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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER 2009
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4
percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months the
index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment, the first positive 12-month change since
February 2009.
The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was due to a 4.1 percent increase in the energy
index. The index for gasoline rose sharply and the indexes for electricity, fuel oil, and natural gas also
increased, creating the fourth consecutive rise in the energy index and the largest increase since August.
In contrast, the index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in November, after ten
consecutive monthly increases. Declines in shelter indexes offset increases in the indexes for new and
used motor vehicles, medical care, airline fares, and tobacco.
The food index rose slightly in November. As in October, the food away from home index rose
modestly while the index for food at home was unchanged. Within the latter, three grocery store food
groups posted increases while three declined.

Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2008 - Nov. 2009
Percent change
1.0

0.7
0.3

0.5

0.4

0.4
0.0

0.1

Apr

May

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.4

Sep

Oct

Nov'09

0.0
-0.1

-0.5
-1.0

-0.8

-1.5
-2.0

-1.7
Nov'08

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Jun

Jul

Aug

Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2008 - Nov. 2009
Percent change
2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

Nov'08

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

All item s

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov'09

All item s les s food and energy

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
May
2009

All items .................................................
Food ....................................................
Food at home ....................................
Food away from home 1 ....................
Energy .................................................
Energy commodities ..........................
Gasoline (all types) ..........................
Fuel oil .............................................
Energy services .................................
Electricity .........................................
Utility (piped) gas service ................
All items less food and energy ............
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ................................
New vehicles ...................................
Used cars and trucks .......................
Apparel ............................................
Medical care commodities ...............
Services less energy services ...........
Shelter .............................................
Transportation services ...................
Medical care services ......................

June
2009

July
2009

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Nov. 2009

.1
-.2
-.5
.1
.2
2.3
3.1
-3.3
-1.7
-.4
-5.7
.1

.7
.0
.0
.1
7.4
16.2
17.3
4.8
-1.2
-1.9
1.3
.2

.0
-.3
-.5
.1
-.4
-.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.6
.9
.1

.4
.1
.0
.1
4.6
8.5
9.1
6.2
.0
-.1
.4
.1

.2
-.1
-.3
.1
.6
1.1
1.0
1.5
.1
.6
-1.7
.2

.3
.1
.0
.1
1.5
1.9
1.6
6.3
.9
.6
1.9
.2

.4
.1
.0
.2
4.1
6.3
6.4
9.0
1.4
1.4
1.5
.0

1.8
-.7
-2.9
2.1
7.4
19.6
23.6
-6.9
-5.1
.1
-18.6
1.7

.2
.5
1.0
-.2
.4
.1
.1
-.1
.3

.3
.7
.9
.7
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.2

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

-.3
-1.3
1.9
-.1
.5
.2
.1
.6
.2

.3
.4
1.6
.1
.6
.1
.0
.7
.4

.4
1.6
3.4
-.4
.2
.1
.0
.4
.2

.2
.6
2.0
-.3
.0
.0
-.2
.6
.4

2.6
4.9
5.8
1.0
3.8
1.4
.3
3.6
3.5

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

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Consumer Price Index Data for November 2009
Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in November, the same increase as in October. The index for food away
from home increased 0.2 percent while the food at home index was unchanged. Among the food at home
groups, the dairy and related products index declined 0.7 percent in November after rising 1.0 percent in
October, and the index for other food at home also declined in November following an October increase.
In contrast, the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs both increased in
November after declining in October. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell for the second straight
month, declining 0.3 percent in November, and the index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.1
percent in November after being unchanged in October. Over the past year, the food index has declined
0.7 percent. The food at home index has fallen 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, with five of the six
grocery store food groups declining, but the index for food away from home has risen 2.1 percent.
Energy
The energy index rose 4.1 percent in November after increasing 1.5 percent in October. The index for
energy commodities rose 6.3 percent, with the gasoline index increasing 6.4 percent. (Before seasonal
adjustment, gasoline prices rose 4.1 percent in November.) The rise in the gasoline index accounted for
over three-quarters of the total energy increase. The remainder of the increase was due to advances in all
of the other energy components. The index for fuel oil rose 9.0 percent in November following a 6.3
percent increase in October. The index for energy services increased 1.4 percent in November, with the
electricity index rising 1.4 percent and the index for natural gas advancing 1.5 percent. The energy index
has risen 7.4 percent over the past 12 months, with the gasoline index rising 23.6 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in November after rising 0.2 percent in
October. The heavily weighted index for shelter, unchanged in October, declined 0.2 percent in
November. Within the shelter group, the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both declined 0.1
percent and the lodging away from home index fell 1.5 percent. Also declining in November were the
indexes for household furnishings and operations and for apparel, both down 0.3 percent. Several
indexes posted increases to offset these declines. The new vehicles index rose 0.6 percent in November,
its tenth increase in the last eleven months. The index for used cars and trucks advanced 2.0 percent in
November and has now risen 11.1 percent since April. The index for airline fares rose 3.8 percent in
November and has increased 13.3 percent since June. The medical care index increased 0.3 percent in
November and the index for tobacco advanced 1.0 percent. Over the past 12 months, the index for all
items less food and energy has risen 1.7 percent.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.8 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 216.330 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent
prior to seasonal adjustment.

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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.3
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 212.003 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.6 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index was unchanged on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note
that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for December 2009 is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 15,
2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

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Expenditure Weight Update
Effective with the January 2010 release the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will update the
consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 2007-08 period.
The updated expenditure weights for these indexes will replace the 2005-2006 weights that were
introduced effective with the January 2008 CPI release. CPI expenditure weights will continue to be
updated at two year intervals subsequent to the 2010 updating.

Facilities for Sensory Impaired
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and
services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population
groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households
of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and
(2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage
earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers,
the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for
doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day
living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing
units and approximately 25,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the
purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained
every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods
and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with
weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local
data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are
also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and
population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of
prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and
CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to
two annual revisions.

