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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2005
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal
adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 194.5
(1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in June 2004.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in
June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 190.1 was 2.6 percent higher than in June 2004.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in June on a not
seasonally adjusted basis. The June level of 113.0 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher than in June 2004.
Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in June, following a decrease of 0.1 percent in May.
Energy costs declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.5 percent in June. Within energy, the index for
petroleum-based energy decreased 0.8 percent and the index for energy services decreased 0.2 percent. The index for
food rose 0.1 percent, as a 0.3 percent increase in the index for food away from home more than offset a 0.3 percent
decline in the index for food at home. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in June, the same
as in May. An upturn in shelter costs was offset by declines or smaller increases in most other non-food and non-energy
indexes.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
All Items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Recreation
Education and
communication
Other goods and
services
Special Indexes
Energy
Food
All Items less
food and energy

2004
Dec.
.0
.0
.2
.4-.7
.3
.0

Changes from preceding month
2005
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
.1
.4
.6
.5
-.1
.1
.1
.2
.6
.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
.3
-.2
.8
-.6
.0
-.2
.8
1.9
1.8 -1.0
.4
.6
.5
.2
.3
.1
-.2
.0
.2
.3

June
.0
.0
.1
-.7
-.1
.2
-.3

Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
June ’05
1.9
3.0
1.9
-5.2
2.9
3.3
.7

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
June ’05
’98‘97Jan.’
2.5
2.2
2.7
-1.5
3.7
4.2
.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

.4

.0

.1

2.1

1.8

.4

.4

.3

.1

.0

.4

.0

1.7

2.8

-1.3
.0

-1.1
.1

2.0
.1

4.0
.2

4.5
.7

-2.0
.1

-.5
.1

7.5
3.4

7.3
2.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.0

.1

.1

1.2

2.0

Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.9 percent in the second quarter
after advancing at a 4.3 percent rate in the first three months of 2005. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.1
percent and compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of 2004. The index for energy, which rose 16.6 percent in
2004, advanced at a 14.1 percent SAAR in the first half of 2005 and accounted for about 35 percent of the advance in
the overall CPI-U during the first six months of 2005. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 20.4 percent annual
rate and charges for energy services rose at a 7.1 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 2.3 percent SAAR in
the first half of 2005, accounting for about 10 percent of the overall CPI-U advance thus far in 2005. The index for
grocery store food prices, which decreased at a 0.8 percent annual rate in the first three months, advanced at a 3.4
percent annual rate in the second quarter of 2005. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined at a 21.1 percent
SAAR in the first quarter, increased at an 11.8 percent rate in the second quarter.
The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.2 percent SAAR in the second quarter, following an
increase at a 3.3 percent rate in the first three months of 2005. A smaller increase in shelter costs--up at a 0.7 SAAR in
the second quarter after advancing at a 4.4 percent rate in the first quarter--was primarily responsible for the slowdown
in the second quarter. The advance at a 2.2 percent SAAR for the first half of 2005 was the same as for all of 2004.
Each of the major groups--including the non-energy portion of the housing and transportation groups--registered a
generally similar rate of change in the first half of 2005 as in all of 2004. The annual rates for selected groups for the
last seven and one-half years are shown below.

Percentage change 12 months
ended in December

All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Recreation
Education and
communication
Other goods and services
Special indexes
Energy
Energy commodities
Energy services
All items less energy
Food
All items less
food and energy

SAAR 6
mos. ended
in June
2004
2005
3.3
3.1
2.6
2.2
3.0
2.8
-.2
-1.0
6.5
6.5
4.2
4.6
.7
.2

1998
1.6
2.3
2.3
-.7
-1.7
3.4
1.2

1999
2.7
2.0
2.2
-.5
5.4
3.7
.8

2000
3.4
2.8
4.3
-1.8
4.1
4.2
1.7

2001
1.6
2.8
2.9
-3.2
-3.8
4.7
1.5

2002
2.4
1.5
2.4
-1.8
3.8
5.0
1.1

2003
1.9
3.5
2.2
-2.1
.3
3.7
1.1

.7
8.8

1.6
5.1

1.3
4.2

3.2
4.5

2.2
3.3

1.6
1.5

1.5
2.5

2.1
2.5

-8.8
-15.1
-3.3
2.4
2.3

13.4
29.5
1.2
2.0
1.9

14.2
15.7
12.7
2.6
2.8

-13.0
-24.5
-1.5
2.8
2.8

10.7
23.7
.4
1.8
1.5

6.9
6.9
6.9
1.5
3.6

16.6
26.7
6.8
2.2
2.7

14.1
20.4
7.1
2.1
2.3

2.4

1.9

2.6

2.7

1.9

1.1

2.2

2.2

The food and beverages index was unchanged in June. The index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in
May, declined 0.3 percent in June, reflecting downturns in five of the six major grocery store food groups. The index
for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.6 percent in May, declined 1.2 percent in June. A 4.3 percent decrease in the
index for fresh vegetables more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and
vegetables--up 1.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits fell 1.8 percent.)
The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.2 percent increase in May. The
indexes for beef, pork, and other meats each declined, more than offsetting price increases for poultry and for fish and
seafood. The index for dairy products decreased 0.4 percent, following an increase of the same magnitude in May.
Prices for milk, cheese, and ice cream each turned down in June. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for
nonalcoholic beverages also turned down in June, declining 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for other food
at home turned up in June, largely reflecting an upturn in the index for sugar and sweets. The other two components of
the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent,
respectively.
The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in June. Shelter costs, which were virtually unchanged in each of the two
preceding months, rose 0.2 percent in June. The index for lodging away from home, which had declined sharply in April
and May, was unchanged in June. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 0.8
percent.) In June, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The
index for fuels and utilities rose 0.1 percent. Increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 4.4 and 1.5
percent, respectively--were largely offset by a 3.5 percent decrease in the index for natural gas. (Prior to seasonal
adjustment, charges for electricity rose 7.8 percent, reflecting the switch to seasonal rates in some areas.) The index for
household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.6 percent in May, declined 0.6 percent in June. A 1.3 percent
decline in the index for furniture and bedding accounted for about half of the overall June decrease.
The transportation index declined 0.1 percent in June. The index for gasoline declined for the second
consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in June after falling 4.4 percent in May. The index for new vehicles was
unchanged, while the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.8 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new
vehicle prices declined 0.4 percent.) The index for public transportation increased 1.2 percent in June, largely reflecting
an increase in the index for airline fares. Airline fares registered their fifth consecutive advance, up 2.3 percent in June.
With the recent advances, airline fares are not only 5.8 percent higher than a year ago, but are now higher than in the
month prior to the terrorist attacks in 2001.
The index for apparel, which was unchanged in May, declined 0.7 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal
adjustment, apparel prices declined 3.3 percent, reflecting seasonal discounting of spring-summer wear.)
Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June to a level 4.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical
care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.3 percent in June. The
index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in June, with the indexes for professional services and for hospital and
related services each up 0.1 percent.
The index for recreation decreased 0.3 percent in June. A 1.3 percent decline in the index for video and audio-televisions, cable and satellite television and radio service, and other video and audio equipment--more than offset a
3.3 percent increase in the index for admissions to sporting events.
The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in June. The education index rose 0.4 percent
while the index for communication costs decreased 0.4 percent. Within the latter group, the index for telephone
services declined 0.2 percent, reflecting decreases in long distance land-line telephone charges. The index for personal
computers and peripheral equipment declined 1.5 percent in June to a level 16.1 percent lower than a year ago.

