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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, November 17, 2010 USDL-10-1600 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 2010 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. As has frequently been the case in recent months, an increase in the energy index was the major factor in the all items seasonally adjusted increase. The gasoline index rose for the fourth month in a row and accounted for almost 90 percent of the all items increase; the household energy index rose as well. The food index rose slightly in October with the food at home index unchanged. The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in October, the third month in a row with no change. The indexes for shelter and medical care rose, but these increases were offset by declines in an array of indexes including new vehicles, used cars and trucks, apparel, recreation, and tobacco. Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.6 percent, the smallest 12-month increase in the history of the index, which dates to 1957. The energy index has risen 5.9 percent over that span with the gasoline index up 9.5 percent. The food index has risen 1.4 percent, with both the food at home index and food away from home index rising the same 1.4 percent. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2010 Percent change 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Oct'09 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct'10 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2010 Percent change 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 Oct'09 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr All items May Jun Jul Aug All items less food and energy -2- Sep Oct'10 Consumer Price Index Data for October 2010 Food The food index rose 0.1 percent in October after a 0.3 percent increase in September. The index for food away from home rose 0.1 percent while the food at home index was unchanged. Among the six major grocery store food groups that comprise the food at home index, the index for dairy and related products posted the largest increase, rising 1.1 percent. This was its fifth increase in the last six months and its largest since January. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also rose, increasing 0.6 percent as increases in the indexes for beef, poultry, and pork offset a decline in the eggs index. These increases offset declines in the remaining food at home groups. The fruits and vegetables group posted the largest decline, falling 0.7 percent, while the index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.5 percent. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home both fell 0.2 percent. Over the past year, the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for nonalcoholic beverages have declined, while the index for other food at home was unchanged and the indexes for the remaining three groups have risen. Energy The energy index rose 2.6 percent in October, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. The gasoline index rose 4.6 percent in October after rising 1.6 percent in September. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.3 percent in October.) The household energy index, which declined in September, rose in October, increasing 0.4 percent. The natural gas index fell 0.4 percent, but this decline was more than offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the electricity index and a 4.7 percent rise in the index for fuel oil. The indexes of all the major energy components have risen over the last 12 months. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in October for the third month in a row. After being unchanged the previous two months, the shelter index rose 0.1 percent in October. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both increased 0.1 percent while the index for lodging away from home declined 1.0 percent. The medical care index, which rose 0.6 percent in September, rose 0.1 percent in October, with the medical care commodities index rising 0.1 percent and the index for medical care services increasing 0.2 percent. Within the medical care services component, the index for physicians’ services fell 0.1 percent but the hospital services index increased 0.7 percent. Offsetting these increases were declines in several indexes. The index for used cars and trucks fell 0.9 percent in October, its second straight decline after a long series of increases. The index for new vehicles fell as well, declining 0.2 percent. The apparel index fell 0.3 percent in October, its third straight decline. The recreation index fell for the fourth month in a row, decreasing 0.1 percent, and the index for tobacco fell for the first time since February, declining 0.3 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent over the last 12 months. Several transportation indexes have increased; the index for used cars and trucks has risen 8.6 percent, while the new vehicles index has edged up 0.4 percent and the index for airline fares has risen 4.4 percent. The medical care index has also increased, rising 3.4 percent. Indexes that have declined over the past year include shelter, which has fallen 0.3 percent, household furnishings and operations (down 2.5 percent), apparel (down 1.2 percent), and recreation (down 1.0 percent). -3- Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 218.711 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.623 (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 rose 0.2 percent 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 November 2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 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 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2010 from— Oct. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2010 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 218.439 654.346 218.711 655.162 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. 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 1.056 220.586 220.216 216.161 250.085 211.280 199.042 268.832 161.771 191.289 202.469 201.971 204.322 122.106 227.075 160.072 224.043 221.005 220.616 216.698 249.890 212.170 201.291 270.200 161.313 191.311 202.962 203.614 203.990 121.698 227.287 160.036 224.705 1.4 1.4 1.4 -.6 5.8 3.0 .3 -1.0 .0 3.2 1.8 -.9 -.3 1.4 1.9 1.1 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .4 1.1 .5 -.3 .0 .2 .8 -.2 -.3 .1 .0 .3 .1 .2 .0 .1 -.3 -.1 .4 -.1 .2 -.1 .7 .2 -.2 .3 .1 .0 .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 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 .781 216.602 248.522 249.368 135.800 256.590 256.584 126.627 217.695 192.635 265.812 197.049 172.833 124.535 150.346 216.100 248.646 249.618 133.580 256.823 256.817 127.111 213.031 187.271 276.551 190.603 173.360 124.524 150.151 -.2 -.3 .3 .1 .0 .0 4.0 2.4 1.7 13.4 .9 5.3 -2.5 .0 -.2 .0 .1 -1.6 .1 .1 .4 -2.1 -2.8 4.0 -3.3 .3 .0 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -1.3 .0 .0 .5 .4 .5 .7 .4 .2 .0 -.1 -.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 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.695 .903 1.580 .196 .721 121.011 112.201 109.217 114.413 129.303 122.454 114.090 110.723 114.663 130.896 -1.2 -.6 -2.7 -2.2 .4 1.2 1.7 1.4 .2 1.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 -1.3 -.5 -.6 -.6 -1.4 -1.3 .3 -.3 -.3 -.4 -1.9 .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 ................................................................ 16.685 15.497 6.386 3.573 2.012 4.525 4.337 .401 1.167 1.187 192.412 187.646 97.502 137.365 146.065 232.518 231.819 137.802 249.231 252.525 194.283 189.674 97.203 137.849 144.040 240.303 239.527 138.289 249.824 251.435 4.8 4.9 2.2 .4 8.6 9.7 9.5 3.5 1.8 4.3 1.0 1.1 -.3 .4 -1.4 3.3 3.3 .4 .2 -.4 1.2 1.3 .4 .3 .7 3.9 3.9 .3 .3 -.2 .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 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.513 1.611 4.902 2.796 390.616 315.804 413.807 330.149 391.240 316.082 414.564 330.057 3.4 2.5 3.6 2.7 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .6 .3 .8 .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2009 Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2010 from— Oct. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2010 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 614.667 618.936 7.5 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.5 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.437 1.894 113.120 98.638 112.984 98.503 -1.0 -1.7 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.3 .0 -.1 -.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 ............... 