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CPI Detailed Report
Data for October 2011
Editors
Malik Crawford
Jonathan Church
Darren Rippy

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, October 2011 ................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

1
3
113

CPI–U

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

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Table

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Table

Page

1

4

6

24

2
3
4
5

6
8
15
22

7
8
9

26
28
34

24

70

27

88

25

74

28

92

26

81

29

98

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

40
41
43
45
49
50
51

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

104
105
106
107

1C
24C

109
110

25C

111

26C

112

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

Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups .........................................................................................
U.S. city average, all items index ......................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, indexes ...........................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, percent changes from previous December .....................

Scheduled release dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates:
Index month

Release date

Index month

Release date

November
December
January

December 16
January 19
February 17

February
March
April

March 16
April 13
May 15

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
OCTOBER 2011
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 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 3.5 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
A decline in the energy index more than offset small increases in the indexes for food and all items less food and energy to create
the all items decline. The energy index turned down in October after increasing in each of the three previous months as the gasoline
and household energy indexes declined after a series of seasonally adjusted increases. The food index rose in October, but posted its
smallest increase of the year as the fruits and vegetables index declined sharply.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in October; this was the same increase as last month and
matches its smallest increase of the year. While the shelter and medical care indexes accelerated in October and the apparel index
turned up, the indexes for new vehicles, used cars and trucks, airline fare, and recreation all declined.
The all items index has risen 3.5 percent over the last 12 months, a lower figure than last month’s 3.9 percent increase, as the 12month change in the energy index fell from 19.3 to 14.2 percent. In contrast, the 12-month change for all items less food and energy
edged up from 2.0 to 2.1 percent. The food index 12-month change was 4.7 percent, the same figure as in September.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Apr.
2011

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
2011

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Oct. 2011

0.4
.4
.5
.3
2.2
3.1
3.3
3.2
.6
.2
1.9
.2

0.2
.4
.5
.2
-1.0
-1.9
-2.0
-.8
.6
.8
-.3
.3

-0.2
.2
.2
.3
-4.4
-6.3
-6.8
-2.2
-1.1
-1.6
.4
.3

0.5
.4
.6
.2
2.8
4.3
4.7
-1.7
.4
.8
-1.2
.2

0.4
.5
.6
.4
1.2
1.6
1.9
-.4
.4
-.1
2.2
.2

0.3
.4
.6
.2
2.0
2.7
2.9
-.7
.7
.7
.8
.1

-0.1
.1
.1
.2
-2.0
-2.9
-3.1
-.5
-.4
.4
-3.0
.1

3.5
4.7
6.2
2.7
14.2
23.4
23.5
26.8
1.7
2.9
-2.2
2.1

.4
.7
1.2
.2
.5
.1
.1
.2
.3

.5
1.1
1.1
1.2
.0
.2
.2
.1
.3

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

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

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

-.2
.0
-.6
-1.1
.2
.2
.1
.5
.2

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

2.1
3.4
5.2
4.2
3.1
2.1
1.8
3.0
3.1

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer Price Index Data for October 2011
Food
The food index decelerated in October, rising 0.1 percent after rising 0.4 percent in September. The food at home index, which had
risen 0.6 percent in each of the last three months, rose 0.1 percent in October. The deceleration was largely due to the fruits and
vegetables group, which fell 1.7 percent as the indexes for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables both declined sharply. The other five major
grocery store food groups all posted modest increases. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.5 percent, as did the index for
meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home both rose 0.4 percent, while the

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index for dairy and related products increased 0.1 percent. The food at home index has risen 6.2 percent over the past 12 months with
all six major groups up between 4.9 percent (nonalcoholic beverages) and 9.0 percent (dairy and related products). The index for food
away from home advanced 0.2 percent in October and has risen 2.7 percent over the past 12 months.

Energy
The energy index fell 2.0 percent in October following a 2.0 percent increase in September. The gasoline index, up 2.9 percent in
September, fell 3.1 percent in October. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 4.3 percent in October.) Despite the October
decline, the gasoline index has risen 23.5 percent over the past 12 months. The household energy index also declined in October,
falling 0.3 percent. The electricity index rose 0.4 percent, but this increase was more than offset by a 3.0 percent decline in the index
for natural gas and a 0.5 percent decrease in the fuel oil index. The household energy index has risen 3.1 percent over the last 12
months. The fuel oil index has risen 26.8 percent and the electricity index has increased 2.9 percent, while the index for natural gas
has declined 2.2 percent.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in October, the same increase as in September. The shelter
index, which rose 0.1 percent in September, increased 0.2 percent in October. The rent index rose 0.4 percent in October after a 0.2
percent increase in September, while the index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.2 percent in October after a 0.1 percent increase in
September. These increases more than offset the third consecutive decline in the index for lodging away from home, which fell 1.7
percent in October. The medical care index, which rose 0.2 percent in September, increased 0.5 percent in October. The index for
medical care commodities rose 0.3 percent and the medical care services index rose 0.5 percent with the indexes for hospital services
rising 0.7 percent and the physicians’ services index increasing 0.5 percent. The indexes for household furnishings and operations and
personal care posted slight increases in October. In contrast to these increases, the index for new vehicles declined in October, falling
0.3 percent after being unchanged for three months in row, and the index for used cars and trucks fell 0.6 percent, while the indexes
for recreation and for airline fares posted slight declines.
The index for all items less food and energy has increased 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. Indexes with larger 12-month
increases include airline fares (9.6 percent), used cars and trucks (5.2 percent), education (4.7 percent), apparel (4.2 percent), new
vehicles (3.4 percent), and medical care (3.1 percent). Indexes with smaller increases include shelter (1.8 percent) and recreation (0.3
percent), while the communication index declined (-1.8 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
226.421 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.9 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 223.043 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.4 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index decreased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are
subject to revision.

The Consumer Price Index for November 2011 is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 16, 2011,
at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2001 to Present
Percent
6

Percent
6

5

5

All
Items

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0
All Items Less
Food and Energy

-1

-1

-2

-2

-3
2001

-3
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

3

2007

2008

2009

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
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000

226.889
679.658

226.421
678.258

3.5

-0.2

0.4

0.3

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

14.792
13.742
7.816
1.090
1.813
.839
1.152
.926
1.996
.297
.232
1.466
.432
5.926
.329
1.051

230.448
230.573
229.739
264.135
227.194
219.381
286.865
168.213
200.347
213.330
224.770
211.619
125.044
233.032
163.334
227.265

230.885
231.017
230.196
265.433
227.853
219.493
284.269
169.137
201.315
213.602
226.216
212.737
125.461
233.459
163.978
227.606

4.5
4.7
6.2
6.2
7.4
9.0
5.2
4.9
5.2
5.2
11.1
4.3
3.1
2.7
2.5
1.3

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

.5
.5
.6
1.1
.4
.9
.6
-.2
.8
1.2
.9
.7
.6
.4
.3
.2

.4
.4
.6
.9
.4
1.2
.9
.0
.6
1.7
.5
.4
-.1
.2
-.1
.0

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

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

41.460
31.955
5.925
.776
24.905
23.310
.349
5.096
4.000
.309
3.691
1.095
4.409
.772

220.540
252.647
254.628
140.259
260.459
260.433
127.922
226.409
199.814
334.735
201.270
181.569
125.013
151.967

220.138
253.101
255.651
136.551
261.034
261.011
128.416
220.450
193.058
335.148
193.843
181.916
125.223
152.415

1.9
1.8
2.4
2.2
1.6
1.6
1.0
3.5
3.1
21.2
1.7
4.9
.6
1.5

-.2
.2
.4
-2.6
.2
.2
.4
-2.6
-3.4
.1
-3.7
.2
.2
.3

.2
.2
.4
-1.8
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
-.3
.4
.1
.3
.1

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

.1
.2
.4
-1.7
.2
.2
.4
-.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.2
.1
.3

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

3.601
.882
1.520
.192
.700

125.272
116.602
113.304
116.615
130.921

127.590
119.506
115.851
118.048
130.886

4.2
4.7
4.6
3.0
.0

1.9
2.5
2.2
1.2
.0

1.1
-.2
2.1
.8
.6

-1.1
-.2
-2.2
-.3
.1

.4
.6
.6
-.8
-1.0

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

17.308
16.082
6.333
3.513
2.055
5.079
4.865
.408
1.172
1.227

215.198
210.513
100.988
142.334
153.586
309.745
309.018
145.646
255.244
271.199

212.127
207.404
100.540
142.535
151.494
296.944
295.877
145.308
255.774
269.158

9.2
9.3
3.4
3.4
5.2
23.6
23.5
5.1
2.4
7.0

-1.4
-1.5
-.4
.1
-1.4
-4.1
-4.3
-.2
.2
-.8

.7
.7
.2
.0
.9
1.7
1.9
.4
.2
.6

1.0
1.0
-.2
.0
-.6
2.9
2.9
.1
.8
.8

-1.1
-1.2
-.4
-.3
-.6
-3.1
-3.1
-.2
.2
.0

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

6.627
1.633
4.994
2.830

401.605
325.130
425.258
336.461

403.430
325.962
427.467
337.257

3.1
3.1
3.1
2.2

.5
.3
.5
.2

.2
.1
.3
.2

.2
.2
.2
.1

.5
.3
.5
.3

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
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

1.703

645.026

649.496

4.9

0.7

0.5

0.1

0.6

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

6.293
1.816

113.440
98.491

113.270
98.572

.3
.1

-.1
.1

.1
-.4

-.1
.4

-.1
.3

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

6.421
3.107
.204
2.903
3.313
3.138
2.334
.804
.228

132.627
212.348
538.887
610.562
83.017
79.625
101.084
8.912
65.796

132.755
212.680
540.431
611.458
83.049
79.659
101.257
8.882
65.511

1.4
4.7
5.9
4.7
-1.8
-2.1
-1.2
-4.7
-13.1

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

.1
.3
.0
.3
-.1
-.2
.0
-.8
-2.7

.1
.2
1.3
.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-1.2

.2
.4
.4
.4
.0
.0
.2
-.4
-.8

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

3.497
.906
2.591
.671
.638
1.055

388.627
843.141
208.843
160.162
230.974
365.351

389.119
842.785
209.232
160.705
231.238
365.905

1.7
2.6
1.3
.5
.8
2.6

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

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

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

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

40.012
14.792
25.219
15.474
3.601
11.873
9.745
59.988
31.607
.349
3.691
1.095
.772
6.140
4.994
11.340

186.015
230.448
161.850
211.709
125.272
270.380
113.177
267.510
263.251
127.922
201.270
181.569
151.967
268.979
425.258
316.708

185.236
230.885
160.608
209.518
127.590
265.302
112.822
267.352
263.717
128.416
193.843
181.916
152.415
269.487
427.467
316.933

5.7
4.5
6.4
9.5
4.2
11.2
1.7
2.1
1.8
1.0
1.7
4.9
1.5
3.0
3.1
1.8

-.4
.2
-.8
-1.0
1.9
-1.9
-.3
-.1
.2
.4
-3.7
.2
.3
.2
.5
.1

.6
.5
.6
.8
1.1
.8
.3
.2
.3
.2
.4
.1
.1
.2
.3
.2

.5
.4
.5
.8
-1.1
1.5
-.4
.2
.3
.3
.7
.7
-.1
.5
.2
.1

-.4
.1
-.8
-1.4
.4
-1.8
-.4
.2
.2
.4
-.4
.2
.3
.1
.5
.2

86.258
68.045
93.373
26.270
16.525
12.923
30.266
28.382
54.994
9.079
90.921
77.179
20.882
5.388
56.297

226.329
219.396
218.281
164.287
212.750
265.279
222.036
293.301
255.295
250.480
226.303
226.289
146.734
313.145
274.327
$ .441
$ .147

225.717
218.558
217.730
163.084
210.697
260.703
221.035
292.365
255.009
240.902
226.754
226.743
147.068
300.916
274.851
$ .442
$ .147

3.3
4.3
3.6
6.2
9.0
10.4
7.0
2.4
2.0
14.2
2.5
2.1
2.1
23.4
2.1

-.3
-.4
-.3
-.7
-1.0
-1.7
-.5
-.3
-.1
-3.8
.2
.2
.2
-3.9
.2

.4
.5
.4
.6
.7
.8
.6
.3
.3
1.2
.3
.2
.4
1.6
.2

.3
.4
.3
.5
.8
1.3
.6
.3
.3
2.0
.1
.1
-.2
2.7
.2

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.7
-1.3
-1.7
-.6
.2
.2
-2.0
.1
.1
-.1
-2.9
.2

-

-

-

-

-

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 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

225.425

226.268

226.955

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 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

228.453
228.455
227.131
259.615
224.610
214.781
285.577
168.300
197.654
207.321
220.368
209.632
124.418
231.580
162.971
226.915

229.589
229.643
228.508
262.369
225.514
216.720
287.215
168.012
199.249
209.780
222.384
211.126
125.193
232.513
163.468
227.345

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 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

219.299
251.947
253.315
143.172
259.682
259.664
127.278
220.447
193.621
336.894
194.368
179.974
124.870
151.908

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

226.763

3.9

6.2

1.8

2.4

5.1

2.1

230.542
230.673
229.911
264.757
226.323
219.381
289.690
167.995
200.393
213.330
223.600
211.873
125.044
233.032
163.334
227.285

230.795
230.948
230.077
265.757
227.379
219.493
284.749
168.863
201.118
213.602
224.341
212.752
125.461
233.459
163.978
227.240

3.1
3.2
4.5
6.1
4.4
2.1
12.1
4.0
.9
-.6
10.2
-.2
-2.5
1.6
1.5
1.1

6.9
7.2
10.2
2.9
14.2
15.4
12.3
9.5
7.8
2.3
19.5
7.1
9.7
3.4
4.0
2.1

3.8
4.0
5.0
6.2
6.3
10.0
-1.6
4.7
5.1
7.1
7.7
4.3
2.1
2.6
1.9
1.4

4.2
4.4
5.3
9.8
5.0
9.1
-1.2
1.3
7.2
12.7
7.4
6.1
3.4
3.3
2.5
.6

5.0
5.2
7.3
4.5
9.2
8.5
12.2
6.7
4.3
.8
14.7
3.4
3.4
2.5
2.7
1.6

4.0
4.2
5.1
8.0
5.7
9.6
-1.4
3.0
6.1
9.9
7.6
5.2
2.8
3.0
2.2
1.0

219.780
252.420
254.265
140.659
260.230
260.211
127.581
221.155
194.359
335.995
195.223
180.159
125.275
152.066

220.162
252.726
254.857
139.636
260.548
260.522
127.922
222.606
195.624
334.735
196.677
181.374
125.249
151.967

220.446
253.214
255.853
137.306
261.086
261.064
128.416
222.093
194.943
335.148
195.909
181.744
125.369
152.415

1.1
1.2
2.3
-4.2
1.2
1.2
-2.9
1.8
.9
66.5
-3.2
5.2
-.9
2.8

2.2
1.2
1.4
3.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
10.1
10.9
51.8
7.8
6.8
.9
.4

2.0
2.7
1.9
30.8
2.0
2.0
2.2
-.7
-1.9
-12.8
-.8
3.8
.7
1.5

2.1
2.0
4.1
-15.4
2.2
2.2
3.6
3.0
2.8
-2.1
3.2
4.0
1.6
1.3

1.7
1.2
1.8
-.7
1.2
1.2
-.8
5.8
5.8
58.9
2.2
6.0
.0
1.6

2.1
2.4
3.0
5.2
2.1
2.1
2.9
1.1
.4
-7.6
1.2
3.9
1.1
1.4

123.562
117.114
110.363
115.598
129.026

124.934
116.898
112.690
116.559
129.766

123.529
116.635
110.218
116.253
129.833

124.021
117.293
110.866
115.333
128.577

4.9
1.6
7.7
-2.1
-1.3

-4.9
-6.3
-7.1
-4.5
-4.5

16.4
25.7
17.5
21.3
7.5

1.5
.6
1.8
-.9
-1.4

-.1
-2.4
.1
-3.3
-2.9

8.7
12.4
9.4
9.6
3.0

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

213.484
209.018
101.140
143.549
151.827
303.903
302.520
144.960
252.769
265.862

215.052
210.575
101.297
143.572
153.211
309.112
308.398
145.537
253.337
267.455

217.280
212.785
101.095
143.509
152.354
318.141
317.446
145.646
255.244
269.718

214.819
210.201
100.651
143.020
151.440
308.228
307.494
145.308
255.774
269.679

15.4
14.9
-1.3
-1.6
-.9
53.5
53.6
6.5
1.5
21.7

24.3
25.1
8.7
10.1
8.7
70.3
69.8
3.2
1.2
14.6

-2.8
-2.2
8.7
7.1
14.7
-15.8
-16.4
9.9
2.1
-11.1

2.5
2.3
-1.9
-1.5
-1.0
5.8
6.7
1.0
4.8
5.9

19.8
19.9
3.6
4.1
3.8
61.7
61.5
4.8
1.3
18.1

-.2
.0
3.3
2.8
6.6
-5.6
-5.5
5.3
3.5
-3.0

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

400.468
324.159
424.076
335.831

401.431
324.395
425.328
336.426

402.269
325.130
426.192
336.855

404.134
325.962
428.457
337.940

2.0
3.7
1.4
1.5

4.1
6.8
3.2
2.7

2.7
-.1
3.7
2.0

3.7
2.2
4.2
2.5

3.0
5.2
2.3
2.1

3.2
1.1
3.9
2.3

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

643.675

647.003

647.688

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

113.332
98.435

113.461
98.047

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

131.598
208.477
528.975
599.439
83.235
79.846
100.961
9.043
69.089

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.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

651.366

2.7

5.5

6.7

4.9

4.1

5.8

113.379
98.421

113.299
98.742

-.3
-3.1

.9
2.2

.5
.0

-.1
1.3

.3
-.5

.2
.6

131.685
209.073
528.860
601.281
83.112
79.722
101.006
8.975
67.192

131.772
209.477
535.859
601.966
83.064
79.673
101.084
8.933
66.391

132.015
210.224
537.994
604.094
83.078
79.688
101.257
8.895
65.874

.9
6.1
10.0
5.9
-3.7
-4.8
-4.0
-7.0
-15.6

1.4
3.9
2.9
4.0
-.9
-1.0
-.9
-1.3
-8.8

1.8
5.5
3.9
5.6
-1.6
-1.8
-.9
-4.2
-10.3

1.3
3.4
7.0
3.1
-.8
-.8
1.2
-6.4
-17.4

1.2
5.0
6.3
4.9
-2.3
-2.9
-2.5
-4.2
-12.3

1.5
4.4
5.4
4.4
-1.2
-1.3
.1
-5.3
-13.9

386.568
833.067
208.228
159.763
230.454
363.086

387.673
837.427
208.649
159.017
230.779
364.537

388.859
843.141
209.012
160.162
230.974
364.789

389.064
842.785
209.193
160.705
231.238
365.594

2.4
3.2
2.2
2.4
1.0
2.2

.6
-.4
.9
1.2
.8
2.8

1.0
2.8
.4
-4.0
.1
2.8

2.6
4.7
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8

1.5
1.4
1.6
1.8
.9
2.5

1.8
3.8
1.1
-.9
.7
2.8

184.701
228.453
160.855
209.517
123.562
267.418
113.697
265.897
261.882
127.278
194.368
179.974
151.908
267.367
424.076
314.461

185.783
229.589
161.879
211.198
124.934
269.682
114.000
266.471
262.558
127.581
195.223
180.159
152.066
267.867
425.328
315.150

186.622
230.542
162.643
212.876
123.529
273.642
113.488
267.015
263.256
127.922
196.677
181.374
151.967
269.113
426.192
315.430

185.783
230.795
161.394
209.810
124.021
268.818
113.001
267.482
263.905
128.416
195.909
181.744
152.415
269.469
428.457
315.958

7.6
3.1
10.3
20.7
4.9
24.8
-2.1
1.5
1.9
-2.9
-3.2
5.2
2.8
5.0
1.4
1.5

12.3
6.9
15.5
19.9
-4.9
29.4
5.8
2.3
.3
1.2
7.8
6.8
.4
5.0
3.2
1.7

1.3
3.8
.0
-1.3
16.4
-7.2
5.7
2.0
1.9
2.2
-.8
3.8
1.5
-1.1
3.7
2.0

2.4
4.2
1.3
.6
1.5
2.1
-2.4
2.4
3.1
3.6
3.2
4.0
1.3
3.2
4.2
1.9

9.9
5.0
12.9
20.3
-.1
27.1
1.8
1.9
1.1
-.8
2.2
6.0
1.6
5.0
2.3
1.6

1.8
4.0
.6
-.3
8.7
-2.6
1.6
2.2
2.5
2.9
1.2
3.9
1.4
1.0
3.9
2.0

224.968
217.613
216.818
163.305
210.536
262.591
219.814
290.297
253.218
244.507
225.284
225.463
146.370
307.662
273.207

225.757
218.612
217.649
164.317
212.073
264.643
221.179
291.055
253.904
247.367
225.930
226.014
146.897
312.602
273.755

226.389
219.458
218.324
165.062
213.675
268.178
222.435
291.867
254.668
252.319
226.190
226.137
146.533
321.179
274.216

226.124
218.994
218.055
163.841
210.929
263.695
221.009
292.461
255.055
247.248
226.491
226.444
146.428
311.714
274.800

4.0
5.1
4.0
9.9
19.5
22.9
11.8
1.9
2.0
27.7
1.7
1.4
.4
54.2
1.8

6.1
8.6
6.4
15.0
18.9
27.3
14.7
3.7
1.7
42.8
2.9
2.1
2.4
69.3
2.0

1.4
1.4
1.7
.0
-1.5
-6.6
.1
.9
1.3
-10.4
3.2
3.1
5.5
-15.6
2.2

2.1
2.6
2.3
1.3
.7
1.7
2.2
3.0
2.9
4.6
2.2
1.8
.2
5.4
2.4

5.0
6.9
5.2
12.4
19.2
25.1
13.2
2.8
1.8
35.0
2.3
1.8
1.4
61.6
1.9

1.8
2.0
2.0
.7
-.4
-2.5
1.2
1.9
2.1
-3.2
2.7
2.4
2.8
-5.7
2.3

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

226.889
679.658

226.421
678.258

3.5

-0.2

-

-

0.4

0.3

-0.1

-

-

-

230.448
230.573
229.739
264.135
230.828
248.275
227.291
235.910
163.946
281.842
170.943
308.074
336.066
166.918
258.826
246.573
270.410
256.871
267.986
297.351

230.885
231.017
230.196
265.433
230.166
245.787
223.659
241.011
168.266
284.276
173.334
315.702
336.754
168.304
261.416
251.233
270.768
257.528
270.549
300.334

4.5
4.7
6.2
6.2
6.7
10.9
4.6
8.8
8.9
6.0
8.5
7.8
10.9
7.3
4.3
3.5
5.1
4.5
7.0
5.1

.2
.2
.2
.5
-.3
-1.0
-1.6
2.2
2.6
.9
1.4
2.5
.2
.8
1.0
1.9
.1
.3
1.0
1.0

.5
.5
.6
1.1
1.1
.7
1.5
.5
-.2
1.0
2.0
-.8
2.1
.2
1.9
-.9
3.4
-.4
2.1
-2.2

.4
.4
.6
.9
1.4
2.1
.5
.6
1.1
.6
.6
-.6
1.7
1.6
1.1
1.9
.2
-.3
-.7
.2

.1
.1
.1
.4
.0
.4
-1.6
2.2
2.6
.6
.5
2.5
.2
.8
.6
1.9
.1
1.4
1.0
2.5

265.689
227.194
227.443
228.495
250.439
227.986
182.626
169.640
180.298
213.122
151.460
273.220
138.410
210.409
237.155
194.789
134.074
208.647
202.603
135.725
328.451
217.794
211.924
134.586
220.011
202.233
144.870
264.307
158.520
137.133
186.309
292.078
222.806
219.381
150.997
216.553
154.482
227.139
211.628
142.894

266.398
227.853
228.149
229.294
251.726
229.568
183.662
170.632
179.169
212.224
151.451
272.885
140.660
208.948
236.555
192.897
133.578
211.083
203.996
136.710
325.612
214.477
213.774
135.924
226.149
204.020
145.505
263.100
156.765
137.531
184.912
293.030
222.655
219.493
149.431
215.223
152.713
227.293
216.445
143.202

4.9
7.4
6.6
7.7
9.6
9.9
11.6
8.4
9.4
5.9
3.9
5.2
4.3
3.9
4.9
6.9
10.1
6.3
5.1
4.9
15.0
25.3
2.8
1.6
4.4
.6
7.3
7.1
6.9
7.4
4.7
9.8
22.8
9.0
11.0
11.1
10.9
8.9
10.0
5.1

.3
.3
.3
.3
.5
.7
.6
.6
-.6
-.4
.0
-.1
1.6
-.7
-.3
-1.0
-.4
1.2
.7
.7
-.9
-1.5
.9
1.0
2.8
.9
.4
-.5
-1.1
.3
-.7
.3
-.1
.1
-1.0
-.6
-1.1
.1
2.3
.2

1.6
.4
.2
.6
.4
-1.0
-.7
2.3
1.7
.8
.3
.7
-.2
2.7
2.1
2.4
-1.2
.6
-.4
.9
2.2
3.6
-.3
-.4
-2.5
.6
.7
-.4
-.1
-.7
-1.1
-.6
3.3
.9
1.0
1.3
.7
.9
.0
.7

-.4
.4
.2
.0
.0
-.6
.0
.5
1.0
1.0
.7
-.6
1.6
.8
.8
1.7
1.1
-1.4
-1.6
.0
-.7
.9
.8
.7
.8
-.1
1.5
.4
-.1
1.0
1.9
.0
2.6
1.2
.7
.1
1.2
1.9
1.4
.9

.1
.5
.4
.3
.5
.7
.6
.6
-.6
.4
.5
.4
1.6
-1.9
-1.4
.3
2.2
-.1
-2.6
.7
-.9
-1.5
1.4
1.5
2.8
.9
.4
-.5
-1.1
.4
-.7
.3
1.7
.1
-1.0
-.6
-1.1
.1
.1
.2

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

100.000

Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 2 .............................................................................
White bread 1 3 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 1 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 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 ........................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 3 ..................................
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 .....................................

14.792
13.742
7.816
1.090
.350
.039
.194
.118

-

-

.739
.212
-

.109
.197
-

.220
-

1.813
1.714
1.081
.503
.202
.081
.173
.047
.342
.124
-

.071
-

.066
.080
.236
-

.336
.269
-

.067
.297
.159
.138
-

.099
.839
.281
-

.269
.130
.159

See footnotes at end of table.

8

CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

286.865
330.422
340.704
345.729
206.062
241.065
499.635
107.768
318.324
367.604
296.145
313.017
314.531
153.574
157.279
147.770
168.315
145.507
201.806
154.882
181.165
168.213
127.315
160.288
165.453
115.954
124.910
221.172
232.042
215.338
126.129
200.347
213.330
201.890
140.357
150.935
224.770
190.450
215.578
287.233
136.453
156.858
141.291
211.619
234.330
170.459
227.696
220.258
131.131
137.939
128.763
263.531
145.435
125.044
109.193
233.032
145.266
147.839
150.660
126.152
138.084

284.269
325.556
334.455
319.997
207.181
227.123
474.649
109.638
314.795
342.723
299.937
313.891
314.473
154.965
156.824
149.133
166.351
148.206
206.362
159.161
190.307
169.137
128.315
161.065
166.361
117.139
124.757
222.358
233.392
214.972
125.055
201.315
213.602
202.952
140.325
151.302
226.216
190.299
213.280
290.010
139.077
157.462
144.456
212.737
229.455
170.003
229.559
225.042
132.168
139.191
131.656
266.494
147.048
125.461
110.816
233.459
145.681
148.207
148.225
124.497
138.110

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

0.9
.7
.4
5.0
1.3
1.7
2.8
-3.8
1.1
-.1
.2
3.7
1.6
1.3
.7
-.5
2.0
1.1
1.5
2.9
4.1
.0
.0
-.2
.9
.1
.0
-1.2
-1.8
-1.1
.7
.6
1.7
-.2
2.5
.2
.5
-.7
-2.3
1.1
.6
1.0
3.3
.4
1.0
1.0
.5
-1.8
1.0
-.9
-3.3
.3
-.1
-.1
.8
.2
.3
.1
-.1
.9
1.2

-1.7
-2.7
-3.0
.0
1.3
-3.5
-3.0
-4.2
-2.4
-3.9
-1.2
.3
-1.7
1.4
.4
1.4
-.4
2.4
3.2
2.5
5.0
.5
.9
.7
.5
1.0
-.4
.7
1.3
-.2
-1.6
.4
.1
.7
.0
.5
.3
-.2
-2.3
.8
1.9
.8
2.2
.4
-2.6
-.3
.8
2.3
1.7
.9
3.1
1.1
1.1
.3
1.5
.2
.3
.2
-1.6
-1.3
.0

Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce ...........................................................................
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 1 ............................................................
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 2 3 ......................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 2 3 ..................................................
Other condiments 1 3 .....................................................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 3 4 .....................................................
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 5 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........

1.152
.885
.449
.071
.066
.084
-

.228
.436
.070
.057
.076
.233
.267
.138
-

.081
-

.048
-

.926
.695
.285
.013
.397
.231
.112
-

.119
1.996
.297
.055
.188
.054
.232
.067
-

.063
.102
-

1.466
.090
.301
.314
.250
-

.079
.432
-

5.926
2.870
2.347
.269
-

.112

5.2
4.9
5.2
12.3
6.4
3.6
3.5
3.1
4.6
11.9
9.3
.8
2.5
6.1
4.8
5.2
4.4
8.0
8.0
6.5
12.4
4.9
3.6
5.3
12.5
2.1
8.5
15.8
17.3
6.4
1.3
5.2
5.2
7.1
5.1
4.0
11.1
10.3
3.5
18.4
9.5
12.6
13.9
4.3
3.3
4.4
5.5
4.5
7.9
2.7
4.4
7.1
5.7
3.1
5.0
2.7
2.8
2.5
3.6
3.6
3.5

-0.9
-1.5
-1.8
-7.4
.5
-5.8
-5.0
1.7
-1.1
-6.8
1.3
.3
.0
.9
-.3
.9
-1.2
1.9
2.3
2.8
5.0
.5
.8
.5
.5
1.0
-.1
.5
.6
-.2
-.9
.5
.1
.5
.0
.2
.6
-.1
-1.1
1.0
1.9
.4
2.2
.5
-2.1
-.3
.8
2.2
.8
.9
2.2
1.1
1.1
.3
1.5
.2
.3
.2
-1.6
-1.3
.0

0.6
.9
1.0
3.6
.8
2.5
3.5
-.6
.9
3.5
.1
-2.4
.1
-.6
.2
.5
.1
-.7
-.8
-1.6
.7
-.2
.0
.8
1.4
-.5
.0
1.1
1.1
-.3
-.7
.8
1.2
1.3
1.4
.6
.9
.4
-.8
2.3
1.7
.5
-.4
.7
1.4
.2
2.0
.5
-.7
.2
.2
1.4
.9
.6
1.0
.4
.3
.2
3.0
4.1
.7

See footnotes at end of table.

9

CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

163.978
227.606
192.038
204.991
189.834
198.220
185.388
167.603
303.234
151.491
164.211
159.096

2.5
1.3
.0
1.6
.3
1.3
.1
-2.0
3.1
2.5
1.2
3.6

0.4
.2
.4
.7
-.2
-.5
-.3
.1
-.2
.1
-.4
-.1

220.138
253.101
255.651
136.551
453.957
283.740
261.034
261.011
128.416
220.450
193.058
335.148
362.809
352.033
193.843
197.003
181.220
181.916
409.102
397.106
125.223
69.631
115.720
73.794
58.185
118.510
137.503
89.242
75.722

1.9
1.8
2.4
2.2
3.9
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.0
3.5
3.1
21.2
26.8
10.5
1.7
2.9
-2.2
4.9
5.6
2.9
.6
.3
.9
1.4
-.3
.4
.6
1.6
-3.1

-.2
.2
.4
-2.6
.1
-3.3
.2
.2
.4
-2.6
-3.4
.1
-.5
1.5
-3.7
-4.3
-1.6
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
.3
1.3
-.1
-.2

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

-0.1
.0
.0
.7
.3
.7
-.1
-1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2

0.4
.0
.1
.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
.2
-.2
.1
-.4
-.1

.2
.2
.4
-1.8
.2
-2.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
-.3
-.4
.1
.4
-.1
2.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
-.6
.1
.6
-1.4
.0
-.4
.7
-.3

.2
.1
.2
-.7
.2
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.7
.7
-.4
-.7
.4
.7
.7
.8
.7
.8
.1
.0
.5
-.2
-.6
1.3
-.6
.5
-1.3
.4

.1
.2
.4
-1.7
.3
-2.1
.2
.2
.4
-.2
-.3
.1
-.5
1.5
-.4
.4
-3.0
.2
.3
.0
.1
.2
.0
.2
.2
.3
1.3
-.1
-.9

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 1 .....................................................
Whiskey at home 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 1 2 3 ..................................

.329
1.051
.614
.303
.079

-

163.334
227.265
191.290
203.483
190.231
199.278
185.865
167.369
303.782
151.359
164.850
159.189

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
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 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 1 8 .................................
Energy services 6 .................................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 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 5 .........................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 2 ...............................................................
Laundry equipment 3 ..........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
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 ..................................

41.460
31.955
5.925
.776
.163
.614
24.905
23.310
.349
5.096
4.000
.309
.205
.104
3.691
2.823
.869
1.095
.835
.261
4.409
.303
.051
.083
.169
.820
.259
.404
.149

220.540
252.647
254.628
140.259
453.280
293.482
260.459
260.433
127.922
226.409
199.814
334.735
364.563
346.930
201.270
205.812
184.144
181.569
408.108
397.028
125.013
69.508
115.716
73.615
58.071
118.122
135.715
89.325
75.894

-

.232
.437

-

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

.280
.165

86.964
97.898
111.033
73.125
67.306
57.853
124.804
64.825
98.446
91.694
99.039
88.108
187.529
122.575
163.320
119.556
151.967
145.538
157.361

86.897
98.172
110.772
72.670
67.109
57.868
124.668
64.067
97.568
91.425
98.881
87.752
188.785
123.731
164.031
120.199
152.415
145.694
157.124

1.3
2.6
2.6
-.6
-4.3
-6.3
-.5
-8.9
1.5
.8
2.9
-.1
2.6
2.8
2.5
2.4
1.5
.8
1.4

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

.6
2.0
2.5
-.7
-1.0
-1.1
-.5
-.5
-.3
1.0
.8
.7
.6
.8
.3
.7
.1
.2
.0

.8
.1
1.2
.3
-1.5
-2.3
-.5
-2.2
.4
.1
-.2
.6
.9
1.4
1.0
.3
-.1
.0
.0

.1
.6
.0
-.6
-.3
.0
-.3
-1.2
-1.1
-.4
-.2
-.5
.7
.9
.4
.5
.3
.1
-.2

-

.112
.548
.292
.105
.061
.090
.796
.187
.437
.889
.351
.242
.296
.772
.269
.259

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
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

.095
.076

123.593

124.454

0.0

0.7

0.1

-0.3

0.7

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

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 8 .............................................................
Watches 1 8 ............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................

3.601
.882
.708
.129
.175
.220
.176
.175
1.520
1.271
.132
.130
.633

125.272
116.602
121.452
119.037
144.257
81.215
114.390
98.488
113.304
115.435
104.310
124.348
86.965

127.590
119.506
124.687
120.936
150.149
86.327
111.729
100.257
115.851
117.762
108.827
125.179
88.696

4.2
4.7
4.4
-1.1
7.0
5.3
4.6
6.4
4.6
3.9
4.9
2.4
3.5

1.9
2.5
2.7
1.6
4.1
6.3
-2.3
1.8
2.2
2.0
4.3
.7
2.0

1.1
-.2
.3
.6
3.2
-.9
-1.3
.0
2.1
1.9
5.5
1.3
.2

-1.1
-.2
-.8
-2.8
-.1
-.1
-1.1
.5
-2.2
-2.7
-6.7
-5.0
-1.7

.4
.6
.6
-1.1
1.5
2.6
-1.7
.5
.6
.7
.7
-1.0
.7

.362
.249
.700
.229
.152
.319
.192
.307
.041
.266

99.262
102.835
130.921
130.843
140.002
126.030
116.615
166.656
117.860
178.111

100.984
106.379
130.886
128.812
138.409
128.052
118.048
170.929
117.557
183.414

4.9
8.5
.0
-.8
.0
.5
3.0
11.0
3.1
12.2

1.7
3.4
.0
-1.6
-1.1
1.6
1.2
2.6
-.3
3.0

2.9
3.0
.6
.6
3.2
-.1
.8
1.3
-.3
1.9

-1.7
.6
.1
.5
-1.3
1.1
-.3
-1.5
.1
-1.7

2.1
-.2
-1.0
-1.6
-1.4
.1
-.8
2.7
-.3
3.3

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 3 .........................................................................
New trucks 3 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 12 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 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 6 ........
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 ..................................................

17.308
16.082
6.333
3.513

215.198
210.513
100.988
142.334
98.666
143.414
146.238
153.586
94.266
126.870
309.745
309.018
308.969
315.658
296.413
281.602
145.646
131.776
157.531
147.877
353.597
255.244
260.652
230.387
158.151
388.870
167.681
166.022
170.770
183.346
122.856
271.199
307.065
152.468

212.127
207.404
100.540
142.535
98.798
143.419
146.607
151.494
93.927
123.700
296.944
295.877
295.498
302.992
284.863
277.694
145.308
131.475
157.154
147.714
350.613
255.774
261.461
230.442
158.678
391.893
168.665
166.805
172.113
185.384
123.106
269.158
304.031
150.619

9.2
9.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
4.0
2.8
5.2
-2.0
-1.2
23.6
23.5
23.7
23.2
22.4
24.6
5.1
5.2
4.8
2.9
12.1
2.4
2.1
1.8
2.9
2.9
1.6
1.1
2.6
3.2
1.5
7.0
9.6
-1.2

-1.4
-1.5
-.4
.1
.1
.0
.3
-1.4
-.4
-2.5
-4.1
-4.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.9
-1.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.8
.2
.3
.0
.3
.8
.6
.5
.8
1.1
.2
-.8
-1.0
-1.2

.7
.7
.2
.0
.0
.0
.0
.9
-1.4
-2.1
1.7
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.7
.0
.4
.4
.4
.0
2.2
.2
.2
.5
.0
.3
.5
.6
.2
.1
.1
.6
1.1
-1.3

1.0
1.0
-.2
.0
-.1
.1
.0
-.6
-.1
1.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.3
.1
-.3
.9
.8
1.2
.8
.2
.7
.9
.3
.3
.2
.4
.1
1.1
.8
1.0
.9

-1.1
-1.2
-.4
-.3
-.3
-.7
-.2
-.6
-.6
-.2
-3.1
-3.1
-3.2
-3.0
-2.8
.8
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.8
.2
.3
.0
.3
.2
.6
.5
.8
1.1
.2
.0
-.1
.2

-

2.055
.564
.088
5.079
4.865
-

.214
.408
.268
.140
-

1.172
.066
.459
.605
2.563
.526
.327
.186
-

1.227
.816
.159

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

115.059
109.130
63.482
274.037
108.561

114.661
105.817
63.259
274.947
108.804

3.9
-5.0
.3
4.1
4.3

-0.3
-3.0
-.4
.3
.2

403.430
325.962
106.040
428.294
98.211
100.383
427.467
337.257
342.266
409.871
179.358
217.491
649.496
244.592
240.026
553.074
183.057
113.463
107.386

3.1
3.1
3.2
4.2
-.9
1.3
3.1
2.2
2.7
2.1
1.3
1.0
4.9
5.4
5.8
4.5
2.6
1.6
2.1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

-3.8
.3
.0
.1

-2.5
-8.9
-1.5
.1
.0

-0.3
-3.0
-.4
.3
.2

.5
.3
.2
.2
.3
1.6
.5
.2
.4
.1
.0
.1
.7
.8
1.0
.6
.0
.0
1.6

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

.2
.2
.2
.2
.0
1.6
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.0
.9

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

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

-

.248
-

-

Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ..........................................................
Dental services 6 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ......................
Hospital and related services .................................................
Hospital services 6 14 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 6 14 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 6 8 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ..............................
Health insurance 1 5 ...............................................................

