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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
2008

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

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

2nd half
2009

214.429

216.177

213.139

215.935

0.8

-1.4

1.3

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

227.889
229.895
135.436

230.723
233.059
136.648

227.568
229.989
134.596

231.119
233.350
137.050

1.2
1.4
.9

-1.4
-1.3
-1.5

1.6
1.5
1.8

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

204.763
206.002
130.997
200.410

206.002
207.010
131.921
202.260

202.527
203.682
129.706
197.874

205.602
206.501
131.724
202.156

.6
.5
.7
.9

-1.7
-1.6
-1.7
-2.2

1.5
1.4
1.6
2.2

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

207.777
210.014
132.157
208.559

209.585
212.066
133.075
211.563

206.483
208.842
131.179
208.107

209.206
211.205
132.969
211.876

.9
1.0
.7
1.4

-1.5
-1.5
-1.4
-1.6

1.3
1.1
1.4
1.8

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

219.016
222.499
133.127

220.276
224.101
133.504

217.786
221.707
131.825

219.857
223.817
133.124

.6
.7
.3

-1.1
-1.1
-1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0

195.996
132.559
206.878

197.771
133.415
208.900

195.114
131.479
205.460

197.490
133.316
208.759

.9
.6
1.0

-1.3
-1.5
-1.6

1.2
1.4
1.6

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

187.659
206.746
234.239
212.193
200.054

191.335
206.162
236.502
212.878
203.031

190.032
200.107
231.802
208.525
198.945

193.456
201.885
235.754
211.465
202.230

2.0
-.3
1.0
.3
1.5

-.7
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0

1.8
.9
1.7
1.4
1.7

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

202.959
200.118
208.741
204.466
227.334

203.050
203.463
211.066
205.030
230.387

199.489
199.494
207.444
202.393
228.070

201.494
201.595
209.652
204.599
232.026

.0
1.7
1.1
.3
1.3

-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
-1.3
-1.0

1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.7

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

189.369
200.868
224.377
221.180
201.955

190.564
201.432
225.638
223.059
204.103

189.465
199.152
221.943
220.674
200.999

191.525
202.767
224.495
222.100
204.999

.6
.3
.6
.8
1.1

-.6
-1.1
-1.6
-1.1
-1.5

1.1
1.8
1.1
.6
2.0

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

208.284
233.761
223.536
118.912
209.486

209.632
237.804
224.725
119.616
213.084

206.167
235.310
221.450
117.335
210.468

209.611
238.339
225.126
117.802
213.774

.6
1.7
.5
.6
1.7

-1.7
-1.0
-1.5
-1.9
-1.2

1.7
1.3
1.7
.4
1.6

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

214.619
198.278
242.440
221.730
223.569

216.159
199.122
242.185
223.804
225.869

214.102
197.370
240.885
223.305
225.580

217.191
199.574
243.655
225.484
226.475

.7
.4
-.1
.9
1.0

-1.0
-.9
-.5
-.2
-.1

1.4
1.1
1.1
1.0
.4

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

189.884
138.490

190.388
140.509

188.604
138.777

191.206
140.850

.3
1.5

-.9
-1.2

1.4
1.5

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
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

Item and Group

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

215.935
646.845

-0.1

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

-

-

-

-

219.857
355.387

-0.2

-

209.206
339.362

-0.2

-

205.602
334.526

-0.2

-

231.119
363.941

0.2

-

-

-

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

217.778
217.376
213.424
224.111
221.678

.1
-.1
-2.2
2.5
2.5

-.4
-.5
-1.6
.8
.8

223.289
222.609
219.804
229.237
231.255

.4
.2
-1.6
2.5
2.9

-.2
-.3
-1.2
.9
1.5

211.754
211.051
204.444
221.063
219.513

.5
.2
-1.5
2.5
3.4

-.2
-.4
-1.2
.7
1.5

215.777
216.281
210.769
226.574
207.689

.3
.2
-1.8
2.5
2.4

-.3
-.3
-1.1
.6
.7

220.729
219.784
219.613
218.847
230.875

-.8
-1.0
-3.7
2.5
1.4

-1.0
-1.1
-2.6
.9
.0

Housing ........................................................
Shelter ........................................................
Rent of primary residence ........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 3 4 .....................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................
Household energy ....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ......................
Electricity ..............................................
Utility (piped) gas service .....................
Household furnishings and operations .......

216.839
249.268
248.960

-.4
.6
1.5

-.2
-.1
.1

243.302
291.550
283.776

-.3
1.6
2.2

.3
.8
.6

196.806
227.168
220.468

-.8
1.2
1.8

.3
.6
.6

201.776
222.887
223.868

-.3
.6
1.4

-.4
-.3
.2

227.702
255.033
259.792

-.4
-.4
.8

-.7
-1.0
-.6

256.873
210.482
187.163
192.212
193.562
185.332
127.983

1.2
-6.9
-9.4
-8.0
-.4
-26.8
-.3

.2
-.2
-1.0
-1.4
.9
-8.3
-1.1

302.419
209.740
193.642
197.572
192.525
196.169
128.023

2.5
1.0
-11.0 -1.5
-13.3 -2.3
-9.7 -4.2
-1.2
.1
-25.7 -13.3
-.6 -1.1

231.209
195.593
170.462
176.910
174.880
172.811
121.907

1.9
-10.5
-13.1
-12.6
3.3
-33.4
-.6

1.1
.1
-.3
-.3
4.6
-9.0
-1.4

226.204
214.529
184.813
186.050
182.862
192.181
129.053

1.1
-6.1
-8.4
-7.8
-4.0
-26.1
.9

.0
-1.3
-2.2
-2.2
-1.6
-5.9
-.6

269.176
233.649
215.987
219.101
236.255
192.294
132.614

.0
.6
-1.5
-.7
5.0
-16.0
-1.3

-.8
2.7
2.0
2.0
3.5
-2.7
-1.5

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

120.174

1.2

.2

120.941

1.9

1.7

112.967

.9

1.6

131.396

.8

-.5

112.652

1.4

-1.4

Transportation ..............................................
Private transportation .................................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ................
New vehicles ..........................................
New cars and trucks 5 6 ........................
New cars 6 ............................................
Used cars and trucks ..............................
Motor fuel ..................................................
Gasoline (all types) .................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .........
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .............

185.564
181.091
94.595
136.611
94.654
137.325
131.121
222.572
222.379
221.582
228.360
216.776

-3.6
-3.4
2.4
2.8
2.8
1.6
.0
-16.2
-15.5
-15.8
-15.1
-14.7

7.3
7.5
2.4
1.5
1.4
.9
6.8
22.7
23.0
23.5
22.2
21.4

186.007
180.047
94.582
136.094
94.299
133.978
136.156
219.330
218.780
219.424
223.364
213.262

-3.1
-2.9
2.3
2.2
2.2
1.0
.0
-15.6
-15.0
-15.2
-15.0
-14.6

7.3
7.6
2.0
1.4
1.4
1.1
6.3
24.8
25.3
26.0
24.2
23.1

185.455
180.254
94.618
130.815
92.417
130.311
131.314
224.926
224.864
223.507
246.813
222.297

-4.1
-4.1
1.2
2.1
2.2
.4
-1.1
-16.5
-15.9
-16.0
-15.5
-15.4

6.4
6.6
1.6
.8
.8
.0
6.2
19.5
19.6
19.9
19.3
17.7

181.694
179.835
94.394
140.695
95.693
144.217
130.285
217.017
216.588
215.067
227.069
216.596

-4.6
-4.6
2.5
3.2
3.2
2.2
.7
-18.2
-17.4
-17.9
-16.7
-16.1

7.6
7.7
2.4
1.0
1.0
.8
7.5
22.0
22.3
22.8
21.5
20.6

189.707
184.091
94.791
136.593
94.878
138.475
129.022
229.937
230.002
228.752
216.474
221.033

-2.3
-1.9
3.0
3.3
3.2
2.0
.0
-13.6
-12.9
-13.2
-12.4
-11.9

7.6
7.9
3.2
2.5
2.4
1.6
6.6
25.0
25.4
25.8
24.9
23.9

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

377.941
307.141
399.698
320.961

3.4
3.7
3.3
2.6

1.2
1.3
1.2
1.0

398.365
330.996
415.612
323.388

2.5
3.6
2.1
1.4

.8
1.7
.5
.4

377.901
303.767
402.521
344.915

4.0
4.0
3.9
4.1

1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6

358.931
294.019
379.975
317.751

2.9
3.7
2.6
2.5

1.2
1.0
1.3
1.2

386.178
310.722
409.111
299.834

4.3
3.6
4.5
2.3

1.3
1.4
1.2
.8

Recreation 5 .................................................

114.199

.3

-.1

119.010

2.4

1.2

115.591

.2

-.2

115.083

.5

-.3

108.304

-1.3

-.9

Education and communication 5 ...................

128.489

2.7

1.7

132.727

2.9

1.7

129.973

2.6

1.7

124.100

2.5

1.8

128.234

2.8

1.7

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

374.881

7.6

3.5

398.455

6.6

3.1

362.245

7.9

3.5

368.693

9.9

5.0

369.117

5.6

1.9

215.935
171.835
147.536
185.148

-.1
-1.4
-2.3
-4.0

1.3
2.6
4.4
7.2

231.119
177.122
150.008
186.051

.2
-1.6
-2.8
-4.4

1.6
2.7
4.8
7.6

205.602
167.948
145.684
183.229

-.2
-1.3
-2.4
-3.5

1.5
2.3
4.0
6.7

209.206
172.806
150.978
191.631

-.2
-1.4
-2.4
-4.5

1.3
2.7
4.6
7.3

219.857
170.030
143.329
178.281

-.2
-1.4
-1.8
-3.6

1.0
2.3
4.3
7.1

229.758
110.293
259.784
259.816
253.803
306.167

-5.7
.3
.8
.6
2.5
2.4

9.7
.8
.5
-.1
2.2
1.4

237.338
108.445
284.014
304.955
242.094
329.893

-6.5
-.2
1.3
1.6
2.5
3.2

9.8
.6
.8
.8
2.4
2.0

228.925
107.978
244.916
233.424
260.782
296.832

-4.9
-.5
.6
1.1
2.5
2.1

8.5
.1
.9
.6
2.0
1.3

229.242
112.973
246.443
229.247
259.619
296.038

-6.1
.9
.7
.6
2.8
2.5

10.0
.9
.3
-.3
2.6
1.4

224.604
110.822
265.465
271.249
256.001
301.896

-5.1
.4
.7
-.5
2.1
2.0

10.3
1.2
.1
-1.0
1.9
1.1

207.906

-.3

1.3

223.606

.0

1.6

197.317

-.5

1.5

200.552

-.4

1.3

212.032

-.5

.9

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
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

215.730
205.308
150.158
201.646
187.331
227.940
279.682
248.647
202.446
219.017
220.037

-0.1
1.6
-.5
2.0
-2.1
4.3
-2.0
3.2
-3.6
6.7
-5.0
8.8
1.0
1.2
.6
.4
-13.1 10.1
1.3
.5
1.6
.7

232.909
210.690
153.062
205.077
188.563
234.745
285.747
274.442
204.314
236.140
240.101

0.2
-.6
-2.6
-2.0
-3.9
-5.7
.9
1.2
-14.4
1.8
2.1

1.9
2.0
4.7
3.4
7.1
9.0
1.0
.9
8.3
1.0
1.2

204.609
199.946
148.188
197.605
185.326
227.249
271.465
232.720
193.790
209.133
209.409

-0.3
-.7
-2.1
-1.5
-3.0
-4.1
.1
.3
-14.9
1.6
1.9

1.9
1.9
3.9
3.1
6.3
7.7
1.3
.9
9.0
.8
1.1

207.919
204.992
152.848
203.496
192.368
226.342
275.545
233.572
194.437
211.515
211.066

-0.2
-.6
-2.2
-2.2
-4.1
-5.5
.8
.5
-13.8
1.5
1.8

1.6
2.1
4.5
3.4
6.8
9.2
1.0
.2
9.0
.6
.7

220.021
206.858
146.720
200.242
182.241
224.656
288.053
255.095
225.735
221.243
222.152

-0.1
-.1
-1.6
-2.2
-3.2
-4.5
2.2
.4
-9.1
.6
.9

142.769
225.208
266.699

2.0
1.0
-16.8 21.5
1.5
.6

146.001
226.473
292.604

2.0
1.3
-17.8 21.3
2.1
1.2

141.352
224.499
253.872

1.9
1.1
-16.8 18.7
1.8
1.0

145.717
220.006
252.590

2.5
1.2
-18.4 21.3
1.5
.5

138.036
232.689
269.100

1.4
.6
-13.7 24.4
.7
.0

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

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 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010. The
expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and will be re-titled
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of

primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be
published as well.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.

1.3
2.0
4.1
2.8
6.5
9.1
1.4
.0
14.6
.0
.1

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

Item and Group

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

197.490
197.490

-0.1

1.2

133.316

-0.1

1.4

1.6

-

-

-

-

-

208.759
336.676

-0.1

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

-

-

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

196.623
196.308
197.672
193.146
198.683

.0
-.2
-2.3
2.4
2.3

-.5
-.6
-1.7
.7
1.0

136.310
136.294
132.980
141.117
136.518

.2
.0
-2.1
2.7
2.8

-.3
-.4
-1.5
.9
1.0

216.865
216.880
209.874
229.896
216.177

.0
-.1
-1.8
2.4
2.0

-.4
-.3
-1.1
.7
-.8

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................
Electricity ....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ............................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

200.534
217.510
215.966
216.927
214.715
212.235
203.834
200.831
197.222
121.262

-.4
.6
1.5
1.2
-6.9
-9.6
-8.1
.7
-26.3
-1.1

-.1
.0
.2
.3
.4
-.4
-.8
1.8
-7.4
-1.6

131.788
132.915
137.696
131.776
158.295
156.983
150.675
145.636
158.421
100.847

-.4
.9
1.4
1.4
-7.3
-9.8
-8.6
-2.1
-27.5
.4

-.2
.0
.2
.3
-1.0
-1.9
-2.4
-.2
-10.2
-.6

194.187
217.103
210.766
227.159
210.216
177.503
192.236
195.596
174.430
128.931

-.6
.0
1.5
.4
-4.4
-6.7
-4.7
1.7
-27.7
1.2

-.8
-1.1
-.6
-.9
.2
-.5
-.3
.8
-5.7
-.3

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

113.872

1.4

1.1

88.142

.6

-1.5

116.401

2.8

1.7

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

182.382
181.234
95.224
118.869
93.573
119.981
125.534
326.420
326.024
332.895
223.282
294.134

-3.0
-2.8
2.4
2.6
2.6
1.4
-.1
-15.3
-14.8
-14.9
-14.6
-14.2

7.1
7.3
2.0
1.4
1.4
.8
6.5
23.1
23.5
23.9
22.7
21.7

130.081
129.694
93.921
95.529
95.528
98.070
88.232
219.126
220.415
224.752
216.060
209.728

-4.1
-3.9
2.3
2.9
2.9
1.8
.2
-16.9
-16.1
-16.5
-15.6
-15.0

7.4
7.5
2.7
1.5
1.4
1.0
7.0
22.3
22.7
23.2
21.7
21.1

184.872
180.318
93.469
142.365
98.169
143.061
120.530
211.522
210.892
201.926
237.502
215.639

-4.4
-4.4
2.4
4.0
3.9
1.7
-.4
-17.9
-16.9
-17.2
-16.3
-16.3

8.3
8.5
3.5
2.0
2.0
1.5
6.7
21.9
22.3
22.9
21.6
20.5

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

298.758
242.542
315.256
252.154

3.3
3.7
3.1
2.8

1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2

159.428
143.790
164.994
149.222

3.5
3.8
3.5
2.3

1.1
1.3
1.0
.7

369.040
310.438
389.285
329.336

3.6
3.5
3.6
3.0

1.6
1.3
1.8
1.3

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

114.660

-.6

-.7

112.644

1.3

.4

117.899

1.7

1.4

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

131.108

2.8

1.7

123.734

2.5

1.7

131.590

2.1

1.6

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

289.986

5.5

2.5

169.646

9.9

4.4

397.605

11.2

5.2

197.490
163.826
144.769
187.940
242.341
102.644
224.309
218.339
205.255
250.606

-.1
-1.6
-2.6
-4.1
-6.1
-.2
.7
.6
2.5
2.2

1.2
2.4
4.3
7.2
9.7
.4
.5
.0
2.3
1.3

133.316
121.462
113.600
142.258
168.444
85.808
139.962
133.114
139.247
141.826

-.1
-1.3
-2.1
-3.9
-5.1
.6
.9
.8
2.1
2.8

1.4
2.6
4.4
6.9
9.7
1.1
.5
.0
2.0
1.7

208.759
173.333
152.601
190.083
229.205
114.760
247.601
224.623
268.188
306.756

-.1
-1.2
-1.9
-4.1
-5.8
1.4
.9
.0
4.1
2.6

1.6
3.4
5.4
8.2
10.0
1.9
.2
-1.1
2.9
1.7

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

192.592
197.786
188.777
147.193
192.579
189.026
236.981
231.481
217.809
258.487
193.392
193.019
128.989
328.384
225.797

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,

-0.3
-.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.0
-3.7
-5.3
1.0
.6
-12.6
1.1
1.4
1.4
-16.0
1.4

1.2
1.5
1.9
4.2
3.0
6.7
8.7
1.2
.5
10.6
.5
.7
.8
22.0
.6

129.660
130.687
131.006
114.295
139.141
141.886
165.709
147.267
137.627
184.051
127.265
125.576
100.753
223.255
139.112

-0.3
-.1
-.5
-1.9
-1.9
-3.5
-4.6
.9
.6
-13.7
1.6
1.9
2.4
-17.3
1.7

1.4
1.7
2.0
4.3
3.2
6.5
8.9
1.0
.4
9.5
.6
.8
1.1
21.2
.7

198.623
207.347
207.700
154.259
203.159
191.021
227.440
284.730
232.860
194.718
211.494
210.981
147.928
211.285
253.762

-0.4
-.1
-.1
-1.8
-2.2
-3.8
-5.3
1.9
.6
-13.1
1.7
2.1
3.4
-18.4
1.4

1.6
1.9
2.7
5.2
3.9
7.6
9.2
1.6
.0
10.4
.7
.9
2.2
19.9
.3

2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences,
and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010
is identical to the EC, will be published as well.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.

