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FOR RELEASE: Friday, May 15, 2009
Scheduled Release Date for the May 2009 CPI: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Consumer Price Index April 2009
Midwest CPI Summary
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Consumer Price Index April 2009 Group (1982-84-100 unless otherwide noted) All Urban Consumers All Items ................................................................. All items (other base) (5).......................................... Food and beverages ............................................. Food ................................................................... Food at home ................................................... Food away from home ...................................... Alcoholic beverages ......................................... Housing ................................................................. Shelter ................................................................ Rent of primary residence (3) .......................... Owners'equiv. rent (1) (3) ................................ Fuels and utilities ................................................. Household energy............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (3) ...................... Electricity (3) ............................................ Utility (piped) gas service (3) ..................... Furnishings and operations ................................. Apparel ................................................................... Transportation ....................................................... Private transportation .......................................... Motor fuel ........................................................ Gasoline (all types) ...................................... Unleaded regular (2) ................................. Unleaded midgrade (2) (6) ........................ Unleaded premium (2) ............................... Medical care ........................................................... Recreation (4) ........................................................ Education and communication (4) ....................... Other goods and services .....................................
United States City Average Index Apr. 2009 213.240 638.771 218.364 218.162 215.783 222.905 219.671 217.126 249.855 248.899 256.622 207.175 184.903 190.686 189.007 193.534 129.654 123.208 171.987 167.516 177.272 176.704 175.270 182.612 175.222 374.170 114.261 126.273 370.606 Percent change to Apr. 2009 from Apr. Mar. 2008 2009 CPI-U -0.7 3.3 3.3 2.3 4.6 2.9 1.0 1.6 3.1 2.1 -2.9 -4.7 -1.9 6.3 -21.0 1.8 .9 -13.4 -13.9 -39.8 -39.5 -40.0 -38.6 -37.3 3.0 1.2 3.4 7.9 0.2 -.2 -.2 -.6 .3 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -1.6 -2.0 -2.1 -.6 -6.6 .0 .5 1.4 1.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.1 .3 -.3 .1 2.6 Index Apr. 2009 202.327 329.197 211.952 211.553 206.165 219.908 216.173 195.523 226.008 219.266 228.895 189.275 164.634 170.871 164.957 174.866 123.571 115.159 172.188 167.124 179.760 179.505 177.847 197.466 181.067 372.601 115.901 127.858 359.369
Midwest Region Percent change to Apr. 2009 from Apr. Mar. 2008 2009 CPI-U -1.5 3.6 3.7 2.7 5.0 3.0 -.6 .4 2.5 1.0 -8.2 -10.6 -9.6 7.2 -30.2 1.7 .4 -14.3 -14.8 -40.6 -40.4 -40.8 -39.9 -38.2 3.3 1.3 3.0 7.8 0.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 .2 -.2 -.4 .2 .1 .1 -3.5 -4.3 -4.2 .2 -11.6 .0 1.6 .8 1.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.6 4.0 .2 -.3 .1 3.5 .7 1.3 2.3 -.2 -.3 .1 .2 -.5 .2 .3 1.2 1.0 2.1 -.7 -.3
Commodity and service group Commodities......................................................... 167.816 -4.6 .7 164.176 -4.4 Commodities less food & bev .......................... 141.753 -9.0 1.3 140.285 -9.0 Nondurables less food & bev ....................... 173.855 -13.5 2.1 172.181 -13.2 Durables ....................................................... 109.404 -2.0 .1 107.805 -2.3 Services................................................................ 258.466 2.0 -.1 242.170 .7 Special Indexes: All items less medical care ..................................... 205.275 -1.0 .2 194.144 -1.8 All items less shelter ................................................ 201.271 -1.8 .3 195.859 -2.3 Energy .................................................................... 179.704 -25.2 1.3 170.433 -27.8 All items less energy................................................. 218.388 2.1 .2 208.011 1.8 All items less food and energy.................................. 219.143 1.9 .2 207.970 1.5 Commodities less food............................................. 144.464 -8.5 1.2 142.853 -8.5 Nondurables............................................................. 195.864 -5.4 .9 191.839 -5.1 Nondurables less food.............................................. 176.587 -12.4 2.0 174.804 -12.1 Services less rent of shelter (1) .............................. 275.752 2.5 -.2 266.666 1.1 Services less medical care serv .............................. 247.490 1.9 -.1 230.215 .5 Urban Wage Earners CPI-W CPI-W and Clerical Workers All items ................................................................. 207.925 -1.3 0.3 196.933 -1.9 All items (other base) (5) ........................................ 619.344 318.484 (1) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (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 1997=100 base. (5) Other base: United States City Average, 1967=100; Midwest Region, December 1977=100. (6) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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Consumer Price Index April 2009 Group (1982-84-100 unless otherwide noted) All Urban Consumers All Items ................................................................. All items (1967=100)................................................. Food and beverages ............................................. Food ................................................................... Food at home ................................................... Food away from home ...................................... Alcoholic beverages ......................................... Housing ................................................................. Shelter ................................................................ Rent of primary residence (1)............................ Owners'equiv. rent (1,2).................................... Fuels and utilities ................................................. Household energy............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity (1)........................ Electricity (1).............................................. Utility (piped) gas service (1)...................... Furnishings and operations ................................. Apparel ................................................................... Transportation ....................................................... Private transportation .......................................... Motor fuel ........................................................ Gasoline (all types) ...................................... Unleaded regular (3).................................. Unleaded midgrade (3,4)............................ Unleaded premium (3)................................ Medical care ........................................................... Recreation (5).......................................................... Education and communication (5)........................ Other goods and services .....................................