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The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the
reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals
100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change
can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and
services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI
Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of
retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the
1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U.
These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For
example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All
Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail
prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of
these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail
prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban
Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would
fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the
estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index,
January-December 2008”. 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/cpivar2008.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.

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Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

202.416
201.800
.616

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003x100
0.3

Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred
since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production
cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.
Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2004 through
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December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the
updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002,
dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a
change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
“Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the
CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal
movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based
upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status
from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the
aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used
before that period. Note: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years
after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some
CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally
adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are
estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the
calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles.
For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as
damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to
the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff
Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the
CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Nov. 2009 from—
Nov.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Oct.
2009

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

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

100.000

216.177
647.570

216.330
648.028

1.8

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
1.898
.910
1.194
.982
2.022
.300
.241
1.481
.433
6.474
.314
1.127

217.957
217.526
213.605
251.421
200.597
195.360
269.467
162.885
191.266
196.747
199.916
205.814
122.112
224.224
157.056
222.232

217.733
217.265
212.816
250.600
201.202
193.914
269.832
161.358
189.640
198.227
196.473
203.671
121.263
224.633
157.027
222.485

-.5
-.7
-2.9
-.8
-4.0
-9.0
-4.9
-1.0
.2
3.4
-4.5
.3
-1.8
2.1
2.0
2.3

-.1
-.1
-.4
-.3
.3
-.7
.1
-.9
-.9
.8
-1.7
-1.0
-.7
.2
.0
.1

-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
-1.0
.5
-1.2
.0
.1
1.0
-.3
-.1
.2
.1
.4
.3

.1
.1
.0
.0
-.2
1.0
-.7
-.2
.3
.3
-.4
.4
.0
.1
-.2
.3

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

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 5 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
4.159
.971
4.790
.781

216.612
249.474
248.888
133.485
256.890
122.184
207.937
184.146
243.936
188.963
164.591
127.740
150.184

215.808
248.211
248.886
125.426
256.731
122.243
208.955
185.165
260.250
189.166
164.962
127.265
150.135

-.3
.3
.9
-6.1
.8
1.7
-3.4
-5.3
-7.7
-5.1
5.6
-1.0
.1

-.4
-.5
.0
-6.0
-.1
.0
.5
.6
6.7
.1
.2
-.4
.0

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

.1
.0
-.1
.4
.0
.0
1.2
1.3
6.0
.9
.8
-.5
-.2

.0
-.2
-.1
-1.5
-.1
.0
1.5
1.8
7.3
1.4
.2
-.3
.0

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

3.691
.923
1.541
.183
.688

123.998
114.818
113.838
117.300
130.333

122.465
113.636
111.460
116.312
130.594

1.0
-.5
.8
.3
3.0

-1.2
-1.0
-2.1
-.8
.2

.1
-.8
.3
.1
.1

-.4
-.6
-.6
-1.5
.2

-.3
-.8
-.8
-.4
.7

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

15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480
1.628
3.164
2.964
.382
1.188
1.125

185.362
180.896
95.131
137.268
132.689
219.015
218.683
133.650
245.393
241.060

188.587
184.099
96.039
138.831
134.173
228.050
227.665
134.234
245.511
244.226

8.6
9.2
4.8
4.9
5.8
21.8
23.6
1.0
2.7
.3

1.7
1.8
1.0
1.1
1.1
4.1
4.1
.4
.0
1.3

.8
.7
.5
.4
1.6
1.1
1.0
-.1
.4
2.1

1.4
1.4
1.7
1.6
3.4
1.6
1.6
.2
.4
.9

2.3
2.3
.8
.6
2.0
6.2
6.4
.4
.0
2.6

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

6.390
1.625
4.765
2.702
1.545

378.552
308.379
400.015
321.381
575.540

379.575
308.546
401.392
321.473
581.603

3.5
3.8
3.5
2.6
7.1

.3
.1
.3
.0
1.1

.4
.6
.4
.4
.6

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2

.3
.0
.4
.2
.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Nov. 2009 from—
Nov.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Oct.
2009

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

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

5.741
1.822

114.157
100.178

113.820
100.199

-0.2
-1.6

-0.3
.0

-0.1
-.7

-0.4
-.6

-0.2
.3

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 7 ............

6.301
3.107
.221
2.886
3.194
3.022
2.408
.614
.214

129.128
195.849
494.435
563.352
85.055
81.978
102.891
9.501
78.213

128.845
195.649
495.660
562.623
84.768
81.688
102.528
9.467
78.077

2.5
4.8
7.1
4.6
.2
.0
1.0
-4.1
-12.3

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

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

.2
.3
.2
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.4
.3

.0
.2
.9
.2
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.2

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

3.386
.776
2.610
.651
.647
1.074

375.444
773.758
205.406
162.257
228.465
347.834

376.702
781.538
205.575
161.753
228.358
348.792

7.9
30.3
1.3
.5
1.0
2.5

.3
1.0
.1
-.3
.0
.3

.3
1.0
.0
-.1
.3
-.2

.3
.3
.2
-.1
.1
.9

.4
1.0
.2
-.3
.0
.6

39.556
15.757
23.799
13.289
3.691
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
.333
4.159
.971
.781
5.567
4.765
11.002

172.252
217.957
148.037
185.759
123.998
228.344
110.684
259.844
260.035
122.184
188.963
164.591
150.184
254.449
400.015
307.011

173.061
217.733
149.245
187.776
122.465
232.649
111.159
259.323
258.704
122.243
189.166
164.962
150.135
255.935
401.392
306.740

