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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ USDL-06-317 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Wednesday, February 22, 2006 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 2006 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The January level of 198.3 (198284=100) was 4.0 percent higher than in January 2005. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.8 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January level of 194.0 (1982-84=100) was 4.1 percent higher than in January 2005. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.7 percent in January on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The January level of 115.2 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than in January 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to revision. Previously published and revised data for 2004 and 2005 are shown on page 5. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.7 percent in January, following declines in each of the previous two months. Energy costs increased 5.0 percent in January, its first advance since September and accounted for about 70 percent of the advance in the overall CPI-U. Within energy, the index (cont. on page 2.) Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category July .6 .2 .4 -.6 2.1 .4 .1 Changes from preceding month 2005 Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. .6 1.2 .3 -.7 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 .5 .9 .4 .2 .7 -.1 -.3 .1 -.3 2.3 5.0 -1.2 -4.9 -.7 .1 .3 .6 .5 .2 .3 .4 .2 -.1 .1 2006 Jan. .7 .5 .5 .3 1.8 .1 .0 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Jan.’06 -.2 3.4 4.1 .7 -14.7 3.5 .0 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Jan.’06 4.0 2.6 4.3 -1.0 7.3 4.0 .9 All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication .1 .0 .6 .0 .4 .2 .4 4.3 2.7 Other goods and services .5 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 4.0 2.9 Special indexes: Energy 5.3 5.1 11.8 .0 -8.1 -2.1 5.0 -20.6 24.8 Food .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .1 .5 3.4 2.6 All items less food and energy .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 2.4 2.1 Note: Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2005. For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published. See the technical note on page 9 for details. Effective with this month’s release the CPI expenditure weights have been updated to 2003-04. See page 4 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2006. for petroleum-based energy increased 5.7 percent and the index for energy services rose 4.2 percent. The food index rose 0.5 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in December. Increases in fresh fruit and vegetable prices accounted for more than half of the 0.5 percent rise in the index for food at home. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent increase in December, reflecting upturns in the indexes for new vehicles and for apparel. The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in January. The index for food at home also rose 0.5 percent, following a 0.1 percent increase in December. Each of the six major grocery store food groups contributed to the acceleration in January. The index for fruits and vegetables registered the largest advance-up 1.7 percent, following a 0.7 percent rise in December. The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 2.7 and 2.1 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables decreased 0.7 percent. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for dairy products, each of which declined in December, rose 0.5 percent in January. The index for other food at home also rose 0.5 percent, reflecting large increases in the indexes for fats and oils and for spices, seasonings, condiments, and sauces. The index for nonalcoholic beverages also turned up in January, reflecting price increases for carbonated and noncarbonated juices and drinks. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which was unchanged in December, increased 0.1 percent in January. Price increases for beef, for fish and seafood, and for eggs--up 0.6, 0.9, and 3.6 percent, respectively--were largely offset by decreases in prices for pork, for other meats, and for poultry. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.8 percent, respectively. The index for housing, which rose 0.2 percent in December, increased 0.5 percent in January. The index for fuels and utilities, which decreased 1.3 percent in December, increased 3.4 percent in January. The index for fuel oil declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 1.9 percent in January. This decline was more than offset by increased charges for energy services. The indexes for electricity and for natural gas each turned up in January, advancing 5.5 and 1.7 percent, respectively. The index for shelter increased 0.1 percent in January, following a 0.3 percent rise in December. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.1 percent; owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent; and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home increased 3.8 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.5 percent in December, declined 0.3 percent in January. The transportation index rose 1.8 percent in January. Gasoline prices, which had declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 6.4 percent in January and accounted for almost 90 percent of the January transportation advance. The index for new vehicles increased 0.6 percent in January, following declines in each of the preceding two months. (As of January, about 85 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2006 models. The 2006 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships.) The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.1 percent in January. The index for public transportation rose 1.3 percent in January, reflecting an upturn in airline fares. Airline fares rose 1.2 percent in January, following large declines in November and December. The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.3 percent decline in December. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.2 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.) Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in January and are 4.0 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services was virtually unchanged in January. A 0.3 percent decrease in the index for professional services was offset by a 0.7 percent increase in the index for hospital and related services. The index for recreation was unchanged in January. Increases in the indexes for newspapers and magazines--up 0.8 percent--for sporting goods, for pets, pet products and services, and for club membership dues and fees for participant sports--each up 0.3 percent--were offset by declines in the indexes for video and audio, for toys, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The index for education and communication rose 0.4 percent in January. Educational costs increased 0.7 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for child care and nursery school and for college textbooks--up 1.1 and 1.4 percent, respectively. Communication costs increased 0.2 percent as a 5.3 percent increase in postal charges more than offset a 0.9 percent decrease in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in January, reflecting increases of 0.4 percent in the index for tobacco and smoking products and 0.2 percent in the index for personal care. