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

Contents

Page

Consumer Price Movements, September 2011 ............................................................................................
Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) News Release Tables ..........................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................

1
3
4
112

CPI–U

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

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Table

Page

Table

Page

1

5

6

25

2
3
4
5

7
9
16
23

7
8
9

27
29
35

24

69

27

87

25

73

28

91

26

80

29

97

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

41
42
44
46
50
51
52

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table

Page

P1
P2
P3
P4

103
104
105
106

1C
24C

108
109

25C

110

26C

111

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

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

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

Release date

October
November
December

November 16
December 16
January 19, 2012

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2011
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.9 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
Increases in energy and food indexes were the main cause of the seasonally adjusted all items increase. The gasoline index
continued to rise, and indexes for electricity and natural gas increased as well. Broad increases in food indexes also continued in
September, with the food at home index rising 0.6 percent for the third month in a row and no major grocery store food group
indexes declining.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in September, its smallest increase since March. The index for
apparel declined in September after a series of sharp increases, and the indexes for used cars and recreation turned down as well. The
indexes for new vehicles and household furnishings and operations were both flat. The shelter index rose, but posted its smallest
increase since April, while the indexes for medical care, airline fares, and tobacco all increased.
The 12-month change in the all items index, which was 3.8 percent in August, edged up to 3.9 percent in September. The 12month change for all items less food and energy remained at 2.0 percent for the second straight month. The energy index has risen
19.3 percent over the last year, while the food index has increased 4.7 percent.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Mar.
2011

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

Apr.
2011

May
2011

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Sep. 2011

0.5
.8
1.1
.3
3.5
5.5
5.6
6.2
.2
.7
-1.4
.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

3.9
4.7
6.3
2.6
19.3
32.8
33.3
33.4
2.1
2.7
.2
2.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.0
3.6
5.1
3.5
3.0
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.8

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Consumer Price Index Data for September 2011
Food
The food index, which rose 0.5 percent in August, increased 0.4 percent in September. The index for food at home repeated its
July and August increase of 0.6 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages was unchanged, while the remaining major grocery
store food groups all posted increases. The dairy and related products index rose the most, increasing 1.2 percent, followed by 0.9

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percent increases in both the cereals and bakery products index and the fruits and vegetables index. Within the latter group, the
indexes for apples and tomatoes both posted significant increases. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.4 percent as the
index for eggs rose sharply, and the index for other food at home rose 0.6 percent. The food at home index has now risen 6.3 percent
over the past 12 months with the dairy index up 10.2 percent over that period. After rising 0.4 percent in August, the index for food
away from home increased 0.2 percent in September and has risen 2.6 percent over the last 12 months.

Energy
The energy index rose 2.0 percent in September after a 1.2 percent increase in August. The gasoline index, which was up 1.9
percent in August, rose 2.9 percent in September. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.7 percent in September.) Over
the past 12 months, the gasoline index has increased 33.3 percent. The household energy index also rose in September, advancing
0.7 percent after a 0.4 percent increase in August. The electricity index advanced 0.7 percent while index for natural gas rose 0.8
percent; the fuel oil index declined 0.7 percent. Over the past year, the household energy index has increased 3.7 percent. The
electricity index has risen 2.7 percent and the index for natural gas has increased 0.2 percent, while the fuel oil index has risen
sharply, increasing 33.4 percent.

All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in September, a deceleration from recent months. Several
factors contributed to the smaller increase in September. The apparel index, which had risen over one percent for four months in a
row, declined 1.1 percent in September. The index for used cars and trucks also turned down, falling 0.6 percent after a long series
of increases, and the recreation index declined 0.1 percent after rising in August. The shelter index decelerated, increasing 0.1
percent in September following a 0.3 percent increase in July and a 0.2 percent increase in August. The rent index increased 0.2
percent while the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.1 percent and the lodging away from home index declined 0.7
percent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.3 percent in August, was unchanged in September, and
the index for new vehicles was unchanged for the third month in a row. In contrast the medical care index continued to increase,
rising 0.2 percent for the fifth month in a row. The indexes for airline fares, tobacco, and personal care all increased as well.
After increasing steadily through most of the year, the 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy remained
at 2.0 percent for the second month in a row. The shelter index has increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months. The index for
medical care has risen 2.8 percent while the apparel index has increased 3.5 percent. The new vehicles index has increased 3.6
percent and the index for used cars and trucks has increased 5.1 percent.

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
226.889 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 4.4 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 223.688 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.7 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index increased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are
subject to revision.

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

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Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) News Release Tables
In August 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) restructured the text of the CPI news release to focus on the price
movements of three broad expenditure categories; namely Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Table A within the CPI
news release text was also updated in August 2009 to reflect this new structure. Before August 2009, the text of the CPI news
release had focused on eight CPI 'major groups' (Food and beverages; Housing; Apparel; Transportation; Medical care; Recreation;
Education and communication; and Other goods and services).
While the text of the CPI news release was restructured in 2009, seven additional CPI news release tables continued to be
published using the eight major groups. BLS is redesigning these news release tables, to reflect the focus on Food, Energy, and All
items less food and energy. Within these three broad categories, CPI item series will be further divided into commodities and
services.
A mock-up of the new CPI news release tables can be found at http://beta.bls.gov/cpi/redesigned_cpi_tables/cpiprmockup.htm.
Comments or questions about these new tables can be forwarded to cpi_info@bls.gov. The public comment period runs through
October 31, 2011.
Beyond the redesign in the structure of the CPI news release tables, several other improvements to these tables have been made:
The new Table 1 gives a summary of the index series which typically contribute to changes in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
The new Table 2 will show the full publication stub using the new structure for the CPI-U, including 11 new items series that
were created to augment the redesign in the publication structure.
Table 3 will show aggregate item series (e.g., Transportation) that do not fall under the Food, Energy, and All items less food
and energy structure.
Table 4 will show the All items indexes at the local, regional, and city-size class levels. Table 5 will show the Chained Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), and presents a history of annual percentage changes in the C-CPI-U compared to
the CPI-U.
Table 6 will focus on 1-month seasonally adjusted changes in the CPI-U, while table 7 will focus on 12-month not seasonally
adjusted changes. Tables 6 and 7 will present three additional pieces of data to help users better interpret index changes. First, these
tables will show the effect each item has on the price change for All items. For example, if the effect of food is 0.4, and the index for
All items increased 1.2 percent, it can be said that increases in food prices accounted for 0.4 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, of the increase in
overall prices for that period. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged, the All items index only would have increased 0.8
percent (or 1.2 percent for All items, minus the 0.4 effect for Food). Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of
food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher
(or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged.
Second, standard errors for percent changes will be shown on tables 6 and 7. Confidence intervals for statistics can be created
using standard errors; e.g., roughly 95% confidence intervals can be constructed using two standard errors. For example, if an item
increased 3.7 percent, and its standard error was 0.6 percent, the 95% confidence interval for that price change can be said to be 3.7
percent plus or minus two standard errors, or 3.7 percent plus or minus 1.2 percent.
Each item series in tables 6 and 7 will show the last time that item had a price change as large (or as small) as the percent change
published that period. For example, if bananas rose 3.7 percent and that was its largest increase since November 2007, that would be
noted in the new tables.
In addition, most of the existing tables show the relative importance, or weight, of each item category as of the previous
December. The relative importance columns in the new tables will be improved in that they will be updated monthly to reflect the
change in relative prices over time.
Finally, there will no longer be any news release tables that focus on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W). That said, the CPI-W All items index level and percent changes will still be noted in the text of the news
release.

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

Percent
6
All
Items

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

0
All Items Less
Food and Energy

-1

-1

-2

-2

-3
2001

-3
2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

4

2007

2008

2009

2010

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

100.000

226.545
678.628

226.889
679.658

3.9

0.2

0.5

0.4

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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

229.490
229.554
228.354
262.970
225.651
216.720
282.579
168.268
200.054
209.780
223.509
212.114
125.193
232.513
163.468
227.126

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

4.5
4.7
6.3
5.6
7.5
10.2
6.7
4.0
4.7
5.4
11.3
3.6
2.4
2.6
2.0
1.4

.4
.4
.6
.4
.7
1.2
1.5
.0
.1
1.7
.6
-.2
-.1
.2
-.1
.1

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

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

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

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

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

220.506
252.546
254.003
145.100
260.178
260.159
127.581
226.493
200.144
335.995
201.564
180.762
125.138
152.066

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

1.8
1.7
2.1
3.3
1.5
1.5
1.0
4.0
3.7
25.9
2.1
5.1
.4
1.1

.0
.0
.2
-3.3
.1
.1
.3
.0
-.2
-.4
-.1
.4
-.1
-.1

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

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

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

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

3.601
.882
1.520
.192
.700

121.547
114.399
107.780
114.563
127.500

125.272
116.602
113.304
116.615
130.921

3.5
3.9
3.7
1.9
1.3

3.1
1.9
5.1
1.8
2.7

1.2
1.7
1.4
3.6
.0

1.1
-.2
2.1
.8
.6

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

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

17.308
16.082
6.333
3.513
2.055
5.079
4.865
.408
1.172
1.227

216.057
211.315
101.524
142.327
155.823
311.962
311.269
145.537
253.337
272.949

215.198
210.513
100.988
142.334
153.586
309.745
309.018
145.646
255.244
271.199

11.8
12.2
3.6
3.6
5.1
33.2
33.3
5.7
2.4
7.4

-.4
-.4
-.5
.0
-1.4
-.7
-.7
.1
.8
-.6

1.5
1.6
.1
.0
.7
4.6
4.7
.2
.1
-.2

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

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

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

6.627
1.633
4.994
2.830

400.874
324.395
424.546
336.378

401.605
325.130
425.258
336.461

2.8
3.0
2.8
1.9

.2
.2
.2
.0

.2
.0
.3
.2

.2
.1
.3
.2

.2
.2
.2
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

1.703

643.600

645.026

4.9

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.1

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

6.293
1.816

113.592
98.222

113.440
98.491

.3
-.1

-.1
.3

-.1
.5

.1
-.4

-.1
.4

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

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

132.028
210.266
530.785
604.798
83.077
79.687
101.006
8.960
66.753

132.627
212.348
538.887
610.562
83.017
79.625
101.084
8.912
65.796

1.1
4.4
5.9
4.3
-1.9
-2.3
-1.5
-4.6
-12.9

.5
1.0
1.5
1.0
-.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-1.4

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

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

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

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

3.497
.906
2.591
.671
.638
1.055

387.053
837.427
208.199
159.017
230.779
364.545

388.627
843.141
208.843
160.162
230.974
365.351

1.3
2.4
.9
-.5
.3
2.6

.4
.7
.3
.7
.1
.2

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

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

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

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

185.566
229.490
161.621
210.546
121.547
270.809
113.799
267.271
263.152
127.581
201.564
180.762
152.066
268.940
424.546
315.791

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

6.7
4.5
8.1
12.2
3.5
15.0
1.8
2.0
1.7
1.0
2.1
5.1
1.1
3.2
2.8
1.6

.2
.4
.1
.6
3.1
-.2
-.5
.1
.0
.3
-.1
.4
-.1
.0
.2
.3

.9
.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.5
.1
.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
.1
-.1
.3
.2

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

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

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

226.092
218.952
217.955
164.059
211.642
265.656
220.958
292.871
255.085
251.706
225.797
225.874
146.159
315.330
274.038
$ .441
$ .147

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

3.7
4.9
3.9
7.8
11.5
13.8
8.4
2.3
1.9
19.3
2.4
2.0
2.0
32.8
2.0

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

.5
.6
.5
1.2
1.4
1.4
.9
.1
.1
2.8
.3
.2
.3
4.3
.2

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

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

-

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

224.304

225.425

226.268

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

227.585
227.493
225.818
259.833
223.561
212.286
282.217
166.866
197.027
207.672
219.368
208.810
123.692
231.097
162.494
227.306

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

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

218.770
251.267
252.683
141.840
259.023
259.009
127.155
219.939
193.171
340.775
193.669
179.574
124.813
151.730

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

226.955

3.3

6.1

1.5

4.8

4.7

3.1

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

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

1.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
2.9
6.2
5.4
-3.1
-.1
1.2
3.4
-.9
1.0
1.1
1.5
.8

7.1
7.5
11.2
5.7
13.5
8.4
23.3
10.4
7.1
4.8
25.8
4.8
.8
2.8
3.0
1.6

4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
9.0
12.4
-10.2
6.3
5.1
4.3
9.2
4.6
3.4
3.2
1.5
3.4

5.3
5.7
7.4
7.8
5.0
14.1
11.0
2.7
7.0
11.4
7.9
6.0
4.4
3.4
2.1
.0

4.3
4.5
6.5
3.8
8.1
7.3
14.0
3.5
3.4
3.0
14.1
1.9
.9
2.0
2.3
1.2

4.7
4.9
6.1
7.5
7.0
13.2
-.1
4.5
6.0
7.8
8.6
5.3
3.9
3.3
1.8
1.7

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

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

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

1.1
1.2
2.0
-2.8
1.1
1.1
-1.4
3.2
2.7
58.0
-.6
5.1
-1.5
.8

1.9
1.3
1.7
-1.0
1.3
1.3
-1.0
7.1
7.2
73.2
2.8
6.7
.2
-.3

1.7
1.9
1.2
25.8
1.3
1.3
4.2
.8
-.1
-1.3
.0
4.3
1.4
3.2

2.6
2.3
3.5
-6.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
4.9
5.2
-6.9
6.4
4.1
1.4
.6

1.5
1.2
1.9
-1.9
1.2
1.2
-1.2
5.2
5.0
65.4
1.1
5.9
-.6
.3

2.1
2.1
2.3
8.7
1.8
1.8
3.3
2.9
2.5
-4.1
3.1
4.2
1.4
1.9

122.037
115.111
108.838
111.560
129.051

123.562
117.114
110.363
115.598
129.026

124.934
116.898
112.690
116.559
129.766

123.529
116.635
110.218
116.253
129.833

-.4
-3.3
.4
-1.6
-3.3

-1.5
-2.3
-2.3
-12.7
1.0

11.5
17.1
12.4
6.6
5.0

5.0
5.4
5.2
17.9
2.4

-.9
-2.8
-1.0
-7.3
-1.2

8.2
11.1
8.7
12.1
3.7

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

210.317
205.663
100.992
143.501
150.707
290.494
289.077
144.618
252.529
266.349

213.484
209.018
101.140
143.549
151.827
303.903
302.520
144.960
252.769
265.862

215.052
210.575
101.297
143.572
153.211
309.112
308.398
145.537
253.337
267.455

217.280
212.785
101.095
143.509
152.354
318.141
317.446
145.646
255.244
269.718

15.1
15.1
-1.8
-1.7
-2.3
57.0
59.5
4.2
1.5
15.2

23.9
24.1
4.5
6.4
2.5
74.8
71.2
4.3
1.1
21.4

-3.1
-2.6
11.6
10.1
16.8
-20.2
-20.5
11.7
2.8
-9.5

13.9
14.6
.4
.0
4.4
43.9
45.4
2.9
4.4
5.2

19.4
19.5
1.3
2.3
.1
65.6
65.2
4.2
1.3
18.2

5.0
5.6
5.9
5.0
10.5
7.1
7.5
7.2
3.6
-2.5

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

399.500
324.102
422.741
335.125

400.468
324.159
424.076
335.831

401.431
324.395
425.328
336.426

402.269
325.130
426.192
336.855

2.3
1.8
2.5
1.9

2.9
7.1
1.6
2.3

3.2
1.8
3.7
1.4

2.8
1.3
3.3
2.1

2.6
4.4
2.0
2.1

3.0
1.5
3.5
1.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

641.042

643.675

647.003

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

113.448
97.922

113.332
98.435

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

131.300
207.115
527.674
595.349
83.391
80.004
101.204
9.049
69.430

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

647.688

5.7

2.3

7.7

4.2

4.0

5.9

113.461
98.047

113.379
98.421

-1.2
-2.8

1.8
2.5

.8
-2.2

-.2
2.1

.3
-.2

.3
-.1

131.598
208.477
528.975
599.439
83.235
79.846
100.961
9.043
69.089

131.685
209.073
528.860
601.281
83.112
79.722
101.006
8.975
67.192

131.772
209.477
535.859
601.966
83.064
79.673
101.084
8.933
66.391

.0
4.0
6.5
3.8
-3.6
-3.8
-3.4
-4.9
-11.6

1.8
5.2
6.6
5.1
-1.4
-2.3
-1.9
-3.5
-14.3

1.2
3.9
4.1
3.9
-1.3
-1.4
-.2
-4.9
-9.3

1.4
4.6
6.4
4.5
-1.6
-1.6
-.5
-5.0
-16.4

.9
4.6
6.6
4.4
-2.5
-3.1
-2.7
-4.2
-13.0

1.3
4.3
5.2
4.2
-1.4
-1.5
-.3
-5.0
-12.9

386.068
828.860
208.232
160.163
230.614
361.765

386.568
833.067
208.228
159.763
230.454
363.086

387.673
837.427
208.649
159.017
230.779
364.537

388.859
843.141
209.012
160.162
230.974
364.789

.8
1.9
.4
-.8
-.3
2.6

.6
1.5
.2
.8
-.2
1.7

.9
-.9
1.5
-2.0
1.0
2.8

2.9
7.1
1.5
.0
.6
3.4

.7
1.7
.3
.0
-.3
2.2

1.9
3.0
1.5
-1.0
.8
3.1

183.042
227.585
158.934
206.462
122.037
263.361
113.560
265.318
261.396
127.155
193.669
179.574
151.730
267.700
422.741
313.917

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

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

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

6.0
1.5
8.8
16.5
-.4
22.3
-3.0
1.4
2.6
-1.4
-.6
5.1
.8
4.2
2.5
.7

12.6
7.1
15.9
23.3
-1.5
32.0
3.1
2.1
-.3
-1.0
2.8
6.7
-.3
6.4
1.6
2.0

.9
4.0
-.8
-2.5
11.5
-7.2
7.6
1.8
1.6
4.2
.0
4.3
3.2
.3
3.7
1.7

8.1
5.3
9.7
13.0
5.0
16.6
-.3
2.6
2.9
2.4
6.4
4.1
.6
2.1
3.3
1.9

9.3
4.3
12.3
19.8
-.9
27.1
.0
1.8
1.1
-1.2
1.1
5.9
.3
5.3
2.0
1.3

4.4
4.7
4.3
5.0
8.2
4.0
3.6
2.2
2.2
3.3
3.1
4.2
1.9
1.2
3.5
1.8

223.822
216.303
215.700
161.441
207.713
259.034
217.801
290.050
252.972
237.889
224.711
224.958
145.979
295.025
272.638

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

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

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

3.5
4.3
3.3
8.4
16.6
20.4
9.6
2.2
2.4
29.8
.9
.8
-1.2
57.0
1.6

5.9
8.5
6.4
15.3
21.0
29.3
15.4
2.9
1.0
42.4
2.8
2.0
1.9
74.7
2.1

1.1
1.3
1.3
-.7
-2.3
-6.2
.2
1.7
1.5
-12.5
3.1
2.9
5.9
-19.2
1.9

4.7
6.0
5.0
9.3
12.0
14.9
8.8
2.5
2.7
26.6
2.7
2.1
1.5
40.5
2.3

4.7
6.3
4.8
11.8
18.8
24.8
12.4
2.5
1.7
36.0
1.9
1.4
.3
65.6
1.8

2.8
3.6
3.1
4.2
4.6
3.8
4.4
2.1
2.1
5.3
2.9
2.5
3.7
6.5
2.1

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

226.545
678.628

226.889
679.658

3.9

0.2

0.5

0.4

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

229.490
229.554
228.354
262.970
229.495
246.056
226.163
234.496
162.085
280.782
170.559
310.014
330.579
164.302
256.108
241.986
269.932
258.505
270.009
297.624

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

4.5
4.7
6.3
5.6
6.6
10.9
6.2
5.8
6.2
5.2
7.3
4.9
11.5
8.7
3.6
1.6
5.4
2.9
4.6
2.6

.4
.4
.6
.4
.6
.9
.5
.6
1.1
.4
.2
-.6
1.7
1.6
1.1
1.9
.2
-.6
-.7
-.1

.4
.4
.6
-.1
-1.3
.1
-1.4
.6
-1.1
.4
-.6
.6
-.8
1.5
-.2
.9
-1.0
1.2
-.2
1.7

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

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

270.225
225.651
226.545
227.739
250.376
229.377
182.629
168.733
178.596
210.019
150.148
272.361
136.267
207.019
233.118
191.420
131.383
210.138
203.108
135.743
330.674
215.875
210.543
134.129
218.176
202.524
142.301
263.376
158.713
135.902
182.857
292.061
210.183
216.720
149.936
216.417
152.698
222.957
206.786
142.657

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

4.2
7.5
7.3
8.5
10.1
11.5
9.1
8.8
10.6
7.5
7.7
10.2
4.9
6.6
6.6
7.7
7.9
6.4
8.2
4.4
15.8
27.2
3.0
1.7
3.5
.4
7.8
8.1
9.4
6.7
4.8
9.3
11.1
10.2
13.1
13.0
12.7
10.2
10.3
5.2

-1.7
.7
.4
.3
.0
-.6
.0
.5
1.0
1.5
.9
.3
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.0
-.7
-.2
.0
-.7
.9
.7
.3
.8
-.1
1.8
.4
-.1
.9
1.9
.0
6.0
1.2
.7
.1
1.2
1.9
2.3
.2

.7
.5
.4
.6
.8
1.1
2.4
.4
-1.5
-.3
-1.1
-.9
-.2
-1.5
-1.3
-.2
2.5
1.3
6.3
.2
1.2
2.6
.3
.1
2.0
-.1
.6
.2
-.1
.4
1.5
.3
.9
1.2
.8
.2
1.2
2.3
1.3
.9

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

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

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

100.000

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

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

-

-

.739
.212
-

.109
.197
-

.220
-

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

.071
-

.066
.080
.236
-

.336
.269
-

.067
.297
.159
.138
-

.099
.839
.281
-

.269
.130
.159

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

282.579
325.246
334.673
337.732
204.467
231.723
481.341
106.870
313.991
375.328
290.304
301.780
308.930
151.634
156.069
148.738
165.309
143.674
198.775
150.691
174.107
168.268
127.103
160.004
163.956
115.801
125.659
225.176
236.475
217.770
125.196
200.054
209.780
201.251
136.979
150.220
223.509
191.268
218.111
287.239
135.575
155.018
136.735
212.114
239.425
168.722
226.521
225.076
130.286
139.210
132.562
262.756
145.541
125.193
108.360
232.513
144.883
147.736
149.055
125.001
136.424

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

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

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

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

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

.081
-

.048
-

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

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

.063
.102
-

1.466
.090
.301
.314
.250
-

.079
.432
-

5.926
2.870
2.347
.269
-

.112

6.7
7.6
8.7
14.6
6.0
9.6
7.4
6.8
6.5
16.2
7.1
4.6
3.8
4.0
3.3
2.4
4.0
5.1
3.8
4.0
6.1
4.0
2.6
3.1
11.5
1.9
8.3
16.0
17.7
6.3
.8
4.7
5.4
7.7
5.2
3.7
11.3
13.9
9.2
19.6
9.1
10.8
11.7
3.6
5.4
5.1
4.6
1.9
5.3
3.9
1.3
4.5
3.4
2.4
3.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
4.0
3.3
3.6

1.5
1.6
1.8
2.4
.8
4.0
3.8
.8
1.4
-2.1
2.0
3.7
1.8
1.3
.8
-.7
1.8
1.3
1.5
2.8
4.1
.0
.2
.2
.9
.1
-.6
-1.8
-1.9
-1.1
.7
.1
1.7
.3
2.5
.5
.6
-.4
-1.2
.0
.6
1.2
3.3
-.2
-2.1
1.0
.5
-2.1
.6
-.9
-2.9
.3
-.1
-.1
.8
.2
.3
.1
1.1
.9
1.2

1.2
1.2
3.7
1.4
-.6
.8
-.6
7.9
-1.2
.8
-1.3
-5.4
-.6
1.1
1.1
1.6
.6
1.4
.5
.3
-1.4
.9
.9
.5
4.2
1.3
.8
1.9
1.7
4.2
-.5
.3
-.2
1.5
-.6
.0
.5
1.7
.8
2.3
-.4
1.6
3.9
.4
1.4
-.7
.1
1.1
3.2
5.5
1.2
-1.1
1.7
.6
-.4
.2
.2
.2
.8
.3
.4

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

2.0
1.4
.0
1.3
-.3
1.2
-.8
-1.6
3.5
2.3
2.7
3.8

-0.1
.1
.0
.3
.3
.8
-.1
-.5
.2
.2
.2
.2

0.3
-.2
-.4
-.4
.0
-.4
.5
-.5
.1
-.1
.8
-.1

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

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

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

1.8
1.7
2.1
3.3
3.9
3.1
1.5
1.5
1.0
4.0
3.7
25.9
33.4
12.0
2.1
2.7
.2
5.1
5.7
2.9
.4
-.4
1.6
.4
-1.3
.1
-.1
1.4
-3.1

.0
.0
.2
-3.3
.9
-4.3
.1
.1
.3
.0
-.2
-.4
-.7
.4
-.1
.2
-1.4
.4
.6
.1
-.1
.5
-.2
-.6
1.3
-.6
.5
-1.3
-.6

.2
.3
.3
.9
.3
1.1
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
-1.1
-1.7
.2
.4
.8
-1.2
.2
.3
.1
.0
-.8
.7
-.4
-1.5
-.8
1.0
-.1
-4.1

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

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

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

.329
1.051
.614
.303
.079

-

163.468
227.126
191.322
202.916
189.707
197.642
186.132
168.213
303.275
151.093
164.584
158.872

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

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

220.506
252.546
254.003
145.100
449.293
306.689
260.178
260.159
127.581
226.493
200.144
335.995
367.286
345.376
201.564
205.362
186.808
180.762
405.874
396.605
125.138
69.149
115.969
74.028
57.341
118.812
135.037
90.460
76.343

-

.232
.437

-

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

.280
.165

86.886
97.939
110.188
72.938
68.299
59.194
125.190
66.257
98.206
91.864
99.267
88.263
185.794
120.916
161.637
119.151
152.066
145.543
157.439

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

.1
.7
.7
-.7
-3.6
-5.4
-.7
-7.4
1.5
1.2
3.5
.4
2.2
1.9
2.7
2.1
1.1
.8
1.6

.1
.0
.8
.3
-1.5
-2.3
-.3
-2.2
.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
.9
1.4
1.0
.3
-.1
.0
.0

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

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

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

-

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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CPI Detailed Report-September 2011

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

.095
.076

123.955

123.593

-2.3

-0.3

-1.0

0.1

-0.3

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .............................................................
Watches 1 8 ............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................

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

121.547
114.399
120.192
119.010
144.346
78.367
114.641
93.260
107.780
110.172
96.049
119.265
81.455

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

3.5
3.9
3.5
.4
5.1
2.3
5.5
5.9
3.7
2.5
3.0
3.3
2.1

3.1
1.9
1.0
.0
-.1
3.6
-.2
5.6
5.1
4.8
8.6
4.3
6.8

1.2
1.7
1.8
4.8
.9
2.9
1.2
.8
1.4
1.6
2.4
-2.1
1.4

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

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

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

98.932
96.148
127.500
130.219
136.593
120.693
114.563
169.645
117.725
181.803

99.262
102.835
130.921
130.843
140.002
126.030
116.615
166.656
117.860
178.111

2.7
10.7
1.3
2.7
2.3
-.2
1.9
7.5
3.4
8.1

.3
7.0
2.7
.5
2.5
4.4
1.8
-1.8
.1
-2.0

2.7
.1
.0
.3
-.9
-.8
3.6
.5
1.4
.1

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

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

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

17.308
16.082
6.333
3.513

216.057
211.315
101.524
142.327
98.673
143.283
146.401
155.823
94.045
132.586
311.962
311.269
311.391
317.634
297.997
282.793
145.537
132.225
156.165
146.763
349.534
253.337
260.197
228.842
156.773
388.619
167.247
165.731
170.089
183.151
121.551
272.949
308.670
156.236

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

11.8
12.2
3.6
3.6
3.6
4.4
2.9
5.1
-1.7
-.9
33.2
33.3
33.8
32.5
31.2
31.2
5.7
6.1
4.9
2.9
13.1
2.4
2.0
1.8
2.9
3.3
1.1
.6
2.0
2.3
1.6
7.4
10.1
-.8

-.4
-.4
-.5
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-1.4
.2
-4.3
-.7
-.7
-.8
-.6
-.5
-.4
.1
-.3
.9
.8
1.2
.8
.2
.7
.9
.1
.3
.2
.4
.1
1.1
-.6
-.5
-2.4

1.5
1.6
.1
.0
.1
.2
.1
.7
-1.1
-1.6
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.6
4.1
-2.1
.2
.2
.3
-.3
3.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.6
.6
1.1
.2
-.2
.1
-1.1

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

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

-

2.055
.564
.088
5.079
4.865
-

.214
.408
.268
.140
-

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

1.227
.816
.159

See footnotes at end of table.

12

CPI Detailed Report-September 2011

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes

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

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

117.965
119.814
64.451
273.885
108.540

115.059
109.130
63.482
274.037
108.561

5.3
-6.5
.4
3.9
4.3

-2.5
-8.9
-1.5
.1
.0

-

-

4.2
1.4
.0
.0

-3.8
.3
.0
.1

-2.5
-8.9
-1.5
.1
.0

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

2.8
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.5
-.2
2.8
1.9
2.2
2.1
1.2
.8
4.9
5.4
5.7
4.8
2.7
1.5
.1

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

.2
.0
.1
.5
-.2
-2.0
.3
.2
.1
.1
1.1
.1
.4
.5
.5
.4
.3
-.2
.3

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

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

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

-

.248
-

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

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

.150
.113
.461

400.874
324.395
105.670
426.775
97.895
97.253
424.546
336.378
341.141
408.947
178.958
217.303
643.600
242.032
237.219
548.610
182.614
113.494
104.800

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

6.293
1.816
.160
1.252
.028

113.592
98.222
6.414
379.215
13.778

113.440
98.491
6.295
381.277
13.662

.3
-.1
-17.6
2.2
-12.2

-.1
.3
-1.9
.5
-.8

-.1
.5
-2.3
.6
-.6

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

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

.132

.060
.046
1.860

79.312
52.895
111.636
45.129
91.455
160.158
197.899
148.711
117.910
201.682
164.108
209.831
118.716
147.227
92.786
80.062
67.828
91.200
30.484
115.406
123.308
111.393
56.013
56.760
60.341
96.541
94.457
145.629

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

5.6
-1.6
12.5
-4.6
-2.1
3.6
3.2
3.8
1.5
4.3
4.2
3.9
-.5
3.2
-4.9
.9
-2.3
3.1
-4.4
3.1
2.7
3.0
-3.2
-4.1
-2.2
1.6
-2.2
-.1

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

2.9
1.3
3.8
1.1
.1
.2
.1
.8
-.4
.2
.3
.2
-.1
.3
-.6
-.2
.2
1.8
-.6
-.5
-.1
-.6
-1.1
-1.0
-.7
-1.9
-.8
-.6

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

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

.588
.678

121.400
327.156

120.824
326.034

-1.1
.3

-.5
-.3

-1.4
-.3

.6
.6

-.2
-.3

-

-

.089
.056
1.141
.718
-

.423
-

.601
.321
.271
.158
.062
-

.095
-

.461
.341
-

See footnotes at end of table.

