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CPI Detailed Report
Data for August 2007
Editors
Todd Wilson
Monica Gabor

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, August 2007 .....................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...............................................................................
Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index ....................................
Consumer prices rose less in 2006 than in 2005 (This article is reprinted
from the Monthly Labor Review, May 2007.)............................................
Technical Notes ...............................................................................................

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4
5
6
121

CPI–U

Index tables
U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups .............................
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups .................................................................
Detailed expenditure categories.............................................................
Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories .............................
Special detailed categories.....................................................................
Historical:
All items, 1913-present.......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, indexes......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change from previous December .................
Selected areas:
All items indexes ...................................................................................
Regions ..................................................................................................
Population classes ..................................................................................
Regions and population classes cross-classified....................................
Food at home expenditure categories ....................................................
Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month ........................
City indexes and percent changes ..........................................................

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Table

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Table

Page

1

11

6

31

2
3
4
5

13
15
22
29

7
8
9

33
35
41

24

77

27

95

25

81

28

99

26

88

29

105

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

47
48
50
52
56
57
58

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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63
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

Average price tables
U.S. city average
Energy:
Residential prices............................................................................................
Residential unit and consumption ranges .....................................................
Gasoline ........................................................................................................
Retail food ......................................................................................................

P1
P2
P3
P4

111
112
113
114

1C
24C

116
118

25C

119

26C

120

Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups .........................................................................................
U.S. city average, all items index ......................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, indexes ...........................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, percent changes from previous December .....................

Scheduled release dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates:
Index month

Release date

Index month

Release date

August
September
October

September 19
October 17
November 15

November
December

December 14
January 16, 2008

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Consumer Price Movements
August 2007
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment. The
August level of 207.917 (1982-84=100) was 2.0 percent higher than in August 2006.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also decreased 0.2 percent in August prior to
seasonal adjustment. The August level of 203.199 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in August 2006.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in August on a not seasonally
adjusted basis. The August level of 120.077 (December 1999=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in August 2006. Please note that
the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U declined 0.1 percent in August, the first decline since a 0.4 percent decrease in October
2006. The index for energy declined for the third consecutive month, down 3.2 percent in August. The index for petroleum-based
energy decreased 4.6 percent. The index for energy services fell 1.3 percent, resulting from a 4.2 percent decline in the index for
natural gas. The food index rose 0.4 percent in August. The index for food at home also rose 0.4 percent, reflecting another large
increase in the index for dairy products. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in August, the same as in
July.

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
All Items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Recreation
Education and
communication
Other goods and
services
Special Indexes
Energy
Food
All Items less
food and energy

Feb.
0.4
.8
.4
.5
.1
.5
.0

Changes from preceding month
2007
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.1
.3
.4
.3
.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
-1.0
-.3
-.3
-.6
.4
2.8
1.2
2.8
-.2
-.3
.1
.4
.3
.2
.6
.0
.1
.2
.0
-.1

Aug.
-0.1
.4
.0
-.5
-1.2
.5
-.1

Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Aug. ’07
0.7
4.6
2.0
-2.8
-6.6
5.6
-.8

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Aug. ’07
2.0
4.2
2.9
-1.4
-2.1
4.5
-.1

.3

.5

.3

.6

.0

.2

.3

2.3

2.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.0

.1

1.5

3.6

.9
.8

5.9
.3

2.4
.4

5.4
.3

-.5
.5

-1.0
.3

-3.2
.4

-17.5
4.7

-2.5
4.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

2.5

2.1

During the first eight months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 3.7 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares
with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The larger advance thus far this year was due to larger increases in the energy and
food indexes. Despite registering declines in each of the last three months, the index for energy increased at a 12.7 percent SAAR
through August. Petroleum-based energy led the acceleration with a 22.7 percent increase at an annual rate. Last year the overall
energy index rose 2.9 percent. The food index also increased much more so far this year compared with last year, a 5.6 percent
SAAR compared with a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in
the first eight months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006.
The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in August. The index for food at home, which increased 0.1 percent in July, rose
0.4 in August. Another sharp increase in the index for dairy products, coupled with upturns in the indexes for nonalcoholic
beverages and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, accounted for most of the August advance. The index for dairy products increased
1.7 percent, following increases of 3.2 and 2.7 percent in the preceding two months. Milk prices rose 1.0 percent and have risen

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18.1 percent since the beginning of the year. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which fell 0.1 percent in July, rose 1.2 percent
in August. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.1 percent after declining 0.4 percent in July. Beef prices, which
declined 0.7 percent in July, increased 0.1 percent in August. The indexes for poultry and for pork increased 0.2 and declined 0.8
percent, respectively. The index for eggs rose 2.4 percent in August and was 34.9 percent higher than a year ago. The index for
fruits and vegetables declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in August. A 1.7 percent decrease in the indexes
for fresh vegetables more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables--up 1.0 and 0.3
percent, respectively. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home increased 0.4 and 0.1 percent,
respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages-increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively.
The index for housing was virtually unchanged in August, following a 0.2 percent increase in July. The index for shelter rose
0.2 percent, the same as in July. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 0.2 percent; while the
index for lodging away from home, declined 0.6 percent. The index for household energy decreased 1.2 percent as a 4.2 percent
decline in the index for natural gas more than offset an increase of 0.4 percent in the index for fuel oil; the index for electricity was
virtually unchanged for the second consecutive month. The index for household furnishings and operations decreased 0.2 percent in
August.
The transportation index declined for the third consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in August-- reflecting another decline in
the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline declined 4.9 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.9
percent in August and were 9.0 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May.) The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent.
(Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined for the seventh consecutive month, down 0.2 percent in August.) The
index for used cars and trucks increased 0.8 percent. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 0.9 percent and
prices for used cars and trucks, 3.7 percent. The index for public transportation increased 0.5 percent in August, reflecting a 0.6
percent increase in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares declined 1.7 percent.)
The index for apparel, which increased 0.4 percent in July, declined 0.5 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
apparel prices rose 0.8 percent, as price increases associated with the introduction of
fall-winter wear more than offset the decline in prices for discounted spring-summer clothing. Prices for women’s and girls’ apparel
rose 1.9 percent, while prices for men’s and boys’ apparel declined 0.5 percent.)
Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in August. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription
drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.5 percent. The indexes for
professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.5 percent.
The index for recreation declined 0.1 percent in August. Decreases in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, and
for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts and sporting events--each down 0.4 percent --more than offset a 0.5 percent increase in
the index for pets, pet products and services.
The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in August. The index for education rose 0.5 percent,
reflecting increases of 2.2 percent for college textbooks and 0.4 percent for college tuition and fees. (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
charges for college tuition and fees rose 2.6 percent in August and were 6.0 percent higher than a year ago.) The index for
communication rose 0.1 percent in August. Within this group, the index for telephone services rose 0.2 percent, reflecting increases
for land-line local charges and for land-line long distance charges of 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The indexes for personal
computers and peripheral equipment and for computer software and accessories declined 0.8 and 2.7 percent, respectively, while
charges for internet services and electronic information providers rose 0.3 percent.
The index for other goods and services increased 0.1 percent in August. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.2
percent and has increased 6.5 percent during the last 12 months. The index for personal care was virtually unchanged as a decline in
prices for personal care products was offset by increases in charges for personal care services and miscellaneous personal services.

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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 0.2 percent in August.

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
All Items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Recreation
Education and
communication
Other goods and
services
Special Indexes
Energy
Food
All Items less
food and energy

Feb.
0.4
.8
.4
.5
.0
.5
.0

Changes from preceding month
2007
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.1
.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.8
-.4
-.3
-.9
.8
3.0
1.4
3.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.4
.3
.2
.7
-.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1

Aug.
-0.2
.4
.0
-.3
-1.4
.5
-.1

Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Aug. ’07
0.2
4.7
1.5
-1.4
-7.3
5.7
-1.6

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Aug. ’07
1.8
4.3
2.9
-1.3
-2.4
4.6
-.3

.3

.4

.3

.6

.0

.3

.3

2.1

2.2

.4

.2

.1

.3

.3

.1

.1

2.0

4.0

.8
.8

6.2
.3

2.6
.4

5.8
.4

-.7
.5

-1.0
.3

-3.4
.4

-18.4
4.8

-2.7
4.4

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

2.4

2.0

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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 1996 to Present
Percent

Percent

5

5

All
items
4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

All items less
food and energy
0
1996

0
1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

4

2004

2005

2006

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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. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6month 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 2005- December 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

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Consumer Prices in 2006

Consumer prices rose less
in 2006 than in 2005
Lower natural-gas prices and a smaller increase
in gasoline prices contributed to a lower rise
in the all-items index
Todd Wilson

Todd Wilson is an economist
in the Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes,
Office of Prices and Living
Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics. E-mail: wilson.
todd@bls.gov

T

he Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City
Average, for All Items, increased 2.5
percent in 2006, compared with 3.4 percent during 2005.1 A smaller rise in the energy index was responsible for the lesser increase in consumer prices last year. Shelter
inflation was significantly higher, food inflation slightly lower. Table 1 lists those components of the CPI which had a large effect
on the index for all items during 2006.
The CPI-U excluding food and energy increased more in 2006 than in 2005: 2.6 percent compared with 2.2 percent. The increase
in this index was the highest in 5 years, reflecting higher shelter inflation. (Shelter
costs represent about 42 percent of the index for all items less food and energy and 33
percent of the index for all items.) Increases
in residential rents were higher in 2006 than
in the previous year, mirroring a reduction
in the number of residential rental vacancies.
As a result, the indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence and for rent
of primary residence accelerated in 2006.
Prices for commodities less food and energy have remained nearly unchanged over
the past 3 years. Rising a total of 0.6 percent over the 3-year period, they were down
0.1 percent last year. In general, commodities are subject to greater global competition
than are services, and in fact, the category of
commodities less food and energy has registered smaller price increases than services
less energy every year since 1984. Reflect-

ing primarily the acceleration in shelter costs,
services less energy prices rose 3.7 percent in
2006, higher than during 2005, when they increased 2.9 percent. (See table 2.)

Other price measures
Like the CPI-U for commodities, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for finished goods rose
less in 2006 (1.1 percent) than in 2005 (5.4
percent). Although the CPI-U for commodities less food and energy remained nearly unchanged in 2006, the PPI for finished goods
excluding food and energy increased slightly,
by 2.0 percent, compared with 1.7 percent in
2005. The PPI for intermediate materials less
foods and energy increased 4.7 percent last
year, and the PPI for crude nonfood materials
less energy increased 16.7 percent. Prices for
nonferrous metal ores, copper, and aluminum
soared. Demand for metals continued to grow
in developing countries.
The PPI does not include changes in import
prices. As measured by the Import Price Index excluding petroleum, imported commodity prices advanced 1.7 percent in 2006, following a 2.4-percent advance in 2005.

Energy and food prices
Energy. Energy inflation slowed dramatically in 2006 and was most responsible for the
lower increase in the all-items index. A double-digit decrease in utility (piped) naturalgas prices was the main factor behind this deMonthly Labor Review • May 2007

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Consumer Prices in 2006

Table 1.

natural-gas prices declined sharply and inflation for crude
oil and its products, including gasoline and fuel oil, slowed
considerably. Oil inventories remained high in 2006 because there were no supply disruptions from hurricanes in
the Gulf of Mexico that year. 3 Another factor that contributed to lower energy inflation last year was that warmerthan-usual winter weather reduced the need for heating.
During 2006, as natural-gas production capacity was
restored and as supplies recovered following the previous years’ hurricanes, natural-gas prices decreased 14.2
percent, after increasing 30.2 percent in 2005. Warmerthan-normal weather at the beginning and end of 2006
led residential consumption of natural gas to decline by
8.5 percent last year, according to the U.S. Department of
Energy. Total U.S. production of dry (not liquefied) natural gas increased 2.2 percent in 2006.4
The electricity index increased 7.5 percent last year,
compared with 10.7 percent in 2005. The increases in
2005 and 2006 were the largest in this index since 1981.
Low natural-gas prices, as opposed to fuel oil prices, led
electric power companies to change from burning fuel oil
to using natural gas.5 Although coal is the Nation’s dominant fuel for creating electric power, natural gas is the
fastest-growing fuel.
Gasoline prices increased 6.4 percent in 2006 after rising 16.1 percent in 2005. In December 2005, the average
price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.19.
By December 2006, the price had risen to $2.33. Household fuel oil prices rose 2.3 percent last year, after increasing 27.2 percent in 2005.

components having a large effect on all
items during 2006
CPI

Expenditure categories

With lower inflation
in 2006:
Natural gas...................................
Gasoline ......................................
Used cars and trucks ..................
New vehicles ................................
With higher inflation
in 2006:
Owners’ equivalent rent
of primary residence ................
Apparel.........................................
Rent of primary
residence .................................

12-month
12-month
percent
percent
change ending change ending
December
December
2005
2006

30.2
16.1
1.4
–.4

–14.2
6.4
–2.2
–.9

2.5
–1.1

4.3
.9

3.1

4.3

celeration. A significant slowdown in motor fuel inflation
was a key element as well. Lower world crude-oil inflation was the principal factor behind the slowdown in gasoline inflation last year. A double-digit increase in the energy index during the first 7 months of the year, reflecting
higher motor fuel and electricity prices, followed the lead
of world crude-oil prices, which peaked at $69 per barrel in July. During the remainder of the year, oil prices
turned downward, leading to lower prices for motor fuel
and electricity. World crude-oil prices reached their lowest level of the year in November, $54 per barrel. The price
of oil advanced from $53 per barrel in December 2005 to
$56 per barrel in December 2006.2
Energy prices increased 2.9 percent last year, after rising 17.1 percent in 2005. The energy index, which represents about 9 percent of the index for all items, comprises
two fairly equally weighted components: motor fuel and
household fuels. Prices for energy commodities, which
include mainly gasoline and home heating (fuel) oil, increased considerably less in 2006 than in 2005: 6.1 percent, compared with 16.7 percent. Prices for energy services (delivery of natural gas and electricity) were nearly
unchanged last year, with decreasing natural-gas prices
offsetting increasing electricity prices.
During 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico region, Hurricane
Katrina and, to a lesser extent, Hurricane Rita temporarily, but dramatically, reduced supplies of crude oil, oil
products, and natural gas, causing the prices of these commodities to soar that year. In 2006, energy production capacities were restored and supplies recovered. As a result,
4

Food. Food inflation in 2006 was 2.1 percent, nearly unchanged from the 2.3 percent registered during 2005.
Decelerations in the indexes for beef and veal, dairy, and
poultry were partially offset by accelerations in the indexes for fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and pork. The index
for food at home (grocery store food) grew 1.4 percent
last year, down from a 1.7-percent advance the previous
year. Grocery store food inflation has been declining for
each of the past 3 years, on a December-to-December basis. The index for food away from home (restaurant food)
rose 3.2 percent in 2006, the same as in 2005.
Beef and veal prices were nearly unchanged last year,
up 0.5 percent, after rising 2.2 percent in 2005. Commercial cow slaughters rose nearly 12 percent in 2006, owing largely to drought in the west leading to poor winter and fall grazing conditions and rapidly declining hay
stocks that were relatively low to begin with. Feeder cattle were placed in feedlots at lighter weights and higher
numbers than usual. Soaring corn prices due in part to in-

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Table 2.

Annual percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), selected
expenditure categories, 1997–2006

Expenditure category

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Percent change for 12 months ended December—
1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

All Items .......................
Food .......................
Energy ......................
Household fuels.......
Motor fuel ................
All items less food
and energy ..............
Commodities less
food and energy ......
All items less energy .
Services less energy
services ...................

100.000
13.885
8.715
4.368
4.347

1.7
1.5
–3.4
–1.1
–6.2

1.6
2.3
–8.8
–3.8
–15.4

2.7
1.9
13.4
2.4
30.2

3.4
2.8
14.2
14.5
13.9

1.6
2.8
–13.0
–3.4
–24.8

2.4
1.5
10.7
1.0
24.6

1.9
3.6
6.9
7.1
6.8

3.3
2.7
16.6
8.4
26.1

3.4
2.3
17.1
18.0
16.2

2.5
2.1
2.9
–.3
6.4

77.401

2.2

2.4

1.9

2.6

2.7

1.9

1.1

2.2

2.2

2.6

21.735
91.285

.4
2.1

1.3
2.4

.2
2.0

.6
2.6

–.3
2.8

–1.5
1.8

–2.5
1.5

.6
2.2

.2
2.2

–.1
2.5

55.666

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.4

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.7

Commodities ...............
Durables ..................
Furniture and
bedding .................
Televisions .............
New vehicles ..........
Used cars and
trucks ....................
Personal computers
and peripheral
equipment .............

40.305
11.122

.2
–1.5

.4
–.5

2.7
–1.2

2.7
.0

–1.4
–1.3

1.2
–3.3

.5
–4.3

3.6
.4

2.7
–.5

1.3
–1.4

.981
.124
4.982

–.7
–4.3
–.9

1.4
–4.8
.0

–1.3
–7.3
–.3

.4
–10.7
.0

–3.1
–10.8
–.1

–1.1
–10.6
–2.0

–1.6
–14.3
–1.8

–.2
–12.3
.6

.6
–14.4
–.4

–.7
–22.6
–.9

1.716

–4.9

3.5

1.2

3.4

–1.9

–5.5

–11.8

4.8

1.4

–2.2

.203

–

–35.8

–26.5

–22.7

–30.7

–22.1

–17.8

–14.2

–15.8

–12.0

Nondurables ............
Energy
commodities..........
Gasoline .............
Fuel oil ...............
Apparel ...................
Medical care
commodities..........
Prescription drugs
and medical
supplies ............

29.183

.8

.7

4.1

3.6

–1.4

3.1

2.4

4.8

3.9

2.4

4.685
4.303
.231
3.726

–6.9
–6.1
–11.7
1.0

–15.1
–15.4
–15.2
–.7

29.5
30.1
30.9
–.5

15.7
13.9
40.5
–1.8

–24.5
–24.9
–26.7
–3.2

23.7
24.8
14.7
–1.8

6.9
6.8
7.8
–2.1

26.7
26.1
39.5
–.2

16.7
16.1
27.2
–1.1

6.1
6.4
2.3
.9

1.446

2.3

4.1

4.0

2.8

4.4

3.1

2.1

2.2

3.7

1.8

1.018

2.5

4.9

6.1

3.6

6.0

4.5

2.5

3.5

4.4

1.9

59.695
32.776

2.8
3.4

2.6
3.3

2.6
2.5

3.9
3.4

3.7
4.2

3.2
3.1

2.8
2.2

3.1
2.7

3.8
2.6

3.4
4.2

23.830

3.1

3.2

2.4

3.4

4.5

3.3

2.0

2.3

2.5

4.3

5.930
2.493
1.280
2.750

3.1
6.2
3.3
–1.3

3.4
3.7
–3.5
–3.2

3.1
1.7
2.1
.7

4.0
2.7
36.7
2.6

4.7
–.8
–15.1
6.1

3.1
.0
6.7
–1.9

2.7
3.1
17.4
2.6

2.9
5.0
16.4
2.1

3.1
3.3
30.2
10.7

4.3
3.9
–14.2
7.5

4.834
.649

2.9
–4.8

3.2
4.1

3.6
10.9

4.6
5.9

4.8
–3.9

5.6
–2.4

4.2
–.1

4.9
–1.5

4.5
6.4

4.1
–1.0

2.225

–

.3

.4

–2.3

1.3

.2

–2.7

–2.5

.4

1.7

2.261

2.4

–.3

.5

1.8

7.3

9.0

4.5

3.4

1.0

.8

6.281

2.8

3.4

3.7

4.2

4.7

5.0

3.7

4.2

4.3

3.6

Services .......................
Shelter .....................
Owners’ equivalent
rent of primary
residence .............
Rent of primary
residence ..............
Hotels and motels ..
Natural gas ..............
Electricity .................
Medical care
services.................
Airline fares .............
Telephone
services.................
Motor vehicle
insurance ..............
Medical care ................

NOTE:

Data are not seasonally adjusted. Dash indicates data not available.

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Consumer Prices in 2006

creased ethanol production led to an increase in feeder steer
slaughters. 6
Prices for dairy products decreased 1.2 percent last year,
after increasing 1.7 percent in 2005. Milk prices declined
2.5 percent in 2006, following a 3.5-percent rise the previous year. Milk production rose in 2006, the result of a rise
in the milk-cow population and an increase in milk output
per cow. 7 Over the past several years, farm expansions and
relatively few farm exits have led to rising numbers of milk
cows.8 The prices of cheese and related products decreased
1.9 percent last year, after increasing 0.5 percent in 2005.
The poultry index declined 0.7 percent in 2006, following a rise of 0.3 percent the previous year. Chicken prices fell 0.9 percent last year, after decreasing 0.3 percent in
2005. Broiler production rose in 2006, due to both a rise
in the number of birds slaughtered and an increase in the
average live weight per bird.9
Fresh-fruit prices advanced 4.3 percent in 2006, following a 1.3-percent increase in 2005. Apple prices rose
10.0 percent last year, compared with 4.2 percent in 2005.
Higher apple prices accompanied a smaller crop in addition to stronger-than-usual demand. The index for oranges, including tangerines, rose 11.8 percent in 2006, after
rising 5.7 percent the previous year. In the spring of 2006,
a frost in California reduced the orange harvest. A heat
spell that followed during the summer then led to relatively small-sized oranges. Nearly three-quarters of California oranges are navel oranges and account for the majority of fresh oranges sold in the United States during
winter months.10
Prices of fresh vegetables decreased 0.8 percent last
year, compared with a 2.3-percent drop in 2005. Higher potato and lettuce prices were offset by lower prices for
tomatoes and other fresh vegetables.
Pork prices have hardly changed over the past 2 years.
The pork index increased 0.7 percent in 2006, after decreasing 0.1 percent in 2005. During the past 2 years, pork
exports have increased significantly, yet pork prices have
remained about flat, due to rising pork production, an increase in the number of pigs per litter, a growing number
of hog imports from Canada, and declining domestic per
capita pork consumption.11

The index for rent of primary residence increased 4.3
percent last year, after rising 3.1 percent in 2005. In 2006,
higher mortgage interest rates and rising home prices together made buying a home less affordable. These factors
stopped the shift from renting to buying, reduced rental
vacancies, and allowed landlords to raise rents at a faster
pace than during 2005.
According to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors,
in mid-2005 demand for new and existing homes began
to slow. During the first half of 2006, declining demand
for homes accelerated. By mid-2006, new- and existinghome sales declined dramatically to a level roughly 15
percent less than that of the previous year.12
In July of last year, the average 30-year conventional
fixed mortgage interest rate rose to 6.41 percent, its highest level in 4 years, before declining steadily throughout
the remaining months. In June 2003, this interest rate had
registered a 40-year low of 5.82 percent.13
The index for owners’ equivalent rent advanced 4.3 percent in 2006, up from a 2.5-percent rise in 2005. This index
represents approximately 73 percent of the shelter index
and approximately 24 percent of the index for all items.
Charges for hotels and motels rose 3.9 percent in 2006,
after rising 3.3 percent the previous year.
New and used motor vehicles. In 2006, both new- and
used-vehicle prices declined. The index for new vehicles
decreased more in 2006—0.9 percent—than it decreased
in 2005, when it fell 0.4 percent. The index for used cars
and trucks decreased 2.2 percent last year, after rising 1.4
percent in 2005.
New-car prices rose 0.2 percent in 2006, while newtruck prices decreased 2.0 percent. During 2005 and the
first half of 2006, sharply rising gasoline prices led to a reduction in consumer demand for new light trucks, including sport utility vehicles. Simultaneously, demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, such as hybrids, increased.
Fewer new light vehicles (cars, sport utility vehicles, and
pickup trucks) were sold last year (16.5 million), compared
with an average of nearly 17 million per year sold in the previous 2-year period.14 Truck prices have been decreasing steadily since 1999 and are now at 1994 levels. In addition to high
motor fuel prices, factors that held down new-vehicle prices
included intense competition among automakers, higher interest rates, and higher inventories of new vehicles.15

Items other than food and energy
Shelter. Shelter inflation accelerated last year, with the
shelter index rising 4.2 percent, compared with a 2.6-percent increase in 2005. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence, rent of primary residence, and hotels and motels each accelerated in 2006.
6

Medical care. The medical care index increased 3.6
percent last year, the smallest increase since 1998, after rising 4.3 percent in 2005. Lower inflation for prescription drugs and medical supplies and for profes-

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sional medical services was partially offset by higher
inflation for hospital and related services.
Medical care commodities prices rose 1.8 percent last
year, the smallest increase in this index since 1995. In 2005,
prices for medical care commodities rose 3.7 percent. Prices for prescription drugs and medical supplies rose much
less in 2006 (1.9 percent) than during the previous year
(4.4 percent). Indeed, the 2006 increase was the smallest calendar-year rise in that index since 1973. In January 2006, Medicare introduced a prescription drug benefit “Part D,” which contributed to a slower rate of price
growth in the index for prescription drugs. The prices that
Medicare Part D beneficiaries pay for these drugs are typically less than those paid by other health insurance providers and by the uninsured.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics handled the introduction of this new Federal drug benefit plan by recording
any price changes between estimated Medicare-approved
discount card prices in the final collection periods of 2005
and the full Part D benefit prices recorded in January and
February of 2006. The implementation of the Medicare
Part D program did not affect the CPI prescription-drug
index after the release of the February 2006 data.
Another factor behind the lower rise in the index for
prescription drugs occurred during the fourth quarter,
when many pharmacies offered certain generic medications at dramatically reduced prices. As a result, for the 3month period ended December 2006, the unadjusted index for prescription drugs decreased 1.7 percent. Finally,
a number of popular, name-brand drugs, including medications for high cholesterol, depression, and blood thinning, lost their patent protection during the summer of

2006. The ensuing substitution by consumers from higher
priced name-brand medications to the new lower priced
generic equivalents was felt acutely in the last quarter of
2006, when the CPI reflected such substitutions.
The medical care services index rose 4.1 percent in 2006,
down from a 4.5-percent increase the previous year, reflecting a deceleration in the indexes for physicians’ services, dental services, and eyeglasses and eye care. Following
a 3.1-percent rise in 2005, fees for physicians’ services increased 1.7 percent last year, the smallest annual advance
in this index since 1949. Physicians implemented very few
fee changes in 2006. Among those fees which did change,
dental service fees increased 5.0 percent, after rising 5.7
percent the previous year, and charges for hospital services
rose 6.2 percent, compared with 5.2 percent in 2005.
Apparel and airline fares. Apparel (clothing, footwear,
watches, and jewelry) prices rose 0.9 percent in 2006, following a 1.1-percent decrease in 2005. The 0.9-percent increase was the first in this index since 1997. Apparel retailers have had a difficult decade. Consumers increasingly
have been purchasing more electronics items, leaving less
disposable income for clothing and other apparel. Intense
competition from discount apparel stores has resulted in
closures and consolidation within the industry. The lifting of Chinese import restrictions has provided the United States with a source of relatively inexpensive clothing,
and Chinese clothing has been increasing its share of the
apparel market. Airline fares declined 1.0 percent in 2006,
after rising 6.4 percent in 2005. Airlines have been able to
lower fares by laying off workers and revising union contracts, thereby lowering their costs.

Notes
1
Annual percent changes are calculated from December to
December.
2

World crude-oil prices are officially called “Refiner Acquisition
Cost of Crude Oil, Composite (of both Domestic and Imported Oil).”
Prices cited here were published in Petroleum Marketing Monthly, February 2007 (Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, February 2007).
3
Short-Term Energy Outlook (Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, Dec. 12, 2006 ).
4
Short-Term Energy Outlook (Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, Feb. 6, 2007).
5
Short-Term Energy Outlook (Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, Jan. 9, 2007).
6
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jan. 23, 2007).
7
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dec. 18, 2006).
8

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (U.S. Department of Agri-

culture, Dec. 16, 2005).
9

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dec. 18, 2006).
10
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook (U.S. Department of Agriculture,
November 30, 2006).
11
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jan. 23, 2007).
12
Monetary Policy Report to the Congress (Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, Feb. 14, 2007).
13
Mortgage Interest Rate, 30-Year Conventional Mortgages, FixedRate (Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, February 2007).
14
Sales figures for new vehicles are from Automotive News (Crain
Communications, Inc., January 2007).
15
New model-year cars and trucks are phased into the sample as they
begin outselling the older model-year vehicles in the sampled CPI dealerships and are adjusted for changes in quality. For more details, see “Report
on Quality Changes for 2007 Model Vehicles” (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Nov. 14, 2006), on the Internet at www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi07car.pdf.

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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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

208.299
623.970

207.917
622.827

2.0

-0.2

0.2

0.1

-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 1 ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 2 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................

14.992
13.885
7.896
1.103
2.112
.821
1.211
.906
1.743
.302
.227
1.214
.327
5.989
.281
1.107

203.533
203.121
201.401
223.297
196.690
197.899
254.616
153.384
174.440
178.235
173.691
189.518
115.017
206.931
144.785
207.624

204.289
203.885
202.126
223.981
197.204
201.739
252.845
154.791
174.686
178.256
174.251
189.781
116.072
207.756
145.376
208.264

4.2
4.3
4.7
4.4
5.4
12.1
1.5
5.4
2.4
2.7
4.0
2.0
2.0
3.8
5.9
3.5

.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
1.9
-.7
.9
.1
.0
.3
.1
.9
.4
.4
.3

.5
.5
.6
.7
.5
3.2
-1.1
.3
.7
.6
.6
.8
1.2
.3
.0
.4

.3
.3
.1
.1
-.4
2.7
-1.1
-.1
.3
.6
1.3
.1
-.9
.5
1.1
.1

.4
.4
.4
.4
.1
1.7
-.2
1.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.9
.4
.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 .......................................................

42.691
32.776
5.930
2.648
23.830
.369
5.264
4.368
.338
4.029
.897
4.651
.792

211.286
242.067
234.732
153.016
246.149
116.577
206.140
187.624
245.680
193.184
144.181
126.894
140.691

211.098
242.238
235.311
150.236
246.815
116.926
204.334
185.453
246.542
190.710
144.972
126.520
140.971

2.9
3.4
4.0
6.5
3.0
.6
2.7
2.2
.5
2.3
5.2
-.5
2.9

-.1
.1
.2
-1.8
.3
.3
-.9
-1.2
.4
-1.3
.5
-.3
.2

.3
.4
.3
2.5
.2
.6
.1
.1
1.9
-.1
.2
.1
.0

.2
.2
.3
.8
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.4
-.5
1.0
-.2
.1

.0
.2
.2
-.6
.2
.3
-.9
-1.2
.2
-1.3
.5
-.2
.2

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................

3.726
.885
1.590
.177
.749

113.500
109.568
101.291
108.759
119.375

114.439
109.032
103.237
110.221
120.329

-1.4
-1.6
-2.3
-4.7
-.2

.8
-.5
1.9
1.3
.8

-.6
-.2
-1.9
.6
-.3

.4
1.4
-.2
-.9
1.5

-.5
-.7
-.1
.3
-.6

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 ................................................................

17.249
16.188
7.581
4.982
1.716
4.347
4.303
.370
1.145
1.060

187.690
183.619
93.961
135.415
136.024
252.909
251.883
121.514
223.487
235.767

184.480
180.408
94.121
135.204
137.138
238.194
237.108
121.730
224.019
233.112

-2.1
-2.2
-1.4
-.9
-3.7
-6.4
-6.4
3.0
3.6
-.5

-1.7
-1.7
.2
-.2
.8
-5.8
-5.9
.2
.2
-1.1

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.4
-1.0
-1.1
-.1
.3
.8

-.3
-.3
.3
.0
.7
-1.7
-1.7
.5
.4
-.1

-1.2
-1.3
.3
.1
.8
-4.9
-4.9
.2
.4
.5

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

6.281
1.446
4.834
2.817
1.630

351.643
290.257
370.008
301.131
499.400

352.961
291.164
371.461
302.259
501.026

4.5
1.2
5.5
4.2
6.4

.4
.3
.4
.4
.3

.2
.0
.3
.2
.3

.6
.6
.6
.4
.9

.5
.4
.5
.5
.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.552
1.719

111.347
102.779

111.139
102.311

-0.1
-2.3

-0.2
-.5

0.0
.2

-0.1
-.5

-0.1
-.4

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............

6.034
3.076
.204
2.872
2.958
2.769
2.225
.543
.203

119.025
169.490
418.394
488.382
83.553
80.840
98.570
10.528
9.601

120.311
172.873
427.425
498.071
83.655
80.944
98.813
10.487
9.524

2.4
5.5
9.2
5.2
-.8
-1.0
3.0
-16.1
-10.2

1.1
2.0
2.2
2.0
.1
.1
.2
-.4
-.8

.0
.2
.3
.2
-.2
-.3
.0
-1.8
-2.7

.2
.5
1.1
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.7
-1.0

.3
.5
1.8
.4
.1
.1
.2
-.4
-.8

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.476
.712
2.764
.708
.677
1.188

333.415
553.987
195.704
158.457
216.720
324.579

333.325
555.217
195.521
157.788
217.028
325.566

3.6
6.5
2.9
1.9
3.3
3.6

.0
.2
-.1
-.4
.1
.3

.3
.5
.2
.1
-.2
.3

.0
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.2

.1
.2
.0
-.4
.1
.4

40.305
14.992
25.313
14.191
3.726
10.465
11.122
59.695
32.407
.369
4.029
.897
.792
5.638
4.834
10.730

167.938
203.533
148.016
183.947
113.500
231.983
112.177
248.331
252.358
116.577
193.184
144.181
140.691
234.632
370.008
284.859

166.955
204.289
146.317
180.480
114.439
225.694
112.036
248.555
252.530
116.926
190.710
144.972
140.971
234.563
371.461
286.492

.2
4.2
-2.1
-2.2
-1.4
-2.4
-2.0
3.2
3.5
.6
2.3
5.2
2.9
1.0
5.5
2.6

-.6
.4
-1.1
-1.9
.8
-2.7
-.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.3
.5
.2
.0
.4
.6

.0
.5
-.2
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.1
.3
.4
.6
-.1
.2
.0
.4
.3
.1

.0
.3
-.2
-.6
.4
-.8
.0
.2
.3
-.5
-.5
1.0
.1
.4
.6
.1

-.5
.4
-1.1
-2.1
-.5
-2.4
.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.3
.5
.2
.4
.5
.2

86.115
67.224
93.719
26.420
15.299
11.572
29.183
27.288
54.861
8.715
91.285
77.401
21.735
4.685
55.666

209.179
197.408
201.042
150.225
185.382
228.641
194.326
262.284
238.357
217.274
208.980
210.756
138.757
253.696
253.998
$ .480
$ .160

208.607
196.803
200.598
148.591
182.170
223.057
192.869
262.588
238.507
209.294
209.399
211.111
138.895
239.885
254.491
$ .481
$ .161

1.6
1.2
1.8
-1.9
-1.8
-1.9
1.0
2.8
3.0
-2.5
2.4
2.1
-.7
-5.9
3.2

-.3
-.3
-.2
-1.1
-1.7
-2.4
-.7
.1
.1
-3.7
.2
.2
.1
-5.4
.2

.1
.1
.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
.0
.4
.4
-.5
.3
.2
-.1
-.9
.3

.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-.7
-.2
.2
.2
-1.0
.2
.2
.1
-1.4
.3

-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.0
-1.9
-2.2
-.8
.0
.1
-3.2
.2
.2
.0
-4.6
.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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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 annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

All items ..............................................................................

207.387

207.784

208.028

Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods 1 ............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 2 .....................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 .....................................................

202.227
201.794
200.339
220.379
196.611
187.354
263.352
153.191
172.559
175.236
171.038
187.921
114.692
205.233
143.226
206.599

203.192
202.773
201.525
221.959
197.568
193.257
260.558
153.685
173.792
176.267
172.105
189.353
116.101
205.934
143.183
207.383

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 .............................................

208.912
239.550
233.654
141.581
245.277
116.386
200.602
182.006
240.264
187.275
142.552
127.099
140.465

Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

207.738

-3.7

4.0

7.0

0.7

0.1

3.8

203.709
203.311
201.731
222.231
196.783
198.511
257.781
153.554
174.356
177.285
174.272
189.518
115.017
206.931
144.700
207.624

204.528
204.143
202.573
223.047
197.030
201.964
257.280
155.469
174.576
177.514
174.376
189.781
116.072
207.756
145.278
208.264

2.3
2.1
1.9
3.0
2.4
.2
4.8
5.0
-2.3
1.6
4.6
-4.4
.0
2.8
4.1
.8

5.9
6.1
7.0
7.2
5.2
6.5
18.0
3.3
4.2
.6
2.4
5.2
4.1
4.7
9.0
5.6

4.2
4.2
5.4
2.4
13.7
9.5
-6.0
7.3
3.1
3.4
1.2
3.4
-.9
2.6
4.7
4.4

4.6
4.7
4.5
4.9
.9
35.0
-8.9
6.1
4.8
5.3
8.0
4.0
4.9
5.0
5.9
3.3

4.1
4.1
4.4
5.1
3.8
3.3
11.2
4.1
.9
1.1
3.5
.3
2.0
3.7
6.5
3.2

4.4
4.5
5.0
3.7
7.1
21.6
-7.4
6.7
3.9
4.4
4.6
3.7
2.0
3.8
5.3
3.8

209.617
240.547
234.254
145.059
245.778
117.106
200.780
182.136
244.933
187.119
142.805
127.183
140.527

209.959
241.112
234.903
146.182
246.191
116.577
200.791
181.795
253.273
186.201
144.181
126.971
140.691

209.933
241.475
235.349
145.314
246.761
116.926
199.053
179.698
253.876
183.827
144.972
126.735
140.971

3.0
4.4
4.7
4.2
4.2
7.4
-2.0
-2.9
-32.3
.0
3.5
.0
5.7

4.2
3.7
5.1
6.0
3.2
-3.3
11.5
12.2
-9.7
14.3
6.9
-.2
2.4

2.5
2.6
3.5
4.9
2.1
-3.1
4.9
5.2
33.9
3.2
3.4
-.4
2.1

2.0
3.3
2.9
11.0
2.4
1.9
-3.1
-5.0
24.7
-7.2
7.0
-1.1
1.4

3.6
4.0
4.9
5.1
3.7
1.9
4.5
4.4
-21.8
6.9
5.2
-.1
4.0

2.2
2.9
3.2
7.9
2.3
-.7
.8
.0
29.2
-2.1
5.2
-.8
1.8

118.772
111.817
110.951
112.180
121.648

118.065
111.634
108.817
112.895
121.283

118.585
113.150
108.619
111.839
123.124

117.936
112.309
108.533
112.203
122.326

-.3
-2.4
-.4
-4.0
2.0

4.1
-3.8
9.4
-3.0
-.7

-6.6
-1.8
-9.1
-11.4
-4.3

-2.8
1.8
-8.4
.1
2.2

1.9
-3.1
4.4
-3.5
.6

-4.7
.0
-8.8
-5.8
-1.1

Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..........................
Public transportation .......................................................

187.879
184.318
94.027
136.303
134.481
256.776
255.731
120.990
222.104
226.040

187.592
183.924
94.126
136.317
135.067
254.122
253.031
120.885
222.723
227.879

187.002
183.322
94.380
136.361
136.024
249.813
248.717
121.514
223.624
227.627

184.702
180.862
94.626
136.457
137.138
237.534
236.522
121.730
224.432
228.803

-27.5
-28.5
-5.3
-3.4
-13.6
-66.5
-66.6
4.5
3.0
-11.0

3.8
3.5
-2.3
-.9
-7.6
17.5
17.4
2.4
3.7
8.4

30.6
33.2
-.5
.3
-.3
166.8
168.2
2.7
3.5
-3.3

-6.6
-7.3
2.6
.5
8.1
-26.8
-26.8
2.5
4.3
5.0

-13.3
-14.0
-3.8
-2.2
-10.7
-37.3
-37.4
3.4
3.4
-1.8

10.4
11.1
1.0
.4
3.8
39.8
40.1
2.6
3.9
.8

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

348.467
288.277
366.427
298.929
493.924

349.272
288.154
367.567
299.630
495.327

351.450
289.810
369.912
300.785
499.895

353.209
290.911
371.893
302.356
502.604

3.2
-.3
4.4
3.3
4.3

6.0
1.0
7.5
7.4
6.3

3.3
.6
4.0
1.3
7.6

5.6
3.7
6.1
4.7
7.2

4.6
.4
5.9
5.3
5.3

4.4
2.2
5.1
3.0
7.4

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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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 annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

111.400
103.089

111.424
103.318

111.335
102.766

Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ...

119.491
170.365
415.517
491.336
83.771
81.151
98.491
10.787
9.971

119.517
170.781
416.568
492.532
83.594
80.880
98.485
10.597
9.700

Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

332.499
549.703
195.427
158.594
216.228
324.032

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

111.186
102.381

0.4
-3.0

-0.9
-3.5

0.9
.1

-0.8
-2.7

-0.3
-3.3

0.1
-1.3

119.812
171.682
421.161
494.925
83.553
80.840
98.570
10.528
9.601

120.182
172.510
428.565
496.848
83.658
80.944
98.813
10.487
9.524

.3
6.0
6.9
5.8
-4.7
-4.8
2.5
-30.8
-10.8

1.5
4.9
6.6
4.8
-2.2
-2.4
2.5
-17.9
-4.8

5.3
6.0
10.5
5.7
4.6
4.2
5.9
-2.4
-7.7

2.3
5.1
13.2
4.6
-.5
-1.0
1.3
-10.7
-16.8

.9
5.4
6.7
5.3
-3.4
-3.6
2.5
-24.6
-7.9

3.8
5.6
11.8
5.1
2.0
1.6
3.6
-6.6
-12.4

333.375
552.314
195.833
158.771
215.860
325.136

333.462
553.987
195.739
158.457
216.720
324.498

333.712
555.217
195.809
157.788
217.028
325.752

3.3
-1.3
4.5
3.1
4.3
5.3

6.8
24.7
2.5
5.1
4.4
2.1

3.0
.6
3.6
1.4
3.0
4.7

1.5
4.1
.8
-2.0
1.5
2.1

5.0
11.0
3.5
4.1
4.3
3.7

2.2
2.3
2.2
-.3
2.3
3.4

168.578
202.227
149.471
185.615
118.772
234.300
112.434
245.870
249.718
116.386
187.275
142.552
140.465
231.426
366.427
285.213

168.620
203.192
149.116
184.980
118.065
232.988
112.361
246.637
250.724
117.106
187.119
142.805
140.527
232.372
367.567
285.569

168.542
203.709
148.786
183.925
118.585
231.202
112.376
247.174
251.435
116.577
186.201
144.181
140.691
233.221
369.912
285.897

167.657
204.528
147.198
180.059
117.936
225.615
112.528
247.469
251.709
116.926
183.827
144.972
140.971
234.183
371.893
286.386

-12.9
2.3
-20.6
-23.6
-.3
-39.4
-4.1
3.2
4.2
7.4
.0
3.5
5.7
-.7
4.4
2.2

4.0
5.9
3.0
3.2
4.1
8.5
-2.8
4.3
3.8
-3.3
14.3
6.9
2.4
2.2
7.5
1.8

13.6
4.2
19.5
31.2
-6.6
60.7
-1.3
2.7
2.6
-3.1
3.2
3.4
2.1
-2.1
4.0
5.0

-2.2
4.6
-5.9
-11.4
-2.8
-14.0
.3
2.6
3.2
1.9
-7.2
7.0
1.4
4.9
6.1
1.7

-4.8
4.1
-9.5
-11.2
1.9
-18.9
-3.4
3.7
4.0
1.9
6.9
5.2
4.0
.7
5.9
2.0

5.4
4.4
6.0
7.8
-4.7
17.5
-.5
2.7
2.9
-.7
-2.1
5.2
1.8
1.3
5.1
3.3

208.336
197.122
200.225
151.608
186.872
230.622
194.573
260.009
236.073
216.073
208.092
209.948
139.880
257.001
251.880

208.636
197.285
200.603
151.287
186.289
229.586
194.630
261.082
237.044
214.911
208.656
210.436
139.809
254.792
252.739

208.831
197.405
200.770
150.973
185.359
227.933
194.200
261.518
237.457
212.732
209.158
210.933
140.013
251.255
253.423

208.356
196.853
200.405
149.448
181.786
222.999
192.718
261.644
237.685
205.920
209.556
211.250
139.963
239.722
253.985

-4.6
-7.4
-4.2
-19.9
-21.9
-36.4
-11.6
.2
2.1
-44.5
1.8
1.8
-2.5
-64.9
3.5

3.8
4.3
4.1
3.1
3.0
8.0
4.7
4.4
3.9
14.9
3.1
2.6
.7
15.3
3.5

7.5
9.2
7.3
18.8
29.2
54.6
16.6
4.2
3.2
71.0
2.0
1.6
-1.3
155.3
2.7

.0
-.5
.4
-5.6
-10.5
-12.6
-3.8
2.5
2.8
-17.5
2.8
2.5
.2
-24.3
3.4

-.5
-1.7
-.2
-9.1
-10.3
-17.1
-3.8
2.3
3.0
-20.1
2.4
2.2
-.9
-36.4
3.5

3.7
4.2
3.8
5.9
7.6
16.2
5.9
3.3
3.0
18.8
2.4
2.0
-.5
39.0
3.0

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

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Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

208.299
623.970

207.917
622.827

2.0
-

203.533
203.121
201.401
223.297
196.331
194.237
205.561
184.336
121.933
237.550
140.507
258.963
264.553
136.125
221.636
217.900
225.726
223.116
228.894
256.843

204.289
203.885
202.126
223.981
196.594
195.707
205.674
184.342
122.245
238.474
140.259
259.912
262.284
136.651
221.379
217.556
225.749
226.348
229.529
264.219

231.807
196.690
196.893
196.216
211.658
184.878
154.001
151.872
146.295
184.987
129.933
225.400
125.212
181.689
204.069
175.007
115.536
182.781
174.137
120.433

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

-0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.1

-

-

-

-

4.2
4.3
4.7
4.4
3.8
4.4
1.9
7.0
4.8
4.6
7.0
8.4
5.1
5.7
3.2
2.3
4.4
3.3
2.7
2.9

.4
.4
.4
.3
.1
.8
.1
.0
.3
.4
-.2
.4
-.9
.4
-.1
-.2
.0
1.4
.3
2.9

.5
.5
.6
.7
.4
1.0
.9
-.1
.3
.9
.5
.9
-.1
.0
.3
-.4
.8
1.8
.6
1.8

.3
.3
.1
.1
.4
.0
-.4
1.3
2.0
.3
.5
.7
-.2
.5
.8
1.2
.6
-1.0
.5
-2.1

.4
.4
.4
.4
-.1
1.0
.1
.0
.3
.4
-.2
.4
-.9
.4
.5
.9
.0
1.2
.3
2.5

230.895
197.204
196.994
196.098
211.836
185.111
154.855
151.828
145.532
183.747
131.618
230.415
124.877
181.990
204.161
173.138
111.324
183.858
174.748
121.582

4.7
5.4
4.2
3.8
5.1
5.7
7.1
3.4
6.2
2.1
5.8
6.9
3.6
1.8
.4
.7
-1.2
3.1
5.0
2.3

-.4
.3
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.6
.0
-.5
-.7
1.3
2.2
-.3
.2
.0
-1.1
-3.6
.6
.4
1.0

.3
-.4
-.8
-1.1
-.7
-.4
-1.7
-.9
.7
-.9
-.1
.3
.0
-.2
.1
-1.1
-1.6
-2.1
-1.8
-.1

.0
.1
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.6
.0
-.5
-.8
1.0
1.9
-.8
-.8
-1.0
-.1
-3.2
.5
-.2
1.0

NA
NA

NA
NA

-

-

2.0
.5
.7
.4
.2
.5
.6
-.8
2.5
.5
-.4
-.5
-.1
1.3
.6
-.5
1.4
.8
-.3
-.1
-.5
-

-

-

194.943
126.503
198.930
193.645
122.520
219.280
131.932
112.845
144.206
244.080
188.075
197.899
146.730
217.058
146.375
191.611
180.229
131.275

195.397
126.748
201.602
193.071
122.998
219.887
131.897
113.724
146.178
242.362
196.412
201.739
148.240
219.249
148.058
197.587
181.802
135.137

6.3
6.6
8.9
6.0
5.1
3.6
4.5
2.2
2.0
3.0
34.9
12.1
20.3
23.9
17.2
9.2
3.9
8.3

.2
.2
1.3
-.3
.4
.3
.0
.8
1.4
-.7
4.4
1.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
3.1
.9
2.9

2.1
2.1
5.0
.3
1.0
.3
.6
.0
-.4
-.3
-3.7
3.2
3.5
4.5
2.5
.8
1.9
3.4

.3
.1
-2.1
1.2
1.9
-.9
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
.2
7.4
2.7
6.4
7.1
5.8
3.3
.3
.6

.2
.2
1.3
-.3
-.2
.3
.0
.6
.7
-.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.1
3.1
-1.0
2.9

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products 1 ..............................................................
Bread 1 3 ..........................................................................
White bread 1 2 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 2 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 2 .......................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 .......................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .......................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 2 .............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ......
Bacon and related products 2 ....................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ..............
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry 1 ...........................................................................
Chicken 1 3 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ...............................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ..............................
Other poultry including turkey 3 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ........................................
Canned fish and seafood 2 ..........................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Milk 1 3 ...............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 2 .........................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .....................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 1 3 ..................................

14.992
13.885
7.896
1.103
.359
.046
.199
.114

-

-

.744
.221
-

.103
.206
-

.214
-

2.112
2.013
1.305
.628
.232
.105
.239
.052
.414
.132
-

.094
-

.081
.106
.263
-

.371
.297
-

.073
.337
.208
.129
-

.099
.821
.293
-

.253
.142
.133

See footnotes at end of table.

