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News United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 Bureau of Labor Statistics FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ INTERNET ADDRESS: USDL-05-1970 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Friday, October 14, 2005 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: SEPTEMBER 2005 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 198.8 (198284=100) was 4.7 percent higher than in September 2004. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.5 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment. The September level of 195.0 was 5.2 percent higher than in September 2004. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in September on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The September level of 114.7 (December 1999=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in September 2004. Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 1.2 percent in September. Energy costs increased sharply for the third consecutive month--up 12.0 percent in September--and accounted for over 90 percent of the advance in the September CPIU. Within energy, the index for energy commodities (petroleum-based energy) Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Special Indexes Energy Food All Items less food and energy Mar. .6 .2 .5 .8 1.9 .5 .0 Changes from preceding month 2005 Apr. May June July Aug. .5 -.1 .0 .5 .5 .6 .1 .0 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .4 .2 -.6 .0 -.7 -.9 1.0 1.8 -1.0 -.1 1.5 2.2 .2 .3 .2 .4 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .1 .3 Sep. 1.2 .2 .4 -.1 5.1 .3 .4 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Sep. ’05 9.4 1.9 4.0 .0 41.5 2.8 3.0 UnAdjusted 12-mos. Ended Sep. ’05 ’98‘97J 4.7 ’9 2.5 3.1 -.6 14.5 3.9 1.0 .2 .4 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .7 3.2 2.1 .1 .0 .4 .0 .6 .2 .1 3.5 2.8 4.0 .2 4.5 .7 -2.0 .1 -.5 .1 3.8 .2 5.0 .0 12.0 .3 122.1 1.9 34.8 2.5 .4 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.4 2.0 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita had a very small effect on survey response rates in September. Response rates in those affected areas were lower than usual, but the missing prices accounted for less than 1 percent of the overall CPI sample. increased 17.4 percent and the index for energy services rose 4.6 percent. The index for food, which was unchanged in August, rose 0.3 percent in September, largely reflecting an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables. The index for all items less food and energy registered a 0.1 percent increase for the fifth consecutive month. Shelter costs, which were virtually unchanged in August, declined 0.1 percent in September, largely as a result of a 2.5 percent decrease in the index for lodging away from home. The index for apparel, which increased 1.0 percent in August, declined 0.1 percent in September. These declines were more than offset by upturns in the indexes for new vehicles, for medical care services, and for communication. Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 9.4 percent in the third quarter of 2005, following increases in the first and second quarters at annual rates of 4.3 and 1.9 percent, respectively. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 5.1 percent and compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of 2004. The index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 21.1 and 7.5 percent in the first two quarters, increased at a 122.1 percent rate in the third quarter of 2005. Thus far this year, energy costs have risen at a 42.5 percent SAAR after increasing 16.6 percent in all of 2004. In the first nine months of 2005, petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 67.9 percent rate and charges for energy services increased at a 14.6 percent rate. The food index rose at a 2.2 percent SAAR in the first nine months of 2005. The index for grocery store food prices increased at a 1.3 percent rate. Among the six major grocery store food groups, the index for nonalcoholic beverages registered the largest increase during this span--up at a 4.3 percent rate--while the index for fruits and vegetables recorded the only decline--down at a 1.7 percent annual rate. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.4 percent SAAR in the third quarter, following increases at rates of 3.3 and 1.2 percent in the first two quarters of 2005. The advance at a 2.0 percent SAAR for the first nine months of 2005 compares with a 2.2 percent rise in all of 2004. Each of the major groups-including alcoholic beverages and the non-energy portion of the housing and transportation groups--registered a rate of change in the first 9 months of 2005 within one percent of that for all of 2004. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and three-quarter years are shown below. Percentage change 12 months ended in December All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Special indexes Energy Energy commodities Energy services All items less energy Food All items less food and energy SAAR 9 mos. ended in Sep. 2004 2005 3.3 5.1 2.6 2.1 3.0 3.2 -.2 -.7 6.5 17.1 4.2 4.0 .7 1.1 1998 1.6 2.3 2.3 -.7 -1.7 3.4 1.2 1999 2.7 2.0 2.2 -.5 5.4 3.7 .8 2000 3.4 2.8 4.3 -1.8 4.1 4.2 1.7 2001 1.6 2.8 2.9 -3.2 -3.8 4.7 1.5 2002 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 2003 1.9 3.5 2.2 -2.1 .3 3.7 1.1 .7 8.8 1.6 5.1 1.3 4.2 3.2 4.5 2.2 3.