13

CPI Detailed Report-September 2011

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

158.099
176.356
270.601
218.159
136.739
101.564

157.549
176.194
268.525
218.742
137.053
101.882

0.6
-.8
1.2
-.6
2.1
-3.6

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

-0.2
-.9
.3
-.2
-.5
.3

0.4
1.0
.2
-.1
1.0
-1.4

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

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

132.028
210.266
530.785
177.946
604.798
683.007
653.876
247.547
215.648
83.077
152.326
238.782
255.607
79.687
101.006
59.889
103.378
8.960
66.753
42.903
76.518

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

1.1
4.4
5.9
6.4
4.3
5.6
3.7
2.2
5.4
-1.9
4.4
3.9
13.5
-2.3
-1.5
-4.2
1.5
-4.6
-12.9
-5.4
-.6

.5
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.0
1.2
1.1
.5
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.2
-.1
.1
.0
.2
-.5
-1.4
-.4
-.2

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

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

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

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

-

.249
.256
.138
.117

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

6.421
3.107
.204

.066

32.596

32.580

-2.3

.0

-.3

-.8

.0

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

3.497
.906
.837
.063
2.591
.671

387.053
837.427
341.089
226.527
208.199
159.017

388.627
843.141
343.528
227.099
208.843
160.162

1.3
2.4
2.2
4.3
.9
-.5

.4
.7
.7
.3
.3
.7

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

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

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

.336

101.223

101.906

-2.4

.7

-.7

-.2

.7

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

-

182.911
230.779
140.813
364.545
298.623
289.335
144.424
164.896
278.047
131.722
185.943
85.248
153.628
91.530

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

1.4
.3
.3
2.6
2.9
2.4
1.5
4.7
3.5
2.0
3.9
-1.0
.1
-

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

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

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

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

40.012
25.219
15.474
11.873
9.745
59.988
31.607
6.140
11.340
86.258
68.045

185.566
161.621
210.546
270.809
113.799
267.271
263.152
268.940
315.791
226.092
218.952

186.015
161.850
211.709
270.380
113.177
267.510
263.251
268.979
316.708
226.329
219.396

6.7
8.1
12.2
15.0
1.8
2.0
1.7
3.2
1.6
3.7
4.9

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

.9
1.2
1.5
1.5
.1
.2
.2
-.1
.2
.5
.6

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

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

-

-

.226

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

217.955
164.059
211.642
265.656
220.958
115.780
292.871
255.085
251.706
225.797
225.874
146.159
315.330
274.038
234.747
209.928
$ .441
$ .147

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

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

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

1
2
3
4
5
6

3.9
7.8
11.5
13.8
8.4
4.1
2.3
1.9
19.3
2.4
2.0
2.0
32.8
2.0
6.5
2.2

0.1
.1
.5
-.1
.5
3.2
.1
.1
-.5
.2
.2
.4
-.7
.1
.7
.0

0.5
1.2
1.4
1.4
.9
1.6
.1
.1
2.8
.3
.2
.3
4.3
.2
.5
.0

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

224.304

225.425

226.268

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

227.585
227.493
225.818
259.833
228.196
240.321
226.013
231.903
164.225
276.861
169.423
310.551
326.566
161.548
253.138
241.955
263.630
253.270
264.906
293.739

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

262.503
223.561
224.259
224.507
247.331
229.160
179.559
164.337
178.300
206.052
149.477
270.624
136.817
201.667
227.519
184.655
127.895
207.694
195.886
134.299
319.722
203.042
208.961
133.788
219.271
201.519
138.874
263.994
159.029
135.883
182.311
292.908
211.467
212.286
147.272
213.191
149.907
216.019
207.794
139.316

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

226.955

3.3

6.1

1.5

4.8

4.7

3.1

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

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

1.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
3.2
4.6
2.2
6.6
12.5
1.1
2.4
3.9
9.2
11.8
2.6
10.4
5.1
-3.7
-5.2
-4.2

7.1
7.5
11.2
5.7
10.8
17.0
9.3
5.9
5.9
4.4
3.1
2.7
9.8
11.0
-3.1
-10.9
.1
7.1
4.1
12.6

4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
7.5
10.2
11.1
3.4
7.6
6.8
16.2
17.1
15.1
-1.2
3.8
.3
5.9
6.5
15.6
4.3

5.3
5.7
7.4
7.8
4.9
12.3
2.3
7.1
-.7
8.6
8.0
-3.2
12.2
14.0
11.6
7.9
10.7
2.1
4.7
-1.3

4.3
4.5
6.5
3.8
6.9
10.6
5.7
6.3
9.2
2.7
2.8
3.3
9.5
11.4
-.3
-.8
2.6
1.6
-.7
3.9

4.7
4.9
6.1
7.5
6.2
11.2
6.6
5.2
3.4
7.7
12.0
6.5
13.6
6.1
7.6
4.0
8.3
4.3
10.0
1.5

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

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

-1.0
2.9
3.6
3.2
2.1
5.5
-1.8
-2.3
12.1
3.0
1.4
-2.8
-4.7
.5
-.1
.1
5.5
6.1
11.5
2.4
24.3
22.0
1.5
3.1
12.7
-.5
-2.7
7.1
12.5
2.6
-5.5
9.5
-7.7
6.2
7.8
6.1
8.9
2.5
10.6
4.3

9.3
13.5
14.8
20.0
29.3
38.3
33.5
21.8
14.0
16.4
19.4
21.9
22.4
12.3
15.9
22.0
20.7
6.5
-1.3
3.0
20.4
20.7
3.3
.1
-12.8
-1.0
13.3
9.5
17.0
9.4
15.2
2.5
-7.7
8.4
17.3
19.0
15.8
.7
12.5
1.3

1.1
9.0
7.7
6.8
5.8
8.2
1.1
3.7
12.1
5.0
12.0
29.1
-1.0
5.9
4.9
-5.6
-2.7
11.7
5.4
8.1
7.8
34.5
3.5
2.3
15.4
1.7
9.6
15.9
10.2
12.5
1.8
28.4
37.2
12.4
17.0
21.5
13.5
16.9
7.0
5.0

7.8
5.0
3.8
4.7
5.1
-2.0
7.0
13.5
4.6
6.2
-.7
-3.4
4.7
7.8
6.4
17.0
9.5
1.7
18.2
4.3
11.4
32.4
3.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
11.7
.5
-1.3
2.6
9.1
-1.1
30.5
14.1
10.5
6.5
12.8
22.2
11.2
10.3

4.0
8.1
9.0
11.3
14.9
20.8
14.5
9.1
13.0
9.5
10.0
8.8
8.0
6.2
7.6
10.5
12.8
6.3
4.9
2.7
22.3
21.3
2.4
1.6
-.8
-.7
5.0
8.3
14.7
6.0
4.3
6.0
-7.7
7.3
12.4
12.4
12.3
1.6
11.6
2.8

4.4
7.0
5.7
5.7
5.5
3.0
4.0
8.5
8.3
5.6
5.4
11.6
1.8
6.9
5.7
5.1
3.3
6.6
11.6
6.2
9.6
33.4
3.5
1.9
8.1
1.6
10.7
7.9
4.3
7.4
5.4
12.7
33.8
13.2
13.7
13.7
13.2
19.5
9.1
7.6

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

282.217
326.191
326.703
299.132
204.154
203.324
405.084
113.309
323.327
338.128
303.409
326.550
321.184
149.423
152.150
144.421
161.559
142.284
198.792

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

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

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

5.4
7.6
22.3
16.3
10.0
70.3
45.7
8.6
-5.4
8.9
8.5
18.1
2.6
-1.1
-3.3
-13.0
-.7
-.8
-3.2

23.3
28.6
-3.2
9.4
10.3
-7.3
-18.2
-2.1
69.3
38.8
147.1
227.8
18.3
7.6
8.2
18.4
4.1
7.2
3.3

-10.2
-13.6
-3.8
-8.0
-2.2
-25.0
-10.9
8.1
-21.7
2.4
-48.8
-63.4
-8.5
1.9
.5
-.1
1.7
6.4
10.8

11.0
12.1
22.5
47.6
6.2
22.1
25.5
13.1
2.8
17.8
-4.0
-15.6
4.3
7.7
8.5
6.8
11.2
7.6
4.5

14.0
17.6
8.8
12.8
10.1
25.7
9.2
3.1
26.5
22.9
63.7
96.8
10.2
3.2
2.3
1.5
1.7
3.1
.0

-0.1
-1.6
8.6
16.5
1.9
-4.3
5.7
10.6
-10.3
9.9
-29.9
-44.4
-2.3
4.8
4.4
3.3
6.4
7.0
7.6

152.047
175.300
166.866
126.154
158.089
155.235
114.953
123.923
215.991
227.085
209.641
126.787
197.027
207.672
197.193
135.935
149.199
219.368
185.211
216.215
270.539
133.888
151.483
132.044
208.810
229.079
169.515
221.826
218.998
126.388
131.704
129.838
262.109
141.917
123.692
107.766
231.097
144.296
147.126
144.250
119.628
134.988

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

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

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

1.2
3.2
-3.1
-3.4
-7.7
3.9
.6
-3.6
.6
3.3
-6.9
-3.8
-.1
1.2
14.8
1.8
-2.0
3.4
5.1
9.2
2.8
9.6
-3.0
2.4
-.9
.4
5.2
-3.5
-1.9
-3.7
-15.5
2.8
-25.3
-7.1
1.0
7.1
1.1
1.2
1.5
-2.9
-5.5
4.1

11.7
-1.5
10.4
8.7
14.3
11.7
4.8
15.4
27.1
33.3
15.9
2.1
7.1
4.8
-7.8
1.8
9.5
25.8
45.5
44.4
46.4
17.1
23.7
.6
4.8
1.3
4.5
7.5
10.4
13.9
43.0
7.7
44.9
6.0
.8
-.6
2.8
3.9
1.9
2.1
.2
-2.5

-2.5
9.4
6.3
1.8
2.3
3.3
-1.3
19.5
32.3
34.2
6.3
7.3
5.1
4.3
14.5
3.9
4.4
9.2
4.4
-1.1
8.1
2.5
11.2
15.3
4.6
4.5
8.6
4.0
.4
-2.5
-19.8
2.9
7.8
5.3
3.4
2.5
3.2
2.8
4.6
2.3
-2.9
3.7

6.4
14.1
2.7
3.5
4.6
29.0
3.5
3.2
7.2
3.9
11.3
-2.2
7.0
11.4
10.9
13.7
3.5
7.9
5.5
-9.0
25.6
7.9
13.0
31.1
6.0
16.2
2.2
11.0
-.8
15.0
20.3
-7.6
2.2
10.3
4.4
5.4
3.4
2.7
2.0
15.5
23.7
9.5

6.3
.8
3.5
2.5
2.7
7.7
2.7
5.5
13.1
17.4
3.9
-.9
3.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
3.6
14.1
23.7
25.6
22.7
13.3
9.6
1.5
1.9
.9
4.8
1.8
4.1
4.8
10.0
5.2
4.0
-.8
.9
3.2
2.0
2.5
1.7
-.4
-2.7
.8

1.8
11.7
4.5
2.6
3.4
15.4
1.1
11.1
19.1
18.1
8.8
2.5
6.0
7.8
12.7
8.6
3.9
8.6
4.9
-5.1
16.5
5.1
12.1
23.0
5.3
10.2
5.4
7.4
-.2
5.9
-1.8
-2.5
4.9
7.8
3.9
4.0
3.3
2.7
3.3
8.7
9.6
6.6

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

162.494
227.306
192.047
203.656
189.280
196.234
185.481
169.154
302.290

162.971
226.915
191.240
202.935
189.226
195.482
186.462
168.236
302.635

163.468
227.345
191.442
203.657
189.707
197.523
186.132
167.965
303.275

151.130
163.174
158.479

150.942
164.476
158.307

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

218.770
251.267
252.683
141.840
444.627
298.949
259.023
259.009
127.155
219.939
193.171
340.775
375.363
344.245
193.669
194.886
187.238
179.574
402.787
395.329
124.813
70.129
115.067
73.896
58.990
119.725
134.296
89.941
80.440

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

163.334
227.285
191.461
204.988
190.231
198.967
185.865
166.288
303.782

1.5
.8
-.4
-.2
-7.7
-4.4
-7.6
.7
2.9

3.0
1.6
.7
.4
2.4
-1.7
.2
.7
1.5

1.5
3.4
.8
2.3
2.5
5.6
3.5
-1.0
7.8

2.1
.0
-1.2
2.6
2.0
5.7
.8
-6.6
2.0

2.3
1.2
.2
.1
-2.8
-3.1
-3.7
.7
2.2

1.8
1.7
-.2
2.5
2.3
5.6
2.2
-3.9
4.9

151.093
164.584
158.872

151.359
164.850
159.189

3.5
4.5
1.0

1.3
-.3
1.5

3.6
2.4
11.1

.6
4.2
1.8

2.4
2.1
1.3

2.1
3.3
6.3

219.299
251.947
253.315
143.172
445.922

219.780
252.420
254.265
140.659
446.729

220.162
252.726
254.857
139.636
447.419

1.1
1.2
2.0
-2.8
4.1

1.9
1.3
1.7
-1.0
4.5

1.7
1.9
1.2
25.8
4.5

2.6
2.3
3.5
-6.1
2.5

1.5
1.2
1.9
-1.9
4.3

2.1
2.1
2.3
8.7
3.5

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

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

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

-4.3
1.1
1.1
-1.4
3.2
2.7
58.0
71.2
35.5
-.6
4.5
-15.8
5.1
6.1
2.1
-1.5
-7.1
-2.8
.3
-11.7
-.9
3.0
-1.1
-8.5

-2.3
1.3
1.3
-1.0
7.1
7.2
73.2
106.9
18.6
2.8
2.7
3.3
6.7
7.5
4.2
.2
7.2
-.6
4.8
10.8
.4
-3.7
-1.4
-1.3

31.6
1.3
1.3
4.2
.8
-.1
-1.3
.3
-4.9
.0
-2.2
8.0
4.3
4.5
3.6
1.4
2.6
8.0
-2.0
3.2
6.3
-3.8
11.2
14.7

-8.0
2.4
2.4
2.4
4.9
5.2
-6.9
-11.0
3.2
6.4
6.0
7.4
4.1
4.8
1.7
1.4
-3.5
2.3
-1.5
-6.1
-5.2
4.3
-2.7
-15.0

-3.3
1.2
1.2
-1.2
5.2
5.0
65.4
88.2
26.8
1.1
3.6
-6.8
5.9
6.8
3.1
-.6
-.2
-1.7
2.6
-1.1
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-5.0

10.0
1.8
1.8
3.3
2.9
2.5
-4.1
-5.5
-1.0
3.1
1.8
7.7
4.2
4.7
2.7
1.4
-.5
5.1
-1.8
-1.5
.4
.2
4.0
-1.2

Expenditure category

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

-

85.475
95.200
107.409
73.066
69.189
60.079
127.104
66.715
98.305
90.977
98.191
87.700
183.392
119.570
159.979
117.108
151.730
145.012
156.831

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

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

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

-7.2
-8.7
-13.5
-9.0
-6.1
-3.2
-3.3
-27.0
1.2
-.2
2.1
-1.5
.0
.1
4.7
-3.8
.8
3.9
.3

-1.2
-6.1
-6.5
7.2
4.2
.1
6.5
5.4
-.5
5.9
3.9
7.9
.0
.5
-2.1
1.2
-.3
-2.8
2.0

1.7
6.3
8.8
-.8
-1.7
-4.0
-1.0
7.1
4.5
-5.4
4.6
-8.5
-.3
-2.9
-.1
2.9
3.2
1.0
2.6

7.6
12.7
16.8
.3
-10.4
-14.0
-4.5
-10.9
.9
5.1
3.5
4.3
9.3
10.4
8.6
8.6
.6
1.5
1.4

-4.2
-7.4
-10.1
-1.2
-1.1
-1.6
1.5
-12.3
.3
2.8
3.0
3.1
.0
.3
1.2
-1.3
.3
.5
1.1

4.6
9.5
12.7
-.2
-6.2
-9.2
-2.8
-2.3
2.7
-.3
4.1
-2.3
4.4
3.5
4.1
5.7
1.9
1.2
2.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

125.033

123.775

123.955

NA

NA

NA

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .........................................................
Watches 1 8 ........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................

122.037
115.111
120.073
113.844
143.045
78.980
116.119
96.419
108.838
111.109
92.990
122.649
84.343

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

96.712
97.755
129.051
129.126
137.040
124.411
111.560
164.906
116.423
176.287

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

210.317
205.663
100.992
143.501
99.482
144.158
147.717
150.707
96.265
126.503
290.494
289.077
288.739
295.726
278.411
269.609
144.618
131.485
154.965
147.260
330.973
252.529
259.507
227.449
156.610
388.492
166.708
165.612
168.801
180.953
121.205
266.349
298.165
154.396

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

123.593

-6.8

-1.6

4.0

-4.5

-

-

-

-

-4.3
2.1

-0.4

NA

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

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

-.4
-3.3
-2.7
-4.6
.0
-7.4
2.7
-4.7
.4
-2.1
7.4
-10.0
-.3

-1.5
-2.3
-4.0
-12.4
-9.0
-8.3
6.8
5.9
-2.3
-2.2
-6.2
32.7
-2.5

11.5
17.1
16.4
10.0
14.4
19.8
18.7
18.0
12.4
11.6
8.7
21.0
12.2

5.0
5.4
5.3
10.5
17.0
7.8
-4.9
5.3
5.2
3.3
3.0
-21.3
-.3

-.9
-2.8
-3.3
-8.6
-4.6
-7.8
4.7
.5
-1.0
-2.2
.3
9.3
-1.4

8.2
11.1
10.7
10.2
15.7
13.6
6.2
11.5
8.7
7.4
5.8
-2.4
5.8

99.285
97.862
129.026
129.499
135.740
123.472
115.598
165.771
118.080
176.458

102.190
100.785
129.766
130.219
140.028
123.332
116.559
167.988
117.725
179.746

100.446
101.348
129.833
130.843
138.272
124.647
116.253
165.432
117.860
176.780

-3.6
15.2
-3.3
-2.3
-4.5
-2.8
-1.6
12.7
-2.2
13.5

-11.4
-3.1
1.0
6.6
7.6
-6.3
-12.7
7.2
13.4
7.2

12.0
16.4
5.0
1.2
2.8
8.0
6.6
9.1
-2.1
11.1

16.4
15.5
2.4
5.4
3.6
.8
17.9
1.3
5.0
1.1

-7.6
5.6
-1.2
2.0
1.4
-4.6
-7.3
9.9
5.3
10.3

14.1
15.9
3.7
3.3
3.2
4.3
12.1
5.1
1.4
6.0

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

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

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

15.1
15.1
-1.8
-1.7
-1.8
-3.2
-1.0
-2.3
-1.7
1.1
57.0
59.5
62.1
55.3
52.5
105.6
4.2
6.9
-.7
-1.0
-1.9
1.5
2.7
-.5
2.8
2.6
.7
1.1
.0
.3
-1.4
15.2
23.7
-.3

23.9
24.1
4.5
6.4
6.5
7.1
5.4
2.5
1.3
-2.5
74.8
71.2
70.8
71.6
70.5
123.6
4.3
4.5
3.9
4.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
1.5
.7
4.7
1.0
-.2
3.1
2.0
6.7
21.4
28.0
9.1

-3.1
-2.6
11.6
10.1
10.1
13.1
6.9
16.8
4.3
5.2
-20.2
-20.5
-20.8
-19.9
-19.3
-35.9
11.7
12.6
9.9
6.6
26.4
2.8
1.6
1.2
4.1
3.2
.5
.7
.1
1.5
-3.9
-9.5
-14.9
-5.4

13.9
14.6
.4
.0
.0
1.2
.2
4.4
-10.1
-7.1
43.9
45.4
46.2
44.4
41.2
.7
2.9
.9
6.8
1.7
30.3
4.4
1.8
5.3
4.0
2.8
2.4
1.0
4.7
5.4
5.6
5.2
9.1
-6.0

19.4
19.5
1.3
2.3
2.3
1.8
2.2
.1
-.2
-.7
65.6
65.2
66.4
63.2
61.3
114.4
4.2
5.7
1.6
1.6
-.3
1.3
2.4
.5
1.8
3.6
.8
.4
1.6
1.1
2.6
18.2
25.8
4.3

5.0
5.6
5.9
5.0
5.0
7.0
3.5
10.5
-3.2
-1.2
7.1
7.5
7.6
7.5
6.8
-19.7
7.2
6.6
8.3
4.1
28.3
3.6
1.7
3.2
4.1
3.0
1.4
.8
2.4
3.4
.7
-2.5
-3.6
-5.7

Expenditure category
-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

6 months
ended—
Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

NA

NA

115.059
109.130
63.482
274.037
108.561

24.3
-4.8
-4.3
.9
1.5

-

-

-

-

124.586
64.254
273.836
108.450

117.965
119.814
64.451
273.885
108.540

-

119.535
63.393
273.768
108.432

-16.9
12.4
10.5
13.1

39.0
-6.1
4.2
2.6

-30.5
.6
.4
.5

-11.1
3.7
5.6
7.1

-1.7
-2.8
2.3
1.5

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

399.500
324.102
105.415
424.634
98.641
100.194
422.741
335.125
339.746
407.641
176.926
217.702
641.042
240.951
235.951
546.846
181.516
113.604
104.198

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

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

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

2.3
1.8
1.7
3.8
-1.5
3.9
2.5
1.9
2.0
3.7
-2.6
.1
5.7
6.6
8.0
4.8
2.2
-.5
-5.7

2.9
7.1
7.6
5.3
.1
-1.5
1.6
2.3
4.0
-.4
1.9
2.9
2.3
2.2
1.5
3.0
4.7
3.8
-1.0

3.2
1.8
1.7
4.2
-1.5
2.6
3.7
1.4
1.2
3.2
-1.9
1.4
7.7
8.5
8.5
7.4
.0
3.5
1.7

2.8
1.3
1.6
3.6
-2.9
-5.4
3.3
2.1
1.7
2.2
7.7
-.9
4.2
4.6
4.8
4.0
4.0
-.5
5.9

2.6
4.4
4.6
4.6
-.7
1.2
2.0
2.1
3.0
1.6
-.4
1.5
4.0
4.4
4.7
3.9
3.4
1.6
-3.4

3.0
1.5
1.7
3.9
-2.2
-1.5
3.5
1.7
1.4
2.7
2.8
.2
5.9
6.5
6.6
5.7
2.0
1.5
3.7

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

113.448
97.922
6.708
376.563
14.064

113.332
98.435
6.554
378.943
13.977

113.461
98.047
6.414
378.247
13.778

113.379
98.421
6.311
380.790
13.662

-1.2
-2.8
-15.0
.0
-21.3

1.8
2.5
-12.4
3.7
-6.7

.8
-2.2
-21.1
.8
-9.3

-.2
2.1
-21.7
4.6
-11.0

.3
-.2
-13.7
1.8
-14.3

.3
-.1
-21.4
2.7
-10.1

77.123
52.710
107.203
44.822
92.166
158.605
195.812
146.283
117.288
200.011
163.777
208.087
119.279
147.347
93.687
79.724
67.435
89.066
30.685
115.046
123.398
110.976
56.679
57.563
61.192
96.905
95.021
145.681

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

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

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

-3.3
-7.6
1.7
-7.9
-4.2
1.5
.4
-1.5
-.6
3.5
1.7
2.6
-3.8
1.0
-9.1
-4.1
-11.8
-1.7
-15.0
1.4
-5.2
3.4
-7.3
-9.4
-12.9
3.8
-4.4
1.3

12.7
16.4
15.4
-3.6
3.8
6.5
5.6
7.4
5.8
8.0
10.1
6.6
3.2
6.8
-1.0
5.2
6.5
2.1
10.6
4.4
4.7
2.9
.4
-.8
2.5
9.4
-2.1
-1.6

-.7
-7.2
5.4
-8.6
-4.1
2.7
2.7
2.9
.3
2.7
2.2
3.5
2.3
6.9
-2.9
3.4
4.0
-1.6
6.1
3.0
10.9
2.2
2.7
4.2
9.5
.5
-4.2
1.7

14.9
-6.1
29.5
2.1
-3.5
3.7
4.2
6.5
.6
3.1
2.8
2.9
-3.7
-1.6
-6.2
-.4
-6.5
14.4
-16.3
3.8
1.1
3.6
-8.2
-9.8
-6.6
-6.6
2.2
-1.8

4.4
3.7
8.3
-5.8
-.3
4.0
3.0
2.9
2.6
5.7
5.8
4.6
-.4
3.9
-5.2
.4
-3.1
.2
-3.1
2.9
-.4
3.2
-3.5
-5.2
-5.5
6.6
-3.3
-.1

6.8
-6.7
16.8
-3.4
-3.8
3.2
3.4
4.7
.4
2.9
2.5
3.2
-.7
2.5
-4.6
1.5
-1.4
6.1
-5.7
3.4
5.9
2.9
-2.9
-3.1
1.2
-3.1
-1.1
-.1

122.188
326.290

120.432
325.202

121.167
327.156

120.985
326.034

7.0
-2.0

-7.2
1.8

.4
1.5

-3.9
-.3

-.4
-.1

-1.8
.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

157.685
176.280
269.270
218.736
136.071
102.781

157.391
174.649
270.062
218.401
135.415
103.040

158.099
176.356
270.601
218.159
136.739
101.564

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

131.300
207.115
527.674
175.400
595.349
667.243
648.409
247.038
209.080
83.391
152.353
238.782
256.359
80.004
101.204
60.340
102.955
9.049
69.430
42.879
76.292

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

32.964

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

157.549
176.194
268.525
218.742
137.053
101.882

-1.2
-4.1
2.4
.4
2.8
-2.3

1.7
3.3
1.4
-1.2
-.7
-1.8

2.2
-2.2
2.2
-1.4
3.3
-6.9

-0.3
-.2
-1.1
.0
2.9
-3.5

0.3
-.4
1.9
-.4
1.0
-2.1

0.9
-1.2
.5
-.7
3.1
-5.2

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

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

.0
4.0
6.5
4.3
3.8
3.7
4.0
3.9
4.5
-3.6
.3
.0
5.2
-3.8
-3.4
-7.0
.8
-4.9
-11.6
-11.6
-2.1

1.8
5.2
6.6
7.8
5.1
7.4
4.5
1.9
3.5
-1.4
17.0
15.9
37.1
-2.3
-1.9
-6.3
3.3
-3.5
-14.3
-3.0
2.1

1.2
3.9
4.1
.9
3.9
4.4
4.2
3.0
5.2
-1.3
1.4
.5
15.7
-1.4
-.2
-.1
-.4
-4.9
-9.3
-5.3
-2.6

1.4
4.6
6.4
12.8
4.5
6.7
2.0
.1
8.7
-1.6
.0
.0
-.5
-1.6
-.5
-3.1
2.5
-5.0
-16.4
-1.6
.4

.9
4.6
6.6
6.0
4.4
5.5
4.2
2.9
4.0
-2.5
8.3
7.6
20.1
-3.1
-2.7
-6.7
2.0
-4.2
-13.0
-7.4
.0

1.3
4.3
5.2
6.7
4.2
5.6
3.1
1.6
6.9
-1.4
.7
.3
7.3
-1.5
-.3
-1.6
1.1
-5.0
-12.9
-3.4
-1.1

32.869

32.596

32.580

4.4

-3.4

-5.3

-4.6

.4

-5.0

386.068
828.860
337.377
226.141
208.232
160.163

386.568
833.067
339.158
226.711
208.228
159.763

387.673
837.427
341.089
226.527
208.649
159.017

388.859
843.141
343.528
227.099
209.012
160.162

.8
1.9
1.7
4.2
.4
-.8

.6
1.5
1.2
5.1
.2
.8

.9
-.9
-1.4
6.2
1.5
-2.0

2.9
7.1
7.5
1.7
1.5
.0

.7
1.7
1.5
4.7
.3
.0

1.9
3.0
2.9
3.9
1.5
-1.0

102.078

101.381

101.223

101.906

-2.9

-2.9

-3.1

-.7

-2.9

-1.9

184.006
230.614
140.712
361.765
296.847
287.718
143.743
163.708
275.370
129.944
184.090
86.226
155.306
94.979

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

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

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

1.4
-.3
-.3
2.6
1.6
2.8
3.8
2.8
-5.8
-7.2
-.5
-.3
.0

-1.0
1.0
1.0
2.8
2.5
2.5
.0
7.0
10.9
8.5
14.2
-.9
.7
-2.3

.7
.6
.6
3.4
4.1
3.3
2.4
5.3
4.0
4.7
4.0
1.2
2.0
-12.7

3.0
-.3
-.3
2.2
2.6
1.8
1.9
3.3
-.2
-2.4
-1.0
-2.1
-1.1

-

4.7
-.2
-.2
1.7
3.6
.8
.0
3.8
5.7
2.6
-1.5
-3.8
-2.1
-1.2

-

-.2
.8
.8
3.1
3.3
2.9
1.2
6.1
7.4
6.6
9.0
.1
1.3
-7.7

183.042
158.934
206.462
263.361
113.560
265.318
261.396
267.700

184.701
160.855
209.517
267.418
113.697
265.897
261.882
267.367

185.783
161.879
211.198
269.682
114.000
266.471
262.558
267.867

186.622
162.643
212.876
273.642
113.488
267.015
263.256
269.113

6.0
8.8
16.5
22.3
-3.0
1.4
2.6
4.2

12.6
15.9
23.3
32.0
3.1
2.1
-.3
6.4

.9
-.8
-2.5
-7.2
7.6
1.8
1.6
.3

8.1
9.7
13.0
16.6
-.3
2.6
2.9
2.1

9.3
12.3
19.8
27.1
.0
1.8
1.1
5.3

4.4
4.3
5.0
4.0
3.6
2.2
2.2
1.2

Expenditure category

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

313.917
223.822
216.303
215.700
161.441
207.713
259.034
217.801
116.026
290.050
252.972
237.889
224.711
224.958
145.979
295.025
272.638
231.711
206.774

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

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

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

0.7
3.5
4.3
3.3
8.4
16.6
20.4
9.6
.3
2.2
2.4
29.8
.9
.8
-1.2
57.0
1.6
2.3
-.6

2.0
5.9
8.5
6.4
15.3
21.0
29.3
15.4
-2.1
2.9
1.0
42.4
2.8
2.0
1.9
74.7
2.1
12.1
5.6

1.7
1.1
1.3
1.3
-.7
-2.3
-6.2
.2
13.1
1.7
1.5
-12.5
3.1
2.9
5.9
-19.2
1.9
3.6
1.5

1.9
4.7
6.0
5.0
9.3
12.0
14.9
8.8
5.6
2.5
2.7
26.6
2.7
2.1
1.5
40.5
2.3
8.4
2.5

1.3
4.7
6.3
4.8
11.8
18.8
24.8
12.4
-.9
2.5
1.7
36.0
1.9
1.4
.3
65.6
1.8
7.1
2.5

1.8
2.8
3.6
3.1
4.2
4.6
3.8
4.4
9.3
2.1
2.1
5.3
2.9
2.5
3.7
6.5
2.1
6.0
2.0

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes

Percent
change to
Sep. 2011
from—

Item
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

164.225
310.551
326.566
263.630
241.955
264.906
297.132
265.372
270.859
136.817
227.014
192.104
134.299
319.722
203.042
219.271
201.519
182.311
292.908
213.191
149.907
414.296
146.731
162.755
199.263
175.300
228.064
209.641
213.593
269.145
132.044
126.999
131.704
130.484
262.109
107.766
119.628
195.979
185.481
151.130
163.174
158.479

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

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

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

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

0.6
1.5
.0
1.3
1.0
.8
-.9
.3
.8
.1
2.5
-1.3
1.2
-.6
-.5
-.1
.1
1.8
1.8
.6
.4
7.6
1.3
1.2
.1
1.5
1.8
.3
-.9
-.3
.7
.1
-3.8
-.1
2.2
.3
-.8
-.2
-.1
.0
.5
.0

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

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

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

Sep.
2010

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

6.2
4.9
11.5
5.4
1.6
4.6
2.6
4.2
10.2
4.9
6.6
8.2
4.4
15.8
27.2
3.5
.4
4.8
9.3
13.0
12.7
7.4
2.4
4.0
3.8
6.1
17.7
6.3
9.2
19.6
11.7
5.3
3.9
1.3
4.5
3.6
3.3
1.2
-.8
2.3
2.7
3.8

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

107.757

107.848

110.188

111.033

-.6

.1

2.2

.8

.7

99.164
143.812
147.275
317.769
323.696
303.785
147.260
330.973
180.953
121.205

98.975
143.707
146.870
312.926
319.035
299.333
146.747
342.125
182.939
121.424

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

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

.4
.8
.0
-5.9
-5.6
-5.3
.4
.9
.2
-.1

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

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

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

3.6
4.4
2.9
33.8
32.5
31.2
2.9
13.1
2.3
1.6
5.3
-6.5
.4
4.3

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

NA

NA

119.535
63.393
108.432

124.586
64.254
108.450

-

-

-

4.8
.6
.1

4.2
1.4
.0

-3.8
.3
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Indexes

Percent
change to
Sep. 2011
from—

Item
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

235.759
544.915

236.454
547.112

237.219
548.610

52.710
107.203
146.283
117.288
163.777
208.489
89.066
30.577
123.398
110.976
61.192
157.685
176.280

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

175.400

129.944
185.273
155.900
94.979

Sep.
2010

237.615
549.799

0.1
.0

0.3
.4

0.3
.3

0.2
.2

5.7
4.8

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

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

-.9
.2
1.1
-.2
.2
.4
-1.7
-1.3
.2
-.5
.4
.0
-.6

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

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

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

-1.6
12.5
3.8
1.5
4.2
3.9
3.1
-4.4
2.7
3.0
-2.2
.6
-.8

176.026

177.946

180.765

.0

.4

1.1

1.6

6.4

130.309
186.321
155.086
93.691

131.722
185.943
153.628
91.530

131.455
186.016
153.797
91.810

-.5
1.6
-.8
-.6

.3
.6
-.5
-1.4

1.1
-.2
-.9
-2.3

-.2
.0
.1
.3

2.0
3.9
.1

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

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

-

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

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

100.000

223.326
665.221

223.688
666.299

4.4

0.2

0.6

0.4

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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

228.957
228.911
227.388
263.608
225.682
215.910
280.617
167.391
199.201
208.537
224.327
212.092
125.327
232.682
164.551
228.213

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

4.6
4.8
6.4
5.7
7.7
10.4
6.9
3.8
4.8
5.3
11.7
3.7
2.5
2.7
2.3
1.6

.4
.5
.6
.5
.7
1.2
1.5
.0
.2
1.5
.6
-.2
-.1
.2
-.1
.1

.4
.4
.6
-.1
.4
1.2
1.2
.8
.4
-.1
.7
.4
.6
.2
.4
-.2

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

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

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

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

217.235
246.187
252.195
146.163
235.645
235.638
128.727
225.399
198.396
334.935
201.084
181.099
121.325
154.879

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

1.9
1.7
2.1
3.1
1.5
1.5
1.1
4.0
3.7
25.1
2.4
5.0
.7
1.2

.1
.1
.2
-3.8
.1
.1
.3
.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
.5
.1
-.1

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

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

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

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

3.668
.921
1.502
.280
.750

120.624
114.068
107.359
118.265
128.108

124.716
116.854
113.333
119.921
131.035

4.0
4.4
4.4
2.8
2.0

3.4
2.4
5.6
1.4
2.3

1.2
1.6
1.4
3.2
-.1

1.0
-.3
2.0
1.6
.7

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

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

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

217.491
214.131
101.393
143.276
156.860
313.307
312.768
145.390
256.077
269.427

216.474
213.141
100.736
143.290
154.645
310.810
310.227
145.652
258.001
267.826

13.0
13.3
4.0
3.6
5.2
33.2
33.3
5.8
2.4
7.2

-.5
-.5
-.6
.0
-1.4
-.8
-.8
.2
.8
-.6

1.8
1.9
.3
.1
.8
4.7
4.9
.3
.1
-.1

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

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

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

5.355
1.318
4.038
2.220

402.783
316.299
428.190
340.053

403.433
316.869
428.856
340.195

2.9
3.1
2.8
2.0

.2
.2
.2
.0

.3
.1
.3
.2

.2
.1
.3
.2

.2
.2
.2
.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

1.414

646.560

647.586

5.2

0.2

0.5

0.5

0.0

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

5.862
1.959

110.146
98.939

109.995
99.148

.3
-.1

-.1
.2

.0
.6

.0
-.5

-.1
.3

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

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

125.797
206.790
536.250
581.447
85.545
83.198
100.405
9.514
66.530

126.219
208.721
544.702
586.531
85.492
83.144
100.475
9.462
65.435

.3
4.2
6.3
4.0
-2.1
-2.4
-1.8
-4.3
-13.2

.3
.9
1.6
.9
-.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-1.6

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

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

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

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

3.950
1.450
2.500
.717
.572
1.027

416.896
842.479
205.957
159.655
230.907
365.826

418.837
848.513
206.615
160.623
231.139
366.656

1.5
2.4
1.0
-.3
.2
2.6

.5
.7
.3
.6
.1
.2

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

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

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

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

190.217
228.957
168.623
222.704
120.624
290.820
116.037
262.344
237.244
128.727
201.084
181.099
154.879
268.778
428.190
300.411

