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

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, December 2010 .............................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 15, 2011 .....................................
C-CPI-U Index Revisions ............................................................................................................................
Report on Quality Changes for 2011 Model Vehicles .................................................................................
Articles Appearing in the CPI Detailed Report, 2005-2010 ........................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

1
3
4
4
4
5
116

CPI–U

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

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CPI–W

Table

Page

Table

Page

1

7

6

27

2
3
4
5

9
11
18
25

7
8
9

29
31
37

24

73

27

91

25

77

28

95

26

84

29

101

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

43
44
46
48
52
53
54

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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59
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63
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

107
108
109
110

1C
24C

112
113

25C

114

26C

115

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

January
February
March

February 17
March 17
April 15

April
May
June

May 13
June 15
July 15

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
DECEMBER 2010
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.5 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
The energy index increased in December. The gasoline index rose sharply and accounted for about 80 percent of the all items
seasonally adjusted increase. The household energy index, which declined in November, increased as well. The food index increased
slightly in December, with the fruits and vegetables index rising notably.
The index for all items less food and energy also rose in December. An increase in the shelter index accounted for about 60
percent of the rise, and the indexes for airline fares, medical care and apparel rose as well. These increases more than offset declines
in the indexes for communication, recreation, and household furnishings and operations.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
June
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 ......................

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Dec. 2010

-0.1
.0
-.1
.1
-2.9
-4.1
-4.5
-3.2
-1.6
-2.2
.6
.2

0.3
-.1
-.1
.0
2.6
4.0
4.6
-1.6
.8
.5
1.7
.1

0.3
.2
.0
.3
2.3
3.8
3.9
.9
.4
.2
1.1
.0

0.1
.3
.3
.3
.7
1.8
1.6
.8
-.8
-.3
-2.3
.0

0.2
.1
.0
.1
2.6
4.4
4.6
4.7
.2
.4
-.4
.0

0.1
.2
.3
.1
.2
.8
.7
4.2
-.7
.9
-5.7
.1

0.5
.1
.1
.1
4.6
7.5
8.5
4.9
.5
.3
1.4
.1

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
7.7
13.9
13.8
16.5
-.1
.7
-2.8
.8

.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

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

-.2
-.2
-.9
-.3
.1
.1
.1
.3
.2

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

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

-.4
-.2
3.7
-1.1
2.9
1.3
.4
2.8
3.4

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Year in Review
The rate of increase in the CPI slowed in 2010 as the December to December increase fell from 2.7 percent in 2009 to 1.5
percent in 2010. A deceleration in the gasoline index accounted for much of the slowdown, as it increased 13.8 percent in 2010 after
rising 53.5 percent in 2009. The index for household energy, which declined in 2009, rose 0.8 percent in 2010 as increases in the
indexes for fuel oil and electricity more than offset a decline in the natural gas index. The energy index as a whole, which rose 18.2
percent in 2009, increased 7.7 percent in 2010.
The index for all items less food and energy also decelerated in 2010. After rising 1.8 percent in both 2008 and 2009, the index
increased 0.8 percent in 2010, the smallest December-December increase in the history of the index. Several indexes turned down in
2010. These include the new vehicles index, which fell 0.2 percent in 2010 after rising 4.9 percent in 2009, and the index for
apparel, which fell 1.1 percent in 2010 after a 1.9 percent increase in 2009. The indexes for recreation and household furnishings and
operations, which both declined in 2009, posted larger decreases in 2010. The indexes for tobacco and for used cars and trucks rose
in 2010, but at a slower rate than the previous year. The shelter and medical care indexes posted increases in 2010 similar to their
2009 figures. One of the few indexes to accelerate was the airline fares index, which rose 5.8 percent in 2010 after rising 4.3 percent
in 2009.

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The food index turned up in 2010, rising 1.5 percent after declining 0.5 percent in 2009. The index for food away from home
rose 1.3 percent; the food at home index increased 1.7 percent after declining 2.4 percent in 2009. Among major grocery store food
groups, the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs posted the largest increase at 5.5 percent followed by a 3.7 percent increase in the
dairy index. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and cereals and bakery products were the only ones to decline.

Consumer Price Index Data for December 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in December after a 0.2 percent increase in November. The indexes for food away from home
and food at home both rose 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the fruits and vegetables index rose 1.8 percent after declining in
November. The index for fresh fruits rose 3.4 percent, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. The indexes for cereals and bakery
products, dairy and related products, and other food at home also increased in December. In contrast, the index for nonalcoholic
beverages fell 1.3 percent in December and the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs fell 0.4 percent.

Energy
The energy index, which rose 0.2 percent in November, increased 4.6 percent in December. The gasoline index rose 8.5 percent
in December, the sixth consecutive increase. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 4.5 percent in December.) The index
for household energy also increased in December, rising 0.8 percent after declining 0.4 percent in November. The index for fuel oil
increased 4.9 percent, and the indexes for natural gas and electricity rose 1.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in December, the same increase as last month. The index for shelter
rose 0.1 percent for the third month in a row. The rent index rose 0.2 percent while the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased
0.1 percent. The index for lodging away from home turned up in December, rising 1.3 percent after falling 1.2 percent in November.
The index for airline fares continued to rise in December, increasing 3.3 percent after a 3.0 percent advance in November. The index
for medical care rose 0.2 percent in December. The index for medical care commodities rose 0.1 percent while the index for medical
care services increased 0.3 percent with the hospital services index rising 0.8 percent. The index for apparel rose 0.1 percent in
December, and the tobacco index increased 0.8 percent after declining in each of the two previous months. The index for new
vehicles was unchanged in December after declining in November while the used cars and trucks index fell 0.1 percent, its fourth
consecutive decline. Also falling in December were the indexes for recreation (down 0.2 percent), communication (down 0.6
percent), and household furnishings and operations (down 0.1 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
219.179 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 215.262 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.4 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index increased 0.2 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 January 2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, February 17,
2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

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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

2006

3

2007

2008

2009

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Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 15, 2011
Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect price movements from the
just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous
5 years. BLS will make available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the
period January 2006 through December 2010, on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. This date is two working days before the scheduled
release of the January 2011 CPI on Thursday, February 17, 2011.
The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet. The address is
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. Look under Seasonal Adjustment in the CPI and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Indexes
and Factors, 2006-2010.
For further information please contact David Levin by electronic mail at: Levin.David@bls.gov or by telephone at: (202) 6915261.

C-CPI-U Index Revisions
As scheduled, effective with release of data for January 2011, the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U) will undergo its annual revision. C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2009 will be issued in final form – employing monthly
expenditure weights from 2009. Values for the 12 months of 2010 will be revised and issued as interim, using expenditure weights
from the 2007-2008 period. Calculation of the initial value of the January 2011 C-CPI-U index, and all subsequent months in 2010,
will also be based upon 2007-2008 expenditure weights.

REPORT ON QUALITY CHANGES FOR 2011 MODEL VEHICLES
Passenger Cars
The value of quality changes for a sample of 2011 model year domestically produced passenger cars included in the PPI for
October averaged $100.80, according to estimates by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There was an average $7.57 increase
in manufacturers’ invoice prices for this year's models as compared with last year's models.
The retail equivalent value of these quality changes averaged $110.79. The average manufacturers’ suggested list prices increased
$5.97.
!
$4.83 for safety improvements such as airbags and stability control.
!
$105.96 for other quality changes such as changes in audio systems, powertrains, and changes in levels of standard or optional
equipment.

Light Trucks
The value of quality changes for a sample of 2011 model year domestically produced light trucks included in the PPI for October
averaged $391.85. There was an average $531.33 increase in manufacturers’ invoice prices for this year's models as compared with
last year's models.
The retail equivalent value of quality changes averaged $423.20. The average manufacturers’ suggested list prices increased
$460.98.
The $423.20 estimated retail value of quality change breaks down as follows:
!
$101.24 for safety improvements such as changes to stability control and brakes.
!
$321.96 for other quality changes such as changes in audio systems, seating, and changes in levels of standard or optional
equipment.
********

Estimates of the value of quality change are based on a review by the BLS of data supplied by producers for similarly equipped
2010 and 2011 domestically produced models priced for the PPI. Most of the estimates of quality changes in this release are derived
from information supplied for the PPI for October. These data also form the basis of the new vehicle quality adjustment for the
Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, it should be noted that, effective with the release of data for January 1999, changes made
solely for the purpose of meeting air pollution standards are no longer considered quality improvements for CPI calculation purposes.

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Articles Appearing in the CPI Detailed Report, 2005-2010
Chained CPI

“Note on Revisions to C-CPI-U,” January 2005.
“Changes in the CPI in 2006,” January 2006.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” December 2006.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” December 2007.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” January 2007-2008.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” December 2008.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” December 2009.
“C-CPI-U Index Revisions,” December 2010.

Elderly

“Experimental CPI for Americans 62 years of Age and Older, 1998-2003,” July 2004.

Expenditure
Weight Updates

“Planned Changes in the CPI in 2006,” December 2005.
“Changes in the CPI in 2006,” January 2006.

General Information

“Consumer Price Index, 2004,” February 2005.
“CPI Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places,” July 2006-June 2007.
“Consumer Prices Rose 3.4 Percent in 2005, about the same as last year,” July 2006.
“Price Measurement in the United States: a Decade after the Boskin Report,” July 2006.
“Updating the Housing Age-Bias Regression Model in the CPI,” November 2006.
“Consumer prices rose less in 2006 than in 2005,” March & August 2007.
“Consumer prices rose 4.1 percent in 2007, the largest increase since 1990,” March 2008.
“Consumer Prices rose only 0.1 percent in 2008, the smallest change since 1954,” March 2009.

Research Series

“CPI Research Series using Current Methods, 1978-2006,” December 2006.
“CPI Research Series Using Current Methods, 1978-2008,” April 2009.

Response Rates

“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2003,” January 2005.
“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2004,” January 2006.
“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2005,” January 2007.
“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2006,” January 2008.
“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2007,” January 2009.
“Response Rates for the CPIs, 2008,” January 2010.

Sampling Error

“Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index” January-November 2007.

Seasonal Adjustment

“Intervention Analysis in Seasonal Adjustment,” January 2005-2010.
“A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data” January 2005-2010.
“Over the Month Percent Changes,” January 2003-2007.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to Be Available on February 17, 2006,” December 2005.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to Be Available on February 16, 2007,” December 2006.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to Be Available on February 15, 2008,” December 2007.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to Be Available on February 20, 2009,” December 2008.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Month to Month % Change Differences,” January 2008.
“Revised Seasonally Adjusted Changes,” January 2009.
“Changes in Seasonal Adjustment Status for 2009,” January 2009.
“Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2009 All Urban Consumers indexes,” January 2009.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 17, 2010,” December 2009.
“Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 15, 2011,” December 2010.

Variance Estimates

“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January 2004-December 2004,” February 2005.
“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January 2005-December 2005,” February 2006.
“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January 2006-December 2006,” February 2007.
“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January 2007-December 2007,” February 2008.

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“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January2008-December 2008,” February 2009.
“Variance Estimates for Changes in the CPI, January2008-December 2008,” February 2010.
Vehicle Quality
Changes

“Report on Quality Changes for 2006 Model Vehicles,” December 2005.
“Report on Quality Changes for 2007 Model Vehicles,” December 2006.
“Report on Quality Changes for 2008 Model Vehicles,” December 2007.
“Report on Quality Changes for 2009 Model Vehicles,” December 2008.
“Report on Quality Changes for 2010 Model Vehicles,” December 2009.
“Report on Quality Changes for 2010 Model Vehicles,” December 2010.

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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

100.000
-

218.803
655.438

219.179
656.563

1.5

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.5

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

220.991
220.617
216.538
249.944
212.957
201.277
269.917
161.427
190.152
200.586
202.375
202.988
120.623
227.512
160.392
224.490

221.278
220.946
216.955
250.592
212.019
202.056
277.089
159.229
190.147
203.098
200.476
202.776
122.419
227.722
160.681
224.215

1.5
1.5
1.7
-.2
5.5
3.7
1.4
-1.2
.1
2.2
1.6
-.5
.0
1.3
2.4
1.0

.1
.1
.2
.3
-.4
.4
2.7
-1.4
.0
1.3
-.9
-.1
1.5
.1
.2
-.1

.1
.1
.0
-.2
.6
1.1
-.7
-.5
-.2
.7
.5
-.4
-.3
.1
.0
.2

.2
.2
.3
.4
.5
.0
-.2
.8
.1
-1.4
.8
.3
-.9
.1
.2
.0

.1
.1
.1
.5
-.4
.4
1.8
-1.3
.1
1.3
-.8
.0
1.5
.1
.2
.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 5 ..............................................
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

215.830
248.738
250.317
126.704
257.202
257.194
127.501
210.978
184.764
286.367
187.335
174.094
124.121
150.180

216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
257.452
257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
188.443
174.543
123.931
150.648

.3
.4
.8
2.5
.3
.3
1.9
1.8
.8
13.5
-.1
5.7
-2.5
.3

.1
.1
.3
-.8
.1
.1
-1.0
.7
.9
4.1
.6
.3
-.2
.3

.1
.1
.1
-1.0
.1
.1
.4
.4
.4
4.0
.2
.4
.0
-.1

.0
.1
.2
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.4
3.5
-.7
.3
-.2
.0

.2
.1
.2
1.3
.1
.1
-1.0
.7
.8
4.1
.5
.5
-.1
.3

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

3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721

121.498
112.824
109.778
115.106
129.368

118.071
109.711
105.739
112.558
126.585

-1.1
-.8
-2.4
-.1
-1.5

-2.8
-2.8
-3.7
-2.2
-2.2

-.3
-.3
-.4
-1.9
.2

.2
-.4
.5
.7
-.8

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

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

195.659
190.915
96.936
138.222
142.250
245.165
244.345
138.768
249.872
254.995

198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
142.454
256.025
255.319
139.223
250.134
257.172

5.3
5.3
.6
-.2
3.7
13.9
13.8
3.3
1.9
4.9

1.3
1.4
.1
.2
.1
4.4
4.5
.3
.1
.9

1.2
1.3
-.4
-.2
-.9
4.4
4.6
.4
.2
.2

.3
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
.7
.7
.3
.0
2.1

2.3
2.4
.0
.0
-.1
7.7
8.5
.3
.1
1.7

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

6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796

391.660
316.794
414.850
330.508

391.946
317.199
415.079
330.651

3.3
2.9
3.4
2.7

.1
.1
.1
.0

.1
.1
.2
.0

.1
.2
.1
.3

.2
.1
.3
.1

-

-

-

-

-

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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

1.619

619.747

621.176

6.7

0.2

0.5

-0.2

0.8

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

6.437
1.894

112.839
98.214

112.345
97.167

-.8
-2.7

-.4
-1.1

-.1
-.1

.0
.0

-.2
-.7

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ...............

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

130.894
203.139
510.185
584.509
84.423
81.250
102.329
9.309
74.969

130.548
203.343
513.904
584.840
83.913
80.730
101.739
9.232
73.559

1.3
3.9
3.5
4.0
-1.1
-1.2
-.9
-2.0
-5.6

-.3
.1
.7
.1
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.8
-1.9

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

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

-.1
.5
.9
.4
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.8
-2.3

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

3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048

383.633
820.854
207.162
160.401
229.623
357.061

384.502
827.680
207.196
160.656
230.159
356.475

1.9
5.6
.7
-1.0
.8
2.2

.2
.8
.0
.2
.2
-.2

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

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

.2
.8
.0
.2
.2
.0

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

175.415
220.991
151.148
192.320
121.498
240.762
110.573
261.921
259.142
127.501
187.335
174.094
150.180
263.265
414.850
311.499

176.015
221.278
151.854
193.856
118.071
245.458
110.512
262.074
259.418
126.194
188.443
174.543
150.648
263.264
415.079
310.824

2.0
1.5
2.3
4.4
-1.1
6.2
-.9
1.2
.4
1.9
-.1
5.7
.3
2.8
3.4
1.4

.3
.1
.5
.8
-2.8
2.0
-.1
.1
.1
-1.0
.6
.3
.3
.0
.1
-.2

.5
.1
.7
1.1
-.3
1.5
-.4
.1
.1
.4
.2
.4
-.1
.3
.2
.0

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

1.0
.1
1.5
2.7
.1
3.4
.0
.2
.3
-1.0
.5
.5
.3
.2
.3
.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

218.538
209.560
210.336
153.761
194.266
238.165
207.053
285.467
250.044
211.970
221.235
222.077
143.594
248.928
269.509
$ .457
$ .153

218.921
209.996
210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
$ .456
$ .152

1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3

.2
.2
.2
.4
.7
1.8
.5
.0
.1
2.8
-.1
-.1
-.5
4.4
.0

.3
.3
.2
.7
.8
1.2
.8
.2
.1
2.6
.0
.0
-.2
4.4
.1

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

.6
.7
.5
1.5
2.4
3.1
1.3
.3
.3
4.6
.1
.1
.0
7.5
.1

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ....................................................
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
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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 1982=100 base.

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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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

218.372

218.879

219.146

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

220.644
220.262
216.241
250.651
210.311
199.042
270.585
161.667
191.482
202.826
201.256
204.645
122.106
227.075
160.072
224.249

220.808
220.408
216.339
250.168
211.630
201.291
268.779
160.937
191.175
204.188
202.234
203.766
121.698
227.287
160.036
224.665

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 5 .....................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

216.157
248.590
249.535
135.371
256.667
256.661
126.627
213.483
187.999
265.812
191.969
172.598
124.729
150.346

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

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

220.252

0.9

-1.5

2.7

3.5

-0.3

3.1

221.216
220.841
216.924
251.147
212.686
201.277
268.320
162.234
191.387
201.329
203.821
204.398
120.623
227.512
160.392
224.724

221.482
221.112
217.241
252.377
211.832
202.056
273.170
160.203
191.556
203.928
202.113
204.391
122.419
227.722
160.681
224.932

2.0
2.3
3.7
-2.8
4.1
8.5
19.7
-.7
-1.0
-.1
-1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
4.3
-1.5

.7
.6
.0
-2.8
12.0
-1.7
-9.9
-2.6
-.5
.3
2.9
-1.1
-2.5
1.4
1.6
1.2

1.7
1.6
1.2
2.3
3.2
2.2
-5.7
2.1
1.8
6.6
2.9
.7
1.8
2.3
2.0
3.0

1.5
1.6
1.9
2.8
2.9
6.2
3.9
-3.6
.2
2.2
1.7
-.5
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.2

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.8
8.0
3.3
3.8
-1.7
-.7
.1
.8
-1.2
-1.4
.9
2.9
-.2

1.6
1.6
1.5
2.6
3.1
4.2
-1.0
-.8
1.0
4.4
2.3
.1
1.4
1.7
1.8
2.1

216.351
248.725
249.675
134.035
256.884
256.878
127.111
214.378
188.822
276.551
192.302
173.204
124.685
150.151

216.425
248.990
250.217
132.465
257.192
257.184
127.501
213.899
188.156
286.367
191.052
173.652
124.453
150.180

216.828
249.325
250.772
134.131
257.432
257.423
126.194
215.440
189.638
298.037
192.059
174.471
124.378
150.648

-1.1
-2.2
.3
-6.7
-.8
-.8
2.0
8.8
8.9
22.0
8.0
8.5
-3.7
-.5

-.6
.9
.4
23.1
.3
.3
2.8
-7.1
-10.1
-14.4
-9.8
5.3
-3.7
1.5

.4
.4
.5
-5.1
.5
.5
4.3
2.4
1.9
.4
2.0
4.5
-1.5
-.6

1.2
1.2
2.0
-3.6
1.2
1.2
-1.4
3.7
3.5
58.0
.2
4.4
-1.1
.8

-.9
-.7
.3
7.2
-.3
-.3
2.4
.5
-1.0
2.2
-1.3
6.9
-3.7
.5

.8
.8
1.3
-4.3
.8
.8
1.4
3.1
2.7
26.0
1.1
4.4
-1.3
.1

119.444
112.412
106.293
114.148
128.327

119.028
112.077
105.915
111.956
128.548

119.248
111.579
106.487
112.760
127.489

119.344
111.174
106.507
113.529
127.064

-4.5
-3.9
-5.0
1.3
-5.0

1.3
9.0
-3.9
2.5
2.6

-.9
-3.5
-1.2
-2.0
.5

-.3
-4.3
.8
-2.2
-3.9

-1.6
2.4
-4.5
1.9
-1.3

-.6
-3.9
-.2
-2.1
-1.7

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

193.961
189.331
97.739
138.704
145.139
238.064
236.714
137.802
249.231
251.529

196.318
191.780
97.303
138.417
143.833
248.648
247.512
138.289
249.824
251.992

196.833
192.011
96.966
137.924
143.137
250.355
249.154
138.768
249.872
257.386

201.406
196.566
96.950
137.926
142.989
269.733
270.336
139.223
250.134
261.731

4.6
5.4
3.1
-1.2
11.4
9.5
8.6
2.2
2.0
-5.5

-10.1
-11.5
1.3
.4
6.6
-37.3
-38.9
3.5
1.6
11.2

13.0
14.2
1.8
2.2
3.3
49.0
48.8
3.3
2.6
-1.7

16.3
16.2
-3.2
-2.2
-5.8
64.8
70.1
4.2
1.5
17.2

-3.0
-3.4
2.2
-.4
8.9
-17.2
-18.5
2.8
1.8
2.5

14.6
15.2
-.7
.0
-1.3
56.7
59.1
3.7
2.0
7.3

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

391.328
315.804
414.806
330.705

391.902
316.082
415.495
330.626

392.323
316.794
415.781
331.593

393.216
317.199
416.864
331.902

5.7
7.7
5.0
2.9

2.3
1.1
2.8
2.6

3.2
1.2
3.9
3.9

1.9
1.8
2.0
1.5

4.0
4.4
3.9
2.8

2.6
1.5
2.9
2.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

9

CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

617.619

621.010

619.809

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

113.028
98.746

112.945
98.605

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 6 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 .....

130.220
200.358
504.653
576.388
84.660
81.497
102.633
9.339
76.330

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—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

624.460

10.6

5.5

6.5

4.5

8.0

5.5

112.985
98.570

112.779
97.866

-1.0
-3.1

1.4
-.2

-2.3
-3.4

-.9
-3.5

.2
-1.7

-1.6
-3.4

130.140
200.442
507.055
576.457
84.527
81.359
102.458
9.324
75.917

130.316
201.278
509.314
578.848
84.424
81.250
102.329
9.309
75.649

130.223
202.207
514.069
581.328
83.948
80.730
101.739
9.232
73.933

3.2
5.9
4.3
6.1
.6
.2
-1.6
5.6
-4.1

1.7
5.2
6.2
5.1
-1.3
-1.4
.0
-5.3
-8.2

.4
.9
-3.8
1.2
.0
.0
1.3
-3.5
2.3

.0
3.7
7.7
3.5
-3.3
-3.7
-3.4
-4.5
-12.0

2.4
5.6
5.2
5.6
-.4
-.6
-.8
.0
-6.2

.2
2.3
1.8
2.3
-1.7
-1.8
-1.1
-4.0
-5.1

383.948
823.766
207.136
160.985
230.332
355.275

382.701
821.529
206.425
159.951
229.343
356.127

383.904
820.854
207.359
160.401
229.623
357.566

384.835
827.680
207.439
160.656
230.159
357.742

.8
1.8
.4
.2
.2
2.5

2.4
9.9
-.1
-5.6
3.2
1.1

3.6
9.0
1.7
2.3
.2
2.5

.9
1.9
.6
-.8
-.3
2.8

1.6
5.8
.2
-2.7
1.7
1.8

2.2
5.4
1.2
.7
-.1
2.7

174.665
220.644
150.262
189.461
119.444
237.892
111.580
261.781
259.063
126.627
191.969
172.598
150.346
260.777
414.806
310.495

175.490
220.808
151.324
191.616
119.028
241.403
111.174
262.008
259.238
127.111
192.302
173.204
150.151
261.655
415.495
310.397

175.685
221.216
151.427
192.943
119.248
242.946
110.683
262.313
260.293
127.501
191.052
173.652
150.180
263.019
415.781
311.001

177.447
221.482
153.732
198.143
119.344
251.231
110.641
262.734
261.086
126.194
192.059
174.471
150.648
263.668
416.864
310.951

2.2
2.0
2.2
1.8
-4.5
5.5
-.6
.3
-3.4
2.0
8.0
8.5
-.5
2.1
5.0
1.5

-5.2
.7
-8.5
-13.6
1.3
-19.4
-.2
1.1
.9
2.8
-9.8
5.3
1.5
3.3
2.8
3.2

5.3
1.7
7.4
13.0
-.9
20.3
.7
.9
1.2
4.3
2.0
4.5
-.6
1.3
3.9
.5

6.5
1.5
9.6
19.6
-.3
24.4
-3.3
1.5
3.2
-1.4
.2
4.4
.8
4.5
2.0
.6

-1.6
1.3
-3.3
-6.2
-1.6
-7.8
-.4
.7
-1.3
2.4
-1.3
6.9
.5
2.7
3.9
2.4

5.9
1.6
8.5
16.3
-.6
22.3
-1.3
1.2
2.2
1.4
1.1
4.4
.1
2.9
2.9
.5

218.095
209.012
209.905
152.889
191.839
235.546
205.209
285.138
249.872
210.256
220.930
221.781
143.727
241.105
268.921

218.658
209.671
210.404
153.938
193.327
238.419
206.911
285.577
250.121
215.720
220.938
221.765
143.379
251.770
269.138

218.899
209.943
210.664
154.040
194.729
240.153
207.704
285.971
250.920
216.190
221.187
221.982
143.251
253.894
269.589

220.137
211.368
211.768
156.296
199.426
247.669
210.310
286.783
251.610
226.181
221.402
222.187
143.215
273.021
269.957

.7
2.5
.6
2.1
2.7
4.9
2.6
2.9
-.9
9.2
.2
-.2
-.1
10.2
-.2

-1.8
-2.6
-1.7
-8.1
-13.5
-17.9
-8.5
1.3
.9
-25.7
1.2
1.3
-.1
-36.2
1.9

2.9
3.8
2.7
7.2
13.5
18.7
8.4
1.4
1.0
24.5
.9
.7
.3
45.6
.9

3.8
4.6
3.6
9.2
16.8
22.2
10.3
2.3
2.8
33.9
.9
.7
-1.4
64.4
1.5

-.5
-.1
-.6
-3.2
-5.7
-7.2
-3.1
2.1
.0
-9.9
.7
.6
-.1
-16.1
.8

3.3
4.2
3.1
8.2
15.1
20.4
9.4
1.9
1.9
29.1
.9
.7
-.6
54.7
1.2

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 5 ...........................................
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

5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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.

10

CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

100.000

218.803
655.438

219.179
656.563

1.5

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.5

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 2 .............................................................................
White bread 1 3 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 3 .......................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 .......................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 3 .............................................................
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 ......
Bacon and related products 3 ....................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ...........
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 2 .......................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ...............................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ..............................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 3 4 .....................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 .........................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .....................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .....................................

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

220.991
220.617
216.538
249.944
214.425
215.131
213.556
220.241
156.279
269.037
161.383
295.744
307.676
158.204
254.924
248.194
261.717
241.989
254.135
277.796

221.278
220.946
216.955
250.592
217.695
217.174
215.281
226.682
158.927
268.150
161.828
296.565
308.012
157.861
254.335
248.848
259.820
239.450
252.893
273.082

1.5
1.5
1.7
-.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
.2
2.2
.1
1.1
.8
2.1
2.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
-1.2
.6
-2.8

.1
.1
.2
.3
1.5
.9
.8
2.9
1.7
-.3
.3
.3
.1
-.2
-.2
.3
-.7
-1.0
-.5
-1.7

.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.2
1.1
-.1
-.7
.1
-.2
-.6
-.3
.8
2.2
-.1
-1.2
.4
-.1
-1.4
.1

.2
.2
.3
.4
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.5
1.2
.8
1.1
1.0
1.3
.8
.9
1.3
1.6
.5
.5
.6

.1
.1
.1
.5
1.8
1.9
.8
2.9
1.7
-.1
.4
.3
.1
-.2
.1
.4
-.7
-1.3
-.5
-1.9

251.197
212.957
213.672
212.249
230.021
208.405
168.503
156.289
165.807
196.662
142.572
256.581
129.843
193.286
217.407
175.481
122.784
200.666
198.805
130.463
292.998
180.306
206.037
134.244
216.231
203.821
127.689
249.137
149.642
129.042
175.301
273.667
200.587
201.277
135.470
194.533
138.731
208.104
196.139
135.749

251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548
137.223
240.821
130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106

-1.2
5.5
5.4
7.2
6.1
6.2
4.9
5.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
13.7
8.4
11.3
11.4
7.6
12.8
3.9
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
1.3
1.4
5.0
-.1
.9
4.2
7.8
.4
-.9
2.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
2.6
1.4

.0
-.4
-.7
-.9
-.6
-.6
-1.1
-.8
1.1
-2.1
-3.8
-6.1
.4
-2.3
-2.4
.7
-1.6
.1
-.5
.2
2.2
-.2
-.6
-.8
1.2
-1.3
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
5.1
.4
.5
.0
.9
-.4
2.0
.3

-.7
.6
1.1
1.0
1.0
2.1
-1.6
1.0
.5
1.7
4.4
5.4
2.1
.6
.1
1.1
-2.4
.1
.3
.3
-.2
.0
1.9
2.3
1.9
.7
.8
.5
1.2
-.5
-.6
-.1
-7.9
1.1
.8
1.1
.5
1.3
.9
.2

1.3
.5
.2
.1
.2
-.2
2.3
-.7
1.2
-.5
-.6
.1
-3.7
-1.4
-1.4
-2.6
1.2
1.0
3.2
.1
3.5
5.3
-.7
-.3
-.1
.5
-2.5
1.4
2.0
1.0
-.8
2.5
6.6
.0
.6
.4
.8
-.3
-.6
.7

-.7
-.4
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.6
-1.1
-.8
1.1
-1.3
-3.7
-6.2
.4
.6
.8
.8
-1.6
.6
-.2
.2
2.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
1.2
-1.3
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
-.1
-.1
.5
.4
.5
.0
.9
-.4
2.9
.3

-

-

.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.

11

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

269.917
312.434
323.821
283.885
194.828
207.516
423.294
113.428
299.427
290.674
292.084
305.725
306.331
142.229
144.018
136.359
152.396
135.929
188.782
146.021
170.377
161.427
123.834
153.826
147.842
114.254
115.257
190.389
197.560
200.040
125.011
190.152
200.586
189.735
131.801
142.622
202.375
167.473
202.831
235.337
127.525
140.322
128.836
202.988
216.167
164.368
217.777
212.116
121.834
134.172
127.555
238.576
138.482
120.623
105.951
227.512
141.862
144.631
143.257
120.330
134.572

277.089
322.087
335.845
284.299
196.940
204.075
394.652
122.394
306.775
293.671
304.919
311.927
314.163
144.007
146.923
136.168
157.333
135.910
188.774
147.800
172.090
159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335
120.445
134.605

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

Nov.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

-0.7
-.6
.3
2.0
1.1
2.2
1.2
-1.7
-1.6
-.8
-.7
4.1
-1.1
-.8
-1.5
-1.0
-1.2
-.3
-.9
.4
-.8
-.5
-.3
-1.8
-.4
.8
-1.0
1.2
1.5
-.3
-2.3
-.2
.7
1.5
.1
.4
.5
3.1
3.6
2.0
1.6
-1.0
.3
-.4
-.7
.4
-.1
-.2
-1.6
2.2
-.8
-1.3
-1.0
-.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
-1.4
-1.6
.2

-0.2
-.1
2.0
1.8
.6
6.6
6.6
.0
-2.0
-1.6
6.5
-1.8
-1.1
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-1.2
-.2
.0
-1.0
.6
.8
.8
2.2
.0
-.4
.8
.9
1.2
-1.0
1.6
.1
-1.4
2.1
-1.3
-1.0
.8
.4
2.1
-1.4
.4
1.5
1.6
.3
-.3
1.0
.1
1.6
-.5
-1.1
1.2
-4.1
-.5
-.9
.4
.1
.1
.0
.3
.1
.8

1.8
2.1
3.4
.9
1.2
6.0
5.6
3.7
.8
2.9
4.4
2.0
1.2
.9
1.2
-1.1
2.4
.3
.2
1.5
1.0
-1.3
-1.3
-2.8
1.3
-.2
-1.1
-2.1
-2.3
-.5
-.9
.1
1.3
1.1
1.7
-.4
-.8
-2.4
-4.1
.6
.3
-1.1
-1.3
.0
1.6
-.1
-.9
-1.6
-.6
-5.1
-3.1
-1.7
-.3
1.5
1.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.0

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Canned fruits 2 3 ............................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 3 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
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 ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 3 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .................................
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 .....................................................
Butter 3 ...........................................................................
Margarine 3 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
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 3 .....................................................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 3 5 .....................................................
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 at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 6 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........

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

1.4
2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0
-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2

2.7
3.1
3.7
.1
1.1
-1.7
-6.8
7.9
2.5
1.0
4.4
2.0
2.6
1.3
2.0
-.1
3.2
.0
.0
1.2
1.0
-1.4
-1.3
-2.8
1.3
-.2
-1.7
-2.6
-3.1
-.5
-.8
.0
1.3
1.2
1.7
-.2
-.9
-1.6
-3.4
.8
.3
-1.3
-1.3
-.1
2.3
-.1
-.9
-2.5
-.6
-5.1
-3.1
-1.7
-.3
1.5
1.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0

See footnotes at end of table.

12

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

160.681
224.215
190.623
202.702
186.995
192.612
183.774
167.647
295.568
149.311
162.340
153.786

2.4
1.0
.1
1.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
-1.2
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

0.0
.2
.1
.1
-.8
-.6
-1.2
.8
.3
-.1
1.0
.3

0.2
.0
-.2
.1
-.8
-1.4
-1.2
-.4
.4
.6
.2
.3

0.2
.1
.1
.2
1.1
-.2
.4
.0
.1
.4
-.1
-.2

Expenditure category
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 ........................................................
Whiskey at home 1 3 ..........................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .................
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

-

160.392
224.490
191.121
202.576
186.727
192.936
183.001
169.021
295.356
148.671
162.545
154.005

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 7 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 7 8 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 9 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 7 10 ............................................
Electricity 7 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 7 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 11 ........................................
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 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 6 .........................................................
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 3 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 12 .................................................
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 ..................................