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.7 percent in January. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2005 2006 3-mos. ended July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan.’06 All Items .7 .7 1.4 .2 -.8 -.1 .7 -.1.0 Food and beverages .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 3.4 Housing .4 .3 .6 .9 .4 .1 .5 4.0 Apparel -.3 .6 -.4 -.2 .0 -.3 .0 -1.0 Transportation 2.3 2.5 5.3 -1.3 -5.2 -.7 1.8 -15.5 Medical care .3 .1 .3 .6 .6 .2 .1 3.5 Recreation .0 .3 .4 .3 -.2 .0 .0 -.7 Education and communication .0 -.1 .7 -.1 .4 .1 .4 4.0 Other goods and services .6 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 .3 4.0 Special indexes: Energy 5.5 5.3 12.1 -.3 -8.7 -2.1 5.0 -22.3 Food .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 3.4 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 1.9 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Jan.’06 4.1 2.5 4.5 -1.6 7.6 4.0 .7 2.3 3.0 24.7 2.6 2.0 Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). CPI (Old Weights) For the first six months of 2006, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 2001-02 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 2004 through 2005. These Old Weight data are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From December 2005 to January 2006, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.8 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W also rose 0.8 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2006 Expenditure Weight Update As announced, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 2003-04 period. The updated expenditure weights for these indexes replace the 2001-2002 weights that were introduced effective with the January 2004 CPI release. As originally announced by BLS in December 1998, CPI expenditure weights will continue to be updated at twoyear intervals subsequent to the 2006 updating. For the first six months of 2006, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W “overlap” indexes using the 2001-2002 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 2004. These indexes will be compiled on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2008 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern. Change to Published Item Structure Effective with release of the January 2006 CPI, BLS began publishing item indexes for Health insurance and for Care of invalids and elderly at home. Note, the Health insurance index only reflects changes in the cost for individual insurance carriers of administering policies, maintaining reserves, and profits. The CPI does not directly reflect health insurance premiums for use in the index. (For details on how health insurance is treated in the CPI, see “Measuring Price Change for Medical Care in the CPI,” on the CPI home page http://www.bls.gov/cpi/) These indexes are available at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2005 = 100 reference base. In addition, new indexes based on substantially smaller samples will be published for the CPI-U only on a December 2005 = 100 reference base. These are: 1) Food at elementary and secondary schools, 2) Infants’ furniture, and 3) Infants’ equipment. C-CPI-U Index Revisions In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is revising the 2004 and 2005 values of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the release of January 2006 data. The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16, 2002. The index in its final form employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living” index than the CPI-U and CPIW. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute price change over time. Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions. The preliminary values for each month of the preceding two years are revised annually with release of the January index. Expenditure data for the year 2004 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in final form. The initial indexes for 2005 are now revised interim indexes. The C-CPI-U U.S. All Items index values for 2004 and 2005 as originally published and revised are shown below. For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130 Washington, DC 20212 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Cage.Rob@bls.gov . U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items 2004 January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average Interim 108.3 108.9 109.6 109.9 110.3 110.6 110.5 110.5 110.8 111.3 111.3 110.9 110.2 Final 108.5 109.1 109.7 110.0 110.6 110.8 110.7 110.7 111.0 111.6 111.6 111.2 110.5 2005 January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average Initial 111.1 111.7 112.5 113.1 113.1 113.0 113.4 113.8 114.7 115.0 114.4 114.0 n.a. Interim 111.4 112.0 112.7 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.6 114.0 115.1 115.4 114.8 114.4 113.6 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal factors for 2005. All Items 2005 January February March April May June July August September October November December Former Recalculated Difference .1 .4 .6 .5 -.1 .0 .5 .5 1.2 .2 -.6 -.1 .1 .4 .6 .5 -.1 -.1 .6 .6 1.2 .3 -.7 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .0 All Items less food and energy 2005 January February March April May June July August September October November December Former Recalculated Difference .2 .3 .4 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2001 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of sharp rises in the price of coffee futures. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For New vehicle series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. . Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Jan. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. 2005 Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 196.8 589.4 198.3 593.9 4.0 0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0.7 - - - - - - Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 15.051 13.942 7.988 1.098 2.133 .852 1.219 .910 1.777 .302 .231 1.244 .328 5.953 .277 1.109 193.2 192.9 191.7 208.4 185.7 183.2 252.3 145.5 167.6 167.8 165.2 183.3 112.4 196.0 133.7 196.4 194.5 194.1 193.4 210.6 185.8 183.7 258.5 147.2 169.1 169.3 169.9 184.3 112.6 196.6 134.1 198.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.4 1.3 .2 6.4 3.5 2.1 3.9 -.3 2.2 2.3 3.0 5.2 1.9 .7 .6 .9 1.1 .1 .3 2.5 1.2 .9 .9 2.8 .5 .2 .3 .3 .8 .3 .3 .3 .2 .7 .7 .0 .4 -.3 .4 .1 -.5 .5 .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.3 .7 -.1 .2 1.0 -.3 .2 -.3 .2 .2 -.4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .1 .5 1.7 .3 .5 .2 1.4 .5 .2 .3 .2 .8 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 42.380 32.260 5.832 2.611 23.442 .375 5.371 4.494 .339 4.155 .877 4.749 .779 198.3 225.6 220.5 122.8 232.8 116.1 191.6 174.7 227.8 180.0 132.9 126.4 133.3 200.0 226.8 220.9 127.5 233.4 115.9 198.7 182.1 229.5 188.1 134.0 126.5 134.1 4.3 2.6 3.0 4.0 2.5 -2.2 19.1 22.2 26.7 21.9 5.0 .3 4.8 .9 .5 .2 3.8 .3 -.2 3.7 4.2 .7 4.5 .8 .1 .6 .4 .3 .2 1.1 .2 .1 1.2 1.4 -3.8 1.8 .5 .1 .7 .2 .3 .2 .8 .3 .2 -1.3 -1.6 -1.0 -1.6 .4 .5 .6 .5 .1 .1 .5 .2 -.2 3.4 3.8 -1.2 4.2 .7 -.3 .6 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 3.786 .915 1.612 .183 .759 117.5 114.1 108.9 115.0 121.4 114.9 112.4 103.0 113.3 122.3 -1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -3.6 2.4 -2.2 -1.5 -5.4 -1.5 .7 .1 -.2 1.0 -.3 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.4 .8 -.4 .3 .2 -.6 .2 2.