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CPI Detailed Report
Data for August 2010
Editors
Malik Crawford
Andrew Mauro
Jonathan Church

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, August 2010 .................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

1
3
113

CPI–U

Index tables
U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups; special indexes ...
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups; special indexes .......................................
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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CPI–W

Table

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Table

Page

1

4

6

24

2
3
4
5

6
8
15
22

7
8
9

26
28
34

24

70

27

88

25

74

28

92

26

81

29

98

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

40
41
43
45
49
50
51

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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56
58
60
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

104
105
106
107

1C
24C

109
110

25C

111

26C

112

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

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

September
November

October 15
December 15

October
December

November 17
January 14

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CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
AUGUST 2010
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Before seasonal adjustment, the all items index increased 0.1 percent for the month.)
Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The energy index rose in August and, as in July, was the primary factor in the seasonally adjusted all items increase. All major
energy components posted increases, with the gasoline index being the main factor. The food index, which declined in July, rose in
August. The food at home index was unchanged while the index for food away from home increased.
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after increasing in each of the previous three months. This
pattern mirrors the shelter index, which also was unchanged in August after rising in recent months. Posting increases in August
were the indexes for medical care, used cars, and new vehicles, while the indexes for recreation and apparel declined.
Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.9 percent, though the shelter component posted a 0.7
percent decline. The food index increased at a similar rate, rising 1.0 percent, with grocery store food prices up 0.8 percent. The
energy index posted a somewhat larger increase, rising 3.8 percent with gasoline up 4.4 percent.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Feb.
2010

All items .................................................
Food ....................................................
Food at home ....................................
Food away from home 1 ....................
Energy .................................................
Energy commodities ..........................
Gasoline (all types) ..........................
Fuel oil 1 ..........................................
Energy services .................................
Electricity .........................................
Utility (piped) gas service ................
All items less food and energy ............
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ................................
New vehicles ...................................
Used cars and trucks .......................
Apparel ............................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............
Services less energy services ...........
Shelter .............................................
Transportation services ...................
Medical care services ......................

Mar.
2010

Apr.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Aug. 2010

.0
.1
.1
.1
-.5
-1.3
-1.4
-2.4
.5
-.5
3.9
.1

.1
.2
.5
.0
.0
-1.0
-.8
.7
1.4
2.1
-.7
.0

-.1
.2
.2
.1
-1.4
-2.1
-2.4
2.3
-.5
.7
-4.4
.0

-.2
.0
.0
.1
-2.9
-4.8
-5.2
-1.4
-.5
-.4
-1.0
.1

-.1
.0
-.1
.1
-2.9
-4.1
-4.5
-3.2
-1.6
-2.2
.6
.2

.3
-.1
-.1
.0
2.6
4.0
4.6
-1.6
.8
.5
1.7
.1

.3
.2
.0
.3
2.3
3.8
3.9
.9
.4
.2
1.1
.0

1.1
1.0
.8
1.2
3.8
5.1
4.4
10.6
2.1
1.6
3.8
.9

-.1
.1
.7
-.7
.8
.1
.0
.4
.4

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

-.3
.0
.2
-.7
.2
.2
.0
.4
.3

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

.2
.1
.9
.8
.0
.1
.1
.0
.4

.2
.1
.8
.6
-.2
.1
.1
.0
.0

.1
.3
.7
-.1
.2
.0
.0
.1
.2

1.3
2.3
15.5
-.4
3.0
.7
-.7
3.5
3.2

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer Price Index Data for August 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in August after falling 0.1 percent in July. The index for food away from home, which was
unchanged in July, increased 0.3 percent in August. The index for food at home was unchanged in August after declining each of the
two previous months. The six major grocery store food groups were evenly split between increases and decreases. The fruits and
vegetables index rose 0.4 percent in August after a series of recent declines, and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for
other food at home also posted slight increases. In contrast, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.3 percent, ending a
string of seven consecutive increases, and the indexes for dairy and related products and for nonalcoholic beverages both fell
slightly.

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Energy
The energy index rose 2.3 percent in August following a 2.6 percent increase in July. The gasoline index rose for the second
month in a row after five straight declines, increasing 3.9 percent in August after a 4.6 percent increase in July. (Before seasonal
adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.4 percent in August and have risen 3.5 percent over the last six months.) The household energy
index, which rose 0.6 percent in July, rose 0.5 percent in August as all of its components posted increases. The fuel oil index rose 0.9
percent in August after declining in July. The index for electricity edged up 0.2 percent in August after a 0.5 percent increase in July.
The index for natural gas rose for the third month in a row, increasing 1.1 percent.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after rising 0.1 percent in July. The shelter index, which
rose 0.1 percent in each of the previous three months, was unchanged in August, as was the index for household furnishings and
operations. Within the shelter component, the index for rent declined 0.1 percent, its first decline since November of last year. The
index for owners’ equivalent rent was unchanged and the lodging away from home index fell 1.3 percent. The index for medical care
rose 0.2 percent following a 0.1 percent decline in July, with both the medical care commodities index and the medical care services
index rising 0.2 percent. The index for hospital services rose 0.5 percent in August after a 0.5 percent decline in July. The index for
used cars and trucks continued to increase, rising 0.7 percent in August, and the index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent. In contrast
to these increases, the recreation index continued to decline, falling 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent decrease in July. The apparel
index turned down in August, falling 0.1 percent after rising in each of the three previous months.
The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy has held steady at 0.9 percent for five months in a row.
Indexes that contributed to the increase include used cars and trucks (up 15.5 percent), medical care (up 3.2 percent), new vehicles
(up 2.3 percent), airline fares (up 8.7 percent), and tobacco (up 7.7 percent). Partially offsetting these increases were declines in the
indexes for shelter (down 0.7 percent), household furnishings and operations (down 2.6 percent), recreation (down 1.1 percent), and
apparel (down 0.4 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
218.312 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.4 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 214.205 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index rose 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject
to revision.

The Consumer Price Index for September 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 15, 2010,
at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2000 to Present
Percent
6

Percent
6
All
Items

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

-1

-1

All Items Less
Food and Energy

-2

-2

-3
2000

-3
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

3

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

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

100.000
-

218.011
653.066

218.312
653.966

1.1

0.1

-0.1

0.3

0.3

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

14.795
13.738
7.801
1.108
1.745
.820
1.153
.952
2.023
.295
.232
1.496
.439
5.937
.326
1.056

219.539
219.121
215.256
250.172
208.989
198.991
265.967
161.121
191.529
201.180
200.506
205.166
122.052
225.710
159.338
223.639

219.877
219.491
215.382
249.736
208.854
198.712
265.914
161.764
192.026
200.335
201.764
205.857
121.787
226.422
159.517
223.536

1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
2.9
3.3
-.5
-.7
.4
2.5
.6
-.1
-.1
1.2
1.8
1.2

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

.0
.0
-.1
-.6
1.0
.1
-1.3
-.2
-.3
-1.2
.0
-.2
.8
.1
.5
.1

.0
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
.5
-1.9
.6
.2
.6
.0
.1
.4
.0
.0
.5

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

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

41.960
32.289
5.966
.769
25.206
23.593
.347
5.081
4.028
.276
3.752
1.052
4.590
.781

217.076
248.677
249.126
143.358
256.395
256.387
125.865
219.614
195.268
261.257
200.177
171.156
125.239
150.747

216.976
248.595
249.024
139.999
256.509
256.503
126.463
219.602
194.865
263.196
199.632
172.491
125.005
150.630

-.4
-.7
.0
1.9
-.3
-.3
3.8
3.3
2.7
10.8
2.1
5.7
-2.6
.1

.0
.0
.0
-2.3
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.7
-.3
.8
-.2
-.1

-.1
.1
.1
1.3
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.6
-2.6
-1.6
.2
-.4
.0

.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
.8
.4
-.1
.1

.0
.0
-.1
-1.3
.0
.0
.5
.4
.5
.7
.4
.2
.0
-.1

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

3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721

115.248
109.670
100.659
112.882
125.212

116.667
110.229
102.702
113.245
125.656

-.4
-.5
-1.2
-.4
.3

1.2
.5
2.0
.3
.4

.8
2.3
.2
.8
.6

.6
-.2
1.4
2.2
.2

-.1
-.1
-.3
-1.3
-.5

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

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573
2.012
4.525
4.337
.401
1.167
1.187

193.038
188.028
97.620
137.323
146.379
234.642
234.091
137.236
247.536
257.337

193.454
188.616
97.891
137.119
147.909
235.690
235.110
137.646
248.390
254.717

4.9
4.8
5.1
2.3
15.5
4.7
4.4
3.1
2.0
6.6

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

-1.0
-1.0
.3
.1
.9
-4.1
-4.5
.4
.1
-.5

1.3
1.4
.3
.1
.8
4.4
4.6
.4
.0
-.8

1.2
1.3
.4
.3
.7
3.9
3.9
.3
.3
-.2

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................

6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796

387.898
314.113
410.710
328.899

388.467
314.881
411.182
329.318

3.2
3.0
3.2
2.8

.1
.2
.1
.1

.3
.0
.4
.4

-.1
-.2
.0
.3

.2
.2
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

1.619

604.291

605.859

6.3

0.3

0.6

-0.4

0.5

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

6.437
1.894

113.689
99.244

113.521
98.852

-1.1
-2.6

-.1
-.4

.1
.4

-.1
-.4

-.2
-.5

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............

6.434
3.035
.200
2.835
3.399
3.225
2.392
.833
.246

129.586
198.206
504.856
569.750
84.703
81.535
102.471
9.399
75.912

130.599
201.476
504.635
579.833
84.699
81.532
102.534
9.381
75.798

1.9
4.3
3.0
4.4
-.3
-.4
-.1
-1.2
-3.5

.8
1.6
.0
1.8
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-.2

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

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

.0
.0
-1.4
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.2

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

3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048

383.247
819.214
207.025
161.372
230.519
354.533

383.685
822.662
207.042
161.337
230.354
355.429

2.9
7.7
1.3
-.7
1.2
3.0

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

.4
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.1

.7
1.6
.4
.8
.1
.5

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

39.816
14.795
25.021
15.044
3.695
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
.347
3.752
1.052
.781
6.060
4.902
11.347

173.503
219.539
149.116
187.006
115.248
235.935
111.555
262.241
259.115
125.865
200.177
171.156
150.747
261.054
410.710
310.033

173.925
219.877
149.558
187.890
116.667
236.498
111.587
262.421
259.015
126.463
199.632
172.491
150.630
260.944
411.182
311.443

1.7
1.0
2.1
1.9
-.4
2.6
2.3
.8
-.7
3.8
2.1
5.7
.1
3.5
3.2
1.8

.2
.2
.3
.5
1.2
.2
.0
.1
.0
.5
-.3
.8
-.1
.0
.1
.5

-.4
.0
-.6
-.8
.8
-1.7
.1
.0
.0
.2
-1.6
.2
.0
.0
.4
.2

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

.5
.1
.8
1.4
-.1
2.0
.4
.1
.1
.5
.4
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.0

86.262
67.711
93.487
26.078
16.100
12.405
29.838
28.243
55.282
8.553
91.447
77.708
21.276
4.801
56.432

217.857
208.469
209.664
151.754
189.196
233.710
203.471
286.238
250.605
212.372
220.316
221.258
142.864
237.602
268.655
$ .459
$ .153

218.147
208.925
209.952
152.182
190.025
234.212
204.111
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551
143.206
238.702
268.903
$ .458
$ .153

1.2
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.9
2.5
1.5
2.5
.6
3.8
.9
.9
1.3
5.1
.7

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

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-.9
-.1
-.1
-2.9
.1
.2
.2
-4.1
.1

.4
.4
.3
.9
1.4
1.7
.8
.1
.0
2.6
.1
.1
.2
4.0
.1

.3
.4
.3
.7
1.3
1.8
.9
.2
.1
2.3
.1
.0
.1
3.8
.0

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
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

-

-

-

-

-

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

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

217.224

216.929

217.597

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

219.764
219.459
215.939
250.615
206.622
197.749
278.110
161.177
191.270
202.040
199.880
204.717
120.607
225.573
158.529
222.354

219.696
219.369
215.622
249.216
208.669
197.947
274.549
160.840
190.613
199.608
199.817
204.265
121.551
225.797
159.271
222.582

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

216.172
248.080
249.015
135.330
256.166
256.161
125.036
214.885
190.232
272.606
194.056
170.317
125.708
150.575

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

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

218.150

2.4

1.4

-0.7

1.7

1.9

0.5

219.641
219.222
215.430
248.561
209.196
198.991
269.266
161.755
190.968
200.816
199.743
204.548
122.052
225.710
159.338
223.758

219.961
219.563
215.506
248.746
208.537
198.712
270.413
161.588
191.436
200.610
201.077
205.055
121.787
226.422
159.517
223.789

.3
.1
-1.2
.7
-3.4
3.2
-4.9
-1.5
.3
6.8
-4.0
-.3
-2.0
1.7
.8
2.8

1.6
1.9
2.7
-.7
3.2
10.5
6.5
-.7
.7
5.5
3.0
-.6
-.3
.8
4.0
-1.4

1.7
1.8
2.5
-1.2
8.4
-2.1
8.4
-1.7
.1
.8
1.1
-.1
-1.9
.9
-.1
.7

.4
.2
-.8
-2.9
3.8
2.0
-10.6
1.0
.3
-2.8
2.4
.7
4.0
1.5
2.5
2.6

1.0
1.0
.7
.0
-.2
6.8
.6
-1.1
.5
6.2
-.5
-.5
-1.2
1.3
2.4
.7

1.0
1.0
.8
-2.1
6.0
-.1
-1.6
-.4
.2
-1.0
1.7
.3
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.7

215.933
248.360
249.201
137.144
256.370
256.365
125.289
212.218
187.134
265.521
191.036
170.723
125.203
150.560

216.192
248.533
249.381
137.410
256.521
256.513
125.865
213.471
188.333
261.257
192.576
171.409
125.135
150.747

216.277
248.475
249.213
135.651
256.580
256.575
126.463
214.372
189.216
263.196
193.441
171.833
125.193
150.630

.1
-.8
-.7
-.9
-.8
-.8
1.4
8.8
9.7
44.1
7.5
5.1
-2.7
-1.0

-1.3
-1.9
.0
-7.5
-.4
-.4
7.4
3.6
2.7
28.9
.9
7.9
-2.3
-1.1

.0
.2
.3
18.2
-.4
-.4
1.9
2.1
1.0
-6.6
1.6
6.4
-3.6
2.3

.2
.6
.3
1.0
.6
.6
4.6
-1.0
-2.1
-13.1
-1.3
3.6
-1.6
.1

-.6
-1.3
-.3
-4.3
-.6
-.6
4.3
6.2
6.1
36.3
4.2
6.5
-2.5
-1.0

.1
.4
.3
9.3
.1
.1
3.3
.6
-.6
-9.9
.2
5.0
-2.6
1.2

118.740
110.897
106.381
113.803
127.334

119.705
113.432
106.627
114.727
128.153

120.373
113.220
108.074
117.212
128.465

120.205
113.094
107.759
115.667
127.882

-1.2
-4.6
-3.5
-7.2
3.8

-1.4
-2.2
.5
-1.4
-.2

-3.5
-3.0
-6.8
.9
-4.0

5.0
8.2
5.3
6.7
1.7

-1.3
-3.4
-1.5
-4.4
1.8

.7
2.4
-.9
3.8
-1.2

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

189.994
185.021
97.011
137.840
142.691
224.806
224.391
136.135
247.311
254.009

188.135
183.147
97.307
137.939
143.950
215.489
214.321
136.686
247.635
252.626

190.544
185.797
97.557
138.139
145.088
224.977
224.135
137.236
247.536
250.567

192.909
188.302
97.908
138.529
146.093
233.847
232.965
137.646
248.390
250.191

12.8
12.2
11.8
9.4
29.9
18.2
17.2
2.1
3.4
21.6

8.0
8.9
3.4
-2.5
18.8
22.2
22.9
4.3
.7
-2.9

-6.7
-8.3
.9
.6
5.0
-28.9
-29.0
1.4
2.2
16.1

6.3
7.3
3.8
2.0
9.9
17.1
16.2
4.5
1.8
-5.9

10.4
10.5
7.5
3.3
24.3
20.2
20.0
3.2
2.0
8.7

-.4
-.8
2.3
1.3
7.4
-8.8
-9.1
3.0
2.0
4.5

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................

387.136
314.923
409.293
326.207

388.254
314.888
410.880
327.522

387.933
314.113
410.759
328.610

388.842
314.881
411.709
329.413

3.6
3.6
3.5
2.8

4.8
5.7
4.5
3.6

2.6
2.7
2.5
1.0

1.8
-.1
2.4
4.0

4.2
4.7
4.0
3.2

2.2
1.3
2.5
2.5

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

604.503

607.995

605.466

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

113.557
99.212

113.695
99.598

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 6 .....

129.932
199.041
505.738
572.249
84.811
81.641
102.369
9.473
76.179

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

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

608.304

6.6

8.7

7.4

2.5

7.6

4.9

113.599
99.240

113.375
98.747

-2.2
-3.1

-1.9
-3.9

.5
-1.4

-.6
-1.9

-2.1
-3.5

-.1
-1.6

130.083
199.925
509.604
574.662
84.657
81.487
102.303
9.422
75.891

130.355
200.686
508.430
577.097
84.702
81.535
102.471
9.399
76.160

130.369
200.746
501.521
577.834
84.695
81.532
102.534
9.381
76.281

1.1
3.0
6.5
2.7
-.6
-.7
-.6
-1.3
-1.5

2.8
5.0
6.1
5.0
.6
.3
-.9
3.1
-6.3

2.5
5.8
2.9
6.0
-.4
-.5
.3
-2.8
-6.7

1.4
3.5
-3.3
4.0
-.5
-.5
.6
-3.8
.5

2.0
4.0
6.3
3.8
.0
-.2
-.8
.9
-3.9

1.9
4.6
-.3
5.0
-.5
-.5
.5
-3.3
-3.2

379.027
798.192
205.796
160.351
230.013
352.658

380.603
806.154
206.246
160.061
230.225
353.072

383.432
819.214
207.160
161.372
230.519
354.973

384.493
822.662
207.630
161.337
230.354
355.528

3.8
9.7
1.6
-1.8
1.4
4.8

1.2
2.2
.9
.7
-.4
2.1

1.0
6.5
-.8
-4.1
3.4
1.8

5.9
12.8
3.6
2.5
.6
3.3

2.5
5.9
1.3
-.5
.5
3.4

3.4
9.6
1.4
-.9
2.0
2.5

173.127
219.764
148.511
185.316
118.740
231.178
111.315
261.066
258.334
125.036
194.056
170.317
150.575
259.890
409.293
309.426

172.440
219.696
147.598
183.771
119.705
227.173
111.381
261.169
258.297
125.289
191.036
170.723
150.560
259.909
410.880
310.105

173.368
219.641
148.890
186.102
120.373
231.395
111.465
261.549
257.998
125.865
192.576
171.409
150.747
259.852
410.759
310.990

174.304
219.961
150.042
188.620
120.205
235.953
111.895
261.680
258.276
126.463
193.441
171.833
150.630
260.059
411.709
311.046

4.2
.3
6.6
7.3
-1.2
8.8
6.9
1.2
-.4
1.4
7.5
5.1
-1.0
7.3
3.5
.9

3.7
1.6
5.0
8.3
-1.4
11.5
.9
-.1
-2.0
7.4
.9
7.9
-1.1
1.5
4.5
1.4

-3.9
1.7
-7.1
-13.6
-3.5
-15.6
-.7
1.6
-.3
1.9
1.6
6.4
2.3
5.1
2.5
2.8

2.7
.4
4.2
7.3
5.0
8.5
2.1
.9
-.1
4.6
-1.3
3.6
.1
.3
2.4
2.1

4.0
1.0
5.8
7.8
-1.3
10.1
3.8
.6
-1.2
4.3
4.2
6.5
-1.0
4.3
4.0
1.2

-.7
1.0
-1.6
-3.7
.7
-4.3
.7
1.3
-.2
3.3
.2
5.0
1.2
2.7
2.5
2.5

216.892
207.597
208.883
151.127
187.713
229.400
202.850
284.374
249.394
205.093
220.179
221.037
143.357
228.758
267.941

216.564
207.070
208.536
150.242
185.878
225.675
201.106
284.147
249.234
199.059
220.463
221.388
143.626
219.487
268.337

217.361
207.943
209.236
151.537
188.502
229.614
202.701
284.537
249.251
204.195
220.684
221.676
143.923
228.353
268.610

217.947
208.744
209.770
152.662
190.950
233.855
204.516
284.979
249.511
208.874
220.823
221.779
144.079
236.938
268.672

2.8
4.0
2.3
6.4
6.2
8.0
4.2
3.7
1.4
14.2
1.3
1.6
3.6
19.6
.8

1.3
2.9
1.1
4.7
7.9
10.2
4.2
2.3
-.6
12.8
.3
.1
.7
22.6
-.2

-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-6.8
-12.3
-14.1
-5.6
3.2
1.4
-16.2
1.0
.8
-1.1
-27.8
1.6

2.0
2.2
1.7
4.1
7.1
8.0
3.3
.9
.2
7.6
1.2
1.3
2.0
15.1
1.1

2.0
3.5
1.7
5.6
7.1
9.1
4.2
3.0
.4
13.5
.8
.8
2.1
21.1
.3

.4
.6
.4
-1.5
-3.1
-3.7
-1.2
2.0
.8
-5.1
1.1
1.1
.4
-8.8
1.3

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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 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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

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

100.000

218.011
653.066

218.312
653.966

1.1

0.1

-0.1

0.3

0.3

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 .................................................................
Bread 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 1 2 3 ...........
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 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 1 2 ........................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
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 3 .....................................

14.795
13.738
7.801
1.108
.359
.040
.200
.119

219.539
219.121
215.256
250.172
217.808
225.298
214.362
225.854
157.813
267.420
159.957
290.297
307.975
152.733
250.017
243.538
256.177
247.436
251.127
285.633

219.877
219.491
215.382
249.736
218.590
226.354
216.370
224.431
156.436
266.276
156.997
290.049
294.747
153.086
249.599
245.122
254.820
248.320
252.299
288.138

1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
-2.2
-3.3
-1.5
-3.0
-1.4
-.5
-2.4
-1.9
-3.5
2.3
-.1
.7
-.2
-.4
-.4
-1.2

.2
.2
.1
-.2
.4
.5
.9
-.6
-.9
-.4
-1.9
-.1
-4.3
.2
-.2
.7
-.5
.4
.5
.9

.0
.0
-.1
-.6
-.5
-.5
-1.1
.4
-.1
-.5
1.2
1.0
.7
-.8
-.5
.2
.1
-1.7
-2.1
-2.9

.0
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
.5
-.3
1.1
-.2
-.3
-1.3
-1.0
-.5
.8
-.6
-1.7
-.3
.3
.3
.6

.1
.2
.0
.1
.7
1.2
.9
-.6
-.9
-.1
-.5
-.1
-4.3
.2
.3
1.3
-.5
-.3
.5
-.3

260.356
208.989
210.854
209.020
228.080
207.811
163.995
155.442
163.860
194.387
135.318
233.322
132.247
194.444
218.660
179.097
123.918
193.618
183.821
128.235
282.657
169.852
205.121
132.365
212.339
201.230
132.088
245.228
146.157
128.148
176.043
268.869
176.827
198.991
134.698
193.543
137.914
204.467
190.333
136.268

257.489
208.854
210.316
209.097
226.713
207.084
163.143
153.957
163.056
195.284
137.263
239.733
131.202
193.566
217.638
179.591
123.873
195.158
187.567
128.825
279.882
166.840
203.690
131.156
205.540
201.435
132.271
243.222
145.015
127.047
174.976
264.540
183.633
198.712
134.572
192.241
138.566
204.988
189.628
135.314

-.2
2.9
3.0
5.0
5.0
5.7
6.9
2.3
8.6
7.6
8.9
12.5
2.4
3.6
3.5
6.7
10.1
1.0
.9
.6
10.1
8.6
-.7
-1.1
-2.2
.0
1.1
.5
2.8
-2.0
-.5
-2.7
.7
3.3
7.9
9.3
7.3
3.6
-1.3
-1.3

-1.1
-.1
-.3
.0
-.6
-.3
-.5
-1.0
-.5
.5
1.4
2.7
-.8
-.5
-.5
.3
.0
.8
2.0
.5
-1.0
-1.8
-.7
-.9
-3.2
.1
.1
-.8
-.8
-.9
-.6
-1.6
3.8
-.1
-.1
-.7
.5
.3
-.4
-.7

.1
1.0
.9
1.3
1.1
2.2
.0
.1
2.0
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.1
2.2
2.2
-2.8
3.2
2.0
2.5
1.5
1.0
.4
-.2
.0
-.6
1.0
-.9
1.1
2.0
.2
.0
-.6
1.9
.1
1.8
3.0
.8
-.7
-.4
-1.5

.9
.3
.3
.1
-.2
.6
.7
-1.6
.2
.7
2.9
3.2
2.2
.5
.3
1.2
-.9
.0
.7
-.1
.5
-.5
.9
1.0
3.4
-.6
-.1
.5
.2
1.0
2.8
1.4
-1.6
.5
.8
.7
.9
1.2
-.6
.6

-1.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.6
-.3
-.5
-1.0
-.5
.4
.6
1.7
-.8
-.9
-1.1
1.0
.0
.1
.9
.5
-1.0
-1.8
-1.0
-1.3
-3.2
.1
.3
-.8
-.8
-1.0
-.6
-1.6
1.7
-.1
-.1
-.7
.5
.3
-.8
-1.5

-

-

.749
.213
-

.109
.201
-

.226
-

1.745
1.650
1.024
.481
.193
.079
.167
.043
.312
.113
-

.064
-

.063
.072
.231
-

.337
.270
-

.067
.289
.150
.140
-

.095
.820
.271
-

.262
.129
.159

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

8

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

265.967
303.006
307.815
315.933
197.297
211.343
437.430
96.316
296.263
309.225
279.937
293.305
301.490
147.343
150.858
142.052
161.124
138.492
195.041
150.733
173.617
161.121
124.310
154.897
148.821
114.419
113.056
184.188
189.994
197.718
124.240
191.529
201.180
186.249
132.588
144.626
200.506
159.543
180.383
238.378
125.767
142.920
129.232
205.166
233.886
165.135
216.578
214.494
124.582
128.623
125.866
249.972
140.215
122.052
106.697
225.710
141.049
143.826
135.929
113.383
132.725

265.914
302.474
306.645
314.529
193.275
215.334
459.012
95.502
296.338
324.495
276.559
287.509
299.511
148.011
151.985
141.766
163.388
138.934
195.449
150.484
172.273
161.764
124.671
155.973
147.247
114.461
113.882
186.975
193.348
197.819
124.239
192.026
200.335
185.851
131.848
144.407
201.764
162.916
186.779
242.224
126.655
142.447
125.338
205.857
230.162
166.451
216.884
217.609
125.249
133.191
127.386
252.623
141.635
121.787
104.561
226.422
141.325
144.120
140.019
117.844
132.901

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

-1.3
-1.8
-.6
-2.2
.4
.2
1.8
-.2
-3.0
.3
.7
-13.3
-1.7
.4
.8
-.3
1.5
.0
.4
.8
1.1
-.2
-.2
-1.0
-1.0
-.3
-.1
.1
.8
.1
-.6
-.3
-1.2
-1.8
-1.4
.4
.0
.6
.6
.3
-1.7
-.1
.7
-.2
1.0
.1
-.6
-1.6
-.1
-4.0
-1.2
.0
.1
.8
4.7
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-1.0
.0

-1.9
-2.3
-3.0
-1.9
1.7
-2.8
-3.3
-4.1
-1.5
-2.4
-2.3
-.4
-2.3
-.9
-1.5
-.3
-1.8
-1.3
-1.8
.3
-.7
.6
.5
1.2
.7
.1
.4
-.9
-.8
-.6
1.4
.2
.6
1.1
.7
.9
.0
.5
1.2
-.6
2.1
-.3
-1.2
.1
.1
-.7
.4
.6
2.4
.7
-.4
.6
.0
.4
.5
.0
.0
.1
-2.5
-2.8
-.2

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 1 ....................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................
Canned fruits 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 ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 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 1 3 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
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 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .....................................................
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 5 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .........

1.153
.879
.442
.070
.066
.078
-

.228
.437
.067
.063
.086
.222
.274
.142
-

.082
-

.049
-

.952
.719
.294
.013
.412
.233
.111
-

.122
2.023
.295
.052
.189
.055
.232
.062
-

.063
.107
-

1.496
.092
.310
.318
.257
-

.081
.439
-

5.937
2.875
2.359
.266
-

.111

-0.5
-.5
-3.4
4.8
-6.3
-3.2
-3.8
-4.5
2.6
-.4
1.1
2.2
4.2
-.5
-.8
-2.1
.0
-1.7
-.9
1.8
-1.6
-.7
-.8
1.6
-1.6
-2.4
-.2
-.8
-.4
-.7
-.6
.4
2.5
5.2
2.4
.3
.6
3.7
12.0
-1.3
.5
-1.2
-3.5
-.1
-2.7
-2.6
3.3
-.3
2.3
-4.5
-1.5
2.0
1.0
-.1
-2.2
1.2
1.4
.8
2.1
2.4
2.2

0.0
-.2
-.4
-.4
-2.0
1.9
4.9
-.8
.0
4.9
-1.2
-2.0
-.7
.5
.7
-.2
1.4
.3
.2
-.2
-.8
.4
.3
.7
-1.1
.0
.7
1.5
1.8
.1
.0
.3
-.4
-.2
-.6
-.2
.6
2.1
3.5
1.6
.7
-.3
-3.0
.3
-1.6
.8
.1
1.5
.5
3.6
1.2
1.1
1.0
-.2
-2.0
.3
.2
.2
3.0
3.9
.1

0.4
.4
-.3
-2.5
-1.2
-4.0
-2.4
2.1
1.0
2.9
-1.2
-2.0
1.5
.6
1.0
.3
1.6
.5
.7
.0
-.8
-.1
.3
1.0
-1.1
.0
-.5
1.2
1.9
.1
-1.7
.2
-.1
-.5
-.6
-.4
.7
1.7
3.3
1.4
.7
-.2
-3.0
.2
-.2
.8
.1
1.1
.5
3.6
1.2
1.1
1.0
-.2
-2.0
.3
.2
.2
2.1
3.9
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

9

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

159.517
223.536
191.183
201.054
190.069
196.859
186.227
169.787
292.200
147.727
159.915
153.004

1.8
1.2
.2
1.4
-.3
1.2
-.3
-1.4
2.5
2.7
1.0
2.3

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.1
.0
-.2
-.3
.6
.2
.9
-.4
.2
.2
-.2
.4

0.5
.1
-.1
.1
.3
.1
-.2
-.2
.2
.2
.4
-.1

0.0
.5
.8
.9
.6
.3
.8
.6
.2
.3
.1
.3

0.1
.0
-.1
.0
.1
.2
.9
-.5
.2
.2
-.2
.2

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
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 1 2 .................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .................................
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 .....................................

.326
1.056
.623
.303
.081

-

159.338
223.639
191.594
201.616
188.943
196.492
184.577
170.481
291.629
147.439
160.191
152.380

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ...................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...............................................................
Window coverings 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 5 .........................................................
Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 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 ..................................

41.960
32.289
5.966
.769
.159
.610
25.206
23.593
.347
5.081
4.028
.276
.179
.097
3.752
2.845
.907
1.052
.793
.259
4.590
.331
.054
.092
.186
.872
.268
.425
.171

217.076
248.677
249.126
143.358
422.682
306.332
256.395
256.387
125.865
219.614
195.268
261.257
268.947
303.819
200.177
201.914
192.003
171.156
381.694
383.832
125.239
71.038
114.983
76.607
59.330
119.036
135.047
88.205
82.504

216.976
248.595
249.024
139.999
432.117
296.124
256.509
256.503
126.463
219.602
194.865
263.196
271.261
305.403
199.632
201.624
190.655
172.491
385.242
385.010
125.005
70.133
114.047
75.572
58.515
118.324
135.465
88.108
79.777

-.4
-.7
.0
1.9
4.5
3.5
-.3
-.3
3.8
3.3
2.7
10.8
10.6
11.3
2.1
1.6
3.8
5.7
7.0
1.9
-2.6
-6.0
-3.8
-5.6
-7.0
-4.2
-4.3
-2.4
-8.5

.0
.0
.0
-2.3
2.2
-3.3
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.7
.9
.5
-.3
-.1
-.7
.8
.9
.3
-.2
-1.3
-.8
-1.4
-1.4
-.6
.3
-.1
-3.3

-.1
.1
.1
1.3
.4
1.6
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.6
-2.6
-3.2
-1.8
-1.6
-2.2
.6
.2
.3
.1
-.4
.6
.2
.0
1.3
-.9
.1
-1.4
-.6

.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
.2
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
-1.6
-1.4
.8
.5
1.7
.4
.5
.0
-.1
-1.7
.2
.1
-3.2
-.6
-.3
-.5
.4

.0
.0
-.1
-1.3
.5
-1.7
.0
.0
.5
.4
.5
.7
.9
.0
.4
.2
1.1
.2
.2
.3
.0
-1.3
-.8
-1.0
-1.4
-.6
.3
-.1
-2.9

.297
.176

86.904
97.627
110.322
73.279
70.122
62.092
125.669
67.764
96.860
91.621
96.448
88.908
183.307
120.340
158.438
116.975
150.747
144.195
155.165

87.248
97.848
110.655
73.747
70.218
62.186
126.543
67.270
96.906
91.165
95.744
88.538
183.996
120.194
159.837
117.625
150.630
144.283
154.948

-4.7
-2.8
-3.2
-7.8
-4.5
-7.4
.5
-4.2
-.5
-3.0
-2.3
-3.6
.4
-1.1
1.9
1.0
.1
.2
-.5

.4
.2
.3
.6
.1
.2
.7
-.7
.0
-.5
-.7
-.4
.4
-.1
.9
.6
-.1
.1
-.1

-.7
-.8
-1.0
-.5
-1.3
-1.4
-.1
-2.7
-.9
-.3
.3
-.8
.4
.4
-.1
.8
.0
.0
-.2

.1
-.1
.0
.3
-.6
-.7
.7
-1.2
-.8
-.1
-.7
.0
.4
.5
1.4
-.5
.1
.0
-.1

.4
.2
.3
.6
.1
.2
1.5
-.7
.9
-.2
-.7
-.3
.4
-.1
.9
.6
-.1
.1
-.1

-

.239
.434

-

NA

-

.118
.584
.318
.108
.067
.090
.825
.192
.456
.900
.362
.238
.300
.781
.270
.265

NA

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................

.097
.076

128.234
182.493

128.408
181.253

-0.1
1.4

0.1
-.7

0.4
.0

1.2
-.1

0.1
-.7

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 ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .............................................................
Watches 1 8 ............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................

3.695
.903
.723
.130
.176
.231
.177
.180
1.580
1.318
.136
.139
.667

115.248
109.670
115.500
114.824
140.120
75.785
107.976
88.503
100.659
103.326
77.101
102.423
78.651

116.667
110.229
115.515
116.448
136.271
77.530
106.856
90.820
102.702
105.724
87.085
109.691
80.067

-.4
-.5
.0
3.9
1.3
-.4
-3.7
-2.8
-1.2
.8
4.4
-5.3
-1.0

1.2
.5
.0
1.4
-2.7
2.3
-1.0
2.6
2.0
2.3
12.9
7.1
1.8

.8
2.3
2.2
3.1
2.0
1.8
1.4
2.7
.2
.0
-2.8
.5
-1.1

.6
-.2
-.3
.3
.0
-.4
-.8
.3
1.4
1.6
3.4
3.5
.8

-.1
-.1
-1.0
-1.6
-.2
.2
-1.5
4.5
-.3
.3
.4
.3
-.7

.361
.262
.721
.235
.153
.333
.196
.295
.042
.254

95.686
87.801
125.212
127.351
125.560
122.599
112.882
151.441
114.904
160.124

94.333
88.197
125.656
125.679
126.693
124.209
113.245
154.628
115.772
163.837

5.4
-11.3
.3
-.9
-3.6
3.0
-.4
3.6
.5
4.1

-1.4
.5
.4
-1.3
.9
1.3
.3
2.1
.8
2.3

3.1
1.6
.6
.5
-1.1
.8
.8
-.2
-.3
-.4

1.0
.0
.2
-.4
-1.0
.4
2.2
-1.6
.4
-1.8

1.5
-3.5
-.5
-1.3
1.0
-.1
-1.3
2.1
.8
2.5

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 2 .........................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 3 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .....................................
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 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 1 3 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 3 6 ........
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 ..................................................