6.434 3.035 .200 2.835 3.399 3.225 2.392 .833 .246 131.154 203.353 508.892 585.271 84.665 81.497 102.633 9.339 75.570 130.959 203.071 510.335 584.286 84.531 81.359 102.458 9.324 75.385 1.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 -.6 -.8 -.4 -1.9 -3.6 -.1 -.1 .3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 .0 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 .6 -.3 .0 .0 .1 -.4 .1 -.1 .0 .5 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 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 1.048 383.663 823.766 206.929 160.985 230.332 355.964 382.764 821.529 206.471 159.951 229.343 356.508 1.9 6.2 .5 -1.4 .4 2.5 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.4 .2 .3 .4 .2 .0 -.1 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.4 .2 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 11.347 174.282 220.586 149.761 188.770 121.011 235.211 111.174 262.320 258.934 126.627 197.049 172.833 150.346 260.577 413.807 311.802 175.225 221.005 150.882 191.332 122.454 238.530 110.966 261.927 259.054 127.111 190.603 173.360 150.151 261.625 414.564 311.375 1.7 1.4 1.9 3.0 -1.2 4.5 .3 .8 -.4 4.0 .9 5.3 .0 2.8 3.6 1.4 .5 .2 .7 1.4 1.2 1.4 -.2 -.1 .0 .4 -3.3 .3 -.1 .4 .2 -.1 .5 .1 .8 1.4 -.1 2.0 .4 .1 .1 .5 .4 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .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 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 56.432 218.179 209.133 210.001 152.395 190.885 233.089 204.920 286.640 250.516 210.003 221.030 221.907 143.866 235.797 269.034 $ .458 $ .153 218.431 209.467 210.257 153.508 193.344 236.158 206.518 285.588 250.066 210.947 221.236 222.079 144.028 243.784 269.208 $ .457 $ .153 1.1 1.9 1.0 1.9 2.9 4.2 2.2 2.2 .6 5.9 .7 .6 .1 9.9 .8 .1 .2 .1 .7 1.3 1.3 .8 -.4 -.2 .4 .1 .1 .1 3.4 .1 .3 .4 .3 .7 1.3 1.8 .9 .2 .1 2.3 .1 .0 .1 3.8 .0 .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 - - - - - 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— Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 July 2010 Oct. 2010 218.879 2.3 0.0 0.0 220.644 220.262 216.241 250.651 210.311 199.042 270.585 161.667 191.482 202.826 201.256 204.645 122.106 227.075 160.072 224.249 220.808 220.408 216.339 250.168 211.630 201.291 268.779 160.937 191.175 204.188 202.234 203.766 121.698 227.287 160.036 224.665 1.8 1.9 2.3 -.4 3.1 7.6 7.4 .0 -.7 1.9 1.8 -1.6 -1.8 1.2 1.2 .5 1.7 2.0 3.0 -2.1 8.2 -3.3 13.0 .0 -.1 1.6 .6 -.6 2.4 .6 3.1 -.9 216.277 248.475 249.213 135.651 256.580 256.575 126.463 214.372 189.216 263.196 193.441 171.833 125.193 150.630 216.157 248.590 249.535 135.371 256.667 256.661 126.627 213.483 187.999 265.812 191.969 172.598 124.729 150.346 216.351 248.725 249.675 134.035 256.884 256.878 127.111 214.378 188.822 276.551 192.302 173.204 124.685 150.151 -1.4 -2.6 -.1 -13.0 -.7 -.7 7.3 6.8 7.3 75.7 3.4 5.0 -1.6 -1.8 120.373 113.220 108.074 117.212 128.465 120.205 113.094 107.759 115.667 127.882 119.444 112.412 106.293 114.148 128.327 119.028 112.077 105.915 111.956 128.548 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 ....................................................... 190.544 185.797 97.557 138.139 145.088 224.977 224.135 137.236 247.536 250.567 192.909 188.302 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 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 387.933 314.113 410.759 328.610 388.842 314.881 411.709 329.413 391.328 315.804 414.806 330.705 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 217.597 218.150 218.372 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 ........................................................ 219.641 219.222 215.430 248.561 209.196 198.991 269.266 161.755 190.968 200.816 199.743 204.548 122.052 225.710 159.338 223.758 219.961 219.563 215.506 248.746 208.537 198.712 270.413 161.588 191.436 200.610 201.077 205.055 121.787 226.422 159.517 223.789 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 ............................................. 