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.415 16.329 7.858 5.155 1.799 4.191 4.148 .362 1.131 1.087 172.7 168.9 95.8 138.3 139.2 187.3 186.2 114.0 210.7 217.6 175.9 172.1 96.2 139.3 139.3 199.2 198.2 114.4 211.2 219.9 7.3 7.2 .4 -.4 1.3 27.4 27.4 3.4 3.5 7.6 1.9 1.9 .4 .7 .1 6.4 6.4 .4 .2 1.1 -4.9 -5.1 -.3 -.1 -.9 -16.0 -16.1 .5 .2 .1 -.7 -.8 -.2 -.1 -.1 -2.7 -2.7 .4 .1 -.5 1.8 1.8 .3 .6 .1 6.2 6.4 .4 .2 1.3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 6.220 1.457 4.764 2.815 1.576 328.4 280.8 342.0 284.9 449.7 329.5 282.0 342.9 284.7 453.6 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.1 5.2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .9 .5 .6 .5 .4 .7 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .0 -.3 .7 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Jan. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. 2005 Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.637 1.783 109.7 103.9 109.9 104.1 0.9 -.1 0.2 .2 -0.1 -.2 0.1 .0 0.0 -.2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 6.047 2.967 .196 2.771 3.080 2.895 2.245 .650 .236 115.3 157.6 374.3 455.3 84.3 82.2 95.2 13.1 11.7 115.7 158.3 379.2 457.2 84.5 82.1 95.2 13.0 11.6 2.7 6.4 6.1 6.4 -1.1 -1.3 .4 -8.5 -17.1 .3 .4 1.3 .4 .2 -.1 .0 -.8 -.9 .4 .5 .7 .5 .2 .2 .6 -1.5 -1.6 .2 .4 .5 .5 -.1 .0 .0 .0 -2.5 .4 .7 .5 .7 .2 -.1 .0 -.8 -.9 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.463 .710 2.752 .710 .675 1.172 317.3 513.1 187.6 155.4 206.6 306.6 318.2 515.1 188.1 155.8 206.4 308.2 2.9 4.3 2.5 1.8 2.2 3.2 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .5 .3 .4 .4 .0 .2 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .7 .4 .3 .4 .2 .3 -.1 .3 40.790 15.051 25.739 14.163 3.786 10.377 11.576 59.210 31.884 .375 4.155 .877 .779 5.707 4.764 10.669 160.0 193.2 141.3 166.3 117.5 200.4 114.9 233.2 235.0 116.1 180.0 132.9 133.3 227.8 342.0 272.3 161.3 194.5 142.6 168.7 114.9 206.0 115.3 234.9 236.2 115.9 188.1 134.0 134.1 228.2 342.9 273.2 3.8 2.6 4.5 8.7 -1.0 12.4 -.6 4.1 2.7 -2.2 21.9 5.0 4.8 2.9 4.1 3.1 .8 .7 .9 1.4 -2.2 2.8 .3 .7 .5 -.2 4.5 .8 .6 .2 .3 .3 -2.2 .3 -3.6 -4.3 .1 -7.8 -.3 .4 .3 .1 1.8 .5 .7 .3 .5 .4 -.3 .1 -.6 -.7 -.3 -1.1 -.1 .1 .3 .2 -1.6 .4 .6 .0 .2 .3 .9 .5 1.1 2.3 .3 2.5 .1 .5 .1 -.2 4.2 .7 .6 .4 .0 .3 86.058 67.740 93.780 26.848 15.272 11.486 29.214 27.325 54.446 8.685 91.315 77.373 22.319 4.530 55.055 197.4 187.7 190.0 143.3 168.1 199.2 180.1 248.8 224.2 180.0 200.1 202.1 140.1 190.7 238.7 $ .508 $ .170 199.0 189.3 191.6 144.7 170.5 204.3 182.0 251.2 225.9 189.5 200.8 202.6 139.9 202.1 239.7 $ .504 $ .168 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.4 8.3 11.3 5.5 5.8 4.1 24.8 2.2 2.1 .1 27.3 2.9 .8 .9 .8 1.0 1.4 2.6 1.1 1.0 .8 5.3 .3 .2 -.1 6.0 .4 -.8 -1.1 -.7 -3.5 -4.0 -7.2 -2.1 .6 .3 -8.1 .2 .2 -.1 -15.3 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.7 -1.0 -.3 .0 .2 -2.1 .2 .1 .0 -2.6 .3 .7 .9 .7 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.5 .9 .5 5.0 .2 .2 .2 5.7 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ...... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ........... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Apr. 2005 July 2005 Oct. 2005 6 months ended— Jan. 2006 July 2005 Jan. 2006 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 199.1 197.8 197.7 199.0 5.8 2.1 8.5 -0.2 3.9 4.0 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 192.4 192.0 190.7 209.7 184.5 181.7 245.6 145.6 168.2 166.7 167.5 184.0 112.1 195.2 133.2 196.8 192.9 192.5 191.2 210.1 185.7 183.0 245.5 146.2 167.7 167.4 167.6 183.0 112.7 195.6 133.6 197.1 193.1 192.7 191.4 209.9 185.7 182.5 247.2 146.1 168.1 169.0 167.1 183.3 112.4 196.0 133.9 196.4 194.0 193.6 192.4 211.0 185.8 183.4 251.5 146.5 169.0 169.3 169.4 184.3 112.6 196.6 134.2 198.0 3.9 3.9 4.8 1.2 4.2 .0 10.0 8.8 4.7 5.3 -1.9 6.1 2.6 2.8 6.4 3.3 1.1 1.1 -.4 -.4 -1.7 -1.5 .8 .8 .0 3.2 -3.0 .0 2.6 3.2 7.3 -.2 2.1 2.3 1.5 2.3 .0 -1.1 4.9 2.2 1.7 .7 -.7 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.7 2.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.5 2.8 3.8 10.0 2.5 1.9 6.4 4.6 .7 1.8 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.1 .4 1.2 -.8 5.3 4.7 2.3 4.2 -2.5 3.0 2.6 3.0 6.8 1.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.3 7.4 2.4 1.8 3.5 1.9 1.4 2.0 3.1 3.4 2.3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 198.6 225.8 219.4 130.4 231.6 115.8 193.7 177.2 242.1 181.8 131.9 126.1 131.6 199.4 226.5 219.9 131.8 232.1 115.9 196.0 179.6 233.0 185.1 132.6 126.2 132.5 199.7 227.2 220.4 132.8 232.7 116.1 193.5 176.8 230.7 182.1 133.1 126.8 133.3 200.6 227.4 220.7 133.4 233.2 115.9 200.0 183.6 227.9 189.8 134.0 126.4 134.1 4.0 3.3 3.0 10.4 2.7 -1.0 11.2 12.8 38.0 10.9 4.5 -.3 3.8 2.5 2.0 3.0 -2.4 2.3 -.3 7.6 8.0 31.2 6.1 6.0 .3 3.8 6.5 2.0 3.4 -.6 2.1 -7.6 47.7 59.0 80.7 57.4 3.1 .3 4.1 4.1 2.9 2.4 9.5 2.8 .3 13.7 15.2 -21.5 18.8 6.5 1.0 7.8 3.2 2.6 3.0 3.8 2.5 -.7 9.4 10.4 34.6 8.5 5.2 .0 3.8 5.3 2.4 2.9 4.3 2.4 -3.7 29.6 35.4 19.1 36.8 4.8 .6 5.9 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 118.9 115.1 109.5 114.3 123.9 119.0 114.9 110.6 113.9 122.7 118.7 114.6 110.2 114.8 122.2 119.1 114.8 109.5 115.0 124.8 -.7 .0 -1.1 -.3 .0 -4.9 -9.5 -5.3 -8.4 2.3 1.0 1.8 -1.4 -7.7 4.3 .7 -1.0 .0 2.5 2.9 -2.8 -4.9 -3.2 -4.5 1.2 .8 .3 -.7 -2.7 3.6 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 184.4 180.8 95.9 137.7 140.6 237.5 236.4 113.0 209.6 223.1 175.4 171.5 95.6 137.6 139.4 199.4 198.4 113.6 210.1 223.4 174.1 170.2 95.4 137.4 139.2 194.1 193.0 114.0 210.4 222.3 177.2 173.3 95.7 138.2 139.3 206.2 205.4 114.4 210.8 225.1 17.8 18.5 .8 -.6 1.8 88.0 87.4 .7 3.0 9.7 3.8 3.4 .4 -3.4 8.7 10.1 10.3 4.0 3.6 10.3 27.0 28.2 1.3 1.2 -1.1 123.2 123.7 4.0 5.1 6.7 -14.7 -15.6 -.8 1.5 -3.6 -43.2 -43.0 5.0 2.3 3.6 10.6 10.7 .6 -2.0 5.2 43.9 43.8 2.4 3.3 10.0 4.1 4.0 .2 1.3 -2.4 12.6 12.9 4.5 3.7 5.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 327.0 278.9 340.7 284.6 445.4 328.7 280.5 342.5 285.6 448.7 329.4 281.1 343.2 286.3 449.7 329.8 282.3 343.3 285.3 452.7 4.8 2.2 5.6 4.7 6.3 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.5 5.0 3.1 1.0 6.7 4.3 3.0 4.8 3.9 5.2 3.7 4.6 3.5 2.3 5.4 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Apr. 2005 July 2005 Oct. 2005 6 months ended— Jan. 2006 July 2005 Jan. 2006 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 110.0 104.6 109.9 104.4 110.0 104.4 110.0 104.2 0.0 .4 0.4 -4.5 3.3 5.5 0.0 -1.5 0.2 -2.1 1.7 1.9 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 114.3 155.3 372.4 448.3 84.2 82.0 94.6 13.3 12.2 114.8 156.1 374.9 450.5 84.4 82.2 95.2 13.1 12.0 115.0 156.8 376.9 452.7 84.3 82.2 95.2 13.1 11.7 115.5 157.9 378.9 455.8 84.5 82.1 95.2 13.0 11.6 3.2 6.6 4.0 6.8 -.5 .0 2.1 -8.2 -16.1 .7 6.5 5.7 6.6 -4.2 -4.7 -3.7 -8.4 -16.7 2.5 5.6 7.5 5.4 -.9 -1.0 .9 -8.5 -17.5 4.3 6.9 7.2 6.9 1.4 .5 2.6 -8.7 -18.3 2.0 6.6 4.8 6.7 -2.3 -2.4 -.8 -8.3 -16.4 3.4 6.2 7.3 6.1 .2 -.2 1.7 -8.6 -17.9 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 315.4 509.4 186.5 155.0 204.8 305.6 316.5 511.2 187.2 155.0 205.2 306.5 317.7 513.1 187.9 155.4 206.6 307.6 318.5 515.1 188.3 155.8 206.4 308.5 2.1 2.5 2.0 .8 2.8 3.0 3.5 5.3 3.1 4.2 1.2 3.5 1.9 4.9 1.1 .0 