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CPI Detailed Report
Data for February 2009
Editors
Malik Crawford
Sanjeev Katz

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, February 2009...............................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index January -December 2008 .................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

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3
4
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CPI–U

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

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Table

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Table

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1

19

6

39

2
3
4
5

21
23
30
37

7
8
9

41
43
49

24

85

27

103

25

89

28

107

26

96

29

113

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

55
56
58
60
64
65
66

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

70
71
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

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P1
P2
P3
P4

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120
121
122

1C
24C

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125

25C

126

26C

127

CPI–W
Table

Page

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

March
April
May

April 15
May 15
June 17

June
July
August

July 15
August 14
September 16

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
FEBRUARY 2009
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 212.193 (1982-84=100) was 0.2
percent higher than in February 2008.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in February, prior to
seasonal adjustment. The February level of 206.708 (1982-84=100) was 0.3 percent lower than in February 2008.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in February on a not
seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 121.901 (December 1999=100) was 0.3 percent lower than in February 2008. Please
note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in February after rising 0.3 percent in January. The energy index rose
3.3 percent in February following a 1.7 percent increase in January as the gasoline index rose 8.3 percent in February after a 6.0
percent increase in January. In contrast, the indexes for fuel oil and natural gas both declined in February. About two-thirds of the all
items increase was due to the rise in the gasoline index. Compared to the July 2008 peak, the energy index was 29.2 percent lower and
the gasoline index was down 44.0 percent. The food index turned down slightly in February, falling 0.1 percent. The food at home
index fell 0.4 percent with five of the six major grocery store food group indexes posting declines in February. The index for all items
less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in February, the same (cont.)
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category

Changes from preceding month
Aug.
2008

All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................

Sep.
2008

Oct.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Feb. 2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Feb. 2009

0.0
.6
.0
.4
-.9
.2
.4

0.0
.5
-.1
-.3
-.1
.3
.2

-0.8
.4
.0
-.7
-4.8
.2
.2

-1.7
.2
-.1
.1
-9.7
.2
.0

-0.8
.1
.0
-.6
-5.0
.3
-.2

0.3
.1
.0
.3
1.3
.4
.0

0.4
-.1
.0
1.3
1.9
.3
.4

-0.5
.1
.0
3.9
-7.4
4.3
1.0

0.2
4.7
1.9
.8
-11.0
2.8
1.9

.2
.2

.1
.2

.2
.3

.2
.0

.3
.0

.3
.3

.2
.2

3.3
2.0

3.6
3.2

-2.0
.6

-1.0
.5

-7.8
.4

-16.9
.2

-9.3
.0

1.7
.1

3.3
-.1

-17.4
.0

-18.5
4.8

.2

.1

.0

.1

.0

.2

.2

1.5

1.8

increase as in January. The indexes for new vehicles and apparel increased substantially in February, and the indexes for rent and
owners’ equivalent rent increased slightly. Partly offsetting these increases were continuing declines in the indexes for lodging away
from home and airline fares.
The food and beverages index declined 0.1 percent in February after rising 0.1 percent in January. The food at home index,
which declined 0.1 percent in January, fell 0.4 percent in February. Within food at home, the dairy and related products index fell 2.4
percent in February, with the milk index declining 5.7 percent. The milk index has declined 10.0 percent over the past year. The fruits
and vegetables index was the only major grocery store food group to post an increase, rising 0.4 percent in February after declining in
each of the past five months. The other four groups posted modest declines, from 0.1 percent for the meats, poultry, fish and eggs
index to 0.5 percent for the cereals and bakery products index. Over the last year the food at home index has risen 4.8 percent.
Among the major grocery store food groups, the cereals and bakery products index had the largest increase over the past year at 8.9
percent, while dairy and related products was the only index to decline, falling 1.7 percent. Among the other indexes within the food
and beverages major group, the food away from home index rose 0.3 percent in February, while the index for alcoholic beverages
declined 0.2 percent, the first decline since December 2005.

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The housing index was virtually unchanged in February for the third straight month. The shelter index, which rose 0.2
percent in January, was virtually unchanged in February. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both rose 0.1 percent in
February after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The lodging away from home index fell 1.8 percent in February, the fifth straight
monthly decline. It has declined 5.7 percent over the past year. The index for household energy fell 0.2 percent in February and was
down 8.1 percent from its July peak. Within household energy, the index for fuel oil fell 3.8 percent and the index for natural gas
declined 1.6 percent, while the electricity index rose 0.5 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent
in February after declining 0.1 percent in January. Over the past year, the housing index increased 1.9 percent, with the shelter index
up 1.7 percent.
The index for transportation rose 1.9 percent in February after a 1.3 percent increase in January. The new and used motor
vehicles index rose 0.5 percent in February. The new vehicles index increased 0.8 percent in February, while the index for used cars
and trucks declined 1.7 percent. The motor fuel index rose 7.6 percent in February but was down 35.4 percent over the past year. The
airline fare index fell in February for the sixth straight month, declining 2.6 percent, and has fallen 14.0 percent since August 2008.
The transportation index has declined 11.0 percent over the past year.
The apparel index rose 1.3 percent in February after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The index for men’s and boys’
apparel rose 2.8 percent and the index for women’s and girls’ apparel advanced 0.8 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, apparel
prices rose 3.5 percent in February and were up 0.8 percent over the past year.)
Among other CPI groups, the medical care index rose 0.3 percent with the prescription drug index rising 0.6 percent. The
index for recreation rose 0.4 percent as the indexes for toys, for sporting goods, and for pets, pet products and services all increased.
The education and communication index rose 0.2 percent, with the education index rising 0.4 percent and the communication index
virtually unchanged. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.2 percent with the tobacco and smoking products index
posting a 0.7 percent increase.

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.4 percent in February.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category

Changes from preceding month
Aug.
2008

All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................

Sep.
2008

Oct.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Feb. 2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Feb. 2009

0.0
.6
.0
.6
-1.1
.3
.4

0.0
.5
-.1
.0
-.1
.3
.2

-1.0
.4
.0
-1.0
-5.3
.1
.1

-2.1
.2
.0
.0
-10.9
.2
.0

-1.0
.1
.0
-.6
-5.6
.3
-.1

0.3
.0
.0
.6
1.5
.4
.0

0.4
-.2
.1
1.0
2.0
.4
.4

-0.8
-.2
.4
4.1
-8.9
4.4
1.3

-0.3
4.8
2.4
.7
-12.9
2.8
1.8

.2
.2

.0
.2

.2
.3

.2
.1

.3
.1

.2
.4

.2
.2

2.8
3.0

3.4
3.8

-2.0
.6

-.8
.5

-8.2
.4

-17.8
.2

-9.7
.1

1.9
.0

3.6
-.2

-17.6
-.3

-19.5
4.9

.2

.1

.0

.1

.0

.2

.2

1.6

1.7

Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 1999 to Present
Percent

Percent

6

6

5

5

All Items Less
Food and Energy

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

0
1999

1

All
Items

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

3

2005

2006

2007

2008

0
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Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index
January -December 2008
Owen J. Shoemaker
This article presents variance estimates for 1-month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Variance is a measure of the uncertainty caused by the
use of a sample of retail prices, instead of the complete universe of retail prices. The estimates cover the period
January 2008 through December 2008.1 Each month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics collects prices from a
sample of approximately 82,500 commodities and services (C&S) quotes in approximately 26,000 outlets2 around
the United States for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The most commonly used measure of sampling variability is the standard error of the estimate – the square
root of the variance. The standard error of the CPI’s change can be used to construct confidence intervals to
determine whether the change for a particular CPI series is significantly different from zero. This information
should help users determine which index changes are significant.

Presentation of findings
The percent changes in the CPI along with their standard errors were estimated for the 12 months from January
through December 2008. In summary, tables 1V through 5V show the median values of those percent changes, as
well as the median values of the standard errors. Table 1V shows this information for U.S. city average, and tables
2V through 5V show the same information for the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West regions of the country.
For example, from January through December 2008, the 1-month changes in the U.S. city average all items
index had a median value of 0.39 percent. The standard errors of those 12 estimates had a median value of 0.04
percent. Margins of error are usually expressed as a statistic’s point estimate plus or minus two standard errors, so
the margin of error on this CPI’s 1-month change is approximately 0.39 percent plus or minus 0.08 percent.
Therefore, in a typical 1-month period, the true change in the CPI was probably somewhere between 0.31 percent
and 0.47 percent. The tables also show median percent changes and standard errors for 2- and 6-month intervals
and for the full year 2008. Margins of error can be calculated for these intervals in the same way as for a 1-month
period.

Analysis of findings
Analyzing the data reveals three significant observations. First, standard errors increase as one moves from the U.S.
city average to individual regions of the country and from all items to individual item categories. Second, standard
errors differ between item categories. Third, the standard errors decrease on a relative basis (standard error divided
by price change), as the price change interval gets longer.
The primary reason standard errors increase as one moves from the U.S. city average to individual regions of
the country is that sample sizes differ. In general, smaller sample sizes lead to larger standard errors. For example,
the U.S. city average all items index is computed each month from approximately 82,500 prices (including all Rent
and REQ quotes) throughout the United States, and its median standard error for 1-month changes is 0.04 percent.
By contrast, the Northeast region all items index is computed from approximately 17,500 prices, and its median
standard error is 0.11 percent. Regional indexes have larger standard errors because their sample sizes are smaller.
One can observe this same effect moving from the all items index to individual item categories. Again, the
U.S. city average all items index is computed each month from approximately 82,500 prices, and its median 1month standard error is 0.04 percent. By contrast, the U.S. city average recreation index is computed from
1

In 1998 significant changes were made to the CPI’s structure and sample, and a new variance calculation system
was implemented. For information on variances from 1978-1986, 1993-1997 and then 1998 and 1999, see the CPI
Detailed Report for February 1991, May 1994, February 1998, December 1999, and November 2000, respectively.
2
In addition, BLS collects approximately 3,800 shelter quotes, used for both Rent and Rental Equivalence (REQ),
each month.

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approximately 5,500 prices, and its median 1-month standard error is 0.12 percent, or roughly three times as large.
Again, smaller sample sizes lead to larger standard errors.
The second significant observation is that standard errors differ between item categories. There are two
reasons for this. First, item categories differ in sample size. For example, the U.S. city average food and beverages
index is computed from approximately 34,000 prices each month, while the U.S. city average recreation index is
computed from approximately 5,500 prices. Therefore, it is not surprising that the recreation index has larger
standard errors. Second, there are real differences in item category price behaviors caused by different selling
practices, seasonal influences, and consumer demand. This is especially true for the apparel category, in which it is
common for the prices of individual items to fluctuate by 50 percent or more each month. As a result, standard
errors for apparel indexes are large.
The third observation is that standard errors decrease, on a relative basis (standard error divided by price
change), as the price change interval gets longer. For the U.S. city average all items index, the median standard
error divided by the median percent change is 0.04/0.39 = 0.103 for 1-month changes, 0.06/0.61 = 0.098 for 2month changes, 0.09/2.44 = 0.037 for 6-month changes, and 0.11/4.10 = 0.027 for the 12-month change between
December 2007 and December 2008. This shows that the relative accuracy of percent changes in the CPI generally
improves as the price change interval gets longer. On an absolute basis, standard errors tend to increase, but at a
decreasing rate.
Findings presented here indicate that users should exercise caution when using CPI estimates to make
inferences about index changes for relatively short time periods, for individual goods and services, or for local
areas. The standard errors of those estimates may be on the same order of magnitude as the estimates themselves;
and, thus, few inferences about them are reliable.

Sources of error
One way of analyzing the error in a survey estimate is to divide the total error into two sources: sampling error and
non-sampling error. Sampling error is the uncertainty in the CPI caused by the fact that a sample of retail prices is
used to compute the CPI, instead of using the complete universe of retail prices. Non-sampling error is the rest of
the error. Non-sampling error includes things such as incorrect information given by survey respondents, data
processing errors, and so forth. Non-sampling error arises regardless of whether data are collected from a sample of
retail prices or from the complete universe.
Another way of analyzing error is to divide it into variance and bias. The variance of the CPI is a measure of
how close different estimates of the CPI would be to each other if it were possible to repeat the survey over and
over using different samples. Of course, it is not feasible to repeat the survey multiple times, but statistical theory
allows the CPI’s variance to be estimated anyway. A small variance, for example, indicates that multiple
independent samples would produce values that are consistently very close to each other. Bias is the difference
between the CPI’s expected value and its true value. A statistic may have a small variance but a large bias, or it
may have a large variance but a small bias. For an index to be considered accurate, both its variance and bias need
to be small.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is constantly trying to reduce the error in the CPI. Variance and
sampling error are reduced by using a sample of retail prices that is as large as possible, given resource constraints.
BLS has developed a model that optimizes the allocation of resources by indicating the number of prices that should
be observed in each geographic area and each item category, in order to minimize the variance of the U.S. city
average all items index. BLS reduces non-sampling error through a series of computerized and professional data
reviews, as well as through continuous survey process improvements and theoretical research.

Replication and variance estimation
An important advantage of using sampling is that the CPI’s variance can be estimated directly from the sample data.
Starting in 1978, the CPI’s sample design has accommodated variance estimation by using two or more independent
samples of items and outlets in each geographic area. This allows two or more statistically independent estimates of
the index to be made. The independent samples are called replicates, and the set of all observed prices is called the
full sample.
BLS collects CPI data in 38 geographic areas across the United States. These areas consist of 31 selfrepresenting areas and 7 non-self-representing areas. Self-representing areas are large metropolitan areas, such as

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the Boston, St. Louis, and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Non-self-representing areas are collections of smaller
metropolitan areas. For example, one non-self-representing area is a collection of 32 small metropolitan areas in the
Northeast region (Buffalo, Hartford, Providence, Bangor, and others), of which 8 were randomly selected to
represent the entire set. Within each of the 38 areas, price data are collected for 211 item categories called item
strata. Together the 211 item strata cover all consumer purchases. Examples of item strata are bananas, women’s
dresses, and electricity.
Multiplying the number of areas by the number of item strata gives 8,018 (= 38 u 211) different area and item
combinations for which price indexes need to be calculated. Separate price indexes are calculated for each one of
these 8,018 area and item combinations. After all 8,018 of these basic-level indexes are calculated, they are
aggregated to form higher-level indexes, using expenditure estimates from the Consumer Expenditure Survey as
their weights. Examples of higher-level geographic areas are the four regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, and
West); and examples of higher-level item categories are the eight major groups (food & beverages, housing,
apparel, transportation, medical care, education and communication, recreation, and other goods and services). The
highest level of geographic aggregation is the U.S. city average, and the highest level of item aggregation is all
items.
Variances are computed with a Stratified Random Groups Method, in which variances are computed separately
for certain subsets of areas and items and are then combined to produce the variance of the entire area and item
combination. Subsets of items are formed by the intersection of the item category with each of the eight major
groups.
Let CPI(A,I,f,t) denote the index value where A = area, I = item category, f indicates that it is the full-sample
value, and t = month; and let CPI(A,I,f,t-k) denote the value of the same index in month = t-k. In general, the
upper-case letter A denotes a set of areas, such as the Northeast or Midwest region of the country; and the uppercase letter I denotes a higher-level item category, such as all items or all items less food and energy. Also let
CPI(A,I,r,t) and CPI(A,I,r,t-k) be the corresponding index values for replicate = r. Most areas have two replicates,
but some have more. Then, the full-sample k-month percent change between months t-k and t is computed by
dividing CPI(A,I,f,t) by CPI(A,I,f,t-k), subtracting 1, and multiplying by 100:
PC ( A, I , f , t , t  k )

§ CPI ( A, I , f , t )
·
¨¨
 1¸¸ u 100
© CPI ( A, I , f , t  k )
¹

Every index has a weight W(A,I,f) or W(A,I,r) associated with it, which is used to combine the index with other
indexes to produce indexes for larger geographic areas and larger item categories. For example, the weights are
used to combine all 8,018 basic-level indexes into higher-level indexes such as the U.S. city average all items index.
The product of an index and its weight is called a cost weight, CW(A,I,r,t) = CPI(A,I,r,t) u W(A,I,r), and is an
estimate of the total cost in area = A for consumption of item category = I in month = t.
For the Stratified Random Groups method used here, replicate percent changes are defined as follows: full
sample cost weights are used for every geographic area within area = A except for one of the areas. In the omitted
area, the full sample cost weight is replaced by a replicate cost weight. Let the lower case letter a denote one of the
38 basic-level areas included in area = A, and let the lower case letter i denote the intersection of item category = I
with one of the 8 major groups. Then, the replicate percent change, for area = a, item subset = i, replicate = r,
between months t-k and t, is computed as:
PCS (a, i, r , t , t  k )

§
·
CW ( A, I , f , t )  CW (a, i, f , t )  CW (a, i, r , t )
¨¨
 1¸¸ u 100
© CW ( A, I , f , t  k )  CW (a, i, f , t  k )  CW (a, i, r , t  k )
¹

for self-representing areas. For non-self-representing areas, the replicate percent change, for area = a, item category
= I, replicate = r, between months t-k and t, is computed as:
PCN (a, I , r , t , t  k )

§
·
CW ( A, I , f , t )  CW (a, I , f , t )  CW (a, I , r , t )
¨¨
 1¸¸ u 100
© CW ( A, I , f , t  k )  CW (a, I , f , t  k )  CW (a, I , r , t  k )
¹

where:

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CW ( A, I , f , t )

¦ ¦ CW (a, i, f , t )

a A

CW ( A, I , f , t )

iI

¦ CW (a, I , f , t )

a A

CW (a, I , f , t )

¦ CW (a, i, f , t )
iI

and likewise for replicates. The symbol “aA” means that the sum is over all basic-level areas within area = A, and
the symbol iI means that the sum is over all item categories that are intersections of item category = I with a major
group.
Then, the variance is computed with the following Stratified Random Groups Variance Estimation Formula:
Ra
1
2
V [ PC ( A, I , f , t , t  k )] = ¦ ¦
PC S (a, i, r , t , t  k )  PC ( A, I , t , t  k )
¦
i  I a  A ˆ S R a ( R a  1) r 1

+

¦

a  Aˆ N

Ra
1
PC N (a, I , r , t , t  k )  PC ( A, I , t , t  k )
¦
R a ( R a  1) r 1

2

where S and N are the sets of all self-representing and non-self-representing areas in the CPI’s geographic sample,
respectively; and AˆS and AˆN are the sets of all self-representing and non-self-representing areas within area =
A. The number Ra is the number of replicates in area = a.
Finally, the standard error of the percent change is computed by taking the square root of its variance:
SE[ PC(A, I , f , t,t  k) ]

V[PC(A, I , f , t,t  k)] .

For more information, write to the CPI Information Office, BLS - Room 3130, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.,
Washington, DC 20212, or call Owen Shoemaker at 202-691-6918.

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Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
All items ...............................................................................................

0.39

0.04

0.61

0.06

2.44

0.09

4.10

0.11

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

.49
.50
.55
.87
.69
1.25
.62
1.94
2.31
.89
.94
.92
1.26
.82
.88
.96
.58
.84
.34
.86

.08
.08
.14
.32
.61
.86
.89
.84
.99
.38
.69
.97
.92
.70
.52
.74
.57
.85
.98
1.26

1.07
1.09
1.26
2.07
2.46
3.28
1.11
4.62
4.24
1.84
2.28
2.07
2.34
2.14
1.85
2.19
1.30
1.83
1.13
1.64

.09
.09
.15
.35
.59
1.01
.93
1.01
1.46
.38
.76
1.00
1.21
.73
.60
.94
.75
.91
1.06
1.36

2.91
2.98
3.44
5.99
6.19
9.18
2.08
12.97
18.48
5.99
7.75
7.34
8.69
6.57
4.76
4.49
5.15
5.48
3.71
5.93

.12
.13
.19
.44
.77
1.47
1.00
1.52
2.72
.54
1.15
1.21
1.47
.97
.84
1.31
1.27
1.15
1.26
1.67

5.46
5.60
6.32
11.09
10.70
20.07
3.98
21.73
31.41
11.11
14.68
14.69
15.78
11.67
9.06
8.31
9.27
8.01
7.49
8.21

.15
.16
.22
.56
1.01
1.76
1.11
1.99
3.29
.69
1.53
1.47
1.93
1.08
1.39
1.30
2.65
1.14
1.52
1.72

.97
.43
.58
.35
.58
.60
.93
.10
.53
.59
.02
-.15
.42
.50
.53
.44
1.36
.29
-.04
.68
.59
.60
.64
.56
.13
.20
-.19
.66
.73
.65
1.09
.59
.18
.27
-.42
-.85
-.19
.37
.39
.28

1.09
.27
.28
.35
.46
.69
1.04
.82
.99
.56
.85
1.29
1.37
1.07
1.10
1.28
1.32
.89
1.82
.73
1.41
1.44
.72
.85
1.54
.86
1.05
.55
.92
.64
.91
.95
.72
.32
.48
.51
.63
.57
.90
.66

1.49
.65
1.04
.56
.83
1.70
.83
.01
1.45
1.38
.21
-.25
.67
1.43
1.66
.34
1.87
.57
.98
.95
2.06
1.67
1.06
.95
1.87
.38
1.03
1.42
1.32
1.53
2.26
1.13
.06
.13
-.99
-1.08
-1.02
1.25
.76
.66

1.24
.31
.33
.38
.53
.77
1.14
.82
1.11
.63
.91
1.16
1.69
1.25
1.13
1.22
1.64
.97
1.95
.84
1.68
1.59
.74
.86
1.51
.80
1.48
.73
1.08
.73
.90
1.07
.86
.33
.50
.59
.75
.66
.96
.74

4.46
2.31
3.01
2.67
3.06
3.13
2.47
.68
3.93
2.52
.60
-.63
2.40
2.65
2.62
3.10
3.48
2.18
2.55
1.70
6.71
4.59
2.59
2.18
2.12
2.00
1.52
3.74
3.80
3.96
3.97
2.96
-1.73
2.50
-.16
-.58
.52
5.23
2.68
3.10

1.51
.35
.37
.47
.56
.87
1.33
1.01
1.32
.77
1.07
1.41
1.99
1.49
1.50
1.58
2.06
1.28
2.23
.95
2.58
1.94
.90
.99
1.79
.97
1.68
.89
1.27
.95
1.16
1.47
1.37
.40
.58
.90
1.02
.78
1.15
.96

7.53
4.96
3.90
2.96
4.66
5.40
5.26
2.29
5.92
1.94
1.01
-.07
3.08
2.20
2.17
2.79
2.87
2.70
3.47
2.05
12.25
8.52
4.55
4.68
5.35
4.25
4.16
5.79
5.76
5.99
6.07
5.14
17.23
8.68
5.86
5.16
6.37
12.54
5.49
8.12

1.87
.44
.45
.56
.68
1.13
1.43
1.12
1.68
.85
1.14
1.39
1.98
1.74
1.60
1.70
2.05
1.48
3.00
1.33
2.88
2.26
1.04
1.12
2.12
1.26
2.10
1.09
1.60
1.08
1.45
1.95
1.77
.50
.84
1.05
1.48
.98
1.46
1.27

8

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

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

0.67
.47
-.79
1.95
.12
2.02
1.53
2.13
-.27
1.91
-.64
-1.27
.24
1.45
1.59
.57
1.49
.53
.38
1.32
2.17
.31
.42
.66
-.27
.35
.30
.02
-.08
.71
-.19
.65
.73
.46
.56
.89
1.43
1.49
.49
2.27
.67
.97
1.28
.63
.49
.37
1.18
.39
.11
1.36
.47
.79
.62
.32
.45
.39
.33
.49
.19
.19
.45

0.36
.45
.60
.97
.77
1.54
1.90
1.05
.67
1.26
1.45
2.04
.98
.51
.91
.97
1.28
.83
1.03
.71
1.38
.40
.45
.75
.98
.62
.67
.78
.97
.98
.98
.28
.59
.64
.88
.74
.60
.95
1.43
.97
1.52
.80
.83
.34
1.22
.67
.76
.69
.82
1.10
1.24
.83
.58
.68
1.08
.07
.09
.11
.20
.12
.22

9

1.06
.58
.42
3.67
.57
3.40
2.75
-.01
.39
2.79
-1.46
-1.29
.79
2.81
3.17
2.04
3.62
1.29
1.41
2.54
3.85
1.02
.75
.97
.57
.98
.46
1.09
.66
1.25
.25
1.24
1.17
1.00
1.09
1.77
3.00
2.99
2.07
4.81
2.16
3.05
1.89
1.18
1.97
.90
1.64
1.45
-.18
1.46
1.51
1.54
.84
1.29
.95
.81
.62
.99
.37
.38
.80

0.41
.53
.76
1.10
.91
1.84
2.34
1.19
.75
1.51
1.64
2.13
1.09
.55
.99
1.21
1.49
.85
1.08
.88
1.60
.43
.52
.83
.99
.67
.73
.92
1.07
.97
1.08
.30
.65
.65
1.01
.79
.80
1.00
1.62
1.24
1.76
.99
1.02
.36
1.46
.75
.79
.82
.95
1.61
1.42
.99
.72
.73
1.01
.10
.14
.15
.24
.18
.29

3.53
3.14
2.79
9.59
10.14
-.84
.02
-2.79
3.04
10.52
4.35
-3.04
1.82
6.92
8.42
4.09
9.79
3.70
3.87
7.54
12.13
2.56
2.67
3.24
2.12
2.08
2.41
4.54
4.26
6.17
1.51
4.11
3.73
1.90
3.36
4.46
8.78
9.06
3.96
13.53
4.53
11.27
6.70
3.45
1.79
2.62
5.30
2.67
1.25
2.72
3.72
4.57
2.52
3.04
2.49
2.36
2.00
2.66
1.76
2.28
2.57

0.49
.60
.87
1.49
1.36
2.39
2.84
1.49
.91
1.88
1.88
2.42
1.38
.74
1.29
1.60
1.83
1.10
1.57
1.16
2.81
.51
.64
.97
1.38
.85
.92
1.08
1.39
1.40
1.27
.40
.78
.89
1.22
1.18
1.07
1.30
1.90
1.74
2.20
1.68
1.54
.48
1.72
.88
.94
1.02
1.25
1.72
1.72
2.14
.94
.89
1.41
.14
.20
.23
.41
.43
.43

5.91
4.90
5.91
8.77
19.65
-2.45
-9.02
5.45
6.36
12.28
2.06
8.00
3.57
8.73
10.39
7.60
12.49
5.82
5.58
8.89
20.56
4.10
4.29
4.55
5.22
4.12
4.50
7.50
7.50
8.33
2.40
6.14
5.22
1.12
6.02
6.58
15.08
14.05
3.89
23.39
8.21
20.25
12.98
5.01
4.11
4.06
9.32
4.66
3.18
4.43
3.59
5.85
5.67
3.90
4.75
4.44
4.04
4.92
3.33
3.39
4.61

0.56
.69
1.02
1.47
1.94
2.70
3.00
1.50
.96
1.89
2.04
2.59
1.47
.88
1.49
1.71
1.97
1.28
1.95
1.47
3.83
.62
.75
1.11
1.91
1.09
1.02
1.55
1.77
2.13
1.44
.48
.93
.87
1.40
1.57
1.36
1.48
1.93
1.93
2.88
2.26
2.17
.57
1.84
1.07
1.07
1.11
1.32
2.33
1.77
1.84
1.03
1.19
1.70
.19
.28
.29
.50
.52
.62

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

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

0.43
.28
.26
.38
.31
.18
-.22
.41
.39
.30
.41
.34

0.23
.19
.29
.38
.56
.62
.67
.52
.20
.26
.19
.27

0.83
.67
.63
.53
.42
.52
.49
.84
.74
.64
.83
.50

0.31
.25
.40
.51
.75
.79
.96
.69
.28
.38
.30
.39

2.21
1.87
1.99
1.69
1.24
1.22
1.26
2.03
2.01
1.93
2.16
2.15

0.70
.42
.56
.78
.89
1.04
1.13
.95
.49
.74
.61
.62

4.62
3.61
3.23
3.73
2.29
1.63
1.83
3.86
4.37
3.97
4.34
4.90

1.00
.51
.67
.96
.95
1.23
1.02
1.16
.64
.84
.95
.84

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence .............................................................
Lodging away from home ..............................................................
Housing at school, excluding board .............................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .......
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ...............................
Tenants’ and household insurance ................................................
Fuels and utilities .............................................................................
Household energy .........................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................
Fuel oil .......................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood ..............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...........................................................
Electricity ...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ..........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services ...........................
Water and sewerage maintenance ............................................
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 .............................................................................
Infants’ furniture .........................................................................
Appliances .....................................................................................
Major appliances .........................................................................
Laundry equipment ....................................................................
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 ...............................................

.30
.03
.30
-1.11
.06
-1.19
.18
.11
.68
.67
1.02
.87
-.13
.60
.73
1.21
.38
.40
.37
.17
-.47
.15
.41
-.89
.16
.13
.04
.02
-.06
.18
.08
.00
-.17
.06
-.38
.26
-.34
.21
.05
.32
.12
.53
.70
.90
.21
.51
.13
.79

.07
.08
.06
.83
.05
.88
.05
.32
.20
.24
.56
.81
.54
.26
.27
.41
.12
.15
.19
.15
.65
.59
.85
1.04
.46
.75
.61
.83
.69
.34
.42
.48
.60
.46
.76
.87
.89
.61
.29
.37
.37
.24
.40
.43
.40
.16
.06
.33

.69
.40
.61
.94
.29
.92
.37
.45
1.60
1.54
4.08
4.09
1.65
1.57
.88
1.53
1.09
1.12
.91
.27
-.37
.99
-.05
-1.74
.43
.33
-.05
-.24
.02
.05
.52
.00
-.17
-.25
-.88
.39
-.75
.48
.19
-.03
-.11
1.09
1.21
1.48
.66
.95
.32
1.82

.10
.12
.10
1.07
.13
1.14
.08
.49
.30
.35
.64
.76
.79
.38
.44
.62
.18
.23
.29
.20
.96
.94
1.60
1.41
.63
1.14
.78
1.19
.93
.50
.62
.67
1.03
.65
.99
1.13
1.31
.96
.41
.68
.54
.32
.52
.59
.51
.22
.10
.43

1.72
1.18
1.82
-.67
2.35
-.84
1.08
1.17
4.95
5.29
24.81
27.40
8.95
4.79
3.98
9.64
2.83
2.72
3.05
.94
-1.53
.22
.04
-2.75
.48
-.13
-.28
-.02
-1.30
.69
1.19
.83
-.69
-.65
-2.43
1.70
-.05
1.30
-.19
-.17
-.33
2.89
2.64
5.25
1.58
3.23
1.76
5.25

.16
.19
.20
1.52
.33
1.59
.15
.60
.43
.50
1.01
1.39
1.23
.54
.66
.92
.30
.37
.51
.30
1.10
1.62
1.33
1.63
.84
1.48
1.16
2.01
1.24
.76
.92
.93
1.26
.98
1.61
1.71
2.00
1.41
.70
1.03
.88
.40
.68
.79
.68
.47
.42
1.02

3.11
2.51
3.67
.00
4.69
-.25
2.58
1.72
9.37
10.10
39.23
46.20
23.06
8.37
6.73
12.41
5.46
5.60
5.48
.50
-3.05
-.04
-.15
-5.13
-1.27
-1.14
-1.02
-1.10
-3.63
.08
1.91
1.58
-2.34
-1.62
-4.94
3.88
-.66
2.52
-1.35
-.58
-1.30
4.08
2.87
8.56
2.53
5.36
3.41
7.96

.17
.21
.22
1.30
.40
1.36
.21
.95
.34
.40
1.55
2.05
1.59
.41
.50
.72
.45
.56
.67
.38
1.23
1.99
1.75
1.85
1.06
1.98
1.45
2.60
2.07
.88
1.14
1.15
1.40
1.35
2.14
1.77
2.28
1.75
.82
1.31
1.12
.45
.82
1.00
.83
.57
.59
1.21

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Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

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

0.00
.50

0.39
.24

-0.62
.96

0.79
.50

-0.41
2.85

1.24
.83

0.20
5.49

1.60
1.30

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

.04
.16
.62
.27
1.05
-.34
-.58
.25
-.53
-.77
-1.75
-1.15
-1.53
-.46
-.93
-.04
.38
.66
-.62
.16
.32
.19
.35

.45
.61
.67
1.07
1.20
1.39
1.20
1.41
.88
.95
3.55
3.38
1.14
1.24
2.10
.59
.91
1.16
.95
.82
.88
.85
1.01

-.23
1.04
.94
-1.28
.83
1.00
-.29
.30
-1.40
-1.62
-4.75
-1.91
-2.44
-.02
-.29
.50
.64
1.04
.28
-.36
1.76
.77
1.93

.64
.85
.88
1.48
1.63
1.84
1.66
1.84
1.26
1.42
5.41
4.91
1.60
1.79
3.08
.85
1.28
1.69
1.25
1.15
1.34
1.28
1.51

.16
-.47
-.11
-.87
.55
-1.42
1.18
-.58
.13
-.37
.81
.65
-1.20
-.29
1.88
1.00
1.41
1.18
.16
-.42
4.00
1.38
4.61

.93
1.15
1.20
2.28
2.15
2.35
2.31
2.85
1.96
2.21
9.46
8.15
2.39
2.77
3.71
1.11
1.68
2.31
1.66
1.78
1.96
2.09
2.15

-.17
.68
.56
.84
.88
-2.61
2.31
1.82
-2.35
-2.80
.86
-.31
-4.15
-1.46
-1.46
1.42
2.20
4.47
.06
-.05
7.32
-.10
8.45

1.24
1.34
1.37
2.69
2.31
2.60
2.83
2.99
2.46
2.83
11.46
11.71
3.11
3.60
3.86
1.47
2.05
3.24
2.09
1.97
2.47
2.46
2.86

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

.14
.08
-.28
-.24
-.24
-.13
-.51
-.32
-.15
.81
.09
.06
.02
.21
.09
-.06
.71
.60
.70
.43
1.89
.46
.23
.59
.36
.22
.16
.02
.18
.42
-.02
.45
.89
-.36

.09
.09
.13
.17
.17
.17
.25
.01
.49
1.21
.15
.15
.45
.43
.43
.29
.20
.29
.26
.28
.49
.14
.19
.24
.17
.16
.16
.04
.30
.39
.63
.34
.45
.89

.18
.15
-.59
-.63
-.62
-.17
-1.03
-.51
.42
1.01
-.12
-.10
-.19
.10
.06
-.10
1.31
.71
1.63
1.22
3.37
.90
.56
1.19
.68
.54
.63
.29
.95
1.06
-.26
1.22
1.58
-.19

.11
.11
.18
.24
.28
.23
.34
.02
.71
1.73
.19
.19
.50
.48
.53
.34
.25
.35
.34
.35
.59
.21
.29
.36
.25
.24
.29
.29
.39
.65
.94
.44
.62
1.14

5.11
5.02
-1.23
-1.61
-1.62
-.29
-2.70
-.85
.79
-.51
14.81
14.79
14.82
14.85
14.26
22.91
3.52
2.94
3.99
3.01
8.96
2.89
1.83
3.43
2.49
1.53
1.63
1.23
2.52
3.69
-.17
5.11
6.90
1.44

.16
.16
.22
.30
.36
.32
.47
.05
.95
2.14
.26
.26
.68
.63
.67
.45
.32
.44
.56
.57
.91
.34
.54
.56
.41
.36
.51
.70
.65
.95
.78
.62
.86
1.53

8.61
8.76
-.34
-1.25
-1.21
-.54
-1.80
.27
1.43
3.37
29.09
28.86
28.92
29.03
27.99
39.51
6.00
5.19
7.18
5.55
15.44
4.91
3.03
5.03
4.97
2.62
3.40
2.33
5.23
7.06
.61
7.98
10.31
2.16

.17
.18
.24
.34
.36
.39
.55
.08
1.09
2.52
.31
.31
.88
.83
.80
.57
.46
.60
.79
.73
1.00
.45
.67
.71
.56
.59
.63
.89
.84
.93
.97
.58
.81
1.75

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Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare ..........................................................................
Intercity train fare .........................................................................
Ship fare ......................................................................................
Intracity transportation ...................................................................

0.67
.45
-.49
.38

0.50
1.50
1.01
.15

1.35
.45
-.99
.84

0.74
2.11
1.36
.19

3.79
4.96
-.93
2.52

0.93
2.78
2.42
.35

7.14
4.83
-.92
4.05

1.04
2.38
2.99
.43

Medical care ......................................................................................
Medical care commodities ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ..........................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies .................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ..........................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .......................
Medical care services ......................................................................
Professional services .....................................................................
Physicians’ services ....................................................................
Dental services ............................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ............................................................
Services by other medical professionals .....................................
Hospital and related services ........................................................
Hospital services .........................................................................
Inpatient hospital services .........................................................
Outpatient hospital services ......................................................
Nursing homes and adult day services ........................................
Care of invalids and elderly at home ...........................................
Health insurance ............................................................................

.15
.13
.15
.11
.04
.10
.17
.17
.18
.22
.27
.29
.37
.40
.31
.49
.19
.09
-.38

.09
.18
.22
.33
.44
.40
.11
.09
.11
.11
.40
.13
.20
.23
.22
.31
.12
.13
.11

.32
.27
.25
.36
.13
.07
.36
.38
.44
.49
.78
.68
.76
.84
.63
.92
.35
.33
-.77

.14
.27
.33
.45
.59
.54
.15
.16
.24
.22
.59
.28
.34
.39
.38
.40
.23
.24
.16

1.32
.70
.74
.20
.67
-.13
1.71
1.78
1.37
2.78
.90
2.39
2.66
2.89
2.86
2.69
1.59
1.13
-1.66

.23
.50
.58
.61
.79
.80
.25
.26
.37
.40
.84
.58
.57
.63
.73
.89
.37
.81
.26

3.77
1.89
2.39
.76
1.16
.13
4.38
3.34
2.75
5.73
1.32
4.07
7.15
7.56
7.27
7.88
3.41
4.83
-.07

.32
.62
.77
.72
.89
.99
.34
.34
.50
.63
.97
.78
.67
.73
.87
1.27
.56
1.58
.36

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

.17
-.08
-1.65
.11
-1.11
.42
-.35
.17
-.30
-.02
.75
.78
1.18
.38
.55
.43
.50
.33
.19
.42
-.10
-.54
.03
-.79
.14
.05
.09
-.31
-.50
-.39
-.22
.25
.19
.08
.26
.25

.12
.17
.76
.16
.56
.59
.84
.46
.65
.83
.23
.34
.34
.58
.20
.19
.24
.41
.46
.61
.38
.67
.60
.95
.31
.22
.38
.49
.55
.57
1.17
.51
.24
.42
.33
.35

.30
-.05
-3.27
.27
-2.22
-.32
-1.09
.72
-.63
-.07
1.50
1.90
2.38
.66
1.21
.81
1.25
.44
.02
1.10
-.20
-.88
.05
-1.81
.38
.14
.41
-.76
-1.05
-.87
.05
.55
.41
.06
.42
.37

.18
.25
1.10
.24
.89
.88
1.48
.77
.85
1.59
.34
.50
.53
.88
.37
.29
.38
.64
1.00
.84
.53
.89
.81
1.29
.52
.39
.58
.69
.81
.78
1.85
.73
.35
.63
.53
.55

1.08
-.49
-8.16
1.09
-7.18
1.60
-1.66
3.25
-2.31
-1.31
4.74
5.94
7.50
1.56
3.18
3.52
3.35
1.55
.78
2.86
-1.11
-3.32
.51
-5.67
1.06
.70
1.04
-1.43
-2.44
-1.49
.89
.87
1.44
.91
1.93
1.70

.27
.40
1.49
.46
1.41
1.17
1.99
1.38
1.22
1.70
.55
.76
.81
1.35
.65
.93
.66
1.00
1.26
1.59
.68
1.14
.98
1.93
.75
.62
.76
.93
1.09
.99
2.87
1.06
.54
.99
.86
.97

1.54
-.30
-17.55
2.41
-13.03
2.17
-4.42
5.80
-4.90
-2.03
7.97
9.09
10.81
2.88
6.17
6.53
6.32
2.24
1.26
3.16
-2.07
-6.21
1.24
-11.96
1.87
1.73
2.03
-3.33
-5.24
-3.21
1.38
1.23
2.34
1.65
2.72
2.19

.32
.54
2.15
.64
1.85
1.56
2.49
1.65
1.51
1.95
.72
1.09
1.11
1.84
.73
1.15
.70
1.22
1.37
1.97
.86
1.52
1.26
2.07
1.06
1.02
1.33
1.26
1.58
1.17
3.25
1.20
.70
.99
1.20
1.67

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Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
Admission to sporting events .......................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions .....................................................
Recreational reading materials ........................................................
Newspapers and magazines .........................................................
Recreational books ........................................................................

0.38
.29
.38
.27
.12

0.35
.30
.31
.43
.51

0.60
.71
.59
.66
.55

0.69
.42
.35
.42
.53

2.93
1.70
1.29
1.32
.97

1.14
.63
.48
.56
.83

5.30
3.60
2.08
2.15
1.63

1.62
.94
.61
.78
1.08

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

.20
.21
.26
.20
.12
.19
.26
.25
.13
.03
.00
.48
.13
.14
.17
.27
.34
.34
.00
-.17
-1.03
-.14
.22

.07
.09
.30
.10
.14
.09
.15
.24
.08
.03
.00
.34
.09
.07
.10
.26
.22
.27
.00
.25
.43
.57
.35

.36
.34
.68
.34
.29
.38
.48
.29
.21
.20
.00
2.93
.22
.25
.34
.41
.61
.35
.06
-.46
-2.19
-.40
.39

.09
.13
.51
.15
.20
.15
.26
.43
.12
.06
.00
.42
.13
.10
.14
.32
.32
.49
.03
.33
.61
.80
.51

1.84
2.94
3.61
2.89
3.12
2.86
2.53
2.21
.81
1.93
1.54
9.40
.74
1.39
1.48
3.79
4.16
4.64
.13
-2.22
-6.11
-.95
1.07

.18
.30
.78
.31
.55
.35
.48
.78
.20
.14
.15
.76
.21
.19
.25
.76
.94
1.30
.16
.68
1.01
1.09
1.16

3.42
5.73
7.08
5.67
6.34
5.65
4.46
4.68
.98
4.15
3.10
15.50
.80
2.31
3.50
5.43
5.48
7.28
-.16
-5.23
-12.01
-3.91
.92

.35
.54
1.10
.58
.92
.64
.82
.96
.31
.22
.19
1.01
.32
.28
.38
1.24
.87
2.07
.24
1.00
1.37
1.45
1.72

-.39

.72

-.20

1.22

-1.74

2.45

-3.50

3.24

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 ........................................................................
Checking account and other bank services ...............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees .....................
Miscellaneous personal goods ......................................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap .....................................
Infants’ equipment .......................................................................

.34
.40
.40
.53
.24
.14

.11
.19
.20
.49
.13
.33

.69
.79
.79
1.08
.48
.23

.17
.24
.26
.67
.21
.47

2.03
3.51
3.58
2.82
1.55
.50

.24
.54
.57
.94
.26
.53

3.67
6.54
6.57
5.23
2.95
.40

.28
.74
.75
1.32
.28
.61

.03
.10
.20
.20
.38
.25
.48
.34
.58
.12
.05
.13
.20
.21
.11

.50
.31
.14
.14
.15
.14
.21
.22
.26
.35
.49
.44
.35
.36
.38

.06
.45
.47
.47
.91
.69
.79
.92
1.28
.51
.27
.84
-.26
-.04
.28

.74
.49
.24
.24
.33
.20
.27
.29
.42
1.28
1.10
.63
.56
.46
.71

.39
.69
1.61
1.61
2.36
2.04
2.60
2.34
3.59
1.80
.92
2.19
.76
.53
1.19

.88
.62
.47
.47
.35
.45
.54
.69
.65
1.08
1.22
.87
.79
.75
.94

.73
.12
3.36
3.36
4.52
4.00
5.10
4.67
6.85
3.46
2.34
5.32
1.65
1.22
1.24

.97
.75
.60
.60
.42
.58
.74
.92
.87
1.09
1.41
1.17
1.00
1.19
1.92

.26
.04
-.01
.25
-.31
.30
.04
.30
.28
.36

.06
.08
.13
.09
.10
.05
.08
.12
.07
.05

.34
-.13
-.28
.40
-.40
.71
.41
.77
.56
.52

.08
.11
.17
.12
.14
.07
.12
.16
.09
.06

3.27
3.61
6.37
8.19
-.84
1.74
1.18
2.36
1.77
2.34

.12
.18
.27
.16
.18
.12
.19
.24
.15
.10

5.18
5.51
10.49
14.65
-1.13
3.42
2.51
4.52
3.50
3.98

.16
.23
.37
.21
.22
.14
.21
.31
.24
.12

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

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Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008-Continued
U.S. city average
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Special aggregate indexes
All items less shelter ............................................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................................
Nondurables less food .........................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .....................................................
Nondurables ........................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ..........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter ................................................................
Services less medical care services ....................................................
Energy .................................................................................................
All items less energy ............................................................................
All items less food and energy ...........................................................
All items less food and shelter .........................................................
All items less food, shelter, and energy .........................................
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks ....
Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks ...........
Energy commodities ......................................................................
Services less energy services .........................................................
Domestically produced farm food ........................................................
Utilities and public transportation .........................................................

0.34
.38
.05
.02
.27
.37
-.11
.41
.29
.42
.24
.18
.28
.13
.18
-.03
-.02
.14
.21
.64
.46

0.05
.05
.08
.12
.08
.08
.53
.06
.05
.16
.04
.05
.06
.05
.06
.09
.10
.14
.05
.15
.13

14

0.50
.58
-.08
-.19
.46
.43
-.36
.84
.74
.52
.47
.35
.32
.35
.39
-.15
.05
.15
.59
1.33
1.22

0.06
.06
.11
.16
.11
.10
.75
.08
.08
.19
.06
.07
.07
.07
.08
.13
.15
.18
.07
.16
.18

3.05
2.49
3.54
6.06
7.64
4.68
.03
2.48
1.73
10.95
1.50
1.26
3.04
1.12
1.26
-.14
.12
15.03
1.53
3.46
3.19

0.09
.10
.17
.25
.15
.16
1.14
.13
.13
.27
.09
.11
.11
.11
.12
.21
.22
.26
.12
.20
.25

4.72
4.09
5.43
9.99
13.59
7.48
-.52
4.60
3.33
18.13
2.79
2.33
4.72
2.05
2.20
.11
.16
29.77
3.21
6.44
5.64

0.12
.11
.22
.34
.19
.20
1.53
.15
.15
.27
.11
.12
.13
.15
.16
.26
.28
.31
.14
.25
.24

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Table 2V. Northeast Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008
Northeast
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
All items ...............................................................................................

0.40

0.11

0.65

0.14

2.54

0.21

3.98

0.23

Food and beverages ..........................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................................
Food away from home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................

.48
.50
.50
.39
.43

.16
.17
.29
.13
.29

1.14
1.16
1.44
.80
.83

.20
.21
.34
.20
.40

2.92
2.95
3.39
2.20
2.38

.29
.29
.44
.32
.64

5.20
5.27
6.10
4.43
4.39

.38
.38
.48
.41
1.03

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence .............................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ...............................
Fuels and utilities .............................................................................
Household energy .........................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...........................................................
Electricity ...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ..........................................................
Household furnishings and operations ............................................