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 -8.8 -15.1 -3.3 2.4 2.3 13.4 29.5 1.2 2.0 1.9 14.2 15.7 12.7 2.6 2.8 -13.0 -24.5 -1.5 2.8 2.8 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 16.6 26.7 6.8 2.2 2.7 42.5 67.9 14.6 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.0 The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in September. The index for food at home increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent decline in August. The index for fruits and vegetables, which fell 1.3 percent in August, advanced 1.5 percent in September. The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 1.1 and 1.8 percent, respectively, and the index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.8 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent in September. The index for pork turned up in September, following declines in each of the four preceding months. Prices for beef and veal declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.5 percent in September. Poultry prices rose 1.1 percent. The index for eggs, which fell 4.2 percent in August, rose 9.7 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which was unchanged in August, rose 0.8 percent in September, reflecting an upturn in prices for carbonated drinks. The index for other food at home was unchanged. The other two major grocery store food groups, the indexes for dairy products and for cereals and bakery products, declined 1.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages-increased 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in September, following an increase of 0.2 percent in July. A sharp increase in the index for fuels and utilities more than offset declines in the indexes for shelter and for household furnishings and operations. Shelter costs, which were virtually unchanged in August, declined 0.1 percent in September. A 2.5 percent decline in the index for lodging away from home more than offset increases of 0.1 percent each in the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 7.1 percent, while the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 4.2 percent in September. The index for fuel oil increased 12.7 percent in September and was 55.9 percent higher than a year ago. The index for natural gas also increased sharply for the third consecutive month--up 12.1 percent in September. During the last 12 months, charges for natural gas have risen 28.1 percent. The index for electricity rose 0.7 percent in September and was 6.4 percent higher than a year ago. The index for household furnishings and operations, which increased 0.2 percent in August, declined 0.2 percent in September. The transportation index increased 5.1 percent in September, reflecting a 17.8 percent increase in the index for motor fuels. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 17.4 percent from their previous peak level registered in August.) The index for new and used motor vehicles increased 0.4 percent in September. The index for new vehicles rose 0.4 percent in September, following substantial declines in each of the preceding two months. (About 17 percent of the new car sample was represented by 2006 models.) The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.4 percent, while the indexes for leased cars and trucks and for car and truck rental increased 2.5 and 1.4 percent, respectively. Airline fares declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.4 percent in September--but were 9.0 percent higher than in September 2004. The index for apparel, which rose 1.0 percent in August, declined 0.1 percent in September. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 4.1 percent, reflecting seasonal price increases associated with the continued introduction of fall-winter wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in September to a level 3.9 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.3 percent. The index for medical care services also rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for recreation increased 0.4 percent in September. The indexes for video and audio and for club membership dues and fees for participant sports--up 0.5 and 1.4 percent, respectively--accounted for over 70 percent of the September advance in the recreation component. The index for education and communication increased 0.7 percent in September. Educational costs rose 0.8 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for tuition and for educational books and supplies--up 0.7 and 1.8 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, educational costs advanced 2.1 percent, reflecting in part a 2.4 percent rise in college tuition costs and a 2.1 percent increase in college textbooks. During the last 12 months, the cost of college tuition has risen 6.8 percent.) The index for communication costs, which declined 0.5 percent in August, rose 0.7 percent in September. Within the communication index, charges for telephone services increased 1.1 percent, reflecting a 3.4 percent rise in land-line long distance charges. Partially offsetting this increase was a 0.8 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in September. A 0.7 percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products was partially offset by a decline in the index for personal care. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 1.4 percent in September. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2005 3-mos. ended Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Sep. ’05 All Items .6 .6 -.1 .0 .6 .6 1.4 11.0 Food and beverages .2 .6 .1 .0 .2 .1 .2 1.7 Housing .3 .3 .2 .2 .4 .2 .5 4.5 Apparel .5 -.7 .1 -.8 -.6 .8 -.3 -.7 Transportation 2.1 1.8 -1.0 -.1 1.6 2.4 5.4 44.9 Medical care .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 .0 .2 2.5 Recreation .0 .1 .4 -.4 .0 .3 .4 2.7 Education and communication .1 .4 .0 -.1 .2 -.2 .7 2.9 Other goods and services .0 .0 .3 .0 .7 .3 .2 5.0 Special Indexes Energy 4.4 4.6 -2.1 -.6 4.1 5.1 12.3 127.3 Food .2 .7 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .2 1.9 All Items less food and energy .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 1.7 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep. ’05 5.2 2.3 3.4 -.8 15.3 3.9 .8 1.6 3.2 35.7 2.4 1.9 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). 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. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. 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-CPI-U), 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 CCPI-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. 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 12month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 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 unadjusted 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 2000 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005. 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 for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005. 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-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and supply problems for coffee. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For new vehicle series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. 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 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 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 2004 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2005 from— Sep. 2004 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2005 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 196.4 588.2 198.8 595.4 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.2 - - - - - - Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 15.291 14.295 8.183 1.185 2.272 .849 1.276 .884 1.716 .296 .258 1.163 .301 6.113 .332 .996 191.3 190.9 189.5 210.1 184.4 182.9 236.6 144.3 167.7 164.7 167.6 183.9 111.8 194.2 132.6 195.9 191.8 191.4 190.0 208.3 185.2 181.8 240.8 145.2 167.7 165.8 169.4 183.1 111.5 194.6 133.2 196.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 .9 1.0 .1 6.5 3.5 1.5 1.4 -.6 2.1 .9 3.0 5.8 1.7 .3 .3 .3 -.9 .4 -.6 1.8 .6 .0 .7 1.1 -.4 -.3 .2 .5 .4 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.4 .4 1.6 .3 .4 .5 1.4 .1 1.2 .2 .3 -.1 .1 .0 -.2 .4 -.3 .0 -1.3 .0 .1 -1.2 -.1 .5 .3 .3 .4 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.4 .5 -1.2 1.5 .8 .0 .9 1.1 -.4 -.3 .2 .3 .4 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 .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... 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 ..................................................... 41.993 32.686 6.133 3.008 23.158 .387 4.951 4.021 .300 3.722 .930 4.355 .707 196.9 225.6 218.0 134.3 230.7 117.8 181.8 164.4 209.8 169.6 131.2 125.8 130.7 197.0 224.4 218.6 124.7 231.2 116.6 188.9 172.1 235.9 176.4 131.4 125.7 131.0 3.1 1.9 2.9 -2.0 2.3 .0 13.3 15.3 46.0 13.1 4.5 .6 3.9 .1 -.5 .3 -7.1 .2 -1.0 3.9 4.7 12.4 4.0 .2 -.1 .2 .4 .3 .3 1.2 .2 .1 1.3 1.5 6.2 1.1 .5 -.1 .2 .2 .0 .3 -1.6 .2 -.3 1.2 1.4 2.9 1.3 .1 .2 .3 .4 -.1 .1 -2.5 .1 -1.0 4.2 5.1 11.8 4.6 .3 -.2 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 3.841 .977 1.638 .188 .765 115.8 112.4 105.1 113.5 121.7 120.5 114.0 112.3 115.5 126.0 -.6 -1.9 -1.8 -3.3 3.5 4.1 1.4 6.9 1.8 3.5 -.9 -1.4 -1.1 -1.6 -.4 1.0 1.1 .6 -.7 1.3 -.1 -1.0 -.4 -1.0 1.5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.414 16.385 7.744 4.692 2.037 3.969 3.934 .364 1.341 1.029 177.7 173.8 95.0 135.0 142.0 212.7 211.7 112.4 207.3 223.3 186.5 183.1 95.4 135.8 141.5 249.5 248.5 112.7 208.7 220.7 14.5 14.9 1.6 .7 3.7 54.8 54.8 3.1 4.0 7.5 5.0 5.4 .4 .6 -.4 17.3 17.4 .3 .7 -1.2 1.5 1.5 -.3 -1.0 .8 6.1 6.1 .6 .3 1.0 2.2 2.4 .0 -.5 .7 8.2 8.3 .4 .2 .1 5.1 5.4 .4 .4 -.4 17.8 17.9 .3 .7 .1 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 6.132 1.484 4.649 2.767 1.516 323.9 276.8 337.3 282.4 439.6 324.6 277.7 337.9 283.0 439.8 3.9 2.5 4.4 3.5 4.6 .2 .3 .2 .2 .0 .4 .1 .4 .2 .6 .0 .3 .0 -.1 -.4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2004 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2005 from— Sep. 2004 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2005 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.733 1.691 109.3 104.3 109.7 104.4 1.0 .4 0.4 .1 0.1 .1 0.3 1.3 0.4 .5 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 2 .......... 