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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 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 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ USDL-06-1814 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, October 18, 2006 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: SEPTEMBER 2006 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.5 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 202.9 (1982-84=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in September 2005. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.6 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment. The September level of 198.4 (1982-84=100) was 1.7 percent higher than in September 2005. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in September on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The September level of 117.6 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher than in September 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U declined 0.5 percent in September, following an increase of 0.2 percent in August. Energy prices, which rose 0.3 percent in August, declined 7.2 percent in (cont.) 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. .4 .1 .2 1.0 .9 .4 .4 Changes from preceding month 2006 Apr. May June July Aug. .6 .4 .2 .4 .2 .0 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .6 .2 .0 -1.2 .9 2.4 1.5 -.2 1.6 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .1 .3 -.1 Sep. -.5 .4 .3 .6 -4.1 .3 .0 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Sep.’06 0.8 3.3 3.8 1.3 -9.2 3.7 .7 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep.’06 2.1 2.6 4.1 1.0 -3.2 4.2 1.3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .3 .3 .1 3.1 2.7 .2 .0 .1 .6 -.2 .3 .5 2.6 2.6 1.3 .1 3.9 .0 2.4 .1 -.9 .3 2.9 .2 .3 .4 -7.2 .3 -15.6 3.5 -4.3 2.5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.7 2.9 Effective with release of the January 2007 CPI, BLS will publish index levels to three decimal places. Percent changes based on these more precise indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place. See page 5 for more details. September. Within energy, the index for petroleum based energy decreased 12.9 percent, while the index for energy services rose 1.2 percent. The food index increased 0.3 percent in September. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in September, the same as in August. Increases in the shelter and apparel components accounted for over 80 percent of the September advance. Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 0.8 percent in the third quarter of 2006, following increases in the first and second quarters at annual rates of 4.3 and 5.1 percent, respectively. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.4 percent, the same as for all of 2005. The index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 21.8 and 23.8 percent in the first two quarters, declined at a 15.6 percent rate in the third quarter of 2006. Thus far this year, energy costs have risen at an 8.3 percent SAAR after increasing 17.1 percent in all of 2005. In the first nine months of 2006, petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 16.3 percent rate while charges for energy services decreased at a 0.1 percent rate. The food index rose at a 2.6 percent SAAR in the first nine months of 2006. The index for grocery store food prices increased at a 2.2 percent rate. Among the six major grocery store food groups, the index for fruits and vegetables registered the largest increase during this span--up at a 7.9 percent rate. The index for dairy products recorded the largest decline--down at a 2.0 percent annual rate. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.7 percent SAAR in the third quarter, following increases at rates of 2.8 and 3.6 percent in the first two quarters of 2006. The advance at a 3.0 percent SAAR for the first nine months of 2006 compares with a 2.2 percent rise in all of 2005. Almost 80 percent of the overall acceleration was accounted for by the larger increase in the index for shelter. Shelter costs, which rose 2.6 percent in all of 2005, have risen at a 4.1 percent annual rate in the first nine months of 2006. An upturn in the index for apparel accounted for about 18 percent of the acceleration thus far in 2006. 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 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 2004 3.3 2.6 3.0 -.2 6.5 4.2 .7 2005 3.4 2.3 4.0 -1.1 4.8 4.3 1.1 SAAR 9 mos. ended in Sep. 2006 3.4 2.6 3.4 1.9 5.2 3.9 1.6 1.6 5.1 1.3 4.2 3.2 4.5 2.2 3.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.9 2.5 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 17.1 16.7 17.6 2.2 2.3 8.3 16.3 -.1 2.9 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 3.0 The food and beverages index increased 0.4 percent in September. The index for food at home rose 0.5 percent in September, following a 0.4 percent increase in August. A 3.0 percent increase in the index for fruits and vegetables accounted for about 90 percent of the September advance in grocery store food prices. The indexes for fresh vegetables, for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables increased 6.6, 0.8, and 0.2 percent, respectively. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent in September. Beef prices, which increased 1.4 percent in August, fell 0.2 percent in September. This decline was more than offset by increases in the prices for pork, other meats, poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.2 percent in September after increasing 0.8 percent in August, reflecting declines in the indexes for carbonated drinks and for coffee. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.1 percent in September, while the indexes for dairy products and other food at home were unchanged and declined 0.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.1 percent. The index for housing increased 0.3 percent in September. The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent rise in August. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, the same as in August. The index for lodging away from home, which fell 0.4 percent in August, rose 0.7 percent in September. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 4.3 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities--up 0.7 percent in September-increased for the third consecutive month after registering declines in each of the preceding five months. The index for natural gas increased for the second consecutive month--up 2.9 percent in September. The index for electricity increased 0.5 percent. The index for fuel oil registered its first decline in six months--down 6.1 percent in September. During the last 12 months, the index for electricity increased 11.8 percent while the indexes for natural gas and for fuel oil have decreased 6.1 and 1.9 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.2 percent in August, increased 0.1 percent in September. The transportation index declined 4.1 percent in September, reflecting price decreases for gasoline, for new and used motor vehicles, and for airline fares. The index for gasoline declined 13.5 percent, accounting for about 98 percent of the decline in the overall transportation group. The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in September. (About 25 percent of the new car sample in September was represented by 2007 models.) New vehicle prices are 0.4 percent higher than in September 2005. The index for used cars and trucks decreased 1.0 percent in September and was 0.4 percent lower than in September 2005. The index for public transportation declined 0.7 percent, reflecting a 2.3 percent drop in airline fares. Airline fares have declined 4.1 percent in the last two months after advancing 12.6 percent in the first seven months of the year. The index for apparel, which increased 0.9 percent in August, rose 0.6 percent in September to a level 1.0 percent higher than in September 2005. (Reflecting price increases associated with the introduction of fallwinter wear, apparel prices advanced 4.8 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment; prices for women’s and girls’ clothing increased 8.4 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in September and were 4.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in August. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.3 percent. The index for recreation was unchanged in September. A 1.6 percent decline in the index for sporting goods was largely offset by increases of 1.0 percent in the index for toys, and 0.5 percent in the indexes for admissions, and for pets, pet products and services. The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in September. Educational costs rose 0.2 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.1 percent. Within the former group, the index for college textbooks rose 0.8 percent while the index for college tuition was virtually unchanged. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for college tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent in September and were 6.5 percent higher than a year ago.) Within the communication group, the index for telephone services rose 0.2 percent, reflecting increases in charges for local and long distance land-line telephone services and for wireless telephone services--up 0.5, 0.1, and 0.2 percent--respectively. This advance was more than offset by a 1.6 percent decline in the index for information technology, hardware, and services. The index for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 0.9 percent. The index for other goods and services rose 0.5 percent in September. Increases in the indexes for personal care products and for financial services--up 1.0 and 2.7 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for tobacco and smoking products. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers declined 0.7 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 2006 3-mos. ended Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Sep.’06 All Items .5 .6 .5 .2 .5 .4 -.7 0.6 Food and beverages .1 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .4 .3 3.3 Housing .