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USDL-11-0890 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov (NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, August 18, 2011, to correct errors in the April-May 2011 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7 for the following indexes: all items, energy, housing, fuels and utilities, and services. There were no changes made to the text of the release.) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MAY 2011 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in May, its largest increase since July 2008. The indexes for apparel, shelter, new vehicles, and recreation all contributed to the acceleration, rising more in May than in April. These increases more than offset declines in the indexes for airline fare, tobacco, and personal care. The food index rose in May as well. The food at home index repeated its April increase of 0.5 percent as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased, with the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rising the most. In contrast, the energy index, which had been rising sharply, declined in May. The gasoline index decreased for the first time since last June, although the index for household energy increased. The upward trend among the 12 month increases of major indexes continued in May. The 12 month change in the all items index, which was 1.1 percent as recently as November, reached 3.6 percent in May. The energy index has increased 21.5 percent over the last 12 months, the food index has risen 3.5 percent and the index for all items less food and energy has increased 1.5 percent. All of these figures have been rising in recent months. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, May 2010 - May 2011 Percent change 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 May'10 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May'11 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, May 2010 - May 2011 Percent change 4 3 2 1 0 May'10 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov All items Dec Jan Feb Mar All items less food and energy -2- Apr May'11 Consumer Price Index Data for May 2011 Food The food index rose 0.4 percent in May, the same increase as in April. The food at home index increased 0.5 percent and has risen 3.7 percent since December. Among major grocery store food groups, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.5 percent and the cereals and bakery products index increased 1.0 percent. The dairy and related products index and the index for other food at home posted smaller increases, while the index for nonalcoholic beverages was unchanged. The only group to decline was the fruits and vegetables index, which declined 1.3 percent as a sharp decline in the index for tomatoes caused the fresh vegetables index to fall for the second straight month after sharp increases early in the year. The food at home index has risen 4.4 percent over the last 12 months with all major grocery store food groups posting increases. The index for food away from home rose 0.2 percent in May after rising 0.3 percent in each of the previous two months. Energy The energy index declined 1.0 percent in May ending a series of ten consecutive advances. After a series of several sharp increases, the gasoline index declined 2.0 percent in May. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.6 percent in May.) Despite the May decline, the gasoline index has increased 23.7 percent over the past six months. The index for household energy increased in May, rising 0.5 percent after a 0.7 percent increase in April. The index for electricity rose 0.8 percent, more than offsetting a 0.8 percent decline in the fuel oil index and a 0.3 percent decrease in the index for natural gas. The household energy index has risen 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, with the fuel oil index up 36.0 percent and the electricity index up 1.8 percent but the index for natural gas down 1.2 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in May after increasing 0.1 percent in March and 0.2 percent in April. The shelter index rose 0.2 percent in May after increasing 0.1 percent in each of the seven previous months. Both rent and owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.1 percent; the acceleration in shelter was due to the index for lodging away from home, which rose 2.9 percent in May after being unchanged in April. The apparel index increased in May, rising 1.2 percent after a 0.2 percent increase in April. The index for new vehicles rose 1.1 percent in May after increasing 0.7 percent in April; the index for used cars and trucks also rose 1.1 percent. The index for recreation, which was unchanged in April, rose 0.3 percent in May. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent, with the index for medical care commodities unchanged and the index for medical care services up 0.3 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations advanced 0.2 percent, the same increase as in April. In contrast to these increases, the index for airline fares fell 1.3 percent in May, and the indexes for tobacco and for personal care both declined 0.2 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months, with virtually all of its major component indexes rising at a faster rate over the past six months than they did from May to November of 2010. -3- Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 225.964 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 4.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 222.954 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.3 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.4 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 June 2011 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 15, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -4- 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 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. -5- 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. 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 -6- 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 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 -7- 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 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Unadjusted percent change to May 2011 from— May 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2011 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 224.906 673.717 225.964 676.887 3.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets 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 1.051 226.248 226.150 224.233 255.956 220.747 209.707 286.501 166.086 195.239 203.783 213.818 207.892 123.769 230.082 162.218 226.053 227.082 226.976 225.356 259.140 223.227 211.327 284.174 165.862 196.161 205.285 216.370 208.518 123.343 230.501 162.483 226.989 3.4 3.5 4.4 3.1 8.5 6.9 2.3 3.0 2.5 1.6 8.5 1.7 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.0 .4 .4 .5 1.2 1.1 .8 -.8 -.1 .5 .7 1.2 .3 -.3 .2 .2 .4 .7 .8 1.1 .5 1.1 1.3 1.9 .8 1.0 .7 2.8 .8 1.0 .3 .0 .0 .4 .4 .5 .1 1.1 1.7 -1.1 1.2 .3 -.8 .8 .5 .9 .3 .2 .3 .4 .4 .5 1.0 1.5 .8 -1.3 .0 .4 .7 .4 .4 -.3 .2 .2 .4 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 .772 217.901 250.447 252.221 136.597 258.400 258.387 126.574 217.254 190.622 348.657 190.459 178.033 124.893 151.338 218.484 250.745 252.393 139.094 258.587 258.574 126.780 219.956 193.498 347.002 193.698 178.521 125.141 151.730 1.2 1.1 1.4 2.2 .9 .9 1.4 3.4 2.9 27.3 1.1 5.1 -.7 .8 .3 .1 .1 1.8 .1 .1 .2 1.2 1.5 -.5 1.7 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .8 .1 .1 -.5 .6 .6 4.6 .2 .5 -.1 -.5 .2 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .6 .6 .7 2.0 .6 .4 .2 .5 .2 .2 .1 2.9 .1 .1 .2 .4 .5 -.5 .6 .3 .2 .3 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.601 .882 1.520 .192 .700 122.226 113.487 110.144 112.323 128.581 122.271 114.976 109.237 111.199 129.618 1.0 1.0 .5 -2.8 .7 .0 1.3 -.8 -1.0 .8 -.5 -.7 -.9 .1 -.2 .2 .0 .3 .3 -.6 1.2 1.5 1.3 .6 1.5 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 17.308 16.082 6.333 3.513 2.055 5.079 4.865 .408 1.172 1.227 216.867 212.210 98.972 141.462 145.968 326.024 325.282 141.590 251.458 272.187 220.270 215.829 99.915 142.494 148.361 337.359 336.999 143.328 252.376 271.417 13.1 13.6 3.1 3.4 4.1 36.8 36.9 5.3 2.0 7.2 1.6 1.7 1.0 .7 1.6 3.5 3.6 1.2 .4 -.3 2.2 2.3 .8 .7 .8 5.6 5.6 -.2 .0 1.3 1.4 1.5 .8 .7 1.2 3.2 3.3 .6 .3 .2 -.3 -.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 -2.0 -2.0 1.2 .4 -.5 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.627 1.633 4.994 2.830 398.813 324.241 421.716 334.978 399.375 324.399 422.438 335.132 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 .1 .0 .2 .0 .2 .5 .1 .2 .4 .5 .3 .1 .2 .0 .3 .0 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 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Unadjusted percent change to May 2011 from— May 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2011 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 637.188 639.456 5.