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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--    
                                               Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.                                                  
                                               2007      2008      2008      2008                                                  
                                                                                      June    Sep.    Dec.    Mar.    Sep.    Mar. 
                                                                                      2007    2007    2007    2008    2007    2008 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  211.680   212.516   212.571   213.301     4.3     2.5     6.2     3.1     3.4     4.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  206.929   208.326   209.087   209.517     4.8     5.0     2.6     5.1     4.9     3.9 
   Food....................................  206.584   208.026   208.778   209.255     4.9     5.1     2.6     5.3     5.0     3.9 
    Food at home...........................  205.001   206.921   207.633   207.971     5.9     4.6     2.5     5.9     5.2     4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  227.852   229.175   233.287   236.325     6.1     4.3     6.8    15.7     5.2    11.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  198.250   199.747   199.499   199.527    10.7     1.0     0.7     2.6     5.8     1.6 
     Dairy and related products............  205.278   205.698   207.341   205.624    18.4    24.3     2.4     0.7    21.3     1.5 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  266.288   272.105   268.642   268.864    -3.2     1.2     5.2     3.9    -1.0     4.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  154.480   156.941   156.743   157.218     1.2     4.3    -1.6     7.3     2.7     2.7 
     Other food at home....................  175.436   176.178   177.957   178.157     3.4     2.8     2.5     6.3     3.1     4.4 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  179.933   179.774   180.431   182.273     3.8     4.8     3.4     5.3     4.3     4.4 
      Fats and oils........................  178.470   180.743   183.396   182.190     3.2     6.1    10.2     8.6     4.7     9.4 
      Other foods..........................  189.640   190.435   192.472   192.565     3.4     1.6     0.8     6.3     2.5     3.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  115.267   115.162   118.182   117.321     6.3    -5.0     2.2     7.3     0.5     4.8 
    Food away from home (1)................  210.233   211.070   211.878   212.537     3.7     5.7     2.8     4.5     4.7     3.6 
     Other food away from home (1) (2).....  145.814   146.649   148.385   148.564     5.2    10.4    -2.5     7.8     7.8     2.5 
   Alcoholic beverages.....................  210.143   210.953   211.841   211.645     3.6     3.7     3.0     2.9     3.6     2.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  212.409   212.920   213.313   214.204     3.4     1.9     3.5     3.4     2.6     3.4 
   Shelter.................................  243.974   244.744   244.837   245.200     3.9     3.0     2.9     2.0     3.4     2.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  238.925   239.745   240.191   240.763     3.3     3.2     4.9     3.1     3.2     4.0 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  145.050   146.695   144.953   144.128    22.8     4.7    -2.8    -2.5    13.4    -2.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  249.425   250.051   250.413   250.941     2.0     2.7     3.2     2.5     2.4     2.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.003   117.435   117.622   117.701    -0.8    -1.1     0.8     2.4    -0.9     1.6 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  205.615   205.567   208.175   212.311     4.0    -1.4    10.4    13.7     1.3    12.0 
    Household energy.......................  186.261   185.991   188.722   193.154     3.9    -2.9    11.4    15.6     0.5    13.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  295.293   306.227   302.465   326.372    24.1    17.1    78.2    49.2    20.6    63.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  188.470   187.489   190.706   194.239     2.4    -4.4     6.5    12.8    -1.1     9.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  147.262   148.142   148.647   149.080     4.3     6.2     5.7     5.0     5.3     5.3 
   Household furnishings and operations....  126.414   126.493   126.510   127.205    -1.0    -1.8    -0.3     2.5    -1.4     1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  142.100   142.828   143.500   145.034     1.9     0.5     4.0     8.5     1.2     6.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  119.240   119.759   119.352   117.819    -3.8     0.2     3.1    -4.7    -1.8    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  112.167   112.941   114.213   113.256     0.1     2.8    -2.1     3.9     1.4     0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  110.443   110.658   108.393   105.548    -8.2    -1.3     6.0   -16.6    -4.8    -5.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  114.632   116.049   115.627   113.658    -8.9     1.3     4.8    -3.4    -3.9     0.7 
   Footwear................................  122.469   123.246   123.304   123.193    -2.6     1.2     2.0     2.4    -0.7     2.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  194.653   195.722   194.390   195.797     9.3     1.6    21.1     2.4     5.4    11.3 
   Private transportation..................  190.738   191.811   190.437   191.585    10.0     1.4    21.6     1.8     5.6    11.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.405    94.318    94.156    94.068    -0.3     1.2    -0.1    -1.4     0.4    -0.8 
     New vehicles..........................  135.953   135.597   135.195   135.024    -0.6    -0.5    -0.5    -2.7    -0.6    -1.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  136.943   137.203   137.248   137.225     2.1     6.3    -0.6     0.8     4.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel.............................  279.928   283.011   277.448   281.996    36.9     0.0    81.1     3.0    17.0    36.6 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  278.588   281.880   276.131   279.818    36.8     0.0    80.9     1.8    17.0    35.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  123.928   124.282   125.225   126.325     1.3     4.7     5.5     8.0     3.0     6.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  226.137   227.730   228.425   229.641     3.0     3.2     3.0     6.3     3.1     4.7 
   Public transportation...................  238.571   239.414   239.080   245.136    -0.1     5.4    14.0    11.5     2.6    12.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  358.861   360.815   361.168   361.697     4.3     5.9     5.0     3.2     5.1     4.1 
   Medical care commodities................  294.241   295.763   296.151   297.377     2.0     3.8     4.4     4.3     2.9     4.3 