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 3.7 Apparel 1.1 .7 .1 -.2 -1.2 1.2 .8 3.4 Transportation 1.1 2.6 1.5 -.2 1.8 .2 -4.4 -9.8 Medical care .5 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 4.2 Recreation .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 -.2 .0 .0 Education and communication .2 .3 .0 .2 .3 .4 .1 3.2 Other goods and services .3 -.1 .0 .6 -.1 .2 .3 1.9 Special Indexes Energy 1.4 4.2 2.5 -.9 3.1 .3 -7.5 -16.5 Food .1 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .4 .4 3.6 All Items less food and energy .4 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .1 2.6 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep.’06 1.7 2.5 3.9 1.5 -3.4 4.3 1.2 2.4 2.4 -5.1 2.5 2.7 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on Thursday, November 16, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Consumer Price Index Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places Effective with the release of the January 2007 Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics will display CPI index values to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. This change will apply to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, percent changes will be computed based upon the three decimal place indexes rather than the current one decimal place indexes. Percent changes will continue to be rounded to one decimal place. This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e., indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences can be particularly important when percent changes are very small. Publishing the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to compute percent changes, will essentially eliminate the rounding differences. This change will only affect the presentation of the index data. The index values will continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data will be introduced. The levels of future indexes will be affected only in that they will be published to three decimal places rather than one. Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov 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 2001 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006. 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 2006. 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 sharp rises in the price of coffee futures. 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 2005 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2006 from— Sep. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2006 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 203.9 610.9 202.9 607.9 2.1 -0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.5 - - - - - - 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 ............................................................ 15.051 13.942 7.988 1.098 2.133 .852 1.219 .910 1.777 .302 .231 1.244 .328 5.953 .277 1.109 196.0 195.5 193.1 214.6 187.1 180.0 249.2 146.9 170.6 173.5 167.5 186.1 113.8 200.2 137.3 201.2 196.7 196.2 194.1 213.6 188.0 179.9 258.2 147.5 169.8 172.1 167.9 185.0 114.2 200.5 137.6 201.4 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.5 1.5 -1.0 7.2 1.6 1.3 3.8 -.9 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.3 2.4 .4 .4 .5 -.5 .5 -.1 3.6 .4 -.5 -.8 .2 -.6 .4 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .9 -.6 .1 .9 -.5 .5 .7 -.5 .7 .5 .3 .4 -.1 .3 .4 .4 .0 1.0 -.8 1.0 .8 -.2 .2 .1 -.4 -1.0 .3 .4 .0 .4 .3 .5 .1 .5 .0 3.0 .2 -.5 -.6 -.2 -.6 .4 .1 .1 .1 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 ..................................................... 42.380 32.260 5.832 2.611 23.442 .375 5.371 4.494 .339 4.155 .877 4.749 .779 205.1 234.2 226.2 141.1 239.7 116.2 199.0 181.5 245.3 186.4 137.8 127.1 137.0 205.0 233.9 227.1 135.0 240.4 116.4 199.6 182.0 237.1 187.4 138.2 127.1 137.4 4.1 4.2 3.9 8.3 4.0 -.2 5.7 5.8 .5 6.2 5.2 1.1 4.9 .0 -.1 .4 -4.3 .3 .2 .3 .3 -3.3 .5 .3 .0 .3 .3 .4 .4 .6 .4 .0 .4 .3 3.1 .1 .6 .0 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.4 .3 -.2 .3 .3 1.7 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .7 .3 .2 .7 .7 -4.9 1.2 .4 .1 .3 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 3.786 .915 1.612 .183 .759 116.1 110.8 105.7 115.6 120.6 121.7 114.4 114.6 116.5 124.2 1.0 .4 2.0 .9 -1.4 4.8 3.2 8.4 .8 3.0 -1.2 -.4 -2.1 1.5 -1.1 .9 .9 1.6 -.2 -.1 .6 1.0 1.0 -1.9 .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 ............................................................... 17.415 16.329 7.858 5.155 1.799 4.191 4.148 .362 1.131 1.087 188.5 184.5 95.5 136.4 142.4 254.4 253.2 118.2 216.2 234.3 180.6 176.5 95.3 136.3 141.0 220.1 219.0 118.7 217.0 229.5 -3.2 -3.6 -.1 .4 -.4 -11.8 -11.9 5.3 4.0 4.0 -4.2 -4.3 -.2 -.1 -1.0 -13.5 -13.5 .4 .4 -2.0 1.6 1.7 .2 .1 .4 5.1 5.3 .8 .6 .4 .2 .2 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .3 -.1 .3 -4.1 -4.3 -.3 -.1 -1.0 -13.4 -13.5 .4 .2 -.7 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 6.220 1.457 4.764 2.815 1.576 337.7 287.6 352.1 290.2 471.1 338.3 288.1 352.7 290.6 472.0 4.2 3.7 4.4 2.7 7.3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .4 .3 .8 .3 .2 .4 .3 .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 2005 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2006 from— Sep. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2006 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.637 1.783 111.3 104.7 111.1 104.5 1.3 .1 -0.2 -.2 0.3 -.1 -0.1 -.2 0.0 -.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 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 6.047 2.967 .196 2.771 3.080 2.895 2.245 .650 .236 117.5 163.9 391.3 473.4 84.3 81.8 95.9 12.5 10.6 118.4 166.6 393.9 481.7 84.2 81.7 96.1 12.3 10.5 2.7 6.0 5.8 6.1 -.5 -.8 1.1 -7.5 -14.6 .8 1.6 .7 1.8 -.1 -.1 .2 -1.6 -.9 .3 .6 .3 .6 .0 .1 .2 .0 -.9 .3 .7 1.2 .7 .0 -.1 .3 -1.6 .0 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 -1.6 -.9 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.463 .710 2.752 .710 .675 1.172 321.7 521.1 190.1 154.9 210.1 314.4 323.3 520.8 191.3 156.4 210.7 316.4 2.6 2.1 2.8 1.0 3.0 3.8 .5 -.1 .6 1.0 .3 .6 -.2 .0 -.2 -.1 .2 -.1 .3 -.1 .4 -.1 .3 .6 .5 -.1 .6 1.0 .3 .7 40.790 15.051 25.739 14.163 3.786 10.377 11.576 59.210 31.884 .375 4.155 .877 .779 5.707 4.764 10.669 166.6 196.0 149.4 184.5 116.1 231.2 114.3 240.9 244.1 116.2 186.4 137.8 137.0 232.2 352.1 279.1 164.4 196.7 146.0 177.7 121.7 216.6 113.8 241.1 243.8 116.4 187.4 138.2 137.4 231.7 352.7 280.8 -.7 2.6 -2.6 -3.6 1.0 -5.0 -.7 4.1 4.3 -.2 6.2 5.2 4.9 2.1 4.4 3.5 -1.3 .4 -2.3 -3.7 4.8 -6.3 -.4 .1 -.1 .2 .5 .3 .3 -.2 .2 .6 .7 .2 .9 1.2 -1.2 2.3 .3 .3 .5 .0 .1 .6 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 -.4 .9 .4 .0 .3 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 -1.7 .4 -2.9 -5.8 .6 -6.9 -.5 .4 .3 .2 1.2 .4 .3 .1 .4 .2 86.058 67.740 93.780 26.848 15.272 11.486 29.214 27.325 54.446 8.685 91.315 77.373 22.319 4.530 55.055 205.4 194.4 197.1 151.4 185.5 227.3 191.0 255.4 231.6 214.7 204.4 206.7 139.9 255.0 246.5 $ .490 $ .164 204.1 193.1 196.0 148.0 179.1 214.2 187.8 256.2 231.8 199.1 204.9 207.2 140.9 222.3 246.6 $ .493 $ .165 2.1 1.1 1.9 -2.5 -3.3 -4.5 -.6 3.8 4.0 -4.3 2.9 2.9 .5 -11.0 3.9 -.6 -.7 -.6 -2.2 -3.5 -5.8 -1.7 .3 .1 -7.3 .2 .2 .7 -12.8 .0 .5 .5 .5 .9 1.1 2.1 .7 .2 .3 2.9 .2 .2 -.1 5.0 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 -.3 .4 .0 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 -.6 -.9 -.6 -2.8 -5.4 -6.2 -2.7 .3 .3 -7.2 .2 .2 -.1 -12.9 .3 - - - - - 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 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Dec. 2005 Mar. 2006 June 2006 6 months ended— Sep. 2006 Mar. 2006 Sep. 2006 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 202.3 203.2 203.7 202.7 -1.8 4.3 5.1 0.8 1.2 2.9 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 ............................................................ 195.3 194.7 192.5 211.9 186.0 181.2 249.5 147.1 170.1 171.5 168.2 185.6 114.4 199.2 136.3 201.6 195.7 195.1 192.8 213.8 184.9 181.3 251.7 146.3 171.0 172.7 167.4 186.9 115.0 199.7 136.8 201.3 196.2 195.8 193.5 213.8 186.8 179.8 254.1 147.5 170.6 173.1 167.5 186.1 113.8 200.2 137.3 201.2 196.9 196.4 194.5 214.1 187.7 179.8 261.7 147.8 169.7 172.1 167.1 185.0 114.2 200.5 137.5 201.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 5.5 1.4 1.2 7.9 -3.5 .4 3.3 2.9 2.7 -.4 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.9 .4 1.5 2.6 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.0 2.6 2.2 3.3 3.9 7.8 1.9 1.7 .6 1.9 .2 -4.3 1.1 -.3 2.6 4.3 1.7 2.4 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.7 -3.1 21.0 1.9 -.9 1.4 -2.6 -1.3 -.7 2.6 3.6 -.4 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.8 4.1 2.2 1.7 4.8 -1.3 1.5 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 3.1 1.9 -3.7 10.6 .8 .8 2.8 -.5 .5 2.1 3.0 3.4 1.3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 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 ..................................................... 202.8 232.0 224.6 135.8 238.1 116.4 192.6 174.9 241.5 179.3 136.4 127.1 136.3 203.5 232.9 225.4 136.6 239.0 116.4 193.3 175.4 248.9 179.4 137.2 127.1 136.6 204.0 233.4 226.2 136.1 239.7 116.2 193.9 176.0 253.2 179.7 137.5 127.4 137.0 204.7 234.2 227.1 137.1 240.4 116.4 195.2 177.2 240.9 181.9 138.1 127.5 137.4 6.0 4.5 3.3 21.5 2.6 -1.7 18.9 22.1 -14.2 25.9 5.3 2.6 7.2 3.2 3.6 3.5 7.7 3.8 .3 5.5 5.3 -13.6 7.0 5.2 -.9 4.9 3.0 5.0 4.2 1.5 5.6 .7 -7.0 -9.1 39.0 -12.1 4.8 1.9 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.9 3.9 .0 5.5 5.4 -1.0 5.9 5.1 1.3 3.3 4.6 4.0 3.4 14.4 3.2 -.7 12.0 13.4 -13.9 16.1 5.2 .8 6.0 3.4 4.4 4.4 2.7 4.7 .3 -.9 -2.1 17.3 -3.5 5.0 1.6 3.7 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 120.0 113.7 111.8 116.4 123.8 118.6 113.3 109.4 118.2 122.4 119.7 114.3 111.1 118.0 122.3 120.4 115.4 112.2 115.8 122.3 -2.0 -1.4 .7 .0 -6.0 1.4 -1.4 1.1 7.2 7.4 3.1 -1.7 4.8 -1.4 -1.9 1.3 6.1 1.4 -2.0 -4.8 -.3 -1.4 .9 3.5 .5 2.2 2.1 3.1 -1.7 -3.3 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 ............................................................... 185.2 181.3 95.9 137.6 141.5 239.3 238.0 117.0 215.7 229.5 188.2 184.4 96.1 137.8 142.1 251.6 250.6 117.9 216.9 230.5 188.5 184.7 96.1 137.7 142.4 252.3 251.2 118.2 216.6 231.1 180.8 176.8 95.8 137.5 141.0 218.4 217.3 118.7 217.0 229.5 -24.2 -25.5 -2.1 1.2 -6.3 -62.1 -62.4 4.7 3.1 2.7 10.5 10.7 1.3 2.3 2.3 41.5 41.8 5.0 5.8 2.9 15.9 16.3 .8 -1.7 4.4 63.3 63.1 5.7 4.4 10.4 -9.2 -9.6 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -30.6 -30.5 5.9 2.4 .0 -8.5 -9.2 -.4 1.8 -2.1 -26.8 -26.9 4.8 4.