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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR KANSAS CITY, MO-KS
Prices increase 4.0 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Kansas City metropolitan area increased 4.0 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. According to Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman, rising energy costs led by higher motor fuel prices accounted for over half of the increase in the overall index. Energy prices, which include prices for motor fuel and household fuels, surged 21.7 percent over the year, the largest over-the-year increase since semi-annual publication of the index began in 1985. Excluding the impact of volatile energy prices, the Kansas City CPI was up 1.9 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half 2008.
The transportation index, reflecting rising prices for motor fuel, had the largest effect among the eight major expenditure categories over the year. The index advanced 10.7 percent since the first half of 2007, the largest over-the-year increase in the transportation component since semi-annual publication of the index began in 1985. Private transportation costs, which include prices for vehicles and motor fuel, rose 10.8 percent. Motor fuel prices in the Kansas City metropolitan area jumped 29.0 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008, following a 4.3 percent increase over the same period one year ago.
The housing index rose 3.2 percent and had the second greatest impact on the overall index due to upward pressure from both the fuels and utilities and the shelter components. Prices for fuels and utilities advanced 12.3 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. Within fuels and utilities, electricity costs rose 10.1 percent over the year and the index for utility (piped) gas service increased 14.1 percent following an increase of 0.9 percent in the same period one year ago. Contributing to the 2.1 percent rise in shelter costs, owners' equivalent rent of primary residence increased 2.0 percent and rent of primary residence was up 1.4 percent. Prices for household furnishings and operations were nearly unchanged over the year.
The food and beverages index increased 5.1 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008, the largest over-the-year advance since 1996. Food at home prices rose 6.5 percent and the cost of food away from home was up 3.1 percent. Prices for alcoholic beverages increased 6.3 percent over the period.
The remaining major expenditure categories contributed little to the increase in the overall index. Costs for education and communication rose 2.4 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. The apparel index declined 2.8 percent following an increase of 7.2 percent in the same period one year ago. The other goods and services index, which includes prices for tobacco and smoking products and personal care items, rose 1.2 percent. Recreation prices, which include admissions to movies, concerts, and sporting events, increased 0.4 percent from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008.
The Kansas City CPI-U stood at 200.868 for the first half of 2008. This means that a market basket of goods and services that cost $100.00 in 1982-84 cost $200.87 in the first half of 2008. Because metropolitan area CPI data are not adjusted for seasonal price variation, consumers and businesses should be cautious in drawing conclusions about long-term retail price trends from short-term changes in the metropolitan area indexes.
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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes for semiannual averages and percent changes
for selected periods
Kansas City, MO-KS (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual average indexes Percent change to
1st half 2008 from-
Item and Group
1st half 2nd half 1st half
2007 2007 2008 1st half 2nd half
2007 2007
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 193.206 195.753 200.868 4.0 2.6
All items (1967=100)......................... 573.699 581.261 596.449 - -
Food and beverages.......................... 196.627 200.003 206.678 5.1 3.3
Food....................................... 198.954 202.481 208.728 4.9 3.1
Food at home.............................. 195.976 200.971 208.747 6.5 3.9
Food away from home....................... 204.800 207.896 211.222 3.1 1.6
Alcoholic beverages........................ 165.952 167.489 176.349 6.3 5.3
Housing..................................... 187.134 189.345 193.093 3.2 2.0
Shelter.................................... 205.937 208.645 210.239 2.1 .8
Rent of primary residence................. 205.873 207.045 208.749 1.4 .8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (1) ........................ 202.539 204.524 206.491 2.0 1.0
Fuels and utilities........................ 190.838 195.809 214.305 12.3 9.4
Household energy.......................... 167.364 174.235 189.264 13.1 8.6
Gas (piped) and electricity.............. 166.601 173.188 186.520 12.0 7.7
Electricity............................. 105.018 116.102 115.574 10.1 -.5
Utility (piped) gas service............. 257.893 250.055 294.357 14.1 17.7
Household furnishings and operations....... 126.280 126.406 126.118 -.1 -.2
Apparel..................................... 110.528 108.442 107.382 -2.8 -1.0
Transportation.............................. 177.784 182.594 196.778 10.7 7.8
Private transportation..................... 175.990 180.738 195.046 10.8 7.9
Motor fuel................................ 232.538 256.374 299.873 29.0 17.0
Gasoline (all types)..................... 232.383 256.183 299.713 29.0 17.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular (2).......... 227.131 250.595 293.843 29.4 17.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade (2) (3)..... 281.424 309.683 360.241 28.0 16.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium (2).......... 229.531 252.207 292.579 27.5 16.0
