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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest was little changed in October (-0.1 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower costs for electricity (-5.9 percent) had the largest downward impact on the index while higher prices for medical care services (0.6 percent) and apparel (1.0 percent) provided the largest offsetting influences. Overall, energy costs were 1.8 percent lower over the month. Food prices were down 0.2 percent while the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The CPI-U for the Midwest decreased 0.3 percent from October 2014 to October 2015, the tenth consecutive month of over-the-year decline. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices increased 1.0 percent and the energy index, which includes motor fuel and household fuels, fell 15.3 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 1.3 percent over the year. (See table 1.)
Food
Food prices in the Midwest decreased 0.2 percent in October. The index for food at home declined 0.3 percent and costs for food away from home registered little movement (0.1 percent).
From October 2014 to October 2015, the index for food rose 1.0 percent, the smallest over-the-year increase since December 2013. Rising costs for food away from home (2.8 percent) were responsible for the yearly advance. Prices for food at home were 0.2 percent lower over the year.
EnergyThe energy index registered its fourth consecutive monthly decline, falling 1.8 percent in October, and had the greatest downward impact on the all items index. The decrease in energy costs was largely attributable to a 5.9-percent drop in electricity prices. Lower costs for utility (piped) gas service (-1.7 percent) also contributed to the monthly decline. In contrast, motor fuel prices turned up 1.1 percent in October after declining in the three previous months.
Energy prices fell 15.3 percent from October 2014 to October 2015, led by a drop of 23.4 percent in motor fuel prices. The index for motor fuel has registered consecutive over-the-year declines since August 2014. Costs for utility (piped) gas service were 16.5 percent lower over the year, while electricity prices were up 0.6 percent.
All items less food and energyThe index for all items less food and energy for the Midwest rose 0.2 percent in October. Expenditure categories registering higher prices over the month included medical care services (0.6 percent) and apparel (1.0 percent). In contrast, recreation (-0.6 percent) and used cars and trucks (-1.8 percent) were among the expenditure categories posting lower prices over the month.
The index for all items less food and energy was up 1.3 percent from October 2014 to October 2015. Higher costs for shelter (2.2 percent) and medical care services (2.6 percent) led the advance.
The Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) stood at 225.050 in October 2015. A typical market basket of goods and services that cost $100.00 in the 1982-84 base period cost $225.05 in October 2015. Because regional CPI data are not adjusted for seasonal price variation, consumers and businesses should be cautious in drawing conclusions about long-term retail price trends from short-term changes in the regional indexes.
CPI-WIn October, the Midwest Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was 219.875, down 0.1 percent over the month. The CPI-W decreased 0.8 percent over the year.
Month | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
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1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | |
January | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
February | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
March | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
April | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
May | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
June | 0.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
July | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
August | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
September | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
October | -0.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
November | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 1.2 | ||
December | -0.2 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
The November 2015 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest region is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 89 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 28 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, 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 CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 24,000 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.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date (1982-84) that equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. 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 see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 17, The Consumer Price Index, available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between areas; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
The Midwest region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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Item and Group | Indexes | Percent change from- | ||||
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Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | Oct. 2014 | Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | |
Expenditure category | ||||||
All Items | 225.830 | 225.184 | 225.050 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
All items (December 1977=100) | 367.438 | 366.386 | 366.170 | |||
