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Table 30. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Semiannual average indexes

Percent change from preceding
semiannual average

Area
1st half
2005

U.S. city average ........................................................................

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

2nd half
2006

193.2

197.4

200.6

202.6

2.2

1.6

1.0

Northeast urban ..........................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................

205.3
207.7
121.0

209.7
212.0
123.9

213.8
216.0
126.4

216.2
218.8
127.3

2.1
2.1
2.4

2.0
1.9
2.0

1.1
1.3
.7

Midwest urban ............................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................

186.4
188.4
118.8
180.5

190.5
192.1
121.5
185.2

192.4
194.0
122.8
187.1

193.6
195.4
123.4
188.6

2.2
2.0
2.3
2.6

1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0

.6
.7
.5
.8

South urban ................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................

186.1
188.0
118.6
185.1

190.5
192.4
121.4
190.3

193.8
195.7
123.5
193.7

195.6
197.9
124.4
196.8

2.4
2.3
2.4
2.8

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8

.9
1.1
.7
1.6

West urban .................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................

197.1
199.7
120.6

200.7
203.5
122.4

204.5
207.6
124.5

206.9
210.3
125.6

1.8
1.9
1.5

1.9
2.0
1.7

1.2
1.3
.9

176.8
119.3
185.4

180.5
122.0
189.9

183.6
123.9
192.5

185.6
124.8
195.2

2.1
2.3
2.4

1.7
1.6
1.4

1.1
.7
1.4

Anchorage, AK ...........................................................................
Atlanta, GA .................................................................................
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................................
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............................................
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN ..................................................

169.6
187.1
213.9
192.0
179.1

174.1
190.8
218.9
196.7
184.2

176.7
192.6
222.0
197.9
187.7

177.9
195.0
224.2
198.8
189.5

2.7
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.8

1.5
.9
1.4
.6
1.9

.7
1.2
1.0
.5
1.0

Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................................
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .........................................................
Honolulu, HI ................................................................................

185.8
182.0
189.2
188.7
195.0

190.0
187.4
192.6
193.0
200.6

191.4
189.7
196.3
195.9
206.4

190.9
190.5
199.1
197.2
212.3

2.3
3.0
1.8
2.3
2.9

.7
1.2
1.9
1.5
2.9

-.3
.4
1.4
.7
2.9

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...............................................
Kansas City, MO-KS ..................................................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...............................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .........................................................
Milwaukee-Racine, WI ................................................................

174.3
183.3
199.2
191.8
183.1

177.0
187.3
204.5
196.9
187.2

180.3
188.6
209.3
202.7
189.2

181.0
191.6
211.6
205.1
190.5

1.5
2.2
2.7
2.7
2.2

1.9
.7
2.3
2.9
1.1

.4
1.6
1.1
1.2
.7

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI .....................................................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...............
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 4 ...................................................................
Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................

192.4
210.7
202.1
107.3
187.8

193.9
214.8
206.3
109.2
191.7

195.1
219.2
210.7
110.6
194.8

197.3
222.3
213.4
112.3
196.6

.8
1.9
2.1
1.8
2.1

.6
2.0
2.1
1.3
1.6

1.1
1.4
1.3
1.5
.9

Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................
St. Louis, MO-IL .........................................................................
San Diego, CA ............................................................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................................

194.5
185.0
218.3
201.5
199.2

197.5
187.4
222.9
203.9
201.3

199.8
188.8
226.7
207.9
205.8

202.5
190.3
229.6
210.6
209.5

1.5
1.3
2.1
1.2
1.1

1.2
.7
1.7
2.0
2.2

1.4
.8
1.3
1.3
1.8

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL .......................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 ..................................

166.4
122.8

170.6
125.8

173.9
127.7

176.6
130.0

2.5
2.4

1.9
1.5

1.6
1.8

Region and area size 1

Size classes
A 3 ..........................................................................................
B/C 2 .......................................................................................
D .............................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
4 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.
5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

Item and Group

Expenditure category
All items ..........................................................
All items (December 1977=100) 2 .................

202.6
606.9

2.6

1.0

1.1

0.6

0.9

1.2

-

-

-

-

206.9
334.5

3.1

-

195.6
317.3

2.7

-

193.6
315.0

1.6

-

216.2
340.4

3.1

-

-

-

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

196.7
196.3
193.9
200.9
201.4

2.3
2.3
1.8
3.1
2.5

1.1
1.1
.8
1.5
.7

201.1
200.4
199.2
204.8
208.3

3.0
3.0
2.3
4.0
2.9

1.4
1.3
.8
2.1
1.6

190.6
189.9
185.0
197.6
198.6

2.3
2.2
1.8
2.9
2.9

1.2
1.2
.8
1.6
.9

194.2
194.4
190.2
202.8
190.5

2.3
2.3
1.9
2.8
2.6

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.2
.7

201.5
200.8
202.4
197.7
209.9

1.9
2.0
1.4
2.8
1.8

.8
1.0
.7
1.2
-.3

Housing ........................................................
Shelter ........................................................
Rent of primary residence ........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 3 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................
Household energy ....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ......................
Electricity ..............................................
Utility (piped) gas service .....................
Household furnishings and operations .......

204.8
234.4
227.6

3.6
4.0
3.9

1.6
2.0
2.2

230.1
273.6
256.7

4.7
5.1
4.1

2.0
2.6
2.4

188.5
217.7
206.4

1.3
2.1
1.8

.7
1.3
1.0

188.8
207.7
203.9

4.0
4.3
4.8

1.8
2.2
2.8

214.7
239.2
237.1

4.1
4.1
4.0

1.6
1.7
2.2

240.9
195.1
177.1
182.1
172.5
211.2
127.2

4.1
3.6
3.4
3.2
10.2
-10.7
1.0

2.3
.4
.0
-.1
4.0
-8.3
.2

283.2
196.5
185.0
190.2
172.3
222.4
131.1

5.5
4.9
4.6
4.7
9.2
-2.9
1.0

2.9
-.1
-.5
-.7
3.9
-7.7
.3

221.3
183.1
162.6
168.2
146.4
204.6
119.3

1.9
1.4
-2.2 -1.7
-3.2 -2.3
-3.6 -2.5
7.0
4.9
-15.2 -10.7
.0
-.2

210.2
198.6
174.2
175.6
167.3
216.0
125.9

4.5
5.4
5.5
5.5
10.7
-15.3
.6

2.5
1.7
1.6
1.7
4.0
-8.2
-.1

251.3
213.1
202.3
204.9
209.9
210.0
133.3

4.0
5.8
6.2
6.1
13.2
-7.2
2.1

2.2
1.2
.8
.8
3.7
-5.0
.8

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

119.2

.5

-.4

117.9

-2.2

-2.3

109.9

-2.3

-.5

131.7

1.5

-.8

113.2

3.9

2.1

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

180.4
176.4
95.2
136.7
94.8
136.1
139.7
219.1
218.0
218.0
222.2
210.5

1.1
1.0
-.3
-.1
.0
1.0
-.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.4

-.6
-.6
-.8
-1.3
-1.3
-.5
-.4
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.5

180.0
174.3
94.2
135.8
94.3
134.5
145.1
214.7
213.5
214.6
217.6
207.5

.7
.6
-.5
-.5
-.5
.3
.6
2.8
2.8
2.6
3.3
3.3

-.6
-.6
-.7
-1.2
-1.3
-.5
.1
-1.5
-1.5
-1.8
-1.1
-.8

180.4
176.0
95.3
131.5
92.5
129.6
140.9
223.6
222.6
221.6
243.1
219.1

1.4
1.3
.0
-.5
-.5
1.5
-.4
2.9
2.9
2.8
3.2
2.6

-.6
-.7
-.4
-1.4
-1.4
.0
-.2
-2.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.1
-2.0

177.8
176.4
95.8
141.1
96.0
142.8
138.7
215.4
214.2
213.9
222.0
210.5

.2
.2
-.6
-.3
-.3
.8
-1.1
.3
.3
.2
.4
.6

-1.2
-1.3
-1.3
-1.7
-1.7
-1.0
-.6
-3.1
-3.1
-3.4
-2.9
-2.5

183.6
178.4
95.3
136.5
94.9
135.8
137.0
223.0
221.9
221.1
207.8
212.2

2.0
1.9
.3
1.1
1.2
2.1
-1.0
4.5
4.6
4.7
3.9
4.2

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

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

338.8
287.2
353.6
291.1

4.0
3.1
4.2
2.6

1.6
.9
1.7
1.2

360.0
304.5
374.2
298.2

4.3
4.0
4.3
2.7

1.6
1.5
1.6
1.2

339.0
286.0
355.5
308.3

4.3
3.3
4.6
3.2

1.6
.8
1.9
1.2

324.3
277.5
338.3
287.0

3.2
3.4
3.2
2.3

1.3
.5
1.6
1.2

339.9
288.5
354.7
273.1

4.3
2.0
4.9
2.5

1.7
1.3
1.8
1.1

Recreation 4 .................................................

111.2

1.5

.5

113.5

1.1

-.3

111.2

1.2

.5

112.2

2.1

.9

108.0

1.3

.4

Education and communication 4 ...................

117.8

2.8

1.8

119.5

2.8

2.0

119.7

3.3

2.0

114.4

2.5

1.8

118.3

2.6

1.5

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

323.6

2.6

1.2

347.3

2.4

1.1

314.8

2.1

.5

308.7

2.5

1.3

326.3

3.3

1.7

202.6
164.0
145.4
176.3

2.6
1.2
.4
1.5

1.0
.0
-.7
-.5

216.2
167.8
147.0
175.6

3.1
1.3
.1
.9

1.1
-.1
-.9
-.8

193.6
159.2
142.5
173.5

1.6
.8
.0
.9

.6
-.1
-.8
-.8

195.6
164.7
148.6
182.2

2.7
.9
.0
1.2

.9
-.4
-1.2
-1.1

206.9
164.3
142.9
172.1

3.1
1.6
1.3
2.9

1.2
.5
.3
1.1

215.9
113.9
240.9
244.3
231.9
280.1

1.9
-.8
3.7
4.0
1.9
3.5

-.4
-1.0
1.7
2.0
1.0
1.9

220.9
112.8
263.5
286.2
222.3
298.6

2.3
-.8
4.2
5.2
.6
3.4

-.3
-1.1
1.9
2.7
.3
1.7

215.2
110.5
229.4
223.8
237.4
273.7

1.8
-1.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
3.5

-.8
-.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.8

214.5
116.2
227.3
213.6
235.6
271.4

1.1
-1.1
4.0
4.3
2.1
3.5

-1.2
-1.4
1.9
2.2
.9
2.0

213.6
115.2
245.5
254.3
235.2
276.1

2.6
-.1
4.1
4.2
2.5
3.8

.7
-.7
1.7
1.8
1.1
1.9

195.7

2.6

1.0

209.6

3.0

1.1

186.5

1.5

.5

188.0

2.6

.9

200.4

3.0

1.2

Commodity and service group
All items ..........................................................
Commodities .................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......
Nondurables less food and beverages .....
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel ............................................
Durables ...................................................
Services ........................................................
Rent of shelter 3 .........................................
Transportation services ..............................
Other services ............................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .............................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

Item and Group

Special aggregate indexes
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 ....................

203.7
192.4
147.5
187.1
177.8
213.5
255.0
231.5
196.0
204.9
207.1

2.7
2.0
.5
2.0
1.5
1.9
3.3
3.7
2.7
2.7
2.7

1.0
.5
-.6
.4
-.4
-.4
1.4
1.7
-.9
1.2
1.2

219.2
196.7
149.4
189.0
177.4
218.0
261.4
255.2
197.6
220.2
225.4

3.1
2.0
.3
2.0
1.0
2.2
3.1
4.2
3.6
3.0
3.1

1.1
.4
-.8
.3
-.7
-.1
1.0
1.9
-1.0
1.3
1.3

194.1
186.8
144.4
182.4
174.8
212.8
248.2
219.3
189.0
196.2
198.0

1.5
1.4
.1
1.5
1.0
1.9
2.2
2.0
-.4
1.9
1.8

0.5
.3
-.8
.2
-.7
-.7
1.0
1.1
-2.4
1.0
.9

195.7
192.0
150.1
188.4
182.6
211.6
251.3
216.2
189.0
197.0
197.9

2.7
2.0
.1
1.8
1.3
1.2
3.6
4.0
2.7
2.7
2.8

0.9
.4
-1.1
.0
-1.0
-1.0
1.7
2.0
-.8
1.2
1.2

208.1
195.0
145.7
187.9
175.1
212.7
261.4
237.1
216.1
208.0
209.8

3.3
2.5
1.3
2.4
2.8
2.5
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
3.1

1.3
.9
.2
1.0
1.0
.6
1.6
1.7
.5
1.3
1.3

140.4
221.2
246.9

.3
2.5
3.7

-.4
-1.6
1.8

142.8
220.1
270.9

-.3
3.3
4.3

-.8
-1.1
2.1

137.1
223.4
237.5

-.4
2.9
2.7

-.4
-2.3
1.5

142.8
218.2
232.5

.3
.4
3.8

-.7
-3.0
1.9

138.1
225.5
248.7

1.1
4.7
4.0

.1
.6
1.8

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
2 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a

1967=100 base.
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.

Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Size class B/C 3

Size class D

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Item and Group

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

185.6
185.6

2.8

1.1

124.8

2.3

0.7

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

195.2
314.8

2.8

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

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

178.7
178.3
181.0
173.9
181.6

2.4
2.4
1.8
3.2
2.3

1.1
1.2
.9
1.6
.8

122.3
122.2
119.9
125.8
122.5

2.3
2.2
1.8
2.9
2.9

1.1
1.0
.8
1.4
.6

194.0
193.7
187.7
204.6
198.5

2.7
2.6
2.1
3.4
3.5

1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.2

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ..............
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................
Electricity ....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ............................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

189.4
204.4
196.4
203.1
199.2
201.2
193.4
178.0
222.2
121.6

3.9
4.3
4.0
4.3
3.6
3.3
3.2
12.1
-12.2
1.2

1.7
2.0
2.3
2.4
.8
.5
.4
5.4
-8.5
.5

124.5
125.0
126.7
123.8
147.1
148.7
143.3
131.3
182.8
99.7

3.1
3.4
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.1
3.0
8.0
-9.1
.6

1.2
1.7
2.0
2.0
-.3
-.8
-.9
2.3
-8.6
.0

182.8
205.7
196.6
214.8
191.3
165.4
176.5
168.9
207.0
122.4

3.7
4.2
3.7
4.0
4.6
4.9
4.9
9.4
-5.8
.0

2.0
2.7
2.1
2.7
1.4
1.4
1.4
3.9
-4.7
-1.4

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

112.6

1.0

.5

87.3

-.1

-2.0

118.3

-2.0

-.3

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 6 ..............................................
New cars 6 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................

176.7
176.2
95.4
119.1
93.8
119.4
133.9
319.9
318.3
325.9
216.3
285.4

1.0
.9
-.2
-.1
.0
1.0
-.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.7

-.6
-.7
-.6
-1.2
-1.2
-.4
-.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-2.0
-1.5

126.8
126.5
95.1
95.5
95.5
96.9
94.0
215.6
215.9
220.9
210.8
203.3

1.1
1.0
-.1
.2
.1
1.3
-.7
2.2
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.0

-.5
-.6
-.8
-1.2
-1.3
-.5
-.4
-1.7
-1.8
-1.7
-1.9
-1.6

181.0
177.0
94.8
142.2
98.1
139.1
128.0
216.0
214.3
206.6
235.8
214.8

1.3
1.1
-1.4
-1.8
-1.8
-.5
-.5
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.1
2.4

.1
-.1
-1.1
-1.9
-2.0
-1.2
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
-1.1
-.1

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

267.4
227.7
278.3
228.1

4.5
3.3
4.8
2.9

1.7
1.1
1.8
1.2

143.0
134.3
146.0
136.0

3.2
2.9
3.4
2.3

1.3
.6
1.5
1.1

332.7
285.9
348.5
295.3

4.1
3.6
4.2
2.6

1.8
1.5
1.8
1.3

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

112.8

1.5

.4

108.7

1.3

.5

111.6

1.8

1.1

Education and communication 3 .........................................

