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CPI Detailed Report
Data for February 2010
Editors
Malik Crawford
Sanjeev Katz
Andrew Mauro

Notice: Correction to January-February 2010 data
This report was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-February 2010 data.

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, February 2010...............................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index January -December 2009 .................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

1
3
4
127

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

Page

Table

Page

1

18

6

38

2
3
4
5

20
22
29
36

7
8
9

40
42
48

24

84

27

102

25

88

28

106

26

95

29

112

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

54
55
57
59
63
64
65

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

69
70
72
74
78
79
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

118
119
120
121

1C
24C

123
124

25C

125

26C

126

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 14
May 19
June 17

June
July
August

July 16
August 13
September 17

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
FEBRUARY 2010
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in February, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The unchanged all items index was the result of a decline in the energy index being offset by slight increases in the indexes for
food and for all items less food and energy. Within the latter group, declines in the indexes for apparel and household furnishings and
operations were more than offset by continuing increases in the indexes for medical care and used cars and trucks. The 12-month
increase in the index for all items less food and energy now stands at 1.3 percent, the lowest since February 2004.
The food index also edged up in February. The food at home index rose slightly, the net result of the major grocery store food
group indexes posting a mix of modest increases and decreases. In contrast, the energy index declined in February. Decreases in the
indexes for gasoline, electricity, and fuel oil more than offset an increase in the index for natural gas.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Aug.
2009

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

Sep.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Feb. 2010

0.4
.0
-.1
.1
3.7
6.7
6.9
5.0
.1
-.1
.5
.1

0.2
-.1
-.3
.1
.6
1.1
.9
-.3
-.1
.3
-1.5
.2

0.2
.0
.0
.1
.6
.4
.3
2.2
.8
.8
.7
.2

0.2
.1
.0
.2
2.2
3.0
2.7
7.4
1.1
1.2
.9
.0

0.2
.1
.2
.1
.8
1.6
2.3
.0
-.3
-.2
-.7
.1

0.2
.2
.4
.1
2.8
4.9
4.4
6.1
.0
-1.1
3.5
-.1

0.0
.1
.1
.1
-.5
-1.3
-1.4
-2.4
.5
-.5
3.9
.1

2.1
-.2
-1.5
1.4
14.4
34.4
36.8
19.3
-4.2
-2.7
-8.4
1.3

-.2
-1.0
2.0
.0
.5
.2
.1
.5
.2

.3
.3
1.7
.2
.6
.1
.0
.7
.3

.4
1.4
3.1
-.3
.2
.1
.0
.5
.2

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

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

.1
-.5
1.5
-.1
.7
-.2
-.5
-.3
.5

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

2.5
3.5
14.1
.0
3.5
.9
-.4
3.3
3.7

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer Price Index Data for February 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in February after increasing 0.2 percent in January. The indexes for food away from home and
food at home both rose 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs posted the largest increase
among major grocery store food groups, rising 0.4 percent as the indexes for pork and for eggs both rose 2.6 percent. The index for
other food at home rose 0.2 percent, and the index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged. The indexes for fruits and
vegetables and for dairy and related products both decreased 0.1 percent in February after rising in January, and the nonalcoholic
beverages index fell 0.4 percent. Over the last 12 months, the food index declined 0.2 percent, with the index for food away from
home rising 1.4 percent but the food at home index falling 1.5 percent.

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Energy
After rising 2.8 percent in January, the energy index declined 0.5 percent in February, the first decrease since April 2009. The
decline was the result of a decrease in the gasoline index, which fell 1.4 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 2.8
percent in February.) The index for household energy rose 0.4 percent in February due to an increase in the index for natural gas,
which rose 3.9 percent in February after increasing 3.5 percent in January. This more than offset declines in the fuel oil index, which
fell 2.4 percent, and the electricity index, which fell 0.5 percent, its third consecutive decrease. Over the last 12 months the energy
index has risen 14.4 percent with the gasoline index up 36.8 percent but the index for household energy down 3.0 percent.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy, which declined 0.1 percent in January, increased 0.1 percent in February. The
medical care index rose in February, increasing 0.5 percent for the second straight month. The index for medical care services
increased 0.4 percent and the medical care commodities index rose 0.8 percent with the prescription drug index up 0.6 percent. The
index for used cars and trucks continued to rise, increasing 0.7 percent in February, while the index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent.
The shelter index, which declined in January, was unchanged in February, as both rent and owners’ equivalent rent were unchanged.
The apparel index decreased 0.7 percent, as did the index for airline fares. The index for household furnishings and operations
declined 0.4 percent, and the index for recreation fell 0.1 percent.

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
216.741 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.8 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 212.544 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index was unchanged on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to
revision.

The Consumer Price Index for March 2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).

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

Percent
6
All
Items

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

-1

-1

All Items Less
Food and Energy

-2
-3
2000

-2

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

3

2006

2007

2008

2009

-3
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Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index
January -December 2009
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 2009 through December 2009.1 Each month
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics collects prices from a sample of approximately 83,500 commodities and services (C&S) quotes in
approximately 26,400 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 2009. 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 2009, the 1-month changes in the U.S. city average all items index had a median
value of 0.23 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 0.23 percent plus or minus 0.08 percent. Therefore, in a typical 1-month period, the true change in the CPI was
probably somewhere between 0.15 percent and 0.31 percent. The tables also show median percent changes and standard errors for 2and 6-month intervals and for the full year 2009. Margins of error can be calculated for these intervals in the same way as for a 1month 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 87,800 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 19,400 prices, and its median standard error is 0.10 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 87,800 prices, and its median 1-month standard error is 0.04 percent. By
contrast, the U.S. city average recreation index is computed from approximately 5,400 prices, and its median 1-month standard error
is 0.14 percent, more than 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
34,800 prices each month, while the U.S. city average recreation index is computed from approximately 5,400 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.
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 4,300 shelter quotes, used for both Rent and Rental Equivalence (REQ), each month.

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The third observation is that standard errors generally tend to 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 0.04/0.23 = 0.174 for 1-month changes, 0.06/0.39 = 0.154 for 2-month changes, 0.08/0.92 = 0.087 for 6month changes. 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. (Note: Since the median 12-month change
for 2009 was actually negative, the relative standard error for 12-month changes is more difficult to interpret).
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 nonsampling 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 self-representing areas and 7
non-self-representing areas. Self-representing areas are large metropolitan areas, such as 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 ! 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

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areas, such as the Northeast or Midwest region of the country; and the upper-case 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:
' CPI ( A, I , f , t )
$
PC ( A, I , f , t , t ( k ) ) %%
( 1"" ! 100
& CPI ( A, I , f , t ( k )
#
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 basiclevel 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) ! 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:
'
$
CW ( A, I , f , t ) ( CW (a, i, f , t ) * CW (a, i, r , t )
PCS (a, i, r , t , t ( k ) ) %%
( 1"" ! 100
& CW ( A, I , f , t ( k ) ( CW (a, i, f , t ( k ) * CW (a, i, r , t ( k )
#

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:
'
$
CW ( A, I , f , t ) ( CW (a, I , f , t ) * CW (a, I , r , t )
PCN (a, I , r , t , t ( k ) ) %%
( 1"" ! 100
& CW ( A, I , f , t ( k ) ( CW (a, I , f , t ( k ) * CW (a, I , r , t ( k )
#

where:
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
V [ PC ( A, I , f , t , t ( k )] = + +
-PC S (a, i, r , t , t ( k ) ( PC ( A, I , t , t ( k ) .2
+
i , I a , A / S R a ( R a ( 1) r )1

+

+

a , A/ N

Ra
1
-PC N (a, I , r , t , t ( k ) ( PC ( A, I , t , t ( k ) .2
+
R a ( R a ( 1) r )1

where S and N are the sets of all self-representing and non-self-representing areas in the CPI’s geographic sample, respectively; and
A/S and A/N 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, 2009
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 ...............................................................................................

0.23

0.04

0.39

0.06

0.92

0.08

-0.56

0.09

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

-.07
-.09
-.28
-.05
-.28
-.34
-.31
-.32
-.62
-.20
-.34
-.36
.04
-.45
.28
.57
-.11
-.13
.26
.38

.07
.08
.13
.31
.50
.72
.75
.73
.74
.39
.73
.80
1.32
.77
.62
.75
.86
.77
.88
1.33

-.07
-.10
-.36
-.25
-.35
-.98
-.07
-.66
-1.11
-.07
-.59
-.53
-.72
-.58
.24
.42
.26
.03
.22
.44

.09
.09
.15
.32
.58
.79
.90
.80
.95
.39
.90
.94
1.45
.77
.64
.83
.83
.85
.93
1.44

-.17
-.28
-1.41
-.23
-.14
.16
.67
-1.35
-4.23
-.25
-1.33
-1.28
-1.12
-1.17
1.31
1.74
.73
.58
.11
-.01

.11
.12
.18
.38
.62
1.03
1.06
1.01
1.68
.45
.98
1.27
1.38
.92
.73
1.13
1.17
.90
1.15
1.50

1.62
1.51
-.07
2.09
2.73
.61
2.84
2.76
.60
1.79
-.08
.30
-.73
.99
3.64
3.85
3.40
3.00
1.41
2.97

.13
.14
.20
.43
.77
1.36
1.11
1.34
2.70
.52
1.18
1.50
1.54
1.16
.90
1.33
1.45
1.04
1.57
1.67

.56
-.31
-.35
-.44
-.49
-.72
-.25
-.33
.13
-.66
-.71
-.64
-.78
.38
.20
-.88
-1.15
-.21
-.40
-.08
.28
.08
-.05
-.07
-.31
-.19
-.01
.04
.14
.15
.29
.21
-.43
-.56
-.68
-.83
-.51
-.79
-.38
-.49

.86
.27
.28
.33
.47
.73
1.20
.87
.85
.58
.82
1.01
1.31
1.22
1.29
1.29
1.30
.96
2.22
.73
1.60
1.52
.71
.80
1.70
.85
1.07
.53
.85
.67
.84
1.12
.80
.33
.45
.58
.59
.76
.98
.64

.06
-.68
-.64
-.76
-.86
-.78
-.61
-.36
-.07
-1.43
-1.37
-.89
-1.57
-1.11
-1.38
-1.40
-1.99
.23
.36
.26
.29
.02
-.21
-.16
-1.10
.13
.34
.26
-.06
.35
.61
.52
-1.79
-1.49
-1.27
-1.55
-1.19
-1.19
-.06
-.83

1.07
.29
.30
.38
.53
.74
1.42
.93
1.12
.61
.97
1.18
1.52
1.21
1.49
1.28
1.47
.91
2.03
.86
1.98
1.99
.72
.84
1.49
.92
1.25
.65
1.01
.80
1.04
1.29
.90
.36
.51
.66
.65
.74
1.02
.62

1.29
-2.28
-1.84
-2.48
-2.92
-3.02
-3.29
-2.72
-.93
-2.65
-1.82
-2.24
-.17
-1.58
-1.87
-3.66
-5.41
-.52
-1.57
-.13
-.63
-1.96
-.06
-.48
-1.28
-.26
1.46
.80
-.44
1.90
2.82
1.14
-9.23
-5.35
-9.29
-10.82
-8.32
-5.19
-.58
-1.79

1.13
.34
.36
.45
.63
.89
1.35
1.13
1.38
.77
1.11
1.42
2.18
1.79
1.57
1.30
1.64
1.09
2.50
1.07
3.24
3.35
.82
.93
1.60
1.03
1.51
.82
1.15
1.08
1.71
1.60
1.18
.42
.66
.99
.86
.89
1.21
.78

4.05
-.54
.71
-.73
-1.91
.63
-1.76
-3.35
-.01
-1.51
1.38
-.51
3.39
.01
.24
-5.57
-5.61
2.68
1.32
4.35
1.60
4.95
1.91
1.77
2.90
.70
3.18
4.57
.99
8.15
14.28
5.00
-15.07
-7.37
-13.49
-16.21
-11.07
-7.41
1.56
-2.93

1.53
.40
.40
.53
.70
.96
1.57
1.21
1.50
.88
1.42
1.74
2.60
1.98
1.81
1.54
1.73
1.33
2.41
1.34
2.37
2.63
.88
1.02
1.81
1.20
1.76
.99
1.29
1.30
2.10
1.83
1.30
.46
.76
1.17
1.10
.90
1.45
1.05

7

CPI Detailed Report-February 2010

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, 2009-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 ......................

-0.14
-.33
-.40
-1.05
-.70
.07
.63
-.77
-.58
-1.60
-.05
-.61
-.38
.21
-.04
-.21
.24
-.37
-.04
-.21
.28
-.07
-.14
.34
.07
-.24
-.27
-.22
-.19
-.27
-.20
-.07
.19
.16
.30
-.27
-.14
-.70
-.45
-.49
.33
-.32
-.07
-.01
.71
.00
.27
.09
-.13
.01
-.07
-.49
-.01
-.06
-.37
.13
.13
.15
.19
.18
.20

0.36
.45
.64
1.26
.89
1.39
1.81
1.09
.66
1.48
1.55
1.76
.90
.48
.81
1.04
1.14
.70
1.01
.75
1.03
.38
.52
.78
.79
.60
.63
.77
.94
.69
.93
.27
.60
.73
.95
.61
.48
.78
1.43
1.05
1.28
.66
.67
.35
.91
.78
.72
.72
.53
1.10
.98
1.55
.59
.72
.98
.07
.08
.10
.13
.16
.19

8

-0.84
-1.36
-.84
-2.21
-1.59
.13
.59
-1.61
-1.81
-3.15
-.99
-.75
-1.61
.04
-.22
-1.13
.55
-.51
-.84
.16
.49
-.12
-.30
-.47
.21
-.44
-.30
-.12
-.13
-.74
.09
-.11
.47
.39
.68
-.26
-.58
-1.70
-1.82
-.64
-.10
-.99
-.30
-.08
.31
-.27
.41
.22
-.20
.32
.69
-.70
.00
-.09
.28
.29
.27
.26
.43
.40
.43

0.42
.53
.78
1.47
.99
1.74
1.95
1.34
.74
1.62
1.63
1.72
.99
.55
.92
1.40
1.26
.93
1.15
.83
1.28
.40
.53
.79
1.16
.68
.61
.79
1.10
.80
.89
.32
.67
.80
1.01
.71
.57
.98
1.77
1.18
1.39
.75
.66
.39
.94
.97
.76
.86
.63
1.29
1.35
2.00
.63
.75
1.28
.10
.12
.15
.71
.49
.26

-2.92
-4.42
-3.63
-5.84
-1.96
.21
3.03
-1.27
-4.26
-7.12
-5.14
-5.65
-2.94
1.36
2.03
2.15
2.78
.73
.37
.92
1.62
-.32
-.20
.74
.41
-.76
-.20
-1.04
-.62
-2.55
.48
.27
1.42
1.80
1.69
1.75
-2.21
-2.77
-5.91
-1.84
.93
-2.69
-.29
.45
.90
.11
1.38
1.83
1.24
2.09
3.24
-.36
-.02
-.40
.67
1.02
1.13
1.07
1.19
1.34
1.58

0.48
.60
.81
1.60
1.21
2.16
2.85
1.35
.81
1.70
1.64
1.91
1.29
.69
1.11
1.69
1.63
1.07
1.33
.98
2.79
.49
.60
.89
1.46
.83
.82
1.02
1.36
1.44
1.17
.37
.94
.99
1.40
.85
.75
1.21
2.08
1.38
1.83
1.06
1.08
.43
1.27
.97
.82
1.04
1.18
1.78
2.07
1.96
.86
.86
1.36
.14
.21
.21
.50
.73
1.14

-2.47
-4.61
-6.32
-13.77
-2.03
-6.85
-1.02
-4.65
-3.69
-1.26
2.96
-8.57
-4.32
7.92
10.97
6.96
13.30
4.23
3.46
5.53
10.89
1.89
3.08
6.12
3.05
.73
-.25
-2.32
-1.82
-3.64
1.21
3.46
5.21
4.19
5.13
7.20
1.23
.92
-8.66
6.58
5.61
-.93
3.78
3.46
4.11
2.95
4.53
5.12
2.50
6.41
8.95
.06
1.40
2.21
2.51
3.51
2.77
4.33
3.74
4.61
4.39

0.46
.58
.75
1.57
1.23
2.25
2.93
1.20
.91
2.12
1.93
2.14
1.32
.72
1.32
1.63
1.90
1.19
1.30
1.31
3.90
.60
.73
1.08
1.95
1.00
.91
1.15
1.73
2.33
1.29
.43
1.13
1.13
1.73
.97
1.07
1.44
2.05
1.86
2.38
1.34
1.77
.50
1.52
1.23
1.06
1.18
1.39
1.56
2.48
1.65
1.06
1.02
1.50
.19
.29
.27
.52
.65
1.19

CPI Detailed Report-February 2010

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, 2009-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 ..................................................

0.04
.16
.21
.23
.17
.35
-.09
.01
.16
.22
.16
.01

0.23
.19
.27
.40
.44
.71
.55
.48
.22
.24
.18
.39

0.44
.38
.47
.64
.70
.93
.41
.35
.19
.51
.49
.21

0.34
.26
.37
.61
.56
.96
.77
.67
.35
.38
.30
.56

1.27
1.15
1.04
1.46
1.47
1.75
1.21
.55
1.27
1.36
1.46
.89

0.74
.34
.44
.55
.65
1.33
.92
.96
.44
.66
.64
.57

3.66
2.95
3.12
3.66
2.12
3.81
1.77
1.95
2.88
2.66
4.11
1.57

1.02
.38
.55
.67
.79
1.60
1.04
1.16
.52
.76
.85
.82

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

-.09
.01
.03
-.09
.13
-.10
.07
.21
-.27
-.51
-.72
-.17
-.53
-.61
-.24
-1.88
.34
.34
.19
-.05
-.61
-.20
-.38
-.49
.18
-.04
.35
.03
.00
-.44
-.36
-.55
-.85
-.28
-.46
-.12
-1.07
.10
-.07
-.04
-.01
.05
.12
.10
-.07
-.04
.00
.01

.06
.07
.05
.74
.09
.79
.05
.21
.19
.23
.50
.71
.69
.24
.26
.37
.13
.17
.16
.14
.66
.32
1.02
1.04
.39
.63
.56
.65
.44
.42
.39
.68
.90
.48
.68
.90
1.01
.75
.36
.42
.41
.23
.39
.40
.44
.10
.04
.08

-.07
.11
.06
-.31
.27
-.43
.10
.31
-.70
-1.09
2.04
3.26
-2.58
-1.06
-.35
-3.81
.85
1.00
.36
-.16
-.46
-.50
-.94
-.10
-.17
-.12
.42
.24
-.03
-.32
-.25
-.38
-.53
-.54
-.89
-.52
-.29
.06
.03
-.16
-.09
.05
.35
.21
-.27
.14
.04
.21

.09
.10
.08
.95
.16
1.02
.08
.31
.28
.34
.76
.98
.93
.36
.38
.51
.20
.26
.21
.19
.92
.48
1.22
1.57
.55
.90
.81
1.00
.86
.59
.53
.88
1.32
.75
1.12
1.31
1.45
.98
.53
.75
.68
.33
.58
.57
.61
.17
.15
.28

-.18
.46
.57
-2.99
2.61
-3.44
.68
1.07
-1.50
-2.46
-8.03
-4.53
-12.88
-2.80
-.29
-17.18
2.99
3.59
1.13
.53
-1.87
-.70
-3.37
-1.79
-.46
-1.06
-.10
.20
2.90
1.29
.05
-.66
1.93
-1.04
-1.89
-.68
-.84
.47
.78
.35
.73
.31
1.33
.91
-.75
.17
.19
-.50

.15
.17
.19
1.33
.36
1.41
.16
.62
.43
.51
1.37
1.86
1.49
.55
.66
.81
.37
.47
.44
.28
1.07
.75
1.97
1.64
.81
1.20
1.29
1.71
1.32
.98
.78
.91
2.05
1.08
1.68
2.51
2.04
1.18
.74
1.06
1.07
.44
.73
.75
.76
.28
.31
.55

-.10
1.10
2.49
-6.46
5.02
-7.15
1.82
2.05
-4.69
-6.90
-31.37
-37.74
-16.02
-5.53
1.47
-22.46
5.90
7.04
3.41
1.32
-3.62
.77
-3.64
-4.81
.00
-.44
.17
1.21
5.25
2.08
.86
-.88
2.50
-2.21
-3.81
-.77
-1.26
1.48
.94
.08
1.23
4.17
5.11
7.16
.62
1.24
.95
2.35

.15
.20
.19
.93
.46
.97
.22
.85
.48
.57
1.39
1.82
1.78
.60
.69
.88
.50
.67
.62
.38
1.37
1.47
2.32
2.11
.92
1.47
1.65
2.14
1.78
1.07
1.04
1.18
2.35
1.37
2.26
2.22
2.45
1.34
1.00
1.26
1.39
.54
.85
.97
.98
.38
.42
.90

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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, 2009-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 ...........................................................

-0.19
.01

0.45
.13

-0.09
.05

0.69
.28

-1.16
2.19

1.10
.57

-2.71
3.29

1.06
.79

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

-.32
-.01
.09
1.05
-.22
-.10
-.49
-.33
-.69
-.33
.25
.93
-.58
-.10
-1.40
.46
.46
-.11
.51
.33
.60
-.23
.74

.52
.71
.79
1.42
.96
1.45
1.53
1.36
1.14
1.09
3.79
3.54
1.35
1.54
2.20
.56
.75
1.18
.92
.90
1.02
.75
1.17

-.33
.06
.28
1.02
-1.07
.13
-.93
-.48
-1.21
-.71
-3.39
.59
-1.61
-.04
-1.82
.40
.76
-.09
.91
-.10
.43
-.61
.63

.66
.93
1.12
1.75
1.45
2.52
1.96
1.98
1.38
1.49
5.78
5.21
1.84
2.22
3.18
.81
1.12
1.57
1.30
1.30
1.37
1.14
1.58

.61
.04
-.47
-3.24
1.26
.11
-.10
-.33
1.00
.70
-3.85
2.31
-.20
2.34
1.81
1.50
1.58
1.57
.84
.73
.67
-1.73
1.17

.97
1.33
1.48
2.24
1.62
3.87
2.67
2.99
2.01
2.24
8.32
8.23
2.62
2.60
4.39
1.14
1.55
2.50
1.63
1.80
1.98
1.55
2.29

1.04
.33
.18
-4.68
2.43
.70
.05
1.64
.68
.93
-.22
2.70
-.26
2.87
.59
1.73
2.96
4.72
-.27
.44
1.62
-.02
2.28

1.06
1.61
1.78
2.39
2.11
4.83
2.89
3.30
2.22
2.50
9.86
10.03
2.87
3.17
4.41
1.30
1.87
3.35
1.90
1.89
2.48
2.12
2.77

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

1.08
1.21
.37
.34
.32
.24
.46
1.08
-.38
.13
3.72
3.71
3.82
3.50
3.34
.83
.15
.20
.08
.14
-.01
.18
.18
.10
.18
.41
.51
.61
.52
.59
-.16
.19
.07
-.28

.09
.09
.16
.23
.29
.30
.33
.02
.44
1.47
.20
.21
.57
.54
.44
.37
.21
.30
.24
.25
.46
.10
.18
.17
.13
.17
.15
.15
.20
.35
.33
.26
.39
.77

1.67
1.80
.67
.68
.66
.39
.99
2.27
.16
1.08
4.62
4.80
4.91
4.65
4.33
3.76
.22
.29
.16
.28
-.20
.41
.32
.25
.53
.62
1.34
1.37
.95
1.24
-.24
.62
1.40
-.50

.12
.13
.23
.31
.38
.40
.44
.05
.80
2.00
.26
.26
.71
.69
.58
.38
.26
.38
.31
.36
.57
.14
.28
.24
.20
.24
.27
.35
.34
.49
.42
.35
.52
.99

4.82
4.74
1.31
1.87
1.87
.86
2.53
-.54
2.17
5.78
10.61
11.34
11.65
10.90
9.98
3.00
.64
.85
.43
.89
-.99
1.32
1.33
1.15
1.46
2.29
3.33
3.36
3.09
4.08
-.08
-.10
-.53
-3.04

.20
.21
.32
.42
.41
.40
.61
.13
1.18
2.51
.37
.38
.64
.56
.57
.45
.39
.48
.59
.62
.87
.26
.49
.43
.35
.41
.60
.77
.59
1.05
.80
.52
.76
1.34

-11.82
-12.48
-.44
.70
.68
.64
1.42
-8.25
8.60
7.48
-35.33
-35.10
-35.61
-34.29
-33.24
-38.08
4.31
3.38
5.75
4.90
10.06
3.80
4.05
4.33
3.47
4.62
5.27
4.96
6.10
7.85
.87
-5.45
-8.43
-5.62

.19
.19
.35
.47
.44
.41
.62
.13
1.88
2.51
.18
.18
.53
.44
.41
.26
.50
.66
.93
1.02
1.38
.42
.74
.64
.49
.55
.80
1.05
.85
1.53
.85
.67
.91
1.47

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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, 2009-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 ...................................................................

0.10
-.52
-.14
.21

0.36
1.31
.91
.16

0.28
-1.63
-1.06
.42

0.59
2.49
1.32
.21

0.69
-3.25
-4.29
2.70

0.96
2.48
1.52
.35

3.85
-.16
-9.37
4.90

1.34
3.02
2.29
.47

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

.22
.24
.33
-.12
-.20
-.04
.22
.14
.12
.20
.14
.07
.48
.55
.51
.60
.19
.05
-.28

.08
.13
.12
.35
.44
.43
.09
.08
.11
.11
.33
.07
.18
.21
.23
.28
.15
.11
.10

.49
.59
.67
-.12
-.32
-.03
.43
.29
.33
.38
.31
.30
1.07
1.19
1.16
1.22
.52
.10
-.61

.14
.18
.18
.44
.57
.58
.17
.11
.17
.15
.52
.13
.35
.40
.38
.39
.23
.21
.22

1.60
1.67
1.96
.26
.30
.54
1.61
1.30
1.54
1.33
1.12
.69
3.22
3.52
3.61
4.00
1.84
.78
-1.49

.23
.33
.39
.55
.77
.82
.29
.28
.50
.29
.70
.30
.61
.70
.86
1.16
.40
.91
.32

3.22
3.26
3.56
2.28
2.53
1.43
3.22
2.69
3.15
2.93
.48
1.82
6.44
6.98
6.73
7.42
3.73
1.59
-3.23

.31
.49
.60
.77
1.02
1.03
.37
.38
.70
.55
.96
.54
.86
.98
1.05
1.72
.53
1.63
.38

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
Video discs and other media .......................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media ..........................
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 ..............................

-.01
-.20
-2.57
.08
-.94
-.37
-1.04
.03
-.40
-.54
.07
.09
.09
.23
.19
.11
.15
.01
.11
-.07
-.06
-.36
.17
-.42
.11
.19
.15
-.09
-.51
-.18
.62
.11
.09
-.13
.25
.26

.14
.16
.74
.17
.68
.47
.88
.36
.41
.87
.23
.36
.41
.61
.14
.21
.17
.38
.52
.43
.42
.81
.70
.97
.30
.30
.39
.52
.58
.45
1.30
.58
.35
.50
.57
.44

-.08
-.36
-5.55
.23
-2.10
-.44
-1.50
.16
-.73
-1.22
.46
.49
.25
.08
.38
.36
.37
.09
.08
-.13
.25
-.17
.03
-.21
.32
.23
.27
-.53
-1.31
-.33
1.26
.17
.32
-.22
.32
.27

.21
.25
.97
.28
1.03
.73
1.17
.67
.57
1.53
.33
.45
.49
.78
.18
.23
.29
.51
.67
.73
.58
1.15
.97
1.28
.46
.40
.56
.69
.85
.66
1.64
.85
.44
.65
.93
.66

.21
-.75
-13.61
.90
-5.02
-1.06
-3.87
.34
-2.59
-2.78
2.06
1.82
1.83
1.35
2.21
1.23
2.52
-.02
.02
-.20
.25
-1.46
.68
-1.87
1.66
.48
2.55
-1.61
-2.73
-.98
2.29
.56
.61
-.07
.78
.75

.28
.45
1.26
.58
1.56
1.28
2.06
1.43
1.04
1.86
.46
.68
.66
1.17
.62
.39
.76
.70
1.00
.90
.97
2.13
2.18
2.16
.75
.70
1.35
.96
1.11
1.08
2.23
1.06
.59
.97
1.05
.98

1.16
-1.46
-24.14
2.00
-10.38
.64
-6.88
3.85
-4.92
-4.18
6.64
7.93
9.40
3.28
4.77
3.25
5.45
1.36
.41
1.67
.45
-3.09
2.46
-4.69
3.48
1.19
5.18
-3.06
-5.51
-2.35
2.57
1.12
1.30
-.36
1.87
1.74

.34
.61
1.53
.78
2.01
1.58
3.03
2.19
1.49
2.33
.70
.90
.83
1.49
1.03
.73
1.04
.97
1.42
1.36
1.28
2.61
3.00
3.17
.97
.70
2.00
1.17
1.52
1.31
2.67
1.34
.73
1.19
1.08
1.17

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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, 2009-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 ........................................................................

0.20
.07
.25
.31
.07

0.46
.23
.35
.52
.45

0.23
.30
.43
.86
-.09

0.71
.34
.57
.97
.59

0.78
1.66
1.85
3.38
.34

1.18
.56
.97
1.57
.86

1.93
2.75
3.91
6.05
1.14

1.55
.74
.98
1.64
.98

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

.07
.13
.40
.10
.07
.10
.10
.23
.03
.04
.00
.27
.02
.09
.25
.10
.05
.14
.00
-.40
-.83
-.18
-.09

.06
.11
.32
.11
.20
.09
.09
.18
.07
.02
.00
.22
.08
.06
.09
.17
.19
.21
.01
.27
.48
.71
.26

.22
.27
.91
.24
.25
.22
.27
.37
.00
.22
.09
.16
-.02
.21
.45
.16
.22
.29
.00
-.65
-2.20
-.40
-.29

.08
.12
.48
.13
.23
.15
.14
.30
.10
.05
.04
.40
.10
.07
.15
.20
.23
.31
.02
.40
.71
.94
.55

1.38
2.69
3.48
2.64
3.21
2.59
1.35
1.97
.15
2.18
2.58
-2.45
-.01
.66
1.42
1.05
1.45
1.08
.07
-2.46
-6.57
-.67
.89

.15
.26
.77
.27
.48
.31
.35
.81
.16
.20
.21
.75
.16
.14
.24
.33
.42
.55
.05
.66
1.16
1.09
.91

2.91
5.47
6.94
5.33
5.91
5.67
4.25
4.44
.65
4.17
5.21
-6.81
.45
1.57
2.90
2.69
3.84
3.27
.20
-3.72
-13.05
-1.11
3.87

.22
.36
.87
.38
.65
.35
.53
1.21
.22
.30
.27
.87
.24
.20
.34
.74
1.34
1.09
.06
.80
1.25
1.43
1.15

-.49

.89

-.91

1.15

-3.17

1.49

-4.89

2.15

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

.31
.80
.75
1.00
.14
-.06

.11
.25
.26
.73
.11
.31

.62
1.42
1.41
2.25
.21
.04

.16
.35
.36
.99
.15
.44

3.67
13.59
13.77
10.97
.75
.37

.30
.85
.89
2.29
.24
.56

7.45
27.84
28.28
20.52
1.50
2.31

.40
1.24
1.31
2.73
.40
.72

-.14
-.06
-.01
-.01
.20
.10
.26
.13
.24
.21
.17
.20
.52
.50
.30

.61
.37
.11
.11
.12
.22
.16
.13
.22
.21
.21
.38
.46
.43
.53

-.06
.16
-.02
-.02
.40
.32
.43
.26
.53
.20
.28
.42
.16
-.10
.57

.75
.47
.17
.17
.17
.36
.27
.24
.31
.31
.37
.49
.67
.69
.69

.33
.62
.66
.66
1.13
1.26
1.74
1.03
1.91
.65
.70
1.11
.11
.34
2.53

.93
.62
.25
.25
.32
.52
.47
.50
.57
.72
.61
.87
.80
.82
.95

1.26
3.48
1.70
1.70
1.42
2.91
3.81
2.54
4.35
-5.92
-5.57
2.10
.45
.57
4.29

1.09
.84
.35
.35
.71
.57
.68
.59
.88
3.26
3.83
1.14
1.04
1.03
1.34

.46
.68
1.26
1.66
.21
.05
.01
.31
.18
.29

.07
.11
.15
.11
.13
.05
.07
.12
.09
.05

.86
1.44
2.25
2.61
.30
.18
.11
.67
.40
.50

.10
.14
.22
.14
.17
.07
.10
.17
.11
.06

1.60
2.74
4.09
5.39
.27
.44
.45
1.42
1.16
1.13

.13
.20
.30
.19
.23
.11
.17
.25
.16
.09

-4.19
-8.34
-12.39
-16.48
-1.35
1.02
1.08
3.09
2.76
-1.27

.14
.20
.28
.18
.27
.11
.20
.34
.21
.10

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, 2009-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 .........................................................

0.33
.24
.67
1.18
1.52
.59
-.46
.17
.03
1.38
.13
.17
.42
.17
.15
-.04
-.05
3.79
.14
-.26
-.16

0.05
.04
.10
.14
.10
.09
.62
.06
.05
.17
.04
.05
.06
.07
.07
.11
.12
.20
.05
.15
.11

13

0.56
.38
1.39
2.11
2.39
1.03
-.64
.21
.15
1.22
.12
.18
.79
.45
.38
.62
.49
4.37
.27
-.45
-.34

0.06
.06
.14
.20
.13
.12
.80
.08
.07
.20
.06
.06
.08
.08
.09
.15
.16
.24
.07
.17
.16

1.34
.86
2.68
3.88
4.98
1.84
.42
.82
.35
3.82
.64
.77
1.74
1.24
1.15
.97
.83
9.64
.74
-1.55
-.42

0.09
.09
.20
.28
.19
.16
1.15
.12
.12
.32
.09
.10
.11
.12
.12
.21
.22
.36
.11
.19
.27

-1.56
-.79
-7.89
-11.36
-14.78
-5.06
.72
1.62
.82
-22.32
1.62
1.72
-2.74
2.07
2.50
1.29
2.11
-35.04
1.71
-.58
-1.57

0.10
.09
.19
.27
.18
.17
1.27
.15
.12
.27
.10
.11
.12
.14
.14
.23
.25
.19
.13
.22
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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, 2009
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 ...............................................................................................

0.16

0.10

0.43

0.13

1.09

0.19

0.02

0.20

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

.06
.05
-.12
.13
.15

.15
.16
.28
.09
.22

.03
-.02
-.36
.38
.37

.17
.18
.30
.15
.32

.00
-.13
-1.01
1.03
1.35

.22
.23
.40
.24
.47

2.05
1.95
.66
3.57
3.31

.27
.29
.48
.34
.54

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

-.01
.23
.12
.19
-.53
-.63
-.80
-.29
-1.75
-.25

.15
.18
.09
.15
.27
.33
.34
.30
.48
.34

.17
.44
.28
.39
-.84
-1.20
-1.38
-.57
-4.68
-.28

.22
.27
.15
.20
.43
.49
.52
.42
1.10
.52

.09
.72
1.04
1.32
-4.62
-5.57
-5.84
.63
-14.21
-.14

.37
.41
.28
.41
.67
.76
.76
.75
1.21
.64

.35
1.75
3.21
2.46
-8.19
-10.22
-6.47
1.98
-20.88
.34

.34
.43
.35
.39
.72
.80
.89
.94
1.31
.68

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

-.74

1.21

-.34

1.48

.74

2.17

1.80

2.28

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

.56
.48
.48
.46
.46
.26
.90
1.75
1.92
2.01
1.64
1.68

.15
.16
.29
.35
.49
.53
.10
.31
.32
.45
.55
.39

1.55
1.96
.43
.68
.69
.13
1.94
4.68
4.94
5.12
4.51
4.35

.20
.22
.41
.50
.89
1.07
.17
.43
.42
.71
.65
.55

5.27
5.17
.84
1.32
1.32
.43
-.84
10.54
10.40
10.56
10.17
9.80

.36
.42
.56
.86
1.14
.90
.42
.57
.58
.92
.85
.89

-10.44
-10.97
.39
.46
.40
-.34
-8.12
-35.66
-35.50
-36.05
-34.51
-33.53

.34
.40
.69
.85
1.07
.90
.43
.33
.34
.63
.58
.47

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

.09
.36
.10
.08

.18
.27
.17
.14

.33
.77
.20
.13

.25
.40
.22
.21

1.16
1.80
.94
.72

.46
1.02
.52
.32

2.54
2.88
2.19
1.55

.54
1.42
.71
.66

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

.01

.28

.10

.46

1.29

.71

2.53

.71

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

.11

.15

.31

.20

1.43

.27

3.77

.47

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

.30

.22

.69

.28

2.99

.52

6.61

1.01

.61
.98
1.36
1.07
.10
.06
.23
.31
.15
.18
.17
.16
.94
1.28
.94
.68
.00
.06
-.10
.23
.25
.16
1.27
.20

.16
.24
.36
.21
.21
.11
.18
.21
.16
.11
.11
.10
.23
.33
.20
.19
.12
.12
.25
.10
.12
.28
.34
.12

.86
1.44
2.10
2.07
-.03
.34
.44
.55
.36
.51
.56
.43
1.40
1.96
1.87
1.05
.33
.32
1.15
.35
.47
.43
3.33
.43

.21
.33
.47
.28
.29
.16
.27
.27
.25
.15
.13
.14
.32
.44
.25
.25
.14
.17
.33
.14
.17
.37
.43
.18

2.11
3.48
4.90
5.30
.25
.74
.72
1.00
1.69
1.25
1.58
1.11
3.38
4.63
4.91
2.48
.25
.71
4.22
.90
1.10
1.14
11.37
1.08

.28
.47
.66
.40
.47
.26
.42
.52
.33
.22
.19
.20
.44
.61
.39
.33
.21
.28
.49
.20
.23
.51
.74
.26

-3.60
-8.18
-11.51
-15.70
-1.73
1.55
1.75
2.66
3.42
-.61
-.95
-.14
-7.72
-10.59
-14.17
-4.15
1.39
1.52
-20.53
2.07
2.21
1.62
-35.40
2.20

.29
.41
.60
.48
.53
.27
.43
.69
.42
.22
.21
.21
.40
.57
.46
.36
.28
.28
.48
.21
.25
.51
.51
.28

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 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, 2009
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 ...............................................................................................

0.27

0.07

0.41

0.09

1.11

0.14

-1.16

0.16

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

-.03
-.06
-.22
.15
.21

.15
.17
.25
.13
.36

-.02
-.09
-.31
.32
.65

.20
.22
.34
.19
.63

-.01
-.15
-1.05
1.04
1.77

.26
.27
.35
.34
.77

2.16
2.04
.73
3.75
3.51

.30
.29
.39
.47
.85

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

-.12
.15
.11
.15
-.58
-.92
-.83
.45
-2.50
-.03

.12
.13
.08
.08
.32
.37
.38
.40
.76
.29

-.15
.32
.26
.33
-1.92
-2.61
-2.42
.78
-4.00
-.26

.15
.19
.11
.12
.52
.62
.65
.69
.97
.36

-.16
.60
.77
.95
-2.60
-3.65
-3.73
1.42
-22.13
.25

.21
.26
.22
.18
.86
1.04
1.01
1.26
1.55
.58

-.60
.77
2.16
1.61
-8.66
-11.10
-10.34
3.98
-30.11
1.45

.26
.28
.29
.26
.97
1.13
1.14
1.00
1.74
.69

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

-.14

.95

-.21

1.39

.58

1.77

.47

2.23

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

1.19
1.26
.20
.33
.34
-.03
.99
3.03
3.28
3.43
3.02
2.90

.17
.17
.32
.42
.39
.45
.03
.44
.46
.51
.58
.56

1.43
1.46
.34
.62
.62
.41
2.07
4.78
5.44
5.58
5.18
4.89

.23
.24
.46
.60
.57
.62
.07
.49
.51
.74
.82
.68

5.02
5.28
.45
1.60
1.62
.25
-1.77
13.55
14.51
14.91
13.89
12.48

.37
.37
.64
.80
.73
.63
.15
.51
.52
.82
.83
.93

-12.21
-12.73
-1.38
-.26
-.22
-.21
-8.59
-35.10
-35.13
-35.57
-34.40
-33.25

.39
.42
.78
.94
1.05
.94
.26
.28
.29
.42
.45
.44

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

.29
.25
.32
.15

.12
.21
.15
.16

.58
.65
.67
.49

.20
.33
.25
.29

1.98
2.04
1.96
2.19

.56
.39
.72
.96

3.78
3.94
3.73
3.85

.68
.63
.98
1.46

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

-.03

.26

-.18

.37

.20

.55

1.13

.73

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

.08

.08

.16

.13

1.14

.31

2.74

.38

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

.26

.25

.57

.31

4.05

.78

7.51

1.08

.54
.90
1.58
1.54
-.01
.03
.15
.41
.16
.35
.35
.27
.85
1.43
1.40
.75
.23
.03
-.26
.22
.25
.02
2.68
.15

.12
.19
.31
.23
.23
.09
.13
.19
.11
.09
.09
.07
.19
.29
.21
.17
.10
.10
.31
.07
.09
.20
.43
.09

.75
1.22
1.81
2.68
.03
.16
.31
.68
.27
.53
.55
.39
1.18
1.71
2.44
.87
.15
.09
.77
.25
.34
.32
4.23
.31

.18
.27
.42
.30
.33
.13
.19
.42
.18
.11
.12
.10
.25
.39
.28
.22
.18
.13
.46
.11
.12
.27
.47
.13

1.82
3.00
4.98
6.63
-.39
.61
.57
.96
.96
1.34
1.33
1.06
2.93
4.71
6.10
2.38
.69
.51
4.15
.80
1.00
.93
12.69
1.01

.24
.38
.55
.41
.48
.18
.26
.56
.32
.16
.18
.14
.36
.52
.37
.27
.28
.18
.59
.15
.17
.39
.51
.18

-3.90
-7.85
-11.73
-15.08
-1.73
.76
.74
3.75
2.21
-1.90
-1.79
-1.49
-7.34
-10.64
-13.45
-4.56
.75
.48
-24.18
1.79
1.59
1.55
-34.76
1.72

.30
.43
.66
.36
.56
.23
.29
.80
.45
.18
.22
.17
.41
.62
.36
.37
.35
.25
.56
.18
.20
.47
.28
.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, 2009
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 ...............................................................................................