6.627
1.633
1.554
1.253
.300
.080
4.994
2.830
1.477
.723
.246
.384
1.703
1.440

.150
.113
.461

401.605
325.130
105.839
427.585
97.920
98.817
425.258
336.461
341.041
409.426
179.317
217.184
645.026
242.615
237.615
549.799
183.026
113.460
105.692

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 1 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 1 .........................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 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 ....................................
Other recreation services 2 ......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................

6.293
1.816
.160
1.252
.028

113.440
98.491
6.295
381.277
13.662

113.270
98.572
6.215
381.753
13.600

.3
.1
-17.4
2.2
-12.2

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

.1
-.4
-2.1
-.2
-1.4

-.1
.4
-1.6
.7
-.8

-.1
.3
-1.2
.5
-.5

.132

.060
.046
1.860

79.848
51.882
114.360
45.050
91.344
160.261
197.815
148.599
117.454
202.173
164.926
210.062
118.171
146.738
92.200
80.031
67.136
92.106
30.055
116.110
123.734
111.965
55.570
56.100
60.162
96.381
95.567
144.968

81.891
53.149
117.949
44.510
89.925
160.074
197.321
148.002
118.046
202.388
165.527
210.198
118.308
147.294
92.011
80.239
67.345
93.718
29.968
116.377
123.833
112.166
55.060
55.334
59.568
97.330
95.342
144.381

9.4
2.7
16.1
-5.5
-3.5
3.3
2.7
3.4
1.7
4.3
4.2
4.0
-.4
3.7
-5.2
1.4
-1.3
5.8
-3.6
3.2
2.5
3.0
-3.6
-5.0
-2.7
2.8
-1.6
-.3

2.6
2.4
3.1
-1.2
-1.6
-.1
-.2
-.4
.5
.1
.4
.1
.1
.4
-.2
.3
.3
1.8
-.3
.2
.1
.2
-.9
-1.4
-1.0
1.0
-.2
-.4

-.1
-.9
.3
-.4
-.8
.7
.9
.9
.9
.3
-.1
.5
-.4
-.4
-.4
.3
-.5
.6
-1.4
.8
.0
1.0
-.3
-.4
-.7
.2
.1
.5

.7
-1.9
2.4
-.2
-.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.4
.3
.5
.0
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.2
-1.4
1.0
-2.4
.6
.3
.5
-.8
-1.2
-.3
.0
1.3
-.4

2.6
2.4
3.1
-1.2
-1.6
.0
-.2
-.4
.5
.3
.4
.3
.1
.4
-.2
.3
.5
1.8
.8
.2
.1
.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.0
2.0
-.2
-.5

.588
.678

120.824
326.034

119.649
325.762

-2.0
.6

-1.0
-.1

.6
.6

-.2
-.3

-1.2
-.1

-

-

.089
.056
1.141
.718
-

.423
-

.601
.321
.271
.158
.062
-

.095
-

.461
.341
-

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
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

157.549
176.194
268.525
218.742
137.053
101.882

157.065
177.779
268.076
219.514
137.600
102.184

0.7
.7
1.1
-.3
2.2
-3.2

-0.3
.9
-.2
.4
.4
.3

2.903
1.530
.422
.807
.043
3.313
.175
.165
.010
3.138
2.334
1.235
1.099
.804
.228
.039
.457

132.627
212.348
538.887
180.765
610.562
691.049
660.997
248.782
215.387
83.017
152.341
238.782
256.044
79.625
101.084
59.860
103.597
8.912
65.796
42.710
76.366

132.755
212.680
540.431
181.085
611.458
690.238
661.189
250.589
215.651
83.049
152.281
238.782
254.337
79.659
101.257
59.895
103.900
8.882
65.511
42.057
76.223

1.4
4.7
5.9
6.2
4.7
5.7
3.7
3.1
5.5
-1.8
4.3
3.9
12.2
-2.1
-1.2
-3.7
1.8
-4.7
-13.1
-7.0
-.4

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

0.4
1.0
.2
-.1
1.0
-1.4

-0.3
-.1
-.8
.3
.2
.3

-0.3
.9
-.2
.4
.4
.3

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

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

.1
.2
1.3
1.6
.1
.2
.4
-.4
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.2
-.1
.1
.0
.2
-.5
-1.2
-.4
-.2

.2
.4
.4
.2
.4
.2
.4
.9
.6
.0
.0
.0
-.7
.0
.2
.1
.3
-.4
-.8
-1.5
-.2

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

-

.249
.256
.138
.117

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

6.421
3.107
.204

.066

32.580

32.440

-4.2

-.4

-.8

.0

-.4

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

3.497
.906
.837
.063
2.591
.671

388.627
843.141
343.528
227.099
208.843
160.162

389.119
842.785
343.081
229.629
209.232
160.705

1.7
2.6
2.4
4.7
1.3
.5

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

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

.3
.7
.7
.3
.2
.7

.1
.0
-.1
1.1
.1
.3

.336

101.906

101.911

-1.3

.0

-.2

.7

.0

.330
.638
.638
1.055
.308
.170
.258
.034
.191

-

184.305
230.974
140.932
365.351
299.429
289.799
144.871
165.823
278.068
131.455
186.016
85.380
153.797
91.810

185.525
231.238
141.093
365.905
298.706
290.217
145.002
166.441
280.415
132.370
187.227
85.470
154.350
92.295

2.2
.8
.8
2.6
2.7
2.1
1.5
5.3
4.0
2.0
4.5
-.8
.4
-

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

-.8
.1
.1
.4
.6
.4
.3
.5
.4
1.1
.4
.7
.8
-2.3

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

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

40.012
25.219
15.474
11.873
9.745
59.988
31.607
6.140
11.340
86.258
68.045

186.015
161.850
211.709
270.380
113.177
267.510
263.251
268.979
316.708
226.329
219.396

185.236
160.608
209.518
265.302
112.822
267.352
263.717
269.487
316.933
225.717
218.558

5.7
6.4
9.5
11.2
1.7
2.1
1.8
3.0
1.8
3.3
4.3

-.4
-.8
-1.0
-1.9
-.3
-.1
.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.4

.6
.6
.8
.8
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
.4
.5

.5
.5
.8
1.5
-.4
.2
.3
.5
.1
.3
.4

-.4
-.8
-1.4
-1.8
-.4
.2
.2
.1
.2
-.1
-.2

-

-

.226

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

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
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

218.281
164.287
212.750
265.279
222.036
119.432
293.301
255.295
250.480
226.303
226.289
146.734
313.145
274.327
236.407
209.922
$ .441
$ .147

217.730
163.084
210.697
260.703
221.035
122.166
292.365
255.009
240.902
226.754
226.743
147.068
300.916
274.851
236.824
206.823
$ .442
$ .147

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

93.373
26.270
16.525
12.923
30.266
2.902
28.382
54.994
9.079
90.921
77.179
20.882
5.388
56.297
6.527
9.599
-

1
2
3
4
5
6

3.6
6.2
9.0
10.4
7.0
5.2
2.4
2.0
14.2
2.5
2.1
2.1
23.4
2.1
6.4
2.1

-0.3
-.7
-1.0
-1.7
-.5
2.3
-.3
-.1
-3.8
.2
.2
.2
-3.9
.2
.2
-1.5

0.4
.6
.7
.8
.6
1.2
.3
.3
1.2
.3
.2
.4
1.6
.2
.8
.1

0.3
.5
.8
1.3
.6
-1.4
.3
.3
2.0
.1
.1
-.2
2.7
.2
.7
.6

-0.1
-.7
-1.3
-1.7
-.6
.7
.2
.2
-2.0
.1
.1
-.1
-2.9
.2
.2
-.2

-

-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

225.425

226.268

226.955

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 1 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 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 ....................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 3 ..............................
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 .................................

228.453
228.455
227.131
259.615
225.208
240.553
222.766
233.290
162.458
278.087
168.331
312.413
323.825
163.963
252.569
244.134
260.958
256.224
264.404
298.698

229.589
229.643
228.508
262.369
227.767
242.320
226.163
234.496
162.085
280.869
171.637
310.014
330.579
164.302
257.446
241.986
269.932
255.326
270.009
292.180

264.428
224.610
225.265
225.759
249.366
231.615
183.867
164.998
175.634
205.392
147.833
268.160
136.557
198.657
224.649
184.350
131.081
210.352
208.304
134.565
323.714
208.419
209.604
133.975
223.661
201.342
139.647
264.528
158.828
136.367
184.965
293.876
213.266
214.781
148.427
213.574
151.694
220.932
210.528
140.626

268.632
225.514
225.808
227.061
250.376
229.377
182.629
168.733
178.596
207.099
148.223
269.923
136.267
203.962
229.257
188.831
129.477
211.579
207.461
135.743
330.674
215.875
209.040
133.383
218.176
202.524
140.602
263.376
158.713
135.461
182.857
292.061
220.363
216.720
149.936
216.417
152.698
222.957
210.461
141.548

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

226.763

3.9

6.2

1.8

2.4

5.1

2.1

230.542
230.673
229.911
264.757
230.946
247.391
227.291
235.910
163.946
282.630
172.705
308.074
336.066
166.918
260.165
246.573
270.410
254.580
267.986
292.786

230.795
230.948
230.077
265.757
230.907
248.498
223.659
241.011
168.266
284.416
173.620
315.702
336.754
168.304
261.775
251.233
270.768
258.142
270.549
300.058

3.1
3.2
4.5
6.1
8.2
5.8
3.9
14.8
21.1
4.5
9.3
6.7
11.7
6.8
6.8
4.0
7.8
-2.9
2.2
-1.3

6.9
7.2
10.2
2.9
4.2
7.4
8.5
-2.0
-6.2
2.9
6.1
4.6
18.1
5.3
-4.0
-2.1
-1.9
5.3
5.3
6.2

3.8
4.0
5.0
6.2
4.1
17.0
4.5
9.5
7.6
7.2
5.4
16.2
-2.0
6.0
.1
.7
-.4
13.2
11.3
14.6

4.2
4.4
5.3
9.8
10.5
13.9
1.6
13.9
15.1
9.4
13.2
4.3
17.0
11.0
15.4
12.1
15.9
3.0
9.6
1.8

5.0
5.2
7.3
4.5
6.2
6.6
6.2
6.1
6.6
3.7
7.7
5.7
14.9
6.0
1.3
.9
2.9
1.1
3.7
2.4

4.0
4.2
5.1
8.0
7.2
15.4
3.0
11.7
11.3
8.3
9.2
10.1
7.1
8.5
7.5
6.3
7.5
8.0
10.4
8.0

267.449
226.323
226.335
227.110
250.439
227.986
182.626
169.640
180.298
209.159
149.197
268.262
138.410
205.504
231.087
192.044
130.840
208.569
204.239
135.725
328.451
217.794
210.802
134.268
220.011
202.233
142.781
264.307
158.520
136.748
186.309
292.078
226.027
219.381
150.997
216.553
154.482
227.139
213.391
142.784

267.815
227.379
227.224
227.880
251.726
229.568
183.662
170.632
179.169
209.898
149.899
269.260
140.660
201.566
227.895
192.652
133.723
208.411
199.029
136.710
325.612
214.477
213.648
136.219
226.149
204.020
143.331
263.100
156.765
137.272
184.912
293.030
229.942
219.493
149.431
215.223
152.713
227.293
213.505
143.073

-.5
4.4
3.5
3.7
7.5
9.1
13.9
2.5
8.5
-2.8
-14.6
-23.9
-2.1
3.5
2.4
1.0
11.7
5.6
10.6
.6
30.1
33.7
-2.0
-3.6
-11.9
-3.6
1.0
9.3
13.9
2.9
-2.2
9.8
22.6
2.1
5.1
.1
9.4
-4.9
12.7
2.8

.5
14.2
14.5
20.2
23.9
25.8
21.2
22.7
24.8
16.6
23.6
44.3
6.0
4.5
9.7
12.2
15.5
17.7
25.3
7.5
10.7
24.5
1.9
1.6
9.9
1.6
8.7
8.8
13.5
6.6
1.4
3.5
9.7
15.4
27.1
33.5
22.0
12.5
15.0
5.4

15.0
6.3
5.4
4.0
4.4
10.3
12.6
-4.0
-2.3
1.7
4.4
9.7
1.5
1.9
1.6
-3.3
5.2
6.5
5.8
4.9
18.6
31.9
3.5
1.8
17.6
-.9
8.7
13.1
6.4
18.2
21.3
29.2
25.1
10.0
10.7
10.4
10.4
17.3
6.7
5.2

5.2
5.0
3.5
3.8
3.8
-3.5
-.4
14.4
8.3
9.1
5.7
1.7
12.6
6.0
5.9
19.3
8.3
-3.6
-16.7
6.5
2.4
12.1
7.9
6.9
4.5
5.4
11.0
-2.1
-5.1
2.7
-.1
-1.1
35.1
9.1
2.7
3.1
2.7
12.0
5.8
7.1

.0
9.2
8.8
11.6
15.4
17.1
17.5
12.2
16.3
6.5
2.8
4.8
1.9
4.0
6.0
6.4
13.6
11.5
17.7
4.0
20.0
29.0
.0
-1.0
-1.6
-1.0
4.8
9.1
13.7
4.7
-.4
6.6
16.0
8.5
15.5
15.6
15.5
3.4
13.9
4.1

10.0
5.7
4.5
3.9
4.1
3.2
5.9
4.8
2.9
5.3
5.0
5.6
6.9
3.9
3.7
7.4
6.7
1.3
-6.1
5.7
10.2
21.6
5.7
4.3
10.9
2.2
9.8
5.2
.5
10.2
10.1
13.0
30.0
9.6
6.6
6.7
6.5
14.6
6.2
6.2

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

285.577
330.118
338.924
303.244
202.967
205.052
402.672
122.309
319.412
340.832
299.482
309.060
319.361
151.137
153.835
146.777
162.519
144.322
199.737

287.215
333.203
342.359
314.152
204.639
210.109
416.879
121.535
322.145
352.675
299.836
301.780
319.644
150.239
154.218
147.565
162.667
143.278
198.095

289.690
335.612
343.701
329.718
207.270
213.716
428.735
116.861
325.542
352.293
300.362
313.017
324.603
152.220
155.275
146.829
165.911
144.925
201.012

152.516
172.917
168.300
127.244
158.815
161.761
116.439
124.904
220.029
230.897
218.470
126.196
197.654
207.321
200.227
135.102
149.272
220.368
188.279
218.003
276.784
133.339
153.956
137.242
209.632
232.256
168.378
222.030
221.415
130.443
138.902
131.413
259.128
144.308
124.418
107.322
231.580
144.513
147.484
145.352
120.040
135.490

150.076
174.107
168.012
127.290
160.161
163.956
115.801
124.867
222.484
233.415
217.770
125.253
199.249
209.780
202.854
136.979
150.164
222.384
189.052
216.213
283.181
135.575
154.660
136.735
211.126
235.411
168.722
226.521
222.622
129.513
139.210
131.710
262.756
145.541
125.193
108.360
232.513
144.883
147.736
149.726
125.001
136.424

154.408
181.165
167.995
127.236
159.862
165.453
115.954
124.908
219.798
229.288
215.338
126.086
200.393
213.330
202.350
140.357
150.494
223.600
187.720
211.170
286.397
136.453
156.199
141.291
211.873
237.828
170.459
227.696
218.586
130.868
137.939
127.302
263.531
145.435
125.044
109.193
233.032
145.266
147.839
149.535
126.152
138.084

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

284.749
326.668
333.508
329.567
209.884
206.181
415.932
111.970
317.840
338.408
296.671
313.891
319.091
154.392
155.943
148.852
165.170
148.408
207.418

12.1
14.1
23.6
16.0
11.1
66.5
35.6
17.7
5.3
21.8
38.5
8.0
7.3
6.0
6.3
1.8
5.1
5.1
3.1

12.3
15.7
-4.5
3.9
4.6
-28.8
-20.7
1.9
39.5
33.1
17.9
219.7
1.1
1.8
1.1
6.6
-.4
5.0
2.0

-1.6
-4.3
10.8
-5.5
-3.7
-4.8
-6.2
33.9
-16.9
-.6
-9.2
-71.9
2.2
7.8
6.4
6.6
6.4
10.1
11.1

-1.2
-4.1
-6.2
39.5
14.3
2.2
13.8
-29.8
-2.0
-2.8
-3.7
6.4
-.3
8.9
5.6
5.8
6.7
11.8
16.3

12.2
14.9
8.6
9.8
7.8
8.9
3.7
9.5
21.2
27.3
27.8
85.8
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.2
2.3
5.0
2.6

-1.4
-4.2
1.9
14.8
4.9
-1.4
3.4
-3.0
-9.7
-1.7
-6.5
-45.3
.9
8.3
6.0
6.2
6.5
10.9
13.7

158.273
190.307
168.863
128.329
160.971
166.361
117.139
124.359
221.272
232.231
214.972
124.097
201.118
213.602
203.763
140.325
151.289
224.341
187.374
206.329
288.685
139.077
157.427
144.456
212.752
231.658
170.003
229.559
223.596
133.038
139.191
131.273
266.494
147.048
125.461
110.816
233.459
145.681
148.207
147.138
124.497
138.110

4.6
3.7
4.0
3.8
11.6
7.9
2.4
4.1
8.1
10.4
1.9
4.5
.9
-.6
3.8
-5.0
1.3
10.2
3.5
-2.0
18.3
9.0
13.1
-2.5
-.2
-3.6
.9
.2
2.3
18.5
-5.4
4.9
10.0
-2.1
-2.5
3.8
1.6
1.8
1.4
2.9
1.0
.7

1.0
.9
9.5
5.0
-.2
15.8
3.9
19.9
33.8
35.1
13.9
6.7
7.8
2.3
-.3
3.4
4.3
19.5
27.4
36.3
13.6
10.9
13.1
13.7
7.1
7.5
7.5
10.5
6.7
-9.2
2.2
11.2
-6.2
8.2
9.7
4.6
3.4
3.7
3.2
2.2
.3
1.8

5.1
3.9
4.7
2.3
4.9
14.8
-.3
12.8
21.5
24.1
18.0
1.0
5.1
7.1
18.6
6.6
4.8
7.7
14.7
7.0
23.5
.4
14.9
23.7
4.3
10.9
5.4
-2.0
5.2
16.4
13.9
2.4
14.0
9.2
2.1
-1.4
2.6
2.5
3.4
4.3
-1.7
3.6

16.0
46.7
1.3
3.5
5.5
11.9
2.4
-1.7
2.3
2.3
-6.3
-6.5
7.2
12.7
7.3
16.4
5.5
7.4
-1.9
-19.8
18.3
18.4
9.3
22.7
6.1
-1.0
3.9
14.3
4.0
8.2
.8
-.4
11.9
7.8
3.4
13.7
3.3
3.3
2.0
5.0
15.7
8.0

2.8
2.3
6.7
4.4
5.5
11.8
3.2
11.7
20.3
22.1
7.7
5.6
4.3
.8
1.7
-.9
2.8
14.7
14.8
15.6
15.9
9.9
13.1
5.3
3.4
1.8
4.2
5.2
4.4
3.8
-1.7
8.0
1.5
2.9
3.4
4.2
2.5
2.8
2.3
2.5
.7
1.2

10.4
23.5
3.0
2.9
5.2
13.3
1.1
5.3
11.5
12.7
5.2
-2.8
6.1
9.9
12.8
11.4
5.1
7.6
6.1
-7.3
20.9
9.0
12.1
23.2
5.2
4.8
4.7
5.8
4.6
12.2
7.2
1.0
12.9
8.5
2.8
5.9
3.0
2.9
2.7
4.6
6.6
5.8

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 ........................................................................
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 1 ........................................................
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 2 3 ..................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 2 3 ..............................................
Other condiments 1 3 ..................................................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 4 .................................................
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 5 ...........
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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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 1 ..................................................
Whiskey at home 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 1 2 3 ...............................

162.971
226.915
191.240
202.935
189.226
195.482
186.462
168.236
302.635

163.468
227.345
191.442
203.657
189.707
197.523
186.132
167.965
303.275

163.334
227.285
191.461
204.988
190.231
198.967
185.865
166.288
303.782

150.942
164.476
158.307

151.093
164.584
158.872

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
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 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 1 8 .............................
Energy services 6 .............................................................
Electricity 6 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 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 5 ......................................................
Appliances 2 .......................................................................
Major appliances 2 ............................................................
Laundry equipment 3 ......................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .............................................
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 ...............................

219.299
251.947
253.315
143.172
445.922
302.208
259.682
259.664
127.278
220.447
193.621
336.894
368.867
345.034
194.368
196.494
185.033
179.974
403.837
395.723
124.870
69.558
115.910
73.573
58.133
118.778
135.575
89.860
77.176

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

163.978
227.240
191.726
205.670
189.834
198.299
185.388
166.599
303.234

1.5
1.1
-.1
-.4
-1.8
-.6
-.3
-.1
2.2

4.0
2.1
1.6
4.3
.5
-1.9
-.3
-1.5
2.3

1.9
1.4
-2.3
-2.9
1.4
1.9
3.5
-2.5
7.0

2.5
.6
1.0
5.5
1.3
5.9
-2.3
-3.8
.8

2.7
1.6
.8
1.9
-.7
-1.3
-.3
-.8
2.3

2.2
1.0
-.7
1.2
1.4
3.9
.6
-3.2
3.9

151.359
164.850
159.189

151.491
164.211
159.096

4.7
.0
1.3

3.0
.0
3.0

.8
5.8
8.1

1.5
-.6
2.0

3.8
.0
2.2

1.1
2.5
5.0

219.780
252.420
254.265
140.659
446.729

220.162
252.726
254.857
139.636
447.419

220.446
253.214
255.853
137.306
448.650

1.1
1.2
2.3
-4.2
4.2

2.2
1.2
1.4
3.0
4.9

2.0
2.7
1.9
30.8
4.0

2.1
2.0
4.1
-15.4
2.5

1.7
1.2
1.8
-.7
4.5

2.1
2.4
3.0
5.2
3.2

295.549
260.230
260.211
127.581
221.155
194.359
335.995
367.286
345.376
195.223
196.360
189.029
180.159
404.104
396.605
125.275
69.149
115.969
74.028
57.341
118.812
135.037
90.460
76.927

292.782
260.548
260.522
127.922
222.606
195.624
334.735
364.563
346.930
196.677
197.765
190.622
181.374
407.537
397.028
125.249
69.508
115.716
73.615
58.071
118.122
135.715
89.325
77.244

286.533
261.086
261.064
128.416
222.093
194.943
335.148
362.809
352.033
195.909
198.523
184.998
181.744
408.599
397.106
125.369
69.631
115.720
73.794
58.185
118.510
137.503
89.242
76.562

-6.1
1.2
1.2
-2.9
1.8
.9
66.5
85.7
34.1
-3.2
1.8
-17.9
5.2
5.6
4.0
-.9
1.3
-5.6
18.4
-4.0
-2.2
-4.4
-.2
-3.4

2.6
1.1
1.1
1.2
10.1
10.9
51.8
80.2
3.8
7.8
5.3
16.8
6.8
8.0
3.1
.9
1.6
-.7
-9.1
8.0
2.9
4.3
-.7
-2.4

38.1
2.0
2.0
2.2
-.7
-1.9
-12.8
-17.4
-1.2
-.8
.3
-4.5
3.8
4.0
3.1
.7
-2.0
11.3
-3.0
-5.2
1.8
-3.0
10.5
-3.6

-19.2
2.2
2.2
3.6
3.0
2.8
-2.1
-6.4
8.4
3.2
4.2
-.1
4.0
4.8
1.4
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
.4
-.9
5.8
-2.7
-3.1

-1.9
1.2
1.2
-.8
5.8
5.8
58.9
82.9
18.0
2.2
3.5
-2.1
6.0
6.8
3.6
.0
1.5
-3.2
3.7
1.8
.4
-.1
-.4
-2.9

5.7
2.1
2.1
2.9
1.1
.4
-7.6
-12.1
3.5
1.2
2.2
-2.3
3.9
4.4
2.2
1.1
-.8
5.1
-.9
-2.4
.5
1.3
3.7
-3.4

Expenditure category

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

85.782
96.159
107.645
73.465
69.001
59.875
126.959
66.601
98.450
91.112
98.506
87.523
184.617
119.978
161.094
118.310
151.908
145.324
157.395

86.321
98.040
110.328
72.938
68.299
59.194
126.324
66.257
98.116
91.979
99.267
88.137
185.794
120.916
161.637
119.151
152.066
145.543
157.439

87.053
98.098
111.661
73.125
67.306
57.853
125.656
64.825
98.527
92.112
99.039
88.634
187.529
122.575
163.320
119.556
151.967
145.538
157.361

87.108
98.721
111.691
72.670
67.109
57.868
125.229
64.067
97.416
91.729
98.881
88.175
188.785
123.731
164.031
120.199
152.415
145.694
157.124

-2.7
-5.8
-12.3
-1.6
-3.7
-3.7
-2.8
-18.2
10.8
.5
2.3
-1.4
-.9
.2
1.6
-4.0
2.8
3.3
3.1

.2
1.6
7.6
.2
-.1
-3.7
10.7
-5.5
-2.9
4.2
2.1
7.8
-1.5
-4.3
-.4
.9
.4
-3.1
1.2

1.5
4.2
1.3
3.2
-2.4
-4.7
-3.8
4.2
3.1
-4.1
5.8
-9.0
3.7
2.8
1.7
6.5
1.5
1.8
1.9

6.3
11.1
15.9
-4.3
-10.5
-12.7
-5.3
-14.4
-4.1
2.7
1.5
3.0
9.3
13.1
7.5
6.5
1.3
1.0
-.7

-1.3
-2.2
-2.9
-.7
-1.9
-3.7
3.7
-12.1
3.7
2.3
2.2
3.1
-1.2
-2.1
.6
-1.6
1.6
.1
2.1

3.9
7.6
8.3
-.6
-6.5
-8.8
-4.6
-5.5
-.6
-.8
3.6
-3.2
6.5
7.8
4.5
6.5
1.4
1.4
.6

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

123.775

123.955

123.593

NA

NA

NA

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 8 .........................................................
Watches 1 8 ........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................

123.562
117.114
122.195
119.300
144.361
81.266
117.493
97.223
110.363
112.939
95.230
120.030
85.512

124.934
116.898
122.553
120.041
148.967
80.527
115.952
97.230
112.690
115.134
100.454
121.617
85.712

99.285
97.862
129.026
129.499
135.740
123.472
115.598
165.771
118.080
176.458

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 3 ......................................................................
New trucks 3 9 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 12 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .......................................
Other motor fuels 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 6 .....
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 ..............................................

213.484
209.018
101.140
143.549
99.537
144.500
147.887
151.827
95.224
124.532
303.903
302.520
302.516
309.334
289.920
264.020
144.960
131.729
155.483
146.747
342.125
252.769
259.677
227.658
156.768
388.753
166.478
164.679
169.785
182.939
121.424
265.862
298.332
152.628

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

124.454

1.3

-1.5

-1.9

2.2

-0.1

0.1

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

123.529
116.635
121.630
116.712
148.786
80.469
114.660
97.681
110.218
112.006
93.678
115.536
84.280

124.021
117.293
122.392
115.448
150.974
82.551
112.724
98.135
110.866
112.842
94.299
114.343
84.844

4.9
1.6
.5
-6.1
-3.6
2.4
14.1
4.8
7.7
6.5
29.3
-7.2
11.6

-4.9
-6.3
-6.5
-6.8
-4.7
-15.1
-3.5
1.7
-7.1
-7.7
-21.4
20.1
-8.1

16.4
25.7
25.4
24.7
19.3
32.9
28.6
15.7
17.5
18.9
23.9
20.0
15.2

1.5
.6
.6
-12.3
19.6
6.5
-15.3
3.8
1.8
-.3
-3.9
-17.6
-3.1

-.1
-2.4
-3.1
-6.4
-4.2
-6.8
4.9
3.3
.1
-.8
.8
5.6
1.3

8.7
12.4
12.4
4.6
19.5
18.9
4.4
9.6
9.4
8.9
9.1
-.6
5.7

102.190
100.785
129.766
130.219
140.028
123.332
116.559
167.988
117.725
179.746

100.446
101.348
129.833
130.843
138.272
124.647
116.253
165.432
117.860
176.780

102.506
101.123
128.577
128.812
136.392
124.757
115.333
169.925
117.557
182.605

-6.4
14.4
-1.3
-4.3
-7.9
-1.0
-2.1
20.8
5.0
21.6

-9.4
-3.9
-4.5
-1.5
1.9
-6.1
-4.5
9.2
4.4
11.2

25.7
10.7
7.5
5.0
4.6
5.4
21.3
4.2
4.9
2.2

13.6
14.0
-1.4
-2.1
1.9
4.2
-.9
10.4
-1.8
14.7

-7.9
4.9
-2.9
-2.9
-3.1
-3.6
-3.3
14.9
4.7
16.3

19.5
12.3
3.0
1.4
3.3
4.8
9.6
7.3
1.5
8.3

215.052
210.575
101.297
143.572
99.548
144.514
147.817
153.211
93.844
121.959
309.112
308.398
308.491
314.875
294.821
264.046
145.537
132.225
156.165
146.763
349.534
253.337
260.197
228.842
156.773
390.094
167.247
165.731
170.089
183.151
121.551
267.455
301.653
150.605

217.280
212.785
101.095
143.509
99.483
144.601
147.809
152.354
93.726
124.197
318.141
317.446
317.474
324.164
303.503
270.054
145.646
131.776
157.531
147.877
353.597
255.244
260.652
230.387
158.151
391.155
167.681
166.022
170.770
183.346
122.856
269.718
304.746
152.035

214.819
210.201
100.651
143.020
99.145
143.582
147.485
151.440
93.176
123.980
308.228
307.494
307.337
314.323
295.060
272.190
145.308
131.475
157.154
147.714
350.613
255.774
261.461
230.442
158.678
392.097
168.665
166.805
172.113
185.384
123.106
269.679
304.405
152.391

15.4
14.9
-1.3
-1.6
-1.6
-2.7
-.4
-.9
.3
-9.8
53.5
53.6
54.7
52.2
49.7
117.1
6.5
8.5
2.9
3.1
-1.6
1.5
3.4
-.3
2.6
1.7
1.2
.7
2.0
2.1
2.3
21.7
33.0
-.7

24.3
25.1
8.7
10.1
10.1
11.9
8.2
8.7
-.6
19.9
70.3
69.8
70.4
68.1
66.6
65.3
3.2
2.9
3.8
2.1
11.7
1.2
1.3
.9
1.4
4.0
.2
.1
.5
.1
.5
14.6
18.8
2.2

-2.8
-2.2
8.7
7.1
7.2
10.3
4.9
14.7
.9
-10.2
-15.8
-16.4
-16.5
-15.6
-16.1
-40.5
9.9
10.7
8.2
3.9
30.1
2.1
.8
1.7
2.5
2.5
-.1
-1.6
2.4
5.5
-2.5
-11.1
-15.7
-5.7

2.5
2.3
-1.9
-1.5
-1.6
-2.5
-1.1
-1.0
-8.3
-1.8
5.8
6.7
6.5
6.6
7.3
13.0
1.0
-.8
4.4
2.7
10.3
4.8
2.8
5.0
5.0
3.5
5.4
5.3
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.9
8.4
-.6

19.8
19.9
3.6
4.1
4.1
4.3
3.8
3.8
-.1
4.0
61.7
61.5
62.4
60.0
58.0
89.4
4.8
5.6
3.3
2.6
4.8
1.3
2.3
.3
2.0
2.9
.7
.4
1.2
1.1
1.4
18.1
25.7
.8

-.2
.0
3.3
2.8
2.7
3.7
1.9
6.6
-3.8
-6.1
-5.6
-5.5
-5.7
-5.1
-5.1
-18.0
5.3
4.8
6.3
3.3
19.8
3.5
1.8
3.3
3.7
3.0
2.6
1.8
4.0
5.5
1.5
-3.0
-4.4
-3.2

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

6 months
ended—
Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

117.965
119.814
64.451
273.885
108.540

115.059
109.130
63.482
274.037
108.561

114.661
105.817
63.259
274.947
108.804

15.5
-17.1
1.1
10.1
12.3

-3.5
21.5
.8
2.6
2.0

-

-

124.586
64.254
273.836
108.450

NA

55.5
5.6
2.5
1.8

-48.0
-6.1
1.6
1.3

5.6
.4
1.0
6.3
7.0

2.1
-10.1
-.4
2.1
1.6

Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 6 .......................................................
Dental services 6 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ..................
Hospital and related services .............................................
Hospital services 6 14 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 6 14 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 6 8 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ...........................
Health insurance 1 5 ...........................................................

400.468
324.159
105.540
426.709
98.421
98.189
424.076
335.831
340.147
408.074
178.793
217.934
643.675
242.133
237.206
549.160
182.111
113.339
104.513

401.431
324.395
105.670
427.677
97.895
97.253
425.328
336.426
340.929
408.902
179.841
217.303
647.003
243.520
238.514
551.905
182.561
113.494
104.800

402.269
325.130
105.839
428.365
97.920
98.817
426.192
336.855
341.157
409.832
180.229
217.184
647.688
243.682
238.754
552.201
183.284
113.460
105.692

404.134
325.962
106.040
429.454
98.211
100.383
428.457
337.940
342.941
410.766
179.892
217.491
651.366
245.338
240.813
555.000
183.549
113.463
107.386

2.0
3.7
3.6
3.8
-2.9
3.7
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.9
-.7
2.1
2.7
3.1
5.1
1.3
2.4
.6
-4.6

4.1
6.8
7.3
6.6
4.8
-2.4
3.2
2.7
4.4
1.9
1.3
1.4
5.5
5.8
3.9
6.4
2.7
3.2
-.6

2.7
-.1
.1
4.0
-4.6
-4.7
3.7
2.0
1.0
2.1
2.1
1.3
6.7
7.6
8.2
6.2
2.2
2.0
2.8

3.7
2.2
1.9
2.6
-.9
9.2
4.2
2.5
3.3
2.7
2.5
-.8
4.9
5.4
6.2
4.3
3.2
.4
11.5

3.0
5.2
5.5
5.2
.9
.6
2.3
2.1
3.2
1.9
.3
1.8
4.1
4.4
4.5
3.8
2.6
1.9
-2.6

3.2
1.1
1.0
3.3
-2.7
2.0
3.9
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.3
.2
5.8
6.5
7.2
5.3
2.7
1.2
7.1

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 1 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 1 ......................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 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 .................................
Other recreation services 2 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................

