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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Stephen B. Reed (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ USDL-09-0388 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, April 15, 2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 2009 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The index has decreased 0.4 percent over the last year, the first 12 month decline since August 1955. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased 0.1 percent in March after rising 0.4 percent in February. The decrease was due to a downturn in the energy index, which declined 3.0 percent in March after rising 3.3 percent the previous month. All the energy indexes decreased, particularly the indexes for fuel oil, natural gas, and motor fuel. The food index declined 0.1 percent for the second straight month to virtually the same level as October 2008. The food at home index declined 0.4 percent, the second straight such decrease, as the index for dairy and related products continued to decline. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent for the third month in a row. An 11.0 percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products accounted for over sixty percent of the March rise, with a 0.6 percent increase in the new vehicles index also contributing. In contrast, the indexes for lodging away from home, used cars and trucks, and airline fares continued to decline. The index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.8 percent over the past year. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Sep. 2008 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 ........................... Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Mar. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Mar. 2009 .0 .5 -.1 -.3 -.1 .3 .2 -.8 .4 .0 -.7 -4.8 .2 .2 -1.7 .2 -.1 .1 -9.7 .2 .0 -.8 .1 .0 -.6 -5.0 .3 -.2 .3 .1 .0 .3 1.3 .4 .0 .4 -.1 .0 1.3 1.9 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -1.1 .2 .0 2.2 -.7 -.5 5.3 8.8 4.0 1.8 -.4 4.3 1.4 1.4 -13.1 2.8 1.7 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 .0 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.7 2.9 13.5 3.6 5.7 -1.0 .5 -7.8 .4 -16.9 .2 -9.3 .0 1.7 .1 3.3 -.1 -3.0 -.1 7.9 -.8 -23.0 4.4 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 2.2 1.8 The food and beverages index declined 0.1 percent in March, the same decrease as in February. A 0.4 percent decrease in the food at home index more than offset 0.1 percent increases in the indexes for food away from home and for alcoholic beverages. Within food at home, the indexes for three of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The largest decline was in the dairy and related products index, which fell 2.4 percent in March, the same decrease as in February, as the milk index declined 4.4 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs decreased 0.9 percent, the fifth straight monthly decline, as the index for eggs fell 4.6 percent and the beef index declined 1.4 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products also declined in March, while the other food at home index was virtually unchanged. Registering increases in March were the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for nonalcoholic beverages. The food index has increased 4.4 percent over the past year, with the food at home index up 4.3 percent. After being virtually unchanged in February, the housing index declined 0.1 percent in March. The shelter index was virtually unchanged in March. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both rose 0.2 percent, but these increases were offset by a 2.4 percent decrease in the index for lodging away from home. This was the sixth straight monthly decline in that index, which has fallen 7.8 percent over the past year. The index for household energy decreased 1.8 percent in March. The indexes for fuel oil and natural gas, which have been falling since last summer, continued to decline in March, with the fuel oil index falling 8.5 percent and the index for natural gas decreasing 4.8 percent. The electricity index turned down in March, falling 0.2 percent after rising 0.5 percent in February. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.3 percent in March. Over the past year, the housing index has risen 1.4 percent, with the shelter index up 1.5 percent and the household energy index down 0.5 percent. The index for transportation declined 1.1 percent in March after rising 1.9 percent in February. The gasoline index, which rose 8.3 percent in February, declined 4.0 percent in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 1.0 percent in March.) The index for new and used motor vehicles was virtually unchanged in March, as a 0.6 percent increase in the new vehicles index offset a 1.7 percent decline in the index for used cars and trucks. The index for public transportation declined 1.0 percent in March as the airline