119.3

2.7

1.8

114.7

2.5

1.3

121.0

4.5

3.1

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

258.1

2.6

1.2

141.3

2.5

1.1

331.3

3.3

1.2

185.6
157.2
143.7
180.6
230.1
106.5
208.2
205.2
188.0
229.6

2.8
1.2
.5
1.4
1.7
-.7
3.8
4.4
1.3
3.6

1.1
.1
-.5
-.2
-.5
-.9
1.8
2.1
.6
1.9

124.8
115.2
111.1
133.6
156.1
88.4
129.7
125.1
127.3
129.5

2.3
1.1
.3
1.6
2.1
-.9
3.3
3.4
2.5
3.3

.7
-.3
-.9
-.8
-.4
-1.1
1.5
1.7
1.4
1.6

195.2
164.5
149.3
182.1
216.2
115.8
228.6
212.6
236.7
279.9

2.8
1.0
.0
1.3
2.3
-1.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.6

1.4
.1
-.5
.1
.1
-1.2
2.4
2.7
2.2
2.8

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 5 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Size class B/C 3

Size class D

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Item and Group

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

181.5
186.9
177.4
145.5
179.9
181.0
224.3
211.4
202.9
249.9
181.3
182.0
127.8
321.3
209.3

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.

2.7
2.9
2.0
.6
1.9
1.5
1.7
3.2
3.8
2.7
2.9
3.0
.4
2.7
3.9

1.1
1.1
.6
-.5
.5
-.1
-.4
1.4
1.8
-.8
1.3
1.3
-.2
-1.7
1.8
5
6
7
-

121.8
123.2
122.4
111.4
127.8
132.9
153.2
134.3
128.1
178.2
118.8
118.1
98.4
218.9
128.6

2.3
2.3
1.9
.4
2.0
1.7
2.1
3.2
3.3
2.6
2.3
2.3
.2
2.2
3.3

0.7
.7
.2
-.9
.1
-.7
-.3
1.1
1.4
-1.3
.9
.9
-.7
-1.7
1.7

186.3
195.4
193.3
150.7
188.5
182.7
214.3
256.5
215.8
190.9
196.6
197.7
142.8
215.7
234.4

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.

2.7
2.8
2.4
.2
1.9
1.4
2.3
4.4
4.3
3.8
2.7
2.8
-.3
3.0
4.3

1.4
1.4
.9
-.4
.6
.2
.2
2.2
2.5
.5
1.5
1.5
-.6
-.1
2.5

Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,
semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2005

Index

1st half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 .....................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .................................................

218.8
338.1

3.2

1.3

127.3

2.7

0.7

-

-

-

-

-

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

201.1
200.3
200.1
203.3
210.8

2.9
2.9
2.0
4.0
3.1

1.4
1.3
.6
2.2
1.7

124.2
124.4
122.3
127.9
120.5

3.2
3.2
2.9
3.9
2.5

1.3
1.3
1.0
1.8
1.2

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

234.5
278.5
263.3
284.9
193.7
188.7
191.2
172.8
224.2
131.9

5.1
5.5
4.2
5.8
4.8
4.5
4.5
8.2
-1.0
1.5

2.3
2.7
2.4
3.0
1.1
.9
.8
5.7
-6.2
.7

129.0
127.7
130.4
125.5
160.1
162.4
142.7
121.6
182.7
104.0

3.5
3.7
3.6
4.3
5.2
4.7
5.3
11.7
-7.7
-.2

1.1
2.4
2.0
2.4
-2.7
-3.2
-3.8
.3
-11.7
-.8

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

114.6

-2.4

-2.1

88.6

-2.5

-3.1

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ..........................................

181.3
175.1
210.7
209.2
210.2
209.4
205.0

.3
.2
2.3
2.3
1.9
3.0
3.3

-.6
-.7
-1.6
-1.6
-2.1
-.9
-.6

125.6
126.1
216.2
216.2
219.7
215.9
203.7

1.5
1.4
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.6

-.5
-.6
-1.4
-1.4
-1.3
-1.8
-1.2

Medical care ...............................................................................

362.9

4.3

1.4

147.6

4.2

1.9

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................

114.0

.6

-.4

112.1

1.9

.1

Education and communication 2 ................................................

121.5

3.1

2.1

114.0

2.2

1.5

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

341.0

2.4

1.2

148.4

2.4

1.0

218.8
168.0
146.0
172.3
113.5
265.1

3.2
1.1
-.1
.5
-.7
4.4

1.3
.0
-.9
-.9
-1.0
2.0

127.3
119.2
116.1
139.6
90.0
131.0

2.7
1.5
.6
1.9
-.8
3.6

.7
-.3
-.9
-.9
-1.1
1.5

212.3
197.0
148.6
187.9
174.8
259.1
256.9
198.7
222.7
228.5

3.2
1.9
.1
1.7
.6
2.9
4.4
3.2
3.2
3.3

1.3
.5
-.8
.3
-.6
1.2
2.1
-.3
1.4
1.5

124.4
124.9
116.2
131.3
138.0
134.3
129.3
184.5
121.0
120.2

2.7
2.3
.7
2.5
1.8
3.6
3.7
4.5
2.6
2.4

.7
.0
-.9
.2
-.9
.6
1.5
-2.4
1.2
1.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,
semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 .....................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .................................................

195.4
322.6

1.7

0.7

123.4

1.6

0.5

0.8

-

-

-

-

188.6
302.3

1.8

-

-

-

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

193.7
193.3
191.2
196.4
196.8

2.3
2.2
1.9
2.7
2.6

1.1
1.2
.9
1.5
.8

121.1
120.9
117.3
125.8
124.2

2.3
2.2
1.7
2.9
3.2

1.2
1.2
.7
1.8
.9

189.3
188.3
176.0
208.8
203.4

2.4
2.3
1.5
3.3
3.1

1.2
1.1
.7
1.7
1.8

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

191.7
223.9
216.5
227.4
176.6
159.2
161.8
133.4
195.2
115.7

1.4
2.4
2.2
2.1
-3.5
-4.8
-5.1
7.0
-16.5
.0

.7
1.4
1.3
1.4
-2.9
-3.7
-3.9
5.0
-11.8
-.2

120.0
120.2
119.1
117.6
149.0
152.3
149.3
128.8
192.0
95.2

.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
-.7
-1.7
-2.2
6.8
-13.7
-.2

.4
.8
.6
1.0
-.9
-1.4
-1.5
4.7
-10.3
-.2

177.6
198.4
184.5
208.5
193.0
154.5
164.7
142.1
214.7
114.5

2.3
3.2
1.7
3.9
.3
-.3
-.6
7.2
-11.9
-.1

1.6
1.7
1.0
2.4
2.1
2.4
2.4
5.8
-3.1
-.1

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

107.3

-2.1

.4

83.2

-1.5

-2.2

122.7

-7.0

-1.9

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ..........................................

180.3
177.3
226.9
225.6
225.1
240.3
218.6

1.3
1.3
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

-.4
-.6
-2.2
-2.2
-2.3
-1.9
-1.7

130.9
130.8
226.8
226.8
231.6
222.8
213.5

1.8
1.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
3.2
1.9

-.5
-.6
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.4
-2.5

169.0
162.1
204.5
202.2
195.6
233.4
205.6

.9
.8
3.0
3.0
2.5
4.9
2.6

-1.3
-1.5
-2.9
-2.9
-3.2
-2.1
-2.1

Medical care ...............................................................................

333.2

4.9

1.9

147.5

4.0

1.6

334.3

2.9

.8

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................

113.2

1.3

.4

108.9

.9

.5

108.2

1.1

.8

Education and communication 2 ................................................

121.0

3.3

2.2

119.6

3.4

1.9

110.8

3.5

2.0

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

317.6

1.8

.4

141.8

2.0

.5

318.9

4.8

1.6

195.4
159.4
140.4
170.9
109.0
231.1

1.7
.8
.0
.8
-.8
2.3

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

123.4
113.5
109.2
132.1
84.8
129.7

1.6
.9
.1
1.1
-1.3
2.0

.5
-.3
-1.1
-1.0
-1.2
1.1

188.6
162.5
148.5
184.3
111.4
217.1

1.8
.5
-.6
.7
-2.7
2.9

.8
-.2
-1.0
-.9
-1.2
1.5

189.1
186.6
142.6
183.1
172.6
247.5
222.4
188.2
198.1
199.6

1.5
1.3
.1
1.5
.9
1.9
2.1
-1.0
2.0
1.9

.6
.3
-.6
.3
-.5
.8
1.1
-2.9
1.0
1.0

120.4
122.9
109.6
126.6
131.5
139.0
127.5
185.1
117.4
116.7

1.3
1.6
.2
1.6
1.2
2.7
1.7
.3
1.7
1.6

.4
.3
-1.1
.1
-.8
1.3
1.0
-2.0
.8
.7

179.2
186.4
150.0
187.4
185.1
239.1
202.3
177.4
191.0
191.7

1.7
1.4
-.5
1.5
.8
2.5
2.9
1.3
1.9
1.9

.7
.4
-.9
.1
-.8
1.3
1.7
-.4
1.0
.9

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 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,
semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 .....................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .................................................

197.9
319.5

2.9

1.1

124.4

2.5

0.7

1.6

-

-

-

-

196.8
319.5

3.4

-

-

-

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

196.8
197.2
192.0
206.3
191.0

2.4
2.3
1.8
2.9
2.9

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
.8

122.0
122.1
120.3
125.0
118.8

2.2
2.1
1.9
2.5
2.1

1.0
.9
.8
1.1
.3

189.9
189.8
188.5
195.0
190.6

3.3
3.3
2.5
4.3
4.6

1.6
1.5
1.3
1.8
2.6

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

193.6
212.3
210.5
216.1
198.6
182.6
186.5
174.8
208.5
133.7

4.1
4.1
4.6
4.3
7.1
7.5
7.6
14.5
-20.7
.9

1.9
1.8
2.7
2.4
3.5
3.8
4.0
6.4
-7.8
.1

124.8
126.7
128.0
125.7
141.0
141.6
139.6
133.7
175.3
97.8

3.7
4.3
4.7
4.3
3.8
3.5
3.5
7.6
-11.6
.3

1.6
2.3
2.9
2.3
.5
.1
.1
2.1
-7.7
.1

184.1
206.4
199.7
213.6
190.7
170.0
175.0
169.7
199.6
122.6

5.7
6.4
6.3
6.0
7.0
7.9
8.1
12.0
-13.0
-.6

2.8
4.3
3.4
4.3
1.0
.9
1.0
4.2
-13.1
-2.7

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

147.8

3.4

1.7

87.5

.0

-3.0

122.1

2.4

.7

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ..........................................

178.0
178.1
223.3
221.0
222.7
220.0
215.9

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

-1.4
-1.5
-3.7
-3.8
-4.1
-3.4
-2.9

124.8
124.4
214.0
214.1
220.8
207.2
201.8

.2
.1
.6
.6
.5
.6
.8

-1.1
-1.3
-2.8
-2.9
-3.0
-2.6
-2.4

188.5
187.5
204.8
202.2
196.0
237.3
208.4

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

-.4
-.5
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
-1.7

Medical care ...............................................................................

315.1

3.2

1.2

139.4

3.1

1.2

325.9

4.6

2.6

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................

113.9

2.2

1.0

110.7

2.0

.8

113.2

1.0

.3

Education and communication 2 ................................................

115.3

3.0

2.1

112.9

1.9

1.3

119.1

3.1

2.7

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

293.7

2.2

1.1

139.0

3.0

1.6

317.7

1.8

.3

197.9
166.4
149.4
180.7
119.4
228.6

2.9
1.0
.3
1.3
-1.2
4.1

1.1
-.1
-.9
-.5
-1.6
1.9

124.4
114.7
110.6
133.2
88.8
129.5

2.5
.7
-.1
1.2
-1.1
3.8

.7
-.6
-1.3
-1.5
-1.1
1.8

196.8
166.7
154.6
185.7
120.0
228.8

3.4
1.0
-.4
.8
-1.2
5.5

1.6
-.2
-1.2
-.7
-1.6
3.2

191.8
193.1
151.2
188.6
181.3
253.2
219.6
197.9
199.6
200.5

2.8
2.2
.4
1.8
1.3
4.0
4.2
3.3
2.8
3.0

1.2
.7
-.9
.4
-.4
2.1
2.0
.0
1.2
1.3

121.6
121.3
110.8
127.4
132.3
132.2
128.4
171.9
118.5
117.8

2.4
1.8
-.1
1.8
1.2
3.2
3.8
2.1
2.5
2.5

.7
.2
-1.3
-.4
-1.5
1.3
1.8
-1.5
1.0
1.0

187.0
194.8
155.4
188.3
185.6
254.4
214.8
184.6
197.3
199.2

3.3
2.4
-.2
2.1
1.0
4.6
5.7
3.7
3.4
3.4

1.5
.7
-1.0
.3
-.5
2.3
3.3
-.7
1.9
2.0

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,
semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2005

Index

1st half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 .....................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) .................................................

210.3
342.9

3.3

1.3

125.6

2.6

0.9

-

-

-

-

-

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

203.3
202.7
205.6
198.0
208.1

2.1
2.2
1.5
2.9
.9

.9
1.0
.8
1.2
-.3

122.6
122.0
119.6
125.9
131.9

1.7
1.4
.8
2.6
4.6

.7
.7
.3
1.4
-.1

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

224.4
249.7
250.6
262.7
219.9
215.1
217.5
234.5
207.2
135.9

4.4
4.6
4.2
4.3
5.5
6.0
5.9
17.7
-13.6
2.3

1.9
2.0
2.4
2.5
1.4
1.1
1.1
4.9
-6.5
1.2

124.5
124.1
128.3
124.4
149.9
150.0
147.7
132.7
188.2
105.9

3.4
3.2
4.1
3.6
6.0
6.1
5.9
7.2
1.6
2.2

.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
1.0
.3
.3
2.2
-3.9
.3

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

115.4

4.9

2.5

90.3

3.4

1.6

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ..........................................

180.5
176.0
221.3
219.8
221.3
202.6
211.2

1.7
1.7
4.5
4.5
4.7
3.7
4.2

-.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
-.4
-1.4
-.9

128.7
127.5
204.0
205.3
205.3
202.6
196.5

2.2
2.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.7

.9
.9
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.1

Medical care ...............................................................................

333.9

5.2

2.1

143.6

2.1

.8

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................

110.4

1.8

.5

101.2

-.7

-.4

Education and communication 2 ................................................

118.3

1.8

1.1

114.1

3.1

1.2

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

334.1

3.8

1.8

139.3

2.3

1.2

210.3
164.7
141.8
169.5
114.8
250.2

3.3
1.7
1.5
2.8
-.2
4.4

1.3
.4
.2
.8
-.6
1.8

125.6
114.8
110.0
130.9
90.3
129.2

2.6
1.5
1.2
3.1
.0
3.4

.9
.3
.2
1.3
-1.0
1.2

204.5
195.0
144.9
187.7
172.8
261.0
243.2
217.4
211.6
213.9

3.2
2.6
1.5
2.4
2.6
3.9
4.2
4.8
3.3
3.5

1.2
.8
.2
.9
.8
1.5
1.8
.0
1.4
1.5

121.8
122.6
110.6
126.9
131.0
134.8
127.5
181.3
119.1
118.6

2.6
2.3
1.3
2.4
3.1
3.6
3.6
4.5
2.3
2.6

.8
.7
.2
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.1
.8
.9

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 4 ......................................................
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 in the CPI Detailed Report 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
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Anchorage, AK

Item and Group

BostonBrockton-Nashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Atlanta, GA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