113.332
98.435
6.554
378.943
13.977

113.461
98.047
6.414
378.247
13.778

113.379
98.421
6.311
380.790
13.662

113.299
98.742
6.237
382.549
13.600

-.3
-3.1
-14.9
-.7
-18.8

.9
2.2
-17.5
3.8
-8.0

.5
.0
-19.2
2.0
-11.5

-.1
1.3
-18.0
3.9
-10.4

.3
-.5
-16.2
1.5
-13.5

.2
.6
-18.6
2.9
-10.9

79.395
53.394
111.294
45.313
92.214
158.856
196.058
147.422
116.824
200.440
164.192
208.597
119.164
147.818
93.116
79.550
67.587
90.627
30.514
114.449
123.270
110.278
56.062
56.993
60.782
95.061
94.279
144.779

79.312
52.895
111.636
45.129
91.455
159.956
197.899
148.711
117.910
201.001
164.108
209.558
118.716
147.227
92.786
79.778
67.218
91.200
30.075
115.406
123.308
111.393
55.906
56.760
60.341
95.254
94.346
145.542

79.848
51.882
114.360
45.050
91.344
160.068
197.815
148.599
117.454
201.522
164.926
209.597
118.171
146.738
92.200
79.646
66.308
92.106
29.352
116.110
123.734
111.965
55.481
56.100
60.162
95.261
95.530
145.028

81.891
53.149
117.949
44.510
89.925
160.015
197.321
148.002
118.046
202.187
165.527
210.231
118.308
147.294
92.011
79.917
66.652
93.718
29.601
116.377
123.833
112.166
55.047
55.334
59.568
97.172
95.327
144.351

-1.4
-3.0
4.1
-8.1
-4.4
2.3
1.1
.1
1.0
4.3
2.1
3.8
-3.4
6.0
-13.4
-3.3
-11.6
.7
-16.0
2.6
-2.2
2.4
-1.7
-3.6
-5.0
7.4
.3
2.6

13.9
14.9
16.1
-2.2
3.6
5.2
4.2
5.9
3.8
7.1
9.7
5.2
2.4
2.8
1.8
9.2
19.7
4.9
25.9
2.8
7.5
3.4
-3.1
-3.4
-1.7
-.3
-4.2
-2.8

12.8
1.5
19.4
-4.6
-3.1
2.7
2.8
6.1
-2.2
2.6
2.0
3.7
2.3
7.6
-3.9
-1.7
-5.3
3.8
-7.9
.7
3.1
-.8
-2.5
-1.5
4.0
-4.5
-6.5
.4

13.2
-1.8
26.2
-6.9
-9.6
3.0
2.6
1.6
4.3
3.5
3.3
3.2
-2.8
-1.4
-4.7
1.9
-5.4
14.4
-11.4
6.9
1.8
7.0
-7.0
-11.1
-7.8
9.2
4.5
-1.2

6.0
5.6
9.9
-5.2
-.5
3.7
2.6
2.9
2.4
5.7
5.8
4.5
-.5
4.4
-6.1
2.7
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.9
-2.4
-3.5
-3.4
3.5
-1.9
-.2

13.0
-.2
22.7
-5.7
-6.4
2.8
2.7
3.8
1.0
3.1
2.6
3.5
-.3
3.0
-4.3
.1
-5.4
8.9
-9.7
3.8
2.5
3.0
-4.8
-6.4
-2.0
2.1
-1.2
-.4

120.432
325.202

121.167
327.156

120.985
326.034

119.570
325.762

4.8
1.5

-6.6
-2.1

-3.0
2.4

-2.8
.7

-1.0
-.3

-2.9
1.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

157.391
174.649
270.062
218.401
135.415
103.040

158.099
176.356
270.601
218.159
136.739
101.564

157.549
176.194
268.525
218.742
137.053
101.882

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

131.598
208.477
528.975
176.026
599.439
671.346
653.826
247.503
211.820
83.235
152.327
238.782
255.646
79.846
100.961
59.902
103.256
9.043
69.089
42.803
76.422

131.685
209.073
528.860
177.946
601.281
676.720
649.093
248.230
213.367
83.112
152.326
238.782
255.607
79.722
101.006
59.889
103.378
8.975
67.192
42.903
76.518

32.869

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

157.065
177.779
268.076
219.514
137.600
102.184

1.7
2.0
5.0
.9
2.4
-1.0

-1.9
-1.8
.3
-2.0
.7
-5.3

3.9
-4.4
2.0
-1.9
-.9
-3.2

-0.8
7.4
-2.9
2.1
6.6
-3.3

-0.1
.1
2.6
-.6
1.6
-3.1

1.5
1.3
-.5
.0
2.8
-3.2

131.772
209.477
535.859
180.765
601.966
678.203
651.550
247.121
213.462
83.064
152.341
238.782
256.044
79.673
101.084
59.860
103.597
8.933
66.391
42.710
76.366

132.015
210.224
537.994
181.085
604.094
679.616
653.937
249.258
214.734
83.078
152.281
238.782
254.337
79.688
101.257
59.895
103.900
8.895
65.874
42.057
76.223

.9
6.1
10.0
9.7
5.9
6.7
4.2
4.7
4.4
-3.7
16.8
15.9
33.9
-4.8
-4.0
-10.2
3.4
-7.0
-15.6
-10.8
-2.5

1.4
3.9
2.9
1.3
4.0
5.2
4.1
2.1
6.9
-.9
1.0
.5
8.5
-1.0
-.9
-1.4
-.2
-1.3
-8.8
-5.8
3.0

1.8
5.5
3.9
2.1
5.6
5.9
6.7
2.7
5.1
-1.6
.6
.0
11.2
-1.8
-.9
-3.0
1.4
-4.2
-10.3
-4.7
-.8

1.3
3.4
7.0
12.0
3.1
5.0
.1
2.9
5.6
-.8
-.1
.0
-2.0
-.8
1.2
.0
2.5
-6.4
-17.4
-6.8
-1.0

1.2
5.0
6.3
5.5
4.9
5.9
4.1
3.4
5.7
-2.3
8.6
7.9
20.5
-2.9
-2.5
-5.9
1.6
-4.2
-12.3
-8.3
.2

1.5
4.4
5.4
7.0
4.4
5.5
3.3
2.8
5.4
-1.2
.3
.0
4.4
-1.3
.1
-1.5
1.9
-5.3
-13.9
-5.7
-.9

32.596

32.580

32.440

-3.8

-2.1

-5.7

-5.1

-2.9

-5.4

386.568
833.067
339.158
226.711
208.228
159.763

387.673
837.427
341.089
226.527
208.649
159.017

388.859
843.141
343.528
227.099
209.012
160.162

389.064
842.785
343.081
229.629
209.193
160.705

2.4
3.2
3.1
4.3
2.2
2.4

.6
-.4
-.5
1.0
.9
1.2

1.0
2.8
2.4
8.5
.4
-4.0

2.6
4.7
4.7
5.2
1.9
2.4

1.5
1.4
1.3
2.6
1.6
1.8

1.8
3.8
3.6
6.8
1.1
-.9

101.381

101.223

101.906

101.911

3.1

-3.2

-6.7

2.1

-.1

-2.4

184.341
230.454
140.615
363.086
297.186
288.386
143.798
164.149
276.818
130.309
186.274
86.156
155.182
93.691

182.911
230.779
140.813
364.537
299.093
289.505
144.160
164.896
278.047
131.722
186.978
86.721
156.434
91.530

184.305
230.974
140.932
364.789
299.822
290.063
144.601
165.823
278.068
131.455
185.886
86.486
156.077
91.810

185.525
231.238
141.093
365.594
299.083
290.749
144.963
166.441
280.415
132.370
187.061
85.770
154.665
92.295

1.8
1.0
1.0
2.2
4.0
1.2
3.2
5.3
-7.1
-9.9
-7.4
2.2
3.6

-1.3
.1
.1
2.8
1.8
3.7
.4
7.9
5.1
-1.0
17.4
-1.9
-2.1
-8.1

2.6
1.4
1.4
2.8
2.6
3.3
3.3
5.7
5.3
6.5
1.7
-1.8
-1.3
-5.8

3.8
.9
.9
2.5
3.2
.8
1.1
3.8
2.9
1.3
.0
.3
2.6

-

6.0
.8
.8
2.8
2.5
.4
-.9
2.3
14.0
13.9
7.9
-1.5
1.6
1.4

-

.6
.7
.7
2.8
2.2
3.5
1.8
6.8
5.2
2.7
9.3
-1.8
-1.7
-7.0

184.701
160.855
209.517
267.418
113.697
265.897
261.882
267.367

185.783
161.879
211.198
269.682
114.000
266.471
262.558
267.867

186.622
162.643
212.876
273.642
113.488
267.015
263.256
269.113

185.783
161.394
209.810
268.818
113.001
267.482
263.905
269.469

7.6
10.3
20.7
24.8
-2.1
1.5
1.9
5.0

12.3
15.5
19.9
29.4
5.8
2.3
.3
5.0

1.3
.0
-1.3
-7.2
5.7
2.0
1.9
-1.1

2.4
1.3
.6
2.1
-2.4
2.4
3.1
3.2

9.9
12.9
20.3
27.1
1.8
1.9
1.1
5.0

1.8
.6
-.3
-2.6
1.6
2.2
2.5
1.0

Expenditure category

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

314.461
224.968
217.613
216.818
163.305
210.536
262.591
219.814
117.825
290.297
253.218
244.507
225.284
225.463
146.370
307.662
273.207
232.979
206.723

315.150
225.757
218.612
217.649
164.317
212.073
264.643
221.179
119.281
291.055
253.904
247.367
225.930
226.014
146.897
312.602
273.755
234.747
206.868

315.430
226.389
219.458
218.324
165.062
213.675
268.178
222.435
117.614
291.867
254.668
252.319
226.190
226.137
146.533
321.179
274.216
236.407
208.060

315.958
226.124
218.994
218.055
163.841
210.929
263.695
221.009
118.460
292.461
255.055
247.248
226.491
226.444
146.428
311.714
274.800
236.824
207.614

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

1.5
4.0
5.1
4.0
9.9
19.5
22.9
11.8
6.4
1.9
2.0
27.7
1.7
1.4
.4
54.2
1.8
5.9
.0

1.7
6.1
8.6
6.4
15.0
18.9
27.3
14.7
-5.0
3.7
1.7
42.8
2.9
2.1
2.4
69.3
2.0
8.2
7.3

2.0
1.4
1.4
1.7
.0
-1.5
-6.6
.1
18.6
.9
1.3
-10.4
3.2
3.1
5.5
-15.6
2.2
4.6
-.4

1.9
2.1
2.6
2.3
1.3
.7
1.7
2.2
2.2
3.0
2.9
4.6
2.2
1.8
.2
5.4
2.4
6.8
1.7

1.6
5.0
6.9
5.2
12.4
19.2
25.1
13.2
.6
2.8
1.8
35.0
2.3
1.8
1.4
61.6
1.9
7.1
3.6

2.0
1.8
2.0
2.0
.7
-.4
-2.5
1.2
10.1
1.9
2.1
-3.2
2.7
2.4
2.8
-5.7
2.3
5.7
.6

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Oct. 2011
from—

Item
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

162.458
312.413
323.825
260.958
244.134
264.404
300.950
267.340
269.479
136.557
228.596
200.794
134.565
323.714
208.419
223.661
201.342
184.965
293.876
213.574
151.694
437.354
148.591
164.200
201.597
172.917
233.148
218.470
218.347
279.073
137.242
130.876
138.902
131.588
259.128
107.322
120.040
195.537
186.462
150.942
164.476
158.307

162.085
310.014
330.579
269.932
241.986
270.009
297.624
270.225
272.361
136.267
233.118
203.108
135.743
330.674
215.875
218.176
202.524
182.857
292.061
216.417
152.698
481.341
148.738
165.309
198.775
174.107
236.475
217.770
218.111
287.239
136.735
130.286
139.210
132.562
262.756
108.360
125.001
197.642
186.132
151.093
164.584
158.872

163.946
308.074
336.066
270.410
246.573
267.986
297.351
265.689
273.220
138.410
237.155
202.603
135.725
328.451
217.794
220.011
202.233
186.309
292.078
216.553
154.482
499.635
147.770
168.315
201.806
181.165
232.042
215.338
215.578
287.233
141.291
131.131
137.939
128.763
263.531
109.193
126.152
199.278
185.865
151.359
164.850
159.189

168.266
315.702
336.754
270.768
251.233
270.549
300.334
266.398
272.885
140.660
236.555
203.996
136.710
325.612
214.477
226.149
204.020
184.912
293.030
215.223
152.713
474.649
149.133
166.351
206.362
190.307
233.392
214.972
213.280
290.010
144.456
132.168
139.191
131.656
266.494
110.816
124.497
198.220
185.388
151.491
164.211
159.096

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

-1.1
.6
-.8
-1.0
.9
-.2
1.3
.7
-.5
-.2
.7
4.5
.2
1.2
2.6
2.0
-.1
1.5
.3
.2
1.2
5.6
1.3
.9
1.2
-1.4
2.2
4.2
2.2
3.7
3.9
3.1
5.5
.8
-1.1
-.4
.3
-.2
.5
-.1
.8
-.1

-0.2
-.8
2.1
3.4
-.9
2.1
-1.1
1.1
1.1
-.2
2.0
1.2
.9
2.2
3.6
-2.5
.6
-1.1
-.6
1.3
.7
10.1
.1
.7
-1.4
.7
1.4
-.3
-.1
2.9
-.4
-.5
.2
.7
1.4
1.0
4.1
1.1
-.2
.1
.1
.4

1.1
-.6
1.7
.2
1.9
-.7
-.1
-1.7
.3
1.6
1.7
-.2
.0
-.7
.9
.8
-.1
1.9
.0
.1
1.2
3.8
-.7
1.8
1.5
4.1
-1.9
-1.1
-1.2
.0
3.3
.6
-.9
-2.9
.3
.8
.9
.8
-.1
.2
.2
.2

2.6
2.5
.2
.1
1.9
1.0
1.0
.3
-.1
1.6
-.3
.7
.7
-.9
-1.5
2.8
.9
-.7
.3
-.6
-1.1
-5.0
.9
-1.2
2.3
5.0
.6
-.2
-1.1
1.0
2.2
.8
.9
2.2
1.1
1.5
-1.3
-.5
-.3
.1
-.4
-.1

Oct.
2010

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 ..................................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood .....................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Prepared salads 3 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................

8.9
7.8
10.9
5.1
3.5
7.0
5.1
4.9
5.2
4.3
4.9
5.1
4.9
15.0
25.3
4.4
.6
4.7
9.8
11.1
10.9
3.5
5.2
4.4
8.0
12.4
17.3
6.4
3.5
18.4
13.9
7.9
2.7
4.4
7.1
5.0
3.6
1.3
.1
2.5
1.2
3.6

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

107.848

110.188

111.033

110.772

.1

2.2

.8

-.2

2.6

98.975
143.707
146.870
312.926
319.035
299.333
146.747
342.125
182.939
121.424

98.673
143.283
146.401
311.391
317.634
297.997
146.763
349.534
183.151
121.551
117.965
119.814
64.451
108.540

98.666
143.414
146.238
308.969
315.658
296.413
147.877
353.597
183.346
122.856
115.059
109.130
63.482
108.561

98.798
143.419
146.607
295.498
302.992
284.863
147.714
350.613
185.384
123.106
114.661
105.817
63.259
108.804

-.2
-.1
-.3
-1.5
-1.4
-1.5
-.3
3.4
1.1
.2

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.4
.0
2.2
.1
.1

.0
.1
-.1
-.8
-.6
-.5
.8
1.2
.1
1.1
-2.5
-8.9
-1.5
.0

.1
.0
.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.9
-.1
-.8
1.1
.2
-.3
-3.0
-.4
.2

3.4
4.0
2.8
23.7
23.2
22.4
2.9
12.1
3.2
1.5
3.9
-5.0
.3
4.3

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

NA

124.586
64.254
108.450

-

-

4.2
1.4
.0

-3.8
.3
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Oct. 2011
from—

Item
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

236.454
547.112

237.219
548.610

237.615
549.799

53.394
111.294
147.422
116.824
164.192
208.845
90.627
30.623
123.270
110.278
60.782
157.391
174.649

52.895
111.636
148.711
117.910
164.108
209.831
91.200
30.484
123.308
111.393
60.341
158.099
176.356

176.026

130.309
186.321
155.086
93.691

Oct.
2010

240.026
553.074

0.3
.4

0.3
.3

0.2
.2

1.0
.6

5.8
4.5

51.882
114.360
148.599
117.454
164.926
210.062
92.106
30.055
123.734
111.965
60.162
157.549
176.194

53.149
117.949
148.002
118.046
165.527
210.198
93.718
29.968
123.833
112.166
59.568
157.065
177.779

1.3
3.8
.8
-.4
.3
.2
1.8
.2
-.1
-.6
-.7
-.2
-.9

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

-1.9
2.4
-.1
-.4
.5
.1
1.0
-1.4
.3
.5
-.3
-.3
-.1

2.4
3.1
-.4
.5
.4
.1
1.8
-.3
.1
.2
-1.0
-.3
.9

2.7
16.1
3.4
1.7
4.2
4.0
5.8
-3.6
2.5
3.0
-2.7
.7
.7

177.946

180.765

181.085

.4

1.1

1.6

.2

6.2

131.722
185.943
153.628
91.530

131.455
186.016
153.797
91.810

132.370
187.227
154.350
92.295

.3
.6
-.5
-1.4

1.1
-.2
-.9
-2.3

-.2
.0
.1
.3

.7
.7
.4
.5

2.0
4.5
.4

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

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

-

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

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000

223.688
666.299

223.043
664.376

3.9

-0.3

0.4

0.4

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

16.401
15.315
8.906
1.236
2.227
.917
1.219
1.091
2.217
.324
.258
1.635
.463
6.409
.326
1.086

229.965
229.967
228.777
264.869
227.285
218.406
284.884
167.416
199.519
211.591
225.698
211.730
125.167
233.257
164.421
228.513

230.420
230.406
229.269
266.335
228.019
218.451
282.345
168.262
200.430
212.276
227.230
212.673
125.681
233.622
165.008
229.194

4.6
4.9
6.4
6.4
7.6
9.3
5.6
4.7
5.3
5.4
11.6
4.3
3.2
2.7
2.5
1.6

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

.5
.6
.6
1.1
.4
.9
.7
-.1
.8
1.2
1.0
.7
.6
.5
.2
.2

.5
.5
.6
1.0
.4
1.2
1.0
.0
.5
1.5
.5
.4
-.1
.2
-.1
.2

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

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

39.228
29.811
8.396
.436
20.672
19.942
.306
5.633
4.476
.301
4.175
1.157
3.784
.364

217.371
246.372
252.771
140.665
235.886
235.876
129.090
225.398
198.168
334.361
200.861
181.931
121.399
154.718

216.843
246.922
253.727
137.128
236.407
236.397
129.562
218.952
190.976
334.886
193.001
182.337
121.642
155.235

2.0
1.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.1
3.5
3.1
20.2
1.9
4.9
.8
1.6

-.2
.2
.4
-2.5
.2
.2
.4
-2.9
-3.6
.2
-3.9
.2
.2
.3

.2
.2
.4
-1.9
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
-.3
.4
.1
.3
.1

.2
.1
.2
-1.0
.1
.1
.3
.7
.7
-.2
.8
.7
.1
-.1

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

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

3.668
.921
1.502
.280
.750

124.716
116.854
113.333
119.921
131.035

126.966
120.512
115.638
121.409
130.799

4.4
6.1
4.7
3.5
.7

1.8
3.1
2.0
1.2
-.2

1.0
-.3
2.0
1.6
.7

-.6
.3
-1.6
-.3
-.1

.2
1.2
.1
-.6
-1.1

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

19.418
18.631
6.914
3.320
3.003
6.470
6.193
.479
1.184
.787

216.474
213.141
100.736
143.290
154.645
310.810
310.227
145.652
258.001
267.826

213.013
209.647
100.187
143.539
152.569
297.935
296.999
145.326
258.440
266.204

10.1
10.2
3.9
3.4
5.3
23.5
23.5
5.2
2.3
6.8

-1.6
-1.6
-.5
.2
-1.3
-4.1
-4.3
-.2
.2
-.6

.9
.9
.3
.0
.9
1.7
1.8
.4
.2
.7

1.1
1.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
2.8
2.8
.2
.8
.6

-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-.3
-.6
-3.1
-3.2
-.2
.2
.0

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

5.355
1.318
4.038
2.220

403.433
316.869
428.856
340.195

405.472
317.901
431.274
341.110

3.2
3.4
3.2
2.3

.5
.3
.6
.3

.2
.1
.3
.2

.2
.2
.2
.1

.5
.3
.6
.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

1.414

647.586

652.231

5.1

0.7

0.5

0.0

0.6

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

5.862
1.959

109.995
99.148

109.869
99.339

.4
.3

-.1
.2

.0
-.5

-.1
.3

.0
.4

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

6.118
2.380
.199
2.181
3.738
3.605
2.823
.782
.208

126.219
208.721
544.702
586.531
85.492
83.144
100.475
9.462
65.435

126.415
209.343
546.888
588.222
85.543
83.196
100.616
9.440
65.342

.6
4.6
6.6
4.4
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-4.3
-12.8

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

.0
.3
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.6
-2.3

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

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

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

3.950
1.450
2.500
.717
.572
1.027

418.837
848.513
206.615
160.623
231.139
366.656

419.067
847.868
206.887
160.970
231.409
366.867

1.8
2.6
1.3
.5
.8
2.5

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

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

.4
.7
.2
.6
.1
.1

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

43.898
16.401
27.497
17.244
3.668
13.576
10.253
56.102
29.504
.306
4.175
1.157
.364
5.994
4.038
10.563

190.644
229.965
168.793
223.817
124.716
290.172
115.332
262.636
237.418
129.090
200.861
181.931
154.718
269.151
428.856
301.130

189.605
230.420
167.147
220.916
126.966
284.081
114.872
262.427
237.944
129.562
193.001
182.337
155.235
270.160
431.274
301.477

6.4
4.6
7.4
10.5
4.4
12.2
2.3
2.0
1.8
1.1
1.9
4.9
1.6
3.0
3.2
1.4

-.5
.2
-1.0
-1.3
1.8
-2.1
-.4
-.1
.2
.4
-3.9
.2
.3
.4
.6
.1

.7
.5
.7
.9
1.0
1.0
.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
.1
.1
.3
.3
.1

.6
.5
.6
1.0
-.6
1.6
-.5
.2
.2
.3
.8
.7
-.1
.4
.2
.1

-.5
.1
-.9
-1.5
.2
-1.8
-.4
.2
.3
.4
-.5
.2
.3
.2
.6
.2

84.685
70.189
94.645
28.583
18.329
14.662
33.644
26.598
52.065
10.946
89.054
73.739
21.812
6.771
51.927

222.384
217.817
216.346
170.938
224.341
283.654
227.983
258.945
251.058
252.823
221.161
219.766
149.633
313.363
269.337
$ .447
$ .150

221.548
216.732
215.626
169.349
221.629
278.162
226.642
257.887
250.733
242.844
221.643
220.258
149.890
300.937
270.000
$ .448
$ .151

3.8
4.8
4.0
7.2
9.9
11.4
7.6
2.3
1.9
14.8
2.6
2.2
2.5
23.4
2.0

-.4
-.5
-.3
-.9
-1.2
-1.9
-.6
-.4
-.1
-3.9
.2
.2
.2
-4.0
.2

.4
.5
.4
.7
.9
.9
.7
.2
.2
1.2
.3
.3
.4
1.7
.2

.4
.5
.4
.6
.9
1.5
.7
.3
.3
2.0
.2
.1
-.1
2.7
.2

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
-.7
.2
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
-.1
-3.0
.3

-

-

-

-

-

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 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

-

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

222.077

223.010

223.845

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 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

227.802
227.692
226.069
260.242
224.657
213.957
282.395
167.414
196.955
206.103
221.486
209.767
124.607
231.603
164.167
227.990

229.016
228.952
227.458
263.058
225.516
215.910
284.468
167.199
198.478
208.537
223.640
211.152
125.327
232.682
164.551
228.514

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 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................

215.909
245.635
251.517
144.542
235.213
235.206
128.377
219.074
191.649
335.796
193.693
180.357
121.083
154.670

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

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

223.535

4.4

7.3

1.6

2.7

5.9

2.1

230.060
230.030
228.884
265.587
226.446
218.406
287.175
167.262
199.568
211.591
224.718
211.956
125.167
233.257
164.421
229.060

230.351
230.337
229.153
266.730
227.546
218.451
282.740
168.076
200.240
212.276
225.509
212.671
125.681
233.622
165.008
229.130

3.2
3.4
4.7
6.1
4.3
2.6
12.6
4.2
1.3
.7
10.4
.1
-2.1
1.5
1.6
.6

7.1
7.4
10.4
3.3
14.6
16.4
12.8
9.3
7.2
1.6
18.8
6.5
9.0
3.4
4.1
3.1

3.8
4.0
5.0
5.8
6.5
9.9
-2.7
4.0
5.9
7.1
10.0
5.1
2.6
2.5
2.2
.8

4.6
4.7
5.6
10.4
5.2
8.7
.5
1.6
6.8
12.5
7.5
5.7
3.5
3.5
2.1
2.0

5.1
5.4
7.5
4.7
9.3
9.3
12.7
6.7
4.2
1.1
14.5
3.2
3.3
2.4
2.9
1.8

4.2
4.3
5.3
8.0
5.9
9.3
-1.1
2.8
6.4
9.8
8.7
5.4
3.1
3.0
2.1
1.4

216.430
246.170
252.486
141.783
235.681
235.674
128.727
219.783
192.373
334.935
194.520
180.557
121.447
154.879

216.896
246.496
253.029
140.409
235.969
235.959
129.090
221.302
193.702
334.361
195.994
181.809
121.613
154.718

217.175
247.041
253.907
138.160
236.463
236.454
129.562
220.648
192.887
334.886
195.083
182.163
121.679
155.235

1.3
1.5
2.5
-4.8
1.2
1.2
-1.4
1.9
1.1
64.3
-2.3
5.0
-.7
2.3

2.3
1.3
1.4
5.8
1.1
1.1
-.1
9.1
9.7
47.2
7.3
6.7
.7
.9

1.8
2.2
1.7
27.3
1.9
1.9
2.3
.0
-.9
-12.7
.1
3.8
1.3
2.0

2.4
2.3
3.9
-16.5
2.1
2.1
3.7
2.9
2.6
-1.1
2.9
4.1
2.0
1.5

1.8
1.4
2.0
.4
1.2
1.2
-.7
5.4
5.3
55.6
2.4
5.8
.0
1.6

2.1
2.3
2.8
3.1
2.0
2.0
3.0
1.5
.8
-7.1
1.5
3.9
1.6
1.7

122.700
116.888
109.948
118.190
129.250

123.897
116.537
112.099
120.035
130.189

123.110
116.944
110.315
119.637
130.053

123.381
118.380
110.444
118.953
128.627

3.8
4.0
6.0
-1.4
-.9

-4.0
-6.7
-4.8
-5.1
-2.2

16.7
24.0
16.8
19.8
8.3

2.2
5.2
1.8
2.6
-1.9

-.2
-1.5
.5
-3.3
-1.6

9.2
14.2
9.1
10.9
3.1

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

214.617
211.387
100.613
144.489
152.817
305.332
304.500
144.840
255.509
263.228

216.457
213.215
100.947
144.511
154.229
310.629
310.120
145.390
256.077
264.968

218.765
215.526
100.694
144.429
153.401
319.294
318.744
145.652
258.001
266.655

216.031
212.729
100.304
144.033
152.535
309.254
308.583
145.326
258.440
266.551

16.6
16.5
-1.2
-1.7
-.9
53.7
53.9
6.3
1.2
19.4

26.9
27.5
9.0
10.3
8.7
70.8
70.3
3.5
1.1
14.7

-2.9
-2.6
9.7
6.8
14.8
-15.8
-16.0
9.8
2.4
-9.5

2.7
2.6
-1.2
-1.3
-.7
5.2
5.5
1.3
4.7
5.1

21.7
21.9
3.8
4.1
3.8
62.1
61.9
4.9
1.1
17.0

-.2
-.1
4.1
2.7
6.7
-5.9
-5.8
5.5
3.5
-2.5

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

402.449
315.957
427.870
339.447

403.355
316.299
428.997
340.063

404.101
316.869
429.797
340.515

406.170
317.901
432.259
341.718

2.2
3.9
1.7
2.1

4.1
7.0
3.1
2.5

2.9
.2
3.9
1.9

3.7
2.5
4.2
2.7

3.1
5.4
2.4
2.3

3.3
1.3
4.0
2.3

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

647.029

650.044

650.292

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

109.989
99.198

110.007
98.741

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

125.517
205.277
532.994
577.124
85.644
83.298
100.366
9.582
68.476

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.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

653.945

3.3

5.6

7.2

4.3

4.4

5.8

109.921
99.049

109.929
99.493

-.6
-2.8

1.5
2.3

.9
.5

-.2
1.2

.4
-.3

.3
.8

125.576
205.796
534.305
578.589
85.568
83.221
100.405
9.527
66.880

125.624
206.130
541.400
578.907
85.530
83.182
100.475
9.482
66.005

125.928
207.239
544.346
582.018
85.570
83.223
100.616
9.455
65.750

-.6
5.9
11.3
5.4
-4.5
-5.3
-4.8
-6.9
-16.2

.9
3.7
3.3
3.7
-.9
-1.0
-.9
-1.2
-10.5

.9
4.9
3.3
5.1
-1.6
-1.7
-1.1
-3.8
-9.4

1.3
3.9
8.8
3.4
-.3
-.4
1.0
-5.2
-15.0

.1
4.8
7.2
4.6
-2.8
-3.2
-2.9
-4.1
-13.4

1.1
4.4
6.0
4.3
-1.0
-1.0
-.1
-4.5
-12.3

416.213
837.692
206.107
160.567
230.579
364.641

417.579
842.479
206.492
159.655
230.907
365.672

419.144
848.513
206.855
160.623
231.139
366.100

419.022
847.868
206.852
160.970
231.409
366.640

2.9
3.2
2.7
3.3
.9
3.1

.4
-.4
.8
1.6
.8
2.2

1.3
2.8
.4
-3.7
.0
2.7

2.7
4.9
1.5
1.0
1.4
2.2

1.6
1.3
1.8
2.4
.8
2.6

2.0
3.9
.9
-1.4
.7
2.4

189.046
227.802
167.478
220.896
122.700
286.641
115.677
260.993
236.372
128.377
193.693
180.357
154.670
267.720
427.870
299.585

190.282
229.016
168.690
222.967
123.897
289.480
116.073
261.562
237.045
128.727
194.520
180.557
154.879
268.407
428.997
299.911

191.372
230.060
169.769
225.168
123.110
294.063
115.500
262.136
237.511
129.090
195.994
181.809
154.718
269.601
429.797
300.175

190.348
230.351
168.215
221.806
123.381
288.888
115.002
262.648
238.113
129.562
195.083
182.163
155.235
270.174
432.259
300.871

8.5
3.2
11.7
22.7
3.8
26.5
-2.1
1.3
1.9
-1.4
-2.3
5.0
2.3
3.5
1.7
.6

13.9
7.1
17.9
22.7
-4.0
31.3
6.8
2.4
.7
-.1
7.3
6.7
.9
4.8
3.1
1.5

1.1
3.8
-.3
-2.7
16.7
-7.5
7.1
1.9
1.7
2.3
.1
3.8
2.0
.2
3.9
1.6

2.8
4.6
1.8
1.7
2.2
3.2
-2.3
2.6
3.0
3.7
2.9
4.1
1.5
3.7
4.2
1.7

11.1
5.1
14.8
22.7
-.2
28.9
2.3
1.8
1.3
-.7
2.4
5.8
1.6
4.1
2.4
1.1

2.0
4.2
.7
-.5
9.2
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
3.0
1.5
3.9
1.7
1.9
4.0
1.7

220.891
215.872
214.730
169.640
221.553
280.419
225.476
256.220
249.178
246.895
220.065
218.908
148.996
308.122
268.327

221.765
216.959
215.656
170.837
223.538
283.019
226.992
256.800
249.772
249.914
220.749
219.477
149.589
313.210
268.865

222.557
217.988
216.487
171.906
225.645
287.198
228.532
257.577
250.450
254.922
221.083
219.660
149.394
321.564
269.335

222.138
217.364
216.108
170.390
222.347
282.244
226.833
258.101
250.871
249.471
221.394
219.972
149.226
311.879
270.009

4.6
5.7
4.5
11.3
21.5
24.9
13.0
1.4
1.6
29.7
1.6
1.3
.4
54.2
1.6

7.3
9.9
7.5
17.4
21.6
29.3
16.2
3.6
2.0
44.3
3.1
2.2
2.7
69.7
2.0

1.1
1.3
1.5
-.3
-2.6
-7.1
-.3
1.1
1.4
-10.5
3.4
3.2
6.2
-15.7
2.0

2.3
2.8
2.6
1.8
1.4
2.6
2.4
3.0
2.7
4.2
2.4
2.0
.6
5.0
2.5

5.9
7.8
6.0
14.3
21.6
27.1
14.6
2.5
1.8
36.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
61.8
1.8

1.7
2.0
2.0
.7
-.6
-2.3
1.1
2.0
2.1
-3.4
2.9
2.6
3.4
-5.9
2.3

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

100.000

223.688
666.299

223.043
664.376

3.9

-0.3

0.4

0.4

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

16.401
15.315
8.906
1.236
.402
.044
.225
.132
.834
.243
.125
.225
.241
2.227
2.106
1.367
.649
.281
.095
.209
.065
.440
.154
.093
.091
.102
.278
.424
.353
.071
.315
.167
.148
.121
.917
.333
.283
.134
.167
1.219
.920
.459
.075
.071
.091
.221
.462
.080
.062
.086
.234
.299
.153
.091
.055

229.965
229.967
228.777
264.869
231.184
246.597
227.538
235.416
283.394
171.841
168.111
258.725
259.674
227.285
227.648
229.736
252.283
228.661
181.257
170.995
185.142
212.361
151.213
214.041
194.397
130.854
209.672
210.824
134.953
141.259
264.959
158.498
136.189
222.793
218.406
150.455
225.614
212.121
142.852
284.884
328.314
338.629
347.294
208.251
236.059
107.104
316.841
365.985
286.138
305.636
316.872
152.746
157.005
143.073
154.831

230.420
230.406
229.269
266.335
230.875
244.825
224.464
240.536
285.908
174.494
169.359
260.994
260.502
228.019
228.414
230.436
253.369
230.138
181.706
171.763
184.553
211.611
151.542
211.843
192.734
130.658
211.985
212.800
136.284
142.280
264.152
157.053
136.719
222.966
218.451
148.928
225.731
216.938
143.321
282.345
323.437
332.105
322.611
209.935
222.086
108.875
313.501
342.622
288.555
306.526
317.633
154.079
156.601
145.300
159.339

4.6
4.9
6.4
6.4
6.8
11.6
4.7
8.6
6.2
8.6
7.5
4.5
4.6
7.6
6.8
8.0
9.9
10.5
11.0
8.4
9.9
6.2
4.3
3.8
7.3
10.7
6.5
2.6
1.5
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.0
23.5
9.3
11.2
9.1
9.9
5.3
5.6
5.4
5.8
12.9
7.2
3.9
3.5
4.9
12.0
8.9
.6
3.0
6.2
4.9
8.0
6.8

.2
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.7
-1.4
2.2
.9
1.5
.7
.9
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.6
.2
.4
-.3
-.4
.2
-1.0
-.9
-.1
1.1
.9
1.0
.7
-.3
-.9
.4
.1
.0
-1.0
.1
2.3
.3
-.9
-1.5
-1.9
-7.1
.8
-5.9
1.7
-1.1
-6.4
.8
.3
.2
.9
-.3
1.6
2.9

.5
.6
.6
1.1
1.0
.7
1.5
.6
1.1
2.0
.1
1.9
-.5
.4
.2
.6
.4
-1.0
-.7
2.4
1.6
.9
.3
2.9
2.7
-1.1
.6
-.4
-.6
.7
-.6
-.3
-.7
3.3
.9
1.0
.9
-.1
.8
.7
1.2
1.2
3.4
1.1
2.6
-.4
1.3
3.3
.0
-2.6
.7
-.7
.1
-.6
-1.9

.5
.5
.6
1.0
1.3
2.0
.4
.6
.7
.7
1.7
1.1
-.3
.4
.3
.1
.1
-.5
.2
.7
.9
1.1
.6
1.0
1.6
1.0
-1.7
.9
.8
1.2
.5
.1
1.1
2.6
1.2
.7
1.8
1.4
.7
1.0
.8
.6
5.0
1.1
2.3
-3.7
1.0
-.1
.2
3.6
1.4
1.4
.7
1.3
2.9

.1
.1
.1
.4
.1
1.0
-1.4
2.2
.7
.7
.7
.4
1.5
.5
.4
.3
.4
.6
.2
.4
-.3
.4
.7
-2.4
.3
2.3
-.1
1.3
1.3
.9
-.3
-.9
.6
1.9
.0
-1.0
.1
.3
.4
-1.5
-2.5
-2.8
.6
1.7
-3.8
-4.5
-2.2
-3.6
-1.7
.3
-1.3
1.4
.4
2.1
3.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

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 1 ............................................................
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 1 .....................................................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .................................

1.091
.849
.369
.015
.465
.242
.110
.132
2.217
.324
.071
.197
.055
.258
.067
.072
.119
1.635
.095
.364
.335
.277
.101
.463
6.409
2.643
2.917
.341
.182
.326
1.086
.643
.445
.074
.124
.443

167.416
128.414
161.704
165.792
116.251
124.396
221.121
125.848
199.519
211.591
202.159
138.477
150.384
225.698
191.449
138.036
158.029
211.730
237.841
167.038
227.933
221.272
147.300
125.167
233.257
145.017
147.755
151.283
137.813
164.421
228.513
195.830
204.146
188.158
164.394
301.848

168.262
129.403
162.555
166.566
117.395
123.926
221.938
124.453
200.430
212.276
203.356
138.730
151.091
227.230
191.290
140.628
158.719
212.673
232.015
166.272
229.587
226.194
148.334
125.681
233.622
145.480
148.088
148.634
137.840
165.008
229.194
197.041
205.930
188.076
164.553
301.377

4.7
3.8
5.4
12.0
2.3
7.9
15.6
1.2
5.3
5.4
7.4
5.0
4.0
11.6
10.6
9.7
13.3
4.3
3.5
4.3
5.7
4.4
5.2
3.2
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.6
3.2
2.5
1.6
.8
1.6
.5
-2.1
2.9

0.5
.8
.5
.5
1.0
-.4
.4
-1.1
.5
.3
.6
.2
.5
.7
-.1
1.9
.4
.4
-2.4
-.5
.7
2.2
.7
.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.8
.0
.4
.3
.6
.9
.0
.1
-.2

-0.1
.1
.8
1.4
-.5
.2
1.0
-.2
.8
1.2
1.3
1.4
.7
1.0
.4
1.8
.7
.7
1.1
.3
1.9
.5
.8
.6
.5
.3
.2
3.2
.7
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
-.1
.3

0.0
-.1
.0
1.0
.1
-.1
-1.3
.6
.5
1.5
-.1
2.2
.0
.5
-.7
.6
.9
.4
1.6
1.0
.6
-1.7
.2
-.1
.2
.3
.1
.1
1.2
-.1
.2
.5
.8
.3
-1.1
.2

0.5
.9
.6
.5
1.0
-.6
.6
-1.9
.3
.3
.8
.2
.4
.4
-.1
1.9
1.1
.3
-2.8
-.5
.7
2.3
.7
.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.7
.0
.4
.0
.2
.4
.0
.0
-.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 1 5 .................................
Energy services 3 .................................................................
Electricity 3 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............

39.228
29.811
8.396
.436
.097
.339
20.672
19.942
.306
5.633
4.476
.301
.184
.117
4.175
3.276
.899
1.157
.903
.254
3.784
.255
.036
.044
.176
.710
.267
.306

217.371
246.372
252.771
140.665
461.777
290.381
235.886
235.876
129.090
225.398
198.168
334.361
366.947
350.488
200.861
204.357
184.031
181.931
401.192
397.312
121.399
70.009
114.257
73.201
58.688
114.732
133.792
88.515

216.843
246.922
253.727
137.128
462.424
281.037
236.407
236.397
129.562
218.952
190.976
334.886
364.886
355.488
193.001
195.196
181.041
182.337
402.255
397.594
121.642
70.035
114.119
72.747
58.821
115.240
135.870
88.424

2.0
1.8
2.4
1.7
4.0
1.1
1.6
1.6
1.1
3.5
3.1
20.2
26.7
10.5
1.9
3.1
-2.2
4.9
5.5
2.9
.8
-.5
-.2
-1.8
-.2
.8
.4
2.3

-.2
.2
.4
-2.5
.1
-3.2
.2
.2
.4
-2.9
-3.6
.2
-.6
1.4
-3.9
-4.5
-1.6
.2
.3
.1
.2
.0
-.1
-.6
.2
.4
1.6
-.1

.2
.2
.4
-1.9
-.1
-2.4
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
-.3
-.5
.2
.4
-.1
2.3
.1
.1
.2
.3
-.6
.0
1.5
-1.2
.0
-.3
.5

.2
.1
.2
-1.0
.1
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
.7
.7
-.2
-.5
.5
.8
.7
1.0
.7
.9
.1
.1
.8
-.5
-2.0
1.8
-.5
.4
-1.3

.1
.2
.3
-1.6
.3
-2.1
.2
.2
.4
-.3
-.4
.2
-.6
1.4
-.5
.3
-3.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.6
.2
.4
1.6
-.1

See footnotes at end of table.