The index for other goods and services was unchanged in June. A 0.1 percent decline in cigarette prices offset
a 0.1 percent increase 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 was unchanged in June.

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
2004
2005
3-mos. ended
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
June ’05
All Items
-.1
.1
.4
.6
.6
-.1
.0
2.1
Food and beverages
.0
.1
.1
.2
.6
.1
.0
3.0
Housing
.2
.2
.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
2.8
Apparel
-.3
.5
-.1
.5
-.7
.1
-.8
-5.5
Transportation
-.5
-.3
.8
2.1
1.8 -1.0
-.1
2.6
Medical care
.3
.3
.6
.4
.3
.4
.2
3.7
Recreation
-.1
.2
-.2
.0
.1
.4
-.4
.4
Education and
communication
.1
.1
.3
.1
.4
.0
-.1
1.1
Other goods and
services
.4
.5
.4
.0
.0
.3
.0
1.6
Special Indexes
Energy
-1.3 -1.3
2.0
4.4
4.6 -2.1
-.6
7.0
Food
.0
.1
.1
.2
.7
.1
-.1
3.0
All Items less
food and energy
.2
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
1.5

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
June ’05
’98‘97Jan.’
2.6
2.1
2.9
-1.4
4.0
4.2
-.1
1.2
2.9
7.3
2.1
2.1

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 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 establishmentsdepartment 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 CPIU and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-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 2000 through December 2004 were replaced in
January 2005. 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 2005.
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 labor and
supply problems for coffee. 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
2004

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2005

June
2005

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2005 from—
June
2004

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2005

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

100.000

194.4
582.4

194.5
582.6

2.5

0.1

0.5

-0.1

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

15.291
14.295
8.183
1.185
2.272
.849
1.276
.884
1.716
.296
.258
1.163
.301
6.113
.332
.996

191.1
190.6
190.3
209.7
185.0
183.3
244.7
144.3
166.3
163.3
167.8
182.0
110.8
192.6
130.3
195.5

190.9
190.4
189.4
209.4
185.2
181.0
238.4
144.0
166.9
165.7
164.5
182.9
110.2
193.2
131.6
195.9

2.2
2.2
1.4
1.3
1.6
-4.1
5.2
3.0
.7
1.8
-4.0
1.3
-.6
3.3
5.4
1.8

-.1
-.1
-.5
-.1
.1
-1.3
-2.6
-.2
.4
1.5
-2.0
.5
-.5
.3
1.0
.2

.6
.7
1.1
.0
.4
.4
3.4
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.8
.9
-1.0
.2
.2
.1

.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.4
.6
.1
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
-.5
.0
.3
.6
-.2

.0
.1
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-.3
.4
1.5
-1.4
.5
-.5
.3
1.1
.2

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

41.993
32.686
6.133
3.008
23.158
.387
4.951
4.021
.300
3.722
.930
4.355
.707

194.5
224.0
216.4
131.7
229.4
118.0
171.7
153.7
193.9
158.7
129.5
126.7
129.7

195.5
224.5
216.8
132.8
229.7
118.0
177.4
159.9
195.0
165.6
129.9
126.0
130.1

2.7
2.4
2.9
2.9
2.2
1.5
7.2
7.7
29.4
6.3
5.1
.3
4.3

.5
.2
.2
.8
.1
.0
3.3
4.0
.6
4.3
.3
-.6
.3

.3
.0
.3
-1.2
.1
-.7
2.1
2.5
4.8
2.3
.2
.0
.6

.1
.0
.2
-2.4
.3
-.2
.6
.6
-1.6
.8
.4
.6
.5

.1
.2
.3
.0
.2
.0
.1
.0
3.1
-.2
.5
-.6
.3

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

3.841
.977
1.638
.188
.765

122.4
119.7
114.2
119.8
123.2

118.3
115.3
109.1
116.4
121.7

-1.5
-2.0
-2.8
.2
2.8

-3.3
-3.7
-4.5
-2.8
-1.2

-.6
.0
-1.3
2.6
-.1

.0
-.3
-.2
-.6
.2

-.7
-1.4
-.5
-.9
.2

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

17.414
16.385
7.744
4.692
2.037
3.969
3.934
.364
1.341
1.029

172.1
168.3
95.7
138.7
138.8
188.2
187.3
111.0
205.6
218.0

171.8
167.7
95.6
138.1
139.9
185.5
184.6
111.2
206.1
222.4

3.7
3.6
2.1
.7
7.1
7.0
6.9
2.8
3.2
4.8

-.2
-.4
-.1
-.4
.8
-1.4
-1.4
.2
.2
2.0

1.8
1.7
.0
-.1
.3
6.4
6.4
-.1
.2
1.7

-1.0
-1.1
.3
.1
.5
-4.4
-4.4
.2
.3
.7

-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.8
-1.1
-1.2
.2
.2
1.2

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

6.132
1.484
4.649
2.767
1.516

322.2
274.6
335.9
281.6
437.3

322.9
275.6
336.3
281.9
437.9

4.2
2.2
4.8
3.8
5.0

.2
.4
.1
.1
.1

.2
.0
.3
.4
.4

.3
.5
.3
.3
.3

.2
.3
.2
.1
.1

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
2004

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2005

June
2005

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2005 from—
June
2004

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2005

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

5.733
1.691

109.5
104.6

109.1
103.1

0.2
-1.2

-0.4
-1.4

0.2
.2

0.3
-.2

-0.3
-1.3

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 ..........