5.846 2.931 .220 2.712 2.914 2.737 2.187 .550 .192 113.7 153.9 364.6 444.8 84.0 81.8 94.1 13.4 12.4 115.3 157.1 372.4 454.1 84.6 82.4 95.1 13.3 12.3 2.1 6.2 5.6 6.2 -1.9 -2.0 -.2 -9.5 -18.0 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 .7 .7 1.1 -.7 -.8 .2 .6 .6 .6 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.5 -.1 .2 -.1 .2 -.5 -.5 -.3 -1.5 -3.1 .7 .8 1.8 .7 .7 .7 1.1 -.7 -.8 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.750 .804 2.946 .658 .652 1.454 314.4 506.5 186.1 155.2 204.1 304.2 315.0 510.1 186.1 154.8 204.6 304.7 2.8 5.6 2.1 .8 2.8 3.0 .2 .7 .0 -.3 .2 .2 .6 1.1 .4 .5 .4 .4 .2 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .7 -.1 -.3 .2 .3 40.239 15.291 24.948 13.980 3.841 10.139 10.967 59.761 32.300 .387 3.722 .930 .707 6.235 4.649 10.833 161.1 191.3 143.7 171.8 115.8 210.4 114.4 231.3 235.0 117.8 169.6 131.2 130.7 227.0 337.3 268.7 165.6 191.8 149.9 184.4 120.5 228.0 114.6 231.7 233.8 116.6 176.4 131.4 131.0 227.0 337.9 271.2 6.9 2.5 9.7 16.9 -.6 23.6 .4 3.2 2.0 .0 13.1 4.5 3.9 3.1 4.4 2.8 2.8 .3 4.3 7.3 4.1 8.4 .2 .2 -.5 -1.0 4.0 .2 .2 .0 .2 .9 .6 .2 .9 3.4 -.9 2.8 -.3 .4 .3 .1 1.1 .5 .2 .3 .4 .2 1.1 .1 1.7 2.9 1.0 3.8 -.2 .2 .0 -.3 1.3 .1 .3 .4 .0 .2 2.4 .2 3.7 5.4 -.1 8.5 .2 .4 -.2 -1.0 4.6 .3 .2 .4 .3 .6 85.705 67.314 93.868 25.943 14.976 11.135 29.271 27.462 55.113 7.991 92.009 77.714 21.674 4.269 56.040 197.3 187.1 189.8 145.7 173.3 208.3 182.1 244.5 222.5 186.6 198.9 201.0 139.0 213.6 237.7 $ .509 $ .170 200.0 191.0 192.3 151.8 185.2 224.3 188.9 246.8 222.8 208.0 199.2 201.3 140.2 249.9 237.4 $ .503 $ .168 5.0 6.1 4.7 9.4 15.8 21.6 9.3 4.6 3.1 34.8 2.0 2.0 .6 54.3 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.3 4.2 6.9 7.7 3.7 .9 .1 11.5 .2 .1 .9 17.0 -.1 .6 .5 .5 .8 3.2 2.5 1.5 .4 .4 3.8 .2 .1 -.3 6.1 .3 .6 .8 .6 1.6 2.7 3.5 1.4 .5 .2 5.0 .1 .1 .1 7.9 .1 1.4 1.8 1.3 3.6 5.3 7.8 2.8 1.0 .4 12.0 .2 .1 .1 17.4 .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 ..................................................... 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. - 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 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Dec. 2004 Mar. 2005 June 2005 6 months ended— Sep. 2005 Mar. 2005 Sep. 2005 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 194.1 195.1 196.1 198.5 3.4 4.3 1.9 9.4 3.8 5.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 191.0 190.6 189.6 208.6 185.2 182.5 239.7 144.1 166.9 165.5 165.0 182.9 110.2 193.2 131.8 195.9 191.4 191.0 190.1 208.4 184.5 183.3 243.6 144.5 167.5 166.4 167.3 183.0 111.5 193.6 132.2 195.8 191.5 191.0 189.7 209.3 183.9 183.3 240.4 144.5 167.6 164.4 167.1 183.9 111.8 194.2 132.7 195.9 191.9 191.5 190.2 208.5 184.8 181.1 244.1 145.7 167.6 165.8 168.9 183.1 111.5 194.6 133.1 196.6 3.2 3.5 4.6 2.3 .4 -3.7 36.0 1.4 -2.2 -1.2 -1.2 -2.4 1.1 2.1 3.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 -.8 1.7 2.6 6.2 -21.1 4.9 3.2 -2.4 -6.2 6.9 4.0 3.8 8.1 3.8 3.0 3.4 3.4 -.2 1.7 1.3 11.8 3.4 3.4 9.2 -3.8 3.6 -5.9 3.2 7.6 .4 1.9 1.9 1.3 -.2 -.9 -3.0 7.5 4.5 1.7 .7 9.8 .4 4.8 2.9 4.0 1.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.1 3.6 3.2 .5 -1.8 -3.7 2.1 2.5 3.0 5.8 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.4 -.2 .4 -.9 9.7 4.0 2.6 4.9 2.8 2.0 -.7 3.0 5.8 .9 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 .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... 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 ..................................................... 194.8 224.1 217.0 129.5 230.0 118.0 173.7 155.7 198.6 160.7 130.2 125.9 130.1 195.5 224.8 217.7 131.0 230.5 118.1 175.9 158.0 210.9 162.4 130.8 125.8 130.3 195.9 224.9 218.3 128.9 230.9 117.8 178.0 160.2 217.1 164.5 130.9 126.0 130.7 196.7 224.6 218.6 125.7 231.2 116.6 185.5 168.4 242.7 172.0 131.3 125.8 131.0 3.0 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.6 7.4 10.9 12.6 54.2 10.1 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.8 4.4 3.0 18.6 3.0 1.0 3.1 2.4 3.7 2.3 7.1 -.3 4.2 1.9 .7 3.2 -13.5 2.3 -3.3 11.6 13.0 27.5 12.0 4.7 .0 5.7 4.0 .9 3.0 -11.2 2.1 -4.7 30.1 36.8 123.0 31.2 3.4 -.3 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.7 9.7 2.3 4.2 7.0 7.4 26.5 6.2 5.0 1.1 3.5 2.9 .8 3.1 -12.4 2.2 -4.0 20.5 24.4 68.6 21.3 4.1 -.2 4.3 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 119.3 116.0 110.7 118.3 122.3 118.2 114.4 109.5 116.4 121.8 119.4 115.7 110.2 115.6 123.4 119.3 114.6 109.8 114.4 125.2 -.7 -1.4 -.4 -1.0 -2.0 3.4 5.3 4.0 -3.3 5.4 -5.2 -6.3 -7.9 4.2 1.3 .0 -4.7 -3.2 -12.5 9.8 1.3 1.9 1.8 -2.2 1.7 -2.6 -5.5 -5.6 -4.6 5.5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 170.9 167.1 95.8 138.5 139.9 182.1 181.0 111.2 206.3 218.2 173.5 169.6 95.5 137.1 141.0 193.2 192.1 111.9 207.0 220.4 177.3 173.6 95.5 136.4 142.0 209.1 208.1 112.4 207.5 220.6 186.4 183.0 95.9 137.0 141.5 246.3 245.3 112.7 208.9 220.9 6.5 6.4 2.6 5.1 2.4 17.7 17.7 2.2 4.2 8.0 10.3 10.8 1.7 2.0 1.2 42.4 41.6 3.7 3.4 2.5 2.9 2.2 1.7 .0 6.5 2.5 2.2 1.1 3.2 14.8 41.5 43.8 .4 -4.3 4.7 234.7 237.3 5.5 5.1 5.0 8.4 8.6 2.1 3.6 1.8 29.4 29.1 2.9 3.8 5.2 20.7 21.2 1.1 -2.2 5.6 85.2 85.7 3.3 4.1 9.