Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): 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-W 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................................. 207.386 208.301 208.298 209.064 4.5 2.5 7.0 3.3 3.5 5.1
Food and beverages....................... 206.145 207.555 208.257 208.709 5.2 4.9 2.5 5.1 5.1 3.8
Food.................................... 205.780 207.222 207.901 208.406 5.2 5.0 2.5 5.2 5.1 3.9
Food at home........................... 204.017 205.887 206.527 206.912 6.2 4.6 2.4 5.8 5.4 4.1
Cereals and bakery products........... 228.116 229.488 233.733 236.729 6.3 4.5 6.4 16.0 5.4 11.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 197.974 199.343 198.931 199.175 10.9 1.4 0.8 2.4 6.0 1.6
Dairy and related products............ 205.206 205.370 206.877 205.091 19.6 24.6 2.5 -0.2 22.0 1.2
Fruits and vegetables................. 263.920 269.770 265.318 266.563 -2.8 0.5 5.2 4.1 -1.2 4.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 153.768 156.112 156.437 156.572 1.0 4.6 -2.0 7.5 2.8 2.6
Other food at home.................... 174.809 175.682 177.521 177.582 3.5 2.7 2.7 6.5 3.1 4.6
Sugar and sweets..................... 178.326 178.505 179.535 181.198 3.3 4.2 3.9 6.6 3.7 5.2
Fats and oils........................ 179.208 181.290 184.099 182.605 3.2 6.4 9.9 7.8 4.8 8.8
Other foods.......................... 189.809 190.770 192.783 192.789 3.5 1.6 1.0 6.4 2.5 3.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 115.658 115.658 118.828 117.754 7.0 -6.0 3.8 7.4 0.3 5.6
Food away from home (1)................ 209.931 210.776 211.517 212.193 3.7 5.7 2.6 4.4 4.7 3.5
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 144.454 145.625 146.924 147.188 5.5 8.0 -3.6 7.8 6.7 1.9
Alcoholic beverages..................... 210.180 211.034 212.072 211.736 4.7 3.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 2.8
Housing.................................. 207.639 208.096 208.533 209.497 3.0 1.7 3.9 3.6 2.4 3.8
Shelter................................. 236.320 236.955 237.099 237.537 3.5 2.8 3.2 2.1 3.2 2.7
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 237.988 238.767 239.179 239.762 3.4 3.3 4.6 3.0 3.3 3.8
Lodging away from home (2)............. 144.750 146.621 143.829 142.831 28.3 1.5 -1.6 -5.2 14.1 -3.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................. 226.048 226.656 226.982 227.481 1.9 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.8
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 117.396 117.740 117.921 117.999 -0.5 -1.2 0.9 2.1 -0.9 1.5
Fuels and utilities..................... 203.522 203.514 205.930 209.904 3.5 -1.6 10.1 13.1 0.9 11.6
Household energy....................... 183.168 182.988 185.477 189.679 3.3 -3.0 10.9 15.0 0.1 13.0
Fuel oil and other fuels.............. 294.530 305.305 301.932 323.185 25.4 18.6 75.4 45.0 22.0 59.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)....... 186.409 185.607 188.475 192.089 1.8 -4.6 6.6 12.8 -1.4 9.6
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 147.594 148.371 148.883 149.296 4.4 6.3 5.8 4.7 5.3 5.2
Household furnishings and operations.... 122.123 122.389 122.330 122.902 -0.8 -1.4 -0.2 2.6 -1.1 1.2
Household operations (1) (2)........... 144.659 145.431 145.825 147.316 2.5 0.9 4.0 7.6 1.7 5.8
Apparel.................................. 118.809 119.760 119.341 117.864 -4.5 1.5 2.6 -3.1 -1.5 -0.3
Men's and boys' apparel................. 112.718 113.796 114.759 113.914 -0.9 3.1 0.1 4.3 1.1 2.2
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 110.224 110.735 108.555 105.815 -7.8 1.0 3.8 -15.1 -3.5 -6.1
