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USDL-09-1239 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, October 15, 2009 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – SEPTEMBER 2009 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase was less than the 0.4 percent rise in August. The index has decreased 1.3 percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was broad based, although tempered by a decline in the food index. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2 percent in September after increasing 0.1 percent in each of the previous two months. Contributing to this increase were advances in the indexes for lodging away from home, medical care, new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and public transportation. The increase occurred despite declines in the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent, the first decreases in those indexes since 1992. The energy index also increased in September, as increases in the indexes for gasoline, fuel oil and electricity more than offset a decline in the index for natural gas. In contrast to these increases, the food index declined, falling for the sixth time in the last eight months. The index for food away from home increased, but the food at home index declined as the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish and eggs fell sharply. Both the food and energy indexes have declined over the past 12 months. The decline in the food index is the first 12-month decrease in that index in over 40 years. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2008 - Sep. 2009 Percent change 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 Apr May 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 Sep'08 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Sep'09 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2008 - Sep. 2009 Percent change 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 Sep'08 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar All item s Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep'09 All item s less food and energy Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Mar. 2009 All items ................................................. Food .................................................... Food at home .................................... Food away from home 1 .................... Energy ................................................. Energy commodities .......................... Gasoline (all types) .......................... Fuel oil ............................................. Energy services ................................. Electricity ......................................... Utility (piped) gas service ................ All items less food and energy ............ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................................ New vehicles ................................... Used cars and trucks ....................... Apparel ............................................ Medical care commodities ............... Services less energy services ........... Shelter ............................................. Transportation services ................... Medical care services ...................... Apr. 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Sep. 2009 -.1 -.1 -.4 .1 -3.0 -4.7 -4.0 -8.5 -1.4 -.2 -4.8 .2 .0 -.2 -.6 .3 -2.4 -2.6 -2.8 -.3 -2.2 -.6 -7.0 .3 .1 -.2 -.5 .1 .2 2.3 3.1 -3.3 -1.7 -.4 -5.7 .1 .7 .0 .0 .1 7.4 16.2 17.3 4.8 -1.2 -1.9 1.3 .2 .0 -.3 -.5 .1 -.4 -.4 -.8 -1.5 -.3 -.6 .9 .1 .4 .1 .0 .1 4.6 8.5 9.1 6.2 .0 -.1 .4 .1 .2 -.1 -.3 .1 .6 1.1 1.0 1.5 .1 .6 -1.7 .2 -1.3 -.2 -2.5 2.6 -21.6 -30.1 -29.7 -36.0 -8.0 -.1 -28.0 1.5 .4 .6 -1.7 -.2 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .5 .4 -.1 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .5 1.0 -.2 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .7 .9 .7 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .5 .0 .6 -.1 .0 -.2 .5 .3 -.3 -1.3 1.9 -.1 .5 .2 .1 .6 .2 .3 .4 1.6 .1 .6 .1 .0 .7 .4 1.6 1.6 -2.7 1.1 4.1 1.5 .7 2.0 3.