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(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, August 18, 2011, to
correct errors in the April-June 2011 data. Corrections have been made
to Table 7 for the following iindexes: All items, energy, housing,
fuels and utilities, and services. There were no changes made to the
text of the release.)
Consumer Price Index - June 2011
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
0.2 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all
items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The gasoline index declined sharply in June, falling 6.8 percent.
While this decrease was the major factor in the seasonally adjusted
decline in the all items index, the index for household energy
declined as well. In contrast, the index for all items less food and
energy increased 0.3 percent for the second consecutive month. The
indexes for shelter, apparel, new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and
medical care all continued to rise in June.
The food index increased as well, although the 0.2 percent rise was
the smallest of the year. The index for food at home increased 0.2
percent, with major grocery store food groups mixed. The indexes for
fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs both
declined, and while the other major grocery store food group indexes
all increased, none rose more than 0.6 percent.
The 12 month change in the all items index remained at 3.6 percent.
The change in the index for all items less food and energy edged up
to 1.6 percent, its highest level since January 2010. The food index
has increased 3.7 percent over the last 12 months while the energy
index rose 20.1 percent.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city
average
Seasonally adjusted changes from
preceding month
Un-
adjusted
12-mos.
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June ended
2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 June
2011
All items.................. .4 .4 .5 .5 .4 .2 -.2 3.6
Food...................... .1 .5 .6 .8 .4 .4 .2 3.7
Food at home............. .2 .7 .8 1.1 .5 .5 .2 4.7
Food away from home (1).. .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 2.3
Energy.................... 4.0 2.1 3.4 3.5 2.2 -1.0 -4.4 20.1
Energy commodities....... 6.4 4.0 4.8 5.5 3.1 -1.9 -6.3 35.1
Gasoline (all types).... 6.7 3.5 4.7 5.6 3.3 -2.0 -6.8 35.6
Fuel oil (1)............ 4.9 6.8 5.8 6.2 3.2 -.8 -2.2 37.3
Energy services.......... .6 -.6 1.1 .2 .6 .6 -1.1 1.0
Electricity............. .3 -.5 .4 .7 .2 .8 -1.6 1.5
Utility (piped) gas
service.............. 1.7 -1.2 3.4 -1.4 1.9 -.3 .4 -.8
All items less food and
energy................. .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 1.6
Commodities less food and
energy commodities.... -.1 .2 .2 .1 .4 .5 .5 1.6
New vehicles............ -.1 -.1 1.0 .7 .7 1.1 .6 4.0
Used cars and trucks.... -.1 -.3 .1 .8 1.2 1.1 1.6 5.1
Apparel................. .1 1.0 -.9 -.5 .2 1.2 1.4 1.9
Medical care commodities
(1).................. .1 .5 .7 .5 .5 .0 -.1 2.9
Services less energy
services.............. .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.6
Shelter................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 1.2
Transportation services .2 .6 .5 .5 .2 .1 -.3 3.1
Medical care services... .3 -.1 .4 .1 .3 .3 .3 2.9
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
Consumer Price Index Data for June 2011
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.4 percent in
each of the prior two months. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
eggs turned down in June, falling 0.4 percent after increasing more
than one percent in each of the previous four months. The fruits and
vegetables index declined for the third month in a row in June,
falling 0.3 percent as the fresh vegetables index continued to
decline. In contrast, other major grocery store food groups
increased. The index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.6 percent
in June, and the dairy and related products advanced 0.5 percent, as
did the index for other food at home. The index for nonalcoholic
beverages increased 0.3 percent as the coffee index continued to
rise. The index for food at home has risen 4.7 percent over the last
12 months, with all the major groups increasing 3.2 percent or more.
The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in June after
rising 0.2 percent in May.
Energy
The energy index, which fell 1.0 percent in May, declined 4.4 percent
in June, the largest decline since December 2008. The gasoline index,
which fell 2.0 percent in May, declined 6.8 percent in June. (Before
seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.8 percent in June.)
Despite the recent declines, the gasoline index has increased 35.6
percent over the past 12 months. The index for household energy also
decreased in June, falling 1.2 percent after rising 0.5 percent in
May. The index for natural gas rose 0.4 percent, but the electricity
index declined 1.6 percent and the index for fuel oil fell 2.2
percent. The household energy index has risen 2.8 percent over the
last 12 months, with the fuel oil index up 37.3 percent and the
electricity index up 1.5 percent but the index for natural gas down
0.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in
June, the same increase as in May. The shelter index also repeated
its May increase of 0.2 percent, with the index for lodging away from
home again rising significantly. The rent index rose 0.1 percent and
the index for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent. The
apparel index continued to rise sharply, increasing 1.4 percent in
June after a 1.2 percent increase in May. Vehicle indexes also
continued to rise; the new vehicles index rose 0.6 percent in June,
while the index for used cars and trucks increased 1.6 percent. The
medical care index rose 0.2 percent, the same increase as in May,
with medical care services rising 0.3 percent but medical care
commodities declining 0.1 percent. The tobacco index rose 0.4 percent
in June after declining in April and May. In contrast, the index for
airline fares declined 3.0 percent in June, and the recreation index
turned down, declining 0.1 percent after rising in May.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.6 percent
over the last 12 months. This figure has been steadily rising and
most of the increase has come within the past six months. The shelter
index has risen 1.2 percent over the last 12 months, the medical care
index has risen 2.9 percent, and the index for new vehicles has
increased 4.0 percent.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
3.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 225.722
(1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.1 percent prior to
seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) increased 4.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index
level of 222.522 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.2
percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
increased 3.4 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the
index decreased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis.
Please note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to
revision.
The Consumer Price Index for July 2011 is scheduled to be released on
Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:
(1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W),
which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that
comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban
Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the
total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical
worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and
technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the
unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services,
drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day
living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000
retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service
establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and
use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few
other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of
most other commodities and services are collected every month in the
three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.
Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the
CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city,
by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and
population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not
measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only
measure the average change in prices for each area since the base
period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level.
It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final
when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and
subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For
the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.
The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An
increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is
shown as 116.500. This change can also be expressed in dollars as
follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and
services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
Section on (202) 691-7000.
Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the
complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes
estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent
change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error
estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for
hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the
1 month percent change is 0.03 percent for the U.S. All Items
Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from
the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and
estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
estimates would be within 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage
change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change
of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are
95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all
retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the
latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of
standard error, see "Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the
Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010". These data are
available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using
the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.pdf
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually
expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points,
because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in
relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The
example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent
changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change
would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
202.416
Less previous index
201.800
Equals index point change
.616
Percent Change
Index point difference
.616
Divided by the previous index
201.800
Equals
0.003
Results multiplied by one hundred
0.003x100
Equals percent change
0.3
Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed
below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District
of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different
groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted
as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about
the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from
changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers,
holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used
extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining
contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation
changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal
variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally
adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each
year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data
from January 2006 through December 2010 were replaced in January
2011. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated
seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through
1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series
were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change
in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For
further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
Detailed Report.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through
December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series and the
Information technology, hardware and services series were changed
from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted
in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving
seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level
aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through
December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally adjusted
data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of
every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria.