3.2
-.5
5.6
8.3
1.0
11.0
1.8
.9
.3
1.7
-5.1
5.6
.1
3.6
3.5
2.2

.5
-.1
.8
1.1
-1.2
1.9
.4
-.2
-.5
.0
.1
.2
.0
.6
.3
-.1

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

.5
.1
.8
-.8
-.4
-.9
1.1
.1
.0
.0
.9
.8
-.2
.4
.2
.1

.9
.1
1.4
2.8
-.3
3.9
.4
.1
-.2
.0
1.4
.2
.0
.6
.4
.1

85.371
66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285

215.986
205.567
208.131
150.663
187.939
226.717
202.058
279.545
248.692
199.198
219.624
220.731
143.857
221.749
267.081
$ .463
$ .154

216.207
206.286
208.250
151.847
189.852
230.622
203.035
280.014
248.075
204.026
219.291
220.384
143.871
231.226
266.488
$ .462
$ .154

2.3
2.6
1.7
5.4
7.9
10.2
3.7
1.7
.7
7.4
1.3
1.7
2.6
19.6
1.4

.1
.3
.1
.8
1.0
1.7
.5
.2
-.2
2.4
-.2
-.2
.0
4.3
-.2

.2
.3
.2
.4
.4
.4
.1
.3
.1
.6
.1
.2
.3
1.1
.1

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

.5
.7
.4
1.3
2.6
3.4
1.3
.4
.1
4.1
.0
.0
.2
6.3
.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

-

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010.
The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and

will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is
identical to the EC, will be published as well.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 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—

Feb.
2009

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

217.250

-0.5

-0.2

4.9

217.830
217.377
213.338
251.814
200.128
195.360
268.276
162.638
191.178
197.535
199.118
205.645
122.112
224.224
157.056
222.394

218.011
217.511
213.257
252.151
200.815
193.914
268.645
162.133
190.887
198.855
198.430
205.047
121.263
224.633
157.027
223.175

.1
.0
-2.8
.1
-1.5
-15.1
-9.6
-1.5
4.0
10.0
-7.7
4.8
-3.1
3.5
2.0
1.8

-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-4.2
-6.9
-15.6
-3.4
-.8
-3.6
-1.3
-7.5
-3.5
.8
1.9
1.0
.8

216.770
249.655
249.132
134.342
256.911
122.170
207.172
183.627
233.497
188.979
163.402
128.455
150.437

216.964
249.678
248.868
134.890
256.900
122.184
209.580
185.931
247.530
190.725
164.675
127.790
150.184

216.918
249.122
248.682
132.806
256.582
122.243
212.681
189.255
265.477
193.374
164.990
127.445
150.135

.0
.7
2.6
-13.2
1.8
1.5
-4.8
-6.2
-41.5
-2.9
2.4
.9
.4

120.756
113.938
109.390
116.235
127.504

120.931
112.991
109.688
116.350
127.603

120.505
112.329
109.020
114.644
127.894

120.097
111.473
108.138
114.155
128.799

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

183.312
179.110
93.155
135.030
126.157
220.836
220.967
133.531
243.494
234.384

184.750
180.352
93.605
135.574
128.153
223.273
223.146
133.406
244.493
239.281

187.276
182.877
95.229
137.777
132.456
226.932
226.688
133.650
245.393
241.437

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

376.919
306.029
398.742
320.262
572.422

378.555
308.016
400.180
321.405
575.812

379.229
308.780
400.797
322.067
577.133

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

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

215.428

215.791

216.385

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

217.829
217.478
213.951
251.049
202.601
192.381
273.410
163.008
190.494
194.991
200.546
204.958
121.892
223.675
156.697
221.072

217.670
217.257
213.298
251.711
200.583
193.353
270.064
162.981
190.598
197.000
199.971
204.773
122.099
224.003
157.302
221.709

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 5 ......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

216.726
249.658
249.266
132.411
257.278
121.830
206.783
183.374
231.023
188.839
162.756
128.471
150.494