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. -2- Consumer Price Index Data for September 2009 Food After rising 0.1 percent in August, the food index declined 0.1 percent in September. The index for food away from home rose 0.1 percent while the food at home index declined 0.3 percent, its eighth decline in the last 10 months. The September decrease was driven by declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, which fell 1.2 percent, and for meats, poultry, fish and eggs, which decreased 1.0 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages was unchanged in September, while the other grocery store food groups posted increases. After declining for nine straight months, the index for dairy and related products rose 0.5 percent in September. The cereals and bakery products index increased 0.3 percent and the index for other food at home rose 0.1 percent. Over the past year, the food at home index has decreased 2.5 percent, with the fruits and vegetables, dairy, and meat groups all posting significant declines. The food index has declined 0.2 percent since September 2008, the first 12-month decrease since April 1967. Energy The energy index rose 0.6 percent in September after increasing 4.6 percent in August. The index for energy commodities rose 1.1 percent, with the gasoline index increasing 1.0 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 2.1 percent in September.) The index for energy services, which was unchanged in August, rose 0.1 percent in September. The electricity index rose 0.6 percent while the index for natural gas declined 1.7 percent. Over the past 12 months, the energy index has fallen 21.6 percent with all its major components declining. The gasoline index decreased 29.7 percent, the index for natural gas declined 28.0 percent, and the electricity index fell 0.1 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in September after increasing 0.1 percent in both July and August. One contributor to the increase was the medical care index, which rose 0.4 percent in September. The index for medical care commodities rose 0.6 percent in September, with the prescription drugs index rising 0.6 percent and the index for nonprescription drugs advancing 1.1 percent. Several transportation indexes contributed to the increase in the index for all items less food and energy. The new vehicles index, which declined 1.3 percent in August, rose 0.4 percent in September. The index for used cars and trucks increased sharply for the second month in a row, rising 1.6 percent, and the index for public transportation rose 2.1 percent as the airline fares index increased 3.4 percent. The tobacco index rose 1.0 percent in September and has risen 26.1 percent since February. The shelter index was unchanged in September, as a 1.5 percent increase in the index for lodging away from home was offset by declines of 0.1 percent in the heavily weighted rent and owners’ equivalent rent indexes. For the past 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.5 percent. The indexes for shelter, new vehicles, medical care and tobacco have all risen during the period, while the indexes for used cars and trucks and public transportation have declined. -3- Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 1.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 215.969 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 211.322 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 1.4 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for October 2009 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). -4- Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. -5- Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2008”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2008.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 202.416 201.800 .616 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 -6- Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. -7- Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. -8- Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2009 from— Sep. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2009 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 215.834 646.544 215.969 646.948 -1.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 15.757 14.629 8.156 1.150 1.898 .910 1.194 .982 2.022 .300 .241 1.481 .433 6.474 .314 1.127 217.701 217.350 213.722 252.382 202.911 192.381 267.309 162.953 191.317 195.430 200.578 206.064 121.892 223.675 156.697 220.946 217.617 217.218 213.227 251.231 201.755 193.353 267.609 162.911 190.571 196.998 200.009 204.728 122.099 224.003 157.302 221.474 .0 -.2 -2.5 .1 -3.9 -9.5 -6.4 .9 1.4 3.7 -3.0 1.7 .8 2.6 3.5 2.5 .0 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.6 .5 .1 .0 -.4 .8 -.3 -.6 .2 .1 .4 .2 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -1.3 -.6 -.3 -.3 -.3 -1.