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 Dec. 2009 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2008 Nov. Dec. Sep. Oct. Nov.
2009 2009 Dec. Nov. to to to
2008 2009 Oct. Nov. Dec.
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 216.330 215.949 2.7 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1
All items (1967=100)......................... - 648.028 646.887 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 15.757 217.733 218.049 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Food....................................... 14.629 217.265 217.637 -0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Food at home.............................. 8.156 212.816 213.359 -2.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.150 250.600 251.019 -0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.898 201.202 201.003 -3.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.0
Dairy and related products (1)........... .910 193.914 194.792 -7.6 0.5 1.0 -0.7 0.5
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.194 269.832 273.189 -3.0 1.2 -0.7 0.1 0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .982 161.358 161.216 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.2
Other food at home....................... 2.022 189.640 189.921 -0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.3
Sugar and sweets........................ .300 198.227 198.712 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.4
Fats and oils........................... .241 196.473 197.391 -4.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 1.0
Other foods............................. 1.481 203.671 203.832 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.2
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .433 121.263 122.422 -1.1 1.0 0.0 -0.7 1.0
Food away from home (1)................... 6.474 224.633 224.789 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .314 157.027 156.990 1.9 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.127 222.485 222.082 1.9 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0
Housing..................................... 43.421 215.808 215.523 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Shelter.................................... 33.200 248.211 247.863 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.957 248.886 248.999 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.478 125.426 122.638 -5.0 -2.2 0.4 -1.5 0.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4) (5)................. 24.433 256.731 256.727 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .333 122.243 123.812 3.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.431 208.955 208.760 -3.0 -0.1 1.2 1.5 0.0
Household energy.......................... 4.460 185.165 184.886 -4.9 -0.2 1.3 1.8 0.0
Fuel oil and other fuels................. .301 260.250 262.649 2.5 0.9 6.0 7.3 1.7
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 4.159 189.166 188.724 -5.4 -0.2 0.9 1.4 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .971 164.962 165.204 5.6 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.3
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.790 127.265 127.119 -1.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 0.0
Household operations (1) (2).............. .781 150.135 150.172 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Apparel..................................... 3.691 122.465 119.357 1.9 -2.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.4
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .923 113.636 110.633 -0.1 -2.6 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.541 111.460 108.304 2.7 -2.8 -0.6 -0.8 0.9
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .183 116.312 112.695 0.1 -3.1 -1.5 -0.4 -0.5
Footwear................................... .688 130.594 128.492 3.5 -1.6 0.2 0.7 0.1
Transportation.............................. 15.314 188.587 188.318 14.4 -0.1 1.4 2.3 0.4
Private transportation..................... 14.189 184.099 183.766 15.3 -0.2 1.4 2.3 0.3
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 6.931 96.039 96.421 5.5 0.4 1.7 0.8 0.3
New vehicles............................. 4.480 138.831 138.857 4.9 0.0 1.6 0.6 -0.3
Used cars and trucks..................... 1.628 134.173 137.406 9.2 2.4 3.4 2.0 2.5
Motor fuel................................ 3.164 228.050 224.730 50.7 -1.5 1.6 6.2 0.4
Gasoline (all types)..................... 2.964 227.665 224.260 53.5 -1.5 1.6 6.4 0.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .382 134.234 134.781 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.188 245.511 245.417 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Public transportation...................... 1.125 244.226 245.203 3.2 0.4 0.9 2.6 1.4
Medical care................................ 6.390 379.575 379.516 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1
Medical care commodities................... 1.625 308.546 308.221 3.3 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1
Medical care services...................... 4.765 401.392 401.452 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2
Professional services..................... 2.702 321.473 321.827 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.545 581.603 581.968 7.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.5
Recreation (2).............................. 5.741 113.820 113.212 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.4
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.822 100.199 99.873 -1.7 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 -0.1
Education and communication (2)............. 6.301 128.845 128.883 2.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Education (2).............................. 3.107 195.649 195.672 4.7 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4
Educational books and supplies............ .221 495.660 496.580 6.9 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.886 562.623 562.610 4.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4
Communication (2).......................... 3.194 84.768 84.809 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 3.022 81.688 81.728 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.408 102.528 102.707 1.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.2
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (6)..................... .614 9.467 9.423 -4.9 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 -0.5
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (7)................... .214 78.077 77.960 -11.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.1
Other goods and services.................... 3.386 376.702 377.330 8.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .776 781.538 783.794 30.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3
Personal care.............................. 2.610 205.575 205.823 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Personal care products (1)................ .651 161.753 162.275 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.3
Personal care services (1)................ .647 228.358 228.343 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.074 348.792 348.697 2.6 0.0 0.9 0.6 0.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 39.556 173.061 172.572 5.5 -0.3 0.5 0.9 0.2
Food and beverages.......................... 15.757 217.733 218.049 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Commodities less food and beverages......... 23.799 149.245 148.441 9.4 -0.5 0.8 1.4 0.2
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 13.289 187.776 185.689 14.8 -1.1 -0.8 2.8 -0.1
Apparel................................... 3.691 122.465 119.357 1.9 -2.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 9.598 232.649 231.169 19.8 -0.6 -0.9 3.9 -0.2
Durables................................... 10.510 111.159 111.477 2.5 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3
Services..................................... 60.444 259.323 259.055 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 32.867 258.704 258.303 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .333 122.243 123.812 3.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 4.159 189.166 188.724 -5.4 -0.2 0.9 1.4 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .971 164.962 165.204 5.6 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.3
Household operations (1) (2)................ .781 150.135 150.172 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Transportation services..................... 5.567 255.935 256.014 3.9 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.3
Medical care services....................... 4.765 401.392 401.452 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2
Other services.............................. 11.002 306.740 306.436 2.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 85.371 216.207 215.703 3.3 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1
All items less shelter....................... 66.800 206.286 205.888 3.9 -0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2
All items less medical care.................. 93.610 208.250 207.860 2.7 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1
Commodities less food........................ 24.926 151.847 151.052 9.0 -0.5 0.7 1.3 0.2
Nondurables less food........................ 14.416 189.852 187.864 13.8 -1.0 -0.7 2.6 -0.1
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 10.726 230.622 229.250 17.9 -0.6 -0.8 3.4 0.0
Nondurables.................................. 29.046 203.035 202.064 6.6 -0.5 -0.3 1.3 0.2
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.577 280.014 279.896 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2
Services less medical care services.......... 55.679 248.075 247.793 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Energy....................................... 7.624 204.026 202.301 18.2 -0.8 1.5 4.1 0.2
All items less energy........................ 92.376 219.291 219.048 1.4 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
All items less food and energy.............. 77.746 220.384 220.025 1.8 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 21.461 143.871 143.383 3.0 -0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2
Energy commodities........................ 3.465 231.226 228.186 46.5 -1.3 1.9 6.3 0.5
Services less energy services.............. 56.285 266.488 266.237 1.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .462 $ .463 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .154 $ .155 - - - - -
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 This index series will undergo a change in composition in January, 2010. The expenditure class will include weight
from secondary residences, and will be re-titled Owners’ equivalent rent of residences. The item stratum Owners’
equivalent rent of primary residences, which prior to January, 2010 is identical to the EC, will be published as well.
6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
7 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: January 15, 2010