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

May
2009

Nov.
2009

3.4

-0.4

4.2

-.2
-.5
-1.8
-.9
-4.0
-7.3
.5
.4
-.3
-2.7
1.5
-.1
-3.0
1.2
4.2
2.7

.3
.1
-1.3
1.8
-3.5
3.2
-6.8
-2.1
.8
8.2
-4.2
.2
-2.0
1.7
.8
3.9

-1.0
-1.1
-4.1
-2.1
-4.3
-15.4
-6.5
-1.2
.1
4.2
-7.6
.6
-1.1
2.7
1.5
1.3

.0
-.2
-1.5
.4
-3.7
-2.2
-3.2
-.9
.3
2.6
-1.3
.0
-2.5
1.4
2.5
3.3

-1.0
1.3
1.9
-6.9
2.1
.1
-16.1
-20.6
-41.1
-19.0
7.0
1.3
-1.8

-.6
.0
.1
-5.0
.4
3.7
-2.1
-4.3
20.9
-5.8
7.6
-2.9
2.8

.4
-.9
-.9
1.2
-1.1
1.4
11.9
13.5
74.4
10.0
5.6
-3.2
-1.0

-.5
1.0
2.2
-10.1
2.0
.8
-10.6
-13.7
-41.3
-11.3
4.7
1.1
-.7

-.1
-.4
-.4
-2.0
-.3
2.5
4.6
4.2
45.2
1.8
6.6
-3.0
.9

3.9
16.1
.3
-3.7
.5

-2.3
-5.9
-2.6
1.3
3.1

4.8
-2.2
10.6
11.4
4.3

-2.2
-8.4
-4.5
-7.0
4.1

.7
4.5
-1.2
-1.2
1.8

1.3
-5.3
2.8
1.8
4.2

191.582
187.044
96.038
138.654
135.093
241.049
241.196
134.234
245.511
247.709

-7.4
-6.5
1.7
3.1
-11.9
-28.4
-26.6
3.5
4.5
-18.4

-2.6
-2.0
3.7
6.4
-3.1
-16.8
-14.1
.7
1.3
-10.5

30.1
31.6
1.3
-.7
11.4
160.2
160.4
-2.4
1.7
11.3

19.3
18.9
13.0
11.2
31.5
42.0
42.0
2.1
3.4
24.8

-5.0
-4.3
2.7
4.7
-7.6
-22.8
-20.6
2.1
2.9
-14.5

24.6
25.1
7.0
5.0
21.0
92.2
92.3
-.2
2.5
17.8

380.284
308.873
402.252
322.625
581.557

4.3
5.6
3.8
2.4
8.5

3.5
3.6
3.5
2.8
6.9

2.7
2.1
2.9
2.2
6.4

3.6
3.8
3.6
3.0
6.5

3.9
4.6
3.7
2.6
7.7

3.2
2.9
3.2
2.6
6.5

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—

CPI-U

6 months
ended—

Feb.
2009

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

113.937
100.491

1.0
-1.9

-1.6
-.6

2.4
.2

128.285
193.313
491.662
555.733
85.054
81.978
102.891
9.501
78.213

128.226
193.780
495.958
556.799
84.771
81.688
102.528
9.467
78.077

3.3
5.1
4.5
5.1
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.4
-5.7

3.1
5.9
5.7
6.0
.5
-.1
1.5
-5.9
-14.3

374.442
771.089
204.919
162.372
228.286
344.770

375.427
773.758
205.394
162.257
228.465
347.750

377.051
781.538
205.839
161.753
228.358
349.831

2.0
8.1
.3
3.8
-.5
.4

171.236
217.829
146.689
185.567
120.756
230.120
109.238
259.344
260.033
121.830
188.839
162.756
150.494
251.455
398.742
305.733

171.666
217.670
147.347
186.349
120.931
231.087
109.714
259.617
260.233
122.170
188.979
163.402
150.437
253.146
400.180
305.795

172.529
217.830
148.472
184.873
120.505
228.965
110.882
259.979
260.293
122.184
190.725
164.675
150.184
254.265
400.797
305.965

174.046
218.011
150.490
190.103
120.097
237.827
111.316
260.154
259.821
122.243
193.374
164.990
150.135
255.797
402.252
306.142

215.123
204.437
207.422
149.315
187.699
228.214
201.800
277.946
248.063
199.667
218.743
219.692
142.179
222.805
266.543

215.582
204.951
207.735
149.975
188.493
229.166
202.076
278.770
248.397
200.959
219.012
220.053
142.624
225.260
266.830

216.253
205.779
208.320
151.091
187.110
227.347
201.442
279.601
248.834
203.889
219.367
220.453
143.240
229.490
267.058

217.238
207.221
209.170
153.080
191.970
235.089
204.139
280.784
249.009
212.326
219.450
220.527
143.505
243.900
266.992

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

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

114.731
101.530

114.585
100.824

114.155
100.191

Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 7 ...

127.967
192.686
489.280
554.000
84.909
81.835
102.674
9.499
78.576

128.074
192.711
490.667
553.955
85.040
81.969
102.968
9.467
77.997

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

373.425
763.634
204.899
162.476
227.580
345.448

May
2009

Nov.
2009

-2.7
-4.0

-0.3
-1.2

-0.2
-2.0

2.5
5.8
13.0
5.3
-.7
-1.0
1.6
-10.8
-24.8

.8
2.3
5.6
2.0
-.6
-.7
-.6
-1.3
-2.5

3.2
5.5
5.1
5.5
1.1
.8
1.4
-1.9
-10.1

1.7
4.1
9.2
3.7
-.7
-.9
.5
-6.2
-14.4

22.3
114.7
1.5
1.3
3.1
.3

4.6
13.2
1.6
-1.4
.0
4.4

3.9
9.7
1.8
-1.8
1.4
5.2

11.7
52.3
.9
2.6
1.3
.3

4.3
11.4
1.7
-1.6
.7
4.8

-2.9
.1
-4.8
-5.8
3.9
-8.7
-1.3
1.3
.6
1.5
-2.9
2.4
.4
2.7
3.8
2.8

-.6
-2.0
.4
-4.8
-2.3
-5.3
2.2
.0
1.1
.1
-19.0
7.0
-1.8
.6
3.5
1.5

10.6
-.2
18.0
39.4
4.8
54.0
-1.2
1.1
-.2
3.7
-5.8
7.6
2.8
4.1
2.9
4.1

6.7
.3
10.8
10.1
-2.2
14.1
7.8
1.3
-.3
1.4
10.0
5.6
-1.0
7.1
3.6
.5

-1.8
-1.0
-2.3
-5.3
.7
-7.0
.4
.6
.9
.8
-11.3
4.7
-.7
1.6
3.7
2.2

8.7
.0
14.3
23.9
1.3
32.5
3.2
1.2
-.3
2.5
1.8
6.6
.9
5.6
3.2
2.3

-.6
-1.0
-.8
-4.6
-5.0
-7.2
-2.0
2.1
1.1
-17.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
-29.4
1.6

.1
-1.0
-.5
.4
-4.4
-5.1
-4.0
-2.0
-.6
-18.9
1.6
2.3
4.4
-18.7
1.5

5.8
7.4
5.0
17.3
36.3
48.5
17.4
2.5
.8
57.1
1.1
1.4
1.0
148.5
1.6

4.0
5.6
3.4
10.5
9.4
12.6
4.7
4.1
1.5
27.9
1.3
1.5
3.8
43.6
.7

-.2
-1.0
-.6
-2.1
-4.7
-6.2
-3.0
.0
.2
-18.1
1.4
1.9
2.8
-24.2
1.5

4.9
6.5
4.2
13.8
22.1
29.3
10.9
3.3
1.2
41.7
1.2
1.5
2.4
88.9
1.1

Expenditure category

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

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,

2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences,
and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010
is identical to the EC, will be published as well.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 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
Nov.2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

