Consumer Price Index May 2009

News Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 USDL-09-0812 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, July 15, 2009 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Stephen B. Reed (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2009 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in June before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the last 12 months the index has fallen 1.4 percent, as a 25.5 percent decline in the energy index has more than offset increases of 2.1 percent in the food index and 1.7 percent in the index for all items less food and energy. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.7 percent in June after rising 0.1 percent in May. The acceleration was largely caused by the gasoline index, which rose 17.3 percent in June and accounted for over 80 percent of the increase in the all items index. The index for energy rose 7.4 percent in June, with a decline in the electricity index partly offsetting the sharp increase in gasoline. The food index, which had fallen each of the last four months, was unchanged in June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June following a 0.1 percent increase in May. Most components of all items less food and energy posted increases; the indexes for shelter and medical care rose slightly, while the indexes for new vehicles, used cars and trucks, recreation, and apparel all increased at least 0.5 percent. The index for airline fares did decline in June, falling 0.6 percent. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Dec. 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... -0.8 .1 .0 -.6 -5.0 .3 -.2 .3 .0 -9.3 .0 .0 Jan. 2009 0.3 .1 .0 .3 1.3 .4 .0 .3 .3 1.7 .1 .2 Changes from preceding month Feb. 2009 0.4 -.1 .0 1.3 1.9 .3 .4 .2 .2 3.3 -.1 .2 Mar. 2009 -0.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -1.1 .2 .0 .2 2.7 -3.0 -.1 .2 Apr. 2009 0.0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.4 .4 -.4 .3 2.6 -2.4 -.2 .3 May 2009 0.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 .8 .3 .0 .3 -.2 .2 -.2 .1 June 2009 0.7 .1 .0 .7 4.2 .2 .5 .2 .3 7.4 .0 .2 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended June 2009 3.3 -1.3 -.6 1.5 19.9 3.6 .3 2.9 10.9 22.1 -1.5 2.4 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended June 2009 -1.4 2.2 .1 1.5 -13.2 3.2 1.5 3.0 7.1 -25.5 2.1 1.7 The food and beverages index turned up in June, rising 0.1 percent after declining 0.2 percent in May. The food away from home index rose 0.1 percent and the index for alcoholic beverages increased 0.2 percent. The food at home index, which had declined six months in a row, was unchanged in June. Among major grocery store food groups, the fruits and vegetables index had the largest increase, rising 1.1 percent after declining 1.0 percent in May. This was mostly offset by another decline in the index for dairy and related products, which fell 0.9 percent, its seventh consecutive decrease. The other groups within food at home were relatively stable this month; the indexes for cereals and bakery products and other food at home were unchanged, while the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs declined 0.2 percent and the nonalcoholic beverages index rose 0.1 percent. Over the last year, the food at home index has risen 0.8 percent. After declining in each of the three previous months, the housing index was unchanged in June. The index for shelter rose 0.1 percent for the second straight month, as did the indexes of two of its major components, rent and owners’ equivalent rent. Also within shelter, the index for lodging away from home rose 0.3 percent in June but has fallen 6.9 percent over the last year. The household energy index continued its decline, falling 1.0 percent, its eleventh consecutive monthly decrease. The June decrease was driven by the electricity index, which fell 1.9 percent in June after a 0.4 percent decrease in May. The index for natural gas rose in June, increasing 1.3 percent after falling in each of the ten previous months. The index for household furnishings and operations was unchanged in June for the third month in a row. Over the past year, the housing index has risen 0.1 percent, with the shelter index rising 1.3 percent and the index for household energy declining 10.8 percent. The index for transportation rose 4.2 percent in June after a 0.8 percent increase in May. The motor fuel index advanced 17.2 percent in June, accounting for about 95 percent of the increase in the transportation group. The indexes for new vehicles rose 0.7 percent in June after a 0.5 percent increase in May, and the index for used cars and trucks increased 0.9 percent in June following a 1.0 percent increase in May. However, the index for public transportation continued to decline, falling 0.5 percent as the index for airline fares fell 0.6 percent. Over the last year, the transportation index has declined 13.2 percent with the motor