177.9
474.8

2.2

0.7

1.2

1.0

-

-

224.2
651.5

2.4

-

195.0
588.1

2.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

177.0
177.7
177.9
177.1
165.5

1.5
1.3
.9
1.8
2.8

.9
.8
.4
.8
1.5

203.0
210.2
201.8
223.6
140.1

2.4
2.7
3.3
2.1
-1.5

1.1
1.3
1.8
.9
-.1

207.8
208.3
202.0
218.0
205.1

3.6
3.6
3.0
3.3
4.1

1.7
1.6
.9
2.0
2.3

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

159.7
162.4
152.6
161.6
214.2
221.0
244.3
210.9
293.3
111.7

2.8
1.8
3.0
2.9
11.3
12.0
12.1
6.9
18.5
1.3

.6
.2
1.6
1.3
2.2
.7
.7
1.2
.2
1.5

191.1
206.4
204.2
204.6
222.6
206.1
206.4
172.5
260.6
123.8

2.4
3.7
2.1
4.0
-3.1
-5.5
-5.6
3.7
-21.1
1.6

1.5
1.6
1.3
2.4
1.8
3.8
3.9
10.7
-6.8
.2

231.0
269.4
263.6
283.2
226.2
196.1
211.4
205.2
210.9
127.2

2.9
2.3
1.8
2.7
8.1
7.9
9.9
19.9
-8.3
.4

1.2
1.7
2.1
1.5
-.7
-3.3
-4.1
-1.9
-8.6
1.3

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

129.9

3.8

4.9

116.8

6.1

5.0

132.7

2.0

-1.5

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

178.9
176.3
215.1
215.5
209.2
205.2
212.9

2.2
1.1
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.9
5.0

.4
.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.1
2.2

172.6
172.9
215.8
214.2
212.5
255.2
215.5

.6
.2
1.2
1.2
.7
1.2
3.2

-.6
-.7
-2.2
-2.2
-2.6
-2.2
-.6

174.2
173.7
219.3
216.3
214.5
218.0
215.8

-1.7
-2.0
1.9
1.9
1.6
2.7
2.9

-.4
-.4
-.2
-.2
-.6
.8
1.1

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

358.7

3.1

1.4

329.1

.1

.2

461.1

4.4

1.7

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

116.7

-1.2

-.3

116.9

4.0

.9

115.1

2.6

1.2

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

106.6

1.3

-.1

108.3

3.8

3.1

120.2

1.6

.8

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

255.0

1.4

.8

300.0

3.9

1.7

344.7

4.6

2.7

177.9
157.2
146.3
171.6
124.4
194.9

2.2
1.4
1.4
3.4
-.6
2.6

.7
.8
.8
2.2
-.6
.6

195.0
162.1
141.0
169.8
111.3
228.2

2.2
1.6
1.1
2.0
.3
2.6

1.2
.6
.3
.8
-.4
1.6

224.2
169.4
148.2
182.1
114.5
273.5

2.4
1.3
-.4
-.1
-.5
3.0

1.0
.4
-.5
-.3
-.8
1.4

170.9
183.7
147.5
174.6
171.9
246.3
183.5
213.0
176.1
175.7

2.1
2.2
1.4
2.5
3.4
3.3
2.6
8.4
1.6
1.6

.6
.9
.8
1.5
2.2
1.0
.5
1.7
.5
.5

187.5
193.7
140.7
185.5
166.9
262.3
216.9
193.0
195.5
193.5

2.3
1.5
.9
2.1
1.6
1.0
2.7
-2.8
2.9
3.0

1.3
1.0
.2
1.0
.8
1.6
1.7
.9
1.4
1.4

214.1
208.2
150.6
193.7
182.7
290.2
258.7
206.0
229.1
233.8

2.3
2.3
-.1
1.8
.2
3.8
2.9
4.9
2.4
2.1

.9
.7
-.3
.8
.0
1.1
1.4
-2.0
1.1
1.1

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
ChicagoGary-Kenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Item and Group

