Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 207.342 215.303 3.8 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 621.106 644.951 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 203.300 214.225 5.4 

Food ........................................................................................... 202.916 214.106 5.5 

Food at home ........................................................................... 201.245 214.125 6.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 222.107 244.853 10.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 195.616 204.653 4.6 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 194.770 210.396 8.0 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 262.628 278.932 6.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 153.432 160.045 4.3 

Other food at home ................................................................ 173.275 184.166 6.3 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 176.772 186.577 5.5 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 172.921 196.751 13.8 

Other foods .......................................................................... 188.244 198.103 5.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 115.105 119.924 4.2 

Food away from home ............................................................. 206.659 215.769 4.4 

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 144.068 150.640 4.6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 207.026 214.484 3.6 

Housing ........................................................................................ 209.586 216.264 3.2 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 240.611 246.666 2.5 

Rent of primary residence ........................................................ 234.679 243.271 3.7 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 142.813 143.664 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ....................... 246.235 252.426 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 117.004 118.843 1.6 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 200.632 220.018 9.7 

Household energy .................................................................... 181.744 200.808 10.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 251.453 334.405 33.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... 186.262 202.212 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 143.706 152.117 5.9 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 126.875 127.800 .7 

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 140.621 147.542 4.9 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.998 118.907 -.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 112.368 113.032 .6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 110.296 107.460 -2.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 113.948 113.762 -.2 

Footwear .................................................................................... 122.374 124.157 1.5 

Transportation .............................................................................. 184.682 195.549 5.9 

Private transportation ................................................................. 180.778 191.039 5.7 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 94.303 93.291 -1.1 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 136.254 134.194 -1.5 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 135.747 133.951 -1.3 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.070 279.652 17.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 237.959 277.457 16.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 121.583 128.747 5.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 222.963 233.859 4.9 

Public transportation .................................................................. 230.002 250.549 8.9 

Medical care ................................................................................. 351.054 364.065 3.7 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 289.999 296.045 2.1 

Medical care services ................................................................ 369.302 384.943 4.2 

Professional services ............................................................... 300.792 310.968 3.4 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 498.922 533.953 7.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 111.443 113.254 1.6 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 102.949 102.632 -.3 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 119.577 123.631 3.4 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 171.388 181.277 5.8 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 420.418 450.187 7.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 494.079 522.098 5.7 

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 83.367 84.185 1.0 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 80.720 81.352 .8 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 98.247 100.451 2.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................. 10.597 10.061 -5.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 ................. 108.411 94.944 -12.4 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 333.328 345.381 3.6 

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 554.184 588.682 6.2 

Personal care ............................................................................. 195.622 201.279 2.9 

Personal care products ............................................................ 158.285 159.290 .6 

Personal care services ............................................................. 216.559 223.669 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 324.984 338.921 4.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .................................................................................. 167.509 174.764 4.3 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 203.300 214.225 5.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 147.515 153.034 3.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 182.526 196.192 7.5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 118.998 118.907 -.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 226.224 248.809 10.0 

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.473 110.877 -1.4 

Services ......................................................................................... 246.848 255.498 3.5 

Rent of shelter 2 ........................................................................... 250.813 257.152 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................... 117.004 118.843 1.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................... 186.262 202.212 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ......................... 143.706 152.117 5.9 

Household operations 1 ............................................................... 140.621 147.542 4.9 

Transportation services ................................................................ 233.731 244.074 4.4 

Medical care services .................................................................. 369.302 384.943 4.2 

Other services .............................................................................. 285.559 295.780 3.6 

Special indexes

All items less food .......................................................................... 208.098 215.528 3.6 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 196.639 205.453 4.5 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 200.080 207.777 3.8 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 149.720 155.310 3.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 184.012 197.297 7.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 223.411 244.443 9.4 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 193.468 205.901 6.4 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ........................................................ 260.764 273.000 4.7 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 236.847 244.987 3.4 

Energy ............................................................................................ 207.723 236.666 13.9 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 208.925 214.751 2.8 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 210.729 215.572 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 140.053 140.246 .1 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 241.018 284.352 18.0 

Services less energy services .................................................... 253.058 261.017 3.1 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .482 $ .465 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .161 $ .155 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 207.342 215.303 3.8 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 621.106 644.951 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 203.300 214.225 5.4 

Food ........................................................................................... 202.916 214.106 5.5 

Food at home ........................................................................... 201.245 214.125 6.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 222.107 244.853 10.2 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 194.684 214.403 10.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 191.583 225.830 17.9 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................. 205.014 212.149 3.5 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ 181.421 218.763 20.6 

Rice 1 2 ............................................................................ 120.066 152.842 27.3 

Bakery products ................................................................... 236.633 261.026 10.3 

Bread 2 ............................................................................... 140.094 160.559 14.6 

White bread 1 ................................................................... 257.975 294.237 14.1 

Bread other than white 1 .................................................. 264.239 305.532 15.6 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ............................................ 136.456 151.815 11.3 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 221.742 239.896 8.2 

Cookies 1 ......................................................................... 217.879 232.443 6.7 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ............................................ 225.784 247.176 9.5 

Other bakery products ....................................................... 220.479 236.523 7.3 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 .................... 227.966 245.518 7.7 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ......................... 255.261 273.883 7.3 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 1 ............................................................... 226.312 242.639 7.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 195.616 204.653 4.6 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 195.383 203.566 4.2 

Meats ................................................................................. 194.983 201.815 3.5 

Beef and veal ................................................................... 211.060 220.586 4.5 

Uncooked ground beef ................................................... 184.280 196.436 6.6 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 ................................................. 154.365 160.700 4.1 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ................................................. 151.817 155.301 2.3 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 .................................... 142.998 150.909 5.5 

Pork .................................................................................. 180.912 185.034 2.3 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ........ 127.438 128.039 .5 

Bacon and related products 1 ...................................... 220.978 219.349 -.7 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ................ 123.001 125.914 2.4 

Ham ............................................................................... 177.557 182.700 2.9 

Ham, excluding canned 1 ............................................. 199.275 204.847 2.8 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 170.165 174.611 2.6 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ...................... 113.155 117.852 4.2 

Other meats ..................................................................... 184.822 190.588 3.1 

Frankfurters 1 ................................................................. 179.344 185.350 3.3 

Lunchmeats 1 2 .............................................................. 120.260 124.530 3.6 

Lamb and organ meats 1 ............................................... 222.329 251.049 12.9 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 ...................................................... - - -

Poultry ................................................................................ 191.360 200.901 5.0 

Chicken 2 ......................................................................... 124.363 130.727 5.1 

Fresh whole chicken 1 .................................................... 196.176 207.853 6.0 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ................................... 190.371 199.765 4.9 

Other poultry including turkey 2 ........................................ 119.535 125.131 4.7 

Fish and seafood ............................................................... 219.087 232.122 5.9 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 .................................................. 131.343 139.028 5.9 

Processed fish and seafood 2 .......................................... 113.415 120.496 6.2 

Canned fish and seafood 1 ............................................ 146.191 157.149 7.5 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 .............................................. 241.375 254.251 5.3 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 195.291 222.708 14.0 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 194.770 210.396 8.0 

Milk 2 .................................................................................... 140.119 148.507 6.0 

Fresh whole milk 1 ............................................................. 205.397 217.220 5.8 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ......................................... 141.000 149.409 6.0 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 191.472 214.546 12.1 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 183.382 192.776 5.1 

Other dairy and related products 2 ....................................... 130.364 140.413 7.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 262.628 278.932 6.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 312.105 328.297 5.2 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 329.506 345.416 4.8 

Apples .............................................................................. 299.446 333.496 11.4 

Bananas ........................................................................... 177.538 207.394 16.8 

Citrus fruits 2 .................................................................... 217.583 211.230 -2.9 

Oranges, including tangerines 1 ..................................... 452.941 410.647 -9.3 

Other fresh fruits 2 ............................................................ 114.397 118.402 3.5 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 293.468 309.810 5.6 

Potatoes ........................................................................... 280.432 324.624 15.8 

Lettuce ............................................................................. 280.230 286.518 2.2 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 306.454 332.622 8.5 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 302.491 308.363 1.9 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... 127.241 139.326 9.5 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .......................................... 125.503 140.125 11.7 

Canned fruits 1 2 .............................................................. 125.221 135.572 8.3 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ..................................................... 129.530 147.013 13.5 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................... 128.753 136.335 5.9 

Frozen vegetables 1 ......................................................... 180.755 190.638 5.5 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 ... 128.603 140.870 9.5 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 .................................... 132.481 158.993 20.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 153.432 160.045 4.3 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .......................................... 117.890 123.053 4.4 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 140.138 146.970 4.9 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ........................ 138.490 146.732 6.0 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ................... 112.941 117.532 4.1 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 .................... 108.221 112.780 4.2 

Coffee ................................................................................ 175.647 188.027 7.0 

Roasted coffee 1 .............................................................. 179.704 192.302 7.0 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ...................................... 189.145 204.694 8.2 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ........................... 119.800 122.839 2.5 

Other food at home ................................................................ 173.275 184.166 6.3 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 176.772 186.577 5.5 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 167.072 170.491 2.0 

Candy and chewing gum 2 ................................................. 116.075 123.163 6.1 

Other sweets 2 ................................................................... 126.206 135.120 7.1 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 172.921 196.751 13.8 

Butter and margarine 2 ....................................................... 136.260 154.470 13.4 

Butter 1 ............................................................................. 170.683 178.170 4.4 

Margarine 1 ...................................................................... 188.012 227.671 21.1 

Salad dressing 2 ................................................................. 110.804 119.104 7.5 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ...................... 122.199 144.452 18.2 

Peanut butter 1 2 .............................................................. 114.433 128.011 11.9 

Other foods .......................................................................... 188.244 198.103 5.2 

Soups ................................................................................. 216.212 227.453 5.2 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 156.737 163.515 4.3 

Snacks ............................................................................... 184.915 199.824 8.1 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... 195.492 204.631 4.7 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ........................ 114.802 119.141 3.8 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .............................................. 120.837 127.089 5.2 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 .................................................... 111.491 116.751 4.7 

Other condiments 1 .......................................................... 225.943 238.580 5.6 

Baby food 2 ........................................................................ 130.415 137.715 5.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 .............................................. 115.105 119.924 4.2 

Prepared salads 1 3 ......................................................... -

 102.794 -

Food away from home ............................................................. 206.659 215.769 4.4 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ............................................ 130.203 135.422 4.0 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 ....................................... 130.553 136.930 4.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ................................... 126.764 131.837 4.0 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ................... 105.769 110.249 4.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 .............. 118.325 124.099 4.9 

Other food away from home 2 ................................................ 144.068 150.640 4.6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 207.026 214.484 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 179.094 184.904 3.2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 184.125 190.320 3.4 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 180.984 185.032 2.2 

Whiskey at home 1 ............................................................... 184.606 188.032 1.9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ..................... 178.321 181.922 2.0 

Wine at home ......................................................................... 162.914 168.729 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ..................................... 265.969 277.394 4.3 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 ..... 134.542 139.817 3.9 

Wine away from home 1 2 ...................................................... 145.398 151.733 4.4 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ....................................... 140.844 147.671 4.8 

Housing ........................................................................................ 209.586 216.264 3.2 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 240.611 246.666 2.5 

Rent of primary residence ........................................................ 234.679 243.271 3.7 

Lodging away from home 2 ...................................................... 142.813 143.664 .6 

Housing at school, excluding board 5 .................................... 371.121 388.834 4.8 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 299.905 300.970 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ....................... 246.235 252.426 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ....................................... 117.004 118.843 1.6 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 200.632 220.018 9.7 

Household energy .................................................................... 181.744 200.808 10.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 251.453 334.405 33.0 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 262.597 365.000 39.0 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 6 ..................................... 285.957 344.190 20.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... 186.262 202.212 8.6 

Electricity .............................................................................. 175.825 187.146 6.4 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................................................... 217.688 247.803 13.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 143.706 152.117 5.9 

Water and sewerage maintenance ........................................ 312.635 331.326 6.0 

Garbage and trash collection 7 .............................................. 345.566 364.695 5.5 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 126.875 127.800 .7 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ........................ 80.709 78.208 -3.1 

Floor coverings 2 .................................................................... 118.117 118.119 .0 

Window coverings 2 ............................................................... 86.077 85.779 -.3 

Other linens 2 ......................................................................... 69.640 65.916 -5.3 

Furniture and bedding .............................................................. 125.836 124.535 -1.0 

Bedroom furniture .................................................................. 144.742 143.715 -.7 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 .................. 91.626 90.469 -1.3 

Other furniture 2 ..................................................................... 88.973 88.209 -.9 

Infants’ furniture 1 4 .............................................................. - - -

Appliances 2 ............................................................................. 89.769 89.896 .1 

Major appliances 2 ................................................................. 99.928 101.385 1.5 

Laundry equipment 1 ............................................................ 115.848 117.332 1.3 

Other appliances 2 ................................................................. 76.766 75.315 -1.9 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ......................... 76.948 75.614 -1.7 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................... 73.604 69.854 -5.1 

Indoor plants and flowers 8 .................................................... 123.593 128.215 3.7 

Dishes and flatware 2 ............................................................. 73.655 73.301 -.5 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .................................. 93.148 95.906 3.0 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ............... 94.569 93.454 -1.2 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 ............................................. 99.711 98.953 -.8 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ........................................ 91.990 90.660 -1.4 

Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ 169.358 176.544 4.2 

Household cleaning products 2 .............................................. 112.260 115.904 3.2 

Household paper products 2 .................................................. 135.555 146.845 8.3 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ..................................... 113.567 116.295 2.4 

Household operations 2 ........................................................... 140.621 147.542 4.9 

Domestic services 2 ............................................................... 138.059 142.756 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Gardening and lawncare services 2 ....................................... 140.522 - -

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ........................................ 129.372 129.866 0.4 

Repair of household items 2 ................................................... 161.178 170.031 5.5 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.998 118.907 -.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 112.368 113.032 .6 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 118.176 118.380 .2 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 120.212 120.694 .4 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 132.755 134.564 1.4 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ................................................... 82.530 80.444 -2.5 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 108.949 111.088 2.0 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 91.687 93.468 1.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 110.296 107.460 -2.6 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 112.064 109.273 -2.5 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 93.143 92.676 -.5 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 112.797 112.748 .0 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ............................................. 88.921 85.679 -3.6 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ................................................................. 91.805 90.378 -1.6 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 101.104 98.491 -2.6 

Footwear .................................................................................... 122.374 124.157 1.5 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 120.879 122.932 1.7 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... 122.418 127.548 4.2 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 122.465 122.562 .1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 113.948 113.762 -.2 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................... 137.092 146.522 6.9 

Watches 6 ................................................................................ 116.744 116.707 .0 

Jewelry 6 .................................................................................. 142.442 153.770 8.0 

Transportation .............................................................................. 184.682 195.549 5.9 

Private transportation ................................................................. 180.778 191.039 5.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 94.303 93.291 -1.1 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 136.254 134.194 -1.5 

New cars and trucks 1 2 ....................................................... 94.427 93.012 -1.5 

New cars 1 ........................................................................... 135.865 135.401 -.3 

New trucks 1 7 ...................................................................... 140.714 137.117 -2.6 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 135.747 133.951 -1.3 

Leased cars and trucks 9 ....................................................... 92.637 95.055 2.6 

Car and truck rental 2 ............................................................. 113.686 117.686 3.5 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.070 279.652 17.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 237.959 277.457 16.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ............................................... 238.151 277.607 16.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 10 ....................................... 242.455 283.195 16.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ............................................ 228.966 266.547 16.4 

Other motor fuels 2 ................................................................. 217.145 283.092 30.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 121.583 128.747 5.9 

Tires ....................................................................................... 111.649 116.830 4.6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 .................................... 128.856 138.876 7.8 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 .................... 127.975 135.436 5.8 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .............................................. 231.138 269.078 16.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 222.963 233.859 4.9 

Motor vehicle body work ........................................................ 232.233 239.732 3.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. 202.143 213.060 5.4 

Motor vehicle repair 2 ............................................................. 137.370 143.807 4.7 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 333.143 341.519 2.5 

Motor vehicle fees 2 ................................................................. 141.198 145.830 3.3 

State and local registration and license 2 ............................... 138.785 141.931 2.3 

Parking and other fees 2 ........................................................ 145.552 152.963 5.1 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ..................................................... 150.402 160.320 6.6 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ................................................ 119.076 119.620 .5 

Public transportation .................................................................. 230.002 250.549 8.9 

Airline fare ................................................................................ 251.686 281.998 12.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Other intercity transportation .................................................... 153.884 156.969 2.0 

Intercity bus fare 1 3 ............................................................... -

 100.549 -

Intercity train fare 1 3 .............................................................. -

 105.617 -

Ship fare 1 2 ........................................................................... 71.197 70.024 -1.6 

Intracity transportation ............................................................. 230.623 239.840 4.0 

Medical care ................................................................................. 351.054 364.065 3.7 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 289.999 296.045 2.1 

Prescription drugs .................................................................... 369.157 378.284 2.5 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 6 ......................... 156.791 158.276 .9 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ..................... 186.407 188.679 1.2 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ................. 185.065 185.649 .3 

Medical care services ................................................................ 369.302 384.943 4.2 

Professional services ............................................................... 300.792 310.968 3.4 

Physicians’ services ............................................................... 303.242 311.342 2.7 

Dental services ...................................................................... 358.415 376.867 5.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 6 .................................................... 171.619 174.107 1.4 

Services by other medical professionals 6 ............................. 197.414 205.492 4.1 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 498.922 533.953 7.0 

Hospital services 11 ............................................................... 183.551 197.186 7.4 

Inpatient hospital services 1 11 ............................................ 178.060 190.789 7.1 

Outpatient hospital services 1 6 ........................................... 424.230 456.849 7.7 

Nursing homes and adult day services 11 .............................. 159.592 165.343 3.6 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ................................... 103.164 107.882 4.6 