5.846
2.931
.220
2.712
2.914
2.737
2.187
.550
.192

112.7
149.9
362.3
432.7
84.9
82.7
94.8
13.8
13.2

112.8
150.5
363.4
434.4
84.6
82.4
94.6
13.6
13.0

1.8
6.3
3.7
6.6
-2.5
-2.7
-1.3
-8.7
-16.1

.1
.4
.3
.4
-.4
-.4
-.2
-1.4
-1.5

.4
.6
.6
.6
.1
.1
.3
-.7
.0

.0
.7
.6
.7
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.7
-1.5

.1
.4
.2
.4
-.4
-.4
-.2
-1.4
-1.5

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

3.750
.804
2.946
.658
.652
1.454

312.5
498.0
185.5
154.4
202.8
302.8

312.5
497.8
185.5
154.3
203.0
302.9

2.8
4.6
2.3
.3
3.1
3.2

.0
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.0

.0
.1
.0
.3
.0
.3

.4
.2
.4
.7
-.2
.5

.0
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.1

40.239
15.291
24.948
13.980
3.841
10.139
10.967
59.761
32.300
.387
3.722
.930
.707
6.235
4.649
10.833

159.8
191.1
142.0
167.0
122.4
198.6
115.7
228.8
233.2
118.0
158.7
129.5
129.7
225.1
335.9
266.9

158.9
190.9
140.8
164.7
118.3
197.5
115.4
229.8
233.8
118.0
165.6
129.9
130.1
226.0
336.3
266.7

2.0
2.2
1.9
2.6
-1.5
4.2
.8
2.9
2.4
1.5
6.3
5.1
4.3
2.5
4.8
2.5

-.6
-.1
-.8
-1.4
-3.3
-.6
-.3
.4
.3
.0
4.3
.3
.3
.4
.1
-.1

.9
.6
1.1
2.2
-.6
2.9
-.2
.3
.1
-.7
2.3
.2
.6
.4
.3
.3

-.4
.1
-.7
-1.9
.0
-1.6
.3
.1
-.1
-.2
.8
.4
.5
.3
.3
.3

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

85.705
67.314
93.868
25.943
14.976
11.135
29.271
27.462
55.113
7.991
92.009
77.714
21.674
4.269
56.040

195.1
185.0
187.9
144.0
168.7
197.5
179.4
240.7
219.9
169.4
198.6
200.8
141.1
189.4
235.9
$ .514
$ .172

195.2
184.9
187.9
142.8
166.6
196.5
178.2
242.4
220.9
171.4
198.5
200.6
140.0
187.0
236.4
$ .514
$ .172

2.6
2.6
2.4
1.8
2.6
4.0
2.4
3.5
2.7
7.3
2.1
2.0
.4
8.2
2.7

.1
-.1
.0
-.8
-1.2
-.5
-.7
.7
.5
1.2
-.1
-.1
-.8
-1.3
.2

.5
.8
.5
1.1
2.0
2.6
1.5
.7
.3
4.5
.2
.0
-.1
6.3
.2

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.6
-1.7
-1.4
-.8
.3
.2
-2.0
.2
.1
.2
-4.2
.1

.0
-.1
.0
-.3
-.2
-.4
.1
.1
.1
-.5
.1
.1
-.2
-.8
.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
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

Sep.
2004

Dec.
2004

Mar.
2005

6 months
ended—
June
2005

Dec.
2004

June
2005

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

193.2

194.2

194.1

194.1

0.6

3.4

4.3

1.9

2.0

3.1

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

189.6
189.0
188.0
208.7
184.4
181.9
233.1
142.9
165.5
161.9
166.6
181.3
111.9
191.7
129.4
195.7

190.8
190.3
190.0
208.8
185.2
182.6
241.0
144.5
167.6
165.0
169.6
183.0
110.8
192.1
129.6
195.9

191.0
190.5
190.1
209.1
185.6
183.3
242.5
144.6
166.2
163.0
167.3
182.0
110.8
192.6
130.4
195.5

191.0
190.6
189.6
208.6
185.2
182.5
239.7
144.1
166.9
165.5
165.0
182.9
110.2
193.2
131.8
195.9