15

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

254.616
299.004
316.762
322.893
177.768
219.043
485.472
100.122
280.146
294.472
254.667
278.690
287.689
128.974
127.500
127.760
131.213
130.065
182.635
130.258
134.569
153.384
117.925
140.848
138.583
112.280
108.054
179.294
183.678
192.451
118.242
174.440
178.235
169.077
117.071
126.602
173.691
137.311
171.857
188.346
109.616
123.616
115.311
189.518
223.942
159.651
184.806
197.044
116.226
121.230
111.964
233.910
128.928
115.017
206.931
130.470
130.662
126.183
105.058
118.328
144.785

252.845
296.195
317.115
325.398
175.728
225.484
506.401
98.733
274.445
283.382
260.633
273.846
280.369
129.219
127.953
126.755
131.714
129.899
182.493
130.599
135.312
154.791
118.816
141.539
140.941
113.439
109.397
180.346
184.285
194.170
120.123
174.686
178.256
168.273
117.427
125.891
174.251
139.515
176.678
189.998
110.383
122.614
115.005
189.781
222.030
156.774
186.238
197.898
116.527
115.765
111.146
234.185
130.833
116.072
207.756
130.851
131.255
127.052
105.819
119.314
145.376

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

-1.1
-1.7
-.7
.1
.6
-3.8
-5.0
-.9
-2.7
.4
-1.5
-5.5
-2.1
1.4
2.3
.9
3.6
.0
-.6
1.1
1.0
.3
.0
.0
2.7
-.1
.5
.1
-.3
-.1
.4
.7
.6
.4
.7
2.3
.6
.4
2.2
.9
-2.1
1.5
1.1
.8
-1.6
.3
.8
.9
1.3
-.3
2.4
.4
.3
1.2
.3
.5
.2
.1
.0
.4
.0

-1.1
-1.4
-2.3
-.4
-.7
-6.0
-6.1
-2.0
-.5
-.7
-2.6
.0
-1.2
.2
-.5
.9
-1.2
1.2
.9
.2
1.2
-.1
.1
1.1
-.8
-.6
.0
1.5
2.0
1.2
-.7
.3
.6
.7
1.3
-.7
1.3
2.0
-.3
2.0
.9
1.0
.2
.1
.5
1.7
-.4
-.3
.1
.3
-1.0
1.4
-.6
-.9
.5
.4
.5
.6
.3
.4
1.1

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 3 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................
Canned fruits 1 2 3 ..........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 2 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ..................
Coffee 1 ............................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ......................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ............................................
Other sweets 3 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .....................................................
Butter 2 ...........................................................................
Margarine 2 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 3 ...............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 3 .................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods 1 ......................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..........................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ......................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ...............................................
Other condiments 1 2 .....................................................
Baby food 1 3 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 4 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .........
Other food away from home 3 ..............................................

1.211
.963
.493
.086
.073
.094
-

.239
.470
.077
.062
.092
.239
.248
.129
-

.077
-

.042
-

.906
.602
.325
.017
.260
.304
.100
-

.204
1.743
.302
.056
.194
.052
.227
.068
-

.062
.097
-

1.214
.086
.247
.268
.215
-

.071
.327
5.989
2.615
2.711
.257
-

.126
.281

1.5
.8
1.5
4.8
2.6
3.9
8.2
-2.0
.0
-3.5
-1.9
.8
1.5
4.1
3.9
3.6
3.0
2.9
.7
7.1
11.6
5.4
5.3
5.5
18.3
4.3
5.6
8.6
9.1
8.2
4.1
2.4
2.7
.2
3.8
1.4
4.0
5.7
4.5
5.7
.7
5.0
3.9
2.0
.4
1.6
2.4
2.3
3.9
-1.6
.1
2.7
2.5
2.0
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.4
4.4
3.7
5.9

-0.7
-.9
.1
.8
-1.1
2.9
4.3
-1.4
-2.0
-3.8
2.3
-1.7
-2.5
.2
.4
-.8
.4
-.1
-.1
.3
.6
.9
.8
.5
1.7
1.0
1.2
.6
.3
.9
1.6
.1
.0
-.5
.3
-.6
.3
1.6
2.8
.9
.7
-.8
-.3
.1
-.9
-1.8
.8
.4
.3
-4.5
-.7
.1
1.5
.9
.4
.3
.5
.7
.7
.8
.4

-0.2
-.3
1.0
.2
.0
-1.7
-2.9
3.2
-1.7
-5.0
2.3
.6
-.3
.3
.6
-.8
.2
-.6
-.3
.1
.6
1.2
1.2
.6
1.7
1.0
1.0
.6
.0
.9
1.6
.1
.1
-.6
.3
-1.2
.1
1.2
3.1
-.2
1.0
-.8
-.3
.1
.1
-1.6
.8
.4
.3
-4.5
-.7
.1
1.5
.9
.4
.3
.5
.4
.7
.8
.4

See footnotes at end of table.

16

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

207.624
179.297
184.598
181.612
185.282
178.601
162.607
267.568
135.192
146.597
141.553

208.264
179.870
185.259
181.572
186.146
178.564
163.312
268.337
135.475
146.794
142.649

3.5
3.0
4.3
1.4
2.7
.9
1.8
4.6
3.7
5.2
5.0

211.286
242.067
234.732
153.016
367.460
322.703
246.149
116.577
206.140
187.624
245.680
257.111
278.065
193.184
184.408
219.865
144.181
314.165
345.081
126.894
80.269
118.299
86.364
68.844
126.365
145.549
91.462
90.409
105.170
90.252
99.734
115.261
77.996
76.873
72.893
123.476
75.110
94.117
94.390
100.106
91.522
169.004
112.475
134.603
113.154
140.691
137.904
140.663
130.737
160.493

211.098
242.238
235.311
150.236
374.944
316.195
246.815
116.926
204.334
185.453
246.542
257.371
280.613
190.710
184.081
211.181
144.972
315.830
347.168
126.520
79.275
118.317
84.792
67.964
125.770
145.852
91.417
88.070
104.533
90.222
100.084
115.835
77.548
76.537
73.155
122.446
73.049
93.492
93.956
99.192
91.354
168.935
112.163
134.310
113.623
140.971
137.904
141.112
130.961
161.110

2.9
3.4
4.0
6.5
5.3
6.5
3.0
.6
2.7
2.2
.5
-.4
2.7
2.3
3.0
.5
5.2
5.4
4.6
-.5
-5.4
.1
-1.9
-8.4
-1.4
.3
-2.2
-2.5
5.0
2.8
4.3
4.1
.8
-4.0
-7.0
1.9
-6.5
2.6
-.7
-.3
-.8
1.0
.1
1.0
2.4
2.9
4.2
2.2
.1
3.6

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.3
.3
.4
.0
.5
.0
.4
.3
.2
.1
.8

0.4
.4
1.0
.4
.2
.5
-.2
.0
.3
-.1
.1

0.1
.0
-.2
-.1
.0
-.4
.1
.8
.7
.3
1.1

0.3
.5
.6
-.1
.5
-.3
.7
.4
.2
.1
.7

-.1
.1
.2
-1.8
2.0
-2.0
.3
.3
-.9
-1.2
.4
.1
.9
-1.3
-.2
-3.9
.5
.5
.6
-.3
-1.2
.0
-1.8
-1.3
-.5
.2
.0
-2.6
-.6
.0
.4
.5
-.6
-.4
.4
-.8
-2.7
-.7
-.5
-.9
-.2
.0
-.3
-.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
.2
.4

.3
.4
.3
2.5
.2
2.6
.2
.6
.1
.1
1.9
2.5
.6
-.1
-.1
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.9
1.3
-.9
.2
.8
.1
-.8
-.1
-.4
-.6
-1.3
-.1
.6
-.5
-.5
.9
.4
.0
.6
-.4
.4
.5
.6
.1
.0
-.2
.0
.6
.1

.2
.2
.3
.8
.5
.8
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.4
4.2
.5
-.5
.0
-1.7
1.0
1.2
.4
-.2
-1.2
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-.3
-.3
-.6
1.1
.7
.3
-.2
-.8
1.0
-.6
-1.8
1.1
1.3
-.2
-.4
-.1
-.7
-.3
.0
-.2
-.8
.1
.0
-.2
.8
.4

.0
.2
.2
-.6
.4
-.6
.2
.3
-.9
-1.2
.2
.4
.5
-1.3
.0
-4.2
.5
.5
.6
-.2
-1.1
.0
-1.8
-1.3
-.5
.2
.0
-1.3
-.6
.0
.4
.5
-.6
.2
.4
-.2
-2.7
-.7
-.6
-.9
-.4
.0
-.3
-.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
-.1
.4

Expenditure category
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ..........................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ...................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3
Wine away from home 1 2 3 .................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .....................................

1.107
.708
.332
.123

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................
Electricity 5 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 5 .................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 8 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ......................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..............
Other furniture 3 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 4 .........................................................
Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 3 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ..............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 .........................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................
Household operations 1 3 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 3 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ......................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................

42.691
32.776
5.930
2.648
.154
2.493
23.830
.369
5.264
4.368
.338
.231
.107
4.029
2.750
1.280
.897
.669
.228
4.651
.350
.051
.097
.203
.981
.324
.458
.193

-

.253
.399
-

-

.334
.193
-

.134
.585
.318
.100
.075
.091
.756
.206
.365
.853
.372
.211
.270
.792
.252
.256
.079
.128

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 .....................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 7 .............................................................
Watches 7 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 7 ................................................................................

3.726
.885
.698
.136
.175
.198
.173
.186
1.590
1.353
.113
.139
.723

113.500
109.568
115.709
115.275
134.814
78.436
107.747
88.031
101.291
103.133
78.257
100.350
80.284

114.439
109.032
115.575
119.434
129.971
77.996
108.919
86.362
103.237
105.004
88.864
107.226
81.748

-1.4
-1.6
-1.2
-.4
-1.8
-4.3
1.9
-3.1
-2.3
-2.8
-.4
-.8
-3.0

0.8
-.5
-.1
3.6
-3.6
-.6
1.1
-1.9
1.9
1.8
13.6
6.9
1.8

-0.6
-.2
-.2
.5
.1
-.2
-1.1
.2
-1.9
-1.4
-3.3
1.1
-1.2

0.4
1.4
.7
.4
.5
-.8
3.8
1.9
-.2
-.2
-4.1
6.9
-2.0

-0.5
-.7
-.3
.5
-1.8
-2.4
3.0
-.7
-.1
-.4
2.3
-.7
-.4

.352
.237
.749
.228
.162
.359
.177
.325
.046
.279

90.963
91.705
119.375
118.483
118.991
119.300
108.759
139.254
115.715
145.229

88.393
94.045
120.329
119.077
119.423
120.705
110.221
138.279
117.218
143.776

-3.5
.0
-.2
-2.9
-.4
1.6
-4.7
2.1
-1.0
2.6

-2.8
2.6
.8
.5
.4
1.2
1.3
-.7
1.3
-1.0

-2.1
-5.2
-.3
-2.2
-.9
.2
.6
3.3
.1
3.8

1.2
.0
1.5
-.5
-.4
2.3
-.9
-.6
-.2
-.5

-.8
1.7
-.6
.5
.4
-1.2
.3
-2.4
1.2
-3.0

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 2 .........................................................................
New trucks 2 8 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 3 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .........................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 3 ...........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 5 .......................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ....................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................

17.249
16.188
7.581
4.982

187.690
183.619
93.961
135.415
93.821
135.009
139.690
136.024
92.024
119.436
252.909
251.883
252.022
256.897
242.161
215.040
121.514
111.417
129.062
128.005
231.636
223.487
231.378
202.823
137.714
331.607
141.485
139.224
145.537
149.846
120.358
235.767
259.543
159.026
71.289
231.146

184.480
180.408
94.121
135.204
93.681
134.888
139.479
137.138
92.606
122.825
238.194
237.108
237.019
242.191
228.791
214.288
121.730
111.967
128.708
127.845
230.655
224.019
231.940
202.898
138.235
331.837
141.641
139.291
145.867
150.218
120.237
233.112
255.105
158.599
70.762
231.155

-2.1
-2.2
-1.4
-.9
-.9
-.4
-1.4
-3.7
-1.3
8.7
-6.4
-6.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8
-4.7
3.0
2.7
3.3
2.5
6.5
3.6
2.8
3.5
3.9
.6
1.7
1.2
2.7
2.7
2.6
-.5
-1.3
-.9
-1.0
2.0

-1.7
-1.7
.2
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
.8
.6
2.8
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-5.7
-5.5
-.3
.2
.5
-.3
-.1
-.4
.2
.2
.0
.4
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
-.1
-1.1
-1.7
-.3
-.7
.0

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.4
-.3
3.1
-1.0
-1.1
-1.2
-.6
-.5
-.3
-.1
.0
-.2
.2
-1.3
.3
.0
.0
.6
.4
.1
.0
.3
.3
.2
.8
.9
2.5
-.8
.5

-.3
-.3
.3
.0
.0
.0
.0
.7
.2
6.4
-1.7
-1.7
-1.9
-1.5
-1.4
1.0
.5
.2
1.0
.6
2.2
.4
.1
.3
.5
.3
.5
.6
.3
-.1
1.2
-.1
.0
2.0
.3
.1

-1.2
-1.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
.1
.8
.2
1.2
-4.9
-4.9
-5.1
-4.8
-4.7
-.3
.2
.5
-.3
-.1
-.4
.4
.2
.0
.6
.5
.1
.0
.2
.2
-.1
.5
.6
-.3
.3
.0

-

1.716
.596
.090
4.347
4.303
-

.044
.370
.219
.151
-

1.145
.086
.425
.612
2.261
.484
.311
.161
-

1.060
.649
.163
-

.246

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

351.643
290.257
369.390
157.030
187.229
184.176
370.008
301.131
303.890
357.860
172.301
197.388
499.400
183.677
178.324
423.927
160.500
114.808

352.961
291.164
370.721
157.339
187.628
184.473
371.461
302.259
304.457
361.677
171.929
197.613
501.026
184.293
178.968
425.353
160.756
115.722

4.5
1.2
1.0
1.8
2.2
1.0
5.5
4.2
4.1
5.6
2.2
2.2
6.4
6.3
6.3
7.0
6.2
12.0

111.347
102.779
16.687
351.622
23.733
75.126
63.421
90.663
54.069
106.141
134.148
166.875
119.541
112.970
166.202
142.658
170.885
116.229
137.122
96.629
82.210
81.301
86.166
41.181
104.870
116.143
97.790
63.924
69.801
68.123
88.812
95.331
139.414
123.878
302.611
146.826
159.650
248.008
207.458
121.961
104.506

111.139
102.311
16.142
351.174
22.843
74.804
63.086
91.338
53.765
106.255
134.795
167.127
119.861
113.201
167.764
142.685
172.534
115.818
137.179
95.719
82.567
82.232
86.728
41.730
104.659
115.888
97.639
64.136
70.032
68.233
89.118
95.669
138.896
123.985
300.725
145.781
158.992
246.382
208.025
122.671
104.326

-.1
-2.3
-26.0
1.1
-12.5
-2.3
-8.6
1.6
-6.7
.0
4.2
2.2
2.2
2.3
7.0
4.9
7.4
-2.2
-2.3
-2.0
-5.0
-8.7
1.4
-17.0
-1.2
1.2
-2.3
-4.0
-4.1
-2.8
-4.3
-3.0
2.5
1.9
2.6
2.4
3.2
3.7
1.4
1.7
.8

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.4
.3
.4
.2
.2
.2
.4
.4
.2
1.1
-.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
.8

0.2
.0
-.1
-.1
-.4
.6
.3
.2
.3
.5
-.6
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.0
.6

0.6
.6
.7
.4
.5
.1
.6
.4
.4
.3
.7
.2
.9
.9
1.0
.9
.7
1.2

0.5
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
.5
.5
.2
1.4
-.2
.0
.5
.6
.6
.3
.1
.8

-.2
-.5
-3.3
-.1
-3.8
-.4
-.5
.7
-.6
.1
.5
.2
.3
.2
.9
.0
1.0
-.4
.0
-.9
.4
1.1
.7
1.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
.4
-.4
.1
-.6
-.7
-.4
-.7
.3
.6
-.2

.0
.2
.0
.3
2.4
-.4
-1.8
.1
-1.3
.0
.6
.7
1.1
-.7
.5
.0
.6
-.7
-.1
-1.3
-.1
.0
.4
-.6
-.2
.0
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.7
2.0
-.3
.0
.4
-1.1
-1.0
-.8
2.4
-.1
-.4
.3

-.1
-.5
-2.7
-.3
-3.3
-1.8
-2.2
-1.9
1.0
1.5
.8
1.0
.6
2.0
.7
.2
.5
.1
-.3
.0
.2
-.3
-.1
-.2
.6
.8
.4
-1.0
-1.4
-1.4
-.7
.3
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.5
-.3
.3
.5
.1

-.1
-.4
-2.9
-.1
-4.2
-.4
-.5
.7
-.6
.1
.5
.2
.3
.5
.9
.0
1.0
-.4
.3
-.9
.4
1.1
.7
1.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
.4
-.3
.1
-.4
-.5
-.1
-.8
.3
.6
-.2

Expenditure category

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs ..................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 7 ....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .............
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ..........................................................
Dental services 5 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 7 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ........................
Hospital and related services 5 ..............................................
Hospital services 5 12 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 5 12 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 5 7 ....................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 5 12 ................................
Health insurance 1 4 ...............................................................

6.281
1.446
1.018
.428
.294
.135
4.834
2.817
1.616
.721
.225
.255
1.630
1.542

Recreation 3 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 3 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ..................
Other video equipment 3 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 3
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 .....
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ...................................
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 3 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet food 2 3 ..........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...................
Pet services including veterinary 3 .........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..........................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 1 3 .......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ..............................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................
Other recreational goods 3 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ..............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 3 ..................................
Recreation services 3 ...............................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 3 .......
Admissions .............................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 .................
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ..........................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................

5.552
1.719
.124
1.145
.040
.173

-

.089
.386

-

.074
.090
.646
.377
-

.269
-

.674
.401
.264
.168
.080
-

.086
-

.381
.245
-

.071
.049
1.651
.504
.706
-

.217
.312
.184
.127

See footnotes at end of table.

19

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

.795
.543
.203
.037
.245

119.025
169.490
418.394
137.929
488.382
530.862
533.977
213.621
175.207
83.553
131.799
208.927
184.637
80.840
98.570
222.911
72.047
51.510
76.527
64.289
10.528
9.601
52.395
72.919

120.311
172.873
427.425
140.951
498.071
544.923
546.721
214.279
179.910
83.655
131.839
208.927
185.310
80.944
98.813
223.760
72.224
51.666
76.848
64.364
10.487
9.524
50.993
73.105

2.4
5.5
9.2
9.5
5.2
6.0
4.9
4.0
4.2
-.8
4.1
3.9
6.0
-1.0
3.0
4.1
5.9
6.1
9.8
-.4
-16.1
-10.2
-6.4
-22.8

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

1.1
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.6
2.4
.3
2.7
.1
.0
.0
.4
.1
.2
.4
.2
.3
.4
.1
-.4
-.8
-2.7
.3

0.0
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.3
-.3
.1
-.2
1.5
1.5
2.1
-.3
.0
.2
-.1
.0
.2
-.2
-1.8
-2.7
-.3
-1.2

0.2
.5
1.1
.7
.5
.6
.5
.5
-1.2
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.0
.1
.6
-.2
.0
.0
-.2
-.7
-1.0
-1.6
-.2

0.3
.5
1.8
2.2
.4
.4
.2
.2
1.9
.1
.1
.0
.9
.1
.2
.4
.2
.3
.4
.1
-.4
-.8
-2.7
.3

Expenditure category
Education and communication 3 ................................................
Education 3 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 2 10 .......................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 9 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ................
Communication 3 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 3 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ............................
Telephone services 1 3 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 5 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ...
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 3 ..............
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 ....................................................

6.034
3.076
.204

.051

38.236

38.158

-5.8

-.2

-1.8

-.6

-.2

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 3 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 7 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ....
Financial services 7 ..............................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 4 ..............................
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 4 ........................................................

3.476
.712
.662
.046
2.764
.708

333.415
553.987
224.753
160.186
195.704
158.457

333.325
555.217
225.179
161.318
195.521
157.788

3.6
6.5
6.8
3.6
2.9
1.9

.0
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.4

.3
.5
.5
.2
.2
.1

.0
.3
.3
-.2
.0
-.2

.1
.2
.2
.7
.0
-.4

.368

103.481

103.030

.7

-.4

.0

-.3

-.4

.336
.677
.677
1.188
.304
.191
.285
.034
.186

-

177.638
216.720
132.234
324.579
260.822
252.979
129.824
137.049
264.460
125.079
159.482
102.697
87.717
153.968
95.367

176.908
217.028
132.422
325.566
261.368
254.293
130.013
137.665
265.510
125.644
159.593
103.138
85.767
151.042
95.489

3.0
3.3
3.3
3.6
3.7
5.1
3.1
3.7
4.0
2.9
4.0
.7
.3
2.1
-2.5

-.4
.1
.1
.3
.2
.5
.1
.4
.4
.5
.1
.4
-2.2
-1.9
.1

.3
-.2
-.2
.3
.3
.1
.2
.1
1.1
.5
.3
.0
.5
.1
.5

-.1
.4
.4
-.2
.0
.4
.3
.3
-1.6
-2.3
-.8
.2
.2
.6
-1.5

-.4
.1
.1
.4
.2
.7
.1
.4
.7
.5
.4
.4
-1.2
-.1
.1

40.305
25.313
14.191
10.465
11.122
59.695
32.407
5.638
10.730
86.115
67.224
93.719
26.420

167.938
148.016
183.947
231.983
112.177
248.331
252.358
234.632
284.859
209.179
197.408
201.042
150.225

166.955
146.317
180.480
225.694
112.036
248.555
252.530
234.563
286.492
208.607
196.803
200.598
148.591

.2
-2.1
-2.2
-2.4
-2.0
3.2
3.5
1.0
2.6
1.6
1.2
1.8
-1.9

-.6
-1.1
-1.9
-2.7
-.1
.1
.1
.0
.6
-.3
-.3
-.2
-1.1

.0
-.2
-.3
-.6
-.1
.3
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2

.0
-.2
-.6
-.8
.0
.2
.3
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.2

-.5
-1.1
-2.1
-2.4
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.0

-

2.872
1.524
.408
.735
.067
2.958
.189
.174
.015
2.769
2.225
.746
.685
-

-

.106
.192

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

185.382
228.641
194.326
107.972
262.284
238.357
217.274
208.980
210.756
138.757
253.696
253.998
206.646
195.198
$ .480
$ .160

182.170
223.057
192.869
108.874
262.588
238.507
209.294
209.399
211.111
138.895
239.885
254.491
207.275
194.022
$ .481
$ .161

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ......................................................
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 ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

15.299
11.572
29.183
2.977
27.288
54.861
8.715
91.285
77.401
21.735
4.685
55.666
6.580
9.356
-

1
2
3
4
5

-1.8
-1.9
1.0
-1.7
2.8
3.0
-2.5
2.4
2.1
-.7
-5.9
3.2
4.7
2.3

-1.7
-2.4
-.7
.8
.1
.1
-3.7
.2
.2
.1
-5.4
.2
.3
-.6

-0.3
-.4
.0
-.7
.4
.4
-.5
.3
.2
-.1
-.9
.3
.3
.7

-0.5
-.7
-.2
.2
.2
.2
-1.0
.2
.2
.1
-1.4
.3
.3
-.2

-1.9
-2.2
-.8
-.5
.0
.1
-3.2
.2
.2
.0
-4.6
.2
.3
-.6

-

-

-

-

-

9
10
11
12
13
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

All items ....................................................................................

207.387

207.784

208.028

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Cereals and cereal products ..........................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................
Breakfast cereal 1 .........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Bakery products 1 ...........................................................
Bread 1 3 ......................................................................
White bread 1 2 ...........................................................
Bread other than white 1 2 ..........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Cookies 2 ....................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 ...................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ............
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ....................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 2 ..........................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ..
Bacon and related products 2 .................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ..........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry 1 ........................................................................
Chicken 1 3 .................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ...........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ...........................
Other poultry including turkey 3 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ....................................
Canned fish and seafood 2 .......................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products ...............................................
Milk 1 3 ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 2 .....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 1 3 ..............................

202.227
201.794
200.339
220.379
193.687
187.258
204.567
182.141
119.097
234.822
139.223
254.763
265.468
135.430
219.203
216.292
222.540
218.709
226.482
252.459

203.192
202.773
201.525
221.959
194.532
189.046
206.337
181.944
119.501
236.819
139.869
257.140
265.104
135.403
219.967
215.385
224.376
222.574
227.799
257.120

224.149
196.611
196.693
196.911
212.838
184.626
155.751
154.565
141.799
183.678
129.816
223.916
124.840
178.388
200.885
174.322
114.863
185.719
182.482
120.599
218.511

228.651
197.568
198.066
197.719
213.194
185.566
156.625
153.310
145.314
184.621
129.272
222.836
124.665
180.770
202.020
173.400
116.500
187.288
181.863
120.538
217.507

NA

190.428
123.797
193.602
190.724
118.881
220.692
132.404
113.561
146.191
244.453
190.288
187.354
133.278
193.918
134.946
184.030
179.772
126.224

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

207.738

-3.7

4.0

7.0

0.7

0.1

3.8

203.709
203.311
201.731
222.231
195.383
189.127
205.561
184.336
121.933
237.550
140.507
258.963
264.553
136.125
221.647
217.950
225.726
220.366
228.894
251.671

204.528
204.143
202.573
223.047
195.247
190.986
205.674
184.342
122.245
238.474
140.259
259.912
262.284
136.651
222.799
219.823
225.749
223.115
229.529
258.046

2.3
2.1
1.9
3.0
3.2
12.3
-2.7
5.0
4.2
1.1
7.5
8.3
4.6
13.3
-.4
-2.8
4.9
-1.8
-.5
-.5

5.9
6.1
7.0
7.2
6.9
.6
7.3
9.7
.1
7.9
9.3
10.0
10.5
1.5
4.0
5.6
5.4
8.1
-2.7
6.7

4.2
4.2
5.4
2.4
1.9
-2.9
1.0
8.4
4.3
3.4
8.3
7.2
10.9
4.7
2.3
.1
1.3
-1.1
9.1
-3.1

4.6
4.7
4.5
4.9
3.3
8.2
2.2
4.9
11.0
6.4
3.0
8.3
-4.7
3.7
6.7
6.7
5.9
8.3
5.5
9.2

4.1
4.1
4.4
5.1
5.1
6.3
2.1
7.3
2.1
4.4
8.4
9.1
7.5
7.2
1.8
1.3
5.2
3.0
-1.6
3.0

4.4
4.5
5.0
3.7
2.6
2.5
1.6
6.7
7.6
4.9
5.6
7.8
2.8
4.2
4.5
3.3
3.6
3.5
7.3
2.8

229.305
196.783
196.521
195.640
211.658
184.878
154.001
151.872
146.295
182.905
129.110
223.405
124.642
180.390
202.137
171.443
114.651
183.423
178.618
120.433

229.258
197.030
196.528
195.379
211.836
185.111
154.855
151.828
145.532
181.396
130.342
227.651
123.701
178.937
200.042
171.200
110.953
184.250
178.187
121.582

-4.1
2.4
1.7
4.3
4.4
5.4
20.5
-1.9
.9
-.4
-3.2
.9
-2.7
.5
.4
-3.9
.0
10.9
13.6
4.4

22.9
5.2
2.4
.9
4.0
8.4
1.1
.7
6.1
-.4
12.2
10.5
8.9
-7.7
-12.2
-4.3
-.2
-3.9
.5
-5.3

-6.7
13.7
13.6
13.6
14.4
8.3
10.5
24.4
6.9
15.1
13.5
9.5
12.7
14.6
17.0
20.3
9.7
9.5
17.1
7.0

9.4
.9
-.3
-3.1
-1.9
1.1
-2.3
-6.9
11.0
-4.9
1.6
6.8
-3.6
1.2
-1.7
-7.0
-12.9
-3.1
-9.1
3.3

8.6
3.8
2.0
2.6
4.2
6.8
10.4
-.6
3.5
-.4
4.2
5.6
3.0
-3.7
-6.1
-4.1
-.1
3.2
6.9
-.5

1.0
7.1
6.4
5.0
6.0
4.6
3.9
7.6
8.9
4.6
7.4
8.1
4.3
7.7
7.3
5.8
-2.3
3.0
3.2
5.1

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

194.449
126.417
203.292
191.372
120.102
221.255
133.251
113.530
145.634
243.665
183.338
193.257
137.916
202.633
138.353
185.470
183.259
130.483

194.943
126.503
198.930
193.645
122.405
219.280
131.932
112.133
144.194
244.080
196.978
198.511
146.730
217.058
146.375
191.611
183.751
131.275

195.397
126.748
201.602
193.071
122.137
219.887
131.897
112.856
145.206
242.362
201.759
201.964
148.240
219.249
148.058
197.587
181.824
135.137

-4.3
-3.6
.4
-5.4
3.5
-.9
-2.8
2.9
6.3
.2
23.2
.2
8.0
11.1
5.8
-3.9
17.5
-14.5

3.1
1.4
-7.2
7.9
1.3
7.0
14.9
1.2
7.2
-11.6
82.6
6.5
8.7
8.3
8.9
4.9
-4.1
16.5

16.7
20.3
28.3
17.6
4.5
10.2
8.5
7.1
-2.2
31.3
16.4
9.5
16.7
19.8
13.1
6.3
-.9
5.0

10.9
9.9
17.6
5.0
11.4
-1.5
-1.5
-2.5
-2.7
-3.4
26.4
35.0
53.0
63.4
44.9
32.9
4.6
31.4

-.6
-1.1
-3.4
1.0
2.4
2.9
5.7
2.1
6.7
-5.9
50.0
3.3
8.4
9.7
7.4
.4
6.2
-.2

13.7
15.0
22.8
11.1
7.9
4.2
3.4
2.2
-2.4
12.6
21.3
21.6
33.6
39.9
28.0
18.9
1.8
17.5

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

263.352
314.278
331.148
306.812
175.042
229.285
498.858
113.267
296.113
285.039
265.641
314.146
304.684
125.533
122.941
125.556
125.826
128.110
180.783

260.558
308.975
328.745
307.052
176.049
220.550
473.890
112.275
288.179
286.285
261.569
296.779
298.247
127.289
125.732
126.654
130.320
128.159
179.716

257.781
304.651
321.178
305.825
174.731
207.370
445.175
110.079
286.882
284.176
254.667
296.860
294.591
127.550
125.151
127.760
128.792
129.700
181.376

257.280
303.666
324.477
306.577
174.675
203.864
432.378
113.641
281.953
269.926
260.633
298.636
293.712
127.917
125.910
126.755
129.085
128.962
180.863

4.8
4.7
-2.8
-3.5
18.5
6.3
5.9
-17.1
13.1
-3.4
-1.0
76.6
-3.7
5.7
5.4
-9.4
6.9
4.2
.9

18.0
22.1
31.0
8.6
-6.5
143.3
218.5
19.8
13.7
-6.8
52.7
-38.4
50.3
2.6
4.6
17.8
1.4
.6
1.1

-6.0
-7.6
-9.7
15.7
.7
-28.0
-27.9
-8.2
-5.3
19.8
-34.0
16.0
-14.9
.8
-4.0
3.8
-6.1
4.2
.4

-8.9
-12.8
-7.8
-.3
-.8
-37.5
-43.6
1.3
-17.8
-19.6
-7.3
-18.3
-13.6
7.8
10.0
3.9
10.8
2.7
.2

11.2
13.1
12.8
2.3
5.3
60.8
83.7
-.3
13.4
-5.1
22.9
4.3
20.3
4.1
5.0
3.3
4.1
2.4
1.0

-7.4
-10.2
-8.8
7.4
-.1
-32.9
-36.2
-3.5
-11.8
-1.8
-21.8
-2.7
-14.3
4.2
2.8
3.8
2.0
3.4
.3

128.379
131.635
153.191
117.763
139.674
136.094
113.145
108.110
176.457
178.937
190.460
118.627
172.559
175.236
166.034
114.793
124.412
171.038
133.769
169.864
182.881
111.413
120.631
113.884
187.921
219.049
155.832
183.971
195.909
114.653
121.206
110.405
229.851
129.379
114.692
205.233
129.252
129.702
126.322
104.787
117.337
143.226

129.760
133.013
153.685
117.793
139.625
139.730
112.998
108.673
176.599
178.403
190.257
119.051
173.792
176.267
166.729
115.618
127.231
172.105
134.327
173.679
184.574
109.092
122.430
115.081
189.353
215.511
156.295
185.468
197.697
116.108
120.898
113.041
230.767
129.765
116.101
205.934
129.921
130.016
126.439
104.745
117.815
143.183

129.964
134.569
153.554
117.917
141.122
138.583
112.280
108.660
179.294
181.905
192.451
118.242
174.356
177.285
167.916
117.071
126.340
174.272
137.039
173.125
188.210
110.076
123.616
115.311
189.518
216.507
158.953
184.806
197.044
116.226
121.230
111.964
233.910
128.928
115.017
206.931
130.470
130.662
127.144
105.058
118.328
144.700

130.145
135.312
155.469
119.379
142.039
140.941
113.439
109.720
180.346
181.924
194.170
120.123
174.576
177.514
166.990
117.427
124.762
174.376
138.678
178.556
187.745
111.142
122.614
115.005
189.781
216.686
156.484
186.238
197.898
116.527
115.765
111.146
234.185
130.833
116.072
207.756
130.851
131.255
127.650
105.819
119.314
145.278

1.7
-1.0
5.0
6.1
7.3
26.1
4.1
4.3
-5.4
8.4
6.4
14.2
-2.3
1.6
8.2
-.4
3.0
4.6
4.0
-5.1
10.3
4.4
3.8
-1.8
-4.4
-3.1
-2.3
-.7
-14.1
-9.3
-17.1
-7.0
-34.0
5.8
.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.9
12.4
3.9
4.1

9.8
12.2
3.3
1.9
-1.2
26.8
8.1
6.3
24.2
16.4
19.9
.0
4.2
.6
-7.2
1.9
3.5
2.4
.3
-10.4
3.8
-7.0
13.4
10.8
5.2
2.8
7.8
-1.5
21.5
10.6
34.3
12.8
52.0
-2.5
4.1
4.7
4.5
4.7
3.6
1.2
1.3
9.0

11.6
24.8
7.3
7.9
9.0
6.7
3.9
5.7
8.4
5.2
-.4
-2.2
3.1
3.4
-1.8
4.5
-1.8
1.2
3.6
14.9
-1.8
6.8
-3.3
2.9
3.4
6.6
-.5
6.9
.7
9.1
1.4
-6.7
2.9
2.5
-.9
2.6
2.3
2.9
2.7
.3
2.6
4.7

5.6
11.7
6.1
5.6
6.9
15.0
1.0
6.1
9.1
6.8
8.0
5.1
4.8
5.3
2.3
9.5
1.1
8.0
15.5
22.1
11.1
-1.0
6.7
4.0
4.0
-4.2
1.7
5.0
4.1
6.7
-16.8
2.7
7.8
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.3
4.0
6.9
5.9

5.7
5.4
4.1
4.0
3.0
26.4
6.1
5.3
8.4
12.3
12.9
6.9
.9
1.1
.2
.8
3.2
3.5
2.1
-7.7
7.0
-1.5
8.5
4.3
.3
-.2
2.6
-1.1
2.2
.2
5.5
2.4
.2
1.6
2.0
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.2
6.6
2.6
6.5

8.6
18.1
6.7
6.8
8.0
10.8
2.5
5.9
8.8
6.0
3.7
1.4
3.9
4.4
.3
7.0
-.3
4.6
9.4
18.5
4.4
2.8
1.6
3.5
3.7
1.0
.6
6.0
2.4
7.9
-8.1
-2.1
5.3
3.5
2.0
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.5
2.1
4.7
5.3

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 3 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................
Canned fruits 1 2 3 ......................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
3 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ...............
Coffee 1 ........................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ..................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................
Other sweets 3 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .................................................
Butter 2 .......................................................................
Margarine 2 .................................................................
Salad dressing 3 ...........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 3 .............
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods 1 ..................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ......................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ..................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ............................................
Other condiments 1 2 ..................................................
Baby food 1 3 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .....................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .............................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 4 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .....
Other food away from home 3 ..........................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Alcoholic beverages 1 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2
3 ................................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 3 ..............................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .................................

206.599
178.534
183.595
181.289
184.868
179.014
161.843
265.283

207.383
179.230
185.419
182.068
185.215
179.823
161.558
265.178

207.624
179.308
185.037
181.802
185.282
179.026
161.768
267.223

133.910
146.338
139.666

134.316
146.218
139.816

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .....................................................
Fuel oil ............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .............................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 5 .............................
Garbage and trash collection 1 8 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ..................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 3 .......................................................
Other linens 1 3 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..........
Other furniture 3 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 4 ......................................................
Appliances 1 3 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 3 ...................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ..........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 ......................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .............................
Household operations 1 3 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 3 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ...................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................

208.912
239.550
233.654
141.581
370.341
297.206
245.277
116.386
200.602
182.006
240.264
248.460
280.910
187.275
175.037
223.903
142.552
310.001
343.198
127.099
81.005
117.479
85.603
70.286
126.585
144.823
91.908
89.806
104.553
90.349
100.537
117.672
77.305
77.058
74.588
122.860
73.488
93.908
94.791
99.630
92.462
168.843
111.879
134.096
113.958
140.465
138.173
140.874
128.649
159.571

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

208.264
180.280
186.231
181.647
186.146
178.516
162.936
268.195

0.8
.7
.4
1.6
-.4
1.6
.8
1.6

5.6
4.1
6.8
1.3
7.5
-.7
1.8
5.2

4.4
3.1
4.3
2.0
1.2
3.7
2.1
7.1

3.3
4.0
5.9
.8
2.8
-1.1
2.7
4.5

3.2
2.4
3.6
1.4
3.4
.4
1.3
3.4

3.8
3.5
5.1
1.4
2.0
1.3
2.4
5.8

135.192
146.597
141.327

135.475
146.794
142.326

2.5
.6
.3

4.4
5.9
5.4

3.3
13.7
6.8

4.8
1.3
7.8

3.5
3.2
2.8

4.0
7.3
7.3

209.617
240.547
234.254
145.059
371.125

209.959
241.112
234.903
146.182
373.113

209.933
241.475
235.349
145.314
374.423

3.0
4.4
4.7
4.2
3.5

4.2
3.7
5.1
6.0
5.9

2.5
2.6
3.5
4.9
7.5

2.0
3.3
2.9
11.0
4.5

3.6
4.0
4.9
5.1
4.7

2.2
2.9
3.2
7.9
6.0

304.886
245.778
117.106
200.780
182.136
244.933
254.591
282.517
187.119
174.904
223.680
142.805
310.542
343.836
127.183
81.311
118.512
86.711
69.625
126.796
145.952
91.979
89.077
104.417
89.999
99.980
116.141
77.192
77.497
74.202
122.252
74.124
94.286
94.819
100.228
92.103
169.518
112.460
134.842
114.095
140.527
137.882
140.911
129.429
159.792

307.286
246.191
116.577
200.791
181.795
253.273
265.170
283.951
186.201
174.955
219.960
144.181
314.165
345.081
126.971
80.323
118.299
86.364
68.844
126.365
145.549
91.462
90.096
105.170
90.252
99.734
115.261
77.996
77.018
72.893
123.618
75.110
94.117
94.424
100.106
91.479
169.004
112.475
134.603
113.154
140.691
137.904
140.663
130.501
160.493

305.302
246.761
116.926
199.053
179.698
253.876
266.233
285.309
183.827
174.960
210.703
144.972
315.830
347.168
126.735
79.446
118.317
84.792
67.964
125.770
145.852
91.417
88.927
104.533
90.222
100.084
115.835
77.548
77.195
73.155
123.396
73.049
93.492
93.837
99.192
91.132
168.935
112.163
134.310
113.623
140.971
137.904
141.112
130.392
161.110

4.3
4.2
7.4
-2.0
-2.9
-32.3
-39.5
-16.1
.0
1.2
-2.8
3.5
2.7
6.2
.0
-5.6
5.9
.9
-12.3
-2.8
1.1
-5.0
-6.0
-2.8
4.6
9.0
5.5
-.5
-8.7
-5.0
1.3
-11.7
2.2
2.6
.4
3.5
2.9
2.5
1.8
4.0
5.7
14.0
1.2
-5.1
6.6

5.9
3.2
-3.3
11.5
12.2
-9.7
-9.4
3.3
14.3
8.5
28.9
6.9
7.5
4.8
-.2
-.6
-3.4
4.8
-1.8
1.4
-1.6
-.1
7.9
27.3
1.2
3.9
6.7
-2.6
-2.9
-7.7
9.4
-7.3
.5
-.5
2.1
-.1
.7
-1.0
2.8
1.4
2.4
2.4

4.7
2.1
-3.1
4.9
5.2
33.9
36.1
20.6
3.2
2.8
4.0
3.4
3.7
2.7
-.4
-7.8
-4.6
-8.9
-6.5
-1.7
-1.1
-1.6
-7.3
-1.9
5.8
6.1
11.0
5.4
-4.9
-8.0
-4.4
-4.2
9.9
-.8
-1.9
-.9
.4
-2.3
-1.3
5.4
2.1
1.7

11.3
2.4
1.9
-3.1
-5.0
24.7
31.8
6.4
-7.2
-.2
-21.6
7.0
7.7
4.7
-1.1
-7.5
2.9
-3.7
-12.6
-2.6
2.9
-2.1
-3.9
-.1
-.6
-1.8
-6.1
1.3
.7
-7.5
1.8
-2.4
-1.8
-4.0
-1.7
-5.6
.2
1.0
.6
-1.2
1.4
-.8
.7
5.5
3.9

5.1
3.7
1.9
4.5
4.4
-21.8
-26.0
-6.9
6.9
4.8
11.9
5.2
5.1
5.5
-.1
-3.1
1.1
2.8
-7.2
-.7
-.2
-2.6
.7
11.2
2.9
6.5
6.1
-1.6
-5.8
-6.3
5.3
-9.5
1.4
1.0
1.2
1.7
1.8
.8
2.3
2.7
4.0
8.0

8.0
2.3
-.7
.8
.0
29.2
34.0
13.3
-2.1
1.3
-9.7
5.2
5.7
3.7
-.8
-7.6
-.9
-6.3
-9.6
-2.1
.9
-1.9
-5.6
-1.0
2.6
2.1
2.1
3.3
-2.1
-7.7
-1.4
-3.3
3.9
-2.4
-1.8
-3.3
.3
-.6
-.3
2.0
1.8
.4

Expenditure category

-

-

-1.4
5.7

1.9
-1.6

-

-

-3.3
6.1

3.7
1.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ..................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 .........................................................
Watches 7 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 7 .............................................................................

118.772
111.817
118.225
119.166
134.574
83.665
105.847
89.789
110.951
112.253
96.967
104.878
89.838

118.065
111.634
117.974
119.767
134.742
83.474
104.709
89.984
108.817
110.735
93.733
106.016
88.768

118.585
113.150
118.845
120.292
135.387
82.812
108.652
91.700
108.619
110.493
89.931
113.354
86.981

92.692
104.214
121.648
121.731
120.540
122.419
112.180
135.070
115.525
140.168

90.705
98.839
121.283
119.112
119.475
122.616
112.895
139.482
115.697
145.489

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 2 ......................................................................
New trucks 2 8 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ................................................
Car and truck rental 3 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 3 .......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 5 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

187.879
184.318
94.027
136.303
94.432
135.812
140.968
134.481
92.041
108.011
256.776
255.731
256.599
258.946
243.820
213.502
120.990
111.202
128.063
127.059
229.621
222.104
231.056
202.243
136.314
329.859
140.601
138.356
144.626
149.532
118.676
226.040
245.747
151.972
70.878
229.607

187.592
183.924
94.126
136.317
94.426
135.960
140.710
135.067
91.786
111.320
254.122
253.031
253.536
257.384
242.575
212.957
120.885
111.179
127.831
127.267
226.598
222.723
231.143
202.147
137.122
331.245
140.776
138.378
145.107
149.970
118.936
227.879
247.853
155.840
70.319
230.869

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

117.936
112.309
118.488
120.944
132.947
80.812
111.861
91.058
108.533
110.065
92.038
112.602
86.620

-0.3
-2.4
-5.2
-6.4
-3.8
-5.6
.4
1.7
-.4
-1.8
28.1
1.1
-7.4

4.1
-3.8
1.7
-1.4
-.8
2.9
-4.2
-20.1
9.4
11.7
-28.1
22.6
27.2

-6.6
-1.8
-1.9
.6
2.5
-.6
-10.2
2.9
-9.1
-11.9
31.7
-41.1
-13.0

-2.8
1.8
.9
6.1
-4.7
-13.0
24.7
5.8
-8.4
-7.6
-18.8
32.9
-13.6

1.9
-3.1
-1.8
-4.0
-2.3
-1.4
-2.0
-9.8
4.4
4.7
-4.1
11.3
8.5

-4.7
.0
-.5
3.3
-1.2
-7.0
5.9
4.3
-8.8
-9.7
3.4
-11.6
-13.3

91.791
98.875
123.124
118.483
118.991
125.453
111.839
138.601
115.444
144.752

91.081
100.583
122.326
119.077
119.423
123.909
112.203
135.319
116.781
140.339

-3.8
10.3
2.0
6.7
16.3
.0
-4.0
1.2
-1.0
.9

-5.9
-3.7
-.7
-9.6
-8.2
3.0
-3.0
16.9
8.6
18.7

2.6
8.9
-4.3
.8
-4.2
-1.6
-11.4
-8.7
-14.5
-8.0

-6.8
-13.2
2.2
-8.4
-3.7
5.0
.1
.7
4.4
.5

-4.8
3.1
.6
-1.8
3.3
1.5
-3.5
8.8
3.7
9.4

-2.2
-2.8
-1.1
-3.9
-4.0
1.6
-5.8
-4.1
-5.5
-3.8

187.002
183.322
94.380
136.361
94.427
135.903
140.640
136.024
92.007
118.446
249.813
248.717
248.842
253.520
239.133
215.040
121.514
111.417
129.062
128.005
231.636
223.624
231.378
202.823
137.855
332.402
141.485
139.224
145.537
149.846
120.358
227.627
247.773
159.026
70.547
231.146

184.702
180.862
94.626
136.457
94.587
136.168
140.807
137.138
92.162
119.894
237.534
236.522
236.202
241.371
227.950
214.288
121.730
111.967
128.708
127.845
230.655
224.432
231.940
202.898
138.622
334.011
141.641
139.291
145.867
150.218
120.237
228.803
249.352
158.599
70.749
231.155

-27.5
-28.5
-5.3
-3.4
-2.9
-1.5
-5.2
-13.6
-2.5
12.1
-66.5
-66.6
-66.9
-66.4
-64.9
-45.2
4.5
3.7
5.2
2.6
16.4
3.0
3.2
3.5
3.3
2.6
-.3
-.3
-.6
.3
-.7
-11.0
-16.9
-16.6
.0
-.2

3.8
3.5
-2.3
-.9
-1.2
-1.2
-.4
-7.6
1.2
.1
17.5
17.4
17.8
15.3
15.6
5.2
2.4
2.6
2.0
1.3
5.6
3.7
5.8
3.9
3.3
-1.3
3.4
2.4
5.7
7.1
-.3
8.4
13.3
-2.2
-1.3
4.7

30.6
33.2
-.5
.3
.0
.0
.9
-.3
-4.0
-18.0
166.8
168.2
171.9
165.3
154.3
41.2
2.7
1.8
4.0
3.8
2.8
3.5
.6
5.2
1.8
-3.7
.7
-.2
2.4
1.6
6.2
-3.3
-4.9
-.2
-2.1
.7

-6.6
-7.3
2.6
.5
.7
1.1
-.5
8.1
.5
51.8
-26.8
-26.8
-28.2
-24.5
-23.6
1.5
2.5
2.8
2.0
2.5
1.8
4.3
1.5
1.3
6.9
5.1
3.0
2.7
3.5
1.8
5.4
5.0
6.0
18.6
-.7
2.7

-13.3
-14.0
-3.8
-2.2
-2.0
-1.3
-2.8
-10.7
-.7
5.9
-37.3
-37.4
-37.5
-37.7
-36.3
-24.1
3.4
3.2
3.6
1.9
10.9
3.4
4.5
3.7
3.3
.6
1.5
1.1
2.5
3.6
-.5
-1.8
-2.9
-9.7
-.7
2.2

10.4
11.1
1.0
.4
.3
.5
.2
3.8
-1.8
11.6
39.8
40.1
39.7
41.5
39.4
19.7
2.6
2.3
3.0
3.1
2.3
3.9
1.0
3.3
4.4
.6
1.8
1.2
2.9
1.7
5.8
.8
.4
8.8
-1.4
1.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

25

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 7 ................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .........
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 5 .......................................................
Dental services 5 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 7 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .....................
Hospital and related services 5 ...........................................
Hospital services 5 12 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 5 12 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 5 7 ................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 5 12 .............................
Health insurance 1 4 ...........................................................

348.467
288.277
366.567
156.583
187.023
182.941
366.427
298.929
301.515
354.130
172.196
196.726
493.924
181.632
176.026
419.534
159.250
112.798

349.272
288.154
366.028
156.476
186.317
184.074
367.567
299.630
302.380
355.733
171.139
197.178
495.327
182.169
176.715
420.293
159.275
113.477

351.450
289.810
368.520
157.030
187.229
184.176
369.912
300.785
303.723
356.936
172.301
197.536
499.895
183.876
178.409
423.927
160.416
114.808

Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...............
Other video equipment 3 ....................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1
3 ..................................................................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ..
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ...............................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 3 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet food 2 3 .......................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...............
Pet services including veterinary 3 .....................................
Pet services 1 2 3 ..............................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ..................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 1 3 ....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................
Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ..........................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..............................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ....................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ........................................................
Other recreational goods 3 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ...
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ..........................
Music instruments and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Recreation services 3 ...........................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 3 ...
Admissions .........................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 .............
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ......................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 .......................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................