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 .1 .5 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.7 .4 .2 .4 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 .3 -1.0 .5 -1.2 .0 .1 1.0 -.3 -.1 .2 .1 .4 .3 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781 217.827 250.248 249.029 137.454 257.155 121.830 212.661 189.735 237.521 195.475 163.136 128.304 150.494 217.178 249.501 248.965 133.706 256.865 122.170 211.618 188.509 236.616 194.176 163.429 128.201 150.437 -.5 .7 1.6 -6.9 1.3 1.9 -7.4 -10.0 -32.2 -8.0 5.9 -.3 .2 -.3 -.3 .0 -2.7 -.1 .3 -.5 -.6 -.4 -.7 .2 -.1 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 -2.1 .0 .2 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.3 .6 -.1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .5 .1 .4 .4 .2 3.9 .0 .8 -.6 .3 .0 .0 -.1 1.5 -.1 .3 .2 .1 1.1 .1 .4 .0 .0 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688 117.130 110.835 103.991 113.673 125.292 122.476 112.933 112.535 116.309 128.670 1.1 .2 .7 2.5 3.0 4.6 1.9 8.2 2.3 2.7 .6 -.7 1.2 -.7 1.1 -.1 .6 -.3 1.2 -.2 .1 -.8 .3 .1 .1 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125 184.386 179.987 93.126 134.080 128.028 225.089 225.179 133.531 243.494 238.997 183.932 179.466 93.440 134.576 129.369 220.690 220.542 133.406 244.493 239.855 -9.8 -9.9 1.0 1.6 -2.7 -30.0 -29.7 1.8 3.1 -8.2 -.2 -.3 .3 .4 1.0 -2.0 -2.1 -.1 .4 .4 .2 .1 .3 .5 .0 -.4 -.8 -.4 .1 1.9 2.3 2.4 -.4 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 1.3 .8 .7 .5 .4 1.6 1.1 1.0 -.1 .4 2.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545 376.537 305.797 398.303 320.252 570.150 377.727 307.671 399.160 320.756 572.991 3.5 4.1 3.3 2.6 6.6 .3 .6 .2 .2 .5 .2 -.1 .3 .1 .7 .3 .5 .2 .1 .5 .4 .6 .4 .4 .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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2009 from— Sep. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2009 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.741 1.822 114.755 101.474 114.629 100.801 0.5 -1.9 -0.1 -.7 0.0 -.2 0.1 -.2 -0.1 -.7 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214 128.128 193.161 490.102 555.402 84.913 81.835 102.674 9.499 78.576 129.035 195.595 493.636 562.635 85.044 81.969 102.968 9.467 77.997 2.8 5.1 6.7 5.0 .6 .4 1.6 -4.4 -14.1 .7 1.3 .7 1.3 .2 .2 .3 -.3 -.7 .3 .5 1.2 .5 .1 .1 .5 -1.3 -3.2 .2 .5 .6 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.8 .1 .0 .3 .0 .2 .2 .3 -.3 -.7 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.386 .776 2.610 .651 .647 1.074 372.699 763.634 204.352 162.476 227.580 345.137 374.219 771.089 204.751 162.372 228.286 345.515 7.5 29.0 1.1 1.7 1.6 .6 .4 1.0 .2 -.1 .3 .1 .8 2.2 .2 .4 -.1 .5 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .2 .3 1.0 .0 -.1 .3 -.2 39.556 15.757 23.799 13.289 3.691 9.598 10.510 60.444 32.867 .333 4.159 .971 .781 5.567 4.765 11.002 171.081 217.701 146.528 184.366 117.130 230.396 109.129 260.355 260.858 121.830 195.475 163.136 150.494 252.234 398.303 305.890 171.559 217.617 147.222 185.544 122.476 228.954 109.387 260.136 260.064 122.170 194.176 163.429 150.437 253.001 399.160 307.161 -4.2 .0 -6.6 -10.3 1.1 -13.6 -.6 .8 .7 1.9 -8.0 5.9 .2 2.0 3.3 2.5 .3 .0 .5 .6 4.6 -.6 .2 -.1 -.3 .3 -.7 .2 .0 .3 .2 .4 .0 -.2 .1 .5 .6 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .2 -.3 .6 .0 .5 .3 .3 .8 .1 1.2 3.1 -.1 4.2 -.6 .2 .1 .4 .0 .8 .3 .6 .2 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .1 .4 .4 .1 .1 .3 .1 .4 .0 .7 .4 .0 85.371 66.800 93.610 24.926 14.416 10.726 29.046 27.577 55.679 7.624 92.376 77.746 21.461 3.465 56.285 215.617 204.776 207.855 149.155 186.552 228.446 201.191 279.697 249.316 204.971 218.642 219.596 141.310 227.204 267.008 $ .463 $ .155 215.795 205.263 207.949 149.846 187.691 227.195 201.783 280.194 249.043 202.243 219.076 220.137 142.729 222.961 266.894 $ .463 $ .155 -1.5 -2.2 -1.6 -6.2 -9.5 -12.4 -5.4 .9 .6 -21.6 1.2 1.5 1.6 -30.1 1.5 .1 .2 .0 .5 .6 -.5 .3 .2 -.1 -1.3 .2 .2 1.0 -1.9 .0 .0 .1 .0 .1 .5 .2 .1 .3 .0 -.4 .0 .1 .2 -.4 .0 .5 .6 .5 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.6 .4 .2 4.6 .1 .1 -.3 8.5 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 .4 .4 .1 .3 .1 .6 .1 .2 .3 1.1 .1 - - - - - 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— June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 214.459 214.469 215.428 215.791 -12.4 2.2 3.3 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 218.094 217.838 214.999 251.576 204.365 194.197 276.092 162.993 190.637 196.818 201.067 204.694 122.224 223.163 155.841 220.105 217.638 217.291 213.876 251.380 201.738 193.118 275.379 162.431 190.071 194.193 200.428 204.528 121.990 223.345 156.570 220.815 217.829 217.478 213.951 251.049 202.601 192.381 273.410 163.008 190.494 194.991 200.546 204.958 121.892 223.675 156.697 221.072 217.670 217.257 213.298 251.711 200.583 193.353 270.064 162.981 190.598 197.000 199.971 204.773 122.099 224.003 157.302 221.709 2.7 2.5 .8 6.9 .0 -5.0 -14.3 6.3 8.4 9.2 7.2 8.5 9.0 4.6 5.4 5.4 -.7 -.8 -3.6 -2.8 -4.3 -19.5 -2.8 1.9 1.3 6.6 -10.6 2.3 -4.4 2.8 .9 .3 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.984 249.861 249.374 134.507 257.138 121.083 206.342 183.526 224.706 189.362 160.401 129.428 149.995 216.612 249.410 249.293 131.742 257.073 121.298 206.046 182.927 222.296 188.839 161.408 129.254 149.983 216.726 249.658 249.266 132.411 257.278 121.830 206.783 183.374 231.023 188.839 162.756 128.471 150.494 216.770 249.655 249.132 134.342 256.911 122.170 207.172 183.627 233.497 188.979 163.402 128.455 150.437 -.4 1.0 3.0 -9.9 1.8 .3 -9.0 -11.9 -65.9 -4.7 6.4 .2 1.3 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... 