CPI Detailed Report 

Data for January 2012

Editors 

 Malik Crawford 

 Jonathan Church 

 Darren Rippy 

Notice: Correction to Relative Importances 

This report was reissued on March 12, 2012 to reflect changes to the relative importances for December 2011 using 

 2009-2010 weights, which were reissued on March 7, 2012. 

Contents Page

Consumer Price Movements, January 2012 ................................................................................................. 1 

CPI-U 12-Month Changes ............................................................................................................................ 3 

C-CPI-U Index Revisions ............................................................................................................................ 4 

Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Press Release Tables ........................................................... 4 

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data ................................................................................. 6 

Revised seasonally adjusted changes ........................................................................................................... 7 

Response Rates for the Consumer Price Indexes, 2011 ............................................................................... 8 

Technical Notes ........................................................................................................................................... 222 

 

 

 

 CPI–U CPI–W 

 Index tables Table Page Table Page 

 

U.S. city average: 

 Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups .............................. 1 26 6 46 

 Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; 

 commodity, service groups ................................................................. 2 28 7 48 

 Detailed expenditure categories ............................................................. 3 30 8 50 

 Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories .............................. 4 37 9 56 

 Special detailed categories ..................................................................... 5 44 

 Historical: 

 All items, 1913-present ....................................................................... 24 90 27 108 

 Commodity and service groups and detailed 

 expenditures, indexes ...................................................................... 25 94 28 112 

 Commodity and service groups and detailed 

 expenditures, percent change from previous December .................. 26 101 29 118 

Selected areas: 

 All items indexes .................................................................................... 10 62 17 76 

 Regions .................................................................................................. 11 63 18 77 

 Population classes .................................................................................. 12 65 19 79 

 Regions and population classes cross-classified .................................... 13 67 20 81 

 Food at home expenditure categories ..................................................... 14 71 21 85

 Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month ......................... 15 72 22 86 

 City indexes and percent changes .......................................................... 16 73 23 87 

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Contents—Continued 

 CPI–U CPI–W 

 Table Page Table Page 

 

 Semiannual tables, 2011 

Selected Areas, All Items ................................................................................... 30 124 35 144 

 Regions .......................................................................................................... 31 125 36 145 

 Population classes .......................................................................................... 32 127 37 147 

 Regions and Population classes cross stratified ............................................. 33 129 38 149 

 Cities .............................................................................................................. 34 134 39 154 

 Annual average tables, 2011 

U.S. city average 

 Expenditure categories; commodity service group ........................................ 1A 164 6A 175 

 Detailed expenditure categories; commodity service group ........................... 3A 166 8A 177 

 Special detailed expenditure categories; commodity service group ............... 5A 173 

 Regions .......................................................................................................... 11A 183 18A 197 

 Population classes .......................................................................................... 12A 185 19A 199 

 Regions and Population classes cross stratified ............................................. 13A 187 20A 201 

 Cities .............................................................................................................. 16A 189 23A 204 

 Average price tables 

U.S. city average 

 Energy: 

 Residential prices ............................................................................................ P1 212 

 Residential units and consumption ranges....................................................... P2 213 

 Gasoline .......................................................................................................... P3 214 

 Retail Food ........................................................................................................ P4 215 

 Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables 

U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity 

 and service groups, annual averages .............................................................. 1CA 217 

U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity 

 and service groups .......................................................................................... 1C 218 

U.S. city average, all items index ....................................................................... 24C 219 

Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity 

 and service groups, indexes............................................................................ 25C 220 

Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity 

 and service groups, percent changes from previous December ...................... 26C 221 

 

 Scheduled release dates 

 Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: 

 Index month Release date Index month Release date 

 

February March 16 May June 14 

March April 13 June July 17 

 April May 15 July August 15 

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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS 

JANUARY 2012 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal 

adjustment. 

The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy all rose in January, each increasing 0.2 percent. Within the food 

group, the index for food away from home increased while the index for food at home was unchanged; within the energy group the 

gasoline index increased while the index for household energy declined. 

Within all items less food and energy, the apparel index rose sharply, and the indexes for shelter, recreation, medical care, and 

tobacco increased as well. The indexes for used cars and trucks and for airline fares both declined, while the new vehicles index was 

unchanged. 

The all items index has risen 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, a slight decrease from last month’s 3.0 percent figure. The 

index for energy has risen 6.1 percent over the last year and the food index 4.4 percent; both figures are slight declines from last 

month. The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent, its largest 12-month increase since September 2008.

Consumer Price Index Data for January 2012 

Food 

The food index rose 0.2 percent in January, the same increase as in December. The food at home index was unchanged, as the 

major grocery store food groups were mixed. The index for dairy and related products increased 0.9 percent, and the indexes for 

meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for other food at home increased as well. In contrast, the index for fruits and vegetables fell 1.3 

percent, its fourth consecutive decline, and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages also decreased. 

Over the last 12 months, the food at home index has risen 5.3 percent. The dairy and related products index rose 9.0 percent over 

that span, the largest increase among the major grocery store food groups, while the fruits and vegetables index fell 0.1 percent, the 

only decline among the groups. The index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent in January, its largest increase since August, 

and has increased 3.1 percent over the last 12 months. 

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average

Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

Jan. 2012

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

All items ................................................. 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 2.9 

Food .................................................... .4 .5 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 4.4 

Food at home .................................... .6 .6 .6 .2 .0 .2 .0 5.3 

Food away from home 1 .................... .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 3.1 

Energy ................................................. .9 .8 1.5 -1.8 -.5 -1.3 .2 6.1 

Energy commodities .......................... 1.3 1.1 1.9 -2.6 -.6 -2.0 .9 10.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................... 1.5 1.2 2.0 -2.8 -.9 -2.1 .9 9.7 

Fuel oil 1 .......................................... -1.7 -.4 -.7 -.5 2.7 -1.0 1.4 12.1 

Energy services ................................. .1 .3 .8 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.8 .5 

Electricity ......................................... .5 .1 .6 .2 .2 -.1 .0 2.4 

Utility (piped) gas service ................ -1.2 1.0 1.5 -2.6 -2.6 -.6 -2.9 -5.5 

All items less food and energy ............ .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ................................ .2 .3 -.2 .0 .1 -.1 .2 2.2 

New vehicles ................................... .0 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 3.2 

Used cars and trucks ....................... .8 .7 -.5 -.4 -.4 -.7 -1.0 3.2 

Apparel ............................................ 1.0 .9 -.7 .4 .5 -.1 .9 4.7 

Medical care commodities 1 ............ .0 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .6 3.2 

Services less energy services ........... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.3 

Shelter ............................................. .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.0 

Transportation services ................... .0 .2 .4 .2 .0 .1 .0 2.1 

Medical care services ...................... .3 .3 .2 .5 .4 .4 .2 3.7 

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

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Energy 

The energy index rose slightly in January, increasing 0.2 percent after declining in each of the three previous months. The 

gasoline index rose 0.9 percent after declining the three previous months. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 3.6 

percent in January.) In contrast, the household energy index declined 0.6 percent. The fuel oil index rose 1.4 percent but the natural 

gas index declined 2.9 percent, its fourth consecutive decrease. The index for electricity was unchanged in January. Over the last 12 

months, the gasoline index has risen 9.7 percent while the household energy index has increased 1.2 percent. The indexes for fuel oil 

and electricity have risen over the last year, but the index for natural gas has declined. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in January. The shelter index increased 0.2 percent, with the 

indexes for rent, owners’ equivalent rent, and lodging away from home all rising 0.2 percent. The apparel index, which declined in 

December, rose sharply in January, increasing 0.9 percent. The recreation index rose 0.6 percent as the indexes for admissions and 

toys both rose notably. The medical care index increased 0.3 percent, with medical care commodities rising 0.6 percent. The index 

for tobacco rose 0.5 percent and the indexes for household furnishings and operations and for personal care increased slightly. In 

contrast to these increases, the index for used cars and trucks declined for the fifth month in a row, falling 1.0 percent, and the index 

for airline fares fell 0.9 percent. The new vehicles index was unchanged in January after declining in each of the prior four months. 

The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index has risen 2.0 percent 

over that span, the first time its 12-month change has been that high since November 2008. The apparel index has increased 4.7 

percent and the medical care index has risen 3.6 percent. The indexes for both new vehicles and used cars and trucks have each risen 

3.2 percent. 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 

226.665 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.1 percent over the last 12 months 

to an index level of 223.216 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent over the last 12 months. For the 

month, the index increased 0.4 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2010 period are 

subject to revision. 

The Consumer Price Index for February 2012 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 16, 2012, at 

8:30 a.m. (EDT).

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C-CPI-U Index Revisions 

As scheduled, effective with this release of data for January 2012, the Chained Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) has undergone its annual revision. Because the current expenditure data required for 

the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first in preliminary form, 

using the latest available expenditure data at the time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions. 

Therefore, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2010 are issued in final form – employing monthly expenditure 

weights from 2010. Values for the 12 months of 2011 are revised and issued as interim, using expenditure weights

from the 2009-2010 period. Calculation of the initial value of the January 2012 C-CPI-U index, and all subsequent 

months in 2012, will also be based upon 2009-2010 expenditure weights. 

For more information on the C-CPI-U, contact Rob Cage by telephone at (202) 691-6959 or by 

electronic mail at Cage.Rob@bls.gov.

Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Press Release Tables 

 

The format of the tables contained in the CPI News Release will change beginning with the CPI News Release 

for March, 2012, which will be issued on Friday, April 13, 2012. News Release tables are currently available as 

part of the News Release pdf and html files, and independently in html format. The new tables will also be 

available in XLS format. In addition, the BLS will begin issuing monthly companion XLS files, which will 

contain additional index level and CPI-W information. 

These tables were made available for public comment during October 2011. In response to the public 

comments, the BLS will issue XLS files each month, as companions to the News Release. There will be CPI-U 

and CPI-W files, and in addition to the data contained in the News Release tables, the Excel files will contain 

index values. Samples of the companion XLS files will be available with the February CPI News Release in 

March 2012. Samples of the new CPI press release tables are available now at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/mockups.htm. 

In August 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) restructured the text of the CPI press release to focus on 

the price movements of three broad expenditure categories, namely Food, Energy, and All items less food and 

energy. Table A within the CPI press release text was also updated in August 2009 to reflect this new structure. 

Before August 2009, the text of the CPI press release had focused on eight CPI ‘major groups’ (Food and 

beverages; Housing; Apparel; Transportation; Medical care; Recreation; Education and communication; and Other 

goods and services). 

While the text of the CPI press release was restructured in 2009, seven additional CPI press release tables 

continued to be published using the eight major groups. BLS has redesigned these press release tables, to reflect 

the focus on Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Within these three broad categories, CPI item 

series will be further divided into commodities and services. The CPI News Release will contain these updated 

tables beginning with the March 2012 News Release, to be issued on Friday, April 13, 2012. 

Beyond the redesign in the structure of the CPI press release tables, several other improvements to these tables 

have been made. 

The new Table 1 gives a summary of the index series which typically contribute to changes in the Consumer 

Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). 

The new Table 2 will show the full publication stub using the new structure for the CPI-U, including 11 new 

items series that were created to augment the redesign in the publication structure. 

Table 3 will show aggregate item series (e.g., Transportation) that do not fall under the Food, Energy, and All 

items less food and energy structure. 

Table 4 will show the All items indexes at the local, regional, and city-size class levels. 

Table 5 will show the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), and presents a 

history of annual percentage changes in the C-CPI-U compared to the CPI-U. 

Table 6 will focus on 1-month seasonally adjusted changes in the CPI-U, while table 7 will focus on 12-month 

not seasonally adjusted changes. Tables 6 and 7 will present three additional pieces of data to help users better 

interpret index changes. First, these tables will show the ‘effect’ each item has on the price change for All items. 

For example, if the effect of food is 0.4, and the index for All items increased 1.2 percent, it can be said that 

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increases in food prices accounted for 0.4 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, of the increase in overall prices for that period. 

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged, the All items index only would have increased 0.8 percent (or 

1.2 percent for All items, minus the 0.4 effect for Food). Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect 

of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 

0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. 

Second, standard errors for percent changes will be shown on tables 6 and 7. Confidence intervals for statistics 

can be created using standard errors; e.g., roughly 95 percent confidence intervals can be constructed using two 

standard errors. For example, if an item increased 3.7 percent, and its standard error was 0.6 percent, the 95 

percent confidence interval for that price change can be said to be 3.7 percent plus or minus two standard errors, or 

3.7 percent plus or minus 1.2 percent. 

Finally, each item series in tables 6 and 7 will show the last time that item had a price change as large (or as 

small) as the percent change published that period. For example, if bananas rose 3.7 percent, and that was its 

largest increase since November 2007, that would be noted in the new tables. 

In addition, most of the existing tables show the ‘relative importance’, or weight, of each item category as of 

the previous December. The relative importance columns in the new tables will be improved in that they will be 

updated monthly to reflect the change in relative prices over time. 

Finally, there will no longer be any press release tables that focus on the Consumer Price Index for Urban 

Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). That said, the CPI-W All items index level and percent changes will 

still be noted in the text of the press release, and a companion XLS file with CPI-W information will be available. 

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A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally 

adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the 

effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements 

resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also 

are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie 

compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. 

Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment 

Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally 

adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2007 through December 2011 were replaced in January 2012. Exceptions to the 

usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 

2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the 

aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted 

Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series 

and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. 

This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 

other lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication 

of seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon 

certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not 

seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the 

seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 38 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 

2012. 

Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original 

release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. 

Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal 

adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal 

Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort 

the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the 

calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2012, BLS adjusted 31 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, 

including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the 

Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article 

“Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of 

Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at 

Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

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Revised seasonally adjusted changes

Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 

(CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated 

seasonal factors for 2011. 

All Items 

2011 Former Recalculated Difference 

January .4 .3 -.1 

February .5 .4 -.1 

March .5 .5 .0 

April .4 .4 .0 

May .2 .3 .1 

June -.2 .1 .3 

July .5 .3 -.2 

August .4 .3 -.1 

September .3 .3 .0 

October -.1 .0 .1 

November .0 .1 .1 

December .0 .0 .0 

All Items less food and energy 

2011 Former Recalculated Difference 

January .2 .2 .0 

February .2 .2 .0 

March .1 .2 .1 

April .2 .2 .0 

May .3 .3 .0 

June .3 .2 -.1 

July .2 .2 .0 

August .2 .2 .0 

September .1 .1 .0 

October .1 .2 .1 

November .2 .2 .0 

December .1 .1 .0 

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Response Rates for the Consumer 

Price Indexes, 2011 

This article and the accompanying tables update 

articles previously published on response rates in the 

CPI Detailed Report for March 1991, and in the 

January issues of 1993 through 2011. 

In an effort to measure the outcome of data 

collection for the CPI, the BLS calculates response

rates. Response rates measure the proportion of 

completed surveys to those issued and help measure 

the accuracy of the CPI. Failure of a data unit to 

respond at either the data collection stage or 

estimation stage represents a loss of statistical 

information which dilutes the accuracy of the sample. 

The BLS publishes response rates annually to assist

the data user in judging the accuracy of CPI data. 

The BLS calculates response rates for the CPI-U 

at the data collection and data estimation phases for 

pricing. The response rate at the data collection 

phase is the number of responding sample units 

divided by the number of eligible sample units. A 

sample unit is eligible if it belongs to the defined 

target population and if it should provide information 

for one or more items. The percent of the sample 

used at estimation is defined as the number of sample 

units used in estimation divided by the number of 

eligible sample units.1

Response rates for 2011 are presented in tables R1 through R-17. Table R-1 shows response rates for

all data included in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, by 

major group, for all of 2011. Tables R-2 through R17 show rates for current data collection in selected 

areas for which indexes are published monthly, 

bimonthly, or semiannually. 

 

1

 Imputed prices, when used in estimation, are 

counted in this estimate. Beginning in July 2010, the 

BLS began using rent prices imputed by a noninterview adjustment technique in estimation. 

Therefore, nearly all eligible sample units have 

prices, collected or imputed, that are used in 

estimation. 

The response rates in tables R-1 through R-17 are 

separated into commodities and services, and the 

shelter portion of housing. Commodities and 

services are further broken down into outlets and 

quotes. An "outlet" is a generic term that designates 

the place where prices are collected. A "quote" is a 

specific item to be priced in a specific outlet. There 

may be from 1 to more than 50 quotes priced in each

outlet. 

In table R-1, it is important to note the relatively 

low percentages of quotes reported, collected and 

used in estimation for apparel. Low rates for these 

items can be partially attributed to the design of the 

apparel sample. Because seasonal apparel items 

commonly are in stores only during certain times of

the year, most of the apparel sample is doubled, with 

each half of the sample designated for pricing during 

part of the year. Thus, at any particular time of the 

year, a large number of apparel quotes, although 

eligible, are designated out of season and are not 

collected.

The response rates at the data collection phase for

shelter are separated into three categories. If useable 

information is obtained, the unit is designated data 

reported. If the assigned unit is located but is 

unoccupied, the unit is designated found vacant. In 

instances where the unit is eligible but no data are 

available (for example, refusals or no one at home)

the unit is designated other. 

For additional information on response rates, 

write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of 

Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212-

0001, or call Darren Rippy at (202) 691-7000, or 

email him at Rippy.Darren@bls.gov. 

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Table R-1. Response rates for the CPI-U, U.S. city average, by major group and shelter, 2011

 Quotes

Commodities and 

services

Outlets

Total

Food and 

beverages

Housing

(excluding

shelter)

Apparel Transportation

Medical

care

Recreation

Education

and

communication

Other

goods

and

services

Eligible 330,927 1,183,424 464,023 147,974 144,681 152,896 73,118 78,666 78,527 43,539

Collected

 Number 317,110 999,863 424,256 132,683 80,697 138,531 47,790 65,007 71,489 39,410

 Percent 95.8 84.5 91.4 89.7 55.8 90.6 65.4 82.6 91.0 90.5 

Used in estimation

 Number 302,512 973,782 418,475 129,349 76,051 133,827 45,633 61,717 70,022 38,708

 Percent 91.4 82.3 90.2 87.4 52.6 87.5 62.4 78.5 89.2 88.9

Shelter All Units

Eligible

 Number 73,337

 Percent 100.0

Collected

 Data reported

 Number 57,199

 Percent 78.0

 Found vacant

 Number 6,318

 Percent 8.6

 Other

 Number 9,820

 Percent 13.4

Used in estimation

 Number 73,314

 Percent 100.0

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Table&R(2.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Chicago(Gary(

Kenosha,&IL(IN(WI,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 17,577 52,123 Eligible

Collected Number 2,235

 Number 16,647 42,747 Percent 100.0

 Percent 94.7 82.0 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 15,866 41,714 Number 1,478

 Percent 90.3 80.0 Percent 66.1

Found vacant

 Number 214

 Percent 9.6

Other

 Number 543

 Percent 24.3

Used in estimation

 Number 2,235

 Percent 100.0

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Table&R(3.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Los&Angeles(

Riverside(Orange&County,&CA,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 24,209 75,478 Eligible

Collected Number 5,009

 Number 23,074 60,581 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.3 80.3 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 21,999 58,955 Number 3,846

 Percent 90.9 78.1 Percent 76.8

Found vacant

 Number 235

 Percent 4.7

Other

 Number 928

 Percent 18.5

Used in estimation

 Number 5,008

 Percent 100.0

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Table&R(4.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&NY(Northern&NJ(Long

Island,&NY(NJ(CT(PA,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 36,606 117,223 Eligible

Collected Number 6,032

 Number 34,909 94,806 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.4 80.9 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 33,258 92,151 Number 4,467

 Percent 90.9 78.6 Percent 74.1

Found vacant

 Number 371

 Percent 6.2

Other

 Number 1,194

 Percent 19.8

Used in estimation

 Number 6,031

 Percent 100.0

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Table&R(5.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Phil.(Wilmington(

Trenton,&PA(NJ(DE(MD,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 6,044 17,959 Eligible

Collected Number 1,831

 Number 5,791 15,028 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.8 83.7 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 5,519 14,444 Number 1,435

 Percent 91.3 80.4 Percent 78.4

Found vacant

 Number 176

 Percent 9.6

Other

 Number 220

 Percent 12.0

Used in estimation

 Number 1,831

 Percent 100.0

13 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(6.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&San&Francisco(

Oakland(San&Jose,&CA,&2011&&

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 5,263 16,550 Eligible

Collected Number 3,608

 Number 4,960 13,335 Percent 100.0

 Percent 94.2 80.6 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 4,650 12,900 Number 2,895

 Percent 88.4 77.9 Percent 80.2

Found vacant

 Number 147

 Percent 4.1

Other

 Number 566

 Percent 15.7

Used in estimation

 Number 3,608

 Percent 100.0

14 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(7.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Washington(

Baltimore,&DC(MD(VA(WV,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 7,739 26,645 Eligible

Collected Number 2,231

 Number 7,386 21,791 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.4 81.8 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 6,981 21,007 Number 1,843

 Percent 90.2 78.8 Percent 82.6

Found vacant

 Number 141

 Percent 6.3

Other

 Number 247

 Percent 11.1

Used in estimation

 Number 2,228

 Percent 99.9

15 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(8.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Boston(Brockton(

Nashua,&MA(NH(ME(CT,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 5,447 16,485 Eligible

Collected Number 1,836

 Number 5,143 13,605 Percent 100.0

 Percent 94.4 82.5 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 4,855 13,164 Number 1,379

 Percent 89.1 79.9 Percent 75.1

Found vacant

 Number 115

 Percent 6.3

Other

 Number 342

 Percent 18.6

Used in estimation

 Number 1,836

 Percent 100.0

16 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(9.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Cleveland(

Akron,&OH,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 4,125 14,464 Eligible

Collected Number 1,167

 Number 3,966 12,286 Percent 100.0

 Percent 96.1 84.9 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 3,766 11,962 Number 851

 Percent 91.3 82.7 Percent 72.9

Found vacant

 Number 167

 Percent 14.3

Other

 Number 149

 Percent 12.8

Used in estimation

 Number 1,167

 Percent 100.0

17 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(10.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Miami(Fort

Lauderdale,&FL,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 1,504 6,703 Eligible

Collected Number 1,013

 Number 1,478 6,277 Percent 100.0

 Percent 98.3 93.6 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 1,464 6,191 Number 802

 Percent 97.3 92.4 Percent 79.2

Found vacant

 Number 72

 Percent 7.1

Other

 Number 139

 Percent 13.7

Used in estimation

 Number 1,013

 Percent 100.0

18 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(11.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&St.&Louis,&

MO(IL,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 1,316 6,084 Eligible

Collected Number 687

 Number 1,287 5,652 Percent 100.0

 Percent 97.8 92.9 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 1,266 5,595 Number 504

 Percent 96.2 92.0 Percent 73.4

Found vacant

 Number 71

 Percent 10.3

Other

 Number 112

 Percent 16.3

Used in estimation

 Number 680

 Percent 99.0

19 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(12.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Dallas(Fort

Worth,&TX,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 1,783 6,854 Eligible

Collected Number 1,339

 Number 1,766 6,295 Percent 100.0

 Percent 99.0 91.8 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 1,736 6,200 Number 1,054

 Percent 97.4 90.5 Percent 78.7

Found vacant

 Number 95

 Percent 7.1

Other

 Number 190

 Percent 14.2

Used in estimation

 Number 1,338

 Percent 99.9

20 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(13.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Detroit(Ann&

Arbor(Flint,&MI,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 5,013 16,513 Eligible

Collected Number 1,496

 Number 4,660 12,812 Percent 100.0

 Percent 93.0 77.6 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 4,375 12,351 Number 1,107

 Percent 87.3 74.8 Percent 74.0

Found vacant

 Number 170

 Percent 11.4

Other

 Number 219

 Percent 14.6

Used in estimation

 Number 1,496

 Percent 100.0

21 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(14.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&Houston(

Galveston(Brazoria,&TX,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 4,061 13,807 Eligible

Collected Number 1,135

 Number 3,877 11,535 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.5 83.5 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 3,673 11,192 Number 826

 Percent 90.4 81.1 Percent 72.8

Found vacant

 Number 141

 Percent 12.4

Other

 Number 168

 Percent 14.8

Used in estimation

 Number 1,135

 Percent 100.0

22 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(15.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&

Pittsburgh,&PA,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 3,272 11,883 Eligible

Collected Number 679

 Number 3,161 9,970 Percent 100.0

 Percent 96.6 83.9 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 3,018 9,719 Number 477

 Percent 92.2 81.8 Percent 70.3

Found vacant

 Number 78

 Percent 11.5

Other

 Number 124

 Percent 18.3

Used in estimation

 Number 679

 Percent 100.0

23 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(16.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&

Phoenix(Mesa,&AZ.,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 3,415 12,139 Eligible

Collected Number 937

 Number 3,317 10,513 Percent 100.0

 Percent 97.1 86.6 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 3,145 10,206 Number 757

 Percent 92.1 84.1 Percent 80.8

Found vacant

 Number 104

 Percent 11.1

Other

 Number 76

 Percent 8.1

Used in estimation

 Number 937

 Percent 100.0

24 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table&R(17.&Response&rates&for&the&CPI(U,&

Atlanta,&GA.,&2011

Commodities Total

and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units

Eligible 4,694 14,413 Eligible

Collected Number 1,260

 Number 4,481 11,665 Percent 100.0

 Percent 95.5 80.9 Collected

Used in estimation Data reported

 Number 4,231 11,347 Number 894

 Percent 90.1 78.7 Percent 71.0

Found vacant

 Number 157

 Percent 12.5

Other

 Number 209

 Percent 16.6

Used in estimation

 Number 1,260

 Percent 100.0

25 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 225.672 226.665 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 

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

 676.014 678.988 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.256 231.130 232.559 4.2 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.308 231.301 232.666 4.4 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.638 229.982 231.694 5.3 .7 .0 .2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.242 265.997 266.677 5.3 .3 .3 .3 -.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.960 228.853 229.809 7.2 .4 .1 .6 .2 

Dairy and related products 2 ................................................ .916 218.458 220.492 9.0 .9 -.3 -.1 .9 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.287 283.550 285.437 -.1 .7 -.5 -.5 -1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .961 168.520 170.454 3.9 1.1 .3 .2 -.3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.272 200.566 202.756 5.9 1.1 .0 .4 .5 

Sugar and sweets 2 ............................................................ .307 210.846 213.700 5.5 1.4 -1.7 .4 1.4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .263 227.601 234.252 12.7 2.9 .9 1.2 1.4 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.703 211.986 213.602 4.9 .8 .2 .3 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 3 ......................................... .627 126.293 125.536 3.8 -.6 .2 .5 -.6 

Food away from home 2 ......................................................... 5.669 234.435 235.268 3.1 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Other food away from home 2 3 ........................................... .361 164.095 165.884 3.3 1.1 .1 .0 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. .948 227.335 229.704 2.1 1.0 .1 .2 .8 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.020 220.193 220.805 1.9 .3 .1 .1 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.539 253.716 254.409 2.0 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 6.485 257.189 257.714 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Lodging away from home 3 .................................................... .749 128.131 131.601 2.3 2.7 .3 -.3 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 4 5 ........................... 23.957 261.982 262.543 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 4 5 .............. 22.543 261.960 262.522 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ................................... .348 129.480 129.929 3.0 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.372 217.674 218.199 1.9 .2 -.1 -.1 -.4 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.216 189.711 189.945 1.2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels 2 ...................................................... .343 340.512 344.644 9.7 1.2 2.3 -.7 1.2 

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 3.873 189.891 189.942 .5 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ................... 1.156 182.758 183.984 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.109 125.170 125.629 1.0 .4 .1 .1 .1 

Household operations 2 3 ....................................................... .727 152.729 153.634 1.6 .6 .1 .1 .6 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.562 123.470 122.105 4.7 -1.1 .5 -.1 .9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .855 115.997 116.409 5.8 .4 1.0 -.5 1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.507 110.918 107.644 5.1 -3.0 .7 -.2 1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .201 118.032 118.399 7.5 .3 .7 1.3 1.6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .678 128.208 126.915 .5 -1.0 -.1 .3 -.3