111.400
103.089
17.109
351.675
24.101

111.424
103.318
17.107
352.733
24.669

76.852
66.016
92.318
54.222
104.631
131.919
163.426
116.930
110.858
164.369
142.355
168.918
117.032
136.857
97.832
82.144
81.530
85.915
41.486
104.463
115.216
97.531
64.682
71.310
69.581
87.626
95.393
139.443
123.975
304.406
147.623
160.567
243.384
207.060
121.899
104.096

76.540
64.855
92.440
53.508
104.594
132.724
164.567
118.271
110.039
165.176
142.356
169.959
116.162
136.707
96.588
82.072
81.545
86.286
41.245
104.270
115.208
97.395
64.569
70.764
69.105
89.405
95.077
139.407
124.430
301.022
146.089
159.215
249.281
206.774
121.354
104.415

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

353.209
290.911
369.963
157.339
187.628
184.473
371.893
302.356
304.314
361.879
171.929
197.567
502.604
184.916
179.541
425.353
160.593
115.722

3.2
-.3
-1.2
2.1
1.8
3.8
4.4
3.3
2.9
5.4
3.1
2.3
4.3
4.0
5.6
5.3
8.2
10.0

6.0
1.0
1.3
-.2
.2
-1.6
7.5
7.4
8.9
6.0
6.2
1.8
6.3
6.3
5.9
8.3
5.8
17.3

3.3
.6
.0
3.6
5.9
-1.3
4.0
1.3
.9
2.1
.3
3.1
7.6
7.7
5.5
8.7
7.5
10.2

5.6
3.7
3.8
1.9
1.3
3.4
6.1
4.7
3.8
9.0
-.6
1.7
7.2
7.4
8.2
5.7
3.4
10.8

4.6
.4
.1
.9
1.0
1.1
5.9
5.3
5.9
5.7
4.7
2.0
5.3
5.1
5.7
6.8
7.0
13.6

4.4
2.2
1.8
2.8
3.6
1.0
5.1
3.0
2.3
5.5
-.2
2.4
7.4
7.6
6.9
7.2
5.4
10.5

111.335
102.766
16.641
351.569
23.853

111.186
102.381
16.164
351.114
22.857

.4
-3.0
-31.9
1.4
-14.5

-.9
-3.5
-24.2
-.8
-.4

.9
.1
-26.4
4.5
-14.7

-.8
-2.7
-20.3
-.6
-19.1

-.3
-3.3
-28.2
.3
-7.7

.1
-1.3
-23.4
1.9
-16.9

75.126
63.421
90.663
54.069
106.141
133.848
166.147
119.018
112.261
166.319
142.658
170.801
116.229
136.291
96.629
82.210
81.301
86.166
41.181
104.870
116.143
97.790
63.924
69.801
68.123
88.812
95.331
139.509
124.691
301.501
146.366
158.466
248.435
207.458
121.961
104.506

74.804
63.086
91.338
53.765
106.255
134.536
166.507
119.409
112.860
167.849
142.685
172.567
115.818
136.721
95.719
82.567
82.232
86.728
41.730
104.659
115.888
97.639
64.136
70.032
68.233
89.118
95.669
139.102
124.810
300.299
145.584
158.381
246.474
208.025
122.671
104.326

4.8
-2.9
10.2
-4.8
2.3
2.5
1.0
.3
2.9
5.2
8.2
5.3
-2.3
1.7
-4.4
-6.7
-13.5
-3.2
-21.1
.8
-.7
.4
1.2
3.3
4.0
-3.0
-4.0
3.9
-.3
7.9
7.8
7.2
1.2
2.2
3.0
.4

-8.0
-20.4
-3.1
-11.7
-3.4
5.9
4.3
4.8
.4
7.8
5.5
9.3
-4.0
-7.2
-1.5
-8.3
-17.2
-5.4
-26.3
.8
2.8
-.6
-7.3
-6.6
-6.1
-7.3
-8.4
3.1
-.3
4.7
6.2
3.4
4.8
.4
-.1
1.2

5.1
8.4
4.1
-6.7
-5.0
.1
-4.1
-4.8
-1.6
6.2
5.2
6.3
1.8
-3.0
6.8
-6.6
-6.4
11.4
-20.4
-6.8
.5
-9.0
-6.3
-5.6
-1.2
-12.7
-.4
4.1
5.5
3.4
1.4
8.3
3.5
1.1
1.4
.8

-10.2
-16.6
-4.2
-3.3
6.4
8.2
7.8
8.8
7.4
8.7
.9
8.9
-4.1
-.4
-8.4
2.1
3.5
3.8
2.4
.8
2.4
.4
-3.3
-7.0
-7.5
7.0
1.2
-1.0
2.7
-5.3
-5.4
-5.3
5.2
1.9
2.6
.9

-1.8
-12.1
3.3
-8.3
-.6
4.2
2.7
2.5
1.6
6.5
6.8
7.3
-3.2
-2.9
-3.0
-7.5
-15.3
-4.3
-23.8
.8
1.0
-.1
-3.1
-1.8
-1.2
-5.2
-6.2
3.5
-.3
6.3
7.0
5.3
3.0
1.3
1.5
.8

-2.9
-4.9
-.1
-5.0
.5
4.1
1.7
1.8
2.8
7.5
3.0
7.6
-1.2
-1.7
-1.1
-2.4
-1.6
7.5
-9.7
-3.1
1.4
-4.4
-4.8
-6.3
-4.4
-3.4
.4
1.6
4.1
-1.0
-2.0
1.2
4.3
1.5
2.0
.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

26

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

Education and communication 3 .............................................
Education 3 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
College textbooks 1 2 10 ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 9 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ............
Communication 3 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 3 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ........................
Telephone services 1 3 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 5 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 3 ..........
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 .................................................

119.491
170.365
415.517
136.654
491.336
534.834
536.948
214.189
177.663
83.771
129.830
205.858
181.373
81.151
98.491
221.102
72.224
51.537
76.361
64.504
10.787
9.971
53.379
73.953

119.517
170.781
416.568
137.029
492.532
537.160
538.375
213.613
177.831
83.594
131.831
208.927
185.173
80.880
98.485
221.597
72.184
51.533
76.513
64.388
10.597
9.700
53.228
73.080

119.812
171.682
421.161
137.929
494.925
540.592
541.048
214.721
175.628
83.553
131.793
208.927
184.536
80.840
98.570
222.911
72.047
51.510
76.527
64.289
10.528
9.601
52.395
72.919

120.182
172.510
428.565
140.951
496.848
542.990
542.172
215.079
178.926
83.658
131.892
208.927
186.204
80.944
98.813
223.760
72.224
51.666
76.848
64.364
10.487
9.524
50.993
73.105

0.3
6.0
6.9
7.7
5.8
5.8
3.4
6.3
2.8
-4.7
.0
.0
-1.1
-4.8
2.5
2.4
6.6
12.9
7.6
.0
-30.8
-10.8
-5.0
-46.2

1.5
4.9
6.6
10.0
4.8
5.7
6.3
3.5
2.0
-2.2
.9
.0
10.2
-2.4
2.5
3.9
3.3
2.8
3.1
-.2
-17.9
-4.8
1.2
-33.3

5.3
6.0
10.5
7.3
5.7
6.0
5.7
4.4
9.1
4.6
9.3
9.8
4.4
4.2
5.9
5.3
14.2
8.1
27.6
-.4
-2.4
-7.7
-4.2
3.6

2.3
5.1
13.2
13.2
4.6
6.2
3.9
1.7
2.9
-.5
6.5
6.1
11.1
-1.0
1.3
4.9
.0
1.0
2.6
-.9
-10.7
-16.8
-16.7
-4.5

0.9
5.4
6.7
8.8
5.3
5.8
4.9
4.9
2.4
-3.4
.4
.0
4.4
-3.6
2.5
3.2
4.9
7.7
5.3
-.1
-24.6
-7.9
-2.0
-40.1

3.8
5.6
11.8
10.2
5.1
6.1
4.8
3.0
5.9
2.0
7.9
7.9
7.7
1.6
3.6
5.1
6.9
4.5
14.4
-.7
-6.6
-12.4
-10.7
-.5

39.160

38.462

38.236

38.158

-2.0

-4.4

-6.8

-9.8

-3.2

-8.3

Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 3 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 7 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 .............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3
Financial services 7 ..........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 4 ...........................
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 4 ....................................................

332.499
549.703
222.901
160.141
195.427
158.594

333.375
552.314
224.002
160.451
195.833
158.771

333.462
553.987
224.753
160.186
195.739
158.457

333.712
555.217
225.179
161.318
195.809
157.788

3.3
-1.3
-1.5
1.6
4.5
3.1

6.8
24.7
26.1
7.3
2.5
5.1

3.0
.6
.5
2.7
3.6
1.4

1.5
4.1
4.2
3.0
.8
-2.0

5.0
11.0
11.5
4.4
3.5
4.1

2.2
2.3
2.3
2.8
2.2
-.3

103.865

103.818

103.481

103.030

3.6

2.4

.2

-3.2

3.0

-1.5

177.248
216.228
131.934
324.032
260.142
251.473
129.231
136.442
266.361
127.430
160.083
102.521
87.217
152.493
96.313

177.745
215.860
131.710
325.136
260.997
251.800
129.474
136.620
269.168
128.063
160.597
102.540
87.634
152.718
96.789

177.638
216.720
132.234
324.498
260.908
252.751
129.824
137.049
264.852
125.079
159.332
102.697
87.772
153.650
95.367

176.908
217.028
132.422
325.752
261.313
254.613
130.013
137.665
266.681
125.644
159.926
103.138
86.749
153.557
95.489

2.1
4.3
4.1
5.3
4.8
4.9
2.9
4.3
11.2
15.2
10.5
2.4
.9
3.0
-2.4

8.1
4.4
4.6
2.1
1.6
4.8
2.7
2.8
3.0
2.1
3.0
-2.4
.7
.6
-1.6

2.9
3.0
3.0
4.7
6.6
5.5
4.4
4.3
1.7
.9
3.4
.6
1.7
2.0
-2.4

-.8
1.5
1.5
2.1
1.8
5.1
2.4
3.6
.5
-5.5
-.4
2.4
-2.1
2.8
-3.4

5.1
4.3
4.3
3.7
3.2
4.9
2.8
3.5
7.0
8.5
6.7
-.1
.8
1.8
-2.0

1.0
2.3
2.3
3.4
4.2
5.3
3.4
3.9
1.1
-2.4
1.5
1.5
-.2
2.4
-2.9

168.578
149.471
185.615
234.300
112.434
245.870
249.718
231.426
285.213
208.336

168.620
149.116
184.980
232.988
112.361
246.637
250.724
232.372
285.569
208.636

168.542
148.786
183.925
231.202
112.376
247.174
251.435
233.221
285.897
208.831

167.657
147.198
180.059
225.615
112.528
247.469
251.709
234.183
286.386
208.356

-12.9
-20.6
-23.6
-39.4
-4.1
3.2
4.2
-.7
2.2
-4.6

4.0
3.0
3.2
8.5
-2.8
4.3
3.8
2.2
1.8
3.8

13.6
19.5
31.2
60.7
-1.3
2.7
2.6
-2.1
5.0
7.5

-2.2
-5.9
-11.4
-14.0
.3
2.6
3.2
4.9
1.7
.0

-4.8
-9.5
-11.2
-18.9
-3.4
3.7
4.0
.7
2.0
-.5

5.4
6.0
7.8
17.5
-.5
2.7
2.9
1.3
3.3
3.7

Expenditure category

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

197.122
200.225
151.608
186.872
230.622
194.573
113.746
260.009
236.073
216.073
208.092
209.948
139.880
257.001
251.880
205.396
191.600

197.285
200.603
151.287
186.289
229.586
194.630
112.986
261.082
237.044
214.911
208.656
210.436
139.809
254.792
252.739
206.048
192.924

197.405
200.770
150.973
185.359
227.933
194.200
113.181
261.518
237.457
212.732
209.158
210.933
140.013
251.255
253.423
206.646
192.518

196.853
200.405
149.448
181.786
222.999
192.718
112.590
261.644
237.685
205.920
209.556
211.250
139.963
239.722
253.985
207.275
191.431

-7.4
-4.2
-19.9
-21.9
-36.4
-11.6
-.7
.2
2.1
-44.5
1.8
1.8
-2.5
-64.9
3.5
2.4
-3.0

4.3
4.1
3.1
3.0
8.0
4.7
5.2
4.4
3.9
14.9
3.1
2.6
.7
15.3
3.5
8.3
6.0

9.2
7.3
18.8
29.2
54.6
16.6
-7.1
4.2
3.2
71.0
2.0
1.6
-1.3
155.3
2.7
4.4
6.7

-0.5
.4
-5.6
-10.5
-12.6
-3.8
-4.0
2.5
2.8
-17.5
2.8
2.5
.2
-24.3
3.4
3.7
-.4

-1.7
-.2
-9.1
-10.3
-17.1
-3.8
2.2
2.3
3.0
-20.1
2.4
2.2
-.9
-36.4
3.5
5.3
1.4

4.2
3.8
5.9
7.6
16.2
5.9
-5.6
3.3
3.0
18.8
2.4
2.0
-.5
39.0
3.0
4.0
3.1

Special aggregate indexes
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
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 ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5

9
10
11
12
13
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes

Percent
change to
Aug. 2007
from—

Item
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

119.097
254.763
265.468
222.540
216.266
226.482
252.684
226.662
223.565
124.593
198.015
177.847
120.599
218.511

119.501
257.140
265.104
224.376
214.269
227.799
260.084
230.144
224.565
125.674
201.662
180.004
120.538
217.507

121.933
258.963
264.553
225.726
217.900
228.894
256.843
231.807
225.400
125.212
204.069
174.137
120.433

NA

NA

193.602
190.724
146.000
244.453
193.918
134.946
456.649
125.556
126.659
181.156
131.635
180.013
190.460
171.766
185.372
113.884
114.653
121.206
110.405
229.851
104.787
184.868
178.615
133.910
146.338
139.512

Aug.
2006

122.245
259.912
262.284
225.749
217.556
229.529
264.219
230.895
230.415
124.877
204.161
174.748
121.582

0.8
-.3
2.0
-.5
-.6
.2
.0
2.2
3.8
4.5
4.5
1.1
.4

2.0
.7
-.2
.6
1.7
.5
-1.2
.7
.4
-.4
1.2
-3.3
-.1

0.3
.4
-.9
.0
-.2
.3
2.9
-.4
2.2
-.3
.0
.4
1.0

4.8
8.4
5.1
4.4
2.3
2.7
2.9
4.7
6.9
3.6
.4
5.0
2.3

NA
NA

NA
NA

-

0.3
.9
-.1
.8
-.9
.6
2.9
1.5
.4
.9
1.8
1.2
-.1
-.5
-

-

-

-

203.292
191.372
145.800
243.665
202.633
138.353
473.942
126.654
130.495
178.629
133.013
180.567
190.257
171.510
185.255
115.081
116.108
120.898
113.041
230.767
104.745
185.215
179.636
134.316
146.218
139.949

198.930
193.645
144.206
244.080
217.058
146.375
485.472
127.760
131.213
182.635
134.569
183.678
192.451
171.857
188.346
115.311
116.226
121.230
111.964
233.910
105.058
185.282
178.601
135.192
146.597
141.553

201.602
193.071
146.178
242.362
219.249
148.058
506.401
126.755
131.714
182.493
135.312
184.285
194.170
176.678
189.998
115.005
116.527
115.765
111.146
234.185
105.819
186.146
178.564
135.475
146.794
142.649

-.3
1.3
.2
1.8
2.5
1.7
2.6
1.4
.3
1.7
1.8
1.2
.5
6.8
-.5
2.0
.6
3.0
-1.3
2.1
-.1
.0
.3
.5
1.7
.2

5.0
.3
-.1
-.3
4.5
2.5
3.8
.9
3.0
-1.4
1.0
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.1
1.3
-.3
2.4
.4
.0
.2
.6
.3
-.1
.3

-2.1
1.2
-1.1
.2
7.1
5.8
2.4
.9
.6
2.2
1.2
1.7
1.2
.2
1.7
.2
.1
.3
-1.0
1.4
.3
.0
-.6
.7
.3
1.1

1.3
-.3
1.4
-.7
1.0
1.1
4.3
-.8
.4
-.1
.6
.3
.9
2.8
.9
-.3
.3
-4.5
-.7
.1
.7
.5
.0
.2
.1
.8

8.9
6.0
2.0
3.0
23.9
17.2
8.2
3.6
3.0
.7
11.6
9.1
8.2
4.5
5.7
3.9
3.9
-1.6
.1
2.7
4.4
2.7
.9
3.7
5.2
5.0

104.553
117.672

104.417
116.141

105.170
115.261

104.533
115.835

-3.5
-.1

-.1
-1.3

.7
-.8

-.6
.5

5.0
4.1

94.463
135.787
140.954
266.117
268.198
251.823
127.059
229.621
149.532
118.676
70.957

94.113
135.479
140.152
260.394
263.909
248.320
127.267
226.598
149.970
118.936
70.891

93.821
135.009
139.690
252.022
256.897
242.161
128.005
231.636
149.846
120.358
71.289

93.681
134.888
139.479
237.019
242.191
228.791
127.845
230.655
150.218
120.237
70.762

-.5
-.4
-.5
9.9
8.8
8.5
.4
.1
.0
-1.2
-.2

-.4
-.2
-.6
-2.2
-1.6
-1.4
.2
-1.3
.3
.2
-.1

-.3
-.3
-.3
-3.2
-2.7
-2.5
.6
2.2
-.1
1.2
.6

-.1
-.1
-.2
-6.0
-5.7
-5.5
-.1
-.4
.2
-.1
-.7

-.9
-.4
-1.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8
2.5
6.5
2.7
2.6
-1.0

176.387
419.534

176.697
420.293

178.324
423.927

178.968
425.353

.5
.3

.2
.2

.9
.9

.4
.3

6.3
7.0

Food and beverages
Rice 2 .........................................................................................
White bread ................................................................................
Bread other than white ...............................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes .........................................................
Cookies ......................................................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products ......................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers
Bacon and related products .......................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 .................................
Ham, excluding canned ..............................................................
Frankfurters ................................................................................
Lunchmeats 2 .............................................................................
Lamb and organ meats ..............................................................
Lamb and mutton 2 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts ..................................................
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 3 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................
Housing
Infants’ furniture 3 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 4 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .............................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 2 ..............................................................
Automobile service clubs 2 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 6 7 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 7 8 ..................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes

Percent
change to
Aug. 2007
from—

Item
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

66.016
92.318
117.831
111.115
142.355
169.367
85.915
41.486
115.216
97.531
69.581
147.807
160.313

64.855
92.440
119.015
110.998
142.356
170.215
86.286
41.245
115.208
97.395
69.105
146.816
159.712

63.421
90.663
119.541
112.970
142.658
170.885
86.166
41.181
116.143
97.790
68.123
146.826
159.650

136.654
51.537
76.361

137.029
51.533
76.513

127.430
161.130
153.655
96.313

128.063
161.007
154.096
96.789

Aug.
2006

63.086
91.338
119.861
113.201
142.685
172.534
86.728
41.730
115.888
97.639
68.233
145.781
158.992

1.8
1.0
.2
.1
.4
.4
1.2
.1
.2
-1.3
-.1
-.2
.2

-1.8
.1
1.0
-.1
.0
.5
.4
-.6
.0
-.1
-.7
-.7
-.4

-2.2
-1.9
.4
1.8
.2
.4
-.1
-.2
.8
.4
-1.4
.0
.0

-0.5
.7
.3
.2
.0
1.0
.7
1.3
-.2
-.2
.2
-.7
-.4

-8.6
1.6
2.2
2.3
4.9
7.4
1.4
-17.0
1.2
-2.3
-2.8
2.4
3.2

137.929
51.510
76.527

140.951
51.666
76.848

.1
1.6
5.2

.3
.0
.2

.7
.0
.0

2.2
.3
.4

9.5
6.1
9.8

125.079
159.482
153.968
95.367

125.644
159.593
151.042
95.489

.1
.7
.9
1.1

.5
-.1
.3
.5

-2.3
-.9
-.1
-1.5

.5
.1
-1.9
.1

2.9
4.0
2.1
-2.5

Recreation
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 .................
Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ...............................................
Pet food 2 ...................................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ...........................
Pet services 2 .............................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 ...............................................................
Film and photographic supplies 2 ...............................................
Photographic equipment 2 ..........................................................
Photographer fees 2 ...................................................................
Film processing 2 .......................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ..........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................
Education and communication
College textbooks 9 ....................................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls .......................................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls .......................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 3 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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Table 6. 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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

203.700
606.759

203.199
605.267

1.8

-0.2

0.1

0.1

-0.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods 1 ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 2 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................

16.475
15.457
9.244
1.285
2.623
.928
1.332
1.082
1.993
.337
.283
1.373
.368
6.213
.279
1.018

202.823
202.409
200.569
223.663
196.323
198.027
252.703
152.829
173.727
176.736
174.109
189.667
115.355
206.657
144.439
207.647

203.610
203.207
201.321
224.220
196.844
201.598
251.575
154.152
173.997
176.664
174.872
189.941
116.348
207.533
144.938
208.253

4.3
4.4
4.7
4.4
5.4
12.4
1.5
5.4
2.4
2.4
4.0
2.0
1.9
3.8
6.0
3.8

.4
.4
.4
.2
.3
1.8
-.4
.9
.2
.0
.4
.1
.9
.4
.3
.3

.5
.5
.6
.7
.4
3.2
-1.0
.3
.7
.5
.6
.7
1.2
.3
-.1
.5

.2
.3
.1
.1
-.3
2.9
-1.2
.1
.3
.6
1.0
.1
-.9
.5
1.0
-.1

.4
.4
.4
.4
.2
1.6
-.2
1.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.9
.4
.3
.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 .......................................................

40.463
30.570
8.021
1.430
20.776
.342
5.779
4.842
.346
4.496
.937
4.114
.368

206.183
233.848
233.855
153.107
223.093
116.912
204.272
184.725
245.633
191.010
144.432
122.550
143.175

206.054
234.169
234.457
149.919
223.693
117.287
202.397
182.518
246.382
188.511
145.259
122.190
143.526

2.9
3.4
4.1
6.3
2.9
.6
2.6
2.2
.7
2.3
5.1
-.4
2.7

-.1
.1
.3
-2.1
.3
.3
-.9
-1.2
.3
-1.3
.6
-.3
.2

.2
.3
.2
2.5
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
2.0
-.3
.2
.1
.1

.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.7
-.5
.9
.1
.2

.0
.2
.2
-.7
.2
.3
-.9
-1.2
.1
-1.3
.6
-.2
.2

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................

4.041
.954
1.680
.235
.954

113.157
109.580
101.709
110.906
119.278

114.146
108.556
103.960
112.879
119.831

-1.3
-2.1
-1.4
-4.1
-.4

.9
-.9
2.2
1.8
.5

-.9
.0
-2.1
.6
-.5

.8
1.6
.5
-.6
1.3

-.3
-1.1
.5
.6
-.7

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Public transportation ................................................................

19.515
18.793
8.626
5.210
2.675
5.441
5.388
.444
1.145
.723

187.606
184.684
93.042
136.663
136.880
253.893
252.957
121.350
226.090
233.390

184.147
181.218
93.229
136.414
137.999
239.097
238.100
121.584
226.636
231.082

-2.4
-2.5
-1.7
-.7
-3.6
-6.3
-6.3
3.2
3.7
-.1

-1.8
-1.9
.2
-.2
.8
-5.8
-5.9
.2
.2
-1.0

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.4
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.3
.8

-.3
-.3
.3
.1
.7
-1.5
-1.6
.6
.4
-.2

-1.4
-1.5
.3
.1
.8
-5.0
-5.0
.2
.4
.4

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

5.228
1.135
4.094
2.338
1.378

351.346
282.662
370.696
303.481
493.563

352.704
283.379
372.261
304.677
495.191

4.6
1.0
5.6
4.2
6.1

.4
.3
.4
.4
.3

.2
-.2
.3
.3
.3

.7
.6
.7
.4
.9

.5
.3
.6
.6
.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. 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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.022
1.867

108.403
102.358

108.179
101.923

-0.3
-2.1

-0.2
-.4

-0.1
.2

-0.1
-.5

-0.1
-.4

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............

5.605
2.329
.208
2.121
3.276
3.124
2.633
.492
.178

115.980
167.527
421.529
472.395
86.015
84.111
98.721
11.001
9.495

116.981
170.635
431.089
480.960
86.148
84.248
98.964
10.965
9.421

2.2
5.5
9.7
5.1
-.1
-.3
3.1
-16.3
-10.3

.9
1.9
2.3
1.8
.2
.2
.2
-.3
-.8

.0
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-1.6
-2.6

.3
.6
1.1
.6
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-.9

.3
.5
1.8
.3
.2
.2
.2
-.3
-.8

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.652
1.139
2.513
.771
.618
.962

344.221
555.366
193.792
158.445
217.040
326.135

344.214
556.517
193.598
157.813
217.354
327.235

4.0
6.4
2.9
1.8
3.4
3.9

.0
.2
-.1
-.4
.1
.3

.3
.5
.2
.1
-.1
.4

.1
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.2

.1
.2
.0
-.4
.1
.4

44.175
16.475
27.700
15.699
4.041
11.658
12.001
55.825
30.227
.342
4.496
.937
.368
5.600
4.094
9.761

170.252
202.823
151.724
191.603
113.157
244.695
112.425
242.901
225.455
116.912
191.010
144.432
143.175
233.737
370.696
274.766

169.122
203.610
149.781
187.515
114.146
237.329
112.362
243.118
225.760
117.287
188.511
145.259
143.526
233.831
372.261
276.015

.2
4.3
-2.1
-2.2
-1.3
-2.5
-1.9
3.1
3.4
.6
2.3
5.1
2.7
1.2
5.6
2.4

-.7
.4
-1.3
-2.1
.9
-3.0
-.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.3
.6
.2
.0
.4
.5

.0
.5
-.3
-.5
-.9
-1.0
.0
.2
.3
.6
-.3
.2
.1
.4
.3
.0

.0
.2
-.1
-.5
.8
-.5
.1
.2
.2
-.5
-.5
.9
.2
.4
.7
.1

-.6
.4
-1.2
-2.4
-.3
-2.6
.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.3
.6
.2
.4
.6
.2

84.543
69.430
94.772
28.718
16.717
12.676
32.174
25.598
51.732
10.282
89.718
74.261
22.932
5.786
51.329

203.750
194.913
197.504
153.730
192.714
240.471
198.000
232.367
233.415
217.795
202.849
203.310
139.352
254.282
248.434
$ .491
$ .165

203.011
194.109
196.949
151.846
188.873
233.817
196.266
232.450
233.562
209.441
203.319
203.710
139.557
240.247
248.977
$ .492
$ .165

1.3
1.1
1.6
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
1.0
2.7
2.9
-2.7
2.4
2.0
-.6
-5.9
3.1

-.4
-.4
-.3
-1.2
-2.0
-2.8
-.9
.0
.1
-3.8
.2
.2
.1
-5.5
.2

.0
.0
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.1
.4
.4
-.7
.2
.2
-.1
-.9
.3

.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.5
-.8
-.2
.1
.1
-1.0
.3
.3
.3
-1.3
.3

-.3
-.4
-.2
-1.1
-2.2
-2.5
-.9
.0
.1
-3.4
.2
.2
.0
-4.7
.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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 7. 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 annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

All items ..............................................................................

203.070

203.289

203.547

Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods 1 ............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 2 .....................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 .....................................................

201.521
201.088
199.429
220.710
196.102
187.105
261.575
152.510
171.900
173.743
171.928
188.049
115.035
205.046
143.120
206.636

202.484
202.040
200.582
222.309
196.937
193.100
258.830
152.979
173.083
174.680
172.917
189.456
116.366
205.691
143.004
207.767

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 .............................................

204.238
232.091
232.806
141.776
222.344
116.828
199.088
179.556
239.903
185.598
142.786
122.542
142.780

Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

203.153

-5.1

4.1

8.5

0.2

-0.6

4.2

202.990
202.586
200.860
222.475
196.383
198.664
255.779
153.081
173.641
175.813
174.579
189.667
115.355
206.657
144.409
207.647

203.829
203.440
201.705
223.401
196.683
201.842
255.386
154.886
173.908
175.909
175.126
189.941
116.348
207.533
144.899
208.253

2.3
2.5
2.1
3.4
2.6
-.2
5.7
4.7
-1.9
1.2
4.8
-4.0
-.3
3.0
4.2
2.4

5.7
5.6
6.2
6.2
4.7
6.9
16.2
2.9
3.5
.4
1.5
4.8
3.7
4.6
9.7
5.5

4.6
4.7
6.0
3.0
13.8
10.5
-5.0
7.6
3.2
3.0
2.1
3.4
-.4
2.7
5.1
4.0

4.7
4.8
4.6
5.0
1.2
35.4
-9.1
6.4
4.8
5.1
7.7
4.1
4.6
4.9
5.1
3.2

4.0
4.0
4.1
4.8
3.7
3.3
10.8
3.8
.8
.8
3.2
.3
1.7
3.8
6.9
3.9

4.7
4.7
5.3
4.0
7.3
22.3
-7.1
7.0
3.9
4.0
4.8
3.8
2.1
3.8
5.1
3.6

204.709
232.821
233.368
145.318
222.727
117.503
198.891
179.274
244.615
185.008
143.086
122.643
142.941

205.060
233.328
234.070
145.591
223.171
116.912
198.917
178.981
253.612
184.154
144.432
122.706
143.175

205.005
233.721
234.536
144.594
223.664
117.287
197.133
176.872
253.970
181.788
145.259
122.415
143.526

2.6
4.1
4.5
2.4
3.9
7.0
-1.9
-2.7
-33.4
.2
3.2
.0
3.5

4.5
3.7
5.0
5.2
3.3
-3.3
12.0
13.1
-7.4
14.7
6.9
-.6
2.8

2.8
2.8
3.7
9.4
2.1
-2.7
5.0
5.3
33.1
3.5
3.3
-.6
2.5

1.5
2.8
3.0
8.2
2.4
1.6
-3.9
-5.8
25.6
-8.0
7.1
-.4
2.1

3.6
3.9
4.8
3.8
3.6
1.8
4.8
4.9
-21.5
7.2
5.0
-.3
3.2

2.2
2.8
3.4
8.8
2.3
-.6
.4
-.4
29.3
-2.4
5.2
-.5
2.3

118.255
111.391
110.729
114.205
121.623

117.216
111.352
108.380
114.892
120.984

118.157
113.122
108.877
114.249
122.575

117.843
111.897
109.399
114.924
121.695

.0
-2.4
-.4
-2.0
2.0

2.2
-5.9
8.4
-2.9
.1

-5.9
-1.8
-8.3
-13.2
-3.9

-1.4
1.8
-4.7
2.5
.2

1.1
-4.2
3.9
-2.5
1.1

-3.7
.0
-6.5
-5.7
-1.9

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 .......................................................

187.996
185.340
93.015
137.497
135.320
257.662
256.779
120.709
224.729
224.919

187.605
184.886
93.140
137.508
135.917
254.852
253.987
120.666
225.350
226.686

187.060
184.340
93.427
137.606
136.880
250.930
249.916
121.350
226.248
226.344

184.468
181.660
93.724
137.732
137.999
238.460
237.435
121.584
227.106
227.314

-29.8
-30.5
-6.5
-3.1
-13.5
-66.4
-66.6
4.8
3.1
-8.8

3.7
3.5
-2.8
-.9
-7.6
16.9
17.0
2.4
3.5
7.9

34.7
36.5
-.1
.6
-.3
167.8
169.4
2.7
3.7
-3.0

-7.3
-7.7
3.1
.7
8.2
-26.6
-26.9
2.9
4.3
4.3

-14.7
-15.2
-4.7
-2.0
-10.6
-37.3
-37.4
3.6
3.3
-.8

11.8
12.2
1.5
.6
3.9
40.2
40.3
2.8
4.0
.6

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

348.209
281.075
367.054
301.184
488.533

348.922
280.455
368.229
301.939
489.841

351.204
282.230
370.659
303.150
494.151

353.036
283.195
372.772
304.885
496.677

3.5
-.3
4.5
3.2
4.6

6.0
.7
7.5
7.3
5.9

3.3
.5
4.0
1.2
7.1

5.7
3.1
6.4
5.0
6.8

4.7
.2
6.0
5.2
5.2

4.5
1.8
5.2
3.1
7.0

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. 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 annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

108.634
102.693

108.505
102.875

108.354
102.335

Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ...

116.328
168.397
418.662
475.426
86.139
84.304
98.610
11.243
9.843

116.283
168.623
419.674
476.013
85.998
84.095
98.603
11.062
9.583

Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

342.916
550.888
193.446
158.566
216.489
325.230

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

108.201
101.959

0.7
-2.3

-0.8
-3.2

0.5
.1

-1.6
-2.8

0.0
-2.8

-0.5
-1.4

116.590
169.643
424.475
478.632
86.016
84.111
98.721
11.001
9.495

116.935
170.468
432.277
480.306
86.151
84.248
98.964
10.965
9.421

.4
6.1
7.7
6.0
-3.7
-3.7
2.9
-31.9
-10.9

1.1
5.0
7.3
4.7
-1.4
-1.7
2.2
-19.5
-7.7

5.3
5.9
10.2
5.5
4.9
4.7
5.8
-1.0
-6.0

2.1
5.0
13.7
4.2
.1
-.3
1.4
-9.5
-16.1

.7
5.5
7.5
5.3
-2.5
-2.7
2.6
-26.0
-9.4

3.7
5.5
11.9
4.8
2.5
2.2
3.6
-5.4
-11.2

343.960
553.538
193.875
158.739
216.174
326.471

344.296
555.366
193.854
158.445
217.040
325.826

344.608
556.517
193.923
157.813
217.354
327.281

2.1
-1.4
3.7
2.6
4.4
4.9

9.3
24.2
3.0
5.2
4.3
2.7

2.8
.6
3.8
1.5
3.2
5.3

2.0
4.2
1.0
-1.9
1.6
2.5

5.6
10.7
3.3
3.9
4.4
3.8

2.4
2.3
2.4
-.2
2.4
3.9

170.823
201.521
153.103
193.212
118.255
247.338
112.470
240.902
223.723
116.828
185.598
142.786
142.780
231.324
367.054
275.131

170.779
202.484
152.618
192.248
117.216
244.925
112.454
241.430
224.459
117.503
185.008
143.086
142.941
232.207
368.229
275.263

170.814
202.990
152.445
191.368
118.157
243.756
112.574
241.916
224.974
116.912
184.154
144.432
143.175
233.079
370.659
275.533

169.834
203.829
150.691
186.841
117.843
237.400
112.718
242.178
225.280
117.287
181.788
145.259
143.526
233.978
372.772
275.999

-14.5
2.3
-22.9
-25.7
.0
-42.8
-4.1
2.9
4.3
7.0
.2
3.2
3.5
.3
4.5
1.8

4.1
5.7
3.3
2.8
2.2
10.2
-2.7
4.3
3.7
-3.3
14.7
6.9
2.8
1.7
7.5
1.4

15.9
4.6
23.1
36.9
-5.9
68.7
-1.6
2.9
2.9
-2.7
3.5
3.3
2.5
-2.0
4.0
5.1

-2.3
4.7
-6.2
-12.6
-1.4
-15.1
.9
2.1
2.8
1.6
-8.0
7.1
2.1
4.7
6.4
1.3

-5.7
4.0
-10.8
-12.6
1.1
-20.6
-3.4
3.6
4.0
1.8
7.2
5.0
3.2
1.0
6.0
1.6

6.4
4.7
7.5
9.4
-3.7
19.7
-.4
2.5
2.9
-.6
-2.4
5.2
2.3
1.3
5.2
3.2

203.249
194.686
196.957
155.051
194.216
242.814
198.318
230.420
231.538
217.017
202.235
202.846
140.348
257.569
246.851

203.332
194.721
197.159
154.607
193.378
241.567
198.136
231.283
232.397
215.500
202.670
203.171
140.228
255.141
247.513

203.538
194.892
197.352
154.434
192.421
239.642
197.686
231.603
232.694
213.434
203.217
203.719
140.638
251.878
248.158

202.914
194.208
196.892
152.735
188.244
233.632
196.000
231.619
232.933
206.267
203.660
204.075
140.697
240.036
248.736

-6.6
-9.0
-5.7
-22.0
-24.5
-39.8
-12.7
.0
2.0
-46.0
1.6
1.4
-2.5
-65.1
3.2

4.0
4.5
4.2
3.1
3.2
9.1
4.4
4.5
3.7
15.0
3.0
2.5
.4
15.3
3.4

9.2
11.0
8.8
22.3
34.6
63.5
19.7
4.3
3.4
76.2
2.1
1.6
-1.1
158.1
2.8

-.7
-1.0
-.1
-5.8
-11.7
-14.3
-4.6
2.1
2.4
-18.4
2.8
2.4
1.0
-24.6
3.1

-1.5
-2.5
-.9
-10.3
-11.7
-19.0
-4.6
2.2
2.8
-21.2
2.3
2.0
-1.1
-36.6
3.3

4.1
4.9
4.2
7.3
9.0
18.4
6.8
3.2
2.9
19.9
2.5
2.0
-.1
39.5
3.0

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

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Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

203.700
606.759

203.199
605.267

1.8

-0.2

0.1

0.1

-0.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Bakery products 1 ..............................................................
Bread 1 2 ..........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ......
Ham ..............................................................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Poultry 1 ...........................................................................
Chicken 1 2 .....................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 1 2 ..................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2

16.475
15.457
9.244
1.285
.440
.054
.237
.148
.845
.246
.109
.245
.246
2.623
2.503
1.660
.808
.319
.129
.294
.066
.527
.169
.112
.117
.129
.325
.468
.385
.082
.375
.232
.144
.121
.928
.358
.271
.157
.143
1.332
1.052
.533
.100
.085
.107
.241
.520
.092
.069
.109
.250
.279
.142
.087
.051

202.823
202.409
200.569
223.663
196.289
193.812
205.523
185.064
238.640
140.817
136.734
221.143
225.742
196.323
196.578
195.945
211.996
184.523
153.347
152.499
150.212
184.253
129.715
182.332
175.928
112.826
181.295
194.729
126.986
119.644
220.347
131.550
112.939
188.092
198.027
146.422
190.271
181.512
131.473
252.703
297.135
315.551
326.195
178.379
215.631
99.862
278.346
294.068
246.480
271.095
289.008
128.103
127.325
127.936
128.911

203.610
203.207
201.321
224.220
196.526
194.791
205.601
185.255
239.394
140.363
137.185
220.922
228.800
196.844
196.698
195.850
212.321
184.670
154.613
152.613
149.562
182.709
131.262
182.017
173.566
108.663
182.709
195.481
127.416
120.372
220.633
131.538
113.344
196.374
201.598
147.737
195.963
183.261
135.239
251.575
295.242
316.819
328.778
176.038
223.904
98.568
273.584
282.532
252.681
269.406
282.438
128.394
127.700
128.095
129.187

4.3
4.4
4.7
4.4
3.9
4.2
1.9
7.0
4.6
7.0
5.5
3.3
3.2
5.4
4.2
3.7
5.1
5.6
7.1
3.5
6.1
2.0
5.9
1.9
.3
-1.3
2.9
6.5
6.8
4.9
3.8
5.0
1.8
36.0
12.4
20.2
9.2
3.8
8.4
1.5
.8
1.8
4.8
2.5
4.0
-1.6
-.3
-3.8
-1.9
.8
1.2
4.0
3.8
2.6
7.2

.4
.4
.4
.2
.1
.5
.0
.1
.3
-.3
.3
-.1
1.4
.3
.1
.0
.2
.1
.8
.1
-.4
-.8
1.2
-.2
-1.3
-3.7
.8
.4
.3
.6
.1
.0
.4
4.4
1.8
.9
3.0
1.0
2.9
-.4
-.6
.4
.8
-1.3
3.8
-1.3
-1.7
-3.9
2.5
-.6
-2.3
.2
.3
.1
.2

.5
.5
.6
.7
.5
.7
1.0
.1
.9
.4
.0
.4
1.8
.4
.6
.2
.2
.4
.3
-.7
2.8
.2
-.4
1.0
-.8
1.0
.5
2.1
2.2
.8
.6
1.1
.1
-3.9
3.2
3.5
.8
1.4
3.5
-1.0
-1.6
-.7
-.1
.9
-4.1
-.8
-2.5
1.0
-2.1
-5.6
-2.9
1.1
2.0
-.3
1.1

.2
.3
.1
.1
.5
.1
-.5
1.1
.3
.5
.5
.8
-.9
-.3
-.7
-.9
-.6
-.4
-1.5
-.8
.8
-.7
-.1
.5
-.9
-1.7
-2.1
.3
.1
1.6
-.8
-.9
-1.1
8.1
2.9
6.5
3.3
.0
.6
-1.2
-1.5
-2.4
-.3
-.5
-7.0
-1.9
-.6
-1.4
-2.1
-1.0
-1.4
.1
-.3
1.0
.1

.4
.4
.4
.4
-.1
.9
.0
.1
.3
-.3
.3
.5
1.2
.2
.0
-.1
.2
.1
.8
.1
-.4
-.9
.8
-1.1
-.2
-3.1
.6
.4
.3
.0
.1
.0
.2
2.3
1.6
.9
3.0
-.5
2.9
-.2
-.3
1.1
.3
.1
-1.0
3.0
-1.7
-5.4
2.5
2.0
-.1
.3
.5
-.3
.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ..................
Coffee 1 ............................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ............................................
Other sweets 2 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .....................................................
Salad dressing 2 ...............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 .................
Other foods 1 ......................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..........................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ......................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .................................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........
Other food away from home 2 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................

1.082
.754
.432
.020
.303
.328
.103
.225
1.993
.337
.069
.207
.061
.283
.081
.080
.122
1.373
.092
.280
.288
.244
.100
.368
6.213
2.164
3.238
.332
.201
.279
1.018
.717
.457
.114
.146
.301

152.829
118.736
142.436
139.396
112.384
107.935
178.072
117.911
173.727
176.736
169.424
115.570
125.960
174.109
137.915
110.328
123.927
189.667
223.637
156.915
183.808
198.996
129.803
115.355
206.657
130.252
130.646
126.165
118.207
144.439
207.647
181.202
185.199
179.680
159.837
266.710

154.152
119.578
143.189
141.552
113.415
109.265
179.188
119.717
173.997
176.664
168.568
116.058
124.610
174.872
140.030
111.464
123.113
189.941
222.283
153.858
185.355
199.801
131.941
116.348
207.533
130.636
131.247
127.109
119.163
144.938
208.253
181.666
185.812
179.484
160.320
267.716

5.4
5.4
5.7
18.2
4.2
5.3
7.7
4.1
2.4
2.4
.3
3.5
1.1
4.0
5.5
.9
5.0
2.0
.8
1.5
2.4
2.5
2.7
1.9
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.5
6.0
3.8
3.3
4.4
1.4
1.7
4.7

0.9
.7
.5
1.5
.9
1.2
.6
1.5
.2
.0
-.5
.4
-1.1
.4
1.5
1.0
-.7
.1
-.6
-1.9
.8
.4
1.6
.9
.4
.3
.5
.7
.8
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.1
.3
.4

0.3
.1
.0
2.7
.1
.2
.0
.3
.7
.5
.3
.5
2.3
.6
.5
-1.9
1.3
.7
-1.4
.1
.9
1.0
.3
1.2
.3
.5
.3
.1
.4
-.1
.5
.7
1.2
.4
.0
.1

0.1
.3
1.0
-.7
-.6
.0
1.4
-.7
.3
.6
.9
1.3
-.5
1.0
1.6
.2
.9
.1
.4
1.8
-.3
-.3
-.8
-.9
.5
.4
.5
.6
.4
1.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
.1
.8

1.2
1.2
.8
1.5
.9
1.1
.6
1.5
.2
.1
-.6
.4
-1.7
.3
1.3
1.4
-.7
.1
.4
-1.7
.8
.4
1.6
.9
.4
.3
.5
.5
.8
.3
.3
.6
.7
-.1
.7
.4

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Electricity 3 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 3 .................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ......................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................

40.463
30.570
8.021
1.430
.075
1.356
20.776
.342
5.779
4.842
.346
.227
.119
4.496
3.099
1.397
.937
.711
.226
4.114
.281
.046
.069
.165
.856
.290
.401
.153

206.183
233.848
233.855
153.107
372.830
320.606
223.093
116.912
204.272
184.725
245.633
258.589
280.143
191.010
182.283
219.445
144.432
309.907
344.751
122.550
81.660
117.005
90.373
69.966
122.592
142.427
90.483
90.207

206.054
234.169
234.457
149.919
381.906
313.265
223.693
117.287
202.397
182.518
246.382
258.440
283.009
188.511
181.928
210.473
145.259
311.625
346.919
122.190
80.932
117.098
89.379
69.207
122.129
142.643
90.547
87.941

2.9
3.4
4.1
6.3
6.0
6.2
2.9
.6
2.6
2.2
.7
-.4
3.1
2.3
3.0
.7
5.1
5.3
4.6
-.4
-5.1
-.7
-1.3
-7.8
-1.4
-.1
-2.0
-2.4

-.1
.1
.3
-2.1
2.4
-2.3
.3
.3
-.9
-1.2
.3
-.1
1.0
-1.3
-.2
-4.1
.6
.6
.6
-.3
-.9
.1
-1.1
-1.1
-.4
.2
.1
-2.5

.2
.3
.2
2.5
.3
2.6
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
2.0
2.7
.5
-.3
-.3
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.4
.5
.9
-2.2
.2
.7
.2
-.9

.2
.2
.3
.2
.6
.2
.2
-.5
.0
-.2
3.7
4.5
.8
-.5
.0
-1.6
.9
1.1
.3
.1
-.3
.0
.1
-.6
-.4
-.4
-.5
1.3

.0
.2
.2
-.7
.6
-.7
.2
.3
-.9
-1.2
.1
.0
.6
-1.3
.0
-4.3
.6
.6
.6
-.2
-.9
.1
-1.1
-1.1
-.4
.2
.1
-1.4

See footnotes at end of table.

36

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ..............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ......................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................

.381
.218
.153
.491
.252
.079
.068
.092
.791
.292
.319
.946
.461
.231
.254
.368
.079
.113
.051
.080

90.706
100.540
77.729
77.514
69.904
125.439
76.337
95.797
94.288
100.252
89.216
169.495
112.842
134.110
112.294
143.175
136.191
142.596
131.339
164.847

90.753
100.834
77.523
77.251
70.266
124.183
74.442
95.444
93.618
98.916
89.108
169.444
112.623
133.820
112.776
143.526
136.191
143.046
131.484
165.619

3.0
4.3
1.2
-3.2
-6.1
2.1
-5.8
2.3
-.7
-1.3
-.4
1.0
.2
.8
2.8
2.7
3.8
2.1
.1
4.2

0.1
.3
-.3
-.3
.5
-1.0
-2.5
-.4
-.7
-1.3
-.1
.0
-.2
-.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
.1
.5

-0.5
-.6
-.4
.4
-.7
-.6
1.2
.4
.2
.9
-.5
.5
.6
.7
.1
.1
-.4
.1
.7
.2

0.6
-.3
2.0
.1
-1.0
.9
1.7
.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.3
.0
-.2
-.9
.2
.0
-.2
.6
.6

0.1
.3
-.3
.2
.5
-.1
-2.5
-.4
-.9
-1.3
-.3
.0
-.2
-.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
-.2
.5

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 .....................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .............................................................
Watches 5 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................

4.041
.954
.706
.121
.176
.184
.207
.247
1.680
1.388
.121
.218
.706

113.157
109.580
116.545
116.340
135.107
79.928
106.935
90.157
101.709
103.959
82.313
108.528
82.010

114.146
108.556
116.050
119.197
130.614
79.407
107.585
87.995
103.960
106.174
93.177
117.115
83.088

-1.3
-2.1
-1.3
-.8
-1.9
-4.4
1.4
-4.2
-1.4
-1.4
-.9
5.9
-3.0

.9
-.9
-.4
2.5
-3.3
-.7
.6
-2.4
2.2
2.1
13.2
7.9
1.3

-.9
.0
.1
1.1
.2
.0
-.9
.2
-2.1
-1.3
-3.7
1.6
-1.2

.8
1.6
1.0
.1
.2
-.7
4.0
2.0
.5
.5
-4.8
11.0
-1.3

-.3
-1.1
-.6
-.5
-1.9
-2.6
2.3
-1.2
.5
.2
1.3
2.6
-1.1

.318
.292
.954
.311
.236
.407
.235
.218
.045
.173

91.394
92.165
119.278
116.538
119.968
120.057
110.906
136.118
111.263
143.677

88.576
94.585
119.831
116.843
120.609
120.747
112.879
136.009
113.029
142.982

-2.9
-1.2
-.4
-2.5
-.1
1.0
-4.1
1.4
-.5
1.8

-3.1
2.6
.5
.3
.5
.6
1.8
-.1
1.6
-.5

-2.1
-5.8
-.5
-1.8
-1.8
.0
.6
1.9
.4
2.2

.7
.1
1.3
-.4
-.8
2.5
-.6
-.7
.0
-.6

-.4
1.7
-.7
.3
.5
-1.6
.6
-1.2
1.4
-1.9

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 2 ...........................................................

19.515
18.793
8.626
5.210
2.675
.540
.056
5.441
5.388

187.606
184.684
93.042
136.663
136.880
91.555
117.733
253.893
252.957
252.987
258.119
242.846
215.625
121.350
110.542
128.756
226.090
231.563
204.651
138.323

184.147
181.218
93.229
136.414
137.999
92.063
121.016
239.097
238.100
237.919
243.280
229.404
214.966
121.584
111.204
128.403
226.636
232.025
204.752
138.847

-2.4
-2.5
-1.7
-.7
-3.6
-1.1
8.6
-6.3
-6.3
-6.5
-6.0
-5.7
-4.7
3.2
3.0
3.6
3.7
2.7
3.5
3.8

-1.8
-1.9
.2
-.2
.8
.6
2.8
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-5.7
-5.5
-.3
.2
.6
-.3
.2
.2
.0
.4

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.4
-.3
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
-1.0
-.7
-.3
.0
.0
-.1
.3
.0
-.1
.6

-.3
-.3
.3
.1
.7
.2
5.9
-1.5
-1.6
-1.7
-1.1
-1.1
1.0
.6
.2
1.0
.4
.1
.3
.4

-1.4
-1.5
.3
.1
.8
.0
.9
-5.0
-5.0
-5.1
-4.8
-4.7
-.3
.2
.6
-.3
.4
.2
.0
.6

-

.053
.444
.238
.206
1.145
.064
.423
.631

See footnotes at end of table.

37

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................

2.678
.458
.321
.132
.723
.387
.075
.257

332.733
141.893
140.499
144.670
233.390
258.655
160.095
227.568

333.005
142.001
140.541
144.941
231.082
253.974
160.225
227.742

0.7
1.6
1.1
2.7
-.1
-1.2
-.9
1.9

0.1
.1
.0
.2
-1.0
-1.8
.1
.1

0.4
.1
.0
.4
.8
1.0
2.4
.3

0.4
.5
.6
.3
-.2
-.1
1.9
.1

0.5
.1
.0
.2
.4
.7
.1
.1

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs ..................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .............
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
Hospital services 3 11 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 9 ....................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 11 ................................
Health insurance 1 12 .............................................................

5.228
1.135
.775
.360
.265
.094
4.094
2.338
1.404
.584
.181
.169
1.378
1.344

.034
.378

351.346
282.662
367.908
155.043
185.046
183.863
370.696
303.481
305.683
357.679
173.748
201.730
493.563
182.639
176.292
424.132
171.102
115.625

352.704
283.379
369.020
155.272
185.210
184.440
372.261
304.677
306.376
361.480
173.353
201.970
495.191
183.249
176.999
425.275
171.362
116.678

4.6
1.0
.6
1.8
2.1
.8
5.6
4.2
4.0
5.7
2.1
2.3
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.7
6.6
12.8

.4
.3
.3
.1
.1
.3
.4
.4
.2
1.1
-.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
.9

.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.5
.8
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.5
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
.7

.7
.6
.6
.5
.7
-.1
.7
.4
.5
.3
.6
.2
.9
.9
.9
.9
.4
1.3

.5
.3
.3
.1
.1
.3
.6
.6
.2
1.4
-.2
.0
.5
.5
.7
.3
.0
.9

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..........................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 1 2 .......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ..............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Recreation services 2 ...............................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 .......
Admissions .............................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

5.022
1.867
.123
1.263
.042
.214
.070
.101
.640
.418
.222
.529
.272
.250
.147
.068
.077
.366
.269
.052
.033
1.248
.312
.608
.139
.224
.142
.082

108.403
102.358
16.748
352.841
23.469
75.779
51.745
105.978
131.911
167.301
166.491
116.384
138.443
93.487
83.102
81.944
105.207
63.087
71.426
89.457
96.240
140.908
123.456
301.137
248.576
208.627
121.382
103.473

108.179
101.923
16.121
352.570
22.519
75.429
51.458
106.346
132.221
167.288
167.632
115.931
139.144
92.232
83.553
83.075
105.030
63.299
71.690
89.678
96.457
140.402
123.949
299.104
247.567
209.170
122.069
103.201

-.3
-2.1
-25.7
1.1
-12.4
-2.3
-7.4
.3
3.5
2.1
6.3
-1.8
-.6
-3.0
-4.6
-8.5
-.9
-3.7
-3.9
-4.1
-2.0
2.4
1.8
2.6
3.5
1.2
1.6
.5

-.2
-.4
-3.7
-.1
-4.0
-.5
-.6
.3
.2
.0
.7
-.4
.5
-1.3
.5
1.4
-.2
.3
.4
.2
.2
-.4
.4
-.7
-.4
.3
.6
-.3

-.1
.2
-.1
.3
2.9
-.4
-1.3
.0
.6
.6
.6
-1.4
-.8
-1.5
-.2
.0
-.3
-.3
-.7
1.9
-.6
-.3
.5
-1.3
1.9
-.2
-.5
.2

-.1
-.5
-2.5
-.3
-3.1
-1.7
.8
1.2
.8
1.0
.4
-.1
-.7
.3
.2
-.5
.8
-1.0
-1.2
-.6
.3
.1
.0
.3
-.3
.3
.5
.1

-.1
-.4
-3.4
-.1
-4.6
-.5
-.6
.3
.3
.1
.7
-.4
.5
-1.3
.5
1.4
-.2
.3
.4
.2
.2
-.2
.5
-.4
-.6
.3
.6
-.3

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................

