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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX –JUNE 2010
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in June on a
seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,
the index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
Similarly to April and May, a decline in the energy index caused the seasonally adjusted all items
decrease in June. The index for energy decreased 2.9 percent in June, the same decline as in May, with a
decline in the gasoline index accounting for most of the decrease. This more than offset an increase in
the index for all items less food and energy, while the food index was unchanged for the second month
in a row.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.1 percent in May.
A broad array of indexes posted increases, including shelter, apparel, used cars, medical care, tobacco,
and recreation. These increases more than offset declines in the indexes for household furnishings and
operations and for airline fares. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy
remained at 0.9 percent for the third month in a row.

Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, June 2009 - June 2010
Percent change
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2

0.4
0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1
0.0
-0.1

-0.1
-0.2

Jun'09

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun'10

Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, June 2009 - June 2010
Percent change
3

2

1
0
-1

-2
-3

Jun'09

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

All items

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

All items less food and energy

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May

Jun'10

Consumer Price Index Data for June 2010
Food
The food index was unchanged in June for the second straight month. The index for food away from
home rose 0.1 percent, the third straight such increase, while the food at home index declined 0.1
percent. Within the latter group, four of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The fruits and
vegetables index fell 1.3 percent, mostly due to a 3.0 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables.
The index for cereals and bakery products fell 0.6 percent and the indexes for other food at home and for
nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. In contrast to these declines, the
index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.0 percent in June, the sixth consecutive monthly increase,
and the dairy and related products index rose slightly. The food at home index has risen 0.2 percent over
the last 12 months with none of the major groups rising or falling more than 2.0 percent.
Energy
The energy index declined 2.9 percent in June, the same decline as in May. The gasoline index declined
4.5 percent in June, its fifth consecutive monthly decline after nine consecutive monthly increases. The
household energy index declined 1.6 percent in June, its largest decline in over a year. The fuel oil index
fell 3.2 percent and the electricity index declined 2.2 percent, more than offsetting a 0.6 percent increase
in the natural gas index. The energy index has increased 3.0 percent over the last 12 months. The
gasoline index has risen 3.9 percent over the last 12 months, with the index for household energy up 1.6
percent.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.1 percent in May. The
shelter index rose 0.1 percent in June, the same increase as last month. Within the shelter component,
the rent index increased 0.1 percent in June. The index for owners’ equivalent rent also rose 0.1 percent,
its first increase since August 2009, and the index for lodging away from home rose 1.3 percent. The
apparel index increased 0.8 percent, and the index for used cars continued to increase, rising 0.9 percent.
The tobacco index rose 1.0 percent in June after increasing 1.3 percent in May. The index for new
vehicles and recreation both rose slightly in June, increasing 0.1 percent. In contrast, the index for
household furnishings and operations fell 0.4 percent in June, and the index for airline fares turned
down, falling 0.6 percent after increasing in each of the previous three months.
Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.9 percent. Over that
time period, the indexes for shelter, household furnishing and operations, apparel, recreation, and
communication have posted decreases, while the indexes for used cars and trucks, medical care, new
vehicles, tobacco, airline fares, and education have increased.

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 217.965 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index fell 0.1 percent prior to
seasonal adjustment.

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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.4
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.839 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
fell 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index decreased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please
note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for July 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 13, 2010, at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).

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Facilities for Sensory Impaired
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Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339.

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-CPIU), 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing
units and approximately 25,000 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 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.

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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 0.04 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 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices.
For example, 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 0.12 and
0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error,
see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2009”.
These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2009.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

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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
before adjustment 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 2005 through
December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. 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: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010.
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.
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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 seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles.
For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as
damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
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 David
Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov If you have general questions about the
CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2010

June
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2010 from—
June
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2010

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

100.000

218.178
653.564

217.965
652.926

1.1

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

14.795
13.738
7.801
1.108
1.745
.820
1.153
.952
2.023
.295
.232
1.496
.439
5.937
.326
1.056

219.693
219.374
215.793
251.269
205.679
197.749
277.887
160.982
191.461
202.123
199.510
205.036
120.607
225.573
158.529
222.463

219.562
219.218
215.361
250.260
208.171
197.947
271.907
160.361
191.001
199.737
199.375
204.874
121.551
225.797
159.271
222.680

.7
.7
.2
-1.1
2.0
1.9
-.3
-1.4
-.2
1.4
-.9
-.4
-.6
1.2
2.2
1.0

-.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
1.2
.1
-2.2
-.4
-.2
-1.2
-.1
-.1
.8
.1
.5
.1

.2
.2
.2
-.3
1.4
-.8
-.2
.4
.0
.1
.7
-.2
.0
.1
.1
.0

.0
.0
.0
.2
.4
.2
-1.1
-.8
.3
1.2
.1
.1
-1.4
.1
-.1
.2

.0
.0
-.1
-.6
1.0
.1
-1.3
-.2
-.3
-1.2
.0
-.2
.8
.1
.5
.1

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

41.960
32.289
5.966
.769
25.206
23.593
.347
5.081
4.028
.276
3.752
1.052
4.590
.781

215.981
248.100
248.925
136.121
256.163
256.159
125.036
212.773
188.017
272.606
191.628
169.825
126.029
150.575

216.778
248.470
248.999
140.476
256.352
256.347
125.289
217.820
193.678
265.521
198.207
169.745
125.589
150.560

-.6
-.7
.0
1.6
-.2
-.2
3.5
2.4
1.6
14.1
.7
6.2
-3.1
.4

.4
.1
.0
3.2
.1
.1
.2
2.4
3.0
-2.6
3.4
.0
-.3
.0

-.1
.0
.0
1.4
.0
.0
.4
-.2
-.4
.7
-.5
.6
-.5
.0

.0
.1
.0
2.5
.0
.0
.1
-.4
-.6
-2.0
-.5
.5
.0
.3

-.1
.1
.1
1.3
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.6
-2.6
-1.6
.2
-.4
.0

