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

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, October 2010 ................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Current Price Topics: The Use of the CPI in Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments ........................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

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3
4
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CPI–U

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

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Table

Page

Table

Page

1

8

6

28

2
3
4
5

10
12
19
26

7
8
9

30
32
38

24

74

27

92

25

78

28

96

26

85

29

102

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

44
45
47
49
53
54
55

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18
19
20
21
22
23

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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

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110
111

1C
24C

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114

25C

115

26C

116

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

November
December
January

December 15
January 14
February 17

February
March
April

March 17
April 15
May 13

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
OCTOBER 2010
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.2 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
As has frequently been the case in recent months, an increase in the energy index was the major factor in the all items seasonally
adjusted increase. The gasoline index rose for the fourth month in a row and accounted for almost 90 percent of the all items increase;
the household energy index rose as well. The food index rose slightly in October with the food at home index unchanged.
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in October, the third month in a row with no change. The indexes for
shelter and medical care rose, but these increases were offset by declines in an array of indexes including new vehicles, used cars and
trucks, apparel, recreation, and tobacco.
Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.6 percent, the smallest 12-month increase in the
history of the index, which dates to 1957. The energy index has risen 5.9 percent over that span with the gasoline index up 9.5 percent.
The food index has risen 1.4 percent, with both the food at home index and food away from home index rising the same 1.4 percent.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Apr.
2010

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

May
2010

June
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Oct. 2010

-0.1
.2
.2
.1
-1.4
-2.1
-2.4
2.3
-.5
.7
-4.4
.0

-0.2
.0
.0
.1
-2.9
-4.8
-5.2
-1.4
-.5
-.4
-1.0
.1

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

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

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

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

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

1.2
1.4
1.4
1.4
5.9
9.9
9.5
14.5
.9
.6
1.9
.6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.1
.4
8.6
-1.2
2.5
.8
-.3
2.8
3.6

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer Price Index Data for October 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in October after a 0.3 percent increase in September. The index for food away from home rose
0.1 percent while the food at home index was unchanged. Among the six major grocery store food groups that comprise the food at
home index, the index for dairy and related products posted the largest increase, rising 1.1 percent. This was its fifth increase in the
last six months and its largest since January. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also rose, increasing 0.6 percent as increases
in the indexes for beef, poultry, and pork offset a decline in the eggs index. These increases offset declines in the remaining food at
home groups. The fruits and vegetables group posted the largest decline, falling 0.7 percent, while the index for nonalcoholic
beverages fell 0.5 percent. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home both fell 0.2 percent. Over the past

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year, the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for nonalcoholic beverages have declined, while the index for other food at
home was unchanged and the indexes for the remaining three groups have risen.

Energy
The energy index rose 2.6 percent in October, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. The gasoline index rose 4.6 percent in
October after rising 1.6 percent in September. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.3 percent in October.) The
household energy index, which declined in September, rose in October, increasing 0.4 percent. The natural gas index fell 0.4 percent,
but this decline was more than offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the electricity index and a 4.7 percent rise in the index for fuel oil.
The indexes of all the major energy components have risen over the last 12 months.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in October for the third month in a row. After being unchanged the
previous two months, the shelter index rose 0.1 percent in October. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both increased
0.1 percent while the index for lodging away from home declined 1.0 percent. The medical care index, which rose 0.6 percent in
September, rose 0.1 percent in October, with the medical care commodities index rising 0.1 percent and the index for medical care
services increasing 0.2 percent. Within the medical care services component, the index for physicians’ services fell 0.1 percent but the
hospital services index increased 0.7 percent. Offsetting these increases were declines in several indexes. The index for used cars and
trucks fell 0.9 percent in October, its second straight decline after a long series of increases. The index for new vehicles fell as well,
declining 0.2 percent. The apparel index fell 0.3 percent in October, its third straight decline. The recreation index fell for the fourth
month in a row, decreasing 0.1 percent, and the index for tobacco fell for the first time since February, declining 0.3 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent over the last 12 months. Several transportation indexes have
increased; the index for used cars and trucks has risen 8.6 percent, while the new vehicles index has edged up 0.4 percent and the
index for airline fares has risen 4.4 percent. The medical care index has also increased, rising 3.4 percent. Indexes that have declined
over the past year include shelter, which has fallen 0.3 percent, household furnishings and operations (down 2.5 percent), apparel
(down 1.2 percent), and recreation (down 1.0 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
218.711 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 214.623 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index rose 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject
to revision.

The Consumer Price Index for November 2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 15,
2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
In January 2011, the following series will be re-titled:
! Recreation services will become Other recreation services
! Gas (piped) and electricity will become Energy services
! Canned fish and seafood will become Shelf stable fish and seafood
The Recreation services index does not include all services under the major group Recreation, specifically video and audio
related services, pet services, and photography and film services are excluded. The new title, Other recreation services, will
reflect these exclusions.
Gas (piped) and electricity has been presented as Energy services in Table A of the CPI News Release since August 2009. At
that time, the format text of the News Release was updated to focus on Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy instead
of the major groups (Food, Housing, Apparel, Transportation, Medical care, Education and communication, Recreation, and
Other goods and services). The title will be changed in the remainder of the publication tables in January 2011 to improve
consistency.
The title for Canned fish and seafood will change to Shelf stable fish and seafood to better reflect current packaging methods.
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2000 to Present
Percent
6

Percent
6
All
Items

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

-1

-1

All Items Less
Food and Energy

-2

-2

-3
2000

-3
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

3

2006

2007

2008

2009

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Current Price Topics: The Use of the CPI in Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments
(COLAs)
More than 50 million people currently receive Social Security benefits.1 In 1972, Congress passed legislation tying Social
Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to changes in the Consumer Price Index. Specifically, these COLAs are based on the
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), All Items, from the third quarter of one year to the
third quarter of the next year.
COLA effective for 2009. The third quarter average 2007 CPI-W, All Items index stood at 203.596. The CPI-W average for the
third quarter of 2008 was 215.495, an increase of 5.8 percent. (See table 1.) This 5.8-percent cost-of-living increase, which became
effective in 2009, was the highest COLA in more than 25 years. The steep rise was due to both sharply higher gasoline prices, which
climbed 35.2 percent from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008, and higher prices for food, which increased 6.2
percent over the same period.
Table 1. CPI-W, All Items, third-quarter averages, 2007-10
Year

July

August

September

Third-quarter
average

2007
2008
2009
2010

203.700
216.304
210.526
213.898

203.199
215.247
211.156
214.205

203.889
214.935
211.322
214.306

203.596
215.495
211.001
214.136

Percent
change
from previous third
quarter

Cost-of-living
adjustment
(percent)

5.8
–2.1
1.5

5.8
0.0
0.0

COLA effective for 2010. From the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009, the CPI-W actually fell 2.1 percent, due in
large part to gasoline prices, which dropped 32.5 percent over that period. This was the first time the CPI-W, All Items index had
fallen since Social Security COLAs were tied to the CPI. When the CPI-W falls, Social Security benefits do not fall. Instead, they
remain unchanged.2 For this reason, there was no COLA for 2010.
COLA effective for 2011. In the third quarter of 2010, the CPI-W stood at 214.136. Although this was higher than the 2009
third-quarter CPI-W average of 211.001, Social Security recipients will not receive a COLA in 2011. This is because, by legislation,
the CPI-W must exceed its previous third-quarter peak, recorded in 2008, in order for there to be a positive COLA the next year. Put
another way, because the third-quarter 2010 CPI-W level of 214.136 did not exceed its previous peak of 215.495 in 2008, there will be
no automatic COLA in 2011. 3

Current Price Trends: Rise in Energy Prices Drives Third-Quarter Retail Inflation Picture
All Items
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All Items, increased at a 2.7-percent seasonally adjusted annual
rate (SAAR) during the third quarter of 2010. For the first 9 months of 2010, the index has increased at a 0.7-percent SAAR,
compared with a rise of 2.7 percent in 2009.
A turnaround in the energy index was the main cause of the third quarter upturn in the all-items index. The energy index
increased at a 24.5-percent annual rate in the third quarter, after falling sharply in the second quarter. The index, which rose
significantly in 2009, continued to climb in the first 9 months of 2010, but at a more modest pace. Inflation for the index for all items
less food and energy continued to decelerate, with the increase for 2010 rising at one-third the rate posted in 2009. In contrast, the
food index has risen modestly in 2010 after declining in 2009.

Energy
Energy remained the most volatile major CPI component. After climbing at a 9.2-percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2010 and
declining at a 25.7-percent SAAR in the second quarter, the energy index jumped 24.5 percent in the third quarter. (See chart 1.) For
the first 9 months of 2010, the energy index has risen at a 0.4-percent SAAR, after increasing 18.2 percent in all of 2009.
Within the energy component, the gasoline index increased at a 48.8-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2010, after falling at a
38.9-percent SAAR in the second quarter. This trend continues the sharp changes seen in gasoline prices over the past few years. From
July 2007 to July 2008, gasoline prices rose 37.9 percent. After crude oil prices peaked in July 2008 at more than $134 a barrel, they
plummeted during the last 5 months of that year, to under $32 a barrel. At the retail level, gasoline prices fell by more than 50 percent.

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Chart 1. CPI-U percent changes: All Items, food, energy, and all Items less food and
energy for 2009, first, second and third quarters, 2010.
Percent!change
30.0
24.5

20.0

18.2

9.2

10.0

2.7

2.7

2.3

0.9

0.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

0.7

0.0
!1.5

–0.2

!0.5

!10.0

!20.0

–25.7
!30.0

All"items

Food

Energy

2009"change,"not"seasonally"adjusted

All"items"less"food"and"
energy

2010"first!quarter"change,"seasonally"adjusted"annual"rate
2010"second!quarter"change,"seasonally"adjusted"annual"rate
2010"third!quarter"change,"seasonally"adjusted"annual"rate

In 2009, pump prices turned sharply higher again, increasing more than 50 percent, with crude oil prices increasing to around
$70 a barrel by the end of 2009.
The household energy index rose at a 1.9-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2010, after falling 10.1 percent in the second
quarter. All the major components of household energy rose in the third quarter. The natural gas index rose at a 1.8-percent SAAR in
the third quarter, after declining at a 17.7-percent SAAR in the second quarter. For the first three quarters of 2010, the natural gas
index increased at a 2.9-percent annual rate, after falling 18.1 percent in 2009. The electricity index rose 2.0 percent in the third
quarter of 2010, identical to its first-quarter performance, but was down 7.1 percent in the second quarter. Electricity prices had
declined 0.5 percent in 2009. The fuel oil index increased 0.1 percent in the third quarter of 2010, after falling at an 8.9-percent rate in
the second quarter.

Food
Food prices rose at a 1.6-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2010, after rising 0.6 percent in the second quarter. The food index
has increased 1.5 percent so far in 2010, after slipping 0.5 percent in 2009. Grocery store food prices rose at a 1.2-percent SAAR in
the third quarter, after a flat second quarter and an increase of 3.7 percent in the first quarter. Of the six major grocery store food

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groups, the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs group increased the most in the third quarter, 3.2 percent. Prices for a variety of breakfast
items climbed significantly in the third quarter, with coffee and egg prices up at SAARs of 13.0 percent and 32.8 percent, respectively.
In addition, prices for bacon and breakfast sausage rose 29.6 percent. Most of the other food at home groups posted modest increases
in the third quarter of 2010. Cereals and bakery products rose 2.3 percent, dairy products increased 2.2 percent, nonalcoholic
beverages were up 2.1 percent, and other food at home increased 1.8 percent. In contrast, fruits and vegetables fell at a 5.7-percent
SAAR in the third quarter, with fresh fruits falling 10.7 percent. Within fresh fruits, apple prices were down 21.2 percent and oranges
fell 21.3 percent. These decreases more than offset an 8.6-percent increase in the banana index. The index for fresh vegetables
decreased at a 2.5-percent SAAR in the third quarter, with lettuce falling 13.5 percent.
Prices for food away from home rose at a 2.3-percent SAAR in the third quarter, after rising at a 1.4-percent rate in the second
quarter. Food at employee sites and schools jumped 9.2 percent in the third quarter of 2010, after more modest increases earlier in the
year.
Both grocery store prices and the index for food away from home were up 1.4 percent over the past 12 months.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose at a 0.7-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2010, nearly half the 1.3-percent
rate of increase recorded in the second quarter. This index had fallen at a 0.2-percent annual rate in the first quarter. The shelter index
decelerated as well, increasing 0.4 percent in the third quarter after a 0.9-percent increase in the second quarter. Shelter prices had
fallen 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010. Within shelter, owner’s equivalent rent and rent of primary residence each rose at a 0.5percent SAAR in the third quarter. Lodging away from home declined 5.1 percent in the third quarter, after a 23.1-percent spike in the
second quarter.
The index for other goods and services rose at a 3.6-percent SAAR in the third quarter of 2010. Other significant components
with increases included the medical care index, which grew 3.2 percent, and the index for new and used motor vehicles, which rose
1.8 percent. By contrast, declines in the third quarter were noted in apparel, which fell 0.9 percent, and recreation, which fell 2.3
percent. For the first time in many years, educational books and supplies fell; the drop in the third-quarter, 2010, SAAR was 3.8
percent. The index had increased 6.2 percent in the second quarter.
Chart 2. Running 12-month CPI-U percent changes: All items and all items
less food and energy, January 2008–September 2010
Percent!change
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
!1.0
!2.0
!3.0

All"items

All"items"less"food"and"energy

Household furnishings and operations declined 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2010, compared with a 3.7-percent rate of
increase in each of the previous two quarters. The index for airline fares reversed in the third quarter, falling 4.6 percent after a 14.3-

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percent increase in the second quarter. The communication index was unchanged in the third quarter, after falling at a 1.3-percent rate
in the second quarter.
The annual rate of inflation for all items less food and energy continued its deceleration in 2010. (See chart 2.) The 12-month
percent change ending September 2010 was 0.8 percent, the smallest increase since March 1961. For the 5-year period from
September 2004 to September 2009, this index had increased at a 2.2-percent annual rate.
The shelter index also has decelerated in recent years. The 12-month percent changes in shelter ending September 2006, 2007,
2008, and 2009 were 4.2 percent, 3.5 percent, 2.4 percent, and 0.7 percent, respectively. In 2010, shelter continues to pull down the
index for all items less food and energy, with the current 12-month percent change for shelter standing at –0.4 percent. Other indexes
contributing downward pressure on the annual index for all items less food and energy included household furnishings and operations,
apparel, recreation, and communication. In contrast to prices for shelter, prices for used cars and trucks have increased 12.9 percent
over the past 12 months.

Price movements described in this text reflect data released on October 15, 2010. Except as noted, all 12-month-and-longer percent
changes reflect data that were not seasonally adjusted. Percent changes covering less than a year are based on seasonally adjusted
annual rates, unless otherwise noted. CPI seasonally adjusted indexes and percent changes are subject to annual revision.

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1

See Press Office Fact Sheet: Social Security Basic Facts (U.S. Social Security Administration, Aug. 10, 2010), on the Internet at
http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/basicfact.htm (visited November 1, 2010).

2

That said, changes in Social Security benefits are potentially affected by factors other than COLAs, such as changes in Medicare
premiums.
3

More information on how the Social Security Administration uses the CPI to adjust benefits can be found in Automatic Increases:
Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustments (U.S. Social Security Administration, Oct. 15, 2010), on the Internet at
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/latestCOLA.html (visited November 1, 2010).

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000
-

218.439
654.346

218.711
655.162

1.2

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.2

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

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

220.586
220.216
216.161
250.085
211.280
199.042
268.832
161.771
191.289
202.469
201.971
204.322
122.106
227.075
160.072
224.043

221.005
220.616
216.698
249.890
212.170
201.291
270.200
161.313
191.311
202.962
203.614
203.990
121.698
227.287
160.036
224.705

1.4
1.4
1.4
-.6
5.8
3.0
.3
-1.0
.0
3.2
1.8
-.9
-.3
1.4
1.9
1.1

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

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

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

.1
.1
.0
-.2
.6
1.1
-.7
-.5
-.2
.7
.5
-.4
-.3
.1
.0
.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 5 ..............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

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

216.602
248.522
249.368
135.800
256.590
256.584
126.627
217.695
192.635
265.812
197.049
172.833
124.535
150.346

216.100
248.646
249.618
133.580
256.823
256.817
127.111
213.031
187.271
276.551
190.603
173.360
124.524
150.151

-.2
-.3
.3
.1
.0
.0
4.0
2.4
1.7
13.4
.9
5.3
-2.5
.0

-.2
.0
.1
-1.6
.1
.1
.4
-2.1
-2.8
4.0
-3.3
.3
.0
-.1

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

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

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

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

3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721

121.011
112.201
109.217
114.413
129.303

122.454
114.090
110.723
114.663
130.896

-1.2
-.6
-2.7
-2.2
.4

1.2
1.7
1.4
.2
1.2

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

-.6
-.6
-1.4
-1.3
.3

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

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

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573
2.012
4.525
4.337
.401
1.167
1.187

192.412
187.646
97.502
137.365
146.065
232.518
231.819
137.802
249.231
252.525

194.283
189.674
97.203
137.849
144.040
240.303
239.527
138.289
249.824
251.435

4.8
4.9
2.2
.4
8.6
9.7
9.5
3.5
1.8
4.3

1.0
1.1
-.3
.4
-1.4
3.3
3.3
.4
.2
-.4

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

.5
.5
-.2
.1
-.7
1.8
1.6
.1
.3
.5

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

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

6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796

390.616
315.804
413.807
330.149

391.240
316.082
414.564
330.057

3.4
2.5
3.6
2.7

.2
.1
.2
.0

.2
.2
.2
.2

.6
.3
.8
.4

.1
.1
.2
.0

-

-

-

-

-

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

1.619

614.667

618.936

7.5

0.7

0.5

1.5

0.5

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

6.437
1.894

113.120
98.638

112.984
98.503

-1.0
-1.7

-.1
-.1

-.2
-.5

-.3
.0

-.1
-.1

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

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

131.154
203.353
508.892
585.271
84.665
81.497
102.633
9.339
75.570

130.959
203.071
510.335
584.286
84.531
81.359
102.458
9.324
75.385

1.4
3.7
3.2
3.7
-.6
-.8
-.4
-1.9
-3.6

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

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

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

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

383.663
823.766
206.929
160.985
230.332
355.964

382.764
821.529
206.471
159.951
229.343
356.508

1.9
6.2
.5
-1.4
.4
2.5

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

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

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

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

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

174.282
220.586
149.761
188.770
121.011
235.211
111.174
262.320
258.934
126.627
197.049
172.833
150.346
260.577
413.807
311.802

175.225
221.005
150.882
191.332
122.454
238.530
110.966
261.927
259.054
127.111
190.603
173.360
150.151
261.625
414.564
311.375

1.7
1.4
1.9
3.0
-1.2
4.5
.3
.8
-.4
4.0
.9
5.3
.0
2.8
3.6
1.4

.5
.2
.7
1.4
1.2
1.4
-.2
-.1
.0
.4
-3.3
.3
-.1
.4
.2
-.1

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

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

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

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

218.179
209.133
210.001
152.395
190.885
233.089
204.920
286.640
250.516
210.003
221.030
221.907
143.866
235.797
269.034
$ .458
$ .153

218.431
209.467
210.257
153.508
193.344
236.158
206.518
285.588
250.066
210.947
221.236
222.079
144.028
243.784
269.208
$ .457
$ .153

1.1
1.9
1.0
1.9
2.9
4.2
2.2
2.2
.6
5.9
.7
.6
.1
9.9
.8

.1
.2
.1
.7
1.3
1.3
.8
-.4
-.2
.4
.1
.1
.1
3.4
.1

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

.1
.1
.1
.1
.5
.7
.3
.1
.1
.7
.0
.0
-.2
1.8
.1

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

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

5
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

217.597

218.150

218.372

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

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

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

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .....................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

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

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

218.879

2.3

0.0

0.0

2.4

1.1

1.2

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

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

1.8
1.9
2.3
-.4
3.1
7.6
7.4
.0
-.7
1.9
1.8
-1.6
-1.8
1.2
1.2
.5

1.7
2.0
3.0
-2.1
8.2
-3.3
13.0
.0
-.1
1.6
.6
-.6
2.4
.6
3.1
-.9

-.1
-.3
-1.1
-2.5
7.0
3.5
-16.1
-1.8
.5
2.3
.0
.2
-.8
.8
1.5
3.2

2.1
2.2
1.7
2.6
4.7
4.7
-.7
-2.0
.4
6.9
5.1
-1.5
-1.2
2.8
1.8
1.6

1.8
1.9
2.6
-1.2
5.6
2.0
10.2
.0
-.4
1.8
1.2
-1.1
.3
.9
2.2
-.2

1.0
.9
.3
.0
5.8
4.1
-8.7
-1.9
.4
4.6
2.5
-.7
-1.0
1.8
1.6
2.4

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

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

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

-1.4
-2.6
-.1
-13.0
-.7
-.7
7.3
6.8
7.3
75.7
3.4
5.0
-1.6
-1.8

-.1
-.3
.2
7.3
-.7
-.7
1.7
5.7
5.2
-3.9
5.9
7.6
-5.1
1.5

.1
1.1
.6
17.4
.7
.7
3.2
-4.1
-6.3
-22.1
-5.0
4.5
-1.9
1.8

.3
.3
.5
-9.5
.6
.6
4.0
1.7
1.0
25.6
-.6
4.3
-1.4
-1.6

-.7
-1.4
.0
-3.4
-.7
-.7
4.5
6.2
6.3
30.0
4.7
6.3
-3.4
-.2

.2
.7
.6
3.1
.6
.6
3.6
-1.2
-2.7
-1.1
-2.8
4.4
-1.6
.1

120.373
113.220
108.074
117.212
128.465

120.205
113.094
107.759
115.667
127.882

119.444
112.412
106.293
114.148
128.327

119.028
112.077
105.915
111.956
128.548

.2
-1.7
1.1
.8
4.3

-7.0
-6.6
-11.2
-1.8
-6.1

6.6
10.6
8.0
10.8
3.6

-4.4
-4.0
-7.8
-16.8
.3

-3.4
-4.2
-5.2
-.5
-1.0

1.0
3.1
-.2
-4.0
1.9

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

190.544
185.797
97.557
138.139
145.088
224.977
224.135
137.236
247.536
250.567

192.909
188.302
97.908
138.529
146.093
233.847
232.965
137.646
248.390
250.191

193.961
189.331
97.739
138.704
145.139
238.064
236.714
137.802
249.231
251.529

196.318
191.780
97.303
138.417
143.833
248.648
247.512
138.289
249.824
251.992

14.2
14.9
4.9
-1.0
24.6
43.6
44.8
5.0
.3
5.9

-2.8
-3.6
1.7
.8
5.6
-17.2
-17.0
1.3
2.9
8.8

-3.5
-3.8
3.0
1.1
9.3
-18.3
-19.5
4.6
.3
.4

12.7
13.5
-1.0
.8
-3.4
49.2
48.7
3.1
3.7
2.3

5.4
5.3
3.3
-.1
14.7
9.0
9.7
3.1
1.6
7.3

4.3
4.5
1.0
1.0
2.7
10.4
9.4
3.9
2.0
1.4

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

387.933
314.113
410.759
328.610

388.842
314.881
411.709
329.413

391.328
315.804
414.806
330.705

391.902
316.082
415.495
330.626

3.8
2.8
4.1
3.6

4.4
5.3
4.1
1.7

1.1
-.5
1.6
3.1

4.2
2.5
4.7
2.5

4.1
4.0
4.1
2.6

2.6
1.0
3.1
2.8

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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

605.466

608.304

617.619

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

113.599
99.240

113.375
98.747

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

130.355
200.686
508.430
577.097
84.702
81.535
102.471
9.399
76.160

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—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

621.010

7.2

10.2

2.3

10.7

8.7

6.4

113.028
98.746

112.945
98.605

-2.1
-.1

.3
-2.8

.0
-1.3

-2.3
-2.5

-.9
-1.4

-1.2
-1.9

130.369
200.746
501.521
577.834
84.695
81.532
102.534
9.381
76.281

130.220
200.358
504.653
576.388
84.660
81.497
102.633
9.339
76.330

130.140
200.442
507.055
576.457
84.527
81.359
102.458
9.324
75.917

1.8
4.0
6.4
3.8
-.4
-.8
-.6
-1.8
-4.2

3.1
6.8
3.2
7.0
-.1
-.2
-1.3
3.1
-3.7

1.6
4.6
4.5
4.6
-1.2
-1.2
.3
-5.4
-5.3

-.7
-.5
-1.1
-.4
-.8
-.9
-.1
-3.2
-1.3

2.5
5.3
4.8
5.4
-.2
-.5
-1.0
.6
-3.9

.4
2.0
1.7
2.1
-1.0
-1.0
.1
-4.3
-3.3

383.432
819.214
207.160
161.372
230.519
354.973

384.493
822.662
207.630
161.337
230.354
355.528

383.948
823.766
207.136
160.985
230.332
355.275

382.701
821.529
206.425
159.951
229.343
356.127

2.7
6.9
1.1
-1.5
.3
3.1

.4
.6
.4
-.1
1.8
2.5

5.6
16.8
2.0
-.6
1.5
3.1

-.8
1.1
-1.4
-3.5
-2.0
1.3

1.5
3.7
.7
-.8
1.0
2.8

2.4
8.7
.3
-2.0
-.3
2.2

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

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

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

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

6.4
1.8
9.3
15.3
.2
20.2
2.5
-.4
-1.6
7.3
3.4
5.0
-1.8
2.1
4.1
1.3

-2.5
1.7
-4.8
-9.2
-7.0
-9.5
-1.1
1.7
-1.9
1.7
5.9
7.6
1.5
5.0
4.1
2.5

-1.7
-.1
-2.6
-4.3
6.6
-7.6
.8
1.2
.2
3.2
-5.0
4.5
1.8
1.5
1.6
2.8

5.0
2.1
6.7
12.4
-4.4
18.5
-1.0
.7
1.9
4.0
-.6
4.3
-1.6
2.8
4.7
-.8

1.9
1.8
2.0
2.3
-3.4
4.3
.6
.6
-1.8
4.5
4.7
6.3
-.2
3.5
4.1
1.9

1.6
1.0
1.9
3.7
1.0
4.6
-.1
.9
1.0
3.6
-2.8
4.4
.1
2.2
3.1
1.0

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

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

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

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

2.4
4.7
2.2
8.9
14.8
19.0
7.5
2.7
-.1
25.6
.3
.0
1.7
45.4
-.6

-.3
.1
-.3
-4.7
-8.7
-8.7
-2.9
3.9
.6
-7.6
.8
.6
-1.6
-16.5
1.4

.1
-.5
.0
-2.4
-3.4
-6.8
-3.7
.6
.3
-12.8
1.4
1.7
1.8
-18.5
1.6

2.4
3.4
2.3
6.5
10.6
16.2
8.6
1.5
1.4
24.6
.5
.2
-1.5
47.8
.8

1.0
2.4
.9
1.9
2.4
4.2
2.2
3.3
.2
7.7
.5
.3
.0
10.2
.4

1.2
1.4
1.1
1.9
3.4
4.1
2.3
1.0
.9
4.2
.9
.9
.1
9.7
1.2

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ...........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................

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

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

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

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

11

CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000

218.439
654.346

218.711
655.162

1.2

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.2

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 2 .............................................................................
White bread 1 3 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 3 .......................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 .......................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 3 .............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ......
Bacon and related products 3 ....................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ...........
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 2 .......................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ...............................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ..............................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 3 4 .....................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 .........................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .....................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .....................................

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

220.586
220.216
216.161
250.085
216.603
223.809
214.109
223.069
154.313
267.987
159.316
293.757
301.285
153.513
249.839
242.773
256.586
249.613
256.323
289.682

221.005
220.616
216.698
249.890
215.681
221.570
213.847
221.431
154.500
268.218
159.793
292.748
303.623
156.912
250.569
242.644
257.552
246.449
252.784
285.629

1.4
1.4
1.4
-.6
-2.2
-3.0
-1.4
-3.2
-2.2
.1
-.8
-.1
-2.2
1.5
-.6
-1.5
.4
1.0
1.8
.5

.2
.2
.2
-.1
-.4
-1.0
-.1
-.7
.1
.1
.3
-.3
.8
2.2
.3
-.1
.4
-1.3
-1.4
-1.4

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

.3
.3
.3
.8
-.1
.1
-1.0
-.6
-1.4
1.1
2.0
1.3
2.2
.3
.2
-.5
.7
1.3
1.6
1.3

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

254.985
211.280
211.900
210.632
227.464
204.459
167.374
155.890
162.998
198.219
140.642
247.874
132.003
197.465
222.425
180.791
124.225
196.039
187.251
129.970
283.669
171.161
205.773
132.297
212.478
201.420
134.399
244.470
144.926
128.526
177.701
267.308
200.526
199.042
133.556
191.591
137.037
206.061
191.838
135.856

253.994
212.170
213.960
212.908
229.636
208.814
164.638
157.373
163.783
200.419
145.762
259.438
134.820
201.038
225.584
180.405
121.305
198.604
194.070
130.386
283.193
171.222
207.976
133.767
216.530
202.884
135.633
245.581
146.670
128.031
176.628
266.986
181.307
201.291
134.632
193.766
137.671
208.717
196.800
136.231

-.7
5.8
6.0
7.6
7.3
7.9
5.9
6.8
8.9
12.8
17.2
21.7
8.8
9.4
9.1
10.1
11.2
1.2
-.3
1.3
11.5
11.4
3.1
2.7
5.0
2.2
4.3
3.7
6.9
.2
.7
.7
.7
3.0
5.8
8.1
4.1
4.0
-1.3
.4

-.4
.4
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.1
-1.6
1.0
.5
1.1
3.6
4.7
2.1
1.8
1.4
-.2
-2.4
1.3
3.6
.3
-.2
.0
1.1
1.1
1.9
.7
.9
.5
1.2
-.4
-.6
-.1
-9.6
1.1
.8
1.1
.5
1.3
2.6
.3

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

.4
.9
.5
.4
.3
-1.3
2.6
1.3
.0
1.1
3.1
4.0
.6
1.3
1.6
.7
.3
-.5
-2.4
.9
1.4
2.6
.9
.6
3.4
.0
1.9
.5
-.1
1.6
1.6
1.0
7.2
.2
-.8
-.3
-1.1
.5
.5
1.2

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

-

-

.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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CPI Detailed Report-October 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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

268.832
307.101
313.474
301.570
194.482
219.854
465.017
100.938
298.856
316.355
276.434
299.191
303.133
147.697
152.200
144.305
161.858
138.504
194.508
148.865
170.751
161.771
124.140
155.507
148.379
113.819
115.382
190.584
197.101
202.587
125.152
191.289
202.469
187.510
133.442
145.485
201.971
167.167
197.501
240.220
125.025
141.520
126.473
204.322
222.313
162.181
217.687
216.116
124.523
132.737
127.121
252.220
140.613
122.106
105.427
227.075
141.534
144.263
144.829
122.159
133.251

270.200
310.268
317.813
285.018
194.787
219.149
458.510
106.389
300.896
306.407
274.381
311.382
306.737
146.073
149.573
141.779
159.314
137.281
191.129
149.417
169.312
161.313
123.805
152.890
147.835
114.720
115.011
192.015
198.944
201.961
123.463
191.311
202.962
189.446
133.547
145.540
203.614
172.470
206.109
245.004
127.042
139.838
126.831
203.990
222.187
162.804
217.532
215.300
122.489
135.597
126.086
248.873
139.155
121.698
105.494
227.287
141.694
144.595
143.121
120.163
133.461

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

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

0.1
.2
.5
-1.5
1.5
-.4
-.2
1.4
-.1
-.7
.0
4.1
.3
-.3
.3
2.1
-1.0
-.5
-.6
-1.4
-.9
.0
-.7
-.8
.8
-.6
2.1
2.9
3.0
2.4
.8
.0
1.1
.7
1.2
.8
.1
3.1
5.5
.2
-1.3
-.7
.9
-.2
-.2
-2.6
.4
-.5
-.6
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.7
.3
.8
.3
.1
.1
2.8
3.7
.3

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

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Canned fruits 2 3 ............................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 3 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 3 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ............................................
Other sweets 2 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .....................................................
Butter 3 ...........................................................................
Margarine 3 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ...............................................
Other condiments 1 3 .....................................................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 3 5 .....................................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 6 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........

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

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

.082
-

.049
-

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

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

.063
.107
-

1.496
.092
.310
.318
.257
-

.081
.439
-

5.937
2.875
2.359
.266
-

.111

0.3
.9
-2.3
3.7
-4.0
-.7
-2.2
-3.8
4.4
1.2
.4
6.6
5.6
-1.6
-1.6
-.4
-2.1
-2.4
-2.5
-.6
-6.7
-1.0
-1.6
-1.1
-1.7
-1.8
1.1
3.0
3.8
2.3
-1.3
.0
3.2
5.2
2.8
2.5
1.8
12.7
25.4
3.1
.6
-3.7
-4.8
-.9
-3.7
-3.2
1.3
-.7
.5
-.8
-1.3
1.7
-.4
-.3
-.5
1.4
1.5
1.0
2.6
2.4
2.2

0.5
1.0
1.4
-5.5
.2
-.3
-1.4
5.4
.7
-3.1
-.7
4.1
1.2
-1.1
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
-.9
-1.7
.4
-.8
-.3
-.3
-1.7
-.4
.8
-.3
.8
.9
-.3
-1.3
.0
.2
1.0
.1
.0
.8
3.2
4.4
2.0
1.6
-1.2
.3
-.2
-.1
.4
-.1
-.4
-1.6
2.2
-.8
-1.3
-1.0
-.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.6
.2

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Oct.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

160.036
224.705
191.956
201.846
189.177
195.731
185.150
171.002
294.220
147.842
162.212
153.605

1.9
1.1
.5
2.2
-1.4
-1.4
-1.2
-1.2
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.1

0.0
.3
.3
.5
-.8
-.6
-1.2
.5
.3
-.1
1.0
.1

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

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

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

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

.326
1.056
.623
.303
.081

-

160.072
224.043
191.337
200.903
190.784
196.922
187.421
170.090
293.468
148.019
160.563
153.414

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 7 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 7 8 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 9 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 7 10 ............................................
Electricity 7 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 7 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 11 ........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 2 .............................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 6 .........................................................
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 3 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 12 .................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................

