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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