fare index fell 2.3 percent. This was the seventh straight monthly decline for the airline fares index; it has decreased 7.7 percent over the last 12 months. The transportation index has declined 13.1 percent since March 2008, with the index for gasoline down 39.3 percent. Among other CPI groups, the index for apparel turned down in March, declining 0.2 percent after rising 1.3 percent in February. (On a not seasonally adjusted basis, apparel prices rose 3.1 percent in March and were up 1.4 percent over the past year.) The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in March and has increased 2.8 percent over the past year. The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in March and was up 1.7 percent over the past year. The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in March, with the education index up 0.5 percent and the communication index virtually unchanged. The index for other goods and services rose 2.7 percent in March due to the 11.0 percent increase in the tobacco and smoking products index. Year-to-Date Change For the first three months of 2009, consumer prices increase at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 2.2 percent. This compares to a 0.1 percent increase for all of 2008. The index for energy, which fell 21.3 percent in 2008, advanced at a 7.9 SAAR in the first quarter of 2009. Petroleum-based energy costs rose at a 29.1 percent rate and energy services decreased at an 8.5 percent rate. The food index fell at a SAAR of 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2009 after rising 5.9 percent during 2008. The food at home index, which rose 6.6 percent during 2008, fell at a 3.6 percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2009. Excluding food and energy, the CPU-U rose at a 2.2 percent SAAR during the first quarter of 2009 after increasing 1.8 percent during 2008. Advances during the first quarter in the indexes for tobacco, new vehicles, medical care, and apparel contributed to the rise, while declines in the indexes for lodging away from home and public transportation mitigated the increase. Percentage change 12 months ended in December Expenditure Category 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 ............ 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SAAR 3 mos. ended Mar. 2009 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.9 3.5 2.2 -2.1 .3 3.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 3.0 -.2 6.5 4.2 .7 1.5 2.5 3.4 2.3 4.0 -1.1 4.8 4.3 1.1 2.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.3 .9 1.6 3.6 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.1 4.8 3.0 -.3 8.3 5.2 .8 3.0 3.3 .1 5.8 2.4 -1.0 -13.3 2.6 1.8 3.6 3.4 2.2 -.7 -.5 5.3 8.8 4.0 1.8 2.9 13.5 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 1.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 1.1 16.6 26.7 6.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 17.1 16.7 17.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.9 6.1 -.6 2.5 2.1 2.6 17.4 29.4 3.4 2.8 4.9 2.4 -21.3 -40.5 7.7 2.4 5.9 1.8 7.9 29.1 -8.5 1.7 -.8 2.2 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The index value of 207.218 was 0.9 percent lower than in March 2008. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W decreased 0.1 percent in March. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Sep. 2008 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 ........................... Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Mar. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Mar. 2009 .0 .5 -.1 .0 -.1 .3 .2 -1.0 .4 .0 -1.0 -5.3 .1 .1 -2.1 .2 .0 .0 -10.9 .2 .0 -1.0 .1 .0 -.6 -5.6 .3 -.1 .3 .0 .0 .6 1.5 .4 .0 .4 -.2 .1 1.0 2.0 .4 .4 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -1.3 .2 .0 2.6 -1.1 -.1 5.4 8.8 4.1 1.9 -.9 4.4 1.8 1.1 -15.2 2.9 1.5 .0 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 3.9 2.2 19.5 3.3 7.6 -.8 .5 -8.2 .4 -17.8 .2 -9.7 .1 1.9 .0 3.6 -.2 -3.1 -.1 9.5 -1.1 -24.0 4.5 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 2.6 1.8 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in March on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The index has decreased 0.8 percent over the past year. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. Upcoming release Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005” in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 202.416 201.800 .616 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index 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 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. 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: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 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 Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. . Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2009 from— Mar. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2009 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 212.193 635.637 212.709 637.182 -0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 -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 ................................................................. 15.757 14.629 8.156 1.150 1.898 .910 1.194 .982 2.022 .300 .241 1.481 .433 6.474 .314 1.127 219.333 219.205 218.389 254.187 207.963 204.537 278.721 164.213 192.404 196.676 205.359 206.621 122.580 221.968 154.726 219.682 218.794 218.600 217.110 253.698 206.348 199.687 274.759 165.656 192.234 197.137 204.776 206.367 122.402 222.216 154.414 219.999 4.3 4.4 4.3 7.4 3.3 -3.1 2.4 4.8 7.9 8.2 12.0 7.1 4.3 4.6 3.9 3.6 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.2 -.8 -2.4 -1.4 .9 -.1 .2 -.3 -.1 -.1 .1 -.2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.6 -1.3 -.1 .6 1.5 -1.9 .8 .2 .3 -.4 .2 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.5 -.1 -2.4 .4 -.4 -.3 .0 -1.1 -.2 -1.2 .3 .9 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.9 -2.4 .2 1.0 .0 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .1 -.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 ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781 217.180 248.878 248.305 135.809 255.779 120.683 213.520 192.168 242.264 197.886 157.638 129.170 150.156 217.374 249.597 248.639 137.715 256.321 120.737 210.501 188.736 230.837 194.752 158.052 129.669 150.914 1.4 1.5 3.2 -7.8 2.1 2.6 .6 -.5 -30.5 2.4 5.9 1.8 4.1 .1 .3 .1 1.4 .2 .0 -1.4 -1.8 -4.7 -1.6 .3 .4 .5 .0 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 -.7 -.9 -2.7 -.8 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 .0 .1 -1.8 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 -1.8 .0 .1 .2 -.2 -.1 .0 .2 -2.4 .2 .0 -1.4 -1.8 -7.7 -1.4 .4 .3 .5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688 118.825 115.202 105.777 113.544 124.301 122.545 117.748 111.079 115.548 126.707 1.4 2.4 .4 -.4 1.8 3.1 2.2 5.0 1.8 1.9 .3 1.6 .2 .5 -.2 1.3 2.8 .8 -1.1 .7 -.2 -.3 -.7 .6 .2 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 ................................................................ 15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125 169.542 164.871 92.224 134.186 122.837 167.395 166.118 134.108 241.689 231.529 169.647 165.023 92.109 134.611 121.061 168.404 167.826 134.484 242.118 230.735 -13.1 -13.6 -2.3 -.8 -11.8 -39.6 -39.3 6.5 5.4 -5.0 .1 .1 -.1 .3 -1.4 .6 1.0 .3 .2 -.3 1.3 1.5 .2 .3 -.8 5.3 6.0 .3 .7 -1.8 1.9 2.2 .5 .8 -1.7 7.6 8.3 .5 .3 -1.9 -1.1 -1.1 .0 .6 -1.7 -4.4 -4.0 .3 .2 -1.0 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545 372.405 302.184 394.047 316.992 558.373 373.189 302.908 394.837 317.460 560.995 2.8 1.9 3.1 2.8 6.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 .4 .4 .5 .3 .8 .3 .6 .3 .1 .8 .2 .2 .2 .0 .6 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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2009 from— Mar. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2009 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.741 1.822 114.461 101.704 114.625 102.000 1.7 -1.5 0.1 .3 0.0 -.5 0.4 .0 0.0 .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 6 ............ 6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214 126.190 187.256 469.996 538.878 84.945 82.052 101.895 9.926 87.696 126.187 187.298 472.185 538.813 84.922 82.022 101.991 9.872 86.213 3.6 5.6 7.3 5.4 1.7 1.6 3.0 -3.7 -14.1 .0 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.5 -1.7 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .2 .4 .3 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.9 .2 .5 .5 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.5 -1.7 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.386 .776 2.610 .651 .647 1.074 351.223 611.549 203.391 162.508 225.895 341.188 361.156 679.078 204.117 162.696 227.982 341.570 5.7 18.1 2.1 2.7 2.3 1.8 2.8 11.0 .4 .1 .9 .1 .3 .8 .1 .7 -.2 .0 .2 .7 .0 .0 .1 .1 2.7 11.0 .2 .1 .9 .0 39.556 15.757 23.799 13.289 3.691 9.598 10.510 60.444 32.867 .333 4.159 .971 .781 5.567 4.765 11.002 165.891 219.333 138.702 167.560 118.825 201.554 109.221 258.328 259.440 120.683 197.886 157.638 150.156 248.114 394.047 301.471 166.645 218.794 139.962 170.200 122.545 203.557 109.264 258.597 260.197 120.737 194.752 158.052 150.914 247.912 394.837 302.024 -4.2 4.3 -8.9 -13.2 1.4 -17.8 -2.5 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.4 5.9 4.1 3.5 3.1 3.4 .5 -.2 .9 1.6 3.1 1.0 .0 .1 .3 .0 -1.6 .3 .5 -.1 .2 .2 .5 .1 .8 1.7 .3 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 .3 -.8 .2 -.2 .3 .5 .1 .9 -.1 1.5 2.8 1.3 3.3 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .0 .1 -.2 .4 .3 .3 -.3 -.1 -.4 -1.2 -.2 -1.6 .0 .0 -.1 .0 -1.4 .4 .5 -.1 .2 .2 85.371 66.800 93.610 24.926 14.416 10.726 29.046 27.577 55.679 7.624 92.376 77.746 21.461 3.465 56.285 211.076 200.184 204.265 141.491 170.665 202.323 192.943 276.739 247.439 178.741 217.325 217.685 140.270 172.428 264.547 $ .471 $ .157 211.775 200.626 204.766 142.728 173.167 204.159 194.105 276.407 247.675 177.454 218.033 218.639 141.662 