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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Stephen B. Reed (202) 691-7000 USDL-08-1457 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Thursday, October 16, 2008 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: SEPTEMBER 2008 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The September level of 218.783 (1982-84=100) was 4.9 percent higher than in September 2007. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment. The September level of 214.935 (1982-84=100) was 5.4 percent higher than in September 2007. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in September on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The September level of 125.774 (December 1999=100) was 4.3 percent higher than in September 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was virtually unchanged in September following a 0.1 percent decrease in August. The index for energy fell 1.9 percent in September following a 3.1 percent decline in August. The motor fuel index declined 0.8 percent in September but was 31.8 percent higher than a year ago. The index for household energy fell 3.4 percent in September after a 1.6 percent decrease in August. The food index advanced 0.6 percent in September, the same increase as in August. The index for food at home rose 0.6 percent in September after a 0.8 percent rise in August and is up 7.6 percent over the past year. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in September, decelerating for the second straight month. Contributing to the deceleration were downturns in the indexes for apparel and for airline fares, a smaller (cont.) Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Mar. 2008 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 ........................... Apr. 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Sep. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep. 2008 .3 .2 .4 -1.3 .7 .1 .3 .2 .9 .3 .5 -.7 .2 -.1 .6 .3 .5 -.3 2.0 .2 .1 1.1 .7 .5 .1 3.8 .2 .1 .8 .9 .6 1.2 1.7 .1 .4 -.1 .6 -.1 .5 -1.5 .2 .5 .0 .6 -.1 -.1 -.6 .3 .2 2.6 8.5 1.8 6.6 -1.7 2.5 4.6 4.9 6.0 3.5 1.4 10.5 3.2 2.4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .4 .2 .2 .1 .2 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.0 1.9 .2 .0 .9 4.4 .3 6.6 .8 4.0 .9 -3.1 .6 -1.9 .6 -4.9 8.7 23.1 6.2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 2.7 2.5 increase in the index for recreation, and a steeper decline in the index for new and used motor vehicles. These more than offset an upturn in the index for lodging away from home and larger increases in the indexes for medical care and owners’ equivalent rent. Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 2.6 percent in the third quarter of 2008 following increases in the first and second quarters at annual rates of 3.1 and 7.9 percent, respectively. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 4.5 percent and compares with an increase of 4.1 percent for all of 2007. The index for energy fell at a 4.9 percent annual rate in the third quarter of 2008, following increases at rates of 8.6 percent and 53.6 percent in the first two quarters, respectively. So far this year, the energy index has risen at a 16.6 percent rate after increasing 17.4 percent in all of 2007. Within energy, petroleum-based energy costs (energy commodities) advanced at a 19.1 percent rate and energy services (gas and electricity) rose at a 12.4 percent rate in the first nine months of 2008. The food index rose at a 7.5 percent SAAR in the first nine months of 2008, compared to a 4.9 percent increase in all of 2007. The larger increase reflects acceleration in all of the major grocery store food groups except dairy and related products. The cereals and bakery products index and the fruits and vegetables index rose the fastest, rising at a 14.2 percent and 12.1 percent SAAR, respectively. The CPI-U excluding food and energy rose at a 2.7 percent SAAR in the third quarter following increases at rates of 2.0 and 2.5 percent in the first and second quarter, respectively. The index increased over the first nine months of 2008 at a 2.4 percent SAAR, which matches the 2.4 percent increase during all of 2007. Deceleration in the shelter and medical care indexes, as well as the index for new and used motor vehicles, were offset by a larger increase in the recreation index and upturns in the indexes for apparel and for household furnishings and operations. Percentage change 12 months ended in December Expenditure Category 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 ............ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SAAR 9 mos. ended Sep. 2008 1.6 2.8 2.9 -3.2 -3.8 4.7 1.5 3.2 4.5 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.9 3.5 2.2 -2.1 .3 3.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 3.0 -.2 6.5 4.2 .7 1.5 2.5 3.4 2.3 4.0 -1.1 4.8 4.3 1.1 2.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.3 .9 1.6 3.6 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.1 4.8 3.0 -.3 8.3 5.2 .8 3.0 3.3 4.5 7.2 3.5 .9 7.2 2.6 2.5 3.9 4.3 -13.0 -24.5 -1.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 1.