5.605
2.329
.208
2.121
.970
.272
.759
.033

115.980
167.527
421.529
472.395
531.737
531.931
212.594
177.577

116.981
170.635
431.089
480.960
546.960
545.119
213.055
181.838

2.2
5.5
9.7
5.1
6.2
5.0
3.8
4.1

.9
1.9
2.3
1.8
2.9
2.5
.2
2.4

.0
.1
.2
.1
.4
.3
-.3
.4

.3
.6
1.1
.6
.7
.4
.5
-1.2

.3
.5
1.8
.3
.6
.3
.1
1.5

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 2 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ...
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...

3.276
.152
.140
.012
3.124
2.633
.859
.807
.967
.492
.178
.026
.239

86.015
131.843
209.745
185.643
84.111
98.721
222.950
71.972
65.293
11.001
9.495
50.956
73.426

86.148
131.854
209.745
185.849
84.248
98.964
223.803
72.155
65.368
10.965
9.421
49.852
73.557

-0.1
4.1
3.9
6.3
-.3
3.1
4.2
6.3
-.5
-16.3
-10.3
-6.5
-22.7

0.2
.0
.0
.1
.2
.2
.4
.3
.1
-.3
-.8
-2.2
.2

-0.2
1.6
1.5
2.1
-.2
.0
.2
.0
-.2
-1.6
-2.6
-.2
-1.2

0.0
.0
.0
.3
.0
.1
.7
-.1
-.2
-.6
-.9
-1.6
-.1

0.2
.1
.0
.9
.2
.2
.4
.3
.1
-.3
-.8
-2.2
.2

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

.039

40.589

40.542

-3.0

-.1

-.7

-.7

-.1

3.652
1.139
1.073
.061
2.513
.771

344.221
555.366
224.766
159.369
193.792
158.445

344.214
556.517
225.187
160.268
193.598
157.813

4.0
6.4
6.6
3.9
2.9
1.8

.0
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.4

.3
.5
.5
.1
.2
.1

.1
.3
.4
.0
.0
-.2

.1
.2
.2
.6
.0
-.4

.421

103.386

103.033

.9

-.3

-.1

-.3

-.3

.345
.618
.618
.962
.257
.124
.282
.025
.147
.005
.162

179.024
217.040
132.287
326.135
261.894
259.450
129.442
138.413
268.943
104.247
87.440

178.190
217.354
132.478
327.235
262.845
260.922
129.629
138.982
270.377
104.438
85.449

2.9
3.4
3.4
3.9
3.9
5.2
3.0
3.7
4.3
2.3
.2

-.5
.1
.1
.3
.4
.6
.1
.4
.5
.2
-2.3

.3
-.1
-.1
.4
.3
.1
.2
.1
1.4
.1
.4

.0
.4
.4
-.2
-.2
.4
.2
.4
-1.0
.1
.3

-.5
.1
.1
.4
.3
.9
.1
.4
.9
.2
-1.1

44.175
27.700
15.699
11.658
12.001
55.825
30.227
5.600
9.761
84.543
69.430
94.772
28.718
16.717
12.676
32.174

170.252
151.724
191.603
244.695
112.425
242.901
225.455
233.737
274.766
203.750
194.913
197.504
153.730
192.714
240.471
198.000

169.122
149.781
187.515
237.329
112.362
243.118
225.760
233.831
276.015
203.011
194.109
196.949
151.846
188.873
233.817
196.266

.2
-2.1
-2.2
-2.5
-1.9
3.1
3.4
1.2
2.4
1.3
1.1
1.6
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
1.0

-.7
-1.3
-2.1
-3.0
-.1
.1
.1
.0
.5
-.4
-.4
-.3
-1.2
-2.0
-2.8
-.9

.0
-.3
-.5
-1.0
.0
.2
.3
.4
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.1

.0
-.1
-.5
-.5
.1
.2
.2
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.5
-.8
-.2

-.6
-1.2
-2.4
-2.6
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
-.3
-.4
-.2
-1.1
-2.2
-2.5
-.9

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 2 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 5 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 5 ..............................................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .............................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
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 .................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2006

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2007

Aug.
2007

107.403
232.367
233.415
217.795
202.849
203.310
139.352
254.282
248.434
205.817
192.322
$ .491
$ .165

108.482
232.450
233.562
209.441
203.319
203.710
139.557
240.247
248.977
206.509
191.231
$ .492
$ .165

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—
Aug.
2006

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2007

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
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 ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

3.087
25.598
51.732
10.282
89.718
74.261
22.932
5.786
51.329
7.702
10.051
-

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

-1.6
2.7
2.9
-2.7
2.4
2.0
-.6
-5.9
3.1
4.7
2.4

1.0
.0
.1
-3.8
.2
.2
.1
-5.5
.2
.3
-.6

-1.0
.4
.4
-.7
.2
.2
-.1
-.9
.3
.3
.5

0.6
.1
.1
-1.0
.3
.3
.3
-1.3
.3
.3
-.2

-0.1
.0
.1
-3.4
.2
.2
.0
-4.7
.2
.3
-.6

-

-

-

-

-

8
9
10
11
12
13
-

Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

All items ....................................................................................

203.070

203.289

203.547

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Cereals and cereal products ..........................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................
Breakfast cereal 1 .........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................
Bakery products 1 ...........................................................
Bread 1 2 ......................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ..
Ham ..........................................................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Poultry 1 ........................................................................
Chicken 1 2 .................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products ...............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 1 2 ..............................
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...............................................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
2 ............................................................................

201.521
201.088
199.429
220.710
193.571
187.111
204.392
182.827
235.858
139.558
136.056
218.657
221.024
196.102
196.247
196.676
213.018
184.574
155.212
154.878
144.991
182.951
129.508
178.534
175.121
112.627
184.823
190.157
124.065
116.571
220.888
131.340
113.334
189.998
187.105
132.820
182.587
181.832
126.268
261.575
312.548
329.495
310.054
174.735
228.745
113.152
294.995
285.554
257.005
307.500
309.083
125.014
123.045
126.684

202.484
202.040
200.582
222.309
194.500
188.493
206.486
182.980
237.875
140.134
136.073
219.509
224.951
196.937
197.507
197.141
213.358
185.276
155.712
153.763
149.042
183.303
128.992
180.337
173.721
113.752
185.765
194.232
126.812
117.506
222.116
132.806
113.485
182.570
193.100
137.461
184.112
184.421
130.660
258.830
307.482
327.048
309.809
176.272
219.382
112.241
287.574
288.517
251.680
290.414
300.159
126.422
125.457
126.333

127.033

128.436

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

203.153

-5.1

4.1

8.5

0.2

-0.6

4.2

202.990
202.586
200.860
222.475
195.470
188.654
205.523
185.064
238.640
140.817
136.734
221.349
222.889
196.383
196.162
195.317
211.996
184.523
153.347
152.499
150.212
182.037
128.892
181.170
172.227
111.820
181.940
194.729
126.986
119.428
220.347
131.550
112.199
197.380
198.664
146.422
190.271
184.379
131.473
255.779
302.757
319.199
308.996
175.342
204.077
110.060
285.730
284.516
246.480
287.365
295.924
126.608
125.036
127.540

203.829
203.440
201.705
223.401
195.217
190.264
205.601
185.255
239.394
140.363
137.185
222.560
225.561
196.683
196.245
195.165
212.321
184.670
154.613
152.613
149.562
180.487
129.899
179.197
171.834
108.320
183.086
195.481
127.416
119.385
220.633
131.538
112.444
201.875
201.842
147.737
195.963
183.458
135.239
255.386
301.896
322.632
309.887
175.519
201.999
113.342
280.959
269.178
252.681
293.036
295.614
127.016
125.666
127.116

2.3
2.5
2.1
3.4
5.0
12.8
-1.2
4.9
1.1
8.2
12.6
-.6
-1.8
2.6
1.7
3.9
3.8
5.4
20.2
-3.5
-.6
-.2
-2.9
-.2
-4.1
.7
11.0
-3.9
-3.0
4.3
-.4
-1.9
2.6
25.3
-.2
6.7
-5.2
16.3
-13.9
5.7
5.7
-1.6
-4.7
16.6
10.7
-15.3
13.6
-4.6
-1.5
79.1
-2.7
5.3
5.7
4.9

5.7
5.6
6.2
6.2
5.0
-.2
5.3
9.5
7.6
9.2
1.5
3.7
7.3
4.7
2.1
.8
3.7
7.3
2.0
.7
4.6
.2
12.8
-6.8
-5.7
-4.8
-5.4
2.5
.8
.8
7.5
15.5
2.2
84.7
6.9
9.9
5.1
-3.4
16.4
16.2
19.8
29.0
7.3
-5.8
129.7
19.0
11.3
-6.0
52.9
-39.0
46.9
3.3
5.1
.0

4.6
4.7
6.0
3.0
2.2
-2.3
1.1
8.0
3.8
8.4
5.0
2.8
-.6
13.8
13.6
13.9
14.8
9.7
9.1
25.1
7.8
14.4
13.3
14.1
20.5
15.5
10.7
16.8
19.6
4.7
8.8
6.5
6.0
16.1
10.5
16.4
7.8
-.4
4.6
-5.0
-6.5
-7.7
18.3
-1.2
-24.3
-7.6
-5.2
20.9
-34.1
14.6
-12.4
1.0
-3.7
4.5

4.7
4.8
4.6
5.0
3.4
6.9
2.4
5.4
6.1
2.3
3.4
7.3
8.5
1.2
.0
-3.0
-1.3
.2
-1.5
-5.7
13.2
-5.3
1.2
1.5
-7.3
-14.4
-3.7
11.7
11.2
10.0
-.5
.6
-3.1
27.4
35.4
53.1
32.7
3.6
31.6
-9.1
-13.0
-8.1
-.2
1.8
-39.2
.7
-17.7
-21.0
-6.6
-17.5
-16.3
6.6
8.8
1.4

4.0
4.0
4.1
4.8
5.0
6.1
2.0
7.2
4.3
8.7
6.9
1.5
2.7
3.7
1.9
2.3
3.8
6.3
10.8
-1.4
2.0
.0
4.7
-3.6
-4.9
-2.1
2.5
-.7
-1.1
2.5
3.5
6.5
2.4
52.1
3.3
8.3
-.2
6.0
.1
10.8
12.5
12.6
1.2
4.8
59.4
.4
12.4
-5.3
22.7
4.5
19.6
4.3
5.4
2.4

4.7
4.7
5.3
4.0
2.8
2.2
1.8
6.7
5.0
5.3
4.2
5.0
3.8
7.3
6.6
5.1
6.5
4.9
3.7
8.6
10.5
4.1
7.1
7.6
5.7
-.6
3.2
14.2
15.4
7.3
4.1
3.5
1.3
21.7
22.3
33.5
19.6
1.6
17.3
-7.1
-9.8
-7.9
8.6
.3
-32.1
-3.6
-11.7
-2.3
-21.5
-2.8
-14.4
3.7
2.3
2.9

128.520

128.789

2.0

9.8

11.7

5.6

5.9

8.6

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...............
Coffee 1 ........................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ..................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................
Other sweets 2 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .................................................
Salad dressing 2 ...........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 .............
Other foods 1 ..................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ......................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ..................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
Other food away from home 2 ..........................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................

152.510
118.339
141.170
136.647
112.921
108.209
175.638
118.370
171.900
173.743
166.258
113.572
123.380
171.928
134.810
112.439
121.210
188.049
218.545
153.296
182.814
197.632
130.447
115.035
205.046
129.069
129.685
126.281
117.320
143.120
206.636
180.328
183.974
179.497
158.898
264.288

152.979
118.501
141.185
140.379
113.075
108.470
175.676
118.683
173.083
174.680
166.807
114.084
126.157
172.917
135.430
110.249
122.815
189.456
215.459
153.507
184.413
199.520
130.853
116.366
205.691
129.703
130.023
126.393
117.746
143.004
207.767
181.607
186.099
180.222
158.938
264.480

153.081
118.830
142.577
139.396
112.384
108.467
178.072
117.911
173.641
175.813
168.318
115.570
125.568
174.579
137.546
110.524
123.927
189.667
216.303
156.273
183.808
198.996
129.803
115.355
206.657
130.252
130.646
127.110
118.207
144.409
207.647
181.366
185.727
179.863
159.077
266.542

154.886
120.210
143.702
141.552
113.415
109.642
179.188
119.717
173.908
175.909
167.302
116.058
123.453
175.126
139.276
112.089
123.113
189.941
217.168
153.614
185.355
199.801
131.941
116.348
207.533
130.636
131.247
127.688
119.163
144.899
208.253
182.418
186.939
179.644
160.242
267.547

4.7
5.4
7.6
25.9
3.7
4.3
-5.4
13.9
-1.9
1.2
8.2
-1.4
3.0
4.8
4.3
6.3
3.5
-4.0
-2.0
-1.6
-.2
-13.6
6.4
-.3
3.0
2.9
2.6
2.9
3.5
4.2
2.4
1.4
1.6
.9
1.5
1.6

2.9
2.2
-1.4
25.7
9.0
5.0
22.3
-.4
3.5
.4
-6.9
2.5
3.1
1.5
.0
-8.5
13.2
4.8
2.6
5.6
-1.8
21.1
-3.6
3.7
4.6
4.5
4.7
3.7
1.5
9.7
5.5
4.3
5.8
1.5
3.0
5.7

7.6
7.9
9.4
7.0
2.6
6.3
7.6
-1.0
3.2
3.0
-1.7
4.3
-1.8
2.1
4.3
7.9
-2.6
3.4
5.2
1.2
6.2
.9
3.6
-.4
2.7
2.4
2.9
2.7
2.7
5.1
4.0
3.0
3.6
2.8
-1.0
6.6

6.4
6.5
7.4
15.1
1.8
5.4
8.3
4.6
4.8
5.1
2.5
9.0
.2
7.7
13.9
-1.2
6.4
4.1
-2.5
.8
5.7
4.5
4.7
4.6
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.5
6.4
5.1
3.2
4.7
6.6
.3
3.4
5.0

3.8
3.7
3.0
25.8
6.3
4.6
7.5
6.5
.8
.8
.3
.5
3.0
3.2
2.2
-1.4
8.2
.3
.3
1.9
-1.0
2.3
1.2
1.7
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.3
2.5
6.9
3.9
2.8
3.7
1.2
2.3
3.6

7.0
7.2
8.4
11.0
2.2
5.8
8.0
1.8
3.9
4.0
.4
6.6
-.8
4.8
9.0
3.2
1.8
3.8
1.3
1.0
5.9
2.6
4.1
2.1
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.6
4.5
5.1
3.6
3.9
5.1
1.5
1.2
5.8

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .....................................................
Fuel oil ............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 3 .............................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ..................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 2 .......................................................
Other linens 1 2 .................................................................

204.238
232.091
232.806
141.776
375.800

204.709
232.821
233.368
145.318
377.096

205.060
233.328
234.070
145.591
379.324

205.005
233.721
234.536
144.594
381.555

2.6
4.1
4.5
2.4
3.7

4.5
3.7
5.0
5.2
6.9

2.8
2.8
3.7
9.4
7.2

1.5
2.8
3.0
8.2
6.3

3.6
3.9
4.8
3.8
5.3

2.2
2.8
3.4
8.8
6.7

295.672
222.344
116.828
199.088
179.556
239.903
249.434
283.047
185.598
173.601
223.800
142.786
305.784
342.922
122.542
82.602
116.402
89.521
71.951

303.377
222.727
117.503
198.891
179.274
244.615
256.242
284.404
185.008
173.021
223.172
143.086
306.434
343.606
122.643
82.283
117.020
90.298
70.392

303.889
223.171
116.912
198.917
178.981
253.612
267.765
286.565
184.154
173.050
219.656
144.432
309.907
344.751
122.706
82.074
117.005
90.373
69.966

301.616
223.664
117.287
197.133
176.872
253.970
267.828
288.284
181.788
173.026
210.220
145.259
311.625
346.919
122.415
81.311
117.098
89.379
69.207

2.3
3.9
7.0
-1.9
-2.7
-33.4
-40.9
-18.6
.2
1.4
-2.8
3.2
2.7
6.0
.0
-7.3
2.1
-.4
-9.7

5.1
3.3
-3.3
12.0
13.1
-7.4
-7.4
5.0
14.7
9.0
29.6
6.9
7.4
4.8
-.6
-2.5
-4.7
2.7
-4.1

9.5
2.1
-2.7
5.0
5.3
33.1
35.5
22.6
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.3
3.5
2.6
-.6
-4.5
-2.3
-6.7
-2.6

8.3
2.4
1.6
-3.9
-5.8
25.6
32.9
7.6
-8.0
-1.3
-22.2
7.1
7.9
4.7
-.4
-6.1
2.4
-.6
-14.4

3.7
3.6
1.8
4.8
4.9
-21.5
-26.0
-7.5
7.2
5.1
12.2
5.0
5.0
5.4
-.3
-4.9
-1.4
1.1
-7.0

8.9
2.3
-.6
.4
-.4
29.3
34.2
14.9
-2.4
.8
-9.7
5.2
5.7
3.7
-.5
-5.3
.0
-3.7
-8.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

42

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ...................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ..........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ......................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................

122.769
141.900
90.804
89.491
90.634
101.473
76.559
77.316
71.114
125.071
74.193
95.344
94.210
99.393
90.122
169.153
112.158
133.451
113.170
142.780
136.672
142.782
129.473
163.566

123.060
142.957
90.970
88.701
90.149
100.860
76.223
77.663
70.589
124.292
75.048
95.692
94.426
100.320
89.641
169.957
112.819
134.363
113.271
142.941
136.183
142.907
130.368
163.900

122.592
142.427
90.483
89.871
90.706
100.540
77.729
77.702
69.904
125.412
76.337
95.797
94.310
100.252
89.197
169.495
112.842
134.110
112.294
143.175
136.191
142.596
131.100
164.847

122.129
142.643
90.547
88.591
90.753
100.834
77.523
77.836
70.266
125.241
74.442
95.444
93.500
98.916
88.892
169.444
112.623
133.820
112.776
143.526
136.191
143.046
130.893
165.619

-2.6
.0
-3.8
-5.6
3.7
9.4
-3.6
-6.8
-.5
2.3
-10.7
-.4
3.0
-1.6
4.1
3.1
2.5
.9
6.3
3.5
11.8
.6
-6.0
6.4

0.6
-1.6
-1.6
9.5
1.9
4.1
-1.8
-2.7
-9.6
10.3
-9.1
1.1
-1.7
2.4
-.8
.7
-.7
3.8
.8
2.8
3.6

-1.7
-.9
-1.5
-8.7
6.0
6.4
5.4
-5.7
-9.2
-4.0
-4.2
8.3
-1.2
-3.9
.4
-.3
-2.6
-2.4
5.6
2.5
1.7

-1.0
-.8
-2.7
1.7
2.8
6.7
-2.7
-4.7
-5.2
6.2
-9.9
.3
.6
.4
1.6
1.9
.9
2.3
3.5
3.2
7.6

-1.9
.6
-1.3
-6.4
3.2
1.9
5.3
-1.6
-7.0
-1.8
-1.5
4.3
-2.1
-2.9
-2.5
.2
-.5
-.6
2.1
2.3
.1

-

-

-

-

-.5
6.2

2.6
-.7

-2.1
2.1
-1.1
-4.0
.5
-2.5
5.1
2.7
-4.7
.5
1.3
.4
-3.0
-1.9
-5.3
.7
1.7
1.1
-1.4
2.1
-1.4
.7
4.5
5.1

-3.3
6.3

3.5
2.2

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ..................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .........................................................
Watches 5 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................

118.255
111.391
118.432
119.662
135.503
85.098
104.877
91.670
110.729
112.098
103.553
108.315
91.139

117.216
111.352
118.548
121.037
135.811
85.119
103.892
91.867
108.380
110.600
99.726
110.096
90.075

118.157
113.122
119.714
121.118
136.090
84.501
108.046
93.688
108.877
111.197
94.928
122.234
88.867

117.843
111.897
118.945
120.472
133.478
82.320
110.531
92.527
109.399
111.463
96.154
125.432
87.924

.0
-2.4
-5.2
-5.8
-2.0
-5.9
-.7
.0
-.4
-1.8
30.6
-2.0
-9.8

2.2
-5.9
.3
1.5
-2.5
-2.3
-6.0
-18.7
8.4
10.7
-27.4
27.5
27.4

-5.9
-1.8
-1.9
-1.3
2.8
3.8
-8.1
-.2
-8.3
-11.3
36.9
-44.1
-11.3

-1.4
1.8
1.7
2.7
-5.8
-12.4
23.4
3.8
-4.7
-2.2
-25.7
79.8
-13.4

1.1
-4.2
-2.5
-2.2
-2.3
-4.1
-3.4
-9.8
3.9
4.3
-2.6
11.8
7.2

-3.7
.0
-.1
.7
-1.6
-4.7
6.5
1.8
-6.5
-6.9
.9
.3
-12.4

93.235
105.122
121.623
119.146
123.184
122.949
114.205
133.908
110.878
140.904

91.320
98.997
120.984
116.987
120.929
122.940
114.892
136.423
111.308
144.071

91.915
99.056
122.575
116.538
119.968
126.068
114.249
135.526
111.309
143.136

91.563
100.712
121.695
116.843
120.609
124.028
114.924
133.869
112.922
140.433

-3.4
8.5
2.0
8.3
19.1
-1.0
-2.0
2.4
-1.8
2.3

-8.6
-2.7
.1
-8.7
-4.5
-1.1
-2.9
7.7
5.7
8.2

8.2
7.3
-3.9
-1.0
-4.7
2.9
-13.2
-4.0
-12.3
-1.6

-7.0
-15.8
.2
-7.5
-8.1
3.6
2.5
-.1
7.6
-1.3

-6.0
2.7
1.1
-.6
6.7
-1.0
-2.5
5.1
1.9
5.2

.3
-4.9
-1.9
-4.3
-6.4
3.2
-5.7
-2.1
-2.9
-1.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 ..................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................

187.996
185.340
93.015
137.497
135.320
91.667
107.674
257.662
256.779
257.492
260.565
244.279
214.149

187.605
184.886
93.140
137.508
135.917
91.398
110.853
254.852
253.987
254.291
257.948
242.486
213.569

187.060
184.340
93.427
137.606
136.880
91.574
117.356
250.930
249.916
249.982
255.068
239.777
215.625

184.468
181.660
93.724
137.732
137.999
91.577
118.369
238.460
237.435
237.131
242.943
228.519
214.966

-29.8
-30.5
-6.5
-3.1
-13.5
-3.4
12.7
-66.4
-66.6
-66.7
-66.4
-64.6
-45.2

3.7
3.5
-2.8
-.9
-7.6
2.5
2.4
16.9
17.0
16.9
15.7
15.2
4.4

34.7
36.5
-.1
.6
-.3
-3.0
-17.5
167.8
169.4
173.4
165.7
153.3
42.2

-7.3
-7.7
3.1
.7
8.2
-.4
46.1
-26.6
-26.9
-28.1
-24.4
-23.4
1.5

-14.7
-15.2
-4.7
-2.0
-10.6
-.5
7.4
-37.3
-37.4
-37.6
-37.7
-36.1
-24.4

11.8
12.2
1.5
.6
3.9
-1.7
9.8
40.2
40.3
40.2
41.7
39.3
20.2

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

43

CPI Detailed Report - August 2007

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 2 .......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

120.709
110.333
127.576
224.729
231.217
204.068
137.013
330.698
141.052
139.695
143.735
224.919
244.651
153.440
226.590

120.666
110.365
127.435
225.350
231.266
203.951
137.840
332.169
141.236
139.723
144.305
226.686
247.162
157.069
227.254

121.350
110.542
128.756
226.248
231.563
204.651
138.442
333.580
141.893
140.499
144.670
226.344
246.903
160.095
227.568

121.584
111.204
128.403
227.106
232.025
204.752
139.258
335.241
142.001
140.541
144.941
227.314
248.650
160.225
227.742

4.8
4.5
5.6
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.3
2.5
-.3
-.3
-.8
-8.8
-17.2
-14.7
.2

2.4
2.4
2.2
3.5
5.5
4.0
3.2
-1.0
3.4
2.5
6.1
7.9
12.3
-3.7
4.6

2.7
1.8
3.9
3.7
.8
5.2
2.2
-4.0
.5
-.2
2.4
-3.0
-4.0
-1.0
.6

2.9
3.2
2.6
4.3
1.4
1.3
6.7
5.6
2.7
2.4
3.4
4.3
6.7
18.9
2.0

3.6
3.5
3.9
3.3
4.3
3.8
3.2
.7
1.5
1.1
2.6
-.8
-3.6
-9.4
2.4

2.8
2.5
3.2
4.0
1.1
3.3
4.5
.7
1.6
1.1
2.9
.6
1.2
8.5
1.3

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .........
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .....................
Hospital and related services 3 ...........................................
Hospital services 3 11 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 9 ................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 11 .............................
Health insurance 1 12 .........................................................

348.209
281.075
365.893
154.527
184.687
182.520
367.054
301.184
303.264
354.060
173.447
201.029
488.533
180.723
174.189
419.555
170.437
113.410

348.922
280.455
364.659
154.248
183.727
183.969
368.229
301.939
304.121
355.643
172.657
201.503
489.841
181.205
174.883
420.325
170.618
114.182

351.204
282.230
366.994
155.043
185.046
183.863
370.659
303.150
305.539
356.855
173.748
201.825
494.151
182.882
176.457
424.132
171.282
115.625

353.036
283.195
368.268
155.272
185.210
184.440
372.772
304.885
306.269
361.744
173.353
201.845
496.677
183.799
177.637
425.275
171.210
116.678

3.5
-.3
-1.3
1.8
1.6
3.3
4.5
3.2
2.9
4.8
2.9
2.7
4.6
4.7
5.4
6.2
5.8
10.9

6.0
.7
1.3
-.2
.1
-1.3
7.5
7.3
8.5
6.8
5.2
1.9
5.9
5.7
5.6
7.0
13.2
17.9

3.3
.5
-.2
3.4
5.7
-2.8
4.0
1.2
.8
2.2
.6
3.0
7.1
7.1
4.9
8.0
5.6
10.7

5.7
3.1
2.6
1.9
1.1
4.3
6.4
5.0
4.0
9.0
-.2
1.6
6.8
7.0
8.2
5.6
1.8
12.0

4.7
.2
.0
.8
.8
1.0
6.0
5.2
5.7
5.8
4.0
2.3
5.2
5.2
5.5
6.6
9.5
14.3

4.5
1.8
1.2
2.7
3.4
.7
5.2
3.1
2.4
5.5
.2
2.3
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.8
3.7
11.4

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1
2 ..................................................................................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 1 2 ....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ..........................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Recreation services 2 ...........................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 ...
Admissions .........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

108.634
102.693
17.155
353.147
23.686

108.505
102.875
17.146
354.035
24.364

108.354
102.335
16.718
352.844
23.617

108.201
101.959
16.154
352.538
22.538

.7
-2.3
-32.1
1.5
-13.3

-.8
-3.2
-25.4
-1.3
-.3

.5
.1
-22.9
4.7
-16.6

-1.6
-2.8
-21.4
-.7
-18.0

.0
-2.8
-28.8
.1
-7.0

-.5
-1.4
-22.2
2.0
-17.3

77.400
52.000
104.781
129.752
163.885
165.015
118.185
140.240
94.584
83.096
82.383
104.719
63.924
72.836
88.349
96.518
141.236
123.684
303.220
245.144
208.363
121.370
103.135

77.085
51.327
104.733
130.479
164.800
165.949
116.539
139.148
93.193
82.949
82.364
104.390
63.713
72.309
90.025
95.941
140.830
124.300
299.292
249.891
207.927
120.817
103.355

75.779
51.745
105.978
131.503
166.456
166.581
116.384
138.193
93.487
83.102
81.944
105.207
63.087
71.426
89.457
96.240
140.926
124.278
300.053
249.036
208.627
121.382
103.473

75.429
51.458
106.346
131.885
166.554
167.777
115.931
138.937
92.232
83.553
83.075
105.030
63.299
71.690
89.678
96.457
140.629
124.929
298.853
247.631
209.170
122.069
103.201

4.7
-5.6
2.7
2.5
1.2
4.9
1.7
7.6
-5.0
-6.2
-13.0
.8
1.2
2.7
-2.5
-5.2
4.4
-1.0
8.3
.5
1.8
2.7
.4

-8.3
-13.5
-2.7
5.5
4.7
6.8
-1.5
1.0
-2.4
-8.2
-17.9
1.1
-6.3
-6.4
-7.2
-5.0
3.0
-.6
3.9
4.7
.5
.2
1.1

5.2
-6.3
-4.5
-.3
-3.8
6.7
.4
-6.8
5.5
-5.9
-5.1
-6.5
-5.5
-5.5
-11.8
2.7
4.1
4.9
4.2
4.5
.9
1.4
.2

-9.8
-4.1
6.1
6.7
6.7
6.9
-7.4
-3.7
-9.6
2.2
3.4
1.2
-3.9
-6.1
6.2
-.3
-1.7
4.1
-5.6
4.1
1.6
2.3
.3

-2.0
-9.7
.0
4.0
3.0
5.9
.1
4.3
-3.7
-7.2
-15.5
1.0
-2.6
-1.9
-4.9
-5.1
3.7
-.8
6.1
2.6
1.1
1.4
.7

-2.6
-5.2
.7
3.2
1.3
6.8
-3.6
-5.3
-2.3
-1.9
-1.0
-2.7
-4.7
-5.8
-3.3
1.2
1.2
4.5
-.9
4.3
1.3
1.8
.2

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

116.328
168.397
418.662
475.426
536.757
535.738
213.145
179.303
86.139
129.798
206.611
181.550
84.304
98.610
221.004
72.088
65.520
11.243
9.843
51.863
74.392

116.283
168.623
419.674
476.013
538.805
537.256
212.502
180.093
85.998
131.827
209.745
185.369
84.095
98.603
221.510
72.056
65.396
11.062
9.583
51.782
73.535

116.590
169.643
424.475
478.632
542.439
539.593
213.563
178.009
86.016
131.862
209.745
185.978
84.111
98.721
222.950
71.972
65.293
11.001
9.495
50.956
73.426

116.935
170.468
432.277
480.306
545.574
540.981
213.776
180.678
86.151
131.955
209.745
187.610
84.248
98.964
223.803
72.155
65.368
10.965
9.421
49.852
73.557

0.4
6.1
7.7
6.0
6.0
3.5
6.4
3.0
-3.7
-.3
.0
-3.1
-3.7
2.9
2.3
7.9
-.6
-31.9
-10.9
-5.2
-47.4

1.1
5.0
7.3
4.7
5.9
6.4
3.5
3.0
-1.4
.6
.1
7.2
-1.7
2.2
4.1
3.2
-.1
-19.5
-7.7
1.5
-31.5

5.3
5.9
10.2
5.5
6.0
6.1
4.4
7.5
4.9
9.5
9.6
7.8
4.7
5.8
5.3
14.1
-.4
-1.0
-6.0
-6.9
3.9

2.1
5.0
13.7
4.2
6.7
4.0
1.2
3.1
.1
6.8
6.2
14.0
-.3
1.4
5.2
.4
-.9
-9.5
-16.1
-14.6
-4.4

0.7
5.5
7.5
5.3
6.0
4.9
4.9
3.0
-2.5
.2
.0
1.9
-2.7
2.6
3.2
5.5
-.3
-26.0
-9.4
-1.9
-40.0

3.7
5.5
11.9
4.8
6.4
5.0
2.8
5.3
2.5
8.1
7.9
10.9
2.2
3.6
5.2
7.0
-.7
-5.4
-11.2
-10.9
-.3

41.180

40.877

40.589

40.542

4.9

-7.5

-2.9

-6.1

-1.5

-4.5

Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 2 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 5 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 5 ..........................................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .........................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................

342.916
550.888
222.861
159.224
193.446
158.566

343.960
553.538
223.979
159.421
193.875
158.739

344.296
555.366
224.766
159.369
193.854
158.445

344.608
556.517
225.187
160.268
193.923
157.813

2.1
-1.4
-1.5
2.9
3.7
2.6

9.3
24.2
25.1
6.6
3.0
5.2

2.8
.6
.4
3.4
3.8
1.5

2.0
4.2
4.2
2.6
1.0
-1.9

5.6
10.7
11.0
4.7
3.3
3.9

2.4
2.3
2.3
3.0
2.4
-.2

103.815

103.734

103.386

103.033

2.8

3.3

.7

-3.0

3.1

-1.2

178.423
216.489
131.951
325.230
261.479
257.638
128.916
137.748
267.910
104.107
86.991

179.024
216.174
131.758
326.471
262.177
257.919
129.178
137.930
271.599
104.167
87.342

179.024
217.040
132.287
325.826
261.732
258.971
129.442
138.413
268.975
104.247
87.561

178.190
217.354
132.478
327.281
262.504
261.186
129.629
138.982
271.294
104.438
86.564

2.3
4.4
4.4
4.9
4.7
4.3
2.9
4.2
8.4
3.2
1.4

7.6
4.3
4.4
2.7
1.2
6.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
3.5
-.9

2.5
3.2
3.2
5.3
8.2
4.7
4.3
4.6
1.4
1.2
2.3

-.5
1.6
1.6
2.5
1.6
5.6
2.2
3.6
5.1
1.3
-1.9

5.0
4.4
4.4
3.8
2.9
5.1
2.7
3.3
5.4
3.4
.2

1.0
2.4
2.4
3.9
4.8
5.2
3.2
4.1
3.3
1.2
.1

170.823
153.103
193.212
247.338
112.470
240.902
223.723
231.324
275.131
203.249
194.686
196.957
155.051
194.216
242.814
198.318

170.779
152.618
192.248
244.925
112.454
241.430
224.459
232.207
275.263
203.332
194.721
197.159
154.607
193.378
241.567
198.136

170.814
152.445
191.368
243.756
112.574
241.916
224.974
233.079
275.533
203.538
194.892
197.352
154.434
192.421
239.642
197.686

169.834
150.691
186.841
237.400
112.718
242.178
225.280
233.978
275.999
202.914
194.208
196.892
152.735
188.244
233.632
196.000

-14.5
-22.9
-25.7
-42.8
-4.1
2.9
4.3
.3
1.8
-6.6
-9.0
-5.7
-22.0
-24.5
-39.8
-12.7

4.1
3.3
2.8
10.2
-2.7
4.3
3.7
1.7
1.4
4.0
4.5
4.2
3.1
3.2
9.1
4.4

15.9
23.1
36.9
68.7
-1.6
2.9
2.9
-2.0
5.1
9.2
11.0
8.8
22.3
34.6
63.5
19.7

-2.3
-6.2
-12.6
-15.1
.9
2.1
2.8
4.7
1.3
-.7
-1.0
-.1
-5.8
-11.7
-14.3
-4.6

-5.7
-10.8
-12.6
-20.6
-3.4
3.6
4.0
1.0
1.6
-1.5
-2.5
-.9
-10.3
-11.7
-19.0
-4.6

6.4
7.5
9.4
19.7
-.4
2.5
2.9
1.3
3.2
4.1
4.9
4.2
7.3
9.0
18.4
6.8

Expenditure category

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
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 .............................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Nov.
2006

Feb.
2007

May
2007

Aug.
2007

Feb.
2007

Aug.
2007

113.107
230.420
231.538
217.017
202.235
202.846
140.348
257.569
246.851
204.461
189.305

111.990
231.283
232.397
215.500
202.670
203.171
140.228
255.141
247.513
205.175
190.324

112.713
231.603
232.694
213.434
203.217
203.719
140.638
251.878
248.158
205.817
189.933

112.571
231.619
232.933
206.267
203.660
204.075
140.697
240.036
248.736
206.509
188.811

-0.7
.0
2.0
-46.0
1.6
1.4
-2.5
-65.1
3.2
2.2
-1.9

2.9
4.5
3.7
15.0
3.0
2.5
.4
15.3
3.4
7.7
5.7

-6.5
4.3
3.4
76.2
2.1
1.6
-1.1
158.1
2.8
4.9
7.4

-1.9
2.1
2.4
-18.4
2.8
2.4
1.0
-24.6
3.1
4.1
-1.0

1.1
2.2
2.8
-21.2
2.3
2.0
-1.1
-36.6
3.3
5.0
1.8

-4.2
3.2
2.9
19.9
2.5
2.0
-.1
39.5
3.0
4.5
3.1

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
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 ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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9
10
11
12
13
-

Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

M

207.949

208.352

208.299

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

220.591
222.924
130.488

221.579
224.036
130.893

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

199.194
200.818
127.247

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 ................

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to
July 2007 from—

Aug.
2006

June
2007

July
2007

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

207.917

2.0

-0.2

-0.2

2.4

0.2

0.0

221.945
224.229
131.391

221.559
224.246
130.519

1.6
1.6
1.6

.0
.1
-.3

-.2
.0
-.7

2.0
1.9
2.5

.6
.6
.7

.2
.1
.4

199.263
200.666
127.372

198.989
200.369
127.111

198.551
199.823
126.886

1.8
1.5
2.2

-.4
-.4
-.4

-.2
-.3
-.2

2.3
2.1
2.4

-.1
-.2
-.1

-.1
-.1
-.2

193.467

194.442

194.815

194.716

2.0

.1

-.1

2.5

.7

.2

M
M
M

200.804
202.840
127.893

201.675
204.152
128.265

201.571
203.953
128.226

201.041
203.579
127.833

2.0
2.2
1.9

-.3
-.3
-.3

-.3
-.2
-.3

2.3
2.5
2.2

.4
.5
.3

-.1
-.1
.0

M

200.919

201.445

201.576

200.771

1.2

-.3

-.4

1.8

.3

.1

M
M
M

213.063
216.640
129.129

212.680
215.901
129.262

212.542
215.855
129.067

212.406
215.825
128.939

2.4
2.4
2.2

-.1
.0
-.2

-.1
.0
-.1

2.8
2.8
2.8

-.2
-.4
.0

-.1
.0
-.2

M
M
M

190.327
128.347
200.118

190.637
128.628
200.800

190.571
128.601
200.893

190.382
128.216
200.311

2.0
2.0
1.9

-.1
-.3
-.2

-.1
-.3
-.3

2.3
2.4
2.5

.1
.2
.4

.0
.0
.0

Region and area size2

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

205.686
218.596

206.092
217.273

205.561
217.454

205.813
217.330

2.7
2.6

-.1
.0

.1
-.1

3.1
2.9

-.1
-.5

-.3
.1

M

227.146

228.258

228.628

228.326

1.9

.0

-.1

2.5

.7

.2

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

226.247
196.216
192.779
132.982

-

226.929
197.010
194.286
134.442

-

-

-

-

.8
2.0
1.3
2.9

.3
.4
.8
1.1

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

202.200
201.585
184.529
212.820

-

201.258
199.679
183.740
213.127

2.0
.5
.7
3.7

-.5
-.9
-.4
.1

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

217.255
216.123
215.510

-

218.692
216.240
215.978

1.1
2.6
3.0

.7
.1
.2

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in 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.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

South

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

221.559
348.888

1.6

-0.2

-0.2

-0.3

-0.1

-

-

-

212.406
343.342

2.4

-

201.041
326.117

2.0

-

198.551
323.054

1.8

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

208.736
208.310
206.783
213.172
213.350

4.2
4.4
4.3
4.4
2.3

.3
.3
.2
.4
.1

197.169
196.451
192.168
203.223
205.476

3.7
3.7
4.1
3.3
3.8

.3
.3
.2
.3
.5

201.395
201.654
198.080
209.408
196.721

4.3
4.3
4.9
3.7
3.6

.3
.4
.4
.4
-.1

210.282
209.446
212.526
204.537
219.304

4.6
4.6
5.3
3.7
4.4

.6
.5
.6
.5
.8

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

236.953
282.699
264.810

2.2
2.6
3.8

-.4
-.3
.3

193.453
222.310
211.195

2.4
2.3
2.7

.0
.3
.1

194.825
215.200
211.653

3.0
3.8
4.5

-.1
-.1
.3

222.092
248.704
246.193

4.0
4.6
4.4

.2
.4
.3

288.815
206.151
193.831
199.082
186.632
218.683
128.305

2.3
2.6
2.2
2.7
4.8
-1.1
-2.2

.4
-1.1
-1.3
-1.7
-1.3
-2.3
-.3

223.575
197.230
176.223
182.505
167.107
206.901
119.652

1.3
4.7
4.8
4.9
7.4
1.6
.5

.2
-1.6
-1.9
-2.1
.4
-5.5
.0

216.754
205.391
179.909
181.377
174.239
214.383
125.740

3.8
.9
.2
.2
.4
-.7
-.2

.2
-.3
-.5
-.6
.0
-3.5
-.3

259.473
220.909
208.542
211.298
218.283
212.419
132.844

3.8
3.6
2.8
2.8
3.1
2.2
-.2

.3
-.8
-1.1
-1.2
.1
-3.9
-.6

Apparel .....................................................

114.000

-1.4

2.2

104.916

-2.5

.0

125.249

-1.6

-1.0

109.619

-.5

2.3

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

182.995
177.265
92.433
133.779
92.769
132.854
142.034
233.090
231.830
232.993
235.846
225.309

-2.5
-2.7
-2.1
-.8
-1.0
-.6
-4.0
-7.0
-7.0
-7.2
-6.8
-6.4

-1.3
-1.4
.0
-.5
-.5
-.4
.8
-4.9
-4.9
-5.2
-4.4
-4.4

186.746
182.198
94.204
130.312
91.845
128.412
137.724
251.456
250.291
249.256
272.956
245.679

-1.5
-1.6
-1.2
-.6
-.4
.0
-4.1
-4.6
-4.6
-4.8
-4.3
-4.3

-1.8
-1.9
.1
-.2
-.1
.0
.8
-5.7
-5.8
-5.7
-6.1
-5.8

183.053
181.652
95.127
139.859
95.133
142.187
136.459
236.863
235.627
235.356
244.461
231.512

-2.0
-2.0
-1.0
-.8
-.8
.0
-3.4
-6.2
-6.2
-6.5
-5.8
-5.3

-1.7
-1.8
.3
.1
.1
.1
.8
-5.9
-5.9
-6.1
-5.7
-5.6

185.246
179.816
94.098
134.683
93.627
134.121
134.676
231.689
230.638
229.443
217.142
221.026

-2.5
-2.7
-1.7
-1.2
-1.1
-.9
-3.5
-7.8
-7.8
-8.0
-7.6
-7.1

-1.8
-1.8
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.9
-6.4
-6.5
-6.6
-6.6
-6.4

Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................

375.814
310.184
393.145
309.210

4.6
2.5
5.1
3.9

.1
.5
.0
-.1

352.933
291.080
372.704
319.641

4.4
1.7
5.3
3.9

.1
.0
.2
.0

336.059
278.802
354.150
299.021

4.0
-.1
5.5
4.7

.6
.1
.8
1.0

356.591
294.283
375.006
283.117

5.2
1.9
6.1
3.9

.5
.8
.4
.2

Recreation 4 ..............................................

113.189

-.3

.1

111.443

.3

.1

111.881

-.5

-.1

108.184

.0

-.7

Education and communication 4 ...............

122.189

2.4

1.4

122.241

3.2

1.1

117.251

2.8

1.1

120.067

1.2

.8

Other goods and services .........................

354.496

2.5

-.1

321.895

2.5

-.1

321.848

5.2

.0

335.917

3.6

.0

221.559
170.671
147.403
178.887

1.6
.2
-2.3
-2.4

-.2
-.3
-.7
-1.0

198.551
162.861
144.787
179.897

1.8
.3
-1.5
-1.5

-.2
-.7
-1.2
-2.0

201.041
167.981
150.205
187.688

2.0
.2
-2.0
-2.1

-.3
-.8
-1.4
-2.5

212.406
166.389
142.281
173.428

2.4
.0
-2.5
-2.6

-.1
-.5
-1.1
-1.8

229.640
110.387
271.435
295.725
222.858
304.691

-2.8
-2.2
2.5
2.6
-.1
2.2

-2.1
-.2
-.1
-.3
.1
.9

228.540
109.227
235.745
228.569
240.106
279.594

-1.2
-1.5
2.8
2.3
1.2
2.9

-2.6
-.1
.1
.3
-.1
.7

226.418
114.670
234.838
221.331
240.069
277.909

-2.3
-1.8
3.3
3.8
1.8
2.9

-2.9
.0
.1
-.1
.0
.6

218.406
112.927
254.209
264.550
237.986
283.072

-3.2
-2.4
4.0
4.7
1.0
2.5

-3.1
-.2
.2
.4
-.2
.2

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

214.566
224.165
200.751
150.006
194.435
180.870
226.356
268.017
262.490
210.370
224.824
229.333

1.4
1.2
1.0
-2.1
1.0
-2.0
-2.3
2.3
2.3
-2.2
2.0
1.6

-0.2
-.3
-.1
-.6
-.3
-.9
-1.9
.1
-.1
-3.0
.1
.1

140.730
237.422
278.640

-1.1
-5.6
2.5

.3
-4.0
.0

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

191.038
198.828
191.991
146.843
188.926
181.263
225.395
256.762
224.896
208.900
199.589
200.807

1.6
1.5
1.6
-1.2
1.0
-1.1
-.8
3.3
2.6
-.4
2.0
1.7

-0.2
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.9
-1.9
-2.3
-.1
.1
-4.0
.2
.2

136.135
250.721
242.981

-.4
-4.4
2.6

.0
-5.5
.3

Index
Aug.
2007

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

193.080
200.807
196.573
151.808
194.743
188.087
222.900
258.632
223.034
201.642
201.551
201.947

1.8
1.6
1.2
-1.8
1.0
-1.8
-1.8
2.7
3.1
-3.3
2.6
2.4

-0.3
-.4
-.4
-1.4
-1.1
-2.3
-2.7
.3
.1
-3.4
.1
.1

141.524
239.380
240.187

-.6
-6.0
3.6

-.1
-5.7
.2

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

205.418
213.004
198.867
145.381
192.803
176.942
217.927
269.076
245.151
223.836
213.291
214.586

2.2
2.0
1.2
-2.2
1.0
-2.1
-2.5
3.0
3.8
-3.9
2.9
2.7

-0.1
-.2
-.3
-1.0
-.6
-1.6
-2.7
.0
.2
-4.4
.3
.3

136.491
234.241
257.585

-.9
-7.6
4.0

.3
-6.3
.3

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
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 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Percent change
from—

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Size class D

Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

190.382
190.382

2.0

-0.1

128.216

2.0

-0.3

-0.3

-

-

-

-

-

200.311
323.052

1.9

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

184.995
184.669
187.850
179.565
187.231

3.8
3.9
4.1
3.6
3.1

.3
.3
.2
.4
.5

127.397
127.398
125.434
130.444
127.416

4.7
4.8
5.1
4.1
4.4

.4
.4
.5
.4
.1

203.059
202.979
198.663
211.754
203.897

5.3
5.5
6.9
3.8
2.7

.7
.8
.8
.8
-.4

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

195.518
211.518
203.495
208.464
209.294
211.589
203.592
192.080
221.808
120.760

3.1
3.6
4.2
3.1
2.6
2.2
2.4
3.4
.3
-.5

.0
.2
.4
.4
-1.2
-1.4
-1.6
-.3
-4.2
-.3

128.165
128.988
130.665
126.618
153.663
155.034
149.323
138.345
184.352
99.476

2.7
3.2
3.7
2.7
2.8
2.2
2.3
2.6
1.5
-.3

-.2
-.2
.1
.2
-.5
-.8
-.9
.0
-3.6
-.2

187.434
211.148
201.603
217.866
198.800
171.845
183.170
179.731
200.281
122.014

2.4
2.8
3.1
2.0
1.9
1.6
1.5
3.1
-3.0
-.3

-.3
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.7
-.9
-1.0
-.2
-3.3
-.5

Apparel ...............................................................................

107.778

-2.1

1.2

84.276

-.1

.4

112.463

-1.6

-.9

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

180.156
179.574
94.250
117.897
92.783
118.266
131.177
346.802
345.230
353.583
234.962
309.091

-2.4
-2.5
-1.3
-.7
-.7
-.4
-3.9
-6.9
-6.9
-7.1
-6.6
-6.3

-1.6
-1.6
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
.8
-5.8
-5.8
-6.0
-5.6
-5.5

130.178
129.860
93.898
94.273
94.294
96.063
92.295
236.119
236.601
242.157
230.818
222.204

-1.8
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
-1.2
-.3
-3.6
-5.4
-5.4
-5.5
-5.4
-5.0

-1.8
-1.9
.0
-.4
-.4
-.2
.8
-5.8
-5.8
-5.9
-5.8
-5.5

186.089
181.778
94.371
141.828
97.840
138.723
126.518
229.273
227.588
217.985
255.723
231.130

-2.1
-2.3
-1.1
-.5
-.5
.6
-3.0
-8.2
-8.2
-8.9
-6.8
-6.6

-1.8
-1.8
.7
.8
.8
1.1
.8
-6.2
-6.3
-6.3
-6.3
-5.9

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................

279.570
230.538
293.634
236.962

4.9
1.2
6.0
4.1

.2
.2
.3
.2

148.535
136.414
152.738
141.061

4.2
1.3
5.0
4.1

.6
.4
.6
.7

344.804
288.594
364.241
308.494

3.7
.5
4.7
4.8

.1
.7
.0
.3

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.764

-.1

-.1

108.407

-.5

-.4

112.831

1.4

-.1

Education and communication 3 .........................................