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 322.8 275.3 336.3 281.6 439.2 324.0 275.7 337.8 282.3 441.8 324.1 276.5 337.7 282.1 440.0 325.0 277.4 338.6 283.3 441.1 3.8 .7 4.8 2.7 6.1 6.0 3.0 6.9 5.5 7.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.4 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.4 1.7 4.9 1.9 5.8 4.1 6.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 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 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Dec. 2004 Mar. 2005 June 2005 6 months ended— Sep. 2005 Mar. 2005 Sep. 2005 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 109.0 102.9 109.1 103.0 109.4 104.3 109.8 104.8 0.7 .8 -0.4 -.8 0.7 -5.3 3.0 7.6 0.2 .0 1.8 1.0 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 113.5 152.4 363.4 440.1 84.6 82.4 94.6 13.6 13.0 113.7 153.3 365.5 442.8 84.4 82.2 94.4 13.6 12.8 113.6 153.6 365.3 443.9 84.0 81.8 94.1 13.4 12.4 114.4 154.8 371.7 447.0 84.6 82.4 95.1 13.3 12.3 1.1 6.2 7.8 5.9 -3.7 -3.8 -2.1 -12.9 -26.3 2.2 5.2 -.4 5.7 -.9 -1.0 .8 -5.5 -13.6 2.1 7.1 5.6 7.1 -2.8 -3.3 -1.7 -10.9 -11.4 3.2 6.4 9.5 6.4 .0 .0 2.1 -8.5 -19.9 1.6 5.7 3.6 5.8 -2.3 -2.4 -.6 -9.3 -20.2 2.7 6.8 7.5 6.8 -1.4 -1.7 .2 -9.8 -15.7 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 312.3 497.8 185.4 154.3 203.0 302.6 314.1 503.4 186.1 155.0 203.9 303.9 314.7 506.5 186.3 155.2 204.1 304.2 315.0 510.1 186.1 154.8 204.6 305.0 2.8 1.6 3.1 -.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 10.1 1.5 -1.0 4.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.4 -.6 3.7 3.5 10.3 1.5 1.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 5.8 2.3 -.7 4.3 2.6 2.6 5.5 1.7 2.4 1.3 3.4 158.8 191.0 140.6 162.8 119.3 196.1 115.4 229.2 233.6 118.0 160.7 130.2 130.1 225.5 336.3 267.5 159.8 191.4 141.9 168.4 118.2 201.5 115.1 230.1 234.2 118.1 162.4 130.8 130.3 226.2 337.8 268.1 161.5 191.5 144.3 173.2 119.4 209.2 114.9 230.5 234.3 117.8 164.5 130.9 130.7 227.1 337.7 268.6 165.4 191.9 149.6 182.5 119.3 226.9 115.1 231.4 233.8 116.6 172.0 131.3 131.0 227.9 338.6 270.3 3.7 3.2 4.2 13.7 -.7 9.0 2.5 2.7 1.8 7.4 10.1 2.9 2.9 2.4 4.8 2.5 5.2 1.5 7.5 3.0 3.4 15.8 .7 4.0 4.6 1.0 2.3 7.1 4.2 1.6 6.9 2.3 1.5 3.0 .6 .5 -5.2 3.1 -.3 2.3 1.0 -3.3 12.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 3.3 2.3 17.7 1.9 28.2 57.9 .0 79.2 -1.0 3.9 .3 -4.7 31.2 3.4 2.8 4.3 2.8 4.3 4.4 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.3 12.3 1.6 3.3 3.2 4.2 6.2 5.0 3.5 2.0 5.8 2.4 9.3 2.4 13.5 26.0 -2.6 36.0 -.7 3.1 .7 -4.0 21.3 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 194.7 184.6 187.6 142.7 164.8 195.3 177.6 241.5 220.3 167.6 198.5 200.7 140.3 184.0 236.2 195.8 185.6 188.5 143.9 170.0 200.2 180.3 242.4 221.1 174.0 198.8 201.0 139.9 195.3 237.0 197.0 187.1 189.6 146.2 174.6 207.2 182.8 243.5 221.6 182.7 199.0 201.2 140.1 210.7 237.2 199.7 190.5 192.0 151.5 183.8 223.4 188.0 245.9 222.4 204.6 199.3 201.4 140.3 247.3 237.5 3.2 4.1 3.3 4.1 12.1 7.8 8.1 4.5 2.8 15.3 2.3 2.0 1.4 19.8 2.3 4.9 4.3 4.2 7.3 3.2 15.1 2.3 2.2 3.4 21.1 2.9 3.3 1.1 39.6 4.0 1.7 2.6 1.9 .6 .5 2.9 3.0 4.4 2.4 7.5 1.4 1.2 -.3 3.8 1.7 10.7 13.4 9.7 27.0 54.7 71.2 25.6 7.5 3.9 122.1 1.6 1.4 .0 226.3 2.2 4.0 4.2 3.7 5.7 7.6 11.4 5.2 3.3 3.1 18.2 2.6 2.7 1.3 29.3 3.1 6.1 7.9 5.8 13.0 24.7 32.7 13.7 5.9 3.1 54.5 1.5 1.3 -.1 84.0 2.0 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ 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. 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 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2005 from— Pricing schedule June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Sep. 2004 July 2005 Percent change to Aug.2005 from— Aug. 2005 Aug. 2004 June 2005 July 2005 M 194.5 195.4 196.4 198.8 4.7 1.7 1.2 3.6 1.0 0.5 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 206.2 208.5 121.8 207.9 210.2 123.0 208.7 211.2 123.0 210.8 213.2 124.5 4.8 4.9 4.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 .9 1.2 3.8 4.0 3.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 .4 .5 .0 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 187.8 189.8 119.6 188.4 190.1 120.2 189.7 191.5 120.9 192.5 193.8 123.1 4.8 4.2 5.4 2.2 1.9 2.4 1.5 1.2 1.8 3.5 3.2 3.8 1.0 .9 1.1 .7 .7 .6 M 182.3 182.9 184.6 187.2 6.1 2.4 1.4 4.7 1.3 .9 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 187.8 189.7 119.7 188.5 190.3 120.2 189.4 191.0 120.9 192.0 193.9 122.3 5.0 5.4 4.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.2 3.7 4.0 3.4 .9 .7 1.0 .5 .4 .6 M 186.9 187.5 188.6 191.9 5.9 2.3 1.7 4.8 .9 .6 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 198.0 200.5 121.1 198.6 201.3 121.3 199.6 202.4 122.0 201.7 204.5 123.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.0 .9 3.4 3.5 3.3 .8 .9 .7 .5 .5 .6 M M M 177.9 120.2 186.9 178.6 120.8 187.2 179.6 121.3 188.7 181.7 122.9 191.