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

216.602
248.522
249.368
135.800
436.185
284.575
256.590
256.584
126.627
217.695
192.635
265.812
273.386
309.648
197.049
200.405
183.759
172.833
385.959
385.920
124.535
69.766
113.843
73.345
58.845
118.041
135.883
88.119
78.341

216.100
248.646
249.618
133.580
436.978
278.680
256.823
256.817
127.111
213.031
187.271
276.551
286.119
318.579
190.603
191.481
185.293
173.360
387.509
385.909
124.524
69.402
114.696
72.785
58.385
118.035
136.718
87.832
78.168

-.2
-.3
.3
.1
4.2
.6
.0
.0
4.0
2.4
1.7
13.4
14.5
11.4
.9
.6
1.9
5.3
6.5
1.7
-2.5
-6.9
-2.4
-8.7
-7.4
-4.8
-3.3
-3.1
-11.5

-.2
.0
.1
-1.6
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
.4
-2.1
-2.8
4.0
4.7
2.9
-3.3
-4.5
.8
.3
.4
.0
.0
-.5
.7
-.8
-.8
.0
.6
-.3
-.2

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

-.1
.0
.1
-.2
.0
-.3
.0
.0
.1
-.4
-.6
1.0
.8
1.4
-.8
-.3
-2.3
.4
.5
.2
-.4
-.5
-.2
-3.5
.6
-.2
.3
.0
-.7

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

.297
.176

86.886
97.247
110.272
73.670
69.851
61.181
125.639
70.012
96.984
90.575
95.667
87.791
183.512
120.273
159.059
117.076
150.346
144.331
154.948

85.809
95.706
107.989
73.140
70.091
61.753
125.303
70.295
96.100
90.726
96.072
87.823
184.043
120.397
159.970
117.403
150.151
144.602
155.026

-3.9
-3.2
-3.5
-5.1
-4.2
-6.3
-1.2
-2.9
-1.4
-2.6
-2.0
-2.8
.9
-1.4
2.8
2.0
.0
.4
-.3

-1.2
-1.6
-2.1
-.7
.3
.9
-.3
.4
-.9
.2
.4
.0
.3
.1
.6
.3
-.1
.2
.1

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

-.4
-.6
-.3
-.1
-.5
-1.6
-.8
4.1
.4
-.4
-.1
-.3
-.3
.1
-.5
-.5
-.2
.0
.0

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

-

.239
.434

-

NA

-

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

NA

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

.097
.076

126.550
181.298

124.439
181.398

-1.9
1.4

-1.7
.1

0.1
-.7

-1.4
.0

-1.7
.1

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 9 .............................................................
Watches 1 9 ............................................................................
Jewelry 9 ................................................................................

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

121.011
112.201
117.400
118.586
137.269
79.355
108.447
93.039
109.217
112.621
101.227
120.398
85.172

122.454
114.090
119.489
122.263
140.321
81.978
106.775
94.237
110.723
113.345
103.745
122.200
85.737

-1.2
-.6
-.4
2.3
1.0
-1.7
-2.4
-1.6
-2.7
-1.9
-2.8
-2.2
-4.1

1.2
1.7
1.8
3.1
2.2
3.3
-1.5
1.3
1.4
.6
2.5
1.5
.7

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

-.6
-.6
-.3
-1.5
1.1
-2.1
.9
-2.5
-1.4
-1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.9

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

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

96.636
92.921
129.303
127.462
136.836
126.316
114.413
155.030
114.038
164.713

96.243
98.013
130.896
129.846
138.359
127.378
114.663
153.989
114.012
163.443

2.3
-6.8
.4
1.4
1.6
-.8
-2.2
1.6
-.9
2.1

-.4
5.5
1.2
1.9
1.1
.8
.2
-.7
.0
-.8

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

.9
-1.0
.3
1.4
4.1
-1.7
-1.3
1.2
-1.5
1.5

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

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

16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573

192.412
187.646
97.502
137.365
95.235
137.423
142.176
146.065
95.899
128.057
232.518
231.819
230.950
238.275
225.889
214.571
137.802
124.185
150.174
143.746
312.531
249.231
255.500
226.233
153.684
376.415
165.818
164.969
167.453
179.258
120.875
252.525
278.828
153.726

194.283
189.674
97.203
137.849
95.537
137.880
142.556
144.040
95.833
125.156
240.303
239.527
238.789
245.940
232.668
222.900
138.289
124.940
149.983
143.502
312.831
249.824
256.202
226.385
154.246
380.728
165.960
165.011
167.775
179.549
121.337
251.435
277.344
152.498

4.8
4.9
2.2
.4
.4
.0
1.2
8.6
-5.5
-2.4
9.7
9.5
9.7
9.3
9.0
14.0
3.5
4.0
2.6
1.5
7.3
1.8
2.7
1.1
2.2
5.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.6
4.3
4.4
5.2

1.0
1.1
-.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
-1.4
-.1
-2.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0
3.9
.4
.6
-.1
-.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
.4
1.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
.4
-.4
-.5
-.8

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

.5
.5
-.2
.1
.1
.4
.3
-.7
-.6
1.4
1.8
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.6
-.1
.1
-.1
.5
-.2
2.0
.3
.0
.4
.3
.3
.0
-.2
.2
.2
.0
.5
.2
2.3

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

-

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.

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CPI Detailed Report-October 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
Oct. 2010 from—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

109.220
116.763
63.220
263.706
104.091

110.409
111.361
63.086
264.025
104.360

6.2
14.1
.1
3.4

1.1
-4.6
-.2
.1
.3

391.240
316.082
102.734
410.944
99.151
99.082
414.564
330.057
333.394
401.324
177.063
215.326
618.936
231.961
226.768
529.062
178.368
111.723
105.163

3.4
2.5

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

-0.4
.2
-.7
.2
.4

0.6
-7.2
.2
.2
.2

1.1
-4.6
-.5
.1
.3

3.6
2.7
3.2
2.7
.2
2.2
7.5
8.5
9.8
6.2
3.3
1.6
-3.8

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

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

.6
.3
.3
.3
.2
.9
.8
.4
.4
.3
.9
.2
1.5
1.8
2.0
1.5
.2
.1
.1

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

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

-

.245
-

-

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

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

390.616
315.804
102.644
410.289
99.361
98.984
413.807
330.149
333.715
400.837
177.186
215.365
614.667
230.085
224.883
524.673
178.237
111.729
105.570

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

6.437
1.894
.201
1.267
.032

113.120
98.638
7.640
372.915
15.567

112.984
98.503
7.526
373.464
15.496

-1.0
-1.7
-18.8
1.5
-11.7

-.1
-.1
-1.5
.1
-.5

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

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

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

.137

.060
.048
1.872

75.605
52.744
101.686
47.229
93.284
154.696
191.693
143.190
115.731
193.871
158.346
202.217
118.816
142.211
96.904
79.288
68.685
89.333
31.440
112.593
120.482
108.670
57.415
58.528
61.537
94.844
97.711
145.126

74.847
51.776
101.557
47.087
93.193
154.973
192.190
143.166
116.094
193.957
158.823
202.169
118.821
142.046
97.043
79.146
68.257
88.565
31.097
112.733
120.785
108.923
57.113
58.236
61.226
94.666
96.847
144.768

-2.8
-7.9
1.2
-2.8
-4.2
.5
-1.8
-.5
-3.5
4.5
1.1
5.0
-1.5
.8
-4.2
-2.7
-7.9
-2.2
-10.8
1.3
1.5
2.5
-4.1
-6.0
-5.3
2.9
-1.2
-.3

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

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

-.6
-1.4
.1
.1
-.8
-.1
-.7
.2
-2.0
1.0
.1
2.4
-.2
.6
-1.1
-.5
-1.7
.2
-2.4
.4
-.8
1.1
.5
.2
.1
2.1
.9
-1.0

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

.595
.679

122.119
325.204

122.059
323.793

-2.9
1.7

.0
-.4

.1
.2

-2.0
-.5

-.2
-.4

-

-

.094
.058
1.145
.734
-

.411
-

.613
.319
.285
.167
.070
-

.095
-

.485
.364
-

-

3.8
-

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
Oct. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Oct.
2009

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

156.636
177.646
265.263
219.955
134.270
105.715

156.014
176.566
265.268
220.132
134.644
105.552

1.7
1.7
.2
-1.1
-.8
-1.5

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

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

-0.5
-.6
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1

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

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

131.154
203.353
508.892
169.952
585.271
654.649
637.632
243.396
204.268
84.665
145.898
229.846
225.563
81.497
102.633
62.466
102.022
9.339
75.570
45.159
76.794

130.959
203.071
510.335
170.503
584.286
653.037
637.450
243.118
204.387
84.531
145.941
229.846
226.769
81.359
102.458
62.219
102.111
9.324
75.385
45.242
76.494

1.4
3.7
3.2
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.3
4.2
-.6
1.9
1.4
11.6
-.8
-.4
-3.4
-1.9
-3.6
-8.6
.5

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

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

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

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

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

-

.251
.261
.140
.120

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

6.434
3.035
.200

.070

33.348

33.853

-6.6

1.5

-1.0

-1.8

1.5

Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 2 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 9 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 9 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 9 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 6 ........................................................

3.483
.871
.804
.061
2.612
.688

383.663
823.766
336.118
217.720
206.929
160.985

382.764
821.529
334.953
219.312
206.471
159.951

1.9
6.2
6.3
3.9
.5
-1.4

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

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

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

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

.345

104.407

103.202

-1.7

-1.2

.5

.2

-1.2

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

181.718
230.332
140.540
355.964
290.862
283.144
142.687
158.393
268.609
128.883
179.071
86.234
153.581

181.503
229.343
139.937
356.508
290.796
284.139
142.873
158.076
269.508
129.782
179.104
86.127
153.719

-1.1
.4
.4
2.5
3.1
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.4
4.7
2.4
-2.3
-1.3

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

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

-.7
.0
.0
-.1
.6
.5
.1
.0
-.7
.0
-1.9
-1.1
-.8

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

174.282
149.761
188.770
235.211
111.174
262.320
258.934
260.577
311.802
218.179
209.133

175.225
150.882
191.332
238.530
110.966
261.927
259.054
261.625
311.375
218.431
209.467

1.7
1.9
3.0
4.5
.3
.8
-.4
2.8
1.4
1.1
1.9

.5
.7
1.4
1.4
-.2
-.1
.0
.4
-.1
.1
.2

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

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

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

-

-

.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 8 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................

39.816
25.021
15.044
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
6.060
11.347
86.262
67.711

See footnotes at end of table.

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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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

210.001
152.395
190.885
233.089
204.920
114.765
286.640
250.516
210.003
221.030
221.907
143.866
235.797
269.034
221.904
205.311
$ .458
$ .153

210.257
153.508
193.344
236.158
206.518
116.123
285.588
250.066
210.947
221.236
222.079
144.028
243.784
269.208
222.608
202.572
$ .457
$ .153

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

0.1
.1
.5
.7
.3
-.9
.1
.1
.7
.0
.0
-.2
1.8
.1
.4
-.1

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

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 8 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

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

1
2
3
4

1.0
1.9
2.9
4.2
2.2
-1.6
2.2
.6
5.9
.7
.6
.1
9.9
.8
1.8
1.5
-

0.1
.7
1.3
1.3
.8
1.2
-.4
-.2
.4
.1
.1
.1
3.4
.1
.3
-1.3
-

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

-

-

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
NA
-

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

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

217.597

218.150

218.372

Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Cereals and cereal products ..........................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................
Breakfast cereal 1 .........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Bakery products .............................................................
Bread 2 .........................................................................
White bread 1 3 ...........................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Cookies 3 ....................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ...................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ............
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ....................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 3 ..........................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ..
Bacon and related products 3 .................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 2 ....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ...........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ...........................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 3 4 .................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 .....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .................................

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

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

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

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

218.879

2.3

0.0

0.0

2.4

1.1

1.2

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

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

1.8
1.9
2.3
-.4
-2.4
-4.4
-3.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.2
-4.2
-5.4
-5.9
-3.3
-.1
-.1
-1.6
4.9
4.9
6.6

1.7
2.0
3.0
-2.1
-.5
-10.8
3.5
-3.0
1.5
-2.2
-3.4
.8
-2.0
-3.9
-1.8
-2.9
4.3
1.4
3.4
.8

-.1
-.3
-1.1
-2.5
-6.9
-5.6
-4.6
1.7
1.7
-.6
1.2
1.0
4.9
2.5
-1.8
-1.4
-2.9
-5.6
-3.6
-9.2

2.1
2.2
1.7
2.6
1.3
9.8
-1.0
-7.6
-8.1
3.6
3.3
3.4
-5.5
11.4
1.5
-1.7
2.2
3.6
2.7
4.5

1.8
1.9
2.6
-1.2
-1.4
-7.7
.1
-3.3
-1.0
-1.2
-3.8
-2.4
-4.0
-3.6
-1.0
-1.5
1.3
3.2
4.1
3.7

1.0
.9
.3
.0
-2.9
1.8
-2.8
-3.1
-3.3
1.5
2.3
2.2
-.5
6.8
-.2
-1.5
-.4
-1.1
-.5
-2.6

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

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

8.5
3.1
2.9
1.4
-1.7
1.5
5.4
-8.4
-1.1
8.8
2.4
6.8
-1.9
5.0
7.8
8.7
12.2
-2.4
-4.4
-3.9
5.9
3.1
2.1
4.3
7.8
-.5
-8.9
9.3
16.7
.6
3.8
1.6
7.2
7.6
19.4
25.7
14.3
4.3
-.4
6.7

-.3
8.2
8.0
13.4
20.6
15.9
12.8
30.3
20.4
13.8
12.2
7.8
16.8
17.4
14.8
14.5
11.9
-1.1
.5
-.1
11.6
3.7
1.7
-1.9
3.7
.8
21.2
-2.6
.6
-4.9
-10.9
-5.1
12.1
-3.3
-7.2
-7.1
-6.6
.3
4.7
-3.0

-4.6
7.0
8.3
10.9
8.7
13.0
4.2
3.6
18.5
14.9
19.5
23.8
13.3
11.9
12.4
5.8
32.7
9.8
8.5
2.5
29.8
39.5
1.1
2.2
.6
5.1
-4.5
8.0
9.7
5.2
9.6
9.7
-15.9
3.5
13.4
16.6
10.7
3.1
-11.2
-1.8

-5.7
4.7
4.9
5.2
2.8
1.9
1.6
5.1
-.2
13.6
37.3
54.0
8.0
4.0
2.1
11.8
-8.2
-1.2
-5.1
6.9
.8
3.3
7.7
6.6
8.1
3.3
12.3
.6
1.4
.2
1.3
-2.8
1.6
4.7
-.2
.5
-.7
8.6
2.4
-.2

4.0
5.6
5.4
7.2
8.9
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.1
11.3
7.2
7.3
7.0
11.0
11.2
11.6
12.1
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
8.7
3.4
1.9
1.1
5.7
.1
5.1
3.1
8.3
-2.2
-3.9
-1.8
9.6
2.0
5.3
8.1
3.4
2.3
2.2
1.7

-5.2
5.8
6.6
8.0
5.7
7.3
2.9
4.3
8.8
14.3
28.1
38.1
10.6
7.8
7.1
8.7
10.4
4.2
1.5
4.7
14.4
20.0
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.2
3.6
4.2
5.5
2.7
5.4
3.3
-7.6
4.1
6.4
8.2
4.8
5.8
-4.6
-1.0

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—

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

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

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

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

7.4
9.3
10.9
13.1
-14.4
7.8
11.8
12.7
7.7
5.8
34.0
81.0
3.8
2.3
4.0
-1.2
7.1
.2
3.2

13.0
18.8
-2.5
23.2
-12.9
4.7
-5.8
-2.6
44.9
-1.0
-20.7
69.9
42.5
-3.6
-2.5
-.7
-7.9
-9.4
-10.2

-16.1
-19.8
-17.7
-9.6
7.4
-5.4
-8.1
-27.6
-21.7
-5.3
3.7
-67.0
-18.2
-3.0
-6.9
-5.3
-4.5
.9
1.2

-0.7
-.3
2.4
-8.1
5.9
-8.9
-5.7
7.6
-2.8
5.7
-7.7
27.0
2.5
-2.1
-.7
5.7
-2.4
-1.0
-3.6

10.2
14.0
4.0
18.0
-13.7
6.2
2.7
4.8
24.9
2.3
3.1
75.3
21.7
-.7
.7
-.9
-.7
-4.7
-3.8

-8.7
-10.6
-8.2
-8.9
6.7
-7.2
-6.9
-11.7
-12.8
.0
-2.2
-35.2
-8.4
-2.6
-3.9
.0
-3.4
.0
-1.2

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

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

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

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

-1.2
-15.3
.0
-.3
1.5
-1.8
3.0
.2
-.1
2.6
.3
.1
-.7
1.9
8.6
4.3
4.7
1.8
11.6
16.3
9.6
-1.5
-2.0
-3.1
-1.6
-3.4
-5.8
3.4
-3.0
1.5
-10.2
-2.9
5.7
1.0
-1.8
-6.6
1.2
1.7
.4
3.7
1.2
4.5

4.6
8.1
.0
-1.1
3.2
-4.1
-8.2
2.5
-4.9
-11.8
.4
7.4
-.1
1.6
8.6
1.8
1.4
.6
2.0
21.7
-11.2
-3.5
-5.5
-11.1
-.6
-12.0
5.4
-3.0
-1.4
2.0
-3.3
-3.5
-9.4
-.2
2.4
9.8
.6
.8
.1
2.5
.3
2.0

-1.7
-8.5
-1.8
-2.2
-2.6
1.6
-2.6
-.5
-3.5
-.2
-.2
.2
.5
2.3
-3.4
2.0
1.0
.0
3.6
7.8
1.0
3.7
-.1
2.9
.2
6.2
-6.5
3.0
.3
5.5
-9.7
.8
13.9
.7
-.8
.0
.8
1.5
1.3
-8.8
-14.2
.1

-3.9
-9.6
-2.0
-2.8
-6.1
-2.6
1.1
2.3
22.7
28.4
8.9
-11.9
.4
6.9
7.2
2.9
3.0
5.1
36.6
62.2
15.2
4.1
-7.3
-7.2
-1.5
-4.7
-5.5
1.8
1.5
-6.6
23.5
.7
-1.7
-3.0
-1.2
-4.4
2.8
1.8
2.2
14.3
26.2
2.2

1.6
-4.3
.0
-.7
2.4
-3.0
-2.7
1.4
-2.5
-4.9
.3
3.7
-.4
1.8
8.6
3.1
3.0
1.2
6.7
19.0
-1.3
-2.5
-3.7
-7.2
-1.1
-7.8
-.3
.1
-2.2
1.7
-6.8
-3.2
-2.2
.4
.3
1.3
.9
1.2
.3
3.1
.7
3.2

-2.8
-9.0
-1.9
-2.5
-4.4
-.5
-.8
.9
8.8
13.2
4.2
-6.0
.4
4.6
1.8
2.5
2.0
2.5
19.0
32.2
7.8
3.9
-3.8
-2.3
-.7
.6
-6.0
2.4
.9
-.7
5.6
.7
5.8
-1.2
-1.0
-2.2
1.8
1.7
1.7
2.1
4.1
1.2

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 2 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................
Canned fruits 2 3 .........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 3 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
2 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 3 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................
Other sweets 2 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .................................................
Butter 3 .......................................................................
Margarine 3 .................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ............................................
Other condiments 1 3 ..................................................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 5 .................................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .............................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 6 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

159.338
223.758
191.784
202.002
189.430
196.492
184.577
170.373
291.629

159.517
223.789
191.502
201.985
189.655
196.859
186.227
169.593
292.200

160.072
224.249
191.786
202.589
190.316
196.922
187.421
168.916
293.468

147.439
160.191
152.487

147.727
159.915
152.817

216.192
248.533
249.381
137.410
428.097

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

160.036
224.665
192.050
202.700
188.786
195.731
185.150
170.255
294.220

1.2
.5
-1.0
3.3
-5.0
-5.2
-6.1
-4.9
1.9

3.1
-.9
-1.9
-2.2
-3.0
2.9
-.1
-1.3
.3

1.5
3.2
4.3
6.4
3.9
-1.4
.6
2.0
2.1

1.8
1.6
.6
1.4
-1.4
-1.5
1.2
-.3
3.6

2.2
-.2
-1.4
.5
-4.0
-1.2
-3.2
-3.1
1.1

1.6
2.4
2.4
3.9
1.2
-1.5
.9
.8
2.9

148.019
160.563
153.270

147.842
162.212
153.765

3.4
.7
1.3

-.5
-.6
-.9

3.5
2.3
.7

1.1
5.1
3.4

1.4
.1
.2

2.3
3.7
2.1

216.277
248.475
249.213
135.651
430.069

216.157
248.590
249.535
135.371
430.248

216.351
248.725
249.675
134.035
431.536

-1.4
-2.6
-.1
-13.0
5.1

-.1
-.3
.2
7.3
4.3

.1
1.1
.6
17.4
4.3

.3
.3
.5
-9.5
3.3

-.7
-1.4
.0
-3.4
4.7

.2
.7
.6
3.1
3.8

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

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

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

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

-10.6
-.7
-.7
7.3
6.8
7.3
75.7
68.5
69.9
3.4
.0
15.4
5.0
6.6
.5
-1.6
-2.3
-4.3
-13.1
-.6
-3.1
-6.7
2.5
-11.0

8.1
-.7
-.7
1.7
5.7
5.2
-3.9
2.2
-2.5
5.9
9.7
-5.3
7.6
8.8
3.8
-5.1
-7.0
-5.6
6.2
-9.0
-9.7
-12.0
-9.1
-19.9

20.7
.7
.7
3.2
-4.1
-6.3
-22.1
-22.2
-20.5
-5.0
-7.9
5.2
4.5
5.9
.2
-1.9
-9.3
1.5
-4.1
-13.4
-3.0
1.6
-3.8
1.5

-12.2
.6
.6
4.0
1.7
1.0
25.6
28.1
16.9
-.6
1.3
-6.4
4.3
4.9
2.2
-1.4
-8.9
-1.0
-21.5
-6.2
-3.3
5.0
-1.7
-15.3

-1.7
-.7
-.7
4.5
6.2
6.3
30.0
31.2
28.7
4.7
4.7
4.5
6.3
7.7
2.1
-3.4
-4.7
-4.9
-4.0
-4.9
-6.5
-9.4
-3.5
-15.6

2.9
.6
.6
3.6
-1.2
-2.7
-1.1
-.2
-3.6
-2.8
-3.4
-.7
4.4
5.4
1.2
-1.6
-9.1
.3
-13.2
-9.9
-3.2
3.3
-2.8
-7.3

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

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

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

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

-5.5
2.0
1.1
-16.3
-2.7
-.8
-1.6
-5.2
-4.7
-1.0
-4.4
-.7
1.9
-1.4
2.8
5.3
-1.8
-1.3

-1.6
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-3.9
-9.6
-4.1
2.6
5.9
-5.4
.9
-5.5
-2.8
-3.4
-2.8
-2.2
1.5
1.5

-3.4
-5.0
-5.1
-1.0
-9.9
-12.0
.2
-21.1
-5.6
-1.7
-2.8
-2.4
2.9
-.7
7.7
3.6
1.8
.3
-1.2

-4.9
-7.6
-8.2
-.8
-.2
-2.2
.6
15.8
-1.0
-2.1
-1.6
-2.6
1.6
.2
3.9
1.5
-1.6
1.1
-.4

-3.6
.1
-.3
-9.2
-3.3
-5.3
-2.8
-1.4
.5
-3.2
-1.8
-3.1
-.5
-2.4
.0
1.5
-.2
.1
.2

-4.2
-6.3
-6.7
-.9
-5.2
-7.2
.4
-4.4
-3.3
-1.9
-2.2
-2.5
2.3
-.3
5.8
2.5
.1
.7
-.8

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 2 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Whiskey at home 1 3 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .............
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2
3 ................................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 3 ..............................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .................................
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 7 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 7 8 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 .............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 9 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 7 10 .........................................
Electricity 7 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 7 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 7 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 11 ....................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 2 ..........................................................
Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 6 ......................................................
Appliances 1 2 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 3 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 12 .............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ......................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

128.234
182.493

128.408
181.253

126.550
181.298

124.439
181.398

-14.7
1.6

4.1
6.8

17.4
.0

-11.3
-2.4

-5.7
4.2

2.0
-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 9 .........................................................
Watches 1 9 ........................................................................
Jewelry 9 .............................................................................

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

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

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

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

.2
-1.7
1.1
-4.3
10.0
-.1
-5.0
-13.0
1.1
2.2
18.5
-15.5
4.1

-7.0
-6.6
-5.2
2.9
-9.5
-7.3
.2
-14.7
-11.2
-9.6
-8.2
6.2
-9.0

6.6
10.6
9.1
21.6
2.6
9.9
2.4
20.0
8.0
8.7
-11.2
2.4
7.3

-4.4
-4.0
-6.0
-8.4
1.7
-8.3
-7.0
5.4
-7.8
-7.9
-7.4
-.4
-16.8

-3.4
-4.2
-2.1
-.8
-.2
-3.8
-2.4
-13.8
-5.2
-3.9
4.3
-5.3
-2.7

1.0
3.1
1.3
5.5
2.2
.4
-2.4
12.5
-.2
.1
-9.4
1.0
-5.5

96.185
95.079
128.465
127.351
128.237
127.145
117.212
149.306
114.904
157.401

97.586
91.777
127.882
125.679
129.573
127.063
115.667
152.465
115.772
161.286

98.491
90.890
128.327
127.462
134.942
124.931
114.148
154.225
114.038
163.720

98.559
93.327
128.548
129.846
136.311
123.884
111.956
153.211
114.012
162.624

-3.0
-4.0
4.3
-3.4
9.7
3.1
.8
-6.4
6.5
-8.2

-12.7
-18.9
-6.1
2.0
-15.1
-3.6
-1.8
10.2
-5.1
13.4

17.2
4.4
3.6
-.6
-10.4
8.3
10.8
-6.8
-1.7
-8.4

10.2
-7.2
.3
8.1
27.7
-9.9
-16.8
10.9
-3.1
13.9

-8.0
-11.8
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-.3
-.5
1.6
.5
2.0

13.7
-1.6
1.9
3.6
6.9
-1.2
-4.0
1.7
-2.4
2.2

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

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

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

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

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

14.2
14.9
4.9
-1.0
-1.1
.2
-.8
24.6
-5.6
-17.1
43.6
44.8
44.6
43.1
40.7
31.2
5.0
5.2
4.6
5.1
2.1
.3
2.7
-.5
.6
4.8
1.6
2.4
.2
.0
.9
5.9
9.5
1.1

-2.8
-3.6
1.7
.8
.9
-.5
2.2
5.6
-3.0
-13.5
-17.2
-17.0
-16.7
-17.3
-16.5
22.2
1.3
.9
1.9
.0
13.9
2.9
2.7
3.3
2.7
7.7
1.4
1.9
.5
.9
.1
8.8
7.5
22.0

-3.5
-3.8
3.0
1.1
1.3
.3
2.4
9.3
-7.1
9.0
-18.3
-19.5
-20.1
-17.5
-17.3
-11.7
4.6
5.2
3.4
2.6
6.9
.3
3.6
-1.1
1.0
4.4
1.9
1.2
3.2
3.1
3.7
.4
.0
-9.3

12.7
13.5
-1.0
.8
.7
.2
.9
-3.4
-6.2
16.2
49.2
48.7
50.3
46.1
45.5
19.2
3.1
4.5
.5
-1.6
6.7
3.7
1.6
2.8
4.7
4.9
.1
-.8
1.6
1.4
1.7
2.3
.8
9.6

5.4
5.3
3.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
.7
14.7
-4.3
-15.3
9.0
9.7
9.7
8.8
8.4
26.6
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.5
7.8
1.6
2.7
1.4
1.7
6.2
1.5
2.2
.4
.4
.5
7.3
8.5
11.1

4.3
4.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
.2
1.7
2.7
-6.7
12.6
10.4
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.7
2.6
3.9
4.9
2.0
.4
6.8
2.0
2.6
.8
2.8
4.6
1.0
.2
2.4
2.3
2.7
1.4
.4
-.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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

109.076
125.585
63.787
262.714
103.532

108.587
125.840
63.339
263.283
103.916

109.220
116.763
63.486
263.706
104.091

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

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

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

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

113.599
99.240
7.922
373.199
15.787

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

110.409
111.361
63.157
264.025
104.360

14.9
9.6
5.9
2.4

2.3
16.6
14.6
1.7
3.1

2.9
114.4
-14.1
7.6
10.2

5.0
-38.2
-3.9
2.0
3.2

8.4
13.0
10.2
2.1

4.0
15.1
-9.2
4.7
6.7

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

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

3.8
2.8

1.1
-.5
-.4
1.9
-3.5
-3.9
1.6
3.1
3.1
2.2
.9
.2
2.3
1.7
1.9
1.3
6.3
1.4
-7.6

4.2
2.5
2.4
4.5
-3.4
4.9
4.7
2.5
1.9
3.3
6.5
1.9
10.7
12.7
14.4
10.4
2.5
.7
-3.1

4.1
4.0

4.1
3.6
5.6
2.7
-3.2
2.6
7.2
8.1
9.7
5.2
1.3
1.2
-2.1

4.4
5.3
5.9
5.3
4.3
-4.9
4.1
1.7
2.5
2.6
-3.0
4.2
10.2
11.6
13.7
8.2
3.2
3.3
-2.1

4.1
2.6
4.0
2.7
-3.1
3.4
8.7
9.8
11.7
6.7
2.3
2.3
-2.1

2.6
1.0
1.0
3.2
-3.5
.4
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.8
3.6
1.1
6.4
7.1
8.0
5.8
4.4
1.0
-5.4

113.375
98.747
7.705
371.952
15.719

113.028
98.746
7.674
372.635
15.564

112.945
98.605
7.581
374.840
15.520

-2.1
-.1
-19.8
4.7
-11.2

.3
-2.8
-24.7
-3.5
-5.1

.0
-1.3
-14.2
3.4
-22.7

-2.3
-2.5
-16.1
1.8
-6.6

-.9
-1.4
-22.3
.5
-8.2

-1.2
-1.9
-15.1
2.6
-15.0

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

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

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

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

-4.8
.0
-4.4
-4.9
-9.9
.0
-1.1
-2.3
-.6
1.7
-2.9
2.9
-7.2
-1.3
-13.8
-1.2
-.7
3.1
-6.2
-1.4
1.9
-1.2
-3.9
-8.8
-9.4
8.2
5.1
-3.3

13.4
4.0
13.8
-.9
5.1
1.2
-.2
3.4
-4.3
3.8
2.2
3.5
.6
.3
.9
-3.1
-6.3
-10.9
-.1
-.7
-2.5
-1.1
.6
-.1
1.9
9.3
-4.5
2.9

-13.6
-23.9
-6.5
-3.3
-9.2
-.6
-6.3
-5.5
-2.8
10.0
3.6
5.3
3.0
3.0
2.9
-.6
-8.3
8.1
-17.2
5.3
1.7
9.2
-11.5
-11.6
-11.7
-17.0
-3.1
4.1

-4.2
-9.1
3.1
-1.9
-2.2
1.5
.7
2.6
-6.1
2.7
1.5
8.3
-2.2
1.2
-6.0
-5.6
-15.8
-7.8
-18.3
2.1
4.9
3.6
-.9
-2.9
-1.3
14.1
-2.2
-4.5

3.9
2.0
4.3
-2.9
-2.7
.6
-.7
.5
-2.5
2.8
-.4
3.2
-3.4
-.5
-6.8
-2.1
-3.5
-4.1
-3.2
-1.0
-.4
-1.2
-1.7
-4.6
-3.9
8.8
.2
-.3

-9.1
-16.9
-1.9
-2.6
-5.8
.4
-2.8
-1.5
-4.5
6.3
2.6
6.8
.4
2.1
-1.6
-3.1
-12.1
-.2
-17.7
3.7
3.3
6.4
-6.3
-7.4
-6.6
-2.7
-2.7
-.3

124.565
326.168

124.703
326.799

122.172
325.204

121.945
323.793

-7.9
.0

4.5
2.2

.4
7.6

-8.2
-2.9

-1.9
1.1

-4.0
2.2

Expenditure category

-

-

3.6
-

-

-

4.5
-

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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

157.111
178.265
265.188
220.802
135.235
105.709

157.372
178.693
265.474
220.161
134.370
105.835

156.636
177.646
265.263
219.955
134.270
105.715

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

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

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

34.317

Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 2 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 9 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 9 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 9 .......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 6 ....................................................