If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status
from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally
adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series
for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that
period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not
seasonally adjusted for 2011.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are
subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data
in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some
CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for
better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or
sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are
estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal
factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for
1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, BLS adjusted 29
series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including
selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and
vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel
series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil
refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at
(202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have
general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at
(202) 691-7000.
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 June 2011 percent change from-
CPI-U importance, from-
December
2010 May June Mar. Apr. May
2011 2011 June May to to to
2010 2011 Apr. May June
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 225.964 225.722 3.6 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.2
All items (1967=100)......................... - 676.887 676.162 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 14.792 227.082 227.451 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2
Food....................................... 13.742 226.976 227.360 3.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2
Food at home.............................. 7.816 225.356 225.588 4.7 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.090 259.140 260.563 4.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 1.813 223.227 223.105 7.2 -0.1 1.1 1.5 -0.4
Dairy and related products (1)........... .839 211.327 212.286 7.2 0.5 1.7 0.8 0.5
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.152 284.174 280.721 3.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ .926 165.862 166.197 3.6 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.3
Other food at home....................... 1.996 196.161 197.270 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5
Sugar and sweets (1).................... .297 205.285 207.672 4.0 1.2 -0.8 0.7 1.2
Fats and oils........................... .232 216.370 218.771 9.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.0
Other foods............................. 1.466 208.518 209.259 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .432 123.343 123.692 1.8 0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.3
Food away from home (1)................... 5.926 230.501 231.097 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .329 162.483 162.494 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.051 226.989 227.154 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1
Housing..................................... 41.460 218.484 219.553 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1
Shelter.................................... 31.955 250.745 251.422 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 5.925 252.393 252.592 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lodging away from home (2)................ .776 139.094 145.608 3.7 4.7 0.0 2.9 3.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences (3)
(4)................................... 24.905 258.587 259.010 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................... 23.310 258.574 258.996 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .349 126.780 127.155 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.096 219.956 225.022 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.4 -0.8
Household energy.......................... 4.000 193.498 199.122 2.8 2.9 0.7 0.5 -1.2
Fuel oil and other fuels (1)............. .309 347.002 340.775 28.3 -1.8 2.0 -0.5 -1.8
Energy services (3)...................... 3.691 193.698 200.191 1.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 1.095 178.521 178.640 5.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.409 125.141 125.048 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Household operations (1) (2).............. .772 151.730 151.730 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0
Apparel..................................... 3.601 122.271 120.578 1.9 -1.4 0.2 1.2 1.4
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .882 114.976 114.279 1.6 -0.6 0.0 1.5 2.6
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.520 109.237 106.746 1.9 -2.3 0.3 1.3 1.4
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .192 111.199 110.011 -2.6 -1.1 0.3 0.6 0.6
Footwear................................... .700 129.618 128.054 0.7 -1.2 -0.6 1.5 0.4
Transportation.............................. 17.308 220.270 216.880 12.6 -1.5 1.4 -0.3 -1.9
Private transportation..................... 16.082 215.829 212.216 13.1 -1.7 1.5 -0.2 -1.9
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 6.333 99.915 101.004 3.9 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0
New vehicles............................. 3.513 142.494 143.054 4.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.6
Used cars and trucks..................... 2.055 148.361 151.776 5.1 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.6
Motor fuel................................ 5.079 337.359 318.242 35.5 -5.7 3.2 -2.0 -6.6
Gasoline (all types)..................... 4.865 336.999 317.543 35.6 -5.8 3.3 -2.0 -6.8
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .408 143.328 144.618 5.8 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.172 252.376 252.529 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1
Public transportation...................... 1.227 271.417 272.297 5.6 0.3 0.2 -0.5 -2.2
Medical care................................ 6.627 399.375 399.552 2.9 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.2
Medical care commodities (1)............... 1.633 324.399 324.102 2.9 -0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.1
Medical care services...................... 4.994 422.438 422.813 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Professional services..................... 2.830 335.132 335.494 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Hospital and related services............. 1.703 639.456 639.728 5.5 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.5
Recreation (2).............................. 6.293 113.659 113.654 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.1
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.816 98.707 98.373 -1.4 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.5
Education and communication (2)............. 6.421 130.600 130.568 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Education (2).............................. 3.107 204.668 204.821 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3
Educational books and supplies............ .204 523.640 524.307 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.903 588.138 588.556 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3
Communication (2).......................... 3.313 83.466 83.367 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1
Information and information processing (2) 3.138 80.081 79.980 -1.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.334 101.159 101.204 -1.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (5)......................... .804 9.096 9.038 -4.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.6 -0.4
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (6)....................... .228 70.898 69.125 -8.7 -2.5 -0.2 -0.6 -1.6
Other goods and services.................... 3.497 385.476 386.171 1.4 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.3
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .906 825.690 828.860 2.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.4
Personal care.............................. 2.591 208.080 208.307 0.9 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.3
Personal care products (1)................ .671 159.478 160.163 0.1 0.4 0.3 -1.2 0.4
Personal care services (1)................ .638 230.505 230.614 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.055 361.786 362.435 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 40.012 186.804 185.266 6.5 -0.8 0.8 0.1 -0.6
Food and beverages.......................... 14.792 227.082 227.451 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2
Commodities less food and beverages......... 25.219 164.286 162.032 8.3 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -1.1
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 15.474 217.037 211.621 12.4 -2.5 1.1 0.1 -1.9
Apparel................................... 3.601 122.271 120.578 1.9 -1.4 0.2 1.2 1.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 11.873 281.064 273.195 15.7 -2.8 1.5 -0.5 -2.9
Durables................................... 9.745 112.941 113.598 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Services..................................... 59.988 264.883 265.928 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 31.607 261.272 261.977 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .349 126.780 127.155 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3
Energy services (3)......................... 3.691 193.698 200.191 1.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 -1.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 1.095 178.521 178.640 5.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4
Household operations (1) (2)................ .772 151.730 151.730 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0
Transportation services..................... 6.140 267.832 268.488 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Medical care services....................... 4.994 422.438 422.813 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Other services.............................. 11.340 313.205 313.332 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 86.258 225.826 225.485 3.5 -0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3
All items less shelter....................... 68.045 218.847 218.239 4.7 -0.3 0.6 0.2 -0.4
All items less medical care.................. 93.373 217.414 217.158 3.6 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.3
Commodities less food........................ 26.270 166.657 164.461 8.0 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.1
Nondurables less food........................ 16.525 217.771 212.660 11.7 -2.3 1.1 0.1 -1.9
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 12.923 274.948 267.823 14.6 -2.6 1.5 -0.4 -2.7
Nondurables.................................. 30.266 223.413 220.611 8.1 -1.3 0.9 0.2 -1.1
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 28.382 289.676 291.219 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Services less medical care services.......... 54.994 252.713 253.781 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
Energy....................................... 9.079 260.376 254.170 20.1 -2.4 2.2 -1.0 -4.4
All items less energy........................ 90.921 224.275 224.635 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
All items less food and energy.............. 77.179 224.534 224.891 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 20.882 145.657 145.741 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Energy commodities........................ 5.388 340.183 321.578 35.1 -5.5 3.1 -1.9 -6.3
Services less energy services.............. 56.297 272.158 272.695 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .443 $ .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.