120.183 114.009 108.388 115.667 126.438 120.865 113.251 109.695 114.831 127.790 120.756 113.938 109.390 116.235 127.504 120.931 112.991 109.688 116.350 127.603 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 178.843 174.831 93.227 136.179 123.851 203.703 204.131 134.270 242.683 227.003 179.180 174.949 93.501 136.826 123.848 202.924 202.498 133.729 243.031 231.418 183.312 179.110 93.155 135.030 126.157 220.836 220.967 133.531 243.494 234.384 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 375.203 304.820 396.846 319.339 565.707 375.851 304.406 397.947 319.810 569.494 376.919 306.029 398.742 320.262 572.422 Mar. 2009 Sep. 2009 2.5 -5.4 2.9 -1.3 -1.5 -4.0 -3.6 -4.0 -10.6 .4 -4.3 -3.7 -1.0 -5.7 -3.9 -.6 1.7 3.7 1.4 -.8 -1.1 -3.1 .2 -7.2 -1.7 -8.5 .0 -.1 .4 -2.2 .2 -.4 1.5 3.8 2.9 1.0 .8 -1.4 2.0 -2.2 -12.5 -8.7 4.1 4.8 7.9 -2.1 5.3 2.1 3.7 3.1 2.8 -1.0 -1.3 -3.6 -1.7 -5.6 -6.2 -4.1 -2.2 -1.9 -.3 -3.9 -1.9 -.5 1.6 3.8 2.2 -.5 .6 2.6 -19.1 2.5 2.4 -8.5 -10.9 -39.5 -8.5 3.0 1.6 .6 -.6 1.6 1.4 3.6 1.4 1.2 -14.0 -18.1 -12.3 -18.5 6.7 .0 -2.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.4 3.6 1.6 .2 16.6 -.8 7.7 -3.0 1.2 -.4 .8 2.8 -14.6 2.2 1.3 -8.8 -11.4 -54.6 -6.6 4.7 .9 1.0 -.5 .6 .5 1.5 .5 2.4 -6.5 -9.4 1.1 -10.1 7.2 -1.5 -.6 -4.6 -4.5 -9.6 -.2 2.2 5.3 17.3 1.4 .1 3.2 1.5 -6.7 6.9 7.8 3.0 2.5 -3.5 4.9 2.4 3.7 .2 5.8 -4.2 .0 2.7 2.0 -5.1 5.9 5.1 3.4 184.750 180.352 93.605 135.574 128.153 223.273 223.146 133.406 244.493 239.281 -55.5 -57.3 -5.6 -4.8 -13.8 -93.5 -93.9 6.3 3.8 -24.0 8.8 11.1 3.1 7.0 -15.3 37.4 47.4 4.3 4.7 -17.1 19.9 22.3 5.4 6.6 7.2 88.1 91.6 -.6 .9 -8.8 13.9 13.2 1.6 -1.8 14.6 44.3 42.8 -2.5 3.0 23.5 -30.4 -31.1 -1.3 1.0 -14.6 -70.2 -70.1 5.3 4.3 -20.6 16.9 17.7 3.5 2.3 10.9 64.8 65.4 -1.6 2.0 6.1 378.555 308.016 400.180 321.405 575.812 2.7 4.2 2.2 2.4 4.2 4.0 5.0 3.6 1.7 8.8 3.6 3.2 3.8 3.7 6.0 3.6 4.3 3.4 2.6 7.3 3.3 4.6 2.9 2.1 6.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.2 6.6 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. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2009 114.585 100.824 0.0 -2.1 1.8 -2.1 0.3 1.1 127.967 192.686 489.280 554.000 84.909 81.835 102.674 9.499 78.576 128.074 192.711 490.667 553.955 85.040 81.969 102.968 9.467 77.997 3.2 5.4 4.7 5.5 1.1 1.2 1.5 .2 -9.6 2.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 .8 .7 1.2 -1.4 -10.1 373.084 762.907 204.714 162.887 227.325 344.739 373.425 763.634 204.899 162.476 227.580 345.448 374.442 771.089 204.919 162.372 228.286 344.770 1.3 3.4 .7 4.5 3.0 -1.9 169.920 218.094 144.765 179.090 120.183 220.257 109.957 258.780 260.267 121.083 189.362 160.401 149.995 248.652 396.846 303.902 169.875 217.638 144.891 179.986 120.865 220.790 109.926 258.833 259.779 121.298 188.839 161.408 149.983 249.855 397.947 304.916 171.236 217.829 146.689 185.567 120.756 230.120 109.238 259.344 260.033 121.830 188.839 162.756 150.494 251.455 398.742 305.733 171.666 217.670 147.347 186.349 120.931 231.087 109.714 259.617 260.233 122.170 188.979 163.402 150.437 253.146 400.180 305.795 213.936 202.989 206.490 147.413 181.572 219.267 198.515 276.247 247.530 191.584 218.507 219.344 142.300 206.131 265.873 214.037 203.183 206.476 147.555 182.401 219.772 198.640 276.955 247.503 190.905 218.588 219.543 142.612 205.261 265.982 215.123 204.437 207.422 149.315 187.699 228.214 201.800 277.946 248.063 199.667 218.743 219.692 142.179 222.805 266.543 215.582 204.951 207.735 149.975 188.493 229.166 202.076 278.770 248.397 200.959 219.012 220.053 142.624 225.260 266.830 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 114.592 101.920 114.612 101.741 114.731 101.530 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 127.366 190.734 480.501 548.730 84.972 81.909 102.182 9.731 83.476 127.751 191.709 486.256 551.241 85.053 81.991 102.643 9.604 80.838 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 370.235 746.283 204.231 162.301 227.572 343.178 Mar. 2009 Sep. 2009 0.0 -4.2 0.9 -2.1 0.1 -1.6 2.9 5.7 8.6 5.5 .2 -.5 .8 -5.6 -12.1 2.2 4.2 8.7 3.9 .3 .3 3.1 -10.4 -23.8 3.