Transportation ............................................................................ 16.875 208.585 210.799 5.0 1.1 -.3 -.7 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................... 15.694 203.809 206.307 5.2 1.2 -.3 -.8 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. 5.651 99.795 99.659 2.6 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.195 142.953 143.438 3.2 .3 -.2 -.2 .0 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 1.913 148.140 147.143 3.2 -.7 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.463 282.501 292.236 10.0 3.4 -.8 -2.1 .8 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.273 280.713 290.762 9.7 3.6 -.9 -2.1 .9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 2 ..................................... .438 147.499 148.126 5.4 .4 .7 .8 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 2 ................................ 1.155 255.644 256.405 2.3 .3 .0 .0 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.181 266.958 263.968 1.7 -1.1 .0 .0 -.8 

Medical care ............................................................................... 7.061 405.629 408.056 3.6 .6 .4 .3 .3

Medical care commodities 2 ..................................................... 1.716 327.254 329.201 3.2 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Medical care services ............................................................... 5.345 430.005 432.583 3.7 .6 .4 .4 .2 

Professional services ............................................................. 3.005 337.907 338.714 2.0 .2 .2 .3 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

26 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 1. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.732 653.839 659.194 5.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................... 6.044 113.499 114.183 1.4 .6 .1 .3 .6 

Video and audio 3 .................................................................... 1.924 98.225 98.743 1.5 .5 .0 .1 .6 

Education and communication 3 ................................................ 6.797 132.728 133.067 1.8 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Education 3 .............................................................................. 3.216 212.745 213.067 4.4 .2 .4 .3 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .201 540.742 547.629 4.9 1.3 .6 .0 .8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 3.015 611.633 612.104 4.4 .1 .4 .4 .2 

Communication 3 ..................................................................... 3.581 82.990 83.280 -.6 .3 .0 .0 .2 

Information and information processing 3 .............................. 3.436 79.599 79.858 -.7 .3 -.1 .0 .3 

Telephone services 2 3 ......................................................... 2.429 101.397 101.687 .3 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Information technology, hardware and services 6 ................ 1.006 8.818 8.855 -3.6 .4 -.2 -.5 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... .269 64.348 64.356 -11.8 .0 .2 -2.1 -.6 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.385 391.043 391.382 1.7 .1 .4 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 2 ............................................ .804 847.063 851.016 2.8 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.581 210.257 210.299 1.4 .0 .5 .0 .1 

Personal care products 2 ....................................................... .656 160.825 161.256 .2 .3 .5 -.5 .3 

Personal care services 2 ........................................................ .633 232.302 232.039 .9 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.081 367.912 367.934 2.9 .0 .4 .5 -.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.966 183.345 184.636 4.0 .7 .0 -.3 .3 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.256 231.130 232.559 4.2 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 24.710 157.921 159.117 3.9 .8 -.1 -.6 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.742 204.529 206.834 5.4 1.1 .0 -.7 .8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.562 123.470 122.105 4.7 -1.1 .5 -.1 .9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 12.179 259.668 264.289 5.6 1.8 -.3 -1.0 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 8.968 112.277 112.399 1.5 .1 -.1 .0 -.1

Services ....................................................................................... 60.034 267.737 268.459 2.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 5 ......................................................................... 31.190 264.341 265.060 2.0 .3 .2 .2 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ....................................... .348 129.480 129.929 3.0 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Energy services 4 ....................................................................... 3.873 189.891 189.942 .5 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ....................... 1.156 182.758 183.984 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .3 

Household operations 2 3 ........................................................... .727 152.729 153.634 1.6 .6 .1 .1 .6 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.797 269.858 269.438 2.1 -.2 .0 .1 .0 

Medical care services ................................................................. 5.345 430.005 432.583 3.7 .6 .4 .4 .2 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.598 318.043 319.100 2.5 .3 .3 .4 .4

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.692 224.805 225.739 2.7 .4 .1 .0 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.461 217.260 218.378 3.4 .5 .0 -.1 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 92.939 216.875 217.804 2.9 .4 .1 .0 .2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 25.658 160.453 161.685 3.9 .8 -.1 -.5 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.690 205.966 208.277 5.2 1.1 .0 -.7 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 13.127 255.567 259.979 5.3 1.7 -.2 -.9 .7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.997 218.411 220.325 4.8 .9 .1 -.3 .5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 28.844 292.487 293.269 2.4 .3 .1 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.689 255.271 255.881 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.679 232.300 236.942 6.1 2.0 -.5 -1.3 .2 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.321 226.795 227.422 2.6 .3 .2 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 76.013 226.740 227.237 2.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 19.852 145.929 145.963 2.2 .0 .1 -.1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.806 287.363 296.886 10.0 3.3 -.6 -2.0 .9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.161 275.643 276.432 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .2 

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

 $ .443 $ .441 - - - - -

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

 $ .148 $ .147 - - - - -

1 The relative importances for the U.S. city average were reissued on

March 7, 2012.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

27 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 226.804 227.014 227.033 227.505 5.5 2.7 2.3 1.2 4.1 1.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 230.896 231.136 231.610 232.080 6.3 4.1 4.4 2.1 5.2 3.2 

Food ................................................................................ 231.053 231.298 231.778 232.154 6.6 4.3 4.7 1.9 5.4 3.3 

Food at home ................................................................ 230.258 230.256 230.805 230.851 9.1 5.5 5.8 1.0 7.3 3.4 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 265.632 266.541 267.370 266.995 3.8 6.3 9.0 2.1 5.0 5.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 227.493 227.639 229.103 229.463 13.6 5.9 5.9 3.5 9.7 4.7 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 219.493 218.767 218.458 220.492 15.4 10.0 9.1 1.8 12.7 5.4 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 286.133 284.772 283.333 279.700 6.7 1.9 .5 -8.7 4.3 -4.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 168.928 169.448 169.798 169.236 8.0 4.8 2.3 .7 6.4 1.5 

Other food at home ..................................................... 201.114 201.152 201.996 203.003 7.2 5.4 7.2 3.8 6.3 5.5 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 213.602 210.039 210.846 213.700 2.3 7.1 12.7 .2 4.7 6.2 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 225.392 227.351 230.188 233.400 16.3 10.4 9.4 15.0 13.3 12.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 212.578 213.041 213.648 214.073 6.8 4.3 5.8 2.8 5.5 4.3

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 125.461 125.702 126.293 125.536 9.7 2.1 3.4 .2 5.9 1.8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 233.459 234.046 234.435 235.268 3.4 2.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 163.978 164.120 164.095 165.884 4.0 1.9 2.5 4.7 2.9 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 227.294 227.465 227.849 229.704 2.2 1.4 .6 4.3 1.8 2.4

Housing ............................................................................. 220.378 220.691 221.005 221.246 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.9 1.9 

Shelter ............................................................................. 253.163 253.645 254.112 254.613 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.7 2.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 255.742 256.307 256.894 257.285 1.6 2.1 3.7 2.4 1.9 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 137.489 137.839 137.482 137.802 3.3 15.1 -8.6 .9 9.0 -4.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 .................. 261.034 261.503 261.982 262.543 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 1.4 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 .... 261.011 261.479 261.960 262.522 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 1.4 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 128.416 128.777 129.480 129.929 1.2 2.2 3.6 4.8 1.7 4.2 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 221.794 221.545 221.347 220.362 8.3 -.4 2.6 -2.6 3.9 .0 

Household energy ......................................................... 194.572 194.147 193.673 192.424 8.9 -1.6 2.1 -4.3 3.5 -1.2

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 335.148 342.823 340.512 344.644 51.8 -12.8 -2.1 11.8 15.0 4.7 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 195.502 194.630 194.233 192.643 5.7 -.4 2.5 -5.7 2.6 -1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 181.872 182.373 183.235 183.712 6.2 4.1 4.4 4.1 5.1 4.2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 125.387 125.503 125.646 125.732 .6 .8 1.6 1.1 .7 1.4 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.415 152.578 152.729 153.634 .4 1.5 1.3 3.2 1.0 2.3 

Apparel .............................................................................. 123.967 124.618 124.539 125.646 -1.9 13.2 2.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 117.193 118.407 117.795 118.920 -4.7 23.6 .5 6.0 8.5 3.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 110.818 111.555 111.303 112.767 -2.1 12.4 3.2 7.2 4.9 5.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.561 116.365 117.848 119.698 -1.7 15.3 2.6 15.1 6.4 8.7 

Footwear ......................................................................... 128.662 128.512 128.846 128.516 -2.7 5.7 -.4 -.5 1.4 -.4 

Transportation ................................................................... 215.058 214.432 212.861 213.465 20.3 3.0 1.3 -2.9 11.3 -.8 

Private transportation ...................................................... 210.354 209.701 208.050 208.812 21.1 3.7 .9 -2.9 12.1 -1.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 100.636 100.347 100.034 99.631 8.8 7.5 -1.4 -3.9 8.2 -2.7 

New vehicles ............................................................... 142.968 142.712 142.470 142.407 9.8 6.5 -1.3 -1.6 8.1 -1.4 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 151.443 150.890 149.907 148.412 9.6 12.7 -.4 -7.8 11.1 -4.1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 308.873 306.556 300.149 302.700 55.9 .4 1.3 -7.8 25.1 -3.3 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 307.978 305.245 298.833 301.449 55.3 .4 1.3 -8.2 24.9 -3.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 145.308 146.338 147.499 148.126 3.2 9.9 1.0 8.0 6.5 4.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 255.774 255.663 255.644 256.405 1.2 2.1 4.8 1.0 1.6 2.9 

Public transportation ....................................................... 271.413 271.334 271.330 269.105 10.4 -5.9 6.4 -3.4 1.9 1.4 

Medical care ...................................................................... 404.043 405.533 406.879 408.096 4.1 2.7 3.6 4.1 3.4 3.8 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 325.962 326.624 327.254 329.201 6.8 -.1 2.2 4.0 3.3 3.1 

Medical care services ..................................................... 428.329 430.140 431.762 432.639 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.4 4.0

Professional services .................................................... 337.883 338.426 339.288 338.778 2.7 2.0 2.4 1.1 2.3 1.7

See footnotes at end of table.

28 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 651.311 654.547 657.425 659.286 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.0 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.318 113.396 113.753 114.448 1.1 .7 -.2 4.0 .9 1.9 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 98.745 98.699 98.759 99.306 2.2 .2 1.3 2.3 1.2 1.8 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 132.110 132.361 132.569 132.930 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.5 1.5 2.2 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 210.472 211.371 212.078 212.673 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 538.447 541.592 541.542 545.675 2.9 4.0 7.3 5.5 3.4 6.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 604.820 607.338 609.518 611.041 4.2 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.100 83.065 83.050 83.255 -.9 -1.7 -.6 .7 -1.3 .1 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 79.686 79.637 79.619 79.842 -1.0 -1.8 -.8 .8 -1.4 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 101.257 101.259 101.397 101.687 -.9 -.9 1.2 1.7 -.9 1.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 8.893 8.871 8.827 8.849 -1.6 -4.2 -6.4 -2.0 -2.9 -4.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 65.843 66.002 64.590 64.192 -9.6 -10.4 -17.2 -9.7 -10.0 -13.5 

Other goods and services ................................................. 389.241 390.660 390.983 391.639 .6 1.2 2.7 2.5 .9 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 842.785 843.604 847.063 851.016 -.4 2.8 4.7 4.0 1.2 4.4 

Personal care .................................................................. 209.321 210.281 210.213 210.462 .9 .7 2.0 2.2 .8 2.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.705 161.585 160.825 161.256 1.2 -4.0 2.4 1.4 -1.4 1.9 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 231.238 232.216 232.302 232.039 .8 .1 1.4 1.4 .5 1.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 365.583 366.920 368.883 368.638 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 185.863 185.800 185.269 185.883 10.9 3.7 1.9 .0 7.2 1.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 230.896 231.136 231.610 232.080 6.3 4.1 4.4 2.1 5.2 3.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 161.462 161.280 160.361 161.056 13.6 3.5 .6 -1.0 8.4 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 210.930 210.858 209.290 210.895 17.8 3.5 1.3 -.1 10.4 .6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 123.967 124.618 124.539 125.646 -1.9 13.2 2.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 270.190 269.443 266.827 268.523 24.6 .7 1.6 -2.4 12.0 -.4 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.949 112.812 112.785 112.618 4.7 3.7 -1.0 -1.2 4.2 -1.1 

Services .............................................................................. 267.479 267.932 268.503 268.937 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 263.810 264.414 265.018 265.379 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.4 1.5 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 128.416 128.777 129.480 129.929 1.2 2.2 3.6 4.8 1.7 4.2 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 195.502 194.630 194.233 192.643 5.7 -.4 2.5 -5.7 2.6 -1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 181.872 182.373 183.235 183.712 6.2 4.1 4.4 4.1 5.1 4.2 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.415 152.578 152.729 153.634 .4 1.5 1.3 3.2 1.0 2.3 

Transportation services ..................................................... 269.873 269.984 270.283 270.368 4.1 .0 3.4 .7 2.0 2.1

Medical care services ....................................................... 428.329 430.140 431.762 432.639 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.4 4.0 

Other services ................................................................... 316.097 316.934 318.190 319.362 1.9 1.9 2.2 4.2 1.9 3.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 226.155 226.360 226.305 226.794 5.4 2.4 1.9 1.1 3.9 1.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 219.072 219.178 219.019 219.470 7.6 2.9 2.3 .7 5.2 1.5 

All items less medical care .................................................. 218.101 218.261 218.228 218.669 5.6 2.7 2.2 1.0 4.1 1.6 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 163.909 163.735 162.849 163.582 13.1 3.4 .6 -.8 8.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 212.011 211.951 210.490 212.097 16.9 3.3 1.3 .2 9.9 .7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 265.080 264.418 262.078 263.793 22.7 .7 1.5 -1.9 11.2 -.2 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 221.786 221.919 221.266 222.270 12.7 3.3 2.8 .9 7.9 1.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 292.569 293.003 293.840 294.175 3.1 1.5 3.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 

Services less medical care services ................................... 255.101 255.628 256.245 256.504 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.2 1.6 2.5 

Energy ................................................................................. 247.363 246.041 242.746 243.121 34.3 -.4 1.6 -6.7 15.7 -2.6 

All items less energy ........................................................... 226.524 226.892 227.246 227.722 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.3 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 226.465 226.856 227.188 227.684 2.2 2.8 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 146.429 146.533 146.378 146.685 2.9 4.8 .4 .7 3.8 .6 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 312.331 310.498 304.251 306.902 55.7 -.3 1.1 -6.8 24.6 -2.9

Services less energy services ......................................... 274.834 275.412 276.075 276.695 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.0 2.6 

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

29 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 225.672 226.665 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 

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

 676.014 678.988 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.256 231.130 232.559 4.2 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.308 231.301 232.666 4.4 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.638 229.982 231.694 5.3 .7 .0 .2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.242 265.997 266.677 5.3 .3 .3 .3 -.1 

Cereals and cereal products .............................................. .482 233.416 234.159 6.3 .3 1.0 .4 .0 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................ .051 243.127 252.159 9.8 3.7 1.2 .6 -1.3 

Breakfast cereal 2 ............................................................ .297 229.277 228.664 5.9 -.3 1.8 .7 -.3 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 2 .................................................... .134 242.236 242.992 6.0 .3 1.0 -.4 .3 

Rice 2 3 4 ........................................................................

-

 167.799 170.451 5.2 1.6 .4 -.7 1.6 

Bakery products ................................................................. .760 283.268 283.880 4.7 .2 -.1 .3 -.3 

Bread 3 ............................................................................. .225 172.602 170.658 4.8 -1.1 -1.3 1.1 -1.0 

White bread 2 4 ..............................................................

-

 313.739 309.413 4.0 -1.4 -1.9 1.3 -1.4 

Bread other than white 2 4 ..............................................

-

 336.796 328.723 5.3 -2.4 -1.2 1.3 -2.4 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 3 .......................................... .114 167.936 167.911 5.3 .0 .0 -.2 .4 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... .186 265.564 263.430 3.6 -.8 .5 .0 .3 

Cookies 4 .......................................................................

-

 256.852 255.811 4.4 -.4 .3 .3 1.2 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 4 .......................................

-

 274.773 271.547 3.5 -1.2 2.5 -1.0 -1.2 

Other bakery products ...................................................... .235 252.331 258.432 5.4 2.4 .2 .1 .2 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 4 ................

-

 268.619 273.821 7.7 1.9 .4 -1.1 1.9 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 4 .......................

-

 292.419 299.362 5.5 2.4 .8 .0 -.8 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 4 .............................................................

-

 262.387 269.740 5.2 2.8 -.8 .8 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.960 228.853 229.809 7.2 .4 .1 .6 .2 

Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... 1.846 229.117 229.862 7.1 .3 .3 .8 .1 

Meats ............................................................................... 1.201 229.980 230.525 7.9 .2 .5 .8 -.1 

Beef and veal 2 .............................................................. .548 254.850 257.747 10.2 1.1 .4 .9 1.1 

Uncooked ground beef 2 .............................................. .212 231.838 236.104 10.6 1.8 .1 .9 1.8 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 3 ............................................. .081 188.284 187.714 10.4 -.3 1.2 1.3 -.3 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 3 ............................................ .204 172.004 173.762 9.7 1.0 .2 .6 1.0 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 3 ................................ .052 182.286 184.050 10.1 1.0 .7 1.0 1.0 

Pork ................................................................................ .379 208.192 207.825 6.3 -.2 .6 .4 -1.1 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ...... .143 148.528 148.447 7.7 -.1 .9 -.1 -.8 

Bacon and related products 4 ....................................

-

 270.693 272.199 14.1 .6 1.9 -.1 .0 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 4 ...........

-

 137.789 137.123 2.3 -.5 -1.3 -.8 -.5 

Ham .............................................................................. .080 199.586 197.808 2.5 -.9 1.0 .5 -2.2 

Ham, excluding canned 4 ...........................................

-

 224.696 222.294 3.3 -1.1 .8 .3 -2.0 

Pork chops ................................................................... .063 191.979 191.558 7.3 -.2 .8 .3 -.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 .................... .094 132.587 132.948 6.6 .3 .6 .6 -1.6 

Other meats ................................................................... .273 214.316 212.183 5.4 -1.0 .4 1.1 -1.1 

Frankfurters 4 ...............................................................

-

 213.640 207.565 3.7 -2.8 1.1 3.0 -3.5 

Lunchmeats 2 3 4 .........................................................

-

 137.693 136.751 4.7 -.7 .4 .4 -.7 

Lamb and organ meats 2 4 ...........................................

-

 327.846 326.935 8.1 -.3 .5 .2 -.3 

Lamb and mutton 2 3 4 .................................................

-

 216.114 209.460 13.8 -3.1 .8 .0 -3.1 

Poultry .............................................................................. .336 214.514 215.777 5.2 .6 -.3 1.0 1.1 

Chicken 3 ....................................................................... .263 137.090 137.293 4.1 .1 -.4 1.1 1.2 

Fresh whole chicken 2 4 ...............................................

-

 227.648 225.192 7.3 -1.1 -1.6 2.3 -1.1 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 4 ..............................

-

 205.784 205.647 2.3 -.1 .7 .2 -.1 

Other poultry including turkey 3 ...................................... .073 143.313 146.427 9.2 2.2 1.3 .5 -.1 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. .308 265.682 266.694 6.2 .4 .5 .8 -.3 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 3 ............................................. .159 158.030 159.030 5.0 .6 .4 .4 .6 

Processed fish and seafood 3 ........................................ .149 139.151 139.309 7.7 .1 .2 .9 .0 

Shelf stable fish and seafood 2 4 ..................................

-

 186.889 189.013 7.6 1.1 .9 .1 1.1 

Frozen fish and seafood 2 4 .........................................

-

 296.058 294.405 7.7 -.6 -.6 1.7 -.6 

Eggs ................................................................................... .114 224.215 228.508 9.5 1.9 -4.5 -2.4 1.8

Dairy and related products 2 ................................................ .916 218.458 220.492 9.0 .9 -.3 -.1 .9 

Milk 2 3 ............................................................................... .299 148.665 149.751 9.9 .7 -.4 -.1 .7 

Fresh whole milk 2 4 .........................................................

-

 212.882 213.209 10.0 .2 -1.3 .2 .2 

Fresh milk other than whole 2 3 4 .....................................

-

 152.623 154.234 9.5 1.1 .0 -.1 1.1 

Cheese and related products ............................................. .291 223.445 227.268 10.3 1.7 .0 -.3 .2 

Ice cream and related products .......................................... .139 217.932 220.535 8.3 1.2 .4 .8 .9 

Other dairy and related products 3 ..................................... .187 144.322 144.094 5.9 -.2 1.0 .5 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

30 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.287 283.550 285.437 -0.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 -1.3 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ .983 325.075 326.881 -1.7 .6 -.9 -.8 -1.4 

Fresh fruits ....................................................................... .508 334.015 333.107 -3.1 -.3 -.9 -.5 -1.8 

Apples ............................................................................ .083 304.597 310.832 6.1 2.0 -1.1 -1.3 .8 

Bananas ......................................................................... .082 204.013 207.380 2.5 1.7 -.5 .2 -.6 

Citrus fruits 3 .................................................................. .107 196.409 191.627 -7.0 -2.4 .8 -.9 -2.3 

Oranges, including tangerines 4 ...................................

-

 395.553 377.457 -1.5 -4.6 2.3 -.4 -.9 

Other fresh fruits 3 .......................................................... .236 118.771 117.844 -6.1 -.8 -2.1 -.3 -3.1 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. .475 314.280 318.805 -.2 1.4 -.9 -1.1 -1.0 

Potatoes ......................................................................... .080 315.537 329.276 4.4 4.4 .1 -1.0 -1.6 

Lettuce ........................................................................... .066 304.989 300.656 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -.4 -1.5 

Tomatoes 2 .................................................................... .083 315.907 316.247 -.4 .1 1.4 -.7 .1 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................... .246 320.226 325.687 -1.3 1.7 .2 .4 -2.8 

Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................... .304 154.065 155.637 5.4 1.0 .9 .3 -.8 

Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................ .151 155.275 156.906 4.4 1.1 1.0 -.1 -.4 

Canned fruits 3 4 ............................................................

-

 147.415 148.116 4.3 .5 .6 .2 -1.2 

Canned vegetables 3 4 ...................................................

-

 165.062 167.354 5.0 1.4 2.3 -1.3 .2 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 ......................................... .097 149.250 150.131 7.1 .6 .9 1.1 -1.7 

Frozen vegetables 4 .......................................................

-

 206.012 207.156 6.2 .6 .2 1.0 -2.1 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3 .056 156.601 159.236 5.7 1.7 -.4 .1 .6 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 3 4 ................................

-

 195.782 195.343 14.3 -.2 .9 2.0 -.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .961 168.520 170.454 3.9 1.1 .3 .2 -.3 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ........................................ .716 127.526 129.124 2.4 1.3 .1 .0 -.3 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................ .290 159.013 163.314 3.2 2.7 .5 -.2 .4 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 3 .................... .014 169.472 170.067 12.9 .4 .3 1.6 .4 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 3 .............. .412 116.896 117.200 1.6 .3 -.6 .4 .3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 .................. .246 125.197 126.251 8.4 .8 .9 .6 -.6 

Coffee ............................................................................... .150 221.236 224.649 15.4 1.5 1.8 .2 -.8 

Roasted coffee 4 ............................................................

-

 231.504 236.349 16.8 2.1 2.1 .7 -.7 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 4 .................................

-

 219.097 218.542 7.7 -.3 -2.7 4.7 -.3 

Other beverage materials including tea 3 ......................... .095 126.698 126.364 1.1 -.3 .3 .8 -.6 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.272 200.566 202.756 5.9 1.1 .0 .4 .5 

Sugar and sweets 2 ............................................................ .307 210.846 213.700 5.5 1.4 -1.7 .4 1.4 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................ .061 199.499 205.175 5.8 2.8 -.5 .4 .6 

Candy and chewing gum 2 3 ............................................ .183 138.172 139.150 5.5 .7 -1.9 .4 .7 

Other sweets 3 ................................................................. .063 151.239 153.953 4.6 1.8 .7 .6 -.6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .263 227.601 234.252 12.7 2.9 .9 1.2 1.4 

Butter and margarine 3 ..................................................... .077 183.182 188.155 8.0 2.7 -.3 -.3 -.4 

Butter 2 4 ........................................................................

-

 199.637 207.073 2.2 3.7 -5.9 -.5 3.7 

Margarine 4 ....................................................................

-

 285.391 292.835 14.3 2.6 1.5 -.6 -1.3 

Salad dressing 2 3 ............................................................ .067 138.083 140.029 7.9 1.4 -.3 -.4 1.4 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 .................... .119 164.205 170.635 18.8 3.9 1.6 2.8 2.9 

Peanut butter 2 3 4 .........................................................

-

 161.810 172.918 37.2 6.9 4.3 7.4 6.9 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.703 211.986 213.602 4.9 .8 .2 .3 .2 

Soups ............................................................................... .096 226.858 227.935 4.5 .5 1.2 -1.1 .8 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ....................... .305 169.202 170.113 4.2 .5 .0 -.5 .5 

Snacks 2 ........................................................................... .322 231.599 233.842 7.4 1.0 .0 .9 1.0 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................ .281 217.254 225.892 4.4 4.0 -.2 .6 .2 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 3 4 ......................

-

 132.684 138.383 7.8 4.3 .5 .5 2.8 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 3 4 ..........................................

-

 127.752 139.105 4.0 8.9 -4.2 -4.2 8.9 

Sauces and gravies 3 4 ..................................................

-

 127.154 129.686 1.9 2.0 -.9 .5 -.4 

Other condiments 2 4 .....................................................

-

 258.486 270.159 6.0 4.5 -1.7 -1.4 4.5 

Baby food 2 3 .................................................................... .073 148.108 148.830 7.5 .5 .5 .2 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 3 ......................................... .627 126.293 125.536 3.8 -.6 .2 .5 -.6 

Prepared salads 2 4 5 .....................................................

-

 110.563 110.146 3.4 -.4 -1.1 .9 -.4 

Food away from home 2 ......................................................... 5.669 234.435 235.268 3.1 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Full service meals and snacks 2 3 ........................................ 2.691 146.057 146.570 3.0 .4 .1 .1 .4 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 3 .................................. 2.277 149.265 149.622 3.1 .2 .5 .3 .2 

Food at employee sites and schools 3 ................................. .259 148.359 148.717 3.6 .2 .2 .2 .3 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 2 4 6 ..............

-

 124.494 124.720 3.5 .2 .0 .0 .2 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 3 ......... .082 138.306 139.453 4.3 .8 -.2 .4 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.

31 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Other food away from home 2 3 ........................................... .361 164.095 165.884 3.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. .948 227.335 229.704 2.1 1.0 .1 .2 .8 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................. .572 191.132 193.433 1.0 1.2 .1 .1 .8 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ...................... .273 205.549 207.248 2.3 .8 -.1 .1 .8 

Distilled spirits at home ........................................................ .072 187.243 189.873 .8 1.4 -.3 .2 .6 

Whiskey at home 4 .............................................................

-

 198.788 201.969 3.7 1.6 .3 .8 .9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 4 .................

-

 182.003 184.155 -.5 1.2 -.7 -1.1 1.2 

Wine at home ....................................................................... .227 165.685 168.323 -.7 1.6 .1 .2 .6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 2 ................................. .376 304.349 306.773 3.7 .8 .1 .3 .8 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 3 4 - 151.782 152.126 1.7 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Wine away from home 2 3 4 .................................................

-

 164.439 165.620 2.1 .7 -.1 .2 .7 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 4 ..................................

