Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
for
CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
June July Aug. Sep.
2008 2008 2008 2008
Dec. Mar. June Sep. Mar. Sep.
2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Expenditure category
All items................................. 213.601 215.507 215.130 214.946 7.0 3.3 9.0 2.5 5.1 5.7
Food and beverages....................... 212.937 214.883 216.195 217.401 2.5 5.1 8.4 8.7 3.8 8.5
Food.................................... 212.814 214.813 216.160 217.375 2.5 5.2 8.7 8.9 3.9 8.8
Food at home........................... 212.594 215.085 216.812 218.085 2.4 5.8 11.4 10.7 4.1 11.1
Cereals and bakery products........... 245.533 249.875 249.930 252.230 6.4 16.0 15.7 11.4 11.1 13.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 202.831 204.852 207.265 209.114 0.8 2.4 7.5 13.0 1.6 10.2
Dairy and related products............ 210.453 214.042 214.768 213.317 2.5 -0.2 10.9 5.6 1.2 8.2
Fruits and vegetables................. 280.522 283.919 289.447 288.190 5.2 4.1 22.7 11.4 4.6 16.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 157.651 158.971 159.322 160.916 -2.0 7.5 2.8 8.5 2.6 5.6
Other food at home.................... 182.718 184.409 185.692 187.670 2.7 6.5 12.1 11.3 4.6 11.7
Sugar and sweets..................... 184.097 184.838 186.049 189.095 3.9 6.6 6.6 11.3 5.2 8.9
Fats and oils........................ 197.297 201.406 203.666 207.065 9.9 7.8 36.3 21.3 8.8 28.6
Other foods.......................... 197.277 198.916 200.172 201.892 1.0 6.4 9.6 9.7 3.7 9.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 118.879 121.015 121.443 121.589 3.8 7.4 3.9 9.4 5.6 6.6
Food away from home (1)................ 214.851 216.177 217.002 218.147 2.6 4.4 5.1 6.3 3.5 5.7
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 149.306 150.232 150.301 151.321 -3.6 7.8 5.9 5.5 1.9 5.7
Alcoholic beverages..................... 213.293 214.434 215.219 216.292 2.6 3.0 3.0 5.7 2.8 4.3
Housing.................................. 212.511 213.943 213.851 213.496 3.9 3.6 5.9 1.9 3.8 3.9
Shelter................................. 239.047 239.431 239.715 240.297 3.2 2.1 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.3
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 241.841 242.535 243.215 243.875 4.6 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.5
Lodging away from home (2)............. 144.505 144.351 142.928 144.035 -1.6 -5.2 4.8 -1.3 -3.4 1.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................. 228.635 228.943 229.239 229.663 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.8 2.8 1.9
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 119.293 119.006 118.894 120.279 0.9 2.1 4.5 3.3 1.5 3.9
Fuels and utilities..................... 223.395 230.774 228.472 222.522 10.1 13.1 28.3 -1.6 11.6 12.4
Household energy....................... 203.870 211.612 208.571 202.000 10.9 15.0 33.5 -3.6 13.0 13.4
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 388.227 393.808 371.762 350.353 75.4 45.0 108.2 -33.7 59.5 17.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 204.597 212.785 210.473 204.284 6.6 12.8 28.7 -0.6 9.6 13.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 151.009 152.020 154.174 154.652 5.8 4.7 4.7 10.0 5.2 7.3
Household furnishings and operations.... 123.200 123.832 124.141 124.860 -0.2 2.6 1.0 5.5 1.2 3.2
Household operations (1) (2)........... 150.867 151.290 152.083 152.850 4.0 7.6 10.0 5.4 5.8 7.7
Apparel.................................. 117.920 118.892 120.050 120.102 2.6 -3.1 0.2 7.6 -0.3 3.8
Men's and boys' apparel................. 113.486 112.842 113.971 113.679 0.1 4.3 -1.5 0.7 2.2 -0.4
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 105.595 107.177 110.267 110.689 3.8 -15.1 -0.8 20.7 -6.1 9.4
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 115.785 115.245 113.771 115.496 2.8 0.7 -2.9 -1.0 1.8 -1.9
Footwear................................ 124.267 126.005 124.021 123.558 2.0 4.2 2.7 -2.3 3.1 0.2
Transportation........................... 207.141 210.841 207.328 205.872 22.6 2.8 23.7 -2.4 12.3 9.9
Private transportation.................. 203.949 207.657 203.988 202.585 23.1 2.5 23.7 -2.6 12.3 9.7
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 92.928 93.007 92.659 91.646 -0.4 -0.9 -1.3 -5.4 -0.6 -3.4
New vehicles.......................... 136.143 136.460 135.721 134.684 -0.8 -2.4 -0.2 -4.2 -1.6 -2.2
Used cars and trucks (1).............. 136.790 136.639 136.186 133.669 -0.6 0.8 -3.7 -8.8 0.1 -6.3
Motor fuel............................. 322.859 336.117 321.941 319.245 81.0 3.5 68.6 -4.4 36.9 27.0
Gasoline (all types).................. 320.576 333.854 319.790 317.912 80.9 2.0 69.1 -3.3 35.8 27.9
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 127.750 128.997 130.228 131.072 5.5 8.5 4.6 10.8 7.0 7.6
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair... 235.703 237.365 238.826 239.756 2.9 6.4 6.1 7.1 4.6 6.6
Public transportation................... 256.314 258.873 261.046 258.294 12.3 11.4 24.9 3.1 11.8 13.5
Medical care............................. 363.629 363.864 364.964 366.132 5.1 3.2 2.1 2.8 4.2 2.4
Medical care commodities................ 286.749 286.207 286.645 287.227 4.6 3.6 -3.5 0.7 4.1 -1.4
Medical care services................... 386.038 386.607 387.963 389.352 5.2 3.1 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.7
Professional services.................. 313.396 314.053 315.066 315.757 3.8 2.1 4.4 3.0 2.9 3.7