CincinnatiHamilton,
OH-KY-IN

ClevelandAkron, OH

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

198.8
593.8

1.1

0.5

1.0

-0.3

-

-

190.9
611.9

0.5

-

189.5
586.2

2.9

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

194.7
193.6
197.5
183.8
208.1

2.2
2.3
2.2
2.5
1.3

.7
.7
.2
1.5
-.4

176.2
174.6
171.9
180.3
190.6

2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
4.0

1.7
1.6
1.8
1.3
3.4

198.5
201.2
193.3
216.8
167.2

2.6
2.4
1.4
3.8
4.4

.8
.7
.3
1.6
1.5

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

204.7
251.5
249.0
255.1
150.5
135.4
138.0
106.1
176.2
107.3

.4
2.7
2.4
2.2
-13.5
-16.0
-16.2
.1
-29.2
-.1

.4
1.7
1.7
1.4
-7.1
-8.5
-8.5
2.4
-17.5
-.3

179.5
203.3
202.2
204.4
182.3
156.9
162.0
150.2
228.8
116.1

3.9
3.7
4.5
3.1
9.4
10.2
10.7
17.3
-7.4
-1.0

1.5
1.7
2.5
2.0
.1
-3.1
-3.3
-1.6
-8.7
-.1

185.7
209.1
204.4
208.4
187.4
185.8
187.0
146.3
227.3
118.6

.2
2.4
1.7
2.2
-6.7
-7.4
-7.7
5.4
-16.8
-4.9

-.1
1.1
1.3
1.5
-6.0
-6.2
-6.4
6.9
-15.0
-.2

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

95.6

-2.0

-1.0

120.0

-.7

.6

106.8

-8.2

-3.6

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

170.2
167.9
231.6
229.6
226.3
239.3
219.8

1.3
1.4
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.9

.2
.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.5

174.8
173.9
226.2
225.6
232.2
220.0
195.0

.9
.6
.3
.3
.2
.5
.5

-2.0
-2.4
-4.9
-5.0
-5.1
-4.8
-4.6

181.6
182.6
244.4
242.5
233.8
250.9
238.8

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

-1.8
-2.0
-4.3
-4.3
-4.7
-3.8
-3.2

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

337.2

4.1

1.1

358.0

7.9

4.4

301.2

5.0

1.5

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

109.2

.9

-.9

115.7

-.3

-.3

104.5

-.3

-.2

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

123.9

2.8

2.0

114.6

3.1

2.3

109.3

1.6

1.2

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

316.6

1.0

.1

357.2

1.2

1.2

319.4

1.8

-.3

198.8
156.5
134.6
166.2
103.3
238.7

1.1
1.0
.4
1.5
-1.1
1.1

.5
-.1
-.4
-.1
-1.0
.8

189.5
155.8
144.0
167.9
122.0
225.5

2.9
.3
-.7
-.4
-1.0
4.7

1.0
-.9
-2.2
-3.1
-1.0
2.2

190.9
165.2
146.2
175.0
112.5
217.5

.5
-.7
-2.5
-2.8
-1.7
1.3

-.3
-.8
-1.9
-3.0
-.3
.2

192.5
181.1
137.5
181.8
169.1
236.6
231.1
171.8
202.9
205.4

.9
.2
.4
1.8
1.5
-.8
1.0
-6.2
1.8
1.7

.4
-.2
-.4
.3
-.1
-.5
.7
-3.6
.8
.8

181.6
185.5
145.8
173.1
169.7
255.2
213.4
189.5
191.7
196.2

2.5
2.5
-.5
.9
-.1
5.5
4.1
4.6
2.8
2.9

.7
.5
-2.0
-.8
-2.7
2.5
1.8
-4.1
1.6
1.6

185.8
185.2
147.1
187.6
174.2
229.7
211.1
206.9
191.2
189.3

.2
-.4
-2.2
-.2
-2.3
-.1
.9
-5.0
1.3
1.2

-.4
-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-2.7
-.9
.0
-4.9
.5
.5

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
DallasFort Worth, TX

Item and Group

DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO

DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

190.5
597.5

1.7

0.4

1.4

0.7

-

-

197.2
586.2

2.2

-

199.1
663.9

3.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

197.7
193.0
177.7
217.9
259.5

2.9
2.4
2.8
2.3
7.1

.9
.8
1.1
.9
1.1

185.2
186.8
189.5
182.6
174.3

1.6
1.4
-.2
3.5
4.1

.7
.6
-.6
1.9
.9

185.0
184.5
181.6
189.3
185.3

2.0
1.9
1.4
3.0
1.9

1.8
1.8
1.3
1.7
1.5

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

174.8
177.3
172.5
189.1
226.8
230.8
229.3
218.3
240.7
135.2

.9
.2
2.0
.4
2.3
3.2
3.3
10.5
-27.0
2.7

.2
.1
.7
.7
.2
.7
.7
-.5
9.7
.2

188.2
205.9
197.5
203.8
186.1
142.1
141.0
117.3
184.1
132.0

3.0
5.5
1.4
2.4
-10.5
-15.0
-15.2
-5.8
-20.8
4.3

1.2
2.2
2.7
2.1
-7.0
-10.7
-10.8
-5.9
-13.8
3.0

188.6
213.9
201.2
213.9
211.0
177.7
180.3
154.1
205.5
115.4

2.8
2.9
3.1
2.1
3.1
3.4
3.3
19.3
-7.6
2.2

.1
.5
.5
1.4
-3.1
-3.8
-3.9
4.6
-10.0
.6

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

135.3

10.9

6.3

107.9

24.2

10.4

111.1

-5.4

3.3

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

182.3
182.9
224.4
223.2
221.6
221.3
217.4

.4
.5
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-1.0

-1.5
-1.5
-4.6
-4.7
-4.9
-4.5
-3.9

213.0
210.5
208.3
207.3
205.0
196.7
205.9

1.1
1.5
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.2
3.0

-.3
-.3
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.0
2.1

197.7
196.8
216.5
215.5
221.5
238.5
204.9

1.6
1.6
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.4
.6

-.6
-.6
-4.3
-4.3
-4.3
-4.6
-4.5

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

310.6

4.5

2.2

388.4

8.2

5.6

329.7

3.9

1.6

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

116.0

.2

-.4

122.6

3.0

1.0

122.6

3.4

2.3

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

124.3

1.2

1.2

106.0

1.7

.6

124.5

3.8

1.8

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

299.5

2.7

1.7

299.2

3.7

1.9

342.6

2.7

.8

190.5
165.4
148.6
172.2
128.3
215.3

1.7
1.8
1.2
1.9
.0
1.6

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

199.1
155.4
139.3
164.1
114.9
235.9

3.4
3.4
4.9
7.3
1.6
3.3

1.4
1.4
1.9
3.5
-.2
1.5

197.2
157.3
142.2
167.5
111.6
239.2

2.2
.7
.1
.0
.6
3.2

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

184.3
197.1
152.0
184.5
177.2
270.0
205.7
227.8
190.4
190.1

1.5
2.3
1.3
2.6
2.2
3.1
1.3
.8
2.0
1.9

.3
.5
-.5
.3
-.1
1.4
.6
-1.9
.8
.7

189.8
197.0
140.5
175.2
164.2
279.7
222.5
172.0
202.4
205.7

3.2
2.6
4.6
4.0
6.8
1.2
2.7
-6.5
4.3
4.9

1.2
1.1
1.7
2.0
3.1
.6
1.0
-4.1
2.0
2.2

191.8
193.2
143.9
176.6
168.7
274.2
231.8
197.1
199.5
203.1

2.1
2.0
.1
.8
.1
3.6
3.2
3.0
2.2
2.2

.7
.7
.1
1.0
.3
.7
.7
-4.1
1.1
.9

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Honolulu, HI

Item and Group

Kansas City, MO-KS

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

212.3
584.4

5.8

2.9

0.4

1.6

-

-

191.6
568.8

2.3

-

181.0
580.3

2.3

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

196.8
196.8
201.4
189.3
196.1

5.2
5.4
4.5
6.3
2.5

2.7
3.0
2.5
3.6
-1.6

180.9
180.3
182.1
174.4
184.3

1.7
1.9
.8
2.9
1.1

1.3
1.4
1.1
1.3
.2

193.1
195.2
190.8
202.2
164.9

2.3
2.1
2.0
2.8
4.4

1.3
1.2
1.0
1.3
2.5

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

228.0
249.3
235.6
256.4
204.7
186.3
184.3
180.5
211.0
162.3

8.3
10.0
10.2
11.2
6.3
4.6
4.7
5.1
-2.9
-.9

5.1
6.1
6.1
6.7
1.3
-1.0
-1.0
-.7
-6.1
-.4

170.0
185.4
175.9
170.6
200.8
198.8
197.3
201.7
160.4
115.1

3.5
1.1
2.7
.5
14.5
13.5
13.6
19.0
-18.0
.7

.8
-.3
2.0
.6
4.6
3.0
3.0
4.8
-8.8
.3

184.8
205.0
200.2
201.3
183.5
162.6
161.6
104.9
242.4
124.2

1.5
2.3
1.1
2.7
-1.3
-1.8
-2.1
2.3
-7.6
1.8

1.3
2.1
1.3
1.2
.4
1.1
1.3
7.9
-5.2
-.6

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

104.7

4.7

.6

154.3

-.8

-1.3

112.7

6.6

9.3

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

202.6
200.7
234.6
240.9
254.1
188.7
215.3

3.8
4.3
6.9
6.8
7.0
6.5
6.2

.5
.9
.6
.4
.5
.4
.2

163.5
163.3
211.2
210.1
218.0
214.5
202.2

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

-3.2
-3.2
-5.5
-5.6
-5.8
-5.3
-5.0

175.8
174.3
218.3
218.1
212.8
264.3
217.3

1.7
1.5
2.8
2.7
2.6
3.5
3.7

.5
.5
-2.1
-2.1
-2.3
-1.4
-1.4

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

-

-

-

314.1

7.3

5.4

299.3

5.5

1.7

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

101.3

4.4

.4

107.6

2.0

.8

115.7

2.4

1.7

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

113.7

.8

-.5

104.7

1.7

1.5

114.3

3.1

3.1

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

334.7

3.5

1.6

266.8

2.7

1.8

319.8

2.4

.9

212.3
170.4
150.9
176.3
119.9
248.9

5.8
3.3
2.0
3.8
.8
7.5

2.9
1.1
.1
.7
-.4
3.9

181.0
156.6
142.2
175.8
111.0
206.1

2.3
-.2
-1.3
.7
-3.1
4.1

.4
-1.4
-2.7
-1.8
-4.0
1.7

191.6
164.0
148.8
189.9
108.4
218.8

2.3
1.8
1.5
2.8
.4
2.6

1.6
1.0
1.0
2.2
-.5
2.0

208.2
196.6
153.0
187.8
177.6
247.0
245.4
211.4
214.1
218.8

6.1
3.7
2.0
4.6
3.7
4.3
8.0
5.3
5.9
6.0

3.0
1.0
.1
1.9
.6
.7
4.2
-.2
3.0
3.0

173.6
178.8
143.8
179.2
176.0
226.7
193.6
206.7
180.3
180.2

1.9
2.5
-1.2
1.1
.7
6.6
3.7
6.8
1.4
1.3

.1
.5
-2.7
-.3
-1.7
3.3
1.2
-1.1
.3
.1

185.6
187.9
149.1
191.6
188.0
242.2
209.6
188.6
193.0
192.8

2.0
2.2
1.6
2.5
2.8
2.8
2.2
.5
2.7
2.8

1.6
1.4
1.0
1.7
2.2
2.1
2.0
-.7
1.8
1.9

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and Group

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL

MilwaukeeRacine, WI

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

211.6
625.0

3.5

1.1

1.2

0.7

-

-

190.5
588.4

1.8

-

205.1
330.6

4.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

204.4
203.3
210.0
191.9
207.9

1.6
1.9
1.4
2.3
-2.2

.6
.9
1.3
.5
-2.9

205.6
206.2
207.7
207.3
200.4

2.4
2.2
2.5
1.9
4.4

1.9
1.8
2.1
1.2
3.6

199.0
201.3
200.8
201.4
181.1

3.4
3.6
3.6
2.6
1.6

1.2
1.3
1.2
1.0
.3

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

227.8
252.2
252.1
263.8
231.3
237.7
237.4
270.3
203.2
130.1

5.5
5.6
5.7
5.5
9.2
10.6
10.7
32.6
-18.9
2.8

2.1
2.5
3.0
3.0
.2
-.6
-.7
2.3
-7.0
.5

206.4
222.6
214.9
225.4
169.7
162.9
160.3
156.5
225.4
170.6

7.1
6.2
8.0
6.6
17.9
21.1
21.4
22.5
-14.0
2.9

1.8
2.1
4.7
3.3
1.1
-.4
-.4
.0
-15.8
.6

188.6
225.5
202.9
238.0
180.0
152.9
157.8
153.5
160.1
102.3

1.5
2.1
1.9
2.4
-.3
-4.1
-4.5
7.3
-16.5
-.7

.8
1.2
1.3
1.5
-1.3
-4.0
-4.2
.9
-9.9
-.1

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

104.7

-1.6

-2.3

154.3

3.1

.3

111.3

-1.5

.5

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

181.1
175.2
218.9
214.4
213.9
203.6
206.7

1.7
1.6
5.1
5.1
5.2
4.6
5.0

-.5
-.7
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.1
-2.0

184.0
184.1
230.2
227.8
228.9
210.9
221.6

-.3
-.6
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
-1.5
-2.2

-1.6
-1.6
-3.3
-3.3
-3.5
-2.8
-3.1

171.5
165.0
236.6
233.4
238.3
240.4
201.5

.5
.5
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.5

-.5
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.8
-.7
.0

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

330.9

3.9

1.7

326.8

3.6

.8

323.1

2.1

1.1

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

114.9

1.1

-.2

114.4

2.3

.6

103.5

1.3

.3

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

118.7

1.9

1.3

110.0

1.9

2.1

121.1

3.9

2.0

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

325.6

5.2

2.3

256.5

3.1

1.9

292.4

3.0

1.4

211.6
163.6
138.9
168.9
109.1
253.0

3.5
1.0
.7
1.4
-.3
5.0

1.1
-.4
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
2.0

205.1
177.7
159.6
181.8
136.1
227.4

4.2
.9
-.1
2.4
-3.5
6.0

1.2
.1
-1.2
-.5
-2.3
1.7

190.5
155.0
133.8
166.6
103.6
224.3

1.8
1.0
-.3
1.2
-1.5
2.2

.7
.0
-.5
-.1
-1.2
1.1

205.7
193.9
142.4
188.6
173.2
261.7
246.1
226.6
212.1
214.1

3.4
2.2
.6
1.4
1.1
4.0
5.0
7.0
3.2
3.5

1.0
.2
-1.1
-.2
-1.1
1.3
2.1
-1.6
1.2
1.3

199.0
196.6
161.6
195.2
183.5
240.0
217.4
190.1
206.9
206.9

4.2
3.0
.1
2.3
2.5
5.8
6.3
8.0
3.8
4.1

1.2
.6
-1.0
.8
-.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4

184.5
179.3
135.6
183.7
167.2
232.3
215.5
191.1
192.4
191.4

1.7
1.5
-.2
2.3
1.2
2.2
2.2
.0
1.9
1.6

.7
.4
-.5
.5
-.1
1.0
1.1
-2.3
1.0
.9

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI

Item and Group

New York-Northern New
Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

197.3
619.9

1.8

1.1

1.4

1.3

-

-

213.4
616.5

3.4

-

222.3
642.7

3.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

211.8
207.5
197.8
222.6
248.9

1.7
1.5
1.6
1.7
3.2

.8
.8
.8
1.3
.4

204.3
203.2
201.0
211.4
216.0

3.1
3.1
1.9
4.6
3.2

1.4
1.3
.5
2.4
1.7

190.9
190.1
200.8
171.6
196.7

2.1
2.1
1.1
3.4
2.6

1.0
1.1
.3
1.7
.9

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

181.7
204.5
195.5
213.0
180.2
171.4
173.9
179.2
182.5
122.8

.9
2.0
.1
1.4
-5.2
-7.7
-8.0
6.5
-19.7
.1

1.6
2.6
.9
1.9
1.3
-.5
-.6
6.2
-6.7
-1.2

241.2
289.8
273.0
297.2
179.8
181.4
179.2
162.1
212.9
132.2

5.7
6.5
4.9
7.0
2.2
2.0
1.1
3.3
-1.1
2.0

2.7
2.9
2.6
3.6
2.8
2.8
2.9
7.9
-3.7
.8

223.0
264.5
239.6
270.4
196.8
182.3
197.6
183.1
229.6
129.1

6.0
5.5
4.2
6.5
11.2
12.2
12.8
14.4
7.8
1.1

2.5
3.0
2.0
3.2
2.9
3.2
3.1
9.4
-7.5
.2

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

127.5

5.7

3.9

111.6

-3.7

-3.5

101.4

-2.0

.1

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

182.6
171.8
206.6
207.5
209.3
210.0
241.7

1.3
.9
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.3

-1.3
-1.6
-3.2
-3.2
-3.3
-3.0
-3.1

187.9
178.6
202.3
201.5
203.8
201.7
200.0

1.1
1.1
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.5
2.5

-.2
-.3
-2.0
-2.0
-2.5
-1.2
-1.1

182.9
180.5
232.5
228.9
229.9
223.6
214.9

-.5
-.6
4.4
4.4
3.6
5.4
6.8

-1.6
-1.5
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
-.4
.1

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

347.0

6.2

3.3

343.7

4.2

1.6

391.2

3.9

.4

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

112.7

.5

.5

114.0

-.1

-1.4

115.1

1.2

.1

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

121.3

4.5

3.0

122.2

3.4

2.3

118.8

2.9

2.2

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

314.8

1.1

-1.2

333.0

.9

.5

372.2

6.6

2.2

197.3
165.8
141.9
176.9
109.5
225.5

1.8
1.1
.6
3.0
-2.0
2.2

1.1
-.5
-1.2
-1.0
-1.4
2.2

222.3
169.4
144.4
168.9
111.3
267.7

3.5
1.1
-.1
.0
-.2
4.8

1.4
-.1
-1.1
-1.4
-.5
2.3

213.4
162.7
144.8
171.3
114.4
265.9

3.4
.7
-.2
1.7
-1.5
5.1

1.3
-.1
-.8
.2
-2.1
2.2

190.4
195.2
146.4
194.8
182.4
260.5
214.5
192.0
200.9
200.0

1.4
1.7
.8
2.4
2.9
2.6
1.9
-1.3
2.0
2.1

1.0
.6
-1.1
-.1
-.9
2.3
2.1
-2.0
1.4
1.5

216.7
195.9
147.5
188.5
172.0
252.1
261.0
191.2
226.9
232.8

3.5
1.7
.0
1.6
.2
2.3
4.9
1.5
3.7
3.8

1.5
.6
-.9
.1
-1.1
1.3
2.3
.7
1.5
1.5

205.7
197.4
146.9
182.6
172.9
272.8
255.1
199.6
216.3
223.1

3.4
2.3
-.1
1.7
1.5
4.4
5.2
8.1
2.9
3.0

1.3
.5
-.6
.7
.3
1.3
2.2
1.4
1.2
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 1

Item and Group

Portland-Salem,
OR-WA

Pittsburgh, PA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

112.3

2.8

1.5

0.9

1.4

-

-

-

202.5
592.9

2.5

-

196.6
600.0

2.6

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

113.5
113.8
116.4
110.7
110.3

2.5
2.6
3.0
2.4
1.2

.8
.8
.9
1.1
.2

191.2
189.9
188.4
193.0
207.4

2.6
2.7
2.1
2.8
1.0

1.9
2.0
1.7
2.0
.9

182.0
182.6
180.8
188.0
176.9

2.2
2.0
3.1
.8
4.0

.2
.1
.8
-.1
1.1

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

111.7
110.3
108.5
109.7
130.3
142.2
142.0
145.3
126.7
105.9

4.8
5.3
5.3
5.8
3.1
4.9
4.8
2.5
25.1
1.5

3.1
3.1
2.5
4.2
7.0
12.7
12.9
13.7
6.6
.8

202.0
223.6
190.4
215.7
210.9
200.8
198.8
132.8
277.2
140.3

3.7
5.2
2.9
2.3
.0
-2.1
-2.3
-.2
-4.9
1.2

1.2
2.9
1.5
1.3
-5.1
-8.0
-8.5
-.2
-14.0
-.2

198.2
226.1
209.4
233.1
203.9
175.8
216.4
216.2
207.4
110.3

2.3
2.5
3.5
2.8
4.7
4.6
4.8
3.1
8.5
-3.1

1.8
1.9
2.3
1.7
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.3
-.1

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

119.2

13.0

5.2

137.1

1.9

4.4

122.2

8.0

3.3

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

111.5
113.3
220.2
220.6
225.6
214.3
209.8

-2.0
-2.1
-2.4
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.1

-2.0
-2.1
-6.0
-6.1
-6.2
-5.8
-5.8

155.8
155.8
217.9
218.3
216.8
231.5
210.2

.3
.5
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.7
2.6

-1.2
-1.0
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
-3.5
-2.9

201.0
200.9
236.4
237.0
235.1
200.9
220.4

3.2
3.5
10.8
10.9
11.0
10.6
10.3

1.5
1.9
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.4

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

123.7

2.1

1.4

328.9

5.4

1.5

340.5

5.4

2.8

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

101.1

.2

.8

109.3

.6

-.5

112.3

2.5

-.2

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

112.3

3.1

2.8

121.9

1.5

1.2

106.4

-.8

-.1

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

115.6

1.5

.3

324.1

1.7

.7

368.5

1.3

1.3

112.3
109.3
106.9
129.7
87.2
114.5

2.8
.5
-.7
1.0
-1.5
4.6

1.5
-.5
-1.3
-.3
-2.2
3.1

196.6
169.4
156.3
190.7
119.4
226.4

2.6
1.7
1.2
2.7
-1.5
3.2

.9
.5
-.2
.4
-1.1
1.2

202.5
160.2
148.7
173.5
118.7
245.0

2.5
1.8
1.8
4.6
-2.7
2.9

1.4
.9
1.4
3.1
-1.1
1.6

111.6
113.4
107.0
121.0
128.0
118.4
113.2
176.3
108.7
107.8

2.9
1.5
-.6
1.7
1.0
3.1
4.6
.3
3.3
3.4

1.5
.8
-1.3
.2
-.2
3.0
3.1
1.9
1.7
1.7

189.7
189.1
158.3
191.2
191.8
234.9
218.1
213.4
196.7
198.9

2.4
1.6
1.2
2.8
2.6
1.4
3.0
.5
2.7
2.7

.9
.2
-.1
1.1
.4
-.5
1.1
-5.7
1.5
1.4

195.8
194.3
149.6
177.2
172.9
273.8
238.1
204.8
204.9
210.7

2.4
2.4
1.9
3.3
4.5
2.9
2.5
8.1
2.2
2.3

1.3
1.0
1.5
1.6
2.9
1.0
1.6
5.1
1.1
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

St. Louis, MO-IL

Item and Group

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

190.3
565.4

1.5

0.8

1.3

1.3

-

-

210.6
647.4

3.3

-

229.6
776.4

3.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

191.6
190.2
183.4
202.2
194.4

3.1
3.0
1.6
4.0
3.4

2.1
2.4
2.4
2.1
-.4

204.4
202.0
189.2
218.2
225.2

2.3
2.4
.2
5.3
1.1

.7
.8
-.8
3.5
-.9

208.3
208.0
207.3
208.0
216.6

2.3
2.2
1.2
3.3
3.2

1.4
1.4
.7
1.7
1.6

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

183.9
205.9
184.4
213.8
180.6
174.1
178.2
140.6
219.5
137.1

.7
.2
1.9
1.0
7.4
11.0
11.2
.4
14.4
-.4

.4
.2
.8
.5
2.3
6.5
6.6
16.5
-3.7
-.2

256.5
288.9
272.1
305.7
198.5
175.7
173.8
161.8
183.6
175.3

3.8
3.7
3.8
3.6
8.1
11.2
11.2
17.7
-12.8
1.8

1.7
1.6
2.1
2.0
5.0
6.5
6.6
9.7
-6.2
.4

232.0
261.1
268.4
279.2
242.6
259.3
259.7
270.3
230.4
124.8

3.2
2.6
2.1
2.3
9.2
10.7
11.0
26.6
-15.8
4.0

1.3
.8
1.1
.9
3.1
1.7
1.7
6.7
-9.0
3.1

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

116.3

-4.5

-2.3

128.2

4.6

1.3

112.6

6.0

6.7

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

175.8
176.1
228.9
225.2
219.7
258.6
217.3

1.7
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.2

.6
.6
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6

191.5
185.7
225.5
226.2
233.7
199.5
228.4

1.6
1.9
6.0
6.0
5.5
7.7
5.9

1.1
1.6
-.5
-.5
-1.1
2.0
-1.1

161.7
154.4
211.5
210.3
210.3
195.6
199.2

2.3
2.2
3.9
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.8

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

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

339.5

5.2

1.9

-

-

-

333.9

10.3

2.0

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

117.1

1.4

.1

136.9

2.9

1.5

102.3

2.0

.5

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

121.9

3.4

2.1

116.8

1.5

.5

124.2

2.1

1.0

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

256.5

2.4

1.9

331.9

5.3

2.6

346.0

2.4

.8

190.3
163.7
147.7
180.2
116.4
218.6

1.5
1.0
-.3
-.8
.3
2.0

.8
.5
-.5
-1.1
.3
1.1

229.6
179.0
164.3
174.7
156.5
274.2

3.0
2.3
2.1
3.3
1.3
3.4

1.3
1.1
1.4
.3
2.6
1.4

210.6
161.9
133.6
162.1
105.9
251.1

3.3
2.2
2.2
3.4
.4
3.8

1.3
1.3
1.3
2.4
-.2
1.3

182.8
186.6
149.9
186.2
181.7
237.3
207.3
197.4
192.3
193.1

1.3
2.3
-.2
1.3
-.5
4.5
1.8
5.6
1.3
.9

.7
1.1
-.5
.5
-1.0
2.1
1.0
1.6
.9
.6

224.4
206.2
167.2
190.9
179.3
269.2
267.1
203.9
233.5
240.3

3.1
2.5
2.1
2.9
3.2
2.9
3.6
8.1
2.8
2.9

1.4
1.2
1.3
.5
.2
1.2
1.5
1.9
1.3
1.3

205.4
191.1
137.6
186.8
166.5
251.2
245.4
231.7
212.0
213.3

2.9
3.6
2.2
2.9
3.5
5.6
3.2
6.3
3.0
3.1

1.3
1.5
1.3
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.2
.3
1.3
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA

Item and Group

TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 2

WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV 3

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

209.5
638.6

4.1

1.8

1.6

130.0

3.3

1.8

-

176.6
176.6

3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ...............................................................
Food 4 ......................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Food away from home 6 .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ..............................................................

208.4
209.6
208.3
214.4
196.8

3.2
3.3
3.0
4.1
1.9

1.8
1.9
1.6
2.4
.7

171.3
170.0
168.4
173.4
176.1

2.5
2.4
1.7
4.0
3.2

1.1
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.0

126.8
127.6
124.0
130.0
114.1

2.3
2.2
.7
3.8
2.3

1.0
1.1
.6
1.9
.2

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .....................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

217.5
236.0
221.9
246.0
189.1
192.1
227.7
220.0
204.6
186.7

5.4
5.9
4.6
5.7
6.7
7.5
7.1
5.4
10.9
2.8

2.3
2.5
2.5
3.2
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
1.5

175.3
190.3
186.3
198.9
179.7
153.8
152.1
148.9
268.0
122.1

6.0
6.3
6.4
7.2
8.8
11.3
11.4
11.6
-12.5
.5

2.5
3.1
3.8
4.2
.4
.1
.1
.3
-14.3
-.2

138.8
143.9
150.7
143.2
149.6
150.7
145.4
140.2
149.8
101.9

5.3
5.7
5.5
6.2
6.6
7.6
7.5
14.8
-17.9
-1.6

3.6
3.1
3.2
3.0
10.9
10.3
10.9
19.6
-15.8
-.4

Apparel 4 ....................................................................................

129.8

7.0

4.6

139.4

-1.5

-.7

92.0

.5

.7

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ..........................................

195.4
203.0
293.8
299.0
329.3
228.5
261.4

3.4
3.8
5.9
5.9
6.1
5.8
5.4

1.1
1.2
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.6

167.5
171.1
268.4
263.1
262.0
227.6
257.1

1.8
1.7
.6
.6
.7
.8
.4

.2
.2
-.5
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.2

125.0
125.3
211.0
211.1
214.7
208.2
206.8

.2
.2
.9
.9
.6
1.2
1.7

-1.3
-1.3
-3.7
-3.7
-4.2
-3.1
-3.0

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

315.5

2.8

1.0

260.0

5.5

2.7

128.5

.8

-1.5

Recreation 10 .............................................................................

92.8

1.9

.7

113.6

2.1

1.4

115.1

3.0

1.3

Education and communication 10 ...............................................

118.3

1.0

-.2

104.7

.7

.0

123.8

4.5

2.6

Other goods and services 4 .......................................................

337.5

4.7

3.3

224.3

2.3

1.0

143.5

.9

.9

209.5
178.2
161.1
184.3
137.5
239.1

4.1
2.5
2.1
3.5
.5
5.2

1.8
1.5
1.4
2.7
-.1
2.0

176.6
151.4
139.7
191.5
95.6
199.5

3.5
.9
.4
-.3
.7
5.4

1.6
.5
.1
.4
-.4
2.4

130.0
116.3
110.3
129.8
88.8
139.0

3.3
.8
-.3
.4
-1.4
4.8

1.8
-.2
-.9
-.8
-1.0
2.9

204.7
200.5
162.4
196.0
184.8
249.4
232.5
248.3
209.3
209.3

4.2
3.3
2.1
3.4
3.4
4.4
5.3
6.2
3.9
4.0

1.9
1.6
1.3
2.2
2.6
1.6
2.0
3.5
1.7
1.6

171.6
171.3
142.2
180.6
191.0
205.9
192.0
198.9
174.4
175.4

3.4
2.2
.5
.8
-.2
4.1
5.6
4.8
3.7
4.0

1.5
.7
.1
.8
.6
1.2
2.3
-.2
1.8
1.8

130.0
123.0
110.5
127.6
128.7
133.7
140.0
173.5
126.5
127.2

3.4
1.8
-.2
1.4
.5
3.4
5.2
3.9
3.3
3.5

2.0
1.1
-.8
.1
-.6
2.6
3.2
2.9
1.7
1.8

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy 4 .......................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 ................................................