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 -.6 -9.8 2.6 4.9 8.7 4.7 .3 -.1 1.9 -8.0 -18.2 13.5 61.2 1.6 3.3 3.0 .4 10.9 45.9 .8 -1.0 -.7 2.1 4.6 14.0 1.4 .2 1.3 1.9 7.2 29.1 1.2 3.9 3.0 -.7 7.7 28.9 1.1 -.4 .3 2.0 -28.5 2.7 -42.6 -60.0 -4.6 -69.9 -5.1 .8 1.3 .3 -4.7 6.4 1.3 -2.0 2.2 2.4 4.5 -.7 8.0 13.9 5.3 16.8 .2 .8 .1 2.4 -8.5 3.0 .6 2.4 3.6 2.9 7.9 -1.3 14.2 21.0 1.5 30.7 3.5 .3 1.4 1.2 -18.5 6.7 -2.4 .4 3.8 2.2 4.2 -.8 7.3 17.2 2.5 21.2 -.9 1.3 -.1 3.6 -.8 7.7 1.2 7.4 3.4 2.5 -13.6 1.0 -21.3 -32.5 .2 -40.7 -2.5 .8 .7 1.3 -6.6 4.7 1.0 .2 2.9 2.7 6.0 -1.0 10.7 19.1 2.0 25.8 1.3 .8 .7 2.4 -10.1 7.2 -.6 3.9 3.6 2.4 -14.6 -18.2 -13.3 -41.2 -57.2 -66.3 -34.9 1.0 1.2 -76.7 .5 .2 -2.4 -92.8 1.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 7.6 12.7 15.0 5.7 .7 .2 7.9 1.7 2.2 3.8 29.1 1.5 4.1 4.2 3.3 13.6 19.6 27.5 8.5 -1.6 -.4 22.1 1.8 2.4 4.1 79.3 1.8 3.1 3.9 2.4 7.1 16.1 19.3 7.4 3.7 1.4 21.1 .9 1.3 .9 42.6 1.4 -6.4 -8.2 -5.9 -20.4 -30.6 -37.8 -17.1 .9 .7 -49.9 1.1 1.2 .7 -69.4 1.4 3.6 4.1 2.9 10.3 17.8 23.3 7.9 1.0 .5 21.6 1.4 1.9 2.5 59.9 1.6 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.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 M 215.693 215.351 215.834 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 229.930 232.058 136.488 230.154 232.416 136.417 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 205.350 206.308 131.640 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Aug.2009 from— Sep. 2008 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Aug. 2008 June 2009 July 2009 215.969 -1.3 0.3 0.1 -1.5 0.1 0.2 230.883 233.314 136.598 231.200 233.695 136.691 -.7 -.7 -.7 .5 .6 .2 .1 .2 .1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 .4 .5 .1 .3 .4 .1 204.814 205.656 131.366 205.632 206.591 131.748 205.601 206.459 131.812 -1.7 -1.8 -1.6 .4 .4 .3 .0 -.1 .0 -1.8 -1.8 -1.7 .1 .1 .1 .4 .5 .3 201.157 200.908 201.823 201.918 -1.8 .5 .0 -2.1 .3 .5 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 209.343 211.390 133.056 208.819 211.034 132.736 209.000 211.436 132.729 208.912 211.212 132.722 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 .0 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .0 -1.6 -1.4 -1.7 -.2 .0 -.2 .1 .2 .0 M 211.815 210.491 210.899 210.911 -2.0 .2 .0 -1.7 -.4 .2 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 219.865 223.908 132.952 219.484 223.498 132.774 219.884 224.072 132.756 220.294 224.412 133.128 -.8 -.7 -1.3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .2 .3 -1.3 -1.1 -1.8 .0 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .0 M M M 197.214 133.220 208.543 196.987 132.975 207.784 197.614 133.069 208.369 197.724 133.165 208.503 -1.1 -1.5 -1.5 .4 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 -1.3 -1.7 -1.8 .2 -.1 -.1 .3 .1 .3 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 211.010 223.906 210.906 224.010 211.441 224.507 211.345 225.226 -1.9 -1.0 .2 .5 .0 .3 -2.1 -1.7 .2 .3 .3 .2 M 237.172 237.600 238.282 238.568 -.6 .4 .1 -.9 .5 .3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 233.018 200.558 200.663 140.810 - 236.596 201.836 201.802 140.945 -.8 -2.1 -2.0 -.8 1.5 .6 .6 .1 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 203.585 204.537 192.325 221.485 - 203.351 204.673 191.687 221.306 - - - - -3.8 -2.3 -.5 -1.8 -.1 .1 -.3 -.1 - 2 2 2 223.810 225.692 227.257 - 226.039 225.801 227.138 - - - - -1.0 .2 -.3 1.0 .0 -.1 - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2009 from— Sep. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2009 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 211.156 628.970 211.322 629.462 -1.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.942 15.865 9.201 1.249 2.315 .992 1.266 1.167 2.212 .304 .274 1.634 .472 6.664 .233 1.077 216.957 216.539 212.623 252.932 202.483 191.048 265.730 162.433 190.704 194.511 201.199 206.210 122.217 223.789 156.769 221.618 216.734 216.313 212.010 251.754 201.087 192.048 265.810 162.396 189.892 196.027 200.621 204.823 122.496 224.102 157.132 221.454 -.2 -.4 -2.6 .1 -4.0 -9.8 -6.6 1.0 1.3 3.8 -3.1 1.6 .7 2.7 3.8 2.7 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.5 -.7 .5 .0 .0 -.4 .8 -.3 -.7 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -1.3 -.6 -.1 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -.4 -.1 -.3 .1 1.2 .4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.9 .3 .3 .5 .1 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .2 -1.1 .5 -1.1 .0 .0 1.0 -.3 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .0 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360 213.824 243.279 247.601 138.543 232.977 122.254 211.808 188.125 239.435 194.211 163.567 124.219 153.667 213.391 242.816 247.500 134.803 232.731 122.644 210.796 186.967 238.006 193.013 163.808 124.351 153.648 -.3 1.1 1.5 -5.5 1.3 2.0 -7.0 -9.5 -31.2 -7.8 5.9 -.1 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -2.7 -.1 .3 -.5 -.6 -.6 -.6 