29

CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Expenditure category
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 2 ...............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................

.124
.298
.181
.113
.444
.253
.068
.052
.071
.740
.215
.382
.973
.418
.273
.281
.364
.086
.113
.062
.056

75.498
87.586
98.887
72.953
69.128
57.188
129.521
66.992
98.604
93.055
100.065
87.404
189.028
123.991
162.938
118.511
154.718
143.841
159.569
125.875

75.107
87.413
99.012
72.416
68.925
57.116
129.458
66.175
98.203
92.779
99.897
86.997
190.411
125.315
163.593
119.162
155.235
143.971
159.320
125.767

-1.8
1.1
2.3
-.7
-4.2
-6.3
-.8
-7.5
2.5
1.4
2.5
.8
2.7
3.1
2.5
2.5
1.6
.7
1.5
-.5

-0.5
-.2
.1
-.7
-.3
-.1
.0
-1.2
-.4
-.3
-.2
-.5
.7
1.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
-.2
-.1

0.7
.8
2.0
-.9
-1.0
-1.2
-.5
-.3
-.1
.8
.6
.3
.5
.7
.2
.6
.1
.2
.1
.1

0.0
.8
.2
.0
-1.3
-1.9
-.9
-1.6
.9
.2
-.1
.6
1.0
1.6
1.1
.2
-.1
.0
.0
-.6

-1.0
-.2
.4
-.7
-.3
-.1
-.3
-1.2
-.9
-.6
-.2
-.6
.7
1.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
-.2
-.1

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

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

3.668
.921
.697
.095
.176
.222
.191
.224
1.502
1.196
.122
.130
.577

124.716
116.854
122.378
118.818
145.530
82.836
114.127
100.124
113.333
115.615
112.108
128.330
87.699

126.966
120.512
126.767
121.482
152.597
89.181
112.459
101.846
115.638
117.636
114.091
128.410
89.480

4.4
6.1
5.9
-.9
8.2
6.9
6.2
6.5
4.7
3.9
5.3
3.5
3.2

1.8
3.1
3.6
2.2
4.9
7.7
-1.5
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.8
.1
2.0

1.0
-.3
.2
1.2
3.4
-.9
-1.4
.0
2.0
1.8
5.8
3.4
-.3

-.6
.3
-.3
-2.1
-.4
.6
-.4
1.1
-1.6
-2.2
-5.5
-5.1
-1.2

.2
1.2
1.6
-.8
2.3
3.5
-1.0
.2
.1
.3
-1.2
-1.2
.1

.350
.306
.750
.262
.194
.294
.280
.215
.044
.171

99.174
104.360
131.035
128.666
141.025
125.916
119.921
163.354
112.102
179.196

101.136
107.684
130.799
127.288
138.514
128.061
121.409
166.614
112.379
183.543

4.9
7.8
.7
-.1
2.1
.6
3.5
9.8
4.3
11.2

2.0
3.2
-.2
-1.1
-1.8
1.7
1.2
2.0
.2
2.4

2.5
2.4
.7
.2
3.3
-.1
1.6
-.2
-.6
.3

-1.9
1.0
-.1
.4
-1.6
.8
-.3
-.3
.6
-.7

1.9
-.5
-1.1
-1.1
-1.9
.1
-.6
2.1
.2
2.6

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 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 .........................

19.418
18.631
6.914
3.320
3.003
.380
.059
6.470
6.193

216.474
213.141
100.736
143.290
154.645
92.886
123.603
310.810
310.227
310.015
317.121
297.199
282.442
145.652
130.883
156.677
258.001
263.526
233.311

213.013
209.647
100.187
143.539
152.569
92.715
121.005
297.935
296.999
296.474
304.308
285.566
278.494
145.326
130.601
156.307
258.440
264.215
233.308

10.1
10.2
3.9
3.4
5.3
-1.3
-.2
23.5
23.5
23.7
23.1
22.4
24.6
5.2
5.3
5.0
2.3
2.2
1.9

-1.6
-1.6
-.5
.2
-1.3
-.2
-2.1
-4.1
-4.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.9
-1.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.3
.0

.9
.9
.3
.0
.9
-1.2
-1.6
1.7
1.8
2.0
1.8
1.7
.0
.4
.3
.4
.2
.2
.5

1.1
1.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
.0
2.1
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.2
.2
-.3
.9
.8
.2
.7

-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-.3
-.6
-.2
.5
-3.1
-3.2
-3.2
-3.1
-2.8
.8
-.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.3
.0

-

.277
.479
.285
.194
1.184
.054
.445

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
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

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

.621
3.079
.505
.344
.154
.787
.464
.078
.240

158.076
391.532
167.047
165.698
169.855
267.826
302.854
152.119
271.060

158.518
394.608
168.121
166.629
171.286
266.204
299.796
150.491
272.016

2.7
3.2
1.5
1.0
2.6
6.8
9.6
-.9
4.2

0.3
.8
.6
.6
.8
-.6
-1.0
-1.1
.4

0.0
.4
.3
.4
.2
.7
1.2
-1.0
.0

0.9
.3
.3
.2
.4
.6
.9
.7
.1

0.3
.3
.6
.6
.8
.0
-.3
.6
.4

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

5.355
1.318
1.274
1.029
.244
.044
4.038
2.220
1.206
.560
.196
.259
1.414
1.321

.073
.020
.403

403.433
316.869
105.943
425.670
97.688
98.929
428.856
340.195
344.297
410.635
179.645
223.050
647.586
241.797
235.852
551.519
195.279
112.687
106.190

405.472
317.901
106.246
426.745
98.114
100.423
431.274
341.110
345.695
411.151
179.700
223.309
652.231
243.650
238.147
554.788
195.324
112.690
107.940

3.2
3.4
3.4
4.4
-.8
1.3
3.2
2.3
2.8
2.2
1.4
1.1
5.1
5.3
5.8
4.2
2.8
2.0
1.6

.5
.3
.3
.3
.4
1.5
.6
.3
.4
.1
.0
.1
.7
.8
1.0
.6
.0
.0
1.6

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

.2
.2
.1
.2
-.1
1.3
.2
.1
.1
.3
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.5
.1
.8

.5
.3
.3
.4
.4
1.5
.6
.4
.6
.2
-.2
.1
.6
.6
.9
.3
.1
.0
1.6

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 1 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 1 .........................................................
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 ....................................
Other recreation services 2 ......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

5.862
1.959
.160
1.384
.025

109.995
99.148
6.302
380.845
13.444

109.869
99.339
6.227
381.396
13.372

.4
.3
-17.7
2.1
-12.3

-.1
.2
-1.2
.1
-.5

.0
-.5
-2.1
-.3
-1.1

-.1
.3
-1.6
.5
-.8

.0
.4
-1.1
.5
-.5

.159
.080
.061
1.122
.783
.339
.546
.337
.203
.184
.059
.124
.542
.407
.049
.075
1.334

78.754
43.955
91.702
157.805
198.729
203.351
117.219
142.998
88.984
81.561
67.117
116.117
53.625
57.396
94.596
94.978
146.246

81.157
43.448
90.541
157.506
198.129
203.484
117.345
143.346
88.851
81.846
67.378
116.505
53.192
56.737
95.508
94.890
145.571

9.0
-5.2
-2.6
3.8
2.8
6.1
.5
4.5
-5.8
1.2
-2.8
3.1
-3.7
-4.9
2.5
-.9
-.8

3.1
-1.2
-1.3
-.2
-.3
.1
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.4
.3
-.8
-1.1
1.0
-.1
-.5

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

.6
-.1
-.1
.2
.0
.7
-.6
-.3
-1.1
.2
-1.5
1.0
-.6
-1.1
-.5
1.9
-.5

3.1
-1.2
-1.3
-.1
-.3
.3
.1
.2
-.1
.5
.8
.3
-.6
-1.1
2.5
.1
-.4

.343
.539
.128
.174
.098
.077

120.000
321.812
267.951
222.538
136.775
102.597

118.529
321.576
267.428
223.520
137.331
103.097

-2.9
.3
.6
-.2
2.1
-3.1

-1.2
-.1
-.2
.4
.4
.5

-.1
.7
.2
.0
.9
-1.2

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

-1.1
-.1
-.2
.4
.4
.5

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

6.118
2.380
.199
2.181
.981
.231

126.219
208.721
544.702
586.531
695.096
658.696

126.415
209.343
546.888
588.222
695.645
658.939

.6
4.6
6.6
4.4
5.7
4.1

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

.0
.3
.2
.3
.5
-.7

.0
.2
1.3
.1
.2
.6

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

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................

.847
.039
3.738
.133
.127
.006
3.605
2.823
1.631
1.192
.782
.208
.026
.470

247.942
218.367
85.492
151.848
239.476
254.263
83.144
100.475
60.739
103.609
9.462
65.435
41.897
76.996

249.471
218.697
85.543
151.804
239.476
252.755
83.196
100.616
60.772
103.872
9.440
65.342
41.515
76.817

3.0
3.9
-1.9
4.4
4.1
12.3
-2.1
-1.5
-3.8
1.8
-4.3
-12.8
-6.8
-.4

0.6
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.6
.1
.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.1
-.9
-.2

0.4
.7
-.1
.0
.0
.1
-.1
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-2.3
.2
.2

-0.5
.1
.0
.0
.0
.2
.0
.1
-.1
.2
-.5
-1.3
-.4
-.2

0.7
.5
.0
.0
.0
-.6
.0
.1
.1
.3
-.3
-.4
-.9
-.2

.064

36.271

36.207

-3.6

-.2

-.9

.0

-.2

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

3.950
1.450
1.352
.087
2.500
.717

418.837
848.513
344.464
229.016
206.615
160.623

419.067
847.868
343.948
231.437
206.887
160.970

1.8
2.6
2.4
4.8
1.3
.5

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

.3
.6
.6
.0
.2
-.6

.4
.7
.8
.2
.2
.6

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

.367

102.273

102.077

-1.2

-.2

-.2

.3

-.2

.343
.572
.572
1.027
.313
.136
.282
.026
.148
.185

186.249
231.139
140.880
366.656
299.280
298.052
144.434
168.253
289.395
85.181

187.416
231.409
141.044
366.867
298.533
298.356
144.585
168.963
290.913
85.416

2.3
.8
.8
2.5
2.6
2.3
1.5
6.0
4.0
-.3

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

-1.0
.1
.1
.3
.5
.4
.3
.5
.2
1.1

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

.6
.1
.1
.1
-.3
.1
.3
.4
.5
-.9

43.898
27.497
17.244
13.576
10.253
56.102
29.504
5.994
10.563
84.685
70.189
94.645
28.583
18.329
14.662
33.644

190.644
168.793
223.817
290.172
115.332
262.636
237.418
269.151
301.130
222.384
217.817
216.346
170.938
224.341
283.654
227.983

189.605
167.147
220.916
284.081
114.872
262.427
237.944
270.160
301.477
221.548
216.732
215.626
169.349
221.629
278.162
226.642

6.4
7.4
10.5
12.2
2.3
2.0
1.8
3.0
1.4
3.8
4.8
4.0
7.2
9.9
11.4
7.6

-.5
-1.0
-1.3
-2.1
-.4
-.1
.2
.4
.1
-.4
-.5
-.3
-.9
-1.2
-1.9
-.6

.7
.7
.9
1.0
.3
.2
.3
.3
.1
.4
.5
.4
.7
.9
.9
.7

.6
.6
1.0
1.6
-.5
.2
.2
.4
.1
.4
.5
.4
.6
.9
1.5
.7

-.5
-.9
-1.5
-1.8
-.4
.2
.3
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
-.7

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

118.550
258.945
251.058
252.823
221.161
219.766
149.633
313.363
269.337
235.531
205.878
$ .447
$ .150

121.279
257.887
250.733
242.844
221.643
220.258
149.890
300.937
270.000
235.976
202.586
$ .448
$ .151

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—
Oct.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Sep.
2011

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Sep. to
Oct.

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

2.918
26.598
52.065
10.946
89.054
73.739
21.812
6.771
51.927
7.430
10.326
-

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

5.4
2.3
1.9
14.8
2.6
2.2
2.5
23.4
2.0
6.6
1.7

2.3
-.4
-.1
-3.9
.2
.2
.2
-4.0
.2
.2
-1.6

1.0
.2
.2
1.2
.3
.3
.4
1.7
.2
.8
.0

-0.8
.3
.3
2.0
.2
.1
-.1
2.7
.2
.7
.5

0.6
.2
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
-.1
-3.0
.3
.2
-.2

-

-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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

222.077

223.010

223.845

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

227.802
227.692
226.069
260.242
226.021
238.874
223.256
232.693
279.330
169.081
165.074
252.335
259.426
224.657
225.425
226.899
251.022
231.995
182.284
165.829
180.451
204.596
147.483
201.864
183.901
128.413
211.846
208.886
134.457
136.270
265.226
158.886
135.387
213.152
213.957
147.838
219.586
211.235
140.635
282.395
326.146
334.242
304.983
204.668
200.771
121.465
316.715
339.666
289.377
303.026
319.553
150.444
153.825
141.488

229.016
228.952
227.458
263.058
228.291
240.476
226.703
234.119
282.353
172.514
165.280
257.244
258.241
225.516
225.924
228.240
252.001
229.785
180.982
169.868
183.402
206.433
147.942
207.719
188.880
126.940
213.091
208.028
133.665
137.254
263.670
158.410
134.462
220.222
215.910
149.363
221.544
210.953
141.699
284.468
330.124
338.124
315.426
206.959
205.968
120.945
320.757
350.949
289.349
295.001
321.846
149.361
153.936
140.599

152.591

149.668

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

223.535

4.4

7.3

1.6

2.7

5.9

2.1

230.060
230.030
228.884
265.587
231.302
245.260
227.538
235.416
284.249
173.678
168.111
260.174
257.590
226.446
226.572
228.405
252.283
228.661
181.257
170.995
185.142
208.718
148.800
209.844
191.894
128.161
209.479
209.831
134.716
138.861
264.959
158.498
135.931
226.032
218.406
150.455
225.614
213.902
142.628
287.175
332.780
340.256
331.286
209.266
210.792
116.502
323.876
350.460
289.974
305.636
326.457
151.454
154.976
142.486

230.351
230.337
229.153
266.730
231.517
247.764
224.464
240.536
286.197
174.849
169.359
261.195
261.364
227.546
227.483
229.091
253.369
230.138
181.706
171.763
184.553
209.481
149.787
204.897
192.449
131.146
209.207
212.547
136.467
140.175
264.152
157.053
136.738
230.396
218.451
148.928
225.731
214.520
143.247
282.740
324.427
330.663
333.383
212.810
202.809
111.252
316.709
337.951
285.047
306.526
322.058
153.552
155.670
145.431

3.2
3.4
4.7
6.1
7.6
6.4
3.8
13.1
5.0
8.7
6.9
6.3
-1.2
4.3
3.5
4.1
7.7
10.0
12.3
2.3
9.1
-2.8
-14.4
1.8
.4
11.0
7.3
-2.6
-3.4
-1.6
9.6
14.3
2.0
22.6
2.6
5.3
-4.6
12.0
3.5
12.6
15.2
27.4
14.6
9.3
60.6
22.2
4.5
21.2
39.3
7.5
7.8
5.1
5.3
5.2

7.1
7.4
10.4
3.3
5.0
8.8
8.9
-2.0
2.9
6.7
5.5
-2.2
4.0
14.6
14.9
20.5
25.0
27.1
22.1
23.2
25.6
16.5
23.9
4.6
13.8
15.7
16.3
2.5
1.8
11.0
8.4
14.1
6.0
9.7
16.4
27.7
13.5
16.6
5.4
12.8
16.3
-6.8
3.4
6.1
-28.7
-.5
43.4
32.2
18.3
235.2
2.7
2.5
2.1
5.6

3.8
4.0
5.0
5.8
4.5
15.8
4.2
9.8
6.7
5.0
6.7
-.1
13.1
6.5
5.5
4.4
4.3
10.3
12.3
-4.8
-2.7
2.3
4.8
2.6
-3.3
7.4
8.4
3.4
1.9
8.5
13.5
7.6
16.6
26.6
9.9
10.3
17.4
5.1
4.7
-2.7
-6.1
10.3
-4.0
-2.7
-2.2
34.4
-19.2
.1
-9.4
-72.9
-1.5
8.7
7.2
9.7

4.6
4.7
5.6
10.4
10.1
15.7
2.2
14.2
10.2
14.4
10.8
14.8
3.0
5.2
3.7
3.9
3.8
-3.2
-1.3
15.1
9.4
9.9
6.4
6.1
19.9
8.8
-4.9
7.2
6.1
12.0
-1.6
-4.5
4.1
36.5
8.7
3.0
11.7
6.4
7.6
.5
-2.1
-4.2
42.8
16.9
4.1
-29.6
.0
-2.0
-5.9
4.7
3.2
8.5
4.9
11.6

5.1
5.4
7.5
4.7
6.3
7.6
6.3
5.3
3.9
7.7
6.2
1.9
1.4
9.3
9.0
12.0
16.0
18.3
17.1
12.3
17.1
6.4
3.0
3.2
6.9
13.3
11.7
-.1
-.9
4.5
9.0
14.2
4.0
16.0
9.3
16.0
4.0
14.3
4.4
12.7
15.8
9.0
8.9
7.7
7.0
10.3
22.4
26.6
28.4
89.8
5.2
3.8
3.7
5.4

4.2
4.3
5.3
8.0
7.3
15.8
3.2
12.0
8.4
9.6
8.7
7.1
7.9
5.9
4.6
4.2
4.0
3.3
5.3
4.7
3.2
6.0
5.6
4.4
7.7
8.1
1.5
5.3
4.0
10.2
5.7
1.3
10.1
31.5
9.3
6.6
14.5
5.7
6.2
-1.1
-4.1
2.8
17.1
6.6
.9
-2.8
-10.1
-1.0
-7.6
-46.7
.8
8.6
6.0
10.7

154.081

158.637

4.1

1.0

5.7

16.8

2.6

11.1

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

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 1 ........................................................
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 1 ..................................................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................

167.414
128.243
160.190
161.966
116.737
124.107
220.358
125.364
196.955
206.103
200.261
133.650
149.009
221.486
189.236
134.698
154.753
209.767
234.816
164.911
222.511
222.521
145.869
124.607
231.603
144.213
147.347
145.338
135.197
164.167
227.990
195.570
203.653
187.140
165.153
300.587

167.199
128.414
161.446
164.210
116.120
124.377
222.565
125.059
198.478
208.537
202.917
135.501
150.001
223.640
190.011
137.173
155.907
211.152
237.336
165.388
226.634
223.558
147.013
125.327
232.682
144.638
147.625
149.926
136.159
164.551
228.514
195.768
204.287
187.533
164.978
301.375

167.262
128.342
161.444
165.792
116.251
124.248
219.575
125.767
199.568
211.591
202.684
138.477
149.979
224.718
188.642
138.036
157.365
211.956
241.162
167.038
227.933
219.695
147.300
125.167
233.257
145.017
147.755
150.081
137.813
164.421
229.060
196.658
205.838
188.158
163.243
301.848

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 1 5 .............................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 2 .......................................................

215.909
245.635
251.517
144.542
455.683

216.430
246.170
252.486
141.783
455.147

301.525
235.213
235.206
128.377
219.074
191.649
335.796
370.730
348.263
193.693
195.044
184.770
180.357
397.044
396.309
121.083
69.845
114.815
73.610

294.409
235.681
235.674
128.727
219.783
192.373
334.935
368.887
348.879
194.520
194.917
189.033
180.557
397.432
396.940
121.447
69.428
114.816
74.729

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

168.076
129.457
162.446
166.566
117.395
123.533
220.830
123.387
200.240
212.276
204.211
138.730
150.632
225.509
188.437
140.628
159.147
212.671
234.344
166.272
229.587
224.639
148.334
125.681
233.622
145.480
148.088
147.528
137.840
165.008
229.130
197.037
206.560
188.076
163.287
301.377

4.2
3.9
11.8
6.7
2.7
4.0
9.6
4.1
1.3
.7
4.0
-3.8
3.2
10.4
4.7
7.8
12.3
.1
-3.8
1.3
.8
1.6
-3.3
-2.1
1.5
1.8
1.4
2.9
.4
1.6
.6
-.3
-.7
-1.7
.3
2.1

9.3
5.7
1.0
16.8
4.3
20.5
33.6
8.0
7.2
1.6
.2
2.5
4.3
18.8
26.4
13.1
13.4
6.5
9.0
7.1
9.5
7.2
8.6
9.0
3.4
3.9
3.2
2.0
1.5
4.1
3.1
4.0
5.3
-.3
-1.5
1.8

4.0
1.8
3.5
12.8
-.1
10.3
21.1
-.5
5.9
7.1
18.2
6.2
4.2
10.0
14.8
.0
15.5
5.1
10.3
5.3
-.4
5.0
9.0
2.6
2.5
2.2
3.3
3.6
3.2
2.2
.8
-3.5
-3.7
1.9
-2.6
6.7

1.6
3.8
5.8
11.9
2.3
-1.8
.9
-6.2
6.8
12.5
8.1
16.1
4.4
7.5
-1.7
18.8
11.9
5.7
-.8
3.3
13.3
3.9
6.9
3.5
3.5
3.6
2.0
6.2
8.1
2.1
2.0
3.0
5.8
2.0
-4.4
1.1

6.7
4.8
6.3
11.6
3.5
12.0
21.0
6.0
4.2
1.1
2.0
-.7
3.7
14.5
15.0
10.4
12.9
3.2
2.4
4.2
5.1
4.3
2.5
3.3
2.4
2.9
2.3
2.5
.9
2.9
1.8
1.8
2.3
-1.0
-.6
1.9

2.8
2.8
4.6
12.3
1.1
4.0
10.5
-3.4
6.4
9.8
13.1
11.0
4.3
8.7
6.2
9.0
13.7
5.4
4.6
4.3
6.3
4.4
8.0
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7
4.9
5.6
2.1
1.4
-.3
.9
2.0
-3.5
3.8

216.896
246.496
253.029
140.409
455.393

217.175
247.041
253.907
138.160
456.873

1.3
1.5
2.5
-4.8
5.3

2.3
1.3
1.4
5.8
4.5

1.8
2.2
1.7
27.3
5.2

2.4
2.3
3.9
-16.5
1.0

1.8
1.4
2.0
.4
4.9

2.1
2.3
2.8
3.1
3.1

290.780
235.969
235.959
129.090
221.302
193.702
334.361
366.947
350.488
195.994
196.287
190.852
181.809
400.847
397.312
121.613
70.009
114.257
73.201

284.657
236.463
236.454
129.562
220.648
192.887
334.886
364.886
355.488
195.083
196.808
184.777
182.163
401.765
397.594
121.679
70.035
114.119
72.747

-7.3
1.2
1.2
-1.4
1.9
1.1
64.3
84.2
37.4
-2.3
1.7
-15.8
5.0
5.2
4.2
-.7
-1.9
-5.0
21.4

6.1
1.1
1.1
-.1
9.1
9.7
47.2
81.4
2.3
7.3
5.5
14.1
6.7
7.8
2.8
.7
2.4
-3.2
-16.1

33.8
1.9
1.9
2.3
.0
-.9
-12.7
-17.9
-2.2
.1
1.5
-4.9
3.8
4.0
3.1
1.3
-3.3
10.7
-4.3

-20.6
2.1
2.1
3.7
2.9
2.6
-1.1
-6.2
8.6
2.9
3.7
.0
4.1
4.8
1.3
2.0
1.1
-2.4
-4.6

-.8
1.2
1.2
-.7
5.4
5.3
55.6
82.8
18.5
2.4
3.6
-2.0
5.8
6.5
3.5
.0
.2
-4.1
.9

3.1
2.0
2.0
3.0
1.5
.8
-7.1
-12.2
3.1
1.5
2.6
-2.5
3.9
4.4
2.2
1.6
-1.1
3.9
-4.5

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

35

CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Appliances 2 .......................................................................
Major appliances 2 ............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ......................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................

58.352
115.290
133.662
89.177
76.100
86.420
96.973
73.605
70.729
59.035
132.028
68.277
98.186
92.573
99.536
87.175
186.171
121.232
160.990
117.609
154.670
143.520
159.435
126.461

57.634
115.270
133.278
89.655
76.670
87.083
98.887
72.968
70.009
58.309
131.339
68.053
98.129
93.290
100.147
87.468
187.129
122.084
161.243
118.293
154.879
143.813
159.632
126.634

58.688
114.732
133.792
88.515
76.696
87.791
99.126
72.953
69.128
57.188
130.214
66.992
98.996
93.517
100.065
87.958
189.028
123.991
162.938
118.511
154.718
143.841
159.569
125.875

58.821
115.240
135.870
88.424
75.917
87.602
99.525
72.416
68.925
57.116
129.851
66.175
98.077
92.965
99.897
87.392
190.411
125.315
163.593
119.162
155.235
143.971
159.320
125.767

-6.3
-2.0
-4.2
1.4
-3.7
-3.2
-6.1
-1.9
-3.8
-4.2
-1.3
-17.4
9.7
1.7
1.5
-1.2
-.6
.2
1.8
-3.8
2.3
3.1
2.8
.6

8.8
2.8
4.0
-1.0
-4.6
.9
1.1
1.0
-1.6
-4.5
11.4
-8.8
-1.4
4.8
1.0
11.0
-1.5
-4.6
-.5
2.4
.9
-3.8
1.6
-.2

-5.7
2.6
-4.6
12.8
2.1
1.4
3.8
4.7
-1.4
-3.7
-6.1
10.0
2.4
-2.7
6.1
-7.0
3.9
3.5
2.1
6.3
2.0
2.2
1.9
-.2

3.3
-.2
6.8
-3.3
-1.0
5.6
10.9
-6.3
-9.8
-12.4
-6.4
-11.8
-.4
1.7
1.5
1.0
9.4
14.2
6.6
5.4
1.5
1.3
-.3
-2.2

1.0
.4
-.2
.1
-4.2
-1.2
-2.5
-.4
-2.7
-4.4
4.9
-13.2
4.0
3.2
1.3
4.8
-1.0
-2.3
.6
-.8
1.6
-.4
2.2
.2

-1.3
1.2
.9
4.4
.6
3.5
7.3
-1.0
-5.7
-8.1
-6.2
-1.5
1.0
-.5
3.7
-3.1
6.6
8.7
4.3
5.9
1.7
1.7
.8
-1.2

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

122.700
116.888
122.754
117.869
145.524
82.487
116.417
98.736
109.948
112.571
100.346
118.968
86.705

123.897
116.537
123.022
119.238
150.487
81.772
114.763
98.715
112.099
114.640
106.135
123.028
86.482

123.110
116.944
122.680
116.754
149.863
82.268
114.247
99.786
110.315
112.088
100.305
116.702
85.428

123.381
118.380
124.615
115.876
153.335
85.152
113.159
100.013
110.444
112.402
99.140
115.279
85.519

3.8
4.0
3.0
-8.9
-3.1
6.9
17.4
4.2
6.0
5.0
35.1
-17.6
11.7

-4.0
-6.7
-7.8
-.7
-4.6
-15.1
-8.7
-1.0
-4.8
-5.2
-19.1
40.2
-8.6

16.7
24.0
24.9
14.3
20.5
26.5
33.0
18.6
16.8
17.8
18.0
12.7
17.4

2.2
5.2
6.2
-6.6
23.3
13.6
-10.7
5.3
1.8
-.6
-4.7
-11.8
-5.4

-.2
-1.5
-2.6
-4.9
-3.8
-4.7
3.5
1.6
.5
-.2
4.5
7.5
1.1

9.2
14.2
15.2
3.3
21.9
19.9
9.0
11.7
9.1
8.2
6.0
-.3
5.4

99.473
99.758
129.250
127.945
136.611
123.745
118.190
163.249
112.064
178.709

101.983
102.194
130.189
128.185
141.090
123.606
120.035
162.946
111.399
179.300

100.007
103.208
130.053
128.666
138.765
124.588
119.637
162.423
112.102
178.002

101.896
102.662
128.627
127.288
136.104
124.740
118.953
165.790
112.379
182.666

-5.7
10.2
-.9
-4.6
-1.6
-1.7
-1.4
11.9
7.9
11.9

-5.5
-3.1
-2.2
.3
5.6
-4.5
-5.1
9.5
1.2
12.6

23.4
12.9
8.3
6.3
6.1
5.6
19.8
11.3
7.0
11.0

10.1
12.2
-1.9
-2.0
-1.5
3.3
2.6
6.4
1.1
9.2

-5.6
3.3
-1.6
-2.2
1.9
-3.1
-3.3
10.7
4.5
12.3

16.5
12.5
3.1
2.0
2.2
4.4
10.9
8.8
4.0
10.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 ..................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

214.617
211.387
100.613
144.489
152.817
93.308
120.410
305.332
304.500
303.898
311.031
291.062

216.457
213.215
100.947
144.511
154.229
92.167
118.539
310.629
310.120
310.014
316.776
296.041

218.765
215.526
100.694
144.429
153.401
92.202
121.024
319.294
318.744
318.611
325.780
304.377

216.031
212.729
100.304
144.033
152.535
91.995
121.619
309.254
308.583
308.368
315.708
295.801

16.6
16.5
-1.2
-1.7
-.9
.0
-10.6
53.7
53.9
54.8
52.5
49.9

26.9
27.5
9.0
10.3
8.7
-.3
22.1
70.8
70.3
70.9
68.5
66.9

-2.9
-2.6
9.7
6.8
14.8
.9
-12.5
-15.8
-16.0
-16.6
-15.7
-16.0

2.7
2.6
-1.2
-1.3
-.7
-5.5
4.1
5.2
5.5
6.0
6.2
6.7

21.7
21.9
3.8
4.1
3.8
-.1
4.5
62.1
61.9
62.7
60.3
58.2

-.2
-.1
4.1
2.7
6.7
-2.4
-4.6
-5.9
-5.8
-6.0
-5.4
-5.4

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

36

CPI Detailed Report-October 2011

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

Other motor fuels 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 .....................................................

264.751
144.840
130.869
154.553
255.509
262.556
230.533
156.705
391.051
166.084
164.713
168.911
263.228
294.643
152.279
270.830

264.851
145.390
131.313
155.232
256.077
262.974
231.777
156.724
392.496
166.610
165.363
169.189
264.968
298.216
150.785
270.883

270.800
145.652
130.883
156.677
258.001
263.526
233.311
158.076
393.773
167.047
165.698
169.855
266.655
300.842
151.785
271.060

272.886
145.326
130.601
156.307
258.440
264.215
233.308
158.518
394.845
168.121
166.629
171.286
266.551
300.006
152.671
272.016

117.7
6.3
8.5
3.2
1.2
3.9
-.4
2.1
1.6
1.3
.9
2.3
19.4
33.0
-3.2
10.1

65.3
3.5
3.1
4.2
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.0
4.9
.2
.1
.4
14.7
19.4
.1
2.7

-40.6
9.8
10.9
8.1
2.4
1.3
1.8
3.0
2.3
-.5
-1.7
2.1
-9.5
-15.4
-1.5
2.4

12.9
1.3
-.8
4.6
4.7
2.6
4.9
4.7
3.9
5.0
4.7
5.7
5.1
7.5
1.0
1.8

89.7
4.9
5.8
3.7
1.1
2.4
.5
1.5
3.3
.8
.5
1.4
17.0
26.0
-1.5
6.3

-18.1
5.5
4.9
6.4
3.5
1.9
3.3
3.8
3.1
2.2
1.5
3.9
-2.5
-4.7
-.2
2.1

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

402.449
315.957
105.646
424.748
98.307
98.428
427.870
339.447
343.317
409.245
179.182
223.669
647.029
241.614
235.512
552.258
194.179
112.341
105.160

403.355
316.299
105.792
425.800
97.777
97.642
428.997
340.063
344.096
410.092
180.220
223.159
650.044
242.802
236.707
554.248
194.727
112.585
105.369

404.101
316.869
105.943
426.480
97.688
98.929
429.797
340.515
344.369
411.124
180.573
223.050
650.292
242.847
236.833
554.135
195.655
112.687
106.190

406.170
317.901
106.246
427.995
98.114
100.423
432.259
341.718
346.325
412.070
180.154
223.309
653.945
244.295
238.957
555.984
195.845
112.690
107.940

2.2
3.9
3.9
3.6
-1.9
4.0
1.7
2.1
2.2
1.8
-.5
2.3
3.3
3.5
4.9
1.5
2.2
2.4
-4.6

4.1
7.0
7.3
6.7
4.5
-2.0
3.1
2.5
4.3
1.8
1.5
1.7
5.6
5.5
4.0
6.6
2.5
2.9
-.8

2.9
.2
.4
4.4
-4.7
-4.6
3.9
1.9
1.1
2.3
2.5
.9
7.2
7.5
8.3
6.1
3.0
1.4
1.3

3.7
2.5
2.3
3.1
-.8
8.4
4.2
2.7
3.6
2.8
2.2
-.6
4.3
4.5
6.0
2.7
3.5
1.2
11.0

3.1
5.4
5.6
5.1
1.2
1.0
2.4
2.3
3.2
1.8
.5
2.0
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.0
2.4
2.6
-2.7

3.3
1.3
1.3
3.7
-2.7
1.7
4.0
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.3
.1
5.8
6.0
7.1
4.4
3.3
1.3
6.1

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 1 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 1 ......................................................
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 .................................
Other recreation services 2 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................