fuel index down 35.2 percent. The public transportation index has decreased 12.1 percent over this period and the index for used cars and trucks has declined 8.6 percent. In contrast to these declines, the new vehicles index has risen 0.9 percent over the last year. Among other CPI groups, the indexes for medical care and for education and communication both rose 0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.3 percent in May. The index for apparel turned up in June, rising 0.7 percent after declining 0.2 percent in each of the previous three months. The index for recreation rose 0.5 percent in June, the largest one month increase in the index since April 2001. Increases in the indexes for admissions and for cable and satellite television and radio contributed to the rise. The index for other goods and services rose 0.3 percent in June, with the tobacco and smoking products index increasing 0.8 percent and the personal care index rising 0.1 percent. Year-to-date change The CPI-U all items index advanced at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2009 after increasing at a 2.2 percent rate in the first quarter. This brings the year-to-date SAAR to 2.7 percent and compares with a 0.1 percent increase in all of 2008. The index for energy, which fell 21.3 percent during 2008, rose at a 14.8 percent SAAR in the first six months of 2009. Energy commodities increased at a 52.1 percent rate in the first half of the year, while energy services declined at a 13.6 percent rate. The index for food declined at a 1.1 percent SAAR in the first six months of 2009 after rising 5.9 percent in all of 2008. The food at home index declined at a 3.8 percent rate during the first half of 2009 after rising 6.6 percent in 2008. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.4 percent SAAR in the second quarter of 2009 after rising at a 2.2 percent rate in the first quarter. The increase at a 2.3 percent annual rate over the first six months of 2009 compares to a 1.8 percent increase in 2008. Acceleration in the indexes for new vehicles, tobacco, apparel, and medical care all contributed to the larger rate of increase, while slower rates of increase in the indexes for shelter and recreation and a downturn in the public transportation index mitigated the rise. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven-and-one-half years are shown below. Table Q2. Annual percent changes in the CPI for All Urban Consumers, 2002-2009 Percentage change 12 months ended in December Expenditure Category SAAR 6 mos. ended June 2009 2.7 -1.0 -.6 3.3 14.2 3.8 1.0 2.9 12.2 14.8 52.1 -13.6 1.7 -1.1 2.3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All items ................................................. Food and beverages ........................... Housing ............................................... Apparel ................................................ Transportation ..................................... Medical care ........................................ Recreation ........................................... Education and communication ............ Other goods and services ................... Special indexes: Energy ................................................. Energy commodities .......................... Energy services ................................. All items less energy ........................... Food .................................................. All items less food and energy ............ 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 2.2 3.3 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.9 3.5 2.2 -2.1 .3 3.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 1.1 3.3 2.6 3.0 -.2 6.5 4.2 .7 1.5 2.5 16.6 26.7 6.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 3.4 2.3 4.0 -1.1 4.8 4.3 1.1 2.4 3.1 17.1 16.7 17.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.2 3.3 .9 1.6 3.6 1.0 2.3 3.0 2.9 6.1 -.6 2.5 2.1 2.6 4.1 4.8 3.0 -.3 8.3 5.2 .8 3.0 3.3 17.4 29.4 3.4 2.8 4.9 2.4 0.1 5.8 2.4 -1.0 -13.3 2.6 1.8 3.6 3.4 -21.3 -40.5 7.7 2.4 5.9 1.8 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 1.1 percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The index value of 210.972 was 2.0 percent lower than in June 2008. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W rose 0.9 percent in June. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Dec. 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... -1.0 .1 .0 -.6 -5.6 .3 -.1 .3 .1 -9.7 .1 .0 Jan. 2009 0.3 .0 .0 .6 1.5 .4 .0 .2 .4 1.9 .0 .2 Changes from preceding month Feb. 2009 0.4 -.2 .1 1.0 2.0 .4 .4 .2 .2 3.6 -.2 .2 Mar. 2009 -0.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -1.3 .2 .0 .2 3.9 -3.1 -.1 .2 Apr. 2009 0.0 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.5 .4 -.3 .2 3.8 -2.4 -.2 .3 May 2009 0.1 -.2 .0 .0 .9 .3 .0 .2 -.2 .4 -.3 .2 June 2009 0.9 .0 -.1 .7 4.8 .2 .4 .1 .3 8.1 .0 .2 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended June 2009 4.2 -1.4 -.9 1.6 22.9 3.8 .4 2.2 16.6 25.8 -1.6 2.9 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended June 2009 -2.0 2.1 .3 1.6 -14.9 3.3 1.4 2.6 10.2 -25.9 2.1 1.9 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in June on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The index has decreased 1.3 percent over the past year. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. Upcoming release Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Friday, August 14, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2008”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2008.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 202.416 201.800 .616 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. . 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 percent change to June 2009 from— June 2008 May 2009 CPI-U Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes May 2009 June 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May May to June 100.000 - 213.856 640.616 218.076 217.826 215.088 252.714 203.789 196.055 274.006 162.803 191.144 196.403 200.679 205.587 122.838 223.023 155.099 220.005 216.971 249.779 249.069 135.680 256.875 120.728 206.358 183.783 225.164 189.619 159.517 129.644 149.468 121.751 117.146 109.460 114.142 127.519 175.997 171.757 92.701 135.162 122.650 193.609 193.727 134.347 242.488 228.878 375.026 304.697 396.648 319.333 564.112 215.693 646.121 218.030 217.740 214.824 253.008 204.031 194.197 272.608 162.571 191.328 197.009 201.127 205.654 122.224 223.163 155.841 220.477 218.071 250.243 249.092 138.318 256.981 121.083 212.677 190.647 232.638 196.754 159.831 129.623 149.995 118.799 112.849 106.455 113.915 125.515 183.735 179.649 93.020 135.719 124.323 225.021 225.526 134.270 242.683 232.540 375.093 304.683 396.750 319.652 564.406 -1.4 - 0.9 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.7 - 15.757 14.629 8.156 1.150 1.898 .910 1.194 .982 2.022 .300 .241 1.481 .433 6.474 .314 1.127 43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781 3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688 15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125 6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545 2.2 2.1 .8 3.0 .6 -7.1 -1.9 2.7 4.1 6.2 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.1 .1 1.3 2.7 -6.9 1.9 1.7 -8.1 -10.8 -40.3 -7.8 6.2 1.6 1.3 1.5 .7 2.1 2.1 1.6 -13.2 -13.3 -.6 .9 -8.6 -35.2 -34.6 5.0 4.1 -12.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.7 6.2 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -.9 -.5 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .0 -.5 .1 .5 .2 .5 .2 .0 1.9 .0 .3 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.8 .2 .0 .4 -2.4 -3.7 -2.7 -.2 -1.6 4.4 4.6 .3 .4 1.4 16.2 16.4 -.1 .1 1.6 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.7 .0 -1.3 .0 -1.0 -.8 -.5 -1.4 -.8 .4 .3 .4 -.1 -.1 .2 .2 .5 .1 -.1 -1.7 -2.2 -2.1 -2.2 .6 .0 -.1 -.2 -1.7 .2 1.3 .4 -.4 -.3 .4 .4 -.1 -2.6 -2.8 .1 .2 -.8 .4 .3 .4 .1 .9 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.2 -.9 -.5 -1.0 -.1 -.1 .0 -.7 .0 .0 .1 .0 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 -1.3 -1.8 -3.1 -1.7 .6 .0 -.9 -.2 .4 -.1 -1.6 .1 .8 .9 .5 .5 1.0 2.7 3.1 -.2 -.1 -1.0 .3 .4 .3 .6 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -.9 1.1 .1 .0 .2 .6 -.2 -.5 .1 .5 .2 .0 .1 .1 .3 .1 .3 -.8 -1.0 2.0 -1.2 .4 .0 .4 .7 -.5 1.6 2.2 .2 4.2 4.5 .4 .7 .9 17.2 17.3 -.1 .1 -.5 .2 .1 .2 .3 .4 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted percent change to June 2009 from— June 2008 May 2009 CPI-U Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes May 2009 June 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May May to June 5.741 1.822 6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214 3.386 .776 2.610 .651 .647 1.074 114.264 101.947 126.467 187.853 472.588 540.498 85.049 82.038 102.267 9.775 84.366 369.901 740.311 204.578 163.051 227.607 343.051 114.643 101.871 126.519 188.179 476.974 541.119 84.975 81.909 102.182 9.731 83.476 370.595 746.283 204.503 162.301 227.572 344.232 1.5 -.4 3.0 5.5 7.6 5.3 .7 .5 1.5 -3.4 -12.7 7.1 26.5 1.5 2.2 1.8 1.1 0.3 -.1 .0 .2 .9 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.5 -1.1 .2 .8 .0 -.5 .0 .3 -0.4 .1 .3 .4 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.6 2.6 9.3 .3 .7 .0 .2 0.0 -.2 .3 .5 .4 .6 .1 -.1 .2 -1.1 -1.6 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.1 0.5 .4 .2 .4 1.2 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.5 -1.1 .3 .8 .1 -.5 .0 .4 39.556 15.757 23.799 13.289 3.691 9.598 10.510 60.444 32.867 .333 4.159 .971 .781 5.567 4.765 11.002 169.060 218.076 143.587 177.480 121.751 216.090 109.650 258.433 260.388 120.728 189.619 159.517 149.468 248.628 396.648 302.132 171.593 218.030 147.099 184.581 118.799 229.692 109.983 259.544 260.869 121.083 196.754 159.831 149.995 249.194 396.750 303.000 -5.0 2.2 -8.8 -13.5 1.5 -17.6 -1.1 1.1 1.3 1.7 -7.8 6.2 1.3 1.4 3.1 2.8 1.5 .0 2.4 4.0 -2.4 6.3 .3 .4 .2 .3 3.8 .2 .4 .2 .0 .3 -.1 -.2 .0 -.7 -.2 -.6 .2 .0 .2 -.1 -2.2 .6 -.1 .3 .4 -.1 .2 -.2 .5 .7 -.2 .9 .3 .0 .1 .0 -1.7 .6 -.9 -.1 .3 .2 1.8 .1 2.9 4.9 .7 6.6 .3 .1 .0 .3 -1.2 .4 .4 -.1 .2 .4 85.371 66.800 93.610 24.926 14.416 10.726 29.046 27.577 55.679 7.624 92.376 77.746 21.461 3.465 56.285 - 213.236 202.171 205.876 146.261 180.017 215.459 197.673 275.777 247.406 186.909 218.323 219.128 142.360 196.528 265.466 $ .468 $ .156 215.389 204.578 207.764 149.697 186.726 227.768 201.461 277.777 248.557 205.408 218.440 219.283 141.990 226.881 265.993 $ .464 $ .155 -2.0 -2.7 -1.7 -8.4 -12.6 -16.0 -6.2 .9 .9 -25.