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

3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721

121.006
113.885
108.686
114.412
128.738

118.319
112.446
104.746
112.930
127.196

-.4
-.4
-1.6
-.9
1.3

-2.2
-1.3
-3.6
-1.3
-1.2

-.7
-.6
-1.5
.2
.0

.2
.5
.3
-.4
.0

.8
2.3
.2
.8
.6

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573
2.012
4.525
4.337
.401
1.167
1.187

194.761
190.071
96.890
137.750
142.537
246.671
246.080
136.135
247.311
253.275

192.651
187.593
97.176
137.503
144.399
234.868
234.214
136.686
247.635
257.825

4.9
4.4
4.5
1.3
16.1
4.4
3.9
1.8
2.0
10.9

-1.1
-1.3
.3
-.2
1.3
-4.8
-4.8
.4
.1
1.8

-.5
-.7
-.2
.0
.2
-2.3
-2.4
.1
.3
1.7

-1.2
-1.4
.2
.1
.6
-5.0
-5.2
.3
.0
1.5

-1.0
-1.0
.3
.1
.9
-4.1
-4.5
.4
.1
-.5

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................

6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796

387.762
314.923
410.173
327.121

388.199
314.888
410.802
327.938

3.5
3.3
3.5
2.6

.1
.0
.2
.2

.2
.2
.3
.2

.1
.1
.0
.0

.3
.0
.4
.4

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2010

June
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2010 from—
June
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2010

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

1.619

605.313

606.378

7.4

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.6

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

6.437
1.894

113.684
99.572

113.802
99.814

-.7
-2.0

.1
.2

.3
-.1

.0
-.3

.1
.4

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 6 ...............

6.434
3.035
.200
2.835
3.399
3.225
2.392
.833
.246

129.270
196.917
502.345
565.983
84.809
81.641
102.369
9.473
76.676

129.263
197.284
504.870
566.910
84.657
81.487
102.303
9.422
75.751

2.2
4.8
5.8
4.8
-.4
-.5
.1
-3.2
-9.3

.0
.2
.5
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-1.2

.2
.5
.2
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-.4

.1
.3
.6
.3
-.2
-.2
.0
-.6
-1.3

.1
.4
.8
.4
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.4

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

3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048

379.714
798.192
206.296
160.351
230.013
353.522

380.926
806.154
206.481
160.061
230.225
353.941

2.8
8.0
1.0
-1.4
1.2
2.8

.3
1.0
.1
-.2
.1
.1

.0
.1
-.1
-.5
.5
.1

.2
1.3
-.2
-.8
.2
.1

.4
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.1

39.816
14.795
25.021
15.044
3.695
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
.347
3.752
1.052
.781
6.060
4.902
11.347

175.333
219.693
151.559
192.201
121.006
240.876
111.454
260.756
258.525
125.036
191.628
169.825
150.575
259.325
410.173
308.870

173.899
219.562
149.648
188.237
118.319
236.028
111.443
261.756
258.910
125.289
198.207
169.745
150.560
260.525
410.802
309.349

1.3
.7
1.7
2.0
-.4
2.8
1.3
.9
-.8
3.5
.7
6.2
.4
4.5
3.5
2.1

-.8
-.1
-1.3
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
.0
.4
.1
.2
3.4
.0
.0
.5
.2
.2

-.4
.2
-.7
-1.3
-.7
-1.6
-.2
.1
.1
.4
-.5
.6
.0
.4
.3
.4

-.6
.0
-.9
-1.5
.2
-2.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.5
.5
.3
.4
.0
.2

-.4
.0
-.6
-.8
.8
-1.7
.1
.0
.0
.2
-1.6
.2
.0
.0
.4
.2

86.262
67.711
93.487
26.078
16.100
12.405
29.838
28.243
55.282
8.553
91.447
77.708
21.276
4.801
56.432

218.010
208.932
209.841
154.106
194.041
238.090
206.391
283.541
249.087
214.363
220.298
221.193
143.888
249.680
267.829
$ .458
$ .153

217.788
208.486
209.605
152.247
190.306
233.711
204.157
285.371
250.094
211.660
220.336
221.265
143.376
238.032
268.308
$ .459
$ .153

1.1
1.9
.9
1.7
1.9
2.6
1.3
2.7
.6
3.0
.9
.9
1.0
4.9
.9

-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.2
-1.9
-1.8
-1.1
.6
.4
-1.3
.0
.0
-.4
-4.7
.2

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.7
-1.3
-1.4
-.5
.3
.2
-1.4
.1
.0
-.3
-2.1
.2

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.8
-.9
.1
.1
-2.9
.1
.1
.1
-4.8
.1

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-.9
-.1
-.1
-2.9
.1
.2
.2
-4.1
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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—

Sep.
2009

Dec.
2009

Mar.
2010

June
2010

216.929

2.5

2.5

0.9

219.764
219.459
215.939
250.615
206.622
197.749
278.110
161.177
191.270
202.040
199.880
204.717
120.607
225.573
158.529
222.354

219.696
219.369
215.622
249.216
208.669
197.947
274.549
160.840
190.613
199.608
199.817
204.265
121.551
225.797
159.271
222.582

-.9
-1.1
-3.3
-.2
-7.0
-1.7
-8.4
-.6
-.4
.9
-4.4
.0
-.4
1.5
3.8
2.4

1.1
1.0
.7
1.6
-.2
3.0
.3
-1.5
1.2
4.5
-.6
.8
1.1
1.4
-.8
2.0

216.129
247.855
248.982
132.018
256.091
256.086
124.879
215.725
191.400
278.080
195.046
169.531
125.722
150.068

216.172
248.080
249.015
135.330
256.166
256.161
125.036
214.885
190.232
272.606
194.056
170.317
125.708
150.575

215.933
248.360
249.201
137.144
256.370
256.365
125.289
212.218
187.134
265.521
191.036
170.723
125.203
150.560

-.4
-.3
-.3
-2.2
-.1
-.1
3.6
.8
-.5
7.0
-1.0
6.4
-2.5
1.2

119.316
111.014
107.682
114.027
127.341

118.459
110.398
106.015
114.244
127.337

118.740
110.897
106.381
113.803
127.334

119.705
113.432
106.627
114.727
128.153

Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................

