Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
Table 1A. 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)
Annual Annual Percent
CPI-U average average change
2010 2011 from 2010
to 2011
Expenditure category
All items................................................ 218.056 224.939 3.2
All items (1967=100)..................................... 653.198 673.818 -
Food and beverages...................................... 219.984 227.866 3.6
Food................................................... 219.625 227.842 3.7
Food at home.......................................... 215.836 226.201 4.8
Cereals and bakery products.......................... 250.449 260.311 3.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs....................... 207.694 223.161 7.4
Dairy and related products........................... 199.245 212.745 6.8
Fruits and vegetables................................ 273.458 284.662 4.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........ 161.602 166.790 3.2
Other food at home................................... 191.124 197.358 3.3
Sugar and sweets.................................... 201.242 207.832 3.3
Fats and oils....................................... 200.587 219.163 9.3
Other foods......................................... 204.553 209.292 2.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1)...................... 121.683 123.996 1.9
Food away from home................................... 226.114 231.401 2.3
Other food away from home (1)........................ 159.276 162.794 2.2
Alcoholic beverages.................................... 223.291 226.685 1.5
Housing................................................. 216.256 219.102 1.3
Shelter................................................ 248.396 251.646 1.3
Rent of primary residence (2)......................... 249.385 253.638 1.7
Lodging away from home (1)............................ 133.656 137.401 2.8
Owners' equivalent rent of residences (2) (3)......... 256.584 259.570 1.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3) 256.578 259.553 1.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1).................. 125.682 127.379 1.4
Fuels and utilities.................................... 214.187 220.367 2.9
Household energy...................................... 189.286 193.648 2.3
Fuel oil and other fuels............................. 275.132 337.123 22.5
Energy services (2).................................. 192.886 194.386 .8
Household furnishings and operations................... 125.490 124.943 -.4
Apparel................................................. 119.503 122.111 2.2
Men's and boys' apparel................................ 111.914 114.698 2.5
Women's and girls' apparel............................. 107.081 109.166 1.9
Infants' and toddlers' apparel......................... 114.180 113.571 -.5
Footwear............................................... 127.988 128.482 .4
Transportation.......................................... 193.396 212.366 9.8
Private transportation................................. 188.747 207.641 10.0
New and used motor vehicles (1)....................... 97.149 99.770 2.7
New vehicles......................................... 138.005 141.883 2.8
Used cars and trucks................................. 143.128 149.011 4.1
Motor fuel............................................ 239.178 302.619 26.5
Gasoline (all types)................................. 238.594 301.694 26.4
Motor vehicle parts and equipment..................... 136.995 143.909 5.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.................. 247.954 253.099 2.1
Public transportation.................................. 251.351 269.403 7.2
Medical care............................................ 388.436 400.258 3.0
Medical care commodities............................... 314.717 324.089 3.0
Medical care services.................................. 411.208 423.810 3.1
Professional services................................. 328.186 335.666 2.3
Hospital and related services......................... 607.679 641.488 5.6
Recreation (1).......................................... 113.313 113.357 .0
Video and audio (1).................................... 99.122 98.401 -.7
Education and communication (1)......................... 129.919 131.466 1.2
Education (1).......................................... 199.337 207.768 4.2
Educational books and supplies........................ 505.569 529.545 4.7
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare............. 573.174 597.208 4.2
Communication (1)...................................... 84.681 83.345 -1.6
Information and information processing (1)............ 81.513 79.964 -1.9
Telephone services (1)............................... 102.379 101.209 -1.1
Information technology, hardware and services (4).... 9.413 9.030 -4.1
Personal computers and peripheral equipment (5)..... 76.377 68.901 -9.8
Other goods and services................................ 381.291 387.224 1.6
Tobacco and smoking products........................... 807.330 834.769 3.4
Personal care.......................................... 206.643 208.556 .9
Personal care products................................ 161.062 160.529 -.3
Personal care services................................ 229.614 230.800 .5
Miscellaneous personal services....................... 354.052 362.854 2.5
Commodity and service group
Commodities.............................................. 174.566 183.862 5.3
Food and beverages...................................... 219.984 227.866 3.6
Commodities less food and beverages..................... 150.392 159.943 6.4
Nondurables less food and beverages.................... 189.916 208.427 9.7
Apparel............................................... 119.503 122.111 2.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... 238.053 266.957 12.1
Durables............................................... 111.324 112.557 1.1
Services................................................. 261.274 265.762 1.7
Rent of shelter (3)..................................... 258.823 262.208 1.3
Transportation services................................. 259.823 268.002 3.1
Other services.......................................... 309.602 314.431 1.6
Special indexes
All items less food...................................... 217.828 224.503 3.1
All items less shelter................................... 208.643 217.048 4.0
All items less medical care.............................. 209.689 216.325 3.2
Commodities less food.................................... 152.990 162.409 6.2
Nondurables less food.................................... 191.927 209.615 9.2
Nondurables less food and apparel........................ 235.601 262.123 11.3
Nondurables.............................................. 205.271 219.049 6.7
Services less rent of shelter (3)........................ 284.368 290.554 2.2
Services less medical care services...................... 249.569 253.554 1.6
Energy................................................... 211.449 243.909 15.4
All items less energy.................................... 220.458 224.806 2.0
All items less food and energy.......................... 221.337 225.008 1.7
Commodities less food and energy commodities........... 143.588 145.499 1.3
Energy commodities.................................... 242.636 306.445 26.3
Services less energy services.......................... 268.278 273.057 1.8
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00).. $ .459 $ .445 -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00)..... $ .153 $ .148 -
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum
index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
Last Modified Date: January 19, 2012
United States Department of Labor
