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Bureau of Labor Statistics

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UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JULY 2007
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was virtually unchanged in July, before
seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The July
level of 208.299 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in July 2006.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.1
percent in July prior to seasonal adjustment. The July level of 203.700 (1982-84=100) was 2.3 percent higher
than in July 2006.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in July
on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The July level of 120.148 (December 1999=100) was 2.1 percent higher
than in July 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.1 percent in July, following a 0.2 percent increase
in June. The index for energy declined for the second consecutive month, down 1.0 percent in July. The index
for petroleum-based energy decreased 1.4 percent. The index for energy services fell 0.5 percent, resulting
from a 1.7 percent decline in the index for natural gas. The food index rose 0.3 percent in July, reflecting a 0.5
percent increase in food away from home. The index for food at home rose 0.1 percent in July after registering
average monthly increases of 0.6 percent in the first six months of the year. The index for all items (cont.)
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
UnCompound
adjusted
Expenditure
Changes from preceding month
annual rate
12-mos.
Category
2007
3-mos. ended
ended
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July
July ’07
July ’07
All Items
.2
.4
.6
.4
.7
.2
.1
4.0
2.4
Food and beverages
.7
.8
.3
.4
.3
.5
.3
4.3
4.1
Housing
.2
.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
2.7
3.2
Apparel
.3
.5 -1.0
-.3
-.3
-.6
.4
-1.9
-.3
Transportation
-.8
.1
2.8
1.2
2.8
-.2
-.3
9.4
-.7
Medical care
.8
.5
.1
.4
.3
.2
.6
4.8
4.3
Recreation
.1
.0
.0
.1
.2
.0
-.1
.5
.0
Education and
communication
-.1
.3
.5
.3
.6
.0
.2
3.4
2.3
Other goods and
services
.8
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.0
2.5
3.8
Special Indexes
Energy
-1.5
.9
5.9
2.4
5.4
-.5 -1.0
16.0
1.0
Food
.7
.8
.3
.4
.3
.5
.3
4.4
4.2
All Items less
food and energy
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
2.5
2.2

less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in July, the same as in June. A smaller increase in the index for
shelter was offset by an advance in the apparel index and larger increases in the indexes for medical care and
for new and used vehicles.
During the first seven months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 4.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate
(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The index for energy, which rose 2.9
percent in 2006, advanced at a 21.3 percent SAAR in the first seven months of 2007 despite registering declines
in each of the last two months. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 36.9 percent annual rate and
charges for energy services rose at a 3.8 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 5.7 percent
SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U
advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first seven months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006.
The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in July. The index for food at home, which increased
0.6 percent in June, rose 0.1 percent in July. Another sharp increase in the index for dairy products was nearly
offset by declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for
nonalcoholic beverages. The index for dairy products increased 2.7 percent, following a 3.2 percent increase in
June. Milk prices rose 6.4 percent and have risen 16.9 percent since the beginning of the year. The index for
fruits and vegetables declined for the third consecutive month--down 1.1 percent in July. The indexes for fresh
fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 2.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits
and vegetables rose 0.2 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs decreased 0.4 percent. The
indexes for pork and for beef declined 0.9 and 0.7 percent, respectively, while poultry prices rose 0.3 percent.
The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.1 percent. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other
food at home increased 0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages
index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in July, following a 0.3 percent rise in June. The index for
shelter rose 0.2 percent, following an increase of 0.4 percent in June. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.3
percent; the index for owners' equivalent rent, 0.2 percent; and the index for lodging away from home, 0.8
percent. The index for household energy decreased 0.2 percent as a 1.7 percent decline in the index for natural
gas more than offset an increase of 4.2 percent in the index for fuel oil. The index for electricity was virtually
unchanged. The index for household furnishings and operations decreased 0.2 percent in July.
The transportation index declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.3 percent in July-reflecting another decline in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline, which fell 1.1 percent in June,
declined 1.7 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices were 4.9 percent lower than their
peak level recorded in May.) The index for new vehicles was virtually unchanged. (Prior to seasonal
adjustment, new vehicle prices declined for the sixth consecutive month, down 0.3 percent in July.) The index
for used cars and trucks increased 0.7 percent. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 1.1
percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 4.3 percent. The index for public transportation decreased 0.1
percent in July. The index for airline fares was virtually unchanged in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
airline fares advanced 1.1 percent.)
The index for apparel, which had declined in each of the preceding four months, increased 0.4 percent in
July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined 3.2 percent, reflecting continued seasonal
discounting of spring-summer clothing. Prices for women’s and girls’ apparel registered the largest decline-down 6.1 percent.)
Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in July. The index for medical care commodities--prescription
drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.6 percent. The index for medical care services
also rose 0.6 percent. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4
and 0.9 percent, respectively.
The index for recreation declined 0.1 percent in July. Decreases in the indexes for video and audio and
for toys--down 0.5 and 1.4 percent, respectively--more than offset increases in most other recreation categories.
The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in July. Educational costs rose 0.5
percent while the index for communication was virtually unchanged. Within the former group, the indexes for
college textbooks and for college tuition and fees rose 0.7 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Within the
communication group, the index for telephone services rose 0.1 percent as a 0.6 percent increase in land-line
local charges more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in land-line long distance charges. The indexes for personal

computers and peripheral equipment and for internet services and electronic information providers declined 1.0
and 0.2 percent, respectively.
The index for other goods and services was virtually unchanged in July. The index for tobacco and
smoking products rose 0.3 percent and has increased 6.2 percent during the last 12 months. The index for
miscellaneous personal services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a 1.6 percent decrease in the index for financial
services.

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 0.1
percent in July.

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
2007
3-mos. ended
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July
July ’07
All Items
.1
.4
.8
.5
.8
.1
.1
4.2
Food and beverages
.7
.8
.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
4.5
Housing
.3
.4
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.2
Apparel
-.1
.5
-.8
-.4
-.3
-.9
.8
-1.6
Transportation
-1.0
.0
3.0
1.4
3.1
-.2
-.3
10.9
Medical care
.8
.5
.1
.4
.3
.2
.7
4.7
Recreation
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
Education and
communication
-.1
.3
.4
.3
.6
.0
.3
3.3
Other goods and
services
1.0
.4
.2
.1
.3
.3
.1
3.0
Special Indexes
Energy
-1.5
.8
6.2
2.6
5.8
-.7 -1.0
17.2
Food
.6
.8
.3
.4
.4
.5
.3
4.6
All Items less
food and energy
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.3

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
July ’07
2.3
4.2
3.2
.0
-.7
4.4
-.3
2.2
4.1
1.0
4.3
2.1

Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at
8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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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.

