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
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
Unadjusted indexes percent change Seasonally adjusted
Relative to Aug. 2008 percent change from-
CPI-W importance, from-
December
2007 July Aug. May June July
2008 2008 Aug. July to to to
2007 2008 June July Aug.
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 216.304 215.247 5.9 -0.5 1.2 0.9 -0.2
All items (1967=100)......................... - 644.303 641.155 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 15.926 214.662 215.850 6.0 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6
Food....................................... 14.901 214.577 215.812 6.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6
Food at home.............................. 8.595 214.679 216.214 7.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.8
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.110 250.972 250.842 11.9 -0.1 0.6 1.8 0.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 2.192 204.557 207.211 5.3 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.2
Dairy and related products............... .965 213.582 214.139 6.2 0.3 1.6 1.7 0.3
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.218 278.885 282.171 12.2 1.2 3.2 1.2 1.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ 1.094 158.527 159.024 3.2 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.2
Other food at home....................... 2.016 185.174 186.458 7.2 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.7
Sugar and sweets........................ .279 186.054 186.860 5.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.7
Fats and oils........................... .232 201.821 203.721 16.5 0.9 2.0 2.1 1.1
Other foods............................. 1.504 199.722 201.119 5.9 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.6
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .438 121.015 121.443 4.4 0.4 -0.3 1.8 0.4
Food away from home (1)................... 6.305 216.177 217.002 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .218 150.232 150.301 3.7 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.025 214.440 214.931 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4
Housing..................................... 39.994 215.026 214.743 4.2 -0.1 0.5 0.7 0.0
Shelter.................................... 30.397 239.845 240.038 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.979 242.276 243.010 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Lodging away from home (2)................ 1.233 152.248 148.368 -1.0 -2.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 20.888 228.824 229.219 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .297 119.006 118.894 1.4 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.1
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.637 236.381 233.373 15.3 -1.3 1.7 3.3 -1.0
Household energy.......................... 4.670 217.640 213.807 17.1 -1.8 2.0 3.8 -1.4
Fuel oil and other fuels................. .323 388.208 363.535 47.5 -6.4 7.9 1.4 -5.6
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 4.347 219.612 216.557 14.9 -1.4 1.5 4.0 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .966 152.220 154.475 6.3 1.5 0.4 0.7 1.4
Household furnishings and operations....... 3.960 123.798 123.944 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2
Household operations (1) (2).............. .339 151.290 152.083 6.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5
Apparel..................................... 3.998 113.978 116.214 1.8 2.0 0.0 0.8 1.0
Men's and boys' apparel.................... 1.031 109.969 110.513 1.8 0.5 -0.7 -0.6 1.0
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.619 99.772 104.584 0.6 4.8 0.5 1.5 2.9
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .251 111.502 111.593 -1.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.5 -1.3
Footwear................................... .821 122.380 122.026 1.8 -0.3 0.2 1.4 -1.6
Transportation.............................. 20.054 214.533 207.796 12.8 -3.1 4.0 1.8 -1.7
Private transportation..................... 19.287 211.201 204.348 12.8 -3.2 4.0 1.8 -1.8
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.952 92.686 92.287 -1.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.4
New vehicles............................. 4.172 135.556 134.540 -1.4 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.5
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.103 136.639 136.186 -1.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3
Motor fuel................................ 6.940 351.124 325.116 36.0 -7.4 10.0 4.1 -4.2
Gasoline (all types)..................... 6.597 348.888 322.930 35.6 -7.4 10.0 4.1 -4.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .446 128.997 130.228 7.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...... 1.169 237.324 238.583 5.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6
Public transportation...................... .767 266.259 264.755 14.6 -0.6 3.5 1.0 0.8
Medical care................................ 5.192 363.942 364.652 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Medical care commodities................... 1.295 286.562 286.880 1.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2
Medical care services...................... 3.897 386.560 387.420 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4