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

156.014
176.566
265.268
220.132
134.644
105.552

-0.1
-.2
-.8
-2.6
-1.8
-3.6

1.5
7.0
.6
1.7
.8
2.8

8.4
4.3
1.0
-2.3
-.5
-4.4

-2.8
-3.8
.1
-1.2
-1.7
-.6

0.7
3.3
-.1
-.5
-.5
-.4

2.7
.2
.6
-1.8
-1.1
-2.5

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

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

1.8
4.0
6.4
5.8
3.8
4.0
4.8
3.4
3.4
-.4
7.6
5.8
44.3
-.8
-.6
-7.9

1.6
4.6
4.5
3.0
4.6
5.2
6.3
2.7
4.3
-1.2
-.2
.0
-4.4
-1.2
.3
-.4
1.1
-5.4
-5.3
-22.0
-1.9

-.7
-.5
-1.1
4.9
-.4
-1.0
-.5
-.2
3.2
-.8
-.2
.0
-3.2
-.9
-.1
-1.7
1.9
-3.2
-1.3
3.6
-3.6

2.5
5.3
4.8
3.5
5.4
5.6
5.0
5.4
4.7
-.2
4.1
2.9
29.4
-.5
-1.0
-5.8

-1.8
-4.2
-3.7
-.3

3.1
6.8
3.2
1.2
7.0
7.3
5.3
7.5
6.1
-.1
.8
.0
16.0
-.2
-1.3
-3.6
1.4
3.1
-3.7
-10.3
8.4

.6
-3.9
-7.1
3.9

.4
2.0
1.7
4.0
2.1
2.0
2.9
1.2
3.8
-1.0
-.2
.0
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-1.0
1.5
-4.3
-3.3
-10.1
-2.8

33.969

33.348

33.853

-16.1

-8.3

4.5

-5.3

-12.3

-.5

383.432
819.214
334.308
216.076
207.160
161.372

384.493
822.662
335.707
217.065
207.630
161.337

383.948
823.766
336.118
217.720
207.136
160.985

382.701
821.529
334.953
219.312
206.425
159.951

2.7
6.9
7.1
3.7
1.1
-1.5

.4
.6
.2
6.0
.4
-.1

5.6
16.8
18.2
.1
2.0
-.6

-.8
1.1
.8
6.1
-1.4
-3.5

1.5
3.7
3.6
4.8
.7
-.8

2.4
8.7
9.1
3.1
.3
-2.0

103.646

104.149

104.407

103.202

-.1

1.6

-6.4

-1.7

.7

-4.1

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

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

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

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

-3.0
.3
.3
3.1
3.1
2.1
4.3
4.9
-1.8
.7
-3.7
2.5
5.8

-1.7
1.8
1.8
2.5
2.9
-.5
1.6
1.7
8.3
5.9
6.2
-8.1
-5.7

5.8
1.5
1.5
3.1
1.2
3.7
.6
3.4
3.9
8.4
13.6
1.2
-.8

-5.3
-2.0
-2.0
1.3
5.1
4.1
1.9
-1.3
-.6
4.0
-5.4
-4.5
-3.9

-2.4
1.0
1.0
2.8
3.0
.8
2.9
3.3
3.2
3.3
1.1
-2.9
-.2

.1
-.3
-.3
2.2
3.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
1.7
6.2
3.7
-1.7
-2.4

173.368
148.890
186.102
231.395
111.465
261.549
257.998
259.852

174.304
150.042
188.620
235.953
111.895
261.680
258.276
260.059

174.665
150.262
189.461
237.892
111.580
261.781
259.063
260.777

175.490
151.324
191.616
241.403
111.174
262.008
259.238
261.655

6.4
9.3
15.3
20.2
2.5
-.4
-1.6
2.1

-2.5
-4.8
-9.2
-9.5
-1.1
1.7
-1.9
5.0

-1.7
-2.6
-4.3
-7.6
.8
1.2
.2
1.5

5.0
6.7
12.4
18.5
-1.0
.7
1.9
2.8

1.9
2.0
2.3
4.3
.6
.6
-1.8
3.5

1.6
1.9
3.7
4.6
-.1
.9
1.0
2.2

Expenditure category

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 8 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

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

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

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

1.3
2.4
4.7
2.2
8.9
14.8
19.0
7.5
-.7
2.7
-.1
25.6
.3
.0
1.7
45.4
-.6
3.5
1.8

2.5
-.3
.1
-.3
-4.7
-8.7
-8.7
-2.9
-7.2
3.9
.6
-7.6
.8
.6
-1.6
-16.5
1.4
1.5
5.0

2.8
.1
-.5
.0
-2.4
-3.4
-6.8
-3.7
7.4
.6
.3
-12.8
1.4
1.7
1.8
-18.5
1.6
-1.1
-.3

-0.8
2.4
3.4
2.3
6.5
10.6
16.2
8.6
-5.5
1.5
1.4
24.6
.5
.2
-1.5
47.8
.8
3.2
-.3

1.9
1.0
2.4
.9
1.9
2.4
4.2
2.2
-4.0
3.3
.2
7.7
.5
.3
.0
10.2
.4
2.5
3.4

1.0
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.9
3.4
4.1
2.3
.7
1.0
.9
4.2
.9
.9
.1
9.7
1.2
1.0
-.3

Special aggregate indexes
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .................
Energy commodities ...........................................................
Services less energy services ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
NA
-

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

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Oct. 2010
from—

Item
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

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

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

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

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

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

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

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

Oct.
2009

Food and beverages
Rice 2 .........................................................................................
White bread ................................................................................
Bread other than white ...............................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes .........................................................
Cookies ......................................................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products ......................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers
Bacon and related products .......................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 .................................
Ham, excluding canned ..............................................................
Frankfurters ................................................................................
Lunchmeats 2 .............................................................................
Lamb and organ meats ..............................................................
Lamb and mutton 2 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts ..................................................
Canned fish and seafood 3 .........................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Prepared salads 4 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 5 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................

-2.2
-.1
-2.2
.4
-1.5
1.8
.5
-.7
21.7
8.8
9.1
-.3
1.3
11.5
11.4
5.0
2.2
.7
.7
8.1
4.1
-2.2
-.4
-2.1
-2.5
-6.7
3.8
2.3
25.4
3.1
-4.8
.5
-.8
-1.3
1.7
-.5
2.4
-1.4
-1.2
1.9
1.9
1.1

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

110.322

110.655

110.272

107.989

.0

.3

-.3

-2.1

-3.5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.4
.0
1.2
9.7
9.3
9.0
1.5
7.3
1.4
1.6
6.2
14.1
.1

Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 6 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .............................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 2 ..............................................................
Automobile service clubs 2 .........................................................
Intercity bus fare 4 ......................................................................
Intercity train fare 4 .....................................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
Intracity mass transit 8 ................................................................

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Oct. 2010
from—

Item
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

219.857
516.391

220.785
516.973

224.883
524.673

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

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

168.462

128.510
180.580
155.692

Oct.
2009

226.768
529.062

-0.5
-.5

0.4
.1

1.9
1.5

0.8
.8

9.8
6.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

-7.9
1.2
-.5
-3.5
1.1
5.0
-2.2
-10.8
1.5
2.5
-5.3
1.7
1.7

168.664

169.952

170.503

.0

.1

.8

.3

3.7

128.883
180.719
154.532

128.883
179.071
153.581

129.782
179.104
153.719

.0
.1
-.5

.3
.1
-.7

.0
-.9
-.6

.7
.0
.1

4.7
2.4
-1.3

Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 9 10 ...................................................
Outpatient hospital services 9 11 ................................................
Recreation
Video discs and other media 2 ...................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 ......................
Pet food 2 ...................................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ...........................
Pet services 2 .............................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 ...............................................................
Film and photographic supplies 2 ...............................................
Photographic equipment 2 ..........................................................
Photographer fees 2 ...................................................................
Film processing 2 .......................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ..........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................
Education and communication
College textbooks 12 ..................................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 5 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

9 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
11 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
12 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and seafood.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

27

CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000
-

214.306
638.353

214.623
639.296

1.5

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.3

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

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

219.817
219.376
215.058
250.654
211.109
197.812
266.461
161.210
190.318
200.971
202.118
204.234
122.164
227.188
160.755
224.828

220.199
219.736
215.511
250.429
211.978
199.890
267.466
160.678
190.351
201.469
203.670
203.935
121.806
227.412
160.988
225.531

1.4
1.4
1.5
-.6
5.9
3.0
.1
-1.1
-.1
2.9
1.4
-1.0
-.7
1.4
2.6
1.3

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

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

.3
.3
.3
.7
.9
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
1.1
.1
-.3
.3
.3
.6
.1

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

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

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

213.294
242.338
247.589
136.488
232.472
232.473
127.718
216.787
191.066
267.283
196.143
173.258
120.560
152.851

212.681
242.513
247.823
134.787
232.680
232.683
128.130
211.649
185.262
278.516
189.313
173.843
120.643
152.729

.0
-.1
.2
.1
.0
.0
4.4
2.4
1.7
13.1
1.0
5.3
-2.7
-.4

-.3
.1
.1
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
-2.4
-3.0
4.2
-3.5
.3
.1
-.1

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

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

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

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

3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781

119.942
111.901
108.532
116.688
128.436

121.587
113.618
110.474
117.250
129.851

-1.7
-1.5
-2.5
-2.3
-.6

1.4
1.5
1.8
.5
1.1

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

-.4
-.6
-.3
-1.6
-.2

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

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

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

191.517
188.152
96.860
138.353
146.959
233.370
232.783
137.728
251.938
249.816

193.553
190.259
96.402
138.806
144.952
241.218
240.558
138.153
252.546
249.169

5.5
5.5
3.2
.3
8.6
9.8
9.6
3.3
1.9
3.9

1.1
1.1
-.5
.3
-1.4
3.4
3.3
.3
.2
-.3

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

.6
.7
-.3
.1
-.6
2.1
1.6
.1
.3
.4

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

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

5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195

392.028
307.322
416.993
333.547

392.749
307.539
417.913
333.450

3.6
2.6
3.9
2.8

.2
.1
.2
.0

.2
.3
.2
.2

.6
.3
.7
.4

.2
.1
.2
.0

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

28

CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

1.339

615.785

620.670

8.3

0.8

0.5

1.5

0.6

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

6.031
2.046

109.626
99.199

109.449
99.054

-1.2
-1.6

-.2
-.1

-.2
-.4

-.3
.0

-.1
-.1

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

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

125.818
200.329
512.303
563.998
87.343
85.154
102.325
9.891
75.356

125.617
200.129
512.956
563.319
87.170
84.978
102.135
9.864
74.970

1.0
3.8
3.1
3.9
-.7
-.8
-.7
-1.3
-3.8

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

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

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

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

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

3.919
1.397
2.522
.733
.577
1.019

412.690
828.794
204.620
161.132
230.624
357.423

411.655
826.468
204.142
160.174
229.635
357.784

2.6
6.1
.5
-1.3
.4
2.4

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

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

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

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

177.267
219.817
154.406
197.015
119.942
249.301
112.646
257.663
233.516
127.718
196.143
173.258
152.851
260.813
416.993
297.815

178.283
220.199
155.663
199.991
121.587
253.167
112.294
257.198
233.679
128.130
189.313
173.843
152.729
262.219
417.913
297.397

2.1
1.4
2.6
3.4
-1.7
5.0
1.2
.9
-.2
4.4
1.0
5.3
-.4
3.1
3.9
1.2

.6
.2
.8
1.5
1.4
1.6
-.3
-.2
.1
.3
-3.5
.3
-.1
.5
.2
-.1

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

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

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

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

213.223
206.399
207.107
156.792
198.749
246.106
208.853
253.335
246.476
210.386
215.742
215.388
146.170
235.913
264.342
$ .467
$ .157

213.532
206.770
207.409
158.038
201.606
249.688
210.627
252.181
245.955
211.514
215.961
215.580
146.268
243.933
264.603
$ .466
$ .156

1.5
2.1
1.3
2.5
3.3
4.8
2.4
2.2
.7
6.2
.9
.8
.6
9.9
.9

.1
.2
.1
.8
1.4
1.5
.8
-.5
-.2
.5
.1
.1
.1
3.4
.1

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

.1
.2
.1
.3
.6
.9
.5
.0
.1
.9
.1
.0
-.2
2.0
.1

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

Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

5
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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

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Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

213.275

214.019

214.345

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

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

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

Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .....................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

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

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

215.005

3.3

-0.3

-0.4

3.3

1.5

1.4

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

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

1.8
1.7
2.2
-.9
2.9
7.5
7.3
.0
-.5
2.2
1.5
-1.3
-2.0
1.1
2.0
1.8

1.8
2.1
3.2
-1.8
8.8
-3.4
13.6
.1
-.4
2.3
.2
-1.0
2.2
.7
3.6
-2.2

.0
-.3
-1.0
-2.6
7.0
3.8
-16.7
-1.5
.2
1.1
-.6
.2
-1.6
.6
1.6
4.4

2.1
2.2
1.5
2.8
4.9
4.3
-.8
-2.9
.1
6.2
4.7
-1.8
-1.3
3.1
3.2
1.4

1.8
1.9
2.7
-1.4
5.8
1.9
10.4
.1
-.4
2.2
.9
-1.1
.1
.9
2.8
-.2

1.0
.9
.3
.1
5.9
4.1
-9.1
-2.2
.1
3.6
2.0
-.8
-1.5
1.8
2.4
2.9

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

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

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

-.4
-1.6
-.3
-12.6
-.8
-.8
8.5
6.7
7.0
77.3
3.6
5.6
-1.4
-4.8

.0
-.2
.2
8.8
-.6
-.6
1.8
5.3
4.6
-4.6
5.3
7.8
-5.8
2.2

-.1
.9
.4
18.0
.7
.7
3.5
-3.9
-5.8
-22.7
-4.6
4.3
-2.2
3.5

.4
.4
.3
-11.1
.6
.6
3.8
1.7
1.2
25.3
-.1
3.4
-1.3
-2.3

-.2
-.9
.0
-2.5
-.7
-.7
5.1
6.0
5.8
30.1
4.5
6.7
-3.7
-1.4

.1
.6
.4
2.4
.6
.6
3.6
-1.1
-2.3
-1.6
-2.4
3.8
-1.7
.5

119.544
112.845
106.821
120.885
128.294

119.017
112.965
106.111
118.376
127.689

118.544
112.281
105.776
116.525
127.444

118.175
111.728
105.596
114.553
127.691

-.5
-4.2
1.0
4.3
2.6

-7.6
-6.9
-11.6
-2.3
-6.4

6.2
9.7
6.1
11.0
3.7

-4.5
-3.9
-4.5
-19.4
-1.9

-4.1
-5.6
-5.5
1.0
-2.0

.7
2.7
.6
-5.4
.9

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

189.020
185.661
96.827
139.218
145.889
224.320
224.891
137.218
250.143
247.744

192.130
188.845
97.221
139.526
146.935
234.907
233.750
137.612
251.084
247.825

193.376
190.087
96.958
139.661
146.033
239.792
237.478
137.728
251.938
248.885

196.286
193.039
96.498
139.363
144.761
251.389
248.433
138.153
252.546
249.803

16.3
16.8
8.0
-1.1
24.8
41.1
46.3
4.9
.3
5.0

-3.7
-4.2
2.1
.5
5.5
-17.7
-17.2
1.6
3.1
6.9

-4.7
-4.9
4.2
1.3
9.0
-20.7
-20.0
3.9
.4
.6

16.3
16.9
-1.4
.4
-3.1
57.7
48.9
2.8
3.9
3.4

5.8
5.8
5.0
-.3
14.7
7.8
10.1
3.2
1.7
6.0

5.3
5.4
1.4
.9
2.8
11.8
9.1
3.3
2.2
2.0

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

389.453
305.764
414.049
331.963

390.299
306.541
414.900
332.739

392.737
307.322
417.992
334.108

393.364
307.539
418.780
333.960

4.1
2.9
4.5
3.9

5.0
5.7
4.7
1.9

1.3
-.5
1.9
3.1

4.1
2.3
4.6
2.4

4.5
4.3
4.6
2.9

2.7
.9
3.3
2.8

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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

606.994

609.797

618.805

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

109.992
99.646

109.813
99.260

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

125.256
197.893
510.490
556.699
87.375
85.186
102.185
9.957
76.168

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—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

622.544

8.0

11.8

3.0

10.6

9.9

6.7

109.532
99.299

109.427
99.197

-1.9
.0

.0
-2.8

-.6
-1.7

-2.0
-1.8

-1.0
-1.4

-1.3
-1.8

125.272
197.914
504.799
557.331
87.388
85.201
102.239
9.947
76.335

125.137
197.532
507.899
555.849
87.340
85.154
102.325
9.891
76.253

125.048
197.794
509.466
556.496
87.168
84.978
102.135
9.864
75.608

1.3
4.1
6.2
3.9
-.8
-1.0
-1.2
-.7
-3.4

2.5
7.0
3.9
7.2
-.2
-.2
-1.4
4.4
-3.0

1.1
4.6
3.3
4.7
-.9
-1.0
.2
-5.1
-5.9

-.7
-.2
-.8
-.1
-.9
-1.0
-.2
-3.7
-2.9

1.9
5.5
5.0
5.5
-.5
-.6
-1.3
1.8
-3.2

.2
2.2
1.2
2.2
-.9
-1.0
.0
-4.4
-4.4

411.916
824.198
204.671
161.416
230.769
355.713

413.142
827.609
205.143
161.376
230.625
356.397

413.007
828.794
204.868
161.132
230.624
356.667

411.642
826.468
204.132
160.174
229.635
357.305

3.5
7.0
1.3
-1.4
.2
3.8

.3
.7
.1
-.2
1.9
2.4

6.8
16.5
1.7
-.5
1.6
1.7

-.3
1.1
-1.0
-3.0
-2.0
1.8

1.9
3.8
.7
-.8
1.0
3.1

3.2
8.6
.3
-1.8
-.2
1.8

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

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

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

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

7.5
1.8
11.0
18.4
-.5
22.1
4.5
.2
-1.0
8.5
3.6
5.6
-4.8
1.8
4.5
1.3

-2.8
1.8
-5.4
-11.5
-7.6
-11.2
-.1
1.7
-1.3
1.8
5.3
7.8
2.2
5.2
4.7
1.9

-2.1
.0
-3.4
-4.8
6.2
-7.9
1.8
1.0
.3
3.5
-4.6
4.3
3.5
2.2
1.9
2.2

6.6
2.1
9.4
14.6
-4.5
22.0
-1.3
.8
1.3
3.8
-.1
3.4
-2.3
3.3
4.6
-.5

2.2
1.8
2.5
2.4
-4.1
4.1
2.1
.9
-1.1
5.1
4.5
6.7
-1.4
3.5
4.6
1.6

2.1
1.0
2.8
4.4
.7
6.0
.2
.9
.8
3.6
-2.4
3.8
.5
2.7
3.3
.8

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

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

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

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

3.6
5.5
3.3
10.7
17.4
21.1
7.8
2.6
.2
25.4
1.0
.8
2.9
42.5
-.1

-.7
-.4
-.6
-5.3
-10.9
-10.5
-4.0
4.0
1.0
-8.8
.8
.5
-1.6
-17.2
1.4

-.4
-.9
-.5
-3.1
-4.4
-7.1
-3.7
.5
.5
-14.5
1.4
1.8
2.5
-20.8
1.5

3.5
4.6
3.2
9.1
13.7
19.6
10.4
1.5
1.1
30.3
.5
.1
-1.6
56.2
.9

1.4
2.5
1.3
2.4
2.3
4.1
1.7
3.3
.6
6.9
.9
.7
.7
8.7
.7

1.5
1.8
1.4
2.8
4.3
5.4
3.1
1.0
.8
5.5
1.0
1.0
.5
11.2
1.2

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ...........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000
-

214.306
638.353

214.623
639.296

1.5

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.3

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

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

219.817
219.376
215.058
250.654
217.325
222.284
214.814
222.972
269.049
159.927
154.575
249.047
252.312
211.109
211.849
211.071
228.175
203.938
165.780
156.909
166.963
197.132
140.417
199.881
180.315
120.829
196.669
205.236
132.720
131.285
245.717
145.048
128.201
199.965
197.812
133.028
204.080
192.620
135.884
266.461
304.288
309.707
304.085
195.880
214.114
99.285
297.442
316.250
268.434
292.980
305.331
146.726
151.985
135.645
148.739

220.199
219.736
215.511
250.429
216.258
219.328
214.313
221.534
269.327
160.612
157.615
249.832
249.026
211.978
213.892
213.391
230.619
208.176
163.630
158.427
167.932
199.237
145.305
204.144
179.634
118.073
199.063
207.508
134.229
132.554
246.147
145.992
127.749
180.563
199.890
133.953
206.835
197.333
136.107
267.466
306.990
313.830
285.749
195.891
213.757
105.149
298.829
306.015
265.004
304.793
308.450
145.134
149.345
134.525
149.245

1.4
1.4
1.5
-.6
-2.3
-3.3
-1.4
-3.1
.2
-.5
1.5
-.6
.9
5.9
6.2
7.9
7.4
7.9
5.9
6.7
9.3
12.9
16.9
11.0
9.7
11.4
1.3
2.8
2.6
3.8
3.6
6.8
.3
.4
3.0
5.7
4.0
-1.9
.2
.1
.8
-2.7
4.2
-3.9
-1.3
-4.3
4.5
1.4
.2
7.2
5.5
-1.8
-2.0
-2.6
-.3

.2
.2
.2
-.1
-.5
-1.3
-.2
-.6
.1
.4
2.0
.3
-1.3
.4
1.0
1.1
1.1
2.1
-1.3
1.0
.6
1.1
3.5
2.1
-.4
-2.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
.2
.7
-.4
-9.7
1.1
.7
1.3
2.4
.2
.4
.9
1.3
-6.0
.0
-.2
5.9
.5
-3.2
-1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.1
-1.7
-.8
.3

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

.3
.3
.3
.7
-.1
.2
-1.0
-.6
1.0
2.0
.2
.3
1.1
.9
.6
.4
.1
-1.4
2.4
1.4
-.3
1.3
3.2
1.2
.8
.3
-.5
1.1
.9
2.2
.6
.0
1.7
7.3
.1
-.7
.5
.5
.9
.0
.2
.3
-1.4
1.0
-.7
.7
.1
-.4
.4
3.8
.5
-.3
.4
-.8
-1.3

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

-

-

-

-

-

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

161.210
125.033
156.792
149.074
113.876
115.328
190.918
124.520
190.318
200.971
187.501
132.174
144.662
202.118
167.951
125.729
141.805
204.234
224.824
158.889
217.737
216.970
142.370
122.164
227.188
141.248
144.154
145.254
133.326
160.755
224.828
194.828
201.648
188.084
167.294
292.260

160.678
124.656
154.188
148.760
114.807
114.832
191.958
122.948
190.351
201.469
189.316
132.107
145.235
203.670
173.034
128.181
140.128
203.935
224.208
159.492
217.248
216.663
141.010
121.806
227.412
141.413
144.495
143.402
133.519
160.988
225.531
195.555
202.661
187.182
168.014
292.915

-1.1
-1.7
-1.2
-1.7
-1.8
1.1
3.4
-1.4
-.1
2.9
5.0
2.4
2.5
1.4
12.4
.5
-3.5
-1.0
-3.2
-3.4
1.4
-.6
-.3
-.7
1.4
1.3
1.0
2.9
2.2
2.6
1.3
.7
1.8
-1.2
-1.8
2.2

-0.3
-.3
-1.7
-.2
.8
-.4
.5
-1.3
.0
.2
1.0
-.1
.4
.8
3.0
2.0
-1.2
-.1
-.3
.4
-.2
-.1
-1.0
-.3
.1
.1
.2
-1.3
.1
.1
.3
.4
.5
-.5
.4
.2

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

-0.1
-.9
-.9
.5
-.6
2.2
2.8
.8
-.1
1.1
.7
1.3
.5
.1
3.3
-1.2
-.5
-.3
.0
-2.9
.5
-.6
-.6
.3
.3
.1
.1
2.9
.3
.6
.1
.0
.1
.1
-.5
.3

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

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 6 ..............................................
Electricity 3 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 2 .............................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............

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

213.294
242.338
247.589
136.488
443.861
282.462
232.472
232.473
127.718
216.787
191.066
267.283
274.717
311.591
196.143
198.482
183.597
173.258
379.860
386.325
120.560
70.715
113.530
74.816
59.307
114.151
134.170
86.711

212.681
242.513
247.823
134.787
444.628
277.890
232.680
232.683
128.130
211.649
185.262
278.516
288.085
321.611
189.313
189.373
185.152
173.843
381.449
386.526
120.643
70.356
114.341
74.088
58.928
114.328
135.378
86.466

.0
-.1
.2
.1
4.1
.4
.0
.0
4.4
2.4
1.7
13.1
14.5
11.2
1.0
.7
1.7
5.3
6.3
1.7
-2.7
-7.5
-3.1
-10.7
-7.7
-5.3
-3.0
-3.6

-.3
.1
.1
-1.2
.2
-1.6
.1
.1
.3
-2.4
-3.0
4.2
4.9
3.2
-3.5
-4.6
.8
.3
.4
.1
.1
-.5
.7
-1.0
-.6
.2
.9
-.3

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

.0
.1
.1
-.3
.1
-.4
.1
.1
.2
-.4
-.7
.9
.6
1.2
-.8
-.3
-2.3
.5
.5
.2
-.3
.1
-.3
-1.7
.5
-.1
.5
.0

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

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
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Expenditure category
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................

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

76.810
87.432
98.240
73.346
71.755
60.418
130.906
71.536
96.784
91.223
96.914
86.148
184.817
121.424
158.605
116.085
152.851
142.792
156.916
127.144
186.167

76.504
86.460
96.831
72.930
71.962
60.936
130.552
71.552
95.842
91.535
97.473
86.325
185.336
121.578
159.645
116.260
152.729
143.023
156.960
126.381
186.257

-13.7
-3.4
-2.6
-4.8
-4.6
-6.5
-.9
-3.2
-2.4
-2.5
-2.0
-2.8
.8
-1.1
2.9
1.8
-.4
.4
-.3
-2.9
1.0

-0.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.6
.3
.9
-.3
.0
-1.0
.3
.6
.2
.3
.1
.7
.2
-.1
.2
.0
-.6
.0

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

-1.2
-.4
-.7
.0
-.3
-1.6
-.5
6.0
.5
-.3
.1
-.2
-.3
.1
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.1
.0
-2.1
.0

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

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

119.942
111.901
117.845
119.144
137.888
80.460
108.212
94.228
108.532
112.299
106.324
123.367
85.973

121.587
113.618
119.678
122.531
140.977
83.447
105.874
95.607
110.474
113.213
108.379
124.070
86.705

-1.7
-1.5
-1.5
1.9
.1
-2.6
-3.3
-1.6
-2.5
-1.8
-5.7
1.3
-4.3

1.4
1.5
1.6
2.8
2.2
3.7
-2.2
1.5
1.8
.8
1.9
.6
.9

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

-.4
-.6
-.2
-.8
.8
-2.5
1.3
-2.3
-.3
-.6
-.5
6.3
-2.6

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

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

95.981
94.205
128.436
125.675
134.092
126.320
116.688
152.144
108.018
165.481

96.421
99.860
129.851
127.434
135.702
127.307
117.250
151.812
107.795
165.115

3.0
-5.3
-.6
.7
-.9
-1.4
-2.3
.3
-1.9
1.3

.5
6.0
1.1
1.4
1.2
.8
.5
-.2
-.2
-.2

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

1.2
.7
-.2
1.4
.6
-1.8
-1.6
.8
-1.4
1.4

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

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 9 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 10 ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 10 11 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .........................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................

18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
.407
.061
5.774
5.530

191.517
188.152
96.860
138.353
146.959
93.876
125.003
233.370
232.783
231.805
239.343
226.534
215.122
137.728
123.230
149.084
251.938
257.885
228.690

193.553
190.259
96.402
138.806
144.952
93.895
121.193
241.218
240.558
239.700
247.108
233.391
223.457
138.153
124.011
148.845
252.546
258.614
228.955

5.5
5.5
3.2
.3
8.6
-6.5
-3.6
9.8
9.6
9.7
9.3
9.1
14.0
3.3
3.9
2.5
1.9
2.8
1.1

1.1
1.1
-.5
.3
-1.4
.0
-3.0
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0
3.9
.3
.6
-.2
.2
.3
.1

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

.6
.7
-.3
.1
-.6
-1.2
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.6
-.1
.1
-.1
.4
.3
.1
.4

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

-

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

153.877
378.335
165.556
164.976
166.627
249.816
274.730
153.452
260.272

154.377
382.402
165.677
165.029
166.902
249.169
273.542
151.835
261.085

2.4
5.4
1.1
1.1
1.3
3.9
4.1
3.7
3.5

0.3
1.1
.1
.0
.2
-.3
-.4
-1.1
.3

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

0.3
.4
-.1
-.2
.2
.4
.3
2.1
.1

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

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 12 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 12 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 12 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ......................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
Hospital services 3 13 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 10 13 ......................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 10 .....................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 13 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 14 .............................
Health insurance 1 14 .............................................................

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

392.749
307.539
102.713
408.592
98.875
99.130
417.913
333.450
336.379
402.469
177.226
220.914
620.670
231.474
225.120
532.398
189.994
110.518
106.271

3.6
2.6

.072
.020
.427

392.028
307.322
102.637
408.034
99.064
99.140
416.993
333.547
336.702
402.047
177.275
220.934
615.785
229.538
223.140
527.886
189.749
110.575
106.677

3.9
2.8
3.4
2.9
.2
2.1
8.3
8.7
10.1
6.4
2.8
1.8
-3.9

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

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

.6
.3
.2
.3
-.1
.9
.7
.4
.4
.3
.9
.2
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.3
.2
.1
.0

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

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 ..................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .........................................................................
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 15 ..........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

6.031
2.046
.201
1.405
.029

109.626
99.199
7.679
373.105
15.264

109.449
99.054
7.569
373.619
15.240

-1.2
-1.6
-19.0
1.4
-11.6

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

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

-.3
.0
-.5
.1
-.8

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

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

75.294
45.994
93.202
151.551
192.379
191.768
116.885
137.341
94.530
81.243
69.907
113.205
55.473
59.872
93.077
97.029
147.166

74.441
45.833
92.951
151.727
192.666
191.843
116.720
137.175
94.362
80.899
69.300
112.975
55.209
59.646
93.170
95.767
146.730

-3.7
-2.1
-3.8
-.2
-1.7
3.2
-.7
1.3
-3.5
-2.5
-7.9
.7
-5.1
-6.2
1.4
-3.6
.2

-1.1
-.4
-.3
.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.9
-.2
-.5
-.4
.1
-1.3
-.3

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

-.6
.7
-.8
-.3
-.5
.1
.1
.8
-1.1
-.4
-1.6
.3
.3
.1
1.7
.4
-1.0

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

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

122.332
322.309
265.504
223.703
134.110
106.510

122.054
320.485
265.800
223.962
134.531
106.367

-2.6
1.7
.6
-.6
-.5
-.7

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

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

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

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

Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................

6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
.957
.227

125.818
200.329
512.303
563.998
658.827
633.431

125.617
200.129
512.956
563.319
657.835
633.168

1.0
3.8
3.1
3.9
4.2
3.8

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

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

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

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

-

-

3.9
-

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
Oct. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 8 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 2 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 12 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 16 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 17 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

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

242.588
210.285
87.343
145.328
230.143
223.682
85.154
102.325
63.431
101.988
9.891
75.356
44.308
77.365

242.310
210.456
87.170
145.366
230.143
224.992
84.978
102.135
63.191
102.071
9.864
74.970
44.554
77.112

3.5
4.5
-.7
1.7
1.2
11.2
-.8
-.7
-3.4

.067

37.358

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

3.919
1.397
1.302
.084
2.522
.733

-1.3
-3.8
-8.3
.9

-0.1
.1
-.2
.0
.0
.6
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.3
-.5
.6
-.3

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

-0.3
1.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.4
-.1
.1
.0
.2
-.6
-.1
-.4
-.4

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

37.549

-4.9

.5

-.4

-1.5

.5

412.690
828.794
336.927
219.032
204.620
161.132

411.655
826.468
335.745
220.808
204.142
160.174

2.6
6.1
6.2
4.2
.5
-1.3

-.3
-.3
-.4
.8
-.2
-.6

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

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

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

.376

104.552

103.286

-1.5

-1.2

.5

.3

-1.2

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

183.138
230.624
140.566
357.423
291.082
291.380
142.310
159.861
278.643
85.728

183.270
229.635
139.963
357.784
291.002
291.707
142.477
159.474
279.759
85.656

-1.0
.4
.4
2.4
3.2
2.0
2.1
2.7
2.2
-2.9

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

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

-.7
.0
.0
.1
.8
.6
.1
.0
-.8
-1.2

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

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

177.267
154.406
197.015
249.301
112.646
257.663
233.516
260.813
297.815
213.223
206.399
207.107
156.792
198.749
246.106
208.853

178.283
155.663
199.991
253.167
112.294
257.198
233.679
262.219
297.397
213.532
206.770
207.409
158.038
201.606
249.688
210.627

2.1
2.6
3.4
5.0
1.2
.9
-.2
3.1
1.2
1.5
2.1
1.3
2.5
3.3
4.8
2.4

.6
.8
1.5
1.6
-.3
-.2
.1
.5
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.8
1.4
1.5
.8

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

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

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

-

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.