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
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2008

Index

1st half
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

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

233.350
360.571

0.1

1.5

137.050

0.3

1.8

-

-

-

-

-

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

223.019
222.249
221.032
226.861
232.295

.5
.3
-1.4
2.4
2.6

-.2
-.3
-1.3
.8
1.3

138.498
138.583
134.751
144.429
136.054

.3
.0
-2.0
2.8
3.4

-.1
-.2
-1.2
1.0
1.7

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

247.117
296.028
291.884
303.509
206.153
197.667
199.273
194.043
200.362
126.585

-.4
1.3
2.1
2.1
-10.5
-12.5
-9.1
-1.0
-23.3
-1.8

.3
.7
.5
.9
-1.3
-2.0
-3.5
1.1
-12.5
-1.7

137.865
137.248
142.404
135.063
171.593
169.246
146.595
133.892
154.279
105.524

-.2
2.4
2.3
3.7
-12.1
-15.0
-11.2
-1.4
-32.8
1.9

.4
1.0
1.0
1.5
-1.8
-2.9
-5.7
-2.2
-15.6
.2

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

119.427

2.9

2.8

86.363

-1.4

-1.8

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..........................................

187.673
181.111
215.269
214.450
214.965
215.766
209.741

-2.7
-2.5
-15.1
-14.5
-14.5
-14.8
-14.5

7.4
7.8
25.2
25.7
26.3
24.8
23.6

129.372
130.053
220.443
221.134
224.546
219.456
210.465

-3.9
-3.6
-16.6
-16.0
-16.3
-15.4
-14.8

7.0
7.0
23.9
24.5
25.3
22.8
21.7

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

399.950

2.1

.8

164.588

3.1

.9

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

118.903

1.6

.4

118.885

4.1

2.9

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

135.073

2.6

1.4

126.371

4.0

2.8

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

381.761

5.2

2.7

180.246

9.8

4.0

233.350
176.621
147.919
181.482
107.909
284.989

.1
-1.6
-2.9
-4.2
-.6
1.1

1.5
2.7
4.9
7.7
.5
.8

137.050
126.935
120.246
150.028
88.269
142.301

.3
-1.6
-2.7
-4.7
.7
1.8

1.8
2.8
4.6
7.2
.8
1.1

225.976
210.503
151.178
203.289
184.504
282.798
275.551
205.573
238.251
242.702

.0
-.6
-2.7
-1.8
-3.8
.8
1.0
-13.7
1.5
1.8

1.5
1.9
4.8
3.4
7.2
.9
.8
8.3
.9
1.1

133.465
134.556
120.818
143.728
148.903
147.349
139.994
190.140
130.634
129.025

.1
-.5
-2.4
-2.3
-4.2
1.2
1.8
-15.8
2.4
2.9

1.9
2.2
4.5
3.4
6.8
1.2
1.2
8.3
1.2
1.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

2nd half
2009

1st
half
2009

Index

2nd half
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

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

206.501
340.945

-0.2

1.4

131.724

-0.1

1.6

2.2

-

-

-

-

202.156
324.100

-0.1

-

-

-

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

213.536
212.955
208.712
218.872
217.667

.7
.4
-1.3
2.5
3.3

-.3
-.5
-1.3
.6
1.7

135.118
135.063
130.946
140.703
137.217

.1
-.2
-1.7
2.0
3.7

-.2
-.3
-1.0
.7
1.6

215.956
215.273
201.336
238.768
225.997

.8
.6
-2.2
4.4
3.5

.0
.0
-1.3
1.5
.2

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

198.938
231.689
230.448
236.094
189.842
167.836
170.761
162.868
167.868
118.202

-1.0
.8
1.5
1.7
-10.7
-13.6
-13.4
4.1
-32.3
-.9

.3
.5
.4
1.0
.6
.3
.3
5.1
-6.9
-1.7

125.420
125.858
126.824
123.665
159.049
159.961
157.007
151.178
156.988
96.065

-.7
1.3
2.0
1.9
-9.4
-11.7
-11.0
4.0
-35.8
-.8

.1
.6
.9
1.1
-.8
-1.5
-1.5
4.7
-14.9
-1.4

192.149
216.922
202.511
223.023
199.819
156.907
170.092
162.823
178.164
123.231

.1
3.1
2.7
3.5
-12.8
-15.5
-14.0
-2.7
-33.2
2.2

1.2
1.6
1.0
1.5
.5
.4
.6
1.7
-2.0
.1

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

111.071

1.4

2.0

84.410

.1

.2

126.337

.8

3.8

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..........................................

185.878
181.839
228.939
228.519
228.108
244.021
221.581

-3.7
-3.7
-16.6
-16.0
-16.1
-16.0
-15.6

6.3
6.4
19.5
19.6
20.0
19.1
17.5

135.473
135.040
229.787
230.909
235.350
227.760
218.295

-4.4
-4.3
-17.0
-16.2
-16.6
-15.3
-15.4

6.5
6.6
19.0
19.1
19.3
19.0
17.7

166.861
159.416
196.730
195.246
188.269
225.682
201.922

-5.4
-5.4
-14.8
-14.3
-14.3
-14.3
-14.2

7.1
7.1
21.3
21.3
21.9
20.8
19.1

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

374.386

4.2

1.8

163.493

3.5

1.3

367.163

4.2

1.7

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

115.706

-.4

-.7

116.981

1.8

.6

109.568

-1.6

-.2

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

131.686

2.4

1.4

129.474

3.0

2.3

119.644

1.9

1.6

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

351.745

5.9

2.6

171.603

10.5

4.7

376.809

9.8

3.8

206.501
167.329
143.046
179.740
106.432
245.401

-.2
-1.2
-2.5
-3.6
-.7
.4

1.4
2.2
3.8
6.5
.0
.9

131.724
120.452
112.603
141.084
82.813
139.125

-.1
-1.4
-2.2
-3.5
-.3
.8

1.6
2.4
4.0
6.8
.1
.9

202.156
172.034
150.891
190.895
109.786
235.405

-.1
-1.2
-2.4
-3.4
-.7
1.0

2.2
3.1
4.9
7.8
.7
1.4

199.015
199.256
145.980
197.272
182.438
270.741
234.720
193.701
209.924
210.054

-.6
-.7
-2.1
-1.4
-3.0
.1
.1
-15.2
1.4
1.6

1.4
1.8
3.7
2.9
6.0
1.3
.8
9.4
.7
.9

128.129
132.281
113.314
138.138
140.590
152.595
136.063
190.864
125.859
124.114

-.4
-.7
-2.0
-1.7
-3.1
.4
.5
-14.5
1.7
2.1

1.6
1.9
3.9
3.2
6.5
1.3
.9
8.1
.9
1.1

191.730
198.514
152.892
203.130
192.464
257.645
217.927
174.745
206.975
205.425

-.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.4
-3.0
-.8
.5
-15.1
2.1
2.3

2.2
2.4
4.7
3.9
7.3
1.3
1.3
10.6
1.3
1.5

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

2nd half
2009

1st
half
2009

Index

2nd half
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

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

211.205
340.955

-0.4

1.1

132.969

-0.1

1.4

1.8

-

-

-

-

211.876
344.069

0.1

-

-

-

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

216.410
217.282
209.808
229.438
205.351

-.3
-.5
-2.6
2.1
2.0

-.5
-.5
-1.4
.5
.4

136.215
136.573
133.899
140.255
130.291

.7
.5
-1.7
3.1
2.6

-.2
-.3
-1.2
.8
.9

213.480
212.985
213.829
215.663
217.978

.4
.3
.2
.5
3.1

.1
.0
.1
.0
.4

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

208.097
229.024
231.443
234.601
215.646
196.076
199.957
193.783
190.494
137.657

-.4
.7
1.3
1.3
-6.3
-8.3
-8.0
-3.4
-27.5
-.3

-.5
-.3
.3
.2
-1.3
-2.0
-2.0
-1.5
-4.9
-1.2

132.612
135.333
140.565
134.205
150.713
148.019
145.221
142.944
154.920
99.718

-.2
.8
1.4
1.2
-6.7
-9.3
-8.9
-5.7
-24.6
1.5

-.3
.0
.4
.2
-1.6
-2.7
-2.9
-2.3
-6.3
-.2

196.119
218.787
216.915
228.611
211.991
184.470
192.665
194.209
162.276
126.225

-.4
-.3
.8
-.4
-2.5
-4.5
-2.2
1.9
-29.1
1.5

-1.1
-1.6
-.8
-1.7
.6
.0
.4
1.3
-7.6
-.3

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

144.906

-.8

-.5

88.425

1.0

-1.2

119.500

5.5

3.4

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..........................................

181.996
181.432
224.175
222.576
222.526
224.759
221.940

-4.0
-4.0
-17.9
-17.4
-17.8
-16.8
-16.0

7.4
7.4
22.3
22.6
23.2
21.7
20.7

127.057
126.551
216.454
217.427
222.980
212.439
207.947

-4.9
-4.8
-17.9
-17.1
-17.6
-16.4
-15.9

7.6
7.7
22.0
22.3
22.9
21.5
20.7

195.854
194.367
205.027
203.500
196.409
240.934
213.635

-4.8
-4.9
-20.4
-19.1
-19.8
-17.7
-17.2

8.7
8.8
20.7
21.1
21.4
21.0
19.9

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

348.899

2.9

1.5

154.301

2.8

1.0

359.545

3.6

1.5

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

112.027

-1.6

-1.4

115.784

1.3

.0

121.045

3.1

2.0

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

126.094

3.4

2.6

121.873

1.9

1.3

128.533

1.4

1.1

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

340.975

6.8

3.7

167.347

10.9

5.1

399.284

15.2

8.4

211.205
172.803
149.721
186.037
115.288
248.051

-.4
-2.1
-3.2
-5.5
.3
.6

1.1
2.4
4.3
7.2
.3
.4

132.969
120.906
112.955
141.699
86.253
140.026

-.1
-1.0
-2.0
-3.9
1.0
.7

1.4
2.7
4.5
6.9
1.2
.3

211.876
176.850
159.409
196.684
119.573
249.391

.1
-1.1
-1.9
-4.6
2.6
1.2

1.8
3.9
6.1
9.1
1.6
.1

204.201
204.893
151.952
200.763
187.170
276.860
237.485
204.834
213.656
213.455

-.6
-1.0
-3.0
-2.9
-5.0
.6
.5
-13.3
1.1
1.4

1.1
1.9
4.1
3.1
6.7
1.2
.3
8.6
.4
.6

129.611
129.693
113.464
138.769
141.083
144.690
138.267
175.966
127.266
125.514

-.3
-.4
-1.8
-1.7
-3.5
.6
.5
-14.1
1.7
1.9

1.4
2.0
4.4
3.3
6.6
.7
.2
9.2
.6
.8

200.956
210.835
160.627
204.766
196.952
284.413
233.846
191.273
213.668
214.207

-.1
.3
-1.8
-2.4
-4.4
2.6
1.0
-13.6
2.3
2.7

1.8
3.2
6.0
4.8
8.8
1.9
.0
9.9
.8
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 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
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2008

Index

1st half
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

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

223.817
364.965

-0.1

1.0

133.124

-0.3

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

221.676
221.078
222.183
218.131
226.477

-.7
-.8
-3.6
2.5
1.3

-1.0
-1.1
-2.7
.7
.4

136.004
134.924
131.352
140.399
154.447

-1.0
-1.3
-3.7
2.3
2.2

-1.0
-1.1
-2.7
1.3
-.1

Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ......................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

239.051
267.989
277.561
283.338
239.086
224.448
227.185
255.425
188.623
134.202

-.2
-.3
1.0
.2
1.3
-1.4
-.6
6.3
-18.6
-1.3

-.5
-.8
-.3
-.7
4.0
3.5
3.5
4.7
-.3
-1.8

131.540
131.561
138.353
132.154
165.262
165.011
162.599
156.262
173.934
105.428

-.7
-.4
.4
.0
-1.3
-2.3
-1.9
2.5
-13.0
-1.7

-.8
-1.0
-1.1
-1.0
1.3
1.0
.9
2.9
-4.6
-1.3

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

114.206

1.6

-.2

93.068

1.2

-3.5

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..........................................

186.833
181.674
229.788
229.359
230.430
212.693
221.599

-2.2
-1.8
-12.8
-12.2
-12.5
-11.5
-11.4

7.2
7.5
24.8
25.2
25.6
24.7
23.6

132.718
131.412
210.101
212.702
212.964
208.492
203.802

-2.3
-1.9
-14.3
-13.6
-13.8
-13.7
-12.3

8.2
8.4
25.6
25.9
26.3
25.5
24.5

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

378.376

3.7

1.2

164.354

6.0

1.2

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

111.902

-1.7

-1.2

96.787

-1.9

-1.2

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

129.635

3.0

1.7

119.465

1.9

1.4

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

371.837

4.6

1.5

162.681

6.9

2.6

223.817
170.022
141.657
174.406
110.354
271.402

-.1
-1.4
-1.9
-3.5
.1
.7

1.0
2.2
4.2
7.3
.6
.2

133.124
119.374
110.820
137.810
86.449
139.035

-.3
-1.4
-1.6
-3.6
.6
.6

1.0
2.4
4.2
6.6
1.8
-.1

216.883
206.620
145.301
198.960
178.558
287.266
262.742
225.675
225.688
227.253

-.3
-.1
-1.8
-2.0
-3.1
2.1
.5
-8.8
.6
.9

.9
2.0
4.0
2.9
6.8
1.6
.1
15.8
.0
.1

128.483
129.984
112.019
137.120
138.887
147.850
136.126
192.166
126.223
124.735

-.7
-.2
-1.5
-2.4
-3.2
2.0
.1
-9.4
.7
1.0

1.0
1.9
4.1
2.7
6.1
1.1
-.2
13.4
.0
.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .....................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ....................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................
Durables .................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,
2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary
residences, and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences.
The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which
prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be published as well.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

193.456
516.361

1.1

1.8

0.9

1.7

-

-

235.754
685.224

-0.3

-

201.885
608.824

-2.1

-

-

-

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

190.970
194.497
197.640
189.225
151.234

-1.5
-.8
-1.8
.6
-9.0

-.9
-.4
-1.0
.3
-6.7

218.766
227.645
215.834
244.463
139.305

-.9
-.9
-3.3
1.6
-.5

-.4
-.4
-2.2
1.3
-.4

229.925
229.683
220.559
244.530
235.173

.7
.4
-1.4
2.1
4.0

.3
.1
-.9
1.4
2.5

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

174.737
174.434
169.764
174.341
267.779
281.693
316.847
230.517
451.309
121.466

3.4
2.5
3.8
2.7
9.6
9.5
11.6
3.8
21.4
3.4

1.2
1.5
2.5
1.3
-2.5
-5.1
-5.6
-10.3
.1
1.8

200.159
214.293
216.224
210.677
246.609
224.425
224.135
205.336
228.843
128.595

-1.7
-1.4
-.9
-1.4
-4.7
-7.4
-7.2
2.8
-26.2
-.8

-.5
-.9
-1.0
-.9
1.1
3.5
3.5
7.7
-6.1
-1.2

233.664
276.652
277.690
292.236
209.413
176.657
177.981
190.810
144.038
124.926

-2.0
1.3
1.4
3.4
-21.3
-24.8
-23.4
-12.9
-41.8
-.7

-.2
1.0
.1
1.4
-7.2
-11.5
-17.3
-13.3
-26.3
-1.8

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

138.869

8.2

4.9

121.773

1.4

-1.0

137.978

.9

2.8

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

195.661
190.686
262.559
263.612
256.229
249.202
257.996

-4.2
-4.5
-15.1
-14.2
-14.3
-14.0
-13.8

6.0
8.0
26.2
29.5
29.9
28.6
27.4

174.478
173.042
216.741
216.335
212.599
263.328
222.237

-6.3
-6.6
-20.5
-19.6
-20.5
-17.8
-17.0

8.0
7.9
22.5
23.0
24.0
21.5
20.2

176.011
175.495
221.803
219.863
218.352
221.636
216.514

-3.2
-2.9
-15.0
-13.9
-13.9
-14.1
-14.0

8.4
9.0
24.7
25.6
26.1
25.0
23.4

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

399.714

5.1

1.4

321.045

-1.5

.2

530.663

5.2

1.7

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

118.737

-.7

-.9

96.825

-11.6

-9.1

123.512

3.4

2.0

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

111.679

1.4

1.7

123.051

7.5

5.9

137.979

3.2

1.5

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

302.718

4.8

1.8

309.052

.0

2.6

409.382

7.9

2.3

193.456
167.782
155.495
194.367
123.214
214.874

1.1
-1.9
-2.1
-2.8
-1.3
3.3

1.8
3.0
5.3
9.4
.2
1.0

201.885
165.284
139.489
170.755
108.102
238.213

-2.1
-3.7
-5.2
-7.9
-.6
-1.1

.9
2.2
3.8
6.3
.2
.2

235.754
179.227
152.183
195.318
109.886
286.524

-.3
-1.4
-2.8
-5.1
.6
.4

1.7
3.7
6.3
9.5
2.1
.5

185.550
201.073
155.753
193.115
191.760
279.973
201.986
264.372
189.307
188.598

.9
.4
-2.4
-2.2
-3.2
4.2
3.2
-6.2
1.9
2.4

1.8
1.9
4.8
4.1
8.2
.2
1.0
10.7
1.0
1.3

194.690
200.210
139.167
192.378
167.363
276.390
226.555
201.115
202.124
198.522

-2.1
-2.6
-5.1
-4.6
-7.6
-1.0
-1.1
-14.1
-.5
-.4

.9
1.9
3.7
2.9
6.0
1.4
.1
11.7
.0
.0

224.031
221.949
155.466
211.387
196.885
312.273
269.239
195.689
242.991
246.210

-.6
-1.0
-2.5
-2.0
-4.4
-.5
.1
-20.2
1.8
2.1

1.7
2.1
6.1
4.3
8.9
-.3
.4
3.3
1.3
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 ................................................
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