216.192 248.533 249.381 137.410 256.521 256.513 125.865 213.471 188.333 261.257 192.576 171.409 125.135 150.747 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Apr. 2010 Oct. 2010 2.4 1.1 1.2 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -2.5 7.0 3.5 -16.1 -1.8 .5 2.3 .0 .2 -.8 .8 1.5 3.2 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.7 4.7 -.7 -2.0 .4 6.9 5.1 -1.5 -1.2 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.6 -1.2 5.6 2.0 10.2 .0 -.4 1.8 1.2 -1.1 .3 .9 2.2 -.2 1.0 .9 .3 .0 5.8 4.1 -8.7 -1.9 .4 4.6 2.5 -.7 -1.0 1.8 1.6 2.4 -.1 -.3 .2 7.3 -.7 -.7 1.7 5.7 5.2 -3.9 5.9 7.6 -5.1 1.5 .1 1.1 .6 17.4 .7 .7 3.2 -4.1 -6.3 -22.1 -5.0 4.5 -1.9 1.8 .3 .3 .5 -9.5 .6 .6 4.0 1.7 1.0 25.6 -.6 4.3 -1.4 -1.6 -.7 -1.4 .0 -3.4 -.7 -.7 4.5 6.2 6.3 30.0 4.7 6.3 -3.4 -.2 .2 .7 .6 3.1 .6 .6 3.6 -1.2 -2.7 -1.1 -2.8 4.4 -1.6 .1 .2 -1.7 1.1 .8 4.3 -7.0 -6.6 -11.2 -1.8 -6.1 6.6 10.6 8.0 10.8 3.6 -4.4 -4.0 -7.8 -16.8 .3 -3.4 -4.2 -5.2 -.5 -1.0 1.0 3.1 -.2 -4.0 1.9 196.318 191.780 97.303 138.417 143.833 248.648 247.512 138.289 249.824 251.992 14.2 14.9 4.9 -1.0 24.6 43.6 44.8 5.0 .3 5.9 -2.8 -3.6 1.7 .8 5.6 -17.2 -17.0 1.3 2.9 8.8 -3.5 -3.8 3.0 1.1 9.3 -18.3 -19.5 4.6 .3 .4 12.7 13.5 -1.0 .8 -3.4 49.2 48.7 3.1 3.7 2.3 5.4 5.3 3.3 -.1 14.7 9.0 9.7 3.1 1.6 7.3 4.3 4.5 1.0 1.0 2.7 10.4 9.4 3.9 2.0 1.4 391.902 316.082 415.495 330.626 3.8 2.8 4.1 3.6 4.4 5.3 4.1 1.7 1.1 -.5 1.6 3.1 4.2 2.5 4.7 2.5 4.1 4.0 4.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 3.1 2.8 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. 2010 Apr. 2010 July 2010 Oct. 2010 621.010 7.2 10.2 2.3 113.028 98.746 112.945 98.605 -2.1 -.1 .3 -2.8 130.369 200.746 501.521 577.834 84.695 81.532 102.534 9.381 76.281 130.220 200.358 504.653 576.388 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 1.8 4.0 6.4 3.8 -.4 -.8 -.6 -1.8 -4.2 383.432 819.214 207.160 161.372 230.519 354.973 384.493 822.662 207.630 161.337 230.354 355.528 383.948 823.766 207.136 160.985 230.332 355.275 382.701 821.529 206.425 159.951 229.343 356.127 173.368 219.641 148.890 186.102 120.373 231.395 111.465 261.549 257.998 125.865 192.576 171.409 150.747 259.852 410.759 310.990 174.304 219.961 150.042 188.620 120.205 235.953 111.895 261.680 258.276 126.463 193.441 171.833 150.630 260.059 411.709 311.046 174.665 220.644 150.262 189.461 119.444 237.892 111.580 261.781 259.063 126.627 191.969 172.598 150.346 260.777 414.806 310.495 217.361 207.943 209.236 151.537 188.502 229.614 202.701 284.537 249.251 204.195 220.684 221.676 143.923 228.353 268.610 217.947 208.744 209.770 152.662 190.950 233.855 204.516 284.979 249.511 208.874 220.823 221.779 144.079 236.938 268.672 218.095 209.012 209.905 152.889 191.839 235.546 205.209 285.138 249.872 210.256 220.930 221.781 143.727 241.105 268.921 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 605.466 608.304 617.619 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 113.599 99.240 113.375 98.747 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 ..... 130.355 200.686 508.430 577.097 84.702 81.535 102.471 9.399 76.160 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Apr. 2010 Oct. 2010 10.7 8.7 6.4 .0 -1.3 -2.3 -2.5 -.9 -1.4 -1.2 -1.9 3.1 6.8 3.2 7.0 -.1 -.2 -1.3 3.1 -3.7 1.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 -1.2 -1.2 .3 -5.4 -5.3 -.7 -.5 -1.1 -.4 -.8 -.9 -.1 -3.2 -1.3 2.5 5.3 4.8 5.4 -.2 -.5 -1.0 .6 -3.9 .4 2.0 1.7 2.1 -1.0 -1.0 .1 -4.3 -3.3 2.7 6.9 1.1 -1.5 .3 3.1 .4 .6 .4 -.1 1.8 2.5 5.6 16.8 2.0 -.6 1.5 3.1 -.8 1.1 -1.4 -3.5 -2.0 1.3 1.5 3.7 .7 -.8 1.0 2.8 2.4 8.7 .3 -2.0 -.3 2.2 175.490 220.808 151.324 191.616 119.028 241.403 111.174 262.008 259.238 127.111 192.302 173.204 150.151 261.655 415.495 310.397 6.4 1.8 9.3 15.3 .2 20.2 2.5 -.4 -1.6 7.3 3.4 5.0 -1.8 2.1 4.1 1.3 -2.5 1.7 -4.8 -9.2 -7.0 -9.5 -1.1 1.7 -1.9 1.7 5.9 7.6 1.5 5.0 4.1 2.5 -1.7 -.1 -2.6 -4.3 6.6 -7.6 .8 1.2 .2 3.2 -5.0 4.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.8 5.0 2.1 6.7 12.4 -4.4 18.5 -1.0 .7 1.9 4.0 -.6 4.3 -1.6 2.8 4.7 -.8 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.3 -3.4 4.3 .6 .6 -1.8 4.5 4.7 6.3 -.2 3.5 4.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.9 3.7 1.0 4.6 -.1 .9 1.0 3.6 -2.8 4.4 .1 2.2 3.1 1.0 218.658 209.671 210.404 153.938 193.327 238.419 206.911 285.577 250.121 215.720 220.938 221.765 143.379 251.770 269.138 2.4 4.7 2.2 8.9 14.8 19.0 7.5 2.7 -.1 25.6 .3 .0 1.7 45.4 -.6 -.3 .1 -.3 -4.7 -8.7 -8.7 -2.9 3.9 .6 -7.6 .8 .6 -1.6 -16.5 1.4 .1 -.5 .0 -2.4 -3.4 -6.8 -3.7 .6 .3 -12.8 1.4 1.7 1.8 -18.5 1.6 2.4 3.4 2.3 6.5 10.6 16.2 8.6 1.5 1.4 24.6 .5 .2 -1.5 47.8 .8 1.0 2.4 .9 1.9 2.4 4.2 2.2 3.3 .2 7.7 .5 .3 .0 10.2 .4 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.9 3.4 4.1 2.3 1.0 .9 4.2 .9 .9 .1 9.7 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 Oct.