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.
2 Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
5 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in
Anchorage.
6 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
7 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Boston, Cincinnati,

Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Seattle. Indexes are on a
December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu,
Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and
San Francisco.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.

Table 35. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all
items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Semiannual average indexes

Percent change from preceding
semiannual average

Area
1st half
2005

U.S. city average ........................................................................

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

2nd half
2006

188.8

193.2

196.3

198.0

2.3

1.6

0.9

Northeast urban ..........................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................

201.5
202.5
121.1

206.1
207.1
124.0

210.1
210.8
126.8

212.3
213.4
127.6

2.3
2.3
2.4

1.9
1.8
2.3

1.0
1.2
.6

Midwest urban ............................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................

181.4
182.7
118.0
177.8

185.9
186.8
121.1
183.1

187.7
188.5
122.3
185.2

188.6
189.4
122.7
186.8

2.5
2.2
2.6
3.0

1.0
.9
1.0
1.1

.5
.5
.3
.9

South urban ................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .......................

183.0
185.5
117.2
184.7

187.9
190.7
120.1
190.7

191.0
193.8
122.2
193.8

192.7
195.9
122.9
196.6

2.7
2.8
2.5
3.2

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6

.9
1.1
.6
1.4

West urban .................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ...........................................

192.1
193.2
120.0

195.8
197.1
122.0

199.2
200.7
124.1

201.6
203.2
125.2

1.9
2.0
1.7

1.7
1.8
1.7

1.2
1.2
.9

175.0
118.4
183.5

179.1
121.2
188.6

181.9
123.2
191.2

183.7
124.0
193.7

2.3
2.4
2.8

1.6
1.7
1.4

1.0
.6
1.3

Anchorage, AK ...........................................................................
Atlanta, GA .................................................................................
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................................
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............................................
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN ..................................................

170.2
185.1
212.9
185.6
174.2

174.1
189.6
218.3
190.3
179.1

176.6
191.0
221.3
191.4
182.3

178.0
193.4
223.9
191.9
183.6

2.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.8

1.4
.7
1.4
.6
1.8

.8
1.3
1.2
.3
.7

Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................................
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .........................................................
Honolulu, HI ................................................................................

176.9
182.4
183.5
183.8
194.6

181.1
188.7
186.9
188.4
199.8

182.5
191.2
188.9
190.9
205.6

181.6
192.1
191.4
192.2
211.4

2.4
3.5
1.9
2.5
2.7

.8
1.3
1.1
1.3
2.9

-.5
.5
1.3
.7
2.8

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...............................................
Kansas City, MO-KS ..................................................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...............................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .........................................................
Milwaukee-Racine, WI ................................................................

172.0
175.0
192.2
189.7
186.2

175.8
178.6
197.5
195.2
190.9

178.8
180.2
201.9
201.0
192.6

179.8
182.8
204.1
203.7
193.8

2.2
2.1
2.8
2.9
2.5

1.7
.9
2.2
3.0
.9

.6
1.4
1.1
1.3
.6

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI .....................................................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...............
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 4 ...................................................................
Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................

185.9
204.7
201.8
106.6
180.4

187.9
209.2
206.2
108.9
185.0

189.3
213.2
210.5
110.1
187.5

190.9
216.1
212.9
111.6
188.7

1.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.5

.7
1.9
2.1
1.1
1.4

.8
1.4
1.1
1.4
.6

Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................
St. Louis, MO-IL .........................................................................
San Diego, CA ............................................................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................................

189.4
183.5
204.1
197.9
194.1

192.2
186.3
208.4
200.3
196.5

194.7
187.7
211.7
203.7
200.8

197.3
189.4
214.8
206.1
204.4

1.5
1.5
2.1
1.2
1.2

1.3
.8
1.6
1.7
2.2

1.3
.9
1.5
1.2
1.8

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL .......................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 ..................................

165.3
122.4

170.5
125.8

173.1
127.2

175.7
129.4

3.1
2.8

1.5
1.1

1.5
1.7

Region and area size 1

Size classes
A 3 ..........................................................................................
B/C 2 .......................................................................................
D .............................................................................................
Selected local areas

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
4 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.
5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

Item and Group

Expenditure category
All items ..........................................................
All items (December 1977=100) 2 .................

198.0
589.8

2.5

0.9

1.0

0.5

0.9

1.2

-

-

-

-

201.6
324.3

3.0

-

192.7
312.1

2.6

-

188.6
305.0

1.5

-

212.3
331.6

3.0

-

-

-

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

195.9
195.4
193.0
200.6
201.2

2.3
2.3
1.8
3.0
2.6

1.1
1.1
.8
1.5
.6

200.1
199.6
198.2
204.6
205.7

3.0
3.0
2.2
4.1
3.0

1.3
1.3
.8
2.0
1.5

190.6
189.9
185.3
197.6
198.5

2.3
2.2
1.8
2.9
2.4

1.1
1.1
.8
1.6
.6

193.0
193.2
189.0
202.0
188.8

2.3
2.2
1.9
2.9
2.5

1.2
1.1
1.1
1.3
.6

200.9
199.9
201.4
198.1
212.4

1.8
1.8
1.3
2.6
2.5

.9
.9
.7
1.2
-.1

Housing ........................................................
Shelter ........................................................
Rent of primary residence ........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 3 .......................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................
Household energy ....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ......................
Electricity ..............................................
Utility (piped) gas service .....................
Household furnishings and operations .......

200.1
227.1
226.7

3.5
3.9
3.9

1.6
2.1
2.2

225.3
267.0
254.8

4.5
5.0
4.0

2.0
2.6
2.3

182.5
207.0
206.8

1.1
2.1
1.9

.6
1.3
1.1

187.5
205.9
203.1

4.2
4.4
4.7

2.0
2.3
2.8

210.6
231.5
238.3

3.9
4.0
4.1

1.7
1.9
2.2

218.4
193.3
174.3
180.0
170.7
210.4
122.7

4.0
3.4
3.0
2.9
9.8
-11.3
.8

2.2
.2
-.2
-.3
3.7
-8.7
.2

249.0
193.5
181.6
187.8
171.0
219.1
124.4

5.5
4.2
3.8
3.9
8.7
-4.4
.9

2.9
-.5
-.8
-1.1
3.3
-8.1
.2

205.9
183.1
161.9
166.9
146.3
204.0
116.4

1.9
1.4
-2.6 -1.9
-3.6 -2.5
-4.1 -2.7
7.2
4.9
-15.7 -11.1
.3
-.1

195.8
198.7
172.7
175.0
166.1
219.7
120.5

4.4
5.8
6.0
6.1
10.6
-15.1
.2

2.5
1.8
1.7
1.7
3.7
-8.1
-.2

222.9
211.7
200.9
203.7
208.2
211.7
132.1

4.0
5.7
6.0
5.9
12.4
-6.9
2.2

2.2
1.1
.7
.7
3.4
-5.1
.6

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

119.0

.7

-.2

117.5

-1.3

-1.7

108.6

-2.9

-1.0

132.6

2.1

-.7

113.7

3.7

2.2

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

179.8
176.9
94.4
137.8
140.6
219.7
218.7
218.6
223.1
210.9

1.1
1.0
-.3
.0
-.6
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.3

-.6
-.7
-.7
-1.2
-.4
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.5

182.2
177.8
94.8
136.8
145.3
214.4
213.3
214.1
217.6
206.8

.9
.8
-.2
-.3
.6
2.6
2.6
2.4
3.1
3.1

-.6
-.7
-.6
-1.1
.1
-1.6
-1.6
-1.8
-1.2
-.9

180.2
177.4
94.9
134.2
142.2
224.2
223.1
222.0
243.0
219.0

1.6
1.5
-.2
-.4
-.4
2.9
2.9
2.8
3.3
2.6

-.7
-.7
-.5
-1.3
-.1
-2.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.0
-2.0

176.0
174.7
94.2
140.6
139.4
215.2
214.0
213.8
221.8
210.0

.0
-.1
-.8
-.4
-1.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.5

-1.3
-1.4
-1.3
-1.7
-.6
-3.1
-3.1
-3.3
-2.9
-2.6

181.6
178.2
93.7
138.4
137.5
223.5
222.6
221.6
208.7
213.0

2.2
2.1
.2
1.3
-1.0
4.6
4.6
4.8
3.9
4.3

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

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

338.4
280.3
354.1
293.3

4.0
3.2
4.1
2.5

1.6
1.0
1.8
1.1

356.6
298.1
371.4
299.2

4.3
4.3
4.3
2.5

1.7
1.7
1.6
1.1

340.1
279.9
357.4
309.4

4.3
3.5
4.6
3.0

1.6
1.0
1.8
1.2

326.0
271.5
341.3
287.6

3.4
3.3
3.4
2.2

1.5
.5
1.8
1.2

337.9
280.7
352.8
276.1

4.1
2.0
4.7
2.3

1.6
1.0
1.8
1.1

Recreation 4 .................................................

108.4

1.3

.4

112.5

1.5

.1

108.0

1.1

.4

109.4

1.8

.7

104.5

.9

.2

Education and communication 4 ...................

114.7

2.4

1.4

115.3

2.1

1.3

116.7

3.0

1.6

111.0

2.1

1.5

116.7

2.5

1.3

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

332.6

2.5

1.1

369.2

2.4

1.1

324.6

2.0

.5

314.3

2.6

1.3

327.5

2.9

1.4

198.0
165.6
148.2
182.2

2.5
1.2
.5
1.7

.9
-.1
-.7
-.4

212.3
171.9
152.9
182.3

3.0
1.6
.5
1.5

1.0
.0
-.8
-.8

188.6
160.2
144.3
179.3

1.5
1.0
.3
1.0

.5
-.1
-.8
-.9

192.7
165.5
150.6
187.5

2.6
.9
.0
1.2

.9
-.4
-1.2
-1.3

201.6
166.3
146.0
177.8

3.0
1.7
1.7
3.1

1.2
.5
.3
1.1

225.5
114.0
236.0
218.9
231.6
270.4

2.0
-.8
3.5
3.9
1.8
3.3

-.6
-1.0
1.6
2.1
.9
1.7

231.9
114.8
258.4
249.9
221.1
296.3

2.5
-.4
4.1
5.0
.5
3.1

-.4
-.9
1.8
2.6
.2
1.4

222.9
110.2
223.2
205.7
234.7
258.8

2.1
-.8
1.9
2.1
2.0
3.3

-.8
-.7
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.5

223.2
115.2
225.9
196.1
238.1
262.2

.9
-1.4
4.1
4.4
2.1
3.2

-1.3
-1.4
2.0
2.3
.9
1.8

224.8
116.4
239.3
223.5
233.9
263.5

3.1
-.1
3.9
4.0
2.5
3.5

.8
-.7
1.7
1.9
1.0
1.7

192.1
198.3
189.6

2.4
2.5
1.9

.9
.9
.4

206.9
214.9
195.2

2.9
2.9
2.0

1.0
1.0
.3

182.5
188.1
184.3

1.3
1.3
1.3

.4
.4
.2

185.9
192.3
189.2

2.5
2.6
1.8

.8
.8
.3

196.1
201.7
191.2

2.9
3.2
2.5

1.2
1.2
.8

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.

Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

Index

Percent
change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

2nd half
2006

2nd
1st
half half
2005 2006

Item and Group

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

150.2
189.8
183.5
222.5
226.0
227.1
195.8
199.2
200.3

0.7
2.0
1.8
2.1
3.1
3.5
2.5
2.5
2.6

-0.6
.3
-.4
-.4
1.2
1.7
-1.0
1.2
1.2

155.1
192.3
183.9
228.5
228.0
250.9
196.0
215.5
220.2

0.7
2.3
1.6
2.7
2.8
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.9

-0.7
.3
-.6
-.2
.8
1.8
-1.2
1.3
1.3

146.1
185.5
180.3
219.7
221.5
213.5
189.8
189.8
190.1

0.4
1.5
1.1
2.2
1.7
1.7
-.4
1.7
1.7

-0.7
.1
-.8
-.7
.7
.9
-2.4
.9
.8

151.7
190.4
187.5
219.4
226.0
215.0
189.2
193.1
193.2

0.0
1.8
1.2
1.1
3.7
4.1
2.8
2.5
2.6

-1.2
-.1
-1.2
-1.2
1.7
2.0
-.9
1.1
1.1

148.7
190.9
180.9
223.0
230.6
231.6
218.5
201.1
201.6

1.7
2.4
3.1
3.0
3.8
3.9
4.9
2.8
3.0

0.3
1.0
1.1
.7
1.4
1.7
.6
1.2
1.3

140.8
221.2
242.0

.3
2.4
3.6

-.4
-1.6
1.8

146.7
218.6
265.9

.1
3.0
4.1

-.5
-1.3
2.0

136.9
224.3
230.6

-.2
2.9
2.5

-.4
-2.1
1.4

142.1
217.3
231.4

.2
.1
3.9

-.8
-3.0
2.0

138.6
225.8
242.2

1.2
4.7
3.8

.1
.6
1.8

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
2 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a

1967=100 base.
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.

Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual
averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Size class B/C 3

Size class D

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Item and Group

Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................

183.7
183.7

2.6

1.0

124.0

2.3

0.6

1.3

-

-

-

-

-

193.7
313.0

2.7

All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................

-

-

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

178.4
178.0
180.7
173.5
181.4

2.4
2.4
1.8
3.2
2.3

1.1
1.1
.9
1.5
.7

122.2
122.2
120.0
125.8
122.7

2.2
2.2
1.8
2.8
2.8

.9
1.0
.8
1.4
.3

192.8
192.3
185.6
204.5
199.4

2.6
2.6
1.8
3.6
3.5

1.3
1.3
1.0
1.5
1.1

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ..............
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................
Electricity ....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ............................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

187.4
202.1
195.8
202.5
196.0
196.7
190.2
176.0
219.9
117.6

3.7
4.2
4.0
4.3
2.8
2.4
2.3
11.7
-13.2
1.3

1.7
2.2
2.3
2.4
.4
.1
-.1
5.1
-9.1
.5

124.5
125.0
126.7
123.7
146.9
148.1
143.2
130.9
183.0
97.4

3.2
3.6
3.9
3.5
3.7
3.3
3.2
7.8
-9.0
.4

1.3
1.9
2.1
2.0
-.2
-.7
-.8
2.2
-8.6
-.1

185.8
210.3
196.4
200.1
193.5
165.3
176.4
168.9
211.2
118.7

3.7
4.1
3.8
4.0
4.8
5.2
5.2
9.5
-6.6
-.2

1.9
2.6
2.1
2.7
1.4
1.5
1.4
3.9
-5.2
-1.3

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

111.5

1.0

.6

87.7

.0

-1.9

121.6

-.7

.4

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................................

179.4
179.1
94.9
119.5
134.3
320.8
319.3
326.9
217.6
286.0

1.0
1.0
-.4
.1
-.6
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.6

-.8
-.8
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-2.0
-1.5

125.8
125.7
93.9
95.6
94.0
216.4
216.8
221.8
211.3
203.9

1.2
1.1
-.3
.1
-.7
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0

-.6
-.6
-.8
-1.3
-.4
-1.7
-1.7
-1.7
-1.9
-1.6

178.2
175.6
93.5
145.2
128.5
216.4
214.8
207.2
235.7
213.8

1.0
1.0
-1.1
-1.4
-.6
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.0
2.2

.1
.0
-.8
-1.8
-.4
-.3
-.3
-.2
-1.3
-.2

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

267.0
223.8
278.8
230.0

4.5
3.5
4.7
2.8

1.8
1.2
1.9
1.2

143.4
132.7
146.5
136.2

3.4
2.9
3.5
2.1

1.4
.7
1.6
1.0

329.9
278.2
345.1
293.7

4.1
3.5
4.3
2.7

1.9
1.5
1.9
1.3

Recreation 3 ........................................................................

110.7

1.5

.3

105.5

1.1

.4

109.1

2.0

1.0

Education and communication 3 .........................................