M

215.834

215.969

216.177

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

M
M
M

230.883
233.314
136.598

231.200
233.695
136.691

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

205.632
206.591
131.748

M

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

Percent change to
Oct.2009 from—

Nov.
2008

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2008

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

216.330

1.8

0.2

0.1

-0.2

0.2

0.1

231.304
233.415
137.348

231.708
233.785
137.646

2.0
1.8
2.4

.2
.0
.7

.2
.2
.2

.2
.1
.5

.2
.0
.5

.0
-.1
.5

205.601
206.459
131.812

205.706
206.625
131.724

206.247
207.277
131.952

2.2
2.1
2.3

.3
.4
.1

.3
.3
.2

-.2
-.2
-.2

.0
.0
.0

.1
.1
-.1

201.823

201.918

202.499

203.047

2.6

.6

.3

.2

.3

.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

209.000
211.436
132.729

208.912
211.212
132.722

209.292
211.152
133.035

209.738
211.424
133.342

2.0
1.3
2.3

.4
.1
.5

.2
.1
.2

-.4
-.7
-.2

.1
-.1
.2

.2
.0
.2

M

210.899

210.911

212.423

213.372

3.2

1.2

.4

-.3

.7

.7

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

M
M
M

219.884
224.072
132.756

220.294
224.412
133.128

220.447
224.372
133.618

219.728
223.489
133.335

1.2
1.2
1.4

-.3
-.4
.2

-.3
-.4
-.2

-.3
-.3
-.1

.3
.1
.6

.1
.0
.4

M
M
M

197.614
133.069
208.369

197.724
133.165
208.503

197.670
133.489
209.139

197.697
133.663
209.567

1.6
2.1
2.3

.0
.4
.5

.0
.1
.2

-.2
-.1
-.3

.0
.3
.4

.0
.2
.3

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

211.441
224.507

211.345
225.226

211.708
225.264

212.206
224.317

1.5
.9

.4
-.4

.2
-.4

-.8
-.4

.1
.3

.2
.0

M

238.282

238.568

238.380

238.777

1.8

.1

.2

.0

.0

-.1

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

-

236.596
201.836
201.802
140.945

-

236.589
201.471
201.958
140.718

1.8
1.7
1.0
1.6

.0
-.2
.1
-.2

-

-

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

203.351
204.673
191.687
221.306

-

201.068
205.079
191.608
222.416

-

-

-

-

-2.6
-.1
.2
-.6

-1.1
.2
.0
.5

-

2
2
2

226.039
225.801
227.138

-

224.787
226.051
226.277

-

-

-

-

-.1
.1
.2

-.6
.1
-.4

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Nov. 2009 from—
Nov.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Oct.
2009

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

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

100.000

211.549
630.140

212.003
631.491

2.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

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 ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
2.315
.992
1.266
1.167
2.212
.304
.274
1.634
.472
6.664
.233
1.077

217.123
216.654
212.396
252.049
200.210
194.120
267.084
162.456
190.630
195.752
200.759
205.929
122.676
224.382
156.909
222.555

216.853
216.305
211.488
251.376
200.709
192.695
267.049
160.619
188.868
197.031
197.400
203.664
121.647
224.815
156.853
223.445

-.6
-.8
-3.0
-.8
-4.1
-9.2
-5.1
-1.1
.1
3.4
-4.6
.3
-1.8
2.1
2.2
2.7

-.1
-.2
-.4
-.3
.2
-.7
.0
-1.1
-.9
.7
-1.7
-1.1
-.8
.2
.0
.4

-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
-1.1
.5
-1.1
.0
.0
1.0
-.3
-.1
.2
.1
.2
.0

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

.1
.0
-.1
.2
.3
-.7
-.1
-.4
-.2
.8
-.4
-.4
-.8
.2
.0
.6

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 5 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
4.713
1.035
4.059
.360

212.734
242.804
247.422
134.586
232.761
122.761
206.732
182.227
246.153
187.473
165.123
123.995
153.368

212.327
242.159
247.361
127.061
232.635
122.830
207.530
182.994
262.340
187.572
165.509
123.448
152.747

-.1
.6
.8
-5.0
.8
1.9
-3.3
-5.2
-7.5
-5.0
5.6
-.8
.3

-.2
-.3
.0
-5.6
-.1
.1
.4
.4
6.6
.1
.2
-.4
-.4

.0
.0
-.1
1.5
-.1
.3
.3
.2
.8
.2
.4
.2
.0

.1
.0
-.1
.5
.0
.1
1.0
1.1
6.2
.8
.8
-.5
-.2

.0
-.2
-.1
-1.2
-.1
.1
1.4
1.7
7.0
1.4
.2
-.3
-.4

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

3.979
1.024
1.568
.249
.840

123.642
115.381
113.290
119.949
130.596

122.228
114.091
111.039
119.272
130.682

.9
-.5
.4
.6
3.2

-1.1
-1.1
-2.0
-.6
.1

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

-.6
-1.0
-1.1
-1.7
.3

-.4
-1.0
-.8
-.3
.4

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

17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
4.029
3.770
.482
1.242
.784

183.506
180.271
93.414
138.422
133.458
219.733
219.509
133.764
247.811
239.729

186.928
183.680
94.338
139.952
134.977
228.871
228.598
134.346
247.972
242.698

9.4
9.8
5.1
4.9
5.8
21.9
23.7
.9
2.7
.9

1.9
1.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
4.2
4.1
.4
.1
1.2

.8
.7
.7
.4
1.5
1.0
.8
-.1
.4
1.9

1.6
1.6
2.1
1.6
3.4
1.8
1.7
.2
.4
.9

2.5
2.5
1.1
.7
2.0
6.2
6.3
.4
.1
2.4

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

5.355
1.320
4.035
2.234
1.338

379.072
299.742
402.075
324.284
573.069

380.295
299.972
403.695
324.382
580.048

3.7
3.8
3.6
2.7
7.4

.3
.1
.4
.0
1.2

.5
.6
.4
.4
.7

.1
.2
.1
.2
.1

.3
.1
.4
.2
.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Nov. 2009 from—
Nov.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Oct.
2009

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

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

5.454
1.982

110.724
100.639

110.401
100.681

-0.4
-1.3

-0.3
.0

-0.2
-.7

-0.4
-.6

-0.2
.3

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 7 ............