Health insurance 4 ................................................................... 113.520 114.221 .6 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 111.443 113.254 1.6 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 102.949 102.632 -.3 

Televisions ............................................................................... 16.938 13.984 -17.4 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 .................... 351.475 359.930 2.4 

Other video equipment 2 .......................................................... 23.602 20.462 -13.3 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 2 ...... 76.112 77.508 1.8 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 .......... 64.542 61.962 -4.0 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ........................................ 92.370 97.465 5.5 

Audio equipment ...................................................................... 54.130 51.568 -4.7 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ...................................... 105.475 103.502 -1.9 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .............................................. 133.841 144.472 7.9 

Pets and pet products .............................................................. 166.578 181.882 9.2 

Pet food 1 2 ............................................................................ 119.400 132.625 11.1 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 .................... 112.393 115.829 3.1 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ........................................... 165.707 175.953 6.2 

Pet services 1 2 ...................................................................... 142.361 150.475 5.7 

Veterinarian services 1 2 ........................................................ 170.356 181.355 6.5 

Sporting goods ........................................................................... 116.426 118.409 1.7 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ............................................ 137.923 139.401 1.1 

Sports equipment ..................................................................... 96.179 98.434 2.3 

Photography 2 ............................................................................ 82.590 80.834 -2.1 

Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................... 81.582 76.524 -6.2 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ........................................ 85.770 86.968 1.4 

Photographic equipment 1 2 ................................................... 41.552 36.626 -11.9 

Photographers and film processing 2 ....................................... 105.476 107.149 1.6 

Photographer fees 1 2 ............................................................ 115.640 117.585 1.7 

Film processing 1 2 ................................................................ 98.882 100.430 1.6 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... 64.335 62.118 -3.4 

Toys ......................................................................................... 70.584 66.866 -5.3 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ........... 68.809 66.583 -3.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .................................. 88.473 88.760 .3 

Music instruments and accessories 2 ...................................... 95.144 96.326 1.2 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 139.369 142.857 2.5 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises 2 ....................................................................................... 123.703 125.826 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Admissions ............................................................................... 303.788 312.328 2.8 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ................... 147.392 150.755 2.3 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ............................................ 160.091 168.840 5.5 

Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................. 245.485 253.722 3.4 

Recreational reading materials .................................................. 207.330 211.981 2.2 

Newspapers and magazines 2 ................................................. 122.150 125.428 2.7 

Recreational books 2 ................................................................ 104.120 105.886 1.7 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 119.577 123.631 3.4 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 171.388 181.277 5.8 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 420.418 450.187 7.1 

College textbooks 1 9 ............................................................. 138.580 148.995 7.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 494.079 522.098 5.7 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 538.687 572.283 6.2 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 539.442 570.583 5.8 

Child care and nursery school 8 ............................................. 214.877 224.635 4.5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .................. 177.666 185.812 4.6 

Communication 2 ....................................................................... 83.367 84.185 1.0 

Postage and delivery services 2 ............................................... 130.103 135.492 4.1 

Postage .................................................................................. 206.067 213.098 3.4 

Delivery services 2 ................................................................. 183.936 210.976 14.7 

Information and information processing 2 ................................ 80.720 81.352 .8 

Telephone services 2 ............................................................. 98.247 100.451 2.2 

Land-line telephone services, local charges ........................ 222.113 230.017 3.6 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 2 ........ 71.453 74.846 4.7 

Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ............................................ 51.251 53.632 4.6 

Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ............................................ 75.115 80.383 7.0 

Wireless telephone services 2 .............................................. 64.383 64.240 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 12 .................. 10.597 10.061 -5.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 ................... 108.411 94.944 -12.4 

Computer software and accessories 2 ................................... 52.512 50.641 -3.6 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 ........ 73.247 73.912 .9 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 ......................................................... 38.613 36.964 -4.3 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 333.328 345.381 3.6 

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 554.184 588.682 6.2 

Cigarettes 2 .............................................................................. 224.787 238.951 6.3 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ................................ 160.713 168.921 5.1 

Personal care ............................................................................. 195.622 201.279 2.9 

Personal care products ............................................................ 158.285 159.290 .6 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 ....................................................................... 103.606 104.299 .7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 177.001 178.037 .6 

Personal care services ............................................................. 216.559 223.669 3.3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .......................... 132.136 136.475 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 324.984 338.921 4.3 

Legal services 6 ..................................................................... 260.273 270.726 4.0 

Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ 252.567 265.372 5.1 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ...................................... 129.436 135.133 4.4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 ........ 136.904 145.787 6.5 

Financial services 6 ................................................................ 268.183 274.571 2.4 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .................... 127.727 129.650 1.5 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 .......... 160.764 168.924 5.1 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .............................................. 87.076 88.452 1.6 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ............................. 152.868 154.799 1.3 

Infants’ equipment 1 4 ............................................................ 95.878 97.356 1.5 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 167.509 174.764 4.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 147.515 153.034 3.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 182.526 196.192 7.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 226.224 248.809 10.0 

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.473 110.877 -1.4 

Services ......................................................................................... 246.848 255.498 3.5 

Rent of shelter 5 ............................................................................. 250.813 257.152 2.5 

Transportation services .................................................................. 233.731 244.074 4.4 

Other services ................................................................................ 285.559 295.780 3.6 

All items less food .......................................................................... 208.098 215.528 3.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Special aggregate indexes

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 196.639 205.453 4.5 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 200.080 207.777 3.8 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 149.720 155.310 3.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 184.012 197.297 7.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 223.411 244.443 9.4 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 193.468 205.901 6.4 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 113.848 113.358 -.4 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ........................................................ 260.764 273.000 4.7 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 236.847 244.987 3.4 

Energy ............................................................................................ 207.723 236.666 13.9 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 208.925 214.751 2.8 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 210.729 215.572 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 140.053 140.246 .1 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 241.018 284.352 18.0 

Services less energy services .................................................... 253.058 261.017 3.1 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 206.457 220.104 6.6 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 191.340 202.783 6.0 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .482 $ .465 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .161 $ .155 -

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 5A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for

special detailed expenditure categories1

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Food and beverages

Rice 2 ............................................................................................. 120.066 152.842 27.3 

White bread .................................................................................... 257.975 294.237 14.1 

Bread other than white ................................................................... 264.239 305.532 15.6 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ............................................................ 225.784 247.176 9.5 

Cookies .......................................................................................... 217.879 232.443 6.7 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ..................................... 227.966 245.518 7.7 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products .......................................... 255.261 273.883 7.3 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers .... 226.312 242.639 7.2 

Bacon and related products ........................................................... 220.978 219.349 -.7 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ..................................... 123.001 125.914 2.4 

Ham, excluding canned ................................................................. 199.275 204.847 2.8 

Frankfurters .................................................................................... 179.344 185.350 3.3 

Lunchmeats 2 ................................................................................. 120.260 124.530 3.6 

Lamb and organ meats .................................................................. 222.329 251.049 12.9 

Lamb and mutton 2 ........................................................................ - - -

Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................... 196.176 207.853 6.0 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts ...................................................... 190.371 199.765 4.9 

Canned fish and seafood ............................................................... 146.191 157.149 7.5 

Frozen fish and seafood ................................................................ 241.375 254.251 5.3 

Fresh whole milk ............................................................................ 205.397 217.220 5.8 

Fresh milk other than whole 2 ........................................................ 141.000 149.409 6.0 

Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................... 452.941 410.647 -9.3 

Canned fruits 2 ............................................................................... 125.221 135.572 8.3 

Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................... 129.530 147.013 13.5 

Frozen vegetables ......................................................................... 180.755 190.638 5.5 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ..................................................... 132.481 158.993 20.0 

Roasted coffee ............................................................................... 179.704 192.302 7.0 

Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................... 189.145 204.694 8.2 

Butter ............................................................................................. 170.683 178.170 4.4 

Margarine ....................................................................................... 188.012 227.671 21.1 

Peanut butter 2 ............................................................................... 114.433 128.011 11.9 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ......................................... 114.802 119.141 3.8 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ............................................................... 120.837 127.089 5.2 

Sauces and gravies 2 ..................................................................... 111.491 116.751 4.7 

Other condiments ........................................................................... 225.943 238.580 5.6 

Prepared salads 3 .......................................................................... -

 102.794 -

Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ................................ 105.769 110.249 4.2 

Whiskey at home ........................................................................... 184.606 188.032 1.9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .................................. 178.321 181.922 2.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ................ 134.542 139.817 3.9 

Wine away from home 2 ................................................................. 145.398 151.733 4.4 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 .................................................. 140.844 147.671 4.8 

Housing

Infants’ furniture 4 ........................................................................... - - -

Laundry equipment ........................................................................ 115.848 117.332 1.3 

Transportation

New cars and trucks 2 .................................................................... 94.427 93.012 -1.5 

New cars ........................................................................................ 135.865 135.401 -.3 

New trucks 5 ................................................................................... 140.714 137.117 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ............................................................ 238.151 277.607 16.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ..................................................... 242.455 283.195 16.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ......................................................... 228.966 266.547 16.4 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ................................ 127.975 135.436 5.8 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................... 231.138 269.078 16.4 

Parking fees and tolls 2 .................................................................. 150.402 160.320 6.6 

Automobile service clubs 2 ............................................................. 119.076 119.620 .5 

Intercity bus fare 3 .......................................................................... - 100.549 -

Intercity train fare 3 ......................................................................... -

 105.617 -

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for

special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Transportation

Ship fare 2 ...................................................................................... 71.197 70.024 -1.6 

Medical care

Inpatient hospital services 7 ........................................................... 178.060 190.789 7.1 

Outpatient hospital services 8 ........................................................ 424.230 456.849 7.7 

Recreation

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ..................... 64.542 61.962 -4.0 

Rental of video tapes and discs 2 .................................................. 92.370 97.465 5.5 

Pet food 2 ....................................................................................... 119.400 132.625 11.1 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ............................... 112.393 115.829 3.1 

Pet services 2 ................................................................................. 142.361 150.475 5.7 

Veterinarian services 2 ................................................................... 170.356 181.355 6.5 

Film and photographic supplies 2 ................................................... 85.770 86.968 1.4 

Photographic equipment 2 ............................................................. 41.552 36.626 -11.9 

Photographer fees 2 ....................................................................... 115.640 117.585 1.7 

Film processing 2 ........................................................................... 98.882 100.430 1.6 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ...................... 68.809 66.583 -3.2 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .............................. 147.392 150.755 2.3 

Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................... 160.091 168.840 5.5 

Education and communication

College textbooks 9 ........................................................................ 138.580 148.995 7.5 

Land-line interstate toll calls ........................................................... 51.251 53.632 4.6 

Land-line intrastate toll calls ........................................................... 75.115 80.383 7.0 

Other goods and services

Checking account and other bank services 2 ................................. 127.727 129.650 1.5 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................... 160.764 168.924 5.1 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................... 152.868 154.799 1.3 

Infants’ equipment 4 ....................................................................... 95.878 97.356 1.5 

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 6A. 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)

Item and group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 202.767 211.053 4.1 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 603.982 628.661 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 202.531 213.546 5.4 

Food ........................................................................................... 202.134 213.376 5.6 

Food at home ........................................................................... 200.273 213.017 6.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 222.409 245.472 10.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 195.193 204.255 4.6 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 194.474 209.773 7.9 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 260.484 276.759 6.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 152.786 159.324 4.3 

Other food at home ................................................................ 172.630 183.637 6.4 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 175.323 185.494 5.8 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 173.640 197.512 13.7 

Other foods .......................................................................... 188.405 198.303 5.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 115.356 120.348 4.3 

Food away from home ............................................................. 206.412 215.613 4.5 

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 143.462 149.731 4.4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 207.097 214.579 3.6 

Housing ........................................................................................ 204.795 211.839 3.4 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 232.998 239.128 2.6 

Rent of primary residence ........................................................ 233.806 242.196 3.6 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 142.339 143.164 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ....................... 223.175 228.758 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 117.366 119.136 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 198.863 217.883 9.6 

Household energy .................................................................... 179.031 197.537 10.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 251.121 331.784 32.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... 184.357 200.265 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 143.980 152.419 5.9 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 122.477 123.635 .9 

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 143.054 150.130 4.9 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.518 118.735 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 112.224 113.490 1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 110.202 107.489 -2.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 116.278 116.266 .0 

Footwear .................................................................................... 122.062 124.102 1.7 

Transportation .............................................................................. 184.344 195.692 6.2 

Private transportation ................................................................. 181.496 192.492 6.1 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 93.300 92.146 -1.2 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 137.415 135.338 -1.5 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 136.586 134.731 -1.4 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.900 280.817 17.1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 238.879 278.728 16.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 121.356 128.776 6.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 225.535 236.353 4.8 

Public transportation .................................................................. 228.531 247.865 8.5 

Medical care ................................................................................. 350.882 364.208 3.8 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 282.558 287.970 1.9 

Medical care services ................................................................ 370.111 386.317 4.4 

Professional services ............................................................... 303.169 313.446 3.4 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 493.740 530.193 7.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 108.572 110.143 1.4 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 102.559 102.654 .1 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 116.301 119.827 3.0 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 169.280 178.892 5.7 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 423.730 452.880 6.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 477.589 504.163 5.6 

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 85.782 86.807 1.2 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 83.928 84.828 1.1 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 98.373 100.502 2.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................. 11.062 10.567 -4.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 ................. 108.164 94.863 -12.3 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 344.004 357.906 4.0 

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 555.502 591.100 6.4 

Personal care ............................................................................. 193.590 199.170 2.9 

Personal care products ............................................................ 158.268 159.410 .7 

Personal care services ............................................................. 216.823 223.978 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 326.100 340.533 4.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .................................................................................. 169.554 177.618 4.8 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 202.531 213.546 5.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 150.865 157.481 4.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 189.507 205.279 8.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 118.518 118.735 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 237.858 263.756 10.9 

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.640 111.217 -1.3 

Services ......................................................................................... 241.696 250.272 3.5 

Rent of shelter 2 ........................................................................... 224.617 230.555 2.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................... 117.366 119.136 1.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................... 184.357 200.265 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ......................... 143.980 152.419 5.9 

Household operations 1 ............................................................... 143.054 150.130 4.9 

Transportation services ................................................................ 233.420 242.563 3.9 

Medical care services .................................................................. 370.111 386.317 4.4 

Other services .............................................................................. 275.218 284.319 3.3 

Special indexes

All items less food .......................................................................... 202.698 210.452 3.8 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 193.940 203.102 4.7 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 196.564 204.626 4.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 152.875 159.538 4.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 190.698 206.047 8.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 234.201 258.423 10.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 196.772 210.333 6.9 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ........................................................ 230.876 241.567 4.6 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 232.195 240.275 3.5 

Energy ............................................................................................ 208.066 237.414 14.1 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 203.002 208.719 2.8 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 203.554 208.147 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 140.612 141.084 .3 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 241.257 284.270 17.8 

Services less energy services .................................................... 247.888 255.598 3.1 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .493 $ .474 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .166 $ .159 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 202.767 211.053 4.1 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 603.982 628.661 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 202.531 213.546 5.4 

Food ........................................................................................... 202.134 213.376 5.6 

Food at home ........................................................................... 200.273 213.017 6.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 222.409 245.472 10.4 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 194.757 215.110 10.5 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 191.517 225.257 17.6 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................. 205.085 212.823 3.8 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ 182.280 218.590 19.9 

Bakery products ................................................................... 237.576 262.117 10.3 

Bread 1 ............................................................................... 140.345 160.951 14.7 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ............................................ 136.990 152.515 11.3 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 221.230 239.291 8.2 

Other bakery products ....................................................... 222.803 239.047 7.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 195.193 204.255 4.6 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 195.018 203.246 4.2 

Meats ................................................................................. 194.670 201.626 3.6 

Beef and veal ................................................................... 211.339 221.176 4.7 

Uncooked ground beef ................................................... 183.999 196.271 6.7 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................. 153.926 159.315 3.5 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ................................................. 152.262 156.095 2.5 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 .................................... 146.592 154.919 5.7 

Pork .................................................................................. 180.007 183.947 2.2 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ........ 127.128 127.671 .4 

Ham ............................................................................... 177.823 183.113 3.0 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 170.885 175.005 2.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ...................... 110.509 114.752 3.8 

Other meats ..................................................................... 183.656 189.590 3.2 

Poultry ................................................................................ 191.274 201.045 5.1 

Chicken 1 ......................................................................... 124.816 131.226 5.1 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ........................................ 117.153 122.979 5.0 

Fish and seafood ............................................................... 219.996 233.067 5.9 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 .................................................. 130.967 138.504 5.8 

Processed fish and seafood 1 .......................................... 113.289 120.402 6.3 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 195.310 222.983 14.2 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 194.474 209.773 7.9 

Milk 1 .................................................................................... 139.673 147.965 5.9 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 189.904 212.826 12.1 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 184.721 193.813 4.9 

Other dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 130.506 140.529 7.7 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 260.484 276.759 6.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 309.876 325.857 5.2 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 326.815 342.281 4.7 

Apples .............................................................................. 301.901 336.281 11.4 

Bananas ........................................................................... 178.059 208.817 17.3 

Citrus fruits 1 .................................................................... 215.602 206.578 -4.2 

Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................ 114.108 117.593 3.1 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 292.348 308.681 5.6 

Potatoes ........................................................................... 280.546 323.420 15.3 

Lettuce ............................................................................. 271.533 278.198 2.5 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 299.909 327.352 9.2 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 305.084 310.707 1.8 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... 126.578 138.850 9.7 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .......................................... 125.486 140.414 11.9 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... 127.014 134.388 5.8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 ... 127.266 140.223 10.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 152.786 159.324 4.3 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .......................................... 118.578 123.812 4.4 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 141.636 148.476 4.8 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ........................ 139.153 147.314 5.9 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... 112.950 117.657 4.2 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .................... 108.172 112.528 4.0 

Coffee ................................................................................ 174.753 186.890 6.9 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ........................... 119.387 122.533 2.6 

Other food at home ................................................................ 172.630 183.637 6.4 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 175.323 185.494 5.8 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 167.237 170.584 2.0 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ................................................. 114.782 122.100 6.4 

