Table 4A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
Table 4A. 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)
Annual Annual Percent
CPI-W average average change
2007 2008 from 2007
to 2008
Expenditure category
All items................................................ 202.767 211.053 4.1
All items (1967=100)..................................... 603.982 628.661 -
Food and beverages...................................... 202.531 213.546 5.4
Food................................................... 202.134 213.376 5.6
Food at home.......................................... 200.273 213.017 6.4
Cereals and bakery products.......................... 222.409 245.472 10.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs....................... 195.193 204.255 4.6
Dairy and related products........................... 194.474 209.773 7.9
Fruits and vegetables................................ 260.484 276.759 6.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........ 152.786 159.324 4.3
Other food at home................................... 172.630 183.637 6.4
Sugar and sweets.................................... 175.323 185.494 5.8
Fats and oils....................................... 173.640 197.512 13.7
Other foods......................................... 188.405 198.303 5.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1)...................... 115.356 120.348 4.3
Food away from home................................... 206.412 215.613 4.5
Other food away from home (1)........................ 143.462 149.731 4.4
Alcoholic beverages.................................... 207.097 214.579 3.6
Housing................................................. 204.795 211.839 3.4
Shelter................................................ 232.998 239.128 2.6
Rent of primary residence............................. 233.806 242.196 3.6
Lodging away from home (1)............................ 142.339 143.164 .6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)...... 223.175 228.758 2.5
Tenants' and household insurance (1).................. 117.366 119.136 1.5
Fuels and utilities.................................... 198.863 217.883 9.6
Household energy...................................... 179.031 197.537 10.3
Fuel oil and other fuels............................. 251.121 331.784 32.1
Gas (piped) and electricity.......................... 184.357 200.265 8.6
Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)..... 143.980 152.419 5.9
Household furnishings and operations................... 122.477 123.635 .9
Household operations (1).............................. 143.054 150.130 4.9
Apparel................................................. 118.518 118.735 .2
Men's and boys' apparel................................ 112.224 113.490 1.1
Women's and girls' apparel............................. 110.202 107.489 -2.5
Infants' and toddlers' apparel......................... 116.278 116.266 .0
Footwear............................................... 122.062 124.102 1.7
Transportation.......................................... 184.344 195.692 6.2
Private transportation................................. 181.496 192.492 6.1
New and used motor vehicles (1)....................... 93.300 92.146 -1.2
New vehicles......................................... 137.415 135.338 -1.5
Used cars and trucks................................. 136.586 134.731 -1.4
Motor fuel............................................ 239.900 280.817 17.1
Gasoline (all types)................................. 238.879 278.728 16.7
Motor vehicle parts and equipment..................... 121.356 128.776 6.1
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.................. 225.535 236.353 4.8
Public transportation.................................. 228.531 247.865 8.5
Medical care............................................ 350.882 364.208 3.8
Medical care commodities............................... 282.558 287.970 1.9
Medical care services.................................. 370.111 386.317 4.4
Professional services................................. 303.169 313.446 3.4
Hospital and related services......................... 493.740 530.193 7.4
Recreation (1).......................................... 108.572 110.143 1.4
Video and audio (1).................................... 102.559 102.654 .1
Education and communication (1)......................... 116.301 119.827 3.0
Education (1).......................................... 169.280 178.892 5.7
Educational books and supplies........................ 423.730 452.880 6.9
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare............. 477.589 504.163 5.6
Communication (1)...................................... 85.782 86.807 1.2
Information and information processing (1)............ 83.928 84.828 1.1
Telephone services (1)............................... 98.373 100.502 2.2
Information technology, hardware and services (3).... 11.062 10.567 -4.5
Personal computers and peripheral equipment (4)..... 108.164 94.863 -12.3
Other goods and services................................ 344.004 357.906 4.0
Tobacco and smoking products........................... 555.502 591.100 6.4
Personal care.......................................... 193.590 199.170 2.9
Personal care products................................ 158.268 159.410 .7
Personal care services................................ 216.823 223.978 3.3
Miscellaneous personal services....................... 326.100 340.533 4.4
Commodity and service group
Commodities.............................................. 169.554 177.618 4.8
Food and beverages...................................... 202.531 213.546 5.4
Commodities less food and beverages..................... 150.865 157.481 4.4
Nondurables less food and beverages.................... 189.507 205.279 8.3
Apparel............................................... 118.518 118.735 .2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... 237.858 263.756 10.9
Durables............................................... 112.640 111.217 -1.3
Services................................................. 241.696 250.272 3.5
Rent of shelter (2)..................................... 224.617 230.555 2.6
Tenants' and household insurance (1).................... 117.366 119.136 1.5
Gas (piped) and electricity............................. 184.357 200.265 8.6
Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)....... 143.980 152.419 5.9
Household operations (1)................................ 143.054 150.130 4.9
Transportation services................................. 233.420 242.563 3.9
Medical care services................................... 370.111 386.317 4.4
Other services.......................................... 275.218 284.319 3.3
Special indexes
All items less food...................................... 202.698 210.452 3.8
All items less shelter................................... 193.940 203.102 4.7
All items less medical care.............................. 196.564 204.626 4.1
Commodities less food.................................... 152.875 159.538 4.4
Nondurables less food.................................... 190.698 206.047 8.0
Nondurables less food and apparel........................ 234.201 258.423 10.3
Nondurables.............................................. 196.772 210.333 6.9
Services less rent of shelter (2)........................ 230.876 241.567 4.6
Services less medical care services...................... 232.195 240.275 3.5
Energy................................................... 208.066 237.414 14.1
All items less energy.................................... 203.002 208.719 2.8
All items less food and energy.......................... 203.554 208.147 2.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities........... 140.612 141.084 .3
Energy commodities.................................... 241.257 284.270 17.8
Services less energy services.......................... 247.888 255.598 3.1
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00).. $ .493 $ .474 -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00)..... $ .166 $ .159 -
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
Last Modified Date: January 16, 2009