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573

193.038
188.028
97.620
137.323
95.180
137.462
141.953
146.379
96.563
128.977
234.642
234.091
233.266
240.448
227.932
213.310
137.236
123.576
149.778
144.094
307.786
247.536
255.156
224.827
152.476
375.100
165.917
165.326
167.119
178.911
120.815
257.337
285.979
157.058

193.454
188.616
97.891
137.119
95.055
137.180
141.939
147.909
95.991
134.980
235.690
235.110
234.212
241.677
229.072
214.813
137.646
124.324
149.365
144.095
306.414
248.390
255.375
225.255
153.224
375.901
165.838
165.223
167.076
178.821
120.848
254.717
281.930
155.645

4.9
4.8
5.1
2.3
2.3
1.9
2.9
15.5
-6.4
-4.9
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.6
4.5
11.4
3.1
3.5
2.3
1.9
5.7
2.0
2.7
1.4
2.4
5.1
6.9
9.8
2.2
2.5
1.1
6.6
8.7
1.9

.2
.3
.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
1.0
-.6
4.7
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5
.7
.3
.6
-.3
.0
-.4
.3
.1
.2
.5
.2
.0
-.1
.0
-.1
.0
-1.0
-1.4
-.9

-1.0
-1.0
.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.9
-.4
1.5
-4.1
-4.5
-4.7
-3.7
-3.7
-3.9
.4
.5
.3
.1
.6
.1
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
-.5
-.6
-1.6

1.3
1.4
.3
.1
.2
.0
.4
.8
-.8
-.9
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.2
3.8
-1.1
.4
.5
.1
.2
.2
.0
-.1
-.2
.1
.5
.2
.2
.3
.5
.0
-.8
-1.2
-1.0

1.2
1.3
.4
.3
.3
-.1
.3
.7
-.6
2.5
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
.7
.3
.6
-.3
.0
-.4
.3
.1
.2
.5
.2
.0
-.1
.0
-.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.9

-

2.012
.598
.090
4.525
4.337
-

.188
.401
.262
.139
-

1.167
.065
.462
.598
2.492
.527
.328
.186
-

1.187
.783
.157

See footnotes at end of table.

11

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

109.076
125.585
64.327
262.714
103.532

108.587
125.840
63.484
263.283
103.916

5.2
3.6
.1
3.2

388.467
314.881
102.373
409.100
99.205
98.145
411.182
329.318
332.836
400.211
176.111
215.023
605.859
226.200
220.785
516.973
178.160
111.656
105.497

3.2
3.0

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

-0.4
.2
-1.3
.2
.4

0.2
6.4
-3.2
.3
.4

0.3
9.9
-.8
.8
1.0

-0.4
.2
-.7
.2
.4

3.2
2.8
3.3
2.8
.9
2.5
6.3
6.9
7.7
5.0
3.5
1.7
-4.2

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

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

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

.2
.2
.2
.6
-.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
.3
.5
.5
.6
.3
.3
.1
-.5

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 ..........................................................
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 2 13 ..................................................

-

.245
-

-

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ..........................................................
Dental services 6 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ......................
Hospital and related services 6 ..............................................
Hospital services 6 14 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 14 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ..............................
Health insurance 1 5 ...............................................................

6.513
1.611
1.530
1.222
.308
.081
4.902
2.796
1.450
.715
.249
.383
1.619
1.358
.148
.113
.487

387.898
314.113
102.124
407.058
100.009
97.901
410.710
328.899
332.479
399.560
176.421
214.315
604.291
225.552
219.857
516.391
177.953
111.542
105.993

Recreation 3 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 3 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 3 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .........................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ........................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 1 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 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 3 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 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 3 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 3 ....................................
Recreation services 3 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................

6.437
1.894
.201
1.267
.032

113.689
99.244
7.958
373.718
15.852

113.521
98.852
7.741
372.933
15.760

-1.1
-2.6
-24.4
.8
-14.3

-.1
-.4
-2.7
-.2
-.6

.1
.4
-.4
.8
-2.8

-.1
-.4
-2.0
.0
-.3

-.2
-.5
-2.7
-.3
-.4

.137

.060
.048
1.872

75.658
53.030
100.795
47.309
93.705
154.527
191.842
142.261
117.993
193.047
158.232
198.774
119.482
141.613
98.545
79.997
70.585
90.389
32.347
112.150
119.341
107.954
57.317
58.665
61.427
92.656
97.274
146.434

76.051
53.495
101.607
47.196
94.031
154.629
192.565
142.948
118.055
192.154
158.224
197.773
119.047
141.397
97.949
79.380
69.272
89.130
31.892
112.152
121.474
107.451
57.186
58.431
61.483
93.396
97.012
146.629

-1.6
-5.5
.8
-2.7
-5.1
.2
-1.8
-1.2
-1.9
3.6
.6
2.9
-.4
1.2
-2.3
-2.6
-7.1
-1.3
-8.9
.9
2.3
1.3
-5.2
-7.0
-4.7
-.8
-.6
.6

.5
.9
.8
-.2
.3
.1
.4
.5
.1
-.5
.0
-.5
-.4
-.2
-.6
-.8
-1.9
-1.4
-1.4
.0
1.8
-.5
-.2
-.4
.1
.8
-.3
.1

-1.5
-3.2
-.4
-.3
-1.3
-.4
-.8
-.1
-1.3
.4
.2
.4
.7
1.4
.0
.2
.1
.8
-1.7
.3
-.1
.4
-.8
-.9
-.7
-.6
.1
.2

-1.3
-1.4
-1.3
-.1
-.5
.1
-.6
-.7
-.2
1.4
.4
.0
-.1
.0
-.2
-.6
-1.0
.6
-1.5
-.3
-1.2
.0
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.4
-.2
.4

.5
.9
.8
-.2
.3
.0
.4
.5
-.1
-.6
.0
-.6
-.4
-.2
-.6
-1.1
-2.6
-1.4
-2.7
.0
1.8
-.5
-.3
-.4
.1
.2
-.5
.2

.595
.679

124.673
326.168

124.735
326.799

-.8
1.2

.0
.2

-.7
.9

.7
.2

.1
.2

-

-

.094
.058
1.145
.734
-

.411
-

.613
.319
.285
.167
.070
-

.095
-

.485
.364
-

-

4.1
-

See footnotes at end of table.

12

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

157.111
178.265
265.188
220.802
135.235
105.709

157.372
178.693
265.474
220.161
134.370
105.835

1.2
2.1
1.3
-.8
-.3
-1.4

2.835
1.493
.412
.790
.042
3.399
.174
.165
.009
3.225
2.392
1.301
1.091
.833
.246
.044
.459

129.586
198.206
504.856
168.462
569.750
632.236
622.917
239.956
202.237
84.703
145.940
229.846
226.742
81.535
102.471
62.489
101.632
9.399
75.912
44.841
77.200

130.599
201.476
504.635
168.664
579.833
648.857
629.896
241.254
203.279
84.699
145.901
229.846
225.636
81.532
102.534
62.490
101.765
9.381
75.798
45.125
77.073

1.9
4.3
3.0
3.5
4.4
5.1
3.5
3.7
2.7
-.3
1.9
1.4
11.5
-.4
-.1
-3.0

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.6
.1

0.9
.6
.0
.3
.3
.3

0.4
-.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.0

0.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.6
.1

-1.2
-3.5
-9.3
.6

.8
1.6
.0
.1
1.8
2.6
1.1
.5
.5
.0
.0
.0
-.5
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.2
-.2
.6
-.2

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

.2
.4
-.2
.0
.4
.5
.8
.1
.9
.1
.0
.0
-.8
.1
.2
.1
.2
-.2
.4
-2.5
-.3

.0
.0
-1.4
.1
.1
.3
-.8
.3
-.5
.0
-.1
.0
-1.8
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.2
.2
.6
-.2

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 .......................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................

-

.251
.261
.140
.120

Education and communication 3 ................................................
Education 3 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 .......................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 10 .........................................
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 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 13 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 15 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .................
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 ....................................................

6.434
3.035
.200

.070

34.317

33.969

-.9

-1.0

.2

.3

-1.0

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 8 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ....
Financial services 1 8 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ........................................................

3.483
.871
.804
.061
2.612
.688

383.247
819.214
334.308
216.076
207.025
161.372

383.685
822.662
335.707
217.065
207.042
161.337

2.9
7.7
7.9
5.4
1.3
-.7

.1
.4
.4
.5
.0
.0

.4
1.0
1.0
.8
.2
-.2

.7
1.6
1.8
-.6
.4
.8

.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
.0

.345

103.646

104.149

-1.2

.5

-1.2

.8

.5

.338
.642
.642
1.048
.303
.169
.257
.033
.192

183.974
230.519
140.654
354.533
287.176
282.069
142.414
158.599
269.881
128.510
180.580
87.513
155.692

182.985
230.354
140.554
355.429
289.018
282.125
142.477
158.346
270.523
128.883
180.719
86.803
154.532

-.2
1.2
1.2
3.0
4.3
1.9
1.7
4.2
3.3
4.4
4.4
-.1
1.3

-.5
-.1
-.1
.3
.6
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.3
.1
-.8
-.7

.9
.1
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
.0
.0
.0
.1
1.1
.4

.9
.1
.1
.5
.5
.4
.0
.8
.0
.0
1.1
-.2
.0

-.5
-.1
-.1
.2
.7
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.3
.5
1.1
1.1

173.503
149.116
187.006
235.935
111.555
262.241
259.115
261.054
310.033
217.857
208.469

173.925
149.558
187.890
236.498
111.587
262.421
259.015
260.944
311.443
218.147
208.925

1.7
2.1
1.9
2.6
2.3
.8
-.7
3.5
1.8
1.2
2.0

.2
.3
.5
.2
.0
.1
.0
.0
.5
.1
.2

-.4
-.6
-.8
-1.7
.1
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.2
-.3

.5
.9
1.3
1.9
.1
.1
-.1
.0
.3
.4
.4

.5
.8
1.4
2.0
.4
.1
.1
.1
.0
.3
.4

-

-

.234
-

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 7 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................

39.816
25.021
15.044
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
6.060
11.347
86.262
67.711

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

209.664
151.754
189.196
233.710
203.471
108.860
286.238
250.605
212.372
220.316
221.258
142.864
237.602
268.655
220.855
206.839
$ .459
$ .153

209.952
152.182
190.025
234.212
204.111
110.434
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551
143.206
238.702
268.903
221.010
206.503
$ .458
$ .153

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

-0.2
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-.9
.9
-.1
-.1
-2.9
.1
.2
.2
-4.1
.1
-.2
-.2

0.3
.9
1.4
1.7
.8
.6
.1
.0
2.6
.1
.1
.2
4.0
.1
-.2
.0

July to
Aug.

Special aggregate indexes
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 7 ......................................................
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) .............

93.487
26.078
16.100
12.405
29.838
2.974
28.243
55.282
8.553
91.447
77.708
21.276
4.801
56.432
6.495
9.650
-

1
2
3
4
5
6

1.0
2.0
1.9
2.5
1.5
-.6
2.5
.6
3.8
.9
.9
1.3
5.1
.7
1.1
2.2
-

0.1
.3
.4
.2
.3
1.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.5
.1
.1
-.2
-

-

-

0.3
.7
1.3
1.8
.9
-.1
.2
.1
2.3
.1
.0
.1
3.8
.0
.1
.1
-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 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 2009=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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

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

217.224

216.929

217.597

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 .............................................................
Bread 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 1 2 3 ........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 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 1 2 ....................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .............................................
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 3 .................................

219.764
219.459
215.939
250.615
217.570
219.607
217.381
222.590
158.169
268.357
158.959
290.422
307.328
152.809
252.486
246.846
256.580
248.633
255.773
288.970

219.696
219.369
215.622
249.216
216.558
218.454
214.935
223.491
158.081
266.934
160.795
293.305
309.418
151.561
251.304
247.397
256.919
244.312
250.274
280.721

255.316
206.622
207.837
205.942
226.048
202.091
162.906
157.808
160.260
188.533
128.838
221.032
127.983
187.000
210.603
178.543
121.185
192.792
185.497
126.395
278.359
169.921
202.669
130.675
206.677
200.522
131.626
241.432
142.916
126.279
171.203
266.814
185.644
197.749
131.305
186.572
135.584
203.493
195.230
137.020

255.670
208.669
209.794
208.535
228.499
206.486
162.920
157.989
163.483
190.405
130.411
224.574
129.430
191.054
215.260
173.471
125.050
196.716
190.103
128.347
281.239
170.631
202.338
130.674
205.371
202.478
130.416
243.969
145.801
126.537
171.252
265.106
189.224
197.947
133.613
192.196
136.734
202.035
194.396
134.919

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

218.150

2.4

1.4

-0.7

1.7

1.9

0.5

219.641
219.222
215.430
248.561
215.402
219.557
214.362
225.854
157.813
266.047
158.711
290.297
307.975
152.733
249.785
243.163
256.177
244.955
251.127
282.282

219.961
219.563
215.506
248.746
216.857
222.188
216.370
224.431
156.436
265.837
157.852
290.049
294.747
153.086
250.551
246.302
254.820
244.214
252.299
281.346

.3
.1
-1.2
.7
-1.3
-4.7
-.6
-6.9
-6.1
1.4
-1.9
-6.5
5.9
11.5
3.0
3.2
5.6
1.3
-4.3
.2

1.6
1.9
2.7
-.7
-2.0
6.3
-7.6
.9
3.5
-.4
-5.0
-.8
-6.1
-2.7
.6
1.7
-.3
3.7
6.1
5.2

1.7
1.8
2.5
-1.2
-4.1
-17.5
4.6
-8.7
1.9
.7
.1
.4
2.9
.4
-.8
-1.1
-3.2
.7
2.3
.6

.4
.2
-.8
-2.9
-1.3
4.8
-1.8
3.3
-4.3
-3.7
-2.8
-.5
-15.4
.7
-3.0
-.9
-2.7
-6.9
-5.3
-10.1

1.0
1.0
.7
.0
-1.7
.6
-4.2
-3.1
-1.5
.5
-3.5
-3.7
-.3
4.2
1.8
2.4
2.6
2.5
.7
2.7

1.0
1.0
.8
-2.1
-2.7
-7.0
1.3
-2.9
-1.3
-1.5
-1.4
.0
-6.7
.6
-1.9
-1.0
-3.0
-3.2
-1.6
-4.9

257.906
209.196
210.523
208.836
228.080
207.811
163.995
155.442
163.860
191.782
134.163
231.652
132.247
192.104
215.811
175.485
123.918
196.742
191.366
128.235
282.657
169.852
204.068
131.935
212.339
201.230
130.291
245.228
146.157
127.752
176.043
268.869
186.286
198.991
134.698
193.543
137.914
204.467
193.196
135.749

254.877
208.537
209.640
208.559
226.713
207.084
163.143
153.957
163.056
192.512
135.033
235.480
131.202
190.364
213.365
177.183
123.873
196.984
193.000
128.825
279.882
166.840
202.045
130.251
205.540
201.435
130.628
243.222
145.015
126.439
174.976
264.540
189.485
198.712
134.572
192.241
138.566
204.988
191.663
133.777

5.2
-3.4
-3.8
-4.1
1.0
-3.5
30.2
-5.6
2.9
-9.7
-2.7
3.0
-20.6
-17.9
-19.4
-3.7
-18.0
-7.1
-10.7
.7
5.3
.6
-2.2
-1.4
-3.9
1.9
-7.4
-4.8
-4.4
-3.0
-1.1
-8.7
4.8
3.2
11.3
11.9
11.2
-1.1
2.3
-4.2

-.1
3.2
2.9
4.2
-2.6
7.4
-10.7
-10.1
.1
23.6
8.5
11.6
15.7
13.9
20.7
38.2
27.8
-5.5
-8.0
-8.8
1.1
4.4
3.3
3.0
-1.2
-5.3
5.6
-2.0
-1.1
-.5
-.4
-2.6
7.6
10.5
16.2
20.6
15.0
12.7
-1.6
7.2

-5.1
8.4
9.9
15.2
21.9
9.4
11.7
42.6
26.0
10.4
10.3
8.1
8.5
14.9
11.9
.4
28.3
8.6
7.5
3.3
34.9
42.6
-2.4
-4.8
-1.5
1.8
10.4
6.1
11.4
-4.8
-9.0
4.4
-15.9
-2.1
-4.9
-6.2
-5.0
.2
1.6
1.8

-.7
3.8
3.5
5.2
1.2
10.3
.6
-9.4
7.2
8.7
20.7
28.8
10.4
7.4
5.3
-3.0
9.2
9.0
17.2
7.9
2.2
-7.1
-1.2
-1.3
-2.2
1.8
-3.0
3.0
6.0
.5
9.1
-3.4
8.5
2.0
10.3
12.7
9.1
3.0
-7.1
-9.1

2.5
-.2
-.5
.0
-.8
1.8
7.8
-7.9
1.5
5.7
2.8
7.2
-4.1
-3.3
-1.4
15.3
2.4
-6.3
-9.3
-4.2
3.2
2.5
.5
.8
-2.6
-1.8
-1.1
-3.4
-2.8
-1.8
-.7
-5.7
6.2
6.8
13.7
16.2
13.1
5.6
.3
1.3

-2.9
6.0
6.6
10.1
11.1
9.8
6.0
13.7
16.2
9.5
15.4
18.0
9.5
11.1
8.6
-1.3
18.3
8.8
12.2
5.6
17.4
15.1
-1.8
-3.1
-1.8
1.8
3.5
4.5
8.7
-2.2
-.3
.4
-4.5
-.1
2.4
2.8
1.8
1.6
-2.8
-3.8

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

278.110
321.797
323.814
308.781
191.164
208.457
409.259
110.419
317.548
303.437
284.524
339.814
320.125
146.724
149.804
140.966
159.180
139.401
195.764

274.549
315.999
321.947
302.119
191.854
208.875
416.752
110.199
308.089
304.239
286.631
294.511
314.655
147.332
150.933
140.484
161.506
139.342
196.493

269.266
308.881
312.183
296.475
195.208
202.988
402.979
105.683
303.517
296.972
279.937
293.305
307.561
146.033
148.674
140.044
158.635
137.581
193.022

270.413
310.020
311.324
289.084
192.918
194.876
393.290
107.886
306.530
305.588
276.559
287.509
312.066
146.917
150.177
140.473
161.205
138.316
194.293

-4.9
-5.7
-1.4
7.9
-21.9
13.2
8.5
-4.8
-10.0
-18.1
51.1
61.9
-8.5
-2.3
-2.7
-5.4
-.9
-8.1
-7.9

6.5
7.9
4.8
20.7
7.5
-11.7
-5.7
3.7
11.2
14.6
-28.8
16.8
16.0
2.6
4.5
-.9
7.5
4.4
8.2

8.4
12.1
-1.5
20.4
-11.5
15.1
-1.8
-7.8
27.5
1.9
9.0
12.7
23.1
-2.8
-5.7
-.5
-10.7
.5
-.1

-10.6
-13.9
-14.6
-23.2
3.7
-23.6
-14.7
-8.9
-13.2
2.9
-10.7
-48.8
-9.7
.5
1.0
-1.4
5.2
-3.1
-3.0

0.6
.9
1.6
14.1
-8.4
.0
1.2
-.6
.1
-3.1
3.7
37.5
3.0
.1
.9
-3.2
3.2
-2.0
-.2

-1.6
-1.7
-8.2
-3.8
-4.2
-6.2
-8.5
-8.3
5.2
2.4
-1.4
-24.0
5.4
-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-3.1
-1.3
-1.5

148.377
172.962
161.177
124.203
154.484
149.242
114.671
113.537
183.540
187.440
198.798
125.406
191.270
202.040
187.195
133.549
142.766
199.880
156.095
175.239
236.251
125.320
143.063
129.876
204.717
224.314
166.140
216.991
215.609
121.825
133.132
127.902
248.625
140.012
120.607
101.332
225.573
140.801
143.482
141.141
117.856
132.952

149.633
174.926
160.840
123.910
152.975
147.769
114.358
113.367
183.809
188.992
198.930
124.696
190.613
199.608
183.903
131.714
143.381
199.817
157.051
176.301
237.036
123.225
142.966
130.738
204.265
226.659
166.352
215.668
212.180
121.666
127.747
126.309
248.513
140.154
121.551
106.130
225.797
140.983
143.626
140.958
116.675
133.011

150.047
173.617
161.755
124.520
154.761
148.821
114.419
113.822
182.146
187.393
197.718
126.434
190.968
200.816
185.972
132.588
144.673
199.743
157.799
178.484
235.714
125.767
142.538
129.232
204.548
226.869
165.135
216.578
213.350
124.582
128.623
125.866
249.972
140.215
122.052
106.697
225.710
141.049
143.826
137.377
113.383
132.725

150.037
172.273
161.588
124.928
156.321
147.247
114.461
113.252
184.260
190.891
197.819
124.324
191.436
200.610
185.114
131.848
144.076
201.077
160.469
184.319
238.985
126.655
142.232
125.338
205.055
226.350
166.451
216.884
215.668
125.249
133.191
127.386
252.623
141.635
121.787
104.561
226.422
141.325
144.120
140.242
117.844
132.901

7.6
8.0
-1.5
-1.9
-3.4
.1
.0
-1.6
.7
2.0
-3.3
-2.0
.3
6.8
19.0
10.3
-5.3
-4.0
-10.0
-20.1
-7.7
3.2
.3
8.8
-.3
-3.4
-9.2
8.9
2.0
-3.4
-11.0
-10.0
-37.3
-5.6
-2.0
4.8
1.7
1.3
1.5
4.5
8.6
3.9

-1.9
-4.5
-.7
-1.3
11.4
-1.4
-7.9
1.6
-.6
-3.6
1.4
2.7
.7
5.5
7.2
3.1
8.6
3.0
19.9
47.3
7.7
-4.0
-2.2
.4
-.6
-6.5
-.9
4.2
-3.5
5.4
-.8
6.1
64.4
6.4
-.3
-9.8
.8
1.6
-.8
3.2
1.1
3.3

-2.6
-7.5
-1.7
-2.4
-5.6
.1
-.9
.2
-4.6
-6.8
.9
.5
.1
.8
.5
1.9
-5.1
1.1
-3.9
9.1
-9.1
-1.3
-.7
-8.3
-.1
-4.4
-1.0
.5
.3
-3.8
-5.9
.2
-1.6
-1.0
-1.9
-14.6
.9
1.1
.8
3.6
.2
1.7

4.6
-1.6
1.0
2.4
4.8
-5.2
-.7
-1.0
1.6
7.6
-2.0
-3.4
.3
-2.8
-4.4
-5.0
3.7
2.4
11.7
22.4
4.7
4.3
-2.3
-13.3
.7
3.7
.8
-.2
.1
11.7
.2
-1.6
6.6
4.7
4.0
13.4
1.5
1.5
1.8
-2.5
.0
-.2

2.8
1.6
-1.1
-1.6
3.7
-.6
-4.0
.0
.0
-.9
-1.0
.3
.5
6.2
12.9
6.7
1.4
-.5
3.9
8.5
-.3
-.5
-.9
4.5
-.5
-5.0
-5.1
6.5
-.8
.9
-6.0
-2.3
1.6
.2
-1.2
-2.7
1.3
1.4
.4
3.8
4.8
3.6

.9
-4.6
-.4
.0
-.5
-2.6
-.8
-.4
-1.6
.1
-.5
-1.5
.2
-1.0
-2.0
-1.6
-.8
1.7
3.6
15.6
-2.4
1.5
-1.5
-10.8
.3
-.5
-.1
.1
.2
3.7
-2.9
-.7
2.4
1.8
1.0
-1.6
1.2
1.3
1.3
.5
.1
.7

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 1 .................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................
Canned fruits 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 ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 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 1 3 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
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 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .................................................
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 5 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

158.529
222.354
190.368
200.061
187.596
195.573
183.432
169.783
290.492

159.271
222.582
190.239
200.253
188.212
195.854
183.131
169.407
291.082

159.338
223.758
191.784
202.002
189.430
196.492
184.577
170.373
291.629

146.646
159.376
152.178

146.982
160.076
151.982

216.172
248.080
249.015
135.330
425.214

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

159.517
223.789
191.502
201.985
189.655
196.859
186.227
169.593
292.200

0.8
2.8
2.2
3.5
1.3
7.1
-2.3
.3
4.1

4.0
-1.4
-4.1
-3.0
-4.1
-3.1
-1.6
-5.0
1.4

-0.1
.7
.3
1.4
-2.6
-1.6
-3.2
-.5
2.3

2.5
2.6
2.4
3.9
4.5
2.7
6.2
-.4
2.4

2.4
.7
-1.0
.2
-1.4
1.9
-2.0
-2.4
2.8

1.2
1.7
1.3
2.6
.9
.5
1.4
-.5
2.3

147.439
160.191
152.487

147.727
159.915
152.817

3.9
2.7
4.5

1.5
-1.1
3.0

2.4
.9
-.1

3.0
1.4
1.7

2.7
.8
3.7

2.7
1.1
.8

215.933
248.360
249.201
137.144
426.791

216.192
248.533
249.381
137.410
428.097

216.277
248.475
249.213
135.651
430.069

.1
-.8
-.7
-.9
4.0

-1.3
-1.9
.0
-7.5
4.5

.0
.2
.3
18.2
4.9

.2
.6
.3
1.0
4.6

-.6
-1.3
-.3
-4.3
4.2

.1
.4
.3
9.3
4.8

285.071
256.166
256.161
125.036
214.885
190.232
272.606
282.293
318.168
194.056
195.336
187.419
170.317
379.366
383.405
125.708
71.849
114.420
77.249
60.502
120.762
135.292
89.950
82.680

289.539
256.370
256.365
125.289
212.218
187.134
265.521
273.349
312.558
191.036
191.010
188.605
170.723
380.448
383.749
125.203
72.287
114.701
77.235
61.278
119.699
135.420
88.662
82.222

290.027
256.521
256.513
125.865
213.471
188.333
261.257
268.947
308.202
192.576
192.030
191.779
171.409
382.436
383.832
125.135
71.038
114.983
77.308
59.330
119.036
135.047
88.205
82.531

285.146
256.580
256.575
126.463
214.372
189.216
263.196
271.261
308.310
193.441
192.474
193.974
171.833
383.310
385.010
125.193
70.133
114.047
76.516
58.515
118.324
135.465
88.108
80.174

-1.2
-.8
-.8
1.4
8.8
9.7
44.1
43.3
31.5
7.5
10.0
.0
5.1
6.4
1.4
-2.7
-4.4
-3.3
-4.8
-6.7
-1.1
-3.7
-1.5
9.1

-4.6
-.4
-.4
7.4
3.6
2.7
28.9
15.0
61.3
.9
-6.8
30.0
7.9
9.4
3.5
-2.3
-3.2
-10.7
-20.1
4.6
-2.2
-6.2
4.1
-16.3

21.7
-.4
-.4
1.9
2.1
1.0
-6.6
6.4
-18.0
1.6
10.4
-22.1
6.4
8.2
1.0
-3.6
-7.2
.6
8.4
-12.3
-5.5
-7.6
-3.6
-13.1

.1
.6
.6
4.6
-1.0
-2.1
-13.1
-14.7
-11.8
-1.3
-5.7
14.7
3.6
4.2
1.7
-1.6
-9.2
-1.3
-3.7
-12.5
-7.8
.5
-7.9
-11.6

-2.9
-.6
-.6
4.3
6.2
6.1
36.3
28.4
45.6
4.2
1.3
14.0
6.5
7.9
2.5
-2.5
-3.8
-7.1
-12.8
-1.2
-1.7
-5.0
1.2
-4.4

10.4
.1
.1
3.3
.6
-.6
-9.9
-4.7
-15.0
.2
2.0
-5.4
5.0
6.2
1.3
-2.6
-8.2
-.3
2.1
-12.4
-6.7
-3.6
-5.8
-12.3

87.466
98.516
111.466
73.447
71.433
63.427
125.186
70.489
97.666
91.896
96.812
89.460
181.926
119.345
156.396
116.694
150.575
144.195
155.583

86.848
97.712
110.372
73.053
70.538
62.522
125.026
68.608
96.764
91.601
97.140
88.767
182.626
119.782
156.280
117.592
150.560
144.195
155.307

86.904
97.627
110.322
73.279
70.122
62.092
125.851
67.764
96.011
91.500
96.448
88.808
183.307
120.340
158.438
116.975
150.747
144.195
155.165

87.248
97.848
110.655
73.747
70.218
62.186
127.794
67.270
96.875
91.308
95.744
88.548
183.996
120.194
159.837
117.625
150.630
144.283
154.948

-11.8
-4.1
-2.4
-22.9
-6.6
-12.4
.6
2.9
.6
-3.8
-2.0
-5.8
.1
4.2
-1.5
-3.4
-1.0
-.1
.8

-.1
-.7
-3.3
.4
.1
.7
-3.3
-3.3
-7.5
-3.9
-2.5
-3.7
1.1
-2.4
.5
6.1
-1.1
.9

-5.5
-3.7
-4.1
-8.2
-4.9
-9.8
-3.4
1.8
8.6
-1.9
-.4
-.8
-4.1
-8.6
-.3
-1.4
2.3
-.4

-1.0
-2.7
-2.9
1.6
-6.6
-7.6
8.6
-17.1
-3.2
-2.5
-4.3
-4.0
4.6
2.9
9.1
3.2
.1
.2
-1.6

-6.1
-2.4
-2.8
-12.0
-3.3
-6.1
-1.4
-.2
-3.5
-3.9
-2.2
-4.8
.6
.8
-.5
1.2
-1.0
.4

-3.3
-3.2
-3.5
-3.4
-5.8
-8.7
2.4
-8.1
2.5
-2.2
-2.4
-2.4
.2
-3.0
4.3
.9
1.2
-.1

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
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 1 2 .............
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................
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 .................................
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 .............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .............................................
Electricity 6 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ...............
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 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 5 ......................................................
Appliances 1 3 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 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 ...............................

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................

126.140
182.649

126.652
182.731

128.234
182.493

128.408
181.253

-10.0
.3

-9.8
3.1

14.1
5.6

7.4
-3.0

-9.9
1.7

10.7
1.2

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .........................................................
Watches 1 8 ........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................

118.740
110.897
116.884
116.039
137.287
79.091
108.813
89.151
106.381
109.016
90.366
108.269
85.667

119.705
113.432
119.485
119.632
140.044
80.526
110.303
91.517
106.627
108.994
87.806
108.758
84.727

120.373
113.220
119.075
119.938
140.108
80.184
109.392
91.809
108.074
110.762
90.790
112.529
85.386

120.205
113.094
117.897
118.010
139.837
80.353
107.759
95.906
107.759
111.097
91.114
112.886
84.792

-1.2
-4.6
-.9
-.9
7.2
-6.3
-7.9
-20.0
-3.5
.7
27.4
-16.5
-3.5

-1.4
-2.2
-1.6
4.4
12.1
-4.9
-2.8
-6.4
.5
-3.7
-3.8
-9.3
-.9

-3.5
-3.0
-.8
5.2
-18.5
3.7
-.2
-11.1
-6.8
-1.2
-6.2
-10.3
4.5

5.0
8.2
3.5
7.0
7.6
6.5
-3.8
33.9
5.3
7.9
3.4
18.2
-4.0

-1.3
-3.4
-1.3
1.7
9.6
-5.6
-5.4
-13.5
-1.5
-1.5
10.7
-13.0
-2.2

.7
2.4
1.3
6.1
-6.3
5.1
-2.0
9.1
-.9
3.2
-1.6
3.0
.1

92.366
93.636
127.334
127.256
130.951
125.703
113.803
151.968
114.808
160.895

95.232
95.113
128.153
127.895
129.545
126.697
114.727
151.669
114.465
160.308

96.185
95.079
128.465
127.351
128.237
127.145
117.212
149.306
114.904
157.401

97.586
91.777
127.882
125.679
129.573
127.063
115.667
152.465
115.772
161.286

11.5
-22.5
3.8
7.0
-3.6
9.2
-7.2
12.6
-2.0
14.5

1.8
25.2
-.2
-5.2
1.7
.0
-1.4
-9.2
6.7
-11.3

-12.8
-30.8
-4.0
-.2
-8.0
-1.4
.9
11.2
-5.5
14.5

24.6
-7.7
1.7
-4.9
-4.1
4.4
6.7
1.3
3.4
1.0

6.5
-1.5
1.8
.7
-1.0
4.5
-4.4
1.1
2.2
.8

4.2
-20.1
-1.2
-2.5
-6.1
1.4
3.8
6.1
-1.1
7.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 2 ......................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ................................................
Car and truck rental 3 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .................................
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 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 3 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 3 6 .....
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 ..............................................

189.994
185.021
97.011
137.840
95.504
138.059
142.225
142.691
97.565
121.324
224.806
224.391
223.576
229.790
218.586
224.497
136.135
122.336
149.144
143.661
305.227
247.311
254.638
224.804
152.274
373.756
165.358
164.868
166.376
177.930
120.241
254.009
281.805
155.127

188.135
183.147
97.307
137.939
95.617
138.113
142.461
143.950
97.143
123.200
215.489
214.321
213.020
221.259
210.544
215.674
136.686
122.908
149.573
143.803
307.184
247.635
255.416
225.263
152.354
374.678
165.526
165.024
166.561
178.100
120.778
252.626
280.065
152.568

190.544
185.797
97.557
138.139
95.769
138.088
143.024
145.088
96.356
122.036
224.977
224.135
223.238
230.646
218.608
213.310
137.236
123.576
149.778
144.094
307.786
247.536
255.156
224.827
152.476
376.651
165.917
165.326
167.119
178.911
120.815
250.567
276.677
151.068

192.909
188.302
97.908
138.529
96.065
138.008
143.494
146.093
95.732
125.122
233.847
232.965
232.210
239.947
227.177
214.813
137.646
124.324
149.365
144.095
306.414
248.390
255.375
225.255
153.224
377.312
165.838
165.223
167.076
178.821
120.848
250.191
276.269
149.718

12.8
12.2
11.8
9.4
9.2
12.5
8.5
29.9
-7.9
-10.1
18.2
17.2
17.1
18.2
17.8
26.1
2.1
2.4
1.7
1.4
2.0
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.5
4.3
24.7
38.0
4.8
5.8
.2
21.6
32.6
1.7

8.0
8.9
3.4
-2.5
-2.5
-3.5
-1.9
18.8
-.3
-19.4
22.2
22.9
23.0
18.8
19.3
2.7
4.3
4.8
3.4
3.0
9.0
.7
.7
-.1
1.4
5.9
2.0
3.0
.4
.4
.3
-2.9
-4.2
10.3

-6.7
-8.3
.9
.6
.5
-.7
1.7
5.0
-9.8
-.4
-28.9
-29.0
-29.3
-28.2
-27.2
41.7
1.4
.3
3.7
2.1
10.5
2.2
5.6
1.8
2.1
6.2
1.5
1.3
1.8
1.7
1.9
16.1
19.0
11.1

6.3
7.3
3.8
2.0
2.4
-.1
3.6
9.9
-7.3
13.1
17.1
16.2
16.4
18.9
16.7
-16.2
4.5
6.7
.6
1.2
1.6
1.8
1.2
.8
2.5
3.9
1.2
.9
1.7
2.0
2.0
-5.9
-7.6
-13.2

10.4
10.5
7.5
3.3
3.2
4.2
3.1
24.3
-4.2
-14.8
20.2
20.0
20.0
18.5
18.6
13.8
3.2
3.6
2.5
2.2
5.4
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.5
5.1
12.8
19.2
2.6
3.0
.3
8.7
12.7
5.9

-.4
-.8
2.3
1.3
1.4
-.4
2.7
7.4
-8.5
6.2
-8.8
-9.1
-9.3
-7.6
-7.8
9.0
3.0
3.4
2.1
1.7
6.0
2.0
3.4
1.3
2.3
5.0
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.9
2.0
4.5
4.9
-1.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

18

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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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 .......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ......................................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 2 13 ...............................................

108.487
107.427
66.424
259.772
102.134

108.756
114.273
64.293
260.591
102.534

109.076
125.585
63.787
262.714
103.532

108.587
125.840
63.339
263.283
103.916

8.9
-41.6
-.3
1.3

6.3
-20.8
15.6
2.3

5.4
32.2
5.5
3.6
5.4

0.4
88.3
-17.3
5.5
7.2

7.6
-32.0
7.4
1.8

2.9
57.8
-6.6
4.5
6.3

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 6 .......................................................
Dental services 6 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ..................
Hospital and related services 6 ...........................................
Hospital services 6 14 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 14 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ...........................
Health insurance 1 5 ...........................................................

387.136
314.923
102.358
406.374
101.123
98.699
409.293
326.207
328.948
397.414
175.109
213.703
604.503
225.883
219.999
518.352
176.663
111.152
107.339

388.254
314.888
102.389
407.509
100.823
97.888
410.880
327.522
330.710
398.319
176.054
213.880
607.995
227.240
221.385
520.974
177.471
111.160
106.809

387.933
314.113
102.124
407.253
100.009
97.901
410.759
328.610
332.087
398.913
175.747
214.315
605.466
225.997
220.176
517.887
177.839
111.542
105.993

388.842
314.881
102.373
409.801
99.205
98.145
411.709
329.413
332.603
400.183
176.784
215.023
608.304
227.177
221.523
519.357
178.299
111.656
105.497

3.6
3.6

4.8
5.7
5.3

3.5
2.8
2.0
3.4
5.4
3.5
6.6
7.4
7.4
7.7
3.8
.6
-4.0

4.5
3.6
6.2
.6
-3.7
3.6
8.7
10.3
10.8
7.2
.7
1.5
.1

1.8
-.1
.1
3.4
-7.4
-2.2
2.4
4.0
4.5
2.8
3.9
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.8
.8
3.8
1.8
-6.7

4.2
4.7

4.0

2.6
2.7
3.1
4.0
3.3
-5.1
2.5
1.0
.4
4.6
-1.9
.3
7.4
7.7
10.1
4.6
5.6
2.9
-6.2

4.0
3.2
4.1
2.0
.8
3.6
7.6
8.8
9.1
7.4
2.3
1.0
-2.0

2.2
1.3
1.6
3.7
-2.2
-3.7
2.5
2.5
2.4
3.7
1.0
1.4
4.9
5.0
6.4
2.7
4.7
2.4
-6.4

Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 3 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .....................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ....................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 1 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 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 3 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................
Photographic equipment 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 3 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 3 .................................
Recreation services 3 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................