193.195
188.843
96.993
137.793
141.683
242.182
242.413
135.523
246.624
246.023

192.243
187.597
96.840
137.747
141.905
236.628
236.631
135.701
247.355
250.293

189.994
185.021
97.011
137.840
142.691
224.806
224.391
136.135
247.311
254.009

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................

386.007
314.023
408.092
325.393

386.905
314.535
409.135
326.134

387.136
314.923
409.293
326.207

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

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

217.729

217.579

217.224

Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

219.338
219.032
215.622
250.990
202.823
198.814
281.805
161.908
190.831
199.463
198.373
204.843
122.318
224.991
158.657
221.946

219.680
219.396
216.045
250.147
205.699
197.308
281.331
162.487
190.748
199.672
199.755
204.458
122.298
225.276
158.738
222.001

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

216.280
247.812
248.957
130.195
256.170
256.163
124.416
216.172
192.188
276.027
196.019
168.543
126.389
149.999

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

Dec.
2009

June
2010

-1.5

2.5

-0.3

2.0
2.3
3.7
-2.8
4.1
8.5
19.7
-.7
-1.0
-.1
-1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
4.3
-1.5

.7
.6
.0
-2.8
12.0
-1.7
-9.9
-2.6
-.5
.3
2.9
-1.1
-2.5
1.4
1.6
1.2

.1
-.1
-1.3
.7
-3.7
.6
-4.1
-1.0
.4
2.7
-2.5
.4
.3
1.5
1.5
2.2

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.8
8.0
3.3
3.8
-1.7
-.7
.1
.8
-1.2
-1.4
.9
2.9
-.2

.3
-.5
-.6
-3.1
-.4
-.4
5.5
8.6
9.5
51.8
6.9
4.8
-2.5
-.7

-1.1
-2.2
.3
-6.7
-.8
-.8
2.0
8.8
8.9
22.0
8.0
8.5
-3.7
-.5

-.6
.9
.4
23.1
.3
.3
2.8
-7.1
-10.1
-14.4
-9.8
5.3
-3.7
1.5

.0
-.4
-.4
-2.6
-.2
-.2
4.6
4.6
4.4
27.5
2.9
5.6
-2.5
.2

-.9
-.7
.3
7.2
-.3
-.3
2.4
.5
-1.0
2.2
-1.3
6.9
-3.7
.5

2.4
-2.4
4.3
1.1
4.0

-.7
-3.6
-1.6
-7.9
4.1

-4.5
-3.9
-5.0
1.3
-5.0

1.3
9.0
-3.9
2.5
2.6

.9
-3.0
1.3
-3.5
4.0

-1.6
2.4
-4.5
1.9
-1.3

188.135
183.147
97.307
137.939
143.950
215.489
214.321
136.686
247.635
252.626

14.2
13.7
2.6
-.8
15.7
43.5
41.8
-2.5
3.0
20.9

12.4
12.0
10.8
7.0
32.5
20.5
23.6
4.2
1.5
19.0

4.6
5.4
3.1
-1.2
11.4
9.5
8.6
2.2
2.0
-5.5

-10.1
-11.5
1.3
.4
6.6
-37.3
-38.9
3.5
1.6
11.2

13.3
12.8
6.7
3.1
23.8
31.5
32.4
.8
2.3
20.0

-3.0
-3.4
2.2
-.4
8.9
-17.2
-18.5
2.8
1.8
2.5

388.254
314.888
410.880
327.522

3.5
4.0
3.4
2.6

2.5
.7
3.1
2.2

5.7
7.7
5.0
2.9

2.3
1.1
2.8
2.6

3.0
2.3
3.2
2.4

4.0
4.4
3.9
2.8

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—

Sep.
2009

Dec.
2009

Mar.
2010

June
2010

607.995

7.1

6.6

10.6

113.557
99.212

113.695
99.598

.1
-2.9

-3.3
-1.9

129.852
198.426
502.840
570.587
84.950
81.784
102.394
9.530
77.198

129.932
199.041
505.738
572.249
84.811
81.641
102.369
9.473
76.179

130.083
199.925
509.604
574.662
84.657
81.487
102.303
9.422
75.891

2.3
4.3
6.9
4.1
.3
.3
3.1
-10.4
-21.3

378.386
787.268
206.287
162.367
228.429
352.109

378.248
788.066
206.116
161.601
229.635
352.300

379.027
798.192
205.796
160.351
230.013
352.658

380.603
806.154
206.246
160.061
230.225
353.072

174.762
219.338
150.920
190.632
119.316
239.779
111.430
260.469
257.746
124.416
196.019
168.543
149.999
257.816
408.092
307.678

174.112
219.680
149.892
188.173
118.459
235.996
111.244
260.792
257.900
124.879
195.046
169.531
150.068
258.879
409.135
308.870

173.127
219.764
148.511
185.316
118.740
231.178
111.315
261.066
258.334
125.036
194.056
170.317
150.575
259.890
409.293
309.426

217.544
208.414
209.445
153.468
192.716
237.059
205.619
283.215
248.658
214.376
219.799
220.664
143.666
245.556
267.103

217.313
208.187
209.257
152.467
190.158
233.688
204.613
284.130
249.037
211.324
219.942
220.768
143.279
240.344
267.547

216.892
207.597
208.883
151.127
187.713
229.400
202.850
284.374
249.394
205.093
220.179
221.037
143.357
228.758
267.941

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

599.951

602.052

604.503

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

113.299
99.650

113.612
99.556

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 6 .....