36

CPI Detailed Report-October 2010

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2009

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

113.466
253.335
246.476
210.386
215.742
215.388
146.170
235.913
264.342
220.745
202.124
$ .467
$ .157

115.100
252.181
245.955
211.514
215.961
215.580
146.268
243.933
264.603
221.397
199.174
$ .466
$ .156

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2010

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

-0.5
.0
.1
.9
.1
.0
-.2
2.0
.1
.4
-.1

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

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
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

-2.0
2.2
.7
6.2
.9
.8
.6
9.9
.9
1.8
1.3
-

1.4
-.5
-.2
.5
.1
.1
.1
3.4
.1
.3
-1.5
-

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

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

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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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

213.275

214.019

214.345

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

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

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

149.483

149.650

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

215.005

3.3

-0.3

-0.4

3.3

1.5

1.4

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

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

1.8
1.7
2.2
-.9
-3.2
-5.8
-2.9
-4.3
-.3
-4.1
-3.3
-.5
5.2
2.9
2.7
1.9
-1.3
1.9
4.5
-7.8
-1.9
9.8
.6
8.8
9.5
14.6
-2.5
.6
4.1
-11.0
9.2
16.2
.6
6.0
7.5
19.3
4.0
-6.2
6.7
7.3
9.4
10.8
14.7
-13.1
9.0
11.8
8.2
6.7
35.3
83.1
4.8
1.3
2.5
.3

1.8
2.1
3.2
-1.8
-.3
-7.8
2.5
-3.1
-2.0
-3.2
-3.3
-2.3
2.2
8.8
8.6
13.8
20.2
16.4
13.2
28.8
20.3
13.6
14.2
20.0
14.0
11.5
.3
2.1
-1.6
19.3
-3.3
.1
-5.5
13.0
-3.4
-7.3
.5
6.5
-3.6
13.6
20.3
-1.6
24.8
-13.5
3.6
-1.0
46.1
-1.2
-21.8
73.0
43.7
-4.0
-3.0
-9.9

.0
-.3
-1.0
-2.6
-5.8
-8.2
-4.2
1.6
-.9
1.0
2.0
-.2
-6.9
7.0
8.4
10.7
9.3
12.8
5.0
4.0
19.5
14.5
18.9
9.9
4.6
32.1
8.3
1.6
2.4
-3.4
8.3
10.1
5.6
-17.2
3.8
13.4
2.9
-9.5
-2.0
-16.7
-20.9
-18.8
-9.2
7.3
-8.9
-29.5
-22.9
-4.6
4.4
-67.1
-20.1
-2.8
-6.6
.5

2.1
2.2
1.5
2.8
.4
9.6
-1.0
-6.6
3.8
4.5
11.3
.7
3.5
4.9
5.0
5.4
2.5
1.2
1.4
5.2
1.1
13.8
36.5
5.6
10.7
-8.6
-.7
6.9
5.7
13.1
.8
1.5
.9
2.3
4.3
-.4
8.7
2.4
-.2
-.8
-.4
1.4
-9.4
5.7
-7.8
7.7
-2.1
5.4
-8.8
26.4
2.8
-1.9
-.7
-1.0

1.8
1.9
2.7
-1.4
-1.8
-6.8
-.2
-3.7
-1.1
-3.7
-3.3
-1.4
3.7
5.8
5.6
7.7
8.9
8.9
8.7
9.0
8.6
11.7
7.2
14.3
11.7
13.1
-1.1
1.4
1.2
3.0
2.8
7.8
-2.5
9.4
1.9
5.2
2.2
.0
1.4
10.4
14.7
4.4
19.7
-13.3
6.3
5.2
25.8
2.6
2.9
78.0
22.7
-1.4
-.3
-4.9

1.0
.9
.3
.1
-2.7
.3
-2.6
-2.6
1.5
2.7
6.5
.2
-1.8
5.9
6.7
8.0
5.8
6.8
3.2
4.6
9.9
14.2
27.4
7.7
7.6
9.9
3.7
4.2
4.0
4.5
4.5
5.7
3.2
-8.0
4.1
6.3
5.8
-3.7
-1.1
-9.1
-11.3
-9.3
-9.3
6.5
-8.3
-12.9
-13.1
.3
-2.4
-35.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.7
-.2

147.742

148.664

-2.2

5.0

-1.8

-2.2

1.4

-2.0

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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
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 .............................

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

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

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

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 6 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 2 ..........................................................

212.756
242.390
247.705
139.345
437.241

212.842
242.282
247.460
136.626
437.168

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

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

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

0.0
-.3
1.4
-1.7
3.5
.8
4.0
-1.5
-.5
2.2
8.8
3.9
4.1
1.5
11.4
-2.7
-1.7
-1.3
-4.3
-6.0
4.3
-2.3
1.3
-2.0
1.1
1.5
.4
3.9
4.4
2.0
1.8
.4
3.8
-4.0
-5.7
2.6

0.1
-1.4
3.2
-4.4
-8.6
2.9
-7.7
9.9
-.4
2.3
8.5
2.1
.1
.2
3.6
-3.3
-5.2
-1.0
-7.5
5.1
-4.0
-2.6
-.6
2.2
.7
.8
.1
2.3
2.2
3.6
-2.2
-3.2
-3.5
-2.7
-2.5
.8

-1.5
-1.9
-2.5
1.5
-2.5
-.3
-1.7
-.9
.2
1.1
-3.4
1.4
1.3
-.6
.4
2.3
-1.9
.2
4.2
-6.5
4.1
1.1
.6
-1.6
.6
1.4
1.2
-8.8
.4
1.6
4.4
5.6
6.9
4.5
2.1
2.1

-2.9
-3.2
-6.5
-2.0
.6
1.0
21.1
-11.8
.1
6.2
6.5
2.1
4.6
4.7
37.9
6.0
-5.3
-1.8
-4.8
-5.6
1.3
1.6
-2.4
-1.3
3.1
1.7
2.1
15.6
2.0
3.2
1.4
.3
.2
-2.3
-.9
3.4

0.1
-.8
2.3
-3.1
-2.7
1.9
-2.0
4.1
-.4
2.2
8.6
3.0
2.1
.9
7.4
-3.0
-3.5
-1.1
-5.9
-.6
.1
-2.4
.4
.1
.9
1.2
.2
3.1
3.3
2.8
-.2
-1.4
.1
-3.3
-4.1
1.7

-2.2
-2.6
-4.5
-.3
-.9
.4
9.1
-6.5
.1
3.6
1.4
1.8
2.9
2.0
17.7
4.1
-3.6
-.8
-.4
-6.0
2.7
1.3
-.9
-1.5
1.8
1.5
1.7
2.7
1.2
2.4
2.9
3.0
3.5
1.0
.6
2.7

212.764
242.448
247.767
136.197
437.431

212.959
242.602
247.885
135.294
439.060

-.4
-1.6
-.3
-12.6
5.2

.0
-.2
.2
8.8
3.6

-.1
.9
.4
18.0
6.0

.4
.4
.3
-11.1
1.7

-.2
-.9
.0
-2.5
4.4

.1
.6
.4
2.4
3.8

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

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

-11.5
-.8
-.8
8.5
6.7
7.0
77.3
69.5
69.1
3.6
-.3
18.5
5.6
7.2
.7
-1.4
-1.7
-7.9
-12.9

10.1
-.6
-.6
1.8
5.3
4.6
-4.6
3.1
-3.5
5.3
9.8
-9.6
7.8
9.1
3.5
-5.8
-9.8
-4.8
-8.2

21.3
.7
.7
3.5
-3.9
-5.8
-22.7
-22.9
-20.5
-4.6
-6.8
3.9
4.3
5.3
.6
-2.2
-10.5
2.6
-10.2

-14.1
.6
.6
3.8
1.7
1.2
25.3
27.4
17.8
-.1
.9
-3.8
3.4
3.8
2.1
-1.3
-7.7
-2.0
-11.5

-1.3
-.7
-.7
5.1
6.0
5.8
30.1
32.2
27.8
4.5
4.6
3.5
6.7
8.2
2.1
-3.7
-5.8
-6.4
-10.6

2.1
.6
.6
3.6
-1.1
-2.3
-1.6
-.9
-3.2
-2.4
-3.0
.0
3.8
4.5
1.3
-1.7
-9.1
.3
-10.9

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

39

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 8 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ......................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................

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

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

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

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

-0.7
-3.8
-7.5
2.4
-9.6
-4.3
2.4
-15.3
-4.2
-2.2
-3.7
-12.4
-4.3
-1.0
-4.4
-2.1
2.0
-1.4
3.3
6.0
-4.8
-1.9

-9.1
-10.3
-12.6
-9.4
-22.1
-1.1
-1.4
-.7
-5.2
-10.2
-4.4
2.9
3.4
-5.1
.4
-5.1
-2.6
-3.0
-2.9
-1.6
2.2
2.1

-23.2
1.0

5.0
5.7

-12.8
-3.8
2.5
-4.8
-3.9
-3.0
-4.2
-.9
-9.3
-10.8
2.8
-21.7
-6.6
-2.1
-3.0
-.8
2.9
-.4
7.6
3.4
3.5
.6
-1.1
21.1
-.1

-7.9
-2.9
7.0
-2.1
-18.0
-5.0
-7.1
-1.5
.5
-2.6
1.9
24.4
-1.9
-1.9
-.8
-3.2
1.1
.3
4.0
-.5
-2.3
.7
-.7
-9.0
-2.4

-5.0
-7.1
-10.1
-3.7
-16.1
-2.7
.5
-8.3
-4.7
-6.3
-4.1
-5.1
-.5
-3.1
-2.0
-3.6
-.3
-2.2
.1
2.2
-1.4
.1
.3
-10.2
3.3

-10.4
-3.4
4.7
-3.5
-11.2
-4.0
-5.7
-1.2
-4.5
-6.8
2.4
-1.3
-4.2
-2.0
-1.9
-2.0
2.0
-.1
5.8
1.4
.5
.6
-.9
5.0
-1.3

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 .............................................................................

119.544
112.845
119.810
119.673
140.816
82.148
108.972
92.504
106.821
109.825
96.621
110.837
86.219

119.017
112.965
118.423
118.310
140.581
81.760
107.127
97.149
106.111
109.837
95.371
108.571
85.717

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

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

-.5
-4.2
-.2
-2.6
8.7
1.3
-6.3
-16.8
1.0
2.1
9.9
-16.8
3.3

-7.6
-6.9
-5.4
4.9
-9.9
-8.5
-1.0
-13.3
-11.6
-9.7
-8.8
5.6
-7.7

6.2
9.7
7.9
15.0
.9
10.0
4.0
18.6
6.1
7.3
-9.0
10.0
4.8

-4.5
-3.9
-7.4
-8.0
1.7
-11.7
-9.2
9.5
-4.5
-5.8
-13.1
9.1
-16.2

-4.1
-5.6
-2.9
1.1
-1.0
-3.7
-3.7
-15.0
-5.5
-4.0
.1
-6.3
-2.3

.7
2.7
-.1
2.8
1.3
-1.4
-2.8
13.9
.6
.5
-11.1
9.5
-6.3

95.619
95.271
128.294
125.107
130.617
127.823
120.885
148.465
108.397
160.360

96.643
91.943
127.689
123.889
131.324
127.320
118.376
150.102
109.538
162.130

97.824
92.602
127.444
125.675
132.075
125.078
116.525
151.273
108.018
164.440

98.345
95.549
127.691
127.434
133.462
123.866
114.553
150.537
107.795
163.627

-.8
-2.9
2.6
-4.1
6.1
2.2
4.3
-8.4
4.7
-10.5

-11.7
-18.9
-6.4
1.4
-14.2
-4.5
-2.3
9.2
-8.0
15.3

15.0
1.0
3.7
-1.9
-2.9
9.7
11.0
-4.5
-1.5
-5.8

11.9
1.2
-1.9
7.7
9.0
-11.8
-19.4
5.7
-2.2
8.4

-6.4
-11.3
-2.0
-1.4
-4.6
-1.2
1.0
.1
-1.9
1.5

13.4
1.1
.9
2.8
2.9
-1.6
-5.4
.5
-1.9
1.0

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

189.020
185.661
96.827
139.218
145.889
94.745
117.852
224.320
224.891
224.035
231.634
219.262

192.130
188.845
97.221
139.526
146.935
93.982
121.976
234.907
233.750
233.011
241.006
227.816

193.376
190.087
96.958
139.661
146.033
92.838
124.236
239.792
237.478
237.073
244.993
231.438

196.286
193.039
96.498
139.363
144.761
93.079
123.167
251.389
248.433
248.080
254.824
240.823

16.3
16.8
8.0
-1.1
24.8
-8.1
-18.6
41.1
46.3
45.1
43.6
41.2

-3.7
-4.2
2.1
.5
5.5
-4.8
-16.2
-17.7
-17.2
-16.6
-17.2
-16.4

-4.7
-4.9
4.2
1.3
9.0
-6.3
6.1
-20.7
-20.0
-20.4
-18.0
-17.6

16.3
16.9
-1.4
.4
-3.1
-6.9
19.3
57.7
48.9
50.4
46.5
45.5

5.8
5.8
5.0
-.3
14.7
-6.5
-17.4
7.8
10.1
10.0
9.0
8.7

5.3
5.4
1.4
.9
2.8
-6.6
12.5
11.8
9.1
9.4
9.6
9.5

Expenditure category

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

40

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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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
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 .....................................................

213.886
137.218
122.661
148.728
250.143
257.191
227.321
152.613
378.447
165.793
165.467
166.318
247.744
272.212
150.957
259.487

215.402
137.612
123.405
148.470
251.084
257.512
227.702
153.449
379.041
165.700
165.349
166.267
247.825
272.322
149.850
259.941

215.122
137.728
123.230
149.084
251.938
257.885
228.690
153.877
380.408
165.556
164.976
166.627
248.885
273.208
152.958
260.272

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 12 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 12 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 12 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ..................
Hospital and related services 3 ...........................................
Hospital services 3 13 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 10 13 ...................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 10 .................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 13 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 14 .........................
Health insurance 1 14 .........................................................

389.453
305.764
102.136
405.074
99.920
98.096
414.049
331.963
335.039
400.148
175.836
219.851
606.994
226.047
218.970
522.321
189.433
110.272
107.160

390.299
306.541
102.399
407.673
99.120
98.264
414.900
332.739
335.541
401.467
176.787
220.564
609.797
227.107
220.191
523.828
189.939
110.499
106.646

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 ...............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .....................................................................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .................................
Recreation services 2 15 .......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................

109.992
99.646
7.949
372.953
15.504

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

223.457
138.153
124.011
148.845
252.546
258.614
228.955
154.377
382.827
165.677
165.029
166.902
249.803
273.488
154.376
261.085

31.3
4.9
5.3
4.6
.3
2.1
-.4
.6
4.4
1.6
2.2
.3
5.0
8.4
-1.0
2.5

22.2
1.6
1.1
2.2
3.1
2.8
3.2
3.0
8.1
1.5
2.0
.6
6.9
6.7
18.3
1.9

-11.7
3.9
4.7
2.7
.4
4.1
-1.1
1.2
4.5
1.8
1.3
2.8
.6
-.6
-9.7
7.2

19.1
2.8
4.5
.3
3.9
2.2
2.9
4.7
4.7
-.3
-1.1
1.4
3.4
1.9
9.4
2.5

26.7
3.2
3.2
3.4
1.7
2.4
1.4
1.8
6.2
1.6
2.1
.4
6.0
7.6
8.2
2.2

2.5
3.3
4.6
1.5
2.2
3.1
.9
2.9
4.6
.7
.1
2.1
2.0
.7
-.6
4.8

392.737
307.322
102.637
408.880
99.064
99.140
417.992
334.108
336.887
402.611
178.443
220.934
618.805
230.624
224.133
530.592
190.360
110.575
106.677

393.364
307.539
102.713
409.505
98.875
99.130
418.780
333.960
336.594
403.243
178.665
220.914
622.544
232.168
225.911
534.252
190.784
110.518
106.271

4.1
2.9

1.3
-.5
-.4
2.1
-3.8
-3.0
1.9
3.1
3.3
2.4
.8
.1
3.0
2.9
3.0
1.9
6.1
1.4
-7.6

4.1
2.3
2.3
4.4
-4.1
4.3
4.6
2.4
1.9
3.1
6.6
1.9
10.6
11.3
13.3
9.5
2.9
.9
-3.3

4.5
4.3

4.5
3.9
5.7
3.0
-3.0
2.6
8.0
8.6
9.2
5.8
-.4
1.6
-2.6

5.0
5.7
6.1
5.6
4.8
-5.1
4.7
1.9
2.6
3.2
-3.5
4.0
11.8
12.4
15.2
8.7
2.7
3.1
-1.9

4.6
2.9
4.1
3.1
-3.2
3.3
9.9
10.5
12.1
7.2
1.1
2.4
-2.3

2.7
.9
.9
3.3
-3.9
.6
3.3
2.8
2.6
2.8
3.7
1.0
6.7
7.0
8.0
5.6
4.5
1.2
-5.4

109.813
99.260
7.749
372.148
15.413

109.532
99.299
7.711
372.658
15.282

109.427
99.197
7.628
374.935
15.253

-1.9
.0
-21.2
4.9
-9.5

.0
-2.8
-22.4
-4.4
-6.1

-.6
-1.7
-16.8
3.3
-23.2

-2.0
-1.8
-15.2
2.1
-6.3

-1.0
-1.4
-21.8
.2
-7.8

-1.3
-1.8
-16.0
2.7
-15.2

75.319
45.786
93.443
151.291
191.568
192.550
116.989
136.202
95.996
81.807
71.790
112.857
55.519
60.100
90.560
97.251
148.259

75.717
45.673
93.976
151.460
192.377
191.395
116.813
136.207
95.621
81.067
69.830
112.894
55.260
59.817
90.386
96.608
148.523

75.294
45.994
93.202
150.942
191.336
191.619
116.885
137.341
94.530
80.775
68.685
113.205
55.408
59.872
91.935
96.980
147.071

74.441
45.833
92.951
151.412
191.994
192.076
116.720
137.175
94.362
80.600
68.520
112.975
55.192
59.646
93.054
95.631
146.634

-4.5
-3.8
-9.8
.2
-1.3
3.5
-6.6
-3.4
-10.1
-2.6
-1.3
-2.8
-6.0
-10.1
3.1
9.6
-3.3

11.8
-.7
6.8
.7
-.6
4.1
.2
.4
-.2
-.7
-3.6
.8
-.2
.7
10.9
-10.8
3.4

-15.7
-4.2
-9.2
-2.2
-5.6
6.3
4.8
5.7
3.5
-.3
-8.9
4.5
-11.6
-12.0
-17.2
-5.7
5.3

-4.6
.4
-2.1
.3
.9
-1.0
-.9
2.9
-6.6
-5.8
-17.0
.4
-2.3
-3.0
11.5
-6.5
-4.3

3.3
-2.3
-1.9
.5
-1.0
3.8
-3.3
-1.5
-5.2
-1.7
-2.5
-1.0
-3.1
-4.8
6.9
-1.1
.0

-10.3
-1.9
-5.7
-.9
-2.4
2.6
1.9
4.3
-1.7
-3.1
-13.1
2.5
-7.1
-7.6
-3.9
-6.1
.4

124.400
322.913
265.163
224.337

124.460
323.670
265.415
223.827

122.027
322.309
265.504
223.703

121.742
320.485
265.800
223.962

-10.0
-.4
-.5
-2.1

6.9
2.6
.9
1.8

1.9
7.9
1.0
-1.5

-8.3
-3.0
1.0
-.7

-1.9
1.1
.2
-.1

-3.3
2.3
1.0
-1.1

Expenditure category

-

3.5
-

-

4.6
-

See footnotes at end of table.

41

CPI Detailed Report-October 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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

134.957
106.345

134.159
106.595

134.110
106.510

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 8 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 12 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 16 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 17 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

125.256
197.893
510.490
556.699
646.879
626.646
240.687
207.956
87.375
145.332
230.143
223.804
85.186
102.185
63.449
101.611
9.957
76.168
44.625
77.705

125.272
197.914
504.799
557.331
648.217
621.050
241.549
206.761
87.388
145.209
230.143
219.603
85.201
102.239
63.451
101.735
9.947
76.335
44.500
77.664

38.091

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—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

134.531
106.367

-1.2
-3.2

0.4
3.6

-0.1
-3.2

-1.3
.1

-0.4
.1

-0.7
-1.6

125.137
197.532
507.899
555.849
645.833
622.592
240.711
208.979
87.340
145.185
230.143
218.770
85.154
102.325
63.431
101.988
9.891
76.253
44.308
77.365

125.048
197.794
509.466
556.496
646.660
624.870
240.738
209.814
87.168
145.268
230.143
221.632
84.978
102.135
63.191
102.071
9.864
75.608
44.554
77.112

1.3
4.1
6.2
3.9
4.2
4.7
3.2
2.6
-.8
6.6
5.1
42.9
-1.0
-1.2
-7.8

1.1
4.6
3.3
4.7
5.8
5.8
2.8
3.6
-.9
-.2
.0
-5.0
-1.0
.2
-.4
1.1
-5.1
-5.9
-19.4
-1.7

-.7
-.2
-.8
-.1
-.1
-1.1
.1
3.6
-.9
-.2
.0
-3.8
-1.0
-.2
-1.6
1.8
-3.7
-2.9
-.6
-3.0

1.9
5.5
5.0
5.5
5.6
5.3
5.7
5.3
-.5
3.6
2.5
29.4
-.6
-1.3
-5.7

-.7
-3.4
-1.5
.3

2.5
7.0
3.9
7.2
6.9
5.8
8.2
8.2
-.2
.7
.0
17.2
-.2
-1.4
-3.5
1.5
4.4
-3.0
-10.5
8.4

1.8
-3.2
-6.1
4.3

.2
2.2
1.2
2.2
2.8
2.3
1.4
3.6
-.9
-.2
.0
-4.4
-1.0
.0
-1.0
1.5
-4.4
-4.4
-10.5
-2.4

37.938

37.358

37.549

-12.7

-3.6

2.9

-5.6

-8.3

-1.4

411.916
824.198
335.136
216.963
204.671
161.416

413.142
827.609
336.503
218.098
205.143
161.376

413.007
828.794
336.927
219.032
204.868
161.132

411.642
826.468
335.745
220.808
204.132
160.174

3.5
7.0
7.1
4.1
1.3
-1.4

.3
.7
.3
6.3
.1
-.2

6.8
16.5
17.8
-.6
1.7
-.5

-.3
1.1
.7
7.3
-1.0
-3.0

1.9
3.8
3.6
5.2
.7
-.8

3.2
8.6
8.9
3.3
.3
-1.8

103.704

104.220

104.552

103.286

.4

1.2

-6.0

-1.6

.8

-3.8

185.426
230.769
140.654
355.713
287.430
289.715
141.645
160.190
280.234
86.823

184.344
230.625
140.566
356.397
289.004
289.829
141.707
159.931
280.887
87.961

183.138
230.624
140.566
356.667
291.362
291.590
141.871
159.861
278.643
86.888

183.270
229.635
139.963
357.305
291.186
292.110
142.305
159.474
279.759
85.868

-3.2
.2
.2
3.8
4.7
2.5
4.2
6.0
-1.8
3.0

-1.7
1.9
1.9
2.4
2.9
-.7
1.7
2.0
8.4
-10.4

5.9
1.6
1.6
1.7
-.1
3.0
.5
4.7
3.0
.9

-4.6
-2.0
-2.0
1.8
5.3
3.3
1.9
-1.8
-.7
-4.3

-2.4
1.0
1.0
3.1
3.8
.9
2.9
4.0
3.2
-3.9

.5
-.2
-.2
1.8
2.6
3.2
1.2
1.4
1.2
-1.8

176.029
153.086
193.805
244.635
112.840
256.860
233.052
260.234
297.141
212.194
204.964
206.132
155.506
195.686
241.864
206.494

177.262
154.660
196.796
249.977
113.188
257.025
233.137
260.588
297.236
213.004
206.024
206.865
157.049
198.552
246.763
208.421

177.809
155.148
197.981
252.387
112.925
257.115
233.640
261.213
296.788
213.269
206.412
207.125
157.535
199.695
248.977
209.473

178.870
156.567
200.534
257.082
112.468
257.372
233.826
262.351
296.741
214.020
207.262
207.781
158.926
202.081
252.930
211.654

7.5
11.0
18.4
22.1
4.5
.2
-1.0
1.8
1.3
3.6
5.5
3.3
10.7
17.4
21.1
7.8

-2.8
-5.4
-11.5
-11.2
-.1
1.7
-1.3
5.2
1.9
-.7
-.4
-.6
-5.3
-10.9
-10.5
-4.0

-2.1
-3.4
-4.8
-7.9
1.8
1.0
.3
2.2
2.2
-.4
-.9
-.5
-3.1
-4.4
-7.1
-3.7

6.6
9.4
14.6
22.0
-1.3
.8
1.3
3.3
-.5
3.5
4.6
3.2
9.1
13.7
19.6
10.4

2.2
2.5
2.4
4.1
2.1
.9
-1.1
3.5
1.6
1.4
2.5
1.3
2.4
2.3
4.1
1.7

2.1
2.8
4.4
6.0
.2
.9
.8
2.7
.8
1.5
1.8
1.4
2.8
4.3
5.4
3.1

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
July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

113.024
251.382
245.438
203.561
215.408
215.198
146.172
227.010
264.007
219.747
200.291

112.535
251.873
245.645
209.481
215.528
215.269
146.280
237.307
264.048
219.957
200.647

112.028
251.937
245.846
211.343
215.669
215.303
146.012
242.121
264.313
220.745
200.379

111.534
252.325
246.090
217.469
215.670
215.274
145.595
253.766
264.583
221.397
200.106

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2010

Apr.
2010

July
2010

Oct.
2010

Apr.
2010

Oct.
2010

-1.4
2.6
.2
25.4
1.0
.8
2.9
42.5
-.1
3.2
1.0

-7.9
4.0
1.0
-8.8
.8
.5
-1.6
-17.2
1.4
1.9
4.4

6.9
.5
.5
-14.5
1.4
1.8
2.5
-20.8
1.5
-.7
.0

-5.2
1.5
1.1
30.3
.5
.1
-1.6
56.2
.9
3.0
-.4

-4.7
3.3
.6
6.9
.9
.7
.7
8.7
.7
2.5
2.7

0.7
1.0
.8
5.5
1.0
1.0
.5
11.2
1.2
1.2
-.2

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
16
17
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

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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
Oct. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

M

218.011

218.312

218.439

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

233.885
235.770
139.274

234.150
236.089
139.348

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

208.211
208.556
134.130

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
Sep. 2010 from—

Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2009

July
2010

Aug.
2010

218.711

1.2

0.2

0.1

1.1

0.2

0.1

234.027
235.995
139.229

234.671
236.560
139.746

1.5
1.3
1.7

.2
.2
.3

.3
.2
.4

1.2
1.0
1.9

.1
.1
.0

-.1
.0
-.1

208.639
208.912
134.375

208.788
209.253
134.275

208.689
209.182
134.074

1.5
1.2
1.8

.0
.1
-.2

.0
.0
-.1

1.6
1.4
1.9

.3
.3
.1

.1
.2
-.1

203.992

204.985

205.100

205.565

1.5

.3

.2

1.6

.5

.1

M
M
M

210.988
212.696
134.130

211.308
212.947
134.335

211.775
213.493
134.658

212.026
213.589
134.890

1.3
1.2
1.4

.3
.3
.4

.1
.0
.2

1.4
1.1
1.5

.4
.4
.4

.2
.3
.2

M

214.639

215.266

215.172

215.390

1.4

.1

.1

2.0

.2

.0

M
M
M

221.331
225.574
133.685

221.523
225.790
133.704

221.384
225.726
133.544

221.708
226.058
133.745

.6
.8
.1

.1
.1
.0

.1
.1
.2

.5
.6
.3

.0
.1
-.1

-.1
.0
-.1

M
M
M

199.224
134.753
210.882

199.477
134.908
211.606

199.617
134.987
211.524

199.842
135.174
211.831

1.1
1.3
1.3

.2
.2
.1

.1
.1
.1

1.0
1.4
1.4

.2
.2
.3

.1
.1
.0

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

212.535
225.991

212.784
226.373

213.339
226.048

213.332
226.794

.8
.7

.3
.2

.0
.3

.9
.4

.4
.0

.3
-.1

M

241.147

241.569

241.485

241.981

1.5

.2

.2

1.2

.1

.0

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

236.132
203.989
200.227
141.966

-

236.474
205.492
201.882
142.738

-

-

-

-

-.1
1.8
.0
1.3

.1
.7
.8
.5

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

204.511
205.412
195.165
222.803

-

202.913
205.824
195.094
223.631

.9
.4
1.8
.5

-.8
.2
.0
.4

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.500
227.954
227.645

-

228.543
228.107
227.251

1.7
.9
.4

.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 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
Oct.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

234.671
369.535

1.5

0.3
-

208.689
339.549

1.5

0.0

-

212.026
343.935

1.3

0.1

-

221.708
358.379

0.6

0.1

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

227.514
226.828
224.191
233.281
235.532

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.4

.3
.3
.3
.2
.9

214.667
213.988
207.540
223.758
222.137

1.4
1.5
1.7
1.3
.5

.1
.1
.2
-.1
.0

218.990
219.485
214.166
229.516
210.990

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.2
1.5

.0
.0
.1
-.1
.1

223.420
222.518
221.958
222.011
232.788

1.0
1.0
.7
1.4
1.0

.4
.4
.4
.4
.3

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 4 .............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

243.891
292.418
289.650

.5
.2
2.2

.0
.0
.2

196.627
227.339
222.601

.2
-.1
.9

-.5
.1
.2

200.846
222.920
222.905

-.3
.0
-.5

-.3
.1
.0

225.752
251.938
257.912

-1.0
-1.3
-.6

.0
-.1
.1

304.048

.5

.1

231.958

.3

.2

227.023

.3

.2

266.005

-1.1

-.1

304.004
212.599
194.625
193.452
188.751
191.793
125.989

.5
3.7
3.3
1.0
.0
3.6
-1.4

.1
-.5
-.7
-1.8
-3.3
2.1
-.1

231.956
198.784
171.657
177.362
174.509
174.936
118.133

.3
4.4
4.1
3.8
4.2
2.9
-2.9

.2
-4.8
-5.9
-6.3
-8.9
-.8
.4

227.020
211.579
179.398
179.894
176.176
189.523
125.799

.3
-.2
-1.3
-1.6
-1.9
-.5
-2.4

.2
-3.3
-4.4
-4.5
-5.2
.2
.0

266.045
244.674
224.501
226.666
245.869
195.093
127.987

-1.1
3.5
2.3
1.8
2.5
-.2
-3.3

-.1
.6
.8
.7
.1
2.4
-.3

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

126.445

-.4

1.3

115.001

-1.0

1.7

132.390

-2.1

1.0

113.931

-1.1

.9

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 5 6 ....................
New cars 6 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........

193.733
187.448
96.541
137.435
95.253
134.262
150.375
233.478
232.518
233.444
236.704
225.805

4.6
4.6
1.8
.7
.7
.0
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.8
8.9
8.7

1.5
1.8
-.1
.3
.3
.0
-1.1
5.7
5.7
6.0
4.9
4.9

194.820
189.434
97.159
131.744
93.215
130.421
145.020
248.381
247.836
246.338
272.577
243.861

5.1
5.2
2.1
.2
.3
-.4
9.1
12.2
12.1
12.3
11.7
11.4

.5
.6
-.1
.4
.4
.4
-1.2
1.8
1.7
1.6
2.0
1.7

191.629
189.761
97.265
142.144
96.732
145.554
142.443
236.158
235.269
234.017
245.795
234.161

5.8
5.9
2.6
.8
.8
.6
8.1
11.1
11.0
11.2
10.4
10.4

1.4
1.4
-.3
.3
.3
.4
-1.3
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.0
3.7

197.208
191.451
97.632
137.767
95.600
138.696
141.278
243.522
242.684
241.392
228.757
232.583

3.6
3.6
2.2
.0
-.1
-.4
8.2
6.1
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.2

.4
.6
-.5
.4
.3
.4
-1.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.7

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

411.629
342.481
429.280
331.660

3.1
2.8
3.3
2.6

.3
.2
.3
-.1

390.334
312.619
416.241
355.227

2.9
2.7
3.0
2.8

.1
.0
.1
.0

373.117
299.808
397.686
328.894

3.9
1.5
4.8
3.3

.2
.0
.2
.0

398.910
322.764
421.864
305.928

3.1
3.5
3.0
1.9

.1
.2
.0
.0

Recreation 5 ..............................................