113.557
99.212
8.117
370.194
16.289

113.695
99.598
8.084
373.308
15.828

113.599
99.240
7.922
373.199
15.787

113.375
98.747
7.705
371.952
15.719

-2.2
-3.1
-31.4
1.0
-20.3

-1.9
-3.9
-31.5
.9
-10.8

.5
-1.4
-14.6
-.8
-12.7

-.6
-1.9
-18.8
1.9
-13.3

-2.1
-3.5
-31.5
1.0
-15.7

-.1
-1.6
-16.7
.5
-13.0

77.796
55.565
102.510
47.485
95.437
154.431
193.815
143.442
119.276
189.345
157.345
197.688
118.712
139.600
98.778
80.264
71.115
89.161
33.361
112.191
120.872
107.505
58.455
59.992
62.632
94.352
97.437
145.539

76.620
53.807
102.148
47.334
94.174
153.857
192.255
143.316
117.710
190.079
157.624
198.442
119.592
141.597
98.745
80.436
71.182
89.880
32.792
112.534
120.760
107.939
58.002
59.435
62.220
93.809
97.527
145.761

75.658
53.030
100.795
47.309
93.705
154.039
191.020
142.261
117.416
192.806
158.232
198.506
119.482
141.613
98.545
79.934
70.450
90.389
32.291
112.150
119.341
107.954
57.233
58.665
61.427
91.564
97.287
146.393

76.051
53.495
101.607
47.196
94.031
154.045
191.733
142.948
117.284
191.608
158.224
197.270
119.047
141.397
97.949
79.074
68.613
89.130
31.427
112.152
121.474
107.451
57.045
58.431
61.483
91.744
96.792
146.617

.5
-.4
-.1
-.8
-7.6
-.6
-2.4
-3.4
-4.1
2.1
-3.2
3.2
-1.9
1.7
-6.1
-3.1
-5.7
-3.5
-4.8
-1.0
1.9
-1.8
-8.2
-13.5
-9.1
2.7
3.1
-1.6

-7.2
.6
-7.9
-2.4
-7.6
1.9
2.2
1.0
5.3
1.3
1.8
1.0
-1.8
.7
-4.6
-1.6
-1.0
7.7
-7.2
-2.0
2.4
-1.9
.9
.1
.7
3.0
2.5
-2.7

10.0
-7.3
16.4
-5.2
.6
.5
-2.7
-1.0
-2.1
6.2
1.8
8.2
.9
-2.7
5.1
.3
-8.1
-8.5
-1.1
6.9
2.7
9.4
-3.3
-3.9
-2.8
2.3
-5.1
3.7

-8.7
-14.1
-3.5
-2.4
-5.8
-1.0
-4.2
-1.4
-6.5
4.9
2.3
-.8
1.1
5.2
-3.3
-5.8
-13.3
-.1
-21.2
-.1
2.0
-.2
-9.3
-10.0
-7.1
-10.6
-2.6
3.0

-3.4
.1
-4.1
-1.6
-7.6
.6
-.1
-1.2
.5
1.7
-.7
2.1
-1.8
1.2
-5.3
-2.4
-3.4
1.9
-6.0
-1.5
2.2
-1.9
-3.8
-6.9
-4.4
2.8
2.8
-2.1

.2
-10.7
6.0
-3.8
-2.6
-.3
-3.4
-1.2
-4.3
5.5
2.0
3.6
1.0
1.2
.8
-2.8
-10.8
-4.4
-11.8
3.3
2.3
4.5
-6.4
-7.0
-5.0
-4.4
-3.8
3.4

124.521
322.589

123.704
325.372

124.565
326.168

124.703
326.799

-.8
-3.8

-6.1
-.7

3.4
4.3

.6
5.3

-3.5
-2.3

2.0
4.8

Expenditure category

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.6
-

See footnotes at end of table.

19

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ...........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ...................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................

155.024
177.713
264.761
220.304
135.104
105.312

156.466
178.852
264.681
221.012
135.524
105.663

157.111
178.265
265.188
220.802
135.235
105.709

Education and communication 3 .............................................
Education 3 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 10 .....................................
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 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 13 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 15 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .............
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 .................................................

129.932
199.041
505.738
167.717
572.249
637.089
623.190
240.367
198.955
84.811
146.034
229.846
229.378
81.641
102.369
62.515
101.366
9.473
76.179
47.222
77.571

130.083
199.925
509.604
168.453
574.662
640.105
625.181
241.246
200.133
84.657
145.961
229.846
227.321
81.487
102.303
62.423
101.398
9.422
75.891
46.004
77.467

34.149

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 8 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3
Financial services 1 8 .......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ....................................................

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

157.372
178.693
265.474
220.161
134.370
105.835

-3.8
-2.2
3.6
2.1
3.6
.2

-1.0
.1
-.4
-3.3
-.5
-6.5

3.5
8.5
1.1
-1.5
-1.9
-1.1

6.2
2.2
1.1
-.3
-2.2
2.0

-2.4
-1.1
1.6
-.7
1.5
-3.2

4.8
5.3
1.1
-.9
-2.0
.5

130.355
200.686
508.430
168.462
577.097
643.197
630.304
241.492
201.964
84.702
145.900
229.846
225.614
81.535
102.471
62.489
101.632
9.399
76.160
44.841
77.200

130.369
200.746
501.521
168.664
577.834
644.948
625.220
242.194
200.908
84.695
145.759
229.846
221.642
81.532
102.534
62.490
101.765
9.381
76.281
45.125
77.073

1.1
3.0
6.5
5.1
2.7
3.6
2.3
1.5
.4
-.6
.5
.0
8.1
-.7
-.6
-4.8

2.8
5.0
6.1
6.9
5.0
5.0
5.5
4.9
4.6
.6
7.8
5.8
49.8
.3
-.9
-6.6
3.1
-6.3
-2.3
9.8

1.4
3.5
-3.3
2.3
4.0
5.0
1.3
3.1
4.0
-.5
-.8
.0
-12.8
-.5
.6
-.2
1.6
-3.8
.5
-16.6
-2.5

2.0
4.0
6.3
6.0
3.8
4.3
3.9
3.2
2.5
.0
4.1
2.9
27.3
-.2
-.8
-5.7

-1.3
-1.5
-.8
-4.6

2.5
5.8
2.9
.0
6.0
6.9
5.0
5.2
2.1
-.4
.5
.0
9.5
-.5
.3
-.2
1.0
-2.8
-6.7
-16.2
.4

.9
-3.9
-1.6
2.3

1.9
4.6
-.3
1.1
5.0
6.0
3.1
4.1
3.0
-.5
-.1
.0
-2.3
-.5
.5
-.2
1.3
-3.3
-3.2
-16.4
-1.1

34.215

34.317

33.969

21.2

-17.6

-1.4

-2.1

-.1

-1.7

379.027
798.192
325.125
215.710
205.796
160.351

380.603
806.154
328.416
217.452
206.246
160.061

383.432
819.214
334.308
216.076
207.160
161.372

384.493
822.662
335.707
217.065
207.630
161.337

3.8
9.7
9.6
12.6
1.6
-1.8

1.2
2.2
2.0
3.6
.9
.7

1.0
6.5
6.7
3.3
-.8
-4.1

5.9
12.8
13.7
2.5
3.6
2.5

2.5
5.9
5.7
8.0
1.3
-.5

3.4
9.6
10.2
2.9
1.4
-.9

104.088

102.837

103.646

104.149

-5.2

6.8

-6.1

.2

.6

-3.0

180.841
230.013
140.346
352.658
285.544
280.092
141.649
157.273
269.815
128.444
179.532
86.532
154.655

182.416
230.225
140.475
353.072
286.089
280.952
142.015
157.271
269.825
128.477
179.637
87.520
155.342

183.974
230.519
140.654
354.973
287.475
281.959
142.042
158.599
269.881
128.510
181.696
87.362
155.413

182.985
230.354
140.554
355.528
289.423
282.080
142.051
158.346
270.523
128.883
182.631
88.283
157.170

1.9
1.4
1.4
4.8
10.2
2.9
1.5
9.8
3.1
3.6
1.1
1.3
3.0

-5.2
-.4
-.4
2.1
1.3
2.0
3.2
2.9
.6
3.3
-4.8
1.6
4.2

-1.9
3.4
3.4
1.8
.5
-.1
1.1
1.7
8.9
9.5
15.4
-10.8
-7.9

4.8
.6
.6
3.3
5.5
2.9
1.1
2.8
1.1
1.4
7.1
8.3
6.7

-1.7
.5
.5
3.4
5.7
2.5
2.3
6.3
1.8
3.5
-1.9
1.5
3.6

1.4
2.0
2.0
2.5
3.0
1.4
1.1
2.2
4.9
5.4
11.2
-1.7
-.9

173.127
148.511
185.316
231.178
111.315
261.066
258.334
259.890

172.440
147.598
183.771
227.173
111.381
261.169
258.297
259.909

173.368
148.890
186.102
231.395
111.465
261.549
257.998
259.852

174.304
150.042
188.620
235.953
111.895
261.680
258.276
260.059

4.2
6.6
7.3
8.8
6.9
1.2
-.4
7.3

3.7
5.0
8.3
11.5
.9
-.1
-2.0
1.5

-3.9
-7.1
-13.6
-15.6
-.7
1.6
-.3
5.1

2.7
4.2
7.3
8.5
2.1
.9
-.1
.3

4.0
5.8
7.8
10.1
3.8
.6
-1.2
4.3

-.7
-1.6
-3.7
-4.3
.7
1.3
-.2
2.7

Expenditure category

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 7 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

309.426
216.892
207.597
208.883
151.127
187.713
229.400
202.850
112.514
284.374
249.394
205.093
220.179
221.037
143.357
228.758
267.941
221.747
204.015

310.105
216.564
207.070
208.536
150.242
185.878
225.675
201.106
113.474
284.147
249.234
199.059
220.463
221.388
143.626
219.487
268.337
221.221
203.613

310.990
217.361
207.943
209.236
151.537
188.502
229.614
202.701
114.194
284.537
249.251
204.195
220.684
221.676
143.923
228.353
268.610
220.855
203.548

311.046
217.947
208.744
209.770
152.662
190.950
233.855
204.516
114.120
284.979
249.511
208.874
220.823
221.779
144.079
236.938
268.672
221.010
203.847

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

0.9
2.8
4.0
2.3
6.4
6.2
8.0
4.2
-2.3
3.7
1.4
14.2
1.3
1.6
3.6
19.6
.8
-.9
2.9

1.4
1.3
2.9
1.1
4.7
7.9
10.2
4.2
-1.7
2.3
-.6
12.8
.3
.1
.7
22.6
-.2
4.7
1.1

2.8
-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-6.8
-12.3
-14.1
-5.6
-3.4
3.2
1.4
-16.2
1.0
.8
-1.1
-27.8
1.6
2.0
5.5

2.1
2.0
2.2
1.7
4.1
7.1
8.0
3.3
5.8
.9
.2
7.6
1.2
1.3
2.0
15.1
1.1
-1.3
-.3

1.2
2.0
3.5
1.7
5.6
7.1
9.1
4.2
-2.0
3.0
.4
13.5
.8
.8
2.1
21.1
.3
1.9
2.0

2.5
.4
.6
.4
-1.5
-3.1
-3.7
-1.2
1.1
2.0
.8
-5.1
1.1
1.1
.4
-8.8
1.3
.3
2.5

Special aggregate indexes
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 7 ...................................................
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
6

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 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 2009=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. 2010
from—

Item
May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

158.169
290.422
307.328
256.580
246.224
255.773
289.048
259.962
221.047
127.983
207.714
180.314
126.395
278.359
169.921
206.677
200.522
171.203
266.814
186.572
135.584
387.822
143.025
159.112
196.618
172.962
190.085
198.798
174.597
238.210
129.876
121.825
133.132
127.902
248.625
101.332
117.856
195.573
183.432
146.646
159.376
152.465

158.081
293.305
309.418
256.919
245.558
250.274
285.111
259.282
225.645
129.430
213.489
186.630
128.347
281.239
170.631
205.371
202.478
171.252
265.106
192.196
136.734
423.991
142.767
162.330
195.711
174.926
190.682
198.930
175.470
236.396
130.738
121.666
127.747
126.309
248.513
106.130
116.675
195.854
183.131
146.982
160.076
152.296

157.813
290.297
307.975
256.177
243.538
251.127
285.633
260.356
233.322
132.247
218.660
183.821
128.235
282.657
169.852
212.339
201.230
176.043
268.869
193.543
137.914
437.430
142.052
161.124
195.041
173.617
189.994
197.718
180.383
238.378
129.232
124.582
128.623
125.866
249.972
106.697
113.383
196.492
184.577
147.439
160.191
152.380

156.436
290.049
294.747
254.820
245.122
252.299
288.138
257.489
239.733
131.202
217.638
187.567
128.825
279.882
166.840
205.540
201.435
174.976
264.540
192.241
138.566
459.012
141.766
163.388
195.449
172.273
193.348
197.819
186.779
242.224
125.338
125.249
133.191
127.386
252.623
104.561
117.844
196.859
186.227
147.727
159.915
153.004

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

0.6
.3
1.0
-.6
1.2
.9
.1
-.2
2.2
-.2
2.3
-3.2
-.8
5.1
8.7
-2.5
.9
-.5
1.6
.2
.8
4.2
1.8
.0
2.3
-2.6
.6
.5
2.7
1.5
1.2
-.9
.9
1.8
2.7
-5.0
.1
-.8
-.5
.3
.1
.0

-0.1
1.0
.7
.1
-.3
-2.1
-1.4
-.3
2.1
1.1
2.8
3.5
1.5
1.0
.4
-.6
1.0
.0
-.6
3.0
.8
9.3
-.2
2.0
-.5
1.1
.3
.1
.5
-.8
.7
-.1
-4.0
-1.2
.0
4.7
-1.0
.1
-.2
.2
.4
-.1

-0.2
-1.0
-.5
-.3
-.8
.3
.2
.4
3.4
2.2
2.4
-1.5
-.1
.5
-.5
3.4
-.6
2.8
1.4
.7
.9
3.2
-.5
-.7
-.3
-.7
-.4
-.6
2.8
.8
-1.2
2.4
.7
-.4
.6
.5
-2.8
.3
.8
.3
.1
.1

-0.9
-.1
-4.3
-.5
.7
.5
.9
-1.1
2.7
-.8
-.5
2.0
.5
-1.0
-1.8
-3.2
.1
-.6
-1.6
-.7
.5
4.9
-.2
1.4
.2
-.8
1.8
.1
3.5
1.6
-3.0
.5
3.6
1.2
1.1
-2.0
3.9
.2
.9
.2
-.2
.4

Aug.
2009

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 .......................................................................
Prepared salads 3 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................
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 ..............................................

-1.4
-1.9
-3.5
-.2
.7
-.4
-1.2
-.2
12.5
2.4
3.5
.9
.6
10.1
8.6
-2.2
.0
-.5
-2.7
9.3
7.3
-3.8
-2.1
.0
-.9
-1.6
-.4
-.7
12.0
-1.3
-3.5
2.3
-4.5
-1.5
2.0
-2.2
2.4
1.2
-.3
2.7
1.0
2.3

Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

111.466

110.372

110.322

110.655

-.3

-1.0

.0

.3

-3.2

95.473
137.896
142.332
245.616
251.794
238.274
143.661
305.227
177.930
120.241
108.487
107.427
66.068
102.134

95.303
137.759
142.049
233.387
240.533
228.172
143.803
307.184
178.100
120.778
108.756
114.273
64.339
102.534

95.180
137.462
141.953
233.266
240.448
227.932
144.094
307.786
178.911
120.815
109.076
125.585
64.327
103.532

95.055
137.180
141.939
234.212
241.677
229.072
144.095
306.414
178.821
120.848
108.587
125.840
63.484
103.916

-.3
-.2
-.4
.7
.6
.7
.3
.8
.2
.4
.2
3.5
-.2
1.1

-.2
-.1
-.2
-5.0
-4.5
-4.2
.1
.6
.1
.4
.2
6.4
-2.6
.4

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
.2
.2
.5
.0
.3
9.9
.0
1.0

-.1
-.2
.0
.4
.5
.5
.0
-.4
-.1
.0
-.4
.2
-1.3
.4

2.3
1.9
2.9
4.3
4.6
4.5
1.9
5.7
2.5
1.1
5.2
3.6
.1

Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 5 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .............................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 2 ..............................................................
Automobile service clubs 2 .........................................................
Intercity bus fare 3 ......................................................................
Intercity train fare 3 .....................................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
Intracity mass transit 7 ................................................................

-

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. 2010
from—

Item
May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

220.381
518.762

221.036
518.739

219.857
516.391

55.565
102.510
143.442
118.990
157.345
198.174
89.161
33.041
120.872
107.505
62.632
155.024
177.713

53.807
102.148
143.316
117.218
157.624
198.691
89.880
32.621
120.760
107.939
62.220
156.466
178.852

167.717

128.444
180.593
155.727

Aug.
2009

220.785
516.973

0.0
.0

0.3
.0

-0.5
-.5

0.4
.1

7.7
5.0

53.030
100.795
142.261
117.993
158.232
198.774
90.389
32.347
119.341
107.954
61.427
157.111
178.265

53.495
101.607
142.948
118.055
158.224
197.773
89.130
31.892
121.474
107.451
61.483
157.372
178.693

-2.1
.0
-.6
.7
.3
.8
.6
-.6
1.7
1.8
-1.2
.7
.7

-3.2
-.4
-.1
-1.5
.2
.3
.8
-1.3
-.1
.4
-.7
.9
.6

-1.4
-1.3
-.7
.7
.4
.0
.6
-.8
-1.2
.0
-1.3
.4
-.3

.9
.8
.5
.1
.0
-.5
-1.4
-1.4
1.8
-.5
.1
.2
.2

-5.5
.8
-1.2
-1.9
.6
2.9
-1.3
-8.9
2.3
1.3
-4.7
1.2
2.1

168.453

168.462

168.664

.3

.4

.0

.1

3.5

128.477
180.341
156.405

128.510
180.580
155.692

128.883
180.719
154.532

2.0
2.1
-.6

.0
-.1
.4

.0
.1
-.5

.3
.1
-.7

4.4
4.4
1.3

Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 8 9 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 9 10 ................................................
Recreation
Video discs and other media 2 ...................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 11 ..................................................................
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 4 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

9 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
10 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
11 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 2007=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 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

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

100.000
-

213.898
637.138

214.205
638.052

1.4

0.1

-0.2

0.4

0.3

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

16.425
15.333
8.900
1.257
2.144
.898
1.223
1.123
2.254
.321
.259
1.674
.472
6.433
.321
1.092

218.784
218.276
214.212
250.670
208.784
197.782
263.715
160.862
190.675
199.857
200.656
205.206
122.217
225.707
159.725
224.772

219.175
218.696
214.392
250.327
208.676
197.651
263.946
161.353
191.226
198.872
201.786
206.021
121.804
226.481
159.866
224.749

1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
3.1
3.5
-.7
-.7
.3
2.2
.3
-.1
-.3
1.2
2.0
1.4

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

.0
-.1
-.2
-.6
1.1
.1
-1.5
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.1
-.2
.8
.1
.4
.1

.0
.0
.0
-.2
.3
.6
-1.8
.7
.2
.4
.0
.2
.3
-.1
.1
.7

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

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

39.753
30.171
8.476
.432
20.959
20.218
.303
5.632
4.517
.271
4.246
1.114
3.950
.369

213.743
242.396
247.442
145.768
232.271
232.272
126.950
218.770
193.671
263.269
199.162
171.690
121.273
153.634

213.603
242.295
247.250
140.967
232.373
232.374
127.526
218.703
193.259
264.904
198.640
172.934
120.912
153.542

-.1
-.4
-.1
1.7
-.3
-.3
4.3
3.3
2.7
10.6
2.3
5.7
-2.7
-.1

-.1
.0
-.1
-3.3
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.6
-.3
.7
-.3
-.1

-.1
.1
.1
1.8
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-2.5
-1.5
.2
-.3
.0

.1
.1
.0
.3
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
.8
.4
-.2
.3

.0
.0
-.1
-2.0
.0
.0
.5
.6
.7
.6
.7
.2
-.1
-.1

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

3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781

114.464
109.313
99.600
116.291
125.317

115.600
110.005
101.483
116.066
125.535

-1.3
-1.5
-2.2
-.4
-.3

1.0
.6
1.9
-.2
.2

.8
2.1
.2
.8
.5

.4
-.5
.8
2.0
.3

-.4
.1
-.7
-2.1
-.5

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

18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
5.774
5.530
.472
1.180
.766

192.051
188.577
97.003
138.387
147.247
235.399
234.959
137.218
250.143
253.625

192.657
189.261
97.389
138.152
148.782
236.436
235.966
137.612
251.084
251.634

5.5
5.5
6.9
2.2
15.5
4.7
4.4
3.0
2.1
6.2

.3
.4
.4
-.2
1.0
.4
.4
.3
.4
-.8

-1.1
-1.1
.4
.1
.9
-4.2
-4.6
.4
.1
-.6

1.5
1.6
.3
.1
.8
4.4
4.6
.4
.0
-.6

1.6
1.7
.4
.2
.7
4.7
3.9
.3
.4
.0

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................

5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195

389.335
305.764
413.883
332.219

389.905
306.541
414.344
332.656

3.4
3.1
3.5
3.0

.1
.3
.1
.1

.3
.0
.4
.4

.0
-.2
.0
.3

.2
.3
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

1.339

605.634

607.181

7.0

0.3

0.6

-0.2

0.5

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

6.031
2.046

110.076
99.660

109.967
99.385

-1.3
-2.4

-.1
-.3

.1
.3

-.2
-.3

-.2
-.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 6 ...............

6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
3.848
3.715
2.906
.809
.225

124.687
195.550
506.799
549.874
87.376
85.186
102.185
9.957
75.929

125.425
198.537
508.150
558.909
87.391
85.201
102.239
9.947
75.848

1.5
4.4
2.9
4.5
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.6
-3.4

.6
1.5
.3
1.6
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.1

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

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

.0
.0
-1.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.1
.2

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

3.919
1.397
2.522
.733
.577
1.019

411.793
824.198
204.575
161.416
230.769
355.667

412.453
827.609
204.604
161.376
230.625
356.582

3.6
7.7
1.2
-.6
1.3
2.6

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

.5
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.0

.9
1.6
.5
.9
.1
.4

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

43.589
16.425
27.164
16.703
3.788
12.915
10.461
56.411
29.868
.303
4.246
1.114
.369
5.918
3.961
10.631

176.554
218.784
153.847
195.484
114.464
250.103
112.995
257.595
233.588
126.950
199.162
171.690
153.634
260.674
413.883
296.475

177.003
219.175
154.309
196.297
115.600
250.745
113.125
257.745
233.478
127.526
198.640
172.934
153.542
260.904
414.344
297.576

2.1
1.0
2.7
2.0
-1.3
3.0
3.7
.9
-.5
4.3
2.3
5.7
-.1
3.6
3.5
1.5

.3
.2
.3
.4
1.0
.3
.1
.1
.0
.5
-.3
.7
-.1
.1
.1
.4

-.5
.0
-.7
-1.5
.8
-1.9
.3
.0
.0
.2
-1.5
.2
.0
.1
.4
.2

.6
.0
1.0
1.7
.4
2.1
.1
.2
.0
.5
.8
.4
.3
.2
.0
.2

.7
.2
1.0
1.5
-.4
2.2
.3
.1
.0
.5
.7
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.0

84.667
69.829
94.739
28.256
17.795
14.007
33.128
26.543
52.450
10.291
89.709
74.376
22.211
6.045
52.165

212.937
205.817
206.771
156.245
197.295
246.832
207.547
253.109
246.547
212.674
215.005
214.724
145.205
237.720
263.922
$ .468
$ .157

213.224
206.276
207.068
156.695
198.064
247.415
208.167
253.551
246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009
145.557
238.785
264.149
$ .467
$ .157

1.5
2.3
1.3
2.7
2.0
2.9
1.5
2.5
.7
3.8
1.2
1.2
2.0
5.0
.8

.1
.2
.1
.3
.4
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.4
.1

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
-1.4
-1.8
-.8
-.1
.0
-3.0
.1
.2
.3
-4.1
.1

.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.6
2.0
.9
.2
.1
2.7
.1
.1
.2
4.1
.1

.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.5
2.0
.9
.2
.1
2.9
.1
.0
.1
4.5
.0

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
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

-

-

-

-

-

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

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

212.882

212.487

213.275

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

218.938
218.546
214.701
251.275
206.203
196.490
275.416
160.946
190.471
200.989
200.344
204.735
120.869
225.657
158.901
223.245

218.830
218.416
214.353
249.676
208.396
196.663
271.241
160.429
189.767
198.514
200.054
204.250
121.830
225.846
159.601
223.450

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

212.781
241.982
247.434
136.433
232.086
232.088
126.051
213.520
188.088
274.630
192.568
171.010
121.712
153.176

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

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

214.019

2.8

2.3

-1.4

2.2

2.6

0.4

218.851
218.336
214.312
249.053
208.949
197.782
266.463
161.496
190.144
199.386
199.998
204.633
122.217
225.707
159.725
224.936

219.203
218.696
214.392
249.429
208.288
197.651
267.571
161.246
190.637
199.065
201.168
205.225
121.804
226.481
159.866
225.179

.2
.0
-1.4
.9
-3.6
3.5
-5.0
-1.8
.0
6.7
-3.8
-.6
-1.9
1.8
.2
3.2

1.7
1.9
2.9
-1.4
4.1
10.5
6.5
-.1
.8
5.3
3.2
-.4
-.5
.6
5.1
-1.3

1.7
1.8
2.4
-.7
7.7
-2.2
8.2
-1.5
.0
1.0
.2
-.3
-2.0
.9
.2
.3

.5
.3
-.6
-2.9
4.1
2.4
-10.9
.7
.3
-3.8
1.7
1.0
3.1
1.5
2.5
3.5

1.0
1.0
.7
-.3
.2
7.0
.6
-1.0
.4
6.0
-.3
-.5
-1.2
1.2
2.6
1.0

1.1
1.0
.9
-1.8
5.9
.1
-1.8
-.4
.2
-1.4
.9
.3
.5
1.2
1.3
1.9

212.526
242.233
247.585
138.894
232.272
232.275
126.345
211.014
185.237
267.671
189.775
171.367
121.367
153.235

212.756
242.390
247.705
139.345
232.411
232.411
126.950
212.231
186.400
263.269
191.240
172.010
121.071
153.634

212.842
242.282
247.460
136.626
232.443
232.444
127.526
213.407
187.614
264.904
192.489
172.296
121.001
153.542

.4
-.7
-.9
.0
-.7
-.7
1.9
7.9
8.5
44.1
6.7
5.1
-1.7
-2.4

-.7
-1.2
-.1
-6.7
-.6
-.6
8.5
3.0
1.9
31.9
.2
8.4
-2.1
-3.1

.0
.1
.4
15.8
-.3
-.3
2.2
2.6
1.7
-9.0
2.5
6.3
-4.5
4.4

.1
.5
.0
.6
.6
.6
4.8
-.2
-1.0
-13.4
-.2
3.0
-2.3
1.0

-.1
-.9
-.5
-3.4
-.7
-.7
5.2
5.4
5.2
37.9
3.4
6.8
-1.9
-2.8

.1
.3
.2
7.9
.1
.1
3.5
1.2
.4
-11.2
1.1
4.7
-3.4
2.7

118.204
111.040
105.741
117.581
127.277

119.096
113.393
105.953
118.487
127.913

119.544
112.845
106.821
120.885
128.294

119.017
112.965
106.111
118.376
127.689

-1.9
-5.9
-3.4
-7.0
2.6

-1.3
-3.8
1.7
1.3
-.5

-4.2
-2.8
-8.1
1.8
-4.4

2.8
7.1
1.4
2.7
1.3

-1.6
-4.8
-.9
-2.9
1.0

-.8
2.1
-3.4
2.3
-1.6

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

188.273
184.801
96.087
138.877
143.528
224.388
225.380
136.182
249.841
250.693

186.209
182.732
96.497
139.038
144.773
214.902
215.031
136.719
250.142
249.252

189.020
185.661
96.827
139.218
145.889
224.320
224.891
137.218
250.143
247.744

192.130
188.845
97.221
139.526
146.935
234.907
233.750
137.612
251.084
247.825

13.5
13.2
15.5
9.7
30.2
16.2
17.7
2.3
3.5
20.5

11.0
11.6
5.5
-2.6
19.0
25.9
23.0
4.1
.8
-3.0

-9.3
-10.2
1.6
.4
4.7
-31.6
-29.1
1.4
2.2
13.9

8.4
9.0
4.8
1.9
9.8
20.1
15.7
4.3
2.0
-4.5

12.2
12.4
10.4
3.4
24.4
20.9
20.3
3.2
2.1
8.1

-.8
-1.0
3.2
1.1
7.3
-9.3
-9.4
2.8
2.1
4.3

Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................

388.456
306.458
412.337
329.497

389.639
306.440
414.012
330.959

389.453
305.764
414.049
331.963

390.299
306.541
414.900
332.739

3.7
3.5
3.8
2.9

5.2
5.9
5.0
3.8

2.9
2.8
2.9
1.4

1.9
.1
2.5
4.0

4.5
4.7
4.4
3.3

2.4
1.5
2.7
2.7

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

604.958

608.514

606.994

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

110.072
99.656

110.196
99.980

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 6 .....

124.929
196.263
508.525
551.888
87.454
85.263
102.101
10.028
76.229

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

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

609.797

7.0

10.1

7.8

3.2

8.5

5.5

109.992
99.646

109.813
99.260

-2.7
-2.8

-1.4
-3.3

-.4
-2.0

-.9
-1.6

-2.0
-3.1

-.7
-1.8

125.018
197.168
512.033
554.317
87.306
85.115
102.021
9.976
75.763

125.256
197.893
510.490
556.699
87.375
85.186
102.185
9.957
76.168

125.272
197.914
504.799
557.331
87.388
85.201
102.239
9.947
76.335

.9
3.4
6.1
3.1
-.9
-.9
-.8
-1.7
-1.6

2.2
5.2
5.6
5.2
.1
-.1
-1.5
4.4
-6.4

1.9
5.5
3.2
5.7
-.2
-.2
.2
-1.9
-5.9

1.1
3.4
-2.9
4.0
-.3
-.3
.5
-3.2
.6

1.5
4.3
5.9
4.2
-.4
-.5
-1.1
1.3
-4.0

1.5
4.4
.1
4.9
-.3
-.3
.4
-2.6
-2.7

406.288
803.019
203.291
160.289
230.263
354.133

408.314
811.325
203.690
159.900
230.472
354.233

411.916
824.198
204.671
161.416
230.769
355.713

413.142
827.609
205.143
161.376
230.625
356.397

4.6
9.7
1.3
-1.5
1.5
3.7

1.4
2.1
1.0
.7
-.8
2.9

1.5
6.4
-1.2
-4.3
3.7
1.5

6.9
12.8
3.7
2.7
.6
2.6

3.0
5.9
1.1
-.4
.4
3.3

4.2
9.6
1.2
-.9
2.2
2.0

175.718
218.938
152.614
193.425
118.204
244.252
112.426
256.389
233.081
126.051
192.568
171.010
153.176
259.637
412.337
295.891

174.912
218.830
151.534
190.600
119.096
239.549
112.718
256.454
233.089
126.345
189.775
171.367
153.235
259.839
414.012
296.522

176.029
218.851
153.086
193.805
119.544
244.635
112.840
256.860
233.052
126.950
191.240
172.010
153.634
260.234
414.049
297.141

177.262
219.203
154.660
196.796
119.017
249.977
113.188
257.025
233.137
127.526
192.489
172.296
153.542
260.588
414.900
297.236

4.9
.2
7.8
8.6
-1.9
10.3
10.0
1.2
-.3
1.9
6.7
5.1
-2.4
6.6
3.8
.5

5.1
1.7
7.1
9.7
-1.3
12.1
2.7
.3
-1.3
8.5
.2
8.4
-3.1
2.0
5.0
1.4

-5.0
1.7
-8.8
-15.0
-4.2
-17.0
-.1
1.5
-.3
2.2
2.5
6.3
4.4
4.7
2.9
2.2

3.6
.5
5.5
7.2
2.8
9.7
2.7
1.0
.1
4.8
-.2
3.0
1.0
1.5
2.5
1.8

5.0
1.0
7.5
9.1
-1.6
11.2
6.3
.8
-.8
5.2
3.4
6.8
-2.8
4.2
4.4
.9

-.8
1.1
-1.9
-4.6
-.8
-4.6
1.3
1.2
-.1
3.5
1.1
4.7
2.7
3.1
2.7
2.0

211.695
204.572
205.759
155.000
195.285
241.419
206.172
251.154
245.348
204.416
214.861
214.496
145.455
227.514
263.332

211.254
203.939
205.321
153.951
192.563
237.103
204.622
250.979
245.258
198.255
215.163
214.887
145.835
218.075
263.722

212.194
204.964
206.132
155.506
195.686
241.864
206.494
251.382
245.438
203.561
215.408
215.198
146.172
227.010
264.007

213.004
206.024
206.865
157.049
198.552
246.763
208.421
251.873
245.645
209.481
215.528
215.269
146.280
237.307
264.048

3.3
4.4
2.8
7.7
8.2
9.7
4.3
3.6
1.3
12.8
1.7
2.1
5.2
17.3
.7

2.4
3.9
2.2
6.8
9.1
11.1
5.4
2.3
-.1
14.9
.9
.7
1.7
26.1
.3

-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-8.5
-14.2
-15.8
-7.4
3.1
1.3
-18.7
.9
.7
-1.1
-30.7
1.4

2.5
2.9
2.2
5.4
6.9
9.2
4.4
1.2
.5
10.3
1.2
1.4
2.3
18.4
1.1

2.9
4.1
2.5
7.2
8.6
10.4
4.8
3.0
.6
13.9
1.3
1.4
3.4
21.6
.5

.2
.4
.2
-1.8
-4.2
-4.1
-1.7
2.1
.9
-5.3
1.0
1.1
.6
-9.4
1.3

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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 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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

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

100.000
-

213.898
637.138

214.205
638.052

1.4

0.1

-0.2

0.4

0.3

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 .................................................................
Bread 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 1 2 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 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 1 ................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 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 1 ....................................................................
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

16.425
15.333
8.900
1.257
.412
.045
.232
.135
.845
.243
.125
.229
.247
2.144
2.028
1.295
.621
.268
.092
.202
.059
.402
.140
.084
.086
.092
.271
.426
.354
.072
.307
.158
.149
.116
.898
.322
.275
.133
.168
1.223
.915
.450
.073
.071
.085
.221
.465
.077
.068
.098
.223
.308
.159
.093
.056

218.784
218.276
214.212
250.670
218.223
223.376
214.847
225.356
268.539
160.409
153.465
249.485
250.493
208.784
210.792
209.577
229.198
207.541
163.075
156.444
167.455
193.443
134.914
196.781
178.941
120.763
193.685
204.886
132.983
128.791
245.651
145.452
127.732
175.720
197.782
134.075
202.564
191.053
136.232
263.715
300.397
305.295
318.149
198.549
205.930
95.435
294.051
308.629
271.165
287.474
302.506
146.257
150.523
135.602
150.271

219.175
218.696
214.392
250.327
219.224
224.627
216.966
224.291
267.397
157.558
154.193
248.671
251.366
208.676
210.279
209.693
227.864
206.932
161.930
154.734
167.463
194.220
136.917
196.309
178.991
120.449
195.676
202.863
131.374
128.897
244.331
145.072
126.652
182.615
197.651
133.960
203.150
190.416
135.664
263.946
300.199
304.201
317.135
194.928
209.736
94.507
294.674
324.346
267.398
282.365
300.987
147.022
151.711
136.194
150.157

1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
-2.2
-3.6
-1.5
-2.8
-.4
-2.3
2.4
.1
-.2
3.1
3.2
5.2
5.1
5.8
7.2
2.2
9.1
7.7
8.9
4.3
5.9
10.7
1.0
-1.0
-1.2
.2
.7
3.2
-2.0
.0
3.5
7.8
3.6
-1.5
-1.2
-.7
-.6
-3.9
5.0
-6.2
-3.3
-4.9
2.8
-.2
1.1
3.0
3.8
-.9
-1.3
-2.0
1.7

.2
.2
.1
-.1
.5
.6
1.0
-.5
-.4
-1.8
.5
-.3
.3
-.1
-.2
.1
-.6
-.3
-.7
-1.1
.0
.4
1.5
-.2
.0
-.3
1.0
-1.0
-1.2
.1
-.5
-.3
-.8
3.9
-.1
-.1
.3
-.3
-.4
.1
-.1
-.4
-.3
-1.8
1.8
-1.0
.2
5.1
-1.4
-1.8
-.5
.5
.8
.4
-.1

.0
-.1
-.2
-.6
-.6
-.8
-1.2
.4
-.6
1.1
-.8
-.4
-2.2
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.1
2.1
.0
.2
2.1
1.1
1.2
2.4
-2.6
2.9
2.0
.2
.2
-.6
1.1
2.1
.3
1.7
.1
1.8
-1.0
-.3
-1.7
-1.5
-2.1
-1.1
-2.1
-.1
.0
-.9
-3.1
.9
.8
-13.3
-1.9
.3
.6
-.4
.8

.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
.2
-.3
.9
-.3
-1.3
.7
-.4
.5
.3
.3
.1
.0
.8
.8
-1.5
.4
.5
2.9
.3
1.1
-.9
-.2
.8
.9
-.2
.7
.6
.9
-1.3
.6
.9
1.2
-.4
.6
-1.8
-2.1
-2.9
-1.6
1.9
-3.4
-4.0
-1.3
-2.9
-2.1
-.4
-2.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.0
.3

.2
.2
.0
.2
.5
1.4
1.0
-.5
.0
-.4
.5
.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.6
-.3
-.7
-1.1
.0
.3
.6
-.5
.9
-.3
.3
-1.4
-1.6
.1
-.5
-.3
-1.0
1.9
-.1
-.1
.3
-1.1
-1.2
.4
.3
-.5
-2.7
-.8
-3.6
2.1
1.1
2.8
-1.4
-1.8
1.5
.7
1.0
.9
.1

-

-

-

-

-

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

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 ...............................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 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 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
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 1 2 ...........................................
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 1 .................................