129.533
197.418
501.997
567.553
84.942
81.776
102.298
9.552
77.541

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

Dec.
2009

June
2010

5.5

6.9

8.0

-1.0
-3.1

1.4
-.2

-1.6
-2.4

.2
-1.7

1.4
3.9
6.0
3.8
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
-1.8
-2.1

3.2
5.9
4.3
6.1
.6
.2
-1.6
5.6
-4.1

1.7
5.2
6.2
5.1
-1.3
-1.4
.0
-5.3
-8.2

1.9
4.1
6.5
3.9
-.4
-.4
1.0
-6.2
-12.2

2.4
5.6
5.2
5.6
-.4
-.6
-.8
.0
-6.2

4.6
14.0
1.4
.2
1.3
1.7

3.4
6.8
2.2
-.2
.1
6.0

.8
1.8
.4
.2
.2
2.5

2.4
9.9
-.1
-5.6
3.2
1.1

4.0
10.3
1.8
.0
.7
3.9

1.6
5.8
.2
-2.7
1.7
1.8

172.440
219.696
147.598
183.771
119.705
227.173
111.381
261.169
258.297
125.289
191.036
170.723
150.560
259.909
410.880
310.105

4.2
-.9
7.4
14.0
2.4
20.4
-.5
1.3
-.1
3.6
-1.0
6.4
1.2
7.3
3.4
2.7

4.4
1.1
6.4
7.9
-.7
9.0
6.8
1.1
-.4
5.5
6.9
4.8
-.7
5.5
3.1
.9

2.2
2.0
2.2
1.8
-4.5
5.5
-.6
.3
-3.4
2.0
8.0
8.5
-.5
2.1
5.0
1.5

-5.2
.7
-8.5
-13.6
1.3
-19.4
-.2
1.1
.9
2.8
-9.8
5.3
1.5
3.3
2.8
3.2

4.3
.1
6.9
10.9
.9
14.5
3.1
1.2
-.2
4.6
2.9
5.6
.2
6.4
3.2
1.8

-1.6
1.3
-3.3
-6.2
-1.6
-7.8
-.4
.7
-1.3
2.4
-1.3
6.9
.5
2.7
3.9
2.4

216.564
207.070
208.536
150.242
185.878
225.675
201.106
284.147
249.234
199.059
220.463
221.388
143.626
219.487
268.337

3.2
3.9
2.5
7.2
14.4
18.7
7.5
3.1
1.1
20.4
1.0
1.4
1.2
41.1
1.5

2.7
3.9
2.5
6.2
6.1
8.3
4.4
3.6
1.3
15.3
1.3
1.3
2.9
22.1
.7

.7
2.5
.6
2.1
2.7
4.9
2.6
2.9
-.9
9.2
.2
-.2
-.1
10.2
-.2

-1.8
-2.6
-1.7
-8.1
-13.5
-17.9
-8.5
1.3
.9
-25.7
1.2
1.3
-.1
-36.2
1.9

2.9
3.9
2.5
6.7
10.2
13.4
6.0
3.3
1.2
17.8
1.1
1.4
2.0
31.3
1.1

-.5
-.1
-.6
-3.2
-5.7
-7.2
-3.1
2.1
.0
-9.9
.7
.6
-.1
-16.1
.8

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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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
June2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

M

217.631

218.009

218.178

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

M
M
M

233.188
235.060
138.871

233.615
235.496
139.115

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

207.359
207.975
133.096

M

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

Percent change to
May2010 from—

June
2009

Apr.
2010

May
2010

May
2009

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

217.965

1.1

0.0

-0.1

2.0

0.3

0.1

234.130
236.054
139.362

233.834
235.769
139.163

1.7
1.6
2.0

.1
.1
.0

-.1
-.1
-.1

2.6
2.4
3.3

.4
.4
.4

.2
.2
.2

207.777
208.308
133.510

207.987
208.489
133.772

207.886
208.289
133.845

1.2
1.0
1.7

.1
.0
.3

.0
-.1
.1

2.4
2.0
2.9

.3
.2
.5

.1
.1
.2

204.204

204.326

204.026

203.749

1.3

-.3

-.1

2.6

-.1

-.1

Region and area size2

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

211.216
212.692
134.363

211.528
213.052
134.606

211.423
213.101
134.500

211.232
213.121
134.173

.9
.8
.8

-.1
.0
-.3

-.1
.0
-.2

2.0
1.8
2.1

.1
.2
.1

.0
.0
-.1

M

215.026

214.714

214.336

215.216

1.6

.2

.4

2.3

-.3

-.2

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

M
M
M

220.809
224.636
133.863

221.202
225.040
134.133

221.417
225.571
133.889

221.147
225.291
133.635

.6
.6
.5

.0
.1
-.4

-.1
-.1
-.2

1.3
1.3
1.4

.3
.4
.0

.1
.2
-.2

M
M
M

198.695
134.639
211.011

199.043
134.920
210.968

199.358
134.909
210.739

199.183
134.692
211.094

1.0
1.1
1.2

.1
-.2
.1

-.1
-.2
.2

1.8
2.3
1.9

.3
.2
-.1

.2
.0
-.1

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

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

212.952
225.483

212.929
225.916

212.984
226.438

212.186
225.877

.6
.9

-.3
.0

-.4
-.2

1.5
1.8

.0
.4

.0
.2

M

240.101

240.529

241.075

240.817

1.5

.1

-.1

2.2

.4

.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

237.986
203.577
201.982
141.741

-

238.083
204.024
202.108
142.025

-

-

-

-

2.7
1.9
1.4
1.9

.0
.2
.1
.2

-

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

-

204.014
205.248
194.037
222.625

-

204.725
204.891
194.734
222.390

.6
.2
1.3
.4

.3
-.2
.4
-.1

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

227.432
227.697
226.513

-

228.074
228.110
226.118

1.9
1.1
-.5

.3
.2
-.2

-

-

-

-

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2010

June
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2010 from—
June
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2010