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.293 1.816 113.368 98.918 113.659 98.707 .0 -.9 .3 -.2 .0 .1 .0 .0 .3 .0 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 .228 130.643 204.316 522.440 587.151 83.655 80.281 101.191 9.176 72.010 130.600 204.668 523.640 588.138 83.466 80.081 101.159 9.096 70.898 1.0 3.9 4.2 3.9 -1.6 -1.9 -1.2 -4.0 -7.5 .0 .2 .2 .2 -.2 -.2 .0 -.9 -1.5 .1 .3 .6 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -1.6 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .1 .4 .5 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 -.6 -.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 1.055 386.226 827.287 208.485 161.418 230.380 361.062 385.476 825.690 208.080 159.478 230.505 361.786 1.5 3.4 .9 -.5 .2 2.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 -.4 .3 .3 .2 .4 -.2 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .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 11.340 185.311 226.248 162.578 214.256 122.226 276.504 112.242 264.256 260.963 126.574 190.459 178.033 151.338 267.587 421.716 312.593 186.804 227.082 164.286 217.037 122.271 281.064 112.941 264.883 261.272 126.780 193.698 178.521 151.730 267.832 422.438 313.205 6.5 3.4 8.4 12.9 1.0 16.7 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.1 5.1 .8 3.3 3.0 1.4 .8 .4 1.1 1.3 .0 1.6 .6 .2 .1 .2 1.7 .3 .3 .1 .2 .2 1.2 .7 1.4 1.8 -.5 2.9 .4 .2 .0 -.5 .2 .5 -.5 .5 .1 .1 .8 .4 1.0 1.1 .2 1.5 .6 .2 .1 .6 .6 .4 .5 .2 .3 .1 .1 .4 -.1 .1 1.2 -.5 .6 .2 .2 .2 .6 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 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 56.297 224.731 217.475 216.346 164.964 215.090 270.729 221.504 288.612 252.100 253.495 223.798 224.118 145.214 329.419 271.775 $ .445 $ .148 225.826 218.847 217.414 166.657 217.771 274.948 223.413 289.676 252.713 260.376 224.275 224.534 145.657 340.183 272.158 $ .443 $ .148 3.6 4.7 3.6 8.1 12.2 15.5 8.2 2.2 1.5 21.5 1.8 1.5 1.2 36.2 1.6 .5 .6 .5 1.0 1.2 1.6 .9 .4 .2 2.7 .2 .2 .3 3.3 .1 .5 .8 .6 1.4 1.7 2.7 1.4 .2 .1 3.5 .2 .1 .1 5.5 .2 .4 .6 .4 1.0 1.1 1.5 .9 .3 .2 2.2 .2 .2 .4 3.1 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .1 -.4 .2 .3 .2 -1.0 .3 .3 .5 -1.9 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... 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— Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 Feb. 2011 May 2011 224.804 1.4 2.2 5.6 226.330 226.231 224.373 255.751 221.181 209.707 286.716 166.375 195.207 203.783 216.297 207.448 123.769 230.082 162.218 226.141 227.137 227.024 225.440 258.365 224.390 211.327 283.011 166.304 196.037 205.285 217.141 208.214 123.343 230.501 162.483 227.134 .4 .3 -.6 -2.1 3.8 2.0 -9.1 .3 -.2 -3.5 1.1 .3 4.0 1.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.9 7.7 5.3 .1 1.2 -.2 .5 5.6 -1.3 -3.8 1.9 2.2 1.3 217.852 250.102 251.930 133.920 258.204 258.196 125.863 219.480 193.211 341.884 193.654 177.684 124.375 150.541 218.192 250.278 252.102 133.885 258.377 258.364 126.574 220.834 194.539 348.657 194.751 178.316 124.661 151.338 218.637 250.707 252.403 137.705 258.623 258.610 126.780 221.800 195.475 347.002 195.864 178.806 124.859 151.730 .3 .7 .6 2.9 .6 .6 4.6 -.4 -1.6 -13.1 -.7 4.4 -1.9 .1 119.384 111.408 106.622 109.634 127.691 118.770 110.648 105.708 109.796 127.476 118.951 110.613 105.993 110.154 126.702 120.342 112.243 107.363 110.858 128.540 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 ....................................................... 207.433 202.446 97.490 139.065 143.847 291.093 290.027 140.912 250.851 269.625 212.001 207.045 98.249 140.078 144.958 307.358 306.128 140.686 250.820 273.100 215.016 210.173 99.051 141.092 146.704 317.215 316.333 141.590 251.458 273.781 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 395.615 321.186 418.529 333.483 396.364 322.691 418.937 333.993 397.793 324.241 420.282 334.196 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 All items .............................................................................. 222.270 223.490 224.433 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 ........................................................ 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 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 ............................................. 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 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Nov. 2010 May 2011 4.6 1.8 5.1 4.7 4.9 7.2 5.0 7.4 4.5 22.9 2.3 3.3 7.3 10.9 1.4 2.7 1.9 3.7 1.7 6.1 6.4 8.7 7.0 15.5 16.3 -2.2 8.5 7.1 2.2 16.9 6.6 6.4 3.4 1.6 3.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 .3 5.8 3.6 -4.6 .7 -.2 -1.5 3.3 -.5 .0 1.7 2.4 1.7 5.4 5.6 7.9 6.0 11.4 10.2 9.7 5.4 5.2 4.7 13.9 3.9 4.