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 M 218.011 218.312 218.439 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 233.885 235.770 139.274 234.150 236.089 139.348 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 208.211 208.556 134.130 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2010 from— Oct. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Sep. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010 218.711 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 234.027 235.995 139.229 234.671 236.560 139.746 1.5 1.3 1.7 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 1.2 1.0 1.9 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 208.639 208.912 134.375 208.788 209.253 134.275 208.689 209.182 134.074 1.5 1.2 1.8 .0 .1 -.2 .0 .0 -.1 1.6 1.4 1.9 .3 .3 .1 .1 .2 -.1 203.992 204.985 205.100 205.565 1.5 .3 .2 1.6 .5 .1 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 210.988 212.696 134.130 211.308 212.947 134.335 211.775 213.493 134.658 212.026 213.589 134.890 1.3 1.2 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 .2 1.4 1.1 1.5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .3 .2 M 214.639 215.266 215.172 215.390 1.4 .1 .1 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 221.331 225.574 133.685 221.523 225.790 133.704 221.384 225.726 133.544 221.708 226.058 133.745 .6 .8 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .2 .5 .6 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 M M M 199.224 134.753 210.882 199.477 134.908 211.606 199.617 134.987 211.524 199.842 135.174 211.831 1.1 1.3 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.0 1.4 1.4 .2 .2 .3 .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 212.535 225.991 212.784 226.373 213.339 226.048 213.332 226.794 .8 .7 .3 .2 .0 .3 .9 .4 .4 .0 .3 -.1 M 241.147 241.569 241.485 241.981 1.5 .2 .2 1.2 .1 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 236.132 203.989 200.227 141.966 - 236.474 205.492 201.882 142.738 - - - - -.1 1.8 .0 1.3 .1 .7 .8 .5 - 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 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2010 from— Oct. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2010 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 214.306 638.353 214.623 639.296 1.5 0.1 0.3 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 ................................................................. 16.425 15.333 8.900 1.257 2.144 .898 1.223 1.123 2.254 .321 .259 1.674 .472 6.433 .321 1.092 219.817 219.376 215.058 250.654 211.109 197.812 266.461 161.210 190.318 200.971 202.118 204.234 122.164 227.188 160.755 224.828 220.199 219.736 215.511 250.429 211.978 199.890 267.466 160.678 190.351 201.469 203.670 203.935 121.806 227.412 160.988 225.531 1.4 1.4 1.5 -.6 5.9 3.0 .1 -1.1 -.1 2.9 1.4 -1.0 -.7 1.4 2.6 1.3 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .4 1.1 .4 -.3 .0 .2 .8 -.1 -.3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .0 .2 -.3 -.1 .4 -.2 .3 -.2 .6 .3 -.3 .3 .1 .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 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 .369 213.294 242.338 247.589 136.488 232.472 232.473 127.718 216.787 191.066 267.283 196.143 173.258 120.560 152.851 212.681 242.513 247.823 134.787 232.680 232.683 128.130 211.649 185.262 278.516 189.313 173.843 120.643 152.729 .0 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .0 4.4 2.4 1.7 13.1 1.0 5.3 -2.7 -.4 -.3 .1 .1 -1.2 .1 .1 .3 -2.4 -3.0 4.2 -3.5 .3 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -2.0 .0 .0 .5 .6 .7 .6 .7 .2 -.1 -.1 .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 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.788 .945 1.568 .285 .781 119.942 111.901 108.532 116.688 128.436 121.587 113.618 110.474 117.250 129.851 -1.7 -1.5 -2.5 -2.3 -.6 1.4 1.5 1.8 .5 1.1 -.4 .1 -.7 -2.1 -.5 -.4 -.6 -.3 -1.6 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 -1.7 .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 ................................................................ 18.647 17.881 6.952 3.385 2.944 5.774 5.530 .472 1.180 .766 191.517 188.152 96.860 138.353 146.959 233.370 232.783 137.728 251.938 249.816 193.553 190.259 96.402 138.806 144.952 241.218 240.558 138.153 252.546 249.169 5.5 5.5 3.2 .3 8.6 9.8 9.6 3.3 1.9 3.9 1.1 1.1 -.5 .3 -1.4 3.4 3.3 .3 .2 -.3 1.6 1.7 .4 .2 .7 4.7 3.9 .3 .4 .0 .