118.530

-.3

-.4

114.652

-.8

.0

112.961

-1.8

-.3

107.299

-.9

.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

133.838

.4

-.3

132.757

1.6

-.1

127.017

1.8

-.1

131.033

1.8

-.2

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

411.518

3.2

-.2

367.896

1.3

-.2

375.173

1.5

-.2

376.481

1.9

-.3

234.671
181.637
154.475
194.068

1.5
2.2
2.5
3.7

.3
.9
1.2
2.0

208.689
171.523
149.420
190.504

1.5
2.0
2.2
3.7

.0
.4
.6
1.1

212.026
176.197
154.362
197.597

1.3
1.9
2.1
3.0

.1
.5
.9
1.6

221.708
172.435
145.506
182.365

.6
1.0
1.0
1.8

.1
.4
.4
.8

247.382
109.236
286.641
305.814
249.006

5.4
.5
1.0
.2
2.6

2.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.4

239.606
108.495
247.489
233.425
266.557

5.2
.1
1.1
-.2
1.8

.9
-.1
-.4
.1
.4

238.112
113.916
248.696
229.119
270.813

4.7
.6
.9
-.1
3.9

1.7
-.2
-.2
.1
.7

230.603
111.194
266.709
267.918
262.723

2.7
-.2
.3
-1.3
2.6

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

334.778

1.2

-0.3

226.792
236.354
215.311
157.543
211.417
196.378
244.182
290.649
276.484
210.862
239.407
243.203

1.4
1.4
2.1
2.5
2.7
3.6
5.0
2.0
.8
6.1
1.0
.9

148.682
243.590
295.861

.7
10.3
1.0

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

302.300

1.6

-0.1

.3
.3
.4
1.2
1.1
1.9
2.1
-.2
-.1
2.2
.1
.1

200.003
207.713
204.156
151.898
202.950
192.316
237.110
277.231
234.594
205.007
211.404
211.564

1.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
2.6
3.4
4.8
2.4
.9
8.4
.8
.6

.2
5.4
.0

142.508
247.963
256.715

.1
12.2
.9

Index
Oct.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

300.590

1.2

-0.1

-.1
-.1
-.1
.6
.6
1.0
.8
-.9
-.4
-1.8
.1
.1

202.880
210.674
209.014
156.239
208.202
198.180
234.697
281.051
234.914
200.768
213.944
213.359

1.1
1.3
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.9
4.5
2.1
.6
5.2
.9
.8

.3
1.9
.1

146.635
239.565
255.767

.0
11.2
1.1

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

307.867

1.8

-0.1

.1
.1
.1
.8
.8
1.5
1.6
-.5
-.2
.2
.1
.1

213.482
221.736
210.816
148.908
203.744
186.248
230.313
295.524
255.736
237.233
222.347
222.980

.4
.5
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.3
.1
4.5
.3
.1

.2
.1
.3
.4
.6
.8
.8
.1
.0
1.5
.0
.0

.0
4.1
.2

138.753
247.062
269.917

-.1
6.3
.2

.0
2.0
.0

Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

199.842
199.842

1.1

0.1

135.174

1.3

0.1
-

211.831
341.630

1.3

0.1

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

199.763
199.447
200.871
196.144
201.789

1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.1

.4
.4
.5
.2
.5

138.210
138.269
134.826
143.256
137.414

1.3
1.3
1.2
1.5
.7

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0

218.968
218.579
213.196
228.998
224.595

.8
.6
1.6
-.9
3.7

.2
.2
.4
.0
.1

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 7 .......................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

200.003
217.108
217.189
216.821
216.819
217.480
211.985
201.733
198.276
196.785
118.084

-.1
-.2
.6
.0
.0
2.5
1.5
.6
.1
2.3
-2.2

-.2
.0
.2
.1
.1
-2.1
-2.7
-3.2
-4.7
1.1
-.1

131.165
132.378
136.925
131.803
131.793
160.441
157.800
150.204
144.418
161.124
97.956

-.4
-.6
-.5
.0
.0
2.7
2.3
1.6
1.1
3.4
-2.9

-.2
.1
-.1
.1
.1
-2.1
-2.8
-3.3
-4.3
.7
.0

193.611
217.079
213.187
227.339
227.343
210.283
175.704
188.131
193.529
160.962
125.725

-.2
.1
1.0
.0
.0
.8
.1
-1.1
.8
-10.5
-3.0

-.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
-2.3
-2.9
-3.3
-3.7
-1.1
.3

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

117.369

-.3

.5

88.052

-3.1

1.9

119.762

.7

3.2

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 8 ..............................................
New cars 8 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................................

190.465
189.255
97.387
120.030
94.481
120.652
138.152
350.294
349.062
356.744
238.623
313.668

4.6
4.6
1.8
.6
.6
.3
8.7
9.2
9.0
9.1
8.7
8.5

1.0
1.2
-.1
.4
.3
.3
-1.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.1

136.598
136.268
97.087
96.475
96.520
98.674
96.879
237.851
238.767
243.514
234.298
226.625

5.1
5.2
2.7
.4
.5
.1
8.5
10.3
10.2
10.4
9.9
9.7

1.0
1.1
-.5
.3
.3
.3
-1.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.0

194.068
189.611
96.008
142.268
98.227
139.576
131.589
230.811
229.284
219.302
259.528
234.085

4.6
4.8
1.9
-.9
-.8
-3.3
7.9
10.0
9.6
9.5
10.3
9.5

.4
.5
-.7
.1
.1
.2
-1.7
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1

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

308.457
248.613
326.227
258.432

3.1
2.1
3.5
2.4

.1
.2
.0
.0

165.845
148.688
171.981
154.196

3.8
3.1
4.1
3.2

.2
.0
.3
.0

378.827
318.810
399.550
337.719

2.3
2.0
2.4
2.1

.4
-.1
.6
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.598

-1.9

-.1

112.519

.1

-.1

116.906

-.7

-.5

Education and communication 3 .........................................

133.337

1.2

-.3

126.304

1.6

.0

135.528

2.2

.1

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

295.617

1.8

-.2

173.464

2.0

-.3

407.628

2.5

-.1

199.842
167.047
147.959
194.215
250.670
102.989
225.935
217.851
211.687

1.1
1.7
1.9
2.9
4.2
.1
.7
-.3
2.9

.1
.6
.7
1.3
1.5
-.1
-.2
.0
.3

135.174
123.781
116.105
146.716
175.332
86.546
141.357
132.527
143.515

1.3
1.7
1.9
2.9
4.7
.4
1.0
-.6
2.8

.1
.4
.8
1.5
1.3
-.3
-.1
.1
.6

211.831
177.378
157.203
198.361
240.025
115.948
249.547
224.287
275.419

1.3
2.0
2.5
4.1
5.0
.2
.8
.0
1.9

.1
.6
.7
1.4
1.0
-.3
-.2
.2
-.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
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
Oct.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

253.891

1.0

-0.3

145.084

2.1

0.1

312.454

1.5

-0.2

194.640
200.016
192.430
150.393
197.296
195.098
244.695
235.909
218.928
268.110
195.273
194.687
130.213
353.450
227.680

1.0
1.0
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.8
3.9
2.0
.5
5.5
.7
.6
.2
9.4
.7

.1
.1
.2
.7
.8
1.2
1.4
-.4
-.2
.5
.1
.0
.1
3.4
.0

131.204
132.497
133.816
116.749
142.323
146.118
172.043
150.926
138.545
192.810
128.611
126.815
101.464
242.878
140.646

1.1
1.2
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.7
4.4
2.6
.6
6.6
.7
.6
.0
10.5
.9

.1
.2
.2
.7
.7
1.4
1.2
-.2
-.1
.5
.1
.1
.1
3.6
.2

201.348
210.603
211.972
158.951
208.873
199.301
238.068
289.558
234.210
203.435
213.843
213.432
149.989
231.058
256.403

1.2
1.4
1.8
2.6
2.6
4.1
4.9
1.5
.6
5.4
.8
.8
.6
10.3
.9

.1
.1
.1
.7
.9
1.3
.9
-.5
-.3
.0
.2
.2
.3
2.3
.1

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

236.560
365.531

1.3

0.2

139.746

1.7

0.4

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

227.206
226.413
226.170
229.825
236.784

1.8
1.9
2.4
1.2
1.5

.5
.4
.6
.2
1.2

141.190
141.302
136.376
148.773
138.385

1.4
1.4
.2
3.0
1.2

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

247.344
296.703
297.974
304.422
304.389
206.877
195.903
192.310
188.167
191.826
124.703

.5
.3
2.2
.3
.3
3.4
2.7
.5
-.3
2.5
-1.1

-.2
.0
.2
.1
.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.0
-4.8
1.1
.0

138.883
138.039
145.239
136.938
136.938
177.895
175.768
148.927
134.614
161.992
103.599

.5
.2
1.9
1.2
1.2
4.3
4.6
2.4
.8
7.7
-2.0

.4
.1
-.1
.2
.2
1.8
2.2
1.4
.3
5.1
-.2

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

126.442

1.1

1.6

86.135

-5.8

.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

195.740
188.889
229.075
227.833
228.660
228.140
222.046

4.6
4.6
9.7
9.6
9.9
8.8
8.7

1.7
2.1
5.6
5.6
6.0
4.6
4.6

134.431
135.033
234.899
235.273
238.996
233.753
223.175

4.8
4.8
9.3
9.4
9.7
9.0
8.7

1.1
1.2
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.4

Medical care .............................................................................

412.496

2.8

.3

170.665

3.8

.4

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.130

-1.5

-.5

121.130

2.2

-.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.797

.1

-.5

128.609

1.1

.3

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

393.406

2.8

-.2

187.000

4.1

.0

236.560
181.105
152.357
189.039
108.743
287.111

1.3
2.2
2.4
3.6
.2
.9

.2
1.0
1.3
1.9
.2
-.2

139.746
130.195
123.814
156.925
88.883
144.419

1.7
2.3
2.9
4.1
1.1
1.3

.4
.6
1.0
2.1
-.6
.2

228.858
214.824
155.636
209.362
191.894
286.858
277.119
210.257
241.340
245.605

1.3
2.0
2.4
2.7
3.4
1.8
.7
5.7
1.0
.8

.2
.4
1.3
1.2
1.8
-.4
-.2
1.4
.1
.1

135.908
137.944
124.335
148.487
155.475
150.953
141.833
200.049
132.748
131.032

1.6
2.4
2.8
2.8
3.9
2.5
1.1
6.9
1.2
1.2

.4
.5
.9
1.1
2.0
.2
.2
4.0
.0
.0

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

209.182
345.371

1.2

0.0

134.074

1.8

-0.1
-

205.565
329.567

1.5

0.2

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

217.545
216.962
213.016
222.380
221.778

2.0
2.1
2.4
1.8
1.0

.4
.5
.6
.2
-.2

136.333
136.376
132.078
142.292
137.811

.9
1.0
.8
1.2
.4

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

216.349
215.491
202.550
237.488
228.804

.1
.1
.6
-.5
.4

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

198.092
230.850
232.259
235.677
235.678
194.146
169.635
172.273
164.621
168.858
113.771

-.2
-.4
.8
-.2
-.2
4.7
4.1
4.0
4.9
2.6
-3.9

-.6
.0
.1
.1
.1
-4.6
-5.8
-6.0
-8.9
-.9
.4

125.715
126.470
128.131
124.818
124.818
160.684
160.479
156.421
148.009
163.604
94.069

.6
.1
.9
.8
.8
4.6
4.6
4.2
3.1
6.8
-1.3

-.7
.2
.2
.2
.2
-5.6
-6.7
-7.3
-9.9
-.2
.4

193.877
220.126
206.002
226.422
226.422
200.704
157.311
168.756
163.742
170.797
120.905

1.0
1.4
1.8
1.4
1.4
2.1
2.2
1.3
5.0
-7.3
-2.2

-.1
.4
.4
.5
.5
-3.0
-3.6
-4.4
-5.3
-1.8
.1

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

113.764

-.7

.7

85.629

-.4

3.0

124.853

-4.8

3.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

194.806
190.700
252.557
251.606
251.322
268.469
242.763

4.9
4.9
12.3
12.2
12.3
11.8
11.8

.5
.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.4

142.920
142.363
253.921
254.814
259.523
252.800
239.855

5.6
5.6
11.9
11.8
12.1
11.4
10.7

.6
.5
2.1
2.0
1.9
2.6
1.7

174.806
167.498
217.761
215.316
207.319
249.769
222.391

4.6
4.9
12.8
12.5
12.5
12.6
11.6

1.0
1.1
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.4

Medical care .............................................................................

387.365

3.1

.1

169.558

3.3

.1

370.577

.7

.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

114.241

-1.2

.5

116.657

-.3

-.7

109.210

.0

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

133.330

.7

-.3

133.046

2.2

.1

125.050

3.8

.3

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

356.244

1.3

.1

174.304

.9

-.8

388.366

3.2

-.1

209.182
171.014
146.481
187.050
106.222
247.080

1.2
2.0
2.0
3.6
-.5
.7

.0
.5
.6
1.0
.0
-.4

134.074
122.970
115.677
146.489
83.815
141.283

1.8
2.0
2.6
3.7
1.0
1.6

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

205.565
175.236
155.098
198.380
110.998
239.006

1.5
1.5
2.3
3.7
.0
1.5

.2
.6
1.0
1.7
-.1
.0

201.279
203.342
149.447
203.149
189.574
275.901
235.627
205.085
211.763
211.506

1.1
2.0
2.0
2.9
3.4
2.0
.4
8.4
.6
.3

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

130.210
135.314
116.287
141.504
145.609
156.564
137.864
201.630
127.621
125.952

1.7
2.4
2.5
2.4
3.4
3.1
1.5
8.5
1.1
1.1

-.2
-.3
.5
.4
1.0
-.9
-.5
-2.1
.1
.1

195.086
202.014
157.049
207.455
199.640
262.041
221.394
185.015
209.494
208.356

1.6
1.6
2.2
2.0
3.5
1.8
1.6
7.9
.8
.9

.2
.1
.9
.8
1.6
-.5
.0
.1
.2
.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

213.589
344.804

1.2

0.0

134.890

1.4

0.2
-

215.390
349.775

1.4

0.1

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

219.909
220.839
212.927
233.533
208.158

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.8
1.2

.3
.3
.6
.1
.3

138.233
138.558
136.077
141.982
132.691

1.5
1.5
1.8
1.2
1.8

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

215.074
214.595
217.588
213.921
219.056

.1
.1
1.6
-2.1
.1

.0
.0
.1
.0
-.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

206.792
228.974
230.834
235.109
235.090
208.014
185.375
188.309
180.412
191.137
135.290

-.5
-.1
-.3
.1
.1
-2.3
-3.8
-4.1
-5.1
1.0
-1.2

-.4
.2
.1
.2
.2
-4.2
-5.4
-5.6
-6.5
.1
-.2

132.081
135.295
139.395
134.797
134.797
150.851
146.190
142.950
140.570
152.357
96.604

-.3
.0
-.9
.5
.5
1.2
.5
.2
.2
-.6
-3.2

-.3
.1
-.2
.1
.1
-2.5
-3.5
-3.7
-4.2
.4
.1

196.083
219.891
218.980
230.171
230.171
209.782
180.550
187.239
190.013
146.940
123.899

.3
.7
.7
.5
.5
.0
-.7
-1.5
-.7
-8.8
-2.0

-.5
.2
.4
.2
.2
-3.9
-4.8
-5.0
-5.4
-.9
.2

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

147.698

-1.5

-.3

87.671

-3.4

1.5

126.941

3.7

3.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

191.486
190.743
243.421
241.313
241.538
243.351
239.679

6.0
6.0
12.0
11.9
12.1
11.6
11.2

1.4
1.4
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.4
4.1

134.155
133.785
235.478
236.105
242.474
229.830
225.127

5.8
5.9
10.8
10.6
10.9
9.9
10.2

1.4
1.5
4.0
4.1
4.2
3.7
3.5

207.131
205.709
224.714
222.497
215.572
261.265
230.248

5.2
5.3
10.3
10.1
10.5
9.2
8.8

1.1
1.1
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4

Medical care .............................................................................

361.404

4.1

.0

161.001

4.2

.2

369.900

2.3

.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

107.914

-3.6

-.5

115.035

-.6

.0

117.714

-3.0

-1.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

129.684

2.1

-.1

124.454

1.8

.0

130.458

.7

.0

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

346.139

1.1

-.1

170.438

1.7

-.3

408.305

2.7

-.1

213.589
176.334
153.181
191.914
116.523
249.463

1.2
2.1
2.5
3.2
1.4
.6

.0
.5
.7
1.4
-.4
-.3

134.890
122.998
115.073
145.454
86.747
141.727

1.4
1.6
1.6
2.5
.1
1.2

.2
.5
.9
1.5
-.1
-.1

215.390
181.944
165.689
207.285
121.045
251.086

1.4
2.3
3.4
5.0
.5
.6

.1
.8
1.2
2.0
-.2
-.4

206.201
208.470
155.402
205.518
192.846
280.742
238.158
208.157
215.963
215.549

1.0
1.9
2.4
2.4
3.1
1.5
.2
4.1
.9
.7

.0
.0
.7
.9
1.3
-.8
-.3
-.2
.1
.0

131.189
132.380
115.593
141.651
144.756
148.429
139.413
183.321
128.751
126.908

1.2
2.0
1.6
2.0
2.5
2.7
.9
6.0
.9
.8

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

204.091
215.285
166.842
211.681
207.263
287.143
234.831
199.205
216.414
217.141

1.3
1.7
3.4
2.9
4.9
.8
.4
5.2
.9
1.0

.0
.1
1.2
1.2
1.9
-1.0
-.6
-.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)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

226.058
368.619

0.8

0.1

133.745

0.1

0.2

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

224.122
223.502
223.722
221.543
229.139

.8
.8
.2
1.6
.8

.3
.3
.2
.5
.5

137.648
136.906
133.239
142.459
149.458

1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
-2.2

.4
.4
.4
.4
-.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

238.500
266.439
276.817
282.002
282.014
254.412
238.112
240.298
271.234
197.211
129.554

-.4
-.6
-.2
-.4
-.4
4.3
3.2
2.8
3.2
2.0
-2.7

.1
.0
.2
.0
.0
1.5
2.2
2.2
1.3
5.0
-.4

128.820
128.129
134.539
128.704
128.709
169.672
167.903
164.796
159.345
173.074
101.822

-2.3
-2.8
-2.4
-2.6
-2.6
2.7
1.9
1.7
2.2
.2
-3.7

-.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.3
-1.7
-1.8
-2.2
-.9
-.3

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

115.889

-.4

-.2

93.337

-3.2

3.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

193.922
188.496
241.332
240.004
241.460
221.992
230.770

3.6
3.4
4.9
4.5
4.8
4.1
3.7

.6
.8
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.3

138.339
137.156
226.072
228.152
228.254
224.990
218.132

3.7
3.8
8.5
8.2
8.1
9.1
7.9

.5
.6
1.7
1.6
1.6
2.0
1.3

Medical care .............................................................................

389.369

2.8

.0

170.682

3.6

.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.430

-1.6

.1

96.239

-.1

.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

132.769

2.0

-.2

121.214

1.1

-.2

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

378.232

1.8

-.5

166.789

2.1

-.1

226.058
172.131
143.523
178.168
110.162
273.720

.8
.9
.9
1.6
-.4
.7

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

133.745
121.290
112.811
141.013
87.384
138.524

.1
1.0
1.0
1.7
.1
-.6

.2
.4
.5
1.2
-.3
-.1

218.808
210.538
147.206
202.169
182.282
295.256
264.632
237.996
227.195
228.604

.6
1.5
.9
1.2
1.6
2.4
.5
4.3
.5
.4

.2
.3
.4
.6
.8
.1
.0
2.4
.0
-.1

128.792
132.408
113.860
139.551
141.710
151.002
135.104
201.576
126.311
124.517

-.1
1.4
.9
1.4
1.5
1.9
-1.0
5.5
-.4
-.7

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Oct. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

M

215.256

215.382

216.161

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

222.658
222.905
138.054

222.442
223.508
136.675

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

206.590
211.218
132.518

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
Sep. 2010 from—

Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2009

July
2010

Aug.
2010

216.698

1.4

0.6

0.2

1.4

0.4

0.4

223.440
224.825
136.810

224.191
226.170
136.376

1.7
2.4
.2

.8
1.2
-.2

.3
.6
-.3

1.8
1.9
1.7

.4
.9
-.9

.4
.6
.1

206.733
211.132
132.617

207.072
211.673
132.472

207.540
213.016
132.078

1.7
2.4
.8

.4
.9
-.4

.2
.6
-.3

1.2
1.6
.9

.2
.2
.0

.2
.3
-.1

201.129

202.524

203.544

202.550

.6

.0

-.5

.8

1.2

.5

M
M
M

212.260
210.762
134.982

212.765
210.023
135.792

213.994
211.704
136.393

214.166
212.927
136.077

1.7
1.5
1.8

.7
1.4
.2

.1
.6
-.2

1.7
.8
2.0

.8
.4
1.0

.6
.8
.4

M

215.594

216.275

217.448

217.588

1.6

.6

.1

2.8

.9

.5

M
M
M

220.775
223.686
131.467

220.657
223.036
131.928

221.045
223.194
132.687

221.958
223.722
133.239

.7
.2
1.2

.6
.3
1.0

.4
.2
.4

.7
.6
.9

.1
-.2
.9

.2
.1
.6

M
M
M

199.247
134.277
211.092

199.060
134.560
211.932

199.875
134.993
212.383

200.871
134.826
213.196

1.6
1.2
1.6

.9
.2
.6

.5
-.1
.4

1.2
1.5
1.6

.3
.5
.6

.4
.3
.2

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

215.365
230.482

215.672
229.056

217.005
229.794

218.923
232.298

2.1
1.2

1.5
1.4

.9
1.1

.5
1.2

.8
-.3

.6
.3

M

226.101

226.946

227.442

229.720

2.5

1.2

1.0

1.7

.6

.2

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

222.796
217.875
198.032
135.346

221.090
218.813
197.977
133.883

223.808
219.127
198.089
135.533

224.415
221.724
196.784
136.631

1.4
3.2
-.4
1.2

1.5
1.3
-.6
2.1

.3
1.2
-.7
.8

1.1
1.7
-.1
-.2

.5
.6
.0
.1

1.2
.1
.1
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

216.426
195.355
199.169
228.483

215.822
196.000
199.522
228.008

220.238
196.059
199.889
228.855

222.586
196.254
199.925
231.979

2.5
2.7
1.5
2.7

3.1
.1
.2
1.7

1.1
.1
.0
1.4

2.8
2.4
1.3
1.3

1.8
.4
.4
.2

2.0
.0
.2
.4

2
2
2

214.921
223.640
224.550

217.000
222.033
225.938

219.360
221.452
224.861

218.517
222.680
223.630

3.1
-.8
.0

.7
.3
-1.0

-.4
.6
-.5

2.7
-.7
-.1

2.1
-1.0
.1

1.1
-.3
-.5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

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

218.711
655.162

1.2

0.1
-

213.332
637.346

0.8

0.0

-

226.794
670.050

0.7

0.3

-

241.981
699.532

1.5

0.2

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

221.005
220.616
216.698
227.287
224.705

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.1

.2
.2
.2
.1
.3

218.263
216.962
218.923
208.484
233.973

1.5
1.6
2.1
1.0
.4

.5
.6
.9
.1
.3

225.888
224.786
232.298
211.921
228.553

1.4
1.5
1.2
1.8
.4

.8
.8
1.1
.3
1.0

231.666
230.727
229.720
238.071
241.367

1.8
1.8
2.5
1.1
1.4

.6
.6
1.0
.1
1.1

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 3 .............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

216.100
248.646
249.618

-.2
-.3
.3

-.2
.0
.1

212.660
260.819
272.291

-.8
-.9
.6

-.4
.1
.2

244.133
273.630
280.749

-.1
-.2
.5

.2
-.1
.2

258.468
314.034
317.286

.9
.8
3.2

-.2
.0
.2

256.823

.0

.1

266.395

-.5

.1

286.277

.1

-.1

321.540

.6

.1

256.817
213.031
187.271
190.603
191.481
185.293
124.524

.0
2.4
1.7
.9
.6
1.9
-2.5

.1
-2.1
-2.8
-3.3
-4.5
.8
.0

266.395
176.574
154.029
157.199
146.982
157.367
100.371

-.5
7.4
6.7
6.9
7.3
6.3
-7.5

.1
-4.5
-5.7
-5.8
-8.5
-1.4
.4

286.278
259.958
246.785
245.626
289.300
192.163
120.699

.1
5.3
4.3
4.0
2.7
8.1
-3.3

-.1
4.2
6.1
6.2
6.7
4.6
-.3

321.471
197.826
195.420
188.546
183.307
193.759
122.374

.6
2.4
1.4
-.6
-.5
-.5
-.8

.1
-1.8
-2.0
-2.9
-4.9
1.6
.2

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

122.454

-1.2

1.2

93.381

-2.4

-.3

109.278

-1.9

-1.9

124.505

2.0

.9

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .........

194.283
189.674
240.303
239.527
238.789
245.940
232.668

4.8
4.9
9.7
9.5
9.7
9.3
9.0

1.0
1.1
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0

182.745
179.494
255.073
252.918
248.979
264.066
243.054

4.6
4.5
12.5
12.3
12.5
11.6
12.3

.7
.6
1.1
1.1
.9
1.4
1.5

191.692
185.960
241.824
236.882
237.302
224.616
225.707

2.7
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.3
1.7

1.3
1.4
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
3.7

204.336
193.570
221.024
220.123
222.450
220.882
216.817

4.4
4.5
9.6
9.5
9.8
9.0
8.9

1.6
2.0
5.0
5.0
5.4
3.7
4.2

Medical care .............................................

391.240

3.4

.2

413.018

4.6

.2

376.862

2.9

-.1

382.141

2.1

.1

Recreation 6 ..............................................

112.984

-1.0

-.1

111.644

-.1

.4

105.113

-5.5

-.2

115.064

-1.5

-.7

Education and communication 6 ...............

130.959

1.4

-.1

136.835

-.6

-.8

135.406

3.6

-.5

135.888

.3

-.2

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

382.764

1.9

-.2

349.621

.4

.3

365.974

2.4

.2

380.240

3.7

-.4

218.711
175.225
150.882
191.332
110.966
261.927

1.2
1.7
1.9
3.0
.3
.8

.1
.5
.7
1.4
-.2
-.1

213.332
164.742
135.894
176.627
96.534
259.313

.8
.6
.0
2.3
-3.6
.9

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

226.794
170.915
140.316
178.811
102.936
275.626

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

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

241.981
182.587
149.851
185.566
103.782
292.830

1.5
2.3
2.6
4.1
-.4
1.1

.2
.9
1.0
1.5
.1
-.1

210.257
209.467
153.508
206.518
193.344
285.588
250.066
210.947
221.236
222.079

1.0
1.9
1.9
2.2
2.9
2.2
.6
5.9
.7
.6

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

204.720
197.629
139.786
198.878
180.910
271.473
247.713
192.195
216.963
217.729

.5
1.6
.0
1.9
2.2
3.0
.5
9.8
.1
-.2

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

219.891
206.379
144.261
204.017
183.706
286.391
267.141
244.495
227.347
228.242

.6
1.2
-.1
.7
.0
2.4
.7
3.0
.5
.3

.4
.6
.4
.8
.8
.7
.2
4.8
.0
-.2

235.625
213.776
153.547
210.664
189.166
279.874
284.932
206.677
247.113
251.646

1.5
1.9
2.6
2.9
3.9
1.5
1.0
4.8
1.3
1.1

.2
.3
1.0
1.0
1.5
-.3
-.1
.9
.2
.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 ..................

5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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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
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

218.711
655.162

1.2

0.2
-

202.913
611.923

0.9

-0.8
-

213.332
637.346

0.8

0.3

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

221.005
220.616
216.698
227.287
224.705

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.1

.5
.5
.6
.4
.5

223.842
233.199
222.586
248.756
140.198

2.0
2.2
2.5
1.6
.3

1.5
1.6
3.1
.1
-.7

218.263
216.962
218.923
208.484
233.973

1.5
1.6
2.1
1.0
.4

.9
1.0
1.5
.2
.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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

216.100
248.646
249.618
256.823
256.817
213.031
187.271
190.603
191.481
185.293
124.524

-.2
-.3
.3
.0
.0
2.4
1.7
.9
.6
1.9
-2.5

-.4
.0
.2
.1
.1
-3.0
-3.9
-4.5
-5.0
-2.8
-.4

197.501
210.409
209.000
207.407
207.407
248.312
217.909
217.252
192.738
239.015
129.484

-.4
-1.5
-3.0
-1.4
-1.4
5.4
3.8
3.7
2.7
5.5
.7

-1.9
.1
.0
.1
.1
-12.5
-15.5
-15.7
-18.9
-6.0
.4

212.660
260.819
272.291
266.395
266.395
176.574
154.029
157.199
146.982
157.367
100.371

-.8
-.9
.6
-.5
-.5
7.4
6.7
6.9
7.3
6.3
-7.5

-.6
.1
.3
.2
.2
-5.1
-6.4
-6.6
-8.5
-3.6
-1.2

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

122.454

-1.2

5.0

128.727

3.7

-4.2

93.381

-2.4

5.4

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

194.283
189.674
240.303
239.527
238.789
245.940
232.668

4.8
4.9
9.7
9.5
9.7
9.3
9.0

.4
.6
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.6

183.949
182.481
235.870
234.794
231.533
285.419
237.644

5.3
5.8
12.0
11.8
12.4
10.8
9.7

.7
.5
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.0

182.745
179.494
255.073
252.918
248.979
264.066
243.054

4.6
4.5
12.5
12.3
12.5
11.6
12.3

.7
.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

391.240

3.4

.7

321.185

.0

-.3

413.018

4.6

.6

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

112.984

-1.0

-.5

88.190

-5.7

-.2

111.644

-.1

-.1

Education and communication 8 .............................................

130.959

1.4

.3

126.312

2.1

-.1

136.835

-.6

-.2

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

382.764

1.9

-.2

312.657

.3

-1.3

349.621

.4

.5

218.711
175.225
150.882
191.332
110.966
261.927

1.2
1.7
1.9
3.0
.3
.8

.2
.7
.9
1.8
-.6
-.2

202.913
169.652
143.436
177.503
109.271
236.420

.9
2.6
2.9
4.5
.5
-.1

-.8
.2
-.6
-.7
-.5
-1.4

213.332
164.742
135.894
176.627
96.534
259.313

.8
.6
.0
2.3
-3.6
.9

.3
1.1
1.2
2.4
-.8
-.3

210.257
209.467
153.508
206.518
193.344
285.588
250.066
210.947
221.236
222.079

1.0
1.9
1.9
2.2
2.9
2.2
.6
5.9
.7
.6

.1
.3
.9
1.2
1.7
-.4
-.3
-.8
.3
.2

195.752
204.033
142.989
198.380
173.624
278.814
224.575
206.705
202.474
198.065

1.0
2.3
2.8
3.3
4.3
1.9
-.2
7.9
.1
-.2

-.8
-1.2
-.6
.4
-.7
-3.2
-1.4
-7.2
.1
-.2

204.720
197.629
139.786
198.878
180.910
271.473
247.713
192.195
216.963
217.729

.5
1.6
.0
1.9
2.2
3.0
.5
9.8
.1
-.2

.2
.3
1.1
1.6
2.2
-.6
-.3
-2.1
.5
.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
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

205.824
611.795

0.4

0.2
-

195.094
625.735

1.8

0.0
-

226.794
670.050

0.7

0.2

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

201.562
201.944
196.254
210.411
190.010

1.9
2.2
2.7
1.6
-2.2

.3
.4
.1
.7
-1.6

200.665
199.459
199.925
194.443
208.089

1.1
1.0
1.5
.5
1.9

.3
.2
.2
.2
1.6

225.888
224.786
232.298
211.921
228.553

1.4
1.5
1.2
1.8
.4

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.6

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

188.118
207.709
205.651
208.534
208.534
233.374
194.466
196.614
184.004
202.981
120.793

-1.1
-1.0
.8
-.9
-.9
-1.2
-1.4
-1.9
-1.5
-2.4
-1.2

.1
.3
.4
.2
.2
-1.7
-1.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.7
1.7

182.964
204.902
193.861
191.130
191.130
190.819
184.401
182.045
186.080
147.636
125.956

.1
.5
1.4
.5
.5
.3
.1
-.1
1.5
-11.4
-2.7

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

244.133
273.630
280.749
286.277
286.278
259.958
246.785
245.626
289.300
192.163
120.699

-.1
-.2
.5
.1
.1
5.3
4.3
4.0
2.7
8.1
-3.3

.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
2.6
3.8
3.8
7.2
-6.1
-1.2

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

109.378

-4.7

3.2

157.536

5.7

-.8

109.278

-1.9

.8

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

222.347
220.339
247.520
246.982
253.650
279.293
230.170

3.9
4.1
12.8
12.8
12.9
12.5
11.6

.4
.6
.9
.8
.6
2.5
1.2

169.886
168.256
230.531
230.233
237.662
235.707
224.156

6.1
5.7
13.3
13.1
13.3
12.8
12.1

1.4
1.3
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.4

191.692
185.960
241.824
236.882
237.302
224.616
225.707

2.7
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.3
1.7

-.2
.0
-.4
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.6

Medical care ...........................................................................

354.676

.9

-.3

374.568

3.9

-.3

376.862

2.9

.1

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

110.812

-3.7

-1.5

106.066

-2.2

-1.0

105.113

-5.5

-1.4

Education and communication 8 .............................................

135.527

.1

.0

114.469

1.1

.4

135.406

3.6

-.3

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

384.613

1.0

.2

334.431

2.9

.2

365.974

2.4

-.2

205.824
168.342
150.410
181.102
114.556
245.192

.4
2.6
3.0
4.0
1.3
-1.2

.2
.8
1.1
1.5
.4
-.2

195.094
164.488
145.386
190.514
104.706
227.001

1.8
2.5
3.3
6.0
-.5
1.4

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

226.794
170.915
140.316
178.811
102.936
275.626

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

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

199.868
208.150
152.086
191.593
181.797
298.238
237.004
220.814
206.710
208.218

.3
.9
2.8
2.9
3.6
-1.2
-1.3
5.8
-.3
-.8

.2
.2
1.0
.9
1.4
-.7
-.2
.1
.2
.2

185.746
191.337
147.705
196.045
191.536
249.870
211.241
205.541
196.526
195.890

1.7
2.4
3.2
3.6
5.7
2.2
1.1
7.0
1.3
1.3

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

219.891
206.379
144.261
204.017
183.706
286.391
267.141
244.495
227.347
228.242

.6
1.2
-.1
.7
.0
2.4
.7
3.0
.5
.3

.2
.3
-.3
.6
-.1
.2
.1
1.1
.1
-.1

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

223.631
360.462

0.5

0.4
-

241.981
699.532

1.5

0.2
-

228.543
660.249

1.7

0.0

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

230.429
231.714
231.979
232.823
215.359

2.5
2.4
2.7
1.7
4.4

1.2
1.2
1.7
.2
.8

231.666
230.727
229.720
238.071
241.367

1.8
1.8
2.5
1.1
1.4

.8
.8
1.2
.4
.9

209.456
208.875
218.517
190.593
214.494

2.4
2.4
3.1
1.5
2.2

1.0
.7
.7
.7
4.0

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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

224.114
247.364
236.607
251.880
251.880
166.339
146.882
143.904
140.609
189.478
170.438

-.9
.4
-.1
.2
.2
-8.2
-10.7
-11.0
-11.2
-4.5
-2.9

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

258.468
314.034
317.286
321.540
321.471
197.826
195.420
188.546
183.307
193.759
122.374

.9
.8
3.2
.6
.6
2.4
1.4
-.6
-.5
-.5
-.8

-.6
-.4
.3
-.1
-.1
-2.8
-3.2
-4.6
-5.1
-3.5
.3

234.572
281.793
260.162
290.571
290.571
209.350
184.687
197.307
197.367
192.311
120.969

.7
.6
.1
.9
.9
2.8
2.2
.2
1.1
-2.1
-1.3

-.7
-.1
-.1
.3
.3
-3.6
-4.3
-5.2
-7.2
.4
-1.3

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

142.973

-2.7

6.2

124.505

2.0

5.4

106.995

-.6

3.0

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

202.573
202.508
251.985
249.564
248.811
233.827
247.048

4.3
3.8
8.2
8.1
7.8
8.6
9.1

.5
.4
2.8
2.9
3.1
2.3
2.4

204.336
193.570
221.024
220.123
222.450
220.882
216.817

4.4
4.5
9.6
9.5
9.8
9.0
8.9

.8
1.1
2.5
2.4
2.6
1.6
2.1

196.575
194.345
244.951
241.328
241.502
235.382
228.181

5.3
5.1
10.0
10.0
10.3
8.9
8.6

1.4
2.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
3.6
3.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

376.093

3.1

.6

382.141

2.1

.3

435.821

2.6

.7

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

108.226

-7.4

-2.9

115.064

-1.5

-1.1

123.795

.8

.0

Education and communication 8 .............................................