Hospital and related services (3)...... 529.160 530.663 534.373 537.382 8.9 7.4 6.1 6.4 8.2 6.2
Recreation (2)........................... 109.737 110.173 110.748 110.998 1.5 2.5 0.2 4.7 2.0 2.4
Video and audio (2)..................... 102.166 102.269 102.685 102.922 2.1 1.1 -4.4 3.0 1.6 -0.8
Education and communication (2).......... 119.805 120.439 120.740 120.747 1.9 2.6 5.1 3.2 2.2 4.2
Education (2)........................... 178.167 179.067 180.563 181.030 6.9 5.2 5.8 6.6 6.0 6.2
Educational books and supplies......... 446.991 450.380 461.173 464.432 6.6 0.4 6.5 16.5 3.4 11.4
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 502.545 504.965 508.443 509.542 6.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7
Communication (2)....................... 87.016 87.490 87.369 87.225 -1.6 0.8 4.7 1.0 -0.4 2.8
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 85.007 85.484 85.355 85.208 -1.7 0.8 4.4 0.9 -0.5 2.7
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 100.723 101.375 101.339 101.350 -0.6 0.8 6.8 2.5 0.1 4.6
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5).................. 10.585 10.600 10.525 10.414 -8.3 0.9 -5.8 -6.3 -3.8 -6.1
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................ 95.766 94.691 92.931 90.722 -19.9 1.1 -16.8 -19.5 -10.0 -18.1
Other goods and services................. 358.283 360.084 360.634 361.459 3.2 4.8 6.1 3.6 4.0 4.8
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 592.248 599.180 599.823 600.293 5.3 6.1 11.1 5.5 5.7 8.3
Personal care........................... 199.288 199.599 199.951 200.567 2.3 4.1 3.7 2.6 3.2 3.1
Personal care products (1)............. 159.052 159.237 159.345 159.730 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.3
Personal care services (1)............. 223.838 223.994 224.464 224.910 4.0 5.8 1.4 1.9 4.9 1.7
Miscellaneous personal services........ 341.405 341.783 343.214 345.068 3.1 5.2 6.6 4.4 4.1 5.5
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 182.091 184.380 183.312 183.072 11.4 3.1 13.3 2.2 7.1 7.6
Food and beverages....................... 212.937 214.883 216.195 217.401 2.5 5.1 8.4 8.7 3.8 8.5
Commodities less food and beverages...... 163.920 166.283 164.264 163.433 16.9 1.8 16.0 -1.2 9.1 7.1
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 219.911 222.730 218.408 216.425 30.2 9.3 29.4 -6.2 19.3 10.2
Apparel................................ 117.920 118.892 120.050 120.102 2.6 -3.1 0.2 7.6 -0.3 3.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 288.571 295.649 287.973 283.308 36.3 11.7 40.6 -7.1 23.4 14.3
Durables................................ 111.778 111.904 111.513 110.738 0.3 -0.3 -2.2 -3.7 0.0 -2.9
Services.................................. 250.646 252.098 252.502 252.363 3.6 3.5 5.5 2.8 3.6 4.1
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 230.376 230.750 231.020 231.740 3.3 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 119.293 119.006 118.894 120.279 0.9 2.1 4.5 3.3 1.5 3.9
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 204.597 212.785 210.473 204.284 6.6 12.8 28.7 -0.6 9.6 13.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 151.009 152.020 154.174 154.652 5.8 4.7 4.7 10.0 5.2 7.3
Household operations (1) (2)............. 150.867 151.290 152.083 152.850 4.0 7.6 10.0 5.4 5.8 7.7
Transportation services.................. 243.223 244.333 246.033 246.228 2.7 4.7 7.8 5.0 3.7 6.4
Medical care services.................... 386.038 386.607 387.963 389.352 5.2 3.1 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.7
Other services........................... 283.979 285.261 286.423 286.893 3.0 3.2 4.1 4.2 3.1 4.1
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 213.542 215.430 214.752 214.323 7.8 2.9 9.0 1.5 5.3 5.2
All items less shelter.................... 206.640 209.123 208.500 208.034 8.6 3.8 11.8 2.7 6.2 7.2
All items less medical care............... 207.249 209.190 208.771 208.547 7.1 3.3 9.4 2.5 5.2 5.9
Commodities less food..................... 165.803 168.143 166.189 165.404 16.3 1.9 15.6 -1.0 8.9 7.0
Nondurables less food..................... 219.878 222.640 218.543 216.742 28.2 9.2 27.9 -5.6 18.3 9.9
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 281.115 287.558 280.555 276.627 32.8 11.2 38.2 -6.2 21.5 13.9
Nondurables............................... 218.042 220.363 218.559 218.036 15.8 7.6 19.5 0.0 11.6 9.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 242.816 245.434 245.949 244.940 3.4 5.0 10.2 3.5 4.2 6.8
Services less medical care services....... 240.801 242.231 242.706 242.484 3.1 3.4 6.1 2.8 3.3 4.5
Energy.................................... 261.655 272.093 263.479 258.926 47.5 8.3 54.1 -4.1 26.4 21.6
All items less energy..................... 208.598 209.458 210.097 210.452 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.6 2.6 3.6
All items less food and energy........... 208.116 208.747 209.244 209.425 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 141.128 141.700 141.896 141.581 0.6 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.6 0.7
Energy commodities..................... 327.093 340.121 325.564 322.124 80.7 5.5 70.2 -5.9 38.1 26.5
Services less energy services........... 255.507 256.168 256.890 257.459 3.4 2.7 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.3
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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