172.787 265.147 $ .470 $ .157 -1.1 -1.3 -.6 -8.4 -12.2 -16.0 -4.7 3.3 2.2 -23.0 2.2 1.8 .4 -39.0 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .9 1.5 .9 .6 -.1 .1 -.7 .3 .4 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .8 1.6 2.1 .8 .1 .1 1.7 .2 .2 .1 4.6 .2 .5 .6 .4 1.4 2.6 3.0 1.2 .2 .0 3.3 .1 .2 .4 6.9 .1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -1.2 -1.5 -.7 -.1 -.1 -3.0 .1 .2 .4 -4.7 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 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— June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 212.714 6.5 3.1 -12.4 219.076 218.970 217.968 254.347 208.389 204.537 275.374 163.173 192.419 196.990 203.729 206.838 122.580 221.968 154.726 219.141 218.792 218.651 217.202 253.863 206.465 199.687 275.843 164.813 192.431 197.299 204.029 206.741 122.402 222.216 154.414 219.315 7.4 7.8 10.2 14.2 7.4 5.8 19.1 3.7 11.0 6.8 34.3 8.6 3.9 4.7 3.6 3.5 8.2 8.5 10.4 12.0 11.0 8.7 10.5 7.3 11.0 10.2 22.4 9.4 9.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 217.646 248.938 247.744 139.122 255.349 120.402 217.515 196.727 256.210 202.120 157.027 128.759 150.438 217.621 248.881 248.087 136.561 255.687 120.683 217.260 196.415 251.478 202.043 157.141 129.008 150.156 217.335 248.899 248.490 133.328 256.257 120.737 214.254 192.927 232.191 199.289 157.817 129.436 150.914 4.8 2.3 3.7 -.4 2.3 4.8 25.1 29.6 60.7 26.8 5.5 .8 8.5 118.221 111.478 106.214 113.474 124.534 118.523 113.210 106.470 114.014 124.325 120.039 116.328 107.374 112.796 125.209 119.744 116.007 106.592 113.510 125.517 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 ....................................................... 167.353 161.950 91.321 131.766 126.872 160.675 157.460 133.077 239.356 243.444 169.489 164.414 91.534 132.132 125.893 169.176 166.839 133.414 241.076 239.071 172.759 168.067 91.997 133.199 123.757 182.030 180.685 134.108 241.689 234.648 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 368.302 298.814 389.723 315.052 545.921 369.914 299.887 391.533 316.115 550.035 371.175 301.710 392.512 316.299 554.315 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 211.577 212.174 213.007 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 ........................................................ 219.181 219.082 219.179 255.655 208.726 210.838 277.783 164.038 191.809 194.164 209.848 205.566 123.791 220.684 154.062 219.154 219.309 219.193 218.879 255.719 208.536 209.632 274.270 163.804 192.914 197.086 205.904 207.193 124.012 221.319 153.402 219.504 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 217.592 248.519 246.928 140.600 254.683 120.019 219.092 198.564 263.242 203.746 156.646 128.910 150.689 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Sep. 2008 Mar. 2009 2.2 4.7 -5.4 2.7 2.5 .8 6.9 .0 -5.0 -14.3 6.3 8.4 9.2 7.2 8.5 9.0 4.6 5.4 5.4 -.7 -.8 -3.6 -2.8 -4.3 -19.5 -2.8 1.9 1.3 6.6 -10.6 2.3 -4.4 2.8 .9 .3 7.8 8.1 10.3 13.1 9.2 7.3 14.7 5.5 11.0 8.5 28.2 9.0 6.6 5.4 4.7 4.3 1.0 .8 -1.4 2.0 -2.2 -12.5 -8.7 4.1 4.8 7.9 -2.1 5.3 2.1 3.7 3.1 2.8 1.9 2.0 3.6 -.5 1.9 2.9 -1.2 -3.1 -29.6 .0 8.6 4.5 6.0 -.4 1.0 3.0 -9.9 1.8 .3 -9.0 -11.9 -65.9 -4.7 6.4 .2 1.3 -.5 .6 2.6 -19.1 2.5 2.4 -8.5 -10.9 -39.5 -8.5 3.0 1.6 .6 3.3 2.2 3.7 -.5 2.1 3.8 11.2 12.1 6.4 12.6 7.0 2.6 7.2 -.4 .8 2.8 -14.6 2.2 1.3 -8.8 -11.4 -54.6 -6.6 4.7 .9 1.0 1.0 -.5 .2 -2.5 4.1 4.3 -1.4 10.6 .9 -1.9 -4.6 -4.5 -9.6 -.2 2.2 5.3 17.3 1.4 .1 3.2 2.6 -.9 5.3 -.8 1.0 .2 5.8 -4.2 .0 2.7 170.903 166.252 92.016 134.020 121.704 173.947 173.498 134.484 242.118 232.294 14.8 14.1 -1.9 -.5 -7.0 42.4 42.4 4.8 6.0 24.6 1.4 1.3 -4.8 -4.6 -10.7 5.5 6.5 10.5 7.0 3.6 -55.5 -57.3 -5.6 -4.8 -13.8 -93.5 -93.9 6.3 3.8 -24.0 8.8 11.1 3.1 7.0 -15.3 37.4 47.4 4.3 4.7 -17.1 7.9 7.5 -3.4 -2.6 -8.9 22.6 23.2 7.6 6.5 13.6 -30.4 -31.1 -1.3 1.0 -14.6 -70.2 -70.1 5.3 4.3 -20.6 371.902 302.464 393.210 316.416 557.588 2.2 -2.1 3.7 4.4 5.5 2.3 .6 2.9 2.8 5.8 2.7 4.2 2.2 2.4 4.2 4.0 5.0 3.6 1.7 8.8 2.3 -.7 3.3 3.6 5.6 3.3 4.6 2.9 2.1 6.5 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— June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 114.511 101.640 1.2 -3.2 3.8 1.5 0.0 -2.1 126.187 187.249 468.101 539.023 84.944 82.052 101.895 9.926 87.696 126.461 188.119 470.674 541.493 84.924 82.022 101.991 9.872 86.213 5.1 6.0 7.6 5.9 4.3 3.8 6.8 -6.7 -17.4 3.1 5.9 12.6 5.4 .6 .6 2.5 -6.6 -18.8 350.529 607.403 203.284 162.588 225.734 341.123 351.139 611.549 203.328 162.508 225.895 341.519 360.782 679.078 203.836 162.696 227.982 341.437 4.9 10.9 3.2 1.1 1.4 5.1 164.891 219.181 137.385 165.287 118.221 198.177 108.961 258.073 259.268 120.019 203.746 156.646 150.689 246.912 389.723 300.093 165.772 219.309 138.547 168.119 118.523 202.707 108.857 258.406 259.773 120.402 202.120 157.027 150.438 247.648 391.533 300.534 167.199 219.076 140.611 172.896 120.039 209.390 108.993 258.654 259.487 120.683 202.043 157.141 150.156 248.567 392.512 301.506 166.703 218.792 140.043 170.758 119.744 206.003 109.006 258.590 259.349 120.737 199.289 157.817 150.914 248.393 393.210 302.251 210.379 199.458 203.785 140.192 168.525 199.276 191.854 276.902 247.630 178.835 216.630 216.882 139.578 167.125 263.696 211.055 200.133 204.338 141.335 171.218 203.422 193.462 277.056 247.839 181.938 216.970 217.265 139.745 174.862 264.221 212.061 201.331 205.148 143.336 175.672 209.425 195.833 277.608 247.947 187.901 217.276 217.670 140.300 186.872 264.500 211.773 200.911 204.820 142.788 173.638 206.340 194.522 277.380 247.779 182.254 217.539 218.042 140.893 178.146 264.698 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 114.002 102.189 114.022 101.677 114.492 101.630 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 6 ... 