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--
Mar. Apr. May June
2011 2011 2011 2011
Sep. Dec. Mar. June Dec. June
2010 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011
Expenditure category
All items................................. 223.490 224.433 224.804 224.304 2.9 3.3 6.1 1.5 3.1 3.8
Food and beverages....................... 225.345 226.330 227.137 227.585 1.8 1.5 7.1 4.0 1.7 5.5
Food.................................... 225.228 226.231 227.024 227.493 1.8 1.6 7.5 4.1 1.7 5.8
Food at home........................... 223.219 224.373 225.440 225.818 1.4 2.0 11.2 4.7 1.7 7.9
Cereals and bakery products........... 255.395 255.751 258.365 259.833 1.8 1.9 5.7 7.1 1.9 6.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 218.803 221.181 224.390 223.561 3.7 2.9 13.5 9.0 3.3 11.2
Dairy and related products (1)........ 206.161 209.707 211.327 212.286 2.2 6.2 8.4 12.4 4.2 10.4
Fruits and vegetables................. 289.890 286.716 283.011 282.217 -2.7 5.4 23.3 -10.2 1.3 5.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 164.340 166.375 166.304 166.866 1.4 -3.1 10.4 6.3 -0.9 8.3
Other food at home.................... 194.602 195.207 196.037 197.027 1.2 -0.1 7.1 5.1 0.6 6.1
Sugar and sweets (1)................. 205.505 203.783 205.285 207.672 5.6 1.2 4.8 4.3 3.4 4.6
Fats and oils........................ 214.596 216.297 217.141 219.368 2.0 3.4 25.8 9.2 2.7 17.2
Other foods.......................... 206.493 207.448 208.214 208.810 0.3 -0.9 4.8 4.6 -0.3 4.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 122.665 123.769 123.343 123.692 1.8 1.0 0.8 3.4 1.4 2.1
Food away from home (1)................ 229.282 230.082 230.501 231.097 2.3 1.1 2.8 3.2 1.7 3.0
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 161.886 162.218 162.483 162.494 2.0 1.5 3.0 1.5 1.8 2.3
Alcoholic beverages..................... 225.409 226.141 227.134 227.306 2.2 0.8 1.6 3.4 1.5 2.5
Housing.................................. 217.852 218.192 218.637 218.770 0.4 1.1 1.9 1.7 0.8 1.8
Shelter................................. 250.102 250.278 250.707 251.267 0.4 1.2 1.3 1.9 0.8 1.6
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 251.930 252.102 252.403 252.683 0.8 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.5
Lodging away from home (2)............. 133.920 133.885 137.705 141.840 -4.7 -2.8 -1.0 25.8 -3.7 11.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
(3) (4)............................ 258.204 258.377 258.623 259.023 0.5 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)................. 258.196 258.364 258.610 259.009 0.5 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 125.863 126.574 126.780 127.155 4.3 -1.4 -1.0 4.2 1.4 1.5
Fuels and utilities..................... 219.480 220.834 221.800 219.939 2.3 3.2 7.1 0.8 2.8 3.9
Household energy....................... 193.211 194.539 195.475 193.171 1.6 2.7 7.2 -0.1 2.2 3.5
Fuel oil and other fuels (1).......... 341.884 348.657 347.002 340.775 0.4 58.0 73.2 -1.3 26.0 30.7
Energy services (3)................... 193.654 194.751 195.864 193.669 1.7 -0.6 2.8 0.0 0.5 1.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 177.684 178.316 178.806 179.574 4.8 5.1 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.5
Household furnishings and operations.... 124.375 124.661 124.859 124.813 -1.8 -1.5 0.2 1.4 -1.7 0.8
Household operations (1) (2)........... 150.541 151.338 151.730 151.730 -0.6 0.8 -0.3 3.2 0.1 1.4
Apparel.................................. 118.770 118.951 120.342 122.037 -1.4 -0.4 -1.5 11.5 -0.9 4.8
Men's and boys' apparel................. 110.648 110.613 112.243 115.111 -3.6 -3.3 -2.3 17.1 -3.4 7.0
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 105.708 105.993 107.363 108.838 -2.1 0.4 -2.3 12.4 -0.9 4.8
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 109.796 110.154 110.858 111.560 -1.6 -1.6 -12.7 6.6 -1.6 -3.5
Footwear................................ 127.476 126.702 128.540 129.051 0.1 -3.3 1.0 5.0 -1.6 3.0
Transportation........................... 212.001 215.016 214.457 210.317 14.0 15.1 23.9 -3.1 14.6 9.5
Private transportation.................. 207.045 210.173 209.664 205.663 15.3 15.1 24.1 -2.6 15.2 9.9
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 98.249 99.051 99.997 100.992 1.8 -1.8 4.5 11.6 0.0 8.0
New vehicles.......................... 140.078 141.092 142.637 143.501 1.7 -1.7 6.4 10.1 0.0 8.3
Used cars and trucks.................. 144.958 146.704 148.264 150.707 4.3 -2.3 2.5 16.8 0.9 9.4
Motor fuel............................. 307.358 317.215 310.990 290.494 54.0 57.0 74.8 -20.2 55.5 18.1
Gasoline (all types).................. 306.128 316.333 310.161 289.077 55.6 59.5 71.2 -20.5 57.6 16.7
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 140.686 141.590 143.328 144.618 3.3 4.2 4.3 11.7 3.7 7.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
(1)................................ 250.820 251.458 252.376 252.529 2.6 1.5 1.1 2.8 2.0 1.9
Public transportation................... 273.100 273.781 272.417 266.349 -1.7 15.2 21.4 -9.5 6.4 4.8
Medical care............................. 396.364 397.793 398.739 399.500 3.2 2.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.1
Medical care commodities (1)............ 322.691 324.241 324.399 324.102 1.2 1.8 7.1 1.8 1.5 4.4
Medical care services................... 418.937 420.282 421.544 422.741 3.9 2.5 1.6 3.7 3.2 2.6
Professional services.................. 333.993 334.196 334.323 335.125 3.7 1.9 2.3 1.4 2.8 1.8
Hospital and related services.......... 629.315 633.287 637.925 641.042 6.5 5.7 2.3 7.7 6.1 4.9
Recreation (2)........................... 113.228 113.183 113.512 113.448 -1.9 -1.2 1.8 0.8 -1.5 1.3