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

215.830
248.738
250.317
126.704
437.159
260.781
257.202
257.194
127.501
210.978
184.764
286.367
298.220
325.764
187.335
188.198
182.120
174.094
389.255
387.216
124.121
69.583
115.192
72.463
58.701
117.758
137.190
87.570
77.347

216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
437.049
258.098
257.452
257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
312.718
334.070
188.443
188.711
185.106
174.543
390.362
387.884
123.931
68.488
113.039
73.405
57.039
117.780
136.893
87.879
76.982

.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2
2.0
.3
.3
1.9
1.8
.8
13.5
16.5
7.9
-.1
.7
-2.8
5.7
6.8
2.3
-2.5
-7.0
-3.6
-8.2
-7.4
-4.5
-1.7
-3.6
-11.4

.1
.1
.3
-.8
.0
-1.0
.1
.1
-1.0
.7
.9
4.1
4.9
2.5
.6
.3
1.6
.3
.3
.2
-.2
-1.6
-1.9
1.3
-2.8
.0
-.2
.4
-.5

.1
.1
.1
-1.0
.3
-1.3
.1
.1
.4
.4
.4
4.0
4.7
2.5
.2
.4
-.4
.4
.5
.0
.0
-.5
.7
-1.4
-.8
.0
.6
-.3
-.6

.0
.1
.2
-1.2
.4
-1.5
.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.4
3.5
4.2
.0
-.7
.9
-5.7
.3
.2
.3
-.2
.3
.4
-.2
.5
-.2
.3
-.3
-.8

.2
.1
.2
1.3
.4
1.5
.1
.1
-1.0
.7
.8
4.1
4.9
3.0
.5
.3
1.4
.5
.6
.2
-.1
-1.6
-1.9
1.0
-2.8
.0
-.2
.4
-.2

.297
.176

84.647
94.528
106.330
72.033
69.326
61.546
126.137
64.852
95.400
90.332
96.121
87.244
184.054
120.244
160.731
117.150
150.180
144.723
155.026

84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
124.904
64.725
96.306
90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049

-4.1
-4.7
-6.1
-3.2
-4.7
-6.8
-1.0
-7.6
.7
-2.1
-.9
-2.7
.2
-1.6
3.3
.0
.3
1.0
-.6

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

-1.2
-1.6
-2.1
-.7
.3
.9
-.6
.4
-1.5
.1
.4
-.1
.3
.1
.6
.3
-.1
.2
.1

-1.4
-1.2
-1.5
-1.5
-1.1
-.3
1.0
-7.7
-.1
-.3
.1
-.8
.0
-.1
.5
-.2
.0
.1
.0

-.1
-.1
-.5
-.1
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
-.2
2.1
.3
.0
.6
-.3
.1
.1
-1.0
.3
.7
.0

-

.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.

13

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................

.097
.076

124.163
181.666

124.331

-0.2

0.1

-

-1.7
.1

-0.2
.1

0.1

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 9 .............................................................
Watches 1 9 ............................................................................
Jewelry 9 ................................................................................

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

121.498
112.824
118.094
118.843
140.239
80.569
106.461
93.420
109.778
111.996
102.829
116.980
84.963

118.071
109.711
114.499
113.731
137.818
76.847
105.013
91.932
105.739
107.530
98.933
106.405
80.974

-1.1
-.8
-.7
.0
1.2
-3.6
.8
-1.4
-2.4
-2.1
-1.6
-5.3
-3.6

-2.8
-2.8
-3.0
-4.3
-1.7
-4.6
-1.4
-1.6
-3.7
-4.0
-3.8
-9.0
-4.7

-.3
-.3
-.3
1.0
-.4
-.2
-1.2
-.5
-.4
-.9
-1.8
-.2
-1.0

.2
-.4
-.3
-2.0
-.1
-1.6
1.8
-.8
.5
.4
.7
-.5
1.5

.1
-.4
-.4
-.8
.6
-1.2
.2
-.6
.0
-.2
4.3
-2.9
-.8

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

95.675
98.934
129.368
129.981
134.384
125.766
115.106
155.144
114.627
164.722

94.905
96.881
126.585
126.710
134.677
122.015
112.558
154.308
113.415
163.966

1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-.8
.6
-2.9
-.1
5.4
-.7
6.5

-.8
-2.1
-2.2
-2.5
.2
-3.0
-2.2
-.5
-1.1
-.5

.1
2.7
.2
1.9
1.0
-.8
-1.9
-.7
.0
-.7

-1.7
1.3
-.8
.1
-2.8
-.5
.7
2.3
.5
2.4

.2
1.3
-.3
-2.5
.9
.3
.7
2.2
-1.1
2.6

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 3 .........................................................................
New trucks 3 11 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 13 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 14 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 .........................................
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 7 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
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

195.659
190.915
96.936
138.222
95.800
138.015
143.341
142.250
95.631
124.762
245.165
244.345
243.649
250.760
237.146
227.994
138.768
125.620
149.937
143.494
312.242
249.872
256.567
226.173
154.387
384.085
165.971
165.224
167.424
179.350
120.681
254.995
282.695
154.234

198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
96.051
138.147
143.915
142.454
94.799
124.766
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
383.024
166.101
165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
257.172
286.438
153.604

5.3
5.3
.6
-.2
-.2
-1.1
1.0
3.7
-4.3
-.7
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8
15.7
3.3
4.1
1.9
.7
6.4
1.9
2.5
.9
2.7
4.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
4.9
5.8
3.0

1.3
1.4
.1
.2
.3
.1
.4
.1
-.9
.0
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.0
3.0
.3
.5
.0
-.1
-.4
.1
.3
-.1
.2
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.2
.9
1.3
-.4

1.2
1.3
-.4
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.9
-.4
-.1
4.4
4.6
4.7
3.9
4.0
3.9
.4
.6
-.1
-.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
.4
.7
.1
.0
.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
.9

.3
.1
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.3
.1
-.5
.1
-.2
.7
.7
.6
1.2
1.0
2.3
.3
.5
.0
.0
-.2
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
-.2
-.1
-.5
2.1
3.0
.3

2.3
2.4
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.3
7.7
8.5
8.6
7.6
6.8
3.0
.3
.5
.0
-.1
-.4
.1
.3
-.1
.2
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.2
1.7
3.3
-1.5

-

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

NA

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

14

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

111.756
116.826
63.300
263.913
104.341

115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471

6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5

391.946
317.199
103.070
412.786
98.975
99.945
415.079
330.651
334.112
402.386
176.933
215.427
621.176
232.953
228.222
530.654
178.531
111.595
104.030

Nov.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

3.2
-1.3
-1.2
.1
.1

1.1
-4.6
-.5
.1
.3

1.2
4.9
.1
.0
.0

3.2
-1.3
-2.1
.1
.1

3.3
2.9
3.1
4.1
-1.0
-.1
3.4
2.7
3.4
2.7
.3
1.8
6.7
7.6
9.2
5.1
3.1
1.5
-4.0

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

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

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

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

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 5 ..........................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 5 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 3 15 ..................................................

-

.245
-

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 15 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 15 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 15 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 7 ..........................................................
Dental services 7 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 9 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 7 9 ......................
Hospital and related services 7 ..............................................
Hospital services 7 16 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 7 16 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 7 9 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 7 16 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 6 ..............................
Health insurance 1 6 ...............................................................

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

391.660
316.794
102.941
412.069
99.053
99.770
414.850
330.508
333.869
402.111
177.095
215.496
619.747
232.298
227.186
530.014
178.294
111.921
104.566

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 11 .................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .........................................................................
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 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 2 3 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 17 ..........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................

6.437
1.894
.201
1.267
.032

112.839
98.214
7.419
373.543
15.131

112.345
97.167
7.271
369.132
14.663

-.8
-2.7
-19.1
.3
-13.5

-.4
-1.1
-2.0
-1.2
-3.1

-.1
-.1
-1.2
.6
-.3

.0
.0
-1.2
.2
-2.0

-.2
-.7
-1.6
-.9
-2.5

.137

.060
.048
1.872

74.295
51.642
100.914
46.736
92.015
155.117
192.596
143.278
116.435
193.746
158.967
201.562
118.948
142.872
96.607
78.491
66.845
88.500
30.366
112.749
120.877
109.000
56.226
57.272
59.792
93.092
96.163
145.138

74.972
51.710
102.103
46.261
92.277
154.783
191.867
142.663
115.550
193.868
159.003
201.702
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.780
65.128
88.957
29.258
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.206
57.098
59.454
94.105
96.452
145.282

-2.7
-7.6
1.3
-4.0
-3.0
1.2
-.7
-.1
-2.4
4.7
2.0
4.8
-.5
2.1
-3.5
-3.5
-10.3
-.6
-13.6
1.5
-1.6
3.4
-3.6
-4.8
-4.8
1.7
-1.2
.9

.9
.1
1.2
-1.0
.3
-.2
-.4
-.4
-.8
.1
.0
.1
-1.1
-.2
-2.1
-.9
-2.6
.5
-3.6
.2
-1.7
.5
.0
-.3
-.6
1.1
.3
.1

-1.0
-1.8
-.1
-.3
-.1
.4
.5
.0
.6
.3
.3
.2
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.1
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.2
-.4
-.5
-.5
1.1
-.9
-.3

-.7
-.3
-.6
-.7
-1.3
.5
.7
.1
.8
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.6
-.4
-.5
-1.3
-.1
-1.5
.0
.1
.1
-1.6
-1.7
-2.3
-1.9
-.7
.3

.9
.1
1.2
-1.0
.3
.1
.0
-.4
-.5
.4
.0
.4
-1.1
-.2
-2.1
-.6
-1.8
.5
-2.7
.2
-1.7
.5
.1
-.3
-.6
1.8
.6
.4

.595
.679

122.921
323.363

123.325
323.606

.3
1.3

.3
.1

-.2
-.4

.8
-.1

1.2
.1

-

-

.094
.058
1.145
.734
-

.411
-

.613
.319
.285
.167
.070
-

.095
-

.485
.364
-

See footnotes at end of table.

15

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

155.761
176.460
267.049
219.651
133.906
105.733

156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098

1.6
.8
1.1
-.5
.2
-1.3

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

130.894
203.139
510.185
170.386
584.509
653.414
637.450
243.180
204.379
84.423
145.949
229.846
226.993
81.250
102.329
62.040
102.170
9.309
74.969
45.016
76.557

130.548
203.343
513.904
171.742
584.840
652.495
637.450
244.308
204.472
83.913
146.000
229.846
228.422
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225
9.232
73.559
43.791
76.396

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

0.3
-.4
-.1
.2
1.0
-.6

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

-0.2
-.1
.7
-.2
-.5
.2

0.3
-.4
-.1
.2
1.0
-.6

1.3
3.9
3.5
3.9
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.1
-1.1
2.0
1.4
12.7
-1.2
-.9
-3.6
2.2
-2.0
-5.6
-10.5
1.0

-.3
.1
.7
.8
.1
-.1
.0
.5
.0
-.6
.0
.0
.6
-.6
-.6
-1.1
.1
-.8
-1.9
-2.7
-.2

-.1
.0
.5
.3
.0
-.1
.4
.0
.5
-.2
.1
.0
1.4
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.2
-.5
.2
-.4

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

-.1
.5
.9
.8
.4
.4
.4
.6
.1
-.6
.1
.0
2.3
-.6
-.6
-1.1
.1
-.8
-2.3
-2.7
-.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 9 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

-

.251
.261
.140
.120

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 3 13 .......................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 12 .........................................
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 15 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 18 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .................
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

6.434
3.035
.200

.070

33.770

33.708

-3.7

-.2

1.5

-.2

-.2

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 9 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 9 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 9 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 6 ........................................................

3.483
.871
.804
.061
2.612
.688

383.633
820.854
334.753
218.475
207.162
160.401

384.502
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.196
160.656

1.9
5.6
5.7
4.3
.7
-1.0

.2
.8
.8
.7
.0
.2

-.3
-.3
-.3
.7
-.3
-.6

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

.2
.8
.8
.7
.0
.2

.345

103.091

103.631

-1.1

.5

-1.2

-.1

.5

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

182.741
229.623
140.107
357.061
290.889
284.672
143.295
158.747
269.769
129.893
179.219
87.812
156.521
NA

182.363
230.159
140.435
356.475
292.614
284.595
143.423
159.478
264.654
126.498
177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827

-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8

-.2
.2
.2
-.2
.6
.0
.1
.5
-1.9
-2.6
-.9
-.2
.1

-.1
-.4
-.4
.2
.0
.5
.3
-.2
.3
.7
.0
-1.1
-1.3

.7
.1
.1
.4
.2
.1
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
1.6
1.4

-.2
.2
.2
.0
.4
.2
.4
.5
-1.9
-2.6
-.5
-.2
.1

175.415
151.148
192.320
240.762
110.573
261.921
259.142
263.265
311.499
218.538
209.560

176.015
151.854
193.856
245.458
110.512
262.074
259.418
263.264
310.824
218.921
209.996

2.0
2.3
4.4
6.2
-.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0

.3
.5
.8
2.0
-.1
.1
.1
.0
-.2
.2
.2

.5
.7
1.1
1.5
-.4
.1
.1
.3
.0
.3
.3

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

1.0
1.5
2.7
3.4
.0
.2
.3
.2
.0
.6
.7

-

-

.234
-

-

-

-

-

-

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 8 ...........................................................................
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.

16

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

210.336
153.761
194.266
238.165
207.053
115.324
285.467
250.044
211.970
221.235
222.077
143.594
248.928
269.509
222.243
201.624
$ .457
$ .153

210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
111.887
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
223.186
201.759
$ .456
$ .152

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

0.2
.7
.8
1.2
.8
-.5
.2
.1
2.6
.0
.0
-.2
4.4
.1
.3
-.1

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

0.5
1.5
2.4
3.1
1.3
.2
.3
.3
4.6
.1
.1
.0
7.5
.1
.4
.2

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 8 ......................................................
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

1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0
-

0.2
.4
.7
1.8
.5
-3.0
.0
.1
2.8
-.1
-.1
-.5
4.4
.0
.4
.1
-

-

-

-

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and
seafood.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
8 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
10 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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.

17

CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

218.372

218.879

219.146

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 2 .........................................................................
White bread 1 3 ...........................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Cookies 3 ....................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ...................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ............
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ....................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 3 ..........................................................
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 ..
Bacon and related products 3 .................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 2 ....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ...........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ...........................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 3 4 .................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 .....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .................................

220.644
220.262
216.241
250.651
216.597
222.430
214.109
223.069
154.313
268.850
160.997
293.757
301.285
153.513
251.069
245.084
256.586
247.448
256.323
285.030

220.808
220.408
216.339
250.168
216.105
224.771
213.847
221.431
154.500
268.430
160.012
292.748
303.623
156.912
250.722
242.118
257.552
247.121
252.784
285.401

255.827
210.311
210.723
209.364
227.464
204.459
167.374
155.890
162.998
194.634
139.157
244.876
132.003
192.873
216.683
178.415
124.225
195.903
188.320
129.970
283.669
171.161
203.949
131.085
212.478
201.420
133.084
244.470
144.926
128.494
177.701
267.308
203.138
199.042
133.556
191.591
137.037
206.061
192.552
135.368

254.126
211.630
213.057
211.513
229.636
208.814
164.638
157.373
163.783
197.990
145.228
258.060
134.820
193.980
216.941
180.428
121.305
196.170
188.890
130.386
283.193
171.222
207.901
134.075
216.530
202.884
134.123
245.581
146.670
127.814
176.628
266.986
187.005
201.291
134.632
193.766
137.671
208.717
194.359
135.684

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

220.252

0.9

-1.5

2.7

3.5

-0.3

3.1

221.216
220.841
216.924
251.147
215.206
223.822
213.556
220.241
156.279
270.462
161.728
295.744
307.676
158.204
253.016
245.164
261.717
248.265
254.135
287.229

221.482
221.112
217.241
252.377
219.161
227.973
215.281
226.682
158.927
270.092
162.317
296.565
308.012
157.861
253.352
246.167
259.820
245.042
252.893
281.798

2.0
2.3
3.7
-2.8
-3.0
-10.8
-4.8
-.7
4.5
-2.1
-3.9
-5.1
5.2
-6.6
-4.3
-5.9
-2.0
4.1
2.6
4.6

.7
.6
.0
-2.8
-4.9
-10.6
-1.0
-4.0
2.2
-2.0
4.8
4.0
5.2
-1.4
-.4
4.3
-.7
-9.7
-4.4
-15.8

1.7
1.6
1.2
2.3
.1
7.5
-1.5
-.8
-9.2
2.9
.5
.6
-10.1
5.3
-.4
-3.7
-.5
5.2
10.0
6.3

1.5
1.6
1.9
2.8
4.8
10.3
2.2
6.6
12.5
1.9
3.3
3.9
9.2
11.8
3.7
1.8
5.1
-3.8
-5.2
-4.5

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.8
-3.9
-10.7
-2.9
-2.4
3.3
-2.1
.4
-.6
5.2
-4.0
-2.4
-.9
-1.3
-3.0
-1.0
-6.2

1.6
1.6
1.5
2.6
2.4
8.9
.3
2.9
1.1
2.4
1.9
2.2
-.9
8.5
1.6
-1.0
2.3
.6
2.1
.8

257.488
212.686
213.456
211.769
230.021
208.405
168.503
156.289
165.807
196.954
144.372
258.426
129.843
191.299
213.828
175.820
122.784
198.128
194.997
130.463
292.998
180.306
206.479
133.737
216.231
203.821
130.760
249.137
149.642
129.130
175.301
273.667
199.354
201.277
135.470
194.533
138.731
208.104
193.132
136.692

255.741
211.832
212.494
210.566
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
194.403
138.984
242.339
130.414
192.381
215.471
177.221
120.875
199.277
194.652
130.727
299.496
179.880
205.812
133.205
218.928
201.153
130.570
248.725
149.266
129.095
175.188
273.467
200.349
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
198.677
137.035

5.1
4.1
3.7
7.5
3.6
5.8
7.2
-.7
4.5
20.6
10.2
8.5
21.5
24.6
29.7
12.3
35.4
-1.5
.1
-4.7
7.9
6.7
-1.2
-1.2
1.1
-7.8
1.3
-3.9
3.3
-4.5
-11.2
-8.3
12.7
8.5
9.9
12.6
9.1
10.7
6.4
4.9

-9.5
12.0
13.4
18.2
22.2
18.7
3.3
34.3
30.3
16.6
10.9
13.7
10.2
19.8
18.3
9.7
37.1
12.4
21.4
3.9
31.5
37.0
-.6
-1.0
-7.0
11.1
1.8
13.6
19.1
-2.0
-.7
7.1
-10.6
-1.7
3.0
5.6
.4
-3.6
-4.5
-5.4

.2
3.2
1.8
1.6
-1.8
-3.9
11.4
-5.2
-1.2
9.2
29.6
41.4
8.2
3.9
2.7
11.9
-2.6
-1.6
-3.7
5.2
3.5
1.2
3.2
1.3
14.6
-2.1
8.4
.8
-2.4
6.3
15.9
3.4
32.8
2.2
-.2
-1.3
.9
8.2
-3.7
1.3

-.1
2.9
3.4
2.3
2.1
5.5
-1.8
-2.3
12.1
-.5
-.5
-4.1
-4.7
-1.0
-2.2
-2.7
-10.4
7.1
14.1
2.4
24.3
22.0
3.7
6.6
12.7
-.5
-7.3
7.1
12.5
1.9
-5.5
9.5
-5.4
6.2
7.8
6.1
8.9
2.5
13.3
5.0

-2.5
8.0
8.4
12.7
12.5
12.0
5.2
15.5
16.7
18.6
10.5
11.1
15.7
22.2
23.9
11.0
36.2
5.2
10.3
-.5
19.1
20.9
-.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.2
1.5
4.5
10.9
-3.2
-6.1
-.9
.3
3.3
6.4
9.0
4.7
3.3
.8
-.4

.1
3.1
2.6
2.0
.1
.7
4.6
-3.8
5.2
4.2
13.6
16.4
1.5
1.4
.2
4.4
-6.6
2.6
4.8
3.7
13.4
11.1
3.5
3.9
13.6
-1.3
.2
3.9
4.8
4.1
4.6
6.4
12.1
4.2
3.7
2.4
4.8
5.3
4.5
3.2

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—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

270.585
310.605
312.952
284.647
195.853
194.115
392.522
109.448
306.126
303.487
276.434
299.191
312.870
146.437
150.619
143.490
159.537
137.637
193.054

268.779
308.676
314.047
290.245
198.045
198.321
397.161
107.624
301.363
301.081
274.381
311.382
309.485
145.246
148.427
141.993
157.684
137.253
191.261

268.320
308.504
320.228
295.520
199.237
211.507
423.539
107.610
295.208
296.385
292.084
305.725
306.080
144.472
147.176
140.339
155.803
136.942
191.183

273.170
314.959
331.123
298.133
201.642
224.226
447.355
111.640
297.432
304.957
304.919
311.927
309.819
145.781
148.981
138.739
159.548
137.289
191.654

19.7
27.0
21.8
21.5
-10.8
-13.6
-20.1
51.5
32.5
18.4
-48.4
40.5
37.5
-.6
-4.0
-5.8
-.8
7.9
11.8

-9.9
-13.0
-16.9
.6
-1.0
23.4
12.4
-34.0
-9.0
3.4
10.9
-63.7
.9
1.0
2.4
.4
.0
-.8
-1.2

-5.7
-6.7
-10.7
-21.2
8.6
-25.4
-21.3
-2.7
-2.5
-1.0
-13.5
6.5
-2.2
-2.4
-.8
8.8
-4.8
-4.8
-6.8

3.9
5.7
25.3
20.3
12.4
78.0
68.7
8.3
-10.9
2.0
48.0
18.1
-3.8
-1.8
-4.3
-12.6
.0
-1.0
-2.9

3.8
5.1
.6
10.6
-6.0
3.2
-5.2
.0
9.8
10.6
-24.3
-28.6
17.8
.2
-.9
-2.8
-.4
3.5
5.1

-1.0
-.7
5.8
-2.6
10.5
15.2
15.2
2.6
-6.8
.5
13.2
12.2
-3.1
-2.1
-2.6
-2.5
-2.4
-2.9
-4.9

147.892
170.751
161.667
124.011
155.104
148.379
113.819
115.680
189.512
196.627
202.587
125.350
191.482
202.826
186.456
133.442
145.183
201.256
165.471
194.468
239.494
125.025
141.256
126.473
204.645
225.788
162.181
217.687
214.691
124.523
132.737
127.121
252.220
140.613
122.106
105.427
227.075
141.534
144.263
144.105
122.159
133.251

148.544
169.312
160.937
123.644
152.352
147.835
114.720
114.478
191.710
199.497
201.961
122.498
191.175
204.188
189.253
133.547
145.750
202.234
170.597
201.432
244.181
127.042
139.869
126.831
203.766
224.143
162.804
217.532
214.165
122.489
135.597
126.086
248.873
139.155
121.698
105.494
227.287
141.694
144.595
142.059
120.163
133.461

147.071
170.377
162.234
124.678
155.752
147.842
114.254
115.378
193.371
201.874
200.040
124.503
191.387
201.329
193.150
131.801
144.278
203.821
171.321
205.581
240.693
127.525
141.919
128.836
204.398
223.537
164.368
217.777
217.488
121.834
134.172
127.555
238.576
138.482
120.623
105.951
227.512
141.862
144.631
142.428
120.330
134.572

149.219
172.090
160.203
123.052
151.314
149.810
113.993
114.080
189.272
197.154
199.021
123.415
191.556
203.928
195.332
134.049
143.674
202.113
167.209
197.198
242.075
127.917
140.418
127.215
204.391
227.071
164.252
215.730
213.988
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
142.766
120.445
134.605

-2.0
-2.6
-.7
-1.5
6.1
-1.6
-4.4
.6
-1.6
-3.6
2.0
2.0
-1.0
-.1
9.6
-4.3
7.1
-1.3
.9
5.1
-3.2
-.2
-4.3
.0
-1.2
-8.0
-1.7
2.2
-5.3
2.8
11.9
2.8
61.6
3.3
-.3
-1.4
.4
.7
-.8
3.0
.8
1.2

.3
-1.0
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-5.0
-3.2
.1
-.1
.2
2.3
-.8
-.5
.3
-6.6
2.6
-4.1
2.9
10.0
34.2
-.3
-7.4
-.7
-5.6
-1.1
1.4
1.6
-1.0
-2.0
-2.2
-18.5
3.6
5.0
-.8
-2.5
-3.1
1.4
1.8
1.4
1.8
-3.7
2.6

-4.6
-9.2
2.1
.3
5.7
1.7
-1.9
8.4
13.0
17.2
7.6
2.1
1.8
6.6
5.7
5.4
5.1
2.9
23.2
48.0
4.2
6.0
-4.7
-12.4
.7
-1.5
-9.7
3.8
4.8
9.7
16.6
2.6
6.1
1.3
1.8
-2.6
2.3
1.6
1.8
9.2
20.2
.7

3.6
3.2
-3.6
-3.1
-9.4
3.9
.6
-5.4
-.5
1.1
-6.9
-6.0
.2
2.2
20.4
1.8
-4.1
1.7
4.3
5.7
4.4
9.6
-2.4
2.4
-.5
2.3
5.2
-3.5
-1.3
-10.5
-15.5
-10.6
-25.3
-7.1
1.0
7.1
1.1
1.2
1.5
-3.7
-5.5
4.1

-.9
-1.8
-1.7
-2.4
-.8
-3.3
-3.8
.4
-.9
-1.7
2.1
.6
-.7
.1
1.2
-.9
1.3
.8
5.3
18.7
-1.7
-3.9
-2.5
-2.8
-1.2
-3.4
.0
.5
-3.7
.3
-4.5
3.2
30.3
1.2
-1.4
-2.3
.9
1.2
.3
2.4
-1.5
1.9

-.6
-3.2
-.8
-1.4
-2.2
2.8
-.6
1.3
6.0
8.8
.1
-2.0
1.0
4.4
12.8
3.6
.4
2.3
13.4
25.1
4.3
7.8
-3.5
-5.3
.1
.4
-2.5
.1
1.7
-.9
-.7
-4.2
-11.0
-3.0
1.4
2.1
1.7
1.4
1.6
2.6
6.6
2.4

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 2 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................
Canned fruits 2 3 .........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 3 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
2 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
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 ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 3 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .............................
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 .................................................
Butter 3 .......................................................................
Margarine 3 .................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
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 3 ..................................................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 5 .................................................
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 at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 6 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

160.072
224.249
191.786
202.589
190.316
196.922
187.421
168.916
293.468

160.036
224.665
192.050
202.700
188.786
195.731
185.150
170.255
294.220

160.392
224.724
191.606
202.806
187.234
192.936
183.001
169.601
295.356

148.019
160.563
153.270

147.842
162.212
153.765

216.157
248.590
249.535
135.371
430.248

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

160.681
224.932
191.814
203.188
189.364
192.612
183.774
169.618
295.568

4.3
-1.5
-3.9
-5.0
-2.3
6.6
5.3
-4.9
1.1

1.6
1.2
.9
4.3
-2.2
-5.0
-5.9
-.4
1.7

2.0
3.0
3.3
4.7
4.5
2.2
9.7
-1.2
3.3

1.5
1.2
.1
1.2
-2.0
-8.5
-7.6
1.7
2.9

2.9
-.2
-1.5
-.5
-2.3
.6
-.4
-2.7
1.4

1.8
2.1
1.7
3.0
1.2
-3.3
.7
.2
3.1

148.671
162.545
154.197

149.311
162.340
153.938

.8
-1.5
1.4

3.0
2.3
-2.0

2.9
1.2
3.4

3.5
4.5
1.8

1.9
.4
-.3

3.2
2.8
2.6

216.351
248.725
249.675
134.035
431.536

216.425
248.990
250.217
132.465
433.259

216.828
249.325
250.772
134.131
434.840

-1.1
-2.2
.3
-6.7
4.6

-.6
.9
.4
23.1
4.7

.4
.4
.5
-5.1
3.3

1.2
1.2
2.0
-3.6
4.3

-.9
-.7
.3
7.2
4.6

.8
.8
1.3
-4.3
3.8

284.390
256.667
256.661
126.627
213.483
187.999
265.812
273.386
312.574
191.969
191.967
189.446
172.598
385.269
385.920
124.729
69.766
113.843
73.831
58.845
118.041
135.883
88.119
79.646

280.715
256.884
256.878
127.111
214.378
188.822
276.551
286.119
320.440
192.302
192.652
188.653
173.204
387.052
385.909
124.685
69.402
114.696
72.773
58.385
118.035
136.718
87.832
79.175

276.366
257.192
257.184
127.501
213.899
188.156
286.367
298.220
320.479
191.052
194.413
177.825
173.652
387.955
387.216
124.453
69.583
115.192
72.608
58.701
117.758
137.190
87.570
78.556

280.447
257.432
257.423
126.194
215.440
189.638
298.037
312.718
330.125
192.059
194.974
180.240
174.471
390.151
387.884
124.378
68.488
113.039
73.320
57.039
117.780
136.893
87.879
78.397

-3.8
-.8
-.8
2.0
8.8
8.9
22.0
18.2
29.5
8.0
2.0
29.8
8.5
9.9
4.4
-3.7
-.3
-10.1
-9.6
7.0
-4.5
-4.7
-5.8
-14.9

27.9
.3
.3
2.8
-7.1
-10.1
-14.4
-8.9
-15.9
-9.8
-7.1
-17.7
5.3
6.9
.4
-3.7
-6.9
1.8
-3.3
-8.5
-7.2
-6.2
-4.9
-12.4

-6.9
.5
.5
4.3
2.4
1.9
.4
.1
.0
2.0
2.0
1.8
4.5
5.2
2.3
-1.5
-13.2
-3.0
-16.5
-15.0
-5.4
1.4
-2.4
-12.0

-5.4
1.2
1.2
-1.4
3.7
3.5
58.0
71.2
24.4
.2
6.4
-18.1
4.4
5.2
2.1
-1.1
-7.1
-2.8
-2.7
-11.7
-.9
3.0
-1.1
-6.1

10.9
-.3
-.3
2.4
.5
-1.0
2.2
3.7
4.3
-1.3
-2.7
3.4
6.9
8.4
2.4
-3.7
-3.7
-4.4
-6.5
-1.0
-5.9
-5.4
-5.3
-13.7

-6.2
.8
.8
1.4
3.1
2.7
26.0
30.9
11.6
1.1
4.2
-8.7
4.4
5.2
2.2
-1.3
-10.2
-2.9
-9.9
-13.4
-3.2
2.2
-1.8
-9.1

86.886
97.247
110.272
73.670
69.851
61.181
126.772
70.012
97.272
90.904
95.667
88.294
183.512
120.273
159.059
117.076
150.346
144.331
154.948

85.809
95.706
107.989
73.140
70.091
61.753
126.030
70.295
95.777
91.023
96.072
88.230
184.043
120.397
159.970
117.403
150.151
144.602
155.026

84.647
94.528
106.330
72.033
69.326
61.546
127.305
64.852
95.661
90.715
96.121
87.542
184.054
120.244
160.731
117.150
150.180
144.723
155.026

84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
125.632
64.725
97.658
90.966
96.160
88.026
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049

1.5
1.0
.2
2.3
-1.8
-6.7
-3.5
2.9
-1.5
-3.6
.5
-4.4
.8
-1.8
.6
4.1
-.5
.5
-2.0

-7.1
-6.1
-8.1
-8.6
-6.9
-9.0
-2.3
-10.7
.8
-2.1
-.2
-3.0
-1.8
-6.3
.7
1.6
1.5
-.7
.1

.2
-1.9
-.4
3.4
-3.8
-8.3
5.7
8.4
2.1
-3.0
-5.9
-2.1
2.0
1.6
7.3
-1.7
-.6
.4
-.9

-10.3
-11.2
-15.2
-9.0
-6.1
-3.2
-3.5
-27.0
1.6
.3
2.1
-1.2
.0
.1
4.7
-3.8
.8
3.9
.3

-2.9
-2.6
-4.0
-3.3
-4.4
-7.8
-2.9
-4.2
-.4
-2.9
.1
-3.7
-.5
-4.0
.7
2.8
.5
-.1
-1.0

-5.2
-6.7
-8.1
-3.0
-5.0
-5.8
1.0
-11.0
1.9
-1.4
-2.0
-1.7
1.0
.9
6.0
-2.8
.1
2.1
-.3

Expenditure category
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 ....................................................
Whiskey at home 1 3 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .............
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 7 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 7 8 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 .............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 9 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 7 10 .........................................
Electricity 7 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 7 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 7 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 11 ....................................
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 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 6 ......................................................
Appliances 1 2 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 3 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 12 .............................................
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 ...............................

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................

126.550
181.298

124.439
181.398

124.163
181.666

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 9 .........................................................
Watches 1 9 ........................................................................
Jewelry 9 .............................................................................

119.444
112.412
117.571
116.216
141.312
78.661
108.753
93.508
106.293
109.506
90.667
112.655
82.340

119.028
112.077
117.252
117.349
140.705
78.476
107.433
93.032
105.915
108.516
89.053
112.422
81.549

98.491
90.890
128.327
127.462
134.942
124.931
114.148
154.225
114.038
163.720

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 3 ......................................................................
New trucks 3 11 ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 13 ................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 14 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ...........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 .....................................
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 7 .....
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................