125.567 185.829 465.315 534.870 84.746 81.886 101.688 9.906 88.529 125.900 186.426 466.752 536.592 84.926 82.030 101.880 9.919 88.522 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 349.529 602.644 203.007 161.397 226.281 341.063 Sep. 2008 Mar. 2009 1.8 -2.1 2.5 -.9 0.9 -2.1 3.2 5.4 4.7 5.5 1.1 1.2 1.5 .2 -9.6 2.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 .8 .7 1.2 -1.4 -10.1 4.1 5.9 10.0 5.6 2.4 2.2 4.7 -6.6 -18.1 3.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 -.6 -9.8 3.3 5.3 2.8 2.0 2.0 3.8 1.3 3.4 .7 4.5 3.0 -1.9 13.5 61.2 1.6 3.3 3.0 .4 4.1 8.0 3.0 1.5 1.7 4.5 7.2 29.1 1.2 3.9 3.0 -.7 8.4 7.4 9.0 22.7 1.0 29.3 -2.1 5.0 2.1 4.8 26.8 5.5 8.5 8.6 3.7 4.3 3.4 8.2 .8 1.3 4.3 .6 -2.9 2.7 2.2 2.9 .0 8.6 6.0 5.2 2.9 3.8 -28.5 2.7 -42.6 -60.0 -4.6 -69.9 -5.1 .8 1.3 .3 -4.7 6.4 1.3 -2.0 2.2 2.4 4.5 -.7 8.0 13.9 5.3 16.8 .2 .8 .1 2.4 -8.5 3.0 .6 2.4 3.6 2.9 5.9 7.8 4.8 11.5 2.6 14.1 -2.5 3.9 2.2 3.8 12.6 7.0 7.2 6.9 3.3 4.1 -13.6 1.0 -21.3 -32.5 .2 -40.7 -2.5 .8 .7 1.3 -6.6 4.7 1.0 .2 2.9 2.7 6.2 8.5 6.7 8.7 21.7 27.5 15.4 7.9 4.7 36.9 3.3 2.5 -.2 43.4 3.6 2.2 3.5 3.1 1.0 1.4 .6 3.7 3.7 2.8 1.9 3.2 2.3 .5 3.0 2.9 -14.6 -18.2 -13.3 -41.2 -57.2 -66.3 -34.9 1.0 1.2 -76.7 .5 .2 -2.4 -92.8 1.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 7.6 12.7 15.0 5.7 .7 .2 7.9 1.7 2.2 3.8 29.1 1.5 4.2 6.0 4.9 4.8 11.1 13.3 9.4 5.8 3.8 18.1 3.2 2.4 .2 21.6 3.2 -6.4 -8.2 -5.9 -20.4 -30.6 -37.8 -17.1 .9 .7 -49.9 1.1 1.2 .7 -69.4 1.4 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 Mar.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 M 210.228 211.143 212.193 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 225.091 227.681 132.830 225.436 227.852 133.308 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 199.582 200.465 128.018 M South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Feb.2009 from— Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Feb. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 212.709 -0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.5 226.754 229.262 133.967 227.309 229.749 134.411 .2 .3 -.1 .8 .8 .8 .2 .2 .3 .7 .8 .3 .7 .7 .9 .6 .6 .5 200.815 202.001 128.636 201.453 202.639 129.057 202.021 203.240 129.334 -.8 -.9 -.6 .6 .6 .5 .3 .3 .2 -.2 -.3 .1 .9 1.1 .8 .3 .3 .3 195.383 195.843 196.421 197.267 -1.1 .7 .4 -.6 .5 .3 M M M 203.501 206.414 129.099 204.288 207.035 129.615 205.343 207.929 130.380 206.001 208.529 130.873 -.3 -.3 -.4 .8 .7 1.0 .3 .3 .4 .1 .2 .0 .9 .7 1.0 .5 .4 .6 M 204.428 205.766 206.671 206.927 .0 .6 .1 .7 1.1 .4 M M M 214.685 218.698 129.725 215.923 219.806 130.682 217.095 220.955 131.636 217.357 221.124 131.775 -.5 -.4 -.8 .7 .6 .8 .1 .1 .1 .3 .5 .1 1.1 1.0 1.5 .5 .5 .7 M M M 192.646 129.519 202.359 193.412 130.135 203.409 194.354 130.855 203.999 194.750 131.230 204.672 -.3 -.5 -.5 .7 .8 .6 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 .9 1.0 .8 .5 .6 .3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 205.959 219.620 207.616 220.719 207.367 221.439 207.462 221.376 -1.9 -1.0 -.1 .3 .0 .0 -1.0 .0 .7 .8 -.1 .3 M 233.012 233.402 234.663 235.067 .8 .7 .2 1.6 .7 .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 - 230.806 198.232 198.623 137.598 - 232.155 199.457 200.039 138.620 -.4 -1.5 .7 .4 .6 .6 .7 .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 2 196.961 197.991 185.930 218.324 - 199.190 201.913 187.972 220.589 - - - - -2.4 -.2 .2 .7 1.1 2.0 1.1 1.0 - 2 2 2 218.186 218.528 222.580 - 220.262 222.166 224.737 - - - - -.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.0 - U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2009 from— Mar. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2009 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 206.708 615.719 207.218 617.239 -0.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 -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 ................................................................. 