1.1
.9
-1.5
1.4
1.5
-18.2
1.9
2.3
-1.9
2.0
-4.6
-2.4
-1.4
4.1
2.3
2.1

3.2
3.5
4.6
2.3
.4
-3.7
36.0
1.4
-2.2
-1.2
-1.2
-2.4
1.1
2.1
3.5
1.0

1.5
1.3
-.8
1.7
2.6
6.2
-21.1
4.9
3.2
-2.4
-6.2
6.9
4.0
3.8
8.1
3.8

3.0
3.4
3.4
-.2
1.7
1.3
11.8
3.4
3.4
9.2
-3.8
3.6
-5.9
3.2
7.6
.4

2.2
2.2
1.5
1.9
1.0
-11.2
17.7
1.9
-2.0
.4
-2.9
-2.4
-.2
3.1
2.9
1.6

2.2
2.3
1.3
.8
2.2
3.7
-6.1
4.1
3.3
3.2
-5.0
5.2
-1.1
3.5
7.9
2.1

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

193.9
223.7
215.3
134.3
228.7
119.0
169.0
151.0
186.9
156.2
128.7
125.9
128.3

194.4
223.8
216.0
132.7
229.0
118.2
172.5
154.7
195.8
159.8
129.0
125.9
129.1

194.6
223.7
216.4
129.5
229.6
118.0
173.5
155.7
192.6
161.0
129.5
126.7
129.7

194.8
224.1
217.0
129.5
230.0
118.0
173.7
155.7
198.6
160.7
130.2
125.9
130.1

2.6
2.6
3.1
7.9
2.0
1.4
3.8
3.4
37.4
1.1
5.9
-.6
4.6

3.0
1.8
2.3
1.6
1.6
7.4
10.9
12.6
54.2
10.1
2.9
2.6
2.9

3.8
4.4
3.0
18.6
3.0
1.0
3.1
2.4
3.7
2.3
7.1
-.3
4.2

1.9
.7
3.2
-13.5
2.3
-3.3
11.6
13.0
27.5
12.0
4.7
.0
5.7

2.8
2.2
2.7
4.7
1.8
4.3
7.3
7.9
45.6
5.5
4.4
1.0
3.7

2.8
2.5
3.1
1.2
2.7
-1.2
7.3
7.6
15.0
7.1
5.9
-.2
4.9

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

120.9
117.9
113.0
117.1
121.9

120.2
117.9
111.5
120.1
121.8

120.2
117.6
111.3
119.4
122.0

119.3
116.0
110.7
118.3
122.3

-3.3
-5.3
-6.2
1.0
6.5

-.7
-1.4
-.4
-1.0
-2.0

3.4
5.3
4.0
-3.3
5.4

-5.2
-6.3
-7.9
4.2
1.3

-2.0
-3.3
-3.3
.0
2.2

-1.0
-.7
-2.1
.3
3.4

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

169.7
166.2
95.4
138.5
137.7
181.0
180.0
110.9
204.7
210.8

172.7
169.1
95.4
138.4
138.1
192.5
191.6
110.8
205.2
214.3

171.0
167.3
95.7
138.5
138.8
184.1
183.2
111.0
205.8
215.7

170.9
167.1
95.8
138.5
139.9
182.1
181.0
111.2
206.3
218.2

-4.8
-4.4
2.6
-4.3
19.3
-23.3
-23.4
4.1
2.0
-5.5

6.5
6.4
2.6
5.1
2.4
17.7
17.7
2.2
4.2
8.0

10.3
10.8
1.7
2.0
1.2
42.4
41.6
3.7
3.4
2.5

2.9
2.2
1.7
.0
6.5
2.5
2.2
1.1
3.2
14.8

.7
.9
2.6
.3
10.5
-5.0
-5.0
3.2
3.1
1.1

6.5
6.4
1.7
1.0
3.8
20.8
20.3
2.4
3.3
8.5

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

320.2
273.2
333.6
279.2
435.5

320.9
273.3
334.6
280.4
437.1

322.0
274.6
335.5
281.3
438.6

322.8
275.3
336.3
281.6
439.2

3.8
2.2
4.3
3.7
3.3

3.8
.7
4.8
2.7
6.1

6.0
3.0
6.9
5.5
7.5

3.3
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.4

3.8
1.5
4.5
3.2
4.7

4.6
3.0
5.1
4.5
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
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

Sep.
2004

Dec.
2004

Mar.
2005

6 months
ended—
June
2005

Dec.
2004

June
2005

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

108.8
104.3

109.0
104.5

109.3
104.3

109.0
102.9

-0.4
.4

0.7
.8

-0.4
-.8

0.7
-5.3

0.2
.6

0.2
-3.0

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 ..........

112.9
149.8
358.5
432.6
85.2
83.1
95.0
14.0
13.4

113.4
150.7
360.6
435.3
85.3
83.2
95.3
13.9
13.4

113.4
151.8
362.6
438.4
84.9
82.7
94.8
13.8
13.2

113.5
152.4
363.4
440.1
84.6
82.4
94.6
13.6
13.0

1.8
6.9
1.7
7.5
-2.7
-2.8
-2.1
-5.3
-12.3

1.1
6.2
7.8
5.9
-3.7
-3.8
-2.1
-12.9
-26.3

2.2
5.2
-.4
5.7
-.9
-1.0
.8
-5.5
-13.6

2.1
7.1
5.6
7.1
-2.8
-3.3
-1.7
-10.9
-11.4

1.4
6.5
4.7
6.7
-3.2
-3.3
-2.1
-9.2
-19.6

2.1
6.2
2.5
6.4
-1.9
-2.1
-.4
-8.3
-12.5

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

311.0
496.6
184.5
153.0
203.3
299.9

311.1
497.0
184.5
153.4
203.3
300.8

312.3
498.0
185.3
154.4
202.8
302.2

312.3
497.8
185.4
154.3
203.0
302.6

3.2
5.9
2.4
-.8
4.5
3.7

2.8
1.6
3.1
-.3
4.3
3.7

3.3
10.1
1.5
-1.0
4.2
1.5

1.7
1.0
2.0
3.4
-.6
3.7

3.0
3.7
2.8
-.5
4.4
3.7

2.5
5.4
1.7
1.2
1.8
2.6

158.2
189.6
140.4
162.6
120.9
194.6
115.5
227.9
233.0
119.0
156.2
128.7
128.3
223.1
333.6
266.0

159.7
190.8
142.0
166.1
120.2
200.2
115.3
228.6
233.2
118.2
159.8
129.0
129.1
224.0
334.6
266.8

159.1
191.0
141.0
163.0
120.2
197.0
115.6
228.9
233.0
118.0
161.0
129.5
129.7
224.6
335.5
267.6

158.8
191.0
140.6
162.8
119.3
196.1
115.4
229.2
233.6
118.0
160.7
130.2
130.1
225.5
336.3
267.5

-2.5
1.1
-4.6
-5.7
-3.3
-9.6
.3
2.7
2.5
1.4
1.1
5.9
4.6
1.6
4.3
3.1

3.7
3.2
4.2
13.7
-.7
9.0
2.5
2.7
1.8
7.4
10.1
2.9
2.9
2.4
4.8
2.5

5.2
1.5
7.5
3.0
3.4
15.8
.7
4.0
4.6
1.0
2.3
7.1
4.2
1.6
6.9
2.3

1.5
3.0
.6
.5
-5.2
3.1
-.3
2.3
1.0
-3.3
12.0
4.7
5.7
4.4
3.3
2.3

.5
2.2
-.3
3.6
-2.0
-.7
1.4
2.7
2.1
4.3
5.5
4.4
3.7
2.0
4.5
2.8

3.4
2.2
4.0
1.7
-1.0
9.3
.2
3.1
2.8
-1.2
7.1
5.9
4.9
3.0
5.1
2.3

193.9
183.4
186.7
142.5
164.6
193.9
176.3
238.9
219.0
164.6
197.8
200.1
140.4
182.3
235.2

194.9
184.8
187.7
144.0
167.9
198.9
179.0
240.5
219.7
172.0
198.1
200.2
140.3
193.7
235.6

194.7
184.7
187.6
143.1
165.1
196.1
177.5
241.2
220.1
168.5
198.4
200.5
140.6
185.5
235.8