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of
retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month,
2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error
estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated
standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This
means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and
estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the
1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI
for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices
would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the
estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page
(http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf

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 12-month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

202.416
201.800
.616

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003x100
0.3

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 2002 through December 2006
were replaced in January 2007. 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 in the aggregation of the
dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note:
44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
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-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including
selected food and beverage items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
educational books and supplies. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the
effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
requirements in the United States.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to
the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at:
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.

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 Jeff Wilson on
(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@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
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
June
2007

July
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
July 2007 from—
July
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

June
2007

Apr. to
May

May to
June

June to
July

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

208.352
624.129

208.299
623.970

2.4

0.0

0.7

0.2

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ..............................................................

14.992
13.885
7.896
1.103
2.112
.821
1.211
.906
1.743
.302
.227
1.214
.327
5.989
.281
1.107

202.885
202.441
200.950
222.605
197.175
191.435
258.337
153.104
173.790
176.665
171.581
189.353
116.101
205.934
143.157
207.383

203.533
203.121
201.401
223.297
196.690
197.899
254.616
153.384
174.440
178.235
173.691
189.518
115.017
206.931
144.785
207.624

4.1
4.2
4.6
4.1
6.3
9.5
2.2
4.8
2.0
2.8
4.1
1.4
.0
3.6
5.8
3.1

.3
.3
.2
.3
-.2
3.4
-1.4
.2
.4
.9
1.2
.1
-.9
.5
1.1
.1

.3
.3
.4
.0
1.2
.5
-.5
.9
.0
-.2
.8
-.1
-.5
.2
.1
.2

.5
.5
.6
.7
.5
3.2
-1.1
.3
.7
.6
.6
.8
1.2
.3
.0
.4

.3
.3
.1
.1
-.4
2.7
-1.1
-.1
.3
.6
1.3
.1
-.9
.5
1.1
.1

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 .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
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 .......................................................

42.691
32.776
5.930
2.648
23.830
.369
5.264
4.368
.338
4.029
.897
4.651
.792

210.649
240.980
234.071
148.622
245.690
117.106
206.199
188.040
241.589
193.911
142.805
127.361
140.527

211.286
242.067
234.732
153.016
246.149
116.577
206.140
187.624
245.680
193.184
144.181
126.894
140.691

3.2
3.6
4.2
7.2
3.1
.2
3.8
3.6
1.6
3.8
5.2
-.2
3.0

.3
.5
.3
3.0
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
1.7
-.4
1.0
-.4
.1

.2
.2
.3
1.6
.1
-1.0
.0
-.1
1.8
-.2
.3
.0
.2

.3
.4
.3
2.5
.2
.6
.1
.1
1.9
-.1
.2
.1
.0

.2
.2
.3
.8
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.4
-.5
1.0
-.2
.1

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................

3.726
.885
1.590
.177
.749

117.225
110.869
107.826
111.546
120.602

113.500
109.568
101.291
108.759
119.375

-.3
-.7
-1.0
-4.9
.2

-3.2
-1.2
-6.1
-2.5
-1.0

-.3
-.4
-.5
-1.2
.0

-.6
-.2
-1.9
.6
-.3

.4
1.4
-.2
-.9
1.5

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 ................................................................

17.249
16.188
7.581
4.982
1.716
4.347
4.303
.370
1.145
1.060

189.064
185.175
93.842
135.820
135.067
260.655
259.686
120.885
222.553
233.389

187.690
183.619
93.961
135.415
136.024
252.909
251.883
121.514
223.487
235.767

-.7
-.7
-1.7
-1.1
-4.3
-1.1
-1.1
3.1
3.1
-.7

-.7
-.8
.1
-.3
.7
-3.0
-3.0
.5
.4
1.0

2.8
3.0
-.2
-.2
.1
10.4
10.5
.2
.2
-.5

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.4
-1.0
-1.1
-.1
.3
.8

-.3
-.3
.3
.0
.7
-1.7
-1.7
.5
.4
-.1

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

6.281
1.446
4.834
2.817
1.630

349.510
288.508
367.758
300.052
494.916

351.643
290.257
370.008
301.131
499.400

4.3
1.1
5.4
3.9
6.4

.6
.6
.6
.4
.9

.3
.0
.4
.2
.7

.2
.0
.3
.2
.3

.6
.6
.6
.4
.9

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
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
June
2007

July
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
July 2007 from—
July
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

June
2007

Apr. to
May

May to
June

June to
July

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.552
1.719

111.563
103.416

111.347
102.779

0.0
-2.1

-0.2
-.6

0.2
.6

0.0
.2

-0.1
-.5

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 ............

6.034
3.076
.204
2.872
2.958
2.769
2.225
.543
.203

118.734
168.601
415.635
485.868
83.594
80.880
98.485
10.597
9.700

119.025
169.490
418.394
488.382
83.553
80.840
98.570
10.528
9.601

2.3
5.7
8.3
5.5
-.9
-1.3
3.1
-17.1
-9.4

.2
.5
.7
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.7
-1.0

.6
.4
.3
.5
.7
.6
.9
-.8
-2.0

.0
.2
.3
.2
-.2
-.3
.0
-1.8
-2.7

.2
.5
1.1
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.7
-1.0

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.476
.712
2.764
.708
.677
1.188

333.378
552.314
195.835
158.771
215.860
325.259

333.415
553.987
195.704
158.457
216.720
324.579

3.8
6.2
3.2
2.2
3.4
3.7

.0
.3
-.1
-.2
.4
-.2

.3
.4
.3
.0
.4
.3

.3
.5
.2
.1
-.2
.3

.0
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.2

40.305
14.992
25.313
14.191
3.726
10.465
11.122
59.695
32.407
.369
4.029
.897
.792
5.638
4.834
10.730