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

100.000

214.124
637.809

213.839
636.962

1.4

-0.1

-0.1

-0.3

-0.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

16.425
15.333
8.900
1.257
2.144
.898
1.223
1.123
2.254
.321
.259
1.674
.472
6.433
.321
1.092

218.844
218.427
214.501
251.920
205.228
196.490
275.080
160.694
190.643
200.979
200.054
205.031
120.869
225.657
158.901
223.515

218.730
218.291
214.143
250.742
207.883
196.663
269.040
159.938
190.164
198.560
199.676
204.877
121.830
225.846
159.601
223.718

.7
.6
.2
-1.2
2.2
2.0
-.6
-1.4
-.3
1.4
-1.2
-.4
-.6
1.2
2.9
1.1

-.1
-.1
-.2
-.5
1.3
.1
-2.2
-.5
-.3
-1.2
-.2
-.1
.8
.1
.4
.1

.2
.2
.2
-.4
1.4
-.7
-.1
.3
.0
.3
1.1
-.2
.1
.1
.0
.0

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.4
.3
-1.3
-.7
.2
1.1
.0
.1
-1.5
.1
-.1
.3

.0
-.1
-.2
-.6
1.1
.1
-1.5
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.1
-.2
.8
.1
.4
.1

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

39.753
30.171
8.476
.432
20.959
20.218
.303
5.632
4.517
.271
4.246
1.114
3.950
.369

212.518
241.964
247.352
137.067
232.068
232.070
126.051
211.426
185.946
274.630
190.233
170.427
122.019
153.176

213.469
242.253
247.389
142.529
232.235
232.237
126.345
217.007
192.105
267.671
197.258
170.323
121.720
153.235

-.3
-.4
-.1
2.4
-.3
-.3
4.0
2.4
1.6
13.5
.9
6.3
-3.0
.4

.4
.1
.0
4.0
.1
.1
.2
2.6
3.3
-2.5
3.7
-.1
-.2
.0

-.1
.0
.0
1.2
.0
.0
.4
-.1
-.3
.5
-.3
.6
-.7
.2

.0
.1
.0
2.1
.0
.0
.1
-.4
-.6
-2.2
-.5
.5
.0
.6

-.1
.1
.1
1.8
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-2.5
-1.5
.2
-.3
.0

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

3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781

120.267
113.838
107.882
117.881
128.647

117.630
112.359
103.952
116.509
127.034

-.8
-.9
-1.6
-.1
.7

-2.2
-1.3
-3.6
-1.2
-1.3

-.8
-.3
-1.8
.1
.0

.4
.7
.5
-.2
.1

.8
2.1
.2
.8
.5

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................

18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
5.774
5.530
.472
1.180
.766

194.079
190.768
95.988
138.794
143.396
247.688
247.224
136.182
249.841
250.119

191.587
188.088
96.467
138.639
145.257
235.670
235.124
136.719
250.142
254.023

5.4
5.2
6.5
1.3
16.2
4.3
3.8
1.8
2.0
10.0

-1.3
-1.4
.5
-.1
1.3
-4.9
-4.9
.4
.1
1.6

-.8
-.9
-.1
-.1
.2
-2.7
-2.4
.3
.3
1.4

-1.6
-1.7
.3
.1
.5
-5.6
-5.2
.2
.0
1.3

-1.1
-1.1
.4
.1
.9
-4.2
-4.6
.4
.1
-.6

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................

5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195

389.029
306.458
413.145
330.396

389.513
306.440
413.834
331.323

3.7
3.4
3.8
2.8

.1
.0
.2
.3

.3
.2
.3
.3

.1
.1
.1
.0

.3
.0
.4
.4

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2010

June
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2010 from—
June
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2010

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

1.339

605.593

606.700

8.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.6

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

6.031
2.046

110.195
99.977

110.339
100.239

-1.0
-1.9

.1
.3

.1
-.2

-.1
-.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 6 ...............

6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
3.848
3.715
2.906
.809
.225

124.459
194.332
504.925
546.319
87.453
85.263
102.101
10.028
76.736

124.430
194.746
507.168
547.366
87.306
85.115
102.021
9.976
75.631

1.7
4.9
5.7
4.8
-.4
-.5
-.1
-2.6
-9.2

.0
.2
.4
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-1.4

.2
.5
.2
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.3

.0
.3
.4
.3
-.1
-.2
.0
-.6
-1.4

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

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

3.919
1.397
2.522
.733
.577
1.019

406.973
803.019
203.828
160.289
230.263
354.725

408.610
811.325
203.922
159.900
230.472
355.101

3.4
7.9
.7
-1.4
1.2
2.5

.4
1.0
.0
-.2
.1
.1

.0
.1
-.1
-.5
.6
.1

.3
1.2
-.3
-.8
.2
.0

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

43.589
16.425
27.164
16.703
3.788
12.915
10.461
56.411
29.868
.303
4.246
1.114
.369
5.918
3.961
10.631