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 1.1 16.6 26.7 6.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 17.1 16.7 17.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.9 6.1 -.6 2.5 2.1 2.6 17.4 29.4 3.4 2.8 4.9 2.4 16.6 19.1 12.4 3.2 7.5 2.4 The food and beverages index rose 0.6 percent in September, the second straight such increase. The index for food at home, which rose 0.8 percent in August, increased 0.6 percent in September. The index for cereals and bakery products turned up in September, rising 1.1 percent after a 0.1 percent decline in August. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and other food at home accelerated in September, increasing 0.7 percent and 1.1 percent respectively after increases of 0.4 percent and 0.7 percent in August. The index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs rose 1.0 percent in September, the third straight such increase. Within this group, the index for eggs increased 2.6 percent in September after a 5.7 percent decrease in August, while the index for beef and veal decelerated, rising 0.2 percent in September after a 2.4 percent increase in August. Turning down in September were the indexes for dairy and related products, down 0.6 percent after rising 0.4 percent in August, and for fruits and vegetables, down 0.5 percent after advancing 2.1 percent in August. The indexes for food away from home and for alcoholic beverages both increased 0.5 percent in September. The index for housing declined 0.1 percent in September, the same decline as in August. The shelter index increased 0.3 percent in September after a 0.1 percent increase in August. The index for rent increased 0.3 percent for the third month in a row while the index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent increase in August. The index for lodging away from home turned up in September, increasing 0.9 percent after a 1.1 percent decrease in August. The index for household energy declined 3.4 percent in September, but was still 13.1 percent above its September 2007 level. Within household energy, the indexes for fuel oil and for natural gas fell sharply, declining 7.8 percent and 8.3 percent respectively, while the index for electricity fell 0.9 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.2 percent in August, increased 0.5 percent in September. The transportation index declined in September, falling 0.6 percent after a 1.5 percent decrease in August. The index for gasoline decreased 0.6 percent following a 4.2 percent decrease in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 2.5 percent in September but were 31.7 percent above their September 2007 level.) The index for new vehicles declined for the second straight month, falling 0.7 percent after a 0.6 percent decrease in August. The index for used cars and trucks fell sharply in September, declining 1.8 percent after a 0.3 percent fall in August. The index for public transportation decreased 1.0 percent in September after a 1.1 percent increase in August, as the index for airline fare turned down, declining 1.7 percent in September after rising 1.6 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for airline fare decreased 3.6 percent in September but was 17.5 percent higher than in September 2007.) The index for apparel declined 0.1 percent in September after increasing 0.5 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 4.1 percent in September and were 1.4 percent higher than in September 2007.) The medical care index rose 0.3 percent in September after rising 0.2 percent in August, and was 3.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—increased 0.2 percent in September after a 0.1 percent increase in August. The index for medical care services increased 0.4 percent in September. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.2 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for recreation increased 0.2 percent in September, following a 0.5 percent increase in August. The index for video and audio rose 0.1 percent in September after a 0.5 percent increase in August. The indexes for pets, pet products and services rose 1.0 percent in September and the index for photography rose 0.8 percent. The index for recreation services decreased 0.1 percent in September. The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in September after a 0.2 percent increase in August. The index for education rose 0.4 percent in September. The index for college textbooks rose 1.0 percent after a 3.4 percent increase in August. The index for college tuition and fees rose 0.3 percent in September. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for college tuition and fees rose 1.8 percent in September and are up 6.7 percent since September 2007.) The communication index declined in September, falling 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month. Within communication, the index for telephone services was virtually unchanged while the index for information technology, hardware and services declined 1.1 percent. The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in September, the same increase as in August. The index for tobacco and smoking products was virtually unchanged and the index for personal care rose 0.3 percent. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers decreased 0.1 percent in September. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Mar. 2008 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 ........................... Apr. 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Sep. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep. 2008 0.4 .2 .5 -1.2 .7 .1 .3 0.2 .9 .4 .2 -.7 .2 -.2 0.7 .3 .5 -.2 2.1 .1 .0 1.2 .8 .5 .0 4.0 .2 .2 0.9 .9 .7 .8 1.8 .1 .4 -0.2 .6 .0 1.0 -1.7 .3 .5 -0.1 .6 -.2 .0 -.7 .3 .2 2.5 8.7 1.9 7.6 -2.4 2.8 4.7 5.4 6.1 3.8 1.7 11.1 3.3 2.2 .2 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .6 .5 .5 .2 .2 .0 .2 3.2 3.6 3.2 4.4 1.9 .2 -.2 1.0 4.5 .3 6.8 .8 4.0 .9 -3.2 .6 -1.7 .6 -4.1 8.9 23.8 6.3 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 2.5 2.4 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. 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. Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005” in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 202.416 201.800 .616 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2003 through December 2007 were replaced in January 2008. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008. 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 seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,” located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2008 from— Sep. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2008 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 219.086 656.284 218.783 655.376 4.9 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.0 - - - - - - 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 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.914 13.833 7.660 1.030 1.807 .887 1.156 .928 1.852 .277 .205 1.369 .404 6.173 .297 1.080 216.419 216.422 217.259 250.080 207.488 214.748 283.296 160.055 186.991 187.813 203.059 200.961 121.033 217.063 151.133 215.094 217.672 217.696 218.629 250.924 209.937 213.533 285.986 161.499 187.944 189.929 206.274 201.388 121.144 218.225 152.040 216.055 6.0 6.2 7.6 12.3 5.9 4.9 10.4 4.2 7.9 6.6 18.5 6.5 5.7 4.5 3.6 3.7 .6 .6 .6 .3 1.2 -.6 .9 .9 .5 1.1 1.6 .2 .1 .5 .6 .4 .9 .9 1.2 1.8 1.0 1.6 1.2 .7 1.0 .4 2.4 .9 1.7 .6 .8 .4 .6 .6 .8 -.1 1.0 .4 2.1 .4 .7 .6 1.1 .6 .4 .3 .0 .4 .6 .6 .6 1.1 1.0 -.6 -.5 .7 1.1 1.7 1.7 .8 .1 .5 .6 .5 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 42.427 32.596 5.765 2.564 23.942 .325 5.128 4.215 .351 3.864 .913 4.702 .737 219.148 247.985 244.181 149.146 252.957 118.562 235.650 217.455 367.794 218.656 154.134 128.013 149.169 218.184 247.737 244.926 143.597 253.493 119.944 228.450 209.501 349.164 210.950 154.264 128.584 150.193 3.5 2.4 3.8 -.6 2.4 2.7 11.8 13.1 38.2 10.9 6.2 1.9 6.7 -.4 -.1 .3 -3.7 .2 1.2 -3.1 -3.7 -5.1 -3.5 .1 .4 .7 .6 .2 .3 .7 .1 -.3 3.3 3.8 1.3 4.0 .7 .4 .2 -.1 .1 .3 -1.1 .1 -.2 -1.1 -1.6 -6.5 -1.1 1.3 .2 .6 -.1 .3 .3 .9 .2 1.2 -2.8 -3.4 -5.8 -3.2 .3 .5 .7 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.731 .935 1.600 .185 .679 116.376 110.180 104.211 109.558 121.982 121.168 112.720 111.774 113.494 124.907 1.4 .3 .7 -.1 1.4 4.1 2.3 7.3 3.6 2.4 1.2 .0 2.0 -.3 1.3 .5 .3 2.0 -.8 -1.6 -.1 -.3 -.3 1.3 -.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 ................................................................ 17.688 16.583 7.191 4.632 1.773 5.482 5.215 .356 1.123 1.106 206.739 201.779 93.260 133.404 135.405 323.822 321.511 130.327 236.125 268.487 203.861 199.153 92.480 132.399 132.916 315.078 313.535 131.048 237.121 261.318 10.5 10.3 -1.6 -1.9 -3.1 31.8 31.7 7.2 5.7 13.3 -1.4 -1.3 -.8 -.8 -1.8 -2.7 -2.5 .6 .4 -2.7 1.7 1.7 .2 .2 -.1 4.1 4.1 1.0 .6 1.1 -1.5 -1.6 -.4 -.6 -.3 -4.2 -4.2 .9 .6 1.1 -.6 -.6 -.9 -.7 -1.8 -.8 -.6 .6 .4 -1.0 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.231 1.601 4.630 2.626 1.467 364.477 295.003 385.990 312.396 535.501 365.036 295.461 386.579 312.527 537.728 3.2 1.4 3.8 3.3 6.6 .2 .2 .2 .0 .4 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .3 .3 .6 .3 .2 .4 .2 .6 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2008 from— Sep. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2008 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.647 1.843 113.786 102.546 114.032 102.706 2.4 -.1 0.2 .2 0.4 .0 0.5 .5 0.2 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.086 2.944 .207 2.736 3.142 2.975 2.342 .634 .242 124.653 183.184 458.989 527.230 84.701 81.815 101.301 10.012 92.921 125.505 186.148 462.787 536.082 84.524 81.635 101.311 9.901 90.797 3.5 6.1 7.6 6.0 1.0 .8 2.5 -5.5 -14.2 .7 1.6 .8 1.7 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.3 .5 .5 .8 .4 .5 .6 .7 .2 -1.0 .2 .6 2.6 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -.7 -1.9 .1 .4 .4 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.3 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.277 .731 2.546 .639 .629 1.044 346.990 597.361 201.623 159.252 224.151 341.053 348.166 597.581 202.486 159.643 224.614 343.431 4.0 6.8 3.2 1.3 3.2 4.8 .3 .0 .4 .2 .2 .7 .4 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .4 .2 .0 .3 .2 .2 .5 41.269 14.914 26.356 15.519 3.731 11.787 10.837 58.731 32.271 .325 3.864 .913 .737 5.350 