168.921
202.885
149.669
187.249
117.225
235.097
112.375
247.450
251.200
117.106
193.911
142.805
140.527
233.202
367.758
284.656

167.938
203.533
148.016
183.947
113.500
231.983
112.177
248.331
252.358
116.577
193.184
144.181
140.691
234.632
370.008
284.859

.9
4.1
-.9
.1
-.3
.2
-2.1
3.4
3.7
.2
3.8
5.2
3.0
.8
5.4
2.8

-.6
.3
-1.1
-1.8
-3.2
-1.3
-.2
.4
.5
-.5
-.4
1.0
.1
.6
.6
.1

1.3
.3
1.9
2.9
-.3
5.0
-.2
.2
.3
-1.0
-.2
.3
.2
-.4
.4
.6

.0
.5
-.2
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.1
.3
.4
.6
-.1
.2
.0
.4
.3
.1

.0
.3
-.2
-.6
.4
-.8
.0
.2
.3
-.5
-.5
1.0
.1
.4
.6
.1

86.115
67.224
93.719
26.420
15.299
11.572
29.183
27.288
54.861
8.715
91.285
77.401
21.735
4.685
55.666

209.353
197.913
201.178
151.825
188.463
231.414
195.749
261.677
237.565
221.088
208.636
210.474
139.589
260.739
252.955
$ .480
$ .160

209.179
197.408
201.042
150.225
185.382
228.641
194.326
262.284
238.357
217.274
208.980
210.756
138.757
253.696
253.998
$ .480
$ .160

2.1
1.8
2.3
-.7
.3
.5
2.1
3.0
3.2
1.0
2.5
2.2
-.6
-.9
3.3

-.1
-.3
-.1
-1.1
-1.6
-1.2
-.7
.2
.3
-1.7
.2
.1
-.6
-2.7
.4

.7
.9
.7
1.8
2.7
4.5
1.6
.4
.3
5.4
.2
.1
-.1
9.8
.3

.1
.1
.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
.0
.4
.4
-.5
.3
.2
-.1
-.9
.3

.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-.7
-.2
.2
.2
-1.0
.2
.2
.1
-1.4
.3

-

-

-

-

-

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

6 months
ended—

Oct.
2006

Jan.
2007

Apr.
2007

July
2007

208.028

-2.7

2.7

5.7

203.192
202.773
201.525
221.959
197.568
193.257
260.558
153.685
173.792
176.267
172.105
189.353
116.101
205.934
143.183
207.383

203.709
203.311
201.731
222.231
196.783
198.511
257.781
153.554
174.356
177.285
174.272
189.518
115.017
206.931
144.700
207.624

3.5
3.7
4.4
2.1
6.4
-.4
16.1
5.0
-1.9
1.6
1.9
-3.6
-4.4
2.8
3.6
1.2

2.5
2.4
1.2
3.7
3.3
3.4
-9.3
5.0
1.4
4.6
1.7
.6
3.4
4.2
9.7
2.1

208.912
239.550
233.654
141.581
245.277
116.386
200.602
182.006
240.264
187.275
142.552
127.099
140.465

209.617
240.547
234.254
145.059
245.778
117.106
200.780
182.136
244.933
187.119
142.805
127.183
140.527

209.959
241.112
234.903
146.182
246.191
116.577
200.791
181.795
253.273
186.201
144.181
126.971
140.691

2.4
3.8
4.7
1.8
4.1
-.7
-4.9
-6.7
-28.9
-4.4
4.4
.9
6.0

119.165
112.218
111.548
113.572
121.597

118.772
111.817
110.951
112.180
121.648

118.065
111.634
108.817
112.895
121.283

118.585
113.150
108.619
111.839
123.124

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 .......................................................

182.835
178.995
94.193
136.633
134.363
232.663
231.531
120.714
221.683
227.233

187.879
184.318
94.027
136.303
134.481
256.776
255.731
120.990
222.104
226.040

187.592
183.924
94.126
136.317
135.067
254.122
253.031
120.885
222.723
227.879

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

347.316
288.197
364.892
298.225
490.706

348.467
288.277
366.427
298.929
493.924

349.272
288.154
367.567
299.630
495.327

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

All items ..............................................................................

205.999

207.387

207.784

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 .....................................................

201.562
201.111
199.525
220.386
194.211
186.388
264.641
151.879
172.566
175.639
169.685
188.103
115.310
204.725
143.105
206.166

202.227
201.794
200.339
220.379
196.611
187.354
263.352
153.191
172.559
175.236
171.038
187.921
114.692
205.233
143.226
206.599

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 ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
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 .............................................

208.547
238.981
233.001
139.332
245.079
117.559
200.647
182.151
235.916
187.716
142.184
127.151
140.252

Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................