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 .4 .9 1.7 -7.8 .9 .9 3.3 -.5 -2.0 40.1 -4.6 4.9 -2.1 -1.2 2.0 1.4 2.0 -.2 1.3 1.3 -3.0 8.0 8.4 69.9 4.3 6.5 .1 3.2 2.0 1.4 1.3 15.2 .9 .9 .8 6.7 7.2 26.9 5.6 4.8 1.2 1.0 .3 .8 1.1 -2.6 .8 .8 4.0 -.5 -1.8 10.4 -2.7 4.6 -2.0 -.5 2.0 1.4 1.6 7.2 1.1 1.1 -1.1 7.3 7.8 46.8 5.0 5.6 .6 2.1 2.8 5.3 2.1 4.1 .7 -2.6 -3.5 -4.0 -7.1 -1.7 .8 -.8 1.3 -11.7 1.1 3.2 3.0 2.8 4.5 2.7 .1 .8 -1.0 -1.7 -.5 2.0 1.1 2.0 -3.9 1.9 214.457 209.664 99.997 142.637 148.264 310.990 310.161 143.328 252.376 272.417 4.4 5.4 2.9 1.3 8.6 11.3 11.9 4.5 1.8 -7.1 9.6 9.5 -1.7 -.6 -3.4 33.2 34.3 3.3 2.4 11.5 22.7 22.7 1.0 2.8 -.9 81.2 79.0 6.3 1.6 22.2 14.2 15.0 10.7 10.7 12.9 30.3 30.8 7.0 2.5 4.2 7.0 7.4 .6 .3 2.4 21.7 22.6 3.9 2.1 1.8 18.4 18.8 5.7 6.7 5.8 53.6 53.0 6.7 2.0 12.8 398.739 324.399 421.544 334.323 1.9 -.1 2.6 3.8 3.7 2.5 4.2 2.8 3.1 5.7 2.3 2.2 3.2 4.1 2.9 1.0 2.8 1.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 4.9 2.6 1.6 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— Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 Feb. 2011 May 2011 637.925 3.5 8.2 4.5 113.183 98.437 113.512 98.424 -.5 -2.4 -1.4 -.4 130.898 205.133 522.344 589.674 83.656 80.290 101.258 9.163 71.142 131.012 205.707 523.912 591.314 83.576 80.201 101.191 9.140 71.002 131.168 206.559 526.573 593.725 83.441 80.056 101.159 9.084 70.586 1.4 3.3 -1.9 3.6 -.2 -.2 .6 -2.6 -.2 385.532 829.535 207.783 161.325 230.177 358.894 385.215 830.693 207.451 160.981 230.034 359.233 385.600 827.287 208.030 161.418 230.380 360.622 384.959 825.690 207.704 159.478 230.505 361.046 180.549 223.779 157.054 204.142 119.384 260.797 111.024 263.745 260.509 126.529 193.224 176.725 151.358 266.061 418.529 312.190 182.627 225.345 159.267 207.789 118.770 268.329 111.490 264.161 260.389 125.863 193.654 177.684 150.541 267.523 418.937 312.626 184.090 226.330 160.874 210.177 118.951 272.442 112.128 264.561 260.645 126.574 194.751 178.316 151.338 268.096 420.282 312.898 222.091 213.995 213.755 159.553 205.455 256.414 214.660 288.270 251.810 237.620 222.483 223.029 143.793 294.905 270.955 223.237 215.619 214.982 161.713 208.940 263.245 217.689 288.851 252.011 245.941 222.992 223.331 143.917 311.218 271.371 224.171 216.878 215.899 163.303 211.335 267.120 219.744 289.660 252.413 251.319 223.494 223.745 144.423 320.989 271.707 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 628.137 629.315 633.287 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 113.242 98.395 113.228 98.466 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 ..... 130.759 204.456 519.288 587.834 83.746 80.383 101.316 9.189 72.289 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Nov. 2010 May 2011 6.4 5.8 5.5 .9 -.7 1.0 .1 -1.0 -1.4 .9 -.3 .7 2.9 6.2 2.7 -1.3 -1.4 -.8 -3.0 -4.1 .8 5.4 7.1 5.3 -3.4 -4.4 -3.9 -5.8 -16.0 1.3 4.2 5.7 4.1 -1.4 -1.6 -.6 -4.5 -9.1 1.1 3.1 2.1 3.1 -.7 -.8 -.1 -2.8 -2.2 1.0 4.8 6.4 4.7 -2.4 -3.0 -2.3 -5.2 -12.6 5.5 12.8 3.1 2.5 .6 3.0 -.6 -.9 -.5 -2.3 -1.3 2.0 1.9 4.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 1.9 -.6 -1.8 -.2 -4.5 .6 2.4 2.4 5.8 1.3 .1 -.3 2.5 .6 1.2 .4 -1.1 .8 2.2 184.226 227.137 160.735 210.446 120.342 271.195 112.843 265.147 261.102 126.780 195.864 178.806 151.730 268.408 421.544 313.707 1.9 .4 2.8 4.6 2.8 5.4 1.5 1.0 .1 4.6 -.7 4.4 .1 .1 2.6 1.9 3.8 2.3 4.6 9.7 -2.6 13.6 -4.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 -4.6 4.9 -1.2 4.4 4.2 .4 11.2 4.7 15.2 25.4 .8 32.3 1.3 2.1 .8 -3.0 4.3 6.5 3.2 5.1 2.3 1.4 8.4 6.1 9.7 12.9 3.2 16.9 6.7 2.1 .9 .8 5.6 4.8 1.0 3.6 2.9 2.0 2.8 1.4 3.7 7.1 .1 9.5 -1.2 1.0 1.3 4.0 -2.7 4.6 -.5 2.2 3.4 1.2 9.8 5.4 12.4 19.0 2.0 24.4 4.0 2.1 .9 -1.1 5.0 5.6 2.1 4.4 2.6 1.7 224.475 217.230 216.244 163.195 211.633 266.147 220.165 290.391 253.004 248.837 224.157 224.387 145.183 314.950 272.244 1.6 1.7 1.3 2.8 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.1 .4 5.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 9.7 1.1 2.1 2.8 2.1 4.5 9.8 12.6 6.6 1.5 1.9 15.8 .9 .7 -1.5 33.6 1.5 5.8 7.7 5.8 14.7 23.4 29.6 14.3 3.1 1.7 45.1 2.2 1.8 1.2 80.6 2.0 4.4 6.2 4.7 9.4 12.6 16.1 10.7 3.0 1.9 20.3 3.0 2.5 3.9 30.1 1.9 1.8 2.2 1.7 3.6 6.8 8.7 4.2 1.3 1.1 10.3 1.0 .9 -.1 21.1 1.3 5.1 6.9 5.3 12.0 17.9 22.6 12.5 3.0 1.8 32.1 2.6 2.1 2.5 53.3 1.9 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 May2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 M 221.309 223.467 224.906 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 237.110 238.798 141.547 239.074 240.599 143.001 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 211.090 211.503 135.665 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 Apr.2011 from— May 2010 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 Apr. 2010 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 225.964 3.6 1.1 0.5 3.2 1.6 0.6 240.267 241.626 143.987 241.566 242.976 144.697 3.2 2.9 3.