1.8 2.7 4.0 4.6 3.9 2.1 3.2 3.9 2.8 3.9 2.5 2.5 2.0 3.2 3.0 4.7 2.5 1.0 2.5 3.3 164.8 192.4 148.4 178.8 118.9 223.0 115.2 233.1 235.2 115.8 181.8 131.9 131.6 227.7 340.7 270.6 161.2 192.9 143.1 171.2 119.0 205.6 114.9 234.1 235.9 115.9 185.1 132.6 132.5 228.3 342.5 271.6 160.7 193.1 142.3 170.0 118.7 203.4 114.8 234.4 236.6 116.1 182.1 133.1 133.3 228.3 343.2 272.4 162.1 194.0 143.9 173.9 119.1 208.5 114.9 235.5 236.9 115.9 189.8 134.0 134.1 229.1 343.3 273.1 8.4 3.9 11.8 15.0 -.7 32.7 -1.4 3.9 3.9 -1.0 10.9 4.5 3.8 2.9 5.6 3.1 1.5 1.1 1.4 6.4 -4.9 6.8 -.3 2.5 2.1 -.3 6.1 6.0 3.8 3.6 4.0 1.8 12.6 2.1 18.9 27.1 1.0 47.4 .0 5.7 1.7 -7.6 57.4 3.1 4.1 2.9 3.8 3.8 -6.4 3.4 -11.6 -10.5 .7 -23.6 -1.0 4.2 2.9 .3 18.8 6.5 7.8 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.9 2.4 6.5 10.6 -2.8 19.1 -.9 3.2 3.0 -.7 8.5 5.2 3.8 3.3 4.8 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.5 6.6 .8 6.1 -.5 4.9 2.3 -3.7 36.8 4.8 5.9 2.7 3.5 3.8 200.3 190.9 192.5 150.3 180.0 219.8 186.3 248.0 224.2 205.0 199.9 202.0 140.3 239.0 238.4 198.7 188.8 191.1 145.1 172.8 204.0 182.4 249.5 224.9 188.3 200.3 202.5 140.2 202.5 239.2 198.6 188.4 191.0 144.4 171.6 202.0 181.8 249.5 225.4 184.3 200.7 202.8 140.2 197.3 239.8 199.9 190.1 192.3 146.0 175.4 206.6 184.6 251.7 226.6 193.5 201.1 203.2 140.5 208.6 240.2 6.0 7.0 6.0 11.3 14.3 29.5 10.0 4.3 3.9 46.3 2.7 2.4 -.3 84.4 3.5 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.4 6.1 6.4 2.7 4.1 2.8 9.0 1.4 1.6 -.6 11.3 2.2 9.5 11.7 8.8 18.4 25.4 43.0 14.0 8.8 5.5 90.9 2.2 2.0 .6 120.2 2.7 -.8 -1.7 -.4 -11.0 -9.8 -21.9 -3.6 6.1 4.4 -20.6 2.4 2.4 .6 -42.0 3.1 4.1 4.6 3.9 6.2 10.1 17.4 6.3 4.2 3.3 26.3 2.0 2.0 -.4 43.3 2.8 4.2 4.8 4.1 2.7 6.3 5.6 4.8 7.5 4.9 23.1 2.3 2.2 .6 13.0 2.9 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Jan.2006 from— Pricing schedule Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Nov. 2005 Percent change to Dec.2005 from— Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 M 199.2 197.6 196.8 198.3 4.0 0.4 0.8 3.4 -1.2 -0.4 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 211.5 213.8 125.2 210.0 212.2 124.3 209.0 211.3 123.6 211.0 213.2 124.8 4.1 4.0 4.5 .5 .5 .4 1.0 .9 1.0 3.5 3.5 3.7 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.5 -.4 -.6 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 192.1 193.7 122.6 190.3 192.1 121.3 189.7 191.6 120.9 190.8 192.7 121.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 .3 .3 .2 .6 .6 .6 3.2 3.2 3.1 -1.2 -1.1 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 M 186.8 185.0 184.4 185.3 4.0 .2 .5 4.1 -1.3 -.3 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 192.5 194.5 122.5 190.7 192.9 121.4 190.1 191.9 121.2 191.5 193.6 122.0 4.3 4.5 4.2 .4 .4 .5 .7 .9 .7 3.7 3.8 3.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 -.3 -.5 -.2 M 193.6 190.7 189.7 191.0 4.8 .2 .7 4.3 -2.0 -.5 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 202.6 205.4 123.6 201.4 204.2 122.8 200.0 203.0 121.8 201.7 204.7 122.9 3.7 4.1 2.8 .1 .2 .1 .9 .8 .9 3.0 3.3 2.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5 -.7 -.6 -.8 M M M 182.1 123.1 192.2 180.8 122.0 190.2 180.0 121.6 189.3 181.4 122.5 190.1 4.1 3.9 3.9 .3 .4 -.1 .8 .7 .4 3.4 3.3 3.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.5 -.4 -.3 -.5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 197.9 206.9 197.3 205.6 196.4 203.9 197.5 206.0 4.0 5.4 .1 .2 .6 1.0 3.6 4.5 -.8 -1.4 -.5 -.8 M 216.6 215.3 214.2 215.9 3.7 .3 .8 3.6 -1.1 -.5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 218.6 189.9 187.8 125.4 - 220.5 190.3 188.6 126.3 4.4 3.8 4.8 4.1 .9 .2 .4 .7 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 193.9 195.1 179.2 198.8 - 188.7 192.4 177.2 197.4 - - - - 3.0 3.8 4.2 4.7 -2.7 -1.4 -1.1 -.7 - 2 2 2 207.5 205.9 203.3 - 204.9 203.4 200.9 - - - - 3.6 2.0 3.0 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Jan. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. 2005 Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 192.5 573.3 194.0 577.7 4.1 0.8 -0.8 -0.1 0.7 - - - - - - Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 16.537 15.519 9.347 1.275 2.653 .965 1.338 1.087 2.030 .337 .287 1.406 .370 6.172 .275 1.018 192.5 192.2 190.7 208.4 185.6 183.0 249.6 144.9 167.1 166.9 165.6 183.7 112.9 195.8 133.6 196.3 193.8 193.4 192.4 210.8 185.4 183.5 256.2 146.7 168.5 168.3 170.4 184.4 113.0 196.4 133.7 198.0 2.5 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.1 .2 6.7 3.6 1.9 3.8 .0 2.0 2.1 3.0 5.0 1.9 .7 .6 .9 1.2 -.1 .3 2.6 1.2 .8 .8 2.9 .4 .1 .3 .1 .9 .3 .3 .3 .2 .7 .7 .0 .4 -.2 .5 .1 -.4 .6 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 .9 .0 .2 .9 -.2 .2 -.3 .2 .3 -.4 .4 .4 .5 .7 -.1 .3 1.5 .3 .5 .1 1.5 .4 .1 .3 .1 .9 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 40.161 30.069 7.880 1.412 20.429 .348 5.900 4.984 .347 4.637 .916 4.193 .363 194.2 219.2 219.7 122.4 211.2 116.4 190.2 172.4 227.4 178.3 133.2 121.9 136.0 195.8 220.0 220.1 126.1 211.7 116.2 197.3 179.7 228.9 186.4 134.3 122.0 136.7 4.5 2.6 3.0 3.2 2.5 -2.2 18.9 21.9 26.5 21.6 5.0 .1 4.9 .8 .4 .2 3.0 .2 -.2 3.7 4.2 .7 4.5 .8 .1 .5 .4 .3 .3 .9 .2 .2 1.3 1.4 -4.0 1.9 .5 .0 .6 .1 .3 .3 1.1 .2 .2 -1.2 -1.5 -.9 -1.5 .4 .2 .5 .5 .0 .1 -.5 .2 -.2 3.3 3.8 -1.6 4.2 .7 -.2 .5 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.090 .982 1.689 .242 .964 117.2 113.5 108.3 117.6 120.9 114.3 112.0 102.1 115.8 121.6 -1.6 -2.3 -3.0 -3.9 2.4 -2.5 -1.3 -5.7 -1.5 .6 .0 -.3 .7 -.3 -1.1 -.3 -.3 -.3 .8 -.2 .0 .1 -1.1 .3 1.8 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 19.669 18.931 8.944 5.380 2.801 5.244 5.193 .434 1.130 .738 171.6 168.8 94.8 139.3 140.0 188.0 187.0 113.6 213.2 216.6 174.9 172.2 95.2 140.3 140.1 199.9 198.9 113.9 213.6 219.0 7.6 7.6 .6 -.3 1.3 27.4 27.4 3.5 3.7 7.7 1.9 2.0 .4 .7 .1 6.3 6.4 .3 .2 1.1 -5.2 -5.4 -.4 -.1 -.8 -16.0 -16.0 .5 .2 .0 -.7 -.8 -.2 -.1 -.1 -2.6 -2.6 .4 .1 -.4 1.8 1.9 .3 .6 .1 6.2 6.2 .3 .2 1.3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.171 1.140 4.030 2.336 1.332 328.2 273.9 342.8 287.4 446.4 329.1 275.0 343.6 287.2 450.1 4.0 3.7 4.1 3.0 5.3 .3 .4 .2 -.1 .8 .6 .7 .6 .3 .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .0 -.3 .6 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Jan. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. 2005 Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.097 1.928 107.1 103.2 107.2 103.3 0.7 -.1 0.1 .1 -0.2 -.1 0.0 -.1 0.0 -.2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.635 2.243 .199 2.044 3.392 3.244 2.653 .590 .208 112.6 155.6 375.5 440.5 86.2 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.6 113.1 156.7 380.6 443.3 86.3 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.4 2.3 6.4 6.0 6.4 -.8 -1.1 .4 -8.1 -16.8 .4 .7 1.4 .6 .1 .0 .0 .0 -1.7 .4 .5 .6 .5 .3 .4 .5 -.7 -1.7 .1 .5 .5 .5 .0 -.1 .0 -.7 -1.7 .4 .8 .6 .8 .1 .0 .0 .0 -1.7 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.640 1.137 2.504 .774 .616 .949 326.6 515.0 185.8 155.4 206.9 307.0 327.6 517.1 186.3 155.8 206.6 308.6 3.0 4.5 2.3 1.6 2.1 3.1 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .5 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .2 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .7 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .3 44.601 16.537 28.064 15.599 4.090 11.509 12.465 55.399 29.721 .348 4.637 .916 .363 5.659 4.030 9.726 161.2 192.5 143.4 170.8 117.2 207.8 114.9 229.2 211.2 116.4 178.3 133.2 136.0 228.3 342.8 263.5 162.6 193.8 144.8 173.5 114.3 214.2 115.2 230.7 211.9 116.2 186.4 134.3 136.7 228.6 343.6 264.4 4.0 2.5 4.9 9.3 -1.6 13.5 -.3 4.2 2.6 -2.2 21.6 5.0 4.9 2.6 4.1 2.8 .9 .7 1.0 1.6 -2.5 3.1 .3 .7 .3 -.2 4.5 .8 .5 .1 .2 .3 -2.4 .3 -3.9 -4.6 .0 -8.5 -.3 .4 .3 .2 1.9 .5 .6 .2 .6 .4 -.4 .2 -.6 -.8 -.3 -1.2 -.1 .1 .3 .2 -1.5 .4 .5 .1 .2 .2 1.0 .4 1.2 2.5 .0 2.7 .2 .5 .0 -.2 4.2 .7 .5 .2 .0 .3 84.481 69.931 94.829 29.082 16.617 12.527 32.136 25.679 51.369 10.228 89.772 74.253 23.491 5.591 50.762 192.3 184.8 186.7 145.3 172.4 205.9 182.2 221.1 220.6 179.3 194.9 195.9 140.4 190.7 234.6 $ .520 $ .174 193.9 186.6 188.2 146.8 175.1 211.9 184.2 223.4 222.2 188.8 195.4 196.2 140.2 202.0 235.4 $ .516 $ .173 4.4 4.8 4.1 4.9 8.8 12.4 5.7 6.0 4.2 24.7 2.0 2.0 .2 27.3 2.8 .8 1.0 .8 1.0 1.6 2.9 1.1 1.0 .7 5.3 .3 .2 -.1 5.9 .3 -1.0 -1.3 -.9 -3.7 -4.4 -7.8 -2.4 .7 .5 -8.7 .2 .2 -.1 -15.4 .3 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.6 -.7 -1.2 -.3 .0 .2 -2.1 .2 .2 -.1 -2.5 .3 .8 1.0 .7 1.2 2.4 2.6 1.5 1.0 .5 5.0 .2 .2 .1 5.7 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ...... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ........... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Apr. 2005 July 2005 Oct. 2005 6 months ended— Jan. 2006 July 2005 Jan. 2006 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 195.1 193.5 193.3 194.6 6.1 2.3 9.3 -1.0 4.2 4.0 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 191.7 191.3 189.7 209.5 184.4 181.5 243.1 144.9 167.5 165.8 167.6 184.1 112.5 195.1 133.0 196.5 192.2 191.8 190.3 210.0 185.7 182.8 243.2 145.5 167.2 166.6 167.7 183.4 113.2 195.5 133.3 197.0 192.5 192.1 190.6 209.9 185.6 182.3 245.3 145.5 167.6 168.1 167.4 183.7 112.9 195.8 133.7 196.3 193.3 192.9 191.5 211.3 185.4 182.9 249.0 146.0 168.4 168.3 169.9 184.4 113.0 196.4 133.9 198.0 3.9 3.9 4.6 1.4 3.5 .2 10.7 9.1 4.4 5.0 -1.6 5.9 1.5 3.0 6.1 3.8 .8 .8 -.6 -1.0 -1.3 -1.7 1.0 .3 .0 3.7 -3.3 -.2 2.9 2.9 8.0 -1.2 2.1 2.3 1.5 2.5 -.2 -1.1 5.1 2.2 1.2 .2 -.5 1.8 2.2 3.6 3.7 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.5 2.2 3.1 10.1 3.1 2.2 6.2 5.6 .7 1.8 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.3 2.4 1.9 .2 1.1 -.8 5.7 4.6 2.2 4.4 -2.5 2.8 2.2 3.0 7.0 1.2 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 1.0 1.0 7.6 2.7 1.7 3.2 2.5 1.2 2.0 3.1 3.2 2.5 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 194.3 218.8 218.4 129.8 210.1 116.0 192.1 174.6 242.1 179.9 132.2 121.9 134.5 195.1 219.5 219.0 131.0 210.6 116.2 194.6 177.1 232.4 183.3 132.9 121.9 135.3 195.2 220.1 219.6 132.5 211.0 116.4 192.2 174.5 230.4 180.5 133.4 122.2 136.0 196.2 220.2 219.9 131.9 211.5 116.2 198.6 181.1 226.8 188.1 134.3 121.9 136.7 4.1 3.4 3.2 10.4 2.7 -1.0 11.2 13.0 39.0 11.3 4.5 -.3 3.1 2.8 2.2 3.0 .0 2.3 -.3 7.4 7.5 30.5 6.2 6.0 -.3 5.3 7.3 1.8 3.0 -3.0 2.1 -7.9 45.9 56.5 83.2 54.4 3.1 1.0 4.6 4.0 2.6 2.8 6.6 2.7 .7 14.2 15.7 -23.0 19.5 6.5 .0 6.7 3.4 2.8 3.1 5.1 2.5 -.7 9.3 10.2 34.7 8.7 5.2 -.3 4.2 5.6 2.2 2.9 1.7 2.4 -3.7 29.1 34.6 18.8 35.8 4.8 .5 5.6 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 118.5 114.8 109.1 116.8 123.0 118.5 114.5 109.9 116.4 121.7 118.2 114.2 109.6 117.3 121.5 118.2 114.3 108.4 117.6 123.7 -1.7 -.3 -2.5 -1.9 .7 -3.6 -8.9 -3.9 -8.9 3.3 .0 2.1 -2.9 -6.9 3.3 -1.0 -1.7 -2.5 2.8 2.3 -2.6 -4.7 -3.2 -5.5 2.0 -.5 .2 -2.7 -2.2 2.8 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 184.0 181.4 95.1 138.7 141.4 238.5 237.3 112.6 212.1 221.6 174.5 171.6 94.7 138.6 140.2 200.4 199.3 113.2 212.6 221.6 173.2 170.3 94.5 138.4 140.0 195.1 194.1 113.6 212.9 220.8 176.4 173.5 94.8 139.2 140.1 207.1 206.1 113.9 213.4 223.6 18.8 19.1 .4 -.6 1.7 86.8 87.8 1.1 3.3 9.8 4.3 4.3 1.7 -3.7 8.9 10.7 10.3 3.7 3.9 9.3 28.6 29.3 1.3 1.7 -1.4 123.8 123.9 4.4 5.3 8.0 -15.5 -16.3 -1.3 1.4 -3.6 -43.1 -43.1 4.7 2.5 3.7 11.3 11.5 1.1 -2.1 5.3 43.8 43.9 2.4 3.6 9.6 4.2 4.0 .0 1.6 -2.5 12.8 12.9 4.5 3.9 5.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 326.7 271.8 341.5 287.2 441.8 328.6 273.7 343.4 288.2 445.5 329.2 274.2 344.0 288.7 446.2 329.5 275.3 344.0 287.7 448.7 4.9 2.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.3 4.4 3.5 5.3 3.0 .7 6.4 4.3 2.7 4.8 4.0 5.1 3.8 4.7 3.5 2.0 5.4 See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Apr. 2005 July 2005 Oct. 2005 6 months ended— Jan. 2006 July 2005 Jan. 2006 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 107.5 103.8 107.3 103.7 107.3 103.6 107.3 103.4 0.0 .4 0.0 -4.2 3.8 5.2 -0.7 -1.5 0.0 -1.9 1.5 1.8 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 111.8 153.4 373.9 434.0 85.9 84.4 94.8 13.8 12.0 112.3 154.2 376.0 436.3 86.2 84.7 95.3 13.7 11.8 112.4 155.0 377.9 438.3 86.2 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.6 112.9 156.2 380.2 442.0 86.3 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.4 2.9 6.1 4.2 6.3 .0 .0 2.1 -7.9 -13.8 .0 6.3 5.4 6.5 -4.1 -4.6 -3.3 -10.6 -19.6 2.2 5.4 7.4 5.1 -.9 -.5 .8 -8.2 -15.1 4.0 7.5 6.9 7.6 1.9 1.0 2.1 -5.7 -18.5 1.5 6.2 4.8 6.4 -2.1 -2.3 -.6 -9.2 -16.8 3.1 6.4 7.1 6.4 .5 .2 1.5 -7.0 -16.8 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 324.6 511.3 184.8 155.0 205.0 305.9 325.6 513.2 185.3 154.9 205.5 306.7 326.8 515.0 186.0 155.4 206.9 308.0 327.8 517.1 186.5 155.8 206.6 308.9 1.8 2.4 1.3 .8 2.4 2.3 4.2 6.1 3.3 4.8 1.0 3.8 2.1 4.9 .9 -1.0 1.8 2.5 4.0 4.6 3.7 2.1 3.2 4.0 3.0 4.2 2.3 2.8 1.7 3.0 3.1 4.8 2.3 .5 2.5 3.2 166.5 191.7 151.3 184.8 118.5 233.9 115.2 228.8 210.8 116.0 179.9 132.2 134.5 227.7 341.5 262.0 162.5 192.2 145.4 176.3 118.5 214.1 114.9 229.8 211.5 116.2 183.3 132.9 135.3 228.2 343.4 263.0 161.9 192.5 144.5 174.9 118.2 211.5 114.8 230.0 212.1 116.4 180.5 133.4 136.0 228.5 344.0 263.6 163.5 193.3 146.3 179.3 118.2 217.2 115.0 231.1 212.1 116.2 188.1 134.3 136.7 229.0 344.0 264.3 9.2 3.9 12.6 16.5 -1.7 35.5 -.7 3.8 3.3 -1.0 11.3 4.5 3.1 2.4 5.7 2.7 1.8 .8 2.2 7.0 -3.6 7.4 .0 2.7 2.7 -.3 6.2 6.0 5.3 3.1 4.0 1.2 13.5 2.1 20.5 29.3 .0 53.0 .3 6.0 1.7 -7.9 54.4 3.1 4.6 2.7 4.1 3.7 -7.0 3.4 -12.6 -11.4 -1.0 -25.6 -.7 4.1 2.5 .7 19.5 6.5 6.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 5.4 2.3 7.3 11.7 -2.6 20.6 -.3 3.3 3.0 -.7 8.7 5.2 4.2 2.7 4.8 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 7.0 -.5 6.7 -.2 5.0 2.1 -3.7 35.8 4.8 5.6 2.5 3.5 3.7 195.6 188.5 189.5 153.0 185.7 229.6 189.2 220.2 220.0 205.7 194.6 195.7 140.7 239.6 234.0 193.6 186.1 187.7 147.3 177.5 211.7 184.7 221.7 221.0 187.9 195.0 196.0 140.6 202.7 234.7 193.3 185.6 187.5 146.4 176.3 209.2 184.1 221.7 221.4 183.9 195.3 196.3 140.5 197.6 235.3 194.8 187.4 188.9 148.2 180.5 214.6 186.9 223.9 222.6 193.1 195.7 196.6 140.7 208.8 235.6 6.6 7.6 6.3 12.1 16.1 32.2 10.3 4.2 3.8 48.2 2.5 2.3 .0 84.4 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 6.4 6.8 3.1 4.0 2.8 9.4 1.5 1.7 .0 11.6 2.4 10.7 12.6 9.6 19.9 27.4 48.2 15.3 9.0 5.5 91.8 2.1 2.1 .6 121.5 2.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.3 -12.0 -10.7 -23.7 -4.8 6.9 4.8 -22.3 2.3 1.9 .0 -42.3 2.8 4.6 4.9 4.2 7.1 11.2 18.8 6.7 4.1 3.3 27.3 2.0 2.0 .0 43.4 2.9 4.3 4.9 4.0 2.8 6.6 6.3 4.8 7.9 5.1 22.0 2.2 2.0 .3 13.0 2.7 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Indexes 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Jan.2006 from— Pricing schedule Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Nov. 2005 Percent change to Dec.2005 from— Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 M 195.2 193.4 192.5 194.0 4.1 0.3 0.8 3.5 -1.4 -0.5 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 208.1 208.9 125.4 206.5 207.3 124.4 205.5 206.4 123.7 207.5 208.2 125.2 4.3 4.0 4.7 .5 .4 .6 1.0 .9 1.