16.942 15.865 9.201 1.249 2.315 .992 1.266 1.167 2.212 .304 .274 1.634 .472 6.664 .233 1.077 218.645 218.449 217.111 254.775 207.656 203.023 275.884 163.821 191.620 195.395 206.185 206.547 122.994 222.101 154.520 220.029 218.119 217.855 215.922 254.395 206.094 198.048 271.727 165.437 191.594 196.015 205.693 206.468 122.837 222.336 154.054 220.500 4.4 4.5 4.2 7.4 3.3 -3.7 2.1 5.0 7.8 8.3 12.0 7.1 4.3 4.8 4.7 3.6 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.8 -2.5 -1.5 1.0 .0 .3 -.2 .0 -.1 .1 -.3 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .0 -.2 -.7 -1.3 -.2 .6 1.2 -2.0 .9 .3 .3 -.2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.6 .0 -2.6 .2 -.3 -.3 .0 -.9 -.3 -1.2 .3 .7 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.9 -2.5 .1 1.2 .0 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 -.3 .1 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360 213.192 242.051 246.991 136.255 231.746 120.960 212.353 190.110 246.781 196.040 158.069 124.865 152.168 213.213 242.605 247.285 138.008 232.235 121.099 209.400 186.809 236.237 192.922 158.460 125.337 153.239 1.8 1.9 3.1 -6.8 2.1 2.6 1.2 .3 -28.3 2.5 6.0 1.7 4.0 .0 .2 .1 1.3 .2 .1 -1.4 -1.7 -4.3 -1.6 .2 .4 .7 .0 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 -.8 -1.0 -2.1 -1.0 .2 -.1 -.4 .1 .1 .1 -1.6 .1 .2 .0 .0 -2.3 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 .1 .2 -2.3 .2 .1 -1.4 -1.8 -7.0 -1.5 .4 .2 .7 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840 118.766 116.332 105.538 116.001 124.494 122.162 118.735 110.380 117.944 126.858 1.1 2.5 -.3 -.9 2.0 2.9 2.1 4.6 1.7 1.9 .6 2.0 .6 .5 .0 1.0 2.8 .4 -.8 .6 -.3 -.5 -.8 .4 .4 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 ................................................................ 17.067 16.284 7.627 4.057 2.863 4.029 3.770 .482 1.242 .784 165.976 162.645 89.728 135.248 123.443 168.028 166.831 134.264 244.219 229.404 165.978 162.659 89.418 135.744 121.669 169.060 168.574 134.485 244.650 229.034 -15.2 -15.6 -4.3 -.9 -11.9 -39.6 -39.3 6.5 5.3 -4.9 .0 .0 -.3 .4 -1.4 .6 1.0 .2 .2 -.2 1.5 1.6 .1 .4 -.8 5.3 6.0 .3 .7 -1.5 2.0 2.1 .0 .7 -1.7 7.5 8.2 .5 .3 -2.0 -1.3 -1.3 -.3 .7 -1.7 -4.4 -3.9 .2 .2 -.7 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338 372.630 293.917 395.563 319.663 554.390 373.541 294.728 396.489 320.231 557.167 2.9 1.9 3.2 2.9 6.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .5 .4 .3 .5 .3 .8 .4 .6 .3 .1 .7 .2 .3 .2 .1 .6 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2009 from— Mar. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2009 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.454 1.982 111.257 101.857 111.436 102.153 1.5 -1.3 0.2 .3 0.0 -.5 0.4 .1 0.0 -.1 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 6 ............ 6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202 122.092 184.765 473.012 520.159 87.640 85.624 101.890 10.442 87.622 122.087 184.824 474.880 520.146 87.615 85.595 101.977 10.378 86.004 3.3 5.6 7.3 5.4 1.9 1.8 2.9 -3.4 -14.2 .0 .0 .4 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.6 -1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .4 .5 .4 .0 .1 .0 .2 -.6 .2 .5 .4 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.6 -1.8 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.668 1.267 2.401 .662 .580 .947 365.522 615.012 201.426 162.543 226.088 343.443 380.208 682.115 202.099 162.516 228.201 344.021 7.6 18.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 4.0 10.9 .3 .0 .9 .2 .4 .8 .1 .9 -.3 -.1 .2 .7 .0 -.1 .1 .0 3.9 10.9 .2 .0 .9 .0 42.689 16.942 25.747 14.587 3.979 10.609 11.160 57.311 30.918 .306 4.713 1.035 .360 5.512 4.035 10.432 166.673 218.645 140.235 171.698 118.766 208.255 108.592 253.456 233.365 120.960 196.040 158.069 152.168 248.029 395.563 289.432 167.514 218.119 141.615 174.838 122.162 211.287 108.413 253.591 233.903 121.099 192.922 158.460 153.239 247.862 396.489 290.043 -5.2 4.4 -10.5 -14.8 1.1 -19.4 -3.7 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.5 6.0 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.2 .5 -.2 1.0 1.8 2.9 1.5 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -1.6 .2 .7 -.1 .2 .2 .6 .0 1.1 2.2 .6 2.8 -.1 .1 .2 .3 -1.0 .2 -.4 .5 .5 .1 .8 -.2 1.5 3.1 1.0 3.7 -.1 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .3 .3 -.3 -.1 -.4 -1.2 -.3 -1.4 -.2 .0 .1 .1 -1.5 .4 .7 .0 .2 .3 84.135 68.776 94.645 26.824 15.664 11.686 31.530 26.392 53.275 9.024 90.976 75.111 22.513 4.311 52.598 204.465 196.052 199.928 142.809 174.484 208.291 194.740 244.791 243.128 177.033 211.279 210.203 140.554 171.978 259.643 $ .484 $ .162 205.167 196.551 200.421 144.172 177.487 211.094 196.174 244.413 243.223 175.947 211.989 211.178 142.077 172.563 260.158 $ .483 $ .162 -1.9 -2.2 -1.1 -10.0 -13.8 -17.8 -5.7 3.4 2.5 -24.0 2.3 1.8 .1 -39.1 2.6 .3 .3 .2 1.0 1.7 1.3 .7 -.2 .0 -.6 .3 .5 1.1 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 1.0 2.1 2.6 1.1 .0 .1 1.9 .2 .2 .2 4.9 .2 .6 .6 .4 1.4 2.9 3.4 1.4 .2 .1 3.6 .1 .2 .2 7.0 .1 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.4 -1.1 -1.3 -.7 -.1 .0 -3.1 .2 .2 .5 -4.5 .