0.25

0.07

0.50

0.10

1.01

0.13

-0.54

0.17

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

-.06
-.06
-.17
.16
.14

.13
.13
.22
.11
.28

.04
.03
-.22
.39
.25

.15
.15
.25
.17
.40

-.12
-.19
-1.09
.91
.88

.20
.20
.32
.22
.53

1.74
1.63
.07
3.50
2.82

.24
.25
.38
.32
.63

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

-.11
.00
.07
.04
-.43
-.53
-.48
-.62
-1.64
-.02

.11
.12
.09
.10
.33
.39
.40
.47
.74
.20

-.08
.07
.12
.06
-.91
-1.42
-1.47
-1.15
-3.02
.03

.15
.17
.13
.15
.55
.68
.69
.75
1.04
.29

-.20
.50
.69
.69
-2.64
-3.69
-3.37
-2.20
-17.98
1.09

.24
.32
.26
.31
.86
1.02
1.06
1.14
1.11
.50

.41
1.34
2.30
1.76
-4.17
-6.16
-5.55
-.16
-21.77
2.04

.30
.44
.47
.56
.99
1.18
1.23
1.37
1.49
.65

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

-.57

.72

-.49

1.06

.08

1.64

.79

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

1.20
1.27
.34
.41
.41
.23
1.16
2.96
3.40
3.61
3.10
2.78

.17
.17
.27
.39
.35
.40
.03
.35
.37
.49
.60
.49

2.38
2.51
1.02
1.03
1.03
.76
2.63
6.68
6.98
7.18
6.72
6.25

.25
.26
.44
.63
.50
.49
.06
.38
.39
.45
.46
.41

5.35
5.28
1.27
2.18
2.20
1.53
.41
10.87
11.77
12.18
11.17
10.40

.33
.35
.54
.73
.69
.64
.20
.51
.53
.48
.65
.54

-13.88
-14.15
-.52
1.23
1.21
1.55
-8.02
-36.77
-36.57
-37.29
-35.47
-34.18

.31
.31
.59
.81
.88
.74
.20
.31
.32
.38
.43
.42

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

.24
.20
.18
.18

.12
.20
.13
.13

.51
.45
.40
.38

.24
.30
.27
.18

1.57
1.56
1.31
1.29

.34
.61
.40
.35

2.57
3.10
2.37
2.55

.48
.90
.51
.41

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

.11

.19

-.03

.30

.58

.51

1.43

.67

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

.14

.12

.22

.17

1.21

.27

2.69

.44

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

.22

.22

.67

.33

4.68

.53

9.10

.65

.68
1.09
1.25
1.34
.24
.02
.01
.27
.16
.30
.29
.25
1.05
1.17
1.24
.68
.10
.01
1.08
.16
.22
.16
2.86
.09

.12
.17
.25
.20
.21
.09
.12
.18
.10
.08
.08
.07
.16
.24
.19
.14
.11
.09
.35
.07
.08
.18
.34
.08

1.30
2.16
2.56
3.55
.67
.08
.08
.63
.34
.61
.75
.49
2.10
2.45
3.32
1.24
.20
.05
1.78
.16
.21
.28
6.44
.21

.16
.24
.37
.24
.33
.13
.17
.26
.17
.11
.12
.10
.23
.34
.22
.20
.17
.14
.40
.10
.11
.25
.36
.12

1.90
3.18
4.44
5.98
.63
.38
.48
1.13
1.11
1.22
1.39
.97
3.08
4.23
5.57
2.11
.62
.31
3.57
.74
.78
1.21
10.36
.85

.23
.34
.51
.34
.41
.18
.33
.36
.31
.14
.15
.14
.33
.48
.33
.29
.24
.20
.62
.15
.17
.38
.48
.20

-4.70
-8.99
-13.47
-17.48
-.86
1.11
1.36
2.99
3.10
-1.27
-1.66
-.75
-8.58
-12.55
-16.09
-5.49
1.25
1.01
-22.51
1.85
1.89
1.74
-36.46
1.88

.28
.39
.45
.31
.50
.23
.45
.52
.44
.18
.20
.19
.37
.43
.31
.29
.31
.25
.61
.21
.23
.44
.33
.27

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

16

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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, 2009
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 ...............................................................................................

0.18

0.08

0.37

0.12

0.60

0.19

-0.62

0.16

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

-.21
-.21
-.40
.14
.07

.15
.15
.26
.14
.40

-.31
-.33
-.80
.34
.18

.17
.18
.29
.18
.56

-.62
-.75
-2.19
1.34
.42

.24
.25
.41
.25
.71

.66
.54
-1.50
3.25
2.09

.26
.25
.36
.32
.93

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

-.10
-.15
-.03
-.09
.28
.10
.09
.25
-1.45
-.05

.11
.13
.09
.08
.18
.21
.22
.28
.58
.31

-.15
-.23
-.16
-.24
.48
.44
.37
.68
-1.00
-.35

.16
.17
.16
.11
.36
.45
.47
.50
.86
.40

-.02
-.18
.04
-.16
1.39
.70
.77
2.44
-6.14
.00

.31
.31
.49
.21
.96
1.16
1.21
1.42
1.99
.55

.36
.65
2.28
1.42
.56
-1.19
-.10
5.36
-13.57
.52

.25
.27
.24
.28
.36
.50
.50
.83
1.76
.78

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

-.35

1.07

.19

1.56

.93

2.10

1.09

2.26

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

.89
.98
.49
.46
.42
.38
1.07
2.79
2.79
2.79
2.78
2.80

.19
.20
.33
.47
.68
.67
.04
.32
.32
.59
.54
.45

1.55
1.74
.82
.60
.58
.72
2.05
5.30
5.46
5.52
5.31
5.30

.28
.28
.45
.61
.84
.74
.07
.56
.58
.80
.73
.65

4.46
4.47
2.06
1.68
1.68
.73
-.65
9.59
10.06
10.13
9.90
9.77

.45
.44
.60
.81
.84
.82
.23
.63
.63
.93
.92
.91

-10.30
-10.91
-.16
.72
.70
1.03
-8.10
-33.67
-33.34
-33.74
-32.79
-31.92

.34
.33
.68
.91
.78
.79
.20
.40
.42
.74
.79
.64

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

.18
.22
.17
.09

.13
.30
.13
.10

.44
.57
.38
.35

.16
.36
.19
.13

2.03
1.85
2.14
1.09

.49
.58
.63
.27

4.11
3.20
4.33
2.52

.72
.91
.89
.40

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

-.11

.26

-.28

.36

-.75

.51

-.53

.55

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

.14

.12

.33

.17

1.57

.27

3.02

.36

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

.23

.20

.41

.30

2.77

.44

5.55

.55

.41
.70
1.32
1.36
.26
.04
-.15
.29
.12
.24
.33
.18
.69
1.20
1.20
.56
.26
.02
1.46
.04
.08
.18
2.77
.01

.16
.22
.33
.19
.24
.08
.13
.20
.14
.09
.10
.08
.21
.31
.18
.18
.09
.09
.25
.08
.09
.25
.29
.09

.81
1.52
2.71
2.91
.25
.09
-.23
.56
.24
.50
.62
.37
1.44
2.46
2.56
1.04
.48
.07
2.65
.07
.10
.52
5.09
.04

.22
.32
.48
.33
.33
.11
.17
.32
.18
.13
.13
.12
.30
.44
.30
.26
.14
.12
.37
.11
.12
.33
.57
.11

1.21
2.34
3.59
4.67
.54
.43
-.19
1.35
1.03
.83
1.23
.50
2.27
3.35
4.25
1.32
1.26
.25
5.66
.41
.50
.75
9.66
.51

.28
.39
.66
.42
.45
.23
.31
.51
.26
.20
.18
.19
.39
.64
.41
.36
.25
.24
.55
.18
.20
.38
.59
.21

-4.18
-7.63
-11.92
-15.67
-1.49
1.11
.63
3.10
2.39
-.98
-1.40
-.88
-7.16
-10.84
-13.96
-4.80
2.44
.86
-21.83
1.07
1.16
.60
-33.38
1.34

.28
.38
.62
.37
.47
.17
.28
.75
.31
.18
.19
.16
.38
.61
.36
.37
.26
.18
.44
.17
.19
.45
.40
.18

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000
-

216.687
649.098

216.741
649.259

2.1

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

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

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

219.223
218.874
215.404
250.725
201.870
198.949
279.119
163.684
190.994
199.777
200.220
204.719
121.564
224.916
157.517
222.401

219.140
218.778
215.118
251.361
202.343
198.800
274.963
162.775
191.572
201.942
200.919
205.008
121.172
225.081
158.569
222.496

-.1
-.2
-1.5
-1.1
-2.7
-2.8
-1.3
-.9
-.4
2.7
-2.2
-.8
-1.1
1.4
2.5
1.3

.0
.0
-.1
.3
.2
-.1
-1.5
-.6
.3
1.1
.3
.1
-.3
.1
.7
.0

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

.2
.2
.4
-.5
.4
2.1
1.3
.2
-.3
-.3
.2
-.3
-.7
.1
.3
-.1

.0
.1
.1
.0
.4
-.1
-.1
-.4
.2
1.4
-.1
.0
-.3
.1
.7
-.2

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

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

215.925
247.950
249.144
125.778
256.591
256.589
124.360
211.381
187.330
280.850
190.439
166.857
127.209
149.510

215.841
248.001
249.017
128.991
256.483
256.479
124.439
210.819
186.345
277.284
189.549
168.078
126.945
149.707

-.6
-.4
.3
-5.0
.3
.3
3.1
-1.3
-3.0
14.5
-4.2
6.6
-1.7
-.3

.0
.0
-.1
2.6
.0
.0
.1
-.3
-.5
-1.3
-.5
.7
-.2
.1

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

-.3
-.5
.0
-2.1
-.1
-.1
.4
.5
.5
6.9
.0
.8
-.1
-.4

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

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

3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721

116.678
109.762
103.353
113.248
127.205

118.869
111.351
106.818
114.318
127.737

.0
-3.3
1.0
.7
2.8

1.9
1.4
3.4
.9
.4

.4
-.2
.9
-.2
.2

-.1
.2
.1
1.0
.3

-.7
-.5
-.9
-1.1
-.5

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

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573
2.012
4.525
4.337
.401
1.167
1.187

190.512
186.308
96.660
138.743
139.174
234.106
233.727
135.277
245.567
241.058

189.577
185.274
97.020
138.851
140.218
227.674
227.198
135.649
245.969
241.967

11.8
12.4
5.2
3.5
14.1
36.0
36.8
1.1
1.8
4.5

-.5
-.6
.4
.1
.8
-2.7
-2.8
.3
.2
.4

.7
.7
.3
-.2
2.2
1.7
2.3
.4
.0
1.2

1.3
1.6
.2
-.5
1.5
4.8
4.4
.4
.1
-1.8

-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.7
-1.3
-1.4
.3
.2
-.1

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

6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796

382.688
310.494
404.937
324.397

385.907
312.864
408.447
325.969

3.6
3.5
3.7
2.8

.8
.8
.9
.5

.1
-.1
.2
.2

.5
.7
.5
.5

.5
.8
.4
.2

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

1.619

588.631

598.549

7.2

1.7

0.6

0.4

1.1

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

6.437
1.894

113.310
99.940

113.345
99.532

-1.0
-2.1

.0
-.4

-.3
-.1

-.1
-.2

-.1
-.7

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

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

129.072
195.850
500.551
562.841
84.974
81.817
102.729
9.457
78.323

129.105
196.137
502.812
563.544
84.905
81.743
102.288
9.540
77.961

2.3
4.7
7.0
4.6
.0
-.4
.4
-3.9
-11.1

.0
.1
.5
.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
.9
-.5

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

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

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

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

3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048

377.652
786.857
205.789
161.627
228.629
349.605

377.992
785.714
206.137
162.029
228.107
350.780

7.6
28.5
1.4
-.3
1.0
2.8

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

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

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

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

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

173.646
219.223
149.439
187.484
116.678
235.821
111.731
259.459
258.382
124.360
190.439
166.857
149.510
255.216
404.937
306.916

173.419
219.140
149.162
186.882
118.869
233.447
111.753
259.792
258.435
124.439
189.549
168.078
149.707
256.365
408.447
307.171

4.5
-.1
7.5
11.5
.0
15.8
2.3
.6
-.4
3.1
-4.2
6.6
-.3
3.3
3.7
1.9

-.1
.0
-.2
-.3
1.9
-1.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.5
.7
.1
.5
.9
.1

.3
.1
.4
.7
.4
.8
.3
.1
.0
1.3
-.3
.4
.0
.3
.2
.1

.8
.2
1.1
1.6
-.1
2.3
.0
-.2
-.3
.4
.0
.8
-.4
-.3
.5
.2

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

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

216.362
206.892
208.499
152.035
189.578
233.498
203.588
280.730
248.023
208.026
219.287
220.086
143.125
238.069
266.519
$ .461
$ .154

216.440
206.948
208.432
151.767
189.015
231.353
203.219
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602
143.711
231.735
266.967
$ .461
$ .154

2.5
3.4
2.0
7.3
10.8
14.3
5.3
1.7
.3
14.4
1.1
1.3
2.5
34.4
.9

.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.9
-.2
.3
.1
-1.7
.2
.2
.4
-2.7
.2

.2
.2
.2
.4
.6
.7
.3
.2
.1
.8
.1
.1
.1
1.6
.1

.2
.5
.1
1.1
1.6
2.1
.9
.1
-.2
2.8
-.1
-.1
.1
4.9
-.2

.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
.3
-.1
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
-1.3
.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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

216.859

217.224

217.587

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

217.952
217.482
213.206
251.806
200.929
193.914
268.326
162.164
190.868
198.960
197.875
205.086
121.263
224.633
157.027
222.717

218.253
217.801
213.655
252.805
200.779
194.792
269.428
162.202
191.326
199.524
199.004
205.455
122.422
224.789
156.990
222.792

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

216.881
249.173
248.786
132.339
256.721
256.721
122.243
211.881
188.492
260.250
192.829
164.557
127.605
150.135

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

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

217.591

0.3

4.8

2.4

1.4

2.5

1.9

218.731
218.339
214.479
251.452
201.682
198.949
272.854
162.499
190.812
198.862
199.460
204.762
121.564
224.916
157.517
222.488

218.838
218.494
214.628
251.354
202.506
198.800
272.571
161.872
191.211
201.656
199.352
204.793
121.172
225.081
158.569
221.954

-1.6
-1.9
-4.8
-3.3
-6.3
-15.6
-3.1
-.7
-2.2
-.2
-5.2
-2.2
.8
1.9
1.0
1.4

-.7
-.9
-2.6
-1.1
-4.0
-7.3
-3.5
-.6
-.5
-1.3
-2.3
.0
-3.0
1.2
4.2
2.4

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

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

-1.1
-1.4
-3.7
-2.2
-5.1
-11.5
-3.3
-.6
-1.4
-.7
-3.8
-1.1
-1.1
1.5
2.6
1.9

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

216.880
249.216
248.788
132.480
256.708
256.708
123.812
211.685
188.120
262.649
192.284
165.138
127.577
150.172

216.185
248.029
248.885
129.698
256.509
256.507
124.360
212.757
188.982
280.850
192.250
166.463
127.392
149.510

216.181
247.976
248.813
129.776
256.449
256.445
124.439
213.770
189.753
277.284
193.283
167.696
126.879
149.707

-1.0
1.1
1.7
-6.3
1.8
1.8
.1
-14.2
-18.4
-25.4
-17.9
7.0
.7
-1.8

-.5
.0
.1
-5.6
.5
.5
3.7
-1.9
-3.8
23.8
-5.5
6.6
-2.5
2.8

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

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

-.7
.6
.9
-6.0
1.2
1.2
1.9
-8.3
-11.4
-3.9
-11.9
6.8
-.9
.5

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

120.247
112.382
108.114
113.941
128.697

120.684
112.109
109.085
113.668
128.979

120.613
112.296
109.196
114.757
129.343

119.814
111.748
108.261
113.551
128.641

-1.0
-5.2
-.2
2.7
3.1

3.9
-1.2
7.5
9.4
4.5

-1.2
-4.6
-3.5
-7.2
3.8

-1.4
-2.2
.5
-1.4
-.2

1.4
-3.3
3.6
6.0
3.8

-1.3
-3.4
-1.5
-4.4
1.8

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

189.647
185.085
95.996
138.532
135.010
232.878
232.144
134.234
245.511
246.516

191.018
186.356
96.255
138.214
137.922
236.762
237.449
134.781
245.417
249.551

193.593
189.316
96.422
137.470
139.990
248.088
247.897
135.277
245.567
245.058

193.332
189.062
96.794
137.648
140.963
244.826
244.409
135.649
245.969
244.713

.2
.8
4.1
6.9
-2.3
-7.7
-4.5
.7
1.3
-7.7

30.3
31.9
2.3
.6
12.5
156.6
154.5
-2.4
1.7
9.4

12.8
12.2
11.8
9.4
29.9
18.2
17.2
2.1
3.4
21.6

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

14.2
15.3
3.2
3.7
4.9
53.9
55.9
-.9
1.5
.5

10.4
10.5
7.5
3.3
24.3
20.2
20.0
3.2
2.0
8.7

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

380.212
308.546
402.295
322.528

380.732
308.221
403.177
323.045

382.737
310.494
405.006
324.784

384.703
312.864
406.755
325.373

3.5
3.4
3.5
2.6

2.7
1.5
3.1
2.4

3.6
3.6
3.5
2.8

4.8
5.7
4.5
3.6

3.1
2.4
3.3
2.5

4.2
4.7
4.0
3.2

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

581.662

585.044

587.561

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

113.968
100.563

113.598
100.440

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

128.255
193.869
494.815
557.176
84.770
81.688
102.528
9.467
78.784

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

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

593.869

6.9

6.6

6.6

8.7

6.8

7.6

113.524
100.255

113.415
99.571

-1.4
-.6

1.7
-.8

-2.2
-3.1

-1.9
-3.9

.2
-.7

-2.1
-3.5

128.528
194.587
496.737
559.232
84.815
81.728
102.707
9.423
78.356

128.872
195.209
498.880
561.001
84.974
81.817
102.729
9.457
77.925

129.141
196.252
502.169
563.950
84.905
81.743
102.288
9.540
77.518

2.9
5.5
5.6
5.5
.5
-.1
1.5
-5.9
-14.6

2.4
5.6
9.8
5.2
-.7
-1.0
1.6
-10.8
-20.8

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

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

2.7
5.5
7.7
5.3
-.1
-.5
1.5
-8.4
-17.8

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

376.960
781.538
205.770
161.753
228.358
349.284

377.651
783.794
206.065
162.275
228.343
349.935

377.853
786.857
205.935
161.627
228.629
350.113

378.091
785.714
206.209
162.029
228.107
351.082

22.0
114.7
1.2
1.3
3.1
.9

4.7
13.2
1.7
-1.4
.0
3.6

3.8
9.7
1.6
-1.8
1.4
4.8

1.2
2.2
.9
.7
-.4
2.1

13.0
55.9
1.4
.0
1.5
2.2

2.5
5.9
1.3
-.5
.5
3.4

173.284
217.952
149.463
188.385
120.247
234.760
111.269
260.129
259.852
122.243
192.829
164.557
150.135
255.733
402.295
306.204

173.830
218.253
150.092
189.796
120.684
236.606
111.607
260.290
259.963
123.812
192.284
165.138
150.172
256.494
403.177
306.521

175.196
218.731
151.759
192.765
120.613
241.982
111.565
259.716
259.168
124.360
192.250
166.463
149.510
255.735
405.006
306.985

174.878
218.838
151.280
192.192
119.814
241.214
111.514
260.045
258.517
124.439
193.283
167.696
149.707
256.676
406.755
307.265

.9
-1.6
2.5
-2.8
-1.0
-1.7
1.9
.0
1.0
.1
-17.9
7.0
-1.8
1.0
3.5
1.5

10.5
-.7
18.1
36.8
3.9
50.9
-.3
1.0
-.1
3.7
-5.5
6.6
2.8
3.4
3.1
3.7

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

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

5.6
-1.1
10.0
15.4
1.4
21.8
.8
.5
.5
1.9
-11.9
6.8
.5
2.2
3.3
2.6

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

216.787
206.649
208.770
152.066
190.304
232.549
203.673
280.508
248.944
208.041
219.462
220.546
143.513
235.831
267.018

217.160
207.147
209.126
152.681
191.439
234.233
204.280
281.171
249.198
209.699
219.695
220.764
143.702
239.662
267.248

217.489
208.128
209.424
154.302
194.517
239.081
206.144
281.417
248.690
215.536
219.524
220.463
143.863
251.449
266.630

217.469
208.155
209.353
153.820
193.959
238.287
205.792
282.121
248.541
214.379
219.646
220.579
143.761
248.149
266.894

.7
-.1
.1
2.4
-2.2
-1.5
-2.2
-1.2
-.1
-13.6
1.6
2.3
4.6
-9.0
1.4

5.8
7.2
5.0
17.4
34.3
45.8
15.9
2.0
.6
56.8
1.0
1.4
1.2
145.5
1.5

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

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

3.2
3.5
2.5
9.7
14.6
19.8
6.5
.4
.2
16.4
1.3
1.9
2.9
49.5
1.5

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

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000

216.687
649.098

216.741
649.259

2.1

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

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

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

219.223
218.874
215.404
250.725
219.053
230.787
215.054
226.635
156.575
267.567
158.917
288.996
305.863
153.311
251.468
246.050
255.359
247.703
251.326
287.438

219.140
218.778
215.118
251.361
219.347
230.666
214.970
227.734
157.436
268.398
159.052
290.106
305.106
152.659
253.402
246.980
258.667
248.865
254.307
290.281

-.1
-.2
-1.5
-1.1
-1.2
-3.1
.1
-2.6
-6.7
-1.1
-3.5
-4.1
-2.6
-3.4
1.7
2.0
.9
.1
.4
-.6

.0
.0
-.1
.3
.1
-.1
.0
.5
.5
.3
.1
.4
-.2
-.4
.8
.4
1.3
.5
1.2
1.0

.1
.1
.2
.4
.0
1.8
-.5
-.5
-.4
.6
-.3
1.2
-2.7
.7
.7
.8
-.1
.9
.4
1.7

.2
.2
.4
-.5
-.6
-.8
-1.4
.2
.7
-.7
-.5
-1.8
1.4
-.9
-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-.2
-.1
-.4

.0
.1
.1
.0
.1
.5
.0
.5
.5
.0
-.4
.4
-.2
-.4
.4
.7
1.3
.2
1.2
.0

261.177
201.870
201.998
197.144
213.170
194.269
157.523
144.197
149.935
177.864
124.138
214.415
123.298
177.133
199.157
165.870
112.252
194.521
191.950
127.461
257.616
154.875
200.924
130.511
210.106
198.353
126.073
242.194
142.595
128.306
177.083
266.210
199.592
198.949
132.974
189.734
136.764
202.749
198.937
136.270

259.492
202.343
202.217
198.120
215.129
197.606
158.467
144.402
151.261
181.214
125.657
216.122
125.406
176.698
199.139
175.602
113.866
190.072
183.590
125.383
258.299
155.496
202.083
130.866
207.462
199.629
128.345
237.881
139.100
126.970
175.276
263.957
204.419
198.800
132.969
189.575
137.330
203.386
196.264
136.537

1.7
-2.7
-2.8
-3.7
-4.3
-4.7
-4.0
-4.9
-1.1
-2.2
-3.9
-1.8
-4.6
-4.3
-3.6
1.9
-1.1
-4.8
-5.8
-3.6
1.3
-3.5
-1.2
-1.8
-2.6
-1.1
1.3
-.7
-.8
-.7
1.1
.9
-1.6
-2.8
-1.3
-2.5
.1
-4.7
-2.3
-2.5

-.6
.2
.1
.5
.9
1.7
.6
.1
.9
1.9
1.2
.8
1.7
-.2
.0
5.9
1.4
-2.3
-4.4
-1.6
.3
.4
.6
.3
-1.3
.6
1.8
-1.8
-2.5
-1.0
-1.0
-.8
2.4
-.1
.0
-.1
.4
.3
-1.3
.2

.0
-.1
.0
-.2
-.5
.5
-2.6
-.9
.1
.2
.7
1.0
-.5
-1.2
-1.0
.1
.0
.1
-2.7
.3
.0
.9
.5
.1
.2
-.5
2.2
-.2
-.7
.5
.7
.2
-.8
.5
1.2
1.8
.8
.7
-.8
.8

.9
.4
.5
.4
-1.0
-.4
-.8
-1.9
-.9
2.6
.5
1.2
2.5
3.8
4.7
1.6
4.8
.5
3.4
-.9
.0
-.2
-.3
.3
.8
-1.5
-3.0
1.5
3.0
-.7
.2
.0
.1
2.1
2.7
3.1
2.3
2.0
1.6
1.6

-.9
.4
.3
.8
.9
1.7
.6
.1
.9
2.6
.8
.6
1.7
.6
1.1
6.6
1.4
-2.0
-2.7
-1.6
.3
.4
.6
.3
-1.3
.6
2.2
-1.8
-2.5
.1
-1.0
-.8
2.6
-.1
.0
-.1
.4
.3
-1.2
-.7

-

-

.749
.213
-

.109
.201
-

.226
-

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

.064
-

.063
.072
.231
-

.337
.270
-

.067
.289
.150
.140
-

.095
.820
.271
-

.262
.129
.159

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

279.119
322.236
334.328
278.640
197.288
186.328
364.755
125.937
308.493
297.864
293.926
338.851
310.072
148.337
151.493
142.195
162.323
141.242
198.299
149.543
174.096
163.684
126.622
155.805
149.775
117.675
113.920
185.545
191.604
197.622
125.222
190.994
199.777
185.059
131.330
144.768
200.220
157.165
169.468
242.631
125.751
143.788
132.154
204.719
225.042
165.729
216.616
215.341
122.310
133.046
126.751
248.052
140.045
121.564
104.236
224.916
140.249
143.326
140.153
117.716
132.023

274.963
316.252
323.142
287.461
198.900
187.063
366.964
116.258
307.454
294.938
278.477
329.789
315.882
147.884
151.651
141.288
163.558
139.884
196.836
148.993
176.360
162.775
125.616
157.834
149.209
114.934
114.133
184.667
190.108
198.347
126.228
191.572
201.942
188.518
132.935
144.571
200.919
157.384
170.185
243.285
125.726
144.780
132.725
205.008
223.115
166.560
216.747
217.289
123.009
135.173
127.840
249.637
140.360
121.172
105.410
225.081
140.432
143.201
140.233
117.795
132.409

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

Jan.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.4
.5
-.1
2.2
2.2
-1.0
2.6
-1.3
1.0
-.9
8.7
9.9
-1.0
.2
.8
.7
.7
-.5
-.2
.1
-1.1
.0
.0
.7
.4
-.6
.1
-.8
-1.0
-.4
-.1
.2
.3
-.5
.3
.5
.6
1.6
4.0
.7
-1.0
.5
.0
.2
.0
-.3
.2
-.6
.1
-3.5
-1.3
-1.2
.8
1.0
-.7
.1
.2
-.1
.4
.1
.3

1.3
1.4
2.8
.4
.3
-1.0
-2.4
4.6
.1
4.3
-10.8
-2.8
2.1
.9
.5
-.2
1.2
2.7
3.2
-.8
-1.4
.2
.1
.6
-.3
.9
.1
.8
1.5
.4
-.2
-.3
-.3
.5
-.7
1.0
.2
1.7
3.1
1.3
.0
-.1
-.4
-.3
.0
-.4
.7
-1.0
.7
1.8
1.9
13.9
.5
-.7
-2.9
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.1
.2

-0.1
.0
-1.5
2.1
-.7
-1.1
-1.6
-2.3
1.6
.0
-5.3
-2.7
2.7
-.5
-.2
-.7
.0
-1.0
-1.0
.2
1.3
-.4
-.5
1.4
-.4
-2.3
.2
-.2
-1.4
.4
.9
.2
1.4
1.8
1.2
.6
-.1
1.3
2.8
-.1
.0
-.9
.4
.0
-1.7
.5
.1
.7
.6
1.6
.9
.6
.2
-.3
1.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.3

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

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

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

.082
-

.049
-

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

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

.063
.107
-

1.496
.092
.310
.318
.257
-

.081
.439
-

5.937
2.875
2.359
.266
-

.111

-1.3
-1.6
-1.9
-2.7
-8.7
3.1
1.5
-.6
-1.4
-12.9
-4.9
11.1
-.5
-.4
.0
-.6
.8
-1.5
-.7
-.1
1.9
-.9
-1.2
1.5
-1.5
-3.0
-.1
-1.7
-.9
-4.0
.6
-.4
2.7
5.6
2.1
1.8
-2.2
-2.0
-.4
-3.0
-.5
-3.3
-1.6
-.8
-5.1
-1.4
-.1
1.2
-.3
1.1
2.5
.1
-.4
-1.1
1.4
1.4
1.5
.9
2.5
2.5
3.0

-1.5
-1.9
-3.3
3.2
.8
.4
.6
-7.7
-.3
-1.0
-5.3
-2.7
1.9
-.3
.1
-.6
.8
-1.0
-.7
-.4
1.3
-.6
-.8
1.3
-.4
-2.3
.2
-.5
-.8
.4
.8
.3
1.1
1.9
1.2
-.1
.3
.1
.4
.3
.0
.7
.4
.1
-.9
.5
.1
.9
.6
1.6
.9
.6
.2
-.3
1.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

158.569
222.496
191.208
200.621
189.322
196.343
184.942
170.539
288.847
145.762
159.017
151.998

2.5
1.3
.6
2.0
.9
1.4
.7
-1.4
2.2
3.1
1.6
1.4

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.7
.0
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.4
-.4
-.3
-.3

0.0
.0
-.3
-.1
-.2
-1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
.3
.2
.7

0.3
-.1
-.5
-.4
-.7
.3
.5
-1.0
.3
.5
-.1
.2

0.7
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
.3
.3
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.3
-.2

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

.326
1.056
.623
.303
.081

-

157.517
222.401
190.596
200.103
188.812
195.796
184.387
169.831
289.878
146.337
159.518
152.431

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

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

215.925
247.950
249.144
125.778
420.252
261.024
256.591
256.589
124.360
211.381
187.330
280.850
284.786
335.783
190.439
186.903
199.199
166.857
370.268
380.036
127.209
74.116
116.198
78.599
62.980
123.048
138.905
91.223
85.861

215.841
248.001
249.017
128.991
420.094
269.401
256.483
256.479
124.439
210.819
186.345
277.284
277.928
338.392
189.549
185.448
200.120
168.078
373.080
382.490
126.945
73.205
114.241
76.998
62.529
122.467
137.995
90.790
85.713

-.6
-.4
.3
-5.0
4.7
-4.8
.3
.3
3.1
-1.3
-3.0
14.5
19.3
6.8
-4.2
-2.7
-8.4
6.6
8.1
2.7
-1.7
-4.8
-4.1
-11.3
-1.1
-1.6
-3.7
.3
-2.8

.0
.0
-.1
2.6
.0
3.2
.0
.0
.1
-.3
-.5
-1.3
-2.4
.8
-.5
-.8
.5
.7
.8
.6
-.2
-1.2
-1.7
-2.0
-.7
-.5
-.7
-.5
-.2

.0
.0
.0
.1
.4
.1
.0
.0
1.3
-.1
-.2
.9
.0
3.1
-.3
-.2
-.7
.4
.5
.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-.7
1.4
-1.2

-.3
-.5
.0
-2.1
.5
-1.3
-.1
-.1
.4
.5
.5
6.9
6.1
7.4
.0
-1.1
3.5
.8
1.0
.2
-.1
.6
-.9
-3.7
2.2
-.3
-.3
.1
-1.8

.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.5
.4
-1.3
-2.4
1.8
.5
-.5
3.9
.7
.8
.6
-.4
-1.2
-1.7
-1.6
-.7
-.5
-.7
-.5
-1.5

.297
.176

88.022
99.330
112.240
73.725
72.680
65.759
126.487
71.430
95.320
92.850
96.910
90.462
183.301
121.606
156.635
116.578
149.510
143.539

88.713
99.444
112.643
75.029
72.345
65.076
127.906
70.170
95.993
92.338
96.914
89.763
183.825
122.069
156.523
117.111
149.707
144.337

-3.6
-4.5
-5.8
-2.0
-3.6
-4.4
-1.6
-6.4
-1.1
-2.1
-2.3
-2.0
.3
1.3
.4
-1.0
-.3
.3

.8
.1
.4
1.8
-.5
-1.0
1.1
-1.8
.7
-.6
.0
-.8
.3
.4
-.1
.5
.1
.6

-.7
-.6
-.8
-.9
-.3
.3
-.4
-1.0
-.6
-.3
-.5
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.4
.5
.0
.2
.0

-.1
.3
-.4
-.8
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
-.9
.3
-.2
.2
.1
-.6
.6
.5
-.4
-.5

.8
.1
.4
1.8
-.5
-1.0
-.7
-1.8
-.4
-.9
.0
-1.1
.3
.4
-.1
.5
.1
.6

-

.239
.434

-

NA

-

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

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

24

CPI Detailed Report-February 2010

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Jan.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

.097
.076

121.965
179.500

122.060
180.191

-1.1
4.3

0.1
.4

-0.5
.0

-2.1
.4

0.1
.4

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

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

116.678
109.762
114.949
110.049
139.744
77.480
106.577
90.689
103.353
104.901
90.705
101.475
80.070

118.869
111.351
116.703
111.841
144.531
76.354
110.061
91.706
106.818
107.846
87.275
107.569
83.078

.0
-3.3
-2.9
-2.6
2.6
-7.0
-3.6
-5.2
1.0
.3
.1
-8.0
1.1

1.9
1.4
1.5
1.6
3.4
-1.5
3.3
1.1
3.4
2.8
-3.8
6.0
3.8

.4
-.2
-.3
.7
-.4
-.2
-.9
-.4
.9
.6
2.5
.6
.3

-.1
.2
.7
-.6
2.1
.8
.0
-1.9
.1
.2
.5
-3.9
.8

-.7
-.5
-.8
1.0
1.2
-1.8
.2
.6
-.9
-1.7
-3.9
1.0
-1.4

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

93.121
95.621
127.205
126.938
135.534
122.800
113.248
147.660
116.915
155.047

95.238
101.460
127.737
127.311
133.226
124.663
114.318
147.384
116.433
154.816

2.1
4.2
2.8
2.1
2.0
3.6
.7
-.4
-2.7
.0

2.3
6.1
.4
.3
-1.7
1.5
.9
-.2
-.4
-.1

.3
2.4
.2
-1.0
-.2
.9
-.2
.2
-.3
.2

.1
-.3
.3
-.7
3.3
-1.2
1.0
-2.4
2.3
-2.9

.0
3.6
-.5
.3
-2.6
.3
-1.1
-.2
-.4
-.2

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

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573

190.512
186.308
96.660
138.743
96.137
139.290
142.755
139.174
98.482
120.442
234.106
233.727
233.092
239.529
227.029
209.270
135.277
121.723
147.843
143.197
293.027
245.567
251.236
223.654
151.083
367.575
164.557
164.053
165.609
177.150
119.703
241.058
264.331
147.121

189.577
185.274
97.020
138.851
96.226
139.198
143.176
140.218
99.362
120.646
227.674
227.198
226.314
233.541
221.444
205.752
135.649
122.251
147.812
142.917
297.676
245.969
251.192
223.787
151.486
369.752
164.757
164.350
165.624
177.160
119.680
241.967
265.358
147.912

11.8
12.4
5.2
3.5
3.4
2.4
4.9
14.1
-4.7
-1.2
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.7
21.9
1.1
.9
1.5
2.1
-1.1
1.8
2.3
.8
2.5
4.9
9.5
12.8
3.9
5.1
-1.3
4.5
5.4
.3

-.5
-.6
.4
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.8
.9
.2
-2.7
-2.8
-2.9
-2.5
-2.5
-1.7
.3
.4
.0
-.2
1.6
.2
.0
.1
.3
.6
.1
.2
.0
.0
.0
.4
.4
.5

.7
.7
.3
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.2
2.2
-1.0
-.3
1.7
2.3
2.2
1.8
1.5
-.6
.4
.4
.4
.4
.3
.0
.1
.1
-.1
.5
-.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.4
1.2
2.2
.5

1.3
1.6
.2
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
1.5
-.3
-3.1
4.8
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.0
.4
.3
.5
.6
.2
.1
.1
-.2
.2
.3
.4
.6
.2
.1
.5
-1.8
-2.5
-.6

-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.1
.1
.2
.7
1.2
-1.9
-1.3
-1.4
-1.3
-1.7
-1.3
-1.7
.3
.4
.0
-.2
1.6
.2
.0
.1
.3
.6
.1
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.7
2.6

-

2.012
.598
.090
4.525
4.337
-

.188
.401
.262
.139
-

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

1.187
.783
.157

See footnotes at end of table.