109.989
99.198
6.566
379.203
13.700

110.007
98.741
6.426
378.160
13.553

109.921
99.049
6.320
380.210
13.444

109.929
99.493
6.249
382.088
13.372

-.6
-2.8
-14.8
-.6
-18.4

1.5
2.3
-19.3
4.1
-9.7

.9
.5
-18.8
1.8
-11.4

-.2
1.2
-18.0
3.1
-9.2

.4
-.3
-17.1
1.7
-14.2

.3
.8
-18.4
2.4
-10.3

78.637
44.262
92.379
156.205
196.843
200.992
118.166
143.578
90.346
80.845
67.446
114.353
54.038
58.242
93.976
92.983
146.653

78.304
44.012
91.795
157.473
198.734
201.947
117.951
143.475
90.008
81.108
67.299
115.018
53.891
58.026
93.833
93.153
146.938

78.754
43.955
91.702
157.794
198.729
203.303
117.219
142.998
88.984
81.241
66.283
116.117
53.556
57.396
93.340
94.956
146.193

81.157
43.448
90.541
157.599
198.129
203.873
117.345
143.346
88.851
81.622
66.794
116.505
53.215
56.737
95.665
95.078
145.549

-2.9
-7.2
-3.5
1.6
.0
5.3
-2.9
6.5
-16.7
-2.2
-10.6
2.2
-2.2
-5.0
6.7
7.6
2.6

11.5
-2.6
4.3
6.3
4.9
9.5
4.3
3.3
6.0
6.6
16.2
2.2
-3.4
-3.2
-2.0
-5.3
-3.1

15.1
-3.7
-3.1
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
9.1
-4.9
-3.3
-10.6
.5
-3.0
-1.1
-1.6
-13.4
.4

13.4
-7.2
-7.7
3.6
2.6
5.9
-2.8
-.6
-6.5
3.9
-3.8
7.7
-6.0
-9.9
7.4
9.3
-3.0

4.0
-5.0
.3
3.9
2.4
7.4
.6
4.9
-6.0
2.1
1.9
2.2
-2.8
-4.1
2.2
.9
-.3

14.3
-5.5
-5.4
3.7
3.2
4.8
.4
4.1
-5.7
.3
-7.3
4.0
-4.5
-5.6
2.8
-2.7
-1.3

120.451
320.762
269.231
222.398

120.372
323.110
269.776
222.395

119.829
321.812
267.951
222.538

118.458
321.576
267.428
223.520

4.0
1.2
3.6
.1

-7.2
-2.6
-.6
-1.0

-1.5
1.8
2.2
-1.8

-6.5
1.0
-2.7
2.0

-1.8
-.7
1.5
-.5

-4.0
1.4
-.2
.1

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

135.257
103.962

136.525
102.693

136.775
102.597

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .........................................................
Information and information processing 2 ...........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 ............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

125.517
205.277
532.994
577.124
677.299
649.668
246.642
215.019
85.644
151.822
239.476
253.361
83.298
100.366
60.785
103.245
9.582
68.476
41.984
77.020

125.576
205.796
534.305
578.589
680.548
644.954
247.548
216.515
85.568
151.831
239.476
253.676
83.221
100.405
60.771
103.372
9.527
66.880
42.064
77.150

36.591

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.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

137.331
103.097

2.3
-2.7

0.4
-2.9

-0.5
-3.5

6.3
-3.3

1.4
-2.8

2.8
-3.4

125.624
206.130
541.400
578.907
681.861
648.962
246.397
216.783
85.530
151.848
239.476
254.263
83.182
100.475
60.739
103.609
9.482
66.005
41.897
76.996

125.928
207.239
544.346
582.018
684.899
651.589
248.233
217.880
85.570
151.804
239.476
252.755
83.223
100.616
60.772
103.872
9.455
65.750
41.515
76.817

-.6
5.9
11.3
5.4
6.6
4.2
4.1
3.6
-4.5
17.3
16.6
32.7
-5.3
-4.8
-10.5
3.5
-6.9
-16.2
-8.9
-2.6

.9
3.7
3.3
3.7
5.3
4.2
2.5
2.8
-.9
.9
.5
9.1
-1.0
-.9
-1.5
-.2
-1.2
-10.5
-6.2
3.0

.9
4.9
3.3
5.1
6.4
6.8
2.7
3.8
-1.6
.5
.0
11.1
-1.7
-1.1
-2.9
1.3
-3.8
-9.4
-7.7
-.7

1.3
3.9
8.8
3.4
4.6
1.2
2.6
5.4
-.3
.0
.0
-1.0
-.4
1.0
-.1
2.5
-5.2
-15.0
-4.4
-1.1

.1
4.8
7.2
4.6
6.0
4.2
3.3
3.2
-2.8
8.8
8.3
20.3
-3.2
-2.9
-6.1
1.6
-4.1
-13.4
-7.6
.1

1.1
4.4
6.0
4.3
5.5
4.0
2.6
4.6
-1.0
.2
.0
4.9
-1.0
-.1
-1.5
1.9
-4.5
-12.3
-6.1
-.9

36.254

36.271

36.207

-5.4

1.2

-5.9

-4.1

-2.1

-5.0

416.213
837.692
339.833
228.533
206.107
160.567

417.579
842.479
341.894
228.583
206.492
159.655

419.144
848.513
344.464
229.016
206.855
160.623

419.022
847.868
343.948
231.437
206.852
160.970

2.9
3.2
3.1
3.8
2.7
3.3

.4
-.4
-.6
1.5
.8
1.6

1.3
2.8
2.4
8.8
.4
-3.7

2.7
4.9
4.9
5.2
1.5
1.0

1.6
1.3
1.2
2.7
1.8
2.4

2.0
3.9
3.7
7.0
.9
-1.4

102.119

101.929

102.273

102.077

4.1

-1.8

-6.4

-.2

1.1

-3.4

186.432
230.579
140.539
364.641
297.658
296.713
143.371
166.256
288.743
85.590

184.619
230.907
140.739
365.672
299.042
297.933
143.734
167.062
289.207
86.569

186.249
231.139
140.880
366.100
299.562
298.106
144.166
168.253
289.395
86.525

187.416
231.409
141.044
366.640
298.808
298.550
144.558
168.963
290.913
85.735

2.4
.9
.9
3.1
5.3
1.7
3.2
5.7
-7.3
1.3

5.3
.8
.8
2.2
2.1
.6
-1.0
2.4
15.3
-.8

-.8
.0
.0
2.7
1.5
4.4
.4
9.1
6.2
-2.2

2.1
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.6
2.5
3.4
6.7
3.0
.7

3.9
.8
.8
2.6
3.7
1.1
1.1
4.0
3.4
.2

.7
.7
.7
2.4
1.5
3.4
1.9
7.9
4.6
-.8

189.046
167.478
220.896
286.641
115.677
260.993
236.372
267.720
299.585
220.891
215.872
214.730
169.640
221.553
280.419
225.476

190.282
168.690
222.967
289.480
116.073
261.562
237.045
268.407
299.911
221.765
216.959
215.656
170.837
223.538
283.019
226.992

191.372
169.769
225.168
294.063
115.500
262.136
237.511
269.601
300.175
222.557
217.988
216.487
171.906
225.645
287.198
228.532

190.348
168.215
221.806
288.888
115.002
262.648
238.113
270.174
300.871
222.138
217.364
216.108
170.390
222.347
282.244
226.833

8.5
11.7
22.7
26.5
-2.1
1.3
1.9
3.5
.6
4.6
5.7
4.5
11.3
21.5
24.9
13.0

13.9
17.9
22.7
31.3
6.8
2.4
.7
4.8
1.5
7.3
9.9
7.5
17.4
21.6
29.3
16.2

1.1
-.3
-2.7
-7.5
7.1
1.9
1.7
.2
1.6
1.1
1.3
1.5
-.3
-2.6
-7.1
-.3

2.8
1.8
1.7
3.2
-2.3
2.6
3.0
3.7
1.7
2.3
2.8
2.6
1.8
1.4
2.6
2.4

11.1
14.8
22.7
28.9
2.3
1.8
1.3
4.1
1.1
5.9
7.8
6.0
14.3
21.6
27.1
14.6

2.0
.7
-.5
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
1.9
1.7
1.7
2.0
2.0
.7
-.6
-2.3
1.1

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
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

116.559
256.220
249.178
246.895
220.065
218.908
148.996
308.122
268.327
232.079
202.751

117.768
256.800
249.772
249.914
220.749
219.477
149.589
313.210
268.865
233.888
202.794

116.864
257.577
250.450
254.922
221.083
219.660
149.394
321.564
269.335
235.531
203.908

117.510
258.101
250.871
249.471
221.394
219.972
149.226
311.879
270.009
235.976
203.400

6 months
ended—

Jan.
2011

Apr.
2011

July
2011

Oct.
2011

Apr.
2011

Oct.
2011

5.1
1.4
1.6
29.7
1.6
1.3
.4
54.2
1.6
5.9
-1.4

-4.4
3.6
2.0
44.3
3.1
2.2
2.7
69.7
2.0
8.9
6.5

18.9
1.1
1.4
-10.5
3.4
3.2
6.2
-15.7
2.0
4.8
.6

3.3
3.0
2.7
4.2
2.4
2.0
.6
5.0
2.5
6.9
1.3

0.2
2.5
1.8
36.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
61.8
1.8
7.4
2.5

10.8
2.0
2.1
-3.4
2.9
2.6
3.4
-5.9
2.3
5.8
.9

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

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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Table 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. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

M

225.922

226.545

226.889

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

242.282
243.806
144.952

243.033
244.601
145.339

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

216.099
216.350
139.222

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. 2011 from—

Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

226.421

3.5

-0.1

-0.2

3.9

0.4

0.2

243.323
244.983
145.369

243.014
244.534
145.404

3.6
3.4
4.0

.0
.0
.0

-.1
-.2
.0

4.0
3.8
4.4

.4
.5
.3

.1
.2
.0

216.586
216.870
139.451

216.968
217.360
139.542

215.653
216.130
138.573

3.3
3.3
3.4

-.4
-.3
-.6

-.6
-.6
-.7

3.9
3.9
3.9

.4
.5
.2

.2
.2
.1

212.261

213.009

213.606

212.476

3.4

-.3

-.5

4.1

.6

.3

M
M
M

219.682
220.897
139.783

220.471
221.685
140.378

220.371
221.242
140.471

219.969
220.515
140.303

3.7
3.2
4.0

-.2
-.5
-.1

-.2
-.3
-.1

4.1
3.6
4.3

.3
.2
.5

.0
-.2
.1

M

224.681

224.613

224.462

224.574

4.3

.0

.0

4.3

-.1

-.1

M
M
M

227.805
231.666
138.128

228.222
232.219
138.171

229.147
233.221
138.564

229.195
233.259
138.696

3.4
3.2
3.7

.4
.4
.4

.0
.0
.1

3.5
3.3
3.8

.6
.7
.3

.4
.4
.3

M
M
M

205.928
140.057
219.465

206.524
140.440
219.856

206.883
140.584
220.391

206.393
140.355
219.959

3.3
3.8
3.8

-.1
-.1
.0

-.2
-.2
-.2

3.6
4.1
4.2

.5
.4
.4

.2
.1
.2

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

219.277
231.303

219.688
231.833

220.027
233.022

219.592
233.049

2.9
2.8

.0
.5

-.2
.0

3.1
3.1

.3
.7

.2
.5

M

249.164

250.058

250.559

250.051

3.3

.0

-.2

3.8

.6

.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

244.256
211.686
208.602
147.747

-

245.310
213.004
209.255
147.658

-

-

-

-

3.7
3.7
3.7
3.4

.4
.6
.3
-.1

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

212.335
213.924
202.445
232.749

-

209.182
212.927
201.398
232.141

3.1
3.5
3.2
3.8

-1.5
-.5
-.5
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

236.196
234.608
233.810

-

235.440
235.331
235.916

3.0
3.2
3.8

-.3
.3
.9

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 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.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

South

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

243.014
382.674

3.6

-0.1

-0.6

-0.2

0.0

-

-

-

229.195
370.481

3.4

-

219.969
356.820

3.7

-

215.653
350.880

3.3

-

-

-

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

237.413
237.253
237.219
240.273
238.173

4.4
4.6
5.8
3.0
1.1

.3
.3
.3
.3
.1

224.763
224.280
220.487
230.251
229.917

4.7
4.8
6.2
2.9
3.5

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

229.311
230.382
228.378
235.923
213.554

4.7
5.0
6.6
2.8
1.2

.4
.4
.5
.2
.3

232.492
232.328
235.362
226.958
231.291

4.1
4.4
6.0
2.2
-.6

.1
.1
-.3
.5
.1

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

249.091
298.371
295.974

2.1
2.0
2.2

-.2
.0
.3

199.722
230.581
226.696

1.6
1.4
1.8

-.6
.2
.3

204.716
227.027
229.174

1.9
1.8
2.8

-.2
.3
.4

229.801
256.443
264.418

1.8
1.8
2.5

.1
.2
.5

310.193

2.0

.1

235.079

1.3

.2

230.742

1.6

.3

270.086

1.5

.2

310.127
220.827
201.869
191.369
189.461
182.943
126.944

2.0
3.9
3.7
-1.1
.4
-4.6
.8

.1
-1.5
-1.7
-2.1
-3.1
.3
-.1

235.082
205.288
176.690
181.443
183.061
169.877
118.778

1.3
3.3
2.9
2.3
4.9
-2.9
.5

.2
-5.2
-6.6
-7.0
-9.0
-2.3
-.1

230.727
219.539
185.827
185.417
182.489
189.035
126.191

1.6
3.8
3.6
3.1
3.6
-.3
.3

.3
-3.3
-4.3
-4.5
-4.8
-2.7
.5

270.108
251.752
228.459
230.015
250.839
194.587
128.920

1.5
2.9
1.8
1.5
2.0
-.3
.7

.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
.2
-1.7
.1

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

132.618

4.9

1.5

121.318

5.5

2.7

135.906

2.7

1.7

118.991

4.4

1.6

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

212.273
205.452
99.927
141.854
98.309
138.696
160.764
291.909
290.809
292.140
296.364
280.638

9.6
9.6
3.5
3.2
3.2
3.3
6.9
25.0
25.1
25.1
25.2
24.3

-1.1
-1.1
-.4
.1
.1
.0
-1.0
-3.9
-3.9
-4.0
-3.6
-3.6

211.093
205.568
100.923
136.656
96.702
136.416
153.679
298.863
297.697
296.347
326.800
289.782

8.4
8.5
3.9
3.7
3.7
4.6
6.0
20.3
20.1
20.3
19.9
18.8

-2.6
-2.7
-.5
.3
.3
.2
-1.3
-7.3
-7.6
-7.8
-7.1
-7.2

211.041
209.368
100.857
147.228
100.224
152.093
149.668
292.481
291.179
290.203
303.731
286.969

10.1
10.3
3.7
3.6
3.6
4.5
5.1
23.8
23.8
24.0
23.6
22.6

-1.5
-1.6
-.5
.0
.0
-.2
-1.1
-3.9
-4.0
-4.1
-3.9
-3.8

213.771
207.889
100.255
141.911
98.492
143.679
146.111
304.471
303.558
302.918
284.019
287.801

8.4
8.6
2.7
3.0
3.0
3.6
3.4
25.0
25.1
25.5
24.2
23.7

-.6
-.6
-.5
.3
.3
.2
-1.9
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
-1.7
-1.6

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

425.368
356.728
442.474
338.636

3.3
4.2
3.1
2.1

.3
.3
.3
.1

402.824
323.996
428.974
362.713

3.2
3.6
3.1
2.1

.4
.5
.4
.4

383.731
307.737
409.272
337.107

2.8
2.6
2.9
2.5

.5
.4
.5
.2

411.795
330.820
436.461
311.729

3.2
2.5
3.5
1.9

.6
-.2
.8
.3

Recreation 4 ..............................................

118.628

.1

.4

113.708

-.8

-.5

113.622

.6

.0

108.218

.9

-.4

Education and communication 4 ...............

134.683

.6

-.2

134.473

1.3

.4

128.847

1.4

.2

133.716

2.0

.0

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

420.094

2.1

.5

371.637

1.0

-.3

381.696

1.7

.2

382.975

1.7

.0

243.014
192.474
165.242
213.447

3.6
6.0
7.0
10.0

-.1
-.2
-.6
-.7

215.653
181.141
158.557
206.880

3.3
5.6
6.1
8.6

-.6
-1.0
-1.4
-2.1

219.969
186.510
164.434
216.479

3.7
5.9
6.5
9.6

-.2
-.3
-.8
-1.0

229.195
181.784
154.564
200.335

3.4
5.4
6.2
9.9

.0
-.2
-.3
-.3

276.521
111.095
292.659
312.069
259.664

11.8
1.7
2.1
2.0
4.3

-1.4
-.3
-.1
.0
.4

262.594
110.988
251.688
236.830
272.995

9.6
2.3
1.7
1.5
2.4

-3.5
-.3
-.3
.2
.0

265.929
115.773
254.386
233.319
280.889

11.7
1.6
2.3
1.8
3.7

-1.8
-.3
-.1
.3
.1

257.371
112.514
272.238
272.735
266.626

11.6
1.2
2.1
1.8
1.5

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

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.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

339.504

1.4

0.1

234.886
244.376
224.631
168.137
226.641
214.866
270.728
296.933
282.077
239.732
245.704
248.780

3.6
3.4
4.3
6.7
7.2
9.4
10.9
2.2
2.0
13.7
2.6
2.3

152.091
303.913
302.646

2.3
24.8
2.3

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

304.983

0.9

0.1

-.2
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.7
-1.3
-.1
-.1
-2.8
.2
.1

206.699
214.153
212.604
161.013
216.597
208.162
258.552
282.600
238.233
230.575
216.494
215.743

3.3
3.1
4.1
6.0
6.7
8.2
9.0
1.9
1.6
12.5
2.4
2.0

.3
-3.2
.1

146.414
297.891
260.958

2.7
20.1
1.7

Index
Oct.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

306.889

2.1

0.2

-.7
-.7
-.9
-1.4
-1.2
-2.0
-3.2
-.9
-.4
-7.0
.2
.2

210.616
218.144
218.647
166.117
223.175
216.122
260.215
288.866
240.148
230.716
219.413
217.859

3.8
3.5
4.6
6.3
7.2
9.1
10.9
2.8
2.2
14.9
2.6
2.1

.3
-7.1
.2

149.273
296.583
261.468

1.8
23.8
2.2

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

315.470

2.5

-0.1

-.2
-.3
-.4
-.7
-.4
-1.0
-1.6
-.5
-.1
-4.1
.3
.3

220.712
228.869
219.623
157.777
217.875
203.323
254.656
302.620
260.739
273.262
227.630
227.503

3.4
3.2
4.2
6.0
6.9
9.2
10.6
2.4
2.0
15.2
2.4
2.0

.0
.0
-.1
-.3
-.1
-.3
-.8
.1
.1
-1.2
.1
.1

.3
-3.8
.3

141.270
308.270
275.602

1.8
24.8
2.1

.0
-1.7
.2

Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Oct.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

206.393
206.393

3.3

-0.2

140.355

3.8

-0.2

-0.2

-

-

-

-

-

219.959
354.738

3.8

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

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

207.994
208.130
212.155
201.498
204.246

4.1
4.4
5.6
2.7
1.2

.1
.1
-.1
.3
.0

144.932
145.339
144.406
146.749
139.442

4.9
5.1
7.1
2.4
1.5

.3
.3
.5
.0
.3

230.156
230.356
226.268
238.786
226.474

5.1
5.4
6.1
4.3
.8

.4
.4
.3
.5
.4

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 ...........................................................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

203.364
220.925
221.736
220.381
220.358
223.902
216.597
202.857
201.309
192.714
117.599

1.7
1.8
2.1
1.6
1.6
3.0
2.2
.6
1.5
-2.1
-.4

-.2
.2
.5
.2
.2
-2.7
-3.5
-3.8
-4.3
-2.3
.0

134.224
135.125
141.408
134.289
134.281
167.035
164.243
154.562
150.661
156.653
99.813

2.3
2.1
3.3
1.9
1.9
4.1
4.1
2.9
4.3
-2.8
1.9

-.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
-2.4
-3.1
-3.4
-4.1
-.2
.4

195.610
218.270
216.592
227.865
227.866
218.415
183.016
194.113
200.782
161.003
126.085

1.0
.5
1.6
.2
.2
3.9
4.2
3.2
3.7
.0
.3

-.6
-.1
.2
.0
.0
-3.3
-4.1
-4.7
-5.1
-2.4
.4

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

122.678

4.5

1.3

91.202

3.6

2.3

125.457

4.8

4.4

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

207.748
206.892
100.652
124.525
98.026
125.793
145.874
431.980
430.377
440.748
293.104
383.308

9.1
9.3
3.4
3.7
3.8
4.3
5.6
23.3
23.3
23.5
22.8
22.2

-1.5
-1.5
-.4
.2
.2
.0
-1.3
-4.5
-4.6
-4.7
-4.2
-4.2

148.866
148.594
100.295
99.001
99.054
101.887
101.734
293.874
294.838
301.252
288.483
277.542

9.0
9.0
3.3
2.6
2.6
3.3
5.0
23.6
23.5
23.7
23.1
22.5

-1.4
-1.5
-.5
.0
.0
-.1
-1.4
-4.0
-4.1
-4.2
-3.9
-3.7

215.384
210.605
100.521
149.989
103.587
150.382
136.805
288.617
286.651
274.208
325.824
289.862

11.0
11.1
4.7
5.4
5.5
7.7
4.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.5
23.8

-1.0
-1.0
-.4
.7
.7
.8
-1.8
-2.9
-3.0
-3.1
-3.1
-2.6

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

317.970
255.966
336.416
263.204

3.1
3.0
3.1
1.8

.5
.2
.5
.3

171.028
153.460
177.305
158.162

3.1
3.2
3.1
2.6

.5
.5
.5
.2

391.180
330.401
412.050
345.651

3.3
3.6
3.1
2.3

.1
-.6
.4
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.626

.0

-.2

113.407

.8

.0

115.734

-1.0

-.4

Education and communication 3 .........................................

135.046

1.3

.0

127.926

1.3

.1

138.929

2.5

.7

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

299.869

1.4

.2

176.329

1.7

.0

421.440

3.4

.1

206.393
176.002
157.065
211.949
277.870
104.281
230.500
221.729
218.427

3.3
5.4
6.2
9.1
10.9
1.3
2.0
1.8
3.2

-.2
-.5
-.9
-1.3
-2.1
-.3
-.1
.2
.1

140.355
131.156
123.718
160.894
195.294
88.268
144.541
135.260
147.459

3.8
6.0
6.6
9.7
11.4
2.0
2.3
2.1
2.7

-.2
-.3
-.7
-.9
-1.7
-.4
.0
.2
.3

219.959
189.558
169.346
220.455
270.324
118.880
253.390
225.507
283.369

3.8
6.9
7.7
11.1
12.6
2.5
1.5
.5
2.9

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

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.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

258.740

1.9

0.0

147.413

1.6

0.1

317.803

1.7

0.3

201.045
206.234
200.279
159.311
210.300
211.817
269.008
241.361
223.159
304.223
199.906
198.636
132.542
435.643
232.479

3.3
3.1
4.1
5.9
6.6
8.6
9.9
2.3
1.9
13.5
2.4
2.0
1.8
23.3
2.1

-.3
-.3
-.5
-.9
-.6
-1.2
-2.0
-.4
-.1
-4.1
.2
.2
.1
-4.2
.2

136.307
137.298
139.905
124.189
152.801
159.527
190.352
154.610
141.542
221.244
132.091
129.686
103.900
299.761
143.745

3.9
3.6
4.6
6.4
7.4
9.2
10.6
2.4
2.2
14.7
2.7
2.3
2.4
23.4
2.2

-.2
-.2
-.3
-.7
-.3
-.8
-1.5
-.2
-.1
-3.6
.3
.2
.3
-3.8
.2

209.172
218.184
222.831
170.911
226.508
220.532
266.507
296.762
237.393
236.035
218.836
217.273
154.031
287.702
260.002

3.9
3.6
5.1
7.5
8.4
10.7
11.9
2.5
1.4
16.0
2.3
1.8
2.7
24.5
1.4

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.4
-1.3
-.4
-.4
-3.4
.3
.2
.6
-2.6
.1

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

244.534
377.853

3.4

-0.2

145.404

4.0

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

236.299
236.033
237.428
237.427
238.751

4.0
4.2
5.0
3.3
.8

.2
.3
.2
.3
.1

148.618
149.068
147.163
151.990
141.079

5.3
5.5
7.9
2.2
1.9

.4
.4
.5
.3
.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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

252.160
302.707
304.298
310.497
310.439
213.831
202.037
189.806
188.712
182.563
124.139

1.9
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
3.4
3.1
-1.3
.3
-4.8
-.5

-.3
.0
.4
.2
.2
-2.7
-3.1
-3.8
-4.8
-1.3
-.1

142.688
140.911
148.795
139.831
139.831
186.803
184.714
148.157
135.383
155.629
107.272

2.7
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.1
5.0
5.1
-.5
.6
-3.9
3.5

.0
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.3
1.6
2.2
1.2
5.7
.0

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

131.638

4.1

1.2

92.825

7.8

2.6

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

215.080
207.758
286.555
285.075
286.186
286.050
276.330

9.9
10.0
25.1
25.1
25.2
25.4
24.4

-1.1
-1.1
-4.2
-4.2
-4.4
-3.8
-3.8

146.471
147.062
293.392
294.009
299.027
291.750
276.569

9.0
8.9
24.9
25.0
25.1
24.8
23.9

-1.1
-1.1
-3.3
-3.4
-3.4
-3.3
-3.2

Medical care .............................................................................

425.371

3.1

.3

177.087

3.8

.2

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

117.493

.3

.2

120.669

-.4

.7

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

137.215

1.0

-.3

127.769

-.7

.1

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

401.948

2.2

.6

190.577

1.9

.1

244.534
191.007
162.218
206.866
109.522
293.520

3.4
5.5
6.5
9.4
.7
2.2

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

145.404
139.348
133.611
174.450
91.767
146.856

4.0
7.0
7.9
11.2
3.2
1.7

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

236.606
223.726
165.295
223.316
208.840
293.981
283.159
237.698
247.504
251.177

3.4
4.1
6.2
6.7
8.8
2.5
2.2
13.1
2.6
2.3

-.2
-.3
-.6
-.3
-.8
-.3
-.1
-3.6
.2
.1

141.443
144.505
133.936
161.047
172.076
152.963
143.984
230.132
136.517
134.126

4.1
4.8
7.7
8.5
10.7
1.3
1.5
15.0
2.8
2.4

.0
.1
-.4
-.1
-.4
.5
.1
-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 .................................................
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.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

216.130
356.842

3.3

-0.6

138.573

3.4

-0.7

-0.5

-

-

-

-

212.476
340.646

3.4

-

-

-

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

227.439
226.863
225.201
228.918
231.447

4.5
4.6
5.7
2.9
4.4

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

143.054
143.387
141.207
146.488
141.662

4.9
5.1
6.9
2.9
2.8

-.1
-.1
.7
-1.2
.7

226.811
226.541
217.015
243.523
232.306

4.8
5.1
7.1
2.5
1.5

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

201.691
235.049
237.015
239.853
239.861
200.216
173.692
175.651
172.205
164.732
114.114

1.8
1.8
2.0
1.8
1.8
3.1
2.4
2.0
4.6
-2.4
.3

-.5
.2
.4
.2
.2
-4.4
-5.9
-6.1
-8.2
-2.0
-.3

127.628
127.944
130.345
126.005
126.005
165.845
165.703
160.712
156.314
156.239
95.810

1.5
1.2
1.7
1.0
1.0
3.2
3.3
2.7
5.6
-4.5
1.9

-.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
-6.5
-7.8
-8.2
-10.3
-1.9
.3

194.379
219.779
208.124
226.288
226.288
209.215
164.568
173.203
170.033
169.952
118.435

.3
-.2
1.0
-.1
-.1
4.2
4.6
2.6
3.8
-.5
-2.0

-.8
.1
.2
.1
.1
-5.3
-6.3
-7.3
-7.9
-5.5
.1

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

120.442

5.9

2.7

89.778

4.8

3.1

131.189

5.1

1.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

210.655
206.518
302.710
301.130
301.517
319.406
287.273

8.1
8.3
19.9
19.7
20.0
19.0
18.3

-2.8
-2.9
-8.3
-8.5
-8.6
-8.2
-8.4

154.543
154.183
305.995
306.537
312.716
303.222
286.291

8.1
8.3
20.5
20.3
20.5
19.9
19.4

-2.4
-2.6
-6.8
-7.1
-7.3
-6.6
-6.4

192.869
185.014
265.494
261.878
251.419
307.787
266.026

10.3
10.5
21.9
21.6
21.3
23.2
19.6

-1.6
-1.7
-4.6
-4.8
-5.1
-4.5
-3.7

Medical care .............................................................................

397.565

2.6

.4

176.480

4.1

.5

381.867

3.0

.6

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

113.007

-1.1

-.4

116.564

-.1

-.8

106.809

-2.2

-.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.502

1.6

.3

133.346

.2

.6

128.613

2.8

.4

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

360.136

1.1

-.1

174.022

-.2

-.6

406.143

4.6

-.2

216.130
180.289
155.197
202.481
108.571
251.720

3.3
5.4
6.0
8.2
2.2
1.9

-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-2.4
-.1
-.3

138.573
130.044
122.816
159.464
85.788
143.438

3.4
5.8
6.2
8.9
2.4
1.5

-.7
-.9
-1.4
-1.9
-.6
-.5

212.476
185.892
165.567
217.236
113.795
241.876

3.4
6.1
6.7
9.5
2.5
1.2

-.5
-.7
-1.0
-1.4
-.2
-.4

208.069
211.451
158.235
216.204
204.706
281.135
239.872
229.448
217.043
215.977

3.4
4.0
5.9
6.4
8.0
1.9
1.8
11.9
2.5
2.1

-.6
-.9
-1.5
-1.3
-2.3
-.7
-.3
-7.3
.2
.2

134.498
141.017
123.291
151.454
157.865
159.535
139.613
227.388
130.634
128.322

3.3
4.2
6.0
7.0
8.4
1.9
1.3
12.8
2.4
1.9

-.8
-1.0
-1.3
-1.0
-1.7
-1.1
-.6
-7.2
.1
.2

201.695
211.492
167.307
222.619
217.546
268.077
223.615
211.598
213.850
211.488

3.4
4.7
6.5
7.3
9.0
2.3
1.0
14.4
2.1
1.5

-.6
-.8
-.9
-.9
-1.4
-.8
-.4
-5.3
.1
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

220.515
355.985

3.2

-0.3

140.303

4.0

-0.1

0.0

-

-

-

-

224.574
364.690

4.3

-

-

-

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

229.222
230.654
225.779
239.341
211.400

4.2
4.4
6.0
2.5
1.6

.2
.2
.2
.2
.5

144.816
145.549
145.663
145.446
133.800

4.8
5.0
7.0
2.4
.8

.4
.5
.8
.1
.0

229.106
228.958
231.690
228.979
224.963

6.5
6.7
6.5
7.0
2.7

.4
.3
.1
.7
1.8

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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

209.289
232.117
234.762
237.990
237.967
213.371
189.257
191.003
183.766
189.476
132.827

1.2
1.4
1.7
1.2
1.2
2.6
2.1
1.4
1.9
-.9
-1.8

-.3
.3
.4
.4
.4
-4.2
-5.3
-5.5
-5.4
-5.8
.1

135.619
138.635
145.350
137.769
137.769
158.287
153.394
149.473
147.855
152.839
98.020

2.7
2.5
4.3
2.2
2.2
4.9
4.9
4.6
5.2
.3
1.5

.0
.4
.5
.3
.3
-2.5
-3.5
-3.6
-4.0
-.5
.6

197.481
220.459
220.495
230.260
230.260
214.232
184.760
190.185
193.377
146.186
125.599

.7
.3
.7
.0
.0
2.1
2.3
1.6
1.8
-.5
1.4

-.7
-.1
.1
.0
.0
-4.2
-5.2
-5.5
-6.1
1.3
1.2

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

153.545

4.0

.4

89.125

1.7

1.4

131.712

3.8

9.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

210.301
210.230
299.218
296.483
297.647
298.073
290.745

9.8
10.2
22.9
22.9
23.2
22.5
21.3

-1.7
-1.8
-4.5
-4.6
-4.7
-4.2
-4.4

147.339
147.046
292.345
292.878
301.226
284.898
277.100

9.8
9.9
24.1
24.0
24.2
24.0
23.1

-1.6
-1.6
-3.9
-4.0
-4.1
-3.9
-3.6

233.703
232.260
281.339
278.443
269.763
328.401
286.604

12.8
12.9
25.2
25.1
25.1
25.7
24.5

-.6
-.6
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.6
-2.7

Medical care .............................................................................

372.695

3.1

.4

165.189

2.6

.5

382.416

3.4

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

107.942

.0

-.2

116.493

1.3

.3

115.566

-1.8

-1.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

130.504

.6

.2

126.756

1.8

-.1

133.876

2.6

1.5

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

350.740

1.3

.3

173.638

1.9

.2

418.630

2.5

.3

220.515
185.879
162.587
209.898
118.081
254.140

3.2
5.4
6.1
9.4
1.3
1.9

-.3
-.6
-1.2
-1.6
-.4
-.1

140.303
130.067
122.357
158.921
88.035
145.623

4.0
5.7
6.3
9.3
1.5
2.7

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

224.574
196.795
180.508
231.548
125.522
254.459

4.3
8.2
8.9
11.7
3.7
1.3

.0
.5
.6
.6
.6
-.3

212.903
217.249
164.639
219.416
209.867
287.656
242.428
236.176
220.742
219.467

3.3
4.2
5.9
6.8
8.8
2.5
1.8
13.5
2.2
1.8

-.4
-.7
-1.1
-.7
-1.5
-.7
-.2
-4.8
.2
.2

136.604
138.553
122.666
151.664
157.426
152.968
143.209
212.289
132.342
129.896

4.1
4.7
6.1
7.1
8.8
3.1
2.7
15.8
2.8
2.4

-.2
-.3
-.7
-.3
-.9
-.3
.0
-3.7
.3
.3

212.938
227.815
181.558
231.835
230.965
294.081
237.725
229.860
222.054
221.204

4.3
5.8
8.8
9.5
11.4
2.4
1.2
15.4
2.6
1.9

.0
.1
.6
.5
.6
-.5
-.4
-3.5
.7
.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
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.
2010

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

233.259
380.361

3.2

0.0

138.696

3.7

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

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

232.699
232.950
236.780
226.501
226.806

3.8
4.2
5.8
2.2
-1.0

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

144.174
143.693
142.311
145.502
150.822

4.7
5.0
6.8
2.1
.9

.2
.1
-.1
.5
.8

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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

242.497
271.062
283.208
286.238
286.225
261.266
239.849
241.400
271.289
200.866
129.739

1.7
1.7
2.3
1.5
1.5
2.7
.7
.5
.0
1.9
.1

.2
.2
.5
.2
.2
.2
.6
.6
1.3
-1.6
.1

131.351
130.666
138.679
131.041
131.045
173.367
171.192
167.626
165.090
166.698
103.525

2.0
2.0
3.1
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.0
1.7
3.6
-3.7
1.7

.0
.2
.5
.2
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-1.6
-1.5
-2.0
.2

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

120.787

4.2

1.0

97.548

4.5

3.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

210.419
205.160
301.642
300.109
302.836
275.610
285.671

8.5
8.8
25.0
25.0
25.4
24.2
23.8

-.7
-.6
-1.7
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
-1.5

149.473
148.173
280.595
283.161
284.345
276.372
267.835

8.0
8.0
24.1
24.1
24.6
22.8
22.8

-.4
-.5
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
-1.9
-1.6

Medical care .............................................................................

402.650

3.4

.7

175.543

2.8

.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

110.999

.5

-.5

97.847

1.7

-.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

135.183

1.8

.0

124.360

2.6

.0

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

382.415

1.1

-.1

171.195

2.6

.2

233.259
181.040
152.204
194.879
111.101
279.228

3.2
5.2
6.0
9.4
.9
2.0

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

138.696
128.285
119.930
155.383
88.825
141.575

3.7
5.8
6.3
10.2
1.6
2.2

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

225.747
218.932
155.620
215.351
197.958
302.159
269.594
274.321
232.266
232.933

3.2
4.0
5.7
6.5
8.6
2.3
1.9
15.3
2.2
1.9

.0
-.1
-.4
-.3
-.4
.1
.1
-.9
.1
.1

133.636
138.295
120.875
150.029
155.503
154.674
138.044
229.594
129.769
127.435

3.8
4.4
6.2
7.5
9.7
2.4
2.2
13.9
2.7
2.3

.0
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
-1.7
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

M

226.891

228.354

229.739

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

234.223
234.957
144.503

235.239
235.613
145.680

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

216.880
222.187
137.808

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. 2011 from—

Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

230.196

6.2

0.8

0.2

6.3

1.3

0.6

236.477
236.893
146.389

237.219
237.428
147.163

5.8
5.0
7.9

.8
.8
1.0

.3
.2
.5

5.8
5.4
7.0

1.0
.8
1.3

.5
.5
.5

218.676
223.451
139.704

220.179
225.325
140.213

220.487
225.201
141.207

6.2
5.7
6.9

.8
.8
1.1

.1
-.1
.7

6.3
6.4
5.8

1.5
1.4
1.7

.7
.8
.4

215.036

216.354

218.152

217.015

7.1

.3

-.5

7.2

1.4

.8

M
M
M

224.906
222.752
142.869

226.299
225.222
143.578

227.191
225.216
144.555

228.378
225.779
145.663

6.6
6.0
7.0

.9
.2
1.5

.5
.2
.8

6.2
6.4
6.0

1.0
1.1
1.2

.4
.0
.7

M

232.197

231.022

231.473

231.690

6.5

.3

.1

6.4

-.3

.2

M
M
M

232.296
233.746
140.662

233.919
236.066
141.130

235.975
238.139
142.421

235.362
236.780
142.311

6.0
5.8
6.8

.6
.3
.8

-.3
-.6
-.1

6.8
6.7
7.3

1.6
1.9
1.3

.9
.9
.9

M
M
M

209.521
141.764
224.566

211.045
142.701
224.408

212.287
143.621
225.609

212.155
144.406
226.268

5.6
7.1
6.1

.5
1.2
.8

-.1
.5
.3

6.2
6.4
6.2

1.3
1.3
.5

.6
.6
.5

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

224.821
240.828

226.746
244.716

228.307
247.086

229.004
246.965

4.6
6.3

1.0
.9

.3
.0

5.2
7.5

1.6
2.6

.7
1.0

M

238.315

238.417

239.259

240.312

4.6

.8

.4

5.2

.4

.4

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

232.156
235.145
204.930
142.465

233.029
235.834
207.250
144.478

234.520
237.272
207.814
143.878

233.694
238.382
210.653
143.727

4.1
7.5
7.0
5.2

.3
1.1
1.6
-.5

-.4
.5
1.4
-.1

4.8
8.3
4.9
6.2

1.0
.9
1.4
1.0

.6
.6
.3
-.4

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

232.343
204.896
210.170
243.304

234.374
203.901
211.060
246.610

234.917
206.350
212.646
245.079

235.823
205.618
212.840
245.395

5.9
4.8
6.5
5.8

.6
.8
.8
-.5

.4
-.4
.1
.1

6.7
5.2
6.4
7.1

1.1
.7
1.2
.7

.2
1.2
.8
-.6

2
2
2

227.390
231.106
236.196

229.589
231.618
237.878

231.146
234.939
235.867

231.151
231.222
235.287

5.8
3.8
5.2

.7
-.2
-1.1

.0
-1.6
-.2

5.4
6.1
4.9

1.7
1.7
-.1

.7
1.4
-.8

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.
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

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

226.421
678.258

3.5

-0.2

-0.2

0.0

-0.2

-

-

-

250.051
722.862

3.3

-

233.049
688.530

2.8

-

219.592
656.049

2.9

-

-

-

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

230.885
231.017
230.196
233.459
227.606

4.5
4.7
6.2
2.7
1.3

.2
.2
.2
.2
.2

226.305
225.394
229.004
214.577
237.020

3.7
3.9
4.6
2.9
1.3

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

234.872
234.636
246.965
215.982
224.337

4.0
4.4
6.3
1.9
-1.8

.1
.2
.0
.5
-1.0

240.155
239.606
240.312
245.045
244.149

3.7
3.8
4.6
2.9
1.2

.3
.3
.4
.1
.0

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 .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

220.138
253.101
255.651

1.9
1.8
2.4

-.2
.2
.4

217.564
267.028
277.672

2.3
2.4
2.0

.1
.5
.2

245.737
275.427
283.755

.7
.7
1.1

.3
.0
.0

262.854
320.655
323.820

1.7
2.1
2.1

-.3
.2
.3

261.034

1.6

.2

272.636

2.3

.4

287.712

.5

.1

328.100

2.0

.1

261.011
220.450
193.058
193.843
197.003
181.220
125.223

1.6
3.5
3.1
1.7
2.9
-2.2
.6

.2
-2.6
-3.4
-3.7
-4.3
-1.6
.2

272.636
185.139
161.507
164.568
155.825
161.545
99.420

2.3
4.9
4.9
4.7
6.0
2.7
-.9

.4
-1.4
-2.3
-2.4
-1.7
-3.6
-.9

287.712
261.379
244.490
242.844
280.913
201.103
121.627

.5
.5
-.9
-1.1
-2.9
4.7
.8

.1
2.4
4.5
4.6
6.3
-.3
.6

327.983
200.050
197.295
181.957
180.675
178.691
120.356

2.0
1.1
1.0
-3.5
-1.4
-7.8
-1.6

.1
-4.0
-4.6
-5.8
-7.1
-2.7
-.3

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

127.590

4.2

1.9

97.430

4.3

3.1

114.478

4.8

-.6

130.489

4.8

1.1

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

212.127
207.404
296.944
295.877
295.498
302.992
284.863

9.2
9.3
23.6
23.5
23.7
23.2
22.4

-1.4
-1.5
-4.1
-4.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.9

197.619
194.959
307.439
304.877
301.234
316.621
288.912

8.1
8.6
20.5
20.5
21.0
19.9
18.9

-2.7
-3.0
-9.0
-9.1
-9.2
-8.8
-9.1

208.760
202.982
301.563
295.440
296.753
278.189
279.807

8.9
9.2
24.7
24.7
25.1
23.9
24.0

-.5
-.4
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
-1.7
-1.6

224.943
213.589
278.707
277.757
280.644
279.482
272.727

10.1
10.3
26.1
26.2
26.2
26.5
25.8

-1.1
-1.2
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4
-3.8
-3.8

Medical care .............................................

403.430

3.1

.5

420.903

1.9

1.2

393.679

4.5

.6

395.287

3.4

.0

Recreation 5 ..............................................

113.270

.3

-.1

106.454

-4.6

-.3

102.644

-2.3

-1.2

116.651

1.4

-.2

Education and communication 5 ...............

