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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, November 18, 2009 USDL-09-1401 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2009 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 0.2 percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The seasonally adjusted all items increase largely reflected advances in the indexes for energy and for new and used motor vehicles. The energy index rose for the fifth time in the last six months, advancing 1.5 percent as the indexes for gasoline, fuel oil, natural gas, and electricity all increased. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in September. The indexes for used cars and trucks and for new vehicles both rose sharply and together they accounted for over 90 percent of the increase in the index for all items less food and energy. The indexes for airline fares and medical care also increased, while the shelter index was unchanged and the indexes for apparel and recreation declined. The food index also increased in October, rising 0.1 percent after declining in two of the previous three months. The index for food away from home increased slightly, while the food at home index was unchanged. Within the food at home group, the index for dairy and related products rose significantly, while the fruits and vegetables index declined for the fourth straight month. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2008 - Oct. 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 Sep Oct'09 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 Oct'08 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009 Percent change 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 Oct'08 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr All item s May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct'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 Apr. 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 ...................... May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Oct. 2009 .0 -.2 -.6 .3 -2.4 -2.6 -2.8 -.3 -2.2 -.6 -7.0 .3 .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 -.2 -.6 -2.8 2.2 -14.0 -18.7 -17.9 -26.3 -7.1 -.6 -24.0 1.7 .5 .4 -.1 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4 .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 2.3 3.8 2.3 1.4 4.3 1.5 .7 2.7 3.2 1 Not seasonally adjusted. -2- Consumer Price Index Data for October 2009 Food The food index rose 0.1 percent in October after declining 0.1 percent in September. The index for food away from home increased 0.1 percent while the food at home index was unchanged. Within the food at home group, the index for dairy and related products rose 1.0 percent in October after a 0.5 percent increase in September, and the index for other food at home advanced 0.3 percent. These increases were offset by a 0.7 percent decline in the fruits and vegetables index and 0.2 percent decreases in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in October. Over the past 12 months, the food index has declined 0.6 percent with the food at home index down 2.8 percent. Energy The energy index rose 1.5 percent in October after increasing 0.6 percent in September. The index for energy commodities rose 1.9 percent, with the gasoline index increasing 1.6 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.8 percent in October.) The index for fuel oil rose 6.3 percent. The index for energy services, which increased 0.1 percent in September, rose 0.9 percent in October. The electricity index increased 0.6 percent while the index for natural gas rose 1.9 percent in October after declining 1.7 percent in September. Over the past 12 months, the energy index has fallen 14.0 percent with the gasoline index declining 17.9 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in September. Most of the advance was due to increases in transportation indexes. The new vehicles index rose 1.6 percent and the index for used cars and trucks rose 3.4 percent, its third consecutive substantial increase. The index for airline fares rose for the fourth straight month, increasing 1.7 percent in October. Outside of the transportation group, the changes within all items less food and energy were largely modest. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in October after increasing 0.4 percent in September. The shelter index was unchanged in October, as it was in September. The rent index decreased 0.1 percent, the index for owners’ equivalent rent was unchanged, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.4 percent. Posting declines in October were the indexes for recreation and apparel, which both fell 0.4 percent. For 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) decreased 0.2 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 216.177 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. -3- The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 211.549 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent 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 November 2009 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). -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 in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the 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 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. 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 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. -7- 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. -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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2009 from— Oct. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2009 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 215.969 646.948 216.177 647.570 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 - - - - - - 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 1.127 217.617 217.218 213.227 251.231 201.755 193.353 267.609 162.911 190.571 196.998 200.009 204.728 122.099 224.003 157.302 221.474 217.957 217.526 213.605 251.421 200.597 195.360 269.467 162.885 191.266 196.747 199.916 205.814 122.112 224.224 157.056 222.232 -.3 -.6 -2.8 -.6 -4.8 -8.2 -5.6 -.5 1.0 3.3 -4.0 1.4 -.5 2.2 2.3 2.4 .2 .1 .2 .1 -.6 1.0 .7 .0 .4 -.1 .0 .5 .0 .1 -.2 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.7 .4 .2 .4 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .1 .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 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781 217.178 249.501 248.965 133.706 256.865 122.170 211.618 188.509 236.616 194.176 163.429 128.201 150.437 216.612 249.474 248.888 133.485 256.890 122.184 207.937 184.146 243.936 188.963 164.591 127.740 150.184 -.4 .7 1.2 -5.4 1.2 1.9 -6.0 -8.5 -23.5 -7.1 5.8 -.8 .1 -.3 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .0 -1.7 -2.3 3.1 -2.7 .7 -.4 -.2 .1 .1 .0 .5 .1 .4 .4 .2 3.9 .0 .8 -.6 .3 .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 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688 122.476 112.933 112.535 116.309 128.670 123.998 114.818 113.838 117.300 130.333 1.4 -.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 1.2 1.7 1.2 .9 1.3 -.1 .6 -.3 1.2 -.2 .1 -.8 .3 .1 .1 -.4 -.6 -.6 -1.5 .2 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125 183.932 179.466 93.440 134.576 129.369 220.690 220.542 133.406 244.493 239.855 185.362 180.896 95.131 137.268 132.689 219.015 218.683 133.650 245.393 241.060 -3.8 -3.8 3.3 3.8 2.3 -18.4 -17.9 1.3 3.0 -4.5 .8 .8 1.8 2.0 2.6 -.8 -.8 .2 .4 .5 2.3 2.4 -.4 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 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 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545 377.727 307.671 399.160 320.756 572.991 378.552 308.379 400.015 321.381 575.540 3.5 4.3 3.2 2.7 6.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .2 .1 .5 .4 .6 .4 .4 .6 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2009 from— Oct. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2009 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.741 1.822 114.629 100.801 114.157 100.178 0.0 -2.0 -0.4 -.6 0.1 -.2 -0.1 -.7 -0.4 -.6 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214 129.035 195.595 493.636 562.635 85.044 81.969 102.968 9.467 77.997 129.128 195.849 494.435 563.352 85.055 81.978 102.891 9.501 78.213 2.7 4.9 6.6 4.8 .6 .4 1.5 -3.8 -13.0 .1 .1 .2 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .4 .3 .2 .5 .6 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.8 .1 .0 .3 .0 .2 .2 .3 -.3 -.7 .2 .3 .2 .3 .0 .0 -.1 .4 .3 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 1.074 374.219 771.089 204.751 162.372 228.286 345.515 375.444 773.758 205.406 162.257 228.465 347.834 7.5 29.0 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .1 .7 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .2 .3 1.0 .0 -.1 .3 -.2 .3 .3 .2 -.1 .1 .9 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 11.002 171.559 217.617 147.222 185.544 122.476 228.954 109.387 260.136 260.064 122.170 194.176 163.429 150.437 253.001 399.160 307.161 172.252 217.957 148.037 185.759 123.998 228.344 110.684 259.844 260.035 122.184 188.963 164.591 150.184 254.449 400.015 307.011 -1.7 -.3 -2.5 -4.8 1.4 -6.8 .9 .9 .6 1.9 -7.1 5.8 .1 2.7 3.2 2.4 .4 .2 .6 .1 1.2 -.3 1.2 -.1 .0 .0 -2.7 .7 -.2 .6 .2 .0 .8 .1 1.2 3.1 -.1 4.2 -.6 .2 .1 .4 .0 .8 .3 .6 .2 .3 .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 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 56.285 215.795 205.263 207.949 149.846 187.691 227.195 201.783 280.194 249.043 202.243 219.076 220.137 142.729 222.961 266.894 $ .463 $ .155 215.986 205.567 208.131 150.663 187.939 226.717 202.058 279.545 248.692 199.198 219.624 220.731 143.857 221.749 267.081 $ .463 $ .154 -.1 -.6 -.4 -2.3 -4.3 -6.0 -2.6 1.2 .7 -14.0 1.4 1.7 2.3 -18.7 1.5 .1 .1 .1 .5 .1 -.2 .1 -.2 -.1 -1.5 .3 .3 .8 -.5 .1 .5 .6 .5 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.6 .4 .2 4.6 .1 .1 -.3 8.5 .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 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Jan. 2009 Apr. 2009 July 2009 Oct. 2009 216.385 -8.4 0.9 3.4 217.670 217.257 213.298 251.711 200.583 193.353 270.064 162.981 190.598 197.000 199.971 204.773 122.099 224.003 157.302 221.709 217.830 217.377 213.338 251.814 200.128 195.360 268.276 162.638 191.178 197.535 199.118 205.645 122.112 224.224 157.056 222.394 1.4 1.1 -.9 4.0 -3.2 -5.7 -13.3 .8 8.0 12.7 -3.0 8.9 4.3 3.8 -.4 4.4 -1.6 -1.7 -5.2 -5.6 -3.9 -21.8 2.3 -1.7 -4.3 -1.4 -8.8 -4.1 -3.6 2.9 4.5 -.9 216.726 249.658 249.266 132.411 257.278 121.830 206.783 183.374 231.023 188.839 162.756 128.471 150.494 216.770 249.655 249.132 134.342 256.911 122.170 207.172 183.627 233.497 188.979 163.402 128.455 150.437 216.964 249.678 248.868 134.890 256.900 122.184 209.580 185.931 247.530 190.725 164.675 127.790 150.184 -.3 1.4 3.1 -9.5 2.3 1.6 -9.8 -12.4 -60.6 -6.6 3.6 -.2 1.0 120.865 113.251 109.695 114.831 127.790 120.756 113.938 109.390 116.235 127.504 120.931 112.991 109.688 116.350 127.603 120.505 112.329 109.020 114.644 127.894 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 ....................................................... 179.180 174.949 93.501 136.826 123.848 202.924 202.498 133.729 243.031 231.418 183.312 179.110 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 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 375.851 304.406 397.947 319.810 569.494 376.919 306.029 398.742 320.262 572.422 378.555 308.016 400.180 321.405 575.812 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 214.469 215.428 215.791 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 ........................................................ 217.638 217.291 213.876 251.380 201.738 193.118 275.379 162.431 190.071 194.193 200.428 204.528 121.990 223.345 156.570 220.815 217.829 217.478 213.951 251.049 202.601 192.381 273.410 163.008 190.494 194.991 200.546 204.958 121.892 223.675 156.697 221.072 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.612 249.410 249.293 131.742 257.073 121.298 206.046 182.927 222.296 188.839 161.408 129.254 149.983 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Apr. 2009 Oct. 2009 3.6 -3.9 3.5 -1.4 -1.8 -3.8 -1.1 -8.9 -7.9 -.6 -1.6 -1.6 -4.4 -1.6 -1.0 -2.9 .8 3.8 3.4 .4 .2 -1.0 .7 -3.2 4.7 -9.9 .5 2.4 7.1 -2.6 2.2 .4 1.6 1.2 2.9 -.2 -.3 -3.1 -.9 -3.6 -14.1 -5.8 -.5 1.7 5.4 -5.9 2.2 .3 3.3 2.0 1.7 -.5 -.8 -2.4 -.2 -6.1 -1.8 -5.4 -.5 .4 1.2 -2.1 .6 -1.3 1.2 2.5 3.1 -.9 .6 1.9 -13.9 2.0 .9 -12.0 -15.3 -38.0 -13.4 4.6 2.1 1.0 -1.0 .1 .6 -6.6 .7 2.1 -8.6 -11.8 -8.6 -12.0 6.7 -.6 -2.2 .7 .4 -.7 9.9 -.3 3.0 7.0 6.7 53.7 4.1 8.3 -4.5 .5 -.6 1.0 2.5 -11.8 2.2 1.3 -10.9 -13.8 -50.6 -10.1 4.1 .9 1.0 -.2 .3 .0 1.3 .2 2.5 -1.1 -3.0 18.5 -4.3 7.5 -2.5 -.8 -.9 2.3 -2.3 1.7 .8 3.5 3.0 1.1 3.6 5.6 4.5 -2.8 11.4 -.7 5.7 -1.2 -3.2 -2.4 -.6 .3 1.2 2.7 -.6 2.7 3.2 1.6 -3.0 4.3 -.7 3.0 187.276 182.877 95.229 137.777 132.456 226.932 226.688 133.650 245.393 241.437 -43.0 -44.4 -2.7 -1.9 -10.7 -86.3 -86.7 4.6 4.9 -19.9 1.8 3.1 3.8 7.6 -12.9 .5 4.5 3.7 2.6 -13.6 22.7 24.3 4.9 6.8 7.5 106.0 107.6 -2.7 .6 1.7 19.3 19.4 7.6 2.8 30.8 56.4 57.0 -.2 3.9 18.5 -23.8 -24.3 .5 2.8 -11.8 -62.9 -62.7 4.2 3.7 -16.8 21.0 21.8 6.2 4.8 18.6 79.5 80.6 -1.5 2.3 9.7 379.229 308.780 400.797 322.067 577.133 3.9 5.1 3.5 3.3 5.8 3.7 4.7 3.3 .7 9.6 2.8 1.4 3.3 4.0 4.8 3.6 5.9 2.9 2.9 5.5 3.8 4.9 3.4 2.0 7.7 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.4 5.1 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Jan. 2009 Apr. 2009 July 2009 Oct. 2009 114.155 100.191 -0.5 -2.1 0.0 .3 2.1 .0 128.074 192.711 490.667 553.955 85.040 81.969 102.968 9.467 77.997 128.285 193.313 491.662 555.733 85.054 81.978 102.891 9.501 78.213 3.3 4.8 4.9 4.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 -6.2 2.8 5.5 5.2 5.5 .3 .3 .8 -1.5 -12.1 373.425 763.634 204.899 162.476 227.580 345.448 374.442 771.089 204.919 162.372 228.286 344.770 375.427 773.758 205.394 162.257 228.465 347.750 1.5 5.2 .4 7.1 .3 -2.2 169.875 217.638 144.891 179.986 120.865 220.790 109.926 258.833 259.779 121.298 188.839 161.408 149.983 249.855 397.947 304.916 171.236 217.829 146.689 185.567 120.756 230.120 109.238 259.344 260.033 121.830 188.839 162.756 150.494 251.455 398.742 305.733 171.666 217.670 147.347 186.349 120.931 231.087 109.714 259.617 260.233 122.170 188.979 163.402 150.437 253.146 400.180 305.795 172.529 217.830 148.472 184.873 120.505 228.965 110.882 259.979 260.293 122.184 190.725 164.675 150.184 254.265 400.797 305.965 214.037 203.183 206.476 147.555 182.401 219.772 198.640 276.955 247.503 190.905 218.588 219.543 142.612 205.261 265.982 215.123 204.437 207.422 149.315 187.699 228.214 201.800 277.946 248.063 199.667 218.743 219.692 142.179 222.805 266.543 215.582 204.951 207.735 149.975 188.493 229.166 202.076 278.770 248.397 200.959 219.012 220.053 142.624 225.260 266.830 216.253 205.779 208.320 151.091 187.110 227.347 201.442 279.601 248.834 203.889 219.367 220.453 143.240 229.490 267.058 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 114.612 101.741 114.731 101.530 114.585 100.824 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 127.751 191.709 486.256 551.241 85.053 81.991 102.643 9.604 80.838 127.967 192.686 489.280 554.000 84.909 81.835 102.674 9.499 78.576 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 373.084 762.907 204.714 162.887 227.325 344.739 Apr. 2009 Oct. 2009 -1.6 -6.0 -0.2 -.9 0.2 -3.0 3.1 6.0 12.0 5.5 .3 -.5 2.3 -10.8 -20.9 1.7 3.4 4.5 3.3 .0 -.1 1.0 -4.2 -12.4 3.1 5.2 5.0 5.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 .1 -9.2 2.4 4.7 8.2 4.4 .2 -.3 1.6 -7.5 -16.7 24.2 123.2 2.3 3.0 3.9 1.0 3.3 11.5 .5 -2.2 -1.0 3.2 2.5 5.8 1.3 -1.5 2.0 3.5 12.2 53.2 1.4 5.0 2.1 -.6 2.9 8.6 .9 -1.8 .5 3.4 -20.8 1.4 -31.9 -43.8 -.9 -53.6 -3.6 1.0 1.8 1.6 -6.6 3.6 1.0 .1 3.5 2.2 2.0 -1.6 4.5 3.6 3.5 4.2 1.3 .3 .1 .9 -13.4 4.6 1.0 2.5 3.3 2.0 8.1 -1.4 14.5 26.8 4.5 35.1 2.7 .4 -.1 2.1 -12.0 6.7 -2.2 1.1 3.3 3.9 6.4 .4 10.3 11.3 -1.2 15.7 3.5 1.8 .8 3.0 4.1 8.3 .5 7.2 2.9 1.4 -10.1 -.2 -15.7 -23.7 1.2 -30.5 -1.2 .7 1.0 1.3 -10.1 4.1 1.0 1.3 3.4 2.1 7.2 -.5 12.4 18.8 1.6 25.0 3.1 1.1 .3 2.5 -4.3 7.5 -.8 4.1 3.1 2.6 -9.9 -12.8 -9.2 -30.7 -41.3 -50.0 -23.4 1.0 1.1 -65.4 1.0 .9 -.9 -85.3 1.6 1.4 1.1 .8 4.2 3.1 3.5 .9 -.3 -.2 -8.5 1.8 2.5 5.4 -3.0 1.4 4.3 5.1 3.5 14.0 24.9 31.6 10.1 .2 -.3 32.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 95.8 1.3 4.2 5.2 3.6 9.9 10.7 14.5 5.8 3.9 2.2 30.1 1.4 1.7 1.8 56.3 1.6 -4.4 -6.1 -4.3 -15.0 -22.2 -28.0 -12.1 .3 .4 -43.8 1.4 1.7 2.2 -62.2 1.5 4.3 5.2 3.5 11.9 17.6 22.8 7.9 2.0 .9 31.3 1.3 1.7 2.4 74.9 1.5 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Oct.