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— June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 207.401 7.1 3.2 -15.3 218.371 218.207 216.694 254.813 208.151 203.023 272.522 162.689 191.629 195.485 204.738 206.781 122.994 222.101 154.520 219.285 218.079 217.881 215.965 254.555 206.190 198.048 272.783 164.563 191.720 196.202 204.559 206.801 122.837 222.336 154.054 219.507 7.7 8.0 10.1 14.5 7.0 5.7 20.7 2.8 11.4 7.0 35.4 8.8 3.9 5.1 5.9 3.4 8.5 8.7 10.4 11.6 11.2 8.6 10.6 8.3 10.9 10.3 21.6 9.4 9.4 6.3 5.5 5.3 213.570 241.879 246.440 139.451 231.392 120.715 216.117 194.348 261.002 200.013 157.447 124.546 152.273 213.680 242.000 246.739 137.170 231.675 120.960 216.077 194.282 255.111 200.210 157.531 124.754 152.168 213.463 242.257 247.150 133.991 232.200 121.099 213.084 190.862 237.288 197.294 158.223 125.029 153.239 5.4 2.4 3.5 .9 2.1 4.5 25.1 29.3 54.3 27.5 5.4 1.1 10.0 117.923 111.922 106.026 115.672 124.559 118.677 114.105 106.642 116.306 124.556 119.854 117.255 107.054 115.319 125.352 119.478 116.702 106.208 115.748 125.880 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 ....................................................... 163.954 160.223 89.570 132.783 127.590 161.274 158.198 133.295 241.855 240.296 166.362 162.806 89.682 133.378 126.534 169.900 167.678 133.645 243.594 236.685 169.627 166.302 89.662 134.277 124.356 182.697 181.433 134.264 244.219 231.991 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 368.451 290.504 391.178 317.551 541.934 370.068 291.485 393.024 318.623 546.425 371.397 293.339 394.081 318.961 550.509 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 206.067 206.778 207.692 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 ........................................................ 218.667 218.504 218.100 256.440 208.532 209.922 275.625 163.589 191.118 193.170 210.685 205.514 124.144 220.847 153.646 219.567 218.714 218.536 217.690 256.432 208.092 208.530 272.072 163.227 192.226 195.556 206.547 207.338 124.477 221.497 153.397 219.832 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 213.500 241.355 245.683 140.971 230.792 120.360 217.920 196.397 266.721 201.987 157.070 124.653 152.814 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Sep. 2008 Mar. 2009 2.6 5.1 -6.8 2.8 2.6 .9 7.4 .5 -5.4 -15.1 6.9 7.9 9.4 7.4 7.7 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.1 -1.1 -1.1 -3.9 -2.9 -4.4 -20.8 -4.1 2.4 1.3 6.4 -11.1 2.5 -4.1 2.7 1.1 -.1 8.1 8.3 10.3 13.0 9.1 7.1 15.5 5.5 11.2 8.7 28.3 9.1 6.6 5.7 5.7 4.3 .9 .7 -1.5 2.1 -2.0 -13.4 -9.8 4.6 4.5 7.9 -2.3 5.1 2.1 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 -2.0 1.9 3.3 .4 -1.1 -25.7 1.1 9.1 5.0 5.4 .0 1.8 2.9 -6.4 1.9 .3 -8.2 -10.8 -63.1 -5.3 6.5 -.3 -.1 -.1 1.5 2.4 -18.4 2.5 2.5 -8.6 -10.8 -37.4 -9.0 3.0 1.2 1.1 3.7 2.3 3.5 -.6 2.0 3.9 12.1 13.1 7.1 13.5 7.2 3.0 7.7 .0 1.7 2.7 -12.6 2.2 1.4 -8.4 -10.8 -51.9 -7.2 4.7 .5 .5 -.1 -1.1 -2.1 -2.5 2.9 5.7 -.3 15.4 -.4 -1.4 -6.0 -5.2 -13.2 -.9 2.4 5.4 18.2 .7 .3 4.3 2.8 -.7 6.3 -1.4 .7 -.5 5.9 -6.5 -.3 3.3 167.435 164.112 89.419 135.162 122.304 174.688 174.331 134.485 244.650 230.256 15.1 14.7 -3.0 -.5 -7.1 41.9 42.1 4.6 5.6 25.7 1.0 .9 -6.4 -4.8 -10.8 5.7 6.5 10.8 7.0 2.5 -59.7 -60.8 -7.2 -5.0 -13.7 -93.6 -93.9 7.0 3.9 -24.5 8.8 10.1 -.7 7.4 -15.6 37.7 47.5 3.6 4.7 -15.7 7.8 7.6 -4.7 -2.7 -9.0 22.5 23.0 7.6 6.3 13.5 -33.8 -34.3 -4.0 1.0 -14.7 -70.2 -70.1 5.3 4.3 -20.2 372.188 294.284 394.779 319.150 553.960 2.3 -2.2 3.8 4.1 6.1 2.6 .8 3.2 2.9 6.1 2.5 3.9 2.1 2.5 3.5 4.1 5.3 3.7 2.0 9.2 2.5 -.7 3.5 3.5 6.1 3.3 4.6 2.9 2.2 6.3 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 111.324 101.751 0.9 -3.0 3.6 2.0 -0.2 -2.0 122.064 184.662 471.367 520.014 87.639 85.624 101.890 10.442 87.622 122.270 185.499 473.276 522.397 87.616 85.595 101.977 10.378 86.004 5.2 6.0 7.6 5.8 4.7 4.4 6.8 -5.8 -16.8 3.1 6.3 12.8 5.7 1.0 .9 2.5 -6.3 -19.5 364.631 610.503 201.461 162.683 225.951 343.462 365.470 615.012 201.381 162.543 226.088 343.601 379.874 682.115 201.817 162.516 228.201 343.711 5.9 11.1 3.3 .8 1.4 5.8 165.761 218.667 138.964 168.682 117.923 203.893 108.798 253.092 232.887 120.360 201.987 157.070 152.814 245.957 391.178 288.397 166.831 218.714 140.426 172.433 118.677 209.548 108.637 253.417 233.312 120.715 200.013 157.447 152.273 247.099 393.024 288.590 168.242 218.371 142.519 177.755 119.854 217.299 108.475 253.785 233.328 120.960 200.210 157.531 152.168 248.087 394.081 289.415 167.715 218.079 141.910 175.626 119.478 214.185 108.251 253.811 233.478 121.099 197.294 158.223 153.239 248.145 394.779 290.152 203.702 195.424 199.400 141.555 171.591 204.294 193.307 245.083 243.176 176.692 210.598 209.372 140.094 166.230 258.541 204.532 196.211 200.078 142.991 175.208 209.514 195.377 245.075 243.374 180.037 210.987 209.834 140.375 174.341 259.134 205.662 197.425 200.971 145.025 180.246 216.564 198.015 245.607 243.578 186.446 211.226 210.188 140.675 186.476 259.521 205.378 196.931 200.650 144.434 178.203 213.688 196.725 245.340 243.498 180.751 211.602 210.707 141.363 178.042 259.892 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 110.795 102.323 110.813 101.794 111.309 101.852 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 6 ... 