121.973

2.5

1.2

117.046

2.1

.9

123.590

2.8

.7

Other goods and services ...................................................

263.796

2.8

.0

147.255

4.7

-.2

341.128

3.5

.4

190.382
159.516
143.992
183.665
239.553
104.701
214.917
212.378
189.178
234.742

2.0
-.1
-2.4
-2.7
-2.8
-2.1
3.2
3.6
.3
2.6

-.1
-.5
-1.0
-1.7
-2.7
-.1
.2
.2
-.1
.7

128.216
117.733
112.372
138.132
164.357
87.001
133.749
129.194
129.456
132.585

2.0
.5
-1.7
-1.4
-1.7
-2.0
3.1
3.2
1.9
2.7

-.3
-.7
-1.3
-2.1
-2.7
-.2
.0
-.2
.1
.3

200.311
167.996
150.482
185.573
224.350
114.858
235.474
218.360
246.279
286.075

1.9
.3
-2.2
-2.8
-3.1
-1.3
3.1
2.9
4.2
3.0

-.3
-.6
-1.3
-2.5
-2.8
.3
.0
-.1
-.2
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
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 ..........................................

185.993
191.401
181.116
146.043
184.612
184.243
233.184
217.469
209.136
266.936
185.255
185.486
126.042
347.426
215.756

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

1.8
1.6
1.1
-2.1
.7
-2.2
-2.2
2.7
3.0
-2.7
2.4
2.1
-1.0
-6.5
3.3

-0.1
-.2
-.3
-1.0
-.6
-1.5
-2.4
.1
.1
-3.7
.3
.3
.2
-5.4
.3

125.002
126.301
125.524
112.818
132.615
137.431
161.107
138.385
131.955
190.689
121.436
120.302
97.703
239.142
132.528

1.8
1.5
1.5
-1.5
1.5
-1.1
-1.3
3.0
2.9
-2.0
2.5
2.0
-.5
-5.0
3.1

-0.4
-.4
-.4
-1.2
-.9
-2.0
-2.5
.2
-.1
-3.6
.1
.0
.0
-5.4
.1

190.985
199.794
198.328
151.920
194.603
186.221
222.173
264.876
221.868
200.733
201.169
201.309
142.102
228.958
241.284

1.7
1.3
1.6
-2.1
.9
-2.5
-2.7
3.3
2.9
-4.1
2.7
2.1
-.3
-7.9
3.2

-0.3
-.5
-.4
-1.3
-.9
-2.3
-2.7
.0
.0
-4.0
.2
.1
.1
-6.0
.1

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—

Index

July
2007

Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

224.246
346.504

1.6

0.0

130.519

1.6

-0.7

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

208.514
207.951
207.615
211.314
215.132

4.0
4.2
4.1
4.4
1.9

.4
.4
.4
.4
.1

129.412
129.695
127.193
133.804
124.686

4.7
4.8
4.8
4.9
3.6

.0
.0
-.2
.3
.0

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

241.207
287.522
271.984
290.520
202.653
197.204
199.850
187.821
219.280
128.761

2.0
2.6
3.9
2.3
1.6
1.1
1.5
3.6
-1.8
-2.5

-.1
.1
.3
.5
-1.4
-1.6
-2.0
-2.1
-1.9
-.4

133.340
132.298
133.787
128.002
168.900
171.084
149.879
130.801
182.203
102.398

2.6
2.8
3.4
2.6
4.7
4.4
5.3
7.4
.7
-1.6

-1.2
-1.5
.1
.1
-.7
-.8
-.9
.2
-3.2
.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

112.044

-.6

2.3

82.140

-4.3

2.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

184.025
177.838
227.651
226.144
226.827
227.210
221.722

-2.7
-3.0
-8.2
-8.1
-8.6
-7.2
-7.2

-1.3
-1.4
-5.3
-5.3
-5.6
-4.5
-4.7

128.189
128.737
236.695
236.726
241.172
233.614
222.954

-2.1
-2.0
-4.8
-4.8
-4.6
-5.9
-4.7

-1.4
-1.5
-4.3
-4.3
-4.4
-4.3
-3.7

Medical care .............................................................................

380.031

5.0

.1

153.113

3.7

.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

114.598

.6

.1

109.851

-2.4

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

124.568

2.8

1.5

115.689

1.3

1.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

345.976

2.0

-.1

153.709

3.7

-.1

224.246
170.852
146.453
175.491
111.162
272.942

1.6
.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.1
2.4

.0
-.2
-.6
-.9
-.1
.1

130.519
121.220
116.303
142.418
87.853
135.125

1.6
.0
-2.5
-2.4
-2.6
2.8

-.7
-.5
-.9
-1.2
-.3
-.8

217.294
201.047
149.246
193.232
177.964
265.624
264.088
210.723
227.593
232.709

1.4
1.0
-2.1
1.0
-2.1
2.1
2.2
-3.2
2.1
1.7

.0
-.1
-.6
-.2
-.8
.1
.1
-3.2
.3
.3

127.334
127.473
116.590
135.384
141.002
137.705
133.037
197.977
123.246
121.926

1.4
1.1
-2.3
1.0
-2.0
2.6
2.5
-.2
1.8
1.2

-.7
-.3
-.8
-.6
-1.1
.1
-.8
-2.5
-.4
-.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

199.823
329.919

1.5

-0.3

126.886

2.2

-0.2

-0.1

-

-

-

-

194.716
312.173

2.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

199.288
198.839
196.862
201.840
202.892

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.3

-.1
-.2
-.5
.2
.4

126.049
125.851
122.862
129.883
129.429

4.4
4.4
4.9
3.7
4.7

.8
.8
1.1
.4
.6

197.148
196.295
186.949
212.788
209.527

4.4
4.5
6.7
1.9
3.5

.8
.9
1.2
.5
.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

196.228
227.847
221.713
229.742
191.630
174.300
177.424
156.613
197.659
115.986

2.1
1.9
2.9
1.3
5.5
5.8
5.9
9.6
1.6
.5

.0
.2
.3
.3
-1.9
-2.3
-2.3
1.0
-6.2
.4

123.227
122.783
121.470
118.902
160.000
164.459
161.333
143.698
196.357
95.538

2.5
2.5
2.3
1.3
4.5
4.6
4.8
5.7
3.2
.6

-.1
.2
-.1
.1
-1.1
-1.4
-1.5
-.1
-3.9
-.6

184.992
207.816
189.866
210.362
201.290
160.439
170.791
153.753
204.812
115.097

3.3
4.3
3.2
1.1
1.6
.5
.5
3.2
-4.7
.2

.4
.9
.0
.0
-1.7
-2.1
-2.3
-.6
-5.8
.3

Apparel .....................................................................................

101.528

-4.6

-.7

80.467

.3

.9

119.429

3.2

1.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

186.727
183.578
257.605
256.099
256.137
270.978
246.609

-1.0
-1.2
-3.8
-3.8
-3.8
-4.3
-3.7

-1.6
-1.6
-5.3
-5.3
-5.3
-5.5
-5.5

135.417
135.293
254.072
254.071
259.598
249.586
238.105

-1.8
-2.0
-4.5
-4.5
-4.7
-3.9
-4.5

-2.1
-2.2
-6.0
-6.0
-5.7
-6.6
-6.1

174.560
167.198
221.738
219.226
211.089
254.478
226.806

-3.2
-3.4
-8.7
-8.8
-9.4
-7.3
-7.3

-2.4
-2.5
-7.3
-7.3
-7.0
-8.3
-6.9

Medical care .............................................................................

346.640

4.2

-.2

153.857

4.9

.7

347.580

4.1

-.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

112.886

-.1

.3

110.082

1.1

-.1

108.136

-.2

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

123.522

2.9

1.3

122.301

3.9

.6

112.648

1.9

1.7

Other goods and services ........................................................

322.437

1.6

-.3

146.575

4.1

.1

325.669

2.5

.0

199.823
162.313
142.211
176.299
107.847
237.027

1.5
-.1
-1.8
-2.2
-1.3
2.6

-.3
-.8
-1.2
-2.1
.1
.1

126.886
116.741
111.569
138.250
83.537
133.360

2.2
1.1
-.8
-.2
-2.0
3.1

-.2
-.5
-1.3
-1.8
-.5
.1

194.716
166.934
151.275
189.857
111.503
225.135

2.0
.4
-1.8
-2.3
-1.0
3.3

-.1
-.6
-1.4
-2.4
.1
.4

193.181
191.367
144.548
188.618
178.018
256.162
227.665
209.974
200.832
201.851

1.3
1.3
-1.6
.4
-1.8
3.2
2.3
.5
1.6
1.3

-.3
-.5
-1.1
-1.1
-1.9
-.1
.1
-3.9
.1
.2

123.658
126.800
112.127
132.122
137.559
143.850
130.861
203.831
119.812
118.663

1.9
2.1
-.6
2.0
.1
3.7
2.9
-.5
2.6
2.2

-.3
-.3
-1.2
-.6
-1.7
.0
.0
-3.9
.3
.2

184.953
191.526
152.858
194.112
190.664
245.979
209.392
188.522
196.564
196.712

1.8
1.2
-1.6
.9
-2.0
2.4
2.9
-4.7
2.9
2.6

.0
-.4
-1.4
-.8
-2.2
-.1
.5
-5.0
.6
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

203.579
328.644

2.2

-0.2

127.833

1.9

-0.3

-0.4

-

-

-

-

200.771
326.036

1.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

202.944
203.454
198.551
212.319
196.073

3.5
3.5
3.8
3.2
3.2

.1
.1
.0
.2
.0

126.864
127.070
125.722
129.221
123.274

4.7
4.8
5.4
3.8
4.2

.5
.6
.7
.4
-.1

199.244
199.273
198.669
203.700
197.455

5.8
5.9
6.6
5.2
3.1

.6
.7
.1
1.4
-.5

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

201.035
220.887
218.573
224.423
208.684
192.727
196.967
186.504
208.542
134.220

3.8
4.5
4.6
4.7
1.8
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.1
.5

.0
.1
.2
.4
-.4
-.4
-.5
.0
-3.2
-.1

128.501
131.185
133.105
129.145
144.240
143.875
141.752
136.286
174.615
97.656

2.6
3.5
4.7
3.2
.3
-.9
-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-.6

-.2
-.1
.4
.1
-.2
-.7
-.7
.0
-3.8
-.2

184.980
207.230
204.434
214.928
195.620
174.910
179.713
177.508
185.094
119.241

.4
.9
2.9
1.8
.4
.2
.0
1.4
-7.5
-2.1

-.7
-.6
.0
-1.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
.0
-2.3
-1.6

Apparel .....................................................................................

138.137

-2.9

-1.7

84.643

.3

-.1

113.389

-7.3

-2.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

182.821
183.099
245.564
243.218
244.860
242.528
237.799

-2.4
-2.3
-6.7
-6.7
-7.2
-6.2
-5.5

-1.5
-1.6
-5.5
-5.5
-5.7
-5.4
-5.2

128.440
128.090
235.469
235.736
243.146
228.072
221.831

-1.8
-1.8
-5.7
-5.7
-6.0
-5.5
-5.0

-2.0
-2.0
-6.1
-6.2
-6.3
-5.9
-5.8

195.997
195.034
223.979
221.277
214.426
259.895
228.322

-1.2
-1.2
-6.9
-6.9
-7.2
-6.6
-5.8

-1.2
-1.2
-6.1
-6.2
-6.2
-6.0
-6.0

Medical care .............................................................................

328.068

4.6

.6

144.277

3.9

.6

334.382

2.6

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.053

-1.1

-.1

110.492

-.5

-.2

115.498

2.6

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

117.748

2.4

1.3

116.198

2.8

1.0

121.741

4.6

.8

Other goods and services ........................................................

304.711

5.1

.3

145.459

5.3

-.2

329.653

4.5

.2

203.579
169.021
150.167
184.251
117.756
236.954

2.2
-.2
-2.6
-2.9
-2.0
3.7

-.2
-.8
-1.4
-2.4
.1
.2

127.833
117.307
112.167
138.156
87.600
133.637

1.9
.5
-1.6
-1.5
-1.8
3.0

-.3
-.8
-1.4
-2.4
-.2
.1

200.771
170.594
156.360
190.582
118.957
232.853

1.2
.2
-2.4
-3.4
-1.0
2.2

-.4
-.7
-1.3
-2.8
.8
-.1

197.120
197.424
152.126
193.524
184.999
261.155
227.197
213.156
204.283
204.845

2.0
1.0
-2.3
.3
-2.5
2.8
3.5
-2.7
2.8
2.6

-.2
-.3
-1.4
-1.1
-2.3
.4
.2
-3.0
.1
.2

124.877
124.265
112.473
132.343
137.303
135.791
132.349
182.332
121.361
120.267

1.8
1.3
-1.4
1.5
-1.1
2.6
2.8
-3.6
2.7
2.3

-.4
-.4
-1.4
-1.0
-2.3
.3
.0
-3.7
.1
.0

190.687
199.858
157.282
195.186
190.543
261.893
218.226
196.276
200.199
200.769

1.1
1.3
-2.2
.7
-3.0
3.3
2.1
-3.8
2.0
1.2

-.5
-.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.7
.3
-.2
-3.5
.1
.0

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—

Index

July
2007

Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

215.825
351.933

2.4

0.0

128.939

2.2

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

211.561
210.871
215.406
204.208
217.567

4.3
4.3
5.1
3.2
4.2

.7
.7
.8
.5
1.3

128.506
127.923
125.893
131.079
138.752

5.2
5.1
5.3
4.7
5.8

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

232.607
260.630
261.609
271.984
224.713
217.211
219.494
237.094
208.129
134.861

4.3
5.2
5.0
4.2
2.2
.8
.7
.6
1.0
-.5

.1
.4
.6
.3
-1.0
-1.5
-1.6
.0
-5.0
-1.0

128.269
127.873
131.562
127.681
158.584
159.099
157.060
143.602
192.090
106.040

3.3
3.4
3.2
3.1
5.5
5.5
5.7
6.5
3.8
.1

.4
.6
-.3
.3
-.5
-.7
-.8
.2
-3.1
.1

Apparel .....................................................................................

110.877

-1.5

3.4

89.462

1.4

-.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

181.457
176.699
229.190
227.685
228.951
210.903
219.341

-3.0
-3.1
-8.5
-8.6
-8.8
-8.3
-7.7

-2.0
-1.9
-6.8
-6.9
-7.0
-6.8
-6.7

131.057
129.509
215.740
217.225
217.346
214.202
207.299

-1.5
-1.8
-5.9
-6.0
-6.0
-6.0
-5.8

-1.5
-1.6
-6.1
-6.2
-6.2
-6.3
-6.1

Medical care .............................................................................

351.203

5.7

.4

149.846

4.2

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.725

-.1

-.5

100.987

-.3

-1.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.615

1.8

.8

114.196

-.7

1.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

341.837

3.0

.1

145.522

5.0

-.5

215.825
166.408
140.633
169.932
112.355
259.301

2.4
-.2
-2.8
-3.0
-2.6
4.1

.0
-.3
-1.0
-1.4
-.5
.2

128.939
116.899
110.438
133.854
88.778
133.471

2.2
.3
-1.8
-1.6
-2.2
3.5

-.1
-.8
-1.2
-2.4
.3
.4

209.599
198.282
144.060
191.885
173.822
267.685
251.705
223.043
217.191
219.029

2.2
1.0
-2.5
.7
-2.5
2.6
4.0
-5.1
3.1
2.9

.0
-.2
-.9
-.3
-1.2
-.1
.2
-4.8
.4
.3

124.932
125.691
111.239
131.384
134.199
139.523
131.477
191.999
121.934
120.882

2.0
1.6
-1.6
1.6
-1.2
3.5
3.4
-1.4
2.6
2.1

-.2
-.4
-1.2
-1.2
-2.3
.2
.4
-3.9
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

M

200.334

200.950

201.401

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

205.546
206.636
126.055

206.387
207.257
126.893

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

190.688
196.262
121.640

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 ................

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to
July 2007 from—

Aug.
2006

June
2007

July
2007

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

202.126

4.7

0.6

0.4

4.6

0.5

0.2

206.314
206.782
127.426

206.783
207.615
127.193

4.3
4.1
4.8

.2
.2
.2

.2
.4
-.2

3.9
3.5
4.9

.4
.1
1.1

.0
-.2
.4

191.403
196.533
122.723

191.732
197.841
121.534

192.168
196.862
122.862

4.1
3.2
4.9

.4
.2
.1

.2
-.5
1.1

4.5
4.0
4.9

.5
.8
-.1

.2
.7
-1.0

182.095

181.725

184.746

186.949

6.7

2.9

1.2

5.9

1.5

1.7

M
M
M

195.939
196.872
124.161

196.475
198.218
124.075

197.380
198.566
124.909

198.080
198.551
125.722

4.9
3.8
5.4

.8
.2
1.3

.4
.0
.7

4.5
3.9
4.6

.7
.9
.6

.5
.2
.7

M

196.339

197.531

198.428

198.669

6.6

.6

.1

7.0

1.1

.5

M
M
M

210.406
214.469
123.608

210.832
213.784
125.084

211.265
213.692
125.920

212.526
215.406
125.893

5.3
5.1
5.3

.8
.8
.6

.6
.8
.0

5.3
5.2
5.5

.4
-.4
1.9

.2
.0
.7

M
M
M

186.892
123.881
194.287

187.212
124.476
195.239

187.398
124.853
197.059

187.850
125.434
198.663

4.1
5.1
6.9

.3
.8
1.8

.2
.5
.8

4.2
4.9
6.1

.3
.8
1.4

.1
.3
.9

Region and area size2

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

202.695
220.855

203.207
218.065

207.533
216.825

205.634
220.353

3.3
5.9

1.2
1.0

-.9
1.6

5.2
5.5

2.4
-1.8

2.1
-.6

M

208.203

208.161

208.081

208.701

4.2

.3

.3

4.0

-.1

.0

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

207.953
198.422
184.033
127.340

209.084
197.556
185.611
128.178

207.777
199.929
186.032
128.063

209.673
198.086
185.552
127.937

4.4
1.9
5.6
2.9

.3
.3
.0
-.2

.9
-.9
-.3
-.1

2.2
3.1
6.3
3.4

-.1
.8
1.1
.6

-.6
1.2
.2
-.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

204.693
187.879
187.234
209.670

205.613
187.804
187.994
211.169

205.275
185.148
189.664
211.486

207.060
183.038
187.304
212.437

3.5
2.6
3.3
2.6

.7
-2.5
-.4
.6

.9
-1.1
-1.2
.4

2.8
3.1
3.6
1.4

.3
-1.5
1.3
.9

-.2
-1.4
.9
.2

2
2
2

204.903
213.625
215.274

207.045
215.533
215.310

206.121
216.113
216.412

206.193
218.417
212.965

2.1
5.4
1.8

-.4
1.3
-1.1

.0
1.1
-1.6

3.0
5.7
4.7

.6
1.2
.5

-.4
.3
.5

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 map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................

207.917
622.827

2.0

-0.2

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

-

-

-

228.326
660.060

1.9

-

217.330
642.089

2.6

-

205.813
614.883

2.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

204.289
203.885
202.126
207.756
208.264

4.2
4.3
4.7
3.8
3.5

.4
.4
.4
.4
.3

201.083
200.252
205.634
188.483
211.886

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.0

-.4
-.5
-.9
.0
1.1

211.700
210.377
220.353
195.258
217.631

3.9
3.9
5.9
1.6
3.2

1.1
1.0
1.6
.2
2.4

211.816
210.853
208.701
219.114
222.106

4.0
4.1
4.2
4.0
2.6

.3
.3
.3
.3
.0

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

211.098
242.238
235.311

2.9
3.4
4.0

-.1
.1
.2

214.865
261.815
257.197

5.2
4.2
3.9

.6
.9
.6

238.221
267.268
265.428

5.5
7.2
6.0

-.1
.2
.6

249.191
300.088
282.562

2.5
3.1
4.2

-.2
.1
.4

246.815
204.334
185.453
190.710
184.081
211.181
126.520

3.0
2.7
2.2
2.3
3.0
.5
-.5

.3
-.9
-1.2
-1.3
-.2
-3.9
-.3

260.947
176.592
162.896
166.276
138.768
193.959
107.091

2.8
18.3
21.5
21.8
26.5
16.7
.6

1.0
-2.0
-2.3
-2.3
5.2
-10.0
.7

276.668
227.130
225.773
225.012
249.329
204.237
127.967

5.8
-1.5
-4.9
-5.1
-5.8
-3.5
-1.7

.5
-2.4
-3.3
-3.4
.1
-9.9
-.3

303.877
190.675
192.466
191.133
180.637
211.411
129.819

2.4
1.6
1.2
1.9
3.6
-.9
-1.8

.6
-2.5
-2.8
-3.5
-3.9
-3.0
-.4

Apparel .....................................................

114.439

-1.4

.8

92.598

-6.6

1.6

105.035

1.9

6.9

108.081

-2.3

2.2

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

184.480
180.408
238.194
237.108
237.019
242.191
228.791

-2.1
-2.2
-6.4
-6.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8

-1.7
-1.7
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-5.7
-5.5

176.744
174.260
261.220
259.055
255.331
270.614
247.120

-1.0
-1.3
-5.5
-5.5
-5.8
-5.0
-4.8

-1.6
-1.6
-5.3
-5.3
-5.5
-4.8
-5.2

179.312
173.097
221.620
217.025
216.497
206.078
209.485

-4.8
-5.3
-11.1
-11.2
-11.5
-10.9
-10.4

-2.7
-2.5
-7.6
-7.6
-7.7
-7.6
-7.5

190.838
181.351
218.968
218.127
219.527
220.098
218.088

-2.4
-2.8
-7.8
-7.8
-8.6
-6.6
-6.5

-1.6
-1.7
-5.7
-5.7
-6.2
-4.6
-4.8

Medical care .............................................

352.961

4.5

.4

345.404

2.8

.2

341.162

3.6

.2

362.329

5.6

.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

111.139

-.1

-.2

108.157

-1.3

.5

113.816

-1.4

-.7

114.137

.4

-.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

120.311

2.4

1.1

127.807

3.5

2.1

121.523

2.8

.6

126.214

3.7

1.4

Other goods and services .........................

333.325

3.6

.0

320.849

1.3

-1.0

331.521

1.6

.4

336.267

1.6

-.2

207.917
166.955
146.317
180.480
112.036
248.555

2.0
.2
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
3.2

-.2
-.6
-1.1
-1.9
-.1
.1

205.813
159.557
136.285
172.964
100.880
249.470

2.7
-.4
-2.2
-2.2
-2.2
4.6

.1
-.8
-1.0
-1.5
-.2
.7

217.330
164.652
137.252
169.665
105.480
263.266

2.6
-.9
-3.7
-3.5
-3.9
4.8

-.1
.0
-.7
-.9
-.6
-.1

228.326
172.183
144.506
170.797
109.343
276.470

1.9
.3
-2.5
-3.0
-1.7
2.8

-.1
-.3
-.8
-.9
-.5
.0

200.598
196.803
148.591
192.869
182.170
262.588
238.507
209.294
209.399
211.111

1.8
1.2
-1.9
1.0
-1.8
2.8
3.0
-2.5
2.4
2.1

-.2
-.3
-1.1
-.7
-1.7
.1
.1
-3.7
.2
.2

199.459
186.948
139.269
188.500
175.718
248.322
241.924
199.912
207.791
210.002

2.7
1.9
-2.1
.3
-1.9
5.1
4.8
6.0
2.4
2.2

.1
-.3
-.9
-1.0
-1.3
.3
.7
-3.8
.5
.7

211.303
195.504
141.062
192.535
174.521
264.592
256.104
224.308
218.570
220.477

2.5
-.1
-3.4
.2
-3.1
1.1
4.8
-9.0
3.6
3.5

-.1
-.2
-.6
.2
-.6
-.5
-.1
-6.1
.4
.3

222.278
200.137
147.775
193.303
174.198
259.588
269.223
204.633
232.211
237.655

1.7
1.2
-2.2
.8
-2.5
2.4
2.6
-2.8
2.3
2.0

-.1
-.3
-.8
-.3
-.9
-.2
.0
-4.0
.2
.2

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

207.917
622.827

2.0

-0.2

-0.5

-0.1

-

-

205.813
614.883

2.7

-

201.258
606.934

2.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

204.289
203.885
202.126
207.756
208.264

4.2
4.3
4.7
3.8
3.5

.7
.7
.6
.9
.4

208.251
216.194
207.060
230.312
138.456

2.9
3.2
3.5
3.0
-1.3

.7
.8
.7
.8
-.8

201.083
200.252
205.634
188.483
211.886

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.0

.7
.8
1.2
.3
-1.1

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

211.098
242.238
235.311
246.815
204.334
185.453
190.710
184.081
211.181
126.520

2.9
3.4
4.0
3.0
2.7
2.2
2.3
3.0
.5
-.5

.2
.5
.5
.5
-.9
-1.4
-1.7
-.1
-5.4
-.7

199.990
215.187
214.334
213.732
243.810
224.074
224.658
200.910
246.439
124.630

3.9
4.9
5.7
5.1
.7
.3
.3
4.3
-7.8
1.0

-.1
.3
2.2
1.0
-2.8
-3.4
-3.5
.0
-10.7
1.5

214.865
261.815
257.197
260.947
176.592
162.896
166.276
138.768
193.959
107.091

5.2
4.2
3.9
2.8
18.3
21.5
21.8
26.5
16.7
.6

.6
1.5
1.0
1.8
-3.2
-3.8
-3.8
4.9
-12.5
-.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

114.439

-1.4

-2.4

114.875

2.7

-4.0

92.598

-6.6

-1.8

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

184.480
180.408
238.194
237.108
237.019
242.191
228.791

-2.1
-2.2
-6.4
-6.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8

-2.4
-2.6
-8.6
-8.7
-9.0
-8.2
-7.9

179.767
179.600
242.057
240.381
238.765
287.463
239.030

-1.5
-1.9
-5.9
-5.9
-6.3
-5.5
-5.3

-2.8
-2.9
-6.8
-6.9
-7.3
-6.0
-5.7

176.744
174.260
261.220
259.055
255.331
270.614
247.120

-1.0
-1.3
-5.5
-5.5
-5.8
-5.0
-4.8

-3.5
-3.6
-11.0
-11.1
-11.3
-10.4
-10.4

Medical care ...........................................................................

352.961

4.5

1.0

318.578

-3.1

.1

345.404

2.8

.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

111.139

-.1

-.4

115.141

-3.0

.3

108.157

-1.3

-.6

Education and communication 7 .............................................

120.311

2.4

1.3

111.152

1.8

1.0

127.807

3.5

2.5

Other goods and services ......................................................

333.325

3.6

.0

310.963

4.6

1.4

320.849

1.3

-.3

207.917
166.955
146.317
180.480
112.036
248.555

2.0
.2
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
3.2

-.2
-1.2
-2.2
-3.6
-.3
.4

201.258
164.617
142.268
173.174
110.778
237.749

2.0
-.5
-2.7
-4.3
-.5
3.6

-.5
-1.2
-2.3
-3.9
-.2
.0

205.813
159.557
136.285
172.964
100.880
249.470

2.7
-.4
-2.2
-2.2
-2.2
4.6

-.1
-1.7
-2.9
-4.5
-.7
.8

200.598
196.803
148.591
192.869
182.170
262.588
238.507
209.294
209.399
211.111

1.8
1.2
-1.9
1.0
-1.8
2.8
3.0
-2.5
2.4
2.1

-.3
-.6
-2.1
-1.5
-3.3
.3
.4
-5.3
.4
.3

194.129
198.826
141.888
189.764
169.785
273.667
226.100
212.896
199.825
197.553

2.3
.4
-2.6
-.5
-4.1
1.8
3.5
-2.8
2.7
2.6

-.5
-.9
-2.3
-1.5
-3.7
-.4
-.1
-5.1
.2
.1

199.459
186.948
139.269
188.500
175.718
248.322
241.924
199.912
207.791
210.002

2.7
1.9
-2.1
.3
-1.9
5.1
4.8
6.0
2.4
2.2

-.2
-1.0
-2.8
-2.0
-4.3
.0
.8
-7.6
.7
.7

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

199.679
593.529

0.5

-0.9

-0.4

0.0

-

-

217.330
642.089

2.6

-

183.740
589.321

0.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

188.103
187.649
183.038
194.550
188.132

2.8
2.9
2.6
3.3
1.9

-1.1
-1.1
-2.5
.7
-.2

185.813
185.179
187.304
178.646
187.886

3.1
3.0
3.3
2.8
3.6

-.2
-.1
-.4
.2
-1.8

211.700
210.377
220.353
195.258
217.631

3.9
3.9
5.9
1.6
3.2

.6
.7
1.0
.2
-1.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

190.252
214.927
205.955
214.011
213.166
178.993
180.720
155.505
204.888
118.904

.5
.5
2.6
-.1
-1.7
-1.9
-2.3
-1.2
-3.3
3.0

-.4
-.4
.2
-.3
-1.7
-1.8
-1.9
-1.0
-2.7
1.6

169.828
187.431
177.955
172.061
188.327
185.224
183.461
186.056
158.439
118.181

-.2
1.4
1.4
1.0
-8.2
-9.7
-9.8
-10.6
-3.8
2.8

-.3
-.2
-.1
.1
-.6
-.7
-.7
-.8
.0
-.3

238.221
267.268
265.428
276.668
227.130
225.773
225.012
249.329
204.237
127.967

5.5
7.2
6.0
5.8
-1.5
-4.9
-5.1
-5.8
-3.5
-1.7

.3
.7
.9
.7
-3.0
-5.3
-5.5
-.6
-14.3
-1.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

100.960

-10.7

-6.6

148.169

-5.8

-4.2

105.035

1.9

8.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

205.404
204.412
253.396
252.281
259.656
279.347
237.718

-.3
-.3
-.7
-.7
-.7
-.4
-.8

-2.4
-2.4
-8.1
-8.2
-8.2
-7.7
-8.4

167.963
166.968
235.186
234.044
242.115
239.436
227.430

-2.1
-2.6
-6.3
-6.3
-6.9
-5.8
-4.5

-1.7
-1.9
-8.1
-8.1
-8.5
-7.8
-7.0

179.312
173.097
221.620
217.025
216.497
206.078
209.485

-4.8
-5.3
-11.1
-11.2
-11.5
-10.9
-10.4

-3.5
-3.4
-11.4
-11.5
-11.7
-11.3
-10.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

352.531

7.0

-.1

334.858

8.3

3.4

341.162

3.6

.7

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

117.513

-4.1

1.8

108.203

.2

-1.3

113.816

-1.4

-.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

126.885

4.2

.1

106.557

2.3

1.1

121.523

2.8

1.7

Other goods and services ......................................................

348.471

2.0

-.5

288.413

9.0

-.2

331.521

1.6

.4

199.679
159.837
144.409
172.301
111.567
241.579

.5
-.3
-2.0
-3.1
-.6
1.1

-.9
-1.8
-2.3
-4.6
.8
-.3

183.740
160.099
145.024
183.780
109.583
208.212

.7
-.1
-1.7
-1.9
-1.5
1.3

-.4
-1.6
-2.3
-4.3
.5
.4

217.330
164.652
137.252
169.665
105.480
263.266

2.6
-.9
-3.7
-3.5
-3.9
4.8

.0
-.7
-1.5
-2.1
-.5
.5

193.630
196.321
146.174
180.557
173.356
278.324
233.091
215.029
200.456
203.655

.2
.6
-1.9
-.1
-2.8
1.8
.7
-1.3
.7
.4

-1.0
-1.2
-2.2
-2.8
-4.3
-.2
-.3
-5.4
-.4
-.3

175.623
182.011
146.668
185.732
183.804
229.344
194.554
209.796
183.293
182.878

.2
.4
-1.6
.4
-1.7
1.2
.6
-8.0
1.9
1.8

-.7
-.5
-2.3
-2.3
-4.2
1.1
.1
-4.5
.1
.2

211.303
195.504
141.062
192.535
174.521
264.592
256.104
224.308
218.570
220.477

2.5
-.1
-3.4
.2
-3.1
1.1
4.8
-9.0
3.6
3.5

.0
-.4
-1.5
-.7
-2.1
.0
.5
-9.4
.8
.8

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

213.127
343.531

3.7

0.1

0.0

0.7

-

-

218.692
631.788

1.1

-

228.326
660.060

1.9

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

211.923
212.706
212.437
215.899
204.272

3.2
3.2
2.6
4.5
3.5

.6
.5
.6
.4
2.1

211.816
210.853
208.701
219.114
222.106

4.0
4.1
4.2
4.0
2.6

.7
.7
.3
1.2
.4

196.519
196.192
206.193
177.948
198.113

2.6
3.0
2.1
3.9
-.3

.2
.3
-.4
1.1
-.4

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

218.310
238.772
228.851
242.761
164.994
156.418
153.701
149.884
227.723
175.653

6.8
8.4
7.4
9.0
-2.6
-4.0
-4.2
-4.2
-1.3
3.7

.8
1.1
.6
1.5
.0
-.2
-.2
.0
-8.7
-1.3

249.191
300.088
282.562
303.877
190.675
192.466
191.133
180.637
211.411
129.819

2.5
3.1
4.2
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.9
3.6
-.9
-1.8

.4
.8
.5
.6
-2.1
-2.6
-3.7
-3.9
-3.4
-.5

229.477
273.433
248.933
276.190
210.095
194.474
211.390
204.074
225.136
121.980

1.5
2.3
4.1
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.6
6.6
-5.6
-5.7

1.0
1.3
.3
.6
.6
.6
.7
.9
.1
-.5

Apparel ...................................................................................

145.124

-4.6

-3.7

108.081

-2.3

-2.5

100.286

-1.6

5.0

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

190.294
191.417
248.508
246.044
246.790
227.909
240.633

-1.2
-.8
-6.2
-6.2
-6.6
-5.8
-4.8

-2.1
-1.9
-8.1
-8.1
-8.4
-7.8
-7.3

190.838
181.351
218.968
218.127
219.527
220.098
218.088

-2.4
-2.8
-7.8
-7.8
-8.6
-6.6
-6.5

-2.0
-2.2
-7.5
-7.5
-8.2
-6.3
-6.0

185.949
183.130
247.233
243.495
245.091
236.881
227.395

-3.0
-3.3
-9.7
-9.7
-9.9
-9.6
-9.1

-1.4
-1.8
-8.3
-8.4
-8.7
-8.0
-7.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

327.568

.3

-.3

362.329

5.6

.7

402.780

3.5

.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

110.531

-4.1

.8

114.137

.4

-.4

117.934

2.9

.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

115.250

4.6

.8

126.214

3.7

2.2

121.536

2.3

2.3

Other goods and services ......................................................

258.335

.9

.5

336.267

1.6

.0

382.648

2.7

.1

213.127
182.180
162.913
186.351
138.041
237.898

3.7
.4
-1.7
-2.6
-.3
5.4

.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.0
-.1
.8

228.326
172.183
144.506
170.797
109.343
276.470

1.9
.3
-2.5
-3.0
-1.7
2.8

.0
-.9
-2.1
-2.8
-.9
.5

218.692
164.555
144.942
174.950
111.407
274.725

1.1
-.9
-2.8
-3.1
-2.4
2.2

.7
-.3
-.5
-1.4
.7
1.2

207.168
199.789
164.922
200.772
188.045
241.398
227.936
193.901
215.413
215.726

3.8
.5
-1.5
.5
-2.2
.9
5.7
-5.2
4.6
4.9

.2
-.5
-2.3
-1.5
-3.5
.4
.8
-4.5
.6
.6

222.278
200.137
147.775
193.303
174.198
259.588
269.223
204.633
232.211
237.655

1.7
1.2
-2.2
.8
-2.5
2.4
2.6
-2.8
2.3
2.0

.0
-.5
-1.9
-.9
-2.5
.1
.6
-4.7
.5
.4

210.730
201.410
147.023
187.176
176.354
281.664
263.735
212.585
220.776
227.296

.9
.4
-2.7
-.3
-2.9
2.2
2.2
-3.3
1.6
1.3

.7
.3
-.5
-.6
-1.3
1.2
1.3
-3.5
1.1
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Index

June
2007

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

216.240
664.783

2.6

0.1

0.2

-

215.978
658.386

3.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

217.190
216.583
218.417
214.171
228.920

4.7
4.5
5.4
3.3
7.3

1.2
1.1
1.3
.8
2.1

215.338
216.379
212.965
223.891
205.366

3.2
3.0
1.8
4.8
5.0

.5
.5
-1.1
2.7
.4

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

238.770
268.922
278.069
286.548
253.069
271.893
272.487
278.240
253.370
126.011

3.6
3.6
4.0
3.0
5.5
6.3
6.5
2.9
16.1
2.5

.0
.5
.7
.5
-2.6
-3.8
-3.9
.0
-12.1
-2.0

226.907
247.461
235.865
255.650
199.239
203.441
241.196
231.261
220.250
184.785

5.1
5.7
7.1
4.4
6.8
7.9
8.2
6.3
12.4
.0

1.4
2.3
1.7
1.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
-4.1

Apparel ...................................................................................

104.545

-7.3

4.0

131.755

1.3

-.3

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

164.914
157.954
226.316
225.521
225.221
211.203
214.550

-.1
.2
-4.7
-4.6
-4.9
-3.9
-3.7

-2.3
-2.1
-9.0
-9.7
-9.9
-9.5
-8.8

196.770
204.173
298.754
303.942
333.671
234.878
269.087

-1.8
-1.8
-7.4
-7.4
-7.9
-6.2
-5.8

-2.6
-2.8
-10.8
-11.1
-11.1
-10.9
-10.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

356.895

7.0

1.2

332.991

5.7

.8

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

103.450

.0

-1.4

94.816

3.6

.0

Education and communication 7 .............................................

127.635

2.3

1.5

118.563

-.5

.7

Other goods and services ......................................................

354.851

2.5

.7

346.988

4.5

-1.3

216.240
164.201
132.942
162.545
104.366
259.682

2.6
.4
-2.4
-3.5
-.9
3.9

.1
-.4
-1.4
-2.3
-.2
.3

215.978
180.658
161.569
188.404
134.672
249.165

3.0
.5
-.9
-.5
-1.5
4.7

.2
-1.6
-2.8
-3.6
-1.7
1.4

210.345
195.883
137.356
191.325
167.689
261.184
252.971
245.927
217.225
217.976

2.4
2.0
-2.0
.8
-2.6
4.4
3.6
-.5
2.9
2.6

.0
-.2
-1.2
-.4
-1.9
.0
.2
-7.0
.6
.5

210.661
204.683
163.174
201.457
189.191
257.361
242.194
256.343
215.843
215.848

2.9
1.7
-.7
1.3
-.1
3.4
4.7
-2.2
3.4
3.5

.2
-.9
-2.6
-1.6
-3.3
.3
1.6
-7.0
.8
.9

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 17. 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
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

M

203.661

203.906

203.700

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

217.008
217.739
130.881

217.794
218.624
131.234

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

194.553
195.325
126.897

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 ................

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to
July 2007 from—

Aug.
2006

June
2007

July
2007

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

203.199

1.8

-0.3

-0.2

2.3

0.0

-0.1

217.879
218.523
131.521

217.379
218.445
130.684

1.5
1.6
1.4

-.2
-.1
-.4

-.2
.0
-.6

2.1
2.0
2.3

.4
.4
.5

.0
.0
.2

194.538
195.105
126.995

194.219
194.725
126.738

193.663
194.084
126.435

1.7
1.5
2.1

-.4
-.5
-.4

-.3
-.3
-.2

2.2
2.1
2.4

-.2
-.3
-.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

191.801

192.455

192.804

192.437

1.7

.0

-.2

2.2

.5

.2

M
M
M

198.175
201.167
126.639

198.838
202.215
126.930

198.673
201.867
126.878

198.063
201.384
126.445

1.8
2.0
1.8

-.4
-.4
-.4

-.3
-.2
-.3

2.3
2.4
2.2

.3
.3
.2

-.1
-.2
.0

M

201.358

201.709

201.809

201.006

1.3

-.3

-.4

1.9

.2

.0

M
M
M

207.795
209.674
128.962

207.311
208.726
129.097

206.927
208.388
128.840

206.624
208.225
128.546

2.0
2.1
2.0

-.3
-.2
-.4

-.1
-.1
-.2

2.6
2.5
2.7

-.4
-.6
-.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

M
M
M

188.791
127.710
198.771

188.909
127.942
199.237

188.642
127.866
199.207

188.338
127.419
198.559

1.7
1.9
1.6

-.3
-.4
-.3

-.2
-.3
-.3

2.2
2.3
2.3

-.1
.1
.2

-.1
-.1
.0

Region and area size2

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

199.109
211.145

199.279
209.614

198.700
209.444

198.630
209.240

2.5
2.1

-.3
-.2

.0
-.1

3.1
2.4

-.2
-.8

-.3
-.1

M

221.396

222.322

222.237

221.905

1.9

-.2

-.1

2.5

.4

.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

225.395
186.889
195.216
132.330

-

226.465
187.344
196.198
133.766

-

-

-

-

1.1
1.7
1.2
3.1

.5
.2
.5
1.1

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

200.943
196.701
183.380
210.938

-

200.162
194.798
182.425
211.041

2.2
.4
.2
3.1

-.4
-1.0
-.5
.0

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

216.511
211.422
210.550

-

217.331
211.620
210.220

.7
2.4
2.5

.4
.1
-.2

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in 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.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

South

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

217.379
339.533

1.5

-0.2

-0.3

-0.3

-0.1

-

-

-

206.624
332.447

2.0

-

198.063
320.784

1.8

-

193.663
313.196

1.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

207.856
207.522
205.839
213.073
211.029

4.2
4.3
4.2
4.5
2.4

.3
.4
.3
.5
.0

197.287
196.721
192.868
203.246
204.549

3.8
3.9
4.3
3.3
3.4

.3
.3
.3
.3
.4

200.323
200.650
196.816
208.729
195.228

4.4
4.4
4.8
3.7
3.9

.3
.4
.3
.5
-.2

209.969
208.882
211.652
205.104
222.590

4.8
4.8
5.4
3.9
5.0

.6
.5
.6
.4
1.0

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

231.637
275.049
262.802

2.4
2.7
3.8

-.3
-.1
.3

187.380
210.979
211.650

2.4
2.1
2.8

-.1
.3
.1

193.319
213.277
210.922

2.9
4.0
4.6

.0
.1
.3

217.496
239.982
247.380

3.7
4.2
4.4

.1
.3
.3

253.935
202.539
189.776
195.923
184.205
215.025
121.885

2.4
2.7
2.3
2.7
4.6
-.9
-2.2

.4
-1.4
-1.6
-1.9
-1.6
-2.5
-.3

208.076
197.380
175.676
181.272
166.876
207.199
117.166

1.4
4.9
5.1
5.3
7.5
2.3
1.0

.2
-1.6
-1.9
-2.0
.5
-5.6
.0

202.082
204.956
177.816
180.118
172.218
217.279
120.286

3.8
.6
-.2
-.3
.0
-1.5
-.3

.2
-.2
-.5
-.5
.0
-3.5
-.3

230.071
219.915
207.768
210.668
217.600
213.641
131.250

3.8
3.7
3.0
3.0
3.5
1.9
-.7

.3
-.7
-1.1
-1.1
.1
-3.8
-.6

Apparel .....................................................

113.656

-.1

2.0

103.795

-2.7

.8

125.946

-2.0

-.9

110.060

-.4

2.1

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

185.343
181.026
92.925
134.566
142.236
233.113
231.946
232.837
235.979
224.860

-2.8
-2.9
-2.3
-1.0
-4.0
-6.7
-6.7
-6.9
-6.6
-6.2

-1.5
-1.6
-.1
-.6
.8
-4.9
-4.9
-5.1
-4.4
-4.3

187.072
184.180
93.688
133.047
138.902
252.157
250.961
249.759
273.000
245.655

-1.9
-2.0
-1.6
-.5
-4.1
-4.6
-4.6
-4.8
-4.3
-4.3

-2.0
-2.1
.2
-.2
.8
-5.8
-5.8
-5.7
-6.2
-5.9

181.427
180.150
93.518
139.553
137.209
236.671
235.510
235.239
244.334
231.035

-2.1
-2.1
-1.2
-.6
-3.4
-6.1
-6.1
-6.5
-5.8
-5.2

-1.8
-1.8
.3
.1
.8
-5.9
-6.0
-6.1
-5.8
-5.6

183.364
179.889
92.586
136.912
135.320
232.218
231.313
229.947
218.052
221.819

-2.7
-2.8
-1.7
-.9
-3.4
-7.7
-7.8
-8.0
-7.7
-7.1

-2.0
-2.0
.2
-.2
.9
-6.4
-6.5
-6.6
-6.6
-6.4

Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................

372.795
301.874
391.420
310.922

4.7
2.0
5.4
4.1

.1
.4
.0
.0

354.679
284.798
375.354
320.455

4.7
1.7
5.5
3.8

.2
.0
.2
.0

337.619
271.971
356.990
299.905

4.0
-.4
5.4
4.8

.7
.1
.9
1.1

354.726
285.637
373.176
286.043

5.3
1.7
6.2
3.8

.4
.7
.3
.2

Recreation 4 ..............................................

112.157

-.3

.1

108.264

.2

.0

108.853

-.5

-.2

104.137

-.5

-.7

Education and communication 4 ...............

117.409

1.9

1.0

118.993

3.0

.9

113.673

2.6

.9

118.445

1.1

.7

Other goods and services .........................

378.678

2.9

-.1

333.149

3.0

-.1

330.845

6.0

.1

337.284

3.5

.1

217.379
175.121
153.997
186.974

1.5
.1
-2.2
-2.2

-.2
-.4
-.9
-1.3

193.663
164.407
147.408
187.096

1.7
.4
-1.5
-1.5

-.3
-.7
-1.3
-2.1

198.063
169.338
152.768
194.296

1.8
.2
-2.1
-2.3

-.3
-.9
-1.5
-2.7

206.624
168.842
145.639
179.517

2.0
.1
-2.6
-2.9

-.1
-.5
-1.2
-2.1

242.789
112.408
265.472
257.497
221.125
301.454

-2.8
-2.3
2.5
2.8
-.1
1.9

-2.4
-.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.7

238.059
109.049
229.277
209.710
236.693
263.933

-1.2
-1.4
2.8
2.1
1.1
2.7

-2.8
-.1
.1
.3
-.1
.6

237.417
113.849
233.080
203.136
242.426
268.025

-2.4
-1.7
3.3
4.0
2.2
2.6

-3.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.5

230.374
114.419
247.248
231.828
236.316
269.717

-3.8
-2.2
3.7
4.3
1.2
2.2

-3.6
-.1
.2
.3
-.1
.1

211.598
219.499
199.258
156.262
198.490

1.3
1.1
.9
-2.0
.9

-.2
-.3
-.3
-.8
-.5

187.251
192.868
189.842
149.289
192.807

1.5
1.3
1.5
-1.3
1.1

-.3
-.4
-.5
-1.2
-.9

191.011
197.305
193.917
154.083
197.399

1.7
1.4
1.0
-1.9
.9

-.4
-.4
-.5
-1.5
-1.2

200.769
206.041
194.994
148.617
196.234

1.9
1.5
1.1
-2.4
1.0

-.2
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.7

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

188.557
238.762
233.421
257.314
208.782
219.582
223.434

-1.9
-2.5
2.2
2.3
-2.3
2.0
1.6

-1.2
-2.2
-.1
-.1
-3.2
.2
.1

144.615
236.419
272.883

-.9
-5.5
2.5

.2
-4.1
.1

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

187.983
233.901
229.258
218.868
209.973
193.007
192.519

-1.2
-.8
3.4
2.5
-.5
2.0
1.6

-1.9
-2.5
-.1
.0
-4.1
.3
.2

136.180
251.715
235.593

-.3
-4.4
2.5

.2
-5.6
.3

Index
Aug.
2007

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

194.247
232.905
232.178
221.591
201.954
197.451
196.916

-1.9
-1.9
2.5
3.1
-3.6
2.7
2.3

-2.6
-3.0
.3
.1
-3.6
.2
.1

141.049
238.579
238.797

-.5
-6.0
3.6

-.1
-5.8
.2

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

183.027
228.979
237.057
238.836
226.576
205.944
205.518

-2.5
-3.1
2.8
3.5
-4.2
2.8
2.3

-1.9
-3.2
.0
.2
-4.6
.3
.3

137.155
234.637
250.212

-.8
-7.7
3.7

.4
-6.4
.3

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
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 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Percent change
from—

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Size class D

Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

188.338
188.338

1.7

-0.2

127.419

1.9

-0.3

-0.3

-

-

-

-

-

198.559
320.904

1.6

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

184.784
184.475
187.721
179.144
187.161

3.9
3.9
4.2
3.6
3.4

.3
.3
.2
.4
.6

127.501
127.485
125.607
130.458
127.827

4.8
4.8
5.2
4.2
4.5

.4
.5
.5
.4
.0

202.099
201.860
196.765
212.004
205.035

5.5
5.7
7.1
4.0
2.7

.8
.9
.8
.9
-.5

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

193.257
208.607
202.974
207.843
205.773
206.708
199.951
189.508
219.679
116.943

3.1
3.6
4.3
3.1
2.6
2.2
2.3
3.2
.5
-.4

.0
.3
.4
.4
-1.3
-1.6
-1.7
-.4
-4.5
-.3

128.056
128.691
130.668
126.445
153.563
154.707
149.414
138.123
184.652
97.226

2.7
3.1
3.8
2.6
2.9
2.3
2.4
2.7
1.6
-.4

-.2
-.1
.1
.2
-.5
-.8
-.9
.0
-3.6
-.2

190.150
215.398
201.466
202.902
201.163
171.936
183.289
179.546
203.753
117.945

2.2
2.8
3.1
2.0
1.9
1.6
1.5
3.1
-3.3
-.7

-.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.6
-.8
-.9
-.2
-3.3
-.7

Apparel ...............................................................................

106.649

-2.1

1.2

84.971

.3

.7

114.365

-3.1

-1.0

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

183.371
183.070
93.789
118.499
131.634
348.351
346.885
355.176
236.610
310.120

-2.6
-2.7
-1.6
-.4
-3.8
-6.8
-6.8
-7.0
-6.6
-6.2

-1.8
-1.8
.3
-.1
.8
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-5.6
-5.6

129.184
128.992
92.621
94.410
92.333
236.973
237.468
243.228
231.271
222.842

-2.1
-2.1
-1.8
-1.1
-3.6
-5.4
-5.4
-5.5
-5.4
-5.0

-1.9
-1.9
.0
-.4
.8
-5.8
-5.8
-5.9
-5.8
-5.4

183.046
180.294
93.289
144.663
127.093
230.062
228.400
218.921
255.892
230.350

-2.2
-2.3
-1.0
-.4
-2.9
-8.1
-8.1
-8.8
-6.8
-6.5

-1.7
-1.7
.8
.8
.8
-6.2
-6.3
-6.3
-6.3
-5.9

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................