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 M 215.351 215.834 215.969 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 230.154 232.416 136.417 230.883 233.314 136.598 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 204.814 205.656 131.366 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2009 from— Oct. 2008 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Sep. 2008 July 2009 Aug. 2009 216.177 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -1.3 0.3 0.1 231.200 233.695 136.691 231.304 233.415 137.348 .2 .1 .5 .2 .0 .5 .0 -.1 .5 -.7 -.7 -.7 .5 .6 .2 .1 .2 .1 205.632 206.591 131.748 205.601 206.459 131.812 205.706 206.625 131.724 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.1 -1.7 -1.8 -1.6 .4 .4 .3 .0 -.1 .0 200.908 201.823 201.918 202.499 .2 .3 .3 -1.8 .5 .0 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 208.819 211.034 132.736 209.000 211.436 132.729 208.912 211.212 132.722 209.292 211.152 133.035 -.4 -.7 -.2 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .0 .2 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 .0 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .0 M 210.491 210.899 210.911 212.423 -.3 .7 .7 -2.0 .2 .0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 219.484 223.498 132.774 219.884 224.072 132.756 220.294 224.412 133.128 220.447 224.372 133.618 -.3 -.3 -.1 .3 .1 .6 .1 .0 .4 -.8 -.7 -1.3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .2 .3 M M M 196.987 132.975 207.784 197.614 133.069 208.369 197.724 133.165 208.503 197.670 133.489 209.139 -.2 -.1 -.3 .0 .3 .4 .0 .2 .3 -1.1 -1.5 -1.5 .4 .1 .3 .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 210.906 224.010 211.441 224.507 211.345 225.226 211.708 225.264 -.8 -.4 .1 .3 .2 .0 -1.9 -1.0 .2 .5 .0 .3 M 237.600 238.282 238.568 238.380 .0 .0 -.1 -.6 .4 .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 1 233.018 200.558 200.663 140.810 - 236.596 201.836 201.802 140.945 - - - - -.8 -2.1 -2.0 -.8 1.5 .6 .6 .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 - 203.351 204.673 191.687 221.306 - 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 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2009 from— Oct. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2009 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 211.322 629.462 211.549 630.140 -0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 - - - - - - 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 1.077 216.734 216.313 212.010 251.754 201.087 192.048 265.810 162.396 189.892 196.027 200.621 204.823 122.496 224.102 157.132 221.454 217.123 216.654 212.396 252.049 200.210 194.120 267.084 162.456 190.630 195.752 200.759 205.929 122.676 224.382 156.909 222.555 -.5 -.7 -2.8 -.6 -4.8 -8.4 -5.8 -.5 1.0 3.3 -3.9 1.4 -.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.4 1.1 .5 .0 .4 -.1 .1 .5 .1 .1 -.1 .5 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.9 .3 .3 .5 .1 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.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 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360 213.391 242.816 247.500 134.803 232.731 122.644 210.796 186.967 238.006 193.013 163.808 124.351 153.648 212.734 242.804 247.422 134.586 232.761 122.761 206.732 182.227 246.153 187.473 165.123 123.995 153.368 -.2 1.0 1.1 -4.4 1.2 2.1 -5.7 -8.1 -22.4 -7.0 5.8 -.6 .5 -.3 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .1 -1.9 -2.5 3.4 -2.9 .8 -.3 -.2 .0 .1 .0 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 3.7 -.1 .9 -.6 .7 .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 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840 122.176 113.682 112.086 119.075 128.988 123.642 115.381 113.290 119.949 130.596 1.4 -.1 1.3 1.2 3.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 .7 1.2 .0 .7 -.2 .8 -.2 .2 -.7 .7 .3 -.1 -.6 -1.0 -1.1 -1.7 .3 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 .784 182.024 178.801 91.599 135.672 130.122 221.241 221.197 133.504 246.850 238.225 183.506 180.271 93.414 138.422 133.458 219.733 219.509 133.764 247.811 239.729 -4.5 -4.6 3.2 3.8 2.3 -18.5 -18.0 1.3 3.0 -3.8 .8 .8 2.0 2.0 2.6 -.7 -.8 .2 .4 .6 2.7 2.8 .1 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 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 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338 378.263 299.098 401.217 323.577 570.697 379.072 299.742 402.075 324.284 573.069 3.6 4.2 3.4 2.8 6.