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.6 .0 .2 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.2 .6 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 3.7 -.1 .9 -.6 .7 .0 .0 -.1 1.5 -.1 .3 .3 .2 .8 .2 .4 .2 .0 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840 117.095 111.629 103.727 116.482 125.880 122.176 113.682 112.086 119.075 128.988 1.0 .6 -.2 2.9 3.3 4.3 1.8 8.1 2.2 2.5 .6 -.4 1.3 -.6 1.0 .0 .7 -.2 .8 -.2 .2 -.7 .7 .3 -.1 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 17.067 16.284 7.627 4.057 2.863 4.029 3.770 .482 1.242 .784 182.541 179.368 91.129 135.130 128.781 225.797 226.007 133.587 245.871 237.029 182.024 178.801 91.599 135.672 130.122 221.241 221.197 133.504 246.850 238.225 -11.1 -11.3 .3 1.6 -2.7 -30.1 -29.9 1.9 3.0 -7.7 -.3 -.3 .5 .4 1.0 -2.0 -2.1 -.1 .4 .5 .1 .0 .2 .5 .0 -.5 -.9 -.4 .1 2.0 2.7 2.8 .1 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 1.2 .8 .7 .7 .4 1.5 1.0 .8 -.1 .4 1.9 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338 377.007 297.379 400.204 322.964 567.545 378.263 299.098 401.217 323.577 570.697 3.6 4.1 3.4 2.7 6.8 .3 .6 .3 .2 .6 .2 -.2 .3 .1 .7 .3 .5 .2 .1 .6 .5 .6 .4 .4 .7 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2009 from— Sep. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Aug. 2009 June to July July to Aug. Aug. to Sep. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.454 1.982 111.453 101.867 111.205 101.228 0.3 -1.5 -0.2 -.6 0.0 -.1 0.0 -.2 -0.2 -.7 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202 123.579 190.222 493.615 534.825 87.667 85.532 102.613 10.012 78.480 124.322 192.552 496.691 541.688 87.810 85.676 102.896 9.975 77.835 2.4 4.9 6.7 4.7 .7 .5 1.5 -4.2 -14.2 .6 1.2 .6 1.3 .2 .2 .3 -.4 -.8 .3 .6 1.3 .5 .1 .2 .4 -1.2 -3.1 .1 .4 .4 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.0 -2.8 .1 .0 .4 .0 .2 .2 .3 -.4 -.8 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.668 1.267 2.401 .662 .580 .947 398.228 768.483 202.221 162.415 227.751 347.402 400.245 776.198 202.576 162.312 228.480 347.658 10.8 29.3 1.1 1.6 1.6 .7 .5 1.0 .2 -.1 .3 .1 1.0 2.1 .2 .4 -.1 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .4 1.0 .0 -.1 .3 -.1 42.689 16.942 25.747 14.587 3.979 10.609 11.160 57.311 30.918 .306 4.713 1.035 .360 5.512 4.035 10.432 173.379 216.957 150.209 192.365 117.095 243.461 109.039 255.342 234.537 122.254 194.211 163.567 153.667 251.880 400.204 293.266 173.777 216.734 150.851 193.225 122.176 241.657 109.470 255.244 234.079 122.644 193.013 163.808 153.648 252.805 401.217 294.190 -4.9 -.2 -7.4 -11.3 1.0 -14.6 -.9 .9 1.1 2.0 -7.8 5.9 .5 2.9 3.4 2.2 .2 -.1 .4 .4 4.3 -.7 .4 .0 -.2 .3 -.6 .1 .0 .4 .3 .3 .0 -.2 .1 .3 .6 .2 .0 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 .6 -.1 .4 .3 .4 1.0 .1 1.6 3.5 .0 4.7 -.3 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .9 .7 .6 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .6 .4 .2 .4 .6 .1 .0 .3 .2 .4 .0 .6 .4 .0 84.135 68.776 94.645 26.824 15.664 11.686 31.530 26.392 53.275 9.024 90.976 75.111 22.513 4.311 52.598 210.021 201.726 204.341 152.606 194.170 240.515 205.017 247.308 244.857 205.144 212.823 212.449 142.634 227.506 261.960 $ .474 $ .159 210.255 202.123 204.472 153.229 194.978 238.857 205.374 247.664 244.707 202.287 213.363 213.144 144.148 223.048 261.990 $ .473 $ .159 -1.9 -2.9 -2.0 -7.1 -10.6 -13.5 -6.1 .8 .8 -22.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 -30.2 1.8 .1 .2 .1 .4 .4 -.7 .2 .1 -.1 -1.4 .3 .3 1.1 -2.0 .0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .3 .2 .0 .2 .0 -.4 .1 .1 .3 -.5 .1 .6 .8 .6 1.6 3.3 4.3 1.8 .4 .2 4.8 .1 .1 -.1 8.6 .2 .2 .3 .2 .5 .3 .4 .1 .3 .1 .6 .1 .2 .4 1.0 .1 - - - - - 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— June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 209.534 209.598 210.758 211.136 -15.3 2.6 4.2 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 217.312 216.977 213.806 252.211 203.845 192.898 273.813 162.608 190.000 195.695 201.926 204.831 122.537 223.186 155.091 220.755 216.821 216.395 212.646 251.916 201.245 191.783 273.468 161.977 189.366 193.001 201.077 204.578 122.119 223.408 156.904 221.612 217.045 216.610 212.744 251.677 202.128 191.048 270.988 162.465 189.945 194.039 201.203 205.196 122.217 223.789 156.769 221.978 216.778 216.317 212.018 252.195 199.912 192.048 268.099 162.444 189.934 195.992 200.499 204.911 122.496 224.102 157.132 222.073 2.8 2.6 .9 7.4 .5 -5.4 -15.1 6.9 7.9 9.4 7.4 7.7 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.1 -1.1 -1.1 -3.9 -2.9 -4.4 -20.8 -4.1 2.4 1.3 6.4 -11.1 2.5 -4.1 2.7 1.1 -.1 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 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 ............................................. 