193.961
189.331
97.739
138.704
96.160
138.562
143.860
145.139
95.187
126.895
238.064
236.714
236.172
243.952
230.819
214.571
137.802
124.185
150.174
143.746
312.531
249.231
255.500
226.233
153.684
378.577
165.818
164.969
167.453
179.258
120.875
251.529
276.791
153.185

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

124.331
NA

-6.1
8.7

13.7
.3

-0.3
-3.1

-6.8

-

3.3
4.4

-3.6

119.248
111.579
116.870
115.000
140.625
77.234
109.322
92.264
106.487
108.941
89.694
111.809
82.770

119.344
111.174
116.451
114.109
141.417
76.338
109.512
91.699
106.507
108.700
93.568
108.617
82.127

-4.5
-3.9
-.6
7.5
9.0
-11.8
2.5
-15.8
-5.0
-5.2
-6.9
2.4
-8.6

1.3
9.0
8.4
12.4
-7.6
21.2
3.6
11.5
-3.9
-2.1
-21.9
-20.9
7.1

-.9
-3.5
-6.3
-10.9
3.7
-8.9
-5.5
9.0
-1.2
1.9
13.7
15.1
-10.8

-.3
-4.3
-3.8
-7.1
.3
-11.3
2.8
-7.5
.8
-2.9
13.4
-13.6
-1.0

-1.6
2.4
3.8
9.9
.4
3.4
3.0
-3.1
-4.5
-3.7
-14.7
-10.0
-1.1

-.6
-3.9
-5.0
-9.0
2.0
-10.1
-1.4
.4
-.2
-.5
13.6
-.3
-6.0

98.559
93.327
128.548
129.846
136.311
123.884
111.956
153.211
114.012
162.624

96.893
94.575
127.489
129.981
132.562
123.213
112.760
156.716
114.627
166.573

97.069
95.793
127.064
126.710
133.748
123.599
113.529
160.195
113.415
170.905

1.7
-4.1
-5.0
-3.4
-1.2
-7.4
1.3
-3.2
3.3
-3.3

-2.7
-12.7
2.6
3.9
-8.7
6.0
2.5
2.6
-2.5
2.8

14.4
-16.6
.5
-1.3
17.7
-5.5
-2.0
6.9
-1.5
8.8

-5.7
23.4
-3.9
-2.3
-3.5
-4.2
-2.2
16.4
-2.2
18.7

-.5
-8.5
-1.3
.2
-5.0
-1.0
1.9
-.3
.4
-.3

3.9
1.4
-1.7
-1.8
6.6
-4.8
-2.1
11.6
-1.8
13.7

196.318
191.780
97.303
138.417
95.939
138.144
143.361
143.833
94.822
126.716
248.648
247.512
247.168
253.581
240.106
222.900
138.289
124.940
149.983
143.502
312.831
249.824
256.202
226.385
154.246
381.170
165.960
165.011
167.775
179.549
121.337
251.992
277.233
154.577

196.833
192.011
96.966
137.924
95.603
137.736
143.441
143.137
94.874
126.493
250.355
249.154
248.586
256.634
242.555
227.994
138.768
125.620
149.937
143.494
312.242
249.872
256.567
226.173
154.387
382.015
165.971
165.224
167.424
179.350
120.681
257.386
285.478
154.984

201.406
196.566
96.950
137.926
95.581
137.713
143.371
142.989
94.938
126.868
269.733
270.336
270.081
276.127
259.124
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
380.838
166.101
165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
261.731
294.983
152.607

4.6
5.4
3.1
-1.2
-1.1
-2.9
.0
11.4
2.5
-16.3
9.5
8.6
8.5
7.6
8.8
16.5
2.2
3.0
.8
.3
5.1
2.0
.6
1.4
2.6
6.8
3.2
4.2
1.4
1.1
2.7
-5.5
-10.9
13.5

-10.1
-11.5
1.3
.4
.6
-.4
1.3
6.6
-10.2
3.1
-37.3
-38.9
-39.5
-36.5
-35.2
9.2
3.5
2.2
5.9
3.7
16.0
1.6
6.6
.9
1.7
4.3
1.0
.5
1.9
1.7
3.2
11.2
14.3
-.9

13.0
14.2
1.8
2.2
2.3
1.3
4.0
3.3
-7.8
12.5
49.0
48.8
51.1
47.8
44.4
-2.0
3.3
4.2
1.6
-.2
7.1
2.6
.1
1.7
3.5
4.2
.7
-.1
2.2
2.6
.3
-1.7
-4.6
1.6

16.3
16.2
-3.2
-2.2
-2.4
-2.4
-1.4
-5.8
-1.0
-.1
64.8
70.1
71.0
64.1
58.8
43.7
4.2
6.9
-.7
-1.0
-1.9
1.5
2.7
-.5
2.8
2.4
.7
1.1
.0
.3
-1.4
17.2
29.0
-1.5

-3.0
-3.4
2.2
-.4
-.3
-1.7
.7
8.9
-4.1
-7.1
-17.2
-18.5
-19.0
-17.4
-16.0
12.8
2.8
2.6
3.3
2.0
10.4
1.8
3.5
1.1
2.2
5.5
2.1
2.3
1.6
1.4
2.9
2.5
1.0
6.0

14.6
15.2
-.7
.0
-.1
-.6
1.3
-1.3
-4.5
6.0
56.7
59.1
60.7
55.7
51.5
18.7
3.7
5.5
.4
-.6
2.5
2.0
1.4
.6
3.2
3.3
.7
.5
1.1
1.5
-.6
7.3
10.9
.1

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—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

Intercity bus fare 1 3 5 .......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 5 ......................................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 3 15 ...............................................

109.220
116.763
63.486
263.706
104.091

110.409
111.361
63.157
264.025
104.360

111.756
116.826
63.223
263.913
104.341

115.331
115.324
61.875
264.284
104.471

-4.4
-18.1
12.2
2.3
4.1

5.0
65.9
-9.3
4.2
6.2

1.7
9.0
-4.9
4.9
6.2

24.3
-4.8
-9.8
.9
1.5

0.2
16.5
.9
3.3
5.1

12.5
1.8
-7.4
2.9
3.8

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 15 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 15 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 15 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 7 .......................................................
Dental services 7 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 9 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 7 9 ..................
Hospital and related services 7 ...........................................
Hospital services 7 16 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 7 16 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 7 9 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 7 16 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 6 ...........................
Health insurance 1 6 ...........................................................

391.328
315.804
102.644
410.984
99.361
98.984
414.806
330.705
333.915
401.302
178.340
215.365
617.619
231.248
225.965
527.246
178.611
111.729
105.570

391.902
316.082
102.734
411.792
99.151
99.082
415.495
330.626
333.654
402.192
178.518
215.326
621.010
232.872
227.707
530.851
178.955
111.723
105.163

392.323
316.794
102.941
413.206
99.053
99.770
415.781
331.593
334.695
404.156
178.148
215.496
619.809
232.294
227.610
529.241
178.899
111.921
104.566

393.216
317.199
103.070
414.423
98.975
99.945
416.864
331.902
335.158
404.925
177.224
215.427
624.460
234.223
229.766
532.689
179.460
111.595
104.030

5.7
7.7
8.3
7.1
2.9
-1.9
5.0
2.9
5.3
-.3
-1.5
5.0
10.6
12.5
15.5
7.1
1.9
4.2
1.4

2.3
1.1
1.5
2.5
.4
-6.4
2.8
2.6
2.9
4.6
.1
-.4
5.5
5.4
6.0
4.3
6.2
.2
-6.7

3.2
1.2
1.0
3.5
-5.7
4.6
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.0
5.3
2.8
6.5
7.2
8.5
4.9
2.6
2.1
-4.6

1.9
1.8
1.7
3.4
-1.5
3.9
2.0
1.5
1.5
3.7
-2.5
.1
4.5
5.2
6.9
4.2
1.9
-.5
-5.7

4.0
4.4
4.8
4.8
1.7
-4.2
3.9
2.8
4.1
2.1
-.7
2.2
8.0
8.9
10.6
5.7
4.0
2.2
-2.8

2.6
1.5
1.3
3.4
-3.6
4.2
2.9
2.7
2.7
3.3
1.3
1.5
5.5
6.2
7.7
4.5
2.3
.8
-5.1

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 11 .............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .....................................................................
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 2 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...............
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Pet services 1 2 3 ..............................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ..................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................
Photographic equipment 2 3 .............................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ....................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ........................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ...
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .................................
Recreation services 2 17 .......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................

113.028
98.746
7.674
372.635
15.564

112.945
98.605
7.581
374.840
15.520

112.985
98.570
7.487
375.613
15.213

112.779
97.866
7.366
372.270
14.839

-1.0
-3.1
-28.5
-1.1
-5.8

1.4
-.2
-12.9
3.4
-23.0

-2.3
-3.4
-18.8
-.7
-6.5

-.9
-3.5
-15.1
-.4
-17.4

.2
-1.7
-21.1
1.1
-14.8

-1.6
-3.4
-17.0
-.6
-12.1

75.605
52.744
101.686
47.229
93.284
153.960
190.411
143.190
114.920
193.583
158.346
202.015
118.816
142.211
96.904
78.702
67.424
89.333
30.671
112.593
120.482
108.670
57.318
58.528
61.537
93.647
97.648
145.145

74.847
51.776
101.557
47.087
93.193
154.597
191.369
143.166
115.582
194.093
158.823
202.495
118.821
142.046
97.043
78.788
67.485
88.565
30.704
112.733
120.785
108.923
57.104
58.236
61.226
94.638
96.740
144.725

74.295
51.642
100.914
46.736
92.015
155.360
192.744
143.278
116.560
194.314
158.967
202.310
118.948
142.872
96.607
78.370
66.586
88.500
30.232
112.749
120.877
109.000
56.198
57.272
59.792
92.826
96.034
145.149

74.972
51.710
102.103
46.261
92.277
155.546
192.704
142.663
115.945
195.013
159.003
203.020
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.906
65.399
88.957
29.418
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.251
57.098
59.454
94.541
96.643
145.669

5.7
3.7
5.8
-3.3
.7
1.2
1.1
4.1
-1.3
1.3
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.6
-2.4
-1.6
5.8
-5.6
-2.9
-2.1
-3.5
4.6
3.9
3.7
13.4
.2
-2.7

-7.3
-17.6
-.2
-3.9
-4.8
-.8
-4.8
-2.7
-2.3
6.9
2.2
8.1
2.6
3.8
1.2
.8
-7.9
-3.8
-8.7
7.6
2.1
11.5
-6.8
-7.2
-5.0
-8.5
-1.6
6.7

-5.2
-7.7
-1.8
-.9
-3.7
.3
-3.8
-.4
-9.1
7.6
1.8
7.4
-2.6
1.7
-7.3
-8.3
-19.5
-2.4
-23.5
.2
-.9
2.7
-4.6
-6.0
-4.3
-.7
.5
-1.7

-3.3
-7.6
1.7
-7.9
-4.2
4.2
4.9
-1.5
3.6
3.0
1.7
2.0
-3.8
1.0
-9.1
-4.0
-11.5
-1.7
-15.4
1.4
-5.2
3.4
-7.2
-9.4
-12.9
3.9
-4.1
1.5

-1.0
-7.5
2.7
-3.6
-2.1
.2
-1.9
.6
-1.8
4.1
2.2
5.0
2.2
2.8
1.4
-.8
-4.8
.9
-7.1
2.2
.0
3.7
-1.3
-1.8
-.7
1.9
-.7
1.9

-4.3
-7.6
-.1
-4.5
-4.0
2.2
.5
-.9
-3.0
5.3
1.8
4.7
-3.2
1.4
-8.2
-6.2
-15.6
-2.0
-19.5
.8
-3.1
3.1
-5.9
-7.7
-8.7
1.6
-1.8
-.1

122.172
325.204

121.945
323.793

122.950
323.363

124.365
323.606

-7.2
-.5

6.9
8.4

-4.9
-.2

7.4
-2.0

-.4
3.8

1.1
-1.1

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ...........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ...................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 9 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

156.636
177.646
265.263
219.955
134.270
105.715

156.014
176.566
265.268
220.132
134.644
105.552

155.761
176.460
267.049
219.651
133.906
105.733

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
College textbooks 1 3 13 ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 12 .....................................
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 15 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 18 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

130.220
200.358
504.653
169.952
576.388
641.964
626.980
241.333
202.634
84.660
145.730
229.846
220.813
81.497
102.633
62.466
102.022
9.339
76.330
45.159
76.794

130.140
200.442
507.055
170.503
576.457
641.597
629.567
241.358
203.564
84.527
145.836
229.846
223.815
81.359
102.458
62.219
102.111
9.324
75.917
45.242
76.494

33.348

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 9 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 9 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 9 .......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 6 ....................................................

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098

-1.0
2.1
.5
.2
1.8
-1.6

8.4
8.4
.4
-.8
-.2
-1.5

0.4
-2.7
.9
-1.9
-3.7
.2

-1.2
-4.1
2.4
.4
2.8
-2.3

3.6
5.2
.5
-.3
.8
-1.6

-0.4
-3.4
1.7
-.8
-.5
-1.1

130.316
201.278
509.314
170.386
578.848
644.691
631.382
242.196
204.128
84.424
145.991
229.846
228.166
81.250
102.329
62.040
102.170
9.309
75.649
45.016
76.557

130.223
202.207
514.069
171.742
581.328
647.201
633.868
243.742
204.389
83.948
146.181
229.846
233.527
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225
9.232
73.933
43.791
76.396

3.2
5.9
4.3
6.0
6.1
6.3
5.8
6.1
4.2
.6
7.5
5.8
44.3
.2
-1.6
-6.6
4.7
5.6
-4.1
-2.4
11.2

1.7
5.2
6.2
1.7
5.1
5.6
4.3
4.7
3.5
-1.3
.0
.0
.3
-1.4
.0
-.8
1.0
-5.3
-8.2
-20.0
-1.1

.4
.9
-3.8
3.6
1.2
1.2
1.2
.1
5.1
.0
-.6
.0
-11.0
.0
1.3
.3
2.5
-3.5
2.3
-7.1
-3.4

.0
3.7
7.7
4.3
3.5
3.3
4.5
4.1
3.5
-3.3
1.2
.0
25.1
-3.7
-3.4
-7.0
.8
-4.5
-12.0
-11.6
-2.1

2.4
5.6
5.2
3.8
5.6
5.9
5.1
5.4
3.8
-.4
3.7
2.9
20.3
-.6
-.8
-3.8
2.8
.0
-6.2
-11.6
4.9

.2
2.3
1.8
3.9
2.3
2.2
2.8
2.1
4.3
-1.7
.3
.0
5.5
-1.8
-1.1
-3.4
1.6
-4.0
-5.1
-9.4
-2.7

33.853

33.770

33.708

-11.6

3.4

-9.8

4.4

-4.4

-2.9

383.948
823.766
336.118
217.720
207.136
160.985

382.701
821.529
334.953
219.312
206.425
159.951

383.904
820.854
334.753
218.475
207.359
160.401

384.835
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.439
160.656

.8
1.8
1.5
5.0
.4
.2

2.4
9.9
10.1
7.7
-.1
-5.6

3.6
9.0
9.7
.5
1.7
2.3

.9
1.9
1.7
4.2
.6
-.8

1.6
5.8
5.7
6.4
.2
-2.7

2.2
5.4
5.7
2.3
1.2
.7

104.407

103.202

103.091

103.631

4.1

-11.1

6.2

-2.9

-3.8

1.6

181.718
230.332
140.540
355.275
291.089
283.428
142.236
158.393
268.609
128.883
179.188
87.332
155.842

181.503
229.343
139.937
356.127
291.096
284.834
142.695
158.076
269.508
129.782
179.199
86.352
153.882

182.741
229.623
140.107
357.566
291.715
285.203
143.312
158.747
269.769
129.893
179.422
87.761
156.045
NA

182.363
230.159
140.435
357.742
292.986
285.759
143.886
159.478
264.654
126.498
178.505
87.558
156.261
95.827

-3.7
.2
.2
2.5
3.0
1.0
3.1
4.5
5.4
5.7
-.3
-2.8
-.4

.4
3.2
3.2
1.1
.2
.7
.4
-.2
5.8
8.1
11.7
-4.5
-5.1

-1.5
.2
.2
2.5
7.2
3.6
.6
2.9
-1.8
1.3
-1.0
-.9
1.3

1.4
-.3
-.3
2.8
2.6
3.3
4.7
2.8
-5.8
-7.2
-1.5
1.0
1.1

-1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.6
.8
1.7
2.1
5.6
6.9
5.5
-3.6
-2.8

-.1
-.1
-.1
2.7
4.9
3.5
2.7
2.8
-3.8
-3.1
-1.3
.1
1.2

174.665
150.262
189.461
237.892
111.580
261.781
259.063
260.777

175.490
151.324
191.616
241.403
111.174
262.008
259.238
261.655

175.685
151.427
192.943
242.946
110.683
262.313
260.293
263.019

177.447
153.732
198.143
251.231
110.641
262.734
261.086
263.668

2.2
2.2
1.8
5.5
-.6
.3
-3.4
2.1

-5.2
-8.5
-13.6
-19.4
-.2
1.1
.9
3.3

5.3
7.4
13.0
20.3
.7
.9
1.2
1.3

6.5
9.6
19.6
24.4
-3.3
1.5
3.2
4.5

-1.6
-3.3
-6.2
-7.8
-.4
.7
-1.3
2.7

5.9
8.5
16.3
22.3
-1.3
1.2
2.2
2.9

Expenditure category

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 8 .......................................................................
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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

310.495
218.095
209.012
209.905
152.889
191.839
235.546
205.209
113.130
285.138
249.872
210.256
220.930
221.781
143.727
241.105
268.921
221.904
203.601

310.397
218.658
209.671
210.404
153.938
193.327
238.419
206.911
112.595
285.577
250.121
215.720
220.938
221.765
143.379
251.770
269.138
222.608
203.414

311.001
218.899
209.943
210.664
154.040
194.729
240.153
207.704
113.079
285.971
250.920
216.190
221.187
221.982
143.251
253.894
269.589
222.243
202.604

310.951
220.137
211.368
211.768
156.296
199.426
247.669
210.310
113.282
286.783
251.610
226.181
221.402
222.187
143.215
273.021
269.957
223.186
202.925

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

1.5
.7
2.5
.6
2.1
2.7
4.9
2.6
-4.3
2.9
-.9
9.2
.2
-.2
-.1
10.2
-.2
4.8
3.7

3.2
-1.8
-2.6
-1.7
-8.1
-13.5
-17.9
-8.5
1.0
1.3
.9
-25.7
1.2
1.3
-.1
-36.2
1.9
-.3
1.5

0.5
2.9
3.8
2.7
7.2
13.5
18.7
8.4
-1.2
1.4
1.0
24.5
.9
.7
.3
45.6
.9
1.2
.0

0.6
3.8
4.6
3.6
9.2
16.8
22.2
10.3
.5
2.3
2.8
33.9
.9
.7
-1.4
64.4
1.5
2.3
-1.3

2.4
-.5
-.1
-.6
-3.2
-5.7
-7.2
-3.1
-1.7
2.1
.0
-9.9
.7
.6
-.1
-16.1
.8
2.2
2.6

0.5
3.3
4.2
3.1
8.2
15.1
20.4
9.4
-.3
1.9
1.9
29.1
.9
.7
-.6
54.7
1.2
1.8
-.7

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 8 ...................................................
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

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and
seafood.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
8 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
10 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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
Dec. 2010
from—

Item
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

154.313
293.757
301.285
256.586
242.773
256.323
289.682
254.985
247.874
132.003
222.425
187.251
129.970
283.669
171.161
212.478
201.420
177.701
267.308
191.591
137.037
465.017
144.305
161.858
194.508
170.751
197.101
202.587
197.501
240.220
126.473
124.523
132.737
127.121
252.220
105.427
122.159
196.922
187.421
148.019
160.563
153.414

154.500
292.748
303.623
257.552
242.644
252.784
285.629
253.994
259.438
134.820
225.584
194.070
130.386
283.193
171.222
216.530
202.884
176.628
266.986
193.766
137.671
458.510
141.779
159.314
191.129
169.312
198.944
201.961
206.109
245.004
126.831
122.489
135.597
126.086
248.873
105.494
120.163
195.731
185.150
147.842
162.212
153.605

156.279
295.744
307.676
261.717
248.194
254.135
277.796
251.197
256.581
129.843
217.407
198.805
130.463
292.998
180.306
216.231
203.821
175.301
273.667
194.533
138.731
423.294
136.359
152.396
188.782
170.377
197.560
200.040
202.831
235.337
128.836
121.834
134.172
127.555
238.576
105.951
120.330
192.936
183.001
148.671
162.545
154.005

158.927
296.565
308.012
259.820
248.848
252.893
273.082
251.263
240.821
130.414
212.167
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
218.928
201.153
175.188
273.467
194.452
139.991
394.652
136.168
157.333
188.774
172.090
191.511
199.021
195.956
237.245
127.215
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
107.253
120.445
192.612
183.774
149.311
162.340
153.786

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

-1.4
1.3
2.2
.7
-1.0
1.6
.5
-1.0
3.4
.6
2.2
-.2
.9
1.4
2.6
3.4
.0
1.6
1.0
-.3
-1.1
1.3
1.8
-.9
-.5
-.9
1.9
2.4
5.7
-.8
.9
-.6
-.3
-.2
-.2
.8
3.7
.0
.6
.2
.4
.3

0.1
-.3
.8
.4
-.1
-1.4
-1.4
-.4
4.7
2.1
1.4
3.6
.3
-.2
.0
1.9
.7
-.6
-.1
1.1
.5
-1.4
-1.8
-1.6
-1.7
-.8
.9
-.3
4.4
2.0
.3
-1.6
2.2
-.8
-1.3
.1
-1.6
-.6
-1.2
-.1
1.0
.1

1.2
1.0
1.3
1.6
2.3
.5
-2.7
-1.1
-1.1
-3.7
-3.6
2.4
.1
3.5
5.3
-.1
.5
-.8
2.5
.4
.8
-7.7
-3.8
-4.3
-1.2
.6
-.7
-1.0
-1.6
-3.9
1.6
-.5
-1.1
1.2
-4.1
.4
.1
-1.4
-1.2
.6
.2
.3

1.7
.3
.1
-.7
.3
-.5
-1.7
.0
-6.1
.4
-2.4
-.5
.2
2.2
-.2
1.2
-1.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.9
-6.8
-.1
3.2
.0
1.0
-3.1
-.5
-3.4
.8
-1.3
-.6
-5.1
-3.1
-1.7
1.2
.1
-.2
.4
.4
-.1
-.1

Dec.
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 3 .........................................................
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 4 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 5 ............................
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 ..............................................

2.2
.8
2.1
.4
-1.0
.6
-2.8
-1.2
13.7
8.4
11.4
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
5.0
-.1
-.9
2.7
5.6
4.7
4.5
-2.6
-1.4
.0
-2.5
3.4
1.1
21.9
1.2
-4.1
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.1
2.5
-1.3
.1
2.5
1.6
1.1

Housing
Infants’ furniture 5 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

110.272

107.989

106.330

105.824

-.3

-2.1

-1.5

-.5

-6.1

95.235
137.423
142.176
230.950
238.275
225.889
143.746
312.531
179.258
120.875
109.220
116.763
63.220
104.091

95.537
137.880
142.556
238.789
245.940
232.668
143.502
312.831
179.549
121.337
110.409
111.361
63.086
104.360

95.800
138.015
143.341
243.649
250.760
237.146
143.494
312.242
179.350
120.681
111.756
116.826
63.300
104.341

96.051
138.147
143.915
254.854
261.556
246.748
143.371
311.036
179.394
120.437
115.331
115.324
62.534
104.471

.2
.2
.2
-1.4
-1.4
-1.4
-.2
2.0
.2
.0
.6
-7.2
-.4
.2

.3
.3
.3
3.4
3.2
3.0
-.2
.1
.2
.4
1.1
-4.6
-.2
.3

.3
.1
.6
2.0
2.0
1.9
.0
-.2
-.1
-.5
1.2
4.9
.3
.0

.3
.1
.4
4.6
4.3
4.0
-.1
-.4
.0
-.2
3.2
-1.3
-1.2
.1

-.2
-1.1
1.0
14.1
13.4
12.8
.7
6.4
1.4
1.2
6.1
8.9
-3.3
4.5

Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 6 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ..................................................
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 4 ......................................................................
Intercity train fare 4 .....................................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
Intracity mass transit 8 ................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Dec. 2010
from—

Item
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

224.883
524.673

226.768
529.062

227.186
530.014

52.744
101.686
143.190
115.731
158.346
202.217
89.333
31.440
120.482
108.670
61.537
156.636
177.646

51.776
101.557
143.166
116.094
158.823
202.169
88.565
31.097
120.785
108.923
61.226
156.014
176.566

169.952

128.883
179.071
153.581

Dec.
2009

228.222
530.654

1.9
1.5

0.8
.8

0.2
.2

0.5
.1

9.2
5.1

51.642
100.914
143.278
116.435
158.967
201.562
88.500
30.366
120.877
109.000
59.792
155.761
176.460

51.710
102.103
142.663
115.550
159.003
201.702
88.957
29.258
118.872
109.581
59.454
156.175
175.814

-1.4
.1
.2
-2.0
.1
2.2
.2
-1.4
-.8
1.1
.1
-.5
-.6

-1.8
-.1
.0
.3
.3
.0
-.9
-1.1
.3
.2
-.5
-.4
-.6

-.3
-.6
.1
.3
.1
-.3
-.1
-2.4
.1
.1
-2.3
-.2
-.1

.1
1.2
-.4
-.8
.0
.1
.5
-3.6
-1.7
.5
-.6
.3
-.4

-7.6
1.3
-.1
-2.4
2.0
4.8
-.6
-13.6
-1.6
3.4
-4.8
1.6
.8

170.503

170.386

171.742

.8

.3

-.1

.8

3.9

129.782
179.104
153.719

129.893
179.219
156.521

126.498
177.595
156.653
95.827

.0
-.9
-.6

.7
.0
.1

.1
.1
1.8

-2.6
-.9
.1

1.8
2.1
-.8

Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 9 10 ...................................................
Outpatient hospital services 9 11 ................................................
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 12 ..................................................................
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 5 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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 1996=100 base.
11 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
12 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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and seafood.
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.

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CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

100.000
-

214.750
639.673

215.262
641.200

1.7

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.6

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

220.245
219.768
215.414
250.648
212.693
200.084
266.802
160.999
189.265
199.542
202.668
202.901
120.723
227.634
161.428
225.771

220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
211.858
200.958
273.977
158.654
189.176
202.206
200.925
202.520
122.267
227.871
161.657
225.592

1.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
5.6
3.8
1.4
-1.3
.0
2.5
1.4
-.7
-.4
1.3
3.1
1.1

.1
.1
.2
.3
-.4
.4
2.7
-1.5
.0
1.3
-.9
-.2
1.3
.1
.1
-.1

.1
.1
.0
-.2
.6
1.1
-.7
-.5
-.2
.6
.5
-.4
-.3
.1
.1
.1

.2
.2
.3
.4
.4
.1
-.2
1.0
.2
-1.0
.8
.3
-.9
.1
.3
.2

.1
.1
.1
.6
-.3
.4
1.9
-1.4
.0
1.4
-.7
-.1
1.3
.1
.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 5 ..............................................
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

212.490
242.806
248.553
128.305
233.047
233.049
128.556
209.449
182.634
287.994
186.023
174.621
120.257
152.778

212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
233.278
233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
187.077
175.008
120.007
153.116

.3
.5
.7
2.5
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
.0
5.5
-2.6
.4

.2
.1
.3
-.7
.1
.1
-.7
.7
.8
4.0
.6
.2
-.2
.2

.1
.1
.0
-.7
.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
4.2
.1
.2
.0
-.1

.1
.1
.2
-.9
.1
.1
.3
-.3
-.4
3.4
-.7
.4
-.1
.0

.2
.1
.2
1.2
.1
.1
-.7
.6
.7
4.0
.5
.4
.0
.2

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

3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781

120.628
112.815
109.388
117.900
128.216

117.127
109.849
104.988
115.832
125.691

-1.6
-.9
-2.6
.1
-2.3

-2.9
-2.6
-4.0
-1.8
-2.0

-.3
-.5
-.2
-1.7
.2

.0
-.1
.3
.7
-1.0

.0
-.3
-.3
1.1
-.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 ................................................................

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

194.884
191.524
96.024
139.224
143.176
245.957
245.250
138.654
252.610
252.230

197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
257.025
256.443
139.150
252.759
254.312

5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
13.9
13.9
3.2
2.0
4.5

1.5
1.5
.1
.2
.1
4.5
4.6
.4
.1
.8

1.5
1.6
-.5
-.2
-.9
4.8
4.6
.3
.2
.4

-.1
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.5
-.4
.7
.4
.0
1.7

2.8
2.8
.0
.0
-.1
8.3
8.7
.4
.1
1.9

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

5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195

393.277
308.332
418.307
333.868

393.616
308.823
418.568
334.032

3.5
3.0
3.7
2.9

.1
.2
.1
.0

.2
.1
.2
.0

.1
.3
.1
.3

.3
.2
.3
.1

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

27

CPI Detailed Report-December 2010

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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

1.339

622.116

623.692

7.4

0.3

0.6

-0.1

0.8

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

6.031
2.046

109.082
98.774

108.561
97.753

-1.2
-2.6

-.5
-1.0

-.1
-.1

-.2
-.1

-.2
-.6

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 6 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ...............

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

125.526
200.228
513.546
563.563
87.040
84.846
101.975
9.849
74.615

125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
86.472
84.271
101.327
9.767
73.078

.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
-1.2
-1.3
-1.2
-1.7
-6.1

-.3
.1
.5
.1
-.7
-.7
-.6
-.8
-2.1

-.1
.1
.3
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.8

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

-.2
.5
.7
.5
-.6
-.7
-.6
-.8
-2.6

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

412.383
825.644
204.830
160.801
229.855
358.407

414.002
832.741
205.084
161.217
230.332
358.380

2.5
5.5
.8
-.6
.8
2.4

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

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

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

.4
.9
.2
.3
.2
.3

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

178.504
220.245
155.953
201.110
120.628
255.572
111.813
257.219
233.956
128.556
186.023
174.621
152.778
263.804
418.307
297.313

179.331
220.508
156.997
203.292
117.127
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
127.674
187.077
175.008
153.116
263.648
418.568
296.508

2.4
1.5
2.9
5.0
-1.6
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
2.6
.0
5.5
.4
3.0
3.7
1.0

.5
.1
.7
1.1
-2.9
2.2
.0
.1
.1
-.7
.6
.2
.2
-.1
.1
-.3

.6
.1
.9
1.3
-.3
1.9
-.4
.1
.1
.3
.1
.2
-.1
.4
.2
.0

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

1.2
.1
1.9
3.1
.0
3.9
.0
.1
.2
-.7
.5
.4
.2
.1
.3
-.1

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

213.675
206.838
207.523
158.328
202.679
251.899
211.249
251.894
245.958
212.622
215.970
215.584
145.757
248.880
265.001
$ .466
$ .156

214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541
251.847
246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
$ .465
$ .156

1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3
1.9
.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2

.3
.3
.2
.6
1.0
2.0
.6
.0
.1
3.0
-.1
-.1
-.5
4.5
.0

.4
.4
.3
.9
1.2
1.6
1.0
.2
.1
2.9
.0
.0
-.3
4.8
.1

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

.7
.8
.7
1.9
2.9
3.6
1.5
.2
.2
5.1
.1
.1
.0
8.1
.1

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ....................................................
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
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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

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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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

214.345

215.005

215.099

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

219.852
219.367
215.042
251.234
210.142
197.812
267.680
161.087
190.495
201.240
201.340
204.561
122.164
227.188
160.755
225.507

220.003
219.514
215.136
250.767
211.446
199.890
265.939
160.297
190.170
202.408
202.318
203.701
121.806
227.412
160.988
225.707

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 5 .....................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

212.764
242.448
247.767
136.197
232.567
232.568
127.718
212.484
186.387
267.283
191.045
173.079
120.681
152.851

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

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

216.456

1.6

-2.4

3.5

4.0

-0.4

3.8

220.512
220.027
215.851
251.854
212.372
200.084
265.517
161.964
190.508
200.410
203.951
204.329
120.723
227.634
161.428
226.149

220.760
220.282
216.119
253.276
211.647
200.958
270.617
159.635
190.594
203.134
202.611
204.127
122.267
227.871
161.657
226.307

1.9
2.2
3.7
-2.9
4.4
8.1
19.8
-.1
-1.3
.2
-3.2
-1.3
-.8
.2
5.7
-2.3

.7
.6
.1
-3.0
12.1
-1.4
-11.1
-3.1
-.5
.5
3.8
-1.3
-2.3
1.4
1.5
1.5

1.9
1.8
1.3
2.5
3.4
2.4
-5.1
1.7
1.5
5.6
2.6
.6
1.1
2.4
2.9
3.7

1.7
1.7
2.0
3.3
2.9
6.5
4.5
-3.6
.2
3.8
2.5
-.8
.3
1.2
2.3
1.4

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.9
8.2
3.2
3.2
-1.6
-.9
.4
.2
-1.3
-1.6
.8
3.6
-.4

1.8
1.7
1.7
2.9
3.1
4.4
-.5
-1.0
.9
4.7
2.6
-.1
.7
1.8
2.6
2.6

212.959
242.602
247.885
135.294
232.759
232.762
128.130
213.115
186.978
278.516
191.184
173.455
120.687
152.729

213.083
242.941
248.466
134.069
233.045
233.047
128.556
212.541
186.171
287.994
189.877
174.105
120.577
152.778

213.495
243.274
249.017
135.647
233.259
233.259
127.674
213.882
187.442
299.558
190.741
174.849
120.551
153.116

-.2
-1.2
.3
-4.6
-.9
-.9
3.1
8.4
8.4
23.3
7.5
9.0
-3.8
-1.1

-.8
.7
.2
22.4
.4
.4
3.1
-6.4
-9.1
-15.7
-8.6
5.0
-3.8
3.1

.4
.4
.3
-7.5
.5
.5
4.4
2.8
2.5
-.6
2.7
4.1
-2.2
-1.0

1.4
1.4
2.0
-1.6
1.2
1.2
-.1
2.7
2.3
57.8
-.6
4.2
-.4
.7

-.5
-.3
.3
8.1
-.3
-.3
3.1
.7
-.8
1.9
-.9
7.0
-3.8
1.0

.9
.9
1.2
-4.6
.9
.8
2.1
2.7
2.4
25.2
1.0
4.1
-1.3
-.2

118.544
112.281
105.776
116.525
127.444

118.175
111.728
105.596
114.553
127.691

118.205
111.637
105.902
115.336
126.425

118.202
111.265
105.566
116.626
126.215

-4.8
-5.7
-4.6
3.7
-6.0

1.4
10.3
-4.5
3.0
2.3

-1.8
-3.9
-.7
-6.5
-1.5

-1.1
-3.6
-.8
.3
-3.8

-1.7
2.0
-4.5
3.4
-1.9

-1.5
-3.7
-.7
-3.1
-2.6

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

193.376
190.087
96.958
139.661
146.033
239.792
237.478
137.728
251.938
248.885

196.286
193.039
96.498
139.363
144.761
251.389
248.433
138.153
252.546
249.803

196.010
192.616
96.178
138.938
144.095
250.312
250.194
138.654
252.610
254.162

201.414
197.998
96.147
138.964
143.968
271.110
271.950
139.150
252.759
258.913

6.1
6.6
3.8
-1.5
11.1
11.2
8.4
2.0
2.1
-6.2

-13.0
-13.8
2.4
.5
6.5
-40.2
-39.4
3.4
1.6
9.0

16.3
17.1
1.9
1.8
3.5
55.0
48.8
3.0
2.9
-.6

17.7
17.7
-3.3
-2.0
-5.5
63.4
72.0
4.2
1.3
17.1

-3.9
-4.1
3.1
-.5
8.8
-18.4
-18.9
2.7
1.9
1.1

17.0
17.4
-.7
-.1
-1.1
59.2
59.9
3.6
2.1
7.9

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

392.737
307.322
417.992
334.108

393.364
307.539
418.780
333.960

393.839
308.332
419.099
334.892

394.859
308.823
420.321
335.235

6.1
7.9
5.5
3.1

2.6
1.2
3.0
3.2

3.2
1.2
3.9
3.9

2.2
2.0
2.2
1.4

4.3
4.5
4.3
3.1

2.7
1.6
3.1
2.6

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

618.805

622.544

621.699

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

109.532
99.299

109.427
99.197

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 6 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 .....