132.755

1.4

.1

138.446

1.2

.3

138.985

2.6

.2

138.075

1.6

.2

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

389.119

1.7

.1

351.829

.6

-.8

368.710

.7

.0

385.998

1.5

.5

226.421
185.236
160.608
209.518
112.822
267.352

3.5
5.7
6.4
9.5
1.7
2.1

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

219.592
172.157
142.708
189.422
97.787
264.328

2.9
4.5
5.0
7.2
1.3
1.9

-.2
-1.0
-1.7
-2.3
-.5
.3

233.049
179.997
149.153
196.471
103.043
278.875

2.8
5.3
6.3
9.9
.1
1.2

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

250.051
192.254
159.568
203.183
103.890
299.664

3.3
5.3
6.5
9.5
.1
2.3

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

217.730
218.558
163.084
221.035
210.697
292.365
255.009
240.902
226.754
226.743

3.6
4.3
6.2
7.0
9.0
2.4
2.0
14.2
2.5
2.1

-.3
-.4
-.7
-.5
-1.0
-.3
-.1
-3.8
.2
.2

210.888
203.956
146.553
209.736
193.234
275.421
252.432
217.743
221.426
221.503

3.0
3.2
4.8
5.5
6.8
1.5
1.9
13.3
2.1
1.7

-.3
-.5
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
.2
.2
-6.2
.4
.5

225.759
214.597
152.810
217.702
200.341
291.795
269.587
281.499
231.276
230.998

2.7
4.0
5.9
6.7
9.1
1.9
.9
15.1
1.7
1.2

.0
.0
-.5
-.4
-1.0
.4
.2
.2
.0
.0

243.470
222.524
163.115
224.304
206.046
287.193
291.465
231.151
253.685
257.837

3.3
4.1
6.2
6.5
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.8
2.7
2.5

-.2
-.4
-.6
-.2
-.7
-.6
-.2
-4.4
.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 ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

226.421
678.258

3.5

-0.1

-1.5

0.0

-

-

219.592
656.049

2.9

-

209.182
630.828

3.1

-

-

-

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

230.885
231.017
230.196
233.459
227.606

4.5
4.7
6.2
2.7
1.3

.6
.6
.8
.4
.2

231.881
241.688
235.823
251.586
144.163

3.6
3.6
5.9
1.1
2.8

.3
.3
.6
.0
.0

226.305
225.394
229.004
214.577
237.020

3.7
3.9
4.6
2.9
1.3

1.0
1.1
1.0
1.2
-.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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

220.138
253.101
255.651
261.034
261.011
220.450
193.058
193.843
197.003
181.220
125.223

1.9
1.8
2.4
1.6
1.6
3.5
3.1
1.7
2.9
-2.2
.6

-.2
.2
.6
.3
.3
-2.7
-3.5
-3.8
-4.1
-3.0
.1

198.172
208.022
205.452
205.032
205.032
265.770
236.394
235.214
210.834
251.805
132.898

.3
-1.1
-1.7
-1.1
-1.1
7.0
8.5
8.3
9.4
5.4
2.6

-2.3
.0
-.1
.2
.2
-13.5
-16.5
-16.8
-20.9
-3.3
.0

217.564
267.028
277.672
272.636
272.636
185.139
161.507
164.568
155.825
161.545
99.420

2.3
2.4
2.0
2.3
2.3
4.9
4.9
4.7
6.0
2.7
-.9

.3
.4
.5
.7
.7
.0
-.7
-.7
-2.0
1.3
-.6

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

127.590

4.2

5.0

141.269

9.7

2.4

97.430

4.3

5.0

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

212.127
207.404
296.944
295.877
295.498
302.992
284.863

9.2
9.3
23.6
23.5
23.7
23.2
22.4

-1.8
-1.9
-4.8
-4.9
-5.1
-4.6
-4.4

203.498
202.873
293.327
291.779
289.059
352.539
291.021

10.6
11.2
24.4
24.3
24.8
23.5
22.5

-3.6
-3.9
-8.3
-8.5
-8.6
-8.2
-8.2

197.619
194.959
307.439
304.877
301.234
316.621
288.912

8.1
8.6
20.5
20.5
21.0
19.9
18.9

-3.4
-3.6
-10.1
-10.3
-10.4
-10.0
-10.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

403.430

3.1

.6

329.432

2.6

.4

420.903

1.9

.6

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

113.270

.3

-.3

90.044

2.1

-.5

106.454

-4.6

-.3

Education and communication 7 .............................................

132.755

1.4

.6

126.193

-.1

.4

138.446

1.2

.6

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

389.119

1.7

.5

318.401

1.8

1.5

351.829

.6

-.7

226.421
185.236
160.608
209.518
112.822
267.352

3.5
5.7
6.4
9.5
1.7
2.1

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

209.182
181.411
156.370
199.336
113.431
238.050

3.1
6.9
9.0
12.3
3.8
.7

-1.5
-1.3
-2.2
-3.2
-.5
-1.6

219.592
172.157
142.708
189.422
97.787
264.328

2.9
4.5
5.0
7.2
1.3
1.9

.0
-.6
-1.6
-2.0
-.8
.3

217.730
218.558
163.084
221.035
210.697
292.365
255.009
240.902
226.754
226.743

3.6
4.3
6.2
7.0
9.0
2.4
2.0
14.2
2.5
2.1

-.1
-.2
-.6
.0
-.4
-.2
.0
-4.3
.4
.4

201.860
215.129
155.560
214.066
194.027
287.759
225.688
241.778
205.289
199.995

3.1
5.4
8.8
7.9
11.8
3.2
.5
17.0
1.4
1.0

-1.6
-2.3
-2.1
-1.5
-3.0
-3.7
-1.8
-12.0
.2
.2

210.888
203.956
146.553
209.736
193.234
275.421
252.432
217.743
221.426
221.503

3.0
3.2
4.8
5.5
6.8
1.5
1.9
13.3
2.1
1.7

-.1
-.3
-1.5
-.6
-1.9
.3
.3
-6.3
.6
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

212.927
632.907

3.5

-0.5

-0.5

0.5

-

-

233.049
688.530

2.8

-

201.398
645.956

3.2

-

-

-

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

209.475
210.422
205.618
217.503
189.051

3.9
4.2
4.8
3.4
-.5

.6
.7
.8
.5
-1.3

209.940
209.266
212.840
200.786
211.026

4.6
4.9
6.5
3.3
1.4

.8
.8
.8
.7
1.0

234.872
234.636
246.965
215.982
224.337

4.0
4.4
6.3
1.9
-1.8

.5
.7
.9
.3
-1.4

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

190.691
209.463
209.813
209.889
209.889
242.254
198.478
200.240
199.038
191.076
122.683

1.4
.8
2.0
.6
.6
3.8
2.1
1.8
8.2
-5.9
1.6

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

184.450
207.503
195.830
194.204
194.204
192.561
185.607
182.612
187.046
145.592
122.810

.8
1.3
1.0
1.6
1.6
.9
.7
.3
.5
-1.4
-2.5

.0
.0
.5
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.5
.2
-6.0
.8

245.737
275.427
283.755
287.712
287.712
261.379
244.490
242.844
280.913
201.103
121.627

.7
.7
1.1
.5
.5
.5
-.9
-1.1
-2.9
4.7
.8

.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.2
2.7
2.7
6.4
-7.2
.1

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

122.333

11.8

2.0

162.926

3.4

-2.0

114.478

4.8

6.1

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

239.419
237.599
298.348
297.441
306.102
332.110
274.733

7.7
7.8
20.5
20.4
20.7
18.9
19.4

-3.9
-4.0
-10.1
-10.3
-10.6
-9.4
-8.5

184.203
182.921
283.598
283.070
293.000
288.697
271.037

8.4
8.7
23.0
22.9
23.3
22.5
20.9

-3.5
-3.7
-8.7
-9.0
-9.2
-8.2
-8.7

208.760
202.982
301.563
295.440
296.753
278.189
279.807

8.9
9.2
24.7
24.7
25.1
23.9
24.0

.7
1.1
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7

Medical care ...........................................................................

365.463

3.0

.4

392.762

4.9

1.6

393.679

4.5

.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

108.537

-2.1

-2.3

105.508

-.5

.4

102.644

-2.3

-1.9

Education and communication 7 .............................................

137.862

1.7

1.7

115.565

1.0

.2

138.985

2.6

.9

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

395.672

2.9

1.9

347.538

3.9

.3

368.710

.7

1.2

212.927
178.816
162.088
199.842
118.078
248.671

3.5
6.2
7.8
10.3
3.1
1.4

-.5
-1.3
-2.5
-3.8
.2
.2

201.398
174.945
156.053
210.636
107.298
229.459

3.2
6.4
7.3
10.6
2.5
1.1

-.5
-1.4
-2.6
-3.9
-.3
.1

233.049
179.997
149.153
196.471
103.043
278.875

2.8
5.3
6.3
9.9
.1
1.2

.5
1.1
1.5
2.6
-.5
.2

206.813
217.505
163.423
205.140
199.488
303.662
240.139
247.671
211.669
212.394

3.5
4.5
7.5
7.1
9.7
1.8
1.3
12.2
2.4
2.0

-.5
-.7
-2.5
-1.7
-3.7
.2
.2
-6.2
.3
.3

191.533
199.171
158.145
211.114
210.484
251.820
212.664
232.028
200.632
199.002

3.1
4.1
7.1
7.7
9.9
.8
.7
12.9
2.1
1.6

-.7
-.7
-2.4
-1.8
-3.6
.3
.0
-5.6
.2
.1

225.759
214.597
152.810
217.702
200.341
291.795
269.587
281.499
231.276
230.998

2.7
4.0
5.9
6.7
9.1
1.9
.9
15.1
1.7
1.2

.5
.8
1.3
1.5
2.3
.3
.2
2.6
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

232.141
374.179

3.8

-0.3

0.0

-0.3

-

-

235.440
680.173

3.0

-

250.051
722.862

3.3

-

-

-

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

242.084
243.520
245.395
241.462
224.979

5.1
5.1
5.8
3.7
4.5

.0
-.2
-.5
.6
3.3

240.155
239.606
240.312
245.045
244.149

3.7
3.8
4.6
2.9
1.2

.6
.6
.8
.3
.6

218.896
218.724
231.151
196.913
218.650

4.5
4.7
5.8
3.3
1.9

.6
.7
.7
.6
.0

Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

225.798
249.253
238.327
253.737
253.737
169.099
149.325
145.943
142.768
184.334
169.640

.8
.8
.7
.7
.7
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.5
-2.7
-.5

.2
.3
.0
.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.3
-.1
-5.8
.2

262.854
320.655
323.820
328.100
327.983
200.050
197.295
181.957
180.675
178.691
120.356

1.7
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.1
1.0
-3.5
-1.4
-7.8
-1.6

-.5
-.1
.4
.2
.2
-3.4
-3.8
-4.5
-4.5
-4.3
-.7

238.917
285.719
266.454
295.165
295.165
219.678
192.693
200.718
206.978
179.877
122.623

1.9
1.4
2.4
1.6
1.6
4.9
4.3
1.7
4.9
-6.5
1.4

-.8
-.6
1.4
.7
.7
-2.2
-2.8
-3.0
-2.7
-3.8
.4

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

146.504

2.5

3.8

130.489

4.8

5.2

111.937

4.6

1.4

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

227.982
230.320
312.404
309.280
307.833
291.935
305.864

12.5
13.7
24.0
23.9
23.7
24.9
23.8

-2.4
-2.4
-6.3
-6.4
-6.8
-5.7
-5.4

224.943
213.589
278.707
277.757
280.644
279.482
272.727

10.1
10.3
26.1
26.2
26.2
26.5
25.8

-1.1
-1.3
-5.8
-5.9
-6.2
-5.3
-5.0

214.193
212.770
301.751
297.330
297.916
289.872
278.116

9.0
9.5
23.2
23.2
23.4
23.1
21.9

-1.1
-.9
-5.3
-5.4
-5.5
-4.9
-5.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

393.665

4.7

.6

395.287

3.4

.4

440.500

1.1

1.1

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

112.355

3.8

-1.6

116.651

1.4

-.7

124.989

1.0

2.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

121.910

1.0

.3

138.075

1.6

1.1

126.045

-2.5

-2.4

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

300.864

.2

.4

385.998

1.5

.6

441.460

4.7

1.7

232.141
203.954
180.167
218.627
139.329
254.874

3.8
6.8
8.0
11.1
3.2
2.0

-.3
-1.0
-1.7
-2.1
-1.2
.2

250.051
192.254
159.568
203.183
103.890
299.664

3.3
5.3
6.5
9.5
.1
2.3

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

235.440
181.549
158.820
198.824
114.343
291.820

3.0
5.9
6.6
9.6
1.3
1.5

-.3
-.3
-.8
-1.3
.1
-.3

224.481
223.432
182.192
232.189
219.440
270.036
243.018
218.956
233.620
231.708

3.8
5.6
7.9
7.9
10.7
3.9
1.9
15.1
2.7
2.2

-.3
-.6
-1.6
-1.0
-1.8
.2
.2
-4.3
.2
.3

243.470
222.524
163.115
224.304
206.046
287.193
291.465
231.151
253.685
257.837

3.3
4.1
6.2
6.5
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.8
2.7
2.5

.0
.0
-.2
.3
.0
.0
-.1
-4.8
.4
.4

226.677
220.305
161.127
211.084
200.036
305.242
279.724
233.318
237.405
243.065

3.1
3.9
6.4
7.3
9.2
1.6
1.5
13.2
2.0
1.6

-.4
-.1
-.8
-.5
-1.2
.1
-.4
-4.1
.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.
2011

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Index

Aug.
2011

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

235.331
723.474

3.2

0.3

0.9

-

235.916
719.163

3.8

-

-

-

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

234.829
234.918
231.222
238.668
238.818

2.8
3.1
3.8
2.3
-.7

.4
.3
-.2
.9
.6

239.523
242.834
235.287
255.809
204.052

4.0
4.8
5.2
4.1
-5.2

.1
.0
-1.1
1.6
.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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

251.655
281.961
308.570
305.547
305.547
289.374
294.873
293.802
306.955
244.031
129.871

2.1
2.1
3.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
-1.5
-1.7
-2.5
.3
2.1

.5
.7
1.0
.4
.4
-1.1
-1.8
-1.8
.0
-6.0
-.1

240.729
265.715
260.876
279.502
279.502
226.292
217.802
254.417
258.295
199.737
168.003

2.7
2.9
3.9
2.5
2.5
3.7
2.7
1.8
1.0
4.5
.8

.9
1.2
3.4
.9
.9
-.3
-.6
-.8
-1.0
.0
-.3

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

116.784

8.3

.4

137.292

.5

8.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

192.234
182.527
290.739
289.849
291.615
266.740
268.879

7.5
7.7
23.0
22.9
23.3
21.6
21.8

.4
.6
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0

232.335
241.910
405.245
413.525
454.771
317.762
362.843

8.4
9.2
25.7
26.0
26.3
25.0
24.3

-.6
.1
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

401.392

2.4

.3

364.532

5.2

3.5

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

110.733

1.7

-.7

96.885

1.6

.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

143.681

.7

-.3

133.623

3.2

2.1

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

393.835

1.6

.5

387.970

1.3

-1.1

235.331
178.666
145.421
186.791
105.739
282.848

3.2
5.1
6.6
9.7
1.9
2.2

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

235.916
195.626
172.147
209.717
133.737
273.776

3.8
4.8
5.3
7.7
1.5
3.2

.9
.8
1.2
2.4
-.8
1.0

228.487
218.043
149.867
212.921
191.175
299.416
275.047
295.675
234.868
235.559

3.2
3.8
6.2
6.0
8.8
2.3
2.2
13.6
2.5
2.4

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

230.071
225.279
173.538
224.859
209.595
290.714
264.992
318.452
233.325
231.927

3.7
4.2
4.8
5.9
6.9
3.5
2.9
16.5
2.8
2.5

.7
.8
1.2
1.3
2.3
.7
.7
.6
.9
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 ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

M

222.686

223.326

223.688

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

240.707
240.475
146.536

241.431
241.191
146.985

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

212.718
212.211
139.835

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. 2011 from—

Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

223.043

3.9

-0.1

-0.3

4.4

0.4

0.2

241.838
241.752
147.039

241.549
241.355
146.999

3.9
3.7
4.4

.0
.1
.0

-.1
-.2
.0

4.4
4.3
4.8

.5
.5
.3

.2
.2
.0

213.212
212.589
140.207

213.626
213.070
140.363

212.038
211.604
139.157

3.8
3.8
3.8

-.6
-.5
-.7

-.7
-.7
-.9

4.5
4.5
4.5

.4
.4
.4

.2
.2
.1

211.120

211.873

212.520

211.193

3.8

-.3

-.6

4.6

.7

.3

M
M
M

218.087
219.543
139.584

218.947
220.583
140.190

218.787
220.130
140.229

218.109
219.075
139.879

4.2
3.6
4.4

-.4
-.7
-.2

-.3
-.5
-.2

4.6
4.1
4.9

.3
.3
.5

-.1
-.2
.0

M

225.923

225.793

225.478

225.364

4.6

-.2

-.1

4.7

-.2

-.1

M
M
M

222.815
225.152
138.151

223.204
225.662
138.255

224.237
226.764
138.770

224.268
226.759
138.884

3.7
3.5
3.9

.5
.5
.5

.0
.0
.1

3.9
3.8
4.1

.6
.7
.4

.5
.5
.4

M
M
M

205.474
140.288
218.791

206.077
140.723
219.093

206.484
140.883
219.494

205.846
140.505
218.914

3.7
4.2
4.2

-.1
-.2
-.1

-.3
-.3
-.3

4.1
4.6
4.6

.5
.4
.3

.2
.1
.2

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

214.437
224.277

214.740
224.665

215.005
226.096

214.145
226.116

3.5
3.1

-.3
.6

-.4
.0

3.9
3.5

.3
.8

.1
.6

M

245.265

246.025

246.877

246.297

3.7

.1

-.2

4.3

.7

.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

245.949
203.660
213.480
148.294

-

246.424
204.981
214.567
148.352

-

-

-

-

4.0
4.2
4.4
3.9

.2
.6
.5
.0

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

-

212.325
210.377
201.772
231.448

-

208.362
209.427
200.464
230.728

3.2
3.7
3.8
4.2

-1.9
-.5
-.6
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

236.583
231.445
230.558

-

236.478
232.371
232.697

3.4
3.6
4.3

.0
.4
.9

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 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.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

South

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................

241.549
377.286

3.9

-0.1

-0.7

-0.3

0.0

-

-

-

224.268
360.835

3.7

-

218.109
353.252

4.2

-

212.038
342.913

3.8

-

-

-

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

236.874
236.782
236.069
241.271
236.682

4.6
4.8
6.1
3.1
1.5

.4
.4
.4
.3
.2

225.062
224.703
220.881
230.982
229.682

4.9
5.0
6.4
3.0
3.6

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

228.411
229.326
226.958
235.048
214.443

4.9
5.1
6.7
2.8
1.2

.4
.4
.5
.2
.5

232.418
231.778
234.651
227.849
236.104

4.2
4.4
6.2
2.1
.0

.1
.1
-.2
.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 .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

247.102
294.876
292.461

2.2
2.1
2.2

-.2
.0
.3

194.934
220.494
227.239

1.7
1.4
1.8

-.7
.2
.3

204.443
226.194
227.366

2.1
1.9
2.7

-.3
.3
.4

227.137
250.000
264.853

1.8
1.9
2.5

.2
.2
.4

273.350

2.1

.1

219.058

1.3

.2

214.430

1.6

.3

239.136

1.5

.2

273.334
219.394
200.032
191.727
189.531
183.605
121.112

2.1
3.8
3.6
-.9
.7
-4.8
1.0

.1
-1.4
-1.6
-2.0
-2.9
.6
-.2

219.057
206.108
177.321
180.844
182.910
170.001
117.661

1.3
3.4
3.2
2.5
4.9
-2.8
.8

.2
-5.3
-6.6
-7.1
-9.0
-2.5
.1

214.417
219.955
184.608
185.503
180.965
192.948
121.842

1.5
3.7
3.5
3.2
3.7
-.1
1.0

.3
-3.7
-4.7
-4.8
-5.0
-2.9
.6

239.151
249.199
226.799
229.127
249.467
195.150
126.729

1.5
2.8
1.7
1.5
2.1
-.5
.5

.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
.1
-1.6
.1

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

133.543

5.6

1.7

119.100

6.0

2.6

135.452

2.5

1.2

118.845

4.5

1.9

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

214.610
209.521
101.694
142.271
160.747
292.007
291.019
291.922
296.764
280.358

10.1
10.2
4.3
3.2
6.9
25.0
25.0
25.1
25.1
24.2

-1.1
-1.2
-.5
.1
-1.0
-3.8
-3.9
-4.0
-3.6
-3.6

212.495
208.991
101.431
140.043
154.701
299.749
298.519
296.964
326.803
289.653

9.0
9.1
4.4
3.7
6.0
20.4
20.2
20.4
20.0
18.9

-2.7
-2.8
-.6
.3
-1.4
-7.2
-7.5
-7.6
-7.0
-7.1

210.963
209.444
99.797
146.791
150.660
292.433
291.252
290.256
303.759
286.579

11.1
11.3
4.1
3.7
5.1
23.9
23.8
24.0
23.6
22.5

-1.6
-1.7
-.4
.1
-1.1
-3.9
-4.0
-4.1
-3.9
-3.8

213.547
209.884
98.498
143.885
145.888
305.144
304.487
303.607
285.339
288.914

9.5
9.7
2.8
2.8
3.0
25.0
25.0
25.4
24.1
23.7

-.8
-.8
-.7
.2
-2.0
-1.7
-1.8
-1.9
-1.7
-1.6

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

423.046
350.054
440.692
339.696

3.5
4.3
3.2
2.2

.3
.4
.3
.2

406.174
318.212
433.479
363.881

3.4
4.0
3.2
2.2

.4
.5
.4
.3

389.133
301.801
416.679
339.222

3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5

.6
.3
.6
.2

411.983
317.997
438.540
317.070

3.3
2.7
3.4
2.1

.7
.1
.8
.4

Recreation 4 ..............................................

119.336

.5

.5

110.566

.1

-.4

109.907

.6

.0

102.260

.4

-.5

Education and communication 4 ...............

127.822

.0

-.1

128.863

.6

.4

121.444

.4

.2

129.169

1.6

.1

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

475.854

2.1

.3

406.425

1.3

-.4

408.017

1.9

.2

391.423

1.8

.0

241.549
200.444
176.299
228.140

3.9
6.5
7.7
10.7

-.1
-.3
-.7
-.8

212.038
184.709
163.946
217.957

3.8
6.1
6.8
9.3

-.7
-1.1
-1.6
-2.4

218.109
189.944
170.215
227.920

4.2
6.7
7.8
10.9

-.3
-.5
-1.1
-1.5

224.268
185.984
160.434
209.345

3.7
6.0
7.2
10.8

.0
-.2
-.4
-.4

299.362
115.416
288.796
276.023
257.901
335.248

12.3
2.6
2.1
2.1
4.2
1.3

-1.5
-.4
.0
.0
.6
.2

278.656
112.895
245.233
218.967
270.086
285.902

10.3
3.0
1.7
1.4
2.3
.8

-3.7
-.4
-.4
.2
.2
.1

284.651
116.304
252.870
215.309
286.851
290.698

13.1
2.2
2.3
1.9
3.9
1.4

-2.1
-.3
-.1
.3
.3
.2

274.989
115.017
265.543
241.462
264.470
295.191

12.7
1.3
2.0
1.9
1.3
1.9

-1.0
-.5
.2
.2
.4
-.1

234.874
242.697
225.153

4.0
3.8
4.8

-.1
-.2
-.2

204.450
209.504
211.409

3.8
3.6
4.6

-.8
-.9
-1.1

209.768
215.899
216.886

4.2
4.0
5.1

-.4
-.4
-.6

217.191
222.758
215.802

3.7
3.6
4.6

.0
.0
-.1

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Oct.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

178.766
234.415
228.929
292.304
258.690
279.278
240.434
243.008
245.765

7.4
7.7
10.1
11.5
2.1
2.0
14.2
2.8
2.4

-0.6
-.3
-.8
-1.4
.0
.0
-2.8
.2
.2

160.295
301.799
299.268

2.8
24.7
2.3

.3
-3.3
.2

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

166.116
222.518
218.460
272.847
251.210
232.471
233.872
211.002
208.502

6.7
7.2
8.9
9.7
1.9
1.5
13.2
2.6
2.2

-1.6
-1.3
-2.2
-3.4
-1.0
-.5
-7.0
.1
.2

149.033
299.441
253.798

3.2
20.2
1.6

.2
-6.9
.2

Index
Oct.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

171.545
228.040
226.977
277.508
258.419
238.990
232.868
215.956
213.414

7.5
8.0
10.3
12.3
2.7
2.2
15.4
2.7
2.1

-1.0
-.6
-1.4
-1.9
-.6
-.2
-4.2
.3
.3

150.597
295.517
260.484

2.1
23.8
2.2

.2
-3.9
.3

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

163.494
222.613
212.395
271.162
265.039
254.888
277.846
220.563
218.460

6.9
7.4
10.2
11.8
2.1
1.9
15.9
2.4
2.0

-0.4
-.1
-.3
-.9
.1
.1
-1.2
.2
.2

142.750
308.775
268.478

1.9
24.8
2.0

.1
-1.7
.2

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Oct.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Percent change
from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

205.846
205.846

3.7

-0.3

140.505

4.2

-0.3

-0.3

-

-

-

-

-

218.914
353.801

4.2

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

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

208.185
208.155
212.181
201.448
206.174

4.4
4.6
5.8
2.8
1.7

.1
.1
.0
.3
.2

145.025
145.380
144.434
146.901
140.232

4.9
5.1
7.1
2.4
1.6

.3
.3
.5
-.1
.4

229.165
229.035
223.357
239.938
229.565

5.3
5.5
6.2
4.4
1.3

.3
.3
.2
.5
.4

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 ...........................................................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

202.974
220.147
219.823
219.347
219.329
220.539
212.524
200.826
199.137
192.328
113.923

1.7
1.7
2.0
1.6
1.6
3.0
2.2
.9
1.8
-2.0
-.4

-.2
.2
.4
.3
.3
-3.0
-3.8
-4.1
-4.6
-2.3
.0

135.142
135.651
141.312
134.078
134.080
167.567
164.715
155.523
150.547
156.395
98.709

2.5
2.2
3.3
1.9
1.9
4.0
4.0
3.0
4.3
-2.9
2.3

-.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
-2.5
-3.2
-3.4
-4.1
-.2
.4

200.178
225.917
217.089
213.343
213.349
219.989
182.520
193.224
199.595
162.845
120.048

1.0
.5
1.5
.2
.2
3.5
3.7
2.9
3.4
-.1
-.1

-.7
.0
.2
.0
.0
-3.8
-4.7
-5.2
-5.5
-3.0
.5

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

121.175

4.9

1.3

92.232

3.7

2.2

126.166

4.6

3.3

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

212.921
212.607
101.017
125.099
146.022
433.343
431.919
442.120
294.908
384.243

10.0
10.2
3.9
3.7
5.5
23.2
23.2
23.4
22.7
22.0

-1.7
-1.7
-.5
.2
-1.3
-4.5
-4.6
-4.7
-4.3
-4.2

148.738
148.540
99.484
99.034
102.027
295.046
296.028
302.693
289.196
278.404

9.8
9.9
3.7
2.6
5.2
23.6
23.5
23.7
23.1
22.5

-1.7
-1.7
-.7
.0
-1.4
-4.0
-4.2
-4.3
-4.0
-3.8

211.564
208.405
99.032
151.178
138.813
289.403
287.481
275.282
325.550
288.317

11.5
11.5
5.0
5.5
4.7
24.8
24.7
24.7
25.3
23.6

-1.0
-1.0
-.2
.8
-1.6
-3.0
-3.1
-3.2
-3.2
-2.7

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

319.481
250.483
339.923
266.534

3.2
3.0
3.3
2.0

.5
.3
.6
.4

172.642
152.264
179.088
158.811

3.2
3.5
3.2
2.6

.5
.4
.6
.2

386.995
317.841
407.956
343.287

3.3
4.3
3.0
2.2

.3
.0
.4
.1

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

109.699

.1

-.2

109.527

1.0

.0

110.390

-1.5

-.4

Education and communication 3 .........................................

128.207

.5

.1

122.445

.6

.1

133.393

1.9

.8

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

319.623

1.4

.1

194.352

1.9

.0

460.061

3.7

.1

205.846
182.436
166.464
225.992
302.676
109.006
227.723
220.948
222.322

3.7
6.1
7.3
10.3
12.1
1.9
2.0
1.7
3.3

-.3
-.6
-1.1
-1.5
-2.4
-.4
-.1
.2
.4

140.505
133.420
127.314
168.883
207.509
89.659
144.229
135.787
148.463

4.2
6.4
7.3
10.4
12.1
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.6

-.3
-.5
-.9
-1.1
-1.9
-.5
-.1
.2
.2

218.914
191.558
172.804
230.301
286.610
118.859
255.142
211.016
281.840

4.2
7.3
8.3
11.8
13.3
3.1
1.4
.5
3.2

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

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.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

247.822

1.5

0.1

142.589

1.3

0.1

301.622

1.0

0.4

201.333
205.481
200.572
168.293
216.898
225.165
291.859
236.078
220.890
308.920
197.637
195.601
137.146
435.950
229.835

3.7
3.5
4.6
7.0
7.3
9.7
11.2
2.2
1.9
14.1
2.5
2.1
2.2
23.1
2.0

-.3
-.4
-.6
-1.1
-.7
-1.4
-2.2
-.5
-.1
-4.2
.2
.2
.1
-4.3
.2

137.092
137.686
140.095
127.663
156.284
166.982
201.275
153.054
141.413
224.766
131.437
128.600
105.895
298.831
143.182

4.3
4.0
4.9
7.1
7.8
9.9
11.3
2.3
2.2
15.3
2.8
2.4
2.7
23.4
2.2

-.3
-.4
-.4
-.9
-.5
-1.1
-1.7
-.3
-.1
-3.7
.2
.2
.2
-3.9
.2

210.242
217.030
218.660
174.450
231.803
230.327
282.030
261.723
241.182
238.396
215.712
213.799
153.876
288.166
262.195

4.2
3.9
5.4
8.1
8.8
11.3
12.7
2.2
1.3
16.1
2.4
1.8
2.9
24.5
1.3

-.3
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.3
-.7
-1.5
-.5
-.4
-3.6
.3
.3
.4
-2.8
.2

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

241.355
368.804

3.7

-0.2

146.999

4.4

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

235.578
235.443
235.912
237.344
235.808

4.3
4.5
5.2
3.5
1.1

.3
.3
.3
.3
.2

148.332
148.646
146.446
152.108
142.588

5.4
5.6
7.9
2.3
2.1

.4
.5
.5
.3
.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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

246.871
294.544
301.423
275.061
275.031
209.331
198.046
189.716
188.380
182.338
116.125

2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
3.4
3.1
-1.0
.8
-5.1
-1.2

-.3
.1
.4
.2
.2
-2.8
-3.2
-3.9
-4.9
-1.2
-.2

144.163
141.642
148.795
139.831
139.831
186.166
183.299
148.662
135.383
155.629
106.822

2.8
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.1
4.5
4.5
-.5
.6
-3.9
3.7

.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.4
1.7
2.2
1.2
5.7
-.2

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

131.289

4.9

1.4

94.956

7.3

2.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

219.013
213.347
287.199
285.840
286.627
287.169
277.146

10.5
10.7
25.0
25.1
25.1
25.3
24.4

-1.1
-1.2
-4.2
-4.2
-4.4
-3.8
-3.8

147.107
147.459
293.391
294.009
299.027
291.750
276.569

9.5
9.4
24.9
25.0
25.1
24.8
23.9

-1.2
-1.2
-3.3
-3.4
-3.4
-3.3
-3.2

Medical care .............................................................................

420.752

3.2

.4

178.372

3.9

.2

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

118.077

1.0

.4

121.995

-.4

.7

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

131.881

.5

-.1

118.024

-1.1

.1

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

451.699

2.2

.6

218.620

2.1

.1

241.355
197.501
171.497
216.013
112.878
288.518

3.7
6.1
7.3
10.2
1.5
2.3

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

146.999
143.268
139.922
190.157
93.732
146.617

4.4
7.3
8.1
11.4
3.7
1.6

.0
-.2
-.5
-.6
-.4
.2

234.768
223.403
174.065
227.871
217.548
255.062
279.175
236.049
243.620
246.756

3.8
4.6
7.1
7.2
9.7
2.6
2.2
13.5
2.8
2.4

-.2
-.3
-.7
-.3
-.8
-.3
-.1
-3.7
.2
.2

143.709
146.505
140.100
168.245
186.707
151.689
144.053
232.810
137.329
135.245

4.4
5.0
7.9
8.7
10.9
1.1
1.4
15.6
3.0
2.5

.0
.0
-.5
-.2
-.6
.5
.2
-1.3
.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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

211.604
345.931

3.8

-0.7

139.157

3.8

-0.9

-0.6

-

-

-

-

211.193
342.186

3.8

-

-

-

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

227.754
227.434
226.233
229.057
230.092

4.7
4.7
5.8
3.0
4.6

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

143.406
143.725
141.691
146.714
142.990

5.0
5.2
7.0
3.0
3.0

-.1
-.2
.7
-1.4
.8

227.014
226.614
215.077
246.560
233.378

5.0
5.3
7.2
2.6
1.6

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

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

195.266
221.749
237.167
219.706
219.704
201.500
174.213
175.676
170.911
165.774
112.477

2.0
1.8
2.1
1.8
1.8
3.3
2.7
2.2
4.7
-2.3
.9

-.5
.2
.4
.3
.3
-4.4
-5.9
-6.2
-8.2
-2.1
-.2

127.823
127.314
130.345
126.005
126.005
166.056
165.747
159.305
156.314
156.239
95.216

1.6
1.2
1.7
1.0
1.0
3.4
3.4
2.8
5.6
-4.5
1.9

-1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
-6.5
-7.8
-8.3
-10.3
-1.9
.5

194.841
219.856
208.124
215.389
215.389
212.083
165.737
172.703
170.039
169.856
119.911

.3
-.1
1.0
-.1
-.1
3.9
4.2
2.6
3.8
-.5
-2.3

-.9
.1
.2
.1
.1
-5.5
-6.5
-7.3
-7.9
-5.5
.1

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

117.307

6.8

2.8

88.966

4.9

2.7

134.433

5.2

1.4

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

210.547
207.596
302.683
301.055
301.123
318.987
286.282

8.8
9.0
19.9
19.7
20.0
19.0
18.3

-3.0
-3.1
-8.2
-8.4
-8.5
-8.1
-8.3

156.408
156.169
306.000
306.537
312.716
303.222
286.291

8.6
8.6
20.5
20.3
20.5
19.9
19.4

-2.6
-2.7
-6.8
-7.1
-7.3
-6.6
-6.4

197.513
192.109
265.457
261.886
251.428
307.787
266.022

10.8
10.8
21.9
21.6
21.3
23.2
19.6

-1.8
-1.8
-4.6
-4.8
-5.1
-4.5
-3.7

Medical care .............................................................................

402.901

2.8

.4

177.476

4.2

.5

376.249

2.9

.5

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.067

-.7

-.3

112.114

1.3

-.7

105.149

-1.3

.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

129.397

.9

.2

127.346

-.2

.5

128.954

2.2

.3

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

382.370

1.2

-.3

197.688

.2

-.7

442.438

4.8

-.2

211.604
183.064
159.394
211.987
110.103
244.795

3.8
6.2
7.1
9.5
3.0
1.9

-.7
-1.2
-1.9
-2.8
-.1
-.3

139.157
133.421
128.183
169.538
89.447
142.293

3.8
6.0
6.4
9.0
3.0
1.6

-.9
-1.1
-1.5
-2.1
-.7
-.6

211.193
190.847
173.596
228.835
116.622
237.501

3.8
6.4
7.2
9.9
3.3
1.1

-.6
-.8
-1.1
-1.6
-.4
-.4

204.448
210.246
162.075
221.440
213.575
252.322
233.089
232.684
210.646
207.440

3.8
4.6
7.0
7.1
9.2
1.9
1.8
12.7
2.7
2.3

-.8
-1.0
-1.8
-1.5
-2.6
-.8
-.3
-7.3
.2
.3

135.681
141.712
128.400
156.106
166.926
157.546
138.673
229.347
130.320
127.589

3.7
4.6
6.3
7.2
8.6
1.9
1.3
13.4
2.6
2.1

-1.0
-1.2
-1.4
-1.2
-1.9
-1.3
-.7
-7.2
.0
.1

203.220
210.433
175.070
228.688
228.770
232.995
222.636
216.687
210.515
207.599

3.8
5.0
6.9
7.5
9.3
2.1
1.0
14.7
2.3
1.7

-.7
-.9
-1.1
-1.0
-1.5
-1.0
-.5
-5.3
.1
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

219.075
354.901

3.6

-0.5

139.879

4.4

-0.2

-0.1

-

-

-

-

225.364
364.814

4.6

-

-

-

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

227.766
228.683
224.457
237.182
214.714

4.4
4.6
6.3
2.6
1.8

.2
.2
.2
.2
.8

145.436
146.053
146.060
145.760
135.202

4.9
5.1
7.1
2.4
.7

.5
.5
.7
.1
.0

228.031
227.800
229.538
229.306
225.427

6.4
6.5
6.3
6.9
2.4

.4
.4
.2
.7
1.8

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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

206.853
228.016
229.749
219.853
219.834
211.280
187.440
191.133
183.825
197.090
128.284

1.2
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
2.5
2.1
1.8
2.2
-.3
-.7

-.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
-4.8
-6.0
-6.1
-6.2
-5.6
.2

136.542
139.542
145.350
137.769
137.769
159.139
154.296
151.017
147.855
152.839
96.558

3.0
2.7
4.3
2.2
2.2
4.9
4.9
4.7
5.2
.3
1.9

-.1
.4
.5
.3
.3
-2.7
-3.6
-3.7
-4.0
-.5
.7

204.854
235.413
220.495
217.625
217.625
218.057
184.484
190.903
193.540
146.277
115.759

.8
.3
.7
.0
.0
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.8
-.5
1.4

-.9
-.1
.1
.0
.0
-4.4
-5.4
-5.6
-6.1
1.3
1.3

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

152.965

3.8

-.3

89.472

1.4

1.2

127.653

3.7

6.6

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

219.215
218.687
299.191
296.534
298.232
298.023
289.955

10.9
11.2
22.9
22.8
23.2
22.4
21.2

-1.8
-1.9
-4.5
-4.6
-4.7
-4.3
-4.5

145.497
145.142
292.327
292.878
301.226
284.898
277.100

10.9
10.9
24.1
24.0
24.2
24.0
23.1

-1.8
-1.8
-3.9
-4.0
-4.1
-3.9
-3.6

222.621
221.224
281.357
278.455
269.743
328.401
286.600

12.6
12.6
25.2
25.1
25.1
25.7
24.5

-.4
-.4
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.6
-2.7

Medical care .............................................................................

