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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, April 15, 2011 USDL-11-0513 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MARCH 2011 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. Gasoline and food prices continued to rise and together accounted for almost three quarters of the seasonally adjusted all items increase in March. The gasoline index posted its ninth consecutive increase and has now risen 14.4 percent over the last three months. The household energy index rose as well, with advances in the fuel oil and electricity indexes more than offsetting a decline in the index for natural gas. The food at home index continued to accelerate in March, rising 1.1 percent as all six major grocery store food groups increased. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in March, a smaller increase than in the previous two months. The index for shelter rose slightly, as did the index for medical care. Several transportation indexes posted significant increases, including new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and airline fares. In contrast, the indexes for apparel and for household furnishings and operations both declined in March. The all items index rose 2.7 percent in the last 12 months, the largest increase since December 2009. The energy index has now risen 15.5 percent over the last 12 months, with the gasoline index up 27.5 percent. The food index has risen 2.9 percent with the food at home index up 3.6 percent. The index for all items less food and energy has increased 1.2 percent with the shelter index up 0.9 percent. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2010 - Mar. 2011 Percent change 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 Dec Jan 0.5 0.5 Feb Mar'11 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Mar'10 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2010 - Mar. 2011 Percent change 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Mar'10 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep All items Oct Nov Dec Jan All items less food and energy -2- Feb Mar'11 Consumer Price Index Data for March 2011 Food The food index rose 0.8 percent in March after rising 0.6 percent in February. The food at home index increased 1.1 percent in March and has risen 2.7 percent over the past three months. All six major grocery store food groups increased in March, with increases ranging from 0.5 percent for cereals and bakery products to 1.9 percent for fruits and vegetables. Within the fruits and vegetables component, the fresh vegetables index rose 4.7 percent in March after a 6.7 percent increase in February, as indexes for potatoes, lettuce, and tomatoes all posted significant increases. The index for dairy and related products increased 1.3 percent, while the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.1 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.8 percent as the coffee index climbed 3.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, the index for food at home has risen 3.6 percent with the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs up 7.9 percent. The index for food away from home increased 0.3 percent in March, its largest increase since September, and has risen 1.9 percent over the past 12 months. Energy The energy index rose 3.5 percent in March after increasing 3.4 percent in February. It has increased for nine months in a row, rising 23.7 percent since June 2010. The gasoline index rose 5.6 percent in March after a 4.7 percent increase in February. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 11.7 percent in March.) The index for household energy advanced 0.6 percent in March after a 1.3 percent increase in February. The fuel oil index rose 6.2 percent and has increased 37.2 percent in the last six months. The index for electricity increased 0.7 percent in March, while the index for natural gas declined 1.4 percent. The household energy index has risen 1.2 percent over the last 12 months, with the fuel oil index up 34.0 percent and the electricity index up 1.0 percent but the index for natural gas down 5.5 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in March after increasing 0.2 percent in each of the previous two months. The shelter index increased 0.1 percent for the sixth month in a row, with rent and owners’ equivalent rent both increasing 0.1 percent in March, as they did in February. Several transportation indexes increased in March; the new vehicles index rose 0.7 percent after a 1.0 percent increase in February, and the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.8 percent. The airline fares index also continued to rise, increasing 1.9 percent. The medical care index increased 0.2 percent in March after a 0.4 percent increase in February, with the medical care commodities index rising 0.5 percent and the index for medical care services advancing 0.1 percent. The recreation index was unchanged in March after a 0.3 percent increase in February, while several indexes posted declines in March. The apparel index fell 0.5 percent after a 0.9 percent decrease in February. The index for household furnishings and operations turned down in March, falling 0.1 percent after rising by that amount in February. Similarly, the index for personal care fell 0.2 percent in March after rising in each of the previous two months. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.2 percent over the last 12 months. This change is above the low of 0.6 percent in October, but is still below the 1.9 percent average over the last 10 years. The indexes for shelter, new vehicles, used cars and trucks, airline fares, and medical care are among those that have increased over the past year; the indexes for apparel, household furnishings and operations, and recreation have declined. -3- Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 223.467 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 1.0 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.0 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 220.024 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 1.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.9 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for April 2011 is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 13, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -4- Corrections to CPI data for January and February 2011 Incorrect prices were used in the calculation of the intracity transportation index, affecting the data for January and February 2011. The January and February news releases have been reissued with corrected data. The corrections affect indexes in Table 7 of the release and are noted in the footnotes of that table in this release. 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-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. 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 116.500. This -5- 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 0.03 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 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.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. -6- 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. -7- 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 2006 through December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. 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. Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 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 before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2011. Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, 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 David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. -8- 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2011 from— Mar. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2011 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 221.309 662.943 223.467 669.409 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 - - - - - - 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 1 ............................................................ Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.792 13.742 7.816 1.090 1.813 .839 1.152 .926 1.996 .297 .232 1.466 .432 5.926 .329 1.051 224.039 223.799 221.241 254.238 216.175 203.510 286.766 163.734 193.055 204.168 210.508 205.174 121.438 228.606 161.836 225.749 225.479 225.350 223.430 255.482 218.808 206.161 290.279 165.038 194.747 205.505 214.352 206.743 122.665 229.282 161.886 225.693 2.8 2.9 3.6 1.8 7.9 3.7 3.5 1.5 2.0 2.8 7.9 .9 .3 1.9 2.0 1.4 .6 .7 1.0 .5 1.2 1.3 1.2 .8 .9 .7 1.8 .8 1.0 .3 .0 .0 .5 .5 .7 .8 .9 .1 1.3 1.5 .2 -.2 2.1 -.1 -1.2 .2 .0 .2 .5 .6 .8 .0 1.2 .6 2.2 .2 .6 .8 .9 .5 .4 .2 .7 .2 .7 .8 1.1 .5 1.1 1.3 1.9 .8 1.0 .7 2.8 .8 1.0 .3 .0 .0 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Energy services 3 ................................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.460 31.955 5.925 .776 24.905 23.310 .349 5.096 4.000 .309 3.691 1.095 4.409 .772 217.259 249.886 251.829 131.572 258.073 258.060 126.529 215.587 189.006 326.919 189.837 177.194 124.576 151.358 217.707 250.310 252.145 136.486 258.263 258.253 125.863 216.672 190.071 341.884 190.213 177.694 124.735 150.541 .8 .9 1.2 2.6 .8 .8 1.2 2.1 1.2 23.9 -.6 5.4 -1.6 .4 .2 .2 .1 3.7 .1 .1 -.5 .5 .6 4.6 .2 .3 .1 -.5 .1 .1 .2 -1.0 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.2 5.4 -.6 .3 .1 .4 .3 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .3 1.2 1.3 4.1 1.1 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .8 .1 .1 -.5 .6 .6 4.6 .2 .5 -.1 -.5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.601 .882 1.520 .192 .700 118.369 110.962 105.076 110.101 126.830 121.286 112.337 109.544 111.547 128.518 -.6 -.7 -2.0 -3.8 .0 2.5 1.2 4.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.5 -1.9 .8 -.9 -.9 -1.2 -1.6 -.4 -.5 -.7 -.9 .1 -.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 ................................................................ 