.26
-.07
.30
.15
.75
.79
.92
1.03
.90
.20

.20
.23
.10
.12
.30
.34
.28
.21
.66
.28

.73
.49
.61
.28
2.18
2.14
1.96
1.58
3.61
.23

.26
.33
.15
.17
.36
.41
.38
.36
.92
.41

1.91
1.14
2.12
.86
7.57
8.08
3.66
2.67
7.03
.42

.36
.44
.25
.27
.40
.48
.47
.39
1.23
.75

3.33
2.22
3.96
2.01
11.50
12.08
7.10
4.07
11.99
-.28

.36
.47
.33
.38
.55
.59
.46
.56
.77
.96

Apparel ..............................................................................................

-.22

.86

.59

1.41

.70

2.46

-.19

2.56

Transportation ...................................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................................
New and used motor vehicles .......................................................
New vehicles ...............................................................................
New cars and trucks ..................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...................................................................
Motor fuel .......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ......................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................

-.10
-.17
-.09
-.23
-.29
-.09
-.28
-.36
-.39
-.45
-.26
-.22

.14
.14
.27
.28
.24
.29
.03
.29
.28
.44
.44
.41

.20
.20
-.14
-.15
-.20
-.19
-.47
.71
.69
.64
.86
.77

.22
.22
.30
.37
.40
.36
.06
.36
.36
.59
.54
.47

5.03
5.01
-.40
-.89
-.95
-.52
-.78
14.71
14.60
14.82
14.35
13.74

.30
.30
.50
.57
.42
.48
.16
.43
.45
.90
.87
.68

8.87
9.17
.12
-.72
-.87
-1.13
.41
28.66
28.33
28.70
27.79
26.90

.31
.35
.47
.60
.77
.71
.21
.37
.38
.65
.72
.74

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

.13
.27
.17
.19

.17
.22
.18
.21

.38
.23
.39
.43

.24
.37
.33
.39

1.42
1.60
1.32
1.40

.35
.71
.50
.80

3.34
2.44
3.49
2.95

.69
1.02
.81
1.12

Recreation .........................................................................................

.19

.20

.32

.29

1.23

.50

2.42

.64

Education and communication ..........................................................

.34

.12

.41

.16

2.50

.44

4.49

1.03

Other goods and services ..................................................................

.29

.19

.57

.34

2.27

.62

4.18

.62

.33
.02
.12
.17
-.18
.19
-.07
.43
.35
.38
.37
.39
.04
.15
.21
.44
.37
.18
.44
.24
.15
-.04
-.10
.10

.12
.18
.28
.19
.20
.14
.23
.24
.13
.12
.08
.11
.18
.26
.18
.15
.11
.15
.22
.11
.13
.22
.30
.15

.51
.11
.28
.97
-.21
.54
.49
.75
.64
.53
.61
.64
.15
.33
.96
.71
.61
.55
1.59
.49
.39
.16
1.42
.48

.18
.25
.38
.25
.27
.20
.33
.32
.18
.16
.12
.15
.24
.36
.22
.23
.15
.21
.25
.15
.18
.33
.34
.21

3.65
4.03
6.89
9.03
-.39
1.78
1.14
2.82
2.06
2.45
3.23
2.60
3.95
6.57
8.37
4.94
2.17
1.77
11.13
1.55
1.34
.51
16.19
1.50

.31
.46
.67
.33
.38
.27
.45
.55
.27
.24
.20
.23
.44
.63
.30
.37
.25
.28
.33
.23
.27
.53
.45
.29

5.42
6.07
11.40
16.42
-1.40
3.20
2.23
4.56
4.06
3.86
4.84
4.03
5.95
10.78
15.05
7.71
4.41
3.14
19.75
2.73
2.30
.54
32.50
3.03

.39
.57
.84
.40
.50
.31
.47
.60
.62
.26
.24
.23
.55
.79
.37
.47
.32
.32
.46
.25
.29
.68
.53
.34

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 ........................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter ................................................................
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 .........................................................

15

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Table 3V. Midwest Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008
Midwest
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
All items ...............................................................................................

0.38

0.08

0.58

0.10

2.36

0.14

4.02

0.17

Food and beverages ..........................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................................
Food away from home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................

.41
.44
.46
.44
.31

.15
.17
.28
.14
.28

1.04
1.03
1.23
.89
.68

.18
.19
.32
.20
.39

2.97
3.03
3.38
2.62
1.71

.23
.25
.34
.32
.77

5.53
5.70
6.33
4.87
3.09

.28
.27
.46
.34
.90

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence .............................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ...............................
Fuels and utilities .............................................................................
Household energy .........................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...........................................................
Electricity ...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ..........................................................
Household furnishings and operations ............................................

.34
.00
.19
.07
.96
.89
.85
.51
1.47
.20

.13
.12
.08
.08
.36
.43
.45
.38
.64
.28

.76
.04
.37
.13
1.52
1.46
1.53
.67
2.18
.37

.16
.17
.10
.11
.59
.69
.70
.61
.98
.42

1.40
.76
1.04
.44
5.27
5.58
5.55
3.41
12.58
1.21

.24
.30
.22
.21
.78
.90
.93
1.42
1.46
.60

2.51
1.63
2.11
1.51
9.48
10.03
9.59
5.45
17.27
1.70

.23
.33
.28
.22
.61
.70
.75
.96
1.50
.69

Apparel ..............................................................................................

-.49

.72

-.60

.97

1.41

1.71

.91

1.85

Transportation ...................................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................................
New and used motor vehicles .......................................................
New vehicles ...............................................................................
New cars and trucks ..................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...................................................................
Motor fuel .......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ......................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................

.27
.16
-.22
-.28
-.29
-.06
-.26
.28
.30
.22
.65
.27

.17
.18
.33
.44
.30
.32
.03
.28
.29
.40
.51
.39

.32
.22
-.63
-.67
-.62
-.24
-.45
.15
.28
.31
.16
.32

.25
.25
.43
.64
.45
.41
.05
.38
.39
.54
.63
.66

4.95
4.83
-1.32
-2.16
-2.10
-.38
-.61
12.59
12.73
12.83
12.71
12.08

.31
.31
.52
.69
.80
.70
.06
.49
.48
1.02
.96
1.15

9.05
9.11
.35
-.49
-.26
.58
.78
26.90
26.93
27.13
26.95
25.89

.34
.35
.58
.80
.78
.83
.10
.74
.72
1.10
.86
.95

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

.06
.00
.11
.24

.10
.23
.12
.11

.19
-.01
.27
.54

.22
.33
.18
.20

1.15
-.12
1.60
1.55

.41
.95
.37
.36

2.75
.03
3.74
3.56

.61
1.41
.52
.58

Recreation .........................................................................................

.17

.22

.25

.32

1.21

.68

2.33

.68

Education and communication ..........................................................

.18

.11

.32

.18

1.63

.34

3.12

.54

Other goods and services ..................................................................

.38

.17

.54

.30

2.10

.55

3.79

.70

.40
.17
.28
.29
-.21
.33
-.01
.39
.24
.33
.41
.41
.18
.34
.31
.59
.49
.35
.91
.22
.13
-.07
.31
.18

.13
.16
.22
.18
.22
.10
.13
.21
.14
.08
.09
.08
.16
.21
.18
.14
.13
.10
.22
.08
.08
.18
.27
.08

.30
-.23
-.42
.49
-.38
.72
.04
.70
.36
.48
.57
.55
-.14
-.29
.59
.43
1.01
.72
.50
.41
.30
-.06
.19
.41

.17
.22
.28
.25
.33
.12
.18
.33
.18
.11
.12
.11
.21
.26
.22
.18
.16
.13
.32
.10
.12
.25
.37
.12

3.32
3.38
5.69
6.81
-.57
1.65
.76
2.35
1.48
2.20
3.11
2.45
3.31
5.40
6.35
4.48
2.52
1.61
10.20
1.43
1.08
.23
12.60
1.30

.24
.35
.52
.31
.43
.19
.30
.42
.36
.15
.17
.16
.33
.49
.30
.29
.25
.20
.47
.16
.17
.37
.49
.19

5.49
5.89
10.09
13.60
.04
2.94
1.62
4.69
3.35
3.83
5.01
4.07
5.76
9.55
12.63
7.39
4.61
2.86
17.05
2.64
2.15
.91
27.02
2.61

.26
.38
.58
.45
.49
.21
.34
.54
.38
.19
.19
.18
.37
.54
.41
.32
.24
.22
.57
.18
.21
.43
.73
.22

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 ........................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter ................................................................
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 .........................................................

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Table 4V. South Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008
South
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
All items ...............................................................................................

0.37

0.08

0.66

0.10

2.68

0.17

4.62

0.23

Food and beverages ..........................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................................
Food away from home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................

.54
.53
.59
.38
.30

.13
.13
.23
.10
.27

1.07
1.08
1.29
.85
.61

.14
.14
.25
.15
.38

2.90
3.02
3.64
2.48
1.57

.21
.21
.31
.22
.65

5.66
5.86
6.59
4.64
3.18

.26
.26
.36
.33
.75

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence .............................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ...............................
Fuels and utilities .............................................................................
Household energy .........................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...........................................................
Electricity ...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ..........................................................
Household furnishings and operations ............................................

.33
.16
.25
.23
.40
.41
.51
.79
2.08
.20

.11
.12
.09
.09
.37
.44
.46
.51
.92
.20

.80
.44
.55
.44
1.38
1.49
1.30
.89
1.92
.33

.15
.19
.14
.15
.65
.80
.83
.84
1.27
.28

1.88
1.46
1.87
1.37
5.57
6.02
5.74
6.03
11.63
.91

.34
.35
.36
.32
.92
1.09
1.12
1.19
1.74
.48

3.68
2.94
3.84
3.04
10.61
11.58
11.19
10.15
12.27
.88

.43
.50
.59
.53
.79
.92
.94
.98
1.76
.60

Apparel ..............................................................................................

-.07

.76

-.38

1.13

-.57

1.50

-1.06

2.37

Transportation ...................................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................................
New and used motor vehicles .......................................................
New vehicles ...............................................................................
New cars and trucks ..................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...................................................................
Motor fuel .......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ......................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................

.26
.25
-.44
-.21
-.22
-.05
-.38
.49
.50
.55
.57
.51

.17
.17
.19
.29
.30
.24
.02
.30
.30
.32
.34
.32

.70
.69
-.94
-.42
-.42
-.08
-.65
.88
.93
.90
1.06
.93

.19
.19
.31
.42
.45
.35
.03
.36
.37
.47
.46
.47

5.66
5.62
-1.68
-1.67
-1.69
-.34
-1.06
16.31
16.31
16.55
16.07
15.48

.30
.30
.39
.56
1.13
.77
.06
.55
.56
.50
.53
.47

10.23
10.34
-1.19
-2.11
-2.13
-.88
-.24
32.37
31.87
32.18
31.50
30.82

.31
.31
.48
.69
.99
.85
.14
.54
.54
.44
.48
.50

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

.22
.22
.13
.24

.16
.26
.16
.12

.35
.47
.43
.53

.28
.46
.26
.23

1.39
.80
1.80
1.80

.46
.80
.54
.42

4.23
2.12
4.90
3.55

.61
.90
.65
.70

Recreation .........................................................................................

.18

.25

.20

.36

1.01

.49

1.38

.64

Education and communication ..........................................................

.10

.11

.24

.16

1.57

.34

2.94

.47

Other goods and services ..................................................................

.26

.17

.69

.31

1.76

.39

3.58

.52

.33
.20
.31
.48
-.31
.33
.16
.37
.21
.32
.35
.37
.21
.33
.48
.48
.46
.32
.66
.25
.17
-.10
.50
.27

.10
.15
.21
.18
.15
.09
.12
.18
.12
.08
.09
.08
.14
.19
.17
.12
.12
.10
.33
.07
.08
.15
.29
.08

.48
.14
-.06
.79
-.67
.77
.43
.72
.42
.58
.58
.62
.17
.01
.82
.50
.73
.78
.89
.49
.31
-.20
1.00
.57

.15
.22
.32
.24
.23
.12
.19
.27
.16
.11
.11
.10
.21
.30
.23
.17
.18
.13
.39
.10
.11
.24
.35
.12

3.46
3.89
6.96
8.89
-1.34
1.96
1.47
2.37
1.70
2.63
3.12
2.69
3.80
6.65
8.36
4.99
2.56
1.97
11.89
1.51
1.24
-.55
16.40
1.72

.23
.32
.45
.31
.32
.26
.35
.43
.29
.19
.17
.19
.31
.42
.30
.28
.26
.28
.56
.17
.19
.36
.55
.24

5.98
6.57
12.23
17.03
-1.39
3.88
2.95
4.53
3.23
4.53
5.26
4.62
6.45
11.65
15.88
8.55
5.08
3.85
20.58
2.90
2.41
.05
32.78
3.39

.31
.44
.68
.35
.42
.35
.49
.68
.39
.24
.23
.25
.43
.64
.33
.39
.34
.38
.46
.22
.25
.49
.55
.34

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 ........................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter ................................................................
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 .........................................................

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Table 5V. West Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2008
West
1 Month

2 Month

6 Month

12 Month

Item and group
Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Median
price
change

Median
standard
error

Expenditure category
All items ...............................................................................................

0.32

0.08

0.57

0.10

2.22

0.17

3.70

0.18

Food and beverages ..........................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................................
Food away from home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................

.41
.38
.39
.38
.28

.16
.16
.29
.14
.44

.88
.94
1.32
.69
.66

.19
.21
.31
.19
.61

2.74
2.82
3.39
2.00
1.77

.24
.24
.38
.29
1.01

5.22
5.34
6.26
3.85
3.75

.29
.31
.47
.36
1.11

Housing .............................................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence .............................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ...............................
Fuels and utilities .............................................................................
Household energy .........................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...........................................................
Electricity ...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ..........................................................
Household furnishings and operations ............................................

.20
.18
.25
.26
.64
.73
.83
.08
1.69
.14

.11
.13
.12
.08
.26
.33
.35
.35
.78
.31

.54
.42
.54
.52
1.03
1.07
.92
.85
2.93
.35

.17
.19
.24
.11
.44
.61
.61
.43
1.48
.50

1.48
1.39
1.83
1.50
2.90
2.94
2.81
2.11
5.11
.93

.31
.32
.46
.28
.81
1.07
1.09
2.06
1.80
.59

2.90
2.96
4.04
3.26
5.48
5.55
4.87
3.99
5.21
-.14

.24
.30
.37
.26
.44
.55
.56
.98
1.22
.75

Apparel ..............................................................................................

-.43

.75

-.14

1.15

-.65

1.67

.07

2.19

Transportation ...................................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................................
New and used motor vehicles .......................................................
New vehicles ...............................................................................
New cars and trucks ..................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...................................................................
Motor fuel .......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ......................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................

-.30
-.32
-.21
-.15
-.15
.07
-.30
-1.08
-1.17
-1.18
-1.13
-1.15

.13
.14
.20
.29
.33
.37
.02
.24
.25
.58
.58
.61

-.52
-.55
-.37
-.49
-.48
.07
-.43
-2.26
-2.35
-2.35
-2.34
-2.30

.20
.19
.31
.44
.45
.54
.03
.29
.29
.79
.80
.79

4.69
4.77
-1.03
-1.34
-1.34
.33
-.81
14.82
14.45
14.69
14.01
13.76

.30
.31
.38
.50
.59
.67
.09
.42
.43
.83
.88
.74

6.53
6.56
-.64
-1.59
-1.58
.37
.44
22.64
22.33
22.81
21.41
20.92

.39
.41
.44
.60
.59
.66
.14
.67
.68
1.29
1.08
.98

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

.19
.25
.21
.21

.17
.33
.16
.15

.31
.29
.37
.45

.23
.49
.24
.23

1.98
.91
2.27
1.78

.44
1.22
.46
.33

4.19
2.16
4.65
3.36

.51
1.50
.52
.51

Recreation .........................................................................................

.19

.25

.31

.35

.52

.44

.48

.56

Education and communication ..........................................................

.31

.13

.66

.21

1.85

.38

3.34

.52

Other goods and services ..................................................................

.28

.19

.60

.29

1.73

.43

3.62

.47

.14
-.24
-.54
-.29
-.24
.24
.16
.21
.36
.30
.26
.31
-.22
-.49
-.18
.15
.35
.24
-.44
.18
.14
-.10
-1.02
.24

.13
.17
.25
.18
.21
.09
.13
.22
.13
.09
.09
.08
.17
.23
.17
.15
.12
.10
.21
.08
.09
.19
.24
.09

.06
-.55
-.90
-.68
-.40
.65
.41
.73
.73
.47
.31
.53
-.50
-.78
-.54
.14
.85
.67
-1.06
.43
.34
-.22
-2.10
.58

.17
.22
.36
.23
.27
.12
.19
.31
.17
.11
.11
.10
.22
.33
.22
.21
.13
.13
.28
.10
.12
.25
.28
.12

2.91
3.10
6.32
7.90
-.87
1.72
1.41
2.51
1.95
2.18
2.57
2.19
3.05
6.00
7.34
4.45
2.25
1.71
10.22
1.52
1.30
-.31
14.90
1.77

.22
.31
.48
.34
.31
.23
.31
.50
.28
.20
.17
.18
.30
.44
.30
.27
.25
.26
.57
.16
.20
.36
.41
.21

3.86
3.72
8.38
11.31
-1.93
3.55
2.97
4.39
3.75
3.57
3.87
3.63
3.72
8.04
10.59
6.28
4.31
3.45
14.93
2.80
2.44
-.34
22.73
3.50

.28
.39
.65
.43
.36
.19
.30
.61
.45
.20
.21
.19
.37
.63
.37
.38
.24
.20
.47
.19
.21
.42
.64
.20

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 ........................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter ................................................................
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 .........................................................

18

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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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000

211.143
632.491

212.193
635.637

0.2

0.5

-0.8

0.3

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
1.898
.910
1.194
.982
2.022
.300
.241
1.481
.433
6.474
.314
1.127

219.729
219.675
219.744
254.445
208.616
209.632
282.601
164.882
192.492
197.429
206.886
206.343
124.012
221.319
153.402
219.113

219.333
219.205
218.389
254.187
207.963
204.537
278.721
164.213
192.404
196.676
205.359
206.621
122.580
221.968
154.726
219.682

4.7
4.8
4.8
8.9
4.1
-1.7
2.4
4.1
8.2
8.9
11.1
7.6
3.7
4.8
4.3
3.6

-.2
-.2
-.6
-.1
-.3
-2.4
-1.4
-.4
.0
-.4
-.7
.1
-1.2
.3
.9
.3

.1
.0
-.2
.5
-.2
-1.1
-1.6
.1
.7
.9
1.0
.6
.2
.3
.1
.5

.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-.6
-1.3
-.1
.6
1.5
-1.9
.8
.2
.3
-.4
.2

-.1
-.1
-.4
-.5
-.1
-2.4
.4
-.4
-.3
.0
-1.1
-.2
-1.2
.3
.9
-.2

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

43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
4.159
.971
4.790
.781

216.928
248.292
247.974
133.559
255.500
120.402
215.232
194.149
247.163
199.791
157.275
128.761
150.438

217.180
248.878
248.305
135.809
255.779
120.683
213.520
192.168
242.264
197.886
157.638
129.170
150.156

1.9
1.7
3.3
-5.7
2.1
2.6
3.8
3.3
-21.4
5.6
5.8
1.9
4.6

.1
.2
.1
1.7
.1
.2
-.8
-1.0
-2.0
-1.0
.2
.3
-.2

.0
.0
.2
-.6
.1
-.2
-.4
-.5
-8.4
.1
.3
.1
.5

.0
.2
.3
-1.1
.3
.3
-.7
-.9
-2.7
-.8
.2
-.1
-.2

.0
.0
.1
-1.8
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-1.8
.0
.1
.2
-.2

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

3.691
.923
1.541
.183
.688

114.764
110.797
100.638
112.321
122.363

118.825
115.202
105.777
113.544
124.301

.8
2.0
-.5
-1.9
1.6

3.5
4.0
5.1
1.1
1.6

-.6
-.5
-1.0
-.3
-.4

.3
1.6
.2
.5
-.2

1.3
2.8
.8
-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 ................................................................

15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480
1.628
3.164
2.964
.382
1.188
1.125

166.738
161.788
91.831
133.273
124.863
156.604
154.488
133.414
241.076
234.394

169.542
164.871
92.224
134.186
122.837
167.395
166.118
134.108
241.689
231.529

-11.0
-11.6
-2.5
-1.5
-10.5
-35.4
-35.6
7.1
5.7
-1.8

1.7
1.9
.4
.7
-1.6
6.9
7.5
.5
.3
-1.2

-5.0
-5.2
-.3
-.3
-.7
-18.8
-19.3
.1
.1
-1.4

1.3
1.5
.2
.3
-.8
5.3
6.0
.3
.7
-1.8

1.9
2.2
.5
.8
-1.7
7.6
8.3
.5
.3
-1.9

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

6.390
1.625
4.765
2.702
1.545

369.830
299.998
391.365
315.603
551.305

372.405
302.184
394.047
316.992
558.373

2.8
2.0
3.1
2.9
5.8

.7
.7
.7
.4
1.3

.3
.4
.2
.2
.5

.4
.4
.5
.3
.8

.3
.6
.3
.1
.8

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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

5.741
1.822

113.822
101.347

114.461
101.704

1.9
-1.4

0.6
.4

-0.2
.1

0.0
-.5

0.4
.0

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

6.301
3.107
.221
2.886
3.194
3.022
2.408
.614
.214

126.151
187.175
468.432
538.765
84.928
82.030
101.880
9.919
88.522

126.190
187.256
469.996
538.878
84.945
82.052
101.895
9.926
87.696

3.6
5.5
7.0
5.4
1.9
1.8
3.1
-3.2
-12.8

.0
.0
.3
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.9

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

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

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

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

3.386
.776
2.610
.651
.647
1.074

350.259
607.403
203.080
162.588
225.734
340.608

351.223
611.549
203.391
162.508
225.895
341.188

3.2
6.3
2.4
3.1
2.3
2.2

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

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

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

.2
.7
.0
.0
.1
.1

39.556
15.757
23.799
13.289
3.691
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
.333
4.159
.971
.781
5.567
4.765
11.002

164.360
219.729
136.427
162.938
114.764
196.490
109.025
257.780
258.830
120.402
199.791
157.275
150.438
247.006
391.365
300.614

165.891
219.333
138.702
167.560
118.825
201.554
109.221
258.328
259.440
120.683
197.886
157.638
150.156
248.114
394.047
301.471

-3.3
4.7
-7.9
-11.5
.8
-15.4
-2.6
2.7
1.7
2.6
5.6
5.8
4.6
4.3
3.1
3.5

.9
-.2
1.7
2.8
3.5
2.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
-1.0
.2
-.2
.4
.7
.3

-2.1
.1
-3.5
-5.8
-.6
-7.5
-.4
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.3
.5
.0
.2
.2

.5
.1
.8
1.7
.3
2.3
-.1
.1
.2
.3
-.8
.2
-.2
.3
.5
.1

.9
-.1
1.5
2.8
1.3
3.3
.1
.1
-.1
.2
.0
.1
-.2
.4
.3
.3

85.371
66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285

209.777
198.936
203.281
139.258
166.282
197.704
190.649
276.227
247.013
174.622
216.586
216.719
139.111
162.395
263.759
$ .474
$ .158

211.076
200.184
204.265
141.491
170.665
202.323
192.943
276.739
247.439
178.741
217.325
217.685
140.270
172.428
264.547
$ .471
$ .157

-.5
-.5
.1
-7.4
-10.5
-13.8
-3.5
4.0
2.7
-18.5
2.2
1.8
.0
-34.6
2.5

.6
.6
.5
1.6
2.6
2.3
1.2
.2
.2
2.4
.3
.4
.8
6.2
.3

-.9
-1.2
-.9
-3.3
-5.3
-6.6
-2.5
.3
.1
-9.3
.0
.0
-.2
-18.0
.1

.3
.3
.3
.8
1.6
2.1
.8
.1
.1
1.7
.2
.2
.1
4.6
.2

.5
.6
.4
1.4
2.6
3.0
1.2
.2
.0
3.3
.1
.2
.4
6.9
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

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

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

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

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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

213.263

211.577

212.174

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

219.023
218.988
219.515
254.287
209.204
213.102
282.374
163.799
190.551
192.364
207.855
204.429
123.543
220.043
153.978
218.167

219.181
219.082
219.179
255.655
208.726
210.838
277.783
164.038
191.809
194.164
209.848
205.566
123.791
220.684
154.062
219.154

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

217.622
248.455
246.480
141.484
254.522
120.232
219.934
199.606
287.529
203.527
156.219
128.735
149.998

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

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

213.007

4.2

6.7

-9.4

-0.5

5.4

-5.0

219.309
219.193
218.879
255.719
208.536
209.632
274.270
163.804
192.914
197.086
205.904
207.193
124.012
221.319
153.402
219.504

219.076
218.970
217.968
254.347
208.389
204.537
275.374
163.173
192.419
196.990
203.729
206.838
122.580
221.968
154.726
219.141

5.7
6.0
7.5
17.5
3.9
-.7
9.9
4.1
10.1
9.5
21.3
8.5
1.9
4.0
3.5
3.1

8.7
9.0
11.6
9.5
10.9
14.1
23.1
4.4
9.1
5.2
23.7
7.6
7.9
5.9
4.0
4.0

4.6
4.5
3.6
9.2
3.9
-3.0
-10.1
9.5
9.7
11.0
9.9
9.4
8.6
5.6
7.7
5.6

.1
.0
-2.8
.1
-1.5
-15.1
-9.6
-1.5
4.0
10.0
-7.7
4.8
-3.1
3.5
2.0
1.8

7.2
7.5
9.5
13.5
7.3
6.4
16.3
4.3
9.6
7.3
22.5
8.1
4.9
5.0
3.7
3.5

2.3
2.2
.4
4.5
1.1
-9.3
-9.8
3.9
6.8
10.5
.7
7.1
2.6
4.6
4.8
3.7

217.592
248.519
246.928
140.600
254.683
120.019
219.092
198.564
263.242
203.746
156.646
128.910
150.689

217.646
248.938
247.744
139.122
255.349
120.402
217.515
196.727
256.210
202.120
157.027
128.759
150.438

217.621
248.881
248.087
136.561
255.687
120.683
217.260
196.415
251.478
202.043
157.141
129.008
150.156

4.6
1.9
3.1
-2.6
2.1
2.7
24.5
29.0
53.3
26.8
4.8
2.5
10.0

4.1
2.3
4.1
-.9
2.2
.5
16.6
18.1
1.9
19.8
9.4
2.6
6.2

-.7
1.8
3.4
-5.9
2.3
5.8
-16.1
-20.1
-58.3
-15.5
6.5
1.7
2.2

.0
.7
2.6
-13.2
1.8
1.5
-4.8
-6.2
-41.5
-2.9
2.4
.9
.4

4.3
2.1
3.6
-1.7
2.2
1.6
20.5
23.4
25.0
23.3
7.1
2.5
8.1

-.4
1.3
3.0
-9.6
2.1
3.6
-10.6
-13.4
-50.6
-9.4
4.4
1.3
1.3

118.905
112.064
107.286
113.858
125.046

118.221
111.478
106.214
113.474
124.534

118.523
113.210
106.470
114.014
124.325

120.039
116.328
107.374
112.796
125.209

-2.3
-.4
-7.2
-4.8
3.1

5.6
-2.2
14.6
-5.4
-.3

-3.5
-4.2
-8.2
6.7
3.0

3.9
16.1
.3
-3.7
.5

1.6
-1.3
3.1
-5.1
1.4

.1
5.5
-4.1
1.4
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 .......................................................

176.111
170.921
91.614
132.190
127.738
197.861
195.185
132.947
239.048
246.856

167.353
161.950
91.321
131.766
126.872
160.675
157.460
133.077
239.356
243.444

169.489
164.414
91.534
132.132
125.893
169.176
166.839
133.414
241.076
239.071

172.759
168.067
91.997
133.199
123.757
182.030
180.685
134.108
241.689
234.648

4.8
3.8
-2.2
-1.4
-5.1
10.9
9.9
5.2
5.3
21.6

15.6
15.2
-2.4
-1.3
-8.6
45.5
45.7
11.5
7.8
21.4

-45.7
-47.1
-6.9
-6.3
-16.0
-85.0
-85.4
8.3
5.0
-22.7

-7.4
-6.5
1.7
3.1
-11.9
-28.4
-26.6
3.5
4.5
-18.4

10.1
9.3
-2.3
-1.4
-6.9
27.0
26.5
8.3
6.6
21.5

-29.1
-29.7
-2.7
-1.7
-14.0
-67.2
-67.2
5.9
4.8
-20.6

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

367.299
297.631
388.825
314.450
543.141

368.302
298.814
389.723
315.052
545.921

369.914
299.887
391.533
316.115
550.035

371.175
301.710
392.512
316.299
554.315

2.0
-1.4
3.2
3.8
5.0

2.3
.8
2.8
3.0
5.5

2.7
3.3
2.5
2.6
4.2

4.3
5.6
3.8
2.4
8.5

2.2
-.3
3.0
3.4
5.2

3.5
4.4
3.2
2.5
6.3

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

114.196
102.128

114.002
102.189

114.022
101.677

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

125.166
184.945
462.974
532.337
84.604
81.723
101.538
9.867
88.984

125.567
185.829
465.315
534.870
84.746
81.886
101.688
9.906
88.529

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

349.385
599.820
203.181
161.000
226.197
341.188

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

114.492
101.630

1.3
-2.2

3.6
.3

1.5
-1.8

1.0
-1.9

2.5
-1.0

1.3
-1.9

125.900
186.426
466.752
536.592
84.926
82.030
101.880
9.919
88.522

126.187
187.249
468.101
539.023
84.944
82.052
101.895
9.926
87.696

4.2
5.9
6.9
5.8
2.6
2.2
4.3
-5.2
-13.3

4.9
6.2
12.8
5.7
3.7
3.7
5.8
-4.1
-15.9

2.2
4.9
4.2
5.0
-.4
-.4
.9
-5.7
-15.9

3.3
5.1
4.5
5.1
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.4
-5.7

4.5
6.0
9.8
5.8
3.2
2.9
5.0
-4.6
-14.6

2.7
5.0
4.4
5.1
.6
.6
1.2
-1.7
-10.9

349.529
602.644
203.007
161.397
226.281
341.063

350.529
607.403
203.284
162.588
225.734
341.123

351.139
611.549
203.328
162.508
225.895
341.519

4.7
4.2
4.9
2.9
5.2
5.4

4.3
11.6
2.3
1.2
.9
3.4

1.9
1.7
2.0
4.5
3.7
-.2

2.0
8.1
.3
3.8
-.5
.4

4.5
7.8
3.6
2.0
3.0
4.4

2.0
4.8
1.2
4.1
1.6
.1

168.455
219.023
142.365
175.495
118.905
214.232
109.345
257.841
259.074
120.232
203.527
156.219
149.998
246.922
388.825
299.430

164.891
219.181
137.385
165.287
118.221
198.177
108.961
258.073
259.268
120.019
203.746
156.646
150.689
246.912
389.723
300.093

165.772
219.309
138.547
168.119
118.523
202.707
108.857
258.406
259.773
120.402
202.120
157.027
150.438
247.648
391.533
300.534

167.199
219.076
140.611
172.896
120.039
209.390
108.993
258.654
259.487
120.683
202.043
157.141
150.156
248.567
392.512
301.506

3.6
5.7
2.4
9.7
-2.3
12.9
-2.0
4.6
1.7
2.7
26.8
4.8
10.0
7.3
3.2
4.2

9.6
8.7
10.1
18.3
5.6
22.4
-1.4
4.7
2.2
.5
19.8
9.4
6.2
9.0
2.8
4.6

-21.8
4.6
-34.2
-49.9
-3.5
-59.4
-5.5
.4
2.1
5.8
-15.5
6.5
2.2
-1.6
2.5
2.2

-2.9
.1
-4.8
-5.8
3.9
-8.7
-1.3
1.3
.6
1.5
-2.9
2.4
.4
2.7
3.8
2.8

6.5
7.2
6.2
13.9
1.6
17.6
-1.7
4.6
2.0
1.6
23.3
7.1
8.1
8.2
3.0
4.4

-12.9
2.3
-20.9
-31.3
.1
-39.1
-3.4
.8
1.4
3.6
-9.4
4.4
1.3
.5
3.2
2.5

212.356
201.862
205.557
145.017
177.942
213.399
196.837
276.182
247.277
197.086
216.604
216.868
139.870
203.872
263.463

210.379
199.458
203.785
140.192
168.525
199.276
191.854
276.902
247.630
178.835
216.630
216.882
139.578
167.125
263.696

211.055
200.133
204.338
141.335
171.218
203.422
193.462
277.056
247.839
181.938
216.970
217.265
139.745
174.862
264.221

212.061
201.331
205.148
143.336
175.672
209.425
195.833
277.608
247.947
187.901
217.276
217.670
140.300
186.872
264.500

3.9
5.3
4.3
2.4
9.6
12.3
8.4
7.6
4.4
18.3
2.6
2.1
-.6
13.1
3.1

6.4
8.9
7.0
9.9
17.1
20.7
12.9
7.5
4.7
33.2
3.9
3.0
1.4
42.3
3.6

-11.5
-14.3
-10.1
-32.9
-47.5
-56.1
-27.8
-1.0
.5
-67.0
1.2
.6
-2.2
-83.9
1.7

-.6
-1.0
-.8
-4.6
-5.0
-7.2
-2.0
2.1
1.1
-17.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
-29.4
1.6

5.1
7.1
5.7
6.0
13.3
16.5
10.6
7.5
4.6
25.5
3.3
2.5
.4
26.9
3.4

-6.2
-7.9
-5.6
-20.0
-29.4
-36.2
-15.9
.5
.8
-47.8
1.2
1.1
-.5
-66.3
1.6

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

211.143
632.491

212.193
635.637

0.2
-

219.729
219.675
219.744
254.445
223.511
237.438
217.012
234.637
168.948
270.852
164.881
301.075
315.464
157.597
249.760
243.747
255.724
247.229
253.449
290.134

219.333
219.205
218.389
254.187
222.064
237.937
214.818
233.771
168.775
271.265
164.861
302.438
313.143
158.069
249.254
242.244
256.344
248.602
253.294
292.022

250.223
208.616
208.209
205.752
223.028
205.371
164.311
150.345
152.750
187.253
131.136
221.711
131.008
186.741
209.492
174.989
117.172
200.025
197.746
129.586
259.933
165.041
204.904
133.069
214.047
201.715
128.723
241.085
141.584
128.024
173.191
262.639
215.285
209.632
142.861
207.487
144.506
217.751
201.745
138.673

255.107
207.963
207.964
205.821
224.807
207.261
165.065
151.815
153.016
185.326
130.806
220.023
131.491
184.727
206.645
172.324
115.156
199.663
194.974
130.125
255.049
161.122
204.528
133.267
213.008
201.934
126.639
239.616
140.153
127.824
173.418
261.537
207.790
204.537
134.775
194.363
137.181
213.508
200.962
140.097

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.5

-0.8

0.3

0.4

-

-

-

-

4.7
4.8
4.8
8.9
9.1
14.0
4.3
15.8
31.7
8.8
8.0
8.4
7.3
9.5
8.7
10.8
7.0
9.4
6.3
11.6

-.2
-.2
-.6
-.1
-.6
.2
-1.0
-.4
-.1
.2
.0
.5
-.7
.3
-.2
-.6
.2
.6
-.1
.7

.1
.0
-.2
.5
.1
1.8
-.1
-.5
.3
.7
-.1
.9
-1.7
.7
-.2
-.5
.2
1.2
.4
1.5

.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.2
-3.1
-.4
.7
-.9
-.1
-.5
-1.2
.7
-.8
1.4
2.1
-.1
.6
1.2
2.3

-.1
-.1
-.4
-.5
-1.2
.9
-1.0
-.4
-.1
-.2
.0
.5
-.7
.3
-.9
-.7
.2
-.1
-.1
-.5

9.4
4.1
5.4
5.2
5.1
9.3
6.0
.1
5.2
4.4
3.1
1.4
5.3
6.5
7.1
4.1
4.6
6.6
7.0
7.9
1.9

2.0
-.3
-.1
.0
.8
.9
.5
1.0
.2
-1.0
-.3
-.8
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-1.5
-1.7
-.2
-1.4
.4
-1.9
-2.4
-.2
.1
-.5
.1
-1.6
-.6
-1.0
-.2
.1
-.4
-3.5
-2.4
-5.7
-6.3
-5.1
-1.9
-.4
1.0

.8
-.2
.1
-.1
-.2
.6
-1.0
-.2
-2.8
.0
-.1
-.4
-.5
.2
.3
.9
-1.9
.3
-.3
-.3
-2.9
-5.2
.3
.4
.1
-.5
-.3
.3
-.2
1.1
1.7
.9
-5.1
-1.1
-2.1
-1.7
-2.4
-.4
-.5
-.1

-2.3
-.1
-.2
-.5
-1.3
-1.1
.9
-2.9
.1
-.6
1.2
.3
1.9
.9
1.2
-1.8
-2.6
1.5
3.2
.2
2.6
5.5
.0
.0
-1.8
-.2
.1
1.0
.8
.8
.7
.7
1.0
-.6
-1.4
-1.8
-1.0
-.7
.3
-.9

2.7
-.1
.1
.3
.8
.9
.5
1.0
.2
-.4
-.7
-1.3
.2
-.5
-1.8
-1.2
-1.7
.2
.3
.4
-1.9
-2.4
.1
.6
-.5
.1
-1.5
-.6
-1.0
1.3
1.0
-.4
-3.1
-2.4
-5.7
-6.3
-5.1
-1.9
.7
.3

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

100.000

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

15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
.366
.044
.201
.122

-

-

.784
.237
-

.112
.205
-

.231
-

1.898
1.789
1.151
.557
.225
.087
.194
.051
.346
.120
-

.071
-

.069
.086
.248
-

.335
.274
-

.061
.303
.161
.142
-

.109
.910
.312
-

.291
.146
.160

-

4.5
4.8
7.3
3.6
3.0
7.1
3.9
11.0
14.2
8.8
-13.0
-1.7
-10.0
-11.7
-8.5
2.7
5.7
.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

282.601
327.546
332.748
301.505
214.999
182.967
354.638
118.872
320.222
349.241
302.254
322.507
319.465
148.363
149.957
141.526
159.124
143.722
201.274
150.327
176.629
164.882
127.618
154.922
151.174
119.924
114.704
187.897
191.663
205.860
126.226
192.492
197.429
178.216
130.309
144.618
206.886
165.411
181.779
251.509
123.579
151.356
132.897
206.343
232.018
168.541
213.784
214.681
120.373
133.771
124.378
249.838
139.984
124.012
104.587
221.319
137.978
141.506
136.512
114.660
128.491

278.721
321.506
329.299
295.384
217.761
181.502
361.492
117.006
311.802
338.722
292.874
296.939
317.487
148.519
151.691
142.209
162.271
142.066
198.137
149.127
173.104
164.213
127.089
155.453
151.444
118.453
114.257
187.905
191.917
206.702
125.448
192.404
196.676
178.455
130.193
142.010
205.359
160.522
170.888
250.837
126.345
149.725
134.829
206.621
235.113
168.880
216.861
214.718
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
140.936
122.580
103.991
221.968
138.352
141.898
136.771
114.906
128.572

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-1.6
-2.2
-1.3
-2.7
-.7
1.6
5.1
-2.8
-3.1
-2.7
-1.0
-2.5
-2.4
.2
-.4
-.9
-.2
.7
.5
-.2
-.4
.1
.3
.1
-.3
.8
-.2
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.5
.7
.9
.9
1.4
-.9
1.0
1.6
1.1
1.5
-.6
1.2
.6
.6
-1.6
-.6
2.2
.2
.4
2.3
-.2
-.3
2.1
.2
.4
.3
.2
.5
.4
.2
1.0

-1.3
-1.9
-2.2
-2.3
.2
-4.0
-3.8
-3.0
-1.6
2.5
.7
-3.8
-.5
.7
.5
-.4
1.0
1.5
1.8
.0
.2
-.1
-.4
.3
1.4
-.2
.7
-.9
-.9
-.7
1.6
.6
1.5
.5
1.3
2.8
-1.9
-1.6
-3.6
-.4
-1.1
-1.2
-.8
.8
2.1
.4
.9
1.2
2.3
.9
3.7
12.5
-.7
.2
-1.1
.3
.3
.4
.5
.2
-.1

0.4
.6
1.9
-3.9
-.2
-2.5
.2
5.7
-.7
-2.6
-3.1
-4.5
-.4
-.2
1.2
.4
1.9
-1.4
-2.3
-.5
-2.0
-.4
-.2
.4
.2
-1.2
-.8
.6
.3
.4
-.5
-.3
.0
-.2
-.1
-1.4
-1.1
-2.9
-5.0
-.8
2.2
-2.6
1.5
-.2
.7
.2
1.4
-.4
2.5
.0
.3
-.2
.7
-1.2
-.6
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.1

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 3 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................
Canned fruits 2 3 ............................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 2 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 3 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ............................................
Other sweets 3 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .....................................................
Butter 2 ...........................................................................
Margarine 2 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 3 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ...............................................
Other condiments 1 2 .....................................................
Baby food 1 3 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .....................................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .........

1.194
.909
.455
.081
.074
.080
-

.221
.454
.082
.060
.082
.230
.285
.147
-

.083
-

.055
-

.982
.651
.319
.015
.317
.332
.122
-

.210
2.022
.300
.051
.193
.057
.241
.068
-

.064
.109
-

1.481
.096
.314
.314
.252
-

.072
.433
-

6.474
3.143
2.572
.303
-

.142

2.4
-.3
-2.7
-5.6
17.4
-6.7
1.1
-5.9
2.2
18.3
3.7
-9.9
1.2
11.7
14.2
7.5
18.5
7.5
7.7
11.8
19.0
4.1
4.1
6.1
2.9
2.0
4.0
5.5
5.5
6.1
3.2
8.2
8.9
6.4
9.3
10.0
11.1
11.8
-.6
22.1
8.0
12.6
10.9
7.6
8.1
7.2
14.2
7.5
4.5
6.2
10.4
9.0
4.9
3.7
2.3
4.8
3.7
5.9
6.0
6.5
5.8

-1.4
-1.8
-1.0
-2.0
1.3
-.8
1.9
-1.6
-2.6
-3.0
-3.1
-7.9
-.6
.1
1.2
.5
2.0
-1.2
-1.6
-.8
-2.0
-.4
-.4
.3
.2
-1.2
-.4
.0
.1
.4
-.6
.0
-.4
.1
-.1
-1.8
-.7
-3.0
-6.0
-.3
2.2
-1.1
1.5
.1
1.3
.2
1.4
.0
2.5
.0
.3
-.2
.7
-1.2
-.6
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
2008

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

154.726
219.682
190.122
196.765
187.664
193.599
183.576
172.981
282.687
141.389
156.559
149.955

4.3
3.6
3.6
3.7
2.0
3.5
1.2
4.0
3.6
2.6
5.3
3.3

217.180
248.878
248.305
135.809
401.218
283.008
255.779
120.683
213.520
192.168
242.264
233.018
316.889
197.886
190.645
218.459
157.638
345.232
372.503
129.170
76.879
119.116
86.837
63.246
124.458
143.276
90.532
88.202

1.9
1.7
3.3
-5.7
5.1
-6.4
2.1
2.6
3.8
3.3
-21.4
-29.2
-4.9
5.6
9.2
-3.3
5.8
6.4
4.0
1.9
-4.2
.7
-2.6
-6.3
.4
.1
.4
1.2

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.9
.3
.5
.5
.1
.6
.0
.6
-.1
-.5
.1
.4

0.1
.5
.6
1.2
.0
.0
-1.1
.1
.4
.2
.6
.5

-0.4
.2
.1
-.3
.7
1.1
2.2
.3
.2
.4
.4
-.3

0.9
-.2
.0
.0
-.5
.6
.0
.2
-.1
-.5
.1
.5

.1
.2
.1
1.7
.2
1.8
.1
.2
-.8
-1.0
-2.0
-2.4
-1.3
-1.0
.1
-3.8
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.6
.3
.2
.5
.5
.6
.3

.0
.0
.2
-.6
.4
-.7
.1
-.2
-.4
-.5
-8.4
-11.7
-2.1
.1
.7
-1.3
.3
.4
-.1
.1
-.6
.0
-1.6
-.7
-1.1
-1.0
-1.6
.0

.0
.2
.3
-1.1
.6
-1.2
.3
.3
-.7
-.9
-2.7
-3.7
-1.3
-.8
.2
-3.6
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.2
-.6
-.2
1.0
.3
-.1
.6
.0

.0
.0
.1
-1.8
.6
-2.0
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-1.8
-3.8
-.6
.0
.5
-1.6
.1
.0
.2
.2
.5
-.6
2.5
.2
.5
.5
.6
-1.0

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

.314
1.127
.635
.322
.075

-

153.402
219.113
189.156
195.756
187.522
192.460
183.667
171.876
282.875
142.121
156.429
149.336

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ......................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...............................................................
Window coverings 3 .............................................................
Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..............
Other furniture 3 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 .........................................................
Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 .........................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................
Household operations 1 3 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 3 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ......................................

43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
.155
2.323
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
.188
.112
4.159
3.002
1.157
.971
.706
.266
4.790
.341
.048
.111
.181
1.034
.339
.499
.189

216.928
248.292
247.974
133.559
400.371
278.058
255.500
120.402
215.232
194.149
247.163
238.731
321.147
199.791
190.471
227.000
157.275
344.374
371.828
128.761
76.793
119.848
86.581
63.127
123.797
142.510
89.971
87.958

-

.238
.492

-

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

.361
.223

91.163
102.866
118.515
76.332
74.777
68.134
129.662
74.047
95.545
93.904
98.947
91.197
182.789
120.280
155.279
118.053
150.438
144.022

91.998
104.156
119.569
76.594
75.064
68.043
130.026
74.975
97.109
94.280
99.220
91.613
183.214
120.494
155.893
118.248
150.156
143.920

3.4
4.3
2.4
1.8
-1.6
-3.6
1.3
.4
1.0
1.2
.2
1.6
6.3
6.9
10.5
2.4
4.6
1.3

.9
1.3
.9
.3
.4
-.1
.3
1.3
1.6
.4
.3
.5
.2
.2
.4
.2
-.2
-.1

-.9
-.8
-1.3
-1.0
.2
-.1
1.2
.0
.3
.3
.8
.3
.8
1.3
1.2
-.2
.5
.1

.7
.9
1.7
.5
.0
-.7
-.3
3.2
-.5
.0
-.6
.0
.1
-.2
.3
.4
-.2
.2

.9
1.3
.9
.3
.4
-.1
-1.6
1.3
.7
.0
.3
.2
.2
.2
.4
.2
-.2
-.1

-

.134
.618
.340
.109
.073
.096
.730
.212
.349
.926
.375
.248
.302
.781
.255
.275
.080

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

124.573

123.427

-3.0

-.9

.1

-2.6

-.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Expenditure category
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................

.081

173.363

172.812

3.2

-0.3

0.1

0.1

-0.3

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .............................................................
Watches 8 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................