279.079
225.324
294.256
239.133

5.0
.6
6.1
4.2

.2
.0
.3
.2

149.085
134.764
153.431
141.265

4.3
1.4
5.2
4.1

.6
.4
.6
.6

342.554
280.476
361.228
306.662

3.9
.5
4.8
4.7

.2
.8
.0
.3

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

110.315

-.4

-.1

105.264

-.3

-.3

109.690

.8

-.1

Education and communication 3 .........................................

118.484

2.1

.9

113.838

2.1

.8

121.703

2.7

.8

Other goods and services ...................................................

273.020

3.1

.0

154.563

5.1

-.1

356.222

4.0

.5

188.338
163.397
149.755
192.980
256.023
107.526
211.542
209.450
191.258
228.220

1.7
.0
-2.4
-2.7
-3.0
-1.8
3.1
3.6
.3
2.2

-.2
-.6
-1.2
-1.9
-3.0
-.1
.2
.3
.0
.6

127.419
118.613
113.834
142.747
171.733
87.178
133.116
128.886
129.703
129.473

1.9
.5
-1.6
-1.4
-1.8
-1.9
3.0
3.1
1.9
2.5

-.3
-.7
-1.4
-2.3
-3.0
-.1
.0
-.1
.1
.3

198.559
169.631
153.207
192.526
235.493
115.042
236.360
201.329
242.912
277.443

1.6
.1
-2.6
-3.4
-3.4
-1.6
3.1
2.8
4.7
2.8

-.3
-.7
-1.4
-2.7
-3.2
.4
.0
-.2
.1
.6

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

July
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
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 ..........................................

184.628
189.082
180.352
151.480
188.948
193.018
248.298
213.589
206.130
269.019
181.904
181.447
128.541
348.736
212.352

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

1.6
1.4
.9
-2.1
.6
-2.4
-2.5
2.4
2.9
-3.0
2.4
2.0
-.8
-6.5
3.2

-0.2
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-.8
-1.7
-2.7
.0
.2
-4.0
.3
.3
.2
-5.5
.3

124.710
125.621
124.994
114.227
134.631
141.736
167.672
137.356
131.429
192.419
120.074
118.501
98.053
238.469
131.618

1.7
1.3
1.4
-1.4
1.5
-1.1
-1.4
3.0
2.8
-2.2
2.5
2.0
-.3
-5.0
3.1

-0.4
-.5
-.4
-1.3
-1.0
-2.2
-2.8
.1
-.1
-3.7
.1
.1
.1
-5.4
.1

190.979
197.826
195.020
154.679
198.592
193.103
232.728
235.742
224.374
202.575
197.660
197.465
141.869
229.038
242.301

1.5
.9
1.3
-2.4
.7
-3.0
-3.0
3.3
2.9
-4.3
2.5
1.9
-.7
-7.8
3.2

-0.4
-.5
-.4
-1.4
-1.1
-2.6
-3.0
.1
.0
-4.0
.2
.1
.1
-6.0
.1

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—

Index

July
2007

Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

218.445
333.796

1.6

0.0

130.684

1.4

-0.6

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

207.382
206.940
206.317
210.118
212.193

4.0
4.1
3.9
4.3
2.1

.5
.5
.5
.5
.0

129.268
129.461
126.806
133.720
125.337

4.8
4.8
4.8
4.9
3.2

.1
.1
-.1
.3
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

232.363
274.834
270.947
256.833
195.642
190.200
195.171
184.673
214.085
121.790

2.2
2.7
3.9
2.3
1.4
1.0
1.3
3.0
-1.5
-2.5

.0
.3
.3
.5
-1.9
-2.1
-2.5
-2.7
-2.3
-.5

133.733
131.861
133.787
128.002
168.567
170.584
150.535
130.801
182.203
100.771

2.7
2.8
3.4
2.6
4.8
4.7
5.4
7.4
.7
-1.5

-1.0
-1.2
.1
.1
-.6
-.7
-.8
.2
-3.2
.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

110.135

.7

2.0

82.650

-3.3

1.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

187.017
182.015
227.900
226.504
226.935
227.897
222.076

-3.2
-3.4
-8.0
-8.0
-8.5
-7.1
-7.2

-1.6
-1.7
-5.3
-5.3
-5.6
-4.5
-4.7

129.475
129.886
236.694
236.726
241.172
233.614
222.954

-2.3
-2.3
-4.8
-4.8
-4.6
-5.9
-4.7

-1.4
-1.4
-4.3
-4.3
-4.4
-4.3
-3.7

Medical care .............................................................................

376.199

5.3

.1

153.536

4.0

.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.468

.5

.1

109.883

-1.9

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.808

2.4

1.1

109.036

.7

.8

Other goods and services ........................................................

371.895

2.5

.0

164.053

3.6

-.1

218.445
174.106
151.274
179.549
112.143
265.425

1.6
.3
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
2.4

.0
-.3
-.8
-1.1
-.2
.1

130.684
123.206
120.164
151.967
88.397
134.444

1.4
-.2
-2.4
-2.2
-2.6
2.8

-.6
-.7
-1.0
-1.6
-.2
-.6

212.601
198.863
153.738
194.998
181.794
230.113
257.257
206.783
221.213
225.513

1.4
.9
-2.0
.9
-1.9
1.9
2.2
-3.4
2.1
1.8

.0
-.2
-.8
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.1
-3.6
.4
.3

128.018
128.240
120.294
139.575
149.849
136.847
132.604
199.832
122.674
121.347

1.2
.8
-2.3
.8
-1.9
2.7
2.6
-.5
1.6
1.0

-.7
-.4
-1.0
-.8
-1.5
.0
-.7
-2.6
-.3
-.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

194.084
317.289

1.5

-0.3

126.435

2.1

-0.2

-0.2

-

-

-

-

192.437
311.795

1.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

199.253
199.114
197.986
201.254
200.137

3.3
3.3
3.4
3.2
2.6

-.1
-.2
-.4
.2
.4

126.309
126.172
123.542
129.820
129.207

4.5
4.4
5.0
3.8
4.5

.8
.9
1.2
.4
.4

197.213
196.283
186.392
213.904
210.280

4.5
4.6
6.9
2.0
3.3

.9
.9
1.3
.5
.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

188.524
213.459
222.264
210.349
191.665
173.095
176.042
154.288
198.304
113.157

2.4
2.0
3.0
1.4
5.8
6.2
6.4
9.8
2.6
.9

.0
.3
.3
.3
-2.0
-2.3
-2.3
1.3
-6.3
.4

122.622
121.563
121.470
118.902
159.378
163.305
159.530
143.698
196.357
94.095

2.4
2.1
2.3
1.3
4.5
4.5
4.7
5.7
3.2
1.3

-.2
.1
-.1
.1
-1.1
-1.3
-1.5
-.1
-3.9
-.5

184.255
206.084
189.866
200.230
204.016
161.707
171.019
153.758
204.697
116.015

2.7
3.5
3.2
1.1
1.6
.6
.6
3.2
-4.7
.3

.1
.6
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.9
-2.2
-.6
-5.8
.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

99.848

-5.1

.3

80.503

.8

1.8

120.098

2.3

1.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

185.785
183.362
257.719
256.186
255.937
271.028
246.073

-1.5
-1.6
-3.9
-3.9
-3.9
-4.3
-3.8

-1.8
-1.8
-5.4
-5.4
-5.4
-5.6
-5.6

136.562
136.526
254.068
254.071
259.598
249.586
238.105

-2.1
-2.2
-4.5
-4.5
-4.7
-3.9
-4.5

-2.4
-2.5
-6.0
-6.0
-5.7
-6.6
-6.1

176.310
171.657
221.716
219.233
211.097
254.478
226.803

-3.7
-3.7
-8.8
-8.8
-9.4
-7.3
-7.3

-2.7
-2.7
-7.3
-7.3
-7.0
-8.3
-6.9

Medical care .............................................................................

348.880

4.3

-.2

154.377

5.2

.8

345.038

4.3

-.4

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.212

.1

.2

105.405

.8

-.2

107.113

-.5

.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.157

2.6

1.0

118.101

3.9

.5

115.825

2.0

1.7

Other goods and services ........................................................

328.510

1.8

-.3

156.164

4.6

.1

339.668

3.0

.1

194.084
162.875
143.529
182.175
107.399
230.045

1.5
.0
-1.8
-2.2
-1.2
2.6

-.3
-.8
-1.2
-2.1
.1
.1

126.435
118.732
114.875
145.197
85.653
132.184

2.1
1.1
-.8
-.1
-1.8
2.9

-.2
-.5
-1.4
-1.9
-.5
.0

192.437
170.122
156.311
196.599
112.744
221.385

1.7
.4
-2.1
-2.7
-1.1
2.8

-.2
-.7
-1.7
-2.7
.2
.3

188.129
189.077
145.592
191.758
183.417
230.658
220.642
210.574
193.537
192.597

1.3
1.2
-1.6
.4
-1.9
3.3
2.4
.4
1.6
1.2

-.3
-.6
-1.1
-1.1
-1.9
-.2
.1
-4.0
.2
.2

123.650
126.718
115.235
135.367
143.771
142.616
129.784
203.990
118.519
116.899

1.9
2.1
-.6
2.1
.1
3.7
2.7
-.6
2.5
2.1

-.3
-.4
-1.3
-.6
-1.7
-.1
-.1
-3.9
.3
.2

185.112
190.059
157.818
198.119
197.495
216.056
208.311
192.172
192.377
191.855

1.4
1.0
-1.9
.8
-2.3
2.3
2.4
-4.9
2.7
2.2

-.2
-.5
-1.6
-1.0
-2.6
.0
.4
-5.0
.5
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

201.384
326.242

2.0

-0.2

126.445

1.8

-0.3

-0.4

-

-

-

-

201.006
325.384

1.3

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

201.498
201.834
197.281
210.875
197.097

3.5
3.6
3.8
3.2
3.2

.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.1

127.202
127.388
126.093
129.392
123.540

4.8
4.8
5.4
3.8
4.6

.5
.6
.7
.5
-.2

198.384
198.547
197.275
204.056
195.844

5.9
6.1
6.6
5.5
3.1

.7
.8
.2
1.5
-.7

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

198.063
216.370
216.310
208.892
206.509
190.725
195.854
185.212
213.330
128.610

3.9
4.8
4.7
4.9
1.0
.6
.7
.9
-.9
.9

.1
.2
.3
.4
-.3
-.4
-.4
.0
-3.3
-.1

128.218
131.048
133.105
129.145
144.378
143.822
142.131
136.286
174.615
95.243

2.5
3.6
4.7
3.2
.3
-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
-.8

-.1
.0
.4
.1
-.2
-.6
-.6
.0
-3.8
-.3

190.885
220.418
204.434
203.135
196.986
172.677
178.794
177.658
185.210
109.888

.9
1.7
2.9
1.8
.4
.2
.1
1.4
-7.5
-3.2

-.7
-.6
.0
-1.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
.0
-2.3
-1.9

Apparel .....................................................................................

140.745

-3.3

-1.5

84.702

.6

-.1

113.428

-8.7

-2.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

188.183
187.881
245.565
243.209
245.349
242.496
237.104

-2.6
-2.6
-6.6
-6.6
-7.1
-6.0
-5.3

-1.7
-1.7
-5.6
-5.6
-5.7
-5.5
-5.2

125.522
125.179
235.454
235.736
243.146
228.072
221.831

-2.1
-2.1
-5.7
-5.7
-6.0
-5.5
-5.0

-2.0
-2.0
-6.1
-6.2
-6.3
-5.9
-5.8

189.770
188.710
223.994
221.287
214.410
259.895
228.318

-1.1
-1.0
-6.9
-6.9
-7.2
-6.6
-5.8

-1.2
-1.2
-6.1
-6.2
-6.2
-6.0
-6.0

Medical care .............................................................................

330.784

4.3

.8

144.230

4.0

.6

333.402

2.9

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

109.565

-2.1

-.1

107.869

.1

-.2

111.927

2.0

.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

112.982

1.3

.9

113.005

3.0

.9

120.961

4.5

.6

Other goods and services ........................................................

310.022

5.9

.4

151.418

6.2

-.1

346.235

5.2

.3

201.384
173.004
156.608
197.860
116.324
233.967

2.0
-.1
-2.5
-3.0
-1.8
3.6

-.2
-.9
-1.6
-2.6
.2
.3

126.445
117.546
112.490
141.067
87.336
132.983

1.8
.5
-1.6
-1.6
-1.6
3.1

-.3
-.9
-1.6
-2.7
-.1
.1

201.006
170.163
155.642
194.319
116.304
241.498

1.3
-.3
-3.0
-4.0
-1.5
2.8

-.4
-.7
-1.3
-3.0
1.0
-.1

195.335
197.108
158.263
199.467
197.852
232.155
223.884
214.637
200.496
200.347

1.9
.7
-2.4
.3
-2.6
2.1
3.4
-3.3
2.7
2.5

-.3
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
-2.5
.3
.2
-3.2
.2
.2

124.037
123.161
112.801
133.683
140.137
134.656
131.757
184.225
119.481
117.751

1.7
1.2
-1.5
1.4
-1.2
2.6
2.9
-3.7
2.6
2.2

-.4
-.5
-1.5
-1.2
-2.6
.3
.1
-3.9
.2
.1

192.314
196.906
156.534
197.593
193.782
240.027
228.410
194.664
199.314
200.194

1.2
1.1
-2.8
.3
-3.6
3.6
2.7
-4.0
2.2
1.4

-.5
-.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.8
.2
-.2
-3.7
.1
.0

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—

Index

July
2007

Aug.
2006

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

208.225
337.076

2.1

-0.1

128.546

2.0

-0.2

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

211.872
210.867
215.210
204.271
221.405

4.5
4.5
5.2
3.4
5.1

.8
.7
.9
.5
1.7

128.268
127.753
125.929
131.215
138.244

5.1
5.1
5.3
4.6
5.8

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

223.622
245.076
264.467
236.097
223.377
217.679
219.849
238.227
206.512
134.260

3.9
4.7
5.0
4.2
2.1
.7
.7
.8
.4
-1.1

.1
.4
.6
.3
-1.0
-1.4
-1.5
.0
-4.8
-.9

129.096
128.682
131.298
127.780
157.860
158.191
156.996
143.664
192.203
103.650

3.2
3.3
3.1
3.1
5.6
5.6
5.7
6.5
3.8
-.5

.2
.4
-.3
.3
-.5
-.7
-.8
.2
-3.1
.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

111.333

-1.6

3.0

90.761

1.9

.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

180.812
177.342
230.109
228.693
229.798
211.827
220.448

-3.2
-3.3
-8.6
-8.7
-8.9
-8.5
-7.9

-2.1
-2.1
-6.8
-6.9
-7.0
-6.8
-6.7

130.514
129.877
215.869
217.329
217.439
214.460
207.489

-1.8
-2.0
-5.9
-6.0
-6.0
-6.0
-5.7

-1.8
-1.9
-6.1
-6.2
-6.2
-6.2
-6.1

Medical care .............................................................................

347.178

5.8

.3

151.489

4.5

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

106.968

-.8

-.6

98.304

-.5

-.9

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

118.812

2.1

.6

115.001

-.6

1.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

335.673

2.9

.2

149.206

4.7

-.6

208.225
169.072
144.116
177.075
113.947
249.114

2.1
-.1
-3.0
-3.6
-2.3
3.8

-.1
-.4
-1.2
-1.9
-.3
.2

128.546
117.799
111.749
136.036
88.791
133.325

2.0
.6
-1.8
-1.6
-2.1
3.3

-.2
-.8
-1.3
-2.5
.4
.2

203.098
194.843
147.323
196.197
180.926
233.783
242.027
226.052
208.055
207.711

1.9
.7
-2.7
.7
-3.0
2.4
3.7
-5.6
2.8
2.5

-.1
-.3
-1.1
-.5
-1.7
-.1
.2
-5.1
.4
.4

124.884
125.097
112.466
131.966
136.115
138.149
131.498
193.545
121.066
119.616

1.9
1.5
-1.6
1.7
-1.3
3.3
3.1
-1.8
2.5
2.0

-.3
-.5
-1.2
-1.2
-2.5
.1
.2
-4.0
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2007

June
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

M

199.355

200.059

200.569

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

204.573
205.362
125.603

205.413
205.943
126.474

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

191.031
197.049
122.085

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 ................

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to
July 2007 from—

Aug.
2006

June
2007

July
2007

July
2006

May
2007

June
2007

201.321

4.7

0.6

0.4

4.7

0.6

0.3

205.261
205.359
126.960

205.839
206.317
126.806

4.2
3.9
4.8

.2
.2
.3

.3
.5
-.1

4.0
3.6
4.9

.3
.0
1.1

-.1
-.3
.4

191.813
197.356
123.186

192.305
198.835
122.079

192.868
197.986
123.542

4.3
3.4
5.0

.6
.3
.3

.3
-.4
1.2

4.6
4.2
4.8

.7
.9
.0

.3
.7
-.9

180.825

180.930

184.090

186.392

6.9

3.0

1.3

5.9

1.8

1.7

M
M
M

194.703
195.760
124.480

195.251
197.044
124.436

196.229
197.606
125.265

196.816
197.281
126.093

4.8
3.8
5.4

.8
.1
1.3

.3
-.2
.7

4.5
4.0
4.6

.8
.9
.6

.5
.3
.7

M

194.854

196.009

196.947

197.275

6.6

.6

.2

7.0

1.1

.5

M
M
M

209.237
213.844
123.679

209.976
213.401
125.222

210.381
213.370
125.961

211.652
215.210
125.929

5.4
5.2
5.3

.8
.8
.6

.6
.9
.0

5.4
5.3
5.6

.5
-.2
1.8

.2
.0
.6

M
M
M

186.614
123.954
192.170

186.977
124.609
193.480

187.277
124.983
195.128

187.721
125.607
196.765

4.2
5.2
7.1

.4
.8
1.7

.2
.5
.8

4.3
4.9
6.2

.4
.8
1.5

.2
.3
.9

Region and area size2

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

202.006
220.151

202.496
217.852

206.680
216.897

205.322
220.434

3.5
5.9

1.4
1.2

-.7
1.6

5.1
5.4

2.3
-1.5

2.1
-.4

M

206.477

206.276

206.079

206.916

4.2

.3

.4

4.0

-.2

-.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

204.689
197.184
183.480
127.289

205.550
196.230
185.099
128.109

204.174
199.073
185.634
128.088

205.949
196.755
184.901
127.514

4.0
2.2
5.6
2.8

.2
.3
-.1
-.5

.9
-1.2
-.4
-.4

1.9
3.6
6.6
3.8

-.3
1.0
1.2
.6

-.7
1.4
.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

198.094
191.141
190.683
207.700

199.299
191.297
191.216
209.067

199.045
188.525
193.029
209.730

200.609
186.653
190.621
210.580

3.7
2.9
3.4
2.7

.7
-2.4
-.3
.7

.8
-1.0
-1.2
.4

3.4
3.5
3.8
1.5

.5
-1.4
1.2
1.0

-.1
-1.4
.9
.3

2
2
2

206.234
212.389
212.501

208.815
214.403
212.992

207.717
215.197
214.017

208.087
217.362
210.848

1.9
5.5
1.9

-.3
1.4
-1.0

.2
1.0
-1.5

3.1
5.6
4.8

.7
1.3
.7

-.5
.4
.5

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 map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2007

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Index
Aug.
2007

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................

203.199
605.267

1.8

-0.2

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

-

-

-

221.905
631.820

1.9

-

209.240
618.367

2.1

-

198.630
583.348

2.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

203.610
203.207
201.321
207.533
208.253

4.3
4.4
4.7
3.8
3.8

.4
.4
.4
.4
.3

201.116
200.585
205.322
189.645
207.945

3.1
3.3
3.5
3.2
.8

-.3
-.4
-.7
.0
1.0

213.019
211.032
220.434
196.150
222.332

4.2
4.3
5.9
1.9
2.5

1.1
1.0
1.6
.1
2.6

209.743
209.308
206.916
217.259
214.409

4.1
4.1
4.2
4.0
3.1

.3
.4
.4
.3
.0

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

206.054
234.169
234.457

2.9
3.4
4.1

-.1
.1
.3

201.615
238.628
257.197

5.2
3.9
3.9

.5
.9
.6

230.264
253.005
266.046

4.8
6.2
6.0

.1
.4
.6

241.165
289.669
281.371

2.7
3.2
4.2

-.1
.4
.4

223.693
202.397
182.518
188.511
181.928
210.473
122.190

2.9
2.6
2.2
2.3
3.0
.7
-.4

.3
-.9
-1.2
-1.3
-.2
-4.1
-.3

233.472
176.828
161.591
165.341
138.768
193.957
103.075

2.8
18.0
21.1
21.7
26.5
16.7
.8

1.0
-2.3
-2.6
-2.6
5.2
-10.0
1.0

246.113
225.479
225.934
225.571
249.556
204.042
127.061

5.7
-1.5
-4.9
-5.0
-5.8
-3.5
-2.0

.5
-2.5
-3.4
-3.5
.1
-9.9
-.4

271.213
183.749
187.096
188.789
178.023
209.909
120.205

2.5
1.5
1.1
1.7
2.9
-.4
-1.0

.6
-3.4
-3.6
-4.4
-5.0
-3.4
-.5

Apparel .....................................................

114.146

-1.3

.9

91.105

-5.1

.8

103.485

1.3

5.9

101.649

-2.3

2.0

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

184.147
181.218
239.097
238.100
237.919
243.280
229.404

-2.4
-2.5
-6.3
-6.3
-6.5
-6.0
-5.7

-1.8
-1.9
-5.8
-5.9
-6.0
-5.7
-5.5

173.259
170.650
261.232
259.051
255.331
270.614
247.125

-1.5
-1.7
-5.5
-5.5
-5.8
-5.0
-4.8

-1.7
-1.7
-5.3
-5.3
-5.5
-4.8
-5.2

180.248
176.057
221.531
216.898
216.494
206.153
209.551

-5.0
-5.2
-11.1
-11.1
-11.5
-10.9
-10.4

-2.8
-2.7
-7.6
-7.6
-7.6
-7.6
-7.5

191.754
184.124
219.399
218.573
219.749
221.041
218.748

-2.8
-3.2
-7.8
-7.8
-8.6
-6.5
-6.5

-1.8
-2.1
-5.7
-5.7
-6.2
-4.5
-4.9

Medical care .............................................

352.704

4.6

.4

351.649

2.9

.2

335.761

3.8

.2

360.930

5.9

.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

108.179

-.3

-.2

106.415

-.7

.4

109.126

-1.7

-.7

110.988

.4

.0

Education and communication 5 ...............

116.981

2.2

.9

128.359

2.4

1.5

120.166

4.2

.5

122.673

3.3

.9

Other goods and services .........................

344.214

4.0

.0

331.409

1.8

-1.1

318.734

1.6

.4

366.423

2.2

-.2

203.199
169.122
149.781
187.515
112.362
243.118

1.8
.2
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
3.1

-.2
-.7
-1.3
-2.1
-.1
.1

198.630
159.922
137.823
181.043
99.972
239.343

2.5
-.2
-2.0
-2.1
-2.0
4.6

.0
-.8
-1.1
-1.8
-.1
.6

209.240
167.507
140.912
173.584
109.029
253.040

2.1
-.8
-3.9
-4.6
-3.0
4.3

-.1
-.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.6
.1

221.905
173.489
147.218
172.665
109.222
270.636

1.9
.3
-2.4
-3.1
-1.3
2.8

-.1
-.4
-1.1
-1.3
-.6
.0

196.949
194.109
151.846
196.266
188.873
232.450
233.562
209.441
203.319
203.710

1.6
1.1
-1.9
1.0
-1.9
2.7
2.9
-2.7
2.4
2.0

-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.9
-2.0
.0
.1
-3.8
.2
.2

192.051
185.449
140.446
193.165
183.271
224.448
229.981
201.014
199.099
198.975

2.5
1.8
-1.9
.4
-1.9
5.4
4.7
5.1
2.2
2.0

.0
-.5
-1.1
-1.1
-1.6
.1
.6
-4.1
.5
.6

204.517
191.859
144.846
195.840
179.449
229.995
246.831
225.903
208.915
208.572

2.0
-.1
-3.7
.0
-4.2
1.3
4.3
-9.3
3.3
3.0

-.1
-.4
-1.1
-.2
-1.5
-.5
.0
-6.4
.5
.4

216.702
196.918
149.917
193.148
175.383
225.108
263.683
202.650
225.304
229.920

1.7
1.0
-2.2
.7
-2.6
2.2
2.6
-3.1
2.4
2.1

-.2
-.5
-1.0
-.4
-1.2
-.5
.0
-4.6
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

203.199
605.267

1.8

-0.3

-0.4

-0.3

-

-

198.630
583.348

2.5

-

200.162
605.218

2.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

203.610
203.207
201.321
207.533
208.253

4.3
4.4
4.7
3.8
3.8

.7
.7
.6
.9
.2

205.813
212.035
200.609
231.103
137.166

3.2
3.3
3.7
2.9
-.6

.6
.6
.7
.6
-.7

201.116
200.585
205.322
189.645
207.945

3.1
3.3
3.5
3.2
.8

.7
.9
1.4
.2
-1.7

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

206.054
234.169
234.457
223.693
202.397
182.518
188.511
181.928
210.473
122.190

2.9
3.4
4.1
2.9
2.6
2.2
2.3
3.0
.7
-.4

.2
.5
.5
.5
-1.0
-1.4
-1.7
-.1
-5.6
-.5

197.700
208.907
214.334
198.949
243.489
223.225
223.626
200.908
246.441
131.168

4.1
5.1
5.7
5.0
1.0
.6
.6
4.3
-7.8
.7

.2
.8
2.2
1.0
-2.6
-3.1
-3.2
.0
-10.7
1.0

201.615
238.628
257.197
233.472
176.828
161.591
165.341
138.768
193.957
103.075

5.2
3.9
3.9
2.8
18.0
21.1
21.7
26.5
16.7
.8

.6
1.5
1.0
1.8
-3.6
-4.1
-4.2
4.9
-12.5
-.3

Apparel ...................................................................................

114.146

-1.3

-1.9

119.644

4.1

-4.1

91.105

-5.1

-1.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

184.147
181.218
239.097
238.100
237.919
243.280
229.404

-2.4
-2.5
-6.3
-6.3
-6.5
-6.0
-5.7

-2.7
-2.8
-8.6
-8.7
-9.0
-8.3
-7.9

179.989
178.431
242.012
240.386
238.758
287.463
239.018

-2.2
-2.4
-5.9
-5.9
-6.3
-5.5
-5.3

-2.7
-2.8
-6.8
-6.9
-7.3
-6.0
-5.7

173.259
170.650
261.232
259.051
255.331
270.614
247.125

-1.5
-1.7
-5.5
-5.5
-5.8
-5.0
-4.8

-3.8
-3.8
-11.0
-11.1
-11.3
-10.4
-10.4

Medical care ...........................................................................

352.704

4.6

1.0

314.269

-2.9

.1

351.649

2.9

.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.179

-.3

-.5

108.828

-1.6

.5

106.415

-.7

-.6

Education and communication 7 .............................................

116.981

2.2

1.1

108.900

2.0

.7

128.359

2.4

2.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

344.214

4.0

.1

337.609

4.4

1.3

331.409

1.8

.1

203.199
169.122
149.781
187.515
112.362
243.118

1.8
.2
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
3.1

-.3
-1.2
-2.3
-3.9
-.1
.4

200.162
170.628
151.632
194.320
111.640
235.628

2.2
.1
-2.0
-3.0
-.1
3.6

-.4
-1.4
-2.8
-4.1
-.1
.2

198.630
159.922
137.823
181.043
99.972
239.343

2.5
-.2
-2.0
-2.1
-2.0
4.6

-.3
-1.7
-3.0
-4.8
-.4
.7

196.949
194.109
151.846
196.266
188.873
232.450
233.562
209.441
203.319
203.710

1.6
1.1
-1.9
1.0
-1.9
2.7
2.9
-2.7
2.4
2.0

-.4
-.7
-2.2
-1.6
-3.6
.2
.3
-5.6
.4
.3

193.669
201.494
151.329
199.573
190.578
247.330
224.391
213.615
197.597
195.109

2.4
.6
-2.0
.1
-3.0
1.5
3.5
-2.8
3.0
2.9

-.4
-1.1
-2.7
-1.7
-4.0
-.5
.3
-5.0
.3
.3

192.051
185.449
140.446
193.165
183.271
224.448
229.981
201.014
199.099
198.975

2.5
1.8
-1.9
.4
-1.9
5.4
4.7
5.1
2.2
2.0

-.4
-1.2
-3.0
-2.2
-4.6
-.2
.7
-8.0
.7
.7

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

194.798
573.717

0.4

-1.0

-0.5

-0.2

-

-

209.240
618.367

2.1

-

182.425
582.219

0.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

189.663
189.627
186.653
194.940
186.127

3.0
3.1
2.9
3.5
1.9

-1.2
-1.2
-2.4
.8
-.2

188.173
187.840
190.621
181.215
184.450

3.2
3.3
3.4
3.1
1.8

-.1
.0
-.3
.5
-2.7

213.019
211.032
220.434
196.150
222.332

4.2
4.3
5.9
1.9
2.5

.6
.8
1.2
.1
-3.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

180.793
198.186
205.955
204.918
215.736
180.785
181.267
155.504
204.888
113.621

.3
.5
2.6
-.1
-1.7
-1.9
-2.3
-1.2
-3.3
2.2

-.4
-.3
.2
-.3
-1.6
-1.8
-1.9
-1.0
-2.7
1.0

169.799
181.841
177.955
180.160
188.600
183.744
182.427
186.049
158.440
120.618

-.3
1.4
1.4
1.0
-8.2
-9.7
-9.9
-10.6
-3.8
3.3

-.2
-.1
-.1
.1
-.6
-.7
-.7
-.8
.0
-.3

230.264
253.005
266.046
246.113
225.479
225.934
225.571
249.556
204.042
127.061

4.8
6.2
6.0
5.7
-1.5
-4.9
-5.0
-5.8
-3.5
-2.0

.3
.8
1.0
.7
-3.2
-5.5
-5.6
-.6
-14.3
-.5

Apparel ...................................................................................

97.306

-13.2

-3.0

151.146

-10.0

-1.9

103.485

1.3

6.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

212.164
211.296
253.388
252.276
259.657
279.347
237.733

-.7
-.8
-.7
-.7
-.7
-.4
-.8

-2.8
-2.9
-8.1
-8.2
-8.2
-7.7
-8.4

177.702
177.250
235.181
234.042
242.120
239.436
227.451

-2.6
-2.8
-6.3
-6.3
-6.9
-5.8
-4.6

-2.3
-2.4
-8.1
-8.1
-8.5
-7.8
-7.0

180.248
176.057
221.531
216.898
216.494
206.153
209.551

-5.0
-5.2
-11.1
-11.1
-11.5
-10.9
-10.4

-4.0
-4.0
-11.4
-11.5
-11.7
-11.3
-10.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

350.292

7.4

-.2

333.045

8.8

3.8

335.761

3.8

.7

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

117.215

-3.6

1.6

108.205

-1.4

-1.7

109.126

-1.7

-.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

124.775

4.2

.1

99.346

1.9

.7

120.166

4.2

2.1

Other goods and services ......................................................

349.354

2.3

-.6

271.195

9.0

-.1

318.734

1.6

.3

194.798
161.409
145.786
182.183
106.019
236.276

.4
-.4
-2.2
-2.9
-.8
1.0

-1.0
-1.8
-2.2
-3.9
.8
-.3

182.425
164.755
151.189
195.353
108.226
204.160

.2
-.5
-2.6
-3.3
-1.3
.9

-.5
-1.5
-2.4
-4.1
.5
.4

209.240
167.507
140.912
173.584
109.029
253.040

2.1
-.8
-3.9
-4.6
-3.0
4.3

-.2
-1.1
-2.2
-3.4
-.4
.5

189.559
196.503
147.499
186.711
182.857
253.447
227.993
216.646
192.996
194.326

.1
.4
-2.0
-.2
-2.7
1.5
.5
-1.2
.7
.2

-1.0
-1.3
-2.1
-2.6
-3.8
-.3
-.3
-5.5
-.3
-.1

175.006
183.422
152.437
193.106
194.796
210.032
189.801
215.024
179.204
177.096

-.2
-.2
-2.5
-.2
-3.1
.5
.2
-7.8
1.6
1.2

-.8
-.7
-2.4
-2.1
-4.0
1.0
.0
-4.9
.2
.2

204.517
191.859
144.846
195.840
179.449
229.995
246.831
225.903
208.915
208.572

2.0
-.1
-3.7
.0
-4.2
1.3
4.3
-9.3
3.3
3.0

-.2
-.7
-2.2
-1.3
-3.4
.0
.5
-9.7
.8
.8

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

Index
Aug.
2007

June
2007

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

211.041
342.876

3.1

0.0

-0.2

0.4

-

-

217.331
631.273

0.7

-

221.905
631.820

1.9

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

211.044
212.373
210.580
218.668
192.008

3.1
3.1
2.7
4.5
3.4

.7
.6
.7
.3
2.9

209.743
209.308
206.916
217.259
214.409

4.1
4.1
4.2
4.0
3.1

.7
.7
.3
1.3
.4

199.688
198.749
208.087
178.201
204.577

2.6
2.8
1.9
3.9
-.2

.3
.3
-.3
1.3
-.8

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

217.951
239.469
228.851
233.391
164.924
156.221
153.645
149.884
227.733
172.986

6.7
8.4
7.4
9.0
-2.7
-4.0
-4.2
-4.2
-1.3
4.3

.8
1.1
.6
1.5
.0
-.2
-.2
.0
-8.7
-.9

241.165
289.669
281.371
271.213
183.749
187.096
188.789
178.023
209.909
120.205

2.7
3.2
4.2
2.5
1.5
1.1
1.7
2.9
-.4
-1.0

.2
.7
.5
.6
-3.1
-3.5
-4.6
-5.0
-4.0
-.5

229.545
275.434
248.933
245.621
212.968
195.641
213.417
204.073
225.131
116.676

1.7
2.9
4.1
2.9
2.9
2.6
2.8
6.6
-5.6
-7.9

.7
.8
.3
.6
.7
.6
.7
.9
.1
-.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

154.926

-5.1

-3.0

101.649

-2.3

-2.3

99.460

-4.4

5.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

188.785
189.560
248.498
246.056
246.799
227.909
240.613

-1.7
-1.5
-6.2
-6.2
-6.6
-5.8
-4.7

-2.5
-2.4
-8.1
-8.1
-8.4
-7.8
-7.3

191.754
184.124
219.399
218.573
219.749
221.041
218.748

-2.8
-3.2
-7.8
-7.8
-8.6
-6.5
-6.5

-2.5
-2.8
-7.5
-7.5
-8.2
-6.2
-6.0

192.088
190.343
247.215
243.494
245.093
236.881
227.416

-3.4
-3.6
-9.7
-9.8
-9.9
-9.6
-9.1

-1.9
-2.2
-8.3
-8.4
-8.7
-8.0
-7.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

329.269

.2

-.1

360.930

5.9

1.0

391.829

3.4

.0

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

105.533

-6.7

.8

110.988

.4

-.4

115.439

1.4

.1

Education and communication 7 .............................................

117.918

3.7

.8

122.673

3.3

1.6

116.228

1.2

1.5

Other goods and services ......................................................

251.088

.4

.7

366.423

2.2

.0

388.309

2.5

.0

211.041
183.550
166.523
194.032
134.593
236.399

3.1
-.2
-2.6
-3.4
-1.0
5.2

.0
-1.3
-2.7
-4.2
.2
.8

221.905
173.489
147.218
172.665
109.222
270.636

1.9
.3
-2.4
-3.1
-1.3
2.8

-.2
-1.0
-2.3
-3.0
-1.0
.3

217.331
171.683
151.486
175.882
115.156
272.021

.7
-1.4
-4.1
-4.3
-3.6
2.5

.4
-.3
-.7
-1.3
.4
.9

205.695
197.587
167.436
203.786
193.569
213.789
227.365
193.210
213.397
213.650

3.3
.0
-2.3
-.1
-3.0
.4
5.5
-5.2
4.2
4.5

.1
-.6
-2.5
-1.6
-3.8
.4
.8
-4.9
.7
.7

216.702
196.918
149.917
193.148
175.383
225.108
263.683
202.650
225.304
229.920

1.7
1.0
-2.2
.7
-2.6
2.2
2.6
-3.1
2.4
2.1

-.2
-.7
-2.2
-1.0
-2.7
-.3
.3
-5.4
.4
.3

210.979
201.020
153.665
190.291
178.207
242.996
262.677
210.930
218.862
224.876

.6
-.3
-3.9
-.8
-4.0
2.0
2.5
-3.6
1.3
.9

.4
.2
-.7
-.5
-1.2
1.0
.9
-3.8
.9
1.0

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Aug.
2007

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

Index

June
2007

Aug.
2007

Percent change from—
Aug.
2006

June
2007

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

211.620
644.400

2.4

0.1

-0.2

-

210.220
623.512

2.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

216.204
215.758
217.362
213.738
226.455

4.9
4.4
5.5
3.2
10.3

1.3
1.1
1.4
.8
3.4

213.997
214.368
210.848
224.379
213.590

3.4
3.2
1.9
5.1
6.6

.3
.3
-1.0
2.5
.6

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

235.336
259.601
278.069
240.682
249.014
273.871
273.382
278.241
253.372
130.446

3.5
3.5
4.0
3.1
5.5
6.4
6.5
2.9
16.1
.6

.1
.5
.7
.5
-2.6
-3.9
-3.9
.0
-12.1
-2.1

214.561
233.354
235.865
240.174
197.945
202.414
236.343
231.260
220.253
168.998

5.0
5.4
7.1
4.4
6.8
7.9
8.0
6.3
12.4
-.2

1.0
1.8
1.7
1.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-4.2

Apparel ...................................................................................

109.173

-6.0

5.2

138.644

-.2

-.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

167.759
162.590
226.263
225.518
225.221
211.203
214.522

-.4
-.3
-4.7
-4.6
-4.9
-3.9
-3.7

-2.3
-2.2
-9.1
-9.7
-9.9
-9.5
-8.8

197.688
203.402
298.731
303.932
333.700
234.878
269.061

-2.0
-2.0
-7.4
-7.5
-7.9
-6.2
-5.8

-2.8
-2.9
-10.8
-11.1
-11.1
-10.9
-10.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

346.763

6.9

1.0

331.543

5.5

.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

100.028

-2.0

-1.7

96.134

2.5

-.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

124.146

1.8

1.5

117.379

-1.8

.5

Other goods and services ......................................................

352.446

3.1

.9

353.085

2.5

-1.3

211.620
169.244
140.213
170.378
110.192
253.171

2.4
.5
-2.7
-3.7
-1.2
3.7

.1
-.2
-1.3
-2.4
.2
.3

210.220
181.727
163.576
204.021
126.179
240.912

2.5
.3
-1.6
-1.5
-1.7
4.4

-.2
-1.6
-2.8
-4.1
-.9
1.1

206.970
193.112
143.492
195.228
173.837
226.843
247.245
248.241
211.647
211.159

2.2
1.7
-2.0
1.0
-2.5
4.1
3.5
-1.0
2.7
2.3

.1
-.2
-1.0
-.3
-1.8
-.1
.2
-7.3
.8
.7

205.186
202.927
165.162
208.205
204.182
229.465
233.422
258.496
208.784
207.083

2.3
1.2
-1.2
1.0
-.9
2.9
4.3
-2.7
3.0
2.9

-.2
-1.0
-2.6
-1.8
-3.7
.1
1.2
-7.4
.5
.6

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

9.9
10.0

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6

38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2

38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8

38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0

38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6

38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0

39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4

39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0

39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6

39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1

39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5

39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3

52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1

52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8

52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5

53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3

54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1

54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8

54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6

54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2

55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9

55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9

78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4

80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6

81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1

81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4

82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7

82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1

83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5

84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0

84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3

85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3

86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1

106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6

106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3

106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1

107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8

107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1

107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4

108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6

108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0

108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6

109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9

109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2

128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7

128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2

128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4

129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5

129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0

130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4

131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0

132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4

133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5

133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7

133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3

150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5

151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0

151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2

152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2

152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2

152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7

152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1

153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9

153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2

153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3

153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2

169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2

171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4

171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0

171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1

172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7

172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4

172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5

173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9

174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9

174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0

174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3

2005
2006
2007

190.7
198.3
202.416

191.8
198.7
203.499

193.3
199.8
205.352

194.6
201.5
206.686

194.4
202.5
207.949

194.5
202.9
208.352

195.4
203.5
208.299

196.4
203.9
207.917

198.8
202.9

199.2
201.8

197.6
201.5

196.8
201.8

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3

5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6

6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.9

104.9

82.4
90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9

12.5
8.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

13.5
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.6
109.1
112.4
116.8
122.7

108.5
110.1
114.9
119.7
125.3

107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0

3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6

3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

128.7
135.2
139.2
143.7
147.2

132.6
137.2
141.4
145.3
149.3

130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2

6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7

5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

151.5
155.8
159.9
162.3
165.4

153.2
157.9
161.2
163.7
167.8

152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6

2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6
2.7

2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

170.8
176.6
178.9
183.3
187.6

173.6
177.5
180.9
184.6
190.2

172.2
177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9

3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3

3.4
2.8
1.6
2.3
2.7

2005
2006
2007

193.2
200.6
205.709

197.4
202.6

3.4
2.5

3.4
3.2

-

-

195.3
201.6
-

-

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................

168.3
504.1

174.0
521.1

176.7
529.2

180.9
541.9

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

207.917
622.827

Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................
Cereals and cereal products ............................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................
Breakfast cereal .............................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................
Rice 1 2 ........................................................
Bakery products ...............................................
Bread 2 ..........................................................
White bread 1 ...............................................
Bread other than white 1 ..............................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Cookies 1 .....................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 .......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 .....
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products,
pies, tarts, turnovers 1 .........................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................
Meats .............................................................
Beef and veal ...............................................
Uncooked ground beef ..............................
Uncooked beef roasts 2 .............................
Uncooked beef steaks 2 ............................
Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ................
Pork .............................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products 2 ..........................................
Bacon and related products 1 ..................
Breakfast sausage and related products
1 2 ....................................................
Ham ...........................................................
Ham, excluding canned 1 ........................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ..
Other meats .................................................
Frankfurters 1 .............................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 ..........................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 ...........................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 2 .....................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ...............................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ...............
Other poultry including turkey 2 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 2 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ......................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ........................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 .........................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 2 ................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 .........................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .....................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 2 ..................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................

165.9
165.4
165.4
185.9
174.1
150.8
196.7
151.4
100.1
191.4
104.5
192.9
199.3
106.1
189.4
193.6
187.3
187.3
174.9
219.7

170.5
170.0
170.2
190.7
175.7
151.9
199.0
152.0
98.9
198.1
109.3
201.9
210.0
109.3
192.9
191.0
193.9
195.0
188.4
226.4

175.2
174.7
174.7
195.3
179.2
158.9
202.2
154.7
97.9
203.3
115.0
212.3
218.8
113.4
196.1
196.2
197.4
195.9
196.0
225.1

177.8
177.3
176.1
197.3
180.1
165.0
202.2
154.6
98.2
206.0
116.2
213.7
223.3
115.5
199.9
201.6
199.9
197.3
198.0
227.0

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

204.289
203.885
202.126
223.981
196.594
195.707
205.674
184.342
122.245
238.474
140.259
259.912
262.284
136.651
221.379
217.556
225.749
226.348
229.529
264.219

188.6
149.8
150.9
145.3
143.1
121.0
103.1
106.1
102.3
148.6

195.3
156.6
157.0
152.9
150.9
128.4
109.7
110.9
107.7
157.2

202.0
162.0
163.3
160.0
160.2
137.3
118.7
115.8
113.7
163.0

203.7
162.4
163.0
160.3
161.1
139.0
119.1
116.1
112.8
159.2

207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5

211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4

211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2

217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4

230.895
197.204
196.994
196.098
211.836
185.111
154.855
151.828
145.532
183.747

100.3
160.5

107.7
174.4

113.4
185.8

113.1
187.8

118.0
205.1

124.8
212.4

120.3
207.7

122.3
211.1

131.618
230.415

101.3
146.6
157.2
146.3
94.0
149.5
148.3
101.4
155.2
99.7
157.5
101.3
161.8
155.6
102.3
186.9
106.4
104.3
131.5
213.8
124.0
162.1
109.7
158.6
110.7
165.3
164.1
107.9
204.5

108.3
152.5
164.6
155.0
98.8
155.1
153.0
104.2
169.7
105.3
160.7
103.1
164.0
158.8
105.0
189.5
110.5
102.4
125.3
218.6
145.5
161.5
109.3
160.0
110.6
161.1
167.1
109.5
215.1

111.8
158.5
171.4
159.4
100.7
159.7
157.7
108.2
173.4
102.5
167.7
108.4
168.7
169.6
107.1
189.4
109.6
103.5
128.2
217.6
133.5
170.8
114.1
167.3
114.4
172.7
181.8
112.6
214.4

110.7
155.3
169.8
154.9
95.4
164.8
172.0
109.5
189.8

115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7

124.877
181.990
204.161
173.138
111.324
183.858
174.748
121.582

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

166.6
108.3
170.6
167.5
104.0
187.4
106.3
105.3
130.5
225.5
146.5
167.3
109.9
160.2
111.8
168.3
179.1
114.9
224.9

174.4
113.4
171.5
176.9
108.5
192.5
111.3
105.3
130.2
227.1
190.6
173.0
117.5
171.3
119.1
172.2
179.4
116.7
232.4

117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3

119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1

NA

123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8

182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2

195.397
126.748
201.602
193.071
122.998
219.887
131.897
113.724
146.178
242.362
196.412
201.739
148.240
219.249
148.058
197.587
181.802
135.137
252.845

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ................
Other fresh fruits 2 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .....................
Canned fruits 1 2 ..........................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .......................
Frozen vegetables 1 ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 2 .....................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2
Coffee ............................................................
Roasted coffee 1 ..........................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 .................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 2 ............................
Other sweets 2 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 2 ..................................
Butter 1 ........................................................
Margarine 1 ..................................................
Salad dressing 2 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2
Peanut butter 1 2 ..........................................
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ..........................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ................................
Other condiments 1 ......................................
Baby food 2 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 .........................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ...............
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1
3 ...............................................................
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 2 ...................................................
Other food away from home 2 ...........................

240.0
266.9
202.4
161.4
126.4
239.3
109.6
214.0
190.7
212.7
233.4
219.8
103.4
102.9
104.7
103.6
105.6
154.3

254.8
269.0
202.9
161.0
120.5
214.7
114.3
240.2
179.4
281.6
285.9
243.4
105.3
104.9
107.8
105.7
107.7
159.1

250.5
270.7
216.2
165.4
129.8
242.2
107.7
230.4
205.2
231.6
264.2
232.2
110.1
109.3
107.7
113.7
114.5
168.8

264.3
283.3
231.2
165.4
142.4
278.8
111.7
245.2
222.2
218.5
288.5
250.1
113.3
112.9
111.9
116.1
114.9
168.6

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

296.195
317.115
325.398
175.728
225.484
506.401
98.733
274.445
283.382
260.633
273.846
280.369
129.219
127.953
126.755
131.714
129.899
182.493

100.7
98.4

102.0
99.0

103.9
103.6

110.3
110.1

109.5
108.9

113.0
113.8

118.5
116.6

122.5
123.6

130.599
135.312

134.7
102.9
118.6
109.2
102.9
96.6
152.6
157.4
160.3
105.3
153.3
152.3
134.2
103.0
105.3
145.1
104.6
131.0
150.3
104.1
102.0
105.8
169.4
191.7
146.8
162.6
174.9
103.0
99.9
105.5
172.8
107.5
105.7
166.8
105.1
104.9
104.5

136.7
104.9
121.1
111.3
104.6
96.8
147.7
151.7
159.3
109.6
156.3
153.5
133.6
104.2
106.4
150.2
113.3
147.2
153.8
105.9
103.0
108.2
172.7
196.9
150.2
166.8
173.0
101.0
100.2
106.5
182.6
111.9
108.9
170.8
108.0
107.8
104.3

138.5
106.9
123.3
114.4
106.5
96.5
142.6
142.7
164.2
112.7
160.9
156.1
136.7
105.3
109.2
156.9
126.4
174.9
160.7
107.9
103.4
109.5
177.9
202.8
154.7
173.7
182.3
108.5
109.4
109.6
184.4
115.3
108.5
176.0
111.6
111.3
106.2

139.8
108.0
124.9
113.7
107.5
97.4
142.2
142.0
164.2
114.7
161.1
159.1
140.1
107.0
112.1
152.8
114.6
141.0
161.4
107.3
105.5
109.6
178.2
205.3
153.1
167.9
187.9
108.2
111.7
113.5
195.4
117.0
110.2
180.1
114.0
113.7
111.3

139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8
184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8
189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4
196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1
202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

154.791
118.816
141.539
140.941
113.439
109.397
180.346
184.285
194.170
120.123
174.686
178.256
168.273
117.427
125.891
174.251
139.515
176.678
189.998
110.383
122.614
115.005
189.781
222.030
156.774
186.238
197.898
116.527
115.765
111.146
234.185
130.833
116.072
207.756
130.851
131.255
127.052

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

105.819

101.6
106.9

103.1
111.1

104.7
115.5

106.1
119.8

108.6
122.9

111.0
127.0

114.2
133.7

116.5
139.1

119.314
145.376

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 1 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................

171.8
155.5
154.2
158.6
156.7
159.2
149.8
203.5

176.5
159.2
159.0
163.5
160.0
164.7
151.1
210.4

180.9
161.5
161.5
169.4
165.8
171.0
150.7
219.4

184.9
164.6
165.7
170.3
168.1
171.3
152.8
225.9

188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

208.264
179.870
185.259
181.572
186.146
178.564
163.312
268.337

105.2
105.1
105.8

108.7
110.5
109.6

111.9
120.5
114.6

114.8
123.5
117.9

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

135.475
146.794
142.649

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................
Lodging away from home 2 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 6 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ..............................
Electricity 4 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2
Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 7 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ...
Floor coverings 2 ...............................................
Window coverings 2 ...........................................
Other linens 2 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
2 .................................................................
Other furniture 2 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 .........................................
Appliances 2 ........................................................
Major appliances 2 .............................................
Laundry equipment 1 .......................................
Other appliances 2 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 ................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 2 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 2 ..........................
Household paper products 2 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 2 .................
Household operations 2 .......................................
Domestic services 2 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ....................
Repair of household items 2 ..............................