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 .2 -1.0 1.4 6.4 6.5 5.8 3.4 5.1 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 336.0 286.0 350.3 288.6 468.5 336.6 286.8 350.9 289.3 469.3 338.0 287.6 352.4 290.2 473.0 339.1 288.1 353.8 291.2 474.4 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.0 7.2 4.2 4.6 4.0 1.0 10.0 3.9 2.4 4.3 2.2 7.1 3.7 3.0 4.1 3.7 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 2.5 8.5 3.8 2.7 4.2 2.9 6.1 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 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Dec. 2005 Mar. 2006 June 2006 6 months ended— Sep. 2006 Mar. 2006 Sep. 2006 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 111.1 105.2 111.4 105.1 111.3 104.9 111.3 104.8 0.7 -1.1 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.7 -1.5 1.3 .4 1.5 -.2 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 .......... 116.6 161.5 387.1 466.3 84.3 81.8 95.4 12.7 10.7 117.0 162.4 388.2 469.0 84.3 81.9 95.6 12.7 10.6 117.4 163.6 392.9 472.5 84.3 81.8 95.9 12.5 10.6 117.5 164.0 392.4 473.6 84.2 81.7 96.1 12.3 10.5 2.5 5.8 6.7 5.8 -1.4 -1.0 .4 -5.9 -18.1 3.2 6.0 4.6 6.1 .5 -1.5 -.8 -3.0 -9.9 2.4 6.2 6.3 6.1 -.5 -.5 1.7 -8.9 -22.4 3.1 6.3 5.6 6.4 -.5 -.5 3.0 -12.0 -7.3 2.8 5.9 5.7 6.0 -.5 -1.2 -.2 -4.5 -14.1 2.8 6.3 6.0 6.2 -.5 -.5 2.3 -10.5 -15.2 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 321.5 521.5 189.9 155.2 209.1 313.0 321.0 521.5 189.5 155.0 209.5 312.6 322.0 521.1 190.3 154.9 210.1 314.4 323.6 520.8 191.5 156.4 210.7 316.7 3.2 2.4 3.5 1.6 4.0 3.6 2.3 4.7 1.7 -.5 3.7 3.6 2.5 1.9 2.6 .0 1.2 3.5 2.6 -.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 4.8 2.7 3.5 2.6 .5 3.8 3.6 2.6 .7 3.0 1.6 2.1 4.2 165.7 195.3 148.5 183.5 120.0 225.3 114.6 238.5 241.5 116.4 179.3 136.4 136.3 231.0 350.3 277.4 166.9 195.7 149.9 185.7 118.6 230.4 114.9 239.2 242.7 116.4 179.4 137.2 136.6 231.5 350.9 278.2 167.3 196.2 150.2 185.0 119.7 231.4 114.9 239.9 243.3 116.2 179.7 137.5 137.0 232.2 352.4 279.1 164.4 196.9 145.9 174.2 120.4 215.5 114.3 240.8 244.0 116.4 181.9 138.1 137.4 232.5 353.8 279.7 -11.1 2.3 -18.4 -21.8 -2.0 -35.4 -1.4 5.3 4.3 -1.7 25.9 5.3 7.2 .9 5.3 3.3 5.3 2.7 6.9 5.0 1.4 17.1 .0 3.6 3.4 .3 7.0 5.2 4.9 .9 4.0 3.4 7.3 1.9 10.9 29.2 3.1 28.5 -.7 3.4 5.0 .7 -12.1 4.8 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.0 -3.1 3.3 -6.8 -18.8 1.3 -16.3 -1.0 3.9 4.2 .0 5.9 5.1 3.3 2.6 4.1 3.4 -3.2 2.5 -6.6 -9.4 -.3 -13.0 -.7 4.5 3.9 -.7 16.1 5.2 6.0 .9 4.7 3.4 2.0 2.6 1.7 2.5 2.2 3.7 -.9 3.7 4.6 .3 -3.5 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.2 3.7 203.5 192.9 195.4 150.5 184.5 222.0 190.0 253.4 229.5 204.2 203.7 206.0 141.0 240.6 244.5 204.6 193.9 196.4 151.8 186.6 226.7 191.4 253.8 230.1 210.2 204.1 206.4 140.8 252.7 245.4 205.1 194.4 196.9 152.2 186.0 227.5 191.4 254.4 230.7 210.8 204.6 206.9 141.1 253.6 246.0 203.8 192.7 195.8 147.9 176.0 213.4 186.3 255.2 231.4 195.7 205.1 207.4 141.0 220.9 246.8 -2.4 -4.5 -2.1 -17.7 -20.8 -33.0 -11.2 6.2 5.3 -34.7 2.8 2.6 -.3 -60.0 3.9 4.5 4.8 4.3 6.8 5.2 15.9 4.7 3.1 3.1 21.8 2.6 2.8 1.4 36.9 3.4 5.5 4.9 5.1 10.5 27.0 25.8 13.9 3.2 4.3 23.8 3.4 3.6 .9 61.6 4.5 .6 -.4 .8 -6.7 -17.2 -14.6 -7.6 2.9 3.4 -15.6 2.8 2.7 .0 -28.9 3.8 1.0 .0 1.0 -6.2 -8.7 -11.9 -3.6 4.6 4.2 -10.8 2.7 2.7 .6 -26.0 3.7 3.0 2.2 2.9 1.5 2.5 3.7 2.6 3.0 3.8 2.2 3.1 3.2 .4 7.2 4.2 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 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.2006 from— Pricing schedule June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Sep. 2005 July 2006 Percent change to Aug.2006 from— Aug. 2006 Aug. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 M 202.9 203.5 203.9 202.9 2.1 -0.3 -0.5 3.8 0.5 0.2 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 216.7 219.3 127.7 217.5 220.1 128.2 218.1 220.7 128.5 216.3 219.1 127.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 -.6 -.5 -.8 -.8 -.7 -1.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 .6 .6 .6 .3 .3 .2 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 194.1 195.6 124.0 194.6 196.3 124.1 195.1 196.9 124.1 193.7 195.7 123.2 .6 1.0 .1 -.5 -.3 -.7 -.7 -.6 -.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 .5 .7 .1 .3 .3 .0 M 189.3 190.1 190.9 189.1 1.0 -.5 -.9 3.4 .8 .4 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 196.3 198.2 125.0 197.0 198.9 125.5 197.1 199.2 125.4 195.8 198.3 124.4 2.0 2.3 1.7 -.6 -.3 -.9 -.7 -.5 -.8 4.1 4.3 3.7 .4 .5 .3 .1 .2 -.1 M 196.7 198.0 198.3 197.1 2.7 -.5 -.6 5.1 .8 .2 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 206.4 209.5 125.6 206.7 210.0 125.6 207.5 210.7 126.2 207.8 211.3 125.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .5 .6 .2 .1 .3 -.2 4.0 4.1 3.4 .5 .6 .5 .4 .3 .5 M M M 185.6 125.3 195.3 186.2 125.6 196.0 186.7 125.7 196.6 186.1 124.8 195.6 2.4 1.5 2.1 -.1 -.6 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.5 4.0 3.6 4.2 .6 .3 .7 .3 .1 .3 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 199.0 211.1 199.3 211.4 200.4 211.9 199.6 212.9 .7 3.4 .2 .7 -.4 .5 2.3 4.3 .7 .4 .6 .2 M 222.6 223.1 224.1 222.9 3.3 -.1 -.5 4.7 .7 .4 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 - 225.1 193.1 191.7 130.7 - 224.5 190.7 192.0 130.2 2.0 -.5 1.6 2.8 -.3 -1.2 .2 -.