211.465
631.770

-0.7

1.4

1.7

1.0

-

-

201.494
645.683

-0.8

-

202.230
625.743

-0.4

-

-

-

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

215.496
214.121
215.261
206.732
232.269

1.1
.8
-1.2
3.3
3.1

.2
.0
-.7
.9
1.5

196.822
192.734
188.742
200.937
237.951

-1.0
-2.1
-1.7
-2.4
6.9

-1.4
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
2.0

218.787
222.411
214.596
237.915
178.648

.4
.2
-.7
1.6
2.2

-.8
-1.0
-2.4
.5
1.2

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

214.018
262.592
269.806
267.415
167.225
147.450
150.349
139.126
152.827
107.036

-2.2
.8
1.5
2.5
-20.1
-24.4
-24.4
-4.6
-42.5
-1.5

.1
1.0
.7
1.5
-4.4
-5.5
-5.7
-4.8
-7.1
-1.5

189.743
210.738
213.499
214.211
216.022
186.195
193.990
192.649
182.140
121.383

1.0
1.6
1.7
2.1
.6
-1.3
.1
8.2
-36.7
-1.4

1.6
.7
.6
.8
9.3
10.3
10.6
14.7
-13.4
-2.3

188.308
213.988
212.784
211.537
181.904
167.751
168.136
158.192
165.845
121.012

-2.1
1.7
2.4
1.4
-17.6
-23.2
-23.3
1.2
-41.9
-1.2

-1.1
-.4
.4
.7
-4.9
-7.4
-7.6
5.3
-20.6
-1.9

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

94.495

2.3

1.7

140.595

1.8

5.5

117.910

1.6

7.2

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

175.055
171.945
233.196
231.721
228.170
242.117
222.284

-5.0
-5.0
-18.7
-18.5
-18.9
-17.9
-17.6

6.6
6.9
19.7
19.8
20.1
19.5
18.9

176.807
175.778
227.762
228.099
234.751
222.013
198.438

-6.2
-6.1
-15.8
-14.8
-15.1
-14.1
-13.8

5.4
5.6
20.3
20.4
20.7
20.0
18.8

187.637
188.529
253.341
252.179
245.286
257.725
245.418

-4.3
-4.4
-15.1
-14.3
-14.3
-14.5
-13.9

6.7
6.8
19.6
20.0
20.1
19.8
18.7

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

392.369

7.0

3.9

384.510

1.2

.4

349.496

2.0

-.1

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

112.176

.2

.2

123.043

.4

-1.8

115.738

3.0

1.6

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

136.844

2.4

.9

123.934

2.2

.9

114.393

2.0

2.0

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

348.962

4.9

1.1

417.096

8.1

4.0

367.518

9.3

2.4

211.465
163.573
135.459
173.159
98.853
256.782

-.7
-1.3
-2.9
-4.1
-.7
-.3

1.4
2.2
3.7
5.7
.6
.9

202.230
165.307
147.921
181.590
116.905
242.250

-.4
-3.1
-4.3
-4.5
-3.9
1.7

1.7
1.8
4.0
8.6
-2.2
1.5

201.494
175.854
152.688
191.240
110.746
228.192

-.8
-1.7
-2.8
-3.3
-2.1
-.1

1.0
2.5
4.6
8.5
-.8
.0

203.569
194.432
139.288
195.587
177.446
263.679
246.425
179.530
216.117
217.259

-1.2
-1.4
-2.5
-1.4
-3.4
-1.5
-1.0
-21.5
1.6
1.8

1.2
1.6
3.5
2.7
5.2
.8
.5
6.2
1.0
1.2

193.718
200.798
151.521
190.549
186.348
284.902
229.131
205.202
204.185
207.561

-.5
-1.1
-3.5
-2.8
-3.3
1.8
1.9
-9.3
.7
1.3

1.8
2.0
3.9
3.2
7.8
2.3
1.7
15.2
.2
.6

194.763
198.442
153.788
205.644
190.061
248.230
219.301
198.458
203.571
200.229

-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.5
-2.9
-1.6
-.3
-19.4
1.7
1.9

1.1
1.6
4.4
3.7
7.8
.4
.1
4.4
.6
.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 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

201.595
632.390

-0.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

-

204.599
608.153

-0.2

-

209.652
699.101

-0.7

-

-

-

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

222.093
216.919
198.183
246.765
292.617

.2
.0
-2.6
3.4
3.2

-.3
-.3
-1.0
.9
.6

199.082
201.216
199.967
202.843
184.603

-2.4
-3.0
-5.4
1.2
4.5

-2.2
-2.4
-4.4
.6
.3

198.433
198.310
192.947
206.464
193.748

.6
.5
-.9
2.5
1.5

-.4
-.5
-1.2
.4
.6

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

181.657
188.548
191.674
203.510
220.746
216.940
214.624
204.628
218.530
133.705

-2.4
.7
2.6
1.7
-14.0
-18.4
-18.4
-15.8
-33.5
-2.2

-1.2
-.5
1.1
.5
-2.9
-3.8
-3.9
-6.7
23.5
-2.4

192.440
213.962
207.308
209.385
187.871
145.028
143.917
135.928
154.924
119.051

-.7
.8
1.9
.8
-6.5
-10.8
-10.6
-1.8
-22.8
-6.5

-.1
-.2
.1
-.2
3.8
4.6
4.7
11.0
-4.8
-3.5

190.402
210.632
205.259
211.916
234.536
196.107
199.240
183.918
209.017
122.012

-1.1
-1.3
.5
-1.3
-.2
-1.4
-.7
12.8
-13.4
-.4

-.5
-1.3
-1.1
-.9
4.7
4.7
5.1
6.8
3.1
-1.6

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

126.267

.4

1.6

104.460

2.2

3.0

110.296

-1.4

1.4

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

187.891
187.911
222.620
221.911
217.521
226.672
224.404

-3.8
-4.3
-19.3
-18.9
-19.4
-18.2
-17.1

7.2
7.0
21.6
21.7
22.2
21.2
19.6

224.501
219.832
202.027
201.252
198.282
191.376
202.363

-3.4
-3.1
-18.3
-18.1
-18.2
-18.1
-17.5

6.7
7.0
22.6
22.7
23.1
22.5
21.3

213.052
210.861
223.198
222.973
228.858
249.800
210.744

.0
-.1
-14.9
-14.3
-14.4
-14.1
-14.5

7.3
7.3
18.3
18.3
19.0
16.9
15.1

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

354.447

7.4

4.8

446.220

.9

1.5

351.537

.0

-.8

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

113.789

-3.3

-4.2

133.747

2.7

1.1

114.465

-3.7

-3.2

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

136.045

2.2

1.9

117.727

2.8

1.8

134.402

1.8

1.3

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

351.715

7.2

3.2

320.594

2.8

-.6

378.874

8.2

3.8

201.595
171.646
146.776
175.455
122.309
231.069

-.9
-1.8
-3.1
-5.1
.0
-.3

1.1
2.6
4.7
8.3
-.3
.0

209.652
159.720
139.026
165.899
112.910
252.637

-.7
-2.5
-2.6
-3.8
-.8
.6

1.1
1.9
4.8
7.9
.7
.5

204.599
164.027
145.534
174.027
112.241
247.243

-.2
-1.1
-2.1
-3.5
.3
.4

1.1
2.5
4.6
7.1
.6
.1

193.995
208.229
150.990
197.742
181.705
292.384
218.694
220.014
203.376
201.166

-1.5
-1.5
-2.9
-2.4
-4.5
-1.1
-1.0
-18.8
1.4
1.7

.8
1.8
4.5
3.6
7.7
.6
-.5
7.3
.3
.5

198.667
208.697
140.775
182.945
166.643
309.902
236.515
169.817
214.199
217.007

-.8
-1.3
-2.3
-3.1
-3.1
.6
.7
-15.4
.5
1.2

1.0
1.7
4.6
2.3
7.2
1.3
.4
14.5
.1
.6

198.711
205.257
147.474
186.412
175.338
298.915
239.241
209.806
206.453
208.705

-.2
.3
-2.0
-1.5
-3.1
2.5
.4
-8.7
.7
.8

1.2
2.1
4.4
3.1
6.6
1.7
.2
11.2
.0
.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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

232.026
638.761

0.7

1.7

1.1

1.8

-

-

202.767
602.089

0.7

-

191.525
614.290

0.5

-

-

-

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

223.887
224.063
232.800
211.351
220.301

1.4
1.2
-.6
2.6
3.5

-.4
-.4
-1.2
.5
.3

198.458
197.355
196.635
193.017
204.736

-1.3
-1.7
-4.4
1.2
2.9

-1.2
-1.3
-2.7
-.1
-.3

217.739
220.692
215.341
230.108
180.735

1.3
1.3
-1.2
4.4
1.6

.3
.3
.1
.7
-.2

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

250.811
272.959
265.250
282.442
254.313
219.656
216.384
210.174
283.477
163.279

.0
2.2
3.2
2.6
-15.6
-22.8
-23.1
-24.1
-2.0
-1.4

.9
.0
.7
.0
12.4
16.2
16.6
15.3
41.4
-1.3

182.691
203.356
190.873
189.744
192.014
184.971
182.929
183.453
170.991
129.454

1.7
4.2
2.9
5.3
-9.4
-12.0
-11.9
-9.8
-23.5
1.8

-.9
.6
1.1
1.5
-8.5
-10.9
-11.1
-10.6
-13.7
.4

193.748
214.914
214.872
211.218
198.601
172.827
171.645
139.104
182.632
125.908

-.7
1.4
1.4
1.6
-9.2
-13.0
-12.6
9.5
-38.2
-2.3

.4
.9
.0
1.0
.8
2.6
2.7
17.4
-18.3
-3.0

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

111.244

6.3

-2.7

145.799

.7

1.7

110.801

4.8

2.0

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

208.870
204.471
249.234
256.106
271.829
202.202
224.921

-1.7
-1.4
-11.4
-11.2
-11.7
-13.5
-9.0

8.9
8.6
27.5
28.0
29.5
29.8
24.4

161.182
159.674
211.899
212.199
218.808
217.780
207.813

-4.0
-3.9
-17.7
-16.7
-16.9
-16.9
-15.6

6.7
6.9
22.2
22.7
23.2
22.1
21.0

181.074
177.391
218.518
219.693
215.240
263.559
215.461

-2.8
-3.3
-15.3
-14.4
-14.1
-15.1
-15.8

7.4
7.3
20.8
20.8
21.9
20.0
14.1

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

321.094

.8

-.3

359.374

5.6

2.4

305.364

2.8

1.9

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

104.848

-.1

-.7

108.894

.8

-.2

124.915

7.4

.7

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

124.749

4.7

3.2

112.337

2.4

1.2

122.205

2.7

1.8

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

401.910

8.7

3.5

324.404

6.3

2.8

348.385

6.1

2.3

232.026
182.905
155.670
187.588
119.847
275.150

.7
.6
.1
-1.2
1.9
.8

1.7
2.1
4.0
6.1
1.4
1.5

191.525
160.514
140.806
181.009
104.308
223.764

.5
-1.9
-2.2
-4.5
1.3
2.4

1.1
2.2
4.2
6.9
.5
.3

202.767
171.394
148.463
193.850
105.152
233.790

.7
.1
-.6
-.1
-1.4
1.1

1.8
2.9
4.7
7.5
.2
1.1

227.380
214.429
158.277
207.316
189.639
276.544
270.031
235.313
233.782
237.064

.7
-.2
.3
.2
-.9
-1.4
.6
-16.8
2.2
2.4

1.8
2.8
3.8
2.4
5.6
3.9
1.5
22.3
.5
.7

182.653
186.942
143.156
189.948
182.457
244.501
208.699
196.721
193.413
192.604

.1
-.9
-1.9
-3.0
-3.9
.7
2.1
-15.1
2.6
3.4

1.0
1.3
3.9
2.9
6.3
.0
.0
4.1
.8
1.2

197.032
199.755
149.723
205.555
193.487
264.150
223.670
194.208
204.672
202.042

.5
.4
-.5
.6
.1
.8
1.1
-14.2
2.3
2.5

1.8
2.2
4.3
3.7
6.7
1.3
1.0
11.3
1.0
1.2

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

224.495
663.257

-0.5

1.1

0.6

2.0

-

-

204.999
633.164

0.4

-

222.100
357.994

-0.4

-

-

-

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

221.828
220.572
227.939
207.988
226.887

-.7
-.9
-3.5
2.4
1.5

-.9
-1.1
-2.7
.9
1.4

225.491
227.134
225.897
229.790
205.409

-.4
-.4
-3.0
2.9
-.6

-.2
-.2
-1.0
.8
.2

218.484
221.342
219.204
223.968
195.036

.2
.0
-2.2
2.2
2.6

-.2
-.4
-1.7
.9
1.9

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

244.004
274.215
279.492
286.406
241.248
228.366
227.660
269.903
174.523
125.895

-.5
-.5
.3
-.3
.1
-3.7
-3.2
7.7
-25.5
-1.3

-.3
-.7
-.5
-.8
5.6
4.8
4.8
4.4
5.8
-1.6

226.128
246.110
236.396
251.163
179.063
164.823
162.066
158.610
201.336
178.613

-.7
-1.0
-1.7
-.6
.4
-1.2
-.8
-.4
-21.6
-.8

-1.2
-1.6
-1.3
-1.4
1.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-9.2
-2.9

198.503
238.829
218.669
253.482
185.427
159.382
163.775
175.458
133.776
105.594

-.4
1.8
1.8
2.2
-10.3
-11.0
-11.0
2.2
-31.0
-2.3

.6
1.5
1.2
1.6
-3.2
-3.1
-3.2
.4
-10.5
-1.1

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

108.701

2.0

1.4

136.668

-9.8

-1.4

122.065

1.7

1.4

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

185.213
179.969
233.164
229.088
229.247
216.978
219.467

-2.4
-1.7
-10.2
-9.8
-10.1
-9.3
-9.2

7.7
8.1
26.4
26.6
27.3
26.0
25.0

194.315
195.151
235.800
233.755
233.722
218.103
229.135

-1.6
-1.6
-14.3
-14.1
-14.2
-13.9
-13.8

6.1
6.1
20.9
21.0
21.4
20.8
19.7

178.169
170.853
226.845
225.257
229.071
236.767
196.095

-5.2
-4.9
-18.8
-18.1
-18.2
-18.1
-17.1

7.3
7.8
18.4
18.4
18.5
18.8
17.2

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

366.073

3.3

1.5

364.001

2.2

1.0

375.558

8.4

3.7

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

110.968

-4.6

-2.5

117.804

1.2

-1.5

109.648

2.4

1.5

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

130.674

2.8

1.4

118.205

1.8

2.8

131.585

3.3

2.3

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

357.387

4.2

1.8

301.632

8.6

5.7

365.530

10.8

4.9

224.495
169.020
139.411
177.029
103.235
272.993

-.5
-1.4
-1.8
-3.0
-.3
.0

1.1
2.7
4.8
8.9
.3
.2

222.100
187.259
163.845
189.819
136.100
249.876

-.4
-2.1
-3.1
-4.2
-1.5
.5

.6
2.5
4.4
8.4
-.8
-.3

204.999
165.685
140.993
183.051
102.949
242.547

.4
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-.3
1.5

2.0
2.8
4.7
8.2
-.2
1.4

217.870
202.793
143.350
201.174
181.949
278.777
264.933
232.705
225.762
227.156

-.7
-.5
-1.7
-1.8
-2.7
.9
-.2
-8.2
.2
.3

1.1
2.3
4.7
3.7
8.4
1.7
.1
18.4
.0
.2

215.157
209.607
165.699
209.138
191.070
261.014
238.915
192.057
225.550
225.122

-.6
-.2
-3.1
-2.2
-4.1
2.5
.5
-8.7
.3
.4

.6
2.0
4.2
3.6
8.0
1.4
-.3
10.2
-.1
-.1

197.463
194.446
143.048
201.779
183.457
257.769
231.075
190.606
208.389
206.997

-.1
-.1
-1.5
-1.2
-2.2
1.4
.8
-15.2
2.3
2.7

1.9
2.3
4.5
3.8
7.6
1.5
1.2
6.9
1.5
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 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