Video and audio (2)..................... 98.466 98.437 98.424 97.922 -3.1 -2.8 2.5 -2.2 -3.0 0.1
Education and communication (2).......... 130.898 131.012 131.168 131.300 1.1 0.0 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.5
Education (2)........................... 205.133 205.707 206.559 207.115 2.2 4.0 5.2 3.9 3.1 4.6
Educational books and supplies......... 522.344 523.912 526.573 527.674 -1.6 6.5 6.6 4.1 2.4 5.4
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 589.674 591.314 593.725 595.349 2.5 3.8 5.1 3.9 3.1 4.5
Communication (2)....................... 83.656 83.576 83.441 83.391 0.2 -3.6 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 -1.3
Information and information processing
(2)................................ 80.290 80.201 80.056 80.004 0.2 -3.8 -2.3 -1.4 -1.8 -1.9
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 101.258 101.191 101.159 101.204 1.3 -3.4 -1.9 -0.2 -1.1 -1.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (5)...................... 9.163 9.140 9.084 9.049 -2.9 -4.9 -3.5 -4.9 -3.9 -4.2
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (6).................... 71.142 71.002 70.586 69.430 0.9 -11.6 -14.3 -9.3 -5.6 -11.8
Other goods and services................. 385.215 385.600 384.959 386.068 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.0 0.7
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 830.693 827.287 825.690 828.860 9.0 1.9 1.5 -0.9 5.4 0.3
Personal care........................... 207.451 208.030 207.704 208.232 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.9 0.9
Personal care products (1)............. 160.981 161.418 159.478 160.163 2.3 -0.8 0.8 -2.0 0.7 -0.6
Personal care services (1)............. 230.034 230.380 230.505 230.614 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.4
Miscellaneous personal services........ 359.233 360.622 361.046 361.765 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.8 2.5 2.3
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 182.627 184.090 184.226 183.042 5.7 6.0 12.6 0.9 5.9 6.6
Food and beverages....................... 225.345 226.330 227.137 227.585 1.8 1.5 7.1 4.0 1.7 5.5
Commodities less food and beverages...... 159.267 160.874 160.735 158.934 8.1 8.8 15.9 -0.8 8.4 7.2
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 207.789 210.177 210.446 206.462 14.1 16.5 23.3 -2.5 15.3 9.6
Apparel................................ 118.770 118.951 120.342 122.037 -1.4 -0.4 -1.5 11.5 -0.9 4.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 268.329 272.442 271.195 263.361 19.8 22.3 32.0 -7.2 21.1 10.7
Durables................................ 111.490 112.128 112.843 113.560 0.3 -3.0 3.1 7.6 -1.4 5.4
Services.................................. 264.161 264.561 265.147 265.318 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.9
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 260.389 260.645 261.102 261.396 0.9 2.6 -0.3 1.6 1.8 0.6
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 125.863 126.574 126.780 127.155 4.3 -1.4 -1.0 4.2 1.4 1.5
Energy services (3)...................... 193.654 194.751 195.864 193.669 1.7 -0.6 2.8 0.0 0.5 1.4
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 177.684 178.316 178.806 179.574 4.8 5.1 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.5
Household operations (1) (2)............. 150.541 151.338 151.730 151.730 -0.6 0.8 -0.3 3.2 0.1 1.4
Transportation services.................. 267.523 268.096 268.408 267.700 1.4 4.2 6.4 0.3 2.8 3.3
Medical care services.................... 418.937 420.282 421.544 422.741 3.9 2.5 1.6 3.7 3.2 2.6
Other services........................... 312.626 312.898 313.707 313.917 0.9 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.8 1.8
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 223.237 224.171 224.475 223.822 3.1 3.5 5.9 1.1 3.3 3.5
All items less shelter.................... 215.619 216.878 217.230 216.303 4.1 4.3 8.5 1.3 4.2 4.8
All items less medical care............... 214.982 215.899 216.244 215.700 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.3 3.1 3.8
Commodities less food..................... 161.713 163.303 163.195 161.441 7.9 8.4 15.3 -0.7 8.1 7.0
Nondurables less food..................... 208.940 211.335 211.633 207.713 13.2 16.6 21.0 -2.3 14.9 8.7
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 263.245 267.120 266.147 259.034 18.1 20.4 29.3 -6.2 19.3 10.1
Nondurables............................... 217.689 219.744 220.165 217.801 7.6 9.6 15.4 0.2 8.6 7.5
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 288.851 289.660 290.391 290.050 1.4 2.2 2.9 1.7 1.8 2.3
Services less medical care services....... 252.011 252.413 253.004 252.972 1.0 2.4 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.3
Energy.................................... 245.941 251.319 248.837 237.889 26.5 29.8 42.4 -12.5 28.2 11.6
All items less energy..................... 222.992 223.494 224.157 224.711 0.9 0.9 2.8 3.1 0.9 3.0
All items less food and energy........... 223.331 223.745 224.387 224.958 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.9 0.8 2.5
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 143.917 144.423 145.183 145.979 0.2 -1.2 1.9 5.9 -0.5 3.9
Energy commodities..................... 311.218 320.989 314.950 295.025 50.2 57.0 74.7 -19.2 53.6 18.8
Services less energy services........... 271.371 271.707 272.244 272.638 1.0 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.3 2.0
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 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.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-U Pricing June2011 from-- May2011 from--
schedule
(1) Mar. Apr. May June
2011 2011 2011 2011 June Apr. May May Mar. Apr.