4.630 10.641 179.148 216.419 158.179 207.284 116.376 268.740 110.779 258.638 258.547 118.562 218.656 154.134 149.169 248.806 385.990 297.923 179.117 217.672 157.621 206.919 121.168 265.100 110.077 258.059 258.255 119.944 210.950 154.264 150.193 248.047 386.579 299.598 6.6 6.0 7.0 13.1 1.4 17.0 -1.5 3.8 2.4 2.7 10.9 6.2 6.7 5.9 3.8 3.9 .0 .6 -.4 -.2 4.1 -1.4 -.6 -.2 -.1 1.2 -3.5 .1 .7 -.3 .2 .6 1.2 .9 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.2 .2 .5 .2 -.3 4.0 .7 .2 .5 .2 .4 -.5 .6 -1.1 -1.8 .5 -2.0 -.3 .1 .1 -.2 -1.1 1.3 .6 .8 .3 .4 -.1 .6 -.5 -.9 -.1 -1.4 -.6 .0 .3 1.2 -3.2 .3 .7 .1 .4 .2 86.167 67.404 93.769 27.436 16.599 12.868 30.432 26.460 54.101 9.698 90.302 76.469 21.602 5.834 54.867 219.552 210.264 211.653 160.341 207.769 262.470 212.882 278.606 248.198 266.283 215.873 216.476 139.785 328.240 262.867 $ .456 $ .152 218.991 209.936 211.321 159.825 207.483 259.278 213.274 277.615 247.563 258.020 216.397 216.862 140.528 318.918 262.980 $ .457 $ .153 4.7 6.2 5.1 6.9 12.5 15.9 9.6 5.5 3.8 23.1 3.0 2.5 .5 32.3 3.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 -1.2 .2 -.4 -.3 -3.1 .2 .2 .5 -2.8 .0 .8 1.1 .9 1.3 1.3 2.1 1.1 1.0 .6 4.0 .4 .3 .5 3.9 .3 -.3 -.2 -.2 -1.1 -2.0 -2.2 -.9 .2 .2 -3.1 .3 .2 .1 -4.4 .2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.9 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -.1 -1.9 .2 .1 -.2 -1.1 .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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 218.813 6.2 3.1 7.9 216.778 216.807 217.949 249.024 207.479 215.356 291.493 160.411 186.154 186.956 202.996 199.930 121.033 217.063 151.133 215.105 217.996 218.029 219.225 251.760 209.534 214.066 290.047 161.609 188.124 190.197 206.381 201.577 121.144 218.225 152.040 216.276 2.6 2.6 2.5 6.8 .7 2.4 5.2 -1.6 2.5 3.4 10.2 .8 2.2 2.8 -2.5 3.0 5.1 5.3 5.9 15.7 2.6 .7 3.9 7.3 6.3 5.3 8.6 6.3 7.3 4.5 7.8 2.9 218.267 247.090 243.535 145.394 252.610 118.764 233.540 215.751 401.283 214.896 151.857 127.919 148.290 218.101 247.258 244.296 143.846 252.970 118.562 230.876 212.286 375.211 212.549 153.832 128.222 149.169 217.891 247.971 244.977 145.173 253.493 119.944 224.377 205.021 353.309 205.785 154.269 128.917 150.193 3.5 2.9 4.9 -2.8 3.2 .8 10.4 11.4 78.2 6.5 5.7 -.3 4.0 118.107 113.139 105.698 112.922 124.489 119.574 113.090 107.860 112.638 126.047 120.157 113.420 110.057 111.741 124.023 120.005 113.108 109.678 113.172 123.572 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 ....................................................... 205.915 201.450 93.909 134.990 135.980 321.618 319.107 127.824 233.321 258.462 209.358 204.899 94.052 135.300 135.840 334.732 332.237 129.118 234.818 261.275 206.303 201.552 93.702 134.548 135.405 320.647 318.255 130.327 236.340 264.183 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 363.618 295.102 384.727 311.068 532.592 363.852 294.438 385.353 311.739 534.172 364.710 294.694 386.458 312.575 537.549 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 217.403 219.181 218.880 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 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 213.612 213.542 213.706 244.840 203.295 211.086 281.911 158.735 183.140 185.209 196.211 196.980 118.453 215.015 149.873 213.246 215.539 215.545 216.227 249.210 205.361 214.537 285.411 159.796 184.951 185.865 200.870 198.743 120.510 216.376 151.120 214.173 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.918 246.612 242.837 144.426 252.299 119.092 226.160 207.912 396.000 206.565 150.831 127.369 148.006 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Mar. 2008 Sep. 2008 2.6 4.6 5.2 8.1 8.5 11.5 15.2 7.8 11.1 20.9 3.9 11.7 6.6 34.5 9.5 3.9 4.7 3.6 3.1 8.5 8.7 10.7 11.8 12.9 5.8 12.1 7.4 11.3 11.2 22.4 9.7 9.4 6.1 5.9 5.8 3.9 3.9 4.2 11.2 1.6 1.5 4.6 2.7 4.4 4.4 9.4 3.5 4.8 3.6 2.5 2.9 8.3 8.6 11.1 13.5 10.3 8.4 16.4 5.7 11.5 8.9 28.3 9.6 6.6 5.4 4.7 4.4 3.4 2.0 3.1 -2.5 2.5 2.4 13.7 15.6 49.2 12.8 5.0 2.5 8.5 5.2 2.3 3.5 .8 2.2 4.8 28.8 34.2 116.7 27.9 4.8 .5 8.5 1.8 2.2 3.6 2.1 1.9 2.9 -3.1 -5.4 -36.6 -1.5 9.4 5.0 6.0 3.4 2.5 4.0 -2.6 2.8 1.6 12.0 13.5 63.1 9.6 5.3 1.1 6.3 3.5 2.3 3.5 1.5 2.0 3.8 11.7 12.7 17.2 12.2 7.1 2.7 7.2 3.1 -2.1 6.0 4.8 2.0 -4.7 3.9 -16.6 -3.4 2.4 1.0 -.4 .6 -2.6 4.3 6.6 -.1 15.9 .9 -2.9 -.9 .9 -5.9 .7 2.2 3.7 -.3 8.0 -.9 .6 205.036 200.367 92.900 133.567 132.916 317.962 316.443 131.048 237.284 261.556 21.1 21.6 -.1 -.5 -.6 81.1 80.9 5.5 3.0 14.0 2.4 1.8 -1.4 -2.7 .8 3.0 1.8 8.0 6.3 11.5 22.3 22.2 -.7 -.1 -3.6 69.2 69.1 4.8 6.6 23.6 -1.7 -2.1 -4.2 -4.2 -8.7 -4.5 -3.3 10.5 7.0 4.9 11.3 11.2 -.8 -1.6 .1 36.6 35.7 6.7 4.7 12.7 9.7 9.4 -2.5 -2.1 -6.2 27.1 27.9 7.6 6.8 13.8 365.836 295.231 387.816 313.273 540.539 5.0 4.4 5.1 3.7 8.7 3.2 4.3 2.8 2.1 6.5 2.1 -3.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 2.5 .2 3.3 2.9 6.1 4.1 4.3 4.0 2.9 7.6 2.3 -1.4 3.6 3.8 5.7 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 114.120 102.801 1.9 1.7 2.3 .3 0.6 -4.5 124.505 182.734 459.494 525.789 84.702 81.815 101.301 10.012 92.921 124.615 183.462 461.555 527.863 84.526 81.635 101.311 9.901 90.797 2.