209.611
658.707

0.0

1.7

1.3

1.7

-

-

225.126
650.375

0.2

-

238.339
689.006

0.2

-

-

-

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

237.540
232.171
221.282
248.921
285.035

-.1
-.8
-2.7
1.8
6.0

-.2
-.7
-2.3
.9
4.1

227.454
226.501
224.242
235.289
237.393

.4
.3
-1.3
2.2
1.9

-.3
-.4
-1.4
.7
1.2

205.674
205.188
214.201
188.057
209.597

.2
.0
-2.4
2.5
2.8

-.7
-.8
-1.3
.4
.5

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

191.730
219.030
213.972
228.209
173.461
162.893
165.200
205.512
132.842
126.925

.2
2.3
2.7
4.1
-12.5
-13.6
-13.2
5.0
-33.4
-.5

1.2
2.1
1.1
2.8
.1
.6
.5
4.3
-5.7
-2.6

257.316
311.641
308.334
320.278
199.113
199.443
197.140
190.731
203.931
124.053

-.2
1.1
2.6
1.5
-7.8
-9.1
-5.3
1.4
-17.3
-2.7

.2
.2
.5
.3
1.2
.9
.3
5.0
-8.7
-1.8

233.888
280.306
259.763
287.550
208.307
187.003
204.102
202.721
202.571
123.150

.3
1.9
1.0
2.6
-6.4
-9.0
-5.7
.6
-18.9
-1.7

1.1
1.8
.8
2.3
.1
.1
-1.2
2.6
-9.8
-2.3

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

127.308

1.6

.5

116.359

2.8

3.3

104.316

7.5

2.7

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

184.024
170.385
205.237
208.006
211.987
207.372
238.576

-3.9
-3.8
-15.1
-13.9
-13.6
-15.3
-14.0

6.0
6.7
19.9
20.0
20.3
19.6
18.4

196.582
186.174
207.860
207.320
209.202
208.897
204.618

-1.9
-2.0
-14.3
-14.0
-13.9
-14.3
-14.5

7.2
7.5
26.2
26.5
27.1
25.6
24.2

187.298
185.429
232.030
228.895
228.884
224.836
217.975

-4.3
-3.7
-17.3
-16.6
-16.7
-17.1
-15.9

7.0
7.5
24.2
24.9
25.8
23.6
22.4

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

408.383

4.8

1.4

372.109

1.0

.5

424.006

1.1

-.4

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

117.461

-1.0

.3

116.863

1.3

.1

122.331

-.3

-.5

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

131.545

2.5

1.7

135.298

2.3

1.2

128.857

2.4

.7

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

313.221

-1.1

2.3

365.036

3.7

2.6

415.371

6.7

3.1

209.611
174.749
144.445
184.422
108.271
240.773

.0
-1.0
-1.5
-3.2
.7
.6

1.7
2.1
3.5
6.0
.4
1.4

238.339
177.846
145.108
176.740
104.005
290.066

.2
-1.7
-3.2
-4.3
-1.0
1.2

1.3
2.4
4.6
7.3
-.2
.7

225.126
167.668
145.353
177.293
109.869
284.375

.2
-1.7
-2.8
-3.7
-1.3
1.3

1.7
2.4
4.5
7.1
.3
1.2

200.606
206.575
150.035
210.671
191.870
277.214
226.661
187.390
214.866
212.369

-.4
-1.0
-1.1
-1.7
-2.3
-.9
.2
-14.4
1.4
1.7

1.7
1.6
3.5
2.8
5.8
.9
1.5
10.2
1.1
1.3

232.223
209.564
148.798
203.850
180.571
276.502
282.581
203.721
243.381
247.985

.2
-.3
-3.0
-1.8
-3.9
1.4
1.2
-11.4
1.3
1.5

1.3
2.0
4.4
3.1
6.8
1.5
.7
10.3
.6
.8

216.669
207.768
147.725
192.657
179.115
295.325
273.042
202.502
229.475
236.010

.1
-.8
-2.6
-1.9
-3.4
.6
1.4
-12.7
1.8
2.1

1.8
1.6
4.3
3.1
6.7
.6
1.4
9.0
1.1
1.5

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)

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

117.802

-1.5

0.4

1.6

1.4

-

-

-

217.191
635.846

0.5

-

213.774
652.326

0.3

-

-

-

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

125.142
125.722
130.273
120.468
118.538

-1.4
-1.5
-3.3
.9
.3

-.8
-.9
-1.7
.3
1.1

218.137
217.663
212.376
224.558
223.192

1.8
1.8
-.3
3.7
2.6

.2
.1
-1.3
.8
1.3

202.409
203.637
193.894
218.986
190.959

.2
.3
-3.3
4.2
-1.4

-.8
-.5
-2.2
1.4
-3.6

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

114.802
112.152
115.384
112.021
150.680
162.021
162.245
169.017
127.848
105.416

-3.3
-4.1
-1.9
-3.4
4.5
3.3
3.8
4.4
-1.2
-4.3

-2.1
-3.1
-1.9
-2.5
5.2
8.7
8.7
10.2
-2.7
-2.8

213.860
234.647
200.417
227.687
229.169
217.832
216.791
172.434
243.444
150.537

-.6
1.8
.8
2.5
-12.5
-16.5
-15.8
2.0
-34.5
1.8

.4
2.2
.5
1.3
-5.9
-7.2
-8.9
-.6
-19.7
-1.0

212.827
243.239
233.476
252.940
228.096
196.044
243.965
259.253
209.504
113.118

1.6
1.2
2.2
1.7
3.4
2.9
5.2
6.4
2.4
1.9

.4
.4
.3
.3
.2
-.8
-1.3
.6
-5.6
-.4

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

114.887

3.5

1.7

149.490

.4

.8

111.579

-1.7

1.5

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

112.906
112.938
214.670
216.081
219.750
213.915
207.340

-3.9
-4.1
-21.2
-20.7
-21.1
-19.2
-20.1

7.0
7.1
22.2
22.9
23.2
23.9
19.9

164.739
165.513
232.868
235.969
232.344
253.135
232.918

-3.5
-3.1
-14.9
-13.9
-14.7
-12.6
-11.5

6.0
6.4
22.2
22.8
23.3
22.1
21.3

210.705
210.448
237.031
240.117
237.893
204.457
224.667

-2.6
-2.2
-14.8
-13.9
-14.1
-13.6
-12.9

8.1
8.5
24.4
25.0
25.4
23.8
22.8

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

139.463

4.9

1.0

377.464

3.7

2.5

433.361

7.4

2.1

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

109.172

1.9

.7

116.520

2.0

.0

105.632

-6.7

-4.5

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

118.779

1.0

.8

137.994

2.9

2.1

111.299

1.1

.7

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

137.184

6.2

.1

372.323

7.4

2.9

431.092

9.3

5.4

117.802
112.222
105.488
131.912
83.406
122.030

-1.5
-2.3
-2.8
-5.4
.6
-1.0

.4
2.3
4.2
6.5
1.6
-.9

213.774
185.540
166.698
209.346
121.375
244.759

.3
-.2
-1.5
-2.7
.7
.7

1.6
2.5
4.1
6.4
.4
.9

217.191
167.309
149.761
178.771
115.666
267.594

.5
-1.0
-1.6
-2.9
.0
1.5

1.4
2.8
5.0
9.4
.3
.5

116.533
120.805
106.002
128.296
130.775
134.194
119.997
183.932
114.022
112.113

-1.9
-.2
-2.6
-3.4
-5.0
3.1
-1.4
-10.9
-.6
-.4

.4
2.1
4.0
2.6
6.1
1.8
-1.1
15.2
-.7
-.7

205.357
208.363
168.950
214.114
210.255
261.110
234.438
230.286
213.956
214.141

.1
-.3
-1.3
-.4
-2.4
-.5
.5
-15.7
2.2
2.3

1.5
1.4
3.9
3.1
6.0
-.3
.8
4.7
1.3
1.6

207.373
208.258
151.122
189.760
178.786
305.060
255.589
214.070
220.072
224.808

.0
.0
-1.6
-1.4
-2.8
1.7
1.0
-8.3
1.3
1.4

1.4
1.9
4.6
3.9
8.2
.6
.4
12.6
.5
.7

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

199.574
592.769

0.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

-

-

225.484
693.202

0.8

-

243.655
823.872

0.6

-

-

-

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

209.906
208.476
198.548
224.845
212.002

1.3
1.1
-.5
3.1
2.8

-.3
-.5
-2.0
.7
1.9

222.709
219.627
204.170
237.678
248.980

-.6
-1.0
-2.9
.6
2.4

-1.2
-1.2
-2.1
-.9
-.9

227.753
227.217
222.662
231.708
238.887

.4
.4
-3.1
4.2
.0

-.2
-.3
-1.6
1.5
.3

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

190.380
214.189
193.096
223.794
187.354
176.826
181.335
160.061
191.034
136.449

.0
.5
.7
1.5
-3.6
-5.0
-4.3
6.9
-18.1
-.6

.4
.3
-.3
.8
2.8
8.3
8.5
17.5
-3.3
-.7

274.775
308.124
298.952
328.413
234.315
201.816
199.157
186.213
167.375
180.667

.9
.3
1.7
.9
10.4
11.0
11.9
15.8
-18.6
-2.1

-.6
-.6
.3
-.2
1.7
.6
.5
.1
5.5
-3.0

245.984
275.872
298.468
300.052
266.895
279.530
279.666
303.406
212.697
131.968

.5
.3
2.2
1.2
.9
-1.0
-.7
8.7
-24.6
1.5

-.1
-.6
.2
.0
4.8
3.8
3.8
4.4
1.8
-.9

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

131.643

3.3

.0

125.981

2.3

.4

105.910

.7

-5.7

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

176.732
177.363
230.893
228.037
220.955
263.504
225.643

-1.7
-1.8
-16.9
-16.5
-16.8
-16.5
-15.4

6.4
6.0
20.1
20.0
20.5
18.8
17.8

192.364
186.465
234.695
235.951
245.070
202.820
240.309

-2.0
-1.8
-10.3
-9.9
-10.0
-9.5
-9.8

8.6
8.7
25.2
25.3
25.8
24.0
23.6

172.065
163.576
226.951
227.437
227.803
211.659
214.105

-1.4
-.9
-11.9
-10.9
-11.0
-10.7
-11.0

6.7
7.5
26.6
27.1
27.3
26.7
26.2

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

364.256

4.8

1.9

378.912

2.2

.9

382.572

4.7

.9

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

110.741

-10.0

-7.5

138.470

-2.8

-2.6

107.075

1.3

.6

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

135.539

3.5

2.3

129.271

9.0

5.8

139.993

3.6

2.0

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

292.225

7.6

1.8

362.850

4.7

-.2

388.473

4.3

1.2

199.574
171.532
150.840
194.587
110.691
229.257

.2
-.3
-1.2
-2.0
-.1
.6

1.1
1.9
3.2
6.6
-1.1
.6

243.655
184.799
164.404
180.509
150.989
295.703

.6
-.7
-.7
-2.6
1.6
1.3

1.1
3.1
5.7
9.5
1.5
.1

225.484
168.457
134.566
165.966
104.357
273.250

.8
-.7
-1.4
-3.1
.9
1.6

1.0
1.8
3.2
5.3
.6
.5

191.428
196.328
153.645
202.495
196.483
251.031
217.039
199.875
202.304
201.541

-.1
.0
-1.0
-.4
-1.6
.5
.3
-11.4
1.3
1.3

1.1
1.5
3.1
3.0
6.1
1.1
.5
14.0
.1
.2

237.168
218.293
168.149
202.637
186.482
294.183
287.329
219.138
247.534
253.748

.5
.8
-.5
-1.6
-2.1
2.9
1.3
-3.5
1.0
1.3

1.2
2.2
5.3
3.7
8.4
1.1
.0
14.9
.1
.3

218.993
206.146
139.240
198.052
171.523
284.390
265.839
247.323
227.065
227.709

.5
1.0
-1.3
-1.3
-2.8
3.3
1.3
-8.1
1.4
1.6

1.0
1.9
3.1
2.3
4.9
1.9
.5
17.0
.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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

226.475
690.385

0.3

0.4

1.4

140.850

0.2

1.5

-

191.206
191.206

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

227.279
228.423
223.588
235.663
215.432

-1.2
-1.6
-3.8
.7
2.3

-1.8
-2.1
-4.3
-.7
1.2

192.384
191.732
188.450
196.954
188.815

-.3
-.2
-1.7
2.1
-1.3

-.7
-.4
-.6
-.5
-3.2

139.329
140.495
135.126
143.964
122.033

.3
.1
-1.4
1.3
2.6

-.2
-.4
-1.0
.2
2.1

Housing 4 ...................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ...................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ..................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ...................................................
Electricity ............................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................

238.950
264.549
257.948
279.081
205.572
200.596
238.162
235.935
202.120
173.948

.3
.4
.8
.9
.8
-2.5
-.2
.6
-2.5
-3.8

-1.0
-1.0
-.8
-1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-1.8
1.0
-9.3
-3.1

186.612
202.731
200.921
214.488
204.241
173.685
171.860
170.556
238.222
122.478

-.8
-1.6
-.8
-1.1
5.3
7.6
8.1
10.1
-21.8
-.5

-.8
-.5
-.5
-.3
-2.6
-3.8
-3.9
-3.4
-13.2
.1

152.411
156.828
170.112
156.834
188.966
192.204
187.127
196.526
135.095
100.468

.7
1.8
3.5
2.5
-4.3
-6.0
-5.0
1.7
-28.0
-.5

.4
.5
1.3
.9
2.7
.7
1.0
3.1
-8.2
-2.1

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

130.890

1.0

-2.2

152.606

5.6

-2.6

92.566

-2.1

-2.4

Transportation 4 .........................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................

205.615
212.515
299.038
305.871
335.391
237.196
272.530

-.2
-.2
-12.4
-11.7
-11.8
-11.3
-10.7

6.3
6.6
19.9
20.2
20.5
19.7
18.9

176.227
179.871
271.293
266.348
263.932
233.623
263.197

-1.2
-.8
-17.7
-17.5
-18.0
-16.2
-16.0

7.8
8.2
21.9
22.0
22.6
21.1
20.2

130.019
129.697
212.252
212.258
214.888
211.393
211.952

-3.6
-3.6
-17.0
-16.9
-16.9
-16.8
-16.4

9.2
9.3
23.9
23.9
24.7
22.6
22.3

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

344.085

2.5

.6

295.372

.1

-.7

143.328

1.4

.8

Recreation 11 .............................................................................

97.633

-.3

-.3

112.648

1.3

.1

117.504

-.1

1.3

Education and communication 11 ...............................................