Other sweets 1 ................................................................... 125.157 135.067 7.9 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 173.640 197.512 13.7 

Butter and margarine 1 ....................................................... 137.121 155.420 13.3 

Salad dressing 1 ................................................................. 111.737 119.813 7.2 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 ...................... 122.646 144.824 18.1 

Other foods .......................................................................... 188.405 198.303 5.3 

Soups ................................................................................. 216.303 227.464 5.2 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 154.039 160.509 4.2 

Snacks ............................................................................... 183.965 199.250 8.3 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... 197.209 206.031 4.5 

Baby food 1 ........................................................................ 131.409 139.410 6.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 115.356 120.348 4.3 

Food away from home ............................................................. 206.412 215.613 4.5 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ............................................ 130.007 135.273 4.1 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 ....................................... 130.528 136.876 4.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ................................... 126.743 131.885 4.1 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .............. 118.221 123.951 4.8 

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 143.462 149.731 4.4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 207.097 214.579 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 180.950 186.998 3.3 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 184.782 191.309 3.5 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 179.042 182.358 1.9 

Wine at home ......................................................................... 160.318 166.414 3.8 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ..................................... 265.210 276.625 4.3 

Housing ........................................................................................ 204.795 211.839 3.4 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 232.998 239.128 2.6 

Rent of primary residence ........................................................ 233.806 242.196 3.6 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 142.339 143.164 .6 

Housing at school, excluding board 2 .................................... 377.074 395.355 4.8 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 296.854 298.612 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ....................... 223.175 228.758 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 117.366 119.136 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 198.863 217.883 9.6 

Household energy .................................................................... 179.031 197.537 10.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 251.121 331.784 32.1 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 263.707 366.554 39.0 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 3 ..................................... 287.817 347.220 20.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... 184.357 200.265 8.6 

Electricity .............................................................................. 174.086 185.379 6.5 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................................................... 217.355 248.378 14.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 143.980 152.419 5.9 

Water and sewerage maintenance ........................................ 308.473 326.889 6.0 

Garbage and trash collection 4 .............................................. 345.320 364.490 5.6 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 122.477 123.635 .9 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ........................ 81.894 79.436 -3.0 

Floor coverings 1 .................................................................... 116.667 118.262 1.4 

Window coverings 1 ............................................................... 89.956 90.480 .6 

Other linens 1 ......................................................................... 70.508 66.578 -5.6 

Furniture and bedding .............................................................. 122.196 121.330 -.7 

Bedroom furniture .................................................................. 142.069 142.531 .3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .................. 90.596 89.406 -1.3 

Other furniture 1 ..................................................................... 88.756 87.756 -1.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Appliances 1 ............................................................................. 90.158 90.749 0.7 

Major appliances 1 ................................................................. 100.730 102.283 1.5 

Other appliances 1 ................................................................. 76.400 75.734 -.9 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ......................... 77.499 76.874 -.8 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................... 70.499 67.454 -4.3 

Indoor plants and flowers 5 .................................................... 125.949 132.488 5.2 

Dishes and flatware 1 ............................................................. 74.735 75.140 .5 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .................................. 94.806 97.239 2.6 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ............... 94.334 93.833 -.5 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ............................................. 99.776 100.176 .4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........................................ 89.659 88.384 -1.4 

Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ 169.838 177.334 4.4 

Household cleaning products 1 .............................................. 112.679 116.650 3.5 

Household paper products 1 .................................................. 135.087 146.303 8.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ..................................... 112.684 115.363 2.4 

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 143.054 150.130 4.9 

Domestic services 1 ............................................................... 136.455 141.074 3.4 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ....................................... 142.413 - -

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ........................................ 130.232 132.155 1.5 

Repair of household items 1 ................................................... 165.210 174.283 5.5 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.518 118.735 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 112.224 113.490 1.1 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 118.739 119.461 .6 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 120.924 120.824 -.1 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 133.374 135.784 1.8 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ................................................... 84.054 82.308 -2.1 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 107.856 110.925 2.8 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 93.710 95.641 2.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 110.202 107.489 -2.5 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 112.194 109.516 -2.4 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 98.325 99.195 .9 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 116.947 112.199 -4.1 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ............................................. 90.048 87.024 -3.4 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 ................................................................. 92.185 90.999 -1.3 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 101.838 99.327 -2.5 

Footwear .................................................................................... 122.062 124.102 1.7 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 118.818 121.489 2.2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... 124.096 128.209 3.3 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 122.447 122.728 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 116.278 116.266 .0 

Jewelry and watches 3 ............................................................... 135.295 145.963 7.9 

Watches 3 ................................................................................ 111.930 110.565 -1.2 

Jewelry 3 .................................................................................. 142.390 156.114 9.6 

Transportation .............................................................................. 184.344 195.692 6.2 

Private transportation ................................................................. 181.496 192.492 6.1 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 93.300 92.146 -1.2 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 137.415 135.338 -1.5 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 136.586 134.731 -1.4 

Leased cars and trucks 6 ....................................................... 91.994 93.894 2.1 

Car and truck rental 1 ............................................................. 112.797 116.165 3.0 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.900 280.817 17.1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 238.879 278.728 16.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ............................................... 238.953 278.757 16.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ......................................... 243.543 284.607 16.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ 229.561 267.403 16.5 

Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................. 217.772 284.024 30.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 121.356 128.776 6.1 

Tires ....................................................................................... 110.797 116.005 4.7 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 .................................... 128.428 138.383 7.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 225.535 236.353 4.8 

Motor vehicle body work ........................................................ 232.208 239.663 3.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. 203.950 215.228 5.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle repair 1 ............................................................. 138.002 144.148 4.5 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 334.250 342.817 2.6 

Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................. 141.611 146.020 3.1 

State and local registration and license 1 ............................... 140.084 143.192 2.2 

Parking and other fees 1 ........................................................ 144.714 152.226 5.2 

Public transportation .................................................................. 228.531 247.865 8.5 

Airline fare ................................................................................ 250.567 279.702 11.6 

Other intercity transportation .................................................... 155.423 158.207 1.8 

Intracity transportation ............................................................. 227.376 236.554 4.0 

Medical care ................................................................................. 350.882 364.208 3.8 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 282.558 287.970 1.9 

Prescription drugs .................................................................... 367.997 376.087 2.2 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ......................... 154.780 156.598 1.2 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ..................... 184.225 186.876 1.4 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ................. 184.988 186.056 .6 

Medical care services ................................................................ 370.111 386.317 4.4 

Professional services ............................................................... 303.169 313.446 3.4 

Physicians’ services ............................................................... 305.096 313.460 2.7 

Dental services ...................................................................... 358.352 376.894 5.2 

Eyeglasses and eye care 3 .................................................... 172.912 174.827 1.1 

Services by other medical professionals 3 ............................. 201.783 210.342 4.2 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 493.740 530.193 7.4 

Hospital services 9 ................................................................. 182.719 196.526 7.6 

Inpatient hospital services 7 9 .............................................. 176.283 189.115 7.3 

Outpatient hospital services 3 7 ........................................... 424.652 458.109 7.9 

Nursing homes and adult day services 9 ............................... 170.595 176.738 3.6 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 10 ................................. 104.351 107.089 2.6 

Health insurance 10 .................................................................. 114.279 115.302 .9 

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 108.572 110.143 1.4 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 102.559 102.654 .1 

Televisions ............................................................................... 16.951 14.075 -17.0 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 4 .................... 352.911 361.452 2.4 

Other video equipment 1 .......................................................... 23.253 20.136 -13.4 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 ...... 76.717 78.190 1.9 

Audio equipment ...................................................................... 51.874 49.572 -4.4 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ...................................... 105.571 103.466 -2.0 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .............................................. 131.607 142.463 8.2 

Pets and pet products .............................................................. 166.920 182.488 9.3 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ........................................... 166.099 176.328 6.2 

Sporting goods ........................................................................... 116.637 116.754 .1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ............................................ 139.703 137.096 -1.9 

Sports equipment ..................................................................... 92.995 95.140 2.3 

Photography 1 ............................................................................ 83.573 81.989 -1.9 

Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................... 82.376 77.378 -6.1 

Photographers and film processing 1 ....................................... 105.833 107.594 1.7 

Other recreational goods 1 ......................................................... 63.517 61.048 -3.9 

Toys ......................................................................................... 72.157 68.418 -5.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .................................. 89.131 88.300 -.9 

Music instruments and accessories 1 ...................................... 96.007 98.258 2.3 

Recreation services 1 ................................................................. 141.058 144.286 2.3 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises 1 ....................................................................................... 123.513 125.496 1.6 

Admissions ............................................................................... 302.185 309.666 2.5 

Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ............................................. 246.929 255.126 3.3 

Recreational reading materials .................................................. 208.642 213.745 2.4 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................. 121.617 124.781 2.6 

Recreational books 1 ................................................................ 103.150 105.508 2.3 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 116.301 119.827 3.0 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 169.280 178.892 5.7 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 423.730 452.880 6.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 477.589 504.163 5.6 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 540.249 574.568 6.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Expenditure category

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 537.765 567.585 5.5 

Child care and nursery school 5 ............................................. 213.565 223.252 4.5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 .................. 179.672 190.122 5.8 

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 85.782 86.807 1.2 

Postage and delivery services 1 ............................................... 130.103 135.407 4.1 

Postage .................................................................................. 206.879 213.863 3.4 

Delivery services 1 ................................................................. 184.184 210.509 14.3 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 83.928 84.828 1.1 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 98.373 100.502 2.2 

Land-line telephone services, local charges ........................ 222.045 229.957 3.6 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 ........ 71.349 74.745 4.8 

Wireless telephone services 1 .............................................. 65.385 65.220 -.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 11 .................. 11.062 10.567 -4.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 12 ................. 108.164 94.863 -12.3 

Computer software and accessories 1 ................................... 51.234 49.588 -3.2 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 ........ 73.714 74.292 .8 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 ......................................................... 40.902 40.534 -.9 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 344.004 357.906 4.0 

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 555.502 591.100 6.4 

Cigarettes 1 .............................................................................. 224.801 239.301 6.5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ................................ 159.637 168.683 5.7 

Personal care ............................................................................. 193.590 199.170 2.9 

Personal care products ............................................................ 158.268 159.410 .7 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 ....................................................................... 103.516 104.377 .8 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 178.306 179.325 .6 

Personal care services ............................................................. 216.823 223.978 3.3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .......................... 132.154 136.515 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 326.100 340.533 4.4 

Legal services 3 ..................................................................... 261.452 273.640 4.7 

Funeral expenses 3 ................................................................ 259.040 272.945 5.4 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ...................................... 129.110 134.787 4.4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ........ 138.146 146.912 6.3 

Financial services 3 ................................................................ 270.929 279.322 3.1 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .............................................. 86.874 88.475 1.8 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 169.554 177.618 4.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 150.865 157.481 4.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 189.507 205.279 8.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 237.858 263.756 10.9 

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.640 111.217 -1.3 

Services ......................................................................................... 241.696 250.272 3.5 

Rent of shelter 2 ............................................................................. 224.617 230.555 2.6 

Transportation services .................................................................. 233.420 242.563 3.9 

Other services ................................................................................ 275.218 284.319 3.3 

All items less food .......................................................................... 202.698 210.452 3.8 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 193.940 203.102 4.7 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 196.564 204.626 4.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 152.875 159.538 4.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 190.698 206.047 8.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 234.201 258.423 10.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 196.772 210.333 6.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Annual 

 average 

2007

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent change from

2007 to 2008

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 113.310 113.066 -0.2 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ........................................................ 230.876 241.567 4.6 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 232.195 240.275 3.5 

Energy ............................................................................................ 208.066 237.414 14.1 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 203.002 208.719 2.8 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 203.554 208.147 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 140.612 141.084 .3 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 241.257 284.270 17.8 

Services less energy services .................................................... 247.888 255.598 3.1 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 205.481 218.968 6.6 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 188.730 199.556 5.7 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .493 $ .474 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .166 $ .159 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 11A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 229.306 4.0 205.382 3.7 208.681 4.2 219.646 3.5 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 361.087 -

 334.168 - 338.509 - 355.046 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 218.780 5.4 207.303 5.5 211.601 5.6 219.598 5.0 

Food ........................................................... 218.443 5.4 206.990 5.7 212.263 5.8 218.965 5.1 

Food at home ........................................... 219.029 6.2 203.777 6.4 210.390 6.7 224.226 6.2 

Food away from home .............................. 220.741 4.5 212.359 4.7 217.975 4.6 211.286 3.8 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 222.070 4.4 210.518 3.3 201.317 2.9 225.961 3.8 

Housing ........................................................ 242.478 3.3 197.386 2.7 200.388 3.7 227.450 2.9 

Shelter ........................................................ 285.576 2.3 224.603 1.5 220.288 3.0 254.910 3.0 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 274.613 4.0 215.237 2.1 218.939 3.8 255.638 4.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 ....................................... 293.761 1.9 226.600 1.4 222.463 3.0 267.141 3.2 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 231.292 12.6 212.176 10.0 219.763 10.1 229.486 5.3 

Household energy .................................... 219.167 13.3 190.125 10.7 193.302 11.0 216.758 5.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 212.337 7.5 195.600 10.1 193.138 10.3 218.014 4.8 

Electricity .............................................. 189.730 5.0 162.817 4.7 181.213 9.1 220.736 4.1 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 254.402 12.1 252.515 17.9 255.755 15.7 230.648 7.0 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 128.458 -.5 121.794 1.7 127.367 1.1 133.727 .4 

Apparel ......................................................... 117.704 .1 111.290 1.0 131.001 -.8 112.339 .1 

Transportation .............................................. 194.014 6.2 197.053 5.8 194.294 6.4 196.785 5.2 

Private transportation ................................. 187.909 6.1 191.936 5.5 192.617 6.2 190.816 4.8 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ................ 92.691 -.1 94.255 -.4 93.400 -1.8 92.900 -1.3 

New vehicles .......................................... 133.994 -.9 129.920 -1.2 137.872 -2.0 133.449 -1.6 

New cars and trucks 3 4 ........................ 92.883 -1.0 91.740 -1.0 93.793 -2.0 92.781 -1.6 

New cars 4 ............................................ 132.978 -1.0 130.112 .4 141.419 -.9 135.627 .4 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 139.004 -1.2 135.375 -.9 132.564 -1.8 131.673 -1.2 

Motor fuel .................................................. 272.213 18.1 285.482 15.0 279.867 18.7 278.975 15.6 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 269.818 17.7 283.657 14.8 277.296 18.2 276.920 15.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ................ 271.794 17.8 282.807 15.0 277.316 18.3 276.460 15.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 ......... 274.028 17.7 309.710 14.7 287.397 18.2 259.053 14.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ............. 259.817 17.1 277.363 14.4 271.384 17.8 262.893 14.4 

Medical care ................................................. 387.070 3.4 362.168 3.0 347.520 4.1 368.713 4.1 

Medical care commodities .......................... 318.533 2.5 292.169 .4 283.911 2.6 299.682 2.5 

Medical care services ................................. 405.165 3.7 385.306 3.9 368.270 4.6 389.427 4.5 

Professional services ................................ 317.124 2.9 329.437 3.6 307.733 3.6 291.485 3.3 

Recreation 3 ................................................. 115.578 2.1 114.671 2.5 113.996 1.6 109.205 .6 

Education and communication 3 ................... 127.033 4.6 125.423 3.0 119.641 2.8 123.351 3.4 

Other goods and services ............................. 367.971 3.8 333.976 3.7 333.516 3.5 347.145 3.5 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 229.306 4.0 205.382 3.7 208.681 4.2 219.646 3.5 

Commodities ................................................. 179.684 5.1 170.503 4.4 176.013 4.5 173.193 3.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 155.690 4.9 151.196 3.8 157.162 3.9 147.905 2.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 196.409 8.9 193.217 6.7 204.595 7.9 188.367 6.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 257.659 12.2 246.431 8.4 249.971 10.7 241.728 8.6 

Durables ................................................... 109.340 -1.4 109.315 -.4 113.122 -1.6 111.169 -1.9 

Services ........................................................ 277.898 3.3 241.771 3.1 242.137 3.9 261.756 3.5 

Rent of shelter 2 ......................................... 298.721 2.3 230.926 1.5 226.572 3.0 271.172 3.0 

Transportation services .............................. 232.627 4.5 250.242 4.5 249.374 4.4 247.064 4.4 

Other services ............................................ 315.893 4.1 288.342 3.3 285.848 3.2 292.746 3.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 11A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 222.137 4.0 197.727 3.7 200.467 4.2 212.421 3.5 

All items less food ........................................... 231.503 3.8 205.037 3.3 207.961 3.9 219.902 3.2 

All items less shelter ....................................... 210.471 4.9 200.584 4.6 205.341 4.7 206.607 3.8 

Commodities less food ................................... 158.318 4.9 153.227 3.8 158.710 3.9 151.071 2.7 

Nondurables ................................................... 208.411 7.1 200.791 6.1 208.460 6.8 205.266 5.7 

Nondurables less food .................................... 197.783 8.6 194.047 6.5 204.257 7.6 191.466 6.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 252.068 11.4 241.950 8.0 244.695 10.1 239.610 8.1 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 279.197 4.6 267.395 4.8 268.912 5.0 278.809 4.3 

Services less medical care services ............... 268.607 3.3 230.448 3.0 229.771 3.8 252.249 3.4 

Energy ............................................................ 241.329 15.4 231.596 13.0 227.977 15.1 254.896 11.7 

All items less energy ....................................... 230.127 2.8 204.765 2.6 207.026 2.9 218.652 2.8 

All items less food and energy ...................... 233.688 2.4 204.968 2.1 206.480 2.4 219.254 2.4 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 142.629 .4 138.695 .9 142.693 -.1 136.733 -.4 

Energy commodities ................................... 287.266 21.6 285.615 15.3 283.945 19.0 282.422 15.8 