164.8
188.6
180.3
105.8
249.5

171.9
195.1
187.6
108.8
260.1

176.9
203.2
196.4
108.6
273.7

181.1
209.5
202.5
109.2
290.5

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

211.098
242.238
235.311
150.236
374.944

225.1
195.2
102.2
129.6
114.1
106.3
104.3
135.8
120.3
123.7
117.1
104.7
223.4
266.5
126.4
99.3
100.3
99.5
98.7
133.7
140.7

231.1
201.8
104.7
145.3
130.6
144.9
146.5
170.7
135.6
126.9
160.1
107.9
230.8
271.9
128.6
101.1
107.3
101.2
97.4
134.2
137.4

229.3
210.9
106.3
142.2
126.2
112.7
107.4
154.9
133.5
134.6
136.0
111.0
237.8
278.6
128.9
98.5
107.3
94.8
96.2
130.0
135.7

229.4
217.9
112.3
144.2
127.5
125.6
123.2
163.4
134.1
132.1
145.1
114.6
246.2
285.4
127.0
93.3
109.4
91.3
88.3
128.6
133.5

236.6
222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1

248.5
227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7

256.7
232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2

266.8
242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4

316.195
246.815
116.926
204.334
185.453
246.542
257.371
280.613
190.710
184.081
211.181
144.972
315.830
347.168
126.520
79.275
118.317
84.792
67.964
125.770
145.852

100.9
100.3

103.0
99.7

99.5
93.9

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

91.417
88.070
104.533
90.222
100.084
115.835
77.548
76.537
73.155
122.446
73.049
93.492

93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3

94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3

93.956
99.192
91.354
168.935
112.163
134.310
113.623
140.971
137.904
141.112
130.961
161.110

-

-

-

-

-

-

97.7
98.4
111.4
96.8
96.8
113.6
108.8
96.1
97.1

94.9
96.3
112.0
92.8
96.1
108.6
114.8
93.4
96.3

94.4
97.9
111.6
89.2
95.6
106.6
117.6
90.6
95.2

91.5
95.6
111.5
85.5
91.5
101.0
116.7
85.7
90.8

87.9
92.1
109.5
81.9
86.9
91.8
119.2
83.7
89.6

84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6

98.4
97.3
98.7
149.1
102.8
108.7
101.9
106.0
106.9
103.9
105.9
108.3

96.4
97.8
95.6
156.1
107.6
117.4
104.0
112.5
111.7
113.2
111.3
114.1

95.8
95.7
95.8
159.9
110.5
119.1
106.9
117.2
114.9
118.3
115.6
122.6

94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.2
128.6

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9
119.9
133.0

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5
123.4
142.2

NA

NA

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 6 ...........................................
Watches 6 ............................................................
Jewelry 6 ..............................................................

130.1
131.5
134.4
135.8
137.6
99.5
128.9
119.8
121.8
122.3
118.5
104.4
98.1

127.8
128.0
131.4
130.0
135.2
99.9
123.6
114.5
119.7
120.1
121.8
95.8
96.5

123.7
122.8
125.8
128.1
132.0
92.2
117.5
110.8
114.8
115.3
113.3
99.1
90.9

121.5
119.3
124.5
127.2
133.2
91.3
113.7
100.6
113.1
112.9
113.8
100.3
88.7

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

114.439
109.032
115.575
119.434
129.971
77.996
108.919
86.362
103.237
105.004
88.864
107.226
81.748

100.8
119.2
123.7
127.8
126.7
118.8
133.0
133.6
118.0
138.0

100.6
117.8
123.8
128.7
123.5
120.0
128.2
132.4
119.3
136.2

97.5
112.2
120.6
124.5
122.1
116.7
128.5
132.3
117.1
136.6

93.8
114.1
120.7
124.6
120.6
117.3
125.3
127.2
110.9
131.7

93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6

92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8

91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4

91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0

88.393
94.045
120.329
119.077
119.423
120.705
110.221
138.279
117.218
143.776

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 1 .......................................................
New trucks 1 7 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 9 ...................................
Car and truck rental 2 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ........................
Other motor fuels 2 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 2 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 .............................................
State and local registration and license 2 4 .......
Parking and other fees 2 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................

148.3
144.4
101.1
143.6
99.6
140.1
153.1
155.0

154.4
150.3
102.1
143.6
99.6
140.5
152.2
160.2

148.5
144.3
101.6
143.5
99.6
140.5
152.0
157.2
100.0
103.7
96.1
95.4
93.1
98.8
97.0
112.0
105.8
101.2
106.2
111.3
150.7
186.4
197.6
171.6
113.5
279.4
110.4
106.4
119.6
120.2
109.8
204.8
229.0
152.0
78.4
182.3

154.2
150.4
98.7
140.6
97.6
137.7
148.6
148.5
98.0
104.2
119.7
119.1
117.1
123.9
119.8
113.8
107.0
101.3
108.7
113.9
154.3
193.3
201.2
177.9
117.9
304.6
114.0
110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1
77.0
185.1

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8
119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0
69.1
204.1

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3
131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6
72.5
211.9

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2
134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6
72.3
223.3

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4
137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7
71.3
227.5

184.480
180.408
94.121
135.204
93.681
134.888
139.479
137.138
92.606
122.825
238.194
237.108
237.019
242.191
228.791
214.288
121.730
111.967
128.708
127.845
230.655
224.019
231.940
202.898
138.235
331.837
141.641
139.291
145.867
150.218
120.237
233.112
255.105
158.599
70.762
231.155

-

-

108.2
112.2
111.5
109.6
116.2
112.3
107.3
100.8
97.5
100.3
108.6
132.2
173.8
184.2
160.3
105.8
255.8
104.5
102.2
109.9
110.1
103.9
201.2
224.9
158.9
98.6
173.2

107.6
127.8
127.0
125.5
131.5
126.7
134.3
103.1
98.5
103.6
110.1
141.7
179.9
191.1
165.0
109.7
260.5
108.2
105.3
114.8
115.3
104.5
209.5
238.2
156.3
86.0
177.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 6 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 4 ........................................
Dental services 4 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 6 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 4 6 ......
Hospital and related services 4 ............................
Hospital services 4 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 4 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 4 6 ....................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 4 11 ..............
Health insurance 3 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media
including rental 2 ..........................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and
prerecorded 1 2 ..........................................
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ...................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Recreation services 2 ............................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant
sports 2 ........................................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

254.2
234.6
279.9
148.7
175.4

264.8
241.1
290.0
150.2
177.4

277.3
251.6
307.3
151.1
179.5

291.3
259.5
321.2
151.2
179.9

302.1
265.0
329.1
153.0
182.5

314.9
270.8
340.7
151.0
178.3

328.4
280.8
355.7
153.6
182.1

340.1
285.9
362.3
156.3
185.5

352.961
291.164
370.721
157.339
187.628

178.2
258.5
231.7
237.9
251.3
147.8
159.3
306.3
111.8
110.1
253.3
113.4

179.8
270.4
240.3
247.1
262.2
151.4
163.4
325.3
118.8
116.3
271.6
119.0

179.0
283.5
248.9
255.8
272.5
155.6
169.0
348.3
127.4
124.3
290.2
124.3

178.1
299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8

179.0
311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

181.1
327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

182.4
342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0

185.1
356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
106.4

184.473
371.461
302.259
304.457
361.677
171.929
197.613
501.026
184.293
178.968
425.353
160.756
115.722

102.0
100.1
53.1
256.8
73.5

103.7
100.7
47.4
270.0
60.4

105.3
101.2
42.3
280.9
50.4

106.5
103.2
37.8
301.3
43.8

107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4

108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9

109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4

110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3

111.139
102.311
16.142
351.174
22.843

90.9

85.4

83.9

78.0

78.0

77.1

76.5

77.4

74.804

83.8
99.5
78.7
101.3
103.9
144.5
102.2
100.6
108.0
105.1
108.3
118.2
128.3
107.7
99.1
128.7
97.6
93.9
101.1
100.3
88.7
107.4

84.9
91.3
79.4
104.0
106.9
143.6
102.3
99.5
117.7
110.9
118.1
119.2
132.4
106.3
99.4
125.0
96.0
90.1
103.7
104.2
101.1
86.4
103.4

81.0
94.2
75.9
108.5
111.4
148.4
105.4
101.6
124.6
113.0
125.7
117.3
131.8
103.5
98.7
122.3
97.3
83.2
103.8
108.7
99.4
83.1
98.0

80.7
86.5
72.5
109.6
113.9
149.3
105.7
104.3
130.7
117.5
132.2
115.7
130.7
101.6
96.8
114.7
91.7
78.2
105.7
114.3
100.5
77.0
88.9

79.0
86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2

77.1
85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0

70.7
89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4

68.4
92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7

63.086
91.338
53.765
106.255
134.795
167.127
119.861
113.201
167.764
142.685
172.534
115.818
137.179
95.719
82.567
82.232
86.728
41.730
104.659
115.888
97.639
64.136
70.032

88.3
95.2
98.7
109.1

85.9
95.2
100.1
113.3

82.4
96.2
100.1
117.7

78.1
94.1
98.9
121.4

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

68.233
89.118
95.669
138.896

106.6
223.6
111.8
112.7
187.1
187.0
105.4
100.6

110.1
234.8
116.4
119.2
190.5
189.4
107.1
101.3

112.4
245.3
119.4
126.4
203.2
193.1
109.3
103.0

113.1
257.4
125.4
131.4
206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7

116.1
266.1
130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

116.4
275.3
133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

119.4
284.9
138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

122.0
299.8
145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

123.985
300.725
145.781
158.992
246.382
208.025
122.671
104.326

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Education and communication 2 ..............................
Education 2 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 8 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
2 .................................................................
Communication 2 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 2 .............................................
Information and information processing 2 ............
Telephone services 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 4
Land-line telephone services, long distance
charges 2 .................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ........................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ........................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Information technology, hardware and services
12 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
2 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................

102.3
109.3
256.0
316.3
326.1
340.1
151.6

103.6
115.5
285.4
332.7
340.9
361.4
160.1

106.9
122.0
294.7
352.2
361.9
387.3
168.1

109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

120.311
172.873
427.425
498.071
544.923
546.721
214.279

113.8
95.9
103.1
165.1
110.0
95.4
100.7
170.7

119.0
93.0
103.2
165.1
116.0
92.2
98.4
180.1

126.0
93.4
108.0
172.7
123.7
92.3
99.7
188.2

132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
198.2

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
203.3

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
205.5

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
212.2

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
216.8

179.910
83.655
131.839
208.927
185.310
80.944
98.813
223.760

98.6
74.1
94.6
81.1

89.5
65.8
88.9
71.1

87.9
64.5
87.4
67.2

82.6
60.7
82.1
67.4

74.3
54.1
74.4
66.5

68.6
49.4
69.5
65.6

67.4
47.9
69.8
64.6

69.6
50.3
72.1
64.6

72.224
51.666
76.848
64.364

28.2

23.8

19.8

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.487

47.2
88.2

36.5
81.5

25.3
79.5

19.7
71.0

16.2
64.1

13.9
61.1

11.7
58.5

10.3
54.2

9.524
50.993

96.0

95.7

100.3

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.105

79.6

70.8

65.0

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

38.158

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 2 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 2 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 6 .................................................
Funeral expenses 6 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 2 ...................................................
Financial services 6 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ...............
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ........
Infants’ equipment 1 3 ........................................

263.0
369.1
149.1
115.5
162.9
152.5

274.0
396.6
160.4
121.7
167.8
155.5

286.4
431.7
175.1
125.8
172.6
155.4

295.8
472.5
192.3
130.9
175.4
153.4

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

333.325
555.217
225.179
161.318
195.521
157.788

101.0

104.9

104.6

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.030

167.8
174.3
106.3
246.6
183.5
185.1
104.6

168.1
181.3
110.6
255.7
192.6
189.8
107.1

168.3
186.4
113.7
268.5
205.1
198.3
111.5

165.9
189.9
115.9
276.9
213.9
206.8
113.8

167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2

169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7

173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9

177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9

176.908
217.028
132.422
325.566
261.368
254.293
130.013

104.6
210.5
106.8

108.6
218.2
110.4

113.0
228.0
116.0

115.1
235.2
117.9

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

137.665
265.510
125.644

112.2

117.4

122.7

128.7

134.1

141.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

98.2
157.2

96.0
155.6

94.4
156.5

93.6
156.4

89.0
149.5

86.6
148.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

147.2
100.0
86.4
150.2
100.0

156.6
103.1
86.9
151.6
97.1

159.593
103.138
85.767
151.042
95.489

146.1
134.4
140.9
152.1
125.9
190.5

150.0
137.8
147.2
163.1
125.9
198.0

147.9
132.3
138.4
151.6
124.3
205.3

149.7
133.6
145.2
163.9
120.2
211.9

150.4
131.7
146.7
167.7
115.0
217.9

155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2
115.5
224.6

160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4
114.9
233.2

162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3
113.3
241.2

166.955
146.317
180.480
225.694
112.036
248.555

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Special aggregate indexes
Rent of shelter 5 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
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 ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................
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 ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

196.3
192.8
226.5
168.8
162.1
163.6
135.9
142.8
153.2
153.6
126.8
198.0
184.3
112.2
175.7
178.2
144.2
111.8
197.7
167.8
147.9

203.1
198.3
233.0
174.7
167.5
169.0
139.3
149.0
163.6
159.1
124.1
206.9
191.5
128.1
180.2
182.8
145.1
129.3
204.4
173.2
156.5

211.7
204.5
241.9
177.0
168.2
171.3
134.1
140.9
153.4
156.8
119.9
213.2
198.3
111.4
185.2
187.8
144.7
97.6
212.6
178.2
156.6

1
2
3
4

218.1
212.0
250.2
181.6
171.7
175.1
135.6
147.6
165.0
161.6
117.2
220.5
204.3
123.3
188.6
191.4
142.5
120.7
219.8
179.8
158.4

222.9
217.7
257.4
184.4
174.7
178.2
133.8
149.2
168.8
165.4
114.8
228.4
209.9
131.8
191.5
193.6
139.0
129.0
225.5
189.5
163.2

228.9
221.8
264.3
190.6
180.9
183.9
139.3
159.5
185.1
173.3
114.1
236.5
216.0
153.7
195.8
197.8
139.8
163.4
231.9
194.4
168.3

235.0
227.8
272.3
197.4
187.7
190.0
143.3
168.1
199.2
180.1
112.3
248.8
224.2
180.0
200.1
202.1
140.1
190.7
238.7
196.9
183.5

245.0
230.8
280.9
202.6
191.1
194.8
144.7
172.7
205.8
184.5
113.3
254.9
231.7
185.2
205.1
207.3
139.9
202.4
247.5
199.2
185.2

252.530
234.563
286.492
208.607
196.803
200.598
148.591
182.170
223.057
192.869
108.874
262.588
238.507
209.294
209.399
211.111
138.895
239.885
254.491
207.275
194.022

8
9
10
11
12
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.7

3.4

1.6

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

3.0

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
Rice 1 2 ...................................................................
Bakery products ..........................................................
Bread 2 .....................................................................
White bread 1 ..........................................................
Bread other than white 1 .........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ...................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Cookies 1 ................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ..................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ...........
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers 1 .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...............................................
Meats ........................................................................
Beef and veal ..........................................................
Uncooked ground beef .........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 2 ........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 2 .......................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ...........................
Pork ........................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2
Bacon and related products 1 .............................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......
Ham ......................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 1 ...................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .............
Other meats ............................................................
Frankfurters 1 ........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 .....................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 ......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 ............................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken 2 ................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ..........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..........................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..............................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 .................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ...................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 ....................................
Eggs ............................................................................
Dairy and related products ............................................
Milk 2 ...........................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 ....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ................................
Cheese and related products ......................................
Ice cream and related products ..................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .............................
Fruits and vegetables ...................................................

2.0
1.9
1.7
2.0
1.2
-1.8
2.1
.9
.1
2.4
2.0
1.7
3.0
3.3
2.9
4.0
2.6
1.8
2.6
1.9

2.8
2.8
2.9
2.6
.9
.7
1.2
.4
-1.2
3.5
4.6
4.7
5.4
3.0
1.8
-1.3
3.5
4.1
7.7
3.0

2.8
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.0
4.6
1.6
1.8
-1.0
2.6
5.2
5.2
4.2
3.8
1.7
2.7
1.8
.5
4.0
-.6

1.5
1.5
.8
1.0
.5
3.8
.0
-.1
.3
1.3
1.0
.7
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.8
1.3
.7
1.0
.8

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

3.5
3.5
4.0
4.3
4.0
10.6
1.7
5.4
4.2
4.4
5.1
6.3
4.4
2.0
2.4
.6
4.1
6.6
1.9
8.1

.1
1.7
2.4
3.6
4.4
4.4
1.9
5.5
4.6
3.1
3.6
4.8
2.0
1.0
1.8
4.9
2.4
2.7
5.8
1.6
-6.7
-2.8
-1.1
-2.1
-.4
-3.1
2.2
1.7
2.8
.5
-2.2

3.6
4.5
4.0
5.2
5.5
6.1
6.4
4.5
5.3
5.8
7.4
8.7
6.9
4.0
4.7
5.9
5.1
3.7
3.2
2.8
9.3
5.6
2.0
1.8
1.4
2.1
2.6
1.4
3.9
-1.8
-4.7
2.2
17.3
-.4
-.4
.9
-.1
-2.5
1.8
1.5
5.2

3.4
3.4
4.0
4.6
6.2
6.9
8.2
4.4
5.6
3.7
5.3
6.5
3.2
3.9
4.1
2.8
1.9
3.0
3.1
3.8
2.2
-2.7
4.4
5.1
2.9
6.8
2.0
-.1
-.8
1.1
2.3
-.5
-8.2
5.8
4.4
4.6
3.4
7.2
8.8
2.8
-.3

.8
.2
-.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.3
-.3
1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-.9
-2.8
-5.3
3.2
9.1
1.2
9.5

1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8

2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4

2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9

6.3
4.6
4.2
3.5
4.6
4.2
5.0
4.6
5.4
4.2
7.6
9.1
4.7
4.8
4.2
4.2
-.7
-.1
-1.6
2.1

-

-

-

-

-

-.7
-.1
1.1
-1.2
-2.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.7
1.8
3.6
9.7
-2.0
-3.7
-4.2
-2.3
-2.5
-1.5
2.0
4.9

4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3

5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9

-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6

-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9

7.1
7.0
8.3
6.6
7.2
3.9
4.8
2.5
1.5
3.7
11.3
11.5
18.1
21.0
15.7
10.4
-.1
11.0
-1.7

-

-13.2
2.9
3.4
2.2
4.3
4.0
.8
1.8
1.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...........................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ...........................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..............................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ................................
Canned fruits 1 2 .....................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ...........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...............................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried 2 ...............................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ...........................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ...............
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...........
Coffee .......................................................................
Roasted coffee 1 .....................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ............................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum 2 .......................................
Other sweets 2 ..........................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .............................................
Butter 1 ...................................................................
Margarine 1 .............................................................
Salad dressing 2 .......................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ............
Peanut butter 1 2 .....................................................
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...............
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .....................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ...........................................
Other condiments 1 .................................................
Baby food 2 ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 ....................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ...................................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 .............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ..........................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 ....
Other food away from home 2 ......................................

2.0
3.2
5.5
-2.5
7.1
6.7
2.8
.8
7.1
6.7
-17.2
4.8
1.4
.6
1.9
.5
3.0
2.7

6.2
.8
.2
-.2
-4.7
-10.3
4.3
12.2
-5.9
32.4
22.5
10.7
1.8
1.9
3.0
2.0
2.0
3.1

-1.7
.6
6.6
2.7
7.7
12.8
-5.8
-4.1
14.4
-17.8
-7.6
-4.6
4.6
4.2
-.1
7.6
6.3
6.1

5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

-3.3
-2.6
17.8
.7
21.9
36.6
-20.6
-4.1
6.2
-7.5
-14.0
-2.6
4.6
4.7
3.6
4.6
3.3
2.1

.6
-2.1
2.3
3.0
3.2
4.3
2.8
.1
-1.7

1.3
.6
1.5
1.9
2.1
1.9
1.7
.2
-3.2
-3.6
-.6
4.1
2.0
.8
-.4
1.2
1.0
3.5
8.3
12.4
2.3
1.7
1.0
2.3
1.9
2.7
2.3
2.6
-1.1
-1.9
.3
.9
5.7
4.1
3.0
2.4
2.8
2.8
-.2

1.9
4.6
1.3
1.9
1.8
2.8
1.8
-.3
-3.5
-5.9
3.1
2.8
2.9
1.7
2.3
1.1
2.6
4.5
11.6
18.8
4.5
1.9
.4
1.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.1
5.4
7.4
9.2
2.9
1.0
3.0
-.4
3.0
3.3
3.2
1.8

6.2
6.3
.9
1.0
1.3
-.6
.9
.9
-.3
-.5
.0
1.8
.1
1.9
2.5
1.6
2.7
-2.6
-9.3
-19.4
.4
-.6
2.0
.1
.2
1.2
-1.0
-3.3
3.1
-.3
2.1
3.6
6.0
1.5
1.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8

-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.3
.1
.7
1.8
-1.9
-.3
1.2
1.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.9
6.0
2.2
3.2
.3
.8
.9
.3
4.5
-2.2
-1.1
-6.0
-1.4
3.8
3.2
-.4
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5

3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7

3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0
4.0

6.6
9.5
4.2
4.6
5.9
11.4
2.5
3.6
8.8
10.8
3.0
1.0
3.5
3.4
3.0
3.8
2.1
4.5
7.7
7.4
7.3
1.1
4.5
6.0
3.4
5.1
3.3
3.8
7.0
6.9
2.8
1.6
17.5
1.7
.8
2.7
2.6
2.8
1.6
1.5
2.4
4.5

-

1.9
.6
1.5
.3
1.9
1.4
-4.5
-13.2
-22.4
-1.7
.7
-.1
3.5
1.5
.0
-.2
3.6
1.5
2.6
-1.4
2.8
3.7
4.1
.8
2.3
2.2
2.6
2.0
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.7
3.5

1.5
3.9

1.6
4.0

1.3
3.7

2.4
2.6

2.2
3.3

2.9
5.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .............
Distilled spirits at home ...............................................
Whiskey at home 1 ...................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ..........
Wine at home ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ..........................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home
1 2 .......................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ............................

2.8
2.7
2.9
3.7
2.3
4.2
1.8
2.7

2.7
2.4
3.1
3.1
2.1
3.5
.9
3.4

2.5
1.4
1.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
-.3
4.3

2.2
1.9
2.6
.5
1.4
.2
1.4
3.0

2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

3.6
3.4
4.2
1.6
4.1
.8
3.1
3.8

3.2
.9
2.3

3.3
5.1
3.6

2.9
9.0
4.6

2.6
2.5
2.9

3.6
1.5
3.8

3.5
4.8
3.2

2.1
3.3
4.2

4.8
3.2
3.5

2.9
4.8
4.7

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ............................................
Lodging away from home 2 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...........
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 6 ............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .........................................
Electricity 4 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 7 ...................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ..............
Floor coverings 2 ..........................................................
Window coverings 2 ......................................................
Other linens 2 ................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 .........
Other furniture 2 ............................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 .....................................................
Appliances 2 ...................................................................
Major appliances 2 ........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 ..................................................
Other appliances 2 ........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ...............
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 ...........................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ...................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 ....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...............................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products 2 .....................................
Household paper products 2 .........................................
Miscellaneous household products 2 ............................
Household operations 2 ..................................................
Domestic services 2 ......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ..............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...............................
Repair of household items 2 .........................................

2.2
2.5
3.1
1.9
4.2

4.3
3.4
4.0
2.8
4.2

2.9
4.2
4.7
-.2
5.2

2.4
3.1
3.1
.6
6.1

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.1
3.0
2.3
17.6
3.3

1.7
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
23.5
30.9
7.9
1.2
.7
2.1
1.9
1.8
2.5
-.2
-1.9
-2.0
-.6
-2.8
-1.3
-.8
-.7
-3.8

2.7
3.4
2.4
12.1
14.5
36.3
40.5
25.7
12.7
2.6
36.7
3.1
3.3
2.0
1.7
1.8
7.0
1.7
-1.3
.4
-2.3
2.1
-.6

-.8
4.5
1.5
-2.1
-3.4
-22.2
-26.7
-9.3
-1.5
6.1
-15.1
2.9
3.0
2.5
.2
-2.6
.0
-6.3
-1.2
-3.1
-1.2
-3.4
-5.8

.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
14.7
5.5
.4
-1.9
6.7
3.2
3.5
2.4
-1.5
-5.3
2.0
-3.7
-8.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.3

3.1
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

3.9
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6

18.5
1.7
-.1
6.1
6.5
5.7
6.8
3.2
6.5
11.7
-4.6
4.1
4.4
3.0
-.4
-3.8
-1.0
-3.5
-4.7
-.3
1.0
-1.0
-1.0
6.0
2.5
3.0
3.1
1.9
-2.7
-5.7
.7
-1.6
3.2
-.9
-.9
-.8
.4
-.7
.3
2.0
1.3
.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1.2
-.1
.7
-2.8
-3.1
-4.9
-.5
-3.3
-2.4
-1.2
-.1
-1.8
1.9
1.1
5.8
.1
2.9
3.5
2.4
2.5
2.6

-2.9
-2.1
.5
-4.1
-.7
-4.4
5.5
-2.8
-.8
-2.0
.5
-3.1
4.7
4.7
8.0
2.1
6.1
4.5
9.0
5.1
5.4

-.5
1.7
-.4
-3.9
-.5
-1.8
2.4
-3.0
-1.1
-.6
-2.1
.2
2.4
2.7
1.4
2.8
4.2
2.9
4.5
3.9
7.4

-3.1
-2.3
-.1
-4.1
-4.3
-5.3
-.8
-5.4
-4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-1.4
.0
-1.6
2.3
4.0
.1
1.4
4.9

-3.9
-3.7
-1.8
-4.2
-5.0
-9.1
2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.8
.8
2.3
2.6
1.3
2.3
3.4

-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7
2.9
6.9

2.8
5.8
5.1
-1.2
-4.7
-7.7
1.9
-6.8
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
2.3
3.2
.5
2.5
5.0
5.1
-

-

-

4.1
6.8

.2
4.3

1.8
1.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 6 ......................................................
Watches 6 .......................................................................
Jewelry 6 .........................................................................
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 1 ..................................................................
New trucks 1 7 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 9 ..............................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10 ..............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ...................................
Other motor fuels 2 .......................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ..........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 ..........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair 2 ...................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 ........................................................
State and local registration and license 2 4 ...................
Parking and other fees 2 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

-0.5
.9
1.0
2.0
3.4
-1.1
.0
.8
-.5
-.6
-2.9
-2.6
-.1

-1.8
-2.7
-2.2
-4.3
-1.7
.4
-4.1
-4.4
-1.7
-1.8
2.8
-8.2
-1.6

-3.2
-4.1
-4.3
-1.5
-2.4
-7.7
-4.9
-3.2
-4.1
-4.0
-7.0
3.4
-5.8

-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-0.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3

-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5

0.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-3.5
-3.7
-3.2
-.6
-1.3
-11.2
2.0
-5.5
-6.3
-5.9
-12.6
-4.6
-6.7

.4
-.2
-3.0
-3.5
-5.0
-1.5
2.6
-1.8
-2.1
-1.8

-.2
-1.2
.1
.7
-2.5
1.0
-3.6
-.9
1.1
-1.3

-3.1
-4.8
-2.6
-3.3
-1.1
-2.8
.2
-.1
-1.8
.3

-3.8
1.7
.1
.1
-1.2
.5
-2.5
-3.9
-5.3
-3.6

-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6

-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3

-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6

-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2

-2.9
-8.5
-2.2
-3.5
-3.2
-.8
-3.4
7.1
1.3
8.1

5.4
5.2
.2
-.3
-.4
-.8
.7
1.2

4.1
4.1
1.0
.0
.0
.3
-.6
3.4

-3.8
-4.0
-.5
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-1.9

3.8
4.2
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-2.0
.5
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.4
23.5
1.6
1.1
.1
2.4
2.3
2.4
3.7
1.8
3.7
3.9
9.0
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.1
-.3
-.9
-2.4
2.0
-1.8
1.5

.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2
-10.3
10.3

6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6
4.9
3.8

4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8
-.3
5.4

1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0
-1.4
1.9

5.2
5.0
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
-1.5
-1.4
.7
-.3
6.4
19.5
19.7
19.8
19.8
19.0
7.1
1.9
1.8
2.0
1.8
2.8
2.4
1.7
2.3
2.5
-1.0
1.6
1.2
2.5
2.5
1.7
7.0
10.2
2.5
-.8
1.6

-

-

-

6.6
30.2
30.1
32.4
28.1
25.9
22.3
-.4
-1.1
.4
.3
1.1
2.5
1.5
2.4
2.7
.5
1.4
.8
2.7
2.5
3.0
6.8
10.9
-1.4
-5.7
.8

-.6
13.9
13.9
14.5
13.2
12.8
25.2
2.3
1.0
3.3
1.4
7.2
3.5
3.7
2.9
3.7
1.8
3.5
3.0
4.5
4.7
.6
4.1
5.9
-1.6
-12.8
2.5

-3.6
-24.8
-24.9
-25.8
-24.9
-23.4
-16.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
1.1
6.4
3.6
3.4
4.0
3.5
7.3
2.0
1.0
4.2
4.2
5.1
-2.2
-3.9
-2.8
-8.8
2.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Prescription drugs ...........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 6 ...............
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ...........
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 4 ...................................................
Dental services 4 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 6 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 4 6 .................
Hospital and related services 4 .......................................
Hospital services 4 11 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 4 11 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 4 6 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 4 11 .........................
Health insurance 3 ..........................................................

3.7
4.0
6.1
-.3
-1.1
1.1
3.6
3.2
2.6
4.6
3.1
1.7
5.1
5.1
4.7
6.7
4.6

4.2
2.8
3.6
1.0
1.1
.9
4.6
3.7
3.9
4.3
2.4
2.6
6.2
6.3
5.6
7.2
4.9

4.7
4.4
6.0
.6
1.2
-.4
4.8
3.6
3.5
3.9
2.8
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.8
4.5

5.0
3.1
4.5
.1
.2
-.5
5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4

3.7
2.1
2.5
1.2
1.4
.5
4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

4.2
2.2
3.5
-1.3
-2.3
1.2
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.3
3.7
4.4
1.7
2.1
.7
4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental
2 ..............................................................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ..............................
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 2 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 2 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 2 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .............................
Recreation services 2 .......................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2
Admissions .....................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................

.8
-.6
-7.3
2.8
-15.5

1.7
.6
-10.7
5.1
-17.8

1.5
.5
-10.8
4.0
-16.6

1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

-3.2
-12.6
7.1
-3.9
1.3
2.0
1.1
.8
.9
3.4
1.3
3.5
-3.0
.5
-5.8
-.2
-.8
-1.6
-.9
.1

-6.1
1.3
-8.2
.9
2.7
2.9
-.6
.1
-1.1
9.0
5.5
9.0
.8
3.2
-1.3
.3
-2.9
-1.6
-4.0
2.6

-1.8
-4.6
3.2
-4.4
4.3
4.2
3.3
3.0
2.1
5.9
1.9
6.4
-1.6
-.5
-2.6
-.7
-2.2
1.4
-7.7
.1
4.3
-1.7
-3.8
-5.2
-4.1
1.1
.0
3.9
2.1
4.5
2.6
6.0
6.7
2.0
2.1
1.7

-7.0
-.4
-8.2
-4.5
1.0
2.2
.6
.3
2.7
4.9
4.0
5.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
-6.2
-5.8
-6.0
1.8
5.2
1.1
-7.3
-9.3
-5.2
-2.2
-1.2
3.1
.6
4.9
5.0
4.0
1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7

.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5
2.7
3.4
3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

-

-

.2
-6.6
-8.0
-7.1
-3.0
-.9
5.2
1.5
8.6
9.7
7.3
4.6
.7
1.9
-1.9

.8
-2.6
-3.7
-2.7
.0
1.4
3.8
3.3
5.0
4.1
5.8
1.8
1.3
1.6
.7

-

3.6
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.5
4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
6.4

3.8
1.8
2.3
.7
1.1
-.3
4.3
3.4
3.5
4.5
1.0
1.8
5.0
5.1
4.9
5.7
4.0
8.8

.7
.6
-12.3
4.0
-14.3

1.1
.0
-14.4
3.3
-10.6

1.0
-1.1
-22.6
2.6
-13.9

.3
-.5
-14.1
1.9
-9.7

-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1
.3
3.5
2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0
2.6
3.5
3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9
2.2
5.2
5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

-3.4
-7.8
-.9
-3.8
.3
3.8
2.8
3.2
2.1
5.3
2.9
5.8
-1.2
-1.2
-1.1
-2.5
-3.1
2.6
-8.3
-1.9
1.1
-2.8
-3.4
-3.7
-2.5
-3.8
-1.3
1.2
1.6
.3
.1
1.9
3.1
1.1
1.4
.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Education and communication 2 .........................................
Education 2 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 8 ...................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .........
Communication 2 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ........................................................
Information and information processing 2 .......................
Telephone services 2 ....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 4 ............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges
2 ..........................................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ...................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ...................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 12 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 2 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes 2 .....................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 .......................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products 2 .....................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services 6 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 6 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2
Financial services 6 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ..........................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ...................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 ...................................................

1.6
4.4
-.5
4.8
4.0
6.7
5.1
6.3
-1.2
3.0
3.0
5.6
-1.5
.4
2.8

1.3
5.7
11.5
5.2
4.5
6.3
5.6
4.6
-3.0
.1
.0
5.5
-3.4
-2.3
5.5

3.2
5.6
3.3
5.9
6.2
7.2
5.0
5.9
.4
4.7
4.6
6.6
.1
1.3
4.5

2.2
6.6
9.7
6.2
7.0
6.8
4.9
5.0
-1.7
10.4
10.5
4.6
-2.5
.2
5.3

1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
2.6

1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
1.1

2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
3.3

2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
2.2

2.0
3.1
7.0
2.9
3.4
3.7
1.5
3.2
.7
4.2
3.9
8.1
.4
2.1
3.2

-1.3
-.7
-1.6
-11.6
-19.0
-26.5
-2.0
-7.1

-9.2
-11.2
-6.0
-12.3
-15.6
-22.7
-7.6
-.3

-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
-5.5
-16.8
-30.7
-2.5
4.8

-6.0
-5.9
-6.1
.3
-13.1
-22.1
-10.7
-.7

-10.0
-10.9
-9.4
-1.3
-11.0
-17.8
-9.7
-2.0

-7.7
-8.7
-6.6
-1.4
-7.2
-14.2
-4.7
-.4

-1.7
-3.0
.4
-1.5
-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

3.3
5.0
3.3
.0
-14.5
-12.0
-7.4
-18.3

3.8
2.7
6.6
-.4
-6.4
-7.5
-5.9
-5.3

-11.8

-11.1

-8.2

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-5.3

5.1
11.4
11.5
9.5
2.9
2.6

4.2
7.5
7.6
5.4
3.0
2.0

4.5
8.9
9.2
3.4
2.9
-.1

3.3
9.5
9.8
4.1
1.6
-1.3

1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0

3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3

2.0
5.3
5.5
2.3
1.1
-.8

.6

3.9

-.3

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-1.1

4.4
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.1
3.4
2.2
2.9
4.4
4.5
6.0

.2
4.0
4.0
3.7
5.0
2.5
2.4
3.8
3.7
3.4
4.6

.1
2.8
2.8
5.0
6.5
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.5
5.1
4.5

-1.4
1.9
1.9
3.1
4.3
4.3
2.1
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.9

.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2

1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1

2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4

-.3
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
3.8
2.5
2.4
1.0
-.8
1.9
.0
-1.3
-.4
-1.7

3.0
2.7
5.6
8.9
-1.1
3.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2.4
-2.2

-2.2
-1.0

-1.7
.6

-.8
-.1

-4.9
-4.4

-2.7
-1.0

-.2
1.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
3.1
.6
.9
-2.9

2.7
3.2
6.7
10.4
-1.2
2.6

2.7
2.5
4.5
7.2
.0
3.9

-1.4
-4.0
-6.0
-7.1
-1.3
3.7

1.2
1.0
4.9
8.1
-3.3
3.2

.5
-1.4
1.0
2.3
-4.3
2.8

3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4
.4
3.1

2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2
-.5
3.8

1.3
.8
2.8
3.4
-1.4
3.4

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Special aggregate indexes
Rent of shelter 5 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
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 .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

2.5
2.3
3.2
2.8
2.7
2.6
3.2
6.4
9.7
4.1
.1
2.7
2.5
13.4
2.0
1.9
.2
29.5
2.7
1.7
2.0

3.5
2.9
2.9
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.5
4.3
6.8
3.6
-2.1
4.5
3.9
14.2
2.6
2.6
.6
15.7
3.4
3.2
5.8

1
2
3
4

4.2
3.1
3.8
1.3
.4
1.4
-3.7
-5.4
-6.2
-1.4
-3.4
3.0
3.6
-13.0
2.8
2.7
-.3
-24.5
4.0
2.9
.1

3.0
3.7
3.4
2.6
2.1
2.2
1.1
4.8
7.6
3.1
-2.3
3.4
3.0
10.7
1.8
1.9
-1.5
23.7
3.4
.9
1.1

2.2
2.7
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
-1.3
1.1
2.3
2.4
-2.0
3.6
2.7
6.9
1.5
1.1
-2.5
6.9
2.6
5.4
3.0

2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1

2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0

4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9

3.1
1.6
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.7
5.5
8.4
4.5
-3.9
3.0
2.9
13.0
2.1
1.8
-.7
18.5
2.8
4.1
4.8

7
8
9
10
11
12
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007

186.3
194.0
197.559

187.3
194.2
198.544

188.6
195.3
200.612

190.2
197.2
202.130

190.0
198.2
203.661

190.1
198.6
203.906

191.0
199.2
203.700

192.1
199.6
203.199

195.0
198.4

195.2
197.0

193.4
196.8

192.5
197.2

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2

170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8

168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5

3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4

3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6

2005
2006
2007

188.8
196.3
201.069

193.2
198.0

3.5
2.4

3.5
3.2

-

-

191.0
197.1
-

-

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................

165.1
491.8

170.7
508.5

172.9
515.0

177.0
527.2

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

203.199
605.267

Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................
Cereals and cereal products ............................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................
Breakfast cereal .............................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................
Bakery products ...............................................
Bread 1 ..........................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................
Meats .............................................................
Beef and veal ...............................................
Uncooked ground beef ..............................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 .............................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................
Pork .............................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products 1 ..........................................
Ham ...........................................................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ..
Other meats .................................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 1 .....................................................
Other poultry including turkey 1 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 1 ......................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 1 ................................................................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 1 ..................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 1 ................................................
Other fresh fruits 1 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .....................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 .......................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 1 .....................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1

165.2
164.7
164.2
185.7
173.4
150.2
196.6
151.7
191.5
104.5
106.3
188.8
187.7
149.4
150.6
145.2
143.0
121.0
103.2
106.2
103.6
148.4

169.8
169.3
169.1
190.4
175.0
151.8
199.0
152.2
198.3
109.3
109.8
192.0
195.6
156.3
156.8
152.8
150.5
128.3
109.3
110.9
108.1
157.0

174.6
174.1
173.7
195.1
178.4
159.1
201.9
154.8
203.5
114.9
114.0
195.1
196.6
161.8
163.2
160.0
159.7
137.0
118.6
115.8
113.7
163.1

177.1
176.5
175.1
197.1
179.4
165.5
201.9
154.9
206.3
116.0
116.2
199.2
198.2
162.3
163.0
160.3
160.8
138.5
118.9
116.5
113.2
159.2

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

203.610
203.207
201.321
224.220
196.526
194.791
205.601
185.255
239.394
140.363
137.185
220.922
228.800
196.844
196.698
195.850
212.321
184.670
154.613
152.613
149.562
182.709

100.2
145.8
146.7
93.8
149.1
157.9
101.6
102.7
187.5
106.2
104.2
123.4
161.9
109.8
164.4
164.7
108.3
202.8
237.8
263.1
202.9
161.4
126.8
109.7
214.1
191.5
209.2
229.9
222.1
103.4
102.8
105.5

107.4
151.1
155.5
99.3
154.8
160.7
103.2
105.3
191.1
110.8
102.5
144.5
161.5
109.4
160.3
168.2
110.3
213.3
252.4
264.4
204.0
160.8
120.6
113.9
240.4
179.5
276.5
281.9
246.1
105.3
105.0
107.4

113.5
157.6
160.2
101.0
159.2
167.8
108.4
107.5
191.3
110.0
103.9
132.4
170.6
114.1
171.9
183.2
113.2
212.8
248.5
266.9
217.9
164.8
129.9
107.5
230.8
205.5
228.5
261.0
234.3
109.9
109.3
114.0

113.0
155.2
155.5
95.5
164.8
166.8
108.4
103.9
188.8
106.6
105.4
145.4
167.2
109.9
167.7
181.6
115.0
222.9
261.9
279.2
232.6
165.8
142.0
111.4
245.0
222.9
214.9
283.4
251.9
113.0
112.9
114.1

117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0

124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4

120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3

121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2

131.262
182.017
173.566
108.663
182.709
195.481
127.416
120.372
220.633
131.538
113.344
196.374
201.598
147.737
195.963
183.261
135.239
251.575
295.242
316.819
328.778
176.038
223.904
98.568
273.584
282.532
252.681
269.406
282.438
128.394
127.700
128.095

100.9

102.1

103.4

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

129.187

133.5
102.9
118.9
109.2
102.8

135.8
105.0
121.7
111.2
104.6

137.7
106.9
123.8
114.0
106.4

139.1
108.0
125.5
113.7
107.4

138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3

140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6

144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5

147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6

154.152
119.578
143.189
141.552
113.415

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................
Other sweets 1 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 1 ..................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............

96.7
151.5
105.3
152.7
152.3
134.4
103.4
105.3
144.7
104.4
104.4
102.0
169.4
192.8
146.0
162.1
175.2
107.9
105.2
166.8
105.1
104.9
104.5

97.4
147.1
109.8
155.8
153.3
133.6
104.5
106.1
149.9
113.1
106.3
103.3
173.0
197.9
149.1
166.7
173.5
112.6
108.6
170.8
108.0
107.8
104.1

97.3
142.1
113.1
160.5
155.9
136.8
105.7
109.0
156.5
126.2
108.2
103.7
178.3
203.7
153.6
173.6
182.9
116.0
109.0
176.0
111.4
111.3
106.1

98.2
141.8
114.9
160.6
158.9
140.3
107.3
111.8
152.9
114.7
107.9
105.8
178.5
206.0
151.8
166.9
189.0
117.2
110.7
180.0
113.8
113.7
111.2

97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0

99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4

103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5

105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8

109.265
179.188
119.717
173.997
176.664
168.568
116.058
124.610
174.872
140.030
111.464
123.113
189.941
222.283
153.858
185.355
199.801
131.941
116.348
207.533
130.636
131.247
127.109

101.6
106.9
171.0
155.1
154.4
157.5
147.7
202.7

103.1
111.4
175.8
159.3
159.4
161.6
148.7
208.8

104.7
115.8
180.5
161.8
161.9
167.7
148.8
218.7

106.2
120.1
184.7
165.2
166.1
170.1
149.9
225.2

108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9

111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3

114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3

116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4

119.163
144.938
208.253
181.666
185.812
179.484
160.320
267.716

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 .................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 4 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..............................
Electricity 2 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ...
Floor coverings 1 ...............................................
Window coverings 1 ...........................................
Other linens 1 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .................................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................
Other appliances 1 .............................................

161.1
183.3
179.9
105.7
251.9

168.1
189.6
187.0
108.7
263.0

172.9
197.7
195.7
108.8
277.2

176.9
203.9
201.9
109.6
293.9

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.054
234.169
234.457
149.919
381.906

224.7
177.8
102.4
129.2
113.5
106.0
104.9
135.7
119.8
123.3
116.8
104.8
220.2
266.5
124.2
99.0
100.0
98.6
98.7
130.2
139.1

230.5
183.5
104.9
144.6
129.3
144.1
147.3
172.9
134.8
126.5
160.4
108.0
227.7
271.9
125.6
100.6
106.5
101.4
97.3
130.6
135.6

229.3
191.7
106.3
141.5
125.2
112.7
107.6
154.1
132.5
133.6
135.5
111.0
234.6
278.2
125.4
99.3
106.3
98.5
96.5
126.4
133.9

229.4
198.0
112.3
143.5
126.4
125.0
123.0
163.3
133.2
131.1
145.1
114.6
242.8
284.5
123.0
94.3
108.1
95.5
89.0
125.1
131.1

236.5
201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0

247.0
206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8

254.4
211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6

263.8
220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4

313.265
223.693
117.287
202.397
182.518
246.382
258.440
283.009
188.511
181.928
210.473
145.259
311.625
346.919
122.190
80.932
117.098
89.379
69.207
122.129
142.643

100.3
100.2
97.5
98.2
96.3

102.5
99.5
94.9
96.2
93.0

98.6
94.3
94.4
97.8
89.1

98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1
84.6

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0
81.3

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4
77.9

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8
77.1

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1
75.6

90.547
87.941
90.753
100.834
77.523

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................

96.5
109.9
109.7
95.1
97.7

95.6
104.7
115.6
93.0
96.5

95.0
102.6
118.7
90.5
95.0

91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3

86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

77.251
70.266
124.183
74.442
95.444

98.7
98.3
98.7
150.1
103.1
108.3
102.3
106.2
107.0
103.9
106.4
108.2

96.3
98.2
94.8
157.0
107.7
117.2
103.9
113.2
111.4
114.0
111.4
116.2

95.3
96.0
94.3
160.8
110.6
118.8
107.0
118.0
114.3
119.6
114.4
124.4

93.5
93.9
92.5
158.5
108.9
118.3
104.8
120.8
118.8
119.3
117.5
129.9

90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7

92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8

93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1

94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7

NA

NA

129.6
155.5

129.0
162.1

93.618
98.916
89.108
169.444
112.623
133.820
112.776
143.526
136.191
143.046
131.484
165.619

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 1 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 4 ...........................................
Watches 4 ............................................................
Jewelry 4 ..............................................................

129.0
131.6
135.0
134.7
141.3
99.8
128.7
120.8
119.8
119.5
120.3
102.8
98.1

126.6
128.0
132.1
129.3
138.0
100.5
123.3
115.4
117.5
117.2
123.6
94.0
96.4

123.0
122.7
126.4
127.6
134.8
93.1
117.1
111.1
113.5
113.5
116.3
99.8
91.4

120.9
118.8
124.6
126.4
135.9
92.4
112.3
101.8
112.3
111.6
116.5
101.0
90.1

118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9

118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4

117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9

118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2

114.146
108.556
116.050
119.197
130.614
79.407
107.585
87.995
103.960
106.174
93.177
117.115
83.088

100.5
121.1
124.2
127.4
126.2
119.3
134.8
131.5
115.3
136.1

100.5
119.0
124.0
128.0
124.2
119.5
130.0
130.1
116.9
133.9

97.3
113.7
121.0
123.7
121.8
117.3
130.3
131.0
114.6
135.7

93.1
115.1
120.8
122.9
121.0
117.9
127.2
124.8
106.7
129.9

93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1

91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4

91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6

90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6

88.576
94.585
119.831
116.843
120.609
120.747
112.879
136.009
113.029
142.982

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 .......
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................

147.6
145.0
101.5
144.7
156.3
108.4
112.3
111.7
109.7
116.6
112.4
107.4
100.2
96.5
100.5
175.2
184.4
161.1
106.0
256.0
104.5
102.7
110.1

153.9
151.2
102.8
144.6
161.6
107.9
127.7
126.9
125.4
131.6
126.6
134.4
102.3
97.5
103.5
181.5
191.4
166.1
109.9
260.8
108.8
106.7
115.1

147.4
144.5
102.0
144.7
158.1
103.8
96.3
95.7
93.3
99.2
97.2
111.7
104.9
100.4
105.8
187.9
198.0
172.6
113.6
280.1
110.8
107.8
119.8

153.0
150.4
98.5
141.7
149.3
104.4
120.0
119.4
117.4
124.3
120.0
113.6
106.3
100.5
108.3
195.0
201.7
179.1
118.2
305.6
114.3
111.5
122.7

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7
121.3
126.1

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4
133.3
132.9

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7
135.6
138.9

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8
138.9
141.3

184.147
181.218
93.229
136.414
137.999
121.016
239.097
238.100
237.919
243.280
229.404
214.966
121.584
111.204
128.403
226.636
232.025
204.752
138.847
333.005
142.001
140.541
144.941

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................

196.0
223.7
162.0
172.2

203.7
237.0
158.9
176.1

200.1
227.5
154.2
180.6

199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2

203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

231.082
253.974
160.225
227.742

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services 2 ............................
Hospital services 2 9 ..........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 .......................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ...............
Health insurance 10 .............................................

253.2
230.2
279.7
146.2
172.5

263.8
236.5
289.8
147.9
175.0

276.2
246.7
307.1
149.4
177.7

290.6
254.0
320.6
149.5
178.1

301.4
259.4
328.4
151.7
181.2

314.4
264.4
340.0
149.2
176.6

328.2
273.9
354.9
151.7
180.1

340.0
279.1
361.8
154.5
183.5

352.704
283.379
369.020
155.272
185.210

179.0
258.4
233.4
239.2
250.9
148.4
163.4
302.1
111.6
109.8
253.7
117.1

179.6
270.1
242.3
248.5
262.0
152.0
167.8
320.9
118.5
115.9
271.9
124.0

179.0
283.0
251.0
257.5
272.3
156.1
173.5
343.6
127.0
123.9
290.1
130.6

178.2
299.5
259.2
266.2
284.6
155.8
179.2
379.1
140.2
135.9
328.5
137.0

179.1
311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6

181.0
327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

182.5
342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0

185.5
356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
106.8

184.440
372.261
304.677
306.376
361.480
173.353
201.970
495.191
183.249
176.999
425.275
171.362
116.678

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media
including rental 1 ..........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 ............................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant
sports 1 ........................................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

101.2
99.8
52.3
258.0
73.5

102.6
100.3
46.7
271.8
60.4

103.8
100.5
41.7
282.3
50.2

104.7
102.4
37.2
302.7
43.3

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.179
101.923
16.121
352.570
22.519

91.5
78.1
101.5
103.5
144.0
108.0
120.6
131.6
107.1
99.1
129.5
100.9
88.5
108.6
95.4
99.3
109.3

86.2
78.4
104.0
106.2
143.2
118.4
121.9
136.0
105.7
99.6
125.6
103.4
86.2
104.9
95.5
100.1
113.8

84.5
74.5
107.9
110.6
147.8
125.5
119.7
134.6
102.8
99.1
122.6
103.9
82.8
99.7
96.4
99.9
118.1

79.1
70.8
109.1
112.6
148.8
131.4
117.8
133.1
100.5
97.7
115.3
106.0
76.5
90.7
93.7
98.1
122.6

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

75.429
51.458
106.346
132.221
167.288
167.632
115.931
139.144
92.232
83.553
83.075
105.030
63.299
71.690
89.678
96.457
140.402

106.3
223.2
187.7
188.3
105.5
100.4

110.2
234.2
190.7
191.0
107.1
101.4

112.5
243.8
204.7
194.3
109.1
102.8

113.4
257.0
207.5
197.9
111.4
104.2

116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8

115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9

119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3

122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7

123.949
299.104
247.567
209.170
122.069
103.201

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees

102.5
109.4
256.9
310.4
325.6
340.2
152.5
113.8

103.7
115.7
289.2
326.5
340.6
359.4
160.9
118.9

106.9
122.1
297.3
345.2
361.8
386.4
168.8
125.8

108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3
412.8
176.9
132.6

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8
438.9
183.5
145.3

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2
470.4
189.7
157.3

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2
497.1
199.3
168.0

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2
525.7
209.9
176.3

116.981
170.635
431.089
480.960
546.960
545.119
213.055
181.838

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 2
Land-line telephone services, long distance
charges 1 .................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Information technology, hardware and services
11 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
1 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

97.0
103.1
165.6
110.1
96.6
100.9
170.1

94.1
103.2
165.6
116.2
93.6
98.6
179.7

94.6
108.1
173.4
124.1
93.9
99.9
187.9

93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
198.1

89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
203.1

87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
205.4

86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
212.0

85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
216.6

86.148
131.854
209.745
185.849
84.248
98.964
223.803

98.6
81.9

89.4
71.7

87.7
68.2

82.5
68.5

74.1
67.6

68.4
66.7

67.3
65.7

69.5
65.6

72.155
65.368

29.3

24.6

20.6

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.965

46.9
88.5

35.9
82.0

25.0
79.3

19.3
69.9

15.9
63.3

13.7
60.0

11.6
57.4

10.2
52.8

9.421
49.852

96.3

95.8

100.7

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.557

79.1

70.0

64.7

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.542

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 1 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 1 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 4 .................................................
Funeral expenses 4 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 1 ...................................................
Financial services 4 ...........................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 10 .............
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................