1.123
.880
.380
.015
.484
.244
.109
.135
2.254
.321
.068
.197
.056
.259
.063
.072
.125
1.674
.098
.376
.339
.285
.104
.472
6.433
2.653
2.939
.337
.182
.321
1.092
.652
.448
.076
.128
.440

160.862
125.348
156.415
149.528
114.623
113.190
184.606
123.756
190.675
199.857
186.413
131.424
143.970
200.656
159.814
126.320
143.091
205.206
236.244
161.806
216.549
215.772
141.855
122.217
225.707
140.816
143.733
135.822
132.855
159.725
224.772
195.551
202.837
186.814
167.681
290.497

161.353
125.668
157.419
148.393
114.591
113.735
187.093
123.461
191.226
198.872
185.938
130.479
143.971
201.786
163.287
127.298
142.501
206.021
232.611
163.684
216.648
219.000
143.212
121.804
226.481
141.064
144.028
140.392
132.894
159.866
224.749
195.177
202.320
187.578
167.143
291.243

-0.7
-.8
1.5
-1.6
-2.4
-.1
-.2
-.9
.3
2.2
5.1
2.1
-.1
.3
3.1
.2
-1.1
-.1
-2.5
-2.5
3.4
-.2
.8
-.3
1.2
1.3
.8
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.4
.5
1.3
-.1
-1.9
2.7

0.3
.3
.6
-.8
.0
.5
1.3
-.2
.3
-.5
-.3
-.7
.0
.6
2.2
.8
-.4
.4
-1.5
1.2
.0
1.5
1.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
3.4
.0
.1
.0
-.2
-.3
.4
-.3
.3

-0.3
-.4
-1.0
-.8
-.3
-.2
.0
-.5
-.4
-1.2
-1.8
-1.4
.3
-.1
.5
-2.0
-.1
-.2
1.1
.2
-.7
-1.7
.3
.8
.1
.2
.1
-.3
.1
.4
.1
-.1
.0
.2
-.4
.2

0.7
.6
1.3
.5
.1
.4
-.7
1.3
.2
.4
1.2
.6
.8
.0
.4
2.2
-.7
.2
.0
-.7
.6
.6
.0
.3
-.1
.0
.1
-2.4
-.2
.1
.7
.9
.9
.9
.8
.2

-0.2
.4
.9
-.8
.0
-.8
1.0
-1.7
.3
-.2
-.5
-.7
-.2
.6
1.9
.8
.0
.3
-.3
1.2
.0
1.1
1.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
2.3
.0
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.3
-.3
.3

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 residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
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 3 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 2 .............................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............

39.753
30.171
8.476
.432
.095
.337
20.959
20.218
.303
5.632
4.517
.271
.161
.110
4.246
3.307
.939
1.114
.863
.252
3.950
.282
.038
.050
.194
.759
.275
.323

213.743
242.396
247.442
145.768
430.735
308.891
232.271
232.272
126.950
218.770
193.671
263.269
271.180
305.919
199.162
199.972
192.084
171.690
375.955
384.513
121.273
71.773
114.918
76.335
60.150
115.169
133.117
86.929

213.603
242.295
247.250
140.967
439.529
294.882
232.373
232.374
127.526
218.703
193.259
264.904
273.132
307.366
198.640
199.727
190.569
172.934
379.172
385.519
120.912
70.673
113.846
75.775
59.040
114.252
133.445
86.668

-.1
-.4
-.1
1.7
4.4
3.0
-.3
-.3
4.3
3.3
2.7
10.6
10.6
10.5
2.3
1.7
4.1
5.7
6.9
1.9
-2.7
-7.2
-4.2
-9.5
-7.3
-4.6
-3.4
-2.6

-.1
.0
-.1
-3.3
2.0
-4.5
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.6
.7
.5
-.3
-.1
-.8
.7
.9
.3
-.3
-1.5
-.9
-.7
-1.8
-.8
.2
-.3

-.1
.1
.1
1.8
.4
2.2
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-2.5
-3.0
-2.1
-1.5
-1.9
.3
.2
.2
.1
-.3
.4
.4
-1.0
.8
-.7
.2
-1.3

.1
.1
.0
.3
.7
.2
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
-1.7
-1.1
.8
.5
1.7
.4
.5
.0
-.2
-2.0
.5
-.7
-2.9
-.9
-.4
-.7

.0
.0
-.1
-2.0
.0
-2.4
.0
.0
.5
.6
.7
.6
.7
.0
.7
.2
2.1
.2
.1
.3
-.1
-1.5
-.9
-.7
-1.8
-.8
.2
-.3

See footnotes at end of table.

29

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Expenditure category
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 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 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................

.146
.316
.193
.119
.471
.273
.069
.056
.073
.767
.222
.398
.986
.432
.269
.286
.369
.087
.115
.063
.056

81.383
87.579
98.619
73.206
71.870
61.340
130.562
67.755
96.764
92.334
97.673
87.411
184.844
121.496
158.086
116.402
153.634
142.778
157.223
129.412
187.414

78.113
87.803
98.901
73.354
71.941
61.381
131.438
67.499
96.779
91.699
96.819
86.825
185.321
121.302
159.367
116.809
153.542
142.901
156.916
129.888
186.154

-11.4
-4.0
-2.4
-7.0
-4.1
-5.8
.7
-5.8
-1.3
-3.0
-2.5
-3.6
.4
-1.0
1.9
1.1
-.1
.3
-.5
-.9
.9

-4.0
.3
.3
.2
.1
.1
.7
-.4
.0
-.7
-.9
-.7
.3
-.2
.8
.3
-.1
.1
-.2
.4
-.7

-0.4
-.7
-.8
-.5
-.8
-.8
.2
-2.5
-.9
-.2
.2
-.3
.3
.3
-.1
.5
.0
.0
-.2
.5
.0

-1.0
.2
.1
.3
-.6
-.8
1.1
-1.0
-.8
-.5
-.6
-.6
.5
.5
1.4
-.4
.3
.0
-.1
1.6
-.1

-3.1
.3
.3
.2
.1
.1
1.7
-.4
.8
-.4
-.9
-.7
.3
-.2
.8
.3
-.1
.1
-.2
.4
-.7

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 ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .............................................................
Watches 1 5 ............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................

3.788
.945
.715
.096
.177
.235
.194
.230
1.568
1.248
.128
.142
.609

114.464
109.313
116.280
114.905
140.961
77.520
107.444
89.118
99.600
102.542
81.943
99.240
79.546

115.600
110.005
116.086
116.931
136.970
78.788
106.712
92.031
101.483
104.857
92.009
105.641
81.142

-1.3
-1.5
-1.0
3.3
.7
-1.2
-3.8
-3.0
-2.2
.0
1.6
-6.2
-1.0

1.0
.6
-.2
1.8
-2.8
1.6
-.7
3.3
1.9
2.3
12.3
6.5
2.0

.8
2.1
2.1
1.8
1.5
2.2
1.4
2.4
.2
.1
-2.6
3.4
-1.2

.4
-.5
-.8
-.1
-.2
-1.6
-1.0
.3
.8
1.1
2.3
1.2
.6

-.4
.1
-1.2
-1.1
-.2
-.5
-1.7
5.0
-.7
.0
-1.3
-2.0
-.6

.350
.320
.781
.270
.201
.310
.285
.210
.046
.164

95.054
88.317
125.317
125.107
127.546
123.102
116.291
150.366
108.397
162.902

93.587
88.621
125.535
123.889
127.716
124.593
116.066
151.843
109.538
164.471

4.4
-10.6
-.3
-1.1
-2.9
2.2
-.4
2.4
.4
3.2

-1.5
.3
.2
-1.0
.1
1.2
-.2
1.0
1.1
1.0

2.6
.7
.5
.3
-.6
.8
.8
-.4
-.3
-.5

.5
-.3
.3
-.8
-.3
.9
2.0
-.9
-.2
-1.1

1.1
-3.5
-.5
-1.0
.5
-.4
-2.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
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 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................

18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
.407
.061
5.774
5.530

192.051
188.577
97.003
138.387
147.247
94.928
124.403
235.399
234.959
234.007
241.474
228.526
213.886
137.218
122.661
148.728
250.143
257.191
227.321

192.657
189.261
97.389
138.152
148.782
94.341
131.479
236.436
235.966
234.934
242.705
229.666
215.402
137.612
123.405
148.470
251.084
257.512
227.702

5.5
5.5
6.9
2.2
15.5
-7.1
-5.8
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.5
11.4
3.0
3.5
2.4
2.1
2.9
1.4

.3
.4
.4
-.2
1.0
-.6
5.7
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5
.7
.3
.6
-.2
.4
.1
.2

-1.1
-1.1
.4
.1
.9
-.3
1.5
-4.2
-4.6
-4.7
-3.8
-3.7
-3.9
.4
.4
.3
.1
.4
.2

1.5
1.6
.3
.1
.8
-.9
-1.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.3
3.9
-1.1
.4
.5
.1
.0
-.1
-.1

1.6
1.7
.4
.2
.7
-.8
3.5
4.7
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
.7
.3
.6
-.2
.4
.1
.2

-

.244
.472
.278
.193
1.180
.053
.448

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
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

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

.614
2.996
.507
.345
.155
.766
.447
.078
.236

152.613
376.925
165.793
165.467
166.318
253.625
281.195
156.963
259.487

153.449
377.699
165.700
165.349
166.267
251.634
277.564
155.858
259.941

2.6
5.1
7.2
9.6
1.9
6.2
8.6
.8
3.2

0.5
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.8
-1.3
-.7
.2

0.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.6
-.8
-1.7
.3

0.1
.6
.2
.2
.3
-.6
-1.1
-1.0
.8

0.5
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.7
.2

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 11 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 11 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 11 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ......................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
Hospital services 3 12 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 12 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 12 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 13 .............................
Health insurance 1 13 .............................................................

5.261
1.301
1.256
1.005
.251
.045
3.961
2.195
1.185
.553
.198
.259
1.339
1.246

389.905
306.541
102.399
406.804
99.120
98.264
414.344
332.656
335.749
401.439
176.154
220.564
607.181
226.105
219.502
521.319
189.717
110.499
106.646

3.4
3.1

.072
.020
.427

389.335
305.764
102.136
404.726
99.920
98.096
413.883
332.219
335.347
400.733
176.469
219.851
605.634
225.507
218.593
520.806
189.543
110.272
107.160

3.5
3.0
3.4
3.1
.9
2.5
7.0
7.3
8.1
5.4
2.9
1.7
-4.3

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

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

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

.2
.3
.3
.6
-.8
.2
.2
.2
.1
.3
.5
.3
.5
.5
.6
.3
.3
.2
-.5

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 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 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

6.031
2.046
.201
1.405
.029

110.076
99.660
8.007
373.430
15.580

109.967
99.385
7.786
373.141
15.494

-1.3
-2.4
-24.4
.6
-14.4

-.1
-.3
-2.8
-.1
-.6

.1
.3
-.2
.8
-2.8

-.2
-.3
-2.4
.0
-.2

-.2
-.4
-2.5
-.2
-.6

.168
.084
.063
1.137
.803
.334
.556
.335
.216
.193
.066
.125
.578
.439
.050
.079
1.343

75.319
45.786
93.443
151.689
192.225
192.706
116.989
136.202
95.996
81.865
71.939
112.857
55.567
60.100
91.238
97.400
148.336

75.717
45.673
93.976
151.955
193.056
191.904
116.813
136.207
95.621
81.310
70.463
112.894
55.342
59.817
91.661
96.780
148.606

-2.6
-2.7
-4.4
-.2
-1.6
3.3
-.1
1.0
-1.5
-2.2
-7.0
.7
-6.1
-7.2
-1.8
-2.5
.7

.5
-.2
.6
.2
.4
-.4
-.2
.0
-.4
-.7
-2.1
.0
-.4
-.5
.5
-.6
.2

-1.5
-.4
-1.6
-.3
-.8
.7
.9
1.6
-.1
.3
.2
.3
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
.3
.3

-1.4
.0
-.3
-.3
-.5
.1
-.1
.0
-.2
-.8
-1.1
-.6
-1.3
-1.2
-2.9
-.6
.6

.5
-.2
.6
.1
.4
-.6
-.2
.0
-.4
-.9
-2.7
.0
-.5
-.5
-.2
-.7
.2

.348
.540
.129
.178
.099
.079

124.648
322.913
265.163
224.337
134.957
106.345

124.728
323.670
265.415
223.827
134.159
106.595

-.8
1.2
1.1
-.4
-.2
-.7

.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.6
.2

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

1.1
.2
.1
.0
-.1
.1

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

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

6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
.957
.227

124.687
195.550
506.799
549.874
635.455
618.375

125.425
198.537
508.150
558.909
652.819
625.695

1.5
4.4
2.9
4.5
5.1
3.3

.6
1.5
.3
1.6
2.7
1.2

.1
.5
.7
.4
.5
.4

.2
.4
-.3
.4
.7
.6

.0
.0
-1.1
.1
.2
-.9

-

-

4.2
-

See footnotes at end of table.

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categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June

June to
July

July to
Aug.

0.4
.7
-.2
.0
.0
-.9
-.2
-.1
-.2
.0
-.5
-.6
-1.9
-.1

0.1
.6
.1
.0
.0
-1.0
.1
.2
.1
.2
-.2
.5
-2.7
-.4

0.4
-.6
.0
-.1
.0
-1.9
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
.2
-.3
-.1

Expenditure category
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 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

.828
.038
3.848
.133
.127
.005
3.715
2.906
1.720
1.186
.809
.225
.029
.472

239.270
208.062
87.376
145.360
230.143
224.761
85.186
102.185
63.449
101.611
9.957
75.929
44.625
77.705

240.651
208.894
87.391
145.330
230.143
223.758
85.201
102.239
63.451
101.735
9.947
75.848
44.500
77.664

4.2
3.2
-.3
1.7
1.2
11.2
-.4
-.4
-3.0
-.6
-3.4
-9.3
1.0

0.6
.4
.0
.0
.0
-.4
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.1

.067

38.091

37.938

-.2

-.4

-.1

.3

-.4

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 2 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 5 ...........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................

3.919
1.397
1.302
.084
2.522
.733

411.793
824.198
335.136
216.963
204.575
161.416

412.453
827.609
336.503
218.098
204.604
161.376

3.6
7.7
7.8
5.6
1.2
-.6

.2
.4
.4
.5
.0
.0

.5
1.0
1.1
.7
.2
-.2

.9
1.6
1.7
-.7
.5
.9

.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
.0

.376

103.704

104.220

-1.0

.5

-1.3

1.0

.5

.351
.577
.577
1.019
.306
.136
.280
.026
.150
.192

185.426
230.769
140.654
355.667
287.223
289.848
141.992
160.190
280.234
87.076

184.344
230.625
140.566
356.582
288.943
289.969
142.101
159.931
280.887
86.258

-.3
1.3
1.3
2.6
3.7
1.9
1.7
5.0
3.1
-.4

-.6
-.1
-.1
.3
.6
.0
.1
-.2
.2
-.9

.9
.1
.1
.0
.1
.4
.2
.1
.0
1.2

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

-.6
-.1
-.1
.2
.5
.0
.0
-.2
.2
1.3

43.589
27.164
16.703
12.915
10.461
56.411
29.868
5.918
10.631
84.667
69.829
94.739
28.256
17.795
14.007
33.128

176.554
153.847
195.484
250.103
112.995
257.595
233.588
260.674
296.475
212.937
205.817
206.771
156.245
197.295
246.832
207.547

177.003
154.309
196.297
250.745
113.125
257.745
233.478
260.904
297.576
213.224
206.276
207.068
156.695
198.064
247.415
208.167

2.1
2.7
2.0
3.0
3.7
.9
-.5
3.6
1.5
1.5
2.3
1.3
2.7
2.0
2.9
1.5

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

-.5
-.7
-1.5
-1.9
.3
.0
.0
.1
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
-1.4
-1.8
-.8

.6
1.0
1.7
2.1
.1
.2
.0
.2
.2
.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.6
2.0
.9

.7
1.0
1.5
2.2
.3
.1
.0
.1
.0
.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.5
2.0
.9

-

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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categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010

Aug.
2010

107.660
253.109
246.547
212.674
215.005
214.724
145.205
237.720
263.922
219.747
203.392
$ .468
$ .157

108.962
253.551
246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009
145.557
238.785
264.149
219.957
203.215
$ .467
$ .157

Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

July
2010

May to
June

June to
July

0.8
-.1
.0
-3.0
.1
.2
.3
-4.1
.1
-.2
-.1

0.4
.2
.1
2.7
.1
.1
.2
4.1
.1
-.1
.1

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) .............

3.008
26.543
52.450
10.291
89.709
74.376
22.211
6.045
52.165
7.399
10.438
-

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

-1.5
2.5
.7
3.8
1.2
1.2
2.0
5.0
.8
1.2
1.9
-

1.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.4
.1
.1
-.1
-

-

-

-0.4
.2
.1
2.9
.1
.0
.1
4.5
.0
.1
.2
-

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

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

212.882

212.487

213.275

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 .............................................................
Bread 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 1 2 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 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 1 .............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 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 1 .................................................................
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 ............................................................................

218.938
218.546
214.701
251.275
218.552
218.723
218.104
222.414
269.479
159.495
153.708
251.620
252.080
206.203
207.551
206.351
226.546
201.647
161.778
158.497
163.454
187.765
128.466
189.478
177.721
118.539
193.412
202.059
131.081
127.939
241.363
141.539
125.895
184.507
196.490
130.507
202.158
195.858
137.138
275.416
318.848
320.834
310.242
192.979
203.809
109.809
315.052
302.821
274.533
333.021
321.626
145.674
149.581
136.606

218.830
218.416
214.353
249.676
217.163
216.974
215.468
223.286
267.823
161.315
152.411
250.488
246.487
208.396
209.688
208.994
229.110
205.828
161.712
158.754
166.832
189.745
129.947
193.936
173.104
121.921
197.289
202.413
131.394
127.234
244.013
144.531
126.243
187.707
196.663
132.872
200.190
195.263
134.847
271.241
312.086
317.442
303.761
192.788
203.865
108.867
305.248
305.454
276.855
288.639
315.580
146.130
150.542
136.102

147.821

149.074

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

214.019

2.8

2.3

-1.4

2.2

2.6

0.4

218.851
218.336
214.312
249.053
216.404
217.489
214.847
225.356
267.073
159.210
153.465
249.465
247.748
208.949
210.416
209.304
229.198
207.541
163.075
156.444
167.455
190.748
133.780
194.463
175.084
120.763
196.893
203.936
132.541
127.024
245.651
145.452
127.338
185.228
197.782
134.075
202.564
194.462
135.654
266.463
305.519
308.158
298.830
196.484
196.912
104.524
301.208
296.485
271.165
287.474
308.651
145.031
148.433
134.724

219.203
218.696
214.392
249.429
217.551
220.512
216.966
224.291
267.096
158.546
154.193
249.750
247.283
208.288
209.513
209.071
227.864
206.932
161.930
154.734
167.463
191.412
134.577
193.455
176.688
120.449
197.427
201.140
130.380
127.196
244.331
145.072
126.104
188.744
197.651
133.960
203.150
192.240
134.091
267.571
306.541
306.740
290.874
194.838
189.824
106.675
304.456
304.802
267.398
282.365
313.209
145.976
149.906
135.878

.2
.0
-1.4
.9
-1.5
-5.1
-1.3
-5.5
1.9
-1.5
10.7
3.3
2.3
-3.6
-3.9
-4.3
.4
-4.2
30.5
-6.0
1.7
-9.1
-2.9
-18.1
-5.0
-14.9
-8.0
-2.0
-1.2
-7.2
-4.6
-3.9
-3.6
3.5
3.5
10.7
-.2
3.9
-4.6
-5.0
-5.9
-1.7
7.4
-22.9
15.7
-2.1
-10.1
-19.1
49.4
63.1
-8.3
-2.4
-2.9
-7.9

1.7
1.9
2.9
-1.4
-3.7
4.0
-8.0
-.5
-.6
-5.2
-3.0
2.1
3.1
4.1
3.9
5.5
-1.4
8.0
-10.1
-9.0
-.6
23.8
7.4
15.2
37.9
27.9
-4.1
3.0
3.4
3.3
-1.4
-.8
.5
7.9
10.5
16.5
11.9
-2.2
7.4
6.5
8.5
5.0
21.3
8.5
-13.9
1.2
12.3
17.1
-28.3
16.0
15.3
.9
2.9
2.0

1.7
1.8
2.4
-.7
-1.8
-15.2
5.8
-8.4
.7
.1
1.1
-2.1
1.7
7.7
9.3
14.9
20.7
9.2
12.3
40.3
27.0
10.7
11.8
15.4
-1.7
29.3
8.7
-3.2
-4.9
7.5
4.1
7.9
-5.6
-18.1
-2.2
-5.6
1.3
-.1
1.6
8.2
12.3
-1.0
20.6
-11.0
16.5
-7.2
26.7
1.8
8.4
15.1
22.3
-2.9
-5.8
.3

.5
.3
-.6
-2.9
-1.8
3.3
-2.1
3.4
-3.5
-2.4
1.3
-2.9
-7.4
4.1
3.8
5.4
2.3
10.9
.4
-9.2
10.2
8.0
20.4
8.7
-2.3
6.6
8.6
-1.8
-2.1
-2.3
5.0
10.4
.7
9.5
2.4
11.0
2.0
-7.2
-8.6
-10.9
-14.6
-16.4
-22.7
3.9
-24.7
-10.9
-12.8
2.6
-10.0
-48.3
-10.1
.8
.9
-2.1

1.0
1.0
.7
-.3
-2.6
-.7
-4.7
-3.0
.6
-3.4
3.6
2.7
2.7
.2
-.1
.5
-.5
1.7
8.3
-7.5
.6
6.1
2.1
-2.8
14.4
4.3
-6.0
.5
1.1
-2.1
-3.1
-2.4
-1.6
5.7
7.0
13.6
5.6
.8
1.2
.6
1.0
1.6
14.1
-8.5
-.2
-.5
.5
-2.7
3.5
37.5
2.8
-.8
-.1
-3.1

1.1
1.0
.9
-1.8
-1.8
-6.4
1.8
-2.7
-1.4
-1.1
1.2
-2.5
-3.0
5.9
6.5
10.0
11.1
10.0
6.2
12.9
18.3
9.4
16.0
12.0
-2.0
17.4
8.6
-2.5
-3.5
2.5
4.5
9.1
-2.5
-5.3
.1
2.4
1.6
-3.7
-3.6
-1.8
-2.1
-9.0
-3.5
-3.8
-6.4
-9.1
5.1
2.2
-1.2
-22.9
4.9
-1.1
-2.5
-.9

149.483

149.650

7.5

-3.0

-2.4

5.0

2.1

1.3

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

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 ...........................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 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 1 2 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
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 1 2 .......................................
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 1 .............................

160.946
125.238
155.925
149.970
114.874
113.701
183.938
124.842
190.471
200.989
187.342
132.507
142.404
200.344
156.602
126.120
143.463
204.735
226.604
162.557
216.815
216.854
141.382
120.869
225.657
140.604
143.402
141.016
132.973
158.901
223.245
194.256
201.352
185.758
166.872
289.345

160.429
124.749
154.334
148.750
114.476
113.510
183.896
124.195
189.767
198.514
184.049
130.684
142.832
200.054
157.343
123.604
143.259
204.250
229.022
162.923
215.200
213.214
141.815
121.830
225.846
140.820
143.518
140.607
133.118
159.601
223.450
194.088
201.387
186.120
166.282
290.021

161.496
125.523
156.323
149.528
114.623
114.006
182.669
125.791
190.144
199.386
186.187
131.424
143.983
199.998
157.931
126.320
142.235
204.633
228.992
161.806
216.549
214.590
141.855
122.217
225.707
140.816
143.733
137.275
132.855
159.725
224.936
195.778
203.189
187.763
167.535
290.497

161.246
125.985
157.718
148.393
114.591
113.122
184.519
123.655
190.637
199.065
185.188
130.479
143.721
201.168
160.869
127.298
142.292
205.225
228.307
163.684
216.648
216.883
143.212
121.804
226.481
141.064
144.028
140.459
132.894
159.866
225.179
195.796
203.226
187.234
166.951
291.243

-1.8
-2.7
-4.7
-.6
-.1
-1.1
1.2
-2.8
.0
6.7
18.7
10.1
-6.0
-3.8
-10.9
2.5
.9
-.6
-4.2
-9.7
9.2
2.1
-5.9
-1.9
1.8
1.2
1.8
4.6
3.8
.2
3.2
2.3
3.8
2.2
-.7
3.9

-0.1
-.3
12.8
-2.0
-7.7
1.7
1.0
3.0
.8
5.3
7.1
3.0
7.9
3.2
18.9
-4.1
-2.0
-.4
-4.6
-1.1
4.5
-3.4
6.9
-.5
.6
1.5
-1.0
3.3
3.5
5.1
-1.3
-3.4
-2.6
-3.7
-6.0
1.6

-1.5
-2.5
-5.7
.5
-.8
1.1
-4.1
.2
.0
1.0
.5
2.1
-5.4
.2
-4.1
-1.3
-.2
-.3
-4.1
-1.5
.7
.5
-2.5
-2.0
.9
1.0
.8
3.4
1.7
.2
.3
.1
.4
-1.8
-1.0
2.5

0.7
2.4
4.7
-4.1
-1.0
-2.0
1.3
-3.7
.3
-3.8
-4.5
-6.0
3.8
1.7
11.4
3.8
-3.2
1.0
3.0
2.8
-.3
.1
5.3
3.1
1.5
1.3
1.8
-1.6
-.2
2.5
3.5
3.2
3.8
3.2
.2
2.6

-1.0
-1.5
3.7
-1.3
-4.0
.3
1.1
.1
.4
6.0
12.7
6.5
.7
-.3
2.9
-.9
-.5
-.5
-4.4
-5.5
6.8
-.7
.3
-1.2
1.2
1.4
.4
3.9
3.7
2.6
1.0
-.6
.6
-.8
-3.4
2.7

-0.4
-.1
-.7
-1.9
-.9
-.5
-1.4
-1.8
.2
-1.4
-2.0
-2.0
-.9
.9
3.3
1.2
-1.7
.3
-.6
.6
.2
.3
1.3
.5
1.2
1.2
1.3
.9
.7
1.3
1.9
1.6
2.1
.7
-.4
2.6

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 residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
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 3 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 2 ..........................................................

212.781
241.982
247.434
136.433
432.801

212.526
242.233
247.585
138.894
434.404

212.756
242.390
247.705
139.345
437.241

212.842
242.282
247.460
136.626
437.168

.4
-.7
-.9
.0
4.7

-.7
-1.2
-.1
-6.7
4.0

.0
.1
.4
15.8
5.0

.1
.5
.0
.6
4.1

-.1
-.9
-.5
-3.4
4.3

.1
.3
.2
7.9
4.6

284.163
232.086
232.088
126.051
213.520
188.088
274.630
284.472
321.381
192.568
192.998
187.001
171.010
374.203
383.943
121.712
72.946
113.909
77.960

290.323
232.272
232.275
126.345
211.014
185.237
267.671
275.988
314.587
189.775
189.269
187.651
171.367
375.069
384.439
121.367
73.238
114.356
77.160

291.028
232.411
232.411
126.950
212.231
186.400
263.269
271.180
310.994
191.240
190.250
190.834
172.010
376.856
384.513
121.071
71.773
114.918
76.586

283.939
232.443
232.444
127.526
213.407
187.614
264.904
273.132
311.058
192.489
190.712
194.905
172.296
377.380
385.519
121.001
70.673
113.846
76.070

-.5
-.7
-.7
1.9
7.9
8.5
44.1
43.2
28.0
6.7
9.3
-2.1
5.1
6.3
1.5
-1.7
-5.4
-5.4
-1.7

-4.4
-.6
-.6
8.5
3.0
1.9
31.9
16.7
59.6
.2
-6.9
29.6
8.4
10.0
3.5
-2.1
-.3
-11.3
-18.3

18.8
-.3
-.3
2.2
2.6
1.7
-9.0
5.4
-16.7
2.5
10.4
-21.5
6.3
7.9
1.0
-4.5
-10.7
.6
-8.0

-.3
.6
.6
4.8
-.2
-1.0
-13.4
-15.0
-12.2
-.2
-4.7
18.0
3.0
3.4
1.7
-2.3
-11.9
-.2
-9.4

-2.5
-.7
-.7
5.2
5.4
5.2
37.9
29.3
42.9
3.4
.9
12.6
6.8
8.1
2.5
-1.9
-2.9
-8.4
-10.4

8.8
.1
.1
3.5
1.2
.4
-11.2
-5.3
-14.5
1.1
2.6
-3.7
4.7
5.6
1.3
-3.4
-11.3
.2
-8.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

35

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
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 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 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 1 2 ................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................

61.438
117.010
133.433
88.705
82.443
88.019
99.293
73.340
72.901
62.310
129.013
70.174
97.637
92.785
98.086
88.189
183.489
120.488
156.143
116.261
153.176
142.778
157.647
126.739
187.608

61.930
116.218
133.697
87.561
82.088
87.415
98.498
72.972
72.285
61.804
129.295
68.419
96.772
92.585
98.285
87.909
183.960
120.881
155.919
116.876
153.235
142.778
157.360
127.407
187.657

60.150
115.169
133.117
86.929
81.235
87.579
98.619
73.206
71.870
61.340
130.758
67.755
95.981
92.129
97.673
87.403
184.844
121.496
158.086
116.402
153.634
142.778
157.223
129.412
187.414

59.040
114.252
133.445
86.668
78.686
87.803
98.901
73.354
71.941
61.381
133.001
67.499
96.740
91.746
96.819
86.806
185.321
121.302
159.367
116.809
153.542
142.901
156.916
129.888
186.154

-6.9
-.2
-.4
.3
2.8
-9.6
-3.7
-19.4
-4.5
-8.0
-.3
-2.3
.4
-3.3
-1.0
-4.8
.4
4.1
-1.4
-3.4
-2.4
-.1
.7
-12.5
-.1

5.8
-2.1
-4.1
2.8
-13.2
-.3
-.4
-.5
.2
.7
-4.6
-.8
-5.9
-3.3
-3.1
-5.1
.9
-2.6
.9
6.5
-3.1
-.5

-12.2
-6.7
-9.0
-4.4
-16.9
-4.9
-3.8
-6.7
-6.8
-9.9
-4.2
-5.3
4.3
-1.1
-.9
2.0
-3.7
-7.9
-.2
-.4
4.4
1.3

-0.8
-1.1
-2.3
1.5
-5.5
-5.1
-2.1
-10.5
-2.2
-3.7
-2.5
-1.5
-2.8
-3.3
-2.0
-4.9
.6
.7
-.3
1.4
-2.8
-.3

-13.5
-7.9
-4.6
-6.7
-17.0
-3.0
-2.7
-3.4
-6.0
-7.9
4.0
-9.9
.3
-2.8
-3.0
-2.1
.1
-2.7
4.1
.7
2.7
.8

-15.0
2.6

17.5
4.4

-14.7
-9.1
.0
-8.9
-17.0
-1.0
-1.6
.1
-5.2
-5.8
12.9
-14.4
-3.6
-4.4
-5.1
-6.1
4.1
2.7
8.5
1.9
1.0
.3
-1.8
10.3
-3.1

-13.8
1.2

13.9
.6

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 ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .........................................................
Watches 1 5 ........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................

118.204
111.040
118.296
117.660
138.944
81.711
108.477
90.085
105.741
108.569
97.016
105.915
86.734

119.096
113.393
120.728
119.821
141.073
83.487
110.020
92.238
105.953
108.650
94.461
109.533
85.669

119.544
112.845
119.810
119.673
140.816
82.148
108.972
92.504
106.821
109.825
96.621
110.837
86.219

119.017
112.965
118.423
118.310
140.581
81.760
107.127
97.149
106.111
109.837
95.371
108.571
85.717

-1.9
-5.9
-1.7
-3.6
6.8
-6.9
-6.6
-19.6
-3.4
.5
27.2
-11.9
-2.5

-1.3
-3.8
-2.8
7.1
11.0
-9.0
-3.9
-8.7
1.7
-3.2
-9.9
-6.4
-1.1

-4.2
-2.8
.3
8.0
-17.2
12.1
.5
-10.7
-8.1
-1.8
-.5
-14.8
4.2

2.8
7.1
.4
2.2
4.8
.2
-4.9
35.3
1.4
4.8
-6.6
10.4
-4.6

-1.6
-4.8
-2.3
1.6
8.9
-7.9
-5.3
-14.3
-.9
-1.4
7.1
-9.2
-1.8

-.8
2.1
.4
5.1
-6.8
6.0
-2.2
9.9
-3.4
1.4
-3.6
-3.0
-.3

92.685
94.833
127.277
125.715
131.747
125.774
117.581
150.367
108.937
162.875

95.121
95.520
127.913
126.107
130.977
126.738
118.487
149.779
108.560
162.093

95.619
95.271
128.294
125.107
130.617
127.823
120.885
148.465
108.397
160.360

96.643
91.943
127.689
123.889
131.324
127.320
118.376
150.102
109.538
162.130

8.6
-18.6
2.6
7.2
-5.3
7.8
-7.0
12.7
1.1
15.0

1.3
25.4
-.5
-4.7
-.9
-.1
1.3
-12.2
1.9
-13.8

-8.6
-29.2
-4.4
-.9
-4.2
-3.4
1.8
11.9
-3.6
16.8

18.2
-11.6
1.3
-5.7
-1.3
5.0
2.7
-.7
2.2
-1.8

4.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
-3.1
3.7
-2.9
-.5
1.5
-.5

3.9
-20.9
-1.6
-3.3
-2.7
.7
2.3
5.4
-.7
7.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
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 .......................................

188.273
184.801
96.087
138.877
143.528
95.911
117.559
224.388
225.380
224.505
230.909
219.349

186.209
182.732
96.497
139.038
144.773
95.618
119.353
214.902
215.031
213.847
222.169
211.131

189.020
185.661
96.827
139.218
145.889
94.745
117.852
224.320
224.891
224.035
231.634
219.262

192.130
188.845
97.221
139.526
146.935
93.982
121.976
234.907
233.750
233.011
241.006
227.816

13.5
13.2
15.5
9.7
30.2
-7.2
-9.7
16.2
17.7
17.3
18.3
17.7

11.0
11.6
5.5
-2.6
19.0
-4.5
-21.3
25.9
23.0
22.7
19.0
19.6

-9.3
-10.2
1.6
.4
4.7
-9.0
-4.3
-31.6
-29.1
-29.1
-28.2
-27.1

8.4
9.0
4.8
1.9
9.8
-7.8
15.9
20.1
15.7
16.0
18.7
16.4

12.2
12.4
10.4
3.4
24.4
-5.9
-15.7
20.9
20.3
19.9
18.7
18.7

-.8
-1.0
3.2
1.1
7.3
-8.4
5.3
-9.3
-9.4
-9.3
-7.7
-7.9

Expenditure category

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

36

CPI Detailed Report-August 2010

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
May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

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 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 .....
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

225.072
136.182
121.459
148.087
249.841
256.384
227.247
152.367
375.417
165.240
164.954
165.672
250.693
277.396
155.150
256.663

216.291
136.719
121.991
148.579
250.142
257.425
227.617
152.466
376.341
165.426
165.128
165.878
249.252
275.233
152.445
257.494

213.886
137.218
122.661
148.728
250.143
257.191
227.321
152.613
378.447
165.793
165.467
166.318
247.744
272.212
150.957
259.487

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 11 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 11 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 11 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ..................
Hospital and related services 3 ...........................................
Hospital services 3 12 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 12 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 12 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 13 .........................
Health insurance 1 13 .........................................................

388.456
306.458
102.354
403.979
100.933
98.722
412.337
329.497
331.793
398.667
175.304
219.291
604.958
225.337
218.337
521.686
188.025
109.866
108.486

389.639
306.440
102.369
405.251
100.600
98.116
414.012
330.959
333.731
399.586
176.351
219.455
608.514
226.727
219.540
524.353
188.849
109.970
107.959

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 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 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .................................
Recreation services 2 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................