Services less energy services .................... 284.442 3.0 248.235 2.5 247.002 3.4 265.215 3.5 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 12A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 196.883 3.7 132.987 4.0 207.889 4.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 196.883 - - -

 335.274 -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 193.713 5.1 133.835 5.7 212.996 6.0 

Food ....................................................................................... 193.659 5.2 134.003 5.8 213.183 6.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 198.724 6.0 133.160 6.8 209.723 7.0 

Food away from home .......................................................... 186.327 4.3 135.540 4.5 220.703 5.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 192.705 3.5 131.485 3.8 209.750 3.4 

Housing .................................................................................... 199.995 3.1 131.490 3.2 193.334 3.9 

Shelter .................................................................................... 215.237 2.5 131.428 2.4 215.744 3.0 

Rent of primary residence .................................................... 210.773 3.9 134.846 3.3 206.225 2.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................... 213.057 2.5 129.470 2.4 224.569 3.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 224.786 9.7 166.067 9.7 213.794 9.1 

Household energy ................................................................ 228.515 10.5 168.636 10.6 185.076 9.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................. 215.173 8.5 158.872 8.6 195.597 8.8 

Electricity .......................................................................... 192.281 5.9 142.822 6.8 187.100 7.8 

Utility (piped) gas service ................................................. 262.671 14.1 213.500 13.6 231.673 12.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.875 .6 100.216 .6 126.575 3.0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 112.107 .1 88.058 .6 113.863 -3.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 190.813 5.7 138.166 6.1 196.771 6.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 189.882 5.4 137.776 6.0 192.179 5.9 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 93.674 -.9 92.934 -1.3 92.180 -1.7 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 117.069 -1.6 93.751 -1.3 137.912 -2.3 

New cars and trucks 3 6 ................................................... 92.187 -1.5 93.780 -1.4 95.148 -2.3 

New cars 6 ........................................................................ 118.598 -.6 96.423 -.3 140.272 1.4 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 128.281 -1.2 90.034 -1.4 123.573 -1.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 406.144 16.5 277.773 17.6 270.092 16.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 403.224 16.2 277.302 17.1 266.772 16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 413.406 16.1 284.002 17.2 255.942 16.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 274.359 16.6 270.249 17.1 299.102 16.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 359.159 16.0 259.539 16.9 269.934 16.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 287.886 3.5 153.546 3.9 355.086 3.6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 233.572 1.7 138.817 2.2 298.275 4.0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 303.843 4.1 158.767 4.5 374.753 3.4 

Professional services ........................................................... 243.744 3.3 145.076 3.4 318.369 3.9 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 114.858 1.6 110.480 1.6 115.241 2.3 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 125.960 3.9 119.314 2.7 126.875 3.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 272.889 3.3 152.900 4.0 354.361 4.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 196.883 3.7 132.987 4.0 207.889 4.2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 166.791 4.1 123.424 4.6 175.863 4.6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 150.460 3.5 117.673 4.1 157.449 4.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 199.213 7.0 150.687 8.2 201.404 7.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 263.683 9.7 181.438 10.3 247.746 10.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 103.595 -1.6 86.064 -1.4 113.955 -.6 

Services .................................................................................... 220.735 3.4 137.602 3.5 242.768 3.9

Rent of shelter 5 ..................................................................... 216.100 2.5 131.658 2.5 223.137 3.0 

Transportation services .......................................................... 197.084 4.4 134.637 4.5 254.055 4.2 

Other services ........................................................................ 242.886 3.8 136.397 3.3 295.193 3.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 12A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 192.393 3.7 129.684 4.0 198.332 4.3 

All items less food ...................................................................... 197.505 3.5 130.691 3.7 206.940 3.9 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 188.956 4.3 131.160 4.7 207.004 4.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 152.486 3.5 118.083 4.1 158.854 4.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 196.626 6.0 142.048 7.0 207.773 6.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 199.021 6.8 149.449 7.9 201.476 7.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 254.907 9.0 177.003 9.9 244.143 9.7 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 226.107 4.7 143.847 4.7 275.466 4.7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 214.673 3.4 135.598 3.4 228.775 3.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 300.769 13.6 216.488 14.4 227.561 13.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 189.945 2.8 124.579 2.8 206.373 3.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 189.432 2.3 122.820 2.2 205.579 2.4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 127.294 .0 98.678 .3 143.265 .3 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 411.124 17.6 284.069 18.5 270.490 17.1 

Services less energy services ................................................ 221.189 3.1 135.974 3.1 247.989 3.5 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about

population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 13A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 231.477 3.8 136.042 4.5 206.506 3.4 131.459 4.0 201.335 4.2 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 357.676 - - -

 340.953 - - - 322.785 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 218.418 5.3 135.842 5.6 208.937 5.0 132.809 5.8 209.139 7.0 

Food ........................................................... 217.926 5.3 136.233 5.7 208.774 5.1 132.982 6.1 208.746 7.3 

Food at home ........................................... 219.718 6.0 135.014 6.6 207.950 5.7 130.689 6.9 200.142 8.5 

Food away from home .............................. 218.861 4.5 138.423 4.5 210.380 4.5 135.941 4.9 224.333 5.7 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 223.790 4.2 129.750 4.8 209.124 3.7 131.314 2.8 215.061 2.8 

Housing ........................................................ 246.130 3.1 137.658 4.0 200.227 2.5 125.534 2.7 189.810 4.2 

Shelter ........................................................ 290.356 2.2 133.802 2.4 230.292 1.2 123.991 1.6 209.466 3.2 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 282.302 4.1 138.164 3.3 225.804 2.0 123.604 1.9 195.041 3.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 ....................................... 295.566 2.0 130.086 1.7 232.239 1.1 120.834 1.6 215.227 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 225.206 12.3 193.208 13.1 206.617 10.4 170.715 9.6 220.924 9.4 

Household energy .................................... 220.870 13.2 197.235 13.6 188.492 11.1 175.654 10.2 178.179 10.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 212.228 8.0 161.223 6.2 190.992 10.8 170.457 9.3 188.590 9.9 

Electricity .............................................. 189.904 6.4 134.084 1.9 150.406 4.9 140.023 4.0 160.164 5.9 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 252.563 10.6 218.834 16.8 242.253 17.6 237.348 18.6 252.269 17.5 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 128.633 -.9 103.043 .5 118.248 2.1 96.679 .8 119.286 2.9 

Apparel ......................................................... 114.803 -.1 87.431 1.2 108.761 1.2 84.122 .8 124.698 .8 

Transportation .............................................. 194.956 6.1 136.134 6.3 196.433 5.6 144.198 6.5 181.250 4.8 

Private transportation ................................. 188.376 6.1 136.672 6.1 192.683 5.3 143.927 6.2 173.416 4.5 

Motor fuel .................................................. 265.608 18.0 276.804 18.1 290.533 15.1 292.944 15.6 246.422 12.4 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 262.955 17.6 275.887 17.7 288.446 14.9 292.264 15.3 243.047 12.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 264.664 17.7 281.203 17.9 288.747 15.1 299.248 15.6 234.274 12.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 263.074 17.9 273.022 17.3 306.644 15.1 285.731 14.7 281.840 11.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 255.025 17.0 257.839 17.1 276.610 14.4 272.525 14.8 250.528 12.8 

Medical care ................................................. 390.222 3.2 158.660 4.0 357.158 3.2 157.571 3.2 353.256 2.0 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 116.512 1.8 113.278 2.7 115.727 2.0 113.992 3.4 110.844 2.3 

Education and communication 2 ................... 129.708 4.7 119.713 4.1 127.223 3.3 124.740 2.4 115.315 3.1 

Other goods and services ............................. 357.975 3.4 160.765 4.7 331.542 2.6 153.999 5.4 339.795 3.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 231.477 3.8 136.042 4.5 206.506 3.4 131.459 4.0 201.335 4.2 

Commodities ................................................. 179.149 4.7 128.810 5.9 169.712 4.2 122.506 4.8 174.469 4.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 153.720 4.3 124.478 6.1 148.422 3.7 116.839 4.2 156.885 3.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 191.051 8.1 159.304 10.7 189.335 6.6 148.958 7.2 201.549 5.7 

Durables ................................................... 109.605 -1.9 87.790 -.6 107.834 -.5 83.672 -.4 111.442 .0 

Services ........................................................ 279.169 3.3 138.754 3.5 243.031 2.9 136.823 3.3 230.832 3.8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 224.367 3.8 132.787 4.6 199.694 3.4 128.235 4.0 191.488 4.4 

All items less shelter ....................................... 210.214 4.7 134.520 5.4 199.804 4.4 132.666 4.9 199.791 4.6 

Commodities less food ................................... 156.572 4.3 124.642 6.1 150.798 3.7 117.254 4.1 158.464 3.4 

Nondurables ................................................... 206.121 6.6 146.807 8.2 200.147 5.8 140.800 6.5 205.941 6.3 

Nondurables less food .................................... 193.055 7.8 156.981 10.3 190.577 6.3 147.638 6.9 202.001 5.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 276.522 4.7 143.691 4.5 266.833 4.7 149.812 5.0 255.883 4.4 

Services less medical care services ............... 269.983 3.2 136.551 3.4 233.279 2.8 134.118 3.2 214.338 3.8 

Energy ............................................................ 240.235 15.2 229.772 15.7 232.129 13.2 226.979 13.1 209.422 11.5 

All items less energy ....................................... 232.652 2.7 126.617 3.1 206.007 2.4 123.002 2.9 201.278 3.3 

All items less food and energy ...................... 236.825 2.3 124.692 2.6 206.173 1.9 121.112 2.2 199.888 2.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South West

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D Size class A Size class B/C 2

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 211.040 4.1 132.616 4.1 210.061 4.9 223.300 3.5 133.315 3.5 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 340.689 - - -

 341.122 - 364.121 - - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 213.602 5.4 133.054 5.6 209.114 6.1 220.431 4.8 135.270 5.8 

Food ........................................................... 214.721 5.7 133.475 5.7 208.826 5.9 220.064 4.9 134.532 5.7 

Food at home ........................................... 211.345 6.5 133.260 6.8 210.327 6.8 226.938 5.9 133.816 6.9 

Food away from home .............................. 221.742 4.7 134.236 4.5 210.512 4.7 210.696 3.7 135.661 4.0 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 199.515 2.2 126.247 3.0 208.734 6.8 222.512 3.4 148.968 6.8 

Housing ........................................................ 206.710 3.9 131.811 3.3 193.644 4.8 238.026 2.9 131.901 3.1 

Shelter ........................................................ 226.354 3.2 133.739 2.5 216.388 3.9 266.877 3.1 131.963 3.0 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 226.591 4.0 137.289 3.6 212.593 4.1 272.174 4.5 137.285 3.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 ....................................... 230.074 3.1 132.183 2.6 225.935 4.3 280.431 3.5 131.564 3.1 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 220.694 10.2 155.588 9.9 209.981 10.6 234.229 5.0 163.563 5.6 

Household energy .................................... 204.318 11.2 156.309 10.9 187.039 10.7 226.657 4.8 164.409 6.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 207.265 10.6 152.471 10.0 190.426 9.9 227.493 4.2 161.154 5.9 

Electricity .............................................. 190.578 9.1 143.795 9.0 184.380 8.9 236.559 1.7 147.670 7.5 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 255.245 17.9 204.361 14.1 220.913 16.2 237.526 11.3 196.016 2.3 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 136.823 1.9 98.209 .3 122.911 1.8 135.267 -.3 106.652 1.0 

Apparel ......................................................... 146.662 -.6 87.970 -.3 114.128 -4.8 113.451 .1 93.280 2.0 

Transportation .............................................. 193.178 5.9 136.542 6.4 209.358 7.7 193.457 5.2 138.148 5.0 

Private transportation ................................. 193.022 5.6 136.127 6.3 208.190 7.6 188.072 4.9 136.497 4.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 287.616 18.3 278.708 18.5 270.229 20.6 277.624 15.0 256.189 16.7 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 284.076 18.0 277.891 18.0 265.184 19.8 275.170 14.7 256.892 16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 286.178 18.0 286.862 18.1 258.066 20.2 277.626 14.9 257.812 16.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 283.585 18.3 268.739 18.1 308.609 18.9 252.991 14.3 252.097 15.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 276.928 17.9 260.614 17.6 271.187 18.7 262.898 14.0 242.936 15.1 

Medical care ................................................. 336.914 3.6 149.800 4.3 345.546 4.2 363.188 4.2 154.608 3.7 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 113.937 .2 113.383 2.3 116.939 1.9 113.176 1.9 98.501 -2.9 

Education and communication 2 ................... 120.691 3.2 118.000 2.5 124.969 2.8 124.436 3.9 115.938 2.1 

Other goods and services ............................. 317.789 3.7 150.013 3.2 342.655 4.7 352.995 3.2 150.827 4.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 211.040 4.1 132.616 4.1 210.061 4.9 223.300 3.5 133.315 3.5 

Commodities ................................................. 177.188 4.3 122.746 4.5 179.376 5.3 173.261 3.3 121.602 3.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 157.129 3.6 117.200 3.9 164.574 5.0 146.443 2.5 114.240 2.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 200.728 7.5 150.401 8.0 209.687 9.0 184.505 6.0 145.374 7.4 

Durables ................................................... 116.111 -1.9 86.412 -1.6 117.126 -.9 110.809 -1.9 86.876 -2.2 

Services ........................................................ 243.957 3.9 137.712 3.8 242.572 4.6 267.220 3.7 137.413 3.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 204.457 4.1 129.536 4.1 199.688 5.0 216.863 3.5 129.189 3.5 

All items less shelter ....................................... 205.944 4.5 129.844 4.7 209.226 5.2 206.357 3.8 130.072 3.7 

Commodities less food ................................... 158.961 3.5 117.452 3.9 165.585 5.0 149.872 2.5 115.199 2.9 

Nondurables ................................................... 207.092 6.4 141.508 6.8 210.138 7.6 203.909 5.4 140.561 6.6 

Nondurables less food .................................... 200.526 7.1 148.995 7.7 209.265 8.9 187.830 5.8 145.637 7.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 270.613 4.9 141.522 5.0 272.331 5.1 278.335 4.5 143.317 3.6 

Services less medical care services ............... 233.829 3.9 136.167 3.6 227.625 4.7 259.200 3.6 135.242 3.2 

Energy ............................................................ 237.621 14.8 207.745 15.1 224.520 16.1 255.858 11.3 215.430 12.4 

All items less energy ....................................... 210.007 2.9 124.451 2.8 206.610 3.3 222.801 2.9 125.001 2.6 

All items less food and energy ...................... 209.613 2.4 122.752 2.2 206.546 2.8 224.041 2.6 123.382 2.1 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA 

BostonBrockton-Nashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGary-Kenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 189.497 4.6 206.454 3.2 235.370 3.5 212.536 3.8 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 505.794 -

 622.602 - 684.111 - 634.967 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 192.283 4.4 217.611 4.9 224.140 5.0 210.484 5.1 

Food 3 .................................................................. 194.347 4.7 226.326 5.2 224.363 4.9 209.437 5.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 198.195 5.9 218.992 6.2 218.490 4.9 215.188 5.4 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 187.486 2.6 237.585 3.9 236.074 5.0 197.067 4.7 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 166.268 .1 139.924 -.1 223.552 6.0 224.025 5.5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 167.564 2.5 203.229 3.0 238.020 2.2 218.731 2.8 

Shelter ................................................................. 169.058 2.7 217.876 1.6 273.186 .3 261.623 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 161.824 3.7 220.044 3.3 272.465 1.6 264.409 2.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 168.695 2.9 214.318 1.1 283.117 -1.1 262.387 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 241.659 1.2 252.539 11.0 264.069 16.1 203.531 14.0 

Household energy .............................................. 253.094 .9 235.083 13.4 232.627 16.9 189.210 14.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 278.200 .2 234.062 12.9 226.238 8.2 192.876 14.5 

Electricity ....................................................... 213.899 1.8 189.269 9.5 211.847 5.1 139.644 5.3 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 372.111 -1.9 313.182 19.1 243.983 15.1 260.539 24.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 115.741 3.2 128.444 3.1 125.705 .3 108.289 1.3 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 130.852 6.1 123.343 -.6 133.637 -2.0 91.391 -2.8 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 199.673 10.5 189.352 6.3 184.073 4.7 187.351 6.6 

Private transportation ........................................... 195.539 10.1 188.947 6.1 183.436 4.7 184.394 6.3 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 296.838 31.3 286.118 20.5 275.743 18.4 297.227 17.1 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 295.777 30.5 282.861 20.0 270.473 17.7 294.712 17.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 287.967 30.8 281.310 20.1 269.174 17.8 291.489 17.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 278.988 29.8 337.664 20.0 271.505 17.6 305.638 16.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 288.775 29.0 280.402 20.0 264.135 17.0 278.604 16.1 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 380.591 3.7 323.252 1.5 500.565 3.9 364.113 4.5 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 118.981 1.9 112.268 -3.1 118.760 2.1 112.102 2.9 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 109.298 1.8 113.559 3.1 132.047 8.4 132.170 4.2 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 284.307 7.6 311.114 1.3 371.167 6.6 330.985 2.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 189.497 4.6 206.454 3.2 235.370 3.5 212.536 3.8 

Commodities .......................................................... 169.581 6.7 172.620 4.6 181.280 5.1 165.776 4.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 157.490 8.0 149.707 4.6 157.862 5.2 140.882 3.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 197.831 13.9 190.807 9.3 207.638 9.7 181.883 5.8 

Durables ............................................................ 123.952 1.5 108.726 -2.2 109.954 -1.4 101.144 -.9 

Services ................................................................. 205.825 3.1 240.651 2.4 283.673 2.5 256.620 3.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 182.085 4.6 199.244 3.3 224.443 3.5 205.696 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 198.032 5.5 205.564 4.2 222.716 5.2 196.228 5.0 

