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
2010 2011 from 2010
to 2011
Expenditure category
All items................................................ 213.967 221.575 3.6
All items (1967=100)..................................... 637.342 660.005 -
Food and beverages...................................... 219.182 227.276 3.7
Food................................................... 218.730 227.125 3.8
Food at home.......................................... 214.638 225.181 4.9
Cereals and bakery products.......................... 251.024 261.085 4.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs....................... 207.431 223.191 7.6
Dairy and related products........................... 197.992 211.772 7.0
Fruits and vegetables................................ 270.713 282.180 4.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........ 161.214 166.067 3.0
Other food at home................................... 190.294 196.512 3.3
Sugar and sweets.................................... 200.035 206.668 3.3
Fats and oils....................................... 200.909 219.844 9.4
Other foods......................................... 204.577 209.273 2.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1)...................... 121.872 124.148 1.9
Food away from home................................... 226.204 231.504 2.3
Other food away from home (1)........................ 159.794 163.841 2.5
Alcoholic beverages.................................... 224.368 228.041 1.6
Housing................................................. 212.880 215.810 1.4
Shelter................................................ 242.309 245.526 1.3
Rent of primary residence (2)......................... 247.725 251.857 1.7
Lodging away from home (1)............................ 135.119 138.828 2.7
Owners' equivalent rent of residences (2) (3)......... 232.461 235.147 1.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3) 232.462 235.141 1.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1).................. 126.739 128.563 1.4
Fuels and utilities.................................... 212.885 218.859 2.8
Household energy...................................... 187.272 191.522 2.3
Fuel oil and other fuels............................. 277.433 336.592 21.3
Energy services (2).................................. 191.552 193.519 1.0
Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)..... 171.446 179.953 5.0
Household furnishings and operations................... 121.555 121.109 -.4
Household operations (1).............................. 152.707 154.495 1.2
Apparel................................................. 118.733 121.293 2.2
Men's and boys' apparel................................ 111.811 114.971 2.8
Women's and girls' apparel............................. 106.360 108.733 2.2
Infants' and toddlers' apparel......................... 117.415 116.753 -.6
Footwear............................................... 127.593 128.560 .8
Transportation.......................................... 192.560 213.296 10.8
Private transportation................................. 189.257 209.939 10.9
New and used motor vehicles (1)....................... 96.271 99.205 3.0
New vehicles......................................... 139.044 142.866 2.7
Used cars and trucks................................. 144.007 150.010 4.2
Motor fuel............................................ 240.094 303.848 26.6
Gasoline (all types)................................. 239.629 303.067 26.5
Motor vehicle parts and equipment..................... 136.998 143.796 5.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.................. 250.543 255.760 2.1
Public transportation.................................. 248.713 266.151 7.0
Medical care............................................ 389.766 402.187 3.2
Medical care commodities............................... 306.257 315.845 3.1
Medical care services.................................. 414.273 427.551 3.2
Professional services................................. 331.456 339.328 2.4
Hospital and related services......................... 608.516 644.431 5.9
Recreation (1).......................................... 109.812 109.898 .1
Video and audio (1).................................... 99.643 99.087 -.6
Education and communication (1)......................... 124.891 125.520 .5
Education (1).......................................... 196.606 204.761 4.1
Educational books and supplies........................ 508.386 534.846 5.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare............. 552.958 575.357 4.1
Communication (1)...................................... 87.317 85.789 -1.7
Information and information processing (1)............ 85.126 83.447 -2.0
Telephone services (1)............................... 102.086 100.626 -1.4
Information technology, hardware and services (4).... 9.960 9.571 -3.9
Personal computers and peripheral equipment (5)..... 76.273 68.439 -10.3
Other goods and services................................ 409.278 416.899 1.9
Tobacco and smoking products........................... 812.347 839.665 3.4
Personal care.......................................... 204.299 206.361 1.0
Personal care products................................ 161.174 161.045 -.1
Personal care services................................ 229.824 230.958 .5
Miscellaneous personal services....................... 355.502 364.346 2.5
Commodity and service group
Commodities.............................................. 177.545 188.157 6.0
Food and beverages...................................... 219.182 227.276 3.7
Commodities less food and beverages..................... 155.064 166.459 7.3
Nondurables less food and beverages.................... 198.517 220.100 10.9
Apparel............................................... 118.733 121.293 2.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel......... 252.481 286.167 13.3
Durables............................................... 112.513 114.313 1.6
Services................................................. 256.628 260.925 1.7
Rent of shelter (3)..................................... 233.507 236.603 1.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1).................... 126.739 128.563 1.4
Energy services (2)..................................... 191.552 193.519 1.0
Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)....... 171.446 179.953 5.0
Household operations (1)................................ 152.707 154.495 1.2
Transportation services................................. 259.985 268.161 3.1
Medical care services................................... 414.273 427.551 3.2
Other services.......................................... 296.066 299.544 1.2
Special indexes
All items less food...................................... 212.938 220.401 3.5
All items less shelter................................... 205.943 215.223 4.5
All items less medical care.............................. 206.828 214.226 3.6
Commodities less food.................................... 157.422 168.646 7.1
Nondurables less food.................................... 200.147 220.793 10.3
Nondurables less food and apparel........................ 248.965 279.965 12.5
Nondurables.............................................. 209.360 224.728 7.3
Services less rent of shelter (3)........................ 251.210 256.386 2.1
Services less medical care services...................... 245.533 249.355 1.6
Energy................................................... 211.926 246.086 16.1
All items less energy.................................... 215.173 219.598 2.1
All items less food and energy.......................... 214.835 218.461 1.7
Commodities less food and energy commodities........... 145.728 148.050 1.6
Energy commodities.................................... 242.805 306.719 26.3
Services less energy services.......................... 263.713 268.270 1.7
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00).. $ .467 $ .451 -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00)..... $ .157 $ .152 -
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 1984=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