125.137
197.532
507.899
555.849
87.340
85.154
102.325
9.891
76.253

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—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

626.726

12.2

5.5

6.9

5.2

8.8

6.1

109.238
99.112

109.001
98.468

-.7
-2.6

.6
-1.1

-2.4
-2.7

-1.9
-3.3

.0
-1.9

-2.2
-3.0

125.048
197.794
509.466
556.496
87.168
84.978
102.135
9.864
75.608

125.128
198.587
512.598
558.619
87.040
84.846
101.975
9.849
75.329

124.875
199.530
516.216
561.152
86.495
84.271
101.327
9.767
73.399

2.4
6.2
4.6
6.4
.0
-.2
-2.1
6.8
-3.0

1.2
5.0
5.3
5.0
-1.1
-1.2
-.1
-4.8
-9.0

.4
.7
-3.2
1.1
.2
.2
1.2
-3.4
2.6

-.8
4.1
6.7
3.9
-3.8
-4.1
-3.8
-4.9
-14.2

1.8
5.6
5.0
5.7
-.5
-.7
-1.1
.8
-6.0

-.2
2.4
1.6
2.5
-1.8
-2.0
-1.4
-4.1
-6.1

413.007
828.794
204.868
161.132
230.624
356.667

411.642
826.468
204.132
160.174
229.635
357.305

412.582
825.644
204.986
160.801
229.855
358.744

414.354
832.741
205.359
161.217
230.332
359.650

1.0
1.7
.5
.5
-.2
3.3

3.1
9.9
-.6
-6.1
3.5
.3

4.7
8.9
2.3
3.1
.3
2.8

1.3
1.9
1.0
.2
-.5
3.4

2.0
5.7
.0
-2.9
1.6
1.8

3.0
5.3
1.6
1.7
-.1
3.1

177.809
219.852
155.148
197.981
118.544
252.387
112.925
257.115
233.640
127.718
191.045
173.079
152.851
261.213
417.992
296.788

178.870
220.003
156.567
200.534
118.175
257.082
112.468
257.372
233.826
128.130
191.184
173.455
152.729
262.351
418.780
296.741

178.792
220.512
156.242
202.072
118.205
258.326
111.966
257.614
234.549
128.556
189.877
174.105
152.778
263.299
419.099
297.051

181.020
220.760
159.251
208.300
118.202
268.291
111.940
257.957
235.122
127.674
190.741
174.849
153.116
263.604
420.321
296.777

2.7
1.9
3.2
2.6
-4.8
5.6
.6
1.0
-2.0
3.1
7.5
9.0
-1.1
3.0
5.5
1.4

-6.3
.7
-10.3
-17.0
1.4
-21.5
.8
.8
.3
3.1
-8.6
5.0
3.1
2.9
3.0
2.5

6.8
1.9
9.9
16.4
-1.8
23.2
.7
1.0
.9
4.4
2.7
4.1
-1.0
2.1
3.9
.4

7.4
1.7
11.0
22.5
-1.1
27.7
-3.4
1.3
2.6
-.1
-.6
4.2
.7
3.7
2.2
.0

-1.9
1.3
-3.8
-7.7
-1.7
-8.9
.7
.9
-.8
3.1
-.9
7.0
1.0
2.9
4.3
1.9

7.1
1.8
10.4
19.4
-1.5
25.4
-1.4
1.2
1.8
2.1
1.0
4.1
-.2
2.9
3.1
.2

213.269
206.412
207.125
157.535
199.695
248.977
209.473
251.937
245.846
211.343
215.669
215.303
146.012
242.121
264.313

214.020
207.262
207.781
158.926
202.081
252.930
211.654
252.325
246.090
217.469
215.670
215.274
145.595
253.766
264.583

214.040
207.268
207.863
158.620
203.602
254.423
211.827
252.500
246.592
216.534
215.889
215.434
145.415
253.090
265.001

215.589
209.010
209.217
161.562
209.514
263.509
215.029
253.075
247.083
227.622
216.073
215.603
145.432
273.641
265.284

1.5
2.9
1.4
2.9
2.3
5.1
3.0
3.2
.1
10.0
.7
.4
.1
11.7
.5

-2.9
-3.7
-2.7
-9.9
-16.1
-19.9
-9.5
1.0
.6
-28.0
1.1
1.2
.5
-39.2
1.6

3.9
4.9
3.6
9.6
15.7
21.6
9.8
1.5
1.0
29.1
.9
.8
.5
52.0
.9

4.4
5.1
4.1
10.6
21.2
25.5
11.0
1.8
2.0
34.6
.8
.6
-1.6
63.2
1.5

-.7
-.5
-.7
-3.7
-7.3
-8.3
-3.4
2.1
.4
-11.0
.9
.8
.3
-17.6
1.0

4.1
5.0
3.8
10.1
18.4
23.5
10.4
1.7
1.5
31.8
.8
.7
-.6
57.5
1.2

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 5 ...........................................
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

5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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 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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

100.000
-

214.750
639.673

215.262
641.200

1.7

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.6

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

220.245
219.768
215.414
250.648
214.880
213.642
213.672
220.318
270.497
162.363
158.851
254.487
244.898
212.693
213.525
212.680
231.011
207.780
167.349
157.535
169.784
195.596
141.757
196.473
175.686
119.672
200.983
205.668
134.584
124.214
249.929
149.013
128.948
199.965
200.084
134.993
206.220
196.729
135.767
266.802
308.872
319.189
284.594
195.751
201.973
112.381
297.517
289.298
283.116
299.587
308.751
141.123
143.572
132.972
145.754

220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
217.960
216.090
215.560
225.782
269.887
162.997
158.627
253.730
242.901
211.858
212.009
210.850
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
191.689
136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137
147.658

1.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.4
-.1
.4
1.5
1.9
-.4
-.8
5.6
5.6
7.4
6.3
6.3
5.1
5.4
11.1
11.3
12.2
12.0
7.5
12.9
4.1
1.0
1.1
.5
4.2
7.8
.5
6.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
2.6
1.2
1.4
2.2
3.5
4.0
1.9
9.8
1.5
.9
5.8
-7.1
-10.6
6.7
-1.2
-2.0
-.2
-.4

.1
.1
.2
.3
1.4
1.1
.9
2.5
-.2
.4
-.1
-.3
-.8
-.4
-.7
-.9
-.6
-.5
-1.3
-.9
1.1
-2.0
-3.6
-2.1
.3
-1.3
.3
-.6
-.8
.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
5.5
.4
.5
-.2
2.1
.2
2.7
3.1
3.8
.6
1.0
-1.0
8.0
2.5
1.1
4.6
2.1
2.6
1.4
2.1
.1
1.3

.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.4
.7
-.2
-.6
-.1
-.5
2.0
-.2
-.1
.6
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.1
-1.3
1.0
.6
1.6
4.1
.7
.9
-2.3
.1
1.9
2.1
.8
.2
.7
-.5
-8.0
1.1
.7
1.3
1.3
.2
-.7
-.6
.6
1.6
1.2
2.3
-.9
-1.6
-1.0
-1.3
4.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.5
-.3
.6

.2
.2
.3
.4
-.5
-.1
-.3
-.5
.9
1.1
.8
1.1
.5
.4
.1
.0
.2
-.2
2.3
-.6
1.1
-.6
-.8
-1.4
-2.0
1.4
.9
-.6
-.2
-2.9
1.5
2.1
1.1
6.6
.1
.8
-.3
-.7
.9
-.2
.0
2.3
1.6
.4
6.8
.7
-2.2
-1.9
6.8
-1.7
-.7
-.5
-.8
-.1
-1.0

.1
.1
.1
.6
1.8
2.3
.9
2.5
.0
.5
-.1
.0
-.9
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.6
-.5
-1.3
-.9
1.1
-1.1
-3.6
.5
.6
-1.3
.8
-.3
-.4
.7
-.2
-.2
-.2
.8
.4
.5
-.2
2.5
.1
1.9
2.3
3.9
1.3
1.3
7.0
3.4
.7
2.7
4.6
2.1
1.3
.9
1.1
.4
1.5

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

31

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Nov.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

160.999
124.861
155.503
148.771
114.364
115.206
190.948
124.258
189.265
199.542
189.750
130.679
142.338
202.668
167.876
128.367
140.953
202.901
217.609
160.965
217.511
213.381
139.895
120.723
227.634
141.571
144.533
143.553
134.465
161.428
225.771
195.426
203.559
184.775
166.121
293.967

158.654
123.140
151.169
150.567
114.010
113.213
185.246
123.445
189.176
202.206
191.871
133.051
142.247
200.925
165.597
128.929
139.055
202.520
222.929
160.963
215.459
207.755
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.615
134.439
161.657
225.592
195.108
203.522
185.610
164.394
294.090

-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-2.4
.7
2.5
-.7
.0
2.5
6.8
1.5
.9
1.4
9.2
1.9
-2.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
1.3
1.3
.9
2.8
2.0
3.1
1.1
.3
.9
-.2
-1.5
2.2

-1.5
-1.4
-2.8
1.2
-.3
-1.7
-3.0
-.7
.0
1.3
1.1
1.8
-.1
-.9
-1.4
.4
-1.3
-.2
2.4
.0
-.9
-2.6
-.5
1.3
.1
.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.5
-1.0
.0

-0.5
-.3
-1.7
-.2
.8
-1.1
1.0
-2.2
-.2
.6
1.4
-.1
.8
.5
3.0
2.0
-.9
-.4
-.9
.4
-.2
-.1
-1.0
-.3
.1
.1
.2
-1.5
.1
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.5
.6
.2

1.0
1.1
2.4
.0
-.4
.9
1.1
1.5
.2
-1.0
2.1
-1.1
-1.2
.8
.3
.1
1.6
.3
-.5
.9
.1
1.6
-.8
-.9
.1
.1
.0
.3
.7
.3
.2
-.1
.2
-.9
-.1
.4

-1.4
-1.5
-2.8
1.2
-.3
-1.3
-2.4
-.7
.0
1.4
1.1
1.8
-.2
-.7
-2.2
.4
-1.1
-.1
1.8
.0
-.9
-1.8
-.5
1.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
1.4
-.2
.0

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 6 ..............................................
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 7 ..........................................
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

212.490
242.806
248.553
128.305
444.699
260.948
233.047
233.049
128.556
209.449
182.634
287.994
299.769
329.381
186.023
186.095
181.886
174.621
383.216
388.037
120.257
70.500
114.854
73.542
59.153
113.983
135.556
86.214

212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
444.580
258.522
233.278
233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
314.253
338.476
187.077
186.549
185.089
175.008
384.093
388.794
120.007
68.986
112.792
74.553
57.344
113.905
135.266
86.544

.3
.5
.7
2.5
4.1
2.1
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
16.2
8.3
.0
.7
-2.7
5.5
6.5
2.4
-2.6
-7.8
-3.4
-10.6
-7.9
-4.8
-1.3
-3.7

.2
.1
.3
-.7
.0
-.9
.1
.1
-.7
.7
.8
4.0
4.8
2.8
.6
.2
1.8
.2
.2
.2
-.2
-2.1
-1.8
1.4
-3.1
-.1
-.2
.4

.1
.1
.0
-.7
.4
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.3
.3
4.2
4.9
2.9
.1
.3
-.8
.2
.3
.1
.0
-.5
.7
-.7
-.6
.2
.9
-.3

.1
.1
.2
-.9
.4
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
-.3
-.4
3.4
4.1
-.4
-.7
.8
-6.2
.4
.4
.4
-.1
.2
.4
-.7
.4
-.3
.1
-.3

.2
.1
.2
1.2
.4
1.4
.1
.1
-.7
.6
.7
4.0
4.8
3.1
.5
.2
1.4
.4
.5
.2
.0
-2.1
-1.8
.8
-3.1
-.1
-.2
.4

See footnotes at end of table.

32

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
percent change to
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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 8 ..................................................
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

75.570
85.285
95.471
72.011
71.268
61.020
130.746
66.164
95.035
91.299
97.057
86.165
185.279
121.267
160.460
116.010
152.778
143.166
156.960
126.186
186.553

74.938
85.043
95.256
71.729
70.769
60.220
130.226
66.020
95.861
91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254

-14.0
-4.1
-4.5
-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.9

-0.8
-.3
-.2
-.4
-.7
-1.3
-.4
-.2
.9
.3
.2
.4
-.1
.1
.1
-.6
.2
.6
.0
.1
-

-0.6
-1.1
-1.4
-.6
.3
.9
-.7
.0
-1.8
.2
.6
.1
.3
.1
.7
.2
-.1
.2
.0
-.6
.0

-0.7
-1.4
-1.4
-1.3
-1.0
.1
.4
-7.5
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.4
.0
-.3
.5
-.2
.0
.1
.0
-.2
.2

-0.6
-.3
-.2
-.4
-.7
-1.3
-.9
-.2
1.9
.3
.2
.6
-.1
.1
.1
-.6
.2
.6
.0
.1

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

120.628
112.815
118.783
119.529
141.039
82.486
105.745
95.061
109.388
111.520
107.704
115.377
86.193

117.127
109.849
115.252
113.644
138.695
78.513
104.704
93.592
104.988
106.528
103.647
103.242
81.794

-1.6
-.9
-.9
.2
.8
-4.0
.6
-.8
-2.6
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-3.8

-2.9
-2.6
-3.0
-4.9
-1.7
-4.8
-1.0
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-3.8
-10.5
-5.1

-.3
-.5
-.5
-.1
-.2
-.1
-2.0
-.3
-.2
-1.0
-1.7
-1.8
-1.2

.0
-.1
.1
-1.7
.0
-1.0
1.8
-.7
.3
.1
1.1
-3.4
1.7

.0
-.3
-.4
-1.1
.6
-1.3
.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
3.8
-5.5
-.9

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

95.531
100.981
128.216
127.596
131.663
125.590
117.900
152.099
108.225
165.337

94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140

1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7

-1.2
-2.2
-2.0
-2.2
.2
-3.1
-1.8
-.8
-1.1
-.7

.5
3.2
.2
1.4
1.1
-1.0
-1.7
-.5
-.2
-.5

-1.9
1.1
-1.0
.1
-2.7
-.6
.7
1.4
.4
1.4

-.1
.9
-.2
-2.2
1.0
-.2
1.1
2.8
-1.1
3.2

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 9 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 10 ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 10 11 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .........................................
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

194.884
191.524
96.024
139.224
143.176
93.714
121.308
245.957
245.250
244.423
251.839
237.746
228.536
138.654
124.665
149.027
252.610
258.970
228.719

197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
92.908
120.895
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524
235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471

5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
-5.1
-1.7
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8
15.7
3.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.7
.9

1.5
1.5
.1
.2
.1
-.9
-.3
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.1
3.1
.4
.6
.0
.1
.3
-.1

1.5
1.6
-.5
-.2
-.9
.3
-.9
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.0
4.1
3.9
.3
.6
-.2
.2
.3
.1

-.1
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.5
.0
.3
-.4
.7
.5
1.1
1.0
2.3
.4
.5
.1
.0
.1
-.1

2.8
2.8
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
8.3
8.7
8.7
7.7
7.0
3.1
.4
.6
.0
.1
.3
-.1

-

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

NA

-

-

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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

Nov.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

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

154.549
385.751
165.725
165.240
166.585
252.230
278.863
153.276
261.014

154.769
384.794
165.875
165.445
166.619
254.312
282.542
153.250
261.427

2.7
4.5
1.3
1.3
1.3
4.5
5.6
2.0
3.1

0.1
-.2
.1
.1
.0
.8
1.3
.0
.2

0.3
.6
.1
.0
.2
.4
.1
.9
.3

0.1
.2
.0
.1
-.2
1.7
3.1
-.1
.0

0.1
-.3
.1
.1
.0
1.9
3.4
-1.0
.2

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 12 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 12 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 12 .....................................
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 13 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 10 13 ......................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 10 .....................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 13 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 14 .............................
Health insurance 1 14 .............................................................

5.261
1.301
1.256
1.005
.251
.045
3.961
2.195
1.185
.553
.198
.259
1.339
1.246
.072
.020
.427

393.277
308.332
102.966
409.737
98.978
99.717
418.307
333.868
336.828
403.078
177.324
221.102
622.116
232.049
225.760
533.885
189.910
110.767
105.683

393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123

3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0

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

.2
.1
.1
.2
-.2
.0
.2
.0
-.1
.2
.1
.0
.6
.7
.8
.7
.2
-.1
-.4

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

.3
.2
.2
.3
.0
.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
-.4
.0
.8
.8
.9
.7
.4
.0
-.5

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 ..................
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 15 ..........................................................
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

109.082
98.774
7.465
373.754
14.960

108.561
97.753
7.312
369.397
14.479

-1.2
-2.6
-19.1
.2
-12.9

-.5
-1.0
-2.0
-1.2
-3.2

-.1
-.1
-1.1
.6
-.2

-.2
-.1
-1.5
.2
-1.4

-.2
-.6
-1.5
-.8
-2.3

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

73.685
45.361
92.011
151.703
192.621
191.850
116.362
137.298
93.461
80.423
68.079
112.972
54.249
58.495
91.120
95.359
146.609

74.383
44.935
92.164
151.332
191.884
191.992
115.448
137.409
91.413
79.880
66.393
113.202
54.150
58.186
92.296
95.980
146.787

-3.7
-3.9
-2.6
.4
-.9
3.3
-.3
2.3
-4.3
-2.9
-10.0
1.0
-4.6
-5.6
.6
-3.0
1.0

.9
-.9
.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.8
.1
-2.2
-.7
-2.5
.2
-.2
-.5
1.3
.7
.1

-1.1
-.4
-.3
.3
.3
.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
-.4
1.2
-1.4
-.3

-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
.4
.4
.2
-.3
.1
-1.0
-.4
-1.2
.0
-1.8
-1.9
-2.4
-.4
.0

.9
-.9
.2
.1
-.1
.4
-.8
.1
-2.2
-.4
-1.5
.2
-.1
-.5
2.2
.9
.4

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

121.437
319.993
267.409
223.314
133.684
106.516

121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328

.1
1.5
1.2
-.3
.3
-1.0

.5
.1
-.1
.0
.9
-1.1

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

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

1.4
.1
-.1
.0
.9
-1.1

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

125.526
200.228
513.546
563.563
658.313
633.084

125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
657.115
633.084

.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
4.2
3.8

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

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

.1
.4
.6
.4
.5
.3

-.2
.5
.7
.5
.3
.4

-

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
percent change to
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 8 ...........................................
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 12 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 16 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 17 ...............
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

242.370
210.470
87.040
145.371
230.143
225.142
84.846
101.975
62.996
102.128
9.849
74.615
44.254
77.178

243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180
9.767
73.078
43.346
76.982

4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2

0.5
.0
-.7
.0
.0
.6
-.7
-.6
-1.1
.1
-.8
-2.1
-2.1
-.3

0.0
.4
-.2
.1
.0
1.3
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.3
-.8
.6
-.3

0.3
.2
-.1
.1
.0
1.9
-.2
-.2
-.3
.1
-.2
-.4
-.7
.1

0.7
.1
-.6
.1
.0
2.1
-.7
-.6
-1.1
.1
-.8
-2.6
-2.1
-.3

.067

37.319

37.132

-3.7

-.5

.5

-.6

-.5

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 2 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 5 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 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

412.383
825.644
335.512
219.546
204.830
160.801

414.002
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.084
161.217

2.5
5.5
5.6
4.6
.8
-.6

.4
.9
.9
.9
.1
.3

-.3
-.3
-.4
.8
-.4
-.6

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

.4
.9
.9
.9
.2
.3

.376

103.428

104.041

-.7

.6

-1.2

.1

.6

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

184.501
229.855
140.097
358.407
291.078
292.273
142.945
160.265
280.035
87.199

184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103
161.113
274.102
87.264

-.5
.8
.8
2.4
3.7
1.9
2.2
3.1
.4
-2.3

-.1
.2
.2
.0
.8
-.1
.1
.5
-2.1
.1

.1
-.4
-.4
.2
-.1
.2
.3
-.2
.4
-1.2

.7
.1
.1
.4
.2
.2
.5
.5
.1
1.6

-.1
.2
.2
.3
.8
.2
.4
.5
-2.1
-.1

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

178.504
155.953
201.110
255.572
111.813
257.219
233.956
263.804
297.313
213.675
206.838
207.523
158.328
202.679
251.899
211.249

179.331
156.997
203.292
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
263.648
296.508
214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541

2.4
2.9
5.0
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
3.0
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3

.5
.7
1.1
2.2
.0
.1
.1
-.1
-.3
.3
.3
.2
.6
1.0
2.0
.6

.6
.9
1.3
1.9
-.4
.1
.1
.4
.0
.4
.4
.3
.9
1.2
1.6
1.0

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

1.2
1.9
3.1
3.9
.0
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.7
.8
.7
1.9
2.9
3.6
1.5

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

114.330
251.894
245.958
212.622
215.970
215.584
145.757
248.880
265.001
221.070
197.971
$ .466
$ .156

110.741
251.847
246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
221.962
197.935
$ .465
$ .156

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov.
2010

Sep. to
Oct.

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

-0.4
.2
.1
2.9
.0
.0
-.3
4.8
.1
.3
-.1

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

0.0
.2
.2
5.1
.1
.1
.0
8.1
.1
.4
.0

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

-1.4
1.9
.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2
2.1
.6
-

-3.1
.0
.1
3.0
-.1
-.1
-.5
4.5
.0
.4
.0
-

-

-

-

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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.

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
10 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

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

214.345

215.005

215.099

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

219.852
219.367
215.042
251.234
217.408
220.859
214.814
222.972
269.891
161.724
154.575
250.392
250.022
210.142
210.675
209.854
228.175
203.938
165.780
156.909
166.963
193.827
138.877
195.863
178.092
120.829
196.449
203.415
131.564
129.978
245.717
145.048
128.305
202.564
197.812
133.028
204.080
193.195
135.284
267.680
307.015
307.530
286.910
196.817
188.527
107.410
304.638
303.570
268.434
292.980
314.693
145.555
150.466
134.757

220.003
219.514
215.136
250.767
216.637
222.512
214.313
221.534
269.586
160.958
157.615
249.879
249.888
211.446
212.998
212.073
230.619
208.176
163.630
158.427
167.932
197.018
144.609
197.145
179.609
118.073
196.561
207.345
134.380
130.998
246.147
145.992
127.612
186.286
199.890
133.953
206.835
195.631
135.580
265.939
305.205
309.247
291.557
199.209
192.953
106.470
299.614
300.433
265.004
304.793
310.806
144.350
148.180
134.382

147.742

148.664

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

216.456

1.6

-2.4

3.5

4.0

-0.4

3.8

220.512
220.027
215.851
251.854
215.585
222.305
213.672
220.318
271.900
162.671
158.851
252.585
251.070
212.372
213.268
212.159
231.011
207.780
167.349
157.535
169.784
195.746
143.505
194.304
176.038
119.672
198.284
206.066
134.080
127.245
249.929
149.013
129.040
198.546
200.084
134.993
206.220
194.263
136.773
265.517
305.092
316.232
296.107
200.081
206.131
107.245
293.008
294.850
283.116
299.587
308.659
143.609
147.032
134.231

220.760
220.282
216.119
253.276
219.519
227.375
215.560
225.782
271.779
163.416
158.627
252.538
248.688
211.647
212.403
211.132
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
193.502
138.377
195.300
177.117
118.084
199.818
205.474
133.499
128.078
249.371
148.706
128.763
200.226
200.958
135.635
205.729
199.158
136.908
270.617
312.032
328.571
299.862
202.655
220.528
110.920
294.967
302.745
296.068
305.839
312.823
144.875
148.714
134.802

1.9
2.2
3.7
-2.9
-3.1
-11.8
-4.5
-.5
-1.9
-5.0
-7.3
-4.0
5.4
4.4
4.0
7.9
3.9
6.2
7.6
-.9
4.1
20.5
9.8
28.5
9.8
34.3
-1.0
-2.2
-1.9
-1.7
-3.3
3.3
-3.5
12.1
8.1
9.7
10.1
6.7
5.0
19.8
27.8
21.7
22.9
-10.2
-14.8
52.0
34.2
21.9
-48.1
38.3
36.5
-1.3
-4.3
5.8

.7
.6
.1
-3.0
-4.9
-10.3
-1.1
-4.4
-2.4
6.2
-1.0
-.7
-11.4
12.1
13.5
18.4
21.5
17.9
3.9
32.9
30.6
17.7
12.1
18.9
10.8
37.3
12.6
.3
.1
1.0
12.0
16.5
-2.4
-12.3
-1.4
2.7
-3.0
-4.1
-5.9
-11.1
-14.5
-17.7
.3
-1.6
24.8
-35.2
-11.3
6.4
10.0
-63.3
-1.5
.1
1.3
-2.5

1.9
1.8
1.3
2.5
.5
7.4
-1.2
-.6
3.1
1.0
5.8
-.2
5.9
3.4
1.9
1.7
-1.6
-3.6
10.4
-4.6
.3
8.9
30.5
4.0
12.0
-3.5
-1.7
2.0
.5
8.9
2.8
1.4
6.7
35.6
2.4
.5
8.0
-4.2
1.3
-5.1
-6.3
-11.9
-20.4
8.6
-26.9
-5.2
-.8
-2.4
-11.6
6.2
-1.1
-1.6
-.2
-3.9

1.7
1.7
2.0
3.3
3.9
12.3
1.4
5.1
2.8
4.3
10.9
3.5
-2.1
2.9
3.3
2.5
2.8
5.8
-1.3
-1.9
11.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.1
-2.2
-8.8
7.0
4.1
6.0
-5.7
6.1
10.5
1.4
-4.5
6.5
8.1
3.3
12.9
4.9
4.5
6.7
30.3
19.3
12.4
87.2
13.7
-12.1
-1.1
48.0
18.7
-2.4
-1.9
-4.6
.1

1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.9
-4.0
-11.0
-2.8
-2.5
-2.2
.4
-4.2
-2.3
-3.4
8.2
8.7
13.1
12.3
11.9
5.8
14.7
16.6
19.1
10.9
23.6
10.3
35.8
5.6
-1.0
-.9
-.3
4.0
9.7
-2.9
-.8
3.2
6.1
3.3
1.1
-.6
3.2
4.5
.1
11.0
-6.0
3.1
-.7
9.1
13.9
-24.5
-28.8
16.0
-.6
-1.6
1.6

1.8
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.2
9.8
.1
2.2
3.0
2.6
8.3
1.6
1.8
3.1
2.6
2.1
.5
1.0
4.4
-3.2
5.9
4.0
13.4
1.4
4.7
-6.2
2.6
3.0
3.2
1.3
4.4
5.9
4.0
13.8
4.4
4.2
5.6
4.0
3.1
-.5
.0
7.1
-2.6
10.5
17.0
3.8
-6.6
-1.8
14.4
12.3
-1.7
-1.7
-2.4
-1.9

147.132

149.326

-3.3

1.1

-3.5

4.4

-1.1

.3

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

37

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
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 .............................

161.087
124.861
156.357
149.074
113.876
115.574
189.664
124.689
190.495
201.240
186.459
132.174
144.409
201.340
166.153
125.729
141.581
204.561
228.243
158.889
217.737
215.592
142.370
122.164
227.188
141.248
144.154
144.501
133.326
160.755
225.507
195.842
203.371
187.514
166.192
292.260

160.297
124.505
153.723
148.760
114.807
114.282
191.619
121.917
190.170
202.408
189.131
132.107
145.622
202.318
171.148
128.181
140.296
203.701
226.203
159.492
217.248
215.450
141.010
121.806
227.412
141.413
144.495
142.350
133.519
160.988
225.707
195.939
203.313
186.657
167.151
292.915

161.964
125.834
157.444
148.771
114.364
115.331
193.717
123.760
190.508
200.410
193.169
130.679
143.946
203.951
171.663
128.367
142.525
204.329
225.012
160.965
217.511
218.940
139.895
120.723
227.634
141.571
144.533
142.746
134.465
161.428
226.149
195.749
203.799
185.008
167.015
293.967

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 6 ..........................................
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 7 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 2 ..........................................................

212.764
242.448
247.767
136.197
437.431

212.959
242.602
247.885
135.294
439.060

282.773
232.567
232.568
127.718
212.484
186.387
267.283
274.717
314.793
191.045
190.093
190.508
173.079
379.356
386.325
120.681
70.715
113.530
74.771

280.142
232.759
232.762
128.130
213.115
186.978
278.516
288.085
324.015
191.184
190.693
188.975
173.455
380.357
386.526
120.687
70.356
114.341
74.273

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

159.635
123.992
153.059
150.567
114.010
113.844
189.092
122.897
190.594
203.134
195.328
133.051
143.691
202.611
167.899
128.929
140.993
204.127
229.172
160.963
215.459
214.989
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.088
134.439
161.657
226.307
196.152
204.047
187.578
166.647
294.090

-0.1
-.9
6.1
-2.9
-3.9
1.3
-.9
1.8
-1.3
.2
9.7
-3.9
4.3
-3.2
-1.7
-1.9
-4.8
-1.3
-6.5
-1.4
2.6
-5.5
3.3
-.8
.2
.7
-1.0
2.9
1.2
5.7
-2.3
-5.2
-5.7
-2.3
-6.8
1.7

-3.1
-4.1
-7.4
-4.0
-4.0
.5
-.3
-.5
-.5
.5
-6.4
2.8
-3.1
3.8
11.4
-7.3
.1
-1.3
1.0
.6
-1.4
-2.2
-1.4
-2.3
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.1
2.8
1.5
1.5
2.3
4.3
-1.6
.0
1.7

1.7
.4
5.3
.9
-2.1
7.5
13.1
1.6
1.5
5.6
5.3
4.6
4.5
2.6
24.3
7.1
-4.6
.6
-1.4
-9.5
4.8
4.5
1.6
1.1
2.4
1.2
1.8
11.5
.6
2.9
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.0
-.2
3.1

-3.6
-2.8
-8.2
4.1
.5
-5.9
-1.2
-5.6
.2
3.8
20.4
2.7
-2.0
2.5
4.3
10.6
-1.7
-.8
1.6
5.3
-4.1
-1.1
-8.5
.3
1.2
1.3
1.6
-3.9
3.4
2.3
1.4
.6
1.3
.1
1.1
2.5

-1.6
-2.5
-.9
-3.5
-3.9
.9
-.6
.7
-.9
.4
1.3
-.6
.5
.2
4.6
-4.6
-2.4
-1.3
-2.8
-.4
.6
-3.9
.9
-1.6
.8
1.3
.2
2.0
2.0
3.6
-.4
-1.5
-.8
-1.9
-3.5
1.7

-1.0
-1.2
-1.6
2.5
-.8
.6
5.7
-2.1
.9
4.7
12.6
3.7
1.2
2.6
13.9
8.8
-3.1
-.1
.1
-2.4
.2
1.7
-3.6
.7
1.8
1.3
1.7
3.6
2.0
2.6
2.6
2.1
2.7
1.6
.4
2.8

213.083
242.941
248.466
134.069
440.755

213.495
243.274
249.017
135.647
442.399

-.2
-1.2
.3
-4.6
4.0

-.8
.7
.2
22.4
4.9

.4
.4
.3
-7.5
2.8

1.4
1.4
2.0
-1.6
4.6

-.5
-.3
.3
8.1
4.4

.9
.9
1.2
-4.6
3.7

276.660
233.045
233.047
128.556
212.541
186.171
287.994
299.769
322.872
189.877
192.255
177.319
174.105
381.765
388.037
120.577
70.500
114.854
73.716

280.509
233.259
233.259
127.674
213.882
187.442
299.558
314.253
332.825
190.741
192.652
179.857
174.849
383.648
388.794
120.551
68.986
112.792
74.298

-2.1
-.9
-.9
3.1
8.4
8.4
23.3
18.9
33.3
7.5
1.9
29.5
9.0
10.4
4.3
-3.8
.9
-9.8
-12.4

27.3
.4
.4
3.1
-6.4
-9.1
-15.7
-8.9
-17.5
-8.6
-5.8
-18.0
5.0
6.3
.7
-3.8
-9.0
2.0
-15.2

-10.0
.5
.5
4.4
2.8
2.5
-.6
-1.8
.3
2.7
1.8
6.2
4.1
4.7
2.0
-2.2
-13.1
-2.9
-11.8

-3.2
1.2
1.2
-.1
2.7
2.3
57.8
71.2
25.0
-.6
5.5
-20.6
4.2
4.6
2.6
-.4
-9.4
-2.6
-2.5

11.7
-.3
-.3
3.1
.7
-.8
1.9
4.1
4.9
-.9
-2.1
3.1
7.0
8.3
2.5
-3.8
-4.2
-4.1
-13.8

-6.6
.9
.8
2.1
2.7
2.4
25.2
29.7
11.9
1.0
3.6
-8.1
4.1
4.6
2.3
-1.3
-11.3
-2.7
-7.3

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

38

CPI Detailed Report-December 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—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
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 8 ...............................................
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 ..........................................

59.307
114.151
134.170
86.711
77.763
87.432
98.240
73.346
71.755
60.418
132.305
71.536
97.268
91.515
96.914
86.633
184.817
121.424
158.605
116.085
152.851
142.792
156.916
127.144
186.167

58.928
114.328
135.378
86.466
77.303
86.460
96.831
72.930
71.962
60.936
131.377
71.552
95.528
91.698
97.473
86.699
185.336
121.578
159.645
116.260
152.729
143.023
156.960
126.381
186.257

59.153
113.983
135.556
86.214
76.794
85.285
95.471
72.011
71.268
61.020
131.945
66.164
95.293
91.445
97.057
86.388
185.279
121.267
160.460
116.010
152.778
143.166
156.960
126.186
186.553

57.344
113.905
135.266
86.544
76.296
85.043
95.256
71.729
70.769
60.220
130.739
66.020
97.089
91.758
97.267
86.890
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254
NA

7.8
-4.2
-4.1
-5.1
-16.6
1.1
1.2
.9
-1.1
-4.4
-2.0
1.0
-3.7
-2.7
-1.0
-5.1
.7
-1.6
.6
4.4
-1.1
-1.0
-1.7
-7.5
7.1

-9.4
-7.2
-5.7
-5.1
-11.9
-6.7
-6.2
-7.6
-7.2
-8.4
-2.7
-13.2
1.3
-1.7
-1.0
.4
-1.9
-5.9
.7
1.8
3.1
.7
.2
16.2
.3

-15.9
-6.9
1.4
-3.8
-19.5
.1
-1.0
2.1
-2.9
-8.7
9.6
19.5
2.1
-4.5
-5.5
-5.7
1.9
1.8
7.1
-2.7
-1.0
.0
-1.1
-.8
-3.1

-12.6
-.9
3.3
-.8
-7.3
-10.5
-11.6
-8.5
-5.4
-1.3
-4.7
-27.5
-.7
1.1
1.5
1.2
.5
-.1
5.2
-2.8
.7
3.5
.2
-2.8
-

-1.2
-5.7
-4.9
-5.1
-14.3
-2.8
-2.6
-3.4
-4.2
-6.4
-2.3
-6.4
-1.2
-2.2
-1.0
-2.4
-.6
-3.8
.7
3.1
1.0
-.2
-.8
3.7
3.6

-14.3
-3.9
2.4
-2.3
-13.6
-5.4
-6.5
-3.4
-4.2
-5.1
2.2
-6.9
.7
-1.8
-2.1
-2.3
1.2
.8
6.1
-2.8
-.2
1.8
-.5
-1.8

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

118.544
112.281
118.156
117.366
141.759
79.750
108.533
94.918
105.776
109.229
94.854
115.387
83.458

118.175
111.728
117.529
117.202
141.411
79.634
106.373
94.616
105.596
108.187
93.278
113.267
82.495

118.205
111.637
117.678
115.169
141.423
78.852
108.309
93.931
105.902
108.290
94.331
109.434
83.859

118.202
111.265
117.196
113.930
142.307
77.810
108.903
93.434
105.566
107.617
97.905
103.396
83.071

-4.8
-5.7
-1.9
10.4
6.6
-10.9
.0
-15.8
-4.6
-5.2
-12.0
2.3
-6.0

1.4
10.3
10.6
11.7
-6.4
26.4
6.7
9.1
-4.5
-1.3
-14.0
-9.0
3.2

-1.8
-3.9
-8.3
-7.9
2.0
-16.7
-5.3
12.1
-.7
2.1
1.7
23.2
-9.9

-1.1
-3.6
-3.2
-11.2
1.6
-9.4
1.4
-6.1
-.8
-5.8
13.5
-35.5
-1.8

-1.7
2.0
4.1
11.0
-.1
6.1
3.3
-4.1
-4.5
-3.3
-13.0
-3.5
-1.5

-1.5
-3.7
-5.8
-9.6
1.8
-13.1
-2.0
2.6
-.7
-1.9
7.4
-10.9
-6.0

97.824
92.602
127.444
125.675
132.075
125.078
116.525
151.273
108.018
164.440

98.345
95.549
127.691
127.434
133.462
123.866
114.553
150.537
107.795
163.627

96.469
96.593
126.425
127.596
129.859
123.142
115.336
152.630
108.225
165.984

96.416
97.479
126.215
124.766
131.098
122.915
116.626
156.839
106.991
171.341

-1.1
-1.7
-6.0
-4.0
-5.7
-6.4
3.7
-4.1
-2.5
-2.4

2.7
-16.3
2.3
3.2
-1.4
4.6
3.0
1.3
-.7
2.3

11.9
-11.7
-1.5
-1.4
3.4
-5.1
-6.5
4.0
-2.0
5.9

-5.6
22.8
-3.8
-2.9
-2.9
-6.7
.3
15.6
-3.7
17.9

.8
-9.3
-1.9
-.4
-3.6
-1.1
3.4
-1.4
-1.6
-.1

2.7
4.1
-2.6
-2.1
.2
-5.9
-3.1
9.6
-2.9
11.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 9 ..................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 10 ........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 10 11 ................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .....................................