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 .5 .6 .5 2.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 .5 .4 .7 212.954 213.449 136.834 214.535 214.878 138.005 215.899 216.376 138.827 3.8 3.8 3.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 .6 .7 .6 3.3 3.2 3.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 .7 .7 .9 208.156 209.713 211.314 212.210 4.0 1.2 .4 3.4 1.5 .8 M M M 214.735 216.145 136.625 217.214 218.391 138.211 218.820 219.944 139.177 219.820 220.982 139.833 4.0 3.7 4.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 .5 .5 .5 3.4 3.2 3.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 .7 .7 .7 M 218.772 222.275 224.716 225.416 5.2 1.4 .3 4.7 2.7 1.1 M M M 224.431 228.444 135.826 226.558 230.707 137.200 227.837 231.808 138.174 228.516 232.393 138.598 3.2 3.0 3.5 .9 .7 1.0 .3 .3 .3 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 .6 .5 .7 M M M 201.974 136.960 214.862 203.833 138.404 216.988 204.963 139.413 218.920 205.944 140.062 219.873 3.3 3.8 4.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 .5 .5 .4 3.0 3.3 3.8 1.5 1.8 1.9 .6 .7 .9 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 216.192 229.729 217.880 232.241 218.762 233.319 220.094 233.367 3.3 3.1 1.0 .5 .6 .0 2.7 3.3 1.2 1.6 .4 .5 M 243.832 245.617 246.489 248.073 2.9 1.0 .6 2.5 1.1 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 242.787 209.372 206.967 146.044 - 244.574 212.175 208.794 147.554 2.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 .7 1.3 .9 1.0 - - - - 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 2 205.744 206.816 197.224 227.451 - 209.215 211.673 201.624 231.503 - - - - 2.5 3.1 3.9 4.0 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.8 - 2 2 2 230.878 229.981 229.482 - 233.143 234.121 231.314 - - - - 2.5 2.8 2.1 1.0 1.8 .8 - 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2011 May 2011 Unadjusted percent change to May 2011 from— May 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2011 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 221.743 660.503 222.954 664.113 4.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 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 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 1.086 225.667 225.439 223.245 256.912 220.753 208.951 284.147 165.553 194.281 202.613 214.363 207.711 123.797 230.174 163.275 227.552 226.473 226.257 224.386 259.862 223.356 210.488 281.424 165.160 195.396 204.161 216.820 208.632 123.673 230.521 163.498 228.197 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.2 8.8 7.1 2.3 2.8 2.5 1.6 8.4 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.9 2.1 .4 .4 .5 1.1 1.2 .7 -1.0 -.2 .6 .8 1.1 .4 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .7 .8 1.1 .6 1.2 1.4 2.0 .9 .9 .5 2.6 .7 1.0 .3 .1 .2 .5 .5 .5 .2 1.1 1.8 -1.3 1.2 .3 -.9 .7 .4 .8 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .5 .9 1.5 .7 -1.4 -.1 .6 .8 .3 .6 -.1 .2 .1 .4 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 .364 214.523 244.420 250.579 138.699 234.133 234.127 127.654 215.338 188.078 347.371 189.281 178.392 120.873 153.923 215.135 244.618 250.704 140.814 234.272 234.266 127.859 218.216 191.103 345.830 192.646 178.896 121.238 154.378 1.2 1.1 1.4 2.7 .9 .9 1.4 3.2 2.8 25.9 1.3 5.0 -.6 .8 .3 .1 .0 1.5 .1 .1 .2 1.3 1.6 -.4 1.8 .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .8 .1 .1 -.9 .5 .5 4.4 .2 .5 .0 -.5 .2 .1 .1 .4 .1 .1 .6 .6 .7 1.7 .6 .4 .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 2.7 .1 .1 .2 .5 .5 -.4 .6 .3 .3 .3 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.668 .921 1.502 .280 .750 121.140 113.477 109.589 115.274 128.602 121.312 115.079 108.704 114.150 129.810 .9 1.1 .8 -3.2 .9 .1 1.4 -.8 -1.0 .9 -.6 -1.2 -1.0 .1 .0 .3 .2 .8 .3 -.4 1.2 1.6 1.1 .8 1.6 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 19.418 18.631 6.914 3.320 3.003 6.470 6.193 .479 1.184 .787 218.352 215.044 98.172 142.475 146.907 327.663 327.095 141.505 253.990 268.501 222.153 218.946 99.236 143.476 149.304 338.832 338.656 143.257 255.042 268.226 14.5 14.8 3.4 3.4 4.1 36.8 37.0 5.2 2.1 7.2 1.7 1.8 1.1 .7 1.6 3.4 3.5 1.2 .4 -.1 2.4 2.5 .8 .8 .8 5.6 5.6 .0 -.1 1.1 1.6 1.6 .9 .7 1.2 3.2 3.3 .6 .2 .3 -.3 -.