Medical care................................ 299.060 302.852 - - -
Recreation (4).............................. 113.946 113.457 114.445 .4 .9
Education and communication (4)............. 114.009 115.505 116.728 2.4 1.1
Other goods and services.................... 324.187 323.679 328.186 1.2 1.4
Commodity and service group
All items.................................... 193.206 195.753 200.868 4.0 2.6
Commodities................................. 165.582 167.364 172.950 4.4 3.3
Commodities less food and beverages........ 149.465 150.577 155.562 4.1 3.3
Nondurables less food and beverages....... 192.098 195.585 205.874 7.2 5.3
Durables.................................. 108.034 107.434 107.685 -.3 .2
Services.................................... 220.550 223.873 228.488 3.6 2.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care.................. 187.343 189.820 195.535 4.4 3.0
All items less shelter....................... 189.740 192.391 198.770 4.8 3.3
Commodities less food........................ 149.806 150.929 156.143 4.2 3.5
Nondurables.................................. 194.505 197.941 206.508 6.2 4.3
Nondurables less food........................ 190.118 193.469 203.731 7.2 5.3
Services less rent of shelter (1) ........... 244.610 249.228 257.236 5.2 3.2
Services less medical care services.......... 211.437 214.185 218.408 3.3 2.0
Energy....................................... 197.778 212.496 240.711 21.7 13.3
All items less energy........................ 193.903 195.519 197.589 1.9 1.1
All items less food and energy.............. 193.192 194.468 195.808 1.4 .7
1 Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W):Indexes for semiannual averages
and percent changes for selected periods
Kansas City, MO-KS (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual average indexes Percent change to
1st half 2008 from-
Item and Group
1st half 2nd half 1st half
2007 2007 2008 1st half 2nd half
2007 2007
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 184.561 187.094 192.430 4.3 2.9
All items (1967=100)......................... 540.763 548.186 563.820 - -
Food and beverages.......................... 196.321 199.666 206.299 5.1 3.3
Food....................................... 198.251 201.749 207.988 4.9 3.1
Food at home.............................. 195.088 199.898 207.351 6.3 3.7
Food away from home....................... 204.594 207.728 211.422 3.3 1.8
Alcoholic beverages........................ 167.032 168.009 176.982 6.0 5.3
Housing..................................... 177.840 179.722 183.304 3.1 2.0
Shelter.................................... 193.383 195.862 197.209 2.0 .7
Rent of primary residence................. 205.873 207.045 208.749 1.4 .8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (1)........................ 184.399 186.206 187.997 2.0 1.0
Fuels and utilities........................ 189.655 194.785 212.962 12.3 9.3
Household energy.......................... 166.617 173.731 188.644 13.2 8.6
Gas (piped) and electricity.............. 166.879 173.719 186.868 12.0 7.6
Electricity............................. 105.020 116.103 115.576 10.1 -.5
Utility (piped) gas service............. 257.892 250.054 294.355 14.1 17.7
Household furnishings and operations....... 114.671 114.272 113.309 -1.2 -.8
Apparel..................................... 102.483 102.586 101.564 -.9 -1.0
Transportation.............................. 168.780 173.546 186.760 10.7 7.6
Private transportation..................... 167.527 172.252 185.630 10.8 7.8
Motor fuel................................ 232.522 256.355 299.845 29.0 17.0
Gasoline (all types)..................... 232.377 256.177 299.706 29.0 17.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular (2).......... 227.129 250.592 293.840 29.4 17.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade (2) (3)..... 281.424 309.683 360.241 28.0 16.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium (2).......... 229.523 252.198 292.568 27.5 16.0
Medical care................................ 301.018 304.312 - - -
Recreation (4).............................. 112.908 112.407 113.658 .7 1.1
Education and communication (4)............. 107.871 108.849 110.363 2.3 1.4
Other goods and services.................... 327.980 327.421 332.747 1.5 1.6
Commodity and service group
All items.................................... 184.561 187.094 192.430 4.3 2.9
Commodities................................. 160.375 162.374 168.202 4.9 3.6
Commodities less food and beverages........ 143.568 145.010 150.372 4.7 3.7
Nondurables less food and beverages....... 187.880 192.644 204.386 8.8 6.1
Durables.................................. 108.889 108.021 108.180 -.7 .1
Services.................................... 212.761 215.947 220.562 3.7 2.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care.................. 179.640 182.138 187.848 4.6 3.1
All items less shelter....................... 182.358 185.031 191.619 5.1 3.6
Commodities less food........................ 144.248 145.681 151.259 4.9 3.8
Nondurables.................................. 192.136 196.215 205.460 6.9 4.7
Nondurables less food........................ 186.739 191.300 202.973 8.7 6.1
Services less rent of shelter (1)........... 216.005 220.087 227.584 5.4 3.4
Services less medical care services.......... 203.843 206.496 210.651 3.3 2.0
Energy....................................... 196.121 210.986 239.162 21.9 13.4
All items less energy........................ 184.692 186.216 188.328 2.0 1.1
All items less food and energy.............. 181.993 183.108 184.339 1.3 .7
1 Index is on a December 1984=100 base.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: August 14, 2008