2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011
U.S. city average........................... M 223.467 224.906 225.964 225.722 3.6 0.4 -0.1 3.6 1.1 0.5
Region and area size(2)
Northeast urban............................. M 239.074 240.267 241.566 241.690 3.4 0.6 0.1 3.2 1.0 0.5
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 240.599 241.626 242.976 243.257 3.2 0.7 0.1 2.9 1.0 0.6
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 143.001 143.987 144.697 144.525 3.9 0.4 -0.1 3.8 1.2 0.5
Midwest urban............................... M 212.954 214.535 215.899 215.954 3.9 0.7 0.0 3.8 1.4 0.6
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 213.449 214.878 216.376 216.290 3.8 0.7 0.0 3.8 1.4 0.7
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 136.834 138.005 138.827 139.115 3.9 0.8 0.2 3.8 1.5 0.6
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)............................... M 209.713 211.314 212.210 211.717 3.9 0.2 -0.2 4.0 1.2 0.4
South urban................................. M 217.214 218.820 219.820 219.318 3.8 0.2 -0.2 4.0 1.2 0.5
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 218.391 219.944 220.982 220.481 3.5 0.2 -0.2 3.7 1.2 0.5
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 138.211 139.177 139.833 139.639 4.1 0.3 -0.1 4.0 1.2 0.5
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)............................... M 222.275 224.716 225.416 223.675 3.9 -0.5 -0.8 5.2 1.4 0.3
West urban.................................. M 226.558 227.837 228.516 228.075 3.1 0.1 -0.2 3.2 0.9 0.3
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 230.707 231.808 232.393 232.010 3.0 0.1 -0.2 3.0 0.7 0.3
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 137.200 138.174 138.598 138.269 3.5 0.1 -0.2 3.5 1.0 0.3
Size classes
A (4)..................................... M 203.833 204.963 205.944 205.792 3.3 0.4 -0.1 3.3 1.0 0.5
B/C (3)................................... M 138.404 139.413 140.062 139.935 3.9 0.4 -0.1 3.8 1.2 0.5
D......................................... M 216.988 218.920 219.873 218.862 3.7 0.0 -0.5 4.3 1.3 0.4
Selected local areas(5)
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 217.880 218.762 220.094 220.182 3.8 0.6 0.0 3.3 1.0 0.6
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 232.241 233.319 233.367 232.328 2.9 -0.4 -0.4 3.1 0.5 0.0
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 245.617 246.489 248.073 248.505 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.9 1.0 0.6
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 242.787 - 244.574 - - - - 2.7 0.7 -
Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 209.372 - 212.175 - - - - 4.0 1.3 -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 206.967 - 208.794 - - - - 3.3 0.9 -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)....... 1 146.044 - 147.554 - - - - 3.9 1.0 -
Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 209.215 - 211.074 3.1 0.9 - - - -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 211.673 - 213.506 4.2 0.9 - - - -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 201.624 - 201.309 3.4 -0.2 - - - -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 231.503 - 231.197 4.0 -0.1 - - - -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 233.143 - 234.463 2.8 0.6 - - - -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 234.121 - 233.646 2.4 -0.2 - - - -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 231.314 - 233.250 3.2 0.8 - - - -
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. 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)
Unadjusted
Unadjusted indexes percent change Seasonally adjusted
Relative to June 2011 percent change from-
CPI-W importance, from-
December
2010 May June Mar. Apr. May
2011 2011 June May to to to
2010 2011 Apr. May June
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 100.000 222.954 222.522 4.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.3
All items (1967=100)......................... - 664.113 662.826 - - - - -
Food and beverages.......................... 16.401 226.473 226.813 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2
Food....................................... 15.315 226.257 226.610 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2
Food at home.............................. 8.906 224.386 224.580 4.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1
Cereals and bakery products.............. 1.236 259.862 261.297 4.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........... 2.227 223.356 223.250 7.4 0.0 1.1 1.5 -0.4
Dairy and related products (1)........... .917 210.488 211.374 7.5 0.4 1.8 0.7 0.4
Fruits and vegetables.................... 1.219 281.424 277.853 3.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -0.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials............................ 1.091 165.160 165.380 3.4 0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.3
Other food at home....................... 2.217 195.396 196.454 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5
Sugar and sweets (1).................... .324 204.161 206.402 3.9 1.1 -0.9 0.8 1.1
Fats and oils........................... .258 216.820 219.304 9.8 1.1 0.7 0.3 1.3
Other foods............................. 1.635 208.632 209.328 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .463 123.673 123.911 1.7 0.2 0.8 -0.1 0.2
Food away from home (1)................... 6.409 230.521 231.112 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .326 163.498 163.524 2.5 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.086 228.197 228.331 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1
Housing..................................... 39.228 215.135 216.263 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Shelter.................................... 29.811 244.618 245.112 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.396 250.704 250.843 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lodging away from home (2)................ .436 140.814 147.508 3.5 4.8 0.4 2.7 2.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences (3)
(4)................................... 20.672 234.272 234.634 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4).................... 19.942 234.266 234.630 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .306 127.859 128.242 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3
Fuels and utilities........................ 5.633 218.216 223.834 3.1 2.6 0.6 0.5 -0.8
Household energy.......................... 4.476 191.103 197.253 2.7 3.2 0.7 0.5 -1.1
Fuel oil and other fuels (1)............. .301 345.830 339.095 26.7 -1.9 1.7 -0.4 -1.9
Energy services (3)...................... 4.175 192.646 199.650 1.2 3.6 0.6 0.6 -1.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 1.157 178.896 178.981 5.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4
Household furnishings and operations....... 3.784 121.238 121.152 -0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1
Household operations (1) (2).............. .364 154.378 154.581 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1
Apparel..................................... 3.668 121.312 119.720 1.8 -1.3 0.3 1.2 1.4
Men's and boys' apparel.................... .921 115.079 114.172 1.6 -0.8 0.2 1.6 2.3
Women's and girls' apparel................. 1.502 108.704 106.263 2.2 -2.2 0.8 1.1 1.4
Infants' and toddlers' apparel............. .280 114.150 113.203 -2.8 -0.8 0.3 0.8 0.6
Footwear................................... .750 129.810 128.533 1.2 -1.0 -0.4 1.6 0.5
Transportation.............................. 19.418 222.153 218.155 13.9 -1.8 1.6 -0.3 -2.2
Private transportation..................... 18.631 218.946 214.837 14.2 -1.9 1.6 -0.3 -2.2
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 6.914 99.236 100.485 4.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1
New vehicles............................. 3.320 143.476 143.995 3.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5
Used cars and trucks..................... 3.003 149.304 152.759 5.2 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.7
Motor fuel................................ 6.470 338.832 319.323 35.5 -5.8 3.2 -2.0 -6.7
Gasoline (all types)..................... 6.193 338.656 318.779 35.6 -5.9 3.3 -2.0 -6.9
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .479 143.257 144.458 5.7 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.8
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.184 255.042 255.133 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Public transportation...................... .787 268.226 268.615 5.7 0.1 0.3 -0.3 -2.1