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 -2.0 -2.0 1.2 .4 -.3 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.355 1.318 4.038 2.220 400.683 315.798 425.450 338.558 401.316 316.099 426.210 338.828 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.6 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .5 .1 .1 .4 .5 .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 .0 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 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Unadjusted percent change to May 2011 from— May 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2011 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 640.223 642.422 6.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.8 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.862 1.959 109.933 99.523 110.219 99.331 .0 -.6 .3 -.2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .3 .0 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 .208 124.993 201.611 526.990 566.469 86.057 83.719 100.643 9.710 71.220 124.934 202.023 528.326 567.600 85.877 83.534 100.610 9.623 70.071 .4 4.0 4.6 3.9 -1.8 -2.0 -1.5 -4.0 -8.7 .0 .2 .3 .2 -.2 -.2 .0 -.9 -1.6 .1 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -1.8 .0 .3 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.5 .1 .5 .5 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -.6 -.6 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 1.027 415.578 832.003 206.422 162.088 230.597 362.774 414.594 830.137 205.919 160.083 230.709 363.466 1.9 3.4 1.0 -.1 .2 2.5 -.2 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .0 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 .0 .0 -.4 .2 .3 .1 .4 -.2 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .0 .2 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 10.563 189.816 225.667 169.461 226.985 121.140 297.497 113.678 259.419 235.544 127.654 189.281 178.392 153.923 267.258 425.450 298.262 191.543 226.473 171.531 230.306 121.312 302.815 114.560 260.062 235.734 127.859 192.646 178.896 154.378 267.729 426.210 298.779 7.4 3.5 9.7 14.5 .9 18.4 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.3 5.0 .8 3.3 3.2 1.1 .9 .4 1.2 1.5 .1 1.8 .8 .2 .1 .2 1.8 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 1.3 .7 1.6 2.1 -.6 3.4 .5 .1 .0 -.9 .2 .5 -.5 .4 .1 .1 .9 .5 1.1 1.3 .3 1.5 .6 .2 .1 .6 .6 .4 .6 .3 .3 .1 .0 .4 -.2 .0 1.2 -.5 .8 .2 .1 .2 .6 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 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 51.927 220.894 215.853 214.442 171.564 227.290 290.247 227.661 254.540 247.899 256.400 218.537 217.525 147.472 330.157 267.077 $ .451 $ .151 222.174 217.445 215.660 173.603 230.472 295.146 229.820 255.643 248.528 263.494 219.041 217.966 148.045 340.895 267.410 $ .449 $ .151 4.2 5.4 4.2 9.4 13.8 17.1 9.1 2.1 1.4 22.5 1.9 1.5 1.4 36.3 1.6 .6 .7 .6 1.2 1.4 1.7 .9 .4 .3 2.8 .2 .2 .4 3.3 .1 .6 .9 .7 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.6 .2 .1 3.7 .2 .1 .1 5.6 .1 .5 .7 .5 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.0 .3 .2 2.3 .3 .2 .4 3.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.4 .2 .3 .2 -1.1 .3 .3 .6 -1.9 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... 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— Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 Feb. 2011 May 2011 221.529 1.6 2.5 6.6 225.708 225.485 223.322 256.620 221.143 208.951 284.305 165.778 194.133 202.613 216.271 207.193 123.797 230.174 163.275 227.525 226.540 226.319 224.492 259.020 224.521 210.488 280.367 165.582 195.230 204.161 216.992 208.363 123.673 230.521 163.498 228.327 .6 .5 -.3 -2.1 4.3 2.4 -9.1 .2 .1 -4.1 1.9 .7 3.1 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 7.7 5.0 .0 1.4 -.6 1.4 5.2 -1.9 -3.5 2.1 4.0 1.1 214.579 244.098 250.220 135.526 233.967 233.963 126.914 217.690 190.781 341.440 192.493 177.954 120.458 152.965 214.943 244.287 250.444 136.073 234.102 234.097 127.654 219.052 192.083 347.371 193.645 178.669 120.697 153.923 215.372 244.622 250.687 139.738 234.326 234.320 127.859 220.111 193.096 345.830 194.818 179.223 121.006 154.378 .1 .5 .3 2.2 .5 .5 4.8 -.1 -1.1 -13.4 -.3 4.0 -2.4 1.0 118.404 111.786 106.045 112.572 127.194 117.667 110.496 104.954 112.693 127.212 118.059 110.770 105.750 112.979 126.695 119.528 112.512 106.951 113.863 128.720 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 ....................................................... 