127.402

2.5

1.4

124.121

7.0

5.1

133.407

2.4

1.7

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

367.477

2.3

1.2

274.085

17.3

12.2

164.857

6.3

1.9

226.475
182.071
158.444
184.553
132.065
267.833

.3
-2.1
-2.6
-5.0
.3
1.8

.4
1.1
3.0
5.2
.5
.0

191.206
162.453
146.109
204.749
96.742
217.300

.4
.2
.5
-2.4
3.6
.6

1.4
3.3
5.6
9.7
1.7
.1

140.850
121.599
111.538
135.269
85.649
153.542

.2
-2.0
-3.6
-5.7
.0
1.5

1.5
2.1
3.8
6.3
.0
1.2

221.110
212.143
160.641
205.238
186.681
278.004
260.082
255.341
227.316
227.226

.1
.0
-2.4
-3.1
-4.4
3.1
1.6
-8.8
1.0
1.5

.4
1.1
2.9
1.3
4.8
1.1
-.1
10.5
-.2
.1

185.171
187.340
148.779
197.675
203.867
231.531
207.874
210.361
189.150
188.929

.4
1.6
.4
-1.3
-2.3
3.7
.7
-7.1
1.2
1.4

1.5
2.5
5.2
4.0
8.5
1.2
.3
8.0
.7
.9

140.662
132.832
112.112
136.740
134.259
150.780
154.385
197.956
136.230
136.421

.2
-.6
-3.3
-2.6
-5.0
1.3
1.5
-11.2
1.4
1.6

1.5
2.2
3.7
2.7
6.0
2.4
1.2
9.8
.6
.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 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010. The
expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and will be re-titled
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of
primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be published as
well.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 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
2008

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

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

2nd half
2009

210.309

211.796

207.883

211.377

0.7

-1.8

1.7

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

224.619
225.046
135.926

227.529
228.256
137.275

223.995
224.933
134.830

228.084
228.755
137.691

1.3
1.4
1.0

-1.6
-1.5
-1.8

1.8
1.7
2.1

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

200.214
200.393
130.968
198.888

201.292
201.328
131.730
200.308

197.150
197.407
129.075
195.033

200.756
200.677
131.493
199.758

.5
.5
.6
.7

-2.1
-1.9
-2.0
-2.6

1.8
1.7
1.9
2.4

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

205.367
208.506
131.102
209.435

206.817
210.156
131.832
212.037

202.507
205.666
129.178
207.171

206.117
208.782
131.589
211.883

.7
.8
.6
1.2

-2.1
-2.1
-2.0
-2.3

1.8
1.5
1.9
2.3

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

213.868
215.735
133.027

214.765
216.954
133.306

211.357
213.748
130.995

214.147
216.462
132.812

.4
.6
.2

-1.6
-1.5
-1.7

1.3
1.3
1.4

194.651
132.106
205.639

196.235
132.839
207.217

192.858
130.283
202.464

195.785
132.639
206.732

.8
.6
.8

-1.7
-1.9
-2.3

1.5
1.8
2.1

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

187.396
206.260
233.887
205.346
193.856

190.568
205.265
235.961
206.128
197.154

188.161
198.665
231.336
201.191
192.543

191.881
200.722
235.500
204.320
196.463

1.7
-.5
.9
.4
1.7

-1.3
-3.2
-2.0
-2.4
-2.3

2.0
1.0
1.8
1.6
2.0

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

193.663
203.466
201.124
200.103
226.738

193.948
206.366
202.605
200.507
229.950

190.292
200.685
197.944
197.203
226.462

192.641
204.422
200.382
200.066
231.084

.1
1.4
.7
.2
1.4

-1.9
-2.8
-2.3
-1.6
-1.5

1.2
1.9
1.2
1.5
2.0

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

188.635
192.430
217.433
219.399
205.845

189.846
193.066
218.096
221.495
208.112

186.745
190.869
213.783
217.940
204.238

189.311
194.635
216.730
219.977
208.803

.6
.3
.3
1.0
1.1

-1.6
-1.1
-2.0
-1.6
-1.9

1.4
2.0
1.4
.9
2.2

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

202.004
228.284
223.341
118.222
202.892

202.703
232.398
224.526
119.229
206.010

198.347
229.514
220.669
116.558
203.721

202.597
233.158
224.814
117.577
207.228

.3
1.8
.5
.9
1.5

-2.1
-1.2
-1.7
-2.2
-1.1

2.1
1.6
1.9
.9
1.7

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

209.456
197.848
226.591
217.487
218.664

210.557
198.337
226.829
219.396
220.721

207.898
195.839
225.482
218.182
219.853

211.950
198.902
228.687
221.109
221.463

.5
.2
.1
.9
.9

-1.3
-1.3
-.6
-.6
-.4

1.9
1.6
1.4
1.3
.7

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

189.401
138.049

189.767
139.892

187.835
137.808

191.072
140.641

.2
1.3

-1.0
-1.5

1.7
2.1

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
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

Item and Group

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

211.377
629.626

-0.2

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

-

-

-

-

214.147
344.551

-0.3

-

206.117
333.830

-0.3

-

200.756
324.668

-0.3

-

228.084
356.255

0.2

-

-

-

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

216.943
216.479
212.198
224.239
222.293

.0
-.2
-2.3
2.6
2.7

-.5
-.6
-1.6
.8
.9

222.102
221.548
218.358
229.561
228.821

.2
.0
-1.6
2.5
3.0

-.3
-.4
-1.3
.8
1.6

211.784
211.169
204.552
221.803
219.362

.4
.1
-1.6
2.6
3.6

-.3
-.4
-1.2
.7
1.5

214.473
214.962
209.013
225.904
206.793

.2
.1
-2.0
2.7
3.0

-.3
-.4
-1.2
.7
.8

220.408
219.097
218.622
219.651
235.977

-.9
-1.1
-3.7
2.5
1.5

-1.1
-1.1
-2.6
.9
-.1

Housing ........................................................
Shelter ........................................................
Rent of primary residence ........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 3 4 .....................................
Fuels and utilities ........................................
Household energy ....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ......................
Electricity ..............................................
Utility (piped) gas service .....................
Household furnishings and operations .......

213.075
242.716
247.487

-.3
1.0
1.4

-.1
.1
.1

240.378
286.691
280.764

.0
2.1
2.1

.4
.9
.6

191.416
216.906
221.026

-.8
1.5
1.9

.4
.7
.6

201.180
221.924
222.571

-.2
.9
1.2

-.3
-.1
.2

224.681
248.324
260.595

-.1
.0
.7

-.5
-.8
-.7

232.738
209.412
185.349
190.824
191.419
185.009
124.060

1.2
-6.5
-8.9
-7.8
-.6
-27.0
-.2

.2
-.2
-.9
-1.2
.9
-8.2
-.9

266.268
208.643
192.208
197.045
191.741
195.750
122.425

2.5
1.0
-10.2 -1.4
-12.3 -2.2
-9.2 -3.7
-1.0
.3
-25.6 -13.0
-.4 -1.1

215.425
195.952
170.470
175.854
174.596
172.602
119.571

2.0
-10.5
-13.1
-12.6
3.0
-33.6
-.2

1.1
.0
-.4
-.3
4.4
-8.8
-1.2

210.499
215.108
183.680
185.560
180.924
194.922
123.850

1.0
-5.5
-7.7
-7.3
-4.0
-26.0
.9

.0
-1.1
-2.0
-2.0
-1.4
-6.3
-.5

238.616
231.247
213.982
217.430
233.720
193.798
131.406

.0
.4
-1.5
-.9
4.5
-15.7
-1.2

-.8
2.6
2.0
2.0
3.5
-2.6
-1.1

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

119.940

1.2

.2

121.487

2.2

1.7

111.327

1.0

1.9

131.752

1.0

-.4

112.853

.7

-2.0

Transportation ..............................................
Private transportation .................................
New and used motor vehicles 5 ................
New vehicles ..........................................
Used cars and trucks ..............................
Motor fuel ..................................................
Gasoline (all types) .................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .........
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .............

183.710
180.480
92.754
137.703
131.900
223.298
223.215
222.302
229.320
217.353

-4.2
-4.2
1.9
2.8
.1
-16.3
-15.6
-15.8
-15.2
-14.7

8.2
8.4
3.2
1.5
6.8
22.6
23.0
23.4
22.2
21.3

186.295
181.691
94.189
136.535
136.311
219.495
219.016
219.339
223.668
213.126

-4.1
-4.1
2.0
2.1
-.1
-15.6
-15.0
-15.1
-14.9
-14.5

8.7
9.0
2.6
1.3
6.3
24.7
25.3
25.9
24.1
23.1

184.484
181.209
93.439
134.043
132.240
225.579
225.480
224.000
246.650
222.230

-4.6
-4.6
.9
2.1
-1.2
-16.5
-15.9
-16.1
-15.5
-15.4

7.0
7.1
2.1
.8
6.1
19.5
19.6
20.0
19.3
17.7

178.696
177.065
91.944
140.449
130.991
216.896
216.568
215.022
227.035
216.294

-5.3
-5.3
2.0
3.2
.7
-18.2
-17.5
-17.9
-16.7
-16.1

8.6
8.7
3.8
1.0
7.5
21.9
22.3
22.8
21.5
20.6

186.684
183.060
92.358
138.650
129.621
230.498
230.757
229.318
217.560
221.919

-2.8
-2.6
2.5
3.2
.0
-13.6
-13.0
-13.3
-12.4
-11.9

8.4
8.6
3.7
2.5
6.6
25.0
25.4
25.8
24.9
23.8

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

378.517
298.640
401.777
323.788

3.5
3.7
3.5
2.7

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.0

395.252
323.768
413.156
323.533

2.6
3.8
2.1
1.3

.9
1.7
.5
.3

379.974
297.007
405.830
345.978

4.0
3.9
4.0
4.1

1.6
1.4
1.7
1.6

362.263
287.061
385.049
319.319

3.0
3.7
2.8
2.6

1.3
1.0
1.4
1.2

385.236
298.738
409.508
303.393

4.6
3.5
4.9
2.5

1.4
1.3
1.4
.8

Recreation 5 .................................................

110.842

.1

-.3

118.812

2.4

1.1

111.452

.0

-.4

111.447

.2

-.5

103.715

-1.5

-1.2

Education and communication 5 ...................

123.870

2.2

1.4

126.647

2.7

1.4

125.901

2.3

1.5

119.226

1.9

1.4

125.245

2.2

1.2

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

400.910

10.9

4.9

446.047

10.0

4.4

393.436

12.1

5.0

391.431

13.3

6.6

375.438

7.2

2.7

211.377
174.148
151.279
193.002

-.2
-1.6
-2.5
-4.2

1.7
3.2
5.5
8.3

228.084
183.075
158.456
197.135

.2
-1.4
-2.6
-3.7

1.8
3.2
5.8
8.3

200.756
169.761
148.703
191.538

-.3
-1.3
-2.2
-3.3

1.8
2.9
5.0
7.7

206.117
173.684
153.255
198.322

-.3
-1.7
-2.8
-5.0

1.8
3.7
6.0
8.8

214.147
172.496
146.748
184.532

-.3
-1.8
-2.2
-4.3

1.3
2.9
5.2
8.3

242.708
110.445
254.936
233.979
253.630
293.344

-5.8
.2
.9
1.0
3.2
2.2

11.2
1.5
.5
.1
2.2
1.2

254.501
111.005
279.412
268.378
240.073
325.365

-5.7
-.2
1.5
2.1
3.2
3.1

11.0
1.0
.9
.8
2.5
1.8

240.530
107.465
238.473
215.494
257.544
279.028

-4.5
-.4
.6
1.4
3.2
1.9

9.6
.7
.9
.7
1.9
1.2

240.647
111.601
245.182
211.399
263.652
283.838

-6.5
.7
.8
.9
3.4
2.2

11.8
2.0
.4
-.1
2.5
1.2

237.151
112.271
259.282
239.874
254.590
285.750

-5.9
.4
.9
.0
2.9
1.7

12.1
1.8
.1
-.9
1.7
.9

204.520
210.290
202.236

-.4
-.2
-.7

1.7
2.1
2.4

221.900
229.532
209.801

.1
.3
-.6

1.9
2.3
2.3

193.719
198.628
197.432

-.5
-.3
-.9

1.8
2.3
2.3

198.410
204.331
201.780

-.5
-.4
-.8

1.8
2.2
2.6

207.612
213.118
202.247

-.5
-.1
-.4

1.3
1.8
2.4

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
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

2nd half
2009

2nd
1st
half half
2008 2009

153.669
205.352
194.810
239.885
247.143
244.364
202.536
213.394
213.148

-2.3
5.3
-2.2
3.8
-3.8
7.9
-5.2 10.3
.8
1.1
.7
.5
-13.2 10.9
1.6
.7
2.0
1.0

161.108
210.782
199.089
250.867
248.825
270.768
203.620
232.286
235.917

-2.4
5.6
-1.7
3.7
-3.3
7.9
-5.1 10.2
.8
.9
1.5
.9
-14.0 9.5
2.1
1.0
2.6
1.4

151.000
202.029
193.065
237.566
241.437
226.871
194.677
202.973
201.560

-2.0
-1.5
-2.9
-3.9
-.3
.3
-15.0
1.9
2.2

4.8
3.6
7.3
8.9
1.2
.9
9.4
1.0
1.3

154.815
205.803
198.578
236.637
247.212
232.598
194.863
207.627
206.292

-2.6
5.8
-2.6
4.3
-4.6
8.4
-6.0 11.0
.6
.9
.6
.3
-13.7 9.7
1.7
.8
2.1
1.1

150.037
203.654
188.568
236.374
253.082
249.675
227.633
214.146
213.335

-2.1
-2.6
-4.0
-5.3
2.2
.7
-9.6
.8
1.1

144.266
225.400
261.903

2.5
1.6
-16.6 21.7
1.7
.7

152.492
225.665
288.273

2.9
1.8
-17.2 21.8
2.5
1.2

142.461
225.709
246.759

2.7
1.8
-16.8 18.7
2.0
1.1

145.632
219.211
251.786

3.0
2.1
-18.3 21.5
1.7
.6

138.895
233.048
262.661

1.4
.9
-13.7 24.5
1.0
.0

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

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 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010. The
expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and will be re-titled
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of

primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be
published as well.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.

5.0
3.3
7.6
10.9
1.4
.0
15.6
.1
.3

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

Item and Group

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

195.785
195.785

-0.2

1.5

132.639

-0.2

1.8

2.1

-

-

-

-

-

206.732
334.113

-0.2

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

-

-

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

196.165
195.796
197.089
192.909
199.181

-.2
-.4
-2.4
2.4
2.6

-.6
-.7
-1.8
.7
1.0

136.348
136.306
132.954
141.322
136.924

.1
-.1
-2.1
2.8
3.2

-.3
-.4
-1.4
.9
1.1

216.270
215.960
207.705
231.096
219.924

.2
.1
-1.8
2.8
1.6

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

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ............................................
Electricity ....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ............................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

199.772
216.411
214.620
216.067
211.730
208.341
200.936
197.917
196.558
117.890

-.2
1.0
1.3
1.2
-6.6
-9.0
-8.0
.6
-26.3
-.9

.0
.1
.1
.2
.4
-.3
-.6
1.9
-7.2
-1.4

132.278
133.121
137.649
131.596
159.147
157.850
151.596
145.683
158.046
99.103

-.4
1.1
1.3
1.4
-6.9
-9.3
-8.2
-2.2
-27.9
.5

-.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.0
-1.8
-2.2
-.2
-10.4
-.5

198.188
223.822
211.413
212.290
212.921
177.936
191.604
195.050
176.433
122.709

-.3
.6
1.6
.7
-4.6
-6.8
-5.2
1.3
-28.7
.5

-.5
-.7
-.4
-.7
.3
-.3
-.1
1.0
-5.0
-.2

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

112.720

1.4

1.3

89.055

.5

-1.7

118.177

2.4

1.7

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................

184.125
183.376
93.793
119.378
125.934
327.707
327.461
334.173
224.873
295.181

-3.7
-3.7
2.0
2.5
-.1
-15.4
-14.8
-15.0
-14.6
-14.2

8.1
8.3
2.8
1.4
6.6
23.1
23.4
23.9
22.7
21.6

128.266
127.971
91.901
95.643
88.257
220.049
221.360
225.890
216.629
210.414

-4.7
-4.6
1.9
3.0
.3
-16.9
-16.1
-16.5
-15.6
-15.0

8.3
8.4
3.5
1.5
7.1
22.3
22.7
23.2
21.7
21.1

179.958
177.067
91.304
144.580
120.956
212.292
211.698
202.842
237.712
214.996

-5.1
-5.1
1.6
3.4
-.5
-17.8
-16.9
-17.1
-16.2
-16.2

8.8
8.9
3.9
1.9
6.7
21.8
22.2
22.7
21.5
20.4

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

299.082
237.312
316.980
254.544

3.4
3.8
3.3
2.9

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.2

160.395
141.914
166.210
149.710

3.6
3.8
3.6
2.4

1.1
1.3
1.1
.7

365.411
298.038
386.035
327.326

3.5
3.2
3.6
3.1

1.7
1.0
1.9
1.5

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

111.995

-.9

-1.0

108.830

1.2

.2

113.074

.9

1.2

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

126.201

2.4

1.4

119.749

2.1

1.4

128.271

1.5

1.2

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

307.917

7.6

3.2

185.263

13.9

6.2

431.509

15.0

7.3

195.785
168.010
150.998
197.949
259.833
105.578
221.609
217.245
207.794
242.062

-.2
-1.7
-2.7
-4.3
-6.3
-.1
.9
1.0
3.2
1.9

1.5
2.9
5.3
8.2
11.0
1.1
.6
.1
2.3
1.0

132.639
122.413
115.255
147.755
177.117
85.723
139.609
133.316
140.243
137.935

-.2
-1.4
-2.2
-4.0
-5.1
.5
.9
1.1
2.8
2.6

1.8
3.4
5.6
8.3
11.3
1.8
.5
.1
1.9
1.5

206.732
174.197
154.325
196.979
240.349
113.408
249.336
209.302
264.483
295.019

-.2
-1.6
-2.5
-4.6
-6.2
.6
1.0
.6
4.7
1.9

2.1
4.0
6.4
9.6
11.7
2.3
.4
-.7
2.7
1.5

191.641
195.836

-.4
-.2

1.5
1.9

129.550
130.140

-.4
-.2

1.9
2.2

198.544
205.010

-.5
-.3

2.1
2.5

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

187.676
153.056
197.142
198.438
252.971
226.721
215.542
260.538
190.608
189.631
132.371
329.310
223.199

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,

-0.8
-2.5
-2.2
-3.9
-5.6
.7
.7
-12.6
1.3
1.7
1.8
-15.8
1.6

2.2
5.1
3.5
7.7
10.1
1.2
.5
11.3
.6
.8
1.3
22.2
.7

130.418
115.883
141.461
147.008
173.426
146.134
137.424
185.723
126.214
124.116
101.741
222.760
138.497

-0.6
-2.1
-2.0
-3.6
-4.6
.8
.7
-13.7
1.9
2.3
3.1
-17.2
1.9

2.5
5.4
3.9
7.8
10.5
.9
.4
10.4
.8
1.1
1.8
21.4
.8

203.135
156.087
207.171
197.970
238.159
252.318
236.397
195.971
208.057
207.166
147.131
211.581
255.839

-0.5
-2.3
-2.4
-4.3
-5.7
1.4
.8
-13.4
1.9
2.3
3.3
-18.2
1.8

3.1
6.1
4.7
9.0
10.8
1.5
.3
11.1
1.0
1.2
2.7
20.3
.5

2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences,
and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010
is identical to the EC, will be published as well.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.

