Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
for
CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
July Aug. Sep. Oct.
2008 2008 2008 2008
Jan. Apr. July Oct. Apr. Oct.
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Expenditure category
All items................................. 219.181 218.880 218.813 216.710 6.8 2.3 10.6 -4.4 4.5 2.8
Food and beverages....................... 215.539 216.778 217.996 218.569 4.6 6.1 8.0 5.7 5.4 6.9
Food.................................... 215.545 216.807 218.029 218.582 4.7 6.3 8.4 5.8 5.5 7.1
Food at home........................... 216.227 217.949 219.225 219.380 5.7 8.3 10.1 6.0 7.0 8.0
Cereals and bakery products........... 249.210 249.024 251.760 253.199 7.6 19.5 17.0 6.6 13.4 11.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 205.361 207.479 209.534 210.721 2.7 3.4 8.1 10.9 3.0 9.5
Dairy and related products............ 214.537 215.356 214.066 211.930 2.3 4.5 13.2 -4.8 3.4 3.8
Fruits and vegetables................. 285.411 291.493 290.047 283.770 16.3 3.0 17.5 -2.3 9.5 7.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 159.796 160.411 161.609 163.526 4.1 7.7 -0.2 9.7 5.9 4.6
Other food at home.................... 184.951 186.154 188.124 189.320 3.5 12.7 7.8 9.8 8.0 8.8
Sugar and sweets..................... 185.865 186.956 190.197 191.438 3.8 10.7 3.2 12.5 7.2 7.8
Fats and oils........................ 200.870 202.996 206.381 207.508 12.8 26.2 20.9 13.9 19.3 17.3
Other foods.......................... 198.743 199.930 201.577 202.881 1.8 11.1 6.8 8.6 6.3 7.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 120.510 121.033 121.144 122.699 1.1 12.1 7.0 7.5 6.5 7.2
Food away from home (1)................ 216.376 217.063 218.225 219.290 3.5 3.9 6.3 5.5 3.7 5.9
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 151.120 151.133 152.040 153.544 1.6 5.6 6.8 6.6 3.6 6.7
Alcoholic beverages..................... 214.173 215.105 216.276 217.103 3.3 3.7 2.4 5.6 3.5 4.0
Housing.................................. 218.267 218.101 217.891 217.793 3.5 3.7 6.5 -0.9 3.6 2.8
Shelter................................. 247.090 247.258 247.971 248.058 3.5 1.0 2.9 1.6 2.2 2.2
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 243.535 244.296 244.977 245.840 4.5 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.6
Lodging away from home (2)............. 145.394 143.846 145.173 142.808 5.1 -13.5 11.6 -6.9 -4.7 1.9
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................. 252.610 252.970 253.493 253.871 3.3 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.8 1.9
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 118.764 118.562 119.944 119.916 2.8 3.4 1.2 3.9 3.1 2.5
Fuels and utilities..................... 233.540 230.876 224.377 223.111 6.0 24.0 34.4 -16.7 14.6 5.8
Household energy....................... 215.751 212.286 205.021 203.206 5.9 28.7 40.7 -21.3 16.7 5.2
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 401.283 375.211 353.309 322.208 79.3 48.8 98.2 -58.4 63.3 -9.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 214.896 212.549 205.785 205.538 0.6 27.0 35.9 -16.3 13.0 6.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 151.857 153.832 154.269 155.827 6.7 3.8 6.4 10.9 5.3 8.6
Household furnishings and operations.... 127.919 128.222 128.917 128.936 0.4 1.9 2.7 3.2 1.1 2.9
Household operations (1) (2)........... 148.290 149.169 150.193 150.052 5.2 8.5 7.1 4.8 6.9 5.9
Apparel.................................. 119.574 120.157 120.005 118.843 4.6 -4.6 4.2 -2.4 -0.1 0.8
Men's and boys' apparel................. 113.090 113.420 113.108 112.533 1.9 2.9 -2.3 -2.0 2.4 -2.2