Professional services..................... 2.159 314.235 314.893 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.260 529.798 532.065 7.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7
Recreation (2).............................. 5.341 110.198 110.698 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.987 102.267 102.643 0.7 0.4 -0.3 0.1 0.4
Education and communication (2)............. 5.987 119.852 120.809 3.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.2
Education (2).............................. 2.377 176.879 180.819 6.0 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.8
Educational books and supplies............ .204 446.741 461.104 7.0 3.2 0.1 0.8 2.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.174 498.598 509.241 5.9 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.7
Communication (2).......................... 3.609 87.490 87.369 1.4 -0.1 0.6 0.5 -0.1
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 3.488 85.484 85.355 1.3 -0.2 0.6 0.6 -0.2
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.869 101.375 101.339 2.4 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5)..................... .619 10.600 10.525 -4.0 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.7
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................... .228 94.691 92.931 -12.8 -1.9 -1.3 -1.1 -1.9
Other goods and services.................... 3.508 359.961 360.102 4.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.2
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.183 599.180 599.823 7.8 0.1 1.5 1.2 0.1
Personal care.............................. 2.325 199.495 199.501 3.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Personal care products (1)................ .647 159.237 159.345 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Personal care services (1)................ .560 223.994 224.464 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2
Miscellaneous personal services........... .910 341.763 342.974 4.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 44.745 185.105 182.846 8.1 -1.2 2.1 1.3 -0.6
Food and beverages.......................... 15.926 214.662 215.850 6.0 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6
Commodities less food and beverages......... 28.819 167.376 163.761 9.3 -2.2 2.8 1.4 -1.2
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 17.315 225.595 218.454 16.5 -3.2 4.5 1.3 -1.9
Apparel................................... 3.998 113.978 116.214 1.8 2.0 0.0 0.8 1.0
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 13.318 300.341 287.124 21.0 -4.4 6.1 2.5 -2.6
Durables................................... 11.504 111.820 111.357 -0.9 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.3
Services..................................... 55.255 252.991 253.304 4.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.2
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 30.100 231.255 231.445 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .297 119.006 118.894 1.4 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.1
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 4.347 219.612 216.557 14.9 -1.4 1.5 4.0 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .966 152.220 154.475 6.3 1.5 0.4 0.7 1.4
Household operations (1) (2)................ .339 151.290 152.083 6.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5
Transportation services..................... 5.266 245.005 246.041 5.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.7
Medical care services....................... 3.897 386.560 387.420 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4
Other services.............................. 10.042 284.449 286.389 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 85.099 216.407 214.950 5.9 -0.7 1.3 0.9 -0.3
All items less shelter....................... 69.603 210.069 208.544 7.4 -0.7 1.6 1.2 -0.3
All items less medical care.................. 94.808 210.002 208.900 6.1 -0.5 1.3 0.9 -0.2
Commodities less food........................ 29.844 169.213 165.689 9.1 -2.1 2.8 1.4 -1.2
Nondurables less food........................ 18.341 225.309 218.562 15.7 -3.0 4.3 1.3 -1.8
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 14.343 291.760 279.753 19.6 -4.1 5.7 2.3 -2.4
Nondurables.................................. 33.241 221.740 218.473 11.3 -1.5 2.7 1.1 -0.8
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 25.155 246.411 246.834 6.2 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.2
Services less medical care services.......... 51.358 243.071 243.354 4.2 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2
Energy....................................... 11.610 282.579 267.624 27.8 -5.3 6.8 4.0 -3.2
All items less energy........................ 88.390 209.062 209.718 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
All items less food and energy.............. 73.489 208.317 208.857 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 22.581 140.492 140.802 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1
Energy commodities........................ 7.264 354.402 328.310 36.7 -7.4 9.9 4.0 -4.3
Services less energy services.............. 50.908 256.365 257.072 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .462 $ .465 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .155 $ .156 - - - - -
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated
using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: September 16, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