380.091

3.4

.5

166.780

2.7

.5

381.110

3.4

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

103.718

.3

-.2

112.541

1.2

.3

110.779

-2.3

-1.2

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

120.176

-.6

.3

120.820

.7

-.1

130.844

1.9

1.6

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

366.750

1.2

.4

188.628

2.1

.2

455.455

2.7

.3

219.075
191.946
172.440
227.848
118.328
250.591

3.6
6.2
7.4
10.7
2.0
1.8

-.5
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-.4
-.2

139.879
131.913
125.226
165.744
88.881
145.368

4.4
6.5
7.5
10.6
1.9
2.8

-.2
-.5
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
.0

225.364
196.025
179.426
237.334
122.459
264.568

4.6
8.5
9.6
12.7
4.3
1.3

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

211.918
217.801
174.079
226.926
226.857
254.291
238.551
238.929
217.391
215.218

3.6
4.8
7.2
7.4
10.1
2.5
1.7
13.7
2.3
1.8

-.5
-.9
-1.4
-.9
-1.9
-1.0
-.3
-5.1
.2
.2

136.814
138.218
125.485
154.881
164.039
151.156
143.046
216.377
131.023
127.943

4.6
5.1
7.3
7.9
10.0
2.9
2.7
16.5
2.9
2.4

-.3
-.5
-1.0
-.6
-1.3
-.4
-.1
-3.8
.3
.3

215.353
224.417
180.516
234.936
236.212
269.625
249.669
228.825
221.516
221.038

4.7
6.1
9.5
10.0
12.4
2.3
1.3
15.6
2.7
2.0

-.1
.0
.2
.1
-.1
-.5
-.4
-3.6
.7
.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
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.
2010

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2010

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

226.759
367.078

3.5

0.0

138.884

3.9

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

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

233.634
233.155
237.086
226.824
234.617

4.1
4.4
6.1
2.2
-.3

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

143.499
143.282
142.240
145.804
148.052

4.4
4.6
6.7
2.0
.8

.1
.1
-.2
.4
.9

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 ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

235.859
258.056
285.589
248.171
248.163
258.761
239.834
241.647
272.121
199.777
128.466

1.7
1.7
2.2
1.5
1.5
2.6
.6
.5
.1
2.0
-.3

.3
.3
.4
.2
.2
.4
.8
.8
1.5
-1.4
.1

133.098
132.232
138.223
131.153
131.156
172.231
169.817
167.995
164.554
166.683
101.767

2.1
2.1
3.1
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.9
1.7
3.4
-3.7
1.7

.0
.2
.5
.2
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-1.6
-1.5
-2.0
.3

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

120.626

4.0

1.2

98.362

5.1

3.5

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

211.727
207.959
303.173
301.815
304.280
277.373
287.567

9.7
10.0
24.9
25.0
25.4
24.1
23.8

-.8
-.8
-1.7
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
-1.5

150.566
150.211
280.746
283.290
284.453
276.771
268.076

9.1
9.1
24.1
24.1
24.6
22.9
22.8

-.6
-.7
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-1.6

Medical care .............................................................................

400.683

3.5

.7

178.227

2.9

.9

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

104.841

-.2

-.6

94.562

1.5

-.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

129.821

1.1

.1

124.898

2.5

.0

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

379.177

1.1

-.1

179.280

2.8

.2

226.759
186.251
159.087
206.502
114.285
269.120

3.5
5.9
7.2
10.7
1.0
1.8

.0
-.3
-.5
-.6
-.5
.2

138.884
129.762
122.542
157.832
89.419
141.895

3.9
6.0
7.0
10.6
1.8
2.2

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

220.578
216.005
162.287
222.065
209.639
261.873
260.195
280.532
223.453
221.704

3.5
4.5
6.9
7.3
10.0
2.0
1.7
16.4
2.2
1.8

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

134.350
137.946
123.230
150.009
157.401
153.228
138.677
231.308
129.358
126.472

4.0
4.7
6.8
7.4
10.0
2.4
2.2
14.2
2.8
2.4

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

M

225.889

227.388

228.777

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

232.798
233.164
143.775

233.917
233.769
145.103

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

217.170
223.234
138.143

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. 2011 from—

Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

229.269

6.4

0.8

0.2

6.4

1.3

0.6

235.144
235.157
145.664

236.069
235.912
146.446

6.1
5.2
7.9

.9
.9
.9

.4
.3
.5

5.9
5.3
6.9

1.0
.9
1.3

.5
.6
.4

219.099
224.560
140.163

220.568
226.397
140.703

220.881
226.233
141.691

6.4
5.8
7.0

.8
.7
1.1

.1
-.1
.7

6.4
6.6
5.9

1.6
1.4
1.9

.7
.8
.4

212.886

214.268

215.962

215.077

7.2

.4

-.4

7.1

1.4

.8

M
M
M

223.737
221.561
143.333

225.003
223.858
144.028

225.867
224.007
145.002

226.958
224.457
146.060

6.7
6.3
7.1

.9
.3
1.4

.5
.2
.7

6.2
6.6
6.0

1.0
1.1
1.2

.4
.1
.7

M

230.443

229.288

229.173

229.538

6.3

.1

.2

6.1

-.6

-.1

M
M
M

231.287
233.300
140.752

232.997
235.868
141.149

235.183
238.139
142.459

234.651
237.086
142.240

6.2
6.1
6.7

.7
.5
.8

-.2
-.4
-.2

6.9
7.0
7.3

1.7
2.1
1.2

.9
1.0
.9

M
M
M

209.309
141.828
222.098

210.888
142.803
222.038

212.215
143.704
222.911

212.181
144.434
223.357

5.8
7.1
6.2

.6
1.1
.6

.0
.5
.2

6.4
6.4
6.1

1.4
1.3
.4

.6
.6
.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

224.497
240.233

226.537
244.263

227.881
246.859

228.840
246.815

4.8
6.4

1.0
1.0

.4
.0

5.3
7.8

1.5
2.8

.6
1.1

M

235.589

235.729

236.690

237.734

4.7

.9

.4

5.1

.5

.4

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

227.334
233.145
204.090
142.065

227.796
233.387
206.433
144.029

229.131
234.786
206.975
143.667

229.059
236.169
209.686
143.205

4.3
7.8
7.3
5.4

.6
1.2
1.6
-.6

.0
.6
1.3
-.3

4.4
8.2
5.1
6.4

.8
.7
1.4
1.1

.6
.6
.3
-.3

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

225.374
208.806
213.504
241.756

226.874
207.653
214.402
244.967

227.254
210.353
216.420
243.248

228.143
209.178
216.367
243.486

6.1
4.8
6.6
6.0

.6
.7
.9
-.6

.4
-.6
.0
.1

7.0
5.4
6.4
7.3

.8
.7
1.4
.6

.2
1.3
.9
-.7

2
2
2

229.099
231.188
231.693

231.260
232.037
233.606

233.053
234.974
231.449

233.252
231.740
231.366

6.0
4.2
5.1

.9
-.1
-1.0

.1
-1.4
.0

5.5
6.3
4.5

1.7
1.6
-.1

.8
1.3
-.9

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—

Index
Oct.
2011

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

Index
Oct.
2011

Percent
change from—
Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

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

223.043
664.376

3.9

-0.3

-0.4

0.0

-0.2

-

-

-

246.297
701.269

3.7

-

226.116
668.242

3.1

-

214.145
628.913

3.5

-

-

-

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

230.420
230.406
229.269
233.622
229.194

4.6
4.9
6.4
2.7
1.6

.2
.2
.2
.2
.3

226.532
225.883
228.840
216.055
234.619

3.9
4.0
4.8
2.8
1.7

.2
.3
.4
.0
-.5

237.049
235.254
246.815
217.273
238.020

4.3
4.6
6.4
2.1
-.6

.1
.2
.0
.5
-.9

238.364
238.345
237.734
244.344
237.048

3.8
4.0
4.7
3.1
1.2

.3
.3
.4
.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 .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

216.843
246.922
253.727

2.0
1.8
2.4

-.2
.2
.4

206.929
246.205
277.672

2.5
2.3
2.0

.1
.4
.2

239.638
263.638
284.949

.6
.7
1.1

.3
.0
.0

258.497
315.355
320.176

1.7
2.1
2.0

-.4
.2
.3

236.407

1.6

.2

243.931

2.3

.4

255.133

.4

.1

293.476

2.1

.1

236.397
218.952
190.976
193.001
195.196
181.041
121.642

1.6
3.5
3.1
1.9
3.1
-2.2
.8

.2
-2.9
-3.6
-3.9
-4.5
-1.6
.2

243.931
184.319
160.391
163.416
155.825
161.543
98.256

2.3
5.0
5.0
4.7
6.0
2.7
-.1

.4
-1.3
-2.3
-2.4
-1.7
-3.6
-1.1

255.131
257.534
243.322
242.413
280.114
201.034
119.012

.4
.5
-1.1
-1.2
-2.9
4.7
-.2

.1
2.7
4.7
4.8
6.5
-.3
.2

293.394
194.572
193.315
182.311
180.241
179.079
109.079

2.1
1.5
1.2
-3.1
-.9
-7.9
-2.7

.1
-4.2
-4.8
-6.0
-7.4
-2.6
-.5

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

126.966

4.4

1.8

97.863

6.4

3.7

110.787

4.7

-.1

122.783

5.3

.9

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

213.013
209.647
297.935
296.999
296.474
304.308
285.566

10.1
10.2
23.5
23.5
23.7
23.1
22.4

-1.6
-1.6
-4.1
-4.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.9

195.948
193.179
307.450
304.873
301.234
316.621
288.917

9.3
9.7
20.5
20.5
21.0
19.9
18.9

-3.3
-3.5
-9.0
-9.1
-9.2
-8.8
-9.1

213.081
209.115
301.480
295.331
296.784
278.364
280.016

9.9
10.2
24.7
24.7
25.1
23.9
24.0

-.7
-.6
-1.7
-1.8
-1.9
-1.7
-1.6

225.602
216.649
279.581
278.646
281.363
280.616
273.869

10.5
10.7
26.0
26.1
26.1
26.4
25.7

-1.0
-1.1
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4
-3.9
-3.8

Medical care .............................................

405.472

3.2

.5

426.753

1.9

1.2

388.641

4.5

.7

392.769

3.6

.1

Recreation 5 ..............................................

109.869

.4

-.1

104.028

-4.4

-.2

96.287

-2.8

-1.2

116.741

3.2

-.1

Education and communication 5 ...............

126.415

.6

.2

135.033

.0

.3

133.725

1.6

.3

133.626

1.2

.2

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

419.067

1.8

.1

373.395

.5

-1.0

358.314

.9

.0

440.630

1.8

.5

223.043
189.605
167.147
220.916
114.872
262.427

3.9
6.4
7.4
10.5
2.3
2.0

-.3
-.5
-1.0
-1.3
-.4
-.1

214.145
176.360
149.151
203.048
100.612
253.824

3.5
5.8
6.9
9.2
2.6
1.9

-.4
-1.3
-2.2
-2.9
-.6
.3

226.116
184.938
155.641
203.277
108.059
269.052

3.1
6.0
7.3
10.8
.6
.9

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

246.297
196.266
166.263
209.306
106.906
297.150

3.7
5.9
7.4
10.4
1.3
2.5

-.2
-.3
-.8
-.9
-.6
-.2

215.626
216.732
169.349
226.642
221.629
257.887
250.733
242.844
221.643
220.258

4.0
4.8
7.2
7.6
9.9
2.3
1.9
14.8
2.6
2.2

-.3
-.5
-.9
-.6
-1.2
-.4
-.1
-3.9
.2
.2

205.741
203.937
152.440
218.013
206.010
246.271
240.800
220.887
213.900
211.517

3.6
4.0
6.7
6.6
8.7
1.4
1.8
14.1
2.3
1.9

-.5
-.8
-2.1
-1.5
-2.7
.1
.2
-6.5
.4
.5

220.391
211.508
159.701
222.560
209.026
251.963
261.067
286.405
222.091
219.245

3.0
4.4
7.0
7.2
10.1
1.4
.7
16.3
1.8
1.1

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

240.732
221.004
168.990
226.118
211.066
250.124
289.548
230.736
249.567
253.287

3.7
4.6
7.1
6.9
9.8
2.9
2.4
12.5
2.9
2.7

-.2
-.5
-.8
-.3
-.8
-.6
-.2
-4.5
.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 ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Atlanta, GA

Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

223.043
664.376

3.9

-0.1

-1.9

-0.3

-

-

214.145
628.913

3.5

-

208.362
630.010

3.2

-

-

-

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

230.420
230.406
229.269
233.622
229.194

4.6
4.9
6.4
2.7
1.6

.6
.7
.8
.4
.4

229.013
236.806
228.143
252.826
142.310

3.6
3.7
6.1
1.2
2.3

.3
.3
.6
.0
.0

226.532
225.883
228.840
216.055
234.619

3.9
4.0
4.8
2.8
1.7

1.0
1.1
1.0
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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

216.843
246.922
253.727
236.407
236.397
218.952
190.976
193.001
195.196
181.041
121.642

2.0
1.8
2.4
1.6
1.6
3.5
3.1
1.9
3.1
-2.2
.8

-.2
.3
.6
.3
.3
-2.9
-3.7
-4.0
-4.3
-3.0
.3

195.262
201.373
205.452
190.851
190.851
264.062
233.509
233.151
210.832
251.806
136.846

.4
-1.2
-1.7
-1.1
-1.1
7.1
8.5
8.3
9.4
5.4
2.6

-2.7
.0
-.1
.3
.3
-13.9
-16.9
-17.1
-20.9
-3.3
-.3

206.929
246.205
277.672
243.931
243.931
184.319
160.391
163.416
155.825
161.543
98.256

2.5
2.3
2.0
2.3
2.3
5.0
5.0
4.7
6.0
2.7
-.1

.3
.5
.5
.7
.7
.0
-.7
-.7
-2.0
1.3
-.6

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

126.966

4.4

5.3

143.855

11.0

.3

97.863

6.4

4.6

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

213.013
209.647
297.935
296.999
296.474
304.308
285.566

10.1
10.2
23.5
23.5
23.7
23.1
22.4

-2.1
-2.1
-4.9
-5.0
-5.2
-4.7
-4.5

203.882
201.388
293.292
291.785
289.050
352.539
291.007

11.1
11.2
24.4
24.3
24.8
23.5
22.5

-3.8
-4.0
-8.3
-8.5
-8.6
-8.2
-8.2

195.948
193.179
307.450
304.873
301.234
316.621
288.917

9.3
9.7
20.5
20.5
21.0
19.9
18.9

-4.0
-4.1
-10.1
-10.3
-10.4
-10.0
-10.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

405.472

3.2

.7

322.518

2.2

.5

426.753

1.9

.6

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

109.869

.4

-.3

87.793

2.7

-.7

104.028

-4.4

-.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

126.415

.6

.5

119.956

-1.1

.4

135.033

.0

.4

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

419.067

1.8

.5

367.146

1.5

1.7

373.395

.5

-.7

223.043
189.605
167.147
220.916
114.872
262.427

3.9
6.4
7.4
10.5
2.3
2.0

-.1
-.3
-.9
-.8
-1.0
.0

208.362
188.638
168.836
224.561
114.747
235.659

3.2
7.5
10.2
13.4
4.4
.5

-1.9
-1.7
-3.0
-4.1
-.6
-2.0

214.145
176.360
149.151
203.048
100.612
253.824

3.5
5.8
6.9
9.2
2.6
1.9

-.3
-1.1
-2.4
-3.0
-1.0
.4

215.626
216.732
169.349
226.642
221.629
257.887
250.733
242.844
221.643
220.258

4.0
4.8
7.2
7.6
9.9
2.3
1.9
14.8
2.6
2.2

-.2
-.3
-.8
-.1
-.7
-.3
.0
-4.5
.5
.4

201.721
219.424
167.995
224.550
218.798
261.972
224.018
242.139
202.938
197.301

3.2
5.8
9.9
8.3
12.8
3.2
.4
16.8
1.2
.7

-1.9
-2.9
-2.9
-2.0
-3.9
-4.8
-2.1
-12.3
.1
.1

205.741
203.937
152.440
218.013
206.010
246.271
240.800
220.887
213.900
211.517

3.6
4.0
6.7
6.6
8.7
1.4
1.8
14.1
2.3
1.9

-.3
-.6
-2.3
-1.2
-2.8
.3
.4
-6.7
.6
.5

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 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.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

209.427
616.803

3.7

-0.5

-0.6

0.6

-

-

226.116
668.242

3.1

-

200.464
639.794

3.8

-

-

-

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

210.656
211.859
209.178
216.337
186.947

4.1
4.3
4.8
3.5
-.3

.5
.6
.7
.4
-1.4

212.750
212.148
216.367
203.921
212.420

4.6
4.9
6.6
3.2
1.8

.9
.8
.9
.7
1.7

237.049
235.254
246.815
217.273
238.020

4.3
4.6
6.4
2.1
-.6

.7
.8
1.0
.3
-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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

183.590
195.038
209.813
200.971
200.971
247.200
202.283
202.808
199.038
191.076
118.314

1.5
.9
2.0
.6
.6
4.3
2.6
2.4
8.2
-5.9
1.6

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

185.133
203.429
195.830
203.346
203.346
192.853
184.247
181.980
187.039
145.593
123.458

.9
1.3
1.0
1.6
1.6
.8
.6
.3
.5
-1.4
-1.2

.1
.0
.5
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.4
.2
-6.0
1.2

239.638
263.638
284.949
255.133
255.131
257.534
243.322
242.413
280.114
201.034
119.012

.6
.7
1.1
.4
.4
.5
-1.1
-1.2
-2.9
4.7
-.2

.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.5
2.9
2.9
6.6
-7.2
-.3

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

114.687

8.7

2.9

154.340

3.5

-3.5

110.787

4.7

7.2

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

246.318
245.126
298.357
297.434
306.105
332.110
274.750

8.3
8.4
20.5
20.4
20.7
18.9
19.4

-3.7
-3.8
-10.1
-10.3
-10.6
-9.4
-8.5

201.748
201.186
283.610
283.067
293.006
288.697
271.063

10.2
10.4
23.0
22.9
23.3
22.5
20.9

-3.9
-4.0
-8.7
-9.0
-9.2
-8.2
-8.7

213.081
209.115
301.480
295.331
296.784
278.364
280.016

9.9
10.2
24.7
24.7
25.1
23.9
24.0

.8
1.0
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7

Medical care ...........................................................................

363.946

3.3

.4

392.174

5.3

1.9

388.641

4.5

.4

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

111.146

-1.9

-2.1

101.712

-.1

.7

96.287

-2.8

-1.9

Education and communication 7 .............................................

131.495

1.0

1.7

103.400

.5

.2

133.725

1.6

.5

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

401.397

3.0

2.0

330.215

3.6

.3

358.314

.9

1.5

209.427
181.130
164.536
212.203
113.393
245.106

3.7
6.3
7.9
10.3
3.4
1.6

-.5
-1.2
-2.3
-3.7
.5
.2

200.464
182.787
166.259
224.421
110.484
224.373

3.8
7.2
8.9
12.0
3.6
1.1

-.6
-1.8
-3.4
-4.9
-.4
.3

226.116
184.938
155.641
203.277
108.059
269.052

3.1
6.0
7.3
10.8
.6
.9

.6
1.2
1.6
2.9
-1.0
.2

204.124
218.264
165.839
212.233
211.439
277.262
236.823
250.610
205.365
204.240

3.8
4.7
7.6
7.0
9.7
2.1
1.5
12.7
2.5
2.1

-.5
-.6
-2.3
-1.6
-3.6
.3
.2
-6.4
.5
.4

191.537
201.038
167.788
219.593
223.367
227.084
206.938
237.364
196.434
192.733

3.7
4.8
8.5
8.2
11.2
.8
.7
13.0
2.4
1.8

-.8
-.9
-3.1
-2.1
-4.5
.6
.2
-5.6
.3
.1

220.391
211.508
159.701
222.560
209.026
251.963
261.067
286.405
222.091
219.245

3.0
4.4
7.0
7.2
10.1
1.4
.7
16.3
1.8
1.1

.7
.9
1.5
1.7
2.7
.4
.2
2.6
.4
.3

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Oct.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Index
Oct.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

230.728
374.862

4.2

-0.3

0.1

0.0

-

-

236.478
686.890

3.4

-

246.297
701.269

3.7

-

-

-

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

241.162
242.938
243.486
243.262
214.724

5.1
5.1
6.0
3.5
4.6

.0
-.2
-.6
.5
3.2

238.364
238.345
237.734
244.344
237.048

3.8
4.0
4.7
3.1
1.2

.6
.6
.9
.3
.5

222.417
221.465
233.252
197.008
226.367

4.9
5.0
6.0
3.6
2.8

.7
.8
.9
.6
.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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

225.733
250.403
238.327
243.944
243.944
168.161
148.760
146.041
142.768
184.343
167.223

.8
.8
.7
.7
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.5
-2.7
-.1

.2
.3
.0
.2
.2
.0
-.4
-.3
-.1
-5.8
.0

258.497
315.355
320.176
293.476
293.394
194.572
193.315
182.311
180.241
179.079
109.079

1.7
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.1
1.5
1.2
-3.1
-.9
-7.9
-2.7

-.3
.1
.4
.2
.2
-3.2
-3.6
-4.3
-4.3
-4.4
-.7

241.208
291.799
266.454
262.496
262.496
219.770
192.057
203.099
206.977
179.873
117.218

1.9
1.5
2.4
1.6
1.6
4.3
3.6
1.7
4.9
-6.5
1.0

-.5
-.2
1.4
.7
.7
-2.4
-2.8
-3.0
-2.7
-3.8
.6

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

156.993

3.6

2.6

122.783

5.3

5.9

116.412

7.2

2.2

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

228.300
230.252
312.383
309.295
307.845
291.935
305.839

13.1
14.3
24.0
23.9
23.7
24.9
23.8

-2.3
-2.4
-6.3
-6.4
-6.8
-5.7
-5.4

225.602
216.649
279.581
278.646
281.363
280.616
273.869

10.5
10.7
26.0
26.1
26.1
26.4
25.7

-1.2
-1.3
-5.7
-5.9
-6.1
-5.3
-5.0

224.407
223.929
301.732
297.330
297.918
289.872
278.141

10.1
10.5
23.2
23.2
23.4
23.1
21.9

-1.3
-1.2
-5.3
-5.4
-5.5
-4.9
-5.1

Medical care ...........................................................................

400.083

5.7

.7

392.769

3.6

.6

425.909

.9

1.2

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

105.008

4.0

-1.6

116.741

3.2

-.3

120.333

-1.1

3.3

Education and communication 7 .............................................

120.840

-.2

.5

133.626

1.2

1.1

121.557

-2.5

-1.5

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

293.630

.2

.4

440.630

1.8

.6

460.873

4.1

1.2

230.728
205.918
184.444
226.829
135.370
253.499

4.2
6.8
8.2
11.5
2.6
2.3

-.3
-1.1
-1.9
-2.3
-1.2
.3

246.297
196.266
166.263
209.306
106.906
297.150

3.7
5.9
7.4
10.4
1.3
2.5

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

236.478
191.155
168.851
201.532
120.968
291.121

3.4
6.3
7.2
9.7
2.0
1.5

.0
-.1
-.6
-.9
.0
.0

223.847
221.348
185.306
235.292
225.236
239.409
242.589
218.603
232.256
229.840

4.1
5.9
8.0
7.9
11.0
4.4
2.1
15.3
2.9
2.4

-.3
-.6
-1.7
-1.1
-2.0
.3
.3
-4.4
.2
.3

240.732
221.004
168.990
226.118
211.066
250.124
289.548
230.736
249.567
253.287

3.7
4.6
7.1
6.9
9.8
2.9
2.4
12.5
2.9
2.7

.1
.1
-.3
.3
.0
.1
.1
-4.7
.6
.6

229.584
221.622
171.200
214.966
203.788
263.203
280.951
230.152
238.344
243.772

3.5
4.4
7.1
7.4
9.4
1.5
1.5
12.6
2.3
1.8

-.1
.0
-.6
-.1
-.9
.3
-.1
-4.1
.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 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.
2011

SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Index

Aug.
2011

Oct.
2011

Percent change from—
Oct.
2010

Aug.
2011

Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................

232.371
707.590

3.6

0.4

0.9

-

232.697
690.178

4.3

-

-

-

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

233.595
234.269
231.740
238.121
228.284

3.0
3.3
4.2
2.4
-.7

.4
.4
-.1
1.0
.8

236.951
239.279
231.366
256.227
216.766

4.0
4.7
5.1
4.1
-3.1

.1
.0
-1.0
1.4
.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 ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

252.465
277.603
308.570
256.641
256.641
284.222
296.271
295.165
306.957
244.033
136.736

2.3
2.3
3.3
1.7
1.7
1.5
-1.6
-1.7
-2.5
.3
2.6

.5
.7
1.0
.4
.4
-1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0
-6.0
.0

231.653
253.621
260.876
262.581
262.581
224.255
215.939
250.982
258.294
199.740
158.137

2.8
2.9
3.9
2.5
2.5
3.1
1.8
1.6
1.0
4.5
.9

1.0
1.4
3.4
.9
.9
-.4
-.8
-.9
-1.0
.0
-.3

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

119.332

7.8

1.6

149.340

1.0

8.9

Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................

196.773
190.108
290.738
289.845
291.615
266.740
268.844

8.7
9.0
23.0
22.9
23.3
21.6
21.8

.6
.7
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0

238.175
246.043
405.216
413.511
454.811
317.762
362.809

10.8
11.6
25.6
26.0
26.3
25.0
24.3

.0
.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3

Medical care ...........................................................................

393.473

2.7

.3

363.788

5.3

3.6

Recreation 7 ...........................................................................

109.792

1.1

-1.2

96.999

1.7

.2

Education and communication 7 .............................................

135.858

.2

-.4

130.709

2.7

1.1

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

384.519

1.1

.1

403.781

1.0

-.9

232.371
187.153
157.071
198.985
113.894
277.652

3.6
6.1
8.0
11.1
2.4
2.2

.4
.4
.4
1.1
-1.0
.4

232.697
201.040
181.992
238.870
127.713
265.926

4.3
6.0
7.5
10.5
2.1
3.1

.9
.8
1.3
2.4
-.7
1.0

226.935
215.691
159.919
220.041
200.822
258.223
270.724
303.324
229.899
229.505

3.6
4.4
7.6
7.2
10.3
1.9
2.1
15.9
2.5
2.3

.4
.2
.4
.8
1.1
-.1
.4
1.0
.3
.3

227.249
226.441
182.651
236.053
235.907
258.031
256.809
323.436
228.027
224.934

4.2
4.9
6.9
7.1
9.3
3.2
2.8
17.3
2.9
2.5

.8
.7
1.3
1.2
2.3
.6
.8
.7
1.0
1.2

Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

9.9
10.0

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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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
2011

216.687
220.223

216.741
221.309

217.631
223.467

218.009
224.906

218.178
225.964

217.965
225.722

218.011
225.922

218.312
226.545

218.439
226.889

218.711
226.421

218.803

219.179

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3

5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6

6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.9

104.9

82.4
90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9

12.5
8.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

13.5
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.6
109.1
112.4
116.8
122.7

108.5
110.1
114.9
119.7
125.3

107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0

3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6

3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

128.7
135.2
139.2
143.7
147.2

132.6
137.2
141.4
145.3
149.3

130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2

6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7

5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

151.5
155.8
159.9
162.3
165.4

153.2
157.9
161.2
163.7
167.8

152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6

2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6
2.7

2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

170.8
176.6
178.9
183.3
187.6

173.6
177.5
180.9
184.6
190.2

172.2
177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9

3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3

3.4
2.8
1.6
2.3
2.7

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

193.2
200.6
205.709
214.429
213.139

197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
215.935

195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537

3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
2.7

3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-.4

2010
2011

217.535
223.598

218.576

218.056

1.5

1.6

-

-

-

-

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

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expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

210.036
629.174

210.228
629.751

215.949
646.887

219.179
656.563

226.421
678.258

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

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888

218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864

218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837

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

230.885
231.017
230.196
265.433
230.166
245.787
223.659
241.011
168.266
284.276
173.334
315.702
336.754
168.304
261.416
251.233
270.768
257.528
270.549
300.334

207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5

211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4

211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2

217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4

225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818

248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918

254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178

251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548

266.398
227.853
228.149
229.294
251.726
229.568
183.662
170.632
179.169
212.224

118.0
205.1

124.8
212.4

120.3
207.7

122.3
211.1

126.273
219.140

129.126
219.838

122.472
211.750

137.223
240.821

151.451
272.885

115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7

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

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

122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966

127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706

120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189

130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089

140.660
208.948
236.555
192.897
133.578
211.083
203.996
136.710
325.612
214.477
213.774
135.924
226.149
204.020
145.505
263.100
156.765
137.531
184.912
293.030
222.655
219.493
149.431
215.223
152.713
227.293
216.445
143.202
284.269

NA

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

NA
NA

182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2

NA

193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760

327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634

315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807

322.087
335.845
284.299
196.940
204.075
394.652
122.394
306.775
293.671
304.919
311.927
314.163
144.007
146.923
136.168
157.333
135.910
188.774

325.556
334.455
319.997
207.181
227.123
474.649
109.638
314.795
342.723
299.937
313.891
314.473
154.965
156.824
149.133
166.351
148.206
206.362

109.5
108.9

113.0
113.8

118.5
116.6

122.5
123.6

129.286
139.039

148.092
176.320

148.847
176.524

147.800
172.090

159.161
190.307

139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8

140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8

145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4

148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1

162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998

161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858

159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335

169.137
128.315
161.065
166.361
117.139
124.757
222.358
233.392
214.972
125.055
201.315
213.602
202.952
140.325
151.302
226.216
190.299
213.280
290.010
139.077
157.462
144.456
212.737
229.455
170.003
229.559
225.042
132.168
139.191
131.656
266.494
147.048
125.461
110.816
233.459
145.681
148.207
148.225

-

-

-

-

184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

120.445

124.497

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

134.605

138.110

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 1 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 .................................
Lodging away from home 2 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5
6 .................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 .................
Energy services 5 ..............................................
Electricity 5 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ...
Floor coverings 2 ...............................................
Window coverings 2 ...........................................
Other linens 2 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
2 .................................................................
Other furniture 2 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 4 .........................................
Appliances 2 ........................................................
Major appliances 2 .............................................
Laundry equipment 1 .......................................
Other appliances 2 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 2 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 2 ..........................
Household paper products 2 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 2 .................
Household operations 2 .......................................
Domestic services 2 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ...................

122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329

154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390

156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055

160.681
224.215
190.623
202.702
186.995
192.612
183.774
167.647
295.568

163.978
227.606
192.038
204.991
189.834
198.220
185.388
167.603
303.234

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

145.617
159.749
152.055

149.311
162.340
153.786

151.491
164.211
159.096

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367

216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
437.049

220.138
253.101
255.651
136.551
453.957

236.6
222.2

248.5
227.2

256.7
232.8

266.8
242.8

278.872
249.532

268.348
254.875

253.003
256.727

258.098
257.452

283.740
261.034

222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1

227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7

232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2

242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4

249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
319.208
324.116
185.155
173.357
220.496
146.878
319.460
353.439
126.066
79.801
119.083
85.646
68.305
123.506
142.055

254.875
120.019
215.184
194.335
256.209
252.024
323.105
199.487
188.342
232.548
156.390
341.965
371.093
128.535
76.079
120.576
85.257
62.517
123.379
142.693

256.727
123.812
208.760
184.886
262.649
268.396
309.643
188.724
187.388
190.497
165.204
365.664
379.248
127.119
73.655
117.287
79.977
61.602
123.373
139.258

257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
312.718
334.070
188.443
188.711
185.106
174.543
390.362
387.884
123.931
68.488
113.039
73.405
57.039
117.780
136.893

261.011
128.416
220.450
193.058
335.148
362.809
352.033
193.843
197.003
181.220
181.916
409.102
397.106
125.223
69.631
115.720
73.794
58.185
118.510
137.503

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

90.510
85.986

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

87.879
76.982

89.242
75.722

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

NA

NA

-

-

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

92.1
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

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341

90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
129.884
71.721
95.330

88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.116
70.080
95.600

84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
124.904
64.725
96.306

86.897
98.172
110.772
72.670
67.109
57.868
124.668
64.067
97.568

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049

91.425
98.881
87.752
188.785
123.731
164.031
120.199
152.415
145.694
157.124

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

119.9
133.0

123.4
142.2

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

128.413
165.089

127.430
173.193

124.592
178.830

124.331

124.454

NA

NA

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306

117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653

119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985

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

127.590
119.506
124.687
120.936
150.149
86.327
111.729
100.257
115.851
117.762
108.827
125.179
88.696

93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6

92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8

91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4

91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0

88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691

88.612
98.956
124.093
125.664
131.745
118.767
112.568
143.607
117.491
150.122

93.355
100.550
128.492
127.787
133.820
125.675
112.695
146.340
114.260
154.017

94.905
96.881
126.585
126.710
134.677
122.015
112.558
154.308
113.415
163.966

100.984
106.379
130.886
128.812
138.409
128.052
118.048
170.929
117.557
183.414

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4

189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248

164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741

188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829

198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
96.051
138.147
143.915
142.454
94.799
124.766
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
383.024
166.101

212.127
207.404
100.540
142.535
98.798
143.419
146.607
151.494
93.927
123.700
296.944
295.877
295.498
302.992
284.863
277.694
145.308
131.475
157.154
147.714
350.613
255.774
261.461
230.442
158.678
391.893
168.665

119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648

142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454

163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138

165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
257.172
286.438
153.604

166.805
172.113
185.384
123.106
269.158
304.031
150.619

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 1 .......................................................
New trucks 1 8 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 .................................
Car and truck rental 2 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ........................
Other motor fuels 2 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 2 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 .............................................
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 2 5 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 2 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

Oct.
2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471

114.661
105.817
63.259
274.947
108.804

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

403.430
325.962
106.040
428.294
98.211
100.383
427.467
337.257
342.266
409.871
179.358
217.491
649.496
244.592
240.026
553.074
183.057
113.463
107.386

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ...................................

-

-

-

-

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378

-

-

-

-

-

-

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services ..............................
Hospital services 5 13 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................

302.1
265.0

314.9
270.8

328.4
280.8

340.1
285.9

357.661
293.610

367.133
298.361

Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
1 2 ..............................................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Other recreation services 2 ....................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

329.1

340.7

355.7

362.3

374.389

379.943

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4

108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9

109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4

110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3

111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009

113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833

113.212
99.873
8.983
368.083
16.947

112.345
97.167
7.271
369.132
14.663

113.270
98.572
6.215
381.753
13.600

78.0
79.0

77.1
77.1

76.5
70.7

77.4
68.4

77.808
64.303

79.629
61.029

77.022
55.958

74.972
51.710

81.891
53.149

86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2

85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0

89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4

92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7

95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585

101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944

100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985

102.103
46.261
92.277
154.783
191.867
142.663
115.550
193.868
159.003
201.702
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.780
65.128
88.957
29.258
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.206
57.098

117.949
44.510
89.925
160.074
197.321
148.002
118.046
202.388
165.527
210.198
118.308
147.294
92.011
80.239
67.345
93.718
29.968
116.377
123.833
112.166
55.060
55.334

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023

59.454
94.105
96.452
145.282

59.568
97.330
95.342
144.381

116.1
266.1

116.4
275.3

119.4
284.9

122.0
299.8

123.864
307.108

125.014
316.607

122.918
319.307

123.325
323.606

119.649
325.762

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098

157.065
177.779
268.076
219.514
137.600
102.184

Education and communication 2 ..............................
Education 2 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 9 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
2 .................................................................
Communication 2 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 2 .............................................
Information and information processing 2 ............
Telephone services 2 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Land-line telephone services 12 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
14 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405

125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326

128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532

130.548
203.343
513.904
584.840
652.495
637.450
244.308

132.755
212.680
540.431
611.458
690.238
661.189
250.589

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
66.5

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361

-

-

-

-

-

-

196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000

204.472
83.913
146.000
229.846
228.422
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225

215.651
83.049
152.281
238.782
254.337
79.659
101.257
59.895
103.900

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.232

8.882

181.1
64.1

155.7
61.1

131.1
58.5

115.8
54.2

100.000
50.722

88.529
50.180

77.960
48.930

73.559
43.791

65.511
42.057

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

76.396

76.223

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

33.708

32.440

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 2 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 2 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 7 .................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 2 ...................................................
Financial services 7 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ........
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ........................................

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275

384.502
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.196
160.656

389.119
842.785
343.081
229.629
209.232
160.705

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

103.631

101.911

167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2

169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7

173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9

177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9

176.418
219.656
134.026
329.908
262.910
256.560
130.834

181.661
226.281
138.068
339.698
274.810
270.369
137.122

183.917
228.343
139.326
348.697
283.418
278.644
140.340

182.363
230.159
140.435
356.475
292.614
284.595
143.423

185.525
231.238
141.093
365.905
298.706
290.217
145.002

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

155.624
262.572
124.260

159.478
264.654
126.498

166.441
280.415
132.370

134.1
89.0
149.5

141.0
86.6
148.0
-

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

-

147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0

NA

177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827

187.227
85.470
154.350
92.295

150.4
131.7
146.7
167.7

155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2

160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4

162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3

170.511
150.162
188.635
236.735

163.582
135.720
161.681
192.948

172.572
148.441
185.689
231.169

176.015
151.854
193.856
245.458

185.236
160.608
209.518
265.302

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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

110.512
262.074
259.418
263.264
310.824
218.921
209.996
210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
111.887
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
223.186
201.759

Oct.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

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

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

1
2
3
4
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

112.822
267.352
263.717
269.487
316.933
225.717
218.558
217.730
163.084
210.697
260.703
221.035
122.166
292.365
255.009
240.902
226.754
226.743
147.068
300.916
274.851
236.824
206.823

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

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

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

1.5

3.3

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 .................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 2 .............................
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 ...................................................

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4

5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1

-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1

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

4.3
4.6
6.1
5.9
5.7
13.2
3.9
6.3
5.9
6.0
7.1
6.5
9.3
6.6
2.8
1.0
4.2
7.5
7.0
10.0

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

-

4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3

5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9

-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6

-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9

6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9

2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0

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

6.0
7.5
7.6
9.0
10.1
10.8
10.2
10.1
6.8
10.2
10.4
13.3
7.9
10.6
11.5
9.1
10.5
5.1
3.1
4.6
8.7
19.2
4.4
2.0
3.3
1.4
14.1
5.8
5.0
6.6
5.6
7.2
5.6
8.6
9.8
10.7
9.1
9.6
8.2
5.2
2.6

-

5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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 3 ................................................
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 4 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ....