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 107.860 110.057 109.678 107.255 7.3 -17.2 9.0 -2.2 -5.8 3.3
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 112.638 111.741 113.172 113.815 4.5 -5.6 -6.0 4.2 -0.7 -1.0
Footwear................................ 126.047 124.023 123.572 123.896 3.6 3.5 5.7 -6.7 3.5 -0.7
Transportation........................... 209.358 206.303 205.036 194.031 22.3 -2.5 34.3 -26.2 9.2 -0.5
Private transportation.................. 204.899 201.552 200.367 189.326 23.0 -3.2 34.5 -27.1 9.1 -1.0
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 94.052 93.702 92.900 92.229 -0.3 -1.9 0.8 -7.5 -1.1 -3.4
New vehicles.......................... 135.300 134.548 133.567 132.889 -1.1 -2.4 1.6 -6.9 -1.8 -2.8
Used cars and trucks (1).............. 135.840 135.405 132.916 129.733 0.7 -1.2 -2.7 -16.8 -0.2 -10.0
Motor fuel............................. 334.732 320.647 317.962 273.671 82.1 -8.8 114.6 -55.3 28.9 -2.1
Gasoline (all types).................. 332.237 318.255 316.443 271.580 82.7 -10.4 115.4 -55.4 27.9 -1.9
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 129.118 130.327 131.048 131.917 4.2 5.8 10.1 9.0 5.0 9.5
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair... 234.818 236.340 237.284 238.108 5.3 5.2 7.4 5.7 5.3 6.6
Public transportation................... 261.275 264.183 261.556 252.920 10.9 8.1 31.2 -12.2 9.5 7.3
Medical care............................. 363.852 364.710 365.836 366.470 5.1 1.6 1.8 2.9 3.3 2.3
Medical care commodities................ 294.438 294.694 295.231 295.741 5.1 1.5 -3.2 1.8 3.3 -0.8
Medical care services................... 385.353 386.458 387.816 388.489 5.1 1.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4
Professional services.................. 311.739 312.575 313.273 313.601 3.8 1.5 4.8 2.4 2.6 3.6
Hospital and related services (3)...... 534.172 537.549 540.539 542.655 9.0 4.3 4.4 6.5 6.7 5.4
Recreation (2)........................... 113.264 113.876 114.120 114.214 1.6 1.2 2.4 3.4 1.4 2.9
Video and audio (2)..................... 102.195 102.658 102.801 102.168 0.8 -1.5 -2.9 -0.1 -0.4 -1.5
Education and communication (2).......... 124.226 124.505 124.615 124.888 2.8 3.3 5.5 2.1 3.0 3.8
Education (2)........................... 181.582 182.734 183.462 184.260 6.7 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7
Educational books and supplies......... 447.821 459.494 461.555 462.451 6.2 4.8 5.6 13.7 5.5 9.6
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 523.254 525.789 527.863 530.257 6.7 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.1 5.4
Communication (2)....................... 84.840 84.702 84.526 84.538 -1.3 1.3 5.7 -1.4 0.0 2.1
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 81.965 81.815 81.635 81.652 -1.5 1.4 5.3 -1.5 -0.1 1.8
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 101.339 101.301 101.311 101.407 -0.5 2.4 7.6 0.3 0.9 3.9
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5).................. 10.087 10.012 9.901 9.874 -5.9 -2.3 -3.2 -8.2 -4.1 -5.7
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................ 94.711 92.921 90.797 89.945 -12.2 -8.2 -15.7 -18.7 -10.2 -17.2
Other goods and services................. 346.962 347.715 348.540 349.441 3.9 4.8 4.6 2.9 4.4 3.7
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 596.782 597.361 597.581 599.744 8.9 2.6 14.9 2.0 5.7 8.3
Personal care........................... 201.660 202.169 202.768 203.231 2.5 5.5 1.8 3.2 4.0 2.5
Personal care products (1)............. 158.989 159.252 159.643 159.826 -0.5 3.1 -1.0 2.1 1.3 0.5