194.7
184.6
187.6
142.7
164.8
195.3
177.6
241.5
220.3
167.6
198.5
200.7
140.3
184.0
236.2

.6
-.4
.4
-4.2
-4.6
-8.6
-3.4
2.8
2.4
-11.3
1.9
1.8
-.3
-20.6
2.8

3.2
4.1
3.3
4.1
12.1
7.8
8.1
4.5
2.8
15.3
2.3
2.0
1.4
19.8
2.3

4.9
4.3
4.2
7.3
3.2
15.1
2.3
2.2
3.4
21.1
2.9
3.3
1.1
39.6
4.0

1.7
2.6
1.9
.6
.5
2.9
3.0
4.4
2.4
7.5
1.4
1.2
-.3
3.8
1.7

1.9
1.8
1.9
-.1
3.4
-.7
2.2
3.6
2.6
1.2
2.1
1.9
.6
-2.5
2.5

3.3
3.4
3.1
3.9
1.8
8.8
2.6
3.3
2.9
14.1
2.1
2.2
.4
20.4
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
June2005 from—

Pricing
schedule
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

June
2004

Apr.
2005

Percent change to
May2005 from—

May
2005

May
2004

Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

M

193.3

194.6

194.4

194.5

2.5

-0.1

0.1

2.8

0.6

-0.1

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

M
M
M

206.0
208.6
121.3

206.9
209.3
122.0

206.2
208.6
121.6

206.2
208.5
121.8

2.5
2.6
2.6

-.3
-.4
-.2

.0
.0
.2

3.2
3.3
2.8

.1
.0
.2

-.3
-.3
-.3

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

186.3
188.3
118.7

187.7
189.6
119.6

187.4
189.4
119.3

187.8
189.8
119.6

2.5
2.4
2.4

.1
.1
.0

.2
.2
.3

2.5
2.4
2.5

.6
.6
.5

-.2
-.1
-.3

M

179.9

181.7

181.6

182.3

3.1

.3

.4

3.2

.9

-.1

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

185.9
187.9
118.4

187.3
189.1
119.3

187.3
189.2
119.4

187.8
189.7
119.7

2.7
2.9
2.3

.3
.3
.3

.3
.3
.3

2.9
3.2
2.6

.8
.7
.8

.0
.1
.1

M

184.5

187.2

186.6

186.9

3.5

-.2

.2

4.0

1.1

-.3

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

M
M
M

197.1
199.8
120.4

198.6
201.3
121.4

198.8
201.5
121.3

198.0
200.5
121.1

2.4
2.3
2.7

-.3
-.4
-.2

-.4
-.5
-.2

2.8
2.9
2.6

.9
.9
.7

.1
.1
-.1

M
M
M

177.0
119.2
184.8

178.1
120.1
186.9

178.0
120.0
186.9

177.9
120.2
186.9

2.6
2.5
2.8

-.1
.1
.0

-.1
.2
.0

2.9
2.6
3.3

.6
.7
1.1

-.1
-.1
.0

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

191.3
199.2

193.2
201.1

193.3
201.5

194.0
200.7

2.6
3.6

.4
-.2

.4
-.4

2.4
4.2

1.0
1.2

.1
.2

M

212.4

212.5

211.4

210.7

2.3

-.8

-.3

3.4

-.5

-.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

214.2
186.3
181.3
122.7

-

214.6
186.8
183.5
123.6

-

-

-

-

2.8
3.0
2.5
4.0

.2
.3
1.2
.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

-

188.0
189.8
175.0
193.2

-

189.6
189.6
174.2
192.6

2.1
2.0
2.9
3.8

.9
-.1
-.5
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

203.3
202.5
201.3

-

204.8
201.2
199.8

3.4
1.1
2.3

.7
-.6
-.7

-

-

-

-

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
2004

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2005

June
2005

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2005 from—
June
2004

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2005

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

100.000

190.0
566.0

190.1
566.2

2.6

0.1

0.6

-0.1

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

17.024
15.940
9.540
1.342
2.845
.962
1.407
1.051
1.934
.311
.311
1.312
.341
6.400
.251
1.084

190.4
190.0
189.4
209.7
184.9
183.1
242.2
143.7
165.8
162.3
168.0
182.3
111.3
192.4
129.6
195.3

190.3
189.8
188.6
209.5
185.2
180.9
235.9
143.4
166.3
164.8
164.5
183.1
110.5
193.0
131.5
195.7

2.1
2.1
1.3
1.4
1.5
-4.3
5.2
2.9
.5
1.6
-4.0
1.3
-.8
3.3
5.5
1.6

-.1
-.1
-.4
-.1
.2
-1.2
-2.6
-.2
.3
1.5
-2.1
.4
-.7
.3
1.5
.2

.6
.7
1.0
.0
.3
.4
3.2
1.3
1.2
1.9
1.7
.9
-1.2
.2
.2
.1

.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
.5
.7
-.1
-.8
-1.5
-1.2
-.6
.2
.2
.3
-.5

.0
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.5
-1.3
-.4
.4
1.8
-1.5
.4
-.7
.3
1.5
.2

