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 May 2009    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2008       Apr.        May                      Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                              2009       2009      May     Apr.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2008    2009    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    213.240    213.856    -1.3     0.3    -0.1     0.0     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    638.771    640.616       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.757    218.364    218.076     2.7    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.629    218.162    217.826     2.7    -0.2    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.156    215.783    215.088     1.5    -0.3    -0.4    -0.6    -0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.150    252.709    252.714     3.5     0.0    -0.2    -0.7    -0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      1.898    205.699    203.789     1.4    -0.9    -0.9     0.0    -0.9 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .910    197.124    196.055    -5.6    -0.5    -2.4    -1.3    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.194    274.297    274.006    -0.9    -0.1     0.2     0.0    -1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .982    162.889    162.803     2.8    -0.1     1.0    -1.0    -0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      2.022    191.352    191.144     4.6    -0.1     0.0    -0.8    -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .300    197.301    196.403     6.1    -0.5     0.2    -0.5     0.0 
      Fats and oils...........................       .241    200.464    200.679     3.8     0.1     0.1    -1.4    -0.7 
      Other foods.............................      1.481    205.734    205.587     4.5    -0.1     0.0    -0.8     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .433    122.883    122.838     3.4     0.0    -0.1     0.4     0.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.474    222.905    223.023     4.2     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .314    155.099    155.099     3.6     0.0    -0.2     0.4     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.127    219.671    220.005     3.0     0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     43.421    217.126    216.971     0.5    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
   Shelter....................................     33.200    249.855    249.779     1.5     0.0     0.0     0.2     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.957    248.899    249.069     3.0     0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.478    137.700    135.680    -6.8    -1.5    -2.4     0.5     0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     24.433    256.622    256.875     2.1     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .333    120.675    120.728     2.0     0.0     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.431    207.175    206.358    -6.2    -0.4    -1.4    -1.7    -1.3 
    Household energy..........................      4.460    184.903    183.783    -8.7    -0.6    -1.8    -2.2    -1.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .301    228.107    225.164   -38.1    -1.3    -7.7    -2.1    -3.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.159    190.686    189.619    -5.7    -0.6    -1.4    -2.2    -1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .971    158.698    159.517     6.3     0.5     0.4     0.6     0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.790    129.654    129.644     1.6     0.0     0.3     0.0     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .781    150.809    149.468     1.7    -0.9     0.5    -0.1    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.691    123.208    121.751     0.8    -1.2    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .923    117.195    117.146     0.6     0.0    -0.3    -1.7     0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.541    111.871    109.460     0.7    -2.2    -0.7     0.2    -0.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183    117.084    114.142    -0.4    -2.5     0.6     1.3    -1.6 
   Footwear...................................       .688    128.057    127.519     1.6    -0.4     0.2     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     15.314    171.987    175.997   -14.3     2.3    -1.1    -0.4     0.8 
   Private transportation.....................     14.189    167.516    171.757   -14.6     2.5    -1.1    -0.3     0.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      6.931     92.381     92.701    -1.1     0.3     0.0     0.4     0.5 
     New vehicles.............................      4.480    134.863    135.162     0.4     0.2     0.6     0.4     0.5 
     Used cars and trucks.....................      1.628    121.213    122.650   -10.0     1.2    -1.7    -0.1     1.0 
    Motor fuel................................      3.164    177.272    193.609   -39.9     9.2    -4.4    -2.6     2.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      2.964    176.704    193.727   -39.4     9.6    -4.0    -2.8     3.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .382    134.640    134.347     5.9    -0.2     0.3     0.1    -0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.188    242.649    242.488     4.6    -0.1     0.2     0.2    -0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.125    229.827    228.878    -9.0    -0.4    -1.0    -0.8    -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.390    374.170    375.026     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.625    303.979    304.697     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.765    395.753    396.648     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.702    317.661    319.333     2.7     0.5     0.0     0.1     0.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.545    564.785    564.112     6.2    -0.1     0.6     0.9     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.741    114.261    114.264     1.1     0.0     0.0    -0.4     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.822    102.300    101.947    -1.0    -0.3     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.301    126.273    126.467     3.4     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      3.107    187.416    187.853     5.5     0.2     0.5     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .221    472.507    472.588     6.7     0.0     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.886    539.149    540.498     5.4     0.3     0.5     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.194     84.985     85.049     1.3     0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.022     82.090     82.038     1.2    -0.1     0.0     0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.408    102.072    102.267     2.4     0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .614      9.881      9.775    -3.4    -1.1    -0.5     0.1    -1.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (6)...................       .214     85.714     84.366   -13.0    -1.6    -1.7    -0.6    -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.386    370.606    369.901     7.3    -0.2     2.7     2.6    -0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .776    742.443    740.311    27.4    -0.3    11.0     9.3    -0.3 
   Personal care..............................      2.610    204.896    204.578     1.5    -0.2     0.2     0.3    -0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .651    163.777    163.051     2.7    -0.4     0.1     0.7    -0.4 
    Personal care services (1)................       .647    227.913    227.607     1.8    -0.1     0.9     0.0    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.074    342.641    343.051     0.9     0.1     0.0     0.2    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     39.556    167.816    169.060    -5.2     0.7    -0.3    -0.1     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.757    218.364    218.076     2.7    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     23.799    141.753    143.587    -9.6     1.3    -0.4     0.0     0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.289    173.855    177.480   -14.6     2.1    -1.2    -0.7     0.7 
    Apparel...................................      3.691    123.208    121.751     0.8    -1.2    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................      9.598    209.177    216.090   -19.1     3.3    -1.6    -0.6     0.9 
   Durables...................................     10.510    109.404    109.650    -1.5     0.2     0.0     0.2     0.3 
 Services.....................................     60.444    258.466    258.433     1.5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.867    260.469    260.388     1.5     0.0    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .333    120.675    120.728     2.0     0.0     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.159    190.686    189.619    -5.7    -0.6    -1.4    -2.2    -1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .971    158.698    159.517     6.3     0.5     0.4     0.6     0.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .781    150.809    149.468     1.7    -0.9     0.5    -0.1    -0.9 
  Transportation services.....................      5.567    248.696    248.628     2.6     0.0    -0.1     0.3    -0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      4.765    395.753    396.648     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Other services..............................     11.002    301.668    302.132     2.8     0.2     0.2    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.371    212.464    213.236    -1.9     0.4    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     66.800    201.271    202.171    -2.6     0.4    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.610    205.275    205.876    -1.6     0.3    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     24.926    144.464    146.261    -9.1     1.2    -0.4     0.0     0.5 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.416    176.587    180.017   -13.6     1.9    -1.2    -0.6     0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     10.726    209.195    215.459   -17.4     3.0    -1.5    -0.6     0.7 
 Nondurables..................................     29.046    195.864    197.673    -6.4     0.9    -0.7    -0.3     0.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.577    275.752    275.777     1.6     0.0    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.679    247.490    247.406     1.4     0.0    -0.1     0.0    -0.1 
 Energy.......................................      7.624    179.704    186.909   -27.3     4.0    -3.0    -2.4     0.2 
 All items less energy........................     92.376    218.388    218.323     2.0     0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.746    219.143    219.128     1.8     0.0     0.2     0.3     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.461    142.489    142.360     1.2    -0.1     0.4     0.5     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      3.465    181.102    196.528   -39.8     8.5    -4.7    -2.6     2.3 
   Services less energy services..............     56.285    265.399    265.466     2.1     0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .469     $ .468       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .157     $ .156       -       -       -       -       - 

   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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