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
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
CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
Apr. May June July
2008 2008 2008 2008
Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July
2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Expenditure category
All items................................. 213.743 215.132 217.403 219.181 2.6 6.8 2.3 10.6 4.7 6.4
Food and beverages....................... 211.442 212.091 213.612 215.539 4.5 4.6 6.1 8.0 4.6 7.0
Food.................................... 211.232 211.918 213.542 215.545 4.6 4.7 6.3 8.4 4.6 7.4
Food at home........................... 211.085 211.620 213.706 216.227 4.5 5.7 8.3 10.1 5.1 9.2
Cereals and bakery products........... 239.619 243.503 244.840 249.210 5.0 7.6 19.5 17.0 6.3 18.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 201.404 201.610 203.295 205.361 3.4 2.7 3.4 8.1 3.0 5.7
Dairy and related products............ 207.992 207.808 211.086 214.537 12.9 2.3 4.5 13.2 7.5 8.8
Fruits and vegetables................. 274.120 274.113 281.911 285.411 4.0 16.3 3.0 17.5 10.0 10.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 159.868 158.445 158.735 159.796 4.1 4.1 7.7 -0.2 4.1 3.7
Other food at home.................... 181.508 182.434 183.140 184.951 2.3 3.5 12.7 7.8 2.9 10.2
Sugar and sweets..................... 184.421 185.210 185.209 185.865 2.3 3.8 10.7 3.2 3.1 6.9
Fats and oils........................ 191.560 192.640 196.211 200.870 4.6 12.8 26.2 20.9 8.6 23.5
Other foods.......................... 195.506 196.520 196.980 198.743 1.8 1.8 11.1 6.8 1.8 8.9
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 118.500 118.744 118.453 120.510 -0.6 1.1 12.1 7.0 0.3 9.5
Food away from home (1)................ 213.083 213.967 215.015 216.376 4.6 3.5 3.9 6.3 4.0 5.1
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 148.667 149.666 149.873 151.120 3.6 1.6 5.6 6.8 2.6 6.2
Alcoholic beverages..................... 212.894 213.067 213.246 214.173 3.6 3.3 3.7 2.4 3.4 3.1
Housing.................................. 214.850 215.876 216.918 218.267 2.2 3.5 3.7 6.5 2.9 5.1
Shelter................................. 245.335 245.822 246.612 247.090 2.7 3.5 1.0 2.9 3.1 1.9
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 241.489 241.919 242.837 243.535 3.8 4.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 3.2
Lodging away from home (2)............. 141.456 143.357 144.426 145.394 -1.3 5.1 -13.5 11.6 1.8 -1.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................. 251.461 251.656 252.299 252.610 2.9 3.3 2.3 1.8 3.1 2.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 118.422 118.411 119.092 118.764 0.2 2.8 3.4 1.2 1.5 2.3
Fuels and utilities..................... 216.921 222.094 226.160 233.540 2.9 6.0 24.0 34.4 4.5 29.1
Household energy....................... 198.101 203.609 207.912 215.751 2.5 5.9 28.7 40.7 4.2 34.6
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 338.212 364.824 396.000 401.283 27.3 79.3 48.8 98.2 51.1 71.7
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 199.018 203.584 206.565 214.896 0.6 0.6 27.0 35.9 0.6 31.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 149.537 150.203 150.831 151.857 5.0 6.7 3.8 6.4 5.9 5.1
Household furnishings and operations.... 127.076 127.352 127.369 127.919 -1.7 0.4 1.9 2.7 -0.7 2.3
Household operations (1) (2)........... 145.784 146.957 148.006 148.290 0.9 5.2 8.5 7.1 3.1 7.8
Apparel.................................. 118.363 118.043 118.107 119.574 -0.9 4.6 -4.6 4.2 1.8 -0.3