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 -1.9 -2.1 -.4 -9.6 -20.2 3.2 5.3 1.2 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 346.962 596.782 201.660 158.989 223.719 340.264 347.715 597.361 202.169 159.252 224.151 341.606 348.540 597.581 202.768 159.643 224.614 343.441 3.0 5.1 2.4 1.5 3.9 3.3 178.550 213.612 158.506 208.661 118.107 269.755 111.258 255.872 257.040 119.092 206.565 150.831 148.006 245.102 384.727 295.504 180.657 215.539 160.622 211.267 119.574 275.611 111.425 257.269 257.575 118.764 214.896 151.857 148.290 246.409 385.353 296.752 179.687 216.778 158.775 207.465 120.157 270.166 111.140 257.642 257.717 118.562 212.549 153.832 149.169 248.277 386.458 297.887 179.530 217.996 158.058 205.585 120.005 266.376 110.513 257.662 258.498 119.944 205.785 154.269 150.193 248.422 387.816 298.481 218.065 208.438 209.955 160.607 209.702 263.688 212.718 274.317 245.531 260.316 214.624 215.526 140.156 327.625 261.005 219.806 210.755 211.774 162.695 212.335 269.125 215.067 276.996 246.945 270.602 215.529 216.230 140.792 340.411 261.729 219.250 210.264 211.433 160.922 208.004 263.228 213.122 277.598 247.327 262.107 216.080 216.650 140.885 325.603 262.367 218.972 209.885 211.322 160.257 206.042 259.597 212.583 276.660 247.172 257.086 216.528 216.956 140.655 321.888 263.046 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 112.831 102.181 113.264 102.195 113.876 102.658 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 123.613 180.749 444.469 520.969 84.393 81.513 100.677 10.071 95.663 124.226 181.582 447.821 523.254 84.840 81.965 101.339 10.087 94.711 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 345.693 589.904 201.392 158.868 223.520 340.085 Mar. 2008 Sep. 2008 4.6 2.4 2.1 1.0 2.6 -1.1 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.9 4.3 3.8 6.8 -6.7 -17.4 3.3 6.1 16.3 5.4 .6 .6 2.5 -6.6 -18.8 2.9 6.1 4.1 6.3 -.5 -.6 .3 -4.4 -10.0 4.2 6.1 11.2 5.7 2.5 2.2 4.7 -6.6 -18.1 4.5 5.9 4.1 .5 5.8 5.4 5.2 10.9 3.6 1.1 1.4 6.4 3.3 5.3 2.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.7 5.5 3.2 1.0 4.8 4.4 4.2 8.0 3.2 1.5 1.7 5.2 10.3 2.6 15.0 27.1 3.1 29.0 -.3 3.6 2.8 .8 6.5 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.1 3.5 2.6 5.1 1.1 8.4 -4.7 13.3 -1.1 3.5 2.2 2.4 12.8 5.0 8.5 5.5 2.8 3.6 12.0 8.1 14.2 26.1 1.0 34.9 -1.9 5.1 2.2 4.8 27.9 4.8 8.5 8.7 4.0 4.3 2.2 8.5 -1.1 -5.8 6.6 -4.9 -2.7 2.8 2.3 2.9 -1.5 9.4 6.0 5.5 3.3 4.1 6.4 3.9 7.8 17.4 -.9 20.9 -.7 3.5 2.5 1.6 9.6 5.3 6.3 4.6 4.0 3.6 7.0 8.3 6.3 9.0 3.7 13.3 -2.3 4.0 2.2 3.8 12.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 3.6 4.2 6.8 7.9 6.3 14.4 26.3 29.5 14.9 3.9 3.2 45.6 2.6 2.6 .7 80.9 3.4 2.7 3.6 3.1 1.2 6.0 10.4 5.9 5.1 3.5 8.6 2.5 2.0 -.1 5.6 2.9 7.8 10.7 8.3 13.8 28.3 34.2 18.8 9.5 5.6 53.6 3.4 2.5 -.1 71.8 3.6 1.7 2.8 2.6 -.9 -6.8 -6.1 -.3 3.5 2.7 -4.9 3.6 2.7 1.4 -6.8 3.2 4.8 5.7 4.7 7.6 15.7 19.6 10.3 4.5 3.4 25.8 2.6 2.3 .3 38.3 3.1 4.7 6.7 5.4 6.2 9.3 12.3 8.9 6.5 4.2 20.9 3.5 2.6 .7 26.5 3.4 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Sep.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 M 218.815 219.964 219.086 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 232.649 234.518 138.542 234.545 236.460 139.623 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 208.968 209.813 134.018 M 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) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Aug.2008 from— Sep. 2007 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Aug. 2007 June 2008 July 2008 218.783 4.9 -0.5 -0.1 5.4 0.1 -0.4 233.788 236.107 138.537 232.841 235.314 137.723 5.2 4.9 5.8 -.7 -.5 -1.4 -.4 -.3 -.6 5.5 5.3 6.1 .5 .7 .0 -.3 -.1 -.8 210.071 211.003 134.595 209.351 210.341 133.969 209.252 210.283 133.982 4.8 4.5 5.1 -.4 -.3 -.5 .0 .0 .0 5.4 5.3 5.6 .2 .3 .0 -.3 -.3 -.5 205.122 206.435 206.251 205.522 5.1 -.4 -.4 5.9 .6 -.1 M M M 212.324 214.359 134.980 213.304 215.373 135.643 212.387 214.496 135.004 212.650 214.854 135.093 5.4 5.2 5.3 -.3 -.2 -.4 .1 .2 .1 5.6 5.4 5.6 .0 .1 .0 -.4 -.4 -.5 M 214.739 215.274 214.655 215.258 7.1 .0 .3 6.9 .0 -.3 M M M 223.040 226.767 135.283 223.867 227.562 136.021 222.823 226.541 135.207 222.132 225.910 134.834 4.3 4.4 4.5 -.8 -.7 -.9 -.3 -.3 -.3 4.9 5.0 4.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.4 -.6 M M M 199.840 135.330 211.989 200.941 136.055 212.555 200.278 135.315 212.138 199.982 135.160 211.740 4.7 5.2 5.4 -.5 -.7 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.2 5.2 5.5 5.9 .2 .0 .1 -.3 -.5 -.2 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 215.738 229.033 217.459 229.886 215.971 228.484 215.465 227.449 4.4 4.5 -.9 -1.1 -.2 -.5 4.9 5.1 .1 -.2 -.7 -.6 M 238.580 240.273 240.550 240.089 5.2 -.1 -.2 5.4 .8 .1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 241.258 206.941 206.413 142.065 - 238.519 206.219 205.883 142.036 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.5 -1.1 -.3 -.3 .0 - - - - 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 2 212.032 207.593 193.567 225.079 - 211.404 209.484 192.723 225.473 - - - - 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.8 -.3 .9 -.4 .2 - 2 2 2 228.408 225.181 228.068 - 228.337 225.411 227.745 - - - - 4.4 4.2 5.4 .0 .1 -.1 - U.S. city average ............................................ 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2008 from— Sep. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2008 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 215.247 641.155 214.935 640.226 5.4 -0.1 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 - - - - - - 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 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 15.926 14.901 8.595 1.110 2.192 .965 1.218 1.094 2.016 .279 .232 1.504 .438 6.305 .218 1.025 215.850 215.812 216.214 250.842 207.211 214.139 282.171 159.024 186.458 186.860 203.721 201.119 121.443 217.002 150.301 214.931 217.098 217.090 217.594 251.448 209.515 212.841 284.612 160.850 187.467 188.914 207.069 201.632 121.589 218.147 151.321 215.728 6.1 6.3 7.5 12.3 5.8 4.6 10.6 4.1 8.1 7.1 18.3 6.6 6.1 4.6 3.8 3.6 .6 .6 .6 .2 1.1 -.6 .9 1.1 .5 1.1 1.6 .3 .1 .5 .7 .4 .9 .9 1.2 1.8 1.0 1.7 1.2 .8 .9 .4 2.1 .8 1.8 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .8 .0 1.2 .3 1.9 .2 .7 .7 1.1 .6 .4 .4 .0 .4 .6 .6 .6 .9 .9 -.7 -.4 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.7 .9 .1 .5 .7 .5 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.994 30.397 7.979 1.233 20.888 .297 5.637 4.670 .323 4.347 .966 3.960 .339 214.743 240.038 243.010 148.368 229.219 118.894 233.373 213.807 363.535 216.557 154.475 123.944 152.083 213.954 240.163 243.741 142.591 229.670 120.279 226.709 206.544 345.907 209.442 154.628 124.500 152.850 3.8 2.5 3.6 -.8 2.4 2.7 12.1 13.3 36.9 11.4 6.3 2.2 6.7 -.4 .1 .3 -3.9 .2 1.2 -2.9 -3.4 -4.8 -3.3 .1 .4 .5 .7 .2 .3 -.1 .1 -.2 3.3 3.8 1.4 4.0 .7 .5 .3 .0 .1 .3 -1.0 .1 -.1 -1.0 -1.4 -5.6 -1.1 1.4 .2 .5 -.2 .2 .3 .8 .2 1.2 -2.6 -3.2 -5.8 -2.9 .3 .6 .5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.998 1.031 1.619 .251 .821 116.214 110.513 104.584 111.593 122.026 120.990 112.973 112.304 115.764 124.873 1.7 .9 1.3 -.1 1.7 4.1 2.2 7.4 3.7 2.3 .8 -.6 1.5 -.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 2.9 -1.3 -1.6 .0 -.3 .4 1.5 -.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 ................................................................ 20.054 19.287 7.952 4.172 3.103 6.940 6.597 .446 1.169 .767 207.796 204.348 92.287 134.540 136.186 325.116 322.930 130.228 238.583 264.755 204.785 201.476 91.305 133.504 133.669 316.717 315.324 131.072 239.571 258.142 11.1 11.0 -1.9 -1.9 -3.1 31.8 31.8 7.3 5.6 12.7 -1.4 -1.4 -1.1 -.8 -1.8 -2.6 -2.4 .6 .4 -2.5 1.8 1.8 .1 .2 -.1 4.1 4.1 1.0 .7 1.0 -1.7 -1.8 -.4 -.5 -.3 -4.2 -4.2 1.0 .6 .8 -.7 -.7 -1.1 -.8 -1.8 -.8 -.6 .6 .4 -1.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.192 1.295 3.897 2.159 1.260 364.652 286.880 387.420 314.893 532.065 365.250 287.397 388.036 314.977 534.394 3.3 1.3 3.9 3.3 7.2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .4 .1 -.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .7 .3 .2 .4 .2 .6 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2008 from— Sep. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2008 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.341 1.987 110.698 102.643 110.904 102.819 2.2 .4 0.2 .2 0.4 .1 0.5 .4 0.2 .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 6 ............ 5.987 2.377 .204 2.174 3.609 3.488 2.869 .619 .228 120.809 180.819 461.104 509.241 87.369 85.355 101.339 10.525 92.931 121.439 183.613 465.570 517.389 87.224 85.208 101.350 10.414 90.722 3.2 6.1 7.4 6.0 1.2 1.1 2.3 -5.0 -14.2 .5 1.5 1.0 1.6 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.4 .5 .5 .8 .5 .5 .6 .6 .1 -1.1 .2 .8 2.4 .7 -.1 -.2 .0 -.7 -1.9 .0 .3 .7 .2 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.508 1.183 2.325 .647 .560 .910 360.102 599.823 199.501 159.345 224.464 342.974 361.125 600.293 200.284 159.730 224.910 345.175 4.4 7.0 3.2 1.3 3.3 4.8 .3 .1 .4 .2 .2 .6 .5 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .5 44.745 15.926 28.819 17.315 3.998 13.318 11.504 55.255 30.100 .297 4.347 .966 .339 5.266 3.897 10.042 182.846 215.850 163.761 218.454 116.214 287.124 111.357 253.304 231.445 118.894 216.557 154.475 152.083 246.041 387.420 286.389 182.647 217.098 162.971 217.828 120.990 283.056 110.451 252.861 231.541 120.279 209.442 154.628 152.850 245.722 388.036 287.792 7.4 6.1 8.1 14.7 1.7 18.8 -1.5 3.9 2.5 2.7 11.4 6.3 6.7 5.1 3.9 3.6 -.1 .6 -.5 -.3 4.1 -1.4 -.8 -.2 .0 1.2 -3.3 .1 .5 -.1 .2 .5 1.3 .9 1.4 1.3 .8 2.5 .1 .6 .2 -.2 4.0 .7 .3 .5 .1 .5 -.6 .6 -1.2 -1.9 1.0 -2.6 -.3 .2 .1 -.1 -1.1 1.4 .5 .7 .4 .4 -.1 .6 -.5 -.9 .0 -1.6 -.7 -.1 .3 1.2 -2.9 .3 .5 .1 .4 .2 85.099 69.603 94.808 29.844 18.341 14.343 33.241 25.155 51.358 11.610 88.390 73.489 22.581 7.264 50.908 214.950 208.544 208.900 165.689 218.562 279.753 218.473 246.834 243.354 267.624 209.718 208.857 140.802 328.310 257.072 $ .465 $ .156 214.361 208.068 208.563 164.937 218.010 276.112 218.725 245.787 242.868 259.864 210.325 209.329 141.428 319.507 257.411 $ .465 $ .156 5.3 6.7 5.5 7.9 14.0 17.6 10.5 5.5 3.9 23.8 3.1 2.4 .7 32.2 3.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 -1.3 .1 -.4 -.2 -2.9 .3 .2 .4 -2.7 .1 .9 1.2 .9 1.4 1.3 2.3 1.1 1.1 .6 4.0 .4 .3 .4 4.0 .3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -1.2 -1.8 -2.4 -.8 .2 .2 -3.2 .3 .2 .1 -4.3 .3 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.8 -1.4 -.2 -.4 -.1 -1.7 .2 .1 -.2 -1.1 .