25

CPI Detailed Report-February 2010

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

107.676
99.880
64.320
256.874
100.258

107.065
100.191
65.086
257.501
100.809

4.2
-1.5
1.4
4.6

385.907
312.864
101.586
404.090
100.310
99.991
408.447
325.969
329.028
394.477
176.882
213.566
598.549
223.614
216.697
516.326
174.896
110.361
109.059

3.6
3.5

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.6
.3
1.2
.2
.5

3.0
-.3
1.3
.1

-0.9
-5.6
.1
.2
.3

-0.6
.3
2.3
.2
.5

.1
-.1

3.7
2.8
3.5
2.3
.9
2.3
7.2
8.1
8.5
7.4
2.8
.4
-2.8

.8
.8
.8
.9
.5
-.1
.9
.5
.6
.3
.1
.7
1.7
1.9
2.1
1.7
.5
.1
.3

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

.5
.7
.8
.5
-.2
.1
.5
.5
1.1
.0
.0
.2
.4
.5
.8
-.1
-.1
.3
.3

.5
.8
.8
.6
.5
-.1
.4
.2
.3
-.3
-.4
.7
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.3
.3
.1
.3

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

-

.245
-

-

-

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

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

382.688
310.494
100.770
400.498
99.849
100.123
404.937
324.397
327.176
393.195
176.729
212.027
588.631
219.340
212.268
507.641
174.110
110.257
108.700

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

6.437
1.894
.201
1.267
.032

113.310
99.940
8.714
370.947
17.045

113.345
99.532
8.391
370.828
16.902

-1.0
-2.1
-29.1
1.8
-10.2

.0
-.4
-3.7
.0
-.8

-.3
-.1
-2.0
.3
-1.1

-.1
-.2
-2.9
.6
-.5

-.1
-.7
-4.4
-.6
-1.2

.137

.060
.048
1.872

76.060
56.229
99.263
47.822
94.804
153.235
193.481
143.085
119.429
185.879
155.961
193.452
118.436
140.450
97.635
80.493
72.758
91.249
33.757
110.899
119.596
105.897
58.810
60.520
63.066
92.690
98.821
143.857

75.960
56.622
98.682
48.119
95.294
153.920
194.394
143.793
119.502
186.626
156.635
194.052
118.460
140.576
97.564
80.049
72.307
91.162
33.421
110.341
120.077
105.116
58.937
60.599
63.086
93.862
98.441
144.192

-3.1
-4.2
-2.0
-3.2
-5.6
.9
.2
.3
.5
2.1
.5
2.5
-1.3
1.3
-4.4
-.5
-1.3
5.1
-3.3
.2
1.4
.2
-3.2
-6.3
-3.9
4.4
1.7
-.6

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

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

-1.2
.5
-1.5
-.8
-.4
.1
.1
.2
.6
.1
.0
.3
.1
.6
-.4
-.1
.3
2.0
-.5
-.4
-1.0
-.1
.9
.9
1.0
.9
1.4
-.4

-.1
.7
-.6
.6
.5
.3
.5
.5
.3
.0
.4
-.2
.0
.1
-.1
-.6
-.7
-.1
-1.2
-.5
.4
-.7
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.5
.2

.595
.679

122.949
318.506

123.428
319.179

-2.5
.3

.4
.2

-1.2
-.1

-.7
-.3

.3
.2

-

-

.094
.058
1.145
.734
-

.411
-

.613
.319
.285
.167
.070
-

.095
-

.485
.364
-

-

4.6
-

-

.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
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

153.411
173.456
264.094
221.142
135.117
106.176

153.701
174.122
264.065
221.152
135.761
105.593

0.1
.9
1.6
1.2
3.4
-1.5

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

129.072
195.850
500.551
166.742
562.841
626.472
613.621
236.255
196.260
84.974
145.715
229.846
220.396
81.817
102.729
63.114
101.012
9.457
78.323
49.039
76.029

129.105
196.137
502.812
167.734
563.544
625.578
614.006
237.802
196.703
84.905
145.842
229.846
223.992
81.743
102.288
62.551
101.126
9.540
77.961
49.348
77.498

2.3
4.7
7.0
7.6
4.6
5.7
4.1
2.9
3.6
.0
5.9
5.3
17.0
-.4
.4
-2.8

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.4
.0
.0
.5
-.5

-0.2
.2
-.1
-.8
-.7
-.8

-0.2
-.5
.0
-.1
.1
-.3

0.2
.4
.0
.0
.5
-.5

.2
.4
.4
.2
.4
.5
.4
.2
.3
.1
.1
.0
2.3
.0
.2
.0

-3.9
-11.1
-2.5
.8

.0
.1
.5
.6
.1
-.1
.1
.7
.2
-.1
.1
.0
1.6
-.1
-.4
-.9
.1
.9
-.5
.6
1.9

-.5
-.5
-1.4
-.1

.3
.3
.4
.9
.3
.3
.5
.3
.3
.2
1.6
1.4
6.1
.1
.0
-.8
1.0
.4
-.6
.2
.5

.2
.5
.7
.6
.5
.4
.5
.7
.5
-.1
.1
.0
2.0
-.1
-.4
-.9
.1
.9
-.5
.6
1.9

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

-

.251
.261
.140
.120

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

6.434
3.035
.200

.070

34.680

34.270

-4.1

-1.2

-2.7

-.9

-1.2

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

3.483
.871
.804
.061
2.612
.688

377.652
786.857
320.484
212.910
205.789
161.627

377.992
785.714
319.859
213.970
206.137
162.029

7.6
28.5
28.9
21.5
1.4
-.3

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

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

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

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

.345

104.966

105.729

.8

.7

.8

.1

.7

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

182.172
228.629
139.501
349.605
284.964
279.168
140.695
156.643
261.984
124.145
173.284
88.797
158.083

181.725
228.107
139.182
350.780
285.617
280.058
140.958
156.627
264.151
125.556
173.810
89.042
158.044

-1.4
1.0
1.0
2.8
3.5
2.8
2.6
4.0
1.7
2.4
.9
.4
1.8

-.2
-.2
-.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.0
.8
1.1
.3
.3
.0

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

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

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

173.646
149.439
187.484
235.821
111.731
259.459
258.382
255.216
306.916
216.362
206.892

173.419
149.162
186.882
233.447
111.753
259.792
258.435
256.365
307.171
216.440
206.948

4.5
7.5
11.5
15.8
2.3
.6
-.4
3.3
1.9
2.5
3.4

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

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

.8
1.1
1.6
2.3
.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
.2
.2
.5

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

-

-

.234
-

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

39.816
25.021
15.044
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
6.060
11.347
86.262
67.711

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

208.499
152.035
189.578
233.498
203.588
110.116
280.730
248.023
208.026
219.287
220.086
143.125
238.069
266.519
220.652
200.557
$ .461
$ .154

208.432
151.767
189.015
231.353
203.219
112.579
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602
143.711
231.735
266.967
220.638
200.222
$ .461
$ .154

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.4
.6
.7
.3
.4
.2
.1
.8
.1
.1
.1
1.6
.1
.3
.1

0.1
1.1
1.6
2.1
.9
-.1
.1
-.2
2.8
-.1
-.1
.1
4.9
-.2
.8
.1

0.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.7
.3
-.1
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
-1.3
.1
.0
.0

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

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

1
2
3
4
5
6

2.0
7.3
10.8
14.3
5.3
-.6
1.7
.3
14.4
1.1
1.3
2.5
34.4
.9
-1.5
-.3
-

0.0
-.2
-.3
-.9
-.2
2.2
.3
.1
-1.7
.2
.2
.4
-2.7
.2
.0
-.2
-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

216.859

217.224

217.587

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

217.952
217.482
213.206
251.806
221.002
226.947
219.275
227.231
156.100
268.132
161.001
290.725
309.964
153.689
252.627
246.466
258.883
245.936
250.579
284.907

218.253
217.801
213.655
252.805
220.964
231.114
218.174
226.189
155.502
269.716
160.490
294.248
301.685
154.706
254.362
248.553
258.666
248.115
251.485
289.800

258.766
200.929
201.552
196.731
216.546
194.121
163.015
148.290
151.237
174.443
123.169
210.901
120.922
174.846
195.397
164.519
107.091
191.530
186.016
128.294
257.599
153.828
202.256
131.306
208.106
202.355
126.686
239.085
139.471
128.008
175.432
265.705
190.355
193.914
128.062
180.894
132.603
197.411
195.207
134.058

258.869
200.779
201.480
196.424
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
174.846
124.044
213.084
120.341
172.833
193.399
164.657
107.138
191.778
181.040
128.646
257.675
155.167
203.249
131.426
208.519
201.295
129.423
238.671
138.441
128.643
176.701
266.261
188.902
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
193.645
135.171

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

217.591

0.3

4.8

2.4

1.4

2.5

1.9

218.731
218.339
214.479
251.452
219.571
229.212
215.054
226.635
156.575
267.936
159.621
288.996
305.863
153.311
252.070
245.804
255.359
247.649
251.326
288.601

218.838
218.494
214.628
251.354
219.881
230.421
214.970
227.734
157.436
267.878
158.939
290.106
305.106
152.659
252.994
247.520
258.667
248.190
254.307
288.529

-1.6
-1.9
-4.8
-3.3
-2.2
-12.1
4.7
-5.1
-14.7
-3.4
-8.2
-4.0
-9.1
-6.1
.4
-2.6
-.8
-2.5
2.0
-5.1

-.7
-.9
-2.6
-1.1
.6
-.8
4.3
1.0
-8.6
-1.8
1.3
-4.9
-.3
-14.6
2.6
5.7
-.7
-2.0
-1.9
-2.4

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

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

-1.1
-1.4
-3.7
-2.2
-.8
-6.6
4.5
-2.1
-11.7
-2.6
-3.6
-4.4
-4.8
-10.5
1.5
1.5
-.8
-2.2
.1
-3.8

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

261.107
201.682
202.413
197.234
213.170
194.269
157.523
144.197
149.935
179.321
124.673
215.544
123.298
179.446
202.508
167.281
112.252
192.719
187.273
127.461
257.616
154.875
202.685
131.864
210.106
198.353
125.603
242.194
142.595
127.721
177.083
266.210
189.034
198.949
132.974
189.734
136.764
202.749
196.712
137.400

258.690
202.506
203.004
198.782
215.129
197.606
158.467
144.402
151.261
183.944
125.719
216.792
125.406
180.610
204.787
178.365
113.866
188.850
182.183
125.383
258.299
155.496
203.883
132.284
207.462
199.629
128.414
237.881
139.100
127.850
175.276
263.957
193.867
198.800
132.969
189.575
137.330
203.386
194.435
136.402

5.9
-6.3
-5.4
-8.9
-9.2
-13.8
-23.0
2.4
-4.1
-8.1
1.5
-1.9
6.2
-9.5
-10.4
-16.9
-3.3
-9.6
-12.3
-5.7
-12.1
-27.2
-1.9
-2.6
5.1
.5
3.7
4.6
2.4
1.4
4.4
13.3
-20.5
-15.6
-21.4
-27.6
-16.4
-20.0
2.8
-6.1

-3.8
-4.0
-4.4
-5.6
-6.2
-7.5
-5.1
-5.8
-3.3
-11.0
-20.5
-17.5
-15.2
-1.0
-1.0
-2.5
-5.6
3.4
9.0
-.5
12.5
13.4
-3.9
-6.1
-9.8
-1.5
4.0
-.5
.2
-.5
1.5
2.9
4.5
-7.3
-6.8
-7.4
-6.1
-7.6
-12.1
-6.4

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

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

.9
-5.1
-4.9
-7.3
-7.7
-10.7
-14.5
-1.8
-3.7
-9.5
-10.2
-10.0
-5.1
-5.3
-5.8
-10.0
-4.5
-3.3
-2.2
-3.1
-.6
-9.1
-2.9
-4.3
-2.6
-.5
3.9
2.0
1.3
.4
2.9
8.0
-8.8
-11.5
-14.4
-18.1
-11.4
-14.1
-4.9
-6.2

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

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

268.326
306.803
321.230
281.242
193.581
207.584
417.107
111.641
290.997
291.918
303.191
317.239
292.867
146.834
150.344
141.458
160.781
137.755
192.002

269.428
308.238
321.025
287.327
197.920
205.563
428.119
110.223
293.958
289.274
329.458
348.514
289.895
147.188
151.582
142.482
161.837
136.998
191.688

272.854
312.648
329.882
288.618
198.485
203.506
417.775
115.305
294.130
301.852
293.926
338.851
295.938
148.497
152.352
142.200
163.804
140.684
197.731

272.571
312.704
325.011
294.780
197.099
201.234
411.072
112.670
298.827
302.002
278.477
329.789
303.937
147.779
152.016
141.137
163.733
139.232
195.810

-3.1
-5.5
-10.1
-17.8
-12.9
-2.4
-.9
-5.8
-.6
-21.1
-15.3
3.1
-8.4
4.3
6.1
7.3
5.7
3.0
-2.5

-3.5
-2.6
-.2
-16.2
-4.8
15.6
4.7
4.7
-5.0
-22.4
-10.2
-22.0
.8
-6.0
-7.5
-3.2
-8.4
-4.8
.3

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

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

-3.3
-4.1
-5.3
-17.0
-8.9
6.2
1.9
-.7
-2.8
-21.7
-12.8
-10.3
-3.9
-1.0
-.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-1.1

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

150.071
178.404
162.164
125.372
152.563
149.731
117.327
113.014
186.017
192.543
197.641
124.420
190.868
198.960
183.770
131.924
141.700
197.875
150.658
155.624
237.459
127.015
144.116
132.597
205.086
230.727
166.927
214.546
217.385
121.412
135.451
125.949
220.464
138.199
121.263
108.158
224.633
139.886
143.491
138.801
117.463
131.334

150.276
176.524
162.202
125.429
153.603
150.282
116.601
113.155
184.599
190.629
196.843
124.340
191.326
199.524
182.838
132.313
142.436
199.004
153.021
161.800
239.127
125.704
144.798
132.636
205.455
230.613
166.386
215.081
216.171
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.302
117.561
131.765

149.019
174.096
162.499
125.576
154.583
149.775
117.675
113.243
186.075
193.487
197.622
124.137
190.812
198.862
183.730
131.330
143.795
199.460
155.631
166.787
242.198
125.751
144.597
132.154
204.762
230.720
165.729
216.616
213.940
122.310
133.046
126.751
248.052
140.045
121.564
104.236
224.916
140.249
143.326
139.694
117.716
132.023

149.369
176.360
161.872
124.954
156.736
149.209
114.934
113.476
185.730
190.787
198.347
125.246
191.211
201.656
186.976
132.935
144.656
199.352
157.658
171.447
241.921
125.726
143.319
132.725
204.793
226.879
166.560
216.747
215.437
123.009
135.173
127.840
249.637
140.360
121.172
105.410
225.081
140.432
143.201
139.889
117.795
132.409

-1.3
8.0
-.7
.6
.9
-.5
-.2
-2.9
-8.7
-11.6
-10.9
-.9
-2.2
-.2
-.2
-2.0
3.4
-5.2
-10.9
-19.3
-5.0
-8.5
-5.6
-3.7
-2.2
-6.3
-2.1
-12.0
2.4
-3.1
3.8
7.2
-13.2
-2.7
.8
4.4
1.9
2.5
1.4
3.9
.5
1.9

-4.5
-3.3
-.6
-2.0
-2.1
-4.1
-3.6
2.5
2.0
10.8
-3.0
2.8
-.5
-1.3
-2.2
-2.5
1.0
-2.3
-4.0
3.6
-6.4
8.2
-5.6
-10.8
.0
-4.2
7.4
.0
4.1
.2
13.8
7.7
12.3
.7
-3.0
6.9
1.2
.6
1.5
-1.3
.1
2.8

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

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

-2.9
2.2
-.6
-.7
-.6
-2.3
-1.9
-.2
-3.5
-1.0
-7.0
.9
-1.4
-.7
-1.2
-2.3
2.2
-3.8
-7.5
-8.6
-5.7
-.5
-5.6
-7.3
-1.1
-5.2
2.5
-6.2
3.2
-1.5
8.7
7.4
-1.3
-1.0
-1.1
5.6
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.3
.3
2.4

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

157.027
222.717
192.248
200.886
190.835
197.871
185.704
172.173
287.822

156.990
222.792
191.700
200.719
190.382
195.242
183.543
171.725
289.055

157.517
222.488
190.652
200.011
189.064
195.796
184.387
170.093
289.878

145.210
159.443
151.096

145.617
159.749
152.206

216.881
249.173
248.786
132.339
415.619

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

158.569
221.954
190.247
199.383
188.848
196.343
184.942
169.980
288.847

1.0
1.4
.6
1.0
3.3
4.3
3.2
-1.0
3.2

4.2
2.4
3.8
6.6
3.2
-2.3
3.8
.1
.0

0.8
2.8
2.2
3.5
1.3
7.1
-2.3
.3
4.1

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

2.6
1.9
2.2
3.7
3.2
.9
3.5
-.4
1.6

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

146.337
159.518
152.551

145.762
159.017
152.220

4.6
1.6
-.4

2.3
3.0
-1.5

3.9
2.7
4.5

1.5
-1.1
3.0

3.5
2.3
-1.0

2.7
.8
3.7

216.880
249.216
248.788
132.480
417.249

216.185
248.029
248.885
129.698
419.154

216.181
247.976
248.813
129.776
420.174

-1.0
1.1
1.7
-6.3
4.4

-.5
.0
.1
-5.6
6.0

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

-1.3
-1.9
.0
-7.5
4.5

-.7
.6
.9
-6.0
5.2

-.6
-1.3
-.3
-4.3
4.2

274.672
256.721
256.721
122.243
211.881
188.492
260.250
268.379
296.688
192.829
193.906
186.813
164.557
363.731
379.208
127.605
73.804
117.525
80.077
61.827
123.142
140.225
89.893
89.522

274.910
256.708
256.708
123.812
211.685
188.120
262.649
268.396
305.986
192.284
193.607
185.489
165.138
365.467
379.248
127.577
73.655
117.287
79.885
61.602
123.373
139.258
91.131
88.488

271.386
256.509
256.507
124.360
212.757
188.982
280.850
284.786
328.504
192.250
191.546
191.962
166.463
369.113
380.036
127.392
74.116
116.198
76.953
62.980
123.048
138.905
91.223
86.916

271.428
256.449
256.445
124.439
213.770
189.753
277.284
277.928
334.340
193.283
190.543
199.470
167.696
371.961
382.490
126.879
73.205
114.241
75.713
62.529
122.467
137.995
90.790
85.634

-7.0
1.8
1.8
.1
-14.2
-18.4
-25.4
-17.4
-29.7
-17.9
-3.9
-49.8
7.0
8.3
3.4
.7
-3.7
.1
-10.3
4.6
6.7
4.7
3.4
11.7

-6.3
.5
.5
3.7
-1.9
-3.8
23.8
48.7
-12.8
-5.5
-9.2
8.0
6.6
8.2
2.5
-2.5
-7.8
-2.2
-9.4
-6.4
-9.2
-9.0
-4.6
-12.6

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

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

-6.6
1.2
1.2
1.9
-8.3
-11.4
-3.9
10.8
-21.7
-11.9
-6.6
-26.4
6.8
8.2
2.9
-.9
-5.7
-1.0
-9.8
-1.1
-1.5
-2.4
-.7
-1.2

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

88.745
99.615
113.588
74.952
72.323
64.958
127.338
70.760
97.541
93.256
97.526
90.503
183.329
122.810
156.326
115.398
150.135
144.005
156.005

88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.851
70.080
96.943
92.936
97.073
90.452
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

88.022
99.330
112.240
73.725
72.680
65.759
127.116
71.430
96.024
93.188
96.910
90.618
183.301
121.606
156.635
116.578
149.510
143.539

88.713
99.444
112.643
75.029
72.345
65.076
126.265
70.170
95.671
92.330
96.914
89.644
183.825
122.069
156.523
117.111
149.707
144.337

3.2
-.3
-3.3
9.4
-3.7
-.3
-7.5
-15.2
1.3
2.8
10.4
.5
.1
3.1
.7
-3.9
-1.8
.3

-4.9
-12.5
-13.7
8.7
-4.3
-4.9
4.1
-9.1
1.3
-3.1
-13.7
1.1
.0
.5
2.0
-2.3
2.8
.1
3.4

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

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

-.9
-6.6
-8.7
9.0
-4.0
-2.6
-1.9
-12.2
1.3
-.2
-2.4
.8
.1
1.8
1.3
-3.1
.5
.2

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

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

125.256
178.808

124.592
178.830

121.965
179.500

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

120.247
112.382
117.605
113.332
140.391
79.368
109.627
93.340
108.114
110.382
92.730
113.985
84.933

120.684
112.109
117.267
114.096
139.764
79.206
108.668
92.992
109.085
111.047
95.063
114.640
85.181

95.168
97.053
128.697
129.015
133.132
126.153
113.941
151.615
114.560
160.249

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

189.647
185.085
95.996
138.532
95.990
139.538
142.301
135.010
100.184
128.149
232.878
232.144
231.562
239.096
226.396
204.371
134.234
120.833
146.583
141.874
291.359
245.511
250.770
223.844
150.944
362.929
163.936
163.152
165.469
177.000
119.591
246.516
272.727
147.459

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

122.060
180.191

15.6
3.7

1.9
10.2

-10.0
.3

-9.8
3.1

8.6
6.9

-9.9
1.7

120.613
112.296
118.084
113.411
142.720
79.815
108.678
91.266
109.196
111.246
95.551
110.186
85.898

119.814
111.748
117.125
114.567
144.473
78.372
108.862
91.813
108.261
109.339
91.831
111.249
84.732

-1.0
-5.2
-4.1
-3.8
-12.6
-10.3
4.2
-8.7
-.2
.4
10.3
-6.1
1.6

3.9
-1.2
-4.9
-9.5
5.6
-6.2
-7.4
18.0
7.5
4.1
-25.7
.6
7.4

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

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

1.4
-3.3
-4.5
-6.7
-3.9
-8.3
-1.8
3.8
3.6
2.3
-9.5
-2.8
4.5

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

95.484
99.421
128.979
127.787
132.898
127.305
113.668
151.924
114.260
160.535

95.626
99.124
129.343
126.938
137.307
125.782
114.757
148.293
116.915
155.920

95.592
102.665
128.641
127.311
133.709
126.156
113.551
147.987
116.433
155.533

-10.3
-3.4
3.1
6.2
6.9
2.7
2.7
-2.1
-5.3
-1.4

6.8
25.9
4.5
1.0
3.0
2.6
9.4
-1.5
-9.4
-.4

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

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

-2.1
10.3
3.8
3.6
5.0
2.7
6.0
-1.8
-7.4
-.9

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

191.018
186.356
96.255
138.214
95.743
139.290
141.982
137.922
99.191
127.822
236.762
237.449
236.698
243.402
229.722
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
364.705
163.829
163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
249.551
278.742
148.170

193.593
189.316
96.422
137.470
95.250
138.170
141.392
139.990
98.920
123.836
248.088
247.897
247.156
253.817
239.821
209.270
135.277
121.723
147.843
143.197
293.027
245.567
251.236
223.654
151.083
365.786
164.557
164.053
165.609
177.150
119.703
245.058
271.711
147.297

193.332
189.062
96.794
137.648
95.379
138.292
141.622
140.963
100.105
121.432
244.826
244.409
243.852
249.605
236.616
205.752
135.649
122.251
147.812
142.917
297.676
245.969
251.192
223.787
151.486
368.136
164.757
164.350
165.624
177.160
119.680
244.713
269.796
151.111

.2
.8
4.1
6.9
6.7
3.7
10.1
-2.3
-.7
17.3
-7.7
-4.5
-4.4
-3.4
-5.5
-8.3
.7
.8
.6
2.6
-7.2
1.3
4.6
-1.3
3.0
4.7
5.3
5.5
5.0
7.4
-4.3
-7.7
-12.4
-5.9

30.3
31.9
2.3
.6
.8
-2.5
3.2
12.5
-9.4
12.0
156.6
154.5
160.3
149.1
140.5
86.2
-2.4
-4.3
.5
1.6
-7.4
1.7
.6
1.3
2.1
4.6
7.1
8.1
5.4
6.9
-1.4
9.4
10.8
-3.9

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

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

14.2
15.3
3.2
3.7
3.7
.6
6.6
4.9
-5.1
14.6
53.9
55.9
57.7
55.1
50.8
30.6
-.9
-1.8
.6
2.1
-7.3
1.5
2.5
.0
2.5
4.7
6.2
6.8
5.2
7.2
-2.8
.5
-1.5
-4.9

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

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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

105.450
106.212
63.208
256.061

108.660
105.854
64.004
256.436
100.000

107.676
99.880
64.041
256.874
100.258

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

380.212
308.546

402.295
322.528
323.682
392.422
177.599
211.668
581.662
216.380
209.303
503.707
173.940
109.964
109.045

380.732
308.221
100.000
398.100
100.000
100.000
403.177
323.045
324.134
394.148
176.680
211.524
585.044
217.751
210.489
506.777
173.996
109.971
108.325

113.968
100.563
9.282
370.107
17.341

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

107.065
100.191
65.545
257.501
100.809

4.4
-7.3
-9.2
1.2

-2.3
119.5
1.1
14.4

8.9
-41.6
-.3
1.3

6.3
-20.8
15.6
2.3

1.0
42.6
-4.2
7.6

7.6
-32.0
7.4
1.8

382.737
310.494
100.770
400.122
99.849
100.123
405.006
324.784
327.576
394.197
176.685
212.027
587.561
218.946
212.237
506.158
173.768
110.257
108.700

384.703
312.864
101.586
402.428
100.310
99.991
406.755
325.373
328.614
392.999
175.947
213.566
593.869
221.743
214.755
512.584
174.253
110.361
109.059

3.5
3.4

2.7
1.5

3.6
3.6

4.8
5.7

3.1
2.4

4.2
4.7

4.9

4.1

4.0

5.3

4.5

4.6

3.5
2.6
3.6
2.8
1.6
.5
6.9
7.4
8.1
7.2
4.0
.5
-3.4

3.1
2.4
2.4
2.7
.4
1.6
6.6
7.3
7.8
7.5
2.7
-.8
-3.6

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

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

3.3
2.5
3.0
2.7
1.0
1.1
6.8
7.4
7.9
7.3
3.4
-.1
-3.5

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

113.598
100.440
9.101
371.212
17.150

113.524
100.255
8.836
373.382
17.056

113.415
99.571
8.443
370.980
16.854

-1.4
-.6
-25.0
2.3
2.4

1.7
-.8
-28.4
3.1
-10.7

-2.2
-3.1
-31.4
1.0
-20.3

-1.9
-3.9
-31.5
.9
-10.8

.2
-.7
-26.7
2.7
-4.4

-2.1
-3.5
-31.5
1.0
-15.7

77.400
56.534
100.733
48.406
97.186
153.541
194.063
143.451
118.348
185.923
155.940
193.324
119.001
140.343
98.728
R80.533
72.821
89.490
34.089
110.903
119.363
105.625
58.821
60.580
62.981
93.130
98.089
145.199

77.022
55.958
100.789
48.213
95.165
153.706
194.124
142.867
118.780
186.329
155.941
193.693
118.314
139.648
98.056
R80.753
72.940
89.475
34.029
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.382
59.985
62.449
92.944
97.865
144.408

76.060
56.229
99.263
47.822
94.804
153.814
194.250
143.085
119.544
186.515
155.961
194.270
118.436
140.450
97.635
R80.687
73.177
91.249
33.860
110.899
119.596
105.897
58.920
60.520
63.066
93.824
99.193
143.900

75.960
56.622
98.682
48.119
95.294
154.256
195.128
143.793
119.900
186.503
156.635
193.810
118.460
140.576
97.564
80.202
72.636
91.162
33.456
110.341
120.077
105.116
58.949
60.599
63.086
93.827
98.708
144.214

-3.2
-4.8
-2.2
-3.6
-2.2
2.3
2.1
1.5
7.4
2.6
1.0
3.1
.7
6.3
-5.6
3.0
4.1
11.6
5.8
2.1
2.0
1.4
.2
-1.0
1.0
3.7
1.1
-5.5

-2.5
-11.5
2.5
-6.1
-4.7
.4
-1.0
2.3
-6.1
2.4
2.4
2.6
-2.3
-3.3
-1.0
-.1
-2.5
5.3
-6.5
1.9
-.8
3.2
-5.6
-10.3
-7.7
8.4
.2
7.9

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

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

-2.8
-8.2
.2
-4.9
-3.5
1.3
.5
1.9
.4
2.5
1.7
2.8
-.8
1.4
-3.4
1.4
.8
8.4
-.5
2.0
.6
2.3
-2.7
-5.7
-3.4
6.0
.7
1.0

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

125.434
319.739

123.954
319.307

123.064
318.506

123.488
319.179

-3.8
-8.4

.7
15.5

-.8
-3.8

-6.1
-.7

-1.6
2.8

-3.5
-2.3

Expenditure category

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

-

-

397.309
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

154.075
174.078
264.312
223.033
135.945
107.391

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

153.411
173.456
264.094
221.142
135.117
106.176

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

128.255
193.869
494.815
164.957
557.176
618.918
607.529
234.491
195.738
84.770
143.154
226.626
202.692
81.688
102.528
63.627
9.467
78.784
49.637
75.716

128.528
194.587
496.737
165.325
559.232
621.976
609.926
234.988
196.400
84.815
143.352
226.626
207.262
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000
9.423
78.356
48.930
75.642

35.969

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
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

153.701
174.122
264.065
221.152
135.761
105.593

-9.5
-6.2
-2.1
.9
5.1
-4.1

16.3
12.9
5.3
5.2
5.4
4.9

-3.8
-2.2
3.6
2.1
3.6
.2

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

2.6
2.9
1.6
3.0
5.3
.3

-2.4
-1.1
1.6
-.7
1.5
-3.2

128.872
195.209
498.880
166.742
561.001
624.057
612.879
235.576
196.916
84.974
145.695
229.846
219.851
81.817
102.729
63.114
101.012
9.457
77.925
49.039
76.029

129.141
196.252
502.169
167.734
563.950
626.511
615.705
237.334
197.948
84.905
145.852
229.846
224.248
81.743
102.288
62.551
101.126
9.540
77.518
49.348
77.498

2.9
5.5
5.6
3.0
5.5
6.5
5.0
3.6
5.7
.5
10.8
11.2
5.4
-.1
1.5
.1

2.4
5.6
9.8
15.8
5.2
7.8
3.7
1.6
3.7
-.7
4.8
4.5
9.6
-1.0
1.6
.2

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

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

2.7
5.5
7.7
9.2
5.3
7.2
4.3
2.6
4.7
-.1
7.8
7.8
7.5
-.5
1.5
.1

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

-5.9
-14.6
-2.6
-.5

-10.8
-20.8
-4.3
-.8

-1.3
-1.5
-.8
-4.6

3.1
-6.3
-2.3
9.8

-8.4
-17.8
-3.5
-.6

.9
-3.9
-1.6
2.3

34.994

34.680

34.270

-3.7

-12.0

21.2

-17.6

-7.9

-.1

376.960
781.538
318.294
212.110
205.770
161.753

377.651
783.794
319.378
210.845
206.065
162.275

377.853
786.857
320.484
212.910
205.935
161.627

378.091
785.714
319.859
213.970
206.209
162.029

22.0
114.7
118.1
65.1
1.2
1.3

4.7
13.2
13.2
13.1
1.7
-1.4

3.8
9.7
9.6
12.6
1.6
-1.8

1.2
2.2
2.0
3.6
.9
.7

13.0
55.9
57.1
36.7
1.4
.0

2.5
5.9
5.7
8.0
1.3
-.5

104.011

104.825

104.966

105.729

5.5

-3.3

-5.2

6.8

1.0

.6

184.168
228.358
139.336
349.284
284.246
278.768
140.177
155.505
263.784
124.544
175.364
88.675
156.244

183.917
228.343
139.326
349.935
283.778
279.783
140.794
155.624
262.572
124.260
174.884
89.157
157.531

182.172
228.629
139.501
350.113
284.583
279.777
141.279
156.643
261.984
124.145
173.364
88.954
158.059

181.725
228.107
139.182
351.082
285.169
280.182
141.277
156.627
264.151
125.556
173.207
89.028
157.850
NA

-2.7
3.1
3.1
.9
.5
2.2
2.9
2.5
-.7
.2
-.2
.2
.6
7.5

.6
.0
.0
3.6
2.5
4.2
2.8
1.0
3.9
2.3
7.7
-1.6
-.6

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

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

-1.1
1.5
1.5
2.2
1.5
3.2
2.9
1.8
1.6
1.3
3.7
-.7
.0

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

173.284
149.463
188.385
234.760
111.269
260.129
259.852
255.733

173.830
150.092
189.796
236.606
111.607
260.290
259.963
256.494

175.196
151.759
192.765
241.982
111.565
259.716
259.168
255.735

174.878
151.280
192.192
241.214
111.514
260.045
258.517
256.676

.9
2.5
-2.8
-1.7
1.9
.0
1.0
1.0

10.5
18.1
36.8
50.9
-.3
1.0
-.1
3.4

4.2
6.6
7.3
8.8
6.9
1.2
-.4
7.3

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

5.6
10.0
15.4
21.8
.8
.5
.5
2.2

4.0
5.8
7.8
10.1
3.8
.6
-1.2
4.3

Expenditure category

-

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

306.204
216.787
206.649
208.770
152.066
190.304
232.549
203.673
113.990
280.508
248.944
208.041
219.462
220.546
143.513
235.831
267.018
218.144
200.782

306.521
217.160
207.147
209.126
152.681
191.439
234.233
204.280
114.443
281.171
249.198
209.699
219.695
220.764
143.702
239.662
267.248
218.813
200.991

306.985
217.489
208.128
209.424
154.302
194.517
239.081
206.144
114.289
281.417
248.690
215.536
219.524
220.463
143.863
251.449
266.630
220.652
201.237

307.265
217.469
208.155
209.353
153.820
193.959
238.287
205.792
113.498
282.121
248.541
214.379
219.646
220.579
143.761
248.149
266.894
220.638
201.323

1.5
.7
-.1
.1
2.4
-2.2
-1.5
-2.2
-1.9
-1.2
-.1
-13.6
1.6
2.3
4.6
-9.0
1.4
-6.6
-5.4

3.7
5.8
7.2
5.0
17.4
34.3
45.8
15.9
3.7
2.0
.6
56.8
1.0
1.4
1.2
145.5
1.5
-3.0
.5

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

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

2.6
3.2
3.5
2.5
9.7
14.6
19.8
6.5
.9
.4
.2
16.4
1.3
1.9
2.9
49.5
1.5
-4.8
-2.5

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

Special aggregate indexes
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .................
Energy commodities ...........................................................
Services less energy services ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5
6

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
R
-

Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Revised.
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. 2010
from—

Item
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

156.100
290.725
309.964
258.883
249.512
250.579
275.551
252.443
209.394
120.922
198.669
189.650
128.294
257.599
153.828
208.106
202.355
175.432
265.705
180.894
132.603
416.865
137.446
157.264
189.591
178.404
188.429
197.641
153.542
232.176
132.597
121.412
135.451
125.949
220.464
108.158
117.463
197.871
185.704
145.210
159.443
150.907

155.502
294.248
301.685
258.666
251.261
251.485
280.837
254.335
211.750
120.341
190.435
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
208.519
201.295
176.701
266.261
184.074
133.648
377.682
139.841
159.591
188.807
176.524
185.174
196.843
160.781
234.357
132.636
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
107.366
117.561
195.242
183.543
145.617
159.749
152.055

156.575
288.996
305.863
255.359
246.050
251.326
287.438
261.177
214.415
123.298
199.157
191.950
127.461
257.616
154.875
210.106
198.353
177.083
266.210
189.734
136.764
364.755
142.195
162.323
198.299
174.096
191.604
197.622
169.468
242.631
132.154
122.310
133.046
126.751
248.052
104.236
117.716
195.796
184.387
146.337
159.518
152.431

157.436
290.106
305.106
258.667
246.980
254.307
290.281
259.492
216.122
125.406
199.139
183.590
125.383
258.299
155.496
207.462
199.629
175.276
263.957
189.575
137.330
366.964
141.288
163.558
196.836
176.360
190.108
198.347
170.185
243.285
132.725
123.009
135.173
127.840
249.637
105.410
117.795
196.343
184.942
145.762
159.017
151.998

-1.2
-.8
-.2
1.0
1.3
.9
-3.1
-1.3
-1.8
-2.4
-3.9
-2.5
-.4
1.4
.1
.9
1.9
.0
.2
.9
.3
-11.1
-3.5
-3.3
-3.3
-1.7
-1.7
.1
-6.6
-2.3
-.4
-.4
-.9
-1.4
-9.9
2.0
.1
-.3
-.9
.1
.1
-.7

-0.4
1.2
-2.7
-.1
.7
.4
1.9
.7
1.1
-.5
-4.1
-3.0
.3
.0
.9
.2
-.5
.7
.2
1.8
.8
-9.4
1.7
1.5
-.4
-1.1
-1.7
-.4
4.7
.9
.0
.1
-3.5
-1.3
-1.2
-.7
.1
-1.3
-1.2
.3
.2
.8

0.7
-1.8
1.4
-1.3
-2.1
-.1
2.4
2.7
1.3
2.5
4.6
4.3
-.9
.0
-.2
.8
-1.5
.2
.0
3.1
2.3
-3.4
1.7
1.7
5.0
-1.4
3.5
.4
5.4
3.5
-.4
.7
1.8
1.9
13.9
-2.9
.1
.3
.5
.5
-.1
.2

0.5
.4
-.2
1.3
.4
1.2
1.0
-.6
.8
1.7
.0
-4.4
-1.6
.3
.4
-1.3
.6
-1.0
-.8
-.1
.4
.6
-.6
.8
-.7
1.3
-.8
.4
.4
.3
.4
.6
1.6
.9
.6
1.1
.1
.3
.3
-.4
-.3
-.3

Feb.
2009

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

-6.7
-4.1
-2.6
.9
2.0
.4
-.6
1.7
-1.8
-4.6
-3.6
-5.8
-3.6
1.3
-3.5
-2.6
-1.1
1.1
.9
-2.5
.1
1.5
-.6
.8
-.7
1.9
-.9
-4.0
-.4
-3.0
-1.6
-.3
1.1
2.5
.1
1.4
2.5
1.4
.7
3.1
1.6
1.4

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

113.588

112.673

112.240

112.643

1.5

-.8

-.4

.4

-5.8

96.188
139.821
142.201
226.963
233.623
221.347
141.874
291.359
177.000
119.591
105.450
106.212
63.285

96.214
139.728
142.520
223.353
230.558
218.751
142.377
292.337
176.892
119.061
108.660
105.854
64.686
100.000

96.137
139.290
142.755
233.092
239.529
227.029
143.197
293.027
177.150
119.703
107.676
99.880
64.320
100.258

96.226
139.198
143.176
226.314
233.541
221.444
142.917
297.676
177.160
119.680
107.065
100.191
65.086
100.809

1.1
1.4
.9
4.2
3.8
3.7
.3
-.1
-.1
.1
1.4
8.8
.4

.0
-.1
.2
-1.6
-1.3
-1.2
.4
.3
-.1
-.4
3.0
-.3
2.2

-.1
-.3
.2
4.4
3.9
3.8
.6
.2
.1
.5
-.9
-5.6
-.6
.3

.1
-.1
.3
-2.9
-2.5
-2.5
-.2
1.6
.0
.0
-.6
.3
1.2
.5

3.4
2.4
4.9
37.6
35.6
33.7
2.1
-1.1
5.1
-1.3
4.2
-1.5
1.4

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

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Feb. 2010
from—

Item
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

208.913
504.443

209.075
504.843

212.268
507.641

56.534
100.733
143.451
118.222
155.940
192.609
89.490
34.240
119.363
105.625
62.981
154.075
174.078

55.958
100.789
142.867
118.375
155.941
192.436
89.475
33.844
120.763
105.993
62.449
153.725
174.389

164.957

124.544
175.166
156.720

Feb.
2009

216.697
516.326

1.2
1.3

0.1
.1

1.5
.6

2.1
1.7

8.5
7.4

56.229
99.263
143.085
119.429
155.961
193.452
91.249
33.757
119.596
105.897
63.066
153.411
173.456

56.622
98.682
143.793
119.502
156.635
194.052
91.162
33.421
120.077
105.116
63.086
153.701
174.122

.5
.3
-.3
-1.7
-.7
.0
-1.2
-1.7
.3
-.6
-2.6
.4
.3

-1.0
.1
-.4
.1
.0
-.1
.0
-1.2
1.2
.3
-.8
-.2
.2

.5
-1.5
.2
.9
.0
.5
2.0
-.3
-1.0
-.1
1.0
-.2
-.5

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

-4.2
-2.0
.3
.5
.5
2.5
5.1
-3.3
1.4
.2
-3.9
.1
.9

165.325

166.742

167.734

.3

.2

.9

.6

7.6

124.260
173.992
157.926

124.145
173.284
158.083

125.556
173.810
158.044

.5
.2
.7

-.2
-.7
.8

-.1
-.4
.1

1.1
.3
.0

2.4
.9
1.8

Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 8 9 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 9 10 ................................................
Recreation
Video discs and other media 2 ...................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 ......................
Pet food 2 ...................................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ...........................
Pet services 2 .............................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 ...............................................................
Film and photographic supplies 2 ...............................................
Photographic equipment 2 ..........................................................
Photographer fees 2 ...................................................................
Film processing 2 .......................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ..........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................
Education and communication
College textbooks 11 ..................................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 4 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

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

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000
-

212.568
633.176

212.544
633.105

2.8

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.0

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

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

218.354
217.900
214.049
251.195
201.411
197.663
276.025
163.439
190.354
198.694
200.741
204.957
122.051
225.015
157.670
223.565

218.299
217.837
213.839
251.757
202.139
197.583
271.974
162.524
190.831
200.880
201.356
205.117
121.482
225.168
158.826
223.621

-.2
-.3
-1.5
-1.2
-2.7
-2.7
-1.4
-.8
-.4
2.8
-2.3
-.7
-1.2
1.4
2.8
1.6

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.4
.0
-1.5
-.6
.3
1.1
.3
.1
-.5
.1
.7
.0

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

.2
.2
.4
-.6
.4
2.1
1.2
.2
-.2
-.2
.2
-.3
-.6
.0
.5
-.1

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

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

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

212.529
242.019
247.574
127.150
232.463
232.463
125.299
209.691
184.843
284.061
188.607
167.473
123.339
151.499

212.401
242.002
247.448
130.571
232.354
232.353
125.367
209.171
183.918
281.157
187.730
168.774
123.097
151.535

-.4
.0
.2
-4.2
.3
.3
3.6
-1.5
-3.3
13.9
-4.2
6.8
-1.4
-.4

-.1
.0
-.1
2.7
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-.5
-1.0
-.5
.8
-.2
.0

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

-.1
-.3
.0
-2.0
-.1
-.1
.7
.6
.6
7.1
.2
.8
-.1
-.6

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

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

3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781

116.310
109.893
102.860
117.028
127.267

118.607
111.575
106.496
117.789
127.843

-.1
-4.1
.9
1.5
2.7

2.0
1.5
3.5
.7
.5

.2
-.5
.9
-.1
.2

.0
.0
.1
1.6
.1

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

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

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

189.544
186.457
95.464
139.857
140.023
235.083
234.825
135.383
247.975
239.739

188.406
185.268
95.819
139.905
141.079
228.569
228.207
135.694
248.479
240.418

13.5
13.9
6.8
3.4
14.3
36.0
36.8
1.1
1.7
4.8

-.6
-.6
.4
.0
.8
-2.8
-2.8
.2
.2
.3

1.1
1.0
.6
-.2
2.2
2.2
2.4
.4
-.1
1.3

1.7
1.8
.3
-.5
1.5
4.9
4.4
.4
.1
-1.8

-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.7
-1.2
-1.5
.2
.2
-.2

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

5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195

383.443
301.890
407.286
327.439

386.919
304.320
411.114
329.020

3.8
3.5
3.9
2.9

.9
.8
.9
.5

.2
-.1
.3
.2

.5
.7
.5
.6

.6
.8
.5
.1

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

1.339

587.101

598.149

7.9

1.9

0.6

0.4

1.3

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

6.031
2.046

109.964
100.473

110.076
100.084

-1.1
-1.7

.1
-.4

-.3
-.1

.0
-.1

.0
-.6

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

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

124.293
193.049
503.416
542.531
87.617
85.433
102.504
9.978
78.278

124.334
193.641
505.356
544.155
87.501
85.314
102.038
10.077
77.939

1.8
4.8
6.8
4.6
-.2
-.4
.1
-3.5
-11.1

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

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

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

.2
.6
.6
.6
-.1
-.1
-.5
1.0
-.7

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

3.919
1.397
2.522
.733
.577
1.019

404.632
791.959
203.575
161.689
228.793
351.329

404.722
790.710
203.824
162.073
228.169
352.366

10.7
28.6
1.2
-.3
.9
2.6

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

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

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

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

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

176.413
218.354
153.834
195.981
116.310
249.801
112.511
254.918
233.252
125.299
188.607
167.473
151.499
255.577
407.286
293.972

176.118
218.299
153.444
195.059
118.607
246.914
112.618
255.199
233.234
125.367
187.730
168.774
151.535
256.809
411.114
294.230