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

38.973
29.902
8.025
1.742
19.795
.339
5.288
4.336
.281
4.055
.952
3.783
.321

189.7
216.8
215.5
131.1
208.0
118.3
170.7
152.1
193.6
157.7
129.7
122.5
132.2

190.9
217.3
215.9
132.9
208.4
118.3
176.7
158.5
194.8
164.8
130.2
121.9
132.8

2.9
2.4
2.9
3.2
2.2
1.5
7.1
7.5
30.0
6.3
5.3
.5
4.6

.6
.2
.2
1.4
.2
.0
3.5
4.2
.6
4.5
.4
-.5
.5

.3
.1
.3
-1.1
.1
-.8
2.1
2.5
4.8
2.3
.2
.1
.8

.2
.1
.1
-2.0
.2
-.2
.6
.7
-1.2
.9
.3
.6
.7

.2
.2
.3
.5
.2
.0
.2
.1
3.1
-.1
.5
-.6
.5

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

4.208
1.063
1.664
.242
.991

121.9
119.2
113.9
122.5
122.4

117.9
114.9
108.7
118.9
121.3

-1.4
-2.5
-3.1
.1
3.7

-3.3
-3.6
-4.6
-2.9
-.9

-.7
-.4
-1.6
2.1
-.2

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

-.8
-1.5
-1.0
-1.2
.7

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

19.845
19.072
9.146
4.725
3.536
4.843
4.803
.449
1.357
.773

171.0
168.2
94.7
139.6
139.6
188.7
187.9
110.5
207.9
215.8

170.6
167.7
94.8
139.0
140.7
186.1
185.3
110.8
208.4
219.8

4.0
4.0
2.9
.6
7.1
7.1
7.0
2.8
3.4
4.7

-.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.8
-1.4
-1.4
.3
.2
1.9

1.8
1.8
.1
-.1
.3
6.3
6.3
-.1
.2
1.5

-1.0
-1.1
.2
.1
.5
-4.4
-4.3
.1
.3
.3

-.1
-.1
.3
.1
.8
-1.1
-1.2
.3
.2
1.3

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

5.014
1.126
3.888
2.270
1.276

321.9
267.9
336.5
284.3
433.7

322.5
268.8
337.0
284.6
434.3

4.2
1.9
4.9
3.8
5.2

.2
.3
.1
.1
.1

.3
.0
.4
.4
.3

.4
.4
.4
.4
.4

.2
.2
.1
.1
.1

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
2004

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2005

June
2005

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2005 from—
June
2004

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2005

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

5.546
1.878

107.0
103.9

106.6
102.5

-0.1
-1.2

-0.4
-1.3

0.1
.1

0.4
-.1

-0.4
-1.3

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 ..........

5.498
2.361
.217
2.145
3.137
2.990
2.473
.517
.171

110.6
148.5
364.0
419.8
86.5
85.0
94.9
14.3
13.0

110.7
149.1
365.1
421.6
86.3
84.8
94.8
14.2
12.7

1.2
6.0
3.9
6.3
-2.4
-2.4
-1.4
-7.8
-16.4

.1
.4
.3
.4
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.7
-2.3

.4
.5
.6
.5
.2
.2
.3
.0
.0

.0
.7
.7
.7
-.6
-.6
-.5
-1.4
-1.5

-.1
.3
.1
.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.7
-2.3

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

3.891
1.244
2.648
.712
.611
1.160

320.8
498.7
183.8
154.5
203.1
303.2

320.9
498.9
183.8
154.5
203.3
303.2

2.9
4.6
2.1
.1
2.9
3.3

.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0

.0
.1
.0
.2
.0
.3

.3
.2
.4
.6
-.2
.7

.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
.1

44.809
17.024
27.786
15.322
4.208
11.113
12.464
55.191
29.562
.339
4.055
.952
.321
6.166
3.888
9.907

160.9
190.4
144.0
171.5
121.9
206.0
115.5
224.2
208.8
118.3
157.7
129.7
132.2
225.3
336.5
258.9

160.1
190.3
142.8
169.2
117.9
204.7
115.3
225.3
209.3
118.3
164.8
130.2
132.8
226.0
337.0
258.6

2.2
2.1
2.3
2.9
-1.4
4.4
1.6
2.9
2.4
1.5
6.3
5.3
4.6
2.4
4.9
2.1

-.5
-.1
-.8
-1.3
-3.3
-.6
-.2
.5
.2
.0
4.5
.4
.5
.3
.1
-.1

1.0
.6
1.2
2.3
-.7
2.9
.0
.4
.1
-.8
2.3
.2
.8
.3
.4
.3

-.4
.1
-.7
-2.0
.1
-1.6
.2
.2
.0
-.2
.9
.3
.7
.2
.4
.2

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

84.060
70.098
94.986
28.870
16.406
12.197
32.346
25.628
51.303
9.179
90.821
74.881
23.745
5.124
51.136

189.9
182.3
184.4
145.9
173.0
204.2
181.5
213.6
215.7
169.6
193.4
194.5
141.3
189.7
231.5
$ .526
$ .177

190.0
182.2
184.5
144.7
170.8
203.0
180.3
215.3
216.8
171.5
193.2
194.3
140.4
187.3
231.9
$ .526
$ .177

2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.8
4.2
2.5
3.4
2.7
7.3
2.1
2.1
1.0
8.1
2.6

.1
-.1
.1
-.8
-1.3
-.6
-.7
.8
.5
1.1
-.1
-.1
-.6
-1.3
.2

.6
.8
.7
1.1
2.1
2.5
1.5
.7
.4
4.6
.2
.1
-.1
6.2
.2

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.8
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
.3
.1
-2.1
.2
.2
.2
-4.2
.2

.0
-.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.5
.0
.0
.1
-.6
.1
.1
-.1
-.9
.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 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
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

Sep.
2004

Dec.
2004

Mar.
2005

6 months
ended—
June
2005

Dec.
2004

June
2005

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

188.7

189.9

189.7

189.7

0.7

3.3

4.4

2.1

2.0

3.2

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

189.0
188.5
187.3
208.7
184.4
181.7
230.9
142.2
165.1
161.3
166.7
181.7
112.5
191.6
129.2
196.0

190.2
189.8
189.2
208.8
185.0
182.4
238.4
144.1
167.1
164.3
169.6
183.4
111.1
192.0
129.4
196.2

190.4
190.0
189.3
209.3
185.5
183.3
240.1
144.0
165.7
161.8
167.5
182.3
111.3
192.4
129.8
195.3

190.4
189.9
188.8
208.7
185.2
182.4
237.0
143.4
166.3
164.7
165.0
183.1
110.5
193.0
131.7
195.7