Jan.
2007

July
2007

4.0

0.0

4.9

6.1
6.1
8.4
7.1
10.2
8.3
15.1
4.7
4.4
1.4
1.6
5.7
2.3
3.1
5.7
6.5

4.3
4.4
4.5
3.4
5.4
28.7
-10.0
4.5
4.2
3.8
11.3
3.0
-1.0
4.4
4.5
2.9

3.0
3.1
2.8
2.9
4.8
1.5
2.6
5.0
-.2
3.1
1.8
-1.5
-.6
3.5
6.6
1.7

5.2
5.3
6.4
5.2
7.8
18.0
1.8
4.6
4.3
2.6
6.3
4.4
.6
3.7
5.1
4.6

4.4
4.2
4.8
8.4
3.5
4.3
10.7
11.6
-8.9
13.4
6.0
-1.5
2.7

3.4
2.8
4.1
-1.3
3.0
.5
10.2
11.4
23.7
10.5
4.5
.4
2.1

2.7
3.6
3.3
21.2
1.8
-3.3
.3
-.8
32.8
-3.2
5.7
-.6
1.3

3.4
4.0
4.7
5.1
3.8
1.8
2.6
2.0
-19.5
4.1
5.2
-.3
4.3

3.1
3.2
3.7
9.3
2.4
-1.4
5.1
5.2
28.2
3.4
5.1
-.1
1.7

2.4
1.1
4.8
-1.4
1.0

1.6
-5.8
6.9
-8.8
-.6

-3.3
-1.0
-4.6
-3.3
-4.2

-1.9
3.4
-10.1
-6.0
5.1

2.0
-2.5
5.8
-5.1
.2

-2.6
1.2
-7.4
-4.7
.3

187.002
183.322
94.380
136.361
136.024
249.813
248.717
121.514
223.624
227.627

-24.7
-25.8
-2.9
-1.7
-7.7
-63.5
-63.7
3.4
2.8
-3.8

.4
.3
-4.4
-2.7
-11.1
8.5
8.6
2.9
1.3
.2

17.4
18.6
-.6
.8
-2.6
82.3
82.6
3.2
5.0
.2

9.4
10.0
.8
-.8
5.0
32.9
33.2
2.7
3.5
.7

-13.1
-13.8
-3.7
-2.2
-9.4
-37.1
-37.2
3.2
2.0
-1.8

13.3
14.2
.1
.0
1.1
55.7
55.9
3.0
4.3
.4

351.450
289.810
369.912
300.785
499.895

3.7
1.5
4.5
3.4
5.7

5.0
1.3
6.0
5.7
4.6

3.9
-.7
5.3
3.1
7.6

4.8
2.3
5.6
3.5
7.7

4.3
1.4
5.3
4.5
5.2

4.4
.8
5.4
3.3
7.7

Expenditure category

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

6 months
ended—

Oct.
2006

Jan.
2007

Apr.
2007

July
2007

111.335
102.766

0.0
-3.0

-0.5
-3.9

0.1
-2.5

119.517
170.781
416.568
492.532
83.594
80.880
98.485
10.597
9.700

119.812
171.682
421.161
494.925
83.553
80.840
98.570
10.528
9.601

2.4
6.6
8.0
6.3
-1.4
-1.9
5.1
-22.9
-7.3

-.5
4.7
8.8
4.5
-5.7
-6.0
.4
-29.6
-5.3

332.499
549.703
195.427
158.594
216.228
324.032

333.375
552.314
195.833
158.771
215.860
325.136

333.462
553.987
195.739
158.457
216.720
324.498

4.0
-.3
5.2
4.2
4.3
7.0

166.375
201.562
146.671
180.348
119.165
223.233
112.714
245.331
249.045
117.559
187.716
142.184
140.252
232.243
364.892
283.650

168.578
202.227
149.471
185.615
118.772
234.300
112.434
245.870
249.718
116.386
187.275
142.552
140.465
231.426
366.427
285.213

168.620
203.192
149.116
184.980
118.065
232.988
112.361
246.637
250.724
117.106
187.119
142.805
140.527
232.372
367.567
285.569

168.542
203.709
148.786
183.925
118.585
231.202
112.376
247.174
251.435
116.577
186.201
144.181
140.691
233.221
369.912
285.897

206.831
195.393
198.840
148.873
181.876
220.611
191.486
259.061
235.366
204.969
207.720
209.634
140.050
234.008
251.242

208.336
197.122
200.225
151.608
186.872
230.622
194.573
260.009
236.073
216.073
208.092
209.948
139.880
257.001
251.880

208.636
197.285
200.603
151.287
186.289
229.586
194.630
261.082
237.044
214.911
208.656
210.436
139.809
254.792
252.739

208.831
197.405
200.770
150.973
185.359
227.933
194.200
261.518
237.457
212.732
209.158
210.933
140.013
251.255
253.423

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

111.184
102.512

111.400
103.089

111.424
103.318

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 ...

118.824
169.614
414.225
489.125
83.201
80.683
97.617
10.869
10.172

119.491
170.365
415.517
491.336
83.771
81.151
98.491
10.787
9.971

Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

331.436
547.663
194.830
158.657
215.380
322.914

Jan.
2007

July
2007

0.5
1.0

-0.3
-3.5

0.3
-.8

4.4
6.6
9.4
6.4
2.1
2.2
3.0
-1.1
-3.3

3.4
5.0
6.9
4.8
1.7
.8
4.0
-12.0
-20.6

1.0
5.6
8.4
5.4
-3.6
-4.0
2.7
-26.3
-6.3

3.9
5.8
8.1
5.6
1.9
1.5
3.5
-6.7
-12.4

6.3
18.3
3.4
2.8
4.5
2.8

2.5
3.1
2.4
2.5
2.5
3.3

2.5
4.7
1.9
-.5
2.5
2.0

5.2
8.6
4.3
3.5
4.4
4.8

2.5
3.9
2.1
1.0
2.5
2.6

-10.8
3.5
-18.3
-29.5
2.4
-36.3
-2.8
3.0
3.8
-.7
-4.4
4.4
6.0
1.2
4.5
3.1

1.0
2.5
.2
13.6
1.6
3.0
-3.7
4.0
4.4
4.3
13.4
6.0
2.7
.7
6.0
1.1

9.4
6.1
11.4
15.8
-3.3
33.3
-.8
3.4
2.6
.5
10.5
4.5
2.1
-.2
5.3
3.7

5.3
4.3
5.9
8.2
-1.9
15.1
-1.2
3.0
3.9
-3.3
-3.2
5.7
1.3
1.7
5.6
3.2

-5.1
3.0
-9.5
-10.5
2.0
-19.0
-3.2
3.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
5.2
4.3
.9
5.3
2.1

7.3
5.2
8.6
11.9
-2.6
23.9
-1.0
3.2
3.3
-1.4
3.4
5.1
1.7
.7
5.4
3.4

-3.9
-6.0
-3.2
-17.4
-27.7
-33.4
-13.7
.8
2.6
-43.1
2.4
2.3
-.6
-61.9
3.6

2.8
2.2
2.6
.3
12.8
2.8
7.5
2.9
3.1
10.1
2.2
2.0
-1.4
7.2
3.4

5.7
7.2
5.9
11.1
14.8
30.5
10.5
4.5
3.4
43.3
2.6
1.9
-.5
77.7
2.9

3.9
4.2
3.9
5.8
7.9
14.0
5.8
3.8
3.6
16.0
2.8
2.5
-.1
32.9
3.5

-.6
-2.0
-.4
-9.0
-9.7
-17.2
-3.7
1.9
2.9
-20.9
2.3
2.2
-1.0
-36.1
3.5

4.8
5.7
4.9
8.4
11.3
21.9
8.1
4.2
3.5
28.9
2.7
2.2
-.3
53.7
3.2

Expenditure category

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

Percent change to
July2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

M

206.686

207.949

208.352

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

219.501
222.001
129.563

220.591
222.924
130.488

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

197.405
199.378
125.724

M

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) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