3.691
.923
.727
.141
.194
.215
.169
.196
1.541
1.282
.121
.100
.699

114.764
110.797
115.155
111.414
135.152
77.785
109.604
94.345
100.638
102.058
86.447
105.394
78.491

118.825
115.202
120.163
114.795
140.817
82.058
114.156
96.769
105.777
107.475
87.189
116.956
82.191

.8
2.0
2.0
-2.1
6.6
.5
2.4
2.1
-.5
-.9
-5.3
7.4
-3.8

3.5
4.0
4.3
3.0
4.2
5.5
4.2
2.6
5.1
5.3
.9
11.0
4.7

-.6
-.5
-1.3
-2.0
.5
-2.7
-1.3
2.3
-1.0
-1.0
-2.3
-1.1
-.8

.3
1.6
1.9
-1.5
.6
3.2
3.6
.5
.2
.5
-2.8
3.5
.9

1.3
2.8
2.8
3.3
2.8
5.2
1.4
1.8
.8
.7
-1.6
7.8
-1.5

.348
.259
.688
.224
.150
.314
.183
.356
.046
.310

87.726
93.514
122.363
123.713
131.944
116.366
112.321
146.515
118.622
153.399

93.255
97.347
124.301
124.637
130.663
120.366
113.544
147.919
119.653
154.889

4.2
1.2
1.6
3.3
3.2
-.3
-1.9
3.7
4.4
3.6

6.3
4.1
1.6
.7
-1.0
3.4
1.1
1.0
.9
1.0

-.4
-.9
-.4
-.6
1.2
-1.4
-.3
.7
-.7
.8

-.9
-.9
-.2
-1.6
2.3
-1.1
.5
-2.3
-.7
-2.4

3.8
1.5
.7
.7
-1.8
2.0
-1.1
1.6
1.7
1.5

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 2 .........................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 3 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .........................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 1 3 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 6 .......................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ....................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 ..........................................................

15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480

166.738
161.788
91.831
133.273
92.354
135.637
134.806
124.863
100.801
118.556
156.604
154.488
152.753
160.720
154.582
175.245
133.414
120.203
145.492
139.866
300.173
241.076
246.280
220.962
147.624
351.215
149.612
144.810
158.365
167.255
121.796
234.394
255.621
150.008
108.184

169.542
164.871
92.224
134.186
93.017
135.984
136.549
122.837
104.230
122.104
167.395
166.118
164.486
172.261
165.615
168.740
134.108
121.199
145.568
139.916
301.126
241.689
245.643
222.067
147.813
352.538
150.523
145.656
159.427
168.599
121.250
231.529
251.829
147.405
102.726

-11.0
-11.6
-2.5
-1.5
-1.6
.0
-3.2
-10.5
12.4
5.5
-35.4
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3
-32.6
7.1
6.4
8.1
5.2
21.7
5.7
4.0
7.0
4.9
4.3
4.6
3.2
7.0
8.8
1.5
-1.8
-3.5
-2.7
6.0

1.7
1.9
.4
.7
.7
.3
1.3
-1.6
3.4
3.0
6.9
7.5
7.7
7.2
7.1
-3.7
.5
.8
.1
.0
.3
.3
-.3
.5
.1
.4
.6
.6
.7
.8
-.4
-1.2
-1.5
-1.7
-5.0

-5.0
-5.2
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.7
.1
4.0
-18.8
-19.3
-19.6
-18.2
-17.7
-14.5
.1
.2
.0
.0
.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
.6
.0
1.6
2.1
.1
-1.4
-1.2
-1.1
6.7

1.3
1.5
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
-.8
2.2
1.7
5.3
6.0
6.2
5.2
4.3
-5.8
.3
.3
.1
.0
.7
.7
.4
.9
.6
.4
1.3
1.4
1.1
.6
3.8
-1.8
-2.1
-3.5
.0

1.9
2.2
.5
.8
.9
.5
1.2
-1.7
3.9
1.2
7.6
8.3
8.4
8.0
8.2
-3.7
.5
.8
.1
.0
.3
.3
-.3
.5
.1
.5
.6
.6
.7
.8
-.4
-1.9
-2.6
-1.7
-5.0

-

1.628
.645
.085
3.164
2.964
-

.200
.382
.230
.152
-

1.188
.070
.466
.624
2.042
.482
.291
.176
-

1.125
.731
.166
-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

103.146
64.901
246.074

101.715
64.168
246.062

7.8
-9.0
4.9

372.405
302.184
386.456
161.090
192.118
188.761
394.047
316.992
317.758
385.429
175.359
208.752
558.373
206.845
199.691
480.853
170.121
109.886
112.164

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-1.4
-1.1
.0

0.1
-3.0
-.1

-4.8
-3.6
.7

-1.4
.1
.0

2.8
2.0
1.9
2.6
3.2
1.3
3.1
2.9
3.2
3.3
.3
3.0
5.8
6.2
5.8
6.6
3.6
2.4
-3.5

.7
.7
.8
.4
.6
-.2
.7
.4
.3
.8
.7
.1
1.3
1.4
1.7
.7
.5
.2
.2

.3
.4
.2
1.1
1.5
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.5
.0
.5
.5
.5
.6
.4
-.2
-.5

.4
.4
.5
-.6
-.9
.7
.5
.3
.2
.4
.5
.4
.8
.8
.4
2.0
.7
1.3
.3

.3
.6
.6
.4
.6
.0
.3
.1
.0
.1
.7
.1
.8
.9
1.1
.3
.5
.2
.2

Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................

-

.222

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

6.390
1.625
1.253
.372
.259
.113
4.765
2.702
1.364
.752
.244
.342
1.545
1.337

.132
.076
.518

369.830
299.998
383.280
160.467
190.893
189.110
391.365
315.603
316.744
382.558
174.209
208.590
551.305
203.957
196.324
477.601
169.195
109.671
111.977

Recreation 3 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 3 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 3 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .........................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ........................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 3 ...........
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 3 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet food 2 3 ..........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...................
Pet services including veterinary 3 .........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..........................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 1 3 .......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 2 3 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................
Other recreational goods 3 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 3 ....................................
Recreation services 3 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ..........................................

5.741
1.822
.135
1.208
.030

113.822
101.347
12.038
360.439
18.821

114.461
101.704
11.839
364.127
18.821

1.9
-1.4
-21.0
1.8
-13.4

.6
.4
-1.7
1.0
.0

-.2
.1
-2.1
.3
-2.3

.0
-.5
-3.4
-.1
-.9

.4
.0
-2.4
.5
-.3

.166

78.907
59.722
101.072
50.160
103.874
151.426
192.995
142.499
118.359
181.097
155.104
186.994
119.498
138.489
101.263
80.698
73.972
86.244
35.101
109.899
118.030
104.766
60.301
64.228
64.918
87.582
96.816
144.101

78.417
59.080
100.685
49.721
100.904
152.474
194.003
143.320
118.950
182.813
155.850
189.401
120.055
138.790
102.011
80.435
73.284
86.720
34.569
110.088
118.443
104.894
60.912
64.694
65.643
89.909
96.759
145.058

1.7
-5.2
3.9
-6.0
-4.1
10.1
12.6
15.2
5.3
6.6
6.3
7.2
3.2
.1
7.1
-1.4
-6.6
1.2
-9.6
3.2
1.2
4.8
-3.6
-5.8
-3.4
1.2
1.2
2.6

-.6
-1.1
-.4
-.9
-2.9
.7
.5
.6
.5
.9
.5
1.3
.5
.2
.7
-.3
-.9
.6
-1.5
.2
.3
.1
1.0
.7
1.1
2.7
-.1
.7

1.0
1.1
1.0
-1.5
3.2
.3
.4
.8
-1.1
.3
-.2
.2
-.9
-.3
-.4
-.7
-1.6
-1.5
.6
.1
.0
.1
-1.4
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-.2
-.1

-.9
-2.1
-.4
-1.0
-.6
.8
1.0
.9
.7
.6
.8
.8
-.1
-1.1
.9
.6
-.4
-.8
-.7
1.4
.2
2.7
.3
.4
.9
-.4
.5
.1

-.6
-1.1
-.4
-.9
-2.9
.7
.6
.6
.9
.7
.5
1.0
.5
.4
.7
-.3
-.9
.6
-1.8
.2
.3
.1
.9
.7
1.1
2.3
-.2
.6

125.164
317.330
152.840
173.339

126.609
318.379
153.583
172.584

1.4
3.1
2.8
5.1

1.2
.3
.5
-.4

-.1
.0
.0
.6

-.4
.2
.2
.3

1.0
.3
.5
-.1

-

-

.104
.081
.792
.476
-

.316
-

.603
.325
.269
.161
.072
-

.087
-

.354
.228
-

.063
.044
1.735
.560
.672
-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................

.239
.274
.151
.123

258.652
216.309
129.128
106.899

259.964
218.612
131.333
107.198

4.0
4.0
6.1
1.6

0.5
1.1
1.7
.3

-0.3
-.2
.2
-.7

0.6
.5
.4
.6

0.5
1.1
1.7
.3

Education and communication 3 ................................................
Education 3 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 .......................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 10 .........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ................
Communication 3 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 3 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ............................
Telephone services 1 3 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 6 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ...
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 4 ..............
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 ....................................................

6.301
3.107
.221

1.052
.614
.214
.039
.292

126.151
187.175
468.432
155.350
538.765
592.071
589.825
230.823
189.508
84.928
137.851
217.897
199.746
82.030
101.880
233.598
77.613
56.255
83.703
64.356
9.919
88.522
50.468
76.270

126.190
187.256
469.996
155.874
538.878
591.782
589.825
231.112
189.910
84.945
137.729
218.293
191.518
82.052
101.895
233.677
77.614
56.201
83.651
64.361
9.926
87.696
50.630
76.858

3.6
5.5
7.0
7.5
5.4
5.8
6.0
4.4
4.5
1.9
3.8
4.5
-5.4
1.8
3.1
3.5
8.0
9.1
10.0
.4
-3.2
-12.8
-1.1
4.8

.0
.0
.3
.3
.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.0
-.1
.2
-4.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.9
.3
.8

.3
.5
.5
.4
.5
.5
.5
.4
.1
.2
-.4
.0
-5.4
.2
.1
.0
.7
1.8
.3
.0
.4
-.5
-.6
1.3

.3
.3
.3
.9
.3
.5
.4
.1
.5
.2
.8
1.2
-3.7
.2
.2
.5
.2
.2
.1
.0
.1
.0
.6
.5

.2
.4
.3
.3
.5
.5
.4
.3
.8
.0
-.1
.2
-3.7
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.9
.3
.8

.060

35.710

35.730

-3.3

.1

.2

-1.4

.1

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 3 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 8 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ....
Financial services 1 8 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ........................................................

3.386
.776
.727
.045
2.610
.651

350.259
607.403
246.548
174.378
203.080
162.588

351.223
611.549
248.181
176.152
203.391
162.508

3.2
6.3
6.2
7.5
2.4
3.1

.3
.7
.7
1.0
.2
.0

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

.3
.8
.8
1.0
.1
.7

.2
.7
.7
1.0
.0
.0

.328

105.419

104.887

1.5

-.5

.0

.4

-.5

.319
.647
.647
1.074
.311
.186
.265
.033
.181

-

183.583
225.734
137.735
340.608
275.818
271.535
137.142
149.426
259.243
122.686
171.903
87.942
153.583
97.773

184.345
225.895
137.833
341.188
275.836
272.351
137.395
150.580
259.750
122.671
172.332
88.701
155.282
99.468

4.7
2.3
2.3
2.2
3.5
4.9
4.1
6.1
-5.9
-5.7
3.1
1.3
.8
4.4

.4
.1
.1
.2
.0
.3
.2
.8
.2
.0
.2
.9
1.1
1.7

.5
.0
.0
.0
.5
.3
.3
-.1
-1.9
-2.8
.3
-.7
-.7
-.8

1.1
-.2
-.2
.0
.0
.2
.0
.0
.4
.3
-.2
-.8
-1.0
-.9

.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
.0
.8
.2
.0
-.4
.7
1.0
1.7

39.556
23.799
13.289
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
5.567
11.002
85.371

164.360
136.427
162.938
196.490
109.025
257.780
258.830
247.006
300.614
209.777

165.891
138.702
167.560
201.554
109.221
258.328
259.440
248.114
301.471
211.076

-3.3
-7.9
-11.5
-15.4
-2.6
2.7
1.7
4.3
3.5
-.5

.9
1.7
2.8
2.6
.2
.2
.2
.4
.3
.6

-2.1
-3.5
-5.8
-7.5
-.4
.1
.1
.0
.2
-.9

.5
.8
1.7
2.3
-.1
.1
.2
.3
.1
.3

.9
1.5
2.8
3.3
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.3
.5

-

2.886
1.452
.426
.819
.074
3.194
.172
.161
.011
3.022
2.408
.812
.544
-

-

.238

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

198.936
203.281
139.258
166.282
197.704
190.649
108.888
276.227
247.013
174.622
216.586
216.719
139.111
162.395
263.759
225.606
201.572
$ .474
$ .158

200.184
204.265
141.491
170.665
202.323
192.943
113.233
276.739
247.439
178.741
217.325
217.685
140.270
172.428
264.547
224.098
200.790
$ .471
$ .157

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Special aggregate indexes
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
3.002
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285
6.796
9.871
-

1
2
3
4
5
6

-0.5
.1
-7.4
-10.5
-13.8
-3.5
.7
4.0
2.7
-18.5
2.2
1.8
.0
-34.6
2.5
4.7
3.6

0.6
.5
1.6
2.6
2.3
1.2
4.0
.2
.2
2.4
.3
.4
.8
6.2
.3
-.7
-.4

-1.2
-.9
-3.3
-5.3
-6.6
-2.5
-.6
.3
.1
-9.3
.0
.0
-.2
-18.0
.1
-.2
.0

0.3
.3
.8
1.6
2.1
.8
.4
.1
.1
1.7
.2
.2
.1
4.6
.2
.3
-.4

0.6
.4
1.4
2.6
3.0
1.2
1.4
.2
.0
3.3
.1
.2
.4
6.9
.1
-.7
-.1

-

-

-

-

-

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

213.263

211.577

212.174

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

219.023
218.988
219.515
254.287
224.736
238.955
218.075
234.285
169.958
270.239
165.910
302.082
318.802
157.663
248.017
240.783
255.676
244.561
249.404
283.450

219.181
219.082
219.179
255.655
224.992
243.210
217.930
233.018
170.418
272.000
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
247.621
239.671
256.070
247.510
250.349
287.724

251.819
209.204
208.919
207.240
226.511
206.390
164.430
155.123
157.040
190.096
130.659
223.854
129.393
187.480
210.864
178.835
122.672
195.588
189.226
129.673
260.995
165.080
205.874
133.784
217.885
203.128
128.631
238.113
140.715
125.039
167.492
258.396
213.829
213.102
147.899
214.858
149.492
220.169
198.724
141.230

253.886
208.726
209.068
207.129
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
190.024
130.534
222.855
128.792
187.855
211.598
180.360
120.335
196.172
188.701
129.323
253.332
156.461
206.532
134.341
218.072
202.195
128.228
238.759
140.429
126.454
170.344
260.713
202.864
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
197.659
141.023

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

213.007

4.2

6.7

-9.4

-0.5

5.4

-5.0

219.309
219.193
218.879
255.719
224.532
235.633
217.012
234.637
168.948
271.670
164.881
301.075
315.464
157.597
251.007
244.657
255.724
248.921
253.449
294.238

219.076
218.970
217.968
254.347
221.820
237.650
214.818
233.771
168.775
271.126
164.861
302.438
313.143
158.069
248.660
242.985
256.344
248.654
253.294
292.798

5.7
6.0
7.5
17.5
16.9
35.8
11.1
24.3
54.1
18.8
24.9
24.4
25.2
17.6
17.2
25.7
5.9
18.5
4.1
24.4

8.7
9.0
11.6
9.5
13.6
11.4
3.9
36.9
106.7
7.8
3.6
6.8
-1.2
11.6
10.5
7.3
12.4
3.3
17.4
-.2

4.6
4.5
3.6
9.2
12.3
14.0
9.0
6.6
-2.7
8.1
7.8
3.5
15.3
8.5
6.7
7.8
9.0
9.7
-1.9
9.7

.1
.0
-2.8
.1
-5.1
-2.2
-5.8
-.9
-2.8
1.3
-2.5
.5
-6.9
1.0
1.0
3.7
1.0
6.9
6.4
13.9

7.2
7.5
9.5
13.5
15.3
23.0
7.4
30.5
78.5
13.2
13.7
15.3
11.2
14.6
13.8
16.1
9.1
10.6
10.6
11.4

2.3
2.2
.4
4.5
3.2
5.6
1.3
2.8
-2.8
4.7
2.5
2.0
3.6
4.7
3.9
5.7
4.9
8.3
2.2
11.8

248.082
208.536
208.750
206.088
223.028
205.371
164.311
150.345
152.750
188.876
132.037
223.577
131.196
189.592
214.167
177.046
117.172
199.129
194.818
129.586
259.933
165.041
206.603
134.350
214.047
201.715
128.407
241.085
141.584
127.438
171.583
262.639
204.815
209.632
142.861
207.487
144.506
217.751
198.203
139.740

254.807
208.389
208.973
206.705
224.807
207.261
165.065
151.815
153.016
188.123
131.134
220.769
131.437
188.667
210.317
174.987
115.156
199.477
195.347
130.125
255.049
161.122
206.813
135.163
213.008
201.934
126.526
239.616
140.153
129.112
173.218
261.537
198.470
204.537
134.775
194.363
137.181
213.508
199.670
140.093

16.2
3.9
4.5
3.1
3.9
.3
1.3
6.3
14.6
4.7
-1.3
-4.3
1.0
7.6
12.2
9.1
18.9
-.9
-1.3
3.9
-14.5

5.5
10.9
12.6
15.3
21.3
22.7
25.6
21.2
9.5
10.7
5.8
8.6
6.9
5.3
5.6
11.3
29.8
8.9
4.9
11.9
31.1

11.5
3.9
4.7
4.1
-.2
14.1
-2.4
-14.9
8.2
6.7
6.6
7.6
6.7
10.9
12.3
5.6
.0
10.6
11.6
15.2
5.5

4.8
-1.5
.1
-1.0
-3.0
1.7
1.6
-8.3
-9.9
-4.1
1.5
-5.4
6.5
2.6
-1.0
-8.3
-22.3
8.2
13.6
1.4
-8.8
-9.3
1.8
4.2
-8.7
-2.3
-6.4
2.5
-1.6
13.7
14.4
5.0
-25.8
-15.1
-31.0
-33.0
-29.1
-11.6
1.9
-3.2

10.8
7.3
8.5
9.0
12.3
11.0
12.8
13.5
12.0
7.7
2.2
2.0
3.9
6.4
8.9
10.2
24.2
3.9
1.8
7.8
5.9

8.1
1.1
2.4
1.5
-1.6
7.7
-.4
-11.6
-1.2
1.2
4.0
.9
6.6
6.6
5.4
-1.6
-11.9
9.4
12.6
8.1
-1.9

Expenditure category

-

-

-

3.1
1.7
7.1
8.2
10.7
11.9
10.0
7.7
4.1
23.3
-5.0
-.7
-7.5
-10.1
-4.9
3.8
7.0
3.5

3.8
5.5
20.7
6.5
-3.8
12.2
10.9
14.0
13.9
18.3
-11.7
14.1
13.3
13.4
12.7
26.2
3.9
.6

9.2
7.8
12.2
2.3
12.9
2.2
-3.1
8.8
25.3
-8.6
-8.0
-3.0
-9.3
-11.0
-8.0
-4.0
10.0
2.7

-

-

3.5
3.6
13.7
7.3
3.2
12.1
10.4
10.8
8.9
20.8
-8.4
6.4
2.4
1.0
3.6
14.5
5.5
2.0

5.5
6.0
1.2
.0
2.8
2.4
-2.3
11.2
19.7
-2.1
-17.4
-9.3
-20.9
-22.8
-19.2
-7.9
5.9
-.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

282.374
328.066
337.407
330.699
217.825
203.743
398.399
113.851
316.864
357.559
303.214
311.177
313.378
147.130
150.083
143.098
158.631
140.105
196.595

277.783
320.867
333.016
321.852
216.204
206.997
418.608
110.677
307.089
347.917
300.040
303.472
305.872
147.389
149.549
141.803
158.245
141.061
197.560

274.270
314.767
325.834
314.579
216.633
198.767
402.819
107.356
302.048
356.597
302.254
291.817
304.209
148.428
150.355
141.254
159.837
143.239
201.112

275.374
316.665
332.122
302.446
216.238
193.851
403.523
113.456
299.822
347.190
292.874
278.722
303.073
148.128
152.157
141.820
162.861
141.216
196.416

9.9
8.9
5.0
10.9
69.6
2.6
8.7
-3.6
13.2
5.9
-18.8
27.2
9.6
13.4
11.0
5.3
17.0
12.2
16.8

23.1
25.7
15.2
31.3
10.2
18.7
15.4
4.0
37.7
79.1
29.1
37.3
21.2
14.7
18.9
8.2
24.9
6.1
5.0

-10.1
-16.9
-21.0
-22.1
4.6
-24.2
-21.0
-20.9
-12.6
16.1
26.4
-41.4
-9.8
16.5
21.7
21.4
21.5
8.6
10.1

-9.6
-13.2
-6.1
-30.0
-2.9
-18.1
5.2
-1.4
-19.8
-11.1
-13.0
-35.6
-12.5
2.7
5.6
-3.5
11.1
3.2
-.4

16.3
17.0
10.0
20.7
36.7
10.4
12.0
.2
24.9
37.7
2.4
32.2
15.2
14.1
14.9
6.7
20.9
9.1
10.7

-9.8
-15.1
-13.9
-26.2
.8
-21.2
-8.8
-11.7
-16.3
1.6
4.9
-38.6
-11.2
9.4
13.4
8.2
16.2
5.9
4.7

150.406
176.985
163.799
126.719
153.144
149.508
119.230
113.917
190.751
195.165
208.053
123.906
190.551
192.364
175.280
126.857
141.301
207.855
164.509
184.236
247.911
125.746
152.617
133.137
204.429
238.030
168.750
207.301
210.774
117.158
129.600
120.255
222.805
138.018
123.543
105.302
220.043
137.402
140.280
134.951
114.154
127.292

150.142
176.320
164.038
127.040
153.251
149.073
120.207
113.702
190.073
194.612
207.297
123.265
191.809
194.164
176.913
128.689
139.994
209.848
167.204
186.217
251.587
124.935
154.446
133.912
205.566
234.176
167.801
211.835
211.280
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.506
114.392
128.587

150.079
176.629
163.804
126.548
153.696
151.174
119.924
114.487
188.304
192.853
205.860
125.234
192.914
197.086
177.828
130.309
143.934
205.904
164.478
179.453
250.629
123.579
152.550
132.897
207.193
239.120
168.541
213.784
213.904
120.373
133.771
124.378
249.838
139.984
124.012
104.587
221.319
137.978
141.506
136.190
114.660
128.491

149.368
173.104
163.173
126.282
154.339
151.444
118.453
113.580
189.507
193.527
206.702
124.576
192.419
196.990
177.505
130.193
141.969
203.729
159.771
170.535
248.536
126.345
148.614
134.829
206.838
240.735
168.880
216.861
213.043
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
140.936
122.580
103.991
221.968
138.352
141.898
136.608
114.906
128.572

13.7
18.6
4.1
.1
-4.5
-1.7
3.5
12.9
24.4
23.2
26.8
4.3
10.1
9.5
3.7
10.7
12.6
21.3
24.7
11.7
37.6
-18.5
44.2
25.6
8.5
4.9
10.3
17.1
12.0
9.0
3.7
4.7
28.8
8.2
1.9
3.0
4.0
3.6
4.7
4.7
.0
6.1

16.6
39.6
4.4
3.4
2.8
-7.7
2.2
5.9
2.6
5.8
3.6
7.9
9.1
5.2
7.4
4.6
10.7
23.7
23.9
8.6
39.1
33.6
14.6
4.0
7.6
3.6
10.8
15.5
3.6
-3.6
4.5
11.6
9.3
2.7
7.9
5.5
5.9
4.7
7.2
9.5
11.1
4.1

21.3
32.4
9.5
14.9
25.4
17.4
5.2
-.8
-.1
-1.6
-.9
-1.5
9.7
11.0
9.5
11.0
15.0
9.9
13.6
9.7
14.8
22.7
8.0
10.2
9.4
20.1
7.7
4.9
10.3
-7.9
3.4
9.6
-36.0
.1
8.6
6.1
5.6
3.8
7.1
5.0
12.5
8.8

-2.7
-8.5
-1.5
-1.4
3.2
5.3
-2.6
-1.2
-2.6
-3.3
-2.6
2.2
4.0
10.0
5.2
10.9
1.9
-7.7
-11.0
-26.6
1.0
1.9
-10.1
5.2
4.8
4.6
.3
19.8
4.4
23.0
13.5
15.9
56.9
8.7
-3.1
-4.9
3.5
2.8
4.7
5.0
2.7
4.1

15.1
28.6
4.3
1.7
-.9
-4.8
2.8
9.3
12.9
14.2
14.6
6.1
9.6
7.3
5.5
7.6
11.7
22.5
24.3
10.1
38.4
4.4
28.5
14.3
8.1
4.3
10.6
16.3
7.7
2.5
4.1
8.1
18.6
5.4
4.9
4.3
5.0
4.1
5.9
7.1
5.4
5.1

8.6
10.1
3.9
6.5
13.7
11.2
1.3
-1.0
-1.4
-2.5
-1.8
.3
6.8
10.5
7.3
11.0
8.3
.7
.5
-10.2
7.7
11.8
-1.4
7.7
7.1
12.1
3.9
12.1
7.3
6.4
8.3
12.7
.2
4.3
2.6
.5
4.6
3.3
5.9
5.0
7.5
6.4

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 3 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................
Canned fruits 2 3 .........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
3 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 3 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................
Other sweets 3 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .................................................
Butter 2 .......................................................................
Margarine 2 .................................................................
Salad dressing 1 3 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ............................................
Other condiments 1 2 ..................................................
Baby food 1 3 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .................................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .............................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .....

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

153.978
218.167
188.185
194.274
186.660
190.401
181.702
171.434
281.296

154.062
219.154
189.228
196.631
186.683
190.333
179.735
171.667
282.390

153.402
219.504
189.487
195.978
187.970
192.460
183.667
172.248
282.875

141.268
154.894
149.330

141.613
155.850
150.059

217.622
248.455
246.480
141.484
395.503
295.840
254.522
120.232
219.934
199.606
287.529
297.611
328.541
203.527
193.594
232.649
156.219
341.259
371.648
128.735
76.768
120.541
86.119
62.982
124.705
144.156
90.825
88.718

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

154.726
219.141
189.402
196.006
186.999
193.599
183.576
172.533
282.687

3.5
3.1
1.7
-2.7
5.1
1.2
4.9
5.4
5.5

4.0
4.0
3.9
4.9
.7
2.4
-2.3
4.0
3.8

7.7
5.6
6.4
9.4
1.4
3.5
-1.7
4.1
3.0

2.0
1.8
2.6
3.6
.7
6.9
4.2
2.6
2.0

3.7
3.5
2.8
1.0
2.9
1.8
1.2
4.7
4.7

4.8
3.7
4.5
6.5
1.1
5.2
1.2
3.3
2.5

142.121
156.429
149.658

141.389
156.559
150.477

5.2
4.9
6.9

3.9
6.5
-.4

1.1
5.3
3.9

.3
4.4
3.1

4.6
5.7
3.2

.7
4.8
3.5

217.592
248.519
246.928
140.600
397.072

217.646
248.938
247.744
139.122
399.444

217.621
248.881
248.087
136.561
401.797

4.6
1.9
3.1
-2.6
4.5

4.1
2.3
4.1
-.9
5.0

-.7
1.8
3.4
-5.9
4.3

.0
.7
2.6
-13.2
6.5

4.3
2.1
3.6
-1.7
4.7

-.4
1.3
3.0
-9.6
5.4

293.811
254.683
120.019
219.092
198.564
263.242
262.830
321.559
203.746
194.858
229.518
156.646
342.735
371.093
128.910
76.303
120.576
84.754
62.517
123.379
142.693
89.411
88.743

290.430
255.349
120.402
217.515
196.727
256.210
253.223
317.382
202.120
195.295
221.302
157.027
343.629
371.828
128.759
76.136
119.848
84.624
63.127
123.797
142.510
89.971
88.764

284.647
255.687
120.683
217.260
196.415
251.478
243.623
315.366
202.043
196.314
217.712
157.141
343.736
372.503
129.008
76.484
119.116
86.716
63.246
124.458
143.276
90.532
87.895

-3.0
2.1
2.7
24.5
29.0
53.3
78.5
19.2
26.8
12.2
70.8
4.8
5.2
3.9
2.5
-3.9
-11.7
-12.3
1.5
-1.3
-4.3
-3.0
4.3

-1.2
2.2
.5
16.6
18.1
1.9
-5.4
21.6
19.8
13.8
34.5
9.4
9.8
8.5
2.6
-4.5
17.7
-4.3
-12.4
4.2
7.9
5.3
2.4

-6.4
2.3
5.8
-16.1
-20.1
-58.3
-66.8
-33.7
-15.5
5.2
-50.3
6.5
7.9
2.9
1.7
-6.8
3.6
4.3
-14.9
-.2
-.2
.6
1.8

-14.3
1.8
1.5
-4.8
-6.2
-41.5
-55.1
-15.1
-2.9
5.7
-23.3
2.4
2.9
.9
.9
-1.5
-4.6
2.8
1.7
-.8
-2.4
-1.3
-3.7

-2.1
2.2
1.6
20.5
23.4
25.0
30.0
20.4
23.3
13.0
51.6
7.1
7.5
6.2
2.5
-4.2
2.0
-8.4
-5.7
1.4
1.6
1.1
3.3

-10.4
2.1
3.6
-10.6
-13.4
-50.6
-61.4
-25.0
-9.4
5.5
-38.3
4.4
5.4
1.9
1.3
-4.2
-.6
3.5
-7.0
-.5
-1.3
-.3
-1.0

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 2 .............
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2
3 ................................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 3 ..............................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .................................
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 ...............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .....................................................
Fuel oil ............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .............................................
Electricity 6 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ..................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 3 ..........................................................
Other linens 1 3 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..........
Other furniture 3 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 ......................................................
Appliances 1 3 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 ......................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .............................
Household operations 1 3 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 3 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ...................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

91.300
102.817
118.080
76.680
74.584
68.645
129.116
71.699
96.220
93.859
98.792
91.011
181.203
119.042
152.970
117.863
149.998
143.558
156.557
128.397

90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
130.648
71.721
96.546
94.120
99.541
91.253
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

91.163
102.866
118.515
76.332
74.777
68.134
130.226
74.047
96.065
94.098
98.947
91.284
182.789
120.280
155.279
118.053
150.438
144.022

91.998
104.156
119.569
76.594
75.064
68.043
128.186
74.975
96.760
94.134
99.220
91.473
183.214
120.494
155.893
118.248
150.156
143.920

1.6
4.7
-1.2
-3.3
.8
1.7
5.7
-5.5
-.5
1.4
.4
1.8
7.4
9.5
11.6
1.7
10.0
1.7

4.9
6.0
5.8
3.2
-5.3
-6.1
1.9
-5.9
.4
.7
-1.9
1.8
2.5
1.6
4.9
1.6
6.2
1.7
12.0
1.6

3.8
1.3
.1
8.1
-4.1
-6.2
.7
-4.5
2.1
1.6
.6
.7
11.1
11.7
18.0
5.1
2.2
.8
8.2
-8.1

3.1
5.3
5.1
-.4
2.6
-3.5
-2.9
19.6
2.3
1.2
1.7
2.0
4.5
5.0
7.9
1.3
.4
1.0

3.3
5.3
2.2
-.1
-2.3
-2.3
3.8
-5.7
-.1
1.0
-.8
1.8
4.9
5.5
8.2
1.7
8.1
1.7

3.5
3.3
2.6
3.8
-.8
-4.8
-1.1
6.9
2.2
1.4
1.2
1.4
7.7
8.3
12.8
3.2
1.3
.9

NA

NA

NA

-

128.493

125.185

124.903

5.8

-

-

-

-10.4

3.7

-9.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................

173.051

173.193

173.363

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .........................................................
Watches 8 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................

118.905
112.064
117.312
118.422
136.200
79.633
108.894
92.846
107.286
108.997
94.262
112.677
84.487

118.221
111.478
115.767
116.112
136.842
77.499
107.510
94.980
106.214
107.886
92.138
111.418
83.821

91.123
98.783
125.046
126.427
128.805
122.235
113.858
148.732
120.082
155.898

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 2 ......................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ................................................
Car and truck rental 3 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 3 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 6 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 .......................................................

176.111
170.921
91.614
132.190
91.616
134.716
133.698
127.738
98.851
113.664
197.861
195.185
193.621
201.120
193.137
217.477
132.947
119.590
145.334
139.889
297.236
239.048
244.895
218.782
146.503
346.818
146.862
142.793
154.306
162.937
117.175
246.856
274.145
157.205
101.417

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

172.812

7.0

0.6

6.0

-0.6

3.7

2.7

118.523
113.210
118.010
114.410
137.691
80.000
111.350
95.455
106.470
108.397
89.589
115.332
84.573

120.039
116.328
121.355
118.141
141.528
84.180
112.964
97.145
107.374
109.178
88.191
124.319
83.346

-2.3
-.4
2.2
7.4
6.0
-9.0
4.4
-7.4
-7.2
-7.6
-11.5
-17.1
-8.7

5.6
-2.2
-2.3
-8.5
-1.7
-3.9
12.9
-2.5
14.6
13.1
16.6
11.5
18.1

-3.5
-4.2
-5.3
-5.8
6.1
-6.6
-19.5
.5
-8.2
-8.1
1.6
-2.8
-16.0

3.9
16.1
14.5
-.9
16.6
24.9
15.8
19.8
.3
.7
-23.4
48.2
-5.3

1.6
-1.3
-.1
-.9
2.1
-6.5
8.6
-5.0
3.1
2.2
1.6
-3.8
3.9

.1
5.5
4.1
-3.4
11.2
8.0
-3.4
9.7
-4.1
-3.8
-11.7
20.0
-10.8

90.766
97.900
124.534
125.664
130.359
120.569
113.474
149.716
119.202
157.170

89.943
96.982
124.325
123.713
133.419
119.247
114.014
146.338
118.322
153.460

93.395
98.443
125.209
124.637
130.975
121.575
112.796
148.624
120.278
155.692

2.3
-4.9
3.1
10.8
1.5
3.5
-4.8
6.5
.9
7.1

2.1
22.6
-.3
-5.3
1.3
-2.1
-5.4
6.6
4.8
6.1

2.4
-8.8
3.0
14.8
3.3
-.5
6.7
2.3
11.5
2.1

10.4
-1.4
.5
-5.5
6.9
-2.1
-3.7
-.3
.7
-.5

2.2
8.0
1.4
2.4
1.4
.7
-5.1
6.5
2.8
6.6

6.3
-5.1
1.7
4.2
5.1
-1.3
1.4
1.0
6.0
.8

167.353
161.950
91.321
131.766
91.291
134.158
133.088
126.872
98.901
118.189
160.675
157.460
155.661
164.520
158.899
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
348.182
147.741
142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
243.444
270.888
155.454
108.182

169.489
164.414
91.534
132.132
91.549
134.434
133.615
125.893
101.053
120.185
169.176
166.839
165.389
173.078
165.779
175.245
133.414
120.203
145.492
139.866
300.173
241.076
246.280
220.962
147.624
349.426
149.612
144.810
158.365
167.255
121.796
239.071
265.129
150.008
108.184

172.759
168.067
91.997
133.199
92.341
135.043
135.259
123.757
104.949
121.656
182.030
180.685
179.212
186.846
179.381
168.740
134.108
121.199
145.568
139.916
301.126
241.689
245.643
222.067
147.813
351.011
150.523
145.656
159.427
168.599
121.250
234.648
258.209
147.405
102.726

4.8
3.8
-2.2
-1.4
-1.6
.4
-3.4
-5.1
-.8
15.7
10.9
9.9
9.2
10.8
10.8
175.1
5.2
5.5
4.7
2.1
15.4
5.3
1.5
6.9
4.7
3.5
4.7
1.2
10.8
14.2
1.1
21.6
23.7
4.1
9.9

15.6
15.2
-2.4
-1.3
-1.3
4.7
-6.0
-8.6
7.0
3.6
45.5
45.7
46.9
43.5
42.6
1.2
11.5
11.3
11.8
7.1
33.9
7.8
5.9
7.8
7.9
4.9
3.5
3.3
3.7
3.3
4.6
21.4
28.2
36.2
13.2

-45.7
-47.1
-6.9
-6.3
-6.3
-5.9
-7.6
-16.0
18.3
-21.2
-85.0
-85.4
-85.9
-84.6
-83.2
-79.6
8.3
3.6
15.8
12.1
34.6
5.0
7.5
7.0
3.3
3.9
.0
.1
-.1
3.7
-12.3
-22.7
-30.6
-18.2
-3.6

-7.4
-6.5
1.7
3.1
3.2
1.0
4.8
-11.9
27.1
31.2
-28.4
-26.6
-26.6
-25.5
-25.6
-63.8
3.5
5.5
.6
.1
5.3
4.5
1.2
6.1
3.6
4.9
10.4
8.3
14.0
14.6
14.7
-18.4
-21.3
-22.7
5.3

10.1
9.3
-2.3
-1.4
-1.5
2.6
-4.8
-6.9
3.0
9.5
27.0
26.5
26.7
26.1
25.7
66.9
8.3
8.4
8.2
4.5
24.3
6.6
3.7
7.3
6.3
4.2
4.1
2.2
7.2
8.6
2.8
21.5
25.9
19.1
11.5

-29.1
-29.7
-2.7
-1.7
-1.7
-2.5
-1.6
-14.0
22.6
1.7
-67.2
-67.2
-67.8
-66.2
-64.6
-72.8
5.9
4.5
8.0
5.9
19.1
4.8
4.3
6.6
3.5
4.4
5.1
4.1
6.7
9.0
.3
-20.6
-26.1
-20.5
.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

33

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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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ......................................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

108.168
68.910
244.459

108.295
66.865
244.260

103.146
64.480
246.074

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

367.299
297.631
380.379
159.553
189.790
186.627
388.825
314.450
315.428
380.990
172.516
207.851
543.141
200.878
194.296
464.853
167.029
108.494
112.254

368.302
298.814
381.135
161.373
192.577
187.087
389.723
315.052
316.250
382.077
173.377
207.850
545.921
201.962
195.197
467.656
167.740
108.281
111.697

Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 3 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .....................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ....................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 3 .......
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 3 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet food 2 3 .......................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...............
Pet services including veterinary 3 .....................................
Pet services 1 2 3 ..............................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ..................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 1 3 ....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................
Photographic equipment 2 3 .............................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..............................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ....................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ........................................................
Other recreational goods 3 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ...
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 3 .................................
Recreation services 3 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ...........
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ......................................

114.196
102.128
12.846
361.676
19.311

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

101.715
64.553
246.062

8.7
-1.6
7.4

152.9
-3.4
4.6

-37.2
-6.2
5.1

-21.8
-23.0
2.6

65.8
-2.5
6.0

-29.9
-15.0
3.9

369.914
299.887
383.058
160.467
190.893
188.433
391.533
316.115
317.020
383.759
174.209
208.590
550.035
203.497
195.985
477.020
168.856
109.671
111.977

371.175
301.710
385.238
161.090
192.118
188.498
392.512
316.299
317.070
384.291
175.359
208.752
554.315
205.249
198.091
478.223
169.632
109.886
112.164

2.0
-1.4
-1.1
.5
3.7
-3.3
3.2
3.8
4.0
3.6
4.4
4.2
5.0
5.3
4.5
5.0
2.5
.1
-4.4

2.3
.8
-.5
3.4
3.9
2.1
2.8
3.0
3.4
3.7
-7.5
4.9
5.5
5.8
5.5
5.2
2.6
2.7
-5.3

2.7
3.3
4.1
2.6
.1
2.6
2.5
2.6
3.5
2.2
-1.8
1.3
4.2
4.6
5.0
4.3
3.0
1.5
-4.0

4.3
5.6
5.2
3.9
5.0
4.1
3.8
2.4
2.1
3.5
6.8
1.7
8.5
9.0
8.0
12.0
6.4
5.2
-.3

2.2
-.3
-.8
1.9
3.8
-.6
3.0
3.4
3.7
3.7
-1.8
4.5
5.2
5.6
5.0
5.1
2.5
1.4
-4.9

3.5
4.4
4.6
3.3
2.5
3.3
3.2
2.5
2.8
2.9
2.4
1.5
6.3
6.8
6.5
8.1
4.7
3.4
-2.2

114.002
102.189
12.578
362.696
18.875

114.022
101.677
12.154
362.152
18.696

114.492
101.630
11.866
364.014
18.646

1.3
-2.2
-17.7
1.0
-12.3

3.6
.3
-14.1
3.6
-16.0

1.5
-1.8
-24.4
-.1
-12.3

1.0
-1.9
-27.2
2.6
-13.1

2.5
-1.0
-15.9
2.3
-14.2

1.3
-1.9
-25.8
1.2
-12.7

78.802
60.368
100.557
51.441
101.321
150.206
191.235
140.890
118.837
179.929
154.248
185.664
120.678
140.657
100.718
80.768
75.460
88.279
35.198
108.277
117.761
101.885
61.079
65.155
65.318
88.846
97.008
144.219

79.629
61.029
101.515
50.650
104.528
150.720
191.973
141.971
117.497
180.426
153.922
186.073
119.632
140.208
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.413
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.246
63.944
64.308
88.618
96.797
144.066

78.907
59.722
101.072
50.160
103.874
151.973
193.826
143.287
118.298
181.563
155.104
187.517
119.498
138.681
101.263
80.698
73.972
86.244
35.161
109.899
118.030
104.766
60.424
64.228
64.918
88.298
97.283
144.152

78.417
59.080
100.685
49.721
100.904
152.979
195.070
144.217
119.304
182.818
155.850
189.473
120.055
139.240
102.011
80.435
73.284
86.720
34.524
110.088
118.443
104.894
60.980
64.694
65.643
90.293
97.043
145.046

1.3
1.6
.4
-12.3
-11.6
9.2
10.8
13.6
4.6
7.1
6.1
6.8
5.4
1.7
8.4
-4.4
-10.3
5.4
-12.7
1.1
2.2
-.4
-4.3
-5.9
-3.3
-3.2
2.7
2.8

-8.6
-8.2
-8.0
-.6
9.2
14.1
17.9
20.0
7.6
8.9
11.0
9.8
2.2
-2.1
8.3
.4
.4
-.5
-7.4
.4
.9
1.0
-4.6
-7.2
-8.5
3.5
-1.5
4.8

18.2
-5.4
25.5
2.6
-10.8
9.6
13.8
17.8
7.4
3.7
4.2
3.8
7.4
5.1
6.4
.1
-4.9
7.6
-10.7
4.6
-.6
6.9
-4.9
-7.1
-3.6
-1.8
3.5
.6

-1.9
-8.3
.5
-12.7
-1.6
7.6
8.3
9.8
1.6
6.6
4.2
8.5
-2.0
-4.0
5.2
-1.6
-11.0
-6.9
-7.4
6.9
2.3
12.3
-.6
-2.8
2.0
6.7
.1
2.3

-3.8
-3.4
-3.9
-6.6
-1.7
11.7
14.3
16.8
6.1
8.0
8.5
8.3
3.8
-.3
8.4
-2.0
-5.1
2.4
-10.1
.8
1.6
.3
-4.5
-6.5
-5.9
.1
.6
3.8

7.6
-6.9
12.3
-5.4
-6.3
8.6
11.0
13.7
4.4
5.1
4.2
6.1
2.6
.4
5.8
-.8
-8.0
.1
-9.1
5.7
.9
9.6
-2.8
-5.0
-.8
2.4
1.8
1.5

126.021
316.473
152.615
171.716

125.866
316.607
152.546
172.774

125.303
317.330
152.840
173.232

126.578
318.379
153.583
173.139

2.4
2.0
1.1
9.0

4.4
5.9
5.6
6.4

-2.9
2.1
2.1
1.9

1.8
2.4
2.6
3.4

3.4
4.0
3.3
7.7

-.6
2.3
2.3
2.6

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................

257.984
215.727
128.347
107.048

257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

258.652
216.309
129.128
106.899

Education and communication 3 .............................................
Education 3 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 10 .....................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ............
Communication 3 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 3 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ........................
Telephone services 1 3 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 6 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 4 ..........
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 .................................................

125.166
184.945
462.974
153.385
532.337
583.630
583.663
228.792
188.247
84.604
137.149
215.400
217.734
81.723
101.538
232.552
76.983
55.165
83.319
64.356
9.867
88.984
50.462
74.955

125.567
185.829
465.315
153.975
534.870
586.407
586.441
229.717
188.467
84.746
136.642
215.400
206.027
81.886
101.688
232.527
77.490
56.159
83.583
64.361
9.906
88.529
50.180
75.899

36.166

Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 3 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 8 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3
Financial services 1 8 .......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ....................................................

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

259.964
218.612
131.333
107.198

5.8
-1.6
-1.6
-1.6

3.2
7.4
11.2
3.0

4.1
5.1
5.6
4.6

3.1
5.5
9.6
.6

4.5
2.8
4.6
.7

3.6
5.3
7.6
2.5

125.900
186.426
466.752
155.350
536.592
589.577
588.948
229.926
189.358
84.926
137.790
217.897
198.360
82.030
101.880
233.598
77.613
56.255
83.703
64.356
9.919
88.522
50.468
76.270

126.187
187.249
468.101
155.874
539.023
592.404
591.333
230.552
190.800
84.944
137.704
218.293
190.942
82.052
101.895
233.677
77.614
56.201
83.651
64.361
9.926
87.696
50.630
76.858

4.2
5.9
6.9
4.3
5.8
6.5
6.1
4.2
5.1
2.6
9.9
9.4
17.3
2.2
4.3
6.6
7.3
10.2
7.9
1.2
-5.2
-13.3
-2.7
-.5

4.9
6.2
12.8
16.1
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.5
3.7
4.2
3.3
18.1
3.7
5.8
4.0
21.7
16.2
33.7
.0
-4.1
-15.9
-3.2
5.8

2.2
4.9
4.2
3.5
5.0
5.0
6.7
4.6
1.8
-.4
-.2
.0
-2.4
-.4
.9
1.5
.9
2.8
-.2
.5
-5.7
-15.9
.1
3.7

3.3
5.1
4.5
6.7
5.1
6.2
5.4
3.1
5.5
1.6
1.6
5.5
-40.9
1.6
1.4
1.9
3.3
7.7
1.6
.0
2.4
-5.7
1.3
10.5

4.5
6.0
9.8
10.0
5.8
6.1
6.0
5.0
5.3
3.2
7.0
6.3
17.7
2.9
5.0
5.3
14.3
13.2
20.1
.6
-4.6
-14.6
-2.9
2.6

2.7
5.0
4.4
5.1
5.1
5.6
6.0
3.9
3.6
.6
.7
2.7
-24.0
.6
1.2
1.7
2.1
5.3
.7
.3
-1.7
-10.9
.7
7.1

36.230

35.710

35.730

5.9

-1.0

-12.4

-4.7

2.4

-8.6

349.385
599.820
243.449
172.443
203.181
161.000

349.529
602.644
244.647
172.664
203.007
161.397

350.529
607.403
246.548
174.378
203.284
162.588

351.139
611.549
248.181
176.152
203.328
162.508

4.7
4.2
3.8
10.5
4.9
2.9

4.3
11.6
12.0
6.0
2.3
1.2

1.9
1.7
1.5
4.7
2.0
4.5

2.0
8.1
8.0
8.9
.3
3.8

4.5
7.8
7.8
8.2
3.6
2.0

2.0
4.8
4.7
6.8
1.2
4.1

104.964

104.966

105.419

104.887

3.9

1.5

1.0

-.3

2.7

.4

180.761
226.197
138.017
341.188
274.074
270.975
137.295
149.624
263.104
125.844
172.197
89.341
156.230
99.419

181.661
226.281
138.068
341.063
275.535
271.697
137.650
149.481
258.195
122.325
172.762
88.755
155.079
98.654

183.583
225.734
137.735
341.123
275.653
272.243
137.621
149.426
259.243
122.686
172.341
88.037
153.588
97.773

184.345
225.895
137.833
341.519
275.803
272.199
137.634
150.580
259.750
122.671
171.635
88.694
155.189
99.468

1.7
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.1
6.2
8.4
8.2
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.0
1.1
9.1

.9
.9
.9
3.4
4.0
5.6
4.5
8.2
-8.8
-5.2
-1.5
-1.0
1.9
-4.9

8.2
3.7
3.7
-.2
2.2
5.9
2.6
5.6
-13.8
-11.8
10.8
4.2
2.8
14.1

8.2
-.5
-.5
.4
2.5
1.8
1.0
2.6
-5.0
-9.7
-1.3
-2.9
-2.6
.2

1.3
3.0
3.0
4.4
4.5
5.9
6.5
8.2
-2.1
-.3
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.9

8.2
1.6
1.6
.1
2.4
3.8
1.8
4.1
-9.5
-10.8
4.6
.6
.0
6.9

168.455
142.365
175.495
214.232
109.345
257.841
259.074

164.891
137.385
165.287
198.177
108.961
258.073
259.268

165.772
138.547
168.119
202.707
108.857
258.406
259.773

167.199
140.611
172.896
209.390
108.993
258.654
259.487

3.6
2.4
9.7
12.9
-2.0
4.6
1.7

9.6
10.1
18.3
22.4
-1.4
4.7
2.2

-21.8
-34.2
-49.9
-59.4
-5.5
.4
2.1

-2.9
-4.8
-5.8
-8.7
-1.3
1.3
.6

6.5
6.2
13.9
17.6
-1.7
4.6
2.0

-12.9
-20.9
-31.3
-39.1
-3.4
.8
1.4

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 7 .......................................................................