120.701

1.6

-.7

135.888

.3

.6

129.246

.3

-1.8

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

300.377

-1.0

.6

380.240

3.7

-.1

421.675

1.7

-.3

223.631
190.952
166.838
196.736
134.990
249.776

.5
1.8
1.4
2.5
-.4
-.2

.4
1.0
.9
2.5
-1.5
.0

241.981
182.587
149.851
185.566
103.782
292.830

1.5
2.3
2.6
4.1
-.4
1.1

.2
1.3
1.6
2.5
-.2
-.4

228.543
171.489
148.981
181.380
112.889
287.481

1.7
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.3

.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
.6
-.5

216.347
211.509
168.923
215.141
198.196
259.921
238.419
190.193
227.561
226.681

.4
.7
1.5
2.5
2.7
-.6
-.4
-.2
.7
.4

.4
.5
.9
1.8
2.4
-.2
.0
1.7
.2
.1

235.625
213.776
153.547
210.664
189.166
279.874
284.932
206.677
247.113
251.646

1.5
1.9
2.6
2.9
3.9
1.5
1.0
4.8
1.3
1.1

.2
.5
1.6
1.6
2.4
-.4
-.4
-.8
.2
.2

219.787
212.046
151.404
196.784
183.256
300.343
275.675
206.159
232.727
239.172

1.6
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.1
1.2
5.7
1.3
1.1

.0
.1
1.3
1.3
1.7
-1.1
-.6
-.4
.1
.0

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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
Oct.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Index

Aug.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

228.107
701.263

0.9

0.1
-

227.251
692.749

0.4

-0.2

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

228.464
227.855
222.680
233.268
240.416

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

.2
.1
.3
.0
1.0

230.299
231.810
223.630
245.655
215.163

2.1
2.5
.0
5.7
-1.0

.5
.6
-1.0
2.9
-.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 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

246.471
276.031
298.747
300.466
300.466
284.644
299.216
298.853
314.817
243.328
127.226

.2
-.1
.3
.3
.3
4.4
3.5
3.2
.7
8.7
-2.1

.1
.4
.5
.1
.1
-.7
-.6
-.8
.0
-2.7
-1.7

234.290
258.172
251.128
272.717
272.717
218.302
212.156
250.030
255.720
191.114
166.648

-1.5
-2.2
-2.7
-2.1
-2.1
7.5
7.9
7.3
8.3
3.7
-3.9

-.5
-.6
-.4
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.5
-.9
-1.2
.0
.2

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

107.814

2.1

.9

136.597

.4

2.2

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

178.841
169.494
236.366
235.786
236.419
219.283
220.816

3.0
2.5
2.3
1.7
1.8
1.5
.9

-.2
.3
-1.7
-1.9
-1.8
-1.6
-2.2

214.347
221.461
322.513
328.323
360.172
254.221
291.891

4.4
4.5
9.3
8.9
9.1
8.6
7.9

-.8
-.8
-1.4
-1.8
-1.9
-1.7
-1.4

Medical care ...........................................................................

391.953

2.3

.2

346.391

.2

-.1

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

108.873

1.3

.0

95.354

-2.8

.8

Education and communication 8 .............................................

142.643

1.8

.2

129.472

.3

1.2

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

387.757

.1

-.5

382.966

3.9

-2.9

228.107
170.030
136.378
170.275
103.724
276.718

.9
.4
.8
2.0
-1.0
1.2

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

227.251
186.653
163.539
194.658
131.730
265.285

.4
2.6
2.8
4.7
-.1
-.9

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

221.372
210.085
141.062
200.779
175.688
292.724
269.072
260.340
229.189
230.074

.8
1.5
.8
.8
1.8
2.8
1.1
2.8
.8
1.0

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

221.823
216.096
165.536
212.283
196.110
280.937
257.520
273.305
226.946
226.270

.4
1.8
2.7
3.5
4.2
.8
-.8
8.7
-.2
-.6

-.2
.0
.0
.4
.2
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-.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 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- 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
Oct. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

M

213.898

214.205

214.306

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

231.380
231.615
140.283

231.694
231.995
140.390

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

203.877
203.363
134.136

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
Sep. 2010 from—

Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2009

July
2010

Aug.
2010

214.623

1.5

0.2

0.1

1.4

0.2

0.0

231.566
231.881
140.295

232.396
232.672
140.848

1.8
1.7
2.1

.3
.3
.3

.4
.3
.4

1.5
1.2
2.1

.1
.1
.0

-.1
.0
-.1

204.273
203.593
134.426

204.442
203.946
134.361

204.329
203.906
134.093

1.8
1.6
2.0

.0
.2
-.2

-.1
.0
-.2

1.9
1.7
2.2

.3
.3
.2

.1
.2
.0

201.950

202.896

203.086

203.548

1.7

.3

.2

1.8

.6

.1

M
M
M

208.440
210.592
133.227

208.740
210.831
133.420

209.155
211.393
133.680

209.376
211.409
133.923

1.6
1.4
1.7

.3
.3
.4

.1
.0
.2

1.7
1.3
1.8

.3
.4
.3

.2
.3
.2

M

214.840

215.354

215.346

215.451

1.5

.0

.0

2.1

.2

.0

M
M
M

215.824
218.499
133.471

216.048
218.784
133.480

215.804
218.524
133.346

216.273
219.017
133.622

.7
.9
.3

.1
.1
.1

.2
.2
.2

.6
.7
.4

.0
.0
-.1

-.1
-.1
-.1

M
M
M

197.908
134.420
209.161

198.168
134.581
209.863

198.278
134.644
209.864

198.576
134.840
210.160

1.4
1.6
1.5

.2
.2
.1

.2
.1
.1

1.2
1.7
1.7

.2
.2
.3

.1
.0
.0

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

206.307
218.367

206.338
218.752

206.897
218.427

206.894
219.339

1.2
.9

.3
.3

.0
.4

1.3
.5

.3
.0

.3
-.1

M

236.330

236.820

236.725

237.483

1.9

.3

.3

1.4

.2

.0

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

236.657
195.477
203.537
141.926

-

236.844
196.787
205.602
142.755

-

-

-

-

.5
2.1
.6
1.5

.1
.7
1.0
.6

-

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

-

203.745
201.359
193.276
220.790

-

201.887
201.864
193.110
221.497

1.1
.8
2.0
.5

-.9
.3
-.1
.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

228.523
224.195
223.444

-

228.676
224.352
223.112

1.8
1.2
.8

.1
.1
-.1

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

South

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

232.396
362.989

1.8

0.4
-

204.329
330.445

1.8

-0.1
-

209.376
339.107

1.6

0.1

-

216.273
347.971

0.7

0.2

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

226.396
225.830
222.553
234.032
233.293

1.7
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.4

.3
.2
.2
.2
.9

214.642
214.068
207.666
224.340
221.803

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.2
.7

.0
.0
.2
-.2
.1

217.842
218.217
212.655
228.588
211.813

1.5
1.5
1.8
1.0
2.3

.0
.0
.0
-.1
.2

223.098
221.914
221.001
223.058
236.087

1.1
1.1
.8
1.5
.5

.5
.5
.5
.5
.2

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 4 .............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

241.760
288.899
286.280

.9
.8
2.0

.0
.1
.2

191.769
217.440
223.168

.5
.1
.9

-.6
.1
.2

200.306
222.045
221.352

-.2
.0
-.6

-.5
.1
.0

223.026
245.441
258.476

-.9
-1.2
-.7

.0
.0
.1

267.819

.6

.1

216.244

.3

.2

211.157

.3

.2

235.516

-1.2

-.1

267.816
211.381
193.090
193.393
188.200
192.801
119.861

.6
3.6
3.1
1.1
.1
4.1
-1.9

.1
-.4
-.5
-1.5
-3.0
2.3
.0

216.257
199.286
171.893
176.487
174.290
174.872
116.756

.3
4.5
4.2
3.9
4.3
2.8
-2.1

.2
-4.8
-5.9
-6.5
-8.9
-.9
.5

211.155
212.161
178.358
179.703
174.588
193.059
120.688

.3
-.1
-1.1
-1.3
-1.6
-.1
-2.4

.2
-3.6
-4.6
-4.7
-5.4
.2
.1

235.535
242.507
223.101
225.707
244.397
196.099
126.101

-1.2
3.6
2.7
2.2
3.0
-.4
-4.3

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

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

126.501

-.7

1.7

112.352

-1.9

2.1

132.175

-2.4

.7

113.734

-1.3

1.3

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........

194.907
190.164
97.491
137.870
150.417
233.650
232.775
233.339
237.156
225.713

5.2
5.3
3.0
.6
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.7
8.9
8.7

1.5
1.7
-.4
.1
-1.1
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.0
4.9

195.025
191.631
97.160
135.026
145.984
248.984
248.387
246.745
272.243
243.666

5.8
5.9
3.2
.2
9.0
12.2
12.0
12.2
11.6
11.3

.5
.5
-.3
.4
-1.2
1.9
1.7
1.7
2.0
1.7

189.866
188.237
95.862
141.588
143.304
236.092
235.305
234.034
245.795
233.850

6.5
6.6
3.6
.5
8.2
11.1
11.0
11.2
10.4
10.4

1.5
1.5
-.4
.4
-1.3
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.0
3.7

195.004
191.332
95.822
139.918
141.611
244.190
243.558
242.075
229.952
233.565

4.1
4.2
2.9
.1
8.0
6.2
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.3

.6
.6
-.7
.3
-1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.1
1.8

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

408.823
335.551
427.059
332.270

3.3
3.0
3.4
2.8

.4
.2
.4
-.1

392.884
306.005
420.081
356.182

3.0
2.8
3.1
2.7

.1
-.1
.2
.0

377.786
293.411
404.334
330.789

4.3
1.8
5.2
3.4

.2
.0
.3
-.1

399.006
309.713
424.024
310.504

3.4
3.4
3.4
2.2

.1
.2
.0
.0

Recreation 5 ..............................................

118.771

.0

-.3

110.510

-.7

-.1

109.259

-1.8

-.3

101.891

-1.7

.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

127.783

.6

-.2

128.046

1.2

-.1

120.980

1.0

-.1

127.118

1.1

-.2

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

465.852

4.7

-.1

401.207

1.6

-.4

400.389

2.1

-.2

384.398

2.3

-.3

232.396
188.169
163.744
206.136

1.8
2.4
2.9
4.1

.4
.9
1.2
2.2

204.329
174.037
153.453
199.335

1.8
2.4
2.9
3.8

-.1
.4
.6
1.2

209.376
178.074
157.966
205.573

1.6
2.4
3.0
3.8

.1
.6
1.0
1.7

216.273
175.486
149.721
188.905

.7
1.3
1.5
1.9

.2
.5
.5
1.0

266.557
112.511
282.903
270.406
247.462
330.928

6.0
1.0
1.4
.8
2.8
1.6

2.3
-.3
.0
.1
.6
-.2

252.598
109.558
241.206
215.863
264.053
283.723

5.6
1.5
1.3
.0
2.2
1.5

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

251.714
113.753
247.287
211.377
276.171
286.611

5.6
1.5
.9
.0
4.3
.7

2.0
-.3
-.3
.1
.7
-.1

243.937
113.508
260.384
237.046
261.201
289.575

3.0
.4
.3
-1.2
2.5
1.1

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

225.922
233.854
214.872

1.8
1.9
2.3

.4
.4
.5

196.968
202.311
202.068

1.7
1.8
2.4

-.1
-.1
-.1

201.239
207.585
206.289

1.4
1.6
2.2

.1
.1
.1

209.401
215.109
206.370

.6
.7
1.6

.2
.2
.3

-

-

-

-

-

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
Oct.
2010

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

166.399
217.633
207.869
262.207
253.396
273.777
210.453
236.308
239.904

2.9
2.9
4.0
5.7
2.2
1.3
6.2
1.4
1.3

1.2
1.2
2.1
2.2
-.1
.0
2.5
.1
.1

155.907
242.071
292.547

1.0
10.0
1.4

.2
5.5
.1

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

155.688
207.581
200.523
248.655
246.540
228.979
206.584
205.579
204.111

2.8
2.7
3.6
5.1
2.5
1.1
8.7
1.0
.9

0.6
.6
1.1
.8
-1.0
-.5
-1.5
.1
.1

144.391
249.183
249.801

.5
12.2
1.0

.2
2.0
.1

Index
Oct.
2010

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

159.546
211.236
205.707
247.175
251.671
233.855
201.811
210.365
208.927

2.9
2.7
3.7
5.4
2.0
.6
5.6
1.1
1.0

0.9
.9
1.6
1.8
-.7
-.3
.3
.1
.1

147.496
238.711
254.961

.6
11.1
1.1

-.1
4.1
.2

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

152.962
207.267
192.786
242.643
259.508
250.192
239.710
215.353
214.201

1.4
1.5
1.9
2.8
2.2
.1
4.9
.3
.1

0.4
.7
1.0
.9
.1
.0
1.5
.1
.0

140.051
247.411
263.181

.1
6.4
.1

.0
2.1
.0

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
7
-

In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Percent change
from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

198.576
198.576

1.4

0.2

134.840

1.6

0.1
-

210.160
339.654

1.5

0.1

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................

199.464
199.080
200.480
196.003
202.673

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.4

.4
.4
.5
.3
.5

138.299
138.317
134.850
143.489
138.079

1.3
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.1

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

217.723
217.093
210.269
229.839
226.716

.5
.3
1.2
-1.0
3.0

.1
.1
.1
.0
.0

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 7 .......................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.577
216.440
215.605
215.892
215.888
214.193
207.919
199.109
195.537
196.277
114.335

.1
.0
.5
-.1
-.1
2.5
1.5
.8
.4
2.1
-2.6

-.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
-2.4
-3.0
-3.5
-4.9
1.2
.0

131.814
132.683
136.741
131.597
131.602
161.091
158.430
150.986
144.318
161.117
96.526

-.2
-.4
-.6
.0
.0
2.6
2.2
1.6
1.1
3.6
-2.8

-.3
.0
-.1
.1
.1
-2.2
-3.0
-3.4
-4.3
.7
.1

198.238
224.737
213.916
212.994
213.003
212.646
176.008
187.825
193.090
163.080
120.133

.1
.4
1.0
.3
.3
.8
.1
-.8
1.1
-10.5
-2.8

-.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
-2.8
-3.4
-3.8
-4.2
-1.3
.2

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

115.506

-.8

.6

88.916

-3.1

2.1

120.569

.2

3.6

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................................

193.576
192.893
97.200
120.635
138.469
351.725
350.643
358.154
240.351
314.841

5.3
5.4
3.0
.7
8.7
9.2
9.0
9.2
8.7
8.5

1.1
1.2
-.3
.4
-1.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.1

135.449
135.205
95.929
96.491
96.993
238.803
239.738
244.694
234.854
227.321

5.7
5.8
3.6
.3
8.6
10.3
10.2
10.3
9.8
9.7

1.1
1.1
-.6
.3
-1.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.0

189.775
186.856
94.289
143.253
132.632
231.907
230.458
220.696
259.770
233.275

5.1
5.2
2.3
-1.9
8.4
10.2
9.9
9.8
10.4
9.5

.6
.6
-.6
.3
-1.5
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4

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

309.527
243.095
329.147
261.355

3.4
2.0
3.9
2.6

.1
.2
.0
-.1

167.213
147.098
173.601
154.753

4.1
3.3
4.3
3.2

.2
.0
.3
.0

374.575
304.733
396.019
335.770

2.1
1.7
2.3
2.1

.5
-.1
.7
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

109.565

-2.1

-.1

108.428

-.2

-.1

112.056

-.8

-.5

Education and communication 3 .........................................

127.573

.7

-.3

121.775

1.3

.0

130.919

1.5

.1

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

315.207

2.3

-.2

190.789

2.8

-.3

443.860

2.9

-.1

198.576
171.944
155.193
204.933
270.025
107.006
223.356
217.188
215.140

1.4
2.1
2.5
3.2
4.8
1.0
.8
.0
3.2

.2
.7
.8
1.4
1.7
-.3
-.2
.1
.6

134.840
125.353
118.649
152.983
185.127
87.455
141.035
132.829
144.750

1.6
2.2
2.6
3.4
5.2
1.4
1.0
-.5
3.0

.1
.5
.8
1.6
1.5
-.4
-.1
.0
.7

210.160
178.533
159.573
206.039
252.869
115.274
251.602
209.891
273.041

1.5
2.1
3.0
4.5
5.6
.7
.9
.3
2.5

.1
.6
.8
1.6
1.2
-.3
-.2
.3
-.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
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
Oct.
2010

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

244.133

0.7

-0.3

140.786

1.9

0.0

298.687

0.9

-0.2

194.182
198.538
191.695
157.242
202.221
205.208
262.422
230.907
216.831
270.760
192.811
191.619
134.201
354.082
225.250

1.3
1.3
2.1
2.4
2.4
3.1
4.5
2.0
.7
5.7
.9
.8
.5
9.4
.8

.2
.1
.2
.8
.9
1.4
1.6
-.5
-.2
.5
.1
.0
.0
3.4
.1

131.485
132.343
133.544
119.207
145.030
151.973
180.795
149.612
138.397
194.900
127.817
125.640
103.138
242.196
140.100

1.4
1.6
2.3
2.6
2.4
3.3
4.9
2.5
.7
6.8
.9
.9
.6
10.4
1.0

.1
.2
.2
.8
.8
1.5
1.4
-.3
-.2
.7
.1
.1
.0
3.6
.2

201.733
208.805
207.399
161.382
212.965
206.941
250.284
256.072
238.183
205.286
210.602
209.986
149.524
231.505
258.937

1.4
1.7
1.8
3.0
2.7
4.5
5.5
1.4
.7
5.8
.9
1.0
.8
10.4
1.0

.1
.2
.1
.8
.9
1.5
1.1
-.7
-.3
.0
.2
.2
.3
2.5
.1

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

232.672
355.536

1.7

0.3

140.848

2.1

0.4

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

225.951
225.362
224.302
229.358
233.243

1.9
1.9
2.3
1.3
1.4

.4
.4
.5
.3
1.2

140.746
140.718
135.723
148.751
139.632

1.3
1.3
.1
3.0
1.5

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

242.077
288.635
295.262
269.539
269.526
202.436
192.001
191.656
186.930
192.121
117.554

.9
.7
2.1
.3
.3
3.3
2.4
.5
-.1
2.6
-1.8

-.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
-1.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.6
1.2
.0

140.225
138.679
145.239
136.938
136.938
178.116
175.413
149.471
134.614
161.992
102.985

1.0
.9
1.9
1.2
1.2
4.1
4.5
2.3
.8
7.7
-2.2

.4
.1
-.1
.2
.2
1.8
2.2
1.4
.3
5.1
-.1

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

125.109

1.1

2.2

88.518

-5.1

.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

198.194
192.750
229.712
228.563
229.121
229.152
222.833

5.3
5.4
9.6
9.5
9.8
8.8
8.7

1.8
2.1
5.5
5.6
5.9
4.6
4.6

134.344
134.729
234.898
235.273
238.996
233.753
223.175

5.3
5.3
9.3
9.4
9.7
9.0
8.7

1.1
1.2
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.4

Medical care .............................................................................

407.814

2.8

.3

171.617

4.0

.5

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

116.918

-1.1

-.3

122.466

2.0

-.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

131.166

.5

-.4

119.396

.9

.1

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

442.118

3.8

-.2

214.080

6.0

.0

232.672
186.193
159.775
195.983
111.192
282.090

1.7
2.4
2.8
3.8
.8
1.3

.3
1.0
1.5
2.2
.0
-.1

140.848
133.582
129.399
170.664
90.352
144.320

2.1
2.5
3.4
4.7
1.6
1.7

.4
.6
.9
2.1
-.6
.2

226.267
213.496
162.565
212.608
198.388
248.679
273.067
208.020
237.085
240.915

1.7
2.3
2.7
2.8
3.7
2.1
1.2
5.7
1.3
1.2

.3
.5
1.5
1.3
2.1
-.3
-.1
1.6
.2
.2

137.659
139.479
129.793
154.795
168.332
149.980
142.044
201.412
133.327
131.968

2.0
2.5
3.3
3.0
4.5
2.5
1.5
7.0
1.5
1.6

.4
.5
.9
1.1
2.1
.3
.2
4.1
.0
.0

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

203.906
333.347

1.6

0.0

134.093

2.0

-0.2
-

203.548
329.798

1.7

0.2

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

217.466
217.144
213.823
222.318
219.905

2.2
2.3
2.6
1.8
1.5

.4
.5
.7
.2
-.1

136.588
136.616
132.440
142.470
138.838

.9
1.0
.8
1.1
.5

-.4
-.5
-.3
-.8
.3

216.269
215.298
200.724
240.214
229.685

.0
.0
.4
-.6
.2

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

191.520
217.767
232.389
215.865
215.859
194.978
169.668
171.949
163.223
169.685
111.493

.3
-.2
.8
-.1
-.1
5.0
4.4
4.3
5.1
2.8
-2.9

-.6
.0
.1
.1
.1
-4.7
-5.9
-6.3
-9.0
-1.2
.6

125.764
125.803
128.131
124.818
124.818
160.671
160.260
154.900
148.009
163.604
93.415

.7
.1
.9
.8
.8
4.8
4.8
4.2
3.1
6.8
-1.0

-.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
-5.5
-6.6
-7.4
-9.9
-.2
.5

194.233
219.978
206.002
215.517
215.517
204.051
158.988
168.316
163.748
170.701
122.738

1.2
1.5
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.9
2.0
1.2
5.0
-7.3
-1.5

-.2
.4
.4
.5
.5
-3.1
-3.7
-4.4
-5.3
-1.8
.1

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

109.832

-2.1

1.1

84.774

-.3

3.1

127.760

-4.9

4.0

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

193.467
190.492
252.485
251.483
250.923
267.990
241.919

5.6
5.7
12.2
12.1
12.2
11.6
11.7

.5
.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.4

144.086
143.794
253.930
254.814
259.523
252.800
239.855

6.1
6.1
11.9
11.8
12.1
11.4
10.7

.4
.4
2.1
2.0
1.9
2.6
1.7

178.287
173.344
217.728
215.322
207.326
249.769
222.388

5.7
5.8
12.8
12.5
12.5
12.6
11.6

1.0
1.0
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.4

Medical care .............................................................................

391.818

3.3

.1

170.361

3.4

.2

365.548

.6

.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.863

-1.0

.5

110.726

-.7

-.8

106.537

.0

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.268

-.1

-.4

127.626

2.3

.1

126.216

2.8

.2

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

377.859

1.4

-.1

197.265

1.3

-.9

422.360

3.5

-.1

203.906
172.392
148.832
193.665
106.941
240.315

1.6
2.5
2.6
3.6
.9
.9

.0
.6
.7
1.1
.0
-.5

134.093
125.906
120.425
155.520
86.811
140.120

2.0
2.4
3.1
4.0
2.1
1.7

-.2
.1
.4
1.0
-.4
-.5

203.548
179.358
161.989
208.255
112.846
234.867

1.7
2.0
3.1
4.4
1.3
1.5

.2
.5
.9
1.8
-.3
-.1

196.901
201.074
151.480
206.711
195.665
247.707
229.008
206.525
205.042
202.765

1.5
2.3
2.5
2.9
3.4
2.2
.7
8.8
.8
.5

.0
.0
.7
.8
1.0
-1.0
-.5
-1.8
.2
.1

130.780
135.517
120.803
145.665
153.762
154.631
136.886
202.251
126.999
124.966

1.9
2.7
3.0
2.5
3.7
3.2
1.6
8.8
1.2
1.3

-.2
-.3
.4
.4
1.0
-1.2
-.6
-1.7
.0
.1

195.770
200.381
163.704
212.636
209.243
228.298
220.508
188.900
205.765
204.204

1.8
1.8
3.0
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
8.1
.9
1.2

.2
.2
.9
.8
1.7
-.6
-.1
.2
.2
.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

211.409
342.483

1.4

0.0

133.923

1.7

0.2
-

215.451
348.767

1.5

0.0

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

218.073
218.556
211.170
231.270
210.889

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.6

.3
.3
.5
.1
.5

138.706
138.925
136.397
142.413
134.274

1.7
1.6
2.0
1.1
3.0

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

214.405
213.855
215.874
214.602
220.159

.1
.1
1.4
-1.9
.4

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

204.330
225.296
226.495
217.516
217.506
206.073
183.608
187.797
179.950
197.726
129.234

-.5
-.1
-.6
.0
.0
-1.9
-3.3
-3.5
-4.4
1.8
-1.5

-.6
.2
.1
.2
.2
-4.7
-5.8
-5.9
-6.9
.2
-.2

132.611
135.875
139.395
134.797
134.797
151.708
147.112
144.239
140.570
152.357
94.767

-.1
.1
-.9
.5
.5
1.2
.4
.2
.2
-.6
-3.2

-.4
.1
-.2
.1
.1
-2.6
-3.7
-3.8
-4.2
.4
.3

203.325
234.754
218.980
217.542
217.542
213.792
180.557
187.870
190.173
147.032
114.124

.3
.6
.7
.5
.5
.0
-.8
-1.3
-.7
-8.8
-1.7

-.7
.2
.4
.2
.2
-4.0
-4.9
-5.1
-5.4
-.9
.2

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

147.328

-1.9

-1.0

88.252

-3.5

1.3

123.115

2.0

2.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

197.598
196.602
243.530
241.494
242.112
243.530
239.314

7.0
7.1
12.0
11.8
12.0
11.6
11.2

1.6
1.6
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.1

131.246
130.821
235.463
236.105
242.474
229.830
225.127

6.5
6.6
10.8
10.6
10.9
9.9
10.2

1.6
1.6
4.0
4.1
4.2
3.7
3.5

197.732
196.424
224.728
222.507
215.556
261.265
230.244

5.4
5.4
10.3
10.1
10.5
9.2
8.8

1.0
1.0
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4

Medical care .............................................................................

367.509

4.6

-.1

162.374

4.5

.2

368.450

2.4

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

103.401

-3.7

-.6

111.178

-.6

.0

113.371

-3.3

-1.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.890

.9

-.2

119.970

1.3

-.1

128.362

.3

.0

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

362.354

1.3

-.1

184.698

2.4

-.4

443.550

3.0

-.1

211.409
180.676
160.484
205.829
115.955
246.195

1.4
2.6
3.3
3.9
2.2
.5

.0
.6
.8
1.6
-.5
-.4

133.923
123.813
116.464
149.895
87.224
141.447

1.7
2.3
2.7
3.4
1.3
1.3

.2
.6
1.0
1.7
-.2
-.1

215.451
180.586
163.691
210.575
117.447
261.051

1.5
2.4
3.6
5.3
.8
.6

.0
.8
1.2
2.0
-.1
-.6

204.484
207.746
162.379
211.198
206.054
248.064
234.577
210.143
212.451
211.343

1.2
2.1
3.2
2.7
3.8
1.4
.2
4.5
1.0
.8

.0
-.1
.8
.9
1.5
-1.1
-.4
-.3
.0
.0

130.849
131.487
116.967
143.583
149.063
146.951
139.220
185.805
127.373
124.956

1.6
2.4
2.7
2.6
3.3
2.6
.9
6.3
1.2
1.1

.2
.2
1.0
.8
1.6
-.3
-.2
.8
.1
.2

205.740
211.515
164.892
213.667
210.152
263.514
246.575
198.023
215.627
216.749

1.4
1.7
3.5
3.0
5.1
.7
.5
5.4
.8
.9

.0
.0
1.2
1.1
1.9
-1.2
-.7
-.2
.1
.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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—
Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2009

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

219.017
354.546

0.9

0.2

133.622

0.3

0.2

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

224.374
223.265
223.481
221.972
235.275

.9
.9
.3
1.7
1.0

.4
.5
.4
.5
.4

137.455
136.977
133.353
142.969
146.849

1.1
1.3
1.2
1.5
-2.9

.5
.5
.5
.5
-.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 6 ............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

232.007
253.661
279.527
244.569
244.564
252.205
238.437
240.408
271.825
195.897
128.874

-.2
-.4
-.2
-.5
-.5
4.8
4.0
3.7
4.3
1.5
-4.0

.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
1.7
2.5
2.4
1.5
6.1
-.3

130.374
129.462
134.089
128.814
128.818
168.710
166.723
165.212
159.202
173.046
100.029

-2.1
-2.7
-2.5
-2.6
-2.6
2.7
2.0
1.7
2.1
.2
-4.3

-.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.4
-1.7
-1.9
-2.2
-.9
-.4

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

116.038

-.6

-.4

93.550

-3.5

3.7

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .........................................

192.994
189.068
242.666
241.474
242.728
223.482
232.350

4.1
4.0
5.0
4.6
4.9
4.1
3.8

.8
.9
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.4

138.030
137.628
226.170
228.233
228.321
225.289
218.286

4.2
4.3
8.5
8.2
8.1
9.1
7.9

.6
.6
1.8
1.6
1.6
2.0
1.3

Medical care .............................................................................

387.206

3.0

.0

173.222

3.8

.1

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

105.040

-3.1

-.2

93.181

-.4

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

128.361

1.4

-.3

121.896

.6

-.1

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

375.212

2.4

-.4

174.481

2.1

-.1

219.017
175.813
148.427
186.573
113.100
264.244

.9
1.2
1.5
1.9
.4
.7

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

133.622
122.414
114.481
142.715
87.809
138.775

.3
1.3
1.4
1.8
.6
-.6

.2
.6
.7
1.4
-.4
-.1

213.042
206.706
151.860
206.999
190.631
256.778
255.782
241.093
218.570
217.840

.8
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.8
2.3
.6
4.7
.6
.5

.2
.3
.4
.7
.9
.2
.1
2.6
.0
-.1

129.176
131.800
115.352
139.721
143.030
149.699
135.671
202.614
125.791
123.467

.1
1.6
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.8
-1.0
5.7
-.3
-.6

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

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Oct. 2010 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2010

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

M

214.212

214.392

215.058

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

221.433
221.212
137.459

221.241
222.046
136.074

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

206.942
212.182
133.048

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
Sep. 2010 from—

Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2009

July
2010

Aug.
2010

215.511

1.5

0.5

0.2

1.4

0.4

0.3

222.135
223.277
136.213

222.553
224.302
135.723

1.6
2.3
.1

.6
1.0
-.3

.2
.5
-.4

1.9
2.0
1.7

.3
.9
-.9

.4
.6
.1

207.085
212.073
133.141

207.248
212.431
132.811

207.666
213.823
132.440

1.7
2.6
.8

.3
.8
-.5

.2
.7
-.3

1.3
1.7
.8

.1
.1
-.2

.1
.2
-.2

199.383

200.562

201.687

200.724

.4

.1

-.5

.6

1.2

.6

M
M
M

210.876
209.116
135.381

211.515
208.626
136.229

212.598
210.102
136.751

212.655
211.170
136.397

1.8
1.7
2.0

.5
1.2
.1

.0
.5
-.3

1.9
1.1
2.1

.8
.5
1.0

.5
.7
.4

M

214.022

214.881

216.039

215.874

1.4

.5

-.1

3.0

.9

.5

M
M
M

219.694
223.166
131.714

219.546
222.402
132.220

219.920
222.632
132.716

221.001
223.481
133.353

.8
.3
1.2

.7
.5
.9

.5
.4
.5

.7
.5
.9

.1
-.2
.8

.2
.1
.4

M
M
M

198.891
134.432
208.434

198.757
134.719
209.263

199.493
135.018
210.057

200.480
134.850
210.269

1.7
1.3
1.2

.9
.1
.5

.5
-.1
.1

1.3
1.5
1.6

.3
.4
.8

.4
.2
.4

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

215.223
229.611

215.269
228.014

216.328
229.041

218.417
231.925

1.9
1.3

1.5
1.7

1.0
1.3

.4
1.0

.5
-.2

.5
.5

M

223.912

224.859

225.219

227.099

2.5

1.0

.8

1.9

.6

.2

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

218.403
215.878
196.459
134.905

216.764
216.802
196.665
133.537

219.474
216.974
196.959
134.992

219.643
219.150
195.382
135.924

1.0
2.6
-.2
1.3

1.3
1.1
-.7
1.8

.1
1.0
-.8
.7

1.0
1.6
.1
-.3

.5
.5
.3
.1

1.3
.1
.1
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

209.202
198.755
202.428
226.498

208.467
199.687
203.157
226.004

212.297
199.550
203.337
226.788

214.999
199.607
203.004
229.665

2.6
3.1
1.7
2.7

3.1
.0
-.1
1.6

1.3
.0
-.2
1.3

3.0
2.8
1.5
1.6

1.5
.4
.4
.1

1.8
-.1
.1
.3

2
2
2

216.134
223.401
221.231

218.251
222.220
222.263

220.994
221.078
221.416

220.076
222.420
220.184

3.0
-.4
-.6

.8
.1
-.9

-.4
.6
-.6

2.8
-.6
-.7

2.2
-1.0
.1

1.3
-.5
-.4

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2010

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

Index
Oct.
2010

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

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

214.623
639.296

1.5

0.1
-

206.894
607.620

1.2

0.0

-

219.339
648.213

0.9

0.4

-

237.483
676.174

1.9

0.3

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

220.199
219.736
215.511
227.412
225.531

1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.3

.2
.2
.2
.1
.3

218.120
217.130
218.417
210.102
230.595

1.4
1.6
1.9
1.1
-.3

.6
.7
1.0
.2
.3

227.250
224.926
231.925
212.865
239.350

1.5
1.6
1.3
2.0
.5

.9
.9
1.3
.4
1.0

229.553
229.126
227.099
236.982
234.251

1.9
1.9
2.5
1.1
1.4

.5
.5
.8
.1
.8

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 3 .............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

212.681
242.513
247.823

.0
-.1
.2

-.3
.1
.1

201.893
240.601
272.291

.0
-.6
.6

-.5
.1
.2

238.233
261.886
281.818

.2
.2
.6

.4
.0
.3

254.185
308.868
313.879

1.2
1.3
2.9

-.1
.1
.2

232.680

.0

.1

238.346

-.5

.1

254.117

.1

-.1

287.409

.6

.1

232.683
211.649
185.262
189.313
189.373
185.152
120.643

.0
2.4
1.7
1.0
.7
1.7
-2.7

.1
-2.4
-3.0
-3.5
-4.6
.8
.1

238.346
175.578
152.788
156.061
146.982
157.365
98.323

-.5
7.6
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.3
-5.0

.1
-4.5
-5.6
-5.9
-8.5
-1.4
.4

254.128
256.171
246.107
245.356
288.528
192.097
119.219

.1
5.1
4.3
4.0
2.7
8.1
-4.7

-.1
4.4
6.3
6.3
6.8
4.6
-.3

287.354
191.790
190.972
188.229
181.807
194.441
112.105

.6
2.6
1.4
-.4
-.3
-.1
-1.9

.1
-1.5
-1.7
-2.6
-4.5
1.8
.4

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

121.587

-1.7

1.4

91.983

-3.2

-.1

105.787

-2.1

-2.0

116.560

1.9

1.4

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .........