Percent change to
June2007 from—

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

June
2006

Apr.
2007

May
2007

208.299

2.4

0.2

0.0

2.7

0.8

0.2

221.579
224.036
130.893

221.945
224.229
131.391

2.0
1.9
2.5

.6
.6
.7

.2
.1
.4

2.3
2.2
2.5

.9
.9
1.0

.4
.5
.3

199.194
200.818
127.247

199.263
200.666
127.372

198.989
200.369
127.111

2.3
2.1
2.4

-.1
-.2
-.1

-.1
-.1
-.2

2.7
2.6
2.7

.9
.6
1.3

.0
-.1
.1

191.685

193.467

194.442

194.815

2.5

.7

.2

2.7

1.4

.5

M
M
M

199.618
201.818
127.000

200.804
202.840
127.893

201.675
204.152
128.265

201.571
203.953
128.226

2.3
2.5
2.2

.4
.5
.3

-.1
-.1
.0

2.7
3.0
2.6

1.0
1.2
1.0

.4
.6
.3

M

200.366

200.919

201.445

201.576

1.8

.3

.1

2.4

.5

.3

M
M
M

212.036
215.540
128.843

213.063
216.640
129.129

212.680
215.901
129.262

212.542
215.855
129.067

2.8
2.8
2.8

-.2
-.4
.0

-.1
.0
-.2

3.0
3.1
2.9

.3
.2
.3

-.2
-.3
.1

M
M
M

189.327
127.440
198.516

190.327
128.347
200.118

190.637
128.628
200.800

190.571
128.601
200.893

2.3
2.4
2.5

.1
.2
.4

.0
.0
.0

2.7
2.7
2.8

.7
.9
1.2

.2
.2
.3

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

204.019
217.845

205.686
218.596

206.092
217.273

205.561
217.454

3.1
2.9

-.1
-.5

-.3
.1

3.6
2.9

1.0
-.3

.2
-.6

M

225.780

227.146

228.258

228.628

2.5

.7

.2

2.5

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

-

226.247
196.216
192.779
132.982

-

226.929
197.010
194.286
134.442

.8
2.0
1.3
2.9

.3
.4
.8
1.1

-

-

-

-

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

199.039
200.418
184.140
210.904

-

202.200
201.585
184.529
212.820

-

-

-

-

3.2
2.4
1.2
4.4

1.6
.6
.2
.9

-

2
2
2

215.270
215.842
215.767

-

217.255
216.123
215.510

-

-

-

-

1.6
3.4
3.5

.9
.1
-.1

-

U.S. city average ............................................
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
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
June
2007

July
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
July 2007 from—
July
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

June
2007

Apr. to
May

May to
June

June to
July

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

203.906
607.374

203.700
606.759

2.3

-0.1

0.8

0.1

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ..............................................................

16.475
15.457
9.244
1.285
2.623
.928
1.332
1.082
1.993
.337
.283
1.373
.368
6.213
.279
1.018

202.185
201.722
200.059
223.009
196.660
191.235
256.565
152.501
173.049
175.073
172.222
189.456
116.366
205.691
143.018
207.767

202.823
202.409
200.569
223.663
196.323
198.027
252.703
152.829
173.727
176.736
174.109
189.667
115.355
206.657
144.439
207.647

4.2
4.3
4.7
4.1
6.3
9.8
2.3
5.0
2.0
2.5
3.7
1.4
.1
3.6
6.0
3.4

.3
.3
.3
.3
-.2
3.6
-1.5
.2
.4
.9
1.1
.1
-.9
.5
1.0
-.1

.4
.4
.5
.0
1.3
.6
-.5
.9
.0
-.3
.8
-.1
-.3
.3
.1
.1

.5
.5
.6
.7
.4
3.2
-1.0
.3
.7
.5
.6
.7
1.2
.3
-.1
.5

.2
.3
.1
.1
-.3
2.9
-1.2
.1
.3
.6
1.0
.1
-.9
.5
1.0
-.1

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 .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
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 .......................................................

40.463
30.570
8.021
1.430
20.776
.342
5.779
4.842
.346
4.496
.937
4.114
.368

205.711
233.040
233.188
148.948
222.671
117.503
204.396
185.178
241.249
191.771
143.086
122.826
142.941

206.183
233.848
233.855
153.107
223.093
116.912
204.272
184.725
245.633
191.010
144.432
122.550
143.175

3.2
3.6
4.3
7.4
3.0
.2
3.8
3.6
1.8
3.8
5.1
-.1
2.8

.2
.3
.3
2.8
.2
-.5
-.1
-.2
1.8
-.4
.9
-.2
.2

.2
.2
.3
2.0
.1
-.9
-.1
-.1
1.9
-.3
.2
-.1
.2

.2
.3
.2
2.5
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
2.0
-.3
.2
.1
.1

.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.7
-.5
.9
.1
.2

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................

4.041
.954
1.680
.235
.954

116.389
110.739
107.422
113.427
120.367

113.157
109.580
101.709
110.906
119.278

.0
-.7
.4
-4.3
.1

-2.8
-1.0
-5.3
-2.2
-.9

-.3
-.6
-.5
-1.0
.2

-.9
.0
-2.1
.6
-.5

.8
1.6
.5
-.6
1.3

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 ................................................................