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 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.261 1.301 3.961 2.195 392.028 307.322 416.993 333.547 392.749 307.539 417.913 333.450 3.6 2.6 3.9 2.8 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .3 .2 .2 .6 .3 .7 .4 .2 .1 .2 .0 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2009 Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 2010 from— Oct. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Sep. 2010 July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Sep. to Oct. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 615.785 620.670 8.3 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.6 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.031 2.046 109.626 99.199 109.449 99.054 -1.2 -1.6 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.3 .0 -.1 -.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 .225 125.818 200.329 512.303 563.998 87.343 85.154 102.325 9.891 75.356 125.617 200.129 512.956 563.319 87.170 84.978 102.135 9.864 74.970 1.0 3.8 3.1 3.9 -.7 -.8 -.7 -1.3 -3.8 -.2 -.1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.5 .0 .0 -1.1 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .2 -.1 -.2 .6 -.3 -.1 -.1 .1 -.6 -.1 -.1 .1 .3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.8 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 1.019 412.690 828.794 204.620 161.132 230.624 357.423 411.655 826.468 204.142 160.174 229.635 357.784 2.6 6.1 .5 -1.3 .4 2.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.4 .1 .3 .4 .2 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 .1 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -.4 .2 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 10.631 177.267 219.817 154.406 197.015 119.942 249.301 112.646 257.663 233.516 127.718 196.143 173.258 152.851 260.813 416.993 297.815 178.283 220.199 155.663 199.991 121.587 253.167 112.294 257.198 233.679 128.130 189.313 173.843 152.729 262.219 417.913 297.397 2.1 1.4 2.6 3.4 -1.7 5.0 1.2 .9 -.2 4.4 1.0 5.3 -.4 3.1 3.9 1.2 .6 .2 .8 1.5 1.4 1.6 -.3 -.2 .1 .3 -3.5 .3 -.1 .5 .2 -.1 .7 .2 1.0 1.5 -.4 2.2 .3 .1 .0 .5 .7 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .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 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 52.165 213.223 206.399 207.107 156.792 198.749 246.106 208.853 253.335 246.476 210.386 215.742 215.388 146.170 235.913 264.342 $ .467 $ .157 213.532 206.770 207.409 158.038 201.606 249.688 210.627 252.181 245.955 211.514 215.961 215.580 146.268 243.933 264.603 $ .466 $ .156 1.5 2.1 1.3 2.5 3.3 4.8 2.4 2.2 .7 6.2 .9 .8 .6 9.9 .9 .1 .2 .1 .8 1.4 1.5 .8 -.5 -.2 .5 .1 .1 .1 3.4 .1 .4 .5 .4 1.0 1.5 2.0 .9 .2 .1 2.9 .1 .0 .1 4.5 .0 .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 - - - - - 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— Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 July 2010 Oct. 2010 215.005 3.3 -0.3 -0.4 219.852 219.367 215.042 251.234 210.142 197.812 267.680 161.087 190.495 201.240 201.340 204.561 122.164 227.188 160.755 225.507 220.003 219.514 215.136 250.767 211.446 199.890 265.939 160.297 190.170 202.408 202.318 203.701 121.806 227.412 160.988 225.707 1.8 1.7 2.2 -.9 2.9 7.5 7.3 .0 -.5 2.2 1.5 -1.3 -2.0 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 3.2 -1.8 8.8 -3.4 13.6 .1 -.4 2.3 .2 -1.0 2.2 .7 3.6 -2.2 212.842 242.282 247.460 136.626 232.443 232.444 127.526 213.407 187.614 264.904 192.489 172.296 121.001 153.542 212.764 242.448 247.767 136.197 232.567 232.568 127.718 212.484 186.387 267.283 191.045 173.079 120.681 152.851 212.959 242.602 247.885 135.294 232.759 232.762 128.130 213.115 186.978 278.516 191.184 173.455 120.687 152.729 -.4 -1.6 -.3 -12.6 -.8 -.8 8.5 6.7 7.0 77.3 3.6 5.6 -1.4 -4.8 119.544 112.845 106.821 120.885 128.294 119.017 112.965 106.111 118.376 127.689 118.544 112.281 105.776 116.525 127.444 118.175 111.728 105.596 114.553 127.691 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 ....................................................... 189.020 185.661 96.827 139.218 145.889 224.320 224.891 137.218 250.143 247.744 192.130 188.845 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 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 389.453 305.764 414.049 331.963 390.299 306.541 414.900 332.739 392.737 307.322 417.992 334.108 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 213.275 214.019 214.345 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 ........................................................ 