193.553
190.259
241.218
240.558
239.700
247.108
233.391

5.5
5.5
9.8
9.6
9.7
9.3
9.1

1.1
1.1
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.0

179.235
176.080
255.082
252.914
248.980
264.066
243.059

5.5
5.4
12.5
12.3
12.5
11.6
12.3

.7
.6
1.1
1.1
.9
1.4
1.5

193.815
189.752
241.753
236.794
237.326
224.731
225.886

3.3
3.2
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
1.7

1.4
1.5
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.1
3.7

204.191
195.650
221.916
221.017
223.171
222.090
217.951

5.1
5.3
9.5
9.4
9.6
9.0
8.8

1.6
1.9
4.9
4.9
5.3
3.7
4.1

Medical care .............................................

392.749

3.6

.2

418.785

4.2

.3

371.790

2.6

-.1

379.174

2.1

.1

Recreation 6 ..............................................

109.449

-1.2

-.2

108.794

.0

.6

99.065

-6.9

-.8

113.101

-.5

-.4

Education and communication 6 ...............

125.617

1.0

-.2

135.015

-1.8

-1.0

131.678

2.3

-.6

132.079

.4

-.2

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

411.655

2.6

-.3

371.653

.5

.0

355.113

2.9

.1

432.977

4.9

-.3

214.623
178.283
155.663
199.991
112.294
257.198

1.5
2.1
2.6
3.4
1.2
.9

.1
.6
.8
1.5
-.3
-.2

206.894
166.753
139.482
185.992
98.106
249.181

1.2
1.4
1.3
2.6
-1.2
1.0

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

219.339
174.473
144.998
183.542
107.365
266.524

.9
.8
.2
.1
-.2
.9

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

237.483
185.408
154.858
189.629
105.536
290.007

1.9
2.5
3.0
4.4
.3
1.5

.3
.9
1.2
1.8
.1
.0

207.409
206.770
158.038
210.627
201.606
252.181
245.955
211.514
215.961
215.580

1.3
2.1
2.5
2.4
3.3
2.2
.7
6.2
.9
.8

.1
.2
.8
.8
1.4
-.5
-.2
.5
.1
.1

198.587
196.040
142.869
204.494
189.559
242.958
236.463
193.654
209.110
207.479

1.0
2.0
1.2
2.1
2.4
3.0
.7
10.1
.3
-.1

.0
.0
.3
.5
.4
-.7
-.3
-1.8
.2
.1

213.893
202.539
149.236
207.541
189.923
248.581
259.153
246.303
218.205
216.864

.8
1.2
.2
.8
.1
2.1
.8
2.9
.7
.4

.4
.7
.4
.9
1.0
.7
.3
4.8
.0
-.2

232.106
211.218
157.821
211.474
192.314
243.010
282.667
205.187
242.489
246.609

1.9
2.2
2.9
3.0
4.2
1.8
1.5
4.9
1.6
1.5

.3
.5
1.2
1.1
1.7
-.2
.0
1.2
.2
.2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

214.623
639.296

1.5

0.2
-

201.887
610.432

1.1

-0.9
-

206.894
607.620

1.2

0.3

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

220.199
219.736
215.511
227.412
225.531

1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.3

.5
.5
.5
.4
.3

220.963
228.320
214.999
249.844
139.095

2.0
2.1
2.6
1.5
.2

1.5
1.6
3.1
.1
-.5

218.120
217.130
218.417
210.102
230.595

1.4
1.6
1.9
1.1
-.3

1.0
1.0
1.5
.2
.5

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

212.681
242.513
247.823
232.680
232.683
211.649
185.262
189.313
189.373
185.152
120.643

.0
-.1
.2
.0
.0
2.4
1.7
1.0
.7
1.7
-2.7

-.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
-3.2
-4.1
-4.7
-5.2
-2.8
-.2

194.500
203.861
209.000
193.062
193.062
246.541
215.308
215.195
192.737
239.017
133.370

-.5
-1.8
-3.0
-1.4
-1.4
5.5
3.8
3.7
2.7
5.5
.2

-2.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
-12.8
-15.8
-15.9
-18.9
-6.0
.4

201.893
240.601
272.291
238.346
238.346
175.578
152.788
156.061
146.982
157.365
98.323

.0
-.6
.6
-.5
-.5
7.6
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.3
-5.0

-.7
.1
.3
.2
.2
-5.1
-6.4
-6.7
-8.5
-3.6
-.4

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

121.587

-1.7

5.2

129.623

3.0

-4.3

91.983

-3.2

4.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

193.553
190.259
241.218
240.558
239.700
247.108
233.391

5.5
5.5
9.8
9.6
9.7
9.3
9.1

.5
.5
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.6

183.525
181.073
235.845
234.799
231.525
285.419
237.633

6.3
6.8
12.0
11.8
12.4
10.8
9.7

.7
.6
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.0

179.235
176.080
255.082
252.914
248.980
264.066
243.059

5.5
5.4
12.5
12.3
12.5
11.6
12.3

.8
.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.5

Medical care ...........................................................................

392.749

3.6

.7

315.567

-.4

-.3

418.785

4.2

.6

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

109.449

-1.2

-.5

85.486

-5.2

-.2

108.794

.0

-.1

Education and communication 8 .............................................

125.617

1.0

.2

121.303

1.8

-.1

135.015

-1.8

-.5

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

411.655

2.6

-.2

361.856

.6

-1.0

371.653

.5

.3

214.623
178.283
155.663
199.991
112.294
257.198

1.5
2.1
2.6
3.4
1.2
.9

.2
.7
.9
1.9
-.7
-.2

201.887
175.530
153.204
197.964
109.907
234.433

1.1
3.1
3.8
5.0
1.6
-.2

-.9
.3
-.5
-.5
-.6
-1.7

206.894
166.753
139.482
185.992
98.106
249.181

1.2
1.4
1.3
2.6
-1.2
1.0

.3
1.1
1.3
2.2
-.5
-.4

207.409
206.770
158.038
210.627
201.606
252.181
245.955
211.514
215.961
215.580

1.3
2.1
2.5
2.4
3.3
2.2
.7
6.2
.9
.8

.2
.2
.9
1.2
1.8
-.5
-.3
-.7
.3
.3

195.383
207.396
152.835
207.389
193.931
253.961
223.111
207.330
200.442
195.886

1.1
2.8
3.7
3.4
4.8
2.3
-.2
7.8
.2
-.2

-.9
-1.5
-.5
.6
-.5
-4.2
-1.7
-7.6
.1
-.2

198.587
196.040
142.869
204.494
189.559
242.958
236.463
193.654
209.110
207.479

1.0
2.0
1.2
2.1
2.4
3.0
.7
10.1
.3
-.1

.2
.3
1.2
1.6
2.1
-.9
-.4
-1.7
.5
.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
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

201.864
594.527

0.8

0.3
-

193.110
616.322

2.0

-0.1
-

219.339
648.213

0.9

0.3

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

202.368
203.068
199.607
209.054
187.483

2.2
2.5
3.1
1.6
-2.0

.2
.2
.0
.8
-1.5

203.336
202.263
203.004
197.549
208.577

1.1
1.0
1.7
.4
1.6

.2
.0
-.1
.2
1.4

227.250
224.926
231.925
212.865
239.350

1.5
1.6
1.3
2.0
.5

1.4
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.1

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

180.799
193.313
205.651
199.674
199.674
237.102
197.075
198.020
184.003
202.981
116.432

-.8
-.8
.8
-.9
-.9
-1.0
-1.2
-1.7
-1.5
-2.4
-.3

.2
.3
.4
.2
.2
-1.6
-.9
-1.2
-.8
-1.7
2.6

183.415
200.909
193.861
200.128
200.128
191.289
183.217
181.359
186.074
147.637
124.986

.2
.7
1.4
.5
.5
.4
.3
.1
1.5
-11.4
-3.4

-.5
-.5
.3
-.9
-.9
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
.5
-1.5

238.233
261.886
281.818
254.117
254.128
256.171
246.107
245.356
288.528
192.097
119.219

.2
.2
.6
.1
.1
5.1
4.3
4.0
2.7
8.1
-4.7

.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
2.8
4.0
4.0
7.4
-6.1
-1.5

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

105.520

-7.4

4.6

149.175

4.2

-2.6

105.787

-2.1

.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

227.531
226.204
247.498
246.977
253.652
279.293
230.185

4.9
5.1
12.8
12.8
12.9
12.5
11.6

.3
.5
1.0
.8
.6
2.5
1.2

183.120
182.243
230.540
230.231
237.667
235.707
224.177

7.8
7.8
13.3
13.1
13.3
12.8
12.1

1.3
1.2
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3

193.815
189.752
241.753
236.794
237.326
224.731
225.886

3.3
3.2
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
1.7

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

Medical care ...........................................................................

352.363

.9

-.4

372.489

3.9

-.5

371.790

2.6

.2

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

113.301

-.3

-1.5

101.842

-3.7

-.8

99.065

-6.9

-1.1

Education and communication 8 .............................................

130.185

-.9

-.1

102.912

-.5

.0

131.678

2.3

-.6

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

389.723

.5

-.2

318.631

3.0

.2

355.113

2.9

-.4

201.864
170.414
152.522
192.359
109.696
241.296

.8
2.6
2.9
3.3
2.3
-.7

.3
.9
1.5
1.9
.7
-.3

193.110
170.529
152.695
200.312
106.633
222.025

2.0
3.1
4.5
6.5
1.4
1.1

-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
-.7
-.1

219.339
174.473
144.998
183.542
107.365
266.524

.9
.8
.2
.1
-.2
.9

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

196.716
208.374
154.142
198.285
192.657
271.641
233.324
222.312
200.276
200.097

.8
1.3
2.7
2.7
3.0
-.6
-.8
6.2
.1
-.5

.3
.2
1.4
1.0
1.7
-.8
-.3
.1
.3
.3

184.657
191.839
154.629
202.901
200.871
225.387
205.568
210.056
191.888
189.360

1.9
2.5
4.4
3.6
6.1
1.5
.9
7.4
1.3
1.3

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

213.893
202.539
149.236
207.541
189.923
248.581
259.153
246.303
218.205
216.864

.8
1.2
.2
.8
.1
2.1
.8
2.9
.7
.4

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

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Index
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2010

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

221.497
359.865

0.5

0.3
-

237.483
676.174

1.9

0.3
-

228.676
664.228

1.8

0.1

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

229.439
231.065
229.665
234.997
205.212

2.4
2.2
2.7
1.3
4.6

1.1
1.1
1.6
.0
1.9

229.553
229.126
227.099
236.982
234.251

1.9
1.9
2.5
1.1
1.4

.7
.7
1.0
.4
.7

212.105
210.942
220.076
190.154
220.249

2.4
2.5
3.0
1.7
1.9

1.0
.8
.8
.8
4.1

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

223.971
248.498
236.607
242.159
242.159
165.426
146.479
144.091
140.609
189.487
167.444

-1.0
.4
-.1
.2
.2
-8.9
-10.7
-10.9
-11.2
-4.5
-2.7

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

254.185
308.868
313.879
287.409
287.354
191.790
190.972
188.229
181.807
194.441
112.105

1.2
1.3
2.9
.6
.6
2.6
1.4
-.4
-.3
-.1
-1.9

-.4
-.2
.3
-.1
-.1
-2.7
-3.0
-4.3
-4.9
-3.2
.2

236.707
287.418
260.162
258.410
258.410
210.705
185.334
199.669
197.367
192.307
116.081

.7
.7
.1
.9
.9
2.3
1.7
.1
1.1
-2.1
-1.9

-.8
.0
-.1
.3
.3
-3.9
-4.5
-5.2
-7.2
.4
-1.7

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

151.606

-4.3

2.5

116.560

1.9

5.5

108.618

-2.8

2.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

201.799
201.531
251.970
249.575
248.820
233.827
247.027

5.0
4.7
8.2
8.1
7.8
8.6
9.1

.8
.6
2.8
2.9
3.1
2.3
2.4

204.191
195.650
221.916
221.017
223.171
222.090
217.951

5.1
5.3
9.5
9.4
9.6
9.0
8.8

.8
1.0
2.4
2.3
2.5
1.6
2.0

203.897
202.703
244.937
241.328
241.504
235.382
228.202

6.1
6.0
10.0
10.0
10.3
8.9
8.6

1.5
1.9
4.4
4.4
4.6
3.6
3.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

378.661

3.4

.5

379.174

2.1

.3

422.261

2.6

.7

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

100.925

-8.6

-3.4

113.101

-.5

-.8

121.687

.8

-.1

Education and communication 8 .............................................

121.130

-.4

-1.0

132.079

.4

.6

124.669

.9

-1.5

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

293.103

-1.0

.3

432.977

4.9

-.3

442.643

2.3

-.4

221.497
192.848
170.517
203.414
131.999
247.891

.5
2.0
1.6
2.4
.3
-.5

.3
.8
.6
1.9
-1.6
.0

237.483
185.408
154.858
189.629
105.536
290.007

1.9
2.5
3.0
4.4
.3
1.5

.3
1.1
1.5
2.4
-.5
-.2

228.676
179.808
157.479
183.707
118.590
286.755

1.8
2.4
2.3
2.0
2.8
1.5

.1
1.0
1.0
1.6
-.2
-.5

215.008
208.964
171.575
218.153
202.890
229.345
237.526
189.570
225.614
224.467

.4
.6
1.8
2.4
2.6
-1.4
-.7
.0
.6
.2

.3
.4
.6
1.4
1.9
-.2
-.1
1.7
.2
-.1

232.106
211.218
157.821
211.474
192.314
243.010
282.667
205.187
242.489
246.609

1.9
2.2
2.9
3.0
4.2
1.8
1.5
4.9
1.6
1.5

.3
.5
1.4
1.5
2.3
-.3
-.2
-.7
.4
.3

221.744
212.365
159.900
200.206
186.357
259.287
276.813
204.356
232.885
239.369

1.8
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.0
2.5
1.4
5.4
1.4
1.2

.0
.1
1.1
1.3
1.7
-1.2
-.6
-.6
.1
.0

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2010

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Index

Aug.
2010

Oct.
2010

Percent change from—
Oct.
2009

Aug.
2010

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

224.352
683.170

1.2

0.1
-

223.112
661.751

0.8

-0.1

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

226.687
226.726
222.420
232.639
229.988

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

.2
.0
.1
-.1
2.2

227.867
228.607
220.184
246.123
223.715

1.8
2.0
-.6
5.9
-.9

.6
.8
-.9
3.3
-1.9

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..........................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

246.865
271.312
298.747
252.373
252.373
279.976
301.175
300.381
314.818
243.330
133.318

.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
4.2
3.4
3.1
.7
8.7
-2.0

.1
.3
.5
.1
.1
-.7
-.7
-.8
.0
-2.7
-1.8

225.408
246.388
251.128
256.208
256.208
217.438
212.160
246.994
255.719
191.117
156.701

-1.3
-2.2
-2.7
-2.1
-2.1
7.5
7.9
7.5
8.3
3.7
-4.2

-.4
-.5
-.4
-.3
-.3
-.6
-.9
-1.0
-1.2
.0
.7

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

110.704

2.4

.7

147.927

3.0

2.5

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................

180.975
174.431
236.358
235.782
236.419
219.283
220.787

3.4
3.2
2.3
1.7
1.8
1.5
.9

-.2
.1
-1.7
-1.9
-1.8
-1.6
-2.2

214.987
220.511
322.536
328.312
360.203
254.221
291.864

5.1
5.2
9.3
8.9
9.1
8.6
7.9

-.7
-.7
-1.4
-1.8
-1.9
-1.7
-1.4

Medical care ...........................................................................

383.097

2.6

.4

345.599

.5

-.2

Recreation 8 ...........................................................................

108.557

3.0

.1

95.391

-4.2

.6

Education and communication 8 .............................................

135.648

1.9

-.1

127.233

-.3

.7

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

380.493

.5

-.2

399.901

5.3

-2.7

224.352
176.375
145.454
179.157
111.262
271.788

1.2
1.0
1.7
2.4
.1
1.4

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

223.112
189.576
169.343
216.181
125.048
258.039

.8
3.3
4.4
6.7
.3
-.9

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

219.013
206.649
148.576
205.329
181.994
253.411
265.042
261.749
224.368
224.286

1.1
1.9
1.7
1.2
2.3
3.2
1.3
2.4
1.1
1.3

.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.3
.1
-1.4
.2
.2

217.985
215.788
170.916
220.375
215.798
250.096
249.764
275.799
221.575
219.341

.8
2.3
4.1
4.0
6.0
.8
-.9
8.8
.0
-.4

-.1
.0
-.1
.3
-.1
-.3
-.4
-1.3
.0
-.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 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

9.9
10.0

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6

38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2

38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8

38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0

38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6

38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0

39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4

39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0

39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6

39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1

39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5

39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3

52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1

52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8

52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5

53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3

54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1

54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8

54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6

54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2

55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9

55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9

78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4

80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6

81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1

81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4

82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7

82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1

83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5

84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0

84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3

85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3

86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1

106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6

106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3

106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1

107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8

107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1

107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4

108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6

108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0

108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6

109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9

109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2

128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7

128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2

128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4

129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5

129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0

130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4

131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0

132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4

133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5

133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7

133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3

150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5

151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0

151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2

152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2

152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2

152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7

152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1

153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9

153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2

153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3

153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2

169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2

171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4

171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0

171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1

172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7

172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4

172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5

173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9

174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9

174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0

174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143

191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193

193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709

194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240

194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856

194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
215.693

195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
215.351

196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
215.834

198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
215.969

199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
216.177

197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
216.330

196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
215.949

2010

216.687

216.741

217.631

218.009

218.178

217.965

218.011

218.312

218.439

218.711

-

-

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

217.535

-

-

-

-

- 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

Oct.
2010

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

180.9
541.9

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

210.036
629.174

210.228
629.751

215.949
646.887

218.711
655.162

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

177.8
177.3
176.1
197.3
180.1
165.0
202.2
154.6
98.2
206.0
116.2
213.7
223.3
115.5
199.9
201.6
199.9
197.3
198.0
227.0

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888

218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864

218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837

221.005
220.616
216.698
249.890
215.681
221.570
213.847
221.431
154.500
268.218
159.793
292.748
303.623
156.912
250.569
242.644
257.552
246.449
252.784
285.629

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

253.994
212.170
213.960
212.908
229.636
208.814
164.638
157.373
163.783
200.419

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

145.762
259.438

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

134.820
201.038
225.584
180.405
121.305
198.604
194.070
130.386
283.193
171.222
207.976
133.767
216.530
202.884
135.633
245.581
146.670
128.031
176.628
266.986
181.307
201.291
134.632
193.766
137.671
208.717
196.800
136.231
270.200

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

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

264.3
283.3
231.2
165.4
142.4
278.8
111.7
245.2
222.2
218.5
288.5
250.1
113.3
112.9
111.9
116.1
114.9
168.6

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760

327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634

315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807

310.268
317.813
285.018
194.787
219.149
458.510
106.389
300.896
306.407
274.381
311.382
306.737
146.073
149.573
141.779
159.314
137.281
191.129

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

149.417
169.312

139.8
108.0
124.9
113.7
107.5
97.4
142.2
142.0
164.2
114.7
161.1
159.1
140.1
107.0
112.1
152.8
114.6
141.0
161.4
107.3
105.5
109.6
178.2
205.3
153.1
167.9
187.9
108.2
111.7
113.5
195.4
117.0
110.2

139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8

140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8

145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4

148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1

180.1
114.0
113.7
111.3

184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545

162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998

161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858

161.313
123.805
152.890
147.835
114.720
115.011
192.015
198.944
201.961
123.463
191.311
202.962
189.446
133.547
145.540
203.614
172.470
206.109
245.004
127.042
139.838
126.831
203.990
222.187
162.804
217.532
215.300
122.489
135.597
126.086
248.873
139.155
121.698
105.494
227.287
141.694
144.595
143.121

-

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

120.163

106.1

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

133.461

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 2 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 .................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ...........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6
7 .................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 9 ...........................
Electricity 6 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 10 ......................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ...
Floor coverings 1 ...............................................
Window coverings 1 ...........................................
Other linens 1 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 5 .........................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................
Laundry equipment 2 .......................................
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 11 ..............................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................

119.8
184.9
164.6
165.7
170.3
168.1
171.3
152.8
225.9

122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329

154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390

156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055

160.036
224.705
191.956
201.846
189.177
195.731
185.150
171.002
294.220

114.8
123.5
117.9

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

145.617
159.749
152.055

147.842
162.212
153.605

181.1
209.5
202.5
109.2
290.5

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367

216.100
248.646
249.618
133.580
436.978

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

278.680
256.823

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

256.817
127.111
213.031
187.271
276.551
286.119
318.579
190.603
191.481
185.293
173.360
387.509
385.909
124.524
69.402
114.696
72.785
58.385
118.035
136.718

98.5
93.6

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

87.832
78.168

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

85.809
95.706
107.989
73.140
70.091
61.753
125.303
70.295
96.100

94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5

93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3

94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

90.726
96.072
87.823
184.043
120.397
159.970
117.403
150.151
144.602
155.026

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

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

117.2
128.6

119.9
133.0

123.4
142.2

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

128.413
165.089

127.430
173.193

124.592
178.830

124.439
181.398

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

121.5
119.3
124.5
127.2
133.2
91.3
113.7
100.6
113.1
112.9
113.8
100.3
88.7

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306

117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653

119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985

122.454
114.090
119.489
122.263
140.321
81.978
106.775
94.237
110.723
113.345
103.745
122.200
85.737

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

96.243
98.013
130.896
129.846
138.359
127.378
114.663
153.989
114.012
163.443

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 2 .......................................................
New trucks 2 10 ................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 12 .................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 13 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 6 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................

154.2
150.4
98.7
140.6
97.6
137.7
148.6
148.5
98.0
104.2
119.7
119.1
117.1
123.9
119.8
113.8
107.0
101.3
108.7
113.9
154.3
193.3
201.2
177.9
117.9
304.6
114.0

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4

189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248

164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741

188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829

194.283
189.674
97.203
137.849
95.537
137.880
142.556
144.040
95.833
125.156
240.303
239.527
238.789
245.940
232.668
222.900
138.289
124.940
149.983
143.502
312.831
249.824
256.202
226.385
154.246
380.728
165.960

110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1

119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648

142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454

163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138

165.011
167.775
179.549
121.337
251.435
277.344
152.498

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

Oct.
2010

2007

2008

2009

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

110.409
111.361
63.086
264.025
104.360
391.240
316.082
102.734
410.944
99.151
99.082
414.564
330.057
333.394
401.324
177.063
215.326
618.936
231.961
226.768
529.062
178.368
111.723
105.163

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 4 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 2 4 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 2 14 ...................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 14 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 14 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 14 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 6 ........................................
Dental services 6 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 ......
Hospital and related services 6 ............................
Hospital services 6 15 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 15 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 15 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ...............
Health insurance 5 ...............................................
Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service
10 .................................................................
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
1 2 ..............................................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 16 ........................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................

-

-

-

-

-

77.0
185.1

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378

291.3
259.5

302.1
265.0

314.9
270.8

328.4
280.8

340.1
285.9

357.661
293.610

367.133
298.361

321.2

329.1

340.7

355.7

362.3

374.389

379.943

299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8

311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1
-

342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0

356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4

376.940
304.784
306.304
366.225
172.811
200.312
515.677
189.908
183.595
442.085
161.981
106.602
115.727

388.267
313.886
315.233
379.603
173.377
207.850
543.585
201.053
194.073
466.736
167.097
108.281
111.697

379.516
308.221
100.000
396.526
100.000
100.000
401.452
321.827
323.124
391.677
176.391
211.524
581.968
216.570
209.075
504.843
173.095
109.971
108.325

106.5
103.2
37.8

107.7
103.3
32.4

108.5
103.9
28.4

109.7
103.9
24.3

110.8
102.8
18.8

111.705
102.691
15.352

113.674
101.629
12.378

113.212
99.873
8.983

112.984
98.503
7.526

301.3
43.8

312.6
38.4

325.2
32.9

336.0
29.4

344.7
25.3

353.432
22.009

359.854
18.833

368.083
16.947

373.464
15.496

78.0
80.7

78.0
79.0

77.1
77.1

76.5
70.7

77.4
68.4

77.808
64.303

79.629
61.029

77.022
55.958

74.847
51.776

86.5
72.5
109.6
113.9
149.3
105.7
104.3
130.7
117.5
132.2
115.7
130.7
101.6
96.8
114.7
91.7
78.2
105.7
114.3
100.5
77.0
88.9

86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2

85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0

89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4

92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7

95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585

101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944

100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985

101.557
47.087
93.193
154.973
192.190
143.166
116.094
193.957
158.823
202.169
118.821
142.046
97.043
79.146
68.257
88.565
31.097
112.733
120.785
108.923
57.113
58.236

78.1
94.1
98.9
121.4

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023

61.226
94.666
96.847
144.768

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

122.059
323.793

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

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

125.4
131.4
206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7

130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

156.014
176.566
265.268
220.132
134.644
105.552

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 11 .......................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
1 .................................................................
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 14 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
17 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
4 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405

125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326

128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532

130.959
203.071
510.335
584.286
653.037
637.450
243.118

132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
67.4

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
66.5

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361
-

196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000

204.387
84.531
145.941
229.846
226.769
81.359
102.458
62.219
102.111

17.2

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.324

220.7
71.0

181.1
64.1

155.7
61.1

131.1
58.5

115.8
54.2

100.000
50.722

88.529
50.180

77.960
48.930

75.385
45.242

99.6

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

76.494

59.0

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

33.853

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

295.8
472.5
192.3
130.9
175.4
153.4

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275

382.764
821.529
334.953
219.312
206.471
159.951

103.4

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

103.202

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

181.503
229.343
139.937
356.508
290.796
284.139
142.873

115.1
235.2
117.9

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

155.624
262.572
124.260

158.076
269.508
129.782

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

179.104
86.127
153.719

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

175.225
150.882
191.332
238.530

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

120.2
211.9
218.1
212.0
250.2
181.6
171.7
175.1
135.6
147.6
165.0
161.6
117.2
220.5
204.3
123.3
188.6
191.4
142.5
120.7
219.8
179.8
158.4

115.0
217.9
222.9
217.7
257.4
184.4
174.7
178.2
133.8
149.2
168.8
165.4
114.8
228.4
209.9
131.8
191.5
193.6
139.0
129.0
225.5
189.5
163.2

115.5
224.6
228.9
221.8
264.3
190.6
180.9
183.9
139.3
159.5
185.1
173.3
114.1
236.5
216.0
153.7
195.8
197.8
139.8
163.4
231.9
194.4
168.3

1
2
3
4
5
6

114.9
233.2
235.0
227.8
272.3
197.4
187.7
190.0
143.3
168.1
199.2
180.1
112.3
248.8
224.2
180.0
200.1
202.1
140.1
190.7
238.7
196.9
183.5

113.3
241.2
245.0
230.8
280.9
202.6
191.1
194.8
144.7
172.7
205.8
184.5
113.3
254.9
231.7
185.2
205.1
207.3
139.9
202.4
247.5
199.2
185.2

110.966
261.927
259.054
261.625
311.375
218.431
209.467
210.257
153.508
193.344
236.158
206.518
116.123
285.588
250.066
210.947
221.236
222.079
144.028
243.784
269.208
222.608
202.572

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish and seafood.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
10 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

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

2.4

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

1.3

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

1.5
1.5
.8
1.0
.5
3.8
.0
-.1
.3
1.3
1.0
.7
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.8
1.3
.7
1.0
.8

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4

5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1

-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1

1.4
1.4
1.6
-.4
-1.7
.6
-2.0
-2.1
-.6
.2
-.1
-.5
.6
1.4
-1.9
-3.4
-.4
1.6
.5
1.7

.8
.2
-.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.3
-.3
1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-.9
-2.8
-5.3
3.2
9.1
1.2
9.5

1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8

2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4

2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9

3.6
5.4
4.0
3.3
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.0
1.4
3.2
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.2
.8
-.4
1.8
4.9
1.5

10.4
5.1
6.1
5.8
6.2
11.1
5.0
1.5
6.3
5.1
2.3
.3
4.3
5.4
5.3
6.6
7.8
5.8
3.9
7.0
9.2

-.7
-.1
1.1
-1.2
-2.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.7
1.8
3.6
9.7
-2.0
-3.7
-4.2
-2.3
-2.5
-1.5
2.0
4.9

4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3

5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9

-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6

-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9

6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9

5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4

2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0

-.1
5.6
6.4
8.5
6.6
7.0
3.7
7.0
8.2
15.7
19.0
22.5
12.0
18.5
18.5
9.9
13.2
2.8
5.5
1.4
9.9
10.3
2.9
1.8
3.8
.8
7.3
2.9
5.9
-.4
.0
.3
-8.8
3.3
3.9
5.3
3.0
5.0
1.0
1.5
-1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

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

5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6

0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8

-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5

-1.6
-2.4
4.0
.8
17.1
21.4
-12.0
-.8
10.0
-16.7
-10.7
4.3
.5
.1
1.4
-.2
1.2
1.2

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

.4
-4.1
.1
-.7
.7
-1.6
-1.6
2.3
6.2
7.4
2.6
-1.2
.7
2.1
5.5
.9
3.1
3.2
14.3
28.2
4.5
1.1
-2.1
-4.4
.1
-1.1
-2.2
1.1
3.1
.8
3.7
1.4
14.3
-.1
-.6
-1.7
1.1
1.1
.8
2.3
2.2
1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Oct.
2010

2009

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

3.7
2.2
1.9
2.6
.5
1.4
.2
1.4
3.0

2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6

5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4

1.9
1.2
.8
.8
.6
.3
.9
.7
1.8

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
1.5
1.0

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ............................................
Lodging away from home 1 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 9 .......................................
Electricity 6 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 10 .................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ..............
Floor coverings 1 ..........................................................
Window coverings 1 ......................................................
Other linens 1 ................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .........
Other furniture 1 ............................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 5 .....................................................
Appliances 1 ...................................................................
Major appliances 1 ........................................................
Laundry equipment 2 ..................................................
Other appliances 1 ........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ...............
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers 11 .........................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ...................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ......
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ...............................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products 1 .....................................
Household paper products 1 .........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 ............................
Household operations 1 ..................................................
Domestic services 1 ......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ..............................

2.4
3.1
3.1
.6
6.1

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0

.3
.3
.2
8.9
4.2

.0
3.3
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
14.7
5.5
.4
-1.9
6.7
3.2
3.5
2.4
-1.5
-5.3
2.0
-3.7
-8.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.3

3.1
2.0
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

4.5
2.8
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4

-3.8
2.1
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9

-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8

10.1
.0
.0
2.7
2.0
1.3
5.3
6.6
2.9
1.0
2.2
-2.7
4.9
6.0
1.8
-2.0
-5.8
-2.2
-9.0
-5.2
-4.3
-1.8
-3.6
-10.0

-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

-2.6
-3.3
-4.2
-1.6
-2.8
-5.2
-.6
.3
.5
-2.1
-1.0
-2.5
.5
-1.5
2.7
1.3
.0
.2
-.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

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

1.4
4.9

2.3
3.4

2.9
6.9

4.1
6.8

0.2
4.3

-0.1
4.2

-0.8
4.9

-2.2
3.3

-0.1
1.4

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

-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3

-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5

.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3

-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3

1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6

2.6
3.1
3.6
7.5
3.0
2.8
2.5
1.1
2.2
3.2
3.2
8.8
2.1

-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

3.1
-2.5
1.9
1.6
3.4
1.4
1.7
5.2
-.2
6.1

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 2 ..................................................................
New trucks 2 10 ...........................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 12 ............................................
Car and truck rental 1 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 13 ..............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels 1 .......................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ..........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ..........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair 1 ...................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 ........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 6 ....
Parking and other fees 1 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................