19.515
18.793
8.626
5.210
2.675
5.441
5.388
.444
1.145
.723

189.205
186.374
92.917
137.060
135.917
261.679
260.799
120.666
225.172
231.549

187.606
184.684
93.042
136.663
136.880
253.893
252.957
121.350
226.090
233.390

-.7
-.8
-2.0
-.9
-4.3
-.9
-.9
3.3
3.2
-.3

-.8
-.9
.1
-.3
.7
-3.0
-3.0
.6
.4
.8

3.1
3.3
-.1
-.2
.1
10.5
10.6
.3
.2
-.6

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.4
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.3
.8

-.3
-.3
.3
.1
.7
-1.5
-1.6
.6
.4
-.2

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

5.228
1.135
4.094
2.338
1.378

349.145
280.862
368.384
302.346
489.292

351.346
282.662
370.696
303.481
493.563

4.4
.8
5.4
3.9
6.2

.6
.6
.6
.4
.9

.3
.0
.4
.2
.5

.2
-.2
.3
.3
.3

.7
.6
.7
.4
.9

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
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
June
2007

July
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
July 2007 from—
July
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

June
2007

Apr. to
May

May to
June

June to
July

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.022
1.867

108.681
103.001

108.403
102.358

-0.3
-1.9

-0.3
-.6

0.2
.6

-0.1
.2

-0.1
-.5

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 ............

5.605
2.329
.208
2.121
3.276
3.124
2.633
.492
.178

115.746
166.758
418.705
470.329
85.999
84.095
98.603
11.062
9.583

115.980
167.527
421.529
472.395
86.015
84.111
98.721
11.001
9.495

2.2
5.8
8.8
5.4
-.2
-.5
3.2
-17.3
-8.7

.2
.5
.7
.4
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-.9

.6
.4
.3
.4
.7
.6
.9
-.7
-1.9

.0
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-1.6
-2.6

.3
.6
1.1
.6
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-.9

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.652
1.139
2.513
.771
.618
.962

343.939
553.538
193.858
158.739
216.174
326.572

344.221
555.366
193.792
158.445
217.040
326.135

4.1
6.1
3.1
2.2
3.5
3.9

.1
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.1

.3
.4
.3
.0
.4
.4

.3
.5
.2
.1
-.1
.4

.1
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.2

44.175
16.475
27.700
15.699
4.041
11.658
12.001
55.825
30.227
.342
4.496
.937
.368
5.600
4.094
9.761

171.216
202.185
153.367
195.053
116.389
248.347
112.485
242.241
224.655
117.503
191.771
143.086
142.941
232.623
368.384
274.670

170.252
202.823
151.724
191.603
113.157
244.695
112.425
242.901
225.455
116.912
191.010
144.432
143.175
233.737
370.696
274.766

1.0
4.2
-.7
.3
.0
.4
-2.1
3.3
3.6
.2
3.8
5.1
2.8
1.0
5.4
2.5

-.6
.3
-1.1
-1.8
-2.8
-1.5
-.1
.3
.4
-.5
-.4
.9
.2
.5
.6
.0

1.6
.4
2.3
3.3
-.3
5.6
-.2
.2
.2
-.9
-.3
.2
.2
-.4
.4
.6

.0
.5
-.3
-.5
-.9
-1.0
.0
.2
.3
.6
-.3
.2
.1
.4
.3
.0

.0
.2
-.1
-.5
.8
-.5
.1
.2
.2
-.5
-.5
.9
.2
.4
.7
.1

84.543
69.430
94.772
28.718
16.717
12.676
32.174
25.598
51.732
10.282
89.718
74.261
22.932
5.786
51.329

204.121
195.489
197.783
155.339
195.988
243.806
199.476
231.965
232.848
221.832
202.582
203.132
140.019
261.460
247.606
$ .490
$ .165

203.750
194.913
197.504
153.730
192.714
240.471
198.000
232.367
233.415
217.795
202.849
203.310
139.352
254.282
248.434
$ .491
$ .165

1.9
1.7
2.2
-.6
.4
.6
2.2
2.9
3.1
1.0
2.4
2.1
-.5
-.7
3.3

-.2
-.3
-.1
-1.0
-1.7
-1.4
-.7
.2
.2
-1.8
.1
.1
-.5
-2.7
.3

.9
1.1
.8
2.2
3.2
5.2
1.9
.4
.3
5.8
.2
.1
-.1
10.0
.2

.0
.0
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.1
.4
.4
-.7
.2
.2
-.1
-.9
.3

.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.5
-.8
-.2
.1
.1
-1.0
.3
.3
.3
-1.3
.3

-

-

-

-

-

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

6 months
ended—

Oct.
2006

Jan.
2007

Apr.
2007

July
2007

203.547

-4.2

2.7

6.7

202.484
202.040
200.582
222.309
196.937
193.100
258.830
152.979
173.083
174.680
172.917
189.456
116.366
205.691
143.004
207.767

202.990
202.586
200.860
222.475
196.383
198.664
255.779
153.081
173.641
175.813
174.579
189.667
115.355
206.657
144.409
207.647

3.7
4.0
4.7
2.5
6.4
-.9
18.3
5.3
-2.1
.7
1.9
-3.6
-4.8
2.8
3.0
2.0

2.2
2.1
.8
3.2
3.3
3.1
-11.3
5.2
1.3
4.5
.0
.8
3.4
4.3
10.5
2.0

204.238
232.091
232.806
141.776
222.344
116.828
199.088
179.556
239.903
185.598
142.786
122.542
142.780

204.709
232.821
233.368
145.318
222.727
117.503
198.891
179.274
244.615
185.008
143.086
122.643
142.941

205.060
233.328
234.070
145.591
223.171
116.912
198.917
178.981
253.612
184.154
144.432
122.706
143.175

2.2
4.0
4.7
1.5
3.9
-.3
-5.1
-6.8
-30.6
-4.4
4.7
.0
3.8

118.646
112.055
111.258
115.362
121.393

118.255
111.391
110.729
114.205
121.623

117.216
111.352
108.380
114.892
120.984

118.157
113.122
108.877
114.249
122.575

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 .......................................................

182.297
179.472
93.122
137.725
135.192
233.190
232.197
120.367
224.295
226.292

187.996
185.340
93.015
137.497
135.320
257.662
256.779
120.709
224.729
224.919

187.605
184.886
93.140
137.508
135.917
254.852
253.987
120.666
225.350
226.686

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

347.186
281.058
365.689
300.604
486.111

348.209
281.075
367.054
301.184
488.533

348.922
280.455
368.229
301.939
489.841

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

All items ..............................................................................

201.449

203.070

203.289

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 .....................................................