   Medical care services...................  378.338   380.459   380.787   380.994     5.0     6.5     5.1     2.8     5.7     4.0 
    Professional services..................  305.907   307.011   307.160   307.527     2.7     4.5     3.7     2.1     3.6     2.9 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  517.505   522.889   524.634   525.672     7.4     9.2     8.7     6.5     8.3     7.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  112.008   112.242   112.373   112.656     0.8     0.3     1.9     2.3     0.6     2.1 
   Video and audio (2).....................  103.291   103.337   103.147   103.370     2.3    -1.7     1.7     0.3     0.3     1.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  121.127   121.578   121.745   122.075     3.6     2.8     2.6     3.2     3.2     2.9 
   Education (2)...........................  175.861   176.895   177.406   178.144     4.9     5.0     6.9     5.3     5.0     6.1 
    Educational books and supplies.........  436.329   436.635   436.364   437.600     5.2    12.3     7.0     1.2     8.7     4.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  506.547   509.715   511.324   513.503     4.9     4.5     6.9     5.6     4.7     6.3 
   Communication (2).......................   83.287    83.392    83.388    83.500     2.3     0.5    -1.9     1.0     1.4    -0.5 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.546    80.642    80.638    80.752     1.4     0.5    -2.1     1.0     0.9    -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   98.792    98.906    98.837    99.031     4.0     1.6    -0.4     1.0     2.8     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.215    10.229    10.253    10.246    -9.3    -4.5    -9.6     1.2    -6.9    -4.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (6)................  100.000   100.998   100.545   100.359   -17.9    -9.7   -20.2     1.4   -13.9   -10.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  337.641   339.063   339.869   341.374     3.0     2.4     3.0     4.5     2.7     3.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  566.696   572.684   575.227   574.890     1.7     5.4     5.1     5.9     3.5     5.5 
   Personal care...........................  197.648   198.120   198.473   199.641     3.4     1.6     2.4     4.1     2.5     3.2 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.236   158.201   157.677   158.440     0.5    -2.8     1.5     0.5    -1.2     1.0 
    Personal care services (1).............  219.656   219.932   220.848   222.752     1.4     3.2     3.9     5.8     2.3     4.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  330.466   332.309   333.716   334.878     5.1     3.7     3.3     5.4     4.4     4.4 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  172.460   173.359   173.011   173.575     5.3     2.0    10.3     2.6     3.6     6.4 
  Food and beverages.......................  206.929   208.326   209.087   209.517     4.8     5.0     2.6     5.1     4.9     3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  152.893   153.519   152.726   153.327     5.6     0.2    15.0     1.1     2.8     7.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  192.968   195.609   195.406   196.898     8.8    -2.8    27.1     8.4     2.8    17.4 
    Apparel................................  119.240   119.759   119.352   117.819    -3.8     0.2     3.1    -4.7    -1.8    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  242.577   246.553   246.666   250.287    14.9    -0.1    29.0    13.3     7.2    20.9 
   Durables................................  112.098   112.020   111.756   111.800    -1.8    -0.8    -0.3    -1.1    -1.3    -0.7 
 Services..................................  250.537   251.317   251.804   252.703     3.5     2.7     3.6     3.5     3.1     3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  254.282   255.206   255.267   255.657     3.9     3.0     2.8     2.2     3.4     2.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.003   117.435   117.622   117.701    -0.8    -1.1     0.8     2.4    -0.9     1.6 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  188.470   187.489   190.706   194.239     2.4    -4.4     6.5    12.8    -1.1     9.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  147.262   148.142   148.647   149.080     4.3     6.2     5.7     5.0     5.3     5.3 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  142.100   142.828   143.500   145.034     1.9     0.5     4.0     8.5     1.2     6.3 
  Transportation services..................  236.887   238.174   238.389   240.053     0.2     3.5     3.7     5.5     1.8     4.6 
  Medical care services....................  378.338   380.459   380.787   380.994     5.0     6.5     5.1     2.8     5.7     4.0 
  Other services...........................  289.835   290.834   291.364   292.410     4.1     2.6     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  212.548   213.281   213.221   213.992     4.1     2.0     6.8     2.7     3.1     4.8 
 All items less shelter....................  201.415   202.288   202.328   203.213     4.4     2.2     7.9     3.6     3.3     5.7 
 All items less medical care...............  204.248   205.033   205.076   205.807     4.3     2.2     6.3     3.1     3.2     4.7 
 Commodities less food.....................  155.044   155.681   154.934   155.514     5.5     0.3    14.4     1.2     2.9     7.6 
 Nondurables less food.....................  194.184   196.169   195.304   197.043    11.6    -4.1    26.3     6.0     3.5    15.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  239.022   241.905   241.207   245.015    15.3    -1.6    29.5    10.4     6.5    19.6 
 Nondurables...............................  200.818   202.477   202.376   203.730     8.0     0.2    14.9     5.9     4.0    10.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  264.852   265.500   266.373   268.136     3.8     2.3     3.9     5.1     3.1     4.5 
 Services less medical care services.......  240.112   240.726   241.233   242.188     3.8     2.3     3.2     3.5     3.0     3.4 
 Energy....................................  229.076   230.633   229.390   233.839    20.1    -1.4    45.6     8.6     8.9    25.8 
 All items less energy.....................  211.498   212.281   212.471   212.819     2.7     2.9     2.6     2.5     2.8     2.6 
  All items less food and energy...........  213.103   213.765   213.851   214.176     2.3     2.5     2.6     2.0     2.4     2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.200   140.422   140.316   140.180    -0.9     0.4     0.7    -0.1    -0.3     0.3 
    Energy commodities.....................  282.263   286.070   280.566   286.164    36.0     1.0    80.9     5.6    17.2    38.3 
   Services less energy services...........  256.897   257.857   258.078   258.722     3.6     3.3     3.4     2.9     3.4     3.1 

   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.

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