Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): 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-W 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
Apr. May June July
2008 2008 2008 2008
Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July
2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Expenditure category
All items................................. 209.543 211.044 213.601 215.507 2.7 7.7 2.4 11.9 5.1 7.0
Food and beverages....................... 210.669 211.319 212.937 214.883 4.5 4.5 6.1 8.2 4.5 7.2
Food.................................... 210.420 211.101 212.814 214.813 4.6 4.6 6.3 8.6 4.6 7.5
Food at home........................... 209.945 210.454 212.594 215.085 4.6 5.5 8.1 10.2 5.0 9.1
Cereals and bakery products........... 240.305 243.972 245.533 249.875 4.8 7.6 20.2 16.9 6.2 18.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 200.888 201.242 202.831 204.852 3.5 2.4 3.1 8.1 3.0 5.6
Dairy and related products............ 207.558 207.156 210.453 214.042 12.5 2.0 4.3 13.1 7.1 8.6
Fruits and vegetables................. 271.663 271.784 280.522 283.919 3.8 16.3 2.8 19.3 9.9 10.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 159.034 157.428 157.651 158.971 3.8 3.7 7.7 -0.2 3.8 3.7
Other food at home.................... 180.938 182.005 182.718 184.409 2.8 3.4 12.5 7.9 3.1 10.2
Sugar and sweets..................... 183.410 184.122 184.097 184.838 2.9 3.8 11.5 3.2 3.4 7.2
Fats and oils........................ 192.519 193.415 197.297 201.406 5.7 12.2 27.2 19.8 8.9 23.4
Other foods.......................... 195.607 196.873 197.277 198.916 2.2 1.7 10.5 6.9 2.0 8.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 118.751 119.248 118.879 121.015 0.1 1.0 11.1 7.8 0.5 9.5
Food away from home (1)................ 212.794 213.723 214.851 216.177 4.7 3.4 3.9 6.5 4.0 5.2
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 147.335 148.517 149.306 150.232 0.9 2.4 4.8 8.1 1.6 6.4
Alcoholic beverages..................... 212.888 213.079 213.293 214.434 3.4 3.2 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.2
Housing.................................. 210.427 211.451 212.511 213.943 2.4 3.5 4.6 6.9 3.0 5.7
Shelter................................. 237.943 238.312 239.047 239.431 2.9 3.5 1.7 2.5 3.2 2.1
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 240.466 240.917 241.841 242.535 3.8 4.2 2.9 3.5 4.0 3.2
Lodging away from home (2)............. 141.337 142.993 144.505 144.351 -0.9 6.2 -13.7 8.8 2.6 -3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................. 227.924 228.112 228.635 228.943 2.8 3.4 2.3 1.8 3.1 2.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 118.683 118.615 119.293 119.006 0.2 2.6 3.2 1.1 1.4 2.2
Fuels and utilities..................... 214.459 219.616 223.395 230.774 2.8 5.7 23.3 34.1 4.3 28.6
Household energy....................... 194.506 199.931 203.870 211.612 2.4 5.6 27.7 40.1 4.0 33.7
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 334.332 359.850 388.227 393.808 27.8 76.4 43.8 92.5 50.1 66.4
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 196.843 201.596 204.597 212.785 0.6 0.9 26.5 36.5 0.7 31.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 149.736 150.387 151.009 152.020 5.0 6.6 3.7 6.2 5.8 5.0
Household furnishings and operations.... 122.893 123.075 123.200 123.832 -1.4 0.8 1.7 3.1 -0.3 2.4
Household operations (1) (2)........... 148.403 149.816 150.867 151.290 2.0 4.4 8.4 8.0 3.2 8.2
Apparel.................................. 118.109 117.867 117.920 118.892 -0.2 5.6 -5.4 2.7 2.7 -1.4