200.788
200.328
198.516
220.802
193.636
185.923
262.893
151.119
171.861
174.315
170.483
188.165
115.432
204.519
142.978
206.342

201.521
201.088
199.429
220.710
196.102
187.105
261.575
152.510
171.900
173.743
171.928
188.049
115.035
205.046
143.120
206.636

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 ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
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 .............................................

203.924
231.576
232.171
138.971
222.148
117.945
199.188
179.743
235.366
186.072
142.451
122.617
142.471

Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................

Jan.
2007

July
2007

4.2

-0.8

5.4

6.4
6.4
8.6
7.6
10.1
9.1
16.5
4.2
4.4
1.2
3.1
5.5
2.4
3.2
6.4
7.1

4.5
4.6
4.8
3.1
5.8
30.4
-10.4
5.3
4.2
3.5
10.0
3.2
-.3
4.2
4.1
2.6

3.0
3.1
2.7
2.8
4.9
1.1
2.4
5.3
-.4
2.6
.9
-1.4
-.8
3.5
6.7
2.0

5.4
5.5
6.7
5.3
7.9
19.3
2.2
4.7
4.3
2.3
6.5
4.3
1.0
3.7
5.2
4.8

4.5
4.1
4.7
9.6
3.4
4.0
11.8
12.9
-8.0
14.6
5.7
-1.0
3.3

3.8
3.1
4.4
-.8
3.0
.7
10.3
11.5
24.8
10.6
4.3
.1
2.1

2.2
3.1
3.3
20.5
1.9
-3.5
-.5
-1.7
34.8
-4.1
5.7
.3
2.0

3.4
4.0
4.7
5.4
3.7
1.8
3.0
2.6
-20.1
4.6
5.2
-.5
3.5

3.0
3.1
3.8
9.3
2.4
-1.4
4.7
4.7
29.7
3.0
5.0
.2
2.1

4.5
1.8
8.0
1.0
2.0

-.2
-8.5
7.8
-8.3
-2.4

-2.7
.6
-4.7
-6.0
-2.8

-1.6
3.9
-8.3
-3.8
4.0

2.1
-3.5
7.9
-3.7
-.2

-2.2
2.2
-6.5
-4.9
.5

187.060
184.340
93.427
137.606
136.880
250.930
249.916
121.350
226.248
226.344

-26.7
-27.6
-3.7
-1.7
-7.9
-63.5
-63.7
3.8
2.8
-2.1

.0
.1
-4.8
-2.3
-11.0
8.0
8.0
2.9
1.3
.0

19.3
20.1
-.6
.6
-2.5
82.6
83.1
3.1
5.1
.8

10.9
11.3
1.3
-.3
5.1
34.1
34.2
3.3
3.5
.1

-14.4
-14.9
-4.2
-2.0
-9.5
-37.2
-37.4
3.4
2.1
-1.0

15.0
15.6
.4
.1
1.2
56.5
56.7
3.2
4.3
.5

351.204
282.230
370.659
303.150
494.151

3.9
1.4
4.6
3.2
5.8

4.8
1.2
5.8
5.3
4.3

4.2
-1.0
5.7
3.6
7.8

4.7
1.7
5.5
3.4
6.8

4.3
1.3
5.2
4.2
5.1

4.5
.3
5.6
3.5
7.3

Expenditure category

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

6 months
ended—

Oct.
2006

Jan.
2007

Apr.
2007

July
2007

108.354
102.335

-0.7
-2.7

-0.2
-3.3

-0.3
-2.4

116.283
168.623
419.674
476.013
85.998
84.095
98.603
11.062
9.583

116.590
169.643
424.475
478.632
86.016
84.111
98.721
11.001
9.495

2.5
7.2
9.2
6.9
-.5
-.5
5.1
-24.4
-7.5

-1.0
4.9
9.7
4.4
-4.9
-5.3
.6
-30.5
-4.6

342.916
550.888
193.446
158.566
216.489
325.230

343.960
553.538
193.875
158.739
216.174
326.471

344.296
555.366
193.854
158.445
217.040
325.826

2.8
-.5
4.3
3.9
4.3
6.0

168.201
200.788
149.718
187.019
118.646
234.256
112.746
240.432
223.171
117.945
186.072
142.451
142.471
232.280
365.689
273.512

170.823
201.521
153.103
193.212
118.255
247.338
112.470
240.902
223.723
116.828
185.598
142.786
142.780
231.324
367.054
275.131

170.779
202.484
152.618
192.248
117.216
244.925
112.454
241.430
224.459
117.503
185.008
143.086
142.941
232.207
368.229
275.263

170.814
202.990
152.445
191.368
118.157
243.756
112.574
241.916
224.974
116.912
184.154
144.432
143.175
233.079
370.659
275.533

201.471
192.646
195.330
151.734
188.232
230.802
194.614
229.610
230.911
205.146
201.876
202.572
140.479
234.055
246.269

203.249
194.686
196.957
155.051
194.216
242.814
198.318
230.420
231.538
217.017
202.235
202.846
140.348
257.569
246.851

203.332
194.721
197.159
154.607
193.378
241.567
198.136
231.283
232.397
215.500
202.670
203.171
140.228
255.141
247.513

203.538
194.892
197.352
154.434
192.421
239.642
197.686
231.603
232.694
213.434
203.217
203.719
140.638
251.878
248.158

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

108.379
102.106

108.634
102.693

108.505
102.875

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 ...