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 3.7 3.4 4.3 1.0 .9 1.0 .6 .4 .8 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 194.0 200.7 194.2 201.4 195.8 203.1 198.3 205.8 4.4 5.8 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.3 2.9 5.2 .9 1.2 .8 .8 M 210.7 212.5 214.1 215.8 4.8 1.6 .8 4.1 1.6 .8 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 - 217.2 187.8 184.3 125.0 - 220.1 191.6 188.9 126.7 4.9 4.2 5.1 4.9 1.3 2.0 2.5 1.4 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 189.6 189.6 174.2 192.6 - 189.5 192.2 175.5 195.6 - - - - 2.9 2.9 3.8 5.7 -.1 1.4 .7 1.6 - 2 2 2 204.8 201.2 199.8 - 206.6 203.0 199.9 - - - - 3.8 2.2 2.7 .9 .9 .1 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2004 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2005 from— Sep. 2004 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2005 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 192.1 572.3 195.0 580.9 5.2 1.5 0.6 0.6 1.4 - - - - - - Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 17.024 15.940 9.540 1.342 2.845 .962 1.407 1.051 1.934 .311 .311 1.312 .341 6.400 .251 1.084 190.6 190.2 188.7 209.9 184.5 182.8 234.7 143.4 167.1 163.8 167.6 184.0 112.1 194.0 132.4 195.3 191.1 190.7 189.1 208.1 185.1 181.7 238.8 144.6 167.1 165.1 169.4 183.2 111.9 194.4 133.0 196.0 2.3 2.4 1.9 .9 .9 .2 6.7 3.5 1.4 1.2 -.5 1.9 .8 3.0 5.7 1.0 .3 .3 .2 -.9 .3 -.6 1.7 .8 .0 .8 1.1 -.4 -.2 .2 .5 .4 .2 .2 .2 -.2 -.4 .2 1.6 .3 .4 .7 1.3 .1 1.3 .2 .3 -.1 .1 .1 -.2 .4 -.2 .2 -1.1 -.1 .1 -1.4 .1 .4 .2 .3 .4 -.2 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 -1.2 1.3 1.0 .0 .9 1.0 -.4 -.2 .2 .1 .4 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 .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... 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 ..................................................... 38.973 29.902 8.025 1.742 19.795 .339 5.288 4.336 .281 4.055 .952 3.783 .321 192.3 218.5 217.1 134.5 209.3 118.1 181.0 162.7 208.9 168.7 131.5 121.5 133.6 192.9 217.9 217.7 124.5 209.7 116.9 187.7 169.9 235.4 175.2 131.7 121.4 133.5 3.4 2.1 2.9 -2.5 2.2 .1 12.9 14.6 46.1 12.8 4.7 .7 4.6 .3 -.3 .3 -7.4 .2 -1.0 3.7 4.4 12.7 3.9 .2 -.1 -.1 .4 .3 .3 1.1 .2 .1 1.2 1.4 5.9 .9 .5 -.2 .2 .2 .1 .1 -1.3 .2 -.3 1.1 1.3 3.0 1.3 .1 .2 .5 .5 -.1 .3 -3.5 .1 -1.0 4.1 4.9 11.8 4.3 .3 .0 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.208 1.063 1.664 .242 .991 115.5 111.8 104.5 116.0 121.2 119.6 113.2 111.1 117.6 124.9 -.8 -2.1 -2.5 -3.8 3.7 3.5 1.3 6.3 1.4 3.1 -.6 -1.1 -.5 -1.5 -.3 .8 1.2 .3 -.8 1.0 -.3 -1.0 -.7 -1.4 1.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 19.845 19.072 9.146 4.725 3.536 4.843 4.803 .449 1.357 .773 177.1 174.4 94.4 136.0 142.9 213.4 212.4 111.9 209.7 220.8 186.4 183.9 94.7 136.8 142.4 250.3 249.3 112.3 211.1 218.8 15.3 15.6 1.9 .6 3.7 54.8 54.8 3.3 4.1 7.7 5.3 5.4 .3 .6 -.3 17.3 17.4 .4 .7 -.9 1.6 1.7 -.2 -1.1 .9 6.3 6.3 .5 .3 1.0 2.4 2.5 .2 -.4 .7 8.1 8.2 .4 .3 .0 5.4 5.6 .3 .5 -.3 17.8 17.7 .4 .7 .3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.014 1.126 3.888 2.270 1.276 323.5 269.9 337.9 285.0 435.3 324.0 270.3 338.4 285.6 435.5 3.9 2.1 4.5 3.5 4.6 .2 .1 .1 .2 .0 .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .0 .3 -.1 .0 -.5 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2004 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2005 from— Sep. 2004 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2005 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.546 1.878 106.8 103.6 107.0 103.7 0.8 .4 0.2 .1 0.0 .0 0.3 1.4 0.4 .3 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.498 2.361 .217 2.145 3.137 2.990 2.473 .517 .171 111.1 152.0 365.9 430.4 85.7 84.1 94.3 14.0 12.2 112.6 155.1 373.6 439.1 86.3 84.8 95.3 13.9 12.1 1.6 6.0 5.3 6.1 -1.7 -1.7 -.2 -8.6 -18.2 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.0 .7 .8 1.1 -.7 -.8 .2 .6 .5 .6 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.7 -1.6 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 -.3 -.5 -.3 -.7 -2.4 .7 .6 1.7 .5 .8 .8 1.1 -.7 -.8 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.891 1.244 2.648 .712 .611 1.160 323.6 508.5 184.4 155.4 204.4 304.6 324.4 512.2 184.4 155.0 204.8 305.1 3.2 5.8 1.9 .6 2.6 3.0 .2 .7 .0 -.3 .2 .2 .7 1.3 .4 .6 .4 .3 .3 .7 .1 .0 .1 .2 .2 .7 .0 -.3 .2 .3 44.809 17.024 27.786 15.322 4.208 11.113 12.464 55.191 29.562 .339 4.055 .952 .321 6.166 3.888 9.907 162.7 190.6 146.4 177.3 115.5 219.5 114.7 226.8 210.4 118.1 168.7 131.5 133.6 226.9 337.9 260.2 167.4 191.1 153.0 191.0 119.6 239.4 114.8 227.5 209.9 116.9 175.2 131.7 133.5 226.9 338.4 262.4 7.5 2.3 10.7 18.5 -.8 25.9 1.0 3.3 2.1 .1 12.8 4.7 4.6 2.9 4.5 2.5 2.9 .3 4.5 7.7 3.5 9.1 .1 .3 -.2 -1.0 3.9 .2 -.1 .0 .1 .8 .8 .2 1.1 3.7 -.6 3.0 -.3 .3 .3 .1 .9 .5 .2 .3 .4 .2 1.2 .1 1.9 3.2 .8 4.1 .0 .2 .0 -.3 1.3 .1 .5 .4 -.1 .2 2.6 .2 4.0 5.8 -.3 9.2 .1 .5 .0 -1.0 4.3 .3 -.1 .3 .3 .6 84.060 70.098 94.986 28.870 16.406 12.197 32.346 25.628 51.303 9.179 90.821 74.881 23.745 5.124 51.136 192.3 184.6 186.5 148.2 178.5 216.5 184.6 217.0 218.3 187.2 193.6 194.6 139.6 214.0 233.1 $ .520 $ .175 195.6 188.8 189.5 154.6 191.5 234.6 191.9 219.2 219.1 209.3 194.1 195.1 140.6 250.5 233.1 $ .513 $ .172 5.7 6.5 5.3 10.3 17.3 23.7 10.0 4.6 3.2 35.7 2.1 1.9 .8 54.3 2.5 1.7 2.3 1.6 4.3 7.3 8.4 4.0 1.0 .4 11.8 .3 .3 .7 17.1 .0 .6 .6 .5 1.0 3.6 2.8 1.8 .5 .4 4.1 .2 .2 -.2 6.3 .3 .7 .9 .7 1.8 2.9 3.9 1.5 .4 .3 5.1 .2 .2 .3 7.9 .1 1.7 2.1 1.4 3.8 5.5 8.5 3.0 1.1 .4 12.3 .1 .1 .0 17.5 .