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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 214.946 7.0 3.3 9.0 216.195 216.160 216.812 249.930 207.265 214.768 289.447 159.322 185.692 186.049 203.666 200.172 121.443 217.002 150.301 215.219 217.401 217.375 218.085 252.230 209.114 213.317 288.190 160.916 187.670 189.095 207.065 201.892 121.589 218.147 151.321 216.292 2.5 2.5 2.4 6.4 .8 2.5 5.2 -2.0 2.7 3.9 9.9 1.0 3.8 2.6 -3.6 2.6 5.1 5.2 5.8 16.0 2.4 -.2 4.1 7.5 6.5 6.6 7.8 6.4 7.4 4.4 7.8 3.0 213.943 239.431 242.535 144.351 228.943 119.006 230.774 211.612 393.808 212.785 152.020 123.832 151.290 213.851 239.715 243.215 142.928 229.239 118.894 228.472 208.571 371.762 210.473 154.174 124.141 152.083 213.496 240.297 243.875 144.035 229.663 120.279 222.522 202.000 350.353 204.284 154.652 124.860 152.850 3.9 3.2 4.6 -1.6 3.1 .9 10.1 10.9 75.4 6.6 5.8 -.2 4.0 117.920 113.486 105.595 115.785 124.267 118.892 112.842 107.177 115.245 126.005 120.050 113.971 110.267 113.771 124.021 120.102 113.679 110.689 115.496 123.558 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 ....................................................... 207.141 203.949 92.928 136.143 136.790 322.859 320.576 127.750 235.703 256.314 210.841 207.657 93.007 136.460 136.639 336.117 333.854 128.997 237.365 258.873 207.328 203.988 92.659 135.721 136.186 321.941 319.790 130.228 238.826 261.046 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 363.629 286.749 386.038 313.396 529.160 363.864 286.207 386.607 314.053 530.663 364.964 286.645 387.963 315.066 534.373 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 213.601 215.507 215.130 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 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 212.937 212.814 212.594 245.533 202.831 210.453 280.522 157.651 182.718 184.097 197.297 197.277 118.879 214.851 149.306 213.293 214.883 214.813 215.085 249.875 204.852 214.042 283.919 158.971 184.409 184.838 201.406 198.916 121.015 216.177 150.232 214.434 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 212.511 239.047 241.841 144.505 228.635 119.293 223.395 203.870 388.227 204.597 151.009 123.200 150.867 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Mar. 2008 Sep. 2008 2.5 5.1 5.7 8.4 8.7 11.4 15.7 7.5 10.9 22.7 2.8 12.1 6.6 36.3 9.6 3.9 5.1 5.9 3.0 8.7 8.9 10.7 11.4 13.0 5.6 11.4 8.5 11.3 11.3 21.3 9.7 9.4 6.3 5.5 5.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 11.1 1.6 1.2 4.6 2.6 4.6 5.2 8.8 3.7 5.6 3.5 1.9 2.8 8.5 8.8 11.1 13.5 10.2 8.2 16.9 5.6 11.7 8.9 28.6 9.7 6.6 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.6 2.1 3.0 -5.2 2.6 2.1 13.1 15.0 45.0 12.8 4.7 2.6 7.6 5.9 2.6 3.5 4.8 2.0 4.5 28.3 33.5 108.2 28.7 4.7 1.0 10.0 1.9 2.1 3.4 -1.3 1.8 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 -33.7 -.6 10.0 5.5 5.4 3.8 2.7 3.8 -3.4 2.8 1.5 11.6 13.0 59.5 9.6 5.2 1.2 5.8 3.9 2.3 3.5 1.7 1.9 3.9 12.4 13.4 17.5 13.1 7.3 3.2 7.7 2.6 .1 3.8 2.8 2.0 -3.1 4.3 -15.1 .7 4.2 .2 -1.5 -.8 -2.9 2.7 7.6 .7 20.7 -1.0 -2.3 -.3 2.2 -6.1 1.8 3.1 3.8 -.4 9.4 -1.9 .2 205.872 202.585 91.646 134.684 133.669 319.245 317.912 131.072 239.756 258.294 22.6 23.1 -.4 -.8 -.6 81.0 80.9 5.5 2.9 12.3 2.8 2.5 -.9 -2.4 .8 3.5 2.0 8.5 6.4 11.4 23.7 23.7 -1.3 -.2 -3.7 68.6 69.1 4.6 6.1 24.9 -2.4 -2.6 -5.4 -4.2 -8.8 -4.4 -3.3 10.8 7.1 3.1 12.3 12.3 -.6 -1.6 .1 36.9 35.8 7.0 4.6 11.8 9.9 9.7 -3.4 -2.2 -6.3 27.0 27.9 7.6 6.6 13.5 366.132 287.227 389.352 315.757 537.382 5.1 4.6 5.2 3.8 8.9 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.1 7.4 2.1 -3.5 4.0 4.4 6.1 2.8 .7 3.5 3.0 6.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 2.9 8.2 2.4 -1.4 3.7 3.7 6.2 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 110.998 102.922 1.5 2.1 2.5 1.1 0.2 -4.4 120.740 180.563 461.173 508.443 87.369 85.355 101.339 10.525 92.931 120.747 181.030 464.432 509.542 87.225 85.208 101.350 10.414 90.722 1.9 6.9 6.6 6.9 -1.6 -1.7 -.6 -8.3 -19.9 2.6 5.2 .4 5.7 .8 .8 .8 .9 1.1 360.084 599.180 199.599 159.237 223.994 341.783 360.634 599.823 199.951 159.345 224.464 343.214 361.459 600.293 200.567 159.730 224.910 345.068 3.2 5.3 2.3 1.9 4.0 3.1 182.091 212.937 163.920 219.911 117.920 288.571 111.778 250.646 230.376 119.293 204.597 151.009 150.867 243.223 386.038 283.979 184.380 214.883 166.283 222.730 118.892 295.649 111.904 252.098 230.750 119.006 212.785 152.020 151.290 244.333 386.607 285.261 183.312 216.195 164.264 218.408 120.050 287.973 111.513 252.502 231.020 118.894 210.473 154.174 152.083 246.033 387.963 286.423 183.072 217.401 163.433 216.425 120.102 283.308 110.738 252.363 231.740 120.279 204.284 154.652 152.850 246.228 389.352 286.893 213.542 206.640 207.249 165.803 219.878 281.115 218.042 242.816 240.801 261.655 208.598 208.116 141.128 327.093 255.507 215.430 209.123 209.190 168.143 222.640 287.558 220.363 245.434 242.231 272.093 209.458 208.747 141.700 340.121 256.168 214.752 208.500 208.771 166.189 218.543 280.555 218.559 245.949 242.706 263.479 210.097 209.244 141.896 325.564 256.890 214.323 208.034 208.547 165.404 216.742 276.627 218.036 244.940 242.484 258.926 210.452 209.425 141.581 322.124 257.459 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 109.737 102.166 110.173 102.269 110.748 102.685 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 