121.592 183.489 468.077 516.743 87.450 85.454 101.720 10.406 88.176 121.817 183.869 469.011 517.817 87.598 85.581 101.876 10.418 88.178 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 363.328 605.662 201.207 161.295 226.578 343.848 Sep. 2008 Mar. 2009 1.9 -2.2 2.2 -.5 0.9 -2.1 2.8 5.5 4.4 5.6 1.1 1.2 1.5 -.3 -10.8 2.2 4.5 4.5 4.4 .8 .7 1.0 -1.1 -9.5 4.1 6.1 10.2 5.8 2.8 2.7 4.6 -6.1 -18.1 2.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 .9 .9 1.2 -.7 -10.1 3.7 5.5 2.8 1.7 1.9 4.7 2.2 3.6 1.4 4.0 3.0 -1.2 19.5 60.9 1.2 3.1 2.9 -.2 4.8 8.3 3.0 1.3 1.7 5.2 10.5 29.1 1.3 3.5 2.9 -.7 9.1 7.7 9.9 27.0 -.1 32.5 -2.4 5.3 2.4 4.5 27.5 5.4 10.0 7.6 3.8 4.2 3.6 8.5 1.1 .5 5.7 1.2 -3.7 2.8 2.4 3.3 1.1 9.1 5.4 4.7 3.2 3.9 -32.5 2.8 -47.5 -64.9 -6.0 -74.2 -6.5 1.2 2.0 .3 -5.3 6.5 -.1 .0 2.1 2.3 4.8 -1.1 8.8 17.5 5.4 21.8 -2.0 1.1 1.0 2.5 -9.0 3.0 1.1 3.6 3.7 2.5 6.3 8.1 5.4 13.0 2.8 15.8 -3.1 4.1 2.4 3.9 13.5 7.2 7.7 6.1 3.5 4.1 -15.9 .9 -24.4 -35.7 -.5 -43.9 -4.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 -7.2 4.7 .5 1.8 2.9 2.4 6.9 9.1 7.3 9.7 25.7 30.9 17.7 8.4 5.2 36.9 3.3 2.3 -.4 42.5 3.5 2.3 3.7 3.3 1.2 .7 1.1 3.3 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 2.2 .3 4.1 3.0 -18.3 -21.9 -16.2 -46.1 -62.5 -71.2 -39.5 .9 1.6 -78.5 .7 .2 -3.3 -93.0 1.8 3.3 3.1 2.5 8.4 16.3 19.7 7.3 .4 .5 9.5 1.9 2.6 3.7 31.6 2.1 4.6 6.4 5.3 5.4 12.5 15.0 10.3 6.1 4.1 18.8 3.3 2.2 .0 21.8 3.2 -8.1 -10.3 -7.3 -23.6 -33.9 -41.3 -19.4 .7 1.0 -51.5 1.3 1.4 .1 -69.6 2.0 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 Mar.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 M 204.813 205.700 206.708 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 221.446 222.628 132.938 221.704 222.707 133.345 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 193.987 194.120 127.005 M South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Feb.2009 from— Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Feb. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 207.218 -0.9 0.7 0.2 -0.3 0.9 0.5 222.945 224.084 133.908 223.626 224.597 134.558 .2 .4 -.2 .9 .8 .9 .3 .2 .5 .6 .8 .0 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .4 195.245 195.621 127.768 195.813 196.147 128.167 196.453 196.855 128.468 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 .6 .6 .5 .3 .4 .2 -.7 -.7 -.4 .9 1.0 .9 .3 .3 .3 192.391 192.907 193.527 194.393 -1.8 .8 .4 -1.1 .6 .3 M M M 199.399 203.121 127.055 200.067 203.519 127.529 201.150 204.501 128.276 201.737 205.066 128.686 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 .8 .8 .9 .3 .3 .3 -.6 -.5 -.7 .9 .7 1.0 .5 .5 .6 M 203.054 204.316 205.337 205.744 -.9 .7 .2 -.1 1.1 .5 M M M 208.088 210.637 128.641 209.367 211.857 129.639 210.492 212.890 130.649 210.661 212.965 130.674 -1.2 -.9 -1.5 .6 .5 .8 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 .5 .5 .8 M M M 190.272 128.157 199.228 191.023 128.783 200.057 191.927 129.488 200.681 192.327 129.833 201.485 -.7 -1.1 -1.4 .7 .8 .7 .2 .3 .4 .0 -.5 -.8 .9 1.0 .7 .5 .5 .3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 198.434 211.007 200.222 212.454 199.944 213.234 200.218 213.013 -2.2 -1.6 .0 .3 .1 -.1 -1.3 -.5 .8 1.1 -.1 .4 M 227.223 227.503 228.653 229.064 .9 .7 .2 1.5 .6 .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 - 230.095 188.798 199.416 136.359 - 231.884 190.107 200.770 137.539 -.3 -1.5 -.6 .0 .8 .7 .7 .9 - - - - 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 2 195.310 192.808 183.088 215.867 - 197.528 196.191 185.015 217.635 - - - - -2.9 -.7 -.5 .3 1.1 1.8 1.1 .8 - 2 2 2 217.610 213.685 216.424 - 219.356 216.797 218.752 - - - - -.6 .9 1.1 .8 1.5 1.1 - U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2005-2006 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2009 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 121.901 122.182 -0.8 0.2 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 128.622 128.747 125.539 132.849 127.399 128.292 128.378 124.782 132.990 127.568 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.5 3.5 -.3 -.3 -.6 .1 .1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 128.765 131.107 157.776 95.917 128.865 131.493 155.178 96.311 1.2 1.4 .2 1.1 .1 .3 -1.6 .4 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 87.673 90.588 .9 3.3 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 113.341 113.448 113.167 113.432 113.571 112.767 -13.1 -13.6 -5.3 .1 .1 -.4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 144.662 127.740 150.904 144.929 127.992 151.174 2.6 1.7 2.9 .2 .2 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.707 105.740 .5 .0 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 109.693 173.166 74.219 109.639 173.200 74.141 3.0 5.5 1.0 .0 .0 -.1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 127.284 130.478 2.8 2.5 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 133.617 107.718 80.865 121.408 117.964 150.780 133.731 108.187 80.852 122.155 118.459 149.828 2.0 -4.6 -3.2 -5.2 1.3 -23.8 .1 .4 .0 .6 .4 -.6 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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