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6

0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8

-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5

2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0

1.1
-.4
12.6
5.2
11.3
20.3
-10.4
2.6
16.7
-1.6
.6
.1
7.6
6.7
9.5
5.7
9.0
9.3

-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.3
.1
.7
1.8
-1.9
-.3
1.2
1.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.9
6.0
2.2
3.2
.3
.8
.9
.3
4.5
-2.2
-1.1
-6.0
-1.4
3.8
3.2
-.4

3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9

4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4

3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4

5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1

14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8

.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5

-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2

7.7
10.6
6.2
4.9
7.7
11.0
2.8
10.1
19.9
21.9
8.0
.8
5.9
5.2
5.7
4.7
6.3
12.8
15.5
8.8
22.2
8.7
13.7
13.6
4.9
3.7
3.5
6.4
8.8
9.1
9.4
6.5
13.6
6.5
2.5
3.3
2.5
2.6
2.4
3.4
3.4
2.6

-

-

-

-

-

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5

3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7

3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0

4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4

-

-

-

2.4

2.2

2.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2011

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

2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6

5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4

2.4
1.0
.1
1.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
-1.2
2.3

2.1
1.5
.7
1.1
1.5
2.9
.9
.0
2.6

3.6
1.5
3.8

3.5
4.8
3.2

2.1
3.3
4.2

4.8
3.2
3.5

3.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
5.1
3.8

2.8
2.5
1.7

2.5
1.6
1.1

1.5
1.2
3.5

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Lodging away from home 1 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ............................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 8 ...................................
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 4 .....................................................
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 9 ...........................................
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 ..............................

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0

.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2

1.8
1.7
1.9
8.7
3.9

3.1
2.0
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

4.5
2.8
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4

-3.8
2.1
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9

-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8

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

9.9
1.4
1.4
1.8
3.7
3.6
12.5
16.0
5.4
2.9
4.4
-2.1
4.2
4.8
2.4
1.0
1.7
2.4
.5
2.0
.6
.4
1.6
-1.6

-

-

-

-

-

1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7

1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9

-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4

-

-

-

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

2.8
4.0
4.7
1.0
-2.4
-4.6
-.2
-1.0
1.3
.8
2.8
.1
2.9
2.8
2.0
3.7
1.2
.0
1.3

-

-

-

-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

-

-

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2011

2010

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

2.3
3.4

2.9
6.9

4.1
6.8

0.2
4.3

-0.1
4.2

-0.8
4.9

-2.2
3.3

-0.2

0.1

-

-

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3

-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5

.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3

-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3

1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6

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

8.1
8.9
8.9
6.3
8.9
12.3
6.4
9.1
9.6
9.5
10.0
17.6
9.5

-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6

-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3

-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6

-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2

-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0

-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5

5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6

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

6.4
9.8
3.4
1.7
2.8
4.9
4.9
10.8
3.7
11.9

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 2 ..................................................................
New trucks 2 8 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ............................................
Car and truck rental 1 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 ..............................
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 5 ....
Parking and other fees 1 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................

.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2

6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6

4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8

1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0

8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3

-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8

14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1

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

7.0
7.2
3.6
2.9
2.9
3.8
1.9
6.3
-.9
-.9
16.0
15.9
15.9
15.8
15.4
18.2
4.4
4.1
4.8
3.0
12.7
2.3
1.6
2.0
2.5
2.3
1.5
.8
2.8
3.3
2.2
4.7
6.1
-1.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 2 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 2 12 ..............................................
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services ..........................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
Recreation 1 ........................................................................
Video and audio 1 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
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 .............................
Other recreation services 1 ...............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

-

-

-

-

3.7
2.1

4.2
2.2

4.3
3.7

3.6
1.8

2.3
2.1

8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1

0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0

-

-

-

5.2
2.7

2.6
1.6

3.4
3.3

6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5

-0.6
-8.2
1.2
4.0
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.8
-.8
.4
3.0
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.4
1.0
4.6
5.0
5.2
4.2
2.5
1.7
3.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.3

1.5

4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5

-

-

-

4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8

3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5

3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0

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

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

.7
.6
-12.3
4.0
-14.3

1.1
.0
-14.4
3.3
-10.6

1.0
-1.1
-22.6
2.6
-13.9

.8
-.1
-18.3
2.5
-13.0

1.8
-1.0
-19.4
1.8
-14.4

-.4
-1.7
-27.4
2.3
-10.0

-.8
-2.7
-19.1
.3
-13.5

.8
1.4
-14.5
3.4
-7.2

.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5

-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1

-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0

1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9

.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4

2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4

-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2

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

9.2
2.8
15.5
-3.8
-2.5
3.4
2.8
3.7
2.2
4.4
4.1
4.2
.5
3.3
-2.8
3.2
3.4
5.4
2.4
3.0
4.2
2.4
-2.0
-3.1
.2
3.4
-1.2
-.6

2.7
3.4

.3
3.5

2.6
3.5

2.2
5.2

1.5
2.4

.9
3.1

-1.7
.9

.3
1.3

-3.0
.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2011

2010

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 ........................................
Recreational books 1 ......................................................

3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2

1.6
.8
1.1
-.5
.2
-1.3

0.6
1.1
.5
-.3
1.8
-2.8

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 9 ...................................
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 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 ................................................

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

1.7
4.6
5.2
4.6
5.8
3.7
2.6
5.5
-1.0
4.3
3.9
11.3
-1.3
-.5
-2.4
1.6
-3.8
-10.9
-4.0
-.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 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1
Financial services 7 ......................................................
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 4 ...................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3

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

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-3.7

-3.8

1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0

3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3

3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5

3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0

8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5

1.9
5.6
5.7
4.3
.7
-1.0

1.2
1.8
1.6
4.4
1.0
.0

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

-1.1

-1.7

.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
-

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

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

-

-.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

1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7

-

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

-

-

1.7
.5
.5
2.6
2.1
2.0
1.1
4.4
6.0
4.6
5.4
-2.5
-1.5
-3.7

.5
-1.4
1.0
2.3

3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4

2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2

1.3
.8
2.8
3.4

5.2
5.4
10.4
14.2

-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
-18.5

5.5
9.4
14.8
19.8

2.0
2.3
4.4
6.2

5.2
5.8
8.1
8.1

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-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

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

1
2
3
4
5

-0.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0

-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9

-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6

-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0

2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8

-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0

2.1
2.0
1.7
2.4
2.0
3.1
4.1
3.3
5.6
7.7
7.6
6.3
9.2
2.4
1.9
10.5
2.6
2.2
3.0
15.8
2.0
6.1
2.5

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700

187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708

188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
210.972

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703

2010
2011

212.568
216.400

212.544
217.535

213.525
220.024

213.958
221.743

214.124
222.954

213.839
222.522

213.898
222.686

214.205
223.326

214.306
223.688

214.623
223.043

214.750

215.262

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

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
2011

213.426
220.196

214.507

213.967

1.7

2.1

-

-

-

-

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

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group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

205.777
612.948

204.813
610.075

211.703
630.600

215.262
641.200

223.043
664.376

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

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887

218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701

217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260

220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
217.960
216.090
215.560
225.782
269.887
162.997
158.627
253.730
242.901
211.858
212.009
210.850
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
191.689

230.420
230.406
229.269
266.335
230.875
244.825
224.464
240.536
285.908
174.494
169.359
260.994
260.502
228.019
228.414
230.436
253.369
230.138
181.706
171.763
184.553
211.611

117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0

124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4

120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3

121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2

125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862

128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253

121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373

136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137

151.542
211.843
192.734
130.658
211.985
212.800
136.284
142.280
264.152
157.053
136.719
222.966
218.451
148.928
225.731
216.938
143.321
282.345
323.437
332.105
322.611
209.935
222.086
108.875
313.501
342.622
288.555
306.526
317.633
154.079
156.601
145.300

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

147.658

159.339

138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3

140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6

144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5

147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6

152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191

162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279

160.745
125.475
153.097
151.411
116.782

158.654
123.140
151.169
150.567
114.010

168.262
129.403
162.555
166.566
117.395

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................
Other sweets 1 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 1 ..................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............

97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0

99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4

103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5

105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8

109.188
173.838
121.348
173.511
177.051
162.645
117.281
126.657
176.736
138.383
113.763
125.513
188.646
211.526
154.768
186.595
193.197
134.720
115.658
209.931
132.236
132.893
128.568

112.847
184.976
123.678
189.527
192.120
172.947
127.765
138.694
207.439
164.119
126.045
151.538
203.937
229.108
164.905
211.129
205.712
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.938

112.401
180.716
124.344
189.197
197.258
179.629
131.090
141.020
198.165
151.702
126.582
143.034
203.972
226.023
163.260
214.567
210.137
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.721

113.213
185.246
123.445
189.176
202.206
191.871
133.051
142.247
200.925
165.597
128.929
139.055
202.520
222.929
160.963
215.459
207.755
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.615

123.926
221.938
124.453
200.430
212.276
203.356
138.730
151.091
227.230
191.290
140.628
158.719
212.673
232.015
166.272
229.587
226.194
148.334
125.681
233.622
145.480
148.088
148.634

108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9

111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3

114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3

116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4

120.269
144.454
208.934
181.999
186.264
178.085
161.506
269.505

128.848
153.646
218.445
190.471
196.194
182.474
167.054
281.406

131.785
156.830
223.168
194.523
201.688
185.979
166.961
287.621

134.439
161.657
225.592
195.108
203.522
185.610
164.394
294.090

137.840
165.008
229.194
197.041
205.930
188.076
164.553
301.377

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 .................
Energy services 2 ..............................................
Electricity 2 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ...
Floor coverings 1 ...............................................
Window coverings 1 ...........................................
Other linens 1 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .................................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153

212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
444.580

216.843
246.922
253.727
137.128
462.424

236.5
201.7

247.0
206.1

254.4
211.2

263.8
220.1

276.352
226.151

267.821
230.926

253.210
232.603

258.522
233.278

281.037
236.407

201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0

206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8

211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6

220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4

226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
320.865
326.741
183.066
171.431
220.150
147.186
315.239
353.370
121.880
81.035
117.978
90.188
68.938
120.204
140.415

230.926
120.360
213.861
192.050
260.185
252.236
327.270
197.545
186.472
232.380
156.864
337.662
371.080
124.314
77.171
120.817
90.166
63.065
119.826
140.843

232.603
124.415
207.329
182.701
265.130
270.525
312.422
187.125
185.190
190.227
165.808
360.749
379.734
123.187
74.826
116.767
83.394
62.293
119.684
137.094

233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
314.253
338.476
187.077
186.549
185.089
175.008
384.093
388.794
120.007
68.986
112.792
74.553
57.344
113.905
135.266

236.397
129.562
218.952
190.976
334.886
364.886
355.488
193.001
195.196
181.041
182.337
402.255
397.594
121.642
70.035
114.119
72.747
58.821
115.240
135.870

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836

89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788

86.544
74.938
85.043
95.256

88.424
75.107
87.413
99.012

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................

81.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138

71.729
70.769
60.220
130.226
66.020
95.861

72.416
68.925
57.116
129.458
66.175
98.203

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

NA

NA

129.6
155.5

129.0
162.1

93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656

129.074
177.632

93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254

92.779
99.897
86.997
190.411
125.315
163.593
119.162
155.235
143.971
159.320
125.767

NA

NA

NA

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

118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9

118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4

117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9

118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2

118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138

117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483

118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982

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

126.966
120.512
126.767
121.482
152.597
89.181
112.459
101.846
115.638
117.636
114.091
128.410
89.480

93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1

91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4

91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6

90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6

89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273

88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213

92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325

94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140

101.136
107.684
130.799
127.288
138.514
128.061
121.409
166.614
112.379
183.543

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8

189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586

160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649

186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758

197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
92.908
120.895
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524
235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471
154.769
384.794
165.875

213.013
209.647
100.187
143.539
152.569
92.715
121.005
297.935
296.999
296.474
304.308
285.566
278.494
145.326
130.601
156.307
258.440
264.215
233.308
158.518
394.608
168.121

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services ..............................
Hospital services 2 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................

121.3
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521

165.445
166.619
254.312
282.542
153.250
261.427

166.629
171.286
266.204
299.796
150.491
272.016

301.4
259.4

314.4
264.4

328.2
273.9

340.0
279.1

357.745
285.913

367.301
290.080

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

405.472
317.901
106.246
426.745
98.114
100.423
431.274
341.110
345.695
411.151
179.700
223.309
652.231
243.650
238.147
554.788
195.324
112.690
107.940

-

-

-

-

-

-

328.4

340.0

354.9

361.8

373.019

377.458

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Other recreation services 1 ....................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618

108.561
97.753
7.312
369.397
14.479

109.869
99.339
6.227
381.396
13.372

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233

77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317

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

81.157
43.448
90.541
157.506
198.129
203.484
117.345
143.346
88.851
81.846
67.378
116.505
53.192
56.737
95.508
94.890
145.571

116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8

115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9

119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3

122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7

123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872

124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082

121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442

121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328

118.529
321.576
267.428
223.520
137.331
103.097

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722

124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503

125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
657.115

126.415
209.343
546.888
588.222
695.645

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

Oct.
2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

633.084
243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180

658.939
249.471
218.697
85.543
151.804
239.476
252.755
83.196
100.616
60.772
103.872

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

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

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

9.767

9.440

179.3
63.3

154.7
60.0

130.8
57.4

115.0
52.8

100.000
49.486

88.176
49.328

77.821
48.219

73.078
43.346

65.342
41.515

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

76.982

76.817

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.132

36.207

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

308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0

315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8

326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4

335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6

348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407

362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295

403.970
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.454
162.231

414.002
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.084
161.217

419.067
847.868
343.948
231.437
206.887
160.970

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

104.041

102.077

170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0

171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5

174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8

178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7

177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494

182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794

185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979

184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103

187.416
231.409
141.044
366.867
298.533
298.356
144.585

120.3
241.9
88.5

123.4
251.0
85.7

129.2
254.5
86.1

135.8
264.8
86.8

140.418
276.411
87.196

150.044
269.265
88.882

156.280
272.967
89.309

161.113
274.102
87.264

168.963
290.913
85.416

150.7
132.5
149.0
171.3
114.0
214.2
200.6
218.0
250.9
179.2
171.6
174.7
134.5
151.4
172.1
166.6
114.8
202.9

156.6
138.8
160.9
190.8
115.1
220.5
205.6
222.7
256.5
185.5
178.0
180.6
140.7
162.9
190.3
175.1
114.2
209.9

161.2
143.4
170.8
207.8
114.9
229.2
211.2
228.3
263.5
192.3
184.8
186.7
145.3
172.4
205.9
182.2
112.0
221.1

163.5
145.0
176.1
215.7
113.3
236.6
220.0
231.4
270.9
197.2
188.0
191.2
147.0
177.7
213.5
186.9
113.3
225.8

172.952
154.086
196.636
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
236.020
278.783
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
112.830
233.314

164.233
137.015
164.879
198.108
108.576
252.176
232.112
245.881
288.227
202.292
193.918
198.153
139.620
167.933
198.909
190.910
110.975
243.646

175.127
152.532
193.667
244.413
112.165
254.519
233.241
256.007
293.470
210.639
202.951
204.800
154.918
195.487
241.513
205.823
112.281
247.174

179.331
156.997
203.292
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
263.648
296.508
214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541
110.741
251.847

189.605
167.147
220.916
284.081
114.872
262.427
237.944
270.160
301.477
221.548
216.732
215.626
169.349
221.629
278.162
226.642
121.279
257.887

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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

246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
221.962
197.935

Oct.
2011

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

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

220.6
179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

227.6
184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0

250.733
242.844
221.643
220.258
149.890
300.937
270.000
235.976
202.586

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

1.7

3.6

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

3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5

2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5

2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2

2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4

4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
4.3
7.5
3.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
4.3
5.9
2.3
5.6
4.2
3.3
5.2
5.5
4.5
5.4
4.5
1.5
3.3
1.5
.9
-.5
1.5
6.8
7.8
2.0
5.1
5.7
4.2
33.2
13.8
19.5
13.5
3.1
11.7
5.8
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.0
.1
7.8
7.2
3.4
4.8
19.6
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.9

5.9
6.0
6.5
11.9
13.5
20.5
4.9
26.3
11.1
12.7
13.5
8.6
10.7
5.1
6.1
6.0
6.5
11.0
5.2
1.6
6.4
5.0
2.3
5.4
6.1
7.4
6.2
5.8
5.4
7.3
7.3
5.5
9.5
-9.3
2.3
-3.4
8.3
5.6
2.7
3.5
.5
-1.4
3.4
15.7
-.7
-9.0
2.5
20.3
1.9
-10.6
3.2
13.8
16.6
8.1

-.5
-.7
-2.5
-.9
-1.5
-4.6
.1
-3.0
-.5
-3.5
-2.2
2.8
.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.1
-4.8
-6.3
-3.0
-4.7
-1.5
-7.7
-5.5
-7.9
-8.0
-10.5
-2.0
-1.5
-2.1
1.2
-.1
-1.3
1.3
-6.8
-7.8
-10.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.9
-3.1
-3.9
-4.1
-9.6
-8.6
.0
-1.9
-3.7
-16.7
9.2
2.5
-4.8
-.5
.9
-3.5

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

4.5
4.7
6.3
5.9
5.9
13.3
4.1
6.5
5.9
7.1
6.8
2.9
7.2
7.6
7.7
9.3
10.3
11.3
10.0
10.0
7.5
10.4
10.9
10.2
9.4
10.6
5.2
4.1
2.0
14.1
5.9
5.6
6.3
5.7
8.7
9.8
9.7
8.0
5.3
3.1
1.5
.3
12.6
6.2
11.1
-10.3
2.8
17.2
-2.5
.2
.3
7.7
6.8
9.1

-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0

3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7

4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8

3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9

5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2

15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3

.5
-.9
-1.2
.2
1.1
-2.9

-.4
-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-2.4

7.9
6.1
5.1
7.5
10.6
3.0

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0

1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6

4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1

3.3
5.1
2.5
3.2
3.4
-.5
4.5
3.6
5.6
6.3
3.3
6.7
2.7
.1
3.5
4.4
3.6
4.2
.3
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.2
1.0
3.5
4.7

3.4
6.4
1.9
9.2
8.5
6.3
8.9
9.5
17.4
18.6
10.8
20.7
8.1
8.3
6.5
13.1
6.5
5.8
7.3
5.2
4.0
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.4
4.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
3.4
4.4

-0.4
-2.3
.5
-.2
2.7
3.9
2.6
1.7
-4.5
-7.6
.4
-5.6
.0
-1.3
-1.0
1.6
2.2
-.9
-1.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.8
1.9
-.1
2.2

0.7
2.5
-.7
.0
2.5
6.8
1.5
.9
1.4
9.2
1.9
-2.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
1.3
1.3
.9
2.8
2.0
3.1
1.1
.3
.9
-.2
-1.5
2.2

9.5
19.8
.8
5.9
5.0
6.0
4.3
6.2
13.1
15.5
9.1
14.1
5.0
4.1
3.3
6.6
8.9
6.5
2.8
2.5
2.7
2.3
3.5
2.5
2.1
1.6
1.0
1.2
1.3
.1
2.5

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 ...............................
Energy services 1 .........................................................
Electricity 1 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services ............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens .................
Floor coverings .............................................................
Window coverings .........................................................
Other linens ..................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............
Other furniture ...............................................................
Appliances ......................................................................
Major appliances ...........................................................

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2

.3
.5
.7
2.5
4.1

1.9
1.6
1.8
7.7
4.0

3.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3

4.4
2.2
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8

3.0
2.5
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0

3.7
4.2
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5

4.8
2.7
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7

-3.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1

-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0

2.1
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
16.2
8.3
.0
.7
-2.7
5.5
6.5
2.4
-2.6
-7.8
-3.4
-10.6
-7.9
-4.8
-1.3
-3.7
-14.0
-4.1
-4.5

8.7
1.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
3.7
11.8
16.1
5.0
3.2
4.6
-2.2
4.2
4.7
2.3
1.4
1.5
1.2
-2.4
2.6
1.2
.4
2.2
.2
2.8
3.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Oct.
2011

2010

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

-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

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

1.0
-2.6
-5.2
-.6
.2
2.4
1.3
2.7
.6
2.9
3.2
1.8
3.4
1.4
.0
1.5
-.4

-

-

-

-

-

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-3.1
3.8

-

-

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

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2

-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3

1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8

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

8.4
9.7
10.0
6.9
10.0
13.6
7.4
8.8
10.1
10.4
10.1
24.4
9.4

.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2

-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4

.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7

-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5

-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7

-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5

4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4

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

7.1
9.0
4.1
2.0
5.0
5.2
4.8
10.4
5.0
11.8

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

-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3

8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0

-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6

16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9

5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
-5.1
-1.7
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8
15.7
3.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.7
.9
2.7
4.5
1.3

7.7
7.8
4.2
2.8
6.4
-.2
.1
15.9
15.8
15.9
15.8
15.4
18.2
4.4
4.2
4.8
2.2
1.7
2.1
2.4
2.6
1.4

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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

8.8
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2

1.3
1.3
4.5
5.6
2.0
3.1

0.7
2.8
4.7
6.1
-1.8
4.1

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services ..........................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

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

3.0
2.9
3.0
4.0
-.9
.5
3.0
2.1
2.6
1.9
1.4
1.0
4.6
4.7
5.1
3.8
2.7
1.8
2.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.4

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.2

4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4

-

-

-

4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4

3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9

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

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

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1

.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9

1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4

-.6
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5

-1.2
-2.6
-19.1
.2
-12.9

1.2
1.6
-14.8
3.2
-7.6

-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4

-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1

-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1

1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2

.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1

1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4

-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1

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

9.1
-3.3
-1.8
4.1
3.3
6.0
1.6
4.3
-2.8
2.5
1.5
2.9
-1.8
-2.5
3.5
-1.1
-.8

2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1

-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3

.1
1.5
1.2
-.3
.3
-1.0

-2.8
.4
.2
.1
1.8
-2.1

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

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2

1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0

.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
4.2

1.1
4.4
6.0
4.3
5.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

6.3
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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2

3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2

4.1
2.5
3.9
-1.1
4.4
4.1
11.6
-1.3
-.7
-2.4
1.7
-3.3
-10.6
-4.2
-.2

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-3.7

-2.5

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6

2.5
5.5
5.6
4.6
.8
-.6

1.2
1.8
1.6
4.5
.9
-.2

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

-.7

-1.9

.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5
-4.4

.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2

2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5

2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8

-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9

1.4
.9
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.3
4.2
1.4
.5

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

1.7
.5
.5
2.4
1.7
2.1
1.0
4.9
6.1
-2.1

.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6

3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4

2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3

1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1

5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3

-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4

6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4

2.4
2.9
5.0
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
3.0
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3
-1.4
1.9

5.7
6.5
8.7
8.7
2.8
2.0
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.4
4.5
3.6
6.3
8.3
8.2
6.6
9.5
2.4

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter ......................................................................
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
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3

3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1

0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0

0.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2
2.1
.6

1.9
10.9
2.7
2.3
3.3
15.7
1.9
6.3
2.3

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.

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

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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Electricity

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon (3.785 liters)

Area, region and population size class
Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$50.153

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

U.S. city average ............................................................

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$49.641

$105.937

57.902
58.771
55.305

58.339
58.409
58.129

45.587
46.073
45.549

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$104.519

$68.559

$67.757

$3.654

$3.642

119.594
122.932
109.280

120.556
122.005
116.078

86.550
92.427
75.763

86.158
91.348
76.633

3.623
3.671
3.533

3.605
3.641
3.539

45.022
45.897
44.883

92.122
92.729
91.710

90.353
91.596
90.075

67.802
68.970
67.336

65.069
66.681
64.113

3.600
3.611
3.588

3.755
3.982
3.560

43.435

41.354

90.346

85.096

63.841

60.757

NA

NA

Region and area size 1

South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................

53.114
58.310
51.169

51.771
54.550
51.086

112.905
124.049
108.168

109.478
115.100
107.657

64.342
70.032
60.188

63.887
69.421
59.992

4.020
4.035
4.007

4.018
4.006
4.029

43.372

44.438

94.927

96.722

67.819

66.624

NA

NA

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

48.465
49.668
46.874

47.726
48.876
46.030

115.095
119.545
108.360

113.406
117.671
106.585

62.486
68.167
60.261

62.689
68.539
60.291

3.945
4.042

3.910
4.096

NA

NA

51.812
48.874
43.540

51.055
48.910
42.491

110.149
101.509
93.408

108.086
101.570
90.457

74.804
63.721
61.036

73.903
63.135
59.736

3.690
3.580
3.859

3.671
3.586
3.766

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

48.045
46.376
61.737

46.469
46.232
60.620

90.849
113.439
133.755

87.425
113.076
130.510

72.020
75.512
102.443

70.918
77.422
100.347

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

59.454
46.992
58.958
52.760

59.438
45.310
45.662
52.720

108.596
86.391
136.617
114.659

108.562
82.205
102.707
114.909

77.715
64.538
66.140
70.836

77.715
64.510
67.695
68.824

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................

69.989
47.463
48.484
60.839
56.598
53.988
57.289

70.186
47.734
45.944
59.528
56.267
51.124
57.279

143.770
102.277
98.711
123.260
125.459
144.223
127.051

143.606
103.023
92.543
120.038
124.624
136.979
126.999

68.648
67.442
82.363
57.950
86.059
75.724
44.676

66.000
68.725
82.363
57.950
86.464
75.724
42.620

-

-

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.2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$1.063

$1.047

4

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.167
1.195
1.086

1.176
1.186
1.147

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

.917
.918
.916

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Oct.2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

987

$0.135

$0.130

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.167
.182
.139

.162
.174
.141

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

.896
.900
.899

17
17
18

712
581
712

.132
.139
.126

.121
.130
.113

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.915

.864

25

323

.116

.107

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

1.181
1.274
1.146

1.144
1.181
1.141

7
7
11

522
522
298

.120
.132
.112

.115
.126
.108

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

.996

1.009

25

364

.125

.117

164

4,883

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

1.172
1.215
1.112

1.154
1.196
1.092

7
7
8

851
851
364

.145
.160
.140

.146
.163
.138

153
153
236

7,471
7,471
4,232

1.093
1.034
.956

1.069
1.033
.929

4
8
19

987
712
364

.152
.123
.115

.147
.118
.109

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 .....

.886
1.136
1.288

.855
1.132
1.251

17
16
4

581
851
987

.156
.186
.205

.154
.199
.191

11
258
129

2,751
7,471
4,706

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.057
.850
1.350
1.123

1.056
.808
1.014
1.122

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.148
.122
.118
.133

.146
.122
.120
.126

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

1.447
1.005
1.060
1.419
1.220
1.418
1.307

1.446
1.012
1.000
1.386
1.209
1.344
1.306

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.146
.143
.150
.116
.172
.216
.090

.115
.142
.150
.116
.169
.216
.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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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$3.664

$3.521

$3.612

$3.468

$3.752

$3.608

$3.887

$3.745

$3.900

$3.859

Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.731
3.737
3.717

3.585
3.581
3.595

3.675
3.677
3.669

3.526
3.518
3.547

3.837
3.851
3.804

3.694
3.700
3.682

3.975
3.990
3.935

3.835
3.843
3.813

4.034
4.078
3.932

3.976
4.007
3.909

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

3.675
3.709
3.635

3.419
3.421
3.396

3.634
3.655
3.602

3.378
3.372
3.361

3.713
3.800
3.668

3.472
3.507
3.434

3.896
3.952
3.826

3.621
3.634
3.590

3.890
3.907
3.885

3.827
3.810
3.817

3.627

3.457

3.615

3.435

3.613

3.459

3.771

3.624

3.861

3.881

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

3.489
3.522
3.496

3.356
3.362
3.351

3.432
3.459
3.440

3.299
3.297
3.295

3.601
3.635
3.596

3.466
3.484
3.450

3.726
3.767
3.716

3.589
3.602
3.576

3.744
3.750
3.758

3.689
3.698
3.700

3.447

3.359

3.393

3.308

3.572

3.477

3.699

3.601

3.729

3.677

West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................

3.847
3.868
3.731

3.773
3.796
3.647

3.798
3.819
3.690

3.724
3.745
3.607

3.937
3.962
3.810

3.863
3.891
3.728

4.022
4.039
3.891

3.955
3.976
3.800

4.089
4.113
3.998

4.097
4.144
3.985

3.736
3.593
3.595

3.579
3.446
3.497

3.680
3.545
3.541

3.522
3.398
3.444

3.836
3.673
3.686

3.681
3.522
3.580

3.959
3.794
3.835

3.804
3.651
3.740

3.983
3.853
3.837

3.944
3.807
3.801

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

3.905
3.946
3.818

3.561
3.869
3.655

3.841
3.898
3.754

3.504
3.820
3.588

3.983
4.026
3.931

3.636
3.946
3.775

4.106
4.090
4.061

3.736
4.025
3.907

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

3.652
3.536
3.403
3.598

3.499
3.305
3.215
3.466

3.595
3.507
3.338
3.538

3.434
3.279
3.157
3.403

3.786
3.642
3.514
3.690

3.631
3.387
3.312
3.569

3.891
3.741
3.679
3.823

3.746
3.499
3.461
3.696

-

-

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

3.491
3.814
3.411
3.722
3.584
3.942
3.896

3.342
3.405
3.229
3.553
3.431
3.877
3.843

3.420
3.784
3.370
3.650
3.547
3.898
3.858

3.271
3.373
3.188
3.473
3.394
3.835
3.802

3.599
3.913
3.507
3.855
3.708
4.015
4.020

3.450
3.524
3.340
3.711
3.554
3.947
3.977

3.736
4.005
3.640
3.962
3.813
4.108
4.122

3.579
3.597
3.446
3.807
3.661
4.043
4.083

-

-

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.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

$0.550
.719
1.270
1.477

$0.542
.767
1.279
1.457

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

$0.569

$0.546

$0.548

NA

NA

$0.509
.715

$0.514

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

1.212
1.464

$0.555
.654
1.159
1.472

$0.559
.721
1.113
1.521

NA

NA

2.073
3.349

2.041
3.569

NA

NA

3.105
2.868
3.816
3.444

3.218
2.876
3.815
3.505

$3.311

3.330

NA

NA

3.877
3.677

3.840
3.651

3.869
4.306
4.505

3.951
4.300
4.414

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.469
4.500

4.407
4.330

4.446
4.655

4.386
4.495

4.223
4.524
4.691

4.211
4.518
4.719

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.758
4.559

4.645
4.708

4.696
4.434

4.645

4.583

NA

NA

NA

5.370
6.282

5.611
6.320

NA

NA

6.443

6.426

NA

NA

4.326
6.022

4.293
6.048

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.973

3.758

3.761

4.819
3.831
4.208
3.644

1.204
1.309

1.248
1.277

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.498

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.069
2.932

2.063

1.799
3.293

1.811
3.414

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.801
3.614

3.710
3.683

NA

NA
NA

3.096
2.894
3.875
3.354

3.258
2.860
4.048
3.422

3.761
4.178
4.207

3.827
4.020
4.276

NA

NA

4.239

4.483

NA

NA

4.148
4.169
4.955

4.270
4.242
4.971

NA

NA

4.592
4.521

4.765
NA

4.775
4.576

NA

4.556

4.657

4.599

NA

NA

NA

5.800

5.945

5.001
6.229

5.038
6.508

6.116
6.813

6.713
6.518

3.858
NA

3.042
2.573
3.707
3.248

3.148
NA

3.671
3.349

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

6.105

4.422
6.129

4.109
6.093

4.267
5.785

4.370
5.858

4.248
6.286

4.324
6.227

4.538

4.542

3.880

3.771

3.395

3.425

3.835

3.900

4.586
3.814
4.082
3.589

4.734
3.623
4.105
3.526

5.064
3.759
3.915
3.490

4.705
4.041
4.149
3.791

4.630
3.933
4.165
3.731

4.521
3.937
4.251
3.574

4.274
3.879
3.980
3.458

5.536
3.743
4.293
3.692

4.749
3.699
4.266
3.709

2.391
3.712

2.291
3.721

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.627

3.615

2.229
3.357

NA

5.120

2.365
3.331

NA

4.980

3.947

3.879

2.618

2.632

2.656

2.680

2.579

2.573

2.428

2.415

3.171

3.305

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.676

2.478

2.457

2.473

3.017

2.897

2.430

2.372

3.025

2.328

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.838

2.778

2.698

2.765

3.594

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

1.430

NA

NA

2.977

3.024

NA

NA

Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................

1.294
2.200
3.217
1.561
1.676

1.312
2.385
3.102
1.496
1.673

1.483

1.557

1.386

1.348

1.188

1.200

1.381

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.540
1.682

3.344
1.717

2.899
1.638
1.485

3.006
1.232
1.470

2.971
1.569

NA

3.106
1.517
1.479

3.150
1.496

NA

3.396
1.344
1.435

NA

NA

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.947

1.871

NA
NA

1.595

2.046

2.074

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

1.733

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.246

2.214

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.715

3.622

3.600

3.570

4.014

3.843

3.934

3.889

3.378

3.233

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit
Sep.
2011

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.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

NA

NA

$3.656
4.281
5.707
4.805

$3.663
4.360
5.702
5.209

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$4.782

NA

NA

NA

1.505
.607
1.438
1.009

1.409
.607
1.386
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.094
2.079
1.598

1.102
1.986
1.613
2.009

1.136
2.347
1.683

NA

1.100
1.849
1.682
1.657
NA

1.983
.735
.899
1.685
1.503
1.632
.701

NA
NA

2.060
.683
.915
1.723
1.465
1.568
.705
.757

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

NA

NA

$3.569
4.148
5.658
4.557

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$5.201

$3.487
4.019
5.684
4.227

$5.323
5.151

$5.503
5.302

$5.574
4.976

$5.338
5.738

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.656
1.658

.675
1.507

1.520
.549
1.469
.972

1.367
.549
1.430
.921

1.582
.583
1.398

1.451
.582
1.280

1.347
.665
1.350

1.309
.649
1.359

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.092
1.746
1.713
1.598

1.052
2.044
1.704
1.535

1.163
1.818
1.590
1.615

1.058
2.011
1.424

1.134
1.934
1.648

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

.985
1.886
1.795
1.493

1.792
.673
.831

1.881
.610
.894

1.917
.794
1.032
1.913
1.647
1.789

2.001
.747
.986
1.850
1.671
1.717

1.921
.712
.736
1.233
1.231

2.019
.665
.814
1.380
1.163
1.200

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA
NA

2.556
.747

2.531
.705

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.855

1.820
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.449
1.520

1.414
1.475

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.276

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

2.466

2.494

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.720

2.749

NA
NA

2.675

2.509

2.522

NA

NA
NA

2.739

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.317
1.007

1.396
1.020

1.426

1.459

1.289

1.373

1.333

1.383

1.245

1.397

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

.702
.684

.704
.693

.735

.735

.695
NA

.690
.695

.699
.715

.702

NA

.693
.655

.711

NA

NA

NA

1.246
1.875

1.261
1.927

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.298
1.679

NA

2.059

1.256
1.783

NA

1.962

1.931

1.915

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

2.154

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

.959

NA

NA

2.134

2.158

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.651

5.511

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.036

5.111

4.571

NA

4.928

4.986

4.985

4.931

5.409

5.385

1.193
14.525

1.334

1.333

1.367

1.100

1.270

1.144

1.291

1.248

1.455

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

9.233

11.278

NA

14.140

11.773

11.525

8.200

11.524

7.610

9.718

1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table 1C. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

Sep.
2011

Oct.
2011

Oct.
2010

Sep.
2011

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

100.000

130.449

130.204

3.4

-0.2

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

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

134.054
134.369
130.684
139.350
130.684

134.314
134.634
130.946
139.620
130.875

4.4
4.7
6.1
2.7
1.1

.2
.2
.2
.2
.1

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

130.529
133.392
165.443
92.464

130.320
133.626
161.388
92.578

1.8
1.8
3.1
.2

-.2
.2
-2.5
.1

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

3.772

93.711

95.481

3.7

1.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

144.884
145.848
132.614

142.880
143.766
131.592

9.3
9.5
6.9

-1.4
-1.4
-.8

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

6.294
1.570
4.723

155.282
136.868
162.044

155.987
137.242
162.877

3.0
3.0
3.0

.5
.3
.5

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

6.625

102.120

101.882

-.7

-.2

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

6.288
2.804
3.484

113.861
195.655
70.905

113.920
195.853
70.913

.7
4.6
-2.4

.1
.1
.0

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

3.229

142.954

143.137

2.6

.1

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

138.611
120.696
81.414
141.308
122.379
212.213

138.535
120.236
81.145
140.744
122.605
204.473

2.0
5.4
.8
7.0
1.9
13.8

-.1
-.4
-.3
-.4
.2
-3.6

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.867
122.095

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.598

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
122.803

113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.053

113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.427

113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
124.485

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.293

114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
124.620

115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
124.706

115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
124.791

114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
124.788

2010
2011

124.997
126.811

124.973
127.429

125.528
128.618

125.740
129.408

125.815
129.943

125.613
129.841

125.568
129.930

125.718
130.258

125.782
130.449

125.977
130.204

126.013
-

-

-

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

114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
124.544

113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
123.850

2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
2.5

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.5

126.228

125.663

1.4

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 25C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

121.557

124.544

126.228

130.204

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

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

126.966
126.936
121.543
134.469
128.044

128.814
128.840
123.560
136.196
129.155

134.314
134.634
130.946
139.620
130.875

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

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

127.826
130.869
153.898
94.667

128.047
131.430
156.201
91.857

130.320
133.626
161.388
92.578

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

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.988

88.735

95.481

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

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

126.503
127.002
120.092

133.545
134.136
125.956

142.880
143.766
131.592

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

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

147.227
130.060
153.523

151.713
133.694
158.330

155.987
137.242
162.877

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

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.552

101.823

101.882

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

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

111.744
180.752
73.056

112.725
187.638
72.018

113.920
195.853
70.913

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

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

137.908

140.044

143.137

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

134.455
112.588
81.325
128.755
119.451
172.282

135.843
114.639
80.097
132.606
120.105
185.738

138.535
120.236
81.145
140.744
122.605
204.473

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 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
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Oct.
2011

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

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

0.2

2.5

1.4

3.1

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

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

-.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.8
1.4

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
.9

4.3
4.5
6.0
2.5
1.3

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

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

-.5
.4
-4.5
-1.3

.2
.4
1.5
-3.0

1.8
1.7
3.3
.8

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

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

2.6

-1.4

7.6

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................

-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

15.7
16.8
3.0

5.6
5.6
4.9

7.0
7.2
4.5

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

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
3.1
3.1

3.0
2.8
3.1

2.8
2.7
2.9

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

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-1.9

-1.7

.1

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

-.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
4.5
-1.2

.9
3.8
-1.4

1.1
4.4
-1.5

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

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

7.2

1.5

2.2

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
5.1
1.0
6.5
1.6
17.7

1.0
1.8
-1.5
3.0
.5
7.8

2.0
4.9
1.3
6.1
2.1
10.1

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 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 (CCPI-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 each month in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 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.

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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 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 2006 through December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. 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.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series and
the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This
resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower
level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally
adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
criteria. If any of the 82 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
before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2011.
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 2011, BLS adjusted 29 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, MA-NH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV

-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
Anchorage, AK
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Honolulu, HI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through
automated recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond
to questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current
and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for
further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In addition,
CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages from the
main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 6915200. 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) 691-7000.
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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