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 2 196.0 196.8 182.4 203.8 - 197.3 198.6 182.5 205.6 - - - - 4.1 3.3 4.0 5.1 .7 .9 .1 .9 - 2 2 2 213.9 209.1 208.2 - 216.4 210.7 209.6 - - - - 4.7 3.8 4.9 1.2 .8 .7 - 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 2005 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2006 from— Sep. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2006 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 199.6 594.6 198.4 591.0 1.7 -0.6 0.5 0.4 -0.7 - - - - - - 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 ............................................................ 16.537 15.519 9.347 1.275 2.653 .965 1.338 1.087 2.030 .337 .287 1.406 .370 6.172 .275 1.018 195.2 194.7 192.2 214.8 186.7 179.4 247.9 146.3 170.0 172.5 168.2 186.2 114.2 199.9 136.7 200.7 195.9 195.5 193.3 214.1 187.5 179.4 257.3 146.8 169.3 171.3 168.6 185.3 114.5 200.2 137.1 200.9 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.9 1.3 -1.3 7.7 1.5 1.3 3.8 -.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 3.1 2.5 .4 .4 .6 -.3 .4 .0 3.8 .3 -.4 -.7 .2 -.5 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .7 -.5 -.1 .8 -.6 .5 .8 -.2 .6 .2 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .4 .5 .1 1.1 -.9 1.4 .9 -.2 .2 -.1 -.4 -.9 .3 .3 .0 .3 .4 .5 .2 .4 .0 3.0 .1 -.5 -.7 -.1 -.5 .3 .2 .1 .1 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 ..................................................... 40.161 30.069 7.880 1.412 20.429 .348 5.900 4.984 .347 4.637 .916 4.193 .363 200.3 226.5 225.3 141.1 217.3 116.6 197.2 178.6 244.6 184.3 138.2 122.7 139.7 200.4 226.6 226.2 134.0 218.0 116.8 197.7 179.0 235.8 185.3 138.5 122.7 139.8 3.9 4.0 3.9 7.6 4.0 -.1 5.3 5.4 .2 5.8 5.2 1.1 4.7 .0 .0 .4 -5.0 .3 .2 .3 .2 -3.6 .5 .2 .0 .1 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .0 .3 .3 3.3 .0 .5 .1 .2 .4 .4 .4 .1 .4 -.1 .3 .2 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .4 -.3 .2 .2 .7 .8 -4.9 1.2 .5 .2 .1 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.090 .982 1.689 .242 .964 115.7 110.9 105.4 117.7 120.3 121.4 114.5 114.3 118.5 123.9 1.5 1.1 2.9 .8 -.8 4.9 3.2 8.4 .7 3.0 -1.2 .0 -2.5 1.3 -.9 1.2 .9 2.5 .4 -.2 .8 1.3 1.2 -1.8 .4 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 ............................................................... 19.669 18.931 8.944 5.380 2.801 5.244 5.193 .434 1.130 .738 188.6 185.8 94.8 137.4 143.2 255.1 254.1 117.8 218.6 231.4 180.1 177.1 94.5 137.4 141.9 220.8 219.7 118.4 219.4 227.8 -3.4 -3.7 -.2 .4 -.4 -11.8 -11.9 5.4 3.9 4.1 -4.5 -4.7 -.3 .0 -.9 -13.4 -13.5 .5 .4 -1.6 1.8 1.8 .2 .1 .4 5.2 5.2 .8 .4 .1 .2 .2 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .2 -4.4 -4.6 -.3 -.1 -.9 -13.4 -13.4 .5 .1 -.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.171 1.140 4.030 2.336 1.332 337.3 280.6 352.5 292.5 466.7 337.8 281.1 353.1 292.8 467.5 4.3 4.0 4.3 2.5 7.3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 .2 .7 .3 .2 .4 .3 .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 2005 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2006 from— Sep. 2005 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2006 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.097 1.928 108.5 104.1 108.3 103.9 1.2 .2 -0.2 -.2 0.2 -.1 -0.2 -.2 0.0 .0 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.635 2.243 .199 2.044 3.392 3.244 2.653 .590 .208 114.5 161.7 393.0 457.7 86.2 84.5 96.0 13.1 10.5 115.3 164.7 395.4 466.6 86.2 84.4 96.2 12.9 10.3 2.4 6.2 5.8 6.3 -.1 -.5 .9 -7.2 -14.9 .7 1.9 .6 1.9 .0 -.1 .2 -1.5 -1.9 .3 .5 .3 .5 .1 .1 .2 .0 -1.0 .4 .9 1.3 .8 .0 .0 .3 -1.5 1.0 .1 .4 -.2 .4 .0 -.1 .2 -1.5 -1.9 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.640 1.137 2.504 .774 .616 .949 331.0 522.9 188.2 155.0 210.2 315.1 332.2 522.4 189.2 156.3 210.8 316.8 2.4 2.0 2.6 .8 2.9 3.8 .4 -.1 .5 .8 .3 .5 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 .0 .2 -.1 .4 .0 .2 .5 .3 -.1 .5 .8 .3 .5 44.601 16.537 28.064 15.599 4.090 11.509 12.465 55.399 29.721 .348 4.637 .916 .363 5.659 4.030 9.726 168.8 195.2 153.0 191.8 115.7 243.4 114.5 235.9 218.3 116.6 184.3 138.2 139.7 231.1 352.5 269.6 166.1 195.9 148.9 183.6 121.4 226.2 114.0 236.3 218.4 116.8 185.3 138.5 139.8 231.3 353.1 271.0 -.8 2.5 -2.7 -3.9 1.5 -5.5 -.7 3.9 4.0 -.1 5.8 5.2 4.7 1.9 4.3 3.3 -1.6 .4 -2.7 -4.3 4.9 -7.1 -.4 .2 .0 .2 .5 .2 .1 .1 .2 .5 .8 .2 1.1 1.2 -1.2 2.8 .2 .3 .4 .0 .0 .5 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 -.3 1.2 .3 .0 .3 .3 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .5 .3 -1.9 .3 -3.2 -6.5 .8 -7.7 -.5 .3 .3 .2 1.2 .5 .1 .3 .4 .2 84.481 69.931 94.829 29.082 16.617 12.527 32.136 25.679 51.369 10.228 89.772 74.253 23.491 5.591 50.762 200.4 192.0 193.8 154.8 192.5 238.7 194.4 226.3 227.0 215.3 198.6 199.8 140.4 255.4 241.4 $ .501 $ .168 198.8 190.3 192.5 150.8 184.7 223.1 190.5 227.2 227.4 198.7 199.2 200.4 141.4 222.3 241.7 $ .504 $ .169 1.6 .8 1.6 -2.5 -3.6 -4.9 -.7 3.6 3.8 -5.1 2.6 2.7 .6 -11.3 3.7 -.8 -.9 -.7 -2.6 -4.1 -6.5 -2.0 .4 .2 -7.7 .3 .3 .7 -13.0 .1 .6 .6 .5 1.0 1.3 2.5 .8 .1 .3 3.1 .2 .2 -.1 5.