-

 159.903 161.160 4.6 .8 .1 .4 .8 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.020 220.193 220.805 1.9 .3 .1 .1 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.539 253.716 254.409 2.0 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 7 ................................................... 6.485 257.189 257.714 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Lodging away from home 3 .................................................... .749 128.131 131.601 2.3 2.7 .3 -.3 .2 

Housing at school, excluding board 7 8 ................................ .155 453.990 454.055 3.8 .0 .3 .3 .2 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .594 261.853 270.786 1.9 3.4 .2 -.4 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 7 8 ........................... 23.957 261.982 262.543 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 7 8 .............. 22.543 261.960 262.522 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ................................... .348 129.480 129.929 3.0 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.372 217.674 218.199 1.9 .2 -.1 -.1 -.4 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.216 189.711 189.945 1.2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels 2 ...................................................... .343 340.512 344.644 9.7 1.2 2.3 -.7 1.2 

Fuel oil 2 ............................................................................. .229 369.085 374.377 12.1 1.4 2.7 -1.0 1.4 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 9 ................................... .114 356.672 359.414 4.8 .8 -.5 -.7 -1.3 

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 3.873 189.891 189.942 .5 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 2.913 192.777 193.612 2.4 .4 .2 -.1 .0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ .960 178.193 176.044 -5.5 -1.2 -2.6 -.6 -2.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ................... 1.156 182.758 183.984 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .3 

Water and sewerage maintenance 7 .................................... .866 411.067 414.691 5.4 .9 .2 .6 .3 

Garbage and trash collection 2 10 ........................................ .290 398.720 398.880 2.3 .0 .5 .0 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.109 125.170 125.629 1.0 .4 .1 .1 .1 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 3 ................... .282 68.666 68.498 -1.6 -.2 -.5 -.9 -.2 

Floor coverings 2 3 ............................................................... .040 114.497 113.846 .7 -.6 .2 -1.2 -.6 

Window coverings 2 3 ........................................................... .077 73.982 74.075 -2.4 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Other linens 2 3 .................................................................... .165 56.861 56.669 -1.9 -.3 -1.0 -1.2 -.3 

Furniture and bedding 2 ......................................................... .729 120.117 119.608 1.9 -.4 .5 .9 -.4 

Bedroom furniture 2 .............................................................. .243 139.848 137.971 2.0 -1.3 .2 1.5 -1.3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 3 .............. .343 89.506 89.750 2.2 .3 .0 .3 .3 

Other furniture 3 ................................................................... .135 78.528 78.104 .8 -.5 2.2 1.2 -.7 

Infants’ furniture 2 4 6 .........................................................

- NA NA - - - - -

Appliances 3 ........................................................................... .285 85.781 87.744 3.2 2.3 -1.0 .8 1.6 

Major appliances 3 ............................................................... .161 97.398 100.086 5.9 2.8 -1.5 1.3 2.2 

Laundry equipment 4 ..........................................................

-

 110.060 113.779 8.2 3.4 -1.4 1.4 2.9 

Other appliances 2 3 ............................................................. .120 71.208 72.373 -.7 1.6 -1.7 -.3 1.6 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 3 .................... .501 66.048 66.470 -4.3 .6 -.8 -.8 .6 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................. .264 56.640 57.094 -6.7 .8 -.5 -1.7 .8 

Indoor plants and flowers 11 ................................................. .104 126.551 125.946 1.0 -.5 .4 .9 -.9 

Dishes and flatware 2 3 ........................................................ .048 60.432 61.979 -7.3 2.6 -3.8 -1.9 2.6 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 ................................ .085 96.837 97.229 -.4 .4 -.2 .4 .2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ............. .685 91.302 91.851 1.1 .6 .1 -.2 .5 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 3 ......................................... .173 98.667 99.015 2.5 .4 -.1 -.1 .4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................... .364 87.663 88.289 .6 .7 .0 -.2 .4 

Housekeeping supplies 2 ....................................................... .902 189.372 189.522 3.2 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Household cleaning products 2 3 ......................................... .370 124.149 123.732 2.7 -.3 .6 -.2 -.3 

Household paper products 2 3 .............................................. .242 165.304 165.973 3.3 .4 .6 .2 .4 

Miscellaneous household products 2 3 ................................. .290 120.085 120.488 3.7 .3 -.6 .5 .3 

Household operations 2 3 ....................................................... .727 152.729 153.634 1.6 .6 .1 .1 .6 

Domestic services 2 3 ........................................................... .251 145.843 146.471 .5 .4 .0 .1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services 2 3 .................................. .237 157.354 158.953 1.8 1.0 .0 .1 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

32 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 3 .................................... .089 125.183 125.514 0.5 0.3 0.7 -0.1 0.3 

Repair of household items 2 3 .............................................. .077 193.882 194.232 -

 .2 - - .2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.562 123.470 122.105 4.7 -1.1 .5 -.1 .9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .855 115.997 116.409 5.8 .4 1.0 -.5 1.0 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... .679 120.884 121.906 6.3 .8 1.0 -.3 1.7 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... .124 113.764 116.618 6.2 2.5 .8 -1.1 6.3 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................. .179 147.287 148.547 7.7 .9 .8 -.2 -.2 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 ................................................. .219 82.609 80.484 5.4 -2.6 1.0 -.3 .1 

Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ .150 111.249 116.214 6.6 4.5 1.6 .5 1.9 

Boys’ apparel ......................................................................... .176 97.771 96.270 3.9 -1.5 .8 -.9 -.8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.507 110.918 107.644 5.1 -3.0 .7 -.2 1.3 

Women’s apparel ................................................................... 1.246 111.875 108.683 4.2 -2.9 .4 -.3 1.2 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................. .096 103.085 94.998 2.4 -7.8 .2 .6 .4 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. .157 110.535 99.374 -.3 -10.1 .0 .0 -3.7 

Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................... .575 82.259 80.857 2.7 -1.7 .7 -1.6 2.7 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 3 ............................................................... .402 102.812 102.353 9.2 -.4 .8 1.4 .8 

Girls’ apparel .......................................................................... .261 105.860 102.238 9.5 -3.4 1.8 .1 1.9 

Footwear .................................................................................. .678 128.208 126.915 .5 -1.0 -.1 .3 -.3

Men’s footwear 2 .................................................................... .209 130.094 129.646 1.0 -.3 .5 .5 -.3 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................ .152 136.851 135.342 1.2 -1.1 .7 -.8 .0 

Women’s footwear ................................................................. .316 122.166 120.453 -.1 -1.4 -.5 -.1 -.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .201 118.032 118.399 7.5 .3 .7 1.3 1.6 

Jewelry and watches 9 ............................................................. .323 165.037 169.256 6.8 2.6 -.3 .5 .7 

Watches 2 9 ............................................................................ .088 114.934 115.586 .1 .6 -1.1 -1.2 .6 

Jewelry 9 ................................................................................ .235 176.775 182.611 8.3 3.3 -.1 .5 1.6 

Transportation ............................................................................ 16.875 208.585 210.799 5.0 1.1 -.3 -.7 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................... 15.694 203.809 206.307 5.2 1.2 -.3 -.8 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. 5.651 99.795 99.659 2.6 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.195 142.953 143.438 3.2 .3 -.2 -.2 .0 

New cars and trucks 3 4 .....................................................

-

 99.085 99.435 3.3 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 

New cars 4 .........................................................................

-

 143.619 143.698 4.0 .1 -.2 -.1 -.2 

New trucks 4 10 ..................................................................

-

 147.210 148.269 2.6 .7 -.2 -.2 .2 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 1.913 148.140 147.143 3.2 -.7 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Leased cars and trucks 12 .................................................... .403 92.041 91.452 -3.4 -.6 -.8 -.1 -.5 

Car and truck rental 3 ........................................................... .071 124.088 118.603 .1 -4.4 -.1 .7 -.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.463 282.501 292.236 10.0 3.4 -.8 -2.1 .8 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.273 280.713 290.762 9.7 3.6 -.9 -2.1 .9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 4 .............................................

-

 280.216 290.655 9.8 3.7 -.9 -2.1 .9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 13 .....................................

-

 287.561 296.954 9.5 3.3 -.9 -2.1 .8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ..........................................

-

 271.078 279.459 9.4 3.1 -.7 -2.1 .7 

Other motor fuels 3 ............................................................... .189 280.326 279.509 14.7 -.3 4.1 1.2 1.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 2 ..................................... .438 147.499 148.126 5.4 .4 .7 .8 .4 

Tires 2 .................................................................................. .298 134.417 135.310 6.1 .7 1.1 1.1 .7 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 3 ............................... .140 157.340 157.206 4.1 -.1 -.1 .2 -.1 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 4 ...............

-

 147.661 147.448 2.0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.1 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 4 .........................................

-

 354.170 354.378 13.7 .1 .3 .8 .1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 2 ................................ 1.155 255.644 256.405 2.3 .3 .0 .0 .3 

Motor vehicle body work 2 .................................................... .057 261.779 262.293 1.5 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ......................... .461 231.079 231.441 2.3 .2 .0 .2 .2 

Motor vehicle repair 2 3 ........................................................ .601 158.184 158.847 2.3 .4 -.1 -.2 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance ......................................................... 2.426 396.193 395.974 3.1 -.1 .3 .2 .1 

Motor vehicle fees 2 3 ............................................................. .561 169.269 171.627 3.1 1.4 .2 .2 1.4 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 2 3 7 ........ .333 167.554 167.301 1.2 -.2 .1 .3 -.2 

Parking and other fees 2 3 .................................................... .206 172.468 179.128 6.2 3.9 .2 .0 3.9 

Parking fees and tolls 2 3 4 .................................................

-

 186.142 195.477 8.3 5.0 .3 .1 5.0 

Automobile service clubs 2 3 4 ...........................................

-

 122.479 123.510 1.2 .8 .1 -.6 .8 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.181 266.958 263.968 1.7 -1.1 .0 .0 -.8 

Airline fare .............................................................................. .768 299.315 295.429 1.8 -1.3 .0 -.1 -.9 

Other intercity transportation .................................................. .152 152.822 149.440 -1.8 -2.2 -.6 .7 -1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

33 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Intercity bus fare 2 4 5 ..........................................................

-

 120.111 118.674 3.7 -1.2 0.7 4.0 -1.2 

Intercity train fare 2 4 5 .........................................................

-

 107.558 101.248 -4.7 -5.9 -1.2 2.9 -5.9 

Ship fare 2 3 4 .......................................................................

-

 63.221 62.286 -1.5 -1.5 .2 -.3 -1.5 

Intracity transportation 2 ......................................................... .259 275.715 275.852 2.0 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Intracity mass transit 2 4 14 ..................................................

-

 109.135 109.212 1.7 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Medical care ............................................................................... 7.061 405.629 408.056 3.6 .6 .4 .3 .3

Medical care commodities 2 ..................................................... 1.716 327.254 329.201 3.2 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Medicinal drugs 2 14 ............................................................... 1.637 106.523 107.182 3.4 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Prescription drugs ................................................................ 1.320 429.817 433.577 4.2 .9 .3 .4 .3 

Nonprescription drugs 2 14 ................................................... .317 99.089 98.645 .2 -.4 .7 .1 -.4 

Medical equipment and supplies 2 14 ..................................... .079 99.594 99.688 -.3 .1 -.1 -.7 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 5.345 430.005 432.583 3.7 .6 .4 .4 .2 

Professional services ............................................................. 3.005 337.907 338.714 2.0 .2 .2 .3 -.2 

Physicians’ services 7 .......................................................... 1.612 342.966 343.657 2.4 .2 .2 .2 -.1 

Dental services 7 .................................................................. .761 411.438 412.796 2.3 .3 .3 .3 .1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 9 .................................................. .252 178.161 178.889 .8 .4 -.4 .0 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 2 7 9 ...................... .380 218.223 218.444 .9 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.732 653.839 659.194 5.3 .8 .5 .4 .3 

Hospital services 7 15 ........................................................... 1.510 246.377 248.410 5.8 .8 .5 .4 .3 

Inpatient hospital services 4 7 15 ........................................

-

 242.364 244.411 6.2 .8 .8 .4 .4 

Outpatient hospital services 4 7 9 .......................................

-

 556.975 561.735 5.2 .9 .3 .4 .4 

Nursing homes and adult day services 7 15 ......................... .135 183.780 185.820 3.2 1.1 .3 .4 .5 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 2 6 .............................. .086 113.724 114.016 1.9 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Health insurance 2 6 ............................................................... .609 110.334 112.271 8.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.8 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................... 6.044 113.499 114.183 1.4 .6 .1 .3 .6 

Video and audio 3 .................................................................... 1.924 98.225 98.743 1.5 .5 .0 .1 .6 

Televisions ............................................................................. .178 6.025 5.957 -16.8 -1.1 -2.4 -.2 -1.0

Cable and satellite television and radio service 10 ................. 1.371 383.032 386.090 4.1 .8 .3 .5 .8 

Other video equipment 2 3 ..................................................... .028 13.066 12.881 -12.4 -1.4 -1.2 -2.8 -1.4 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 2 3 ......................................................................... .114 80.274 80.716 8.2 .6 -.4 -1.5 .6 

Video discs and other media 2 3 4 ........................................

-

 51.151 50.704 -1.3 -.9 -.7 -3.1 -.9 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 3 4 ...........

-

 117.446 119.478 16.5 1.7 -.1 -.3 1.7 

Audio equipment 2 ................................................................. .075 43.415 43.585 -5.5 .4 -.9 -1.6 .4 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 3 .................................. .045 89.448 89.691 -2.7 .3 .1 -.6 .3 

Pets, pet products and services 3 ............................................ 1.101 160.427 160.709 3.3 .2 .3 .1 .1 

Pets and pet products 2 ......................................................... .692 197.465 197.782 2.6 .2 .3 -.2 .2 

Pet food 2 3 4 ........................................................................

-

 147.809 148.702 3.9 .6 .0 -.1 .6 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 4 ................

-

 118.038 117.003 .5 -.9 .7 -.7 -.9 

Pet services including veterinary 3 ......................................... .409 203.330 203.741 4.5 .2 .4 .7 .0 

Pet services 2 3 4 .................................................................

-

 166.151 166.923 4.6 .5 .1 .3 .5 

Veterinarian services 3 4 ......................................................

-

 211.015 211.331 4.0 .1 .1 .9 -.1 

Sporting goods 2 ...................................................................... .464 117.640 117.882 .1 .2 -.3 -.2 .2 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ....................................... .245 147.899 147.690 2.5 -.1 .3 .2 -.1 

Sports equipment 2 ................................................................ .209 90.352 90.909 -2.9 .6 -1.1 -.7 .6 

Photography 3 .......................................................................... .115 79.602 79.078 1.4 -.7 .4 -.1 -.7 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................... .055 65.107 64.423 -1.1 -1.1 -.1 -.6 -1.5 

Film and photographic supplies 2 3 4 ...................................

-

 95.798 95.444 7.6 -.4 2.7 -.4 -.4 

Photographic equipment 3 4 .................................................

-

 28.774 28.382 -3.0 -1.4 -.3 -1.0 -2.0 

Photographers and film processing 2 3 .................................. .059 117.366 117.015 3.1 -.3 .6 .2 -.3 

Photographer fees 2 3 4 .......................................................

-

 124.788 124.789 3.9 .0 .2 .5 .0 

Film processing 2 3 4 ............................................................

-

 113.184 112.797 2.9 -.3 1.0 -.1 -.3 

Other recreational goods 3 ....................................................... .473 54.431 54.892 -3.3 .8 -1.2 .1 .9 

Toys 2 ..................................................................................... .352 54.433 55.048 -4.6 1.1 -1.6 -.1 1.1 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 3 4 ......

-

 58.505 59.257 -2.0 1.3 -1.5 -.2 1.3 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 ................................ .061 97.989 97.127 2.1 -.9 .3 1.0 -.8 

Music instruments and accessories 2 3 .................................. .040 95.271 95.329 -1.4 .1 -.1 .1 .1 

Other recreation services 3 ...................................................... 1.742 146.309 147.907 1.7 1.1 .4 1.0 1.1 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises 2 3 ................................................................... .576 125.494 125.841 2.5 .3 2.4 2.4 .3 

Admissions 2 .......................................................................... .627 322.494 329.384 1.3 2.1 -1.2 .2 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

34 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 4 ..............

-

 156.006 159.002 1.5 1.9 -1.0 0.3 1.9 

Admission to sporting events 2 3 4 .......................................

-

 174.767 180.062 1.5 3.0 -1.5 -.1 3.0 

Fees for lessons or instructions 2 9 ........................................ .231 268.184 269.239 .3 .4 .0 .0 .4 

Recreational reading materials 2 .............................................. .224 221.146 222.235 .7 .5 .5 .3 .5 

Newspapers and magazines 2 3 ............................................ .120 139.136 140.890 4.0 1.3 .8 .3 1.3 

Recreational books 2 3 ........................................................... .100 102.471 102.020 -3.1 -.4 .0 .2 -.4 

Education and communication 3 ................................................ 6.797 132.728 133.067 1.8 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Education 3 .............................................................................. 3.216 212.745 213.067 4.4 .2 .4 .3 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .201 540.742 547.629 4.9 1.3 .6 .0 .8 

College textbooks 2 4 12 .......................................................

-

 181.172 183.625 5.2 1.4 .3 -.2 1.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 3.015 611.633 612.104 4.4 .1 .4 .4 .2 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ 1.695 691.768 691.260 5.6 -.1 .5 .4 .2 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................... .382 661.200 661.301 3.7 .0 .3 .3 .3 

Child care and nursery school 11 ......................................... .775 249.713 250.788 2.4 .4 .1 .1 .4 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ................ .059 215.928 216.153 5.5 .1 .3 .4 .3 

Communication 3 ..................................................................... 3.581 82.990 83.280 -.6 .3 .0 .0 .2 

Postage and delivery services 3 ............................................. .145 152.285 153.702 1.3 .9 .3 .1 -.2 

Postage ................................................................................ .135 238.782 240.340 .8 .7 .3 .1 -.6 

Delivery services 2 3 ............................................................. .010 254.464 266.283 9.2 4.6 .1 -.1 4.6 

Information and information processing 3 .............................. 3.436 79.599 79.858 -.7 .3 -.1 .0 .3 

Telephone services 2 3 ......................................................... 2.429 101.397 101.687 .3 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Wireless telephone services 2 3 ......................................... 1.484 59.931 59.919 -1.1 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Land-line telephone services 2 14 ...................................... .945 104.131 104.932 1.9 .8 .0 .2 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services 16 ................ 1.006 8.818 8.855 -3.6 .4 -.2 -.5 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ................. .269 64.348 64.356 -11.8 .0 .2 -2.1 -.6 

Computer software and accessories 2 3 .............................. .050 43.187 43.106 -2.0 -.2 1.0 1.7 -.2 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 3 ... .584 75.987 76.482 .6 .7 -.4 .1 .7 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 3 .................................................... .089 31.733 31.877 -4.9 .5 -1.2 -1.0 .5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.385 391.043 391.382 1.7 .1 .4 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 2 ............................................ .804 847.063 851.016 2.8 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Cigarettes 2 3 ......................................................................... .744 345.001 346.604 2.7 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 3 ........................... .054 229.262 230.381 4.0 .5 -.2 .0 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.581 210.257 210.299 1.4 .0 .5 .0 .1 

Personal care products 2 ....................................................... .656 160.825 161.256 .2 .3 .5 -.5 .3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 3 .................................................................. .342 101.995 102.216 -1.7 .2 .6 -.5 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements 2 ................................................................ .307 185.648 186.245 2.2 .3 .5 -.4 .3 

Personal care services 2 ........................................................ .633 232.302 232.039 .9 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 3 ..................... .633 141.742 141.582 .9 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.081 367.912 367.934 2.9 .0 .4 .5 -.1 

Legal services 2 9 ................................................................. .297 300.480 301.013 2.0 .2 .4 .2 .2 

Funeral expenses 9 .............................................................. .159 291.088 291.954 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 .................................... .241 145.339 145.357 1.3 .0 .2 .1 .1 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 3 .... .030 167.815 167.884 4.9 .0 .1 .7 .0 

Financial services 2 9 ........................................................... .212 283.390 283.281 7.1 .0 .6 .4 .0 

Checking account and other bank services 2 3 4 ...............

-

 135.703 135.715 7.3 .0 -.2 2.7 .0 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 4 .....

-

 187.775 185.362 6.2 -1.3 1.3 -1.0 -1.3 

Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................ .211 86.792 86.672 .0 -.1 .4 -.3 .7 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 4 ...........................

-

 157.573 157.451 1.2 -.1 .6 .0 .5 

Infants’ equipment 2 4 6 ........................................................

-

 92.346 92.120 -3.4 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.966 183.345 184.636 4.0 .7 .0 -.3 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 24.710 157.921 159.117 3.9 .8 -.1 -.6 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.742 204.529 206.834 5.4 1.1 .0 -.7 .8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 12.179 259.668 264.289 5.6 1.8 -.3 -1.0 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 8.968 112.277 112.399 1.5 .1 -.1 .0 -.1

Services ....................................................................................... 60.034 267.737 268.459 2.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 8 ........................................................................... 31.190 264.341 265.060 2.0 .3 .2 .2 .1 

Transportation services ................................................................ 5.797 269.858 269.438 2.1 -.2 .0 .1 .0 

Other services .............................................................................. 11.598 318.043 319.100 2.5 .3 .3 .4 .4 

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.692 224.805 225.739 2.7 .4 .1 .0 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.461 217.260 218.378 3.4 .5 .0 -.1 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.

35 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 3. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................... 92.939 216.875 217.804 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 25.658 160.453 161.685 3.9 .8 -.1 -.5 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.690 205.966 208.277 5.2 1.1 .0 -.7 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 13.127 255.567 259.979 5.3 1.7 -.2 -.9 .7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.997 218.411 220.325 4.8 .9 .1 -.3 .5 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 2.885 117.890 116.560 5.7 -1.1 .7 -.1 1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 28.844 292.487 293.269 2.4 .3 .1 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.689 255.271 255.881 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.679 232.300 236.942 6.1 2.0 -.5 -1.3 .2 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.321 226.795 227.422 2.6 .3 .2 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 76.013 226.740 227.237 2.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 19.852 145.929 145.963 2.2 .0 .1 -.1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.806 287.363 296.886 10.0 3.3 -.6 -2.0 .9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.161 275.643 276.432 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Domestically produced farm food 2 .............................................. 7.287 236.613 238.261 5.5 .7 -.4 .3 .7 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 10.010 205.245 205.521 1.5 .1 -.2 .1 -.2 

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

 $ .443 $ .441 - - - - -

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

 $ .148 $ .147 - - - - -

1 The relative importances for the U.S. city average were reissued on

March 7, 2012.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

8 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

36 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

All items .................................................................................... 226.804 227.014 227.033 227.505 5.5 2.7 2.3 1.2 4.1 1.8 

Food and beverages .............................................................. 230.896 231.136 231.610 232.080 6.3 4.1 4.4 2.1 5.2 3.2 

Food ..................................................................................... 231.053 231.298 231.778 232.154 6.6 4.3 4.7 1.9 5.4 3.3 

Food at home ..................................................................... 230.258 230.256 230.805 230.851 9.1 5.5 5.8 1.0 7.3 3.4 

Cereals and bakery products ........................................... 265.632 266.541 267.370 266.995 3.8 6.3 9.0 2.1 5.0 5.5 

Cereals and cereal products .......................................... 231.387 233.592 234.425 234.353 4.7 5.2 10.3 5.2 4.9 7.7 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................... 248.347 251.375 252.980 249.724 7.1 16.4 14.0 2.2 11.6 7.9 

Breakfast cereal 1 ......................................................... 223.659 227.656 229.277 228.664 8.5 4.5 1.6 9.3 6.5 5.4 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................ 241.011 243.316 242.236 242.992 -2.0 9.5 13.9 3.3 3.6 8.5 

Rice 1 2 3 .................................................................... 168.266 169.004 167.799 170.451 -6.2 7.6 15.1 5.3 .5 10.1 

Bakery products ............................................................. 283.864 283.700 284.648 283.900 4.2 7.1 7.8 .1 5.7 3.8

Bread 3 ......................................................................... 173.366 171.157 172.959 171.314 7.0 5.2 12.3 -4.7 6.1 3.5

White bread 1 2 ........................................................... 315.702 309.801 313.739 309.413 4.6 16.2 4.3 -7.7 10.3 -1.9 

Bread other than white 1 2 .......................................... 336.754 332.571 336.796 328.723 18.1 -2.0 17.0 -9.2 7.6 3.0 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 3 ...................................... 167.264 167.182 166.877 167.471 6.9 7.4 6.4 .5 7.2 3.4 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ..................................... 261.180 262.607 262.511 263.243 -2.2 1.3 12.5 3.2 -.5 7.8 

Cookies 2 .................................................................... 250.641 251.388 252.211 255.178 .5 .4 9.6 7.4 .4 8.5 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 ................................... 270.768 277.431 274.773 271.547 -1.9 -.4 15.9 1.2 -1.1 8.3 

Other bakery products .................................................. 257.691 258.294 258.535 258.994 5.4 11.0 3.3 2.0 8.2 2.7 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ............ 270.549 271.517 268.619 273.821 5.3 11.3 9.6 4.9 8.2 7.3 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .................... 299.976 302.472 302.386 299.968 6.6 12.9 2.8 .0 9.7 1.4 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 2 .......................................................... 267.645 265.432 267.622 269.301 .0 13.7 5.3 2.5 6.6 3.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................... 227.493 227.639 229.103 229.463 13.6 5.9 5.9 3.5 9.7 4.7 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................. 227.465 228.212 230.062 230.267 13.8 5.0 4.7 5.0 9.3 4.9 

Meats ............................................................................ 228.203 229.264 231.020 230.818 18.6 4.3 4.7 4.7 11.2 4.7 

Beef and veal 1 ........................................................... 251.726 252.615 254.850 257.747 23.9 4.4 3.8 9.9 13.7 6.8 

Uncooked ground beef 1 .......................................... 229.568 229.747 231.838 236.104 25.8 10.3 -3.5 11.9 17.8 3.9 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ......................................... 183.662 185.874 188.284 187.714 21.2 12.6 -.4 9.1 16.8 4.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................................ 170.632 170.929 172.004 173.762 22.7 -4.0 14.4 7.5 8.6 10.9 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 ............................ 179.169 180.488 182.286 184.050 24.8 -2.3 8.3 11.4 10.4 9.8 

Pork ............................................................................ 210.163 211.521 212.314 209.903 13.8 3.2 9.3 -.5 8.3 4.3 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 .. 149.909 151.235 151.011 149.733 22.9 3.9 6.0 -.5 13.0 2.7 

Bacon and related products 2 ................................. 269.112 274.154 273.834 273.812 40.6 10.2 1.9 7.2 24.5 4.5 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ........ 140.660 138.838 137.789 137.123 6.0 1.5 12.6 -9.7 3.7 .8 

Ham .......................................................................... 202.161 204.127 205.125 200.682 4.2 2.5 6.5 -2.9 3.4 1.7 

Ham, excluding canned 2 ....................................... 228.415 230.276 230.869 226.364 8.3 2.4 6.6 -3.5 5.3 1.4 

Pork chops ............................................................... 192.776 194.319 194.862 194.077 10.6 -.1 16.7 2.7 5.1 9.5

Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ................. 134.287 135.151 135.965 133.752 8.4 8.2 11.9 -1.6 8.3 4.9 

Other meats ................................................................ 209.424 210.349 212.648 210.413 14.5 5.6 .2 1.9 10.0 1.0 

Frankfurters 2 ........................................................... 200.877 203.037 209.054 201.737 22.3 3.6 -10.2 1.7 12.6 -4.4 

Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ...................................................... 136.710 137.198 137.693 136.751 7.5 4.9 6.5 .1 6.2 3.3 

Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ....................................... 325.612 327.243 327.846 326.935 10.7 18.6 2.4 1.6 14.6 2.0 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ............................................. 214.477 216.113 216.114 209.460 24.5 31.9 12.1 -9.0 28.2 1.0 

Poultry .......................................................................... 213.237 212.683 214.811 217.143 2.4 4.1 6.7 7.5 3.2 7.1 

Chicken 3 .................................................................... 135.606 135.127 136.560 138.241 2.0 2.1 4.4 8.0 2.0 6.2 

Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ........................................... 226.149 222.422 227.648 225.192 9.9 17.6 4.5 -1.7 13.7 1.4 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ........................... 204.020 205.444 205.784 205.647 1.6 -.9 5.4 3.2 .3 4.3 

Other poultry including turkey 3 .................................. 143.751 145.614 146.379 146.275 8.4 9.5 11.6 7.2 8.9 9.4 

Fish and seafood .......................................................... 263.905 265.153 267.190 266.343 10.0 8.7 2.5 3.7 9.4 3.1 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ......................................... 156.765 157.323 158.030 159.030 13.5 6.4 -5.1 5.9 9.9 .3 

Processed fish and seafood 3 .................................... 137.600 137.861 139.033 139.039 6.4 14.6 5.7 4.2 10.4 5.0 

Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 2 .............................. 184.912 186.660 186.889 189.013 1.4 21.3 -.1 9.2 10.9 4.4 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 ..................................... 293.030 291.220 296.058 294.405 3.5 29.2 -1.1 1.9 15.6 .4 

Eggs ............................................................................... 227.883 217.690 212.506 216.255 10.5 23.5 30.0 -18.9 16.8 2.7 

Dairy and related products 1 ............................................. 219.493 218.767 218.458 220.492 15.4 10.0 9.1 1.8 12.7 5.4 

Milk 1 3 ............................................................................ 149.431 148.775 148.665 149.751 27.1 10.7 2.7 .9 18.6 1.8 

Fresh whole milk 1 2 ..................................................... 215.223 212.409 212.882 213.209 33.5 10.4 3.1 -3.7 21.4 -.3 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ................................. 152.713 152.728 152.623 154.234 22.0 10.4 2.7 4.0 16.1 3.4 

Cheese and related products ......................................... 226.795 226.745 226.039 226.525 12.1 18.8 11.6 -.5 15.4 5.4 

Ice cream and related products ...................................... 213.085 213.934 215.592 217.439 11.9 7.3 5.7 8.4 9.6 7.0 

Other dairy and related products 3 ................................. 143.141 144.576 145.289 145.029 5.1 5.6 7.3 5.4 5.4 6.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

37 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ....................................................... 286.133 284.772 283.333 279.700 6.7 1.9 0.5 -8.7 4.3 -4.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................ 328.682 325.717 323.217 318.600 7.8 .2 -2.1 -11.7 3.9 -7.0 

Fresh fruits ................................................................... 334.249 331.283 329.732 323.785 -4.2 9.8 -4.9 -11.9 2.6 -8.5 

Apples ........................................................................ 326.980 323.366 319.253 321.935 6.0 -3.4 31.9 -6.0 1.2 11.3 

Bananas ..................................................................... 209.436 208.309 208.772 207.486 5.6 -2.1 10.9 -3.7 1.7 3.3 

Citrus fruits 3 ............................................................... 209.787 211.467 209.584 204.769 -20.3 .7 2.8 -9.2 -10.4 -3.4 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ............................... 420.292 429.833 428.299 424.409 -17.1 -1.0 10.3 4.0 -9.4 7.1 

Other fresh fruits 3 ...................................................... 112.148 109.754 109.393 106.026 .8 30.7 -26.2 -20.1 14.7 -23.2 

Fresh vegetables .......................................................... 321.038 318.097 314.721 311.616 21.0 -8.4 .7 -11.2 5.3 -5.5 

Potatoes ..................................................................... 341.471 341.698 338.325 332.945 27.0 3.5 -.2 -9.6 14.7 -5.0 

Lettuce ........................................................................ 301.535 297.388 296.065 291.645 12.0 -4.8 1.3 -12.5 3.3 -5.8 

Tomatoes 1 ................................................................. 313.891 318.162 315.907 316.247 219.7 -71.9 6.4 3.0 -5.2 4.7 

Other fresh vegetables ............................................... 321.033 321.752 322.986 313.982 -2.4 4.2 2.1 -8.5 .8 -3.3 

Processed fruits and vegetables 3 .................................. 154.511 155.851 156.331 155.131 3.1 7.9 9.4 1.6 5.5 5.4 

Canned fruits and vegetables 3 .................................... 156.375 157.928 157.754 157.125 2.1 6.9 6.7 1.9 4.4 4.3 

Canned fruits 2 3 ......................................................... 148.895 149.765 150.017 148.213 6.0 7.5 5.7 -1.8 6.8 1.9 

Canned vegetables 2 3 ............................................... 165.681 169.451 167.324 167.714 .5 6.7 8.0 5.0 3.6 6.5 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................... 148.361 149.657 151.248 148.613 6.4 9.4 12.2 .7 7.9 6.3 

Frozen vegetables 2 ................................................... 206.670 207.141 209.120 204.829 4.6 9.9 14.5 -3.5 7.2 5.1 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried

3 ............................................................................ 158.250 157.574 157.808 158.684 1.8 5.3 15.3 1.1 3.5 8.0 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................ 190.307 191.933 195.782 195.343 .9 3.9 46.7 11.0 2.4 27.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ 168.928 169.448 169.798 169.236 8.0 4.8 2.3 .7 6.4 1.5 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 .................................... 128.226 128.369 128.322 127.952 4.6 2.5 3.5 -.9 3.6 1.3 

Carbonated drinks ........................................................ 160.974 161.758 161.412 162.010 .4 5.0 5.0 2.6 2.7 3.8

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................ 166.361 166.863 169.472 170.067 15.8 14.8 11.9 9.2 15.3 10.5 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ........... 117.139 116.419 116.896 117.200 3.9 -.3 2.4 .2 1.8 1.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ............... 124.656 125.727 126.446 125.687 18.1 13.2 -.1 3.3 15.6 1.6 

Coffee ........................................................................... 221.755 225.792 226.304 224.597 33.4 22.7 3.0 5.2 28.0 4.1 

Roasted coffee 2 ......................................................... 233.210 238.026 239.722 238.008 30.6 25.0 5.3 8.5 27.8 6.9 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 ............................. 214.972 209.253 219.097 218.542 13.9 18.0 -6.3 6.8 15.9 .1 

Other beverage materials including tea 3 ..................... 125.190 125.613 126.641 125.846 3.3 1.3 -2.1 2.1 2.3 .0 

Other food at home .......................................................... 201.114 201.152 201.996 203.003 7.2 5.4 7.2 3.8 6.3 5.5 

Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................ 213.602 210.039 210.846 213.700 2.3 7.1 12.7 .2 4.7 6.2 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................... 202.427 201.332 202.185 203.423 2.2 13.8 5.7 2.0 7.9 3.8 

Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................ 140.325 137.607 138.172 139.150 3.4 6.6 16.4 -3.3 5.0 6.1 

Other sweets 3 .............................................................. 151.416 152.520 153.389 152.438 4.6 5.0 5.9 2.7 4.8 4.3 

Fats and oils ................................................................... 225.392 227.351 230.188 233.400 16.3 10.4 9.4 15.0 13.3 12.2 

Butter and margarine 3 ................................................. 188.098 187.509 186.897 186.145 23.4 13.7 1.3 -4.1 18.5 -1.4 

Butter 1 2 .................................................................... 213.280 200.622 199.637 207.073 13.3 19.1 -9.0 -11.1 16.1 -10.1

Margarine 2 ................................................................. 289.918 294.401 292.750 289.003 17.3 22.1 20.6 -1.3 19.7 9.1 

Salad dressing 1 3 ........................................................ 139.077 138.642 138.083 140.029 10.9 .4 18.4 2.8 5.5 10.3 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................ 159.060 161.617 166.131 170.955 11.9 15.2 15.7 33.4 13.5 24.3 

Peanut butter 1 2 3 ...................................................... 144.456 150.724 161.810 172.918 13.7 23.7 22.7 105.3 18.6 58.7 

Other foods ..................................................................... 212.578 213.041 213.648 214.073 6.8 4.3 5.8 2.8 5.5 4.3 

Soups ........................................................................... 231.796 234.596 232.047 233.955 6.7 7.1 .8 3.8 6.9 2.3 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ................... 170.003 170.005 169.202 170.113 7.5 5.4 3.9 .3 6.5 2.1 

Snacks 1 ....................................................................... 229.559 229.454 231.599 233.842 10.5 -2.0 14.3 7.7 4.1 10.9

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..................... 223.471 223.114 224.459 224.891 6.2 4.7 4.3 2.6 5.5 3.4 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 3 .................. 133.124 133.786 134.448 138.273 -8.1 16.0 8.8 16.4 3.3 12.6 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ...................................... 139.191 133.297 127.752 139.105 2.2 13.9 .8 -.2 7.9 .3 

Sauces and gravies 2 3 .............................................. 131.153 129.960 130.588 130.014 8.3 2.2 .7 -3.4 5.2 -1.4 

Other condiments 1 2 .................................................. 266.494 262.034 258.486 270.159 -6.2 14.0 11.9 5.6 3.4 8.7 

Baby food 1 3 ................................................................ 147.048 147.752 148.108 148.830 8.2 9.2 7.8 4.9 8.7 6.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ..................................... 125.461 125.702 126.293 125.536 9.7 2.1 3.4 .2 5.9 1.8 

Prepared salads 1 2 4 ................................................. 110.816 109.551 110.563 110.146 4.6 -1.4 13.7 -2.4 1.6 5.3 

Food away from home 1 ..................................................... 233.459 234.046 234.435 235.268 3.4 2.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 

Full service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... 145.681 145.888 146.057 146.570 3.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 3.1 2.9 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .............................. 148.207 148.890 149.265 149.622 3.2 3.4 2.0 3.9 3.3 2.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 3 ............................. 147.180 147.420 147.715 148.148 2.9 5.3 3.6 2.7 4.1 3.1 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ........... 124.497 124.476 124.494 124.720 .3 -1.7 15.7 .7 -.7 7.9 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 ..... 138.110 137.772 138.306 139.453 1.8 3.6 8.0 3.9 2.7 5.9 

See footnotes at end of table.

38 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Other food away from home 1 3 ....................................... 163.978 164.120 164.095 165.884 4.0 1.9 2.5 4.7 2.9 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................. 227.294 227.465 227.849 229.704 2.2 1.4 .6 4.3 1.8 2.4 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. 191.716 191.814 191.986 193.433 1.1 -1.4 .6 3.6 -.2 2.1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. 205.264 205.028 205.209 206.931 3.5 -1.8 4.2 3.3 .8 3.8 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... 189.180 188.665 189.067 190.209 -.2 1.8 -.4 2.2 .8 .9 

Whiskey at home 2 ......................................................... 198.261 198.843 200.386 202.236 -.7 2.2 5.1 8.3 .8 6.7 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 2 ............. 185.388 184.075 182.003 184.155 -.3 3.5 -2.3 -2.6 1.6 -2.5 

Wine at home ................................................................... 166.909 167.082 167.434 168.421 -.9 -2.5 -3.1 3.7 -1.7 .2 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ............................. 303.234 303.578 304.349 306.773 2.3 7.0 .8 4.8 4.6 2.8 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2

3 ................................................................................ 151.491 151.739 151.782 152.126 3.0 .8 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.6 

Wine away from home 1 2 3 .............................................. 164.211 164.074 164.439 165.620 .0 5.8 -.6 3.5 2.8 1.4 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ............................... 159.096 159.228 159.903 161.160 3.0 8.1 2.0 5.3 5.5 3.6 

Housing .................................................................................. 220.378 220.691 221.005 221.246 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.9 1.9 

Shelter .................................................................................. 253.163 253.645 254.112 254.613 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.7 2.3 

Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................ 255.742 256.307 256.894 257.285 1.6 2.1 3.7 2.4 1.9 3.0 

Lodging away from home 3 ................................................ 137.489 137.839 137.482 137.802 3.3 15.1 -8.6 .9 9.0 -4.0 

Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ............................ 449.019 450.415 451.930 453.027 4.2 4.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.4 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ....................................................................... 286.952 287.643 286.479 286.926 3.0 18.0 -11.2 .0 10.2 -5.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 6 7 ....................... 261.034 261.503 261.982 262.543 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 1.4 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 6 7 .......... 261.011 261.479 261.960 262.522 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.3 1.4 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ............................... 128.416 128.777 129.480 129.929 1.2 2.2 3.6 4.8 1.7 4.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 221.794 221.545 221.347 220.362 8.3 -.4 2.6 -2.6 3.9 .0 

Household energy .............................................................. 194.572 194.147 193.673 192.424 8.9 -1.6 2.1 -4.3 3.5 -1.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .................................................. 335.148 342.823 340.512 344.644 51.8 -12.8 -2.1 11.8 15.0 4.7 

Fuel oil 1 ......................................................................... 362.809 372.654 369.085 374.377 80.2 -17.4 -6.4 13.4 22.0 3.0 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................ 356.125 354.416 352.052 347.448 16.2 13.6 1.0 -9.4 14.9 -4.3 

Energy services 6 ............................................................. 195.502 194.630 194.233 192.643 5.7 -.4 2.5 -5.7 2.6 -1.7 

Electricity 6 ..................................................................... 198.365 198.730 198.575 198.476 4.6 1.2 3.5 .2 2.8 1.9 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................................. 183.804 179.003 177.840 172.628 9.6 -5.7 -1.0 -22.2 1.7 -12.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ............... 181.872 182.373 183.235 183.712 6.2 4.1 4.4 4.1 5.1 4.2 

Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................ 408.974 409.876 412.466 413.875 7.1 4.4 5.3 4.9 5.8 5.1 

Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ...................................... 397.106 398.910 398.720 398.880 3.1 3.1 1.4 1.8 3.1 1.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 125.387 125.503 125.646 125.732 .6 .8 1.6 1.1 .7 1.4 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ............... 69.631 69.295 68.666 68.498 1.6 -2.0 .4 -6.4 -.2 -3.0 

Floor coverings 1 3 ........................................................... 115.720 115.938 114.497 113.846 -.7 11.3 -.7 -6.3 5.1 -3.5 

Window coverings 1 3 ....................................................... 73.794 73.982 73.982 74.075 -9.1 -3.0 1.2 1.5 -6.1 1.4 

Other linens 1 3 ................................................................. 58.185 57.580 56.861 56.669 8.0 -5.2 .4 -10.0 1.2 -5.0 

Furniture and bedding 1 ...................................................... 118.510 119.058 120.117 119.608 2.9 1.8 -.9 3.8 2.4 1.4 

Bedroom furniture 1 .......................................................... 137.503 137.720 139.848 137.971 4.3 -3.0 5.8 1.4 .6 3.6 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 .......... 89.242 89.220 89.506 89.750 -.7 10.5 -2.7 2.3 4.8 -.2 

Other furniture 3 ................................................................ 76.802 78.463 79.403 78.809 -.9 -3.1 -2.9 10.9 -2.0 3.8 

Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 ...................................................... NA NA NA NA - - - - - -

Appliances 3 ....................................................................... 86.887 86.050 86.737 88.099 .4 1.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 5.4 

Major appliances 3 ............................................................ 98.360 96.910 98.205 100.403 2.2 3.3 9.7 8.6 2.8 9.1 

Laundry equipment 2 ...................................................... 111.150 109.590 111.085 114.350 6.2 1.5 13.5 12.0 3.8 12.8 

Other appliances 1 3 ......................................................... 72.670 71.414 71.208 72.373 .2 3.2 -4.3 -1.6 1.7 -3.0 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ................ 67.109 66.556 66.048 66.470 -.1 -2.4 -10.5 -3.8 -1.2 -7.2 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ............................... 57.868 57.596 56.640 57.094 -3.7 -4.7 -12.7 -5.2 -4.2 -9.1 

Indoor plants and flowers 10 ............................................. 125.636 126.150 127.295 126.143 9.2 -2.6 -3.7 1.6 3.1 -1.1 

Dishes and flatware 1 3 .................................................... 64.067 61.608 60.432 61.979 -5.5 4.2 -14.4 -12.4 -.7 -13.4 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 ............................. 97.717 97.541 97.942 98.164 -3.2 2.1 -2.1 1.8 -.5 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 .......... 91.806 91.887 91.725 92.157 3.5 -3.6 3.0 1.5 -.1 2.3 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ..................................... 98.881 98.741 98.667 99.015 2.1 5.8 1.5 .5 3.9 1.0 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ................................... 88.210 88.251 88.063 88.444 7.6 -9.1 3.5 1.1 -1.1 2.3 

Housekeeping supplies 1 .................................................... 188.785 189.104 189.372 189.522 -1.5 3.7 9.3 1.6 1.1 5.4 

Household cleaning products 1 3 ...................................... 123.731 124.446 124.149 123.732 -4.3 2.8 13.1 .0 -.8 6.4 

Household paper products 1 3 .......................................... 164.031 164.934 165.304 165.973 -.4 1.7 7.5 4.8 .6 6.1 

Miscellaneous household products 1 3 ............................. 120.199 119.455 120.085 120.488 .9 6.5 6.5 1.0 3.7 3.7 

Household operations 1 3 ................................................... 152.415 152.578 152.729 153.634 .4 1.5 1.3 3.2 1.0 2.3 

Domestic services 1 3 ....................................................... 145.694 145.681 145.843 146.471 -3.1 1.8 1.0 2.2 -.6 1.6 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ............................... 157.124 157.120 157.354 158.953 1.2 1.9 -.7 4.7 1.5 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

39 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................ 124.454 125.338 125.183 125.514 -1.5 -1.9 2.2 3.5 -1.7 2.8 

Repair of household items 1 3 .......................................... NA NA 193.882 194.232 - - - - - -

Apparel ................................................................................... 123.967 124.618 124.539 125.646 -1.9 13.2 2.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................... 117.193 118.407 117.795 118.920 -4.7 23.6 .5 6.0 8.5 3.3 

Men’s apparel ..................................................................... 121.977 123.147 122.771 124.858 -3.8 21.1 -.1 9.8 7.9 4.7 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ........................... 115.099 116.063 114.818 122.029 -4.4 15.9 -9.3 26.3 5.3 7.0 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................. 149.420 150.669 150.395 150.033 .5 15.1 14.6 1.7 7.6 7.9 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 ............................................. 81.995 82.783 82.540 82.641 -9.1 25.2 5.2 3.2 6.7 4.2 

Men’s pants and shorts .................................................... 113.725 115.599 116.155 118.394 .2 21.7 -9.8 17.5 10.4 2.9 

Boys’ apparel ...................................................................... 97.800 98.625 97.764 97.010 5.1 9.7 4.6 -3.2 7.4 .6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................. 110.818 111.555 111.303 112.767 -2.1 12.4 3.2 7.2 4.9 5.2 

Women’s apparel ............................................................... 112.777 113.283 112.965 114.335 -2.5 12.6 1.8 5.6 4.8 3.7 

Women’s outerwear ......................................................... 94.914 95.125 95.702 96.091 -12.1 19.2 -.3 5.1 2.4 2.3

Women’s dresses ............................................................. 115.203 115.148 115.192 110.906 17.3 8.7 -9.9 -14.1 12.9 -12.0 

Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................ 84.899 85.457 84.119 86.419 -5.4 9.2 .1 7.4 1.7 3.7 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 3 ............................................................ 101.389 102.184 103.639 104.457 -1.1 16.2 9.7 12.7 7.2 11.2 

Girls’ apparel ...................................................................... 101.153 102.952 103.005 104.939 .2 11.9 10.8 15.8 5.9 13.3 

Footwear .............................................................................. 128.662 128.512 128.846 128.516 -2.7 5.7 -.4 -.5 1.4 -.4 

Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................ 128.812 129.503 130.094 129.646 -1.5 5.0 -2.1 2.6 1.7 .2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................... 136.204 137.106 136.020 136.017 .4 6.0 -.8 -.5 3.2 -.7 

Women’s footwear .............................................................. 124.397 123.732 123.662 123.569 -3.5 2.4 3.3 -2.6 -.6 .3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................... 115.561 116.365 117.848 119.698 -1.7 15.3 2.6 15.1 6.4 8.7 

Jewelry and watches 8 ......................................................... 169.411 168.880 169.766 171.002 9.8 5.2 8.6 3.8 7.5 6.2 

Watches 1 8 ........................................................................ 117.557 116.300 114.934 115.586 4.4 4.9 -1.8 -6.5 4.7 -4.2

Jewelry 8 ............................................................................. 181.492 181.293 182.148 185.001 10.3 5.5 9.6 8.0 7.9 8.8 

Transportation ........................................................................ 215.058 214.432 212.861 213.465 20.3 3.0 1.3 -2.9 11.3 -.8 

Private transportation ........................................................... 210.354 209.701 208.050 208.812 21.1 3.7 .9 -2.9 12.1 -1.0 

New and used motor vehicles 3 .......................................... 100.636 100.347 100.034 99.631 8.8 7.5 -1.4 -3.9 8.2 -2.7 

New vehicles .................................................................... 142.968 142.712 142.470 142.407 9.8 6.5 -1.3 -1.6 8.1 -1.4 

New cars and trucks 2 3 ................................................. 99.110 98.932 98.749 98.730 9.8 6.6 -1.3 -1.5 8.2 -1.4 

New cars 2 ...................................................................... 143.520 143.210 142.996 142.766 11.7 9.0 -2.0 -2.1 10.4 -2.0

New trucks 2 9 ................................................................ 147.439 147.115 146.864 147.133 7.6 4.5 -.8 -.8 6.0 -.8 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................ 151.443 150.890 149.907 148.412 9.6 12.7 -.4 -7.8 11.1 -4.1 

Leased cars and trucks 11 ................................................ 93.281 92.526 92.422 91.978 .0 -1.4 -6.7 -5.5 -.7 -6.1 

Car and truck rental 3 ....................................................... 123.508 123.383 124.228 123.483 14.9 -10.0 -2.9 -.1 1.7 -1.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 308.873 306.556 300.149 302.700 55.9 .4 1.3 -7.8 25.1 -3.3 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 307.978 305.245 298.833 301.449 55.3 .4 1.3 -8.2 24.9 -3.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 .......................................... 307.896 305.187 298.734 301.481 55.9 .5 1.1 -8.1 25.2 -3.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 ................................. 314.693 311.850 305.382 307.737 54.1 .2 1.8 -8.6 24.3 -3.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ....................................... 295.533 293.379 287.120 289.247 52.8 -.3 2.3 -8.2 23.4 -3.1 

Other motor fuels 3 ........................................................... 278.030 289.412 292.806 298.388 57.8 -24.3 9.2 32.7 9.3 20.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .................................. 145.308 146.338 147.499 148.126 3.2 9.9 1.0 8.0 6.5 4.4 

Tires 1 ............................................................................... 131.475 132.975 134.417 135.310 2.9 10.7 -.8 12.2 6.7 5.5 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ........................... 157.154 156.976 157.340 157.206 3.8 8.2 4.4 .1 6.0 2.2 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ........... 147.714 147.449 147.661 147.448 2.1 3.9 2.7 -.7 3.0 1.0 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 ..................................... 350.613 351.514 354.170 354.378 11.7 30.1 10.3 4.4 20.6 7.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ............................. 255.774 255.663 255.644 256.405 1.2 2.1 4.8 1.0 1.6 2.9 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................ 261.461 261.752 261.779 262.293 1.3 .8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ...................... 230.442 230.504 231.079 231.441 .9 1.7 5.0 1.7 1.3 3.4 

Motor vehicle repair 1 3 .................................................... 158.678 158.501 158.184 158.847 1.4 2.5 5.0 .4 2.0 2.7 

Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................... 392.225 393.306 394.204 394.695 3.7 2.9 3.4 2.5 3.3 3.0 

Motor vehicle fees 1 3 ......................................................... 168.665 168.927 169.269 171.627 .2 -.1 5.4 7.2 .0 6.3 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 3 6 ..... 166.805 166.970 167.554 167.301 .1 -1.6 5.3 1.2 -.7 3.2 

Parking and other fees 1 3 ................................................ 172.113 172.538 172.468 179.128 .5 2.4 5.6 17.3 1.4 11.3 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 ............................................. 185.384 185.969 186.142 195.477 .1 5.5 5.5 23.6 2.7 14.2 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................ 123.106 123.195 122.479 123.510 .5 -2.5 5.7 1.3 -1.0 3.5 

Public transportation ............................................................. 271.413 271.334 271.330 269.105 10.4 -5.9 6.4 -3.4 1.9 1.4 

Airline fare .......................................................................... 306.746 306.631 306.449 303.774 12.2 -9.2 9.5 -3.8 1.0 2.6 

Other intercity transportation .............................................. 152.676 151.790 152.917 151.415 .1 -2.8 -1.1 -3.3 -1.4 -2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

40 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 ....................................................... 114.661 115.508 120.111 118.674 -3.5 - - 14.8 - -

Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ...................................................... 105.817 104.572 107.558 101.248 21.5 55.5 -48.0 -16.2 37.4 -34.0 

Ship fare 1 2 3 ................................................................... 63.259 63.390 63.221 62.286 .8 5.6 -6.1 -6.0 3.2 -6.0 

Intracity transportation 1 ..................................................... 274.947 275.614 275.715 275.852 2.6 2.5 1.6 1.3 2.5 1.5 

Intracity mass transit 1 2 13 ............................................... 108.804 109.076 109.135 109.212 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.4 

Medical care ........................................................................... 404.043 405.533 406.879 408.096 4.1 2.7 3.6 4.1 3.4 3.8 

Medical care commodities 1 ................................................. 325.962 326.624 327.254 329.201 6.8 -.1 2.2 4.0 3.3 3.1 

Medicinal drugs 1 13 ........................................................... 106.040 106.272 106.523 107.182 7.3 .1 1.9 4.4 3.7 3.1 

Prescription drugs ............................................................ 429.732 430.873 432.614 433.768 5.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.6 3.7 

Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ............................................... 98.211 98.942 99.089 98.645 4.8 -4.6 -.9 1.8 .0 .5 

Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 ................................. 100.383 100.262 99.594 99.688 -2.4 -4.7 9.2 -2.7 -3.6 3.1 

Medical care services ........................................................... 428.329 430.140 431.762 432.639 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.4 4.0 

Professional services ......................................................... 337.883 338.426 339.288 338.778 2.7 2.0 2.4 1.1 2.3 1.7 

Physicians’ services 6 ....................................................... 342.966 343.718 344.501 344.074 3.6 1.4 3.3 1.3 2.5 2.3 

Dental services 6 .............................................................. 410.717 411.921 413.029 413.590 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.6 

Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ............................................... 179.287 178.629 178.546 178.811 1.7 1.8 .9 -1.1 1.8 -.1 

Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 .................. 217.491 217.809 218.223 218.444 1.4 1.3 -.8 1.8 1.4 .5 

Hospital and related services ............................................. 651.311 654.547 657.425 659.286 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.0 

Hospital services 6 14 ....................................................... 245.336 246.681 247.784 248.485 5.3 7.1 5.5 5.2 6.2 5.4 

Inpatient hospital services 2 6 14 .................................... 240.842 242.834 243.868 244.739 4.2 7.9 6.2 6.6 6.0 6.4 

Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ................................... 554.866 556.744 559.018 561.045 5.8 5.9 4.4 4.5 5.8 4.5 

Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 ..................... 183.562 184.051 184.698 185.677 2.9 2.1 3.2 4.7 2.5 3.9 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ........................... 113.463 113.602 113.724 114.016 3.2 2.0 .4 2.0 2.6 1.2 

Health insurance 1 5 ........................................................... 107.386 109.034 110.334 112.271 -.6 2.8 11.5 19.5 1.1 15.4 

Recreation 3 ........................................................................... 113.318 113.396 113.753 114.448 1.1 .7 -.2 4.0 .9 1.9

Video and audio 3 ................................................................. 98.745 98.699 98.759 99.306 2.2 .2 1.3 2.3 1.2 1.8 

Televisions ......................................................................... 6.255 6.103 6.089 6.026 -17.5 -18.5 -17.3 -13.9 -18.0 -15.6 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ............... 382.446 383.752 385.555 388.605 3.8 2.2 3.8 6.6 3.0 5.2 

Other video equipment 1 3 .................................................. 13.600 13.437 13.066 12.881 -8.0 -11.5 -10.4 -19.5 -9.7 -15.1 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 1 3 ..................................................................... 81.891 81.530 80.274 80.716 13.9 12.8 13.2 -5.6 13.3 3.4 

Video discs and other media 1 2 3 .................................... 53.149 52.784 51.151 50.704 14.9 1.5 -1.8 -17.2 8.0 -9.8 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 3 ....... 117.949 117.775 117.446 119.478 16.1 19.4 26.2 5.3 17.7 15.2 

Audio equipment 1 .............................................................. 44.510 44.115 43.415 43.585 -2.2 -4.6 -6.9 -8.1 -3.4 -7.5 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 .............................. 89.925 90.022 89.448 89.691 3.6 -3.1 -9.6 -1.0 .2 -5.4 

Pets, pet products and services 3 ......................................... 160.082 160.639 160.810 160.994 4.9 2.9 3.2 2.3 3.9 2.7 

Pets and pet products 1 ...................................................... 197.321 197.934 197.465 197.782 4.2 2.8 2.6 .9 3.5 1.8 

Pet food 1 2 3 .................................................................... 148.002 147.965 147.809 148.702 5.9 6.1 1.6 1.9 6.0 1.7 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ............ 118.046 118.893 118.038 117.003 3.8 -2.2 4.3 -3.5 .7 .3 

Pet services including veterinary 3 ..................................... 202.415 203.245 204.624 204.716 6.2 3.1 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 

Pet services 1 2 3 .............................................................. 165.527 165.661 166.151 166.923 9.7 2.0 3.3 3.4 5.8 3.4 

Veterinarian services 2 3 .................................................. 210.378 210.652 212.485 212.190 5.2 3.9 3.4 3.5 4.5 3.5 

Sporting goods 1 ................................................................... 118.308 117.903 117.640 117.882 2.4 2.3 -2.8 -1.4 2.3 -2.1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ................................... 147.294 147.664 147.899 147.690 2.8 7.6 -1.4 1.1 5.2 -.2 

Sports equipment 1 ............................................................. 92.011 91.000 90.352 90.909 1.8 -3.9 -4.7 -4.7 -1.1 -4.7 

Photography 3 ...................................................................... 79.930 80.214 80.113 79.536 7.1 -2.1 3.3 -2.0 2.4 .6 

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................... 66.680 66.631 66.208 65.211 13.9 -6.2 -2.0 -8.5 3.4 -5.3 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................ 93.718 96.207 95.798 95.444 4.9 3.8 14.4 7.6 4.3 10.9 

Photographic equipment 2 3 ............................................. 29.687 29.589 29.293 28.707 17.7 -6.9 -7.7 -12.6 4.7 -10.2 

Photographers and film processing 1 3 .............................. 116.377 117.118 117.366 117.015 2.8 .7 6.9 2.2 1.8 4.5 

Photographer fees 1 2 3 .................................................... 123.833 124.132 124.788 124.789 7.5 3.1 1.8 3.1 5.3 2.5 

Film processing 1 2 3 ........................................................ 112.166 113.267 113.184 112.797 3.4 -.8 7.0 2.3 1.3 4.6 

Other recreational goods 3 ................................................... 55.060 54.425 54.475 54.941 -2.8 -2.0 -7.4 -.9 -2.4 -4.2 

Toys 1 ................................................................................. 55.334 54.471 54.433 55.048 -3.4 -1.5 -11.1 -2.1 -2.4 -6.7 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ... 59.568 58.648 58.505 59.257 -1.7 4.0 -7.8 -2.1 1.1 -5.0 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 ............................. 97.331 97.600 98.558 97.810 .7 -.8 6.5 2.0 .0 4.2 

Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .............................. 95.342 95.219 95.271 95.329 -2.8 -6.9 4.5 -.1 -4.9 2.2 

Other recreation services 3 ................................................... 144.381 144.899 146.309 147.907 -1.7 .6 -1.7 10.1 -.6 4.1 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises 1 3 ............................................................... 119.649 122.577 125.494 125.841 -3.3 -2.5 -4.3 22.4 -2.9 8.2 

Admissions 1 ...................................................................... 325.762 321.920 322.494 329.384 -2.1 2.4 .7 4.5 .1 2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.