Commodities less food ............................................ 158.294 7.7 149.090 4.4 160.577 5.2 144.143 3.4 

Nondurables ............................................................ 195.530 9.1 203.397 7.0 214.540 7.3 197.683 5.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 196.246 12.8 186.151 8.7 207.438 9.4 184.768 5.8 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 264.956 3.8 277.103 3.5 309.882 5.4 264.420 6.3 

Services less medical care services ........................ 193.626 3.0 228.950 2.5 267.262 2.3 248.210 3.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 272.857 17.5 236.616 16.8 250.562 17.5 229.562 15.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 184.425 3.3 202.915 1.6 236.949 2.1 212.248 2.6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 182.920 3.1 199.619 1.0 240.008 1.6 213.541 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

CincinnatiHamilton,

 OH-KY-IN 

ClevelandAkron, OH DallasFort Worth, TX DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 201.543 3.9 203.004 3.6 201.791 4.4 209.903 3.9 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 623.617 -

 650.522 - 633.006 - 699.939 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 193.556 6.9 214.530 5.2 217.898 6.1 201.346 4.8 

Food 3 .................................................................. 191.264 7.2 218.240 5.4 213.333 6.3 204.370 5.2 

Food at home ..................................................... 187.957 7.0 211.519 6.6 199.293 7.2 208.800 6.2 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 198.206 7.8 232.284 3.9 236.004 5.2 197.644 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 218.754 4.7 173.767 2.7 277.782 4.0 178.116 .3 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 185.791 2.1 192.788 2.2 182.883 3.9 193.263 2.4 

Shelter ................................................................. 207.240 .7 213.133 .1 185.264 3.0 211.597 1.7 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 208.307 1.9 207.899 .1 184.283 4.5 202.499 2.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 209.353 1.7 209.643 -.5 197.855 2.9 206.937 .8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 206.242 8.6 213.276 12.1 245.397 9.1 202.562 10.5 

Household energy .............................................. 180.252 9.6 210.066 14.8 250.332 10.7 162.387 16.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 184.536 8.8 210.189 14.4 247.577 10.2 160.756 16.2 

Electricity ....................................................... 170.095 6.6 149.129 4.8 230.458 9.1 133.490 10.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 269.588 18.4 275.093 22.1 295.314 16.4 209.926 20.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 120.690 3.5 121.581 2.1 135.468 1.5 126.441 -.3 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 135.430 10.7 114.655 7.0 126.521 -.4 102.759 3.4 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 191.959 5.4 200.160 5.3 198.989 7.0 233.282 6.3 

Private transportation ........................................... 190.837 5.5 201.350 5.4 200.049 6.8 228.554 5.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 287.847 14.8 319.794 16.0 290.183 18.8 259.292 13.7 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 285.893 14.3 316.315 15.6 288.269 18.6 257.649 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 295.373 14.5 307.664 16.1 285.271 18.7 254.942 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 276.111 13.7 322.272 14.8 288.991 19.1 243.573 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 244.921 13.7 305.089 14.7 282.296 18.6 255.942 13.0 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 378.557 2.9 341.138 6.3 327.366 3.3 432.912 7.5 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 121.657 3.1 110.564 2.9 116.057 1.3 128.207 3.3 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 120.509 2.7 111.720 1.4 131.870 3.9 113.053 2.4 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 382.354 4.2 333.050 1.6 325.582 2.3 312.320 3.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 201.543 3.9 203.004 3.6 201.791 4.4 209.903 3.9 

Commodities .......................................................... 169.725 5.8 178.990 5.0 175.295 4.3 163.820 3.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 155.933 5.1 158.725 4.9 153.837 3.1 143.920 3.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 193.417 9.1 201.138 8.2 188.618 6.7 175.337 5.4 

Durables ............................................................ 121.267 -.4 113.039 .2 123.300 -1.7 113.355 .1 

Services ................................................................. 235.949 2.6 228.326 2.7 228.016 4.5 248.747 3.9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 193.252 4.0 196.768 3.4 195.315 4.5 199.337 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 201.218 5.4 200.783 5.2 209.945 5.0 210.136 4.9 

Commodities less food ............................................ 158.253 5.1 159.369 4.8 157.595 3.2 145.202 3.1 

Nondurables ............................................................ 194.977 8.1 209.103 6.7 202.777 6.4 188.948 5.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 195.370 8.8 198.722 7.8 193.698 6.5 174.788 5.0 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 275.242 4.7 248.674 5.3 289.701 6.0 303.454 6.5 

Services less medical care services ........................ 222.629 2.7 219.845 2.3 217.298 4.5 233.015 3.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 229.781 12.3 249.513 15.2 270.142 14.9 206.486 14.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 200.731 3.1 199.852 2.4 198.723 3.2 211.249 3.2 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 203.674 2.3 196.587 1.9 196.303 2.6 212.803 2.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI 

Honolulu, HI 

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX 

Kansas City, MO-KS 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 204.748 2.3 228.861 4.3 189.967 3.3 201.150 3.4 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 608.597 -

 630.047 - 609.292 - 597.287 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 194.745 3.0 216.625 5.7 197.224 6.0 210.777 6.3 

Food 3 .................................................................. 194.660 3.2 216.742 5.8 196.809 6.2 213.294 6.3 

Food at home ..................................................... 191.670 3.2 228.319 8.2 201.155 6.8 213.323 7.5 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 199.189 2.8 202.257 3.7 187.526 5.2 215.814 4.6 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 189.695 .8 213.936 4.7 196.642 3.1 177.127 6.2 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 192.361 1.4 248.700 4.3 176.896 3.9 194.113 3.1 

Shelter ................................................................. 214.796 -.2 266.411 2.3 194.092 3.4 211.073 1.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 204.449 -.2 256.216 3.6 183.715 3.2 210.310 1.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 214.883 .2 274.756 2.6 177.919 3.7 207.236 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 228.474 8.5 283.911 32.6 200.802 6.4 216.465 12.0 

Household energy .............................................. 192.096 8.5 267.903 39.1 196.265 6.1 193.968 13.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 193.593 8.2 264.567 39.1 193.748 5.7 191.470 12.7 

Electricity ....................................................... 159.021 3.0 259.990 39.8 189.353 2.6 121.292 9.7 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 230.319 13.8 284.130 26.6 211.397 27.2 295.029 16.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 121.325 3.0 164.958 -.2 124.577 5.7 127.475 .9 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 110.654 3.2 105.277 1.1 146.312 -4.7 106.543 -2.7 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 215.962 5.6 213.998 4.4 173.161 3.5 191.575 6.3 

Private transportation ........................................... 214.296 5.4 209.161 3.1 171.774 3.2 189.278 6.1 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 281.519 13.6 284.948 16.8 272.998 17.9 278.916 14.1 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 279.662 13.4 292.545 16.7 270.513 17.4 278.243 13.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 287.993 13.5 310.952 17.5 280.518 17.4 272.277 14.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 310.233 13.5 231.559 18.2 277.101 17.7 335.329 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 262.230 12.4 256.120 14.5 260.062 16.8 274.310 13.9 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 351.278 .2 317.955 -

 338.279 2.8 296.384 -1.5 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 118.053 -1.2 105.290 2.6 108.278 -.8 115.352 1.5 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 130.743 2.3 117.118 2.8 108.938 2.8 117.833 2.7 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 351.065 .5 365.441 5.2 302.457 5.2 328.203 1.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 204.748 2.3 228.861 4.3 189.967 3.3 201.150 3.4 

Commodities .......................................................... 166.666 3.9 181.113 3.8 165.285 3.0 172.060 3.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 151.231 4.4 156.654 2.5 147.683 1.6 152.472 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 184.532 6.8 191.108 6.1 194.445 5.8 199.964 3.2 

Durables ............................................................ 112.455 .5 118.679 -1.4 105.630 -4.0 107.163 -.5 

Services ................................................................. 244.847 1.2 270.734 4.6 215.639 3.7 229.920 3.5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 198.872 2.4 224.234 4.3 181.879 3.4 195.789 3.8 

All items less shelter ................................................ 203.735 3.4 212.804 5.6 188.178 3.4 198.889 4.1 

Commodities less food ............................................ 152.842 4.3 159.042 2.6 149.545 1.7 153.287 1.9 

Nondurables ............................................................ 190.147 4.9 205.297 5.9 196.784 5.8 205.423 4.7 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 184.923 6.4 192.548 6.0 194.369 5.6 198.550 3.5 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 286.714 2.7 275.405 8.6 237.838 4.2 259.597 5.1 

Services less medical care services ........................ 236.762 1.4 266.102 4.4 201.594 3.5 219.857 3.3 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 235.223 11.3 276.864 26.3 232.556 11.7 233.545 13.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 204.006 1.3 227.534 2.8 187.744 2.2 198.860 2.1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 206.505 .9 230.999 2.2 186.059 1.5 196.502 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL MilwaukeeRacine, WI MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 225.008 3.5 222.119 4.6 203.029 4.6 208.958 3.8 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 664.772 -

 358.025 - 627.078 - 656.657 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 220.739 4.5 222.825 5.6 214.581 4.8 234.153 7.2 

Food 3 .................................................................. 219.662 4.6 224.294 5.9 217.553 5.1 230.442 7.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 232.631 5.9 227.830 7.7 219.720 5.5 222.727 8.5 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 201.138 3.1 221.630 3.0 216.420 4.9 242.629 6.2 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 223.168 3.2 206.023 1.9 190.130 1.8 265.081 3.9 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 243.906 2.9 225.827 4.3 198.083 3.9 190.134 3.5 

Shelter ................................................................. 273.495 3.3 247.154 4.5 234.212 2.9 212.664 2.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 275.679 4.5 238.849 5.0 212.767 3.1 206.470 3.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 284.897 3.7 250.695 4.7 246.297 3.1 218.016 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 244.446 4.9 172.705 4.4 204.142 11.6 198.537 9.2 

Household energy .............................................. 244.596 3.8 162.052 3.5 178.259 12.1 190.446 8.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 242.711 3.3 158.654 3.1 183.214 11.8 192.147 7.4 

Electricity ....................................................... 254.784 -2.4 154.438 3.0 167.976 8.2 191.264 5.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 248.529 17.1 254.515 7.1 198.165 15.3 208.908 9.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 126.861 -1.3 179.128 2.1 106.128 2.2 126.159 3.4 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 106.332 1.9 150.903 -2.8 119.119 4.3 126.355 -2.2 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 192.592 5.1 201.759 6.4 190.226 6.9 195.113 4.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 186.267 5.2 202.931 6.5 182.341 6.5 181.723 2.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 273.976 15.3 293.429 16.8 291.400 14.4 257.271 11.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 267.868 15.1 290.292 16.7 287.378 14.4 258.033 11.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 268.796 15.7 291.515 16.7 293.339 14.3 262.950 12.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 252.845 14.5 269.088 17.0 298.869 15.8 258.753 10.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 255.049 13.9 282.148 16.3 245.999 14.0 294.166 9.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 352.961 3.8 349.154 5.6 345.386 4.4 384.469 4.8 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 115.643 1.2 115.950 3.7 106.736 2.5 118.051 2.4 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 125.660 4.2 115.772 2.0 125.094 3.6 126.985 3.3 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 341.095 3.3 275.027 5.8 326.955 9.9 321.906 1.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 225.008 3.5 222.119 4.6 203.029 4.6 208.958 3.8 

Commodities .......................................................... 172.119 3.6 192.005 5.1 166.746 4.8 176.780 4.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 143.765 3.1 172.094 4.7 143.941 4.9 148.304 2.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 185.942 7.2 203.507 7.9 188.976 8.2 193.245 4.5 

Durables ............................................................ 104.070 -2.1 138.761 .3 103.289 .2 108.172 .1 

Services ................................................................. 270.939 3.5 246.529 4.3 237.530 4.5 237.780 3.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 218.776 3.5 215.660 4.5 196.655 4.6 201.006 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 203.864 3.7 209.292 4.6 193.377 5.4 208.341 4.3 

Commodities less food ............................................ 147.594 3.1 173.817 4.6 145.682 4.7 153.177 2.6 

Nondurables ............................................................ 205.709 5.9 214.833 6.7 203.270 6.4 214.112 5.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 190.377 6.9 204.217 7.5 188.476 7.6 198.766 4.4 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 274.645 3.7 250.867 4.0 251.647 6.3 278.072 4.4 

Services less medical care services ........................ 263.449 3.4 235.787 4.2 227.593 4.4 225.012 3.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 265.483 11.4 215.941 10.7 229.447 13.4 227.667 10.0 

All items less energy ................................................ 223.800 2.9 223.143 4.0 202.296 3.7 210.564 3.2 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 225.017 2.6 222.790 3.7 200.499 3.5 207.694 2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

New York-Northern New

Jersey-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ1

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 235.782 3.9 119.264 3.5 224.131 3.4 211.285 4.9 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 681.614 - - -

 647.501 - 644.730 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 222.704 5.6 125.175 5.3 203.267 3.7 210.456 5.5 

Food 3 .................................................................. 221.928 5.7 125.808 5.5 203.194 3.8 209.930 5.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 222.294 6.7 132.022 6.4 216.669 4.9 209.276 6.3 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 227.414 4.6 118.232 4.0 182.052 3.2 212.478 4.8 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 230.072 4.2 118.005 2.8 201.562 1.9 216.248 4.4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 255.015 3.6 118.087 2.4 231.872 2.5 213.096 3.3 

Shelter ................................................................. 305.279 3.0 116.946 2.0 274.763 1.8 228.834 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 295.991 5.1 117.588 3.4 255.159 3.1 198.665 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 312.300 3.2 115.606 2.2 280.256 1.6 221.736 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 210.553 12.6 140.992 5.8 217.854 8.0 256.536 13.0 

Household energy .............................................. 213.856 13.4 150.475 6.1 200.644 7.9 253.182 16.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 201.381 8.3 149.776 5.8 209.480 4.7 247.258 15.0 

Electricity ....................................................... 181.471 7.7 153.944 6.9 195.640 3.3 167.976 9.6 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 239.410 8.8 131.310 -.7 239.798 7.5 343.526 20.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 127.655 -2.2 108.870 2.6 124.778 1.2 146.280 3.2 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 111.539 .0 113.608 -2.7 99.508 -.1 144.349 2.2 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 202.256 6.2 119.013 5.3 197.687 6.9 173.178 7.6 

Private transportation ........................................... 192.238 6.2 119.687 4.1 194.944 6.9 173.731 7.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 254.222 17.7 284.973 17.5 290.983 18.1 286.671 19.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 252.778 17.5 284.576 17.0 285.039 17.5 286.705 18.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 255.872 17.7 291.209 17.1 286.668 17.3 285.082 18.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 253.150 17.7 275.850 16.8 278.599 18.3 303.015 18.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 249.034 16.8 270.223 16.5 265.842 17.6 275.230 18.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 368.029 2.3 132.056 4.6 417.549 3.6 360.930 6.7 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 114.877 .5 106.224 3.0 122.649 4.4 112.708 6.0 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 130.150 4.1 116.207 2.8 124.357 3.3 131.563 5.4 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 347.598 3.3 127.077 4.1 386.101 1.1 344.459 2.9 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 235.782 3.9 119.264 3.5 224.131 3.4 211.285 4.9 

Commodities .......................................................... 180.431 4.5 115.289 3.0 171.431 4.4 184.975 5.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 151.110 3.7 110.055 1.7 151.621 4.8 169.776 5.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 185.717 7.7 141.878 5.2 187.278 7.8 216.080 8.7 

Durables ............................................................ 106.423 -3.1 83.849 -2.2 112.138 .1 120.844 .9 

Services ................................................................. 283.208 3.5 122.229 3.8 278.758 2.8 240.381 4.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 229.735 4.0 118.506 3.4 215.839 3.4 203.468 4.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 208.633 4.5 120.616 4.2 208.802 4.4 207.118 6.3 

Commodities less food ............................................ 154.448 3.8 110.360 1.8 153.610 4.7 171.688 5.7 

Nondurables ............................................................ 206.384 6.6 132.948 5.3 197.084 5.8 213.542 7.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 188.714 7.4 139.803 5.0 188.140 7.3 216.071 8.4 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 268.594 4.3 127.850 6.2 289.852 4.3 258.382 7.3 

Services less medical care services ........................ 275.860 3.6 120.730 3.6 267.340 2.8 230.526 4.0 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 231.489 15.1 208.526 12.3 232.759 12.5 275.141 17.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 237.839 3.0 114.124 2.7 224.534 2.4 207.121 3.4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 242.227 2.5 112.218 2.2 230.471 2.1 207.459 3.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Portland-Salem,

OR-WA St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA 

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 215.389 3.3 198.700 2.8 242.313 3.9 222.767 3.1 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 630.568 -

 590.173 - 819.334 - 684.846 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 198.163 5.4 204.439 4.4 221.804 4.6 224.824 4.4 

Food 3 .................................................................. 198.937 5.4 203.155 4.5 219.385 4.7 224.299 4.3 

Food at home ..................................................... 196.976 6.1 196.415 5.5 206.674 6.3 227.445 5.5 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 205.631 4.7 215.109 3.0 235.219 3.5 221.085 3.5 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 191.387 5.7 205.453 3.2 241.345 3.1 235.769 5.2 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 208.133 2.6 188.789 2.0 271.076 3.8 242.561 1.9 

Shelter ................................................................. 238.419 2.8 212.471 1.7 306.315 3.7 273.076 1.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 226.699 4.3 190.913 1.4 291.598 4.5 288.810 4.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 246.463 3.0 219.700 1.7 323.922 3.4 293.869 2.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 220.181 2.3 185.480 3.7 204.912 5.1 258.608 4.2 

Household energy .............................................. 191.190 1.7 173.864 3.3 173.667 3.2 275.791 4.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 232.637 .4 176.431 2.6 169.354 2.2 274.748 3.7 