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

7.5
4.6
9.3
13.6
4.0
16.4
2.4
1.9
1.7
1.1
2.4
5.0
1.2
3.2
2.8
1.1

.2
.4
.1
.5
3.4
-.2
-.6
.1
.1
.3
-.1
.5
-.1
.1
.2
.2

1.1
.4
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.1
.5
.2
.1
-.1
.3
.1

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

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

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

222.144
217.387
215.996
170.764
223.269
284.219
226.913
258.552
250.789
254.191
220.587
219.290
149.003
315.799
268.988
$ .448
$ .150

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

4.3
5.5
4.5
9.0
12.9
15.3
9.2
2.2
1.9
20.2
2.5
2.0
2.4
32.8
1.9

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

.6
.7
.6
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.0
.1
.1
3.0
.3
.2
.3
4.5
.2

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

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

-

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

220.768

222.077

223.010

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

226.929
226.723
224.769
260.567
223.720
211.374
278.965
166.036
196.198
206.402
219.872
208.866
123.911
231.112
163.524
228.503

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

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

215.369
245.029
250.938
143.333
234.643
234.639
128.242
218.367
190.982
339.095
192.818
179.953
120.881
154.581

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

223.845

3.8

7.1

1.2

5.7

5.4

3.4

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

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

1.6
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.9
6.5
6.0
-3.1
-.3
2.5
3.3
-1.3
.3
1.2
2.3
.5

7.3
7.7
11.5
5.6
13.9
8.6
25.0
10.3
7.3
4.4
25.4
5.2
1.9
2.5
3.0
1.7

4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
9.2
12.7
-12.2
5.7
5.4
4.0
10.0
4.9
3.5
3.2
1.7
3.4

5.6
6.0
7.5
7.9
5.0
14.0
12.3
3.0
7.0
10.4
9.1
6.1
4.1
3.8
2.2
1.0

4.4
4.6
6.7
3.9
8.3
7.6
15.1
3.4
3.5
3.4
13.8
1.9
1.1
1.9
2.6
1.1

4.8
5.0
6.1
7.5
7.1
13.3
-.7
4.3
6.2
7.2
9.6
5.5
3.8
3.5
1.9
2.2

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

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

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

1.3
1.4
2.1
-1.0
1.2
1.2
-.1
2.7
2.2
57.8
-.8
5.0
-1.3
.7

2.0
1.3
1.8
-1.1
1.3
1.3
-2.4
6.5
6.6
68.8
3.0
6.3
.2
-.4

1.5
1.5
1.2
25.1
1.2
1.2
4.3
1.2
.4
-2.7
.7
4.6
1.4
4.3

2.9
2.4
3.4
-7.9
2.3
2.3
2.7
5.5
5.8
-5.5
6.8
4.2
2.4
.4

1.6
1.4
1.9
-1.1
1.2
1.2
-1.3
4.6
4.3
63.2
1.1
5.6
-.5
.1

2.2
2.0
2.3
7.3
1.7
1.7
3.5
3.3
3.1
-4.1
3.7
4.4
1.9
2.3

121.203
115.078
108.462
114.525
129.412

122.700
116.888
109.948
118.190
129.250

123.897
116.537
112.099
120.035
130.189

123.110
116.944
110.315
119.637
130.053

-.9
-2.4
-.6
1.7
-3.6

-1.5
-2.9
-1.9
-13.7
2.9

12.6
17.6
14.1
6.7
7.1

6.4
6.6
7.0
19.1
2.0

-1.2
-2.6
-1.3
-6.3
-.4

9.5
12.0
10.5
12.7
4.5

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

210.835
207.502
100.337
144.411
151.670
291.497
290.345
144.458
255.133
263.506

214.617
211.387
100.613
144.489
152.817
305.332
304.500
144.840
255.509
263.228

216.457
213.215
100.947
144.511
154.229
310.629
310.120
145.390
256.077
264.968

218.765
215.526
100.694
144.429
153.401
319.294
318.744
145.652
258.001
266.655

16.7
16.8
-1.6
-1.4
-2.1
57.0
60.0
4.2
1.3
13.8

26.0
26.3
4.3
6.4
2.5
75.4
71.3
4.5
1.0
20.2

-3.7
-3.5
12.3
9.6
16.7
-20.6
-20.8
11.1
2.8
-7.9

15.9
16.4
1.4
.0
4.6
44.0
45.2
3.3
4.6
4.9

21.3
21.5
1.3
2.4
.2
65.9
65.6
4.4
1.2
17.0

5.7
6.0
6.7
4.7
10.5
6.9
7.3
7.2
3.7
-1.7

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

401.374
315.710
426.464
338.809

402.449
315.957
427.870
339.447

403.355
316.299
428.997
340.063

404.101
316.869
429.797
340.515

2.6
2.0
2.8
1.9

2.9
7.1
1.6
2.4

3.3
1.9
3.8
1.6

2.7
1.5
3.2
2.0

2.8
4.5
2.2
2.2

3.0
1.7
3.5
1.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

644.001

647.029

650.044

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

110.001
98.575

109.989
99.198

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

125.440
204.259
532.591
574.039
85.836
83.492
100.657
9.584
68.685

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

650.292

6.5

2.7

7.5

4.0

4.6

5.7

110.007
98.741

109.921
99.049

-2.2
-2.7

3.2
3.0

.7
-2.4

-.3
1.9

.4
.1

.2
-.2

125.517
205.277
532.994
577.124
85.644
83.298
100.366
9.582
68.476

125.576
205.796
534.305
578.589
85.568
83.221
100.405
9.527
66.880

125.624
206.130
541.400
578.907
85.530
83.182
100.475
9.482
66.005

-.9
4.1
5.7
4.0
-4.0
-4.2
-3.8
-5.3
-12.6

.7
5.0
8.4
4.7
-2.0
-2.6
-2.4
-3.4
-15.1

.9
4.0
4.5
3.9
-1.1
-1.2
-.2
-4.7
-10.1

.6
3.7
6.8
3.4
-1.4
-1.5
-.7
-4.2
-14.7

-.1
4.5
7.0
4.3
-3.0
-3.4
-3.1
-4.3
-13.9

.7
3.8
5.6
3.7
-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-4.4
-12.4

415.446
833.452
206.112
160.780
230.814
363.440

416.213
837.692
206.107
160.567
230.579
364.641

417.579
842.479
206.492
159.655
230.907
365.672

419.144
848.513
206.855
160.623
231.139
366.100

1.2
1.9
.8
.2
-.5
3.0

.6
1.3
.3
1.1
-.1
1.5

.5
-.9
1.3
-2.2
1.0
2.8

3.6
7.4
1.4
-.4
.6
3.0

.9
1.6
.6
.7
-.3
2.3

2.0
3.2
1.4
-1.3
.8
2.9

187.064
226.929
165.079
217.845
121.203
281.604
115.400
260.433
235.908
128.242
192.818
179.953
154.581
267.896
426.464
299.140

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

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

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

7.0
1.6
10.3
20.3
-.9
25.2
-3.2
1.3
1.9
-.1
-.8
5.0
.7
3.3
2.8
.0

14.1
7.3
18.2
25.1
-1.5
34.8
4.0
2.0
.8
-2.4
3.0
6.3
-.4
5.2
1.6
1.7

.4
4.0
-1.6
-3.1
12.6
-8.6
8.8
1.7
1.2
4.3
.7
4.6
4.3
1.7
3.8
1.3

9.5
5.6
11.9
14.1
6.4
18.9
.3
2.6
2.7
2.7
6.8
4.2
.4
2.6
3.2
1.4

10.5
4.4
14.2
22.7
-1.2
29.9
.3
1.7
1.4
-1.3
1.1
5.6
.1
4.3
2.2
.9

4.9
4.8
4.9
5.2
9.5
4.3
4.5
2.2
2.0
3.5
3.7
4.4
2.3
2.1
3.5
1.4

219.523
214.295
213.426
167.311
218.640
275.970
223.294
255.986
248.840
239.606
219.475
218.395
148.509
294.876
267.802

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

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

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

4.2
4.8
3.9
9.9
19.1
23.2
10.9
1.8
1.7
31.3
.8
.7
-1.3
57.0
1.5

7.0
9.6
7.4
17.5
23.7
32.2
17.0
2.7
1.6
44.5
3.0
2.0
2.1
75.1
2.0

.7
1.0
1.1
-1.4
-2.8
-7.7
-.2
1.9
1.5
-13.2
3.3
3.1
6.4
-19.9
1.8

5.6
7.1
5.9
11.4
13.4
17.3
9.7
2.5
2.6
28.1
3.0
2.3
2.4
41.4
2.3

5.6
7.2
5.6
13.7
21.4
27.6
13.9
2.2
1.6
37.8
1.9
1.3
.4
65.8
1.7

3.1
4.0
3.4
4.8
5.0
4.1
4.6
2.2
2.1
5.5
3.1
2.7
4.4
6.4
2.0

Expenditure category

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

100.000

223.326
665.221

223.688
666.299

4.4

0.2

0.6

0.4

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

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

228.957
228.911
227.388
263.608
230.056
244.405
226.703
234.119
282.060
171.323
165.280
255.654
261.293
225.682
226.699
228.926
252.001
229.785
180.982
169.868
183.402
209.389
149.917
210.436
190.890
128.765
211.390
209.598
134.476
139.014
263.670
158.410
134.856
209.869
215.910
149.363
221.544
207.425
142.871
280.617
323.235
332.278
339.733
206.746
225.574
106.294
312.956
374.448
279.748
295.001
311.637
150.681
155.820
140.961
150.444

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

4.6
4.8
6.4
5.7
6.4
10.9
5.9
5.6
5.3
7.4
8.8
3.9
2.9
7.7
7.5
8.8
10.6
12.1
9.3
9.0
10.9
7.7
7.7
7.1
7.8
8.3
6.6
2.7
1.7
7.6
7.8
9.3
6.2
11.4
10.4
13.1
10.6
10.1
5.1
6.9
7.9
9.3
14.2
6.3
10.2
7.9
6.5
15.7
6.6
4.3
3.8
4.1
3.3
5.5
4.1

.4
.5
.6
.5
.5
.9
.4
.6
.5
.3
1.7
1.2
-.6
.7
.4
.4
.1
-.5
.2
.7
.9
1.4
.9
1.7
1.8
1.6
-.8
.6
.4
1.6
.5
.1
1.0
6.2
1.2
.7
1.8
2.3
.0
1.5
1.6
1.9
2.2
.7
4.6
.8
1.2
-2.3
2.3
3.6
1.7
1.4
.8
1.5
2.9

.4
.4
.6
-.1
-1.1
.2
-1.4
.4
.4
-.7
1.4
-.2
1.7
.4
.4
.5
.7
1.0
2.3
.3
-1.9
-.3
-1.2
-1.4
-.2
2.4
1.4
.3
.2
.6
.1
-.1
.1
.9
1.2
.8
2.5
1.3
.7
1.2
1.2
3.7
1.4
-.6
1.4
8.3
-1.1
.8
-1.2
-4.9
-.6
1.3
1.2
1.5
.5

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Expenditure category
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ............................................
Other sweets 2 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .....................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .................................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home 1 .....................................................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .................................

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

167.391
128.203
161.391
164.210
116.120
124.997
225.314
124.715
199.201
208.537
201.276
135.501
149.991
224.327
192.137
137.173
156.206
212.092
241.905
165.388
226.634
226.178
147.013
125.327
232.682
144.638
147.625
149.392
136.159
164.551
228.213
195.609
203.597
187.533
165.349
301.375

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

3.8
2.7
3.1
11.2
2.1
7.9
15.8
1.1
4.8
5.3
7.8
4.8
4.0
11.7
14.0
9.8
11.4
3.7
5.8
5.1
4.7
2.0
3.5
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.5
4.2
3.4
2.3
1.6
.5
1.2
.0
-1.7
3.3

0.0
.2
.2
1.0
.1
-.5
-1.9
.9
.2
1.5
.4
2.2
.3
.6
-.4
.6
1.2
-.2
-1.7
1.0
.6
-2.2
.2
-.1
.2
.3
.1
1.3
1.2
-.1
.1
.1
.3
.3
-.6
.2

0.8
.8
.3
3.9
1.4
.5
2.0
-.8
.4
-.1
1.5
-.6
.0
.7
1.7
-.4
1.8
.4
1.4
-.7
.3
1.0
1.9
.6
.2
.1
.2
.7
.3
.4
-.2
-.5
-.5
-.1
-.6
.1

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

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

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

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

217.235
246.187
252.195
146.163
457.719
305.420
235.645
235.638
128.727
225.399
198.396
334.935
368.887
348.879
201.084
203.897
186.717
181.099
398.954
396.940
121.325
69.428
114.816
74.729
57.634
115.270
133.278
89.655

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

1.9
1.7
2.1
3.1
4.0
2.8
1.5
1.5
1.1
4.0
3.7
25.1
33.6
12.5
2.4
3.0
.2
5.0
5.6
2.8
.7
-1.0
.6
-2.2
-1.0
.5
-.3
2.1

.1
.1
.2
-3.8
.9
-4.9
.1
.1
.3
.0
-.1
-.2
-.5
.5
-.1
.2
-1.4
.5
.6
.1
.1
.8
-.5
-2.0
1.8
-.5
.4
-1.3

.3
.2
.2
.8
.4
.9
.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
-1.0
-1.6
.1
.5
.9
-1.2
.2
.3
.1
.2
-1.2
.4
-.3
-1.8
-.6
1.0
.1

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

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

75.707
87.523
98.779
72.968
70.009
58.309
130.051
68.053
98.225
93.150
100.147
87.496
187.129
122.084
161.243
118.293
154.879
143.813
159.632
126.634

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

-1.7
.2
.7
-.5
-3.7
-5.3
-1.1
-6.4
1.9
2.0
3.3
1.5
2.3
2.1
2.7
2.1
1.2
.7
1.7
-1.0

-0.3
.1
.1
.0
-1.3
-1.9
-.4
-1.6
.4
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.0
1.6
1.1
.2
-.1
.0
.0
-.6

-4.2
.5
1.2
.6
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.8
.1
.4
.4
.0
.8
.4
.8
1.5
.1
.3
.4
-1.0

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

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

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-

Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .............................................................
Watches 1 5 ............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................

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

120.624
114.068
120.686
118.369
145.778
79.453
113.913
94.640
107.359
109.924
102.233
119.296
82.148

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

4.0
4.4
3.8
-.3
5.5
3.0
5.5
6.3
4.4
3.0
5.4
4.0
2.0

3.4
2.4
1.4
.4
-.2
4.3
.2
5.8
5.6
5.2
9.7
7.6
6.8

1.2
1.6
1.6
4.2
1.0
1.8
1.9
.9
1.4
1.5
1.8
-2.1
1.7

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

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

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

98.942
97.394
128.108
128.185
137.567
121.210
118.265
164.877
111.399
181.554

99.174
104.360
131.035
128.666
141.025
125.916
119.921
163.354
112.102
179.196

3.3
10.8
2.0
2.4
5.2
-.3
2.8
7.4
3.8
8.3

.2
7.2
2.3
.4
2.5
3.9
1.4
-.9
.6
-1.3

2.4
.9
-.1
.3
-1.1
-.7
3.2
1.1
1.5
.8

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

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

Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 2 ...............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................

19.418
18.631
6.914
3.320
3.003
.380
.059
6.470
6.193

217.491
214.131
101.393
143.276
156.860
92.475
128.867
313.307
312.768
312.739
319.335
299.061
283.703
145.390
131.313
155.232
256.077
262.974
231.777

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

13.0
13.3
4.0
3.6
5.2
-1.1
-1.1
33.2
33.3
33.7
32.5
31.2
31.3
5.8
6.2
5.1
2.4
2.2
2.0

-.5
-.5
-.6
.0
-1.4
.4
-4.1
-.8
-.8
-.9
-.7
-.6
-.4
.2
-.3
.9
.8
.2
.7

1.8
1.9
.3
.1
.8
-1.3
-1.6
4.7
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.3
-2.0
.3
.2
.3
.1
.2
.1

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

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

-

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Expenditure category
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................

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

156.724
391.032
166.610
165.363
169.189
269.427
304.568
156.566
270.883

158.076
391.532
167.047
165.698
169.855
267.826
302.854
152.119
271.060

2.7
3.5
.9
.4
1.9
7.2
10.2
-.9
4.1

0.9
.1
.3
.2
.4
-.6
-.6
-2.8
.1

0.2
.1
-.2
-.6
.6
-.1
.2
-.9
.0

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

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

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

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

.073
.020
.403

402.783
316.299
105.792
424.838
97.777
97.642
428.190
340.053
344.299
410.162
179.269
223.159
646.560
241.427
235.524
550.861
194.735
112.585
105.369

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

2.9
3.1
3.2
4.3
-1.4
-.2
2.8
2.0
2.3
2.1
1.3
1.0
5.2
5.3
5.7
4.5
2.9
1.9
-.5

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

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

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

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

Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 1 2 .....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .........................................................................
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products 1 .........................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 2 ....................................
Other recreation services 2 ......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................

5.862
1.959
.160
1.384
.025

110.146
98.939
6.433
379.181
13.553

109.995
99.148
6.302
380.845
13.444

.3
-.1
-17.9
2.1
-11.9

-.1
.2
-2.0
.4
-.8

.0
.6
-2.9
.7
-.6

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

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

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

78.304
44.012
91.795
157.613
198.734
202.533
117.951
143.475
90.008
81.325
67.863
115.018
53.947
58.026
94.848
93.177
147.099

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

4.6
-4.4
-1.6
4.1
3.3
6.0
.3
4.1
-5.9
.4
-4.0
2.6
-3.3
-4.1
1.6
-2.1
-.6

.6
-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.4
-.6
-.3
-1.1
.3
-1.1
1.0
-.6
-1.1
-.3
1.9
-.6

3.3
1.8
.2
.3
.1
.7
-.1
.3
-.8
-.5
-.1
-.7
-1.3
-1.1
-2.4
-1.5
-.6

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

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

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

120.893
323.110
269.776
222.395
136.525
102.693

120.000
321.812
267.951
222.538
136.775
102.597

-1.9
-.2
.9
-.5
2.0
-3.7

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

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

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

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

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

6.118
2.380
.199
2.181
.981
.231

125.797
206.790
536.250
581.447
687.333
649.837

126.219
208.721
544.702
586.531
695.096
658.696

.3
4.2
6.3
4.0
5.5
4.0

.3
.9
1.6
.9
1.1
1.4

.1
.5
.1
.5
.7
.9

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

.0
.2
1.3
.1
.2
.6

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

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

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

246.784
218.418
85.545
151.831
239.476
253.676
83.198
100.405
60.771
103.372
9.514
66.530
42.064
77.150

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

2.2
3.8
-2.1
4.5
4.1
13.7
-2.4
-1.8
-4.2
1.6
-4.3
-13.2
-5.4
-.5

0.5
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.2
-.1
.1
-.1
.2
-.5
-1.6
-.4
-.2

0.2
1.0
-.2
.0
.0
-.4
-.2
-.3
-.7
.3
.0
-.3
-.3
.1

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

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

.064

36.254

36.271

-2.9

.0

.1

-.9

.0

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

3.950
1.450
1.352
.087
2.500
.717

416.896
842.479
341.894
228.583
205.957
159.655

418.837
848.513
344.464
229.016
206.615
160.623

1.5
2.4
2.2
4.6
1.0
-.3

.5
.7
.8
.2
.3
.6

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

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

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

.367

101.929

102.273

-2.2

.3

-.5

-.2

.3

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

184.619
230.907
140.739
365.826
298.701
297.709
143.986
167.062
289.207
84.823

186.249
231.139
140.880
366.656
299.280
298.052
144.434
168.253
289.395
85.181

1.7
.2
.2
2.6
2.8
2.3
1.5
5.2
3.9
-.6

.9
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.3
.7
.1
.4

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

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

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

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

190.217
168.623
222.704
290.820
116.037
262.344
237.244
268.778
300.411
222.144
217.387
215.996
170.764
223.269
284.219
226.913

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

7.5
9.3
13.6
16.4
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.2
1.1
4.3
5.5
4.5
9.0
12.9
15.3
9.2

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

1.1
1.5
1.4
1.8
.2
.2
.2
-.1
.1
.6
.7
.6
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.0

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

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Item and Group

Relative
importance,
December
2010

Unadjusted
indexes
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

114.350
258.552
250.789
254.191
220.587
219.290
149.003
315.799
268.988
233.888
205.806
$ .448
$ .150

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

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Aug.
2011

June to
July

July to
Aug.

Aug. to
Sep.

Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

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

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

4.5
2.2
1.9
20.2
2.5
2.0
2.4
32.8
1.9
6.7
1.9

3.7
.2
.1
-.5
.3
.2
.4
-.8
.1
.7
.0

1.6
.1
.1
3.0
.3
.2
.3
4.5
.2
.6
.0

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

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

-

-

-

-

-

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

220.768

222.077

223.010

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

226.929
226.723
224.769
260.567
228.622
238.301
226.316
231.669
278.261
170.206
162.774
252.898
255.210
223.720
224.539
225.784
249.353
229.733
178.230
165.346
183.991
205.270
149.292
204.706
184.228
125.396
208.903
208.356
134.252
135.481
264.850
159.029
135.188
211.312
211.374
146.595
214.260
208.468
139.594
278.965
322.262
322.296
300.753
205.830
198.062
112.198
320.230
336.866
292.864
318.776
321.591
148.510
151.937
139.428

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

151.905

152.591

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

223.845

3.8

7.1

1.2

5.7

5.4

3.4

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

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

1.6
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.5
6.1
1.4
5.1
2.0
3.4
10.9
2.6
-2.4
2.9
3.5
3.4
2.8
5.8
-1.3
-1.9
11.8
2.7
1.0
.9
.1
6.0
6.2
1.9
2.4
-1.2
6.1
10.5
1.7
-7.0
6.5
8.1
3.3
9.5
4.2
6.0
8.6
26.3
16.2
10.2
67.7
9.7
-6.2
7.8
8.3
18.7
4.0
-1.3
-3.5
-.9

7.3
7.7
11.5
5.6
10.8
15.9
9.9
7.4
3.7
2.2
11.3
-3.1
6.4
13.9
15.2
21.0
30.4
40.1
33.1
21.5
16.1
17.2
19.2
12.0
20.7
23.7
6.3
2.3
.2
12.8
8.9
16.5
9.0
-8.3
8.6
17.0
.6
13.6
2.2
25.0
31.1
-2.9
7.8
10.2
-8.1
.6
73.8
38.0
144.7
232.4
18.2
7.9
8.2
8.1

4.0
4.1
4.7
7.1
7.6
9.7
10.6
3.2
6.8
16.4
-.4
4.5
4.1
9.2
7.9
7.1
6.4
8.7
1.7
3.4
13.6
4.7
13.2
5.3
-5.0
-3.8
13.2
3.9
2.8
9.0
16.9
12.3
12.4
38.0
12.7
16.6
16.9
6.6
5.2
-12.2
-16.3
-6.2
-7.7
-1.5
-25.3
5.5
-24.5
2.9
-49.3
-64.5
-11.2
1.9
.8
6.0

5.6
6.0
7.5
7.9
4.8
12.2
2.2
6.6
8.9
8.4
13.8
12.0
3.8
5.0
3.7
4.7
4.8
-1.9
7.0
14.4
2.5
6.9
-1.3
10.4
17.7
9.1
1.1
2.9
1.4
10.4
.2
-1.3
2.2
30.9
14.0
11.0
22.9
10.8
9.0
12.3
13.7
24.2
47.2
6.8
28.3
16.3
4.6
17.1
-3.9
-15.5
6.2
8.2
8.2
9.1

4.4
4.6
6.7
3.9
6.6
10.9
5.5
6.3
2.9
2.8
11.1
-.3
1.9
8.3
9.2
11.9
15.8
21.7
14.6
9.2
13.9
9.7
9.7
6.3
9.9
14.5
6.3
2.1
1.3
5.5
7.5
13.5
5.3
-7.7
7.6
12.4
1.9
11.5
3.2
15.1
19.3
10.7
11.9
10.2
24.1
5.1
27.7
22.0
62.8
98.7
10.9
3.2
2.2
3.5

4.8
5.0
6.1
7.5
6.2
10.9
6.3
4.9
7.9
12.3
6.5
8.2
3.9
7.1
5.8
5.9
5.6
3.3
4.3
8.8
7.9
5.8
5.7
7.9
5.7
2.5
7.0
3.4
2.1
9.7
8.2
5.2
7.2
34.4
13.3
13.8
19.9
8.7
7.1
-.7
-2.5
8.0
16.5
2.6
-2.1
10.8
-11.1
9.8
-30.2
-45.2
-2.9
5.0
4.4
7.5

149.668

154.081

2.3

10.9

-2.3

5.9

6.5

1.7

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

35

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................
Other sweets 2 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
Other food away from home 1 2 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home 1 ..................................................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................

166.036
127.219
159.716
155.892
115.112
123.458
215.951
126.334
196.198
206.402
197.326
134.496
148.945
219.872
186.119
135.260
152.047
208.866
231.461
166.150
221.813
220.226
143.214
123.911
231.112
144.011
146.988
144.321
134.827
163.524
228.503
196.622
204.747
187.235
166.184
300.374

167.414
128.243
160.190
161.966
116.737
124.107
220.358
125.364
196.955
206.103
200.261
133.650
149.009
221.486
189.236
134.698
154.753
209.767
234.816
164.911
222.511
222.521
145.869
124.607
231.603
144.213
147.347
145.338
135.197
164.167
227.990
195.570
203.653
187.140
165.153
300.587

167.199
128.414
161.446
164.210
116.120
124.377
222.565
125.059
198.478
208.537
202.917
135.501
150.001
223.640
190.011
137.173
155.907
211.152
237.336
165.388
226.634
223.558
147.013
125.327
232.682
144.638
147.625
149.926
136.159
164.551
228.514
195.768
204.287
187.533
164.978
301.375

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

215.369
245.029
250.938
143.333
453.743

215.909
245.635
251.517
144.542
455.683

298.692
234.643
234.639
128.242
218.367
190.982
339.095
376.611
347.908
192.818
193.315
187.002
179.953
396.014
395.936
120.881
70.720
114.302
73.832

301.525
235.213
235.206
128.377
219.074
191.649
335.796
370.730
348.263
193.693
195.044
184.770
180.357
397.044
396.309
121.083
69.845
114.815
73.610

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

167.262
128.342
161.444
165.792
116.251
124.248
219.575
125.767
199.568
211.591
202.684
138.477
149.979
224.718
188.642
138.036
157.365
211.956
241.162
167.038
227.933
219.695
147.300
125.167
233.257
145.017
147.755
150.081
137.813
164.421
229.060
196.658
205.838
188.158
163.243
301.848

-3.1
-3.2
-7.3
4.1
.5
-3.5
-.4
-3.7
-.3
2.5
14.9
2.7
-.5
3.3
5.5
10.6
-2.6
-1.3
.0
5.3
-4.1
-2.0
-8.5
.3
1.2
1.3
1.6
-3.1
3.4
2.3
.5
-.7
-.2
-5.2
.4
2.5

10.3
8.9
13.7
12.1
5.8
14.9
28.8
2.4
7.3
4.4
-7.7
1.3
10.6
25.4
43.3
16.6
23.4
5.2
1.0
4.3
7.4
10.7
6.6
1.9
2.5
4.0
1.7
2.0
-2.3
3.0
1.7
.8
.8
.5
-.1
1.6

5.7
1.9
2.8
2.5
-1.8
19.0
31.2
7.7
5.4
4.0
14.5
3.1
3.2
10.0
5.8
3.9
11.8
4.9
5.2
8.8
4.6
.7
5.0
3.5
3.2
2.6
4.7
1.8
3.5
1.7
3.4
2.0
2.2
3.1
-.2
7.1

3.0
3.6
4.4
27.9
4.0
2.6
6.9
-1.8
7.0
10.4
11.3
12.4
2.8
9.1
5.5
8.5
14.7
6.1
17.8
2.2
11.5
-1.0
11.9
4.1
3.8
2.8
2.1
16.9
9.2
2.2
1.0
.1
2.1
2.0
-6.9
2.0

3.4
2.7
2.7
8.0
3.1
5.3
13.3
-.7
3.5
3.4
3.0
2.0
4.9
13.8
22.9
13.6
9.6
1.9
.5
4.8
1.5
4.2
-1.3
1.1
1.9
2.6
1.6
-.6
.5
2.6
1.1
.0
.3
-2.4
.2
2.1

4.3
2.7
3.6
14.5
1.1
10.5
18.4
2.9
6.2
7.2
12.9
7.6
3.0
9.6
5.7
6.1
13.3
5.5
11.4
5.4
8.0
-.1
8.4
3.8
3.5
2.7
3.4
9.1
6.3
1.9
2.2
1.0
2.2
2.5
-3.6
4.5

216.430
246.170
252.486
141.783
455.147

216.896
246.496
253.029
140.409
455.393

1.3
1.4
2.1
-1.0
4.3

2.0
1.3
1.8
-1.1
5.4

1.5
1.5
1.2
25.1
5.0

2.9
2.4
3.4
-7.9
1.5

1.6
1.4
1.9
-1.1
4.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
7.3
3.2

294.409
235.681
235.674
128.727
219.783
192.373
334.935
368.887
348.879
194.520
194.917
189.033
180.557
397.432
396.940
121.447
69.428
114.816
74.729

290.780
235.969
235.959
129.090
221.302
193.702
334.361
366.947
350.488
195.994
196.287
190.852
181.809
400.847
397.312
121.613
70.009
114.257
73.201

-2.3
1.2
1.2
-.1
2.7
2.2
57.8
71.2
39.2
-.8
3.8
-16.1
5.0
5.6
2.6
-1.3
-9.4
-2.6
-1.4

-2.8
1.3
1.3
-2.4
6.5
6.6
68.8
107.9
19.0
3.0
3.1
2.5
6.3
7.0
3.8
.2
6.7
-2.6
-1.6

31.0
1.2
1.2
4.3
1.2
.4
-2.7
-.8
-6.2
.7
-1.2
8.2
4.6
4.8
3.7
1.4
3.5
8.3
-2.3

-10.2
2.3
2.3
2.7
5.5
5.8
-5.5
-9.9
3.0
6.8
6.3
8.5
4.2
5.0
1.4
2.4
-4.0
-.2
-3.4

-2.6
1.2
1.2
-1.3
4.6
4.3
63.2
88.7
28.7
1.1
3.5
-7.3
5.6
6.3
3.2
-.5
-1.7
-2.6
-1.5

8.5
1.7
1.7
3.5
3.3
3.1
-4.1
-5.4
-1.7
3.7
2.5
8.3
4.4
4.9
2.5
1.9
-.3
4.0
-2.8

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

36

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

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

59.421
115.985
132.375
89.064
79.477
85.948
95.798
73.182
70.870
59.116
132.209
68.825
98.082
92.216
99.091
87.175
184.657
120.732
159.748
115.919
154.581
143.090
158.867
127.801

58.352
115.290
133.662
89.177
76.100
86.420
96.973
73.605
70.729
59.035
132.028
68.277
98.186
92.573
99.536
87.175
186.171
121.232
160.990
117.609
154.670
143.520
159.435
126.461

57.634
115.270
133.278
89.655
76.670
87.083
98.887
72.968
70.009
58.309
131.339
68.053
98.129
93.290
100.147
87.468
187.129
122.084
161.243
118.293
154.879
143.813
159.632
126.634

58.688
114.732
133.792
88.515
76.696
87.791
99.126
72.953
69.128
57.188
130.214
66.992
98.996
93.517
100.065
87.958
189.028
123.991
162.938
118.511
154.718
143.841
159.569
125.875

-12.6
-.9
3.3
-.8
-9.8
-8.2
-9.2
-8.5
-5.4
-1.3
-3.3
-27.5
-1.5
.1
1.5
.2
.5
-.1
5.2
-2.8
.7
3.5
.2
-2.8

10.9
.7
-3.5
-.4
-1.9
-1.1
-5.6
7.1
1.7
-3.8
11.2
2.5
.8
7.8
3.6
9.2
.1
.3
-2.1
2.1
-.4
-3.6
1.7
-2.1

4.0
6.7
-4.9
12.7
21.7
1.9
4.6
1.2
-1.1
-3.4
-5.3
15.2
4.6
-5.1
4.0
-6.6
-1.0
-2.5
-.1
.2
4.3
1.0
3.1
7.2

-4.8
-4.3
4.4
-2.4
-13.3
8.9
14.6
-1.2
-9.5
-12.4
-5.9
-10.2
3.8
5.8
4.0
3.6
9.8
11.2
8.2
9.2
.4
2.1
1.8
-5.9

-0.5
1.1
-.4
4.8
2.7
5.3
9.5
.0
-5.4
-8.0
-5.6
1.7
4.2
.2
4.0
-1.6
4.3
4.2
4.0
4.7
2.3
1.6
2.4
.4

NA

NA

NA

NA

-

-

-

-

-1.6
-.1
-.2
-.6
-6.0
-4.7
-7.5
-1.0
-1.9
-2.6
3.7
-13.8
-.4
3.9
2.5
4.6
.3
.1
1.5
-.4
.1
-.1
1.0
-2.4
2.1

Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .........................................................
Watches 1 5 ........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................

