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--
Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2009 2009 2009 2009
Mar. June Sep. Dec. June Dec.
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Expenditure category
All items................................. 215.791 216.385 217.250 217.541 2.2 3.3 2.5 3.3 2.7 2.9
Food and beverages....................... 217.670 217.830 218.011 218.399 -0.7 -1.3 -0.8 1.3 -1.0 0.3
Food.................................... 217.257 217.377 217.511 217.921 -0.8 -1.5 -1.1 1.2 -1.1 0.1
Food at home........................... 213.298 213.338 213.257 213.869 -3.6 -4.0 -3.1 1.1 -3.8 -1.0
Cereals and bakery products........... 251.711 251.814 252.151 253.590 -2.8 -3.6 0.2 3.0 -3.2 1.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 200.583 200.128 200.815 200.845 -4.3 -4.0 -7.2 0.5 -4.1 -3.4
Dairy and related products (1)........ 193.353 195.360 193.914 194.792 -19.5 -10.6 -1.7 3.0 -15.2 0.6
Fruits and vegetables................. 270.064 268.276 268.645 269.445 -2.8 0.4 -8.5 -0.9 -1.2 -4.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 162.981 162.638 162.133 162.492 1.9 -4.3 0.0 -1.2 -1.3 -0.6
Other food at home.................... 190.598 191.178 190.887 191.514 1.3 -3.7 -0.1 1.9 -1.2 0.9
Sugar and sweets..................... 197.000 197.535 198.855 199.588 6.6 -1.0 0.4 5.4 2.8 2.8
Fats and oils........................ 199.971 199.118 198.430 200.387 -10.6 -5.7 -2.2 0.8 -8.2 -0.7
Other foods.......................... 204.773 205.645 205.047 205.494 2.3 -3.9 0.2 1.4 -0.8 0.8
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 122.099 122.112 121.263 122.422 -4.4 -0.6 -0.4 1.1 -2.5 0.3
Food away from home (1)................ 224.003 224.224 224.633 224.789 2.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.3 1.5
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 157.302 157.056 157.027 156.990 0.9 3.7 3.8 -0.8 2.3 1.5
Alcoholic beverages..................... 221.709 222.394 223.175 223.283 0.3 1.4 2.9 2.9 0.9 2.9
Housing.................................. 216.770 216.964 216.918 216.991 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.0
Shelter................................. 249.655 249.678 249.122 249.202 0.6 1.6 -0.3 -0.7 1.1 -0.5
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 249.132 248.868 248.682 248.646 2.6 1.4 -0.4 -0.8 2.0 -0.6
Lodging away from home (2)............. 134.342 134.890 132.806 133.421 -19.1 3.6 -0.5 -2.7 -8.5 -1.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4) (5).............. 256.911 256.900 256.582 256.535 2.5 1.4 -0.4 -0.6 1.9 -0.5
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 122.170 122.184 122.243 123.812 2.4 1.2 3.6 5.5 1.8 4.6
Fuels and utilities..................... 207.172 209.580 212.681 212.768 -8.5 -14.0 1.6 11.3 -11.3 6.3
Household energy....................... 183.627 185.931 189.255 189.220 -10.9 -18.1 0.2 12.8 -14.6 6.3
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 233.497 247.530 265.477 269.859 -39.5 -12.3 16.6 78.4 -27.1 44.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 188.979 190.725 193.374 193.089 -8.5 -18.5 -0.8 9.0 -13.6 4.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 163.402 164.675 164.990 165.478 3.0 6.7 7.7 5.2 4.9 6.4
Household furnishings and operations.... 128.455 127.790 127.445 127.490 1.6 0.0 -3.0 -3.0 0.8 -3.0
Household operations (1) (2)........... 150.437 150.184 150.135 150.172 0.6 -2.4 1.2 -0.7 -0.9 0.2
Apparel.................................. 120.931 120.505 120.097 120.524 5.3 1.5 2.5 -1.3 3.3 0.6
Men's and boys' apparel................. 112.991 112.329 111.473 111.343 17.3 -6.7 -3.5 -5.7 4.6 -4.6