5.7
-.2
9.4
13.6
-.1
18.6
3.7
.7
-.1
3.6
-4.2
6.8
-.4
3.5
3.9
1.7

-.2
.0
-.3
-.5
2.0
-1.2
.1
.1
.0
.1
-.5
.8
.0
.5
.9
.1

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

.9
.2
1.3
1.9
.0
2.5
.1
-.1
-.2
.7
.2
.8
-.6
-.2
.5
.2

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

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

211.440
204.128
205.589
156.200
197.701
246.455
207.611
247.985
244.090
208.222
214.048
213.647
145.065
238.217
262.146
$ .470
$ .158

211.423
204.101
205.461
155.820
196.831
243.829
207.092
248.586
244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172
145.722
231.808
262.559
$ .470
$ .158

3.4
4.1
2.8
9.1
12.8
17.1
6.3
1.6
.4
15.5
1.5
1.9
3.7
34.8
1.1

.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-.2
.2
.0
-1.8
.2
.2
.5
-2.7
.2

.3
.3
.2
.6
.8
.8
.4
.2
.1
1.1
.1
.1
.3
2.1
.1

.4
.6
.3
1.3
1.8
2.3
1.1
.1
-.1
3.1
.0
.0
.2
5.0
-.1

.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.2
.3
.0
-.6
.1
.1
.0
-1.2
.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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

212.417

212.920

213.638

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

217.109
216.553
211.914
252.586
200.374
192.695
265.811
161.582
190.110
197.888
198.650
205.097
121.647
224.815
156.853
223.819

217.426
216.887
212.400
253.427
200.365
193.546
267.011
161.738
190.619
198.163
199.828
205.590
122.796
224.940
156.830
223.876

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

213.130
242.620
247.276
133.804
232.633
232.633
122.830
210.569
186.409
262.340
191.296
165.035
123.776
152.747

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

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

213.644

0.4

6.2

2.8

2.3

3.3

2.6

217.876
217.376
213.166
251.835
201.172
197.663
270.176
162.068
190.215
197.745
200.194
205.030
122.051
225.015
157.670
223.748

218.037
217.593
213.428
251.687
202.401
197.583
270.020
161.550
190.493
200.465
200.243
204.886
121.482
225.168
158.826
223.101

-1.8
-2.0
-4.7
-3.0
-6.5
-15.4
-3.2
-.3
-2.2
-.1
-6.3
-1.9
.4
1.8
-.3
1.7

-.7
-1.0
-2.7
-1.2
-4.2
-7.3
-3.6
-1.0
-.2
-.5
-2.3
.1
-2.9
1.3
6.3
2.9

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

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

-1.3
-1.5
-3.7
-2.1
-5.4
-11.4
-3.4
-.6
-1.2
-.3
-4.3
-.9
-1.3
1.5
2.9
2.3

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

213.065
242.592
247.237
133.606
232.585
232.585
124.415
210.281
185.937
265.130
190.655
165.662
123.744
152.486

212.818
241.969
247.305
130.907
232.351
232.351
125.299
211.617
187.075
284.061
191.039
167.045
123.590
151.499

212.780
241.916
247.213
131.519
232.286
232.286
125.367
212.146
187.283
281.157
191.397
168.416
123.126
151.535

-1.0
1.5
1.7
-6.2
1.9
1.9
.7
-14.2
-18.1
-25.8
-17.7
6.9
1.2
-.4

-.3
.2
.0
-4.1
.5
.5
3.7
-1.4
-3.1
19.5
-4.3
6.6
-3.0
4.5

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

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

-.6
.8
.9
-5.1
1.2
1.2
2.2
-8.0
-10.9
-5.9
-11.2
6.8
-.9
2.0

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

119.871
112.900
107.522
116.678
128.856

120.151
112.285
108.442
116.548
129.173

120.099
112.252
108.554
118.441
129.256

119.483
111.820
107.988
117.058
128.706

-1.2
-6.0
-2.0
4.7
3.6

4.0
-.6
7.6
7.7
5.2

-1.9
-5.9
-3.4
-7.0
2.6

-1.3
-3.8
1.7
1.3
-.5

1.4
-3.3
2.7
6.2
4.4

-1.6
-4.8
-.9
-2.9
1.0

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

187.971
184.689
94.438
139.664
135.844
232.924
233.205
134.346
247.972
244.557

189.949
186.609
95.030
139.358
138.813
237.946
238.841
134.892
247.812
247.857

193.144
190.031
95.343
138.596
140.866
249.602
249.318
135.383
247.975
243.274

192.920
189.821
95.710
138.749
141.875
246.705
245.597
135.694
248.479
242.675

-1.5
-1.3
2.6
6.3
-2.2
-11.2
-4.7
.5
1.3
-5.9

36.2
37.5
4.3
.8
12.6
163.6
153.8
-2.5
1.4
9.8

13.5
13.2
15.5
9.7
30.2
16.2
17.7
2.3
3.5
20.5

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

15.9
16.5
3.5
3.5
5.0
53.0
55.5
-1.0
1.4
1.6

12.2
12.4
10.4
3.4
24.4
20.9
20.3
3.2
2.1
8.1

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

380.838
299.972
404.460
325.379

381.504
299.777
405.483
325.933

383.504
301.890
407.372
327.911

385.728
304.320
409.435
328.390

3.7
3.5
3.8
2.7

2.7
1.3
3.2
2.4

3.7
3.5
3.8
2.9

5.2
5.9
5.0
3.8

3.2
2.4
3.5
2.5

4.5
4.7
4.4
3.3

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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

579.659

583.389

585.929

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

110.559
101.026

110.221
100.934

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

123.678
191.203
497.706
537.418
87.469
85.331
102.413
9.969
78.673

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

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

593.708

7.5

7.1

7.0

10.1

7.3

8.5

110.176
100.793

110.176
100.171

-1.1
-.2

1.0
-.6

-2.7
-2.8

-1.4
-3.3

-.1
-.4

-2.0
-3.1

123.911
191.835
499.745
539.155
87.545
85.404
102.585
9.935
78.163

124.142
192.430
501.581
540.811
87.616
85.433
102.504
9.978
77.929

124.338
193.654
504.554
544.275
87.501
85.314
102.038
10.077
77.391

2.3
5.2
5.5
5.2
.3
.0
1.3
-6.4
-15.3

2.1
5.4
10.2
5.0
-.2
-.4
1.5
-9.7
-19.8

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

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

2.2
5.3
7.8
5.1
.1
-.2
1.4
-8.1
-17.6

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

403.360
786.541
203.399
161.784
228.614
350.374

404.292
789.173
203.727
162.231
228.614
351.092

404.888
791.959
203.775
161.689
228.793
352.090

404.813
790.710
203.895
162.073
228.169
352.853

34.1
116.5
1.2
1.4
3.1
1.0

5.6
12.6
1.3
-1.7
-.1
2.9

4.6
9.7
1.3
-1.5
1.5
3.7

1.4
2.1
1.0
.7
-.8
2.9

19.0
56.1
1.3
-.2
1.5
1.9

3.0
5.9
1.1
-.4
.4
3.3

175.805
217.109
153.502
196.863
119.871
248.738
111.728
255.245
234.029
122.830
191.296
165.035
152.747
255.455
404.460
293.299

176.635
217.426
154.519
198.438
120.151
251.007
112.317
255.350
234.082
124.415
190.655
165.662
152.486
256.122
405.483
293.681

178.233
217.876
156.580
202.280
120.099
257.262
112.382
255.157
233.607
125.299
191.039
167.045
151.499
255.588
407.372
294.133

177.989
218.037
156.171
201.470
119.483
255.925
112.465
255.440
233.241
125.367
191.397
168.416
151.535
256.694
409.435
294.301

.9
-1.8
2.6
-1.3
-1.2
.9
1.4
.1
1.3
.7
-17.7
6.9
-.4
2.0
3.8
1.4

13.2
-.7
22.7
41.7
4.0
58.4
1.0
1.1
.1
3.7
-4.3
6.6
4.5
3.4
3.2
3.4

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

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

6.9
-1.3
12.2
18.3
1.4
26.4
1.2
.6
.7
2.2
-11.2
6.8
2.0
2.7
3.5
2.4

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

211.499
203.704
205.514
155.883
198.543
245.496
207.442
247.833
244.619
207.897
213.906
213.749
145.242
235.286
262.192

212.031
204.406
206.007
156.879
200.048
247.582
208.232
248.380
244.797
210.195
214.189
214.023
145.608
240.247
262.385

212.790
205.615
206.680
158.886
203.681
253.287
210.553
248.589
244.523
216.617
214.235
213.979
145.835
252.253
262.136

212.759
205.643
206.620
158.469
202.891
252.038
210.177
249.271
244.557
215.259
214.406
214.141
145.848
249.339
262.409

.8
-.1
.2
2.5
-1.2
.7
-2.5
-1.5
-.2
-14.8
2.1
3.0
5.9
-12.0
1.8

7.6
9.0
6.4
21.9
38.9
53.0
19.4
1.9
.7
64.5
1.3
1.7
2.1
154.3
1.6

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

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

4.2
4.4
3.3
11.8
17.1
24.1
7.9
.2
.3
18.4
1.7
2.4
4.0
49.6
1.7

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

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

100.000
-

212.568
633.176

212.544
633.105

2.8

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.0

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

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

218.354
217.900
214.049
251.195
219.592
228.426
215.803
226.203
268.559
159.490
153.992
250.575
250.540
201.411
201.637
197.390
214.102
193.900
156.186
145.434
152.933
177.043
123.416
179.360
166.107
109.622
194.639
200.848
131.039
123.114
242.847
141.971
128.061
199.076
197.663
132.391
200.852
199.662
136.389
276.025
318.441
329.064
280.011
199.110
181.892
124.938
306.747
296.827
285.243
330.864
312.406
147.532
151.480
138.775
148.932

218.299
217.837
213.839
251.757
219.553
228.769
215.037
227.325
269.476
159.618
153.305
252.866
251.706
202.139
202.101
198.575
216.152
197.265
157.156
145.642
153.979
180.314
124.932
178.602
175.456
111.171
190.555
201.731
131.266
125.276
238.966
138.867
126.833
204.364
197.583
132.398
201.503
197.168
136.707
271.974
312.593
318.956
288.716
200.728
182.855
115.434
304.832
294.355
269.076
321.501
317.567
146.989
151.608
137.190
148.437

-.2
-.3
-1.5
-1.2
-1.6
-3.5
-.2
-2.8
-1.0
-3.4
-3.4
1.9
.2
-2.7
-2.7
-3.5
-4.3
-4.7
-4.3
-4.4
-2.1
-1.9
-4.3
-3.5
1.9
-.5
-4.1
-1.5
-1.9
.4
-.9
-1.0
-.7
-1.6
-2.7
-1.3
-4.7
-2.5
-2.2
-1.4
-1.6
-2.0
-2.7
-8.7
3.3
-.6
-1.2
-12.7
-5.4
10.8
-.4
-.8
-.2
-2.2
-.4

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.0
.2
-.4
.5
.3
.1
-.4
.9
.5
.4
.2
.6
1.0
1.7
.6
.1
.7
1.8
1.2
-.4
5.6
1.4
-2.1
.4
.2
1.8
-1.6
-2.2
-1.0
2.7
.0
.0
.3
-1.2
.2
-1.5
-1.8
-3.1
3.1
.8
.5
-7.6
-.6
-.8
-5.7
-2.8
1.7
-.4
.1
-1.1
-.3

.1
.2
.2
.3
.0
1.9
-.4
-.7
.5
-.4
.8
.7
.7
.0
.0
.0
-.4
.5
-2.6
-.6
.2
.2
.5
-1.1
.1
.1
.3
.6
.3
2.3
-.2
-.8
.5
-.9
.4
1.2
.5
-1.4
.8
.5
.6
-.1
2.2
2.1
-1.4
-2.0
1.3
-1.2
8.9
10.4
-.7
.1
.7
-.6
.1

.2
.2
.4
-.6
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
.1
-.7
-.5
-1.1
-1.0
.0
.4
.4
.5
-1.0
-.3
-.7
-1.9
-1.0
2.7
.4
4.0
1.6
4.8
.4
-.6
.2
-3.8
1.5
2.9
-.6
-.1
2.1
2.6
2.0
1.1
1.7
1.2
1.4
2.7
.5
.7
-.5
4.7
.0
5.2
-10.5
-3.3
1.8
.7
.3
2.3
-1.1

.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.5
-.4
.5
.0
-.4
-.4
.8
.1
.6
.5
.9
1.0
1.7
.6
.1
.7
2.5
.8
.7
6.5
1.4
-1.8
.8
.3
2.5
-1.6
-2.2
.2
3.0
.0
.0
.3
-.2
-.7
-.1
.1
-1.3
2.2
-.8
-1.8
-2.2
1.6
.2
-5.7
-2.8
2.6
-.5
-.2
-1.1
.3

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Jan.
2010

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

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

163.439
127.663
157.331
150.642
117.961
114.013
186.338
124.438
190.354
198.694
185.507
130.272
144.433
200.741
157.850
126.680
143.916
204.957
226.056
162.510
216.538
216.805
141.860
122.051
225.015
140.040
143.248
140.061
132.000
157.670
223.565
194.730
201.737
186.772
167.301
288.437

162.524
126.728
159.499
149.792
115.102
114.087
184.590
125.561
190.831
200.880
188.678
131.822
144.506
201.356
158.065
126.540
144.829
205.117
225.104
163.173
216.462
218.435
142.272
121.482
225.168
140.247
143.117
140.150
132.416
158.826
223.621
195.222
202.264
186.880
167.869
287.535

-0.8
-1.1
1.5
-1.9
-2.9
.1
-1.1
.4
-.4
2.8
5.6
2.4
1.3
-2.3
-2.1
-.8
-3.4
-.7
-4.0
-1.5
.1
1.2
-.2
-1.2
1.4
1.5
.9
2.6
2.8
2.8
1.6
1.3
2.2
1.0
-1.5
2.0

-0.6
-.7
1.4
-.6
-2.4
.1
-.9
.9
.3
1.1
1.7
1.2
.1
.3
.1
-.1
.6
.1
-.4
.4
.0
.8
.3
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.3
.7
.0
.3
.3
.1
.3
-.3

0.1
.2
1.0
.6
-.5
.1
-.5
.0
.3
.1
-.6
.2
.6
.6
1.5
-1.0
.5
.2
.3
-.2
.2
-.5
.9
.9
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.4
.0
.0
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.4
.4

0.2
.2
.7
-.5
1.0
.2
1.5
-.5
-.2
-.2
.6
-.6
.7
.2
1.7
.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.5
.9
-.9
.5
-.6
.0
.1
-.1
.3
.2
.5
-.1
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.9
.3

-0.3
-.4
1.4
-.6
-2.4
.1
-.7
1.3
.1
1.4
1.7
1.2
.6
.0
1.2
-.1
-.9
-.1
-.9
.4
.0
.5
.3
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.3
.7
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.3

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

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

212.529
242.019
247.574
127.150
427.776
260.753
232.463
232.463
125.299
209.691
184.843
284.061
287.221
339.150
188.607
184.611
199.133
167.473
365.177
380.636
123.339
75.708
115.582
81.986
63.752
119.510
136.838
90.198

212.401
242.002
247.448
130.571
427.686
269.705
232.354
232.353
125.367
209.171
183.918
281.157
280.741
341.664
187.730
183.247
200.039
168.774
368.178
383.001
123.097
75.048
113.743
80.305
63.468
119.071
136.624
89.704

-.4
.0
.2
-4.2
4.7
-4.3
.3
.3
3.6
-1.5
-3.3
13.9
20.3
6.9
-4.2
-2.8
-8.5
6.8
8.1
2.9
-1.4
-3.8
-4.8
-11.9
-1.1
-1.4
-3.1
.5

-.1
.0
-.1
2.7
.0
3.4
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-.5
-1.0
-2.3
.7
-.5
-.7
.5
.8
.8
.6
-.2
-.9
-1.6
-2.1
-.4
-.4
-.2
-.5

.0
.0
.0
-.1
.4
-.2
.0
.0
1.3
-.1
-.3
1.1
.2
2.6
-.3
-.2
-.7
.4
.5
.0
.0
-.4
-.4
-.8
-.5
.0
-.7
.9

-.1
-.3
.0
-2.0
.5
-1.5
-.1
-.1
.7
.6
.6
7.1
6.2
8.2
.2
-1.1
4.8
.8
1.0
.2
-.1
1.2
-1.0
-3.3
2.3
-.1
-.2
.4

.0
.0
.0
.5
.1
.6
.0
.0
.1
.2
.1
-1.0
-2.3
1.3
.2
-.5
2.5
.8
.9
.6
-.4
-.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.4
-.4
-.2
-.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-1.5
-.2
.3
-1.0
1.1
1.5
.4
1.2
-.6
.2
-.4
-.3
.1
-.5
.6
.7
-.6
-.7

-1.1
.7
.2
1.5
-.6
-1.3
-.7
-.6
-.2
-.9
.0
-1.1
.2
.3
-.1
.4
.0
.3

-2.6
.3

-.1
.4

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

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

86.073
88.492
100.046
73.499
74.632
64.824
130.853
71.526
96.237
93.395
98.336
88.639
184.751
122.557
156.370
115.898
151.499
141.833

85.778
89.130
100.261
74.618
74.199
63.962
132.315
71.127
96.840
92.845
98.310
87.883
185.206
122.979
156.225
116.384
151.535
142.317

-2.2
-4.2
-4.5
-3.6
-2.7
-2.7
-1.6
-6.3
-1.1
-1.6
-1.1
-1.8
.4
1.2
.5
-.9
-.4
.1

-0.3
.7
.2
1.5
-.6
-1.3
1.1
-.6
.6
-.6
.0
-.9
.2
.3
-.1
.4
.0
.3

121.864
184.851

121.730
185.602

-3.1
4.3

-.1
.4

-0.9
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.4
.1
-.9
-.8
-.7
-.2
-.3
.1
-.2
-.5
-.3
.5
-.2
.3
.0
-1.3
.0

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

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

116.310
109.893
116.170
110.282
141.215
79.407
106.090
91.428
102.860
104.349
95.674
99.865
81.189

118.607
111.575
117.948
112.878
145.813
78.129
109.484
92.827
106.496
107.497
92.253
107.016
84.447

-.1
-4.1
-3.6
-1.0
1.7
-7.9
-4.1
-5.7
.9
.0
-1.4
-9.3
1.1

2.0
1.5
1.5
2.4
3.3
-1.6
3.2
1.5
3.5
3.0
-3.6
7.2
4.0

.2
-.5
-.6
.2
-.5
-.3
-1.1
-.6
.9
.4
1.6
-.5
.3

.0
.0
.8
.4
2.1
1.2
-.1
-2.5
.1
.2
.0
-4.2
.7

-.5
-.4
-.8
1.0
1.0
-3.2
.1
.9
-.5
-1.5
-4.0
3.2
-1.3

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

92.651
96.829
127.267
125.275
134.718
123.399
117.028
145.368
111.103
155.006

94.520
102.209
127.843
125.996
132.874
125.321
117.789
145.745
109.932
155.982

2.6
4.5
2.7
2.4
1.7
3.6
1.5
-.7
-3.0
-.4

2.0
5.6
.5
.6
-1.4
1.6
.7
.3
-1.1
.6

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

.5
-.2
.1
-.9
2.5
-.8
1.6
-2.6
1.5
-3.1

-.5
3.2
-.4
.6
-2.6
.4
-1.2
-.5
-1.1
-.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 .........................

18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
.407
.061
5.774
5.530

189.544
186.457
95.464
139.857
140.023
96.962
118.292
235.083
234.825
234.067
240.777
227.843
209.875
135.383
120.917
146.920
247.975
252.883
226.133

188.406
185.268
95.819
139.905
141.079
97.456
118.954
228.569
228.207
227.200
234.689
222.193
206.356
135.694
121.386
146.925
248.479
252.825
226.389

13.5
13.9
6.8
3.4
14.3
-5.5
-2.2
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.8
22.1
1.1
.7
1.5
1.7
2.4
.8

-.6
-.6
.4
.0
.8
.5
.6
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
-2.5
-2.5
-1.7
.2
.4
.0
.2
.0
.1

1.1
1.0
.6
-.2
2.2
-1.3
-.5
2.2
2.4
2.2
1.9
1.5
-.6
.4
.5
.4
-.1
.1
.1

1.7
1.8
.3
-.5
1.5
-.6
-3.4
4.9
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.0
.4
.3
.5
.1
-.1
-.2

-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.7
.7
-2.0
-1.2
-1.5
-1.4
-1.7
-1.4
-1.7
.2
.4
.0
.2
.0
.1

NA

-

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

NA

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

Jan.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

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

151.028
368.936
164.440
164.123
164.946
239.739
261.070
148.254
253.808

151.486
371.508
164.642
164.400
164.961
240.418
261.850
148.498
254.586

2.4
4.9
9.4
11.9
4.1
4.8
5.4
.1
5.0

0.3
.7
.1
.2
.0
.3
.3
.2
.3

-0.2
.5
.0
.0
-.1
1.3
2.2
.6
.2

0.3
.2
.4
.5
.3
-1.8
-2.8
-.8
.1

0.3
.8
.1
.2
.0
-.2
-1.1
2.1
.3

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

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

386.919
304.320
101.573
401.628
100.245
99.914
411.114
329.020
331.683
395.053
177.229
218.902
598.149
222.727
214.477
519.909
186.945
109.205
110.164

3.8
3.5

3.9
2.9
3.6
2.4
.8
2.3
7.9
8.3
8.6
7.8
2.4
.4
-2.8

.9
.8
.8
.9
.5
-.2
.9
.5
.6
.3
.1
.6
1.9
2.0
2.2
1.8
.5
.2
.3

.2
-.1

.072
.020
.427

383.443
301.890
100.725
397.980
99.712
100.129
407.286
327.439
329.702
393.768
177.053
217.669
587.101
218.388
209.940
510.901
185.941
109.038
109.811

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

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

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

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

6.031
2.046
.201
1.405
.029

109.964
100.473
8.747
371.609
16.782

110.076
100.084
8.426
371.279
16.717

-1.1
-1.7
-29.0
1.7
-8.8

.1
-.4
-3.7
-.1
-.4

-.3
-.1
-1.9
.4
-1.0

.0
-.1
-3.2
.6
-.2

.0
-.6
-4.4
-.7
-.6

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

76.437
46.357
94.174
151.301
193.888
187.236
115.577
134.193
95.229
81.868
73.769
111.382
57.209
61.954
91.726
101.080
145.136

76.323
46.674
95.009
152.152
194.843
188.600
115.848
134.506
95.464
81.647
73.619
111.042
57.446
62.238
92.723
100.801
145.629

-3.2
-2.7
-5.3
1.1
.2
3.0
-2.4
-1.1
-3.6
-.6
-1.4
.1
-3.7
-5.8
3.4
1.8
-.6

-.1
.7
.9
.6
.5
.7
.2
.2
.2
-.3
-.2
-.3
.4
.5
1.1
-.3
.3

-.6
-.2
-2.0
.1
-.1
.4
-.8
-1.0
-.7
.3
.1
.4
-.8
-.9
-.2
-.4
-.5

-1.0
-.8
-.5
.2
.1
.4
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.4
.1
-.7
.8
.6
.3
2.5
-.4

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

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

121.817
314.783
263.939
224.154
134.846
106.259

122.518
315.396
264.032
224.072
135.307
105.711

-3.1
.1
1.2
1.5
3.6
-1.2

.6
.2
.0
.0
.3
-.5

-1.2
-.2
-.1
-.8
-.7
-.9

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

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

6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
.957
.227

124.293
193.049
503.416
542.531
629.733
610.250

124.334
193.641
505.356
544.155
628.958
610.586

1.8
4.8
6.8
4.6
5.8
4.0

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

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

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

.2
.6
.6
.6
.4
.5

-

-

4.6
-

-

.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
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.3
.3
.1
.1
.0
2.1
.1
.2
.0

0.9
.6
-.1
.1
.0
2.2
-.1
-.5
-.9
.1
1.0
-.7
.5
2.0

Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 2 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

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

235.059
201.781
87.617
145.191
230.143
218.976
85.433
102.504
64.082
100.951
9.978
78.278
48.416
76.480

237.067
202.298
87.501
145.282
230.143
222.107
85.314
102.038
63.524
101.093
10.077
77.939
48.678
77.990

.067

38.174

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

3.919
1.397
1.302
.084
2.522
.733

3.3
3.8
-.2
5.6
5.2
16.3
-.4
.1
-2.8
-3.5
-11.1
-2.2
1.3

0.9
.3
-.1
.1
.0
1.4
-.1
-.5
-.9
.1
1.0
-.4
.5
2.0

-.3
-.6
-1.0
-.1

0.2
.2
.1
1.4
1.2
6.0
.0
-.1
-.8
1.0
.4
-.3
.4
.6

37.789

-4.8

-1.0

-2.0

-1.0

-1.0

404.632
791.959
321.471
213.995
203.575
161.689

404.722
790.710
320.827
215.015
203.824
162.073

10.7
28.6
28.9
21.8
1.2
-.3

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

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

.1
.4
.3
1.1
.0
-.3

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

.376

104.996

105.685

.8

.7

.8

.2

.7

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

183.592
228.793
139.450
351.329
285.478
287.313
140.304
157.607
272.598
88.934

183.191
228.169
139.069
352.366
286.015
288.212
140.562
157.560
275.003
88.888

-1.5
.9
.9
2.6
2.8
3.1
2.6
4.4
1.7
.2

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

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

-.9
.1
.1
.3
.8
.1
.3
.8
-.1
-.2

-.2
-.3
-.3
.2
.2
.0
.0
.0
.9
-.2

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

176.413
153.834
195.981
249.801
112.511
254.918
233.252
255.577
293.972
211.440
204.128
205.589
156.200
197.701
246.455
207.611

176.118
153.444
195.059
246.914
112.618
255.199
233.234
256.809
294.230
211.423
204.101
205.461
155.820
196.831
243.829
207.092

5.7
9.4
13.6
18.6
3.7
.7
-.1
3.5
1.7
3.4
4.1
2.8
9.1
12.8
17.1
6.3

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

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

.9
1.3
1.9
2.5
.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
.2
.4
.6
.3
1.3
1.8
2.3
1.1

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

-

-

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

109.413
247.985
244.090
208.222
214.048
213.647
145.065
238.217
262.146
219.116
197.558
$ .470
$ .158

112.012
248.586
244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172
145.722
231.808
262.559
219.174
197.115
$ .470
$ .158

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
2010

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.2
.1
1.1
.1
.1
.3
2.1
.1
.3
.1

-0.1
.1
-.1
3.1
.0
.0
.2
5.0
-.1
.8
.1

-0.5
.3
.0
-.6
.1
.1
.0
-1.2
.1
.0
.0

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

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

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

-0.9
1.6
.4
15.5
1.5
1.9
3.7
34.8
1.1
-1.6
-.6
-

2.4
.2
.0
-1.8
.2
.2
.5
-2.7
.2
.0
-.2
-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

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

212.417

212.920

213.638

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

217.109
216.553
211.914
252.586
221.626
225.732
219.543
227.603
269.422
161.593
154.492
251.614
249.117
200.374
201.055
196.646
216.929
193.519
161.399
149.102
154.202
173.519
122.711
176.443
164.709
104.531
191.379
202.183
131.621
124.629
239.836
139.152
127.542
190.272
192.695
127.428
195.931
197.006
134.164
265.811
303.500
317.710
282.059
194.678
203.622
111.534
288.514
289.785
292.379
309.777
295.177
146.432
150.733
135.851

217.426
216.887
212.400
253.427
221.619
230.009
218.580
226.081
270.770
160.975
155.735
253.451
250.752
200.365
201.152
196.560
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
173.889
123.370
174.414
164.833
104.617
191.990
203.384
132.000
127.447
239.238
137.987
128.124
188.466
193.546
128.979
196.937
194.157
135.252
267.011
305.252
317.309
288.264
198.827
200.786
109.271
292.262
286.187
318.530
342.058
293.066
146.566
151.735
135.040

149.847

149.929

6 months
ended—

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

213.644

0.4

6.2

2.8

2.3

3.3

2.6

217.876
217.376
213.166
251.835
219.821
226.730
215.803
226.203
268.995
160.129
153.992
251.029
250.851
201.172
202.004
197.558
214.102
193.900
156.186
145.434
152.933
178.606
123.916
181.467
167.539
109.622
192.824
202.085
132.308
122.590
242.847
141.971
127.407
188.352
197.663
132.391
200.852
196.244
137.568
270.176
309.411
325.974
289.675
200.183
199.765
114.357
292.340
300.975
285.243
330.864
298.202
147.557
152.159
138.081

218.037
217.593
213.428
251.687
219.559
227.955
215.037
227.325
268.997
159.446
153.305
252.939
251.043
202.401
202.982
199.298
216.152
197.265
157.156
145.642
153.979
183.045
124.935
182.816
178.492
111.171
189.409
203.691
132.737
125.658
238.966
138.867
127.706
193.936
197.583
132.398
201.503
195.923
136.595
270.020
309.753
321.625
296.037
198.674
196.158
111.865
296.971
301.454
269.076
321.501
305.844
146.751
151.816
136.519

-1.8
-2.0
-4.7
-3.0
-1.2
-11.6
5.0
-5.7
-3.1
-8.2
-5.0
.2
-1.7
-6.5
-5.6
-8.5
-9.3
-14.4
-24.1
4.5
-3.8
-8.0
2.1
-8.7
-18.0
-3.1
-7.4
-2.2
-2.9
3.0
3.2
-.4
1.4
-21.2
-15.4
-20.5
-20.0
.9
-5.4
-3.2
-5.7
-10.6
-17.7
-12.3
-2.5
-5.4
-.5
-21.4
-15.4
5.1
-8.3
4.4
7.3
1.2

-.7
-1.0
-2.7
-1.2
.1
-.5
3.9
.8
-2.0
1.5
-14.6
2.0
-2.7
-4.2
-4.8
-5.8
-6.5
-6.8
-5.9
-6.8
-5.5
-10.7
-21.1
.6
.5
-7.1
3.5
-4.8
-6.8
2.9
-.4
1.2
-1.0
6.4
-7.3
-7.3
-7.8
-11.8
-5.8
-3.6
-2.8
-.3
-16.5
-5.2
17.4
4.3
-5.3
-21.9
-11.5
-24.3
1.8
-5.7
-7.4
-3.8

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

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

-1.3
-1.5
-3.7
-2.1
-.6
-6.2
4.4
-2.5
-2.6
-3.5
-9.9
1.1
-2.2
-5.4
-5.2
-7.2
-8.0
-10.7
-15.5
-1.3
-4.6
-9.3
-10.3
-4.2
-9.2
-5.1
-2.1
-3.5
-4.9
2.9
1.3
.4
.2
-8.4
-11.4
-14.2
-14.1
-5.7
-5.6
-3.4
-4.3
-5.6
-17.1
-8.8
7.0
-.7
-2.9
-21.7
-13.5
-10.8
-3.4
-.8
-.3
-1.3

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

148.318

148.722

-1.2

-4.7

7.5

-3.0

-3.0

2.1

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

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

161.582
126.110
153.533
150.534
117.421
112.931
185.399
123.845
190.110
197.888
183.915
130.865
141.670
198.650
151.551
127.886
144.254
205.097
231.694
163.615
214.106
218.467
139.928
121.647
224.815
139.728
143.470
138.699
131.279
156.853
223.819
195.895
202.444
188.410
169.913
286.392

161.738
126.343
155.011
151.411
116.782
113.028
184.468
123.792
190.619
198.163
182.866
131.090
142.452
199.828
153.811
126.582
145.027
205.590
232.351
163.260
214.567
217.454
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.208
131.785
156.830
223.876
195.564
202.207
187.951
169.249
287.621

162.068
126.574
156.067
150.642
117.961
113.262
187.169
123.136
190.215
197.745
184.022
130.272
143.511
200.194
156.368
126.680
144.830
205.030
231.103
162.510
216.538
215.417
141.860
122.051
225.015
140.040
143.248
139.663
132.000
157.670
223.748
194.685
201.640
186.968
167.695
288.437

161.550
126.027
158.243
149.792
115.102
113.400
185.867
124.767
190.493
200.465
187.086
131.822
144.397
200.243
158.252
126.540
143.538
204.886
228.959
163.173
216.462
216.575
142.272
121.482
225.168
140.247
143.117
139.831
132.416
158.826
223.101
194.226
201.138
186.622
167.308
287.535

-0.3
.7
.9
-1.0
.3
-2.8
-7.8
-2.3
-2.2
-.1
.2
-2.3
2.8
-6.3
-10.3
-8.7
-6.0
-1.9
-5.3
-1.2
-12.0
2.5
-1.5
.4
1.8
2.6
1.4
3.6
1.7
-.3
1.7
1.6
1.2
3.1
1.6
3.6

-1.0
-2.2
-2.2
-4.0
-4.1
2.5
1.5
3.9
-.2
-.5
-2.2
-.8
1.0
-2.3
-3.5
7.9
-6.2
.1
-2.0
6.6
.0
3.9
.4
-2.9
1.3
.7
1.4
-1.1
2.1
6.3
2.9
5.0
6.7
2.8
-.7
-1.1

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

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

-0.6
-.7
-.7
-2.5
-1.9
-.2
-3.3
.8
-1.2
-.3
-1.0
-1.6
1.9
-4.3
-7.0
-.7
-6.1
-.9
-3.6
2.6
-6.2
3.2
-.6
-1.3
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.9
2.9
2.3
3.3
3.9
2.9
.5
1.3

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

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

213.130
242.620
247.276
133.804
423.359

213.065
242.592
247.237
133.606
425.056

212.818
241.969
247.305
130.907
427.097

212.780
241.916
247.213
131.519
427.540

-1.0
1.5
1.7
-6.2
4.5

-.3
.2
.0
-4.1
5.6

.4
-.7
-.9
.0
4.7

-.7
-1.2
-.1
-6.7
4.0

-.6
.8
.9
-5.1
5.1

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

275.315
232.633
232.633
122.830
210.569
186.409
262.340
270.091
299.335
191.296
191.682
186.203
165.035
358.535
379.695
123.776
75.112
117.204
83.741

274.744
232.585
232.585
124.415
210.281
185.937
265.130
270.525
307.204
190.655
191.248
184.849
165.662
360.329
379.734
123.744
74.826
116.767
83.109

270.679
232.351
232.351
125.299
211.617
187.075
284.061
287.221
332.282
191.039
189.174
193.805
167.045
363.976
380.636
123.590
75.708
115.582
80.389

272.203
232.286
232.286
125.367
212.146
187.283
281.157
280.741
336.436
191.397
188.287
198.658
168.416
367.172
383.001
123.126
75.048
113.743
79.605

-7.2
1.9
1.9
.7
-14.2
-18.1
-25.8
-16.1
-27.4
-17.7
-4.3
-50.5
6.9
8.0
3.7
1.2
-5.0
-.1
-15.0

-5.0
.5
.5
3.7
-1.4
-3.1
19.5
49.5
-12.0
-4.3
-8.3
11.9
6.6
8.0
2.7
-3.0
-4.2
-2.1
-11.6

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

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

-6.1
1.2
1.2
2.2
-8.0
-10.9
-5.9
12.0
-20.1
-11.2
-6.3
-25.6
6.8
8.0
3.2
-.9
-4.6
-1.1
-13.3

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

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

49

CPI Detailed Report-February 2010

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

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

62.578
119.704
138.054
89.095
89.465
89.201
100.351
74.718
74.171
63.846
131.969
71.268
98.080
93.816
99.081
88.900
184.786
123.791
155.876
114.566
152.747
142.502
157.941
126.774
184.409

62.293
119.684
137.094
89.881
88.670
88.684
99.788
74.250
73.849
63.889
130.841
70.705
97.370
93.624
98.773
88.973
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

63.752
119.510
136.838
90.198
87.343
88.492
100.046
73.499
74.632
64.824
131.319
71.526
96.804
93.848
98.336
88.739
184.751
122.557
156.370
115.898
151.499
141.833

63.468
119.071
136.624
89.704
86.359
89.130
100.261
74.618
74.199
63.962
130.414
71.127
96.610
93.040
98.310
87.753
185.206
122.979
156.225
116.384
151.535
142.317

-0.6
6.9
3.1
4.8
12.8
1.5
.1
4.1
-1.8
3.3
-8.4
-12.8
1.1
3.5
11.6
1.2
.2
3.1
.3
-4.2
-.4
.9

-1.4
-1.6
-3.9
-.5
1.1
-3.2
-6.8
3.7
-3.1
-1.6
-.7
-10.9
.5
.2
-.2
1.4
.2
1.7
1.4
-3.2
2.0
.6

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

121.730
185.602

15.9
2.7

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

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

121.864
184.851

-2.3
-9.4
-10.3
-5.5
-9.3
-7.7
-13.3
3.4
-4.5
-6.2
7.7
-8.9
.0
-3.0
-10.8
1.6
.2
.4
2.5
-2.2
4.5
.3
3.6
2.3
12.6

-15.0
2.6

8.9
7.5

-13.8
1.2

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

119.871
112.900
119.051
113.456
141.902
81.294
109.422
94.802
107.522
109.969
99.690
112.071
86.073

120.151
112.285
118.308
113.705
141.160
81.045
108.253
94.195
108.442
110.461
101.261
111.514
86.309

120.099
112.252
119.216
114.214
144.178
82.006
108.186
91.856
108.554
110.688
101.226
106.781
86.942

119.483
111.820
118.206
115.405
145.653
79.407
108.339
92.669
107.988
109.072
97.133
110.230
85.844

-1.2
-6.0
-5.0
.2
-14.8
-9.1
5.8
-7.9
-2.0
-1.6
10.8
-13.9
1.0

4.0
-.6
-4.7
-7.2
5.9
-6.7
-11.0
17.1
7.6
4.6
-25.5
-4.7
7.4

-1.9
-5.9
-1.7
-3.6
6.8
-6.9
-6.6
-19.6
-3.4
.5
27.2
-11.9
-2.5

-1.3
-3.8
-2.8
7.1
11.0
-9.0
-3.9
-8.7
1.7
-3.2
-9.9
-6.4
-1.1

1.4
-3.3
-4.8
-3.6
-5.0
-7.9
-3.0
3.8
2.7
1.5
-9.2
-9.4
4.2

-1.6
-4.8
-2.3
1.6
8.9
-7.9
-5.3
-14.3
-.9
-1.4
7.1
-9.2
-1.8

94.490
97.709
128.856
127.510
133.468
126.910
116.678
151.028
109.406
162.625

94.750
100.310
129.173
126.388
133.369
127.432
116.548
150.865
109.437
162.139

95.263
100.147
129.256
125.275
136.724
126.349
118.441
146.893
111.103
157.111

94.804
103.390
128.706
125.996
133.164
126.869
117.058
146.215
109.932
156.682

-8.1
-4.0
3.6
6.8
9.2
1.9
4.7
2.8
-4.5
3.9

9.6
21.7
5.2
.7
4.2
4.9
7.7
-4.6
-10.0
-4.3

8.6
-18.6
2.6
7.2
-5.3
7.8
-7.0
12.7
1.1
15.0

1.3
25.4
-.5
-4.7
-.9
-.1
1.3
-12.2
1.9
-13.8

.4
8.1
4.4
3.7
6.7
3.4
6.2
-1.0
-7.3
-.3

4.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
-3.1
3.7
-2.9
-.5
1.5
-.5

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

187.971
184.689
94.438
139.664
135.844
99.334
126.204
232.924
233.205
232.456
240.173
227.011

189.949
186.609
95.030
139.358
138.813
98.035
125.565
237.946
238.841
237.602
244.651
230.525

193.144
190.031
95.343
138.596
140.866
97.493
121.343
249.602
249.318
248.144
255.160
240.699

192.920
189.821
95.710
138.749
141.875
98.196
118.869
246.705
245.597
244.638
250.857
237.388

-1.5
-1.3
2.6
6.3
-2.2
-1.2
14.9
-11.2
-4.7
-4.2
-3.3
-5.3

36.2
37.5
4.3
.8
12.6
-8.9
12.1
163.6
153.8
160.1
148.5
140.1

13.5
13.2
15.5
9.7
30.2
-7.2
-9.7
16.2
17.7
17.3
18.3
17.7

11.0
11.6
5.5
-2.6
19.0
-4.5
-21.3
25.9
23.0
22.7
19.0
19.6

15.9
16.5
3.5
3.5
5.0
-5.1
13.5
53.0
55.5
57.9
55.0
50.8

12.2
12.4
10.4
3.4
24.4
-5.9
-15.7
20.9
20.3
19.9
18.7
18.7

Expenditure category

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 .....
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

204.958
134.346
120.017
145.726
247.972
252.682
226.276
150.960
364.512
163.830
163.316
164.761
244.557
270.076
148.809
253.035

203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
366.273
163.758
163.318
164.530
247.857
275.901
149.719
253.521

209.875
135.383
120.917
146.920
247.975
252.883
226.133
151.028
367.141
164.440
164.123
164.946
243.274
268.223
148.475
253.808

206.356
135.694
121.386
146.925
248.479
252.825
226.389
151.486
369.935
164.642
164.400
164.961
242.675
265.342
151.655
254.586