116.2

2.3

1.4

111.6

2.2

1.2

119.5

4.3

2.8

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

266.0

2.3

1.0

147.7

2.6

1.2

344.5

3.1

1.0

183.7
160.5
148.8
189.0
244.4
109.2
205.3
202.8
190.6
223.8

2.6
1.3
.7
1.4
1.8
-.5
3.6
4.2
1.2
3.3

1.0
.1
-.5
-.3
-.7
-.8
1.7
2.2
.4
1.6

124.0
115.7
112.0
137.1
162.1
88.5
129.2
125.1
127.9
126.6

2.3
1.2
.5
2.1
2.5
-.9
3.3
3.5
2.2
3.0

.6
-.3
-1.0
-.8
-.5
-1.0
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.4

193.7
166.1
152.1
188.7
226.1
116.1
229.8
196.6
233.3
272.2

2.7
1.0
.1
1.3
2.0
-1.1
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.5

1.3
.1
-.4
.1
.0
-1.0
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.6

180.3
184.8

2.6
2.7

1.0
1.0

121.4
122.5

2.2
2.3

.6
.6

186.5
193.8

2.6
2.7

1.2
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 5 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual
averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Size class B/C 3

Size class D

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Item and Group

Special aggregate indexes
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ...............................................
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 ..........................................

176.6
150.4
183.7
188.9
237.4
207.9
200.4
251.5
178.3
178.5
130.2
321.8
206.4

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.

1.9
.7
1.9
1.5
1.8
2.8
3.6
2.1
2.7
2.8
.5
2.6
3.7

0.5
-.5
.5
-.2
-.5
1.1
1.7
-1.1
1.2
1.3
-.1
-1.8
1.8
5
6
7
-

121.7
112.3
129.2
136.1
158.4
133.4
127.8
179.4
117.5
116.5
98.6
218.3
127.9

1.8
.6
2.2
2.1
2.5
3.1
3.2
2.7
2.2
2.2
.2
2.2
3.2

0.2
-.9
.1
-.8
-.4
1.1
1.4
-1.3
.9
.9
-.6
-1.6
1.7

190.2
153.4
192.2
189.2
223.6
228.4
218.5
192.3
193.6
194.5
142.9
215.4
235.8

Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.

2.3
.2
1.9
1.4
2.0
4.4
4.2
3.8
2.7
2.6
-.1
2.7
4.1

0.9
-.4
.7
.1
.0
2.1
2.4
.5
1.5
1.5
-.4
-.2
2.4

Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and
population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2005

Index

1st half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

213.4
326.0

3.0

1.2

127.6

2.9

0.6

-

-

-

-

-

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

199.9
199.3
198.9
202.2
207.5

2.9
2.9
1.9
4.1
3.2

1.3
1.3
.7
2.2
1.7

124.0
124.1
121.8
127.8
121.4

3.1
3.2
2.7
3.8
2.5

1.3
1.3
1.0
1.8
1.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ...................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

226.4
267.2
262.3
251.8
187.9
183.0
188.0
171.3
219.6
124.8

4.8
5.4
4.1
6.0
3.3
3.0
2.8
7.4
-2.9
1.5

2.3
2.7
2.3
3.0
.6
.4
.3
5.2
-6.6
.8

129.5
127.6
130.4
125.5
159.6
161.6
143.0
121.6
182.7
102.3

3.8
3.8
3.6
4.3
5.8
5.4
6.2
11.7
-7.7
.1

1.2
2.3
2.0
2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-3.4
.3
-11.7
-.5

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

112.5

-1.6

-1.5

89.7

-1.1

-2.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........................................

183.9
178.8
210.7
209.4
210.1
209.8
205.2

.5
.5
2.2
2.2
1.8
2.9
3.1

-.7
-.8
-1.6
-1.6
-2.1
-.9
-.7

127.2
127.6
216.2
216.2
219.7
215.9
203.7

1.6
1.5
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.6

-.5
-.5
-1.4
-1.4
-1.3
-1.8
-1.2

Medical care .............................................................................

358.4

4.2

1.5

147.8

4.3

2.0

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

112.9

1.0

-.2

111.7

2.5

.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

118.2

2.5

1.5

107.9

1.3

.7

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

364.3

2.1

1.0

158.5

2.9

1.3

213.4
170.8
150.2
175.7
114.3
258.5

3.0
1.4
.3
.7
-.5
4.1

1.2
.1
-.8
-.7
-.9
2.0

127.6
121.1
119.4
147.4
90.4
130.5

2.9
2.1
1.4
3.2
-.3
3.6

.6
-.1
-.7
-.6
-.9
1.3

207.9
194.8
152.5
189.3
177.8
224.9
251.0
195.3
216.9
221.9

3.0
1.8
.3
1.9
.8
2.4
4.2
2.1
3.1
3.2

1.2
.4
-.7
.3
-.6
.9
2.0
-.6
1.4
1.5

125.1
125.7
119.4
134.7
145.3
133.5
129.0
185.8
120.7
120.0

2.8
2.6
1.4
3.4
3.3
3.6
3.6
4.9
2.5
2.5

.6
.1
-.7
.2
-.5
.3
1.3
-2.2
1.1
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 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and
population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

189.4
309.7

1.4

0.5

122.7

1.3

0.3

0.9

-

-

-

-

186.8
302.7

2.0

-

-

-

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

193.5
193.3
191.9
195.8
195.5

2.2
2.2
1.9
2.8
1.9

1.1
1.2
.9
1.5
.4

121.3
121.1
117.8
125.8
124.2

2.3
2.2
1.7
2.9
3.1

1.1
1.1
.6
1.8
.6

189.1
188.1
175.1
209.7
204.0

2.3
2.2
1.3
3.4
3.2

1.1
1.1
.6
1.6
1.9

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ...................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

183.8
209.7
216.9
208.1
176.5
158.0
160.5
131.6
194.6
112.8

1.1
2.3
2.3
2.1
-4.2
-5.4
-5.8
7.0
-17.2
.3

.6
1.5
1.3
1.5
-3.3
-4.1
-4.3
4.9
-12.3
-.2

119.4
119.4
119.1
117.6
148.4
151.2
147.6
128.8
192.0
93.0

.7
1.3
1.3
1.2
-.9
-1.8
-2.4
6.8
-13.7
.1

.4
.8
.6
1.0
-.8
-1.3
-1.5
4.7
-10.3
.0

178.3
199.0
184.5
198.5
195.1
155.2
164.5
142.1
214.6
115.6

2.6
3.4
1.7
3.9
.6
.1
-.1
7.2
-11.9
1.0

1.8
1.8
1.0
2.4
2.3
2.6
2.6
5.8
-3.1
.5

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

105.6

-2.7

-.4

82.8

-2.2

-2.2

124.6

-6.7

-.9

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........................................

178.9
176.6
227.1
225.7
225.0
240.2
218.1

1.4
1.4
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1

-.6
-.7
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.7
-1.5

131.4
131.3
226.8
226.8
231.6
222.8
213.5

1.9
1.9
2.7
2.7
2.6
3.2
1.9

-.6
-.8
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.4
-2.5

170.7
166.2
204.5
202.2
195.6
233.4
205.6

1.8
1.8
3.0
3.0
2.5
4.9
2.6

-1.2
-1.3
-2.9
-2.9
-3.2
-2.1
-2.1

Medical care .............................................................................

335.0

4.7

1.7

147.7

4.2

1.7

331.4

2.9

.8

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.3

1.6

.5

104.6

.7

.1

107.6

1.3

.7

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

118.0

2.8

1.6

115.5

3.1

1.5

113.9

3.6

2.1

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

322.8

1.6

.3

150.2

2.0

.4

331.2

4.7

1.4

189.4
159.4
141.1
175.5
108.5
224.1

1.4
1.0
.4
.9
-.5
1.8

.5
.0
-.6
-.7
-.5
.9

122.7
114.9
111.7
137.7
86.8
128.7

1.3
1.0
.4
1.1
-1.1
1.8

.3
-.3
-1.1
-1.1
-1.1
1.0

186.8
165.3
153.2
190.5
112.8
214.7

2.0
.9
.1
.8
-1.9
3.0

.9
-.1
-.7
-.8
-.6
1.6

183.8
184.1
143.1
185.5
176.9
222.6
215.3
188.5
191.0
190.7

1.3
1.1
.4
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.6
-1.3
1.8
1.7

.4
.1
-.6
.2
-.6
.2
.8
-3.0
1.0
.9

120.1
122.5
112.0
129.2
136.5
137.6
126.6
185.2
116.1
115.1

1.2
1.5
.4
1.7
1.3
2.2
1.4
.3
1.5
1.4

.3
.2
-1.0
.0
-.9
1.0
.9
-2.0
.7
.6

179.9
184.9
154.7
191.0
191.4
210.3
202.6
180.4
187.6
187.9

2.0
1.6
.3
1.4
.9
2.6
3.1
1.7
2.1
2.0

.9
.6
-.6
.2
-.6
1.4
1.8
-.5
1.0
1.0

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and
population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Index

2nd half
2006

Percent
change from2nd
half
2005

1st
half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

195.9
317.4

2.7

1.1

122.9

2.3

0.6

1.4

-

-

-

-

196.6
318.3

3.1

-

-

-

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

195.4
195.6
190.9
204.9
192.7

2.3
2.2
1.8
3.0
2.9

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
.9

122.2
122.3
120.6
125.1
118.6

2.2
2.1
1.9
2.5
1.8

.9
.9
.8
1.1
.2

188.9
188.9
187.1
194.8
189.0

3.3
3.2
2.3
4.3
4.6

1.5
1.5
1.2
1.8
2.3

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ...................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

190.8
207.9
208.1
200.7
197.6
181.9
186.7
175.1
214.7
127.6

4.4
4.1
4.6
4.4
8.0
8.5
8.5
14.6
-20.9
.9

2.1
2.0
2.7
2.4
3.7
3.9
4.0
6.0
-7.5
.2

124.7
126.6
128.0
125.7
141.1
141.5
139.9
133.7
175.3
95.6

3.9
4.4
4.7
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
7.6
-11.6
.0

1.8
2.3
2.9
2.3
.6
.3
.3
2.1
-7.7
-.1

189.3
218.3
199.7
201.8
192.0
167.9
174.0
169.8
199.7
114.0

5.5
6.0
6.3
5.9
7.0
8.0
8.1
12.0
-12.9
-.8

2.7
4.1
3.4
4.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
4.2
-13.1
-2.7

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

150.5

4.2

1.5

87.5

-.2

-3.0

123.0

4.7

1.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........................................

182.6
182.1
223.0
220.8
222.9
219.7
215.1

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

-1.6
-1.7
-3.8
-3.8
-4.2
-3.5
-2.9

122.0
121.7
214.0
214.1
220.8
207.2
201.8

.2
.1
.6
.6
.5
.6
.8

-1.2
-1.2
-2.8
-2.9
-3.0
-2.6
-2.4

182.4
181.3
204.8
202.2
195.9
237.3
208.4

-.3
-.4
.3
.3
.2
.7
.6

-.4
-.4
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
-1.7

Medical care .............................................................................

318.8

3.6

1.7

139.3

3.1

1.2

324.0

4.5

2.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

111.7

1.6

.7

107.8

2.0

.8

110.4

1.2

.3

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

111.5

2.3

1.5

109.7

1.9

1.3

118.5

3.1

2.6

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

295.5

2.3

1.2

143.3

2.9

1.4

332.0

1.4

.1

195.9
169.8
155.0
193.2
117.8
226.1

2.7
.8
-.1
.8
-1.6
4.2

1.1
-.1
-1.1
-.7
-1.6
2.0

122.9
114.6
110.5
135.0
88.4
129.0

2.3
.9
.0
1.6
-1.2
3.8

.6
-.6
-1.4
-1.6
-1.2
1.8

196.6
166.4
154.1
189.3
117.6
236.3

3.1
.8
-.4
.8
-1.3
5.3

1.4
-.2
-1.0
-.7
-1.5
3.1

190.1
192.9
156.6
194.1
193.2
226.0
216.7
199.6
196.2
196.5

2.7
2.1
.1
1.5
.9
4.3
4.2
3.3
2.8
2.9

1.1
.7
-1.0
.4
-.6
2.0
2.0
-.2
1.3
1.3

120.6
120.0
110.7
128.2
134.1
131.1
127.9
173.3
116.7
115.4

2.2
1.7
.1
2.0
1.5
3.1
3.8
2.4
2.4
2.3

.6
.1
-1.3
-.4
-1.5
1.3
1.8
-1.4
1.0
.9

188.2
191.9
154.8
190.5
188.6
232.7
223.7
182.9
196.2
198.4

3.0
2.3
-.3
1.9
1.0
4.7
5.4
3.6
3.2
3.2

1.3
.7
-1.0
.3
-.6
2.3
3.1
-.7
1.8
1.8

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 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and
population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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

2nd half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2005

Index

1st half
2006

Percent change from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half
2005

1st half
2006

Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................

203.2
329.0

3.1

1.2

125.2

2.6

0.9

-

-

-

-

-

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

203.2
202.3
205.2
197.9
210.7

2.0
2.0
1.5
2.7
1.5

.9
.9
.8
1.2
.2

122.4
121.9
119.7
126.1
131.6

1.6
1.4
.8
2.5
5.2

.7
.7
.4
1.4
-.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ...................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

216.2
235.4
253.4
228.0
218.5
215.5
217.8
235.0
206.6
135.8

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.3
5.3
5.7
5.6
17.2
-13.7
2.6

2.0
2.3
2.4
2.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
4.8
-6.8
1.3

125.4
125.1
128.0
124.5
149.0
148.9
147.6
132.8
188.5
104.0

3.6
3.4
4.0
3.6
6.0
6.1
6.0
7.2
1.6
2.2

1.0
1.3
1.6
1.7
.9
.3
.3
2.3
-3.9
.0

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

116.3

4.8

2.9

91.2

3.5

1.2

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........................................

179.8
176.4
222.4
221.0
222.4
203.7
212.5

1.8
1.8
4.7
4.6
4.9
3.8
4.4

-.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
-.4
-1.4
-.9

128.0
127.5
204.1
205.4
205.4
202.8
196.7

3.0
2.8
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.0
3.6

1.0
1.0
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.1

Medical care .............................................................................

330.3

5.3

2.1

144.7

1.8

.7

Recreation 2 .............................................................................

107.5

1.8

.3

98.7

-1.0

-.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................

116.1

1.5

1.0

114.8

3.0

1.1

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

328.1

3.2

1.5

143.0

2.1

1.3

203.2
167.0
145.1
176.7
116.1
240.9

3.1
1.8
1.8
3.0
.1
4.1

1.2
.5
.3
.9
-.5
1.9

125.2
115.3
110.9
132.4
90.2
129.4

2.6
1.7
1.6
3.4
-.4
3.5

.9
.4
.3
1.3
-1.0
1.3

198.4
191.7
148.0
191.6
180.0
228.4
234.4
220.2
203.1
203.5

3.0
2.5
1.8
2.3
2.9
3.7
3.9
4.8
3.0
3.2

1.2
.8
.3
.9
.8
1.2
1.8
-.1
1.4
1.5

121.8
121.9
111.5
127.2
132.4
133.8
127.8
182.7
118.4
117.5

2.7
2.3
1.8
2.5
3.7
3.6
3.6
4.6
2.3
2.4

.9
.7
.3
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.2
.9
.9

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 4 ....................................................
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 in the CPI Detailed Report 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
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Anchorage, AK

Item and Group

BostonBrockton-Nashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Atlanta, GA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