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Index Apr. 2009 207.886 621.078 214.114 213.122 215.006 204.936 227.196 212.427 259.494 267.595 263.439 166.140 146.872 149.978 147.192 138.487 109.433 96.002 162.631 159.556 187.450 186.110 182.631 195.580 180.512 372.997 112.574 135.618 354.954 Percent change to Apr. 2009 from Apr. Mar. 2008 2009 CPI-U -2.2 2.7 2.8 .5 5.6 2.2 -2.9 -1.2 2.0 -.2 -16.6 -20.7 -20.4 9.5 -46.3 .4 4.2 -14.6 -15.3 -39.9 -39.8 -40.3 -39.1 -37.9 3.1 .3 3.8 6.8 0.2 -.2 -.2 -.4 .0 -.1 -.3 .2 .1 .2 -5.3 -6.4 -6.4 .1 -16.1 1.1 -.7 2.0 2.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 .0 1.0 .1 2.4
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Index Apr. 2009 202.373 601.538 199.699 199.887 196.006 205.850 191.080 190.811 213.225 207.968 214.512 220.344 184.350 186.670 171.435 197.049 123.661 112.718 196.613 194.636 177.107 176.905 180.181 201.407 173.722 355.106 118.355 132.683 373.329 Percent change to Apr. 2009 from Apr. Feb. 2008 2009 CPI-U -1.4 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.2 1.0 -1.3 -1.5 1.5 -.6 -3.7 -4.8 -4.5 9.6 -17.4 3.6 .8 -10.6 -11.1 -41.7 -41.4 -42.2 -39.6 -37.7 1.1 1.0 2.8 6.1 0.2 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -.6 -.6 -.5 .2 .8 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 .9 -3.5 -1.1 2.9 .7 .8 6.6 7.3 7.5 6.9 6.4 .0 .3 .0 6.3 1.1 1.9 4.0 -1.5 -.3 .2 .5 2.2 .0 .0 1.7 1.9 3.6 -.2 -.4
Commodity and service group: Commodities......................................................... 160.359 -3.8 .8 159.841 -5.0 Commodities less food & bev .......................... 131.501 -8.2 1.6 138.717 -10.4 Nondurables less food & bev ....................... 165.378 -10.8 1.9 162.474 -14.9 Durables ....................................................... 98.495 -3.7 1.2 110.804 -1.8 Services................................................................ 252.910 -1.1 -.2 247.007 1.1 Special Indexes: All items less medical care ..................................... 200.585 -2.6 .2 196.317 -1.6 All items less shelter ................................................ 190.666 -2.8 .2 200.980 -1.4 Energy .................................................................... 160.721 -31.0 -.9 181.776 -26.3 All items less energy................................................. 214.052 1.0 .3 207.156 1.9 All items less food and energy.................................. 214.974 .6 .4 209.226 1.5 Commodities less food............................................. 135.288 -7.5 1.5 140.791 -9.9 Nondurables............................................................. 190.856 -3.9 .7 180.990 -5.9 Nondurables less food.............................................. 169.908 -9.6 1.7 164.348 -13.9 Services less rent of shelter (2) .............................. 258.750 -1.1 -.7 294.221 4.0 Services less medical care serv .............................. 243.773 -1.6 -.2 238.921 1.1 Urban Wage Earners CPI-W CPI-W and Clerical Workers All items ................................................................. 200.607 -2.6 0.2 197.239 -1.9 All items (1967=100) ............................................... 589.156 580.908 (1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. (2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available (5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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