218.851 218.336 214.312 249.053 208.949 197.782 266.463 161.496 190.144 199.386 199.998 204.633 122.217 225.707 159.725 224.936 219.203 218.696 214.392 249.429 208.288 197.651 267.571 161.246 190.637 199.065 201.168 205.225 121.804 226.481 159.866 225.179 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 ............................................. 212.756 242.390 247.705 139.345 232.411 232.411 126.950 212.231 186.400 263.269 191.240 172.010 121.071 153.634 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Apr. 2010 Oct. 2010 3.3 1.5 1.4 .0 -.3 -1.0 -2.6 7.0 3.8 -16.7 -1.5 .2 1.1 -.6 .2 -1.6 .6 1.6 4.4 2.1 2.2 1.5 2.8 4.9 4.3 -.8 -2.9 .1 6.2 4.7 -1.8 -1.3 3.1 3.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.7 -1.4 5.8 1.9 10.4 .1 -.4 2.2 .9 -1.1 .1 .9 2.8 -.2 1.0 .9 .3 .1 5.9 4.1 -9.1 -2.2 .1 3.6 2.0 -.8 -1.5 1.8 2.4 2.9 .0 -.2 .2 8.8 -.6 -.6 1.8 5.3 4.6 -4.6 5.3 7.8 -5.8 2.2 -.1 .9 .4 18.0 .7 .7 3.5 -3.9 -5.8 -22.7 -4.6 4.3 -2.2 3.5 .4 .4 .3 -11.1 .6 .6 3.8 1.7 1.2 25.3 -.1 3.4 -1.3 -2.3 -.2 -.9 .0 -2.5 -.7 -.7 5.1 6.0 5.8 30.1 4.5 6.7 -3.7 -1.4 .1 .6 .4 2.4 .6 .6 3.6 -1.1 -2.3 -1.6 -2.4 3.8 -1.7 .5 -.5 -4.2 1.0 4.3 2.6 -7.6 -6.9 -11.6 -2.3 -6.4 6.2 9.7 6.1 11.0 3.7 -4.5 -3.9 -4.5 -19.4 -1.9 -4.1 -5.6 -5.5 1.0 -2.0 .7 2.7 .6 -5.4 .9 196.286 193.039 96.498 139.363 144.761 251.389 248.433 138.153 252.546 249.803 16.3 16.8 8.0 -1.1 24.8 41.1 46.3 4.9 .3 5.0 -3.7 -4.2 2.1 .5 5.5 -17.7 -17.2 1.6 3.1 6.9 -4.7 -4.9 4.2 1.3 9.0 -20.7 -20.0 3.9 .4 .6 16.3 16.9 -1.4 .4 -3.1 57.7 48.9 2.8 3.9 3.4 5.8 5.8 5.0 -.3 14.7 7.8 10.1 3.2 1.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 1.4 .9 2.8 11.8 9.1 3.3 2.2 2.0 393.364 307.539 418.780 333.960 4.1 2.9 4.5 3.9 5.0 5.7 4.7 1.9 1.3 -.5 1.9 3.1 4.1 2.3 4.6 2.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 2.9 2.7 .9 3.3 2.8 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 July 2010 Oct. 2010 622.544 8.0 11.8 3.0 109.532 99.299 109.427 99.197 -1.9 .0 .0 -2.8 125.272 197.914 504.799 557.331 87.388 85.201 102.239 9.947 76.335 125.137 197.532 507.899 555.849 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 1.3 4.1 6.2 3.9 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -.7 -3.4 411.916 824.198 204.671 161.416 230.769 355.713 413.142 827.609 205.143 161.376 230.625 356.397 413.007 828.794 204.868 161.132 230.624 356.667 411.642 826.468 204.132 160.174 229.635 357.305 176.029 218.851 153.086 193.805 119.544 244.635 112.840 256.860 233.052 126.950 191.240 172.010 153.634 260.234 414.049 297.141 177.262 219.203 154.660 196.796 119.017 249.977 113.188 257.025 233.137 127.526 192.489 172.296 153.542 260.588 414.900 297.236 177.809 219.852 155.148 197.981 118.544 252.387 112.925 257.115 233.640 127.718 191.045 173.079 152.851 261.213 417.992 296.788 212.194 204.964 206.132 155.506 195.686 241.864 206.494 251.382 245.438 203.561 215.408 215.198 146.172 227.010 264.007 213.004 206.024 206.865 157.049 198.552 246.763 208.421 251.873 245.645 209.481 215.528 215.269 146.280 237.307 264.048 213.269 206.412 207.125 157.535 199.695 248.977 209.473 251.937 245.846 211.343 215.669 215.303 146.012 242.121 264.313 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 606.994 609.797 618.805 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 109.992 99.646 109.813 99.260 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 ..... 125.256 197.893 510.490 556.699 87.375 85.186 102.185 9.957 76.168 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Apr. 2010 Oct. 2010 10.6 9.9 6.7 -.6 -1.7 -2.0 -1.8 -1.0 -1.4 -1.3 -1.8 2.5 7.0 3.9 7.2 -.2 -.2 -1.4 4.4 -3.0 1.1 4.6 3.3 4.7 -.9 -1.0 .2 -5.1 -5.9 -.7 -.2 -.8 -.1 -.9 -1.0 -.2 -3.7 -2.9 1.9 5.5 5.0 5.5 -.5 -.6 -1.3 1.8 -3.2 .2 2.2 1.2 2.2 -.9 -1.0 .0 -4.4 -4.4 3.5 7.0 1.3 -1.4 .2 3.8 .3 .7 .1 -.2 1.9 2.4 6.8 16.5 1.7 -.5 1.6 1.7 -.3 1.1 -1.0 -3.0 -2.0 1.8 1.9 3.8 .7 -.8 1.0 3.1 3.2 8.6 .3 -1.8 -.2 1.8 178.870 220.003 156.567 200.534 118.175 257.082 112.468 257.372 233.826 128.130 191.184 173.455 152.729 262.351 418.780 296.741 7.5 1.8 11.0 18.4 -.5 22.1 4.5 .2 -1.0 8.5 3.6 5.6 -4.8 1.8 4.5 1.3 -2.8 1.8 -5.4 -11.5 -7.6 -11.2 -.1 1.7 -1.3 1.8 5.3 7.8 2.2 5.2 4.7 1.9 -2.1 .0 -3.4 -4.8 6.2 -7.9 1.8 1.0 .3 3.5 -4.6 4.3 3.5 2.2 1.9 2.2 6.6 2.1 9.4 14.6 -4.5 22.0 -1.3 .8 1.3 3.8 -.1 3.4 -2.3 3.3 4.6 -.5 2.2 1.8 2.5 2.4 -4.1 4.1 2.1 .9 -1.1 5.1 4.5 6.7 -1.4 3.5 4.6 1.6 2.1 1.0 2.8 4.4 .7 6.0 .2 .9 .8 3.6 -2.4 3.8 .5 2.7 3.3 .8 214.020 207.262 207.781 158.926 202.081 252.930 211.654 252.325 246.090 217.469 215.670 215.274 145.595 253.766 264.583 3.6 5.5 3.3 10.7 17.4 21.1 7.8 2.6 .2 25.4 1.0 .8 2.9 42.5 -.1 -.7 -.4 -.6 -5.3 -10.9 -10.5 -4.0 4.0 1.0 -8.8 .8 .5 -1.6 -17.2 1.4 -.4 -.9 -.5 -3.1 -4.4 -7.1 -3.7 .5 .5 -14.