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

246.922
299.430
212.356
201.862
205.557
145.017
177.942
213.399
196.837
113.174
276.182
247.277
197.086
216.604
216.868
139.870
203.872
263.463
225.314
204.011

246.912
300.093
210.379
199.458
203.785
140.192
168.525
199.276
191.854
112.480
276.902
247.630
178.835
216.630
216.882
139.578
167.125
263.696
224.865
204.024

247.648
300.534
211.055
200.133
204.338
141.335
171.218
203.422
193.462
112.876
277.056
247.839
181.938
216.970
217.265
139.745
174.862
264.221
225.606
203.199

248.567
301.506
212.061
201.331
205.148
143.336
175.672
209.425
195.833
114.464
277.608
247.947
187.901
217.276
217.670
140.300
186.872
264.500
224.098
202.941

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

7.3
4.2
3.9
5.3
4.3
2.4
9.6
12.3
8.4
-3.4
7.6
4.4
18.3
2.6
2.1
-.6
13.1
3.1
7.0
13.5

9.0
4.6
6.4
8.9
7.0
9.9
17.1
20.7
12.9
7.0
7.5
4.7
33.2
3.9
3.0
1.4
42.3
3.6
11.5
13.8

-1.6
2.2
-11.5
-14.3
-10.1
-32.9
-47.5
-56.1
-27.8
-5.0
-1.0
.5
-67.0
1.2
.6
-2.2
-83.9
1.7
2.9
-8.7

2.7
2.8
-.6
-1.0
-.8
-4.6
-5.0
-7.2
-2.0
4.6
2.1
1.1
-17.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
-29.4
1.6
-2.1
-2.1

8.2
4.4
5.1
7.1
5.7
6.0
13.3
16.5
10.6
1.6
7.5
4.6
25.5
3.3
2.5
.4
26.9
3.4
9.2
13.6

0.5
2.5
-6.2
-7.9
-5.6
-20.0
-29.4
-36.2
-15.9
-.3
.5
.8
-47.8
1.2
1.1
-.5
-66.3
1.6
.4
-5.5

Special aggregate indexes
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 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5
6

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Feb. 2009
from—

Item
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

169.958
302.082
318.802
255.676
244.005
249.404
275.769
244.679
221.798
128.320
214.796
194.052
129.673
260.995
165.080
217.885
203.128
169.209
258.396
214.858
149.492
393.981
139.759
156.240
195.025
176.985
190.799
208.053
180.384
243.323
133.137
117.158
129.600
120.255
222.805
105.302
114.154
190.401
181.702
141.268
154.894
149.086

170.418
304.713
313.310
256.070
241.011
250.349
277.864
248.467
219.838
127.313
208.760
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
218.072
202.195
170.862
260.713
211.209
145.893
362.266
139.051
157.030
195.634
176.320
189.098
207.297
181.703
246.153
133.912
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
105.705
114.392
190.333
179.735
141.613
155.850
149.577

168.948
301.075
315.464
255.724
243.747
253.449
290.134
250.223
221.711
131.008
209.492
197.746
129.586
259.933
165.041
214.047
201.715
173.191
262.639
207.487
144.506
354.638
141.526
159.124
201.274
176.629
191.663
205.860
181.779
251.509
132.897
120.373
133.771
124.378
249.838
104.587
114.660
192.460
183.667
142.121
156.429
149.336

168.775
302.438
313.143
256.344
242.244
253.294
292.022
255.107
220.023
131.491
206.645
194.974
130.125
255.049
161.122
213.008
201.934
173.418
261.537
194.363
137.181
361.492
142.209
162.271
198.137
173.104
191.917
206.702
170.888
250.837
134.829
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
103.991
114.906
193.599
183.576
141.389
156.559
149.955

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

-2.6
.3
1.3
1.1
1.2
-.5
-3.7
-2.8
-1.1
-1.5
-1.9
.1
-.5
-.9

0.3
.9
-1.7
.2
-1.2
.4
.8
1.5
-.9
-.8
-2.8
-.2
-.3
-2.9
-5.2
.1
-.5
1.0
.9
-1.7
-2.4
-8.0
-.5
.5
.3
-.4
-.9
-.4
.7
1.2
.6
.4
2.3
-.2
-.3
.4
.2
.0
-1.1
.2
.6
.3

-0.9
-1.2
.7
-.1
1.1
1.2
4.4
.7
.9
2.9
.4
2.1
.2
2.6
5.5
-1.8
-.2
1.4
.7
-1.8
-1.0
-2.1
1.8
1.3
2.9
.2
1.4
-.7
.0
2.2
-.8
2.3
.9
3.7
12.5
-1.1
.2
1.1
2.2
.4
.4
-.2

-0.1
.5
-.7
.2
-.6
-.1
.7
2.0
-.8
.4
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.9
-2.4
-.5
.1
.1
-.4
-6.3
-5.1
1.9
.5
2.0
-1.6
-2.0
.1
.4
-6.0
-.3
1.5
2.5
.0
.3
-.2
-.6
.2
.6
.0
-.5
.1
.4

Feb.
2008

Food and beverages
Rice 2 .........................................................................................
White bread ................................................................................
Bread other than white ...............................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes .........................................................
Cookies ......................................................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products ......................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers
Bacon and related products .......................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 .................................
Ham, excluding canned ..............................................................
Frankfurters ................................................................................
Lunchmeats 2 .............................................................................
Lamb and organ meats ..............................................................
Lamb and mutton 2 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts ..................................................
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Prepared salads 3 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................

-

2.0
.2
2.9
-1.3
.6
.8
-17.8
-.9
-1.9
-.2
2.8
-2.6
-.7
-4.3
-1.9
.7
-1.0
-2.1
-1.6
-9.6
.7
.3
.8
-.7
.3
.4
.5

31.7
8.4
7.3
7.0
10.8
6.3
11.6
9.4
1.4
5.3
7.1
7.0
7.9
1.9
-

7.3
3.6
14.2
8.8
-11.7
-8.5
1.1
7.5
18.5
7.7
19.0
5.5
6.1
-.6
22.1
10.9
4.5
6.2
10.4
9.0
2.3
6.5
3.5
1.2
2.6
5.3
3.3

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

118.080

116.576

118.515

119.569

.4

-1.3

1.7

.9

2.4

91.724
135.041
133.697
182.637
190.495
183.615
139.889
297.236
162.937
117.175
101.417
108.168
68.872

91.677
134.930
133.657
143.918
152.838
148.343
139.882
298.121
166.315
117.295
108.182
108.295
67.057

92.354
135.637
134.806
152.753
160.720
154.582
139.866
300.173
167.255
121.796
108.184
103.146
64.901

93.017
135.984
136.549
164.486
172.261
165.615
139.916
301.126
168.599
121.250
102.726
101.715
64.168

.1
.2
.0
-31.5
-29.9
-28.4
1.5
2.1
-.1
-2.1
.6
2.3
.2

-.1
-.1
.0
-21.2
-19.8
-19.2
.0
.3
2.1
.1
6.7
.1
-2.6

.7
.5
.9
6.1
5.2
4.2
.0
.7
.6
3.8
.0
-4.8
-3.2

.7
.3
1.3
7.7
7.2
7.1
.0
.3
.8
-.4
-5.0
-1.4
-1.1

-1.6
.0
-3.2
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3
5.2
21.7
8.8
1.5
6.0
7.8
-9.0

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

See footnotes at end of table.

37

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Feb. 2009
from—

Item
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

194.040
466.140

194.073
466.736

196.324
477.601

60.368
100.557
140.737
119.148
154.248
185.266
88.279
35.539
117.761
101.885
65.318
152.615
172.139

61.029
101.515
141.485
117.639
153.922
185.269
86.915
35.196
117.795
102.004
64.308
152.546
172.671

153.385
55.165
83.319

125.844
171.216
156.810
99.419

Feb.
2008

199.691
480.853

0.4
.6

0.0
.1

1.2
2.3

1.7
.7

5.8
6.6

59.722
101.072
142.499
118.359
155.104
186.994
86.244
35.101
118.030
104.766
64.918
152.840
173.339

59.080
100.685
143.320
118.950
155.850
189.401
86.720
34.569
118.443
104.894
65.643
153.583
172.584

-.2
2.0
.8
.7
.3
.1
-.1
-.9
.2
.9
-1.3
.4
.4

1.1
1.0
.5
-1.3
-.2
.0
-1.5
-1.0
.0
.1
-1.5
.0
.3

-2.1
-.4
.7
.6
.8
.9
-.8
-.3
.2
2.7
.9
.2
.4

-1.1
-.4
.6
.5
.5
1.3
.6
-1.5
.3
.1
1.1
.5
-.4

-5.2
3.9
15.2
5.3
6.3
7.2
1.2
-9.6
1.2
4.8
-3.4
2.8
5.1

153.975
56.159
83.583

155.350
56.255
83.703

155.874
56.201
83.651

-.3
.3
-.2

.4
1.8
.3

.9
.2
.1

.3
-.1
-.1

7.5
9.1
10.0

122.325
171.238
155.308
98.654

122.686
171.903
153.583
97.773

122.671
172.332
155.282
99.468

-3.8
.0
.3
1.1

-2.8
.0
-1.0
-.8

.3
.4
-1.1
-.9

.0
.2
1.1
1.7

-5.7
3.1
.8
4.4

Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 7 8 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 8 9 ..................................................
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 10 ..................................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls .......................................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls .......................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 4 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000

205.700
612.719

206.708
615.719

-0.3

0.5

-1.0

0.3

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
2.315
.992
1.266
1.167
2.212
.304
.274
1.634
.472
6.664
.233
1.077

219.123
218.998
218.485
255.055
208.161
208.530
279.906
164.514
191.782
195.867
207.400
206.490
124.477
221.497
153.397
219.458

218.645
218.449
217.111
254.775
207.656
203.023
275.884
163.821
191.620
195.395
206.185
206.547
122.994
222.101
154.520
220.029

4.8
4.9
4.8
8.9
4.3
-2.3
2.6
4.0
8.0
8.7
11.3
7.3
3.5
5.0
5.2
3.5

-.2
-.3
-.6
-.1
-.2
-2.6
-1.4
-.4
-.1
-.2
-.6
.0
-1.2
.3
.7
.3

.1
.1
-.1
.5
-.2
-1.1
-1.6
.1
.6
.9
.8
.5
.2
.3
.1
.5

.0
.0
-.2
.0
-.2
-.7
-1.3
-.2
.6
1.2
-2.0
.9
.3
.3
-.2
.1

-.2
-.2
-.5
-.6
.0
-2.6
.2
-.3
-.3
.0
-.9
-.3
-1.2
.3
.7
-.2

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

41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
4.713
1.035
4.059
.360

213.078
241.651
246.696
134.235
231.503
120.715
213.882
191.852
251.976
197.703
157.733
124.454
152.273

213.192
242.051
246.991
136.255
231.746
120.960
212.353
190.110
246.781
196.040
158.069
124.865
152.168

2.4
2.1
3.2
-4.7
2.1
2.6
4.3
4.0
-19.8
5.8
5.9
1.9
4.3

.1
.2
.1
1.5
.1
.2
-.7
-.9
-2.1
-.8
.2
.3
-.1

.0
.1
.2
-.5
.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
-7.8
.1
.2
.0
.4

.0
.2
.3
-1.1
.3
.3
-.8
-1.0
-2.1
-1.0
.2
-.1
-.4

.1
.1
.1
-1.6
.1
.2
.0
.0
-2.3
.1
.1
.2
-.1

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

3.979
1.024
1.568
.249
.840

114.969
111.879
100.751
114.775
122.753

118.766
116.332
105.538
116.001
124.494

.7
2.4
-.9
-2.1
1.7

3.3
4.0
4.8
1.1
1.4

-.6
-.5
-1.1
-.5
-.2

.6
2.0
.6
.5
.0

1.0
2.8
.4
-.8
.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 ................................................................

17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
4.029
3.770
.482
1.242
.784

163.215
159.719
89.774
134.490
125.485
157.265
155.204
133.645
243.594
232.422

165.976
162.645
89.728
135.248
123.443
168.028
166.831
134.264
244.219
229.404

-12.9
-13.4
-4.2
-1.6
-10.6
-35.5
-35.6
7.2
5.6
-2.0

1.7
1.8
-.1
.6
-1.6
6.8
7.5
.5
.3
-1.3

-5.6
-5.8
-.4
-.3
-.6
-18.7
-19.1
.1
.1
-1.4

1.5
1.6
.1
.4
-.8
5.3
6.0
.3
.7
-1.5

2.0
2.1
.0
.7
-1.7
7.5
8.2
.5
.3
-2.0

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

5.355
1.320
4.035
2.234
1.338

370.001
291.710
392.831
318.110
547.655

372.630
293.917
395.563
319.663
554.390

2.8
1.9
3.1
3.0
5.9

.7
.8
.7
.5
1.2

.3
.4
.2
.2
.5

.4
.3
.5
.3
.8

.4
.6
.3
.1
.7

See footnotes at end of table.

39

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

5.454
1.982

110.630
101.488

111.257
101.857

1.8
-1.1

0.6
.4

-0.1
.1

0.0
-.5

0.4
.1

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

6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
3.694
3.568
2.965
.604
.202

122.025
184.642
471.061
519.987
87.599
85.581
101.876
10.418
88.178

122.092
184.765
473.012
520.159
87.640
85.624
101.890
10.442
87.622

3.4
5.5
7.0
5.4
2.0
1.9
3.0
-2.9
-12.9

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

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

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.0

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

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

3.668
1.267
2.401
.662
.580
.947

364.333
610.503
201.209
162.683
225.951
343.022

365.522
615.012
201.426
162.543
226.088
343.443

3.8
6.5
2.5
3.0
2.1
2.6

.3
.7
.1
-.1
.1
.1

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

.4
.8
.1
.9
-.3
-.1

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

42.689
16.942
25.747
14.587
3.979
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
.306
4.713
1.035
.360
5.512
4.035
10.432

165.151
219.123
137.932
166.694
114.969
202.400
108.689
253.033
232.981
120.715
197.703
157.733
152.273
246.931
392.831
288.627

166.673
218.645
140.235
171.698
118.766
208.255
108.592
253.456
233.365
120.960
196.040
158.069
152.168
248.029
395.563
289.432

-4.3
4.8
-9.3
-13.1
.7
-17.2
-3.5
3.0
2.1
2.6
5.8
5.9
4.3
4.5
3.1
3.3

.9
-.2
1.7
3.0
3.3
2.9
-.1
.2
.2
.2
-.8
.2
-.1
.4
.7
.3

-2.4
.1
-4.0
-6.3
-.6
-8.3
-.4
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.2
.4
.1
.2
.2

.6
.0
1.1
2.2
.6
2.8
-.1
.1
.2
.3
-1.0
.2
-.4
.5
.5
.1

.8
-.2
1.5
3.1
1.0
3.7
-.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.3
.3

84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598

203.186
194.811
198.978
140.543
169.708
202.906
192.284
244.376
242.819
172.463
210.707
209.404
139.614
161.781
258.976
$ .486
$ .163

204.465
196.052
199.928
142.809
174.484
208.291
194.740
244.791
243.128
177.033
211.279
210.203
140.554
171.978
259.643
$ .484
$ .162

-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-8.8
-12.2
-15.7
-4.5
4.1
3.0
-19.5
2.3
1.7
-.5
-34.8
2.7

.6
.6
.5
1.6
2.8
2.7
1.3
.2
.1
2.6
.3
.4
.7
6.3
.3

-1.2
-1.4
-1.0
-3.8
-5.9
-7.5
-2.9
.3
.2
-9.7
.0
.0
-.2
-18.1
.1

.4
.4
.3
1.0
2.1
2.6
1.1
.0
.1
1.9
.2
.2
.2
4.9
.2

.6
.6
.4
1.4
2.9
3.4
1.4
.2
.1
3.6
.1
.2
.2
7.0
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

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

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

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

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Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

208.101

206.067

206.778

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

218.475
218.380
218.414
255.122
208.861
212.184
280.199
163.379
189.935
191.411
208.914
204.430
123.837
220.107
153.464
218.369

218.667
218.504
218.100
256.440
208.532
209.922
275.625
163.589
191.118
193.170
210.685
205.514
124.144
220.847
153.646
219.567

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

213.447
241.167
245.224
141.612
230.625
120.589
218.484
197.108
289.361
201.730
156.679
124.600
152.247

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

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

207.692

4.3

7.5

-11.8

-0.8

5.9

-6.5

218.714
218.536
217.690
256.432
208.092
208.530
272.072
163.227
192.226
195.556
206.547
207.338
124.477
221.497
153.397
219.832

218.371
218.207
216.694
254.813
208.151
203.023
272.522
162.689
191.629
195.485
204.738
206.781
122.994
222.101
154.520
219.285

5.8
6.0
7.4
17.4
4.1
-1.3
11.1
2.8
10.1
9.5
21.8
8.5
1.4
4.2
4.4
2.5

9.0
9.4
11.7
10.3
11.1
14.3
24.2
4.1
8.9
5.5
23.4
7.4
7.6
6.3
4.9
4.1

4.7
4.6
3.8
9.2
3.9
-3.6
-10.4
11.3
9.4
11.2
10.6
8.9
8.1
5.8
8.7
5.9

-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.5
-1.4
-16.2
-10.5
-1.7
3.6
8.8
-7.8
4.7
-2.7
3.7
2.8
1.7

7.4
7.7
9.5
13.8
7.5
6.2
17.5
3.5
9.5
7.5
22.6
7.9
4.4
5.3
4.6
3.3

2.2
2.1
.3
4.2
1.2
-10.1
-10.5
4.6
6.5
10.0
1.0
6.8
2.6
4.8
5.7
3.8

213.500
241.355
245.683
140.971
230.792
120.360
217.920
196.397
266.721
201.987
157.070
124.653
152.814

213.570
241.879
246.440
139.451
231.392
120.715
216.117
194.348
261.002
200.013
157.447
124.546
152.273

213.680
242.000
246.739
137.170
231.675
120.960
216.077
194.282
255.111
200.210
157.531
124.754
152.168

5.1
2.1
3.0
-1.6
2.0
2.4
24.4
28.7
50.1
27.1
4.9
2.3
11.4

4.6
2.4
3.9
-1.6
2.1
.9
17.1
18.5
3.1
19.8
9.7
3.1
6.2

-.5
2.4
3.2
-3.4
2.3
5.8
-14.9
-18.6
-55.7
-15.0
6.8
1.7
.4

.4
1.4
2.5
-12.0
1.8
1.2
-4.3
-5.6
-39.6
-3.0
2.2
.5
-.2

4.9
2.3
3.5
-1.6
2.0
1.7
20.7
23.5
24.4
23.4
7.3
2.7
8.8

.0
1.9
2.9
-7.8
2.1
3.5
-9.8
-12.3
-48.2
-9.2
4.5
1.1
.1

118.644
112.498
107.198
116.261
124.867

117.923
111.922
106.026
115.672
124.559

118.677
114.105
106.642
116.306
124.556

119.854
117.255
107.054
115.319
125.352

-2.8
-1.2
-7.9
-4.6
2.5

5.7
-1.2
15.6
-8.3
.4

-3.7
-4.5
-9.0
8.7
2.4

4.1
18.0
-.5
-3.2
1.6

1.4
-1.2
3.2
-6.5
1.5

.1
6.2
-4.8
2.6
2.0

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

173.617
170.016
89.915
133.231
128.402
198.375
195.487
133.125
241.509
243.594

163.954
160.223
89.570
132.783
127.590
161.274
158.198
133.295
241.855
240.296

166.362
162.806
89.682
133.378
126.534
169.900
167.678
133.645
243.594
236.685

169.627
166.302
89.662
134.277
124.356
182.697
181.433
134.264
244.219
231.991

4.4
3.8
-2.8
-1.3
-5.2
10.8
9.9
4.9
5.1
20.9

16.0
15.8
-3.8
-1.5
-8.6
45.2
45.5
11.5
7.7
22.1

-49.6
-50.5
-9.0
-6.6
-16.3
-85.0
-85.5
9.2
5.0
-23.9

-8.9
-8.5
-1.1
3.2
-12.0
-28.1
-25.8
3.5
4.6
-17.7

10.1
9.6
-3.3
-1.4
-6.9
26.8
26.4
8.1
6.4
21.5

-32.2
-32.7
-5.2
-1.8
-14.2
-67.2
-67.2
6.3
4.8
-20.9

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

367.450
289.453
390.230
316.894
539.315

368.451
290.504
391.178
317.551
541.934

370.068
291.485
393.024
318.623
546.425

371.397
293.339
394.081
318.961
550.509

2.0
-1.7
3.2
3.6
5.4

2.4
1.0
2.9
3.1
5.8

2.6
3.2
2.5
2.6
3.7

4.4
5.5
4.0
2.6
8.6

2.2
-.4
3.1
3.3
5.6

3.5
4.3
3.2
2.6
6.1

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

110.939
102.240

110.795
102.323

110.813
101.794

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

121.236
182.620
465.758
514.306
87.301
85.292
101.564
10.367
88.631

121.592
183.489
468.077
516.743
87.450
85.454
101.720
10.406
88.176

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

362.805
602.881
201.251
160.994
226.433
343.491

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

111.309
101.852

1.1
-2.0

3.7
.8

1.0
-1.8

1.3
-1.5

2.4
-.6

1.2
-1.6

121.817
183.869
469.011
517.817
87.598
85.581
101.876
10.418
88.178

122.064
184.662
471.367
520.014
87.639
85.624
101.890
10.442
87.622

4.0
6.0
6.5
5.9
2.7
2.5
4.1
-4.9
-13.5

5.1
6.7
11.2
6.3
4.1
4.1
5.7
-3.6
-15.8

1.7
4.8
5.6
4.8
-.3
-.3
.9
-5.9
-17.3

2.8
4.5
4.9
4.5
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.9
-4.5

4.6
6.3
8.8
6.1
3.4
3.3
4.9
-4.2
-14.6

2.3
4.7
5.2
4.6
.6
.6
1.1
-1.6
-11.1

363.328
605.662
201.207
161.295
226.578
343.848

364.631
610.503
201.461
162.683
225.951
343.462

365.470
615.012
201.381
162.543
226.088
343.601

4.7
4.2
4.9
2.9
4.8
6.5

5.4
11.8
2.2
.9
1.0
3.5

2.4
2.1
2.6
4.2
3.6
.3

3.0
8.3
.3
3.9
-.6
.1

5.0
7.9
3.5
1.9
2.8
5.0

2.7
5.1
1.4
4.1
1.5
.2

169.885
218.475
144.748
180.093
118.644
222.275
109.240
252.766
232.611
120.589
201.730
156.679
152.247
245.719
390.230
287.718

165.761
218.667
138.964
168.682
117.923
203.893
108.798
253.092
232.887
120.360
201.987
157.070
152.814
245.957
391.178
288.397

166.831
218.714
140.426
172.433
118.677
209.548
108.637
253.417
233.312
120.715
200.013
157.447
152.273
247.099
393.024
288.590

168.242
218.371
142.519
177.755
119.854
217.299
108.475
253.785
233.328
120.960
200.210
157.531
152.168
248.087
394.081
289.415

3.6
5.8
2.4
11.0
-2.8
14.3
-2.4
4.9
2.0
2.4
27.1
4.9
11.4
6.1
3.2
4.1

10.6
9.0
11.5
20.2
5.7
24.8
-1.6
4.9
2.3
.9
19.8
9.7
6.2
8.1
2.9
4.7

-25.1
4.7
-38.4
-55.0
-3.7
-64.0
-7.2
.5
2.7
5.8
-15.0
6.8
.4
-.1
2.5
2.0

-3.8
-.2
-6.0
-5.1
4.1
-8.7
-2.8
1.6
1.2
1.2
-3.0
2.2
-.2
3.9
4.0
2.4

7.1
7.4
6.9
15.5
1.4
19.4
-2.0
4.9
2.2
1.7
23.4
7.3
8.8
7.1
3.1
4.4

-15.1
2.2
-23.9
-34.7
.1
-42.6
-5.0
1.1
1.9
3.5
-9.2
4.5
.1
1.9
3.2
2.2

206.112
198.293
201.510
147.181
182.304
220.873
199.078
244.382
242.767
195.711
210.543
209.331
140.424
202.960
258.207

203.702
195.424
199.400
141.555
171.591
204.294
193.307
245.083
243.176
176.692
210.598
209.372
140.094
166.230
258.541

204.532
196.211
200.078
142.991
175.208
209.514
195.377
245.075
243.374
180.037
210.987
209.834
140.375
174.341
259.134

205.662
197.425
200.971
145.025
180.246
216.564
198.015
245.607
243.578
186.446
211.226
210.188
140.675
186.476
259.521

4.0
5.3
4.4
2.4
10.8
13.6
9.3
7.9
4.8
17.5
2.6
1.9
-.9
12.3
3.1

7.2
9.8
7.8
11.3
19.2
23.3
14.0
8.0
5.0
34.1
4.0
2.9
1.4
43.0
3.6

-14.5
-17.3
-12.5
-37.2
-52.8
-61.1
-31.8
-1.4
.7
-68.6
1.2
.5
-3.1
-84.2
2.1

-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-5.7
-4.4
-7.6
-2.1
2.0
1.3
-17.6
1.3
1.6
.7
-28.7
2.1

5.6
7.5
6.1
6.7
14.9
18.4
11.6
8.0
4.9
25.5
3.3
2.4
.2
26.7
3.4

-7.9
-9.9
-7.0
-23.1
-32.9
-40.0
-18.3
.3
1.0
-49.1
1.3
1.1
-1.2
-66.4
2.1

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000

205.700
612.719

206.708
615.719

-0.3

0.5

-1.0

0.3

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 1 2 ..........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ......
Ham ..............................................................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 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 .......................................................................
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

16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
.428
.049
.225
.153
.821
.260
.113
.213
.235
2.315
2.184
1.437
.702
.304
.107
.226
.065
.433
.146
.087
.091
.110
.302
.416
.345
.071
.331
.178
.153
.131
.992
.370
.303
.152
.167
1.266
.956
.476
.086
.087
.089
.213
.480
.089
.062
.098
.230
.310
.159
.090
.060

219.123
218.998
218.485
255.055
224.717
235.982
218.163
234.654
271.587
165.258
158.256
248.447
249.496
208.161
207.841
205.553
223.476
204.675
162.364
150.577
156.885
186.073
130.811
188.088
175.430
113.511
199.548
205.110
133.561
126.864
242.222
141.517
127.688
215.169
208.530
142.326
215.664
203.149
138.474
279.906
324.055
328.134
303.144
216.728
177.667
117.672
318.386
347.293
293.217
316.588
322.066
148.036
150.351
142.000
149.839

218.645
218.449
217.111
254.775
223.091
236.982
215.500
233.774
272.157
165.294
158.693
248.167
251.157
207.656
207.741
205.699
225.872
206.967
164.224
152.422
157.226
183.872
130.494
185.126
172.110
111.721
198.712
204.866
133.843
124.773
241.087
140.255
127.720
207.756
203.023
134.104
211.504
202.184
139.813
275.884
317.777
325.593
296.835
219.786
176.937
116.105
308.665
337.162
284.292
290.191
318.718
148.147
151.890
140.298
149.102

4.8
4.9
4.8
8.9
9.3
13.7
4.3
15.9
8.7
8.0
9.5
8.2
9.6
4.3
5.5
5.3
5.4
9.4
6.6
.0
5.2
4.3
3.2
6.5
3.9
4.3
6.7
4.7
4.9
3.7
7.4
4.6
10.9
-13.3
-2.3
-10.3
2.6
5.9
.6
2.6
-.2
-2.3
-6.1
17.6
-7.3
-5.6
2.0
17.9
3.3
-9.5
1.1
11.7
13.9
7.6
12.3

-.2
-.3
-.6
-.1
-.7
.4
-1.2
-.4
.2
.0
.3
-.1
.7
-.2
.0
.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
.2
-1.2
-.2
-1.6
-1.9
-1.6
-.4
-.1
.2
-1.6
-.5
-.9
.0
-3.4
-2.6
-5.8
-1.9
-.5
1.0
-1.4
-1.9
-.8
-2.1
1.4
-.4
-1.3
-3.1
-2.9
-3.0
-8.3
-1.0
.1
1.0
-1.2
-.5

.1
.1
-.1
.5
.3
1.7
-.2
-.5
.6
.0
.9
-.3
1.1
-.2
.1
.0
-.1
.8
-.7
-.3
-2.7
.0
-.1
.2
.9
-2.1
.2
.5
.6
.1
.3
-.1
1.2
-5.1
-1.1
-2.1
-.5
-.6
.0
-1.6
-2.3
-1.3
-2.7
-.9
2.4
-2.7
-3.2
-3.4
-1.3
-2.6
-2.6
.3
-.4
.7
.0

.0
.0
-.2
.0
.3
-3.5
-.1
.7
-.3
-.7
-.7
1.2
.3
-.2
-.3
-.6
-1.6
-1.4
.1
-3.2
.0
-.5
1.1
1.4
-1.7
-2.9
1.6
-.3
-.2
.4
1.1
1.2
.5
.9
-.7
-1.3
-.8
.6
-1.3
-1.3
-1.8
-2.1
-2.1
.2
-4.4
-3.5
-1.5
3.5
.6
-3.7
-.1
.2
.4
1.7
-.2

-.2
-.2
-.5
-.6
-1.7
1.2
-1.2
-.4
-.1
.0
.3
-.7
.2
.0
.2
.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
.2
-.7
-.7
-.7
-1.4
-1.6
-.1
.5
.7
-1.8
-.5
-.9
1.5
-3.0
-2.6
-5.8
-1.9
.5
.2
.2
.3
1.6
-3.9
.2
-2.8
6.1
-1.0
-2.6
-3.0
-4.7
-.7
-.2
1.1
-1.5
-.2

See footnotes at end of table.

43

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

1.167
.810
.425
.017
.369
.356
.117
.239
2.212
.304
.062
.182
.061
.274
.068
.074
.132
1.634
.100
.352
.333
.271
.107
.472
6.664
2.762
3.068
.350
.251
.233
1.077
.614
.429
.059
.127
.463

164.514
128.628
156.696
151.985
120.057
114.611
186.665
126.005
191.782
195.867
178.149
128.836
144.533
207.400
166.189
124.602
151.465
206.490
232.549
165.623
213.362
215.841
141.567
124.477
221.497
137.836
141.452
136.408
128.697
153.397
219.458
191.681
196.869
184.730
169.296
282.070

163.821
128.144
157.171
152.708
118.595
114.013
186.620
125.043
191.620
195.395
178.628
128.772
142.641
206.185
161.517
127.556
149.862
206.547
234.551
165.670
216.248
215.754
142.494
122.994
222.101
138.183
141.849
136.650
128.839
154.520
220.029
192.633
197.855
184.974
170.401
281.915

4.0
4.2
6.1
3.8
2.0
3.7
5.1
3.0
8.0
8.7
6.4
9.0
10.4
11.3
11.7
9.0
12.4
7.3
7.9
7.1
14.4
7.1
4.6
3.5
5.0
3.7
6.0
6.0
6.2
5.2
3.5
3.5
3.6
2.2
3.8
3.6

-0.4
-.4
.3
.5
-1.2
-.5
.0
-.8
-.1
-.2
.3
.0
-1.3
-.6
-2.8
2.4
-1.1
.0
.9
.0
1.4
.0
.7
-1.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.1
.7
.3
.5
.5
.1
.7
-.1

0.1
.3
.1
-.3
.8
-.2
-.4
-.4
.6
.9
.8
1.6
-.7
.8
1.3
-.7
1.2
.5
-1.6
-.6
2.0
.3
2.1
.2
.3
.2
.5
.4
1.1
.1
.5
.7
1.3
.0
.1
.3

-0.2
-.4
.3
1.4
-.2
.7
-.9
1.6
.6
1.2
.4
.8
2.6
-2.0
-1.7
-1.1
-1.3
.9
2.4
.4
1.1
1.4
-.7
.3
.3
.3
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
.1
.2
-.2
.6
.3
.2

-0.3
-.1
.5
.5
-1.2
-.9
.4
-.6
-.3
.0
.1
.0
-.9
-.9
-3.0
2.4
-2.4
-.3
.3
.0
1.4
-.5
.7
-1.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.1
.7
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
.0
-.1

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

41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
.116
1.093
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
.155
.128
4.713
3.474
1.239
1.035
.774
.261
4.059
.284
.054
.064
.166
.995
.387
.450
.146

213.078
241.651
246.696
134.235
406.335
277.489
231.503
120.715
213.882
191.852
251.976
239.389
324.579
197.703
188.334
226.582
157.733
339.900
371.939
124.454
77.947
120.036
91.700
63.872
120.121
140.327
88.724
87.466

213.192
242.051
246.991
136.255
408.477
281.945
231.746
120.960
212.353
190.110
246.781
233.310
319.673
196.040
188.502
218.551
158.069
340.731
372.375
124.865
77.986
119.513
91.124
64.168
120.710
140.934
89.238
87.747

2.4
2.1
3.2
-4.7
5.1
-5.6
2.1
2.6
4.3
4.0
-19.8
-29.5
-4.8
5.8
9.2
-3.3
5.9
6.5
4.1
1.9
-3.7
1.8
-1.5
-6.1
-.2
-.8
-.2
1.6

.1
.2
.1
1.5
.5
1.6
.1
.2
-.7
-.9
-2.1
-2.5
-1.5
-.8
.1
-3.5
.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
-.4
-.6
.5
.5
.4
.6
.3

.0
.1
.2
-.5
.4
-.5
.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
-7.8
-11.9
-1.7
.1
.6
-1.4
.2
.4
-.2
.0
-.4
.1
-.8
-.5
-1.3
-1.2
-1.8
-.1

.0
.2
.3
-1.1
.4
-1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-1.0
-2.1
-3.1
-1.6
-1.0
.0
-3.8
.2
.2
.2
-.1
.4
-.6
.4
1.3
.2
-.4
.8
-.1

.1
.1
.1
-1.6
.8
-1.9
.1
.2
.0
.0
-2.3
-3.6
-.8
.1
.6
-1.4
.1
.0
.1
.2
.2
-.4
1.0
.5
.5
.4
.6
-.7

See footnotes at end of table.

44

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
2008

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

92.992
104.951
77.426
76.229
65.714
134.428
75.945
97.941
94.316
99.435
89.510
184.457
121.486
155.385
117.482
152.168
142.114

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.9
-.9
-1.0
.2
-.2
1.4
-.3
.2
.1
.5
.2
.8
1.2
1.2
-.3
.4
.1

0.7
.9
.5
.0
-.5
-.2
2.8
-.7
-.6
-2.0
.2
.2
.0
.4
.4
-.4
.1

0.9
1.2
.4
.1
-.6
-1.8
1.6
.7
-.2
-.1
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
-.1
.0

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

.339
.218
.115
.436
.228
.082
.047
.079
.672
.248
.285
.973
.420
.269
.284
.360
.073
.115
.062
.069

92.159
103.757
77.098
76.118
66.091
134.202
74.729
96.701
94.066
99.494
89.033
183.867
121.143
154.732
117.154
152.273
142.098
NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

126.371
177.798

125.618
177.889

-2.9
3.8

-.6
.1

.2
.1

-2.6
.1

.3
.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 5 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................

3.979
1.024
.783
.112
.200
.238
.223
.241
1.568
1.265
.108
.123
.679

114.969
111.879
116.990
110.531
137.098
80.145
110.006
96.396
100.751
102.245
91.621
108.732
79.644

118.766
116.332
122.308
114.072
143.402
84.851
114.197
98.428
105.538
107.452
93.546
118.006
83.490

.7
2.4
2.9
-3.9
8.0
2.2
2.9
.7
-.9
-1.2
-4.4
8.0
-3.8

3.3
4.0
4.5
3.2
4.6
5.9
3.8
2.1
4.8
5.1
2.1
8.5
4.8

-.6
-.5
-1.4
-3.6
.6
-3.1
-.9
2.3
-1.1
-1.2
-4.5
1.3
-1.2

.6
2.0
2.6
-1.3
.9
4.6
3.6
.5
.6
1.0
-.5
2.6
1.1

1.0
2.8
2.9
2.5
3.0
5.8
1.0
1.4
.4
.3
-.3
7.3
-1.2

.342
.303
.840
.304
.195
.340
.249
.298
.041
.257

87.490
94.689
122.753
122.297
131.593
117.070
114.775
145.642
112.397
155.311

92.115
97.819
124.494
123.068
130.687
121.007
116.001
146.842
113.339
156.586

1.7
.5
1.7
3.3
2.2
.1
-2.1
3.6
3.8
3.5

5.3
3.3
1.4
.6
-.7
3.4
1.1
.8
.8
.8

-.7
-.7
-.2
-.4
.9
-1.5
-.5
.5
.2
.6

-1.1
-1.1
.0
-1.3
2.5
-.9
.5
-1.6
-.5
-1.8

3.0
.8
.6
.6
-1.9
2.0
-.8
.5
1.8
.3

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

17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
.521
.062
4.029
3.770

163.215
159.719
89.774
134.490
125.485
99.834
117.274
157.265
155.204
153.390
161.507
155.088
175.588
133.645
119.520
144.792
243.594
247.527
223.553
147.719

165.976
162.645
89.728
135.248
123.443
103.128
121.602
168.028
166.831
165.111
173.040
166.125
168.970
134.264
120.557
144.809
244.219
246.914
224.656
147.928

-12.9
-13.4
-4.2
-1.6
-10.6
12.4
6.0
-35.5
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3
-32.8
7.2
6.7
7.7
5.6
4.7
7.2
4.5

1.7
1.8
-.1
.6
-1.6
3.3
3.7
6.8
7.5
7.6
7.1
7.1
-3.8
.5
.9
.0
.3
-.2
.5
.1

-5.6
-5.8
-.4
-.3
-.6
.1
3.5
-18.7
-19.1
-19.6
-18.1
-17.7
-14.5
.1
.2
.0
.1
.4
.1
.1

1.5
1.6
.1
.4
-.8
2.3
2.5
5.3
6.0
6.3
5.4
4.5
-5.8
.3
.4
.1
.7
.5
.9
.6

2.0
2.1
.0
.7
-1.7
3.7
1.5
7.5
8.2
8.3
7.9
8.1
-3.8
.5
.9
.0
.3
-.2
.5
.1

-

.258
.482
.254
.228
1.242
.072
.478
.666

3.7
4.1
2.9
-1.8
-3.9
1.1
-.5
.6
1.4
.7
1.7
6.5
6.9
10.4
2.6
4.3
1.2

0.9
1.2
.4
.1
-.6
.2
1.6
1.3
.3
-.1
.5
.3
.3
.4
.3
-.1
.0

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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

2.446
.458
.306
.143
.784
.490
.096
.192

352.717
149.632
146.208
157.295
232.422
252.563
151.661
242.559

354.037
150.430
146.863
158.447
229.404
248.494
148.375
242.381

4.4
4.2
3.0
6.8
-2.0
-4.1
-3.4
4.7

0.4
.5
.4
.7
-1.3
-1.6
-2.2
-.1

0.4
.4
.0
1.4
-1.4
-1.2
-.7
.0

0.4
1.3
1.5
1.0
-1.5
-2.3
-2.7
.6

0.5
.5
.4
.7
-2.0
-2.7
-2.2
-.1

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

5.355
1.320
1.015
.305
.218
.088
4.035
2.234
1.162
.638
.196
.238
1.338
1.260

.067
.012
.464

370.001
291.710
380.861
158.788
188.821
190.313
392.831
318.110
318.888
382.554
174.656
213.693
547.655
203.109
194.556
478.828
181.275
108.634
113.176

372.630
293.917
384.093
159.498
190.234
189.753
395.563
319.663
320.012
385.688
175.813
213.944
554.390
205.688
197.433
482.144
182.509
108.723
113.330

2.8
1.9
1.7
2.8
3.1
2.1
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.3
.0
3.2
5.9
6.0
5.6
6.7
4.0
2.0
-3.4

.7
.8
.8
.4
.7
-.3
.7
.5
.4
.8
.7
.1
1.2
1.3
1.5
.7
.7
.1
.1

.3
.4
.2
1.1
1.4
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.5
.0
.5
.5
.4
.6
.3
.0
-.5

.4
.3
.5
-.6
-.9
.7
.5
.3
.4
.5
.4
.3
.8
.8
.5
2.0
.9
.8
.3

.4
.6
.6
.4
.7
.1
.3
.1
-.1
.3
.7
.1
.7
.8
.8
.4
.4
.1
.1

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

5.454
1.982
.117
1.346
.032

110.630
101.488
12.085
361.318
18.360

111.257
101.857
11.862
365.071
18.326

1.8
-1.1
-21.3
1.6
-14.7

.6
.4
-1.8
1.0
-.2

-.1
.1
-2.4
.2
-2.5

.0
-.5
-3.4
-.2
-.9

.4
.1
-2.7
.5
-.4

.203
.097
.093
.784
.529
.255
.646
.321
.311
.143
.062
.081
.389
.281
.054
.037
1.315

79.255
48.396
103.769
149.648
193.565
181.584
117.746
135.885
97.760
82.249
75.055
110.767
59.165
65.702
87.452
99.003
145.543

78.830
47.989
100.302
150.539
194.451
183.181
118.661
136.030
99.043
82.111
74.642
110.899
59.633
66.064
89.655
99.059
146.527

1.4
-5.5
-5.0
10.5
12.5
6.5
3.1
-1.2
7.8
-.5
-5.7
3.7
-4.3
-5.9
.6
2.0
2.6

-.5
-.8
-3.3
.6
.5
.9
.8
.1
1.3
-.2
-.6
.1
.8
.6
2.5
.1
.7

1.1
-.8
3.4
.4
.4
.3
-.5
-.1
-.3
-.6
-1.5
.1
-1.6
-2.0
-.2
-.3
-.1

-1.1
-1.3
-.6
.8
.9
.6
.1
-1.0
1.0
1.0
-.3
2.0
.7
.7
.7
.6
.0

-.5
-.8
-3.3
.6
.6
.6
.8
-.2
1.3
-.2
-.6
.1
.7
.6
2.2
-.4
.7

.346
.586
.147
.195
.111
.083

124.818
313.989
259.620
218.105
128.451
106.415

126.502
315.049
260.994
220.653
130.581
106.962

1.9
2.8
3.8
4.2
6.1
1.9

1.3
.3
.5
1.2
1.7
.5

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

-.8
.1
.6
.3
.3
.3

1.4
.3
.5
1.2
1.7
.5

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

6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
1.030
.281
.848

122.025
184.642
471.061
519.987
594.862
587.220
229.108

122.092
184.765
473.012
520.159
594.501
587.220
229.435

3.4
5.5
7.0
5.4
6.1
6.0
4.3

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

.3
.5
.5
.5
.5
.5
.4

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

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

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2008

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Expenditure category
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 2 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ...
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 14 ............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

.051
3.694
.126
.118
.008
3.568
2.965
.928
.657
1.379
.604
.202
.035
.298

194.284
87.599
137.609
218.377
199.663
85.581
101.876
233.437
77.535
65.337
10.418
88.178
49.750
76.420

194.809
87.640
137.525
218.866
190.983
85.624
101.890
233.518
77.533
65.341
10.442
87.622
49.765
77.015

5.0
2.0
3.7
4.3
-5.3
1.9
3.0
3.5
8.0
.4
-2.9
-12.9
.0
4.5

0.3
.0
-.1
.2
-4.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.6
.0
.8

0.0
.2
-.4
.0
-5.9
.2
.2
.0
.7
.0
.4
-.5
-.5
1.2

0.4
.2
.8
1.0
-3.0
.1
.2
.4
.2
.0
.1
.0
.9
.3

0.9
.0
.0
.2
-4.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.6
.0
.8

.061

39.501

39.705

-1.6

.5

.1

-1.0

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

3.668
1.267
1.198
.063
2.401
.662

364.333
610.503
247.130
174.589
201.209
162.683

365.522
615.012
248.904
176.557
201.426
162.543

3.8
6.5
6.4
8.1
2.5
3.0

.3
.7
.7
1.1
.1
-.1

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

.4
.8
.8
.9
.1
.9

.2
.7
.7
1.1
.0
-.1

.345

105.592

104.860

1.2

-.7

-.1

.7

-.7

.312
.580
.580
.947
.243
.106
.268
.024
.153
.212

184.828
225.951
137.717
343.022
278.518
278.457
136.811
149.807
270.142
88.056

185.901
226.088
137.801
343.443
278.341
279.452
137.063
150.971
270.435
88.745

5.0
2.1
2.1
2.6
3.4
4.6
4.1
5.3
-3.1
1.5

.6
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.2
.8
.1
.8

.5
.1
.1
.1
.6
.1
.3
-.1
-1.3
-.7

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

.6
.1
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.8
.1
.4

42.689
25.747
14.587
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
5.512
10.432
84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530

165.151
137.932
166.694
202.400
108.689
253.033
232.981
246.931
288.627
203.186
194.811
198.978
140.543
169.708
202.906
192.284

166.673
140.235
171.698
208.255
108.592
253.456
233.365
248.029
289.432
204.465
196.052
199.928
142.809
174.484
208.291
194.740

-4.3
-9.3
-13.1
-17.2
-3.5
3.0
2.1
4.5
3.3
-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-8.8
-12.2
-15.7
-4.5

.9
1.7
3.0
2.9
-.1
.2
.2
.4
.3
.6
.6
.5
1.6
2.8
2.7
1.3

-2.4
-4.0
-6.3
-8.3
-.4
.1
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.4
-1.0
-3.8
-5.9
-7.5
-2.9

.6
1.1
2.2
2.8
-.1
.1
.2
.5
.1
.4
.4
.3
1.0
2.1
2.6
1.1

.8
1.5
3.1
3.7
-.1
.1
.0
.4
.3
.6
.6
.4
1.4
2.9
3.4
1.4

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
2008

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

108.861
244.376
242.819
172.463
210.707
209.404
139.614
161.781
258.976
224.196
198.860
$ .486
$ .163

113.009
244.791
243.128
177.033
211.279
210.203
140.554
171.978
259.643
222.644
198.253
$ .484
$ .162

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—
Feb.
2008

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2009

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

3.139
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598
7.616
10.842
-

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

0.5
4.1
3.0
-19.5
2.3
1.7
-.5
-34.8
2.7
4.6
3.9

3.8
.2
.1
2.6
.3
.4
.7
6.3
.3
-.7
-.3

-0.7
.3
.2
-9.7
.0
.0
-.2
-18.1
.1
-.2
.0

0.8
.0
.1
1.9
.2
.2
.2
4.9
.2
.3
-.4

1.1
.2
.1
3.6
.1
.2
.2
7.0
.1
-.7
.0

-

-

-

-

-

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
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 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

208.101

206.067

206.778

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 1 2 ......................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ..
Ham ..........................................................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 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 ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
2 ............................................................................