6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
3.694
3.568
2.965
.604
.202

124.362
192.774
497.534
542.284
87.786
85.651
102.818
9.995
77.939

124.100
192.776
498.627
542.174
87.468
85.331
102.413
9.969
77.926

2.0
4.7
7.1
4.5
.2
.0
.8
-3.8
-12.1

-.2
.0
.2
.0
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.3
.0

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

.1
.3
.1
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.1

-.1
.4
.8
.3
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.3
.0

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

3.668
1.267
2.401
.662
.580
.947

401.390
778.650
203.115
162.242
228.683
349.283

403.178
786.541
203.245
161.784
228.614
350.046

11.2
30.5
1.1
.5
1.0
2.1

.4
1.0
.1
-.3
.0
.2

.4
1.0
.0
-.1
.3
-.1

.2
.3
.2
.0
.1
.6

.5
1.0
.2
-.3
.0
.4

42.689
16.942
25.747
14.587
3.979
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
.306
4.713
1.035
.360
5.512
4.035
10.432

174.550
217.123
151.760
193.394
123.642
241.005
110.988
254.847
234.064
122.761
187.473
165.123
153.368
254.408
402.075
293.938

175.563
216.853
153.273
195.926
122.228
246.085
111.575
254.663
233.436
122.830
187.572
165.509
152.747
255.871
403.695
293.624

3.9
-.6
6.8
9.9
.9
13.1
2.3
1.0
.6
1.9
-5.0
5.6
.3
4.0
3.6
1.9

.6
-.1
1.0
1.3
-1.1
2.1
.5
-.1
-.3
.1
.1
.2
-.4
.6
.4
-.1

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

.6
.1
.9
-.9
-.6
-1.1
1.4
.1
.0
.1
.8
.8
-.2
.5
.1
.0

1.0
.1
1.6
2.9
-.4
4.1
.6
.1
-.1
.1
1.4
.2
-.4
.4
.4
.0

84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598

210.462
202.441
204.680
154.147
195.196
238.355
205.647
246.851
244.258
199.223
213.998
213.840
145.439
221.910
262.196
$ .473
$ .159

211.055
203.301
205.106
155.650
197.644
243.061
206.876
247.237
243.991
204.196
213.895
213.787
145.595
231.371
261.979
$ .472
$ .158

2.8
3.0
2.2
6.6
9.5
12.3
4.5
1.5
.8
8.4
1.6
2.1
3.4
20.2
1.5

.3
.4
.2
1.0
1.3
2.0
.6
.2
-.1
2.5
.0
.0
.1
4.3
-.1

.2
.3
.2
.5
.3
.4
.1
.3
.1
.6
.1
.2
.4
1.0
.1

.4
.5
.3
.9
-.9
-1.0
-.3
.3
.2
1.5
.2
.2
.5
2.0
.1

.6
.8
.5
1.6
2.7
3.8
1.4
.4
.1
4.2
.1
.1
.3
6.2
.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

-

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010.
The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and

will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is
identical to the EC, will be published as well.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 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—

Feb.
2009

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

212.929

-0.8

-0.1

6.2

217.027
216.531
212.185
252.524
199.773
194.120
266.270
162.244
190.529
196.328
200.113
205.775
122.676
224.382
156.909
222.843

217.157
216.578
211.957
252.985
200.285
192.695
266.091
161.516
190.114
197.971
199.349
204.972
121.647
224.815
156.853
224.207

-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.5
-1.4
-16.2
-10.5
-1.7
3.6
8.8
-7.8
4.7
-2.7
3.7
2.8
1.7

-2.1
-2.4
-5.3
-3.9
-7.1
-15.4
-3.1
-.1
-3.5
-1.5
-8.0
-3.1
.4
1.8
-.3
2.0

212.863
242.930
247.669
135.480
232.761
122.644
206.356
182.153
235.480
187.880
163.808
124.592
153.648

213.063
242.918
247.420
136.095
232.770
122.761
208.463
184.089
250.133
189.323
165.178
124.011
153.368

213.168
242.551
247.158
134.437
232.516
122.830
211.374
187.167
267.530
191.886
165.484
123.581
152.747

.4
1.4
2.5
-12.0
1.8
1.2
-4.3
-5.6
-39.6
-3.0
2.2
.5
-.2

120.672
114.936
108.852
118.857
128.063

120.949
114.131
109.649
119.258
127.912

120.228
113.038
108.460
117.261
128.352

119.712
111.949
107.620
116.909
128.802

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

181.285
178.196
90.936
136.112
126.950
221.467
221.758
133.587
245.871
233.494

182.716
179.519
91.560
136.675
128.878
223.652
223.578
133.504
246.850
237.928

185.612
182.415
93.467
138.886
133.216
227.788
227.480
133.764
247.811
240.111

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

377.444
297.712
400.673
322.955
570.031

379.213
299.487
402.384
324.248
573.743

379.750
300.144
402.852
324.921
574.505

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

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

210.758

211.136

211.842

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

217.045
216.610
212.744
251.677
202.128
191.048
270.988
162.465
189.945
194.039
201.203
205.196
122.217
223.789
156.769
221.978

216.778
216.317
212.018
252.195
199.912
192.048
268.099
162.444
189.934
195.992
200.499
204.911
122.496
224.102
157.132
222.073

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 5 ......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

212.823
243.044
247.869
133.451
233.061
122.254
205.839
181.747
233.552
187.525
163.201
124.347
153.667

