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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, December 15, 2010 USDL-10-1726 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER 2010 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy all increased slightly in November. The index for food at home rose in November after being unchanged in October, with the indexes for eggs and nonalcoholic beverages both rising notably. Although the index for gasoline rose, the index for household energy declined and the increase in the energy index was the smallest in five months. The index for all items less food and energy rose in November after being unchanged the previous three months. Increases in the indexes for shelter and airline fares accounted for most of the rise, while the indexes for new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and household furnishings and operations all declined. Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.8 percent. The energy index has risen 3.9 percent over that span with the gasoline index up 7.3 percent but the household energy index down 0.2 percent. The food index has risen 1.5 percent, with the food at home index up 1.7 percent. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010 Percent change 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Nov'09 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov'10 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010 Percent change 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Nov'09 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May All items Jun Jul Aug Sep All items less food and energy -2- Oct Nov'10 Consumer Price Index Data for November 2010 Food The food index rose 0.2 percent in November after a 0.1 percent increase in October. The index for food away from home rose 0.1 percent while the food at home index rose 0.3 percent. Among the six major grocery store food groups that comprise the food at home index, the index for nonalcoholic beverages posted the largest increase, at 0.8 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.5 percent, due mostly to a 6.6 percent increase in the index for eggs. The index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.4 percent, and the index for other food at home advanced 0.1 percent. The index for dairy and related products, which rose 1.1 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The only major grocery store food group index to decline in November was fruits and vegetables, which fell 0.2 percent after a 0.7 percent decline in October. Within that group, the index for fresh fruits rose 2.0 percent but the fresh vegetables index fell 2.0 percent. Over the past year, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs has risen 5.8 percent and the dairy and related products index has increased 3.8 percent. The other grocery store food groups posted much smaller changes. Energy The energy index rose 0.2 percent in November after a 2.6 percent increase in October. The gasoline index, which rose 4.6 percent in October, increased 0.7 percent in November. This was its fifth consecutive monthly increase, but the smallest of the five. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 2.0 percent in November.) In contrast, the index for household energy declined in November, falling 0.4 percent. The index for natural gas fell 5.7 percent and more than offset a 0.9 percent increase in the index for electricity and a 4.2 percent increase in the index for fuel oil. The natural gas index has declined 4.8 percent over the past year, though the other energy components have increased. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in November, its first increase since July. The index for shelter rose 0.1 percent in November, the same increase as the previous month. The rent index rose 0.2 percent, its largest increase since March 2009, while the index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.1 percent and the lodging away from home index declined 1.2 percent. The index for airline fares increased 3.0 percent in November, its largest increase in over two years. The medical care index rose 0.1 percent in November, the same increase as in October, with the indexes for medical care commodities rising 0.2 percent and the medical care services index increasing 0.1 percent. Several indexes turned up in November after declining in recent months. The index for personal care rose 0.5 percent in November following a 0.3 percent decrease in October, and the apparel index rose 0.2 percent after declining in each of the three previous months. Partially offsetting these increases were declines in the index for new vehicles, which fell 0.4 percent in November, and used cars and trucks, which fell 0.5 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations also declined, falling 0.2 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.8 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index has gone up 0.2 percent over that time period, the medical care index has risen 3.2 percent, and the index for used cars and trucks has increased 6.0 percent. In contrast, the indexes for household furnishings and operations has declined, falling 2.5 percent, and the new vehicles index has fallen 0.4 percent. The apparel and recreation indexes have decreased as well, falling 0.8 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. -3- Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 218.803 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.750 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.0 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-2008 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for December 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 14, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). Releases for the remainder of 2011 are scheduled on the following dates: Feb. 17 Mar. 17 Apr. 15 May 13 June 15 July 15 Aug. 18 Sep. 15 Oct. 19 Nov. 16 Dec. 16 Effective with the release of CPI data for January 2011 scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2011, the following series will be re-titled: x Recreation services will become Other recreation services x Gas (piped) and electricity will become Energy services x Canned fish and seafood will become Shelf stable fish and seafood The Recreation services index does not include all services under the major group Recreation, specifically video and audio related services, pet services, and photography and film services are excluded. The new title, Other recreation services, will reflect these exclusions. Gas (piped) and electricity has been presented as Energy services in Table A of the CPI News Release since August 2009. At that time, the format text of the News Release was updated to focus on Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy instead of the major groups (Food, Housing, Apparel, Transportation, Medical care, Education and communication, Recreation, and Other goods and services). The title will be changed in the remainder of the publication tables in January 2011 to improve consistency. The title for Canned fish and seafood will change to Shelf stable fish and seafood to better reflect current packaging methods. -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 25,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. -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 0.04 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2009”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2009.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 202.416 201.800 .616 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 -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 2005 through December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010. Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. -7- Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. -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 2009 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 2010 from— Nov. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 2010 Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 218.711 655.162 218.803 655.438 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.795 13.738 7.801 1.108 1.745 .820 1.153 .952 2.023 .295 .232 1.496 .439 5.937 .326 1.056 221.005 220.616 216.698 249.890 212.170 201.291 270.200 161.313 191.311 202.962 203.614 203.990 121.698 227.287 160.036 224.705 220.991 220.617 216.538 249.944 212.957 201.277 269.917 161.427 190.152 200.586 202.375 202.988 120.623 227.512 160.392 224.490 1.5 1.5 1.7 -.3 5.8 3.8 .0 .0 .3 1.2 3.0 -.3 -.5 1.3 2.1 .9 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .4 .0 -.1 .1 -.6 -1.2 -.6 -.5 -.9 .1 .2 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .8 .9 .2 .1 .0 .0 1.1 .1 -.2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .6 1.1 -.7 -.5 -.2 .7 .5 -.4 -.3 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .5 .0 -.2 .8 .1 -1.4 .8 .3 -.9 .1 .2 .0 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.960 32.289 5.966 .769 25.206 23.593 .347 5.081 4.028 .276 3.752 1.052 4.590 .781 216.100 248.646 249.618 133.580 256.823 256.817 127.111 213.031 187.271 276.551 190.603 173.360 124.524 150.151 215.830 248.738 250.317 126.704 257.202 257.194 127.501 210.978 184.764 286.367 187.335 174.094 124.121 150.180 .0 .2 .6 1.0 .2 .2 4.3 1.0 -.2 10.0 -1.0 5.5 -2.5 .0 -.1 .0 .3 -5.1 .1 .1 .3 -1.0 -1.3 3.5 -1.7 .4 -.3 .0 -.1 .0 .1 -.2 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -.6 1.0 -.8 .4 -.4 -.2 .1 .1 .1 -1.0 .1 .1 .4 .4 .4 4.0 .2 .4 .0 -.1 .0 .1 .2 -1.2 .1 .1 .3 -.2 -.4 3.5 -.7 .3 -.2 .0 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.695 .903 1.580 .196 .721 122.454 114.090 110.723 114.663 130.896 121.498 112.824 109.778 115.106 129.368 -.8 -.7 -1.5 -1.0 -.9 -.8 -1.1 -.9 .4 -1.2 -.6 -.6 -1.4 -1.3 .3 -.3 -.3 -.4 -1.9 .2 .2 -.4 .5 .7 -.8 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 16.685 15.497 6.386 3.573 2.012 4.525 4.337 .401 1.167 1.187 194.283 189.674 97.203 137.849 144.040 240.303 239.527 138.289 249.824 251.435 195.659 190.915 96.936 138.222 142.250 245.165 244.345 138.768 249.872 254.995 3.7 3.7 .9 -.4 6.0 7.5 7.3 3.4 1.8 4.4 .7 .7 -.3 .3 -1.2 2.0 2.0 .3 .0 1.4 .5 .5 -.2 .1 -.7 1.8 1.6 .1 .3 .5 1.2 1.3 -.4 -.2 -.9 4.4 4.6 .4 .2 .2 .3 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 .7 .7 .3 .0 2.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.513 1.611 4.902 2.796 391.240 316.082 414.564 330.057 391.660 316.794 414.850 330.508 3.2 2.7 3.4 2.8 .1 .2 .1 .1 .6 .3 .8 .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .2 .1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2009 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 2010 from— Nov. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 2010 Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 618.936 619.747 6.6 0.1 1.5 0.5 -0.2 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.437 1.894 112.984 98.503 112.839 98.214 -.9 -2.0 -.1 -.3 -.3 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... 6.434 3.035 .200 2.835 3.399 3.225 2.392 .833 .246 130.959 203.071 510.335 584.286 84.531 81.359 102.458 9.324 75.385 130.894 203.139 510.185 584.509 84.423 81.250 102.329 9.309 74.969 1.6 3.8 2.9 3.9 -.4 -.5 -.2 -1.7 -4.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.2 .6 -.3 .0 .0 .1 -.4 .1 -.1 .0 .5 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 .4 .4 .4 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.483 .871 2.612 .688 .642 1.048 382.764 821.529 206.471 159.951 229.343 356.508 383.633 820.854 207.162 160.401 229.623 357.061 1.8 5.0 .8 -.8 .6 2.4 .2 -.1 .3 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.4 .2 .3 -.1 .5 .3 .1 .4 39.816 14.795 25.021 15.044 3.695 11.349 9.978 60.184 31.942 .347 3.752 1.052 .781 6.060 4.902 11.347 175.225 221.005 150.882 191.332 122.454 238.530 110.966 261.927 259.054 127.111 190.603 173.360 150.151 261.625 414.564 311.375 175.415 220.991 151.148 192.320 121.498 240.762 110.573 261.921 259.142 127.501 187.335 174.094 150.180 263.265 414.850 311.499 1.4 1.5 1.3 2.4 -.8 3.5 -.5 1.0 .2 4.3 -1.0 5.5 .0 2.9 3.4 1.6 .1 .0 .2 .5 -.8 .9 -.4 .0 .0 .3 -1.7 .4 .0 .6 .1 .0 .2 .3 .1 .4 -.6 .8 -.3 .0 .3 .1 -.8 .4 -.2 .3 .8 -.2 .5 .1 .7 1.1 -.3 1.5 -.4 .1 .1 .4 .2 .4 -.1 .3 .2 .0 .1 .2 .1 .7 .2 .6 -.4 .1 .4 .3 -.7 .3 .0 .5 .1 .2 86.262 67.711 93.487 26.078 16.100 12.405 29.838 28.243 55.282 8.553 91.447 77.708 21.276 4.801 56.432 218.431 209.467 210.257 153.508 193.344 236.158 206.518 285.588 250.066 210.947 221.236 222.079 144.028 243.784 269.208 $ .457 $ .153 218.538 209.560 210.336 153.761 194.266 238.165 207.053 285.467 250.044 211.970 221.235 222.077 143.594 248.928 269.509 $ .457 $ .153 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 3.3 2.0 1.9 .8 3.9 .9 .8 -.2 7.7 1.1 .0 .0 .0 .2 .5 .8 .3 .0 .0 .5 .0 .0 -.3 2.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .7 .3 .1 .1 .7 .0 .0 -.2 1.8 .1 .3 .3 .2 .7 .8 1.2 .8 .2 .1 2.6 .0 .0 -.2 4.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .7 .7 .4 .1 .3 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .8 .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 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .................................................... 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 6 7 - In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 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. 2010 May 2010 Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 219.146 1.4 -0.7 1.7 220.808 220.408 216.339 250.168 211.630 201.291 268.779 160.937 191.175 204.188 202.234 203.766 121.698 227.287 160.036 224.665 221.216 220.841 216.924 251.147 212.686 201.277 268.320 162.234 191.387 201.329 203.821 204.398 120.623 227.512 160.392 224.724 1.6 1.9 2.7 -.7 3.2 10.5 6.5 -.7 .7 5.5 3.0 -.6 -.3 .8 4.0 -1.4 1.7 1.8 2.5 -1.2 8.4 -2.1 8.4 -1.7 .1 .8 1.1 -.1 -1.9 .9 -.1 .7 216.157 248.590 249.535 135.371 256.667 256.661 126.627 213.483 187.999 265.812 191.969 172.598 124.729 150.346 216.351 248.725 249.675 134.035 256.884 256.878 127.111 214.378 188.822 276.551 192.302 173.204 124.685 150.151 216.425 248.990 250.217 132.465 257.192 257.184 127.501 213.899 188.156 286.367 191.052 173.652 124.453 150.180 -1.3 -1.9 .0 -7.5 -.4 -.4 7.4 3.6 2.7 28.9 .9 7.9 -2.3 -1.1 120.205 113.094 107.759 115.667 127.882 119.444 112.412 106.293 114.148 128.327 119.028 112.077 105.915 111.956 128.548 