17.308 16.082 6.333 3.513 2.055 5.079 4.865 .408 1.172 1.227 203.037 198.073 97.633 140.158 142.937 271.843 270.822 140.912 250.851 265.327 211.014 206.165 98.275 140.860 144.072 303.565 302.574 140.686 250.820 270.366 9.8 9.8 1.3 1.6 2.3 27.7 27.5 3.8 1.7 10.5 3.9 4.1 .7 .5 .8 11.7 11.7 -.2 .0 1.9 1.3 1.3 -.2 -.1 -.3 3.9 3.5 .9 .2 1.7 1.9 1.9 .5 1.0 .1 4.8 4.7 .3 .0 1.9 2.2 2.3 .8 .7 .8 5.6 5.6 -.2 .0 1.3 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.627 1.633 4.994 2.830 397.065 321.186 420.567 334.296 397.726 322.691 420.852 334.671 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 .2 .5 .1 .1 .1 .5 -.1 .0 .4 .7 .4 .5 .2 .5 .1 .2 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2011 from— Mar. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2011 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 633.413 634.387 5.1 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.293 1.816 113.183 98.268 113.261 98.719 -.1 -1.2 .1 .5 .2 .0 .3 .5 .0 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 2 .............................. Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... 6.421 3.107 .204 2.903 3.313 3.138 2.334 .804 .228 130.692 204.153 520.778 586.782 83.779 80.417 101.316 9.204 72.709 130.682 204.251 522.903 586.914 83.730 80.364 101.258 9.196 72.073 1.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 -1.4 -1.7 -1.0 -3.7 -8.1 .0 .0 .4 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.9 .2 .6 1.2 .5 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.8 -1.7 .2 .4 -.2 .4 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 .1 .3 .6 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -1.6 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.497 .906 2.591 .671 .638 1.055 385.397 829.535 207.685 161.325 230.177 358.521 385.637 830.693 207.758 160.981 230.034 359.096 1.8 5.5 .6 -.9 .7 2.0 .1 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .1 40.012 14.792 25.219 15.474 3.601 11.873 9.745 59.988 31.607 .349 3.691 1.095 .772 6.140 4.994 11.340 178.874 224.039 154.657 198.885 118.369 253.570 111.237 263.480 260.373 126.529 189.837 177.194 151.358 265.354 420.567 311.975 182.728 225.479 159.351 208.134 121.286 266.993 111.707 263.956 260.834 125.863 190.213 177.694 150.541 266.754 420.852 312.310 4.5 2.8 5.6 9.2 -.6 12.3 .0 1.4 .9 1.2 -.6 5.4 .4 3.7 2.7 1.6 2.2 .6 3.0 4.7 2.5 5.3 .4 .2 .2 -.5 .2 .3 -.5 .5 .1 .1 .9 .5 1.1 1.8 1.0 2.0 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 -.6 .3 .4 .6 -.1 .2 1.0 .5 1.2 1.6 -.9 2.1 .4 .3 .0 .3 1.1 .8 .1 .5 .4 .2 1.2 .7 1.4 1.8 -.5 2.9 .4 .2 .0 -.5 .2 .5 -.5 .5 .1 .1 86.258 68.045 93.373 26.270 16.525 12.923 30.266 28.382 54.994 9.079 90.921 77.179 20.882 5.388 56.297 220.937 212.633 212.709 157.221 200.543 249.895 212.056 287.547 251.354 226.860 222.506 223.011 143.712 276.485 270.982 $ .452 $ .151 223.192 215.505 214.907 161.804 209.282 262.068 217.791 288.077 251.834 242.516 223.315 223.690 144.632 307.589 271.468 $ .447 $ .149 2.7 3.5 2.7 5.4 8.7 11.4 6.0 2.0 1.3 15.5 1.4 1.2 .2 27.5 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.0 2.9 4.4 4.9 2.7 .2 .2 6.9 .4 .3 .6 11.2 .2 .4 .5 .4 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.1 .1 .0 2.1 .2 .2 .2 4.0 .1 .5 .7 .6 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.1 .4 .2 3.4 .3 .2 .2 4.8 .2 .5 .8 .6 1.4 1.7 2.7 1.4 .2 .1 3.5 .2 .1 .1 5.5 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Energy services 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 2010 Sep. 2010 Dec. 2010 Mar. 2011 223.490 -1.4 2.9 3.3 223.779 223.544 220.800 254.037 216.444 203.510 284.574 162.958 192.706 204.168 208.833 204.936 121.438 228.606 161.836 225.415 225.345 225.228 223.219 255.395 218.803 206.161 289.890 164.340 194.602 205.505 214.596 206.493 122.665 229.282 161.886 225.409 .8 .8 .3 -2.0 11.9 -1.7 -9.5 -2.4 -.2 -.4 2.3 -.5 -2.5 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.8 3.7 2.2 -2.7 1.4 1.2 5.6 2.0 .3 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.2 216.983 249.523 251.249 132.892 257.659 257.648 126.192 215.607 189.553 314.130 191.114 175.400 124.382 151.189 217.561 249.867 251.607 132.915 258.016 258.003 126.529 218.231 192.096 326.919 193.224 176.725 124.493 151.358 217.852 250.102 251.930 133.920 258.204 258.196 125.863 219.480 193.211 341.884 193.654 177.684 124.375 150.541 -.3 .8 .3 20.6 .2 .2 2.8 -4.1 -6.4 -14.4 -5.8 5.1 -3.2 1.5 119.208 111.304 106.330 113.587 127.149 120.456 112.414 107.957 111.436 128.166 119.384 111.408 106.622 109.634 127.691 118.770 110.648 105.708 109.796 127.476 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 ....................................................... 200.956 196.183 97.173 137.923 144.058 267.320 267.635 139.223 250.134 260.181 203.622 198.730 97.000 137.752 143.664 277.665 277.129 140.487 250.726 264.616 207.433 202.446 97.490 139.065 143.847 291.093 290.027 140.912 250.851 269.625 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 393.537 317.199 417.315 332.107 393.843 318.929 417.004 331.974 395.615 321.186 418.529 333.483 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 All items .............................................................................. 