Personal care services (1)............. 223.719 224.151 224.614 225.564 3.8 5.3 1.7 3.3 4.6 2.5
Miscellaneous personal services........ 340.264 341.606 343.441 343.499 4.8 6.1 3.6 3.9 5.4 3.8
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 180.657 179.687 179.530 175.334 11.5 0.8 17.0 -11.3 6.0 1.9
Food and beverages....................... 215.539 216.778 217.996 218.569 4.6 6.1 8.0 5.7 5.4 6.9
Commodities less food and beverages...... 160.622 158.775 158.058 152.036 15.6 -2.0 22.3 -19.7 6.4 -0.9
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 211.267 207.465 205.585 194.214 29.9 0.5 35.4 -28.6 14.3 -1.7
Apparel................................ 119.574 120.157 120.005 118.843 4.6 -4.6 4.2 -2.4 -0.1 0.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 275.611 270.166 266.376 245.230 38.4 2.4 52.4 -37.3 19.1 -2.3
Durables................................ 111.425 111.140 110.513 109.868 -0.2 -2.1 0.0 -5.5 -1.2 -2.8
Services.................................. 257.269 257.642 257.662 257.742 3.7 3.4 6.2 0.7 3.6 3.4
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 257.575 257.717 258.498 258.583 3.7 0.8 2.9 1.6 2.2 2.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 118.764 118.562 119.944 119.916 2.8 3.4 1.2 3.9 3.1 2.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 214.896 212.549 205.785 205.538 0.6 27.0 35.9 -16.3 13.0 6.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 151.857 153.832 154.269 155.827 6.7 3.8 6.4 10.9 5.3 8.6
Household operations (1) (2)............. 148.290 149.169 150.193 150.052 5.2 8.5 7.1 4.8 6.9 5.9
Transportation services.................. 246.409 248.277 248.422 247.447 5.2 3.8 10.4 1.7 4.5 5.9
Medical care services.................... 385.353 386.458 387.816 388.489 5.1 1.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4
Other services........................... 296.752 297.887 298.481 298.953 3.5 3.4 4.8 3.0 3.5 3.9
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 219.806 219.250 218.972 216.434 7.1 1.7 10.9 -6.0 4.4 2.1
All items less shelter.................... 210.755 210.264 209.885 206.884 8.4 3.0 14.4 -7.1 5.7 3.1
All items less medical care............... 211.774 211.433 211.322 209.135 6.9 2.4 11.2 -4.9 4.6 2.8
Commodities less food..................... 162.695 160.922 160.257 154.412 15.1 -1.8 21.5 -18.9 6.3 -0.7
Nondurables less food..................... 212.335 208.004 206.042 195.181 28.0 2.1 34.4 -28.6 14.3 -2.0
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 269.125 263.228 259.597 241.328 34.9 3.7 47.7 -35.3 18.3 -2.3
Nondurables............................... 215.067 213.122 212.583 207.029 15.6 4.5 21.8 -14.1 9.9 2.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 276.996 277.598 276.660 276.380 3.6 6.7 11.1 -0.9 5.1 4.9
Services less medical care services....... 246.945 247.327 247.172 247.197 3.2 3.7 6.8 0.4 3.4 3.5
Energy.................................... 270.602 262.107 257.086 235.053 43.6 5.6 79.4 -43.1 23.1 1.1
All items less energy..................... 215.529 216.080 216.528 216.484 3.4 2.0 4.2 1.8 2.7 3.0
All items less food and energy........... 216.230 216.650 216.956 216.801 3.1 1.2 3.5 1.1 2.2 2.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 140.792 140.885 140.655 140.136 1.2 -0.7 1.7 -1.9 0.3 -0.1
Energy commodities..................... 340.411 325.603 321.888 278.005 82.5 -6.1 113.5 -55.5 30.9 -2.5
Services less energy services........... 261.729 262.367 263.046 263.159 3.9 1.9 4.1 2.2 2.9 3.2
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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