119.248 111.579 106.487 112.760 127.489 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 192.909 188.302 97.908 138.529 146.093 233.847 232.965 137.646 248.390 250.191 193.961 189.331 97.739 138.704 145.139 238.064 236.714 137.802 249.231 251.529 196.318 191.780 97.303 138.417 143.833 248.648 247.512 138.289 249.824 251.992 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 388.842 314.881 411.709 329.413 391.328 315.804 414.806 330.705 391.902 316.082 415.495 330.626 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 218.150 218.372 218.879 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.961 219.563 215.506 248.746 208.537 198.712 270.413 161.588 191.436 200.610 201.077 205.055 121.787 226.422 159.517 223.789 220.644 220.262 216.241 250.651 210.311 199.042 270.585 161.667 191.482 202.826 201.256 204.645 122.106 227.075 160.072 224.249 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.277 248.475 249.213 135.651 256.580 256.575 126.463 214.372 189.216 263.196 193.441 171.833 125.193 150.630 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... May 2010 Nov. 2010 1.8 0.3 1.8 .4 .2 -.8 -2.9 3.8 2.0 -10.6 1.0 .3 -2.8 2.4 .7 4.0 1.5 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.9 8.2 5.3 -3.1 1.6 -.1 1.4 5.6 -1.3 -3.8 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.6 -.9 5.7 4.0 7.4 -1.2 .4 3.1 2.0 -.4 -1.1 .8 1.9 -.3 1.3 1.3 .9 .4 6.0 3.6 -6.9 1.3 .1 -.7 4.0 -.3 .0 1.7 2.4 2.1 .0 .2 .3 18.2 -.4 -.4 1.9 2.1 1.0 -6.6 1.6 6.4 -3.6 2.3 .2 .6 .3 1.0 .6 .6 4.6 -1.0 -2.1 -13.1 -1.3 3.6 -1.6 .1 .3 .8 1.6 -9.1 1.0 1.0 3.3 -.9 -2.2 40.1 -4.8 4.3 -2.3 -1.2 -.7 -.9 .2 4.6 -.4 -.4 4.6 2.9 1.9 9.7 1.3 7.1 -3.0 .6 .2 .7 1.0 -4.2 .8 .8 4.0 -.9 -2.2 10.4 -3.1 4.0 -2.0 -.5 -1.4 -2.2 .5 -1.4 -.2 -3.5 -3.0 -6.8 .9 -4.0 5.0 8.2 5.3 6.7 1.7 -3.1 -5.3 -4.6 -9.7 -1.2 -2.5 -2.6 -3.2 -.2 -2.1 .9 1.2 .2 -1.8 .2 196.833 192.011 96.966 137.924 143.137 250.355 249.154 138.768 249.872 257.386 8.0 8.9 3.4 -2.5 18.8 22.2 22.9 4.3 .7 -2.9 -6.7 -8.3 .9 .6 5.0 -28.9 -29.0 1.4 2.2 16.1 6.3 7.3 3.8 2.0 9.9 17.1 16.2 4.5 1.8 -5.9 8.4 8.1 -3.8 -1.7 -7.9 31.4 30.8 3.3 2.4 12.0 .4 -.1 2.1 -1.0 11.7 -6.8 -6.6 2.9 1.5 6.2 7.3 7.7 -.1 .1 .6 24.0 23.3 3.9 2.1 2.7 392.323 316.794 415.781 331.593 4.8 5.7 4.5 3.6 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.0 1.8 -.1 2.4 4.0 3.6 2.5 4.0 2.7 3.7 4.2 3.5 2.3 2.7 1.2 3.2 3.3 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. 2010 May 2010 Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 619.809 8.7 7.4 2.5 112.945 98.605 112.985 98.570 -1.9 -3.9 .5 -1.4 130.220 200.358 504.653 576.388 84.660 81.497 102.633 9.339 76.330 130.140 200.442 507.055 576.457 84.527 81.359 102.458 9.324 75.917 130.316 201.278 509.314 578.848 84.424 81.250 102.329 9.309 75.649 2.8 5.0 6.1 5.0 .6 .3 -.9 3.1 -6.3 384.493 822.662 207.630 161.337 230.354 355.528 383.948 823.766 207.136 160.985 230.332 355.275 382.701 821.529 206.425 159.951 229.343 356.127 383.904 820.854 207.359 160.401 229.623 357.566 174.304 219.961 150.042 188.620 120.205 235.953 111.895 261.680 258.276 126.463 193.441 171.833 150.630 260.059 411.709 311.046 174.665 220.644 150.262 189.461 119.444 237.892 111.580 261.781 259.063 126.627 191.969 172.598 150.346 260.777 414.806 310.495 175.490 220.808 151.324 191.616 119.028 241.403 111.174 262.008 259.238 127.111 192.302 173.204 150.151 261.655 415.495 310.397 217.947 208.744 209.770 152.662 190.950 233.855 204.516 284.979 249.511 208.874 220.823 221.779 144.079 236.938 268.672 218.095 209.012 209.905 152.889 191.839 235.546 205.209 285.138 249.872 210.256 220.930 221.781 143.727 241.105 268.921 218.658 209.671 210.404 153.938 193.327 238.419 206.911 285.577 250.121 215.720 220.938 221.765 143.379 251.770 269.138 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 608.304 617.619 621.010 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 113.375 98.747 113.028 98.746 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 7 ..... 130.369 200.746 501.521 577.834 84.695 81.532 102.534 9.381 76.281 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. May 2010 Nov. 2010 7.8 8.0 5.1 -.6 -1.9 -1.4 -.7 -.7 -2.7 -1.0 -1.3 2.5 5.8 2.9 6.0 -.4 -.5 .3 -2.8 -6.7 1.4 3.5 -3.3 4.0 -.5 -.5 .6 -3.8 .5 -.2 1.1 6.4 .7 -1.3 -1.4 -.8 -3.0 -3.3 2.6 5.4 4.5 5.5 .1 -.1 -.3 .1 -6.5 .6 2.3 1.4 2.3 -.9 -1.0 -.1 -3.4 -1.4 1.2 2.2 .9 .7 -.4 2.1 1.0 6.5 -.8 -4.1 3.4 1.8 5.9 12.8 3.6 2.5 .6 3.3 -.6 -.9 -.5 -2.3 -1.3 2.3 1.1 4.3 .0 -1.7 1.5 1.9 2.6 5.8 1.5 .1 -.3 2.8 175.685 221.216 151.427 192.943 119.248 242.946 110.683 262.313 260.293 127.501 191.052 173.652 150.180 263.019 415.781 311.001 3.7 1.6 5.0 8.3 -1.4 11.5 .9 -.1 -2.0 7.4 .9 7.9 -1.1 1.5 4.5 1.4 -3.9 1.7 -7.1 -13.6 -3.5 -15.6 -.7 1.6 -.3 1.9 1.6 6.4 2.3 5.1 2.5 2.8 2.7 .4 4.2 7.3 5.0 8.5 2.1 .9 -.1 4.6 -1.3 3.6 .1 .3 2.4 2.1 3.2 2.3 3.7 9.5 -3.1 12.4 -4.3 1.0 3.2 3.3 -4.8 4.3 -1.2 4.6 4.0 -.1 -.2 1.7 -1.3 -3.2 -2.5 -3.0 .1 .7 -1.2 4.6 1.3 7.1 .6 3.3 3.5 2.1 3.0 1.3 4.0 8.4 .9 10.4 -1.1 1.0 1.5 4.0 -3.1 4.0 -.5 2.4 3.2 1.0 218.899 209.943 210.664 154.040 194.729 240.153 207.704 285.971 250.920 216.190 221.187 221.982 143.251 253.894 269.589 1.3 2.9 1.1 4.7 7.9 10.2 4.2 2.3 -.6 12.8 .3 .1 .7 22.6 -.2 -1.1 -1.1 -.9 -6.8 -12.3 -14.1 -5.6 3.2 1.4 -16.2 1.0 .8 -1.1 -27.8 1.6 2.0 2.2 1.7 4.1 7.1 8.0 3.3 .9 .2 7.6 1.2 1.3 2.0 15.1 1.1 1.8 2.3 1.7 3.7 8.2 11.2 6.4 1.4 2.3 14.8 .7 .4 -2.3 31.8 1.4 .1 .9 .1 -1.2 -2.7 -2.7 -.8 2.8 .4 -2.8 .7 .4 -.2 -5.9 .7 1.9 2.3 1.7 3.9 7.6 9.6 4.8 1.1 1.2 11.1 .9 .9 -.1 23.2 1.2 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 5 ........................................... 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 5 6 7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 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.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 M 218.312 218.439 218.711 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 234.150 236.089 139.348 234.027 235.995 139.229 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 208.639 208.912 134.375 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Oct.2010 from— Nov. 2009 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 218.803 1.1 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.1 234.671 236.560 139.746 235.094 236.806 140.282 1.5 1.3 1.9 .5 .3 .8 .2 .1 .4 1.5 1.3 1.7 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 208.788 209.253 134.275 208.689 209.182 134.074 208.816 209.344 134.058 1.2 1.0 1.6 .0 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .0 1.5 1.2 1.8 .0 .1 -.2 .0 .0 -.1 204.985 205.100 205.565 206.014 1.5 .4 .2 1.5 .3 .2 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 211.308 212.947 134.335 211.775 213.493 134.658 212.026 213.589 134.890 211.996 213.424 134.892 1.1 .9 1.2 .1 .0 .2 .0 -.1 .0 1.3 1.2 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 .2 M 215.266 215.172 215.390 215.736 1.1 .3 .2 1.4 .1 .1 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 221.523 225.790 133.704 221.384 225.726 133.544 221.708 226.058 133.745 221.671 225.847 133.930 .9 1.1 .4 .1 .1 .3 .0 -.1 .1 .6 .8 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .2 M M M 199.477 134.908 211.606 199.617 134.987 211.524 199.842 135.174 211.831 199.844 135.289 212.124 1.1 1.2 1.2 .1 .2 .3 .0 .1 .1 1.1 1.3 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 212.784 226.373 213.339 226.048 213.332 226.794 213.066 225.941 .4 .7 -.1 .0 -.1 -.4 .8 .7 .3 .2 .0 .3 M 241.569 241.485 241.981 241.960 1.3 .2 .0 1.5 .2 .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 - 236.474 205.492 201.882 142.738 - 238.103 206.168 201.168 142.915 .6 2.3 -.4 1.6 .7 .3 -.4 .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 2 204.511 205.412 195.165 222.803 - 202.913 205.824 195.094 223.631 - - - - .9 .4 1.8 .5 -.8 .2 .0 .4 - 2 2 2 228.500 227.954 227.645 - 228.543 228.107 227.251 - - - - 1.7 .9 .4 .0 .1 -.2 - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2009 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 2010 from— Nov. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 2010 Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 214.623 639.296 214.750 639.673 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.425 15.333 8.900 1.257 2.144 .898 1.223 1.123 2.254 .321 .259 1.674 .472 6.433 .321 1.092 220.199 219.736 215.511 250.429 211.978 199.890 267.466 160.678 190.351 201.469 203.670 203.935 121.806 227.412 160.988 225.531 220.245 219.768 215.414 250.648 212.693 200.084 266.802 160.999 189.265 199.542 202.668 202.901 120.723 227.634 161.428 225.771 1.6 1.6 1.9 -.3 6.0 3.8 -.1 .2 .2 1.3 2.7 -.4 -.8 1.3 2.9 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .1 .3 .1 -.2 .2 -.6 -1.0 -.5 -.5 -.9 .1 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 .7 .9 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 1.1 .1 -.3 .3 .3 .6 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .6 1.1 -.7 -.5 -.2 .6 .5 -.4 -.3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .1 -.2 1.0 .2 -1.0 .8 .3 -.9 .1 .3 .2 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.753 30.171 8.476 .432 20.959 20.218 .303 5.632 4.517 .271 4.246 1.114 3.950 .369 212.681 242.513 247.823 134.787 232.680 232.683 128.130 211.649 185.262 278.516 189.313 173.843 120.643 152.729 212.490 242.806 248.553 128.305 233.047 233.049 128.556 209.449 182.634 287.994 186.023 174.621 120.257 152.778 .1 .3 .5 1.0 .2 .2 4.7 .9 -.2 9.8 -.8 5.5 -2.6 .0 -.1 .1 .3 -4.8 .2 .2 .3 -1.0 -1.4 3.4 -1.7 .4 -.3 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .1 .2 -.4 -.7 .9 -.8 .5 -.3 -.5 .1 .1 .0 -.7 .1 .1 .3 .3 .3 4.2 .1 .2 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .2 -.9 .1 .1 .3 -.3 -.4 3.4 -.7 .4 -.1 .0 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.788 .945 1.568 .285 .781 121.587 113.618 110.474 117.250 129.851 120.628 112.815 109.388 117.900 128.216 -1.3 -1.1 -1.5 -1.2 -1.9 -.8 -.7 -1.0 .6 -1.3 -.4 -.6 -.3 -1.6 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 -1.7 .2 .0 -.1 .3 .7 -1.0 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 18.647 17.881 6.952 3.385 2.944 5.774 5.530 .472 1.180 .766 193.553 190.259 96.402 138.806 144.952 241.218 240.558 138.153 252.546 249.169 194.884 191.524 96.024 139.224 143.176 245.957 245.250 138.654 252.610 252.230 4.3 4.3 1.8 -.5 6.1 7.5 7.3 3.2 1.9 3.9 .7 .7 -.4 .3 -1.2 2.0 2.0 .4 .0 1.2 .6 .7 -.3 .1 -.6 2.1 1.6 .1 .3 .4 1.5 1.6 -.5 -.2 -.9 4.8 4.6 .3 .2 .4 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.4 .7 .4 .0 1.7 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.261 1.301 3.961 2.195 392.749 307.539 417.913 333.450 393.277 308.332 418.307 333.868 3.4 2.8 3.6 2.9 .1 .3 .1 .1 .6 .3 .7 .4 .2 .1 .2 .0 .1 .3 .1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2009 Unadjusted indexes Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 2010 from— Nov. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. 2010 Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 620.670 622.116 7.3 0.2 1.5 0.6 -0.1 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.031 2.046 109.449 99.054 109.082 98.774 -1.2 -1.9 -.3 -.3 -.3 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... 6.175 2.327 .196 2.131 3.848 3.715 2.906 .809 .225 125.617 200.129 512.956 563.319 87.170 84.978 102.135 9.864 74.970 125.526 200.228 513.546 563.563 87.040 84.846 101.975 9.849 74.615 1.1 3.9 3.0 3.9 -.5 -.6 -.4 -1.2 -4.2 -.1 .0 .1 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.1 -.2 .6 -.3 -.1 -.1 .1 -.6 -.1 -.1 .1 .3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.8 .1 .4 .6 .4 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.919 1.397 2.522 .733 .577 1.019 411.655 826.468 204.142 160.174 229.635 357.784 412.383 825.644 204.830 160.801 229.855 358.407 2.3 5.0 .8 -.6 .5 2.4 .2 -.1 .3 .4 .1 .2 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 .1 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -.4 .2 .2 -.1 .4 .4 .1 .4 43.589 16.425 27.164 16.703 3.788 12.915 10.461 56.411 29.868 .303 4.246 1.114 .369 5.918 3.961 10.631 178.283 220.199 155.663 199.991 121.587 253.167 112.294 257.198 233.679 128.130 189.313 173.843 152.729 262.219 417.913 297.397 178.504 220.245 155.953 201.110 120.628 255.572 111.813 257.219 233.956 128.556 186.023 174.621 152.778 263.804 418.307 297.313 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.6 -1.3 3.9 .2 1.0 .2 4.7 -.8 5.5 .0 3.1 3.6 1.3 .1 .0 .2 .6 -.8 .9 -.4 .0 .1 .3 -1.7 .4 .0 .6 .1 .0 .3 .3 .3 .6 -.4 1.0 -.2 .0 .2 .2 -.8 .5 -.5 .2 .7 -.2 .6 .1 .9 1.3 -.3 1.9 -.4 .1 .1 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .4 .2 .0 .0 .2 -.2 .8 .0 .5 -.4 .1 .3 .3 -.7 .4 .0 .4 .1 .1 84.667 69.829 94.739 28.256 17.795 14.007 33.128 26.543 52.450 10.291 89.709 74.376 22.211 6.045 52.165 213.532 206.770 207.409 158.038 201.606 249.688 210.627 252.181 245.955 211.514 215.961 215.580 146.268 243.933 264.603 $ .466 $ .156 213.675 206.838 207.523 158.328 202.679 251.899 211.249 251.894 245.958 212.622 215.970 215.584 145.757 248.880 265.001 $ .466 $ .156 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.5 3.6 2.1 1.9 .8 4.1 1.0 .8 .1 7.6 1.2 .1 .0 .1 .2 .5 .9 .3 -.1 .0 .5 .0 .0 -.3 2.0 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .6 .9 .5 .0 .1 .9 .1 .0 -.2 2.0 .1 .4 .4 .3 .9 1.2 1.6 1.0 .2 .1 2.9 .0 .0 -.3 4.8 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 .8 .6 .1 .1 .2 -.4 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 .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 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .................................................... 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 6 7 - In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 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. 2010 May 2010 Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 215.099 2.3 -1.4 2.2 220.003 219.514 215.136 250.767 211.446 199.890 265.939 160.297 190.170 202.408 202.318 203.701 121.806 227.412 160.988 225.707 220.512 220.027 215.851 251.854 212.372 200.084 265.517 161.964 190.508 200.410 203.951 204.329 120.723 227.634 161.428 226.149 1.7 1.9 2.9 -1.4 4.1 10.5 6.5 -.1 .8 5.3 3.2 -.4 -.5 .6 5.1 -1.3 1.7 1.8 2.4 -.7 7.7 -2.2 8.2 -1.5 .0 1.0 .2 -.3 -2.0 .9 .2 .3 212.764 242.448 247.767 136.197 232.567 232.568 127.718 212.484 186.387 267.283 191.045 173.079 120.681 152.851 212.959 242.602 247.885 135.294 232.759 232.762 128.130 213.115 186.978 278.516 191.184 173.455 120.687 152.729 213.083 242.941 248.466 134.069 233.045 233.047 128.556 