220.186 221.062 222.270 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 1 .................................................. Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 221.524 221.190 217.375 251.870 211.984 202.056 275.074 160.310 191.289 203.098 202.623 204.090 122.419 227.722 160.681 224.494 222.602 222.314 218.983 253.956 213.942 202.349 278.517 162.636 191.580 202.648 206.878 203.922 120.930 228.181 160.643 224.951 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Energy services 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.850 249.321 250.844 134.258 257.402 257.394 126.194 215.738 189.867 298.037 192.310 174.824 124.307 150.648 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Sep. 2010 Mar. 2011 6.1 0.8 4.7 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.9 6.2 5.4 -3.1 -.1 1.2 3.4 -.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 .8 7.1 7.5 11.2 5.7 13.5 8.4 23.3 10.4 7.1 4.8 25.8 4.8 .8 2.8 3.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 .8 -.1 7.7 .2 -6.1 -.5 .5 2.6 2.2 -.1 -.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 4.3 4.5 6.5 3.8 8.1 7.3 14.0 3.5 3.4 3.0 14.1 1.9 .9 2.0 2.3 1.2 .4 .4 .8 -4.7 .5 .5 4.3 2.3 1.6 .4 1.7 4.8 -1.8 -.6 1.1 1.2 2.0 -2.8 1.1 1.1 -1.4 3.2 2.7 58.0 -.6 5.1 -1.5 .8 1.9 1.3 1.7 -1.0 1.3 1.3 -1.0 7.1 7.2 73.2 2.8 6.7 .2 -.3 .1 .6 .6 7.2 .4 .4 3.6 -1.0 -2.5 -7.3 -2.1 5.0 -2.5 .5 1.5 1.2 1.9 -1.9 1.2 1.2 -1.2 5.2 5.0 65.4 1.1 5.9 -.6 .3 .8 6.9 -3.7 1.5 2.2 -1.4 -3.6 -2.1 -1.6 .1 -.4 -3.3 .4 -1.6 -3.3 -1.5 -2.3 -2.3 -12.7 1.0 -.3 1.5 -2.9 -.1 1.2 -.9 -2.8 -1.0 -7.3 -1.2 212.001 207.045 98.249 140.078 144.958 307.358 306.128 140.686 250.820 273.100 -10.3 -11.6 .7 .3 4.9 -37.0 -37.9 3.5 1.6 8.3 14.0 15.3 1.8 1.7 4.3 54.0 55.6 3.3 2.6 -1.7 15.1 15.1 -1.8 -1.7 -2.3 57.0 59.5 4.2 1.5 15.2 23.9 24.1 4.5 6.4 2.5 74.8 71.2 4.3 1.1 21.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 4.6 -1.5 -1.7 3.4 2.1 3.2 19.4 19.5 1.3 2.3 .1 65.6 65.2 4.2 1.3 18.2 396.364 322.691 418.937 333.993 2.4 1.1 2.9 2.5 3.2 1.2 3.9 3.7 2.3 1.8 2.5 1.9 2.9 7.1 1.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 3.4 3.1 2.6 4.4 2.0 2.1 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 2010 Sep. 2010 Dec. 2010 Mar. 2011 629.315 5.9 6.5 5.7 113.242 98.395 113.228 98.466 1.0 -1.3 -1.9 -3.1 130.548 203.738 520.236 585.549 83.760 80.399 101.412 9.171 72.662 130.759 204.456 519.288 587.834 83.746 80.383 101.316 9.189 72.289 130.898 205.133 522.344 589.674 83.656 80.290 101.258 9.163 71.142 1.7 4.5 5.2 4.4 -.8 -.9 .0 -3.4 -6.5 384.680 827.680 207.326 160.656 230.159 357.711 385.031 828.079 207.547 160.920 229.933 358.181 385.532 829.535 207.783 161.325 230.177 358.894 385.215 830.693 207.451 160.981 230.034 359.233 177.291 221.524 153.502 197.199 119.208 250.350 110.632 262.782 260.617 126.194 192.310 174.824 150.648 263.379 417.315 311.102 178.833 222.602 155.178 200.839 120.456 255.448 110.557 263.034 260.471 126.192 191.114 175.400 151.189 264.832 417.004 311.610 180.549 223.779 157.054 204.142 119.384 260.797 111.024 263.745 260.509 126.529 193.224 176.725 151.358 266.061 418.529 312.190 220.049 211.276 211.688 156.060 199.211 246.849 210.033 286.792 251.378 225.151 221.434 222.210 143.228 270.712 269.986 220.885 212.429 212.578 157.709 202.374 251.499 212.320 287.061 251.378 229.915 221.922 222.587 143.571 281.416 270.374 222.091 213.995 213.755 159.553 205.455 256.414 214.660 288.270 251.810 237.620 222.483 223.029 143.793 294.905 270.955 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 625.757 624.854 628.137 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 112.727 97.871 112.939 97.904 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 2 ..................... Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 130.328 202.558 514.054 582.411 83.943 80.761 101.739 9.246 73.943 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Sep. 2010 Mar. 2011 2.3 6.2 4.0 -1.2 -2.8 1.8 2.5 -.4 -2.2 .3 -.2 1.1 2.2 -1.6 2.5 .2 .2 1.3 -2.9 .9 .0 4.0 6.5 3.8 -3.6 -3.8 -3.4 -4.9 -11.6 1.8 5.2 6.6 5.1 -1.4 -2.3 -1.9 -3.5 -14.3 1.4 3.4 1.7 3.5 -.3 -.3 .7 -3.2 -2.9 .9 4.6 6.6 4.4 -2.5 -3.1 -2.7 -4.2 -13.0 2.6 9.9 .2 -5.6 3.2 1.3 3.3 9.0 1.3 2.3 .2 2.4 .8 1.9 .4 -.8 -.3 2.6 .6 1.5 .2 .8 -.2 1.7 2.9 9.5 .8 -1.7 1.7 1.9 .7 1.7 .3 .0 -.3 2.2 182.627 225.345 159.267 207.789 118.770 268.329 111.490 264.161 260.389 125.863 193.654 177.684 150.541 267.523 418.937 312.626 -5.2 .8 -8.6 -13.4 .8 -17.7 -.3 1.2 .5 2.8 -5.8 5.1 1.