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. 2011 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2010 Nov. Dec. Sep. Oct. Nov.
2011 2011 Dec. Nov. to to to
2010 2011 Oct. Nov. Dec.
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 226.230 225.672 3.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0
All items (1967=100)......................... - 677.684 676.014 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 14.792 230.656 231.130 4.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Food....................................... 13.742 230.790 231.301 4.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Food at home.............................. 7.816 229.380 229.982 6.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.090 265.552 265.997 6.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.813 227.583 228.853 7.9 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.7
Dairy and related products (1)........... .839 218.767 218.458 8.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.152 282.605 283.550 2.3 0.3 -1.7 -0.6 -0.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .926 168.606 168.520 5.8 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3
Other food at home....................... 1.996 199.924 200.566 5.5 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.4
Sugar and sweets (1).................... .297 210.039 210.846 3.8 0.4 0.1 -1.7 0.4
Fats and oils........................... .232 224.907 227.601 13.5 1.2 0.3 0.8 1.7
Other foods............................. 1.466 211.649 211.986 4.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .432 125.702 126.293 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5
Food away from home (1)................... 5.926 234.046 234.435 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .329 164.120 164.095 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.051 227.363 227.335 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Housing..................................... 41.460 219.969 220.193 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Shelter.................................... 31.955 253.312 253.716 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.925 256.367 257.189 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Lodging away from home (2)................ .776 130.687 128.131 2.0 -2.0 -1.7 -0.1 -0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences (3)
(4)................................... 24.905 261.503 261.982 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................... 23.310 261.479 261.960 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .349 128.777 129.480 2.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.096 218.199 217.674 2.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2
Household energy.......................... 4.000 190.444 189.711 1.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4
Fuel oil and other fuels (1)............. .309 342.823 340.512 14.3 -0.7 0.1 2.3 -0.7
Energy services (3)...................... 3.691 190.572 189.891 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.3
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 1.095 182.254 182.758 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.409 125.073 125.170 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Household operations (1) (2).............. .772 152.578 152.729 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
Apparel..................................... 3.601 127.285 123.470 4.6 -3.0 0.4 0.6 -0.1
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .882 119.930 115.997 5.7 -3.3 0.6 1.2 -0.8
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.520 115.603 110.918 4.9 -4.1 0.6 0.9 -0.4
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .192 118.775 118.032 4.9 -0.6 -0.8 1.2 2.1
Footwear................................... .700 130.293 128.208 1.3 -1.6 -1.0 -0.3 0.4
Transportation.............................. 17.308 211.358 208.585 5.2 -1.3 -1.1 -0.8 -0.7
Private transportation..................... 16.082 206.635 203.809 5.3 -1.4 -1.2 -0.9 -0.8
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 6.333 100.021 99.795 2.8 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4
New vehicles............................. 3.513 142.736 142.953 3.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2
Used cars and trucks..................... 2.055 149.230 148.140 4.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.9
Motor fuel................................ 5.079 294.049 282.501 10.3 -3.9 -3.1 -2.4 -2.0
Gasoline (all types)..................... 4.865 292.486 280.713 9.9 -4.0 -3.1 -2.4 -2.0
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .408 146.338 147.499 5.9 0.8 -0.2 0.7 0.8
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.172 255.663 255.644 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Public transportation...................... 1.227 268.478 266.958 3.8 -0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0
Medical care................................ 6.627 404.858 405.629 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4
Medical care commodities (1)............... 1.633 326.624 327.254 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Medical care services...................... 4.994 429.191 430.005 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4
Professional services..................... 2.830 337.347 337.907 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Hospital and related services............. 1.703 654.117 653.839 5.3 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.5
Recreation (2).............................. 6.293 113.232 113.499 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.4
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.816 98.315 98.225 1.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3
Education and communication (2)............. 6.421 132.750 132.728 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
Education (2).............................. 3.107 212.751 212.745 4.6 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.3
Educational books and supplies............ .204 541.618 540.742 5.2 -0.2 0.4 0.7 -0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.903 611.581 611.633 4.6 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.3
Communication (2).......................... 3.313 83.016 82.990 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Information and information processing (2) 3.138 79.625 79.599 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.334 101.259 101.397 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
Information technology, hardware and
services (5)......................... .804 8.866 8.818 -4.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 -0.6
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (6)....................... .228 65.849 64.348 -12.5 -2.3 -0.8 0.7 -2.5
Other goods and services.................... 3.497 390.761 391.043 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .906 843.604 847.063 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4
Personal care.............................. 2.591 210.354 210.257 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0
Personal care products (1)................ .671 161.585 160.825 0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.5 -0.5
Personal care services (1)................ .638 232.216 232.302 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.055 367.157 367.912 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 40.012 184.791 183.345 4.2 -0.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3
Food and beverages.......................... 14.792 230.656 231.130 4.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Commodities less food and beverages......... 25.219 160.091 157.921 4.0 -1.4 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 15.474 208.902 204.529 5.5 -2.1 -1.4 -0.1 -0.7
Apparel................................... 3.601 127.285 123.470 4.6 -3.0 0.4 0.6 -0.1
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 11.873 264.478 259.668 5.8 -1.8 -1.8 -0.6 -0.9
Durables................................... 9.745 112.405 112.277 1.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1
Services..................................... 59.988 267.413 267.737 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 31.607 263.931 264.341 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .349 128.777 129.480 2.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5
Energy services (3)......................... 3.691 190.572 189.891 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.3
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 1.095 182.254 182.758 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
Household operations (1) (2)................ .772 152.578 152.729 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1
Transportation services..................... 6.140 270.117 269.858 2.5 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medical care services....................... 4.994 429.191 430.005 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4
Other services.............................. 11.340 317.275 318.043 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 86.258 225.532 224.805 2.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0
All items less shelter....................... 68.045 218.205 217.260 3.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1
All items less medical care.................. 93.373 217.479 216.875 2.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0
Commodities less food........................ 26.270 162.572 160.453 3.9 -1.3 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6
Nondurables less food........................ 16.525 210.101 205.966 5.2 -2.0 -1.3 -0.1 -0.5
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 12.923 259.934 255.567 5.4 -1.7 -1.7 -0.5 -0.8
Nondurables.................................. 30.266 220.592 218.411 5.0 -1.0 -0.6 0.1 -0.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 28.382 292.242 292.487 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Services less medical care services.......... 54.994 254.978 255.271 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
Energy....................................... 9.079 238.177 232.300 6.6 -2.5 -2.0 -1.6 -1.3
All items less energy........................ 90.921 226.818 226.795 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
All items less food and energy.............. 77.179 226.859 226.740 2.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 20.882 146.811 145.929 2.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Energy commodities........................ 5.388 298.530 287.363 10.6 -3.7 -2.9 -2.1 -1.9
Services less energy services.............. 56.297 275.224 275.643 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .442 $ .443 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .148 $ .148 - - - - -
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.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: January 19, 2012