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 -.4 .4 .1 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 -.8 -1.1 -.7 -3.1 -6.1 -7.1 -3.2 .4 .3 -7.5 .2 .1 .0 -12.9 .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 ................................................ 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 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Dec. 2005 Mar. 2006 June 2006 6 months ended— Sep. 2006 Mar. 2006 Sep. 2006 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 197.9 198.9 199.6 198.2 -3.0 4.6 5.0 0.6 0.7 2.8 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 ............................................................ 194.4 193.9 191.5 212.3 185.4 180.9 247.1 146.5 169.5 170.6 168.5 185.9 115.0 198.9 136.0 201.0 194.7 194.2 191.7 213.8 184.4 180.8 249.2 145.6 170.4 172.0 168.2 187.0 115.2 199.4 136.3 200.8 195.4 194.9 192.6 214.0 186.4 179.2 252.6 146.9 170.0 172.3 168.0 186.2 114.2 199.9 136.7 200.7 196.0 195.6 193.5 214.5 187.1 179.2 260.1 147.1 169.1 171.1 167.9 185.3 114.5 200.2 136.9 200.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 1.7 1.8 6.8 1.7 1.4 7.7 -3.3 1.1 3.6 2.9 2.7 .6 2.5 2.3 1.5 2.3 .4 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 3.3 3.9 8.8 1.5 1.5 .4 2.3 -.9 -4.1 1.5 -.3 2.4 4.6 .2 2.4 5.8 3.1 3.0 1.0 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.2 3.7 -3.7 22.8 1.6 -.9 1.2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 2.6 2.7 -.2 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.5 1.1 1.4 4.1 2.4 1.8 4.5 -.5 1.8 2.7 3.1 3.3 4.6 2.4 2.5 2.3 3.2 1.4 -3.9 11.6 .7 .7 2.9 -.6 .5 1.9 2.9 2.8 .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 ..................................................... 198.1 224.6 223.7 135.4 215.9 116.7 190.9 172.2 240.7 177.4 136.8 122.7 139.0 198.7 225.5 224.5 135.9 216.7 116.7 191.5 172.7 248.7 177.4 137.5 122.8 139.3 199.4 226.3 225.3 136.1 217.6 116.6 192.0 173.1 252.6 177.7 137.8 122.9 139.7 199.9 226.8 226.2 135.7 218.0 116.8 193.3 174.4 240.2 179.8 138.5 123.1 139.8 5.7 3.9 3.5 22.7 2.5 -1.7 19.1 22.1 -14.8 25.6 5.3 1.3 7.7 3.3 3.5 3.3 10.3 3.8 .3 5.3 4.9 -14.7 6.6 5.2 .0 3.9 2.7 4.8 4.2 -1.2 5.6 .7 -7.6 -9.6 39.7 -12.5 5.1 1.6 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.5 .9 3.9 .3 5.1 5.2 -.8 5.5 5.1 1.3 2.3 4.5 3.7 3.4 16.3 3.2 -.7 12.0 13.2 -14.8 15.7 5.2 .7 5.8 3.2 4.4 4.4 -.1 4.7 .5 -1.4 -2.5 17.7 -3.9 5.1 1.5 3.7 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 119.4 113.4 111.1 118.1 123.3 118.0 113.4 108.3 119.6 122.2 119.4 114.4 111.0 120.1 121.9 120.4 115.9 112.3 117.9 122.4 -1.7 -1.0 1.5 1.0 -5.7 1.7 -2.4 .0 7.4 8.8 2.4 -.4 5.6 -4.3 -2.6 3.4 9.1 4.4 -.7 -2.9 .0 -1.7 .7 4.1 1.3 2.9 4.3 5.0 -2.5 -2.7 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 ............................................................... 185.0 182.2 95.1 138.7 142.4 239.7 238.7 116.6 218.4 227.7 188.3 185.5 95.3 138.9 143.0 252.2 251.2 117.5 219.3 228.0 188.6 185.8 95.3 138.8 143.2 252.8 251.8 117.8 219.1 228.5 180.3 177.3 95.0 138.7 141.9 219.0 218.0 118.4 219.4 228.0 -25.6 -26.6 -2.9 .9 -6.6 -61.9 -62.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 11.1 11.5 1.7 2.6 2.3 40.2 40.4 4.7 5.6 3.5 17.2 17.5 .8 -1.7 4.6 62.5 62.9 6.1 4.9 9.3 -9.8 -10.3 -.4 .0 -1.4 -30.3 -30.4 6.3 1.8 .5 -9.1 -9.5 -.6 1.7 -2.2 -26.9 -26.9 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.8 2.6 .2 -.9 1.6 6.4 6.4 6.2 3.4 4.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 335.1 279.1 350.2 290.9 463.7 336.2 280.0 351.3 291.8 465.3 337.5 280.6 352.9 292.5 468.6 338.6 281.1 354.2 293.4 469.9 5.7 6.1 5.5 3.7 7.9 3.7 4.6 3.4 .8 8.7 3.5 2.6 3.9 2.2 7.3 4.2 2.9 4.6 3.5 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.5 2.2 8.3 3.9 2.8 4.3 2.9 6.4 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 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Dec. 2005 Mar. 2006 June 2006 6 months ended— Sep. 2006 Mar. 2006 Sep. 2006 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 108.5 104.5 108.7 104.4 108.5 104.2 108.5 104.2 0.4 -1.5 1.9 1.9 2.6 1.5 0.0 -1.1 1.1 .2 1.3 .2 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 .......... 113.7 159.5 388.5 451.1 86.1 84.4 95.5 13.3 10.5 114.0 160.3 389.5 453.5 86.2 84.5 95.7 13.3 10.4 114.5 161.7 394.5 457.2 86.2 84.5 96.0 13.1 10.5 114.6 162.3 393.9 459.2 86.2 84.4 96.2 12.9 10.3 1.8 5.9 6.3 5.8 -.9 -.9 .0 -8.4 -15.5 2.9 6.1 5.4 6.2 .0 -.5 -.4 .0 -10.0 1.8 5.7 6.0 5.7 -.5 -.5 1.3 -8.5 -25.5 3.2 7.2 5.7 7.4 .5 .0 3.0 -11.5 -7.4 2.3 6.0 5.8 6.0 -.5 -.7 -.2 -4.3 -12.8 2.5 6.5 5.8 6.5 .0 -.2 2.1 -10.0 -16.9 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 330.8 523.5 187.9 155.1 209.2 313.5 330.5 523.3 187.7 155.0 209.7 313.6 331.3 522.9 188.4 155.0 210.2 315.1 332.4 522.4 189.4 156.3 210.8 316.8 2.7 2.2 3.1 1.0 4.2 3.7 3.0 4.7 2.2 -.5 3.1 3.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 -.3 1.3 3.5 1.9 -.