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .2 .1 .6 .5 .6 .4 .4 .7 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2009 from— Oct. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2009 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.454 1.982 111.205 101.228 110.724 100.639 -0.2 -1.6 -0.4 -.6 0.0 -.2 -0.2 -.7 -0.4 -.6 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202 124.322 192.552 496.691 541.688 87.810 85.676 102.896 9.975 77.835 124.362 192.774 497.534 542.284 87.786 85.651 102.818 9.995 77.939 2.3 4.7 6.6 4.5 .6 .5 1.4 -3.7 -13.1 .0 .1 .2 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.0 -2.8 .1 .0 .4 .0 .2 .2 .3 -.4 -.8 .1 .3 .1 .4 .0 .0 -.1 .2 .1 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 .947 400.245 776.198 202.576 162.312 228.480 347.658 401.390 778.650 203.115 162.242 228.683 349.283 10.8 29.2 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 .3 .3 .3 .0 .1 .5 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .4 1.0 .0 -.1 .3 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .0 .1 .6 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 10.432 173.777 216.734 150.851 193.225 122.176 241.657 109.470 255.244 234.079 122.644 193.013 163.808 153.648 252.805 401.217 294.190 174.550 217.123 151.760 193.394 123.642 241.005 110.988 254.847 234.064 122.761 187.473 165.123 153.368 254.408 402.075 293.938 -1.9 -.5 -2.7 -5.1 1.4 -7.0 1.1 1.0 .9 2.1 -7.0 5.8 .5 3.4 3.4 2.1 .4 .2 .6 .1 1.2 -.3 1.4 -.2 .0 .1 -2.9 .8 -.2 .6 .2 -.1 1.0 .1 1.6 3.5 .0 4.7 -.3 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .9 .7 .6 .2 .2 .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 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 52.598 210.255 202.123 204.472 153.229 194.978 238.857 205.374 247.664 244.707 202.287 213.363 213.144 144.148 223.048 261.990 $ .473 $ .159 210.462 202.441 204.680 154.147 195.196 238.355 205.647 246.851 244.258 199.223 213.998 213.840 145.439 221.910 262.196 $ .473 $ .159 -.2 -.8 -.5 -2.5 -4.7 -6.3 -2.9 1.0 .8 -14.2 1.6 2.1 2.9 -18.7 1.7 .1 .2 .1 .6 .1 -.2 .1 -.3 -.2 -1.5 .3 .3 .9 -.5 .1 .6 .8 .6 1.6 3.3 4.3 1.8 .4 .2 4.8 .1 .1 -.1 8.6 .2 .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 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Jan. 2009 Apr. 2009 July 2009 Oct. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 209.598 210.758 211.136 211.842 -10.5 1.1 4.4 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 ........................................................ 216.821 216.395 212.646 251.916 201.245 191.783 273.468 161.977 189.366 193.001 201.077 204.578 122.119 223.408 156.904 221.612 217.045 216.610 212.744 251.677 202.128 191.048 270.988 162.465 189.945 194.039 201.203 205.196 122.217 223.789 156.769 221.978 216.778 216.317 212.018 252.195 199.912 192.048 268.099 162.444 189.934 195.992 200.499 204.911 122.496 224.102 157.132 222.073 217.027 216.531 212.185 252.524 199.773 194.120 266.270 162.244 190.529 196.328 200.113 205.775 122.676 224.382 156.909 222.843 1.2 1.0 -1.3 3.8 -3.4 -6.0 -14.2 .4 7.7 11.9 -3.3 8.9 4.8 4.2 1.3 4.9 -1.9 -2.0 -5.2 -5.5 -3.6 -22.4 1.9 -1.1 -4.5 -1.0 -8.2 -4.5 -4.3 2.7 2.7 -1.0 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 212.765 242.884 247.880 133.136 232.879 121.765 205.268 181.483 225.175 187.619 161.801 125.131 152.577 212.823 243.044 247.869 133.451 233.061 122.254 205.839 181.747 233.552 187.525 163.201 124.347 153.667 212.863 242.930 247.669 135.480 232.761 122.644 206.356 182.153 235.480 187.880 163.808 124.592 153.648 213.063 242.918 247.420 136.095 232.770 122.761 208.463 184.089 250.133 189.323 165.178 124.011 153.368 .1 2.1 3.0 -8.0 2.4 1.5 -9.2 -11.6 -56.9 -7.3 3.6 -.6 -.9 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... 120.666 114.086 109.019 117.941 128.313 120.672 114.936 108.852 118.857 128.063 120.949 114.131 109.649 119.258 127.912 120.228 113.038 108.460 117.261 128.352 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 ....................................................... 