Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
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
Unadjusted indexes percent change Seasonally adjusted
Relative to July 2008 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2007 June July Apr. May June
2008 2008 July June to to to
2007 2008 May June July
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 218.815 219.964 5.6 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.8
All items (1967=100)......................... - 655.474 658.915 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 213.383 215.326 5.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.9
Food....................................... 13.833 213.243 215.299 6.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.9
Food at home.............................. 7.660 213.171 215.785 7.1 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.2
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.030 245.758 250.321 12.1 1.9 1.6 0.5 1.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.807 202.914 205.075 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.8 1.0
Dairy and related products............... .887 209.117 213.981 8.1 2.3 -0.1 1.6 1.6
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.156 277.957 280.209 10.1 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .928 158.320 159.346 3.9 0.6 -0.9 0.2 0.7
Other food at home....................... 1.852 183.804 185.725 6.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.0
Sugar and sweets........................ .277 185.558 187.067 5.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4
Fats and oils........................... .205 196.150 201.205 15.8 2.6 0.6 1.9 2.4
Other foods............................. 1.369 197.888 199.566 5.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.9
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .404 118.453 120.510 4.8 1.7 0.2 -0.2 1.7
Food away from home (1)................... 6.173 215.015 216.376 4.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .297 149.873 151.120 4.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.8
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.080 213.912 214.394 3.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Housing..................................... 42.427 217.941 219.610 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6
Shelter.................................... 32.596 247.083 248.075 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.765 242.640 243.367 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.564 148.621 153.032 0.0 3.0 1.3 0.7 0.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 23.942 252.170 252.504 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .325 119.092 118.764 1.9 -0.3 0.0 0.6 -0.3
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.128 231.412 239.039 16.0 3.3 2.4 1.8 3.3
Household energy.......................... 4.215 213.762 221.742 18.2 3.7 2.8 2.1 3.8
Fuel oil and other fuels................. .351 389.423 395.706 61.1 1.6 7.9 8.5 1.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.864 213.375 221.805 14.8 4.0 2.3 1.5 4.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .913 150.554 152.063 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.7
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.702 127.625 127.884 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
Household operations (1) (2).............. .737 148.006 148.290 5.4 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2
Apparel..................................... 3.731 117.019 114.357 0.8 -2.3 -0.3 0.1 1.2
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .935 112.011 109.669 0.1 -2.1 0.3 -0.9 0.0
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.600 104.312 100.049 -1.2 -4.1 -0.3 0.5 2.0
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .185 111.555 109.218 0.4 -2.1 -0.9 -0.4 -0.3
Footwear................................... .679 123.568 122.421 2.6 -0.9 0.0 0.2 1.3
Transportation.............................. 17.688 211.787 212.806 13.4 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.7
Private transportation..................... 16.583 207.257 208.038 13.3 0.4 2.0 3.8 1.7
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.191 93.598 93.650 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.2
New vehicles............................. 4.632 134.516 134.397 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.773 135.980 135.840 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1
Motor fuel................................ 5.482 347.418 349.731 38.3 0.7 5.7 10.1 4.1
Gasoline (all types)..................... 5.215 344.981 347.357 37.9 0.7 5.7 10.1 4.1
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .356 127.824 129.118 6.3 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...... 1.123 233.162 234.788 5.1 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6
Public transportation...................... 1.106 264.681 270.002 14.5 2.0 2.3 3.4 1.1
Medical care................................ 6.231 363.616 363.963 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Medical care commodities................... 1.601 295.194 294.777 1.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.2
Medical care services...................... 4.630 384.685 385.361 4.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2
Professional services..................... 2.626 311.317 311.926 3.6 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.467 531.606 533.558 6.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Recreation (2).............................. 5.647 112.991 113.277 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.843 102.306 102.203 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 0.0
Education and communication (2)............. 6.086 122.828 123.445 3.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
Education (2).............................. 2.944 178.385 179.229 5.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5
Educational books and supplies............ .207 443.309 444.382 6.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.736 513.743 516.264 5.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4
Communication (2).......................... 3.142 84.394 84.840 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.975 81.513 81.965 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.6
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.342 100.677 101.339 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.7
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5)..................... .634 10.071 10.087 -4.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.2
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................... .242 95.663 94.711 -11.8 -1.0 -1.8 -1.4 -1.0
Other goods and services.................... 3.277 345.885 346.810 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .731 589.904 596.782 7.7 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.2
Personal care.............................. 2.546 201.537 201.545 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Personal care products (1)................ .639 158.868 158.989 0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.1
Personal care services (1)................ .629 223.520 223.719 3.2 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.1
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.044 340.547 340.077 4.8 -0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 41.269 180.534 181.087 7.8 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.2
Food and beverages.......................... 14.914 213.383 215.326 5.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.9
Commodities less food and beverages......... 26.356 161.337 161.301 9.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 1.3
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 15.519 213.489 213.363 16.0 -0.1 2.4 4.1 1.2
Apparel................................... 3.731 117.019 114.357 0.8 -2.3 -0.3 0.1 1.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 11.787 278.584 280.062 20.7 0.5 2.9 5.7 2.2
Durables................................... 10.837 111.232 111.275 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.2
Services..................................... 58.731 256.668 258.422 4.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 32.271 257.585 258.637 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .325 119.092 118.764 1.9 -0.3 0.0 0.6 -0.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.864 213.375 221.805 14.8 4.0 2.3 1.5 4.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .913 150.554 152.063 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.7
Household operations (1) (2)................ .737 148.006 148.290 5.4 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2
Transportation services..................... 5.350 245.759 247.869 5.6 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.5
Medical care services....................... 4.630 384.685 385.361 4.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2
Other services.............................. 10.641 294.668 295.677 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 86.167 219.757 220.758 5.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.8
All items less shelter....................... 67.404 210.242 211.468 7.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.1
All items less medical care.................. 93.769 211.408 212.576 5.7 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.9
Commodities less food........................ 27.436 163.385 163.364 8.7 0.0 1.2 2.4 1.3
Nondurables less food........................ 16.599 213.538 213.447 15.1 0.0 2.5 3.7 1.3
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 12.868 271.235 272.612 19.2 0.5 2.8 5.1 2.1
Nondurables.................................. 30.432 214.783 215.628 11.0 0.4 1.5 2.3 1.1
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.460 275.200 277.982 6.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0
Services less medical care services.......... 54.101 246.219 248.007 4.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6
Energy....................................... 9.698 275.621 280.833 29.3 1.9 4.4 6.6 4.0
All items less energy........................ 90.302 214.600 215.335 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4
All items less food and energy.............. 76.469 215.553 216.045 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 21.602 139.925 139.535 0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.5
Energy commodities........................ 5.834 351.886 354.423 39.7 0.7 5.8 10.0 3.9
Services less energy services.............. 54.867 261.216 262.323 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .457 $ .455 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .153 $ .152 - - - - -
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 1982=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: August 14, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