121.203
115.078
120.782
113.126
144.114
80.996
114.240
97.882
108.462
110.927
98.598
121.475
85.278

122.700
116.888
122.754
117.869
145.524
82.487
116.417
98.736
109.948
112.571
100.346
118.968
86.705

123.897
116.537
123.022
119.238
150.487
81.772
114.763
98.715
112.099
114.640
106.135
123.028
86.482

123.110
116.944
122.680
116.754
149.863
82.268
114.247
99.786
110.315
112.088
100.305
116.702
85.428

-.9
-2.4
-2.0
-5.7
.8
-6.2
2.1
-4.6
-.6
-4.0
7.5
-24.5
-2.2

-1.5
-2.9
-4.7
-15.2
-9.8
-3.8
1.3
3.9
-1.9
-1.2
.6
45.7
-3.2

12.6
17.6
17.1
8.9
16.7
16.9
19.7
19.1
14.1
13.7
6.7
25.0
13.6

6.4
6.6
6.4
13.5
16.9
6.4
.0
8.0
7.0
4.3
7.1
-14.8
.7

-1.2
-2.6
-3.4
-10.5
-4.7
-5.0
1.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.6
4.0
4.9
-2.7

9.5
12.0
11.6
11.2
16.8
11.6
9.4
13.4
10.5
8.9
6.9
3.2
7.0

97.138
98.853
129.412
127.576
138.161
124.594
114.525
161.472
110.430
177.214

99.473
99.758
129.250
127.945
136.611
123.745
118.190
163.249
112.064
178.709

101.983
102.194
130.189
128.185
141.090
123.606
120.035
162.946
111.399
179.300

100.007
103.208
130.053
128.666
138.765
124.588
119.637
162.423
112.102
178.002

-1.7
15.2
-3.6
-2.9
-2.1
-3.9
1.7
10.5
-3.7
12.8

-10.3
-4.9
2.9
5.8
11.0
-4.7
-13.7
8.4
18.5
7.0

15.1
15.7
7.1
3.3
10.7
7.8
6.7
8.4
-4.2
11.9

12.3
18.8
2.0
3.5
1.8
.0
19.1
2.4
6.2
1.8

-6.1
4.7
-.4
1.4
4.2
-4.3
-6.3
9.4
6.8
9.9

13.7
17.3
4.5
3.4
6.1
3.8
12.7
5.3
.8
6.7

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

210.835
207.502
100.337
144.411
151.670
94.529
122.309
291.497
290.345
289.897
297.038
279.124

214.617
211.387
100.613
144.489
152.817
93.308
120.410
305.332
304.500
303.898
311.031
291.062

216.457
213.215
100.947
144.511
154.229
92.167
118.539
310.629
310.120
310.014
316.776
296.041

218.765
215.526
100.694
144.429
153.401
92.202
121.024
319.294
318.744
318.611
325.780
304.377

16.7
16.8
-1.6
-1.4
-2.1
-.9
-1.1
57.0
60.0
62.0
55.4
52.6

26.0
26.3
4.3
6.4
2.5
1.9
-4.3
75.4
71.3
71.4
72.1
71.0

-3.7
-3.5
12.3
9.6
16.7
4.9
5.4
-20.6
-20.8
-21.0
-20.3
-19.7

15.9
16.4
1.4
.0
4.6
-9.5
-4.1
44.0
45.2
45.9
44.7
41.4

21.3
21.5
1.3
2.4
.2
.5
-2.7
65.9
65.6
66.6
63.5
61.6

5.7
6.0
6.7
4.7
10.5
-2.6
.5
6.9
7.3
7.3
7.4
6.5

Expenditure category

-

See footnotes at end of table.

37

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group

6 months
ended—

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

Other motor fuels 2 ...........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 .....
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................

270.270
144.458
130.579
154.050
255.133
262.137
230.268
156.438
390.768
166.491
165.733
167.977
263.506
294.100
153.734
270.771

264.751
144.840
130.869
154.553
255.509
262.556
230.533
156.705
391.051
166.084
164.713
168.911
263.228
294.643
152.279
270.830

264.851
145.390
131.313
155.232
256.077
262.974
231.777
156.724
392.496
166.610
165.363
169.189
264.968
298.216
150.785
270.883

270.800
145.652
130.883
156.677
258.001
263.526
233.311
158.076
393.773
167.047
165.698
169.855
266.655
300.842
151.785
271.060

105.6
4.2
7.2
.0
1.3
3.0
-.4
2.3
2.7
.8
1.1
.0
13.8
23.2
-.2
1.8

124.6
4.5
4.8
4.1
1.0
1.7
1.8
.4
4.5
1.0
.0
3.3
20.2
29.1
5.8
10.3

-36.1
11.1
12.2
9.5
2.8
1.9
1.3
4.0
3.7
.5
.7
.0
-7.9
-15.2
-3.7
4.3

0.8
3.3
.9
7.0
4.6
2.1
5.4
4.3
3.1
1.3
-.1
4.5
4.9
9.5
-5.0
.4

114.9
4.4
6.0
2.0
1.2
2.3
.7
1.4
3.6
.9
.5
1.6
17.0
26.1
2.8
6.0

-19.8
7.2
6.4
8.3
3.7
2.0
3.3
4.1
3.4
.9
.3
2.2
-1.7
-3.6
-4.4
2.3

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

401.374
315.710
105.504
422.574
98.566
100.015
426.464
338.809
342.970
408.627
177.792
223.436
644.001
240.438
234.095
550.081
193.492
112.427
104.987

402.449
315.957
105.646
424.748
98.307
98.428
427.870
339.447
343.317
409.245
179.182
223.669
647.029
241.614
235.512
552.258
194.179
112.341
105.160

403.355
316.299
105.792
425.800
97.777
97.642
428.997
340.063
344.096
410.092
180.220
223.159
650.044
242.802
236.707
554.248
194.727
112.585
105.369

404.101
316.869
105.943
426.480
97.688
98.929
429.797
340.515
344.369
411.124
180.573
223.050
650.292
242.847
236.833
554.135
195.655
112.687
106.190

2.6
2.0
1.9
3.7
-.2
3.4
2.8
1.9
2.1
3.3
-2.1
.2
6.5
6.9
8.7
4.9
2.6
.6
-5.7

2.9
7.1
7.4
5.2
-.5
-.7
1.6
2.4
3.9
-.2
1.8
3.3
2.7
2.7
1.8
2.8
3.5
3.7
-1.1

3.3
1.9
2.0
4.7
-1.3
.8
3.8
1.6
1.4
3.1
-.5
1.1
7.5
7.8
7.7
7.3
1.0
2.5
.6

2.7
1.5
1.7
3.7
-3.5
-4.3
3.2
2.0
1.6
2.5
6.4
-.7
4.0
4.1
4.8
3.0
4.5
.9
4.7

2.8
4.5
4.6
4.4
-.3
1.3
2.2
2.2
3.0
1.5
-.2
1.7
4.6
4.8
5.2
3.8
3.1
2.1
-3.5

3.0
1.7
1.8
4.2
-2.4
-1.7
3.5
1.8
1.5
2.8
2.9
.2
5.7
5.9
6.2
5.1
2.8
1.7
2.6

Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 1 2 ..................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .....................................................................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .........................................
Pets and pet products 1 ......................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .................................
Other recreation services 2 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................

110.001
98.575
6.760
376.576
13.780

109.989
99.198
6.566
379.203
13.700

110.007
98.741
6.426
378.160
13.553

109.921
99.049
6.320
380.210
13.444

-2.2
-2.7
-15.3
.1
-19.0

3.2
3.0
-11.9
4.1
-7.9

.7
-2.4
-20.4
.3
-10.9

-.3
1.9
-23.6
3.9
-9.4

.4
.1
-13.6
2.1
-13.7

.2
-.2
-22.0
2.1
-10.2

76.095
43.493
92.224
155.729
196.551
199.667
118.277
143.156
91.044
81.274
67.517
115.203
54.724
58.878
96.256
94.365
147.525

78.637
44.262
92.379
156.205
196.843
200.992
118.166
143.578
90.346
80.845
67.446
114.353
54.038
58.242
93.976
92.983
146.653

78.304
44.012
91.795
157.473
198.734
201.947
117.951
143.475
90.008
81.108
67.299
115.018
53.891
58.026
93.833
93.153
146.938

78.754
43.955
91.702
157.794
198.729
203.303
117.219
142.998
88.984
81.241
66.283
116.117
53.556
57.396
93.340
94.956
146.193

-4.8
-8.9
-4.4
.3
-1.0
3.5
-4.8
.2
-12.6
-3.7
-10.9
.0
-8.5
-10.8
5.0
-4.3
.2

11.0
-2.3
4.7
7.2
5.8
10.5
7.1
10.6
1.4
2.9
3.4
2.7
1.6
.4
8.7
3.5
-.3

-1.4
-10.1
-4.3
3.7
4.1
2.9
2.9
6.5
-3.0
2.8
-.7
4.5
2.4
4.4
5.7
-9.6
1.2

14.7
4.3
-2.2
5.4
4.5
7.5
-3.5
-.4
-8.7
-.2
-7.1
3.2
-8.3
-9.7
-11.6
2.5
-3.6

2.8
-5.7
.1
3.7
2.3
6.9
1.0
5.3
-5.8
-.5
-4.0
1.3
-3.6
-5.4
6.8
-.5
-.1

6.4
-3.2
-3.3
4.6
4.3
5.2
-.4
3.0
-5.9
1.3
-4.0
3.8
-3.1
-2.9
-3.3
-3.7
-1.2

121.685
321.795
268.635
222.855

120.451
320.762
269.231
222.398

120.372
323.110
269.776
222.395

119.829
321.812
267.951
222.538

3.8
-2.5
2.3
-.7

-5.0
1.0
.0
-.2

-.2
.9
2.5
-.6

-6.0
.0
-1.0
-.6

-.7
-.8
1.1
-.5

-3.1
.5
.7
-.6

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.

38

CPI Detailed Report-September 2011

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................

135.875
103.837

135.257
103.962

136.525
102.693

Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .........................................................
Information and information processing 2 ...........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 ............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................

125.440
204.259
532.591
574.039
672.641
643.984
246.116
212.872
85.836
151.850
239.476
254.353
83.492
100.657
61.221
102.962
9.584
68.685
42.105
76.953

125.517
205.277
532.994
577.124
677.299
649.668
246.642
215.019
85.644
151.822
239.476
253.361
83.298
100.366
60.785
103.245
9.582
68.476
41.984
77.020

36.544

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

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

136.775
102.597

2.3
-4.4

-1.1
1.0

4.1
-6.4

2.7
-4.7

0.6
-1.7

3.4
-5.6

125.576
205.796
534.305
578.589
680.548
644.954
247.548
216.515
85.568
151.831
239.476
253.676
83.221
100.405
60.771
103.372
9.527
66.880
42.064
77.150

125.624
206.130
541.400
578.907
681.861
648.962
246.397
216.783
85.530
151.848
239.476
254.263
83.182
100.475
60.739
103.609
9.482
66.005
41.897
76.996

-.9
4.1
5.7
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.2
-4.0
.2
.0
5.0
-4.2
-3.8
-7.0
.8
-5.3
-12.6
-8.4
-2.0

.7
5.0
8.4
4.7
7.9
4.5
1.4
2.8
-2.0
17.5
16.6
36.7
-2.6
-2.4
-6.6
3.4
-3.4
-15.1
-4.6
1.9

.9
4.0
4.5
3.9
4.7
4.2
3.0
.9
-1.1
1.2
.5
16.5
-1.2
-.2
-.1
-.3
-4.7
-10.1
-6.7
-2.0

.6
3.7
6.8
3.4
5.6
3.1
.5
7.6
-1.4
.0
.0
-.1
-1.5
-.7
-3.1
2.5
-4.2
-14.7
-2.0
.2

-.1
4.5
7.0
4.3
5.9
4.3
2.7
3.5
-3.0
8.5
8.0
19.8
-3.4
-3.1
-6.8
2.1
-4.3
-13.9
-6.5
-.1

.7
3.8
5.6
3.7
5.1
3.7
1.7
4.2
-1.2
.6
.3
7.8
-1.3
-.4
-1.6
1.1
-4.4
-12.4
-4.3
-.9

36.591

36.254

36.271

-2.4

-.5

-5.7

-3.0

-1.5

-4.3

415.446
833.452
338.026
228.184
206.112
160.780

416.213
837.692
339.833
228.533
206.107
160.567

417.579
842.479
341.894
228.583
206.492
159.655

419.144
848.513
344.464
229.016
206.855
160.623

1.2
1.9
1.8
4.5
.8
.2

.6
1.3
1.0
5.5
.3
1.1

.5
-.9
-1.4
6.8
1.3
-2.2

3.6
7.4
7.8
1.5
1.4
-.4

.9
1.6
1.4
5.0
.6
.7

2.0
3.2
3.1
4.1
1.4
-1.3

102.613

102.119

101.929

102.273

-1.9

-2.1

-3.3

-1.3

-2.0

-2.3

185.983
230.814
140.682
363.440
297.340
295.860
143.358
165.771
287.076
85.754

186.432
230.579
140.539
364.641
297.658
296.713
143.371
166.256
288.743
85.590

184.619
230.907
140.739
365.672
299.042
297.933
143.734
167.062
289.207
86.569

186.249
231.139
140.880
366.100
299.562
298.106
144.166
168.253
289.395
86.525

2.6
-.5
-.5
3.0
3.2
2.0
3.9
3.2
-6.4
-.9

4.7
-.1
-.1
1.5
2.9
1.8
-.2
3.6
6.1
-2.8

-1.0
1.0
1.0
2.8
2.1
2.2
.1
8.2
13.4
-2.3

.6
.6
.6
3.0
3.0
3.1
2.3
6.1
3.3
3.6

3.7
-.3
-.3
2.3
3.1
1.9
1.8
3.4
-.3
-1.9

-.2
.8
.8
2.9
2.6
2.7
1.2
7.1
8.2
.6

187.064
165.079
217.845
281.604
115.400
260.433
235.908
267.896
299.140
219.523
214.295
213.426
167.311
218.640
275.970
223.294

189.046
167.478
220.896
286.641
115.677
260.993
236.372
267.720
299.585
220.891
215.872
214.730
169.640
221.553
280.419
225.476

190.282
168.690
222.967
289.480
116.073
261.562
237.045
268.407
299.911
221.765
216.959
215.656
170.837
223.538
283.019
226.992

191.372
169.769
225.168
294.063
115.500
262.136
237.511
269.601
300.175
222.557
217.988
216.487
171.906
225.645
287.198
228.532

7.0
10.3
20.3
25.2
-3.2
1.3
1.9
3.3
.0
4.2
4.8
3.9
9.9
19.1
23.2
10.9

14.1
18.2
25.1
34.8
4.0
2.0
.8
5.2
1.7
7.0
9.6
7.4
17.5
23.7
32.2
17.0

.4
-1.6
-3.1
-8.6
8.8
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.3
.7
1.0
1.1
-1.4
-2.8
-7.7
-.2

9.5
11.9
14.1
18.9
.3
2.6
2.7
2.6
1.4
5.6
7.1
5.9
11.4
13.4
17.3
9.7

10.5
14.2
22.7
29.9
.3
1.7
1.4
4.3
.9
5.6
7.2
5.6
13.7
21.4
27.6
13.9

4.9
4.9
5.2
4.3
4.5
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.4
3.1
4.0
3.4
4.8
5.0
4.1
4.6

Expenditure category

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

114.743
255.986
248.840
239.606
219.475
218.395
148.509
294.876
267.802
230.787
202.699

116.559
256.220
249.178
246.895
220.065
218.908
148.996
308.122
268.327
232.079
202.751

117.768
256.800
249.772
249.914
220.749
219.477
149.589
313.210
268.865
233.888
202.794

116.864
257.577
250.450
254.922
221.083
219.660
149.394
321.564
269.335
235.531
203.908

6 months
ended—

Dec.
2010

Mar.
2011

June
2011

Sep.
2011

Mar.
2011

Sep.
2011

-0.2
1.8
1.7
31.3
.8
.7
-1.3
57.0
1.5
2.2
-1.5

-2.7
2.7
1.6
44.5
3.0
2.0
2.1
75.1
2.0
12.5
4.2

14.0
1.9
1.5
-13.2
3.3
3.1
6.4
-19.9
1.8
3.8
2.4

7.6
2.5
2.6
28.1
3.0
2.3
2.4
41.4
2.3
8.5
2.4

-1.4
2.2
1.6
37.8
1.9
1.3
.4
65.8
1.7
7.3
1.3

10.8
2.2
2.1
5.5
3.1
2.7
4.4
6.4
2.0
6.1
2.4

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

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-

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

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

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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

M

225.722

225.922

226.545

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

241.690
243.257
144.525

242.282
243.806
144.952

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

215.954
216.290
139.115

M

South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

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

Percent change to
Aug. 2011 from—

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Aug.
2010

June
2011

July
2011

226.889

3.9

0.4

0.2

3.8

0.4

0.3

243.033
244.601
145.339

243.323
244.983
145.369

4.0
3.8
4.4

.4
.5
.3

.1
.2
.0

3.8
3.6
4.3

.6
.6
.6

.3
.3
.3

216.099
216.350
139.222

216.586
216.870
139.451

216.968
217.360
139.542

3.9
3.9
3.9

.4
.5
.2

.2
.2
.1

3.8
3.8
3.8

.3
.3
.2

.2
.2
.2

211.717

212.261

213.009

213.606

4.1

.6

.3

3.9

.6

.4

M
M
M

219.318
220.481
139.639

219.682
220.897
139.783

220.471
221.685
140.378

220.371
221.242
140.471

4.1
3.6
4.3

.3
.2
.5

.0
-.2
.1

4.3
4.1
4.5

.5
.5
.5

.4
.4
.4

M

223.675

224.681

224.613

224.462

4.3

-.1

-.1

4.3

.4

.0

M
M
M

228.075
232.010
138.269

227.805
231.666
138.128

228.222
232.219
138.171

229.147
233.221
138.564

3.5
3.3
3.8

.6
.7
.3

.4
.4
.3

3.0
2.8
3.3

.1
.1
-.1

.2
.2
.0

M
M
M

205.792
139.935
218.862

205.928
140.057
219.465

206.524
140.440
219.856

206.883
140.584
220.391

3.6
4.1
4.2

.5
.4
.4

.2
.1
.2

3.5
4.1
3.9

.4
.4
.5

.3
.3
.2

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

220.182
232.328

219.277
231.303

219.688
231.833

220.027
233.022

3.1
3.1

.3
.7

.2
.5

3.2
2.4

-.2
-.2

.2
.2

M

248.505

249.164

250.058

250.559

3.8

.6

.2

3.5

.6

.4

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

-

244.256
211.686
208.602
147.747

-

245.310
213.004
209.255
147.658

3.7
3.7
3.7
3.4

.4
.6
.3
-.1

-

-

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

211.074
213.506
201.309
231.197

-

212.335
213.924
202.445
232.749

-

-

-

-

3.8
4.1
3.7
4.5

.6
.2
.6
.7

-

2
2
2

234.463
233.646
233.250

-

236.196
234.608
233.810

-

-

-

-

3.4
2.9
2.7

.7
.4
.2

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

South

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

243.323
383.159

4.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.4

-

-

-

229.147
370.404

3.5

-

220.371
357.472

4.1

-

216.968
353.019

3.9

-

-

-

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

236.731
236.533
236.477
239.573
238.015

4.4
4.6
5.8
2.9
2.0

.4
.4
.5
.2
.3

224.881
224.424
220.179
231.046
229.726

4.8
5.0
6.3
3.2
3.4

.5
.6
.7
.4
.1

228.473
229.526
227.191
235.519
212.954

4.3
4.6
6.2
2.5
1.0

.3
.3
.4
.3
.0

232.305
232.147
235.975
225.717
231.013

4.4
4.8
6.8
2.1
-.4

.5
.5
.9
.0
-.1

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

249.617
298.435
295.088

2.3
2.1
2.0

.0
-.1
.2

200.935
230.145
226.050

1.6
1.3
1.7

.0
.0
.2

205.067
226.320
228.177

1.7
1.7
2.4

.0
.0
.2

229.487
255.965
263.100

1.6
1.5
2.1

.1
.2
.4

309.799

2.0

.2

234.597

1.3

.1

230.017

1.5

.0

269.553

1.3

.1

309.727
224.137
205.425
195.563
195.468
182.363
127.068

2.0
4.9
4.8
-.7
.2
-3.0
.8

.2
.3
.3
.6
1.3
-1.4
.1

234.598
216.645
189.150
195.022
201.150
173.802
118.862

1.3
3.8
3.7
3.0
5.0
-1.4
1.0

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

230.001
227.082
194.264
194.147
191.604
194.283
125.545

1.5
3.8
3.5
3.0
3.1
2.7
-.2

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

269.579
252.282
228.826
230.600
250.358
197.918
128.759

1.3
3.7
2.8
2.4
2.0
3.9
.3

.1
-.3
-.7
-.8
-.5
-1.6
-.6

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

130.676

4.7

3.2

118.144

4.4

4.4

133.593

2.0

1.6

117.140

3.7

3.8

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

214.535
207.774
100.285
141.726
98.220
138.727
162.454
303.600
302.672
304.431
307.507
291.077

12.4
12.8
3.7
3.5
3.5
3.4
6.9
37.4
37.6
38.2
36.3
35.2

-.4
-.4
-.2
.0
.0
.1
-1.0
-1.5
-1.5
-1.6
-1.2
-1.2

216.618
211.165
101.380
136.188
96.428
136.201
155.776
322.508
322.232
321.283
351.947
312.387

11.8
12.1
4.2
3.8
3.9
4.8
6.1
32.2
32.2
32.6
31.7
30.3

-.5
-.5
-.5
.1
.1
.3
-1.4
-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-.7
-.7

214.303
212.706
101.336
147.301
100.269
152.434
151.329
304.408
303.366
302.543
315.962
298.404

13.4
13.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
5.2
4.8
34.3
34.3
34.9
33.6
32.1

-1.1
-1.0
-.5
.0
.0
.1
-1.3
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4

215.129
209.146
100.722
141.554
98.226
143.417
148.970
309.836
309.104
308.622
288.928
292.388

9.6
9.9
2.6
3.1
3.0
3.9
3.5
29.7
29.7
30.2
28.9
27.9

.5
.7
-.7
-.1
-.2
-.1
-2.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1

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

424.205
355.601
441.325
338.223

3.4
4.1
3.2
1.9

.4
.4
.4
.3

401.119
322.527
427.200
361.377

2.8
3.1
2.8
1.8

.0
.3
-.1
-.1

381.856
306.607
407.102
336.500

2.5
2.3
2.6
2.3

.2
.3
.1
.0

409.435
331.325
432.976
310.852

2.7
2.8
2.7
1.6

.2
-.1
.3
-.1

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

118.198

-.7

-.8

114.309

-.3

-.2

113.630

.3

.0

108.669

1.4

.3

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

134.976

.5

.6

133.957

.8

.4

128.626

1.2

.3

133.674

1.9

.5

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

418.182

1.5

.2

372.628

1.1

.2

380.752

1.3

.7

382.930

1.4

.4

243.323
192.941
166.174
214.973

4.0
7.1
8.9
12.9

.1
.2
.1
.3

216.968
182.881
160.877
211.342

3.9
7.1
8.3
12.1

.2
.4
.3
.7

220.371
187.163
165.692
218.730

4.1
6.8
8.3
12.4

.0
-.2
-.5
-.5

229.147
182.128
155.097
201.003

3.5
6.0
7.0
11.2

.4
.7
.9
2.1

280.486
111.405
292.818
312.150
258.571

15.9
1.9
2.1
2.1
4.2

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

272.140
111.354
252.560
236.371
272.949

14.6
2.5
1.7
1.4
2.8

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

270.760
116.104
254.546
232.604
280.696

15.7
1.7
2.2
1.6
4.3

-1.1
-.5
.1
.0
.2

259.704
112.922
271.805
272.230
265.960

13.6
1.3
1.9
1.5
1.4

1.7
-1.0
.2
.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 ..........................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

339.210

1.0

0.1

235.245
244.852
225.034
169.044
227.169
216.302
274.293
297.192
282.301
246.723
245.323
248.459

4.0
3.9
4.9
8.6
8.7
12.2
14.7
2.0
2.0
19.6
2.6
2.2

151.631
314.083
302.429

2.2
35.9
2.3

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

304.741

0.7

0.2

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

208.130
215.649
214.593
163.263
219.119
212.341
267.125
285.112
239.255
247.998
216.134
215.292

4.0
3.7
5.0
8.1
8.6
11.5
13.6
2.0
1.5
18.8
2.4
1.9

.5
-1.3
.0

146.009
320.539
260.487

2.7
31.7
1.6

Index
Sep.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

306.266

1.8

0.3

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

211.104
218.745
219.523
167.325
224.000
218.209
264.556
290.196
240.436
240.549
218.746
217.224

4.2
4.0
5.1
8.0
8.4
11.7
14.5
2.7
2.1
20.1
2.4
1.9

.7
-.9
.0

148.829
308.395
260.713

1.5
34.0
2.1

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

315.814

2.5

0.6

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.1
-.5
-1.0
.1
.1
-1.7
.2
.1

220.747
228.841
219.756
158.295
218.159
203.946
256.765
302.232
260.467
276.442
227.326
227.177

3.6
3.3
4.5
6.7
7.7
10.4
12.4
2.3
1.8
18.2
2.3
1.9

.4
.4
.5
.8
1.3
2.0
1.5
.2
.2
1.7
.3
.2

.2
-2.6
.1

141.217
313.452
275.100

1.8
29.5
1.9

.2
3.1
.2

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

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

206.883
206.883

3.6

0.2

140.584

4.1

0.1

0.2

-

-

-

-

-

220.391
355.436

4.2

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

-

-

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

207.803
207.932
212.287
200.888
204.145

4.4
4.7
6.2
2.7
1.7

.4
.4
.6
.1
.0

144.504
144.907
143.621
146.819
139.059

4.4
4.7
6.4
2.4
1.2

.5
.5
.6
.4
.1

229.286
229.482
225.609
237.560
225.679

5.0
5.2
6.2
3.8
.6

.4
.4
.5
.3
-.1

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

203.693
220.493
220.740
219.838
219.814
230.161
224.428
210.833
210.387
197.176
117.630

1.6
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.5
3.6
3.0
1.2
1.1
1.3
-.4

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

134.415
134.844
140.927
134.005
133.994
171.111
169.471
159.931
157.040
156.993
99.437

2.2
1.9
2.8
1.8
1.8
4.4
4.4
2.9
4.1
-1.9
1.5

.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
.0
.0
.0
.3
-1.6
.3

196.777
218.586
216.237
227.831
227.833
225.793
190.876
203.706
211.560
165.010
125.575

1.4
.9
1.8
.5
.5
4.9
5.5
4.7
5.2
1.3
.2

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

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

121.070

3.7

3.3

89.185

3.2

2.1

120.118

3.5

6.0

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

210.874
210.092
101.053
124.258
97.835
125.734
147.722
452.138
450.984
462.471
306.087
400.085

11.8
12.3
3.6
3.9
3.9
4.6
5.6
33.5
33.6
34.2
32.5
31.5

-.3
-.2
-.5
.0
.0
.1
-1.3
-.5
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.3

151.044
150.886
100.815
99.043
99.093
102.039
103.167
306.125
307.538
314.569
300.291
288.351

11.7
11.9
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.8
5.0
33.2
33.3
33.8
32.6
31.1

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

217.530
212.674
100.877
149.005
102.912
149.211
139.312
297.211
295.508
282.855
336.090
297.631

12.6
12.7
4.4
4.9
4.9
7.2
4.1
31.6
31.6
31.7
32.1
29.8

-.6
-.5
-.8
-.1
-.1
.0
-1.9
-.7
-.7
-.8
-.4
-.5

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

316.516
255.405
334.630
262.412

2.7
2.9
2.6
1.5

.3
.3
.2
-.1

170.148
152.751
176.361
157.860

2.8
2.8
2.8
2.3

.1
.1
.1
.1

390.750
332.261
410.612
345.452

3.6
4.1
3.4
2.4

.3
.5
.2
.1

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

112.886

.2

-.1

113.403

.7

-.3

116.212

-1.1

.9

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

135.037

1.0

.5

127.782

1.2

.5

137.941

1.9

-.1

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

299.323

1.1

.2

176.244

1.3

.7

420.862

3.1

.5

206.883
176.931
158.504
214.659
283.957
104.566
230.628
221.297
218.253

3.6
6.6
7.9
11.9
15.0
1.4
1.9
1.6
3.5

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

140.584
131.609
124.574
162.295
198.577
88.628
144.573
134.986
147.059

4.1
6.8
8.1
12.2
14.8
2.1
2.2
1.9
3.1

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

220.391
189.709
169.850
221.394
274.216
118.982
254.124
225.838
281.462

4.2
7.6
8.8
13.2
15.4
2.3
1.7
.9
1.9

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

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

258.678

1.6

0.3

147.266

1.6

0.2

316.811

1.2

0.9

201.610
206.833
201.200
160.705
211.562
214.339
274.373
242.226
223.389
317.078
199.595
198.306
132.346
454.843
232.078

3.7
3.5
4.7
7.6
8.1
11.2
13.7
2.2
1.8
18.8
2.3
1.9
1.7
33.1
1.9

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

136.601
137.626
140.339
125.007
153.298
160.816
193.296
154.988
141.656
229.572
131.758
129.369
103.626
311.577
143.407

4.3
4.1
5.0
7.9
8.5
11.6
13.8
2.4
2.1
19.7
2.5
2.2
2.2
32.9
2.1

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

209.638
218.809
223.312
171.389
226.684
221.398
270.096
298.018
238.257
244.268
218.259
216.746
153.182
295.447
259.731

4.2
4.0
5.5
8.6
9.5
12.6
14.5
2.4
1.5
20.0
2.2
1.7
2.4
30.7
1.4

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

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

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

244.983
378.547

3.8

0.2

145.369

4.4

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

235.738
235.443
236.893
236.757
238.585

4.3
4.4
5.4
3.2
2.0

.4
.4
.5
.1
.3

148.000
148.410
146.389
151.509
140.998

4.7
4.9
7.0
2.0
1.9

.5
.5
.5
.5
.2

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

252.891
302.597
303.090
309.918
309.860
219.775
208.584
197.310
198.331
184.900
124.287

2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
4.6
4.5
-.5
.4
-2.5
-.3

-.1
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.6
1.5
-1.6
-.2

142.626
141.244
148.985
139.953
139.953
184.343
181.761
144.961
133.791
147.260
107.325

3.1
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
5.5
5.7
-1.3
-.4
-4.5
3.4

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

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

130.106

4.5

3.3

90.460

5.3

2.8

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

217.372
210.071
298.970
297.626
299.336
297.314
287.132

12.9
13.5
37.8
38.0
38.7
36.3
35.3

-.3
-.4
-1.5
-1.6
-1.7
-1.2
-1.2

148.031
148.769
303.321
304.201
309.528
301.576
285.709

11.3
11.5
36.7
36.9
37.3
36.3
35.0

-.6
-.6
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.1

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

424.084

3.1

.5

176.703

4.0

.2

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

117.262

-.4

-.7

119.820

-1.2

-.9

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

137.670

.9

.8

127.590

-.5

.1

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

399.471

1.3

.1

190.316

1.8

.4

244.983
191.591
163.304
208.583
109.884
293.858

3.8
6.8
8.6
12.4
1.3
2.2

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

145.369
139.502
134.101
175.276
91.952
146.656

4.4
7.8
9.3
14.0
2.8
1.7

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

237.107
224.413
166.348
223.985
210.452
294.862
283.573
246.698
247.129
250.839

3.9
4.8
8.3
8.2
11.7
2.4
2.1
18.9
2.5
2.2

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

141.431
144.339
134.410
161.172
172.846
152.245
143.784
232.706
136.292
133.973

4.4
5.1
9.1
9.7
13.4
1.1
1.5
21.0
2.7
2.2

.0
.1
-.1
.2
.1
.0
-.1
-.6
.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 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

217.360
358.873

3.9

0.2

139.542

3.9

0.1

0.3

-

-

-

-

213.606
342.457

4.1

-

-

-

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

227.469
226.847
225.325
228.698
232.042

5.0
5.0
6.4
3.1
4.5

.7
.7
.8
.5
.1

143.153
143.589
140.213
148.287
140.706

4.6
4.8
5.8
3.5
2.3

.3
.3
.4
.2
.0

227.309
227.033
218.152
243.051
232.870

4.9
5.1
7.2
2.5
1.9

.5
.6
.8
.2
-.1

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

202.630
234.575
236.140
239.265
239.270
209.451
184.496
187.040
187.674
168.067
114.429

1.7
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.6
2.9
2.5
2.0
3.9
-1.4
1.0

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

128.672
127.705
130.110
125.807
125.807
177.439
179.688
175.075
174.229
159.189
95.562

1.7
1.1
1.8
1.0
1.0
4.3
4.5
3.7
6.1
-2.9
2.0

.0
-.1
.2
.0
.0
.3
.3
.4
1.9
-4.0
.9

195.856
219.523
207.805
226.037
226.037
220.995
175.602
186.851
184.710
179.886
118.348

.9
.2
1.2
.3
.3
6.8
7.7
5.9
6.8
3.4
-2.1

-.1
.1
.5
.2
.2
.4
.5
.5
1.3
-1.4
-1.6

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

117.315

3.9

4.3

87.071

4.7

2.9

129.624

7.8

10.9

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

216.729
212.647
330.015
329.205
329.901
347.814
313.549

11.8
12.1
32.5
32.5
32.9
31.5
31.0

-.5
-.5
-1.1
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
-.6

158.398
158.287
328.260
329.901
337.249
324.646
305.975

11.4
11.8
31.9
32.0
32.4
31.7
29.7

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

196.077
188.129
278.222
275.221
265.046
322.330
276.104

13.2
13.5
31.7
31.5
31.4
32.7
28.4

-.5
-.5
-.4
-.5
-.4
-.3
-1.5

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

396.162

2.3

.0

175.615

3.7

.0

379.750

2.5

.6

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

113.486

-.2

-.1

117.485

.1

-.1

106.921

-2.2

-.8

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

135.145

1.1

.5

132.575

-.2

.5

128.137

2.8

-.3

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

360.483

1.3

.4

175.029

-.4

-.5

406.842

4.7

1.4

217.360
182.122
157.698
207.481
108.717
252.352

3.9
7.1
8.3
12.0
2.4
1.7

.2
.5
.5
.9
-.3
.0

139.542
131.273
124.520
162.480
86.323
144.160

3.9
6.9
8.2
12.1
2.7
1.6

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

213.606
187.227
167.192
220.384
114.038
242.786

4.1
7.4
8.8
13.0
2.6
1.5

.3
.5
.5
1.5
-1.2
.1

209.398
213.362
160.692
218.973
209.459
283.215
240.650
247.460
216.608
215.466

4.0
4.9
8.1
8.5
11.5
1.8
1.7
18.2
2.5
2.0

.2
.3
.5
.8
.9
.0
.0
-.8
.3
.3

135.576
142.478
124.893
153.060
160.573
161.370
140.465
245.019
130.474
128.105

3.9
5.0
7.9
8.6
11.4
2.1
1.4
19.0
2.3
1.9

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

202.948
213.110
168.900
224.587
220.534
270.307
224.599
223.356
213.583
211.084

4.3
5.6
8.6
9.1
12.2
2.6
1.4
20.8
2.2
1.6

.3
.4
.5
1.1
1.4
.2
.1
.0
.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

221.242
357.158

3.6

-0.2

140.471

4.3

0.1

-0.1

-

-

-

-

224.462
364.507

4.3

-

-

-

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

228.683
230.161
225.216
238.938
210.307

4.3
4.6
6.4
2.4
1.3

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.4

144.169
144.851
144.555
145.305
133.834

4.1
4.3
6.0
2.1
.9

.5
.5
.7
.3
.3

228.205
228.190
231.473
227.312
221.029

6.1
6.4
6.4
6.3
.6

.3
.3
.2
.4
.5

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

209.819
231.324
233.739
237.132
237.105
222.738
199.890
202.111
194.349
201.088
132.633