178.359
218.844
156.345
201.141
120.267
255.839
112.533
256.048
233.184
126.051
190.233
170.427
153.176
259.113
413.145
295.551

176.848
218.730
154.282
196.614
117.630
250.039
112.781
257.138
233.460
126.345
197.258
170.323
153.235
260.032
413.834
296.070

1.8
.7
2.5
2.1
-.8
3.0
3.1
1.0
-.4
4.0
.9
6.3
.4
4.3
3.8
1.8

-.8
-.1
-1.3
-2.3
-2.2
-2.3
.2
.4
.1
.2
3.7
-.1
.0
.4
.2
.2

-.5
.2
-.8
-1.7
-.8
-1.9
-.1
.1
.0
.4
-.3
.6
.2
.3
.3
.3

-.7
.0
-1.2
-1.4
.4
-2.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.5
.5
.6
.3
.1
.1

-.5
.0
-.7
-1.5
.8
-1.9
.3
.0
.0
.2
-1.5
.2
.0
.1
.4
.2

84.667
69.829
94.739
28.256
17.795
14.007
33.128
26.543
52.450
10.291
89.709
74.376
22.211
6.045
52.165

213.175
206.283
207.010
158.650
202.587
251.953
210.607
250.398
244.987
215.104
214.964
214.645
145.941
250.038
263.218
$ .467
$ .157

212.865
205.788
206.706
156.641
198.309
246.685
208.127
252.319
246.079
212.049
215.015
214.733
145.603
238.151
263.631
$ .468
$ .157

1.5
2.1
1.2
2.5
2.1
2.9
1.4
2.6
.8
3.1
1.2
1.3
1.9
4.7
1.0

-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.3
-2.1
-2.1
-1.2
.8
.4
-1.4
.0
.0
-.2
-4.8
.2

-.2
-.2
-.2
-.8
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
.3
.1
-1.7
.0
.0
-.3
-2.6
.1

-.3
-.4
-.3
-1.1
-1.3
-2.0
-1.1
.0
.1
-3.4
.1
.1
.1
-5.5
.1

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
-1.4
-1.8
-.8
-.1
.0
-3.0
.1
.2
.3
-4.1
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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—

Sep.
2009

Dec.
2009

Mar.
2010

June
2010

212.487

3.4

3.0

1.6

218.938
218.546
214.701
251.275
206.203
196.490
275.416
160.946
190.471
200.989
200.344
204.735
120.869
225.657
158.901
223.245

218.830
218.416
214.353
249.676
208.396
196.663
271.241
160.429
189.767
198.514
200.054
204.250
121.830
225.846
159.601
223.450

-1.1
-1.3
-3.5
-.4
-7.3
-1.8
-8.4
-1.0
-.4
1.2
-4.9
.0
-.1
1.7
5.4
2.2

1.2
1.1
.8
1.7
.3
3.2
.2
-1.3
1.2
3.9
.0
.9
1.0
1.5
-.8
3.2

212.824
241.857
247.447
133.683
232.020
232.021
125.872
214.347
189.210
280.770
193.513
170.225
121.744
152.329

212.781
241.982
247.434
136.433
232.086
232.088
126.051
213.520
188.088
274.630
192.568
171.010
121.712
153.176

212.526
242.233
247.585
138.894
232.272
232.275
126.345
211.014
185.237
267.671
189.775
171.367
121.367
153.235

-.1
-.1
-.3
-.8
-.1
-.1
3.7
1.3
.1
3.7
-.1
6.3
-2.2
2.6

118.685
110.643
107.167
117.615
127.183

117.754
110.263
105.263
117.760
127.125

118.204
111.040
105.741
117.581
127.277

119.096
113.393
105.953
118.487
127.913

Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................

192.779
189.636
95.930
138.848
142.513
244.355
243.680
135.573
249.127
243.933

191.311
188.020
95.843
138.762
142.767
237.728
237.823
135.914
249.873
247.394

188.273
184.801
96.087
138.877
143.528
224.388
225.380
136.182
249.841
250.693

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................

387.193
305.532
410.965
328.391

388.188
306.117
412.109
329.450

388.456
306.458
412.337
329.497

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

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

213.775

213.475

212.882

Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

218.460
218.080
214.314
251.556
202.550
197.370
279.327
161.684
190.002
198.278
198.210
204.931
122.543
225.072
159.023
222.599

218.864
218.518
214.833
250.672
205.451
195.958
278.948
162.122
190.036
198.863
200.301
204.531
122.712
225.395
159.088
222.504

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

212.977
241.831
247.433
132.046
232.065
232.066
125.374
214.560
189.703
279.384
194.113
169.271
122.564
152.065

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

Dec.
2009

June
2010

-2.4

3.2

-0.4

1.9
2.2
3.7
-2.9
4.4
8.1
19.8
-.1
-1.3
.2
-3.2
-1.3
-.8
.2
5.7
-2.3

.7
.6
.1
-3.0
12.1
-1.4
-11.1
-3.1
-.5
.5
3.8
-1.3
-2.3
1.4
1.5
1.5

.1
-.1
-1.4
.6
-3.6
.7
-4.2
-1.1
.4
2.5
-2.5
.4
.4
1.6
2.3
2.7

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.9
8.2
3.2
3.2
-1.6
-.9
.4
.2
-1.3
-1.6
.8
3.6
-.4