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 -35.5 1.8 - 1.0 1.2 .9 2.3 3.7 5.7 1.9 .7 .5 9.9 .1 .1 -.3 15.4 .2 - .0 -.1 .0 .0 -.6 -.6 -.3 -.2 .0 -2.4 .2 .3 .5 -2.6 .2 - .2 .1 .1 .5 .7 .7 .0 -.2 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 2.3 .1 - .9 1.1 .8 2.7 4.5 6.1 2.4 .0 .0 7.4 .2 .2 .3 16.2 .1 - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 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 3 months ended— Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 6 months ended— Dec. 2008 June 2009 CPI-U Expenditure category All items .............................................................................. Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 212.714 218.792 218.651 217.202 253.863 206.465 199.687 275.843 164.813 192.431 197.299 204.029 206.741 122.402 222.216 154.414 219.315 217.335 248.899 248.490 133.328 256.257 120.737 214.254 192.927 232.191 199.289 157.817 129.436 150.914 119.744 116.007 106.592 113.510 125.517 170.903 166.252 92.016 134.020 121.704 173.947 173.498 134.484 242.118 232.294 371.902 302.464 393.210 316.416 557.588 212.671 218.401 218.254 215.948 252.062 206.480 197.124 275.810 163.084 190.826 196.398 201.213 205.037 122.883 222.905 155.099 218.994 217.180 249.334 248.916 134.000 256.627 120.675 210.702 188.753 227.355 194.967 158.802 129.434 150.809 119.537 114.062 106.771 115.025 126.039 170.259 165.676 92.400 134.580 121.616 169.373 168.696 134.640 242.649 230.470 373.257 303.357 394.734 316.667 562.843 212.876 217.965 217.738 214.929 251.645 204.679 196.055 273.037 162.848 190.643 196.340 199.782 205.011 122.838 223.023 155.099 219.601 217.056 249.680 249.233 134.136 257.003 120.728 207.903 185.399 220.321 191.671 159.821 129.413 149.468 119.345 114.561 106.667 113.149 126.182 171.635 167.234 92.847 135.284 122.788 173.872 173.954 134.347 242.488 228.210 374.402 304.426 395.884 318.499 563.594 214.459 218.094 217.838 214.999 251.576 204.365 194.197 276.092 162.993 190.637 196.818 201.067 204.694 122.224 223.163 155.841 220.105 216.984 249.861 249.374 134.507 257.138 121.083 206.342 183.526 224.706 189.362 160.401 129.428 149.995 120.183 114.009 108.388 115.667 126.438 178.843 174.831 93.227 136.179 123.851 203.703 204.131 134.270 242.683 227.003 375.203 304.820 396.846 319.339 565.707 3.1 8.2 8.5 10.4 12.0 11.0 8.7 10.5 7.3 11.0 10.2 22.4 9.4 9.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 1.9 2.0 3.6 -.5 1.9 2.9 -1.2 -3.1 -29.6 .0 8.6 4.5 6.0 4.3 -1.4 10.6 .9 -1.9 1.4 1.3 -4.8 -4.6 -10.7 5.5 6.5 10.5 7.0 3.6 2.3 .6 2.9 2.8 5.8 -12.4 2.7 2.5 .8 6.9 .0 -5.0 -14.3 6.3 8.4 9.2 7.2 8.5 9.0 4.6 5.4 5.4 -.4 1.0 3.0 -9.9 1.8 .3 -9.0 -11.9 -65.9 -4.7 6.4 .2 1.3 -4.6 -4.5 -9.6 -.2 2.2 -55.5 -57.3 -5.6 -4.8 -13.8 -93.5 -93.9 6.3 3.8 -24.0 2.7 4.2 2.2 2.4 4.2 2.2 -.7 -.8 -3.6 -2.8 -4.3 -19.5 -2.8 1.9 1.3 6.6 -10.6 2.3 -4.4 2.8 .9 .3 -.5 .6 2.6 -19.1 2.5 2.4 -8.5 -10.9 -39.5 -8.5 3.0 1.6 .6 5.3 17.3 1.4 .1 3.2 8.8 11.1 3.1 7.0 -15.3 37.4 47.4 4.3 4.7 -17.1 4.0 5.0 3.6 1.7 8.8 3.3 -1.3 -1.5 -4.0 -3.6 -4.0 -10.6 .4 -4.3 -3.7 -1.0 -5.7 -3.9 -.6 1.7 3.7 1.4 -.6 1.6 1.4 3.6 1.4 1.2 -14.0 -18.1 -12.3 -18.5 6.7 .0 -2.4 1.5 -6.7 6.9 7.8 3.0 19.9 22.3 5.4 6.6 7.2 88.1 91.6 -.6 .9 -8.8 3.6 3.2 3.8 3.7 6.0 -5.0 5.4 5.4 5.5 9.5 5.4 1.7 -2.7 6.8 9.7 9.7 14.5 8.9 9.2 5.3 5.7 5.3 .7 1.5 3.3 -5.3 1.9 1.6 -5.2 -7.6 -51.0 -2.4 7.5 2.3 3.7 -.3 -3.0 .0 .4 .1 -32.8 -34.2 -5.2 -4.7 -12.3 -73.9 -74.6 8.4 5.4 -11.2 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 5.0 2.7 -1.0 -1.1 -3.8 -3.2 -4.1 -15.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 2.8 -8.2 -.8 -2.5 2.3 2.3 .9 -.6 1.1 2.0 -8.5 1.9 1.8 -11.3 -14.6 -27.1 -13.6 4.9 .8 -.9 3.3 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.1 14.2 16.5 4.2 6.8 -4.7 60.7 68.1 1.8 2.8 -13.1 3.8 4.1 3.7 2.7 7.4 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 6 months ended— Dec. 2008 June 2009 CPI-U Expenditure category Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 211.773 200.911 204.820 142.788 173.638 206.340 194.522 277.380 247.779 182.254 217.539 218.042 140.893 178.146 264.698 211.787 200.676 204.724 142.801 172.529 205.196 193.911 276.815 247.685 177.924 217.941 218.594 141.583 173.528 265.129 212.111 200.829 204.892 143.471 173.715 206.725 193.862 276.222 247.547 178.340 218.126 218.910 141.817 177.449 265.491 213.936 202.989 206.490 147.413 181.572 219.267 198.515 276.247 247.530 191.584 218.507 219.344 142.300 206.131 265.873 2.2 3.5 3.1 1.0 1.4 .6 3.7 