3.8
4.2
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-2.0
.5
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.4
23.5
1.6
1.1
.1
2.4
2.3
2.4
3.7
1.8
3.7
3.9
9.0
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.1
-.3
-.9
-2.4
2.0

.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2

6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6

4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8

1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0

8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3

-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8

14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1

3.2
3.2
.8
-.7
-.7
-1.3
.0
4.8
-3.2
-.4
6.9
6.8
6.9
6.7
6.4
9.8
2.6
3.0
1.9
.8
7.0
1.8
2.1
1.1
2.3
3.8
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.9
2.5
2.5
2.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Oct.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 4 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 2 4 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 2 14 ..............................................
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 14 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 14 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 14 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ...................................................
Dental services 6 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 .................
Hospital and related services 6 .......................................
Hospital services 6 15 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 15 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 15 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ..........................
Health insurance 5 ..........................................................
Recreation 1 ........................................................................
Video and audio 1 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 10 .........
Other video equipment 1 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 1 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ......
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 1 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 1 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 1 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 1 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 1 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 1 .............................
Recreation services 1 16 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1.8
1.5

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

5.0
3.1

3.7
2.1

4.2
2.2

4.3
3.7

4.5

2.5

3.5

5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4

4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1

2.3
2.1

8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1

0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0

1.6
5.2
-2.5
3.0
4.4

3.6
1.8

5.2
2.7

2.6
1.6

3.4
3.3

4.4

1.9

3.3

1.5

4.4

4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-

4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8

3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5

3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0

3.1
2.6
2.7
3.6
-.8
-.9
3.3
2.6
3.2
2.5
.4
1.8
6.4
7.1
8.5
4.8
3.0
1.6
-2.9

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

-.2
-1.4
-16.2
1.5
-8.6

-7.0
-.4
-8.2
-4.5
1.0
2.2
.6
.3
2.7
4.9
4.0
5.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
-6.2
-5.8
-6.0
1.8
5.2
1.1
-7.3
-9.3
-5.2
-2.2
-1.2
3.1

.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5

-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1

-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0

1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9

.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4

2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4

-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2

-2.8
-7.5
.8
-2.3
-2.1
1.3
-.6
.2
-1.9
4.7
1.8
5.1
.4
1.7
-1.0
-1.8
-6.0
-1.0
-8.1
1.3
.0
2.8
-2.1
-2.9
-2.0
2.3
-.8
.5

.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

-.7
1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Oct.
2010

2009

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

5.0
4.0
1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7

3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2

1.5
1.2
.5
-.5
-.3
-.9

Education and communication 1 .........................................
Education 1 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 11 ..................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 .........
Communication 1 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 1 ........................................................
Information and information processing 1 .......................
Telephone services 1 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 14 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 17 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 ................................................

2.2
6.6
9.7
6.2
7.0
6.8
4.9
5.0
-1.7
10.4
10.5
4.6
-2.5
.2
.3

1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
-1.3

1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4

2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
-1.5

2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
.0

3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9

3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5

2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1

-13.1
-22.0
-10.7
-.7

-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3

1.6
3.8
2.8
3.9
4.1
3.9
3.2
4.0
-.3
1.9
1.4
11.9
-.5
-.2
-2.2
2.1
-1.1
-3.3
-7.5
1.1

-9.2

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-3.3

3.3
9.5
9.8
4.1
1.6
-1.3

1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0

3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3

3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5

3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0

8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5

1.4
4.8
4.9
4.0
.3
-1.4

-1.1

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

-1.5

-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

-1.3
.4
.4
2.2
2.6
2.0
1.8
1.6
2.6
4.4
2.9
-3.5
-2.7

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

1.5
1.6
3.0
3.2

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
See footnotes at end of table.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-3.3
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.4
2.6
2.1
2.2
1.1
4.8
7.6
3.1
-2.3
3.4
3.0
10.7
1.8
1.9
-1.5
23.7
3.4
.9
1.1

-4.3
2.8
2.2
2.7
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
-1.3
1.1
2.3
2.4
-2.0
3.6
2.7
6.9
1.5
1.1
-2.5
6.9
2.6
5.4
3.0

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Shelf stable fish

0.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1

-0.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0

-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9

-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6

-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0

2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8

-0.5
1.1
.3
2.2
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.2
1.6
2.9
3.0
2.2
2.8
2.0
.9
4.3
1.0
.9
.4
6.8
1.1
1.7
1.4

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation
services.
17 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

and seafood.
4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
6 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700

187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708

188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
210.972

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703

2010

212.568

212.544

213.525

213.958

214.124

213.839

213.898

214.205

214.306

214.623

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2

170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8

168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5

3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4

3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309
207.883

193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
211.377

191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
209.630

3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.4

3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-.7

2010

213.426

-

-

-

-

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

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group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

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

177.0
527.2

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

205.777
612.948

204.813
610.075

211.703
630.600

214.623
639.296

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

177.1
176.5
175.1
197.1
179.4
165.5
201.9
154.9
206.3
116.0
116.2
199.2
198.2
162.3
163.0
160.3
160.8
138.5
118.9
116.5
113.2
159.2

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887

218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701

217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260

220.199
219.736
215.511
250.429
216.258
219.328
214.313
221.534
269.327
160.612
157.615
249.832
249.026
211.978
213.892
213.391
230.619
208.176
163.630
158.427
167.932
199.237

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

145.305
204.144
179.634
118.073
199.063
207.508
134.229
132.554
246.147
145.992
127.749
180.563
199.890
133.953
206.835
197.333
136.107
267.466
306.990
313.830
285.749
195.891
213.757
105.149
298.829
306.015
265.004
304.793
308.450
145.134
149.345
134.525

109.7

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

149.245

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

160.678
124.656
154.188
148.760
114.807

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

Oct.
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

114.832
191.958
122.948
190.351
201.469
189.316
132.107
145.235
203.670
173.034
128.181
140.128
203.935
224.208
159.492
217.248
216.663
141.010
121.806
227.412
141.413
144.495
143.402

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

133.519
160.988
225.531
195.555
202.661
187.182
168.014
292.915

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

176.9
203.9
201.9
109.6
293.9

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153

212.681
242.513
247.823
134.787
444.628

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

277.890
232.680

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

232.683
128.130
211.649
185.262
278.516
288.085
321.611
189.313
189.373
185.152
173.843
381.449
386.526
120.643
70.356
114.341
74.088
58.928
114.328
135.378

98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836

89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788

86.466
76.504
86.460
96.831

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

Oct.
2010

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

84.6
91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3

81.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138

72.930
71.962
60.936
130.552
71.552
95.842

93.5
93.9
92.5
158.5
108.9
118.3
104.8
120.8
118.8
119.3
117.5
129.9

90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7

92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8

93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1

94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7

94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

129.6
155.5

129.0
162.1

93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656

129.074
177.632

93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

91.535
97.473
86.325
185.336
121.578
159.645
116.260
152.729
143.023
156.960
126.381
186.257

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

121.587
113.618
119.678
122.531
140.977
83.447
105.874
95.607
110.474
113.213
108.379
124.070
86.705

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

96.421
99.860
129.851
127.434
135.702
127.307
117.250
151.812
107.795
165.115

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

153.0
150.4
98.5
141.7
149.3
98.1
104.4
120.0
119.4
117.4
124.3
120.0
113.6
106.3
100.5
108.3
195.0
201.7
179.1
118.2
305.6
114.3

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8

189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586

160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649

186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758

193.553
190.259
96.402
138.806
144.952
93.895
121.193
241.218
240.558
239.700
247.108
233.391
223.457
138.153
124.011
148.845
252.546
258.614
228.955
154.377
382.402
165.677

NA

NA

NA

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

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 11 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 11 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 11 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services 2 ............................
Hospital services 2 12 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 9 12 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 9 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 12 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 13 .............
Health insurance 13 .............................................

111.5
122.7
199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2

121.3
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521

165.029
166.902
249.169
273.542
151.835
261.085

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

392.749
307.539
102.713
408.592
98.875
99.130
417.913
333.450
336.379
402.469
177.226
220.914
620.670
231.474
225.120
532.398
189.994
110.518
106.271

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 14 ........................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

104.7
102.4
37.2
302.7
43.3

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618

109.449
99.054
7.569
373.619
15.240

79.1
70.8
109.1
112.6
148.8
131.4
117.8
133.1
100.5
97.7
115.3
106.0
76.5
90.7
93.7
98.1
122.6

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233

77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317

74.441
45.833
92.951
151.727
192.666
191.843
116.720
137.175
94.362
80.899
69.300
112.975
55.209
59.646
93.170
95.767
146.730

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

122.054
320.485
265.800
223.962
134.531
106.367

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................

108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722

124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503

125.617
200.129
512.956
563.319
657.835

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

Oct.
2010

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 7 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 11 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
15 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
16 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

412.8
176.9
132.6
93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
68.5

438.9
183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
67.6

470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7

497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7

525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6

553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977

587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341
-

610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000

633.168
242.310
210.456
87.170
145.366
230.143
224.992
84.978
102.135
63.191
102.071

17.8

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

9.864

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

74.970
44.554

99.9

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

77.112

59.3

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.549

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

411.655
826.468
335.745
220.808
204.142
160.174

103.0

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

103.286

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

183.270
229.635
139.963
357.784
291.002
291.707
142.477

116.4
235.9
92.6

120.3
241.9
88.5

123.4
251.0
85.7

129.2
254.5
86.1

135.8
264.8
86.8

140.418
276.411
87.196

150.044
269.265
88.882

156.280
272.967
89.309

159.474
279.759
85.656

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

178.283
155.663
199.991
253.167
112.294
257.198
233.679
262.219
297.397
213.532
206.770
207.409
158.038
201.606
249.688
210.627
115.100
252.181

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
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

245.955
211.514
215.961
215.580
146.268
243.933
264.603
221.397
199.174

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation services.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2010

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

2.4

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

1.4

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

1.4
1.4
1.6
-.5
-1.7
.3
-2.0
-2.0
.2
.0
1.2
-1.9
1.7
5.7
6.5
8.7
6.7
7.0
4.1
6.9
8.7
15.7
19.3
18.9
9.6
12.9
2.8
2.5
1.7
6.9
2.9
5.8
-.2
-9.0
3.3
3.9
5.0
.8
1.3
-1.0
-1.5
-1.9
3.8
1.0
17.4
-12.1
-1.1
10.7
-16.8
-10.9
3.9
.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

.7
.0
-.7
.7
-1.8
-1.7

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

Oct.
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

2.2
6.2
-1.1
.6
2.1
5.4
.8
3.0
2.8
14.1
1.3
-2.0
.0
-.8
-2.3
1.2
3.1
-.1
-.8
1.1
1.1
.8
2.6
1.3
2.7
1.1
.5
.5
.6
.6
1.8

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

2.3
3.1
3.2
.7
6.0

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2

.3
.2
.1
8.5
4.1

.0
3.3
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
10.9
14.3
6.0
.5
-1.9
7.1
3.2
3.5
2.3
-1.9
-5.0
1.7
-3.0
-7.8
-1.0
-2.1
-.5
-.4
-3.8
-2.8

3.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3

4.4
2.2
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8

3.0
2.5
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0

3.7
4.2
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5

4.8
2.7
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7

-3.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1

-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0

9.7
.0
.0
3.0
2.1
1.4
5.0
6.5
2.9
1.2
2.3
-2.7
4.8
5.7
1.8
-2.1
-6.0
-2.1
-11.2
-5.4
-4.5
-1.3
-3.8
-12.2
-2.5
-3.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Oct.
2010

2009

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

-5.1
-4.2
-5.8
.1
-5.3
-3.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.1
2.4
3.9
-.3
2.7
4.4

-3.9
-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7

-4.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5

-1.0
-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2

-1.9
-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5

0.4
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8

1.1
-.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7

-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-3.1
3.8

-1.8
-2.6
-4.6
.2
1.2
-.3
-2.1
-1.3
-2.5
.5
-1.3
2.7
1.0
.2
.1
-.7
1.0
1.0

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

-1.7
-3.2
-1.4
-.9
.8
-.8
-4.1
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
.2
1.2
-1.4

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2

-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3

1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8

2.2
2.5
2.9
8.0
2.5
2.0
1.7
1.3
2.5
3.5
1.1
11.4
2.0

-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

3.9
-1.7
.9
.8
1.2
.9
1.3
4.6
-1.5
6.3

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles .........................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks .................................................
Car and truck rental ......................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 ..................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ...................................
Other motor fuels ..........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires .............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair ......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees ...........................................................

3.8
4.1
-3.4
-2.1
-5.6
-1.9
.6
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.3
23.5
1.7
1.3
.1
2.4
3.8
1.9
3.8
4.0
9.1
3.2

-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3

8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0

-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6

16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9

3.6
3.6
1.4
-.8
4.9
-4.1
-1.4
6.9
6.8
6.9
6.7
6.4
9.7
2.4
2.9
1.8
1.9
2.2
1.1
2.5
3.8
1.2

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Oct.
2010

2009

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

3.4
2.4
-.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4

8.8
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2

1.0
1.4
2.3
2.2
1.0
3.0

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 4 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 4 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 4 ..................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services 1 .......................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 3 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 5 ..........................
Health insurance 5 ..........................................................

5.2
3.0

3.7
2.1

4.3
1.9

4.4
3.6

3.6
1.9

5.2
2.4

2.7
1.5

3.5
3.3

4.4

2.4

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.2

4.4

5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9

4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-

4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4

3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9

3.3
2.6
2.7
3.7
-1.1
-.9
3.5
2.7
3.3
2.7
.3
1.8
6.9
7.2
8.7
4.8
2.7
1.7
-3.0

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

.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1

.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9

1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4

-.6
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5

-.4
-1.3
-16.3
1.3
-8.3

-6.4
-5.0
1.1
1.8
.7
4.7
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
-1.4
-6.0
2.0
-7.6
-9.0
-2.8
-1.8
3.8

-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4

-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1

-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1

1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2

.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1

1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4

-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1

-3.6
-2.0
-1.8
.6
-.5
3.2
.8
2.1
-1.2
-1.6
-6.1
.7
-2.8
-3.2
1.6
-3.2
1.0

.8
5.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4

2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1

-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3

.2
1.6
.7
.0
.0
-.1

Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................

1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2

1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0

1.2
3.8
2.7
3.9
4.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

2009

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 4 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

6.8
4.8
5.4
-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
.4

6.3
3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
-1.3

7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3

5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5

5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2

5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9

6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6

3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1

-13.6
-22.5
-11.9
-.8

-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2

3.8
3.5
4.3
-.4
1.7
1.2
11.4
-.5
-.4
-2.2
2.1
-.7
-3.7
-7.6
1.4

-8.3

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-2.6

4.0
9.6
9.9
4.0
1.4
-1.2

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6

1.9
4.7
4.8
4.3
.3
-1.3

-1.0

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

-1.4

-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

-1.1
.4
.4
2.3
2.9
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.5
-4.1

1.3
1.2
5.7
9.2
-3.6
3.3
3.1
4.5
3.3
2.6
2.1
2.3
1.3
5.5
8.6
3.4
-2.2
3.5

.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6

3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4

2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3

1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1

5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3

-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4

6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4

1.8
2.1
3.3
3.6
.1
1.1
.2
2.4
1.3
1.4
1.9
1.3
2.0
3.1
3.4
2.3
2.5
2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Oct.
2010

Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3

3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1

0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0

0.9
4.5
1.0
.9
.7
6.8
1.0
1.8
1.2

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
6 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Other recreation

services.
7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Electricity

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon (3.785 liters)

Area, region and population size class
Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$49.963

$50.299

$106.261

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

58.922
59.200
58.091

60.074
59.871
60.679

Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

46.115
46.875
46.176

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$106.985

$66.646

$65.682

$2.830

$2.936

124.163
126.834
115.908

126.781
128.264
122.196

86.204
91.742
76.040

86.189
91.600
76.258

2.827
2.890
2.691

2.927
3.002
2.779

45.873
46.622
46.177

93.668
94.522
94.487

92.999
93.818
94.413

64.866
66.676
63.824

61.919
63.401
60.786

2.653
2.665
2.638

2.812
2.848
2.769

42.393

41.494

87.154

84.944

59.906

58.894

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

51.513
54.790
50.701

51.637
54.790
50.917

109.404
116.374
107.085

109.565
116.260
107.551

62.518
69.775
57.472

61.659
67.838
57.121

2.912
3.085
2.892

3.019
3.065
2.956

42.891

42.969

93.979

93.365

65.829

65.564

NA

NA

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

46.607
46.524
47.877

47.442
47.966
47.449

110.587
111.613
111.343

112.824
115.467
110.348

60.151
66.336
57.970

60.271
66.691
57.445

2.953
3.196
3.126

3.181
3.406
3.249

51.175
49.608
42.686

51.581
50.027
42.158

109.679
103.870
90.897

110.537
104.878
89.399

73.595
61.338
57.942

72.301
60.528
57.826

2.899
2.708
2.618

3.007
2.795
3.030

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

47.189
42.375
64.298

46.923
44.281
65.336

86.107
103.231
140.174

85.238
107.982
142.356

72.827
76.799
101.393

66.642
79.004
101.648

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

48.890
51.400
48.683
55.558

48.903
47.760
47.202
55.666

97.858
101.560
111.245
119.665

97.880
92.482
107.516
119.962

80.975
61.660
63.336
75.131

80.975
61.786
61.001
70.037

-

-

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

64.656
50.947
46.546
60.801
59.584
51.994
54.996

65.973
50.273
46.566
60.709
59.402
51.047
55.016

133.667
111.012
94.002
124.594
133.773
139.027
121.330

136.335
109.302
94.042
124.288
133.016
136.627
121.371

61.299
62.356
82.110
57.115
86.216
67.605
44.372

59.332
63.221
82.110
57.115
84.680
67.605
42.274

-

-

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city
average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
Oct.2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$1.062

$1.069

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.199
1.220
1.136

1.223
1.233
1.194

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

.932
.935
.943

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Oct.2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

987

$0.132

$0.127

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.167
.182
.140

.161
.174
.140

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

.924
.925
.941

17
17
18

712
581
712

.126
.135
.119

.115
.124
.107

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.884

.868

25

323

.109

.103

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

1.142
1.192
1.133

1.143
1.191
1.137

7
7
11

522
522
298

.116
.132
.107

.111
.125
.102

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

.983

.974

25

364

.121

.115

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.126
1.134
1.139

1.148
1.173
1.128

7
7
8

851
851
364

.143
.161
.135

.144
.164
.132

153
153
236

7,471
7,471
4,232

1.084
1.055
.932

1.091
1.064
.920

4
8
19

987
712
364

.151
.118
.110

.146
.113
.105

11
70
163

9,890
5,000
4,883

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

.844
1.035
1.339

.833
1.082
1.357

17
16
4

581
851
987

.158
.191
.204

.145
.205
.194

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

.906
1.002
1.100
1.189

.906
.911
1.063
1.192

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.155
.123
.118
.141

.153
.123
.115
.128

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

1.347
1.092
1.014
1.427
1.303
1.365
1.249

1.372
1.075
1.014
1.425
1.293
1.340
1.250

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.130
.131
.150
.114
.174
.222
.090

.105
.131
.150
.114
.161
.222
.089

244
94
438
373
430
178
313

4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882

U.S. city average ............................................................

Low

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1

Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$2.754

$2.843

$2.704

$2.795

$2.834

$2.922

$2.968

$3.055

$2.969

$3.086

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.710
2.709
2.714

2.859
2.852
2.876

2.657
2.651
2.671

2.811
2.801
2.834

2.820
2.830
2.798

2.950
2.946
2.958

2.947
2.952
2.934

3.082
3.078
3.095

3.024
3.029
3.008

3.157
3.154
3.167

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

2.783
2.811
2.759

2.842
2.861
2.819

2.747
2.764
2.726

2.803
2.813
2.786

2.811
2.897
2.782

2.880
2.950
2.855

2.984
3.014
2.960

3.045
3.068
3.006

2.973
2.982
2.966

3.082
3.084
3.081

2.737

2.818

2.725

2.803

2.721

2.791

2.893

3.015

2.965

3.078

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

2.606
2.624
2.603

2.712
2.745
2.708

2.554
2.559
2.551

2.660
2.682
2.658

2.697
2.738
2.686

2.802
2.859
2.786

2.830
2.868
2.824

2.934
2.984
2.922

2.839
2.878
2.843

2.937
2.998
2.931

2.592

2.683

2.553

2.642

2.671

2.765

2.793

2.893

2.815

2.913

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

2.957
2.954
2.911

3.011
3.037
2.951

2.909
2.907
2.868

2.961
2.988
2.907

3.050
3.043
2.989

3.111
3.138
3.045

3.133
3.121
3.093

3.189
3.207
3.120

3.134
3.150
3.067

3.280
3.294
3.206

2.798
2.700
2.726

2.896
2.795
2.781

2.745
2.655
2.680

2.844
2.751
2.734

2.898
2.769
2.797

2.994
2.864
2.855

3.010
2.909
2.938

3.105
2.995
3.001

3.030
2.930
2.918

3.153
3.040
3.027

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

2.924
2.988
2.762

2.966
3.102
2.886

2.870
2.940
2.699

2.909
3.055
2.831

2.988
3.070
2.890

3.034
3.179
2.982

3.095
3.133
2.992

3.146
3.250
3.104

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

2.645
2.759
2.523
2.681

2.812
2.803
2.682
2.810

2.595
2.732
2.462
2.622

2.770
2.776
2.616
2.752

2.758
2.856
2.617
2.771

2.897
2.891
2.787
2.901

2.865
2.950
2.792
2.898

3.012
3.003
2.965
3.019

-

-

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

2.652
2.829
2.495
2.763
2.597
3.049
2.985

2.724
2.846
2.629
2.872
2.788
3.117
3.052

2.573
2.800
2.455
2.695
2.557
3.006
2.943

2.648
2.815
2.589
2.812
2.755
3.076
3.011

2.789
2.939
2.592
2.890
2.721
3.138
3.119

2.856
2.979
2.730
2.978
2.887
3.216
3.183

2.915
3.004
2.722
2.983
2.847
3.225
3.226

2.975
3.020
2.854
3.080
3.005
3.274
3.285

-

-

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

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$0.483
.723
1.148
1.386

$0.472
.714
1.153
1.407

$0.544

$0.516

$0.478

$0.469

$0.420
.763

$0.530

NA

NA
NA

$0.531

1.188
1.348

$0.428
.772
1.092
1.318

1.381

1.357

1.334

1.774
3.217

1.743
3.231

3.811

3.876

1.701
3.049

1.710
2.798

1.499
3.150

1.474
3.505

2.915
2.398
3.496
3.187

2.978
2.397
3.628
3.266

2.753
2.207
3.171
2.860

2.749
2.126
3.182
2.928

2.874
2.341
3.729
3.152

2.930
2.414
3.748
3.156

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.564
3.469

3.882
3.650

3.457
4.036
4.114

3.540
3.874
4.182

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.989
3.821

3.461
3.673

3.951
4.347

3.372
4.259

3.189
4.149
4.069

3.569
4.210
4.308

3.723
4.015

3.562
4.222

3.957
4.136
4.315

3.795
4.121
4.411

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.328
4.287

4.107
4.360

3.930
4.110
4.781

NA

3.911
4.068

3.870
3.921
4.468

NA

4.068
4.204

4.321

4.262

4.044

4.232

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.076

4.204

3.884

4.188

4.950
5.821
4.304
3.990
5.532

5.017
6.004
4.393
3.989
5.631

3.302

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

3.286

3.515

3.499
3.370

3.535
3.489

1.794

NA

NA

NA

1.151
1.305
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.853

5.976

5.504

5.825

4.649
5.882

4.842
5.725

5.454
5.975

5.362
6.505

5.640

5.598

3.934
5.853

3.808
5.861

4.108
5.351

4.213
5.446

5.495

5.730

3.305

4.275

4.128

3.428

3.297

3.055

3.159

3.138

3.172

4.574
3.536
3.977
3.337

4.773
3.586
3.894
3.301

4.564
3.060
3.910
3.129

4.364
3.117
3.940
3.234

4.241
4.105
3.904
3.658

4.488
4.160
3.813
3.522

4.579
3.493
4.073
3.343

4.940
3.662
3.942
3.300

5.230
3.578
3.938
3.216

5.797
3.508
3.872
3.172

2.294
3.562

2.250
3.587

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.222

3.192

2.141
3.602

NA

4.125

2.220
3.629

NA

4.018

3.561

3.687

2.505

2.560

2.534

2.553

2.543

2.590

2.313

2.385

2.935

3.001

2.370

2.333

2.085

2.104

2.572

2.474

2.220

2.245

2.747

2.608

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.184

3.228

2.885

3.007
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

3.339

3.377

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

1.276
2.308
3.311
1.521
1.566

1.302
2.391
3.389
1.480
1.677

1.504

1.510

1.242

1.357

1.213

1.223

1.342

1.344

3.621
1.676

3.581
1.664
NA

3.302
1.359
1.268

3.347
1.406
1.363

3.411
1.537
1.387

3.657
1.348
1.605

2.987
1.418

3.031
1.479

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.753

1.456

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.558

1.144

1.848

1.542

NA
NA

NA
NA

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.278

3.321

3.211

3.262

3.587

3.608

3.505

3.594

2.942

2.986

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
Sep.
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) ............................................................

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

NA

NA

$3.573
3.864
4.726
4.325

$3.634
4.004
4.651
4.602

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$4.581

$4.887

1.259
.573
1.302
1.017

1.180
.580
1.281

NA

NA

.600
1.354

.658
1.327

1.002
1.622
1.719
1.591

1.018
1.805
1.757

NA

NA
NA

1.896
.597
.830
1.781
1.503
1.496
.600

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

Sep.
2010

NA

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

$3.566
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

5.775
4.018

$5.712
4.135

$4.999
4.500

$4.751
4.489

$3.424
4.115

$3.655
4.818

1.315
.509
1.383
1.025

1.183
.509
1.399
.927

1.332
.549
1.322

1.209
.549
1.391

1.039
.649
1.232
.857

1.032
.632
1.147

1.118
1.546
1.912
1.651

1.106
1.707
2.000
NA
NA

1.075
1.773
1.662
1.498

.861
1.469
1.815
1.303

.950
1.691
1.725

NA

1.133
1.528
1.557
1.557

NA

NA
NA

2.076
.655
.977
1.828
1.742
1.707

1.717
.497
.680
1.538
1.063
1.290

1.925
.471
.642
1.258
1.133
1.263

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

.917
2.210
1.649
1.919

.959
2.225
1.714

NA

NA
NA

2.095
.579
.870
1.674
1.502
1.497
.623

2.223
.602

2.527
.616

1.834
.576
.818

1.993
.565
.845

1.738

1.511
1.418

1.545
1.397

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.638

1.918
.697
.915
1.762
1.722
1.867

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.463

2.461

2.111

2.321

2.348
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.308

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.097

1.297

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.266

1.273

1.175

1.200

1.267

1.269

.630
.606

.622
.595

NA
NA

NA
NA

.665

.670

.626
.615

.585
.588

.592

.629

1.159
1.522

1.155
1.551

NA

NA

1.698

1.018
1.487

.995
1.486

1.950

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.628

1.963

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.881

1.808

2.047

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.174

4.175

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.631

4.770

4.586

4.886

1.174

1.270

1.361

8.304

10.382

NA

NA

.798

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

1.463

2.054

NA
NA

1.480

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

4.690

4.498

4.531

4.738

4.672

4.939

1.227

1.062

1.256

1.129

1.259

1.209

1.338

12.185

11.786

14.005

7.348

11.588

7.226

8.051

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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category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2010 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

Sep.
2010

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2009

Sep.
2010

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

100.000

126.418

126.614

1.0

0.2

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

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

128.713
128.683
123.467
135.821
129.566

128.946
128.904
123.746
135.954
129.959

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
.9

.2
.2
.2
.1
.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

128.505
131.106
161.361
92.177

128.240
131.161
158.349
92.140

-.3
-.4
2.4
-3.0

-.2
.0
-1.9
.0

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

3.772

89.951

91.154

-1.9

1.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

131.313
131.858
123.963

132.737
133.434
123.470

5.1
5.2
4.4

1.1
1.2
-.4

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

6.294
1.570
4.723

151.186
133.004
157.867

151.393
133.097
158.118

3.1
2.3
3.3

.1
.1
.2

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

6.625

102.617

102.437

-2.0

-.2

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

6.288
2.804
3.484

113.302
187.500
72.993

113.108
187.174
72.869

1.0
3.6
-1.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

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

3.229

138.734

138.471

1.5

-.2

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

135.941
114.721
80.769
132.423
120.061
186.018

135.745
115.403
80.612
133.571
120.149
187.484

.7
1.5
-.4
2.1
.3
6.2

-.1
.6
-.2
.9
.1
.8

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.867
122.155

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.868

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
123.139

113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.494

113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.988

113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
125.216

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.933

114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
125.226

115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
125.238

115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
125.359

114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
125.447

114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
125.174

2010

125.628

125.604

126.162

126.375

126.451

126.247

126.203

126.353

126.418

126.614

-

-

-

-

102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5

2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2

2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5

113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
124.353

2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
3.0

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.1

-

-

-

-

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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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

Oct.
2010

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

102.6

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

121.557

125.174

126.614

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

102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4

105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8

106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2

109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1

111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9

114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5

116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4

121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101

128.111
128.286
125.333
132.107
126.277

127.274
127.214
121.918
134.482
128.505

128.946
128.904
123.746
135.954
129.959

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

103.6
103.4
110.1
99.7

106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3

109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5

111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9

115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3

118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3

122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1

125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348

128.495
130.352
161.108
95.958

128.009
130.739
155.703
94.422

128.240
131.161
158.349
92.140

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

98.1

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.124

91.154

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

103.6
103.6
104.4

99.7
99.5
101.8

103.3
103.4
101.0

103.4
103.5
101.9

110.2
111.0
101.3

114.5
115.2
107.1

117.0
117.8
106.8

127.515
128.558
114.506

109.300
108.760
116.641

128.495
129.097
120.425

132.737
133.434
123.470

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

104.0
102.6
104.4

108.9
107.4
109.3

114.3
110.7
115.5

118.3
112.7
120.2

123.2
114.9
126.0

128.4
119.0
131.6

133.0
121.2
137.2

139.266
124.391
144.675

142.786
126.200
148.866

147.148
129.930
153.462

151.393
133.097
158.118

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

101.2

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.377

102.437

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

113.108
187.174
72.869

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

103.8

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

136.919

138.471

103.6
101.5
98.1
103.0
101.9
112.6

107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3

110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6

113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4

117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4

121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5

125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1

129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912

133.381
107.102
80.520
120.876
117.623
146.392

134.398
113.846
81.410
130.714
119.271
179.806

135.745
115.403
80.612
133.571
120.149
187.484

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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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

Oct.
2010

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

2.6

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

0.2

3.0

1.2

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

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4

2.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
2.3

1.2
1.1
.2
2.4
2.3

3.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
1.8

2.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
2.6

2.1
2.1
1.4
3.2
1.4

2.0
2.0
1.1
3.1
2.6

4.4
4.5
4.8
3.9
4.0

5.5
5.6
6.1
5.0
4.3

-.7
-.8
-2.7
1.8
1.8

1.3
1.3
1.5
1.1
1.1

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
.3
1.7
-2.4

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

-1.9

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

1.6

2.3

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

3.3
3.4
2.5

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

4.0
2.6
4.4

4.7
4.7
4.7

5.0
3.1
5.7

3.5
1.8
4.1

4.1
2.0
4.8

4.2
3.6
4.4

3.6
1.8
4.3

4.7
2.6
5.4

2.5
1.5
2.9

3.1
3.0
3.1

2.9
2.4
3.0

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

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-2.0

-.9

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

1.3
3.6
-.6

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

3.8

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

6.4

1.1

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

1.0
1.4
-1.0
2.2
.7
4.3

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2008 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Technical Notes
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by
households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately
32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers
(C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed,
and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’
services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices
of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent
their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For
the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions
and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they
measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national
level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary
form and is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base-period market basket of
goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982–84 to $11.65.
For further details, visit the CPI homepage on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and
Analysis Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index points,
because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are not. The
example shown in the box on this page illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard
formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a
12-month period.
Index point change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

202.416
201.800
.616

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3

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Regions defined
The states in the four regions are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and 10
areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are
used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable
Federal, State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits
of the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated
from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally
suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt
hours of electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of
the CPI. Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot
be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely
to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and
electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes,
average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to
satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality,
and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some
months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary

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disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an
individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For
cases in which the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not
published, and NA appears for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are
used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie
compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2005 through December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. Exceptions to the usual revision
schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,”
in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected
components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73
components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data
will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that
period. Note: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor
fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February,
April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MANH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington
-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland
-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton,
WA
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV

-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
Anchorage, AK
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Honolulu, HI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated
recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond to
questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing
current and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts
for further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In
addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages
from the main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-5200.
A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next.
These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are
approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area

Hotline number

Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994

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Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC
national office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office

Telephone

Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC

(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000

Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 6917000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.

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