Food and beverages | 240.304 | 241.353 | 241.006 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Food | 240.035 | 241.100 | 240.695 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Food at home | 230.714 | 231.872 | 231.063 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Food away from home | 255.562 | 256.469 | 256.751 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Alcoholic beverages | 241.594 | 242.382 | 242.937 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Housing | 213.907 | 213.827 | 212.917 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
Shelter | 249.789 | 250.435 | 250.776 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Rent of primary residence (1) | 248.212 | 249.093 | 249.885 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
253.239 | 253.970 | 254.346 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
253.235 | 253.963 | 254.339 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
Fuels and utilities | 221.787 | 217.460 | 209.651 | -3.6 | -5.5 | -3.6 |
Household energy | 185.517 | 180.872 | 172.729 | -5.8 | -6.9 | -4.5 |
Energy services (1) | 194.009 | 189.089 | 180.075 | -4.9 | -7.2 | -4.8 |
Electricity (1) | 215.456 | 209.357 | 196.961 | 0.6 | -8.6 | -5.9 |
Utility (piped) gas service (1) | 146.756 | 144.182 | 141.681 | -16.5 | -3.5 | -1.7 |
Household furnishings and operations | 115.822 | 116.226 | 115.743 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Apparel | 117.025 | 121.530 | 122.731 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
Transportation | 202.612 | 195.985 | 196.789 | -6.8 | -2.9 | 0.4 |
Private transportation | 197.332 | 190.680 | 191.149 | -7.1 | -3.1 | 0.2 |
New and used motor vehicles (3) | 99.457 | 98.911 | 98.505 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
New vehicles | 138.725 | 138.849 | 139.115 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
98.265 | 98.363 | 98.543 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
New cars (4) | 135.153 | 135.590 | 135.531 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Used cars and trucks | 151.385 | 148.968 | 146.290 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -1.8 |
Motor fuel | 240.564 | 214.907 | 217.297 | -23.4 | -9.7 | 1.1 |
Gasoline (all types) | 239.397 | 213.670 | 216.014 | -23.3 | -9.8 | 1.1 |
Gasoline, unleaded regular (4) | 235.185 | 208.627 | 210.759 | -24.3 | -10.4 | 1.0 |
268.532 | 244.167 | 248.063 | -21.0 | -7.6 | 1.6 | |
Gasoline, unleaded premium (4) | 251.927 | 231.993 | 235.064 | -17.2 | -6.7 | 1.3 |
Medical Care | 451.284 | 451.793 | 454.680 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Medical care commodities | 364.941 | 363.415 | 366.054 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Medical care services | 480.199 | 481.504 | 484.457 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Professional services | 392.467 | 393.729 | 392.671 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Recreation (3) | 117.935 | 118.002 | 117.320 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
Education and communication (3) | 139.846 | 140.481 | 140.687 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Other goods and services | 402.830 | 402.044 | 402.313 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Commodity and Service Group | ||||||
All Items | 225.830 | 225.184 | 225.050 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Commodities | 180.085 | 178.825 | 178.837 | -3.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
Commodities less food & beverages | 150.631 | 148.428 | 148.592 | -5.8 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
Nondurables less food & beverages | 194.414 | 189.947 | 191.141 | -8.4 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel | 245.099 | 234.876 | 236.073 | -10.1 | -3.7 | 0.5 |
Durables | 107.241 | 107.081 | 106.346 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
Services | 273.170 | 273.126 | 272.847 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
Rent of shelter (2) | 256.541 | 257.223 | 257.566 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Transportation services | 292.358 | 291.045 | 293.796 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Other services | 328.436 | 329.082 | 329.079 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Special aggregate indexes: | ||||||
All items less medical care | 215.160 | 214.459 | 214.182 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
All items less food | 223.421 | 222.496 | 222.407 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
All items less shelter | 219.492 | 218.352 | 218.039 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
Commodities less food | 153.561 | 151.424 | 151.598 | -5.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
Nondurables | 217.206 | 215.325 | 215.796 | -3.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
Nondurables less food | 196.967 | 192.767 | 193.929 | -7.9 | -1.5 | 0.6 |
Nondurables less food and apparel | 243.546 | 234.270 | 235.409 | -9.3 | -3.3 | 0.5 |
Services less rent of shelter (2) | 307.300 | 306.421 | 305.415 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Services less medical care services | 257.700 | 257.562 | 257.059 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Energy | 210.174 | 196.400 | 192.789 | -15.3 | -8.3 | -1.8 |
All items less energy | 229.998 | 230.708 | 230.934 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
All items less food and energy | 228.873 | 229.518 | 229.863 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Commodities less food and energy commodities | 145.827 | 146.679 | 146.534 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
Energy commodities | 238.255 | 213.486 | 216.065 | -23.5 | -9.3 | 1.2 |
Services less energy services | 283.548 | 284.040 | 284.720 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Footnotes | ||||||
Regions defined as the four Census regions. Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. |
Item and Group | Indexes | Percent change from- | ||||
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Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | Oct. 2014 | Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | |
Expenditure category | ||||||