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 116.423 118.421 118.510 116.638 -8.7 1.7 2.8 0.7 -3.6 1.8
Footwear................................ 122.170 122.938 123.294 123.441 -2.4 1.1 2.0 4.2 -0.7 3.1
Transportation........................... 195.050 196.402 194.963 196.398 10.7 1.6 22.6 2.8 6.1 12.3
Private transportation.................. 192.213 193.565 192.100 193.389 11.1 1.5 23.1 2.5 6.2 12.3
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 93.445 93.452 93.308 93.239 0.2 1.7 -0.4 -0.9 0.9 -0.6
New vehicles.......................... 137.046 136.764 136.345 136.214 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8 -2.4 -0.4 -1.6
Used cars and trucks (1).............. 137.791 138.052 138.094 138.070 2.1 6.3 -0.6 0.8 4.2 0.1
Motor fuel............................. 280.926 284.180 278.651 283.321 37.6 -0.1 81.0 3.5 17.3 36.9
Gasoline (all types).................. 279.754 283.087 277.354 281.140 38.0 -0.2 80.9 2.0 17.4 35.8
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 123.786 124.416 125.238 126.330 1.7 5.0 5.5 8.5 3.3 7.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair... 228.691 230.251 231.051 232.244 3.1 3.1 2.9 6.4 3.1 4.6
Public transportation................... 236.012 237.118 236.848 242.477 0.2 4.6 12.3 11.4 2.4 11.8
Medical care............................. 358.906 361.100 361.337 361.766 4.1 6.2 5.1 3.2 5.2 4.2
Medical care commodities................ 286.734 288.251 288.297 289.297 1.1 4.3 4.6 3.6 2.7 4.1
Medical care services................... 379.384 381.817 382.130 382.294 5.0 6.7 5.2 3.1 5.9 4.2
Professional services.................. 308.431 309.634 309.636 310.053 2.6 4.7 3.8 2.1 3.6 2.9
Hospital and related services (3)...... 512.146 518.313 520.557 521.401 7.0 9.2 8.9 7.4 8.1 8.2
Recreation (2)........................... 108.995 109.201 109.351 109.680 0.4 0.3 1.5 2.5 0.4 2.0
Video and audio (2)..................... 103.054 103.205 103.080 103.333 2.7 -1.3 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.6
Education and communication (2).......... 117.559 117.947 118.044 118.311 3.4 2.5 1.9 2.6 3.0 2.2
Education (2)........................... 173.490 174.582 174.995 175.690 4.3 4.8 6.9 5.2 4.5 6.0
Educational books and supplies......... 439.590 439.883 439.326 439.977 5.3 12.7 6.6 0.4 8.9 3.4
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 488.861 492.237 493.569 495.643 4.2 4.0 6.9 5.7 4.1 6.3
Communication (2)....................... 85.837 85.933 85.917 86.014 2.8 0.9 -1.6 0.8 1.8 -0.4
Information and information processing
(1) (2)............................ 83.917 84.008 83.992 84.091 2.2 0.9 -1.7 0.8 1.5 -0.5
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 98.887 98.988 98.931 99.090 4.1 1.7 -0.6 0.8 2.9 0.1
Information technology, hardware and
services (1) (5).................. 10.722 10.737 10.754 10.745 -7.9 -3.7 -8.3 0.9 -5.8 -3.8
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (6)................ 100.000 101.067 100.582 100.265 -17.0 -9.4 -19.9 1.1 -13.3 -10.0
Other goods and services................. 348.898 350.676 351.684 353.001 2.9 2.7 3.2 4.8 2.8 4.0
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 568.410 574.724 577.359 576.910 1.7 5.6 5.3 6.1 3.6 5.7
Personal care........................... 195.524 195.924 196.315 197.507 3.4 1.4 2.3 4.1 2.4 3.2
Personal care products (1)............. 158.407 158.167 157.877 158.730 0.5 -2.7 1.9 0.8 -1.1 1.4
Personal care services (1)............. 219.945 220.324 221.338 223.043 1.6 3.1 4.0 5.8 2.3 4.9
