Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
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)
Unadjusted
Unadjusted indexes percent change Seasonally adjusted
Relative to Oct. 2008 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2007 Sep. Oct. July Aug. Sep.
2008 2008 Oct. Sep. to to to
2007 2008 Aug. Sep. Oct.
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 218.783 216.573 3.7 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 -1.0
All items (1967=100)......................... - 655.376 648.758 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 217.672 218.705 6.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3
Food....................................... 13.833 217.696 218.738 6.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3
Food at home.............................. 7.660 218.629 219.660 7.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.1
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.030 250.924 252.832 12.5 0.8 -0.1 1.1 0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.807 209.937 210.706 6.2 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.6
Dairy and related products............... .887 213.533 212.733 3.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 -1.0
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.156 285.986 285.484 8.3 -0.2 2.1 -0.5 -2.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .928 161.499 163.727 5.3 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.2
Other food at home....................... 1.852 187.944 189.348 8.4 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.6
Sugar and sweets........................ .277 189.929 190.515 7.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 0.7
Fats and oils........................... .205 206.274 208.300 18.3 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.5
Other foods............................. 1.369 201.388 202.993 7.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.6
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .404 121.144 122.699 6.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.3
Food away from home (1)................... 6.173 218.225 219.290 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .297 152.040 153.544 5.1 1.0 0.0 0.6 1.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.080 216.055 216.972 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4
Housing..................................... 42.427 218.184 217.383 3.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Shelter.................................... 32.596 247.737 247.844 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.765 244.926 245.855 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.564 143.597 141.140 -1.4 -1.7 -1.1 0.9 -1.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 23.942 253.493 253.902 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .325 119.944 119.916 2.8 0.0 -0.2 1.2 0.0
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.128 228.450 221.199 10.1 -3.2 -1.1 -2.8 -0.6
Household energy.......................... 4.215 209.501 201.176 10.8 -4.0 -1.6 -3.4 -0.9
Fuel oil and other fuels................. .351 349.164 318.667 21.7 -8.7 -6.5 -5.8 -8.8
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.864 210.950 203.503 9.8 -3.5 -1.1 -3.2 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .913 154.264 155.557 6.9 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.0
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.702 128.584 128.789 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0
Household operations (1) (2).............. .737 150.193 150.052 6.4 -0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1
Apparel..................................... 3.731 121.168 122.243 0.3 0.9 0.5 -0.1 -1.0
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .935 112.720 115.067 0.1 2.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.5
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.600 111.774 111.833 -1.4 0.1 2.0 -0.3 -2.2
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .185 113.494 116.158 -0.8 2.3 -0.8 1.3 0.6
Footwear................................... .679 124.907 126.442 1.4 1.2 -1.6 -0.4 0.3
Transportation.............................. 17.688 203.861 192.709 4.2 -5.5 -1.5 -0.6 -5.4
Private transportation..................... 16.583 199.153 187.976 3.9 -5.6 -1.6 -0.6 -5.5
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.191 92.480 92.071 -2.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.9 -0.7
New vehicles............................. 4.632 132.399 132.264 -2.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.773 132.916 129.733 -5.3 -2.4 -0.3 -1.8 -2.4
Motor fuel................................ 5.482 315.078 268.537 12.3 -14.8 -4.2 -0.8 -13.9
Gasoline (all types)..................... 5.215 313.535 266.382 12.0 -15.0 -4.2 -0.6 -14.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .356 131.048 131.917 7.2 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...... 1.123 237.121 238.227 5.9 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3
Public transportation...................... 1.106 261.318 252.323 8.4 -3.4 1.1 -1.0 -3.3
Medical care................................ 6.231 365.036 365.746 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Medical care commodities................... 1.601 295.461 295.791 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Medical care services...................... 4.630 386.579 387.440 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
Professional services..................... 2.626 312.527 312.914 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.467 537.728 540.853 6.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4
Recreation (2).............................. 5.647 114.032 114.169 2.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.843 102.706 102.193 -0.9 -0.5 0.5 0.1 -0.6
Education and communication (2)............. 6.086 125.505 125.686 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Education (2).............................. 2.944 186.148 186.669 5.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4
Educational books and supplies............ .207 462.787 463.825 7.5 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.736 536.082 537.606 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5
Communication (2).......................... 3.142 84.524 84.535 1.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.975 81.635 81.652 0.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.342 101.311 101.407 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5)..................... .634 9.901 9.874 -4.9 -0.3 -0.7 -1.1 -0.3
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................... .242 90.797 89.945 -13.8 -0.9 -1.9 -2.3 -0.9
Other goods and services.................... 3.277 348.166 349.276 4.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .731 597.581 599.744 7.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4
Personal care.............................. 2.546 202.486 203.107 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Personal care products (1)................ .639 159.643 159.826 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Personal care services (1)................ .629 224.614 225.564 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.044 343.431 343.131 4.6 -0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 41.269 179.117 175.257 3.9 -2.2 -0.5 -0.1 -2.3
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 217.672 218.705 6.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3
Commodities less food and beverages......... 26.356 157.621 151.874 2.7 -3.6 -1.1 -0.5 -3.8
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 15.519 206.919 195.127 6.0 -5.7 -1.8 -0.9 -5.5
Apparel................................... 3.731 121.168 122.243 0.3 0.9 0.5 -0.1 -1.0
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 11.787 265.100 244.935 7.9 -7.6 -2.0 -1.4 -7.9
Durables................................... 10.837 110.077 109.677 -2.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6
Services..................................... 58.731 258.059 257.559 3.5 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 32.271 258.255 258.368 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .325 119.944 119.916 2.8 0.0 -0.2 1.2 0.0
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.864 210.950 203.503 9.8 -3.5 -1.1 -3.2 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .913 154.264 155.557 6.9 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.0
Household operations (1) (2)................ .737 150.193 150.052 6.4 -0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1
Transportation services..................... 5.350 248.047 247.762 5.2 -0.1 0.8 0.1 -0.4
Medical care services....................... 4.630 386.579 387.440 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
Other services.............................. 10.641 299.598 299.923 3.7 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 86.167 218.991 216.250 3.2 -1.3 -0.3 -0.1 -1.2
All items less shelter....................... 67.404 209.936 206.776 4.3 -1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -1.4
All items less medical care.................. 93.769 211.321 209.021 3.7 -1.1 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0
Commodities less food........................ 27.436 159.825 154.250 2.7 -3.5 -1.1 -0.4 -3.6
Nondurables less food........................ 16.599 207.483 196.442 5.8 -5.3 -2.0 -0.9 -5.3
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 12.868 259.278 241.183 7.5 -7.0 -2.2 -1.4 -7.0
Nondurables.................................. 30.432 213.274 207.435 6.0 -2.7 -0.9 -0.3 -2.6
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.460 277.615 276.297 5.0 -0.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.1
Services less medical care services.......... 54.101 247.563 246.997 3.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.0
Energy....................................... 9.698 258.020 231.561 11.5 -10.3 -3.1 -1.9 -8.6
All items less energy........................ 90.302 216.397 216.695 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0
All items less food and energy.............. 76.469 216.862 217.023 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 21.602 140.528 140.659 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Energy commodities........................ 5.834 318.918 272.921 12.9 -14.4 -4.4 -1.1 -13.6
Services less energy services.............. 54.867 262.980 263.156 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .457 $ .462 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .153 $ .154 - - - - -
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.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Last Modified Date: November 19, 2008