212.972 243.100 247.966 135.271 232.942 121.529 205.493 181.978 227.677 188.044 160.813 125.313 152.658 212.765 242.884 247.880 133.136 232.879 121.765 205.268 181.483 225.175 187.619 161.801 125.131 152.577 212.823 243.044 247.869 133.451 233.061 122.254 205.839 181.747 233.552 187.525 163.201 124.347 153.667 212.863 242.930 247.669 135.480 232.761 122.644 206.356 182.153 235.480 187.880 163.808 124.592 153.648 .0 1.8 2.9 -6.4 1.9 .3 -8.2 -10.8 -63.1 -5.3 6.5 -.3 -.1 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... 119.963 114.537 107.602 118.686 127.062 120.666 114.086 109.019 117.941 128.313 120.672 114.936 108.852 118.857 128.063 120.949 114.131 109.649 119.258 127.912 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 176.300 173.329 90.664 137.234 124.559 204.503 205.099 134.273 245.129 226.048 176.456 173.340 90.888 137.855 124.569 203.579 203.341 133.787 245.421 230.677 181.285 178.196 90.936 136.112 126.950 221.467 221.758 133.587 245.871 233.494 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 375.650 296.547 398.660 322.098 562.806 376.321 296.084 399.808 322.537 566.848 377.444 297.712 400.673 322.955 570.031 Mar. 2009 Sep. 2009 3.1 -6.8 3.6 -1.4 -1.6 -3.9 -3.6 -4.5 -10.0 1.5 -4.7 -3.5 -1.0 -5.1 -3.8 -1.0 1.5 2.7 2.3 -1.0 -1.2 -3.3 .0 -7.5 -1.8 -8.1 -.4 -.1 .6 -2.8 .2 -.1 1.7 5.4 2.4 .9 .7 -1.5 2.1 -2.0 -13.4 -9.8 4.6 4.5 7.9 -2.3 5.1 2.1 3.9 3.6 3.0 -1.2 -1.4 -3.6 -1.8 -6.0 -6.0 -3.4 -2.6 -1.9 -.2 -3.9 -1.8 -.6 1.6 4.0 2.4 -.1 1.5 2.4 -18.4 2.5 2.5 -8.6 -10.8 -37.4 -9.0 3.0 1.2 1.1 -.9 1.4 1.3 3.9 1.3 1.4 -13.5 -17.4 -15.2 -17.5 6.7 .9 -1.5 -.2 -.3 -.5 .6 -.3 3.7 1.7 .4 14.4 -.3 7.7 -2.3 2.6 .0 1.7 2.7 -12.6 2.2 1.4 -8.4 -10.8 -51.9 -7.2 4.7 .5 .5 -.6 .6 .4 2.2 .5 2.6 -6.2 -8.9 -1.5 -9.3 7.2 -.7 .5 -6.0 -5.2 -13.2 -.9 2.4 5.4 18.2 .7 .3 4.3 1.6 -7.2 5.4 10.5 3.8 3.3 -1.4 7.8 1.9 2.7 -.5 5.9 -6.5 -.3 3.3 2.5 -4.4 6.6 6.2 3.3 182.716 179.519 91.560 136.675 128.878 223.652 223.578 133.504 246.850 237.928 -59.7 -60.8 -7.2 -5.0 -13.7 -93.6 -93.9 7.0 3.9 -24.5 8.8 10.1 -.7 7.4 -15.6 37.7 47.5 3.6 4.7 -15.7 22.9 24.4 5.7 6.3 7.6 87.8 91.6 -.6 .8 -7.1 15.4 15.1 4.0 -1.6 14.6 43.1 41.2 -2.3 2.8 22.7 -33.8 -34.3 -4.0 1.0 -14.7 -70.2 -70.1 5.3 4.3 -20.2 19.1 19.7 4.8 2.3 11.0 63.9 64.5 -1.5 1.8 6.8 379.213 299.487 402.384 324.248 573.743 2.5 3.9 2.1 2.5 3.5 4.1 5.3 3.7 2.0 9.2 3.8 3.1 4.0 3.7 6.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.7 8.0 3.3 4.6 2.9 2.2 6.3 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.2 7.3 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. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2009 111.147 101.243 -0.2 -2.0 1.9 -2.2 0.4 1.9 123.479 189.859 491.859 533.890 87.664 85.532 102.613 10.012 78.480 123.601 189.872 493.984 533.704 87.807 85.676 102.896 9.975 77.835 2.8 5.5 4.4 5.6 1.1 1.2 1.5 -.3 -10.8 2.2 4.5 4.5 4.4 .8 .7 1.0 -1.1 -9.5 398.522 768.005 202.553 162.767 227.512 346.809 398.801 768.483 202.705 162.415 227.751 347.691 400.504 776.198 202.795 162.312 228.480 347.345 2.2 3.6 1.4 4.0 3.0 -1.2 171.618 217.312 147.626 186.685 119.963 231.872 109.361 253.882 234.253 121.529 188.044 160.813 152.658 249.202 398.660 291.473 171.568 216.821 147.760 187.184 120.666 232.430 109.321 254.063 234.008 121.765 187.619 161.801 152.577 250.263 399.808 292.500 173.366 217.045 150.154 193.645 120.672 243.283 108.994 254.480 234.179 122.254 187.525 163.201 153.667 251.654 400.673 293.179 173.885 216.778 150.983 194.337 120.949 244.219 109.657 254.679 234.254 122.644 187.880 163.808 153.648 253.079 402.384 293.119 208.040 199.559 202.725 150.057 188.704 229.919 202.033 244.247 243.257 191.437 212.687 212.196 143.218 206.474 261.053 208.216 199.725 202.769 150.211 189.232 230.427 201.960 244.854 243.332 190.731 212.846 212.505 143.589 205.483 261.304 209.541 201.265 203.921 152.561 195.417 240.380 205.614 245.730 243.823 199.863 213.027 212.680 143.376 223.093 261.781 210.036 201.826 204.253 153.374 196.084 241.279 205.775 246.381 244.068 201.160 213.292 213.059 143.992 225.279 261.962 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 111.423 102.220 111.418 102.121 111.415 101.924 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 ... 122.940 187.894 483.813 528.674 87.650 85.524 102.153 10.238 83.278 123.348 189.018 490.109 531.480 87.778 85.653 102.587 10.113 80.736 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 394.708 752.078 202.115 162.165 227.800 345.423 Mar. 2009 Sep. 2009 -1.0 -3.8 0.9 -2.1 -0.3 -1.0 2.2 5.3 9.2 4.9 .2 -.3 .7 -5.3 -12.1 2.2 4.3 8.7 3.9 .7 .7 2.9 -9.9 -23.7 2.