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 109.688 109.020 108.138 109.087 1.4 6.9 4.9 -2.2 4.1 1.3
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 116.350 114.644 114.155 113.603 0.1 7.8 2.4 -9.1 3.9 -3.5
Footwear................................ 127.603 127.894 128.799 128.948 3.2 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.1 4.0
Transportation........................... 184.750 187.276 191.582 192.384 8.8 19.9 13.9 17.6 14.2 15.7
Private transportation.................. 180.352 182.877 187.044 187.697 11.1 22.3 13.2 17.3 16.5 15.3
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 93.605 95.229 96.038 96.339 3.1 5.4 1.6 12.2 4.2 6.8
New vehicles.......................... 135.574 137.777 138.654 138.288 7.0 6.6 -1.8 8.3 6.8 3.1
Used cars and trucks.................. 128.153 132.456 135.093 138.485 -15.3 7.2 14.6 36.4 -4.7 25.0
Motor fuel............................. 223.273 226.932 241.049 242.124 37.4 88.1 44.3 38.3 60.7 41.3
Gasoline (all types).................. 223.146 226.688 241.196 241.693 47.4 91.6 42.8 37.6 68.1 40.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 133.406 133.650 134.234 134.781 4.3 -0.6 -2.5 4.2 1.8 0.8
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
(1)................................ 244.493 245.393 245.511 245.417 4.7 0.9 3.0 1.5 2.8 2.3
Public transportation................... 239.281 241.437 247.709 251.194 -17.1 -8.8 23.5 21.5 -13.1 22.4
Medical care............................. 378.555 379.229 380.284 380.726 4.0 3.6 3.6 2.3 3.8 3.0
Medical care commodities................ 308.016 308.780 308.873 308.691 5.0 3.2 4.3 0.9 4.1 2.6
Medical care services................... 400.180 400.797 402.252 402.959 3.6 3.8 3.4 2.8 3.7 3.1
Professional services.................. 321.405 322.067 322.625 323.022 1.7 3.7 2.6 2.0 2.7 2.3
Hospital and related services (3)...... 575.812 577.133 581.557 584.470 8.8 6.0 7.3 6.2 7.4 6.7
Recreation (2)........................... 114.585 114.155 113.937 113.536 1.8 0.3 0.0 -3.6 1.0 -1.8
Video and audio (2)..................... 100.824 100.191 100.491 100.423 -2.1 1.1 -4.2 -1.6 -0.5 -2.9
Education and communication (2).......... 128.074 128.285 128.226 128.513 2.9 2.9 2.2 1.4 2.9 1.8
Education (2)........................... 192.711 193.313 193.780 194.536 5.0 5.7 4.2 3.8 5.3 4.0
Educational books and supplies......... 490.667 491.662 495.958 497.406 4.7 8.6 8.7 5.6 6.6 7.2
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 553.955 555.733 556.799 559.016 5.0 5.5 3.9 3.7 5.2 3.8
Communication (2)....................... 85.040 85.054 84.771 84.818 0.8 0.2 0.3 -1.0 0.5 -0.4
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 81.969 81.978 81.688 81.728 0.7 -0.5 0.3 -1.2 0.1 -0.4
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 102.968 102.891 102.528 102.707 1.2 0.8 3.1 -1.0 1.0 1.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (6).................. 9.467 9.501 9.467 9.423 -1.4 -5.6 -10.4 -1.8 -3.5 -6.2
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (7)................ 77.997 78.213 78.077 77.960 -10.1 -12.1 -23.8 -0.2 -11.1 -12.8
Other goods and services................. 374.442 375.427 377.051 377.645 13.5 10.9 4.6 3.5 12.2 4.0
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 771.089 773.758 781.538 783.794 61.2 45.9 14.0 6.8 53.4 10.3
Personal care........................... 204.919 205.394 205.839 206.060 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.2 1.8
Personal care products (1)............. 162.372 162.257 161.753 162.275 3.3 -1.0 0.2 -0.2 1.1 0.0
Personal care services (1)............. 228.286 228.465 228.358 228.343 3.0 -0.7 1.3 0.1 1.1 0.7