115.644
167.711
417.479
473.429
85.521
83.760
97.738
11.322
10.036

116.328
168.397
418.662
475.426
86.139
84.304
98.610
11.243
9.843

Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

341.796
548.812
192.859
158.578
215.658
323.928

Jan.
2007

July
2007

-0.1
.9

-0.4
-3.0

-0.2
-.8

4.0
6.4
9.3
6.1
2.3
2.4
2.9
.0
-1.8

3.3
4.7
6.9
4.5
2.3
1.7
4.1
-10.9
-19.9

.7
6.0
9.4
5.6
-2.7
-2.9
2.8
-27.5
-6.0

3.7
5.5
8.1
5.3
2.3
2.1
3.5
-5.6
-11.3

7.3
17.8
2.9
2.6
4.5
2.4

3.2
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.6
4.9

3.0
4.9
2.1
-.3
2.6
2.4

5.0
8.3
3.6
3.3
4.4
4.2

3.1
4.0
2.6
1.2
2.6
3.6

-12.2
3.7
-20.2
-32.1
4.5
-39.3
-3.4
2.9
4.1
-.3
-4.4
4.7
3.8
2.3
4.6
3.0

1.0
2.2
.2
14.1
-.2
3.7
-3.1
4.1
4.2
4.0
14.6
5.7
3.3
.5
5.8
.7

10.6
6.4
13.2
18.8
-2.7
37.4
-1.2
3.7
2.9
.7
10.6
4.3
2.1
.0
5.7
3.4

6.4
4.5
7.5
9.6
-1.6
17.2
-.6
2.5
3.3
-3.5
-4.1
5.7
2.0
1.4
5.5
3.0

-5.8
3.0
-10.6
-12.0
2.1
-20.7
-3.3
3.5
4.2
1.8
4.6
5.2
3.5
1.4
5.2
1.8

8.5
5.4
10.3
14.1
-2.2
26.9
-.9
3.1
3.1
-1.4
3.0
5.0
2.1
.7
5.6
3.2

-5.5
-7.5
-4.7
-19.5
-30.4
-36.9
-15.5
.4
2.3
-44.7
2.4
2.2
-.6
-62.2
3.5

2.7
2.1
2.6
.2
13.5
3.3
8.0
3.1
3.3
10.2
1.8
1.8
-1.4
7.0
3.2

6.7
8.3
6.8
13.0
17.9
35.0
12.2
4.6
3.6
45.6
2.7
2.0
-.4
78.8
3.1

4.2
4.7
4.2
7.3
9.2
16.2
6.5
3.5
3.1
17.2
2.7
2.3
.5
34.1
3.1

-1.5
-2.8
-1.1
-10.2
-11.1
-19.3
-4.5
1.7
2.8
-21.9
2.1
2.0
-1.0
-36.4
3.4

5.4
6.5
5.5
10.1
13.5
25.3
9.3
4.0
3.4
30.6
2.7
2.1
.0
54.9
3.1

Expenditure category

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

Percent change to
July2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Apr.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

M

202.130

203.661

203.906

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

215.802
216.766
129.856

217.008
217.739
130.881

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

192.379
193.403
125.159

M

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) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

Percent change to
June2007 from—

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

June
2006

Apr.
2007

May
2007

203.700

2.3

0.0

-0.1

2.7

0.9

0.1

217.794
218.624
131.234

217.879
218.523
131.521

2.1
2.0
2.3

.4
.4
.5

.0
.0
.2

2.3
2.2
2.4

.9
.9
1.1

.4
.4
.3

194.553
195.325
126.897

194.538
195.105
126.995

194.219
194.725
126.738

2.2
2.1
2.4

-.2
-.3
-.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

2.7
2.6
2.7

1.1
.9
1.5

.0
-.1
.1

189.901

191.801

192.455

192.804

2.2

.5

.2

2.6

1.3

.3

M
M
M

196.730
199.837
125.598

198.175
201.167
126.639

198.838
202.215
126.930

198.673
201.867
126.878

2.3
2.4
2.2

.3
.3
.2

-.1
-.2
.0

2.8
3.0
2.6

1.1
1.2
1.1

.3
.5
.2

M

200.520

201.358

201.709

201.809

1.9

.2

.0

2.4

.6

.2

M
M
M

206.521
208.393
128.376

207.795
209.674
128.962

207.311
208.726
129.097

206.927
208.388
128.840

2.6
2.5
2.7

-.4
-.6
-.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

2.9
2.8
2.9

.4
.2
.6

-.2
-.5
.1

M
M
M

187.531
126.624
197.059

188.791
127.710
198.771

188.909
127.942
199.237

188.642
127.866
199.207

2.2
2.3
2.3

-.1
.1
.2

-.1
-.1
.0

2.7
2.7
2.6

.7
1.0
1.1

.1
.2
.2

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

197.067
210.195

199.109
211.145

199.279
209.614

198.700
209.444

3.1
2.4

-.2
-.8

-.3
-.1

3.6
2.7

1.1
-.3

.1
-.7

M

219.791

221.396

222.322

222.237

2.5

.4

.0

2.6

1.2

.4

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

-

225.395
186.889
195.216
132.330

-

226.465
187.344
196.198
133.766

1.1
1.7
1.2
3.1

.5
.2
.5
1.1

-

-

-

-

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

197.856
195.417
182.774
208.921

-

200.943
196.701
183.380
210.938

-

-

-

-

3.4
2.4
1.1
4.2

1.6
.7
.3
1.0

-

2
2
2

214.668
211.189
210.388

-

216.511
211.422
210.550

-

-

-

-

1.6
3.0
3.3

.9
.1
.1

-

U.S. city average ............................................
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
July 2007 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
June
2007

July
2007

July
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................

100.000

120.221

120.148

2.1

-0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

15.072
13.943
8.029
5.914
1.130

119.518
119.525
116.642
123.404
119.690

119.858
119.883
116.835
123.998
119.814

4.0
4.1
4.3
3.6
3.0

.3
.3
.2
.5
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.173
32.495
4.702
4.977

125.839
127.298
155.348
96.314

126.141
127.787
155.227
95.931

3.1
3.6
4.0
-.7

.2
.4
-.1
-.4

Apparel .....................................................................................

4.076

88.075

85.132

-.8

-3.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.095
15.988
1.107

122.385
123.099
114.763

121.878
122.465
115.966

-.8
-.8
-.8

-.4
-.5
1.0

Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................

6.055
1.458
4.597

136.168
121.996
141.118

136.965
122.728
141.939

4.1
.9
5.1

.6
.6
.6

Recreation ................................................................................

5.863

105.312

104.985

-1.0

-.3

Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................

6.190
2.751
3.439

104.780
156.766
74.708

104.669
156.637
74.615

1.0
5.1
-2.0

-.1
-.1
-.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

3.475

123.973

123.745

3.9

-.2

58.763
41.237
12.340
28.897
78.707
7.351

128.673
109.766
84.914
122.743
115.047
188.863

129.028
109.173
84.722
121.916
115.068
185.867

3.1
.6
-2.5
2.0
1.8
1.4

.3
-.5
-.2
-.7
.0
-1.6

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.