1.0
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
2.5
2.0
1.4
.7
5.3
-2.1

-.2
-.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
-.4
.1
-2.7
-.7

135.644
138.142
144.632
137.320
137.320
162.403
158.905
155.021
154.008
153.568
97.403

2.4
2.2
3.6
2.0
2.0
5.0
4.9
4.5
4.9
1.2
.9

.1
.1
.4
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.8
.2

198.942
220.747
220.333
230.271
230.271
223.594
194.826
201.233
205.877
144.268
124.124

.9
.6
1.0
.2
.2
2.4
2.7
2.1
2.6
-2.7
.4

.0
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.2
.1
.1
.0
-.3
4.2
.6

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

152.930

3.3

1.9

87.859

1.7

1.3

120.635

-1.6

1.7

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

213.841
213.980
313.164
310.649
312.190
311.137
304.210

13.2
13.7
34.6
34.7
35.4
33.5
32.1

-1.3
-1.3
-3.4
-3.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.2

149.738
149.501
304.189
305.063
314.048
296.425
287.536

13.2
13.4
34.4
34.4
35.0
33.7
32.2

-.9
-.9
-2.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.2
-2.1

235.184
233.580
288.533
285.713
276.716
337.247
294.472

14.8
14.8
32.9
32.9
32.9
33.6
32.3

-.9
-1.0
-1.9
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
-1.1

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

371.197

2.7

.2

164.355

2.3

.1

379.812

3.5

.5

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

108.162

-.3

.3

116.176

1.0

-.3

116.896

-2.1

.1

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

130.253

.3

.0

126.845

1.9

.6

131.883

1.1

.0

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

349.672

1.0

.0

173.275

1.3

1.3

417.580

2.2

.1

221.242
187.063
164.482
213.354
118.547
254.468

3.6
6.7
8.1
12.7
1.3
1.7

-.2
-.5
-.8
-.8
-.7
.0

140.471
130.477
123.285
160.485
88.350
145.584

4.3
6.6
8.1
12.0
1.8
2.7

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

224.462
195.791
179.489
230.238
124.814
255.267

4.3
8.5
9.7
13.3
2.9
1.2

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

213.702
218.700
166.444
220.981
213.027
289.651
242.846
248.109
220.303
219.036

3.7
4.9
7.8
8.5
11.9
2.4
1.7
19.0
2.1
1.6

-.2
-.3
-.8
-.4
-.8
.0
.0
-2.2
.0
.0

136.835
138.990
123.564
152.122
158.891
153.426
143.251
220.506
131.920
129.523

4.5
5.2
7.8
8.1
11.4
3.1
2.6
21.0
2.6
2.3

.1
.0
-.3
.1
-.3
.2
.2
-1.5
.3
.2

212.939
227.549
180.493
230.688
229.583
295.510
238.751
238.266
220.563
219.579

4.4
5.8
9.5
10.2
12.9
1.8
1.0
19.3
2.1
1.3

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

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

233.221
380.300

3.3

0.4

138.564

3.8

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

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

232.870
233.121
238.139
225.217
226.959

4.3
4.7
6.7
2.1
-.5

.4
.4
.9
-.2
.0

143.926
143.492
142.421
144.796
149.657

5.0
5.2
7.3
2.1
-.1

.7
.8
.9
.6
-.2

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

241.944
270.400
281.709
285.599
285.592
260.752
238.514
240.039
267.823
204.216
129.584

1.5
1.4
1.9
1.2
1.2
4.0
2.4
2.0
.0
8.7
-.4

.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
-.2
-1.0
-1.1
-.5
-2.6
-.8

131.317
130.413
138.051
130.779
130.784
175.412
173.824
170.338
167.537
170.095
103.280

1.6
1.6
2.4
1.4
1.4
2.0
1.8
1.5
2.9
-2.6
1.2

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

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

119.577

3.0

3.6

94.442

4.3

3.2

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

211.900
206.410
306.717
305.313
308.246
279.970
290.117

9.9
10.4
30.3
30.3
30.8
29.4
28.6

.8
1.0
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.4

150.121
148.917
285.959
288.841
290.229
281.858
272.291

9.1
9.2
28.7
28.7
29.2
27.8
26.5

.2
.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.0

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

399.725

2.7

.4

174.071

2.1

.0

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

111.535

1.1

.1

98.274

2.4

-.2

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

135.134

1.6

.5

124.316

2.4

.6

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

382.793

.7

.3

170.897

2.4

.6

233.221
181.515
152.785
195.787
111.367
278.711

3.3
5.9
6.9
10.8
.9
1.8

.4
.7
1.0
2.2
-.9
.2

138.564
128.323
120.090
155.197
89.236
141.308

3.8
6.3
7.0
11.3
1.8
1.9

.3
.7
.8
2.1
-1.0
-.1

225.810
219.168
156.192
215.930
198.826
301.819
269.232
276.784
232.040
232.638

3.4
4.4
6.5
7.4
9.9
2.3
1.7
19.1
2.1
1.7

.4
.5
.9
1.3
2.0
.2
.2
1.8
.3
.3

133.577
138.220
121.009
149.812
155.271
154.392
137.886
233.629
129.393
127.031

3.9
4.7
6.8
8.2
10.8
2.3
2.0
16.1
2.6
2.1

.3
.4
.7
1.5
2.0
-.2
-.1
1.6
.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 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

M

225.588

226.891

228.354

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

232.427
233.283
143.201

234.223
234.957
144.503

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

215.812
221.210
137.392

M

South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

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

Percent change to
Aug. 2011 from—

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Aug.
2010

June
2011

July
2011

229.739

6.3

1.3

0.6

6.0

1.2

0.6

235.239
235.613
145.680

236.477
236.893
146.389

5.8
5.4
7.0

1.0
.8
1.3

.5
.5
.5

5.8
5.4
6.6

1.2
1.0
1.7

.4
.3
.8

216.880
222.187
137.808

218.676
223.451
139.704

220.179
225.325
140.213

6.3
6.4
5.8

1.5
1.4
1.7

.7
.8
.4

5.8
5.8
5.3

1.3
1.0
1.7

.8
.6
1.4

212.041

215.036

216.354

218.152

7.2

1.4

.8

6.8

2.0

.6

M
M
M

223.662
221.285
142.455

224.906
222.752
142.869

226.299
225.222
143.578

227.191
225.216
144.555

6.2
6.4
6.0

1.0
1.1
1.2

.4
.0
.7

6.4
7.2
5.7

1.2
1.8
.8

.6
1.1
.5

M

228.180

232.197

231.022

231.473

6.4

-.3

.2

6.8

1.2

-.5

M
M
M

231.107
232.700
139.996

232.296
233.746
140.662

233.919
236.066
141.130

235.975
238.139
142.421

6.8
6.7
7.3

1.6
1.9
1.3

.9
.9
.9

6.0
5.8
7.0

1.2
1.4
.8

.7
1.0
.3

M
M
M

208.341
141.163
221.252

209.521
141.764
224.566

211.045
142.701
224.408

212.287
143.621
225.609

6.2
6.4
6.2

1.3
1.3
.5

.6
.6
.5

6.0
6.1
5.9

1.3
1.1
1.4

.7
.7
-.1

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

225.069
240.432

224.821
240.828

226.746
244.716

228.307
247.086

5.2
7.5

1.6
2.6

.7
1.0

5.1
6.8

.7
1.8

.9
1.6

M

236.103

238.315

238.417

239.259

5.2

.4

.4

5.1

1.0

.0

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

229.960
231.474
203.156
141.926

232.156
235.145
204.930
142.465

233.029
235.834
207.250
144.478

234.520
237.272
207.814
143.878

4.8
8.3
4.9
6.2

1.0
.9
1.4
1.0

.6
.6
.3
-.4

5.4
7.8
4.7
7.9

1.3
1.9
2.0
1.8

.4
.3
1.1
1.4

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

228.377
204.222
209.332
243.039

232.343
204.896
210.170
243.304

234.374
203.901
211.060
246.610

234.917
206.350
212.646
245.079

6.7
5.2
6.4
7.1

1.1
.7
1.2
.7

.2
1.2
.8
-.6

8.6
4.0
5.8
8.2

2.6
-.2
.8
1.5

.9
-.5
.4
1.4

2
2
2

228.555
229.446
236.974

227.390
231.106
236.196

229.589
231.618
237.878

231.146
234.939
235.867

5.4
6.1
4.9

1.7
1.7
-.1

.7
1.4
-.8

5.8
4.3
5.3

.5
.9
.4

1.0
.2
.7

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

226.889
679.658

3.9

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.2

-

-

-

250.559
724.331

3.8

-

233.022
688.450

3.1

-

220.027
657.348

3.1

-

-

-

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

230.448
230.573
229.739
233.032
227.265

4.5
4.7
6.3
2.6
1.4

.4
.4
.6
.2
.1

226.155
225.057
228.307
214.710
239.251

4.2
4.3
5.2
3.1
2.6

.9
.9
.7
1.2
.7

234.622
234.215
247.086
214.940
226.594

4.7
5.0
7.5
1.8
.1

.4
.5
1.0
-.1
-.4

239.485
238.897
239.259
244.746
244.056

4.0
4.1
5.2
2.9
2.2

.3
.3
.4
.1
.5

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

220.540
252.647
254.628

1.8
1.7
2.1

.0
.0
.2

217.305
265.768
277.221

1.8
2.0
2.0

.1
.0
.3

245.076
275.414
283.737

.6
.5
1.3

-.1
.1
.1

263.675
320.128
322.860

1.9
2.0
2.0

-.1
-.2
.1

260.459

1.5

.1

271.480

2.0

.3

287.523

.3

.1

327.705

2.0

.1

260.433
226.409
199.814
201.270
205.812
184.144
125.013

1.5
4.0
3.7
2.1
2.7
.2
.4

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

271.480
187.691
165.359
168.654
158.496
167.518
100.342

2.0
1.6
1.3
1.0
-1.3
5.0
.4

.3
1.3
1.7
1.8
-.3
5.1
.3

287.523
255.275
234.002
232.246
264.324
201.738
120.940

.3
2.3
.6
.4
-2.6
9.8
-.1

.1
-1.1
-1.7
-1.8
.1
-6.9
-.5

327.590
208.442
206.711
193.096
194.413
183.742
120.678

2.0
3.5
3.6
-.5
.9
-3.6
-1.2

.1
.6
.8
1.4
2.7
-1.6
-.5

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

125.272

3.5

3.1

94.463

.8

1.8

115.216

3.4

6.8

129.120

4.7

4.1

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

215.198
210.513
309.745
309.018
308.969
315.658
296.413

11.8
12.2
33.2
33.3
33.8
32.5
31.2

-.4
-.4
-.7
-.7
-.8
-.6
-.5

203.167
200.888
337.663
335.509
331.792
347.108
317.707

12.0
12.6
33.9
34.1
34.4
33.3
32.7

-.7
-.6
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.1

209.803
203.857
306.776
300.754
302.312
282.933
284.239

10.9
11.2
32.1
32.1
32.6
31.2
30.6

1.3
1.5
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.3
4.3

227.394
216.148
290.859
290.095
293.682
290.541
283.403

13.0
13.9
38.1
38.3
39.1
36.4
36.1

.0
-.1
-1.7
-1.7
-1.8
-1.5
-1.2

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

401.605

2.8

.2

415.876

.9

-.6

391.336

3.8

-.2

395.266

3.5

.4

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

113.440

.3

-.1

106.778

-4.0

.0

103.903

-1.3

-.7

116.904

.9

-.5

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

132.627

1.1

.5

138.081

.1

.4

138.701

2.0

.7

137.840

1.2

1.0

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

388.627

1.3

.4

354.775

1.8

.1

368.618

.9

1.2

384.235

.7

.2

226.889
186.015
161.850
211.709
113.177
267.510

3.9
6.7
8.1
12.2
1.8
2.0

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

220.027
173.909
145.120
193.857
98.317
263.433

3.1
5.9
7.0
10.1
2.0
1.4

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

233.022
180.459
149.924
198.373
102.694
278.362

3.1
6.2
7.3
11.8
-.6
1.2

.5
1.3
2.0
3.5
-.9
.0

250.559
192.772
160.619
204.658
104.414
300.169

3.8
6.5
8.3
11.9
.7
2.4

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

218.281
219.396
164.287
222.036
212.750
293.301
255.295
250.480
226.303
226.289

3.9
4.9
7.8
8.4
11.5
2.3
1.9
19.3
2.4
2.0

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

211.526
205.013
148.981
212.157
197.572
274.918
251.827
232.222
220.521
220.493

3.3
3.7
6.8
7.1
9.5
.7
1.4
18.3
1.8
1.4

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

225.803
214.564
153.632
218.585
202.285
290.500
269.132
280.924
231.291
231.100

3.0
4.6
6.9
8.0
11.0
2.1
1.0
20.5
1.7
1.1

.5
.7
1.9
1.9
3.3
-.2
.0
2.4
.3
.3

243.993
223.471
164.138
224.796
207.442
288.929
292.009
241.718
253.241
257.439

3.8
4.9
8.0
7.8
11.3
2.9
2.3
18.0
2.6
2.4

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

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average

BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

226.889
679.658

3.9

0.4

0.4

0.3

-

-

220.027
657.348

3.1

-

245.310
713.001

3.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

230.448
230.573
229.739
233.032
227.265

4.5
4.7
6.3
2.6
1.4

.9
1.0
1.3
.6
.2

242.091
242.534
234.520
255.909
239.556

4.0
4.4
4.8
3.9
-.8

.7
.7
1.0
.2
.0

226.155
225.057
228.307
214.710
239.251

4.2
4.3
5.2
3.1
2.6

1.3
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.0

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

220.540
252.647
254.628
260.459
260.433
226.409
199.814
201.270
205.812
184.144
125.013

1.8
1.7
2.1
1.5
1.5
4.0
3.7
2.1
2.7
.2
.4

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

236.441
275.634
281.397
292.827
292.827
234.860
199.141
177.166
182.219
158.122
126.943

2.7
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
11.5
11.2
1.1
-4.4
16.7
2.2

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

217.305
265.768
277.221
271.480
271.480
187.691
165.359
168.654
158.496
167.518
100.342

1.8
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.6
1.3
1.0
-1.3
5.0
.4

-.1
.0
.5
.5
.5
-1.8
-2.2
-2.3
-.3
-5.2
1.5

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

125.272

3.5

5.5

142.551

-.7

4.4

94.463

.8

6.7

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

215.198
210.513
309.745
309.018
308.969
315.658
296.413

11.8
12.2
33.2
33.3
33.8
32.5
31.2

-.4
-.4
-1.2
-1.2
-1.3
-1.1
-1.0

205.630
204.016
310.022
306.658
304.926
309.885
298.934

12.9
12.6
37.9
38.0
38.4
37.3
35.9

-1.3
-1.6
-2.8
-2.8
-3.1
-2.2
-2.1

203.167
200.888
337.663
335.509
331.792
347.108
317.707

12.0
12.6
33.9
34.1
34.4
33.3
32.7

-.4
-.5
-1.5
-1.6
-1.6
-1.4
-1.7

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

401.605

2.8

.3

566.869

2.9

1.2

415.876

.9

-.7

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

113.440

.3

.0

114.296

-4.6

-2.1

106.778

-4.0

-1.6

Education and communication 9 .............................................

132.627

1.1

1.4

143.339

3.0

2.9

138.081

.1

1.5

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

388.627

1.3

.6

418.901

1.7

.0

354.775

1.8

.0

226.889
186.015
161.850
211.709
113.177
267.510

3.9
6.7
8.1
12.2
1.8
2.0

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

245.310
193.441
167.121
222.165
113.497
291.054

3.7
6.5
8.2
12.0
1.9
2.0

.4
.3
.0
.3
-.5
.5

220.027
173.909
145.120
193.857
98.317
263.433

3.1
5.9
7.0
10.1
2.0
1.4

.3
1.1
1.0
1.3
.6
-.2

218.281
219.396
164.287
222.036
212.750
293.301
255.295
250.480
226.303
226.289

3.9
4.9
7.8
8.4
11.5
2.3
1.9
19.3
2.4
2.0

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

232.728
235.970
170.052
230.870
221.959
324.551
272.223
245.075
248.860
250.650

3.8
4.8
7.7
7.8
10.9
2.4
1.9
23.8
2.1
1.7

.4
.4
.0
.5
.3
.6
.5
-1.4
.6
.6

211.526
205.013
148.981
212.157
197.572
274.918
251.827
232.222
220.521
220.493

3.3
3.7
6.8
7.1
9.5
.7
1.4
18.3
1.8
1.4

.4
.5
1.0
1.3
1.2
-.3
-.1
-1.8
.6
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OH

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

DallasFort Worth, TX

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

213.004
682.564

3.7

0.6

0.3

0.7

-

-

233.022
688.450

3.1

-

209.255
656.423

3.7

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

234.838
239.720
237.272
245.768
180.429

5.6
6.1
8.3
2.4
-1.5

.6
.6
.9
.1
.1

232.668
227.639
207.814
258.546
298.966

3.7
4.1
4.9
3.1
-1.9

1.0
1.0
1.4
.6
.8

234.622
234.215
247.086
214.940
226.594

4.7
5.0
7.5
1.8
.1

1.4
1.4
2.6
-.1
.5

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

190.149
215.664
217.596
213.792
213.792
189.036
169.862
168.330
159.588
163.016
118.794

.5
1.0
.8
.9
.9
-2.9
-5.3
-6.4
-.6
-15.1
1.7

-.5
-.1
.2
.3
.3
-3.3
-4.2
-4.3
-4.6
-3.7
.4

182.468
188.842
191.819
203.594
203.594
224.065
217.846
214.367
193.614
295.877
134.748

1.9
1.7
2.6
1.2
1.2
4.7
3.7
3.3
.0
22.7
-.4

.5
.7
1.2
.3
.3
1.6
2.2
2.3
.0
14.6
-1.8

245.076
275.414
283.737
287.523
287.523
255.275
234.002
232.246
264.324
201.738
120.940

.6
.5
1.3
.3
.3
2.3
.6
.4
-2.6
9.8
-.1

.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.4
-.5
.9
-4.1
-.6

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

135.064

5.8

15.9

120.681

1.5

7.6

115.216

3.4

7.8

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

217.078
217.931
352.852
350.783
341.809
356.970
336.262

10.9
11.1
28.2
28.1
28.3
27.4
26.8

-.3
-.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.6
-2.1
-2.2

217.873
218.159
310.250
308.983
304.366
313.137
306.546

12.5
12.7
34.7
34.8
35.5
34.2
31.8

-1.8
-1.8
-5.0
-5.0
-5.3
-4.5
-3.9

209.803
203.857
306.776
300.754
302.312
282.933
284.239

10.9
11.2
32.1
32.1
32.6
31.2
30.6

.8
1.0
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.2

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

381.171

4.6

.0

366.554

.6

.3

391.336

3.8

.4

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

112.484

-1.1

.1

108.825

-1.2

1.5

103.903

-1.3

.6

Education and communication 9 .............................................

119.957

2.9

1.7

138.289

-.1

.6

138.701

2.0

1.4

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

384.885

.4

1.1

350.640

-.9

-1.1

368.618

.9

-.2

213.004
193.058
169.679
223.472
113.724
234.852

3.7
7.2
8.0
11.2
3.0
1.2

.6
1.6
2.1
3.1
.5
-.1

209.255
182.555
157.535
192.930
127.195
235.722

3.7
5.7
6.8
11.6
1.0
2.2

.3
-.2
-.9
-.4
-1.6
.7

233.022
180.459
149.924
198.373
102.694
278.362

3.1
6.2
7.3
11.8
-.6
1.2

.7
1.5
1.7
3.3
-1.3
.2

205.282
214.019
170.353
230.935
220.366
260.844
223.962
239.121
212.309
207.614

3.6
4.8
7.7
8.6
10.5
1.5
.9
11.8
2.8
2.2

.7
.9
2.0
1.9
2.9
.0
-.1
-3.2
1.1
1.1

201.369
219.394
161.764
212.269
198.925
303.826
222.344
264.326
207.691
204.431

3.9
4.5
6.5
7.6
10.8
2.7
2.5
20.0
2.0
1.6

.3
.2
-.8
.3
-.3
.7
.8
-2.1
.6
.5

225.803
214.564
153.632
218.585
202.285
290.500
269.132
280.924
231.291
231.100

3.0
4.6
6.9
8.0
11.0
2.1
1.0
20.5
1.7
1.1

.8
1.1
1.6
2.3
3.1
.4
.2
2.0
.6
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

250.559
724.331

3.8

0.6

147.658

3.4

-0.1

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

239.485
238.897
239.259
244.746
244.056

4.0
4.1
5.2
2.9
2.2

.4
.4
.4
.4
.6

146.268
147.987
143.878
150.252
123.242

4.0
4.2
6.2
2.0
1.5

.6
.7
1.0
.4
-1.4

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

263.675
320.128
322.860
327.705
327.590
208.442
206.711
193.096
194.413
183.742
120.678

1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3.5
3.6
-.5
.9
-3.6
-1.2

-.3
.1
.4
.4
.4
-1.9
-2.2
-2.1
-2.4
-1.3
-1.1

155.428
162.366
178.491
162.530
162.519
184.399
182.708
173.673
181.751
127.540
93.104

1.4
2.6
3.3
2.4
2.4
-2.2
-3.9
-5.7
-5.7
-5.6
-5.2

-.2
.1
.7
.1
.1
-1.6
-2.1
-2.1
-1.5
-4.7
-.8

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

129.120

4.7

10.9

97.518

4.7

-.3

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

227.394
216.148
290.859
290.095
293.682
290.541
283.403

13.0
13.9
38.1
38.3
39.1
36.4
36.1

-.1
-.3
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
-1.8

150.734
150.867
294.652
294.686
300.324
290.182
288.801

11.9
12.4
34.0
34.1
34.8
32.9
31.7

-.7
-.5
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

395.266

3.5

.8

155.464

3.6

.2

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

116.904

.9

.9

114.291

-.9

-.1

Education and communication 9 .............................................

137.840

1.2

1.5

138.946

.7

.5

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

384.235

.7

.3

170.928

2.0

.8

250.559
192.772
160.619
204.658
104.414
300.169

3.8
6.5
8.3
11.9
.7
2.4

.6
1.1
1.6
2.5
-.6
.3

147.658
129.811
120.411
152.720
86.090
159.315

3.4
5.7
6.8
11.8
-.7
2.2

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

243.993
223.471
164.138
224.796
207.442
288.929
292.009
241.718
253.241
257.439

3.8
4.9
8.0
7.8
11.3
2.9
2.3
18.0
2.6
2.4

.5
.9
1.5
1.5
2.4
.6
.3
-2.1
.8
.9

147.169
140.184
120.636
148.708
150.282
156.762
159.709
229.947
141.626
141.510

3.4
3.9
6.6
7.7
11.0
1.6
2.1
15.1
2.5
2.2

-.1
-.1
-.7
-.2
-.9
-.1
.0
-2.4
.2
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

M

222.522

222.686

223.326

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

240.158
239.972
146.144

240.707
240.475
146.536

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

212.556
212.147
139.738

M

South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

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

Percent change to
Aug. 2011 from—

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Aug.
2010

June
2011

July
2011

223.688

4.4

0.4

0.2

4.3

0.4

0.3

241.431
241.191
146.985

241.838
241.752
147.039

4.4
4.3
4.8

.5
.5
.3

.2
.2
.0

4.2
4.0
4.7

.5
.5
.6

.3
.3
.3

212.718
212.211
139.835

213.212
212.589
140.207

213.626
213.070
140.363

4.5
4.5
4.5

.4
.4
.4

.2
.2
.1

4.4
4.4
4.3

.3
.2
.3

.2
.2
.3

210.516

211.120

211.873

212.520

4.6

.7

.3

4.4

.6

.4

M
M
M

217.722
219.263
139.407

218.087
219.543
139.584

218.947
220.583
140.190

218.787
220.130
140.229

4.6
4.1
4.9

.3
.3
.5

-.1
-.2
.0

4.9
4.6
5.1

.6
.6
.6

.4
.5
.4

M

224.807

225.923

225.793

225.478

4.7

-.2

-.1

4.8

.4

-.1

M
M
M

223.237
225.670
138.392

222.815
225.152
138.151

223.204
225.662
138.255

224.237
226.764
138.770

3.9
3.8
4.1

.6
.7
.4

.5
.5
.4

3.3
3.1
3.6

.0
.0
-.1

.2
.2
.1

M
M
M

205.415
140.179
218.067

205.474
140.288
218.791

206.077
140.723
219.093

206.484
140.883
219.494

4.1
4.6
4.6

.5
.4
.3

.2
.1
.2

4.0
4.6
4.4

.3
.4
.5

.3
.3
.1

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

215.325
225.461

214.437
224.277

214.740
224.665

215.005
226.096

3.9
3.5

.3
.8

.1
.6

4.1
2.7

-.3
-.4

.1
.2

M

244.601

245.265

246.025

246.877

4.3

.7

.3

3.9

.6

.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

-

245.949
203.660
213.480
148.294

-

246.424
204.981
214.567
148.352

4.0
4.2
4.4
3.9

.2
.6
.5
.0

-

-

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

210.598
210.354
200.444
229.353

-

212.325
210.377
201.772
231.448

-

-

-

-

4.2
4.5
4.4
4.8

.8
.0
.7
.9

-

2
2
2

234.965
230.605
230.072

-

236.583
231.445
230.558

-

-

-

-

3.5
3.2
3.2

.7
.4
.2

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

South

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

241.838
377.738

4.4

0.2

0.2

-0.1

0.5

-

-

-

224.237
360.785

3.9

-

218.787
354.349

4.6

-

213.626
345.480

4.5

-

-

-

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

236.047
235.926
235.144
240.506
236.281

4.5
4.7
5.9
3.0
2.2

.4
.4
.5
.3
.3

225.234
224.941
220.568
232.077
229.073

5.0
5.1
6.4
3.2
3.4

.5
.5
.7
.3
.2

227.557
228.480
225.867
234.559
213.480

4.5
4.7
6.2
2.5
1.0

.3
.3
.4
.3
.1

232.215
231.596
235.183
226.710
235.561

4.6
4.9
6.9
2.1
.0

.5
.6
.9
.1
-.1

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

247.573
294.773
291.637

2.4
2.1
2.0

.1
.0
.2

196.342
220.045
226.605

1.7
1.3
1.7

.1
.0
.2

205.064
225.430
226.381

1.9
1.7
2.3

.0
.0
.2

226.749
249.406
263.704

1.7
1.6
2.1

.1
.2
.3

273.018

2.0

.3

218.611

1.3

.1

213.769

1.4

.0

238.672

1.3

.1

273.003
222.448
203.308
195.613
195.291
182.426
121.357

2.0
4.8
4.8
-.4
.7
-3.2
1.2

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

218.610
217.701
189.941
194.638
200.947
174.271
117.527

1.3
4.0
4.0
3.2
5.1
-1.3
1.1

.1
.0
.0
.0
.6
-1.3
.3

213.756
228.313
193.699
194.854
190.556
198.671
121.152

1.4
3.8
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.1
.5

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

238.686
249.716
227.188
229.676
249.111
198.352
126.605

1.2
3.5
2.6
2.4
2.0
3.9
.2

.1
-.3
-.8
-.8
-.6
-1.7
-.5

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

131.355

5.6

3.4

116.068

5.5

4.2

133.805

1.9

2.2

116.643

3.9

4.2

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........

217.102
212.083
102.190
142.177
162.437
303.571
302.758
304.039
307.900
290.712

13.1
13.5
4.4
3.3
6.8
37.3
37.5
38.1
36.3
35.1

-.5
-.5
-.4
.0
-1.0
-1.4
-1.4
-1.5
-1.2
-1.2

218.439
214.937
102.021
139.626
156.824
322.970
322.620
321.459
351.455
311.764

12.6
12.8
4.6
3.8
6.1
32.1
32.2
32.5
31.7
30.2

-.6
-.6
-.6
.2
-1.4
-.9
-1.0
-1.1
-.7
-.8

214.460
212.988
100.226
146.663
152.285
304.341
303.426
302.565
316.023
298.023

14.7
14.9
4.1
4.0
4.9
34.2
34.3
34.8
33.7
32.1

-1.2
-1.2
-.6
.0
-1.2
-2.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4

215.200
211.509
99.210
143.531
148.907
310.548
310.084
309.363
290.289
293.523

11.0
11.2
2.8
2.9
3.1
29.7
29.8
30.2
28.9
27.9

.7
.8
-.9
-.2
-2.1
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.2

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

421.709
348.640
439.431
339.187

3.5
4.1
3.3
2.0

.4
.4
.4
.3

404.387
316.553
431.685
362.638

3.0
3.4
2.9
1.9

.0
.3
-.1
-.1

386.991
300.877
414.037
338.489

2.7
2.5
2.7
2.3

.1
.3
.1
.1

409.311
317.824
434.929
315.918

2.7
2.8
2.6
1.7

.1
-.3
.3
-.1

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

118.754

-.3

-.7

111.033

.4

.1

109.926

.3

-.1

102.725

.9

.1

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

127.905

-.1

.5

128.407

.2

.4

121.185

.0

.2

129.085

1.3

.4

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

474.206

1.7

.2

408.115

1.3

.4

407.056

1.4

.8

391.425

1.5

.3

241.838
201.021
177.468
229.986

4.4
7.8
9.7
14.0

.2
.2
.1
.3

213.626
186.740
166.658
223.216

4.5
7.7
9.3
13.3

.2
.3
.2
.6

218.787
190.980
172.057
231.310

4.6
7.9
10.0
14.4

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

224.237
186.384
161.085
210.085

3.9
6.7
8.1
12.4

.5
.9
1.0
2.3

303.983
115.872
288.778
275.936
256.380
334.611

16.7
2.7
2.1
2.1
4.2
1.0

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

289.257
113.386
246.267
218.513
269.504
285.669

15.5
3.2
1.6
1.4
2.4
.5

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

290.725
116.658
253.180
214.590
285.990
289.976

17.8
2.3
2.1
1.6
4.3
1.0

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

277.656
115.590
265.032
240.888
263.380
295.528

14.9
1.4
1.8
1.6
1.3
1.9

1.8
-1.1
.2
.2
-.3
.4

235.207
243.191
225.576

4.5
4.4
5.5

.2
.1
.2

206.136
211.321
213.690

4.6
4.4
5.6

.2
.1
.2

210.523
216.837
218.132

4.7
4.6
5.8

-.1
-.1
-.1

217.233
222.754
215.996

4.0
3.7
5.0

.5
.4
.6

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Midwest

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

179.897
235.018
230.659
296.469
258.746
279.312
247.414
242.495
245.319

9.4
9.3
13.3
15.6
2.0
2.0
20.5
2.8
2.4

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

159.876
312.013
298.819

2.7
35.9
2.3

.5
-1.3
.1

South

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

168.733
225.455
223.351
282.317
253.793
233.638
251.430
210.689
208.079

9.0
9.3
12.6
14.5
1.9
1.5
19.9
2.6
2.1

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

148.748
321.724
253.267

3.3
31.6
1.5

.6
-.9
.1

Index
Sep.
2011

West

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

173.312
229.436
230.131
282.985
259.986
239.425
243.092
215.291
212.785

9.7
9.6
13.7
16.6
2.6
2.1
20.8
2.4
1.9

-0.6
-.2
-.6
-1.2
.1
.1
-1.7
.2
.2

150.334
307.383
259.589

1.9
34.1
2.0

.3
-2.6
.1

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

164.122
222.910
213.078
273.568
264.679
254.515
281.252
220.208
218.070

7.8
8.3
11.6
13.8
2.1
1.8
19.1
2.3
1.8

1.0
1.4
2.2
1.7
.1
.2
1.8
.3
.2

142.651
314.091
267.883

1.9
29.6
1.8

.3
3.1
.2

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4
5
6
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Percent change
from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

206.484
206.484

4.1

0.2

140.883

4.6

0.1

0.2

-

-

-

-

-

219.494
354.739

4.6

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

-

-

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

207.935
207.914
212.215
200.834
205.798

4.7
4.9
6.4
2.7
2.0

.4
.4
.6
.1
.1

144.633
145.003
143.704
147.035
139.646

4.5
4.7
6.4
2.4
1.3

.5
.5
.6
.4
.3

228.421
228.304
222.911
238.723
228.617

5.0
5.2
6.1
3.9
.8

.3
.3
.4
.3
-.1

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

203.401
219.600
218.916
218.795
218.776
227.373
220.913
209.376
208.827
196.944
113.956

1.6
1.5
1.7
1.4
1.4
3.6
3.0
1.5
1.5
1.5
-.3

.0
.1
.2
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
.2
-1.5
-.3

135.414
135.337
140.810
133.795
133.797
171.823
170.130
161.046
156.942
156.644
98.342

2.4
2.0
2.9
1.8
1.8
4.3
4.2
3.0
4.1
-2.1
2.0

.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
.0
.0
.3
-1.6
.4

201.561
226.003
216.754
213.293
213.299
228.662
191.553
203.728
211.199
167.818
119.451

1.4
.8
1.7
.4
.4
4.6
5.1
4.4
4.8
1.6
-.4

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

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

119.588

4.1

3.9

90.259

3.6

2.3

122.134

4.9

5.3

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

216.511
216.294
101.486
124.804
147.899
453.716
452.759
464.044
308.137
401.279

13.1
13.5
4.1
3.8
5.4
33.4
33.5
34.0
32.4
31.4

-.3
-.3
-.6
.0
-1.3
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.7
-.4

151.268
151.139
100.171
99.078
103.429
307.430
308.867
316.169
301.119
289.306

12.9
13.0
3.8
3.0
5.2
33.3
33.4
33.9
32.6
31.1

-.6
-.6
-.7
.1
-1.4
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
-.8
-.9

213.615
210.416
99.274
149.907
141.108
298.311
296.667
284.260
336.157
296.305

13.2
13.3
4.7
5.0
4.7
31.8
31.7
31.8
32.4
30.1

-.6
-.6
-.8
-.2
-1.6
-.8
-.9
-1.0
-.5
-.7

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

317.880
249.719
338.000
265.572

2.8
2.9
2.7
1.6

.2
.3
.2
-.1

171.707
151.644
178.039
158.463

2.9
3.1
2.9
2.4

.0
.0
.1
.1

385.807
317.917
406.285
343.067

3.5
4.2
3.3
2.3

.3
.5
.3
.2

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

109.892

.2

-.1

109.531

.9

-.3

110.815

-1.6

.5

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

128.079

.1

.3

122.326

.4

.4

132.374

1.2

-.1

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

319.280

1.1

.2

194.381

1.5

.7

459.495

3.4

.6

206.484
183.626
168.388
229.526
310.163
109.405
227.863
220.398
221.497

4.1
7.5
9.4
13.6
16.8
2.0
1.8
1.5
3.5

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

140.883
134.083
128.474
170.829
211.508
90.116
144.320
135.479
148.128

4.6
7.5
9.2
13.4
15.9
2.7
2.2
2.0
3.0

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

219.494
192.014
173.675
232.117
291.187
118.914
255.884
211.098
278.789

4.6
8.2
9.7
14.4
16.5
2.9
1.5
.8
1.9

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

Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class B/C 3

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Size class D

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................