.9
.6
-1.7
1.4
1.1
-19.0
1.8
2.0
-1.9
2.2
-4.8
-2.4
-1.4
4.4
2.3
2.7

3.2
3.5
4.4
2.3
.4
-3.9
38.7
1.4
-2.4
-2.2
-1.6
-2.4
1.1
1.9
4.2
.4

1.3
1.3
-.6
1.9
2.6
6.2
-21.9
4.6
3.5
-1.7
-5.6
7.1
4.4
4.1
7.4
3.8

3.0
3.0
3.2
.0
1.7
1.5
11.0
3.4
2.9
8.7
-4.0
3.1
-6.9
3.0
8.0
-.6

2.0
2.1
1.3
1.9
.8
-11.8
18.8
1.7
-2.2
.0
-3.2
-2.4
-.2
3.1
3.2
1.6

2.1
2.1
1.3
1.0
2.2
3.8
-6.9
4.0
3.2
3.4
-4.8
5.1
-1.4
3.5
7.7
1.6

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

189.0
216.4
214.6
133.3
207.4
119.4
168.1
149.4
186.0
155.2
129.0
121.6
130.2

189.6
216.6
215.2
131.8
207.7
118.5
171.6
153.1
194.9
158.8
129.3
121.7
131.3

190.0
216.8
215.5
129.2
208.2
118.3
172.7
154.2
192.6
160.2
129.7
122.4
132.2

190.3
217.2
216.1
129.9
208.6
118.3
173.0
154.3
198.5
160.0
130.4
121.7
132.8

2.4
2.5
3.1
8.2
2.0
1.0
3.3
2.8
38.6
1.1
5.6
-.7
1.9

3.0
1.9
2.5
.3
1.6
7.4
10.5
11.8
58.7
9.3
3.5
3.0
5.4

3.5
3.8
3.2
15.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
2.2
-.2
2.4
7.1
-.7
2.8

2.8
1.5
2.8
-9.8
2.3
-3.6
12.2
13.8
29.7
13.0
4.4
.3
8.2

2.7
2.2
2.8
4.2
1.8
4.2
6.8
7.2
48.3
5.1
4.6
1.2
3.7

3.1
2.6
3.0
2.2
2.6
-1.0
7.6
7.8
13.8
7.5
5.8
-.2
5.5

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

120.6
117.8
112.8
120.0
121.2

119.7
117.3
111.0
122.5
120.9

119.8
117.0
111.1
122.2
121.2

118.9
115.2
110.0
120.7
122.0

-2.6
-5.0
-6.2
1.7
6.6

-.7
-2.0
.4
-.7
-1.3

3.7
6.4
3.3
-2.9
6.9

-5.5
-8.5
-9.6
2.4
2.7

-1.7
-3.5
-3.0
.5
2.6

-1.0
-1.4
-3.4
-.3
4.8

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

168.6
166.0
94.3
139.4
138.5
181.6
180.7
110.5
206.9
209.6

171.6
169.0
94.4
139.3
138.9
193.0
192.1
110.4
207.4
212.8

169.8
167.1
94.6
139.4
139.6
184.5
183.9
110.5
208.1
213.4

169.7
166.9
94.9
139.5
140.7
182.5
181.7
110.8
208.6
216.1

-3.6
-3.7
5.3
-3.7
19.2
-23.0
-23.5
3.4
2.2
-6.2

6.8
6.7
2.6
4.4
2.4
18.2
18.3
2.2
4.4
9.8

10.6
11.1
1.3
1.7
1.2
41.9
41.8
4.5
3.8
3.3

2.6
2.2
2.6
.3
6.5
2.0
2.2
1.1
3.3
13.0

1.5
1.4
3.9
.3
10.5
-4.6
-4.9
2.8
3.3
1.5

6.6
6.5
1.9
1.0
3.8
20.3
20.4
2.8
3.5
8.0

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

319.5
266.6
333.8
281.5
431.9

320.5
266.7
335.1
282.7
433.4

321.9
267.7
336.5
283.7
435.0

322.4
268.2
337.0
284.0
435.6

3.9
2.0
4.4
3.9
3.3

3.8
.5
4.8
2.9
5.9

5.7
2.6
6.7
4.7
8.1

3.7
2.4
3.9
3.6
3.5

3.9
1.2
4.6
3.4
4.6

4.7
2.5
5.3
4.1
5.7

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
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

Sep.
2004

Dec.
2004

Mar.
2005

6 months
ended—
June
2005

Dec.
2004

June
2005

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

106.4
103.6

106.5
103.7

106.9
103.6

106.5
102.3

-1.1
.4

0.4
.4

0.0
-.4

0.4
-4.9

-0.4
.4

0.2
-2.7

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 ..........

110.8
148.3
360.2
419.7
86.8
85.3
95.1
14.5
13.2

111.2
149.1
362.3
421.9
87.0
85.5
95.4
14.5
13.2

111.2
150.1
364.8
424.9
86.5
85.0
94.9
14.3
13.0

111.1
150.6
365.1
426.3
86.3
84.8
94.8
14.2
12.7

1.1
6.0
2.8
6.5
-2.7
-2.7
-2.5
-5.1
-10.1

.4
6.2
7.3
6.1
-3.6
-3.7
-2.1
-10.1
-26.6

1.8
5.3
-.1
5.8
-.9
-.9
.4
-7.9
-13.8

1.1
6.3
5.6
6.4
-2.3
-2.3
-1.3
-8.0
-14.3

.7
6.1
5.0
6.3
-3.1
-3.2
-2.3
-7.6
-18.8

1.5
5.8
2.7
6.1
-1.6
-1.6
-.4
-7.9
-14.1

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

319.4
497.4
182.8
153.3
203.6
299.9

319.5
497.8
182.8
153.6
203.6
300.9

320.6
498.7
183.6
154.5
203.1
302.9

320.7
498.9
183.7
154.5
203.3
303.2

3.6
6.0
2.7
-.8
4.5
4.2

2.7
1.5
3.1
-.5
4.3
4.2

3.7
10.0
.9
-1.3
3.6
.5

1.6
1.2
2.0
3.2
-.6
4.5

3.2
3.7
2.9
-.6
4.4
4.2

2.7
5.5
1.4
.9
1.5
2.5

159.3
189.0
142.3
166.8
120.6
201.8
115.1
223.2
208.4
119.4
155.2
129.0
130.2
223.8
333.8
258.1

160.9
190.2
144.0
170.7
119.7
207.6
115.1
224.0
208.7
118.5
158.8
129.3
131.3
224.4
335.1
258.8

160.2
190.4
143.0
167.3
119.8
204.2
115.3
224.4
208.8
118.3
160.2
129.7
132.2
224.9
336.5
259.4

159.9
190.4
142.6
167.0
118.9
203.3
115.3
224.8
209.3
118.3
160.0
130.4
132.8
225.7
337.0
259.1