.4
-.6
-.7
-3.3
-.4
-.4
5.9
7.4
8.0
54.0
5.7
5.0
-2.3
-3.0

-.2
-1.2
.3
-4.6
-.9
-.9
3.1
8.4
8.4
23.3
7.5
9.0
-3.8
-1.1

-.8
.7
.2
22.4
.4
.4
3.1
-6.4
-9.1
-15.7
-8.6
5.0
-3.8
3.1

.1
-.3
-.5
-2.1
-.2
-.2
4.8
4.3
4.0
26.4
2.8
5.7
-2.3
-.2

-.5
-.3
.3
8.1
-.3
-.3
3.1
.7
-.8
1.9
-.9
7.0
-3.8
1.0

2.8
-1.4
5.9
1.0
3.1

-2.1
-6.1
-2.9
-7.7
3.7

-4.8
-5.7
-4.6
3.7
-6.0

1.4
10.3
-4.5
3.0
2.3

.3
-3.8
1.4
-3.5
3.4

-1.7
2.0
-4.5
3.4
-1.9

186.209
182.732
96.497
139.038
144.773
214.902
215.031
136.719
250.142
249.252

17.2
17.1
5.0
-.7
15.8
48.4
40.8
-2.3
2.8
20.4

14.1
13.9
15.0
7.2
32.8
20.0
25.5
4.2
1.6
18.9

6.1
6.6
3.8
-1.5
11.1
11.2
8.4
2.0
2.1
-6.2

-13.0
-13.8
2.4
.5
6.5
-40.2
-39.4
3.4
1.6
9.0

15.6
15.4
9.9
3.2
24.0
33.5
32.9
.9
2.2
19.7

-3.9
-4.1
3.1
-.5
8.8
-18.4
-18.9
2.7
1.9
1.1

389.639
306.440
414.012
330.959

3.6
3.7
3.6
2.7

2.7
.9
3.3
2.3

6.1
7.9
5.5
3.1

2.6
1.2
3.0
3.2

3.2
2.3
3.4
2.5

4.3
4.5
4.3
3.1

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—

Sep.
2009

Dec.
2009

Mar.
2010

June
2010

608.514

7.7

7.1

12.2

110.072
99.656

110.196
99.980

-.7
-2.3

-3.2
-1.6

124.905
195.692
506.406
550.348
87.583
85.394
102.132
10.087
77.339

124.929
196.263
508.525
551.888
87.454
85.263
102.101
10.028
76.229

125.018
197.168
512.033
554.317
87.306
85.115
102.021
9.976
75.763

2.1
4.2
6.6
4.0
.7
.7
2.9
-9.9
-20.5

405.258
792.452
203.994
162.417
228.500
353.940

405.156
793.243
203.801
161.604
229.857
354.179

406.288
803.019
203.291
160.289
230.263
354.133

408.314
811.325
203.690
159.900
230.472
354.233

177.800
218.460
155.727
199.698
118.685
254.457
112.488
255.973
232.894
125.374
194.113
169.271
152.065
258.012
410.965
294.699

176.982
218.864
154.413
196.223
117.754
249.714
112.342
256.225
232.865
125.872
193.513
170.225
152.329
258.832
412.109
295.503

175.718
218.938
152.614
193.425
118.204
244.252
112.426
256.389
233.081
126.051
192.568
171.010
153.176
259.637
412.337
295.891

212.827
205.853
206.710
158.022
201.191
250.660
209.771
250.360
244.863
215.253
214.554
214.221
145.661
246.999
262.692

212.397
205.432
206.373
156.736
197.896
246.339
208.423
251.049
245.161
211.677
214.650
214.247
145.265
240.647
263.042

211.695
204.572
205.759
155.000
195.285
241.419
206.172
251.154
245.348
204.416
214.861
214.496
145.455
227.514
263.332

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

600.485

602.551

604.958

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

110.035
100.265

110.165
100.080

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 6 .....

124.650
194.762
505.419
547.590
87.550
85.362
102.048
10.099
77.573

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

Dec.
2009

June
2010

5.5

7.4

8.8

-.7
-2.6

.6
-1.1

-2.0
-1.9

.0
-1.9

1.0
4.2
6.1
4.0
-1.2
-1.3
-1.2
-1.6
-3.0

2.4
6.2
4.6
6.4
.0
-.2
-2.1
6.8
-3.0

1.2
5.0
5.3
5.0
-1.1
-1.2
-.1
-4.8
-9.0

1.6
4.2
6.3
4.0
-.2
-.3
.8
-5.8
-12.2

1.8
5.6
5.0
5.7
-.5
-.7
-1.1
.8
-6.0

6.0
13.5
1.3
.4
1.2
1.6

3.8
6.9
1.8
-.2
.2
4.9

1.0
1.7
.5
.5
-.2
3.3

3.1
9.9
-.6
-6.1
3.5
.3

4.9
10.1
1.5
.1
.7
3.2

2.0
5.7
.0
-2.9
1.6
1.8

174.912
218.830
151.534
190.600
119.096
239.549
112.718
256.454
233.089
126.345
189.775
171.367
153.235
259.839
414.012
296.522

6.0
-1.1
10.4
17.3
2.8
22.5
1.4
1.3
.1
3.7
-.1
6.3
2.6
6.4
3.6
2.4

5.4
1.2
8.0
9.1
-2.1
10.8
9.7
1.1
-.2
5.9
5.7
5.0
-3.0
5.0
3.3
.8

2.7
1.9
3.2
2.6
-4.8
5.6
.6
1.0
-2.0
3.1
7.5
9.0
-1.1
3.0
5.5
1.4

-6.3
.7
-10.3
-17.0
1.4
-21.5
.8
.8
.3
3.1
-8.6
5.0
3.1
2.9
3.0
2.5

5.7
.1
9.2
13.1
.3
16.5
5.5
1.2
.0
4.8
2.8
5.7
-.2
5.7
3.4
1.6

-1.9
1.3
-3.8
-7.7
-1.7
-8.9
.7
.9
-.8
3.1
-.9
7.0
1.0
2.9
4.3
1.9

211.254
203.939
205.321
153.951
192.563
237.103
204.622
250.979
245.258
198.255
215.163
214.887
145.835
218.075
263.722