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
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2008

Index

1st half
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

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

228.755
349.551

0.2

1.7

137.691

0.3

2.1

-

-

-

-

-

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

221.621
221.041
219.245
226.050
228.787

.2
.1
-1.5
2.4
2.6

-.4
-.5
-1.3
.7
1.4

138.112
138.093
134.146
144.426
136.916

.1
-.1
-2.0
2.7
3.6

-.2
-.4
-1.2
.9
1.8

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

241.218
286.825
289.609
268.706
202.049
194.070
198.262
192.436
199.847
120.313

.0
1.8
2.0
2.2
-9.5
-11.2
-8.5
-.7
-23.0
-1.8

.3
.8
.5
.9
-1.2
-1.8
-3.0
1.4
-12.2
-1.8

138.606
137.025
142.404
135.063
172.018
169.140
147.167
133.892
154.279
104.785

-.1
2.9
2.3
3.7
-11.6
-14.7
-11.0
-1.4
-32.8
2.5

.5
1.2
1.0
1.5
-1.8
-2.9
-5.6
-2.2
-15.6
.3

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

118.303

3.3

3.0

88.345

-.9

-1.8

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

188.944
183.575
215.846
215.102
215.379
216.622
210.389

-3.5
-3.6
-14.9
-14.4
-14.4
-14.7
-14.4

8.8
9.2
25.2
25.7
26.4
24.8
23.6

128.837
129.236
220.442
221.134
224.546
219.456
210.465

-5.1
-5.0
-16.6
-16.0
-16.3
-15.4
-14.8

8.5
8.6
23.9
24.5
25.3
22.8
21.7

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

395.274

2.2

.8

165.188

3.2

1.0

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

118.127

1.3

.3

120.460

4.7

2.7

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

130.296

2.5

1.1

117.662

3.2

2.2

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

425.755

7.5

3.5

203.186

14.6

5.8

228.755
181.127
154.533
187.789
109.570
279.194

.2
-1.4
-2.5
-3.5
-.6
1.3

1.7
3.2
5.8
8.5
1.0
.8

137.691
129.933
125.098
162.583
89.180
141.769

.3
-1.5
-2.6
-4.0
.6
2.1

2.1
3.2
5.7
8.0
1.0
1.1

222.599
208.682
157.323
206.176
190.374
244.806
270.611
203.265
233.241
237.154

.1
-.7
-2.4
-1.6
-3.2
.6
1.3
-13.0
1.8
2.2

1.7
2.2
5.6
3.7
8.1
.8
.8
9.3
1.0
1.3

134.706
135.867
125.559
149.575
160.638
146.478
139.728
191.379
130.803
129.438

.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.0
-3.6
1.4
2.1
-15.7
2.8
3.6

2.2
2.5
5.6
3.7
7.6
1.0
1.2
9.7
1.2
1.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

2nd half
2009

1st
half
2009

Index

2nd half
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

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

200.677
328.068

-0.3

1.7

131.493

-0.2

1.9

2.4

-

-

-

-

199.758
323.658

-0.3

-

-

-

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

213.177
212.853
209.174
218.720
215.606

.5
.2
-1.3
2.4
3.4

-.3
-.5
-1.3
.5
1.5

135.408
135.341
131.365
140.898
138.052

.1
-.2
-1.8
2.1
4.2

-.2
-.3
-1.1
.7
2.1

216.143
215.319
199.788
241.840
227.116

.9
.7
-2.3
4.8
3.4

-.1
-.1
-1.3
1.4
.0

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

191.610
218.085
230.703
216.218
190.108
167.299
169.835
161.125
168.208
114.862

-.9
1.2
1.5
1.7
-10.9
-13.7
-13.5
4.0
-32.4
-.7

.4
.7
.4
1.1
.6
.2
.3
4.9
-6.5
-1.4

125.384
125.219
126.824
123.665
158.952
159.593
155.483
151.178
156.988
95.252

-.8
1.4
2.0
1.9
-9.3
-11.5
-10.8
4.0
-35.8
-.4

.2
.6
.9
1.1
-.9
-1.5
-1.4
4.7
-14.9
-1.4

192.382
216.635
202.511
212.282
203.601
159.011
169.708
162.829
178.063
124.312

-.1
3.1
2.7
3.5
-12.6
-15.3
-14.2
-2.7
-33.2
2.0

1.1
1.5
1.0
1.5
.5
.4
.6
1.7
-2.0
.2

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

108.777

1.4

2.3

83.465

-.1

.1

129.296

1.6

4.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

183.414
180.453
229.169
228.708
228.028
244.045
221.109

-4.3
-4.3
-16.6
-16.1
-16.2
-16.1
-15.7

6.9
7.1
19.5
19.5
20.0
19.1
17.5

135.981
135.757
229.799
230.909
235.350
227.760
218.295

-4.8
-4.8
-17.0
-16.2
-16.6
-15.3
-15.4

7.0
7.1
19.0
19.1
19.3
19.0
17.7

168.415
163.608
196.695
195.251
188.276
225.682
201.919

-5.4
-5.5
-14.8
-14.3
-14.3
-14.3
-14.2

7.5
7.5
21.3
21.3
21.9
20.8
19.1

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

377.928

4.5

1.9

164.101

3.5

1.3

362.494

3.6

1.7

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

113.114

-.7

-1.0

111.467

1.7

.4

106.808

-2.2

-.2

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

127.638

2.4

1.3

124.371

2.6

1.8

122.006

1.4

1.3

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

372.638

9.1

3.5

193.020

15.4

6.8

408.236

13.6

5.4

200.677
168.031
144.538
186.246
105.620
238.333

-.3
-1.3
-2.4
-3.5
-.5
.4

1.7
2.6
4.6
7.1
.7
.9

131.493
122.857
116.552
149.432
84.784
138.025

-.2
-1.3
-2.0
-3.2
-.1
.7

1.9
3.1
5.1
8.2
.6
.9

199.758
175.240
156.377
199.406
110.134
231.400

-.3
-1.2
-2.2
-2.9
-1.1
.6

2.4
3.8
5.8
9.1
1.2
1.3

194.017
196.487
147.177
200.687
188.406
242.935
227.724
194.368
202.829
200.968

-.6
-.9
-2.1
-1.5
-2.9
-.3
.1
-15.3
1.7
2.0

1.6
2.1
4.5
3.1
6.6
1.3
.8
9.7
.8
1.1

128.405
132.238
117.061
142.021
148.141
150.856
135.135
190.845
125.086
122.933

-.4
-.7
-1.8
-1.6
-2.8
.2
.5
-14.6
2.1
2.6

1.9
2.3
5.0
3.9
7.8
1.1
.8
8.6
1.1
1.4

192.005
196.421
158.195
207.818
200.822
224.735
217.118
178.153
202.985
200.831

-.5
-1.4
-2.1
-1.3
-2.7
-1.6
.3
-15.0
2.1
2.4

2.5
2.8
5.7
4.7
8.7
1.1
1.2
11.1
1.4
1.7

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

Index

Size class D

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

2nd half
2009

1st
half
2009

Index

2nd half
2009

Percent
change from2nd
half
2008

1st
half
2009

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

208.782
338.227

-0.7

1.5

131.589

-0.2

1.9

2.3

-

-

-

-

211.883
342.992

-0.1

-

-

-

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

214.445
214.934
207.572
227.596
207.210

-.5
-.7
-3.1
2.4
2.5

-.5
-.6
-1.6
.6
.5

136.510
136.854
134.044
140.759
130.301

.6
.4
-1.8
3.3
3.3

-.2
-.3
-1.2
.8
1.0

212.778
212.230
212.478
215.943
218.531

.5
.4
.3
.6
3.0

.1
.1
.1
.1
.4

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

205.840
225.428
227.739
217.334
213.460
193.954
198.813
192.804
195.590
131.980

-.3
.9
1.1
1.0
-6.0
-7.9
-7.7
-3.4
-27.0
-.2

-.3
.0
.2
.0
-1.0
-1.7
-1.7
-.9
-6.0
-1.2

133.008
135.802
140.565
134.205
151.722
149.084
146.532
142.944
154.920
97.743

-.2
1.1
1.4
1.2
-6.1
-8.6
-8.3
-5.7
-24.6
1.5

-.2
.1
.4
.2
-1.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.3
-6.3
-.1

203.279
233.437
216.915
216.067
216.131
184.578
193.062
194.372
162.377
115.990

-.2
-.2
.8
-.4
-1.3
-3.1
-1.3
1.9
-29.1
1.3

-.9
-1.5
-.8
-1.7
.8
.2
.6
1.3
-7.6
-.3

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

145.261

-.2

-.2

89.160

1.0

-1.0

118.220

5.6

3.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

185.978
185.010
224.178
222.663
222.975
224.846
221.572

-4.9
-5.0
-18.0
-17.4
-17.9
-16.8
-16.0

8.7
8.8
22.3
22.6
23.2
21.7
20.6

123.390
122.883
216.441
217.427
222.980
212.439
207.947

-5.3
-5.3
-17.9
-17.1
-17.6
-16.4
-15.9

8.4
8.5
22.0
22.3
22.9
21.5
20.7

186.847
185.538
205.040
203.508
196.395
240.934
213.632

-6.1
-6.2
-20.4
-19.1
-19.8
-17.7
-17.2

9.6
9.6
20.7
21.1
21.4
21.0
19.9

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

353.318

3.0

1.6

155.090

3.0

1.1

358.036

3.6

1.4

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

108.053

-2.1

-2.0

111.963

1.0

-.1

116.895

2.4

1.8

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

119.142

2.6

2.1

118.075

1.5

1.0

127.405

1.3

1.0

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

356.096

9.0

4.6

180.110

14.6

6.9

432.695

18.8

10.6

208.782
176.158
155.649
198.573
113.557
245.276

-.7
-2.6
-3.7
-6.1
.0
.6

1.5
3.2
5.6
8.6
1.4
.4

131.589
120.880
113.212
145.123
85.585
139.720

-.2
-1.3
-2.2
-4.2
.9
.7

1.9
3.7
5.9
8.5
2.3
.4

211.883
175.558
157.522
199.775
115.767
259.293

-.1
-1.7
-2.8
-5.4
2.1
1.3

2.3
4.8
7.4
10.7
2.2
.2

202.212
203.782
157.560
205.775
199.025
245.530
234.348
206.247
209.979
209.117

-.8
-1.5
-3.5
-3.4
-5.7
.3
.5
-13.3
1.2
1.6

1.5
2.4
5.4
3.8
8.1
1.1
.4
9.1
.6
.9

128.799
128.352
113.690
140.094
144.334
143.416
138.009
177.882
125.576
123.215

-.4
-.6
-2.1
-2.0
-3.9
.5
.5
-14.1
1.9
2.2

1.9
2.5
5.8
4.2
8.1
.6
.3
9.9
.9
1.2

202.476
207.191
158.773
206.757
199.649
261.258
245.433
189.770
212.990
213.912

-.3
.0
-2.7
-2.8
-5.2
2.7
1.2
-13.5
2.5
2.9

2.3
3.7
7.2
5.6
10.3
1.9
.1
10.6
1.0
1.2

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2008

Index

1st half
2009

Percent change from-

2nd half
2009

2nd half
2008

1st half
2009

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

216.462
350.409

-0.2

1.3

132.812

-0.4

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

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

221.809
220.736
221.838
218.293
232.227

-1.0
-1.1
-3.7
2.4
1.7

-1.1
-1.2
-2.7
.7
.4

135.819
134.915
131.467
140.608
153.613

-.8
-1.1
-3.5
2.4
1.8

-.9
-.9
-2.6
1.3
-.2

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................
Electricity ..........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service .................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

232.046
254.677
280.029
245.851
235.761
222.861
225.284
252.969
188.233
134.979

.2
.2
.8
.1
1.2
-1.3
-.8
5.9
-18.1
-.8

-.3
-.6
-.4
-.7
4.0
3.5
3.5
4.7
-.2
-1.4

133.019
133.032
137.959
132.269
164.304
163.740
162.906
156.113
173.795
103.520

-.6
-.2
.3
.0
-1.4
-2.3
-1.9
2.2
-13.2
-1.8

-.7
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
1.5
1.3
1.2
3.0
-4.5
-.8

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

114.673

.7

-.4

93.824

1.1

-4.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................

185.049
181.265
231.126
230.824
231.694
214.215
223.178

-2.7
-2.4
-12.8
-12.2
-12.6
-11.5
-11.3

7.9
8.2
24.7
25.1
25.5
24.6
23.5

131.860
131.328
210.191
212.787
213.035
208.779
203.949

-2.9
-2.7
-14.3
-13.6
-13.8
-13.7
-12.3

9.0
9.2
25.6
25.9
26.3
25.5
24.5

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

375.415

4.0

1.3

166.447

6.3

1.2

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

108.103

-2.0

-1.5

94.094

-1.8

-1.4

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

126.182

2.2

1.1

120.625

2.0

1.5

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

366.794

5.5

1.8

170.172

9.4

3.8

216.462
173.040
145.685
182.314
112.330
261.942

-.2
-1.8
-2.2
-4.3
.5
.9

1.3
2.7
5.1
8.5
1.2
.3

132.812
120.161
112.028
139.590
86.337
139.389

-.4
-1.7
-2.1
-4.2
.3
.8

1.4
3.0
5.1
7.9
2.3
.0

210.738
202.592
149.093
203.501
186.403
249.833
253.866
228.117
216.959
216.424

-.4
-.4
-2.1
-2.6
-3.9
2.0
.7
-9.3
.7
1.1

1.3
2.3
5.0
3.3
7.9
1.5
.2
16.7
.0
.3

128.658
129.215
113.146
137.382
140.430
146.672
136.825
192.846
125.590
123.666

-.7
-.4
-2.0
-2.6
-3.8
2.1
.4
-9.9
.8
1.2

1.4
2.4
4.9
3.4
7.3
1.2
-.1
14.6
.1
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 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 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January,
2010. The expenditure class will include weight from secondary
residences, and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences.
The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences, which
prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be published as well.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

191.881
499.398

0.7

2.0

1.0

1.8

-

-

235.500
680.681

-0.2

-

200.722
606.910

-2.2

-

-

-

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

189.887
192.461
194.975
187.204
156.065

-1.6
-.9
-1.8
.6
-9.8

-1.0
-.4
-1.1
.3
-7.3

215.977
222.949
208.062
245.758
138.246

-.7
-.7
-3.4
2.2
-.3

-.3
-.3
-2.3
1.5
-.4

227.293
227.458
216.373
248.168
228.516

.6
.4
-1.2
2.1
4.2

.2
.1
-.8
1.4
2.5

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

174.267
172.836
169.765
161.418
275.711
295.205
313.227
230.527
451.309
116.293

3.4
2.7
3.8
2.7
9.8
9.7
10.4
3.8
21.4
2.0

1.0
1.5
2.5
1.3
-3.3
-6.1
-6.3
-10.3
.1
1.5

197.523
208.000
216.224
196.105
244.983
221.903
222.102
205.335
228.844
133.523

-1.6
-1.2
-.9
-1.4
-4.4
-7.0
-6.9
2.8
-26.2
-1.8

-.5
-.9
-1.0
-.9
1.2
3.7
3.7
7.7
-6.1
-1.8

234.495
278.692
277.690
256.825
203.738
170.367
178.343
190.811
144.042
124.020

-1.5
2.0
1.4
3.4
-20.9
-24.0
-23.1
-12.9
-41.8
-1.2

-.5
.9
.1
1.4
-9.2
-13.4
-17.2
-13.3
-26.3
-2.2

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

125.349

8.0

3.6

123.854

.1

-1.6

147.195

1.3

1.8

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

190.915
189.465
262.801
263.621
256.241
249.202
257.975

-4.5
-4.8
-14.9
-14.2
-14.3
-14.0
-13.8

7.4
8.9
26.9
29.5
29.9
28.6
27.4

172.991
170.391
216.730
216.339
212.593
263.328
222.226

-7.3
-7.6
-20.5
-19.6
-20.5
-17.8
-17.0

9.1
9.1
22.5
23.0
24.0
21.5
20.2

179.037
177.315
221.831
219.866
218.336
221.636
216.509

-4.6
-4.5
-15.0
-13.9
-13.9
-14.1
-14.0

10.2
10.7
24.7
25.6
26.1
25.0
23.4

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

410.882

4.5

.9

316.624

-1.4

.2

525.476

5.7

1.8

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

117.941

.0

-.4

93.176

-12.1

-10.1

128.505

3.1

1.8

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

112.683

1.6

1.6

118.525

6.0

4.5

131.898

2.8

1.3

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

304.392

5.4

2.0

355.694

5.0

3.4

474.679

12.8

4.1

191.881
167.134
156.133
192.449
121.920
215.738

.7
-2.1
-2.4
-3.4
-1.0
3.4

2.0
3.2
6.1
10.2
1.3
.8

200.722
170.302
147.977
189.907
107.695
236.535

-2.2
-4.6
-6.5
-9.1
-2.3
-.9

1.0
2.6
4.4
7.5
.0
.2

235.500
188.472
166.018
213.450
113.356
286.424

-.2
-1.0
-2.2
-3.4
.0
.4

1.8
4.2
7.4
10.3
2.6
.1

183.877
198.597
156.317
191.549
190.183
243.524
202.321
263.894
187.399
186.565

.5
-.1
-2.7
-2.5
-4.0
4.2
3.4
-7.6
1.7
2.3

2.0
2.1
5.4
4.0
8.6
.0
.9
12.9
.9
1.3

194.188
202.897
147.772
200.949
186.433
251.519
225.273
201.919
200.026
196.358

-2.2
-2.9
-6.4
-5.3
-8.8
-.6
-.8
-13.9
-.3
-.3

1.1
2.1
4.2
3.6
7.1
1.4
.2
11.8
.0
.0

224.753
222.803
167.982
220.526
212.765
276.960
270.111
191.067
243.554
248.121

-.5
-1.2
-2.0
-1.3
-3.0
-1.6
.1
-19.4
2.2
2.6

1.8
2.3
7.2
4.6
9.8
-.9
.0
3.9
1.3
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 .............................................
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