193.376
190.087
96.958
139.661
146.033
92.838
124.236
239.792
237.478
237.073
244.993
231.438

196.286
193.039
96.498
139.363
144.761
93.079
123.167
251.389
248.433
248.080
254.824
240.823

196.010
192.616
96.178
138.938
144.095
93.095
123.552
250.312
250.194
249.437
257.739
243.124

201.414
197.998
96.147
138.964
143.968
93.009
123.452
271.110
271.950
271.150
277.559
260.037

6.1
6.6
3.8
-1.5
11.1
.4
-17.9
11.2
8.4
8.7
7.8
9.1

-13.0
-13.8
2.4
.5
6.5
-9.8
-.6
-40.2
-39.4
-39.6
-36.9
-35.5

16.3
17.1
1.9
1.8
3.5
-11.1
17.4
55.0
48.8
51.0
47.9
44.4

17.7
17.7
-3.3
-2.0
-5.5
.7
-2.5
63.4
72.0
71.1
64.7
59.4

-3.9
-4.1
3.1
-.5
8.8
-4.9
-9.6
-18.4
-18.9
-19.0
-17.5
-16.1

17.0
17.4
-.7
-.1
-1.1
-5.4
7.0
59.2
59.9
60.8
56.1
51.7

Expenditure category

-

See footnotes at end of table.

39

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
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 .....................................................

215.122
137.728
123.230
149.084
251.938
257.885
228.690
153.877
380.408
165.556
164.976
166.627
248.885
273.208
152.958
260.272

223.457
138.153
124.011
148.845
252.546
258.614
228.955
154.377
382.827
165.677
165.029
166.902
249.803
273.488
154.376
261.085

228.536
138.654
124.665
149.027
252.610
258.970
228.719
154.549
383.748
165.725
165.240
166.585
254.162
281.853
154.170
261.014

235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471
154.769
382.682
165.875
165.445
166.619
258.913
291.368
152.641
261.427

16.5
2.0
2.6
1.2
2.1
.1
1.3
3.0
7.2
3.2
4.0
1.5
-6.2
-11.8
11.1
2.2

9.2
3.4
2.2
5.3
1.6
7.1
.6
1.8
4.0
.9
.5
1.8
9.0
12.3
-3.3
4.1

-2.1
3.0
4.1
1.4
2.9
.7
1.9
3.8
4.4
.3
-.4
1.8
-.6
-2.9
1.4
4.4

43.9
4.2
7.2
.0
1.3
3.0
-.4
2.3
2.4
.8
1.1
.0
17.1
29.4
-.8
1.8

12.7
2.7
2.4
3.2
1.9
3.5
1.0
2.4
5.6
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.1
-.5
3.7
3.2

18.7
3.6
5.6
.7
2.1
1.8
.8
3.0
3.4
.5
.4
.9
7.9
12.1
.3
3.1

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 12 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 12 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 12 .................................
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 13 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 10 13 ...................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 10 .................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 13 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 14 .........................
Health insurance 1 14 .........................................................

392.737
307.322
102.637
408.880
99.064
99.140
417.992
334.108
336.887
402.611
178.443
220.934
618.805
230.624
224.133
530.592
190.360
110.575
106.677

393.364
307.539
102.713
409.505
98.875
99.130
418.780
333.960
336.594
403.243
178.665
220.914
622.544
232.168
225.911
534.252
190.784
110.518
106.271

393.839
308.332
102.966
410.895
98.978
99.717
419.099
334.892
337.601
405.156
178.341
221.102
621.699
231.910
226.113
532.315
190.849
110.767
105.683

394.859
308.823
103.126
412.048
99.020
99.968
420.321
335.235
338.068
405.823
177.544
221.017
626.726
233.763
228.173
535.997
191.631
110.740
105.123

6.1
7.9
8.3
7.1
2.6
-2.3
5.5
3.1
5.4
.0
-1.8
4.9
12.2
13.2
15.9
7.9
.4
4.1
1.2

2.6
1.2
1.4
2.8
-.2
-5.1
3.0
3.2
3.3
5.3
.4
-.4
5.5
5.5
6.0
3.9
5.0
.7
-6.7

3.2
1.2
1.1
3.6
-6.0
4.2
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.1
4.8
2.7
6.9
7.1
8.6
4.8
3.2
2.2
-4.7

2.2
2.0
1.9
3.1
-.2
3.4
2.2
1.4
1.4
3.2
-2.0
.2
5.2
5.6
7.4
4.1
2.7
.6
-5.7

4.3
4.5
4.8
4.9
1.2
-3.7
4.3
3.1
4.4
2.6
-.7
2.2
8.8
9.3
10.9
5.9
2.7
2.4
-2.8

2.7
1.6
1.5
3.4
-3.1
3.8
3.1
2.6
2.6
3.1
1.4
1.4
6.1
6.3
8.0
4.5
3.0
1.4
-5.2

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 ...............
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 15 .......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................

109.532
99.299
7.711
372.658
15.282

109.427
99.197
7.628
374.935
15.253

109.238
99.112
7.517
375.745
15.042

109.001
98.468
7.408
372.560
14.696

-.7
-2.6
-28.0
-1.4
-4.4

.6
-1.1
-13.1
2.6
-24.7

-2.4
-2.7
-19.8
-.4
-6.5

-1.9
-3.3
-14.8
-.1
-14.5

.0
-1.9
-20.9
.6
-15.1

-2.2
-3.0
-17.3
-.2
-10.6

75.294
45.994
93.202
150.942
191.336
191.619
116.885
137.341
94.530
80.775
68.685
113.205
55.408
59.872
91.935
96.980
147.071

74.441
45.833
92.951
151.412
191.994
192.076
116.720
137.175
94.362
80.600
68.520
112.975
55.192
59.646
93.054
95.631
146.634

73.685
45.361
92.011
151.952
192.821
192.429
116.362
137.298
93.461
80.283
67.713
112.972
54.226
58.495
90.804
95.284
146.643

74.383
44.935
92.164
152.035
192.681
193.103
115.448
137.409
91.413
79.991
66.681
113.202
54.187
58.186
92.791
96.115
147.184

7.3
-3.2
1.9
1.8
1.3
2.9
.2
-.3
1.0
-1.8
1.1
-3.1
3.1
3.1
10.1
-.3
-1.9

-10.5
-5.0
-5.6
-1.2
-5.1
8.7
4.3
6.1
1.6
2.1
-8.8
8.4
-7.0
-7.7
-5.1
-4.5
6.7

-5.8
1.8
-2.3
-2.1
-2.4
-1.3
-.6
3.4
-6.6
-7.8
-19.9
-1.1
-5.8
-6.3
-5.5
-3.5
-.8

-4.8
-8.9
-4.4
2.9
2.8
3.1
-4.8
.2
-12.6
-3.8
-11.2
.0
-8.5
-10.8
3.8
-3.5
.3

-2.0
-4.1
-1.9
.3
-1.9
5.8
2.2
2.8
1.3
.1
-4.0
2.5
-2.1
-2.5
2.3
-2.5
2.3

-5.3
-3.7
-3.3
.4
.2
.9
-2.7
1.8
-9.6
-5.8
-15.6
-.6
-7.2
-8.6
-1.0
-3.5
-.3

122.027
322.309
265.504
223.703

121.742
320.485
265.800
223.962

121.547
319.993
267.409
223.314

123.270
320.241
267.011
223.311

-6.3
-.5
.8
1.0

6.4
9.1
.6
-.4

-3.2
.2
1.1
-1.2

4.1
-2.5
2.3
-.7

-.1
4.2
.7
.3

.4
-1.2
1.7
-1.0

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

40

CPI Detailed Report-December 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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

134.110
106.510

134.531
106.367

133.684
106.516

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 8 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 12 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 16 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 17 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

125.137
197.532
507.899
555.849
645.833
622.592
240.711
208.979
87.340
145.185
230.143
218.770
85.154
102.325
63.431
101.988
9.891
76.253
44.308
77.365

125.048
197.794
509.466
556.496
646.660
624.870
240.738
209.814
87.168
145.268
230.143
221.632
84.978
102.135
63.191
102.071
9.864
75.608
44.554
77.112

37.358

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—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

134.872
105.328

2.5
-.8

-0.8
.2

-2.8
.9

2.3
-4.4

0.8
-.3

-0.3
-1.8

125.128
198.587
512.598
558.619
649.717
626.871
241.578
210.304
87.040
145.391
230.143
225.826
84.846
101.975
62.996
102.128
9.849
75.329
44.254
77.178

124.875
199.530
516.216
561.152
651.719
629.277
243.276
210.553
86.495
145.526
230.143
230.476
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180
9.767
73.399
43.346
76.982

2.4
6.2
4.6
6.4
6.1
6.0
6.4
4.2
.0
6.4
5.1
44.2
-.2
-2.1
-6.5
4.5
6.8
-3.0
-1.9
11.7

1.2
5.0
5.3
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.6
5.5
-1.1
.1
.0
1.2
-1.2
-.1
-.9
1.0
-4.8
-9.0
-16.6
-.9

.4
.7
-3.2
1.1
2.1
-.1
.6
4.6
.2
-.6
.0
-12.2
.2
1.2
.3
2.5
-3.4
2.6
-12.9
-3.2

-.8
4.1
6.7
3.9
3.7
4.4
4.3
3.0
-3.8
.9
.0
23.2
-4.1
-3.8
-7.0
.8
-4.9
-14.2
-8.4
-2.0

1.8
5.6
5.0
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.5
4.8
-.5
3.2
2.5
20.8
-.7
-1.1
-3.7
2.7
.8
-6.0
-9.5
5.2

-.2
2.4
1.6
2.5
2.9
2.1
2.4
3.8
-1.8
.2
.0
4.0
-2.0
-1.4
-3.4
1.6
-4.1
-6.1
-10.7
-2.6

37.549

37.319

37.132

-10.4

5.0

-6.4

-2.4

-3.0

-4.4

413.007
828.794
336.927
219.032
204.868
161.132

411.642
826.468
335.745
220.808
204.132
160.174

412.582
825.644
335.512
219.546
204.986
160.801

414.354
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.359
161.217

1.0
1.7
1.5
4.5
.5
.5

3.1
9.9
10.0
8.4
-.6
-6.1

4.7
8.9
9.4
1.1
2.3
3.1

1.3
1.9
1.8
4.5
1.0
.2

2.0
5.7
5.6
6.4
.0
-2.9

3.0
5.3
5.5
2.8
1.6
1.7

104.552

103.286

103.428

104.041

4.1

-11.3

7.5

-1.9

-4.0

2.7

183.138
230.624
140.566
356.667
291.362
291.590
141.871
159.861
278.643
86.888

183.270
229.635
139.963
357.305
291.186
292.110
142.305
159.474
279.759
85.868

184.501
229.855
140.097
358.744
291.676
292.797
142.971
160.265
280.035
87.243

184.333
230.332
140.388
359.650
293.918
293.421
143.543
161.113
274.102
87.199

-3.3
-.2
-.2
3.3
4.6
1.3
2.9
5.6
6.1
-4.2

.0
3.5
3.5
.3
-.6
.2
.6
.7
4.6
-5.4

-1.4
.3
.3
2.8
7.6
3.7
.7
3.0
-2.2
-.9

2.6
-.5
-.5
3.4
3.6
2.5
4.8
3.2
-6.4
1.4

-1.7
1.6
1.6
1.8
2.0
.8
1.7
3.1
5.3
-4.8

.6
-.1
-.1
3.1
5.5
3.1
2.7
3.1
-4.3
.3

177.809
155.148
197.981
252.387
112.925
257.115
233.640
261.213
296.788
213.269
206.412
207.125
157.535
199.695
248.977
209.473

178.870
156.567
200.534
257.082
112.468
257.372
233.826
262.351
296.741
214.020
207.262
207.781
158.926
202.081
252.930
211.654

178.792
156.242
202.072
258.326
111.966
257.614
234.549
263.299
297.051
214.040
207.268
207.863
158.620
203.602
254.423
211.827

181.020
159.251
208.300
268.291
111.940
257.957
235.122
263.604
296.777
215.589
209.010
209.217
161.562
209.514
263.509
215.029

2.7
3.2
2.6
5.6
.6
1.0
-2.0
3.0
1.4
1.5
2.9
1.4
2.9
2.3
5.1
3.0

-6.3
-10.3
-17.0
-21.5
.8
.8
.3
2.9
2.5
-2.9
-3.7
-2.7
-9.9
-16.1
-19.9
-9.5

6.8
9.9
16.4
23.2
.7
1.0
.9
2.1
.4
3.9
4.9
3.6
9.6
15.7
21.6
9.8

7.4
11.0
22.5
27.7
-3.4
1.3
2.6
3.7
.0
4.4
5.1
4.1
10.6
21.2
25.5
11.0

-1.9
-3.8
-7.7
-8.9
.7
.9
-.8
2.9
1.9
-.7
-.5
-.7
-3.7
-7.3
-8.3
-3.4

7.1
10.4
19.4
25.4
-1.4
1.2
1.8
2.9
.2
4.1
5.0
3.8
10.1
18.4
23.5
10.4

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

112.028
251.937
245.846
211.343
215.669
215.303
146.012
242.121
264.313
220.745
200.379

111.534
252.325
246.090
217.469
215.670
215.274
145.595
253.766
264.583
221.397
200.106

111.856
252.500
246.592
216.534
215.889
215.434
145.415
253.090
265.001
221.070
199.024

111.901
253.075
247.083
227.622
216.073
215.603
145.432
273.641
265.284
221.962
199.108

6 months
ended—

Mar.
2010

June
2010

Sep.
2010

Dec.
2010

June
2010

Dec.
2010

-4.5
3.2
.1
10.0
.7
.4
.1
11.7
.5
4.6
3.4

1.2
1.0
.6
-28.0
1.1
1.2
.5
-39.2
1.6
.2
1.0

-1.9
1.5
1.0
29.1
.9
.8
.5
52.0
.9
1.5
.5

-0.5
1.8
2.0
34.6
.8
.6
-1.6
63.2
1.5
2.2
-2.5

-1.7
2.1
.4
-11.0
.9
.8
.3
-17.6
1.0
2.4
2.2

-1.2
1.7
1.5
31.8
.8
.7
-.6
57.5
1.2
1.8
-1.0

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

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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.

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
10 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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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
Dec. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

M

218.439

218.711

218.803

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

234.027
235.995
139.229

234.671
236.560
139.746

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

208.788
209.253
134.275

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
Nov. 2010 from—

Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Nov.
2009

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

219.179

1.5

0.2

0.2

1.1

0.2

0.0

235.094
236.806
140.282

235.141
236.828
140.351

1.6
1.4
2.0

.2
.1
.4

.0
.0
.0

1.5
1.3
1.9

.5
.3
.8

.2
.1
.4

208.689
209.182
134.074

208.816
209.344
134.058

209.270
209.936
134.267

1.8
1.7
1.9

.3
.4
.1

.2
.3
.2

1.2
1.0
1.6

.0
.0
-.2

.1
.1
.0

205.100

205.565

206.014

206.136

1.7

.3

.1

1.5

.4

.2

M
M
M

211.775
213.493
134.658

212.026
213.589
134.890

211.996
213.424
134.892

212.488
213.850
135.240

1.4
1.4
1.5

.2
.1
.3

.2
.2
.3

1.1
.9
1.2

.1
.0
.2

.0
-.1
.0

M

215.172

215.390

215.736

216.189

1.4

.4

.2

1.1

.3

.2

M
M
M

221.384
225.726
133.544

221.708
226.058
133.745

221.671
225.847
133.930

222.081
226.112
134.328

1.3
1.4
.9

.2
.0
.4

.2
.1
.3

.9
1.1
.4

.1
.1
.3

.0
-.1
.1

M
M
M

199.617
134.987
211.524

199.842
135.174
211.831

199.844
135.289
212.124

200.123
135.579
212.541

1.5
1.5
1.6

.1
.3
.3

.1
.2
.2

1.1
1.2
1.2

.1
.2
.3

.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

213.339
226.048

213.332
226.794

213.066
225.941

213.778
226.639

1.2
1.3

.2
-.1

.3
.3

.4
.7

-.1
.0

-.1
-.4

M

241.485

241.981

241.960

241.874

1.4

.0

.0

1.3

.2

.0

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

236.474
205.492
201.882
142.738

-

238.103
206.168
201.168
142.915

-

-

-

-

.6
2.3
-.4
1.6

.7
.3
-.4
.1

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

202.913
205.824
195.094
223.631

-

202.519
206.384
194.479
224.907

1.0
1.2
1.9
.9

-.2
.3
-.3
.6

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.543
228.107
227.251

-

228.017
227.658
226.862

1.4
1.5
.6

-.2
-.2
-.2

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group

Index
Dec.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

235.141
370.275

1.6

0.0
-

209.270
340.495

1.8

0.2
-

212.488
344.685

1.4

0.2

-

222.081
358.982

1.3

0.2

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

227.783
227.167
224.616
233.507
234.842

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.2

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.0

215.060
214.477
207.636
224.811
221.404

1.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
.5

.3
.4
.5
.3
-.4

219.105
219.636
214.345
229.629
210.617

1.3
1.3
1.5
1.0
1.4

.0
.0
.1
.0
.1

223.802
222.943
222.324
222.515
232.561

1.7
1.7
1.9
1.6
.6

.2
.2
.4
.1
-.3

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 4 .............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

244.365
292.219
290.183

.8
.8
2.0

.1
.0
.1

196.831
227.566
223.470

.7
.6
1.1

.1
.0
.2

200.660
223.182
223.642

.1
.6
.0

.1
.1
.2

225.631
252.778
260.700

-.2
-.1
.6

.2
.2
.5

304.444

.4

.0

232.592

.4

.1

227.475

.7

.1

267.015

-.4

.2

304.396
217.895
200.193
196.408
189.719
199.464
125.288

.4
2.5
1.9
-.9
1.0
-5.0
-1.4

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

232.592
199.902
172.304
177.550
174.204
176.103
117.633

.4
3.8
3.1
2.8
4.8
-1.0
-2.4

.1
.7
.6
.5
-.5
2.6
-.1

227.473
209.495
176.646
176.564
172.828
186.625
125.223

.7
-.9
-2.4
-2.8
-2.3
-5.9
-2.4

.1
.5
.7
.6
.5
.9
.0

267.038
238.620
216.741
218.379
237.518
186.342
127.381

-.4
3.5
2.3
2.1
2.7
.2
-3.5

.2
.9
1.2
1.2
.6
3.3
-.4

Apparel .....................................................

121.019

-.1

-3.9

110.793

-.6

-2.5

127.102

-2.3

-3.3

111.302

-.7

-1.5

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 5 6 ....................
New cars 6 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........

198.534
192.328
96.305
137.715
95.405
134.258
149.065
254.633
253.807
255.227
257.833
244.678

5.1
5.1
-.3
-.8
-.9
-1.8
4.8
14.8
14.8
15.2
14.2
13.4

1.4
1.5
.2
.1
.1
-.1
.1
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.4

198.546
193.148
97.098
132.765
93.998
131.289
143.568
263.547
263.073
261.855
288.462
257.306

5.4
5.5
.7
.0
.1
-.7
4.5
15.7
15.7
15.9
15.3
14.9

1.3
1.4
.0
.2
.2
.3
.2
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.2
4.0

196.214
194.318
97.150
142.874
97.253
145.859
141.052
252.909
252.057
251.032
262.877
249.531

5.8
5.9
.7
-.2
-.1
-.8
3.1
14.0
13.9
14.2
13.5
12.8

1.7
1.8
.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.4
5.0

200.047
193.793
97.394
138.492
96.120
138.683
139.162
254.038
253.161
251.990
238.242
242.030

4.7
4.6
1.1
.0
.0
-1.3
2.9
11.6
11.4
11.5
11.3
10.7

.8
.7
.2
.4
.4
.0
.2
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.4

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

413.488
345.090
430.791
331.904

3.7
4.3
3.5
2.3

.3
.4
.2
.0

390.647
314.465
415.894
355.471

3.1
2.9
3.2
3.0

.0
.3
-.1
.0

373.749
301.004
398.047
329.806

3.4
2.0
3.9
3.4

.1
.2
.1
.1

399.211
321.881
422.645
306.665

3.0
3.2
2.9
2.0

-.1
-.4
.0
.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

115.960

-1.5

-1.6

114.817

.2

-.1

112.959

-.8

.1

106.808

-.8

-.4

Education and communication 5 ...............

133.509

.6

-.4

132.367

1.3

-.3

126.322

1.3

-.4

130.919

1.9

.0

Other goods and services .........................

412.220

2.2

-.1

369.869

1.4

.4

375.857

1.5

.1

380.132

2.5

.5

235.141
182.667
155.781
197.273

1.6
2.4
2.9
5.2

.0
.2
.3
.5

209.270
172.249
150.254
192.608

1.8
2.2
2.7
4.8

.2
.4
.5
.9

212.488
177.134
155.620
200.698

1.4
1.9
2.2
4.2

.2
.5
.8
1.2

222.081
172.913
146.000
183.977

1.3
1.6
1.6
3.6

.2
.2
.2
.4

256.633
108.622
286.580
305.603
250.283

7.1
-1.0
1.1
.8
2.3

2.0
-.1
-.1
.1
.3

245.923
108.189
247.920
233.648
267.587

6.6
-.4
1.5
.6
1.4

1.9
-.1
.1
.1
.0

245.933
113.456
248.697
229.381
272.400

6.2
-.9
1.1
.6
3.7

2.6
.0
.1
.1
-.3

235.027
110.731
266.973
268.923
265.251

5.0
-1.2
1.0
-.1
3.5

.9
-.1
.2
.2
.0

-

-

-

-

-

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
Dec.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

331.804

0.7

-0.9

227.209
236.846
216.036
158.800
213.307
199.375
252.474
290.747
276.344
223.012
238.671
242.265

1.5
1.6
2.0
2.8
3.4
4.9
6.5
1.5
.9
7.8
1.0
.9

146.895
265.359
295.519

.0
14.8
1.2

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

303.277

2.0

-0.1

.0
.0
.0
.3
.3
.5
1.9
-.2
-.1
2.8
-.2
-.3

200.592
208.308
204.878
152.687
204.292
194.247
242.725
277.933
235.067
212.222
211.296
211.349

1.7
1.8
2.3
2.6
3.2
4.5
6.1
2.4
1.3
9.9
1.0
.9

-.9
4.7
-.1

141.416
263.067
257.175

-.1
15.5
1.4

Index
Dec.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

300.256

1.3

0.0

.2
.2
.3
.5
.6
.8
1.7
.1
.1
2.7
.0
-.1

203.330
211.185
209.565
157.453
209.928
201.082
241.777
280.704
234.895
207.375
213.710
213.055

1.3
1.5
1.8
2.2
2.8
4.0
5.8
1.7
.9
6.5
.9
.8

-.4
4.3
.0

145.357
256.685
256.123

-.7
14.0
1.4

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

307.787

1.8

0.1

.2
.3
.3
.7
.6
1.2
2.4
.0
.1
3.5
-.1
-.1

213.855
222.101
210.995
149.388
204.814
187.775
234.338
294.842
255.971
239.675
222.559
223.155

1.2
1.2
2.0
1.5
2.6
3.4
4.6
2.5
.9
7.6
.8
.6

.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.8
.1
.2
2.0
.0
.0

-.5
5.6
.0

137.983
257.701
270.747

-.5
11.6
1.0

-.4
2.5
.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
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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
Dec.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

200.123
200.123

1.5

0.1

135.579

1.5

0.2
-

212.541
342.775

1.6

0.2

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

199.972
199.781
201.025
196.701
200.426

1.7
1.7
1.8
1.6
.7

.2
.2
.2
.2
-.3

138.498
138.536
135.239
143.314
137.983

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.2
1.0

.1
.0
.1
-.1
.1

218.512
218.051
211.944
229.631
225.278

.1
-.1
.3
-.8
3.3

.0
.0
.1
.0
-.2

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 7 .......................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.792
217.057
217.616
217.115
217.111
217.148
211.094
199.484
194.956
197.568
117.234

.3
.4
.9
.3
.3
1.8
.5
-.6
.5
-3.2
-2.5

.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
.9
1.0
.8
.4
1.7
-.4

131.376
132.820
138.664
132.304
132.296
159.654
156.592
148.140
142.340
159.323
97.804

.2
.4
.6
.3
.3
1.7
1.0
.2
.7
-1.8
-2.4

.2
.2
.6
.2
.2
.7
.8
.5
.3
1.6
.2

194.329
218.203
214.775
228.541
228.541
210.955
176.213
187.995
193.107
162.141
125.143

.6
.8
1.5
.5
.5
2.1
1.5
1.1
2.1
-4.4
-2.7

.3
.5
.4
.4
.4
.1
.0
-.2
-.4
1.3
-.5

Apparel ...............................................................................

112.536

-.3

-2.9

85.779

-2.2

-2.4

114.484

-1.7

-4.9

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 8 ..............................................
New cars 8 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................................

194.403
193.149
97.273
120.520
94.894
120.605
136.773
373.447
372.363
381.031
254.016
332.837

5.2
5.2
.4
-.3
-.2
-1.3
4.1
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.3
12.7

1.3
1.3
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.0

139.316
138.969
96.831
97.013
97.065
99.024
95.772
253.336
254.402
259.789
249.048
240.321

5.2
5.3
.9
-.3
-.2
-.9
3.5
13.8
13.7
13.9
13.5
12.9

1.4
1.4
.1
.4
.4
.3
.1
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.3
4.1

198.616
193.838
96.113
143.887
99.360
141.511
129.754
245.378
243.790
233.526
275.093
247.402

5.9
6.0
1.3
.6
.7
-1.2
2.7
14.6
14.4
14.6
13.9
13.3

1.6
1.6
.3
.6
.7
.9
.2
4.8
4.8
5.0
4.2
4.2

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

308.770
249.403
326.341
259.142

2.9
2.7
2.9
2.5

.0
.0
.0
.0

166.301
149.161
172.427
154.396

3.9
3.1
4.1
3.2

.1
.1
.1
.1

379.539
321.102
399.551
337.161

2.7
3.1
2.5
2.0

.2
.6
.1
-.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.422

-.7

-.2

111.408

-.7

-.7

115.502

-1.8

-.8

Education and communication 3 .........................................

133.080

1.3

-.2

125.692

1.0

-.4

134.991

2.2

-.3

Other goods and services ...................................................

297.123

1.8

.2

174.120

2.0

.3

409.470

2.3

.0

200.123
167.617
148.688
196.357
258.320
102.462
225.979
217.835
213.158

1.5
2.1
2.3
4.5
6.2
-1.1
1.1
.4
2.9

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

135.579
124.513
117.035
149.003
180.119
86.273
141.475
132.969
144.291

1.5
1.9
2.1
4.2
6.0
-.7
1.3
.4
2.8

.2
.4
.6
1.0
1.9
.1
.1
.2
-.1

212.541
178.210
158.461
201.361
246.962
115.618
250.130
225.458
276.815

1.6
2.0
3.0
5.1
6.8
-.2
1.3
.7
2.2

.2
.3
.5
.8
2.1
.0
.1
.5
-.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
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
Dec.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

253.958

1.5

-0.1

144.440

1.4

-0.4

311.080

1.2

-0.3

194.919
200.289
192.867
151.054
198.474
197.003
251.296
236.031
218.968
277.050
194.994
194.303
128.835
377.154
227.879

1.4
1.4
2.0
2.3
3.0
4.2
5.7
1.9
1.0
7.5
.9
.8
-.4
14.0
1.2

.1
.1
.2
.3
.4
.6
1.7
.1
.1
2.8
-.1
-.2
-.7
4.3
.0

131.600
132.917
134.198
117.667
143.620
148.297
176.441
150.675
138.634
199.017
128.609
126.767
100.892
258.867
140.914

1.4
1.5
2.0
2.1
2.9
4.0
5.6
2.1
1.0
7.8
.9
.8
-.5
13.8
1.3

.2
.2
.2
.6
.5
.9
1.8
-.1
.0
2.8
-.1
-.1
-.3
4.5
.0

202.048
211.495
212.531
160.199
210.425
202.203
244.594
289.439
234.819
210.983
213.671
213.320
148.854
245.408
257.067

1.5
1.9
1.9
3.0
2.8
5.1
6.6
1.8
1.2
8.8
.8
.9
.0
14.2
1.3

.2
.2
.1
.4
.4
.7
2.0
-.2
.1
2.7
-.1
-.1
-.8
4.6
.1

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 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—
Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

236.828
365.945

1.4

0.0

140.351

2.0

0.0

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

227.318
226.585
226.323
230.025
236.084

1.5
1.5
1.9
1.1
1.1

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.0

141.612
141.782
137.054
148.957
137.990

2.0
2.1
1.6
2.7
1.3

.0
.0
-.1
.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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

247.808
296.370
298.238
304.752
304.716
213.237
202.736
196.880
190.274
201.729
123.887

.6
.6
1.9
.2
.2
2.5
1.6
-1.1
1.7
-6.6
-1.4

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

139.185
138.172
146.111
137.224
137.224
180.009
178.246
148.058
133.457
162.447
103.256

1.3
1.5
2.5
1.2
1.2
2.6
2.7
-.3
-.6
.7
-1.4

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

119.262

.3

-4.7

86.902

-1.6

-1.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

200.371
193.643
250.222
249.107
250.453
248.903
240.944

5.3
5.4
15.3
15.4
15.8
14.4
13.8

1.4
1.5
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.4

138.060
138.762
255.423
256.004
260.441
253.722
241.085

4.6
4.5
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.8
12.6

1.5
1.5
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.5
4.3

Medical care .............................................................................

414.120

3.6

.2

171.631

3.7

.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

115.261

-2.0

-1.0

117.091

-.6

-2.9

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.405

.5

-.5

128.462

1.0

-.2

Other goods and services ........................................................

395.065

2.3

.1

186.397

2.0

-.4

236.828
181.524
152.898
191.063
107.616
287.253

1.4
2.3
2.8
4.9
-1.3
1.0

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

140.351
131.866
126.012
161.454
89.043
144.072

2.0
2.8
3.1
5.8
-.5
1.4

.0
.7
1.0
1.4
.4
-.5

229.080
215.345
156.142
210.514
193.766
287.587
277.224
223.046
240.398
244.453

1.3
1.9
2.7
3.2
4.7
1.5
.8
7.6
.9
.8

.0
.0
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
2.7
-.2
-.3

136.482
138.708
126.459
151.010
159.700
150.143
141.355
210.230
132.642
130.829

1.9
2.2
3.1
4.0
5.5
1.3
1.2
8.2
1.3
1.2

.0
.1
1.0
.8
1.3
-.8
-.5
2.8
-.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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

209.936
346.616

1.7

0.3

134.267

1.9

0.2

-

206.136
330.481

1.7

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

217.772
217.342
212.770
223.677
220.098

1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.0

.5
.6
.7
.4
-.4

136.652
136.726
132.462
142.599
137.808

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.2
-.2

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

217.340
216.426
202.996
239.169
230.488

.1
.1
.4
-.3
.6

.4
.4
.6
.0
.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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

198.409
231.326
233.253
236.437
236.438
194.737
169.626
171.939
164.552
168.106
113.402

.3
.3
1.1
.1
.1
3.8
2.6
2.4
5.6
-2.5
-3.4

.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.9
.8
.7
-.2
2.1
-.2

125.737
126.318
128.571
124.996
124.996
162.696
162.482
157.961
148.188
168.783
93.480

1.3
.9
1.0
.8
.8
4.7
4.8
4.4
4.8
3.3
-.5

.2
.0
.1
.1
.1
.9
1.0
.9
-.2
3.7
.2

193.985
220.569
206.686
227.372
227.372
200.045
156.491
166.548
160.745
170.879
120.460

.9
1.5
1.2
1.6
1.6
.5
.3
-.5
1.0
-4.0
-2.0

-.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
-1.0
-1.2
-1.9
-3.3
1.8
-.1

Apparel .....................................................................................

109.222

-.5

-2.2

82.867

-.9

-2.8

121.444

-.4

-3.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

198.798
194.681
267.715
266.807
266.788
284.366
255.623

5.4
5.6
15.7
15.7
15.8
15.5
14.8

1.3
1.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.3
3.8

145.377
144.979
270.651
271.763
277.393
267.745
254.587

5.4
5.5
16.5
16.5
16.8
15.8
15.6

1.4
1.5
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.4
4.4

178.122
170.416
228.857
226.250
217.886
262.977
232.058

5.1
5.2
13.7
13.3
13.3
13.5
13.0

1.2
1.2
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.1
3.1

Medical care .............................................................................