110.072
99.656
8.165
369.935
15.993

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

215.402
137.612
123.405
148.470
251.084
257.512
227.702
153.449
379.041
165.700
165.349
166.267
247.825
272.322
149.850
259.941

26.4
2.3
2.6
2.0
3.5
4.0
3.0
3.8
4.2
26.1
37.4
3.9
20.5
34.4
.4
1.6

2.8
4.1
4.6
3.3
.8
.2
.2
1.4
6.1
2.0
2.7
.5
-3.0
-6.8
7.9
2.5

41.5
1.4
.2
3.2
2.2
5.8
1.5
2.3
6.1
1.5
1.4
1.7
13.9
19.4
9.5
3.3

-16.1
4.3
6.6
1.0
2.0
1.8
.8
2.9
3.9
1.1
1.0
1.4
-4.5
-7.1
-13.0
5.2

14.0
3.2
3.6
2.6
2.1
2.1
1.6
2.6
5.1
13.4
18.8
2.2
8.1
11.9
4.1
2.1

9.0
2.8
3.4
2.1
2.1
3.7
1.2
2.6
5.0
1.3
1.2
1.6
4.3
5.3
-2.4
4.3

389.453
305.764
102.136
405.074
99.920
98.096
414.049
331.963
335.039
400.148
175.836
219.851
606.994
226.047
218.970
522.321
189.433
110.272
107.160

390.299
306.541
102.399
407.673
99.120
98.264
414.900
332.739
335.541
401.467
176.787
220.564
609.797
227.107
220.191
523.828
189.939
110.499
106.646

3.7
3.5

5.2
5.9
5.2

3.8
2.9
2.2
3.4
6.2
3.9
7.0
7.4
7.3
7.6
3.8
.1
-4.2

5.0
3.8
6.3
.9
-3.3
2.9
10.1
10.6
11.0
8.3
-.8
2.0
-.3

1.9
.1
.2
3.7
-7.0
-1.8
2.5
4.0
4.6
2.8
3.4
2.3
3.2
3.2
3.4
1.7
4.1
2.3
-6.6

4.5
4.7

3.8

2.9
2.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
-4.7
2.9
1.4
.7
5.3
-2.3
.7
7.8
8.1
10.9
4.1
4.8
2.4
-6.0

4.4
3.3
4.2
2.1
1.4
3.4
8.5
9.0
9.1
8.0
1.5
1.0
-2.2

2.4
1.5
1.6
4.0
-2.2
-3.3
2.7
2.7
2.6
4.1
.5
1.5
5.5
5.6
7.1
2.9
4.4
2.4
-6.3

110.196
99.980
8.148
373.000
15.540

109.992
99.646
7.949
372.953
15.504

109.813
99.260
7.749
372.148
15.413

-2.7
-2.8
-30.8
.7
-19.8

-1.4
-3.3
-32.2
1.0
-7.3

-.4
-2.0
-14.0
-1.6
-16.3

-.9
-1.6
-18.9
2.4
-13.7

-2.0
-3.1
-31.5
.8
-13.8

-.7
-1.8
-16.5
.4
-15.0

77.580
45.954
95.260
152.238
193.962
190.996
115.983
134.090
96.229
82.208
72.452
113.165
56.808
61.601
94.228
97.512
147.015

76.422
45.791
93.742
151.733
192.496
192.262
117.053
136.189
96.149
82.433
72.596
113.519
56.245
60.847
93.246
97.839
147.384

75.319
45.786
93.443
151.291
191.568
192.550
116.989
136.202
95.996
81.807
71.790
112.857
55.519
60.100
90.560
97.251
148.259

75.717
45.673
93.976
151.460
192.377
191.395
116.813
136.207
95.621
81.067
69.830
112.894
55.260
59.817
90.386
96.608
148.523

-.3
-1.0
-6.6
-.8
-2.2
2.1
-.7
2.1
-3.7
-3.3
-5.5
-1.6
-9.8
-13.3
1.7
1.5
-3.0

-6.8
-1.4
-6.4
3.2
2.5
4.7
-3.0
-3.2
-2.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.1
1.1
.3
-.2
6.1
-2.0

6.8
-6.0
1.1
-.9
-3.5
5.7
.5
-1.2
3.2
2.1
-8.0
7.9
-4.3
-4.0
8.2
-13.0
3.8

-9.3
-2.4
-5.3
-2.0
-3.2
.8
2.9
6.5
-2.5
-5.4
-13.7
-1.0
-10.5
-11.1
-15.3
-3.7
4.2

-3.6
-1.2
-6.5
1.1
.1
3.4
-1.8
-.6
-3.3
-2.5
-2.8
-1.9
-4.5
-6.8
.7
3.8
-2.5

-1.6
-4.2
-2.2
-1.4
-3.4
3.2
1.7
2.5
.3
-1.8
-10.9
3.4
-7.5
-7.6
-4.3
-8.5
4.0

123.951
319.252
264.757
223.525

123.024
322.134
264.798
224.390

124.400
322.913
265.163
224.337

124.460
323.670
265.415
223.827

-2.6
-4.5
2.4
2.0

-6.2
-.9
-.1
-3.0

4.4
5.0
1.1
-1.0

1.7
5.7
1.0
.5

-4.4
-2.7
1.2
-.5

3.0
5.3
1.1
-.2

Expenditure category

-

-

-

4.5
-

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
May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

134.708
105.721

135.076
106.284

134.957
106.345

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 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

124.929
196.263
508.525
551.888
639.399
620.397
239.534
205.134
87.454
145.456
230.143
228.072
85.263
102.101
63.487
101.325
10.028
76.229
46.732
78.042

125.018
197.168
512.033
554.317
642.511
622.722
240.373
206.631
87.306
145.395
230.143
225.991
85.115
102.021
63.386
101.362
9.976
75.763
45.859
77.991

38.016

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 2 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 5 .......................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

134.159
106.595

3.1
.4

-0.4
-6.2

-1.8
.0

-1.6
3.3

1.3
-2.9

-1.7
1.7

125.256
197.893
510.490
556.699
646.879
626.646
240.687
207.956
87.375
145.332
230.143
223.804
85.186
102.185
63.449
101.611
9.957
76.168
44.625
77.705

125.272
197.914
504.799
557.331
648.217
621.050
241.549
206.761
87.388
145.209
230.143
219.603
85.201
102.239
63.451
101.735
9.947
76.335
44.500
77.664

.9
3.4
6.1
3.1
4.1
2.0
2.8
1.8
-.9
.5
.0
8.0
-.9
-.8
-4.8

2.2
5.2
5.6
5.2
4.8
5.3
5.3
4.1
.1
6.7
5.1
49.7
-.1
-1.5
-6.4
4.4
-6.4
-.3
10.4

1.1
3.4
-2.9
4.0
5.6
.4
3.4
3.2
-.3
-.7
.0
-14.0
-.3
.5
-.2
1.6
-3.2
.6
-17.8
-1.9

1.5
4.3
5.9
4.2
4.4
3.7
4.0
2.9
-.4
3.5
2.5
27.2
-.5
-1.1
-5.6

-1.7
-1.6
-2.6
-4.0

1.9
5.5
3.2
5.7
6.1
5.6
5.3
3.7
-.2
.4
.0
9.9
-.2
.2
-.2
.9
-1.9
-5.9
-15.1
.3

1.3
-4.0
-1.5
3.0

1.5
4.4
.1
4.9
5.9
3.0
4.4
3.5
-.3
-.1
.0
-2.8
-.3
.4
-.2
1.3
-2.6
-2.7
-16.4
-.8

37.980

38.091

37.938

14.7

-15.0

2.4

-.8

-1.2

.8

406.288
803.019
325.966
216.914
203.291
160.289

408.314
811.325
329.413
218.416
203.690
159.900

411.916
824.198
335.136
216.963
204.671
161.416

413.142
827.609
336.503
218.098
205.143
161.376

4.6
9.7
9.6
13.1
1.3
-1.5

1.4
2.1
2.0
3.8
1.0
.7

1.5
6.4
6.6
3.6
-1.2
-4.3

6.9
12.8
13.6
2.2
3.7
2.7

3.0
5.9
5.7
8.3
1.1
-.4

4.2
9.6
10.0
2.9
1.2
-.9

103.987

102.676

103.704

104.220

-5.0

7.0

-6.3

.9

.8

-2.8

182.214
230.263
140.346
354.133
285.715
287.907
141.297
158.447
280.198
86.081

183.775
230.472
140.473
354.233
286.107
288.970
141.626
158.671
280.166
87.074

185.426
230.769
140.654
355.713
287.430
289.715
141.645
160.190
280.234
86.823

184.344
230.625
140.566
356.397
289.004
289.829
141.707
159.931
280.887
87.961

2.3
1.5
1.5
3.7
7.0
3.5
1.4
10.3
2.9
2.6

-5.7
-.8
-.8
2.9
3.5
1.7
3.1
3.8
.7
.0

-2.1
3.7
3.7
1.5
-.4
-.4
1.2
2.3
7.8
-11.9

4.8
.6
.6
2.6
4.7
2.7
1.2
3.8
1.0
9.0

-1.8
.4
.4
3.3
5.2
2.6
2.3
7.0
1.8
1.2

1.3
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.1
1.2
3.0
4.3
-2.0

175.718
152.614
193.425
244.252
112.426
256.389
233.081
259.637
295.891
211.695
204.572
205.759
155.000
195.285
241.419
206.172

174.912
151.534
190.600
239.549
112.718
256.454
233.089
259.839
296.522
211.254
203.939
205.321
153.951
192.563
237.103
204.622

176.029
153.086
193.805
244.635
112.840
256.860
233.052
260.234
297.141
212.194
204.964
206.132
155.506
195.686
241.864
206.494

177.262
154.660
196.796
249.977
113.188
257.025
233.137
260.588
297.236
213.004
206.024
206.865
157.049
198.552
246.763
208.421

4.9
7.8
8.6
10.3
10.0
1.2
-.3
6.6
.5
3.3
4.4
2.8
7.7
8.2
9.7
4.3

5.1
7.1
9.7
12.1
2.7
.3
-1.3
2.0
1.4
2.4
3.9
2.2
6.8
9.1
11.1
5.4

-5.0
-8.8
-15.0
-17.0
-.1
1.5
-.3
4.7
2.2
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-8.5
-14.2
-15.8
-7.4

3.6
5.5
7.2
9.7
2.7
1.0
.1
1.5
1.8
2.5
2.9
2.2
5.4
6.9
9.2
4.4

5.0
7.5
9.1
11.2
6.3
.8
-.8
4.2
.9
2.9
4.1
2.5
7.2
8.6
10.4
4.8

-.8
-1.9
-4.6
-4.6
1.3
1.2
-.1
3.1
2.0
.2
.4
.2
-1.8
-4.2
-4.1
-1.7

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 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
May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

111.663
251.154
245.348
204.416
214.861
214.496
145.455
227.514
263.332
220.341
200.434

112.578
250.979
245.258
198.255
215.163
214.887
145.835
218.075
263.722
219.947
200.135

113.024
251.382
245.438
203.561
215.408
215.198
146.172
227.010
264.007
219.747
200.291

112.535
251.873
245.645
209.481
215.528
215.269
146.280
237.307
264.048
219.957
200.647

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

May
2010

Aug.
2010

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2010

-3.1
3.6
1.3
12.8
1.7
2.1
5.2
17.3
.7
-1.3
2.0

-1.5
2.3
-.1
14.9
.9
.7
1.7
26.1
.3
4.6
.6

-4.2
3.1
1.3
-18.7
.9
.7
-1.1
-30.7
1.4
2.1
4.8

3.2
1.2
.5
10.3
1.2
1.4
2.3
18.4
1.1
-.7
.4

-2.3
3.0
.6
13.9
1.3
1.4
3.4
21.6
.5
1.6
1.3

-0.6
2.1
.9
-5.3
1.0
1.1
.6
-9.4
1.3
.7
2.6

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

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

M

218.178

217.965

218.011

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

234.130
236.054
139.362

233.834
235.769
139.163

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

207.987
208.489
133.772

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 2010 from—

Aug.
2009

June
2010

July
2010

July
2009

May
2010

June
2010

218.312

1.1

0.2

0.1

1.2

-0.1

0.0

233.885
235.770
139.274

234.150
236.089
139.348

1.4
1.2
2.0

.1
.1
.1

.1
.1
.1

1.6
1.4
2.1

-.1
-.1
-.1

.0
.0
.1

207.886
208.289
133.845

208.211
208.556
134.130

208.639
208.912
134.375

1.5
1.1
2.0

.4
.3
.4

.2
.2
.2

1.7
1.4
2.1

.1
.0
.3

.2
.1
.2

204.026

203.749

203.992

204.985

1.6

.6

.5

1.5

.0

.1

M
M
M

211.423
213.101
134.500

211.232
213.121
134.173

210.988
212.696
134.130

211.308
212.947
134.335

1.1
.7
1.2

.0
-.1
.1

.2
.1
.2

1.0
.8
1.1

-.2
-.2
-.3

-.1
-.2
.0

M

214.336

215.216

214.639

215.266

2.1

.0

.3

2.0

.1

-.3

M
M
M

221.417
225.571
133.889

221.147
225.291
133.635

221.331
225.574
133.685

221.523
225.790
133.704

.7
.8
.7

.2
.2
.1

.1
.1
.0

.8
.9
.7

.0
.0
-.2

.1
.1
.0

M
M
M

199.358
134.909
210.739

199.183
134.692
211.094

199.224
134.753
210.882

199.477
134.908
211.606

.9
1.4
1.6

.1
.2
.2

.1
.1
.3

1.1
1.3
1.5

-.1
-.1
.1

.0
.0
-.1

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

212.984
226.438

212.186
225.877

212.535
225.991

212.784
226.373

.6
.8

.3
.2

.1
.2

.8
.9

-.2
-.2

.2
.1

M

241.075

240.817

241.147

241.569

1.4

.3

.2

1.5

.0

.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

238.083
204.024
202.108
142.025

-

236.132
203.989
200.227
141.966

-

-

-

-

1.3
1.7
-.2
.8

-.8
.0
-.9
.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

-

204.725
204.891
194.734
222.390

-

204.511
205.412
195.165
222.803

.6
.4
1.8
.7

-.1
.3
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.074
228.110
226.118

-

228.500
227.954
227.645

1.1
1.0
.2

.2
-.1
.7

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

234.150
368.714

1.4

0.1
-

208.639
339.468

1.5

0.2

-

211.308
342.771

1.1

0.2

-

221.523
358.079

0.7

0.1

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

226.020
225.400
222.442
232.275
233.145

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.5

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

214.293
213.616
206.733
224.010
221.738

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.9

.3
.4
.1
.8
-.2

217.776
218.246
212.765
228.487
210.114

.9
.9
.7
1.1
1.2

.2
.2
.2
.1
.2

222.051
221.148
220.657
220.557
231.457

.4
.5
.1
.9
.1

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
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 ...

244.783
293.268
289.003

.1
.0
1.9

-.2
-.1
.3

198.288
227.072
221.955

.1
-.3
.8

.0
.1
.0

201.567
222.398
222.334

-.5
-.5
-.8

-.1
-.1
-.4

226.146
252.029
257.382

-1.1
-1.6
-1.0

.1
.1
.0

304.084

.5

-.1

231.520

.2

.1

226.324

-.1

.1

266.108

-1.4

.1

304.049
215.333
197.659
199.373
196.246
193.413
125.771

.5
2.6
2.0
.2
.3
.2
-1.8

-.1
-.4
-.5
-.8
-.9
-.4
-.5

231.518
212.312
186.203
193.717
194.413
183.433
118.509

.2
6.4
6.6
6.6
5.9
8.3
-3.7

.1
-.5
-.9
-1.0
-.4
-2.2
.2

226.327
220.029
189.099
190.042
186.155
199.934
125.886

-.1
1.4
.7
.4
-.5
5.9
-2.5

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

266.143
244.926
224.997
227.620
247.099
195.420
129.602

-1.4
3.9
2.8
2.3
3.3
-1.0
-2.3

.1
.6
.4
.4
-.1
1.9
-.4

Apparel .....................................................

119.253

2.8

3.8

109.222

-1.7

1.1

126.424

-1.2

1.2

109.520

-1.0

-.8

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 .........

192.612
185.924
97.395
137.442
95.237
134.689
153.294
226.546
225.699
226.354
230.575
220.003

4.2
3.9
4.5
3.1
3.1
2.7
15.0
2.3
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.3

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

193.583
187.974
97.766
130.966
92.672
129.561
148.367
241.068
240.688
239.113
264.762
237.360

4.7
4.6
4.7
1.8
2.0
1.0
15.6
5.3
4.9
4.8
5.5
4.8

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

189.920
187.979
97.953
141.552
96.321
144.629
146.183
229.424
228.570
226.988
239.602
228.663

5.3
5.3
5.5
2.4
2.4
2.2
15.0
4.6
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.5

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

198.097
192.041
98.275
136.410
94.767
137.481
146.369
246.266
246.002
244.905
231.082
235.484

5.1
5.0
5.4
1.9
1.8
1.4
16.3
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.7

.3
.5
.5
-.1
-.1
.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1

Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................

409.554
340.132
427.367
331.178

3.0
3.0
3.0
2.6

.1
.4
.0
.0

388.870
312.335
414.301
354.545

3.3
3.4
3.3
3.0

.2
.2
.2
.1

368.139
298.778
391.029
328.155

3.0
2.0
3.4
3.5

.1
.2
.1
.2

397.586
321.266
420.639
304.956

3.3
3.9
3.1
2.0

.1
.2
.0
.2

Recreation 4 ..............................................

119.434

-.3

.0

115.232

-.6

.1

113.513

-1.9

.1

107.528

-1.2

-.7

Education and communication 4 ...............

133.917

.9

.4

132.432

2.5

1.2

126.476

2.3

.8

130.488

1.9

.8

Other goods and services .........................

411.557

4.0

.2

367.651

2.5

.1

376.423

2.5

.1

378.652

2.9

.0

234.150
179.576
152.263
189.075

1.4
2.2
2.6
2.6

.1
.4
.7
1.1

208.639
170.183
147.743
186.240

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8

.2
.3
.2
.3

211.308
174.649
152.712
193.639

1.1
1.5
1.8
1.4

.2
.3
.3
.4

221.523
172.062
145.532
181.535

.7
1.6
2.3
2.1

.1
.1
.0
.2

243.725
109.847
287.584
306.726
248.699

2.6
2.5
.9
.0
3.3

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

236.392
109.140
248.784
233.156
266.583

2.9
1.6
1.4
-.4
2.9

.1
.1
.2
.1
-.2

235.180
114.417
248.784
228.597
269.025

2.2
2.4
.8
-.6
4.8

.2
.1
.1
-.2
.1

232.107
111.944
266.712
268.023
262.367

3.1
2.3
.2
-1.6
2.6

.5
-.1
.1
.1
-.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 ..........................
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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

335.536

1.6

0.2

226.329
235.979
214.271
155.314
207.980
191.523
240.669
291.710
277.562
209.680
238.949
242.921

1.3
1.4
2.2
2.5
2.1
2.6
2.5
2.1
.8
2.1
1.3
1.3

147.258
235.612
296.342

2.3
3.7
1.0

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

302.399

2.2

0.8

.1
.1
.2
.6
.5
1.0
.1
.0
-.1
-.2
.1
.2

200.011
207.713
204.188
150.256
200.422
188.289
234.178
280.466
236.069
209.539
210.873
211.003

1.3
1.5
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.8
2.9
3.3
1.2
5.9
1.0
1.0

.7
.2
.0

141.621
240.348
256.422

1.0
5.3
1.0

Index
Aug.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

300.439

1.6

0.6

.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.0
.2
.2
-.5
.3
.3

202.343
210.040
208.208
154.607
205.504
194.400
231.955
281.952
235.378
202.353
212.963
212.422

1.0
1.1
1.9
1.8
1.2
1.4
2.2
2.4
.6
2.7
.9
1.0

.3
-.1
.3

145.789
232.738
254.781

1.1
4.8
.9

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

307.615

1.9

0.2

.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.1
.3
.1
.1

213.339
221.734
210.513
148.900
202.655
185.386
231.577
295.391
255.801
238.997
222.006
222.813

.6
.8
2.0
2.2
1.2
1.9
2.8
2.4
-.1
4.9
.4
.4

.1
.1
.1
.0
.1
.1
.4
.1
.1
.8
.0
.0

.3
.5
.1

138.448
249.457
269.856

1.3
6.6
.1

-.2
1.2
.1

Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
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.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Aug.
2010

July
2010

Size class D

Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

July
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

199.477
199.477

0.9

0.1

134.908

1.4

0.1
-

211.606
341.268

1.6

0.3

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

198.140
197.825
199.060
194.771
200.173

.8
.7
.5
1.0
1.3

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

138.086
138.139
134.560
143.319
137.367

1.3
1.4
1.0
1.8
.5

.3
.3
.2
.4
.2

218.033
217.703
211.932
228.739
222.735

.9
.8
1.3
.0
4.0

.4
.4
.4
.3
.6

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
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 .............................

200.885
217.321
216.703
216.788
216.783
224.076
220.447
211.117
208.711
202.693
118.407

-.4
-.6
.3
-.3
-.3
3.4
2.6
2.0
1.5
3.7
-2.8

.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.4
-.7
-.8
-.6
-1.4
-.2

131.585
132.014
136.627
131.344
131.332
165.665
164.581
157.729
152.568
165.117
98.582

-.4
-.9
-.8
-.3
-.3
3.5
3.3
2.9
2.2
5.5
-2.3

-.2
-.3
-.5
.0
.0
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.3

194.674
217.586
212.127
227.629
227.636
215.733
181.495
195.581
201.068
167.911
125.482

.0
.1
1.0
.4
.4
1.0
.4
-.8
-.1
-4.1
-2.4

.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-.4
.8
-.1

Apparel ...............................................................................

112.209

.8

1.9

83.693

-2.0

.2

111.987

-2.0

1.1

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

189.628
188.048
97.799
119.405
94.037
120.106
141.528
344.644
343.728
351.109
235.091
309.655

4.5
4.3
4.3
2.4
2.4
2.2
15.4
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.0

.1
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
1.0
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3

135.928
135.544
97.999
95.892
95.935
98.106
99.574
232.494
233.488
237.980
229.301
222.219

5.3
5.3
6.1
2.3
2.4
2.0
15.6
5.2
4.8
4.8
5.1
5.0

.3
.4
.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.0
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5

194.056
189.249
97.258
142.042
98.066
138.807
136.060
225.826
224.713
214.527
255.508
230.803

5.8
5.8
5.5
1.2
1.3
-1.8
15.7
6.1
5.7
5.4
6.9
6.1

.4
.5
.0
-.6
-.6
-1.5
1.0
1.6
1.6
1.5
2.0
2.2

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................

306.285
247.371
323.724
258.134

2.9
2.4
3.1
2.6

.2
.2
.1
.1

164.569
148.200
170.398
153.630

3.6
3.5
3.6
3.2

.3
.3
.2
.2

377.195
318.880
397.189
337.039

2.6
3.6
2.2
2.6

-.4
.1
-.6
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

113.176

-1.8

-.3

112.970

-.1

.0

117.618

-.7

.7

Education and communication 3 .........................................

133.146

1.7

.6

125.844

2.3

.8

134.379

2.4

1.8

Other goods and services ...................................................

296.141

2.7

.0

174.049

3.2

.2

408.409

3.1

.7

199.477
165.537
146.536
190.718
248.585
103.419
226.507
218.080
211.026

.9
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.8
.7
-.7
3.4

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

134.908
123.139
115.230
144.125
173.816
87.181
141.418
132.166
142.918

1.4
1.9
2.3
1.9
3.0
2.7
1.0
-.9
3.3

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

211.606
175.959
155.660
194.474
237.854
116.535
250.595
224.818
278.337

1.6
2.2
2.8
2.8
3.9
2.7
1.0
-.1
5.0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ....................................................
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.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

254.231

1.4

0.3

144.932

2.5

0.5

311.719

1.5

1.5

194.349
199.849
191.794
148.957
194.731
191.724
242.666
236.929
219.659
270.785
194.712
194.305
129.224
347.190
227.657

.8
1.0
1.8
1.8
1.3
1.7
2.0
2.3
.5
3.4
.7
.7
1.1
4.5
.6

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

131.005
132.214
133.595
115.900
140.953
143.688
170.662
151.465
138.745
194.179
128.238
126.401
101.130
236.958
140.188

1.2
1.4
2.3
2.2
1.6
1.8
2.8
2.9
.7
4.3
1.1
1.0
1.5
5.4
.8

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

201.190
210.475
211.466
157.398
206.211
195.503
235.925
291.280
235.463
203.835
213.537
213.222
149.083
225.764
256.725

1.5
1.7
2.1
2.8
2.0
2.9
3.9
2.1
.9
3.4
1.3
1.4
1.8
6.6
1.2

.4
.3
.5
.6
.7
1.0
.9
.4
.3
.9
.3
.3
.3
1.6
.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 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 ..........................................

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

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.
2009

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2010

Aug.
2009

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

236.089
364.804

1.2

0.1

139.348

2.0

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

225.163
224.443
223.508
228.736
233.776

1.4
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.5

.2
.2
.3
.1
-.3

141.157
141.294
136.675
148.303
137.992

2.1
2.1
1.5
3.0
1.9

-.4
-.4
-1.0
.3
.5

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

248.593
297.779
297.249
304.737
304.704
211.519
201.147
200.314
197.691
195.986
124.272

.0
.0
1.9
.3
.3
2.2
1.2
-.6
-.4
-.8
-1.9

-.2
-.1
.4
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.6
-.9
-1.1
-.6
-.5

138.758
138.074
145.040
136.501
136.501
176.379
173.958
149.404
136.639
156.501
103.832

.5
.2
1.8
1.4
1.4
3.7
3.8
2.5
2.0
3.9
-1.6

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

119.365

3.4

4.2

80.944

.1

2.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

194.060
186.698
222.407
221.296
221.777
222.770
216.538

4.1
3.8
2.0
1.8
1.6
2.3
2.3

.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.1

134.396
134.785
227.665
228.090
231.621
226.493
217.010

4.5
4.3
2.8
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.6

.4
.4
.3
.3
.2
.4
.4

Medical care .............................................................................

410.764

2.9

.1

169.523

3.1

.2

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

118.595

-.8

-.2

120.846

.7

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.810

.2

.3

128.881

3.0

.6

Other goods and services ........................................................

393.792

3.8

.3

186.693

4.4

.2

236.089
178.680
149.856
184.244
108.854
288.319

1.2
1.9
2.4
2.3
2.4
.8

.1
.5
.8
1.2
-.2
-.1

139.348
129.284
122.531
152.768
90.017
144.484

2.0
2.6
3.0
3.3
2.6
1.5

.1
.2
.5
.7
.2
.0

228.432
213.705
153.109
205.798
187.196
288.262
278.443
210.579
240.789
245.309

1.1
1.9
2.3
1.8
2.2
1.8
.6
1.6
1.2
1.1

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

135.564
137.398
123.075
146.340
151.551
151.018
141.985
195.929
132.630
130.896

1.9
2.7
3.0
2.7
3.2
2.8
1.4
3.4
1.9
1.8

.0
.2
.5
.2
.7
.2
-.1
.1
.1
.1

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

208.912
344.925

1.1

0.2

134.375

2.0

0.2
-

204.985
328.636

1.6

0.5

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

216.292
215.639
211.132
221.881
221.401

1.3
1.2
.9
1.6
2.6

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.3

137.013
137.160
132.617
143.406
137.436

1.4
1.5
1.2
2.0
.6

.7
.8
.1
1.7
-.2

216.107
215.210
202.524
236.819
229.038

.6
.4
1.3
-.7
3.3

.5
.5
.7
.2
.5

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

199.691
230.854
231.928
235.442
235.442
205.704
182.556
186.107
182.334
174.746
114.341

-.2
-.8
.7
-.4
-.4
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.8
5.7
-3.7

.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-1.2
-1.8
-1.9
-.8
-3.7
.2

127.020
126.093
127.446
124.444
124.444
174.995
177.771
174.817
167.848
176.052
94.320

.4
.0
.7
.9
.9
6.8
7.1
7.0
4.1
15.5
-3.9

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

194.663
219.601
205.362
225.562
225.562
209.627
165.685
180.433
176.122
179.778
120.219

1.2
1.2
1.7
1.3
1.3
3.7
4.1
3.9
4.1
3.1
-2.1

.1
.2
.5
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
-.7
-1.6
1.8
-.3

Apparel .....................................................................................

107.867

-1.0

2.2

82.074

-1.1

-.6

115.801

-8.1

-.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

193.600
189.204
245.919
245.111
244.699
261.524
237.041

4.4
4.2
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.4

.0
.0
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.4
-.2

142.071
141.477
246.051
246.996
251.415
245.170
233.329

5.4
5.2
5.6
5.2
4.9
6.4
5.5

-.1
.0
-.5
-.5
-.7
.1
-.3

173.283
165.426
209.202
207.240
199.512
240.830
213.050

4.5
4.4
5.5
5.2
4.8
6.2
4.9

.5
.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.0

Medical care .............................................................................

385.542

3.3

.1

169.004

4.0

.4

370.414

1.1

.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

114.515

-1.4

.2

117.820

.6

.1

109.349

-.8

.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

133.259

1.6

.9

132.554

3.8

.8

124.142

3.6

3.5

Other goods and services ........................................................

354.817

1.8

-.2

174.790

3.2

.6

390.739

4.2

.1

208.912
169.207
144.510
182.343
106.813
248.336

1.1
1.3
1.3
1.6
.9
1.0

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

134.375
122.633
114.903
144.029
84.459
142.138

2.0
1.9
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.0

.2
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1

204.985
173.395
152.686
193.080
111.174
239.789

1.6
1.4
1.9
1.3
2.8
1.6

.5
.5
.4
.6
.1
.5

201.071
202.962
147.512
199.979
185.110
278.766
237.069
209.292
211.043
210.892

1.0
2.0
1.4
1.5
1.7
3.0
.7
5.9
.7
.6

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

130.563
135.895
115.529
140.560
143.312
158.860
138.875
207.919
127.517
125.707

1.8
2.8
2.1
1.9
2.2
4.1
1.9
6.2
1.6
1.6

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

194.496
201.410
154.715
204.410
194.678
264.307
222.208
185.213
208.807
207.595

1.6
1.7
1.9
1.0
1.4
2.1
1.7
4.8
1.2
1.3

.5
.6
.4
.6
.6
.8
.6
.7
.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 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.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

212.947
343.767

0.7

0.1

134.335

1.2

0.2
-

215.266
349.574

2.1

0.3

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

217.309
217.963
210.023
230.669
208.886

.2
.0
-.5
.6
2.1

-.1
-.1
-.4
.1
.1

137.996
138.405
135.792
142.010
131.338

1.3
1.3
1.2
1.5
.6

.4
.4
.6
.1
.2

214.328
213.794
216.275
213.927
219.596

1.0
1.0
1.4
.1
1.1

.3
.2
.3
.0
1.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

208.039
228.900
230.507
234.962
234.943
219.393
198.631
202.259
193.230
208.408
134.875

-.7
-.6
-.7
-.3
-.3
.4
-.5
-.7
-2.8
11.5
-3.0

.0
.0
-.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
-.1
-2.0
-.2

132.184
134.590
138.910
134.004
134.004
155.420
152.506
149.428
147.401
155.836
97.077

-.5
-.7
-1.2
-.1
-.1
2.2
1.7
1.4
1.1
2.5
-2.2

-.2
-.3
-.8
.1
.1
.5
.5
.5
.7
-1.1
.0

197.914
221.127
218.131
230.812
230.812
217.685
189.071
196.575
199.266
156.094
122.482

.7
1.3
.7
1.5
1.5
.6
.1
-.7
-.6
-2.9
-2.7

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

142.201

.8

1.2

83.691

-3.0

.9

117.652

2.6

2.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

189.778
188.908
236.921
234.961
234.882
237.409
234.418

4.9
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.5

.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.7
.5

132.897
132.484
228.882
229.458
235.361
223.929
219.596

5.4
5.5
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.5

.3
.4
.6
.6
.6
.6
.6

205.785
204.294
216.656
214.474
207.036
254.524
224.779

6.4
6.5
4.5
4.0
4.0
4.4
3.9

.0
.1
.6
.5
.5
.3
1.4

Medical care .............................................................................

354.573

2.5

.3

159.150

3.4

.2

367.735

2.7

-.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

108.442

-4.2

-.3

115.383

-.7

.0

119.733

-1.0

2.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

129.240

3.0

.9

123.815

1.8

.8

130.087

1.3

.7

Other goods and services ........................................................

346.448

2.5

-.1

171.418

2.7

.1

407.655

2.3

1.5

212.947
174.384
151.560
188.184
116.823
249.978

.7
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.9
.5

.1
.1
.3
.4
.1
.1

134.335
122.178
113.968
142.728
87.228
141.408

1.2
1.5
1.6
1.1
2.5
1.0

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

215.266
179.635
162.856
201.344
121.634
253.222

2.1
2.6
3.4
3.2
3.7
1.6

.3
.5
.6
1.0
-.1
.1

205.787
207.553
153.851
202.318
189.406
282.074
239.116
211.885
214.858
214.749

.6
1.4
1.7
.8
1.5
2.0
.3
1.9
.6
.7

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

130.728
131.896
114.481
140.171
142.116
148.550
139.273
183.856
128.127
126.202

1.0
2.0
1.6
1.2
1.0
2.8
.7
3.3
1.0
.9

.1
.3
.3
.4
.4
.4
.0
.5
.1
.1

204.060
214.643
164.054
207.862
201.515
290.338
237.336
199.159
216.279
217.126

2.0
2.4
3.4
2.2
3.1
2.0
1.5
2.4
2.0
2.2

.4
.4
.6
.7
1.0
.3
.3
.3
.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 .................................................
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.
2009

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2010

Aug.
2009

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

225.790
368.182

0.8

0.1

133.704

0.7

0.0

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

222.707
222.282
223.036
219.680
225.308

.3
.3
-.1
.7
-.4

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

136.963
135.902
131.928
141.959
154.945

.6
.7
.1
1.4
-.8

.3
.3
.4
.2
.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

238.554
266.418
276.021
281.872
281.882
252.383
235.665
238.143
268.534
196.062
130.995

-.7
-1.1
-.7
-.8
-.8
4.9
3.9
3.6
4.1
2.0
-2.8

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

129.516
128.253
134.858
128.894
128.898
173.338
172.620
169.790
165.136
175.333
103.352

-1.7
-2.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.7
3.5
2.8
2.4
4.0
-2.1
-1.5

-.3
-.3
-.4
-.3
-.3
.8
.8
.8
.1
3.1
-1.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

112.555

-.5

-.1

87.670

-1.8

-2.4

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

194.711
188.814
243.872
243.016
244.682
224.110
233.367

4.8
4.6
5.0
4.8
4.9
4.4
4.3

.1
.4
.8
.8
.9
.6
.7

138.582
137.449
227.844
230.487
230.805
226.139
220.429

5.5
5.7
8.1
7.8
7.8
8.1
7.7

.6
.7
1.1
1.1
1.1
.8
1.1

Medical care .............................................................................

388.312

3.0

.1

170.073

3.9

.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.518

-1.6

-.8

96.825

-.5

-.7

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

132.478

2.3

.6

120.656

1.1

1.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

380.974

2.7

-.1

167.350

3.5

.1

225.790
171.723
143.549
177.446
110.910
273.587

.8
1.2
1.8
1.6
1.7
.5

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

133.704
120.967
112.649
139.904
87.932
138.718

.7
2.2
3.0
2.5
3.6
-.4

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

218.569
210.160
147.115
201.114
181.370
294.947
264.528
238.516
226.865
228.428

.6
1.8
1.7
.9
1.5
2.6
.3
4.6
.5
.5

.1
.0
.0
.1
.2
.0
.1
.6
.1
.1

128.782
132.295
113.816
138.652
140.907
151.280
135.374
205.039
126.064
124.391

.5
2.2
2.9
1.5
2.3
2.1
-.8
5.7
.3
.2

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

-

-

-

-

-

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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

M

215.793

215.361

215.256

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

223.623
224.462
137.754

223.343
224.496
137.104

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

207.236
211.847
133.078

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 2010 from—

Aug.
2009

June
2010

July
2010

July
2009

May
2010

June
2010

215.382

0.8

0.0

0.1

0.7

-0.2

0.0

222.658
222.905
138.054

222.442
223.508
136.675

1.5
1.6
1.5

-.4
-.4
-.3

-.1
.3
-1.0

1.6
1.0
3.2

-.4
-.7
.2

-.3
-.7
.7

205.959
210.771
131.880

206.590
211.218
132.518

206.733
211.132
132.617

1.0
.9
1.2

.4
.2
.6

.1
.0
.1

.7
.8
.7

-.3
-.3
-.4

.3
.2
.5

201.229

200.547

201.129

202.524

1.3

1.0

.7

-.3

.0

.3

M
M
M

212.969
210.802
135.720

212.481
210.612
135.168

212.260
210.762
134.982

212.765
210.023
135.792

.7
-.5
1.2

.1
-.3
.5

.2
-.4
.6

.7
.3
.8

-.3
.0
-.5

-.1
.1
-.1

M

216.164

216.850

215.594

216.275

1.4

-.3

.3

1.1

-.3

-.6

M
M
M

220.641
224.490
130.762

220.905
224.126
131.470

220.775
223.686
131.467

220.657
223.036
131.928

.1
-.1
.1

-.1
-.5
.3

-.1
-.3
.4

-.1
-.1
-.4

.1
-.4
.5

-.1
-.2
.0

M
M
M

199.975
134.528
210.477

199.622
134.109
210.957

199.247
134.277
211.092

199.060
134.560
211.932

.5
1.0
1.3

-.3
.3
.5

-.1
.2
.4

.5
.9
.5

-.4
-.2
.3

-.2
.1
.1

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

217.454
233.164

213.957
231.825

215.365
230.482

215.672
229.056

-.4
.3

.8
-1.2

.1
-.6

.0
.4

-1.0
-1.2

.7
-.6

M

227.284

227.442

226.101

226.946

1.8

-.2

.4

1.1

-.5

-.6

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

224.208
218.851
196.460
134.952

223.578
217.973
195.593
135.419

222.796
217.875
198.032
135.346

221.090
218.813
197.977
133.883

.7
2.7
-.9
-1.4

-1.1
.4
1.2
-1.1

-.8
.4
.0
-1.1

1.2
1.5
-.7
-.2

-.6
-.4
.8
.3

-.3
.0
1.2
-.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

220.772
197.009
198.718
225.630

216.472
197.455
199.707
227.616

216.426
195.355
199.169
228.483

215.822
196.000
199.522
228.008

-.4
.9
.7
.5

-.3
-.7
-.1
.2

-.3
.3
.2
-.2

-.7
.6
1.0
2.1

-2.0
-.8
.2
1.3

.0
-1.1
-.3
.4

2
2
2

217.757
222.092
223.755

218.736
222.321
223.440

214.921
223.640
224.550

217.000
222.033
225.938

1.6
-.6
-.5

-.8
-.1
1.1

1.0
-.7
.6

-.1
-.5
-.6

-1.3
.7
.4

-1.7
.6
.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.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

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

218.312
653.966

1.1

0.1
-

212.784
635.709

0.6

0.1

-

226.373
668.807

0.8

0.2

-

241.569
698.342

1.4

0.2

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

219.877
219.491
215.382
226.422
223.536

1.0
1.0
.8
1.2
1.2

.2
.2
.1
.3
.0

216.312
214.913
215.672
208.023
233.296

.2
.1
-.4
.6
1.2

.0
.1
.1
.0
-1.5

223.031
221.989
229.056
209.695
224.983

.6
.6
.3
1.0
-.5

-.3
-.2
-.6
.3
-1.2

229.741
228.822
226.946
237.200
239.200

1.4
1.4
1.8
.9
1.5

.2
.3
.4
.2
-.5

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
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 ...