247.665

1.2

0.2

142.406

1.2

0.2

300.525

0.4

0.7

202.036
206.280
201.736
170.148
218.472
228.451
298.481
237.151
221.114
322.537
197.250
195.184
136.975
455.534
229.272

4.2
4.0
5.4
9.1
9.0
12.8
15.6
2.2
1.8
19.7
2.4
1.9
2.1
33.1
1.8

.2
.2
.3
.2
.6
.7
-.2
.2
.1
-.5
.3
.3
.6
-.6
.1

137.532
138.190
140.717
128.768
157.055
168.764
204.843
153.570
141.590
233.426
131.140
128.319
105.723
310.837
142.828

4.7
4.6
5.6
8.9
9.1
12.7
14.8
2.3
2.1
20.6
2.7
2.3
2.6
32.9
2.1

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

210.873
217.823
219.404
175.289
232.509
232.029
286.257
263.078
242.041
247.369
215.040
213.136
153.193
296.505
261.564

4.7
4.5
5.9
9.5
10.2
13.8
15.6
2.0
1.3
20.4
2.3
1.7
2.8
31.2
1.1

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

Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

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

241.752
369.411

4.3

0.2

147.039

4.8

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

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

234.851
234.694
235.157
236.595
235.425

4.4
4.5
5.3
3.4
2.1

.4
.4
.6
.1
.3

147.690
147.976
145.664
151.622
142.326

4.8
5.0
6.9
2.1
2.3

.4
.4
.4
.5
.3

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

247.585
294.209
300.265
274.532
274.501
215.306
204.577
197.341
198.149
184.513
116.344

2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
4.8
4.7
.0
1.2
-2.8
-1.0

.1
.0
.1
.2
.2
.6
.6
.8
1.8
-1.8
-.1

144.070
141.943
148.985
139.953
139.953
183.649
180.253
145.421
133.791
147.260
107.055

3.1
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
4.9
5.0
-1.3
-.4
-4.5
3.9

.1
-.1
.3
.4
.4
.3
.3
.5
.9
-.9
.8

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

129.537

5.8

3.7

92.632

5.1

2.9

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

221.500
215.900
299.666
298.440
299.802
298.569
287.995

13.8
14.4
37.7
37.8
38.6
36.2
35.2

-.4
-.4
-1.5
-1.5
-1.7
-1.2
-1.2

148.873
149.319
303.320
304.201
309.528
301.576
285.709

12.1
12.2
36.7
36.9
37.3
36.3
35.0

-.6
-.6
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.1

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

419.144

3.1

.5

177.982

4.2

.3

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

117.664

.3

-.5

121.115

-1.3

-1.0

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

132.055

.3

.7

117.915

-1.1

.1

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

449.184

1.4

.1

218.470

2.1

.4

241.752
198.142
172.788
217.997
113.318
288.697

4.3
7.5
9.7
13.7
1.9
2.3

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

147.039
143.598
140.673
191.356
94.109
146.354

4.8
8.1
9.7
14.5
3.5
1.6

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

235.212
224.097
175.311
228.575
219.412
255.781
279.416
245.114
243.030
246.196

4.3
5.5
9.4
8.9
13.0
2.6
2.2
19.7
2.7
2.4

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

143.771
146.466
140.822
168.520
187.809
150.927
143.790
235.842
137.128
135.131

4.8
5.5
9.5
10.1
13.9
.9
1.4
21.9
2.8
2.4

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

213.070
348.328

4.5

0.2

140.363

4.5

0.1

0.3

-

-

-

-

212.520
344.336

4.6

-

-

-

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

227.798
227.460
226.397
228.853
230.369

5.2
5.3
6.6
3.1
4.6

.6
.7
.8
.5
.1

143.584
144.043
140.703
148.788
141.824

4.7
4.9
5.9
3.6
2.4

.3
.3
.4
.2
.4

227.414
227.004
215.962
246.135
233.909

4.9
5.2
7.1
2.6
2.0

.5
.5
.8
.2
-.1

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

196.286
221.233
236.297
219.157
219.153
210.878
185.058
187.202
186.095
169.391
112.648

1.8
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.6
3.0
2.6
2.0
3.8
-1.3
1.6

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

129.089
127.081
130.110
125.807
125.807
177.583
179.677
173.688
174.229
159.189
94.724

1.8
1.2
1.8
1.0
1.0
4.4
4.7
3.8
6.1
-2.9
1.9

.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
.3
.4
.4
1.9
-4.0
1.1

196.561
219.594
207.805
215.150
215.150
224.350
177.186
186.280
184.717
179.785
119.802

1.0
.3
1.2
.3
.3
6.5
7.3
5.8
6.8
3.4
-2.3

.0
.1
.5
.2
.2
.4
.5
.5
1.3
-1.4
-1.2

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

114.114

5.1

4.2

86.645

5.4

2.7

132.635

8.0

9.9

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

217.070
214.157
329.679
328.804
329.109
347.201
312.302

12.7
13.0
32.4
32.4
32.8
31.4
30.9

-.6
-.6
-1.2
-1.2
-1.2
-1.3
-.7

160.665
160.501
328.277
329.901
337.249
324.646
305.975

11.9
12.1
31.9
32.0
32.4
31.7
29.7

-.5
-.5
-.9
-.9
-1.1
-.1
-.7

201.187
195.700
278.180
275.230
265.056
322.330
276.100

13.9
14.0
31.7
31.5
31.4
32.7
28.4

-.6
-.5
-.4
-.5
-.4
-.3
-1.5

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

401.437

2.5

.0

176.584

3.8

-.1

374.223

2.3

.5

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

111.394

.1

.1

112.932

1.2

.2

104.963

-1.6

-.7

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

129.080

.3

.5

126.682

-.6

.5

128.622

2.1

-.3

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

383.518

1.4

.5

198.993

.0

-.2

443.158

4.8

1.5

213.070
185.239
162.420
218.017
110.253
245.492

4.5
8.1
9.9
13.8
3.1
1.6

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

140.363
134.876
130.171
173.148
90.111
143.188

4.5
7.3
8.5
12.5
3.3
1.7

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

212.520
192.379
175.552
232.598
117.035
238.560

4.6
7.8
9.4
13.7
3.4
1.5

.3
.4
.4
1.4
-1.1
.2

205.994
212.468
165.034
224.719
219.295
254.426
233.906
251.041
210.157
206.848

4.6
5.6
9.7
9.5
13.2
1.6
1.6
19.3
2.7
2.2

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

136.990
143.384
130.262
158.022
170.129
159.636
139.707
247.023
130.260
127.460

4.5
5.5
8.3
8.9
11.7
2.0
1.4
20.0
2.6
2.1

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

204.637
212.250
176.983
230.892
232.331
235.270
223.765
228.772
210.294
207.250

4.8
6.1
9.1
9.5
12.9
2.5
1.4
21.4
2.4
1.8

.3
.4
.4
1.0
1.3
.2
.1
-.1
.4
.3

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Size class D

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

220.130
356.611

4.1

-0.2

140.229

4.9

0.0

-0.1

-

-

-

-

225.478
364.999

4.7

-

-

-

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

227.209
228.210
224.007
236.670
213.041

4.5
4.7
6.6
2.4
1.5

.1
.1
.1
.2
-.3

144.778
145.354
145.002
145.596
135.137

4.2
4.4
6.0
2.0
.8

.5
.5
.7
.3
.4

227.073
226.967
229.173
227.649
221.418

5.9
6.1
6.1
6.1
.4

.1
.1
-.1
.4
.6

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

207.738
227.132
228.745
219.056
219.036
222.001
199.331
203.489
195.886
208.749
128.090

1.1
1.0
1.1
.9
.9
2.7
2.2
1.9
1.3
5.8
-1.1

-.1
-.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
.1
-2.5
-.2

136.680
139.020
144.632
137.320
137.320
163.512
160.054
156.772
154.008
153.568
95.908

2.7
2.4
3.6
2.0
2.0
4.9
4.8
4.6
4.9
1.2
1.5

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

206.617
235.597
220.333
217.636
217.636
228.012
194.949
202.253
206.051
144.358
114.307

.9
.6
1.0
.2
.2
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.6
-2.7
.3

.0
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.2
.1
.0
.0
-.3
4.2
.8

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

153.444

3.1

3.7

88.405

1.5

1.4

119.750

.1

1.1

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

223.291
222.920
313.342
310.916
312.987
311.352
303.675

14.8
15.2
34.6
34.7
35.4
33.6
32.1

-1.5
-1.5
-3.5
-3.5
-3.6
-3.5
-3.3

148.176
147.857
304.171
305.063
314.048
296.425
287.536

14.7
14.9
34.4
34.4
35.0
33.7
32.2

-1.0
-1.0
-2.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.2
-2.1

223.526
222.070
288.552
285.725
276.696
337.247
294.468

14.2
14.2
32.9
32.9
32.9
33.6
32.3

-.9
-.9
-1.9
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
-1.1

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

378.082

2.8

.2

165.900

2.4

.1

378.342

3.6

.5

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

103.952

-.1

.2

112.224

1.0

-.3

112.157

-2.5

.2

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

119.856

-1.1

-.1

120.913

.7

.4

128.751

.3

.0

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

365.397

.8

-.1

188.323

1.6

1.4

454.305

2.3

.1

220.130
193.552
175.108
232.758
118.860
251.145

4.1
7.8
10.0
14.8
2.0
1.6

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

140.229
132.614
126.590
168.082
89.278
145.394

4.9
7.7
9.8
14.0
2.2
2.7

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

225.478
195.550
179.141
237.624
121.623
265.387

4.7
9.1
10.8
15.1
3.4
1.1

-.1
-.3
-.5
-.7
-.1
.0

213.039
219.768
176.605
229.066
231.330
256.832
239.193
251.757
216.915
214.740

4.2
5.7
9.6
9.4
13.9
2.4
1.6
19.5
2.1
1.6

-.2
-.3
-.8
-.4
-.8
.0
.0
-2.2
.1
.1

137.224
138.888
126.805
155.740
166.236
151.749
143.154
224.895
130.631
127.610

5.1
5.9
9.5
9.3
13.3
2.9
2.7
22.0
2.7
2.3

.0
.0
-.5
.0
-.5
.2
.2
-1.5
.3
.2

215.563
224.510
180.177
234.688
236.379
270.984
250.679
237.317
220.071
219.465

4.8
6.1
10.6
11.1
14.7
1.6
.9
19.6
2.2
1.4

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

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2

Size class A
Item and group

Index

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Percent change from—

Index

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

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

226.764
367.086

3.8

0.5

138.770

4.1

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

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

233.732
233.248
238.139
225.628
234.773

4.6
4.9
7.0
2.2
.1

.4
.5
1.0
-.2
.1

143.305
143.145
142.459
145.182
146.780

4.7
5.0
7.3
2.1
-.1

.7
.8
.9
.7
-.3

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

235.223
257.347
284.337
247.635
247.626
257.759
237.921
239.710
268.215
202.647
128.394

1.5
1.5
1.9
1.2
1.2
3.9
2.3
2.1
.1
9.8
-.6

.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
-.3
-1.1
-1.2
-.6
-2.9
-.9

133.051
131.907
137.591
130.891
130.895
174.329
172.463
170.751
167.040
170.157
101.508

1.7
1.7
2.4
1.4
1.4
1.9
1.7
1.4
2.6
-2.6
1.1

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

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

119.157

2.3

4.1

95.002

5.3

3.7

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

213.458
209.586
308.312
307.094
309.772
281.770
292.049

11.4
11.8
30.4
30.4
30.8
29.5
28.7

1.0
1.1
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5

151.528
151.251
286.100
288.967
290.330
282.278
272.529

10.4
10.6
28.7
28.7
29.2
27.8
26.5

.4
.5
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
2.9

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

397.729

2.7

.3

176.666

2.1

.0

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

105.468

.2

-.1

94.955

2.3

-.2

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

129.699

.8

.2

124.852

2.3

.6

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

379.687

.8

.3

179.004

2.4

.5

226.764
186.871
159.925
207.645
114.830
268.475

3.8
6.7
8.2
12.3
1.1
1.7

.5
.9
1.2
2.4
-1.1
.2

138.770
129.769
122.656
157.633
89.815
141.674

4.1
6.6
7.9
12.0
1.9
2.0

.4
.9
1.0
2.3
-1.0
-.1

220.654
216.321
163.113
222.721
210.739
261.370
259.659
283.157
223.217
221.400

3.8
5.0
7.8
8.3
11.5
2.0
1.6
20.5
2.1
1.5

.5
.6
1.1
1.4
2.3
.2
.2
2.0
.3
.3

134.307
137.921
123.308
149.813
157.143
153.140
138.574
235.397
128.966
126.028

4.2
5.0
7.6
8.2
11.3
2.3
2.0
16.4
2.7
2.2

.4
.5
.9
1.5
2.1
-.2
-.1
1.6
.2
.1

Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area

Percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

June
2011

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

M

224.580

225.889

227.388

Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

230.880
231.406
142.389

232.798
233.164
143.775

Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................

M
M
M

216.215
222.245
137.989

M

South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

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

Percent change to
Aug. 2011 from—

Sep.
2010

July
2011

Aug.
2011

Aug.
2010

June
2011

July
2011

228.777

6.4

1.3

0.6

6.1

1.3

0.7

233.917
233.769
145.103

235.144
235.157
145.664

5.9
5.3
6.9

1.0
.9
1.3

.5
.6
.4

5.7
5.3
6.6

1.3
1.0
1.9

.5
.3
.9

217.170
223.234
138.143

219.099
224.560
140.163

220.568
226.397
140.703

6.4
6.6
5.9

1.6
1.4
1.9

.7
.8
.4

5.8
5.9
5.3

1.3
1.0
1.6

.9
.6
1.5

210.158

212.886

214.268

215.962

7.1

1.4

.8

6.8

2.0

.6

M
M
M

222.402
219.967
142.923

223.737
221.561
143.333

225.003
223.858
144.028

225.867
224.007
145.002

6.2
6.6
6.0

1.0
1.1
1.2

.4
.1
.7

6.4
7.3
5.7

1.2
1.8
.8

.6
1.0
.5

M

226.482

230.443

229.288

229.173

6.1

-.6

-.1

6.7

1.2

-.5

M
M
M

230.155
232.157
140.217

231.287
233.300
140.752

232.997
235.868
141.149

235.183
238.139
142.459

6.9
7.0
7.3

1.7
2.1
1.2

.9
1.0
.9

6.1
6.1
6.8

1.2
1.6
.7

.7
1.1
.3

M
M
M

208.056
141.287
218.871

209.309
141.828
222.098

210.888
142.803
222.038

212.215
143.704
222.911

6.4
6.4
6.1

1.4
1.3
.4

.6
.6
.4

6.1
6.0
6.1

1.4
1.1
1.4

.8
.7
.0

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M
M

224.586
239.784

224.497
240.233

226.537
244.263

227.881
246.859

5.3
7.8

1.5
2.8

.6
1.1

5.2
7.1

.9
1.9

.9
1.7

M

233.226

235.589

235.729

236.690

5.1

.5

.4

4.8

1.1

.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......

1
1
1
1

225.092
229.565
202.256
141.458

227.334
233.145
204.090
142.065

227.796
233.387
206.433
144.029

229.131
234.786
206.975
143.667

4.4
8.2
5.1
6.4

.8
.7
1.4
1.1

.6
.6
.3
-.3

5.1
7.6
5.0
7.9

1.2
1.7
2.1
1.8

.2
.1
1.1
1.4

Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2
2
2
2

221.369
207.954
212.997
241.099

225.374
208.806
213.504
241.756

226.874
207.653
214.402
244.967

227.254
210.353
216.420
243.248

7.0
5.4
6.4
7.3

.8
.7
1.4
.6

.2
1.3
.9
-.7

8.8
4.0
5.5
8.4

2.5
-.1
.7
1.6

.7
-.6
.4
1.3

2
2
2

230.004
228.987
232.032

229.099
231.188
231.693

231.260
232.037
233.606

233.053
234.974
231.449

5.5
6.3
4.5

1.7
1.6
-.1

.8
1.3
-.9

6.0
4.4
5.1

.5
1.3
.7

.9
.4
.8

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Percent
change from—

Index
Sep.
2011

New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

Index
Sep.
2011

Percent
change from—
Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

223.688
666.299

4.4

0.2

0.1

0.6

0.3

-

-

-

246.877
702.921

4.3

-

226.096
668.183

3.5

-

215.005
631.441

3.9

-

-

-

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

229.965
229.967
228.777
233.257
228.513

4.6
4.8
6.4
2.7
1.6

.4
.5
.6
.2
.1

226.087
225.316
227.881
216.111
235.751

4.3
4.5
5.3
3.0
2.6

.8
.8
.6
1.2
.6

236.733
234.807
246.859
216.211
240.164

5.1
5.3
7.8
2.0
1.3

.5
.6
1.1
-.1
-.2

237.671
237.617
236.690
244.059
236.873

4.1
4.2
5.1
3.1
2.0

.3
.3
.4
.1
.4

Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...

217.371
246.372
252.771

1.9
1.7
2.1

.1
.1
.2

206.824
245.167
277.221

1.9
2.0
2.0

.3
.1
.3

238.950
263.586
284.908

.7
.6
1.4

-.1
.1
.1

259.497
314.763
319.237

2.0
2.0
1.9

.1
.0
.1

235.886

1.5

.1

242.896

2.0

.3

254.987

.3

.1

293.120

2.1

.1

235.876
225.398
198.168
200.861
204.357
184.031
121.399

1.5
4.0
3.7
2.4
3.0
.2
.7

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

242.896
186.809
164.128
167.449
158.496
167.516
99.311

2.0
1.6
1.4
1.0
-1.3
5.0
1.4

.3
1.3
1.6
1.7
-.3
5.1
.5

254.986
250.776
232.361
231.419
263.112
201.669
118.722

.2
2.2
.4
.3
-2.6
9.8
-.7

.1
-1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.1
-6.9
-.5

293.040
203.111
203.009
193.929
194.683
183.901
109.591

2.1
4.3
4.5
.4
2.2
-3.7
-1.8

.1
1.1
1.3
1.8
3.4
-1.8
-.3

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

124.716

4.0

3.4

94.331

2.4

.8

110.903

2.8

7.3

121.645

5.9

4.9

Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........

216.474
213.141
310.810
310.227
310.015
317.121
297.199

13.0
13.3
33.2
33.3
33.7
32.5
31.2

-.5
-.5
-.8
-.8
-.9
-.7
-.6

202.635
200.121
337.685
335.504
331.792
347.108
317.713

13.8
14.4
33.9
34.1
34.4
33.3
32.7

-.7
-.7
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.1

214.503
210.452
306.725
300.676
302.379
283.156
284.456

12.2
12.6
32.0
32.1
32.6
31.2
30.6

1.5
1.7
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.3

227.985
219.153
291.808
291.046
294.410
291.971
284.643

13.5
14.1
37.9
38.1
38.9
36.3
35.9

-.1
-.1
-1.6
-1.7
-1.8
-1.5
-1.2

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

403.433

2.9

.2

421.827

1.0

-.5

386.077

3.8

-.2

392.517

3.6

.5

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

109.995

.3

-.1

104.282

-3.6

.1

97.423

-2.4

-.8

116.903

3.0

-.1

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

126.219

.3

.3

134.670

-1.2

.1

133.314

.6

.2

133.365

.7

.9

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

418.837

1.5

.5

377.157

1.5

.3

358.290

.9

1.5

438.370

.9

.1

223.688
190.644
168.793
223.817
115.332
262.636

4.4
7.5
9.3
13.6
2.4
1.9

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

215.005
178.669
152.445
209.082
101.236
253.105

3.9
7.6
9.6
12.9
3.2
1.3

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

226.096
185.492
156.629
205.157
108.067
268.385

3.5
7.0
8.5
12.8
.0
1.0

.6
1.5
2.3
3.8
-1.0
.0

246.877
196.946
167.604
211.205
107.533
297.652

4.3
7.2
9.5
13.4
2.0
2.6

.3
.4
.5
.9
-.3
.3

216.346
217.817
170.938
227.983
224.341
258.945
251.058
252.823
221.161
219.766

4.5
5.5
9.0
9.2
12.9
2.2
1.9
20.2
2.5
2.0

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

206.760
205.494
155.695
221.251
211.814
245.974
240.320
236.266
212.960
210.508

4.1
4.8
9.3
8.8
12.2
.5
1.3
19.8
2.1
1.6

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

220.424
211.502
160.731
223.368
210.957
250.420
260.447
286.430
222.066
219.320

3.5
5.1
8.2
8.6
12.1
1.5
.8
21.9
1.8
.9

.7
.9
2.2
2.1
3.6
-.2
.0
2.7
.4
.4

241.328
222.048
170.287
226.780
212.850
251.713
290.081
241.555
249.054
252.816

4.3
5.6
9.2
8.4
12.6
3.4
2.6
19.1
3.0
2.7

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

Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average

BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

223.688
666.299

4.4

0.4

0.2

0.3

-

-

215.005
631.441

3.9

-

246.424
712.255

4.0

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

229.965
229.967
228.777
233.257
228.513

4.6
4.8
6.4
2.7
1.6

1.0
1.0
1.3
.7
.2

239.219
239.879
229.131
260.620
232.003

3.9
4.2
4.4
3.8
-1.1

.6
.6
.8
.3
.3

226.087
225.316
227.881
216.111
235.751

4.3
4.5
5.3
3.0
2.6

1.2
1.3
1.5
.9
.8

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

217.371
246.372
252.771
235.886
235.876
225.398
198.168
200.861
204.357
184.031
121.399

1.9
1.7
2.1
1.5
1.5
4.0
3.7
2.4
3.0
.2
.7

.2
.3
.6
.3
.3
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.1
-1.4
.2

238.686
279.266
281.397
257.344
257.344
228.278
191.980
178.324
182.219
158.126
127.472

2.7
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
10.5
10.1
.5
-4.4
16.7
2.2

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

206.824
245.167
277.221
242.896
242.896
186.809
164.128
167.449
158.496
167.516
99.311

1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.0
-1.3
5.0
1.4

.0
.2
.5
.5
.5
-1.7
-2.1
-2.2
-.3
-5.2
1.3

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

124.716

4.0

5.8

151.202

-1.5

4.8

94.331

2.4

6.2

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

216.474
213.141
310.810
310.227
310.015
317.121
297.199

13.0
13.3
33.2
33.3
33.7
32.5
31.2

-.5
-.5
-1.3
-1.3
-1.4
-1.1
-1.0

212.372
210.273
310.057
306.662
304.903
309.885
298.928

14.6
14.7
37.9
38.0
38.4
37.3
35.9

-1.5
-1.7
-2.8
-2.8
-3.1
-2.2
-2.1

202.635
200.121
337.685
335.504
331.792
347.108
317.713

13.8
14.4
33.9
34.1
34.4
33.3
32.7

-.5
-.6
-1.5
-1.6
-1.6
-1.4
-1.7

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

403.433

2.9

.3

560.051

2.7

1.3

421.827

1.0

-.7

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

109.995

.3

-.1

116.283

-6.3

-2.6

104.282

-3.6

-2.0

Education and communication 9 .............................................

126.219

.3

1.0

135.055

1.4

1.7

134.670

-1.2

.8

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

418.837

1.5

.6

486.847

1.3

.0

377.157

1.5

.0

223.688
190.644
168.793
223.817
115.332
262.636

4.4
7.5
9.3
13.6
2.4
1.9

.4
.6
.4
.8
-.5
.3

246.424
206.175
186.006
248.201
117.740
290.470

4.0
7.7
10.1
14.6
1.5
1.5

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

215.005
178.669
152.445
209.082
101.236
253.105

3.9
7.6
9.6
12.9
3.2
1.3

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

216.346
217.817
170.938
227.983
224.341
258.945
251.058
252.823
221.161
219.766

4.5
5.5
9.0
9.2
12.9
2.2
1.9
20.2
2.5
2.0

.5
.5
.4
.9
.8
.4
.3
-.9
.6
.6

234.938
238.232
187.630
244.540
245.881
285.327
272.762
241.693
249.179
252.353

4.1
5.3
9.7
9.4
13.8
1.5
1.4
24.5
1.7
1.2

.1
.0
-.5
.1
-.2
.2
.3
-1.6
.4
.4

206.760
205.494
155.695
221.251
211.814
245.974
240.320
236.266
212.960
210.508

4.1
4.8
9.3
8.8
12.2
.5
1.3
19.8
2.1
1.6

.3
.3
.7
1.0
.9
-.6
-.2
-1.8
.6
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OH

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

DallasFort Worth, TX

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

Index
Sep.
2011

July
2011

Percent change
from—
Sep.
2010

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

204.981
640.504

4.2

0.6

0.5

0.8

-

-

226.096
668.183

3.5

-

214.567
661.652

4.4

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

234.543
238.633
234.786
244.550
180.103

6.1
6.4
8.2
2.6
-1.0

.5
.5
.7
.2
.1

231.520
226.495
206.975
260.428
289.161

3.8
4.3
5.1
3.3
-3.1

1.0
1.1
1.4
.8
-.8

236.733
234.807
246.859
216.211
240.164

5.1
5.3
7.8
2.0
1.3

1.5
1.5
2.8
-.1
.7

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

177.334
192.702
217.596
198.709
198.709
191.405
171.440
168.773
159.589
163.020
119.750

.4
.9
.8
.9
.9
-3.1
-5.5
-6.4
-.6
-15.1
2.3

-.5
.0
.2
.3
.3
-3.4
-4.2
-4.3
-4.6
-3.7
.4

185.246
191.272
191.819
184.866
184.866
221.673
218.742
214.957
193.614
295.878
127.100

2.1
1.8
2.6
1.2
1.2
4.5
3.5
3.3
.0
22.7
.5

.8
.7
1.2
.3
.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
.0
14.6
.1

238.950
263.586
284.908
254.987
254.986
250.776
232.361
231.419
263.112
201.669
118.722

.7
.6
1.4
.3
.2
2.2
.4
.3
-2.6
9.8
-.7

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.4
-.5
.9
-4.1
-.2

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

134.448

7.9

18.7

123.616

-2.0

12.1

110.903

2.8

8.1

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

215.262
214.891
352.847
350.808
341.804
356.970
336.263

11.3
11.4
28.2
28.1
28.3
27.4
26.8

-.3
-.4
-2.4
-2.5
-2.6
-2.1
-2.2

234.806
235.521
310.217
308.977
304.369
313.137
306.518

14.3
14.4
34.7
34.8
35.5
34.2
31.8

-1.9
-2.0
-5.0
-5.0
-5.3
-4.5
-3.9

214.503
210.452
306.725
300.676
302.379
283.156
284.456

12.2
12.6
32.0
32.1
32.6
31.2
30.6

1.0
1.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.2

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

378.805

4.5

.0

381.505

.8

.4

386.077

3.8

.5

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

110.534

-1.5

.3

107.298

-1.1

1.8

97.423

-2.4

.2

Education and communication 9 .............................................

112.118

3.0

1.8

127.268

-.6

.8

133.314

.6

.4

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

443.071

.6

1.5

367.508

-1.2

-1.6

358.290

.9

-.1

204.981
193.597
172.243
239.524
112.175
221.638

4.2
8.0
9.0
12.8
3.4
1.0

.6
1.4
1.9
2.9
.4
.0

214.567
194.964
173.668
216.650
133.222
237.132

4.4
6.8
8.5
12.7
1.9
2.4

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

226.096
185.492
156.629
205.157
108.067
268.385

3.5
7.0
8.5
12.8
.0
1.0

.8
1.8
2.0
3.4
-1.1
.1

198.494
213.792
172.805
237.930
235.717
238.900
211.293
245.672
201.948
194.910

4.1
5.4
8.8
9.7
12.4
1.1
.7
13.2
3.1
2.4

.7
.9
1.9
1.8
2.8
-.1
.0
-3.1
1.2
1.3

206.630
225.400
178.108
224.500
222.980
272.778
222.939
271.697
210.145
206.299

4.5
5.4
8.1
8.4
11.8
3.0
2.6
21.5
2.1
1.6

.5
.4
-.3
.5
.0
.9
.9
-2.5
1.0
1.0

220.424
211.502
160.731
223.368
210.957
250.420
260.447
286.430
222.066
219.320

3.5
5.1
8.2
8.6
12.1
1.5
.8
21.9
1.8
.9

.8
1.2
1.9
2.4
3.3
.2
.0
2.2
.7
.4

Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

Item and group
Index
Sep.
2011

WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2

Percent change from—
Sep.
2010

Percent change from—

Index

July
2011

Sep.
2010

Sep.
2011

July
2011

Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................

246.877
702.921

4.3

0.7

148.352

3.9

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................

237.671
237.617
236.690
244.059
236.873

4.1
4.2
5.1
3.1
2.0

.5
.4
.5
.4
.8

145.456
146.847
143.667
148.468
126.284

4.3
4.4
6.4
2.0
2.5

.7
.8
1.1
.4
-.8

Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................

259.497
314.763
319.237
293.120
293.040
203.111
203.009
193.929
194.683
183.901
109.591

2.0
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.1
4.3
4.5
.4
2.2
-3.7
-1.8

-.1
.2
.4
.4
.4
-2.1
-2.4
-2.4
-2.8
-1.5
-.9

159.145
165.200
178.461
161.899
161.893
180.204
177.901
172.970
177.930
130.222
90.418

1.5
2.7
3.3
2.4
2.4
-3.1
-4.8
-5.7
-5.7
-5.5
-4.0

-.1
.2
.7
.0
.0
-1.6
-2.0
-2.1
-1.5
-4.8
-.8

Apparel 3 ................................................................................

121.645

5.9

11.8

98.995

5.5

3.0

Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................

227.985
219.153
291.808
291.046
294.410
291.971
284.643

13.5
14.1
37.9
38.1
38.9
36.3
35.9

.0
-.1
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
-1.7

151.172
151.472
294.236
294.326
299.879
290.162
288.516

13.5
14.0
34.0
34.1
34.8
32.9
31.7

-.7
-.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6
-2.4

Medical care 3 ........................................................................

392.517

3.6

.9

155.811

3.7

.2

Recreation 9 ...........................................................................

116.903

3.0

.9

110.746

-1.7

-.5

Education and communication 9 .............................................

133.365

.7

1.3

123.782

-1.4

.1

Other goods and services 3 ....................................................

438.370

.9

.3

195.312

2.0

1.0

246.877
196.946
167.604
211.205
107.533
297.652

4.3
7.2
9.5
13.4
2.0
2.6

.7
1.2
1.7
2.6
-.3
.3

148.352
132.648
125.908
164.977
86.566
160.922

3.9
7.2
9.0
14.6
.1
2.0

.0
.0
-.4
-.2
-.6
.0

241.328
222.048
170.287
226.780
212.850
251.713
290.081
241.555
249.054
252.816

4.3
5.6
9.2
8.4
12.6
3.4
2.6
19.1
3.0
2.7

.6
.9
1.7
1.5
2.5
.5
.3
-2.2
1.0
1.1

147.911
140.818
125.979
153.120
161.724
156.802
161.260
230.329
141.251
140.970

3.9
4.7
8.8
9.3
13.7
1.0
1.9
15.1
2.7
2.4

.0
.0
-.4
.2
-.3
-.1
.0
-2.4
.4
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2

17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3

16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3

17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3

16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3

16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4

16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6

16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5

16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0

13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9

13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9

13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8

13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8

13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0

13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4

14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4

14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5

14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5

14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6

14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7

14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7

14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9

29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9

29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0

29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6

31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8

31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1

31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3

31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4

31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8

31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0

31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1

31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3

31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5

31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

9.9
10.0

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6

38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2

38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8

38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0

38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6

38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0

39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4

39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0

39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6

39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1

39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5

39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3

52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1

52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8

52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5

53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3

54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1

54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8

54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6

54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2

55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9

55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9

78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4

80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6

81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1

81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4

82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7

82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1

83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5

84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0

84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3

85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3

86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1

106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6

106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3

106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1

107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8

107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1

107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4

108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6

108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0

108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6

109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9

109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2

128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7

128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2

128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4

129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5

129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0

130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4

131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0

132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4

133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5

133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7

133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3

150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5

151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0

151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2

152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2

152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2

152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7

152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1

153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9

153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2

153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3

153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2

169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2

171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4

171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0

171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1

172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7

172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4

172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5

173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9

174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9

174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0

174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143

191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193

193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709

194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240

194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856

194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
215.693

195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
215.351

196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
215.834

198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
215.969

199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
216.177

197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
216.330

196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
215.949

2010
2011

216.687
220.223

216.741
221.309

217.631
223.467

218.009
224.906

218.178
225.964

217.965
225.722

218.011
225.922

218.312
226.545

218.439
226.889

218.711

218.803

219.179

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3

5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6

6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.9

104.9

82.4
90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9

12.5
8.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

13.5
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.6
109.1
112.4
116.8
122.7

108.5
110.1
114.9
119.7
125.3

107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0

3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6

3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

128.7
135.2
139.2
143.7
147.2

132.6
137.2
141.4
145.3
149.3

130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2

6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7

5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

151.5
155.8
159.9
162.3
165.4

153.2
157.9
161.2
163.7
167.8

152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6

2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6
2.7

2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

170.8
176.6
178.9
183.3
187.6

173.6
177.5
180.9
184.6
190.2

172.2
177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9

3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3

3.4
2.8
1.6
2.3
2.7

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

193.2
200.6
205.709
214.429
213.139

197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
215.935

195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537

3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
2.7

3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-.4

2010
2011

217.535
223.598

218.576

218.056

1.5

1.6

-

-

-

-

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

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

184.3
552.1

190.3
570.1

196.8
589.4

201.8
604.5

210.036
629.174

210.228
629.751

215.949
646.887

219.179
656.563

226.889
679.658

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

184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4

188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8

193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6

197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4

206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888

218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864

218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837

221.278
220.946
216.955
250.592
217.695
217.174
215.281
226.682
158.927
268.150
161.828
296.565
308.012
157.861
254.335
248.848
259.820
239.450
252.893
273.082

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

207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5

211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4

211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2

217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4

225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818

248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918

254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178

251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548

265.689
227.194
227.443
228.495
250.439
227.986
182.626
169.640
180.298
213.122

118.0
205.1

124.8
212.4

120.3
207.7

122.3
211.1

126.273
219.140

129.126
219.838

122.472
211.750

137.223
240.821

151.460
273.220

115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7

123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8

117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3

119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1

122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966

127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706

120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189

130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089

138.410
210.409
237.155
194.789
134.074
208.647
202.603
135.725
328.451
217.794
211.924
134.586
220.011
202.233
144.870
264.307
158.520
137.133
186.309
292.078
222.806
219.381
150.997
216.553
154.482
227.139
211.628
142.894
286.865

NA

174.4
113.4
171.5
176.9
108.5
192.5
111.3
105.3
130.2
227.1
190.6
173.0
117.5
171.3
119.1
172.2
179.4
116.7
232.4

NA
NA

182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2

NA

193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2

302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4

301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5

306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7

326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760

327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634

315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807

322.087
335.845
284.299
196.940
204.075
394.652
122.394
306.775
293.671
304.919
311.927
314.163
144.007
146.923
136.168
157.333
135.910
188.774

330.422
340.704
345.729
206.062
241.065
499.635
107.768
318.324
367.604
296.145
313.017
314.531
153.574
157.279
147.770
168.315
145.507
201.806

109.5
108.9

113.0
113.8

118.5
116.6

122.5
123.6

129.286
139.039

148.092
176.320

148.847
176.524

147.800
172.090

154.882
181.165

139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8

140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8

145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4

148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1

162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998

161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858

159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335

168.213
127.315
160.288
165.453
115.954
124.910
221.172
232.042
215.338
126.129
200.347
213.330
201.890
140.357
150.935
224.770
190.450
215.578
287.233
136.453
156.858
141.291
211.619
234.330
170.459
227.696
220.258
131.131
137.939
128.763
263.531
145.435
125.044
109.193
233.032
145.266
147.839
150.660

-

-

-

-

184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1

189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4

196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6

202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0

153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545

-

-

100.0

104.3

107.685

114.392

117.561

120.445

126.152

108.6

111.0

114.2

116.5

120.438

128.587

131.765

134.605

138.084

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 1 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 .................................
Lodging away from home 2 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5
6 .................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 .................
Energy services 5 ..............................................
Electricity 5 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ...
Floor coverings 2 ...............................................
Window coverings 2 ...........................................
Other linens 2 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
2 .................................................................
Other furniture 2 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 4 .........................................
Appliances 2 ........................................................
Major appliances 2 .............................................
Laundry equipment 1 .......................................
Other appliances 2 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 2 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 2 ..........................
Household paper products 2 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 2 .................
Household operations 2 .......................................
Domestic services 2 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ...................