-8.1
.5
.5
.5
1.3
4.6
-.9
2.6
4.9
4.3
3.7
5.9
-5.9
-10.4
-4.3
1.4

86.3
-2.5
-4.8
.1
1.4
.8
.8
1.8
4.6
7.0
7.4
6.3
9.8
9.9
-3.3
15.2

26.4
2.3
2.6
2.0
3.5
4.0
3.0
3.8
4.2
26.1
37.4
3.9
20.5
34.4
.4
1.6

2.8
4.1
4.6
3.3
.8
.2
.2
1.4
6.1
2.0
2.7
.5
-3.0
-6.8
7.9
2.5

30.9
-1.0
-2.2
.3
1.4
2.7
.0
2.2
4.7
5.6
5.5
6.1
1.6
-.8
-3.8
8.1

14.0
3.2
3.6
2.6
2.1
2.1
1.6
2.6
5.1
13.4
18.8
2.2
8.1
11.9
4.1
2.1

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

380.838
299.972

383.504
301.890
100.725
397.467
99.712
100.129
407.372
327.911
330.164
394.648
177.016
217.669
585.929
217.976
209.800
509.145
185.433
109.038
109.811

385.728
304.320
101.573
399.841
100.245
99.914
409.435
328.390
331.226
393.573
176.331
218.902
593.708
221.014
212.747
516.428
185.852
109.205
110.164

3.7
3.5

2.7
1.3

3.7
3.5

5.2
5.9

3.2
2.4

4.5
4.7

5.1

4.2

3.8

5.2

4.7

4.5

404.460
325.379
326.238
392.693
177.799
217.328
579.659
215.500
207.272
506.197
186.248
108.672
110.244

381.504
299.777
100.000
395.622
100.000
100.000
405.483
325.933
326.682
394.407
176.970
217.072
583.389
216.876
208.519
509.615
186.387
108.693
109.521

3.8
2.7
3.7
2.8
1.5
.6
7.5
7.8
8.3
7.8
3.7
1.0
-3.1

3.2
2.4
2.5
2.7
-.9
1.9
7.1
7.4
8.0
7.6
3.1
-1.3
-3.5

3.8
2.9
2.2
3.4
6.2
3.9
7.0
7.4
7.3
7.6
3.8
.1
-4.2

5.0
3.8
6.3
.9
-3.3
2.9
10.1
10.6
11.0
8.3
-.8
2.0
-.3

3.5
2.5
3.1
2.7
.2
1.3
7.3
7.6
8.1
7.7
3.4
-.1
-3.3

4.4
3.3
4.2
2.1
1.4
3.4
8.5
9.0
9.1
8.0
1.5
1.0
-2.2

110.559
101.026
9.343
370.592
17.037

110.221
100.934
9.161
371.978
16.867

110.176
100.793
8.868
374.131
16.825

110.176
100.171
8.479
371.475
16.718

-1.1
-.2
-24.7
2.2
5.1

1.0
-.6
-27.9
2.9
-11.4

-2.7
-2.8
-30.8
.7
-19.8

-1.4
-3.3
-32.2
1.0
-7.3

-.1
-.4
-26.3
2.6
-3.5

-2.0
-3.1
-31.5
.8
-13.8

77.676
46.842
96.594
151.386
194.493
186.256
116.722
135.620
96.145
R82.129
73.999
111.645
57.292
62.193
92.435
99.480
146.392

77.205
46.754
94.647
151.510
194.381
186.936
115.762
134.293
95.519
R82.378
74.092
112.134
56.844
61.607
92.214
99.068
145.709

76.437
46.357
94.174
151.843
194.655
187.739
115.577
134.193
95.229
R82.017
74.157
111.382
57.288
61.954
92.514
101.547
145.126

76.323
46.674
95.009
152.565
195.686
188.387
115.848
134.506
95.464
81.788
73.986
111.042
57.442
62.238
92.385
100.973
145.662

-3.4
-3.2
-1.0
2.4
2.3
2.5
-1.1
3.0
-4.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
.5
.2
1.4
1.2
-5.9

-2.2
-5.3
-7.0
-.3
-1.7
2.6
-4.7
-6.0
-3.0
-.5
-2.9
1.3
-5.9
-9.6
11.2
-1.7
9.1

-.3
-1.0
-6.6
-.8
-2.2
2.1
-.7
2.1
-3.7
-3.3
-5.5
-1.6
-9.8
-13.3
1.7
1.5
-3.0

-6.8
-1.4
-6.4
3.2
2.5
4.7
-3.0
-3.2
-2.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.1
1.1
.3
-.2
6.1
-2.0

-2.8
-4.3
-4.0
1.0
.3
2.6
-2.9
-1.6
-4.0
1.3
.1
2.2
-2.8
-4.8
6.2
-.2
1.3

-3.6
-1.2
-6.5
1.1
.1
3.4
-1.8
-.6
-3.3
-2.5
-2.8
-1.9
-4.5
-6.8
.7
3.8
-2.5

124.607
316.101
264.068
225.757

123.106
315.568
263.880
224.023

121.784
314.783
263.939
224.154

122.622
315.396
264.032
224.072

-3.6
-9.2
-2.1
2.0

-.1
16.8
4.5
5.4

-2.6
-4.5
2.4
2.0

-6.2
-.9
-.1
-3.0

-1.8
3.0
1.1
3.7

-4.4
-2.7
1.2
-.5

Expenditure category

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

-

394.832
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

135.437
107.406

134.522
106.442

134.846
106.259

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

123.678
191.203
497.706
537.418
622.724
604.152
233.419
201.234
87.469
142.958
227.304
201.393
85.331
102.413
64.590
9.969
78.673
48.712
76.079

123.911
191.835
499.745
539.155
625.328
606.470
234.007
201.800
87.545
143.138
227.304
205.592
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000
9.935
78.163
48.219
76.037

39.353

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
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

135.307
105.711

5.8
-3.0

6.1
4.4

3.1
.4

-0.4
-6.2

6.0
.6

1.3
-2.9

124.142
192.430
501.581
540.811
627.256
609.251
234.372
202.130
87.616
145.160
230.143
217.909
85.433
102.504
64.082
100.951
9.978
77.929
48.416
76.480

124.338
193.654
504.554
544.275
630.048
612.006
236.436
203.265
87.501
145.301
230.143
222.759
85.314
102.038
63.524
101.093
10.077
77.391
48.678
77.990

2.3
5.2
5.5
5.2
6.5
4.8
3.7
5.4
.3
10.2
10.7
3.6
.0
1.3
.1

2.1
5.4
10.2
5.0
7.9
3.8
1.6
4.1
-.2
5.4
5.1
9.2
-.4
1.5
.2

.9
3.4
6.1
3.1
4.1
2.0
2.8
1.8
-.9
.5
.0
8.0
-.9
-.8
-4.8

2.2
5.2
5.6
5.2
4.8
5.3
5.3
4.1
.1
6.7
5.1
49.7
-.1
-1.5
-6.4

2.2
5.3
7.8
5.1
7.2
4.3
2.6
4.8
.1
7.8
7.9
6.4
-.2
1.4
.1

1.5
4.3
5.9
4.2
4.4
3.7
4.0
2.9
-.4
3.5
2.5
27.2
-.5
-1.1
-5.6

-6.4
-15.3
-2.6
-.2

-9.7
-19.8
-3.2
-.6

-1.7
-1.6
-2.6
-4.0

4.4
-6.4
-.3
10.4

-8.1
-17.6
-2.9
-.4

1.3
-4.0
-1.5
3.0

38.567

38.174

37.789

-7.6

-9.0

14.7

-15.0

-8.3

-1.2

403.360
786.541
319.268
213.041
203.399
161.784

404.292
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.727
162.231

404.888
791.959
321.471
213.995
203.775
161.689

404.813
790.710
320.827
215.015
203.895
162.073

34.1
116.5
119.5
64.5
1.2
1.4

5.6
12.6
12.5
13.9
1.3
-1.7

4.6
9.7
9.6
13.1
1.3
-1.5

1.4
2.1
2.0
3.8
1.0
.7

19.0
56.1
57.2
36.9
1.3
-.2

3.0
5.9
5.7
8.3
1.1
-.4

103.914

104.766

104.996

105.685

4.9

-3.2

-5.0

7.0

.7

.8

185.893
228.614
139.341
350.374
283.498
286.951
139.791
156.098
274.531
88.851

185.326
228.614
139.341
351.092
283.296
287.889
140.408
156.280
272.967
89.242

183.592
228.793
139.450
352.090
285.447
288.068
140.846
157.607
272.598
89.053

183.191
228.169
139.069
352.853
285.969
288.183
140.866
157.560
275.003
88.840

-2.3
3.1
3.1
1.0
-1.3
3.7
2.8
2.3
.0
.4

.0
-.1
-.1
2.9
2.0
3.6
2.9
1.3
3.2
-2.2

2.3
1.5
1.5
3.7
7.0
3.5
1.4
10.3
2.9
2.6

-5.7
-.8
-.8
2.9
3.5
1.7
3.1
3.8
.7
.0

-1.1
1.5
1.5
1.9
.3
3.7
2.8
1.8
1.6
-.9

-1.8
.4
.4
3.3
5.2
2.6
2.3
7.0
1.8
1.2

175.805
153.502
196.863
248.738
111.728
255.245
234.029
255.455
293.299
211.499
203.704
205.514
155.883
198.543
245.496
207.442

176.635
154.519
198.438
251.007
112.317
255.350
234.082
256.122
293.681
212.031
204.406
206.007
156.879
200.048
247.582
208.232

178.233
156.580
202.280
257.262
112.382
255.157
233.607
255.588
294.133
212.790
205.615
206.680
158.886
203.681
253.287
210.553

177.989
156.171
201.470
255.925
112.465
255.440
233.241
256.694
294.301
212.759
205.643
206.620
158.469
202.891
252.038
210.177

.9
2.6
-1.3
.9
1.4
.1
1.3
2.0
1.4
.8
-.1
.2
2.5
-1.2
.7
-2.5

13.2
22.7
41.7
58.4
1.0
1.1
.1
3.4
3.4
7.6
9.0
6.4
21.9
38.9
53.0
19.4

4.9
7.8
8.6
10.3
10.0
1.2
-.3
6.6
.5
3.3
4.4
2.8
7.7
8.2
9.7
4.3

5.1
7.1
9.7
12.1
2.7
.3
-1.3
2.0
1.4
2.4
3.9
2.2
6.8
9.1
11.1
5.4

6.9
12.2
18.3
26.4
1.2
.6
.7
2.7
2.4
4.2
4.4
3.3
11.8
17.1
24.1
7.9

5.0
7.5
9.1
11.2
6.3
.8
-.8
4.2
.9
2.9
4.1
2.5
7.2
8.6
10.4
4.8

Expenditure category

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

May
2009

Aug.
2009

Nov.
2009

Feb.
2010

Aug.
2009

Feb.
2010

113.295
247.833
244.619
207.897
213.906
213.749
145.242
235.286
262.192
216.742
197.830

113.556
248.380
244.797
210.195
214.189
214.023
145.608
240.247
262.385
217.384
197.941

113.467
248.589
244.523
216.617
214.235
213.979
145.835
252.253
262.136
219.116
198.114

112.858
249.271
244.557
215.259
214.406
214.141
145.848
249.339
262.409
219.174
198.120

-2.4
-1.5
-.2
-14.8
2.1
3.0
5.9
-12.0
1.8
-6.5
-5.1

3.7
1.9
.7
64.5
1.3
1.7
2.1
154.3
1.6
-2.7
.4

-3.1
3.6
1.3
12.8
1.7
2.1
5.2
17.3
.7
-1.3
2.0

-1.5
2.3
-.1
14.9
.9
.7
1.7
26.1
.3
4.6
.6

0.6
.2
.3
18.4
1.7
2.4
4.0
49.6
1.7
-4.6
-2.4

-2.3
3.0
.6
13.9
1.3
1.4
3.4
21.6
.5
1.6
1.3

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
R
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Revised.
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.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

M

216.330

215.949

216.687

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

231.708
233.785
137.646

231.462
233.475
137.597

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

206.247
207.277
131.952

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. 2010 from—

Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

216.741

2.1

0.4

0.0

2.6

0.2

0.3

232.294
234.109
138.416

232.382
234.183
138.491

2.5
2.1
3.4

.4
.3
.6

.0
.0
.1

3.0
2.7
3.8

.3
.1
.6

.4
.3
.6

205.613
206.399
131.742

206.564
207.325
132.417

206.563
207.329
132.451

2.5
2.3
2.6

.5
.5
.5

.0
.0
.0

2.9
2.6
2.9

.2
.0
.4

.5
.4
.5

203.047

202.738

203.490

203.274

3.5

.3

-.1

3.9

.2

.4

M
M
M

209.738
211.424
133.342

209.476
210.971
133.252

210.056
211.762
133.517

210.020
211.503
133.575

2.3
1.7
2.5

.3
.3
.2

.0
-.1
.0

2.8
2.3
3.0

.2
.2
.1

.3
.4
.2

M

213.372

213.159

213.873

214.007

3.5

.4

.1

3.9

.2

.3

M
M
M

219.728
223.489
133.335

219.307
223.058
133.132

219.989
223.852
133.366

220.179
223.989
133.513

1.4
1.4
1.4

.4
.4
.3

.1
.1
.1

1.9
1.8
2.1

.1
.2
.0

.3
.4
.2

M
M
M

197.697
133.663
209.567

197.246
133.535
209.192

197.948
133.954
209.984

197.949
134.028
210.098

1.8
2.4
3.0

.4
.4
.4

.0
.1
.1

2.3
2.9
3.2

.1
.2
.2

.4
.3
.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

212.206
224.317

211.185
223.643

212.104
224.610

212.456
224.620

2.5
1.4

.6
.4

.2
.0

2.2
1.8

.0
.1

.4
.4

M

238.777

238.427

238.970

238.862

1.8

.2

.0

2.4

.1

.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

236.589
201.471
201.958
140.718

-

237.266
203.037
202.106
141.124

-

-

-

-

2.8
2.4
1.8
2.6

.3
.8
.1
.3

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

200.456
203.880
190.932
222.943

-

202.646
203.380
192.412
222.505

1.7
.7
2.4
.9

1.1
-.2
.8
-.2

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

224.800
224.239
225.596

-

226.529
226.145
226.085

2.8
1.8
.6

.8
.8
.2

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

232.382
365.930

2.5

0.0
-

206.563
336.089

2.5

0.0

-

210.020
340.682

2.3

0.0

-

220.179
355.908

1.4

0.1

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

225.024
224.446
222.023
230.577
231.577

.4
.3
-.8
1.7
1.8

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

212.831
212.107
205.915
221.502
220.835

.0
-.2
-1.2
1.1
2.4

-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.1

217.419
217.990
212.589
228.116
208.416

.2
.1
-1.1
1.6
.8

.1
.1
.0
.1
.3

221.649
220.703
220.886
219.213
231.655

-.9
-1.0
-2.8
1.2
.4

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

243.492
290.898
284.820

.5
1.1
1.3

.0
.2
.1

196.685
226.495
221.696

.1
.5
1.3

.1
.1
.0

199.947
221.681
223.417

-1.3
-.5
.3

-.2
-.1
-.1

226.203
252.887
259.039

-1.3
-1.9
-.9

.0
-.1
-.1

303.837

2.0

.1

231.492

1.4

.0

225.459

.0

-.2

267.456

-1.5

-.1

303.836
216.051
199.863
200.835
191.115
211.088
126.552

2.0
-.6
-1.6
-4.9
-.1
-14.4
-2.4

.1
-.2
-.2
.2
.5
-.6
-.6

231.491
200.369
174.460
179.780
169.181
192.753
120.358

1.4
.4
-.7
-1.3
3.0
-8.1
-2.7

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

225.462
207.761
176.121
176.309
169.357
208.843
128.212

.0
-5.7
-8.5
-8.9
-9.5
-5.5
-.9

-.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.6
-1.9
.1
.0

267.467
234.704
215.406
217.227
231.864
196.520
132.058

-1.5
4.2
2.8
2.4
4.1
-3.1
-1.6

-.1
.5
.2
.2
-.1
1.1
-.2

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

119.498

.2

1.3

111.076

2.8

2.5

130.205

.1

2.2

111.813

-2.3

1.5

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 .........

189.950
184.016
96.674
138.330
95.843
135.572
145.312
224.864
224.091
224.820
228.666
218.268

11.3
11.9
4.2
3.5
3.5
2.5
13.3
38.0
39.0
40.1
36.8
35.4

-.2
-.4
.3
-.2
-.2
-.3
.8
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-1.6

189.162
184.085
97.037
133.034
94.136
132.024
140.308
229.067
228.682
227.232
251.699
225.246

11.1
11.5
3.6
2.4
2.5
1.1
12.9
35.3
35.9
36.7
34.8
32.0

-1.1
-1.2
.4
.2
.3
.1
.8
-4.9
-5.1
-5.2
-4.6
-4.6

187.130
185.565
97.344
143.841
97.844
147.345
139.534
226.054
225.389
223.903
236.201
224.957

13.3
13.7
5.8
3.4
3.4
2.8
15.5
37.7
38.6
39.5
37.4
35.0

-.4
-.4
.5
.5
.5
.4
.7
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.1
-2.2

192.346
186.872
96.863
137.698
95.609
139.287
137.923
229.980
229.671
228.415
216.006
220.912

11.1
11.8
6.2
4.0
3.9
2.4
13.9
33.0
33.6
34.2
32.7
31.6

-.2
-.4
.2
-.4
-.4
-.5
.7
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-1.8
-1.8

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

404.795
335.046
422.857
327.479

2.4
2.8
2.3
1.8

.6
.9
.6
.3

385.196
310.318
409.987
350.186

4.3
4.5
4.2
4.1

.8
.7
.8
.8

366.685
299.083
388.810
324.082

3.6
2.9
3.8
3.3

.7
.7
.7
.4

396.206
317.945
420.083
303.611

4.0
4.2
4.0
2.1

1.3
.9
1.5
.5

Recreation 4 ..............................................

118.041

.5

-.3

114.900

-1.0

.4

114.228

-.8

.1

107.422

-2.2

.0

Education and communication 4 ...............

133.215

2.3

.1

130.219

2.0

-.1

125.091

2.7

.1

128.773

2.1

.0

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

403.165

7.2

.3

364.288

7.8

-.1

371.466

9.9

.0

372.300

4.9

.2

232.382
178.893
151.741
188.230

2.5
4.5
7.5
11.1

.0
-.3
-.3
-.4

206.563
169.150
146.909
184.546

2.5
4.5
7.5
12.4

.0
-.3
-.4
-.8

210.020
175.091
153.475
194.628

2.3
5.3
8.6
12.8

.0
.0
.0
-.1

220.179
170.939
144.179
178.446

1.4
3.6
6.3
9.5

.1
-.1
-.1
.0

242.100
109.665
284.771
304.236
244.703

15.5
1.9
1.3
1.1
3.1

-1.0
-.2
.2
.2
.5

232.332
109.087
245.620
232.683
263.122

15.7
.9
1.1
.5
2.4

-1.9
.3
.2
.1
.3

234.642
114.969
245.795
227.895
262.622

17.4
2.9
.2
-.5
4.0

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

225.431
112.089
265.173
268.947
258.358

14.1
2.8
.0
-1.9
3.6

-.5
-.3
.2
-.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 ..........................
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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

330.885

2.6

0.1

224.679
234.076
212.711
154.761
207.057
190.639
239.063
288.296
274.864
210.240
236.923
240.685

2.5
2.9
3.2
7.2
5.3
10.4
14.1
1.5
1.2
13.0
1.6
1.8

146.644
235.363
293.126

2.1
33.2
1.7

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

297.285

1.5

0.1

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

198.013
205.550
201.523
149.418
198.820
186.644
230.437
273.917
233.010
197.774
209.789
209.992

2.4
3.0
3.4
7.3
5.7
11.5
14.2
1.8
.8
15.1
1.4
1.7

.1
-2.0
.2

142.015
230.076
254.378

2.6
34.2
1.4

Index
Feb.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

297.173

2.0

0.1

-.1
.0
.0
-.4
-.5
-.8
-1.7
.3
.1
-2.6
.3
.3

201.077
208.589
206.668
155.302
205.872
195.236
231.320
275.843
232.411
194.348
212.433
211.842

2.2
2.7
3.6
8.3
6.2
12.0
15.9
1.0
-.1
11.9
1.4
1.6

.6
-4.6
.2

147.086
229.739
252.942

3.1
36.7
1.0

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

303.167

1.5

0.0

-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.7
.0
-.1
-2.0
.2
.2

212.009
220.251
208.230
147.575
200.758
182.448
225.490
290.438
254.231
225.555
221.612
222.427

1.3
1.8
3.2
6.1
3.9
8.8
12.5
2.6
-.3
19.1
.2
.4

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

.6
-2.3
.1

138.902
233.591
268.901

1.8
32.5
-.1

.3
-2.0
.2

Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

197.949
197.949

1.8

0.0

134.028

2.4

0.1
-

210.098
338.836

3.0

0.1

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

197.587
197.312
198.866
193.863
199.108

-.4
-.5
-1.9
1.2
1.2

-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0

137.377
137.399
134.302
141.891
137.077

.3
.2
-1.1
1.7
1.6

.0
.0
-.1
.2
.0

218.537
218.443
212.060
230.471
219.510

.2
.1
-.7
1.3
.8

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

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.584
216.454
215.950
216.623
216.621
215.021
211.217
201.232
190.404
216.080
119.968

-.5
-.2
.4
.4
.4
-.6
-2.4
-3.4
-2.1
-6.6
-2.4

-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.0
-1.7
.5
-.3

131.213
132.143
137.573
131.556
131.548
159.151
156.947
149.195
141.494
168.744
100.217

-.7
-.3
.1
.3
.3
-1.9
-3.8
-5.1
-3.5
-10.5
-1.2

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

193.280
216.420
212.664
226.855
226.852
206.979
173.734
184.499
186.171
174.563
128.846

-1.4
-1.4
.3
-1.0
-1.0
-2.1
-3.5
-4.8
-2.6
-14.2
-.1

.0
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.8
-1.1
-1.2
-1.3
-.8
-.5

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

113.030

1.0

2.3

86.338

-2.5

1.2

117.964

6.3

2.0

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

185.781
184.804
97.340
120.644
94.999
121.477
134.123
331.394
330.587
337.529
226.516
297.986

11.2
11.8
4.5
3.4
3.4
2.4
13.7
35.3
35.9
36.8
34.6
32.7

-.5
-.7
.3
.1
.2
.0
.8
-2.9
-3.0
-3.1
-2.7
-2.7

133.260
133.106
96.667
97.317
97.317
99.705
94.435
225.972
227.057
231.406
222.835
216.341

12.2
12.7
5.7
3.4
3.3
2.2
14.6
36.6
37.5
38.2
36.4
34.9

-.5
-.5
.4
-.1
-.1
-.2
.7
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.4
-2.3

190.070
185.605
96.252
144.343
99.613
144.027
128.903
217.808
216.888
207.324
245.349
222.319

14.4
14.9
7.3
4.8
4.9
3.0
13.9
37.2
38.3
39.0
37.8
35.2

-.1
-.2
.8
.6
.6
.6
.7
-2.4
-2.4
-2.6
-2.2
-1.7

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

305.581
246.803
322.979
256.258

4.0
3.4
4.2
3.3

.7
.9
.7
.5

162.595
146.634
168.270
151.363

3.1
3.8
2.9
2.2

1.0
.7
1.1
.5

375.105
316.187
395.400
335.083

3.9
3.1
4.1
3.0

.7
.8
.6
.5

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.941

-2.5

-.2

112.993

.8

.3

116.769

1.2

-.3

Education and communication 3 .........................................

131.653

2.3

.1

124.510

2.5

-.1

132.035

1.9

-.2

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

292.090

5.8

.0

171.012

9.5

.1

404.628

10.9

.5

197.949
164.892
145.861
189.015
244.913
103.662
224.263
217.255
207.685

1.8
3.9
6.9
10.8
14.9
1.7
.6
-.3
3.5

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

134.028
122.854
115.142
143.863
171.924
87.246
140.056
132.300
139.985

2.4
4.9
7.8
11.7
16.6
2.7
.6
-.4
2.7

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

210.098
176.100
155.669
194.467
235.056
116.558
247.322
223.679
273.949

3.0
6.6
10.3
15.1
17.6
4.1
.2
-1.5
5.4

.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.7
.1
.2
.2
1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

250.763

1.4

0.1

143.001

2.7

0.2

306.574

1.9

-0.4

192.794
198.160
189.952
148.266
193.601
190.062
239.300
232.828
217.352
259.930
193.789
193.312
129.543
335.159
225.928

1.7
2.2
3.0
6.6
4.7
10.0
13.3
1.8
.3
14.3
.9
1.1
1.8
33.7
.9

.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.1
.1
.0
-2.0
.2
.2
.5
-2.8
.2

130.207
131.326
132.316
115.805
140.471
143.424
168.918
148.410
137.450
187.065
127.804
126.019
101.556
231.537
139.325

2.4
2.8
3.6
7.5
5.7
11.0
15.3
1.6
.3
14.3
1.3
1.6
2.7
35.2
1.0

.0
.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
-.8
.4
.1
-1.3
.2
.2
.3
-2.5
.2

199.729
208.637
209.812
157.340
206.422
195.361
233.112
285.265
232.160
195.940
212.850
212.290
150.102
219.867
254.338

2.9
3.5
4.8
9.9
7.6
14.2
16.3
2.0
-.2
15.3
1.7
2.0
5.1
34.7
.6

.0
.1
.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.7
.1
.1
-1.8
.3
.4
.5
-2.2
.3

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

234.183
361.859

2.1

0.0

138.491

3.4

0.1

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

224.375
223.702
223.028
227.642
232.355

.1
.0
-1.0
1.3
1.4

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

140.205
140.359
136.508
146.211
136.814

1.1
.9
-.3
2.6
2.9

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

247.008
295.408
292.927
304.707
304.707
211.307
202.903
201.766
190.868
216.063
124.414

.4
1.1
1.2
1.8
1.8
-1.0
-1.8
-4.5
.5
-13.5
-3.7

.0
.1
.0
.1
.1
.0
-.1
.3
.8
-.8
-1.1

138.530
136.897
142.983
136.038
136.038
178.729
176.909
150.531
135.743
R167.302
105.682

.9
1.1
1.8
2.6
2.6
.1
-1.1
-5.9
-1.4
-16.2
.5

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

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

117.886

.7

1.8

85.498

-1.7

-.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

191.150
184.527
219.732
218.681
219.183
220.191
213.799

11.1
11.9
38.4
39.4
40.6
37.3
35.8

-.2
-.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
-1.6

132.847
133.733
227.960
228.494
232.097
226.270
217.566

11.6
11.9
37.3
38.2
39.3
35.8
34.3

-.2
-.3
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
-1.5

Medical care .............................................................................

406.419

2.4

.7

167.205

2.5

.6

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.461

-.7

-.3

118.914

3.1

-.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.213

1.6

.1

127.868

4.4

.0

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

386.820

6.4

.3

181.896

9.3

.3

234.183
177.632
148.733
182.414
108.540
285.651

2.1
3.8
6.7
10.2
1.0
1.2

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

138.491
129.357
123.051
153.860
90.039
142.833

3.4
5.9
9.0
13.1
3.3
1.4

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

226.621
211.966
151.972
204.434
185.387
285.138
275.867
210.503
238.687
242.945

2.1
2.8
6.4
4.6
9.5
1.4
1.1
12.6
1.3
1.5

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

134.812
136.671
123.548
146.441
152.506
148.910
140.389
197.728
131.595
129.847

3.4
4.3
8.7
6.8
12.3
1.8
1.5
14.0
2.3
2.6

.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.6
.2
.2
-1.2
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
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.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

207.329
342.312

2.3

0.0

132.451

2.6

0.0
-

203.274
325.894

3.5

-0.1

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

214.231
213.622
209.172
219.784
218.827

-.2
-.5
-1.8
1.0
2.7

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

136.129
136.125
132.631
140.969
138.076

.3
.2
-.4
1.2
2.2

.0
.0
.0
.1
.0

217.652
216.804
205.385
236.523
230.003

.3
.1
-.6
1.0
2.0

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

199.122
231.089
231.802
236.317
236.316
195.744
173.151
175.829
157.131
190.936
117.262

.2
.5
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.4
.4
.3
2.8
-3.1
-2.6

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

124.892
125.335
127.487
123.942
123.942
161.269
161.532
156.955
145.928
171.383
93.823

-.5
.2
1.6
1.4
1.4
-1.0
-2.3
-3.2
3.7
-16.4
-3.9

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

192.661
216.736
203.365
222.956
222.956
204.881
161.380
170.551
161.101
184.473
122.946

1.4
2.0
1.5
1.9
1.9
-.3
-.6
-2.7
1.7
-11.8
.9

-.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.9
-1.1
-1.5
-.3
-.3

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

109.516

3.1

2.2

83.298

2.0

3.5

120.349

3.7

1.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

189.297
185.371
232.782
232.007
231.639
248.164
223.763

10.9
11.3
36.0
36.6
37.5
35.3
31.9

-1.2
-1.4
-5.3
-5.5
-5.6
-5.0
-5.2

138.475
138.229
234.301
235.081
239.419
232.567
222.276

11.1
11.7
33.9
34.7
35.3
33.8
32.1

-1.0
-1.0
-4.5
-4.7
-5.0
-4.0
-4.1

170.346
162.998
201.039
199.398
191.946
231.670
205.267

11.8
12.2
36.1
36.3
37.0
36.3
31.9

-.9
-1.0
-4.2
-4.2
-4.2
-4.4
-3.5

Medical care .............................................................................

383.076

5.1

.8

166.056

3.0

.6

371.486

4.5

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.711

-3.1

.1

118.292

1.8

.8

108.674

-.4

.0

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

131.465

1.4

.0

130.365

3.0

-.2

120.209

2.2

-.2

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

353.838

6.7

.2

172.146

9.3

-.5

381.383

8.8

-.2

207.329
168.169
143.920
180.600
107.299
246.213

2.3
4.1
7.1
11.8
.7
1.1

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

132.451
121.558
113.759
142.499
83.696
139.506

2.6
4.8
7.7
12.8
.8
1.0

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

203.274
173.990
152.900
192.774
111.826
235.575

3.5
5.8
9.1
13.9
2.7
1.6

-.1
-.3
-.6
-1.2
.4
.0

199.530
200.649
146.861
198.070
183.314
273.411
235.044
198.304
210.384
210.473

2.1
3.2
6.9
5.2
10.9
1.9
.7
16.0
1.2
1.5

-.1
-.1
-.5
-.5
-.9
.4
.2
-2.7
.3
.3

128.729
133.510
114.454
139.343
141.951
154.009
136.268
193.627
126.448
124.635

2.6
3.6
7.4
6.2
12.1
1.8
.9
13.5
1.6
1.9

.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.5
.2
.1
-2.4
.3
.3

192.691
200.087
154.951
204.936
194.448
258.483
217.819
179.095
207.668
205.957

3.4
4.0
8.8
6.9
13.1
1.4
1.2
16.1
2.2
2.6

-.2
-.1
-.5
-.5
-1.1
.1
-.1
-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 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.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

211.503
341.436

1.7

-0.1

133.575

2.5

0.0
-

214.007
347.530

3.5

0.1

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

218.028
218.958
211.186
231.447
206.271

-.1
-.2
-1.8
1.7
.6

.4
.4
.7
.1
.4

137.138
137.537
135.185
140.785
130.625

.2
.2
-.9
1.4
1.0

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

215.968
215.524
215.604
219.545
219.113

.9
.9
.1
2.1
.0

-.5
-.5
-1.3
.7
.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

205.657
227.933
231.496
233.624
233.620
203.396
180.997
183.731
172.714
205.330
136.319

-1.5
-.4
.6
.2
.2
-8.1
-11.1
-11.5
-11.9
-9.3
-1.3

-.4
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
-3.9
-5.0
-5.1
-6.1
-.3
.3

131.693
134.514
139.997
133.823
133.823
148.812
144.335
140.954
135.946
170.004
99.143

-.9
-.3
.1
.2
.2
-4.7
-7.5
-8.0
-9.0
-1.5
-.6

-.1
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
.6
.8
.8
.8
.9
-.1

194.309
217.817
216.118
228.418
228.418
204.357
175.841
181.079
180.103
172.179
126.317

-1.9
-1.9
-.9
-1.8
-1.8
-2.7
-4.3
-4.6
-3.8
-10.5
-.8

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

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

144.407

.7

3.2

86.515

-1.8

1.4

125.093

9.4

3.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

187.172
186.889
232.618
230.776
231.023
232.655
229.140

12.5
12.9
37.2
37.7
39.1
35.9
33.4

-.5
-.4
-2.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.2
-2.3

130.579
130.332
225.458
226.244
232.003
221.174
216.316

13.1
13.6
38.0
39.0
39.8
38.0
35.8

-.5
-.4
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.2
-2.1

204.985
203.709
215.896
214.005
206.402
254.058
224.926

16.9
17.2
37.5
39.1
39.4
39.2
36.7

-.2
-.2
-2.5
-2.6
-2.8
-1.7
-1.9

Medical care .............................................................................

358.470

4.6

.2

157.355

3.2

.9

364.308

2.8

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

109.488

-3.9

-.1

116.016

.6

.4

119.630

1.6

-1.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

127.039

3.6

-.1

122.955

2.2

.3

129.121

1.4

-.3

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

342.136

6.6

-.7

168.658

10.9

.2

408.411

16.4

1.5

211.503
174.950
152.046
188.839
117.151
246.725

1.7
4.6
7.8
12.3
2.1
.0

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

133.575
122.272
114.531
143.320
87.770
139.948

2.5
5.3
8.4
12.2
3.2
.4

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

214.007
181.489
164.747
204.442
122.204
248.738

3.5
7.9
11.9
17.3
4.0
.2

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

204.166
205.870
154.239
203.004
189.849
275.328
235.578
200.882
214.402
214.040

1.5
2.9
7.5
5.6
11.4
.6
-.4
8.9
1.1
1.3

-.1
-.2
.2
.2
.1
-.9
-.4
-3.5
.2
.2

130.047
130.867
115.001
140.039
142.624
145.530
137.891
177.898
127.761
125.924

2.4
3.6
8.1
6.0
11.5
1.1
.1
13.2
1.4
1.7

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

202.924
214.155
165.913
210.372
204.506
284.356
232.901
192.513
215.902
216.365

3.6
5.8
11.6
9.3
16.7
2.2
-.1
15.0
2.2
2.4

.0
.0
-.1
-.2
.0
.3
.3
-1.6
.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)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

223.989
365.246

1.4

0.1

133.513

1.4

0.1

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

222.343
221.792
223.445
218.093
226.506

-1.1
-1.2
-3.0
.8
.1

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

136.979
135.891
132.160
141.550
155.475

-.5
-.6
-2.6
2.3
1.3

.2
.2
.1
.3
-.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

237.290
265.616
275.959
281.658
281.670
240.513
223.610
225.362
247.202
201.555
133.199

-1.1
-1.7
-.8
-1.3
-1.3
6.2
4.8
4.6
4.6
3.8
-2.0

.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.8
.5
.5
.3
1.3
-.3

130.869
130.433
138.031
131.046
131.047
166.702
165.929
162.693
157.260
171.028
105.530

-1.3
-2.0
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
2.8
2.2
1.7
5.8
-8.9
-1.2

.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.8
.5
.6
.4
1.1
.1

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

114.343

-.1

2.3

89.962

-8.2

-.4

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

189.189
184.142
228.513
227.701
228.824
210.811
220.013

10.5
11.2
31.4
31.8
32.4
31.1
29.9

-.4
-.6
-2.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.2
-2.3

135.098
134.005
213.138
215.493
215.619
211.521
207.098

11.7
12.1
35.4
36.0
36.5
35.4
34.7

-.3
-.3
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
-1.6
-1.4

Medical care .............................................................................

387.858

4.0

1.1

169.027

3.8

2.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.623

-2.8

-.2

96.771

-2.1

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

130.836

2.6

.3

118.849

1.0

-.6

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

373.851

4.1

.1

164.918

6.3

.6

223.989
170.719
142.322
174.455
111.383
271.062

1.4
3.4
6.3
9.6
2.4
.2

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

133.513
120.301
111.695
137.740
87.915
138.929

1.4
3.5
5.6
8.3
2.9
-.1

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

216.735
207.906
145.952
199.298
178.610
289.813
261.896
224.611
225.960
227.448

1.2
3.2
6.0
3.8
8.8
2.8
-.1
20.0
.2
.4

.0
.1
-.1
-.1
.1
.5
.1
-1.2
.2
.2

128.640
131.049
112.890
137.572
138.864
149.064
135.635
194.269
126.504
124.904

1.3
3.1
5.5
3.8
7.8
2.2
-.5
18.5
.1
.2

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

6 Revised index for Northeast size B/C: Jan. 2010=167.226.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
R Revised.
- 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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

M

212.816

213.359

215.404

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

220.250
221.765
134.631

220.609
222.126
134.851

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

203.639
208.084
130.166

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. 2010 from—

Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

215.118

-1.5

0.8

-0.1

-2.0

1.2

1.0

222.823
223.920
136.866

222.023
223.028
136.508

-.8
-1.0
-.3

.6
.4
1.2

-.4
-.4
-.3

-1.2
-1.1
-1.3

1.2
1.0
1.7

1.0
.8
1.5

204.500
209.061
130.562

206.217
209.876
132.656

205.915
209.172
132.631

-1.2
-1.8
-.4

.7
.1
1.6

-.1
-.3
.0

-1.7
-2.3
-.9

1.3
.9
1.9

.8
.4
1.6

201.006

202.205

204.291

205.385

-.6

1.6

.5

-1.0

1.6

1.0

M
M
M

210.217
209.295
133.468

211.104
208.626
134.391

212.515
209.662
135.429

212.589
211.186
135.185

-1.1
-1.8
-.9

.7
1.2
.6

.0
.7
-.2

-1.4
-2.7
-1.2

1.1
.2
1.5

.7
.5
.8

M

213.824

216.937

218.457

215.604

.1

-.6

-1.3

1.9

2.2

.7

M
M
M

218.231
220.243
130.883

218.185
220.717
130.352

221.225
224.316
131.982

220.886
223.445
132.160

-2.8
-3.0
-2.6

1.2
1.2
1.4

-.2
-.4
.1

-3.5
-3.0
-4.1

1.4
1.8
.8

1.4
1.6
1.3

M
M
M

197.118
132.522
209.835

197.404
132.944
211.236

199.149
134.437
212.570

198.866
134.302
212.060

-1.9
-1.1
-.7

.7
1.0
.4

-.1
-.1
-.2

-2.3
-1.7
-1.1

1.0
1.4
1.3

.9
1.1
.6

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

213.182
225.953

216.248
227.249

215.135
231.495

214.130
229.246

-2.0
-2.9

-1.0
.9

-.5
-1.0

-3.2
-1.9

.9
2.5

-.5
1.9

M

225.807

225.118

226.351

225.334

-1.7

.1

-.4

-1.7

.2

.5

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

220.589
213.282
196.120
135.677

220.590
216.289
197.825
132.918

224.417
219.141
197.140
134.477

222.548
217.328
198.953
135.033

-.5
-1.8
-2.3
-1.9

.9
.5
.6
1.6

-.8
-.8
.9
.4

-.3
-1.4
-2.8
-2.1

1.7
2.7
.5
-.9

1.7
1.3
-.3
1.2

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

215.375
193.512
194.743
224.970

213.672
193.053
195.376
227.799

215.764
194.152
196.028
227.954

218.168
191.256
199.519
227.291

-1.8
-2.2
-2.3
-1.1

2.1
-.9
2.1
-.2

1.1
-1.5
1.8
-.3

-3.6
-1.0
-5.8
-.4

.2
.3
.7
1.3

1.0
.6
.3
.1

2
2
2

214.336
221.216
217.862

216.613
219.226
222.177

217.947
223.652
224.937

217.509
221.972
224.994

-.4
-2.5
-4.3

.4
1.3
1.3

-.2
-.8
.0

-.6
-2.7
-5.0

1.7
1.1
3.2

.6
2.0
1.2

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 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.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

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

216.741
649.259

2.1

0.0
-

212.456
634.731

2.5

0.2

-

224.620
663.627

1.4

0.0

-

238.862
690.517

1.8

0.0

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

219.140
218.778
215.118
225.081
222.496

-.1
-.2
-1.5
1.4
1.3

.0
.0
-.1
.1
.0

215.213
213.800
214.130
207.489
232.368

-.1
-.4
-2.0
1.5
2.7

-.3
-.3
-.5
.0
-1.0

222.639
221.281
229.246
207.954
229.237

-1.0
-1.3
-2.9
.8
2.6

-.5
-.6
-1.0
.0
.2

228.173
227.244
225.334
235.622
237.793

-.3
-.4
-1.7
1.1
1.3

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

215.841
248.001
249.017

-.6
-.4
.3

.0
.0
-.1

215.056
261.481
273.111

.0
.8
1.9

.1
.0
.1

242.913
272.368
278.766

-.7
-1.4
-.8

.1
.2
.1

257.077
311.383
309.841

.2
.5
1.5

-.1
.1
.1

256.483

.3

.0

267.574

1.8

-.1

285.581

-1.3

.2

320.968

.9

.1

256.479
210.819
186.345
189.549
185.448
200.120
126.945

.3
-1.3
-3.0
-4.2
-2.7
-8.4
-1.7

.0
-.3
-.5
-.5
-.8
.5
-.2

267.574
182.426
162.666
166.246
141.100
189.937
105.721

1.8
-1.9
-3.6
-3.6
-5.4
-1.4
-2.6

-.1
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.2
1.5
-.4

285.581
249.840
237.682
236.223
266.112
211.149
123.730

-1.3
10.3
10.2
10.1
4.9
27.4
-2.2

.2
.6
.8
.8
.7
1.1
-.5

320.966
200.304
200.579
195.712
185.862
210.825
122.702

.9
.8
.3
-1.5
5.1
-12.7
-3.5

.1
-.3
-.4
-.1
1.0
-2.3
-1.2

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

118.869

.0

1.9

92.457

2.3

3.2

109.704

-.5

2.4

114.329

.6

1.2

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

189.577
185.274
227.674
227.198
226.314
233.541
221.444

11.8
12.4
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.7

-.5
-.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.9
-2.5
-2.5

178.137
174.995
239.490
237.754
234.299
248.411
227.027

12.0
12.6
40.0
40.3
41.0
39.5
37.1

-.1
-.5
-3.4
-3.6
-3.6
-3.2
-3.6

187.683
182.635
231.099
226.801
227.075
214.671
217.025

11.6
12.1
32.8
33.1
34.0
32.2
30.9

-.7
-.8
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6
-2.7

200.041
189.472
212.396
211.708
213.760
213.424
208.393

11.2
11.8
40.8
41.3
42.6
39.4
36.9

.1
-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.5
-1.7

Medical care .............................................