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 5.7 1.8 8.1 14.1 -1.4 19.8 .3 1.1 .9 4.3 1.7 4.8 -.6 1.4 3.9 .9 6.0 1.5 8.8 16.5 -.4 22.3 -3.0 1.4 2.6 -1.4 -.6 5.1 .8 4.2 2.5 .7 12.6 7.1 15.9 23.3 -1.5 32.0 3.1 2.1 -.3 -1.0 2.8 6.7 -.3 6.4 1.6 2.0 .1 1.3 -.6 -.6 -.3 -.7 .0 1.1 .7 3.6 -2.1 5.0 .5 2.1 3.4 1.8 9.3 4.3 12.3 19.8 -.9 27.1 .0 1.8 1.1 -1.2 1.1 5.9 .3 5.3 2.0 1.3 223.237 215.619 214.982 161.713 208.940 263.245 217.689 288.851 252.011 245.941 222.992 223.331 143.917 311.218 271.371 -1.7 -2.4 -1.6 -8.2 -12.7 -16.2 -7.1 1.7 1.0 -24.0 1.1 1.2 -.2 -35.9 1.7 3.1 4.1 2.9 7.9 13.2 18.1 7.6 1.4 1.0 26.5 .9 .8 .2 50.2 1.0 3.5 4.3 3.3 8.4 16.6 20.4 9.6 2.2 2.4 29.8 .9 .8 -1.2 57.0 1.6 5.9 8.5 6.4 15.3 21.0 29.3 15.4 2.9 1.0 42.4 2.8 2.0 1.9 74.7 2.1 .7 .8 .6 -.5 -.6 -.5 .0 1.5 1.0 -1.9 1.0 1.0 .0 -1.8 1.3 4.7 6.3 4.8 11.8 18.8 24.8 12.4 2.5 1.7 36.0 1.9 1.4 .3 65.6 1.8 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Energy services 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.2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 M 219.179 220.223 221.309 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 235.141 236.828 140.351 235.969 237.564 141.001 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 209.270 209.936 134.267 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Feb.2011 from— Mar. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 223.467 2.7 1.5 1.0 2.1 1.0 0.5 237.110 238.798 141.547 239.074 240.599 143.001 2.5 2.4 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 .8 .8 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 .8 .8 .9 .5 .5 .4 210.388 210.928 135.061 211.090 211.503 135.665 212.954 213.449 136.834 2.7 2.6 2.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 .9 .9 .9 2.2 2.0 2.4 .9 .7 1.0 .3 .3 .4 206.136 207.551 208.156 209.713 2.7 1.0 .7 2.4 1.0 .3 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 212.488 213.850 135.240 213.589 215.127 135.925 214.735 216.145 136.625 217.214 218.391 138.211 2.8 2.7 2.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 .5 .5 .5 M 216.189 216.750 218.772 222.275 3.4 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.2 .9 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 222.081 226.112 134.328 223.149 227.281 134.917 224.431 228.444 135.826 226.558 230.707 137.200 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 .9 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 .6 .5 .7 M M M 200.123 135.579 212.541 201.059 136.260 213.417 201.974 136.960 214.862 203.833 138.404 216.988 2.6 2.8 2.8 1.4 1.6 1.7 .9 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 .9 1.0 1.1 .5 .5 .7 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 213.778 226.639 215.155 228.652 216.192 229.729 217.880 232.241 2.3 3.0 1.3 1.6 .8 1.1 1.8 2.3 1.1 1.4 .5 .5 M 241.874 242.639 243.832 245.617 2.3 1.2 .7 2.1 .8 .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 - 239.814 207.587 203.199 144.327 - 242.787 209.372 206.967 146.044 2.0 2.8 2.5 3.0 1.2 .9 1.9 1.2 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 202.519 206.384 194.479 224.907 - 205.744 206.816 197.224 227.451 - - - - 1.5 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.6 .2 1.4 1.1 - 2 2 2 228.017 227.658 226.862 - 230.878 229.981 229.482 - - - - 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.2 - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2010 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2011 from— Mar. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2011 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 217.535 647.969 220.024 655.385 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 - - - - - - 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 1 ............................................................ Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.401 15.315 8.906 1.236 2.227 .917 1.219 1.091 2.217 .324 .258 1.635 .463 6.409 .326 1.086 223.273 222.942 220.110 254.963 216.062 202.335 284.132 163.262 192.187 203.373 210.741 205.098 121.605 228.596 162.728 226.675 224.825 224.577 222.391 256.227 218.848 205.163 288.168 164.583 193.787 204.408 214.457 206.624 122.850 229.293 162.850 227.022 2.9 3.0 3.8 1.9 8.1 3.9 3.9 1.3 1.9 2.9 7.9 .8 .3 1.9 2.4 1.6 .7 .7 1.0 .5 1.3 1.4 1.4 .8 .8 .5 1.8 .7 1.0 .3 .1 .2 .5 .5 .8 .7 .9 .1 1.2 1.5 .3 -.2 2.1 .1 -.9 .2 .0 .1 .5 .6 .9 .1 1.2 .6 2.4 .1 .6 .8 1.0 .5 .4 .1 .7 .2 .7 .8 1.1 .6 1.2 1.4 2.0 .9 .9 .5 2.6 .7 1.0 .3 .1 .2 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Energy services 3 ................................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.228 29.811 8.396 .436 20.672 19.942 .306 5.633 4.476 .301 4.175 1.157 3.784 .364 213.931 243.961 250.128 133.181 233.872 233.870 128.035 213.775 186.578 326.950 188.567 177.594 120.518 153.703 214.323 244.270 250.445 138.131 234.018 234.015 126.914 214.774 187.561 341.440 188.985 178.016 120.765 152.965 .8 .9 1.2 2.6 .8 .8 1.2 1.9 1.1 22.2 -.3 5.2 -1.7 .6 .2 .1 .1 3.7 .1 .1 -.9 .5 .5 4.4 .2 .2 .2 -.5 .1 .1 .2 -1.3 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 5.3 -.4 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 1.0 1.1 3.7 .9 .7 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .8 .1 .1 -.9 .5 .5 4.4 .2 .5 .0 -.5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.668 .921 1.502 .280 .750 117.507 111.528 104.611 112.814 126.363 120.091 112.360 108.551 114.446 128.077 -1.0 -.6 -2.1 -4.3 -.1 2.2 .7 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.5 -2.1 .9 -.7 -.8 -1.0 -1.7 -.2 -.6 -1.2 -1.0 .1 .0 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 ................................................................ 