122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0

127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9

133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0

139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4

145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329

154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390

156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055

160.681
224.215
190.623
202.702
186.995
192.612
183.774
167.647
295.568

163.334
227.265
191.290
203.483
190.231
199.278
185.865
167.369
303.782

118.9
125.4
122.4

123.1
131.4
126.3

125.7
135.8
131.6

131.7
140.1
136.2

136.117
148.241
144.053

141.613
155.850
149.577

145.617
159.749
152.055

149.311
162.340
153.786

151.359
164.850
159.189

185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2

190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4

198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3

204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9

210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548

216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369

215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367

216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
437.049

220.540
252.647
254.628
140.259
453.280

236.6
222.2

248.5
227.2

256.7
232.8

266.8
242.8

278.872
249.532

268.348
254.875

253.003
256.727

258.098
257.452

293.482
260.459

222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1

227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7

232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2

242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4

249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
319.208
324.116
185.155
173.357
220.496
146.878
319.460
353.439
126.066
79.801
119.083
85.646
68.305
123.506
142.055

254.875
120.019
215.184
194.335
256.209
252.024
323.105
199.487
188.342
232.548
156.390
341.965
371.093
128.535
76.079
120.576
85.257
62.517
123.379
142.693

256.727
123.812
208.760
184.886
262.649
268.396
309.643
188.724
187.388
190.497
165.204
365.664
379.248
127.119
73.655
117.287
79.977
61.602
123.373
139.258

257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
312.718
334.070
188.443
188.711
185.106
174.543
390.362
387.884
123.931
68.488
113.039
73.405
57.039
117.780
136.893

260.433
127.922
226.409
199.814
334.735
364.563
346.930
201.270
205.812
184.144
181.569
408.108
397.028
125.013
69.508
115.716
73.615
58.071
118.122
135.715

96.2
92.4

94.4
89.0

93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7

92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6

90.510
85.986

89.411
87.597

91.131
86.892

87.879
76.982

89.325
75.894

93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3

94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3

NA

NA

-

-

87.9
92.1
109.5
81.9
86.9
91.8
119.2
83.7
89.6

84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6

92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9

93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341

90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
129.884
71.721
95.330

88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.116
70.080
95.600

84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
124.904
64.725
96.306

86.964
97.898
111.033
73.125
67.306
57.853
124.804
64.825
98.446

93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672

94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688

92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052

90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049

91.694
99.039
88.108
187.529
122.575
163.320
119.556
151.967
145.538
157.361

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

119.9
133.0

123.4
142.2

128.4
151.9

128.6
158.4

128.413
165.089

127.430
173.193

124.592
178.830

124.331

123.593

NA

NA

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................

119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3

118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0

117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6

118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6

118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306

117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653

119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985

118.071
109.711
114.499
113.731
137.818
76.847
105.013
91.932
105.739
107.530
98.933
106.405
80.974

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

93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6

92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8

91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4

91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0

88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691

88.612
98.956
124.093
125.664
131.745
118.767
112.568
143.607
117.491
150.122

93.355
100.550
128.492
127.787
133.820
125.675
112.695
146.340
114.260
154.017

94.905
96.881
126.585
126.710
134.677
122.015
112.558
154.308
113.415
163.966

99.262
102.835
130.921
130.843
140.002
126.030
116.615
166.656
117.860
178.111

154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8

164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3

172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2

175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4

189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248

164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741

188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829

198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
96.051
138.147
143.915
142.454
94.799
124.766
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
383.024
166.101

215.198
210.513
100.988
142.334
98.666
143.414
146.238
153.586
94.266
126.870
309.745
309.018
308.969
315.658
296.413
281.602
145.646
131.776
157.531
147.877
353.597
255.244
260.652
230.387
158.151
388.870
167.681

119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0

131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6

134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6

137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7

139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648

142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454

163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138

165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
257.172
286.438
153.604

166.022
170.770
183.346
122.856
271.199
307.065
152.468

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 1 .......................................................
New trucks 1 8 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 .................................
Car and truck rental 2 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ........................
Other motor fuels 2 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 2 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 .............................................
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 2 5 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 2 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

Sep.
2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260

108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000

115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471

115.059
109.130
63.482
274.037
108.561

391.946
317.199
103.070
412.786
98.975
99.945
415.079
330.651
334.112
402.386
176.933
215.427
621.176
232.953
228.222
530.654
178.531
111.595
104.030

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

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ...................................

-

-

-

-

69.1
204.1

72.5
211.9

72.3
223.3

71.3
227.5

100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378

-

-

-

-

-

-

Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services ..............................
Hospital services 5 13 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................

302.1
265.0

314.9
270.8

328.4
280.8

340.1
285.9

357.661
293.610

367.133
298.361

Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
1 2 ..............................................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Other recreation services 2 ....................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

329.1

340.7

355.7

362.3

374.389

379.943

-

-

-

-

-

-

311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3

327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1

-

-

342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0

356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4

376.940
304.784
306.304
366.225
172.811
200.312
515.677
189.908
183.595
442.085
161.981
106.602
115.727

388.267
313.886
315.233
379.603
173.377
207.850
543.585
201.053
194.073
466.736
167.097
108.281
111.697

379.516
308.221
100.000
396.526
100.000
100.000
401.452
321.827
323.124
391.677
176.391
211.524
581.968
216.570
209.075
504.843
173.095
109.971
108.325

107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4

108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9

109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4

110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3

111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009

113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833

113.212
99.873
8.983
368.083
16.947

112.345
97.167
7.271
369.132
14.663

113.440
98.491
6.295
381.277
13.662

78.0
79.0

77.1
77.1

76.5
70.7

77.4
68.4

77.808
64.303

79.629
61.029

77.022
55.958

74.972
51.710

79.848
51.882

86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2

85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0

89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4

92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7

95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585

101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944

100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985

102.103
46.261
92.277
154.783
191.867
142.663
115.550
193.868
159.003
201.702
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.780
65.128
88.957
29.258
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.206
57.098

114.360
45.050
91.344
160.261
197.815
148.599
117.454
202.173
164.926
210.062
118.171
146.738
92.200
80.031
67.136
92.106
30.055
116.110
123.734
111.965
55.570
56.100

75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6

73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3

71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1

70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2

67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427

64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750

62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023

59.454
94.105
96.452
145.282

60.162
96.381
95.567
144.968

116.1
266.1

116.4
275.3

119.4
284.9

122.0
299.8

123.864
307.108

125.014
316.607

122.918
319.307

123.325
323.606

120.824
326.034

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................

130.3
132.3
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2

133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2

138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9

145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6

148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305

152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299

153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493

156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098

157.549
176.194
268.525
218.742
137.053
101.882

Education and communication 2 ..............................
Education 2 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 9 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
2 .................................................................
Communication 2 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 2 .............................................
Information and information processing 2 ............
Telephone services 2 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Land-line telephone services 12 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
14 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................

110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6

112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0

115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5

118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2

121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405

125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326

128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532

130.548
203.343
513.904
584.840
652.495
637.450
244.308

132.627
212.348
538.887
610.562
691.049
660.997
248.782

144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
66.5

155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6

166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6

174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6

183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011

189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361

-

-

-

-

-

-

196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000

204.472
83.913
146.000
229.846
228.422
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225

215.387
83.017
152.341
238.782
256.044
79.625
101.084
59.860
103.597

15.3

14.2

13.1

11.2

10.215

9.906

9.423

9.232

8.912

181.1
64.1

155.7
61.1

131.1
58.5

115.8
54.2

100.000
50.722

88.529
50.180

77.960
48.930

73.559
43.791

65.796
42.710

97.6

97.2

94.5

77.2

73.176

75.899

75.642

76.396

76.366

52.3

48.4

44.2

40.3

36.945

36.230

34.994

33.708

32.580

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 2 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 2 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 7 .................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 2 ...................................................
Financial services 7 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ........
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ........................................

300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4

307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4

317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4

326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0

337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236

349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397

377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275

384.502
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.196
160.656

388.627
843.141
343.528
227.099
208.843
160.162

102.6

101.7

102.1

104.2

103.861

104.966

104.825

103.631

101.906

167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2

169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7

173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9

177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9

176.418
219.656
134.026
329.908
262.910
256.560
130.834

181.661
226.281
138.068
339.698
274.810
270.369
137.122

183.917
228.343
139.326
348.697
283.418
278.644
140.340

182.363
230.159
140.435
356.475
292.614
284.595
143.423

184.305
230.974
140.932
365.351
299.429
289.799
144.871

118.7
241.3
120.1

121.9
250.2
123.4

127.9
254.2
123.9

134.4
263.0
126.7

139.205
273.241
129.839

149.481
258.195
122.325

155.624
262.572
124.260

159.478
264.654
126.498

165.823
278.068
131.455

134.1
89.0
149.5

141.0
86.6
148.0
-

156.6
86.9
151.6
97.1

163.279
87.487
154.060
95.663

171.238
88.754
155.308
98.654

173.992
89.262
157.926

-

147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0

NA

177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827

186.016
85.380
153.797
91.810

150.4
131.7
146.7
167.7

155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2

160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4

162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3

170.511
150.162
188.635
236.735

163.582
135.720
161.681
192.948

172.572
148.441
185.689
231.169

176.015
151.854
193.856
245.458

186.015
161.850
211.709
270.380

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

112.093
249.225
252.669
236.504
289.945
210.610
199.734
202.600
152.344
189.844
233.014
198.422
112.990
263.966
238.894
217.506
210.890
212.356
140.014
261.976
255.785
211.109
191.955

108.811
256.731
257.567
246.287
300.067
208.855
198.127
202.442
138.536
165.032
194.403
189.557
111.235
275.370
246.090
171.158
215.930
216.100
139.228
155.745
262.636
224.865
201.511

111.477
259.055
258.303
256.014
306.436
215.703
205.888
207.860
151.052
187.864
229.250
202.064
112.993
279.896
247.793
202.301
219.048
220.025
143.383
228.186
266.237
218.813
199.834

110.512
262.074
259.418
263.264
310.824
218.921
209.996
210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
111.887
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
223.186
201.759

Sep.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ....................................
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

115.0
217.9
222.9
217.7
257.4
184.4
174.7
178.2
133.8
149.2
168.8
165.4
114.8
228.4
209.9
131.8
191.5
193.6
139.0
129.0
225.5
189.5
163.2

115.5
224.6
228.9
221.8
264.3
190.6
180.9
183.9
139.3
159.5
185.1
173.3
114.1
236.5
216.0
153.7
195.8
197.8
139.8
163.4
231.9
194.4
168.3

114.9
233.2
235.0
227.8
272.3
197.4
187.7
190.0
143.3
168.1
199.2
180.1
112.3
248.8
224.2
180.0
200.1
202.1
140.1
190.7
238.7
196.9
183.5

1
2
3
4
5

113.3
241.2
245.0
230.8
280.9
202.6
191.1
194.8
144.7
172.7
205.8
184.5
113.3
254.9
231.7
185.2
205.1
207.3
139.9
202.4
247.5
199.2
185.2

113.177
267.510
263.251
268.979
316.708
226.329
219.396
218.281
164.287
212.750
265.279
222.036
119.432
293.301
255.295
250.480
226.303
226.289
146.734
313.145
274.327
236.407
209.922

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

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

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

1.9

3.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

0.1

2.7

1.5

3.5

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

3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8

2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1

2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3

2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3

4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4

5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1

-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1

1.5
1.5
1.7
-.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
.2
2.2
.1
1.1
.8
2.1
2.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
-1.2
.6
-2.8

4.1
4.4
5.9
5.4
6.0
14.3
5.6
4.1
3.2
5.1
5.6
3.9
9.1
5.7
1.8
-.9
4.1
7.3
6.0
8.9

1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8

2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4

2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9

3.6
5.4
4.0
3.3
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.0
1.4
3.2
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.2
.8
-.4
1.8
4.9
1.5

-

-

-

10.4
5.1
6.1
5.8
6.2
11.1
5.0
1.5
6.3
5.1
2.3
.3
4.3
5.4
5.3
6.6
7.8
5.8
3.9
7.0
9.2

-

4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3

5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9

-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6

-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9

6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9

2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0

-1.2
5.5
5.4
7.2
6.1
6.2
4.9
5.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
13.7
8.4
11.3
11.4
7.6
12.8
3.9
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
1.3
1.4
5.0
-.1
.9
4.2
7.8
.4
-.9
2.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
2.6
1.4
1.4

5.7
7.2
7.2
8.7
9.5
10.0
9.6
9.4
7.5
10.7
10.4
13.5
6.1
11.4
11.8
10.2
10.9
3.9
2.4
3.8
9.7
21.1
3.5
1.0
.5
.5
13.6
6.3
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.8
5.7
8.6
11.0
11.4
10.4
9.5
5.8
5.0
3.5

-

5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7

9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0

-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6

1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7

6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6

0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8

-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5

2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0

2.6
1.4
21.6
4.6
18.1
26.6
-11.9
3.8
25.2
-2.9
.3
.1
6.6
7.0
8.5
7.0
7.1
6.9

-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.3
.1
.7
1.8
-1.9
-.3
1.2
1.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.9
6.0
2.2
3.2
.3
.8
.9
.3
4.5
-2.2
-1.1
-6.0
-1.4
3.8
3.2
-.4

3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9

4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4

3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4

5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1

14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8

.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5

-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2

4.8
5.3
5.6
4.1
7.2
10.4
1.7
10.2
19.3
21.2
8.2
1.7
5.4
5.0
5.2
4.7
6.0
12.1
15.5
10.0
21.1
6.7
13.2
11.1
4.4
5.9
3.8
5.5
6.5
8.3
8.4
4.2
12.4
5.3
2.1
1.8
2.3
2.3
2.1
5.1
4.7
2.6

-

-

-

-

-

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5

3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9

3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7

3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0

4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4

-

-

-

2.4

2.2

2.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Sep.
2011

2010

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

2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7

3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8

5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9

4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2

4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6

5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5

1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4

2.4
1.0
.1
1.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
-1.2
2.3

1.7
1.4
.3
.4
1.7
3.5
1.1
-.2
2.8

3.6
1.5
3.8

3.5
4.8
3.2

2.1
3.3
4.2

4.8
3.2
3.5

3.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
5.1
3.8

2.8
2.5
1.7

2.5
1.6
1.1

1.4
1.5
3.5

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Lodging away from home 1 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ............................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 8 ...................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ..............
Floor coverings 1 ..........................................................
Window coverings 1 ......................................................
Other linens 1 ................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .........
Other furniture 1 ............................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 4 .....................................................
Appliances 1 ...................................................................
Major appliances 1 ........................................................
Laundry equipment 2 ..................................................
Other appliances 1 ........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ...............
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ...........................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ...................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ......
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ...............................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products 1 .....................................
Household paper products 1 .........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 ............................
Household operations 1 ..................................................
Domestic services 1 ......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ..............................

2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7

3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9

4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1

3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1

3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1

2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7

-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0

.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2

2.0
1.5
1.5
11.6
3.7

3.1
2.0
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3

5.0
2.3
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7

3.3
2.5
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4

4.5
2.8
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4

-3.8
2.1
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9

-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8

2.0
.3
.3
1.9
1.8
.8
13.5
16.5
7.9
-.1
.7
-2.8
5.7
6.8
2.3
-2.5
-7.0
-3.6
-8.2
-7.4
-4.5
-1.7
-3.6
-11.4

13.7
1.2
1.2
1.4
6.5
7.2
12.3
16.6
3.8
6.8
9.1
-.5
4.0
4.5
2.4
.9
1.5
2.4
.3
1.8
.3
-.9
1.6
-1.4

-

-

-

-

-

1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7

1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9

-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4

-

-

-

-4.1
-4.7
-6.1
-3.2
-4.7
-6.8
-1.0
-7.6
.7
-2.1
-.9
-2.7
.2
-1.6
3.3
.0
.3
1.0
-.6

2.9
3.7
4.9
1.6
-2.1
-4.7
-.1
.2
2.2
1.1
3.0
.5
2.2
1.9
1.5
3.1
.9
-.1
1.5

-

-

-

-3.9
-3.7
-1.8
-4.2
-5.0
-9.1
2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.8
.8
2.3
2.6
1.3

-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7

2.8
5.8
5.1
-1.2
-4.7
-7.7
1.9
-6.8
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
2.3
3.2
.5
2.5
5.0
5.1

3.9
4.3
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6

-

-

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Sep.
2011

2010

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

2.3
3.4

2.9
6.9

4.1
6.8

0.2
4.3

-0.1
4.2

-0.8
4.9

-2.2
3.3

-0.2

-0.6

-

-

Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 1 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................

-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7

-.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3

-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5

.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3

-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3

-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3

1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6

-1.1
-.8
-.7
.0
1.2
-3.6
.8
-1.4
-2.4
-2.1
-1.6
-5.3
-3.6

6.1
6.3
6.1
4.7
4.7
5.7
8.9
7.1
7.2
7.4
5.4
16.9
7.4

-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6

-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3

-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6

-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2

-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0

-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5

5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6

1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-.8
.6
-2.9
-.1
5.4
-.7
6.5

4.6
6.1
3.4
3.3
4.0
3.3
3.6
8.0
3.9
8.6

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 2 ..................................................................
New trucks 2 8 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ............................................
Car and truck rental 1 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 ..............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels 1 .......................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ..........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ..........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair 1 ...................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 ........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 5 ....
Parking and other fees 1 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................

.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2

6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6

4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8

1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0

8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3

-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8

14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1

5.3
5.3
.6
-.2
-.2
-1.1
1.0
3.7
-4.3
-.7
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8
15.7
3.3
4.1
1.9
.7
6.4
1.9
2.5
.9
2.7
4.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
4.9
5.8
3.0

8.5
8.8
4.1
2.7
2.7
3.8
1.6
7.8
-.6
1.7
21.0
21.0
21.2
20.7
20.1
19.9
4.6
4.4
5.1
3.1
13.7
2.0
1.3
2.0
2.2
1.5
1.0
.4
2.0
2.2
2.0
5.5
7.2
-.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 2 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 2 12 ..............................................

-

-

-

-

-

-10.3
10.3

4.9
3.8

-0.3
5.4

-1.4
1.9

-

-

-

-

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services ..........................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

3.7
2.1

4.2
2.2

4.3
3.7

3.6
1.8

Recreation 1 ........................................................................
Video and audio 1 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 1 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 1 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ......
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 1 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 1 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 1 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 1 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 1 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 1 .............................
Other recreation services 1 ...............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................

2.3
2.1

8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1

0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0

-

-

-

5.2
2.7

2.6
1.6

3.4
3.3

6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5

-0.2
-5.4
1.5
3.7
3.9
2.5
2.5
2.7
3.6
-1.1
-1.1
2.5
1.8
2.1
1.7
1.3
.8
3.8
4.1
4.1
3.6
2.5
1.7
1.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.3

1.5

4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8

4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5

4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5

-

-

-

4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4

5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8

3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5

3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0

3.3
2.9
3.1
4.1
-1.0
-.1
3.4
2.7
3.4
2.7
.3
1.8
6.7
7.6
9.2
5.1
3.1
1.5
-4.0

1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3

.7
.6
-12.3
4.0
-14.3

1.1
.0
-14.4
3.3
-10.6

1.0
-1.1
-22.6
2.6
-13.9

.8
-.1
-18.3
2.5
-13.0

1.8
-1.0
-19.4
1.8
-14.4

-.4
-1.7
-27.4
2.3
-10.0

-.8
-2.7
-19.1
.3
-13.5

1.0
1.4
-13.4
3.3
-6.8

.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5

-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1

-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0

1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9

.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4

2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4

-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2

-2.7
-7.6
1.3
-4.0
-3.0
1.2
-.7
-.1
-2.4
4.7
2.0
4.8
-.5
2.1
-3.5
-3.5
-10.3
-.6
-13.6
1.5
-1.6
3.4
-3.6
-4.8
-4.8
1.7
-1.2
.9

6.5
.3
12.0
-2.6
-1.0
3.5
3.1
4.2
1.6
4.3
3.7
4.1
.4
2.9
-2.6
2.9
3.1
3.5
2.7
2.8
4.1
2.2
-1.1
-1.7
1.2
2.4
-.9
-.2

2.7
3.4

.3
3.5

2.6
3.5

2.2
5.2

1.5
2.4

.9
3.1

-1.7
.9

.3
1.3

-2.0
.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Sep.
2011

2010

Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 ........................................
Recreational books 1 ......................................................

3.9
.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5

2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0

3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2

5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7

2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7

2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9

0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2

1.6
.8
1.1
-.5
.2
-1.3

0.9
.2
.6
-.7
1.4
-3.1

Education and communication 1 .........................................
Education 1 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 9 ...................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 .........
Communication 1 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 1 ........................................................
Information and information processing 1 .......................
Telephone services 1 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 ................................................

1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
-1.3

1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4

2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
-1.5

2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
.0

3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9

3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5

2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1

1.6
4.4
4.9
4.4
5.9
3.7
1.8
5.3
-1.1
4.3
3.9
12.1
-1.4
-.6
-2.4
1.3
-3.5
-10.6
-2.5
.0

Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes 1 .....................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 .......................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products 1 .....................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1
Financial services 7 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...................
Infants’ equipment 2 4 ...................................................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0

-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4

-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8

-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3

-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2

-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7

-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3

1.3
3.9
3.5
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.1
-1.1
2.0
1.4
12.7
-1.2
-.9
-3.6
2.2
-2.0
-5.6
-10.5
1.0

-11.4

-7.5

-8.7

-8.8

-8.3

-1.9

-3.4

-3.7

-3.3

1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0

2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0

3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3

3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5

3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0

8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5

1.9
5.6
5.7
4.3
.7
-1.0

1.1
1.9
1.8
3.2
.8
-.3

-.8

-.9

.4

2.1

-.3

1.1

-.1

-1.1

-1.7

.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2
-4.9
-4.4

1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0

2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.2
1.5
-

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1

-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8

-

-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5

1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7

-

2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
.6
.9
-2.9

-

-

1.1
.4
.4
2.5
2.3
1.8
1.0
4.0
5.1
3.9
4.7
-2.6
-1.8
-4.2

.5
-1.4
1.0
2.3

3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4

2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2

1.3
.8
2.8
3.4

5.2
5.4
10.4
14.2

-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
-18.5

5.5
9.4
14.8
19.8

2.0
2.3
4.4
6.2

5.7
6.6
9.2
10.2

Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............

See footnotes at end of table.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

-4.3
2.8
2.2
2.7
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
-1.3
1.1
2.3
2.4
-2.0
3.6
2.7
6.9
1.5
1.1
-2.5
6.9
2.6
5.4
3.0

0.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1

1
2
3
4
5

-0.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0

-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9

-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6

-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0

2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8

-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0

2.4
2.1
1.5
2.2
1.9
3.4
4.5
3.6
6.4
8.7
9.4
6.7
6.7
2.7
2.0
14.9
2.4
2.0
2.7
20.5
1.8
5.9
4.0

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5

27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5

27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8

31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0

31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3

31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5

31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6

31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8

31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0

31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2

31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3

31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5

31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7

32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1913
1914

-

-

10.0
10.1

-

-

1.0

1.0

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

-

-

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

-

-

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

-

-

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

-

-

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

-

-

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

-

-

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

-

-

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

-

-

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-

-

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4

-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

-

-

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

-

-

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7

52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5

53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3

53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1

53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9

53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8

54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7

54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4

54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1

55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7

55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4

128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8

129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5

131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9

131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0

132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3

132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0

148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1

148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4

149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7

149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8

149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8

149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3

150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8

150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7

151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0

150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1

150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9

166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9

167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9

168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5

168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7

169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3

169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9

169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0

170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4

170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5

170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8

170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700

187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708

188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218

190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925

190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774

190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
210.972

191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526

192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156

195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322

195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549

193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003

192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703

2010
2011

212.568
216.400

212.544
217.535

213.525
220.024

213.958
221.743

214.124
222.954

213.839
222.522

213.898
222.686

214.205
223.326

214.306
223.688

214.623

214.750

215.262

-

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.

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Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages

Annual
avg.

Year
1st
half

2nd
half

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-

-

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-

-

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

-

-

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5

131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8

129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6

6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7

5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0

150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5

149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2

2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2

170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8

168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5

3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4

3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309
207.883

193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
211.377

191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
209.630

3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.4

3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-.7

2010
2011

213.426
220.196

214.507

213.967

1.7

2.1

-

-

-

-

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

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group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

179.9
536.0

186.0
554.2

192.5
573.3

197.2
587.3

205.777
612.948

204.813
610.075

211.703
630.600

215.262
641.200

223.688
666.299

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

183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3

188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3

192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9

196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3

206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887

218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701

217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260

220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
217.960
216.090
215.560
225.782
269.887
162.997
158.627
253.730
242.901
211.858
212.009
210.850
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
191.689

229.965
229.967
228.777
264.869
231.184
246.597
227.538
235.416
283.394
171.841
168.111
258.725
259.674
227.285
227.648
229.736
252.283
228.661
181.257
170.995
185.142
212.361

117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0

124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4

120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3

121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2

125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862

128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253

121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373

136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137

151.213
214.041
194.397
130.854
209.672
210.824
134.953
141.259
264.959
158.498
136.189
222.793
218.406
150.455
225.614
212.121
142.852
284.884
328.314
338.629
347.294
208.251
236.059
107.104
316.841
365.985
286.138
305.636
316.872
152.746
157.005
143.073

108.9

112.5

117.4

121.0

128.005

147.495

148.254

147.658

154.831

138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3

140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6

144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5

147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6

152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191

162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279

160.745
125.475
153.097
151.411
116.782

158.654
123.140
151.169
150.567
114.010

167.416
128.414
161.704
165.792
116.251

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................
Other sweets 1 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 1 ..................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............

97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0

99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4

103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5

105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8

109.188
173.838
121.348
173.511
177.051
162.645
117.281
126.657
176.736
138.383
113.763
125.513
188.646
211.526
154.768
186.595
193.197
134.720
115.658
209.931
132.236
132.893
128.568

112.847
184.976
123.678
189.527
192.120
172.947
127.765
138.694
207.439
164.119
126.045
151.538
203.937
229.108
164.905
211.129
205.712
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.938

112.401
180.716
124.344
189.197
197.258
179.629
131.090
141.020
198.165
151.702
126.582
143.034
203.972
226.023
163.260
214.567
210.137
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.721

113.213
185.246
123.445
189.176
202.206
191.871
133.051
142.247
200.925
165.597
128.929
139.055
202.520
222.929
160.963
215.459
207.755
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.615

124.396
221.121
125.848
199.519
211.591
202.159
138.477
150.384
225.698
191.449
138.036
158.029
211.730
237.841
167.038
227.933
221.272
147.300
125.167
233.257
145.017
147.755
151.283

108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9

111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3

114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3

116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4

120.269
144.454
208.934
181.999
186.264
178.085
161.506
269.505

128.848
153.646
218.445
190.471
196.194
182.474
167.054
281.406

131.785
156.830
223.168
194.523
201.688
185.979
166.961
287.621

134.439
161.657
225.592
195.108
203.522
185.610
164.394
294.090

137.813
164.421
228.513
195.830
204.146
188.158
164.394
301.848

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

181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5

186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2

194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6

200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7

206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209

212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966

212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153

212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
444.580

217.371
246.372
252.771
140.665
461.777

236.5
201.7

247.0
206.1

254.4
211.2

263.8
220.1

276.352
226.151

267.821
230.926

253.210
232.603

258.522
233.278

290.381
235.886

201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0

206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8

211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6

220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4

226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
320.865
326.741
183.066
171.431
220.150
147.186
315.239
353.370
121.880
81.035
117.978
90.188
68.938
120.204
140.415

230.926
120.360
213.861
192.050
260.185
252.236
327.270
197.545
186.472
232.380
156.864
337.662
371.080
124.314
77.171
120.817
90.166
63.065
119.826
140.843

232.603
124.415
207.329
182.701
265.130
270.525
312.422
187.125
185.190
190.227
165.808
360.749
379.734
123.187
74.826
116.767
83.394
62.293
119.684
137.094

233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
314.253
338.476
187.077
186.549
185.089
175.008
384.093
388.794
120.007
68.986
112.792
74.553
57.344
113.905
135.266

235.876
129.090
225.398
198.168
334.361
366.947
350.488
200.861
204.357
184.031
181.931
401.192
397.312
121.399
70.009
114.257
73.201
58.688
114.732
133.792

95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0

93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4

92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8

91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1

89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715

88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836

89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788

86.544
74.938
85.043
95.256

88.515
75.498
87.586
98.887

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................

81.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1

77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0

77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7

75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2

75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198

76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592

74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138

71.729
70.769
60.220
130.226
66.020
95.861

72.953
69.128
57.188
129.521
66.992
98.604

90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7

92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8

93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1

94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7

94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938

NA

NA

129.6
155.5

129.0
162.1

93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656

129.074
177.632

93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346

91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254

93.055
100.065
87.404
189.028
123.991
162.938
118.511
154.718
143.841
159.569
125.875

NA

NA

NA

Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 1 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 4 ...........................................
Watches 4 ............................................................
Jewelry 4 ..............................................................

118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9

118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4

117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9

118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2

118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138

117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483

118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982

117.127
109.849
115.252
113.644
138.695
78.513
104.704
93.592
104.988
106.528
103.647
103.242
81.794

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

93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1

91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4

91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6

90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6

89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273

88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213

92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325

94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140

99.174
104.360
131.035
128.666
141.025
125.916
119.921
163.354
112.102
179.196

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................

152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7

163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4

171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7

174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8

189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586

160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649

186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758

197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
92.908
120.895
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524
235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471
154.769
384.794
165.875

216.474
213.141
100.736
143.290
154.645
92.886
123.603
310.810
310.227
310.015
317.121
297.199
282.442
145.652
130.883
156.677
258.001
263.526
233.311
158.076
391.532
167.047

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services ..............................
Hospital services 2 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................

121.3
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4

133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0

135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6

138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8

140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979

144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010

163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521

165.445
166.619
254.312
282.542
153.250
261.427

165.698
169.855
267.826
302.854
152.119
271.060

301.4
259.4

314.4
264.4

328.2
273.9

340.0
279.1

357.745
285.913

367.301
290.080

393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

328.4

340.0

354.9

361.8

373.019

377.458

-

-

-

-

-

-

311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6

327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0

-

-

342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0

356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8

378.119
307.333
308.349
366.759
173.615
204.926
510.961
189.193
181.855
442.799
172.786
106.595
116.743

389.744
316.435
317.426
379.634
173.932
213.024
540.101
200.327
192.246
468.195
178.265
107.778
112.829

380.302
299.777
100.000
394.125
100.000
100.000
403.791
324.763
325.735
392.030
176.615
217.072
580.567
215.857
207.169
508.210
184.933
108.693
109.521

Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Other recreation services 1 ....................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................

105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0

106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5

107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0

108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9

108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692

110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357

109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618

108.561
97.753
7.312
369.397
14.479

109.995
99.148
6.302
380.845
13.444

78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8

77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4

77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4

78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0

78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896

80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233

77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317

74.383
44.935
92.164
151.332
191.884
191.992
115.448
137.409
91.413
79.880
66.393
113.202
54.150
58.186
92.296
95.980
146.787

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

116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8

115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9

119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3

122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7

123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872

124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082

121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442

121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328

120.000
321.812
267.951
222.538
136.775
102.597

Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................

109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8

110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2

112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2

114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2

117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233

121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722

124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503

125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
657.115

126.219
208.721
544.702
586.531
695.096

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

Sep.
2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

633.084
243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180

658.696
247.942
218.367
85.492
151.848
239.476
254.263
83.144
100.475
60.739
103.609

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................