41 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ........... 157.065 155.496 156.006 159.002 -1.9 3.9 -0.8 5.0 0.9 2.1 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ................................... 177.779 175.028 174.767 180.062 -1.8 -4.4 7.4 5.2 -3.1 6.3 

Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 .................................... 268.076 268.113 268.184 269.239 .3 2.0 -2.9 1.7 1.1 -.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 .......................................... 219.514 220.555 221.146 222.235 -2.0 -1.9 2.1 5.1 -2.0 3.5 

Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ......................................... 137.600 138.735 139.136 140.890 .7 -.9 6.6 9.9 -.1 8.2 

Recreational books 1 3 ....................................................... 102.184 102.225 102.471 102.020 -5.3 -3.2 -3.3 -.6 -4.2 -2.0 

Education and communication 3 ............................................. 132.110 132.361 132.569 132.930 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.5 1.5 2.2 

Education 3 ........................................................................... 210.472 211.371 212.078 212.673 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.4

Educational books and supplies ......................................... 538.447 541.592 541.542 545.675 2.9 4.0 7.3 5.5 3.4 6.4 

College textbooks 1 2 11 ................................................... 181.085 181.621 181.172 183.625 1.3 2.1 12.0 5.7 1.7 8.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................ 604.820 607.338 609.518 611.041 4.2 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.3 

College tuition and fees .................................................... 681.229 684.926 687.957 689.612 5.4 5.8 6.2 5.0 5.6 5.6 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees .................... 654.458 656.557 658.699 660.839 3.9 6.6 .7 4.0 5.2 2.3 

Child care and nursery school 10 ..................................... 249.146 249.303 249.598 250.482 2.0 2.5 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ............ 214.725 215.425 216.206 216.930 7.3 4.8 5.9 4.2 6.0 5.0 

Communication 3 .................................................................. 83.100 83.065 83.050 83.255 -.9 -1.7 -.6 .7 -1.3 .1 

Postage and delivery services 3 ......................................... 153.109 153.518 153.628 153.280 1.3 .2 3.4 .4 .7 1.9 

Postage ............................................................................ 240.163 240.828 241.021 239.628 .9 -.5 3.7 -.9 .2 1.4 

Delivery services 1 3 ......................................................... 254.337 254.626 254.464 266.283 8.5 11.2 -2.0 20.2 9.8 8.5 

Information and information processing 3 ........................... 79.686 79.637 79.619 79.842 -1.0 -1.8 -.8 .8 -1.4 .0 

Telephone services 1 3 ..................................................... 101.257 101.259 101.397 101.687 -.9 -.9 1.2 1.7 -.9 1.4 

Wireless telephone services 1 3 ..................................... 59.895 59.895 59.931 59.919 -1.4 -3.0 .0 .2 -2.2 .1 

Land-line telephone services 1 13 ................................... 103.900 103.905 104.131 104.932 -.2 1.4 2.5 4.0 .6 3.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 15 ............ 8.893 8.871 8.827 8.849 -1.6 -4.2 -6.4 -2.0 -2.9 -4.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 ............. 65.843 66.002 64.590 64.192 -9.6 -10.4 -17.2 -9.7 -10.0 -13.5 

Computer software and accessories 1 3 ........................... 42.057 42.483 43.187 43.106 -5.8 -4.7 -6.8 10.4 -5.2 1.4 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 76.223 75.889 75.987 76.482 3.0 -.8 -1.0 1.4 1.1 .2 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 3 ................................................. 32.440 32.054 31.733 31.877 -2.1 -5.7 -5.1 -6.8 -3.9 -5.9 

Other goods and services ...................................................... 389.241 390.660 390.983 391.639 .6 1.2 2.7 2.5 .9 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ......................................... 842.785 843.604 847.063 851.016 -.4 2.8 4.7 4.0 1.2 4.4 

Cigarettes 1 3 ...................................................................... 343.081 343.496 345.001 346.604 -.5 2.4 4.7 4.2 1.0 4.4 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ........................ 229.629 229.156 229.262 230.381 1.0 8.5 5.2 1.3 4.7 3.3 

Personal care ....................................................................... 209.321 210.281 210.213 210.462 .9 .7 2.0 2.2 .8 2.1 

Personal care products 1 .................................................... 160.705 161.585 160.825 161.256 1.2 -4.0 2.4 1.4 -1.4 1.9 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 3 .............................................................. 101.911 102.512 101.995 102.216 -3.2 -6.7 2.1 1.2 -5.0 1.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements 1 ............................................................ 185.525 186.462 185.648 186.245 6.0 -1.3 2.6 1.6 2.2 2.1 

Personal care services 1 .................................................... 231.238 232.216 232.302 232.039 .8 .1 1.4 1.4 .5 1.4 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 .................. 141.093 141.690 141.742 141.582 .8 .1 1.4 1.4 .5 1.4 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................ 365.583 366.920 368.883 368.638 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.1 

Legal services 1 8 ............................................................. 298.706 299.800 300.480 301.013 1.6 .4 3.1 3.1 1.0 3.1 

Funeral expenses 8 .......................................................... 290.440 290.730 291.440 292.278 1.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 ................................ 144.978 145.226 145.410 145.605 -.2 1.0 2.7 1.7 .4 2.2 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 166.441 166.655 167.815 167.884 2.3 7.9 5.7 3.5 5.1 4.6 

Financial services 1 8 ....................................................... 280.415 282.184 283.390 283.281 14.0 5.1 5.3 4.2 9.5 4.7 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............ 132.370 132.084 135.703 135.715 13.9 -1.0 6.5 10.5 6.2 8.5 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 187.227 189.659 187.775 185.362 11.1 16.7 2.0 -3.9 13.9 -1.0 

Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................ 86.090 86.434 86.214 86.823 -1.7 -.9 -.9 3.4 -1.3 1.2 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ....................... 155.444 156.382 156.412 157.145 1.0 -.6 -.1 4.4 .2 2.1 

Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 .................................................... 92.295 92.388 92.346 92.120 1.4 -8.1 -5.8 -.8 -3.4 -3.3 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................ 185.863 185.800 185.269 185.883 10.9 3.7 1.9 .0 7.2 1.0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 161.462 161.280 160.361 161.056 13.6 3.5 .6 -1.0 8.4 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 210.930 210.858 209.290 210.895 17.8 3.5 1.3 -.1 10.4 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 270.190 269.443 266.827 268.523 24.6 .7 1.6 -2.4 12.0 -.4 

Durables ............................................................................... 112.949 112.812 112.785 112.618 4.7 3.7 -1.0 -1.2 4.2 -1.1 

Services .................................................................................... 267.479 267.932 268.503 268.937 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.4 

Rent of shelter 7 ....................................................................... 263.810 264.414 265.018 265.379 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.4 1.5 2.5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 269.873 269.984 270.283 270.368 4.1 .0 3.4 .7 2.0 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

42 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Special aggregate indexes

Other services .......................................................................... 316.097 316.934 318.190 319.362 1.9 1.9 2.2 4.2 1.9 3.2 

All items less food .................................................................... 226.155 226.360 226.305 226.794 5.4 2.4 1.9 1.1 3.9 1.5 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 219.072 219.178 219.019 219.470 7.6 2.9 2.3 .7 5.2 1.5 

All items less medical care ....................................................... 218.101 218.261 218.228 218.669 5.6 2.7 2.2 1.0 4.1 1.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 163.909 163.735 162.849 163.582 13.1 3.4 .6 -.8 8.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 212.011 211.951 210.490 212.097 16.9 3.3 1.3 .2 9.9 .7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .......................................... 265.080 264.418 262.078 263.793 22.7 .7 1.5 -1.9 11.2 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 221.786 221.919 221.266 222.270 12.7 3.3 2.8 .9 7.9 1.8 

Apparel less footwear ............................................................... 118.378 119.176 119.012 120.390 -1.7 15.1 2.9 7.0 6.4 4.9 

Services less rent of shelter 7 ................................................... 292.569 293.003 293.840 294.175 3.1 1.5 3.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 255.101 255.628 256.245 256.504 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.2 1.6 2.5 

Energy ...................................................................................... 247.363 246.041 242.746 243.121 34.3 -.4 1.6 -6.7 15.7 -2.6 

All items less energy ................................................................ 226.524 226.892 227.246 227.722 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.3 

All items less food and energy ............................................... 226.465 226.856 227.188 227.684 2.2 2.8 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 146.429 146.533 146.378 146.685 2.9 4.8 .4 .7 3.8 .6 

Energy commodities ........................................................... 312.331 310.498 304.251 306.902 55.7 -.3 1.1 -6.8 24.6 -2.9 

Services less energy services .............................................. 274.834 275.412 276.075 276.695 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.0 2.6 

Domestically produced farm food 1 .......................................... 236.824 235.925 236.613 238.261 8.2 4.6 6.8 2.4 6.4 4.6 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................. 207.648 207.164 207.299 206.821 5.6 .4 1.9 -1.6 3.0 .1 

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

43 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 5. 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

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2012

from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Food and beverages

Rice 2 ......................................................................................... 168.266 169.004 167.799 170.451 2.6 0.4 -0.7 1.6 5.2 

White bread ................................................................................ 315.702 309.801 313.739 309.413 2.5 -1.9 1.3 -1.4 4.0 

Bread other than white ............................................................... 336.754 332.571 336.796 328.723 .2 -1.2 1.3 -2.4 5.3 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ......................................................... 270.768 277.431 274.773 271.547 .1 2.5 -1.0 -1.2 3.5 

Cookies ...................................................................................... 251.233 255.555 256.852 255.811 1.9 1.7 .5 -.4 4.4 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................. 270.549 271.517 268.619 273.821 1.0 .4 -1.1 1.9 7.7 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ...................................... 300.334 294.043 292.419 299.362 1.0 -2.1 -.6 2.4 5.5 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 266.398 258.758 262.387 269.740 .3 -2.9 1.4 2.8 5.2 

Bacon and related products ....................................................... 272.885 274.080 270.693 272.199 -.1 .4 -1.2 .6 14.1 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................. 140.660 138.838 137.789 137.123 1.6 -1.3 -.8 -.5 2.3 

Ham, excluding canned .............................................................. 236.555 230.633 224.696 222.294 -.3 -2.5 -2.6 -1.1 3.3 

Frankfurters ................................................................................ 203.996 207.087 213.640 207.565 .7 1.5 3.2 -2.8 3.7 

Lunchmeats 2 ............................................................................. 136.710 137.198 137.693 136.751 .7 .4 .4 -.7 4.7 

Lamb and organ meats .............................................................. 325.612 327.243 327.846 326.935 -.9 .5 .2 -.3 8.1 

Lamb and mutton 2 ..................................................................... 214.477 216.113 216.114 209.460 -1.5 .8 .0 -3.1 13.8 

Fresh whole chicken ................................................................... 226.149 222.422 227.648 225.192 2.8 -1.6 2.3 -1.1 7.3 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts .................................................. 204.020 205.444 205.784 205.647 .9 .7 .2 -.1 2.3 

Shelf stable fish and seafood ..................................................... 184.912 186.660 186.889 189.013 -.7 .9 .1 1.1 7.6 

Frozen fish and seafood ............................................................. 293.030 291.220 296.058 294.405 .3 -.6 1.7 -.6 7.7 

Fresh whole milk ........................................................................ 215.223 212.409 212.882 213.209 -.6 -1.3 .2 .2 10.0 

Fresh milk other than whole 2 .................................................... 152.713 152.728 152.623 154.234 -1.1 .0 -.1 1.1 9.5 

Oranges, including tangerines .................................................... 474.649 441.002 395.553 377.457 -5.0 -7.1 -10.3 -4.6 -1.5 

Canned fruits 2 ........................................................................... 149.133 145.262 147.415 148.116 .9 -2.6 1.5 .5 4.3 

Canned vegetables 2 .................................................................. 166.351 165.657 165.062 167.354 -1.2 -.4 -.4 1.4 5.0 

Frozen vegetables ...................................................................... 206.362 203.890 206.012 207.156 2.3 -1.2 1.0 .6 6.2 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ................................................. 190.307 191.933 195.782 195.343 5.0 .9 2.0 -.2 14.3 

Roasted coffee ........................................................................... 233.392 235.369 231.504 236.349 .6 .8 -1.6 2.1 16.8 

Instant and freeze dried coffee ................................................... 214.972 209.253 219.097 218.542 -.2 -2.7 4.7 -.3 7.7 

Butter .......................................................................................... 213.280 200.622 199.637 207.073 -1.1 -5.9 -.5 3.7 2.2 

Margarine ................................................................................... 290.010 286.739 285.391 292.835 1.0 -1.1 -.5 2.6 14.3 

Peanut butter 2 ........................................................................... 144.456 150.724 161.810 172.918 2.2 4.3 7.4 6.9 37.2

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ..................................... 132.168 131.921 132.684 138.383 .8 -.2 .6 4.3 7.8 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ........................................................... 139.191 133.297 127.752 139.105 .9 -4.2 -4.2 8.9 4.0 

Sauces and gravies 2 ................................................................. 131.656 127.964 127.154 129.686 2.2 -2.8 -.6 2.0 1.9 

Other condiments ....................................................................... 266.494 262.034 258.486 270.159 1.1 -1.7 -1.4 4.5 6.0 

Prepared salads 3 ...................................................................... 110.816 109.551 110.563 110.146 1.5 -1.1 .9 -.4 3.4 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................ 124.497 124.476 124.494 124.720 -1.3 .0 .0 .2 3.5 

Whiskey at home ........................................................................ 198.220 197.542 198.788 201.969 -.5 -.3 .6 1.6 3.7 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .............................. 185.388 184.075 182.003 184.155 -.3 -.7 -1.1 1.2 -.5 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............ 151.491 151.739 151.782 152.126 .1 .2 .0 .2 1.7 

Wine away from home 2 ............................................................. 164.211 164.074 164.439 165.620 -.4 -.1 .2 .7 2.1 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 .............................................. 159.096 159.228 159.903 161.160 -.1 .1 .4 .8 4.6 

Housing

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

Laundry equipment ..................................................................... 110.772 108.991 110.060 113.779 -.2 -1.6 1.0 3.4 8.2 

Transportation

New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................ 98.798 98.944 99.085 99.435 .1 .1 .1 .4 3.3 

New cars .................................................................................... 143.419 143.489 143.619 143.698 .0 .0 .1 .1 4.0 

New trucks 5 ............................................................................... 146.607 146.915 147.210 148.269 .3 .2 .2 .7 2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................ 295.498 292.120 280.216 290.655 -4.4 -1.1 -4.1 3.7 9.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 .................................................. 302.992 299.343 287.561 296.954 -4.0 -1.2 -3.9 3.3 9.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... 284.863 281.785 271.078 279.459 -3.9 -1.1 -3.8 3.1 9.4 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................. 147.714 147.449 147.661 147.448 -.1 -.2 .1 -.1 2.0 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ....................................................... 350.613 351.514 354.170 354.378 -.8 .3 .8 .1 13.7 

Parking fees and tolls 2 .............................................................. 185.384 185.969 186.142 195.477 1.1 .3 .1 5.0 8.3 

Automobile service clubs 2 ......................................................... 123.106 123.195 122.479 123.510 .2 .1 -.6 .8 1.2 

Intercity bus fare 3 ...................................................................... 114.661 115.508 120.111 118.674 -.3 .7 4.0 -1.2 3.7 

Intercity train fare 3 ..................................................................... 105.817 104.572 107.558 101.248 -3.0 -1.2 2.9 -5.9 -4.7 

Ship fare 2 .................................................................................. 63.259 63.390 63.221 62.286 -.4 .2 -.3 -1.5 -1.5

Intracity mass transit 7 ................................................................ 108.804 109.076 109.135 109.212 .2 .2 .1 .1 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.

44 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 5. 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

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2012

from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Medical care

Inpatient hospital services 8 9 ..................................................... 240.026 242.672 242.364 244.411 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.8 6.2 

Outpatient hospital services 8 10 ................................................ 553.074 556.899 556.975 561.735 .6 .7 .0 .9 5.2 

Recreation

Video discs and other media 2 ................................................... 53.149 52.784 51.151 50.704 2.4 -.7 -3.1 -.9 -1.3 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 ...................... 117.949 117.775 117.446 119.478 3.1 -.1 -.3 1.7 16.5 

Pet food 2 ................................................................................... 148.002 147.965 147.809 148.702 -.4 .0 -.1 .6 3.9 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ........................... 118.046 118.893 118.038 117.003 .5 .7 -.7 -.9 .5 

Pet services 2 ............................................................................. 165.527 165.661 166.151 166.923 .4 .1 .3 .5 4.6 

Veterinarian services 2 ............................................................... 210.198 209.781 211.015 211.331 .1 -.2 .6 .1 4.0 

Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................................... 93.718 96.207 95.798 95.444 1.8 2.7 -.4 -.4 7.6 

Photographic equipment 2 .......................................................... 29.968 29.538 28.774 28.382 -.3 -1.4 -2.6 -1.4 -3.0 

Photographer fees 2 ................................................................... 123.833 124.132 124.788 124.789 .1 .2 .5 .0 3.9 

Film processing 2 ....................................................................... 112.166 113.267 113.184 112.797 .2 1.0 -.1 -.3 2.9 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 .................. 59.568 58.648 58.505 59.257 -1.0 -1.5 -.2 1.3 -2.0 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .......................... 157.065 155.496 156.006 159.002 -.3 -1.0 .3 1.9 1.5 

Admission to sporting events 2 ................................................... 177.779 175.028 174.767 180.062 .9 -1.5 -.1 3.0 1.5 

Education and communication

College textbooks 11 .................................................................. 181.085 181.621 181.172 183.625 .2 .3 -.2 1.4 5.2 

Other goods and services

Checking account and other bank services 2 ............................. 132.370 132.084 135.703 135.715 .7 -.2 2.7 .0 7.3 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................... 187.227 189.659 187.775 185.362 .7 1.3 -1.0 -1.3 6.2 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap .................................... 154.350 157.377 157.573 157.451 .4 2.0 .1 -.1 1.2 

Infants’ equipment 4 ................................................................... 92.295 92.388 92.346 92.120 .5 .1 .0 -.2 -3.4 

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 2009=100 base.

8 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

45 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 6. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 222.166 223.216 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 

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

 661.766 664.891 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.940 230.642 232.052 4.3 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.071 230.624 231.980 4.5 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.460 228.925 230.631 5.4 .7 .0 .2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.338 266.752 267.512 5.3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.278 228.845 229.739 7.3 .4 .0 .6 .1 

Dairy and related products 2 ................................................ .991 217.503 219.185 9.0 .8 -.4 .0 .8 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.318 280.711 282.588 .1 .7 -.4 -.5 -1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.093 167.577 169.594 3.7 1.2 .3 .2 -.4 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.442 199.694 201.995 5.9 1.2 .1 .4 .5 

Sugar and sweets 2 ............................................................ .334 209.639 212.860 5.5 1.5 -1.5 .3 1.5 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .291 229.065 235.791 13.3 2.9 .9 1.4 1.5 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.817 211.835 213.520 4.9 .8 .2 .2 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 3 ......................................... .633 126.235 125.367 3.5 -.7 .1 .4 -.7 

Food away from home 2 ......................................................... 5.611 234.666 235.423 3.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 2 3 ........................................... .352 165.205 166.216 2.8 .6 .1 .0 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. .869 229.467 231.821 2.6 1.0 .1 .1 .9 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.848 217.009 217.528 1.9 .2 .1 .2 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.486 247.858 248.435 2.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 8.926 255.322 255.800 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Lodging away from home 3 .................................................... .433 129.754 132.580 1.9 2.2 .5 -.1 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 4 5 ........................... 20.821 237.350 237.848 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 4 5 .............. 20.165 237.342 237.840 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ................................... .306 130.695 131.182 2.7 .4 .3 .6 .4 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.903 216.074 216.589 2.0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.5 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.676 187.586 187.786 1.3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels 2 ...................................................... .282 340.375 344.055 9.1 1.1 2.3 -.7 1.1 

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 4.394 189.060 189.143 .7 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ................... 1.227 183.178 184.533 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.458 121.409 121.770 1.2 .3 .1 .1 .1 

Household operations 2 3 ....................................................... .357 155.744 156.727 2.0 .6 .2 .1 .6 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.618 123.203 121.896 5.4 -1.1 .5 .1 .9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .882 116.906 116.817 5.8 -.1 .8 -.3 .7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.407 110.883 107.583 5.8 -3.0 .7 .1 1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .280 121.842 122.603 8.2 .6 .6 1.5 1.6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .813 128.560 127.300 1.5 -1.0 .2 .2 -.2

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.031 209.013 211.599 5.5 1.2 -.3 -.8 .4 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.154 205.607 208.363 5.6 1.3 -.3 -.9 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. 6.239 99.250 99.037 2.9 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.5 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.035 143.994 144.431 3.3 .3 -.2 -.1 -.1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.736 149.207 148.197 3.3 -.7 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 7.015 283.528 293.496 10.0 3.5 -.7 -2.1 .9 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.773 281.852 292.151 9.7 3.7 -.9 -2.1 .9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 2 ..................................... .511 147.223 147.804 5.4 .4 .6 .7 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 2 ................................ 1.153 258.355 259.076 2.3 .3 .0 .0 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ .877 264.424 262.018 2.1 -.9 .1 .0 -.7 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.670 407.909 410.459 3.8 .6 .4 .3 .3

Medical care commodities 2 ..................................................... 1.344 319.396 321.314 3.5 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.327 434.051 436.798 3.9 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.390 341.593 342.491 2.1 .3 .2 .2 -.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

46 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 6. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.399 657.440 662.841 5.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................... 5.579 109.959 110.556 1.4 .5 .0 .3 .6 

Video and audio 3 .................................................................... 2.060 99.028 99.563 1.7 .5 -.1 .1 .7 

Education and communication 3 ................................................ 6.800 126.413 126.735 1.3 .3 .1 .1 .2 

Education 3 .............................................................................. 2.686 209.452 209.865 4.2 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .214 547.576 554.390 5.4 1.2 .6 .1 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.472 588.489 589.117 4.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Communication 3 ..................................................................... 4.114 85.510 85.761 -.5 .3 -.1 .0 .2 

Information and information processing 3 .............................. 3.999 83.163 83.391 -.6 .3 -.1 .0 .2 

Telephone services 2 3 ......................................................... 2.984 100.764 101.014 .1 .2 .0 .1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 6 ................ 1.015 9.371 9.404 -3.2 .4 -.4 -.4 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... .247 64.421 64.382 -11.1 -.1 .1 -1.7 -.7 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.515 421.000 421.572 1.8 .1 .3 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 2 ............................................ 1.227 852.435 856.419 2.8 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.288 207.747 207.814 1.2 .0 .4 .0 .1 

Personal care products 2 ....................................................... .611 160.954 161.473 .0 .3 .5 -.5 .3 

Personal care services 2 ........................................................ .577 232.313 232.093 .8 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .921 368.816 368.843 2.6 .0 .4 .4 -.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 42.665 187.472 188.931 4.4 .8 -.1 -.3 .4 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.940 230.642 232.052 4.3 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 26.725 164.072 165.511 4.4 .9 -.2 -.6 .5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.285 215.404 218.318 5.9 1.4 -.1 -.8 .9 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.618 123.203 121.896 5.4 -1.1 .5 .1 .9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.667 277.351 282.875 6.0 2.0 -.3 -1.1 .7 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.440 114.098 114.105 1.9 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 57.335 262.954 263.615 2.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 

Rent of shelter 5 ......................................................................... 30.181 238.834 239.387 2.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ....................................... .306 130.695 131.182 2.7 .4 .3 .6 .4 

Energy services 4 ....................................................................... 4.394 189.060 189.143 .7 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ....................... 1.227 183.178 184.533 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .4 

Household operations 2 3 ........................................................... .357 155.744 156.727 2.0 .6 .2 .1 .6 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.641 271.174 270.972 2.5 -.1 .1 .2 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.327 434.051 436.798 3.9 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.903 302.364 303.344 2.2 .3 .2 .4 .3