207.843 204.353 96.700 140.067 144.792 292.327 291.392 140.763 253.524 266.108 212.833 209.373 97.462 141.132 145.911 308.827 307.739 140.693 253.391 268.996 216.214 212.808 98.310 142.121 147.635 318.736 318.025 141.505 253.990 269.886 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 397.444 312.764 422.224 337.029 398.099 314.190 422.517 337.449 399.544 315.798 423.843 337.866 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 All items .............................................................................. 218.702 220.122 221.212 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 ........................................................ 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 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 ............................................. 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 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Nov. 2010 May 2011 5.3 2.0 5.9 4.6 4.9 7.3 5.1 7.6 4.6 24.2 1.6 3.6 7.9 11.2 1.6 3.0 1.7 3.3 .9 6.4 6.6 9.0 6.9 16.1 17.1 -2.8 8.2 7.1 1.6 15.7 6.9 7.0 3.4 1.9 3.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 .4 6.0 3.7 -4.7 .8 -.3 -1.4 3.5 -.6 -.2 1.8 3.2 1.8 5.5 5.8 8.1 6.0 11.8 10.7 9.9 4.8 5.3 4.7 13.4 4.2 4.9 2.6 2.6 2.4 .6 1.1 1.7 -5.8 1.0 1.0 3.3 -.9 -2.2 39.7 -4.5 4.8 -1.7 -2.0 2.2 1.5 2.1 -.7 1.4 1.4 -1.6 7.3 7.6 66.1 4.3 6.1 -.2 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.3 16.6 .9 .9 -.5 6.8 7.2 25.2 5.9 5.0 1.8 1.8 .3 .8 1.0 -1.9 .8 .8 4.0 -.5 -1.7 10.0 -2.4 4.4 -2.1 -.5 2.1 1.4 1.7 7.6 1.1 1.1 -1.1 7.0 7.4 44.2 5.1 5.5 .8 2.1 .8 4.0 -.7 .7 .0 -1.9 -2.9 -1.2 -5.7 -3.6 .9 .8 1.5 -11.6 2.5 3.9 2.6 3.5 4.7 4.9 -.6 .5 -.9 -2.5 -1.8 2.4 1.7 2.5 -3.8 3.7 215.500 212.103 99.292 143.630 149.198 312.340 311.697 143.257 255.042 269.065 5.5 6.0 3.9 1.2 8.6 11.1 11.8 4.3 2.0 -5.4 10.1 10.2 -2.0 -.9 -3.2 32.5 32.2 3.1 2.5 9.4 25.2 25.3 .9 3.0 -.9 82.5 82.1 6.2 1.5 22.2 15.6 16.1 11.2 10.6 12.7 30.3 30.9 7.3 2.4 4.5 7.8 8.1 .9 .1 2.5 21.3 21.5 3.7 2.2 1.7 20.3 20.6 5.9 6.7 5.7 54.2 54.4 6.7 1.9 13.0 400.682 316.099 425.316 337.966 2.1 .1 2.8 3.8 3.8 2.4 4.3 2.8 3.4 5.9 2.6 2.5 3.3 4.3 3.0 1.1 3.0 1.2 3.6 3.3 3.3 5.1 2.8 1.8 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— Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 Feb. 2011 May 2011 641.005 4.2 8.6 5.0 109.747 99.080 110.076 99.080 -.8 -2.1 -2.1 -.4 125.167 202.290 526.817 568.569 86.067 83.735 100.701 9.699 70.542 125.225 202.814 528.629 569.997 85.989 83.651 100.643 9.674 70.196 125.340 203.768 531.355 572.656 85.857 83.513 100.610 9.612 69.761 1.2 3.2 -1.2 3.7 -.1 -.1 .5 -2.2 -.8 415.238 834.343 205.822 161.974 230.418 360.922 414.916 835.368 205.424 161.667 230.252 360.899 414.900 832.003 205.891 162.088 230.597 362.235 414.012 830.137 205.463 160.083 230.709 363.012 184.454 223.029 163.087 215.122 118.404 278.583 112.365 258.975 235.112 128.035 192.035 177.057 153.703 265.678 422.224 297.790 186.856 224.691 165.737 219.564 117.667 287.991 112.981 259.346 235.189 126.914 192.493 177.954 152.965 266.766 422.517 298.163 188.512 225.708 167.620 222.388 118.059 292.312 113.705 259.786 235.375 127.654 193.645 178.669 153.923 267.612 423.843 298.388 217.800 211.871 211.434 165.304 215.973 272.891 219.926 254.399 247.660 239.431 217.170 216.431 146.034 295.209 266.270 219.161 213.745 212.864 167.903 220.224 281.517 223.418 254.803 247.897 248.232 217.702 216.717 146.215 311.719 266.630 220.262 215.173 213.934 169.766 223.009 285.598 225.644 255.550 248.319 253.853 218.248 217.167 146.774 321.527 266.988 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 630.894 632.454 635.892 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 109.742 99.020 109.798 99.167 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 ..... 125.081 201.628 524.817 566.738 86.152 83.822 100.768 9.722 71.808 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Nov. 2010 May 2011 6.6 6.4 5.8 1.9 -.3 1.2 .2 -1.5 -1.3 1.5 .0 .1 2.9 5.8 2.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.0 -3.7 -5.7 -.6 5.4 9.1 5.0 -4.2 -4.9 -4.7 -5.8 -16.6 .8 4.3 5.1 4.2 -1.4 -1.5 -.6 -4.4 -10.9 .7 3.1 2.2 3.2 -.8 -.8 -.2 -2.9 -3.3 .1 4.8 7.1 4.6 -2.8 -3.2 -2.7 -5.1 -13.8 6.8 12.8 3.5 2.7 .6 2.4 -.7 -.9 -.5 -1.4 -1.3 2.5 2.7 4.3 1.8 2.9 1.0 2.6 -1.2 -2.0 -.7 -4.6 .5 2.3 3.0 5.7 1.5 .6 -.4 2.5 .8 1.1 .6 -.9 .7 2.5 188.580 226.540 167.363 222.447 119.528 290.849 114.560 260.366 235.649 127.859 194.818 179.223 154.378 268.275 425.316 299.096 2.3 .6 3.3 4.7 .8 6.4 2.2 1.0 .3 4.8 -.3 4.0 1.0 1.4 2.8 1.7 4.3 2.4 5.5 12.1 -1.9 15.2 -4.3 1.1 1.8 3.3 -4.5 4.8 -2.0 3.9 4.3 .1 12.7 4.6 17.8 28.1 .9 34.7 1.5 2.1 1.3 -1.6 4.3 6.1 2.4 4.1 2.6 .9 9.3 6.4 10.9 14.3 3.9 18.8 8.0 2.2 .9 -.5 5.9 5.0 1.8 4.0 3.0 1.8 3.3 