Men's and boys' apparel................. 114.080 114.340 113.486 112.842 -0.1 5.0 1.0 -4.3 2.4 -1.7
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 105.369 105.056 105.595 107.177 -1.0 6.7 -18.0 7.0 2.8 -6.3
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 117.342 116.416 115.785 115.245 8.7 4.8 -3.6 -7.0 6.7 -5.3
Footwear................................ 124.364 124.059 124.267 126.005 -2.4 2.9 4.7 5.4 0.2 5.1
Transportation........................... 194.993 199.181 207.141 210.841 1.6 24.6 -2.8 36.7 12.5 15.2
Private transportation.................. 191.970 196.071 203.949 207.657 1.3 25.2 -3.3 36.9 12.6 15.1
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 93.051 92.890 92.928 93.007 0.2 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.1 -1.0
New vehicles.......................... 136.052 135.905 136.143 136.460 -1.3 -1.0 -2.1 1.2 -1.2 -0.4
Used cars and trucks (1).............. 137.616 137.145 136.790 136.639 2.7 0.7 -1.3 -2.8 1.7 -2.0
Motor fuel............................. 277.925 293.566 322.859 336.117 2.6 82.2 -8.5 113.9 36.7 39.9
Gasoline (all types).................. 275.644 291.449 320.576 333.854 2.4 82.6 -10.1 115.2 36.8 39.1
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 126.032 126.742 127.750 128.997 5.0 5.3 5.3 9.7 5.1 7.5
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair... 233.139 234.314 235.703 237.365 2.1 5.3 5.1 7.5 3.7 6.3
Public transportation................... 241.831 247.717 256.314 258.873 8.7 9.7 8.2 31.3 9.2 19.2
Medical care............................. 362.359 362.884 363.629 363.864 5.9 5.4 1.4 1.7 5.7 1.5
Medical care commodities................ 288.672 286.461 286.749 286.207 3.0 5.5 0.6 -3.4 4.3 -1.4
Medical care services................... 383.404 385.115 386.038 386.607 6.7 5.4 1.7 3.4 6.1 2.5
Professional services.................. 310.676 312.553 313.396 314.053 4.6 3.8 1.4 4.4 4.2 2.9
Hospital and related services (3)...... 524.768 527.119 529.160 530.663 10.4 9.5 5.1 4.6 9.9 4.8
Recreation (2)........................... 109.514 109.561 109.737 110.173 1.8 1.3 1.2 2.4 1.5 1.8
Video and audio (2)..................... 102.975 102.431 102.166 102.269 1.8 1.5 -0.9 -2.7 1.7 -1.8
Education and communication (2).......... 118.807 119.217 119.805 120.439 2.6 2.2 2.9 5.6 2.4 4.3
Education (2)........................... 176.831 177.579 178.167 179.067 5.1 6.9 5.3 5.2 6.0 5.2
Educational books and supplies......... 443.977 446.426 446.991 450.380 8.7 5.6 3.8 5.9 7.1 4.8
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 498.741 500.792 502.545 504.965 4.7 7.0 5.4 5.1 5.9 5.2
Communication (2)....................... 86.243 86.495 87.016 87.490 0.8 -1.2 1.5 5.9 -0.2 3.7
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 84.320 84.511 85.007 85.484 0.8 -1.3 1.5 5.6 -0.2 3.5
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 99.566 99.939 100.723 101.375 1.7 -0.6 2.4 7.5 0.5 4.9
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5).................. 10.671 10.621 10.585 10.600 -4.4 -5.0 -2.4 -2.6 -4.7 -2.5
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................ 98.820 97.010 95.766 94.691 -10.7 -12.1 -8.6 -15.7 -11.4 -12.2
Other goods and services................. 354.577 356.181 358.283 360.084 3.0 4.5 4.5 6.4 3.7 5.4
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 578.296 583.296 592.248 599.180 5.0 9.3 2.5 15.2 7.1 8.7
Personal care........................... 198.597 199.078 199.288 199.599 2.0 2.2 5.6 2.0 2.1 3.8
Personal care products (1)............. 159.585 158.993 159.052 159.237 -0.1 -0.6 3.6 -0.9 -0.4 1.4