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.929 220.479 221.476 2.9 .5 .1 -.1 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.514 215.189 216.427 3.6 .6 .0 -.1 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.330 214.658 215.653 3.1 .5 .0 .0 .2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 27.594 166.354 167.821 4.4 .9 -.2 -.6 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.154 216.421 219.315 5.7 1.3 -.1 -.8 .9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.536 272.053 277.315 5.8 1.9 -.3 -1.0 .8 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.225 223.793 226.025 5.2 1.0 .0 -.3 .5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 27.154 257.915 258.616 2.4 .3 .1 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 53.008 251.150 251.705 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 11.691 233.943 238.978 6.4 2.2 -.6 -1.4 .2 

All items less energy .................................................................... 88.309 221.735 222.298 2.7 .3 .2 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.238 220.325 220.736 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 20.297 148.692 148.645 2.5 .0 .0 -.1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 7.297 287.221 297.049 10.0 3.4 -.6 -2.0 .9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.941 271.036 271.762 2.3 .3 .2 .3 .2 

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

 $ .450 $ .448 - - - - -

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

 $ .151 $ .150 - - - - -

1 The relative importances for the U.S. city average were reissued on

March 7, 2012.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

47 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 223.568 223.717 223.684 224.148 6.4 2.7 2.5 1.0 4.6 1.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 230.418 230.666 231.158 231.622 6.5 3.9 4.8 2.1 5.2 3.4 

Food ................................................................................ 230.411 230.660 231.162 231.529 6.8 4.2 5.0 2.0 5.5 3.5 

Food at home ................................................................ 229.277 229.277 229.833 229.919 9.3 5.3 6.0 1.1 7.3 3.5 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 266.526 267.440 268.006 267.803 4.3 5.9 9.3 1.9 5.1 5.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 227.625 227.665 229.098 229.355 14.2 5.8 6.2 3.1 9.9 4.6 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 218.451 217.557 217.503 219.185 16.4 9.9 8.7 1.4 13.1 4.9 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 283.795 282.533 281.176 277.918 6.4 1.1 1.4 -8.0 3.7 -3.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 168.124 168.584 168.908 168.287 8.0 3.7 2.7 .4 5.9 1.5 

Other food at home ..................................................... 200.263 200.399 201.182 202.272 6.8 5.8 7.2 4.1 6.3 5.6 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 212.276 209.091 209.639 212.860 1.6 7.1 12.5 1.1 4.3 6.7 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 226.463 228.447 231.558 235.062 16.3 11.2 10.0 16.1 13.7 13.0 

Other foods ............................................................... 212.552 213.066 213.598 214.023 6.3 4.7 5.7 2.8 5.5 4.2

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 125.681 125.761 126.235 125.367 9.0 2.6 3.5 -1.0 5.8 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 233.622 234.240 234.666 235.423 3.4 2.5 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.3 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 165.008 165.228 165.205 166.216 4.1 2.2 2.1 3.0 3.2 2.5 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 229.090 229.320 229.662 231.733 2.9 1.0 1.8 4.7 1.9 3.2

Housing ............................................................................. 217.100 217.422 217.764 217.930 2.1 1.6 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.0 

Shelter ............................................................................. 246.993 247.512 248.039 248.481 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.6 2.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 253.865 254.439 255.050 255.369 1.6 1.9 3.6 2.4 1.8 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 138.317 139.050 138.932 138.797 4.6 12.0 -9.3 1.4 8.2 -4.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 .................. 236.407 236.869 237.350 237.848 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.3 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 .... 236.397 236.859 237.342 237.840 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.3 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 129.562 129.912 130.695 131.182 -.1 2.3 3.7 5.1 1.1 4.4 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 220.367 220.091 219.922 218.917 7.8 .3 2.5 -2.6 4.0 -.1 

Household energy ......................................................... 192.552 192.117 191.695 190.399 8.3 -.7 2.0 -4.4 3.7 -1.2

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 334.886 342.717 340.375 344.055 47.2 -12.7 -1.1 11.4 13.4 5.0 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 194.717 193.891 193.537 191.946 5.8 .3 2.3 -5.6 3.0 -1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 182.263 182.744 183.611 184.306 5.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 4.5 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 121.666 121.768 121.857 121.930 .6 1.4 1.9 .9 1.0 1.4 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 155.235 155.567 155.744 156.727 .9 2.0 1.5 3.9 1.4 2.7 

Apparel .............................................................................. 123.271 123.937 124.119 125.293 -1.0 12.7 3.3 6.7 5.6 5.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 117.901 118.799 118.421 119.207 -3.9 19.1 4.8 4.5 7.0 4.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 110.438 111.174 111.270 112.645 -.6 12.2 3.4 8.2 5.6 5.8 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 119.122 119.892 121.697 123.626 -2.1 14.7 5.3 16.0 6.0 10.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 128.847 129.147 129.348 129.142 -.7 6.1 -.3 .9 2.6 .3 

Transportation ................................................................... 216.261 215.570 213.811 214.570 22.4 3.5 1.3 -3.1 12.6 -.9 

Private transportation ...................................................... 212.914 212.198 210.392 211.254 22.9 3.9 1.1 -3.1 13.0 -1.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 100.288 99.974 99.627 99.128 9.2 8.5 -.8 -4.5 8.8 -2.7 

New vehicles ............................................................... 144.008 143.707 143.506 143.417 9.8 6.3 -.9 -1.6 8.0 -1.3 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 152.505 151.951 150.961 149.463 9.6 12.8 -.2 -7.7 11.2 -4.1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 309.981 307.658 301.259 303.958 56.2 .4 .9 -7.5 25.3 -3.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 309.225 306.470 300.075 302.847 55.6 .4 .9 -8.0 25.0 -3.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 145.326 146.151 147.223 147.804 3.5 9.8 1.3 7.0 6.6 4.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 258.440 258.342 258.355 259.076 1.1 2.4 4.7 1.0 1.7 2.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 268.074 268.353 268.487 266.645 10.5 -5.6 6.5 -2.1 2.1 2.1 

Medical care ...................................................................... 406.100 407.721 409.115 410.534 4.1 3.0 3.6 4.4 3.5 4.0 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 317.901 318.671 319.396 321.314 7.0 .2 2.5 4.4 3.6 3.4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 432.160 434.106 435.752 436.902 3.2 3.9 3.9 4.5 3.5 4.2

Professional services .................................................... 341.676 342.229 343.032 342.799 2.6 2.0 2.6 1.3 2.3 2.0

See footnotes at end of table.

48 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 654.029 657.880 660.972 662.755 5.1 6.8 4.6 5.4 6.0 5.0 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.958 109.905 110.249 110.877 1.5 1.0 -.2 3.4 1.3 1.6 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.523 99.444 99.583 100.249 1.9 .4 1.5 3.0 1.2 2.2 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 125.980 126.135 126.323 126.612 .9 .7 1.7 2.0 .8 1.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 207.396 208.259 208.927 209.422 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.3 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 544.919 548.282 548.831 552.247 3.3 4.0 8.7 5.5 3.7 7.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 582.443 584.757 586.751 587.964 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.1 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.585 85.524 85.553 85.741 -.9 -1.7 -.2 .7 -1.3 .3 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 83.222 83.151 83.179 83.377 -1.0 -1.7 -.3 .7 -1.4 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 100.616 100.620 100.764 101.014 -.9 -1.1 1.0 1.6 -1.0 1.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.454 9.415 9.379 9.398 -1.3 -3.9 -5.1 -2.3 -2.6 -3.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 65.726 65.790 64.651 64.202 -10.8 -10.0 -14.5 -9.0 -10.4 -11.8 

Other goods and services ................................................. 419.250 420.462 420.998 421.681 .5 1.4 2.9 2.3 .9 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 847.868 848.791 852.435 856.419 -.4 2.8 4.9 4.1 1.2 4.5 

Personal care .................................................................. 207.030 207.847 207.746 207.885 1.0 .6 1.7 1.7 .8 1.7 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.970 161.716 160.954 161.473 1.6 -3.7 1.0 1.3 -1.1 1.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 231.409 232.222 232.313 232.093 .8 .0 1.4 1.2 .4 1.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 366.849 368.267 369.704 369.334 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 190.427 190.308 189.707 190.404 12.1 3.9 2.3 .0 7.9 1.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 230.418 230.666 231.158 231.622 6.5 3.9 4.8 2.1 5.2 3.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 168.296 168.025 166.976 167.752 15.5 3.8 .9 -1.3 9.5 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 222.938 222.755 220.944 222.849 20.1 3.5 1.4 -.2 11.5 .6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 123.271 123.937 124.119 125.293 -1.0 12.7 3.3 6.7 5.6 5.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 289.927 289.013 285.869 288.013 26.4 .9 1.8 -2.6 12.9 -.5 

Durables .......................................................................... 114.901 114.733 114.642 114.372 5.8 4.7 -.8 -1.8 5.2 -1.3 

Services .............................................................................. 262.626 263.053 263.648 264.025 2.1 1.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 238.071 238.554 239.075 239.434 1.2 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.5 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 129.562 129.912 130.695 131.182 -.1 2.3 3.7 5.1 1.1 4.4 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 194.717 193.891 193.537 191.946 5.8 .3 2.3 -5.6 3.0 -1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 182.263 182.744 183.611 184.306 5.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 4.5 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 155.235 155.567 155.744 156.727 .9 2.0 1.5 3.9 1.4 2.7 

Transportation services ..................................................... 270.414 270.697 271.151 271.447 3.9 .9 3.9 1.5 2.4 2.7

Medical care services ....................................................... 432.160 434.106 435.752 436.902 3.2 3.9 3.9 4.5 3.5 4.2 

Other services ................................................................... 300.990 301.510 302.648 303.629 1.6 1.5 2.0 3.6 1.6 2.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 222.164 222.296 222.168 222.638 6.4 2.5 2.0 .9 4.4 1.4 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 217.427 217.444 217.207 217.699 8.7 3.1 2.5 .5 5.9 1.5 

All items less medical care .................................................. 216.144 216.248 216.172 216.604 6.6 2.7 2.4 .9 4.6 1.6 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 170.469 170.210 169.195 170.019 15.0 3.7 .9 -1.1 9.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 223.529 223.365 221.670 223.594 19.1 3.3 1.4 .1 10.9 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 283.447 282.638 279.803 282.002 24.7 .8 1.7 -2.0 12.1 -.2 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 227.671 227.760 227.001 228.186 14.0 3.3 2.9 .9 8.5 1.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 258.157 258.482 259.241 259.493 3.0 1.6 2.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 

Services less medical care services ................................... 250.900 251.317 251.921 252.171 1.9 1.6 2.7 2.0 1.7 2.4 

Energy ................................................................................. 249.674 248.293 244.867 245.461 35.6 .0 1.3 -6.6 16.5 -2.7 

All items less energy ........................................................... 221.407 221.742 222.119 222.551 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.1 3.1 2.4 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 219.973 220.326 220.679 221.124 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 149.205 149.269 149.158 149.414 3.3 5.3 .9 .6 4.3 .7 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 312.582 310.638 304.362 307.238 55.8 -.1 .9 -6.7 24.7 -3.0

Services less energy services ......................................... 270.027 270.595 271.297 271.896 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.8 1.9 2.7 

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

49 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 222.166 223.216 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 

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

 661.766 664.891 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.940 230.642 232.052 4.3 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.071 230.624 231.980 4.5 .6 .1 .2 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.460 228.925 230.631 5.4 .7 .0 .2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.338 266.752 267.512 5.3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 

Cereals and cereal products .............................................. .533 233.774 234.612 6.4 .4 .9 .4 -.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................ .061 242.361 249.779 9.7 3.1 1.3 .5 -1.7 

Breakfast cereal 2 ............................................................ .316 229.605 229.245 6.0 -.2 1.8 .5 -.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 2 .................................................... .156 241.336 242.171 6.0 .3 .8 -.5 .3 

Bakery products ................................................................. .805 284.843 285.515 4.8 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 

Bread 3 ............................................................................. .243 173.485 172.041 5.1 -.8 -1.3 .8 -.6 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 3 .......................................... .115 168.910 168.799 5.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .2 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... .201 265.148 262.521 3.5 -1.0 .6 -.1 .1 

Other bakery products ...................................................... .246 255.346 261.559 5.1 2.4 .3 .0 .2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.278 228.845 229.739 7.3 .4 .0 .6 .1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... 2.141 229.209 229.921 7.2 .3 .3 .8 .1 

Meats ............................................................................... 1.421 231.020 231.716 8.1 .3 .4 .8 .0 

Beef and veal 2 .............................................................. .635 256.334 259.103 10.3 1.1 .3 .9 1.1 

Uncooked ground beef 2 .............................................. .265 232.246 236.384 10.9 1.8 -.1 1.0 1.8 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 3 ............................................. .100 186.482 186.017 10.4 -.2 1.4 1.2 -.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 3 ............................................ .215 172.906 174.366 9.4 .8 .0 .6 .8 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 3 ................................ .054 187.851 189.805 10.6 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 

Pork ................................................................................ .475 207.457 207.510 6.6 .0 .5 .4 -1.0 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ...... .176 148.085 148.030 7.9 .0 .8 -.2 -.8 

Ham .............................................................................. .099 202.592 201.819 3.0 -.4 .8 .4 -1.6 

Pork chops ................................................................... .083 191.845 192.264 8.1 .2 .5 .7 -.1 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 .................... .117 129.836 130.261 6.8 .3 .6 .5 -1.8 

Other meats ................................................................... .311 215.574 213.702 5.7 -.9 .6 1.0 -.9 

Poultry .............................................................................. .390 213.483 214.731 5.0 .6 -.3 1.0 1.1 

Chicken 3 ....................................................................... .310 137.294 137.593 4.0 .2 -.4 1.0 1.3 

Other poultry including turkey 3 ...................................... .080 140.081 142.895 9.6 2.0 1.0 1.0 -.3 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. .331 266.290 266.363 5.8 .0 .4 .7 -.8 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 3 ............................................. .161 158.079 158.274 4.9 .1 .5 .2 .1 

Processed fish and seafood 3 ........................................ .170 138.066 137.978 6.8 -.1 .0 .8 -.2 

Eggs ................................................................................... .137 224.323 228.015 9.6 1.6 -4.7 -2.3 1.5

Dairy and related products 2 ................................................ .991 217.503 219.185 9.0 .8 -.4 .0 .8 

Milk 2 3 ............................................................................... .340 148.167 149.243 10.0 .7 -.5 .0 .7 

Cheese and related products ............................................. .308 222.204 225.540 10.3 1.5 .1 -.3 .0 

Ice cream and related products .......................................... .144 218.938 220.536 7.9 .7 .2 .8 .5 

Other dairy and related products 3 ..................................... .198 144.184 143.828 5.6 -.2 .9 .5 -.3 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.318 280.711 282.588 .1 .7 -.4 -.5 -1.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ .987 321.559 323.484 -1.7 .6 -.9 -.8 -1.2 

Fresh fruits ....................................................................... .504 329.693 329.191 -3.1 -.2 -.8 -.2 -1.4 

Apples ............................................................................ .082 305.927 312.191 6.3 2.0 -1.3 -1.6 1.0 

Bananas ......................................................................... .091 206.769 210.558 3.7 1.8 -.4 .4 -.7 

Citrus fruits 3 .................................................................. .116 191.842 187.548 -7.4 -2.2 1.1 -.9 -2.1 

Other fresh fruits 3 .......................................................... .215 117.671 116.825 -6.7 -.7 -2.4 -.2 -3.2 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. .483 312.122 316.433 -.2 1.4 -.9 -1.3 -1.0 

Potatoes ......................................................................... .087 314.226 327.823 4.3 4.3 -.2 -.7 -1.8 

Lettuce ........................................................................... .066 293.170 288.883 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -.8 -1.5 

Tomatoes 2 .................................................................... .093 309.725 309.544 -.3 -.1 1.4 -.3 -.1 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................... .238 322.774 328.140 -1.1 1.7 .2 .1 -2.7 

Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................... .331 153.196 154.539 5.5 .9 .8 .3 -.9 

Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................ .164 155.090 156.372 4.4 .8 1.1 -.1 -.6 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 ......................................... .100 146.424 147.221 7.1 .5 .8 1.2 -1.9 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3 .066 156.566 158.916 5.6 1.5 -.7 .2 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.

50 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.093 167.577 169.594 3.7 1.2 0.3 0.2 -0.4 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ........................................ .846 128.539 130.288 2.5 1.4 .1 -.1 -.3 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................ .351 160.314 164.819 3.2 2.8 .4 -.3 .3 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 3 .................... .015 169.736 169.375 12.0 -.2 .5 1.4 -.2 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 3 .............. .480 117.202 117.616 1.8 .4 -.5 .4 .4 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 .................. .247 124.511 125.339 7.7 .7 .8 .6 -.8 

Coffee ............................................................................... .138 221.033 224.510 15.3 1.6 1.5 .6 -.9 

Other beverage materials including tea 3 ......................... .109 126.128 125.518 .9 -.5 .5 .8 -1.1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.442 199.694 201.995 5.9 1.2 .1 .4 .5 

Sugar and sweets 2 ............................................................ .334 209.639 212.860 5.5 1.5 -1.5 .3 1.5 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................ .074 199.828 205.495 5.9 2.8 -.6 .5 .5 

Candy and chewing gum 2 3 ............................................ .191 136.786 138.010 5.5 .9 -1.6 .2 .9 

Other sweets 3 ................................................................. .069 151.007 153.903 4.7 1.9 .8 .7 -.4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .291 229.065 235.791 13.3 2.9 .9 1.4 1.5 

Butter and margarine 3 ..................................................... .083 183.995 188.937 7.9 2.7 -.3 -.4 -.4 

Salad dressing 2 3 ............................................................ .078 139.419 141.285 8.2 1.3 -.3 -.5 1.3 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 .................... .131 165.720 172.434 19.7 4.1 1.5 3.3 3.3 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.817 211.835 213.520 4.9 .8 .2 .2 .2 

Soups ............................................................................... .102 229.725 230.927 5.0 .5 1.3 -1.0 .4 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ....................... .346 165.710 166.405 4.0 .4 .1 -.4 .4 

Snacks 2 ........................................................................... .329 231.495 234.433 7.7 1.3 .0 .9 1.3 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................ .297 218.360 227.140 4.6 4.0 -.1 .6 .3 

Baby food 2 3 .................................................................... .111 149.514 150.446 7.6 .6 .6 .2 .6 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 3 ......................................... .633 126.235 125.367 3.5 -.7 .1 .4 -.7 

Food away from home 2 ......................................................... 5.611 234.666 235.423 3.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Full service meals and snacks 2 3 ........................................ 2.269 145.855 146.373 3.0 .4 .1 .1 .4 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 3 .................................. 2.584 149.167 149.512 3.1 .2 .5 .3 .2 

Food at employee sites and schools 3 ................................. .290 148.670 149.106 3.7 .3 .1 .2 .4 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 3 ......... .116 137.958 139.211 4.2 .9 -.2 .3 .9 

Other food away from home 2 3 ........................................... .352 165.205 166.216 2.8 .6 .1 .0 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. .869 229.467 231.821 2.6 1.0 .1 .1 .9 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................. .519 196.850 199.311 1.9 1.3 .1 .1 1.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ...................... .323 206.608 208.831 2.7 1.1 -.1 .2 1.1 

Distilled spirits at home ........................................................ .058 185.703 188.385 1.1 1.4 -.1 .0 .8 

Wine at home ....................................................................... .138 163.011 165.579 -.5 1.6 .5 .3 .6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 2 ................................. .350 302.665 304.763 3.5 .7 .1 .3 .7 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.848 217.009 217.528 1.9 .2 .1 .2 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.486 247.858 248.435 2.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 8.926 255.322 255.800 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Lodging away from home 3 .................................................... .433 129.754 132.580 1.9 2.2 .5 -.1 -.1 

Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 ................................ .099 462.442 462.542 3.7 .0 .3 .4 .1 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .334 261.773 269.153 1.4 2.8 .6 -.2 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 4 5 ........................... 20.821 237.350 237.848 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 4 5 .............. 20.165 237.342 237.840 1.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 3 ................................... .306 130.695 131.182 2.7 .4 .3 .6 .4 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.903 216.074 216.589 2.0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.5 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.676 187.586 187.786 1.3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels 2 ...................................................... .282 340.375 344.055 9.1 1.1 2.3 -.7 1.1 

Fuel oil 2 ............................................................................. .180 371.715 376.858 12.3 1.4 3.0 -1.1 1.4 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 6 ................................... .102 359.883 361.863 3.9 .6 -.7 -.6 -1.5 

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 4.394 189.060 189.143 .7 .0 -.4 -.2 -.8 

Electricity 4 ......................................................................... 3.366 190.926 191.828 2.5 .5 .1 -.1 .0 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................................................ 1.028 178.374 175.949 -5.6 -1.4 -2.6 -.5 -3.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ................... 1.227 183.178 184.533 4.7 .7 .3 .5 .4 

Water and sewerage maintenance 4 .................................... .949 404.155 407.934 5.4 .9 .2 .6 .5 

Garbage and trash collection 2 7 .......................................... .277 399.257 399.553 2.3 .1 .5 -.1 .1 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.458 121.409 121.770 1.2 .3 .1 .1 .1 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 3 ................... .261 68.578 68.365 -2.4 -.3 -.9 -1.2 -.3 

Floor coverings 2 3 ............................................................... .029 113.079 112.319 -.5 -.7 .4 -1.3 -.7 

Window coverings 2 3 ........................................................... .056 73.257 73.330 -5.7 .1 .8 .0 .1 

Other linens 2 3 .................................................................... .176 57.069 56.852 -1.9 -.4 -1.5 -1.5 -.4 

Furniture and bedding 2 ......................................................... .726 116.870 116.593 2.5 -.2 .6 .8 -.2 

Bedroom furniture 2 .............................................................. .247 137.962 136.074 1.6 -1.4 .4 1.2 -1.4 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 3 .............. .355 88.849 89.294 2.9 .5 .2 .3 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.

51 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Other furniture 3 ................................................................... .105 77.694 77.678 2.8 0.0 2.3 1.0 -0.2 

Appliances 3 ........................................................................... .286 86.302 88.320 3.2 2.3 -.9 .7 1.7 

Major appliances 3 ............................................................... .168 98.223 100.941 5.7 2.8 -1.3 1.3 2.2 

Other appliances 2 3 ............................................................. .113 70.945 72.151 -.6 1.7 -1.7 -.4 1.7 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 3 .................... .381 67.548 67.788 -4.9 .4 -1.0 -1.0 .4 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................. .202 55.990 55.840 -7.4 -.3 -.3 -1.7 -.3 

Indoor plants and flowers 8 .................................................. .087 130.374 130.553 .1 .1 -.1 .8 -.5 

Dishes and flatware 2 3 ........................................................ .038 61.710 64.363 -5.6 4.3 -5.4 -1.4 4.3 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 ................................ .054 96.983 97.259 -.1 .3 -.3 .3 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ............. .514 92.382 92.913 1.2 .6 -.1 -.2 .6 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 3 ......................................... .157 99.580 99.981 2.2 .4 -.1 -.2 .4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................... .241 86.533 87.176 .8 .7 -.4 -.2 .3 

Housekeeping supplies 2 ....................................................... .933 190.869 190.782 3.1 .0 .3 .0 .0 

Household cleaning products 2 3 ......................................... .397 125.476 124.871 2.7 -.5 .5 -.4 -.5 

Household paper products 2 3 .............................................. .255 164.494 164.928 2.8 .3 .5 .0 .3 

Miscellaneous household products 2 3 ................................. .281 119.293 119.640 3.9 .3 -.3 .4 .3 

Household operations 2 3 ....................................................... .357 155.744 156.727 2.0 .6 .2 .1 .6 

Domestic services 2 3 ........................................................... .081 144.146 144.788 .5 .4 .0 .1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services 2 3 .................................. .103 159.594 161.362 2.1 1.1 .0 .2 1.1 

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 3 .................................... .077 126.708 127.430 .7 .6 .9 -.2 .6 

Repair of household items 2 3 .............................................. .057 197.981 198.249 -

 .1 - - .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.618 123.203 121.896 5.4 -1.1 .5 .1 .9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .882 116.906 116.817 5.8 -.1 .8 -.3 .7 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... .670 122.518 123.239 6.4 .6 .7 -.3 1.5 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... .105 114.208 115.323 5.3 1.0 .9 -.8 4.6 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................. .182 149.608 150.555 8.6 .6 .9 -.3 -.2 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 ................................................. .203 85.095 83.153 6.0 -2.3 .4 -.1 .8 

Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ .169 110.321 114.468 5.4 3.8 .8 .0 1.2 

Boys’ apparel ......................................................................... .212 99.951 97.778 3.9 -2.2 .8 -.4 -1.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.407 110.883 107.583 5.8 -3.0 .7 .1 1.2 

Women’s apparel ................................................................... 1.084 111.341 108.091 4.5 -2.9 .4 -.1 1.1 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................. .085 106.156 96.937 -.4 -8.7 .0 -.4 .0 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. .171 109.415 99.141 1.6 -9.4 -.5 -1.2 -3.1 

Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................... .466 83.250 81.958 3.0 -1.6 .7 -1.2 2.6 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 3 ............................................................... .345 103.121 103.007 10.3 -.1 .8 2.3 1.1 

Girls’ apparel .......................................................................... .324 108.542 105.103 10.9 -3.2 1.9 .6 2.2 

Footwear .................................................................................. .813 128.560 127.300 1.5 -1.0 .2 .2 -.2

Men’s footwear 2 .................................................................... .263 128.460 127.814 1.5 -.5 .7 .3 -.5 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................ .228 137.414 135.942 3.4 -1.1 1.5 -.6 .0 

Women’s footwear ................................................................. .322 122.180 120.588 .2 -1.3 -.4 -.1 .0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .280 121.842 122.603 8.2 .6 .6 1.5 1.6 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................. .236 161.509 168.604 9.8 4.4 -.4 .8 3.1 

Watches 2 6 ............................................................................ .056 108.763 109.507 -.3 .7 -2.1 -1.1 .7 

Jewelry 6 ................................................................................ .180 177.987 187.855 12.7 5.5 -.1 1.0 4.4 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.031 209.013 211.599 5.5 1.2 -.3 -.8 .4 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.154 205.607 208.363 5.6 1.3 -.3 -.9 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. 6.239 99.250 99.037 2.9 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.5 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.035 143.994 144.431 3.3 .3 -.2 -.1 -.1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.736 149.207 148.197 3.3 -.7 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Leased cars and trucks 9 ..................................................... .332 90.697 90.113 -2.7 -.6 -1.1 .1 -.4 

Car and truck rental 3 ........................................................... .043 121.654 115.532 .3 -5.0 .1 .6 -2.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 7.015 283.528 293.496 10.0 3.5 -.7 -2.1 .9 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.773 281.852 292.151 9.7 3.7 -.9 -2.1 .9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 10 ............................................

-

 281.233 291.907 9.9 3.8 -.9 -2.1 1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 10 11 ...................................

-

 288.814 298.527 9.5 3.4 -.9 -2.1 .8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .........................................