385.907

3.6

.8

407.745

10.1

1.3

371.331

3.1

.5

378.015

1.7

.4

Recreation 5 ..............................................

113.345

-1.0

.0

110.092

-1.4

-.4

107.115

-7.3

-.3

114.975

-1.5

-.4

Education and communication 5 ...............

129.105

2.3

.0

135.466

.1

-.4

132.117

2.4

.6

135.295

1.4

-.6

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

377.992

7.6

.1

350.827

4.7

-.2

357.830

3.3

.1

370.611

6.1

.6

216.741
173.419
149.162
186.882
111.753
259.792

2.1
4.5
7.5
11.5
2.3
.6

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

212.456
163.673
135.651
173.040
99.342
258.644

2.5
3.9
6.9
10.6
1.4
1.5

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

224.620
169.548
139.853
176.972
103.840
272.714

1.4
3.7
6.5
10.3
2.1
.1

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

238.862
178.393
145.546
177.433
104.122
290.565

1.8
3.2
6.0
9.3
.0
1.1

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

208.432
206.948
151.767
203.219
189.015
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602

2.0
3.4
7.3
5.3
10.8
1.7
.3
14.4
1.1
1.3

.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.3
.3
.1
-1.7
.2
.2

204.015
196.185
139.504
195.471
177.413
269.151
247.427
190.849
216.126
217.303

1.9
3.3
6.6
4.6
9.8
2.4
.6
14.5
1.5
1.9

.1
.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
.8
.3
-.9
.3
.3

217.842
203.802
143.826
201.470
181.988
280.902
264.458
234.332
225.773
227.049

1.4
3.2
6.4
4.3
9.8
2.5
-.1
24.1
.0
.2

.0
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
.3
.2
-1.4
.1
.3

232.562
210.434
149.237
204.567
181.251
277.984
282.752
206.279
243.714
248.241

1.8
2.7
5.7
4.0
8.7
2.0
1.0
14.4
.9
1.1

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ..................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

216.741
649.259

2.1

0.4
-

202.646
611.117

1.7

1.1
-

212.456
634.731

2.5

0.6

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

219.140
218.778
215.118
225.081
222.496

-.1
-.2
-1.5
1.4
1.3

.5
.5
.8
.1
.2

220.620
229.646
218.168
246.213
140.010

.3
.4
-1.8
2.5
-.6

1.2
1.3
2.1
.4
.1

215.213
213.800
214.130
207.489
232.368

-.1
-.4
-2.0
1.5
2.7

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.1
-.5

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

215.841
248.001
249.017
256.483
256.479
210.819
186.345
189.549
185.448
200.120
126.945

-.6
-.4
.3
.3
.3
-1.3
-3.0
-4.2
-2.7
-8.4
-1.7

.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
1.0
.8
.4
-1.0
5.1
-.1

198.794
212.400
213.142
209.448
209.448
246.209
217.783
217.163
183.472
268.573
130.131

-1.1
-1.3
-2.0
-1.1
-1.1
-.7
-3.4
-3.6
1.8
-12.4
-.4

.8
.4
-.4
.5
.5
2.9
2.5
2.5
.1
8.1
1.1

215.056
261.481
273.111
267.574
267.574
182.426
162.666
166.246
141.100
189.937
105.721

.0
.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
-1.9
-3.6
-3.6
-5.4
-1.4
-2.6

1.0
.2
1.2
-.1
-.1
8.9
10.2
10.4
3.5
20.2
-.4

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

118.869

.0

-.4

129.258

3.5

10.8

92.457

2.3

.8

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

189.577
185.274
227.674
227.198
226.314
233.541
221.444

11.8
12.4
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.7

.7
.8
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2

179.514
178.172
224.203
223.465
219.811
271.588
228.912

14.4
14.3
37.0
38.4
40.0
36.0
33.2

1.0
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
.9

178.137
174.995
239.490
237.754
234.299
248.411
227.027

12.0
12.6
40.0
40.3
41.0
39.5
37.1

.9
1.1
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

385.907

3.6

1.7

320.066

.6

-.4

407.745

10.1

3.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

113.345

-1.0

.1

95.579

-11.9

2.4

110.092

-1.4

-1.3

Education and communication 7 .............................................

129.105

2.3

.2

124.791

8.3

.9

135.466

.1

-.8

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

377.992

7.6

.2

301.857

3.3

-3.2

350.827

4.7

-.5

216.741
173.419
149.162
186.882
111.753
259.792

2.1
4.5
7.5
11.5
2.3
.6

.4
.5
.5
.6
.2
.3

202.646
168.309
142.880
175.387
110.242
237.084

1.7
5.2
8.2
12.6
2.1
-.2

1.1
1.8
2.2
3.2
.7
.7

212.456
163.673
135.651
173.040
99.342
258.644

2.5
3.9
6.9
10.6
1.4
1.5

.6
.1
.4
.7
.0
.9

208.432
206.948
151.767
203.219
189.015
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602

2.0
3.4
7.3
5.3
10.8
1.7
.3
14.4
1.1
1.3

.3
.5
.5
.6
.6
.5
.2
1.1
.3
.3

195.520
202.542
142.448
195.768
171.661
277.062
225.463
201.185
202.837
199.043

1.8
3.6
7.9
6.2
11.9
1.4
-.2
12.9
.5
.6

1.2
1.5
2.1
2.2
3.0
1.1
.7
1.9
1.0
.9

204.015
196.185
139.504
195.471
177.413
269.151
247.427
190.849
216.126
217.303

1.9
3.3
6.6
4.6
9.8
2.4
.6
14.5
1.5
1.9

.4
.8
.4
.1
.6
1.8
.7
6.3
.1
.3

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

203.380
604.531

0.7

-0.2
-

192.412
617.135

2.4

0.8
-

224.620
663.627

1.4

0.4

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

197.325
197.333
191.256
206.406
191.631

-1.1
-1.2
-2.2
.2
-.3

-.5
-.6
-.9
-.2
1.2

199.272
198.374
199.519
192.674
203.249

-1.4
-1.4
-2.3
-.4
-1.1

.9
1.0
2.1
-.2
.0

222.639
221.281
229.246
207.954
229.237

-1.0
-1.3
-2.9
.8
2.6

.4
.5
.9
.0
.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

188.987
208.923
204.108
209.644
209.644
231.586
192.611
195.228
168.698
220.386
122.386

-1.6
-2.5
-1.7
-1.5
-1.5
3.9
3.1
3.4
-.7
7.9
-2.2

-.2
.0
-.2
-.5
-.5
-2.0
-2.4
-2.6
-7.6
3.1
1.3

182.790
203.363
191.744
189.281
189.281
193.020
187.449
185.154
184.648
180.042
129.500

-.6
.8
1.9
2.1
2.1
-7.8
-9.8
-10.0
-10.4
-7.6
.8

.6
.4
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.4
1.4
.4
8.1
1.2

242.913
272.368
278.766
285.581
285.581
249.840
237.682
236.223
266.112
211.149
123.730

-.7
-1.4
-.8
-1.3
-1.3
10.3
10.2
10.1
4.9
27.4
-2.2

.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.4
-.4
-.4
-5.1
15.0
-.1

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

104.952

-4.2

-2.8

148.272

8.5

4.9

109.704

-.5

2.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

215.475
213.306
224.715
224.181
230.553
250.144
208.724

10.4
10.5
35.3
35.9
37.5
32.8
27.8

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

164.666
163.739
218.423
218.180
225.015
223.756
213.488

11.5
12.1
35.5
36.3
37.5
35.0
33.0

1.7
2.2
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.9
1.7

187.683
182.635
231.099
226.801
227.075
214.671
217.025

11.6
12.1
32.8
33.1
34.0
32.2
30.9

.8
.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
.7
.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

359.048

1.1

2.1

364.029

3.8

1.0

371.331

3.1

.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

105.974

-10.2

-1.0

105.584

-1.9

-1.4

107.115

-7.3

-1.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

133.558

.6

-1.4

111.652

.8

-.9

132.117

2.4

1.4

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

385.511

9.8

1.3

328.054

6.7

-.4

357.830

3.3

.3

203.380
163.624
145.486
172.652
113.701
245.185

.7
3.5
6.8
10.5
1.1
-1.1

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

192.412
162.836
143.672
184.395
106.680
223.303

2.4
5.0
8.7
14.0
2.1
.5

.8
1.8
2.3
2.1
2.5
.1

224.620
169.548
139.853
176.972
103.840
272.714

1.4
3.7
6.5
10.3
2.1
.1

.4
.6
.8
1.1
.3
.3

197.213
204.202
147.342
185.160
173.886
296.385
236.748
208.737
205.325
207.557

.7
2.1
6.5
4.2
9.7
.5
-1.3
17.4
-.8
-.8

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

183.384
188.183
145.886
192.139
185.508
243.474
208.054
201.176
193.999
193.113

2.3
3.0
8.2
6.1
12.6
.2
.2
10.0
1.6
2.1

.8
.9
2.1
1.5
1.9
-.2
.1
1.5
.7
.6

217.842
203.802
143.826
201.470
181.988
280.902
264.458
234.332
225.773
227.049

1.4
3.2
6.4
4.3
9.8
2.5
-.1
24.1
.0
.2

.4
.6
.8
.7
1.0
.4
.3
.5
.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 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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

222.505
358.648

0.9

-0.2
-

238.862
690.517

1.8

0.2
-

226.529
654.429

2.8

0.8

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

227.207
228.410
227.291
232.291
213.307

.7
.5
-1.1
3.0
4.3

.2
.0
-.2
.3
4.2

228.173
227.244
225.334
235.622
237.793

-.3
-.4
-1.7
1.1
1.3

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

207.753
207.668
217.509
189.199
206.532

.3
.4
-.4
1.4
-.3

.2
.3
.4
.3
-2.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

223.555
246.170
236.180
250.423
250.423
166.534
148.513
145.741
141.753
222.373
173.039

-2.7
-1.9
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
-6.4
-10.7
-10.8
-11.1
-3.1
-5.5

-1.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-9.6
-11.7
-11.8
-12.4
8.2
-.2

257.077
311.383
309.841
320.968
320.966
200.304
200.579
195.712
185.862
210.825
122.702

.2
.5
1.5
.9
.9
.8
.3
-1.5
5.1
-12.7
-3.5

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.1
1.1
.8
1.9
-1.3
-.5

234.104
280.970
260.230
289.627
289.627
210.871
188.384
202.161
200.614
201.134
120.133

1.6
2.7
1.2
3.8
3.8
.4
-.9
-3.8
2.0
-15.8
-5.7

.5
.6
-.2
.5
.5
1.9
2.3
1.7
2.4
.2
-2.1

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

147.385

.2

9.1

114.329

.6

-1.6

105.611

2.0

5.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

198.651
199.397
246.227
243.967
244.095
227.397
238.831

10.3
10.2
35.4
35.6
36.5
34.8
33.0

.0
.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
2.0

200.041
189.472
212.396
211.708
213.760
213.424
208.393

11.2
11.8
40.8
41.3
42.6
39.4
36.9

.4
.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.0
.7

191.487
189.500
235.175
231.842
231.414
228.464
221.680

12.0
12.7
34.4
35.9
37.2
33.5
32.5

.7
.6
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

369.874

3.1

1.2

378.015

1.7

1.6

428.144

.9

1.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

114.232

-4.9

-2.5

114.975

-1.5

.1

120.299

-2.2

-.3

Education and communication 7 .............................................

118.485

3.1

.3

135.295

1.4

-.1

130.085

1.6

2.1

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

307.744

10.3

1.2

370.611

6.1

.4

419.535

6.9

-.6

222.505
190.396
167.598
196.472
136.814
248.208

.9
5.1
8.2
14.8
-.1
-1.4

-.2
1.1
1.7
2.8
.0
-.9

238.862
178.393
145.546
177.433
104.122
290.565

1.8
3.2
6.0
9.3
.0
1.1

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

226.529
169.317
146.726
178.648
111.167
285.533

2.8
4.1
6.6
10.2
.9
2.1

.8
.5
.7
1.6
-.7
.9

215.390
210.418
169.601
213.417
197.831
257.726
237.082
188.409
226.516
226.040

.7
2.8
8.1
6.9
14.3
-.1
-1.5
11.4
.1
.0

-.3
-.4
1.7
1.4
2.9
-2.6
-1.0
-4.0
.2
.3

232.562
210.434
149.237
204.567
181.251
277.984
282.752
206.279
243.714
248.241

1.8
2.7
5.7
4.0
8.7
2.0
1.0
14.4
.9
1.1

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

217.966
209.501
148.983
194.448
180.253
297.022
273.994
204.493
230.658
236.942

3.0
2.9
6.3
5.2
9.5
1.2
2.2
11.5
2.0
2.3

.7
.9
.6
.9
1.4
1.3
.8
2.1
.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 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.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Index

Dec.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

226.145
695.233

1.8

0.8
-

226.085
689.195

0.6

0.2

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

227.243
226.781
221.972
231.788
237.457

-.2
-.1
-2.5
2.7
-1.7

.6
.7
1.3
.0
-.3

228.216
229.298
224.994
237.328
217.939

-2.1
-2.4
-4.3
-.2
1.5

1.0
.8
1.3
.3
3.2

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

244.436
273.915
297.313
298.869
298.869
267.833
281.464
280.446
300.856
218.046
131.768

-.5
-1.2
.1
-.2
-.2
7.6
8.1
7.8
9.4
.7
-.5

.3
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
5.2
7.0
7.0
4.9
12.8
-.6

235.762
260.123
254.311
274.393
274.393
211.768
203.244
239.281
244.130
184.541
171.534

-2.4
-2.9
-2.2
-2.9
-2.9
3.0
-.2
-.6
5.5
-17.2
-3.2

-.6
-1.1
-.9
-1.4
-1.4
3.9
2.8
2.7
3.4
.1
-.3

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

109.397

-3.3

4.3

130.682

-1.9

4.7

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

174.199
165.077
223.012
222.820
223.013
207.215
210.706

10.3
11.2
32.0
32.6
32.9
31.9
32.0

1.3
1.0
.9
.8
.8
.6
1.2

208.024
214.609
299.984
306.275
336.108
236.493
272.285

10.2
10.6
28.9
29.5
29.9
28.0
27.1

.4
.1
.7
.6
.7
.4
.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

389.623

2.8

1.6

360.329

5.5

4.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.574

1.8

1.4

93.852

-4.1

-3.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

142.134

4.1

1.6

128.349

1.8

.4

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

391.725

3.4

.1

374.852

4.6

.4

226.145
168.954
135.424
167.511
104.463
274.026

1.8
3.1
5.3
8.5
1.1
1.1

.8
.7
.8
1.7
-.6
.9

226.085
183.213
159.652
185.371
133.369
266.097

.6
2.6
5.8
8.6
2.5
-.6

.2
.9
.9
1.4
.1
-.2

219.432
208.159
140.035
198.674
172.894
289.182
266.279
245.347
227.962
228.821

1.7
3.7
4.9
3.7
7.5
4.3
1.0
21.8
.7
.8

.8
1.4
.7
1.1
1.5
2.1
.9
3.2
.7
.7

220.016
213.646
161.852
206.143
187.546
280.271
257.121
257.237
226.743
226.427

.3
2.5
5.5
2.6
7.8
2.4
-1.2
16.0
-.4
-.1

-.1
.9
1.0
1.2
1.5
.9
-.6
1.5
.1
.0

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

M

212.003

211.703

212.568

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

229.048
229.541
138.527

228.794
229.180
138.522

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

201.553
201.626
131.823

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. 2010 from—

Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

212.544

2.8

0.4

0.0

3.3

0.3

0.4

229.744
229.919
139.364

229.874
230.099
139.379

3.1
2.7
4.1

.5
.4
.6

.1
.1
.0

3.6
3.2
4.5

.3
.2
.6

.4
.3
.6

200.999
200.820
131.639

202.180
201.957
132.502

202.044
201.758
132.507

3.2
2.9
3.4

.5
.5
.7

-.1
-.1
.0

3.6
3.2
3.7

.3
.2
.5

.6
.6
.7

200.748

200.471

201.414

201.118

3.9

.3

-.1

4.4

.3

.5

M
M
M

206.859
209.161
132.129

206.716
208.788
132.136

207.405
209.619
132.508

207.325
209.288
132.528

3.1
2.3
3.3

.3
.2
.3

.0
-.2
.0

3.7
3.0
3.9

.3
.2
.3

.3
.4
.3

M

213.396

213.184

213.984

214.172

4.3

.5

.1

4.7

.3

.4

M
M
M

214.228
216.286
133.149

213.919
215.988
132.983

214.664
216.905
133.238

214.710
216.850
133.325

2.0
1.9
2.0

.4
.4
.3

.0
.0
.1

2.5
2.4
2.8

.2
.3
.1

.3
.4
.2

M
M
M

196.187
133.139
207.739

195.779
133.072
207.417

196.606
133.589
208.297

196.516
133.619
208.368

2.4
3.2
3.8

.4
.4
.5

.0
.0
.0

2.9
3.7
4.1

.2
.3
.3

.4
.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

205.136
216.618

204.196
216.233

205.529
217.290

205.627
217.090

2.8
1.8

.7
.4

.0
-.1

2.7
2.3

.2
.3

.7
.5

M

233.893

233.448

234.067

234.153

2.4

.3

.0

2.9

.1

.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

236.859
192.871
205.297
140.608

-

237.999
194.529
205.456
141.155

-

-

-

-

3.4
3.0
3.0
3.5

.5
.9
.1
.4

-

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

-

199.331
199.614
188.842
221.067

-

201.407
198.913
190.351
221.074

2.0
1.4
2.9
1.6

1.0
-.4
.8
.0

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

224.732
220.121
220.905

-

226.539
222.049
221.215

3.3
2.4
1.1

.8
.9
.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.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

229.874
359.050

3.1

0.1
-

202.044
326.751

3.2

-0.1
-

207.325
335.786

3.1

0.0

-

214.710
345.456

2.0

0.0

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

223.723
223.274
220.394
230.838
228.907

.2
.1
-.9
1.6
2.0

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

212.851
212.245
206.138
222.057
220.378

.0
-.2
-1.1
1.0
2.5

.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.1

216.240
216.750
210.954
227.454
208.232

.2
.1
-1.1
1.7
1.3

.1
.1
.1
.1
.4

221.275
219.850
219.614
220.087
238.313

-1.0
-1.2
-2.9
1.2
1.0

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

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

241.344
287.104
281.659

.9
1.5
1.3

.1
.2
.1

191.694
216.580
222.224

.4
.8
1.3

.1
.1
.0

199.423
221.101
221.989

-1.1
-.2
.1

-.2
-.1
-.1

223.588
246.740
259.906

-.9
-1.6
-1.0

.0
-.1
-.1

267.546

2.0

.1

215.687

1.5

.0

209.782

-.1

-.1

237.000

-1.6

-.1

267.550
214.665
198.080
200.224
190.484
210.751
120.900

2.0
-.5
-1.4
-4.3
.3
-14.1
-2.5

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

215.687
200.717
174.469
178.571
169.049
192.473
118.356

1.5
.2
-.8
-1.4
2.9
-8.1
-2.2

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

209.785
207.866
174.618
175.694
167.888
212.741
123.123

-.1
-5.7
-8.4
-8.8
-9.0
-6.6
-.9

-.1
-1.0
-1.4
-1.4
-1.6
-.1
.0

237.001
232.486
213.801
216.102
230.195
198.648
130.744

-1.6
4.2
3.0
2.6
4.3
-2.8
-.8

-.1
.5
.2
.2
-.1
1.0
-.3

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

120.718

.9

1.7

109.566

3.1

2.3

130.287

-.2

2.3

111.512

-3.7

1.4

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 .........

190.785
186.213
96.995
139.009
145.439
225.144
224.452
224.852
229.064
218.306

13.5
14.1
5.5
3.4
13.2
38.1
39.0
40.1
36.8
35.5

-.3
-.4
.3
-.2
.8
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-1.6

188.824
185.557
96.416
136.357
141.225
229.777
229.364
227.776
251.638
225.235

12.4
12.7
4.9
2.5
12.8
35.3
35.8
36.6
34.9
32.0

-1.1
-1.2
.5
.3
.8
-4.8
-5.0
-5.1
-4.5
-4.6

184.940
183.479
95.594
143.360
140.277
225.878
225.309
223.788
236.122
224.618

15.2
15.5
8.2
3.4
15.5
37.6
38.5
39.5
37.4
35.0

-.5
-.5
.4
.3
.7
-2.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.1
-2.2

189.791
186.277
94.919
139.714
138.564
230.810
230.703
229.255
217.362
222.059

12.4
12.8
7.2
4.0
13.9
33.1
33.7
34.3
32.7
31.7

-.4
-.5
.1
-.5
.7
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-1.8
-1.8

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

401.579
327.945
420.211
327.740

2.5
3.0
2.3
1.7

.7
1.0
.6
.3

387.310
303.407
413.359
351.062

4.3
4.4
4.2
3.9

.7
.7
.7
.6

370.587
292.332
394.502
325.889

3.8
3.0
4.1
3.3

.7
.7
.7
.4

396.309
305.538
422.002
307.533

4.4
4.0
4.6
2.2

1.6
.9
1.8
.6

Recreation 4 ..............................................

118.119

.7

-.2

111.024

-1.0

.4

110.769

-.7

.1

102.487

-3.0

.0

Education and communication 4 ...............

127.226

2.1

.2

125.906

1.6

-.1

120.097

2.2

.1

125.395

1.3

-.1

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

451.938

10.5

.2

396.199

11.3

-.2

394.963

13.4

.0

379.017

6.7

.2

229.874
185.195
160.760
200.078

3.1
5.4
9.3
13.0

.1
-.2
-.2
-.3

202.044
171.375
150.517
193.236

3.2
5.7
9.5
14.4

-.1
-.3
-.5
-1.1

207.325
176.501
156.429
201.771

3.1
6.9
10.9
15.4

.0
-.1
-.1
-.3

214.710
173.596
147.855
184.385

2.0
4.4
7.6
10.9

.0
-.2
-.2
-.2

260.114
112.584
280.840
268.735
242.940
326.687

18.0
2.5
1.5
1.5
3.4
2.5

-1.0
.0
.2
.2
.4
.2

244.442
109.362
239.395
215.124
260.679
279.316

18.1
2.3
1.2
.7
2.7
1.3

-2.0
.4
.2
.1
.4
.1

246.779
114.410
244.684
210.519
267.877
285.087

20.6
4.8
.3
-.2
4.3
1.9

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

237.778
114.161
259.196
238.320
257.134
286.236

16.5
4.0
.2
-1.6
3.6
1.0

-.7
-.2
.2
-.1
.6
-.1

223.550
231.335
212.089

3.1
3.7
3.9

.0
.1
.0

194.804
199.951
199.286

3.1
3.9
4.1

-.1
-.1
-.1

199.376
205.437
203.788

3.0
3.6
4.5

-.1
-.1
.0

207.883
213.639
203.652

1.9
2.6
3.7

-.1
.0
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

163.362
213.112
201.890
255.977
251.227
271.940
209.365
233.600
237.147

9.0
6.1
12.3
16.6
1.5
1.5
14.7
1.9
2.4

-0.2
-.2
-.3
-.9
.3
.2
-1.1
.2
.2

153.683
234.056
289.506

3.3
34.1
2.0

.2
-2.0
.2

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

152.793
203.439
194.720
241.184
243.712
227.444
198.578
203.963
202.534

9.2
6.7
13.5
16.6
1.7
.9
15.8
1.8
2.3

-0.5
-.6
-1.0
-1.9
.3
.1
-2.7
.2
.3

143.682
231.361
247.507

4.0
34.2
1.5

.6
-4.6
.2

Index
Feb.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

157.953
208.469
201.921
242.375
247.285
231.643
194.953
208.991
207.571

10.6
7.6
14.6
19.2
.8
.0
13.0
1.9
2.3

-0.1
-.1
-.3
-.9
.0
-.1
-2.0
.2
.2

147.598
228.673
252.559

4.7
37.0
1.2

.6
-2.4
.1

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

151.182
203.987
188.559
237.163
255.045
249.053
227.796
214.753
213.901

7.3
4.5
10.1
14.9
2.6
-.1
20.4
.4
.8

-0.2
-.1
-.2
-.6
.5
.0
-1.1
.1
.2

140.067
234.023
262.656

2.4
32.7
.0

.3
-2.0
.2

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
-

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.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

196.516
196.516

2.4

0.0

133.619

3.2

0.0
-

208.368
336.758

3.8

0.0

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

197.110
196.756
198.285
193.518
199.907

-.5
-.7
-2.0
1.1
1.5

.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.0

137.396
137.363
134.194
142.101
137.879

.2
.1
-1.1
1.7
1.9

.0
.0
-.1
.1
.0

218.006
217.573
209.838
231.845
223.656

.2
.2
-.7
1.5
1.2

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

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.106
215.834
214.513
215.721
215.720
211.487
206.683
198.028
187.350
216.211
116.379

-.2
.1
.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.6
-3.4
-2.1
-6.3
-2.4

-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.1
-1.8
.6
-.4

131.913
132.625
137.492
131.375
131.377
159.583
157.289
149.642
141.345
168.217
98.693

-.5
-.1
.0
.3
.3
-2.1
-3.9
-5.2
-3.6
-11.0
-.7

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

197.443
223.600
213.074
212.003
212.000
208.970
173.502
183.875
185.520
177.715
122.855

-.9
-.7
.3
-.7
-.7
-2.3
-3.7
-4.7
-2.5
-13.7
.4

-.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.7
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
-.8
-.5

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

111.914

1.2

2.7

87.325

-3.0

1.0

119.104

5.4

2.2

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

188.117
187.508
96.552
121.104
134.544
332.706
332.046
338.825
228.114
299.076

12.8
13.3
6.1
3.3
13.8
35.2
35.9
36.8
34.5
32.6

-.7
-.8
.3
.1
.8
-3.0
-3.0
-3.1
-2.7
-2.7

131.915
131.744
95.259
97.412
94.497
226.910
228.014
232.557
223.432
217.026

13.8
14.2
7.3
3.4
14.8
36.6
37.5
38.2
36.4
34.9

-.6
-.6
.4
-.1
.7
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.4
-2.3

185.859
182.965
94.451
145.974
129.373
218.950
218.085
208.637
245.909
221.921

15.6
15.8
8.0
4.3
13.9
37.3
38.3
39.1
37.8
35.2

-.1
-.2
.6
.3
.8
-2.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.3
-1.8

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

306.424
241.459
325.491
259.003

4.3
3.4
4.6
3.5

.7
.9
.7
.5

163.797
144.876
169.754
151.880

3.3
3.9
3.2
2.2

1.1
.7
1.3
.5

371.072
303.410
391.708
333.010

3.9
2.8
4.2
3.3

.7
.9
.7
.6

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

110.360

-2.8

-.1

109.072

.5

.3

111.783

.7

-.3

Education and communication 3 .........................................

126.563

1.7

.1

120.434

2.1

.0

128.316

1.2

-.2

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

310.250

7.6

-.1

187.109

13.4

.1

439.205

15.0

.5

196.516
169.349
152.507
199.158
262.683
107.236
221.776
216.638
210.628

2.4
4.8
8.5
12.5
17.2
3.0
.7
.1
3.7

.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
-1.4
.0
.0
.0
.3

133.619
124.121
117.266
149.709
181.000
87.755
139.853
132.783
141.295

3.2
6.3
9.9
14.1
19.5
4.2
.7
-.1
2.8

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

208.368
177.206
157.708
201.517
246.775
115.683
249.214
208.892
272.166

3.8
7.7
11.8
17.4
20.8
4.9
.5
-.8
6.0

.0
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.9
.1
.2
.2
2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

242.104

1.0

0.1

139.037

2.5

0.2

293.952

1.3

-0.5

192.164
196.525
188.984
154.545
198.215
199.618
255.587
227.940
215.352
261.775
191.299
190.268
133.309
335.628
223.629

2.3
3.0
3.6
8.2
5.4
11.7
15.7
1.6
.5
15.2
1.2
1.6
2.9
34.1
1.1

-.1
.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
-1.3
.1
.0
-2.2
.2
.2
.6
-2.9
.1

130.392
131.093
131.922
117.862
142.954
148.898
177.038
147.217
137.417
188.682
127.019
124.872
102.973
230.824
138.932

3.2
3.8
4.5
9.6
7.0
13.3
18.1
1.4
.4
15.6
1.8
2.2
4.1
35.4
1.2

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

200.023
206.645
205.381
159.487
210.516
202.478
244.397
252.528
235.953
197.327
209.732
208.854
149.578
219.943
256.783

3.8
4.5
5.5
11.5
8.8
16.5
19.4
1.7
.1
16.4
2.3
2.7
6.0
35.4
1.0

.0
.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.8
.2
.1
-1.9
.3
.4
.6
-2.5
.3

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

230.099
351.604

2.7

0.1

139.379

4.1

0.0

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

222.940
222.445
221.223
226.644
228.804

-.1
-.2
-1.1
1.1
1.4

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

139.527
139.601
135.521
146.142
137.067

.8
.7
-.5
2.5
2.8

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

241.729
287.107
290.451
269.771
269.775
206.709
198.763
200.639
189.555
215.511
117.752

.7
1.4
1.2
1.8
1.8
-.8
-1.5
-3.7
1.2
-13.1
-4.2

.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.1
.3
.8
-.7
-1.2

139.882
137.418
142.983
136.038
136.038
178.999
176.638
151.090
135.743
R167.302
104.732

1.4
1.9
1.8
2.6
2.6
.1
-1.2
-5.8
-1.4
-16.2
.4

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

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

117.732

1.8

2.5

87.663

-1.4

-.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

193.022
187.644
220.304
219.342
219.588
221.058
214.540

13.3
14.0
38.5
39.5
40.6
37.4
35.9

-.3
-.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
-1.6

132.522
133.037
227.959
228.494
232.097
226.270
217.566

13.9
14.1
37.3
38.2
39.3
35.8
34.3

-.3
-.3
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
-1.5

Medical care .............................................................................

401.689

2.5

.8

167.887

2.5

.6

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.247

-.3

.0

120.097

2.8

-.5

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

130.634

1.6

.3

118.793

3.6

-.1

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

431.105

8.3

.1

206.288

14.5

.2

230.099
182.548
155.951
189.421
110.673
280.463

2.7
4.7
8.3
12.0
1.8
1.4

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

139.379
132.285
128.079
166.796
90.933
142.715

4.1
6.6
11.0
14.8
3.4
1.7

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

223.806
210.473
158.708
207.676
191.923
247.094
271.609
207.866
234.218
238.042

2.7
3.4
8.0
5.4
11.4
1.5
1.3
14.0
1.6
2.0

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

136.324
137.968
128.435
152.269
164.557
148.045
140.582
198.820
131.976
130.574

4.2
4.9
10.6
7.4
14.0
1.6
1.8
16.0
2.7
3.3

.0
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.6
.1
.2
-1.3
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

201.758
329.836

2.9

-0.1

132.507

3.4

0.0
-

201.118
325.862

3.9

-0.1

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

213.883
213.529
209.690
219.571
216.792

-.3
-.5
-1.6
.9
2.6

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

136.308
136.335
132.983
141.081
138.560

.3
.2
-.4
1.1
2.9

.1
.0
.0
.1
.1

217.753
216.790
203.600
239.425
231.089

.0
-.1
-.8
.8
1.8

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

192.259
217.932
231.952
216.417
216.420
196.274
172.833
175.110
155.556
192.306
114.141

.6
.8
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.4
.4
.4
2.6
-2.4
-2.1

.2
.1
.0
.0
.0
.5
.5
.4
-.7
2.1
.0

125.106
124.799
127.487
123.942
123.942
161.306
161.393
155.333
145.928
171.383
93.335

-.3
.4
1.6
1.4
1.4
-.9
-2.2
-3.1
3.7
-16.4
-3.7

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

193.032
216.635
203.365
212.218
212.218
207.810
162.660
170.215
161.107
184.369
124.312

1.3
1.9
1.5
1.9
1.9
-.7
-1.2
-2.8
1.7
-11.8
1.1

-.2
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.9
-1.1
-1.5
-.3
-.3

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

106.907

3.2

1.8

83.108

2.5

3.5

123.641

3.9

1.1

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

187.266
184.367
233.007
232.201
231.564
248.186
223.268

12.2
12.6
36.1
36.6
37.6
35.3
32.0

-1.3
-1.4
-5.2
-5.4
-5.5
-4.8
-5.2

139.529
139.319
234.309
235.081
239.419
232.567
222.276

12.5
12.7
33.9
34.7
35.3
33.8
32.1

-1.0
-1.0
-4.5
-4.7
-5.0
-4.0
-4.1

172.706
167.837
201.006
199.404
191.953
231.670
205.264

12.9
13.0
36.1
36.3
37.0
36.3
31.9

-1.0
-1.0
-4.2
-4.2
-4.2
-4.4
-3.5

Medical care .............................................................................

386.902

5.4

.7

166.753

3.0

.7

366.804

4.2

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.327

-3.4

.2

112.717

1.8

.8

105.805

-.6

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

127.106

1.0

.0

125.023

2.4

-.3

122.250

1.6

-.2

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

375.043

9.1

.0

194.117

13.9

-.6

413.477

12.2

-.2

201.758
169.057
145.689
186.996
107.176
239.458

2.9
4.9
8.7
13.0
2.1
1.3

-.1
-.5
-.7
-1.3
.2
.2

132.507
124.388
118.391
151.612
86.292
138.495

3.4
6.2
10.0
15.7
1.9
1.1

.0
-.1
-.2
-.7
.5
.1

201.118
177.529
158.877
201.464
112.804
231.657

3.9
6.9
10.7
16.0
3.6
1.4

-.1
-.3
-.6
-1.4
.5
.0

194.852
198.039
148.324
201.425
189.179
245.536
228.440
198.891
203.517
201.656

2.7
3.7
8.3
5.7
12.0
1.8
.9
16.5
1.5
2.0

-.1
-.2
-.7
-.8
-1.2
.4
.2
-2.8
.2
.3

129.321
133.754
118.842
143.548
150.166
152.300
135.443
193.721
125.962
123.794

3.4
4.5
9.7
7.7
14.9
1.7
.9
14.5
2.1
2.5

.0
.0
-.1
-.3
-.6
.2
.0
-2.6
.3
.4

193.254
198.205
160.725
209.687
202.958
225.461
217.153
182.091
203.965
201.716

3.9
4.6
10.4
8.2
15.2
1.1
1.1
16.6
2.4
2.9

-.2
-.2
-.6
-.6
-1.3
.0
-.1
-2.8
.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)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

209.288
339.046

2.3

-0.2

132.528

3.3

0.0
-

214.172
346.698

4.3

0.1

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

216.152
216.716
209.287
229.468
207.882

-.1
-.2
-1.7
1.8
.8

.5
.5
.9
.1
.4

137.523
137.856
135.375
141.276
131.448

.2
.1
-.9
1.4
1.6

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

215.354
214.823
214.230
220.077
220.602

1.0
1.0
.3
2.3
.6

-.5
-.5
-1.3
.7
.5

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

203.419
224.670
227.509
216.364
216.364
201.642
179.454
183.510
172.579
213.175
130.441

-1.3
.0
.3
.0
.0
-7.7
-10.6
-10.8
-10.7
-10.9
-1.8

-.5
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
-3.6
-4.6
-4.7
-5.5
-.6
.4

132.202
135.274
139.997
133.823
133.823
149.167
144.627
141.626
135.946
170.004
97.330

-.9
.0
.1
.2
.2
-5.0
-7.8
-8.2
-9.0
-1.5
-.4

-.1
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
.6
.8
.8
.8
.9
-.1

201.130
232.507
216.118
215.885
215.885
207.283
174.828
180.936
180.254
172.286
116.280

-1.8
-1.7
-.9
-1.8
-1.8
-2.6
-4.3
-4.4
-3.8
-10.5
-.8

.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.1
-2.2
-.8

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

143.899

.5

4.2

87.300

-1.9

1.1

122.723

8.3

2.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

192.071
191.311
232.315
230.538
231.131
232.451
228.513

14.7
15.1
36.9
37.5
38.9
35.8
33.3

-.7
-.6
-2.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.3
-2.4

127.453
127.097
225.444
226.244
232.003
221.174
216.316

14.8
15.1
38.0
39.0
39.8
38.0
35.8

-.6
-.5
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.2
-2.1

196.019
194.766
215.910
214.015
206.387
254.058
224.922

18.4
18.6
37.5
39.1
39.4
39.2
36.7

.0
.0
-2.5
-2.6
-2.8
-1.7
-1.9

Medical care .............................................................................

364.223

5.1

.2

158.375

3.4

.9

362.559

2.7

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

105.660

-4.1

-.2

112.235

.5

.4

115.457

1.3

-1.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

119.567

2.7

-.2

119.356

2.1

.4

127.491

.9

-.3

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

357.382

8.8

-.8

181.837

14.7

.2

442.351

20.2

1.3

209.288
178.651
158.425
201.431
116.115
243.928

2.3
6.0
10.0
14.5
3.8
.0

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

132.528
122.725
115.423
147.217
87.880
139.790

3.3
7.0
10.9
14.9
5.3
.4

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

214.172
180.230
162.861
207.654
118.637
258.648

4.3
9.3
13.9
19.9
4.9
.3

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

202.422
204.905
160.286
208.064
201.750
243.618
232.477
202.636
211.024
210.000

2.2
3.6
9.6
6.7
13.7
.1
-.3
9.8
1.5
1.8

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

129.606
129.815
115.871
141.651
146.374
144.179
137.818
179.803
126.414
124.019

3.3
4.6
10.5
7.6
14.2
.9
.1
14.3
2.1
2.4

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

204.645
210.527
164.079
212.398
207.335
261.086
244.546
190.875
215.457
216.350

4.4
6.6
13.6
10.8
19.2
2.3
.1
16.2
2.6
2.9

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

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.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2009

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

216.850
351.037

1.9

0.0

133.325

2.0

0.1

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

222.284
221.165
222.787
217.993
233.391

-1.4
-1.6
-3.2
.6
.8

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

136.775
135.778
132.087
141.852
155.884

-.3
-.5
-2.5
2.4
1.5

.1
.2
.1
.3
-.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 6 ............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

230.676
252.965
278.510
244.311
244.308
237.255
222.328
224.039
245.467
202.919
133.360

-.7
-1.3
-.9
-1.4
-1.4
6.1
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.9
-1.7

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.7
.5
.5
.3
1.1
-.6

132.522
132.026
137.627
131.160
131.160
165.880
164.834
163.155
157.186
171.012
103.857

-1.0
-1.9
-1.8
-1.8
-1.8
3.2
2.6
2.1
5.9
-8.8
.1

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

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

114.743

-.6

2.6

90.088

-10.2

-.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

187.795
184.084
230.068
229.390
230.320
212.522
221.783

11.7
12.2
31.4
31.9
32.5
31.1
29.9

-.6
-.7
-2.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.2
-2.3

134.620
134.258
213.259
215.619
215.733
211.869
207.277

13.1
13.5
35.4
36.0
36.5
35.4
34.7

-.5
-.5
-1.8
-1.9
-2.0
-1.6
-1.4

Medical care .............................................................................