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

May
2009

Nov.
2009

4.2

-0.5

5.2

-.3
-.6
-1.9
-1.0
-4.3
-7.3
.9
-.5
.0
-1.4
1.4
.1
-2.9
1.3
6.3
3.0

.2
-.1
-1.5
2.1
-3.6
3.5
-7.0
-2.3
.4
8.4
-3.6
-.4
-1.9
1.8
.2
4.1

-1.1
-1.3
-4.2
-2.2
-4.3
-15.8
-6.9
-.9
.0
3.5
-7.9
.7
-1.1
2.7
1.2
1.8

-.1
-.3
-1.7
.6
-4.0
-2.0
-3.1
-1.4
.2
3.4
-1.1
-.2
-2.4
1.6
3.2
3.5

-1.1
1.6
1.9
-7.0
2.0
.7
-16.0
-20.3
-40.0
-19.0
7.1
2.2
-.4

-.5
.1
.0
-3.7
.4
3.7
-1.9
-3.9
17.0
-5.0
7.6
-3.4
4.5

.7
-.8
-1.1
3.0
-.9
1.9
11.2
12.5
72.2
9.6
5.7
-2.4
-2.4

-.3
1.5
2.2
-9.5
1.9
.9
-10.4
-13.2
-39.8
-11.3
4.6
1.3
-.3

.1
-.3
-.6
-.4
-.3
2.8
4.4
3.9
41.9
2.1
6.7
-2.9
1.0

4.1
18.0
-.5
-3.2
1.6

-2.6
-6.9
-4.3
2.6
3.6

5.5
-.9
11.7
9.9
5.1

-3.1
-10.0
-4.5
-6.4
2.3

.7
4.8
-2.5
-.3
2.6

1.1
-5.5
3.3
1.4
3.7

190.266
186.999
94.479
139.797
135.889
241.798
241.747
134.346
247.972
245.825

-8.9
-8.5
-1.1
3.2
-12.0
-28.1
-25.8
3.5
4.6
-17.7

-3.4
-3.2
2.2
5.8
-2.8
-16.7
-14.0
.5
1.3
-9.3

35.1
36.2
3.5
-.3
11.8
159.4
159.5
-2.5
1.4
13.1

21.3
21.3
16.5
11.3
31.3
42.1
41.2
2.3
3.5
22.9

-6.2
-5.9
.5
4.5
-7.5
-22.6
-20.1
2.0
2.9
-13.6

28.0
28.5
9.8
5.4
21.1
92.0
91.4
-.1
2.4
17.9

380.969
300.393
404.459
325.479
579.457

4.4
5.5
4.0
2.6
8.6

3.8
3.8
3.7
2.9
7.5

2.8
2.2
3.0
2.1
6.9

3.8
3.7
3.8
3.2
6.8

4.1
4.7
3.9
2.8
8.0

3.3
2.9
3.4
2.7
6.8

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—

Feb.
2009

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

110.513
100.943

1.3
-1.5

-1.3
-.4

1.7
.6

123.757
190.521
494.705
535.632
87.785
85.651
102.818
9.995
77.939

123.682
191.213
498.822
537.333
87.470
85.331
102.413
9.969
77.926

2.8
4.5
4.9
4.5
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.9
-4.5

2.4
5.5
5.2
5.6
.3
.0
1.3
-6.4
-15.5

400.504
776.198
202.795
162.312
228.480
347.345

401.414
778.650
203.135
162.242
228.683
349.308

403.435
786.541
203.463
161.784
228.614
350.699

3.0
8.3
.3
3.9
-.6
.1

173.366
217.045
150.154
193.645
120.672
243.283
108.994
254.480
234.179
122.254
187.525
163.201
153.667
251.654
400.673
293.179

173.885
216.778
150.983
194.337
120.949
244.219
109.657
254.679
234.254
122.644
187.880
163.808
153.648
253.079
402.384
293.119

174.960
217.027
152.366
192.499
120.228
241.553
111.148
255.014
234.207
122.761
189.323
165.178
153.368
254.314
402.852
293.183

176.765
217.157
154.809
197.997
119.712
251.487
111.782
255.269
233.955
122.830
191.886
165.484
152.747
255.433
404.459
293.238

209.541
201.265
203.921
152.561
195.417
240.380
205.614
245.730
243.823
199.863
213.027
212.680
143.376
223.093
261.781

210.036
201.826
204.253
153.374
196.084
241.279
205.775
246.381
244.068
201.160
213.292
213.059
143.992
225.279
261.962

210.827
202.802
204.958
154.747
194.368
238.966
205.065
247.071
244.456
204.183
213.715
213.524
144.772
229.848
262.166

212.095
204.433
206.033
157.172
199.584
247.953
207.993
248.031
244.706
212.732
213.885
213.720
145.230
244.063
262.150

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

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

111.415
101.924

111.147
101.243

110.717
100.681

Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 7 ...

123.479
189.859
491.859
533.890
87.664
85.532
102.613
10.012
78.480

123.601
189.872
493.984
533.704
87.807
85.676
102.896
9.975
77.835

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

398.801
768.483
202.705
162.415
227.751
347.691

May
2009

Nov.
2009

-3.2
-3.8

0.0
-.9

-0.8
-1.6

2.2
5.9
12.7
5.2
-.2
-.4
1.5
-9.7
-23.9

.7
2.9
5.8
2.6
-.9
-.9
-.8
-1.7
-2.8

2.6
5.0
5.1
5.0
.9
.8
1.3
-1.8
-10.1

1.4
4.4
9.2
3.9
-.6
-.7
.4
-5.8
-14.0

34.4
116.5
1.5
1.4
3.1
1.0

5.5
12.6
1.1
-1.7
-.1
3.8

4.7
9.7
1.5
-1.5
1.5
3.5

17.6
53.1
.9
2.7
1.2
.5

5.1
11.2
1.3
-1.6
.7
3.7

-3.8
-.2
-6.0
-5.1
4.1
-8.7
-2.8
1.6
1.2
1.2
-3.0
2.2
-.2
3.9
4.0
2.4

-.2
-2.1
.9
-3.0
-2.6
-2.7
1.4
.0
1.5
.7
-19.0
7.1
-.4
1.7
3.7
1.4

13.0
-.3
22.1
45.1
5.5
61.5
.5
1.1
.0
3.7
-5.0
7.6
4.5
4.1
3.0
3.8

8.1
.2
13.0
9.3
-3.1
14.2
10.6
1.2
-.4
1.9
9.6
5.7
-2.4
6.1
3.8
.1

-2.0
-1.1
-2.6
-4.0
.7
-5.7
-.7
.8
1.4
.9
-11.3
4.6
-.3
2.8
3.9
1.9

10.5
-.1
17.5
25.9
1.1
35.8
5.5
1.2
-.2
2.8
2.1
6.7
1.0
5.1
3.4
1.9

-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-5.7
-4.4
-7.6
-2.1
2.0
1.3
-17.6
1.3
1.6
.7
-28.7
2.1