267.3
369.7
149.1
115.9
163.1
153.1

279.2
396.9
160.2
121.8
167.7
155.8

293.3
432.9
175.1
125.3
172.3
156.0

305.1
474.3
192.4
130.3
174.7
154.2

308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0

315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8

326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4

335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6

344.214
556.517
225.187
160.268
193.598
157.813

100.8

104.3

104.0

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.033

170.6
174.7
106.5
246.7
183.7
188.8
104.5

170.8
181.7
110.8
255.3
191.8
193.9
106.9

171.7
187.1
114.1
268.0
204.1
202.8
111.4

169.3
190.7
116.2
276.7
213.2
210.8
113.8

170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0

171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5

174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8

178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7

178.190
217.354
132.478
327.235
262.845
260.922
129.629

105.0
209.7

109.5
218.0

114.0
228.2

116.4
235.9

120.3
241.9

123.4
251.0

135.8
264.8
103.0
86.8

138.982
270.377
104.438
85.449

163.5
145.0
176.1
215.7
113.3
236.6
220.0
231.4
270.9
197.2
188.0
191.2
147.0
177.7
213.5
186.9
113.3
225.8
227.6

169.122
149.781
187.515
237.329
112.362
243.118
225.760
233.831
276.015
203.011
194.109
196.949
151.846
188.873
233.817
196.266
108.482
232.450
233.562

-

-

-

-

-

-

97.6

95.4

93.5

92.6

88.5

85.7

129.2
254.5
100.0
86.1

146.6
135.4
142.0
153.9
126.3
187.2
176.5
189.9
222.9
165.1
160.1
161.1
136.8
143.8
154.7
154.0
125.7
175.9
181.2

150.6
139.1
148.6
165.5
126.6
194.5
182.6
195.2
228.9
170.9
165.5
166.4
140.6
150.3
165.8
159.7
122.9
183.7
188.3

148.4
133.4
139.4
153.1
124.9
201.7
190.4
202.6
237.3
172.5
165.7
168.3
135.1
141.8
154.7
157.3
119.2
189.2
195.0

150.3
135.0
147.3
167.2
120.4
208.3
196.3
211.7
245.1
177.0
169.1
172.1
136.8
149.6
168.0
162.6
116.6
195.9
201.1

150.7
132.5
149.0
171.3
114.0
214.2
200.6
218.0
250.9
179.2
171.6
174.7
134.5
151.4
172.1
166.6
114.8
202.9
206.6

156.6
138.8
160.9
190.8
115.1
220.5
205.6
222.7
256.5
185.5
178.0
180.6
140.7
162.9
190.3
175.1
114.2
209.9
212.4

161.2
143.4
170.8
207.8
114.9
229.2
211.2
228.3
263.5
192.3
184.8
186.7
145.3
172.4
205.9
182.2
112.0
221.1
220.6

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
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 ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Special aggregate indexes
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

112.1
172.5
174.5
144.6
112.1
194.7
166.6
145.7

127.6
176.8
178.7
145.8
128.9
201.1
172.0
154.1

110.0
181.5
183.5
145.6
97.5
209.4
177.2
154.2

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

122.6
184.6
186.7
143.1
120.7
216.7
178.7
156.3

131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3

153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4

179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4

184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0

209.441
203.319
203.710
139.557
240.247
248.977
206.509
191.231

8
9
10
11
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.7

3.4

1.3

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

3.0

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
Bakery products ..........................................................
Bread ........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins .....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...............................................
Meats ........................................................................
Beef and veal ..........................................................
Uncooked ground beef .........................................
Uncooked beef roasts ...........................................
Uncooked beef steaks ..........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal ..............................
Pork ........................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products
Ham ......................................................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics ................
Other meats ............................................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken ...................................................................
Other poultry including turkey .................................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood ...........................................
Processed fish and seafood ...................................
Eggs ............................................................................
Dairy and related products ............................................
Milk .............................................................................
Cheese and related products ......................................
Ice cream and related products ..................................
Other dairy and related products ................................
Fruits and vegetables ...................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits ..............................................................
Other fresh fruits .....................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables .................................
Canned fruits and vegetables ...................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ...................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ..................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............

2.0
2.0
1.8
2.0
1.2
-2.2
2.0
1.2
2.4
2.1
3.1
3.1
1.8
1.7
2.4
3.6
4.5
4.4
2.0
5.5
5.4
3.0
3.5
.6
4.8
2.5
2.5
-.9
-1.8
2.6
1.6
2.6
.4
-13.1
2.9
3.4
3.8
.9
2.0
1.9
2.1
3.7
6.0
-2.5
7.3
3.6
.6
7.8
6.6
-17.1
4.6
1.3
.4
3.0

2.8
2.8
3.0
2.5
.9
1.1
1.2
.3
3.6
4.6
3.3
1.7
4.2
4.6
4.1
5.2
5.2
6.0
5.9
4.4
4.3
5.8
7.2
3.6
6.0
5.9
3.8
1.8
1.6
2.5
1.9
4.3
-1.6
17.1
-.2
-.4
-2.5
2.1
1.8
5.2
6.1
.5
.5
-.4
-4.9
3.8
12.3
-6.3
32.2
22.6
10.8
1.8
2.1
1.8

2.8
2.8
2.7
2.5
1.9
4.8
1.5
1.7
2.6
5.1
3.8
1.6
.5
3.5
4.1
4.7
6.1
6.8
8.5
4.4
5.2
3.9
5.7
4.3
3.0
1.7
2.8
4.4
5.0
2.1
.1
-.7
1.4
-8.4
5.6
4.3
7.2
8.9
2.6
-.2
-1.5
.9
6.8
2.5
7.7
-5.6
-4.0
14.5
-17.4
-7.4
-4.8
4.4
4.1
6.1

1.4
1.4
.8
1.0
.6
4.0
.0
.1
1.4
1.0
1.9
2.1
.8
.3
-.1
.2
.7
1.1
.3
.6
-.4
-2.4
-.4
-1.5
-2.9
-5.4
3.5
-.6
.0
-3.3
-1.3
-3.1
1.4
9.8
-2.0
-3.7
-2.4
-.9
1.6
4.7
5.4
4.6
6.7
.6
9.3
3.6
6.2
8.5
-6.0
8.6
7.5
2.8
3.3
.1

3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5

2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5

2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2

2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4

3.6
3.6
4.2
4.2
4.0
10.2
1.8
5.4
4.3
5.0
1.9
2.5
6.5
4.7
4.3
3.6
4.7
4.2
4.9
5.0
6.1
4.2
7.7
4.5
4.4
-.7
-.3
7.5
7.4
7.6
3.9
4.9
2.3
11.4
11.8
18.3
10.8
-.5
10.9
-1.2
-2.8
-1.3
18.4
.8
22.3
-20.6
-4.2
5.9
-7.4
-13.7
-3.0
4.6
4.7
3.1

.6
2.4
3.2
3.2
4.4
2.8

1.2
1.7
2.0
2.4
1.8
1.8

1.3
1.4
1.8
1.7
2.5
1.7

6.1
1.0
1.0
1.4
-.3
.9

-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0

3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7

4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8

3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9

6.8
4.3
4.7
5.8
11.2
2.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea ..............
Coffee .......................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea ....................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum ..........................................
Other sweets .............................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine ................................................
Salad dressing ..........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter ...............
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Baby food ..................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods .......................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks ......................................
Limited service meals and snacks ................................
Food at employee sites and schools ............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors .......
Other food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .............
Distilled spirits at home ...............................................
Wine at home ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ..........................

0.0
-1.8
1.9
.7
1.5
.1
2.1
1.5
-4.3
-13.1
.9
-.2
1.6
.3
-.3
3.8
1.6
4.8
.3
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.0
.8
3.4
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.6
1.8
3.1

0.7
-2.9
4.3
2.0
.7
-.6
1.1
.8
3.6
8.3
1.8
1.3
2.1
2.6
2.1
2.8
-1.0
4.4
3.2
2.4
2.8
2.8
-.4
1.5
4.2
2.8
2.7
3.2
2.6
.7
3.0

-0.1
-3.4
3.0
3.0
1.7
2.4
1.1
2.7
4.4
11.6
1.8
.4
3.1
2.9
3.0
4.1
5.4
3.0
.4
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.9
1.6
3.9
2.7
1.6
1.6
3.8
.1
4.7

0.9
-.2
1.6
.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
2.6
-2.3
-9.1
-.3
2.0
.1
1.1
-1.2
-3.9
3.3
1.0
1.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8
1.4
3.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.4
.7
3.0

-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0

1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6

4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1

3.4
8.3
1.1
3.5
3.1
3.1
3.4
2.0
4.5
7.5
1.2
4.7
3.4
5.2
2.9
3.7
7.1
2.0
.9
2.7
2.6
2.8
1.9
2.4
4.5
3.6
3.4
4.0
1.8
2.8
4.0

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ............................................
Lodging away from home ...............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 1 ...........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance .................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood ...............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .........................................
Electricity 1 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services ............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens .................
Floor coverings .............................................................
Window coverings .........................................................
Other linens ..................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............
Other furniture ...............................................................
Appliances ......................................................................
Major appliances ...........................................................
Other appliances ...........................................................

2.1
2.5
3.0
1.6
4.2

4.3
3.4
3.9
2.8
4.4

2.9
4.3
4.7
.1
5.4

2.3
3.1
3.2
.7
6.0

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

2.8
2.6
2.3
18.0
3.9

1.4
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
22.4
31.3
8.3
1.2
.8
2.4
1.9
1.8
2.4
-.5
-2.0
-2.4
-1.6
-2.0
-1.6
-1.5
-.9
-4.1
-1.4
-.4
-3.2

2.6
3.2
2.4
11.9
13.9
35.9
40.4
27.4
12.5
2.6
37.3
3.1
3.4
2.0
1.1
1.6
6.5
2.8
-1.4
.3
-2.5
2.2
-.7
-2.7
-2.0
-3.4

-.5
4.5
1.3
-2.1
-3.2
-21.8
-27.0
-10.9
-1.7
5.6
-15.5
2.8
3.0
2.3
-.2
-1.3
-.2
-2.9
-.8
-3.2
-1.3
-3.8
-5.2
-.5
1.7
-4.2

.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
10.9
14.3
6.0
.5
-1.9
7.1
3.2
3.5
2.3
-1.9
-5.0
1.7
-3.0
-7.8
-1.0
-2.1
-.5
-.4
-3.8
-2.8
-5.1

3.1
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3
-3.9

4.4
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8
-4.2

3.0
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0
-1.0

3.7
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5
-1.9

18.8
1.6
-.1
6.0
6.4
6.1
7.3
3.9
6.4
11.5
-4.8
4.1
4.4
2.9
-.3
-3.5
-.3
-2.2
-4.9
-.4
.9
-1.3
-.6
2.7
2.8
2.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Aug.
2007

2006

Expenditure category
Other household equipment and furnishings ..................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers ..............................................
Dishes and flatware ......................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .........
Tools, hardware and supplies .......................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies ..................................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products .......................................
Household paper products ............................................
Miscellaneous household products ...............................
Household operations .....................................................
Domestic services .........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services ................................
Moving, storage, freight expense ..................................
Repair of household items ............................................

-3.5
-6.5
.0
-4.1
-1.1
-.7
.6
-1.6
2.0
1.4
5.5
.6
2.8
3.6
2.2
2.7
2.6

-0.9
-4.7
5.4
-2.2
-1.2
-2.4
-.1
-4.0
4.6
4.5
8.2
1.6
6.6
4.1
9.7
4.7
7.4

-0.6
-2.0
2.7
-2.7
-1.6
-1.0
-2.2
-.5
2.4
2.7
1.4
3.0
4.2
2.6
4.9
2.7
7.1

-4.2
-5.8
.1
-5.3
-3.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.1
2.4
3.9
-.3
2.7
4.4

-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5

-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2

-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5

-2.2
-5.4
.5
-.9
3.5
-1.1
-1.6
-.7
.4
-.5
.3
2.0
1.6
.4

-

-

-

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

1.9
2.2

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates .......................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories ...........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches ........................................................
Watches ..........................................................................
Jewelry ............................................................................

-.6
1.1
.9
1.0
4.1
-1.5
.1
1.7
-1.0
-1.2
-2.4
-4.4
-.7

-1.9
-2.7
-2.1
-4.0
-2.3
.7
-4.2
-4.5
-1.9
-1.9
2.7
-8.6
-1.7

-2.8
-4.1
-4.3
-1.3
-2.3
-7.4
-5.0
-3.7
-3.4
-3.2
-5.9
6.2
-5.2

-1.7
-3.2
-1.4
-.9
.8
-.8
-4.1
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
.2
1.2
-1.4

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-3.8
-3.9
-3.2
-1.3
-2.0
-11.5
1.9
-5.8
-5.8
-5.2
-12.9
.2
-6.9

.1
-.6
-3.1
-3.9
-5.3
-1.1
3.0
-1.6
-3.4
-1.1

.0
-1.7
-.2
.5
-1.6
.2
-3.6
-1.1
1.4
-1.6

-3.2
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.9
-1.8
.2
.7
-2.0
1.3

-4.3
1.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
.5
-2.4
-4.7
-6.9
-4.3

.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2

-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4

.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7

-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5

-2.1
-9.2
-2.3
-3.4
-3.4
-.7
-3.4
6.0
1.8
7.0

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles .........................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Car and truck rental ......................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ..................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels ..........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires .............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair ......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees ...........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 .....................
Parking and other fees ..................................................

5.7
5.8
.4
-.4
1.3
6.8
30.6
30.6
32.8
28.7
26.3
22.5
-.3
-1.2
.5
2.5
1.4
2.5
2.7
.5
1.4
.9
3.1

4.3
4.3
1.3
-.1
3.4
-.5
13.7
13.6
14.3
12.9
12.6
25.1
2.1
1.0
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.1
3.7
1.9
4.1
3.9
4.5

-4.2
-4.4
-.8
.1
-2.2
-3.8
-24.6
-24.6
-25.6
-24.6
-23.2
-16.9
2.5
3.0
2.2
3.5
3.4
3.9
3.4
7.4
1.8
1.0
4.1

3.8
4.1
-3.4
-2.1
-5.6
.6
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.3
23.5
1.7
1.3
.1
2.4
3.8
1.9
3.8
4.0
9.1
3.2
3.4
2.4

-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3
8.8
2.8

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7
9.9
5.4

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5
1.7
4.5

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
1.7

5.6
5.5
-.5
-1.3
.7
6.2
19.7
19.8
19.9
19.9
19.0
7.1
2.0
1.9
2.2
2.4
1.7
2.3
2.5
-1.0
1.6
1.2
2.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

5.9
11.0
-1.6
.5

3.9
5.9
-1.9
2.3

-1.8
-4.0
-3.0
2.6

-0.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4

2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

0.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

0.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

6.3
10.4
2.4
1.3

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Prescription drugs ...........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ..................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ...........
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services 1 .......................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 .............................
Health insurance 3 ..........................................................

3.6
3.6
6.2
-.8
-1.4
.9
3.6
3.2
2.6
4.7
3.3
1.7
5.1
5.1
4.7
6.6
5.9

4.2
2.7
3.6
1.2
1.4
.3
4.5
3.8
3.9
4.4
2.4
2.7
6.2
6.2
5.6
7.2
5.9

4.7
4.3
6.0
1.0
1.5
-.3
4.8
3.6
3.6
3.9
2.7
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.7
5.3

5.2
3.0
4.4
.1
.2
-.4
5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9

3.7
2.1
2.4
1.5
1.7
.5
4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

4.3
1.9
3.5
-1.6
-2.5
1.1
5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.4
3.6
4.4
1.7
2.0
.8
4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.6
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.6
4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
6.8

3.7
1.5
2.0
.5
.9
-.6
4.4
3.4
3.4
4.6
1.0
1.9
4.7
4.7
4.5
5.2
4.7
9.2

Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................
Pets, pet products and services ........................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet services including veterinary ....................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography .....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Photographers and film processing ................................
Other recreational goods ..................................................
Toys ................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................
Music instruments and accessories ................................
Recreation services ..........................................................
Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ..
Admissions .....................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ......................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines ..........................................
Recreational books .........................................................

.4
-.9
-7.3
2.9
-15.3
-3.5
-4.4
1.2
1.9
1.1
3.5
-2.7
.1
-5.5
-.5
-.8
-.3
-6.8
-7.8
-3.7
-.5
5.8
1.5
8.9
4.6
.7
2.1
-2.1

1.4
.5
-10.7
5.3
-17.8
-5.8
.4
2.5
2.6
-.6
9.6
1.1
3.3
-1.3
.5
-3.0
2.5
-2.6
-3.4
.1
.8
4.1
3.7
4.9
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.0

1.2
.2
-10.7
3.9
-16.9
-2.0
-5.0
3.8
4.1
3.2
6.0
-1.8
-1.0
-2.7
-.5
-2.4
.5
-3.9
-5.0
.9
-.2
3.8
2.1
4.1
7.3
1.7
1.9
1.4

.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7
-6.4
-5.0
1.1
1.8
.7
4.7
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
-1.4
-6.0
2.0
-7.6
-9.0
-2.8
-1.8
3.8
.8
5.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2
-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4
2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5
-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1
-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8
-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1
2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1
1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2
2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

.1
-.5
-13.8
1.8
-9.6
-3.4
-4.5
.4
3.5
2.8
4.9
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-2.3
-2.9
-1.7
-3.1
-3.4
-3.5
-.3
1.0
1.6
.2
3.1
.9
1.1
.5

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........

1.6
4.5
-1.1
4.9
4.1
7.0
5.0
5.8

1.2
5.8
12.6
5.2
4.6
5.6
5.5
4.5

3.1
5.5
2.8
5.7
6.2
7.5
4.9
5.8

1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0
6.8
4.8
5.4

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7
6.3
3.7
9.6

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8
7.2
3.4
8.3

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7
5.7
5.1
6.8

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3
5.8
5.3
4.9

1.9
3.1
7.2
2.7
3.4
3.7
1.5
3.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 ............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment ............
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ..........................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

-0.8
3.0
3.0
5.7
-1.1
.5
2.9
-1.4
-11.4
-18.6
-26.7
-1.6
-7.0

-3.0
.1
.0
5.5
-3.1
-2.3
5.6
-9.3
-12.5
-16.0
-23.5
-7.3
-.5

0.5
4.7
4.7
6.8
.3
1.3
4.6
-1.9
-4.9
-16.3
-30.4
-3.3
5.1

-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
5.4
-5.9
.4
-13.6
-22.8
-11.9
-.8

-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
2.5
-10.2
-1.3
-11.2
-17.6
-9.4
-1.8

-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
1.1
-7.7
-1.3
-6.3
-13.8
-5.2
-.8

-0.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
3.2
-1.6
-1.5
-8.1
-15.3
-4.3
-2.6

-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
2.2
3.3
-.2
-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

1.1
4.2
3.9
8.7
.9
2.1
3.3
3.8
-.4
-5.5
-7.6
-5.6
-4.8

-11.8

-11.5

-7.6

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-4.2

5.8
11.4
11.4
9.9
3.0
2.3

4.5
7.4
7.4
5.1
2.8
1.8

5.1
9.1
9.3
2.9
2.7
.1

4.0
9.6
9.9
4.0
1.4
-1.2

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

2.5
5.3
5.5
2.3
1.3
-.5

.5

3.5

-.3

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

-.8

4.2
3.6
3.6
3.9
5.0
3.7
2.3
3.0
4.6

.1
4.0
4.0
3.5
4.4
2.7
2.3
4.3
4.0

.5
3.0
3.0
5.0
6.4
4.6
4.2
4.1
4.7

-1.4
1.9
1.8
3.2
4.5
3.9
2.2
2.1
3.4

.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5

.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8

2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4

-.1
2.2
2.1
2.7
2.8
4.1
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.4
-1.6

3.4
3.3
6.5
10.0
-.8
2.8
2.6
1.1
1.9
2.9
3.2
3.0
3.3
6.3
9.5
5.0
-4.3
2.9
2.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2.8

-2.3

-2.0

-1.0

-4.4

-3.2

.5

2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
3.0
.8

3.0
3.7
7.5
11.6
-.9
2.6
2.5
2.0
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.7
3.6
7.2
10.7
4.5
.0
2.6
2.4

2.7
2.7
4.6
7.5
.2
3.9
3.5
2.8
2.7
3.5
3.4
3.3
2.8
4.5
7.2
3.7
-2.2
4.4
3.9

-1.5
-4.1
-6.2
-7.5
-1.3
3.7
4.3
3.8
3.7
.9
.1
1.1
-3.9
-5.7
-6.7
-1.5
-3.0
3.0
3.6

1.3
1.2
5.7
9.2
-3.6
3.3
3.1
4.5
3.3
2.6
2.1
2.3
1.3
5.5
8.6
3.4
-2.2
3.5
3.1

.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6
2.7

3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4
2.8

2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3
3.9

1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1
3.2

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter ......................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
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 .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter ..................................................
Services less medical care services .....................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Special aggregate indexes
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

14.6
1.9
1.9
.3
30.0
2.6
1.8
1.8

13.8
2.5
2.4
.8
15.0
3.3
3.2
5.8

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

-13.8
2.7
2.7
-.1
-24.4
4.1
3.0
.1

11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4

6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

13.4
1.9
1.5
-.6
18.9
2.5
4.2
4.5

3 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Electricity

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon (3.785 liters)

Area, region and population size class
July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

$57.018

$54.913

$127.919

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

66.262
66.719
64.896

64.962
65.605
63.043

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

52.310
52.459
53.171

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
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 ..................................

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

$122.701

$61.562

$61.368

$2.621

$2.634

146.857
149.307
139.283

143.584
146.515
134.526

83.829
89.449
73.566

82.454
87.265
73.669

2.628
2.678
2.508

2.635
2.695
2.490

49.969
49.918
51.249

116.070
115.804
118.819

109.954
109.055
113.897

56.588
57.440
56.373

56.890
58.098
56.385

2.652
2.586
2.710

2.653
2.569
2.686

49.087

46.457

109.404

102.922

53.238

52.881

NA

NA

59.084
60.729
59.411

57.237
59.231
57.201

129.775
132.361
130.553

125.397
129.287
125.031

58.469
65.991
54.183

58.465
66.042
54.146

2.572
2.659
2.494

2.571
2.660
2.496

50.347

49.238

113.436

110.775

58.301

58.301

2.471

2.442

54.757
55.062
53.793

52.003
51.473
52.254

130.429
132.485
125.159

124.020
123.953
121.891

54.288
60.139
51.665

54.180
59.812
51.840

2.440
2.521

2.755
2.721

NA

NA

57.987
56.875
50.603

55.738
54.942
48.802

130.644
126.348
114.238

125.119
121.509
109.682

68.289
56.832
51.734

67.856
56.857
51.653

2.670
2.528
2.520

2.688
2.511
2.660

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

54.323
52.463
69.031

50.000
47.416
67.286

114.329
127.113
156.849

103.512
114.529
152.366

60.183
69.284
98.589

63.406
68.445
94.510

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

62.270
52.942
55.653
62.621

61.352
50.533
57.631
59.045

132.161
123.546
124.072
139.905

129.988
117.539
129.066
133.666

85.136
64.302
73.372
68.350

85.136
64.302
73.372
68.547

-

-

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 ....................................

70.133
50.588
48.050
76.424
67.067
59.713
61.661

66.730
49.417
48.050
72.833
67.094
53.438
61.661

149.196
113.192
102.655
170.202
154.462
157.120
140.956

140.581
109.943
102.655
161.269
154.530
141.261
140.956

51.297
52.355
71.055
60.622
81.500
64.245
39.475

51.297
52.355
71.055
60.622
81.952
64.245
39.475

-

-

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city
average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
Aug.2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

$1.279

$1.226

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.435
1.452
1.383

1.403
1.426
1.339

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.152
1.148
1.176

U.S. city average ............................................................

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Aug.2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

987

$0.122

$0.121

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.162
.177
.136

.160
.173
.136

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

1.091
1.079
1.130

17
17
18

712
581
712

.107
.114
.103

.108
.115
.102

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

1.105

1.041

25

323

.097

.097

230

3,529

Low

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.333
1.342
1.355

1.288
1.302
1.303

7
7
11

522
522
298

.111
.129
.102

.111
.129
.102

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
7,500

1.172

1.145

25

364

.107

.107

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.324
1.341
1.283

1.258
1.254
1.244

7
7
8

851
851
364

.127
.144
.118

.127
.144
.119

153
153
235

7,471
7,471
4,233

1.294
1.277
1.163

1.238
1.231
1.119

4
8
19

987
712
364

.141
.109
.098

.140
.109
.098

11
70
163

9,890
7,500
4,883

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

1.140
1.275
1.528

1.026
1.150
1.484

17
16
4

581
851
987

.130
.176
.199

.137
.176
.191

11
258
129

2,751
7,471
4,706

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.243
1.231
1.224
1.380

1.221
1.171
1.272
1.290

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.159
.103
.135
.130

.159
.103
.134
.130

384
48
348
551

8,494
3,300
3,889
4,132

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 ....................................

1.503
1.115
1.089
1.803
1.513
1.556
1.440

1.415
1.082
1.089
1.712
1.513
1.396
1.440

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.110
.111
.147
.122
.165
.196
.080

.110
.111
.147
.122
.166
.196
.080

244
94
438
373
430
178
313

4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

$3.013

$2.833

$2.961

$2.782

$3.083

$2.902

$3.200

$3.018

$2.934

$2.934

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.042
3.053
3.018

2.890
2.890
2.891

2.984
2.985
2.982

2.828
2.815
2.854

3.124
3.149
3.066

2.987
3.009
2.935

3.260
3.276
3.214

3.112
3.117
3.097

2.950
2.949
2.950

2.939
2.937
2.944

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

3.102
3.133
3.030

2.909
2.956
2.837

3.061
3.084
2.994

2.872
2.906
2.809

3.149
3.204
3.070

2.943
3.032
2.855

3.284
3.323
3.219

3.093
3.148
3.012

2.948
2.931
2.955

2.963
2.940
2.988

3.114

2.865

3.094

2.856

3.118

2.839

3.232

2.993

NA

NA

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

2.915
2.955
2.908

2.742
2.793
2.729

2.861
2.888
2.860

2.687
2.724
2.679

2.988
3.037
2.975

2.817
2.877
2.800

3.099
3.151
3.076

2.925
2.992
2.896

2.832
2.918
2.824

2.837
2.911
2.830

2.887

2.714

2.838

2.666

2.957

2.782

3.072

2.892

2.789

2.800

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.060
3.085
3.046

2.862
2.872
2.860

3.004
3.027
3.003

2.809
2.816
2.820

3.145
3.170
3.113

2.946
2.955
2.923

3.247
3.268
3.214

3.039
3.044
3.016

3.068
3.125
3.016

3.058
3.075
2.993

3.063
2.972
2.952

2.880
2.797
2.767

3.004
2.930
2.904

2.820
2.757
2.723

3.144
3.028
3.021

2.969
2.849
2.824

3.255
3.142
3.127

3.070
2.963
2.945

3.004
2.898
2.864

2.983
2.903
2.896

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

3.266
3.117
3.108

3.064
2.884
2.930

3.215
3.055
3.028

3.011
2.826
2.839

3.343
3.180
3.220

3.150
2.944
3.077

3.460
3.283
3.331

3.255
3.039
3.165

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

2.994
2.994
2.905
3.021

2.856
2.720
2.743
2.879

2.946
2.939
2.830
2.943

2.801
2.676
2.671
2.804

3.092
3.112

2.977
2.782

NA

NA

3.098

2.956

3.175
3.175
3.119
3.222

3.053
2.910
2.947
3.076

-

-

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 ....................................

2.988
3.094
2.865
3.021
2.976
3.183
2.995

2.790
3.002
2.719
2.845
2.820
2.987
2.826

2.936
3.032
2.801
2.958
2.921
3.134
2.959

2.732
2.964
2.653
2.785
2.765
2.935
2.790

3.074
3.181
2.934
3.088
3.048
3.297
3.108

2.878
3.037
2.790
2.909
2.891
3.103
2.942

3.167
3.376
3.070
3.208
3.168
3.369
3.204

2.993
3.193
2.932
3.026
3.012
3.185
3.030

-

-

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

$0.353
.547
.893
1.209

$0.355
.551
.868
1.210

$0.376

$0.378

$0.352

$0.355

$0.369

$0.376

$0.323

$0.319

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.510

.776
1.148

.900
1.057

.931
1.049

NA
NA

1.494

.828
1.152

NA
NA

1.290

1.307

NA

NA

NA

1.714
2.650

1.616

1.612

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.373

2.376

2.333

NA

NA
NA

2.353

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

1.750
2.748

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.734
2.366
3.103
2.843

2.695
2.395
3.094
2.868

2.589

2.524

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.051
2.896

3.032
2.853

2.357
2.175
2.841
2.554

2.909

NA

2.493
2.134
2.845
2.514

2.910

NA

3.258
3.042

3.243
3.062

3.228
2.883

3.223
2.952

3.303
3.337
3.775

3.347
3.332
3.828

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

3.783

3.827

3.282
3.321
3.862

3.327

3.287
3.710

3.425
3.196
3.943

3.272

3.412
3.788

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.961
3.760
4.244

3.947
3.795
4.090

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.988
4.336

3.933
4.017

3.768
4.214

3.835
4.142

3.758
3.708
4.194

3.754
3.709
4.197

4.130
3.630

4.237
3.759

NA

NA

4.064

4.032

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.166

3.949

3.998

3.997

5.522
5.745

5.523
6.050

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.301

6.539

5.914

5.888

5.363
5.103

5.451
6.029

5.519
5.667

5.469
5.692

NA

NA

3.560
5.269

3.554
5.252

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.995

3.499
5.406

3.571
5.396

3.631
5.413

3.589
5.469

3.317
5.110

3.286
5.056

5.110

3.053

3.072

3.238

3.239

2.991

3.039

3.061

3.104

2.979

2.940

3.723
3.511
3.694
3.269

3.798
3.348
3.661
3.207

3.980
3.173
3.719
3.114

4.037
3.042
3.663
3.076

3.464
3.736
3.773
3.550

3.647
3.340
3.763
3.333

3.846
3.665
3.557
3.278

3.783
3.633
3.542
3.285

3.833
3.372
3.906
3.094

3.894
3.199
3.811
3.048

1.824
3.146

1.848
3.140

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.813

2.856

1.670
3.199

NA

3.564

1.693
3.295

NA

3.514

3.486

3.403

2.385

2.369

2.021

2.057

2.510

2.502

2.308

2.280

2.857

2.786

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.038

2.001

1.842

1.811

2.432

2.325

1.871

1.854

2.298

2.277

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

2.421

2.437

2.796

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

1.385

NA

NA

2.427

2.503

NA

NA

Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................

1.130
2.379
3.509
1.334
1.222

1.145
2.339
3.589
1.304
1.229

1.092

1.088

1.183

1.156

1.082

1.072

1.258

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.338
1.459

3.467
1.354

3.819
1.233

NA

3.355
1.294
1.197

3.638
1.227

NA

3.627
1.305
1.230

3.419
1.309

NA

3.576
1.285
1.234

NA

NA

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.502

1.634

NA
NA

1.659

1.393

1.495

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

1.465

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.695

1.725

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.736

3.807

3.601

3.739

3.489

3.492

4.093

4.188

3.467

3.496

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit
July
2007

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ...................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .......................................................
Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 .......................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) ................................................
Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .........
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,
per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................

Aug.
2007

July
2007

NA

NA

$3.064
3.757
4.292
3.825

$3.164
3.972
4.411
3.895

NA

NA

1.184
.509

1.194
.506
1.500
1.108

NA

1.078
3.114
.979
1.778
1.765
1.450

Aug.
2007

NA
NA

NA
NA

$4.377

$4.556

NA
NA
NA

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

July
2007

Aug.
2007

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$4.203
3.331

$4.172
3.369

$4.453
4.041

$4.589
4.220

$3.805
3.658

$4.050
3.959

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.342
.577

1.345
.583

1.127
.515

1.254
.460

1.263
.461

1.040
.520

1.051
.506

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

1.070

1.131

1.048

NA

NA
NA
NA

1.145
.508
1.520
1.046

NA

NA

NA

NA

.992
1.701
1.796
1.303

1.033
2.075
1.691
1.723

1.081
1.791
1.699
1.504

1.210
1.692
1.793
1.680
1.353
1.644
.505
.745

1.219
1.504
2.006
1.353

3.303
.976
1.773
1.795
1.372

NA
NA
NA

1.013
1.795
1.820
1.292

.862

.848

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.667
.545
.849
1.344
1.486
1.475
.586
.778

1.830
.522
.879
1.373
1.485
1.542
.571
.776
.751

1.878
.615
1.066

1.955
.603
1.036

NA

NA

NA

1.766
1.275

1.708
1.180

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.641
.487
.732

1.687
.616
.839
1.452
1.380
1.549
.551

1.830
.583
.923
1.451
1.445
1.483
.537

1.474
.466
.703
1.202
1.534
1.442

1.889
.441
.800
1.209
1.612
1.606

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.636

1.495
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.447
1.443

1.399
1.472

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.953

1.816

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.538

2.568

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

.969

.930

.962

.990

1.001

.939

.911

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

.968

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

.522
.503

.518
.498

NA
NA

NA
NA

.531

.531

.486

.486

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.026
1.217

1.030
1.201

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.006
1.138

.985
1.027

NA

NA

.897

.916

NA

NA

1.560

1.569

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.764

1.760

NA

NA

1.239
3.529

1.249
3.497

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.512

3.608

3.827

4.073

3.650

3.371

3.447

3.633

3.306

3.572

1.133

1.103

1.292

1.131

.950

1.054

1.147

1.065

1.207

1.163

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

7.179

9.528

NA

9.716

8.447

11.187

7.176

8.357

8.043

9.488

1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table 1C. 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)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2007 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2003-2004

July
2007

Aug.
2007

Aug.
2006

July
2007

Expenditure category
100.000

R120.157

120.077

1.8

-0.1

Food and beverages 2 ..............................................................
Food 3 ....................................................................................
Food at home 4 ....................................................................
Food away from home 5 .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ............................................................

15.072
13.943
8.029
5.914
1.130

R119.847
R119.871
R116.815
R124.002
R119.804

120.272
120.301
117.198
124.498
120.177

4.1
4.2
4.5
3.7
3.4

.4
.4
.3
.4
.3

Housing 7 .................................................................................
Shelter 8 .................................................................................
Fuels and utilities 9 .................................................................
Household furnishings and operations 10 ...............................

42.173
32.495
4.702
4.977

R126.149
R127.789
R155.212
R95.947

126.078
127.938
153.774
95.600

2.8
3.3
2.7
-1.0

-.1
.1
-.9
-.4

Apparel 11 .................................................................................

4.076

R85.187

85.888

-1.6

.8

Transportation 12 ......................................................................
Private transportation 13 .........................................................
Public transportation 14 ..........................................................

17.095
15.988
1.107

R121.900
R122.487
R115.955

120.462
121.037
114.645

-1.7
-1.8
-.7

-1.2
-1.2
-1.1

Medical care 15 .........................................................................
Medical care commodities 16 .................................................
Medical care services 17 ........................................................

6.055
1.458
4.597

R136.959
R122.712

141.939

137.430
123.065
142.452

4.2
1.0
5.3

.3
.3
.4

Recreation 18 ............................................................................

5.863

R104.984

104.699

-1.1

-.3

Education and communication 19 .............................................
Education 20 ...........................................................................
Communication 21 ..................................................................

6.190
2.751
3.439

R104.647
R156.613
R74.616

105.858
160.605
74.658

1.3
5.4
-1.8

1.2
2.5
.1

Other goods and services 22 ....................................................

3.475

R123.762

123.675

3.8

-.1

58.763
41.237
12.340
28.897
78.707
7.351

R129.030
R109.199
R84.723
R121.970
R115.066
R185.944

129.206
108.812
84.562
121.452
115.274
179.531

3.0
.1
-2.5
1.2
1.7
-1.9

.1
-.4
-.2
-.4
.2
-3.4

All items 1 ...................................................................................

Commodity and service group
Services 23 .................................................................................
Commodities 24 ..........................................................................
Durables 25 ...............................................................................
Nondurables 26 ...........................................................................
All items less food and energy 27 .............................................
Energy 28 ....................................................................................

1 Revised indexes: June 2007=120.230, May 2007=120.041, Apr. 2007=119.552, Mar. 2007=118.962, Feb. 2007=118.030, Jan.
2007=117.427, Sep. 2006=117.7, Jan. 2005=111.3.
2 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.507, May 2007=119.140, Apr. 2007=118.585, Mar. 2007=118.355, Feb. 2007=118.065, Jan.
2007=117.393, Nov. 2006=116.2, Mar. 2006=114.7, Aug. 2005=112.9.
3 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.514, May 2007=119.154, Apr. 2007=118.573, Mar. 2007=118.348, Feb. 2007=118.096, Jan.
2007=117.432, Nov. 2006=116.2, Feb. 2006=114.6, Jan. 2006=114.7, July 2005=112.9.
4 Revised indexes: June 2007=116.622, May 2007=116.305, Apr. 2007=115.532, Mar. 2007=115.415, Feb. 2007=115.058, Jan.
2007=114.241, July 2006=111.9.
5 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.408, May 2007=122.987, Apr. 2007=122.685, Mar. 2007=122.305, Feb. 2007=122.203, Jan.
2007=121.763.
6 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.681, May 2007=119.228, Apr. 2007=119.000, Mar. 2007=118.701, Feb. 2007=117.953, Jan.
2007=117.167, Feb. 2006=115.2, Nov. 2005=113.5, Aug. 2005=112.6.
7 Revised indexes: June 2007=125.846, May 2007=124.902, Apr. 2007=124.720, Mar. 2007=124.470, Feb. 2007=123.957, Jan.
2007=123.297, Sep. 2006=122.7, June 2006=121.9, May 2006=121.1, Mar. 2005=116.5, Feb. 2005=116.0.
8 Revised indexes: June 2007=127.299, May 2007=126.756, Apr. 2007=126.702, Mar. 2007=126.317, Feb. 2007=125.798, Jan.
2007=125.037, Nov. 2005=119.1.
9 Revised indexes: June 2007=155.332, May 2007=149.574, Apr. 2007=147.890, Mar. 2007=147.959, Feb. 2007=146.780, Jan.
2007=146.485, Nov. 2006=143.4, Nov. 2005=144.8, Sep. 2005=144.1.
10 Revised indexes: June 2007=96.331, May 2007=96.309, Apr. 2007=96.416, Mar. 2007=96.645, Feb. 2007=96.594, Jan. 2007=96.238, May
2006=96.8.
11 Revised indexes: June 2007=88.132, May 2007=91.476, Apr. 2007=92.645, Mar. 2007=92.302, Feb. 2007=89.432, Jan. 2007=87.234, Nov.
2006=91.8, Oct. 2006=92.8, June 2006=89.7, May 2006=92.5, Apr. 2006=93.4, Mar. 2006=92.3, Jan. 2006=86.9, Nov. 2005=91.6, June
2005=88.7, Mar. 2005=93.4.
12 Revised indexes: June 2007=122.407, May 2007=122.744, Apr. 2007=120.792, Mar. 2007=118.501, Feb. 2007=115.637, Jan.
2007=115.463, Dec. 2006=116.0, Nov. 2006=115.2, Oct. 2006=115.8, May 2006=122.2, Nov. 2005=116.7, Sep. 2005=123.5, Aug. 2005=118.2,
June 2005=114.8, Apr. 2005=115.8.
13 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.120, May 2007=123.671, Apr. 2007=121.594, Mar. 2007=119.192, Feb. 2007=116.182, Jan.
2007=116.087, June 2006=122.7, Jan. 2006=117.1, Oct. 2005=123.4, Sep. 2005=124.7, May 2005=115.7.
14 Revised indexes: June 2007=114.753, May 2007=112.247, Apr. 2007=111.921, Mar. 2007=111.086, Feb. 2007=110.156, Jan.

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2007=108.911, Nov. 2005=108.6.
15 Revised indexes: June 2007=136.161, May 2007=136.019, Apr. 2007=135.681, Mar. 2007=135.263, Feb. 2007=135.050, Jan.
2007=133.990, June 2006=131.2, Feb. 2005=124.9.
16 Revised indexes: June 2007=121.981, May 2007=122.054, Apr. 2007=121.916, Mar. 2007=121.280, Feb. 2007=121.623, Jan.
2007=121.956, Oct. 2005=118.2.
17 Revised index: May 2007=140.897.
18 Revised indexes: May 2007=105.490, Mar. 2007=105.265, Feb. 2007=105.240, Jan. 2007=105.120.
19 Revised indexes: June 2007=104.758, May 2007=104.927, Apr. 2007=104.522, Mar. 2007=104.435, Feb. 2007=104.243, Jan.
2007=104.138, Nov. 2006=104.5, Oct. 2006=105.0, Sep. 2006=105.1, July 2006=103.5, May 2006=103.1, Apr. 2006=103.3, Aug. 2005=101.7,
June 2005=100.9.
20 Revised indexes: June 2007=156.742, May 2007=156.570, Apr. 2007=156.343, Mar. 2007=156.298, Feb. 2007=156.128, Jan.
2007=155.823, Dec. 2006=155.7, June 2006=148.3, Jan. 2006=147.2, July 2005=140.4.
21 Revised indexes: June 2007=74.709, May 2007=74.992, Apr. 2007=74.559, Mar. 2007=74.463, Feb. 2007=74.282, Jan. 2007=74.263, Nov.
2006=74.9.
22 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.990, May 2007=123.790, Apr. 2007=123.428, Mar. 2007=123.184, Feb. 2007=122.953, Jan.
2007=122.497, Dec. 2006=121.7, Nov. 2005=117.9.
23 Revised indexes: June 2007=128.675, May 2007=127.892, Apr. 2007=127.636, Mar. 2007=127.330, Feb. 2007=126.887, Jan.
2007=126.256.
24 Revised indexes: June 2007=109.792, May 2007=110.328, Apr. 2007=109.554, Mar. 2007=108.619, Feb. 2007=107.096, Jan.
2007=106.529, Sep. 2006=107.9, Apr. 2006=108.6, Jan. 2006=106.4, Oct. 2005=108.9, June 2005=105.0.
25 Revised indexes: June 2007=84.915, May 2007=85.156, Apr. 2007=85.459, Mar. 2007=85.617, Feb. 2007=85.685, Jan. 2007=85.716, Aug.
2005=87.2.
26 Revised indexes: June 2007=122.797, May 2007=123.505, Apr. 2007=122.084, Mar. 2007=120.505, Feb. 2007=118.061, Jan.
2007=117.152, Oct. 2006=117.6, Aug. 2006=120.0, July 2006=119.6, Mar. 2006=117.3, Oct. 2005=119.4, Sep. 2005=119.8, Aug. 2005=115.8,
Apr. 2005=114.5.
27 Revised indexes: June 2007=115.045, May 2007=115.034, Apr. 2007=115.066, Mar. 2007=114.869, Feb. 2007=114.432, Jan.
2007=113.851.
28 Revised indexes: June 2007=188.940, May 2007=186.183, Apr. 2007=177.231, Mar. 2007=169.383, Feb. 2007=159.165, Jan.
2007=158.461, Nov. 2006=155.6, Oct. 2006=156.1, July 2006=183.4, May 2006=178.0, Apr. 2006=172.0, Mar. 2006=162.1, Feb. 2006=160.4,
Jan. 2006=162.6, July 2005=155.4, June 2005=149.3.
R Revised.
Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007

R111.3

113.7
117.7

114.3
115.6
R117.7
117.9
120.077

115.7
117.2

114.9
117.0

-

-

115.2

R117.427

111.9
115.5

R118.030

112.6
116.1

R118.962

113.4
116.8

R119.552

113.3
117.3

R120.041

113.2
117.5

R120.230

R120.157

-

-

102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5

2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2

2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5

114.4
117.1

113.7
116.9

2.9
2.4

2.9
2.8

-

-

-

-

-

R Revised.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2005 and earlier are final.

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Table 25C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................

-

-

100.0

102.6

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.1

120.077

Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4

105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8

106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2

109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1

111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9

114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5

116.4
116.4
112.9
121.2
116.1

120.272
120.301
117.198
124.498
120.177

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
103.4
110.1
99.7

106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3

109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5

111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9

115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3

118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3

122.5
124.2
145.0
96.2

126.078
127.938
153.774
95.600

Apparel ....................................................................

-

-

100.0

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.4

85.888

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
103.6
104.4

99.7
99.5
101.8

103.3
103.4
101.0

103.4
103.5
101.9

110.2
111.0
101.3

114.5
115.2
107.1

R116.0

116.7
107.1

120.462
121.037
114.645

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0

104.0
102.6
104.4

108.9
107.4
109.3

114.3
110.7
115.5

118.3
112.7
120.2

123.2
114.9
126.0

128.4
119.0
131.6

132.7
121.1
136.8

137.430
123.065
142.452

Recreation ...............................................................

-

-

100.0

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

105.1

104.699

Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0

98.0
105.6
92.5

97.9
112.1
88.1

99.5
119.7
85.7

99.9
128.7
81.2

101.2
137.9
78.2

103.0
146.5
76.5

R155.7

104.4
74.6

105.858
160.605
74.658

Other goods and services ........................................

-

-

100.0

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

R121.7

123.675

-

-

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
101.5
98.1
103.0
101.9
112.6

107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3

110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6

113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4

117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4

121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5

125.5
106.6
85.8
117.3
113.5
159.6

129.206
108.812
84.562
121.452
115.274
179.531

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................
R Revised.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2005 and earlier are final.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2007

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

-

-

-

2.6

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.5

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

-

-

-

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4

2.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
2.3

1.2
1.1
.2
2.4
2.3

3.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
1.8

2.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
2.6

2.1
2.1
1.4
3.2
1.4

2.1
2.1
1.3
3.1
2.3

3.3
3.4
3.8
2.7
3.5

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

-

-

-

3.6
3.4
10.1
-.3

3.1
4.1
-.2
-.4

2.2
2.9
.9
-1.8

2.3
2.1
7.9
-1.6

3.1
3.0
7.3
.4

3.0
2.5
11.5
.0

3.3
4.1
1.3
-.1

2.9
3.0
6.1
-.6

Apparel ...............................................................................

-

-

-

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.4

-3.9

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................

-

-

-

3.6
3.6
4.4

-3.8
-4.0
-2.5

3.6
3.9
-.8

.1
.1
.9

6.6
7.2
-.6

3.9
3.8
5.7

1.3
1.3
.0

3.8
3.7
7.0

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................

-

-

-

4.0
2.6
4.4

4.7
4.7
4.7

5.0
3.1
5.7

3.5
1.8
4.1

4.1
2.0
4.8

4.2
3.6
4.4

3.3
1.8
4.0

3.6
1.6
4.1

Recreation ..........................................................................

-

-

-

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.3

-.4

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Communication .................................................................

-

-

-

-2.0
5.6
-7.5

-.1
6.2
-4.8

1.6
6.8
-2.7

.4
7.5
-5.3

1.3
7.1
-3.7

1.8
6.2
-2.2

1.4
6.3
-2.5

1.4
3.2
.1

Other goods and services ...................................................

-

-

-

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

1.6

-

-

-

3.6
1.5
-1.9
3.0
1.9
12.6

3.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.0
2.2
-12.7

3.1
.7
-3.8
2.7
1.6
10.5

2.9
.2
-4.0
2.1
.8
7.2

3.2
3.1
.8
4.2
2.3
15.5

3.4
2.3
-1.4
4.2
1.8
15.0

3.3
.9
-1.9
2.2
2.3
3.3

3.0
2.1
-1.4
3.5
1.6
12.5

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2005 and earlier are final.

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Technical Notes
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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 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 earner 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 through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that 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 also are 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
measure only 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 is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 = 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can 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 homepage on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are 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, whereas percent changes are not. The
example shown in the box on this page 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

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Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3

Regions defined
The states in the four regions 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.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and 10
areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are
used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity
include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State,
and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits
of the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated
from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally
suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt
hours of electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of
the CPI. Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot
be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely
to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and
electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)

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Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes,
average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to
satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality,
and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months
for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions
in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual
store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For cases in
which the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published, and
NA appears for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are
used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie
compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007. 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: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
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.
In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage
items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and educational books and supplies. For example, this
procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the
effects of implementing new fuel requirements in the United States.
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 on (202) 691-6968 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.

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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February,
April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MANH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
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
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV

-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
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
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through
automated recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond
to questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing
current and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts
for further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In
addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages
from the main BLS Web site listed above.
Subscriptions to CPI publications
Summary data. Free, monthly, 2-page publication containing 1- and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) index series. The All Items index data for each local area also are included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office
of Publications, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or call (202)
691-5200 or any of the BLS infor-mation offices listed next.
Monthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected CPI data included in a monthly summary of BLS data and occasional
articles and methodological descriptions too extensive for inclusion in the CPI Detailed Report. The MLR costs $49 per year. This
publication may be ordered by writing to New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954,
or by calling (202) 512-1800.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-5200.
A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next. These
hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are approximately
3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area

Hotline number

Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul

(907) 271-2770
(404) 331-3415
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2325/2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(303) 844-1726
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580

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New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(212) 337-2400
(215) 656-3948
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-2081
(619) 557-6538
(415) 975-4406
(206) 553-0645
(314) 539-3581
(202) 691-6994/5200

Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC
national office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office

Telephone

Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC

(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000

Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 6917000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.

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