178.0
463.3

2.2

0.8

1.3

1.2

-

-

223.9
647.2

2.6

-

193.4
584.8

2.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

176.6
176.6
176.5
175.8
171.6

1.4
1.3
.9
1.9
3.4

.9
.8
.5
.8
1.9

200.2
206.0
195.1
224.5
138.0

2.5
2.7
3.0
2.2
-1.0

1.3
1.3
1.8
1.1
.2

206.3
206.7
199.0
220.8
203.8

3.6
3.6
2.9
3.5
4.9

1.6
1.6
.9
2.2
2.4

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

159.1
160.1
152.6
149.6
220.2
231.2
244.0
211.0
293.3
110.9

3.1
2.4
3.0
2.8
11.2
11.9
11.9
7.0
18.5
.6

1.0
.8
1.6
1.3
2.1
.7
.7
1.3
.2
1.3

188.3
200.0
204.2
190.5
221.1
204.1
204.2
172.5
260.6
130.6

2.4
3.5
2.1
4.0
-2.1
-4.4
-4.6
3.7
-21.1
2.2

1.8
1.8
1.3
2.4
2.2
4.5
4.5
10.7
-6.8
.3

230.6
269.9
263.6
248.9
222.7
190.2
209.7
205.2
210.9
124.4

2.8
2.2
1.8
2.7
6.6
6.1
7.6
19.9
-8.3
.7

1.2
1.7
2.1
1.6
-.9
-3.7
-4.4
-1.9
-8.6
1.4

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

128.0

3.6

5.0

120.1

6.1

2.7

148.7

8.7

3.0

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

176.0
176.0
215.2
215.6
209.2
205.2
212.9

1.7
1.0
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.9
5.0

.3
.3
2.5
2.5
2.4
3.1
2.2

172.9
171.6
215.8
214.2
212.5
255.2
215.5

.0
-.2
1.2
1.2
.7
1.2
3.2

-.7
-.8
-2.2
-2.2
-2.5
-2.2
-.6

179.6
178.0
219.3
216.4
214.5
218.0
215.8

-1.9
-2.0
1.9
1.9
1.6
2.7
2.9

-.3
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.6
.8
1.1

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

369.9

3.2

1.4

324.1

.1

.2

452.2

4.7

1.8

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

116.9

-.6

-.6

110.3

2.8

1.0

118.1

3.0

1.7

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

108.5

.6

-.5

106.0

3.4

2.5

117.6

1.3

.5

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

256.5

1.9

1.3

326.9

3.7

1.3

370.9

4.1

2.4

178.0
159.0
149.5
172.7
125.0
195.5

2.2
1.7
1.7
3.9
-.2
2.7

.8
.8
.8
2.5
-.6
.8

193.4
167.0
149.0
188.8
112.1
225.9

2.0
1.3
.7
.9
-.7
2.5

1.3
.5
.0
.4
-.7
1.8

223.9
176.7
159.7
196.7
117.2
274.5

2.6
2.3
1.1
2.1
-.2
2.8

1.2
.8
.3
1.0
-.7
1.4

170.8
184.3
150.6
175.3
173.3
215.3
183.4
213.2
176.3
175.7

2.2
2.2
1.8
3.1
3.9
2.9
2.6
8.1
1.6
1.6

.8
.8
.9
1.8
2.4
.8
.7
1.7
.7
.6

186.6
195.6
148.8
194.1
185.4
237.0
215.0
192.8
193.0
190.7

2.1
1.2
.7
1.5
.7
.9
2.6
-2.4
2.9
2.9

1.3
.9
.0
.9
.3
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.4
1.4

214.9
209.6
161.2
200.6
195.8
261.8
260.6
201.4
229.2
235.2

2.5
2.6
1.3
3.3
2.2
3.4
2.6
3.1
2.6
2.5

1.1
.9
.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.4
-2.2
1.4
1.4

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
ChicagoGary-Kenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Item and Group

CincinnatiHamilton,
OH-KY-IN

ClevelandAkron, OH

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

191.9
563.6

0.8

0.3

0.7

-0.5

-

-

181.6
567.5

0.3

-

183.6
564.3

2.5

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

194.8
193.9
197.2
185.0
206.6

2.0
2.2
2.0
2.4
.8

.7
.8
.3
1.5
-.7

175.8
174.7
172.4
180.2
192.2

2.3
2.2
2.4
2.2
3.7

1.8
1.7
2.0
1.3
2.8

197.0
199.3
191.2
215.0
167.3

2.4
2.3
1.3
3.5
3.1

.7
.6
.2
1.4
.8

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

192.3
230.2
249.0
228.3
151.2
134.8
137.7
106.1
176.2
103.2

-.1
2.6
2.4
2.2
-14.1
-16.7
-17.0
.1
-29.2
-.6

.2
1.6
1.7
1.4
-7.5
-8.9
-9.0
2.4
-17.5
-.5

174.6
195.3
202.2
190.2
178.0
149.7
152.5
150.2
228.8
112.3

3.5
3.4
4.5
3.0
7.7
8.2
8.6
17.3
-7.4
-2.4

1.5
2.0
2.5
2.0
-.2
-3.3
-3.4
-1.6
-8.7
.0

171.8
186.2
204.4
193.7
188.1
184.4
185.0
146.3
227.3
115.9

-.1
2.1
1.7
2.2
-7.3
-7.7
-8.2
5.4
-16.8
-1.5

-.2
1.3
1.3
1.5
-6.6
-6.5
-6.8
6.9
-15.0
.3

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

93.1

-2.3

-1.3

114.8

-2.6

-1.7

103.0

-8.8

-4.7

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

166.6
164.1
231.6
229.6
226.3
239.3
219.8

1.8
1.9
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.3
5.9

.1
.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.5

177.9
178.1
226.2
225.6
232.2
220.0
195.0

1.0
.7
.3
.3
.2
.5
.5

-2.4
-2.7
-4.8
-5.0
-5.1
-4.8
-4.6

178.5
178.6
244.4
242.5
233.8
250.9
238.8

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

-2.2
-2.2
-4.3
-4.4
-4.7
-3.8
-3.2

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

343.0

4.4

1.1

349.9

8.0

4.5

294.9

5.0

1.4

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

107.0

1.1

-.8

113.6

-.5

-.6

103.2

-.3

.0

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

125.5

2.3

1.3

105.8

3.2

2.4

103.3

1.7

1.2

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

325.8

1.1

.2

348.7

1.2

1.0

354.9

2.1

-.3

191.9
156.2
135.3
172.8
102.0
229.4

.8
1.0
.6
1.8
-1.2
.7

.3
-.1
-.4
.0
-.9
.4

183.6
155.0
143.8
167.2
122.9
218.3

2.5
.5
-.6
-.4
-1.1
4.3

.7
-1.0
-2.6
-3.7
-.9
2.1

181.6
161.8
143.6
180.3
110.1
205.6

.3
-.1
-1.8
-2.7
-.5
.7

-.5
-1.2
-2.3
-3.5
-.5
.0

185.5
179.3
137.9
185.7
175.4
213.4
220.1
173.4
194.9
195.2

.7
.0
.6
1.8
1.7
-1.7
.5
-5.9
1.6
1.6

.2
-.4
-.4
.3
.0
-1.1
.4
-3.6
.7
.6

176.9
180.7
145.3
172.5
168.7
223.7
207.5
186.0
185.3
188.1

2.1
2.1
-.5
.9
-.2
5.1
3.8
3.4
2.4
2.4

.4
.1
-2.4
-1.0
-3.4
2.0
1.6
-4.1
1.5
1.3

177.2
182.7
144.4
188.8
179.0
211.9
199.1
207.7
180.5
176.5

.1
-.5
-1.6
-.1
-2.3
-.8
.4
-5.3
1.3
1.0

-.6
-1.3
-2.2
-1.4
-3.2
-1.4
-.2
-5.1
.5
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
DallasFort Worth, TX