218.475
218.380
218.414
255.122
225.423
238.235
218.727
234.206
271.472
166.283
157.959
247.447
247.314
208.861
208.673
207.252
227.351
205.824
163.225
156.034
161.211
188.959
130.372
188.135
178.875
119.421
195.055
205.956
134.263
126.426
238.751
139.948
124.986
213.636
212.184
147.201
218.357
199.935
141.314
280.199
325.164
334.069
332.096
219.377
197.908
113.200
314.995
355.234
295.353
306.080
315.286
147.128
150.564
138.135

218.667
218.504
218.100
256.440
226.183
242.235
218.381
233.048
273.160
166.349
159.319
246.721
250.143
208.532
208.965
207.240
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
188.920
130.277
188.445
180.458
116.862
195.509
206.990
135.083
126.558
239.504
139.815
126.439
202.719
209.922
144.176
217.373
198.742
141.307
275.625
317.839
329.851
323.115
217.342
202.718
110.104
304.817
343.030
291.564
298.089
306.982
147.513
149.889
139.156

149.693

149.713

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

207.692

4.3

7.5

-11.8

-0.8

5.9

-6.5

218.714
218.536
217.690
256.432
226.808
233.854
218.163
234.654
272.435
165.258
158.256
249.560
250.909
208.092
208.392
205.993
223.476
204.675
162.364
150.577
156.885
187.979
131.694
191.057
177.446
113.511
198.654
206.452
134.849
127.055
242.222
141.517
127.095
204.533
208.530
142.326
215.664
199.854
139.464
272.072
312.136
323.011
316.454
217.708
193.828
106.212
300.206
354.920
293.217
287.004
306.593
147.827
150.458
141.576

218.371
218.207
216.694
254.813
222.870
236.577
215.500
233.774
272.035
165.294
158.693
247.813
251.358
208.151
208.809
206.560
225.872
206.967
164.224
152.422
157.226
186.670
130.729
189.787
174.951
111.721
198.373
207.440
135.856
124.781
241.087
140.255
129.037
198.498
203.023
134.104
211.504
200.858
139.781
272.522
312.996
328.073
304.128
218.144
188.479
112.663
297.148
345.800
284.292
273.579
304.516
147.598
152.054
139.435

5.8
6.0
7.4
17.4
16.2
36.2
10.1
23.5
18.7
24.4
19.4
14.9
20.0
4.1
4.8
3.6
3.8
1.1
1.0
5.8
13.4
6.2
-.9
7.5
11.0
19.9
-.7
3.3
1.9
11.6
12.6
11.6
6.7
-6.0
-1.3
-8.0
3.7
7.4
3.4
11.1
10.9
7.6
9.2
68.6
1.8
-1.8
14.5
5.8
-19.7
30.2
11.5
12.0
10.6
12.5

9.0
9.4
11.7
10.3
15.1
12.2
5.2
37.2
7.8
3.9
10.3
10.7
2.4
11.1
12.7
15.6
22.2
23.4
26.8
21.6
12.3
10.1
6.1
3.8
10.4
29.9
9.0
3.6
4.8
-2.8
11.8
10.4
14.2
-11.1
14.3
13.2
26.8
3.7
.4
24.2
26.9
16.8
32.8
11.1
21.3
3.4
38.2
78.5
27.7
37.4
21.8
15.8
19.8
4.8

4.7
4.6
3.8
9.2
11.7
12.4
8.5
7.2
8.3
7.7
7.0
7.2
10.0
3.9
4.7
4.2
.0
12.2
-1.4
-14.6
6.2
6.2
6.8
11.3
4.0
-1.0
11.7
8.9
8.1
12.2
1.8
-3.8
9.4
-9.1
-3.6
-9.6
-4.3
10.9
2.8
-10.4
-17.9
-22.0
-23.8
4.3
-27.5
-20.4
-13.6
14.0
29.7
-41.2
-11.7
18.5
22.1
9.7

-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.5
-4.5
-2.8
-5.8
-.7
.8
-2.4
1.9
.6
6.7
-1.4
.3
-1.3
-2.6
2.2
2.5
-8.9
-9.5
-4.8
1.1
3.6
-8.5
-23.4
7.0
2.9
4.8
-5.1
4.0
.9
13.6
-25.5
-16.2
-31.1
-12.0
1.9
-4.3
-10.5
-14.1
-7.0
-29.7
-2.2
-17.7
-1.9
-20.8
-10.2
-14.2
-36.2
-13.0
1.3
4.0
3.8

7.4
7.7
9.5
13.8
15.7
23.6
7.6
30.1
13.1
13.7
14.8
12.8
10.9
7.5
8.7
9.4
12.6
11.7
13.1
13.4
12.8
8.1
2.5
5.6
10.7
24.8
4.1
3.5
3.4
4.2
12.2
11.0
10.4
-8.6
6.2
2.1
14.7
5.6
1.9
17.5
18.6
12.1
20.4
36.8
11.1
.8
25.8
37.4
1.2
33.7
16.5
13.9
15.1
8.6

2.2
2.1
.3
4.2
3.3
4.6
1.1
3.2
4.5
2.5
4.4
3.9
8.3
1.2
2.5
1.4
-1.3
7.1
.5
-11.8
-2.0
.6
3.9
7.4
-2.4
-12.9
9.3
5.9
6.4
3.2
2.9
-1.5
11.5
-17.7
-10.1
-21.1
-8.2
6.3
-.8
-10.5
-16.1
-14.8
-26.8
1.0
-22.7
-11.6
-17.3
1.2
5.5
-38.7
-12.3
9.5
12.7
6.7

149.415

149.189

13.8

17.5

20.6

-1.3

15.6

9.1

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

49

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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—

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

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

163.379
127.634
154.692
150.256
119.287
113.814
189.992
123.519
189.935
191.411
175.328
125.734
141.141
208.914
165.847
126.942
152.815
204.430
237.613
165.901
207.063
211.665
139.574
123.837
220.107
137.259
140.249
134.955
127.459
153.464
218.369
190.314
194.935
184.161
168.828
280.523

163.589
127.992
154.828
149.813
120.279
113.547
189.203
123.040
191.118
193.170
176.812
127.765
140.096
210.685
168.033
126.045
154.593
205.514
233.854
164.905
211.129
212.266
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.543
128.848
153.646
219.567
191.574
197.500
184.183
168.989
281.406

163.227
127.417
155.352
151.985
120.057
114.306
187.505
125.066
192.226
195.556
177.505
128.836
143.767
206.547
165.196
124.602
152.631
207.338
239.364
165.623
213.362
215.243
141.567
124.477
221.497
137.836
141.452
136.148
128.697
153.397
219.832
192.042
197.094
185.219
169.550
282.070

162.689
127.314
156.092
152.708
118.595
113.333
188.216
124.312
191.629
195.485
177.618
128.772
142.481
204.738
160.170
127.556
148.900
206.781
240.017
165.670
216.248
214.110
142.494
122.994
222.101
138.183
141.849
136.484
128.839
154.520
219.285
191.737
197.035
184.697
169.624
281.915

2.8
-.5
-5.3
.5
3.6
10.2
21.1
2.7
10.1
9.5
3.8
11.2
12.2
21.8
26.8
-16.8
44.0
8.5
5.5
9.9
18.0
11.9
8.0
1.4
4.2
3.7
4.8
4.9
6.2
4.4
2.5
.5
-2.7
6.1
6.6
5.4

4.1
3.0
3.3
-7.2
1.2
6.6
3.2
8.7
8.9
5.5
6.8
4.7
10.5
23.4
25.2
34.2
14.2
7.4
4.1
10.8
16.3
2.3
2.2
7.6
6.3
4.7
7.4
10.1
4.2
4.9
4.1
4.0
4.6
-.3
4.6
3.9

11.3
16.2
25.1
16.6
5.7
.0
1.4
-1.9
9.4
11.2
9.9
10.2
15.2
10.6
12.9
24.1
7.5
8.9
18.7
8.6
5.0
9.6
-.1
8.1
5.8
3.8
7.1
4.4
10.1
8.7
5.9
6.6
8.4
1.9
2.2
3.0

-1.7
-1.0
3.7
6.7
-2.3
-1.7
-3.7
2.6
3.6
8.8
5.3
10.0
3.9
-7.8
-13.0
1.9
-9.9
4.7
4.1
-.6
19.0
4.7
8.6
-2.7
3.7
2.7
4.6
4.6
4.4
2.8
1.7
3.0
4.4
1.2
1.9
2.0

3.5
1.2
-1.1
-3.4
2.4
8.4
11.8
5.6
9.5
7.5
5.3
7.9
11.4
22.6
26.0
5.7
28.3
7.9
4.8
10.4
17.2
7.0
5.1
4.4
5.3
4.2
6.1
7.5
5.2
4.6
3.3
2.2
.9
2.9
5.6
4.7

4.6
7.3
13.9
11.5
1.6
-.9
-1.2
.3
6.5
10.0
7.6
10.1
9.4
1.0
-.9
12.5
-1.5
6.8
11.2
3.9
11.7
7.1
4.2
2.6
4.8
3.2
5.9
4.5
7.2
5.7
3.8
4.8
6.4
1.5
2.0
2.5

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

213.447
241.167
245.224
141.612
402.017

213.500
241.355
245.683
140.971
403.652

213.570
241.879
246.440
139.451
405.455

213.680
242.000
246.739
137.170
408.840

5.1
2.1
3.0
-1.6
4.2

4.6
2.4
3.9
-1.6
4.4

-.5
2.4
3.2
-3.4
4.9

.4
1.4
2.5
-12.0
7.0

4.9
2.3
3.5
-1.6
4.3

.0
1.9
2.9
-7.8
5.9

294.607
230.625
120.589
218.484
197.108
289.361
298.564
332.148
201.730
191.781
232.557
156.679
336.951
371.658
124.600
77.604
120.653
90.539
63.394

293.032
230.792
120.360
217.920
196.397
266.721
262.924
326.495
201.987
193.012
229.404
157.070
338.255
371.080
124.653
77.264
120.817
89.783
63.065

289.440
231.392
120.715
216.117
194.348
261.002
254.845
321.403
200.013
192.957
220.760
157.447
339.076
371.939
124.546
77.584
120.036
90.166
63.872

284.004
231.675
120.960
216.077
194.282
255.111
245.649
318.809
200.210
194.102
217.644
157.531
339.184
372.375
124.754
77.765
119.513
91.042
64.168

-2.1
2.0
2.4
24.4
28.7
50.1
73.2
19.6
27.1
12.4
75.2
4.9
5.3
3.6
2.3
-3.0
-4.5
-7.9
.9

-2.2
2.1
.9
17.1
18.5
3.1
-6.3
20.3
19.8
15.0
32.5
9.7
10.0
9.0
3.1
-3.3
13.3
1.5
-13.6

-4.2
2.3
5.8
-14.9
-18.6
-55.7
-66.8
-32.6
-15.0
4.7
-50.9
6.8
8.1
3.1
1.7
-9.0
3.0
-1.6
-15.0

-13.6
1.8
1.2
-4.3
-5.6
-39.6
-54.2
-15.1
-3.0
4.9
-23.3
2.2
2.7
.8
.5
.8
-3.7
2.2
5.0

-2.1
2.0
1.7
20.7
23.5
24.4
27.3
20.0
23.4
13.7
52.4
7.3
7.6
6.3
2.7
-3.1
4.0
-3.3
-6.6

-9.0
2.1
3.5
-9.8
-12.3
-48.2
-61.0
-24.4
-9.2
4.8
-38.6
4.5
5.3
1.9
1.1
-4.2
-.4
.3
-5.5

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

50

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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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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

121.358
142.483
89.642
88.431
92.309
103.720
77.484
75.917
66.526
133.084
72.926
97.509
94.692
101.066
88.758
182.038
119.730
152.285
116.934
152.247
141.793
158.644
130.185
177.496

119.826
140.843
88.045
88.376
91.480
102.836
76.735
76.086
66.408
134.980
72.685
97.707
94.826
101.573
88.917
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

120.121
140.327
88.724
88.277
92.159
103.757
77.098
76.118
66.091
134.691
74.729
97.022
94.282
99.494
89.055
183.867
121.143
154.732
117.154
152.273
142.098

120.710
140.934
89.238
87.649
92.992
104.951
77.426
76.229
65.714
132.293
75.945
97.666
94.137
99.435
89.449
184.457
121.486
155.385
117.482
152.168
142.114

NA

NA

NA

-

130.384
177.632

126.961
177.798

127.337
177.889

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 5 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................

118.644
112.498
118.478
119.341
137.708
81.505
108.934
94.709
107.198
109.026
100.854
112.545
85.683

117.923
111.922
116.781
115.030
138.508
78.964
107.979
96.852
106.026
107.741
96.276
113.968
84.631

118.677
114.105
119.859
113.561
139.813
82.620
111.828
97.296
106.642
108.785
95.759
116.929
85.548

91.348
99.817
124.867
124.483
128.814
122.923
116.261
148.470
112.342
158.860

90.711
99.088
124.559
123.943
130.029
121.067
115.672
149.235
112.588
159.847

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 ..................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................

173.617
170.016
89.915
133.231
128.402
97.777
112.059
198.375
195.487
194.280
201.590
193.503
218.086

163.954
160.223
89.570
132.783
127.590
97.904
115.990
161.274
158.198
156.257
165.111
159.254
186.488

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

-3.1
-5.2
-4.7
3.2
2.0
4.2
-1.8
.4
.9
5.3
-3.2
-.7
3.6
5.5
1.1
7.1
8.8
10.8
1.5
11.4
1.3

-1.3
-2.8
-.3
3.8
3.5
1.1
8.2
-2.7
-3.2
-.2
-8.6
2.4
2.4
1.3
1.0
10.9
11.1
17.4
4.8
.4
.8
6.9
-10.0
6.5

-2.1
-4.3
-1.8
-3.5
3.0
4.8
-.3
1.7
-4.8
-2.4
17.6
.6
-2.3
-6.3
3.2
5.4
6.0
8.4
1.9
-.2
.9

1.4
2.0
.6
3.2
4.2
5.3
2.0
-3.1
-3.9
3.5
-4.5
-.2
2.8
4.1
1.3
5.0
5.3
8.0
1.9
8.8
1.4

-1.7
-3.6
-1.0
.1
3.2
2.9
3.8
-.5
-4.0
-1.3
3.7
1.5
.0
-2.6
2.1
8.1
8.5
12.8
3.3
.1
.9

-

-

-

4.7
8.9

6.1
9.7
6.1
3.3
6.3
6.5
6.0
-6.5
-8.4
1.6
-5.7
.3
2.1
2.7
1.4
2.9
2.0
5.2
2.2
6.2
1.6
12.4
2.9
-.6

-8.5
.9

3.8
4.0

-9.2
3.7

119.854
117.255
123.343
116.431
143.956
87.379
112.968
98.643
107.054
109.097
95.499
125.521
84.533

-2.8
-1.2
1.7
3.6
10.0
-6.8
4.1
-9.2
-7.9
-8.2
-12.9
-28.2
-7.8

5.7
-1.2
-.6
-6.0
-5.3
-3.9
14.7
-4.9
15.6
14.0
24.3
20.6
18.1

-3.7
-4.5
-5.6
-3.4
9.5
-7.9
-18.9
1.3
-9.0
-9.3
-4.3
1.7
-16.9

4.1
18.0
17.5
-9.4
19.4
32.1
15.7
17.7
-.5
.3
-19.6
54.7
-5.3

1.4
-1.2
.6
-1.3
2.1
-5.4
9.3
-7.0
3.2
2.3
4.1
-7.0
4.4

.1
6.2
5.3
-6.5
14.4
10.3
-3.1
9.2
-4.8
-4.7
-12.3
25.4
-11.3

89.745
98.022
124.556
122.297
133.253
119.970
116.306
146.831
112.058
156.987

92.462
98.825
125.352
123.068
130.761
122.369
115.319
147.633
114.055
157.448

-.8
-6.7
2.5
11.3
-1.1
1.4
-4.6
7.7
.4
8.8

4.0
22.9
.4
-3.8
1.1
-.4
-8.3
7.6
1.1
7.7

-1.2
-7.4
2.4
11.3
2.8
1.0
8.7
1.5
7.5
1.6

5.0
-3.9
1.6
-4.5
6.2
-1.8
-3.2
-2.2
6.2
-3.5

1.6
7.1
1.5
3.5
.0
.5
-6.5
7.6
.8
8.2

1.8
-5.7
2.0
3.1
4.5
-.4
2.6
-.4
6.9
-1.0

166.362
162.806
89.682
133.378
126.534
100.109
118.851
169.900
167.678
166.062
173.961
166.341
175.588

169.627
166.302
89.662
134.277
124.356
103.834
120.644
182.697
181.433
179.845
187.685
179.893
168.970

4.4
3.8
-2.8
-1.3
-5.2
-1.9
15.1
10.8
9.9
9.2
10.8
10.8
174.1

16.0
15.8
-3.8
-1.5
-8.6
7.0
3.1
45.2
45.5
46.7
43.2
42.3
1.3

-49.6
-50.5
-9.0
-6.6
-16.3
19.4
-20.9
-85.0
-85.5
-85.9
-84.8
-83.2
-79.6

-8.9
-8.5
-1.1
3.2
-12.0
27.2
34.3
-28.1
-25.8
-26.6
-24.9
-25.3
-64.0

10.1
9.6
-3.3
-1.4
-6.9
2.5
9.0
26.8
26.4
26.6
25.9
25.5
66.7

-32.2
-32.7
-5.2
-1.8
-14.2
23.2
3.1
-67.2
-67.2
-67.8
-66.2
-64.6
-72.9

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

51

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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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

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 and local registration and license 1 2 3 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

133.125
118.768
144.616
241.509
245.235
221.315
146.622
348.145
146.993
144.000
153.610
243.594
271.197
156.855
241.114

133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
349.546
147.649
144.018
155.748
240.296
268.039
155.828
241.010

133.645
119.520
144.792
243.594
247.527
223.553
147.719
350.885
149.632
146.208
157.295
236.685
261.824
151.661
242.559

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

367.450
289.453
377.885
157.894
187.818
187.792
390.230
316.894
317.521
380.757
173.066
213.025
539.315
200.078
192.398
465.868
178.691
107.782
113.388

368.451
290.504
378.551
159.695
190.481
188.239
391.178
317.551
318.264
381.911
173.932
213.024
541.934
200.995
193.156
468.473
179.195
107.778
112.829

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

110.939
102.240
12.951
363.003
18.895

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

134.264
120.557
144.809
244.219
246.914
224.656
147.928
352.518
150.430
146.863
158.447
231.991
254.782
148.375
242.381

4.9
5.5
4.2
5.1
1.4
6.9
4.2
3.8
3.7
.7
10.6
20.9
23.9
2.2
6.8

11.5
11.7
11.2
7.7
6.7
8.8
7.0
4.9
3.7
3.3
4.6
22.1
27.2
35.9
4.7

9.2
3.8
15.7
5.0
8.1
7.2
3.2
3.9
-.1
.1
-.6
-23.9
-31.3
-21.7
5.2

3.5
6.2
.5
4.6
2.8
6.2
3.6
5.1
9.7
8.2
13.2
-17.7
-22.1
-19.9
2.1

8.1
8.6
7.6
6.4
4.0
7.8
5.6
4.3
3.7
2.0
7.6
21.5
25.6
17.9
5.7

6.3
5.0
7.8
4.8
5.4
6.7
3.4
4.5
4.7
4.1
6.1
-20.9
-26.8
-20.8
3.7

370.068
291.485
380.526
158.788
188.821
189.476
393.024
318.623
319.495
383.644
174.656
213.693
546.425
202.627
194.176
477.653
180.886
108.634
113.176

371.397
293.339
382.753
159.498
190.234
189.586
394.081
318.961
319.229
384.715
175.813
213.944
550.509
204.179
195.796
479.583
181.612
108.723
113.330

2.0
-1.7
-2.0
1.4
3.9
-1.4
3.2
3.6
3.8
3.4
4.4
4.4
5.4
5.7
5.5
5.6
3.1
.0
-4.7

2.4
1.0
-.2
3.5
3.7
2.5
2.9
3.1
3.5
4.0
-8.3
5.4
5.8
5.9
5.5
5.2
3.5
2.5
-5.1

2.6
3.2
3.8
2.3
-.3
3.6
2.5
2.6
3.4
1.7
-1.8
1.4
3.7
4.0
4.1
3.8
2.6
2.1
-3.7

4.4
5.5
5.3
4.1
5.2
3.9
4.0
2.6
2.2
4.2
6.5
1.7
8.6
8.5
7.3
12.3
6.7
3.5
-.2

2.2
-.4
-1.1
2.5
3.8
.5
3.1
3.3
3.7
3.7
-2.2
4.9
5.6
5.8
5.5
5.4
3.3
1.3
-4.9

3.5
4.3
4.5
3.2
2.4
3.7
3.2
2.6
2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
6.1
6.2
5.7
8.0
4.6
2.8
-2.0

110.795
102.323
12.646
363.780
18.430

110.813
101.794
12.221
363.119
18.259

111.309
101.852
11.890
365.024
18.179

1.1
-2.0
-17.7
1.1
-13.2

3.7
.8
-13.2
3.7
-16.4

1.0
-1.8
-24.3
-.6
-14.8

1.3
-1.5
-29.0
2.2
-14.3

2.4
-.6
-15.5
2.4
-14.8

1.2
-1.6
-26.7
.8
-14.6

79.253
49.398
100.948
148.441
191.856
180.405
118.279
137.494
97.117
81.924
76.416
108.505
59.802
66.574
87.727
99.325
145.640

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.981
192.622
180.931
117.671
137.296
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.847
65.228
87.511
98.994
145.532

79.255
48.396
103.769
150.155
194.317
182.011
117.746
135.857
97.760
82.249
75.055
110.767
59.256
65.702
88.088
99.579
145.524

78.830
47.989
100.302
151.030
195.418
183.133
118.661
135.634
99.043
82.111
74.642
110.899
59.671
66.064
89.997
99.175
146.512

1.9
-12.8
-13.3
9.7
11.1
6.9
4.0
-1.1
9.7
-3.4
-10.1
2.3
-4.9
-5.6
-6.8
4.2
2.8

-9.0
1.2
9.1
14.7
17.6
8.9
3.1
-1.5
10.0
.9
.8
.9
-4.6
-6.4
1.9
-.3
5.0

16.4
1.2
-11.6
10.5
13.8
4.1
3.9
3.1
3.4
-.4
-4.4
2.8
-6.5
-8.6
-2.6
4.7
.4

-2.1
-10.9
-2.5
7.2
7.6
6.2
1.3
-5.3
8.2
.9
-9.0
9.1
-.9
-3.0
10.8
-.6
2.4

-3.7
-6.0
-2.8
12.2
14.3
7.9
3.6
-1.3
9.9
-1.3
-4.8
1.6
-4.8
-6.0
-2.6
1.9
3.9

6.7
-5.0
-7.2
8.8
10.7
5.1
2.6
-1.2
5.8
.2
-6.7
5.9
-3.7
-5.9
3.9
2.0
1.4

125.934
313.520
258.753
217.629
127.611

125.715
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122

124.756
313.989
259.620
218.105
128.451

126.453
315.049
260.994
220.653
130.581

4.0
1.6
5.5
-.8
.2

3.4
6.3
4.0
6.8
8.6

-1.4
1.5
2.1
5.4
6.1

1.7
2.0
3.5
5.7
9.6

3.7
3.9
4.8
2.9
4.3

.1
1.7
2.8
5.6
7.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

52

CPI Detailed Report-February 2009

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

106.802

106.082

106.415

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 13 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 14 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

121.236
182.620
465.758
514.306
586.505
580.831
227.287
193.243
87.301
137.075
216.173
217.552
85.292
101.564
232.554
76.880
65.337
10.367
88.631
49.589
75.297

121.592
183.489
468.077
516.743
589.330
583.575
228.306
193.166
87.450
136.523
216.173
204.713
85.454
101.720
232.542
77.407
65.341
10.406
88.176
49.328
76.165

39.835

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—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

106.962

-2.0

4.5

4.6

0.6

1.2

2.6

121.817
183.869
469.011
517.817
592.386
586.083
228.386
193.871
87.598
137.562
218.377
198.579
85.581
101.876
233.437
77.535
65.337
10.418
88.178
49.750
76.420

122.064
184.662
471.367
520.014
595.173
588.467
228.785
195.550
87.639
137.509
218.866
190.611
85.624
101.890
233.518
77.533
65.341
10.442
87.622
49.765
77.015

4.0
6.0
6.5
5.9
7.3
5.8
4.1
7.0
2.7
9.2
8.7
16.8
2.5
4.1
6.6
7.1
1.2
-4.9
-13.5
-1.6
-.5

5.1
6.7
11.2
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.2
5.0
4.1
4.8
3.8
19.7
4.1
5.7
4.1
22.0
.0
-3.6
-15.8
.7
5.6

1.7
4.8
5.6
4.8
4.8
7.1
4.3
3.0
-.3
-.2
.0
-2.5
-.3
.9
1.5
.8
.5
-5.9
-17.3
-.5
3.6

2.8
4.5
4.9
4.5
6.0
5.4
2.7
4.9
1.6
1.3
5.1
-41.1
1.6
1.3
1.7
3.4
.0
2.9
-4.5
1.4
9.4

4.6
6.3
8.8
6.1
6.8
5.8
5.1
6.0
3.4
7.0
6.2
18.2
3.3
4.9
5.4
14.3
.6
-4.2
-14.6
-.5
2.5

2.3
4.7
5.2
4.6
5.4
6.2
3.5
3.9
.6
.5
2.5
-24.2
.6
1.1
1.6
2.1
.3
-1.6
-11.1
.4
6.5

39.887

39.501

39.705

7.1

-.7

-10.9

-1.3

3.2

-6.2

362.805
602.881
244.017
172.753
201.251
160.994

363.328
605.662
245.184
173.011
201.207
161.295

364.631
610.503
247.130
174.589
201.461
162.683

365.470
615.012
248.904
176.557
201.381
162.543

4.7
4.2
3.8
10.6
4.9
2.9

5.4
11.8
12.1
7.0
2.2
.9

2.4
2.1
1.9
5.6
2.6
4.2

3.0
8.3
8.3
9.1
.3
3.9

5.0
7.9
7.9
8.8
3.5
1.9

2.7
5.1
5.0
7.3
1.4
4.1

104.975

104.888

105.592

104.860

2.8

1.3

1.1

-.4

2.1

.3

181.961
226.433
138.011
343.491
277.320
279.116
136.940
150.185
272.761
89.639

182.840
226.578
138.100
343.848
278.853
279.463
137.310
150.044
269.265
88.973

184.828
225.951
137.717
343.462
278.786
279.251
137.275
149.807
270.142
88.308

185.901
226.088
137.801
343.601
278.558
279.257
137.325
150.971
270.435
88.662

2.9
4.8
4.8
6.5
5.2
6.2
7.8
7.6
6.0
6.1

.4
1.0
1.0
3.5
4.0
6.1
4.9
7.2
-7.6
-1.4

7.9
3.6
3.6
.3
2.8
6.2
2.6
4.2
-6.8
5.9

8.9
-.6
-.6
.1
1.8
.2
1.1
2.1
-3.4
-4.3

1.6
2.8
2.8
5.0
4.6
6.2
6.3
7.4
-1.0
2.3

8.4
1.5
1.5
.2
2.3
3.1
1.9
3.2
-5.1
.7

169.885
144.748
180.093
222.275
109.240
252.766
232.611
245.719
287.718
206.112
198.293
201.510
147.181
182.304
220.873
199.078

165.761
138.964
168.682
203.893
108.798
253.092
232.887
245.957
288.397
203.702
195.424
199.400
141.555
171.591
204.294
193.307

166.831
140.426
172.433
209.548
108.637
253.417
233.312
247.099
288.590
204.532
196.211
200.078
142.991
175.208
209.514
195.377

168.242
142.519
177.755
217.299
108.475
253.785
233.328
248.087
289.415
205.662
197.425
200.971
145.025
180.246
216.564
198.015

3.6
2.4
11.0
14.3
-2.4
4.9
2.0
6.1
4.1
4.0
5.3
4.4
2.4
10.8
13.6
9.3

10.6
11.5
20.2
24.8
-1.6
4.9
2.3
8.1
4.7
7.2
9.8
7.8
11.3
19.2
23.3
14.0

-25.1
-38.4
-55.0
-64.0
-7.2
.5
2.7
-.1
2.0
-14.5
-17.3
-12.5
-37.2
-52.8
-61.1
-31.8

-3.8
-6.0
-5.1
-8.7
-2.8
1.6
1.2
3.9
2.4
-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-5.7
-4.4
-7.6
-2.1

7.1
6.9
15.5
19.4
-2.0
4.9
2.2
7.1
4.4
5.6
7.5
6.1
6.7
14.9
18.4
11.6

-15.1
-23.9
-34.7
-42.6
-5.0
1.1
1.9
1.9
2.2
-7.9
-9.9
-7.0
-23.1
-32.9
-40.0
-18.3

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
Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

112.774
244.382
242.767
195.711
210.543
209.331
140.424
202.960
258.207
224.136
200.953

111.981
245.083
243.176
176.692
210.598
209.372
140.094
166.230
258.541
223.608
201.053

112.888
245.075
243.374
180.037
210.987
209.834
140.375
174.341
259.134
224.196
200.220

114.112
245.607
243.578
186.446
211.226
210.188
140.675
186.476
259.521
222.644
200.189

6 months
ended—

May
2008

Aug.
2008

Nov.
2008

Feb.
2009

Aug.
2008

Feb.
2009

-4.1
7.9
4.8
17.5
2.6
1.9
-.9
12.3
3.1
7.0
13.5

7.1
8.0
5.0
34.1
4.0
2.9
1.4
43.0
3.6
12.1
13.5

-5.3
-1.4
.7
-68.6
1.2
.5
-3.1
-84.2
2.1
2.6
-8.1

4.8
2.0
1.3
-17.6
1.3
1.6
.7
-28.7
2.1
-2.6
-1.5

1.3
8.0
4.9
25.5
3.3
2.4
.2
26.7
3.4
9.5
13.5

-0.3
.3
1.0
-49.1
1.3
1.1
-1.2
-66.4
2.1
-.1
-4.9

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .................
Energy commodities ...........................................................
Services less energy services ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................

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

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
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 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

M

212.425

210.228

211.143

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

227.236
229.625
134.445

225.091
227.681
132.830

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

201.737
202.922
129.018

M

South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to
Jan. 2009 from—

Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

212.193

0.2

0.9

0.5

0.0

-0.6

0.4

225.436
227.852
133.308

226.754
229.262
133.967

.7
.8
.3

.7
.7
.9

.6
.6
.5

.5
.7
.0

-.8
-.8
-.8

.2
.1
.4

199.582
200.465
128.018

200.815
202.001
128.636

201.453
202.639
129.057

-.2
-.3
.1

.9
1.1
.8

.3
.3
.3

-.3
-.4
-.1

-.5
-.5
-.3

.6
.8
.5

197.883

195.383

195.843

196.421

-.6

.5

.3

-.4

-1.0

.2

M
M
M

205.559
208.644
130.324

203.501
206.414
129.099

204.288
207.035
129.615

205.343
207.929
130.380

.1
.2
.0

.9
.7
1.0

.5
.4
.6

-.1
-.1
-.2

-.6
-.8
-.5

.4
.3
.4

M

206.659

204.428

205.766

206.671

.7

1.1

.4

.6

-.4

.7

M
M
M

217.113
220.925
131.440

214.685
218.698
129.725

215.923
219.806
130.682

217.095
220.955
131.636

.3
.5
.1

1.1
1.0
1.5

.5
.5
.7

.1
.4
-.5

-.5
-.5
-.6

.6
.5
.7

M
M
M

194.628
130.857
204.856

192.646
129.519
202.359

193.412
130.135
203.409

194.354
130.855
203.999

.3
.1
.1

.9
1.0
.8

.5
.6
.3

.2
-.2
.1

-.6
-.6
-.7

.4
.5
.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

209.053
222.229

205.959
219.620

207.616
220.719

207.367
221.439

-1.0
.0

.7
.8

-.1
.3

-.5
-.1

-.7
-.7

.8
.5

M

234.498

233.012

233.402

234.663

1.6

.7

.5

1.5

-.5

.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

232.354
198.187
200.051
138.547

-

230.806
198.232
198.623
137.598

-

-

-

-

-.5
-.7
.8
1.0

-.7
.0
-.7
-.7

-

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

-

196.961
197.991
185.930
218.324

-

199.190
201.913
187.972
220.589

-2.4
-.2
.2
.7

1.1
2.0
1.1
1.0

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

218.186
218.528
222.580

-

220.262
222.166
224.737

-.3
1.2
1.4

1.0
1.7
1.0

-

-

-

-

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 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
Feb.
2009

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

South

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

226.754
357.068

0.7

0.6

0.3

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

217.095
350.922

0.3

-

205.343
333.094

0.1

-

201.453
327.776

-0.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

224.135
223.792
223.870
226.805
227.482

4.9
5.0
5.3
4.6
4.0

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

212.823
212.551
208.431
219.183
215.557

5.1
5.2
4.9
5.6
3.7

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

217.025
217.682
214.950
224.546
206.781

4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
3.6

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

223.707
223.011
227.255
216.574
230.808

4.0
4.1
4.2
3.9
3.2

-.3
-.3
-.9
.4
.0

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

242.192
287.816
281.059

1.5
1.8
4.0

.3
.6
.1

196.501
225.322
218.914

1.1
.6
2.6

.0
.2
.2

202.485
222.739
222.855

3.0
2.1
3.1

.1
.1
.0

229.162
257.774
261.496

1.8
1.8
3.4

.1
.1
.2

298.020
217.454
203.047
211.253
191.306
246.651
129.640

2.2
-.5
-1.6
4.7
4.7
4.6
1.7

.3
-1.1
-1.4
-1.3
-.8
-2.3
.1

228.191
199.591
175.660
182.116
164.248
209.644
123.657

.9
2.2
1.6
2.7
8.5
-5.4
2.8

.2
-1.3
-1.5
-1.4
.8
-4.7
.3

225.405
220.436
192.458
193.638
187.104
221.010
129.321

2.3
8.6
9.3
10.1
13.5
-5.5
2.1

.0
-.4
-.5
-.4
.2
-3.9
.6

271.574
225.250
209.474
212.139
222.671
202.831
134.164

2.7
2.1
1.2
1.8
5.3
-7.4
1.2

.1
-.6
-1.1
-1.0
.0
-4.1
.1

Apparel .....................................................

119.300

2.7

5.4

108.002

-.1

2.5

130.132

.0

2.5

114.456

1.2

4.2

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

170.713
164.479
92.792
133.606
92.581
132.234
128.260
162.892
161.170
160.444
167.095
161.190

-9.7
-10.3
.0
-1.0
-1.1
-.8
-9.9
-35.9
-36.2
-36.9
-34.9
-33.7

1.7
2.1
.4
.6
.6
.2
-1.5
8.2
9.0
9.4
8.5
7.5

170.320
165.028
93.625
129.942
91.823
130.564
124.278
169.345
168.297
166.267
186.677
170.637

-11.4
-12.1
-2.0
-1.8
-1.9
-.3
-10.2
-36.5
-36.6
-37.2
-35.7
-34.3

.9
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.4
.5
-1.8
1.4
1.6
1.5
2.4
1.7

165.167
163.164
92.000
139.074
94.614
143.358
120.836
164.205
162.671
160.448
171.961
166.603

-13.1
-13.6
-3.7
-1.3
-1.3
.3
-11.3
-37.2
-37.4
-38.3
-36.2
-34.6

2.1
2.3
.8
1.5
1.5
.9
-1.6
7.6
8.3
8.6
7.7
7.6

173.150
167.215
91.167
132.359
92.024
135.963
121.091
172.862
171.940
170.185
162.837
167.861

-9.2
-9.9
-3.0
-1.9
-1.9
.5
-10.1
-31.7
-31.6
-32.1
-31.0
-30.1

1.8
2.0
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.5
-1.6
9.8
10.6
10.8
10.3
9.7

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

395.126
325.899
413.277
321.836

2.6
2.7
2.5
2.4

.4
.9
.3
.0

369.362
296.831
393.456
336.544

2.4
1.2
2.8
3.1

.5
.9
.4
.4

353.982
290.648
374.400
313.839

2.5
2.3
2.6
3.2

.6
.7
.6
.6

380.963
305.260
404.083
297.434

3.9
1.8
4.6
2.9

1.1
.4
1.4
.6

Recreation 4 ..............................................

117.482

2.7

.4

116.119

2.2

.8

115.142

1.4

.4

109.804

1.4

.6

Education and communication 4 ...............

130.210

4.4

-.1

127.673

3.0

.1

121.825

3.3

.0

126.119

4.0

.2

Other goods and services .........................

375.980

4.8

.3

337.804

2.3

.3

337.888

2.6

.2

354.849

3.6

.4

226.754
171.192
141.210
169.398

.7
-2.5
-7.3
-10.3

.6
1.1
2.0
3.4

201.453
161.828
136.601
164.224

-.2
-3.2
-8.0
-12.0

.3
.4
.9
1.2

205.343
166.250
141.349
172.615

.1
-4.0
-8.9
-12.9

.5
1.1
1.9
2.8

217.095
164.965
135.574
162.914

.3
-3.1
-6.9
-10.2

.5
1.0
1.8
3.8

209.546
107.654
281.194
301.072
237.263
322.503

-14.7
-2.2
2.7
1.8
4.6
3.8

2.7
.0
.3
.6
.2
.1

200.848
108.066
242.854
231.639
256.986
292.982

-15.5
-1.8
2.0
.5
5.2
2.8

.8
.4
.2
.2
1.1
.4

199.873
111.718
245.298
229.066
252.567
291.275

-16.8
-2.9
3.2
2.1
3.7
3.3

2.9
.7
.1
.1
.1
.2

197.632
108.983
265.171
274.206
249.448
298.825

-13.9
-2.9
2.7
1.8
3.8
3.9

3.6
-.4
.3
.1
.5
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

219.234
227.574
206.022
144.379
196.661
172.664
209.489
283.929
271.628
186.018
233.236
236.368

0.6
.0
.1
-6.8
-2.6
-9.4
-13.1
3.9
2.7
-17.8
2.7
2.2

0.6
.7
.6
1.9
1.4
3.2
2.4
.0
.3
2.0
.5
.6

143.560
176.705
288.168

1.2
-33.8
2.6

1.2
5.9
.4

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

193.372
199.510
194.907
139.268
188.032
167.343
201.762
268.969
231.098
171.823
206.881
206.425

-0.4
-1.1
-.5
-7.5
-3.6
-10.9
-13.7
3.4
1.9
-19.6
2.0
1.4

0.3
.4
.4
.8
.5
1.2
.8
.2
.2
-.2
.4
.5

138.366
171.404
250.976

.2
-35.8
1.9

.8
1.2
.4

Index
Feb.
2009

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

196.781
203.204
199.526
143.431
193.928
174.364
199.506
273.055
232.697
173.727
209.600
208.532

0.0
-.7
-.8
-8.5
-4.4
-12.0
-15.4
4.5
3.3
-17.5
2.3
1.7

0.5
.6
.7
1.8
1.3
2.6
2.7
.1
.1
2.9
.3
.4

142.692
168.089
250.456

-.4
-36.6
2.6

.9
7.3
.2

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

209.380
216.343
201.722
139.119
193.171
167.729
200.349
283.154
255.047
189.442
221.172
221.523

0.1
-.2
-.4
-6.4
-3.1
-9.2
-12.3
3.8
2.5
-19.6
2.1
1.8

0.5
.7
.8
1.7
1.6
3.5
3.2
.4
.2
4.5
.3
.4

136.462
176.358
269.228

-.6
-31.3
2.7

.5
9.4
.3

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Percent change
from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

194.354
194.354

0.3

0.5

130.855

0.1

0.6

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

203.999
329.000

0.1

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

198.311
198.294
202.787
191.572
196.826

4.5
4.6
4.7
4.5
3.4

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

137.031
137.179
135.748
139.505
134.968

4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
3.6

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

218.196
218.195
213.647
227.441
217.732

5.4
5.3
5.0
5.8
5.7

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

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

200.580
216.979
215.181
215.785
216.367
216.371
208.392
194.557
231.365
122.924

1.7
1.5
3.5
2.2
2.7
1.9
4.1
7.7
-3.5
1.7

.1
.2
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.2
-1.2
-.3
-3.4
.0

132.106
132.599
137.386
131.120
162.302
163.093
157.237
146.594
188.619
101.386

2.1
1.7
2.9
1.8
4.8
5.0
7.6
11.3
-3.3
1.9

.2
.4
.2
.2
-.7
-.8
-.7
.5
-4.7
.6

195.932
219.564
212.115
229.204
211.332
180.114
193.759
191.066
203.463
129.032

3.4
3.1
4.1
3.3
5.1
4.1
6.0
7.7
-.8
3.1

.0
-.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.2
.4
-2.3
1.0

Apparel ...............................................................................

111.883

.8

4.8

88.570

1.4

2.4

110.965

-2.1

-.2

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

167.120
165.361
93.114
116.718
91.919
118.639
117.917
244.915
243.171
246.667
168.308
224.623

-9.9
-10.7
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-.4
-10.2
-34.6
-34.7
-35.3
-33.6
-32.4

1.6
1.9
.3
.1
.1
-.2
-1.6
7.4
7.9
8.0
7.7
7.4

118.776
118.125
91.488
94.133
94.175
97.541
82.407
165.387
165.140
167.424
163.346
160.386

-12.0
-12.4
-3.2
-1.2
-1.2
.7
-10.7
-36.1
-36.3
-36.9
-35.6
-34.1

1.9
2.0
.8
1.6
1.6
1.1
-1.6
6.5
7.2
7.4
6.7
6.9

166.080
161.515
89.708
137.669
95.002
139.841
113.124
158.723
156.825
149.112
178.101
164.400

-13.4
-13.9
-4.0
-1.1
-1.1
-.7
-10.6
-36.9
-37.2
-37.7
-36.6
-35.0

1.3
1.4
-.4
.1
.1
-.8
-1.7
5.9
6.7
6.8
6.2
6.1

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

293.869
238.696
310.046
248.011

2.9
2.5
3.0
2.9

.5
.6
.5
.3

157.649
141.316
163.522
148.173

3.0
1.3
3.6
3.1

.9
.9
.9
.5

361.107
306.638
379.658
325.183

2.0
3.6
1.4
2.9

.9
.8
1.0
1.0

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

115.883

1.5

.6

112.125

2.4

.5

115.433

1.3

.5

Education and communication 3 .........................................

128.729

3.7

.0

121.513

3.5

.1

129.559

4.1

-.2

Other goods and services ...................................................

276.086

2.6

.2

156.191

3.8

.3

364.872

5.0

.8

194.354
158.646
136.440
170.560
213.167
101.953
222.893
217.846
200.652
247.317

.3
-3.1
-7.7
-11.1
-15.3
-2.6
2.5
1.5
4.6
3.2

.5
1.0
1.8
3.3
2.7
-.2
.2
.2
.5
.3

130.855
117.088
106.819
128.765
147.474
84.921
139.278
132.810
136.347
139.246

.1
-3.4
-7.9
-11.7
-15.5
-2.5
2.9
1.7
3.7
3.8

.6
.9
1.7
2.4
2.4
.7
.3
.4
.4
.3

203.999
165.215
141.175
168.961
199.867
111.969
246.828
227.088
259.965
300.867

.1
-4.0
-8.7
-13.0
-15.7
-2.6
3.6
3.1
4.5
4.0

.3
.5
1.0
1.8
2.4
.0
.1
-.1
.2
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

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

189.540
193.834
184.399
139.067
184.912
172.786
211.220
228.816
216.603
227.447
192.106
191.171
127.191
250.649
223.967

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

0.2
-.3
-.3
-7.2
-3.2
-10.1
-13.5
3.7
2.4
-18.3
2.2
1.7
-.1
-33.8
2.4

0.5
.6
.6
1.7
1.4
3.1
2.4
.1
.2
2.4
.3
.4
.9
6.7
.3

127.194
127.708
127.706
107.676
132.847
129.161
146.556
146.135
137.011
163.631
126.144
124.093
98.879
171.261
137.894

-0.1
-.7
-.6
-7.5
-3.8
-10.8
-14.1
4.3
2.8
-18.5
2.3
1.8
.1
-35.3
2.5

0.5
.7
.6
1.6
1.0
2.3
2.2
.2
.2
2.3
.4
.5
.9
5.8
.4

194.073
201.597
200.217
143.117
191.926
171.018
200.398
279.794
232.692
169.896
209.239
208.046
142.860
163.245
252.725

-0.1
-.8
-1.1
-8.3
-4.6
-12.1
-14.4
4.1
3.8
-20.0
2.7
2.2
-.2
-35.2
3.4

0.2
.4
.5
1.0
.8
1.7
2.2
.3
.0
2.4
.1
.1
.2
5.0
.1

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

229.262
354.254

0.8

0.6

133.967

0.3

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

224.087
223.608
225.317
224.724
229.223

5.2
5.3
6.0
4.5
4.0

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

138.696
139.057
136.971
142.466
132.938

4.3
4.3
3.7
5.1
4.0

-.5
-.6
-1.3
.3
.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

245.959
292.320
289.350
299.457
213.363
206.537
211.357
189.907
249.696
129.178

1.4
1.6
4.2
2.2
.4
-.6
4.9
4.7
5.2
.8

.2
.4
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-1.5
-1.2
-2.1
.0

137.288
135.356
140.449
132.559
178.602
178.922
159.998
137.739
199.722
105.110

1.6
2.3
2.6
2.0
-2.5
-3.8
4.1
4.8
2.4
3.7

.7
1.2
.3
.5
-.8
-1.1
-.8
.1
-3.1
.3

Apparel .....................................................................................

117.036

3.8

7.4

87.013

-.8

-.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

172.020
164.976
158.773
156.822
155.885
160.339
157.491

-9.5
-10.3
-35.8
-36.1
-36.9
-34.6
-33.8

1.7
2.2
8.3
8.7
9.2
8.1
7.2

119.066
119.501
165.981
165.311
166.666
166.662
162.033

-10.1
-10.2
-36.1
-36.4
-37.0
-35.5
-33.4

1.6
1.8
8.1
9.6
9.8
9.4
8.2

Medical care .............................................................................