204.320
600.060

-0.9

1.6

2.0

1.2

-

-

192.641
601.944

-0.7

-

196.463
603.753

-0.4

-

-

-

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

215.341
214.203
214.790
208.310
229.744

.9
.6
-1.2
3.2
3.8

.1
.0
-.7
1.0
1.8

196.087
192.735
188.232
202.196
238.640

-1.0
-2.2
-1.8
-2.6
6.7

-1.4
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
2.0

217.715
221.071
212.618
237.119
177.469

.3
.1
-.6
1.5
2.4

-.9
-1.1
-2.5
.5
1.5

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

201.811
241.583
269.806
239.259
166.117
146.116
149.053
139.126
152.825
102.565

-2.3
1.3
1.5
2.5
-21.2
-24.8
-25.0
-4.6
-42.5
-.8

.1
1.1
.7
1.5
-4.7
-5.6
-5.7
-4.8
-7.1
-1.1

186.063
204.129
213.499
199.434
211.056
178.114
183.907
192.644
182.139
114.729

1.1
1.7
1.7
2.1
1.2
-.5
1.0
8.2
-36.7
-2.8

1.8
.7
.6
.8
9.4
10.5
11.0
14.7
-13.4
-2.7

175.009
190.904
212.784
196.612
184.590
169.619
168.718
158.192
165.850
119.575

-2.1
1.8
2.4
1.4
-17.1
-22.3
-22.3
1.2
-41.9
-1.0

-.9
-.2
.4
.7
-4.6
-6.9
-7.0
5.3
-20.6
-1.9

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

93.621

2.4

2.0

119.956

1.8

7.0

115.584

1.8

6.4

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

170.276
167.191
233.214
231.718
228.171
242.117
222.288

-5.9
-5.9
-18.7
-18.5
-18.9
-17.9
-17.6

7.4
7.6
19.7
19.8
20.1
19.5
18.9

180.666
180.693
227.748
228.084
234.760
222.013
198.424

-6.0
-5.9
-15.8
-14.8
-15.1
-14.1
-13.8

6.2
6.4
20.3
20.4
20.7
20.0
18.8

185.152
184.850
253.348
252.197
245.283
257.725
245.419

-4.6
-4.7
-15.1
-14.3
-14.3
-14.5
-13.9

7.5
7.6
19.6
20.0
20.1
19.8
18.7

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

399.531

6.9

3.8

376.305

1.0

.4

346.777

2.0

-.2

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

109.034

.2

.1

120.744

.3

-1.8

114.459

3.2

1.3

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

136.552

2.3

.9

113.964

2.0

.7

107.740

1.7

1.9

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

370.271

6.9

1.9

424.781

12.2

6.0

419.731

12.3

3.3

204.320
164.341
137.380
181.746
98.192
246.452

-.9
-1.3
-2.9
-4.4
-.1
-.5

1.6
2.5
4.3
6.4
.9
.8

196.463
164.889
148.192
179.695
118.805
235.999

-.4
-2.3
-3.2
-3.3
-3.0
1.8

2.0
2.4
5.2
9.2
-.4
1.6

192.641
174.505
152.831
202.024
107.523
215.596

-.7
-1.4
-2.4
-2.4
-2.3
-.1

1.2
2.8
5.1
8.6
-.6
.2

196.516
192.163
140.777
200.685
185.424
236.077
234.682
180.427
207.850
206.570

-1.2
-1.8
-2.5
-1.6
-3.7
-2.8
-1.1
-21.6
1.8
2.1

1.4
1.8
4.2
2.9
5.9
.5
.5
6.8
1.1
1.3

189.276
195.306
151.698
189.251
184.590
250.023
224.435
200.380
197.600
199.072

-.4
-.9
-2.4
-2.1
-2.0
2.0
2.0
-9.3
.8
1.6

2.1
2.4
4.9
3.3
8.2
2.4
1.8
15.6
.5
1.2

186.960
196.867
153.635
209.834
199.732
228.139
207.168
201.287
193.012
187.481

-.8
-1.7
-2.2
-1.2
-2.1
-1.9
-.2
-18.8
2.0
2.4

1.3
1.8
4.9
3.8
8.1
.5
.2
4.8
.7
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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

204.422
630.368

-0.9

1.9

1.2

1.5

-

-

200.066
589.232

-0.2

-

200.382
666.977

-1.1

-

-

-

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

220.336
215.058
196.584
247.975
285.880

.2
-.1
-3.1
3.8
4.1

-.2
-.3
-1.1
1.1
.7

200.053
202.170
200.487
205.708
191.225

-2.8
-3.3
-5.3
1.5
5.7

-2.6
-2.8
-4.5
.7
.3

198.837
199.069
195.709
205.071
190.977

.1
.0
-1.0
1.6
1.1

-.5
-.6
-1.2
.3
.1

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

184.177
190.935
191.674
184.790
218.763
218.315
215.077
204.628
218.531
124.167

-2.0
1.6
2.6
1.7
-13.6
-17.5
-17.6
-15.8
-33.5
-2.0

-.7
.3
1.1
.5
-3.7
-4.7
-4.8
-6.7
23.5
-1.8

185.308
202.819
207.308
195.471
184.576
144.182
144.152
135.927
154.925
123.895

-.6
.9
1.9
.8
-6.8
-10.9
-10.7
-1.8
-22.8
-5.8

.1
-.2
.1
-.2
3.8
4.5
4.6
11.0
-4.8
-3.0

182.568
195.729
205.259
202.912
237.705
198.204
200.252
183.918
209.017
117.036

-.8
-1.1
.5
-1.3
.0
-1.3
-.4
12.8
-13.4
.3

-.2
-1.2
-1.1
-.9
4.6
4.6
5.1
6.8
3.1
-1.4

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

128.819

3.0

3.2

97.390

-.3

1.9

109.881

-1.8

1.1

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

197.420
197.744
222.606
221.907
217.524
226.672
224.384

-5.2
-5.5
-19.3
-18.9
-19.4
-18.2
-17.1

8.7
8.8
21.6
21.7
22.2
21.2
19.6

219.189
216.030
202.001
201.250
198.285
191.376
202.391

-3.6
-3.6
-18.3
-18.1
-18.2
-18.1
-17.5

7.3
7.4
22.6
22.7
23.1
22.5
21.3

216.399
214.814
223.192
222.968
228.860
249.800
210.757

-.9
-.9
-14.9
-14.3
-14.4
-14.1
-14.5

8.3
8.4
18.3
18.3
19.0
16.9
15.1

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

364.869

8.1

5.6

445.534

.6

1.4

349.336

.1

-.9

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

111.097

-1.3

-2.4

122.576

2.8

.9

113.637

-3.1

-2.3

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

126.743

2.0

1.7

115.490

1.3

1.1

130.737

1.6

1.1

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

368.719

9.1

3.7

323.835

4.0

-.2

385.493

9.4

4.1

204.422
179.759
157.217
192.260
124.802
232.005

-.9
-2.2
-3.7
-6.2
.5
.0

1.9
4.2
7.1
11.0
1.5
.3

200.382
161.869
139.019
171.747
105.953
241.018

-1.1
-3.2
-3.5
-6.2
-.1
.7

1.2
2.2
5.5
9.2
1.5
.5

200.066
166.123
147.827
186.069
106.389
242.502

-.2
-1.2
-2.2
-3.5
1.1
.7

1.5
2.7
5.3
7.0
1.6
.4

197.082
210.799
161.702
206.013
198.956
261.410
219.220
223.023
204.615
201.993

-1.5
-1.9
-3.4
-3.1
-5.6
-1.5
-.7
-18.4
2.1
2.5

1.6
2.6
6.8
5.1
10.3
.4
-.2
7.0
1.0
1.3

190.889
202.214
140.758
189.497
172.656
283.688
225.712
177.843
203.252
204.468

-1.2
-1.9
-3.2
-4.4
-5.5
.5
.8
-15.6
.4
1.2

1.2
1.8
5.3
2.5
8.5
1.2
.4
14.9
-.1
.5

194.963
204.971
149.701
193.412
186.917
270.986
234.657
210.582
199.540
200.210

-.2
.1
-2.0
-1.7
-3.2
2.6
.7
-8.9
.9
1.1

1.6
2.4
5.1
2.9
6.5
2.1
.5
11.3
.2
.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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

231.084
645.586

0.5

2.0

1.4

2.0

-

-

194.635
570.281

0.8

-

189.311
604.196

-0.3

-

-

-

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

223.267
223.530
227.977
214.224
220.211

1.3
1.2
-.5
2.6
3.6

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

201.173
200.198
199.268
196.279
205.465

-1.6
-2.0
-4.8
1.3
4.0

-1.4
-1.5
-3.0
-.1
-.1

218.372
220.834
213.719
233.252
182.244

1.4
1.4
-1.2
4.8
1.7

.2
.2
.0
.6
.2

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

255.251
280.203
265.250
264.394
255.519
219.011
216.829
210.180
283.475
158.953

-.4
2.2
3.2
2.6
-15.9
-22.8
-22.9
-24.1
-2.0
.2

1.2
-.1
.7
.0
12.8
16.5
16.7
15.3
41.4
-.4

182.981
199.025
190.873
198.676
192.201
183.398
181.824
183.446
170.992
129.136

1.5
4.5
2.9
5.3
-9.3
-12.0
-11.9
-9.8
-23.5
1.4

-.8
1.2
1.1
1.5
-8.4
-10.9
-11.1
-10.6
-13.7
-.1

184.140
202.158
214.872
192.300
197.761
172.473
172.345
139.105
182.631
114.147

-.8
1.6
1.4
1.6
-9.1
-13.0
-12.4
9.5
-38.2
-1.7

.4
.9
.0
1.0
.8
2.6
2.9
17.4
-18.3
-2.7

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

117.352

6.7

-5.0

139.766

-1.5

.2

104.421

4.7

2.2

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

199.278
194.066
249.044
256.113
271.826
202.202
224.924

-1.9
-1.8
-11.4
-11.2
-11.7
-13.5
-9.0

9.4
9.4
27.6
28.0
29.5
29.8
24.4

171.376
170.442
211.907
212.197
218.813
217.780
207.833

-5.1
-5.2
-17.7
-16.7
-16.9
-16.9
-15.6

8.7
9.0
22.2
22.7
23.2
22.1
21.0

170.683
168.832
218.443
219.688
215.237
263.559
215.453

-3.2
-3.4
-15.3
-14.4
-14.1
-15.1
-15.8

7.4
7.4
20.8
20.8
21.9
20.0
14.1

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

330.098

1.2

.1

357.621

5.6

2.4

309.842

3.3

2.1

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

103.603

-.3

-.8

106.207

.0

-.9

126.511

9.6

.9

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

117.125

3.5

2.2

102.699

1.4

.8

115.290

2.5

1.5

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

422.794

10.2

3.7

308.773

7.3

2.9

370.903

11.0

3.7

231.084
187.382
162.838
196.847
121.181
278.080

.5
.6
.1
-1.3
1.8
.5

2.0
2.5
4.5
6.7
1.9
1.7

189.311
165.574
146.439
189.755
104.343
219.386

-.3
-2.6
-3.2
-5.5
.9
2.2

1.4
2.6
5.3
7.2
2.2
.2

194.635
167.697
144.160
193.159
106.139
226.157

.8
.5
-.2
.4
-.9
1.1

2.0
3.0
5.0
7.9
.8
1.0

226.494
212.750
165.275
211.270
197.863
253.049
272.559
236.340
232.768
235.754

.5
-.3
.2
.1
-.9
-1.8
.3
-16.4
2.3
2.6

2.1
3.1
4.3
2.7
6.2
4.1
1.7
22.9
.5
.7

181.239
187.306
148.489
196.577
190.885
222.059
203.547
200.590
188.750
185.982

-.6
-1.8
-2.9
-3.6
-4.9
.0
1.8
-15.4
2.1
3.2

1.3
1.4
5.0
2.7
6.7
-.7
.0
5.9
.9
1.5

189.700
193.015
145.646
205.835
193.403
233.927
216.036
192.429
196.141
191.089

.7
.6
.0
.9
.5
.9
1.1
-14.2
2.6
2.9

2.0
2.4
4.7
3.7
7.1
1.3
1.0
11.6
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 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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

216.730
640.505

-0.6

1.4

0.9

2.2

-

-

208.803
667.513

0.3

-

219.977
357.395

-0.7

-

-

-

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

222.820
220.473
227.514
208.423
236.421

-1.2
-1.4
-3.8
2.2
1.6

-1.2
-1.3
-2.8
.8
1.5

224.521
226.624
223.377
232.432
194.692

-.7
-.7
-3.2
2.9
-.7

-.3
-.3
-1.0
.9
-.6

219.137
222.208
219.752
226.960
195.355

.5
.2
-1.8
2.3
3.2

.0
-.2
-1.5
1.1
1.8

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

237.527
261.576
280.419
254.194
237.661
227.319
227.018
268.504
174.515
126.287

-.3
-.2
.4
-.4
-.1
-3.8
-3.3
7.7
-25.5
-.9

-.3
-.7
-.5
-.9
5.4
4.7
4.7
4.3
5.9
-1.2

226.176
247.214
236.396
241.470
179.363
164.427
162.137
158.610
201.346
175.473

-.7
-1.0
-1.7
-.6
.5
-1.2
-.7
-.4
-21.6
-1.2

-1.1
-1.4
-1.3
-1.4
1.2
-.2
-.1
.0
-9.2
-3.1

205.884
249.774
218.669
227.030
185.569
158.904
163.139
175.458
133.778
104.587

-.8
1.9
1.8
2.2
-11.2
-11.9
-12.3
2.2
-31.0
-3.1

.5
1.5
1.2
1.6
-3.6
-3.5
-3.7
.4
-10.5
-1.1

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

106.042

.5

-.2

147.140

-8.4

-.6

130.030

1.5

3.0

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

186.050
182.305
233.073
228.980
229.247
217.117
219.580

-2.5
-2.0
-10.2
-9.8
-10.1
-9.3
-9.2

8.5
8.8
26.4
26.6
27.3
26.0
25.0

192.215
192.601
235.789
233.766
233.730
218.103
229.116

-2.1
-2.2
-14.3
-14.1
-14.2
-13.9
-13.8

7.6
7.6
20.9
21.0
21.4
20.8
19.7

179.139
175.262
226.849
225.261
229.079
236.767
196.091

-4.6
-4.5
-18.8
-18.1
-18.2
-18.1
-17.1

7.4
7.7
18.4
18.4
18.5
18.8
17.2

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

362.103

3.7

1.6

365.927

2.0

1.0

384.275

9.4

4.3

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

106.087

-5.0

-2.7

111.039

-.5

-1.4

106.421

2.2

1.3

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

128.753

2.4

1.0

120.976

1.4

2.3

124.312

2.7

1.9

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

345.454

4.4

1.8

294.162

9.2

6.2

370.736

11.5

5.2

216.730
172.046
143.529
181.802
106.871
263.751

-.6
-1.8
-2.1
-3.8
.1
.2

1.4
3.0
5.4
9.3
1.0
.2

219.977
188.863
167.117
196.819
132.144
248.643

-.7
-2.4
-3.6
-4.8
-1.7
.4

.9
2.8
5.3
9.4
-.1
-.2

208.803
170.545
145.592
196.844
98.957
256.473

.3
-1.0
-1.9
-2.7
-.6
1.4

2.2
3.3
5.6
9.3
.1
1.4

211.472
198.954
147.732
204.566
188.103
242.499
256.687
234.615
216.381
215.636

-.8
-.8
-2.0
-2.5
-3.5
.9
.0
-8.5
.2
.5

1.4
2.5
5.3
3.8
8.8
1.6
.1
19.2
.0
.2

213.754
207.086
167.846
212.445
195.941
231.634
238.591
191.073
223.647
223.084

-.8
-.6
-3.5
-2.6
-4.6
2.5
.4
-9.1
.2
.4

.9
2.3
5.2
3.7
9.0
1.6
-.2
10.8
.0
.1

202.488
195.135
147.717
209.544
195.926
234.979
246.592
194.778
211.057
209.413

-.3
-.2
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
1.1
.7
-15.7
2.4
2.9