387.658

3.4

.0

169.781

3.4

-.1

370.292

.7

-.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

115.933

1.8

.1

115.069

-1.6

-.3

107.535

-1.4

-1.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

133.344

.9

.0

131.958

.9

-.9

124.877

4.3

.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

357.133

.8

.2

175.697

1.6

.6

393.164

3.5

.7

209.936
171.665
147.283
188.644
106.276
247.937

1.7
2.2
2.6
4.8
-.8
1.4

.3
.5
.5
.9
-.1
.1

134.267
123.533
116.338
148.615
83.246
141.147

1.9
2.4
3.0
5.0
.1
1.6

.2
.3
.5
1.0
.0
.0

206.136
176.164
155.978
200.848
110.475
239.190

1.7
1.7
2.6
4.7
-.4
1.6

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

202.048
204.214
150.179
204.132
190.979
277.287
236.529
211.766
211.933
211.639

1.6
2.3
2.5
3.2
4.5
2.5
1.1
9.5
1.0
.9

.3
.4
.5
.7
.8
.2
.1
2.7
.0
-.1

130.398
135.648
116.922
142.756
147.568
156.452
137.734
210.088
127.258
125.476

1.8
2.3
2.8
3.2
4.6
2.2
1.4
11.1
1.0
.9

.2
.2
.5
.5
.8
.0
.0
3.1
-.2
-.2

195.684
202.633
157.951
209.269
202.055
261.930
221.676
189.908
209.497
208.189

1.8
1.7
2.5
2.5
4.4
1.9
1.8
7.6
1.0
1.2

.1
.1
.4
.5
.6
-.3
-.2
1.3
-.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 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
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

213.850
345.226

1.4

0.2

135.240

1.5

0.3

-

216.189
351.073

1.4

0.2

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

219.641
220.735
212.256
234.194
205.912

1.7
1.8
1.7
1.8
.2

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.4

138.485
138.793
136.567
141.871
133.172

1.3
1.3
1.6
.8
2.4

.0
.0
.2
-.2
.5

214.958
214.386
217.484
213.540
221.093

-.6
-.6
.3
-2.1
1.0

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

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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

206.329
229.059
231.141
235.498
235.484
206.114
182.753
184.974
176.859
189.789
133.301

.0
.8
.0
.9
.9
-2.8
-4.5
-5.1
-5.6
-2.2
-2.1

.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
.7
1.0
.9
.8
1.2
-.5

132.056
135.496
140.093
135.091
135.091
149.237
143.701
140.134
137.913
148.525
96.718

.0
.5
-.4
.5
.5
.0
-1.3
-1.7
-.6
-8.2
-2.7

.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
.7
.8
.7
.8
.7
.2

196.230
220.620
220.043
230.733
230.733
208.067
178.452
184.309
186.714
147.318
123.728

.5
.9
1.8
.6
.6
.8
.1
-.3
.9
-11.2
-2.1

-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.7
-1.1
-1.2
-1.4
.0
-.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

141.666

-.7

-2.8

84.653

-3.2

-3.0

118.026

-3.3

-6.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

195.961
195.237
260.813
258.673
259.430
260.021
255.137

5.6
5.6
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.6

1.5
1.7
5.5
5.6
5.8
5.4
4.9

137.136
136.755
251.537
252.320
259.320
245.592
239.591

5.8
5.9
13.6
13.5
13.7
13.3
12.8

1.7
1.7
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.2
4.9

214.354
212.896
242.988
240.614
233.432
281.446
247.889

6.9
6.8
16.2
16.1
16.8
14.4
13.7

2.7
2.7
7.0
7.0
7.2
6.4
6.1

Medical care .............................................................................

360.766

1.8

-.1

161.550

4.4

.2

370.983

2.9

.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

108.280

-1.2

.6

114.979

-.2

-.1

116.577

-3.5

.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.956

1.6

-.4

123.770

1.1

-.3

129.852

.8

-.4

Other goods and services ........................................................

347.344

1.2

.1

170.659

1.8

.2

407.653

1.1

-.5

213.850
177.067
154.326
195.330
115.605
249.307

1.4
2.2
2.5
4.7
-.7
.9

.2
.5
.8
1.5
-.2
.0

135.240
123.687
115.973
147.509
86.523
141.785

1.5
1.7
1.8
3.6
-1.0
1.4

.3
.5
.7
1.1
.1
.1

216.189
183.424
167.722
210.863
121.384
251.186

1.4
2.2
3.5
5.7
-.5
.9

.2
.5
.8
1.3
-.1
.0

206.492
208.817
156.442
207.191
195.894
280.219
238.085
214.936
215.545
215.076

1.3
1.7
2.4
3.1
4.4
1.0
.8
5.1
1.0
.9

.2
.3
.8
.8
1.3
.0
.0
3.5
-.1
-.2

131.521
132.785
116.479
142.803
146.709
148.336
139.416
189.038
128.703
126.810

1.3
1.9
1.9
2.5
3.5
2.4
1.0
6.9
.9
.9

.3
.3
.7
.6
1.1
.1
.1
3.4
-.1
-.1

204.861
216.117
168.880
213.746
210.790
286.480
234.917
207.462
216.000
216.688

1.3
1.6
3.4
3.0
5.5
.9
.7
9.0
.3
.5

.2
.2
.8
.7
1.3
-.1
.0
3.6
-.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—
Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

226.112
368.707

1.4

0.1

134.328

0.9

0.3

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

224.854
224.414
224.905
222.117
227.616

1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
.4

.2
.3
.4
.1
-.4

137.892
137.013
133.315
142.617
152.333

1.6
1.8
2.3
1.1
-1.3

.3
.3
.4
.0
.4

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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

237.359
266.120
277.444
282.044
282.053
245.612
225.760
227.372
256.127
187.800
128.883

.1
.1
.4
-.1
-.1
3.9
2.5
2.4
2.9
.9
-3.2

-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.0
.9
1.3
1.3
.3
4.6
-.6

129.659
129.808
139.821
130.096
130.100
165.816
163.393
160.046
155.980
164.270
101.543

-1.0
-.9
.9
-1.3
-1.3
1.9
1.0
.8
1.5
-1.2
-3.9

.5
.6
2.1
.5
.5
.4
.4
.4
.0
1.4
.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

112.961

-.4

-1.5

91.429

-1.3

-1.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

197.059
191.166
252.516
251.217
252.884
231.849
241.221

4.8
4.5
11.5
11.3
11.6
10.7
10.5

1.0
.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8

139.996
138.515
234.571
236.501
236.816
233.120
225.025

4.4
4.4
11.6
11.3
11.4
11.7
10.6

.6
.5
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.5

Medical care .............................................................................

389.647

2.6

-.1

170.686

3.3

-.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.096

-.8

-.2

95.720

-1.0

-.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

132.854

2.4

.2

120.891

1.0

-.2

Other goods and services ........................................................

381.591

2.3

.4

168.953

2.8

.8

226.112
172.739
144.055
179.627
109.799
273.254

1.4
1.7
1.6
3.7
-1.4
1.2

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

134.328
121.566
113.098
142.214
86.977
139.338

.9
1.3
1.2
3.2
-1.2
.6

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

218.854
210.755
147.679
203.311
183.571
294.349
264.088
239.653
227.128
228.368

1.3
2.1
1.6
2.7
3.4
2.5
1.1
7.9
.9
.7

.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
.2
.1
2.3
-.1
-.1

129.393
132.485
114.201
140.276
142.992
150.704
135.977
203.163
126.820
125.090

.7
1.7
1.1
2.4
2.9
2.2
.3
6.6
.4
.1

.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
.0
.4
1.2
.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 .................................................

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

M

216.161

216.698

216.538

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

223.440
224.825
136.810

224.191
226.170
136.376

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

207.072
211.673
132.472

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
Nov. 2010 from—

Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Nov.
2009

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

216.955

1.7

0.1

0.2

1.7

0.2

-0.1

224.834
226.560
137.160

224.616
226.323
137.054

1.8
1.9
1.6

.2
.1
.5

-.1
-.1
-.1

2.1
2.2
1.9

.6
.8
.3

.3
.2
.6

207.540
213.016
132.078

206.659
211.217
132.542

207.636
212.770
132.462

1.5
1.8
1.5

.0
-.1
.3

.5
.7
-.1

1.5
1.5
1.8

-.2
-.2
.1

-.4
-.8
.4

203.544

202.550

201.700

202.996

.4

.2

.6

.3

-.9

-.4

M
M
M

213.994
211.704
136.393

214.166
212.927
136.077

214.216
212.270
136.360

214.345
212.256
136.567

1.5
1.7
1.6

.1
-.3
.4

.1
.0
.2

1.9
1.4
2.2

.1
.3
.0

.0
-.3
.2

M

217.448

217.588

217.994

217.484

.3

.0

-.2

2.0

.3

.2

M
M
M

221.045
223.194
132.687

221.958
223.722
133.239

221.504
224.026
132.724

222.324
224.905
133.315

1.9
1.9
2.3

.2
.5
.1

.4
.4
.4

1.5
1.7
1.4

.2
.4
.0

-.2
.1
-.4

M
M
M

199.875
134.993
212.383

200.871
134.826
213.196

200.529
135.050
211.817

201.025
135.239
211.944

1.8
1.7
.3

.1
.3
-.6

.2
.1
.1

1.7
1.9
.9

.3
.0
-.3

-.2
.2
-.6

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

217.005
229.794

218.923
232.298

213.903
230.783

218.733
233.643

1.1
2.8

-.1
.6

2.3
1.2

.3
2.1

-1.4
.4

-2.3
-.7

M

227.442

229.720

230.581

229.173

1.8

-.2

-.6

2.1

1.4

.4

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

223.808
219.127
198.089
135.533

224.415
221.724
196.784
136.631

223.005
222.255
196.935
135.316

225.939
220.285
197.654
136.350

2.4
1.8
-.1
2.6

.7
-.6
.4
-.2

1.3
-.9
.4
.8

1.1
4.2
.4
-.3

-.4
1.4
-.6
-.2

-.6
.2
.1
-1.0

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

220.238
196.059
199.889
228.855

222.586
196.254
199.925
231.979

221.187
195.226
201.902
231.162

218.960
194.665
199.985
229.911

2.5
.8
2.4
.9

-1.6
-.8
.0
-.9

-1.0
-.3
-.9
-.5

2.7
.9
3.7
2.8

.4
-.4
1.0
1.0

-.6
-.5
1.0
-.4

2
2
2

219.360
221.452
224.861

218.517
222.680
223.630

218.425
224.029
224.209

217.951
222.729
221.325

.6
1.6
-.4

-.3
.0
-1.0

-.2
-.6
-1.3

1.9
1.3
2.9

-.4
1.2
-.3

.0
.6
.3

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.

52

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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
Dec.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

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

219.179
656.563

1.5

0.2
-

213.778
638.681

1.2

0.3
-

226.639
669.593

1.3

0.3

-

241.874
699.225

1.4

0.0

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

221.278
220.946
216.955
227.722
224.215

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.0

.1
.1
.2
.1
-.1

218.639
217.436
218.733
209.791
233.101

1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
-.1

1.3
1.5
2.3
.4
-.5

226.587
225.700
233.643
212.317
226.068

2.2
2.5
2.8
2.1
-1.4

.7
.7
1.2
.1
.5

231.396
230.466
229.173
238.159
240.987

1.4
1.4
1.8
1.0
1.0

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

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 3 .............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

216.142
248.972
250.986

.3
.4
.8

.1
.1
.3

212.964
261.563
274.624

.0
.2
1.8

.1
.1
.3

243.431
272.939
281.221

.4
.4
1.1

.0
-.2
-.1

258.702
313.630
317.341

.8
.9
2.6

.2
.1
.0

257.452

.3

.1

267.338

-.2

.1

285.884

.2

-.2

321.796

.4

.0

257.444
212.505
186.338
188.443
188.711
185.106
123.931

.3
1.8
.8
-.1
.7
-2.8
-2.5

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

267.338
175.873
153.287
156.252
145.584
157.261
100.019

-.2
5.0
3.8
3.8
6.8
-.5
-5.8

.1
.7
1.0
.9
-1.0
3.9
.0

285.885
257.804
243.090
241.769
287.764
182.609
120.622

.2
3.6
1.9
1.9
2.6
-.6
-2.6

-.2
2.1
3.0
3.0
.9
11.0
-.3

321.723
202.268
200.441
191.201
187.192
193.620
121.876

.4
2.0
1.1
-1.5
2.6
-9.3
-1.1

.0
1.2
1.4
.8
.8
.7
.2

Apparel .....................................................

118.071

-1.1

-2.8

88.489

-3.6

-2.5

103.994

-2.9

-2.0

116.657

.4

-5.3

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .........

198.280
193.545
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748

5.3
5.3
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8

1.3
1.4
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.0

186.644
182.973
270.614
268.530
264.875
279.812
255.857

5.8
5.7
16.1
16.1
16.4
15.4
15.3

1.4
1.4
4.6
4.7
5.0
4.0
3.5

194.149
188.212
254.022
248.875
249.456
235.080
237.426

4.3
4.0
11.0
10.8
11.0
10.3
10.3

1.1
1.3
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.4
3.7

208.447
197.953
241.619
240.940
243.929
241.350
235.509

4.6
4.8
15.0
15.0
15.4
14.2
13.8

1.3
1.6
4.9
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.6

Medical care .............................................

391.946

3.3

.1

413.081

4.7

.1

377.929

2.7

.1

384.098

3.3

.3

Recreation 6 ..............................................

112.345

-.8

-.4

112.174

.5

-.5

102.242

-5.7

-.4

113.347

-1.3

-.4

Education and communication 6 ...............

130.548

1.3

-.3

137.104

.4

.1

136.914

5.1

1.1

135.424

.0

-.6

Other goods and services .........................

384.502

1.9

.2

349.081

-1.0

-.2

371.350

4.1

.8

381.315

3.3

.0

219.179
176.015
151.854
193.856
110.512
262.074

1.5
2.0
2.3
4.4
-.9
1.2

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

213.778
164.851
135.893
176.762
96.410
260.094

1.2
.8
.6
2.9
-2.9
1.5

.3
.8
.4
.8
-.1
.1

226.639
171.380
140.660
180.461
101.981
274.858

1.3
1.7
1.4
3.1
-1.5
1.1

.3
.6
.5
.9
-.1
.1

241.874
182.476
149.821
186.472
102.643
292.727

1.4
2.2
2.8
5.1
-2.0
1.1

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

210.712
209.996
154.443
208.028
195.703
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795

1.4
2.0
2.2
3.0
4.2
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8

.2
.2
.4
.5
.7
.0
.1
2.8
-.1
-.1

205.179
197.970
139.761
199.125
180.989
272.415
248.561
198.071
216.894
217.563

1.0
1.7
.6
2.0
2.7
3.1
1.2
10.3
.5
.4

.4
.5
.4
1.0
.7
.0
.1
2.9
.1
-.1

219.700
206.460
144.526
205.228
185.143
285.283
266.267
250.857
226.687
227.267

1.3
1.9
1.2
2.6
2.8
2.0
1.0
7.5
.8
.5

.3
.6
.5
.8
.9
.5
.1
3.4
.1
-.1

235.451
213.794
153.506
211.033
190.006
280.130
284.759
218.025
245.918
250.273

1.3
1.8
2.7
3.2
4.8
1.3
.9
6.9
1.0
.9

-.1
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.3
.1
.1
2.9
-.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 ..................

5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
6 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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

53

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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
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

219.179
656.563

1.5

0.2
-

202.519
610.734

1.0

-0.2
-

213.778
638.681

1.2

0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

221.278
220.946
216.955
227.722
224.215

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.0

.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2

222.267
231.520
218.960
249.419
139.568

1.9
2.1
2.5
1.7
-.2

-.7
-.7
-1.6
.3
-.4

218.639
217.436
218.733
209.791
233.101

1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
-.1

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

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

216.142
248.972
250.986
257.452
257.444
212.505
186.338
188.443
188.711
185.106
123.931

.3
.4
.8
.3
.3
1.8
.8
-.1
.7
-2.8
-2.5

.0
.1
.5
.2
.2
-.2
-.5
-1.1
-1.4
-.1
-.5

196.452
209.027
206.611
206.584
206.584
247.300
218.525
217.542
187.875
255.861
130.019

-.4
-1.2
-3.4
-.9
-.9
3.4
2.9
2.7
2.5
3.0
1.0

-.5
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
.3
.1
-2.5
7.0
.4

212.964
261.563
274.624
267.338
267.338
175.873
153.287
156.252
145.584
157.261
100.019

.0
.2
1.8
-.2
-.2
5.0
3.8
3.8
6.8
-.5
-5.8

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

Apparel ...................................................................................

118.071

-1.1

-3.6

123.194

5.6

-4.3

88.489

-3.6

-5.2

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

198.280
193.545
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748

5.3
5.3
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8

2.1
2.0
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.3
6.1

188.447
187.371
253.506
252.403
249.381
306.043
253.896

6.0
6.4
14.7
14.5
15.1
14.3
12.0

2.4
2.7
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.2
6.8

186.644
182.973
270.614
268.530
264.875
279.812
255.857

5.8
5.7
16.1
16.1
16.4
15.4
15.3

2.1
1.9
6.1
6.2
6.4
6.0
5.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

391.946

3.3

.2

320.192

-.4

-.3

413.081

4.7

.0

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

112.345

-.8

-.6

88.851

-4.8

.7

112.174

.5

.5

Education and communication 8 .............................................

130.548

1.3

-.3

123.831

.1

-2.0

137.104

.4

.2

Other goods and services ......................................................

384.502

1.9

.5

312.783

.3

.0

349.081

-1.0

-.2

219.179
176.015
151.854
193.856
110.512
262.074

1.5
2.0
2.3
4.4
-.9
1.2

.2
.5
.6
1.3
-.4
.1

202.519
170.130
144.723
180.414
108.963
235.257

1.0
2.9
3.5
6.1
-.5
-.1

-.2
.3
.9
1.6
-.3
-.5

213.778
164.851
135.893
176.762
96.410
260.094

1.2
.8
.6
2.9
-2.9
1.5

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

210.712
209.996
154.443
208.028
195.703
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795

1.4
2.0
2.2
3.0
4.2
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8

.2
.3
.6
.7
1.2
.0
.0
3.3
-.1
-.1

195.385
204.162
144.202
199.288
176.262
278.106
223.414
215.236
201.009
196.631

1.1
2.3
3.4
4.0
5.8
1.5
-.2
9.1
.1
-.3

-.2
.1
.8
.5
1.5
-.3
-.5
4.1
-.7
-.7

205.179
197.970
139.761
199.125
180.989
272.415
248.561
198.071
216.894
217.563

1.0
1.7
.6
2.0
2.7
3.1
1.2
10.3
.5
.4

.2
.2
.0
.1
.0
.3
.3
3.1
.0
-.1

-

-

-

-

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
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

206.384
613.459

1.2

0.3
-

194.479
623.765

1.9

-0.3
-

226.639
669.593

1.3

-0.1

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

200.723
201.162
194.665
210.878
188.333

1.2
1.3
.8
2.0
-.5

-.4
-.4
-.8
.2
-.9

201.236
200.140
199.985
195.755
207.396

1.9
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.0

.3
.3
.0
.7
-.3

226.587
225.700
233.643
212.317
226.068

2.2
2.5
2.8
2.1
-1.4

.3
.4
.6
.2
-1.1

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

188.464
207.969
205.509
209.162
209.162
234.195
193.185
195.125
187.570
194.776
121.219

-.5
-.5
.5
-.7
-.7
-.9
-2.1
-2.7
2.7
-8.8
.3

.2
.1
-.1
.3
.3
.4
-.7
-.8
1.9
-4.0
.4

181.707
203.922
194.006
190.482
190.482
190.381
183.888
181.241
186.641
138.024
122.501

.0
.7
1.4
.8
.8
-.2
-.5
-.8
1.5
-17.2
-4.3

-.7
-.5
.1
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.4
.3
-6.5
-2.7

243.431
272.939
281.221
285.884
285.885
257.804
243.090
241.769
287.764
182.609
120.622

.4
.4
1.1
.2
.2
3.6
1.9
1.9
2.6
-.6
-2.6

-.3
-.3
.2
-.1
-.1
-.8
-1.5
-1.6
-.5
-5.0
-.1

Apparel ...................................................................................

107.409

-.5

-1.8

143.496

1.6

-8.9

103.994

-2.9

-4.8

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

225.229
223.055
261.157
260.697
268.041
292.476
241.999

4.5
4.5
15.9
16.0
16.0
16.6
15.4

1.3
1.2
5.5
5.6
5.7
4.7
5.1

171.477
170.010
244.288
244.141
252.194
249.726
236.658

5.9
6.2
13.7
13.7
13.8
13.7
12.7

.9
1.0
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.9
5.6

194.149
188.212
254.022
248.875
249.456
235.080
237.426

4.3
4.0
11.0
10.8
11.0
10.3
10.3

1.3
1.2
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.7
5.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

354.129

.7

-.2

374.863

4.0

.1

377.929

2.7

.3

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

112.836

5.4

1.8

107.643

.5

1.5

102.242

-5.7

-2.7

Education and communication 8 .............................................

135.513

.1

.0

113.952

1.1

-.5

136.914

5.1

1.1

Other goods and services ......................................................

384.461

1.0

.0

335.191

1.7

.2

371.350

4.1

1.5

206.384
169.119
151.991
184.119
114.481
245.518

1.2
3.1
4.4
6.2
1.3
-.1

.3
.5
1.1
1.7
-.1
.1

194.479
164.729
145.487
191.842
103.787
225.566

1.9
2.9
3.5
6.2
-.3
1.1

-.3
.1
.1
.7
-.9
-.6

226.639
171.380
140.660
180.461
101.981
274.858

1.3
1.7
1.4
3.1
-1.5
1.1

-.1
.3
.2
.9
-.9
-.3

200.462
208.839
153.574
192.749
184.563
298.663
237.356
226.807
206.663
208.337

1.3
1.9
4.2
3.6
5.8
.3
-.2
7.2
.5
.4

.3
.3
1.0
.6
1.5
.1
.1
2.7
.0
.1

185.109
190.872
147.780
197.020
192.727
247.892
209.821
211.990
195.104
194.103

1.7
2.4
3.5
4.1
5.9
1.6
.9
7.0
1.3
1.1

-.3
-.2
.1
.5
.6
-.8
-.7
3.1
-.7
-.9

219.700
206.460
144.526
205.228
185.143
285.283
266.267
250.857
226.687
227.267

1.3
1.9
1.2
2.6
2.8
2.0
1.0
7.5
.8
.5

-.1
.0
.2
.6
.8
-.4
-.3
2.6
-.3
-.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
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

224.907
362.518

0.9

0.6
-

241.874
699.225

1.4

0.0
-

228.017
658.728

1.4

-0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

229.550
231.162
229.911
235.326
209.579

1.2
1.2
.9
1.6
2.3

-.4
-.2
-.9
1.1
-2.7

231.396
230.466
229.173
238.159
240.987

1.4
1.4
1.8
1.0
1.0

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

209.259
208.626
217.951
190.714
214.975

.9
.8
.6
1.1
2.0

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

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

225.612
249.558
238.489
254.054
254.054
166.405
146.959
143.800
140.453
191.871
169.324

-.1
1.5
1.0
1.6
1.6
-9.7
-12.6
-13.0
-13.2
-6.6
-2.3

.7
.9
.8
.9
.9
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
1.3
-.7

258.702
313.630
317.341
321.796
321.723
202.268
200.441
191.201
187.192
193.620
121.876

.8
.9
2.6
.4
.4
2.0
1.1
-1.5
2.6
-9.3
-1.1

.1
-.1
.0
.1
.1
2.2
2.6
1.4
2.1
-.1
-.4

233.839
280.837
260.036
290.762
290.762
210.212
184.622
195.204
196.535
187.030
119.711

.4
.5
-.3
.9
.9
1.6
.3
-1.8
.3
-6.8
-2.5

-.3
-.3
.0
.1
.1
.4
.0
-1.1
-.4
-2.7
-1.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

132.322

-2.0

-7.4

116.657

.4

-6.3

99.632

-.1

-6.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

208.271
208.349
271.432
268.957
268.668
251.408
264.321

4.8
4.6
12.4
12.3
12.1
12.6
12.9

2.8
2.9
7.7
7.8
8.0
7.5
7.0

208.447
197.953
241.619
240.940
243.929
241.350
235.509

4.6
4.8
15.0
15.0
15.4
14.2
13.8

2.0
2.3
9.3
9.5
9.7
9.3
8.6

202.078
199.950
268.022
264.148
264.552
257.115
248.532

6.3
6.1
16.0
15.9
16.4
14.5
13.4

2.8
2.9
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.2
8.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

374.555

2.5

-.4

384.098

3.3

.5

436.786

4.0

.2

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

110.028

-6.0

1.7

113.347

-1.3

-1.5

119.002

-1.4

-3.9

Education and communication 8 .............................................

120.383

2.0

-.3

135.424

.0

-.3

128.973

1.2

-.2

Other goods and services ......................................................

299.614

-1.5

-.3

381.315

3.3

.3

421.299

-.2

-.1

224.907
191.713
168.380
200.556
134.147
251.453

.9
1.8
2.1
4.9
-2.0
.4

.6
.4
.9
1.9
-.6
.7

241.874
182.476
149.821
186.472
102.643
292.727

1.4
2.2
2.8
5.1
-2.0
1.1

.0
-.1
.0
.5
-1.1
.0

228.017
172.016
149.763
184.186
111.447
286.000

1.4
2.1
2.8
4.8
-.5
1.1

-.2
.3
.5
1.5
-1.3
-.5

217.694
212.312
170.252
216.681
201.482
260.827
240.228
199.086
227.915
227.197

.8
.5
2.1
3.0
4.8
-1.4
.3
1.4
.8
.8

.6
.4
.8
.7
1.7
.3
.8
4.7
.2
.2

235.451
213.794
153.506
211.033
190.006
280.130
284.759
218.025
245.918
250.273

1.3
1.8
2.7
3.2
4.8
1.3
.9
6.9
1.0
.9

-.1
.0
.0
.2
.4
.1
-.1
5.5
-.5
-.5

219.221
211.682
152.182
198.343
185.945
298.205
274.172
215.224
231.122
237.331

1.3
1.9
2.8
3.0
4.6
1.7
.9
7.4
.8
.9

-.3
-.2
.5
.8
1.5
-.7
-.5
4.4
-.7
-.8

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Dec.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Dec.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Oct.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

227.658
699.882

1.5

-0.2
-

226.862
691.564

0.6

-0.2

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

228.391
227.939
222.729
233.391
238.526

1.1
1.2
1.6
.7
.1

.0
.0
.0
.1
-.8

228.818
230.748
221.325
246.445
208.925

1.3
1.5
-.4
4.1
-1.1

-.6
-.5
-1.0
.3
-2.9

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

244.370
274.894
299.728
300.373
300.373
268.696
273.605
272.386
294.522
207.397
126.384

.3
.4
.6
.3
.3
5.6
4.0
3.9
2.7
7.3
-4.7

-.9
-.4
.3
.0
.0
-5.6
-8.6
-8.9
-6.4
-14.8
-.7

233.980
258.724
252.422
273.176
273.176
218.495
212.437
249.658
253.895
194.812
162.309

-1.3
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-1.8
7.2
7.4
7.1
7.5
5.7
-5.6

-.1
.2
.5
.2
.2
.1
.1
-.1
-.7
1.9
-2.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

108.169

3.1

.3

128.234

2.7

-6.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

181.558
171.614
246.287
245.781
246.483
228.383
230.129

5.5
5.0
11.4
11.2
11.4
10.9
10.6

1.5
1.3
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.2

217.623
224.090
335.962
342.594
376.342
264.063
302.521

5.1
4.5
12.8
12.6
12.7
12.1
11.6

1.5
1.2
4.2
4.3
4.5
3.9
3.6

Medical care ...........................................................................

390.361

1.8

-.4

NA

-

-

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

108.184

1.1

-.6

95.115

-1.9

-.3

Education and communication 8 .............................................

142.498

1.8

-.1

129.389

1.2

-.1

Other goods and services ......................................................

388.240

-.8

.1

383.638

2.8

.2

227.658
170.347
136.833
171.265
103.678
275.645

1.5
1.5
1.8
4.0
-1.3
1.5

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

226.862
184.986
161.846
192.697
130.311
266.010

.6
1.9
2.3
5.4
-2.2
-.2

-.2
-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
.3

220.964
209.946
141.449
201.296
176.504
291.033
267.970
258.460
228.817
229.632

1.5
2.2
1.7
2.4
3.6
2.8
1.5
8.7
1.1
1.1

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

221.474
215.320
163.696
210.521
193.888
281.917
258.300
280.318
226.068
225.420

.6
1.7
2.1
3.4
5.0
1.5
-.1
10.6
-.2
-.4

-.2
-.4
-1.1
-.8
-1.1
.3
.3
2.6
-.4
-.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 ...............................................

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1997=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.

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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
Dec. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

M

214.306

214.623

214.750

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

231.566
231.881
140.295

232.396
232.672
140.848

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

204.442
203.946
134.361

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
Nov. 2010 from—

Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Nov.
2009

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

215.262

1.7

0.3

0.2

1.3

0.2

0.1

232.962
233.031
141.452

233.082
233.092
141.598

1.9
1.7
2.2

.3
.2
.5

.1
.0
.1

1.7
1.5
2.1

.6
.5
.8

.2
.2
.4

204.329
203.906
134.093

204.468
204.064
134.112

205.024
204.731
134.454

2.0
1.9
2.1

.3
.4
.3

.3
.3
.3

1.4
1.2
1.7

.0
.1
-.2

.1
.1
.0

203.086

203.548

203.937

204.132

1.8

.3

.1

1.6

.4

.2

M
M
M

209.155
211.393
133.680

209.376
211.409
133.923

209.352
211.222
133.927

209.994
211.712
134.405

1.6
1.4
1.7

.3
.1
.4

.3
.2
.4

1.2
1.0
1.4

.1
-.1
.2

.0
-.1
.0

M

215.346

215.451

215.822

216.477

1.5

.5

.3

1.1

.2

.2

M
M
M

215.804
218.524
133.346

216.273
219.017
133.622

216.267
218.817
133.777

216.847
219.273
134.306

1.4
1.5
1.0

.3
.1
.5

.3
.2
.4

1.0
1.2
.5

.2
.1
.3

.0
-.1
.1

M
M
M

198.278
134.644
209.864

198.576
134.840
210.160

198.598
134.969
210.529

198.979
135.379
210.959

1.6
1.7
1.7

.2
.4
.4

.2
.3
.2

1.2
1.4
1.3

.2
.2
.3

.0
.1
.2

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

206.897
218.427

206.894
219.339

206.632
218.694

207.479
219.619

1.6
1.6

.3
.1

.4
.4

.7
1.0

-.1
.1

-.1
-.3

M

236.725

237.483

237.606

237.575

1.8

.0

.0

1.6

.4

.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

236.844
196.787
205.602
142.755

-

238.891
197.530
204.918
142.938

-

-

-

-

.9
2.4
-.2
1.7

.9
.4
-.3
.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

-

201.887
201.864
193.110
221.497

-

201.390
202.280
192.863
222.510

1.0
1.3
2.1
.7

-.2
.2
-.1
.5

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.676
224.352
223.112

-

228.072
224.152
222.853

1.5
1.8
.9

-.3
-.1
-.1

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See 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
Dec.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

233.082
364.061

1.9

0.1
-

205.024
331.570

2.0

0.3
-

209.994
340.108

1.6

0.3

-

216.847
348.894

1.4

0.3

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

226.718
226.205
223.020
234.274
232.830

1.8
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.3

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

214.993
214.474
207.577
225.518
221.490

1.4
1.5
1.6
1.3
.6

.3
.3
.3
.3
-.3

217.906
218.298
212.729
228.677
211.628

1.3
1.3
1.6
.8
2.2

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

223.698
222.466
221.601
223.546
237.442

1.8
1.9
2.0
1.6
.0

.3
.3
.5
.1
.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 4 .............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

242.440
288.980
286.797

.9
.9
2.0

.1
.0
.1

192.084
217.867
224.034

.9
.7
1.1

.1
.1
.2

200.116
222.385
221.986

.0
.5
-.2

.1
.1
.1

223.261
246.892
261.734

-.1
-.1
.7

.3
.3
.6

268.198

.5

.0

216.845

.5

.1

211.552

.6

.1

236.532

-.5

.2

268.194
216.412
198.365
196.184
189.464
199.290
118.963

.5
2.6
2.0
-.6
1.3
-4.7
-1.8

.0
.9
1.0
.2
.2
.1
-.2

216.854
200.374
172.521
176.565
173.798
176.162
116.022

.5
3.9
3.3
2.9
4.7
-.8
-1.9

.1
.6
.6
.4
-.6
2.5
-.2

211.550
209.842
175.488
176.501
171.315
191.013
120.230

.6
-.8
-2.1
-2.4
-1.9
-5.5
-2.4

.1
.5
.6
.6
.5
1.3
-.1

236.542
236.131
215.138
217.357
235.708
187.834
125.528

-.5
3.3
2.2
2.0
2.7
-.2
-4.0

.2
.8
1.2
1.1
.6
3.2
-.4

Apparel .....................................................

120.825

-.8

-4.1

108.565

-1.2

-2.4

126.550

-2.7

-3.4

110.963

-1.1

-1.7

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........

199.925
195.234
97.209
138.358
149.073
254.761
254.025
255.053
258.255
244.517

5.5
5.6
.7
-.8
4.7
14.8
14.8
15.1
14.2
13.4

1.5
1.6
.1
.2
.1
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.4

198.898
195.463
96.994
136.033
144.515
264.225
263.702
262.340
288.158
257.131

6.0
6.1
1.6
.0
4.5
15.7
15.7
15.9
15.2
14.8

1.5
1.5
.1
.2
.2
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.1
4.0

194.851
193.222
95.666
142.353
141.959
252.791
252.045
250.999
262.827
249.153

6.5
6.6
1.0
-.4
3.2
14.0
13.9
14.3
13.5
12.8

2.0
2.0
.1
.2
.2
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.4
5.1

197.954
194.038
95.419
140.598
139.350
254.932
254.272
252.899
239.688
243.234

5.1
5.0
1.1
.0
2.6
11.6
11.4
11.5
11.2
10.7

.9
.9
.2
.4
.2
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.4

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

410.885
338.237
428.783
332.460

3.8
4.4
3.6
2.4

.3
.5
.2
.0

393.224
307.920
419.722
356.471

3.2
3.0
3.2
2.9

.0
.3
-.1
.0

378.741
294.724
405.087
331.671

3.7
2.2
4.2
3.5

.2
.2
.1
.1

399.362
309.035
424.790
311.220

3.3
3.1
3.3
2.2

-.1
-.3
.0
.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

116.068

-1.2

-1.7

110.300

-.3

-.1

109.044

-1.2

.1

100.890

-2.0

-.6

Education and communication 5 ...............

127.324

.6

-.5

127.569

.9

-.4

120.075

.3

-.5

127.094

1.4

.0

Other goods and services .........................