19.418 18.631 6.914 3.320 3.003 6.470 6.193 .479 1.184 .787 202.910 199.417 96.734 141.114 143.868 273.013 272.117 140.763 253.524 262.444 211.774 208.361 97.405 141.899 145.014 305.066 304.224 140.693 253.391 266.726 10.7 10.7 1.6 1.6 2.4 27.8 27.5 3.8 1.7 9.8 4.4 4.5 .7 .6 .8 11.7 11.8 .0 -.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 -.2 -.2 -.3 3.9 3.5 .8 .2 1.5 2.0 2.0 .5 1.0 .1 4.8 4.7 .3 .1 2.0 2.4 2.5 .8 .8 .8 5.6 5.6 .0 -.1 1.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.355 1.318 4.038 2.220 398.908 312.764 424.289 337.901 399.516 314.190 424.516 338.225 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 .2 .5 .1 .1 .1 .5 -.1 .1 .5 .7 .4 .4 .2 .5 .1 .1 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2010 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2011 from— Mar. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2011 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 636.256 637.216 5.5 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.862 1.959 109.693 98.897 109.848 99.398 -.2 -1.1 .1 .5 .4 .1 .4 .5 .1 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 2 .............................. Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... 6.118 2.380 .199 2.181 3.738 3.605 2.823 .782 .208 125.069 201.500 526.197 566.205 86.174 83.844 100.768 9.734 72.138 125.047 201.588 527.623 566.335 86.124 83.793 100.701 9.729 71.404 .5 3.9 4.3 3.9 -1.6 -1.8 -1.3 -3.7 -9.0 .0 .0 .3 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .0 .6 1.6 .5 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.8 -1.8 .1 .3 .1 .3 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 -.5 .1 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -1.8 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.950 1.450 2.500 .717 .572 1.027 415.088 834.343 205.705 161.974 230.418 360.528 415.318 835.368 205.738 161.667 230.252 360.881 2.4 5.4 .7 -.5 .8 2.0 .1 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .0 43.898 16.401 27.497 17.244 3.668 13.576 10.253 56.102 29.504 .306 4.175 1.157 .364 5.994 4.038 10.563 182.442 223.273 160.171 209.079 117.507 270.459 112.498 258.732 235.090 128.035 188.567 177.594 153.703 265.521 424.289 297.671 186.832 224.825 165.647 219.775 120.091 286.361 113.063 259.108 235.413 126.914 188.985 178.016 152.965 266.383 424.516 298.010 5.2 2.9 6.6 10.4 -1.0 13.7 .4 1.4 .9 1.2 -.3 5.2 .6 3.4 2.9 1.2 2.4 .7 3.4 5.1 2.2 5.9 .5 .1 .1 -.9 .2 .2 -.5 .3 .1 .1 .9 .5 1.2 1.8 1.0 2.2 .0 .1 .1 .0 -.4 .3 .3 .4 -.1 .1 1.1 .5 1.4 1.8 -.7 2.0 .5 .3 .1 .3 .9 .7 .1 .5 .4 .2 1.3 .7 1.6 2.1 -.6 3.4 .5 .1 .0 -.9 .2 .5 -.5 .4 .1 .1 84.685 70.189 94.645 28.583 18.329 14.662 33.644 26.598 52.065 10.946 89.054 73.739 21.812 6.771 51.927 216.389 210.242 210.198 162.470 210.278 265.539 216.941 253.664 247.244 228.160 217.222 216.448 145.909 276.539 266.394 $ .460 $ .154 219.027 213.549 212.722 167.826 220.431 280.056 223.402 254.057 247.622 244.773 218.011 217.067 146.835 308.083 266.766 $ .454 $ .153 3.1 3.9 3.1 6.4 9.8 12.8 6.7 1.8 1.2 16.3 1.5 1.2 .4 27.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.2 3.3 4.8 5.5 3.0 .2 .2 7.3 .4 .3 .6 11.4 .1 .4 .6 .5 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.2 .1 .1 2.3 .2 .2 .2 4.0 .1 .6 .8 .6 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.2 .4 .2 3.4 .3 .2 .2 4.8 .2 .6 .9 .7 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.6 .2 .1 3.7 .2 .1 .1 5.6 .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 ....................................... Energy services 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 2010 Sep. 2010 Dec. 2010 Mar. 2011 220.122 -2.0 3.6 3.8 223.029 222.716 219.728 254.751 216.300 202.335 282.396 162.352 191.912 203.373 209.238 204.938 121.605 228.596 162.728 226.181 224.691 224.464 222.200 256.158 218.838 205.163 288.166 163.753 193.640 204.408 214.678 206.374 122.850 229.293 162.850 226.591 .8 .8 .4 -2.2 11.9 -1.4 -10.3 -2.7 -.4 -.3 2.4 -.8 -2.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.1 3.9 2.4 -2.2 1.2 1.0 4.9 2.1 .1 1.1 2.4 2.9 2.7 213.712 243.522 249.556 134.166 233.453 233.452 127.690 214.330 187.675 315.348 190.284 175.803 120.479 153.583 214.274 243.891 249.881 134.483 233.818 233.819 128.035 216.540 189.762 326.950 192.035 177.057 120.458 153.703 214.579 244.098 250.220 135.526 233.967 233.963 126.914 217.690 190.781 341.440 192.493 177.954 120.458 152.965 -.5 .5 .2 20.8 .2 .2 3.1 -3.7 -5.7 -15.7 -5.1 5.0 -3.5 3.1 118.126 111.303 105.468 116.916 126.296 119.268 112.711 107.067 114.477 127.404 118.404 111.786 106.045 112.572 127.194 117.667 110.496 104.954 112.693 127.212 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 ....................................................... 200.880 197.516 96.431 138.950 145.000 268.361 268.977 139.150 252.759 256.908 203.697 200.277 96.217 138.691 144.598 278.809 278.404 140.289 253.310 260.787 207.843 204.353 96.700 140.067 144.792 292.327 291.392 140.763 253.524 266.108 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 395.218 308.823 420.827 335.472 395.575 310.488 420.595 335.757 397.444 312.764 422.224 337.029 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 All items .............................................................................. 