385.858

4.4

1.2

171.644

4.1

2.4

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

106.339

-3.7

-.2

93.757

-2.8

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

127.252

1.8

.2

119.539

.7

-.8

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

369.273

5.0

.0

172.356

8.7

.6

216.850
173.890
146.639
182.169
114.028
261.823

1.9
4.0
7.6
11.0
3.6
.3

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

133.325
121.216
113.001
139.188
88.192
139.327

2.0
4.4
6.9
9.8
4.1
.0

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

210.874
203.870
150.056
203.648
186.323
251.968
253.319
227.247
217.461
216.933

1.7
3.6
7.3
4.1
10.2
2.7
.1
21.1
.4
.7

-.1
.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
.4
.0
-1.4
.1
.2

128.946
130.339
114.151
137.707
140.183
147.793
136.360
195.196
125.978
123.939

1.9
3.8
6.7
4.6
9.1
2.4
-.3
20.3
.3
.5

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

6 Revised index for Northeast size B/C: Jan. 2010=167.226.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
R Revised.
- 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. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

M

211.488

212.041

214.049

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

218.602
219.883
133.849

218.969
220.292
134.028

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

203.633
208.492
130.426

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. 2010 from—

Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

213.839

-1.5

0.8

-0.1

-2.0

1.2

0.9

220.965
221.815
135.848

220.394
221.223
135.521

-.9
-1.1
-.5

.7
.4
1.1

-.3
-.3
-.2

-1.5
-1.4
-1.6

1.1
.9
1.5

.9
.7
1.4

204.408
209.223
130.947

206.361
210.456
132.939

206.138
209.690
132.983

-1.1
-1.6
-.4

.8
.2
1.6

-.1
-.4
.0

-1.6
-2.1
-1.0

1.3
.9
1.9

1.0
.6
1.5

199.388

200.313

202.373

203.600

-.8

1.6

.6

-1.2

1.5

1.0

M
M
M

208.343
206.714
133.598

209.377
206.481
134.520

210.772
207.464
135.565

210.954
209.287
135.375

-1.1
-1.7
-.9

.8
1.4
.6

.1
.9
-.1

-1.4
-3.0
-1.2

1.2
.4
1.5

.7
.5
.8

M

212.531

215.421

216.962

214.230

.3

-.6

-1.3

2.1

2.1

.7

M
M
M

217.266
219.776
131.219

217.151
220.201
130.517

220.090
223.763
132.018

219.614
222.787
132.087

-2.9
-3.2
-2.5

1.1
1.2
1.2

-.2
-.4
.1

-3.5
-3.0
-4.0

1.3
1.8
.6

1.4
1.6
1.2

M
M
M

196.376
132.471
207.657

196.707
132.870
209.033

198.439
134.307
210.471

198.285
134.194
209.838

-2.0
-1.1
-.7

.8
1.0
.4

-.1
-.1
-.3

-2.4
-1.8
-.9

1.1
1.4
1.4

.9
1.1
.7

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

212.643
225.392

215.429
226.896

214.738
231.421

213.823
228.660

-2.0
-3.1

-.7
.8

-.4
-1.2

-3.2
-1.8

1.0
2.7

-.3
2.0

M

223.213

222.535

223.563

222.829

-1.8

.1

-.3

-1.9

.2

.5

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

216.107
211.699
194.324
134.789

216.087
213.700
195.985
132.038

219.832
216.797
195.029
133.427

218.259
214.798
197.089
134.303

-.5
-2.0
-2.6
-1.2

1.0
.5
.6
1.7

-.7
-.9
1.1
.7

-.3
-1.4
-3.1
-2.0

1.7
2.4
.4
-1.0

1.7
1.4
-.5
1.1

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

207.447
196.159
196.655
222.652

205.863
195.810
197.476
225.314

207.993
197.154
198.389
226.045

210.103
194.319
202.432
225.492

-1.9
-2.0
-2.7
-.9

2.1
-.8
2.5
.1

1.0
-1.4
2.0
-.2

-3.6
-1.0
-6.4
-.3

.3
.5
.9
1.5

1.0
.7
.5
.3

2
2
2

216.009
220.337
215.442

217.917
217.804
218.883

219.089
222.340
220.914

218.699
221.078
220.702

-.7
-2.3
-5.1

.4
1.5
.8

-.2
-.6
-.1

-.9
-2.5
-5.3

1.4
.9
2.5

.5
2.1
.9

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.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Feb.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

Index
Feb.
2010

Percent
change from—
Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

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

212.544
633.105

2.8

0.0
-

205.627
603.898

2.8

0.0
-

217.090
641.567

1.8

-0.1

-

234.153
666.693

2.4

0.0

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

218.299
217.837
213.839
225.168
223.621

-.2
-.3
-1.5
1.4
1.6

.0
.0
-.1
.1
.0

215.057
213.881
213.823
209.020
229.933

-.2
-.5
-2.0
1.7
2.8

-.3
-.3
-.4
.0
-.9

223.569
221.046
228.660
208.260
239.853

-1.3
-1.7
-3.1
.5
3.5

-.7
-.8
-1.2
-.2
.1

225.930
225.517
222.829
234.256
230.449

-.6
-.7
-1.8
.9
1.4

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.3

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

212.401
242.002
247.448

-.4
.0
.2

-.1
.0
-.1

203.795
241.345
273.111

.4
1.2
1.9

.2
.0
.1

236.990
260.509
279.885

-.4
-1.2
-.7

.1
.1
.1

252.710
305.847
307.001

.7
1.0
1.4

.0
.1
.1

232.354

.3

.0

239.401

1.8

-.1

253.240

-1.4

.2

286.850

1.0

.1

232.353
209.171
183.918
187.730
183.247
200.039
123.097

.3
-1.5
-3.3
-4.2
-2.8
-8.5
-1.4

.0
-.2
-.5
-.5
-.7
.5
-.2

239.401
181.144
160.979
164.756
141.100
189.935
101.464

1.8
-2.6
-3.9
-3.9
-5.4
-1.4
-1.7

-.1
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.2
1.5
-.2

253.238
245.911
236.508
235.637
265.386
211.069
123.748

-1.4
10.0
10.1
10.0
5.0
27.4
-1.7

.2
.6
.8
.8
.7
1.1
-1.0

286.849
194.195
196.239
195.336
184.217
211.713
113.274

1.0
1.3
.8
-.8
5.6
-12.1
-4.0

.1
-.3
-.4
-.1
1.0
-2.1
-1.1

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

118.607

-.1

2.0

90.856

2.0

2.4

105.731

-3.3

2.9

108.570

1.8

2.4

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

188.406
185.268
228.569
228.207
227.200
234.689
222.193

13.5
13.9
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.8

-.6
-.6
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
-2.5
-2.5

173.871
170.754
239.502
237.750
234.299
248.411
227.031

13.7
14.2
40.0
40.3
41.0
39.5
37.1

-.4
-.7
-3.4
-3.6
-3.6
-3.2
-3.6

188.953
185.365
231.072
226.748
227.129
214.849
217.189

12.7
13.2
32.8
33.1
34.0
32.2
30.9

-.8
-.9
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6
-2.7

199.187
190.709
213.255
212.572
214.459
214.524
209.537

13.4
14.2
40.7
41.3
42.6
39.4
37.0

.0
-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.5
-1.6

Medical care .............................................

386.919

3.8

.9

413.915

9.6

1.0

367.353

3.4

.7

374.934

1.8

.4

Recreation 5 ..............................................

110.076

-1.1

.1

107.050

-1.4

-.5

102.099

-8.1

-.2

113.133

-.4

.3

Education and communication 5 ...............

124.334

1.8

.0

134.912

-.1

-.6

129.946

1.8

.5

131.431

1.4

-.6

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

404.722

10.7

.0

372.819

6.9

-.3

345.880

3.4

-.1

416.539

6.8

.4

212.544
176.118
153.444
195.059
112.618
255.199

2.8
5.7
9.4
13.6
3.7
.7

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

205.627
164.492
137.632
181.268
99.132
249.001

2.8
4.4
8.2
11.9
2.4
1.5

.0
-.4
-.4
-.8
.2
.4

217.090
172.510
143.938
180.839
108.141
263.988

1.8
4.0
7.2
10.4
3.5
.3

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

234.153
181.196
150.538
181.929
105.291
287.409

2.4
4.0
7.7
11.4
.8
1.4

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

205.461
204.101
155.820
207.092
196.831
248.586
244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172

2.8
4.1
9.1
6.3
12.8
1.6
.4
15.5
1.5
1.9

-.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
.0
-1.8
.2
.2

197.437
194.032
141.040
200.419
185.028
241.684
236.606
191.061
208.004
206.778

2.5
3.6
7.9
5.0
11.0
1.9
.8
15.1
1.7
2.2

.0
.1
-.4
-.5
-.8
.8
.3
-1.2
.2
.3

211.713
199.902
148.203
204.318
187.322
244.525
256.764
235.837
216.666
215.872

1.7
3.5
7.1
4.2
10.0
2.5
.1
25.0
.0
.3

-.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
-.1
.2
.2
-1.6
.1
.2

228.825
207.743
153.504
205.658
184.825
241.112
280.140
204.650
238.838
242.929

2.4
3.3
7.4
4.8
10.8
2.2
1.4
16.1
1.2
1.6

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

212.544
633.105

2.8

0.4
-

201.407
608.983

2.0

1.0
-

205.627
603.898

2.8

0.7

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

218.299
217.837
213.839
225.168
223.621

-.2
-.3
-1.5
1.4
1.6

.5
.5
.8
.1
.2

217.504
224.607
210.103
247.494
138.450

.1
.2
-1.9
2.5
-1.3

1.1
1.2
2.1
.3
-.1

215.057
213.881
213.823
209.020
229.933

-.2
-.5
-2.0
1.7
2.8

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

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

212.401
242.002
247.448
232.354
232.353
209.171
183.918
187.730
183.247
200.039
123.097

-.4
.0
.2
.3
.3
-1.5
-3.3
-4.2
-2.8
-8.5
-1.4

.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.9
.7
.3
-1.0
5.2
-.1

196.054
206.186
213.142
194.961
194.961
243.848
214.510
214.411
183.471
268.574
135.155

-1.2
-1.3
-2.0
-1.1
-1.1
-.6
-3.3
-3.5
1.8
-12.4
-1.1

.7
.2
-.4
.5
.5
2.9
2.4
2.4
.1
8.1
1.2

203.795
241.345
273.111
239.401
239.401
181.144
160.979
164.756
141.100
189.935
101.464

.4
1.2
1.9
1.8
1.8
-2.6
-3.9
-3.9
-5.4
-1.4
-1.7

1.3
.2
1.2
-.1
-.1
8.8
10.0
10.3
3.5
20.2
.0

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

118.607

-.1

-.3

128.274

.9

9.4

90.856

2.0

.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

188.406
185.268
228.569
228.207
227.200
234.689
222.193

13.5
13.9
36.0
36.8
37.6
35.6
33.8

.8
.9
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3

178.747
176.269
224.183
223.470
219.804
271.588
228.901

16.5
16.7
37.0
38.4
40.0
36.0
33.2

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
.9

173.871
170.754
239.502
237.750
234.299
248.411
227.031

13.7
14.2
40.0
40.3
41.0
39.5
37.1

1.3
1.4
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

386.919

3.8

1.7

315.207

.4

-.5

413.915

9.6

3.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

110.076

-1.1

.2

92.650

-11.5

2.8

107.050

-1.4

-1.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

124.334

1.8

.1

120.181

6.6

.9

134.912

-.1

-.9

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

404.722

10.7

.2

347.037

5.0

-3.2

372.819

6.9

-.6

212.544
176.118
153.444
195.059
112.618
255.199

2.8
5.7
9.4
13.6
3.7
.7

.4
.6
.6
.7
.4
.3

201.407
173.269
151.534
194.187
110.323
235.429

2.0
5.9
9.4
14.4
2.4
-.2

1.0
1.7
2.0
2.9
.6
.7

205.627
164.492
137.632
181.268
99.132
249.001

2.8
4.4
8.2
11.9
2.4
1.5

.7
.1
.5
.6
.2
1.1

205.461
204.101
155.820
207.092
196.831
248.586
244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172

2.8
4.1
9.1
6.3
12.8
1.6
.4
15.5
1.5
1.9

.3
.6
.6
.6
.7
.6
.2
1.0
.3
.3

194.910
205.230
151.204
203.806
190.385
252.313
224.200
201.591
200.698
196.865

2.0
4.1
9.1
7.1
13.7
1.6
-.2
12.9
.6
.6

1.1
1.5
1.9
1.9
2.7
1.3
.7
1.9
.9
.9

197.437
194.032
141.040
200.419
185.028
241.684
236.606
191.061
208.004
206.778

2.5
3.6
7.9
5.0
11.0
1.9
.8
15.1
1.7
2.2

.6
.9
.4
.1
.5
2.2
1.0
5.8
.1
.3

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

198.913
585.837

1.4

-0.4
-

190.351
607.515

2.9

0.8
-

217.090
641.567

1.8

0.4

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

197.830
198.196
194.319
204.985
188.795

-1.2
-1.2
-2.0
.1
-1.0

-.5
-.6
-.8
-.3
1.2

201.884
201.125
202.432
195.893
203.667

-1.7
-1.8
-2.7
-.4
-1.1

1.0
1.1
2.5
-.2
.1

223.569
221.046
228.660
208.260
239.853

-1.3
-1.7
-3.1
.5
3.5

.4
.4
.8
-.2
.2

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

181.065
194.039
204.108
200.736
200.736
233.873
193.814
195.258
168.697
220.386
117.618

-1.2
-2.2
-1.7
-1.5
-1.5
3.4
2.4
3.0
-.7
7.9
-1.8

-.4
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.5
-2.3
-2.8
-3.0
-7.6
3.1
1.1

183.019
199.088
191.744
198.191
198.191
193.025
185.605
183.786
184.641
180.043
128.473

-.3
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.1
-7.8
-9.9
-10.1
-10.4
-7.6
-.5

.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
1.1
1.3
1.2
.4
8.1
.7

236.990
260.509
279.885
253.240
253.238
245.911
236.508
235.637
265.386
211.069
123.748

-.4
-1.2
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
10.0
10.1
10.0
5.0
27.4
-1.7

.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
-.6
-.6
-5.1
15.0
-.1

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

104.575

-4.3

-2.3

142.746

5.3

6.3

105.731

-3.3

1.6

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

218.970
217.414
224.701
224.176
230.554
250.144
208.737

12.2
12.4
35.3
35.9
37.5
32.8
27.8

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

176.166
175.554
218.430
218.178
225.020
223.756
213.508

15.2
15.7
35.5
36.3
37.5
35.0
33.0

1.6
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.9
1.7

188.953
185.365
231.072
226.748
227.129
214.849
217.189

12.7
13.2
32.8
33.1
34.0
32.2
30.9

.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
.7
.8

Medical care ...........................................................................

357.301

1.1

2.3

361.827

3.7

.9

367.353

3.4

.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

107.909

-6.3

-.2

101.802

-3.5

-1.9

102.099

-8.1

-1.5

Education and communication 7 .............................................

128.659

-.5

-2.2

101.702

-.1

-.9

129.946

1.8

1.3

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

390.818

10.4

.9

313.235

7.6

-.4

345.880

3.4

.3

198.913
165.770
147.832
184.325
108.558
240.370

1.4
3.9
8.1
10.4
2.8
-.6

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

190.351
168.093
149.791
193.712
107.089
218.851

2.9
5.5
10.5
14.5
4.6
.5

.8
1.7
2.1
2.3
1.8
.1

217.090
172.510
143.938
180.839
108.141
263.988

1.8
4.0
7.2
10.4
3.5
.3

.4
.6
.7
.9
.5
.3

193.604
203.987
149.609
192.026
185.113
268.606
232.164
209.171
198.544
199.176

1.4
2.7
7.6
4.1
9.6
1.0
-.8
17.5
-.4
-.2

-.5
-.4
.1
-.4
-.3
-.8
-.6
-1.5
-.2
-.1

182.166
188.710
151.650
198.909
194.408
220.940
202.871
205.167
189.415
186.600

2.8
3.3
10.0
5.8
13.2
-.6
.3
12.3
1.7
2.6

.8
1.0
2.0
1.7
2.2
-.1
.0
1.5
.7
.6

211.713
199.902
148.203
204.318
187.322
244.525
256.764
235.837
216.666
215.872

1.7
3.5
7.1
4.2
10.0
2.5
.1
25.0
.0
.3

.4
.5
.7
.6
.8
.4
.2
.5
.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.
2010

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Index
Feb.
2010

Dec.
2009

Percent change
from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

221.074
359.178

1.6

0.0
-

234.153
666.693

2.4

0.3
-

226.539
658.021

3.3

0.8

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

226.484
228.255
225.492
234.744
200.194

.6
.5
-.9
2.8
2.4

.3
.1
.1
.2
3.5

225.930
225.517
222.829
234.256
230.449

-.6
-.7
-1.8
.9
1.4

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

210.131
209.361
218.699
188.402
211.634

.0
.1
-.7
1.2
-1.2

.2
.3
.4
.3
-2.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

223.625
247.409
236.180
240.757
240.757
166.367
148.564
146.287
141.753
222.383
170.063

-2.6
-1.7
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
-6.5
-10.4
-10.4
-11.1
-3.1
-5.5

-1.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-10.0
-11.4
-11.5
-12.4
8.2
.1

252.710
305.847
307.001
286.850
286.849
194.195
196.239
195.336
184.217
211.713
113.274

.7
1.0
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.3
.8
-.8
5.6
-12.1
-4.0

.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
1.3
1.5
1.1
2.2
-.9
-.3

236.493
286.668
260.230
257.571
257.571
212.832
189.329
204.587
200.613
201.130
115.465

1.8
3.0
1.2
3.8
3.8
.1
-1.1
-3.3
2.0
-15.8
-6.0

.5
.5
-.2
.5
.5
1.9
2.2
1.7
2.4
.2
-2.2

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

163.879

6.8

12.9

108.570

1.8

-.6

107.419

1.8

4.6

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

197.134
197.567
246.214
243.979
244.104
227.397
238.811

12.6
12.6
35.4
35.6
36.5
34.8
33.0

.0
.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
2.0

199.187
190.709
213.255
212.572
214.459
214.524
209.537

13.4
14.2
40.7
41.3
42.6
39.4
37.0

.5
.5
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.0
.7

197.695
196.633
235.157
231.841
231.416
228.464
221.700

13.6
14.4
34.3
35.9
37.2
33.5
32.5

1.0
.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.2

Medical care ...........................................................................

372.914

3.3

1.3

374.934

1.8

1.6

415.115

.7

1.9

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.012

-4.7

-2.3

113.133

-.4

1.2

117.756

-2.7

-.8

Education and communication 7 .............................................

121.107

2.5

.4

131.431

1.4

.0

125.597

2.2

3.3

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

300.196

10.9

1.2

416.539

6.8

.4

440.003

10.0

-.8

221.074
192.951
172.513
205.722
133.624
246.977

1.6
6.1
10.8
18.0
1.1
-1.3

.0
1.5
2.4
3.8
.2
-1.0

234.153
181.196
150.538
181.929
105.291
287.409

2.4
4.0
7.7
11.4
.8
1.4

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

226.539
177.484
155.084
181.106
116.526
284.745

3.3
4.9
8.1
11.8
1.7
2.3

.8
.6
.8
1.3
-.2
1.0

214.707
208.833
173.295
217.611
204.666
228.718
236.780
187.954
225.348
224.819

1.5
3.7
10.6
7.6
17.4
.0
-1.4
12.6
.6
.6

.0
-.1
2.5
1.8
3.7
-2.8
-1.1
-3.8
.4
.5

228.825
207.743
153.504
205.658
184.825
241.112
280.140
204.650
238.838
242.929

2.4
3.3
7.4
4.8
10.8
2.2
1.4
16.1
1.2
1.6

.3
.4
.3
.2
.5
.7
.3
1.3
.2
.3

219.754
209.664
157.336
197.839
183.483
256.113
275.022
202.983
230.638
236.961

3.4
3.4
7.8
5.8
11.1
1.4
2.4
12.2
2.3
2.7

.8
1.0
.7
.8
1.1
1.6
.9
2.0
.7
.7

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Feb.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Index

Dec.
2009

Feb.
2010

Percent change from—
Feb.
2009

Dec.
2009

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

222.049
676.157

2.4

0.9
-

221.215
656.122

1.1

0.1

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

225.169
225.416
221.078
231.362
225.581

-.5
-.3
-2.3
2.5
-4.2

.7
.8
1.5
-.1
-.4

225.057
225.326
220.702
236.952
225.661

-3.0
-3.4
-5.1
-.8
1.2

.7
.6
.8
.3
1.3

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

244.731
269.605
297.313
251.031
251.031
263.376
283.262
282.175
300.857
218.048
136.855

.1
-.5
.1
-.2
-.2
7.6
8.1
7.9
9.4
.7
-.9

.2
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
5.1
6.9
6.9
4.9
12.8
-1.4

226.682
248.325
254.311
257.782
257.782
211.053
203.269
236.268
244.128
184.544
161.993

-2.0
-2.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.9
3.4
.4
.3
5.5
-17.2
-3.0

-.5
-1.2
-.9
-1.4
-1.4
4.0
2.9
2.8
3.4
.1
-.1

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

112.521

-1.1

4.4

141.796

.2

5.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

175.434
168.953
222.984
222.817
223.013
207.215
210.679

11.1
11.7
32.0
32.6
32.9
31.9
32.0

1.1
1.1
.9
.8
.8
.6
1.2

207.410
212.390
299.953
306.265
336.137
236.493
272.259

10.8
11.1
28.9
29.5
29.9
28.0
27.1

.3
.1
.7
.6
.7
.4
.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

380.000

2.8

1.7

359.489

6.0

4.6

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.276

3.7

3.1

93.384

-6.0

-5.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

136.158

4.3

2.3

126.742

1.4

.4

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

382.278

4.4

.2

386.641

6.0

.6

222.049
174.350
143.359
175.012
111.432
269.182

2.4
3.8
7.1
10.9
2.4
1.5

.9
.9
1.0
1.6
.0
.9

221.215
185.073
163.987
204.408
126.129
258.626

1.1
3.9
8.1
11.8
3.4
-.6

.1
.9
1.0
1.8
-.2
-.4

216.742
204.004
146.407
202.221
177.827
249.770
262.371
246.719
223.019
222.929

2.4
4.2
6.7
4.2
9.9
4.6
1.4
22.4
1.1
1.4

.8
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.5
2.4
.8
2.5
.7
.7

215.627
212.286
165.903
213.195
205.224
248.906
249.444
259.207
220.911
219.196

.9
3.2
7.8
4.0
10.9
2.1
-1.1
18.0
-.3
.2

-.1
.8
1.1
1.2
1.7
.6
-.7
1.5
.0
-.1

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

9.9
10.0

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6

38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2

38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8

38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0

38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6

38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0

39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4

39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0

39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6

39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1

39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5

39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3

52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1

52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8

52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5

53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3

54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1

54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8

54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6

54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2

55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9

55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9

78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4

80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6

81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1

81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4

82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7

82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1

83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5

84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0

84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3

85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3

86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1

106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6

106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3

106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1

107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8

107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1

107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4

108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6

108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0

108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6

109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9

109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2

128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7

128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2

128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4

129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5

129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0

130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4

131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0

132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4

133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5

133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7

133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3

150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5

151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0

151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2

152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2

152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2

152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7

152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1

153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9

153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2

153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3

153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2

169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2

171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4

171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0

171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1

172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7

172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4

172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5

173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9

174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9

174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0

174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143

191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193

193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709

194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240

194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856

194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
215.693

195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
215.351

196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
215.834

198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
215.969

199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
216.177

197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
216.330

196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
215.949

2010

216.687

216.741

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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
213.139

197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
215.935

195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537

3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
2.7

3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-.4

-

-

2010

-

-

-

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

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

180.9
541.9

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

210.036
629.174

210.228
629.751

215.949
646.887

216.741
649.259

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

177.8
177.3
176.1
197.3
180.1
165.0
202.2
154.6
98.2
206.0
116.2
213.7
223.3
115.5
199.9
201.6
199.9
197.3
198.0
227.0

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888

218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864

218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837

219.140
218.778
215.118
251.361
219.347
230.666
214.970
227.734
157.436
268.398
159.052
290.106
305.106
152.659
253.402
246.980
258.667
248.865
254.307
290.281

203.7
162.4
163.0
160.3
161.1
139.0
119.1
116.1
112.8
159.2

207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5

211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4

211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2

217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4

225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818

248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918

254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178

259.492
202.343
202.217
198.120
215.129
197.606
158.467
144.402
151.261
181.214

113.1
187.8

118.0
205.1

124.8
212.4

120.3
207.7

122.3
211.1

126.273
219.140

129.126
219.838

122.472
211.750

125.657
216.122

110.7
155.3
169.8
154.9
95.4
164.8
172.0
109.5
189.8

115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7

122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966

174.4
113.4
171.5
176.9
108.5
192.5
111.3
105.3
130.2
227.1
190.6
173.0
117.5
171.3
119.1
172.2
179.4
116.7
232.4

117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3

119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1

166.6
108.3
170.6
167.5
104.0
187.4
106.3
105.3
130.5
225.5
146.5
167.3
109.9
160.2
111.8
168.3
179.1
114.9
224.9

123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8

182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2

193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482

127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706

120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189

125.406
176.698
199.139
175.602
113.866
190.072
183.590
125.383
258.299
155.496
202.083
130.866
207.462
199.629
128.345
237.881
139.100
126.970
175.276
263.957
204.419
198.800
132.969
189.575
137.330
203.386
196.264
136.537
274.963

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

264.3
283.3
231.2
165.4
142.4
278.8
111.7
245.2
222.2
218.5
288.5
250.1
113.3
112.9
111.9
116.1
114.9
168.6

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760

327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634

315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807

316.252
323.142
287.461
198.900
187.063
366.964
116.258
307.454
294.938
278.477
329.789
315.882
147.884
151.651
141.288
163.558
139.884
196.836

110.3
110.1

109.5
108.9

113.0
113.8

118.5
116.6

122.5
123.6

129.286
139.039

148.092
176.320

148.847
176.524

148.993
176.360

139.8
108.0
124.9
113.7
107.5
97.4
142.2
142.0
164.2
114.7
161.1
159.1
140.1
107.0
112.1
152.8
114.6
141.0
161.4
107.3
105.5
109.6
178.2
205.3
153.1
167.9
187.9
108.2
111.7
113.5
195.4
117.0
110.2

139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8

140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8

145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4

148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1

180.1
114.0
113.7
111.3

184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545

162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998

161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858

162.775
125.616
157.834
149.209
114.934
114.133
184.667
190.108
198.347
126.228
191.572
201.942
188.518
132.935
144.571
200.919
157.384
170.185
243.285
125.726
144.780
132.725
205.008
223.115
166.560
216.747
217.289
123.009
135.173
127.840
249.637
140.360
121.172
105.410
225.081
140.432
143.201
140.233

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

117.795

106.1

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

132.409

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

119.8
184.9
164.6
165.7
170.3
168.1
171.3
152.8
225.9

122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329

154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390

156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055

158.569
222.496
191.208
200.621
189.322
196.343
184.942
170.539
288.847

114.8
123.5
117.9

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

145.617
159.749
152.055

145.762
159.017
151.998

181.1
209.5
202.5
109.2
290.5

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367

215.841
248.001
249.017
128.991
420.094

229.4
217.9

236.6
222.2

248.5
227.2

256.7
232.8

266.8
242.8

278.872
249.532

268.348
254.875

253.003
256.727

269.401
256.483

217.9
112.3
144.2
127.5
125.6
123.2
163.4
134.1
132.1
145.1
114.6
246.2
285.4
127.0
93.3
109.4
91.3
88.3
128.6
133.5

222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1

227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7

232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2

242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4

249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
319.208
324.116
185.155
173.357
220.496
146.878
319.460
353.439
126.066
79.801
119.083
85.646
68.305
123.506
142.055

254.875
120.019
215.184
194.335
256.209
252.024
323.105
199.487
188.342
232.548
156.390
341.965
371.093
128.535
76.079
120.576
85.257
62.517
123.379
142.693

256.727
123.812
208.760
184.886
262.649
268.396
309.643
188.724
187.388
190.497
165.204
365.664
379.248
127.119
73.655
117.287
79.977
61.602
123.373
139.258

256.479
124.439
210.819
186.345
277.284
277.928
338.392
189.549
185.448
200.120
168.078
373.080
382.490
126.945
73.205
114.241
76.998
62.529
122.467
137.995

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

90.790
85.713

87.9
92.1
109.5
81.9
86.9
91.8
119.2
83.7
89.6

84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

90.510
85.986

91.5
95.6
111.5
85.5
91.5
101.0
116.7
85.7
90.8

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341

90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
129.884
71.721
95.330

88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.116
70.080
95.600

88.713
99.444
112.643
75.029
72.345
65.076
127.906
70.170
95.993

94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5

93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3

94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

92.338
96.914
89.763
183.825
122.069
156.523
117.111
149.707
144.337

-

-

-

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

117.2
128.6

119.9
133.0

123.4
142.2

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

128.413
165.089

127.430
173.193

124.592
178.830

122.060
180.191

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................

121.5
119.3
124.5
127.2
133.2
91.3
113.7
100.6
113.1
112.9
113.8
100.3
88.7

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306

117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653

119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985

118.869
111.351
116.703
111.841
144.531
76.354
110.061
91.706
106.818
107.846
87.275
107.569
83.078

93.8
114.1
120.7
124.6
120.6
117.3
125.3
127.2
110.9
131.7

93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6

92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8

91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4

91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0

88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691

88.612
98.956
124.093
125.664
131.745
118.767
112.568
143.607
117.491
150.122

93.355
100.550
128.492
127.787
133.820
125.675
112.695
146.340
114.260
154.017

95.238
101.460
127.737
127.311
133.226
124.663
114.318
147.384
116.433
154.816

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

154.2
150.4
98.7
140.6
97.6
137.7
148.6
148.5
98.0
104.2
119.7
119.1
117.1
123.9
119.8
113.8
107.0
101.3
108.7
113.9
154.3
193.3
201.2
177.9
117.9
304.6
114.0

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4

189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248

164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741

188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829

189.577
185.274
97.020
138.851
96.226
139.198
143.176
140.218
99.362
120.646
227.674
227.198
226.314
233.541
221.444
205.752
135.649
122.251
147.812
142.917
297.676
245.969
251.192
223.787
151.486
369.752
164.757

110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1

119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648

142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454

163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138

164.350
165.624
177.160
119.680
241.967
265.358
147.912

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Feb.
2010

2007

2008

2009

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

107.065
100.191
65.086
257.501
100.809
385.907
312.864
101.586
404.090
100.310
99.991
408.447
325.969
329.028
394.477
176.882
213.566
598.549
223.614
216.697
516.326
174.896
110.361
109.059

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ...................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services 5 ............................
Hospital services 5 13 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
1 2 ..............................................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Recreation services 2 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................

-

-

-

-

-

77.0
185.1

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378

291.3
259.5

302.1
265.0

314.9
270.8

328.4
280.8

340.1
285.9

357.661
293.610

367.133
298.361

321.2

329.1

340.7

355.7

362.3

374.389

379.943

299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8

311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1
-

342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0

356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4

376.940
304.784
306.304
366.225
172.811
200.312
515.677
189.908
183.595
442.085
161.981
106.602
115.727

388.267
313.886
315.233
379.603
173.377
207.850
543.585
201.053
194.073
466.736
167.097
108.281
111.697

379.516
308.221
100.000
396.526
100.000
100.000
401.452
321.827
323.124
391.677
176.391
211.524
581.968
216.570
209.075
504.843
173.095
109.971
108.325

106.5
103.2
37.8
301.3
43.8

107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4

108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9

109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4

110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3

111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009

113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833

113.212
99.873
8.983
368.083
16.947

113.345
99.532
8.391
370.828
16.902

78.0
80.7

78.0
79.0

77.1
77.1

76.5
70.7

77.4
68.4

77.808
64.303

79.629
61.029

77.022
55.958

75.960
56.622

86.5
72.5
109.6
113.9
149.3
105.7
104.3
130.7
117.5
132.2
115.7
130.7
101.6
96.8
114.7
91.7
78.2
105.7
114.3
100.5
77.0
88.9

86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2

85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0

89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4

92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7

95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585

101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944

100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985

98.682
48.119
95.294
153.920
194.394
143.793
119.502
186.626
156.635
194.052
118.460
140.576
97.564
80.049
72.307
91.162
33.421
110.341
120.077
105.116
58.937
60.599

78.1
94.1
98.9
121.4

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023

63.086
93.862
98.441
144.192

113.1
257.4

116.1
266.1

116.4
275.3

119.4
284.9

122.0
299.8

123.864
307.108

125.014
316.607

122.918
319.307

123.428
319.179

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

125.4
131.4
206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7

130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

153.701
174.122
264.065
221.152
135.761
105.593

Education and communication 2 ..............................
Education 2 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 9 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
2 .................................................................
Communication 2 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 2 .............................................
Information and information processing 2 ............
Telephone services 2 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Land-line telephone services 12 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
14 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................

109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405

125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326

128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532

129.105
196.137
502.812
563.544
625.578
614.006
237.802

132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
67.4

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
66.5

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361
-

196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000

196.703
84.905
145.842
229.846
223.992
81.743
102.288
62.551
101.126

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.540

220.7
71.0

181.1
64.1

155.7
61.1

131.1
58.5

115.8
54.2

100.000
50.722

88.529
50.180

77.960
48.930

77.961
49.348

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

77.498

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

34.270

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

295.8
472.5
192.3
130.9
175.4
153.4

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275

377.992
785.714
319.859
213.970
206.137
162.029

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

105.729

165.9
189.9
115.9
276.9
213.9
206.8
113.8

167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2

169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7

173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9

177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9

176.418
219.656
134.026
329.908
262.910
256.560
130.834

181.661
226.281
138.068
339.698
274.810
270.369
137.122

183.917
228.343
139.326
348.697
283.418
278.644
140.340

181.725
228.107
139.182
350.780
285.617
280.058
140.958

115.1
235.2
117.9

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

155.624
262.572
124.260

156.627
264.151
125.556

128.7
93.6
156.4

134.1
89.0
149.5

141.0
86.6
148.0
-

147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0

156.6
86.9
151.6
97.1

163.279
87.487
154.060
95.663

171.238
88.754
155.308
98.654

173.992
89.262
157.926

173.810
89.042
158.044

149.7
133.6
145.2
163.9

150.4
131.7
146.7
167.7

155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2

160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4

162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3

170.511
150.162
188.635
236.735

163.582
135.720
161.681
192.948

172.572
148.441
185.689
231.169

173.419
149.162
186.882
233.447

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NA

NA

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

112.093
249.225
252.669
236.504
289.945
210.610
199.734
202.600
152.344
189.844
233.014
198.422
112.990
263.966
238.894
217.506
210.890
212.356
140.014
261.976
255.785
211.109
191.955

108.811
256.731
257.567
246.287
300.067
208.855
198.127
202.442
138.536
165.032
194.403
189.557
111.235
275.370
246.090
171.158
215.930
216.100
139.228
155.745
262.636
224.865
201.511

111.477
259.055
258.303
256.014
306.436
215.703
205.888
207.860
151.052
187.864
229.250
202.064
112.993
279.896
247.793
202.301
219.048
220.025
143.383
228.186
266.237
218.813
199.834

Feb.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

120.2
211.9
218.1
212.0
250.2
181.6
171.7
175.1
135.6
147.6
165.0
161.6
117.2
220.5
204.3
123.3
188.6
191.4
142.5
120.7
219.8
179.8
158.4

115.0
217.9
222.9
217.7
257.4
184.4
174.7
178.2
133.8
149.2
168.8
165.4
114.8
228.4
209.9
131.8
191.5
193.6
139.0
129.0
225.5
189.5
163.2

115.5
224.6
228.9
221.8
264.3
190.6
180.9
183.9
139.3
159.5
185.1
173.3
114.1
236.5
216.0
153.7
195.8
197.8
139.8
163.4
231.9
194.4
168.3

1
2
3
4
5

114.9
233.2
235.0
227.8
272.3
197.4
187.7
190.0
143.3
168.1
199.2
180.1
112.3
248.8
224.2
180.0
200.1
202.1
140.1
190.7
238.7
196.9
183.5

113.3
241.2
245.0
230.8
280.9
202.6
191.1
194.8
144.7
172.7
205.8
184.5
113.3
254.9
231.7
185.2
205.1
207.3
139.9
202.4
247.5
199.2
185.2

111.753
259.792
258.435
256.365
307.171
216.440
206.948
208.432
151.767
189.015
231.353
203.219
112.579
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602
143.711
231.735
266.967
220.638
200.222

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

0.4

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

1.5
1.5
.8
1.0
.5
3.8
.0
-.1
.3
1.3
1.0
.7
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.8
1.3
.7
1.0
.8

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4

5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1

-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1

.5
.5
.8
.1
-.1
4.8
-1.5
.7
1.2
.2
-.6
-1.4
1.1
-1.3
-.8
-1.7
.0
2.6
1.1
3.4

.8
.2
-.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.3
-.3
1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-.9
-2.8
-5.3
3.2
9.1
1.2
9.5

1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8

2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4

2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9

3.6
5.4
4.0
3.3
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.0
1.4
3.2
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.2
.8
-.4
1.8
4.9
1.5

10.4
5.1
6.1
5.8
6.2
11.1
5.0
1.5
6.3
5.1
2.3
.3
4.3
5.4
5.3
6.6
7.8
5.8
3.9
7.0
9.2

-.7
-.1
1.1
-1.2
-2.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.7
1.8
3.6
9.7
-2.0
-3.7
-4.2
-2.3
-2.5
-1.5
2.0
4.9

4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3

5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9

-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6

-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9

6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9

5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4

2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0

2.0
.7
.5
1.0
-.1
1.3
-.2
-1.8
-.1
4.6
2.6
2.1
4.2
4.1
4.6
6.9
6.3
-1.6
-.2
-2.5
.2
.2
.0
-.4
-.5
-.8
1.5
-.3
.5
-1.2
-.8
-.9
2.9
2.1
2.6
3.0
2.8
2.3
.7
1.7
.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6

0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8

-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5

0.3
-.8
4.9
2.9
.0
-2.8
-3.8
1.4
5.9
-15.5
-5.4
7.5
1.7
1.4
1.0
2.5
3.1
4.3

6.2
6.3
.9
1.0
1.3
-.6
.9
.9
-.3
-.5
.0
1.8
.1
1.9
2.5
1.6
2.7
-2.6
-9.3
-19.4
.4
-.6
2.0
.1
.2
1.2
-1.0
-3.3
3.1
-.3
2.1
3.6
6.0
1.5
1.6

-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.3
.1
.7
1.8
-1.9
-.3
1.2
1.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.9
6.0
2.2
3.2
.3
.8
.9
.3
4.5
-2.2
-1.1
-6.0
-1.4
3.8
3.2
-.4

3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9

4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4

3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4

5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1

2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5

3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7

1.3

2.4

2.2

2.9

3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0

4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4

14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8

.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5

.1
-.1
1.0
.8
3.9
-.7
-1.4
1.5
2.1
2.7
.8
1.0
.9
1.6
4.9
.5
2.4
1.8
4.3
5.8
3.8
.0
1.3
.1
.6
-.7
.1
.8
4.0
1.3
3.4
2.8
14.7
.8
-1.0
-1.8
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.2
.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

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

3.7
2.2
1.9
2.6
.5
1.4
.2
1.4
3.0

2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6

5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4

1.0
.2
.4
.2
.7
.6
.8
.5
-.1

2.6
2.5
2.9

3.6
1.5
3.8

3.5
4.8
3.2

2.1
3.3
4.2

4.8
3.2
3.5

3.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
5.1
3.8

2.8
2.5
1.7

.1
-.5
.0

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

2.4
3.1
3.1
.6
6.1

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0

.1
.1
.0
5.2
.2

.0
3.3
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
14.7
5.5
.4
-1.9
6.7
3.2
3.5
2.4
-1.5
-5.3
2.0
-3.7
-8.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.3

3.1
2.0
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

4.5
2.8
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4

-3.8
2.1
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9

-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8

6.5
-.1
-.1
.5
1.0
.8
5.6
3.6
9.3
.4
-1.0
5.1
1.7
2.0
.9
-.1
-.6
-2.6
-3.7
1.5
-.7
-.9
-.4
-1.4

-3.1
-2.3
-.1
-4.1
-4.3
-5.3
-.8
-5.4
-4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-1.4
.0
-1.6
2.3
4.0
.1

-3.9
-3.7
-1.8
-4.2
-5.0
-9.1
2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.8
.8
2.3
2.6
1.3

-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7

2.8
5.8
5.1
-1.2
-4.7
-7.7
1.9
-6.8
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
2.3
3.2
.5
2.5
5.0
5.1

3.9
4.3
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6

1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7

1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9

-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4

.7
.4
.0
1.0
.3
-.1
1.4
.1
.4
-.3
-.2
-.4
.4
-.2
.5
1.0
-.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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

1.4
4.9

2.3
3.4

2.9
6.9

4.1
6.8

0.2
4.3

-0.1
4.2

-0.8
4.9

-2.2
3.3

-2.0
.8

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................

-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3

-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5

.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3

-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3

1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6

-.4
.6
1.2
-1.7
6.1
-4.2
5.6
-1.6
-1.4
-1.8
-13.2
-4.2
-1.1

-3.8
1.7
.1
.1
-1.2
.5
-2.5
-3.9
-5.3
-3.6

-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6

-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3

-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6

-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2

-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0

-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5

5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6

2.0
.9
-.6
-.4
-.4
-.8
1.4
.7
1.9
.5

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

3.8
4.2
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-2.0
.5
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.4
23.5
1.6
1.1
.1
2.4
2.3
2.4
3.7
1.8
3.7
3.9
9.0
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.1
-.3
-.9
-2.4
2.0

.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2

6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6

4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8

1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0

8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3

-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8

14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1

.7
.8
.6
.0
.0
-.4
.5
2.0
.3
-4.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
.6
.7
.5
.4
1.8
.2
.1
-.1
.5
.8
.6
.7
.3
.2
.5
-1.3
-2.0
-.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ..............................................
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services 5 .......................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 2 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ......
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 2 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 2 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 2 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .............................
Recreation services 2 .......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1.8
1.5

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

5.0
3.1

3.7
2.1

4.2
2.2

4.3
3.7

4.5

2.5

3.5

5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4

4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1

2.3
2.1

8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1

0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0

-1.5
-5.3
.6
.4
.8

3.6
1.8

5.2
2.7

2.6
1.6

3.4
3.3

4.4

1.9

3.3

1.5

4.4

4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-

4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8

3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5

3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0

1.7
1.5
1.6
1.9
.3
.0
1.7
1.3
1.8
.7
.3
1.0
2.8
3.3
3.6
2.3
1.0
.4
.7

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

.7
.6
-12.3
4.0
-14.3

1.1
.0
-14.4
3.3
-10.6

1.0
-1.1
-22.6
2.6
-13.9

.8
-.1
-18.3
2.5
-13.0

1.8
-1.0
-19.4
1.8
-14.4

-.4
-1.7
-27.4
2.3
-10.0

.1
-.3
-6.6
.7
-.3

-7.0
-.4
-8.2
-4.5
1.0
2.2
.6
.3
2.7
4.9
4.0
5.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
-6.2
-5.8
-6.0
1.8
5.2
1.1
-7.3
-9.3
-5.2
-2.2
-1.2
3.1

.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5

-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1

-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0

1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9

.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4

2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4

-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2

-1.4
1.2
-2.1
-.2
.1
.6
.6
.6
1.0
.8
.4
.8
.1
.7
-.5
-.7
-.5
1.9
-1.2
-.9
-.6
-.8
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.5
.8
.1

.6
4.9

2.7
3.4

.3
3.5

2.6
3.5

2.2
5.2

1.5
2.4

.9
3.1

-1.7
.9

.4
.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................