176.456 173.340 90.888 137.855 124.569 203.579 203.341 133.787 245.421 230.677 181.285 178.196 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 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 376.321 296.084 399.808 322.537 566.848 377.444 297.712 400.673 322.955 570.031 379.213 299.487 402.384 324.248 573.743 Apr. 2009 Oct. 2009 4.4 -4.9 4.4 -1.6 -1.9 -4.0 -1.5 -9.3 -7.8 .1 -1.9 -1.4 -4.2 -2.2 -.8 -3.2 .8 6.6 4.4 .4 .3 -.9 1.0 -2.9 5.0 -10.1 .7 2.5 7.1 -1.9 2.4 1.8 1.8 .0 2.2 -.3 -.5 -3.3 -.9 -3.5 -14.6 -6.5 -.4 1.4 5.3 -5.8 2.0 .1 3.4 2.0 1.9 -.6 -.9 -2.4 -.3 -6.1 -1.6 -5.1 -.6 .5 1.3 -2.0 .8 -.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 -.7 1.2 1.8 -13.5 1.9 1.2 -12.0 -15.1 -38.2 -13.6 4.6 2.5 1.9 -.8 .5 .6 -3.9 .7 2.3 -7.5 -10.4 -10.3 -10.4 6.7 -.5 -1.0 .6 .1 -.7 9.2 -.2 3.3 6.4 5.9 52.3 3.7 8.6 -3.5 2.1 -.3 1.6 2.4 -10.8 2.1 1.4 -10.6 -13.4 -48.4 -10.5 4.1 .9 .5 -.1 .3 -.1 2.4 .2 2.8 -.8 -2.6 16.9 -3.6 7.6 -2.1 .5 .3 3.4 -1.7 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.7 -2.4 5.1 6.0 5.5 -1.7 11.9 .6 6.2 -1.4 -3.6 -2.0 -2.3 .1 .8 2.5 -2.1 3.3 3.6 2.0 -2.7 4.7 -.8 3.1 185.612 182.415 93.467 138.886 133.216 227.788 227.480 133.764 247.811 240.111 -46.8 -47.7 -3.9 -1.2 -10.8 -86.4 -86.6 4.8 4.9 -19.1 .6 1.3 -.1 6.9 -12.9 .6 4.6 2.9 2.6 -13.1 25.8 26.9 5.6 6.8 7.8 105.0 106.8 -2.4 .4 3.8 22.4 22.6 11.8 3.0 30.8 56.7 56.6 -.1 4.0 17.4 -26.8 -27.2 -2.0 2.7 -11.8 -63.0 -62.6 3.9 3.8 -16.1 24.1 24.7 8.7 4.9 18.7 79.3 80.0 -1.3 2.2 10.4 379.750 300.144 402.852 324.921 574.505 3.8 4.8 3.5 3.3 5.8 3.8 5.0 3.4 1.0 9.8 3.0 1.4 3.5 3.9 5.5 3.7 5.6 3.1 3.0 5.5 3.8 4.9 3.4 2.1 7.8 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 5.5 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— Jan. 2009 Apr. 2009 July 2009 Oct. 2009 110.717 100.681 -0.5 -2.0 0.6 .9 1.6 .4 123.601 189.872 493.984 533.704 87.807 85.676 102.896 9.975 77.835 123.757 190.521 494.705 535.632 87.785 85.651 102.818 9.995 77.939 2.8 4.3 4.2 4.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 -6.6 2.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 .3 .3 .7 -1.3 -12.0 398.801 768.483 202.705 162.415 227.751 347.691 400.504 776.198 202.795 162.312 228.480 347.345 401.414 778.650 203.135 162.242 228.683 349.308 2.5 5.4 1.0 7.1 .3 -1.4 171.568 216.821 147.760 187.184 120.666 232.430 109.321 254.063 234.008 121.765 187.619 161.801 152.577 250.263 399.808 292.500 173.366 217.045 150.154 193.645 120.672 243.283 108.994 254.480 234.179 122.254 187.525 163.201 153.667 251.654 400.673 293.179 173.885 216.778 150.983 194.337 120.949 244.219 109.657 254.679 234.254 122.644 187.880 163.808 153.648 253.079 402.384 293.119 174.960 217.027 152.366 192.499 120.228 241.553 111.148 255.014 234.207 122.761 189.323 165.178 153.368 254.314 402.852 293.183 208.216 199.725 202.769 150.211 189.232 230.427 201.960 244.854 243.332 190.731 212.846 212.505 143.589 205.483 261.304 209.541 201.265 203.921 152.561 195.417 240.380 205.614 245.730 243.823 199.863 213.027 212.680 143.376 223.093 261.781 210.036 201.826 204.253 153.374 196.084 241.279 205.775 246.381 244.068 201.160 213.292 213.059 143.992 225.279 261.962 210.827 202.802 204.958 154.747 194.368 238.966 205.065 247.071 244.456 204.183 213.715 213.524 144.772 229.848 262.166 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 111.418 102.121 111.415 101.924 111.147 101.243 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 123.348 189.018 490.109 531.480 87.778 85.653 102.587 10.113 80.736 123.479 189.859 491.859 533.890 87.664 85.532 102.613 10.012 78.480 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 398.522 768.005 202.553 162.767 227.512 346.809 Apr. 2009 Oct. 2009 -2.5 -5.5 0.1 -.6 -0.5 -2.6 2.8 6.2 13.1 5.5 .5 .0 2.1 -10.1 -20.1 1.3 3.2 3.8 3.2 .0 .0 .9 -4.6 -13.2 2.5 4.7 4.8 4.7 1.0 1.0 1.2 .2 -9.3 2.1 4.7 8.4 4.3 .3 .0 1.5 -7.4 -16.7 36.8 125.2 2.2 3.1 3.9 1.1 4.3 11.2 .0 -2.8 -1.1 2.9 2.9 5.7 1.2 -1.3 2.1 2.9 18.4 54.1 1.6 5.1 2.1 -.2 3.6 8.4 .6 -2.0 .5 2.9 -23.7 1.2 -35.8 -47.8 .3 -57.7 -4.7 1.3 2.2 1.5 -7.3 3.6 -.9 1.9 3.5 2.0 2.1 -1.9 4.7 5.1 1.3 7.8 -.6 .4 .8 1.2 -13.6 4.6 1.9 3.3 3.4 1.8 9.6 -1.6 17.1 32.1 5.5 40.4 3.2 .6 .4 2.3 -10.4 6.7 -1.0 1.8 3.5 3.6 8.1 .4 13.1 11.9 -1.4 16.6 6.9 1.5 .3 3.3 3.7 8.6 2.1 6.6 3.1 .9 -11.8 -.3 -18.0 -25.9 .8 -32.4 -2.7 .9 1.5 1.4 -10.5 4.1 .5 2.6 3.4 1.9 8.9 -.6 15.1 21.6 2.0 28.0 5.0 1.0 .3 2.8 -3.6 7.6 .5 4.2 3.3 2.3 -12.5 -15.6 -11.2 -34.6 -45.4 -54.5 -26.6 .9 1.4 -67.3 1.2 1.2 -1.0 -85.5 2.2 1.7 1.1 1.0 4.5 4.6 6.9 1.9 -.6 -.1 -7.9 2.1 3.0 5.8 -2.1 1.8 5.6 6.2 4.5 16.6 30.0 36.9 12.0 .3 .0 36.8 1.4 2.1 3.5 97.1 1.6 5.1 6.3 4.4 12.6 11.3 15.7 6.3 3.7 1.9 31.3 1.6 1.9 3.3 56.6 1.3 -5.7 -7.6 -5.3 -17.3 -24.4 -30.3 -13.5 .1 .7 -45.2 1.6 2.1 2.4 -62.4 2.0 5.4 6.3 4.4 14.6 20.3 25.8 9.1 2.0 .9 34.0 1.5 2.0 3.4 75.7 1.5 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Indexes Percent change to Oct.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 M 210.526 211.156 211.322 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 226.714 227.550 136.626 227.598 228.472 137.109 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 199.824 199.611 131.096 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2009 from— Oct. 2008 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Sep. 2008 July 2009 Aug. 2009 211.549 -0.3 0.2 0.1 -1.7 0.4 0.1 228.158 229.067 137.400 228.193 228.720 137.959 .2 .1 .3 .3 .1 .6 .0 -.2 .4 -.8 -.7 -1.1 .6 .7 .6 .2 .3 .2 200.723 200.710 131.481 200.658 200.566 131.497 200.781 200.730 131.420 -.2 -.3 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.1 -2.1 -2.2 -2.0 .4 .5 .3 .0 -.1 .0 198.455 199.404 199.416 200.053 .0 .3 .3 -2.3 .5 .0 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 205.415 208.492 131.063 205.867 208.995 131.302 205.726 208.677 131.284 206.121 208.577 131.621 -.6 -1.0 -.3 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .0 .3 -2.3 -2.3 -2.2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 M 210.341 211.088 210.922 212.368 -.6 .6 .7 -2.7 .3 -.1 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 213.541 215.955 132.314 213.988 216.539 132.407 214.490 217.000 132.773 214.718 217.002 133.244 -.4 -.3 -.3 .3 .2 .6 .1 .0 .4 -1.2 -1.0 -1.6 .4 .5 .3 .2 .2 .3 M M M 195.096 132.069 205.504 195.796 132.341 206.271 195.957 132.450 206.341 195.895 132.764 207.120 -.4 -.2 -.4 .1 .3 .4 .0 .2 .4 -1.5 -1.9 -2.1 .4 .3 .4 .1 .1 .0 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 203.554 216.128 204.246 216.628 204.278 217.302 204.511 217.474 -1.1 -.6 .1 .4 .1 .1 -2.3 -1.4 .4 .5 .0 .3 M 232.177 232.841 233.502 233.084 .1 .1 -.2 -.5 .6 .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 1 232.535 191.494 203.075 140.434 - 235.744 192.800 204.298 140.701 - - - - -1.0 -2.3 -2.6 -.7 1.4 .7 .6 .2 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 202.276 200.169 189.503 219.000 - 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 Oct. 2009 from— Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Oct. 2008 Sep. 2009 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 124.021 124.179 -0.5 0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 127.542 127.505 122.477 134.038 128.371 127.775 127.722 122.743 134.188 128.803 -.4 -.6 -2.9 2.2 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 128.505 131.413 154.183 95.039 128.235 131.398 152.195 94.643 -.5 .6 -7.0 -1.2 -.2 .0 -1.3 -.4 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 90.302 91.496 1.1 1.3 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 123.573 124.115 117.307 124.609 125.186 117.852 -3.3 -3.2 -4.6 .8 .9 .5 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 146.587 129.938 152.700 146.888 130.234 153.001 3.3 4.1 3.0 .2 .2 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 104.955 104.321 -1.5 -.6 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 111.486 180.639 73.860 111.581 180.851 73.904 2.1 4.8 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 134.310 134.750 4.0 .3 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 134.306 111.473 80.658 127.490 119.059 171.660 134.196 111.944 81.540 127.691 119.380 169.637 .5 -1.9 .2 -2.7 1.3 -14.4 -.1 .4 1.1 .2 .3 -1.2 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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