-

 271.822 280.457 9.4 3.2 -.7 -2.1 .8 

Other motor fuels 3 ............................................................... .242 281.127 280.136 14.6 -.4 4.1 1.2 1.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 2 ..................................... .511 147.223 147.804 5.4 .4 .6 .7 .4 

Tires 2 .................................................................................. .323 133.406 134.227 6.1 .6 1.1 1.1 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 3 ............................... .188 156.424 156.448 4.3 .0 -.2 .2 .0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 2 ................................ 1.153 258.355 259.076 2.3 .3 .0 .0 .3 

Motor vehicle body work 2 .................................................... .050 264.310 264.569 1.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ......................... .456 233.972 234.241 2.4 .1 .0 .2 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

52 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle repair 2 3 ........................................................ .600 158.097 158.769 2.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 

Motor vehicle insurance ......................................................... 2.726 398.980 398.809 3.4 .0 .3 .3 .1 

Motor vehicle fees 2 3 ............................................................. .511 168.751 170.747 2.7 1.2 .1 .2 1.2 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 2 3 4 ........ .342 167.414 167.116 1.0 -.2 .1 .4 -.2 

Parking and other fees 2 3 .................................................... .156 171.584 178.552 6.4 4.1 .2 .0 4.1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .877 264.424 262.018 2.1 -.9 .1 .0 -.7 

Airline fare .............................................................................. .495 295.413 291.650 1.9 -1.3 .0 -.1 -.8 

Other intercity transportation .................................................. .083 152.731 149.438 -1.2 -2.2 -.5 .6 -.9 

Intracity transportation 2 ......................................................... .297 272.673 272.796 2.0 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.670 407.909 410.459 3.8 .6 .4 .3 .3

Medical care commodities 2 ..................................................... 1.344 319.396 321.314 3.5 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Medicinal drugs 2 12 ............................................................... 1.297 106.778 107.441 3.6 .6 .3 .2 .6 

Prescription drugs ................................................................ 1.033 428.440 432.311 4.4 .9 .3 .4 .3 

Nonprescription drugs 2 12 ................................................... .264 99.051 98.568 .2 -.5 .8 .1 -.5 

Medical equipment and supplies 2 12 ..................................... .047 99.995 100.039 -.1 .0 .0 -.4 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.327 434.051 436.798 3.9 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.390 341.593 342.491 2.1 .3 .2 .2 -.1 

Physicians’ services 4 .......................................................... 1.328 346.237 346.962 2.4 .2 .2 .2 -.1 

Dental services 4 .................................................................. .625 412.575 414.200 2.4 .4 .3 .3 .2 

Eyeglasses and eye care 6 .................................................. .190 178.336 179.102 .8 .4 -.4 -.1 .2 

Services by other medical professionals 2 4 6 ...................... .246 223.998 224.196 .9 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.399 657.440 662.841 5.5 .8 .6 .5 .3 

Hospital services 4 13 ........................................................... 1.328 245.658 247.658 5.7 .8 .6 .5 .3 

Inpatient hospital services 4 10 13 ......................................

-

 240.648 242.580 6.2 .8 .8 .5 .3 

Outpatient hospital services 4 6 10 .....................................

-

 559.297 563.968 4.9 .8 .5 .4 .4 

Nursing homes and adult day services 4 13 ......................... .063 196.059 198.131 3.4 1.1 .3 .4 .5 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 2 14 ............................. .008 113.375 113.637 2.2 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Health insurance 2 14 ............................................................. .538 111.005 112.990 7.6 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.8 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................... 5.579 109.959 110.556 1.4 .5 .0 .3 .6 

Video and audio 3 .................................................................... 2.060 99.028 99.563 1.7 .5 -.1 .1 .7 

Televisions ............................................................................. .185 6.047 5.976 -17.0 -1.2 -2.5 -.1 -1.0

Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 .................. 1.500 382.673 385.775 3.9 .8 .3 .5 .9 

Other video equipment 2 3 ..................................................... .025 12.813 12.650 -12.7 -1.3 -1.5 -2.7 -1.3 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 2 3 ......................................................................... .132 79.480 79.825 8.0 .4 -.6 -1.5 .4 

Audio equipment 2 ................................................................. .067 42.512 42.722 -5.0 .5 -.8 -1.4 .5 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 3 .................................. .049 89.832 90.107 -2.2 .3 .1 -.9 .3 

Pets, pet products and services 3 ............................................ 1.146 157.946 158.229 3.9 .2 .3 .1 .0 

Pets and pet products 2 ......................................................... .786 198.072 198.425 3.0 .2 .2 -.3 .2 

Pet services including veterinary 3 ......................................... .360 205.461 205.832 6.1 .2 .6 .9 -.4 

Sporting goods 2 ...................................................................... .519 116.884 117.021 1.0 .1 -.1 -.3 .1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ....................................... .325 143.744 143.379 2.9 -.3 .3 .0 -.3 

Sports equipment 2 ................................................................ .191 87.436 88.094 -2.3 .8 -.8 -.8 .8 

Photography 3 .......................................................................... .116 81.293 80.418 .5 -1.1 .3 -.3 -1.1 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................... .044 65.317 64.664 -2.5 -1.0 -.1 -.7 -1.4 

Photographers and film processing 2 3 .................................. .069 117.021 115.671 1.8 -1.2 .5 .0 -1.2 

Other recreational goods 3 ....................................................... .474 52.681 53.063 -3.3 .7 -1.1 .2 .7 

Toys 2 ..................................................................................... .373 55.967 56.486 -4.1 .9 -1.5 .2 .9 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 ................................ .037 96.366 95.801 2.1 -.6 .5 .8 -.8 

Music instruments and accessories 2 3 .................................. .037 94.720 94.743 -2.9 .0 -.2 .0 .0 

Other recreation services 3 ...................................................... 1.118 147.246 149.037 1.1 1.2 .0 1.2 1.2 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises 2 3 ................................................................... .372 124.845 125.226 2.5 .3 1.8 3.5 .3 

Admissions 2 .......................................................................... .490 318.783 325.412 1.2 2.1 -1.1 .2 2.1 

Fees for lessons or instructions 2 6 ........................................ .131 267.538 268.406 .1 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Recreational reading materials 2 .............................................. .145 225.053 226.175 1.0 .5 .5 .2 .5 

Newspapers and magazines 2 3 ............................................ .078 138.937 140.839 4.1 1.4 .9 .3 1.4 

Recreational books 2 3 ........................................................... .068 103.141 102.621 -2.9 -.5 -.1 .1 -.5 

Education and communication 3 ................................................ 6.800 126.413 126.735 1.3 .3 .1 .1 .2 

Education 3 .............................................................................. 2.686 209.452 209.865 4.2 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .214 547.576 554.390 5.4 1.2 .6 .1 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.472 588.489 589.117 4.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ 1.387 697.509 697.031 5.7 -.1 .6 .5 .3 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................... .265 658.942 658.988 4.1 .0 .3 .3 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.

53 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Child care and nursery school 8 ........................................... .711 248.912 250.107 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ................ .035 218.972 219.104 3.9 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Communication 3 ..................................................................... 4.114 85.510 85.761 -.5 .3 -.1 .0 .2 

Postage and delivery services 3 ............................................. .116 151.799 153.288 1.3 1.0 .3 .1 -.1 

Postage ................................................................................ .106 239.476 241.044 .8 .7 .3 .1 -.5 

Delivery services 2 3 ............................................................. .009 252.599 264.273 9.4 4.6 .0 -.1 4.6 

Information and information processing 3 .............................. 3.999 83.163 83.391 -.6 .3 -.1 .0 .2 

Telephone services 2 3 ......................................................... 2.984 100.764 101.014 .1 .2 .0 .1 .2 

Wireless telephone services 2 3 ......................................... 1.987 60.811 60.797 -1.1 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Land-line telephone services 2 12 ...................................... .997 104.139 104.957 1.9 .8 .0 .2 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services 15 ................ 1.015 9.371 9.404 -3.2 .4 -.4 -.4 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 16 ............... .247 64.421 64.382 -11.1 -.1 .1 -1.7 -.7 

Computer software and accessories 2 3 .............................. .041 42.524 42.226 -3.0 -.7 .9 1.5 -.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 3 ... .639 76.555 76.989 .5 .6 -.5 .2 .6 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 3 .................................................... .075 35.220 35.368 -4.5 .4 -1.8 -1.0 .4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.515 421.000 421.572 1.8 .1 .3 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 2 ............................................ 1.227 852.435 856.419 2.8 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Cigarettes 2 3 ......................................................................... 1.152 345.948 347.596 2.7 .5 .1 .5 .5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 3 ........................... .067 231.217 231.902 4.0 .3 -.2 .1 .3 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.288 207.747 207.814 1.2 .0 .4 .0 .1 

Personal care products 2 ....................................................... .611 160.954 161.473 .0 .3 .5 -.5 .3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 3 .................................................................. .336 102.159 102.507 -1.7 .3 .6 -.5 .3 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements 2 ................................................................ .263 187.219 187.805 1.9 .3 .4 -.5 .3 

Personal care services 2 ........................................................ .577 232.313 232.093 .8 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 3 ..................... .577 141.595 141.461 .8 -.1 .4 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .921 368.816 368.843 2.6 .0 .4 .4 -.1 

Legal services 2 6 ................................................................. .307 300.525 301.053 1.8 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Funeral expenses 6 .............................................................. .085 299.276 300.309 2.7 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 3 .................................... .257 144.980 144.949 1.2 .0 .2 .1 .1 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 3 .... .020 170.077 170.103 5.2 .0 .1 .5 .0 

Financial services 2 6 ........................................................... .180 294.095 294.016 7.1 .0 .5 .6 .0 

Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................ .179 86.704 86.538 .2 -.2 .4 -.3 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................ 42.665 187.472 188.931 4.4 .8 -.1 -.3 .4 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 26.725 164.072 165.511 4.4 .9 -.2 -.6 .5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.285 215.404 218.318 5.9 1.4 -.1 -.8 .9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.667 277.351 282.875 6.0 2.0 -.3 -1.1 .7 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.440 114.098 114.105 1.9 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 57.335 262.954 263.615 2.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 

Rent of shelter 5 ........................................................................... 30.181 238.834 239.387 2.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Transportation services ................................................................ 5.641 271.174 270.972 2.5 -.1 .1 .2 .1 

Other services .............................................................................. 10.903 302.364 303.344 2.2 .3 .2 .4 .3 

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.929 220.479 221.476 2.9 .5 .1 -.1 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.514 215.189 216.427 3.6 .6 .0 -.1 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.330 214.658 215.653 3.1 .5 .0 .0 .2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 27.594 166.354 167.821 4.4 .9 -.2 -.6 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.154 216.421 219.315 5.7 1.3 -.1 -.8 .9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.536 272.053 277.315 5.8 1.9 -.3 -1.0 .8 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.225 223.793 226.025 5.2 1.0 .0 -.3 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.

54 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 8. 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

Relative

importance,

December

20111

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 2.805 117.314 116.041 6.4 -1.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 27.154 257.915 258.616 2.4 .3 .1 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 53.008 251.150 251.705 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 11.691 233.943 238.978 6.4 2.2 -.6 -1.4 .2 

All items less energy .................................................................... 88.309 221.735 222.298 2.7 .3 .2 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.238 220.325 220.736 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 20.297 148.692 148.645 2.5 .0 .0 -.1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 7.297 287.221 297.049 10.0 3.4 -.6 -2.0 .9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.941 271.036 271.762 2.3 .3 .2 .3 .2 

Domestically produced farm food 2 .............................................. 7.945 235.646 237.294 5.7 .7 -.4 .3 .7 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 10.981 201.072 201.485 1.5 .2 -.2 .1 -.2 

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

 $ .450 $ .448 - - - - -

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

 $ .151 $ .150 - - - - -

1 The relative importances for the U.S. city average were reissued on

March 7, 2012.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

11 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

55 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

All items .................................................................................... 223.568 223.717 223.684 224.148 6.4 2.7 2.5 1.0 4.6 1.8 

Food and beverages .............................................................. 230.418 230.666 231.158 231.622 6.5 3.9 4.8 2.1 5.2 3.4 

Food ..................................................................................... 230.411 230.660 231.162 231.529 6.8 4.2 5.0 2.0 5.5 3.5 

Food at home ..................................................................... 229.277 229.277 229.833 229.919 9.3 5.3 6.0 1.1 7.3 3.5 

Cereals and bakery products ........................................... 266.526 267.440 268.006 267.803 4.3 5.9 9.3 1.9 5.1 5.6 

Cereals and cereal products .......................................... 231.969 234.172 235.112 234.937 5.0 4.9 10.6 5.2 4.9 7.9 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................... 247.497 250.821 252.039 247.809 9.3 14.1 15.7 .5 11.7 7.8 

Breakfast cereal 1 ......................................................... 224.464 228.401 229.605 229.245 8.9 4.2 2.2 8.8 6.5 5.4 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................ 240.536 242.437 241.336 242.171 -2.0 9.8 14.2 2.7 3.7 8.3 

Bakery products ............................................................. 285.651 285.401 285.998 285.635 4.2 6.9 8.3 .0 5.5 4.1

Bread 2 ......................................................................... 174.663 172.308 173.680 172.637 7.4 5.0 13.5 -4.6 6.2 4.1

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ...................................... 168.536 168.357 168.113 168.486 6.4 8.1 7.1 -.1 7.3 3.4 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ..................................... 260.755 262.371 262.093 262.476 -2.1 1.6 12.6 2.7 -.3 7.5 

Other bakery products .................................................. 260.954 261.825 261.721 262.244 4.5 10.9 3.4 2.0 7.6 2.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................... 227.625 227.665 229.098 229.355 14.2 5.8 6.2 3.1 9.9 4.6 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................. 227.691 228.358 230.162 230.317 14.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 9.5 4.8 

Meats ............................................................................ 229.407 230.366 232.099 232.029 19.1 4.5 5.0 4.7 11.5 4.8 

Beef and veal 1 ........................................................... 253.369 254.074 256.334 259.103 25.0 4.3 3.8 9.4 14.2 6.5 

Uncooked ground beef 1 .......................................... 230.138 229.997 232.246 236.384 27.1 10.3 -3.2 11.3 18.4 3.8 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ......................................... 181.706 184.274 186.482 186.017 22.1 12.3 -1.3 9.8 17.1 4.1 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................ 171.763 171.809 172.906 174.366 23.2 -4.8 15.1 6.2 8.3 10.6 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................ 184.553 186.265 187.851 189.805 25.6 -2.7 9.4 11.9 10.6 10.6 

Pork ............................................................................ 209.653 210.724 211.543 209.532 13.8 3.7 9.9 -.2 8.6 4.7 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 .. 149.747 150.981 150.689 149.464 21.7 5.4 6.4 -.8 13.3 2.8 

Ham .......................................................................... 205.406 207.116 207.889 204.512 5.0 2.6 6.5 -1.7 3.8 2.3 

Pork chops ............................................................... 192.768 193.638 194.977 194.828 11.4 -.8 18.4 4.3 5.1 11.1

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ................. 131.524 132.268 132.965 130.550 9.7 9.3 11.8 -2.9 9.5 4.2 

Other meats ................................................................ 210.409 211.691 213.845 211.829 13.9 6.3 .1 2.7 10.1 1.4 

Poultry .......................................................................... 212.118 211.586 213.738 216.118 2.7 3.7 6.1 7.8 3.2 6.9 

Chicken 2 .................................................................... 135.949 135.426 136.724 138.506 2.0 2.2 4.2 7.7 2.1 6.0 

Other poultry including turkey 2 .................................. 140.490 141.964 143.388 142.915 9.7 9.7 12.1 7.1 9.7 9.6 

Fish and seafood .......................................................... 264.869 266.058 267.824 265.747 10.4 8.4 3.2 1.3 9.4 2.3 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ......................................... 157.053 157.826 158.079 158.274 14.1 7.6 -4.5 3.1 10.8 -.8 

Processed fish and seafood 2 .................................... 136.720 136.766 137.918 137.614 5.8 13.4 5.7 2.6 9.5 4.2 

Eggs ............................................................................... 228.243 217.465 212.501 215.709 10.9 24.1 31.4 -20.2 17.3 2.4 

Dairy and related products 1 ............................................. 218.451 217.557 217.503 219.185 16.4 9.9 8.7 1.4 13.1 4.9 

Milk 1 2 ............................................................................ 148.928 148.157 148.167 149.243 27.7 10.3 3.0 .8 18.7 1.9 

Cheese and related products ......................................... 225.226 225.386 224.725 224.787 13.4 18.4 11.3 -.8 15.8 5.1 

Ice cream and related products ...................................... 213.887 214.372 216.137 217.322 12.8 6.7 5.7 6.6 9.7 6.1 

Other dairy and related products 2 ................................. 143.284 144.504 145.194 144.776 5.2 5.4 7.6 4.2 5.3 5.9 

Fruits and vegetables ....................................................... 283.795 282.533 281.176 277.918 6.4 1.1 1.4 -8.0 3.7 -3.4 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................ 326.024 323.179 320.695 316.731 7.3 -1.1 -1.0 -10.9 3.0 -6.1 

Fresh fruits ................................................................... 330.719 328.037 327.368 322.647 -7.1 9.0 -4.1 -9.4 .6 -6.8 

Apples ........................................................................ 330.094 325.706 320.392 323.681 4.8 -.8 32.7 -7.5 1.9 10.7 

Bananas ..................................................................... 212.243 211.307 212.073 210.543 7.0 -1.3 13.1 -3.2 2.8 4.7 

Citrus fruits 2 ............................................................... 204.879 207.038 205.210 201.001 -23.7 .7 3.1 -7.4 -12.3 -2.3 

Other fresh fruits 2 ...................................................... 111.418 108.698 108.442 104.998 -.9 32.4 -26.7 -21.1 14.5 -24.0 

Fresh vegetables .......................................................... 319.706 316.728 312.601 309.504 22.9 -9.8 2.0 -12.2 5.3 -5.4 

Potatoes ..................................................................... 340.598 339.973 337.425 331.362 26.8 3.2 1.0 -10.4 14.4 -4.9 

Lettuce ........................................................................ 289.935 286.940 284.761 280.371 11.9 -5.5 -.4 -12.6 2.8 -6.7 

Tomatoes 1 ................................................................. 306.526 310.711 309.725 309.544 235.2 -72.9 4.7 4.0 -4.6 4.3 

Other fresh vegetables ............................................... 323.752 324.515 324.996 316.070 -2.1 3.8 3.4 -9.2 .8 -3.1 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .................................. 153.591 154.836 155.377 153.987 3.7 8.3 9.0 1.0 6.0 5.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .................................... 156.049 157.729 157.519 156.555 3.1 7.4 5.8 1.3 5.2 3.5 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................... 145.416 146.578 148.328 145.550 6.8 9.4 12.2 .4 8.1 6.1 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried

2 ............................................................................ 158.740 157.602 157.978 158.421 1.6 5.6 16.7 -.8 3.6 7.6 

See footnotes at end of table.

56 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ 168.124 168.584 168.908 168.287 8.0 3.7 2.7 0.4 5.9 1.5 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .................................... 129.321 129.506 129.401 129.062 5.3 2.0 3.7 -.8 3.6 1.4 

Carbonated drinks ........................................................ 162.494 163.194 162.776 163.287 1.6 4.1 5.2 2.0 2.8 3.6

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ 166.566 167.463 169.736 169.375 16.8 12.8 11.9 6.9 14.7 9.4 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ........... 117.395 116.776 117.202 117.616 4.3 -.1 2.3 .8 2.0 1.5 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ............... 123.898 124.865 125.616 124.618 18.8 11.2 -.4 2.3 15.0 1.0 

Coffee ........................................................................... 221.841 225.124 226.377 224.443 34.6 21.5 3.1 4.8 27.9 3.9 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ..................... 124.357 124.949 125.961 124.601 5.5 .9 -3.5 .8 3.2 -1.4 

Other food at home .......................................................... 200.263 200.399 201.182 202.272 6.8 5.8 7.2 4.1 6.3 5.6 

Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................ 212.276 209.091 209.639 212.860 1.6 7.1 12.5 1.1 4.3 6.7 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................... 202.808 201.580 202.550 203.620 2.9 13.3 6.3 1.6 7.9 3.9 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................ 138.730 136.495 136.786 138.010 2.5 6.2 16.1 -2.1 4.3 6.6 

Other sweets 2 .............................................................. 150.962 152.106 153.157 152.468 4.6 4.6 5.4 4.1 4.6 4.7 

Fats and oils ................................................................... 226.463 228.447 231.558 235.062 16.3 11.2 10.0 16.1 13.7 13.0 

Butter and margarine 2 ................................................. 189.252 188.751 188.060 187.227 21.9 14.1 1.5 -4.2 17.9 -1.4 

Salad dressing 1 2 ........................................................ 140.628 140.139 139.419 141.285 13.1 .0 18.8 1.9 6.4 10.0 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................ 159.687 162.108 167.492 172.992 13.1 15.4 14.1 37.7 14.2 25.4 

Other foods ..................................................................... 212.552 213.066 213.598 214.023 6.3 4.7 5.7 2.8 5.5 4.2 

Soups ........................................................................... 234.414 237.458 235.199 236.196 8.9 7.7 .6 3.1 8.3 1.8 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ................... 166.272 166.456 165.710 166.405 7.1 5.3 3.3 .3 6.2 1.8 

Snacks 1 ....................................................................... 229.587 229.525 231.495 234.433 9.5 -.4 13.3 8.7 4.5 11.0

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..................... 224.517 224.344 225.587 226.169 6.7 4.6 4.1 3.0 5.6 3.6 

Baby food 1 2 ................................................................ 148.334 149.268 149.514 150.446 8.6 9.0 6.9 5.8 8.8 6.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ..................................... 125.681 125.761 126.235 125.367 9.0 2.6 3.5 -1.0 5.8 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ..................................................... 233.622 234.240 234.666 235.423 3.4 2.5 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.3 

Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 145.480 145.679 145.855 146.373 3.9 2.2 3.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .............................. 148.088 148.777 149.167 149.512 3.2 3.3 2.0 3.9 3.3 3.0 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ............................. 147.530 147.702 147.986 148.538 2.9 4.9 4.3 2.8 3.9 3.5 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ..... 137.840 137.509 137.958 139.211 1.5 3.2 8.1 4.0 2.3 6.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 ....................................... 165.008 165.228 165.205 166.216 4.1 2.2 2.1 3.0 3.2 2.5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................. 229.090 229.320 229.662 231.733 2.9 1.0 1.8 4.7 1.9 3.2 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. 196.917 197.102 197.209 199.249 2.5 -1.8 2.3 4.8 .3 3.6 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. 206.237 205.999 206.340 208.555 4.3 -2.6 4.6 4.6 .8 4.6 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... 187.340 187.122 187.105 188.657 -.5 2.1 -.1 2.8 .8 1.4 

Wine at home ................................................................... 163.593 164.466 164.997 165.978 -1.3 -2.4 -3.8 6.0 -1.9 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ............................. 301.377 301.829 302.665 304.763 1.8 6.7 1.1 4.6 4.2 2.8 

Housing .................................................................................. 217.100 217.422 217.764 217.930 2.1 1.6 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.0 

Shelter .................................................................................. 246.993 247.512 248.039 248.481 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.6 2.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................ 253.865 254.439 255.050 255.369 1.6 1.9 3.6 2.4 1.8 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ................................................ 138.317 139.050 138.932 138.797 4.6 12.0 -9.3 1.4 8.2 -4.1 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................ 457.603 459.156 460.824 461.250 4.3 5.0 2.2 3.2 4.6 2.7 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ....................................................................... 284.945 286.600 286.016 285.649 4.7 13.9 -12.1 1.0 9.2 -5.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 ....................... 236.407 236.869 237.350 237.848 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.3 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 .......... 236.397 236.859 237.342 237.840 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.3 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................... 129.562 129.912 130.695 131.182 -.1 2.3 3.7 5.1 1.1 4.4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 220.367 220.091 219.922 218.917 7.8 .3 2.5 -2.6 4.0 -.1 

Household energy .............................................................. 192.552 192.117 191.695 190.399 8.3 -.7 2.0 -4.4 3.7 -1.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .................................................. 334.886 342.717 340.375 344.055 47.2 -12.7 -1.1 11.4 13.4 5.0 

Fuel oil 1 ......................................................................... 364.886 375.945 371.715 376.858 81.4 -17.9 -6.2 13.8 22.0 3.3 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ................................ 359.982 357.285 355.129 349.626 14.7 13.0 1.1 -11.0 13.9 -5.2 

Energy services 3 ............................................................. 194.717 193.891 193.537 191.946 5.8 .3 2.3 -5.6 3.0 -1.7 

Electricity 3 ..................................................................... 196.658 196.916 196.733 196.656 4.7 2.0 3.2 .0 3.4 1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 ............................................. 183.641 178.910 177.946 172.482 9.7 -6.0 -1.1 -22.2 1.5 -12.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ............... 182.263 182.744 183.611 184.306 5.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 4.5 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................ 402.046 402.875 405.373 407.286 6.7 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.3 

Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ...................................... 397.594 399.477 399.257 399.553 2.8 3.1 1.3 2.0 3.0 1.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 121.666 121.768 121.857 121.930 .6 1.4 1.9 .9 1.0 1.4 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ............... 70.035 69.439 68.578 68.365 2.4 -3.3 1.1 -9.2 -.5 -4.2 

Floor coverings 1 2 ........................................................... 114.119 114.563 113.079 112.319 -3.2 10.7 -2.4 -6.2 3.5 -4.3 

Window coverings 1 2 ....................................................... 72.747 73.293 73.257 73.330 -16.1 -4.3 -4.6 3.2 -10.4 -.8 

See footnotes at end of table.