5.0
4.0
1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7

3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2

0.0
-.2
.0
-.1
.6
-.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 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................

2.2
6.6
9.7
6.2
7.0
6.8
4.9
5.0
-1.7
10.4
10.5
4.6
-2.5
.2
.3

1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
-1.3

1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4

2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
-1.5

2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
.0

3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9

3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5

2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1

-13.1
-22.0
-10.7
-.7

-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3

.2
.2
1.3
.2
-.2
.1
1.0
.1
.1
1.9
1.4
10.5
.0
-.4
-1.7
1.1
1.2
.0
.9
2.5

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-2.1

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

8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5

.2
.2
.2
1.5
.2
-.2

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

.9

-1.4
1.9
1.9
3.1
4.3
4.3
2.1
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.9
-.8
-.1

.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2
-4.9
-4.4

1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0

2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.2
1.5
-

2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
.6
.9
-2.9

-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1

1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7

-1.2
-.1
-.1
.6
.8
.5
.4
.6
.6
1.0
-.1
-.2
.1

1.2
1.0
4.9
8.1

.5
-1.4
1.0
2.3

3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4

2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2

1.3
.8
2.8
3.4

5.2
5.4
10.4
14.2

-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
-18.5

5.5
9.4
14.8
19.8

.5
.5
.6
1.0

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-3.3
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.4
2.6
2.1
2.2
1.1
4.8
7.6
3.1
-2.3
3.4
3.0
10.7
1.8
1.9
-1.5
23.7
3.4
.9
1.1

-4.3
2.8
2.2
2.7
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
-1.3
1.1
2.3
2.4
-2.0
3.6
2.7
6.9
1.5
1.1
-2.5
6.9
2.6
5.4
3.0

1
2
3
4
5

0.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1

-0.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0

-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9

-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6

-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0

2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8

0.2
.3
.1
.1
.2
.3
.5
.3
.5
.6
.9
.6
-.4
.5
.2
1.1
.3
.3
.2
1.6
.3
.8
.2

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700

187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708

188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
210.972

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703

2010

212.568

212.544

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2

170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8

168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5

3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4

3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309
207.883

193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
211.377

191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
209.630

3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.4

3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-.7

-

-

2010

-

-

-

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

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group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

177.0
527.2

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

205.777
612.948

204.813
610.075

211.703
630.600

212.544
633.105

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

177.1
176.5
175.1
197.1
179.4
165.5
201.9
154.9
206.3
116.0
116.2
199.2
198.2
162.3
163.0
160.3
160.8
138.5
118.9
116.5
113.2
159.2

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887

218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701

217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260

218.299
217.837
213.839
251.757
219.553
228.769
215.037
227.325
269.476
159.618
153.305
252.866
251.706
202.139
202.101
198.575
216.152
197.265
157.156
145.642
153.979
180.314

113.0
155.2
155.5
95.5
164.8
166.8
108.4
103.9
188.8
106.6
105.4
145.4
167.2
109.9
167.7
181.6
115.0
222.9
261.9
279.2
232.6
165.8
142.0
111.4
245.0
222.9
214.9
283.4
251.9
113.0
112.9
114.1

117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0

124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4

120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3

121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2

125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862

128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253

121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373

124.932
178.602
175.456
111.171
190.555
201.731
131.266
125.276
238.966
138.867
126.833
204.364
197.583
132.398
201.503
197.168
136.707
271.974
312.593
318.956
288.716
200.728
182.855
115.434
304.832
294.355
269.076
321.501
317.567
146.989
151.608
137.190

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

148.437

139.1
108.0
125.5
113.7
107.4

138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3

140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6

144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5

147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6

152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191

162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279

160.745
125.475
153.097
151.411
116.782

162.524
126.728
159.499
149.792
115.102

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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

98.2
141.8
114.9
160.6
158.9
140.3
107.3
111.8
152.9
114.7
107.9
105.8
178.5
206.0
151.8
166.9
189.0
117.2
110.7
180.0
113.8
113.7
111.2

97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0

99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4

103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5

105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8

109.188
173.838
121.348
173.511
177.051
162.645
117.281
126.657
176.736
138.383
113.763
125.513
188.646
211.526
154.768
186.595
193.197
134.720
115.658
209.931
132.236
132.893
128.568

112.847
184.976
123.678
189.527
192.120
172.947
127.765
138.694
207.439
164.119
126.045
151.538
203.937
229.108
164.905
211.129
205.712
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.938

112.401
180.716
124.344
189.197
197.258
179.629
131.090
141.020
198.165
151.702
126.582
143.034
203.972
226.023
163.260
214.567
210.137
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.721

114.087
184.590
125.561
190.831
200.880
188.678
131.822
144.506
201.356
158.065
126.540
144.829
205.117
225.104
163.173
216.462
218.435
142.272
121.482
225.168
140.247
143.117
140.150

106.2
120.1
184.7
165.2
166.1
170.1
149.9
225.2

108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9

111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3

114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3

116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4

120.269
144.454
208.934
181.999
186.264
178.085
161.506
269.505

128.848
153.646
218.445
190.471
196.194
182.474
167.054
281.406

131.785
156.830
223.168
194.523
201.688
185.979
166.961
287.621

132.416
158.826
223.621
195.222
202.264
186.880
167.869
287.535

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

176.9
203.9
201.9
109.6
293.9

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153

212.401
242.002
247.448
130.571
427.686

229.4
198.0

236.5
201.7

247.0
206.1

254.4
211.2

263.8
220.1

276.352
226.151

267.821
230.926

253.210
232.603

269.705
232.354

198.0
112.3
143.5
126.4
125.0
123.0
163.3
133.2
131.1
145.1
114.6
242.8
284.5
123.0
94.3
108.1
95.5
89.0
125.1
131.1

201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0

206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8

211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6

220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4

226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
320.865
326.741
183.066
171.431
220.150
147.186
315.239
353.370
121.880
81.035
117.978
90.188
68.938
120.204
140.415

230.926
120.360
213.861
192.050
260.185
252.236
327.270
197.545
186.472
232.380
156.864
337.662
371.080
124.314
77.171
120.817
90.166
63.065
119.826
140.843

232.603
124.415
207.329
182.701
265.130
270.525
312.422
187.125
185.190
190.227
165.808
360.749
379.734
123.187
74.826
116.767
83.394
62.293
119.684
137.094

232.353
125.367
209.171
183.918
281.157
280.741
341.664
187.730
183.247
200.039
168.774
368.178
383.001
123.097
75.048
113.743
80.305
63.468
119.071
136.624

98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836

89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788

89.704
85.778
89.130
100.261

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................

84.6
91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3

81.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138

74.618
74.199
63.962
132.315
71.127
96.840

93.5
93.9
92.5
158.5
108.9
118.3
104.8
120.8
118.8
119.3
117.5
129.9

90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7

92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8

93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1

94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7

94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

129.0
162.1

129.074
177.632

93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

92.845
98.310
87.883
185.206
122.979
156.225
116.384
151.535
142.317

129.6
155.5

93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 1 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 4 ...........................................
Watches 4 ............................................................
Jewelry 4 ..............................................................

120.9
118.8
124.6
126.4
135.9
92.4
112.3
101.8
112.3
111.6
116.5
101.0
90.1

118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9

118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4

117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9

118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2

118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138

117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483

118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982

118.607
111.575
117.948
112.878
145.813
78.129
109.484
92.827
106.496
107.497
92.253
107.016
84.447

93.1
115.1
120.8
122.9
121.0
117.9
127.2
124.8
106.7
129.9

93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1

91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4

91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6

90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6

89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273

88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213

92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325

94.520
102.209
127.843
125.996
132.874
125.321
117.789
145.745
109.932
155.982

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................

153.0
150.4
98.5
141.7
149.3
98.1
104.4
120.0
119.4
117.4
124.3
120.0
113.6
106.3
100.5
108.3
195.0
201.7
179.1
118.2
305.6
114.3

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8

189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586

160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649

186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758

188.406
185.268
95.819
139.905
141.079
97.456
118.954
228.569
228.207
227.200
234.689
222.193
206.356
135.694
121.386
146.925
248.479
252.825
226.389
151.486
371.508
164.642

NA

NA

NA

NA

121.730
185.602

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services 2 ............................
Hospital services 2 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................

111.5
122.7
199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2

121.3
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521

164.400
164.961
240.418
261.850
148.498
254.586

290.6
254.0

301.4
259.4

314.4
264.4

328.2
273.9

340.0
279.1

357.745
285.913

367.301
290.080

320.6

328.4

340.0

354.9

361.8

373.019

377.458

299.5
259.2
266.2
284.6
155.8
179.2
379.1
140.2
135.9
328.5
137.0

311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6

327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0
-

342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0

356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8

378.119
307.333
308.349
366.759
173.615
204.926
510.961
189.193
181.855
442.799
172.786
106.595
116.743

389.744
316.435
317.426
379.634
173.932
213.024
540.101
200.327
192.246
468.195
178.265
107.778
112.829

380.302
299.777
100.000
394.125
100.000
100.000
403.791
324.763
325.735
392.030
176.615
217.072
580.567
215.857
207.169
508.210
184.933
108.693
109.521

386.919
304.320
101.573
401.628
100.245
99.914
411.114
329.020
331.683
395.053
177.229
218.902
598.149
222.727
214.477
519.909
186.945
109.205
110.164

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

104.7
102.4
37.2
302.7
43.3

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618

110.076
100.084
8.426
371.279
16.717

79.1
70.8
109.1
112.6
148.8
131.4
117.8
133.1
100.5
97.7
115.3
106.0
76.5
90.7
93.7
98.1
122.6

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233

77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317

76.323
46.674
95.009
152.152
194.843
188.600
115.848
134.506
95.464
81.647
73.619
111.042
57.446
62.238
92.723
100.801
145.629

113.4
257.0
207.5
197.9
111.4
104.2

116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8

115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9

119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3

122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7

123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872

124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082

121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442

122.518
315.396
264.032
224.072
135.307
105.711

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................

108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722

124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503

124.334
193.641
505.356
544.155
628.958

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

412.8
176.9
132.6
93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
68.5

438.9
183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
67.6

470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7

497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7

525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6

553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977

587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341
-

610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000

610.586
237.067
202.298
87.501
145.282
230.143
222.107
85.314
102.038
63.524
101.093

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

10.077

218.7
69.9

179.3
63.3

154.7
60.0

130.8
57.4

115.0
52.8

100.000
49.486

88.176
49.328

77.821
48.219

77.939
48.678

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

77.990

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.789

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 1 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 1 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 4 .................................................
Funeral expenses 4 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 1 ...................................................
Financial services 4 ...........................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................

305.1
474.3
192.4
130.3
174.7
154.2

308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0

315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8

326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4

335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6

348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407

362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295

403.970
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.454
162.231

404.722
790.710
320.827
215.015
203.824
162.073

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

105.685

169.3
190.7
116.2
276.7
213.2
210.8
113.8

170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0

171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5

174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8

178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7

177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494

182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794

185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979

183.191
228.169
139.069
352.366
286.015
288.212
140.562

116.4
235.9
92.6

120.3
241.9
88.5

123.4
251.0
85.7

129.2
254.5
86.1

135.8
264.8
86.8

140.418
276.411
87.196

150.044
269.265
88.882

156.280
272.967
89.309

157.560
275.003
88.888

150.3
135.0
147.3
167.2
120.4
208.3
196.3
211.7
245.1
177.0
169.1
172.1
136.8
149.6
168.0
162.6
116.6
195.9

150.7
132.5
149.0
171.3
114.0
214.2
200.6
218.0
250.9
179.2
171.6
174.7
134.5
151.4
172.1
166.6
114.8
202.9

156.6
138.8
160.9
190.8
115.1
220.5
205.6
222.7
256.5
185.5
178.0
180.6
140.7
162.9
190.3
175.1
114.2
209.9

161.2
143.4
170.8
207.8
114.9
229.2
211.2
228.3
263.5
192.3
184.8
186.7
145.3
172.4
205.9
182.2
112.0
221.1

163.5
145.0
176.1
215.7
113.3
236.6
220.0
231.4
270.9
197.2
188.0
191.2
147.0
177.7
213.5
186.9
113.3
225.8

172.952
154.086
196.636
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
236.020
278.783
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
112.830
233.314

164.233
137.015
164.879
198.108
108.576
252.176
232.112
245.881
288.227
202.292
193.918
198.153
139.620
167.933
198.909
190.910
110.975
243.646

175.127
152.532
193.667
244.413
112.165
254.519
233.241
256.007
293.470
210.639
202.951
204.800
154.918
195.487
241.513
205.823
112.281
247.174

176.118
153.444
195.059
246.914
112.618
255.199
233.234
256.809
294.230
211.423
204.101
205.461
155.820
196.831
243.829
207.092
112.012
248.586

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
210.009
189.083

242.079
168.726
210.168
208.925
139.731
154.744
258.039
223.608
198.746

243.838
202.398
213.780
213.572
145.253
228.303
261.871
217.384
196.776

Feb.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

201.1
122.6
184.6
186.7
143.1
120.7
216.7
178.7
156.3

206.6
131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3

212.4
153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

220.6
179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4

227.6
184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0

244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172
145.722
231.808
262.559
219.174
197.115

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

0.4

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

1.4
1.4
.8
1.0
.6
4.0
.0
.1
1.4
1.0
1.9
2.1
.8
.3
-.1
.2
.7
1.1
.3
.6
-.4
-2.4
-.4
-1.5
-2.9
-5.4
3.5
-.6
.0
-3.3
-1.3
-3.1
1.4
9.8
-2.0
-3.7
-2.4
-.9
1.6
4.7
5.4
4.6
6.7
.6
9.3
3.6
6.2
8.5
-6.0
8.6
7.5
2.8
3.3
.1

3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5

2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5

2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2

2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4

4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
4.3
7.5
3.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
4.3
5.9
2.3
5.6
4.2
3.3
5.2
5.5
4.5
5.4
4.5
1.5
3.3
1.5
.9
-.5
1.5
6.8
7.8
2.0
5.1
5.7
4.2
33.2
13.8
19.5
13.5
3.1
11.7
5.8
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.0
.1
7.8
7.2
3.4
4.8
19.6
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.9

5.9
6.0
6.5
11.9
13.5
20.5
4.9
26.3
11.1
12.7
13.5
8.6
10.7
5.1
6.1
6.0
6.5
11.0
5.2
1.6
6.4
5.0
2.3
5.4
6.1
7.4
6.2
5.8
5.4
7.3
7.3
5.5
9.5
-9.3
2.3
-3.4
8.3
5.6
2.7
3.5
.5
-1.4
3.4
15.7
-.7
-9.0
2.5
20.3
1.9
-10.6
3.2
13.8
16.6
8.1

-.5
-.7
-2.5
-.9
-1.5
-4.6
.1
-3.0
-.5
-3.5
-2.2
2.8
.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.1
-4.8
-6.3
-3.0
-4.7
-1.5
-7.7
-5.5
-7.9
-8.0
-10.5
-2.0
-1.5
-2.1
1.2
-.1
-1.3
1.3
-6.8
-7.8
-10.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.9
-3.1
-3.9
-4.1
-9.6
-8.6
.0
-1.9
-3.7
-16.7
9.2
2.5
-4.8
-.5
.9
-3.5

.5
.5
.8
.1
-.2
4.7
-1.6
.6
.2
-.6
-1.6
-.7
2.8
.8
.6
1.1
.0
1.4
-.1
-1.7
-.3
4.7
2.6
4.0
7.0
6.3
-1.6
-.3
-.6
1.0
-.1
.6
-.9
3.0
2.1
2.7
2.3
.7
1.7
.6
.3
-.3
4.9
3.5
.5
-3.5
.9
6.5
-15.5
-6.0
7.0
1.6
1.3
2.9

6.1
1.0
1.0
1.4
-.3
.9

-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0

3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7

4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8

3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9

5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2

15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3

.5
-.9
-1.2
.2
1.1
-2.9

.1
1.1
1.0
4.2
-1.1
-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
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

0.9
-.2
1.6
.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
2.6
-2.3
-9.1
-.3
2.0
.1
1.1
-1.2
-3.9
3.3
1.0
1.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8
1.4
3.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.4
.7
3.0

-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0

1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6

4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1

3.3
5.1
2.5
3.2
3.4
-.5
4.5
3.6
5.6
6.3
3.3
6.7
2.7
.1
3.5
4.4
3.6
4.2
.3
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.2
1.0
3.5
4.7

3.4
6.4
1.9
9.2
8.5
6.3
8.9
9.5
17.4
18.6
10.8
20.7
8.1
8.3
6.5
13.1
6.5
5.8
7.3
5.2
4.0
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.4
4.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
3.4
4.4

-0.4
-2.3
.5
-.2
2.7
3.9
2.6
1.7
-4.5
-7.6
.4
-5.6
.0
-1.3
-1.0
1.6
2.2
-.9
-1.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.8
1.9
-.1
2.2

1.5
2.1
1.0
.9
1.8
5.0
.6
2.5
1.6
4.2
.0
1.3
.6
-.4
-.1
.9
3.9
.8
-1.1
.1
.2
-.2
.3
.5
1.3
.2
.4
.3
.5
.5
.0

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

2.3
3.1
3.2
.7
6.0

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2

.1
.0
.0
5.1
.1

.0
3.3
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
10.9
14.3
6.0
.5
-1.9
7.1
3.2
3.5
2.3
-1.9
-5.0
1.7
-3.0
-7.8
-1.0
-2.1
-.5
-.4
-3.8
-2.8

3.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3

4.4
2.2
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8

3.0
2.5
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0

3.7
4.2
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5

4.8
2.7
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7

-3.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1

-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0

6.5
-.1
-.1
.8
.9
.7
6.0
3.8
9.4
.3
-1.0
5.2
1.8
2.1
.9
-.1
.3
-2.6
-3.7
1.9
-.5
-.3
-.2
-1.5
.5
.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

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

-5.1
-4.2
-5.8
.1
-5.3
-3.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.1
2.4
3.9
-.3
2.7
4.4

-3.9
-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7

-4.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5

-1.0
-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2

-1.9
-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5

0.4
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8

1.1
-.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7

-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7

0.5
.5
.1
1.5
.6
.7
-.7
-.5
-.8
.4
-.2
.5
1.1
-.6
-.4

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-3.1
3.8

-2.7
.7

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

-1.7
-3.2
-1.4
-.9
.8
-.8
-4.1
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
.2
1.2
-1.4

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2

-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3

1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8

-.3
.6
1.4
-.5
6.0
-4.5
5.2
-1.6
-1.2
-1.7
-13.9
-3.9
-.6

-4.3
1.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
.5
-2.4
-4.7
-6.9
-4.3

.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2

-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4

.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7

-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5

-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7

-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5

4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4

1.9
.6
-.6
-.3
-1.0
-.7
1.8
.4
.5
.4

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

3.8
4.1
-3.4
-2.1
-5.6
-1.9
.6
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.3
23.5
1.7
1.3
.1
2.4
3.8
1.9
3.8
4.0
9.1
3.2

-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3

8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0

-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6

16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9

.8
.9
.8
.0
2.1
-.5
-3.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
.6
.7
.5
.3
-.1
-.1
.6
.9
.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

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

3.4
2.4
-.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4

8.8
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2

0.7
.3
-1.2
-2.1
-1.2
.4

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services 1 .......................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

5.2
3.0

3.7
2.1

4.3
1.9

4.4
3.6

3.6
1.9

5.2
2.4

2.7
1.5

3.5
3.3

4.4

2.4

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.2

4.4

5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9

4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-

4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4

3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9

1.7
1.5
1.6
1.9
.2
-.1
1.8
1.3
1.8
.8
.3
.8
3.0
3.2
3.5
2.3
1.1
.5
.6

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

.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1

.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9

1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4

-.6
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5

.2
-.3
-6.8
.7
.6

-6.4
-5.0
1.1
1.8
.7
4.7
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
-1.4
-6.0
2.0
-7.6
-9.0
-2.8
-1.8
3.8

-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4

-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1

-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1

1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2

.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1

1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4

-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1

-1.1
-.2
.4
.9
.7
1.5
.1
.2
-.1
-.7
-.2
-1.0
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.9
.2

.8
5.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4

2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1

-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3

.6
-.1
.1
.0
.6
-.7

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................

1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2

1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0

.1
.5
1.2
.4
-.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Feb.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

6.8
4.8
5.4
-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
.4

6.3
3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
-1.3

7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3

5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5

5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2

5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9

6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6

3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1

-13.6
-22.5
-11.9
-.8

-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2

0.1
1.2
.3
.0
1.6
1.2
10.0
-.1
-.5
-1.7
1.1
1.4
.2
1.0
2.6

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-2.0

4.0
9.6
9.9
4.0
1.4
-1.2

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6

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

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

.9

-1.4
1.9
1.8
3.2
4.5
3.9
2.2
2.1
3.4
-1.0

.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5
-4.4

.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2

2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5

2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8

-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9

1.4
.9
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.3
4.2
1.4
.5

-1.2
-.2
-.2
.7
1.1
.6
.4
.8
.7
-.5

1.3
1.2
5.7
9.2
-3.6
3.3
3.1
4.5
3.3
2.6
2.1
2.3
1.3
5.5
8.6
3.4
-2.2
3.5

.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6

3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4

2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3

1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1

5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3

-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4

6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3

3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1

0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0

0.2
1.0
.3
.3
.3
1.5
.3
.8
.2

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.

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

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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Electricity

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon (3.785 liters)

Area, region and population size class

U.S. city average ............................................................

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$53.206

$53.410

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$115.680

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$115.990

$64.760

$63.682

$2.967

$2.890

Region and area size 1
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

R 61.728

65.445
66.976

R 61.648

65.092
66.531

R 125.569

141.635
147.486

R 125.436

140.850
146.491

86.578
91.967
76.685

86.904
92.591
76.465

2.986
3.012
2.926

2.904
2.936
2.830

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

48.778
51.044
46.779

49.316
52.055
46.772

100.888
104.617
97.655

101.840
106.425
97.554

60.100
60.492
60.001

59.712
59.859
60.060

2.639
2.706
2.467

2.673
2.727
2.534

44.046

43.974

92.033

91.845

58.565

57.714

NA

NA

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

55.514
57.438
55.547

55.490
57.187
55.847

120.305
125.837
118.981

119.503
123.094
119.739

61.215
69.597
55.821

58.636
60.470
56.571

2.947
3.100
2.955

2.889
3.118
2.834

47.391

46.364

104.716

102.295

63.088

63.015

NA

NA

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

46.665
47.318
46.248

46.991
47.638
46.695

113.291
117.012
108.715

114.573
118.594
109.671

58.241
63.346
56.548

58.221
63.476
56.809

2.677
2.985

2.596
2.856

55.469
51.400
44.456

55.777
51.532
44.214

121.920
109.442
95.734

122.364
109.720
95.164

71.435
59.632
56.540

68.835
60.036
55.943

3.008
2.919
2.466

2.939
2.824
2.394

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

52.414
46.459
71.611

53.663
45.967
69.715

102.073
117.420
158.171

103.128
118.918
153.560

62.539
74.187
101.669

63.912
74.403
102.442

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

65.806
46.740
42.649
58.298

69.153
51.159
40.492
58.498

144.631
90.369
95.345
131.781

152.040
101.379
89.932
124.161

80.712
61.351
67.326
74.006

81.561
61.351
68.215
37.875

-

-

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

74.148
53.030
50.168
70.498
61.483
42.404
53.141

72.444
52.902
53.852
70.472
61.449
44.233
53.141

157.423
118.621
108.982
148.019
138.496
117.262
117.078

153.139
118.303
118.194
148.957
138.413
121.873
117.078

57.990
60.391
81.605
57.195
86.272
64.893
40.322

57.990
54.944
81.605
57.195
86.532
64.893
40.322

-

-

NA

NA

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.
R Revised.

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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

U.S. city average ............................................................

Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
Feb.2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$1.155

$1.161

4

Low

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Feb.2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

987

$0.124

$0.123

11

9,890

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

R 1.233

1.371
1.425

R 1.233

1.367
1.418

4
4
25

987
987
422

.163
.175
.141

.163
.176
.141

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

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

1.004
1.027
.986

1.015
1.046
.986

17
17
18

712
581
712

.112
.119
.106

.112
.119
.106

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.940

.938

25

323

.103

.101

230

3,529

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

1.248
1.273
1.257

1.249
1.265
1.269

7
7
11

522
522
298

.108
.128
.098

.107
.120
.099

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

1.089

1.065

25

364

.109

.109

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.150
1.188
1.102

1.163
1.204
1.114

7
7
8

851
851
364

.136
.152
.130

.137
.153
.130

153
153
235

7,471
7,471
4,233

1.201
1.114
.985

1.209
1.119
.978

4
8
19

987
712
364

.143
.110
.102

.141
.110
.101

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 .....

.990
1.176
1.520

1.005
1.189
1.480

17
16
4

581
851
987

.136
.187
.194

.139
.188
.196

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

1.379
.897
.939
1.271

1.454
1.007
.891
1.271

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.152
.122
.121
.137

.154
.122
.116
.109

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

1.585
1.171
1.145
1.663
1.353
1.154
1.207

1.542
1.167
1.237
1.672
1.352
1.201
1.207

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.100
.130
.148
.115
.163
.212
.085

.100
.120
.148
.115
.163
.212
.085

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.
R Revised.

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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$2.779

$2.709

$2.731

$2.659

$2.849

$2.784

$2.987

$2.922

$2.901

$2.846

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.810
2.796
2.840

2.756
2.744
2.786

2.764
2.748
2.800

2.708
2.692
2.745

2.891
2.888
2.896

2.846
2.847
2.843

3.023
3.009
3.060

2.980
2.966
3.015

3.003
3.009
2.987

2.966
2.965
2.971

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

2.747
2.770
2.720

2.628
2.651
2.603

2.712
2.725
2.691

2.591
2.603
2.570

2.784
2.860
2.738

2.674
2.754
2.635

2.934
2.965
2.905

2.817
2.841
2.793

2.864
2.846
2.871

2.799
2.788
2.833

2.723

2.603

2.708

2.587

2.716

2.592

2.861

2.760

2.888

2.772

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

2.669
2.701
2.667

2.608
2.643
2.605

2.614
2.636
2.613

2.551
2.577
2.549

2.762
2.811
2.758

2.711
2.758
2.700

2.894
2.935
2.887

2.837
2.873
2.826

2.828
2.862
2.809

2.774
2.821
2.778

2.638

2.579

2.594

2.528

2.712

2.676

2.854

2.810

2.825

2.744

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.926
2.975
2.853

2.869
2.904
2.802

2.878
2.924
2.812

2.820
2.853
2.758

2.997
3.060
2.918

2.945
2.990
2.874

3.101
3.151
3.029

3.045
3.075
2.990

2.988
3.026
2.938

2.932
2.962
2.899

2.836
2.737
2.692

2.761
2.666
2.636

2.783
2.693
2.649

2.706
2.620
2.589

2.928
2.798
2.748

2.859
2.732
2.694

3.042
2.941
2.886

2.967
2.878
2.851

2.951
2.869
2.855

2.897
2.836
2.772

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

2.859
3.057
2.830

2.781
2.979
2.785

2.807
3.008
2.777

2.733
2.930
2.730

2.929
3.122
2.926

2.848
3.047
2.892

3.041
3.205
3.035

2.942
3.123
2.991

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

2.746
2.759
2.570
2.767

2.698
2.528
2.486
2.758

2.708
2.732
2.507
2.709

2.653
2.503
2.429
2.703

2.824
2.849
2.674
2.846

2.796
2.610
2.580
2.831

2.932
2.953
2.837
2.971

2.908
2.714
2.728
2.952

-

-

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

2.676
2.772
2.580
2.879
2.741
3.033
2.904

2.593
2.562
2.491
2.837
2.680
2.947
2.848

2.599
2.746
2.541
2.817
2.706
2.990
2.866

2.514
2.537
2.451
2.772
2.642
2.902
2.811

2.791
2.862
2.678
2.952
2.845
3.128
3.027

2.719
2.643
2.592
2.914
2.802
3.039
2.962

2.949
2.938
2.802
3.047
2.973
3.202
3.120

2.867
2.729
2.719
3.014
2.920
3.125
3.064

-

-

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.
2010

Feb.
2010

$0.491
.754
1.147
1.360

$0.496
.759
1.163
1.361

1.759
3.280

1.741
3.266

2.825
2.279
3.397
3.065

2.881
2.277
3.449
3.113

3.345
3.751
4.060

3.488
3.832
3.933

NA

NA

3.658
3.769

3.752
3.889

3.806
3.990
4.084

3.872
4.014
4.075

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.907
4.140

3.971
4.071

4.274
4.347

3.902

3.981

NA

NA

NA

4.774
5.312
3.734
3.633
5.273

4.689
5.415
3.853
3.843
5.193

3.016

NA

NA

Jan.
2010

NA

NA

Feb.
2010

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$1.713

$1.763

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

2.864

2.950

3.179
3.036

3.277
3.087

NA

NA

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

$0.483

$0.477

$0.525

1.157
1.288

$0.463
.785
1.098
1.285

$0.526

1.128
1.332

$0.445
.814
1.114
1.268

1.343

1.357

3.557

3.769

1.738
3.145

1.724
3.066

3.543

3.382

2.657
1.983
3.004
2.741

2.791
2.032
3.096
2.813

2.965
2.320
3.471
3.054

2.960
2.315
3.500
3.078

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.747
3.512

3.762
3.573

NA

NA

3.718
4.434

3.823
4.260

3.234
3.765
3.840

3.472
3.864
3.666

3.388
3.817

3.448
3.859

3.864
3.770
3.842

3.968
3.831
4.111

NA

NA

4.268
3.919

4.123

4.095

NA

3.878

4.036

3.777

3.841

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.197

6.115

5.342

5.331

4.641
5.133

4.593
5.383

5.170
4.907

4.902
5.092

5.489

5.360

3.592
5.495

3.725
5.350

3.601
5.101

4.036
4.969

5.250

5.298

3.034

3.746

3.654

3.085

3.174

2.827

2.843

2.928

2.925

3.630
3.228
3.672
3.078

3.642
3.464
3.747
3.210

3.363
2.796
3.569
2.836

3.465
3.010
3.598
2.909

3.343
3.707
3.617
3.331

3.423
3.894
3.794
3.472

3.346
3.461
3.700
3.199

3.401
3.608
3.824
3.311

5.139
3.062
3.762
2.875

4.806
3.421
3.635
3.065

1.917
3.180

2.024
3.146

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

2.045
3.326

NA

2.949

1.946
3.338

NA

2.939

3.146

3.102

2.231

2.221

2.196

2.189

2.253

2.262

2.093

2.098

2.604

2.525

2.147

2.171

1.840

1.882

2.456

2.494

1.999

2.005

2.475

2.497

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.938

2.969

2.803

2.662
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.383

1.398

1.322

1.316

1.169

1.156

1.470

1.511

3.298
1.536

3.536
1.523
NA

3.243
1.335
1.135

3.204
1.316
1.107

3.231
1.524
1.204

3.366
1.553
1.209

3.225
1.248

3.165
1.381

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

3.160

3.068

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

1.265
2.277
3.251
1.436
1.398

1.265
2.230
3.313
1.471
1.375

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.789

1.872

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.465

1.645

1.904

1.915

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.918

1.988

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.236

3.203

3.222

3.222

3.336

3.284

3.449

3.467

2.959

2.846

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.
2010

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ...................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .......................................................
Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 .......................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 .............................................
Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .........
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,
per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

NA

NA

$2.778
3.875
4.720
4.483

$2.838
3.943
4.608
4.388

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$5.200

$4.841

1.141
.586
.899

1.153
.587
.870

NA

NA

.625
1.109

.621
.996

NA

NA
NA

.841
3.070
1.626

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

.770
3.111
1.336

1.264
2.854
.563
.896
1.959
1.837
1.558
.635

.832
2.236
1.586
1.976
1.226
2.700
.555
.839
1.822
1.765
1.561
.754
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

2.501

2.481

1.360

1.354

NA

NA
NA

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

$2.617

$2.619

$3.233
5.163
4.118

$3.305
5.060
4.202

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

5.093
4.569

4.787
4.521

$3.544
4.110

$3.548
4.054

1.071
.529
.966

1.172
.535
.972

1.231
.575
1.047

1.241
.559
.892

1.026
.628
.719

1.012
.656
.772

.873
2.253
1.706
1.710

.895
3.258
1.651

NA

NA
NA

.821
2.384
1.624

2.393
.642
.885
1.706
1.988
1.858

3.111
.463
1.008
1.939
1.410
1.246

2.987
.467
.830
1.622
1.234
1.282

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

4.002
.824
2.957
1.708

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

.702
2.195
1.376
2.199

.912
2.970
1.740

NA

NA
NA

3.335
.617
.896

2.997
.626
.891

2.711
.517
.735

2.611
.485
.767

2.011

2.122

1.957
1.643

1.851
1.415

2.507
.653
.983
1.792
2.054
1.908

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.538

2.466
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.355

1.359

1.253

1.236

1.279

1.283

.613
.586

.634
.611

NA
NA

NA
NA

.603

.623

.603
.603

.626
.628

.634

.640

1.193
1.626

1.179
1.632

NA

NA

1.046
1.446

NA

1.588

1.600

1.980

2.047

NA
NA

1.046
1.482

NA

1.599

2.089

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.610

2.080

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.811

3.736

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.651

4.561

4.905

4.769

4.837

4.586

4.636

4.656

4.400

4.376

1.231

1.265

1.339

1.256

1.095

1.249

1.168

1.212

1.347

1.353

8.564

11.331

NA

12.169

11.919

14.360

7.874

10.639

7.747

10.282

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

.997
2.126
1.534
1.911

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table 1C. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Feb.
2009

Jan.
2010

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

100.000

R125.628

R125.604

2.2

0.0

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

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

127.981
127.962
123.115
134.554
128.680

127.923
127.895
122.940
134.648
128.745

-.3
-.4
-1.7
1.3
1.1

.0
-.1
-.1
.1
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

R128.296

R128.240

130.799
R157.973
94.503

R157.467

94.268

-.7
-.4
-1.3
-2.0

.0
.0
-.3
-.2

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

3.772

86.984

88.474

.0

1.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

130.159
131.066
118.303

129.375
130.185
118.725

13.8
14.6
4.4

-.6
-.7
.4

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

6.294
1.570
4.723

148.326
130.850
154.738

149.521
131.864
156.001

3.3
3.2
3.3

.8
.8
.8

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

6.625

103.359

103.267

-2.7

-.1

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

6.288
2.804
3.484

111.806
180.738
73.401

111.783
181.011
73.285

1.4
4.5
-1.0

.0
.2
-.2

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

3.229

136.994

137.103

6.1

.1

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

R134.619

R134.773

114.592
81.555
131.785
119.269
R185.213

114.347
81.503
131.435
119.518
R181.912

.4
4.9
1.2
6.2
1.0
17.1

.1
-.2
-.1
-.3
.2
-1.8

130.840

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

R Revised.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.867
122.155

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.868

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
123.139

113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.494

113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.988

113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
125.216

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.933

114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
125.226

115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
125.238

115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
125.359

114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
125.447

114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
125.174

2010

R125.628

R125.604

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5

2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2

2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5

113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
124.353

2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
3.0

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.1

-

-

-

-

R Revised.
- Data not available.

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 25C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

102.6

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

121.557

125.174 R125.604

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

102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4

105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8

106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2

109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1

111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9

114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5

116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4

121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101

128.111
128.286
125.333
132.107
126.277

127.274
127.214
121.918
134.482
128.505

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

103.6
103.4
110.1
99.7

106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3

109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5

111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9

115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3

118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3

122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1

125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348

128.495
130.352
161.108
95.958

128.009 R128.240
130.739
130.840
155.703 R157.467
94.422
94.268

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

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.124

88.474

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

103.6
103.6
104.4

99.7
99.5
101.8

103.3
103.4
101.0

103.4
103.5
101.9

110.2
111.0
101.3

114.5
115.2
107.1

117.0
117.8
106.8

127.515
128.558
114.506

109.300
108.760
116.641

128.495
129.097
120.425

129.375
130.185
118.725

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

104.0
102.6
104.4

108.9
107.4
109.3

114.3
110.7
115.5

118.3
112.7
120.2

123.2
114.9
126.0

128.4
119.0
131.6

133.0
121.2
137.2

139.266
124.391
144.675

142.786
126.200
148.866

147.148
129.930
153.462

149.521
131.864
156.001

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

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.377

103.267

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

98.0
105.6
92.5

97.9
112.1
88.1

99.5
119.7
85.7

99.9
128.7
81.2

101.2
137.9
78.2

103.0
146.5
76.5

104.2
155.5
74.1

106.207
163.716
73.258

110.077
172.978
73.930

111.681
180.605
73.296

111.783
181.011
73.285

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

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

136.919

137.103

103.6
101.5
98.1
103.0
101.9
112.6

107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3

110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6

113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4

117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4

121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5

125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1

129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912

133.381
107.102
80.520
120.876
117.623
146.392

134.398 R134.773
113.846
114.347
81.410
81.503
130.714
131.435
119.271
119.518
179.806 R181.912

127.923
127.895
122.940
134.648
128.745

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................

R Revised.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Feb.
2010

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

2.6

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

0.2

3.0

0.3

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

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4

2.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
2.3

1.2
1.1
.2
2.4
2.3

3.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
1.8

2.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
2.6

2.1
2.1
1.4
3.2
1.4

2.0
2.0
1.1
3.1
2.6

4.4
4.5
4.8
3.9
4.0

5.5
5.6
6.1
5.0
4.3

-.7
-.8
-2.7
1.8
1.8

.5
.5
.8
.1
.2

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

3.6
3.4
10.1
-.3

3.1
4.1
-.2
-.4

2.2
2.9
.9
-1.8

2.3
2.1
7.9
-1.6

3.1
3.0
7.3
.4

3.0
2.5
11.5
.0

3.0
4.0
-.3
-.2

2.6
2.9
5.3
-1.8

2.6
2.0
7.2
1.7

-.4
.3
-3.4
-1.6

.2
.1
1.1
-.2

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

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

1.6

-.7

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................

3.6
3.6
4.4

-3.8
-4.0
-2.5

3.6
3.9
-.8

.1
.1
.9

6.6
7.2
-.6

3.9
3.8
5.7

2.2
2.3
-.3

9.0
9.1
7.2

-14.3
-15.4
1.9

17.6
18.7
3.2

.7
.8
-1.4

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

4.0
2.6
4.4

4.7
4.7
4.7

5.0
3.1
5.7

3.5
1.8
4.1

4.1
2.0
4.8

4.2
3.6
4.4

3.6
1.8
4.3

4.7
2.6
5.4

2.5
1.5
2.9

3.1
3.0
3.1

1.6
1.5
1.7

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

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-2.0

-.1

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

-2.0
5.6
-7.5

-.1
6.2
-4.8

1.6
6.8
-2.7

.4
7.5
-5.3

1.3
7.1
-3.7

1.8
6.2
-2.2

1.2
6.1
-3.1

1.9
5.3
-1.1

3.6
5.7
.9

1.5
4.4
-.9

.1
.2
.0

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

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

6.4

.1

3.6
1.5
-1.9
3.0
1.9
12.6

3.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.0
2.2
-12.7

3.1
.7
-3.8
2.7
1.6
10.5

2.9
.2
-4.0
2.1
.8
7.2

3.2
3.1
.8
4.2
2.3
15.5

3.4
2.3
-1.4
4.2
1.8
15.0

3.1
.9
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3

3.2
4.5
-2.2
7.1
2.0
17.6

3.2
-3.9
-3.7
-3.9
1.7
-21.3

.8
6.3
1.1
8.1
1.4
22.8

.3
.4
.1
.6
.2
1.2

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Technical Notes
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by
households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately
32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers
(C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed,
and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’
services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices
of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent
their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For
the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions
and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they
measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national
level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary
form and is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base-period market basket of
goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982–84 to $11.65.
For further details, visit the CPI homepage on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and
Analysis Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index points,
because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are not. The
example shown in the box on this page illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard
formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a
12-month period.
Index point change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

202.416
201.800
.616

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3

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Regions defined
The states in the four regions are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and 10
areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are
used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable
Federal, State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits
of the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated
from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally
suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt
hours of electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of
the CPI. Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot
be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely
to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and
electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes,
average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to
satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality,
and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some
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disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an
individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For
cases in which the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not
published, and NA appears for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are
used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie
compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2005 through December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. Exceptions to the usual revision
schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,”
in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected
components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73
components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data
will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that
period. Note: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor
fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February,
April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MANH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington
-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland
-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton,
WA
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV

-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
Anchorage, AK
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Honolulu, HI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated
recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond to
questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing
current and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts
for further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In
addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages
from the main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-5200.
A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next.
These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are
approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area

Hotline number

Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994

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Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC
national office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office

Telephone

Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC

(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000

Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 6917000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.

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