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 4.3 2.9 3.4 2.6 .3 3.6 3.7 2.0 .6 2.6 1.4 2.2 3.9 167.6 194.4 151.6 190.5 119.4 235.9 114.8 233.6 216.3 116.7 177.4 136.8 139.0 230.5 350.2 268.1 168.9 194.7 153.3 192.8 118.0 242.6 115.0 234.3 217.2 116.7 177.4 137.5 139.3 230.8 351.3 268.8 169.3 195.4 153.7 192.2 119.4 243.4 115.0 235.1 217.9 116.6 177.7 137.8 139.7 231.5 352.9 269.6 166.0 196.0 148.8 179.8 120.4 224.7 114.4 235.8 218.6 116.8 179.8 138.5 139.8 232.2 354.2 270.2 -12.3 2.7 -20.0 -23.5 -1.7 -37.4 -1.4 5.2 3.9 -1.7 25.6 5.3 7.7 1.4 5.5 3.1 6.1 2.5 8.0 5.8 1.7 18.6 .7 3.5 3.4 .3 6.6 5.2 3.9 .7 3.4 3.2 8.3 1.5 12.2 33.0 2.4 30.5 -.7 2.8 4.6 .7 -12.5 5.1 5.0 2.8 3.9 3.7 -3.8 3.3 -7.2 -20.6 3.4 -17.7 -1.4 3.8 4.3 .3 5.5 5.1 2.3 3.0 4.6 3.2 -3.6 2.6 -7.1 -10.0 .0 -13.9 -.3 4.4 3.7 -.7 15.7 5.2 5.8 1.1 4.5 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.7 -1.0 3.3 4.4 .5 -3.9 5.1 3.7 2.9 4.3 3.4 198.5 190.3 192.1 153.5 191.1 232.2 193.2 224.6 225.1 204.5 198.0 199.2 141.4 240.5 239.7 199.6 191.4 193.1 155.1 193.6 238.1 194.7 224.9 225.7 210.8 198.3 199.6 141.3 252.8 240.4 200.2 192.0 193.7 155.5 192.9 239.0 194.8 225.4 226.4 211.4 199.0 200.2 141.6 253.6 241.3 198.5 189.9 192.3 150.7 181.1 222.0 188.6 226.2 227.0 195.5 199.4 200.5 141.6 220.8 241.9 -4.2 -5.8 -3.5 -19.2 -22.2 -35.5 -11.9 6.4 5.0 -36.9 2.3 2.3 -.8 -60.2 3.7 5.1 5.0 4.8 8.2 6.3 17.5 4.9 2.9 2.9 22.1 2.7 2.9 1.7 36.0 3.3 5.8 5.2 5.2 11.7 29.9 29.2 15.7 2.3 3.8 25.3 2.9 3.1 .9 61.3 4.3 .0 -.8 .4 -7.1 -19.3 -16.4 -9.2 2.9 3.4 -16.5 2.9 2.6 .6 -29.0 3.7 .3 -.5 .5 -6.5 -9.1 -12.9 -3.9 4.6 4.0 -12.2 2.5 2.6 .4 -26.4 3.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 1.9 2.4 3.9 2.5 2.6 3.6 2.3 2.9 2.9 .7 7.1 4.0 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 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.2006 from— Pricing schedule June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Sep. 2005 July 2006 Percent change to Aug.2006 from— Aug. 2006 Aug. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 M 198.6 199.2 199.6 198.4 1.7 -0.4 -0.6 3.9 0.5 0.2 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 213.0 214.0 128.1 213.5 214.3 128.6 214.2 215.1 128.9 212.7 214.0 127.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 -.4 -.1 -.9 -.7 -.5 -1.1 4.6 4.4 4.9 .6 .5 .6 .3 .4 .2 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 189.5 190.1 123.6 190.0 190.7 123.8 190.4 191.3 123.8 188.7 189.8 122.5 .3 .6 -.3 -.7 -.5 -1.1 -.9 -.8 -1.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 .5 .6 .2 .2 .3 .0 M 187.6 188.6 189.3 187.3 .9 -.7 -1.1 3.7 .9 .4 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 193.5 196.3 123.7 194.3 197.1 124.2 194.5 197.5 124.2 192.9 196.4 122.9 1.6 2.0 1.3 -.7 -.4 -1.0 -.8 -.6 -1.0 4.2 4.4 3.9 .5 .6 .4 .1 .2 .0 M 196.9 198.1 198.5 196.9 2.2 -.6 -.8 5.1 .8 .2 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 201.5 203.0 125.4 201.7 203.3 125.5 202.5 204.0 126.0 202.4 204.3 125.6 2.7 3.0 2.3 .3 .5 .1 .0 .1 -.3 3.9 4.0 3.6 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 .4 M M M 184.0 124.6 194.1 184.5 125.0 194.8 185.1 125.1 195.4 184.3 124.0 194.1 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.1 -.8 -.4 -.4 -.9 -.7 3.9 3.8 4.3 .6 .4 .7 .3 .1 .3 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 192.4 204.2 192.8 204.5 193.8 205.0 192.8 205.3 .3 3.2 .0 .4 -.5 .1 2.4 4.4 .7 .4 .5 .2 M 216.7 216.8 217.8 216.9 2.8 .0 -.4 4.6 .5 .5 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 - 223.9 184.3 193.9 129.8 - 224.3 181.7 193.7 129.9 1.9 -.8 1.5 2.1 .2 -1.4 -.1 .1 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 194.4 192.0 181.4 202.5 - 195.8 194.0 182.0 204.6 - - - - 4.0 3.4 4.4 5.6 .7 1.0 .3 1.0 - 2 2 2 213.2 205.2 203.8 - 215.8 206.7 205.1 - - - - 4.8 3.6 5.0 1.2 .7 .6 - 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, 2003-2004 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2006 from— Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Sep. 2005 Aug. 2006 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 117.9 117.6 2.2 -0.3 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 15.072 13.943 8.029 5.914 1.130 115.7 115.7 112.6 120.0 115.8 116.1 116.1 113.2 120.2 115.9 2.5 2.5 2.1 3.0 2.4 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.173 32.495 4.702 4.977 123.1 123.8 153.2 96.9 123.1 123.7 153.7 96.8 3.9 4.2 5.3 .5 .0 -.1 .3 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 86.8 90.8 .2 4.6 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.095 15.988 1.107 122.8 123.4 115.3 119.0 119.5 112.8 -1.7 -2.0 3.8 -3.1 -3.2 -2.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.055 1.458 4.597 131.9 121.7 135.4 132.1 121.8 135.6 4.0 3.6 4.1 .2 .1 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.9 105.7 .8 -.2 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.190 2.751 3.439 103.9 152.1 75.9 104.6 154.7 75.7 1.9 6.1 -1.4 .7 1.7 -.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 119.1 120.2 2.5 .9 58.763 41.237 12.340 28.897 78.707 7.351 125.6 108.4 87.1 118.9 113.3 184.8 125.7 107.5 86.6 117.9 113.6 172.9 3.9 -.2 -1.0 .3 2.7 -3.0 .1 -.8 -.6 -.8 .3 -6.4 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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