216.367 217.344 218.702 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 1 .................................................. Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 220.782 220.351 216.235 252.705 211.826 200.958 272.546 159.802 190.252 202.206 202.870 203.773 122.267 227.871 161.657 225.647 221.853 221.486 217.871 254.540 213.732 201.170 275.896 162.150 190.804 201.824 207.171 203.965 121.161 228.279 161.635 225.786 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Energy services 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 213.535 243.290 249.110 135.916 233.235 233.235 127.674 214.276 187.766 299.558 191.094 175.249 120.388 153.116 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Sep. 2010 Mar. 2011 7.1 0.7 5.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.9 6.5 6.0 -3.1 -.3 2.5 3.3 -1.3 .3 1.2 2.3 .5 7.3 7.7 11.5 5.6 13.9 8.6 25.0 10.3 7.3 4.4 25.4 5.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.0 -.1 7.9 .4 -6.3 -.8 .3 2.3 2.3 -.4 -.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 4.4 4.6 6.7 3.9 8.3 7.6 15.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 13.8 1.9 1.1 1.9 2.6 1.1 .5 .5 .6 -6.3 .5 .5 4.4 2.3 1.8 -.6 1.9 4.5 -2.2 -1.0 1.3 1.4 2.1 -1.0 1.2 1.2 -.1 2.7 2.2 57.8 -.8 5.0 -1.3 .7 2.0 1.3 1.8 -1.1 1.3 1.3 -2.4 6.5 6.6 68.8 3.0 6.3 .2 -.4 .0 .5 .4 6.4 .4 .4 3.8 -.7 -2.1 -8.5 -1.6 4.7 -2.9 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.9 -1.1 1.2 1.2 -1.3 4.6 4.3 63.2 1.1 5.6 -.5 .1 .7 7.8 -4.1 .2 1.9 -2.3 -4.4 -1.8 -4.9 -1.3 -.9 -2.4 -.6 1.7 -3.6 -1.5 -2.9 -1.9 -13.7 2.9 -.8 1.5 -2.9 -2.4 .3 -1.2 -2.6 -1.3 -6.3 -.4 212.833 209.373 97.462 141.132 145.911 308.827 307.739 140.693 253.391 268.996 -11.9 -12.6 1.6 .4 4.8 -37.2 -38.0 3.4 1.6 7.0 16.2 17.0 2.1 1.2 4.4 54.2 55.6 3.0 2.9 -.7 16.7 16.8 -1.6 -1.4 -2.1 57.0 60.0 4.2 1.3 13.8 26.0 26.3 4.3 6.4 2.5 75.4 71.3 4.5 1.0 20.2 1.2 1.1 1.8 .8 4.6 -1.6 -1.8 3.2 2.3 3.1 21.3 21.5 1.3 2.4 .2 65.9 65.6 4.4 1.2 17.0 398.099 314.190 422.517 337.449 2.6 1.2 3.1 3.0 3.3 1.2 4.0 3.6 2.6 2.0 2.8 1.9 2.9 7.1 1.6 2.4 3.0 1.2 3.6 3.3 2.8 4.5 2.2 2.2 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 2010 Sep. 2010 Dec. 2010 Mar. 2011 632.454 5.8 6.9 6.5 109.742 99.020 109.798 99.167 .3 -2.0 -2.0 -2.8 124.959 200.978 524.385 564.783 86.192 83.864 100.882 9.704 72.178 125.081 201.628 524.817 566.738 86.152 83.822 100.768 9.722 71.808 125.167 202.290 526.817 568.569 86.067 83.735 100.701 9.699 70.542 1.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 -.7 -.8 -.1 -3.1 -8.1 414.260 832.741 205.285 161.217 230.332 359.558 414.533 832.904 205.476 161.462 230.140 360.275 415.238 834.343 205.822 161.974 230.418 360.922 414.916 835.368 205.424 161.667 230.252 360.899 180.813 220.782 158.952 207.594 118.126 267.257 111.888 258.034 234.729 127.674 191.094 175.249 153.116 263.406 420.827 296.889 182.495 221.853 160.848 211.319 119.268 273.060 111.840 258.262 234.950 127.690 190.284 175.803 153.583 264.463 420.595 297.247 184.454 223.029 163.087 215.122 118.404 278.583 112.365 258.975 235.112 128.035 192.035 177.057 153.703 265.678 422.224 297.790 215.473 208.883 209.116 161.252 208.830 262.540 214.836 253.116 246.935 226.396 216.122 215.648 145.475 270.984 265.330 216.422 210.141 210.104 163.108 212.360 267.850 217.332 253.273 247.082 231.611 216.590 215.982 145.784 281.694 265.675 217.800 211.871 211.434 165.304 215.973 272.891 219.926 254.399 247.660 239.431 217.170 216.431 146.034 295.209 266.270 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 628.241 627.317 630.894 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 108.943 98.429 109.345 98.510 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 2 ..................... Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 124.955 199.846 516.326 562.114 86.499 84.299 101.327 9.782 73.494 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Sep. 2010 Mar. 2011 2.7 6.4 4.6 -2.2 -2.7 3.2 3.0 -.9 -2.4 .4 .1 1.0 2.1 -1.0 2.4 .3 .3 1.2 -2.8 .5 -.9 4.1 5.7 4.0 -4.0 -4.2 -3.8 -5.3 -12.6 .7 5.0 8.4 4.7 -2.0 -2.6 -2.4 -3.4 -15.1 1.1 3.3 1.7 3.5 -.2 -.2 .5 -3.0 -3.9 -.1 4.5 7.0 4.3 -3.0 -3.4 -3.1 -4.3 -13.9 3.3 9.9 -.2 -6.1 3.5 .9 4.4 8.9 2.0 3.1 .3 2.8 1.2 1.9 .8 .2 -.5 3.0 .6 1.3 .3 1.1 -.1 1.5 3.9 9.4 .9 -1.6 1.9 1.8 .9 1.6 .6 .7 -.3 2.3 186.856 224.691 165.737 219.564 117.667 287.991 112.981 259.346 235.189 126.914 192.493 177.954 152.965 266.766 422.517 298.163 -5.8 .8 -9.7 -14.6 .7 -19.5 .7 .9 .2 3.1 -5.1 5.0 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.3 6.8 2.0 9.9 15.3 -2.3 22.8 .3 1.1 .8 4.4 1.9 4.5 -1.0 2.2 4.0 .7 7.0 1.6 10.3 20.3 -.9 25.2 -3.2 1.3 1.9 -.1 -.8 5.0 .7 3.3 2.8 .0 14.1 7.3 18.2 25.1 -1.5 34.8 4.0 2.0 .8 -2.4 3.0 6.3 -.4 5.2 1.6 1.7 .3 1.4 -.4 -.7 -.8 -.6 .5 1.0 .5 3.8 -1.6 4.7 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.5 10.5 4.4 14.2 22.7 -1.2 29.9 .3 1.7 1.4 -1.3 1.1 5.6 .1 4.3 2.2 .9 219.161 213.745 212.864 167.903 