Men's and boys' apparel................. 113.763 114.153 113.139 113.090 -2.0 1.9 2.9 -2.3 -0.1 0.3
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 105.549 105.181 105.698 107.860 -1.6 7.3 -17.2 9.0 2.7 -5.0
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 114.388 113.408 112.922 112.638 9.7 4.5 -5.6 -6.0 7.0 -5.8
Footwear................................ 124.302 124.290 124.489 126.047 -2.4 3.6 3.5 5.7 0.5 4.6
Transportation........................... 194.483 198.465 205.915 209.358 1.7 22.3 -2.5 34.3 11.5 14.4
Private transportation.................. 190.264 194.122 201.450 204.899 1.3 23.0 -3.2 34.5 11.6 14.1
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 93.859 93.798 93.909 94.052 0.0 -0.3 -1.9 0.8 -0.1 -0.6
New vehicles.......................... 134.772 134.693 134.990 135.300 -1.0 -1.1 -2.4 1.6 -1.1 -0.4
Used cars and trucks (1).............. 136.787 136.325 135.980 135.840 2.8 0.7 -1.2 -2.7 1.7 -2.0
Motor fuel............................. 276.571 292.243 321.618 334.732 2.6 82.1 -8.8 114.6 36.7 39.9
Gasoline (all types).................. 274.251 289.943 319.107 332.237 2.6 82.7 -10.4 115.4 36.9 38.9
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 126.049 126.824 127.824 129.118 5.0 4.2 5.8 10.1 4.6 7.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair... 230.660 231.822 233.321 234.818 2.4 5.3 5.2 7.4 3.8 6.3
Public transportation................... 244.145 249.869 258.462 261.275 9.3 10.9 8.1 31.2 10.1 19.1
Medical care............................. 362.243 362.801 363.618 363.852 5.6 5.1 1.6 1.8 5.3 1.7
Medical care commodities................ 296.876 294.687 295.102 294.438 3.0 5.1 1.5 -3.2 4.1 -0.9
Medical care services................... 381.990 383.752 384.727 385.353 6.4 5.1 1.6 3.6 5.7 2.6
Professional services.................. 308.120 310.154 311.068 311.739 4.4 3.8 1.5 4.8 4.1 3.1
Hospital and related services (3)...... 528.453 530.603 532.592 534.172 9.7 9.0 4.3 4.4 9.4 4.4
Recreation (2)........................... 112.588 112.663 112.831 113.264 1.7 1.6 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.8
Video and audio (2)..................... 102.948 102.443 102.181 102.195 1.4 0.8 -1.5 -2.9 1.1 -2.2
Education and communication (2).......... 122.564 123.004 123.613 124.226 3.1 2.8 3.3 5.5 2.9 4.4
Education (2)........................... 179.234 179.968 180.749 181.582 5.6 6.7 5.4 5.3 6.1 5.4
Educational books and supplies......... 441.736 443.715 444.469 447.821 8.3 6.2 4.8 5.6 7.2 5.2
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 516.515 518.616 520.969 523.254 5.4 6.7 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.4
Communication (2)....................... 83.669 83.929 84.393 84.840 0.5 -1.3 1.3 5.7 -0.4 3.5
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 80.921 81.080 81.513 81.965 0.5 -1.5 1.4 5.3 -0.5 3.3
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 99.494 99.879 100.677 101.339 1.9 -0.5 2.4 7.6 0.7 5.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5).................. 10.170 10.118 10.071 10.087 -5.3 -5.9 -2.3 -3.2 -5.6 -2.8
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................ 98.853 97.028 95.663 94.711 -11.1 -12.2 -8.2 -15.7 -11.6 -12.1
Other goods and services................. 343.072 344.305 345.693 346.962 2.8 3.9 4.8 4.6 3.3 4.7
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 576.359 581.185 589.904 596.782 4.9 8.9 2.6 14.9 6.9 8.6
Personal care........................... 200.773 201.219 201.392 201.660 2.2 2.5 5.5 1.8 2.4 3.6
Personal care products (1)............. 159.398 158.790 158.868 158.989 -0.2 -0.5 3.1 -1.0 -0.3 1.0