2.1
2.5
5.4
4.2
8.6
1.4
1.1
7.0
1.7
2.1

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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

202.597
635.874

-0.1

2.1

1.6

1.9

-

-

224.814
653.010

0.1

-

233.158
663.857

0.3

-

-

-

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

236.375
230.829
223.009
243.447
286.891

-.5
-1.2
-2.8
1.9
5.4

-.4
-.9
-2.1
.9
3.6

225.213
224.780
221.653
234.142
229.910

.2
.1
-1.4
2.3
2.1

-.5
-.6
-1.5
.7
1.3

208.151
207.050
215.842
187.222
215.503

-.3
-.4
-2.4
1.9
2.4

-.9
-1.0
-1.3
.2
.2

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

189.629
211.101
213.972
211.527
178.140
165.430
167.760
205.514
132.841
137.189

.8
2.9
2.7
4.1
-11.6
-12.5
-12.1
5.0
-33.4
.5

1.6
2.2
1.1
2.8
.3
.8
.7
4.3
-5.7
-1.7

252.561
305.620
305.842
286.214
192.698
194.740
196.152
188.560
203.472
114.860

.3
1.7
2.5
1.7
-7.3
-8.5
-5.3
1.4
-17.6
-3.3

.3
.4
.5
.3
1.4
1.0
.4
5.1
-8.7
-2.1

235.776
285.137
259.763
255.723
210.785
188.529
206.684
202.720
202.567
119.118

.5
2.0
1.0
2.6
-5.8
-8.0
-5.2
.6
-18.9
-.5

1.2
1.8
.8
2.3
.0
.1
-.9
2.6
-9.8
-1.8

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

122.211

3.1

.8

109.188

2.9

3.4

107.338

7.5

3.2

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

176.163
167.526
205.285
208.014
211.983
207.372
238.575

-4.5
-4.6
-15.0
-13.9
-13.6
-15.3
-14.0

6.7
7.1
19.9
20.0
20.3
19.6
18.4

195.151
186.682
208.755
208.221
209.959
210.029
205.696

-2.7
-3.1
-14.1
-13.8
-13.6
-14.2
-14.3

8.8
9.2
26.2
26.5
27.1
25.6
24.2

193.072
192.037
232.011
228.895
228.886
224.836
217.994

-5.0
-4.6
-17.3
-16.6
-16.7
-17.1
-15.9

8.0
8.4
24.2
24.9
25.8
23.6
22.4

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

409.544

5.6

1.6

369.238

1.1

.6

410.918

.8

-.5

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

109.735

-5.6

-1.7

113.646

1.0

.1

120.277

-.5

-.7

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

122.173

2.6

1.6

131.422

2.5

1.2

123.353

2.2

.3

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

368.186

6.8

3.8

412.163

5.1

2.8

433.367

9.6

4.5

202.597
173.816
145.671
182.466
109.660
232.988

-.1
-1.6
-2.0
-3.0
-.6
.9

2.1
3.3
4.9
7.7
1.6
1.5

233.158
180.085
149.284
180.127
104.724
286.528

.3
-1.7
-3.0
-3.8
-1.2
1.6

1.6
2.9
5.5
8.1
.4
.8

224.814
175.783
153.563
179.868
114.834
282.909

.1
-1.7
-2.6
-3.5
-.7
1.3

1.9
2.9
5.4
8.1
.6
1.2

195.308
200.282
150.839
207.852
189.447
240.633
220.395
189.106
207.793
203.686

-.4
-1.5
-1.7
-2.0
-2.5
-1.4
.5
-13.9
1.7
2.1

2.2
2.2
4.9
4.1
7.4
.7
1.5
10.7
1.3
1.6

227.951
206.429
152.268
204.357
183.095
239.594
279.502
201.791
238.035
242.112

.3
-.5
-2.8
-1.8
-3.6
1.4
1.6
-11.1
1.6
1.9

1.6
2.3
5.3
3.5
7.8
1.5
.8
11.2
.7
1.0

218.111
207.850
155.943
196.255
182.462
254.208
273.351
201.285
229.094
235.552

.1
-.8
-2.4
-2.0
-3.2
.5
1.4
-12.4
2.0
2.5

2.0
1.9
5.2
3.6
7.7
.5
1.4
9.6
1.2
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 .............................................
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

117.577

-1.4

0.9

1.7

1.9

-

-

-

211.950
610.846

0.7

-

207.228
616.330

0.6

-

-

-

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

126.678
126.920
130.611
120.430
123.103

-1.7
-1.9
-3.7
.8
1.1

-.9
-1.0
-1.8
.4
1.7

218.950
217.450
211.623
226.601
228.491

1.8
1.7
-.5
4.1
2.8

.2
.1
-1.5
1.0
1.6

201.349
201.907
191.800
218.469
198.904

.1
.2
-3.4
4.4
-1.1

-.8
-.6
-2.2
1.6
-3.4

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

116.442
112.824
115.384
112.021
149.017
158.610
158.453
169.017
127.848
108.818

-1.9
-3.0
-1.9
-3.4
4.5
3.2
3.4
4.4
-1.2
-2.6

-1.4
-2.4
-1.9
-2.5
4.9
7.8
7.8
10.2
-2.7
-2.4

195.264
203.255
200.417
211.550
235.694
225.160
221.128
172.434
243.446
140.518

-.5
1.8
.8
2.5
-11.4
-14.6
-13.8
2.0
-34.5
2.5

.1
1.6
.5
1.3
-5.4
-6.4
-7.8
-.6
-19.7
-.6

207.131
229.950
233.476
242.917
233.086
195.391
236.519
259.251
209.511
113.307

2.1
1.6
2.2
1.7
4.6
4.6
5.4
6.4
2.4
2.6

.4
.4
.3
.3
.1
-.9
-1.0
.6
-5.6
-.2

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

111.532

4.8

2.8

156.452

3.1

2.3

109.169

-1.7

1.1

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

110.213
109.980
214.624
216.081
219.750
213.915
207.340

-5.7
-5.9
-21.2
-20.7
-21.1
-19.2
-20.1

8.4
8.6
22.2
22.9
23.2
23.9
19.9

174.786
176.922
233.015
235.965
232.345
253.135
232.898

-3.7
-3.5
-14.8
-13.9
-14.7
-12.6
-11.5

6.6
6.9
22.2
22.8
23.3
22.1
21.3

202.364
201.172
236.965
240.122
237.898
204.457
224.661

-2.9
-2.8
-14.8
-13.9
-14.1
-13.6
-12.9

9.0
9.2
24.3
25.0
25.4
23.8
22.8

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

139.423

5.1

1.1

364.171

3.6

2.7

435.053

7.7

2.1

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

108.106

.8

-1.3

115.347

3.4

.9

107.089

-5.8

-3.5

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

114.970

.7

.5

130.325

2.1

1.4

108.457

1.0

.8

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

136.900

6.8

-.1

416.446

9.7

4.0

452.995

11.5

6.1

117.577
112.964
105.974
137.170
82.639
121.879

-1.4
-2.8
-3.5
-5.8
.4
-.2

.9
2.6
5.0
7.8
1.0
-.5

207.228
190.505
172.295
225.016
115.829
228.465

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

1.7
2.8
4.6
6.7
1.3
.7

211.950
170.019
153.751
186.215
121.179
259.396

.7
-.9
-1.5
-3.6
1.5
1.9

1.9
3.9
6.9
10.9
2.1
.5

116.587
119.880
106.411
131.108
135.842
132.340
120.188
185.632
113.188
110.591

-1.7
-.7
-3.3
-3.7
-5.5
3.2
-.5
-11.6
-.1
.4

.9
2.2
4.9
3.1
7.5
1.6
-.6
15.1
-.5
-.4

201.668
209.250
175.255
223.839
227.047
224.902
220.831
230.021
204.651
202.029

.4
.1
-.2
.2
-1.0
-.6
.6
-14.7
2.5
2.7

1.7
1.8
4.5
3.3
6.3
-.3
.5
6.1
1.3
1.6

204.395
206.917
155.009
193.825
185.848
277.602
248.598
212.507
213.747
216.574

.3
.1
-1.5
-1.8
-3.5
2.1
1.4
-8.9
1.7
2.0

1.9
2.7
6.4
4.6
9.8
.7
.4
14.1
.7
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)

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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

198.902
585.180

0.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

-

-

221.109
673.294

0.8

-

228.687
737.476

0.8

-

-

-

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

210.186
209.531
198.564
226.479
200.694

1.0
.9
-.7
3.2
2.3

-.5
-.6
-2.0
.8
1.2

221.641
217.377
201.213
241.089
260.837

-.6
-1.1
-2.9
.6
2.8

-1.1
-1.2
-2.0
-.9
-.4

225.962
226.071
221.811
231.571
228.005

.2
.2
-3.0
4.2
.0

-.4
-.4
-1.5
1.5
-.4

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

192.862
214.869
193.096
205.027
190.721
178.470
183.047
160.060
191.035
128.925

.0
.9
.7
1.5
-3.6
-4.8
-4.3
6.9
-18.1
-.8

.6
.4
-.3
.8
2.9
8.4
8.5
17.5
-3.3
-1.1

245.114
261.849
298.952
271.051
233.790
203.607
200.439
186.214
167.376
178.547

1.7
1.0
1.7
.9
10.9
11.8
12.5
15.8
-18.6
.3

-.2
-.2
.3
-.2
1.6
.5
.5
.1
5.5
-2.0

245.953
270.951
298.468
252.025
262.963
281.640
281.606
303.407
212.699
138.055

1.1
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.1
-.7
-.3
8.7
-24.6
1.1

.2
-.2
.2
.0
4.9
3.9
3.8
4.4
1.8
-.5

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

134.771

5.2

1.5

127.012

2.2

-.7

108.583

-.8

-4.5

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

179.452
178.777
230.916
228.037
220.945
263.504
225.654

-2.2
-2.3
-16.9
-16.5
-16.8
-16.5
-15.4

6.9
6.7
20.1
20.0
20.5
18.8
17.8

193.591
189.368
234.538
235.939
245.054
202.820
240.316

-2.5
-2.5
-10.3
-9.9
-10.0
-9.5
-9.8

9.8
9.8
25.2
25.3
25.8
24.0
23.6

173.297
167.094
226.939
227.433
227.803
211.659
214.077

-1.8
-1.6
-11.9
-10.9
-11.0
-10.7
-11.0

7.4
7.9
26.6
27.1
27.3
26.7
26.2

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

363.078

4.7

1.7

384.538

2.3

.9

372.838

4.9

.9

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

112.642

-10.4

-7.4

150.546

-1.5

-1.6

105.047

2.0

.8

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

132.189

4.3

2.8

118.486

6.6

4.2

133.074

3.3

1.6

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

300.284

11.2

3.2

369.458

7.1

.2

378.811

5.1

1.7

198.902
175.131
156.215
197.870
116.241
228.016

.3
-.1
-.7
-1.2
.0
.6

1.6
2.6
4.5
8.2
-.5
.7

228.687
188.702
169.686
190.918
148.204
265.954

.8
-.7
-.7
-2.5
1.8
2.0

1.4
3.0
6.1
9.9
1.5
.2

221.109
173.644
142.010
173.693
110.462
268.000

.8
-1.0
-1.9
-4.1
1.1
2.1

1.3
2.3
4.4
7.1
1.2
.7

192.117
195.031
158.378
203.805
198.660
231.559
216.374
200.805
200.932
199.036

.1
.0
-.6
-.2
-1.0
.3
.4
-11.5
1.6
1.8

1.6
2.0
4.3
3.8
7.6
1.1
.7
14.2
.3
.5

222.627
216.903
173.571
208.179
197.650
253.542
255.418
224.295
229.568
232.433

.8
.7
-.4
-1.5
-1.8
3.8
2.0
-4.4
1.4
2.0

1.4
2.3
5.5
3.5
8.4
1.0
.2
16.3
.1
.4

215.975
201.876
145.143
201.821
176.687
245.068
261.472
249.864
221.766
221.256

.6
.6
-1.8
-1.7
-3.9
3.5
1.9
-8.4
1.6
1.9

1.4
2.2
4.2
2.7
6.6
2.0
.7
17.9
.2
.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)
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
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

2nd half
2009

2nd half 1st half
2008
2009

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

221.463
656.861

0.3

0.7

1.7

140.641

0.5

2.1

-

191.072
191.072

0.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

225.606
226.053
221.222
236.206
224.377

-1.4
-1.8
-3.7
.6
2.4

-2.1
-2.4
-4.2
-1.1
1.3

194.369
192.882
190.558
197.628
193.623

-.1
.0
-1.4
2.2
-.5

-.6
-.5
-.5
-.8
-2.6

137.995
139.019
134.333
142.372
123.246

.5
.3
-1.6
1.7
2.7

.0
-.1
-.8
.4
2.4

Housing 4 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................
Electricity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service ...............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

229.158
252.341
257.948
262.186
204.542
200.192
234.039
235.934
202.122
163.396

.8
.7
.8
.9
1.7
-1.2
-.1
.6
-2.5
-2.5

-1.0
-1.0
-.8
-1.1
-.8
-1.7
-1.4
1.0
-9.3
-2.5

187.529
203.464
200.921
214.488
197.405
169.340
167.738
170.556
238.222
119.479

-.6
-1.3
-.8
-1.1
3.1
4.6
4.8
10.1
-21.8
1.1

-.8
-.4
-.5
-.3
-3.6
-4.7
-4.7
-3.4
-13.2
.7

155.661
159.039
170.160
156.332
187.183
189.507
186.467
192.319
137.844
97.100

1.4
2.5
3.5
2.5
-3.2
-4.6
-4.1
1.8
-28.5
.2

.8
.9
1.3
.9
2.9
1.1
1.2
3.1
-8.4
-2.3

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

138.799

1.9

-2.1

138.613

7.4

-2.2

92.897

-.5

-1.9

Transportation 4 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................

205.084
210.290
298.996
305.860
335.421
237.196
272.504

-.9
-.9
-12.4
-11.7
-11.8
-11.3
-10.7

6.7
6.9
19.9
20.2
20.5
19.7
18.9

182.253
185.118
271.188
266.348
263.932
233.623
263.197

-1.7
-1.5
-17.8
-17.5
-18.0
-16.2
-16.0

8.7
9.0
21.9
22.0
22.6
21.1
20.2

128.010
127.863
211.959
212.004
214.578
211.381
211.742

-3.5
-3.5
-17.0
-16.9
-17.0
-16.9
-16.4

9.5
9.6
23.9
23.9
24.7
22.6
22.3

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

342.366

2.6

.7

302.096

-.3

-1.0

142.819

1.4

.9

Recreation 11 ..........................................................................

99.082

-.4

-.3

109.486

1.1

-.4

114.982

.7

1.0

Education and communication 11 ...........................................

125.965

2.4

1.1

124.000

5.5

3.9

122.729

.8

.9

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

377.984

3.3

1.5

295.607

24.1

17.5

189.073

9.1

3.0

221.463
183.655
161.783
201.870
124.591
260.465

.3
-2.1
-2.4
-4.8
.9
1.9

.7
2.0
4.4
6.8
1.4
.0

191.072
167.879
152.294
213.153
101.255
213.718

.7
1.0
1.6
.1
3.4
.5

1.7
3.9
6.6
10.5
2.3
.0

140.641
122.048
113.788
142.409
84.873
155.289

.5
-1.9
-3.1
-5.4
.3
1.9

2.1
3.5
5.3
8.0
1.8
1.3

216.409
210.806
163.720
212.193
202.795
247.460
252.207
257.201
221.394
219.697

.2
.0
-2.2
-3.2
-4.3
3.2
1.8
-9.0
1.3
1.8

.7
1.6
4.2
2.2
6.4
1.0
-.1
11.9
-.2
.2

185.917
187.209
155.860
203.576
213.930
224.460
205.316
212.811
188.084
187.354

.7
1.8
1.5
.0
.0
3.2
.6
-8.3
1.7
2.1

1.9
2.9
6.3
4.6
9.6
.7
.1
7.4
1.0
1.3

140.460
132.336
114.226
138.524
140.747
152.070
156.087
198.829
135.279
135.353

.5
-.6
-2.9
-2.7
-4.9
1.2
1.9
-10.3
2.0
2.2

2.1
3.0
5.2
4.1
7.6
2.3
1.4
9.8
1.0
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 .............................................

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 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010. The
expenditure class will include weight from secondary residences, and will be re-titled
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum Owners’ equivalent rent of
primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be published
as well.
9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.