396.809

2.1

.3

163.162

3.4

.6

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

118.346

2.7

.8

115.322

2.9

-.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

133.028

4.5

-.1

122.486

4.1

.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

363.670

4.1

.1

166.464

6.6

.7

229.262
171.048
139.421
165.540
107.417
282.213

.8
-2.3
-7.4
-9.9
-3.1
2.6

.6
1.4
2.6
4.2
.2
.2

133.967
122.163
112.905
136.076
87.183
140.806

.3
-3.0
-7.1
-11.3
-.4
3.1

.5
.3
.9
1.8
-.4
.6

221.895
206.186
142.804
195.389
169.280
281.091
272.854
187.008
235.595
239.256

.7
.3
-6.9
-2.1
-8.9
4.0
2.6
-16.8
2.6
2.1

.6
.8
2.5
1.8
3.9
-.1
.2
1.8
.5
.6

130.317
131.062
113.643
137.132
135.787
146.286
138.353
173.426
128.622
126.540

.1
-.4
-6.7
-3.8
-10.3
3.9
3.0
-19.8
2.9
2.7

.5
.2
.8
.6
1.7
.1
.6
2.3
.3
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

202.639
334.568

-0.3

0.3

129.057

0.1

0.3

0.3

-

-

-

-

196.421
314.906

-0.6

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

214.720
214.744
212.935
217.605
213.102

4.8
5.0
4.6
5.6
3.0

-.2
-.2
-.8
.5
.2

135.682
135.799
133.114
139.325
135.091

4.9
4.9
4.8
5.0
4.5

-.3
-.4
-.6
-.1
.6

217.098
216.537
206.605
234.181
225.417

7.2
7.3
7.0
7.6
6.6

.3
.2
.2
.3
1.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

198.638
229.970
229.416
232.993
192.973
172.399
175.363
152.875
197.071
120.362

.5
-.2
2.3
.3
1.7
.8
1.3
9.1
-7.5
3.3

.0
.2
.3
.1
-1.6
-1.6
-1.5
.6
-4.3
.3

125.564
125.083
125.527
122.247
162.884
165.390
162.135
140.691
204.934
97.603

1.8
1.5
2.4
1.8
3.2
3.0
4.4
8.1
-2.1
1.8

.1
.3
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.3
-1.2
1.1
-5.5
.3

189.935
212.522
200.443
218.880
205.416
162.430
175.369
158.441
209.041
121.809

2.3
2.2
4.5
2.1
1.9
1.3
3.9
7.5
-2.6
3.2

.3
.6
.3
.5
-.8
-1.3
-1.2
.5
-4.3
.4

Apparel .....................................................................................

106.180

-.1

3.8

81.696

1.3

1.8

116.066

-4.4

-3.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

170.744
166.539
171.106
169.852
168.453
183.468
169.606

-10.8
-11.5
-36.5
-36.6
-37.2
-35.5
-34.2

1.0
1.1
.5
.7
.4
1.6
1.1

124.593
123.721
174.999
174.541
176.969
173.784
168.258

-11.3
-12.0
-36.2
-36.4
-37.0
-35.4
-34.4

.8
.8
1.4
1.7
1.6
2.4
1.6

152.330
145.331
147.734
146.266
140.110
170.011
155.633

-14.9
-15.2
-37.2
-37.1
-37.3
-37.1
-35.3

.9
1.0
5.3
6.0
6.1
5.7
6.0

Medical care .............................................................................

364.369

3.1

.2

161.222

2.1

.9

355.645

-.2

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.307

1.7

.8

116.190

3.8

1.0

109.144

-.7

.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

129.679

3.0

.0

126.576

2.5

.3

117.655

4.2

-.3

Other goods and services ........................................................

331.719

.6

.3

157.446

4.0

.2

350.482

5.4

1.2

202.639
161.524
134.328
161.552
106.563
243.484

-.3
-3.0
-7.7
-11.5
-2.0
1.5

.3
.5
.9
1.4
.2
.2

129.057
116.012
105.668
126.326
83.051
138.070

.1
-3.3
-7.9
-12.3
-1.2
2.8

.3
.4
1.0
1.1
.8
.2

196.421
164.478
140.111
169.315
108.936
231.816

-.6
-3.8
-9.5
-13.5
-3.3
2.2

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

195.411
194.516
137.432
188.217
165.362
268.317
233.333
171.003
207.945
207.371

-.6
-.4
-7.1
-3.3
-10.2
3.3
1.3
-19.8
1.7
1.1

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

125.468
128.887
106.519
131.219
126.604
151.215
135.065
170.542
124.485
122.346

-.1
-.4
-7.5
-4.0
-11.4
3.9
2.7
-18.9
2.4
2.0

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

186.339
192.327
142.361
191.715
171.984
254.789
215.222
154.206
203.243
200.711

-.6
-1.5
-8.9
-4.0
-12.4
2.3
2.5
-20.9
2.1
1.1

.2
.2
.3
.5
.8
.1
.2
1.6
.2
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

207.929
335.667

0.2

0.4

130.380

0.0

0.6

0.4

-

-

-

-

206.671
335.616

0.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

218.243
219.292
215.011
227.500
205.007

4.3
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.2

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

136.834
137.303
136.464
138.817
129.334

5.2
5.4
5.5
5.3
2.8

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

214.136
213.622
215.334
215.101
219.090

5.1
5.0
4.9
5.3
7.9

.3
.3
.5
.0
1.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

208.800
228.934
230.140
233.135
221.341
203.598
207.514
195.978
226.504
138.125

2.8
1.9
2.8
2.4
8.7
9.3
9.9
12.4
-.9
1.9

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

132.946
134.867
139.833
133.556
156.176
155.970
153.215
149.437
172.570
99.716

2.8
1.9
3.2
1.6
8.8
10.0
10.9
15.5
-9.8
1.8

.2
.3
.1
.2
-.5
-.6
-.5
.7
-6.9
.6

198.034
221.957
218.048
232.537
209.981
183.772
189.723
187.177
192.296
127.393

5.1
4.6
4.5
5.3
7.6
6.0
7.5
8.6
-.5
4.8

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

Apparel .....................................................................................

143.388

-1.6

2.7

88.145

.9

2.4

114.295

.4

2.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

166.328
165.589
169.607
167.593
166.110
171.237
171.741

-11.9
-12.5
-36.4
-36.5
-37.5
-35.0
-33.3

2.1
2.5
8.8
9.4
9.7
8.8
8.6

115.425
114.702
163.368
162.812
165.947
160.219
159.241

-13.8
-14.2
-37.6
-37.8
-38.6
-36.8
-35.3

2.1
2.2
7.2
7.9
8.2
7.2
7.3

175.362
173.830
156.992
153.880
148.034
182.451
164.579

-13.5
-13.9
-37.5
-38.0
-38.8
-36.9
-35.2

2.1
2.2
6.1
7.2
7.5
6.5
6.2

Medical care .............................................................................

342.646

3.0

.1

152.531

2.2

.9

354.534

2.9

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.948

-.1

.7

115.274

2.4

.2

117.764

1.3

.5

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

122.642

2.7

.0

120.344

3.7

.0

127.293

3.6

-.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

320.835

2.2

.1

152.025

2.5

.2

350.995

4.6

.1

207.929
167.186
140.998
168.208
114.793
246.739

.2
-4.2
-9.2
-13.3
-3.2
2.9

.4
1.2
2.0
3.2
.5
.0

130.380
116.170
105.656
127.765
85.040
139.439

.0
-3.9
-8.8
-12.6
-3.2
3.2

.6
1.1
1.8
2.6
.7
.2

206.671
168.160
147.234
174.265
117.493
248.302

.7
-4.1
-8.6
-13.6
-.5
4.8

.4
1.3
1.9
2.6
.9
-.2

201.064
200.032
143.470
192.329
170.482
273.710
236.423
184.419
212.165
211.362

.0
-.8
-8.6
-4.5
-12.1
4.1
2.9
-15.7
1.9
1.5

.4
.7
2.0
1.4
3.0
.0
.0
3.2
.2
.2

127.006
126.296
106.362
132.153
127.951
143.963
137.817
157.119
125.972
123.849

-.1
-.7
-8.5
-4.2
-11.8
4.7
3.3
-18.3
2.2
1.6

.6
.7
1.7
1.2
2.4
.1
.2
2.8
.4
.5

195.861
202.445
148.628
192.470
175.281
278.101
233.097
167.367
211.297
211.220

.6
-.8
-8.3
-5.3
-12.9
5.0
5.1
-19.7
3.9
3.6

.4
.9
1.9
1.5
2.5
.2
-.3
2.5
.2
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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—
Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

220.955
360.298

0.5

0.5

131.636

0.1

0.7

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

224.885
224.563
230.423
216.290
226.379

3.8
3.9
3.9
3.8
2.8

.0
.0
-.4
.5
.2

137.626
136.732
135.695
138.352
153.532

4.5
4.5
4.9
3.9
4.1

-.7
-.8
-1.4
.2
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

239.907
270.216
278.208
285.441
226.515
213.411
215.553
236.336
194.187
135.921

1.9
2.1
3.6
3.1
.6
-1.5
-.9
4.0
-13.5
1.2

.0
.2
.1
.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.6
.1
-6.6
-.5

132.606
133.038
140.409
133.470
162.156
162.436
159.971
148.661
187.775
106.803

1.4
1.0
2.8
2.2
4.2
4.9
5.6
7.6
.9
1.2

.1
.0
.3
.0
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.4
-1.3
1.0

Apparel .....................................................................................

114.413

.4

4.4

97.977

3.9

5.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

171.189
165.536
173.917
172.704
172.826
160.824
169.351

-8.3
-9.1
-31.0
-30.9
-31.3
-30.3
-29.4

1.6
1.8
10.7
11.5
11.9
10.9
10.3

121.001
119.527
157.436
158.427
157.966
156.256
153.716

-10.3
-10.6
-32.2
-31.9
-32.2
-31.9
-30.7

2.6
2.8
8.8
9.7
9.9
9.6
8.9

Medical care .............................................................................

373.113

3.3

1.1

162.801

5.7

1.2

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.807

1.5

.3

98.824

.6

1.7

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

127.524

4.1

.3

117.649

3.5

.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

359.148

3.0

.4

155.164

4.4

.1

220.955
165.111
133.897
159.119
108.766
270.611

.5
-3.0
-6.9
-10.5
-2.4
2.7

.5
1.0
1.6
4.1
-1.1
.3

131.636
116.214
105.727
127.145
85.411
139.099

.1
-2.9
-6.4
-9.3
-3.3
2.4

.7
1.4
2.6
3.9
1.2
.2

214.124
201.507
137.699
192.086
164.141
281.933
262.189
187.232
225.541
226.493

.4
-.4
-6.4
-3.2
-9.5
3.6
2.7
-20.8
2.3
2.0

.5
.7
1.5
1.8
3.7
.3
.2
5.1
.2
.3

127.032
127.170
107.039
132.562
128.828
145.892
136.264
163.907
126.407
124.661

-.3
-.4
-6.0
-2.6
-8.4
4.2
1.9
-17.3
1.8
1.3

.7
1.1
2.5
1.5
3.6
.6
.1
3.7
.5
.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

M

219.086

218.683

219.744

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

224.860
225.957
138.071

224.440
225.571
137.761

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

208.159
211.710
133.474

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
Jan. 2009 from—

Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

218.389

4.8

-0.1

-0.6

5.7

0.3

0.5

225.544
226.482
138.713

223.870
225.317
136.971

5.3
6.0
3.7

-.3
-.1
-.6

-.7
-.5
-1.3

6.0
6.3
5.5

.3
.2
.5

.5
.4
.7

207.920
211.690
133.308

209.791
214.759
133.886

208.431
212.935
133.114

4.9
4.6
4.8

.2
.6
-.1

-.6
-.8
-.6

6.1
6.0
5.6

.8
1.4
.3

.9
1.4
.4

208.239

206.927

206.258

206.605

7.0

-.2

.2

8.3

-1.0

-.3

M
M
M

215.768
215.824
137.145

214.978
214.976
136.783

215.552
215.515
137.076

214.950
215.011
136.464

5.0
4.3
5.5

.0
.0
-.2

-.3
-.2
-.4

5.6
4.7
6.4

-.1
-.1
-.1

.3
.3
.2

M

214.810

213.053

214.339

215.334

4.9

1.1

.5

4.3

-.2

.6

M
M
M

228.440
230.405
136.959

228.405
230.764
136.850

229.317
231.338
137.618

227.255
230.423
135.695

4.2
3.9
4.9

-.5
-.1
-.8

-.9
-.4
-1.4

5.1
4.3
6.7

.4
.4
.5

.4
.2
.6

M
M
M

202.846
136.544
215.659

202.673
136.279
213.959

203.796
136.829
214.871

202.787
135.748
213.647

4.7
5.0
5.0

.1
-.4
-.1

-.5
-.8
-.6

5.3
6.1
5.9

.5
.2
-.4

.6
.4
.4

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

215.886
235.992

216.165
237.224

222.360
236.034

218.531
236.209

2.8
3.9

1.1
-.4

-1.7
.1

5.7
3.3

3.0
.0

2.9
-.5

M

229.060

228.416

230.193

229.149

7.3

.3

-.5

7.3

.5

.8

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

225.606
219.250
204.605
137.011

226.234
217.663
201.937
137.193

225.159
222.239
202.816
137.387

223.590
221.261
203.703
137.620

5.1
8.5
5.1
3.9

-1.2
1.7
.9
.3

-.7
-.4
.4
.2

6.7
7.6
4.8
4.4

-.2
1.4
-.9
.3

-.5
2.1
.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

224.588
196.736
205.312
232.012

224.289
195.373
205.194
230.802

223.727
196.171
207.991
228.914

222.143
195.561
204.169
229.773

2.9
4.2
4.8
4.7

-1.0
.1
-.5
-.4

-.7
-.3
-1.8
.4

5.4
4.7
5.5
3.6

-.4
-.3
1.3
-1.3

-.3
.4
1.4
-.8

2
2
2

219.450
230.534
232.677

219.333
230.444
233.406

219.226
229.823
236.850

218.460
227.779
235.199

2.9
2.0
7.3

-.4
-1.2
.8

-.3
-.9
-.7

2.4
2.4
6.9

-.1
-.3
1.8

.0
-.3
1.5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Feb.
2009

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

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

212.193
635.637

0.2

0.5

-0.1

0.3

0.5

-

-

-

234.663
678.378

1.6

-

221.439
654.229

0.0

-

207.367
619.527

-1.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

219.333
219.205
218.389
221.968
219.682

4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
3.6

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

215.468
214.714
218.531
204.339
226.293

4.0
4.3
2.8
6.2
1.1

-.9
-.8
-1.7
.3
-1.1

224.931
224.098
236.209
206.391
223.382

3.5
3.7
3.9
3.4
.3

.4
.5
.1
1.0
-.4

228.886
228.195
229.149
233.136
234.853

5.8
5.9
7.3
4.3
3.9

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

217.180
248.878
248.305

1.9
1.7
3.3

.1
.2
.1

214.973
259.478
268.116

-.5
-.9
2.2

-.4
-.2
.0

244.507
276.279
281.005

1.3
2.1
3.2

-.2
.2
.0

256.561
309.934
305.125

2.5
3.1
5.3

.1
.4
.2

255.779
213.520
192.168
197.886
190.645
218.459
129.170

2.1
3.8
3.3
5.6
9.2
-3.3
1.9

.1
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
.1
-3.8
.3

262.819
186.001
168.676
172.437
149.125
192.614
108.494

-.8
.9
-.4
.0
14.0
-13.7
1.2

.0
-1.9
-1.1
-1.0
1.3
-3.9
-.1

289.402
226.594
215.658
214.503
253.633
165.709
126.571

2.9
-6.1
-11.4
-11.4
-2.9
-29.4
.5

.2
-2.7
-4.1
-4.2
.0
-14.6
-1.2

317.982
198.649
199.904
198.661
176.791
241.363
127.193

3.3
.2
-.4
3.8
2.6
6.1
-.5

.2
-2.2
-2.4
-2.4
-2.8
-1.8
-.7

Apparel .....................................................

118.825

.8

3.5

90.413

1.3

3.6

110.269

3.6

5.0

113.702

3.7

6.7

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

169.542
164.871
167.395
166.118
164.486
172.261
165.615

-11.0
-11.6
-35.4
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3

1.7
1.9
6.9
7.5
7.7
7.2
7.1

159.070
155.427
171.116
169.482
166.112
178.072
165.573

-12.8
-13.7
-36.3
-36.4
-36.9
-35.7
-34.4

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

168.235
162.940
174.020
170.420
169.472
162.360
165.764

-9.1
-9.3
-29.3
-29.2
-29.5
-29.0
-28.2

.7
1.1
11.4
11.8
12.3
11.4
10.7

179.901
169.432
150.888
149.827
149.887
153.060
152.194

-8.5
-9.4
-36.3
-36.4
-37.2
-35.1
-34.6

1.7
2.3
7.2
7.5
7.9
6.8
6.3

Medical care .............................................

372.405

2.8

.7

370.487

2.7

.0

360.070

2.6

.5

371.722

1.4

.5

Recreation 5 ..............................................

114.461

1.9

.6

111.664

-.6

.6

115.517

1.2

.0

116.724

2.8

1.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

126.190

3.6

.0

135.376

3.2

-.2

129.061

4.4

.2

133.444

4.5

-.5

Other goods and services .........................

351.223

3.2

.3

335.021

2.4

.3

346.256

2.3

.5

349.370

2.7

-.3

212.193
165.891
138.702
167.560
109.221
258.328

.2
-3.3
-7.9
-11.5
-2.6
2.7

.5
.9
1.7
2.8
.2
.2

207.367
157.545
126.870
156.402
97.958
254.843

-1.0
-3.4
-8.4
-10.2
-5.7
.6

-.1
-.1
.6
1.4
-.7
-.2

221.439
163.536
131.296
160.377
101.708
272.420

.0
-3.1
-6.6
-9.7
-2.9
1.9

.3
.8
1.1
4.6
-2.6
.0

234.663
172.916
137.346
162.281
104.105
287.415

1.6
-1.9
-7.3
-9.1
-3.8
3.4

.5
1.4
2.5
3.8
.4
.1

204.265
200.184
141.491
192.943
170.665
276.739
247.439
178.741
217.325
217.685

.1
-.5
-7.4
-3.5
-10.5
4.0
2.7
-18.5
2.2
1.8

.5
.6
1.6
1.2
2.6
.2
.2
2.4
.3
.4

200.142
189.967
130.816
186.840
161.612
262.970
245.948
166.745
212.869
213.230

-1.3
-1.1
-7.8
-2.7
-9.0
2.4
.4
-19.3
.8
.1

-.1
-.1
.4
.1
1.1
-.2
-.2
-.8
-.1
.1

214.935
197.413
135.214
193.190
165.698
274.017
264.642
188.827
225.818
226.645

-.1
-1.2
-6.4
-3.1
-9.1
1.6
1.8
-23.4
2.0
1.7

.3
.4
1.0
2.4
4.3
-.3
.0
4.9
.0
.0

228.468
204.978
141.138
196.785
166.694
272.414
280.034
180.278
241.613
245.552

1.6
.6
-6.8
-1.4
-8.3
3.9
3.5
-16.7
3.2
2.8

.5
.6
2.4
1.6
3.5
-.3
.1
.7
.5
.6

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

212.193
635.637

0.2

0.9

1.1

0.7

-

-

207.367
619.527

-1.0

-

199.190
600.696

-2.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

219.333
219.205
218.389
221.968
219.682

4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
3.6

.2
.2
-.1
.6
.8

219.964
228.822
222.143
240.261
140.868

2.8
2.8
2.9
2.7
1.7

-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
.8

215.468
214.714
218.531
204.339
226.293

4.0
4.3
2.8
6.2
1.1

1.2
1.4
1.1
1.7
-.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

217.180
248.878
248.305
255.779
213.520
192.168
197.886
190.645
218.459
129.170

1.9
1.7
3.3
2.1
3.8
3.3
5.6
9.2
-3.3
1.9

.5
.7
.4
.4
-.8
-1.1
-.8
1.2
-6.1
.5

201.067
215.155
217.491
211.786
247.851
225.348
225.197
180.287
306.666
130.637

.1
-1.5
-2.3
-1.9
7.6
6.9
7.3
6.2
9.3
2.4

.5
.0
.6
-.4
3.0
3.7
3.8
.4
10.3
1.1

214.973
259.478
268.116
262.819
186.001
168.676
172.437
149.125
192.614
108.494

-.5
-.9
2.2
-.8
.9
-.4
.0
14.0
-13.7
1.2

-.3
.3
.3
.3
-3.7
-5.1
-5.1
1.5
-12.4
-.1

Apparel ...................................................................................

118.825

.8

1.5

124.942

-2.4

17.7

90.413

1.3

1.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

169.542
164.871
167.395
166.118
164.486
172.261
165.615

-11.0
-11.6
-35.4
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3

3.0
3.4
12.2
13.7
14.3
12.7
11.6

156.916
155.832
163.648
161.463
156.954
199.723
171.814

-14.5
-15.3
-38.1
-38.4
-39.7
-36.7
-34.0

2.6
3.3
8.8
11.0
12.0
9.1
8.2

159.070
155.427
171.116
169.482
166.112
178.072
165.573

-12.8
-13.7
-36.3
-36.4
-36.9
-35.7
-34.4

3.6
4.0
12.8
13.2
13.6
12.3
12.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

372.405

2.8

1.4

318.289

-1.0

-2.9

370.487

2.7

-.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

114.461

1.9

.7

108.451

-6.2

1.9

111.664

-.6

.7

Education and communication 7 .............................................

126.190

3.6

.2

115.255

2.7

-.1

135.376

3.2

.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

351.223

3.2

.6

292.216

-5.7

1.0

335.021

2.4

.8

212.193
165.891
138.702
167.560
109.221
258.328

.2
-3.3
-7.9
-11.5
-2.6
2.7

.9
1.4
2.2
3.6
.4
.6

199.190
160.054
132.051
155.756
107.998
237.510

-2.4
-6.0
-10.7
-16.5
-1.3
-.3

1.1
2.8
5.3
8.1
1.7
.2

207.367
157.545
126.870
156.402
97.958
254.843

-1.0
-3.4
-8.4
-10.2
-5.7
.6

.7
1.8
2.3
4.0
-.1
.0

204.265
200.184
141.491
192.943
170.665
276.739
247.439
178.741
217.325
217.685

.1
-.5
-7.4
-3.5
-10.5
4.0
2.7
-18.5
2.2
1.8

.9
1.0
2.1
1.8
3.4
.5
.5
4.4
.6
.7

192.047
195.594
132.000
184.314
153.426
273.279
225.992
178.232
201.768
197.944

-2.5
-3.0
-10.4
-7.5
-15.7
1.4
-.3
-17.3
-.5
-1.0

1.3
1.8
5.2
3.3
7.7
.5
.4
5.7
.7
.9

200.142
189.967
130.816
186.840
161.612
262.970
245.948
166.745
212.869
213.230

-1.3
-1.1
-7.8
-2.7
-9.0
2.4
.4
-19.3
.8
.1

.8
.9
2.1
2.4
3.5
-.4
.0
1.6
.6
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
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
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

201.913
600.168

-0.2

2.0

1.1

0.8

-

-

221.439
654.229

0.0

-

187.972
602.894

0.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

199.597
199.690
195.561
205.993
192.171

4.5
4.7
4.2
5.4
2.4

.6
.5
.1
1.1
1.3

202.044
201.221
204.169
193.406
205.432

5.3
5.3
4.8
5.9
5.2

.2
.0
-.5
.5
2.2

224.931
224.098
236.209
206.391
223.382

3.5
3.7
3.9
3.4
.3

.3
.3
-.4
1.1
.8

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

192.029
214.206
207.584
212.754
222.911
186.812
188.797
169.840
204.202
125.081

.5
-1.0
1.4
-.8
6.5
7.0
7.5
9.5
5.2
3.3

1.3
1.7
1.4
.1
-1.4
-1.7
-1.6
1.6
-5.0
1.9

183.922
201.795
188.192
185.420
209.258
207.753
205.787
205.966
194.873
128.410

6.1
4.1
3.9
6.0
15.5
18.6
19.1
22.5
1.0
6.6

1.0
1.4
.5
1.0
-.4
-.3
-.3
1.3
-9.4
.5

244.507
276.279
281.005
289.402
226.594
215.658
214.503
253.633
165.709
126.571

1.3
2.1
3.2
2.9
-6.1
-11.4
-11.4
-2.9
-29.4
.5

-.1
.2
.1
.2
-2.3
-3.5
-3.7
-.3
-12.3
-.8

Apparel ...................................................................................

109.582

-1.6

6.8

136.712

-6.8

-2.5

110.269

3.6

6.4

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

195.167
193.111
166.066
164.912
167.665
188.346
163.345

-6.9
-7.3
-37.3
-37.4
-38.2
-35.5
-34.0

6.3
6.8
12.5
14.0
14.1
14.3
13.1

147.737
146.120
161.166
160.015
163.651
165.751
160.516

-15.2
-15.7
-36.8
-36.9
-37.8
-36.1
-34.3

3.6
4.3
13.9
16.5
18.0
13.3
14.4

168.235
162.940
174.020
170.420
169.472
162.360
165.764

-9.1
-9.3
-29.3
-29.2
-29.5
-29.0
-28.2

3.0
4.0
20.7
21.5
21.9
21.5
20.4

Medical care ...........................................................................

355.187

1.3

.9

350.775

5.7

2.7

360.070

2.6

.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

118.037

-.5

.0

107.675

-1.6

-.4

115.517

1.2

-.3

Education and communication 7 .............................................

132.723

2.6

.1

110.803

2.4

-.4

129.061

4.4

.9

Other goods and services ......................................................

351.252

-.3

-.1

307.548

4.4

.7

346.256

2.3

1.3

201.913
158.094
136.183
156.222
112.467
247.856

-.2
-3.7
-8.8
-13.7
-.1
2.2

2.0
2.4
3.8
5.1
1.8
1.7

187.972
155.105
132.172
161.807
104.495
222.131

.2
-5.9
-11.3
-14.5
-6.9
5.1

1.1
2.0
3.1
3.6
2.4
.5

221.439
163.536
131.296
160.377
101.708
272.420

.0
-3.1
-6.6
-9.7
-2.9
1.9

.8
2.3
3.6
7.8
-.7
.0

195.841
199.916
138.379
177.677
158.563
294.859
239.817
177.870
207.069
209.162

-.3
.1
-8.3
-4.7
-12.6
5.6
2.3
-18.4
1.9
1.4

2.0
2.1
3.6
2.6
4.8
1.8
1.8
4.1
1.8
2.0

179.340
182.703
134.820
181.047
164.678
242.867
207.543
182.944
191.031
189.151

-.2
-1.2
-10.6
-5.4
-13.1
6.1
5.1
-14.2
2.0
1.5

1.0
1.0
3.0
1.8
3.5
-.3
.2
5.4
.7
.8

214.935
197.413
135.214
193.190
165.698
274.017
264.642
188.827
225.818
226.645

-.1
-1.2
-6.4
-3.1
-9.1
1.6
1.8
-23.4
2.0
1.7

.8
1.2
3.5
3.7
7.3
-.4
-.1
10.1
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

220.589
355.559

0.7

1.0

0.7

1.0

-

-

220.262
636.324

-0.3

-

234.663
678.378

1.6

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

225.569
227.259
229.773
225.604
204.568

3.7
3.9
4.7
2.7
-.7

-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.9

228.886
228.195
229.149
233.136
234.853

5.8
5.9
7.3
4.3
3.9

.3
.3
.3
.4
-.5

207.089
206.881
218.460
186.620
207.188

3.3
3.2
2.9
3.5
4.7

.2
.2
-.4
.9
.1

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

229.788
250.869
240.162
255.616
177.841
166.258
163.378
159.510
229.485
183.082

2.9
2.3
2.1
3.4
7.4
6.5
7.0
7.2
-4.4
3.1

.7
.8
-.6
.7
-.9
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-6.6
1.5

256.561
309.934
305.125
317.982
198.649
199.904
198.661
176.791
241.363
127.193

2.5
3.1
5.3
3.3
.2
-.4
3.8
2.6
6.1
-.5

.4
.8
.5
.1
-2.3
-2.4
-2.0
.3
-5.7
-.4

230.364
273.489
257.079
278.981
210.035
190.148
210.041
196.725
239.001
127.357

.9
.4
1.9
.0
2.2
.5
6.3
5.4
8.3
2.7

.3
.1
-.8
-.6
.6
.5
1.3
1.9
.0
1.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

147.163

-2.8

3.6

113.702

3.7

5.2

103.498

3.8

14.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

180.028
181.007
181.797
179.943
178.867
168.724
179.516

-9.2
-9.4
-35.2
-35.2
-35.9
-34.2
-33.6

3.5
4.1
14.3
14.7
15.9
13.3
11.9

179.901
169.432
150.888
149.827
149.887
153.060
152.194

-8.5
-9.4
-36.3
-36.4
-37.2
-35.1
-34.6

1.5
2.3
5.5
5.8
7.4
2.3
2.7

170.951
168.122
175.043
170.611
168.632
171.089
167.337

-11.4
-11.6
-34.6
-35.1
-36.4
-33.1
-31.4

1.1
1.3
5.9
6.6
7.9
3.8
3.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

358.626

5.4

.1

371.722

1.4

1.1

424.514

2.0

.2

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

120.180

3.1

4.2

116.724

2.8

1.4

122.972

.1

.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

114.888

-.2

-.9

133.444

4.5

-.4

128.058

4.4

.9

Other goods and services ......................................................

279.058

3.9

-.3

349.370

2.7

-.1

392.367

3.1

.7

220.589
181.131
154.828
171.109
136.903
251.625

.7
-4.0
-8.9
-14.1
-1.4
3.3

1.0
1.4
2.6
5.3
-.6
.8

234.663
172.916
137.346
162.281
104.105
287.415

1.6
-1.9
-7.3
-9.1
-3.8
3.4

.7
1.2
2.0
2.7
.7
.4

220.262
162.597
137.676
162.081
110.182
279.633

-.3
-3.5
-7.5
-10.4
-2.7
1.6

1.0
2.2
3.5
5.6
.5
.3

213.787
204.704
156.821
199.619
173.105
258.076
240.689
169.053
226.384
226.076

.4
-.4
-8.7
-4.9
-13.5
4.9
3.3
-18.3
2.6
2.4

1.1
1.2
2.6
2.2
5.1
.9
.9
5.6
.7
.8

228.468
204.978
141.138
196.785
166.694
272.414
280.034
180.278
241.613
245.552

1.6
.6
-6.8
-1.4
-8.3
3.9
3.5
-16.7
3.2
2.8

.7
.7
1.9
1.4
2.5
.0
.4
.2
.7
.8

211.717
203.592
140.170
184.911
164.585
293.368
268.002
183.473
226.110
231.660

-.4
-.7
-7.0
-3.8
-9.5
3.2
1.6
-15.5
1.5
1.2

1.0
1.4
3.4
2.7
5.2
.5
.3
2.3
.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 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
Feb.
2009

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Index

Dec.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

222.166
683.001

1.2

1.7

1.0

-

224.737
685.085

1.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

227.708
226.939
227.779
225.654
241.447

2.7
2.5
2.0
3.1
4.8

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

233.051
234.926
235.199
237.724
214.715

5.3
5.5
7.3
3.4
3.0

.7
.6
.8
.4
2.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

245.673
277.254
297.160
299.517
249.003
260.351
260.133
274.889
216.535
132.459

2.6
2.6
4.7
3.4
3.2
2.9
3.4
8.7
-11.0
2.1

1.1
1.0
.9
.4
2.2
2.7
2.7
-.1
12.8
.9

241.444
267.854
260.003
282.657
205.631
203.648
240.819
231.390
222.818
177.145

3.8
4.7
5.5
6.5
3.7
1.8
3.4
-.4
15.0
-2.8

.5
.9
.0
.5
.8
-1.0
-.4
-.4
-.4
-2.5

Apparel ...................................................................................

113.129

2.6

8.6

133.250

-2.3

6.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

157.949
148.494
168.967
167.998
167.865
157.075
159.577

-7.1
-8.7
-31.9
-31.9
-32.1
-31.7
-31.0

3.8
4.3
17.1
19.1
20.0
17.7
15.3

188.750
194.061
232.697
236.572
258.678
184.799
214.239

-7.0
-8.0
-31.2
-31.2
-31.6
-29.8
-29.6

2.5
2.7
17.5
18.9
19.4
17.8
16.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

378.985

3.0

3.5

341.494

-.2

1.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

106.639

1.7

1.9

97.907

.9

-.8

Education and communication 7 .............................................

136.587

4.5

.2

126.026

4.1

.1

Other goods and services ......................................................

378.927

5.1

1.4

358.258

1.0

-1.5

222.166
163.946
128.617
154.349
103.280
271.042

1.2
-2.6
-5.9
-9.4
-1.1
3.3

1.7
2.3
4.2
7.5
.3
1.3

224.737
178.495
150.950
170.680
130.082
267.717

1.4
-3.7
-8.8
-14.2
-2.0
4.6

1.0
1.3
1.8
5.0
-1.5
.7

215.702
200.776
133.493
191.596
160.767
277.321
263.628
201.442
226.446
227.034

1.1
.3
-5.3
-3.1
-8.2
4.2
3.3
-20.4
2.7
2.8

1.6
2.1
3.9
3.1
6.8
1.7
1.1
10.5
1.2
1.5

219.410
208.361
153.438
200.824
173.983
273.706
260.225
221.757
227.662
226.580

1.5
-.5
-8.2
-4.3
-12.7
4.3
4.6
-19.6
3.1
2.7

.9
1.0
1.8
2.6
4.7
.5
.6
8.5
.5
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

M

207.296

204.813

205.700

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

223.741
224.621
134.757

221.446
222.628
132.938

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

196.346
196.770
128.186

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
Jan. 2009 from—

Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

206.708

-0.3

0.9

0.5

-0.5

-0.8

0.4

221.704
222.707
133.345

222.945
224.084
133.908

.6
.8
.0

.7
.7
.7

.6
.6
.4

.3
.5
-.3

-.9
-.9
-1.0

.1
.0
.3

193.987
194.120
127.005

195.245
195.621
127.768

195.813
196.147
128.167

-.7
-.7
-.4

.9
1.0
.9

.3
.3
.3

-.7
-.7
-.6

-.6
-.6
-.3

.6
.8
.6

195.114

192.391

192.907

193.527

-1.1

.6

.3

-1.0

-1.1

.3

M
M
M

201.821
205.753
128.504

199.399
203.121
127.055

200.067
203.519
127.529

201.150
204.501
128.276

-.6
-.5
-.7

.9
.7
1.0

.5
.5
.6

-.9
-.9
-1.0

-.9
-1.1
-.8

.3
.2
.4

M

205.777

203.054

204.316

205.337

-.1

1.1

.5

-.3

-.7

.6

M
M
M

210.870
213.143
130.684

208.088
210.637
128.641

209.367
211.857
129.639

210.492
212.890
130.649

-.2
.1
-.4

1.2
1.1
1.6

.5
.5
.8

-.5
-.1
-1.0

-.7
-.6
-.8

.6
.6
.8

M
M
M

192.508
129.723
202.041

190.272
128.157
199.228

191.023
128.783
200.057

191.927
129.488
200.681

.0
-.5
-.8

.9
1.0
.7

.5
.5
.3

-.2
-.8
-.8

-.8
-.7
-1.0

.4
.5
.4

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

202.022
214.083

198.434
211.007

200.222
212.454

199.944
213.234

-1.3
-.5

.8
1.1

-.1
.4

-.6
-.6

-.9
-.8

.9
.7

M

228.727

227.223

227.503

228.653

1.5

.6

.5

1.3

-.5

.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

231.854
188.860
201.479
137.700

-

230.095
188.798
199.416
136.359

-

-

-

-

-.5
-.7
.0
.4

-.8
.0
-1.0
-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

-

195.310
192.808
183.088
215.867

-

197.528
196.191
185.015
217.635

-2.9
-.7
-.5
.3

1.1
1.8
1.1
.8

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

217.610
213.685
216.424

-

219.356
216.797
218.752

-.6
.9
1.1

.8
1.5
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
Feb.
2009

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

South

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

222.945
348.227

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

210.492
338.670

-0.2

-

201.150
325.784

-0.6

-

195.813
316.674

-0.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

223.309
223.085
222.498
227.256
224.480

5.1
5.1
5.3
4.9
3.9

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

212.921
212.721
208.446
219.922
215.057

5.2
5.3
4.8
6.0
3.7

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

215.790
216.439
213.196
223.756
205.609

4.9
5.0
4.9
5.1
3.7

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

223.523
222.437
226.099
217.429
235.928

4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.0

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

239.236
282.835
278.119

2.0
2.4
3.7

.1
.4
.1

191.016
214.905
219.452

1.4
.9
2.6

.0
.2
.2

201.734
221.442
221.712

3.4
2.3
3.0

.1
.1
.1

225.545
250.673
262.588

2.1
2.4
3.3

.0
.1
.1

262.341
215.764
200.942
209.320
189.839
245.351
124.004

2.2
.0
-.9
4.4
4.4
4.5
2.1

.3
-1.2
-1.4
-1.4
-.9
-2.3
.0

212.553
200.219
175.841
181.025
164.260
209.454
121.044

1.0
2.4
1.9
2.7
8.5
-5.4
2.8

.2
-1.2
-1.4
-1.4
.8
-4.7
.5

209.896
220.524
190.716
192.594
184.556
227.686
124.200

2.1
9.3
9.9
10.6
13.3
-4.1
2.4

.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
.2
-2.4
.8

240.829
223.154
207.671
210.680
220.621
204.323
131.732

2.7
1.7
.8
1.3
4.7
-7.8
.6

.1
-.7
-1.1
-1.1
.0
-4.2
-.2

Apparel .....................................................

119.651

2.3

5.0

106.225

-.4

2.3

130.495

.0

2.3

115.834

1.3

4.0

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

168.050
163.225
91.960
134.421
128.508
163.082
161.454
160.508
167.425
161.146

-12.3
-12.9
-1.3
-.9
-9.8
-35.9
-36.1
-36.9
-34.9
-33.7

2.0
2.3
.2
.6
-1.5
8.1
9.0
9.4
8.5
7.4

167.992
164.660
91.936
133.029
125.189
169.886
168.837
166.713
186.592
170.606

-13.0
-13.4
-3.4
-1.9
-10.3
-36.5
-36.6
-37.1
-35.7
-34.3

.8
.8
.5
1.2
-1.8
1.5
1.8
1.6
2.6
1.8

160.565
158.837
88.357
138.646
121.478
164.125
162.628
160.394
171.877
166.345

-14.9
-15.3
-5.7
-1.2
-11.3
-37.2
-37.5
-38.3
-36.3
-34.7

2.0
2.2
.2
1.5
-1.6
7.6
8.3
8.6
7.6
7.6

168.918
165.134
88.565
134.362
121.652
173.350
172.569
170.648
163.740
168.617

-10.8
-11.2
-4.3
-2.1
-10.1
-31.7
-31.6
-32.0
-31.0
-30.0

1.8
1.9
-.8
-.8
-1.6
9.8
10.5
10.8
10.3
9.7

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

391.904
318.462
410.813
322.110

2.6
3.0
2.4
2.2

.5
.9
.3
-.1

371.440
290.619
396.587
337.784

2.3
1.1
2.7
3.2

.6
.9
.5
.4

356.871
283.715
378.899
315.342

2.5
2.4
2.6
3.2

.7
.8
.6
.7

379.460
293.892
403.511
300.836

4.1
1.2
5.0
3.1

1.1
.4
1.3
.7

Recreation 4 ..............................................

117.279

3.1

.3

112.090

1.9

.9

111.567

1.1

.3

105.618

1.5

.8

Education and communication 4 ...............

124.576

4.4

.0

123.965

2.9

.1

117.530

3.0

.0

123.753

3.8

.1

Other goods and services .........................

408.986

6.8

.4

355.897

3.4

.5

348.260

2.7

.2

355.347

3.5

.3

222.945
175.773
147.127
177.065

.6
-2.8
-8.0
-10.8

.6
1.1
2.2
3.5

195.813
162.204
137.486
168.913

-.7
-3.9
-9.3
-13.2

.3
.4
.8
1.3

201.150
165.109
141.038
174.868

-.6
-5.5
-10.9
-15.2

.5
1.1
1.9
3.1

210.492
166.345
137.427
166.288

-.2
-3.9
-8.1
-11.9

.5
1.0
1.8
4.1

220.482
109.888
276.654
264.802
234.949
318.665

-15.3
-2.4
3.1
2.4
4.8
3.7

2.9
-.2
.2
.4
.3
.2

206.945
106.934
236.527
213.599
253.741
275.824

-16.8
-2.8
2.1
.9
5.2
2.7

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

204.649
109.172
244.033
210.915
256.886
279.861

-19.3
-4.3
3.4
2.2
4.3
3.0

3.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.2

204.053
109.765
258.708
242.178
248.298
283.368

-16.2
-3.7
3.0
2.4
3.7
3.9

4.2
-.6
.2
.1
.4
.4

216.739
223.039
204.147
149.918
200.857

.5
-.3
-.3
-7.6
-2.9

.6
.7
.6
2.1
1.4

188.923
192.523
191.395
139.976
190.609

-.8
-1.8
-1.3
-8.7
-4.3

.3
.4
.3
.8
.4

193.515
198.336
195.024
142.826
193.664

-.8
-1.5
-1.8
-10.5
-6.0

.5
.7
.8
1.8
1.5

204.048
208.285
196.298
140.874
195.251

-.4
-.9
-1.4
-7.7
-4.0

.5
.7
.8
1.7
1.7

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

179.761
219.532
247.467
268.020
182.494
229.139
231.650

-10.0
-13.9
4.0
3.1
-19.0
3.1
2.6

3.3
2.7
.0
.2
2.3
.4
.6

148.712
174.564
283.784

1.6
-34.0
3.0

1.2
6.2
.3

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

171.554
206.860
239.623
225.306
171.535
200.287
197.982

-12.2
-15.1
3.4
2.1
-20.3
2.1
1.4

1.2
.9
.2
.2
-.1
.3
.5

138.091
172.391
243.861

-.2
-35.7
2.1

.7
1.3
.4

Index
Feb.
2009

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

176.217
203.411
245.403
231.726
172.587
205.083
202.992

-14.3
-17.9
4.8
3.5
-18.4
2.1
1.5

2.9
3.1
.2
.1
3.3
.2
.3

140.991
166.957
249.517

-1.2
-36.9
2.7

.7
7.3
.1

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

171.218
206.351
248.599
249.341
189.132
213.802
212.291

-10.9
-14.5
3.7
2.8
-21.0
2.1
1.7

3.8
3.8
.3
.1
4.9
.2
.3

136.845
176.354
262.545

-1.1
-31.3
3.1

.3
9.4
.3

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Percent change
from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

191.927
191.927

0.0

0.5

129.488

-0.5

0.5

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

200.681
324.334

-0.8

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

198.159
198.074
202.256
191.422
197.023

4.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
3.2

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

137.072
137.197
135.650
139.693
135.250

4.9
4.9
4.8
5.1
3.6

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

217.472
217.167
211.392
228.460
221.027

5.5
5.5
5.0
6.2
5.5

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

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.556
215.595
213.986
214.981
213.245
212.144
204.950
191.380
230.815
119.252

2.1
2.0
3.2
2.1
3.1
2.4
3.9
7.4
-3.6
1.8

.0
.1
.1
.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.1
-.4
-2.9
.1

132.556
132.738
137.436
130.927
162.998
163.748
157.770
146.604
189.008
99.385

2.5
1.9
2.9
1.8
5.5
5.8
8.1
11.5
-3.1
2.2

.1
.3
.1
.2
-.6
-.7
-.6
.5
-4.7
.5

199.160
225.265
212.335
213.597
213.868
180.180
192.867
190.205
205.964
122.373

3.4
3.2
4.2
3.3
5.5
4.6
5.9
7.8
-1.2
1.4

.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.3
.3
-2.7
.9

Apparel ...............................................................................

110.558

.2

4.3

90.021

2.0

2.6

112.979

-1.8

-.5

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

166.707
165.482
91.029
117.195
118.213
246.012
244.388
247.746
169.585
225.566

-11.9
-12.5
-3.5
-1.8
-10.3
-34.6
-34.7
-35.3
-33.6
-32.4

1.6
1.8
-.3
-.3
-1.6
7.4
7.9
8.1
7.7
7.4

115.876
115.399
88.778
94.250
82.317
166.077
165.851
168.278
163.770
160.896

-13.7
-14.0
-4.7
-1.3
-10.8
-36.1
-36.3
-36.9
-35.6
-34.1

1.9
2.0
.4
1.7
-1.6
6.4
7.2
7.4
6.7
6.9

160.751
157.934
87.434
140.018
113.574
159.513
157.656
150.032
178.430
164.126

-14.9
-15.2
-5.5
-1.7
-10.6
-37.0
-37.2
-37.7
-36.7
-35.0

1.3
1.3
-.7
-.1
-1.7
5.8
6.6
6.8
6.2
6.1

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

293.746
233.581
311.108
250.157

2.9
2.4
3.1
2.9

.5
.6
.4
.3

158.504
139.485
164.547
148.620

3.0
1.2
3.6
3.2

.9
.9
1.0
.6

357.264
295.166
375.853
322.410

1.6
3.3
1.1
2.5

.9
.9
.9
.9

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

113.510

1.5

.6

108.508

2.3

.6

111.036

.6

.6

Education and communication 3 .........................................

124.391

3.4

.1

117.959

3.4

.1

126.779

3.5

-.2

Other goods and services ...................................................

288.289

3.3

.2

164.947

4.3

.3

381.949

4.8

.7

191.927
161.582
140.532
177.077
224.093
104.162
220.154
216.470
203.099
239.595

.0
-3.8
-8.9
-12.5
-17.0
-3.4
2.7
2.0
4.6
3.1

.5
1.0
1.8
3.5
3.1
-.5
.1
.1
.5
.3

129.488
116.806
106.697
131.192
151.463
84.183
138.936
132.945
137.455
135.626

-.5
-4.5
-9.4
-13.4
-17.3
-3.5
3.2
1.9
4.2
3.6

.5
.9
1.7
2.7
2.7
.4
.3
.3
.5
.2

200.681
164.537
141.025
171.587
204.285
110.273
248.017
210.580
256.641
290.088

-.8
-5.4
-10.6
-15.2
-18.3
-4.3
3.6
3.2
4.8
3.4

.3
.5
1.0
2.0
2.7
-.3
.1
.0
.3
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

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

187.847
190.882
182.472
142.807
188.060
178.725
220.947
224.342
214.296
227.142
189.078
187.358
129.614
250.233
221.278

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

-0.2
-.9
-1.1
-8.5
-4.0
-11.5
-15.3
3.7
2.7
-19.1
2.3
1.8
-.5
-34.0
2.7

0.5
.6
.7
1.7
1.5
3.2
2.8
.1
.1
2.7
.3
.4
.7
6.9
.2

126.373
126.327
126.287
107.531
133.611
131.371
149.951
145.127
136.826
163.208
124.762
122.216
98.897
170.485
137.240

-0.7
-1.4
-1.4
-9.0
-4.9
-12.5
-15.9
4.5
3.1
-19.6
2.3
1.7
-.3
-35.4
2.7

0.5
.7
.7
1.6
1.1
2.5
2.5
.2
.2
2.6
.3
.5
.8
5.9
.3

192.646
197.748
194.638
143.069
193.435
173.816
204.771
248.192
235.614
169.458
205.039
203.301
141.084
162.482
254.167

-0.9
-1.9
-2.2
-10.1
-5.9
-14.2
-16.9
4.0
3.9
-21.0
2.4
1.8
-1.2
-35.7
3.4

0.3
.4
.4
.9
.9
1.9
2.5
.3
.0
2.5
.0
.1
.0
5.2
.1

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

224.084
342.413

0.8

0.6

133.908

0.0

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

223.210
222.883
223.774
224.096
225.615

5.5
5.6
6.2
4.8
4.1

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

138.410
138.680
136.265
142.572
133.314

4.2
4.3
3.7
5.2
3.7

-.7
-.7
-1.3
.2
.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

240.061
283.163
287.114
265.097
208.371
201.812
208.442
187.305
247.910
122.923

2.1
2.4
3.9
2.3
1.1
.3
4.6
4.2
5.2
1.0

.0
.3
.1
.2
-1.3
-1.6
-1.6
-1.4
-2.1
-.1

137.966
134.879
140.449
132.559
178.880
178.854
160.380
137.739
199.722
104.270

1.6
2.2
2.6
2.0
-2.0
-3.3
4.1
4.8
2.4
4.5

.4
.8
.3
.5
-.8
-1.1
-.8
.1
-3.1
.4

Apparel .....................................................................................