Medical care................................ 5.355 401.316 401.398 3.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2
Medical care commodities (1)............... 1.318 316.099 315.710 3.0 -0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.1
Medical care services...................... 4.038 426.210 426.498 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Professional services..................... 2.220 338.828 339.198 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Hospital and related services............. 1.414 642.422 642.513 5.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.5
Recreation (2).............................. 5.862 110.219 110.216 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.1
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.959 99.331 99.005 -1.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.5
Education and communication (2)............. 6.118 124.934 124.906 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Education (2).............................. 2.380 202.023 202.119 3.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2
Educational books and supplies............ .199 528.326 529.103 4.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.181 567.600 567.816 3.7 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2
Communication (2).......................... 3.738 85.877 85.819 -1.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0
Information and information processing (2) 3.605 83.534 83.474 -1.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.823 100.610 100.657 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
Information technology, hardware and
services (5)......................... .782 9.623 9.575 -4.0 -0.5 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (6)....................... .208 70.071 68.426 -9.5 -2.3 -0.5 -0.6 -1.5
Other goods and services.................... 3.950 414.594 415.514 1.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.3
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.450 830.137 833.452 2.7 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.4
Personal care.............................. 2.500 205.919 206.165 1.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3
Personal care products (1)................ .717 160.083 160.780 0.6 0.4 0.3 -1.2 0.4
Personal care services (1)................ .572 230.709 230.814 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Miscellaneous personal services........... 1.027 363.466 364.113 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................. 43.898 191.543 189.779 7.3 -0.9 0.9 0.0 -0.8
Food and beverages.......................... 16.401 226.473 226.813 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2
Commodities less food and beverages......... 27.497 171.531 168.922 9.5 -1.5 1.1 -0.2 -1.4
Nondurables less food and beverages........ 17.244 230.306 223.944 13.9 -2.8 1.3 0.0 -2.1
Apparel................................... 3.668 121.312 119.720 1.8 -1.3 0.3 1.2 1.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................... 13.576 302.815 293.390 17.3 -3.1 1.5 -0.5 -3.2
Durables................................... 10.253 114.560 115.461 2.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7
Services..................................... 56.102 260.062 261.122 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.504 235.734 236.207 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .306 127.859 128.242 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3
Energy services (3)......................... 4.175 192.646 199.650 1.2 3.6 0.6 0.6 -1.0
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 1.157 178.896 178.981 5.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4
Household operations (1) (2)................ .364 154.378 154.581 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1
Transportation services..................... 5.994 267.729 268.122 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1
Medical care services....................... 4.038 426.210 426.498 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Other services.............................. 10.563 298.779 298.819 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Special indexes
All items less food.......................... 84.685 222.174 221.604 4.1 -0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.4
All items less shelter....................... 70.189 217.445 216.673 5.3 -0.4 0.7 0.1 -0.6
All items less medical care.................. 94.645 215.660 215.216 4.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.4
Commodities less food........................ 28.583 173.603 171.059 9.2 -1.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.3
Nondurables less food........................ 18.329 230.472 224.451 13.2 -2.6 1.3 0.0 -2.0
Nondurables less food and apparel............ 14.662 295.146 286.570 16.2 -2.9 1.4 -0.4 -3.0
Nondurables.................................. 33.644 229.820 226.570 8.9 -1.4 1.0 0.2 -1.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.598 255.643 257.266 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Services less medical care services.......... 52.065 248.528 249.607 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
Energy....................................... 10.946 263.494 256.663 21.0 -2.6 2.3 -1.1 -4.6
All items less energy........................ 89.054 219.041 219.383 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
All items less food and energy.............. 73.739 217.966 218.306 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities............................ 21.812 148.045 148.321 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
Energy commodities........................ 6.771 340.895 321.775 35.1 -5.6 3.1 -1.9 -6.5
Services less energy services.............. 51.927 267.410 267.791 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .449 $ .449 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00)............................. - $ .151 $ .151 - - - - -
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.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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--
Mar. Apr. May June
2011 2011 2011 2011
Sep. Dec. Mar. June Dec. June
2010 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011
Expenditure category
All items................................. 220.122 221.212 221.529 220.768 3.6 3.8 7.1 1.2 3.7 4.1
Food and beverages....................... 224.691 225.708 226.540 226.929 2.0 1.6 7.3 4.0 1.8 5.6
Food.................................... 224.464 225.485 226.319 226.723 1.9 1.7 7.7 4.1 1.8 5.9
Food at home........................... 222.200 223.322 224.492 224.769 1.6 2.0 11.5 4.7 1.8 8.0
Cereals and bakery products........... 256.158 256.620 259.020 260.567 2.1 2.2 5.6 7.1 2.1 6.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........ 218.838 221.143 224.521 223.720 3.9 2.9 13.9 9.2 3.4 11.5
Dairy and related products (1)........ 205.163 208.951 210.488 211.374 2.4 6.5 8.6 12.7 4.4 10.6
Fruits and vegetables................. 288.166 284.305 280.367 278.965 -2.2 6.0 25.0 -12.2 1.8 4.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials......................... 163.753 165.778 165.582 166.036 1.2 -3.1 10.3 5.7 -1.0 8.0
Other food at home.................... 193.640 194.133 195.230 196.198 1.0 -0.3 7.3 5.4 0.4 6.3
Sugar and sweets (1)................. 204.408 202.613 204.161 206.402 4.9 2.5 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.2
Fats and oils........................ 214.678 216.271 216.992 219.872 2.1 3.3 25.4 10.0 2.7 17.5
Other foods.......................... 206.374 207.193 208.363 208.866 0.1 -1.3 5.2 4.9 -0.6 5.1
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)... 122.850 123.797 123.673 123.911 1.1 0.3 1.9 3.5 0.7 2.7
Food away from home (1)................ 229.293 230.174 230.521 231.112 2.4 1.2 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.9
Other food away from home (1) (2)..... 162.850 163.275 163.498 163.524 2.9 2.3 3.0 1.7 2.6 2.3
Alcoholic beverages..................... 226.591 227.525 228.327 228.503 2.7 0.5 1.7 3.4 1.6 2.5
Housing.................................. 214.579 214.943 215.372 215.369 0.5 1.3 2.0 1.5 0.9 1.7
Shelter................................. 244.098 244.287 244.622 245.029 0.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.4
Rent of primary residence (3).......... 250.220 250.444 250.687 250.938 0.6 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.5
Lodging away from home (2)............. 135.526 136.073 139.738 143.333 -6.3 -1.0 -1.1 25.1 -3.7 11.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