Personal care services (1)............. 222.799 223.649 223.520 223.719 2.2 3.8 5.3 1.7 3.0 3.5
Miscellaneous personal services........ 337.233 339.034 340.085 340.264 4.6 4.8 6.1 3.6 4.7 4.8
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 173.718 175.279 178.550 180.657 2.1 11.5 0.8 17.0 6.7 8.6
Food and beverages....................... 211.442 212.091 213.612 215.539 4.5 4.6 6.1 8.0 4.6 7.0
Commodities less food and beverages...... 152.734 154.620 158.506 160.622 0.6 15.6 -2.0 22.3 7.9 9.5
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 195.857 200.497 208.661 211.267 2.4 29.9 0.5 35.4 15.3 16.7
Apparel................................ 118.363 118.043 118.107 119.574 -0.9 4.6 -4.6 4.2 1.8 -0.3
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 248.038 255.265 269.755 275.611 -1.7 38.4 2.4 52.4 16.6 25.0
Durables................................ 111.417 111.227 111.258 111.425 -0.9 -0.2 -2.1 0.0 -0.5 -1.1
Services.................................. 253.456 254.643 255.872 257.269 3.0 3.7 3.4 6.2 3.3 4.8
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 255.735 256.268 257.040 257.575 2.6 3.7 0.8 2.9 3.1 1.9
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 118.422 118.411 119.092 118.764 0.2 2.8 3.4 1.2 1.5 2.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 199.018 203.584 206.565 214.896 0.6 0.6 27.0 35.9 0.6 31.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 149.537 150.203 150.831 151.857 5.0 6.7 3.8 6.4 5.9 5.1
Household operations (1) (2)............. 145.784 146.957 148.006 148.290 0.9 5.2 8.5 7.1 3.1 7.8
Transportation services.................. 240.412 242.389 245.102 246.409 2.9 5.2 3.8 10.4 4.1 7.0
Medical care services.................... 381.990 383.752 384.727 385.353 6.4 5.1 1.6 3.6 5.7 2.6
Other services........................... 293.296 294.450 295.504 296.752 3.4 3.5 3.4 4.8 3.5 4.1
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 214.183 215.688 218.065 219.806 2.3 7.1 1.7 10.9 4.7 6.2
All items less shelter.................... 203.782 205.548 208.438 210.755 2.6 8.4 3.0 14.4 5.5 8.5
All items less medical care............... 206.241 207.649 209.955 211.774 2.4 6.9 2.4 11.2 4.6 6.7
Commodities less food..................... 154.972 156.814 160.607 162.695 0.8 15.1 -1.8 21.5 7.7 9.2
Nondurables less food..................... 197.193 202.150 209.702 212.335 0.0 28.0 2.1 34.4 13.2 17.2
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 244.131 250.889 263.688 269.125 -2.2 34.9 3.7 47.7 14.9 23.8
Nondurables............................... 204.711 207.834 212.718 215.067 3.0 15.6 4.5 21.8 9.1 12.8
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 269.814 272.112 274.317 276.996 2.8 3.6 6.7 11.1 3.2 8.8
Services less medical care services....... 242.925 244.156 245.531 246.945 2.6 3.2 3.7 6.8 2.9 5.2
Energy.................................... 233.804 244.107 260.316 270.602 2.6 43.6 5.6 79.4 21.4 37.7
All items less energy..................... 213.314 213.786 214.624 215.529 2.6 3.4 2.0 4.2 3.0 3.1
All items less food and energy........... 214.398 214.832 215.526 216.230 2.3 3.1 1.2 3.5 2.7 2.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 140.193 140.010 140.156 140.792 -0.1 1.2 -0.7 1.7 0.6 0.5
Energy commodities..................... 281.614 297.965 327.625 340.411 4.1 82.5 -6.1 113.5 37.8 41.6
Services less energy services........... 259.084 259.944 261.005 261.729 3.2 3.9 1.9 4.1 3.5 3.0
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: August 14, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