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -.5 -.4 -.6 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 187.6 188.5 122.2 185.6 186.7 120.6 185.1 186.2 120.3 186.2 187.3 121.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 .3 .3 .4 .6 .6 .7 3.5 3.4 3.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.6 -.3 -.3 -.2 M 184.9 183.0 182.4 183.5 4.4 .3 .6 4.3 -1.4 -.3 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 190.2 193.2 121.4 188.0 191.1 120.0 187.2 189.7 119.8 188.8 191.6 120.7 4.6 4.9 4.3 .4 .3 .6 .9 1.0 .8 3.8 4.0 3.6 -1.6 -1.8 -1.3 -.4 -.7 -.2 M 194.4 191.0 189.8 191.0 5.0 .0 .6 4.6 -2.4 -.6 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 197.8 199.1 123.2 196.4 197.7 122.4 194.9 196.2 121.3 196.3 197.6 122.3 3.6 3.9 2.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 .7 .7 .8 2.9 3.2 2.3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -.8 -.8 -.9 M M M 180.9 122.4 191.3 179.3 121.2 189.0 178.4 120.7 187.9 179.8 121.7 188.7 4.2 4.0 4.3 .3 .4 -.2 .8 .8 .4 3.5 3.3 4.0 -1.4 -1.4 -1.8 -.5 -.4 -.6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 191.9 200.0 191.1 198.4 190.2 196.5 191.2 198.3 4.2 5.2 .1 -.1 .5 .9 3.9 4.2 -.9 -1.8 -.5 -1.0 M 211.0 209.9 208.7 210.2 3.8 .1 .7 3.4 -1.1 -.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 217.7 180.8 188.9 125.2 - 219.5 181.4 189.9 126.1 4.4 4.0 5.3 4.5 .8 .3 .5 .7 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 193.1 190.5 178.4 197.4 - 187.2 187.9 175.1 195.5 - - - - 3.1 4.0 4.4 4.8 -3.1 -1.4 -1.8 -1.0 - 2 2 2 207.6 202.6 198.6 - 205.2 199.3 196.1 - - - - 3.7 1.7 3.0 -1.2 -1.6 -1.3 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2003-2004 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2005 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 114.4 115.2 3.4 0.7 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 15.072 13.943 8.029 5.914 1.130 114.2 114.3 111.9 117.5 113.1 114.9 115.0 112.9 117.8 114.0 2.5 2.6 2.3 3.0 1.8 .6 .6 .9 .3 .8 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.173 32.495 4.702 4.977 119.1 119.3 146.5 96.7 120.0 119.9 152.0 96.7 3.7 2.6 17.4 -.1 .8 .5 3.8 .0 Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 88.5 86.3 -1.3 -2.5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.095 15.988 1.107 114.8 115.4 107.0 116.6 117.3 108.1 6.2 6.1 7.5 1.6 1.6 1.0 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.055 1.458 4.597 128.4 118.9 131.7 128.8 119.4 132.0 4.0 3.6 4.0 .3 .4 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 104.9 105.1 .5 .2 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.190 2.751 3.439 102.5 146.3 76.3 102.8 147.0 76.4 1.6 6.4 -2.3 .3 .5 .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 118.1 118.5 2.7 .3 58.763 41.237 12.340 28.897 78.707 7.351 121.6 105.4 87.9 113.8 111.0 156.0 122.5 106.0 88.1 114.7 111.3 164.3 3.8 2.8 -1.1 4.6 1.8 23.5 .7 .6 .2 .8 .3 5.3 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2005 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ........................................................................... 100.000 196.8 589.4 198.3 594.0 4.0 0.8 - - - Food and beverages .......................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... Dairy and related products .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ Other food at home ...................................................................... Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................................. Other foods ................................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... Food away from home ................................................................... Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ 15.127 14.151 8.049 1.157 2.229 .836 1.242 .885 1.700 .297 .246 1.157 .295 6.102 .338 .976 193.2 192.9 191.7 208.4 185.7 183.2 252.3 145.5 167.6 167.8 165.2 183.3 112.4 196.0 133.7 196.4 194.5 194.2 193.4 210.5 186.0 183.6 258.5 147.4 169.2 169.3 169.9 184.3 112.7 196.6 134.0 198.0 2.6 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.4 .2 6.4 3.7 2.2 3.9 -.3 2.2 2.4 3.0 5.1 1.9 .7 .7 .9 1.0 .2 .2 2.5 1.3 1.0 .9 2.8 .5 .3 .3 .2 .8 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. Fuels .............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... Household furnishings and operations ............................................ Household operations 1 ................................................................. 42.224 32.442 6.116 3.009 22.951 .366 5.538 4.592 .360 4.233 .946 4.243 .717 198.3 225.6 220.5 122.8 232.8 116.1 191.6 174.7 227.8 180.0 132.9 126.4 133.3 200.0 226.7 220.9 126.9 233.4 115.9 198.4 181.9 229.8 187.8 134.0 126.6 134.0 4.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 2.5 -2.2 18.9 22.1 26.8 21.7 5.0 .4 4.8 .9 .5 .2 3.3 .3 -.2 3.5 4.1 .9 4.3 .8 .2 .5 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... Footwear .......................................................................................... 3.677 .927 1.568 .177 .747 117.5 114.1 108.9 115.0 121.4 114.6 112.2 102.5 113.1 122.6 -1.3 -2.4 -2.5 -3.7 2.7 -2.5 -1.7 -5.9 -1.7 1.0 Transportation ................................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... New vehicles ............................................................................... Used cars and trucks ................................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... Public transportation ........................................................................ 17.650 16.595 7.519 4.521 1.998 4.460 4.418 .366 1.344 1.055 172.7 168.9 95.8 138.3 139.2 187.3 186.2 114.0 210.7 217.6 175.9 172.2 96.2 139.3 139.3 199.2 198.2 114.4 211.2 219.8 7.3 7.3 .4 -.4 1.3 27.4 27.4 3.4 3.5 7.5 1.9 2.0 .4 .7 .1 6.4 6.4 .4 .2 1.0 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................... Medical care services ...................................................................... Professional services ..................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 6.186 1.488 4.698 2.776 1.540 328.4 280.8 342.0 284.9 449.7 329.5 282.1 342.9 284.7 453.4 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.1 5.2 .3 .5 .3 -.1 .8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2005 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.605 1.637 109.7 103.9 110.1 104.0 1.1 -.2 0.4 .1 Education and communication 1 ........................................................ Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies .................................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... Communication 1 ............................................................................. Information and information processing 1 ...................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.791 3.008 .223 2.784 2.784 2.612 2.123 .489 .156 115.3 157.6 374.3 455.3 84.3 82.2 95.2 13.1 11.7 115.7 158.4 379.4 457.4 84.5 82.1 95.2 13.0 11.6 2.7 6.5 6.2 6.4 -1.1 -1.3 .4 -8.5 -17.1 .3 .5 1.4 .5 .2 -.1 .0 -.8 -.9 Other goods and services .................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... Personal care .................................................................................. Personal care products .................................................................. Personal care services .................