(3) (4)............................ 233.967 234.102 234.326 234.643 0.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)................. 233.963 234.097 234.320 234.639 0.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1)
(2)................................ 126.914 127.654 127.859 128.242 4.4 -0.1 -2.4 4.3 2.1 0.9
Fuels and utilities..................... 217.690 219.052 220.111 218.367 2.3 2.7 6.5 1.2 2.5 3.9
Household energy....................... 190.781 192.083 193.096 190.982 1.8 2.2 6.6 0.4 2.0 3.5
Fuel oil and other fuels (1).......... 341.440 347.371 345.830 339.095 -0.6 57.8 68.8 -2.7 25.2 28.1
Energy services (3)................... 192.493 193.645 194.818 192.818 1.9 -0.8 3.0 0.7 0.6 1.8
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)....................... 177.954 178.669 179.223 179.953 4.5 5.0 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.4
Household furnishings and operations.... 120.458 120.697 121.006 120.881 -2.2 -1.3 0.2 1.4 -1.7 0.8
Household operations (1) (2)........... 152.965 153.923 154.378 154.581 -1.0 0.7 -0.4 4.3 -0.2 1.9
Apparel.................................. 117.667 118.059 119.528 121.203 -2.3 -0.9 -1.5 12.6 -1.6 5.3
Men's and boys' apparel................. 110.496 110.770 112.512 115.078 -4.4 -2.4 -2.9 17.6 -3.4 6.9
Women's and girls' apparel.............. 104.954 105.750 106.951 108.462 -1.8 -0.6 -1.9 14.1 -1.2 5.8
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.......... 112.693 112.979 113.863 114.525 -4.9 1.7 -13.7 6.7 -1.6 -4.0
Footwear................................ 127.212 126.695 128.720 129.412 -1.3 -3.6 2.9 7.1 -2.5 5.0
Transportation........................... 212.833 216.214 215.500 210.835 16.2 16.7 26.0 -3.7 16.5 10.2
Private transportation.................. 209.373 212.808 212.103 207.502 17.0 16.8 26.3 -3.5 16.9 10.4
New and used motor vehicles (2)........ 97.462 98.310 99.292 100.337 2.1 -1.6 4.3 12.3 0.2 8.3
New vehicles.......................... 141.132 142.121 143.630 144.411 1.2 -1.4 6.4 9.6 -0.1 8.0
Used cars and trucks.................. 145.911 147.635 149.198 151.670 4.4 -2.1 2.5 16.7 1.1 9.4
Motor fuel............................. 308.827 318.736 312.340 291.497 54.2 57.0 75.4 -20.6 55.6 18.0
Gasoline (all types).................. 307.739 318.025 311.697 290.345 55.6 60.0 71.3 -20.8 57.8 16.5
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).. 140.693 141.505 143.257 144.458 3.0 4.2 4.5 11.1 3.6 7.8
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
(1)................................ 253.391 253.990 255.042 255.133 2.9 1.3 1.0 2.8 2.1 1.9
Public transportation................... 268.996 269.886 269.065 263.506 -0.7 13.8 20.2 -7.9 6.3 5.2
Medical care............................. 398.099 399.544 400.682 401.374 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1
Medical care commodities (1)............ 314.190 315.798 316.099 315.710 1.2 2.0 7.1 1.9 1.6 4.5
Medical care services................... 422.517 423.843 425.316 426.464 4.0 2.8 1.6 3.8 3.4 2.7
Professional services.................. 337.449 337.866 337.966 338.809 3.6 1.9 2.4 1.6 2.8 2.0
Hospital and related services.......... 632.454 635.892 641.005 644.001 6.9 6.5 2.7 7.5 6.7 5.1
Recreation (2)........................... 109.798 109.747 110.076 110.001 -2.0 -2.2 3.2 0.7 -2.1 2.0
Video and audio (2)..................... 99.167 99.080 99.080 98.575 -2.8 -2.7 3.0 -2.4 -2.7 0.3
Education and communication (2).......... 125.167 125.225 125.340 125.440 1.0 -0.9 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.8
Education (2)........................... 202.290 202.814 203.768 204.259 2.1 4.1 5.0 4.0 3.1 4.5
Educational books and supplies......... 526.817 528.629 531.355 532.591 -1.0 5.7 8.4 4.5 2.3 6.4
Tuition, other school fees, and
childcare.......................... 568.569 569.997 572.656 574.039 2.4 4.0 4.7 3.9 3.2 4.3
Communication (2)....................... 86.067 85.989 85.857 85.836 0.3 -4.0 -2.0 -1.1 -1.9 -1.5
Information and information processing
(2)................................ 83.735 83.651 83.513 83.492 0.3 -4.2 -2.6 -1.2 -1.9 -1.9
Telephone services (1) (2)............ 100.701 100.643 100.610 100.657 1.2 -3.8 -2.4 -0.2 -1.4 -1.3
Information technology, hardware and
services (5)...................... 9.699 9.674 9.612 9.584 -2.8 -5.3 -3.4 -4.7 -4.0 -4.0
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (6).................... 70.542 70.196 69.761 68.685 0.5 -12.6 -15.1 -10.1 -6.3 -12.7
Other goods and services................. 414.916 414.900 414.012 415.446 4.4 1.2 0.6 0.5 2.8 0.6
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........ 835.368 832.003 830.137 833.452 8.9 1.9 1.3 -0.9 5.3 0.2
Personal care........................... 205.424 205.891 205.463 206.112 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.4 0.8
Personal care products (1)............. 161.667 162.088 160.083 160.780 3.1 0.2 1.1 -2.2 1.7 -0.5
Personal care services (1)............. 230.252 230.597 230.709 230.814 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.4
Miscellaneous personal services........ 360.899 362.235 363.012 363.440 2.8 3.0 1.5 2.8 2.9 2.2
Commodity and service group
Commodities............................... 186.856 188.512 188.580 187.064 6.8 7.0 14.1 0.4 6.9 7.0
Food and beverages....................... 224.691 225.708 226.540 226.929 2.0 1.6 7.3 4.0 1.8 5.6
Commodities less food and beverages...... 165.737 167.620 167.363 165.079 9.9 10.3 18.2 -1.6 10.1 7.9
Nondurables less food and beverages..... 219.564 222.388 222.447 217.845 15.3 20.3 25.1 -3.1 17.8 10.1
Apparel................................ 117.667 118.059 119.528 121.203 -2.3 -0.9 -1.5 12.6 -1.6 5.3
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel............................ 287.991 292.312 290.849 281.604 22.8 25.2 34.8 -8.6 24.0 11.0
Durables................................ 112.981 113.705 114.560 115.400 0.3 -3.2 4.0 8.8 -1.5 6.4
Services.................................. 259.346 259.786 260.366 260.433 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.9
Rent of shelter (4)...................... 235.189 235.375 235.649 235.908 0.8 1.9 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2) 126.914 127.654 127.859 128.242 4.4 -0.1 -2.4 4.3 2.1 0.9
Energy services (3)...................... 192.493 193.645 194.818 192.818 1.9 -0.8 3.0 0.7 0.6 1.8
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)......................... 177.954 178.669 179.223 179.953 4.5 5.0 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.4
Household operations (1) (2)............. 152.965 153.923 154.378 154.581 -1.0 0.7 -0.4 4.3 -0.2 1.9
Transportation services.................. 266.766 267.612 268.275 267.896 2.2 3.3 5.2 1.7 2.8 3.4
Medical care services.................... 422.517 423.843 425.316 426.464 4.0 2.8 1.6 3.8 3.4 2.7
Other services........................... 298.163 298.388 299.096 299.140 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.5
Special indexes
All items less food....................... 219.161 220.262 220.488 219.523 3.9 4.2 7.0 0.7 4.0 3.8
All items less shelter.................... 213.745 215.173 215.486 214.295 4.9 4.8 9.6 1.0 4.9 5.2
All items less medical care............... 212.864 213.934 214.223 213.426 3.6 3.9 7.4 1.1 3.7 4.2
Commodities less food..................... 167.903 169.766 169.536 167.311 9.6 9.9 17.5 -1.4 9.8 7.7
Nondurables less food..................... 220.224 223.009 223.118 218.640 14.7 19.1 23.7 -2.8 16.9 9.6
Nondurables less food and apparel......... 281.517 285.598 284.399 275.970 21.1 23.2 32.2 -7.7 22.1 10.5
Nondurables............................... 223.418 225.644 226.125 223.294 8.5 10.9 17.0 -0.2 9.7 8.0
Services less rent of shelter (4)......... 254.803 255.550 256.332 255.986 1.5 1.8 2.7 1.9 1.6 2.3
Services less medical care services....... 247.897 248.319 248.874 248.840 0.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5
Energy.................................... 248.232 253.853 251.126 239.606 28.3 31.3 44.5 -13.2 29.8 12.0
All items less energy..................... 217.702 218.248 218.935 219.475 1.1 0.8 3.0 3.3 0.9 3.1
All items less food and energy........... 216.717 217.167 217.826 218.395 0.9 0.7 2.0 3.1 0.8 2.6
Commodities less food and energy
commodities......................... 146.215 146.774 147.607 148.509 0.4 -1.3 2.1 6.4 -0.4 4.2
Energy commodities..................... 311.719 321.527 315.284 294.876 51.2 57.0 75.1 -19.9 54.1 18.4
Services less energy services........... 266.630 266.988 267.500 267.802 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.9
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.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-W Pricing June2011 from-- May2011 from--
schedule
(1) Mar. Apr. May June
2011 2011 2011 2011 June Apr. May May Mar. Apr.