Item and Group

DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO

DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

192.1
592.4

1.8

0.5

1.3

0.7

-

-

192.2
565.9

2.0

-

191.4
637.2

2.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

196.0
191.4
177.0
218.6
254.8

2.8
2.6
2.9
2.4
7.0

.9
.9
1.3
.9
.6

185.3
186.9
188.7
183.5
179.7

1.3
1.0
-.3
3.3
3.8

.5
.4
-.7
1.7
1.5

186.3
186.2
184.6
189.4
183.2

2.0
2.1
1.8
3.0
1.6

1.8
1.8
1.4
1.7
1.3

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

175.4
176.6
172.5
171.7
225.1
231.8
229.2
218.3
240.8
125.8

1.3
.6
2.0
.4
3.4
4.8
4.9
10.5
-27.0
1.9

.5
.5
.7
.6
.2
.4
.4
-.5
9.8
-.1

182.0
196.1
197.5
190.3
183.4
141.6
141.6
117.3
184.1
136.9

.9
2.7
1.4
2.4
-10.8
-15.2
-15.2
-5.8
-20.8
4.8

1.1
2.2
2.7
2.1
-7.2
-10.8
-10.8
-5.9
-13.8
3.9

179.4
197.2
201.2
204.8
213.4
179.5
180.8
154.1
205.5
111.2

2.7
2.7
3.1
2.0
3.7
4.3
4.1
19.3
-7.6
2.2

.3
.8
.5
1.4
-2.8
-3.4
-3.5
4.6
-10.0
.4

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

136.4

13.5

6.6

99.4

18.6

8.5

111.2

-7.4

3.9

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

192.9
193.7
224.4
223.2
221.6
221.3
217.3

.0
.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-1.0

-1.7
-1.7
-4.6
-4.7
-4.9
-4.5
-4.0

210.4
208.2
208.3
207.3
205.0
196.7
206.0

1.9
2.1
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.2
3.0

-.3
-.2
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.0
2.1

202.8
201.9
216.5
215.5
221.5
238.5
204.9

1.7
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.4
.6

-.9
-1.0
-4.3
-4.3
-4.3
-4.6
-4.5

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

316.3

4.7

2.2

386.6

8.7

5.5

326.6

4.0

1.7

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

113.8

-.6

-.4

112.8

2.1

.7

121.7

3.5

2.4

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

119.2

.4

.3

107.0

1.1

.2

122.3

3.5

1.7

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

298.6

2.9

1.9

299.2

4.1

2.0

341.9

1.8

.1

192.1
172.7
158.0
187.1
131.6
215.4

1.8
1.5
.8
1.6
-.5
1.9

.5
.1
-.4
.1
-1.0
.8

191.4
157.6
139.5
171.4
108.7
226.7

2.4
3.1
4.8
5.8
1.8
1.7

1.3
1.5
2.0
3.1
.2
1.3

192.2
158.4
142.9
176.3
106.2
234.0

2.0
.7
.0
-.6
.6
3.0

.7
.6
.0
.1
.0
.6

186.2
199.4
161.8
192.0
192.5
243.6
205.5
229.3
189.8
189.3

1.6
2.2
1.1
2.1
1.9
3.1
1.6
1.4
2.2
2.1

.4
.5
-.4
.5
.1
1.1
.7
-2.3
1.0
1.0

183.3
192.2
141.0
181.8
171.7
258.4
213.8
180.5
192.9
195.2

2.1
2.3
4.8
3.2
5.5
.6
.9
-5.8
3.4
3.9

1.0
.9
2.0
1.8
2.9
.2
.7
-3.9
1.9
2.3

187.5
193.1
144.6
182.0
177.1
249.9
226.9
198.3
192.3
194.1

1.9
1.7
.1
.7
-.4
3.3
2.9
2.7
1.9
1.8

.6
.5
.0
.9
.1
.4
.6
-3.9
1.2
1.0

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Honolulu, HI

Item and Group

Kansas City, MO-KS

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

211.4
590.5

5.8

2.8

0.6

1.4

-

-

182.8
535.5

2.4

-

179.8
573.7

2.3

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

195.6
195.6
197.4
191.0
195.7

4.8
4.9
4.2
6.1
2.0

2.5
2.7
2.2
3.5
-1.7

183.0
182.4
185.0
176.4
185.4

1.6
1.7
.7
3.0
.7

1.4
1.5
1.1
1.4
-.1

192.6
194.4
189.7
202.0
165.9

2.3
2.2
2.1
2.9
4.3

1.3
1.3
1.0
1.4
2.5

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

231.1
255.8
235.6
240.0
206.1
185.9
184.5
180.5
211.0
154.0

9.0
10.5
10.2
11.3
6.3
4.6
4.6
5.1
-2.9
-.6

5.2
6.2
6.1
6.7
1.4
-1.1
-1.1
-.7
-6.1
.1

170.1
179.9
175.9
178.6
201.1
197.3
196.2
201.7
160.4
117.1

3.8
1.3
2.7
.5
14.3
13.3
13.3
19.0
-18.0
.9

1.2
.3
2.0
.6
4.7
3.1
3.0
4.8
-8.8
.3

175.5
192.3
200.2
183.3
182.4
162.0
162.0
104.9
242.4
113.2

1.7
2.8
1.1
2.7
-1.1
-1.5
-1.8
2.3
-7.6
1.3

1.1
2.1
1.3
1.2
.4
1.2
1.4
7.9
-5.2
-.8

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

107.8

4.0

.9

161.0

1.6

-.9

106.6

8.8

11.4

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

195.3
192.1
234.4
240.9
254.1
188.7
215.4

3.6
3.9
6.9
6.8
7.0
6.5
6.2

.5
.8
.5
.4
.5
.4
.2

172.5
172.3
211.2
210.1
218.0
214.5
202.3

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

-2.7
-2.8
-5.5
-5.6
-5.8
-5.3
-4.9

166.9
165.9
218.3
218.1
212.8
264.3
217.3

1.9
1.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
3.5
3.7

.4
.3
-2.1
-2.1
-2.3
-1.4
-1.4

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

-

-

-

311.1

7.5

5.8

300.9

5.7

1.7

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

99.8

4.3

.9

109.1

1.6

.3

113.5

2.6

1.7

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

111.4

.5

-.6

98.1

1.0

.9

107.5

1.7

1.7

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

351.3

3.3

1.6

250.0

2.0

1.6

323.0

2.2

.7

211.4
173.5
156.7
183.1
121.8
252.0

5.8
3.5
2.4
4.3
.4
7.7

2.8
1.3
.4
1.1
-.4
4.0

179.8
160.9
148.0
187.2
109.4
202.8

2.3
.2
-.7
1.3
-3.0
4.2

.6
-1.0
-2.4
-1.9
-3.2
1.9

182.8
159.0
143.1
185.8
109.6
210.5

2.4
1.9
1.6
3.1
-.1
2.7

1.4
1.0
.8
2.1
-.5
1.8

207.5
195.0
158.5
190.2
183.3
227.8
248.4
213.4
212.9
217.8

6.0
3.6
2.4
4.6
4.1
3.8
8.2
5.7
5.8
6.0

3.0
1.1
.3
1.9
.8
.8
4.4
-.1
3.0
3.1

173.0
180.4
149.3
186.5
187.1
209.1
189.7
209.8
176.6
175.2

2.1
2.6
-.7
1.4
1.3
6.9
3.9
6.2
1.5
1.4

.2
.6
-2.4
-.2
-1.8
3.3
1.4
-1.5
.6
.4

177.8
180.4
143.7
189.3
184.7
212.9
201.5
187.0
183.7
181.6

2.1
2.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2.5
2.3
.6
2.7
2.8

1.4
1.3
.8
1.8
2.2
1.8
1.9
-.6
1.7
1.8

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and Group

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL

MilwaukeeRacine, WI

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

204.1
603.1

3.3

1.1

1.3

0.6

-

-

193.8
619.7

1.5

-

203.7
330.9

4.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

205.4
203.4
210.1
192.6
214.8

1.5
1.7
1.4
2.1
-2.1

.8
.9
1.2
.6
-2.3

205.0
206.1
205.9
209.9
189.6

2.6
2.4
2.6
2.4
5.5

2.1
2.0
2.2
1.6
4.3

199.0
201.6
200.4
204.0
178.4

3.2
3.4
3.5
2.4
.7

1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
.3

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

221.2
240.1
252.6
234.7
229.2
237.5
237.5
270.0
203.1
128.9

5.4
5.4
5.7
5.4
8.8
10.0
10.1
32.5
-18.9
2.6

2.3
2.7
3.0
3.0
.1
-.7
-.8
2.4
-7.0
.2

206.2
223.4
214.9
216.7
169.8
162.7
160.2
156.5
225.4
167.0

7.6
6.6
8.0
6.5
18.3
21.2
21.5
22.5
-14.0
3.2

2.3
2.8
4.7
3.4
1.1
-.4
-.4
.0
-15.8
.8

195.6
234.9
202.9
213.2
182.3
154.4
159.9
153.5
160.1
101.9

1.5
2.0
1.9
2.4
-.7
-4.5
-4.8
7.3
-16.5
.1

.9
1.3
1.3
1.6
-1.4
-4.1
-4.3
.9
-9.9
.6

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

104.5

-1.1

-1.3

165.0

3.5

.1

122.2

-.7

.9

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

181.4
177.4
218.8
214.3
213.9
203.7
206.8

2.3
2.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
4.7
5.1

-.6
-.6
-2.1
-2.1
-2.1
-2.1
-1.9

182.2
182.3
230.2
227.8
228.9
210.9
221.6

-.3
-.5
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
-1.5
-2.2

-1.8
-1.8
-3.3
-3.4
-3.5
-2.8
-3.1

172.7
169.6
236.6
233.4
238.3
240.4
201.5

.8
.8
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.5

-.6
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.8
-.7
.0

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

325.4

3.9

1.7

328.4

3.3

.8

327.3

2.1

1.1

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

110.5

1.5

-.3

111.9

1.9

.4

100.2

1.4

.5

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

115.8

2.1

1.7

113.4

2.1

1.8

115.2

2.9

1.0

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

313.2

4.4

1.8

250.7

4.2

2.7

291.2

2.7

1.2

204.1
166.0
142.2
173.1
111.8
243.8

3.3
1.2
1.2
1.8
.3
4.9

1.1
-.2
-.9
-1.0
-.7
2.1

203.7
179.4
163.5
189.4
133.5
226.5

4.4
1.1
.1
2.0
-3.7
6.4

1.3
.1
-1.4
-.9
-2.4
2.1

193.8
159.3
138.4
178.3
100.8
236.8

1.5
1.0
-.1
1.1
-1.2
2.0

.6
.1
-.4
-.1
-.8
1.0

199.5
190.0
146.0
191.8
178.7
227.3
237.8
227.4
203.1
203.2

3.3
2.2
1.1
1.5
1.6
3.9
4.9
6.5
3.1
3.4

1.1
.3
-.9
-.1
-1.0
1.2
2.1
-1.6
1.3
1.4

198.2
194.9
164.4
198.4
189.1
213.5
217.4
188.5
205.7
205.6

4.4
3.1
.2
2.3
2.3
6.1
6.7
7.3
3.9
4.2

1.3
.5
-1.2
.7
-.6
1.2
2.2
-2.0
1.7
1.6

189.1
180.1
140.1
190.1
177.6
212.3
229.7
196.5
194.3
193.2

1.6
1.4
-.1
2.0
1.0
1.8
2.0
-.3
1.8
1.4

.6
.3
-.4
.6
-.1
.6
1.0
-2.2
1.0
.9

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI

Item and Group

New York-Northern New
Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

190.9
599.1

1.6

0.8

1.4

1.1

-

-

212.9
618.3

3.2

-

216.1
615.4

3.3

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

209.7
205.3
198.1
217.2
251.3

1.8
1.6
1.7
1.9
3.3

1.0
.9
.9
1.4
.8

202.1
201.6
199.1
209.6
207.6

3.2
3.1
1.8
4.8
3.1

1.4
1.4
.7
2.4
1.6

193.7
192.6
202.2
171.8
203.1

2.1
2.1
.9
3.4
2.3

.9
1.0
.0
1.7
.8

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

178.9
196.6
195.5
197.5
183.1
171.7
174.4
179.2
182.5
128.8

.8
1.6
.1
1.4
-4.8
-7.0
-7.4
6.5
-19.7
1.9

1.6
2.2
.9
2.0
1.6
-.2
-.3
6.2
-6.7
.2

233.6
280.6
271.8
265.0
173.5
176.6
177.6
160.8
210.3
121.8

5.5
6.5
4.9
7.1
.5
.2
-.7
2.1
-3.1
1.6

2.8
3.0
2.5
3.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
7.6
-4.1
.8

224.1
267.6
239.6
240.4
199.0
182.8
199.0
183.1
229.6
125.9

5.7
5.0
4.2
6.5
12.0
13.2
13.8
14.4
7.8
1.6

2.6
2.9
2.0
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.5
9.4
-7.5
.2

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

119.5

2.9

.7

104.7

-4.6

-3.8

102.5

-1.2

-.4

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

177.3
169.9
206.6
207.5
209.3
210.0
241.7

1.1
.9
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.3

-1.7
-1.8
-3.2
-3.2
-3.3
-3.0
-3.1

188.6
181.0
202.6
201.8
203.9
202.4
200.7

1.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.3
2.4
2.4

-.5
-.5
-2.1
-2.1
-2.5
-1.2
-1.1

188.4
186.9
232.5
228.9
229.9
223.6
214.9

.0
-.1
4.4
4.4
3.6
5.4
6.7

-1.4
-1.4
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
-.4
.1

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

345.2

6.0

3.0

341.3

4.1

1.5

380.6

3.6

.4

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

110.1

.9

.8

110.9

.2

-1.2

114.2

1.2

.1

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

112.3

4.3

2.7

119.3

2.9

2.0

114.6

2.3

1.5

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

330.9

1.5

-.8

360.9

1.0

.6

376.3

5.3

1.9

190.9
165.3
142.8
173.8
111.6
218.8

1.6
1.6
1.4
2.5
-.1
1.6

.8
-.4
-1.0
-1.9
.0
2.0

216.1
170.2
146.4
169.9
110.8
262.5

3.3
1.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
4.7

1.4
-.1
-1.2
-1.6
-.6
2.3

212.9
170.2
152.4
173.6
119.7
263.9

3.2
.8
.4
1.7
-1.2
4.8

1.1
.0
-.6
.1
-1.8
2.1

185.3
190.1
147.2
192.2
179.5
228.3
208.8
191.7
194.2
192.1

1.4
1.7
1.5
2.2
2.7
1.8
1.3
-.2
1.8
1.8

.8
.4
-1.0
-.5
-1.7
1.9
1.8
-2.1
1.2
1.2

211.3
192.4
148.9
187.9
172.4
218.7
256.2
189.4
220.3
225.5

3.3
1.4
-.1
1.6
-.1
1.8
4.7
.3
3.5
3.6

1.4
.4
-1.1
.0
-1.3
1.2
2.4
.4
1.5
1.5

206.7
197.7
154.5
186.2
176.0
235.4
254.7
197.7
215.4
222.1

3.2
2.3
.5
1.5
1.7
4.4
4.8
8.9
2.6
2.8

1.2
.4
-.5
.5
.1
1.1
2.2
1.3
1.1
1.1

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 1

Item and Group

Portland-Salem,
OR-WA

Pittsburgh, PA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

111.6

2.5

1.4

0.6

1.3

-

-

-

197.3
568.5

2.7

-

188.7
561.2

2.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

114.5
114.6
116.8
110.7
113.1

2.8
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.3

.8
.8
1.0
1.2
.2

191.7
189.8
188.2
193.9
212.5

2.5
2.6
2.2
2.4
1.0

1.9
2.0
1.6
1.9
.9

181.1
181.4
179.1
187.1
181.3

1.7
1.6
2.3
.7
4.0

.1
-.1
.5
-.2
1.2

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

111.2
109.5
108.5
109.7
130.4
141.8
141.6
145.3
126.7
106.0

4.9
5.4
5.3
5.8
3.2
4.9
5.0
2.5
25.1
2.0

3.5
3.4
2.5
4.2
7.1
12.7
12.9
13.7
6.6
1.0

182.9
193.3
190.4
200.4
212.0
202.2
199.0
132.8
277.2
130.0

2.6
3.8
2.9
2.3
-.4
-2.0
-2.2
-.2
-4.9
1.4

.5
2.1
1.5
1.3
-5.0
-7.5
-8.2
-.2
-14.0
.0

190.9
212.1
209.4
223.9
205.7
172.4
208.2
216.2
207.4
108.8

3.1
3.0
3.5
2.8
4.6
4.5
4.5
3.1
8.5
.1

2.0
2.0
2.3
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.2

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

115.1

12.8

5.8

137.0

1.3

5.5

119.1

8.0

3.3

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

111.3
112.3
220.2
220.6
225.6
214.3
209.8

-3.0
-3.0
-2.4
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.1

-2.2
-2.2
-6.0
-6.1
-6.2
-5.8
-5.8

164.1
165.7
217.9
218.3
216.8
231.5
210.2

.7
1.0
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.7
2.6

-1.3
-1.1
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
-3.5
-2.9

194.9
194.3
236.3
237.0
235.1
200.9
220.4

2.7
2.7
10.8
10.9
11.0
10.6
10.3

1.5
1.6
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.4

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

123.5

2.1

1.1

315.4

5.3

1.4

339.7

5.2

2.5

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

100.1

.0

.6

107.1

.3

-.3

113.0

2.7

-.2

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

109.7

3.0

2.8

117.1

1.0

1.0

105.4

-1.1

-.8

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

114.9

1.1

-.1

353.4

1.4

.6

382.3

1.0

1.1

111.6
109.5
107.2
134.1
85.7
113.6

2.5
.4
-1.1
1.1
-1.4
4.5

1.4
-.5
-1.3
-.3
-1.9
3.3

188.7
170.5
156.6
196.4
113.3
210.9

2.0
1.7
1.3
2.6
-1.5
2.4

.6
.5
-.1
.3
-.9
.7

197.3
162.3
151.9
181.5
122.1
236.6

2.7
1.9
2.3
4.0
-.7
3.1

1.3
1.0
1.6
3.1
-.6
1.6

111.1
112.8
107.3
123.0
132.4
117.9
112.5
180.2
107.2
105.9

2.5
1.3
-1.0
1.8
1.2
3.1
4.6
-.3
3.1
3.1

1.3
.7
-1.2
.2
-.3
3.1
3.3
1.6
1.5
1.6

184.1
187.7
159.1
195.2
198.4
202.2
205.0
210.4
187.0
186.3

1.8
1.5
1.2
2.7
2.6
1.3
2.1
.6
2.1
2.0

.6
.1
-.1
1.0
.4
-.6
.6
-5.2
1.4
1.1

192.1
193.5
152.7
181.5
180.5
249.8
230.4
203.6
198.4
202.4

2.5
2.4
2.3
2.7
4.1
2.9
2.9
8.4
2.3
2.6

1.2
1.0
1.6
1.5
3.0
.9
1.6
5.4
1.0
1.3

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

St. Louis, MO-IL

Item and Group

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

189.4
557.2

1.7

0.9

1.5

1.2

-

-

206.1
627.7

2.9

-

214.8
692.7

3.1

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

191.8
191.1
183.6
203.0
185.2

3.2
3.3
1.9
4.1
1.6

2.2
2.5
2.5
2.2
-1.1

203.6
200.5
187.7
220.6
233.9

2.1
2.1
.3
5.2
1.8

.5
.6
-.7
3.2
-.1

206.9
207.2
206.3
207.9
209.5

2.1
2.0
1.0
3.4
3.5

1.4
1.4
.7
1.7
2.1

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

186.8
205.8
184.4
195.9
183.6
175.5
179.9
140.6
219.5
134.5

1.1
.2
1.9
1.0
8.2
12.1
12.2
.4
14.4
-.8

.8
.4
.8
.5
2.2
6.6
6.7
16.5
-3.7
.2

226.7
242.9
272.1
252.3
197.8
175.6
174.8
161.8
183.6
173.1

4.1
3.7
3.8
3.5
9.2
12.1
12.2
17.7
-12.9
3.1

2.1
1.9
2.1
2.0
5.6
7.0
7.0
9.7
-6.2
1.5

228.6
252.0
268.4
234.5
238.7
261.1
260.5
270.3
230.4
130.2

3.0
2.4
2.1
2.4
9.0
10.7
10.9
26.6
-15.8
3.3

1.2
.9
1.1
.9
3.0
1.7
1.7
6.7
-9.0
2.0

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

119.0

-3.4

-3.1

129.4

2.9

1.8

116.1

5.2

5.8

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

178.7
178.0
228.9
225.2
219.7
258.6
217.3

.2
.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.2

.4
.4
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6

192.8
188.7
225.4
226.2
233.7
199.5
228.5

2.2
2.3
6.0
6.0
5.5
7.7
5.9

1.2
1.4
-.5
-.5
-1.1
2.0
-1.1

164.3
159.0
211.4
210.3
210.3
195.6
199.1

2.2
2.1
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.8

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

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

338.1

5.4

2.1

-

-

-

324.9

9.3

1.9

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

118.7

2.5

.8

146.7

2.5

1.5

100.7

2.1

.4

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

118.9

2.7

1.4

110.1

1.0

.3

120.9

1.2

.3

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

255.0

2.2

1.8

326.8

5.0

2.6

341.7

2.1

.8

189.4
167.5
153.3
182.0
123.1
216.7

1.7
1.0
-.3
-.1
.2
2.3

.9
.5
-.3
-1.0
.5
1.2

214.8
181.8
168.5
184.3
152.6
244.8

3.1
2.5
2.5
2.9
1.5
3.5

1.5
1.2
1.6
.5
2.8
1.7

206.1
166.3
140.6
169.3
111.8
245.1

2.9
2.3
2.6
4.1
.4
3.4

1.2
1.3
1.2
2.2
-.3
1.2

183.1
185.3
155.0
186.9
182.5
217.9
205.8
197.5
190.6
190.3

1.5
2.3
-.2
1.7
.2
4.7
2.0
5.9
1.4
.9

.8
1.0
-.3
.6
-1.0
2.0
1.2
1.4
1.0
.7

209.6
205.1
171.2
195.6
188.9
230.9
235.5
210.0
215.8
219.3

3.1
2.7
2.5
2.8
2.9
3.2
3.6
8.0
2.7
2.8

1.6
1.3
1.5
.6
.5
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.6

201.9
188.4
143.2
189.9
171.5
218.7
240.0
233.6
206.7
207.0

2.6
3.2
2.7
2.6
3.9
4.8
3.0
6.0
2.6
2.7

1.2
1.3
1.2
1.8
2.2
1.4
1.1
.1
1.2
1.1

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA

Item and Group

TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 2

WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV 3

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

Index

Percent change
from-

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

2nd half
2006

2nd half 1st half
2005
2006

Expenditure category
All items 4 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

204.4
606.3

4.0

1.8

1.5

129.4

2.9

1.7

-

175.7
175.7

3.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................
Food 4 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 6 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 6 ...........................................................

206.6
207.3
205.7
214.2
201.6

3.2
3.3
3.2
3.8
2.4

1.7
1.8
1.5
2.1
.5

172.0
170.3
169.5
173.2
180.6

2.1
2.2
1.6
4.1
2.6

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.1

126.0
126.8
123.8
129.4
114.7

1.9
1.8
.5
3.6
2.7

.7
.8
.5
1.7
.3

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 .................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

205.9
222.8
221.9
231.1
188.0
191.2
223.3
220.0
204.6
171.7

5.2
5.3
4.6
5.7
6.7
7.5
7.1
5.4
10.9
3.6

2.6
2.7
2.5
3.2
4.2
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
2.2

175.2
189.9
186.3
198.9
176.5
153.0
151.8
148.9
268.0
117.0

6.1
6.3
6.4
7.2
8.3
10.9
11.0
11.6
-12.5
.3

2.6
3.4
3.8
4.2
.3
.0
-.1
.3
-14.3
-.4

139.4
144.5
150.7
142.7
146.2
146.3
143.4
137.7
153.8
97.4

5.4
5.6
5.5
6.2
7.7
8.8
8.9
14.3
-18.3
-1.9

4.0
3.1
3.2
3.0
13.2
12.6
13.1
19.5
-15.4
-.5

Apparel 4 ................................................................................

136.5

8.8

4.8

121.4

-4.9

-1.7

92.9

.2

.3

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .......................................

196.6
202.5
293.8
299.0
329.3
228.5
261.4

3.3
3.5
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.4

.9
1.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.6

174.8
177.7
268.4
263.1
262.0
227.6
257.1

1.0
.9
.6
.6
.7
.8
.4

.2
.2
-.5
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.2

124.4
124.6
210.7
210.9
214.4
208.2
206.5

-.4
-.5
1.0
1.0
.6
1.2
1.8

-1.4
-1.4
-3.7
-3.7
-4.2
-3.1
-3.0

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

314.6

3.4

1.1

262.8

5.2

2.8

128.4

1.3

-1.0

Recreation 10 ..........................................................................

94.7

1.5

.0

112.0

1.5

1.4

111.5

2.3

.9

Education and communication 10 ...........................................

118.0

.3

-1.3

107.0

1.0

-.1

119.2

3.8

1.9

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................

346.0

3.3

2.1

227.9

2.3

1.0

156.6

1.0

1.0

204.4
179.0
163.2
200.4
128.5
231.6

4.0
3.0
2.8
4.6
.3
4.8

1.8
1.6
1.6
3.1
-.4
2.0

175.7
154.2
142.7
192.2
100.3
196.7

3.0
-.2
-1.3
-2.9
.5
5.5

1.5
.3
-.3
.1
-.6
2.4

129.4
117.6
113.0
137.4
88.4
139.1

2.9
.2
-.9
-.7
-1.4
5.0

1.7
-.3
-.9
-.9
-1.0
3.3

199.8
199.1
164.4
202.7
200.0
223.2
224.6
250.8
203.0
201.6

4.1
3.5
2.9
3.9
4.3
4.2
4.9
6.5
3.8
3.9

1.9
1.5
1.5
2.4
2.9
1.2
2.0
3.5
1.6
1.6

171.5
170.8
146.0
181.9
193.2
201.9
189.9
202.4
172.4
173.1

3.0
1.5
-1.2
-.5
-2.5
4.2
5.4
4.4
3.4
3.7

1.5
.6
-.2
.7
.2
1.1
2.4
-.2
1.7
1.8

129.4
122.8
113.1
130.4
135.6
133.1
139.9
172.5
125.4
126.0

2.9
1.4
-.9
.5
-.5
3.9
5.3
4.2
2.9
3.2

1.9
1.1
-.9
.0
-.8
3.5
3.6
4.2
1.5
1.6

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 4 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 4 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 4 .............................................

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.
2 Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
5 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in
Anchorage.
6 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
7 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Anchorage, Boston, Cincinnati,

Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Seattle. Indexes are on a
December 1984=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu,
Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and
San Francisco.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.