All Items | 221.188 | 220.121 | 219.875 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
All items (December 1977=100) | 357.710 | 355.985 | 355.586 | |||
Food and beverages | 240.891 | 241.973 | 241.461 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Food | 240.695 | 241.787 | 241.190 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Food at home | 231.870 | 233.053 | 232.007 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Food away from home | 256.703 | 257.612 | 257.892 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Alcoholic beverages | 242.361 | 243.275 | 244.122 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Housing | 209.250 | 209.047 | 208.058 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
Shelter | 239.166 | 239.771 | 240.194 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Rent of primary residence (1) | 248.871 | 249.727 | 250.509 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
236.105 | 236.773 | 237.115 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
236.114 | 236.781 | 237.123 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
Fuels and utilities | 222.878 | 218.399 | 210.660 | -3.4 | -5.5 | -3.5 |
Household energy | 186.259 | 181.494 | 173.482 | -5.6 | -6.9 | -4.4 |
Energy services (1) | 193.195 | 188.191 | 179.422 | -4.7 | -7.1 | -4.7 |
Electricity (1) | 213.250 | 207.186 | 195.380 | 0.5 | -8.4 | -5.7 |
Utility (piped) gas service (1) | 147.510 | 144.758 | 142.275 | -16.7 | -3.5 | -1.7 |
Household furnishings and operations | 114.283 | 114.739 | 114.147 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Apparel | 116.270 | 119.975 | 121.140 | -2.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Transportation | 201.850 | 194.299 | 194.737 | -7.9 | -3.5 | 0.2 |
Private transportation | 198.468 | 190.969 | 191.259 | -8.1 | -3.6 | 0.2 |
New and used motor vehicles (3) | 100.144 | 99.407 | 98.690 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
New vehicles | 141.956 | 142.154 | 142.383 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Used cars and trucks | 152.033 | 149.617 | 146.942 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -1.8 |
Motor fuel | 241.344 | 215.580 | 218.046 | -23.4 | -9.7 | 1.1 |
Gasoline (all types) | 240.066 | 214.259 | 216.666 | -23.3 | -9.7 | 1.1 |
Gasoline, unleaded regular (4) | 235.690 | 209.055 | 211.233 | -24.4 | -10.4 | 1.0 |
268.344 | 243.984 | 248.076 | -20.9 | -7.6 | 1.7 | |
Gasoline, unleaded premium (4) | 252.010 | 232.058 | 235.222 | -17.2 | -6.7 | 1.4 |
Medical Care | 456.326 | 456.862 | 460.010 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Medical care commodities | 358.749 | 357.267 | 359.927 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Medical care services | 486.451 | 487.803 | 491.082 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Professional services | 393.791 | 395.080 | 394.117 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Recreation (3) | 114.046 | 114.143 | 113.510 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
Education and communication (3) | 131.790 | 132.213 | 132.471 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Other goods and services | 448.433 | 447.519 | 447.525 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Commodity and Service Group | ||||||
All Items | 221.188 | 220.121 | 219.875 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Commodities | 183.529 | 181.684 | 181.544 | -3.6 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
Commodities less food & beverages | 155.614 | 152.514 | 152.538 | -6.4 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
Nondurables less food & beverages | 203.702 | 197.491 | 198.714 | -9.4 | -2.4 | 0.6 |
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel | 257.652 | 245.557 | 246.832 | -11.2 | -4.2 | 0.5 |
Durables | 109.797 | 109.447 | 108.448 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -0.9 |
Services | 266.053 | 265.860 | 265.490 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Rent of shelter (2) | 237.499 | 238.116 | 238.531 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Transportation services | 292.421 | 291.313 | 293.698 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Other services | 304.140 | 304.454 | 304.687 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Special aggregate indexes: | ||||||
All items less medical care | 212.153 | 211.030 | 210.659 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
All items less food | 217.407 | 215.950 | 215.767 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
All items less shelter | 217.179 | 215.507 | 215.019 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
Commodities less food | 158.280 | 155.271 | 155.317 | -6.2 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
Nondurables | 222.578 | 219.883 | 220.269 | -4.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
Nondurables less food | 205.621 | 199.786 | 200.989 | -8.8 | -2.3 | 0.6 |
Nondurables less food and apparel | 254.683 | 243.718 | 244.949 | -10.3 | -3.8 | 0.5 |
Services less rent of shelter (2) | 272.569 | 271.482 | 270.265 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
Services less medical care services | 251.410 | 251.130 | 250.552 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Energy | 211.181 | 196.639 | 193.549 | -15.9 | -8.3 | -1.6 |
All items less energy | 224.189 | 224.780 | 224.883 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
All items less food and energy | 221.087 | 221.573 | 221.823 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Commodities less food and energy commodities | 149.490 | 150.033 | 149.653 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Energy commodities | 239.832 | 214.743 | 217.373 | -23.5 | -9.4 | 1.2 |
Services less energy services | 275.688 | 276.129 | 276.865 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Footnotes | ||||||
Regions defined as the four Census regions. Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015