.3
-.9
-.3
1.0
-2.8
-2.8
-3.2
-2.3
-.6
-18.5
2.1
3.0
5.8
-18.1
1.8

7.5
9.0
6.4
21.3
42.1
56.1
20.1
2.6
1.0
62.1
1.4
1.8
2.0
150.3
1.7

5.0
6.4
4.2
12.6
8.8
13.2
4.7
3.8
1.5
28.4
1.6
2.0
5.3
43.2
.6

-.3
-1.3
-.7
-2.4
-3.6
-5.2
-2.7
-.2
.4
-18.1
1.7
2.3
3.2
-23.6
1.9

6.2
7.7
5.3
16.9
24.4
33.0
12.2
3.2
1.2
44.2
1.5
1.9
3.6
89.3
1.1

Expenditure category

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

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,

2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences,
and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010
is identical to the EC, will be published as well.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 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
Nov.2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

M

211.156

211.322

211.549

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

M
M
M

227.598
228.472
137.109

228.158
229.067
137.400

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

200.723
200.710
131.481

M

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

Percent change to
Oct.2009 from—

Nov.
2008

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2008

Aug.
2009

Sep.
2009

212.003

2.3

0.3

0.2

-0.3

0.2

0.1

228.193
228.720
137.959

229.048
229.541
138.527

2.4
2.2
2.8

.4
.2
.8

.4
.4
.4

.2
.1
.3

.3
.1
.6

.0
-.2
.4

200.658
200.566
131.497

200.781
200.730
131.420

201.553
201.626
131.823

2.7
2.5
2.8

.4
.5
.2

.4
.4
.3

-.2
-.3
-.2

.0
.0
.0

.1
.1
-.1

199.404

199.416

200.053

200.748

2.9

.7

.3

.0

.3

.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

205.867
208.995
131.302

205.726
208.677
131.284

206.121
208.577
131.621

206.859
209.161
132.129

2.5
1.7
2.8

.6
.2
.6

.4
.3
.4

-.6
-1.0
-.3

.1
-.2
.2

.2
.0
.3

M

211.088

210.922

212.368

213.396

3.7

1.2

.5

-.6

.6

.7

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

M
M
M

213.988
216.539
132.407

214.490
217.000
132.773

214.718
217.002
133.244

214.228
216.286
133.149

1.6
1.5
1.9

-.1
-.3
.3

-.2
-.3
-.1

-.4
-.3
-.3

.3
.2
.6

.1
.0
.4

M
M
M

195.796
132.341
206.271

195.957
132.450
206.341

195.895
132.764
207.120

196.187
133.139
207.739

1.9
2.6
2.8

.1
.5
.7

.1
.3
.3

-.4
-.2
-.4

.1
.3
.4

.0
.2
.4

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

204.246
216.628

204.278
217.302

204.511
217.474

205.136
216.618

1.5
1.2

.4
-.3

.3
-.4

-1.1
-.6

.1
.4

.1
.1

M

232.841

233.502

233.084

233.893

2.3

.2

.3

.1

.1

-.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

-

235.744
192.800
204.298
140.701

-

236.859
192.871
205.297
140.608

2.2
2.1
1.9
2.1

.5
.0
.5
-.1

-

-

-

-

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

202.276
200.169
189.503
219.000

-

199.736
200.324
189.304
220.358

-

-

-

-

-2.7
-.1
-.7
-.8

-1.3
.1
-.1
.6

-

2
2
2

225.481
221.279
221.873

-

224.573
221.708
221.339

-

-

-

-

-.2
.2
.3

-.4
.2
-.2

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U

Relative
importance,
2005-2006

Unadjusted
percent change to
Nov. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Nov.
2008

Oct.
2009

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

100.000

124.179

124.231

1.6

0.0

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

14.726
13.648
7.557
6.091
1.077

127.775
127.722
122.743
134.188
128.803

127.616
127.538
122.249
134.427
128.961

-.6
-.8
-3.0
2.1
2.3

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

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

42.421
32.409
5.004
5.008

128.235
131.398
152.195
94.643

127.729
130.640
153.587
94.161

-.5
.2
-4.0
-1.5

-.4
-.6
.9
-.5

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

3.988

91.496

90.350

.5

-1.3

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

17.393
16.285
1.108

124.609
125.186
117.852

126.788
127.413
119.391

8.8
9.4
.2

1.7
1.8
1.3

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

6.085
1.615
4.470

146.888
130.234
153.001

147.213
130.309
153.430

3.3
3.6
3.2

.2
.1
.3

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

5.935

104.321

103.789

-1.8

-.5

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

6.196
2.771
3.425

111.581
180.851
73.904

111.299
180.676
73.623

1.8
4.6
-.5

-.3
-.1
-.4

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

3.257

134.750

135.123

6.7

.3

58.427
41.573
11.817
29.756
77.561
8.790

134.196
111.944
81.540
127.691
119.380
169.637

133.887
112.420
81.824
128.273
119.113
174.226

.7
2.9
1.0
3.7
1.3
8.1

-.2
.4
.3
.5
-.2
2.7

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

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.