Electricity ....................................................... 247.346 3.5 139.137 .2 151.225 .0 270.477 1.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 199.519 -4.7 217.824 6.0 215.327 12.4 279.376 10.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 111.113 1.5 136.460 1.8 182.862 3.5 129.149 1.2 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 117.359 -2.5 126.678 1.6 125.486 1.7 105.317 -1.7 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 219.329 4.8 184.636 3.4 200.721 3.9 176.317 5.8 

Private transportation ........................................... 218.957 4.4 185.652 3.5 194.607 3.5 167.808 5.2 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 291.047 15.0 296.627 18.1 277.363 14.3 271.637 14.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 292.008 15.1 291.954 18.1 277.762 14.0 269.430 13.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 290.250 15.2 284.071 18.1 288.858 14.3 270.297 13.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 247.019 14.9 336.586 18.2 238.155 12.9 249.671 13.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 269.487 14.3 284.268 18.4 281.336 14.0 252.385 13.0 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 399.572 5.5 345.394 .4 369.371 -

 365.599 3.5 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 112.633 .3 122.982 3.2 142.234 3.7 105.629 1.8 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 108.719 2.6 129.753 4.7 119.233 3.0 133.206 5.0 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 395.508 3.3 271.313 4.1 344.252 3.2 368.347 4.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 215.389 3.3 198.700 2.8 242.313 3.9 222.767 3.1 

Commodities .......................................................... 169.430 3.3 173.022 3.6 187.430 3.5 170.353 3.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 154.598 2.1 155.311 3.2 168.462 2.9 138.196 2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 187.870 5.5 203.723 8.2 189.902 7.3 174.439 5.3 

Durables ............................................................ 116.813 -2.1 111.316 -3.3 149.990 -1.9 103.847 -1.2 

Services ................................................................. 261.517 3.3 226.083 2.2 290.796 4.1 266.453 3.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 206.625 3.1 191.246 3.0 236.176 3.8 216.767 3.1 

All items less shelter ................................................ 207.856 3.5 195.887 3.3 217.005 3.9 203.580 3.9 

Commodities less food ............................................ 155.801 2.3 157.687 3.2 171.796 3.0 142.701 2.6 

Nondurables ............................................................ 192.374 5.5 204.470 6.3 207.318 5.9 201.406 4.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 187.198 5.5 204.314 7.8 194.695 7.0 179.294 5.3 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 297.220 3.8 246.371 2.9 284.305 4.4 272.046 4.8 

Services less medical care services ........................ 250.998 3.0 214.665 2.4 282.534 4.1 259.600 3.0 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 240.608 9.8 227.231 11.4 233.277 10.6 276.545 10.4 

All items less energy ................................................ 215.914 2.8 198.698 1.9 244.684 3.3 222.248 2.5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 220.725 2.3 198.237 1.4 250.443 3.1 222.575 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 224.719 4.2 190.136 3.2 139.499 4.5 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 685.031 -

 190.136 - - -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 226.833 5.4 189.641 6.1 136.853 4.8 

Food 3 .................................................................. 228.437 5.6 188.864 6.2 138.119 5.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 228.511 6.0 188.307 6.4 134.945 5.4 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 231.332 4.8 190.413 5.9 139.936 4.9 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 210.930 3.6 187.605 5.4 118.653 1.4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 235.714 4.5 187.779 2.4 149.648 4.7 

Shelter ................................................................. 260.270 6.1 206.042 2.5 152.999 3.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 251.975 7.8 201.926 3.0 162.170 4.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 272.002 6.9 215.765 2.7 151.725 3.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 200.429 2.2 191.194 3.6 188.906 17.8 

Household energy .............................................. 202.658 1.8 159.834 1.2 194.913 18.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 235.010 -.1 157.325 .8 187.382 17.3 

Electricity ....................................................... 232.400 2.7 153.549 .5 182.329 17.5 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 200.508 -6.1 293.806 1.0 183.558 15.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 181.513 -3.5 122.673 .7 100.807 -.6 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 132.732 -1.4 147.002 4.5 93.029 .3 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 208.480 5.4 181.364 4.3 136.901 6.7 

Private transportation ........................................... 216.163 5.1 184.881 4.1 136.687 6.1 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 361.638 14.6 345.478 18.4 267.919 18.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 367.043 14.3 338.332 18.2 267.714 17.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 403.641 14.3 337.473 18.5 272.383 17.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 281.901 14.3 292.681 18.1 264.474 18.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 322.420 13.9 328.284 17.3 262.675 18.0 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 335.821 1.9 296.118 .6 140.790 5.2 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 97.333 2.7 111.180 -2.6 117.452 1.4 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 122.866 3.6 112.710 6.2 128.651 3.0 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 356.262 1.7 232.527 2.3 154.445 4.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 224.719 4.2 190.136 3.2 139.499 4.5 

Commodities .......................................................... 187.212 2.7 162.907 4.1 123.974 4.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 165.847 1.1 147.882 3.2 116.621 4.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 200.260 4.5 214.526 7.6 144.586 7.8 

Durables ............................................................ 132.329 -2.9 94.349 -1.9 86.356 -1.6 

Services ................................................................. 259.918 5.2 214.868 2.5 149.749 4.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 219.623 4.3 184.039 3.3 139.374 4.5 

All items less shelter ................................................ 211.876 3.3 183.966 3.6 132.687 5.2 

Commodities less food ............................................ 167.539 1.2 150.466 3.3 116.785 4.0 

Nondurables ............................................................ 213.193 5.0 200.761 6.7 139.859 6.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 200.609 4.4 212.714 7.4 142.422 7.3 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 266.157 4.2 220.286 2.5 146.640 6.3 

Services less medical care services ........................ 252.675 5.3 205.228 2.6 150.482 4.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 289.428 10.0 231.851 10.3 222.453 18.0 

All items less energy ................................................ 223.152 3.7 186.178 2.5 133.321 3.2 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 222.387 3.4 185.938 1.9 133.408 2.9 

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100

base unless otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October

1967=100 base in Anchorage. 5 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 6 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Boston,

Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and

Seattle. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago,

Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles,

Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 18A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 226.074 4.3 200.753 3.9 206.092 4.4 214.316 3.7 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 353.115 -

 324.662 - 333.789 - 344.823 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 217.897 5.4 207.353 5.5 210.426 5.6 219.460 5.2 

Food ........................................................... 217.662 5.5 207.118 5.7 211.136 5.8 218.441 5.2 

Food at home ........................................... 217.688 6.1 203.938 6.3 208.938 6.7 223.216 6.2 

Food away from home .............................. 220.842 4.6 212.688 4.9 216.972 4.5 211.939 3.8 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 219.310 4.4 209.964 3.2 199.302 2.5 230.973 4.6 

Housing ........................................................ 238.473 3.6 191.702 2.9 199.316 3.9 223.461 3.2 

Shelter ........................................................ 279.123 2.4 213.585 1.6 218.673 3.0 246.906 3.2 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 272.103 3.8 215.694 2.1 218.001 3.8 256.835 4.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 ....................................... 258.454 2.0 210.960 1.4 207.282 2.9 236.945 3.3 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 227.773 12.3 212.613 10.0 218.931 9.9 227.678 5.1 

Household energy .................................... 214.926 12.9 189.849 10.7 190.619 10.8 215.006 5.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 210.702 7.7 194.334 10.0 191.504 10.1 216.982 4.8 

Electricity .............................................. 188.729 5.0 162.883 4.6 179.264 9.0 219.568 4.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 253.359 12.8 252.490 17.8 259.814 16.0 232.095 7.1 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 122.491 -.1 118.977 1.6 122.172 1.3 132.282 .6 

Apparel ......................................................... 117.974 .9 109.560 1.1 131.179 -.9 113.347 .3 

Transportation .............................................. 197.172 6.5 197.663 6.0 192.996 6.6 195.355 5.3 

Private transportation ................................. 192.693 6.6 194.465 5.9 191.507 6.5 191.544 5.2 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ................ 92.790 -.5 93.660 -.4 91.600 -1.9 91.230 -1.4 

New vehicles .......................................... 134.653 -1.1 133.097 -.9 137.558 -1.9 135.587 -1.6 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 139.227 -1.1 136.533 -.9 133.280 -1.8 132.260 -1.2 

Motor fuel .................................................. 272.250 18.1 286.269 15.0 279.913 18.7 279.781 15.8 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 269.982 17.7 284.409 14.8 277.415 18.3 277.925 15.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 ................ 271.571 17.8 283.405 15.0 277.423 18.3 277.261 15.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 5 ......... 274.355 17.7 309.485 14.6 287.491 18.3 260.458 14.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ............. 259.478 17.2 277.295 14.5 271.099 17.9 263.965 14.5 

Medical care ................................................. 383.785 3.4 364.216 3.1 350.237 4.3 366.693 4.0 

Medical care commodities .......................... 310.726 2.4 286.158 .4 277.118 2.7 288.992 1.8 

Medical care services ................................. 402.815 3.6 388.334 4.0 372.455 4.9 387.987 4.6 

Professional services ................................ 317.895 2.6 330.417 3.6 309.082 3.8 294.419 3.2 

Recreation 3 ................................................. 115.209 2.6 110.966 2.0 110.707 1.3 104.873 .3 

Education and communication 3 ................... 121.561 4.0 121.888 2.8 115.725 2.6 121.255 3.1 

Other goods and services ............................. 396.163 4.6 348.672 4.6 343.236 3.8 347.732 3.3 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 226.074 4.3 200.753 3.9 206.092 4.4 214.316 3.7 

Commodities ................................................. 185.404 5.7 172.443 4.8 177.888 4.9 176.484 3.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 163.972 5.9 154.435 4.4 160.573 4.5 152.394 3.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 206.535 9.8 201.894 7.5 213.428 8.8 197.027 7.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 273.803 13.0 258.542 9.3 264.559 11.7 258.088 9.7 

Durables ................................................... 111.973 -.8 108.855 -.5 112.161 -1.6 112.764 -1.7 

Services ........................................................ 272.555 3.3 235.347 3.2 240.568 4.0 254.859 3.5 

Rent of shelter 2 ......................................... 261.310 2.4 212.305 1.6 208.297 3.0 238.536 3.2 

Transportation services .............................. 229.304 3.6 245.901 3.9 251.693 4.2 244.553 3.9 

Other services ............................................ 312.212 3.9 271.728 3.0 275.125 3.0 277.931 3.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 18A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 220.176 4.4 194.210 4.0 198.790 4.4 208.277 3.7 

All items less food ........................................... 227.900 4.1 199.353 3.6 204.916 4.1 213.427 3.4 

All items less shelter ....................................... 209.744 5.3 198.596 4.8 203.008 5.0 203.019 3.9 

Commodities less food ................................... 166.237 5.8 156.287 4.3 161.807 4.4 155.463 3.3 

Nondurables ................................................... 213.667 7.6 205.397 6.5 212.159 7.3 209.968 6.2 

Nondurables less food .................................... 207.569 9.5 202.233 7.2 212.582 8.5 200.172 7.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 267.642 12.3 252.936 8.8 258.104 11.1 254.912 9.2 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 243.289 4.5 238.687 4.8 241.431 5.0 244.953 4.0 

Services less medical care services ............... 264.133 3.3 224.485 3.1 228.488 3.9 246.039 3.5 

Energy ............................................................ 239.955 15.4 233.147 13.0 228.919 15.2 259.139 12.1 

All items less energy ....................................... 225.426 3.0 198.122 2.7 202.832 2.9 211.319 2.8 

All items less food and energy ...................... 228.322 2.4 196.534 2.0 201.313 2.3 210.095 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 147.486 1.1 138.738 1.1 142.069 -.1 137.646 -.2 

Energy commodities ................................... 284.135 20.9 286.836 15.3 283.020 19.0 282.878 15.9 

Services less energy services .................... 279.061 2.9 240.743 2.5 245.747 3.4 257.937 3.5 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 19A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 195.443 3.9 132.472 4.2 206.428 4.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 195.443 - - -

 333.622 -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 193.581 5.2 133.879 5.7 212.054 6.0 

Food ....................................................................................... 193.474 5.3 134.043 5.8 211.871 6.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 198.367 6.0 133.142 6.7 207.539 6.9 

Food away from home .......................................................... 185.927 4.3 135.629 4.5 220.863 5.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 192.825 3.6 131.504 3.5 213.775 4.6 

Housing .................................................................................... 198.495 3.4 131.675 3.4 196.688 4.0 

Shelter .................................................................................... 213.111 2.7 131.208 2.4 220.901 3.1 

Rent of primary residence .................................................... 209.920 3.8 134.881 3.3 206.517 2.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................... 212.367 2.5 129.282 2.4 209.231 3.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 220.812 9.4 165.971 9.8 216.383 9.3 

Household energy ................................................................ 222.941 10.1 168.313 10.7 185.108 9.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................. 212.077 8.6 158.955 8.6 195.671 9.0 

Electricity .......................................................................... 189.862 5.8 142.876 7.0 186.888 7.8 

Utility (piped) gas service ................................................. 262.471 14.7 214.054 13.8 237.100 13.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 118.189 .8 98.232 1.0 121.507 2.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 111.078 .3 88.926 .9 115.828 -3.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 194.756 6.0 137.457 6.4 193.619 6.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 194.314 5.9 137.204 6.3 190.693 6.0 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 92.977 -1.0 91.443 -1.4 91.037 -1.6 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 117.642 -1.5 93.854 -1.4 140.944 -2.1 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 128.717 -1.3 90.009 -1.5 124.095 -1.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 407.937 16.5 278.890 17.6 271.184 16.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 405.186 16.2 278.439 17.2 267.878 16.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 415.256 16.2 285.386 17.2 257.184 16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 276.388 16.6 270.909 17.1 299.427 16.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 360.474 16.0 260.346 16.9 269.268 16.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 287.661 3.6 154.364 4.1 351.967 3.3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 228.482 1.6 137.053 2.1 287.440 3.0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 304.775 4.2 159.776 4.7 371.679 3.5 

Professional services ........................................................... 245.819 3.2 145.377 3.5 316.245 3.8 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 112.541 1.6 106.941 1.2 111.483 1.7 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 121.921 3.4 115.948 2.6 124.582 2.7 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 283.560 3.7 160.886 4.4 371.516 4.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 195.443 3.9 132.472 4.2 206.428 4.3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 171.488 4.5 124.727 5.0 177.744 4.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 157.405 4.1 119.810 4.7 160.565 4.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 210.568 7.7 157.009 9.2 210.263 7.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 283.970 10.5 191.234 11.3 261.781 10.8 

Durables ............................................................................... 106.575 -1.3 86.163 -1.4 113.799 -.8 

Services .................................................................................... 217.697 3.5 137.013 3.5 243.984 3.9

Rent of shelter 5 ..................................................................... 213.969 2.7 131.429 2.4 206.501 3.1 

Transportation services .......................................................... 198.465 3.8 134.743 4.1 249.352 3.7 

Other services ........................................................................ 235.514 3.4 133.020 3.1 286.011 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 19A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change from

2007 to

2008

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 191.655 4.0 129.687 4.2 198.693 4.4 

All items less food ...................................................................... 195.847 3.7 130.341 4.0 205.341 4.0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 188.624 4.6 130.901 4.9 203.663 4.7 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 159.093 4.1 120.142 4.7 162.074 4.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 201.922 6.4 144.814 7.5 212.756 7.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 209.863 7.4 155.355 8.9 210.347 7.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 273.742 9.9 185.770 10.8 257.623 10.4 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 221.956 4.6 142.756 4.7 244.922 4.7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 212.033 3.5 135.120 3.4 231.671 3.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 303.713 13.6 218.991 14.6 230.177 14.0 

All items less energy .................................................................. 186.838 2.8 123.193 2.8 202.654 2.9 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 185.578 2.3 120.953 2.2 201.484 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 130.201 .3 99.024 .4 142.692 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 411.321 17.3 283.039 18.5 270.637 17.2 

Services less energy services ................................................ 218.004 3.1 135.053 3.0 249.201 3.4 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size

classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 20A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 226.651 4.1 136.600 4.7 200.860 3.6 131.349 4.3 199.598 4.3 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 346.336 - - -

 328.367 - - - 323.399 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 217.284 5.3 135.663 5.7 208.808 5.0 133.015 5.9 209.014 7.0 

Food ........................................................... 216.934 5.4 135.946 5.7 208.873 5.1 133.211 6.1 208.421 7.3 

Food at home ........................................... 218.009 5.9 134.378 6.5 208.410 5.5 131.186 6.9 198.773 8.4 

Food away from home .............................. 217.818 4.6 138.487 4.6 210.115 4.7 135.938 4.9 225.762 5.9 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 220.212 4.1 130.422 4.8 207.101 3.6 131.310 3.0 216.094 2.9 

Housing ........................................................ 238.959 3.5 138.091 3.8 192.563 2.7 125.437 3.1 190.298 4.3 

Shelter ........................................................ 279.586 2.5 132.889 1.8 215.785 1.3 123.161 1.7 209.176 3.1 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 280.617 3.9 138.164 3.3 226.153 1.9 123.604 1.9 195.041 3.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 ....................................... 261.522 2.1 130.086 1.7 212.620 1.2 120.834 1.6 204.861 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 217.926 11.9 192.353 12.9 207.420 10.6 170.355 9.8 224.193 9.6 

Household energy .................................... 213.311 12.6 196.098 13.3 187.968 11.3 174.798 10.3 179.808 10.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 209.801 8.4 161.472 6.0 190.299 10.9 168.407 9.3 188.582 9.9 

Electricity .............................................. 187.983 6.3 134.084 1.9 148.894 4.9 140.023 4.0 160.169 5.9 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 250.891 11.5 218.834 16.8 243.130 17.8 237.348 18.6 252.127 17.5 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 122.227 -.5 101.579 .7 114.688 1.4 95.266 1.3 120.459 3.0 

Apparel ......................................................... 113.387 .7 89.091 1.9 106.412 1.2 83.332 .7 126.793 1.4 

Transportation .............................................. 198.824 6.5 137.903 6.6 195.594 5.8 145.737 6.7 183.366 4.9 