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 -20.8 1.5 3.5 4.6 3.2 9.1 13.7 19.6 10.4 1.5 1.1 30.3 .5 .1 -1.6 56.2 .9 1.4 2.5 1.3 2.4 2.3 4.1 1.7 3.3 .6 6.9 .9 .7 .7 8.7 .7 1.5 1.8 1.4 2.8 4.3 5.4 3.1 1.0 .8 5.5 1.0 1.0 .5 11.2 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 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 Oct.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 M 213.898 214.205 214.306 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 231.380 231.615 140.283 231.694 231.995 140.390 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 203.877 203.363 134.136 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2010 from— Oct. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Sep. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010 214.623 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.0 231.566 231.881 140.295 232.396 232.672 140.848 1.8 1.7 2.1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 1.5 1.2 2.1 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 204.273 203.593 134.426 204.442 203.946 134.361 204.329 203.906 134.093 1.8 1.6 2.0 .0 .2 -.2 -.1 .0 -.2 1.9 1.7 2.2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 201.950 202.896 203.086 203.548 1.7 .3 .2 1.8 .6 .1 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 208.440 210.592 133.227 208.740 210.831 133.420 209.155 211.393 133.680 209.376 211.409 133.923 1.6 1.4 1.7 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 .2 1.7 1.3 1.8 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 .2 M 214.840 215.354 215.346 215.451 1.5 .0 .0 2.1 .2 .0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 215.824 218.499 133.471 216.048 218.784 133.480 215.804 218.524 133.346 216.273 219.017 133.622 .7 .9 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .6 .7 .4 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 M M M 197.908 134.420 209.161 198.168 134.581 209.863 198.278 134.644 209.864 198.576 134.840 210.160 1.4 1.6 1.5 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.2 1.7 1.7 .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .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 206.307 218.367 206.338 218.752 206.897 218.427 206.894 219.339 1.2 .9 .3 .3 .0 .4 1.3 .5 .3 .0 .3 -.1 M 236.330 236.820 236.725 237.483 1.9 .3 .3 1.4 .2 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 236.657 195.477 203.537 141.926 - 236.844 196.787 205.602 142.755 - - - - .5 2.1 .6 1.5 .1 .7 1.0 .6 - 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 Oct. 2010 from— Unadjusted indexes Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2009 Sep. 2010 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 126.418 126.614 1.0 0.2 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 128.713 128.683 123.467 135.821 129.566 128.946 128.904 123.746 135.954 129.959 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 .9 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 128.505 131.106 161.361 92.177 128.240 131.161 158.349 92.140 -.3 -.4 2.4 -3.0 -.2 .0 -1.9 .0 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 89.951 91.154 -1.9 1.3 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.199 16.013 1.186 131.313 131.858 123.963 132.737 133.434 123.470 5.1 5.2 4.4 1.1 1.2 -.4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 151.186 133.004 157.867 151.393 133.097 158.118 3.1 2.3 3.3 .1 .1 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.617 102.437 -2.0 -.2 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 113.302 187.500 72.993 113.108 187.174 72.869 1.0 3.6 -1.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 138.734 138.471 1.5 -.2 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 135.941 114.721 80.769 132.423 120.061 186.018 135.745 115.403 80.612 133.571 120.149 187.484 .7 1.5 -.4 2.1 .3 6.2 -.1 .6 -.2 .9 .1 .8 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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