Miscellaneous personal services........ 344.770 347.750 349.831 350.097 0.4 2.1 1.9 6.3 1.2 4.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 171.666 172.529 174.046 174.400 4.5 7.9 4.2 6.5 6.2 5.3
Food and beverages....................... 217.670 217.830 218.011 218.399 -0.7 -1.3 -0.8 1.3 -1.0 0.3
Commodities less food and beverages...... 147.347 148.472 150.490 150.818 8.0 14.2 7.3 9.8 11.0 8.5
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 186.349 184.873 190.103 189.831 13.9 21.0 17.2 7.7 17.4 12.4
Apparel................................ 120.931 120.505 120.097 120.524 5.3 1.5 2.5 -1.3 3.3 0.6
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 231.087 228.965 237.827 237.433 16.8 30.7 21.2 11.4 23.5 16.2
Durables................................ 109.714 110.882 111.316 111.631 0.2 3.5 -0.9 7.2 1.8 3.1
Services.................................. 259.617 259.979 260.154 260.354 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.1 0.5 1.2
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 260.233 260.293 259.821 260.009 0.1 1.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -0.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 122.170 122.184 122.243 123.812 2.4 1.2 3.6 5.5 1.8 4.6
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 188.979 190.725 193.374 193.089 -8.5 -18.5 -0.8 9.0 -13.6 4.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 163.402 164.675 164.990 165.478 3.0 6.7 7.7 5.2 4.9 6.4
Household operations (1) (2)............. 150.437 150.184 150.135 150.172 0.6 -2.4 1.2 -0.7 -0.9 0.2
Transportation services.................. 253.146 254.265 255.797 256.652 2.4 0.4 7.4 5.7 1.4 6.5
Medical care services.................... 400.180 400.797 402.252 402.959 3.6 3.8 3.4 2.8 3.7 3.1
Other services........................... 305.795 305.965 306.142 306.447 2.9 2.2 2.5 0.9 2.6 1.7
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 215.582 216.253 217.238 217.509 2.7 4.1 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4
All items less shelter.................... 204.951 205.779 207.221 207.600 2.9 4.2 3.9 5.3 3.6 4.6
All items less medical care............... 207.735 208.320 209.170 209.452 2.0 3.3 2.4 3.3 2.7 2.9
Commodities less food..................... 149.975 151.091 153.080 153.403 7.6 13.6 7.1 9.5 10.6 8.3
Nondurables less food..................... 188.493 187.110 191.970 191.841 12.7 19.6 16.1 7.3 16.1 11.6
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 229.166 227.347 235.089 234.996 15.0 27.5 19.3 10.6 21.1 14.9
Nondurables............................... 202.076 201.442 204.139 204.512 5.7 8.5 7.4 4.9 7.1 6.1
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 278.770 279.601 280.784 281.453 0.7 -1.6 3.7 3.9 -0.5 3.8
Services less medical care services....... 248.397 248.834 249.009 249.344 0.2 -0.4 1.4 1.5 -0.1 1.5
Energy.................................... 200.959 203.889 212.326 212.819 7.9 22.1 21.1 25.8 14.8 23.4
All items less energy..................... 219.012 219.367 219.450 219.722 1.7 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.1
All items less food and energy........... 220.053 220.453 220.527 220.774 2.2 2.4 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 142.624 143.240 143.505 143.737 3.8 4.1 0.9 3.2 3.9 2.0
Energy commodities..................... 225.260 229.490 243.900 245.156 29.1 79.3 42.6 40.3 52.1 41.4
Services less energy services........... 266.830 267.058 266.992 267.240 1.5 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.0
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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: January 15, 2010
