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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group


 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): 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 Mar. 2008    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2007       Feb.       Mar.                      Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                              2008       2008      Mar.    Feb.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2007    2008    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    207.254    209.147     4.3     0.9     0.4     0.0     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    617.345    622.985       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.926    208.674    208.927     4.4     0.1     0.7     0.3     0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.901    208.317    208.571     4.5     0.1     0.7     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.595    207.242    207.196     4.8     0.0     0.9     0.3     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.110    233.915    236.764     8.2     1.2     0.6     1.8     1.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.192    199.141    199.484     3.9     0.2     0.7    -0.2     0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965    207.750    205.660    11.1    -1.0     0.1     0.7    -0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.218    268.954    266.030     1.7    -1.1     2.2    -1.7     0.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.094    157.456    157.488     2.7     0.0     1.5     0.2     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      2.016    177.442    177.713     3.8     0.2     0.5     1.0     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .279    179.740    181.033     4.5     0.7     0.1     0.6     0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................       .232    185.292    183.706     6.8    -0.9     1.2     1.5    -0.8 
      Other foods.............................      1.504    192.430    192.832     3.1     0.2     0.5     1.1     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .438    118.828    117.754     2.9    -0.9     0.0     2.7    -0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.305    211.517    212.193     4.1     0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .218    146.924    147.188     4.3     0.2     0.8     0.9     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.025    212.507    212.748     3.4     0.1     0.4     0.5    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     39.994    208.268    209.388     3.0     0.5     0.2     0.2     0.5 
   Shelter....................................     30.397    237.158    237.965     2.9     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.979    239.419    239.932     3.6     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.233    143.046    148.110     4.8     3.5     1.3    -1.9    -0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.888    227.057    227.488     2.6     0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .297    117.921    117.999     0.3     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.637    203.584    206.861     6.1     1.6     0.0     1.2     1.9 
    Household energy..........................      4.670    182.823    186.315     6.3     1.9    -0.1     1.4     2.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .323    307.599    329.271    39.5     7.0     3.7    -1.1     7.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.347    185.324    188.143     3.9     1.5    -0.4     1.5     1.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .966    149.317    149.555     5.3     0.2     0.5     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.960    122.547    123.184     0.0     0.5     0.2     0.0     0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .339    145.825    147.316     3.7     1.0     0.5     0.3     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.998    117.883    120.809    -1.0     2.5     0.8    -0.3    -1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.031    113.592    115.808     1.7     2.0     1.0     0.8    -0.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.619    106.512    110.712    -4.8     3.9     0.5    -2.0    -2.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .251    118.442    118.990    -1.0     0.5     1.7     0.1    -1.6 
   Footwear...................................       .821    122.408    124.343     1.2     1.6     0.6     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     20.054    190.639    195.710     9.0     2.7     0.7    -0.7     0.7 
   Private transportation.....................     19.287    187.762    192.740     9.1     2.7     0.7    -0.8     0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.952     93.664     93.455     0.1    -0.2     0.0    -0.2    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.172    137.445    136.910    -1.0    -0.4    -0.2    -0.3    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.103    138.094    138.070     2.1     0.0     0.2     0.0     0.0 
    Motor fuel................................      6.940    260.402    279.975    26.7     7.5     1.2    -1.9     1.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      6.597    259.112    277.842    26.3     7.2     1.2    -2.0     1.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .446    125.238    126.330     5.1     0.9     0.5     0.7     0.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.169    231.349    232.344     3.9     0.4     0.7     0.3     0.5 
   Public transportation......................       .767    233.979    240.729     7.0     2.9     0.5    -0.1     2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.192    362.329    363.069     4.6     0.2     0.6     0.1     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.295    288.335    289.254     3.4     0.3     0.5     0.0     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      3.897    383.510    384.149     5.0     0.2     0.6     0.1     0.0 
    Professional services.....................      2.159    310.426    311.259     3.3     0.3     0.4     0.0     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.260    523.654    524.534     8.1     0.2     1.2     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.341    109.315    109.742     1.2     0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.987    103.028    103.525     1.1     0.5     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.987    118.079    118.155     2.6     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.377    175.118    175.101     5.3     0.0     0.6     0.2     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    441.927    442.639     6.1     0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.174    493.672    493.546     5.2     0.0     0.7     0.3     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.609     85.919     86.016     0.7     0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.488     83.992     84.091     0.5     0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.869     98.931     99.090     1.5     0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .619     10.754     10.745    -4.8    -0.1     0.1     0.2    -0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (6)...................       .228    100.582    100.265   -11.7    -0.3     1.1    -0.5    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.508    351.979    353.351     3.4     0.4     0.5     0.3     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.183    577.359    576.910     4.7    -0.1     1.1     0.5    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.325    196.564    197.803     2.8     0.6     0.2     0.2     0.6 
    Personal care products (1)................       .647    157.877    158.730     0.1     0.5    -0.2    -0.2     0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................       .560    221.338    223.043     3.6     0.8     0.2     0.5     0.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .910    334.868    336.476     4.5     0.5     0.5     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.745    174.083    176.727     5.6     1.5     0.6    -0.2     0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.926    208.674    208.927     4.4     0.1     0.7     0.3     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.819    154.603    158.156     6.3     2.3     0.6    -0.6     0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     17.315    197.606    205.166    11.1     3.8     1.6    -0.1     0.8 
    Apparel...................................      3.998    117.883    120.809    -1.0     2.5     0.8    -0.3    -1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     13.318    251.621    262.252    15.2     4.2     1.4    -0.4     1.8 
   Durables...................................     11.504    112.560    112.549    -0.5     0.0     0.0    -0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.255    246.154    247.197     3.2     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.100    228.660    229.443     2.9     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .297    117.921    117.999     0.3     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.347    185.324    188.143     3.9     1.5    -0.4     1.5     1.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .966    149.317    149.555     5.3     0.2     0.5     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .339    145.825    147.316     3.7     1.0     0.5     0.3     1.0 
  Transportation services.....................      5.266    237.426    238.496     2.7     0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
  Medical care services.......................      3.897    383.510    384.149     5.0     0.2     0.6     0.1     0.0 
  Other services..............................     10.042    280.199    281.017     3.1     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.099    206.877    209.055     4.2     1.1     0.4    -0.1     0.4 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.603    198.592    200.904     4.9     1.2     0.5     0.0     0.4 
 All items less medical care..................     94.808    200.800    202.713     4.2     1.0     0.4     0.0     0.4 
 Commodities less food........................     29.844    156.670    160.152     6.2     2.2     0.6    -0.5     0.4 
 Nondurables less food........................     18.341    198.660    205.843    10.7     3.6     1.5    -0.1     0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     14.343    247.188    256.899    14.3     3.9     1.3    -0.3     1.7 
 Nondurables..................................     33.241    203.933    208.101     7.8     2.0     1.1     0.1     0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.155    235.258    236.483     3.5     0.5     0.2     0.3     0.7 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.358    236.154    237.201     3.0     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Energy.......................................     11.610    219.983    231.533    17.6     5.3     0.8    -0.7     1.9 
 All items less energy........................     88.390    206.588    207.296     2.6     0.3     0.4     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     73.489    206.605    207.406     2.3     0.4     0.3     0.0     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.581    141.238    141.973     0.3     0.5     0.3    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      7.264    263.601    283.359    27.3     7.5     1.4    -1.9     1.9 
   Services less energy services..............     50.908    252.756    253.589     3.1     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .483     $ .478       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .162     $ .161       -       -       -       -       - 

   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.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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