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. - 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 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Dec. 2004 Mar. 2005 June 2005 6 months ended— Sep. 2005 Mar. 2005 Sep. 2005 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 189.7 190.8 192.0 194.7 3.3 4.4 2.1 11.0 3.8 6.5 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ Dairy and related products ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 190.4 189.9 188.8 208.7 185.2 182.4 237.0 143.4 166.3 164.7 165.0 183.1 110.5 193.0 131.7 195.7 190.7 190.3 189.2 208.2 184.5 182.8 240.9 143.8 166.9 165.8 167.2 183.3 111.9 193.4 132.1 195.6 190.8 190.4 188.9 209.0 184.1 183.2 238.2 143.7 167.0 163.5 167.3 184.0 112.1 194.0 132.6 195.3 191.2 190.8 189.3 208.3 184.7 181.0 241.3 145.1 167.0 164.9 168.9 183.2 111.9 194.4 132.7 196.0 3.2 3.5 4.4 2.3 .4 -3.9 38.7 1.4 -2.4 -2.2 -1.6 -2.4 1.1 1.9 4.2 .4 1.3 1.3 -.6 1.9 2.6 6.2 -21.9 4.6 3.5 -1.7 -5.6 7.1 4.4 4.1 7.4 3.8 3.0 3.0 3.2 .0 1.7 1.5 11.0 3.4 2.9 8.7 -4.0 3.1 -6.9 3.0 8.0 -.6 1.7 1.9 1.1 -.8 -1.1 -3.0 7.5 4.8 1.7 .5 9.8 .2 5.2 2.9 3.1 .6 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.0 4.1 3.0 .5 -2.0 -3.6 2.2 2.7 3.0 5.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 -.4 .3 -.8 9.2 4.1 2.3 4.5 2.7 1.7 -1.1 2.9 5.5 .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 .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... 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 ..................................................... 190.3 217.2 216.1 129.9 208.6 118.3 173.0 154.3 198.5 160.0 130.4 121.7 132.8 191.0 217.9 216.8 131.3 209.1 118.4 175.0 156.4 210.2 161.5 131.1 121.4 133.0 191.4 218.1 217.1 129.6 209.5 118.1 177.0 158.5 216.5 163.6 131.2 121.6 133.6 192.4 217.9 217.7 125.1 209.7 116.9 184.2 166.2 242.1 170.7 131.6 121.6 133.5 3.0 1.9 2.5 .3 1.6 7.4 10.5 11.8 58.7 9.3 3.5 3.0 5.4 3.5 3.8 3.2 15.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 2.2 -.2 2.4 7.1 -.7 2.8 2.8 1.5 2.8 -9.8 2.3 -3.6 12.2 13.8 29.7 13.0 4.4 .3 8.2 4.5 1.3 3.0 -14.0 2.1 -4.7 28.5 34.6 121.3 29.6 3.7 -.3 2.1 3.3 2.8 2.9 7.8 2.3 4.5 6.7 6.9 25.9 5.8 5.3 1.2 4.1 3.6 1.4 2.9 -11.9 2.2 -4.1 20.1 23.8 69.4 21.0 4.1 .0 5.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 118.9 115.2 110.0 120.7 122.0 118.2 113.9 109.5 118.9 121.6 119.1 115.3 109.8 118.0 122.8 118.7 114.1 109.0 116.4 124.2 -.7 -2.0 .4 -.7 -1.3 3.7 6.4 3.3 -2.9 6.9 -5.5 -8.5 -9.6 2.4 2.7 -.7 -3.8 -3.6 -13.5 7.4 1.5 2.1 1.8 -1.8 2.7 -3.1 -6.2 -6.6 -5.9 5.0 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 169.7 166.9 94.9 139.5 140.7 182.5 181.7 110.8 208.6 216.1 172.5 169.7 94.7 137.9 141.9 194.0 193.1 111.4 209.3 218.3 176.7 174.0 94.9 137.4 142.9 209.8 208.9 111.9 209.9 218.2 186.2 183.7 95.2 138.1 142.4 247.1 245.8 112.3 211.3 218.8 6.8 6.7 2.6 4.4 2.4 18.2 18.3 2.2 4.4 9.8 10.6 11.1 1.3 1.7 1.2 41.9 41.8 4.5 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.2 2.6 .3 6.5 2.0 2.2 1.1 3.3 13.0 44.9 46.8 1.3 -4.0 4.9 236.1 234.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 8.7 8.9 1.9 3.1 1.8 29.5 29.5 3.3 4.1 6.5 22.0 22.5 1.9 -1.9 5.7 85.1 85.0 3.3 4.3 9.0 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 322.4 268.2 337.0 284.0 435.6 323.6 268.9 338.4 285.0 437.8 323.6 269.6 338.2 285.0 435.7 324.4 270.0 339.1 286.1 436.8 3.8 .5 4.8 2.9 5.9 5.7 2.6 6.7 4.7 8.1 3.7 2.4 3.9 3.6 3.5 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.0 1.1 4.7 1.5 5.7 3.8 7.0 3.1 2.6 3.2 3.3 2.3 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 June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Dec. 2004 Mar. 2005 June 2005 6 months ended— Sep. 2005 Mar. 2005 Sep. 2005 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 106.5 102.3 106.5 102.3 106.8 103.7 107.2 104.0 0.4 .4 0.0 -.4 0.4 -4.9 2.7 6.8 0.2 .0 1.5 .8 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 2 .......... 111.1 150.6 365.1 426.3 86.3 84.8 94.8 14.2 12.7 111.3 151.5 367.1 428.9 86.0 84.5 94.6 14.1 12.5 111.1 151.9 366.6 430.0 85.7 84.1 94.3 14.0 12.2 111.9 152.8 372.9 432.2 86.4 84.8 95.3 13.9 12.1 .4 6.2 7.3 6.1 -3.6 -3.7 -2.1 -10.1 -26.6 1.8 5.3 -.1 5.8 -.9 -.9 .4 -7.9 -13.8 1.1 6.3 5.6 6.4 -2.3 -2.3 -1.3 -8.0 -14.3 2.9 6.0 8.8 5.7 .5 .0 2.1 -8.2 -17.6 1.1 5.8 3.5 6.0 -2.3 -2.3 -.8 -9.0 -20.5 2.0 6.2 7.2 6.0 -.9 -1.2 .4 -8.1 -16.0 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 320.7 498.9 183.7 154.5 203.3 303.2 322.9 505.2 184.4 155.4 204.1 304.0 323.8 508.5 184.6 155.4 204.4 304.6 324.6 512.2 184.6 155.0 204.8 305.4 2.7 1.5 3.1 -.5 4.3 4.2 3.7 10.0 .9 -1.3 3.6 .5 1.