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 Aug. 2008 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2007 July Aug. May June July
2008 2008 Aug. July to to to
2007 2008 June July Aug.
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 219.964 219.086 5.4 -0.4 1.1 0.8 -0.1
All items (1967=100)......................... - 658.915 656.284 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 215.326 216.419 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6
Food....................................... 13.833 215.299 216.422 6.1 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.6
Food at home.............................. 7.660 215.785 217.259 7.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.8
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.030 250.321 250.080 11.7 -0.1 0.5 1.8 -0.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.807 205.075 207.488 5.2 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0
Dairy and related products............... .887 213.981 214.748 6.4 0.4 1.6 1.6 0.4
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.156 280.209 283.296 12.0 1.1 2.8 1.2 2.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .928 159.346 160.055 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.4
Other food at home....................... 1.852 185.725 186.991 7.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.7
Sugar and sweets........................ .277 187.067 187.813 5.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.6
Fats and oils........................... .205 201.205 203.059 16.5 0.9 1.9 2.4 1.1
Other foods............................. 1.369 199.566 200.961 5.9 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.6
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .404 120.510 121.033 4.3 0.4 -0.2 1.7 0.4
Food away from home (1)................... 6.173 216.376 217.063 4.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .297 151.120 151.133 4.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.080 214.394 215.094 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
Housing..................................... 42.427 219.610 219.148 3.8 -0.2 0.5 0.6 -0.1
Shelter.................................... 32.596 248.075 247.985 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.765 243.367 244.181 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.564 153.032 149.146 -0.7 -2.5 0.7 0.7 -1.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 23.942 252.504 252.957 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .325 118.764 118.562 1.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.2
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.128 239.039 235.650 15.3 -1.4 1.8 3.3 -1.1
Household energy.......................... 4.215 221.742 217.455 17.3 -1.9 2.1 3.8 -1.6
Fuel oil and other fuels................. .351 395.706 367.794 49.2 -7.1 8.5 1.3 -6.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.864 221.805 218.656 14.7 -1.4 1.5 4.0 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .913 152.063 154.134 6.3 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.3
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.702 127.884 128.013 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2
Household operations (1) (2).............. .737 148.290 149.169 5.8 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.6
Apparel..................................... 3.731 114.357 116.376 1.7 1.8 0.1 1.2 0.5
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .935 109.669 110.180 1.1 0.5 -0.9 0.0 0.3
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.600 100.049 104.211 0.9 4.2 0.5 2.0 2.0
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .185 109.218 109.558 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.8
Footwear................................... .679 122.421 121.982 1.4 -0.4 0.2 1.3 -1.6
Transportation.............................. 17.688 212.806 206.739 12.1 -2.9 3.8 1.7 -1.5
Private transportation..................... 16.583 208.038 201.779 11.8 -3.0 3.8 1.7 -1.6
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.191 93.650 93.260 -0.9 -0.4 0.1 0.2 -0.4
New vehicles............................. 4.632 134.397 133.404 -1.3 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.6
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.773 135.840 135.405 -1.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3
Motor fuel................................ 5.482 349.731 323.822 35.9 -7.4 10.1 4.1 -4.2
Gasoline (all types)..................... 5.215 347.357 321.511 35.6 -7.4 10.1 4.1 -4.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .356 129.118 130.327 7.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...... 1.123 234.788 236.125 5.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Public transportation...................... 1.106 270.002 268.487 15.2 -0.6 3.4 1.1 1.1
Medical care................................ 6.231 363.963 364.477 3.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Medical care commodities................... 1.601 294.777 295.003 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.1
Medical care services...................... 4.630 385.361 385.990 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Professional services..................... 2.626 311.926 312.396 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.467 533.558 535.501 6.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6
Recreation (2).............................. 5.647 113.277 113.786 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.5
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.843 102.203 102.546 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.5
Education and communication (2)............. 6.086 123.445 124.653 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2
Education (2).............................. 2.944 179.229 183.184 6.0 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.6
Educational books and supplies............ .207 444.382 458.989 7.4 3.3 0.2 0.8 2.6
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.736 516.264 527.230 5.9 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.5
Communication (2).......................... 3.142 84.840 84.701 1.3 -0.2 0.6 0.5 -0.2
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.975 81.965 81.815 1.1 -0.2 0.5 0.6 -0.2
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.342 101.339 101.301 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5)..................... .634 10.087 10.012 -4.5 -0.7 -0.5 0.2 -0.7
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................... .242 94.711 92.921 -12.8 -1.9 -1.4 -1.0 -1.9
Other goods and services.................... 3.277 346.810 346.990 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .731 596.782 597.361 7.6 0.1 1.5 1.2 0.1
Personal care.............................. 2.546 201.545 201.623 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
Personal care products (1)................ .639 158.989 159.252 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2
Personal care services (1)................ .629 223.719 224.151 3.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.044 340.077 341.053 4.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 41.269 181.087 179.148 7.3 -1.1 1.9 1.2 -0.5
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 215.326 216.419 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6
Commodities less food and beverages......... 26.356 161.301 158.179 8.1 -1.9 2.5 1.3 -1.1
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 15.519 213.363 207.284 14.9 -2.8 4.1 1.2 -1.8
Apparel................................... 3.731 114.357 116.376 1.7 1.8 0.1 1.2 0.5
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 11.787 280.062 268.740 19.1 -4.0 5.7 2.2 -2.0
Durables................................... 10.837 111.275 110.779 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 0.2 -0.3
Services..................................... 58.731 258.422 258.638 4.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 32.271 258.637 258.547 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .325 118.764 118.562 1.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.864 221.805 218.656 14.7 -1.4 1.5 4.0 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .913 152.063 154.134 6.3 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.3
Household operations (1) (2)................ .737 148.290 149.169 5.8 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.6
Transportation services..................... 5.350 247.869 248.806 6.1 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.8
Medical care services....................... 4.630 385.361 385.990 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Other services.............................. 10.641 295.677 297.923 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 86.167 220.758 219.552 5.2 -0.5 1.1 0.8 -0.3
All items less shelter....................... 67.404 211.468 210.264 6.8 -0.6 1.4 1.1 -0.2
All items less medical care.................. 93.769 212.576 211.653 5.5 -0.4 1.1 0.9 -0.2
Commodities less food........................ 27.436 163.364 160.341 7.9 -1.9 2.4 1.3 -1.1
Nondurables less food........................ 16.599 213.447 207.769 14.1 -2.7 3.7 1.3 -2.0
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 12.868 272.612 262.470 17.7 -3.7 5.1 2.1 -2.2
Nondurables.................................. 30.432 215.628 212.882 10.4 -1.3 2.3 1.1 -0.9
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.460 277.982 278.606 6.1 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2
Services less medical care services.......... 54.101 248.007 248.198 4.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2
Energy....................................... 9.698 280.833 266.283 27.2 -5.2 6.6 4.0 -3.1
All items less energy........................ 90.302 215.335 215.873 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3
All items less food and energy.............. 76.469 216.045 216.476 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 21.602 139.535 139.785 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1
Energy commodities........................ 5.834 354.423 328.240 36.8 -7.4 10.0 3.9 -4.4
Services less energy services.............. 54.867 262.323 262.867 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .455 $ .456 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .152 $ .152 - - - - -
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: September 16, 2008