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 .9 .9 1.2 -.7 -10.1 2.2 4.8 8.9 4.4 .4 .2 1.8 -7.6 -18.1 19.5 60.9 1.2 3.1 2.9 -.2 16.6 47.8 .6 -.9 -.7 2.0 6.0 13.5 1.4 .4 1.2 2.2 10.5 29.1 1.3 3.5 2.9 -.7 11.2 29.5 1.0 -.3 .2 2.1 -32.5 2.8 -47.5 -64.9 -6.0 -74.2 -6.5 1.2 2.0 .3 -5.3 6.5 -.1 .0 2.1 2.3 4.8 -1.1 8.8 17.5 5.4 21.8 -2.0 1.1 1.0 2.5 -9.0 3.0 1.1 3.6 3.7 2.5 9.6 -1.4 17.1 27.7 1.6 37.4 4.2 .1 1.3 1.4 -17.5 6.7 -1.5 1.7 4.0 1.8 5.4 -1.0 9.4 17.4 3.3 23.1 1.1 1.3 .0 3.7 -.3 7.7 2.6 6.4 3.8 2.3 -15.9 .9 -24.4 -35.7 -.5 -43.9 -4.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 -7.2 4.7 .5 1.8 2.9 2.4 7.5 -1.2 13.2 22.4 2.5 30.0 2.6 .7 .7 2.6 -9.3 7.2 .5 4.0 3.9 2.1 -18.3 -21.9 -16.2 -46.1 -62.5 -71.2 -39.5 .9 1.6 -78.5 .7 .2 -3.3 -93.0 1.8 3.3 3.1 2.5 8.4 16.3 19.7 7.3 .4 .5 9.5 1.9 2.6 3.7 31.6 2.1 5.3 5.4 4.2 16.5 25.7 34.0 11.2 -1.8 -.4 25.8 2.1 2.9 5.4 80.9 1.8 3.9 4.6 3.0 9.1 16.6 21.3 7.6 3.5 1.3 21.9 1.1 1.6 2.2 41.7 1.4 -8.1 -10.3 -7.3 -23.6 -33.9 -41.3 -19.4 .7 1.0 -51.5 1.3 1.4 .1 -69.6 2.0 4.6 5.0 3.6 12.8 21.1 27.5 9.4 .9 .5 23.9 1.6 2.2 3.8 60.1 1.6 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.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 June 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 M 210.972 210.526 211.156 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 226.695 227.337 136.888 226.714 227.550 136.626 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 200.487 200.356 131.554 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Aug.2009 from— Sep. 2008 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Aug. 2008 June 2009 July 2009 211.322 -1.7 0.4 0.1 -1.9 0.1 0.3 227.598 228.472 137.109 228.158 229.067 137.400 -.8 -.7 -1.1 .6 .7 .6 .2 .3 .2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.6 .4 .5 .2 .4 .4 .4 199.824 199.611 131.096 200.723 200.710 131.481 200.658 200.566 131.497 -2.1 -2.2 -2.0 .4 .5 .3 .0 -.1 .0 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 .1 .2 -.1 .4 .6 .3 198.674 198.455 199.404 199.416 -2.3 .5 .0 -2.6 .4 .5 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 205.968 208.909 131.382 205.415 208.492 131.063 205.867 208.995 131.302 205.726 208.677 131.284 -2.3 -2.3 -2.2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 .0 .0 -.1 .2 .2 .2 M 211.721 210.341 211.088 210.922 -2.7 .3 -.1 -2.3 -.3 .4 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 213.973 216.395 132.517 213.541 215.955 132.314 213.988 216.539 132.407 214.490 217.000 132.773 -1.2 -1.0 -1.6 .4 .5 .3 .2 .2 .3 -1.8 -1.5 -2.3 .0 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .1 M M M 195.414 132.384 206.327 195.096 132.069 205.504 195.796 132.341 206.271 195.957 132.450 206.341 -1.5 -1.9 -2.1 .4 .3 .4 .1 .1 .0 -1.7 -2.1 -2.3 .2 .0 .0 .4 .2 .4 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 203.691 216.145 203.554 216.128 204.246 216.628 204.278 217.302 -2.3 -1.4 .4 .5 .0 .3 -2.5 -2.1 .3 .2 .3 .2 M 231.916 232.177 232.841 233.502 -.5 .6 .3 -1.1 .4 .3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 232.535 191.494 203.075 140.434 - 235.744 192.800 204.298 140.701 -1.0 -2.3 -2.6 -.7 1.4 .7 .6 .2 - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 202.632 199.977 189.979 219.091 - 202.276 200.169 189.503 219.000 - - - - -4.2 -2.6 -1.9 -2.5 -.2 .1 -.3 .0 - 2 2 2 223.361 220.996 221.993 - 225.481 221.279 221.873 - - - - -1.2 .0 -.6 .9 .1 -.1 - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2005-2006 Unadjusted percent change to Sep. 2009 from— Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Sep. 2008 Aug. 2009 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 123.955 124.021 -1.4 0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 127.588 127.577 122.743 133.847 128.076 127.542 127.505 122.477 134.038 128.371 -.1 -.3 -2.6 2.6 2.5 .0 -.1 -.2 .1 .2 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 128.915 131.803 155.255 95.121 128.505 131.413 154.183 95.039 -.7 .7 -8.7 -.7 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 86.232 90.302 .8 4.7 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 123.872 124.468 116.847 123.573 124.115 117.307 -8.4 -8.4 -8.2 -.2 -.3 .4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 146.130 129.138 152.392 146.587 129.938 152.700 3.3 4.0 3.0 .3 .6 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.236 104.955 -.9 -.3 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 110.825 178.469 73.787 111.486 180.639 73.860 2.1 5.0 -.1 .6 1.2 .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 133.832 134.310 4.0 .4 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 134.454 111.158 80.544 127.059 118.763 174.258 134.306 111.473 80.658 127.490 119.059 171.660 .5 -3.9 -1.4 -4.9 1.1 -21.8 -.1 .3 .1 .3 .2 -1.5 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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