115.636

3.3

6.9

88.948

-.4

-.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

170.340
164.555
159.113
157.268
156.157
160.943
157.898

-12.0
-12.8
-35.7
-36.0
-36.8
-34.6
-33.8

1.9
2.3
8.2
8.6
9.1
8.0
7.1

116.352
116.573
165.980
165.311
166.666
166.662
162.033

-12.9
-13.0
-36.1
-36.4
-37.0
-35.5
-33.4

2.2
2.3
8.1
9.6
9.8
9.4
8.2

Medical care .............................................................................

391.958

2.1

.3

163.765

3.5

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.658

2.5

.8

116.820

4.4

-.5

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.607

4.6

.0

114.720

3.7

-.1

Other goods and services ........................................................

397.916

5.8

.1

180.210

8.6

.8

224.084
174.407
144.005
169.147
108.695
276.509

.8
-2.5
-7.9
-10.2
-3.3
3.0

.6
1.5
2.7
4.3
-.1
.1

133.908
124.074
115.369
145.298
87.902
140.272

.0
-3.3
-8.2
-11.7
-.4
3.3

.4
.4
1.2
2.1
-.6
.5

217.928
203.531
146.908
197.021
172.333
243.487
268.006
182.265
230.474
233.365

.7
-.1
-7.5
-2.3
-9.5
3.8
3.1
-17.6
3.0
2.4

.6
.8
2.6
1.9
4.1
-.1
.1
2.0
.5
.6

130.846
131.584
116.086
141.798
144.388
145.657
138.100
171.362
128.504
126.410

-.2
-.7
-7.7
-3.9
-10.8
4.3
3.3
-21.4
3.3
3.0

.4
.3
1.1
.6
1.9
.1
.4
2.8
.2
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

196.147
320.662

-0.7

0.3

128.167

-0.4

0.3

0.3

-

-

-

-

193.527
313.562

-1.1

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

214.486
214.684
213.102
217.547
211.320

4.9
5.1
4.4
6.1
3.0

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

135.904
136.077
133.579
139.487
134.598

4.9
4.9
4.7
5.1
4.4

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

217.646
216.919
205.217
237.537
226.913

7.6
7.7
7.0
8.6
6.8

.3
.2
.2
.3
1.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

191.159
216.201
229.743
213.315
193.544
172.089
174.493
151.549
196.993
116.581

.7
.2
2.3
.3
1.7
.9
1.2
9.2
-7.8
2.8

-.1
.2
.3
.1
-1.6
-1.5
-1.5
.6
-4.2
.5

125.502
124.345
125.527
122.247
162.809
164.976
160.309
140.691
204.934
96.927

2.0
1.6
2.4
1.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
8.1
-2.1
2.8

.0
.2
.1
.1
-.9
-1.3
-1.2
1.1
-5.5
.4

190.519
212.602
200.443
208.338
209.358
164.682
175.167
158.446
208.924
122.941

2.5
2.4
4.5
2.1
2.5
1.9
3.9
7.5
-2.6
3.3

.3
.5
.3
.5
-.7
-1.3
-1.2
.5
-4.3
.4

Apparel .....................................................................................

103.605

-.6

3.6

81.047

1.1

1.6

119.033

-3.1

-3.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

166.874
163.779
171.189
169.946
168.344
183.409
169.183

-12.5
-13.0
-36.5
-36.6
-37.2
-35.5
-34.1

.7
.8
.5
.7
.4
1.7
1.1

124.058
123.590
174.990
174.541
176.969
173.784
168.258

-12.6
-13.0
-36.2
-36.4
-37.0
-35.4
-34.4

.8
.8
1.4
1.7
1.6
2.4
1.6

153.031
148.516
147.715
146.270
140.115
170.011
155.631

-15.5
-15.8
-37.2
-37.1
-37.3
-37.1
-35.3

.9
1.0
5.3
6.0
6.1
5.7
6.0

Medical care .............................................................................

367.236

3.2

.2

161.892

2.2

1.0

351.925

-.6

.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

115.248

1.8

.9

110.694

3.4

1.1

106.463

-1.9

.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

125.872

3.0

.1

122.058

2.4

.3

120.379

3.6

-.2

Other goods and services ........................................................

343.719

1.7

.3

170.466

4.8

.4

368.608

5.7

1.4

196.147
161.157
134.029
165.471
105.005
236.492

-.7
-3.6
-8.9
-12.4
-3.0
1.6

.3
.4
.9
1.4
.1
.2

128.167
117.104
107.635
131.011
84.672
137.022

-.4
-4.2
-9.1
-13.8
-1.6
2.8

.3
.4
.9
1.0
.8
.2

193.527
166.057
143.513
173.726
108.886
228.481

-1.1
-4.9
-10.7
-14.8
-4.6
2.3

.3
.4
.5
1.3
-.6
.3

189.699
190.919
136.905
190.500
168.848
241.129
226.363
170.652
200.488
197.741

-.9
-1.1
-8.3
-3.7
-11.2
3.3
1.5
-20.4
1.8
1.0

.3
.3
.8
.4
1.3
.2
.2
-.6
.4
.5

125.052
128.012
108.305
133.313
130.646
149.702
134.185
169.225
123.360
120.719

-.6
-1.1
-8.7
-5.0
-12.9
4.0
2.7
-19.7
2.5
2.0

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

185.992
189.438
145.542
193.874
176.128
223.062
214.833
156.153
199.172
196.002

-1.2
-2.4
-10.3
-5.1
-13.9
2.2
2.6
-21.5
2.0
.9

.3
.3
.5
.8
1.3
.0
.2
1.8
.2
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

204.501
331.291

-0.5

0.5

128.276

-0.7

0.6

0.5

-

-

-

-

205.337
332.395

-0.1

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

216.364
217.043
212.923
225.390
206.204

4.2
4.3
4.1
4.4
4.0

-.2
-.2
-.4
.0
1.0

137.224
137.680
136.646
139.296
129.353

5.3
5.5
5.5
5.5
3.0

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

213.175
212.616
213.659
215.166
219.204

5.1
5.0
4.8
5.2
7.6

.4
.3
.6
.0
1.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

206.185
224.754
226.801
216.291
218.444
200.650
205.633
193.219
239.199
132.769

3.0
2.0
2.4
2.1
9.0
9.5
9.8
11.7
1.6
1.9

.0
.0
.1
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.4
2.1
.8

133.361
135.217
139.833
133.556
157.052
156.831
154.316
149.437
172.570
97.700

3.3
2.0
3.2
1.6
9.6
11.0
11.8
15.5
-9.8
2.1

.2
.2
.1
.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
.7
-6.9
.7

204.863
236.644
218.048
219.778
212.880
182.665
189.223
187.335
192.416
117.218

5.3
4.6
4.5
5.3
8.2
6.7
7.8
8.6
-.5
5.0

-.3
-.6
-.2
-.8
-.3
-.3
-.1
.0
-1.2
1.6

Apparel .....................................................................................

143.231

-2.1

2.8

89.036

1.3

2.1

113.299

.3

1.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

167.390
166.237
169.638
167.604
166.374
171.232
171.470

-14.2
-14.7
-36.6
-36.7
-37.7
-35.2
-33.4

2.1
2.4
8.8
9.4
9.7
8.8
8.6

111.056
110.404
163.358
162.812
165.947
160.219
159.241

-15.2
-15.5
-37.6
-37.8
-38.6
-36.8
-35.3

2.0
2.0
7.2
7.9
8.2
7.2
7.3

165.507
164.243
157.000
153.886
148.023
182.451
164.576

-15.7
-15.9
-37.5
-38.0
-38.8
-36.9
-35.2

2.1
2.1
6.1
7.2
7.5
6.5
6.2

Medical care .............................................................................

346.423

3.0

.1

153.105

2.2

.9

352.979

3.0

.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.162

-.8

.6

111.635

1.9

.2

113.990

1.8

.8

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

116.460

1.8

.0

116.892

3.6

.0

126.329

3.5

.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

328.578

2.5

.2

158.510

2.5

.3

368.039

4.5

.1

204.501
168.538
144.079
175.878
111.816
243.892

-.5
-5.7
-11.2
-15.7
-4.4
3.0

.5
1.2
2.1
3.7
.0
.0

128.276
114.746
104.124
128.071
83.450
139.180

-.7
-5.4
-10.7
-14.7
-4.7
3.5

.6
1.1
1.7
2.8
.3
.2

205.337
164.964
143.011
173.208
113.087
257.871

-.1
-5.7
-10.8
-16.0
-1.8
5.0

.5
1.4
1.9
2.8
.6
-.2

198.055
197.693
146.220
194.926
177.492
243.289
233.216
184.542
207.942
206.332

-.7
-1.9
-10.7
-6.2
-14.7
4.4
3.0
-16.4
1.7
1.2

.5
.8
2.1
1.6
3.5
.1
.0
3.6
.1
.2

125.448
124.110
104.822
131.694
128.185
142.921
137.619
157.318
123.874
121.062

-.9
-1.7
-10.3
-5.7
-13.8
4.9
3.6
-19.2
2.0
1.3

.6
.7
1.7
1.3
2.7
.2
.1
3.2
.3
.4

195.996
197.416
144.451
191.767
173.958
255.283
244.337
164.225
209.981
210.169

-.3
-1.8
-10.5
-7.0
-15.3
5.4
5.3
-20.8
3.8
3.5

.5
.9
1.9
1.6
2.8
.2
-.3
2.7
.2
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2008

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

212.890
344.627

0.1

0.5

130.649

-0.4

0.8

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

225.520
224.722
230.102
216.701
231.590

3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
2.4

.1
.0
-.3
.5
.2

137.204
136.408
135.471
138.527
153.646

4.3
4.4
4.6
4.0
3.7

-.7
-.8
-1.5
.2
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

232.259
256.378
280.901
247.815
223.630
212.223
214.141
234.563
193.514
135.713

2.4
2.8
3.5
3.0
-.2
-2.4
-2.1
2.7
-14.2
1.5

.0
.1
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.7
-1.8
.1
-6.9
-.6

133.861
134.601
140.135
133.577
160.793
160.655
159.769
148.398
187.507
103.727

1.8
1.6
2.8
2.2
4.1
4.6
5.5
7.3
.6
.7

.0
.0
.3
.0
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.5
-1.3
.2

Apparel .....................................................................................

115.486

-.5

3.5

100.369

5.7

6.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

168.137
164.120
175.085
173.964
173.890
162.157
170.774

-9.9
-10.5
-30.9
-30.8
-31.2
-30.1
-29.3

1.6
1.8
10.8
11.5
11.9
11.0
10.4

119.058
118.338
157.474
158.488
158.011
156.453
153.832

-11.8
-12.0
-32.3
-31.9
-32.2
-31.9
-30.8

2.5
2.6
8.8
9.7
9.9
9.6
8.9

Medical care .............................................................................

369.465

3.5

1.0

164.920

6.0

1.2

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.394

1.9

.2

96.435

.5

2.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

124.949

3.9

.2

118.684

3.6

.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

351.710

3.0

.3

158.546

4.4

.0

212.890
167.193
136.311
164.185
110.108
260.952

.1
-3.7
-8.1
-12.1
-2.9
3.0

.5
1.0
1.6
4.3
-1.4
.1

130.649
116.052
105.703
126.814
84.733
139.300

-.4
-3.8
-7.7
-11.0
-4.1
2.7

.8
1.4
2.6
4.6
.6
.3

207.254
196.873
139.842
195.546
169.032
245.245
253.118
187.596
216.698
215.348

.0
-1.2
-7.7
-4.0
-11.2
3.3
3.0
-22.1
2.4
2.1

.5
.7
1.5
1.9
4.0
.2
.1
5.6
.1
.1

126.519
125.572
107.005
131.675
128.502
144.285
136.790
162.313
125.556
123.368

-.7
-1.3
-7.3
-3.7
-10.0
4.2
2.4
-19.0
1.8
1.4

.8
1.1
2.5
1.8
4.2
.5
.2
4.1
.5
.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Feb. 2009 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

M

217.956

217.498

218.485

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

223.472
224.302
137.378

223.023
223.785
137.176

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

208.339
212.068
134.006

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
Jan. 2009 from—

Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2008

Nov.
2008

Dec.
2008

217.111

4.8

-0.2

-0.6

5.6

0.2

0.5

224.257
224.863
138.119

222.498
223.774
136.265

5.3
6.2
3.7

-.2
.0
-.7

-.8
-.5
-1.3

6.1
6.4
5.6

.4
.3
.5

.6
.5
.7

208.028
211.994
133.833

209.804
214.990
134.331

208.446
213.102
133.579

4.8
4.4
4.7

.2
.5
-.2

-.6
-.9
-.6

6.0
5.9
5.5

.7
1.4
.2

.9
1.4
.4

206.947

205.402

204.841

205.217

7.0

-.1

.2

8.5

-1.0

-.3

M
M
M

214.248
214.212
137.398

213.414
213.438
136.998

213.870
213.879
137.205

213.196
212.923
136.646

4.9
4.1
5.5

-.1
-.2
-.3

-.3
-.4
-.4

5.5
4.6
6.3

-.2
-.2
-.1

.2
.2
.2

M

213.348

211.239

212.432

213.659

4.8

1.1

.6

4.0

-.4

.6

M
M
M

227.500
230.253
136.931

227.371
230.541
136.670

228.058
230.754
137.497

226.099
230.102
135.471

4.1
4.0
4.6

-.6
-.2
-.9

-.9
-.3
-1.5

5.0
4.2
6.7

.2
.2
.4

.3
.1
.6

M
M
M

202.433
136.534
213.585

202.226
136.243
211.708

203.290
136.761
212.455

202.256
135.650
211.392

4.7
4.8
5.0

.0
-.4
-.1

-.5
-.8
-.5

5.3
6.1
5.8

.4
.2
-.5

.5
.4
.4

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

215.881
236.296

215.764
237.269

221.751
235.772

218.278
236.091

2.9
3.7

1.2
-.5

-1.6
.1

5.8
3.1

2.7
-.2

2.8
-.6

M

226.735

225.906

227.832

226.853

7.4

.4

-.4

7.3

.5

.9

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

220.778
216.924
203.376
136.582

221.747
215.086
200.440
136.284

220.585
219.867
201.188
136.209

219.250
219.236
202.280
135.875

5.6
8.5
4.8
3.2

-1.1
1.9
.9
-.3

-.6
-.3
.5
-.2

6.9
7.3
4.2
3.9

-.1
1.4
-1.1
-.3

-.5
2.2
.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

216.621
199.395
208.160
229.491

216.464
198.042
208.730
228.536

215.722
199.124
211.932
226.763

214.188
198.379
208.083
227.436

2.8
4.2
5.1
4.6

-1.1
.2
-.3
-.5

-.7
-.4
-1.8
.3

5.1
4.8
5.9
3.6

-.4
-.1
1.8
-1.2

-.3
.5
1.5
-.8

2
2
2

221.409
229.017
229.846

221.218
228.943
229.930

220.974
228.050
233.174

220.178
226.254
232.623

2.9
2.1
7.6

-.5
-1.2
1.2

-.4
-.8
-.2

2.5
2.3
6.8

-.2
-.4
1.4

-.1
-.4
1.4

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
Feb.
2009

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2009

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Index
Feb.
2009

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

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

206.708
615.719

-0.3

0.5

-0.1

0.4

0.5

-

-

-

228.653
651.031

1.5

-

213.234
630.172

-0.5

-

199.944
587.208

-1.3

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................

218.645
218.449
217.111
222.101
220.029

4.8
4.9
4.8
5.0
3.5

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

215.594
214.978
218.278
205.615
223.687

4.1
4.3
2.9
6.3
1.6

-.8
-.8
-1.6
.2
-1.2

226.617
224.777
236.091
207.276
231.696

3.3
3.5
3.7
3.2
.1

.4
.5
.1
1.0
-.2

227.287
227.084
226.853
232.275
227.314

6.2
6.3
7.4
4.8
4.6

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

213.192
242.051
246.991

2.4
2.1
3.2

.1
.2
.1

202.930
238.522
268.116

-.3
-.5
2.2

-.3
-.1
.0

237.824
263.716
281.885

1.5
2.5
3.2

-.2
.1
.0

251.074
302.948
302.652

2.9
3.6
5.0

-.1
.3
.2

231.746
212.353
190.110
196.040
188.502
218.551
124.865

2.1
4.3
4.0
5.8
9.2
-3.3
1.9

.1
-.7
-.9
-.8
.1
-3.5
.3

235.147
186.067
167.567
171.364
149.125
192.611
103.177

-.8
.5
-.6
-.5
14.0
-13.7
.7

.0
-1.9
-1.1
-1.1
1.3
-3.9
.0

256.852
223.582
214.802
214.172
252.777
165.640
125.843

2.7
-6.4
-11.6
-11.5
-2.9
-29.4
.4

.2
-2.8
-4.2
-4.3
.0
-14.6
-1.0

283.978
191.755
194.656
197.005
174.369
240.958
117.989

3.4
.3
-.3
3.3
2.0
5.9
-.6

.2
-2.4
-2.6
-2.6
-3.1
-1.9
-1.2

Apparel .....................................................

118.766

.7

3.3

89.074

.2

2.8

109.341

2.6

4.4

106.639

4.0

6.0

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

165.976
162.645
168.028
166.831
165.111
173.040
166.125

-12.9
-13.4
-35.5
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3

1.7
1.8
6.8
7.5
7.6
7.1
7.1

152.935
149.538
171.114
169.479
166.112
178.072
165.576

-14.3
-15.0
-36.3
-36.4
-36.9
-35.7
-34.4

.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.6
.4
.0

167.605
163.751
174.011
170.391
169.512
162.525
165.904

-10.6
-10.8
-29.3
-29.2
-29.5
-28.9
-28.2

.9
1.1
11.4
11.9
12.3
11.5
10.7

175.599
167.057
151.532
150.478
150.426
153.937
152.952

-11.2
-12.2
-36.2
-36.3
-37.0
-35.0
-34.5

1.8
2.4
7.0
7.2
7.7
6.6
6.1

Medical care .............................................

372.630

2.8

.7

377.570

2.7

.0

355.395

2.8

.6

368.449

1.2

.5

Recreation 5 ..............................................

111.257

1.8

.6

108.561

-.8

.5

111.054

1.5

.0

113.575

2.5

1.0

Education and communication 5 ...............

122.092

3.4

.1

135.114

3.2

-.1

127.710

4.3

.2

129.675

4.7

-.3

Other goods and services .........................

365.522

3.8

.3

348.612

2.5

.5

334.370

2.5

.6

389.855

5.0

-.3

206.708
166.673
140.235
171.698
108.592
253.456

-.3
-4.3
-9.3
-13.1
-3.5
3.0

.5
.9
1.7
3.0
-.1
.2

199.944
157.490
127.147
162.009
96.810
245.299

-1.3
-3.7
-9.3
-11.5
-5.6
.8

-.1
-.1
.5
1.1
-.6
-.1

213.234
165.892
134.265
163.783
104.484
263.322

-.5
-3.9
-7.7
-11.0
-3.7
2.1

.4
.9
1.2
4.9
-2.6
.0

228.653
174.167
139.815
163.302
104.505
283.339

1.5
-2.0
-7.6
-9.5
-3.7
3.7

.5
1.3
2.4
3.7
.0
.0

199.928
196.052
142.809
194.740
174.484
244.791
243.128
177.033
211.279
210.203

-.4
-1.3
-8.8
-4.5
-12.2
4.1
3.0
-19.5
2.3
1.7

.5
.6
1.6
1.3
2.8
.2
.1
2.6
.3
.4

192.651
187.308
130.689
190.894
166.643
237.269
234.682
166.024
204.614
202.375

-1.5
-1.6
-8.7
-3.2
-10.4
2.4
.6
-20.2
1.0
.2

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

208.082
193.173
138.414
196.119
170.331
238.515
256.561
188.659
216.593
215.121

-.6
-2.0
-7.5
-4.0
-10.4
1.5
2.1
-24.1
2.0
1.7

.4
.5
1.2
2.5
4.6
-.3
-.1
5.5
.0
-.1

223.377
201.126
142.879
196.166
166.740
235.965
276.406
176.333
235.912
239.031

1.5
.2
-7.2
-1.6
-8.9
3.7
3.8
-17.9
3.6
3.1

.5
.6
2.3
1.6
3.5
-.4
.0
.8
.5
.6

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

206.708
615.719

-0.3

0.9

1.1

0.8

-

-

199.944
587.208

-1.3

-

197.528
597.253

-2.9

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

218.645
218.449
217.111
222.101
220.029

4.8
4.9
4.8
5.0
3.5

.2
.1
-.2
.6
.7

217.220
224.140
214.188
241.419
140.227

2.9
3.0
2.8
3.2
1.7

-.6
-.7
-1.1
-.4
1.3

215.594
214.978
218.278
205.615
223.687

4.1
4.3
2.9
6.3
1.6

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.4
.1

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

213.192
242.051
246.991
231.746
212.353
190.110
196.040
188.502
218.551
124.865

2.4
2.1
3.2
2.1
4.3
4.0
5.8
9.2
-3.3
1.9

.3
.5
.4
.4
-.7
-1.0
-.8
1.1
-6.0
.4

198.392
208.868
217.491
197.138
245.368
221.822
222.092
180.285
306.668
136.694

-.1
-1.7
-2.3
-1.9
7.7
6.9
7.3
6.2
9.3
1.6

.6
.0
.6
-.4
2.9
3.6
3.7
.4
10.3
1.6

202.930
238.522
268.116
235.147
186.067
167.567
171.364
149.125
192.611
103.177

-.3
-.5
2.2
-.8
.5
-.6
-.5
14.0
-13.7
.7

-.4
.3
.3
.3
-4.1
-5.3
-5.3
1.5
-12.4
.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

118.766

.7

1.5

127.088

-4.3

16.9

89.074

.2

1.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

165.976
162.645
168.028
166.831
165.111
173.040
166.125

-12.9
-13.4
-35.5
-35.6
-36.2
-34.7
-33.3

3.1
3.4
12.3
13.8
14.3
12.8
11.7

153.372
151.069
163.582
161.466
156.949
199.723
171.806

-17.1
-17.8
-38.1
-38.4
-39.7
-36.7
-34.0

2.4
2.9
8.9
11.0
12.0
9.1
8.2

152.935
149.538
171.114
169.479
166.112
178.072
165.576

-14.3
-15.0
-36.3
-36.4
-36.9
-35.7
-34.4

4.1
4.3
12.8
13.2
13.6
12.3
12.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

372.630

2.8

1.5

313.804

-.8

-2.8

377.570

2.7

-.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

111.257

1.8

.7

104.635

-4.7

1.2

108.561

-.8

1.0

Education and communication 7 .............................................

122.092

3.4

.2

112.782

2.7

.0

135.114

3.2

.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

365.522

3.8

.7

330.370

-1.7

1.2

348.612

2.5

.7

206.708
166.673
140.235
171.698
108.592
253.456

-.3
-4.3
-9.3
-13.1
-3.5
3.0

.9
1.5
2.4
4.1
.0
.5

197.528
163.633
138.493
169.681
107.749
235.830

-2.9
-7.6
-12.9
-19.1
-2.9
-.2

1.1
2.7
4.9
8.3
.5
.3

199.944
157.490
127.147
162.009
96.810
245.299

-1.3
-3.7
-9.3
-11.5
-5.6
.8

.8
1.9
2.5
4.1
.0
-.1

199.928
196.052
142.809
194.740
174.484
244.791
243.128
177.033
211.279
210.203

-.4
-1.3
-8.8
-4.5
-12.2
4.1
3.0
-19.5
2.3
1.7

.9
1.1
2.3
2.0
3.9
.5
.4
4.9
.5
.6

191.051
197.233
138.589
190.354
167.488
248.456
224.677
178.537
199.584
195.685

-3.0
-3.7
-12.6
-9.2
-18.4
2.2
-.2
-17.3
-.7
-1.3

1.3
1.9
4.8
3.5
7.9
.8
.4
5.7
.6
.8

192.651
187.308
130.689
190.894
166.643
237.269
234.682
166.024
204.614
202.375

-1.5
-1.6
-8.7
-3.2
-10.4
2.4
.6
-20.2
1.0
.2

.8
1.0
2.4
2.4
3.7
-.6
-.1
1.9
.7
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
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
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

196.191
577.822

-0.7

1.8

1.1

1.1

-

-

213.234
630.172

-0.5

-

185.015
590.485

-0.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

200.218
200.569
198.379
204.698
190.688

4.3
4.4
4.2
4.7
2.0

.3
.2
.2
.2
1.5

205.461
204.775
208.083
196.608
205.837

5.6
5.5
5.1
6.1
6.4

.2
.0
-.3
.5
3.0

226.617
224.777
236.091
207.276
231.696

3.3
3.5
3.7
3.2
.1

.2
.1
-.5
1.0
.9

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

183.266
198.323
207.584
203.715
226.155
189.248
189.625
169.840
204.202
119.829

.9
-.7
1.4
-.8
6.7
7.1
7.5
9.5
5.2
3.7

1.0
1.4
1.4
.1
-1.4
-1.6
-1.5
1.6
-5.0
2.6

183.656
195.666
188.192
194.148
209.395
205.978
204.545
205.959
194.875
129.109

6.7
5.2
3.9
6.0
15.5
18.5
19.1
22.5
1.0
3.3

.8
1.0
.5
1.0
-.4
-.3
-.3
1.3
-9.4
1.2

237.824
263.716
281.885
256.852
223.582
214.802
214.172
252.777
165.640
125.843

1.5
2.5
3.2
2.7
-6.4
-11.6
-11.5
-2.9
-29.4
.4

-.1
.2
.1
.2
-2.3
-3.6
-3.7
-.3
-12.3
-.6

Apparel ...................................................................................

109.232

-2.0

6.2

135.519

-7.3

-2.1

109.341

2.6

6.4

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

195.146
193.427
166.059
164.908
167.666
188.346
163.355

-9.9
-10.3
-37.3
-37.4
-38.2
-35.5
-34.0

5.9
6.2
12.5
14.0
14.1
14.3
13.1

152.950
151.721
161.166
160.014
163.654
165.751
160.531

-17.2
-17.8
-36.8
-36.9
-37.8
-36.1
-34.3

3.7
4.1
13.9
16.5
18.0
13.3
14.4

167.605
163.751
174.011
170.391
169.512
162.525
165.904

-10.6
-10.8
-29.3
-29.2
-29.5
-28.9
-28.2

3.9
4.5
20.8
21.6
21.9
21.6
20.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

353.276

1.5

1.0

348.833

5.7

2.6

355.395

2.8

.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

115.218

-2.0

-1.2

105.547

-3.1

-.5

111.054

1.5

-.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

129.341

2.3

.1

101.834

1.2

-.3

127.710

4.3

.9

Other goods and services ......................................................

354.006

.0

-.1

291.042

4.5

.9

334.370

2.5

1.5

196.191
159.542
136.757
166.919
105.563
241.940

-.7
-4.1
-10.0
-13.7
-.9
2.1

1.8
2.2
3.9
5.0
1.7
1.4

185.015
159.347
135.531
169.241
102.350
217.673

-.5
-6.1
-12.8
-16.0
-7.6
5.7

1.1
1.7
2.8
4.0
.9
.4

213.234
165.892
134.265
163.783
104.484
263.322

-.5
-3.9
-7.7
-11.0
-3.7
2.1

1.1
2.6
4.1
8.5
-.4
.0

190.902
198.547
139.006
184.509
168.916
265.894
234.011
177.981
199.303
199.513

-.9
-.8
-9.5
-4.7
-12.7
5.1
2.2
-19.1
1.8
1.1

1.8
1.9
3.8
2.3
4.7
1.4
1.4
4.4
1.5
1.8

177.147
182.705
137.925
188.083
171.688
222.219
202.298
182.659
186.261
181.829

-.8
-2.2
-12.1
-5.7
-14.6
6.2
5.7
-17.1
2.1
1.2

1.0
1.1
2.8
2.0
3.9
-.1
.2
6.2
.4
.6

208.082
193.173
138.414
196.119
170.331
238.515
256.561
188.659
216.593
215.121

-.6
-2.0
-7.5
-4.0
-10.4
1.5
2.1
-24.1
2.0
1.7

1.1
1.6
4.0
3.9
8.0
-.3
-.1
11.2
.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 ...............................................
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
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Index
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2008

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

217.635
353.590

0.3

0.8

0.6

0.8

-

-

219.356
637.155

-0.6

-

228.653
651.031

1.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

225.090
227.187
227.436
228.329
195.507

3.9
4.0
4.6
3.0
1.3

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

227.287
227.084
226.853
232.275
227.314

6.2
6.3
7.4
4.8
4.6

.4
.5
.4
.5
-.4

210.068
209.141
220.178
186.134
214.153

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
5.1

.0
.0
-.5
.7
.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

229.526
251.678
240.162
245.750
177.950
165.813
163.352
159.510
229.495
179.999

3.1
2.6
2.1
3.4
7.5
6.5
7.0
7.2
-4.4
3.3

.4
.5
-.6
.7
-.9
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-6.6
1.0

251.074
302.948
302.652
283.978
191.755
194.656
197.005
174.369
240.958
117.989

2.9
3.6
5.0
3.4
.3
-.3
3.3
2.0
5.9
-.6

.1
.5
.5
.2
-2.3
-2.5
-2.1
.1
-5.8
-.7

232.370
278.396
257.079
248.103
212.591
191.462
211.609
196.724
238.997
122.833

1.1
.6
1.9
.0
2.8
1.5
6.3
5.4
8.3
3.6

.0
-.4
-.8
-.6
.7
.7
1.4
1.9
.0
2.7

Apparel ...................................................................................

153.506

-1.8

.2

106.639

4.0

4.9

105.531

2.9

12.0

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

175.075
175.409
181.791
179.951
178.873
168.724
179.501

-11.6
-12.0
-35.2
-35.2
-35.9
-34.2
-33.6

3.8
4.2
14.3
14.7
15.9
13.3
11.9

175.599
167.057
151.532
150.478
150.426
153.937
152.952

-11.2
-12.2
-36.2
-36.3
-37.0
-35.0
-34.5

1.6
2.3
5.3
5.7
7.3
2.2
2.6

173.958
171.950
175.035
170.611
168.634
171.089
167.352

-13.0
-13.3
-34.6
-35.1
-36.4
-33.1
-31.4

1.3
1.4
5.9
6.6
7.9
3.8
3.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

361.139

4.9

.0

368.449

1.2

1.2

412.254

1.9

.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

113.305

1.6

2.9

113.575

2.5

1.0

121.044

-.4

.4

Education and communication 7 .............................................

118.198

.2

-.7

129.675

4.7

-.2

122.931

4.6

1.0

Other goods and services ......................................................

270.594

3.8

-.3

389.855

5.0

-.2

400.167

3.5

.9

217.635
181.821
155.747
174.285
132.211
250.134

.3
-4.5
-10.6
-16.0
-2.4
3.4

.8
1.2
2.5
5.1
-.8
.6

228.653
174.167
139.815
163.302
104.505
283.339

1.5
-2.0
-7.6
-9.5
-3.7
3.7

.6
1.3
1.9
2.8
.2
.3

219.356
169.133
143.425
161.978
114.611
278.421

-.6
-4.2
-8.5
-11.4
-2.9
1.7

.8
2.1
3.5
5.4
.4
.0

211.504
201.368
156.688
202.153
174.335
228.778
240.117
166.897
224.074
223.481

.1
-1.1
-10.4
-5.2
-15.4
5.0
3.4
-19.5
2.7
2.4

.9
1.0
2.4
1.9
4.9
.7
.6
6.1
.4
.5

223.377
201.126
142.879
196.166
166.740
235.965
276.406
176.333
235.912
239.031

1.5
.2
-7.2
-1.6
-8.9
3.7
3.8
-17.9
3.6
3.1

.6
.7
1.8
1.5
2.7
-.1
.2
.4
.7
.7

212.541
202.714
145.940
186.907
165.113
252.699
268.576
180.885
225.528
230.798

-.7
-1.2
-8.1
-4.6
-10.7
3.3
1.7
-16.0
1.5
1.2

.8
1.4
3.4
2.6
5.1
.5
.0
2.6
.6
.7

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2009

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Index

Dec.
2008

Feb.
2009

Percent change from—
Feb.
2008

Dec.
2008

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

216.797
660.165

0.9

1.5

1.1

-

218.752
648.819

1.1

-

-

-

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................

226.241
225.983
226.254
225.687
235.573

2.8
2.7
2.1
3.6
3.9

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

232.095
233.262
232.623
238.970
223.036

5.9
6.2
7.6
4.2
3.0

.9
.8
1.2
.3
1.7

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

244.516
270.945
297.160
251.576
244.806
261.931
261.622
274.890
216.537
138.080

3.4
3.4
4.7
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.6
8.7
-11.0
3.3

.8
.7
.9
.4
2.1
2.6
2.6
-.1
12.8
.3

231.420
255.300
260.003
265.546
204.146
202.526
235.557
231.389
222.821
167.007

4.8
5.5
5.5
6.5
4.2
2.4
2.8
-.4
15.0
-2.0

.4
.6
.0
.5
1.1
-.5
-.4
-.4
-.4
-2.0

Apparel ...................................................................................

113.797

-.4

5.7

141.531

-3.5

7.3

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

157.938
151.283
168.916
167.995
167.865
157.075
159.556

-8.8
-9.8
-31.9
-31.9
-32.1
-31.7
-31.0

3.8
4.1
17.1
19.1
20.0
17.7
15.3

187.150
191.190
232.679
236.564
258.700
184.799
214.218

-8.3
-9.0
-31.2
-31.2
-31.6
-29.8
-29.6

3.0
3.1
17.5
18.9
19.4
17.8
16.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

369.567

3.1

3.8

339.227

-.6

1.8

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

104.405

2.7

2.2

99.323

.4

-1.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

130.502

4.0

.5

124.970

4.6

.2

Other goods and services ......................................................

366.114

4.7

1.2

364.924

1.0

-1.2

216.797
168.008
133.801
157.777
108.792
265.185

.9
-3.1
-7.3
-11.8
-1.5
3.8

1.5
1.9
3.8
7.1
.1
1.2

218.752
178.125
151.704
182.868
121.955
260.213

1.1
-4.8
-10.2
-15.8
-2.5
5.1

1.1
2.0
2.6
6.4
-1.5
.5

211.659
195.805
137.217
194.091
161.846
238.778
258.624
201.512
220.603
219.858

.8
-.5
-6.9
-3.6
-10.9
4.2
3.8
-21.6
2.8
2.8

1.4
1.9
3.6
2.5
6.6
1.8
1.0
11.0
.9
1.2

213.721
205.772
153.919
205.059
185.032
243.699
252.191
219.675
221.492
218.693

1.2
-1.1
-9.7
-5.6
-14.5
4.4
5.2
-21.3
3.5
3.1

1.0
1.3
2.6
3.4
6.0
.5
.4
9.8
.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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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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

194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823

194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632

194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815

195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964

196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086

198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783

199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573

197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425

196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.

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

197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177

195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303

3.4
2.5
4.1
.1

3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8

-

-

-

-

-

- 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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

176.7
529.2

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

212.193
635.637

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

175.2
174.7
174.7
195.3
179.2
158.9
202.2
154.7
97.9
203.3
115.0
212.3
218.8
113.4
196.1
196.2
197.4
195.9
196.0
225.1

177.8
177.3
176.1
197.3
180.1
165.0
202.2
154.6
98.2
206.0
116.2
213.7
223.3
115.5
199.9
201.6
199.9
197.3
198.0
227.0

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

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

219.333
219.205
218.389
254.187
222.064
237.937
214.818
233.771
168.775
271.265
164.861
302.438
313.143
158.069
249.254
242.244
256.344
248.602
253.294
292.022

202.0
162.0
163.3
160.0
160.2
137.3
118.7
115.8
113.7
163.0

203.7
162.4
163.0
160.3
161.1
139.0
119.1
116.1
112.8
159.2

207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5

211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4

211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2

217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4

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

255.107
207.963
207.964
205.821
224.807
207.261
165.065
151.815
153.016
185.326

113.4
185.8

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

130.806
220.023

111.8
158.5
171.4
159.4
100.7
159.7
157.7
108.2
173.4
102.5
167.7
108.4
168.7
169.6
107.1
189.4
109.6
103.5
128.2
217.6
133.5
170.8
114.1
167.3
114.4
172.7
181.8
112.6
214.4

110.7
155.3
169.8
154.9
95.4
164.8
172.0
109.5
189.8

115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7

122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966

NA

166.6
108.3
170.6
167.5
104.0
187.4
106.3
105.3
130.5
225.5
146.5
167.3
109.9
160.2
111.8
168.3
179.1
114.9
224.9

174.4
113.4
171.5
176.9
108.5
192.5
111.3
105.3
130.2
227.1
190.6
173.0
117.5
171.3
119.1
172.2
179.4
116.7
232.4

117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3

119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1

NA

123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8

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

131.491
184.727
206.645
172.324
115.156
199.663
194.974
130.125
255.049
161.122
204.528
133.267
213.008
201.934
126.639
239.616
140.153
127.824
173.418
261.537
207.790
204.537
134.775
194.363
137.181
213.508
200.962
140.097
278.721

NA
NA

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

NA

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

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

250.5
270.7
216.2
165.4
129.8
242.2
107.7
230.4
205.2
231.6
264.2
232.2
110.1
109.3
107.7
113.7
114.5
168.8

264.3
283.3
231.2
165.4
142.4
278.8
111.7
245.2
222.2
218.5
288.5
250.1
113.3
112.9
111.9
116.1
114.9
168.6

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

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

321.506
329.299
295.384
217.761
181.502
361.492
117.006
311.802
338.722
292.874
296.939
317.487
148.519
151.691
142.209
162.271
142.066
198.137

103.9
103.6

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

149.127
173.104

138.5
106.9
123.3
114.4
106.5
96.5
142.6
142.7
164.2
112.7
160.9
156.1
136.7
105.3
109.2
156.9
126.4
174.9
160.7
107.9
103.4
109.5
177.9
202.8
154.7
173.7
182.3
108.5
109.4
109.6
184.4
115.3
108.5

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

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

164.213
127.089
155.453
151.444
118.453
114.257
187.905
191.917
206.702
125.448
192.404
196.676
178.455
130.193
142.010
205.359
160.522
170.888
250.837
126.345
149.725
134.829
206.621
235.113
168.880
216.861
214.718
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
140.936
122.580
103.991
221.968
138.352
141.898
136.771

-

-

-

-

-

-

176.0
111.6
111.3
106.2

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

-

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

114.906

104.7

106.1

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

128.572

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

115.5
180.9
161.5
161.5
169.4
165.8
171.0
150.7
219.4

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

154.726
219.682
190.122
196.765
187.664
193.599
183.576
172.981
282.687

111.9
120.5
114.6

114.8
123.5
117.9

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

141.389
156.559
149.955

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

176.9
203.2
196.4
108.6
273.7

181.1
209.5
202.5
109.2
290.5

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

217.180
248.878
248.305
135.809
401.218

229.3
210.9
106.3
142.2
126.2
112.7
107.4
154.9
133.5
134.6
136.0
111.0
237.8
278.6
128.9
98.5
107.3
94.8
96.2
130.0
135.7

229.4
217.9
112.3
144.2
127.5
125.6
123.2
163.4
134.1
132.1
145.1
114.6
246.2
285.4
127.0
93.3
109.4
91.3
88.3
128.6
133.5

236.6
222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1

248.5
227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7

256.7
232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2

266.8
242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4

278.872
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

268.348
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

283.008
255.779
120.683
213.520
192.168
242.264
233.018
316.889
197.886
190.645
218.459
157.638
345.232
372.503
129.170
76.879
119.116
86.837
63.246
124.458
143.276

99.5
93.9

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

90.510
85.986

89.411
87.597

90.532
88.202

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

-

-

-

-

94.4
97.9
111.6
89.2
95.6
106.6
117.6
90.6
95.2

91.5
95.6
111.5
85.5
91.5
101.0
116.7
85.7
90.8

87.9
92.1
109.5
81.9
86.9
91.8
119.2
83.7
89.6

84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6

95.8
95.7
95.8
159.9
110.5
119.1
106.9
117.2
114.9
118.3
115.6

94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.2

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9
119.9

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5
123.4

NA

NA

128.4

128.6

NA

NA

NA

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

91.998
104.156
119.569
76.594
75.064
68.043
130.026
74.975
97.109

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672
128.413

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

94.280
99.220
91.613
183.214
120.494
155.893
118.248
150.156
143.920

NA

NA

127.430

123.427

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 ..............................

122.6

128.6

133.0

142.2

151.9

158.4

165.089

173.193

172.812

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................

123.7
122.8
125.8
128.1
132.0
92.2
117.5
110.8
114.8
115.3
113.3
99.1
90.9

121.5
119.3
124.5
127.2
133.2
91.3
113.7
100.6
113.1
112.9
113.8
100.3
88.7

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

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

118.825
115.202
120.163
114.795
140.817
82.058
114.156
96.769
105.777
107.475
87.189
116.956
82.191

97.5
112.2
120.6
124.5
122.1
116.7
128.5
132.3
117.1
136.6

93.8
114.1
120.7
124.6
120.6
117.3
125.3
127.2
110.9
131.7

93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6

92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8

91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4

91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0

88.867
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

93.255
97.347
124.301
124.637
130.663
120.366
113.544
147.919
119.653
154.889

148.5
144.3
101.6
143.5
99.6
140.5
152.0
157.2
100.0
103.7
96.1
95.4
93.1
98.8
97.0
112.0
105.8
101.2
106.2
111.3
150.7
186.4
197.6
171.6
113.5
279.4
110.4
106.4
119.6
120.2
109.8
204.8
229.0
152.0

154.2
150.4
98.7
140.6
97.6
137.7
148.6
148.5
98.0
104.2
119.7
119.1
117.1
123.9
119.8
113.8
107.0
101.3
108.7
113.9
154.3
193.3
201.2
177.9
117.9
304.6
114.0
110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8
119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3
131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2
134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4
137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648
100.000

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
142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454
108.182

169.542
164.871
92.224
134.186
93.017
135.984
136.549
122.837
104.230
122.104
167.395
166.118
164.486
172.261
165.615
168.740
134.108
121.199
145.568
139.916
301.126
241.689
245.643
222.067
147.813
352.538
150.523
145.656
159.427
168.599
121.250
231.529
251.829
147.405
102.726

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

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 7 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services 5 ............................
Hospital services 5 12 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 12 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 12 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
1 2 ..............................................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Recreation services 2 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................