438.9
183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
67.6

470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7

497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7

525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6

553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977

587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341

-

-

-

-

-

-

610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000

15.8

14.8

13.6

11.6

10.722

10.406

9.935

9.767

9.462

179.3
63.3

154.7
60.0

130.8
57.4

115.0
52.8

100.000
49.486

88.176
49.328

77.821
48.219

73.078
43.346

65.435
41.897

98.1

97.3

94.8

77.3

73.716

76.165

76.037

76.982

76.996

52.1

48.5

44.7

42.3

40.192

39.887

38.567

37.132

36.271

Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 1 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 1 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 4 .................................................
Funeral expenses 4 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 1 ...................................................
Financial services 4 ...........................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................

308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0

315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8

326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4

335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6

348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407

362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295

403.970
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.454
162.231

414.002
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.084
161.217

418.837
848.513
344.464
229.016
206.615
160.623

102.2

101.4

101.8

103.9

103.913

104.888

104.766

104.041

102.273

170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0

171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5

174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8

178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7

177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494

182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794

185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979

184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103

186.249
231.139
140.880
366.656
299.280
298.052
144.434

120.3
241.9
88.5

123.4
251.0
85.7

129.2
254.5
86.1

135.8
264.8
86.8

140.418
276.411
87.196

150.044
269.265
88.882

156.280
272.967
89.309

161.113
274.102
87.264

168.253
289.395
85.181

150.7
132.5
149.0
171.3
114.0
214.2
200.6
218.0
250.9
179.2
171.6
174.7
134.5
151.4
172.1
166.6
114.8
202.9

156.6
138.8
160.9
190.8
115.1
220.5
205.6
222.7
256.5
185.5
178.0
180.6
140.7
162.9
190.3
175.1
114.2
209.9

161.2
143.4
170.8
207.8
114.9
229.2
211.2
228.3
263.5
192.3
184.8
186.7
145.3
172.4
205.9
182.2
112.0
221.1

163.5
145.0
176.1
215.7
113.3
236.6
220.0
231.4
270.9
197.2
188.0
191.2
147.0
177.7
213.5
186.9
113.3
225.8

172.952
154.086
196.636
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
236.020
278.783
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
112.830
233.314

164.233
137.015
164.879
198.108
108.576
252.176
232.112
245.881
288.227
202.292
193.918
198.153
139.620
167.933
198.909
190.910
110.975
243.646

175.127
152.532
193.667
244.413
112.165
254.519
233.241
256.007
293.470
210.639
202.951
204.800
154.918
195.487
241.513
205.823
112.281
247.174

179.331
156.997
203.292
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
263.648
296.508
214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541
110.741
251.847

190.644
168.793
223.817
290.172
115.332
262.636
237.418
269.151
301.130
222.384
217.817
216.346
170.938
224.341
283.654
227.983
118.550
258.945

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
210.009
189.083

242.079
168.726
210.168
208.925
139.731
154.744
258.039
223.608
198.746

243.838
202.398
213.780
213.572
145.253
228.303
261.871
217.384
196.776

246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
221.962
197.935

Sep.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services ..........................
Energy .......................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..
Energy commodities ............................................
Services less energy services ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................

206.6
131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3

212.4
153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4

220.6
179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

227.6
184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0

251.058
252.823
221.161
219.766
149.633
313.363
269.337
235.531
205.878

9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-

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

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

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

1.6

3.4

3.5

2.4

4.3

-0.5

3.4

1.7

3.9

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

3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5

2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5

2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2

2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4

4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
4.3
7.5
3.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
4.3
5.9
2.3
5.6
4.2
3.3
5.2
5.5
4.5
5.4
4.5
1.5
3.3
1.5
.9
-.5
1.5
6.8
7.8
2.0
5.1
5.7
4.2
33.2
13.8
19.5
13.5
3.1
11.7
5.8
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.0
.1
7.8
7.2
3.4
4.8
19.6
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.9

5.9
6.0
6.5
11.9
13.5
20.5
4.9
26.3
11.1
12.7
13.5
8.6
10.7
5.1
6.1
6.0
6.5
11.0
5.2
1.6
6.4
5.0
2.3
5.4
6.1
7.4
6.2
5.8
5.4
7.3
7.3
5.5
9.5
-9.3
2.3
-3.4
8.3
5.6
2.7
3.5
.5
-1.4
3.4
15.7
-.7
-9.0
2.5
20.3
1.9
-10.6
3.2
13.8
16.6
8.1

-.5
-.7
-2.5
-.9
-1.5
-4.6
.1
-3.0
-.5
-3.5
-2.2
2.8
.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.1
-4.8
-6.3
-3.0
-4.7
-1.5
-7.7
-5.5
-7.9
-8.0
-10.5
-2.0
-1.5
-2.1
1.2
-.1
-1.3
1.3
-6.8
-7.8
-10.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.9
-3.1
-3.9
-4.1
-9.6
-8.6
.0
-1.9
-3.7
-16.7
9.2
2.5
-4.8
-.5
.9
-3.5

1.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.4
-.1
.4
1.5
1.9
-.4
-.8
5.6
5.6
7.4
6.3
6.3
5.1
5.4
11.1
11.3
12.2
12.0
7.5
12.9
4.1
1.0
1.1
.5
4.2
7.8
.5
6.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
2.6
1.2
1.4
2.2
3.5
4.0
1.9
9.8
1.5
.9
5.8
-7.1
-10.6
6.7
-1.2
-2.0
-.2

4.3
4.5
6.0
5.3
6.1
14.1
5.6
4.3
5.0
5.4
6.0
2.0
6.9
7.3
7.4
9.0
9.8
10.6
9.7
9.5
7.8
10.8
10.7
11.3
10.4
10.8
4.0
3.1
1.1
13.3
6.3
6.6
5.9
5.6
8.7
10.9
9.7
5.6
5.0
4.0
3.1
2.2
21.3
5.3
18.1
-11.8
3.9
25.1
-3.4
-.1
.0
6.8
7.1
7.5

-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0

3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7

4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8

3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9

5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2

15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3

.5
-.9
-1.2
.2
1.1
-2.9

-.4
-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-2.4

4.9
5.5
4.3
7.0
10.1
2.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea ..............
Coffee .......................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea ....................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum ..........................................
Other sweets .............................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine ................................................
Salad dressing ..........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter ...............
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Baby food ..................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods .......................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks ......................................
Limited service meals and snacks ................................
Food at employee sites and schools ............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors .......
Other food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .............
Distilled spirits at home ...............................................
Wine at home ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ..........................

-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0

1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6

4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9

2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1

3.3
5.1
2.5
3.2
3.4
-.5
4.5
3.6
5.6
6.3
3.3
6.7
2.7
.1
3.5
4.4
3.6
4.2
.3
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.2
1.0
3.5
4.7

3.4
6.4
1.9
9.2
8.5
6.3
8.9
9.5
17.4
18.6
10.8
20.7
8.1
8.3
6.5
13.1
6.5
5.8
7.3
5.2
4.0
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.4
4.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
3.4
4.4

-0.4
-2.3
.5
-.2
2.7
3.9
2.6
1.7
-4.5
-7.6
.4
-5.6
.0
-1.3
-1.0
1.6
2.2
-.9
-1.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.8
1.9
-.1
2.2

0.7
2.5
-.7
.0
2.5
6.8
1.5
.9
1.4
9.2
1.9
-2.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
1.3
1.3
.9
2.8
2.0
3.1
1.1
.3
.9
-.2
-1.5
2.2

9.9
19.4
1.9
5.5
4.6
5.4
4.1
5.7
12.3
15.6
7.1
13.6
4.5
6.7
3.8
5.8
6.5
5.8
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
5.3
2.5
1.7
1.3
.4
.3
1.4
.0
2.6

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

2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0

3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0

4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9

3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2

3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6

2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6

-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2

.3
.5
.7
2.5
4.1

2.1
1.3
1.4
10.4
3.9

3.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3

4.4
2.2
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8

3.0
2.5
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0

3.7
4.2
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5

4.8
2.7
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7

-3.1
2.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1

-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0

2.1
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
16.2
8.3
.0
.7
-2.7
5.5
6.5
2.4
-2.6
-7.8
-3.4
-10.6
-7.9
-4.8
-1.3
-3.7
-14.0
-4.1
-4.5

12.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
6.9
7.7
11.6
16.8
3.5
7.4
9.5
-.6
4.0
4.5
2.2
1.2
1.5
1.3
-1.8
2.3
.7
-1.1
2.3
.7
3.0
3.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Sep.
2011

2010

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

-3.9
-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7

-4.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5

-1.0
-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2

-1.9
-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5

0.4
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8

1.1
-.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7

-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7

-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.9

1.7
-2.3
-5.0
-.5
1.5
2.9
1.6
2.9
1.0
2.1
2.1
1.4
2.8
1.0
-.1
1.6
-.3

-

-

-

-

-

4.3
7.4

-.5
4.2

.9
4.0

-.8
5.3

-3.1
3.8

-

-

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

-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4

-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6

-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6

1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6

-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2

-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3

1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8

-1.6
-.9
-.9
.2
.8
-4.0
.6
-.8
-2.6
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-3.8

6.5
6.4
6.2
4.6
4.9
5.5
9.0
7.0
7.9
8.5
8.2
24.3
7.2

.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2

-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4

.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7

-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5

-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7

-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5

4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4

1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7

5.1
5.7
4.3
3.1
6.9
3.5
3.5
8.3
4.8
9.2

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

-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3

7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7

5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5

1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3

8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0

-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6

16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9

5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
-5.1
-1.7
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8
15.7
3.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.7
.9
2.7
4.5
1.3

9.4
9.6
4.8
2.7
7.9
.0
2.2
20.9
21.0
21.2
20.7
20.1
19.9
4.7
4.4
5.1
2.1
1.4
2.1
2.1
1.8
.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 ......
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................

8.8
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9

9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8

1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6

2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9

1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9

2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3

13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2

1.3
1.3
4.5
5.6
2.0
3.1

0.2
1.9
5.3
7.2
-.7
3.7

Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services ..........................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

3.7
2.1

4.3
1.9

4.4
3.6

3.6
1.9

5.2
2.4

2.7
1.5

3.5
3.3

2.5
2.6
2.7
3.7
-1.3
-1.0
2.5
1.8
2.1
1.8
1.4
.9
3.8
3.9
4.0
3.2
2.7
1.8
1.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.4

3.5

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.2

4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5

5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7

4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4

-

-

-

4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8

6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3

3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4

3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9

3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0

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

.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2

.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5

.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8

.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1

.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9

1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4

-.6
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5

-1.2
-2.6
-19.1
.2
-12.9

1.3
1.4
-13.8
3.1
-7.1

-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4

-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1

-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1

1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2

.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1

1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4

-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1

-3.7
-3.9
-2.6
.4
-.9
3.3
-.3
2.3
-4.3
-2.9
-10.0
1.0
-4.6
-5.6
.6
-3.0
1.0

5.9
-2.2
-.5
4.3
3.6
5.9
1.5
4.1
-2.7
2.1
1.1
2.6
-1.0
-1.4
2.5
-1.0
-.4

2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4

-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1

2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5

2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4

1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1

1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1

-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3

.1
1.5
1.2
-.3
.3
-1.0

-1.6
.5
.4
-.3
1.4
-2.6

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

.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7

.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8

1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7

2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3

2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9

3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2

1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0

.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
4.2

.9
4.1
5.6
4.0
5.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................

6.3
3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
-1.3

7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3

5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5

5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2

5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9

6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6

3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8

-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8

-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6

-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5

-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6

-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3

-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2

3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2

4.0
1.8
3.7
-1.1
4.4
4.1
12.3
-1.3
-.8
-2.5
1.4
-3.1
-10.5
-3.3
.0

-12.1

-6.9

-7.8

-5.4

-5.0

-.8

-3.3

-3.7

-2.3

1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1

2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1

3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0

2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1

3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1

4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8

11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6

2.5
5.5
5.6
4.6
.8
-.6

1.2
1.9
1.8
3.4
.7
-.4

-.8

-.8

.4

2.1

.0

.9

-.1

-.7

-1.7

.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5
-4.4

.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2

2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5

2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8

-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9

1.4
.9
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.3
4.2
1.4
.5

-.5
.8
.8
2.4
3.7
1.9
2.2
3.1
.4
-2.3

1.0
.4
.4
2.3
2.0
2.0
.9
4.4
5.6
-2.4

.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6

3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4

2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3

1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1

5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3

-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4

6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4

2.4
2.9
5.0
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
3.0
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3
-1.4
1.9

6.3
7.5
10.1
11.1
3.2
2.0
1.3
2.1
1.6
3.8
5.0
4.0
7.3
9.6
10.3
7.3
7.1
2.8

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................

2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2

2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0

3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9

3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3

3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1

0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0

0.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2
2.1
.6

2.0
15.5
2.5
2.1
3.2
20.5
1.6
6.1
4.0

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.

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

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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Electricity

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon (3.785 liters)

Area, region and population size class
Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$50.866

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

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

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$50.153

$107.508

58.499
59.467
55.609

57.902
58.771
55.305

46.301
46.332
47.048

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$105.937

$68.264

$68.559

$3.671

$3.654

120.997
124.382
110.538

119.594
122.932
109.280

85.377
91.006
75.045

86.550
92.427
75.763

3.641
3.697
3.536

3.623
3.671
3.533

45.587
46.073
45.549

93.633
92.959
95.460

92.122
92.729
91.710

67.315
69.651
65.385

67.802
68.970
67.336

3.684
3.684
3.684

3.600
3.611
3.588

43.971

43.435

91.661

90.346

63.078

63.841

NA

NA

Region and area size 1

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

53.540
59.315
51.539

53.114
58.310
51.169

113.750
125.869
109.136

112.905
124.049
108.168

64.341
69.916
60.215

64.342
70.032
60.188

4.054
4.083
4.029

4.020
4.035
4.007

41.746

43.372

90.712

94.927

68.002

67.819

NA

NA

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

49.570
51.317
46.960

48.465
49.668
46.874

117.766
123.587
108.536

115.095
119.545
108.360

62.555
68.225
60.370

62.486
68.167
60.261

3.814
3.902
4.244

3.945
4.042

52.580
49.661
43.549

51.812
48.874
43.540

111.638
103.579
93.443

110.149
101.509
93.408

74.600
63.282
60.953

74.804
63.721
61.036

3.716
3.589
3.720

3.690
3.580
3.859

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

46.685
49.743
62.621

48.045
46.376
61.737

86.728
121.839
135.557

90.849
113.439
133.755

72.247
75.409
99.742

72.020
75.512
102.443

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

59.408
48.446
56.182
56.612

59.454
46.992
58.958
52.760

108.504
89.989
129.699
121.341

108.596
86.391
136.617
114.659

77.715
65.987
66.140
70.771

77.715
64.538
66.140
70.836

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................

71.896
47.514
48.744
62.895
58.063
54.461
57.289

69.989
47.463
48.484
60.839
56.598
53.988
57.289

148.545
102.430
98.981
128.409
129.115
145.419
127.051

143.770
102.277
98.711
123.260
125.459
144.223
127.051

68.648
68.725
81.835
57.997
86.520
75.724
44.676

68.648
67.442
82.363
57.950
86.059
75.724
44.676

-

-

NA

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

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city
average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
Sep.2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$1.079

$1.063

4

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

1.183
1.213
1.096

1.167
1.195
1.086

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

.931
.919
.953

Average price
per KWH of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Sep.2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

987

$0.135

$0.135

11

9,890

4
4
25

987
987
422

.165
.180
.138

.167
.182
.139

129
129
233

8,494
8,494
4,762

.917
.918
.916

17
17
18

712
581
712

.131
.140
.124

.132
.139
.126

11
11
70

9,890
9,890
3,932

.927

.915

25

323

.115

.116

230

3,529

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

1.192
1.298
1.156

1.181
1.274
1.146

7
7
11

522
522
298

.120
.132
.112

.120
.132
.112

164
244
225

8,744
8,744
5,000

.956

.996

25

364

.125

.125

164

4,883

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

1.199
1.256
1.114

1.172
1.215
1.112

7
7
8

851
851
364

.145
.160
.141

.145
.160
.140

153
153
236

7,471
7,471
4,232

1.109
1.054
.956

1.093
1.034
.956

4
8
19

987
712
364

.152
.122
.115

.152
.123
.115

11
70
163

9,890
5,000
4,883

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

.844
1.220
1.309

.886
1.136
1.288

17
16
4

581
851
987

.157
.186
.200

.156
.186
.205

11
258
129

2,751
7,471
4,706

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

1.056
.886
1.281
1.219

1.057
.850
1.350
1.123

24
19
31
15

642
410
490
371

.148
.128
.117
.133

.148
.122
.118
.133

384
48
348
551

8,494
3,300
3,889
4,132

Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................

1.495
1.007
1.064
1.471
1.256
1.430
1.307

1.447
1.005
1.060
1.419
1.220
1.418
1.307

15
34
17
7
37
13
12

308
509
230
522
752
257
241

.146
.143
.150
.116
.173
.216
.090

.146
.143
.150
.116
.172
.216
.090

244
94
438
373
430
178
313

4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882

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

Low

High

Low

High

Region and area size 1

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

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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Gasoline
All types1

Gasoline
Unleaded
regular

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade

Gasoline
Unleaded
premium

Automotive
Diesel fuel

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$3.680

$3.664

$3.630

$3.612

$3.763

$3.752

$3.893

$3.887

$3.912

$3.900

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

3.788
3.798
3.762

3.731
3.737
3.717

3.735
3.742
3.716

3.675
3.677
3.669

3.885
3.901
3.848

3.837
3.851
3.804

4.021
4.039
3.971

3.975
3.990
3.935

4.045
4.075
3.974

4.034
4.078
3.932

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

3.711
3.763
3.651

3.675
3.709
3.635

3.673
3.711
3.623

3.634
3.655
3.602

3.736
3.856
3.659

3.713
3.800
3.668

3.933
3.992
3.848

3.896
3.952
3.826

3.902
3.931
3.899

3.890
3.907
3.885

3.637

3.627

3.622

3.615

3.618

3.613

3.818

3.771

3.843

3.861

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

3.579
3.647
3.578

3.489
3.522
3.496

3.523
3.583
3.524

3.432
3.459
3.440

3.688
3.766
3.675

3.601
3.635
3.596

3.809
3.893
3.793

3.726
3.767
3.716

3.781
3.800
3.819

3.744
3.750
3.758

3.517

3.447

3.469

3.393

3.630

3.572

3.743

3.699

3.740

3.729

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

3.724
3.730
3.615

3.847
3.868
3.731

3.677
3.683
3.573

3.798
3.819
3.690

3.815
3.823
3.695

3.937
3.962
3.810

3.897
3.895
3.782

4.022
4.039
3.891

4.061
4.097
3.949

4.089
4.113
3.998

3.738
3.623
3.620

3.736
3.593
3.595

3.685
3.577
3.572

3.680
3.545
3.541

3.836
3.698
3.697

3.836
3.673
3.686

3.948
3.823
3.847

3.959
3.794
3.835

3.993
3.880
3.834

3.983
3.853
3.837

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....

3.966
3.785
3.886

3.905
3.946
3.818

3.907
3.738
3.826

3.841
3.898
3.754

4.040
3.866
3.992

3.983
4.026
3.931

4.154
3.927
4.113

4.106
4.090
4.061

-

-

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................

3.727
3.607
3.577
3.704

3.652
3.536
3.403
3.598

3.674
3.578
3.510
3.638

3.595
3.507
3.338
3.538

3.845
3.716
3.702
3.813

3.786
3.642
3.514
3.690

3.953
3.807
3.847
3.939

3.891
3.741
3.679
3.823

-

-

Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................

3.650
3.776
3.549
3.796
3.632
3.799
3.793

3.491
3.814
3.411
3.722
3.584
3.942
3.896

3.579
3.752
3.510
3.725
3.597
3.756
3.753

3.420
3.784
3.370
3.650
3.547
3.898
3.858

3.756
3.874
3.639
3.934
3.740
3.871
3.922

3.599
3.913
3.507
3.855
3.708
4.015
4.020

3.897
3.916
3.777
4.026
3.861
3.964
4.031

3.736
4.005
3.640
3.962
3.813
4.108
4.122

-

-

U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2

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

1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

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U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

$0.537
.715
1.279
1.474

$0.550
.719
1.270
1.477

$0.493
.735

$0.509
.715

NA

NA

1.514

1.498

$0.539
.631
1.138
1.433

$0.555
.654
1.159
1.472

NA

NA

1.974
3.150

2.073
3.349

NA

NA

3.231
2.819
3.812
3.482

3.105
2.868
3.816
3.444

3.923
4.263
4.324

3.869
4.306
4.505

NA

NA

4.549
4.334

4.469
4.500

4.302
4.487
4.682

4.223
4.524
4.691

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.613
4.577

4.758
4.559

4.649
4.536

4.562

4.645

NA

NA

NA

5.317
6.300

5.370
6.282

NA

NA

6.546

6.443

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

$0.540

$0.546

NA

NA

$3.443

$3.311

NA

NA

3.866
3.706

3.877
3.677

NA

NA

4.334
5.948

4.326
6.022

NA
NA

NA
NA

6.053

3.694

3.758

4.770
3.745
4.127
3.576

1.265
1.288

1.204
1.309

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.911
NA

3.059
2.550
3.715
3.268

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.858

2.011
2.829

2.069
2.932

1.635
3.315

1.799
3.293

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.042
2.573
3.707
3.248

3.296
2.846
3.919
3.407

3.096
2.894
3.875
3.354

NA
NA

NA
NA

3.763
3.655

3.801
3.614

NA

NA

3.761
4.178
4.207

NA

4.446
4.655

3.778
4.216
4.042

NA

4.181
4.805

4.217

4.239

NA

NA

4.266
4.191
4.948

4.148
4.169
4.955

NA

NA

4.696
4.434

4.713

4.765

NA

NA

NA

4.527

4.556

4.459

4.599

NA

NA

5.687

5.800

4.706
6.389

5.001
6.229

6.433
6.801

6.116
6.813

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.973

4.340
6.058

4.422
6.129

4.271
5.580

4.267
5.785

4.359
6.284

4.248
6.286

4.483

4.538

3.684

3.880

3.276

3.395

4.015

3.835

4.819
3.831
4.208
3.644

4.754
3.458
4.093
3.421

4.734
3.623
4.105
3.526

4.566
4.039
3.872
3.601

4.705
4.041
4.149
3.791

4.678
3.890
4.166
3.555

4.521
3.937
4.251
3.574

5.278
3.621
4.390
3.701

5.536
3.743
4.293
3.692

2.383
3.617

2.391
3.712

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.588

3.627

2.365
3.331

NA

4.980

2.323
3.182

NA

4.901

3.907

3.947

2.561

2.618

2.538

2.656

2.495

2.579

2.409

2.428

3.114

3.171

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.641

2.676

2.398

2.457

3.069

3.017

2.404

2.430

2.902

3.025

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.791

2.838

2.703

2.698

3.545

3.594

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.381

NA

NA

2.993

2.977

NA

NA

Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................

1.296
2.300
3.275
1.525
1.641

1.294
2.200
3.217
1.561
1.676

1.480

1.483

1.379

1.386

1.204

1.188

1.342

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.533
1.554

3.540
1.682

3.182
1.645
1.417

2.899
1.638
1.485

3.150
1.496

NA

3.396
1.344
1.435

3.083
1.409

NA

3.349
1.445
1.412

NA

NA

Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................

1.711

1.947

NA
NA

1.733

1.836

2.046

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

1.423

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.079

2.246

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.713

3.715

3.606

3.600

3.953

4.014

3.923

3.934

3.416

3.378

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

See footnotes at end of table.

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U.S. city average

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Food and unit
Aug.
2011

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ...................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .......................................................
Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 .......................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 .............................................
Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .........
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,
per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

NA

NA

$3.645
4.204
5.647
4.792

$3.656
4.281
5.707
4.805

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

$4.972

NA

NA

NA

1.529
.606
1.268

1.505
.607
1.438
1.009

NA

2.953
1.080
2.033
1.626
1.569

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

NA

NA

$3.487
4.019
5.684
4.227

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

$4.782

$3.312
3.900
5.578
4.557

$5.248
5.161

$5.323
5.151

$5.552
4.382

$5.574
4.976

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

.665

.656
1.658

1.548
.547
1.431

1.577
.580
1.436

1.582
.583
1.398

1.387
.655
.978

1.347
.665
1.350

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.520
.549
1.469
.972

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.102
1.986
1.613
2.009

1.049
1.859
1.626
1.401

3.145
1.120
2.145
1.618
1.512

1.163
1.818
1.590
1.615

1.016
2.179
1.643
1.464

.985
1.886
1.795
1.493

NA

NA
NA
NA

1.100
1.849
1.682
1.657

1.093
2.044
1.608
2.041

1.092
1.746
1.713
1.598

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.794
.755
.902
1.660
1.420
1.589
.692

1.983
.735
.899
1.685
1.503
1.632
.701

2.213
.772

2.556
.747

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.525
.698
.849

1.792
.673
.831

1.762
.727
.728

1.921
.712
.736

NA

NA

1.835

1.855

1.233
1.231

NA

.952

.959

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

2.285

2.466

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.129
1.230

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.917
.794
1.032
1.913
1.647
1.789

NA

NA

NA

2.730

2.720

NA

NA

1.314
.997

1.317
1.007

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

.701
.683

1.210
1.890

NA

NA

1.323
1.559

1.449
1.520

1.823
.808
1.052
1.862
1.593
1.690

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.614

2.739

2.537

2.509

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.373

1.426

1.369

1.289

1.315

1.333

1.250

1.245

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

.702
.684

.740

.735

.692

.695

NA

NA

.690
.695

.711

NA

.690
.695

.704

NA

NA

NA

1.246
1.875

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.931

1.962

1.229
1.764

1.256
1.783

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA

NA

2.086

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

1.984

1.931

2.154

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA

NA

2.052

2.134

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.766

5.651

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

5.185

5.036

4.743

4.571

4.880

4.928

5.003

4.985

5.772

5.409

1.312

1.193
14.525

1.355

1.333

1.259

1.100

1.254

1.144

1.433

1.248

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

11.691

9.233

14.283

NA

11.507

11.773

12.990

8.200

9.796

7.610

1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.

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category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Sep. 2011 from—

Unadjusted
indexes

Relative
importance,
2007-2008

Aug.
2011

Sep.
2011

Sep.
2010

Aug.
2011

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

100.000

130.258

130.449

3.7

0.1

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

14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027

133.489
133.764
129.875
139.045
130.624

134.054
134.369
130.684
139.350
130.684

4.4
4.6
6.2
2.6
1.2

.4
.5
.6
.2
.0

Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724

130.528
133.331
165.667
92.610

130.529
133.392
165.443
92.464

1.7
1.6
3.7
.1

.0
.0
-.1
-.2

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

3.772

90.756

93.711

3.2

3.3

Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................

17.199
16.013
1.186

145.446
146.382
133.531

144.884
145.848
132.614

12.1
12.4
7.3

-.4
-.4
-.7

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

6.294
1.570
4.723

154.976
136.516
161.756

155.282
136.868
162.044

2.7
2.8
2.6

.2
.3
.2

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

6.625

102.354

102.120

-.7

-.2

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

6.288
2.804
3.484

113.465
193.837
70.991

113.861
195.655
70.905

.4
4.3
-2.5

.3
.9
-.1

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

3.229

142.415

142.954

2.3

.4

59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606

138.512
120.385
81.898
140.534
122.166
213.270

138.611
120.696
81.414
141.308
122.379
212.213

1.9
6.4
.9
8.3
1.8
19.1

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

Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.

Dec.

1999

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0

-

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5

100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1

101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7

101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0

101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6

102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8

102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7

102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7

102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0

102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6

102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6

102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

111.3
115.2
117.330
121.867
122.095

111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.598

112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
122.803

113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.053

113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.427

113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
124.485

113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.293

114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
124.620

115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
124.706

115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
124.791

114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
124.788

2010
2011

124.997
126.811

124.973
127.429

125.528
128.618

125.740
129.408

125.815
129.943

125.613
129.841

125.568
129.930

125.718
130.258

125.782
130.449

125.977

126.013

-

-

-

-

102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5

2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2

2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5

114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
124.544

113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
123.850

2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
2.5

2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.5

126.228

125.663

1.4

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

- Data not available.
Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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detailed expenditure categories
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

103.9

106.0

107.8

111.2

114.4

117.0

121.295

121.557

124.544

126.228

130.449

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

105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8

106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2

109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1

111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9

114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5

116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4

121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101

128.111
128.286
125.333
132.107
126.277

126.966
126.936
121.543
134.469
128.044

128.814
128.840
123.560
136.196
129.155

134.054
134.369
130.684
139.350
130.684

Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................

106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3

109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5

111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9

115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3

118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3

122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1

125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348

128.495
130.352
161.108
95.958

127.826
130.869
153.898
94.667

128.047
131.430
156.201
91.857

130.529
133.392
165.443
92.464

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

95.0

92.2

90.1

89.6

89.0

89.0

87.875

87.730

89.988

88.735

93.711

Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................

99.7
99.5
101.8

103.3
103.4
101.0

103.4
103.5
101.9

110.2
111.0
101.3

114.5
115.2
107.1

117.0
117.8
106.8

127.515
128.558
114.506

109.300
108.760
116.641

126.503
127.002
120.092

133.545
134.136
125.956

144.884
145.848
132.614

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

108.9
107.4
109.3

114.3
110.7
115.5

118.3
112.7
120.2

123.2
114.9
126.0

128.4
119.0
131.6

133.0
121.2
137.2

139.266
124.391
144.675

142.786
126.200
148.866

147.227
130.060
153.523

151.713
133.694
158.330

155.282
136.868
162.044

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

102.1

102.7

103.3

104.3

104.8

104.8

104.464

105.539

103.552

101.823

102.120

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

97.9
112.1
88.1

99.5
119.7
85.7

99.9
128.7
81.2

101.2
137.9
78.2

103.0
146.5
76.5

104.2
155.5
74.1

106.207
163.716
73.258

110.077
172.978
73.930

111.744
180.752
73.056

112.725
187.638
72.018

113.861
195.655
70.905

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

107.6

110.9

112.2

114.9

118.3

121.7

125.479

128.660

137.908

140.044

142.954

107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3

110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6

113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4

117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4

121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5

125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1

129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912

133.381
107.102
80.520
120.876
117.623
146.392

134.455
112.588
81.325
128.755
119.451
172.282

135.843
114.639
80.097
132.606
120.105
185.738

138.611
120.696
81.414
141.308
122.379
212.213

Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group

December
2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Sep.
2011

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

1.3

2.0

1.7

3.2

2.9

2.3

3.7

0.2

2.5

1.4

3.3

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

2.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
2.3

1.2
1.1
.2
2.4
2.3

3.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
1.8

2.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
2.6

2.1
2.1
1.4
3.2
1.4

2.0
2.0
1.1
3.1
2.6

4.4
4.5
4.8
3.9
4.0

5.5
5.6
6.1
5.0
4.3

-.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.8
1.4

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.3
.9

4.1
4.3
5.8
2.3
1.2

Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................

3.1
4.1
-.2
-.4

2.2
2.9
.9
-1.8

2.3
2.1
7.9
-1.6

3.1
3.0
7.3
.4

3.0
2.5
11.5
.0

3.0
4.0
-.3
-.2

2.6
2.9
5.3
-1.8

2.6
2.0
7.2
1.7

-.5
.4
-4.5
-1.3

.2
.4
1.5
-3.0

1.9
1.5
5.9
.7

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

-3.2

-2.9

-2.3

-.6

-.7

.0

-1.3

-.2

2.6

-1.4

5.6

Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................

-3.8
-4.0
-2.5

3.6
3.9
-.8

.1
.1
.9

6.6
7.2
-.6

3.9
3.8
5.7

2.2
2.3
-.3

9.0
9.1
7.2

-14.3
-15.4
1.9

15.7
16.8
3.0

5.6
5.6
4.9

8.5
8.7
5.3

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

4.7
4.7
4.7

5.0
3.1
5.7

3.5
1.8
4.1

4.1
2.0
4.8

4.2
3.6
4.4

3.6
1.8
4.3

4.7
2.6
5.4

2.5
1.5
2.9

3.1
3.1
3.1

3.0
2.8
3.1

2.4
2.4
2.3

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

.9

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.0

-.3

1.0

-1.9

-1.7

.3

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

-.1
6.2
-4.8

1.6
6.8
-2.7

.4
7.5
-5.3

1.3
7.1
-3.7

1.8
6.2
-2.2

1.2
6.1
-3.1

1.9
5.3
-1.1

3.6
5.7
.9

1.5
4.5
-1.2

.9
3.8
-1.4

1.0
4.3
-1.5

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

3.7

3.1

1.2

2.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.5

7.2

1.5

2.1

3.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.0
2.2
-12.7

3.1
.7
-3.8
2.7
1.6
10.5

2.9
.2
-4.0
2.1
.8
7.2

3.2
3.1
.8
4.2
2.3
15.5

3.4
2.3
-1.4
4.2
1.8
15.0

3.1
.9
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3

3.2
4.5
-2.2
7.1
2.0
17.6

3.2
-3.9
-3.7
-3.9
1.7
-21.3

.8
5.1
1.0
6.5
1.6
17.7

1.0
1.8
-1.5
3.0
.5
7.8

2.0
5.3
1.6
6.6
1.9
14.3

Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2009 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Technical Notes
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by
households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32
percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed,
and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services,
drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices
of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent
their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For
the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions
and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they
measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national
level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary
form and is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base-period market basket of
goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982–84 to $11.65.
For further details, visit the CPI homepage on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index
points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are
not. The example shown in the box on this page illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard
formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a
12-month period.
Index point change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

202.416
201.800
.616

.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3

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Regions defined
The states in the four regions are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and
10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services
are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal,
State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of
the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from
different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable
for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt hours of
electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI.
Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred
that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track
price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity
formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average
prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to satisfy the
need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size
among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.

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Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months
for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in
supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in
any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For cases in which the
proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published, and NA appears
for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted
as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect
of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from
changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are
used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie
compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.
Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are
revised. Data from January 2006 through December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule
were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in
the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series and
the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This
resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower
level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally
adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes
before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2011.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor
fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov. If
you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even(February, April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV

-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
Anchorage, AK
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Honolulu, HI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through
automated recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond
to questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current
and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at http://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for
further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In addition,
CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages from the
main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 6915200. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next.
These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are
approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area

Hotline number

Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC

(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994

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Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC national
office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office

Telephone

Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC

(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000

Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 691-7000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.

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