-2.0
.9
-4.0
-7.0
-2.6
-10.8
2.1
2.4
2.6
1.0
1.1
5.6
1.9
1.8
4.4
2.4

4.2
3.2
4.4
15.6
-.7
10.1
3.2
2.9
1.4
7.4
9.3
3.5
5.4
2.7
4.8
2.2

5.5
1.3
8.3
3.7
3.7
18.0
.3
3.3
4.1
1.7
2.4
7.1
2.8
1.6
6.7
2.2

1.5
3.0
.8
.5
-5.5
3.0
.7
2.9
1.7
-3.6
13.0
4.4
8.2
3.4
3.9
1.6

1.0
2.0
.1
3.7
-1.7
-.9
2.7
2.7
2.0
4.2
5.1
4.6
3.7
2.3
4.6
2.3

3.5
2.1
4.5
2.1
-1.0
10.3
.5
3.1
2.9
-1.0
7.5
5.8
5.5
2.5
5.3
1.9

188.6
180.7
183.1
144.3
168.7
200.5
178.5
212.0
214.7
164.8
192.5
193.7
140.6
182.5
230.7

189.7
182.2
184.3
145.9
172.3
205.6
181.2
213.4
215.6
172.3
192.9
193.9
140.5
193.8
231.1

189.5
181.9
184.1
144.8
168.9
202.6
179.4
214.1
215.9
168.6
193.2
194.3
140.8
185.6
231.5

189.5
181.8
184.1
144.5
168.6
201.6
179.4
214.2
216.2
167.6
193.3
194.4
140.6
184.0
231.9

.4
-.5
.4
-3.4
-6.0
-9.6
-3.2
2.9
2.5
-12.0
1.7
2.1
1.2
-20.9
2.7

3.3
4.1
3.4
4.4
14.3
9.2
8.8
4.3
2.7
15.4
2.3
2.1
1.4
20.0
2.1

5.0
4.6
4.0
8.2
3.9
16.7
2.7
2.1
2.7
22.0
2.5
2.7
1.4
39.3
3.5

1.9
2.5
2.2
.6
-.2
2.2
2.0
4.2
2.8
7.0
1.7
1.5
.0
3.3
2.1

1.9
1.8
1.9
.4
3.7
-.6
2.6
3.6
2.6
.8
2.0
2.1
1.3
-2.6
2.4

3.5
3.5
3.1
4.3
1.8
9.2
2.4
3.2
2.7
14.2
2.1
2.1
.7
20.0
2.8

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
June2005 from—

Pricing
schedule
Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

May
2005

June
2005

June
2004

Apr.
2005

Percent change to
May2005 from—

May
2005

May
2004

Mar.
2005

Apr.
2005

M

188.6

190.2

190.0

190.1

2.6

-0.1

0.1

2.9

0.7

-0.1

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

M
M
M

201.8
202.8
121.2

202.9
203.8
122.1

202.5
203.5
121.6

202.5
203.4
121.8

2.5
2.6
2.5

-.2
-.2
-.2

.0
.0
.2

3.1
3.2
2.7

.3
.3
.3

-.2
-.1
-.4

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

181.2
182.5
117.8

182.8
184.1
118.8

182.4
183.8
118.5

182.9
184.0
119.0

2.6
2.6
2.6

.1
-.1
.2

.3
.1
.4

2.6
2.5
2.6

.7
.7
.6

-.2
-.2
-.3

M

177.3

179.1

178.8

179.6

3.2

.3

.4

3.2

.8

-.2

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

182.7
185.3
117.0

184.3
186.7
117.9

184.2
186.8
117.9

184.7
187.3
118.2

2.8
3.0
2.5

.2
.3
.3

.3
.3
.3

3.0
3.3
2.7

.8
.8
.8

-.1
.1
.0

M

184.1

186.7

186.2

186.7

3.7

.0

.3

4.0

1.1

-.3

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

M
M
M

192.0
193.2
119.8

193.7
194.9
120.8

193.9
195.2
120.8

193.1
194.1
120.6

2.4
2.3
2.6

-.3
-.4
-.2

-.4
-.6
-.2

2.8
3.0
2.5

1.0
1.0
.8

.1
.2
.0

M
M
M

175.0
118.3
182.9

176.3
119.2
185.1

176.3
119.1
185.0

176.2
119.3
185.1

2.6
2.5
3.0

-.1
.1
.0

-.1
.2
.1

3.0
2.7
3.5

.7
.7
1.1

.0
-.1
-.1

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

184.8
192.1

186.9
194.2

186.8
194.6

187.1
193.7

2.5
3.4

.1
-.3

.2
-.5

2.5
4.2

1.1
1.3

-.1
.2

M

205.5

206.0

205.6

205.1

2.3

-.4

-.2

3.3

.0

-.2

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

213.1
177.2
181.6
122.3

-

214.0
177.9
184.1
123.2

-

-

-

-

2.9
3.1
2.6
4.1

.4
.4
1.4
.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

-

186.0
185.2
172.8
191.2

-

187.5
184.7
172.7
190.7

1.9
2.4
3.0
4.0

.8
-.3
-.1
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

202.9
199.3
196.2

-

204.0
197.5
194.8

3.4
1.1
2.3

.5
-.9
-.7

-

-

-

-

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,
2001-2002

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2005 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2005

June
2005

June
2004

May
2005

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

100.000

113.1

113.0

2.2

-0.1

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

15.076
14.086
8.062
6.023
.990

113.5
113.6
112.0
115.5
112.8

113.4
113.4
111.5
115.9
113.0

2.2
2.1
1.3
3.3
1.7

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

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

41.793
32.380
4.643
4.771

117.1
118.2
132.8
96.9

117.6
118.4
137.7
96.3

2.5
2.3
6.7
-.1

.4
.2
3.7
-.6

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

4.317

92.2

89.0

-1.9

-3.5

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

17.315
16.206
1.109

113.3
113.7
107.9

113.2
113.4
110.1

3.4
3.3
4.7

-.1
-.3
2.0

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

5.783
1.466
4.317

126.0
116.6
129.2

126.2
117.0
129.4

4.0
2.0
4.6

.2
.3
.2

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

5.978

103.8

103.1

-.8

-.7

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

6.004
2.560
3.444

99.9
138.1
77.2

99.8
138.7
76.8

.3
6.2
-3.9

-.1
.4
-.5

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

3.734

116.5

116.5

2.6

.0

58.567
41.433
12.521
28.912
78.985
6.929

119.2
105.2
88.1
113.5
110.2
147.5

119.7
104.6
87.8
112.7
110.0
150.1

2.7
1.5
.3
1.9
1.8
7.1

.4
-.6
-.3
-.7
-.2
1.8

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

Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.