467.643

3.3

.2

403.349

1.7

.5

401.420

2.0

.2

388.899

3.1

.7

233.082
189.474
165.425
210.167

1.9
2.8
3.4
5.6

.1
.3
.5
.8

205.024
174.908
154.507
202.158

2.0
2.6
3.2
5.2

.3
.5
.6
1.1

209.994
179.357
159.758
209.693

1.6
2.4
3.1
5.1

.3
.6
1.0
1.6

216.847
176.194
150.456
190.975

1.4
1.9
2.1
4.0

.3
.3
.3
.5

277.257
111.897
282.929
270.481
248.624
327.692

7.7
-.3
1.2
.9
2.4
1.0

2.3
.0
-.1
.0
.3
-1.0

259.706
109.100
241.683
216.281
265.196
284.185

7.1
.4
1.5
.6
1.8
1.7

2.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.1

260.917
113.294
247.210
211.696
277.642
285.804

7.2
-.5
1.0
.4
4.0
.6

2.9
.0
.1
.1
-.3
-.1

249.210
112.973
260.806
238.514
263.121
289.203

5.5
-.9
.9
-.1
3.2
1.2

1.2
.0
.2
.3
-.2
.0

226.565
234.596
215.766

1.8
1.9
2.3

.0
.1
.1

197.671
203.055
202.861

1.9
2.1
2.5

.3
.3
.3

201.838
208.294
207.020

1.5
1.6
2.1

.3
.4
.4

209.976
215.687
206.599

1.3
1.3
2.1

.3
.3
.2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
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
Dec.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

168.029
219.955
211.671
271.889
253.365
273.730
222.810
235.595
238.961

3.3
3.7
5.4
7.2
1.6
1.1
8.2
1.2
1.1

0.4
.4
.7
2.1
-.3
-.1
2.9
-.3
-.3

154.116
263.685
292.268

.4
14.7
1.4

-.8
4.7
-.1

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

156.702
209.278
203.149
255.015
247.037
229.493
214.275
205.442
203.866

3.1
3.3
4.9
6.5
2.4
1.3
10.4
1.0
1.0

0.6
.7
1.0
1.9
.0
.1
2.8
.0
-.1

143.295
264.400
250.328

.2
15.5
1.4

-.4
4.3
.0

Index
Dec.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

161.287
213.449
209.593
255.577
251.105
233.743
208.791
210.088
208.578

3.0
3.3
4.9
6.8
1.5
.7
7.0
.9
.8

1.0
.8
1.5
2.7
.0
.0
3.6
-.1
-.2

146.163
255.617
255.301

-.4
14.0
1.3

-.6
5.6
.0

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

153.717
208.656
194.838
247.593
258.419
250.594
242.835
215.690
214.495

2.0
2.8
3.7
5.1
2.3
.8
7.9
.7
.5

0.3
.4
.5
1.1
.1
.3
2.0
.1
.0

139.230
258.284
264.295

-.5
11.6
.9

-.3
2.6
.2

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
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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
Dec.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

198.979
198.979

1.6

0.2

135.379

1.7

0.3
-

210.959
340.944

1.7

0.2

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

199.696
199.387
200.533
196.654
201.818

1.8
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.1

.2
.2
.2
.3
-.2

138.590
138.583
135.270
143.530
138.731

1.5
1.6
1.8
1.2
.9

.0
.0
.1
-.1
.1

217.556
216.832
209.476
230.466
228.132

-.1
-.3
.2
-1.0
2.7

.1
.1
.1
.0
.0

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 7 .......................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.459
216.561
215.947
216.197
216.192
213.613
206.789
196.818
192.186
197.262
113.393

.3
.5
.8
.3
.3
1.8
.5
-.4
.6
-3.2
-2.8

.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
.9
1.1
.8
.5
1.9
-.5

132.149
133.355
138.536
132.106
132.110
160.169
157.062
148.903
142.209
159.485
96.337

.3
.4
.5
.3
.3
1.6
1.0
.3
.6
-1.4
-2.3

.3
.3
.7
.2
.2
.6
.7
.5
.3
1.6
.2

198.782
225.856
215.418
213.992
213.999
212.611
175.756
186.949
191.874
163.938
119.377

.7
1.0
1.5
.7
.7
1.8
1.2
.8
1.8
-4.8
-2.7

.1
.3
.4
.3
.3
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.8
1.4
-.5

Apparel ...............................................................................

110.274

-1.1

-3.2

86.767

-2.1

-2.1

115.586

-1.8

-4.8

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................................

197.862
197.213
96.975
121.083
137.054
374.890
373.971
382.473
255.790
333.978

5.9
6.0
1.0
-.3
4.0
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.3
12.6

1.4
1.5
.1
.1
.1
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.0

138.374
138.118
95.587
97.066
95.913
254.426
255.517
261.133
249.724
241.121

5.8
5.8
1.3
-.3
3.6
13.8
13.8
14.0
13.6
12.9

1.6
1.6
.1
.4
.1
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.2

194.379
191.311
94.362
144.887
130.976
246.851
245.340
235.287
275.676
246.922

6.2
6.3
1.2
-.1
3.4
14.7
14.5
14.8
14.0
13.3

1.7
1.7
.2
.4
.2
4.9
5.0
5.2
4.4
4.4

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

309.989
244.085
329.359
262.132

3.1
2.7
3.2
2.6

.0
.1
.0
.0

167.711
147.630
174.083
154.945

4.1
3.3
4.3
3.3

.1
.1
.1
.1

375.206
307.109
395.945
335.206

2.5
2.8
2.4
2.0

.2
.5
.1
-.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

109.107

-1.3

-.2

107.292

-.9

-.7

110.377

-2.0

-.9

Education and communication 3 .........................................

127.211

.7

-.3

121.066

.7

-.5

130.363

1.4

-.4

Other goods and services ...................................................

317.318

2.3

.4

191.652

2.6

.5

446.637

2.7

.2

198.979
172.745
156.279
207.853
279.312
106.365
223.399
217.331
216.405

1.6
2.5
3.0
5.0
7.1
-.6
1.0
.4
3.1

.2
.4
.5
.9
2.3
-.2
.1
.0
.0

135.379
126.248
119.825
155.823
190.578
87.152
141.215
133.505
145.514

1.7
2.3
2.8
4.7
6.5
-.2
1.2
.4
2.9

.3
.6
.8
1.3
2.1
.1
.1
.3
-.1

210.959
179.674
161.151
209.830
260.842
114.953
251.983
210.945
273.993

1.7
2.2
3.4
5.8
7.5
-.1
1.3
.9
2.6

.2
.4
.6
1.1
2.3
-.1
.0
.3
-.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
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
Dec.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

243.929

1.0

-0.1

140.062

1.2

-0.4

297.166

0.6

-0.4

194.580
198.958
192.224
158.267
203.749
207.888
270.593
230.815
216.867
280.213
192.498
191.183
132.655
377.658
225.488

1.6
1.6
2.2
2.9
3.4
4.8
6.6
1.8
.9
7.9
1.0
.8
-.2
13.9
1.1

.2
.2
.3
.5
.5
.8
2.1
.1
.1
3.0
-.1
-.2
-.7
4.4
.0

132.020
132.923
134.027
120.367
146.586
154.672
185.795
149.262
138.554
201.587
127.851
125.630
102.572
258.130
140.465

1.6
1.8
2.2
2.7
3.2
4.5
6.1
2.0
.9
8.3
1.0
.8
-.1
13.8
1.3

.3
.4
.3
.8
.7
1.2
2.0
-.1
.1
3.0
.0
.0
-.2
4.5
.1

202.526
209.775
208.102
162.961
215.049
210.636
257.830
255.634
238.581
212.960
210.374
209.764
148.426
246.288
259.492

1.7
2.0
2.0
3.3
3.1
5.6
7.2
1.6
1.2
9.0
.7
.9
.0
14.4
1.3

.2
.2
.2
.6
.6
1.0
2.2
-.3
.0
2.8
-.2
-.2
-.8
4.8
.1

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 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—
Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

233.092
356.178

1.7

0.0

141.598

2.2

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

226.049
225.494
224.373
229.581
232.807

1.6
1.6
1.9
1.3
1.3

.0
.0
-.2
.3
.0

141.235
141.267
136.502
148.925
139.325

2.1
2.2
1.8
2.6
1.4

-.1
.0
-.2
.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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

242.792
288.598
295.485
269.858
269.844
208.710
198.696
196.247
189.644
200.855
116.154

.8
.7
1.8
.3
.3
2.7
1.9
-.7
2.2
-6.6
-2.3

.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.1
1.2
.5
.6
.2
-.5

140.568
138.896
146.111
137.224
137.224
179.924
177.541
148.608
133.457
162.447
102.754

1.3
1.6
2.5
1.2
1.2
2.3
2.4
-.3
-.6
.7
-1.3

.1
-.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.5
.6
-.5
-.6
-.2
.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

117.265

-.5

-5.2

88.841

-1.7

-1.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

203.115
197.777
250.919
249.909
250.974
249.998
241.788

5.9
6.1
15.3
15.4
15.8
14.5
13.8

1.5
1.6
4.8
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.5

137.991
138.433
255.422
256.004
260.441
253.722
241.085

5.0
5.0
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.8
12.6

1.5
1.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.5
4.3

Medical care .............................................................................

409.462

3.7

.2

172.740

4.0

.4

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

115.133

-1.4

-.8

118.150

-.8

-3.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

130.563

.5

-.6

119.244

.9

-.3

Other goods and services ........................................................

444.363

3.2

.2

214.555

3.5

.1

233.092
186.741
160.524
198.496
109.889
282.401

1.7
2.6
3.2
5.3
-.8
1.2

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

141.598
135.372
131.741
175.891
90.476
143.967

2.2
3.1
3.6
6.2
.1
1.4

.1
.7
1.1
1.6
.4
-.5

226.653
214.105
163.282
213.989
200.753
249.347
273.357
220.913
236.084
239.675

1.6
2.2
3.2
3.4
5.0
1.8
1.1
8.0
1.1
1.0

.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.0
.0
2.9
-.3
-.3

138.382
140.379
132.059
157.632
173.188
149.124
141.561
212.094
133.263
131.791

2.1
2.4
3.5
4.3
6.0
1.2
1.2
8.5
1.5
1.3

.1
.2
1.0
.9
1.5
-.8
-.6
2.9
-.2
-.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 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
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

204.731
334.695

1.9

0.3

134.454

2.1

0.3

-

204.132
330.745

1.8

0.1

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

217.489
217.255
213.081
223.850
218.748

1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.4

.4
.5
.5
.5
-.2

136.962
137.032
132.912
142.811
138.816

1.2
1.4
1.5
1.2
-.2

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

217.290
216.253
201.171
242.010
231.549

.1
.0
.4
-.5
.5

.4
.4
.7
.0
.4

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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

191.911
218.364
233.384
216.569
216.560
195.511
169.601
171.477
162.927
168.940
111.006

.6
.4
1.1
.1
.1
4.1
2.9
2.7
5.7
-2.3
-2.7

.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.8
.7
.6
-.2
2.1
-.4

125.940
125.850
128.571
124.996
124.996
162.727
162.319
156.377
148.188
168.783
92.545

1.4
.9
1.0
.8
.8
4.8
5.0
4.4
4.8
3.3
-.7

.2
.0
.1
.1
.1
.9
1.0
.9
-.2
3.7
.0

194.328
220.579
206.686
216.421
216.421
203.163
157.946
166.136
160.750
170.783
122.015

.9
1.5
1.2
1.6
1.6
.4
.1
-.5
1.0
-4.0
-1.7

-.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
-1.1
-1.3
-1.8
-3.3
1.8
-.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

105.474

-1.9

-2.5

82.597

-.2

-2.2

124.160

-.7

-3.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

197.723
194.718
267.776
266.829
266.531
284.041
254.815

6.2
6.3
15.7
15.6
15.8
15.5
14.7

1.4
1.4
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.3
3.8

146.658
146.406
270.662
271.763
277.393
267.745
254.587

5.9
5.9
16.5
16.5
16.8
15.8
15.6

1.5
1.6
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.4
4.4

181.468
176.363
228.823
226.257
217.893
262.977
232.054

5.9
5.9
13.7
13.3
13.3
13.5
13.0

1.3
1.3
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.1
3.1

Medical care .............................................................................

392.230

3.5

.0

170.574

3.5

-.1

365.074

.5

-.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.029

1.2

.1

109.563

-1.7

-.1

104.802

-1.3

-1.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.252

.2

.0

126.510

.9

-.9

125.988

3.4

-.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

379.193

1.0

.3

198.265

1.8

.7

427.721

3.8

.6

204.731
173.213
149.972
196.048
106.889
241.150

1.9
2.7
3.2
5.1
-.1
1.4

.3
.6
.7
1.1
-.1
.1

134.454
126.570
121.208
158.118
86.203
140.130

2.1
2.6
3.3
5.3
.8
1.6

.3
.5
.7
1.2
.0
.0

204.132
180.271
162.844
211.067
112.138
235.023

1.8
2.1
3.2
5.2
.4
1.6

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

197.734
201.993
152.558
208.009
197.854
248.773
229.870
213.752
205.127
202.846

1.9
2.6
3.1
3.5
4.9
2.5
1.2
10.2
1.0
.9

.3
.4
.6
.8
1.0
.2
.1
2.9
.0
-.1

131.146
135.979
121.553
147.165
156.136
154.600
136.914
211.113
126.710
124.550

2.0
2.5
3.2
3.4
4.8
2.3
1.5
11.5
1.1
1.0

.3
.3
.7
.6
1.1
.0
.1
3.2
-.1
-.1

196.381
200.965
164.587
214.620
211.993
227.991
220.749
194.094
205.686
203.910

1.9
1.9
3.0
2.7
4.8
1.7
1.7
7.9
1.1
1.3

.1
.1
.4
.6
.7
-.4
-.2
1.4
-.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)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

211.712
342.973

1.4

0.2

134.405

1.7

0.4

-

216.477
350.429

1.5

0.3

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

217.889
218.481
210.463
232.062
209.228

1.8
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.2

.0
.1
-.1
.3
-.6

138.885
139.090
136.812
142.206
134.659

1.4
1.3
1.7
.7
3.0

.0
-.1
.1
-.3
.5

214.199
213.547
215.607
214.216
222.503

-.6
-.7
.1
-1.9
1.3

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

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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

203.868
225.380
226.529
217.806
217.796
203.949
180.950
184.772
176.518
197.804
127.590

-.2
.5
-.3
.8
.8
-2.6
-4.1
-4.4
-4.8
-1.9
-2.2

.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.7
1.1
1.0
.8
2.0
-.4

132.587
136.163
140.093
135.091
135.091
149.922
144.452
141.423
137.913
148.525
94.891

.0
.3
-.4
.5
.5
.0
-1.2
-1.4
-.6
-8.2
-2.7

.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
.7
.8
.7
.8
.7
.2

203.366
235.545
220.043
218.072
218.072
211.798
178.209
184.863
186.872
147.410
113.880

.6
1.0
1.8
.6
.6
.9
.2
.0
.9
-11.2
-2.0

-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.8
-1.1
-1.3
-1.4
.0
-.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

139.434

-1.5

-3.7

85.483

-3.1

-2.7

115.307

-4.1

-6.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

202.577
201.646
260.723
258.656
259.831
260.015
254.544

6.4
6.5
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.6

1.8
1.9
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.4
4.9

134.535
134.110
251.522
252.320
259.320
245.592
239.591

6.5
6.6
13.6
13.5
13.7
13.3
12.8

1.9
2.0
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.2
4.9

204.424
203.082
243.004
240.624
233.415
281.446
247.886

6.7
6.7
16.2
16.1
16.8
14.4
13.7

2.6
2.6
7.0
7.0
7.2
6.4
6.1

Medical care .............................................................................

367.387

2.1

.0

163.005

4.7

.2

369.473

2.9

.3

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

103.584

-2.0

.6

110.982

-.4

-.1

111.969

-3.8

.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

119.883

.2

-.7

119.093

.5

-.4

127.652

-.1

-.5

Other goods and services ........................................................

364.156

1.5

.2

185.033

2.4

.3

443.470

1.4

-.3

211.712
181.568
161.903
209.770
114.993
245.939

1.4
2.6
3.2
5.4
-.4
.6

.2
.6
1.0
1.6
-.2
.0

134.405
124.789
117.827
152.873
86.933
141.471

1.7
2.3
2.8
4.7
-.5
1.3

.4
.7
1.1
1.6
.1
.1

216.477
182.520
166.370
215.467
117.976
261.015

1.5
2.4
3.8
6.4
-.4
.9

.3
.7
1.2
1.9
-.1
-.1

204.794
208.154
163.697
213.047
209.622
247.347
234.363
217.096
211.887
210.677

1.4
1.9
3.1
3.5
5.1
.6
.5
5.5
.9
.7

.2
.4
.9
.8
1.5
.0
.0
3.6
-.2
-.3

131.317
132.034
118.300
145.175
151.889
146.706
139.189
192.073
127.326
124.868

1.5
2.3
2.8
3.1
4.6
2.2
.9
7.4
1.0
.9

.4
.4
1.0
.8
1.5
.1
.1
3.6
-.1
-.1

206.745
212.625
167.572
216.391
214.955
262.679
246.526
206.302
215.290
216.406

1.5
1.8
3.8
3.3
6.2
.9
.7
9.3
.3
.5

.3
.4
1.2
1.0
1.8
-.2
-.1
3.6
-.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 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—
Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

219.273
354.961

1.5

0.2

134.306

1.0

0.4

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

225.344
224.330
224.883
222.579
234.769

2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
.5

.3
.3
.5
.1
.1

137.765
137.121
133.477
143.142
150.267

1.6
1.9
2.3
1.3
-2.7

.3
.3
.6
.0
.3

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 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

230.988
253.650
280.132
244.646
244.645
242.687
225.266
226.973
255.503
187.885
128.329

.2
.2
.5
-.1
-.1
3.8
2.5
2.4
3.0
.3
-3.8

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.9
1.3
1.3
.3
4.8
-.6

131.620
131.722
139.400
130.208
130.211
164.863
162.295
160.521
155.810
164.211
99.773

-.7
-.7
.9
-1.3
-1.3
1.9
1.0
.8
1.5
-1.2
-4.1

.7
.9
2.1
.5
.5
.3
.4
.3
.0
1.4
.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

113.144

-.6

-1.4

91.105

-2.3

-1.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

196.331
192.217
254.259
253.115
254.575
233.747
243.198

5.2
5.2
11.5
11.3
11.6
10.7
10.5

1.1
1.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.9

139.749
139.168
234.689
236.594
236.891
233.443
225.196

4.7
4.7
11.6
11.3
11.4
11.7
10.6

.7
.7
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.5

Medical care .............................................................................

387.643

2.9

-.1

173.217

3.5

-.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

104.048

-2.7

-.5

92.428

-1.4

-.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.633

1.9

.3

121.577

.6

-.2

Other goods and services ........................................................

379.566

3.2

.6

176.749

2.9

1.1

219.273
176.836
149.444
189.023
112.630
263.690

1.5
2.2
2.4
4.5
-1.0
1.0

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

134.306
122.673
114.712
143.604
87.446
139.828

1.0
1.4
1.3
2.9
-.9
.6

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

213.292
207.082
152.842
208.770
192.945
255.343
255.163
243.863
218.597
217.655

1.5
2.3
2.3
3.1
4.2
2.3
.9
8.3
.9
.6

.2
.3
.4
.5
.7
.2
.1
2.4
.0
-.1

129.881
131.821
115.668
140.301
144.056
149.226
136.804
204.422
126.384
124.152

.8
1.7
1.2
2.2
2.6
2.1
.4
6.8
.4
.1

.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
.1
.5
1.2
.3
.3

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
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 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
Dec. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

M

215.058

215.511

215.414

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

222.135
223.277
136.213

222.553
224.302
135.723

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

207.248
212.431
132.811

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
Nov. 2010 from—

Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Nov.
2010

Nov.
2009

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

215.748

1.7

0.1

0.2

1.9

0.2

0.0

223.398
224.769
136.714

223.020
224.373
136.502

1.9
1.9
1.8

.2
.0
.6

-.2
-.2
-.2

2.2
2.2
2.1

.6
.7
.4

.4
.2
.7

207.666
213.823
132.440

206.899
212.024
133.015

207.577
213.081
132.912

1.6
1.8
1.5

.0
-.3
.4

.3
.5
-.1

1.6
1.7
2.0

-.2
-.2
.2

-.4
-.8
.4

201.687

200.724

199.833

201.171

.4

.2

.7

.2

-.9

-.4

M
M
M

212.598
210.102
136.751

212.655
211.170
136.397

212.789
210.767
136.698

212.729
210.463
136.812

1.6
1.9
1.7

.0
-.3
.3

.0
-.1
.1

2.1
2.0
2.3

.1
.3
.0

.1
-.2
.2

M

216.039

215.874

216.064

215.607

.1

-.1

-.2

1.7

.0

.1

M
M
M

219.920
222.632
132.716

221.001
223.481
133.353

220.479
223.714
132.702

221.601
224.883
133.477

2.0
2.1
2.3

.3
.6
.1

.5
.5
.6

1.5
1.8
1.1

.3
.5
.0

-.2
.1
-.5

M
M
M

199.493
135.018
210.057

200.480
134.850
210.269

200.160
135.107
209.214

200.533
135.270
209.476

1.9
1.8
.2

.0
.3
-.4

.2
.1
.1

1.9
2.0
.7

.3
.1
-.4

-.2
.2
-.5

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

216.328
229.041

218.417
231.925

213.637
230.554

217.824
233.507

1.1
2.9

-.3
.7

2.0
1.3

.5
2.3

-1.2
.7

-2.2
-.6

M

225.219

227.099

227.896

226.521

1.8

-.3

-.6

2.1

1.2

.4

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

219.474
216.974
196.959
134.992

219.643
219.150
195.382
135.924

218.349
219.902
195.799
134.670

221.224
217.502
196.363
135.628

2.4
1.8
.2
2.7

.7
-.8
.5
-.2

1.3
-1.1
.3
.7

1.0
3.9
.8
-.1

-.5
1.3
-.6
-.2

-.6
.3
.2
-.9

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

212.297
199.550
203.337
226.788

214.999
199.607
203.004
229.665

213.849
198.104
205.130
228.875

211.579
197.519
203.422
227.231

2.8
.9
3.0
.9

-1.6
-1.0
.2
-1.1

-1.1
-.3
-.8
-.7

3.1
1.0
4.3
2.8

.7
-.7
.9
.9

-.5
-.8
1.0
-.3

2
2
2

220.994
221.078
221.416

220.076
222.420
220.184

220.036
224.135
220.272

219.521
221.876
217.640

.7
1.9
-.6

-.3
-.2
-1.2

-.2
-1.0
-1.2

1.9
1.7
2.2

-.4
1.4
-.5

.0
.8
.0

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
Dec.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Dec.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Index
Dec.
2010

Percent
change from—
Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

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

215.262
641.200

1.7

0.2
-

207.479
609.338

1.6

0.4
-

219.619
649.040

1.6

0.4

-

237.575
676.435

1.8

0.0

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

220.508
220.062
215.748
227.871
225.592

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.1

.1
.1
.2
.1
-.1

218.300
217.310
217.824
211.481
230.776

1.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
.1

1.2
1.4
2.0
.4
-.1

228.247
226.026
233.507
213.340
238.303

2.5
2.6
2.9
2.3
-.5

.8
.8
1.3
.1
1.1

229.267
228.853
226.521
237.146
233.780

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.1

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

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 3 .............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

212.861
243.120
249.246

.3
.5
.7

.2
.1
.3

202.360
241.511
274.624

.6
.3
1.8

.2
.1
.3

237.875
261.649
282.320

.5
.6
1.1

.1
-.1
-.1

254.723
308.785
313.883

1.1
1.1
2.4

.2
.0
.0

233.278

.3

.1

239.191

-.2

.1

253.909

.4

-.1

287.675

.5

.0

233.278
210.860
184.079
187.077
186.549
185.089
120.007

.3
1.7
.8
.0
.7
-2.7
-2.6

.1
.7
.8
.6
.2
1.8
-.2

239.191
174.949
152.127
155.111
145.584
157.259
98.155

-.2
5.1
3.9
3.9
6.8
-.5
-3.3

.1
.7
1.0
.8
-1.0
3.9
-.2

253.928
253.932
242.379
241.578
286.993
182.539
119.349

.4
3.5
1.9
1.9
2.6
-.6
-3.7

-.1
2.1
3.0
3.0
.9
11.0
-.2

287.619
196.666
196.529
191.670
186.904
194.043
111.079

.4
2.6
1.6
-.8
3.7
-9.2
-2.2

.0
1.5
1.7
1.2
1.1
1.3
-.3

Apparel .....................................................

117.127

-1.6

-2.9

87.183

-4.0

-2.7

101.435

-2.5

-1.7

108.465

-.7

-5.8

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .........

197.832
194.477
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524

5.9
5.9
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8

1.5
1.5
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.1

183.273
179.885
270.626
268.525
264.876
279.812
255.861

6.8
6.8
16.1
16.1
16.4
15.4
15.3

1.6
1.6
4.6
4.7
5.0
4.0
3.5

196.714
192.532
253.938
248.771
249.471
235.200
237.590

5.1
4.9
11.0
10.8
11.0
10.3
10.3

1.2
1.3
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.4
3.7

208.347
199.987
242.658
241.988
244.797
242.729
236.827

5.1
5.4
15.0
15.0
15.4
14.3
13.8

1.3
1.5
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.0
4.7

Medical care .............................................

393.616

3.5

.1

418.810

4.3

.1

372.903

2.4

.1

381.212

3.3

.3

Recreation 6 ..............................................

108.561

-1.2

-.5

109.046

.4

-.4

95.975

-7.4

-.7

112.017

.2

.1

Education and communication 6 ...............

125.089

.8

-.3

135.320

-.6

.1

133.648

4.1

1.5

131.425

.0

-.7

Other goods and services .........................

414.002

2.5

.4

370.852

-1.1

-.3

361.801

4.9

1.1

434.768

4.8

.1

215.262
179.331
156.997
203.292
111.789
257.382

1.7
2.4
2.9
5.0
-.3
1.1

.2
.5
.7
1.1
.0
.1

207.479
167.193
140.005
187.182
97.967
249.919

1.6
1.8
2.2
3.9
-.9
1.5

.4
.9
.7
1.0
.0
.1

219.619
175.386
145.854
186.007
106.412
266.088

1.6
2.2
2.1
3.7
-1.1
1.1

.4
.8
.7
1.2
-.1
.2

237.575
185.390
154.976
190.968
104.277
290.201

1.8
2.5
3.2
5.5
-1.1
1.4

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

208.036
207.428
159.342
212.541
204.737
251.847
246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303

1.6
2.2
2.9
3.3
4.7
1.9
.9
8.2
.9
.8

.2
.3
.6
.6
1.0
.0
.1
3.0
-.1
-.1

199.182
196.510
143.386
205.253
190.701
243.524
237.243
200.200
208.957
207.263

1.4
2.2
2.1
2.5
3.6
2.9
1.2
10.9
.6
.5

.4
.5
.6
1.1
1.0
.0
.1
3.1
.1
-.1

214.153
203.041
150.053
209.305
192.267
247.753
258.641
253.454
217.883
216.208

1.5
2.1
2.0
3.0
3.5
1.7
1.0
8.0
1.0
.5

.4
.7
.8
1.0
1.2
.6
.2
3.4
.1
.0

232.149
211.378
157.921
212.039
193.554
243.478
282.822
217.146
241.310
245.237

1.7
2.1
3.1
3.3
5.2
1.7
1.3
7.5
1.2
1.2

.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
3.2
-.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 ..................

5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
6 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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
4 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
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

215.262
641.200

1.7

0.3
-

201.390
608.931

1.0

-0.2
-

207.479
609.338

1.6

0.3

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

220.508
220.062
215.748
227.871
225.592

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.1

.1
.1
.1
.2
.0

219.554
226.764
211.579
250.533
139.319

2.1
2.2
2.8
1.6
.6

-.6
-.7
-1.6
.3
.2

218.300
217.310
217.824
211.481
230.776

1.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
.1

.1
.1
-.3
.7
.1

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

212.861
243.120
249.246
233.278
233.278
210.860
184.079
187.077
186.549
185.089
120.007

.3
.5
.7
.3
.3
1.7
.8
.0
.7
-2.7
-2.6

.1
.3
.6
.3
.3
-.4
-.6
-1.2
-1.5
.0
-.5

193.344
202.442
206.611
192.296
192.296
245.016
215.375
215.094
187.874
255.862
134.051

-.7
-1.6
-3.4
-.9
-.9
3.4
2.8
2.7
2.5
3.0
.4

-.6
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.4
-.6
.0
.0
-2.5
7.0
.5

202.360
241.511
274.624
239.191
239.191
174.949
152.127
155.111
145.584
157.259
98.155

.6
.3
1.8
-.2
-.2
5.1
3.9
3.9
6.8
-.5
-3.3

.2
.4
.9
.4
.4
-.4
-.4
-.6
-1.0
-.1
-.2

Apparel ...................................................................................

117.127

-1.6

-3.7

121.548

3.7

-6.2

87.183

-4.0

-5.2

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

197.832
194.477
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524

5.9
5.9
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8

2.2
2.2
6.6
6.6
6.7
6.4
6.1

188.415
186.177
253.479
252.409
249.374
306.043
253.883

6.6
7.0
14.7
14.5
15.1
14.3
12.0

2.7
2.8
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.2
6.8

183.273
179.885
270.626
268.525
264.876
279.812
255.861

6.8
6.8
16.1
16.1
16.4
15.4
15.3

2.3
2.2
6.1
6.2
6.4
6.0
5.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

393.616

3.5

.2

314.501

-.7

-.3

418.810

4.3

.0

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

108.561

-1.2

-.8

85.978

-4.6

.6

109.046

.4

.2

Education and communication 8 .............................................

125.089

.8

-.4

118.341

-.7

-2.4

135.320

-.6

.2

Other goods and services ......................................................

414.002

2.5

.6

362.124

1.0

.1

370.852

-1.1

-.2

215.262
179.331
156.997
203.292
111.789
257.382

1.7
2.4
2.9
5.0
-.3
1.1

.3
.6
.9
1.7
-.4
.1

201.390
176.156
154.840
201.557
109.605
232.967

1.0
3.3
4.3
6.8
-.1
-.4

-.2
.4
1.1
1.8
-.3
-.6

207.479
167.193
140.005
187.182
97.967
249.919

1.6
1.8
2.2
3.9
-.9
1.5

.3
.3
.4
.6
-.1
.3

208.036
207.428
159.342
212.541
204.737
251.847
246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303

1.6
2.2
2.9
3.3
4.7
1.9
.9
8.2
.9
.8

.3
.3
.8
.9
1.6
-.1
.1
3.5
-.1
-.1

194.909
207.432
154.417
208.472
197.275
252.667
221.672
215.485
198.739
194.153

1.1
2.6
4.1
4.3
6.4
1.5
-.4
8.9
-.1
-.5

-.2
.0
1.0
.5
1.7
-.5
-.6
3.9
-.8
-.9

199.182
196.510
143.386
205.253
190.701
243.524
237.243
200.200
208.957
207.263

1.4
2.2
2.1
2.5
3.6
2.9
1.2
10.9
.6
.5

.3
.2
.4
.4
.6
.2
.3
3.4
-.1
-.1

-

-

-

-

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
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

202.280
595.752

1.3

0.2
-

192.863
615.532

2.1

-0.1
-

219.619
649.040

1.6

0.1

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

201.168
201.886
197.519
209.597
185.980

1.2
1.3
.9
2.0
-.3

-.6
-.6
-1.0
.3
-.8

204.078
203.155
203.422
198.874
207.624

2.1
2.2
3.0
1.3
2.0

.4
.4
.2
.7
-.5

228.247
226.026
233.507
213.340
238.303

2.5
2.6
2.9
2.3
-.5

.4
.5
.7
.2
-.4

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

181.170
193.608
205.509
200.275
200.275
238.385
196.271
197.005
187.570
194.776
116.459

-.3
-.4
.5
-.7
-.7
-.4
-1.6
-2.2
2.7
-8.8
.1

.2
.2
-.1
.3
.3
.5
-.4
-.5
1.9
-4.0
.0

182.520
200.276
194.006
199.449
199.449
190.915
182.790
180.759
186.634
138.025
122.037

.2
.9
1.4
.8
.8
.0
-.3
-.4
1.5
-17.2
-4.3

-.5
-.3
.1
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.3
.3
-6.5
-2.4

237.875
261.649
282.320
253.909
253.928
253.932
242.379
241.578
286.993
182.539
119.349

.5
.6
1.1
.4
.4
3.5
1.9
1.9
2.6
-.6
-3.7

-.2
-.1
.2
-.1
-.1
-.9
-1.5
-1.5
-.5
-5.0
.1

Apparel ...................................................................................

102.113

-4.6

-3.2

136.356

1.5

-8.6

101.435

-2.5

-4.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

230.788
229.299
261.119
260.692
268.043
292.476
242.014

5.4
5.5
15.9
16.0
16.0
16.6
15.4

1.4
1.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
4.7
5.1

185.587
184.807
244.296
244.139
252.199
249.726
236.680

7.0
7.2
13.7
13.7
13.8
13.7
12.7

1.3
1.4
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.9
5.6

196.714
192.532
253.938
248.771
249.471
235.200
237.590

5.1
4.9
11.0
10.8
11.0
10.3
10.3

1.5
1.5
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.7
5.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

351.821

.7

-.2

372.662

3.9

.0

372.903

2.4

.3

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

115.418

6.7

1.9

103.368

-.4

1.5

95.975

-7.4

-3.1

Education and communication 8 .............................................

130.128

-1.1

.0

102.457

-.2

-.4

133.648

4.1

1.5

Other goods and services ......................................................