1.5 4.4 8.3 -.6 10.7 -1.1 1.0 1.1 4.0 -2.4 4.4 -.5 2.6 3.6 .9 11.0 5.5 14.3 21.0 2.4 26.5 4.7 2.1 1.1 -1.1 5.1 5.5 2.1 4.0 2.8 1.3 220.488 215.486 214.223 169.536 223.118 284.399 226.125 256.332 248.874 251.126 218.935 217.826 147.607 315.284 267.500 1.8 2.1 1.6 3.3 4.5 6.0 2.0 1.2 .6 5.6 1.1 1.3 1.7 9.9 1.1 2.5 3.0 2.4 5.3 11.4 14.1 7.2 1.2 1.4 16.4 .9 .6 -1.6 32.8 1.5 6.9 8.8 6.8 17.1 26.3 31.9 16.0 2.9 1.9 47.6 2.3 1.7 1.3 81.7 1.9 5.0 7.0 5.4 10.6 13.9 18.0 11.8 3.1 2.0 21.0 3.3 2.6 4.4 30.1 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.0 4.3 7.9 10.0 4.6 1.2 1.0 10.8 1.0 .9 .1 20.8 1.3 6.0 7.9 6.1 13.8 20.0 24.7 13.9 3.0 1.9 33.7 2.8 2.2 2.9 53.8 1.9 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 May2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 M 217.535 220.024 221.743 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 235.109 235.230 142.691 237.377 237.239 144.395 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 206.981 206.516 135.841 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 Apr.2011 from— May 2010 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 Apr. 2010 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 222.954 4.1 1.3 0.5 3.6 1.9 0.8 238.756 238.390 145.520 240.209 239.852 146.390 3.7 3.5 4.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 .6 .6 .6 3.3 3.0 3.8 1.6 1.3 2.0 .6 .5 .8 209.094 208.740 137.189 210.991 210.508 138.552 212.572 212.272 139.532 4.4 4.4 4.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 .7 .8 .7 3.7 3.7 3.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 .9 .8 1.0 206.306 208.108 209.987 211.052 4.5 1.4 .5 3.8 1.8 .9 M M M 212.416 214.129 135.919 215.272 216.680 137.789 217.234 218.615 138.962 218.437 219.971 139.744 4.6 4.2 4.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 .6 .6 .6 3.9 3.6 3.9 2.3 2.1 2.2 .9 .9 .9 M 219.352 223.059 225.869 226.539 5.5 1.6 .3 5.1 3.0 1.3 M M M 219.368 221.848 135.845 221.830 224.576 137.331 223.268 225.833 138.362 223.944 226.399 138.816 3.7 3.6 3.8 1.0 .8 1.1 .3 .3 .3 3.4 3.5 3.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 .6 .6 .8 M M M 201.033 136.808 213.495 203.220 138.471 215.928 204.607 139.645 218.220 205.758 140.412 219.159 3.9 4.3 4.8 1.2 1.4 1.5 .6 .5 .4 3.4 3.8 4.2 1.8 2.1 2.2 .7 .8 1.1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 210.106 222.814 212.256 225.770 213.633 227.051 215.358 226.842 4.2 3.7 1.5 .5 .8 -.1 3.5 3.9 1.7 1.9 .6 .6 M 239.750 241.667 242.697 244.316 3.5 1.1 .7 2.9 1.2 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 244.324 201.146 211.227 146.572 - 246.825 204.105 214.038 148.638 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.6 1.0 1.5 1.3 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 2 204.611 202.849 195.677 225.346 - 208.356 208.217 200.997 229.675 - - - - 2.6 3.6 4.4 4.1 1.8 2.6 2.7 1.9 - 2 2 2 231.306 226.638 225.790 - 233.441 231.600 228.313 - - - - 2.7 3.5 2.7 .9 2.2 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, 2007-2008 Unadjusted percent change to May 2011 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2011 May 2011 May 2010 Apr. 2011 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 R129.408 R129.943 3.3 0.4 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 131.682 131.848 127.631 137.614 130.206 132.139 132.312 128.239 137.864 130.585 3.3 3.4 4.3 2.2 1.8 .3 .4 .5 .2 .3 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 R129.071 R129.406 132.241 R159.248 92.568 R161.135 92.735 1.0 1.0 3.0 -1.1 .3 .1 1.2 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 91.583 91.536 .5 -.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.199 16.013 1.186 145.823 146.817 133.188 147.954 149.155 132.800 12.8 13.3 7.1 1.5 1.6 -.3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 154.243 136.565 160.719 154.437 136.610 160.971 2.8 2.8 2.8 .1 .0 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.570 102.724 -.9 .2 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 112.667 188.494 71.688 112.573 188.805 71.485 .6 3.8 -2.0 -.1 .2 -.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 142.309 142.007 2.5 -.2 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 R137.017 R137.336 120.357 81.185 140.911 121.368 R214.257 121.173 81.572 141.964 121.566 R219.671 1.5 5.9 .6 7.8 1.3 20.3 .2 .7 .5 .7 .2 2.5 132.401 Commodity and service group Services ..................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ....................................................................................... R 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.