216.976
248.595
249.024

-.4
-.7
.0

.0
.0
.0

214.048
260.594
271.424

-.3
-1.2
.6

-.2
.2
.0

243.738
273.490
279.883

-.3
-.6
.0

.2
.4
.1

259.997
315.262
316.329

.5
.6
2.6

-.2
.1
.4

256.509

-.3

.0

265.944

-.4

.1

285.930

-.3

.3

322.011

.2

.0

256.503
219.602
194.865
199.632
201.624
190.655
125.005

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.1
1.6
3.8
-2.6

.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.7
-.2

265.944
186.026
164.635
168.350
160.653
163.211
101.566

-.4
12.2
12.7
13.1
15.7
9.1
-5.4

.1
-3.5
-4.3
-4.4
-.2
-10.6
.9

285.930
253.315
237.794
236.702
269.834
204.654
122.177

-.3
6.7
6.8
6.5
3.9
15.5
-3.5

.3
.1
-.7
-.7
-.8
-.3
-1.5

321.946
203.540
201.840
197.539
193.079
200.738
122.046

.2
1.2
.0
-1.5
-.9
-2.4
-1.4

.0
-1.3
-1.2
-1.6
-1.8
-1.0
-1.2

Apparel .....................................................

116.667

-.4

1.2

88.581

-7.3

2.0

108.434

-1.6

4.1

118.080

5.6

5.8

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

193.454
188.616
235.690
235.110
234.212
241.677
229.072

4.9
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.6
4.5

.2
.3
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5

181.409
178.108
250.288
248.383
244.490
258.740
239.395

4.4
4.1
5.0
4.8
4.5
5.0
5.9

.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.1

191.998
186.012
242.835
238.184
238.676
225.553
226.966

4.8
4.4
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.2

.0
.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
.0

202.740
191.537
215.723
214.978
216.826
217.331
212.313

3.9
3.6
2.5
2.3
2.1
3.3
2.7

.0
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1

Medical care .............................................

388.467

3.2

.1

410.442

5.5

.5

376.583

3.3

.2

380.956

2.7

.0

Recreation 5 ..............................................

113.521

-1.1

-.1

111.794

-.5

1.1

106.588

-5.1

-.8

116.292

-1.7

-.3

Education and communication 5 ...............

130.599

1.9

.8

137.073

.2

.7

135.749

3.9

.9

135.098

-.3

-.1

Other goods and services .........................

383.685

2.9

.1

348.032

1.3

-1.0

366.786

2.6

-.3

380.740

5.2

.3

218.312
173.925
149.558
187.890
111.587
262.421

1.1
1.7
2.1
1.9
2.3
.8

.1
.2
.3
.5
.0
.1

212.784
163.004
134.322
172.492
97.323
259.970

.6
-.3
-.6
-.8
-.3
1.2

.1
.4
.6
.5
.7
.0

226.373
170.424
140.922
179.119
103.842
275.289

.8
1.0
1.3
.3
2.1
.8

.2
.0
.2
.8
-.7
.3

241.569
180.273
147.475
181.042
104.011
293.973

1.4
2.2
2.8
3.5
1.4
1.0

.2
.7
1.1
1.8
-.5
-.1

209.952
208.925
152.182
204.111
190.025
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551

1.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.9
2.5
.6
3.8
.9
.9

.1
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1

204.252
196.958
138.226
195.665
176.945
273.191
248.550
196.363
215.960
216.909

.3
1.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
4.1
.7
8.6
.0
.0

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

219.470
205.834
144.752
202.794
183.800
285.742
266.788
241.811
227.098
228.500

.7
1.7
1.2
.4
.2
2.8
.6
4.0
.6
.6

.2
.0
.2
.2
.7
.1
.3
-.2
.2
.3

235.242
212.671
151.162
207.281
184.753
280.949
286.163
208.381
246.497
251.262

1.3
1.9
2.7
2.4
3.3
1.5
.8
1.0
1.4
1.4

.2
.2
1.0
1.0
1.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
.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 ..................

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.

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.

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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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

218.312
653.966

1.1

0.2
-

204.511
616.742

0.6

-0.1
-

212.784
635.709

0.6

0.3

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

219.877
219.491
215.382
226.422
223.536

1.0
1.0
.8
1.2
1.2

.1
.1
.0
.3
.4

220.547
229.438
215.822
248.594
141.195

.8
.7
-.4
1.8
1.9

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

216.312
214.913
215.672
208.023
233.296

.2
.1
-.4
.6
1.2

.4
.4
.8
-.1
.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

216.976
248.595
249.024
256.509
256.503
219.602
194.865
199.632
201.624
190.655
125.005

-.4
-.7
.0
-.3
-.3
3.3
2.7
2.1
1.6
3.8
-2.6

.1
.1
.0
.1
.1
.8
.6
.7
.4
1.7
-.5

201.329
210.299
208.954
207.130
207.130
283.629
257.782
257.772
237.759
254.308
128.963

-.9
-2.9
-4.5
-2.5
-2.5
9.0
8.4
8.5
5.2
16.4
.6

-.8
-1.4
-2.0
-1.2
-1.2
1.6
1.1
1.1
.0
4.5
-.5

214.048
260.594
271.424
265.944
265.944
186.026
164.635
168.350
160.653
163.211
101.566

-.3
-1.2
.6
-.4
-.4
12.2
12.7
13.1
15.7
9.1
-5.4

.3
.1
-.3
.1
.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.7
-1.6
1.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

116.667

-.4

-1.4

134.409

9.2

1.3

88.581

-7.3

-.6

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

193.454
188.616
235.690
235.110
234.212
241.677
229.072

4.9
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.6
4.5

.4
.5
.3
.4
.4
.5
.4

182.589
181.559
232.406
231.460
227.890
282.142
235.348

5.8
5.8
6.3
5.9
6.1
5.5
5.2

.4
.6
.1
.1
.1
.4
-.1

181.409
178.108
250.288
248.383
244.490
258.740
239.395

4.4
4.1
5.0
4.8
4.5
5.0
5.9

-.1
.0
-.9
-.9
-.8
-1.4
-1.0

Medical care ...........................................................................

388.467

3.2

.1

322.129

.4

1.5

410.442

5.5

.8

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

113.521

-1.1

-.2

88.395

-11.9

-1.0

111.794

-.5

.8

Education and communication 7 .............................................

130.599

1.9

1.0

126.457

2.8

2.0

137.073

.2

.9

Other goods and services ......................................................

383.685

2.9

.7

316.893

4.2

.6

348.032

1.3

-.9

218.312
173.925
149.558
187.890
111.587
262.421

1.1
1.7
2.1
1.9
2.3
.8

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

204.511
169.356
144.348
178.806
109.796
239.702

.6
2.6
3.7
4.1
3.1
-.6

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

212.784
163.004
134.322
172.492
97.323
259.970

.6
-.3
-.6
-.8
-.3
1.2

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

209.952
208.925
152.182
204.111
190.025
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551

1.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.9
2.5
.6
3.8
.9
.9

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

197.350
206.593
143.902
197.628
174.896
288.146
227.871
222.692
202.346
198.507

.6
2.6
3.7
2.4
3.9
2.7
-.7
7.0
-.2
-.4

-.2
.6
.3
.3
.4
1.2
-.4
.6
-.2
-.2

204.252
196.958
138.226
195.665
176.945
273.191
248.550
196.363
215.960
216.909

.3
1.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
4.1
.7
8.6
.0
.0

.2
.4
.1
.0
-.4
.6
.3
.0
.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 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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

205.412
610.570

0.4

0.3
-

195.165
625.965

1.8

0.2
-

226.373
668.807

0.8

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

201.034
201.175
196.000
208.845
193.195

1.0
1.2
.9
1.5
-1.4

.1
.0
-.7
1.2
.2

200.066
199.100
199.522
194.138
204.794

.6
.7
.7
.7
-.4

.2
.1
-.1
.4
.5

223.031
221.989
229.056
209.695
224.983

.6
.6
.3
1.0
-.5

-.4
-.4
-1.2
.5
-.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

187.849
207.117
204.905
208.198
208.198
237.309
196.403
199.059
185.500
206.571
118.736

-1.7
-2.2
-.6
-2.6
-2.6
1.9
1.2
1.0
1.3
.6
-3.0

-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.0
-.4
-1.4
-1.5
-3.4
.8
.0

184.241
206.438
193.345
192.810
192.810
190.887
184.634
182.400
186.596
146.933
127.486

.8
1.3
1.6
1.5
1.5
.5
.4
.3
2.0
-11.8
-2.2

-.1
.3
.3
.5
.5
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
.5
-18.6
-.3

243.738
273.490
279.883
285.930
285.930
253.315
237.794
236.702
269.834
204.654
122.177

-.3
-.6
.0
-.3
-.3
6.7
6.8
6.5
3.9
15.5
-3.5

.3
.3
.0
.2
.2
2.4
1.1
1.2
.0
4.9
-1.5

Apparel ...................................................................................

105.950

-2.8

3.1

158.788

8.9

4.0

108.434

-1.6

-.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

221.537
219.113
245.214
244.948
252.042
272.503
227.529

5.1
5.0
7.4
7.1
7.5
6.3
4.6

1.0
.9
1.9
2.0
2.2
.7
2.0

167.479
166.072
224.955
224.840
232.062
230.298
219.009

3.5
3.8
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.5

.0
.3
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-1.1
-1.4

191.998
186.012
242.835
238.184
238.676
225.553
226.966

4.8
4.4
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.2

.4
.5
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

355.912

1.3

-.6

375.639

4.6

.6

376.583

3.3

.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

112.498

-5.1

-.9

107.098

-2.9

.4

106.588

-5.1

-.6

Education and communication 7 .............................................

135.559

1.8

1.4

114.033

2.3

.6

135.749

3.9

1.3

Other goods and services ......................................................

383.866

2.1

.3

333.686

4.2

-.6

366.786

2.6

1.3

205.412
167.020
148.700
178.346
114.053
245.753

.4
2.0
2.7
2.5
2.8
-.8

.3
.6
.9
1.4
.1
.0

195.165
164.316
145.393
190.016
105.130
227.305

1.8
2.2
3.1
4.1
1.7
1.6

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

226.373
170.424
140.922
179.119
103.842
275.289

.8
1.0
1.3
.3
2.1
.8

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

199.404
207.804
150.516
189.909
179.362
300.395
237.540
220.687
206.261
207.840

.3
1.5
2.5
1.7
2.3
.8
-.9
4.5
-.1
-.4

.3
.4
.9
.7
1.3
.3
.1
.4
.2
.3

185.781
190.808
147.605
195.498
190.850
248.529
211.374
202.939
196.900
196.392

1.6
2.0
3.0
2.4
3.8
1.8
1.3
1.7
1.8
2.0

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

219.470
205.834
144.752
202.794
183.800
285.742
266.788
241.811
227.098
228.500

.7
1.7
1.2
.4
.2
2.8
.6
4.0
.6
.6

.2
.2
.1
.1
.6
.6
.4
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
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

222.803
359.127

0.7

0.2
-

241.569
698.342

1.4

0.3
-

228.500
660.124

1.1

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

227.706
228.928
228.008
232.409
213.545

1.0
.8
.5
1.4
4.1

.0
-.1
.2
-.5
1.0

229.741
228.822
226.946
237.200
239.200

1.4
1.4
1.8
.9
1.5

.0
.0
-.2
.3
.1

207.474
207.393
217.000
189.203
206.201

1.0
1.2
1.6
.7
-1.2

-.6
-.6
-.8
-.2
-.5

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

223.803
247.076
237.160
251.932
251.932
165.237
146.813
143.922
140.609
190.333
170.924

-1.0
.3
.3
.0
.0
-5.2
-9.3
-9.6
-9.8
-5.0
-7.1

-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.4
.6
.6
.8
-5.9
-.6

259.997
315.262
316.329
322.011
321.946
203.540
201.840
197.539
193.079
200.738
122.046

.5
.6
2.6
.2
.2
1.2
.0
-1.5
-.9
-2.4
-1.4

.2
.4
1.0
.0
.0
-.4
-.8
-1.0
-1.4
.0
-.8

236.123
281.949
260.457
289.769
289.769
217.098
193.030
208.115
212.627
191.536
122.591

.2
.1
.5
.8
.8
1.7
.7
-1.3
1.3
-7.9
-.6

.1
-.2
.6
-.5
-.5
1.2
.3
.2
.4
-.4
1.1

Apparel ...................................................................................

134.643

4.7

3.4

118.080

5.6

3.3

103.918

-2.3

2.6

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

201.548
201.645
245.022
242.633
241.342
228.661
241.249

5.3
4.7
3.4
3.3
2.5
4.7
5.0

.4
.6
.4
.4
.5
.3
.2

202.740
191.537
215.723
214.978
216.826
217.331
212.313

3.9
3.6
2.5
2.3
2.1
3.3
2.7

.0
.2
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
-.6
-.8

193.831
190.380
234.593
231.260
230.960
227.138
220.884

4.1
3.4
-.2
-.4
-.8
.2
.9

-.1
-.3
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-1.5
-1.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

373.768

3.0

.1

380.956

2.7

.2

432.740

1.7

.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

111.464

-6.3

-2.4

116.292

-1.7

-.1

123.761

.6

-.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

121.526

2.5

2.4

135.098

-.3

.2

131.574

1.1

1.3

Other goods and services ......................................................

298.472

-1.2

-.3

380.740

5.2

2.4

423.082

2.5

.7

222.803
189.042
165.373
191.924
137.025
249.775

.7
1.5
1.8
2.3
1.1
.2

.2
.2
.3
.4
.2
.2

241.569
180.273
147.475
181.042
104.011
293.973

1.4
2.2
2.8
3.5
1.4
1.0

.3
.5
.8
1.3
.0
.2

228.500
169.638
147.264
178.688
112.250
289.042

1.1
1.2
1.3
-.5
4.4
1.0

.2
.1
.5
.6
.3
.2

215.574
210.403
167.441
211.315
193.543
260.325
238.513
186.987
227.021
226.542

.6
1.0
1.9
1.6
2.4
.5
.1
-2.1
1.0
1.0

.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.5
.2
.5
.2
.2

235.242
212.671
151.162
207.281
184.753
280.949
286.163
208.381
246.497
251.262

1.3
1.9
2.7
2.4
3.3
1.5
.8
1.0
1.4
1.4

.3
.3
.8
.6
1.2
.0
.2
-.9
.4
.5

219.837
211.920
149.498
194.350
180.273
303.636
277.459
207.018
232.582
239.243

1.0
1.6
1.2
.3
-.5
1.9
.9
.2
1.2
1.2

.2
.4
.4
.1
.6
.7
.2
-.4
.2
.4

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Aug.
2009

Index

June
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

227.954
700.794

1.0

-0.1
-

227.645
693.951

0.2

0.7

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

228.012
227.560
222.033
233.368
238.133

.1
.1
-.6
.9
-.1

.4
.5
-.1
1.2
-.3

229.048
230.384
225.938
238.634
215.901

-.1
-.1
-.5
.4
-.5

.6
.7
1.1
.0
.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

246.233
275.063
297.360
300.223
300.223
286.507
301.171
301.290
314.817
250.178
129.448

-.4
-.8
-.5
-.2
-.2
5.9
4.9
4.7
1.1
13.6
-2.5

.6
.4
.2
.5
.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
.0
9.6
.8

235.446
259.780
252.107
273.472
273.472
218.972
213.126
252.400
258.830
191.034
166.321

-2.2
-2.7
-2.4
-2.7
-2.7
5.0
4.4
3.8
9.8
-13.1
-4.9

.8
.7
.2
.5
.5
.3
.5
.7
.8
.0
1.7

Apparel ...................................................................................

106.905

.1

-5.4

133.719

3.7

-1.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

179.263
168.921
240.431
240.257
240.861
222.774
225.749

4.8
4.0
5.6
5.4
5.4
4.9
5.7

-.1
.6
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.5

216.110
223.173
327.245
334.353
366.967
258.736
296.179

5.1
5.1
8.3
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.6

1.6
2.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
3.9
3.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

391.024

2.4

.2

346.787

1.4

-.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.877

1.9

-3.1

94.636

-3.3

.4

Education and communication 7 .............................................

142.402

1.4

-.3

127.929

1.6

.6

Other goods and services ......................................................

389.726

.7

.0

394.318

8.9

-.2

227.954
169.699
136.115
170.328
103.170
276.709

1.0
1.0
1.5
2.5
-.2
.9

-.1
-.2
-.6
-.7
-.4
.0

227.645
186.213
163.439
194.191
132.005
266.414

.2
2.1
3.5
5.5
.4
-.9

.7
.8
.9
.9
1.0
.6

221.247
210.307
140.734
200.599
175.595
294.030
269.099
263.746
228.827
229.701

.9
2.0
1.4
1.2
2.3
3.2
.9
5.4
.7
.8

-.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
-.7
-.6
.0
2.5
-.2
-.3

222.216
215.996
165.462
211.462
195.716
281.499
258.624
276.219
227.180
226.763

.1
1.8
3.3
2.7
5.0
1.3
-1.1
6.8
-.3
-.3

.7
.7
.9
.8
.8
.5
.7
2.7
.5
.5

-

-

-

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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

M

214.124

213.839

213.898

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

231.661
231.851
140.510

231.308
231.552
140.227

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

203.674
203.330
133.797

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 2010 from—

Aug.
2009

June
2010

July
2010

July
2009

May
2010

June
2010

214.205

1.4

0.2

0.1

1.6

-0.1

0.0

231.380
231.615
140.283

231.694
231.995
140.390

1.8
1.5
2.4

.2
.2
.1

.1
.2
.1

2.1
1.8
2.7

-.1
-.1
-.2

.0
.0
.0

203.524
203.063
133.845

203.877
203.363
134.136

204.273
203.593
134.426

1.8
1.4
2.2

.4
.3
.4

.2
.1
.2

2.0
1.9
2.3

.1
.0
.3

.2
.1
.2

201.974

201.654

201.950

202.896

1.8

.6

.5

1.8

.0

.1

M
M
M

208.920
211.065
133.621

208.640
210.985
133.227

208.440
210.592
133.227

208.740
210.831
133.420

1.4
.9
1.6

.0
-.1
.1

.1
.1
.1

1.5
1.0
1.7

-.2
-.2
-.3

-.1
-.2
.0

M

214.679

215.416

214.840

215.354

2.0

.0

.2

2.1

.1

-.3

M
M
M

216.044
218.605
133.764

215.681
218.238
133.448

215.824
218.499
133.471

216.048
218.784
133.480

1.0
1.0
.8

.2
.3
.0

.1
.1
.0

1.1
1.2
.9

-.1
.0
-.2

.1
.1
.0

M
M
M

198.087
134.624
209.097

197.852
134.349
209.374

197.908
134.420
209.161

198.168
134.581
209.863

1.2
1.7
1.7

.2
.2
.2

.1
.1
.3

1.4
1.8
1.8

-.1
-.2
.0

.0
.1
-.1

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

206.774
218.787

205.834
218.222

206.307
218.367

206.338
218.752

1.0
1.0

.2
.2

.0
.2

1.4
1.0

-.2
-.2

.2
.1

M

236.144

235.916

236.330

236.820

1.7

.4

.2

1.8

.1

.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

238.863
195.574
205.263
142.064

-

236.657
195.477
203.537
141.926

-

-

-

-

1.8
2.1
.2
1.1

-.9
.0
-.8
-.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

-

204.084
200.703
192.696
220.384

-

203.745
201.359
193.276
220.790

.7
.6
2.0
.8

-.2
.3
.3
.2

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.175
224.185
221.857

-

228.523
224.195
223.444

1.3
1.3
.7

.2
.0
.7

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

231.694
361.893

1.8

0.1
-

204.273
330.355

1.8

0.2

-

208.740
338.078

1.4

0.1

-

216.048
347.610

1.0

0.1

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

225.120
224.629
221.241
232.981
230.916

1.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.7

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.1

214.454
213.895
207.085
224.803
221.431

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.7

.4
.4
.1
.9
-.2

216.675
217.083
211.515
227.451
210.166

1.0
.9
.8
1.0
1.7

.2
.2
.3
.1
.2

221.691
220.338
219.546
221.320
237.503

.4
.4
.0
.9
.6

.1
.1
-.1
.3
-.1

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
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 ...

242.366
289.267
285.655

.6
.6
1.8

-.2
-.1
.3

193.534
217.089
222.527

.5
-.1
.8

.0
.1
.1

201.270
221.484
220.782

-.3
-.4
-.9

-.1
-.2
-.4

223.336
245.437
258.002

-.9
-1.4
-1.1

.1
.1
.0

267.797

.6

-.1

215.824

.2

.1

210.537

-.1

.1

235.611

-1.5

.1

267.788
213.891
195.866
198.843
195.279
193.702
119.711

.6
2.4
1.8
.3
.3
.6
-2.3

-.1
-.5
-.6
-.8
-1.0
-.5
-.8

215.832
212.914
186.487
193.021
194.143
183.751
116.575

.2
6.5
6.7
6.9
5.9
8.7
-3.4

.1
-.5
-.8
-.9
-.3
-2.1
.1

210.539
221.179
188.376
190.073
184.727
203.658
120.669

-.1
1.5
.7
.5
-.4
6.6
-2.5

.1
.2
.1
.1
.3
-1.5
-.1

235.626
243.098
224.039
226.977
246.172
196.052
127.630

-1.5
4.3
3.5
3.0
4.2
-1.3
-2.6

.1
.5
.3
.3
-.1
1.8
-.5

Apparel .....................................................

119.195

2.2

3.7

106.825

-2.5

.3

125.726

-2.2

1.0

108.916

-2.0

-.6

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 .........

193.794
188.803
98.634
138.144
153.378
226.761
225.993
226.310
230.979
219.938

4.6
4.5
6.4
3.4
14.9
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.4
2.4

.3
.3
.4
.0
1.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1

193.766
190.269
97.989
134.153
149.364
241.585
241.160
239.439
264.446
237.116

5.4
5.3
6.5
1.8
15.6
5.3
4.9
4.7
5.5
4.8

.1
.2
.3
-.3
1.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
.1
-.1

188.041
186.397
96.819
141.080
146.968
229.347
228.590
226.985
239.611
228.351

6.0
6.1
7.4
2.3
15.0
4.6
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.4

.4
.4
.4
-.2
1.0
.5
.5
.5
.6
.6

196.103
192.328
96.915
138.556
147.018
246.909
246.861
245.573
232.262
236.450

5.8
5.8
6.8
1.9
16.2
6.3
6.1
6.2
6.0
5.7

.5
.6
.5
-.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1

Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................

406.588
333.223
424.938
331.727

3.0
3.1
3.0
2.7

.1
.5
.0
.0

391.246
305.885
417.824
355.560

3.4
3.6
3.4
3.1

.2
.2
.2
.1

372.991
292.805
397.733
330.099

3.5
2.4
3.8
3.6

.1
.3
.1
.2

397.555
308.081
422.686
309.234

3.6
3.6
3.6
2.2

.1
.2
.1
.3

Recreation 4 ..............................................

119.563

-.2

.0

111.035

-.6

.1

109.821

-1.9

.2

102.148

-2.2

-.8

Education and communication 4 ...............

127.816

1.0

.3

127.796

2.0

1.0

120.740

1.5

.4

126.851

1.4

.7

Other goods and services .........................

465.708

5.1

.3

401.345

3.3

.2

401.620

3.1

.2

385.875

3.2

.0

231.694
186.256
161.631
200.842

1.8
2.5
3.0
2.9

.1
.4
.6
1.0

204.273
172.783
151.811
195.000

1.8
2.0
2.5
2.0

.2
.2
.2
.1

208.740
176.477
156.206
201.257

1.4
2.1
2.7
1.7

.1
.3
.3
.4

216.048
175.099
149.790
187.932

1.0
1.9
2.8
1.9

.1
.1
.1
.2

262.443
113.488
283.501
270.766
246.581
331.352

3.0
3.3
1.3
.6
3.4
1.7

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

249.129
110.217
242.632
215.518
263.507
283.734

3.3
3.4
1.6
-.2
3.0
1.9

.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.7

248.276
114.468
247.662
210.851
273.958
286.761

2.8
4.1
.9
-.5
5.1
1.1

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

245.421
114.573
260.342
237.048
260.034
289.754

3.1
3.6
.2
-1.5
2.3
1.4

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

225.268
233.240
213.806

1.7
1.8
2.4

.1
.2
.2

196.964
202.276
202.111

1.7
1.9
2.5

.2
.2
.2

200.740
207.036
205.618

1.3
1.5
2.2

.1
.1
.3

209.212
215.132
206.056

.8
1.1
2.1

.1
.1
.1

-

-

-

-

-

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 ...................................
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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

164.268
214.182
202.721
258.266
254.154
274.485
208.880
235.707
239.422

3.0
2.3
2.8
2.9
2.2
1.2
2.0
1.8
1.8

0.6
.5
.9
.2
.0
-.1
-.3
.2
.2

154.716
234.305
292.610

2.9
3.4
1.4

.7
.2
.0

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

154.081
205.139
196.438
245.501
249.792
230.578
210.311
205.070
203.535

2.5
1.6
2.0
3.2
3.3
1.4
5.8
1.3
1.3

0.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.4
.3
.2

143.672
241.464
249.375

1.8
5.3
1.1

.2
-.1
.3

Index
Aug.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

157.788
208.401
201.539
243.899
253.127
234.533
203.164
209.450
208.055

2.6
1.4
1.7
2.7
2.4
.7
2.8
1.2
1.3

0.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
.0
.3
.1
.1

146.732
231.894
254.002

2.0
4.7
.9

.3
.5
.0

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

153.065
206.076
191.922
244.117
259.409
250.205
241.734
214.916
213.997

2.8
1.1
1.9
2.9
2.4
.0
5.3
.5
.5

0.1
.1
.2
.4
.2
.1
.8
.0
.0

139.776
249.932
263.036

1.7
6.6
.0

-.2
1.1
.1

Special aggregate indexes
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 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.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Aug.
2010

July
2010

Size class D

Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

July
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

198.168
198.168

1.2

0.1

134.581

1.7

0.1
-

209.863
339.174

1.7

0.3

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

197.818
197.420
198.757
194.439
201.239

.8
.7
.6
.9
1.6

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

138.246
138.251
134.719
143.517
138.214

1.4
1.4
1.1
1.8
.8

.3
.3
.2
.5
.1

216.980
216.362
209.263
229.564
225.775

.7
.5
1.0
-.2
3.6

.3
.3
.4
.2
.7

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
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 .............................

200.476
216.442
215.136
215.849
215.843
221.365
216.903
208.895
206.407
202.211
114.599

-.1
-.3
.1
-.3
-.3
3.5
2.8
2.4
1.8
4.0
-3.3

.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.5
-.8
-.9
-.6
-1.7
-.3

132.312
132.326
136.456
131.146
131.151
166.523
165.420
158.627
152.453
165.068
96.818

-.2
-.7
-.9
-.3
-.3
3.4
3.1
2.7
2.0
5.7
-2.2

-.2
-.3
-.5
.0
.0
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.4

199.412
224.948
212.892
213.185
213.192
219.199
182.826
196.084
201.486
170.734
119.883

.4
.5
1.1
.7
.7
1.3
.7
-.2
.2
-3.2
-1.6

.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
1.0
.1

Apparel ...............................................................................

110.359

-.1

1.9

84.268

-2.3

-.2

112.485

-3.4

.3

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

192.652
191.791
97.979
120.063
141.919
346.134
345.370
352.575
236.868
310.881

5.2
5.1
6.3
2.5
15.3
4.1
3.9
3.8
4.0
4.0

.2
.3
.3
-.1
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3

134.784
134.508
97.070
95.961
99.611
233.320
234.326
239.010
229.760
222.826

5.9
5.9
7.6
2.3
15.7
5.1
4.8
4.7
5.0
5.0

.4
.4
.5
-.1
1.0
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5

189.276
186.229
95.515
143.097
136.661
226.109
225.026
215.066
254.891
229.207

6.0
6.0
6.3
.4
15.8
5.8
5.4
5.1
6.5
5.7

.5
.5
.0
-.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.8
2.0

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................

307.412
241.903
326.688
261.123

3.3
2.3
3.6
2.8

.2
.2
.1
.1

165.845
146.692
171.874
154.150

3.8
3.8
3.7
3.3

.3
.3
.2
.2

372.951
305.553
393.451
335.031

2.4
3.3
2.1
2.7

-.5
.1
-.7
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

110.239

-2.2

-.3

108.799

-.5

-.1

112.567

-1.0

.8

Education and communication 3 .........................................

127.568

1.2

.4

121.475

1.9

.6

130.170

1.5

1.5

Other goods and services ...................................................

315.619

3.2

.0

191.285

4.0

.2

444.765

3.5

.6

198.168
170.446
153.792
201.258
267.615
107.746
223.938
217.200
213.726

1.2
1.8
2.4
1.8
2.5
3.2
.8
-.4
3.6

.1
.2
.4
.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1

134.581
124.693
117.704
150.158
183.301
88.182
141.173
132.475
143.955

1.7
2.4
3.0
2.2
3.3
4.3
1.1
-.7
3.3

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

209.863
177.063
157.883
201.653
250.029
115.886
252.758
210.091
275.016

1.7
2.3
3.1
2.7
4.0
3.7
1.2
.4
5.1

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ....................................................
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.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

244.673

1.0

0.2

140.642

2.2

0.4

298.416

0.9

1.4

193.828
198.358
191.105
155.836
199.595
201.671
260.120
232.258
217.534
273.402
192.162
191.172
133.330
348.022
225.062

1.1
1.3
2.0
2.4
1.3
1.8
2.4
2.4
.6
3.5
1.0
1.0
1.8
4.4
.7

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

131.287
132.054
133.324
118.297
143.601
149.340
179.154
150.275
138.676
195.918
127.459
125.227
102.822
236.269
139.625

1.6
1.7
2.6
2.9
1.8
2.1
3.1
2.8
.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
2.4
5.3
.9

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

201.484
208.579
206.936
159.701
210.142
202.696
247.570
258.106
239.521
205.529
210.225
209.676
148.694
225.540
259.091

1.7
1.9
2.2
3.1
1.8
2.7
4.0
1.9
1.1
3.6
1.5
1.7
2.2
6.2
1.4

.4
.3
.4
.5
.6
.9
1.0
.4
.3
.8
.3
.3
.2
1.5
.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 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 ..........................................

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 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.
2009

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2010

Aug.
2009

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

231.995
354.501

1.5

0.2

140.390

2.4

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

224.074
223.546
222.046
228.158
230.438

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.2
1.6

.3
.3
.4
.2
-.2

140.731
140.773
136.074
148.322
138.690

2.0
2.0
1.4
3.0
1.9

-.4
-.5
-1.0
.3
.6

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

243.033
289.145
294.557
269.799
269.784
206.897
196.997
199.338
196.113
195.854
117.141

.4
.5
1.8
.3
.3
1.9
.9
-.6
-.2
-.6
-2.9

-.2
.0
.3
-.2
-.2
-.7
-.8
-1.1
-1.3
-.7
-.8

140.049
138.640
145.040
136.501
136.501
176.796
173.825
149.910
136.639
156.501
103.133

1.2
1.1
1.8
1.4
1.4
3.6
3.8
2.4
2.0
3.9
-1.4

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

118.124

3.2

4.0

82.940

.1

2.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

196.398
190.601
223.139
222.115
222.337
223.835
217.392

4.6
4.5
2.1
1.9
1.7
2.4
2.4

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

134.267
134.539
227.664
228.090
231.621
226.493
217.010

4.7
4.6
2.8
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.6

.5
.4
.3
.3
.2
.4
.4

Medical care .............................................................................

406.135

2.9

.1

170.334

3.2

.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

118.347

-.5

-.2

122.148

.3

.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

131.065

.4

.2

119.710

2.6

.5

Other goods and services ........................................................

442.757

4.5

.4

213.519

6.2

.2

231.995
183.883
157.337
191.025
111.747
282.932

1.5
2.2
2.8
2.5
3.3
1.1

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

140.390
132.707
128.156
166.174
91.500
144.309

2.4
2.9
3.6
3.7
3.2
1.9

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

225.621
212.337
160.106
209.072
193.532
249.805
273.991
208.067
236.320
240.364

1.5
2.1
2.7
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.0
1.4
1.6
1.6

.2
.3
.7
.7
1.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
.2
.2

137.249
138.901
128.559
152.560
164.082
149.970
142.113
197.208
133.179
131.782

2.3
2.8
3.6
2.8
3.5
2.7
1.8
3.3
2.3
2.4

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

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

203.593
332.834

1.4

0.1

134.426

2.2

0.2
-

202.896
328.743

1.8

0.5

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

216.273
215.870
212.073
221.841
219.817

1.4
1.3
1.0
1.6
2.6

.1
.1
-.1
.4
-.3

137.391
137.558
133.141
143.737
138.325

1.4
1.6
1.2
2.0
.7

.8
.9
.1
1.9
-.3

216.002
214.997
200.562
239.682
229.849

.4
.3
1.0
-.8
3.2

.5
.4
.6
.3
.6

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

193.181
217.702
232.091
215.657
215.649
206.782
182.764
186.093
180.872
175.923
111.633

.4
-.4
.6
-.4
-.4
7.3
7.5
7.7
8.1
6.3
-3.3

-.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
-1.2
-1.8
-1.9
-.8
-3.9
.1

127.224
125.373
127.446
124.444
124.444
174.674
177.214
173.206
167.848
176.052
93.029

.6
.0
.7
.9
.9
6.6
7.0
7.0
4.1
15.5
-4.4

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

195.194
219.355
205.362
214.698
214.698
213.593
167.909
179.937
176.128
179.678
122.087

1.3
1.3
1.7
1.3
1.3
3.6
4.0
3.8
4.1
3.1
-1.4

.1
.3
.5
.2
.2
-.3
-.3
-.7
-1.6
1.8
-.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

104.250

-2.5

1.3

81.436

-.7

-1.2

118.323

-8.0

.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

192.098
188.956
245.884
245.026
244.323
261.232
236.304

4.9
4.9
4.9
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.3

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

143.436
143.126
246.061
246.996
251.415
245.170
233.329

5.9
5.9
5.6
5.2
4.9
6.4
5.5

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

176.459
171.388
209.169
207.247
199.519
240.830
213.047

5.5
5.5
5.5
5.2
4.8
6.2
4.9

.7
.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.0

Medical care .............................................................................

389.680

3.5

.1

169.704

4.0

.4

365.601

1.1

.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

112.104

-1.2

.3

111.724

.2

.0

106.489

-1.0

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.349

.8

.6

127.156

3.4

.8

125.505

2.6

2.9

Other goods and services ........................................................

376.903

2.2

-.1

197.660

4.2

.6

424.963

4.8

.1

203.593
170.541
146.749
188.897
107.434
241.694

1.4
1.7
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.2

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

134.426
125.651
119.722
152.982
87.509
141.108

2.2
2.5
3.1
2.7
3.7
2.1

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

202.896
177.599
159.666
202.573
113.282
235.659

1.8
2.0
2.8
1.7
4.6
1.6

.5
.5
.5
.7
.3
.4

196.646
200.665
149.445
203.574
191.149
250.676
230.565
210.076
204.277
202.101

1.3
2.2
1.9
1.4
1.6
3.1
1.0
6.0
.9
.8

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

131.163
136.100
120.109
144.772
151.399
157.136
138.040
207.495
126.954
124.742

2.1
3.0
3.0
2.1
2.5
4.0
1.9
6.0
1.8
1.9

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

195.105
199.716
161.455
209.464
203.923
230.429
221.315
188.828
205.030
203.378

1.8
1.9
2.8
1.1
1.8
2.0
1.7
4.8
1.4
1.6

.5
.5
.5
.6
.7
.6
.5
.8
.4
.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)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

210.831
341.547

0.9

0.1

133.420

1.6

0.1
-

215.354
348.610

2.0

0.2

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

215.495
215.822
208.626
228.243
210.400

.2
.1
-.2
.4
1.8

-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.2

138.507
138.831
136.229
142.427
132.564

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6

.4
.4
.6
.1
.1

213.813
213.234
214.881
214.607
220.303

1.0
1.0
1.3
.4
1.2

.3
.3
.4
.0
1.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

205.885
225.098
226.192
217.405
217.396
218.318
197.425
202.213
193.574
214.062
128.820

-.6
-.6
-1.0
-.4
-.4
.6
-.4
-.5
-2.5
12.1
-3.2

-.1
.0
-.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
-.1
-2.0
-.1

132.845
135.191
138.910
134.004
134.004
156.552
153.681
150.880
147.401
155.836
95.114

-.3
-.5
-1.2
-.1
-.1
2.2
1.6
1.4
1.1
2.5
-2.2

-.2
-.3
-.8
.1
.1
.5
.5
.5
.7
-1.1
.0

205.226
235.643
218.131
218.147
218.147
221.957
189.162
197.192
199.434
156.191
113.005

.7
1.1
.7
1.5
1.5
.5
-.1
-.7
-.6
-2.9
-2.3

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

140.387

-1.3

1.5

84.125

-3.3

.7

115.205

1.3

1.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

195.599
194.602
237.067
235.178
235.486
237.627
234.068

5.8
5.8
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.5

.4
.5
.4
.4
.3
.7
.5

129.934
129.479
228.868
229.458
235.361
223.929
219.596

6.2
6.2
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.5

.4
.4
.6
.6
.6
.6
.6

196.400
195.073
216.670
214.483
207.021
254.524
224.776

6.3
6.3
4.5
4.0
4.0
4.4
3.9

.1
.1
.6
.5
.5
.3
1.4

Medical care .............................................................................