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 3.739 .824 2.916 .645 .647 1.449 317.3 513.1 187.6 155.4 206.6 306.6 318.2 515.3 188.0 155.5 206.4 308.1 2.9 4.3 2.5 1.6 2.2 3.2 .3 .4 .2 .1 -.1 .5 39.974 15.127 24.847 14.289 3.677 10.612 10.558 60.026 32.076 .366 4.233 .946 .717 6.194 4.698 10.795 160.0 193.2 141.3 166.3 117.5 200.4 114.9 233.2 235.0 116.1 180.0 132.9 133.3 227.8 342.0 272.3 161.4 194.5 142.7 168.8 114.6 206.2 115.3 234.9 236.2 115.9 187.8 134.0 134.0 228.1 342.9 273.3 3.9 2.6 4.6 8.8 -1.3 12.5 -.6 4.1 2.7 -2.2 21.7 5.0 4.8 2.9 4.1 3.1 .9 .7 1.0 1.5 -2.5 2.9 .3 .7 .5 -.2 4.3 .8 .5 .1 .3 .4 85.849 67.558 93.814 25.823 15.265 11.588 29.416 27.950 55.328 9.052 90.948 76.797 21.004 4.819 55.793 197.4 187.7 190.0 143.3 168.1 199.2 180.1 248.8 224.2 180.0 200.1 202.1 140.1 190.7 238.7 $ .508 $ .170 199.0 189.4 191.6 144.8 170.6 204.6 182.0 251.1 225.9 189.4 200.7 202.6 139.9 202.1 239.7 $ .504 $ .168 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.5 8.3 11.5 5.5 5.8 4.1 24.7 2.2 2.1 .1 27.3 2.9 .8 .9 .8 1.0 1.5 2.7 1.1 .9 .8 5.2 .3 .2 -.1 6.0 .4 - - Commodity and service group Commodities ........................................................................................ Food and beverages .......................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ Apparel .......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services ............................................................................................... Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. Household operations 1 ..................................................................... Transportation services ..................................................................... Medical care services ........................................................................ Other services ................................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ................................................................................ All items less shelter ............................................................................ All items less medical care .................................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................................ Nondurables less food ......................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... Nondurables ........................................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. Services less medical care services .................................................... Energy ................................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................................ All items less food and energy ........................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ Energy commodities ...................................................................... Services less energy services ......................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2005 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ........................................................................... 100.000 192.5 573.3 194.0 578.0 4.1 0.8 - - - Food and beverages .......................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... Dairy and related products .......................................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ Other food at home ...................................................................... Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................................. Other foods ................................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... Food away from home ................................................................... Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ 16.817 15.758 9.374 1.310 2.787 .946 1.365 1.051 1.914 .312 .298 1.304 .335 6.385 .255 1.059 192.5 192.2 190.7 208.4 185.6 183.0 249.6 144.9 167.1 166.9 165.6 183.7 112.9 195.8 133.6 196.3 193.9 193.5 192.5 210.5 185.9 183.3 256.1 146.8 168.6 168.5 170.0 184.6 113.2 196.4 133.8 197.7 2.6 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.4 .1 6.7 3.7 2.0 3.9 -.2 2.1 2.3 3.0 5.1 1.7 .7 .7 .9 1.0 .2 .2 2.6 1.3 .9 1.0 2.7 .5 .3 .3 .1 .7 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. Fuels .............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... Household furnishings and operations ............................................ Household operations 1 ................................................................. 39.247 29.666 8.000 1.739 19.607 .321 5.903 4.935 .337 4.598 .968 3.677 .326 194.2 219.2 219.7 122.4 211.2 116.4 190.2 172.4 227.4 178.3 133.2 121.9 136.0 195.9 220.1 220.1 127.3 211.7 116.1 197.1 179.5 229.2 186.1 134.3 122.0 136.6 4.6 2.7 3.0 4.2 2.5 -2.3 18.7 21.8 26.7 21.4 5.0 .1 4.8 .9 .4 .2 4.0 .2 -.3 3.6 4.1 .8 4.4 .8 .1 .4 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... Footwear .......................................................................................... 4.020 1.009 1.582 .226 .970 117.2 113.5 108.3 117.6 120.9 114.5 111.9 102.2 115.7 122.0 -1.4 -2.4 -2.9 -4.0 2.7 -2.3 -1.4 -5.6 -1.6 .9 Transportation ................................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... New vehicles ............................................................................... Used cars and trucks ................................................................... Motor fuel ....................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... Public transportation ........................................................................ 20.141 19.348 8.889 4.550 3.465 5.443 5.396 .451 1.362 .793 171.6 168.8 94.8 139.3 140.0 188.0 187.0 113.6 213.2 216.6 174.9 172.2 95.2 140.4 140.1 199.9 199.0 114.0 213.7 218.5 7.6 7.6 .6 -.2 1.3 27.4 27.5 3.5 3.7 7.4 1.9 2.0 .4 .8 .1 6.3 6.4 .4 .2 .9 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................... Medical care services ...................................................................... Professional services ..................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 5.059 1.127 3.931 2.275 1.297 328.2 273.9 342.8 287.4 446.4 329.2 275.0 343.7 287.3 450.0 4.1 3.7 4.2 3.0 5.3 .3 .4 .3 .0 .8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2005 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.408 1.816 107.1 103.2 107.3 103.2 0.8 -.2 0.2 .0 Education and communication 1 ........................................................ Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies .................................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... Communication 1 ............................................................................. Information and information processing 1 ...................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.419 2.416 .220 2.196 3.003 2.861 2.399 .462 .140 112.6 155.6 375.5 440.5 86.2 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.6 113.1 156.6 380.4 443.1 86.3 84.6 95.3 13.6 11.4 2.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 -.8 -1.1 .4 -8.1 -16.8 .4 .6 1.3 .6 .1 .0 .0 .0 -1.7 Other goods and services .................