2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011
U.S. city average........................... M 220.024 221.743 222.954 222.522 4.1 0.4 -0.2 4.1 1.3 0.5
Region and area size(2)
Northeast urban............................. M 237.377 238.756 240.209 240.158 3.8 0.6 0.0 3.7 1.2 0.6
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 237.239 238.390 239.852 239.972 3.6 0.7 0.1 3.5 1.1 0.6
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 144.395 145.520 146.390 146.144 4.2 0.4 -0.2 4.2 1.4 0.6
Midwest urban............................... M 209.094 210.991 212.572 212.556 4.4 0.7 0.0 4.4 1.7 0.7
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 208.740 210.508 212.272 212.147 4.5 0.8 -0.1 4.4 1.7 0.8
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 137.189 138.552 139.532 139.738 4.4 0.9 0.1 4.3 1.7 0.7
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)............................... M 208.108 209.987 211.052 210.516 4.4 0.3 -0.3 4.5 1.4 0.5
South urban................................. M 215.272 217.234 218.437 217.722 4.4 0.2 -0.3 4.6 1.5 0.6
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 216.680 218.615 219.971 219.263 3.9 0.3 -0.3 4.2 1.5 0.6
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 137.789 138.962 139.744 139.407 4.6 0.3 -0.2 4.6 1.4 0.6
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)............................... M 223.059 225.869 226.539 224.807 4.4 -0.5 -0.8 5.5 1.6 0.3
West urban.................................. M 221.830 223.268 223.944 223.237 3.5 0.0 -0.3 3.7 1.0 0.3
Size A - More than 1,500,000.............. M 224.576 225.833 226.399 225.670 3.4 -0.1 -0.3 3.6 0.8 0.3
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 137.331 138.362 138.816 138.392 3.7 0.0 -0.3 3.8 1.1 0.3
Size classes
A (4)..................................... M 203.220 204.607 205.758 205.415 3.8 0.4 -0.2 3.9 1.2 0.6
B/C (3)................................... M 138.471 139.645 140.412 140.179 4.3 0.4 -0.2 4.3 1.4 0.5
D......................................... M 215.928 218.220 219.159 218.067 4.2 -0.1 -0.5 4.8 1.5 0.4
Selected local areas(5)
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 212.256 213.633 215.358 215.325 4.6 0.8 0.0 4.2 1.5 0.8
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 225.770 227.051 226.842 225.461 3.3 -0.7 -0.6 3.7 0.5 -0.1
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 241.667 242.697 244.316 244.601 3.7 0.8 0.1 3.5 1.1 0.7
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 244.324 - 246.825 - - - - 3.3 1.0 -
Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 201.146 - 204.105 - - - - 4.4 1.5 -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 211.227 - 214.038 - - - - 4.3 1.3 -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)....... 1 146.572 - 148.638 - - - - 4.6 1.4 -
Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 208.356 - 210.598 3.2 1.1 - - - -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 208.217 - 210.354 4.8 1.0 - - - -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 200.997 - 200.444 4.0 -0.3 - - - -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 229.675 - 229.353 4.1 -0.1 - - - -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 233.441 - 234.965 3.0 0.7 - - - -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 231.600 - 230.605 2.9 -0.4 - - - -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 228.313 - 230.072 3.7 0.8 - - - -
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted
Relative Unadjusted percent change to
importance, indexes June 2011 from-
C-CPI-U December
2007-2008
May June June May
2011 2011 2010 2011
Expenditure category
All items (1)................................ 100.000 R129.943 R129.841 3.4 -0.1
Food and beverages.......................... 14.519 132.139 132.333 3.5 0.1
Food....................................... 13.493 132.312 132.514 3.7 0.2
Food at home.............................. 7.780 128.239 128.341 4.6 0.1
Food away from home....................... 5.712 137.864 138.213 2.3 0.3
Alcoholic beverages........................ 1.027 130.585 130.679 1.8 0.1
Housing (2)................................. 42.074 R129.406 R129.990 1.2 0.5
Shelter.................................... 32.119 132.401 132.740 1.2 0.3
Fuels and utilities (3).................... 5.231 R161.135 R164.596 3.0 2.1
Household furnishings and operations....... 4.724 92.735 92.656 -0.8 -0.1
Apparel..................................... 3.772 91.536 90.190 1.4 -1.5
Transportation.............................. 17.199 147.954 145.972 12.7 -1.3
Private transportation..................... 16.013 149.155 146.973 13.2 -1.5
Public transportation...................... 1.186 132.800 133.254 5.6 0.3
Medical care................................ 6.294 154.437 154.508 2.7 0.0
Medical care commodities................... 1.570 136.610 136.490 2.8 -0.1
Medical care services...................... 4.723 160.971 161.116 2.7 0.1
Recreation.................................. 6.625 102.724 102.654 -1.0 -0.1
Education and communication................. 6.288 112.573 112.491 0.5 -0.1
Education.................................. 2.804 188.805 188.948 3.7 0.1
Communication.............................. 3.484 71.485 71.347 -2.0 -0.2
Other goods and services.................... 3.229 142.007 142.216 2.4 0.1
Commodity and service group
Services (4)................................. 59.383 R137.336 R137.848 1.5 0.4
Commodities.................................. 40.617 121.173 120.282 6.1 -0.7
Durables.................................... 10.376 81.572 81.957 1.1 0.5
Nondurables.................................. 30.241 141.964 140.337 7.9 -1.1
All items less food and energy.............. 76.901 121.566 121.726 1.4 0.1
Energy (5)................................... 9.606 R219.671 R215.138 19.7 -2.1
1 Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.408.
2 Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.071.
3 Revised index: Apr. 2011=159.248.
4 Revised index: Apr. 2011=137.017.
5 Revised index: Apr. 2011=214.257.
R Revised.
Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
United States Department of Labor