361.822

3.4

.4

160.346

3.7

.2

366.004

2.6

-.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

103.898

-4.8

-.4

111.529

-.8

.1

115.324

-1.3

2.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.849

1.8

.5

119.616

1.6

.3

128.066

.4

.4

Other goods and services ........................................................

362.407

2.7

-.1

185.704

3.4

.0

442.987

2.6

1.4

210.831
178.512
158.545
201.226
116.538
247.125

.9
1.5
2.4
1.5
3.7
.4

.1
.2
.4
.5
.2
.1

133.420
122.994
115.343
147.071
87.865
141.238

1.6
2.2
2.7
1.6
4.3
1.1

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

215.354
178.538
161.154
204.802
118.043
263.276

2.0
2.5
3.3
3.0
3.9
1.5

.2
.3
.4
.7
-.2
.2

204.047
206.984
160.486
207.631
201.725
250.457
235.780
213.998
211.292
210.508

.8
1.7
2.4
.8
1.5
1.9
.2
2.0
.7
.9

.1
.2
.4
.2
.5
.2
.0
.0
.1
.2

130.430
131.057
115.828
142.059
146.303
147.248
139.191
185.993
126.814
124.310

1.5
2.4
2.6
1.5
1.6
2.7
.8
3.3
1.4
1.4

.1
.3
.3
.4
.4
.3
.0
.6
.1
.0

205.725
211.109
162.387
210.093
204.565
266.832
249.119
197.849
215.545
216.776

2.0
2.3
3.3
2.1
3.0
1.9
1.5
2.5
1.9
2.1

.3
.3
.4
.5
.7
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2009

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2010

Aug.
2009

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

218.784
354.169

1.0

0.1

133.480

0.8

0.0

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

222.718
221.698
222.402
219.756
232.300

.2
.2
-.3
.7
.5

-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
-.3

136.893
136.007
132.220
142.213
153.927

.7
.8
.3
1.5
-.9

.3
.3
.4
.2
.0

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
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 ...................................

231.892
253.472
278.703
244.440
244.434
249.940
235.802
237.898
269.061
193.663
130.582

-.4
-.8
-.7
-.8
-.8
5.5
5.1
4.7
5.7
1.3
-3.8

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

131.067
129.645
134.422
129.004
129.008
172.527
171.534
170.334
165.028
175.317
100.978

-1.6
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
3.6
3.0
2.6
4.0
-2.0
-1.3

-.2
-.3
-.4
-.3
-.3
.7
.8
.7
.0
3.1
-1.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

113.223

-.5

.8

87.036

-3.7

-2.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

194.055
189.963
245.242
244.533
245.996
225.656
234.967

5.5
5.4
5.0
4.7
4.9
4.3
4.2

.3
.4
.8
.8
.8
.6
.7

138.402
138.042
227.918
230.565
230.866
226.441
220.580

6.0
6.1
8.0
7.8
7.8
8.1
7.7

.6
.7
1.1
1.1
1.1
.8
1.1

Medical care .............................................................................

385.994

3.2

.0

172.578

4.1

.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

105.480

-3.0

-1.0

93.436

-1.3

-.8

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.432

1.8

.5

121.396

.8

1.2

Other goods and services ........................................................

377.046

3.1

-.1

174.920

3.4

.2

218.784
175.633
148.924
186.264
114.470
263.957

1.0
1.7
2.7
1.9
3.3
.6

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

133.480
121.837
113.893
140.897
88.338
139.043

.8
2.3
3.1
1.7
4.4
-.4

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

212.835
206.451
152.265
206.041
190.179
256.362
255.507
241.812
218.248
217.773

.9
2.0
2.6
1.0
1.8
2.6
.4
5.0
.6
.7

.1
.1
.2
.2
.4
.0
.2
.5
.1
.1

129.061
131.529
114.968
138.571
141.694
150.068
136.022
206.095
125.410
123.207

.6
2.3
2.9
1.2
1.6
2.1
-.8
5.9
.3
.2

.0
.1
-.2
.0
-.4
.4
.0
.9
-.1
-.2

-

-

-

-

-

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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

M

214.501

214.143

214.212

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

222.029
222.620
136.826

221.778
222.689
136.277

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

207.394
212.534
133.552

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 2010 from—

Aug.
2009

June
2010

July
2010

July
2009

May
2010

June
2010

214.392

0.8

0.1

0.1

0.7

-0.1

0.0

221.433
221.212
137.459

221.241
222.046
136.074

1.6
1.7
1.4

-.2
-.3
-.1

-.1
.4
-1.0

1.7
1.0
3.2

-.3
-.6
.5

-.2
-.7
.9

206.140
211.583
132.295

206.942
212.182
133.048

207.085
212.073
133.141

1.0
1.0
1.2

.5
.2
.6

.1
-.1
.1

.7
1.0
.6

-.2
-.2
-.4

.4
.3
.6

199.412

198.653

199.383

200.562

1.0

1.0

.6

-.4

.0

.4

M
M
M

211.239
208.737
135.915

211.010
208.763
135.517

210.876
209.116
135.381

211.515
208.626
136.229

.8
-.2
1.4

.2
-.1
.5

.3
-.2
.6

.9
.6
1.0

-.2
.2
-.4

-.1
.2
-.1

M

214.424

215.331

214.022

214.881

1.3

-.2

.4

.9

-.2

-.6

M
M
M

219.479
224.192
130.664

219.716
223.628
131.502

219.694
223.166
131.714

219.546
222.402
132.220

.0
-.3
.3

-.1
-.5
.5

-.1
-.3
.4

-.2
-.2
-.2

.1
-.5
.8

.0
-.2
.2

M
M
M

199.465
134.441
208.026

199.134
134.124
208.398

198.891
134.432
208.434

198.757
134.719
209.263

.6
1.1
1.0

-.2
.4
.4

-.1
.2
.4

.6
1.1
.3

-.3
.0
.2

-.1
.2
.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

216.958
232.413

213.589
231.055

215.223
229.611

215.269
228.014

-.4
.0

.8
-1.3

.0
-.7

.2
.2

-.8
-1.2

.8
-.6

M

224.832

224.993

223.912

224.859

2.0

-.1

.4

1.2

-.4

-.5

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

219.578
216.728
194.870
133.872

218.971
215.860
194.047
134.899

218.403
215.878
196.459
134.905

216.764
216.802
196.665
133.537

.6
2.6
-1.0
-.9

-1.0
.4
1.3
-1.0

-.8
.4
.1
-1.0

1.2
1.8
-.8
.0

-.5
-.4
.8
.8

-.3
.0
1.2
.0

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

212.588
200.137
201.038
223.739

208.887
200.621
202.644
225.178

209.202
198.755
202.428
226.498

208.467
199.687
203.157
226.004

-.3
1.2
.8
.7

-.2
-.5
.3
.4

-.4
.5
.4
-.2

-.5
.8
1.2
2.5

-1.6
-.7
.7
1.2

.2
-.9
-.1
.6

2
2
2

219.020
222.130
220.073

219.996
222.012
219.982

216.134
223.401
221.231

218.251
222.220
222.263

1.3
-.2
-1.0

-.8
.1
1.0

1.0
-.5
.5

-.4
-.4
-1.2

-1.3
.6
.5

-1.8
.6
.6

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.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Aug.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

Index
Aug.
2010

Percent
change from—
Aug.
2009

July
2010

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

214.205
638.052

1.4

0.1
-

206.338
605.986

1.0

0.0

-

218.752
646.479

1.0

0.2

-

236.820
674.285

1.7

0.2

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

219.175
218.696
214.392
226.481
224.749

1.0
1.0
.8
1.2
1.4

.2
.2
.1
.3
.0

216.060
214.998
215.269
209.600
229.462

.1
.0
-.4
.6
.7

-.1
.0
.0
.0
-1.6

224.077
221.743
228.014
210.646
236.790

.6
.6
.0
1.4
1.0

-.3
-.3
-.7
.3
-1.1

227.885
227.448
224.859
236.085
232.734

1.6
1.6
2.0
1.0
2.2

.3
.3
.4
.2
-.3

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
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 ...

213.603
242.295
247.250

-.1
-.4
-.1

-.1
.0
-.1

203.244
240.294
271.424

.6
-.8
.6

-.3
.1
.0

237.549
261.448
280.972

-.1
-.3
.0

.1
.3
.1

255.272
309.332
312.974

.6
.8
2.3

-.2
.1
.4

232.373

-.3

.0

237.943

-.4

.1

253.652

-.3

.4

287.822

.3

-.1

232.374
218.703
193.259
198.640
199.727
190.569
120.912

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
1.7
4.1
-2.7

.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.8
-.3

237.943
184.965
163.219
167.196
160.652
163.209
98.722

-.4
12.4
12.8
13.3
15.7
9.1
-4.3

.1
-3.4
-4.2
-4.4
-.2
-10.6
.6

253.656
249.101
236.581
235.886
268.622
204.584
120.989

-.3
6.7
6.9
6.7
4.2
15.4
-4.8

.4
.0
-.7
-.7
-.8
-.3
-1.8

287.770
197.062
196.959
196.757
191.095
200.907
111.864

.3
1.4
.1
-1.1
-.5
-1.7
-2.5

-.1
-1.7
-1.6
-1.9
-2.2
-1.2
-1.8

Apparel .....................................................

115.600

-1.3

1.0

87.695

-7.6

1.7

105.642

-2.1

4.5

110.442

5.4

5.7

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

192.657
189.261
236.436
235.966
234.934
242.705
229.666

5.5
5.5
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.5

.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
.5

177.846
174.661
250.299
248.379
244.491
258.740
239.399

5.1
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.5
5.0
5.9

.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.1

194.199
190.003
242.780
238.103
238.709
225.690
227.136

5.4
5.1
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.2

.1
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.0

202.593
193.753
216.748
216.007
217.679
218.651
213.588

4.6
4.5
2.6
2.4
2.2
3.4
2.8

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1

Medical care .............................................

389.905

3.4

.1

416.309

5.0

.4

371.159

3.0

.1

378.031

2.7

.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

109.967

-1.3

-.1

108.855

.1

1.4

100.149

-6.8

-.7

113.997

-1.0

-.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

125.425

1.5

.6

135.704

-.7

.3

132.425

2.7

.7

131.345

-.1

.0

Other goods and services .........................

412.453

3.6

.2

370.558

1.9

-.9

356.622

3.1

-.3

434.142

5.7

.4

214.205
177.003
154.309
196.297
113.125
257.745

1.4
2.1
2.7
2.0
3.7
.9

.1
.3
.3
.4
.1
.1

206.338
164.864
137.740
181.961
98.642
250.075

1.0
.3
.4
-.4
1.8
1.6

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

218.752
174.023
145.938
184.164
108.714
265.793

1.0
1.2
1.8
.2
3.3
.8

.2
.1
.4
.8
-.4
.2

236.820
183.310
152.638
185.128
106.019
290.635

1.7
2.7
3.4
4.0
2.4
1.1

.2
.7
1.1
1.8
-.3
-.1

207.068
206.276
156.695
208.167
198.064
253.551
246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009

1.3
2.3
2.7
1.5
2.0
2.5
.7
3.8
1.2
1.2

.1
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1

198.092
195.388
141.133
201.267
185.661
245.152
237.507
197.030
208.064
206.638

.8
1.8
.5
-.1
-.3
4.3
1.2
8.4
.2
.3

.0
.0
.4
.1
.2
-.5
-.2
-1.9
.2
.3

213.314
201.885
150.097
206.278
190.402
247.475
258.402
243.900
217.775
217.079

.9
1.7
1.7
.3
.2
2.4
.7
3.9
.7
.7

.2
.1
.3
.2
.7
.1
.2
-.2
.2
.3

231.459
210.108
155.616
208.293
187.976
243.746
283.347
206.537
241.605
245.884

1.7
2.3
3.4
2.7
3.9
1.6
1.0
1.2
1.8
1.8

.2
.3
1.0
1.0
1.6
-.3
-.1
-.8
.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 ..................

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.

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.

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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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

214.205
638.052

1.4

0.2
-

203.745
616.050

0.7

-0.2
-

206.338
605.986

1.0

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

219.175
218.696
214.392
226.481
224.749

1.0
1.0
.8
1.2
1.4

.2
.2
.1
.3
.5

217.682
224.683
208.467
249.665
139.756

.7
.7
-.3
1.7
1.6

.1
.1
-.2
.4
-1.0

216.060
214.998
215.269
209.600
229.462

.1
.0
-.4
.6
.7

.4
.4
.8
-.1
-.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

213.603
242.295
247.250
232.373
232.374
218.703
193.259
198.640
199.727
190.569
120.912

-.1
-.4
-.1
-.3
-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
1.7
4.1
-2.7

.1
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.8
.6
.7
.4
1.7
-.7

198.903
203.734
208.954
192.804
192.804
282.735
255.779
256.018
237.757
254.310
132.803

-.9
-3.0
-4.5
-2.5
-2.5
9.1
8.7
8.6
5.2
16.4
-.4

-.9
-1.5
-2.0
-1.2
-1.2
1.5
1.0
1.0
.0
4.5
-.5

203.244
240.294
271.424
237.943
237.943
184.965
163.219
167.196
160.652
163.209
98.722

.6
-.8
.6
-.4
-.4
12.4
12.8
13.3
15.7
9.1
-4.3

.2
.0
-.3
.1
.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.7
-1.6
.8

Apparel ...................................................................................

115.600

-1.3

-1.7

135.482

7.3

1.5

87.695

-7.6

.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

192.657
189.261
236.436
235.966
234.934
242.705
229.666

5.5
5.5
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.5

.6
.6
.3
.4
.3
.5
.4

182.186
180.053
232.383
231.466
227.883
282.142
235.337

6.4
6.6
6.3
5.9
6.1
5.5
5.2

.4
.6
.1
.1
.1
.4
-.1

177.846
174.661
250.299
248.379
244.491
258.740
239.399

5.1
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.5
5.0
5.9

.0
.0
-.9
-.9
-.8
-1.4
-1.0

Medical care ...........................................................................

389.905

3.4

.1

316.404

.0

1.5

416.309

5.0

.7

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

109.967

-1.3

-.3

85.699

-10.6

-.7

108.855

.1

.9

Education and communication 7 .............................................

125.425

1.5

.8

121.463

2.8

1.5

135.704

-.7

.5

Other goods and services ......................................................

412.453

3.6

.9

365.652

4.7

.7

370.558

1.9

-.8

214.205
177.003
154.309
196.297
113.125
257.745

1.4
2.1
2.7
2.0
3.7
.9

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

203.745
174.964
153.983
198.859
110.577
238.427

.7
2.9
4.4
3.9
4.7
-.5

-.2
.3
.5
.6
.3
-.4

206.338
164.864
137.740
181.961
98.642
250.075

1.0
.3
.4
-.4
1.8
1.6

.2
.2
.1
-.3
1.0
.3

207.068
206.276
156.695
208.167
198.064
253.551
246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009

1.3
2.3
2.7
1.5
2.0
2.5
.7
3.8
1.2
1.2

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

197.228
210.498
153.611
206.209
194.811
264.979
227.048
224.280
200.186
196.245

.8
3.0
4.2
2.2
3.7
3.5
-.5
7.2
-.2
-.4

-.2
.6
.4
.3
.5
1.0
-.5
.6
-.3
-.4

198.092
195.388
141.133
201.267
185.661
245.152
237.507
197.030
208.064
206.638

.8
1.8
.5
-.1
-.3
4.3
1.2
8.4
.2
.3

.2
.3
.1
.0
-.3
.5
.2
-.1
.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 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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

201.359
593.042

0.6

0.3
-

193.276
616.852

2.0

0.3
-

218.752
646.479

1.0

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

202.058
202.574
199.687
207.469
190.371

1.2
1.4
1.2
1.6
-1.7

.2
.2
-.5
1.4
.2

203.012
202.178
203.157
197.239
205.597

.5
.6
.8
.6
-.4

.2
.2
.3
.2
.2

224.077
221.743
228.014
210.646
236.790

.6
.6
.0
1.4
1.0

-.5
-.5
-1.3
.6
.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

180.480
192.817
204.905
199.352
199.352
240.901
198.891
200.406
185.500
206.571
113.529

-1.5
-2.1
-.6
-2.6
-2.6
2.1
1.4
1.1
1.3
.6
-3.4

-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
-.5
-1.5
-1.7
-3.4
.8
.1

184.421
201.985
193.345
201.887
201.887
191.430
183.509
181.735
186.589
146.935
126.944

.9
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.5
.7
.7
.5
2.0
-11.8
-2.3

.1
.4
.3
.5
.5
-1.4
-1.6
-1.7
.5
-18.6
.6

237.549
261.448
280.972
253.652
253.656
249.101
236.581
235.886
268.622
204.584
120.989

-.1
-.3
.0
-.3
-.3
6.7
6.9
6.7
4.2
15.4
-4.8

.2
.2
.0
.3
.3
2.3
1.1
1.2
.0
4.9
-2.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

100.852

-7.7

1.1

153.150

9.1

3.2

105.642

-2.1

.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

226.744
225.060
245.154
244.943
252.044
272.503
227.543

5.8
5.7
7.3
7.1
7.5
6.3
4.6

1.3
1.3
1.9
2.0
2.2
.7
2.0

180.810
180.007
224.962
224.838
232.067
230.298
219.030

5.2
5.4
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.5

.3
.4
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-1.1
-1.4

194.199
190.003
242.780
238.103
238.709
225.690
227.136

5.4
5.1
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.2

.6
.7
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

353.908

1.4

-.6

374.341

4.8

.7

371.159

3.0

.3

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

115.078

-1.6

-.9

102.624

-5.0

.0

100.149

-6.8

-.6

Education and communication 7 .............................................

130.298

.3

1.2

102.877

.6

.6

132.425

2.7

1.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

390.698

2.2

.3

318.101

4.5

-.6

356.622

3.1

1.9

201.359
168.851
150.279
188.769
108.885
242.067

.6
1.7
2.0
1.4
3.8
-.3

.3
.5
.8
1.0
.3
.2

193.276
170.664
153.057
200.196
107.412
222.228

2.0
2.8
4.3
4.5
4.1
1.3

.3
.4
.5
.2
.9
.2

218.752
174.023
145.938
184.164
108.714
265.793

1.0
1.2
1.8
.2
3.3
.8

.2
.1
.5
.9
-.4
.4

196.167
207.858
152.039
196.376
189.413
273.926
234.066
222.021
199.743
199.554

.6
1.6
1.9
1.3
1.2
1.4
-.4
4.7
.1
-.3

.4
.5
.7
.6
1.0
.4
.2
.4
.3
.4

184.773
191.670
154.859
202.678
200.529
224.526
205.596
207.390
192.459
190.075

1.8
2.2
4.1
2.4
4.1
1.3
1.1
1.8
2.0
2.4

.3
.3
.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
-1.7
.6
.7

213.314
201.885
150.097
206.278
190.402
247.475
258.402
243.900
217.775
217.079

.9
1.7
1.7
.3
.2
2.4
.7
3.9
.7
.7

.2
.2
.5
.2
.9
.6
.4
1.1
.2
.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 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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

Index
Aug.
2010

June
2010

Percent change
from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

220.790
358.717

0.8

0.2
-

236.820
674.285

1.7

0.4
-

228.523
663.784

1.3

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

226.922
228.640
226.004
234.892
201.375

1.2
1.0
.7
1.4
3.9

.2
.0
.4
-.5
2.1

227.885
227.448
224.859
236.085
232.734

1.6
1.6
2.0
1.0
2.2

.1
.1
-.1
.4
.2

209.961
209.188
218.251
188.568
211.520

1.0
1.1
1.3
.9
-1.4

-.5
-.5
-.8
-.1
-.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

223.675
248.217
237.160
242.208
242.208
164.538
146.440
144.118
140.609
190.341
167.785

-1.0
.3
.3
.0
.0
-5.6
-9.4
-9.5
-9.8
-5.0
-7.4

-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.4
.5
.5
.8
-5.9
-1.1

255.272
309.332
312.974
287.822
287.770
197.062
196.959
196.757
191.095
200.907
111.864

.6
.8
2.3
.3
.3
1.4
.1
-1.1
-.5
-1.7
-2.5

.2
.4
.9
.0
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.2
-2.0
.4
-1.0

238.520
287.437
260.457
257.697
257.697
219.158
194.154
210.591
212.626
191.532
118.041

.6
.7
.5
.8
.8
1.3
.4
-1.4
1.3
-7.9
-1.6

.1
-.2
.6
-.5
-.5
1.1
.2
.2
.4
-.4
1.2

Apparel ...................................................................................

147.854

7.0

4.8

110.442

5.4

3.2

105.562

-2.7

1.3

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

200.197
200.337
245.006
242.645
241.350
228.661
241.229

5.8
5.7
3.4
3.3
2.5
4.7
5.0

.5
.7
.4
.4
.5
.3
.2

202.593
193.753
216.748
216.007
217.679
218.651
213.588

4.6
4.5
2.6
2.4
2.2
3.4
2.8

.2
.3
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
-.5
-.8

200.973
198.840
234.575
231.260
230.962
227.138
220.904

4.4
4.0
-.2
-.3
-.8
.2
.9

.1
.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-1.5
-1.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

376.669

3.3

.1

378.031

2.7

.1

419.452

1.8

.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

104.456

-6.6

-2.5

113.997

-1.0

-.4

121.807

.7

-.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

122.312

.8

1.2

131.345

-.1

.3

126.600

1.6

1.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

292.145

-.9

-.4

434.142

5.7

3.7

444.318

3.7

.7

220.790
191.301
169.567
199.644
134.137
247.975

.8
1.9
2.4
2.6
2.1
.1

.2
.4
.5
.7
.3
.0

236.820
183.310
152.638
185.128
106.019
290.635

1.7
2.7
3.4
4.0
2.4
1.1

.4
.7
1.1
1.4
.3
.2

228.523
178.008
155.911
180.803
118.868
288.310

1.3
1.3
1.5
-.5
5.4
1.4

.2
.1
.5
.3
.8
.2

214.339
208.074
170.515
215.051
199.127
229.884
237.667
186.334
225.238
224.589

.7
1.2
2.5
1.8
2.8
.3
.0
-2.0
1.1
1.2

.2
.3
.6
.4
.8
.2
.1
.4
.2
.2

231.459
210.108
155.616
208.293
187.976
243.746
283.347
206.537
241.605
245.884

1.7
2.3
3.4
2.7
3.9
1.6
1.0
1.2
1.8
1.8

.4
.4
1.0
.7
1.4
.0
.2
-1.1
.5
.6

221.660
212.145
158.143
197.591
183.187
262.375
278.561
205.634
232.542
239.329

1.3
1.7
1.4
.2
-.5
2.2
1.4
.2
1.5
1.6

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

-

-

-

-

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.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Aug.
2009

Index

June
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change from—
Aug.
2009

June
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

224.195
682.693

1.3

0.0
-

223.444
662.734

0.7

0.7

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

226.302
226.673
222.220
232.759
225.021

.0
.1
-.2
.6
-1.4

.3
.5
.1
1.0
-1.9

226.596
226.775
222.263
238.260
228.139

-.6
-.8
-1.0
-.4
1.5

.8
.6
1.0
.0
2.5

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
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 .................................

246.594
270.469
297.360
252.168
252.168
281.867
303.253
302.690
314.818
250.180
135.693

-.1
-.5
-.5
-.2
-.2
5.7
4.9
4.5
1.1
13.6
-2.1

.6
.4
.2
.5
.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
.0
9.6
.9

226.359
247.688
252.107
256.917
256.917
218.788
214.159
249.460
258.829
191.037
155.577

-1.8
-2.5
-2.4
-2.7
-2.7
5.6
5.3
4.7
9.8
-13.1
-5.1

.7
.6
.2
.5
.5
.4
.7
.7
.8
.0
1.4

Apparel ...................................................................................

109.984

.1

-4.9

144.299

5.7

-2.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

181.282
174.314
240.399
240.253
240.861
222.774
225.719

5.4
5.2
5.6
5.4
5.4
4.9
5.7

.6
.9
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.5

216.562
222.057
327.198
334.342
366.999
258.736
296.151

5.6
5.7
8.3
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.6

1.9
2.3
4.2
4.3
4.4
3.9
3.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

381.674

2.6

.2

346.194

1.8

-.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.397

3.3

-4.6

94.808

-4.5

.8

Education and communication 7 .............................................

135.798

1.8

-.6

126.408

1.5

.4

Other goods and services ......................................................

381.336

1.2

.0

410.816

10.7

-.3

224.195
176.307
145.516
179.566
110.932
271.550

1.3
1.7
2.9
3.1
1.7
1.1

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

223.444
189.159
169.366
216.033
125.246
259.094

.7
2.9
5.1
7.2
1.3
-.8

.7
.9
1.1
1.2
.9
.6

218.893
206.823
148.507
205.400
182.144
254.058
264.838
265.452
223.911
223.765

1.3
2.5
2.7
1.6
2.8
3.5
1.0
5.1
1.0
1.2

.0
-.2
-.2
.1
-.2
-.6
.0
2.4
-.2
-.3

218.307
215.722
171.130
219.664
216.032
250.751
250.776
279.299
221.639
219.779

.6
2.3
4.9
3.1
6.7
1.5
-.9
7.3
.0
.1

.8
.8
1.1
1.0
1.3
.5
.6
2.9
.5
.5

-

-

-

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
2008
2009

190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143

191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193

193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709

194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240

194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856

194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
215.693

195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
215.351

196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
215.834

198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
215.969

199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
216.177

197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
216.330

196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
215.949

2010

216.687

216.741

217.631

218.009

218.178

217.965

218.011

218.312

-

-

-

-

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
2008
2009

193.2
200.6
205.709
214.429
213.139

197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
215.935

195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537

3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
2.7

3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-.4

2010

217.535

-

-

-

-

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

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expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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

180.9
541.9

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

210.036
629.174

210.228
629.751

215.949
646.887

218.312
653.966

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

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

206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888

218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864

218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837

219.877
219.491
215.382
249.736
218.590
226.354
216.370
224.431
156.436
266.276
156.997
290.049
294.747
153.086
249.599
245.122
254.820
248.320
252.299
288.138

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

225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818

248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918

254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178

257.489
208.854
210.316
209.097
226.713
207.084
163.143
153.957
163.056
195.284

113.1
187.8

118.0
205.1

124.8
212.4

120.3
207.7

122.3
211.1

126.273
219.140

129.126
219.838

122.472
211.750

137.263
239.733

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

122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966

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

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

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

193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482

127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706

120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189

131.202
193.566
217.638
179.591
123.873
195.158
187.567
128.825
279.882
166.840
203.690
131.156
205.540
201.435
132.271
243.222
145.015
127.047
174.976
264.540
183.633
198.712
134.572
192.241
138.566
204.988
189.628
135.314
265.914

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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 .........................
Prepared salads 1 3 .....................................
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
4 ...............................................................
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 2 ...................................................

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

326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760

327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634

315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807

302.474
306.645
314.529
193.275
215.334
459.012
95.502
296.338
324.495
276.559
287.509
299.511
148.011
151.985
141.766
163.388
138.934
195.449

110.3
110.1

109.5
108.9

113.0
113.8

118.5
116.6

122.5
123.6

129.286
139.039

148.092
176.320

148.847
176.524

150.484
172.273

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

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

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

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

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

180.1
114.0
113.7
111.3

184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545

162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998

161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858

161.764
124.671
155.973
147.247
114.461
113.882
186.975
193.348
197.819
124.239
192.026
200.335
185.851
131.848
144.407
201.764
162.916
186.779
242.224
126.655
142.447
125.338
205.857
230.162
166.451
216.884
217.609
125.249
133.191
127.386
252.623
141.635
121.787
104.561
226.422
141.325
144.120
140.019

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

117.844

106.1

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

132.901

-

-

-

-

-

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ...........................
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 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 .................................
Lodging away from home 2 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5
6 .................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ...................
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 2
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................
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 4 .........................................
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 9 ................................
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 ...................

119.8
184.9
164.6
165.7
170.3
168.1
171.3
152.8
225.9

122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329

154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390

156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055

159.517
223.536
191.183
201.054
190.069
196.859
186.227
169.787
292.200

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

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

145.617
159.749
152.055

147.727
159.915
153.004

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

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367

216.976
248.595
249.024
139.999
432.117

229.4
217.9

236.6
222.2

248.5
227.2

256.7
232.8

266.8
242.8

278.872
249.532

268.348
254.875

253.003
256.727

296.124
256.509

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

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

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

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

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

249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
319.208
324.116
185.155
173.357
220.496
146.878
319.460
353.439
126.066
79.801
119.083
85.646
68.305
123.506
142.055

254.875
120.019
215.184
194.335
256.209
252.024
323.105
199.487
188.342
232.548
156.390
341.965
371.093
128.535
76.079
120.576
85.257
62.517
123.379
142.693

256.727
123.812
208.760
184.886
262.649
268.396
309.643
188.724
187.388
190.497
165.204
365.664
379.248
127.119
73.655
117.287
79.977
61.602
123.373
139.258

256.503
126.463
219.602
194.865
263.196
271.261
305.403
199.632
201.624
190.655
172.491
385.242
385.010
125.005
70.133
114.047
75.572
58.515
118.324
135.465

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

88.108
79.777

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

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

90.510
85.986

91.5
95.6
111.5
85.5
91.5
101.0
116.7
85.7
90.8

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341

90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
129.884
71.721
95.330

88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.116
70.080
95.600

87.248
97.848
110.655
73.747
70.218
62.186
126.543
67.270
96.906

94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5

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

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

91.165
95.744
88.538
183.996
120.194
159.837
117.625
150.630
144.283
154.948

-

-

-

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

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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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ....................
Repair of household items 2 ..............................

117.2
128.6

119.9
133.0

123.4
142.2

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

128.413
165.089

127.430
173.193

124.592
178.830

128.408
181.253

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 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................

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

118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306

117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653

119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985

116.667
110.229
115.515
116.448
136.271
77.530
106.856
90.820
102.702
105.724
87.085
109.691
80.067

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

88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691

88.612
98.956
124.093
125.664
131.745
118.767
112.568
143.607
117.491
150.122

93.355
100.550
128.492
127.787
133.820
125.675
112.695
146.340
114.260
154.017

94.333
88.197
125.656
125.679
126.693
124.209
113.245
154.628
115.772
163.837

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 1 .......................................................
New trucks 1 8 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 .................................
Car and truck rental 2 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ...................
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 motor vehicle registration and license
fees 2 5 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 2 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................

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

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

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

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

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

189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248

164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741

188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829

193.454
188.616
97.891
137.119
95.055
137.180
141.939
147.909
95.991
134.980
235.690
235.110
234.212
241.677
229.072
214.813
137.646
124.324
149.365
144.095
306.414
248.390
255.375
225.255
153.224
375.901
165.838

110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1

119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648

142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454

163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138

165.223
167.076
178.821
120.848
254.717
281.930
155.645

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Aug.
2010

2007

2008

2009

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

108.587
125.840
63.484
263.283
103.916
388.467
314.881
102.373
409.100
99.205
98.145
411.182
329.318
332.836
400.211
176.111
215.023
605.859
226.200
220.785
516.973
178.160
111.656
105.497

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ...................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services 5 ............................
Hospital services 5 13 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
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 dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................

-

-

-

-

-

77.0
185.1

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378

291.3
259.5

302.1
265.0

314.9
270.8

328.4
280.8

340.1
285.9

357.661
293.610

367.133
298.361

321.2

329.1

340.7

355.7

362.3

374.389

379.943

299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8

311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1
-

342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0

356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4

376.940
304.784
306.304
366.225
172.811
200.312
515.677
189.908
183.595
442.085
161.981
106.602
115.727

388.267
313.886
315.233
379.603
173.377
207.850
543.585
201.053
194.073
466.736
167.097
108.281
111.697

379.516
308.221
100.000
396.526
100.000
100.000
401.452
321.827
323.124
391.677
176.391
211.524
581.968
216.570
209.075
504.843
173.095
109.971
108.325

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

111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009

113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833

113.212
99.873
8.983
368.083
16.947

113.521
98.852
7.741
372.933
15.760

78.0
80.7

78.0
79.0

77.1
77.1

76.5
70.7

77.4
68.4

77.808
64.303

79.629
61.029

77.022
55.958

76.051
53.495

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

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

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

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

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

95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585

101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944

100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985

101.607
47.196
94.031
154.629
192.565
142.948
118.055
192.154
158.224
197.773
119.047
141.397
97.949
79.380
69.272
89.130
31.892
112.152
121.474
107.451
57.186
58.431

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

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023

61.483
93.396
97.012
146.629

113.1
257.4

116.1
266.1

116.4
275.3

119.4
284.9

122.0
299.8

123.864
307.108

125.014
316.607

122.918
319.307

124.735
326.799

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

125.4
131.4
206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7

130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

157.372
178.693
265.474
220.161
134.370
105.835

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 9 ........................
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 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Land-line telephone services 12 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
14 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................

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

121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405

125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326

128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532

130.599
201.476
504.635
579.833
648.857
629.896
241.254

132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
67.4

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
66.5

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361
-

196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000

203.279
84.699
145.901
229.846
225.636
81.532
102.534
62.490
101.765

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.381

220.7
71.0

181.1
64.1

155.7
61.1

131.1
58.5

115.8
54.2

100.000
50.722

88.529
50.180

77.960
48.930

75.798
45.125

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

77.073

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

33.969

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 7 .................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 2 ...................................................
Financial services 7 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ........
Infants’ equipment 1 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

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275

383.685
822.662
335.707
217.065
207.042
161.337

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

104.149

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

176.418
219.656
134.026
329.908
262.910
256.560
130.834

181.661
226.281
138.068
339.698
274.810
270.369
137.122

183.917
228.343
139.326
348.697
283.418
278.644
140.340

182.985
230.354
140.554
355.429
289.018
282.125
142.477

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

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

155.624
262.572
124.260

158.346
270.523
128.883

128.7
93.6
156.4

134.1
89.0
149.5

141.0
86.6
148.0
-

147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0

156.6
86.9
151.6
97.1

163.279
87.487
154.060
95.663

171.238
88.754
155.308
98.654

173.992
89.262
157.926

180.719
86.803
154.532

149.7
133.6
145.2
163.9

150.4
131.7
146.7
167.7

155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2

160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4

162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3

170.511
150.162
188.635
236.735

163.582
135.720
161.681
192.948

172.572
148.441
185.689
231.169

173.925
149.558
187.890
236.498

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NA

NA

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

112.093
249.225
252.669
236.504
289.945
210.610
199.734
202.600
152.344
189.844
233.014
198.422
112.990
263.966
238.894
217.506
210.890
212.356
140.014
261.976
255.785
211.109
191.955

108.811
256.731
257.567
246.287
300.067
208.855
198.127
202.442
138.536
165.032
194.403
189.557
111.235
275.370
246.090
171.158
215.930
216.100
139.228
155.745
262.636
224.865
201.511

111.477
259.055
258.303
256.014
306.436
215.703
205.888
207.860
151.052
187.864
229.250
202.064
112.993
279.896
247.793
202.301
219.048
220.025
143.383
228.186
266.237
218.813
199.834

Aug.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
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 ..............................................
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 ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

120.2
211.9
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

115.0
217.9
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

115.5
224.6
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

1
2
3
4
5

114.9
233.2
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

113.3
241.2
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

111.587
262.421
259.015
260.944
311.443
218.147
208.925
209.952
152.182
190.025
234.212
204.111
110.434
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551
143.206
238.702
268.903
221.010
206.503

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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 2009=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 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

1.1

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

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

4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4

5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1

-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1

.8
.9
.9
-.5
-.4
2.8
-.8
-.8
.6
-.6
-1.9
-1.4
-2.3
-1.0
-2.3
-2.4
-1.5
2.4
.3
2.6

.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

3.6
5.4
4.0
3.3
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.0
1.4
3.2
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.2
.8
-.4
1.8
4.9
1.5

10.4
5.1
6.1
5.8
6.2
11.1
5.0
1.5
6.3
5.1
2.3
.3
4.3
5.4
5.3
6.6
7.8
5.8
3.9
7.0
9.2

-.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

6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9

5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4

2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0

1.2
3.9
4.6
6.6
5.2
6.2
2.7
4.7
7.7
12.8
12.1
13.2
9.0
14.1
14.3
9.4
15.6
1.0
2.0
.1
8.6
7.5
.8
-.2
-1.4
.1
4.6
1.9
4.7
-1.1
-1.0
-.6
-7.6
2.0
3.9
4.4
3.7
3.1
-2.7
.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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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 ....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 ................................................
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 4 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 ....