4.3
5.0
3.4
10.1
16.4
20.8
8.6
2.9
1.2
24.4
1.2
1.7
2.4
46.1
1.5

3.4
4.6
3.0
7.8
8.7
10.2
4.4
3.4
1.2
14.7
1.7
1.8
4.4
21.3
.7

1.5
2.9
1.4
2.9
2.3
5.1
3.0
3.2
.1
10.0
.7
.4
.1
11.7
.5

-2.9
-3.7
-2.7
-9.9
-16.1
-19.9
-9.5
1.0
.6
-28.0
1.1
1.2
.5
-39.2
1.6

3.8
4.8
3.2
8.9
12.5
15.4
6.5
3.2
1.2
19.4
1.5
1.8
3.4
33.1
1.1

-.7
-.5
-.7
-3.7
-7.3
-8.3
-3.4
2.1
.4
-11.0
.9
.8
.3
-17.6
1.0

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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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
June2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

M

213.525

213.958

214.124

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

M
M
M

230.622
230.819
139.869

231.109
231.338
140.126

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

202.966
202.639
133.140

M

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

Percent change to
May2010 from—

June
2009

Apr.
2010

May
2010

May
2009

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

213.839

1.4

-0.1

-0.1

2.6

0.3

0.1

231.661
231.851
140.510

231.308
231.552
140.227

2.0
1.9
2.4

.1
.1
.1

-.2
-.1
-.2

3.1
2.7
3.8

.5
.4
.5

.2
.2
.3

203.426
203.056
133.540

203.674
203.330
133.797

203.524
203.063
133.845

1.5
1.4
1.7

.0
.0
.2

-.1
-.1
.0

2.9
2.6
3.3

.3
.3
.5

.1
.1
.2

202.072

202.263

201.974

201.654

1.5

-.3

-.2

3.0

.0

-.1

Region and area size2

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

208.621
210.613
133.388

209.017
211.068
133.695

208.920
211.065
133.621

208.640
210.985
133.227

1.3
1.0
1.4

-.2
.0
-.4

-.1
.0
-.3

2.7
2.3
2.9

.1
.2
.2

.0
.0
-.1

M

215.205

215.006

214.679

215.416

1.7

.2

.3

2.7

-.2

-.2

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

M
M
M

215.457
217.700
133.675

215.873
218.103
133.993

216.044
218.605
133.764

215.681
218.238
133.448

.8
.9
.7

-.1
.1
-.4

-.2
-.2
-.2

1.8
1.8
1.8

.3
.4
.1

.1
.2
-.2

M
M
M

197.377
134.274
209.326

197.786
134.594
209.327

198.087
134.624
209.097

197.852
134.349
209.374

1.2
1.5
1.5

.0
-.2
.0

-.1
-.2
.1

2.3
2.9
2.6

.4
.3
-.1

.2
.0
-.1

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

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

206.381
218.157

206.466
218.475

206.774
218.787

205.834
218.222

1.1
1.0

-.3
-.1

-.5
-.3

2.1
2.0

.2
.3

.1
.1

M

235.240

235.750

236.144

235.916

1.7

.1

-.1

2.5

.4

.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

238.388
194.852
205.351
141.782

-

238.863
195.574
205.263
142.064

-

-

-

-

3.2
2.2
2.1
2.6

.2
.4
.0
.2

-

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

-

203.095
201.003
192.447
220.633

-

204.084
200.703
192.696
220.384

.7
.4
1.4
.6

.5
-.1
.1
-.1

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

227.325
223.821
222.309

-

228.175
224.185
221.857

2.2
1.4
-.1

.4
.2
-.2

-

-

-

-

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,
2007-2008

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2010

June
2010

June
2009

May
2010

Expenditure category
All items 1 ...................................................................................

100.000

126.451

126.247

0.8

-0.2

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

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

128.246
128.247
123.330
134.940
128.685

128.137
128.121
123.035
135.068
128.805

.6
.5
.1
1.2
1.0

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

Housing 2 .................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities 3 .................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

128.247
130.903
158.257
93.490

128.679
131.087
161.750
93.136

-.6
-.7
2.6
-3.5

.3
.1
2.2
-.4

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

3.772

90.178

88.100

-.9

-2.3

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

17.199
16.013
1.186

133.208
133.869
124.376

131.562
131.921
126.596

5.0
4.6
10.9

-1.2
-1.5
1.8

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

6.294
1.570
4.723

150.187
132.709
156.594

150.338
132.684
156.814

3.2
3.2
3.2

.1
.0
.1

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

6.625

103.491

103.473

-2.2

.0

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

6.288
2.804
3.484

111.872
181.712
73.162

111.835
182.045
73.010

1.4
4.7
-1.2

.0
.2
-.2

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

3.229

137.580

137.952

2.2

.3

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

135.226
115.684
81.197
133.676
119.814
190.530

135.719
114.616
81.139
132.053
119.814
187.625

.7
.9
.5
1.1
.6
3.2

.4
-.9
-.1
-1.2
.0
-1.5

Commodity and service group
Services 4 ...................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy 5 .....................................................................................
1
2
3
4
5

Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=126.375, Mar. 2010=126.162, Feb. 2010=125.604, Jan. 2010=125.628.
Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=128.174, Mar. 2010=128.351, Feb. 2010=128.240, Jan. 2010=128.296.
Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=157.710, Mar. 2010=158.501, Feb. 2010=157.467, Jan. 2010=157.973.
Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=135.063, Mar. 2010=134.980, Feb. 2010=134.773, Jan. 2010=134.619.
Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=189.449, Mar. 2010=186.931, Feb. 2010=181.912, Jan. 2010=185.213.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.