Private transportation ................................. 193.735 6.6 138.302 6.5 192.840 5.7 145.649 6.6 178.343 4.7 

Motor fuel .................................................. 265.787 18.0 276.803 18.1 290.894 15.2 292.931 15.6 246.408 12.4 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 263.292 17.6 275.887 17.7 288.814 15.0 292.264 15.3 243.055 12.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 264.695 17.7 281.203 17.9 288.798 15.2 299.248 15.6 234.283 12.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 263.774 17.9 273.022 17.3 306.773 15.2 285.731 14.7 281.840 11.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 255.495 17.0 257.839 17.1 276.117 14.4 272.525 14.8 250.525 12.8 

Medical care ................................................. 385.514 3.0 159.129 4.0 359.722 3.2 158.140 3.3 350.780 1.9 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 116.091 2.4 113.753 3.1 113.516 1.5 108.899 2.9 109.014 1.3 

Education and communication 2 ................... 125.289 4.2 112.416 3.6 123.487 3.1 120.374 2.3 118.467 2.9 

Other goods and services ............................. 388.087 4.4 172.420 5.1 340.405 3.4 165.568 6.5 355.667 4.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 226.651 4.1 136.600 4.7 200.860 3.6 131.349 4.3 199.598 4.3 

Commodities ................................................. 183.370 5.2 131.668 6.6 170.514 4.5 124.944 5.3 178.141 4.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 159.908 5.2 129.460 7.0 150.118 4.1 120.908 4.9 162.863 3.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 196.157 8.7 171.241 11.8 196.151 7.2 157.700 8.3 210.174 6.4 

Durables ................................................... 111.314 -1.2 88.642 -.2 107.046 -.7 85.503 -.5 112.598 .0 

Services ........................................................ 272.724 3.4 137.753 3.1 235.875 2.9 135.784 3.4 227.699 3.8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 220.713 4.2 133.883 4.8 194.730 3.6 128.580 4.3 192.219 4.5 

All items less shelter ....................................... 208.626 5.0 135.830 5.8 197.596 4.6 132.831 5.2 198.555 4.7 

Commodities less food ................................... 162.392 5.1 129.467 7.0 152.226 4.1 121.101 4.9 164.358 3.9 

Nondurables ................................................... 208.547 7.0 152.223 8.9 203.723 6.1 144.818 7.1 210.826 6.7 

Nondurables less food .................................... 198.031 8.4 168.148 11.4 196.952 6.9 155.524 8.0 210.730 6.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 239.821 4.6 142.590 4.3 240.288 4.8 148.424 5.0 224.791 4.4 

Services less medical care services ............... 264.337 3.4 135.775 2.9 226.074 2.9 133.221 3.3 214.043 3.8 

Energy ............................................................ 236.132 15.1 231.688 15.7 233.540 13.4 227.522 13.2 213.599 11.7 

All items less energy ....................................... 226.980 2.9 126.099 3.1 198.499 2.4 121.789 3.0 197.372 3.2 

All items less food and energy ...................... 230.389 2.4 124.078 2.4 196.558 1.8 119.407 2.3 195.454 2.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South West

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D Size class A Size class B/C 2

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from

2007 to

2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 209.331 4.3 131.467 4.3 210.736 5.2 216.344 3.8 133.167 3.7 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 339.116 - - -

 341.134 - 350.219 - - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 212.080 5.4 133.344 5.6 208.323 6.2 221.065 5.0 134.862 5.6 

Food ........................................................... 212.857 5.6 133.807 5.8 207.970 6.0 220.237 5.1 134.230 5.6 

Food at home ........................................... 209.961 6.5 133.490 6.7 208.810 6.8 226.683 6.0 133.688 6.7 

Food away from home .............................. 219.509 4.4 134.491 4.6 210.731 4.8 210.851 3.7 135.774 4.0 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 200.407 1.7 125.407 2.2 209.437 7.8 227.730 4.3 149.051 7.0 

Housing ........................................................ 204.085 4.1 131.851 3.5 200.145 5.0 229.846 3.2 132.941 3.2 

Shelter ........................................................ 222.170 3.2 133.725 2.6 230.658 4.2 252.188 3.4 132.940 3.1 

Rent of primary residence ........................ 223.790 3.9 137.289 3.6 212.593 4.1 275.001 4.5 137.020 3.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 ....................................... 213.784 3.0 132.183 2.6 213.538 4.3 243.519 3.5 131.660 3.1 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 217.716 10.0 155.515 9.8 211.226 10.4 231.798 4.5 162.621 5.7 

Household energy .................................... 201.351 10.8 155.988 10.8 184.315 10.5 225.831 4.3 163.138 6.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... 205.806 10.5 152.560 9.9 189.159 9.7 227.082 3.9 161.253 6.1 

Electricity .............................................. 189.465 9.0 143.795 9.0 184.535 8.9 236.057 1.1 147.835 7.5 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................... 262.716 18.4 204.361 14.1 221.051 16.2 236.604 11.4 196.277 2.3 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 131.336 2.2 96.151 .6 113.104 1.3 135.104 .1 104.510 1.2 

Apparel ......................................................... 146.662 -1.6 88.600 .2 112.936 -5.5 115.138 .6 94.060 1.7 

Transportation .............................................. 199.828 6.5 133.502 6.5 203.035 8.0 193.329 5.4 138.444 5.5 

Private transportation ................................. 199.284 6.4 133.057 6.4 201.881 8.0 189.419 5.2 137.778 5.4 

Motor fuel .................................................. 288.119 18.5 278.690 18.5 270.243 20.6 279.328 15.2 256.280 16.7 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 284.547 18.2 277.891 18.0 265.196 19.8 277.036 14.9 256.969 16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 287.204 18.2 286.862 18.1 258.047 20.2 279.319 15.1 257.880 16.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 283.990 18.4 268.739 18.1 308.609 18.9 254.817 14.5 252.388 15.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 276.627 18.1 260.614 17.6 271.183 18.7 264.766 14.1 243.095 15.1 

Medical care ................................................. 340.672 3.8 150.297 4.7 343.994 4.1 359.273 4.2 156.178 3.7 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 110.635 .1 110.114 1.8 113.312 1.8 109.536 1.9 95.966 -2.7 

Education and communication 2 ................... 115.287 2.6 114.760 2.6 124.101 2.6 122.136 3.7 116.883 2.2 

Other goods and services ............................. 324.807 4.4 156.182 3.4 359.944 4.8 345.374 2.9 154.165 3.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 209.331 4.3 131.467 4.3 210.736 5.2 216.344 3.8 133.167 3.7 

Commodities ................................................. 181.906 4.7 123.289 4.8 179.429 5.6 177.101 3.9 122.889 4.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 164.772 4.3 118.045 4.4 164.453 5.4 151.467 3.2 116.242 3.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 216.547 8.1 155.009 9.1 215.444 9.8 194.954 7.0 148.652 8.1 

Durables ................................................... 114.862 -1.5 86.000 -1.7 114.136 -1.2 112.561 -1.6 87.039 -1.9 

Services ........................................................ 241.116 3.9 137.162 3.8 251.745 4.8 257.172 3.8 137.324 3.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 203.134 4.3 128.944 4.3 201.832 5.3 211.055 3.8 129.403 3.7 

All items less shelter ....................................... 206.180 4.8 128.929 4.9 206.560 5.5 203.428 4.0 129.745 3.9 

Commodities less food ................................... 166.305 4.2 118.259 4.4 165.486 5.5 154.683 3.3 117.108 3.5 

Nondurables ................................................... 213.962 6.7 143.641 7.4 213.758 8.2 209.926 6.0 141.444 6.8 

Nondurables less food .................................... 215.673 7.8 153.390 8.7 214.549 9.8 198.259 6.8 148.594 8.0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 240.547 5.0 140.334 5.1 249.660 5.3 242.367 4.2 141.859 3.5 

Services less medical care services ............... 230.617 3.9 135.661 3.7 238.446 4.9 249.701 3.7 135.352 3.2 

Energy ............................................................ 239.749 14.9 210.320 15.3 223.133 16.3 260.864 11.6 217.991 12.7 

All items less energy ....................................... 206.252 2.8 122.503 2.8 205.596 3.3 213.872 3.0 124.117 2.6 

All items less food and energy ...................... 205.091 2.3 120.144 2.2 205.823 2.8 212.838 2.6 122.060 2.0 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross

classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA 

BostonBrockton-Nashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGary-Kenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 188.982 4.4 205.762 3.5 234.924 3.5 205.737 4.0 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 491.852 -

 622.150 - 679.015 - 604.220 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 191.399 4.2 214.473 4.6 221.515 4.7 210.649 5.2 

Food 3 .................................................................. 192.426 4.5 221.283 4.8 221.965 4.6 209.910 5.2 

Food at home ..................................................... 195.628 5.6 211.416 5.8 213.667 4.4 214.829 5.6 

Food away from home ....................................... 185.461 2.4 237.474 3.4 239.521 5.1 198.606 4.8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 173.197 .5 138.754 .1 217.299 4.8 220.214 5.0 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 167.082 2.4 200.561 3.1 237.428 2.1 206.176 3.0 

Shelter ................................................................. 167.152 2.9 211.259 1.7 273.190 .0 239.228 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 161.824 3.7 220.044 3.3 272.465 1.6 264.409 2.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 156.190 2.9 199.494 1.1 248.811 -1.1 234.761 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 247.463 1.2 250.088 10.7 254.490 14.5 205.141 14.5 

Household energy .............................................. 263.322 .9 231.279 12.8 220.906 15.1 188.672 14.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 277.191 .5 230.912 12.6 225.838 8.8 192.750 14.7 

Electricity ....................................................... 213.909 1.8 189.267 9.5 211.848 5.1 139.644 5.3 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 372.112 -1.9 313.184 19.1 243.989 15.1 260.536 24.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 112.940 1.5 134.984 2.7 125.289 1.6 103.088 .6 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 121.474 -.1 127.169 -2.0 144.307 -4.3 90.691 -2.0 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 195.924 10.5 190.684 7.0 191.260 5.4 184.136 7.0 

Private transportation ........................................... 195.276 10.3 188.856 6.9 189.498 5.4 181.183 6.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 296.668 31.1 286.019 20.5 275.757 18.4 297.232 17.1 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 295.787 30.5 282.867 20.0 270.477 17.7 294.708 17.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 287.981 30.8 281.301 20.1 269.154 17.8 291.490 17.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 278.988 29.8 337.664 20.0 271.505 17.6 305.638 16.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 288.751 29.0 280.388 20.0 264.130 17.0 278.609 16.1 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 392.879 3.8 318.436 1.4 492.559 4.1 371.037 4.6 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 117.308 1.3 107.916 -1.9 123.678 3.0 109.041 1.9 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 110.223 1.3 111.050 3.0 126.579 6.9 132.047 3.5 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 285.071 6.9 339.402 1.5 407.962 8.1 344.527 3.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 188.982 4.4 205.762 3.5 234.924 3.5 205.737 4.0 

Commodities .......................................................... 169.581 6.0 179.917 5.0 190.019 5.6 166.594 4.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 159.073 7.0 161.513 5.4 171.535 5.8 142.993 3.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 197.780 13.2 215.451 9.4 223.566 9.5 191.615 6.7 

Durables ............................................................ 122.830 .5 110.428 -1.5 114.312 -.3 99.866 -.9 

Services ................................................................. 206.468 3.1 238.339 2.5 283.494 2.2 246.782 3.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 181.344 4.4 199.193 3.6 225.045 3.5 198.680 3.9 

All items less shelter ................................................ 197.005 5.1 209.324 4.6 224.172 5.4 194.904 5.2 

Commodities less food ............................................ 159.896 6.8 160.969 5.3 173.054 5.8 145.848 3.9 

Nondurables ............................................................ 194.860 8.5 214.419 7.0 222.319 7.3 203.263 5.9 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 196.660 12.2 210.532 9.0 221.684 9.2 193.914 6.5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 230.521 3.5 250.784 4.0 277.771 5.1 239.614 6.5 

Services less medical care services ........................ 193.662 3.0 227.033 2.6 268.120 2.0 236.528 3.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 275.808 19.4 236.861 16.8 242.167 16.5 231.318 16.0 

All items less energy ................................................ 183.273 2.8 200.759 1.6 236.520 2.0 203.560 2.6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 181.489 2.6 197.432 1.0 240.676 1.4 202.276 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

CincinnatiHamilton,

 OH-KY-IN 

ClevelandAkron, OH DallasFort Worth, TX DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 195.505 4.0 193.805 4.0 204.916 5.0 201.865 3.9 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 600.810 -

 605.582 - 631.894 - 671.912 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 192.688 6.8 213.447 5.2 216.415 6.2 202.873 5.1 

Food 3 .................................................................. 191.324 7.1 216.834 5.5 211.818 6.4 205.749 5.5 

Food at home ..................................................... 187.642 6.6 209.330 6.3 198.788 7.3 208.991 6.5 

Food away from home ....................................... 199.111 8.2 231.375 4.3 236.254 5.1 199.689 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 220.027 4.9 172.878 2.3 270.219 2.5 182.622 .1 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 181.957 2.7 178.602 2.6 184.580 4.4 185.938 2.3 

Shelter ................................................................. 200.223 1.5 189.370 .4 185.810 3.3 200.204 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 208.307 1.9 207.899 .1 184.283 4.5 202.499 2.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 194.910 1.7 194.852 -.5 179.655 2.9 193.185 .8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 200.196 8.1 214.934 12.5 242.262 8.9 199.590 10.8 

Household energy .............................................. 171.066 9.1 209.757 15.4 249.874 10.3 161.699 16.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 173.452 8.7 208.329 14.5 246.265 10.0 161.347 16.3 

Electricity ....................................................... 170.090 6.6 149.130 4.8 230.458 9.1 133.490 10.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 269.588 18.4 275.101 22.1 295.315 16.4 209.927 20.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 116.162 2.7 119.384 2.7 125.600 1.2 130.363 -.3 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 114.626 1.7 112.343 7.7 125.284 -.5 98.742 6.1 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 196.137 5.6 198.663 6.2 213.013 7.7 229.707 5.6 

Private transportation ........................................... 196.152 5.7 198.699 6.2 214.069 7.5 226.570 5.4 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 287.829 14.8 319.742 15.9 290.139 18.8 259.250 13.7 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 285.874 14.3 316.337 15.6 288.263 18.6 257.645 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 295.385 14.5 307.660 16.1 285.275 18.7 254.946 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 276.111 13.7 322.272 14.8 288.991 19.1 243.573 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 244.904 13.7 305.090 14.7 282.270 18.6 255.978 13.0 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 370.859 3.1 338.746 7.0 334.566 3.7 433.088 8.1 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 119.249 3.1 109.370 3.0 111.618 .4 117.098 3.2 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 111.111 2.5 105.508 1.4 123.195 3.2 113.014 .9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 375.466 4.1 370.442 1.9 334.955 2.6 312.787 2.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 195.505 4.0 193.805 4.0 204.916 5.0 201.865 3.9 

Commodities .......................................................... 167.730 5.1 177.250 5.7 185.143 5.0 167.521 4.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 154.245 4.0 158.436 5.9 166.443 4.3 145.701 3.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 188.312 6.7 210.745 9.0 210.015 8.5 187.152 7.0 

Durables ............................................................ 122.308 -.1 110.149 .8 125.652 -2.0 105.919 -.6 

Services ................................................................. 229.325 3.1 215.387 2.8 228.213 4.8 237.445 3.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 188.463 4.1 188.440 3.8 198.737 5.1 192.665 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 195.226 4.9 199.188 5.6 213.865 5.6 205.444 5.0 

Commodities less food ............................................ 156.302 4.1 158.860 5.8 170.460 4.3 147.066 3.7 

Nondurables ............................................................ 191.807 6.8 212.579 7.2 213.737 7.3 198.780 6.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 190.259 6.6 207.455 8.5 215.455 8.2 186.675 6.5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 241.112 4.8 229.058 5.5 259.916 6.1 278.686 6.2 

Services less medical care services ........................ 217.544 3.2 207.212 2.5 217.153 4.7 222.495 3.2 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 225.166 12.1 251.504 15.5 273.280 15.1 217.145 14.7 

All items less energy ................................................ 193.710 3.1 188.693 2.6 198.645 3.4 200.827 3.0 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 194.530 2.1 183.170 2.1 195.551 2.8 200.710 2.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI 

Honolulu, HI 

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX 

Kansas City, MO-KS 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 200.305 2.7 228.344 4.5 189.240 3.8 192.748 3.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 589.938 -

 637.930 - 603.971 - 564.752 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 196.006 2.8 216.015 6.0 200.263 6.2 210.823 6.5 

Food 3 .................................................................. 196.263 3.0 216.213 6.2 200.028 6.4 212.916 6.5 

Food at home ..................................................... 194.527 3.0 223.164 8.0 204.497 6.8 211.855 7.3 

Food away from home ....................................... 199.522 2.8 205.081 4.1 190.398 5.5 216.974 5.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 187.874 .8 213.761 4.8 194.993 2.9 178.078 6.3 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 183.532 1.7 253.819 4.9 177.100 4.2 184.467 3.2 

Shelter ................................................................. 198.739 .2 273.697 2.4 188.375 3.5 198.066 1.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 204.449 -.2 256.216 3.6 183.715 3.2 210.310 1.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 205.754 .2 257.199 2.6 186.295 3.7 188.675 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 231.103 8.4 286.064 32.8 200.970 6.4 215.204 12.0 

Household energy .............................................. 193.881 8.4 267.093 39.1 194.584 6.0 193.387 13.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 193.995 8.1 264.778 39.0 192.584 5.7 191.859 12.7 