220.224 281.517 223.418 254.803 247.897 248.232 217.702 216.717 146.215 311.719 266.630 -2.5 -3.1 -2.3 -9.2 -13.8 -18.0 -7.9 1.4 .8 -24.9 1.0 1.1 .3 -36.4 1.4 3.9 4.9 3.6 9.6 14.7 21.1 8.5 1.5 .9 28.3 1.1 .9 .4 51.2 1.1 4.2 4.8 3.9 9.9 19.1 23.2 10.9 1.8 1.7 31.3 .8 .7 -1.3 57.0 1.5 7.0 9.6 7.4 17.5 23.7 32.2 17.0 2.7 1.6 44.5 3.0 2.0 2.1 75.1 2.0 .6 .8 .6 -.3 -.6 -.4 .0 1.4 .8 -1.8 1.1 1.0 .4 -1.9 1.3 5.6 7.2 5.6 13.7 21.4 27.6 13.9 2.2 1.6 37.8 1.9 1.3 .4 65.8 1.7 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 ............................. Energy services 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.2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 M 215.262 216.400 217.535 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 233.082 233.092 141.598 233.914 233.851 142.196 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 205.024 204.731 134.454 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Feb.2011 from— Mar. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 220.024 3.0 1.7 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.5 235.109 235.230 142.691 237.377 237.239 144.395 2.9 2.8 3.2 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.0 .9 1.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 .9 .9 .8 .5 .6 .3 206.258 205.878 135.277 206.981 206.516 135.841 209.094 208.740 137.189 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.0 .9 1.0 .4 .3 .4 204.132 205.648 206.306 208.108 3.0 1.2 .9 2.6 1.1 .3 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 209.994 211.712 134.405 211.216 213.058 135.207 212.416 214.129 135.919 215.272 216.680 137.789 3.2 2.9 3.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.3 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 .6 .5 .5 M 216.477 217.200 219.352 223.059 3.6 2.7 1.7 2.4 1.3 1.0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 216.847 219.273 134.306 217.995 220.564 134.900 219.368 221.848 135.845 221.830 224.576 137.331 3.0 3.2 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.1 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 .6 .6 .7 M M M 198.979 135.379 210.959 200.022 136.112 212.005 201.033 136.808 213.495 203.220 138.471 215.928 3.0 3.1 3.2 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 1.0 1.1 1.2 .5 .5 .7 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 207.479 219.619 209.016 221.540 210.106 222.814 212.256 225.770 2.8 3.5 1.6 1.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 2.6 1.3 1.5 .5 .6 M 237.575 238.396 239.750 241.667 2.7 1.4 .8 2.4 .9 .6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 240.540 199.568 206.954 144.556 - 244.324 201.146 211.227 146.572 2.5 3.2 2.9 3.4 1.6 .8 2.1 1.4 - - - - 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 2 201.390 202.280 192.863 222.510 - 204.611 202.849 195.677 225.346 - - - - 1.6 2.0 2.8 1.9 1.6 .3 1.5 1.3 - 2 2 2 228.072 224.152 222.853 - 231.306 226.638 225.790 - - - - 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.3 - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2007-2008 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2011 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2010 Feb. 2011 Expenditure category All items 1 ................................................................................... 100.000 127.429 128.618 2.5 0.9 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 130.402 130.479 125.939 136.726 130.092 131.225 131.371 127.156 137.136 130.010 2.7 2.8 3.5 1.9 1.4 .6 .7 1.0 .3 -.1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 128.726 131.927 158.474 92.354 128.982 132.169 159.059 92.462 .6 .9 1.5 -2.0 .2 .2 .4 .1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 88.737 90.915 -1.0 2.5 Transportation 2 ....................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation 3 ............................................................ 17.199 16.013 1.186 R136.824 137.364 R129.878 142.121 142.885 132.342 9.9 9.9 10.4 3.9 4.0 1.9 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 153.610 135.298 160.337 153.840 135.901 160.419 2.5 2.6 2.5 .1 .4 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.486 102.508 -.9 .0 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 112.737 188.346 71.813 112.691 188.438 71.732 .6 3.8 -1.8 .0 .0 -.1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 140.344 140.404 1.5 .0 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 R136.560 136.799 118.832 80.840 138.722 121.086 205.843 1.3 4.2 -.7 5.9 .9 14.9 .2 2.1 .4 2.6 .3 6.5 Commodity and service group Services 4 ................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy 5 ............................................... Energy ........................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5 R Revised index: Jan. 2011=126.811. Revised index: Jan. 2011=135.346. Revised index: Jan. 2011=127.460. Revised index: Jan. 2011=136.170. Revised index: Jan. 2011=120.281. Revised. Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 116.442 80.543 135.157 R120.721 193.273
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