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... Personal care .................................................................................. Personal care products .................................................................. Personal care services .................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 3.889 1.275 2.614 .696 .605 1.154 326.6 515.0 185.8 155.4 206.9 307.0 327.6 517.4 186.2 155.5 206.6 308.4 3.0 4.5 2.3 1.4 2.1 3.1 .3 .5 .2 .1 -.1 .5 44.564 16.817 27.747 15.719 4.020 11.700 12.027 55.436 29.345 .321 4.598 .968 .326 6.109 3.931 9.837 161.2 192.5 143.4 170.8 117.2 207.8 114.9 229.2 211.2 116.4 178.3 133.2 136.0 228.3 342.8 263.5 162.7 193.9 145.0 173.8 114.5 214.3 115.3 230.8 212.1 116.1 186.1 134.3 136.6 228.5 343.7 264.4 4.1 2.6 5.1 9.4 -1.4 13.5 -.2 4.2 2.7 -2.3 21.4 5.0 4.8 2.6 4.2 2.8 .9 .7 1.1 1.8 -2.3 3.1 .3 .7 .4 -.3 4.4 .8 .4 .1 .3 .3 84.242 70.334 94.941 28.806 16.778 12.759 32.537 26.091 51.504 10.378 89.622 73.864 23.026 5.780 50.838 192.3 184.8 186.7 145.3 172.4 205.9 182.2 221.1 220.6 179.3 194.9 195.9 140.4 190.7 234.6 $ .520 $ .174 194.0 186.6 188.3 146.9 175.3 212.0 184.4 223.3 222.2 188.8 195.5 196.3 140.2 202.1 235.5 $ .515 $ .173 4.5 4.8 4.1 4.9 8.9 12.5 5.8 5.9 4.2 24.7 2.1 2.0 .2 27.3 2.8 .9 1.0 .9 1.1 1.7 3.0 1.2 1.0 .7 5.3 .3 .2 -.1 6.0 .4 - - Commodity and service group Commodities ........................................................................................ Food and beverages .......................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ Apparel .......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services ............................................................................................... Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. Household operations 1 ..................................................................... Transportation services ..................................................................... Medical care services ........................................................................ Other services ................................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ................................................................................ All items less shelter ............................................................................ All items less medical care .................................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................................ Nondurables less food ......................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... Nondurables ........................................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. Services less medical care services .................................................... Energy ................................................................................................. All items less energy ............................................................................ All items less food and energy ........................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ Energy commodities ...................................................................... Services less energy services ......................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Pricing schedule Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Nov. 2005 Percent change to Dec. 2005 from— Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 M 199.2 197.6 196.8 198.3 4.0 0.4 0.8 3.4 -1.2 -0.4 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 211.5 213.8 125.2 210.0 212.2 124.3 209.0 211.3 123.6 211.1 213.3 124.9 4.2 4.0 4.6 .5 .5 .5 1.0 .9 1.1 3.5 3.5 3.7 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.5 -.4 -.6 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 192.1 193.7 122.6 190.3 192.1 121.3 189.7 191.6 120.9 190.8 192.7 121.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 .3 .3 .2 .6 .6 .6 3.2 3.2 3.1 -1.2 -1.1 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 M 186.8 185.0 184.4 185.4 4.0 .2 .5 4.1 -1.3 -.3 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 192.5 194.5 122.5 190.7 192.9 121.4 190.1 191.9 121.2 191.6 193.7 122.0 4.4 4.6 4.2 .5 .4 .5 .8 .9 .7 3.7 3.8 3.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 -.3 -.5 -.2 M 193.6 190.7 189.7 191.1 4.8 .2 .7 4.3 -2.0 -.5 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 202.6 205.4 123.6 201.4 204.2 122.8 200.0 203.0 121.8 201.6 204.6 122.9 3.7 4.0 2.8 .1 .2 .1 .8 .8 .9 3.0 3.3 2.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5 -.7 -.6 -.8 M M M 182.1 123.1 192.2 180.8 122.0 190.2 180.0 121.6 189.3 181.5 122.5 190.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 .4 .4 .0 .8 .7 .5 3.4 3.3 3.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.5 -.4 -.3 -.5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 197.9 206.9 197.3 205.6 196.4 203.9 197.6 205.9 4.1 5.4 .2 .1 .6 1.0 3.6 4.5 -.8 -1.4 -.5 -.8 M 216.6 215.3 214.2 215.9 3.7 .3 .8 3.6 -1.1 -.5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 218.6 189.9 187.8 125.4 - 221.0 190.3 188.7 126.3 4.6 3.8 4.8 4.1 1.1 .2 .5 .7 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 193.9 195.1 179.2 198.8 - 188.7 192.4 177.2 197.4 - - - - 3.0 3.8 4.2 4.7 -2.7 -1.4 -1.1 -.7 - 2 2 2 207.5 205.9 203.3 - 204.9 203.4 200.9 - - - - 3.6 2.0 3.0 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Jan. 2006 from— Pricing schedule Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jan. 2006 Jan. 2005 Nov. 2005 Percent change to Dec. 2005 from— Dec. 2005 Dec. 2004 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 M 195.2 193.4 192.5 194.0 4.1 0.3 0.8 3.5 -1.4 -0.5 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 208.1 208.9 125.4 206.5 207.3 124.4 205.5 206.4 123.7 207.6 208.4 125.1 4.3 4.1 4.6 .5 .5 .6 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -.5 -.4 -.6 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 187.6 188.5 122.2 185.6 186.7 120.6 185.1 186.2 120.3 186.2 187.4 121.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 .3 .4 .3 .6 .6 .6 3.5 3.4 3.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.6 -.3 -.3 -.2 M 184.9 183.0 182.4 183.5 4.4 .3 .6 4.3 -1.4 -.3 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 190.2 193.2 121.4 188.0 191.1 120.0 187.2 189.7 119.8 188.9 191.8 120.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 .5 .4 .6 .9 1.1 .8 3.8 4.0 3.6 -1.6 -1.8 -1.3 -.4 -.7 -.2 M 194.4 191.0 189.8 191.3 5.2 .2 .8 4.6 -2.4 -.6 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 197.8 199.1 123.2 196.4 197.7 122.4 194.9 196.2 121.3 196.4 197.8 122.4 3.6 4.1 2.9 .0 .1 .0 .8 .8 .9 2.9 3.2 2.3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -.8 -.8 -.9 M M M 180.9 122.4 191.3 179.3 121.2 189.0 178.4 120.7 187.9 179.9 121.7 188.9 4.2 4.0 4.4 .3 .4 -.1 .8 .8 .5 3.5 3.3 4.0 -1.4 -1.4 -1.8 -.5 -.4 -.6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 191.9 200.0 191.1 198.4 190.2 196.5 191.4 198.4 4.3 5.3 .2 .0 .6 1.0 3.9 4.2 -.9 -1.8 -.5 -1.0 M 211.0 209.9 208.7 210.2 3.8 .1 .7 3.4 -1.1 -.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 217.7 180.8 188.9 125.2 - 219.9 181.5 190.1 126.2 4.6 4.0 5.4 4.6 1.0 .4 .6 .8 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 193.1 190.5 178.4 197.4 - 187.2 187.9 175.1 195.5 - - - - 3.1 4.0 4.4 4.8 -3.1 -1.4 -1.8 -1.0 - 2 2 2 207.6 202.6 198.6 - 205.2 199.3 196.1 - - - - 3.7 1.7 3.0 -1.2 -1.6 -1.3 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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