-

-

-

-

-

-

78.4
182.3

77.0
185.1

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
72.918
232.378

108.295
67.057
244.260

101.715
64.168
246.062

277.3
251.6
307.3
151.1
179.5

291.3
259.5
321.2
151.2
179.9

302.1
265.0
329.1
153.0
182.5

314.9
270.8
340.7
151.0
178.3

328.4
280.8
355.7
153.6
182.1

340.1
285.9
362.3
156.3
185.5

357.661
293.610
374.389
158.094
187.414

367.133
298.361
379.943
161.373
192.577

372.405
302.184
386.456
161.090
192.118

179.0
283.5
248.9
255.8
272.5
155.6
169.0
348.3
127.4
124.3
290.2
124.3

178.1
299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8

179.0
311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

181.1
327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1

-

-

-

-

182.4
342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0

185.1
356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4

187.782
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

188.822
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

188.761
394.047
316.992
317.758
385.429
175.359
208.752
558.373
206.845
199.691
480.853
170.121
109.886
112.164

105.3
101.2
42.3
280.9
50.4

106.5
103.2
37.8
301.3
43.8

107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4

108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9

109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4

110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3

111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009

113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833

114.461
101.704
11.839
364.127
18.821

83.9
81.0

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

78.417
59.080

94.2
75.9
108.5
111.4
148.4
105.4
101.6
124.6
113.0
125.7
117.3
131.8
103.5
98.7
122.3
97.3
83.2
103.8
108.7
99.4
83.1
98.0

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

100.685
49.721
100.904
152.474
194.003
143.320
118.950
182.813
155.850
189.401
120.055
138.790
102.011
80.435
73.284
86.720
34.569
110.088
118.443
104.894
60.912
64.694

82.4
96.2
100.1
117.7

78.1
94.1
98.9
121.4

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

65.643
89.909
96.759
145.058

112.4
245.3
119.4
126.4

113.1
257.4
125.4
131.4

116.1
266.1
130.3
132.3

116.4
275.3
133.5
141.4

119.4
284.9
138.2
150.4

122.0
299.8
145.7
156.0

123.864
307.108
148.620
163.370

125.014
316.607
152.546
172.671

126.609
318.379
153.583
172.584

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

203.2
193.1
109.3
103.0

206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7

219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

259.964
218.612
131.333
107.198

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

106.9
122.0
294.7
352.2
361.9
387.3
168.1

109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

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

126.190
187.256
469.996
538.878
591.782
589.825
231.112

126.0
93.4
108.0
172.7
123.7
92.3
99.7
188.2

132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
198.2

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
203.3

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
205.5

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
212.2

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
216.8

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
225.675

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
232.527

189.910
84.945
137.729
218.293
191.518
82.052
101.895
233.677

87.9
64.5
87.4
67.2

82.6
60.7
82.1
67.4

74.3
54.1
74.4
66.5

68.6
49.4
69.5
65.6

67.4
47.9
69.8
64.6

69.6
50.3
72.1
64.6

71.946
51.498
76.349
64.011

77.490
56.159
83.583
64.361

77.614
56.201
83.651
64.361

19.8

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.926

282.9
79.5

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

87.696
50.630

100.3

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

76.858

65.0

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

35.730

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

286.4
431.7
175.1
125.8
172.6
155.4

295.8
472.5
192.3
130.9
175.4
153.4

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

351.223
611.549
248.181
176.152
203.391
162.508

104.6

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.887

168.3
186.4
113.7
268.5
205.1
198.3
111.5

165.9
189.9
115.9
276.9
213.9
206.8
113.8

167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2

169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7

173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9

177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9

176.418
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

184.345
225.895
137.833
341.188
275.836
272.351
137.395

113.0
228.0
116.0

115.1
235.2
117.9

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

150.580
259.750
122.671

122.7
94.4
156.5

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

172.332
88.701
155.282
99.468

147.9
132.3
138.4

149.7
133.6
145.2

150.4
131.7
146.7

155.8
137.2
157.4

160.0
141.3
166.3

162.1
142.5
170.9

170.511
150.162
188.635

163.582
135.720
161.681

165.891
138.702
167.560

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

236.735
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

192.948
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

Feb.
2009

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

151.6
124.3
205.3
211.7
204.5
241.9
177.0
168.2
171.3
134.1
140.9
153.4
156.8
119.9
213.2
198.3
111.4
185.2
187.8
144.7
97.6
212.6
178.2
156.6

163.9
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

167.7
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

1
2
3
4
5

185.2
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

200.4
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

207.3
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

201.554
109.221
258.328
259.440
248.114
301.471
211.076
200.184
204.265
141.491
170.665
202.323
192.943
113.233
276.739
247.439
178.741
217.325
217.685
140.270
172.428
264.547
224.098
200.790

9
10
11
12
13
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

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

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Feb.
2009

2008

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

1.6

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

0.9

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

2.8
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.0
4.6
1.6
1.8
-1.0
2.6
5.2
5.2
4.2
3.8
1.7
2.7
1.8
.5
4.0
-.6

1.5
1.5
.8
1.0
.5
3.8
.0
-.1
.3
1.3
1.0
.7
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.8
1.3
.7
1.0
.8

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

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

.2
.2
-.1
.4
-.3
3.5
-1.4
.3
-1.0
.8
-.6
-.7
-.1
-.5
.2
.5
.1
3.2
1.2
5.1

3.4
3.4
4.0
4.6
6.2
6.9
8.2
4.4
5.6
3.7
5.3
6.5
3.2
3.9
4.1
2.8
1.9
3.0
3.1
3.8
2.2
-2.7
4.4
5.1
2.9
6.8
2.0
-.1
-.8
1.1
2.3
-.5
-8.2
5.8
4.4
4.6
3.4
7.2
8.8
2.8
-.3

.8
.2
-.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.3
-.3
1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-.9
-2.8
-5.3
3.2
9.1
1.2
9.5

1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8

2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4

2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9

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

2.7
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.5
-.2
1.4
-2.0
.3
-1.4
1.3
.1
3.3
-.4
-1.0
-3.4
-4.3
.8
.7
.6
.7
3.0
-.3
-.7
-2.3
-.1
1.4
.4
-.2
1.0
1.5
.3
-2.4
-3.0
-6.9
-8.0
-6.0
-2.6
.9
.4
-1.1

-

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

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

-1.7
.6
6.6
2.7
7.7
12.8
-5.8
-4.1
14.4
-17.8
-7.6
-4.6
4.6
4.2
-.1
7.6
6.3
6.1

5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

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

-2.0
-2.6
-2.9
3.1
-2.9
-.2
-4.4
-1.3
1.0
-2.4
-12.1
2.0
1.8
2.5
2.3
3.3
1.3
1.3

1.9
4.6
1.3
1.9
1.8
2.8
1.8
-.3
-3.5
-5.9
3.1
2.8
2.9
1.7
2.3
1.1
2.6
4.5
11.6
18.8
4.5
1.9
.4
1.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.1
5.4
7.4
9.2
2.9
1.0
3.0
-.4

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

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

.7
-1.8
.9
.7
2.9
1.6
-1.5
1.2
1.1
1.5
-.3
1.3
1.2
1.7
3.1
1.2
2.4
-.7
-1.8
-6.0
1.9
1.1
-1.0
.7
1.3
2.4
.6
2.4
4.9
4.8
.9
4.0
12.2
.0
-1.0
-1.6
.6
.5
.7
.6
.4
.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.0
3.3
3.2
1.8

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

3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0

4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4

-

-

-

-

-

1.6

1.3

2.4

2.2

2.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Feb.
2009

2008

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

4.0
2.5
1.4
1.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
-.3
4.3

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

0.4
.8
1.3
.8
1.6
1.7
2.1
1.9
.1

2.9
9.0
4.6

2.6
2.5
2.9

3.6
1.5
3.8

3.5
4.8
3.2

2.1
3.3
4.2

4.8
3.2
3.5

3.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
5.1
3.8

-.2
.5
.3

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

2.9
4.2
4.7
-.2
5.2

2.4
3.1
3.1
.6
6.1

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

.5
.7
.4
5.2
.5

-.8
4.5
1.5
-2.1
-3.4
-22.2
-26.7
-9.3
-1.5
6.1
-15.1
2.9
3.0
2.5
.2
-2.6
.0
-6.3
-1.2
-3.1
-1.2
-3.4
-5.8

.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
14.7
5.5
.4
-1.9
6.7
3.2
3.5
2.4
-1.5
-5.3
2.0
-3.7
-8.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.3

3.1
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

3.9
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6

4.5
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
2.6
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

5.5
.4
.6
-.8
-1.1
-5.4
-7.5
-1.9
-.8
1.2
-6.1
.8
1.0
.4
.5
1.1
-1.2
1.9
1.2
.9
.4
1.3
.7

-

-

-

-

-

-.5
1.7
-.4
-3.9
-.5
-1.8
2.4
-3.0
-1.1
-.6
-2.1
.2
2.4
2.7
1.4
2.8
4.2
2.9
4.5
3.9

-3.1
-2.3
-.1
-4.1
-4.3
-5.3
-.8
-5.4
-4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-1.4
.0
-1.6
2.3
4.0
.1
1.4

-3.9
-3.7
-1.8
-4.2
-5.0
-9.1
2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.8
.8
2.3
2.6
1.3
2.3

-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7
2.9

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

-

-

-

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

1.6
2.1
2.6
.9
.4
-.8
.1
4.5
1.9
.3
-.3
.5
.4
-.1
.7
.5
-.4
.2

-

-

-

-

-

4.1

.2

-.1

-.8

-3.1

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 .........................................

7.4

4.9

3.4

6.9

6.8

4.3

4.2

4.9

-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 2 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................

-3.2
-4.1
-4.3
-1.5
-2.4
-7.7
-4.9
-3.2
-4.1
-4.0
-7.0
3.4
-5.8

-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.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

1.5
4.0
4.7
-1.1
5.0
4.8
9.1
1.4
.3
.7
-9.1
5.5
-.6

-3.1
-4.8
-2.6
-3.3
-1.1
-2.8
.2
-.1
-1.8
.3

-3.8
1.7
.1
.1
-1.2
.5
-2.5
-3.9
-5.3
-3.6

-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6

-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3

-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6

-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2

-2.3
.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

5.2
-1.6
.2
-.8
-.8
1.3
.9
3.0
1.8
3.2

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

-3.8
-4.0
-.5
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-1.9
-3.6
-24.8
-24.9
-25.8
-24.9
-23.4
-16.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
1.1
6.4
3.6
3.4
4.0
3.5
7.3
2.0
1.0
4.2
4.2
5.1
-2.2
-3.9
-2.8

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
8.2

3.0
3.4
.9
1.4
1.5
.8
2.2
-2.4
5.2
3.3
12.2
13.7
14.3
12.7
11.6
-9.3
.8
1.2
.2
.0
1.0
1.0
.1
1.4
.8
.6
1.9
2.0
1.7
1.4
3.4
-2.6
-3.0
-5.2
-5.0

-

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8.8
2.7

-1.8
1.5

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

2.3
2.1

8.3
-8.0
5.1

-6.1
-4.3
.7

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

4.7
4.4
6.0
.6
1.2
-.4
4.8
3.6
3.5
3.9
2.8
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.8
4.5

5.0
3.1
4.5
.1
.2
-.5
5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4

3.7
2.1
2.5
1.2
1.4
.5
4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

4.2
2.2
3.5
-1.3
-2.3
1.2
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.3
3.7
4.4
1.7
2.1
.7
4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5

-

-

-

-

-

3.6
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.5
4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.2
2.7
3.3
1.1
1.0
1.4
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

2.6
1.6
1.5
2.1
2.8
.6
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

1.4
1.3
1.7
-.2
-.2
.0
1.5
1.0
.8
1.5
1.1
.4
2.7
2.9
2.9
3.0
1.8
1.5
.4

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

1.5
.5
-10.8
4.0
-16.6

1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

.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

.7
.1
-4.4
1.2
-.1

-1.8
-4.6
3.2
-4.4
4.3
4.2
3.3
3.0
2.1
5.9
1.9
6.4
-1.6
-.5
-2.6
-.7
-2.2
1.4
-7.7
.1
4.3
-1.7
-3.8
-5.2
-4.1
1.1
.0
3.9

-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

-1.5
-3.2
-.8
-1.8
-3.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.3
2.2
.4
-.8
1.7
.2
-1.3
-.2
-1.8
1.5
.6
2.8
1.2
1.2
2.1
1.7
.1
.9

2.1
4.5
2.6
6.0

.6
4.9
5.0
4.0

2.7
3.4
3.9
.7

.3
3.5
2.5
6.9

2.6
3.5
3.5
6.4

2.2
5.2
5.4
3.7

1.5
2.4
2.0
4.7

.9
3.1
2.6
5.7

1.3
.6
.7
-.1

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................

6.7
2.0
2.1
1.7

1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7

6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

3.5
.8
1.0
.7

3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

1.1
1.5
2.1
.8

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

3.2
5.6
3.3
5.9
6.2
7.2
5.0
5.9
.4
4.7
4.6
6.6
.1
1.3
4.5

2.2
6.6
9.7
6.2
7.0
6.8
4.9
5.0
-1.7
10.4
10.5
4.6
-2.5
.2
5.3

1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
2.6

1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
1.1

2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
3.3

2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
2.2

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
4.1

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
3.0

.2
.2
1.2
.1
.0
.0
.3
.3
.2
1.0
1.3
-4.0
.2
.2
.5

-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
-5.5
-16.8
-30.6
-2.5
4.8

-6.0
-5.9
-6.1
.3
-13.1
-22.0
-10.7
-.7

-10.0
-10.9
-9.4
-1.3
-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.7
-8.7
-6.6
-1.4
-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-1.7
-3.0
.4
-1.5
-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

3.3
5.0
3.3
.0
-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

3.4
2.4
5.9
-.9
-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

7.7
9.1
9.5
.5
-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

.2
.1
.1
.0
.2
-.9
.9
1.3

-8.2

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-1.4

4.5
8.9
9.2
3.4
2.9
-.1

3.3
9.5
9.8
4.1
1.6
-1.3

1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0

3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3

3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5

3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0

.6
1.5
1.4
2.0
.3
.7

-.3

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

.1
2.8
2.8
5.0
6.5
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.5
5.1
4.5
-1.7
.6

-1.4
1.9
1.9
3.1
4.3
4.3
2.1
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.9
-.8
-.1

.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2
-4.9
-4.4

1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0

2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.2
1.5

-

-

-

-

-

2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
.6
.9
-2.9

-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1

1.5
-.2
-.2
.4
.4
.7
.2
.7
.6
.3
.6
-.1
.0
.8

-1.4
-4.0
-6.0

1.2
1.0
4.9

.5
-1.4
1.0

3.6
4.2
7.3

2.7
3.0
5.7

1.3
.8
2.8

5.2
5.4
10.4

-4.1
-9.6
-14.3

1.4
2.2
3.6

Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes 2 .....................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 .......................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products 2 .....................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2
Financial services 7 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ...................
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ...................................................
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-7.1
-1.3
3.7
4.2
3.1
3.8
1.3
.4
1.4
-3.7
-5.4
-6.2
-1.4
-3.4
3.0
3.6
-13.0
2.8
2.7
-.3
-24.5
4.0
2.9
.1

8.1
-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

1
2
3
4
5

2.3
-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

10.4
.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

8.2
-.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

3.4
-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

14.2
-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

-18.5
-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

4.5
.4
.6
.7
.7
.5
1.1
1.0
.9
2.1
3.4
4.1
1.8
1.8
.5
.5
4.4
.6
.7
.7
10.7
.7
-.3
-.4

8
9
10
11
12
13
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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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

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2

170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8

168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5

3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4

3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309

193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796

191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053

3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5

3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1

-

-

-

-

-

- 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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

172.9
515.0

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

206.708
615.719

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

174.6
174.1
173.7
195.1
178.4
159.1
201.9
154.8
203.5
114.9
114.0
195.1
196.6
161.8
163.2
160.0
159.7
137.0
118.6
115.8
113.7
163.1

177.1
176.5
175.1
197.1
179.4
165.5
201.9
154.9
206.3
116.0
116.2
199.2
198.2
162.3
163.0
160.3
160.8
138.5
118.9
116.5
113.2
159.2

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

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

218.645
218.449
217.111
254.775
223.091
236.982
215.500
233.774
272.157
165.294
158.693
248.167
251.157
207.656
207.741
205.699
225.872
206.967
164.224
152.422
157.226
183.872

113.5
157.6
160.2
101.0
159.2
167.8
108.4
107.5
191.3
110.0
103.9
132.4
170.6
114.1
171.9
183.2
113.2
212.8
248.5
266.9
217.9
164.8
129.9
107.5
230.8
205.5
228.5
261.0
234.3
109.9
109.3
114.0

113.0
155.2
155.5
95.5
164.8
166.8
108.4
103.9
188.8
106.6
105.4
145.4
167.2
109.9
167.7
181.6
115.0
222.9
261.9
279.2
232.6
165.8
142.0
111.4
245.0
222.9
214.9
283.4
251.9
113.0
112.9
114.1

117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0

124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4

120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3

121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2

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

130.494
185.126
172.110
111.721
198.712
204.866
133.843
124.773
241.087
140.255
127.720
207.756
203.023
134.104
211.504
202.184
139.813
275.884
317.777
325.593
296.835
219.786
176.937
116.105
308.665
337.162
284.292
290.191
318.718
148.147
151.890
140.298

103.4

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

149.102

137.7
106.9
123.8
114.0
106.4

139.1
108.0
125.5
113.7
107.4

138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3

140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6

144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5

147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6

152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191

162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279

163.821
128.144
157.171
152.708
118.595

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

97.3
142.1
113.1
160.5
155.9
136.8
105.7
109.0
156.5
126.2
108.2
103.7
178.3
203.7
153.6
173.6
182.9
116.0
109.0
176.0
111.4
111.3
106.1

98.2
141.8
114.9
160.6
158.9
140.3
107.3
111.8
152.9
114.7
107.9
105.8
178.5
206.0
151.8
166.9
189.0
117.2
110.7
180.0
113.8
113.7
111.2

97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0

99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4

103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5

105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8

109.188
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

114.013
186.620
125.043
191.620
195.395
178.628
128.772
142.641
206.185
161.517
127.556
149.862
206.547
234.551
165.670
216.248
215.754
142.494
122.994
222.101
138.183
141.849
136.650

104.7
115.8
180.5
161.8
161.9
167.7
148.8
218.7

106.2
120.1
184.7
165.2
166.1
170.1
149.9
225.2

108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9

111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3

114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3

116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4

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

128.839
154.520
220.029
192.633
197.855
184.974
170.401
281.915

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

172.9
197.7
195.7
108.8
277.2

176.9
203.9
201.9
109.6
293.9

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

213.192
242.051
246.991
136.255
408.477

229.3
191.7
106.3
141.5
125.2
112.7
107.6
154.1
132.5
133.6
135.5
111.0
234.6
278.2
125.4
99.3
106.3
98.5
96.5
126.4
133.9

229.4
198.0
112.3
143.5
126.4
125.0
123.0
163.3
133.2
131.1
145.1
114.6
242.8
284.5
123.0
94.3
108.1
95.5
89.0
125.1
131.1

236.5
201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0

247.0
206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8

254.4
211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6

263.8
220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4

276.352
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

267.821
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

281.945
231.746
120.960
212.353
190.110
246.781
233.310
319.673
196.040
188.502
218.551
158.069
340.731
372.375
124.865
77.986
119.513
91.124
64.168
120.710
140.934

98.6
94.3
94.4
97.8
89.1

98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1
84.6

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0
81.3

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4
77.9

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8
77.1

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1
75.6

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715
75.914

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836
76.735

89.238
87.747
92.992
104.951
77.426

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................

95.0
102.6
118.7
90.5
95.0

91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3

86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

76.229
65.714
134.428
75.945
97.941

95.3
96.0
94.3
160.8
110.6
118.8
107.0
118.0
114.3
119.6
114.4
124.4

93.5
93.9
92.5
158.5
108.9
118.3
104.8
120.8
118.8
119.3
117.5
129.9

90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7

92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8

93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1

94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7

94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

94.316
99.435
89.510
184.457
121.486
155.385
117.482
152.168
142.114

NA

NA

NA

NA

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

125.618
177.889

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

123.0
122.7
126.4
127.6
134.8
93.1
117.1
111.1
113.5
113.5
116.3
99.8
91.4

120.9
118.8
124.6
126.4
135.9
92.4
112.3
101.8
112.3
111.6
116.5
101.0
90.1

118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9

118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4

117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9

118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2

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

118.766
116.332
122.308
114.072
143.402
84.851
114.197
98.428
105.538
107.452
93.546
118.006
83.490

97.3
113.7
121.0
123.7
121.8
117.3
130.3
131.0
114.6
135.7

93.1
115.1
120.8
122.9
121.0
117.9
127.2
124.8
106.7
129.9

93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1

91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4

91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6

90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6

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

92.115
97.819
124.494
123.068
130.687
121.007
116.001
146.842
113.339
156.586

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 .......

147.4
144.5
102.0
144.7
158.1
100.0
103.8
96.3
95.7
93.3
99.2
97.2
111.7
104.9
100.4
105.8
187.9
198.0
172.6
113.6
280.1
110.8
107.8

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
111.5

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
121.3

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
133.3

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
135.6

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
138.9

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
140.582

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
144.018

165.976
162.645
89.728
135.248
123.443
103.128
121.602
168.028
166.831
165.111
173.040
166.125
168.970
134.264
120.557
144.809
244.219
246.914
224.656
147.928
354.037
150.430
146.863

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................

119.8
200.1
227.5
154.2
180.6

122.7
199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2

126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

158.447
229.404
248.494
148.375
242.381

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services 2 ............................
Hospital services 2 10 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 10 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 10 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 11 .............
Health insurance 11 .............................................

276.2
246.7
307.1
149.4
177.7

290.6
254.0
320.6
149.5
178.1

301.4
259.4
328.4
151.7
181.2

314.4
264.4
340.0
149.2
176.6

328.2
273.9
354.9
151.7
180.1

340.0
279.1
361.8
154.5
183.5

357.745
285.913
373.019
156.017
185.420

367.301
290.080
377.458
159.695
190.481

372.630
293.917
384.093
159.498
190.234

179.0
283.0
251.0
257.5
272.3
156.1
173.5
343.6
127.0
123.9
290.1
130.6

178.2
299.5
259.2
266.2
284.6
155.8
179.2
379.1
140.2
135.9
328.5
137.0

179.1
311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6

181.0
327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0

-

-

-

-

182.5
342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0

185.5
356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8

187.256
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

189.961
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

189.753
395.563
319.663
320.012
385.688
175.813
213.944
554.390
205.688
197.433
482.144
182.509
108.723
113.330

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

103.8
100.5
41.7
282.3
50.2

104.7
102.4
37.2
302.7
43.3

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

111.257
101.857
11.862
365.071
18.326

84.5
74.5
107.9
110.6
147.8
125.5
119.7
134.6
102.8
99.1
122.6
103.9
82.8
99.7
96.4
99.9
118.1

79.1
70.8
109.1
112.6
148.8
131.4
117.8
133.1
100.5
97.7
115.3
106.0
76.5
90.7
93.7
98.1
122.6

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

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

78.830
47.989
100.302
150.539
194.451
183.181
118.661
136.030
99.043
82.111
74.642
110.899
59.633
66.064
89.655
99.059
146.527

112.5
243.8
204.7
194.3
109.1
102.8

113.4
257.0
207.5
197.9
111.4
104.2

116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8

115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9

119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3

122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7

123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872

124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082

126.502
315.049
260.994
220.653
130.581
106.962

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 .....

106.9
122.1
297.3
345.2
361.8
386.4

108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3
412.8

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8
438.9

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2
470.4

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2
497.1

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2
525.7

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233
553.931

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722
587.368

122.092
184.765
473.012
520.159
594.501
587.220

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 2
Land-line telephone services, long distance
charges 1 .................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Information technology, hardware and services
12 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
13 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

168.8
125.8
94.6
108.1
173.4
124.1
93.9
99.9
187.9

176.9
132.6
93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
198.1

183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
203.1

189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
205.4

199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
212.0

209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
216.6

217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
225.572

228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
232.542

229.435
194.809
87.640
137.525
218.866
190.983
85.624
101.890
233.518

87.7
68.2

82.5
68.5

74.1
67.6

68.4
66.7

67.3
65.7

69.5
65.6

71.865
64.977

77.407
65.341

77.533
65.341

20.6

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

10.442

282.3
79.3

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

87.622
49.765

100.7

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

77.015

64.7

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

39.705

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

293.3
432.9
175.1
125.3
172.3
156.0

305.1
474.3
192.4
130.3
174.7
154.2

308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0

315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8

326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4

335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6

348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407

362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295

365.522
615.012
248.904
176.557
201.426
162.543

104.0

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.860

171.7
187.1
114.1
268.0
204.1
202.8
111.4

169.3
190.7
116.2
276.7
213.2
210.8
113.8

170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0

171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5

174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8

178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7

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

185.901
226.088
137.801
343.443
278.341
279.452
137.063

114.0
228.2
93.5

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

150.971
270.435
88.745

148.4
133.4
139.4
153.1
124.9
201.7
190.4
202.6
237.3
172.5
165.7
168.3
135.1
141.8
154.7
157.3
119.2
189.2

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

166.673
140.235
171.698
208.255
108.592
253.456
233.365
248.029
289.432
204.465
196.052
199.928
142.809
174.484
208.291
194.740
113.009
244.791

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

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

Feb.
2009

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

195.0
110.0
181.5
183.5
145.6
97.5
209.4
177.2
154.2

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

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

212.4
153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4

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

243.128
177.033
211.279
210.203
140.554
171.978
259.643
222.644
198.253

9
10
11
12
13
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

1.3

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

0.9

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

2.8
2.8
2.7
2.5
1.9
4.8
1.5
1.7
2.6
5.1
3.8
1.6
.5
3.5
4.1
4.7
6.1
6.8
8.5
4.4
5.2
3.9
5.7
4.3
3.0
1.7
2.8
4.4
5.0
2.1
.1
-.7
1.4
-8.4
5.6
4.3
7.2
8.9
2.6
-.2
-1.5
.9
6.8
2.5
7.7
-5.6
-4.0
14.5
-17.4
-7.4
-4.8
4.4
4.1
6.1

1.4
1.4
.8
1.0
.6
4.0
.0
.1
1.4
1.0
1.9
2.1
.8
.3
-.1
.2
.7
1.1
.3
.6
-.4
-2.4
-.4
-1.5
-2.9
-5.4
3.5
-.6
.0
-3.3
-1.3
-3.1
1.4
9.8
-2.0
-3.7
-2.4
-.9
1.6
4.7
5.4
4.6
6.7
.6
9.3
3.6
6.2
8.5
-6.0
8.6
7.5
2.8
3.3
.1

3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5

2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5

2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2

2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4

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

.2
.1
-.2
.4
-.2
3.5
-1.3
.3
.7
-.6
-.4
.2
3.2
-.5
-.4
-.6
-.6
-.3
1.3
-2.0
.2
-1.5
1.3
-.7
-3.4
-4.4
.6
-.3
-.7
1.8
.7
.3
1.1
-2.4
-3.3
-7.0
-2.7
.9
.0
-1.1
-2.0
-2.4
-2.5
3.6
-2.8
-4.7
-1.6
1.6
-2.5
-13.0
2.2
1.9
2.4
1.5

1.3
1.4
1.8
1.7
2.5
1.7

6.1
1.0
1.0
1.4
-.3
.9

-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0

3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7

4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8

3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9

5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2

15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3

1.1
.9
.9
2.9
1.9
-1.4

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

-0.1
-3.4
3.0
3.0
1.7
2.4
1.1
2.7
4.4
11.6
1.8
.4
3.1
2.9
3.0
4.1
5.4
3.0
.4
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.9
1.6
3.9
2.7
1.6
1.6
3.8
.1
4.7

0.9
-.2
1.6
.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
2.6
-2.3
-9.1
-.3
2.0
.1
1.1
-1.2
-3.9
3.3
1.0
1.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8
1.4
3.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.4
.7
3.0

-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0

1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6

4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1

3.3
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

1.0
.9
1.1
1.1
1.7
3.3
.8
2.8
-.6
-1.6
1.2
-1.1
1.3
2.4
.5
2.4
4.9
.0
-.9
.6
.5
.7
.5
.0
.6
.7
1.1
.8
1.4
2.0
.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 primary residence 1 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance .................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood ...............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .........................................
Electricity 1 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services ............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens .................
Floor coverings .............................................................
Window coverings .........................................................
Other linens ..................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............
Other furniture ...............................................................
Appliances ......................................................................
Major appliances ...........................................................
Other appliances ...........................................................

2.9
4.3
4.7
.1
5.4

2.3
3.1
3.2
.7
6.0

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

.3
.5
.4
4.8
.6

-.5
4.5
1.3
-2.1
-3.2
-21.8
-27.0
-10.9
-1.7
5.6
-15.5
2.8
3.0
2.3
-.2
-1.3
-.2
-2.9
-.8
-3.2
-1.3
-3.8
-5.2
-.5
1.7
-4.2

.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
10.9
14.3
6.0
.5
-1.9
7.1
3.2
3.5
2.3
-1.9
-5.0
1.7
-3.0
-7.8
-1.0
-2.1
-.5
-.4
-3.8
-2.8
-5.1

3.1
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3
-3.9

4.4
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8
-4.2

3.0
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0
-1.0

3.7
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5
-1.9

4.8
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
.4

-3.1
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
1.1

5.3
.4
.5
-.7
-1.0
-5.2
-7.5
-2.3
-.8
1.1
-6.0
.8
.9
.3
.4
1.1
-1.1
1.1
1.7
.7
.1
1.4
.5
1.7
2.1
.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Feb.
2009

2008

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

-0.6
-2.0
2.7
-2.7
-1.6
-1.0
-2.2
-.5
2.4
2.7
1.4
3.0
4.2
2.6
4.9
2.7
7.1

-4.2
-5.8
.1
-5.3
-3.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.1
2.4
3.9
-.3
2.7
4.4

-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5

-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2
-

-

-

-

-

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-2.7
.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 ............................................
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 ............................................................................

-2.8
-4.1
-4.3
-1.3
-2.3
-7.4
-5.0
-3.7
-3.4
-3.2
-5.9
6.2
-5.2

-1.7
-3.2
-1.4
-.9
.8
-.8
-4.1
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
.2
1.2
-1.4

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-.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

1.5
4.6
5.6
-1.1
5.6
5.9
8.6
1.4
.1
.7
-7.5
2.8
.0

-3.2
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.9
-1.8
.2
.7
-2.0
1.3

-4.3
1.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
.5
-2.4
-4.7
-6.9
-4.3

.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2

-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4

.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7

-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5

-.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

3.9
-2.3
.3
-.7
-.3
1.5
.9
2.2
2.2
2.2

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

-4.2
-4.4
-.8
.1
-2.2

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
3.4

-.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
8.8

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
9.9

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
1.7

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
2.4

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
1.2

-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
2.4

3.1
3.4
.3
1.4
-2.4
5.3
4.9
12.3
13.8
14.3
12.8
11.7
-9.4
.7
1.3
.1
1.0
.3
1.4
.8
.7
1.9
2.0

-

-3.8
-24.6
-24.6
-25.6
-24.6
-23.2
-16.9
2.5
3.0
2.2
3.5
3.4
3.9
3.4
7.4
1.8
1.0

-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5

-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

-0.1
-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

0.2
-1.0
.0
4.5
1.4
-.4
-2.1
.8
.6
.3
.9
.7
-.4
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

4.1
-1.8
-4.0
-3.0
2.6

2.4
-.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4

2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

1.7
-2.5
-3.2
-4.8
.6

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Prescription drugs ...........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ..................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ...........
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services 1 .......................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ..........................
Health insurance 3 ..........................................................

4.7
4.3
6.0
1.0
1.5
-.3
4.8
3.6
3.6
3.9
2.7
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.7
5.3

5.2
3.0
4.4
.1
.2
-.4
5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9

3.7
2.1
2.4
1.5
1.7
.5
4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

4.3
1.9
3.5
-1.6
-2.5
1.1
5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.4
3.6
4.4
1.7
2.0
.8
4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4

-

-

-

-

-

3.6
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.6
4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

5.2
2.4
3.1
1.0
1.0
.9
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

2.7
1.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
1.4
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

1.5
1.3
1.8
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.5
1.0
.8
1.6
1.1
.4
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.4
.9
.4

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

1.2
.2
-10.7
3.9
-16.9

.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

.7
.0
-4.7
1.1
-.2

-2.0
-5.0
3.8
4.1
3.2
6.0
-1.8
-1.0
-2.7
-.5
-2.4
.5
-3.9
-5.0
.9
-.2
3.8

-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

-1.6
-2.1
-3.9
1.4
1.2
1.7
.8
-.7
2.3
.8
-.9
2.1
1.3
1.3
2.5
.2
.9

2.1
4.1
7.3
1.7
1.9
1.4

.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

1.4
.5
1.1
1.5
1.9
.8

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................

3.1
5.5
2.8
5.7
6.2
7.5

1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0
6.8

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7
6.3

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8
7.2

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7
5.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3
5.8

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9
5.4

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2
6.0

.2
.2
1.2
.1
.0
.0

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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
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 .......................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 ............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................

4.9
5.8
.5
4.7
4.7
6.8
.3
1.3
4.6
-1.9
-4.9
-16.3
-30.6
-3.3
5.1

4.8
5.4
-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
5.4
-5.9
.4
-13.6
-22.5
-11.9
-.8

3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
2.5
-10.2
-1.3
-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
1.1
-7.7
-1.3
-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
3.2
-1.6
-1.5
-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
2.2
3.3
-.2
-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
4.1
3.4
-.9
-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
3.1
7.7
.6
-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

0.4
.5
.2
.9
1.2
-3.7
.2
.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
-.6
.9
1.1

-7.6

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-.5

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

5.1
9.1
9.3
2.9
2.7
.1

4.0
9.6
9.9
4.0
1.4
-1.2

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

.7
1.5
1.5
2.0
.3
.8

-.3

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

.0

.5
3.0
3.0
5.0
6.4
4.6
4.2
4.1
4.7
-2.0

-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

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

-1.5
-4.1
-6.2
-7.5
-1.3
3.7
4.3
3.8
3.7
.9
.1
1.1
-3.9
-5.7
-6.7
-1.5
-3.0
3.0

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

1.5
2.4
4.1
5.1
.0
.5
.5
.9
.4
1.1
1.1
.9
2.3
3.9
4.7
2.0
1.8
.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 ......................................................................
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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

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

3.6
-13.8
2.7
2.7
-.1
-24.4
4.1
3.0
.1

3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

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

0.4
4.9
.5
.6
.6
11.1
.6
-.4
-.2

3 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
4 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
Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$59.255

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
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) ......................................

U.S. city average ............................................................

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$57.118

$131.977

75.420
76.394
72.509

73.869
75.032
70.395

54.405
54.005
56.452

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$126.739

$66.148

$66.200

$2.509

$2.451

167.264
171.493
154.198

163.330
167.918
149.152

88.313
94.200
77.505

87.390
92.720
77.606

2.547
2.614
2.384

2.497
2.567
2.325

52.287
52.001
53.997

116.510
113.774
124.104

111.260
108.902
117.849

58.489
58.927
58.186

58.908
59.353
58.680

2.100
2.122
2.167

1.953
2.007
2.068

50.288

48.633

107.983

103.778

57.483

57.583

NA

NA

Region and area size 1

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

60.464
63.076
60.070

57.879
61.750
56.299

133.768
140.895
131.646

127.477
137.715
122.534

65.720
74.851
60.430

66.071
75.312
60.794

2.514
2.765
2.368

2.445
2.730
2.289

52.066

51.410

116.390

114.788

65.133

65.131

2.042

1.889

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

50.108
48.648
52.107

47.655
45.087
51.529

121.719
120.652
121.454

115.837
111.995
120.148

56.314
60.655
55.186

56.211
60.681
54.667

2.157
2.137

2.081
1.995

NA

NA

60.207
59.423
51.653

58.121
56.938
50.608

135.042
130.854
113.807

130.014
124.671
111.065

72.501
61.521
57.198

72.381
61.729
57.353

2.596
2.370
2.069

2.546
2.308
1.930

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

52.979
43.150
79.279

50.848
36.736
78.238

107.001
109.078
177.446

101.973
93.071
174.772

66.976
70.887
101.108

67.863
70.906
98.041

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

76.351
59.738
46.260
68.236

71.869
57.650
39.466
64.610

170.854
129.693
105.374
154.887

159.814
124.470
87.961
148.031

98.628
61.187
84.691
74.561

98.628
63.169
82.788
74.971

-

-

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

71.256
50.199
63.511
77.957
71.521
45.912
63.388

80.981
49.421
57.982
73.517
71.560
44.039
63.155

150.855
111.843
142.156
167.064
163.562
125.577
142.638

175.149
109.577
128.314
156.137
163.661
120.833
142.047

57.096
55.660
86.311
64.375
84.072
62.914
38.719

57.096
55.660
89.581
64.375
85.238
62.914
38.611

-

-

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
Feb.2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$1.321

$1.268

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.635
1.674
1.519

1.594
1.636
1.473

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.163
1.124
1.247

U.S. city average ............................................................

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Feb.2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

987

$0.126

$0.126

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.165
.178
.143

.164
.175
.143

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

1.109
1.077
1.179

17
17
18

712
581
712

.106
.113
.099

.109
.116
.102

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

1.111

1.063

25

323

.099

.100

230

3,529

Low

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.376
1.405
1.384

1.316
1.386
1.288

7
7
11

522
522
298

.118
.137
.108

.118
.137
.109

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

1.203

1.189

25

364

.113

.113

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.234
1.222
1.234

1.175
1.134
1.219

7
7
8

851
851
364

.131
.146
.124

.131
.146
.123

153
153
235

7,471
7,471
4,233

1.335
1.329
1.172

1.286
1.265
1.142

4
8
19

987
712
364

.143
.113
.103

.143
.114
.104

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 .....

1.060
1.093
1.726

1.019
.933
1.695

17
16
4

581
851
987

.145
.179
.192

.147
.179
.186

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

1.641
1.290
1.035
1.518

1.530
1.237
.863
1.428

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.184
.090
.139
.139

.184
.111
.134
.139

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

1.520
1.105
1.478
1.837
1.606
1.241
1.463

1.761
1.082
1.339
1.725
1.606
1.193
1.457

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.099
.122
.164
.129
.158
.194
.080

.099
.121
.166
.129
.160
.194
.080

244
94
438
373
430
178
313

4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$1.838

$1.979

$1.787

$1.928

$1.907

$2.047

$2.036

$2.182

$2.414

$2.341

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.831
1.827
1.839

1.994
1.984
2.015

1.772
1.761
1.794

1.937
1.920
1.971

1.926
1.934
1.907

2.089
2.090
2.086

2.059
2.053
2.075

2.212
2.200
2.246

2.658
2.673
2.612

2.584
2.585
2.580

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.888
1.911
1.895

1.936
1.942
1.940

1.852
1.867
1.862

1.897
1.895
1.905

1.916
1.975
1.922

1.978
2.017
1.976

2.073
2.106
2.078

2.122
2.143
2.119

2.371
2.390
2.407

2.277
2.333
2.334

1.795

1.909

1.773

1.891

1.802

1.909

1.917

2.037

2.303

2.124

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

1.748
1.757
1.744

1.889
1.924
1.880

1.690
1.689
1.687

1.832
1.855
1.825

1.839
1.861
1.830

1.977
2.026
1.961

1.956
1.980
1.941

2.101
2.153
2.079

2.332
2.398
2.330

2.272
2.318
2.264

1.745

1.869

1.695

1.821

1.830

1.950

1.953

2.073

2.297

2.254

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.933
1.959
1.882

2.133
2.183
2.068

1.886
1.911
1.837

2.086
2.135
2.022

1.991
2.019
1.940

2.192
2.248
2.131

2.102
2.126
2.062

2.302
2.349
2.242

2.479
2.488
2.360

2.403
2.427
2.292

1.874
1.810
1.789

2.026
1.946
1.911

1.819
1.763
1.742

1.970
1.899
1.866

1.953
1.877
1.851

2.109
2.009
1.968

2.073
2.004
1.976

2.232
2.141
2.098

2.481
2.376
2.351

2.411
2.311
2.266

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

1.966
2.006
1.860

1.991
2.236
2.002

1.919
1.952
1.792

1.945
2.183
1.937

2.022
2.063
1.974

2.051
2.292
2.110

2.132
2.157
2.077

2.152
2.384
2.206

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.766
1.909
1.663
1.794

1.907
1.874
1.801
1.962

1.722
1.885
1.609
1.729

1.861
1.848
1.741
1.897

1.858
1.988
1.751
1.894

2.009
1.964
1.897
2.061

1.980
2.093
1.904
2.003

2.119
2.060
2.067
2.178

-

-

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

1.713
2.000
1.684
1.957
1.770
2.027
2.049

1.875
1.941
1.895
2.093
1.976
2.223
2.200

1.631
1.950
1.616
1.896
1.689
1.990
2.012

1.795
1.881
1.829
2.032
1.902
2.187
2.163

1.852
2.079
1.748
2.021
1.895
2.101
2.163

1.999
2.043
1.954
2.162
2.088
2.303
2.315

1.986
2.215
1.900
2.137
2.023
2.180
2.265

2.152
2.192
2.108
2.266
2.216
2.366
2.412

-

-

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

$0.517
.797
1.131
1.381

$0.509
.783
1.133
1.404

$0.578

$0.579

$0.523

$0.525

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

$0.451
.701

1.710

$0.504
.808
1.152
1.274

$0.462
.737

1.702

$0.519
.801
1.110
1.216

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.207
1.346

1.200
1.347

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.655
NA

2.735
2.241
3.180
2.849

NA

NA

1.974
3.114

1.970
3.035

NA

NA

2.961
2.357
3.426
3.157

3.019
2.436
3.440
3.185

3.050

2.950

NA

NA

3.340
3.229

3.389
3.218

3.620
3.724
4.098

3.669
3.756
4.153

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.927

3.877

3.945
4.051
4.203

4.192
4.112
4.261

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.061
4.317

4.125
4.285

4.425
3.775

4.099

4.268

NA

NA

NA

5.079
5.739
3.783
3.818
5.219

5.117
5.675
3.782
3.852
5.304

3.201

NA

NA

1.497

1.496

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.467

2.043
2.757

2.051
2.712

1.721
3.302

1.674
3.284

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.807
2.259
3.256
2.883

3.082

3.220

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.621
3.235

3.626
3.312

3.508
3.365

3.462
3.333

NA

NA

3.940
4.306

3.789
4.417

3.770
3.769
4.106

3.818
3.717
4.152

3.398
3.445

3.510
3.711

NA

NA

4.118
4.090
4.361

4.174
4.078
4.410

NA

NA

4.362
4.008

3.660
4.099

3.930
4.133

NA

4.203

4.225

3.935

4.124

5.207
5.857

5.013
5.495

5.042
4.778

5.534
4.857

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.805

6.808

5.385

5.517

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.439

3.094

3.730
3.392
3.692
3.192

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.378

3.709
5.336

3.577
5.577

3.802
5.421

3.925
5.390

3.871
4.792

3.945
4.996

3.750

3.070

3.320

3.208

3.081

3.110

2.973

2.981

3.620
3.455
3.606
3.166

3.668
2.837
3.510
2.872

3.727
3.013
3.486
2.962

3.755
3.532
3.938
3.343

3.374
3.652
3.899
3.324

3.372
3.604
3.455
3.229

3.289
3.560
3.351
3.175

4.360
3.525
4.117
3.218

4.486
3.544
3.958
3.142

1.861
3.477

1.800
3.438

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.970

3.050

1.917
3.664

NA

3.186

2.002
3.735

NA

3.476

3.890

3.879

2.465

2.436

2.194

2.089

2.362

2.375

2.471

2.454

2.879

2.855

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.180

2.148

2.079

1.999

2.507

2.516

1.919

1.915

2.602

2.508

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

3.133

3.071

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.506

NA

NA

3.112

3.133

NA

NA

Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................

1.292
2.457
3.299
1.506
1.365

1.290
2.357
3.326
1.512
1.369

1.415

1.365

1.529

1.511

1.131

1.122

1.443

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.380
1.652

3.400
1.680

3.128
1.467
1.123

3.209
1.509
1.120

3.273
1.369

NA

3.433
1.344
1.266

3.299
1.386

NA

3.392
1.419
1.291

NA

NA

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.850

1.795

NA
NA

1.545

1.783

1.857

NA

NA
NA

1.657

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

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

3.575

3.319

3.575

3.311

3.674

3.459

3.800

3.562

3.181

2.874

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
Jan.
2009

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

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

NA

NA

$3.164
4.124
5.014
4.441

$3.033
4.049
4.922
4.349

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$5.127

NA

NA

NA

1.233
.629
.896

1.191
.641
.912

NA

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$5.133

$5.489
3.738

$5.482
3.517

$5.321
4.259

$5.214
4.382

$3.856
4.508

$3.750
4.220

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.343
.657
1.123

1.236
.696
1.063

1.128
.591
.859

1.193
.598
1.000

1.275
.612
1.027

1.260
.604
1.067

1.192
.663
.768

1.090
.685
.753

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

.706
2.464
1.478

.661
1.928
1.458
1.805

.855
1.809
1.498
1.710
1.238
2.052
.601
.775

.862
2.374
1.642

.833
2.041
1.494
1.856

.749
2.066
1.499

.692
2.247
1.354
1.517

1.261
2.613
.676
.944
1.851
1.661
1.728
.596

.750
1.987
1.433
1.719
1.297
2.447
.660
.930
1.758
1.556
1.677
.607

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3.881
.794
2.169
1.541
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

2.306
.756
1.038
1.618
1.671
2.054

3.184
.592
.921
1.677
1.438
1.553

2.830
.563
.865
1.605
1.372
1.313

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.997

1.856
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.464
1.732

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.590
1.743
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.570

2.611

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.377

1.338

1.325

1.310

1.277

1.426

1.351

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

1.404

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

.569
.557

.569
.556

NA
NA

NA
NA

.591

.589

.533
.554

.614

NA

.537
.558

.602

NA

NA

NA

1.207
1.573

1.206
1.556

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.089
1.347

NA

1.512

1.064
1.456

NA

1.580

1.418

1.494

NA

NA

2.053

2.074

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

2.161

2.598
.718
1.048

NA

1.166
2.175
.595
.847

2.382
.785
.973
1.669
1.779
1.870

2.140

2.752
.726
1.064

NA

3.440
.907
1.823
1.545

NA

NA

1.367

1.397

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.534

4.611

4.898

5.032

4.543

4.373

4.524

4.573

4.363

4.578

1.189

1.202

1.366

1.196

.975

1.091

1.201

1.195

1.270

1.337

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

8.627

10.578

8.656

8.488

9.877

13.658

9.237

8.614

7.488

12.305

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
Feb. 2009 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2005-2006

Jan.
2009

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2008

Jan.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................

100.000

121.208

121.901

-0.3

0.6

Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

14.726
13.648
7.557
6.091
1.077

128.877
129.049
126.363
132.469
127.069

128.622
128.747
125.539
132.849
127.399

4.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
3.5

-.2
-.2
-.7
.3
.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.421
32.409
5.004
5.008

128.626
130.787
159.345
95.606

128.765
131.107
157.776
95.917

1.8
1.6
3.5
1.2

.1
.2
-1.0
.3

Apparel .....................................................................................

3.988

84.775

87.673

.2

3.4

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.393
16.285
1.108

111.132
110.987
114.670

113.341
113.448
113.167

-11.3
-11.9
-2.1

2.0
2.2
-1.3

Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................

6.085
1.615
4.470

143.725
126.833
149.960

144.662
127.740
150.904

2.6
1.9
2.9

.7
.7
.6

Recreation ................................................................................

5.935

105.210

105.707

.7

.5

Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................

6.196
2.771
3.425

109.680
173.075
74.235

109.693
173.166
74.219

3.1
5.5
1.2

.0
.1
.0

Other goods and services ........................................................

3.257

126.949

127.284

.7

.3

58.427
41.573
11.817
29.756
77.561
8.790

133.356
106.544
80.775
119.615
117.453
146.297

133.617
107.718
80.865
121.408
117.964
150.780

2.4
-3.9
-3.2
-4.2
1.3
-19.6

.2
1.1
.1
1.5
.4
3.1

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.868
121.208

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.224
121.901

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.177

113.4
116.9
119.666
123.817

113.3
117.5
120.292
124.617

113.2
117.7
120.439
125.554

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.088

114.3
118.3
120.288
125.815

115.6
117.8
120.638
125.746

115.7
117.1
120.885
124.757

114.9
116.9
121.481
122.257

114.4
117.0
121.295
120.634

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5

2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2

2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5

113.7
117.0
119.957
123.880

2.9
2.3
3.7
-.5

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.3

-

-

-

-

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................

100.0

102.6

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

120.634

121.901

Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4

105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8

106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2

109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1

111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9

114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5

116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4

121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101

128.368
128.554
125.778
132.092
126.380

128.622
128.747
125.539
132.849
127.399

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
103.4
110.1
99.7

106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3

109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5

111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9

115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3

118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3

122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1

125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348

128.110
130.116
159.370
95.519

128.765
131.107
157.776
95.917

Apparel ....................................................................

100.0

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

86.697

87.673

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
103.6
104.4

99.7
99.5
101.8

103.3
103.4
101.0

103.4
103.5
101.9

110.2
111.0
101.3

114.5
115.2
107.1

117.0
117.8
106.8

127.515
128.558
114.506

109.410
109.042
116.373

113.341
113.448
113.167

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

104.0
102.6
104.4

108.9
107.4
109.3

114.3
110.7
115.5

118.3
112.7
120.2

123.2
114.9
126.0

128.4
119.0
131.6

133.0
121.2
137.2

139.266
124.391
144.675

142.732
126.168
148.833

144.662
127.740
150.904

Recreation ...............................................................

100.0

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.192

105.707

Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

98.0
105.6
92.5

97.9
112.1
88.1

99.5
119.7
85.7

99.9
128.7
81.2

101.2
137.9
78.2

103.0
146.5
76.5

104.2
155.5
74.1

106.207
163.716
73.258

109.496
172.827
74.095

109.693
173.166
74.219

Other goods and services ........................................

100.0

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

126.569

127.284

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

103.6
101.5
98.1
103.0
101.9
112.6

107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3

110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6

113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4

117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4

121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5

125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1

129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912

132.808
105.946
80.680
118.735
117.161
142.529

133.617
107.718
80.865
121.408
117.964
150.780

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................

-

2.6

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

-0.5

1.1

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

5.7
5.8
6.5
4.9
4.4

.2
.2
-.2
.6
.8

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

2.3
1.9
6.0
1.2

.5
.8
-1.0
.4

Apparel ...............................................................................

-

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-1.3

1.1

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

-14.2
-15.2
1.6

3.6
4.0
-2.8

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................

-

4.0
2.6
4.4

4.7
4.7
4.7

5.0
3.1
5.7

3.5
1.8
4.1

4.1
2.0
4.8

4.2
3.6
4.4

3.6
1.8
4.3

4.7
2.6
5.4

2.5
1.4
2.9

1.4
1.2
1.4

Recreation ..........................................................................

-

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

.7

.5

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

3.1
5.6
1.1

.2
.2
.2

Other goods and services ...................................................

-

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

.9

.6

-

3.6
1.5
-1.9
3.0
1.9
12.6

3.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.0
2.2
-12.7

3.1
.7
-3.8
2.7
1.6
10.5

2.9
.2
-4.0
2.1
.8
7.2

3.2
3.1
.8
4.2
2.3
15.5

3.4
2.3
-1.4
4.2
1.8
15.0

3.1
.9
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3

3.2
4.5
-2.2
7.1
2.0
17.6

2.7
-5.0
-3.5
-5.6
1.3
-23.3

.6
1.7
.2
2.3
.7
5.8

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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 2003 through December 2007 were replaced in January 2008. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule
were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,”
in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected
components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73
components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data
will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that
period. Note: 48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor
fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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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

Other sources of CPI data

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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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