119.805 178.167 446.991 502.545 87.016 85.007 100.723 10.585 95.766 120.439 179.067 450.380 504.965 87.490 85.484 101.375 10.600 94.691 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 358.283 592.248 199.288 159.052 223.838 341.405 Mar. 2008 Sep. 2008 4.7 3.0 2.0 1.6 2.4 -.8 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.7 4.7 4.4 6.8 -5.8 -16.8 3.2 6.6 16.5 5.7 1.0 .9 2.5 -6.3 -19.5 2.2 6.0 3.4 6.3 -.4 -.5 .1 -3.8 -10.0 4.2 6.2 11.4 5.7 2.8 2.7 4.6 -6.1 -18.1 4.8 6.1 4.1 .8 5.8 5.2 6.1 11.1 3.7 .8 1.4 6.6 3.6 5.5 2.6 1.7 1.9 4.4 4.0 5.7 3.2 1.4 4.9 4.1 4.8 8.3 3.1 1.3 1.7 5.5 11.4 2.5 16.9 30.2 2.6 36.3 .3 3.6 3.3 .9 6.6 5.8 4.0 2.7 5.2 3.0 3.1 5.1 1.8 9.3 -3.1 11.7 -.3 3.5 2.0 2.1 12.8 4.7 7.6 4.7 3.1 3.2 13.3 8.4 16.0 29.4 .2 40.6 -2.2 5.5 2.5 4.5 28.7 4.7 10.0 7.8 4.0 4.1 2.2 8.7 -1.2 -6.2 7.6 -7.1 -3.7 2.8 2.4 3.3 -.6 10.0 5.4 5.0 3.5 4.2 7.1 3.8 9.1 19.3 -.3 23.4 .0 3.6 2.6 1.5 9.6 5.2 5.8 3.7 4.2 3.1 7.6 8.5 7.1 10.2 3.8 14.3 -2.9 4.1 2.4 3.9 13.1 7.3 7.7 6.4 3.7 4.1 7.8 8.6 7.1 16.3 28.2 32.8 15.8 3.4 3.1 47.5 2.5 2.5 .6 80.7 3.4 2.9 3.8 3.3 1.9 9.2 11.2 7.6 5.0 3.4 8.3 2.6 2.1 .6 5.5 2.7 9.0 11.8 9.4 15.6 27.9 38.2 19.5 10.2 6.1 54.1 3.5 2.5 .0 70.2 3.6 1.5 2.7 2.5 -1.0 -5.6 -6.2 .0 3.5 2.8 -4.1 3.6 2.5 1.3 -5.9 3.1 5.3 6.2 5.2 8.9 18.3 21.5 11.6 4.2 3.3 26.4 2.6 2.3 .6 38.1 3.0 5.2 7.2 5.9 7.0 9.9 13.9 9.3 6.8 4.5 21.6 3.6 2.5 .7 26.5 3.3 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Indexes Percent change to Sep.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 June 2008 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 M 215.223 216.304 215.247 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 229.829 230.120 139.286 231.488 231.808 140.253 Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 204.867 204.509 134.409 M 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) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Aug.2008 from— Sep. 2007 July 2008 Aug. 2008 Aug. 2007 June 2008 July 2008 214.935 5.4 -0.6 -0.1 5.9 0.0 -0.5 230.790 231.465 139.329 229.949 230.579 138.881 5.7 5.4 6.5 -.7 -.5 -1.0 -.4 -.4 -.3 6.2 6.0 6.6 .4 .6 .0 -.3 -.1 -.7 206.038 205.761 135.037 205.121 204.989 134.236 205.023 205.002 134.215 5.2 5.0 5.6 -.5 -.4 -.6 .0 .0 .0 5.9 5.6 6.2 .1 .2 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.6 204.023 205.452 204.812 204.064 5.4 -.7 -.4 6.4 .4 -.3 M M M 210.469 213.549 134.222 211.438 214.379 134.952 210.362 213.439 134.179 210.572 213.579 134.285 5.9 5.5 5.8 -.4 -.4 -.5 .1 .1 .1 6.2 6.0 6.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.4 -.6 M 216.357 216.901 216.031 216.762 7.7 -.1 .3 7.5 -.2 -.4 M M M 218.508 220.603 135.738 219.248 221.232 136.478 217.854 219.827 135.464 217.028 219.169 134.873 4.8 4.9 4.8 -1.0 -.9 -1.2 -.4 -.3 -.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.6 -.6 -.7 M M M 199.028 135.240 211.236 200.009 135.986 211.929 199.187 135.138 211.233 198.842 135.003 210.844 5.2 5.7 5.8 -.6 -.7 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.2 5.8 6.1 6.4 .1 -.1 .0 -.4 -.6 -.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 209.021 222.435 211.020 223.245 209.435 221.230 209.084 220.285 4.8 5.0 -.9 -1.3 -.2 -.4 5.4 5.7 .2 -.5 -.8 -.9 M 233.776 235.446 235.510 234.703 5.6 -.3 -.3 6.1 .7 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 240.511 198.063 210.830 141.622 - 238.133 197.260 209.666 141.679 4.7 5.0 6.4 5.5 -1.0 -.4 -.6 .0 - - - - 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 2 212.013 203.524 193.742 223.849 - 211.113 205.492 193.206 224.597 - - - - 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.4 -.4 1.0 -.3 .3 - 2 2 2 228.429 221.454 223.573 - 228.212 221.385 223.273 - - - - 5.0 4.6 6.2 -.1 .0 -.1 - U.S. city average ............................................ 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, 2005-2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2008 from— Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Sep. 2007 Aug. 2008 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 125.843 125.774 4.3 -0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 127.106 127.307 125.255 130.051 124.950 127.824 128.041 126.023 130.741 125.484 5.9 6.0 7.3 4.5 3.7 .6 .6 .6 .5 .4 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 130.003 130.741 173.245 96.144 129.521 130.655 168.047 96.455 3.3 2.4 11.3 1.3 -.4 -.1 -3.0 .3 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 86.236 89.952 1.0 4.3 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 135.388 135.808 131.800 133.713 134.260 128.320 8.8 8.5 13.1 -1.2 -1.1 -2.6 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 141.848 124.943 148.191 142.011 125.116 148.349 2.9 1.4 3.5 .1 .1 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 106.026 106.174 1.4 .1 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 108.467 169.625 74.293 109.058 172.330 74.072 2.7 5.9 .2 .5 1.6 -.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 128.634 129.384 3.8 .6 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 133.970 115.695 82.845 133.199 117.757 225.983 133.734 115.828 82.250 133.796 117.985 218.818 3.6 5.4 -2.1 8.5 2.2 22.5 -.2 .1 -.7 .4 .2 -3.2 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