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

6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6

0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8

-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5

-4.1
-5.8
14.8
.0
15.1
21.5
-21.0
-2.3
16.5
-16.1
-17.5
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.4
2.4
2.4
3.5

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

-.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

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

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

3.4
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

5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1

2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5

3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7

1.3

2.4

2.2

2.9

3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0

4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4

14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8

.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5

1.1
-2.4
.3
.0
2.7
-2.0
-1.8
1.3
3.4
4.4
.5
-.6
1.1
.8
3.5
-.4
2.3
2.2
8.0
16.2
3.4
.8
-.3
-5.5
1.0
2.4
.0
.8
4.2
3.1
1.9
2.5
16.0
1.7
-.5
-2.6
.7
.9
.5
.1
.2
.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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ......................................
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 ............................

3.7
2.2
1.9
2.6
.5
1.4
.2
1.4
3.0

2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6

5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4

1.6
.7
.4
.4
1.1
.8
1.5
.0
1.1

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

3.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
5.1
3.8

2.8
2.5
1.7

1.4
.1
.6

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Lodging away from home 2 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ..............................
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 2 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 8 ...................................
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 4 .....................................................
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 9 ...........................................
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 ..............................

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

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0

.7
.3
.0
14.2
3.0

.0
3.3
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
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
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
2.5
-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

4.5
2.8
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4

-3.8
2.1
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9

-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8

17.0
-.1
-.1
2.1
5.2
5.4
.2
1.1
-1.4
5.8
7.6
.1
4.4
5.4
1.5
-1.7
-4.8
-2.8
-5.5
-5.0
-4.1
-2.7
-3.3
-8.2

-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

-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

-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

2.8
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

3.9
4.3
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

1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7

1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9

-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4

-1.0
-1.2
-1.8
-.8
-2.7
-4.5
.3
-4.0
1.4
-1.6
-1.4
-1.7
.5
-1.7
2.6
1.4
.3
.0
-.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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...............................
Repair of household items 2 .........................................

1.4
4.9

2.3
3.4

2.9
6.9

4.1
6.8

0.2
4.3

-0.1
4.2

-0.8
4.9

-2.2
3.3

3.1
1.4

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 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................

-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

-.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

.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3

-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3

1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6

-2.3
-.4
.2
2.4
.0
-2.8
2.5
-2.6
-5.2
-3.8
-13.4
-2.3
-4.7

-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

-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0

-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5

5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6

1.0
-12.3
-2.2
-1.6
-5.3
-1.2
.5
5.7
1.3
6.4

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 1 ..................................................................
New trucks 1 8 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ............................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ..............................
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 motor vehicle registration and license fees 2 5 ....
Parking and other fees 2 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................

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

.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

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

4.8
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

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

8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3

-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8

14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1

2.7
2.6
1.5
-1.3
-1.2
-1.8
-.4
7.6
-3.1
7.4
4.9
4.8
4.9
4.8
4.7
5.8
2.1
2.5
1.5
1.2
4.8
1.2
1.7
.6
1.7
2.5
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.5
3.9
4.2
4.4

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ..............................................
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services 5 .......................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 2 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1.8
1.5

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

5.0
3.1

3.7
2.1

4.2
2.2

4.3
3.7

4.5

2.5

3.5

5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4

4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1

2.3
2.1

8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1

0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0

-0.1
18.9
-1.9
2.7
3.9

3.6
1.8

5.2
2.7

2.6
1.6

3.4
3.3

4.4

1.9

3.3

1.5

4.4

4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-

4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8

3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5

3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0

2.4
2.2
2.4
3.2
-.8
-1.9
2.4
2.3
3.0
2.2
-.2
1.7
4.1
4.4
5.6
2.4
2.9
1.5
-2.6

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

.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

.8
-.1
-18.3
2.5
-13.0

1.8
-1.0
-19.4
1.8
-14.4

-.4
-1.7
-27.4
2.3
-10.0

.3
-1.0
-13.8
1.3
-7.0

-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

.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

-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

-.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

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

.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4

2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4

-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2

-1.3
-4.4
.8
-2.1
-1.2
1.1
-.4
.1
-.3
3.7
1.5
2.8
.6
1.3
-.1
-1.5
-4.6
-.4
-5.8
.8
.6
1.4
-1.9
-2.6
-1.5
1.0
-.7
1.8

.6
4.9

2.7
3.4

.3
3.5

2.6
3.5

2.2
5.2

1.5
2.4

.9
3.1

-1.7
.9

1.5
2.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................

5.0
4.0
1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7

3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2

2.4
2.5
.5
-.5
-.5
-.6

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 9 ...................................
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 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................

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
.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
-1.3

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
-1.4

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
-1.5

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
.0

3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9

3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5

2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1

-13.1
-22.0
-10.7
-.7

-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3

1.3
3.0
1.6
3.1
3.5
2.7
2.4
3.5
-.1
1.9
1.4
11.3
-.2
-.2
-1.8
1.8
-.4
-2.8
-7.8
1.9

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-2.9

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

3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5

3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0

8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5

1.7
5.0
5.1
3.0
.6
-.6

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

-.6

-1.4
1.9
1.9
3.1
4.3
4.3
2.1
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.9
-.8
-.1

.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2
-4.9
-4.4

1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0

2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.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
.6
.9
-2.9

-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1

1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7

-.5
.9
.9
1.9
2.0
1.2
1.5
1.7
3.0
3.7
3.9
-2.8
-2.1

1.2
1.0
4.9
8.1

.5
-1.4
1.0
2.3

3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4

2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2

1.3
.8
2.8
3.4

5.2
5.4
10.4
14.2

-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
-18.5

5.5
9.4
14.8
19.8

.8
.8
1.2
2.3

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 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2
Financial services 7 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ...................
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ...................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
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 .........................................................
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 .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-3.3
3.2
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

-4.3
2.8
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

1
2
3
4
5

0.4
3.1
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

-0.5
3.8
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

-1.4
3.4
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

-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6

-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0

2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8

0.1
1.3
.3
1.9
1.6
1.1
1.5
1.0
.7
1.2
2.2
1.0
-2.3
2.5
1.2
5.1
.7
.7
-.1
4.6
1.0
1.0
3.3

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.

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 2009=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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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
2008
2009

186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700

187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708

188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
210.972

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703

2010

212.568

212.544

213.525

213.958

214.124

213.839

213.898

214.205

-

-

-

-

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
2008
2009

188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309
207.883

193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
211.377

191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
209.630

3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.4

3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-.7

2010

213.426

-

-

-

-

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

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group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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

177.0
527.2

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

205.777
612.948

204.813
610.075

211.703
630.600

214.205
638.052

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

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

206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887

218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701

217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260

219.175
218.696
214.392
250.327
219.224
224.627
216.966
224.291
267.397
157.558
154.193
248.671
251.366
208.676
210.279
209.693
227.864
206.932
161.930
154.734
167.463
194.220

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

125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862

128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253

121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373

136.917
196.309
178.991
120.449
195.676
202.863
131.374
128.897
244.331
145.072
126.652
182.615
197.651
133.960
203.150
190.416
135.664
263.946
300.199
304.201
317.135
194.928
209.736
94.507
294.674
324.346
267.398
282.365
300.987
147.022
151.711
136.194

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

150.157

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

152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191

162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279

160.745
125.475
153.097
151.411
116.782

161.353
125.668
157.419
148.393
114.591

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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

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

109.188
173.838
121.348
173.511
177.051
162.645
117.281
126.657
176.736
138.383
113.763
125.513
188.646
211.526
154.768
186.595
193.197
134.720
115.658
209.931
132.236
132.893
128.568

112.847
184.976
123.678
189.527
192.120
172.947
127.765
138.694
207.439
164.119
126.045
151.538
203.937
229.108
164.905
211.129
205.712
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.938

112.401
180.716
124.344
189.197
197.258
179.629
131.090
141.020
198.165
151.702
126.582
143.034
203.972
226.023
163.260
214.567
210.137
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.721

113.735
187.093
123.461
191.226
198.872
185.938
130.479
143.971
201.786
163.287
127.298
142.501
206.021
232.611
163.684
216.648
219.000
143.212
121.804
226.481
141.064
144.028
140.392

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

120.269
144.454
208.934
181.999
186.264
178.085
161.506
269.505

128.848
153.646
218.445
190.471
196.194
182.474
167.054
281.406

131.785
156.830
223.168
194.523
201.688
185.979
166.961
287.621

132.894
159.866
224.749
195.177
202.320
187.578
167.143
291.243

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 residences 2 3 ...........
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 .............................................

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

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153

213.603
242.295
247.250
140.967
439.529

229.4
198.0

236.5
201.7

247.0
206.1

254.4
211.2

263.8
220.1

276.352
226.151

267.821
230.926

253.210
232.603

294.882
232.373

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

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

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

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

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

226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
320.865
326.741
183.066
171.431
220.150
147.186
315.239
353.370
121.880
81.035
117.978
90.188
68.938
120.204
140.415

230.926
120.360
213.861
192.050
260.185
252.236
327.270
197.545
186.472
232.380
156.864
337.662
371.080
124.314
77.171
120.817
90.166
63.065
119.826
140.843

232.603
124.415
207.329
182.701
265.130
270.525
312.422
187.125
185.190
190.227
165.808
360.749
379.734
123.187
74.826
116.767
83.394
62.293
119.684
137.094

232.374
127.526
218.703
193.259
264.904
273.132
307.366
198.640
199.727
190.569
172.934
379.172
385.519
120.912
70.673
113.846
75.775
59.040
114.252
133.445

98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836

89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788

86.668
78.113
87.803
98.901

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
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 ..............................

84.6
91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3

81.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138

73.354
71.941
61.381
131.438
67.499
96.779

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

94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

129.6
155.5

129.0
162.1

93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656

129.074
177.632

93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

91.699
96.819
86.825
185.321
121.302
159.367
116.809
153.542
142.901
156.916
129.888
186.154

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

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

118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138

117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483

118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982

115.600
110.005
116.086
116.931
136.970
78.788
106.712
92.031
101.483
104.857
92.009
105.641
81.142

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

89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273

88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213

92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325

93.587
88.621
125.535
123.889
127.716
124.593
116.066
151.843
109.538
164.471

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
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 .............................................

153.0
150.4
98.5
141.7
149.3
98.1
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

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
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

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
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

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
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

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
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

189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586

160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649

186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758

192.657
189.261
97.389
138.152
148.782
94.341
131.479
236.436
235.966
234.934
242.705
229.666
215.402
137.612
123.405
148.470
251.084
257.512
227.702
153.449
377.699
165.700

NA

NA

NA

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................
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 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................

111.5
122.7
199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2

121.3
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521

165.349
166.267
251.634
277.564
155.858
259.941

290.6
254.0

301.4
259.4

314.4
264.4

328.2
273.9

340.0
279.1

357.745
285.913

367.301
290.080

320.6

328.4

340.0

354.9

361.8

373.019

377.458

299.5
259.2
266.2
284.6
155.8
179.2
379.1
140.2
135.9
328.5
137.0

311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6

327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0
-

342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0

356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8

378.119
307.333
308.349
366.759
173.615
204.926
510.961
189.193
181.855
442.799
172.786
106.595
116.743

389.744
316.435
317.426
379.634
173.932
213.024
540.101
200.327
192.246
468.195
178.265
107.778
112.829

380.302
299.777
100.000
394.125
100.000
100.000
403.791
324.763
325.735
392.030
176.615
217.072
580.567
215.857
207.169
508.210
184.933
108.693
109.521

389.905
306.541
102.399
406.804
99.120
98.264
414.344
332.656
335.749
401.439
176.154
220.564
607.181
226.105
219.502
521.319
189.717
110.499
106.646

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 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 dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

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

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618

109.967
99.385
7.786
373.141
15.494

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

78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233

77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317

75.717
45.673
93.976
151.955
193.056
191.904
116.813
136.207
95.621
81.310
70.463
112.894
55.342
59.817
91.661
96.780
148.606

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

123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872

124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082

121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442

124.728
323.670
265.415
223.827
134.159
106.595

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................

108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722

124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503

125.425
198.537
508.150
558.909
652.819

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

412.8
176.9
132.6
93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
68.5

438.9
183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
67.6

470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7

497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7

525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6

553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977

587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341
-

610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000

625.695
240.651
208.894
87.391
145.330
230.143
223.758
85.201
102.239
63.451
101.735

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

9.947

218.7
69.9

179.3
63.3

154.7
60.0

130.8
57.4

115.0
52.8

100.000
49.486

88.176
49.328

77.821
48.219

75.848
44.500

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

77.664

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.938

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 ...........................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................

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

348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407

362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295

403.970
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.454
162.231

412.453
827.609
336.503
218.098
204.604
161.376

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

104.220

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

177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494

182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794

185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979

184.344
230.625
140.566
356.582
288.943
289.969
142.101

116.4
235.9
92.6

120.3
241.9
88.5

123.4
251.0
85.7

129.2
254.5
86.1

135.8
264.8
86.8

140.418
276.411
87.196

150.044
269.265
88.882

156.280
272.967
89.309

159.931
280.887
86.258

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

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

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

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

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

172.952
154.086
196.636
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
236.020
278.783
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
112.830
233.314

164.233
137.015
164.879
198.108
108.576
252.176
232.112
245.881
288.227
202.292
193.918
198.153
139.620
167.933
198.909
190.910
110.975
243.646

175.127
152.532
193.667
244.413
112.165
254.519
233.241
256.007
293.470
210.639
202.951
204.800
154.918
195.487
241.513
205.823
112.281
247.174

177.003
154.309
196.297
250.745
113.125
257.745
233.478
260.904
297.576
213.224
206.276
207.068
156.695
198.064
247.415
208.167
108.962
253.551

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ....................................
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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
210.009
189.083

242.079
168.726
210.168
208.925
139.731
154.744
258.039
223.608
198.746

243.838
202.398
213.780
213.572
145.253
228.303
261.871
217.384
196.776

Aug.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
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 ...............................

201.1
122.6
184.6
186.7
143.1
120.7
216.7
178.7
156.3

206.6
131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3

212.4
153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

220.6
179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4

227.6
184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0

246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009
145.557
238.785
264.149
219.957
203.215

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

1.2

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

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

4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
4.3
7.5
3.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
4.3
5.9
2.3
5.6
4.2
3.3
5.2
5.5
4.5
5.4
4.5
1.5
3.3
1.5
.9
-.5
1.5
6.8
7.8
2.0
5.1
5.7
4.2
33.2
13.8
19.5
13.5
3.1
11.7
5.8
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.0
.1
7.8
7.2
3.4
4.8
19.6
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.9

5.9
6.0
6.5
11.9
13.5
20.5
4.9
26.3
11.1
12.7
13.5
8.6
10.7
5.1
6.1
6.0
6.5
11.0
5.2
1.6
6.4
5.0
2.3
5.4
6.1
7.4
6.2
5.8
5.4
7.3
7.3
5.5
9.5
-9.3
2.3
-3.4
8.3
5.6
2.7
3.5
.5
-1.4
3.4
15.7
-.7
-9.0
2.5
20.3
1.9
-10.6
3.2
13.8
16.6
8.1

-.5
-.7
-2.5
-.9
-1.5
-4.6
.1
-3.0
-.5
-3.5
-2.2
2.8
.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.1
-4.8
-6.3
-3.0
-4.7
-1.5
-7.7
-5.5
-7.9
-8.0
-10.5
-2.0
-1.5
-2.1
1.2
-.1
-1.3
1.3
-6.8
-7.8
-10.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.9
-3.1
-3.9
-4.1
-9.6
-8.6
.0
-1.9
-3.7
-16.7
9.2
2.5
-4.8
-.5
.9
-3.5

.9
.9
1.1
-.5
-.4
2.8
-.7
-.8
-.6
-1.9
-1.0
-2.3
2.6
4.0
4.7
6.8
5.4
6.4
3.0
4.4
8.4
12.7
12.4
14.3
9.2
15.1
1.1
.2
-.5
3.9
2.1
5.1
-1.1
-8.0
2.1
3.9
3.2
-2.7
.9
-2.3
-3.7
-4.9
15.2
.5
15.2
-21.0
-2.5
17.3
-16.1
-17.5
1.4
1.6
1.4
2.1

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

5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2

15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3

.5
-.9
-1.2
.2
1.1
-2.9

1.3
.4
.2
2.8
-2.0
-1.9

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

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

0.9
-.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

3.3
5.1
2.5
3.2
3.4
-.5
4.5
3.6
5.6
6.3
3.3
6.7
2.7
.1
3.5
4.4
3.6
4.2
.3
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.2
1.0
3.5
4.7

3.4
6.4
1.9
9.2
8.5
6.3
8.9
9.5
17.4
18.6
10.8
20.7
8.1
8.3
6.5
13.1
6.5
5.8
7.3
5.2
4.0
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.4
4.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
3.4
4.4

-0.4
-2.3
.5
-.2
2.7
3.9
2.6
1.7
-4.5
-7.6
.4
-5.6
.0
-1.3
-1.0
1.6
2.2
-.9
-1.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.8
1.9
-.1
2.2

1.2
3.5
-.7
1.1
.8
3.5
-.5
2.1
1.8
7.6
.6
-.4
1.0
2.9
.3
1.0
4.2
1.4
-.8
.7
.8
.4
.5
.8
1.9
.7
.3
.3
.9
.1
1.3

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 residences 1 .........................
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 ...........................................................

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

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2

.7
.1
-.1
13.5
2.9

.0
3.3
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

3.1
1.9
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

4.4
2.2
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

3.0
2.5
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

3.7
4.2
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

4.8
2.7
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7

-3.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1

-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0

16.5
-.1
-.1
2.5
5.5
5.8
-.1
1.0
-1.6
6.2
7.8
.2
4.3
5.1
1.5
-1.8
-5.6
-2.5
-9.1
-5.2
-4.5
-2.7
-3.6
-10.3
-1.0
-.9

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Other appliances ...........................................................
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 ............................................

-5.1
-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

-3.9
-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

-4.2
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

-1.0
-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

-1.9
-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

0.4
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8

1.1
-.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7

-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-3.1
3.8

-1.2
-2.6
-3.9
.9
-4.5
.7
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
.4
-1.6
2.6
1.5
.7
.0
-.7
3.8
1.0

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

-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

-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2

-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3

1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8

-2.8
-.8
-.2
3.1
-.4
-3.7
2.5
-2.5
-5.9
-4.1
-14.2
-5.1
-4.5

-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

-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7

-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5

4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4

.9
-12.8
-2.4
-2.0
-4.8
-1.2
.3
4.6
.1
5.9

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles .........................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased 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 ...........................................................

3.8
4.1
-3.4
-2.1
-5.6
-1.9
.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
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
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

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-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

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
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

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
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

8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0

-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6

16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9

3.1
3.1
2.4
-1.3
7.6
-3.7
6.9
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.7
5.7
2.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.8
.5
1.9
2.6
1.2

-

-

-

-

-

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 ......
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

3.4
2.4
-.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4

8.8
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2

1.2
1.1
3.4
3.7
3.7
2.5

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................
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 day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

5.2
3.0

3.7
2.1

4.3
1.9

4.4
3.6

3.6
1.9

5.2
2.4

2.7
1.5

3.5
3.3

4.4

2.4

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.2

4.4

5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9

4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-

4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4

3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9

2.5
2.3
2.4
3.2
-.9
-1.7
2.6
2.4
3.1
2.4
-.3
1.6
4.6
4.7
6.0
2.6
2.6
1.7
-2.6

Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio ................................................................
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 dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises .................................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ......................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines ..........................................
Recreational books .........................................................

.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1

.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9

1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4

-.6
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5

.1
-1.0
-13.9
1.2
-6.8

-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

-.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

-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

-.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

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

.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1

1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4

-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1

-1.9
-2.3
-.7
.8
-.3
3.3
.9
1.4
.1
-1.1
-4.5
.7
-2.5
-2.9
-.1
-2.2
2.3

.8
5.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4

2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1

-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3

2.4
2.6
.6
-.1
-.3
.1

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................

1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2

1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0

1.0
3.0
1.7
3.1
3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Aug.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
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 .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

6.8
4.8
5.4
-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
.4

6.3
3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
-1.3

7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3

5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5

5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2

5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9

6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6

3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1

-13.6
-22.5
-11.9
-.8

-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2

2.5
2.7
3.5
-.2
1.6
1.2
10.8
-.2
-.3
-1.8
1.7
.1
-2.5
-7.7
2.1

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-1.6

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

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6

2.1
4.9
5.0
3.0
.6
-.5

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

-.5

-1.4
1.9
1.8
3.2
4.5
3.9
2.2
2.1
3.4
-1.0

.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5
-4.4

.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2

2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5

2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8

-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9

1.4
.9
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.3
4.2
1.4
.5

-.5
.9
.9
1.9
2.1
1.2
1.5
2.3
2.9
-3.4

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
-1.9
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

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

2.9
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

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

5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3

-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4

6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4

1.1
1.2
1.4
2.6
.9
1.3
.1
1.9
1.4
1.2
1.6
1.1
1.1
1.3
2.4
1.1
-3.0
2.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 ......................................................................
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 ..................................................
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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
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 ..........................................

3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

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.
3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3

3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1

0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0

1.2
5.2
.7
.7
.2
4.6
.9
1.2
3.3

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=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
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

$51.828

$51.614

$110.936

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................

60.344
60.888
58.719

60.194
60.659
58.805

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) ......................................

48.359
48.839
49.487

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

$110.142

$67.043

$66.921

$2.800

$2.814

127.748
131.023
117.627

127.352
130.446
117.792

87.281
92.732
77.274

86.627
91.742
77.239

2.802
2.871
2.669

2.814
2.879
2.674

47.785
47.806
49.241

99.392
100.094
102.085

97.600
96.877
101.535

65.740
67.568
64.400

65.473
66.953
64.761

2.584
2.618
2.554

2.626
2.630
2.622

42.825

43.435

88.226

89.792

61.800

60.901

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) ......................................

54.227
60.012
52.260

53.616
58.862
51.928

115.621
128.196
110.738

114.044
124.743
110.177

62.448
69.901
57.351

62.632
69.821
57.748

2.853
3.033
2.812

2.880
3.056
2.824

42.195

42.125

92.324

92.364

65.460

65.392

NA

NA

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

47.403
48.240
46.603

48.244
48.925
48.114

112.564
115.772
108.625

114.500
117.415
111.892

60.394
66.489
58.436

60.271
66.212
58.494

2.844
2.977
3.126

2.905
2.986
3.126

53.365
51.328
42.812

52.921
51.371
43.166

115.253
107.982
91.259

113.716
108.067
92.247

74.121
61.634
58.190

73.646
61.909
57.950

2.876
2.678
2.577

2.883
2.686
2.664

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

52.111
47.251
67.409

48.347
47.106
66.989

98.449
115.383
147.994

88.539
115.031
146.902

72.959
77.060
103.274

72.827
76.289
101.470

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

49.514
50.768
49.218
63.491

49.503
52.405
51.087
63.768

99.558
100.016
112.697
133.150

99.536
104.097
117.216
133.831

80.975
62.591
63.336
75.869

80.975
62.591
63.336
75.312

-

-

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

69.050
50.947
55.558
62.700
58.757
49.129
54.996

69.163
51.036
46.286
60.942
58.772
52.520
54.996

144.658
111.012
116.876
129.489
131.731
131.351
121.330

144.937
111.224
93.692
124.939
131.770
140.348
121.330

61.299
65.346
82.107
56.710
85.859
67.605
44.372

61.299
62.356
82.110
57.115
85.905
67.605
44.372

-

-

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.2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

$1.111

$1.102

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................

1.236
1.264
1.153

1.232
1.258
1.154

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) ......................................

.990
.993
1.015

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Aug.2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

987

$0.133

$0.133

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.169
.184
.143

.168
.182
.142

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

.971
.958
1.012

17
17
18

712
581
712

.128
.137
.121

.128
.136
.122

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.898

.914

25

323

.112

.111

230

3,529

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) ......................................

1.211
1.319
1.176

1.194
1.291
1.163

7
7
11

522
522
298

.116
.132
.107

.117
.132
.107

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

.967

.965

25

364

.121

.121

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.144
1.175
1.109

1.165
1.192
1.144

7
7
8

851
851
364

.143
.161
.137

.143
.161
.137

153
153
236

7,471
7,471
4,232

1.142
1.095
.937

1.126
1.095
.946

4
8
19

987
712
364

.153
.119
.110

.152
.119
.110

11
70
163

9,890
5,000
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 .....

.966
1.156
1.423

.864
1.152
1.409

17
16
4

581
851
987

.159
.192
.208

.158
.190
.204

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

.922
.986
1.114
1.381

.922
1.027
1.157
1.389

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.155
.127
.118
.143

.155
.127
.118
.142

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

1.458
1.092
1.242
1.475
1.287
1.289
1.249

1.460
1.094
1.010
1.431
1.287
1.378
1.249

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.130
.138
.150
.113
.173
.222
.090

.130
.132
.150
.114
.173
.222
.090

244
94
438
373
430
178
313

4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882

U.S. city average ............................................................

Low

High

Low

High

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.

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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
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

$2.783

$2.795

$2.736

$2.745

$2.856

$2.874

$2.997

$3.015

$2.952

$2.970

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.781
2.780
2.783

2.781
2.779
2.788

2.730
2.725
2.742

2.731
2.724
2.746

2.880
2.890
2.856

2.883
2.890
2.866

3.009
3.013
2.999

3.010
3.011
3.008

3.015
3.024
2.985

3.022
3.020
3.029

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) ......................................

2.761
2.796
2.749

2.753
2.778
2.729

2.726
2.749
2.718

2.713
2.728
2.692

2.781
2.884
2.768

2.791
2.871
2.771

2.965
3.001
2.939

2.960
2.994
2.927

2.937
2.963
2.945

2.966
2.978
2.957

2.668

2.711

2.654

2.696

2.647

2.699

2.845

2.869

2.882

2.956

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) ......................................

2.617
2.663
2.616

2.631
2.672
2.632

2.564
2.601
2.565

2.577
2.607
2.581

2.715
2.768
2.697

2.730
2.788
2.714

2.842
2.903
2.833

2.864
2.918
2.850

2.836
2.884
2.848

2.846
2.887
2.853

2.573

2.588

2.526

2.539

2.687

2.695

2.783

2.822

2.801

2.817

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.023
3.058
2.955

3.055
3.069
2.985

2.978
3.012
2.911

3.007
3.024
2.943

3.104
3.147
3.043

3.142
3.153
3.064

3.194
3.225
3.132

3.231
3.236
3.162

3.107
3.138
3.039

3.135
3.170
3.074

2.856
2.724
2.686

2.858
2.734
2.732

2.803
2.680
2.641

2.804
2.689
2.681

2.952
2.788
2.752

2.956
2.801
2.811

3.066
2.927
2.896

3.072
2.940
2.966

3.022
2.921
2.879

3.035
2.936
2.906

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

2.914
3.126
2.827

2.907
3.120
2.831

2.857
3.080
2.768

2.848
3.073
2.771

2.984
3.205
2.945

2.973
3.198
2.950

3.096
3.265
3.048

3.098
3.265
3.051

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

2.721
2.712
2.591
2.723

2.720
2.678
2.583
2.729

2.673
2.687
2.525
2.668

2.675
2.649
2.515
2.669

2.828
2.796
2.700
2.804

2.817
2.781
2.697
2.818

2.933
2.900
2.869
2.933

2.923
2.878
2.869
2.951

-

-

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

2.677
2.817
2.556
2.765
2.691
3.168
3.024

2.687
2.818
2.565
2.792
2.672
3.178
3.108

2.604
2.791
2.516
2.700
2.653
3.125
2.984

2.608
2.793
2.525
2.727
2.635
3.136
3.068

2.786
2.911
2.656
2.880
2.807
3.257
3.160

2.824
2.895
2.664
2.911
2.785
3.269
3.239

2.937
2.977
2.778
2.980
2.936
3.335
3.252

2.948
2.982
2.787
3.008
2.909
3.349
3.333

-

-

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.

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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
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

$0.484
.749
1.103
1.360

$0.489
.743
1.118
1.372

$0.560

$0.555

$0.486

$0.493

$0.521

1.722

1.116
1.311

$0.435
.779
1.098
1.335

$0.514

1.058
1.330

$0.427
.792
1.080
1.291

1.282

1.293

1.755
3.173

1.681
3.230

3.719

3.942

1.700
3.021

1.644
2.949

1.404
3.180

1.379
3.322

2.936
2.453
3.512
3.225

2.849
2.502
3.575
3.234

2.773
2.137
3.114
2.893

2.757
2.175
3.105
2.868

2.974
2.516
3.700
3.191

2.811
2.540
3.684
3.149

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.689
3.576

3.861
3.710

3.591
3.915
4.069

3.607
3.783
4.028

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.675
3.657

3.750
3.827

3.558
4.360

3.789
4.227

3.688
4.220
4.045

3.541
3.849
4.074

3.491
4.066

3.697
3.723

3.695
4.084
4.303

3.719
4.054
4.195

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.218
4.224

4.227
3.939

3.736
3.926
4.471

NA

4.023
4.151

3.822
4.084
4.545

NA

3.909
3.988

4.088

4.116

4.063

3.997

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.060

3.988

3.995

3.893

4.931
5.662
4.507
3.872
5.544

4.833
5.672
4.360
3.881
5.475

3.274

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

1.715
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

3.128

3.135

3.444
3.316

3.472
3.313

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

5.716

5.577

5.967

5.458

4.879
5.161

4.571
5.711

4.980
5.883

5.345
5.873

5.640

5.475

3.722
5.915

3.814
5.745

4.083
5.328

3.963
5.368

5.528

5.442

3.279

4.281

4.155

3.352

3.376

3.081

3.061

3.037

3.138

4.213
3.552
3.865
3.301

4.353
3.528
3.928
3.290

4.071
3.056
3.786
3.096

4.244
3.059
3.844
3.086

3.878
4.049
3.938
3.599

4.022
3.859
3.775
3.443

4.350
3.621
3.699
3.194

4.332
3.696
3.952
3.337

4.920
3.582
4.184
3.341

5.212
3.539
4.169
3.249

2.195
3.521

2.253
3.522

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.200

3.233

2.162
3.555

NA

3.740

2.125
3.498

NA

3.986

3.555

3.634

2.447

2.458

2.505

2.422

2.422

2.458

2.289

2.308

2.837

2.903

2.366

2.381

2.166

2.170

2.595

2.642

2.207

2.197

2.640

2.684

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.077

3.111

2.838

2.834
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.478

1.351

1.305

1.286

1.212

1.191

1.329

1.371

3.724
1.687

3.611
1.637
NA

3.296
1.356
1.305

3.331
1.327
1.340

3.392
1.573
1.298

3.503
1.503
1.203

2.911
1.306

2.998
1.309

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

3.248

3.295

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) ................................

1.280
2.322
3.309
1.508
1.554

1.254
2.281
3.337
1.468
1.521

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

1.441

1.519

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.195

1.223

1.537

1.633

NA
NA

NA
NA

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.313

3.303

3.274

3.275

3.546

3.560

3.517

3.537

3.021

2.952

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
2010

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) 1 .............................................
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.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

NA

NA

$3.155
3.956
4.631
4.432

$3.242
3.811
4.650
4.421

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$4.628

$4.416

1.290
.583
1.149

1.305
.576
1.242

NA

NA

.630
1.376

3.117
.990
1.618
1.672
1.682
1.304
1.675
.593
.853
1.796
1.544
1.492
.544

3.314
.974
1.489
1.664
1.562
1.839
.621
.839
1.758
1.405
1.472
.568

.835

.841
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

2.464

2.514

1.308

1.310

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

NA

NA

$3.031

$3.134
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

5.258
3.706

5.291
4.180

$4.999
4.571

$5.016
4.529

$3.441
4.728

$3.485
4.539

.618
1.395

1.270
.507
1.250

1.379
.553
1.195

1.392
.547
1.295

1.116
.665
.986

1.116
.639
1.089
.781

.932
2.016
1.551
1.839

.898
1.791
1.624
1.773

2.886
1.133
1.338
1.895
1.716

1.302
.519
1.385
.992
3.470
1.139
1.286
1.893
1.660

2.901
1.050
1.612
1.649
1.501

2.923
1.046
1.639
1.573
1.481

.883
1.774
1.617
1.786

.856
1.503
1.640
1.396

1.910
.620

2.230
.645

1.565
.556
.827

1.813
.589
.786

1.698

1.682

1.992
1.520

1.422
1.477

1.612
.677
.870
1.921
1.521
1.807

1.640
.722
.910
1.709
1.598
1.695

1.671
.506
.778
1.433
1.039
1.126

1.818
.515
.730
1.457
.967
1.153

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.126

2.127

2.322

2.343
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.280

1.285

1.191

1.199

1.273

1.268

.622
.617

.604
.591

NA
NA

NA
NA

.655

.650

.614
.625

.580
.581

.600

.595

1.147
1.508

1.153
1.527

NA

NA

.999
1.448

NA

1.506

1.527

1.905

1.769

NA
NA

.982
1.484

NA

1.589

1.973

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.580

2.007

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.857

3.935

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

4.659

4.665

4.683

4.892

4.746

4.760

4.560

4.561

4.646

4.551

1.182

1.261

1.352

1.225

1.068

1.247

1.098

1.245

1.285

1.330

8.418

11.189

NA

11.693

11.930

14.581

7.504

11.573

7.422

9.650

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

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
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

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

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. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Aug.
2009

July
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................

100.000

126.203

126.353

0.9

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

127.917
127.842
122.904
134.569
129.360

128.118
128.064
122.994
134.987
129.286

.8
.7
.7
.8
1.0

.2
.2
.1
.3
-.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

128.838
131.179
163.131
92.841

128.757
131.134
163.017
92.604

-.5
-.7
3.4
-3.0

-.1
.0
-.1
-.3

Apparel .....................................................................................

3.772

85.643

86.736

-.8

1.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

131.791
132.187
126.345

132.073
132.593
125.033

4.9
4.8
6.6

.2
.3
-1.0

Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................

6.294
1.570
4.723

150.224
132.328
156.795

150.417
132.621
156.948

2.9
2.8
3.0

.1
.2
.1

Recreation ................................................................................

6.625

103.294

103.042

-2.4

-.2

Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................

6.288
2.804
3.484

112.088
182.870
73.043

112.876
185.792
73.034

1.4
4.2
-.7

.7
1.6
.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

3.229

138.653

138.760

2.4

.1

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

135.963
114.215
81.171
131.416
119.755
188.248

136.031
114.467
81.114
131.837
119.885
188.497

.7
1.2
1.2
1.2
.6
3.9

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

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 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
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.867
122.155

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.868

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
123.139

113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.494

113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.988

113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
125.216

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.933

114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
125.226

115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
125.238

115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
125.359

114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
125.447

114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
125.174

2010

125.628

125.604

126.162

126.375

126.451

126.247

126.203

126.353

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
124.353

2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
3.0

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.1

-

-

-

-

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................

102.6

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

121.557

125.174

126.353

Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................

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

116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4

121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101

128.111
128.286
125.333
132.107
126.277

127.274
127.214
121.918
134.482
128.505

128.118
128.064
122.994
134.987
129.286

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

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

122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1

125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348

128.495
130.352
161.108
95.958

128.009
130.739
155.703
94.422

128.757
131.134
163.017
92.604

Apparel ....................................................................

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.124

86.736

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

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

117.0
117.8
106.8

127.515
128.558
114.506

109.300
108.760
116.641

128.495
129.097
120.425

132.073
132.593
125.033

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................

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

133.0
121.2
137.2

139.266
124.391
144.675

142.786
126.200
148.866

147.148
129.930
153.462

150.417
132.621
156.948

Recreation ...............................................................

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.377

103.042

Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................

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

104.2
155.5
74.1

106.207
163.716
73.258

110.077
172.978
73.930

111.681
180.605
73.296

112.876
185.792
73.034

Other goods and services ........................................

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

136.919

138.760

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

125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1

129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912

133.381
107.102
80.520
120.876
117.623
146.392

134.398
113.846
81.410
130.714
119.271
179.806

136.031
114.467
81.114
131.837
119.885
188.497

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 26C. 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
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.6

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

0.2

3.0

0.9

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

2.0
2.0
1.1
3.1
2.6

4.4
4.5
4.8
3.9
4.0

5.5
5.6
6.1
5.0
4.3

-.7
-.8
-2.7
1.8
1.8

.7
.7
.9
.4
.6

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

3.0
4.0
-.3
-.2

2.6
2.9
5.3
-1.8

2.6
2.0
7.2
1.7

-.4
.3
-3.4
-1.6

.6
.3
4.7
-1.9

Apparel ...............................................................................

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

1.6

-2.7

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

2.2
2.3
-.3

9.0
9.1
7.2

-14.3
-15.4
1.9

17.6
18.7
3.2

2.8
2.7
3.8

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

3.6
1.8
4.3

4.7
2.6
5.4

2.5
1.5
2.9

3.1
3.0
3.1

2.2
2.1
2.3

Recreation ..........................................................................

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-2.0

-.3

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

1.2
6.1
-3.1

1.9
5.3
-1.1

3.6
5.7
.9

1.5
4.4
-.9

1.1
2.9
-.4

Other goods and services ...................................................

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

6.4

1.3

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

3.1
.9
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3

3.2
4.5
-2.2
7.1
2.0
17.6

3.2
-3.9
-3.7
-3.9
1.7
-21.3

.8
6.3
1.1
8.1
1.4
22.8

1.2
.5
-.4
.9
.5
4.8

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

202.416
201.800
.616

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3

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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)
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

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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 before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2005 through December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. 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: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor
fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
Levin.David@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.
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
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994

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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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