389.035

.5

-.2

320.158

1.8

.5

361.801

4.9

1.9

202.280
170.759
153.709
194.896
109.454
241.802

1.3
2.8
4.0
5.4
1.6
.1

.2
.2
.8
1.3
-.2
.2

192.863
171.189
153.308
202.328
105.982
220.810

2.1
3.6
4.5
6.9
.7
1.0

-.1
.4
.4
1.0
-.6
-.5

219.619
175.386
145.854
186.007
106.412
266.088

1.6
2.2
2.1
3.7
-1.1
1.1

.1
.5
.6
1.3
-.9
-.2

197.151
208.842
155.256
198.900
194.979
272.351
233.858
228.808
199.958
200.003

1.4
2.0
3.9
3.1
5.0
.6
.1
7.8
.5
.3

.2
.2
.7
.3
1.2
.3
.2
2.9
-.2
.0

184.402
191.732
155.179
204.274
202.651
223.627
204.388
216.779
190.642
187.649

2.0
2.6
4.4
4.4
6.5
1.1
.8
7.2
1.3
1.2

-.1
-.1
.4
.7
.9
-.8
-.6
3.2
-.6
-.9

214.153
203.041
150.053
209.305
192.267
247.753
258.641
253.454
217.883
216.208

1.5
2.1
2.0
3.0
3.5
1.7
1.0
8.0
1.0
.5

.1
.2
.5
.8
1.2
-.3
-.2
2.9
-.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 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
Dec.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Index
Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Dec.
2009

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

222.510
361.510

0.7

0.5
-

237.575
676.435

1.8

0.0
-

228.072
662.474

1.5

-0.3

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

228.115
230.277
227.231
237.313
196.230

1.0
1.0
.9
1.3
1.4

-.6
-.3
-1.1
1.0
-4.4

229.267
228.853
226.521
237.146
233.780

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.1

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

211.903
210.674
219.521
190.241
221.190

1.0
.9
.7
1.2
2.4

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

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

225.444
250.712
238.489
244.248
244.248
165.496
146.555
144.015
140.452
191.880
166.224

-.2
1.6
1.0
1.6
1.6
-10.4
-12.6
-12.9
-13.2
-6.6
-2.2

.7
.9
.8
.9
.9
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
1.3
-.7

254.723
308.785
313.883
287.675
287.619
196.666
196.529
191.670
186.904
194.043
111.079

1.1
1.1
2.4
.5
.4
2.6
1.6
-.8
3.7
-9.2
-2.2

.2
.0
.0
.1
.1
2.5
2.9
1.8
2.8
-.2
-.9

235.984
286.721
260.036
258.580
258.580
210.987
184.766
197.536
196.534
187.026
114.203

.2
.5
-.3
.9
.9
1.0
-.3
-1.8
.3
-6.8
-3.3

-.3
-.2
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-1.1
-.4
-2.7
-1.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

139.189

-4.1

-8.2

108.465

-.7

-6.9

102.185

-.5

-5.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

207.466
207.431
271.418
268.970
268.677
251.408
264.300

5.2
5.0
12.4
12.3
12.1
12.6
12.9

2.8
2.9
7.7
7.8
8.0
7.5
7.0

208.347
199.987
242.658
241.988
244.797
242.729
236.827

5.1
5.4
15.0
15.0
15.4
14.3
13.8

2.0
2.2
9.3
9.5
9.7
9.3
8.7

209.965
208.889
268.003
264.148
264.554
257.115
248.554

7.2
7.2
16.0
15.9
16.4
14.5
13.4

3.0
3.1
9.4
9.5
9.5
9.2
8.9

Medical care ...........................................................................

378.433

2.8

-.1

381.212

3.3

.5

423.326

3.9

.3

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

102.894

-6.9

2.0

112.017

.2

-1.0

115.099

-3.0

-5.4

Education and communication 8 .............................................

120.543

-.1

-.5

131.425

.0

-.5

124.328

2.3

-.3

Other goods and services ......................................................

292.265

-1.5

-.3

434.768

4.8

.4

442.138

-.3

-.1

222.510
193.050
171.664
206.807
130.681
249.663

.7
1.5
1.9
4.3
-2.0
.0

.5
.1
.7
1.7
-1.0
.7

237.575
185.390
154.976
190.968
104.277
290.201

1.8
2.5
3.2
5.5
-1.1
1.4

.0
.0
.1
.7
-1.2
.1

228.072
180.256
158.212
186.371
116.688
285.039

1.5
2.1
2.8
4.2
-.1
1.1

-.3
.2
.5
1.5
-1.6
-.6

216.034
209.450
172.326
218.996
205.387
230.396
239.335
198.587
225.581
224.617

.6
.2
1.9
2.4
4.1
-2.1
.0
1.6
.5
.4

.5
.2
.4
.4
1.2
.5
.8
4.8
.0
.1

232.149
211.378
157.921
212.039
193.554
243.478
282.822
217.146
241.310
245.237

1.7
2.1
3.1
3.3
5.2
1.7
1.3
7.5
1.2
1.2

.0
.1
.1
.3
.6
.2
.1
5.8
-.5
-.6

221.103
211.782
160.642
201.620
188.963
256.624
275.075
212.869
231.074
237.211

1.4
2.0
2.8
2.7
4.2
1.8
.9
7.0
.9
.8

-.3
-.3
.5
.7
1.4
-1.0
-.6
4.2
-.8
-.9

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
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
Dec.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Dec.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Oct.
2010

Dec.
2009

Dec.
2010

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

224.152
682.563

1.8

-0.1
-

222.853
660.981

0.9

-0.1

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

226.269
226.486
221.876
232.756
227.108

1.2
1.2
1.9
.5
.2

-.2
-.1
-.2
.1
-1.3

226.514
227.313
217.640
246.718
221.744

1.3
1.5
-.6
4.4
-.4

-.6
-.6
-1.2
.2
-.9

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

245.153
270.853
299.728
252.294
252.294
264.195
275.345
274.193
294.523
207.399
131.150

.4
.3
.6
.3
.3
5.5
3.9
3.8
2.7
7.3
-5.5

-.7
-.2
.3
.0
.0
-5.6
-8.6
-8.7
-6.4
-14.8
-1.6

225.328
246.982
252.422
256.639
256.639
217.237
211.863
246.365
253.893
194.815
153.168

-1.1
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-1.8
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.5
5.7
-5.5

.0
.2
.5
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.7
1.9
-2.3

Apparel ...................................................................................

111.959

3.8

1.1

137.722

2.9

-6.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

183.703
176.909
246.273
245.777
246.483
228.383
230.099

5.9
5.8
11.4
11.2
11.4
10.9
10.6

1.5
1.4
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.2

218.763
224.034
335.952
342.582
376.375
264.063
302.492

5.8
5.6
12.8
12.6
12.7
12.1
11.6

1.8
1.6
4.2
4.3
4.5
3.9
3.6

Medical care ...........................................................................

381.951

2.2

-.3

NA

-

-

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

107.092

2.0

-1.3

95.069

-3.4

-.3

Education and communication 8 .............................................

135.823

2.0

.1

127.006

.6

-.2

Other goods and services ......................................................

380.819

-.2

.1

401.223

4.3

.3

224.152
177.000
146.451
181.087
111.228
270.873

1.8
2.4
3.2
5.2
-.2
1.5

-.1
.4
.7
1.1
.0
-.3

222.853
188.401
168.264
215.266
123.778
258.657

.9
2.7
3.7
7.2
-2.0
-.4

-.1
-.6
-.6
-.4
-1.0
.2

218.841
206.571
149.478
206.280
183.695
251.421
264.112
263.062
224.049
223.954

1.8
2.8
3.1
3.2
4.9
3.0
1.5
9.3
1.2
1.2

-.1
.0
.6
.5
.9
-.8
-.4
.5
-.1
-.1

217.769
215.172
169.802
219.246
214.798
250.711
250.412
283.114
220.663
218.508

.9
2.1
3.4
4.1
6.5
1.3
-.3
10.8
-.1
-.4

-.1
-.3
-.7
-.5
-.5
.2
.3
2.7
-.4
-.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 ...............................................

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1997=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.

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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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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)

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

218.439

218.711

218.803

219.179

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
Dec.

Annual
avg.

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

218.576

218.056

1.5

1.6

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

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Dec.
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

219.179
656.563

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 1 ..........................................................
White bread 2 ...............................................
Bread other than white 2 ..............................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Cookies 2 .....................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 .......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 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 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
Bacon and related products 2 ..................
Breakfast sausage and related products
1 2 ....................................................
Ham ...........................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ........................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ..
Other meats .................................................
Frankfurters 2 .............................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 ..........................................
Lamb and organ meats 2 ...........................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 1 .....................................................
Fresh whole chicken 2 ...............................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ...............
Other poultry including turkey 1 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 1 ......................
Canned fish and seafood 2 3 .....................
Frozen fish and seafood 2 .........................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 1 ................................................................
Fresh whole milk 2 .........................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .....................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 1 ..................
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

221.278
220.946
216.955
250.592
217.695
217.174
215.281
226.682
158.927
268.150
161.828
296.565
308.012
157.861
254.335
248.848
259.820
239.450
252.893
273.082

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

251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548

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

137.223
240.821

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

130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 1 ................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................
Other fresh fruits 1 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .....................
Canned fruits 1 2 ..........................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 .......................
Frozen vegetables 2 ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 1 .....................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ..........................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 .................
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 ..................................
Butter 2 ........................................................
Margarine 2 ..................................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
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 2 ......................................
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Prepared salads 2 4 .....................................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food at elementary and secondary schools 2
5 ...............................................................
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................

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

322.087
335.845
284.299
196.940
204.075
394.652
122.394
306.775
293.671
304.919
311.927
314.163
144.007
146.923
136.168
157.333
135.910
188.774

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

147.800
172.090

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

159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

120.445

106.1

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

134.605

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 2 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 .................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................
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 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 9 ...........................
Electricity 6 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 10 ......................
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 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 5 .........................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................
Laundry equipment 2 .......................................
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 11 ..............................
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 ...................

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

160.681
224.215
190.623
202.702
186.995
192.612
183.774
167.647
295.568

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

149.311
162.340
153.786

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

216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
437.049

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

258.098
257.452

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

257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
312.718
334.070
188.443
188.711
185.106
174.543
390.362
387.884
123.931
68.488
113.039
73.405
57.039
117.780
136.893

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

87.879
76.982

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

84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
124.904
64.725
96.306

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

90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049

-

-

-

NA

NA

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

Dec.
2010

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

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

124.331

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 8 ...........................................
Watches 8 ............................................................
Jewelry 8 ..............................................................

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

118.071
109.711
114.499
113.731
137.818
76.847
105.013
91.932
105.739
107.530
98.933
106.405
80.974

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

94.905
96.881
126.585
126.710
134.677
122.015
112.558
154.308
113.415
163.966

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 2 .......................................................
New trucks 2 10 ................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 12 .................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 13 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 6 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
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

198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
96.051
138.147
143.915
142.454
94.799
124.766
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
383.024
166.101

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

165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
257.172
286.438
153.604

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Dec.
2010

2007

2008

2009

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471
391.946
317.199
103.070
412.786
98.975
99.945
415.079
330.651
334.112
402.386
176.933
215.427
621.176
232.953
228.222
530.654
178.531
111.595
104.030

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 4 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 2 4 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 2 14 ...................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 14 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 14 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 14 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 6 ........................................
Dental services 6 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 ......
Hospital and related services 6 ............................
Hospital services 6 15 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 15 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 15 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ...............
Health insurance 5 ...............................................
Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service
10 .................................................................
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
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 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 16 ........................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
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

107.7
103.3
32.4

108.5
103.9
28.4

109.7
103.9
24.3

110.8
102.8
18.8

111.705
102.691
15.352

113.674
101.629
12.378

113.212
99.873
8.983

112.345
97.167
7.271

301.3
43.8

312.6
38.4

325.2
32.9

336.0
29.4

344.7
25.3

353.432
22.009

359.854
18.833

368.083
16.947

369.132
14.663

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

74.972
51.710

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

102.103
46.261
92.277
154.783
191.867
142.663
115.550
193.868
159.003
201.702
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.780
65.128
88.957
29.258
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.206
57.098

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

59.454
94.105
96.452
145.282

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

123.325
323.606

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

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

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

156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 11 .......................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
1 .................................................................
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 14 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
17 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
4 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

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

130.548
203.343
513.904
584.840
652.495
637.450
244.308

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

204.472
83.913
146.000
229.846
228.422
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.232

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

73.559
43.791

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

76.396

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

33.708

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

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

384.502
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.196
160.656

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

103.631

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

182.363
230.159
140.435
356.475
292.614
284.595
143.423

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

159.478
264.654
126.498

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
NA

177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827

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

176.015
151.854
193.856
245.458

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 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

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

Dec.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .........................................................
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 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 ..............................
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
6

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

110.512
262.074
259.418
263.264
310.824
218.921
209.996
210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
111.887
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
223.186
201.759

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and seafood.
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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
10 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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

1.5

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 1 .....................................................................
White bread 2 ..........................................................
Bread other than white 2 .........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ...................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Cookies 2 ................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ..................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 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 ..........................................................
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
Bacon and related products 2 .............................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......
Ham ......................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ...................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .............
Other meats ............................................................
Frankfurters 2 ........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 .....................................................
Lamb and organ meats 2 ......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 ............................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken 1 ................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 2 ..........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ..........................
Other poultry including turkey 1 ..............................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 ........................................
Processed fish and seafood 1 .................................
Canned fish and seafood 2 3 ................................
Frozen fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Eggs ............................................................................
Dairy and related products ............................................
Milk 1 ...........................................................................
Fresh whole milk 2 ....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ................................
Cheese and related products ......................................
Ice cream and related products ..................................
Other dairy and related products 1 .............................
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

1.5
1.5
1.7
-.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
.2
2.2
.1
1.1
.8
2.1
2.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
-1.2
.6
-2.8

.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
5.5
5.4
7.2
6.1
6.2
4.9
5.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
13.7
8.4
11.3
11.4
7.6
12.8
3.9
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
1.3
1.4
5.0
-.1
.9
4.2
7.8
.4
-.9
2.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
2.6
1.4
1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

2009

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits 1 ...........................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...........................
Other fresh fruits 1 ..................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ..............................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ................................
Canned fruits 1 2 .....................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ...........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ...............................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried 1 ...............................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ...........................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ...............
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ...........
Coffee .......................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .....................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ............................
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 .............................................
Butter 2 ...................................................................
Margarine 2 .............................................................
Salad dressing 1 .......................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 ............
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 2 .................................................
Baby food 1 ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ....................................
Prepared salads 2 4 ................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ...................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 .............................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ..........................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 2 5 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ....

5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

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

2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0

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

-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

2009

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

2.4
1.0
.1
1.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
-1.2
2.3

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

2.5
1.6
1.1

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ............................................
Lodging away from home 1 .............................................
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 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 9 .......................................
Electricity 6 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 10 .................................
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 ............................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 5 .....................................................
Appliances 1 ...................................................................
Major appliances 1 ........................................................
Laundry equipment 2 ..................................................
Other appliances 1 ........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ...............
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers 11 .........................................
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 ..............................

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

.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2

.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

2.0
.3
.3
1.9
1.8
.8
13.5
16.5
7.9
-.1
.7
-2.8
5.7
6.8
2.3
-2.5
-7.0
-3.6
-8.2
-7.4
-4.5
-1.7
-3.6
-11.4

-3.1
-2.3
-.1
-4.1
-4.3
-5.3
-.8
-5.4
-4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-1.4
.0
-1.6
2.3
4.0
.1

-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

-4.1
-4.7
-6.1
-3.2
-4.7
-6.8
-1.0
-7.6
.7
-2.1
-.9
-2.7
.2
-1.6
3.3
.0
.3
1.0
-.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

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

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

-0.2

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 8 ......................................................
Watches 8 .......................................................................
Jewelry 8 .........................................................................

-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.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

-1.1
-.8
-.7
.0
1.2
-3.6
.8
-1.4
-2.4
-2.1
-1.6
-5.3
-3.6

-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

1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-.8
.6
-2.9
-.1
5.4
-.7
6.5

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 2 ..................................................................
New trucks 2 10 ...........................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 12 ............................................
Car and truck rental 1 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 13 ..............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels 1 .......................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ..........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ..........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair 1 ...................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 ........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 6 ....
Parking and other fees 1 ...............................................
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

5.3
5.3
.6
-.2
-.2
-1.1
1.0
3.7
-4.3
-.7
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8
15.7
3.3
4.1
1.9
.7
6.4
1.9
2.5
.9
2.7
4.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
4.9
5.8
3.0

-

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

Dec.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 4 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 2 4 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 2 14 ..............................................
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 14 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 14 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 14 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ...................................................
Dental services 6 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 .................
Hospital and related services 6 .......................................
Hospital services 6 15 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 15 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 15 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ..........................
Health insurance 5 ..........................................................
Recreation 1 ........................................................................
Video and audio 1 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 10 .........
Other video equipment 1 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 1 .............................................................
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 1 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 1 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 1 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 1 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 1 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 1 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 1 .............................
Recreation services 1 16 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 ..............................................................
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

6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5

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

3.3
2.9
3.1
4.1
-1.0
-.1
3.4
2.7
3.4
2.7
.3
1.8
6.7
7.6
9.2
5.1
3.1
1.5
-4.0

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

-.8
-2.7
-19.1
.3
-13.5

-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

-2.7
-7.6
1.3
-4.0
-3.0
1.2
-.7
-.1
-2.4
4.7
2.0
4.8
-.5
2.1
-3.5
-3.5
-10.3
-.6
-13.6
1.5
-1.6
3.4
-3.6
-4.8
-4.8
1.7
-1.2
.9

.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

.3
1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

2009

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

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

1.6
.8
1.1
-.5
.2
-1.3

Education and communication 1 .........................................
Education 1 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 11 ..................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 .........
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 14 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 17 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 ................................................

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
3.9
3.5
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.1
-1.1
2.0
1.4
12.7
-1.2
-.9
-3.6
2.2
-2.0
-5.6
-10.5
1.0

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-3.7

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

1.9
5.6
5.7
4.3
.7
-1.0

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

-1.1

-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

-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8

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

2.0
2.3
4.4
6.2

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 ....................................................................
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 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 .........................................
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 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish

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

-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation
services.
17 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

and seafood.
4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
6 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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

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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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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007
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

214.306

214.623

214.750

215.262

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
Dec.

Annual
avg.

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

214.507

213.967

1.7

2.1

- 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

Dec.
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

215.262
641.200

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

220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
217.960
216.090
215.560
225.782
269.887
162.997
158.627
253.730
242.901
211.858
212.009
210.850
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
191.689

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

136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

147.658

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

158.654
123.140
151.169
150.567
114.010

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

Dec.
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

113.213
185.246
123.445
189.176
202.206
191.871
133.051
142.247
200.925
165.597
128.929
139.055
202.520
222.929
160.963
215.459
207.755
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.615

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

134.439
161.657
225.592
195.108
203.522
185.610
164.394
294.090

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 5 ...........................
Electricity 2 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 6 ........................
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

212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
444.580

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

258.522
233.278

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

233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
314.253
338.476
187.077
186.549
185.089
175.008
384.093
388.794
120.007
68.986
112.792
74.553
57.344
113.905
135.266

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

86.544
74.938
85.043
95.256

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

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................
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

71.729
70.769
60.220
130.226
66.020
95.861

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

91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254

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

117.127
109.849
115.252
113.644
138.695
78.513
104.704
93.592
104.988
106.528
103.647
103.242
81.794

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

94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ........................
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

197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
92.908
120.895
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524
235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471
154.769
384.794
165.875

NA

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

Dec.
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 11 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 11 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 11 .....................
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 12 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 9 12 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 9 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 12 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 13 .............
Health insurance 13 .............................................

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

165.445
166.619
254.312
282.542
153.250
261.427

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

393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6
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 14 ........................................
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

108.561
97.753
7.312
369.397
14.479

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

74.383
44.935
92.164
151.332
191.884
191.992
115.448
137.409
91.413
79.880
66.393
113.202
54.150
58.186
92.296
95.980
146.787

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

121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328

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

125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
657.115

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

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 7 ........................
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 11 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
15 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
16 ...............................................................
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

633.084
243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

9.767

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

73.078
43.346

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

76.982

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.132

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

414.002
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.084
161.217

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

104.041

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

184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103

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

161.113
274.102
87.264

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

179.331
156.997
203.292
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
263.648
296.508
214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541
110.741
251.847

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
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

246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
221.962
197.935

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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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

Dec.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

1.7

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

1.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.4
-.1
.4
1.5
1.9
-.4
-.8
5.6
5.6
7.4
6.3
6.3
5.1
5.4
11.1
11.3
12.2
12.0
7.5
12.9
4.1
1.0
1.1
.5
4.2
7.8
.5
6.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
2.6
1.2
1.4
2.2
3.5
4.0
1.9
9.8
1.5
.9
5.8
-7.1
-10.6
6.7
-1.2
-2.0
-.2

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

-.4
-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-2.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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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

Dec.
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

0.7
2.5
-.7
.0
2.5
6.8
1.5
.9
1.4
9.2
1.9
-2.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
1.3
1.3
.9
2.8
2.0
3.1
1.1
.3
.9
-.2
-1.5
2.2

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 2 .......................................
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

.3
.5
.7
2.5
4.1

.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

2.1
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
16.2
8.3
.0
.7
-2.7
5.5
6.5
2.4
-2.6
-7.8
-3.4
-10.6
-7.9
-4.8
-1.3
-3.7
-14.0
-4.1
-4.5

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

Dec.
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

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

-1.6
-.9
-.9
.2
.8
-4.0
.6
-.8
-2.6
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-3.8

-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

1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7

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 3 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 ..................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ...................................
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

5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
-5.1
-1.7
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8
15.7
3.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.7
.9
2.7
4.5
1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.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

Dec.
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

1.3
1.3
4.5
5.6
2.0
3.1

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 4 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 4 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 4 ..................................
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 3 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ..........................
Health insurance 5 ..........................................................

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

3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0

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 6 .......................................................
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

-1.2
-2.6
-19.1
.2
-12.9

-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

-3.7
-3.9
-2.6
.4
-.9
3.3
-.3
2.3
-4.3
-2.9
-10.0
1.0
-4.6
-5.6
.6
-3.0
1.0

.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

.1
1.5
1.2
-.3
.3
-1.0

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

.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
4.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
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 4 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 .........
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

3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-3.7

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

2.5
5.5
5.6
4.6
.8
-.6

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

-.7

-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
.8
.8
2.4
3.7
1.9
2.2
3.1
.4
-2.3

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

2.4
2.9
5.0
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
3.0
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3
-1.4
1.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Dec.
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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 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

0.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2
2.1
.6

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation

services.
7 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
Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

$49.858

$50.616

$105.945

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

62.950
63.692
60.737

62.768
63.485
60.628

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

46.068
47.063
46.260

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

$107.646

$65.293

$65.500

$3.044

$3.193

133.508
137.045
122.578

133.126
136.624
122.316

86.500
92.170
76.094

86.712
92.715
75.693

3.030
3.111
2.860

3.175
3.248
3.023

46.954
47.678
47.743

91.889
92.524
93.707

93.997
94.013
97.305

61.867
62.984
61.014

61.570
62.905
60.934

2.861
2.873
2.847

2.956
2.975
2.934

40.867

41.280

83.568

84.400

59.577

57.425

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

50.609
54.084
49.480

51.041
54.299
49.865

106.540
114.050
103.473

107.540
114.469
104.454

61.123
66.952
56.700

61.468
67.506
57.065

3.272
3.273
3.271

3.514
3.482
3.552

43.068

44.668

93.602

97.268

65.437

65.138

NA

NA

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

42.352
41.387
44.381

44.205
43.777
45.207

103.634
103.510
104.732

107.798
109.246
105.709

59.226
64.857
57.075

59.690
65.293
57.073

3.174
3.387
3.249

3.272
3.378
3.311

51.331
49.226
41.852

52.055
50.052
42.581

110.078
102.739
88.729

111.699
104.605
90.332

71.664
60.275
57.985

72.038
60.388
57.838

3.118
2.901
3.030

3.256
3.071
3.200

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

46.163
35.411
64.948

47.246
39.507
65.154

83.164
92.616
141.252

85.889
102.805
141.868

66.680
77.578
102.984

65.972
78.802
103.904

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

71.229
49.272
45.605
54.775

71.259
48.463
43.347
54.352

144.880
92.521
103.278
118.359

144.941
90.492
97.595
117.642

80.928
61.786
60.541
68.716

80.928
62.207
60.541
69.022

-

-

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

65.823
49.408
46.566
59.666
59.741
39.739
55.988

70.860
48.499
43.932
61.422
57.582
41.797
55.988

133.353
107.127
94.042
121.343
133.854
111.088
123.787

145.953
104.904
87.465
126.318
128.453
116.291
123.787

59.332
62.169
82.125
57.063
83.819
65.259
41.896

59.332
62.169
82.145
57.063
84.009
65.259
41.896

-

-

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
Dec.2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

$1.059

$1.078

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.299
1.333
1.200

1.297
1.331
1.198

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

.910
.906
.936

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Dec.2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

987

$0.125

$0.125

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.162
.175
.139

.162
.176
.139

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

.932
.922
.971

17
17
18

712
581
712

.115
.124
.108

.115
.124
.108

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.853

.869

25

323

.104

.101

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

1.114
1.167
1.101

1.127
1.179
1.109

7
7
11

522
522
298

.108
.121
.100

.109
.123
.100

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

.976

1.017

25

364

.115

.113

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.052
1.052
1.059

1.095
1.110
1.073

7
7
8

851
851
364

.139
.158
.129

.140
.158
.129

153
153
236

7,471
7,471
4,232

1.087
1.043
.913

1.105
1.062
.935

4
8
19

987
712
364

.143
.111
.105

.144
.111
.105

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 .....

.801
.927
1.347

.832
1.028
1.356

17
16
4

581
851
987

.145
.202
.196

.144
.203
.198

11
258
129

2,751
7,471
4,706

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.426
.905
1.022
1.172

1.427
.885
.965
1.164

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.153
.122
.108
.125

.153
.123
.108
.125

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

1.344
1.054
1.014
1.397
1.300
1.090
1.274

1.469
1.032
.948
1.443
1.257
1.142
1.274

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.103
.134
.149
.114
.160
.208
.088

.103
.134
.150
.114
.160
.208
.088

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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Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

$2.899

$3.031

$2.852

$2.985

$2.975

$3.102

$3.109

$3.234

$3.153

$3.269

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.979
2.976
2.986

3.126
3.126
3.125

2.931
2.926
2.945

3.078
3.076
3.084

3.068
3.067
3.069

3.215
3.219
3.204

3.196
3.198
3.192

3.340
3.344
3.328

3.290
3.300
3.266

3.389
3.403
3.356

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

2.893
2.908
2.868

3.023
3.047
3.006

2.856
2.862
2.837

2.989
3.003
2.979

2.928
2.988
2.896

3.050
3.126
3.023

3.091
3.109
3.055

3.212
3.233
3.191

3.176
3.172
3.175

3.252
3.257
3.247

2.886

2.967

2.873

2.953

2.860

2.944

3.078

3.156

3.189

3.245

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2

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

2.743
2.783
2.740

2.906
2.941
2.889

2.691
2.722
2.688

2.856
2.881
2.838

2.838
2.891
2.828

2.997
3.049
2.977

2.966
3.021
2.951

3.122
3.172
3.097

2.970
3.054
2.983

3.139
3.167
3.097

2.711

2.902

2.667

2.862

2.798

2.980

2.932

3.112

2.922

3.161

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.060
3.084
3.003

3.141
3.179
3.056

3.012
3.036
2.959

3.094
3.131
3.013

3.149
3.182
3.096

3.225
3.268
3.153

3.236
3.254
3.169

3.321
3.355
3.217

3.348
3.344
3.308

3.424
3.437
3.383

2.963
2.845
2.821

3.092
2.974
2.962

2.912
2.801
2.775

3.043
2.931
2.921

3.053
2.917
2.889

3.181
3.044
3.013

3.168
3.040
3.046

3.293
3.164
3.176

3.239
3.119
3.065

3.335
3.214
3.233

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

3.025
3.144
3.014

3.167
3.256
3.172

2.967
3.096
2.959

3.121
3.208
3.117

3.099
3.224
3.103

3.223
3.327
3.267

3.205
3.290
3.227

3.314
3.412
3.381

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

2.923
2.891
2.663
2.884

3.058
2.978
2.842
3.044

2.883
2.868
2.598
2.828

3.015
2.955
2.782
2.989

2.999
2.965
2.766
2.968

3.147
3.056
2.933
3.129

3.116
3.071
2.947
3.095

3.251
3.158
3.105
3.250

-

-

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

2.740
2.929
2.652
2.932
2.913
3.190
3.115

2.891
2.999
2.791
3.093
3.051
3.248
3.184

2.671
2.898
2.611
2.869
2.877
3.147
3.076

2.822
2.970
2.750
3.034
3.017
3.205
3.146

2.846
3.041
2.753
3.039
3.021
3.285
3.246

2.995
3.113
2.895
3.200
3.154
3.347
3.306

2.978
3.116
2.874
3.147
3.143
3.353
3.334

3.123
3.173
3.015
3.295
3.273
3.410
3.404

-

-

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

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

$0.446
.710
1.141
1.375

$0.441
.728
1.191
1.386

$0.516

$0.511

$0.439

$0.427

$0.420
.800

$0.420
.817

$0.434
.660

$0.424
.687

1.397

1.390

1.346

1.255

1.884
3.347

1.880
3.442

1.909
3.265

1.872
3.178

1.550
3.191

1.579
3.656

2.949
2.394
3.505
3.211

2.932
2.378
3.494
3.195

2.716
2.137
3.168
2.847

2.975
2.289
3.744
3.163

2.972
2.275
3.631
3.135

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.554
3.510

3.580
3.534

3.596
3.911
4.276

3.601
3.863
4.076

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.918
3.857

3.876
3.878

3.686
4.541

3.793
4.402

3.596
4.108
4.292

3.521
3.881
4.125

3.504
3.900

3.558
3.901

3.817
4.197
4.339

3.966
4.153
4.295

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.312
4.379

4.272
4.467

3.884
4.012
4.198

NA

4.241
4.280

3.706
4.079
4.435

NA

4.221
4.244

4.262

4.207

4.260

4.361

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.202

4.231

4.210

4.342

5.070
6.145
4.251
4.035
5.667

4.817
6.071
4.343
4.077
5.604

6.276
6.401

5.391
6.489

3.465

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3.358

3.272

3.541
3.462

3.567
3.434

NA

NA

NA

1.187
1.244
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.681
2.152
3.171
2.860

NA

1.197
1.359
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.708

5.941

5.740

5.559

4.482
6.516

4.420
6.239

5.639

5.707

3.849
5.859

3.944
5.730

4.264
5.515

4.239
5.413

5.752

3.923
5.696

3.512

4.316

4.380

3.386

3.333

3.194

3.301

3.580

3.612

4.697
3.556
3.825
3.296

4.160
3.579
3.808
3.303

4.593
3.249
3.664
3.169

4.073
3.219
3.570
3.116

4.293
3.850
3.881
3.509

3.882
3.907
3.822
3.531

4.674
3.487
3.797
3.222

4.308
3.612
3.839
3.214

5.630
3.705
3.962
3.296

4.627
3.644
3.961
3.355

2.172
3.430

2.092
3.473

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

3.146

2.123
3.296

NA

3.055

2.156
3.344

NA

4.086

3.715

3.840

2.436

2.392

2.325

2.227

2.482

2.426

2.287

2.209

2.932

3.069

2.389

2.365

2.161

2.056

2.676

2.693

2.240

2.268

2.623

2.552

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.145

3.149

2.858

2.937
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.429

1.447

1.354

1.288

1.187

1.216

1.344

1.316

3.352
1.563

3.398
1.552
NA

3.284
1.464
1.243

3.344
1.464
1.226

3.583
1.503
.990

3.455
1.460
1.040

3.129
1.456

3.101
1.445

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

3.324

3.322

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

1.277
2.417
3.339
1.502
1.407

1.280
2.355
3.324
1.483
1.380

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

1.675

1.793

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.364

1.529

1.823

1.921

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

3.327

3.318

3.240

3.235

3.755

3.682

3.603

3.574

2.913

2.922

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit
Nov.
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) ............................................................

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

NA

NA

$3.361
3.836
5.005
4.490

$3.416
3.797
4.933
4.584

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$4.710

$4.664

1.225
.581
1.200

1.196
.587
1.021

NA

NA

.673
1.211

.677
1.227

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

.957
2.295
1.654

.994
2.871
1.601

1.361
2.746
.568
.965
1.758
1.519
1.681
.644

1.418
3.073
.582
.992
1.828
1.591
1.922
.627

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

NA

NA

$3.055
3.626
4.932
4.254

$3.194
3.684
5.743
4.541

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$4.696
4.753

$4.575
4.772

$4.658
4.138

$4.638
4.309

1.197
.502
1.234

1.110
.516
1.166

1.334
.549
1.276

1.276
.547
.940

1.102
.628
1.136

1.098
.637
.904

1.004
2.127
1.723

1.008
1.717

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

.891
2.632
1.587

1.001
3.034
1.402

1.017
2.278
1.717

1.005
2.810
1.588

.946
2.245
1.588

4.103
.968
2.795
1.617

3.202
.570

3.567
.601

2.766
.557
.874

2.867
.568
.890

1.719

1.613

1.567
1.618

1.621
1.842

2.483
.650
1.034
1.882
1.691
1.917

2.875
.661
1.124
1.998
1.757
2.115

2.721
.479
.805
1.388
1.182
1.490

.482
.839
1.509
1.378
1.844

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

2.298

2.396

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.403

2.455

2.117

2.233

2.272
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.322

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.139

1.241

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.323

1.335

1.197

1.361

1.287

1.282

.644
.618

.643
.623

NA
NA

NA
NA

.671

.702

.613
.610

.595
.605

.654

.662

1.143
1.564

1.124
1.620

NA

NA

1.674

.978
1.525

.989
1.536

1.990

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.587

2.028

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.860

1.779

2.199

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.467

4.146

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.689

4.742

4.550

4.542

1.182

1.282

1.356

7.821

11.005

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

.732
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

1.670

2.181

NA
NA

1.705

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.452

4.453

4.654

4.623

4.984

5.169

1.358

1.060

1.256

1.117

1.246

1.263

1.299

11.316

10.772

13.807

6.822

11.590

6.956

9.608

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
Dec. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

Nov.
2010

Dec.
2010

Dec.
2009

Nov.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................

100.000

126.650

126.866

1.4

0.2

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

128.954
128.924
123.690
136.088
129.808

129.126
129.123
123.941
136.209
129.620

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
.9

.1
.2
.2
.1
-.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

128.047
131.182
156.764
91.833

128.230
131.299
158.033
91.620

.2
.4
1.5
-3.0

.1
.1
.8
-.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

3.772

90.474

87.883

-1.4

-2.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

133.734
134.367
125.263

135.647
136.349
126.305

5.6
5.6
4.9

1.4
1.5
.8

Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................

6.294
1.570
4.723

151.549
133.404
158.214

151.631
133.560
158.267

3.0
2.8
3.1

.1
.1
.0

Recreation ................................................................................

6.625

102.131

101.650

-1.7

-.5

Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................

6.288
2.804
3.484

113.029
187.238
72.757

112.661
187.485
72.254

.9
3.8
-1.4

-.3
.1
-.7

Other goods and services ........................................................

3.229

138.820

139.040

1.5

.2

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

135.698
115.543
80.299
133.968
120.113
188.456

135.786
115.920
80.180
134.623
119.924
193.850

1.0
1.8
-1.5
3.0
.5
7.8

.1
.3
-.1
.5
-.2
2.9

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

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

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

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

2010

125.628

125.604

126.162

126.375

126.451

126.247

126.203

126.353

126.418

126.614

126.650

126.866

1.4

-

-

-

- 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

Dec.
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

126.866

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

129.126
129.123
123.941
136.209
129.620

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

128.230
131.299
158.033
91.620

Apparel ....................................................................

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.124

87.883

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

135.647
136.349
126.305

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

151.631
133.560
158.267

Recreation ...............................................................

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.377

101.650

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

112.661
187.485
72.254

Other goods and services ........................................

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

136.919

139.040

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

135.786
115.920
80.180
134.623
119.924
193.850

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

Dec.
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

1.4

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

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
.9

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

.2
.4
1.5
-3.0

Apparel ...............................................................................

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

1.6

-1.4

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

5.6
5.6
4.9

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

3.0
2.8
3.1

Recreation ..........................................................................

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-2.0

-1.7

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

.9
3.8
-1.4

Other goods and services ...................................................

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

6.4

1.5

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

1.0
1.8
-1.5
3.0
.5
7.8

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
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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
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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
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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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