3.7 2.8 1.9 3.2 2.3 .5 3.0 2.9 166.703 218.792 140.043 170.758 119.744 206.003 109.006 258.590 259.349 120.737 199.289 157.817 150.914 248.393 393.210 302.251 166.603 218.401 140.066 169.626 119.537 204.807 109.203 258.599 259.854 120.675 194.967 158.802 150.809 249.193 394.734 302.016 166.959 217.965 140.736 170.782 119.345 206.581 109.576 258.637 260.188 120.728 191.671 159.821 149.468 248.944 395.884 302.653 169.920 218.094 144.765 179.090 120.183 220.257 109.957 258.780 260.267 121.083 189.362 160.401 149.995 248.652 396.846 303.902 3.4 8.2 .8 1.3 4.3 .6 -2.9 2.7 2.2 2.9 .0 8.6 6.0 5.2 2.9 3.8 114.511 101.640 126.461 188.119 470.674 541.493 84.924 82.022 101.991 9.872 86.213 360.782 679.078 203.836 162.696 227.982 341.437 114.030 101.741 126.783 188.943 472.682 543.870 84.988 82.090 102.072 9.881 85.714 370.031 742.443 204.462 163.777 227.913 342.001 114.044 101.488 127.169 189.968 474.581 546.880 85.049 82.038 102.267 9.775 84.366 369.237 740.311 204.078 163.051 227.607 341.763 114.592 101.920 127.366 190.734 480.501 548.730 84.972 81.909 102.182 9.731 83.476 370.235 746.283 204.231 162.301 227.572 343.178 3.8 1.5 3.1 5.9 12.6 5.4 .6 .6 2.5 -6.6 -18.8 3.3 5.3 2.8 2.0 2.0 3.8 0.0 -2.1 3.2 5.4 4.7 5.5 1.1 1.2 1.5 .2 -9.6 1.3 3.4 .7 4.5 3.0 -1.9 1.8 -2.1 2.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 .8 .7 1.2 -1.4 -10.1 13.5 61.2 1.6 3.3 3.0 .4 0.3 1.1 2.9 5.7 8.6 5.5 .2 -.5 .8 -5.6 -12.1 10.9 45.9 .8 -1.0 -.7 2.1 1.9 -.3 3.2 5.6 8.6 5.4 .8 .9 2.0 -3.2 -14.4 2.3 4.4 1.7 3.2 2.5 .9 1.0 -.5 2.9 5.3 6.6 5.2 .5 .1 1.0 -3.5 -11.1 12.2 53.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 -28.5 2.7 -42.6 -60.0 -4.6 -69.9 -5.1 .8 1.3 .3 -4.7 6.4 1.3 -2.0 2.2 2.4 4.5 -.7 8.0 13.9 5.3 16.8 .2 .8 .1 2.4 -8.5 3.0 .6 2.4 3.6 2.9 7.9 -1.3 14.2 21.0 1.5 30.7 3.5 .3 1.4 1.2 -18.5 6.7 -2.4 .4 3.8 2.2 -14.0 5.4 -24.0 -36.3 -.3 -45.0 -4.0 1.7 1.8 1.6 -2.4 7.5 3.7 1.5 2.6 3.1 6.2 -1.0 11.0 17.4 3.3 23.5 1.8 .5 .8 1.8 -13.6 4.9 -.9 1.4 3.7 2.6 -14.6 -18.2 -13.3 -41.2 -57.2 -66.3 -34.9 1.0 1.2 -76.7 .5 .2 -2.4 -92.8 1.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 7.6 12.7 15.0 5.7 .7 .2 7.9 1.7 2.2 3.8 29.1 1.5 4.1 4.2 3.3 13.6 19.6 27.5 8.5 -1.6 -.4 22.1 1.8 2.4 4.1 79.3 1.8 -6.6 -8.0 -5.4 -22.9 -34.1 -41.8 -17.8 2.4 2.0 -51.3 1.9 1.2 -.9 -72.7 2.0 3.4 3.6 2.7 10.6 16.1 21.1 7.1 -.5 -.1 14.8 1.7 2.3 3.9 52.1 1.7 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Indexes Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to June2009 from— May 2009 June 2009 215.693 June 2008 -1.4 Apr. 2009 1.2 May 2009 0.9 Percent change to May2009 from— May 2008 -1.3 Mar. 2009 0.5 Apr. 2009 0.3 Mar. 2009 212.709 Apr. 2009 213.240 M 213.856 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 227.309 229.749 134.411 202.021 203.240 129.334 197.267 206.001 208.529 130.873 206.927 217.357 221.124 131.775 227.840 230.400 134.547 202.327 203.463 129.604 197.644 206.657 208.934 131.370 207.898 217.910 221.790 131.912 228.136 230.611 134.857 203.195 204.443 129.967 198.911 207.265 209.235 131.777 209.563 218.567 222.659 131.990 229.930 232.058 136.488 205.350 206.308 131.640 201.157 209.343 211.390 133.056 211.815 219.865 223.908 132.952 -1.2 -1.0 -1.5 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.9 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 .9 .7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.9 .9 1.0 .8 .8 .6 1.2 1.1 .9 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .6 .6 .7 -.8 -.6 -1.5 -1.9 -1.8 -2.0 -1.9 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 -.8 -1.1 -.9 -1.5 .4 .4 .3 .6 .6 .5 .8 .6 .3 .7 1.3 .6 .7 .2 .1 .1 .2 .4 .5 .3 .6 .3 .1 .3 .8 .3 .4 .1 M M M 194.750 131.230 204.672 195.207 131.557 205.421 195.745 131.876 206.717 197.214 133.220 208.543 -1.3 -1.6 -1.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 .8 1.0 .9 -1.1 -1.6 -1.2 .5 .5 1.0 .3 .2 .6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... M M M 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 207.462 221.376 235.067 232.155 199.457 200.039 138.620 - 207.886 221.693 235.582 - 209.809 222.522 235.975 231.891 200.196 199.311 139.311 - 211.010 223.906 237.172 - -2.2 -2.2 -.6 - 1.5 1.0 .7 - .6 .6 .5 - -2.4 -1.8 -.1 -1.5 -2.3 -1.5 -.2 - 1.1 .5 .4 -.1 .4 -.4 .5 - .9 .4 .2 - 199.210 202.373 189.701 220.740 221.686 223.854 225.918 203.585 204.537 192.325 221.485 223.810 225.692 227.257 -4.0 -1.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.0 .2 -.4 2.2 1.1 1.4 .3 1.0 .8 .6 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted percent change to June 2009 from— June 2008 May 2009 CPI-W Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes May 2009 June 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May May to June 100.000 - 208.774 621.875 217.308 216.975 213.876 253.430 203.409 194.694 271.530 162.468 190.401 194.928 201.470 205.641 123.126 223.082 154.409 220.729 212.881 242.941 247.710 136.113 232.739 121.160 205.270 181.977 229.019 187.982 159.861 125.589 152.001 121.364 117.687 108.637 116.912 127.802 173.055 169.957 90.039 136.113 123.339 194.339 194.569 134.439 245.036 227.522 375.420 296.431 398.387 322.043 560.906 210.972 628.422 217.258 216.890 213.657 253.701 203.503 192.898 270.653 162.167 190.657 195.773 202.004 205.759 122.537 223.186 155.091 221.179 214.034 243.238 247.691 139.246 232.837 121.529 211.929 189.108 235.869 195.445 160.206 125.526 152.658 118.547 113.416 105.676 116.645 126.150 181.730 178.734 90.588 136.800 125.056 225.876 226.515 134.273 245.129 230.926 375.479 296.369 398.497 322.346 561.337 -2.0 - 1.