212.541 186.171 287.994 189.877 174.105 120.577 152.778 -.7 -1.2 -.1 -6.7 -.6 -.6 8.5 3.0 1.9 31.9 .2 8.4 -2.1 -3.1 119.017 112.965 106.111 118.376 127.689 118.544 112.281 105.776 116.525 127.444 118.175 111.728 105.596 114.553 127.691 118.205 111.637 105.902 115.336 126.425 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 192.130 188.845 97.221 139.526 146.935 234.907 233.750 137.612 251.084 247.825 193.376 190.087 96.958 139.661 146.033 239.792 237.478 137.728 251.938 248.885 196.286 193.039 96.498 139.363 144.761 251.389 248.433 138.153 252.546 249.803 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 390.299 306.541 414.900 332.739 392.737 307.322 417.992 334.108 393.364 307.539 418.780 333.960 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 214.019 214.345 215.005 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.203 218.696 214.392 249.429 208.288 197.651 267.571 161.246 190.637 199.065 201.168 205.225 121.804 226.481 159.866 225.179 219.852 219.367 215.042 251.234 210.142 197.812 267.680 161.087 190.495 201.240 201.340 204.561 122.164 227.188 160.755 225.507 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 212.842 242.282 247.460 136.626 232.443 232.444 127.526 213.407 187.614 264.904 192.489 172.296 121.001 153.542 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... May 2010 Nov. 2010 2.0 0.4 2.1 .5 .3 -.6 -2.9 4.1 2.4 -10.9 .7 .3 -3.8 1.7 1.0 3.1 1.5 2.5 3.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.9 8.1 5.0 -3.0 1.8 -.3 2.7 5.6 -1.7 -3.5 2.1 4.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.6 -1.0 5.9 4.0 7.4 -.8 .4 3.2 1.7 -.4 -1.3 .8 2.6 -.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 .5 6.1 3.7 -7.1 1.3 .0 -.6 3.6 -.4 -.2 1.8 3.2 2.6 .0 .1 .4 15.8 -.3 -.3 2.2 2.6 1.7 -9.0 2.5 6.3 -4.5 4.4 .1 .5 .0 .6 .6 .6 4.8 -.2 -1.0 -13.4 -.2 3.0 -2.3 1.0 .5 1.1 1.6 -7.3 1.0 1.0 3.3 -1.6 -3.0 39.7 -5.3 4.3 -1.4 -2.0 -.3 -.5 .1 4.0 -.5 -.5 5.3 2.8 1.8 9.6 1.3 7.4 -3.3 .6 .3 .8 .8 -3.4 .8 .8 4.0 -.9 -2.0 10.0 -2.8 3.7 -1.9 -.5 -1.3 -3.8 1.7 1.3 -.5 -4.2 -2.8 -8.1 1.8 -4.4 2.8 7.1 1.4 2.7 1.3 -2.7 -4.6 -.8 -9.9 -3.9 -2.8 -3.3 -3.3 1.6 -2.4 .0 1.1 .3 -3.8 -1.3 196.010 192.616 96.178 138.938 144.095 250.312 250.194 138.654 252.610 254.162 11.0 11.6 5.5 -2.6 19.0 25.9 23.0 4.1 .8 -3.0 -9.3 -10.2 1.6 .4 4.7 -31.6 -29.1 1.4 2.2 13.9 8.4 9.0 4.8 1.9 9.8 20.1 15.7 4.3 2.0 -4.5 8.3 8.2 -4.2 -1.7 -7.5 28.9 31.3 3.1 2.5 10.6 .3 .1 3.5 -1.1 11.6 -7.2 -6.6 2.8 1.5 5.1 8.4 8.6 .2 .1 .8 24.4 23.2 3.7 2.2 2.8 393.839 308.332 419.099 334.892 5.2 5.9 5.0 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 1.4 1.9 .1 2.5 4.0 3.7 2.4 4.1 2.6 4.0 4.4 3.9 2.5 2.8 1.2 3.3 3.3 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— Feb. 2010 May 2010 Aug. 2010 Nov. 2010 621.699 10.1 7.8 3.2 109.427 99.197 109.238 99.112 -1.4 -3.3 -.4 -2.0 125.137 197.532 507.899 555.849 87.340 85.154 102.325 9.891 76.253 125.048 197.794 509.466 556.496 87.168 84.978 102.135 9.864 75.608 125.128 198.587 512.598 558.619 87.040 84.846 101.975 9.849 75.329 2.2 5.2 5.6 5.2 .1 -.1 -1.5 4.4 -6.4 413.142 827.609 205.143 161.376 230.625 356.397 413.007 828.794 204.868 161.132 230.624 356.667 411.642 826.468 204.132 160.174 229.635 357.305 412.582 825.644 204.986 160.801 229.855 358.744 177.262 219.203 154.660 196.796 119.017 249.977 113.188 257.025 233.137 127.526 192.489 172.296 153.542 260.588 414.900 297.236 177.809 219.852 155.148 197.981 118.544 252.387 112.925 257.115 233.640 127.718 191.045 173.079 152.851 261.213 417.992 296.788 178.870 220.003 156.567 200.534 118.175 257.082 112.468 257.372 233.826 128.130 191.184 173.455 152.729 262.351 418.780 296.741 213.004 206.024 206.865 157.049 198.552 246.763 208.421 251.873 245.645 209.481 215.528 215.269 146.280 237.307 264.048 213.269 206.412 207.125 157.535 199.695 248.977 209.473 251.937 245.846 211.343 215.669 215.303 146.012 242.121 264.313 214.020 207.262 207.781 158.926 202.081 252.930 211.654 252.325 246.090 217.469 215.670 215.274 145.595 253.766 264.583 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 609.797 618.805 622.544 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 109.813 99.260 109.532 99.299 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 7 ..... 125.272 197.914 504.799 557.331 87.388 85.201 102.239 9.947 76.335 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. May 2010 Nov. 2010 8.0 8.9 5.6 -.9 -1.6 -2.1 -.6 -.9 -2.7 -1.5 -1.1 1.9 5.5 3.2 5.7 -.2 -.2 .2 -1.9 -5.9 1.1 3.4 -2.9 4.0 -.3 -.3 .5 -3.2 .6 -.5 1.4 6.3 .9 -1.6 -1.7 -1.0 -3.9 -5.2 2.0 5.4 4.4 5.5 .0 -.2 -.6 1.2 -6.1 .3 2.4 1.6 2.5 -.9 -1.0 -.2 -3.5 -2.3 1.4 2.1 1.0 .7 -.8 2.9 1.5 6.4 -1.2 -4.3 3.7 1.5 6.9 12.8 3.7 2.7 .6 2.6 -.5 -.9 -.3 -1.4 -1.3 2.7 1.5 4.2 -.1 -1.8 1.4 2.2 3.1 5.7 1.7 .6 -.4 2.6 178.792 220.512 156.242 202.072 118.205 258.326 111.966 257.614 234.549 128.556 189.877 174.105 152.778 263.299 419.099 297.051 5.1 1.7 7.1 9.7 -1.3 12.1 2.7 .3 -1.3 8.5 .2 8.4 -3.1 2.0 5.0 1.4 -5.0 1.7 -8.8 -15.0 -4.2 -17.0 -.1 1.5 -.3 2.2 2.5 6.3 4.4 4.7 2.9 2.2 3.6 .5 5.5 7.2 2.8 9.7 2.7 1.0 .1 4.8 -.2 3.