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 -.6 4.5 5.0 11.1 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 5.7 2.0 -.9 3.9 2.4 3.3 6.0 2.0 2.2 1.2 3.7 159.9 190.4 142.6 167.0 118.9 203.3 115.3 224.8 209.3 118.3 160.0 130.4 132.8 225.7 337.0 259.1 161.1 190.7 144.1 173.2 118.2 209.4 115.0 225.5 210.0 118.4 161.5 131.1 133.0 226.4 338.4 259.6 163.0 190.8 146.8 178.7 119.1 218.0 115.0 226.0 210.0 118.1 163.6 131.2 133.6 227.2 338.2 260.1 167.2 191.2 152.6 189.0 118.7 238.0 115.1 227.1 209.9 116.9 170.7 131.6 133.5 227.8 339.1 261.7 4.2 3.2 4.4 15.6 -.7 10.1 3.2 2.9 1.4 7.4 9.3 3.5 5.4 2.7 4.8 2.2 5.5 1.3 8.3 3.7 3.7 18.0 .3 3.3 4.1 1.7 2.4 7.1 2.8 1.6 6.7 2.2 1.5 3.0 .8 .5 -5.5 3.0 .7 2.9 1.7 -3.6 13.0 4.4 8.2 3.4 3.9 1.6 19.6 1.7 31.1 64.1 -.7 87.8 -.7 4.2 1.2 -4.7 29.6 3.7 2.1 3.8 2.5 4.1 4.8 2.3 6.3 9.5 1.5 14.0 1.8 3.1 2.7 4.5 5.8 5.3 4.1 2.2 5.7 2.2 10.2 2.3 15.0 28.4 -3.1 39.1 .0 3.5 1.4 -4.1 21.0 4.1 5.1 3.6 3.2 2.8 189.5 181.8 184.1 144.5 168.6 201.6 179.4 214.2 216.2 167.6 193.3 194.4 140.6 184.0 231.9 190.7 182.9 185.1 146.0 174.7 207.2 182.6 215.2 217.0 174.4 193.6 194.7 140.3 195.5 232.6 192.1 184.5 186.4 148.6 179.8 215.2 185.4 216.0 217.7 183.3 193.9 195.0 140.7 210.9 232.9 195.3 188.3 189.1 154.3 189.6 233.5 191.0 218.3 218.6 205.8 194.1 195.2 140.7 247.8 233.2 3.3 4.1 3.4 4.4 14.3 9.2 8.8 4.3 2.7 15.4 2.3 2.1 1.4 20.0 2.1 5.0 4.6 4.0 8.2 3.9 16.7 2.7 2.1 2.7 22.0 2.5 2.7 1.4 39.3 3.5 1.9 2.5 2.2 .6 -.2 2.2 2.0 4.2 2.8 7.0 1.7 1.5 .0 3.3 2.1 12.8 15.1 11.3 30.0 59.9 80.0 28.5 7.9 4.5 127.3 1.7 1.7 .3 229.0 2.3 4.2 4.3 3.7 6.2 9.0 12.9 5.7 3.2 2.7 18.6 2.4 2.4 1.4 29.3 2.8 7.2 8.6 6.7 14.3 26.3 35.6 14.5 6.0 3.7 55.9 1.7 1.6 .1 84.4 2.2 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 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. 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 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Sep.2005 from— Pricing schedule June 2005 July 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Sep. 2004 July 2005 Percent change to Aug.2005 from— Aug. 2005 Aug. 2004 June 2005 July 2005 M 190.1 191.0 192.1 195.0 5.2 2.1 1.5 3.8 1.1 0.6 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 202.5 203.4 121.8 204.0 204.9 122.8 204.8 206.0 122.9 207.9 209.0 124.8 5.2 5.3 4.7 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.9 4.0 3.5 1.1 1.3 .9 .4 .5 .1 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 182.9 184.0 119.0 183.6 184.4 119.8 185.1 186.1 120.5 188.2 188.7 122.9 5.4 4.7 6.0 2.5 2.3 2.6 1.7 1.4 2.0 3.9 3.5 4.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 .8 .9 .6 M 179.6 180.4 182.5 185.6 6.9 2.9 1.7 5.2 1.6 1.2 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 184.7 187.3 118.2 185.5 188.1 118.7 186.6 189.2 119.5 189.8 192.6 121.3 5.6 6.2 5.1 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.5 4.0 4.4 3.6 1.0 1.0 1.1 .6 .6 .7 M 186.7 187.3 188.8 192.6 6.6 2.8 2.0 5.2 1.1 .8 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 193.1 194.1 120.6 193.7 195.0 120.9 194.9 196.1 121.6 197.1 198.4 122.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 3.7 3.8 3.4 .9 1.0 .8 .6 .6 .6 M M M 176.2 119.3 185.1 177.0 119.9 185.6 178.1 120.5 187.3 180.7 122.4 190.7 5.2 5.1 6.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 1.5 1.6 1.8 3.9 3.7 4.8 1.1 1.0 1.2 .6 .5 .9 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 187.1 193.7 187.4 194.6 189.2 196.4 192.2 199.0 5.0 6.0 2.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 3.3 5.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 .9 M 205.1 206.5 208.3 211.0 5.2 2.2 1.3 4.0 1.6 .9 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 - 216.0 178.8 185.4 124.5 - 220.2 183.1 190.8 127.2 5.5 4.7 6.0 5.6 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.2 - - - - 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 2 187.5 184.7 172.7 190.7 - 188.3 187.7 174.4 193.8 - - - - 3.2 3.4 4.2 6.0 .4 1.6 1.0 1.6 - 2 2 2 204.0 197.5 194.8 - 206.0 199.5 195.3 - - - - 4.0 2.3 3.0 1.0 1.0 .3 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2001-2002 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2005 from— Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Sep. 2004 Aug. 2005 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 113.8 114.7 3.5 0.8 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 15.076 14.086 8.062 6.023 .990 113.6 113.7 111.6 116.5 113.1 113.9 114.0 111.9 116.7 113.4 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.9 1.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 41.793 32.380 4.643 4.771 118.4 119.0 140.8 96.0 118.2 118.3 145.2 95.9 2.7 1.8 11.7 .2 -.2 -.6 3.1 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 86.9 90.5 -1.0 4.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.315 16.206 1.109 115.7 116.1 110.5 119.3 120.1 109.2 10.4 10.6 8.0 3.1 3.4 -1.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 5.783 1.466 4.317 126.6 117.5 129.8 126.8 117.9 130.0 3.7 2.3 4.3 .2 .3 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.5 103.8 .4 .3 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.004 2.560 3.444 100.1 141.6 75.9 101.5 144.6 76.6 .7 6.1 -3.2 1.4 2.1 .9 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 117.2 117.4 2.7 .2 58.567 41.433 12.521 28.912 78.985 6.929 120.5 105.3 87.0 114.2 110.2 161.9 120.6 107.2 87.1 117.2 110.4 177.6 2.9 4.5 -.1 6.5 1.8 30.6 .1 1.8 .1 2.6 .2 9.7 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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