Personal care services (1)............. 223.088 223.922 223.838 223.994 2.1 4.0 5.1 1.6 3.0 3.4
Miscellaneous personal services........ 338.418 340.592 341.405 341.783 4.6 4.6 6.0 4.0 4.6 5.0
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 176.517 178.328 182.091 184.380 2.3 13.1 0.5 19.0 7.5 9.4
Food and beverages....................... 210.669 211.319 212.937 214.883 4.5 4.5 6.1 8.2 4.5 7.2
Commodities less food and beverages...... 157.146 159.383 163.920 166.283 1.0 18.2 -2.4 25.4 9.3 10.6
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 204.907 210.341 219.911 222.730 2.9 33.5 0.3 39.6 17.2 18.3
Apparel................................ 118.109 117.867 117.920 118.892 -0.2 5.6 -5.4 2.7 2.7 -1.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 263.062 271.995 288.571 295.649 -3.0 42.9 2.6 59.5 17.8 27.9
Durables................................ 112.004 111.755 111.778 111.904 -0.5 0.6 -1.8 -0.4 0.0 -1.1
Services.................................. 248.302 249.457 250.646 252.098 3.0 3.4 4.0 6.3 3.2 5.1
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 229.311 229.711 230.376 230.750 2.8 3.5 1.5 2.5 3.1 2.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 118.683 118.615 119.293 119.006 0.2 2.6 3.2 1.1 1.4 2.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 196.843 201.596 204.597 212.785 0.6 0.9 26.5 36.5 0.7 31.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 149.736 150.387 151.009 152.020 5.0 6.6 3.7 6.2 5.8 5.0
Household operations (1) (2)............. 148.403 149.816 150.867 151.290 2.0 4.4 8.4 8.0 3.2 8.2
Transportation services.................. 239.245 240.862 243.223 244.333 2.3 4.5 3.5 8.8 3.4 6.1
Medical care services.................... 383.404 385.115 386.038 386.607 6.7 5.4 1.7 3.4 6.1 2.5
Other services........................... 281.941 283.039 283.979 285.261 3.2 3.0 3.2 4.8 3.1 4.0
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 209.197 210.840 213.542 215.430 2.3 8.2 1.7 12.5 5.2 7.0
All items less shelter.................... 201.457 203.388 206.640 209.123 2.6 9.5 2.7 16.1 6.0 9.2
All items less medical care............... 203.139 204.658 207.249 209.190 2.5 7.8 2.5 12.5 5.1 7.3
Commodities less food..................... 159.167 161.360 165.803 168.143 1.1 17.6 -2.2 24.5 9.0 10.3
Nondurables less food..................... 205.613 210.849 219.878 222.640 2.9 31.3 0.6 37.5 16.2 17.6
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 257.678 265.929 281.115 287.558 -2.6 39.3 2.9 55.1 16.5 26.4
Nondurables............................... 208.946 212.335 218.042 220.363 4.3 17.4 3.9 23.7 10.6 13.4
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 238.684 240.775 242.816 245.434 2.4 3.2 7.0 11.8 2.8 9.4
Services less medical care services....... 238.224 239.416 240.801 242.231 2.5 3.1 4.1 6.9 2.8 5.5
Energy.................................... 234.484 244.995 261.655 272.093 2.5 45.9 4.3 81.3 22.3 37.5
All items less energy..................... 207.378 207.772 208.598 209.458 2.7 3.4 2.1 4.1 3.0 3.1
All items less food and energy........... 207.131 207.468 208.116 208.747 2.3 3.1 1.3 3.2 2.7 2.2
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 141.088 140.914 141.128 141.700 0.2 1.9 -0.7 1.7 1.0 0.5
Energy commodities..................... 281.575 297.683 327.093 340.121 3.8 82.6 -6.7 112.9 37.7 40.9
Services less energy services........... 253.802 254.534 255.507 256.168 3.2 3.7 2.2 3.8 3.4 3.0
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 1984=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.
Last Modified Date: August 14, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