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.8 3.5 2.4 4.2 11.2 -2.7 14.0 -4.2 .9 2.4 3.3 -5.3 4.3 -2.0 4.2 4.1 -.2 -.1 1.7 -1.2 -3.5 -2.8 -3.6 1.3 .9 -.8 5.3 1.3 7.4 .6 3.3 3.9 1.8 3.5 1.4 4.8 9.1 .0 11.9 -.8 1.0 1.3 4.0 -2.8 3.7 -.5 2.8 3.3 .8 214.040 207.268 207.863 158.620 203.602 254.423 211.827 252.500 246.592 216.534 215.889 215.434 145.415 253.090 265.001 2.4 3.9 2.2 6.8 9.1 11.1 5.4 2.3 -.1 14.9 .9 .7 1.7 26.1 .3 -2.0 -2.1 -1.7 -8.5 -14.2 -15.8 -7.4 3.1 1.3 -18.7 .9 .7 -1.1 -30.7 1.4 2.5 2.9 2.2 5.4 6.9 9.2 4.4 1.2 .5 10.3 1.2 1.4 2.3 18.4 1.1 2.0 2.4 1.9 4.1 10.6 13.0 6.7 1.0 1.6 14.2 .7 .3 -2.3 29.4 1.5 .2 .9 .2 -1.1 -3.3 -3.3 -1.2 2.7 .6 -3.3 .9 .7 .3 -6.5 .9 2.2 2.7 2.1 4.7 8.7 11.1 5.6 1.1 1.0 12.2 1.0 .9 -.1 23.7 1.3 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 5 ........................................... 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 5 6 7 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 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.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 M 214.205 214.306 214.623 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 231.694 231.995 140.390 231.566 231.881 140.295 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 204.273 203.593 134.426 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Oct.2010 from— Nov. 2009 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 214.750 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 232.396 232.672 140.848 232.962 233.031 141.452 1.7 1.5 2.1 .6 .5 .8 .2 .2 .4 1.8 1.7 2.1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 204.442 203.946 134.361 204.329 203.906 134.093 204.468 204.064 134.112 1.4 1.2 1.7 .0 .1 -.2 .1 .1 .0 1.8 1.6 2.0 .0 .2 -.2 -.1 .0 -.2 202.896 203.086 203.548 203.937 1.6 .4 .2 1.7 .3 .2 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 208.740 210.831 133.420 209.155 211.393 133.680 209.376 211.409 133.923 209.352 211.222 133.927 1.2 1.0 1.4 .1 -.1 .2 .0 -.1 .0 1.6 1.4 1.7 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 .2 M 215.354 215.346 215.451 215.822 1.1 .2 .2 1.5 .0 .0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 216.048 218.784 133.480 215.804 218.524 133.346 216.273 219.017 133.622 216.267 218.817 133.777 1.0 1.2 .5 .2 .1 .3 .0 -.1 .1 .7 .9 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 M M M 198.168 134.581 209.863 198.278 134.644 209.864 198.576 134.840 210.160 198.598 134.969 210.529 1.2 1.4 1.3 .2 .2 .3 .0 .1 .2 1.4 1.6 1.5 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 206.338 218.752 206.897 218.427 206.894 219.339 206.632 218.694 .7 1.0 -.1 .1 -.1 -.3 1.2 .9 .3 .3 .0 .4 M 236.820 236.725 237.483 237.606 1.6 .4 .1 1.9 .3 .3 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 - 236.844 196.787 205.602 142.755 - 238.891 197.530 204.918 142.938 .9 2.4 -.2 1.7 .9 .4 -.3 .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 2 203.745 201.359 193.276 220.790 - 201.887 201.864 193.110 221.497 - - - - 1.1 .8 2.0 .5 -.9 .3 -.1 .3 - 2 2 2 228.523 224.195 223.444 - 228.676 224.352 223.112 - - - - 1.8 1.2 .8 .1 .1 -.1 - 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 Nov. 2010 from— Unadjusted indexes Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Nov. 2009 Oct. 2010 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 126.614 126.650 1.0 0.0 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 128.946 128.904 123.746 135.954 129.959 128.954 128.924 123.690 136.088 129.808 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.3 .7 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 128.240 131.161 158.349 92.140 128.047 131.182 156.764 91.833 -.1 .2 .5 -2.9 -.2 .0 -1.0 -.3 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 91.154 90.474 -1.3 -.7 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.199 16.013 1.186 132.737 133.434 123.470 133.734 134.367 125.263 3.9 3.9 4.5 .8 .7 1.5 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 151.393 133.097 158.118 151.549 133.404 158.214 2.9 2.5 3.1 .1 .2 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.437 102.131 -1.8 -.3 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 113.108 187.174 72.869 113.029 187.238 72.757 1.2 3.7 -.7 -.1 .0 -.2 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 138.471 138.820 1.6 .3 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 135.745 115.403 80.612 133.571 120.149 187.484 135.698 115.543 80.299 133.968 120.113 188.456 .8 1.1 -1.1 1.9 .5 3.9 .0 .1 -.4 .3 .0 .5 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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