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.9 - 16.942 15.865 9.201 1.249 2.315 .992 1.266 1.167 2.212 .304 .274 1.634 .472 6.664 .233 1.077 41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360 3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840 17.067 16.284 7.627 4.057 2.863 4.029 3.770 .482 1.242 .784 5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338 2.1 2.1 .7 2.9 .5 -7.5 -2.2 3.1 4.0 6.2 2.5 3.8 3.1 3.9 3.9 3.4 .3 1.7 2.5 -6.2 1.9 1.9 -7.4 -9.9 -38.2 -7.5 6.3 1.7 1.2 1.6 .9 1.6 2.3 2.2 -14.9 -15.1 -2.3 .8 -8.6 -35.2 -34.6 5.1 4.1 -11.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.8 6.3 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .0 -.9 -.3 -.2 .1 .4 .3 .1 -.5 .0 .4 .2 .5 .1 .0 2.3 .0 .3 3.2 3.9 3.0 4.0 .2 -.1 .4 -2.3 -3.6 -2.7 -.2 -1.3 5.0 5.2 .6 .5 1.4 16.2 16.4 -.1 .0 1.5 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.7 .0 -1.2 .2 -1.1 -.9 -.6 -1.2 -.9 .2 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 .1 .2 .4 .1 .0 -1.8 -2.3 -2.5 -2.3 .6 .2 -.2 -.3 -1.8 -.2 1.7 .4 -.5 -.5 .3 .3 .0 -2.6 -2.7 .1 .2 -.7 .4 .3 .4 .1 1.0 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 -.9 -.5 -1.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.8 .1 .0 .1 .0 .5 .0 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 -1.2 -1.6 -3.0 -1.5 .6 .1 -.6 .0 .5 -.1 -1.4 .1 .9 1.0 .5 .4 1.0 2.6 3.0 -.1 -.1 -.9 .3 .4 .3 .6 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.3 -.9 1.3 .0 .0 .5 .7 -.2 -.5 .0 .4 .2 -.1 .1 .0 .4 .0 .3 -.7 -.9 1.4 -1.0 .4 -.1 .4 .7 -.6 1.6 2.3 .5 4.8 5.1 .6 .8 .9 17.2 17.4 -.1 .0 -.2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .4 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted percent change to June 2009 from— June 2008 May 2009 CPI-W Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. Relative importance, December 2008 Unadjusted indexes May 2009 June 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May May to June 5.454 1.982 6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202 3.668 1.267 2.401 .662 .580 .947 111.152 102.214 122.293 185.291 475.213 521.550 87.712 85.624 102.231 10.271 84.017 394.061 746.009 202.631 163.119 227.829 345.326 111.471 102.193 122.333 185.626 480.024 522.076 87.652 85.524 102.153 10.238 83.278 395.052 752.078 202.406 162.165 227.800 346.411 1.4 -.1 2.6 5.4 7.7 5.2 .7 .6 1.4 -3.3 -13.0 10.2 27.0 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.3 0.3 .0 .0 .2 1.0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.9 .3 .8 -.1 -.6 .0 .3 -0.3 .3 .2 .4 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.7 3.8 9.6 .4 .9 .0 .2 0.0 -.3 .2 .5 .5 .5 .0 .0 .2 -1.1 -1.6 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.1 .0 0.4 .5 .1 .4 1.3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.9 .3 .8 .0 -.6 .0 .3 42.689 16.942 25.747 14.587 3.979 10.609 11.160 57.311 30.918 .306 4.713 1.035 .360 5.512 4.035 10.432 170.532 217.308 146.125 183.813 121.364 226.621 108.933 253.482 234.229 121.160 187.982 159.861 152.001 248.795 398.387 290.116 173.662 217.258 150.477 192.478 118.547 242.726 109.430 254.624 234.511 121.529 195.445 160.206 152.658 249.312 398.497 290.845 -5.9 2.1 -10.1 -14.7 1.6 -18.7 -2.1 1.3 1.7 1.9 -7.5 6.3 1.2 2.4 3.3 2.6 1.8 .0 3.0 4.7 -2.3 7.1 .5 .5 .1 .3 4.0 .2 .4 .2 .0 .3 .0 -.2 .1 -.6 -.3 -.3 .2 .0 .1 .0 -2.3 .6 -.2 .4 .4 -.1 .3 -.2 .6 1.0 .0 1.1 .4 .0 .2 .1 -1.5 .6 -.6 .0 .3 .2 2.1 .0 3.3 5.8 .7 7.4 .5 .0 .0 .3 -1.0 .4 .4 .0 .2 .4 84.135 68.776 94.645 26.824 15.664 11.686 31.530 26.392 53.275 9.024 90.976 75.111 22.513 4.311 52.598 - 207.148 198.571 201.955 148.589 186.012 225.091 200.601 243.784 243.022 186.321 212.462 211.926 143.170 196.706 260.615 $ .479 $ .161 209.744 201.488 204.200 152.856 194.254 239.808 205.219 245.833 244.196 205.662 212.552 212.051 142.943 227.444 261.014 $ .474 $ .159 -2.7 -3.5 -2.3 -9.6 -13.8 -17.3 -7.1 .8 1.1 -25.9 2.0 1.9 1.5 -35.4 2.2 - 1.3 1.5 1.1 2.9 4.4 6.5 2.3 .8 .5 10.4 .0 .1 -.2 15.6 .2 - .0 -.1 .0 .1 -.6 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 -2.4 .2 .3 .7 -2.6 .2 - .2 .1 .1 .6 1.0 .9 .0 -.2 .0 .4 .1 .2 .2 2.3 .2 - 1.1 1.3 1.0 3.2 5.4 6.9 2.9 .0 .0 8.1 .2 .2 .4 16.4 .1 - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 3 months ended— Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 6 months ended— Dec. 2008 June 2009 CPI-W Expenditure category All items .............................................................................. Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 207.401 218.079 217.881 215.965 254.555 206.190 198.048 272.783 164.563 191.720 196.202 204.559 206.801 122.837 222.336 154.054 219.507 213.463 242.257 247.150 133.991 232.200 121.099 213.084 190.862 237.288 197.294 158.223 125.029 153.239 119.478 116.702 106.208 115.748 125.880 167.435 164.112 89.419 135.162 122.304 174.688 174.331 134.485 244.650 230.256 372.188 294.284 394.779 319.150 553.960 207.352 217.672 217.462 214.802 252.843 206.191 195.714 273.381 162.761 190.049 195.060 202.186 204.983 123.112 222.957 154.414 219.265 213.190 242.595 247.522 134.472 232.489 121.084 209.329 186.541 231.388 192.851 159.211 125.303 152.980 119.065 114.576 106.000 117.751 126.391 166.620 163.332 89.667 135.612 122.256 170.137 169.566 134.614 245.180 228.536 373.540 295.047 396.348 319.449 559.368 207.624 217.225 216.912 213.768 252.282 204.374 194.694 270.352 162.650 189.923 194.731 200.498 205.144 123.126 223.082 154.409 220.348 213.097 242.963 247.874 134.706 232.851 121.160 206.844 183.586 224.548 189.940 160.241 125.430 152.001 119.078 115.184 105.873 116.074 126.469 168.145 164.963 90.153 136.199 123.465 174.513 174.723 134.439 245.036 226.424 374.834 296.120 397.699 321.250 560.587 209.534 217.312 216.977 213.806 252.211 203.845 192.898 273.813 162.608 190.000 195.695 201.926 204.831 122.537 223.186 155.091 220.755 212.972 243.100 247.966 135.271 232.942 121.529 205.493 181.978 227.677 188.044 160.813 125.313 152.658 119.963 114.537 107.602 118.686 127.062 176.300 173.329 90.664 137.234 124.559 204.503 205.099 134.273 245.129 226.048 375.650 296.547 398.660 322.098 562.806 3.2 8.5 8.7 10.4 11.6 11.2 8.6 10.6 8.3 10.9 10.3 21.6 9.4 9.4 6.3 5.5 5.3 2.1 2.1 3.4 -2.0 1.9 3.3 .4 -1.1 -25.7 1.1 9.1 5.0 5.4 5.7 -.3 15.4 -.4 -1.4 1.0 .9 -6.4 -4.8 -10.8 5.7 6.5 10.8 7.0 2.5 2.6 .8 3.2 2.9 6.1 -15.3 2.8 2.6 .9 7.4 .5 -5.4 -15.1 6.9 7.9 9.4 7.4 7.7 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.1 .0 1.8 2.9 -6.4 1.9 .3 -8.2 -10.8 -63.1 -5.3 6.5 -.3 -.1 -6.0 -5.2 -13.2 -.9 2.4 -59.7 -60.8 -7.2 -5.0 -13.7 -93.6 -93.9 7.0 3.9 -24.5 2.5 3.9 2.1 2.5 3.5 2.6 -1.1 -1.1 -3.9 -2.9 -4.4 -20.8 -4.1 2.4 1.3 6.4 -11.1 2.5 -4.1 2.7 1.1 -.1 -.1 1.5 2.4 -18.4 2.5 2.5 -8.6 -10.8 -37.4 -9.0 3.0 1.2 1.1 5.4 18.2 .7 .3 4.3 8.8 10.1 -.7 7.4 -15.6 37.7 47.5 3.6 4.7 -15.7 4.1 5.3 3.7 2.0 9.2 4.2 -1.4 -1.6 -3.9 -3.6 -4.5 -10.0 1.5 -4.7 -3.5 -1.0 -5.1 -3.8 -1.0 1.5 2.7 2.3 -.9 1.4 1.3 3.9 1.3 1.4 -13.5 -17.4 -15.2 -17.5 6.7 .9 -1.5 1.6 -7.2 5.4 10.5 3.8 22.9 24.4 5.7 6.3 7.6 87.8 91.6 -.6 .8 -7.1 3.8 3.1 4.0 3.7 6.5 -6.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 9.5 5.7 1.4 -3.1 7.6 9.4 9.9 14.3 8.5 9.1 5.7 5.9 5.7 1.1 2.0 3.2 -4.3 1.9 1.8 -4.0 -6.1 -47.7 -2.1 7.8 2.3 2.6 -.3 -2.8 .1 -.7 .5 -36.2 -37.1 -6.8 -4.9 -12.3 -73.9 -74.6 8.9 5.4 -12.1 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.7 4.8 3.4 -1.2 -1.4 -3.9 -3.3 -4.4 -15.6 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 2.6 -8.1 -.7 -2.6 2.1 1.9 1.1 -.5 1.5 1.9 -7.9 1.9 2.0 -11.1 -14.1 -27.1 -13.3 4.8 1.1 -.2 3.5 4.7 3.0 5.3 4.1 15.6 17.0 2.5 6.8 -4.7 60.8 68.1 1.5 2.7 -11.5 3.9 4.2 3.9 2.9 7.9 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-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 June 2009 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 Mar. 2009 June 2009 6 months ended— Dec. 2008 June 2009 CPI-W Expenditure category Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 205.378 196.931 200.650 144.434 178.203 213.688 196.725 245.340 243.498 180.751 211.602 210.707 141.363 178.042 259.892 205.393 196.739 200.558 144.560 177.208 213.033 196.298 244.695 243.313 176.359 212.088 211.378 142.367 173.415 260.282 205.809 196.980 200.797 145.372 178.973 215.042 196.393 244.177 243.221 177.124 212.301 211.745 142.656 177.375 260.701 208.040 199.559 202.725 150.057 188.704 229.919 202.033 244.247 243.257 191.437 212.687 212.196 143.218 206.474 261.053 2.3 3.7 3.3 1.2 .7 1.1 3.3 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 2.2 .3 4.1 3.0 167.715 218.079 141.910 175.626 119.478 214.185 108.251 253.811 233.478 121.099 197.294 158.223 153.239 248.145 394.779 290.152 167.690 217.672 142.044 174.600 119.065 213.527 108.461 253.695 233.802 121.084 192.851 159.211 152.980 249.142 396.348 289.907 168.137 217.225 142.846 176.429 119.078 215.822 108.846 253.765 234.196 121.160 189.940 160.241 152.001 249.130 397.699 290.444 171.618 217.312 147.626 186.685 119.963 231.872 109.361 253.882 234.253 121.529 188.044 160.813 152.658 249.202 398.660 291.473 3.6 8.5 1.1 .5 5.7 1.2 -3.7 2.8 2.4 3.3 1.1 9.1 5.4 4.7 3.2 3.9 111.324 101.751 122.270 185.499 473.276 522.397 87.616 85.595 101.977 10.378 86.004 379.874 682.115 201.817 162.516 228.201 343.711 110.976 102.023 122.505 186.203 475.206 524.365 87.673 85.655 102.048 10.385 85.406 394.363 747.906 202.554 163.911 228.119 344.376 110.947 101.761 122.797 187.168 477.376 527.111 87.712 85.624 102.231 10.271 84.017 393.500 746.009 202.156 163.119 227.829 344.423 111.423 102.220 122.940 187.894 483.813 528.674 87.650 85.524 102.153 10.238 83.278 394.708 752.078 202.115 162.165 227.800 345.423 3.6 2.0 3.1 6.3 12.8 5.7 1.0 .9 2.5 -6.3 -19.5 3.7 5.5 2.8 1.7 1.9 4.7 -0.2 -2.0 2.8 5.5 4.4 5.6 1.1 1.2 1.5 -.3 -10.8 2.2 3.6 1.4 4.0 3.0 -1.2 1.9 -2.2 2.2 4.5 4.5 4.4 .8 .7 1.0 -1.1 -9.5 19.5 60.9 1.2 3.1 2.9 -.