Miscellaneous personal services........ 331.721 333.520 334.915 335.975 5.7 3.9 3.1 5.2 4.8 4.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 175.167 176.292 175.865 176.501 6.1 2.3 11.4 3.1 4.2 7.1
Food and beverages....................... 206.145 207.555 208.257 208.709 5.2 4.9 2.5 5.1 5.1 3.8
Commodities less food and beverages...... 157.215 158.122 157.241 157.935 6.7 0.8 16.9 1.8 3.7 9.1
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 201.649 204.777 204.470 206.199 10.3 -2.9 30.2 9.3 3.5 19.3
Apparel................................ 118.809 119.760 119.341 117.864 -4.5 1.5 2.6 -3.1 -1.5 -0.3
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 257.755 261.377 260.305 264.997 18.7 -2.4 36.3 11.7 7.6 23.4
Durables................................ 112.476 112.528 112.347 112.390 -1.6 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 0.0
Services.................................. 245.199 245.868 246.368 247.311 3.2 2.5 3.6 3.5 2.8 3.6
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 227.878 228.476 228.609 228.985 3.4 3.0 3.3 2.0 3.2 2.6
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 117.396 117.740 117.921 117.999 -0.5 -1.2 0.9 2.1 -0.9 1.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 186.409 185.607 188.475 192.089 1.8 -4.6 6.6 12.8 -1.4 9.6
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 147.594 148.371 148.883 149.296 4.4 6.3 5.8 4.7 5.3 5.2
Household operations (1) (2)............. 144.659 145.431 145.825 147.316 2.5 0.9 4.0 7.6 1.7 5.8
Transportation services.................. 235.963 237.214 237.465 238.681 0.2 3.1 2.7 4.7 1.6 3.7
Medical care services.................... 379.384 381.817 382.130 382.294 5.0 6.7 5.2 3.1 5.9 4.2
Other services........................... 278.909 279.758 280.128 281.126 3.9 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 207.491 208.298 208.176 208.987 4.4 2.0 7.8 2.9 3.2 5.3
All items less shelter.................... 199.078 200.108 200.052 200.946 5.0 2.3 8.6 3.8 3.6 6.2
All items less medical care............... 201.041 201.908 201.898 202.668 4.5 2.3 7.1 3.3 3.4 5.2
Commodities less food..................... 159.164 160.074 159.239 159.909 6.6 0.9 16.3 1.9 3.7 8.9
Nondurables less food..................... 202.296 205.318 205.143 206.776 9.9 -2.5 28.2 9.2 3.5 18.3
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 252.459 255.821 254.991 259.253 17.8 -1.8 32.8 11.2 7.6 21.5
Nondurables............................... 204.783 206.961 207.202 208.560 7.5 0.9 15.8 7.6 4.1 11.6
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 234.129 234.673 235.467 237.009 3.6 2.0 3.4 5.0 2.8 4.2
Services less medical care services....... 235.252 235.849 236.298 237.254 3.5 2.1 3.1 3.4 2.8 3.3
Energy.................................... 230.224 232.031 230.458 234.853 21.2 -1.4 47.5 8.3 9.3 26.4
All items less energy..................... 205.468 206.280 206.471 206.792 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6
All items less food and energy........... 205.774 206.456 206.548 206.833 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 140.900 141.352 141.277 141.117 -0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.6
Energy commodities..................... 282.540 286.486 281.012 286.354 37.0 0.8 80.7 5.5 17.5 38.1
Services less energy services........... 251.555 252.403 252.625 253.254 3.3 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.2 3.0
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 1984=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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