Electricity ....................................................... 159.021 3.0 259.997 39.8 189.347 2.6 121.293 9.7 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 230.320 13.8 284.128 26.6 211.400 27.2 295.028 16.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 115.681 2.4 158.006 -.2 126.652 5.1 114.744 .2 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 110.825 5.6 110.248 1.2 144.067 -6.5 100.650 -1.8 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 222.730 5.9 204.782 4.2 186.458 5.4 181.511 6.0 

Private transportation ........................................... 221.542 5.8 199.551 3.3 185.883 5.4 180.173 6.1 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 281.507 13.6 284.727 16.9 272.994 17.9 278.912 14.1 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 279.656 13.4 292.552 16.7 270.510 17.4 278.236 13.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 287.995 13.5 310.948 17.5 280.524 17.4 272.274 14.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 310.233 13.5 231.559 18.2 277.101 17.7 335.329 13.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 262.246 12.4 256.123 14.5 260.087 16.8 274.300 13.9 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 348.849 .2 325.282 -

 336.593 3.0 299.098 -1.2 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 116.368 -2.1 104.108 3.0 106.653 -2.6 114.528 1.7 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 127.609 1.9 111.669 .9 100.961 2.0 111.419 2.8 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 353.278 .9 379.637 4.7 285.682 5.7 333.456 1.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 200.305 2.7 228.344 4.5 189.240 3.8 192.748 3.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 169.032 4.4 185.713 4.3 171.501 4.1 167.561 3.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 153.950 5.4 163.979 3.2 155.359 2.8 147.378 2.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 197.197 8.0 200.395 6.8 206.694 6.3 198.426 4.3 

Durables ............................................................ 106.079 .0 120.293 -1.3 105.784 -2.6 107.641 -.8 

Services ................................................................. 239.457 1.3 274.146 4.6 211.378 3.6 222.082 3.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 195.221 2.8 223.837 4.5 181.822 3.8 188.137 4.0 

All items less shelter ................................................ 204.144 3.7 211.365 5.6 190.449 3.9 191.782 4.4 

Commodities less food ............................................ 155.498 5.3 166.182 3.3 156.808 2.9 148.483 2.4 

Nondurables ............................................................ 197.590 5.5 209.279 6.4 204.914 6.2 204.747 5.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 197.174 7.6 200.758 6.7 206.097 6.1 197.723 4.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 259.812 2.4 252.498 8.1 217.455 3.8 229.767 5.4 

Services less medical care services ........................ 231.530 1.4 269.191 4.5 196.561 3.4 212.162 3.4 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 236.990 11.3 277.482 25.3 239.546 12.4 231.767 13.9 

All items less energy ................................................ 196.793 1.4 226.232 2.8 183.778 2.4 189.732 2.3 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 197.470 1.1 229.376 2.1 179.880 1.4 184.994 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL MilwaukeeRacine, WI MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 217.765 3.9 220.447 4.8 206.979 4.7 202.354 3.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 643.561 -

 358.159 - 661.682 - 635.109 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 222.709 4.9 222.288 5.8 214.620 4.8 233.454 7.8 

Food 3 .................................................................. 220.632 4.9 224.320 6.1 217.853 5.0 229.398 8.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 232.789 6.2 225.705 7.6 219.475 5.5 224.173 9.0 

Food away from home ....................................... 202.129 3.0 224.065 2.8 219.075 4.8 237.142 6.3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 231.994 4.6 194.188 2.3 189.424 2.7 268.535 4.0 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 236.825 3.2 225.694 4.4 206.006 4.2 186.968 3.3 

Shelter ................................................................. 260.072 3.5 248.109 4.6 244.355 3.1 203.807 2.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 276.442 4.6 238.849 5.0 212.767 3.1 206.470 3.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 253.192 3.5 241.020 4.7 220.595 3.1 202.079 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 241.690 4.6 172.675 4.4 206.478 11.5 201.638 9.1 

Household energy .............................................. 243.824 3.6 161.649 3.3 179.740 11.9 190.501 7.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 242.460 3.1 158.511 3.1 185.548 11.7 192.386 7.3 

Electricity ....................................................... 253.644 -2.7 154.438 3.0 167.976 8.2 191.265 5.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 248.510 17.1 254.527 7.1 198.169 15.3 208.907 9.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 126.655 -.7 176.430 2.4 105.913 2.5 134.359 3.9 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 105.670 1.5 156.427 -5.5 126.501 2.8 119.555 -1.7 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 194.477 5.4 201.492 7.1 190.293 6.2 188.784 3.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 190.078 5.3 202.275 7.1 186.227 6.0 180.225 2.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 273.911 15.4 293.419 16.8 291.382 14.4 257.257 11.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 267.743 15.1 290.306 16.7 287.382 14.4 258.044 11.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 268.800 15.7 291.526 16.8 293.350 14.3 262.945 12.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 253.015 14.6 269.088 17.0 298.869 15.8 258.753 10.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 255.183 14.0 282.125 16.3 245.995 14.0 294.165 9.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 347.691 4.0 352.173 5.9 349.860 4.1 381.677 4.6 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 111.035 1.2 111.227 4.0 103.873 3.0 115.537 1.9 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 124.450 4.7 118.836 2.3 118.918 3.4 117.823 3.9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 328.810 3.5 266.459 5.2 329.746 10.6 345.510 3.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 217.765 3.9 220.447 4.8 206.979 4.7 202.354 3.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 176.169 4.1 194.051 5.3 171.622 4.9 177.603 4.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 148.882 3.6 176.517 5.0 149.147 5.1 150.856 2.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 193.173 8.0 212.258 7.8 203.278 8.6 191.843 5.1 

Durables ............................................................ 107.560 -2.0 135.201 .3 100.056 -.1 111.316 .2 

Services ................................................................. 261.270 3.7 245.231 4.4 251.090 4.6 229.450 3.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 212.888 3.9 214.627 4.7 201.900 4.8 195.975 3.6 

All items less shelter ................................................ 201.016 4.0 207.539 4.8 194.380 5.4 203.591 4.3 

Commodities less food ............................................ 152.968 3.6 177.076 4.8 150.841 5.0 155.583 3.0 

Nondurables ............................................................ 210.942 6.4 218.547 6.8 210.565 6.6 212.995 6.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 198.974 7.8 210.750 7.5 201.178 8.1 197.620 5.1 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 238.992 3.9 222.454 4.1 229.947 6.2 242.442 4.0 

Services less medical care services ........................ 254.787 3.7 235.376 4.3 243.017 4.6 218.031 3.1 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 268.740 11.9 216.223 11.2 236.105 13.3 228.587 10.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 214.515 3.1 221.217 4.0 204.388 3.8 203.084 2.9 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 213.410 2.7 220.625 3.6 202.243 3.6 198.663 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

New York-Northern New

Jersey-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ1

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 230.341 4.3 118.725 3.8 223.933 3.6 204.451 5.3 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 655.838 - - -

 650.451 - 608.071 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 220.735 5.8 126.953 5.6 206.513 3.6 211.297 5.8 

Food 3 .................................................................. 220.488 5.9 127.303 5.7 205.745 3.8 209.750 5.8 

Food at home ..................................................... 220.047 6.6 132.719 6.6 218.342 4.9 208.941 6.2 

Food away from home ....................................... 225.846 4.8 118.265 4.0 182.081 3.2 213.319 5.3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 221.767 4.2 121.441 3.0 207.896 1.6 221.700 4.6 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 248.893 4.1 117.836 2.6 233.169 2.6 194.692 3.7 

Shelter ................................................................. 297.146 3.5 116.078 2.2 278.928 2.0 198.752 1.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 294.060 4.8 117.588 3.4 255.159 3.1 198.665 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 278.740 3.2 115.606 2.2 249.237 1.6 206.021 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 202.624 12.0 139.586 4.8 218.887 7.4 260.770 13.9 

Household energy .............................................. 207.420 12.6 147.886 4.5 199.767 7.2 256.687 16.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 200.532 8.4 147.371 4.4 210.992 4.5 247.314 14.5 

Electricity ....................................................... 179.681 7.5 153.944 6.9 195.639 3.3 167.976 9.6 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 239.930 9.3 131.310 -.7 239.794 7.5 343.528 20.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 118.722 -1.7 109.559 2.8 119.177 .6 135.221 2.7 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 104.461 .0 109.096 -2.6 101.939 2.4 147.379 2.7 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 203.528 6.3 118.726 5.7 205.581 7.6 184.513 8.2 

Private transportation ........................................... 195.786 6.5 119.005 5.0 203.979 7.7 186.751 8.1 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 254.616 17.7 284.948 17.5 290.965 18.1 286.640 19.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 253.193 17.5 284.576 17.0 285.038 17.5 286.700 18.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 256.038 17.6 291.209 17.1 286.670 17.3 285.084 18.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 254.062 17.7 275.850 16.8 278.599 18.3 303.015 18.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 249.888 16.8 270.223 16.5 265.865 17.6 275.207 18.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 365.123 1.9 131.777 4.7 405.808 3.5 348.180 6.9 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 112.177 .9 105.575 3.5 121.033 4.8 109.979 5.4 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 126.257 3.6 112.924 2.7 119.287 3.2 125.720 4.9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 383.504 4.6 126.028 3.3 392.148 1.3 376.872 3.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 230.341 4.3 118.725 3.8 223.933 3.6 204.451 5.3 

Commodities .......................................................... 182.543 5.1 116.433 3.9 179.730 4.7 188.422 6.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 154.959 4.6 111.267 2.9 159.785 5.4 173.142 6.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 188.256 8.2 148.134 6.1 189.462 8.2 228.312 10.2 

Durables ............................................................ 107.181 -2.3 82.939 -1.2 116.634 .3 114.485 .5 

Services ................................................................. 278.607 3.8 120.882 3.6 277.159 2.9 224.840 4.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 225.188 4.4 118.145 3.7 217.341 3.6 199.262 5.2 

All items less shelter ................................................ 205.879 4.7 120.160 4.5 209.093 4.6 207.094 6.6 

Commodities less food ............................................ 157.677 4.6 111.500 2.9 161.892 5.3 175.811 6.6 

Nondurables ............................................................ 206.675 6.9 136.222 5.9 201.021 6.0 221.433 8.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 190.625 8.0 146.015 5.9 191.440 7.9 229.591 10.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 232.920 4.2 125.933 5.3 249.665 4.2 222.840 7.3 

Services less medical care services ........................ 271.659 3.8 119.565 3.4 267.493 2.9 217.584 4.1 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 229.260 14.8 212.730 11.9 230.811 12.4 272.657 18.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 231.726 3.2 112.444 2.8 223.694 2.5 197.611 3.5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 235.338 2.7 109.604 2.1 229.267 2.2 195.131 3.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Portland-Salem,

OR-WA St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA 

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA 

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 210.006 3.4 198.092 3.1 226.710 3.8 218.441 3.3 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 605.244 -

 582.799 - 731.103 - 665.172 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 197.106 5.4 205.169 4.7 220.583 4.5 223.366 4.3 

Food 3 .................................................................. 197.369 5.3 204.580 4.8 217.175 4.5 223.366 4.4 

Food at home ..................................................... 194.903 5.8 196.651 5.4 203.647 5.7 226.143 5.5 

Food away from home ....................................... 204.741 4.8 216.272 3.2 238.599 3.8 220.624 3.5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 198.591 6.7 195.409 3.2 252.095 3.5 227.505 3.5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 201.442 2.8 190.862 1.7 239.237 3.8 240.670 2.6 

Shelter ................................................................. 224.319 2.9 212.330 1.7 257.894 3.8 265.573 2.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 226.699 4.3 190.913 1.4 291.598 4.5 288.810 4.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 236.696 3.0 201.276 1.7 267.344 3.4 246.832 2.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 222.483 2.1 188.628 3.7 203.020 5.0 254.259 4.2 

Household energy .............................................. 187.700 1.4 175.047 3.2 173.456 3.2 276.887 3.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 225.554 .8 178.093 2.6 169.286 1.9 275.468 3.6 

Electricity ....................................................... 247.345 3.5 139.136 .2 151.226 .0 270.478 1.0 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 199.526 -4.7 217.825 6.0 215.328 12.4 279.379 10.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 110.468 2.1 129.826 -1.0 177.099 2.1 134.997 2.0 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 114.643 -2.1 127.532 2.2 126.648 .4 109.174 -1.5 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 211.856 4.7 188.803 4.0 203.698 4.3 178.993 5.6 

Private transportation ........................................... 210.837 4.5 188.443 4.1 199.366 4.2 172.880 5.2 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 291.002 15.0 296.613 18.1 277.236 14.3 271.534 14.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 292.015 15.1 291.955 18.1 277.747 14.0 269.425 13.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 290.256 15.2 284.057 18.1 288.839 14.3 270.297 13.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 247.019 14.9 336.586 18.2 238.155 12.9 249.671 13.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 269.480 14.3 284.281 18.4 281.344 14.0 252.352 13.0 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 399.776 5.3 344.541 .4 374.503 -

 355.599 3.5 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 113.380 .8 125.339 3.7 151.801 3.2 102.721 1.7 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 105.909 1.9 125.964 4.1 111.387 2.3 127.529 3.6 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 407.082 3.2 269.893 4.1 341.412 4.4 356.440 2.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 210.006 3.4 198.092 3.1 226.710 3.8 218.441 3.3 

Commodities .......................................................... 172.380 3.7 176.890 3.8 191.162 3.7 176.047 3.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 159.028 2.8 160.773 3.3 174.031 3.2 146.669 3.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 197.914 6.4 206.586 9.1 200.935 7.0 184.763 6.3 

Durables ............................................................ 120.820 -1.8 117.070 -3.9 146.793 -1.7 109.737 -.9 

Services ................................................................. 252.541 3.2 224.466 2.4 259.116 3.9 259.940 3.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 203.344 3.3 191.815 3.2 220.840 3.8 213.704 3.3 

All items less shelter ................................................ 206.623 3.6 194.895 3.6 215.734 3.8 200.359 3.8 

Commodities less food ............................................ 160.126 3.0 162.583 3.3 177.223 3.2 149.729 3.2 

Nondurables ............................................................ 197.748 5.9 206.054 6.9 212.494 5.7 205.999 5.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 196.773 6.4 206.339 8.8 205.829 6.7 187.244 6.2 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 269.604 3.5 227.275 3.2 242.004 4.1 234.169 3.9 

Services less medical care services ........................ 243.050 3.0 213.459 2.6 248.733 3.9 253.879 3.1 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 241.025 10.5 228.862 11.7 242.164 11.0 281.116 10.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 208.804 2.8 196.633 1.9 225.598 3.1 216.584 2.6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 211.540 2.3 194.867 1.3 227.602 2.8 215.529 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Annual 

 average 

2008

Percent

change

from 2007

to 2008

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 219.692 4.5 189.584 3.4 138.970 4.6 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 651.608 -

 189.584 - - -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 225.281 5.5 191.262 6.1 135.574 4.4 

Food 3 .................................................................. 226.202 5.6 189.684 6.2 136.698 4.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 225.436 6.0 189.894 6.4 134.277 5.1 

Food away from home ....................................... 231.788 4.7 190.697 5.9 138.391 4.3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 218.812 3.8 192.307 5.1 119.755 1.3 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 224.484 5.2 187.836 2.5 151.312 5.2 

Shelter ................................................................. 247.050 6.6 205.672 2.6 153.742 3.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... 251.975 7.8 201.926 3.0 162.171 4.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 255.536 6.9 215.765 2.7 151.195 3.1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 197.603 1.6 188.304 4.0 184.563 17.8 

Household energy .............................................. 199.684 .9 159.776 1.7 189.103 17.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... 230.879 .1 157.970 1.3 185.036 17.3 

Electricity ....................................................... 232.398 2.7 153.549 .5 178.450 17.2 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................... 200.511 -6.1 293.806 1.0 189.227 16.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 168.341 -2.6 117.645 .7 96.565 .3 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 140.609 -1.1 131.424 6.1 92.513 -.2 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 209.992 5.5 189.157 4.3 134.883 5.7 

Private transportation ........................................... 215.876 5.3 192.059 4.2 134.872 5.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 361.616 14.6 345.720 18.4 267.583 18.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 367.030 14.3 338.332 18.2 267.422 17.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ......................... 403.676 14.3 337.473 18.5 272.024 17.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. 281.901 14.3 292.681 18.1 264.469 18.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ...................... 322.389 13.9 328.284 17.3 262.435 18.1 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 333.939 1.7 303.680 .8 140.350 5.0 

Recreation 8 ........................................................... 98.902 2.7 108.493 -3.4 114.050 1.5 

Education and communication 8 ............................ 121.439 3.5 115.099 5.9 120.992 1.8 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 363.020 1.8 236.692 2.2 172.617 6.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 219.692 4.5 189.584 3.4 138.970 4.6 

Commodities .......................................................... 189.299 3.2 167.097 4.6 125.010 4.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 169.589 2.0 152.522 3.9 119.004 4.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 219.455 5.2 217.526 8.4 152.785 8.0 

Durables ............................................................ 124.300 -2.3 99.161 -1.8 85.519 -1.9 

Services ................................................................. 252.007 5.4 211.508 2.5 150.487 4.9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 214.890 4.7 184.351 3.5 138.828 4.6 

All items less shelter ................................................ 210.797 3.5 183.924 3.8 132.550 5.2 

Commodities less food ............................................ 171.104 2.1 156.048 3.9 119.158 3.9 

Nondurables ............................................................ 221.459 5.4 204.035 7.3 142.765 6.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 218.785 5.1 217.976 8.3 150.151 7.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................. 236.722 3.9 214.980 2.3 147.617 7.2 

Services less medical care services ........................ 244.232 5.5 202.854 2.6 151.120 4.9 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 293.344 10.3 237.141 10.7 221.124 17.9 

All items less energy ................................................ 216.488 3.9 184.195 2.6 131.725 3.0 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 214.030 3.6 183.332 1.9 131.621 2.7 

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100

base unless otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October

1967=100 base in Anchorage. 5 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Anchorage, Boston,

Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and

Seattle. Indexes are on a December 1984=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago,

Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles,

Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.