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.
Last Modified Date: June 17, 2009