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 5.3 9.2 4.9 .2 -.3 .7 -5.3 -12.1 16.6 47.8 .6 -.9 -.7 2.0 1.7 .0 2.9 5.9 8.6 5.7 1.0 1.1 2.0 -3.4 -15.2 3.0 4.6 2.1 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.1 -.2 2.2 4.9 6.8 4.7 .5 .2 .9 -3.2 -10.8 18.0 54.2 .9 1.1 1.1 .9 -32.5 2.8 -47.5 -64.9 -6.0 -74.2 -6.5 1.2 2.0 .3 -5.3 6.5 -.1 .0 2.1 2.3 4.8 -1.1 8.8 17.5 5.4 21.8 -2.0 1.1 1.0 2.5 -9.0 3.0 1.1 3.6 3.7 2.5 9.6 -1.4 17.1 27.7 1.6 37.4 4.2 .1 1.3 1.4 -17.5 6.7 -1.5 1.7 4.0 1.8 -16.3 5.6 -27.1 -40.6 -.3 -48.9 -5.1 2.0 2.2 1.8 -2.1 7.8 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 7.2 -1.2 12.9 22.5 3.5 29.3 1.0 .6 1.2 2.0 -13.3 4.8 -.2 2.7 3.9 2.1 -18.3 -21.9 -16.2 -46.1 -62.5 -71.2 -39.5 .9 1.6 -78.5 .7 .2 -3.3 -93.0 1.8 3.3 3.1 2.5 8.4 16.3 19.7 7.3 .4 .5 9.5 1.9 2.6 3.7 31.6 2.1 5.3 5.4 4.2 16.5 25.7 34.0 11.2 -1.8 -.4 25.8 2.1 2.9 5.4 80.9 1.8 -8.6 -10.0 -7.0 -26.1 -38.5 -46.1 -20.9 2.4 2.2 -52.9 1.9 1.2 -1.5 -72.9 2.4 4.3 4.3 3.4 12.4 20.9 26.7 9.2 -.7 .1 17.4 2.0 2.7 4.5 54.3 2.0 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Indexes Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to June2009 from— May 2009 June 2009 210.972 June 2008 -2.0 Apr. 2009 1.5 May 2009 1.1 Percent change to May2009 from— May 2008 -1.9 Mar. 2009 0.8 Apr. 2009 0.4 Mar. 2009 207.218 Apr. 2009 207.925 M 208.774 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 223.626 224.597 134.558 196.453 196.855 128.468 194.393 201.737 205.066 128.686 205.744 210.661 212.965 130.674 224.252 225.214 134.951 196.933 197.192 128.968 194.651 202.619 205.733 129.309 206.921 211.386 213.646 131.103 224.748 225.657 135.329 197.971 198.271 129.524 196.047 203.500 206.271 129.885 208.989 212.263 214.734 131.389 226.695 227.337 136.888 200.487 200.356 131.554 198.674 205.968 208.909 131.382 211.721 213.973 216.395 132.517 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 -2.1 -2.0 -2.1 -2.6 -2.1 -2.2 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -1.9 -2.4 1.1 .9 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 .9 .7 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 .8 .8 .9 -1.0 -.8 -1.7 -2.4 -2.3 -2.5 -2.7 -2.1 -2.1 -2.2 -1.7 -1.7 -1.6 -2.0 .5 .5 .6 .8 .7 .8 .9 .9 .6 .9 1.6 .8 .8 .5 .2 .2 .3 .5 .5 .4 .7 .4 .3 .4 1.0 .4 .5 .2 M M M 192.327 129.833 201.485 192.861 130.361 202.351 193.597 130.847 203.883 195.414 132.384 206.327 -1.8 -2.1 -2.3 1.3 1.6 2.0 .9 1.2 1.2 -1.6 -2.2 -2.1 .7 .8 1.2 .4 .4 .8 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... M M M 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 200.218 213.013 229.064 231.884 190.107 200.770 137.539 - 200.607 213.405 229.639 - 202.464 214.446 230.307 231.420 191.297 200.955 138.510 - 203.691 216.145 231.916 - -2.5 -2.8 -.8 - 1.5 1.3 1.0 - .6 .8 .7 - -2.8 -2.4 -.3 -1.7 -2.3 -2.6 -.6 - 1.1 .7 .5 -.2 .6 .1 .7 - .9 .5 .3 - 197.676 197.239 186.970 217.900 220.732 218.587 220.208 202.632 199.977 189.979 219.091 223.361 220.996 221.993 -4.4 -1.7 -1.9 -2.1 -2.2 -.2 -.7 2.5 1.4 1.6 .5 1.2 1.1 .8 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted percent change to June 2009 from— June 2009 June 2008 May 2009 C-CPI-U Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... Apparel ..................................................................................... Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Recreation ................................................................................ Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... Other goods and services ........................................................ Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Relative importance, 2005-2006 Unadjusted indexes May 2009 100.000 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 3.988 17.393 16.285 1.108 6.085 1.615 4.470 5.935 6.196 2.771 3.425 3.257 122.898 127.886 127.943 123.656 133.476 127.524 128.495 131.566 151.032 96.226 90.000 118.136 118.672 111.889 145.621 128.713 151.849 105.191 109.795 173.691 74.162 133.152 123.967 127.803 127.830 123.446 133.493 127.814 129.093 131.803 155.357 96.175 87.711 123.434 124.228 113.708 145.640 128.716 151.876 105.407 109.806 173.982 74.074 133.342 -1.3 2.1 2.0 .7 3.7 3.0 -.1 1.2 -9.0 1.0 1.2 -11.2 -11.1 -12.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 .1 2.4 5.4 .1 3.9 0.9 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 .2 .5 .2 2.9 -.1 -2.5 4.5 4.7 1.6 .0 .0 .0 .2 .0 .2 -.1 .1 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 133.528 109.954 81.049 124.831 118.652 158.689 134.080 111.619 81.254 127.352 118.710 174.606 .8 -4.1 -1.9 -5.0 1.3 -25.2 .4 1.5 .3 2.0 .0 10.0 Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.