57 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Other linens 1 2 ................................................................. 58.821 57.949 57.069 56.852 8.8 -5.7 3.3 -12.7 1.3 -5.1 

Furniture and bedding 1 ...................................................... 115.240 115.957 116.870 116.593 2.8 2.6 -.2 4.8 2.7 2.3 

Bedroom furniture 1 .......................................................... 135.870 136.368 137.962 136.074 4.0 -4.6 6.8 .6 -.4 3.6 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 .......... 88.424 88.579 88.849 89.294 -1.0 12.8 -3.3 4.0 5.7 .3 

Other furniture 2 ................................................................ 76.087 77.858 78.639 78.519 -1.8 1.3 -1.1 13.4 -.3 5.9 

Appliances 2 ....................................................................... 87.356 86.581 87.211 88.686 .7 1.5 4.5 6.2 1.1 5.4 

Major appliances 2 ............................................................ 99.119 97.849 99.081 101.265 1.4 3.3 9.3 8.9 2.4 9.1 

Other appliances 1 2 ......................................................... 72.416 71.207 70.945 72.151 1.0 4.7 -6.3 -1.5 2.8 -3.9 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ................ 68.925 68.202 67.548 67.788 -1.6 -1.4 -9.8 -6.4 -1.5 -8.1 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ............................... 57.116 56.932 55.990 55.840 -4.5 -3.7 -12.4 -8.6 -4.1 -10.5 

Indoor plants and flowers 7 ............................................... 130.322 130.237 131.331 130.668 9.5 -4.7 -4.6 1.1 2.1 -1.8 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .................................................... 66.175 62.603 61.710 64.363 -8.8 10.0 -11.8 -10.5 .2 -11.1 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ............................. 98.195 97.890 98.142 97.933 -1.6 2.3 .0 -1.1 .3 -.5 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .......... 93.026 92.924 92.748 93.282 3.7 -1.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.4 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ..................................... 99.897 99.772 99.580 99.981 1.0 6.1 1.5 .3 3.5 .9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ................................... 87.417 87.087 86.956 87.224 10.7 -7.2 1.5 -.9 1.4 .3 

Housekeeping supplies 1 .................................................... 190.411 190.946 190.869 190.782 -1.5 3.9 9.4 .8 1.2 5.0 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ...................................... 125.315 125.973 125.476 124.871 -4.6 3.5 14.2 -1.4 -.6 6.1 

Household paper products 1 2 .......................................... 163.593 164.425 164.494 164.928 -.5 2.1 6.6 3.3 .8 5.0 

Miscellaneous household products 1 2 ............................. 119.162 118.808 119.293 119.640 2.4 6.3 5.4 1.6 4.3 3.5 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................... 155.235 155.567 155.744 156.727 .9 2.0 1.5 3.9 1.4 2.7 

Domestic services 1 2 ....................................................... 143.971 143.956 144.146 144.788 -3.8 2.2 1.3 2.3 -.8 1.8 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ............................... 159.320 159.316 159.594 161.362 1.6 1.9 -.3 5.2 1.8 2.4 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ................................ 125.767 126.908 126.708 127.430 -.2 -.2 -2.2 5.4 -.2 1.5 

Repair of household items 1 2 .......................................... NA NA 197.981 198.249 - - - - - -

Apparel ................................................................................... 123.271 123.937 124.119 125.293 -1.0 12.7 3.3 6.7 5.6 5.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................... 117.901 118.799 118.421 119.207 -3.9 19.1 4.8 4.5 7.0 4.7 

Men’s apparel ..................................................................... 123.968 124.780 124.395 126.319 -6.0 20.3 5.2 7.8 6.3 6.5 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ........................... 115.494 116.585 115.662 120.940 -1.9 9.1 -4.5 20.2 3.4 7.1 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................. 151.614 153.009 152.476 152.214 .2 16.6 17.4 1.6 8.1 9.2 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ............................................. 84.605 84.971 84.919 85.586 -10.3 19.4 12.7 4.7 3.5 8.7 

Men’s pants and shorts .................................................... 114.158 115.046 115.079 116.482 -6.1 28.3 -5.6 8.4 9.8 1.2 

Boys’ apparel ...................................................................... 99.372 100.170 99.809 98.495 4.6 10.2 4.9 -3.5 7.3 .6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................. 110.438 111.174 111.270 112.645 -.6 12.2 3.4 8.2 5.6 5.8 

Women’s apparel ............................................................... 112.359 112.755 112.694 113.891 -.6 11.9 1.6 5.6 5.4 3.6 

Women’s outerwear ......................................................... 99.900 99.937 99.521 99.557 -12.9 15.5 -.7 -1.4 .3 -1.0

Women’s dresses ............................................................. 115.598 114.974 113.589 110.116 30.1 6.4 -6.5 -17.7 17.6 -12.3 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................ 85.688 86.251 85.192 87.438 -5.3 10.8 -1.1 8.4 2.4 3.5 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ............................................................ 100.827 101.608 103.911 105.007 3.5 13.1 7.5 17.6 8.2 12.5 

Girls’ apparel ...................................................................... 102.792 104.757 105.423 107.718 -.4 13.4 11.1 20.6 6.3 15.8 

Footwear .............................................................................. 128.847 129.147 129.348 129.142 -.7 6.1 -.3 .9 2.6 .3 

Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................ 127.288 128.129 128.460 127.814 .3 6.3 -2.0 1.7 3.2 -.2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................... 136.193 138.286 137.454 137.393 6.0 5.8 -1.6 3.6 5.9 .9 

Women’s footwear .............................................................. 124.453 123.942 123.839 123.799 -2.6 2.2 3.3 -2.1 -.2 .6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................... 119.122 119.892 121.697 123.626 -2.1 14.7 5.3 16.0 6.0 10.5 

Jewelry and watches 5 ......................................................... 165.037 164.425 165.772 170.989 8.5 9.8 6.0 15.2 9.1 10.5 

Watches 1 5 ........................................................................ 112.379 109.990 108.763 109.507 1.2 7.0 1.1 -9.8 4.0 -4.5

Jewelry 5 ............................................................................. 181.672 181.469 183.289 191.365 10.0 10.8 7.7 23.1 10.4 15.1 

Transportation ........................................................................ 216.261 215.570 213.811 214.570 22.4 3.5 1.3 -3.1 12.6 -.9 

Private transportation ........................................................... 212.914 212.198 210.392 211.254 22.9 3.9 1.1 -3.1 13.0 -1.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .......................................... 100.288 99.974 99.627 99.128 9.2 8.5 -.8 -4.5 8.8 -2.7 

New vehicles .................................................................... 144.008 143.707 143.506 143.417 9.8 6.3 -.9 -1.6 8.0 -1.3 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................ 152.505 151.951 150.961 149.463 9.6 12.8 -.2 -7.7 11.2 -4.1 

Leased cars and trucks 8 .................................................. 92.064 91.069 91.124 90.787 -.4 -.4 -4.3 -5.4 -.4 -4.9 

Car and truck rental 2 ....................................................... 121.129 121.293 122.043 119.518 18.4 -11.4 1.8 -5.2 2.4 -1.8 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 309.981 307.658 301.259 303.958 56.2 .4 .9 -7.5 25.3 -3.4 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 309.225 306.470 300.075 302.847 55.6 .4 .9 -8.0 25.0 -3.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 308.994 306.277 299.839 302.739 56.1 .6 .7 -7.9 25.3 -3.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 316.146 313.278 306.778 309.313 54.3 .2 1.5 -8.4 24.3 -3.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 296.353 294.187 287.960 290.241 52.9 -.2 1.9 -8.0 23.5 -3.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

58 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Other motor fuels 2 ........................................................... 278.785 290.147 293.553 299.051 57.8 -24.4 9.1 32.4 9.3 20.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .................................. 145.326 146.151 147.223 147.804 3.5 9.8 1.3 7.0 6.6 4.1 

Tires 1 ............................................................................... 130.601 131.991 133.406 134.227 3.1 10.9 -.8 11.6 6.9 5.2 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ........................... 156.307 156.062 156.424 156.448 4.2 8.1 4.6 .4 6.1 2.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ............................. 258.440 258.342 258.355 259.076 1.1 2.4 4.7 1.0 1.7 2.8 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................ 264.215 264.272 264.310 264.569 1.0 1.3 2.6 .5 1.1 1.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ...................... 233.308 233.415 233.972 234.241 1.4 1.8 4.9 1.6 1.6 3.2 

Motor vehicle repair 1 2 .................................................... 158.518 158.347 158.097 158.769 1.0 3.0 4.7 .6 2.0 2.7 

Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................... 394.931 396.098 397.101 397.442 4.3 2.8 3.8 2.6 3.5 3.2 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 ......................................................... 168.121 168.345 168.751 170.747 .2 -.5 5.0 6.4 -.2 5.7 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 ..... 166.629 166.796 167.414 167.116 .1 -1.7 4.7 1.2 -.8 2.9 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................ 171.286 171.640 171.584 178.552 .4 2.1 5.7 18.1 1.2 11.7 

Public transportation ............................................................. 268.074 268.353 268.487 266.645 10.5 -5.6 6.5 -2.1 2.1 2.1 

Airline fare .......................................................................... 302.615 302.644 302.430 299.915 12.6 -9.0 8.9 -3.5 1.2 2.5 

Other intercity transportation .............................................. 152.689 151.862 152.730 151.403 -1.3 -.4 .4 -3.3 -.9 -1.5 

Intracity transportation 1 ..................................................... 272.016 272.592 272.673 272.796 2.7 2.4 1.8 1.2 2.6 1.5 

Medical care ........................................................................... 406.100 407.721 409.115 410.534 4.1 3.0 3.6 4.4 3.5 4.0 

Medical care commodities 1 ................................................. 317.901 318.671 319.396 321.314 7.0 .2 2.5 4.4 3.6 3.4 

Medicinal drugs 1 11 ........................................................... 106.246 106.514 106.778 107.441 7.3 .4 2.3 4.6 3.8 3.4 

Prescription drugs ............................................................ 428.168 429.368 431.150 432.488 5.7 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.8 4.1 

Nonprescription drugs 1 11 ............................................... 98.114 98.920 99.051 98.568 4.5 -4.7 -.8 1.9 -.2 .5 

Medical equipment and supplies 1 11 ................................. 100.423 100.383 99.995 100.039 -2.0 -4.6 8.4 -1.5 -3.3 3.3 

Medical care services ........................................................... 432.160 434.106 435.752 436.902 3.2 3.9 3.9 4.5 3.5 4.2 

Professional services ......................................................... 341.676 342.229 343.032 342.799 2.6 2.0 2.6 1.3 2.3 2.0 

Physicians’ services 3 ....................................................... 346.324 347.082 347.901 347.441 3.6 1.5 3.5 1.3 2.5 2.4 

Dental services 3 .............................................................. 411.938 413.062 414.099 414.931 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.2 2.7 

Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ............................................... 179.584 178.802 178.672 179.075 1.7 2.0 .8 -1.1 1.9 -.2 

Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 .................. 223.309 223.586 223.998 224.196 1.7 .9 -.6 1.6 1.3 .5 

Hospital and related services ............................................. 654.029 657.880 660.972 662.755 5.1 6.8 4.6 5.4 6.0 5.0 

Hospital services 3 12 ....................................................... 244.329 245.836 246.983 247.688 5.2 7.1 4.8 5.6 6.1 5.2 

Inpatient hospital services 3 9 12 .................................... 238.996 241.008 242.114 242.789 4.3 7.8 6.0 6.5 6.1 6.3 

Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ................................... 556.064 558.696 560.996 563.079 5.8 5.7 3.1 5.1 5.7 4.1 

Nursing homes and adult day services 3 12 ..................... 195.859 196.403 197.188 198.107 2.7 2.9 3.4 4.7 2.8 4.0 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 13 ......................... 112.690 113.012 113.375 113.637 2.9 1.4 1.2 3.4 2.1 2.3 

Health insurance 1 13 ......................................................... 107.940 109.654 111.005 112.990 -.8 1.3 11.0 20.1 .2 15.4 

Recreation 2 ........................................................................... 109.958 109.905 110.249 110.877 1.5 1.0 -.2 3.4 1.3 1.6

Video and audio 2 ................................................................. 99.523 99.444 99.583 100.249 1.9 .4 1.5 3.0 1.2 2.2 

Televisions ......................................................................... 6.268 6.114 6.105 6.044 -18.9 -18.0 -17.4 -13.5 -18.5 -15.5 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ............... 382.139 383.198 385.299 388.890 3.5 1.6 3.4 7.3 2.6 5.3 

Other video equipment 1 2 .................................................. 13.372 13.167 12.813 12.650 -9.7 -11.4 -9.2 -19.9 -10.5 -14.7 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 1 2 ..................................................................... 81.157 80.674 79.480 79.825 11.5 15.1 13.4 -6.4 13.3 3.0 

Audio equipment 1 .............................................................. 43.448 43.101 42.512 42.722 -2.6 -3.7 -7.2 -6.5 -3.2 -6.8 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 .............................. 90.541 90.655 89.832 90.107 4.3 -3.1 -7.7 -1.9 .6 -4.9 

Pets, pet products and services 2 ......................................... 157.711 158.251 158.387 158.409 5.9 4.0 4.0 1.8 4.9 2.9 

Pets and pet products 1 ...................................................... 198.129 198.586 198.072 198.425 4.9 3.8 2.6 .6 4.4 1.6 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ..................................... 204.343 205.553 207.311 206.577 8.3 4.3 7.2 4.4 6.3 5.8 

Sporting goods 1 ................................................................... 117.345 117.235 116.884 117.021 4.3 3.7 -2.8 -1.1 4.0 -1.9 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ................................... 143.346 143.792 143.744 143.379 3.3 9.1 -.6 .1 6.1 -.3 

Sports equipment 1 ............................................................. 88.851 88.121 87.436 88.094 6.0 -4.9 -6.5 -3.4 .4 -4.9 

Photography 2 ...................................................................... 81.645 81.898 81.692 80.782 5.0 -3.0 4.6 -4.2 1.0 .1 

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................... 66.856 66.814 66.357 65.428 11.1 -9.8 -1.8 -8.3 .1 -5.1 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .............................. 116.505 117.074 117.021 115.671 2.2 .5 7.7 -2.8 1.3 2.3 

Other recreational goods 2 ................................................... 53.204 52.604 52.717 53.083 -3.0 -2.7 -6.4 -.9 -2.9 -3.7 

Toys 1 ................................................................................. 56.737 55.876 55.967 56.486 -3.2 -1.1 -9.9 -1.8 -2.2 -5.9 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ............................. 95.724 96.224 97.040 96.273 .3 1.9 3.7 2.3 1.1 3.0 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .............................. 94.890 94.685 94.720 94.743 -4.0 -13.7 8.1 -.6 -9.0 3.6 

Other recreation services 2 ................................................... 145.571 145.549 147.246 149.037 -2.0 .6 -3.4 9.9 -.7 3.0 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises 1 2 ............................................................... 118.529 120.663 124.845 125.226 -3.0 -.8 -8.1 24.6 -1.9 7.0 

Admissions 1 ...................................................................... 321.576 318.046 318.783 325.412 -2.6 1.8 1.0 4.9 -.4 2.9 

Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 .................................... 267.428 267.402 267.538 268.406 -.6 2.2 -2.7 1.5 .8 -.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 .......................................... 223.520 224.569 225.053 226.175 -1.0 -1.8 2.0 4.8 -1.4 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

59 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Expenditure category

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ......................................... 137.331 138.567 138.937 140.839 0.4 -0.5 6.3 10.6 -0.1 8.4 

Recreational books 1 2 ....................................................... 103.097 102.991 103.141 102.621 -2.9 -3.5 -3.3 -1.8 -3.2 -2.6 

Education and communication 2 ............................................. 125.980 126.135 126.323 126.612 .9 .7 1.7 2.0 .8 1.9 

Education 2 ........................................................................... 207.396 208.259 208.927 209.422 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.3

Educational books and supplies ......................................... 544.919 548.282 548.831 552.247 3.3 4.0 8.7 5.5 3.7 7.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................ 582.443 584.757 586.751 587.964 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.1 

College tuition and fees .................................................... 686.272 690.124 693.315 695.098 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.8 5.5 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees .................... 652.040 654.215 656.371 658.547 4.0 5.8 2.5 4.1 4.9 3.3 

Child care and nursery school 7 ....................................... 248.216 248.610 249.059 249.691 2.1 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.6 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............ 217.738 218.417 219.144 219.702 3.1 4.1 4.9 3.7 3.6 4.3 

Communication 2 .................................................................. 85.585 85.524 85.553 85.741 -.9 -1.7 -.2 .7 -1.3 .3 

Postage and delivery services 2 ......................................... 152.622 153.025 153.104 152.922 1.1 .0 3.5 .8 .5 2.1 

Postage ............................................................................ 240.832 241.500 241.638 240.414 .7 -.6 3.7 -.7 .1 1.5 

Delivery services 1 2 ......................................................... 252.755 252.742 252.599 264.273 9.1 11.1 -1.0 19.5 10.1 8.8 

Information and information processing 2 ........................... 83.222 83.151 83.179 83.377 -1.0 -1.7 -.3 .7 -1.4 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ..................................................... 100.616 100.620 100.764 101.014 -.9 -1.1 1.0 1.6 -1.0 1.3 

Wireless telephone services 1 2 ..................................... 60.772 60.772 60.811 60.797 -1.5 -2.9 -.1 .2 -2.2 .0 

Land-line telephone services 1 11 ................................... 103.872 103.882 104.139 104.957 -.2 1.3 2.5 4.2 .5 3.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 14 ............ 9.454 9.415 9.379 9.398 -1.3 -3.9 -5.1 -2.3 -2.6 -3.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ........... 65.726 65.790 64.651 64.202 -10.8 -10.0 -14.5 -9.0 -10.4 -11.8 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ........................... 41.515 41.896 42.524 42.226 -6.2 -7.7 -4.4 7.0 -7.0 1.2 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 76.817 76.438 76.555 76.989 3.0 -.7 -1.1 .9 1.1 -.1 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 2 ................................................. 36.207 35.568 35.220 35.368 1.2 -5.9 -4.1 -9.0 -2.4 -6.6 

Other goods and services ...................................................... 419.250 420.462 420.998 421.681 .5 1.4 2.9 2.3 .9 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ......................................... 847.868 848.791 852.435 856.419 -.4 2.8 4.9 4.1 1.2 4.5 

Cigarettes 1 2 ...................................................................... 343.948 344.398 345.948 347.596 -.6 2.4 4.9 4.3 .9 4.6 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ........................ 231.437 230.927 231.217 231.902 1.5 8.8 5.2 .8 5.1 3.0 

Personal care ....................................................................... 207.030 207.847 207.746 207.885 1.0 .6 1.7 1.7 .8 1.7 

Personal care products 1 .................................................... 160.970 161.716 160.954 161.473 1.6 -3.7 1.0 1.3 -1.1 1.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .............................................................. 102.077 102.658 102.159 102.507 -1.8 -6.4 -.2 1.7 -4.2 .8 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements 1 ............................................................ 187.416 188.079 187.219 187.805 5.3 -.8 2.1 .8 2.2 1.5 

Personal care services 1 .................................................... 231.409 232.222 232.313 232.093 .8 .0 1.4 1.2 .4 1.3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .................. 141.044 141.540 141.595 141.461 .8 .0 1.4 1.2 .4 1.3 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................ 366.849 368.267 369.704 369.334 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 

Legal services 1 5 ............................................................. 298.533 299.664 300.525 301.053 1.6 .2 2.0 3.4 .9 2.7 

Funeral expenses 5 .......................................................... 298.528 299.084 299.950 300.980 .8 4.2 2.4 3.3 2.5 2.9 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ................................ 144.572 144.844 145.004 145.163 -.4 1.0 2.7 1.6 .3 2.2 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 168.963 169.183 170.077 170.103 2.4 9.1 6.7 2.7 5.7 4.7 

Financial services 1 5 ....................................................... 290.913 292.384 294.095 294.016 15.3 6.2 3.0 4.3 10.6 3.7 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................ 86.001 86.318 86.069 86.544 -1.4 -1.2 .8 2.5 -1.3 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................ 190.427 190.308 189.707 190.404 12.1 3.9 2.3 .0 7.9 1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 168.296 168.025 166.976 167.752 15.5 3.8 .9 -1.3 9.5 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 222.938 222.755 220.944 222.849 20.1 3.5 1.4 -.2 11.5 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 289.927 289.013 285.869 288.013 26.4 .9 1.8 -2.6 12.9 -.5 

Durables ............................................................................... 114.901 114.733 114.642 114.372 5.8 4.7 -.8 -1.8 5.2 -1.3 

Services .................................................................................... 262.626 263.053 263.648 264.025 2.1 1.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 238.071 238.554 239.075 239.434 1.2 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.5 2.5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 270.414 270.697 271.151 271.447 3.9 .9 3.9 1.5 2.4 2.7 

Other services .......................................................................... 300.990 301.510 302.648 303.629 1.6 1.5 2.0 3.6 1.6 2.8 

All items less food .................................................................... 222.164 222.296 222.168 222.638 6.4 2.5 2.0 .9 4.4 1.4 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 217.427 217.444 217.207 217.699 8.7 3.1 2.5 .5 5.9 1.5 

All items less medical care ....................................................... 216.144 216.248 216.172 216.604 6.6 2.7 2.4 .9 4.6 1.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 170.469 170.210 169.195 170.019 15.0 3.7 .9 -1.1 9.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 223.529 223.365 221.670 223.594 19.1 3.3 1.4 .1 10.9 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel .......................................... 283.447 282.638 279.803 282.002 24.7 .8 1.7 -2.0 12.1 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 227.671 227.760 227.001 228.186 14.0 3.3 2.9 .9 8.5 1.9 

See footnotes at end of table.

60 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2012

July

2011

Jan.

2012

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear ............................................................... 117.329 118.052 118.223 119.726 -1.1 14.4 4.2 8.4 6.4 6.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ................................................... 258.157 258.482 259.241 259.493 3.0 1.6 2.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 250.900 251.317 251.921 252.171 1.9 1.6 2.7 2.0 1.7 2.4 

Energy ...................................................................................... 249.674 248.293 244.867 245.461 35.6 .0 1.3 -6.6 16.5 -2.7 

All items less energy ................................................................ 221.407 221.742 222.119 222.551 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.1 3.1 2.4 

All items less food and energy ............................................... 219.973 220.326 220.679 221.124 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 149.205 149.269 149.158 149.414 3.3 5.3 .9 .6 4.3 .7 

Energy commodities ........................................................... 312.582 310.638 304.362 307.238 55.8 -.1 .9 -6.7 24.7 -3.0 

Services less energy services .............................................. 270.027 270.595 271.297 271.896 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.8 1.9 2.7 

Domestically produced farm food 1 .......................................... 235.976 235.018 235.646 237.294 8.9 4.8 6.9 2.3 6.8 4.5 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................. 203.340 202.944 203.112 202.730 5.0 .9 1.5 -1.2 2.9 .1 

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

61 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule

1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2012 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2011 from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Dec.

2010

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 226.421 226.230 225.672 226.665 2.9 0.2 0.4 3.0 -0.3 -0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 243.014 242.652 241.987 242.879 2.9 .1 .4 2.9 -.4 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 244.534 244.076 243.328 244.296 2.8 .1 .4 2.7 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 145.404 145.335 145.062 145.456 3.2 .1 .3 3.4 -.2 -.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 215.653 215.614 215.173 216.368 2.8 .3 .6 2.8 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 216.130 216.097 215.633 216.883 2.8 .4 .6 2.7 -.2 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.573 138.453 138.186 138.903 2.8 .3 .5 2.9 -.3 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 212.476 212.907 212.505 213.649 2.9 .3 .5 3.1 .0 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 219.969 219.961 219.469 220.497 3.2 .2 .5 3.3 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 220.515 220.654 220.152 221.185 2.8 .2 .5 2.9 -.2 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 140.303 140.218 139.838 140.388 3.3 .1 .4 3.4 -.3 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 224.574 224.714 224.892 226.902 4.7 1.0 .9 4.0 .1 .1 

West urban ..................................................... M 229.195 228.771 228.117 228.980 2.6 .1 .4 2.7 -.5 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 233.259 232.851 232.106 233.044 2.5 .1 .4 2.7 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.696 138.411 138.017 138.465 2.6 .0 .3 2.7 -.5 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 206.393 206.201 205.636 206.562 2.7 .2 .5 2.8 -.4 -.3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 140.355 140.225 139.881 140.418 3.1 .1 .4 3.2 -.3 -.2 

D ................................................................. M 219.959 220.020 219.950 221.362 3.7 .6 .6 3.5 .0 .0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 219.592 219.181 218.180 219.585 2.1 .2 .6 2.1 -.6 -.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 233.049 232.731 231.567 233.441 2.1 .3 .8 2.2 -.6 -.5 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 250.051 249.317 248.307 249.322 2.8 .0 .4 2.7 -.7 -.4 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 -

 245.030 - 245.891 2.5 .4 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 -

 211.225 - 211.985 2.1 .4 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 209.283 - 209.203 3.0 .0 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 147.565 - 148.163 2.7 .4 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 209.182 -

 208.590 - - - - 3.0 -.3 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 212.927 - 213.505 - - - - 3.5 .3 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 201.398 -

 200.477 - - - - 3.1 -.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 232.141 -

 231.794 - - - - 3.1 -.1 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 235.440 -

 234.312 - - - - 2.8 -.5 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 235.331 - 234.327 - - - - 2.9 -.4 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 235.916 -

 234.812 - - - - 3.5 -.5 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each

local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,

subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a

result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,

although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI

for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

62 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 11. 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

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................... 242.879 2.9 0.4 216.368 2.8 0.6 220.497 3.2 0.5 228.980 2.6 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................ 382.461 - - 352.043 - - 357.677 - - 370.134 - -

Food and beverages ................................. 239.006 4.2 .7 226.855 4.6 .8 230.898 4.4 .6 234.004 3.6 .4 

Food ........................................................ 238.836 4.3 .7 226.233 4.6 .8 231.949 4.6 .5 233.891 3.9 .4 

Food at home ........................................ 238.932 5.2 .7 222.560 5.8 1.1 229.991 5.7 .8 236.006 4.5 .4 

Food away from home .......................... 241.697 3.2 .7 231.745 2.9 .2 237.368 3.1 .2 229.735 3.2 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ................................ 239.904 2.0 .8 233.760 5.3 1.0 215.565 1.9 1.3 232.066 -.7 .9 

Housing ..................................................... 249.682 1.9 .2 200.225 1.5 .3 205.535 2.1 .3 230.442 1.8 .3 

Shelter .................................................... 299.017 2.2 .2 231.449 1.4 .2 228.570 2.2 .4 258.171 1.9 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 .................. 297.481 2.6 .3 228.219 1.9 .2 230.498 2.7 .0 267.825 2.4 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2

3 .................................................... 311.295 2.1 .3 236.274 1.3 .1 232.332 2.1 .3 271.938 1.7 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ............................... 311.211 2.1 .3 236.275 1.3 .1 232.321 2.1 .3 271.952 1.7 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................... 220.885 .2 -.1 204.362 2.0 .6 217.376 2.9 .0 245.335 2.2 .6 

Household energy ................................. 201.701 -.5 -.2 175.071 1.5 .5 182.732 2.6 -.1 219.542 .7 .6 

Energy services 2 ................................ 189.159 -3.6 -.6 179.706 1.4 .5 182.105 2.4 -.2 220.534 .4 .6 

Electricity 2 ........................................ 186.315 -1.2 .1 184.122 6.5 2.0 179.305 2.9 -.1 241.785 1.0 .4 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ............... 183.690 -8.9 -1.9 163.607 -8.2 -2.3 185.245 -.9 -1.1 183.110 -1.7 1.2 

Household furnishings and operations ... 127.863 2.3 .6 119.059 1.1 .3 126.453 .6 .3 129.223 .6 .3 

Apparel ..................................................... 124.574 4.5 -1.2 116.168 6.6 -.7 130.075 3.6 -2.3 115.737 4.5 .2 

Transportation ........................................... 210.720 5.1 .8 210.992 4.7 1.3 210.995 5.9 1.5 209.836 3.9 .4 

Private transportation .............................. 204.479 5.3 1.1 205.746 4.9 1.5 209.470 6.1 1.7 203.924 4.2 .5 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ............ 98.877 2.8 -.3 99.657 2.5 -.2 100.240 3.1 .0 99.515 2.0 -.2 

New vehicles ....................................... 142.721 3.6 .3 137.402 3.3 .2 148.135 3.4 .5 142.965 2.8 .3 

New cars and trucks 4 5 .................... 98.906 3.6 .3 97.275 3.3 .2 100.807 3.4 .5 99.294 2.8 .4 

New cars 5 ........................................ 138.530 3.5 .0 136.443 4.2 -.2 152.332 4.2 .2 144.632 3.9 .2 

Used cars and trucks .......................... 156.487 5.0 -.7 149.082 3.7 -.7 145.827 3.3 -.7 141.316 1.5 -.6 

Motor fuel .............................................. 288.153 9.7 3.2 300.126 9.1 3.9 291.767 10.6 4.6 287.725 10.1 1.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................. 286.730 9.5 3.3 298.822 8.8 4.1 290.123 10.4 4.7 286.047 9.8 1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............ 288.384 9.5 3.5 298.122 9.0 4.2 289.286 10.5 4.9 285.166 9.9 1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..... 291.372 9.7 2.7 324.642 7.7 3.6 301.894 10.2 4.3 268.317 9.6 1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......... 275.607 9.5 2.6 291.080 8.7 4.1 286.084 10.0 4.2 271.915 9.3 1.5 

Medical care ............................................. 432.393 3.9 1.0 407.853 3.7 .9 387.581 3.4 .2 415.360 3.6 .6 

Medical care commodities ...................... 364.959 4.8 1.5 328.027 4.0 .6 309.483 2.4 .3 331.611 2.3 .2 

Medical care services ............................. 448.821 3.6 .8 434.353 3.6 1.0 413.991 3.7 .2 441.046 4.0 .7 

Professional services ............................ 341.005 1.9 .2 365.118 2.3 .7 337.672 2.1 .0 312.913 2.0 .2 

Recreation 4 .............................................. 119.038 2.7 .8 115.895 .3 .5 114.057 1.1 .5 109.078 1.4 .6 

Education and communication 4 ............... 134.604 .8 .1 134.712 1.7 .2 129.634 2.4 .3 133.809 2.2 .4 

Other goods and services ......................... 422.311 2.6 .0 377.127 1.8 .0 383.469 1.8 .0 384.169 1.2 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items ...................................................... 242.879 2.9 .4 216.368 2.8 .6 220.497 3.2 .5 228.980 2.6 .4 

Commodities ............................................. 191.806 4.3 .7 181.255 4.3 .9 186.219 4.2 .8 180.228 3.4 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ... 163.648 4.4 .6 157.896 4.2 .9 163.370 4.0 .9 151.904 3.2 .6 

Nondurables less food and beverages 210.315 5.5 .9 206.216 5.6 1.4 214.679 5.5 1.3 195.129 5.0 .8 

Nondurables less food, beverages,

and apparel ................................. 276.598 5.8 1.6 264.683 5.2 1.9 266.327 6.0 2.3 250.824 5.2 1.1 

Durables ............................................... 111.086 2.5 .1 110.333 1.9 .0 115.366 1.5 .2 111.972 .6 .1 

Services .................................................... 293.104 2.1 .2 253.052 1.8 .3 255.733 2.6 .3 273.352 2.1 .3 

Rent of shelter 3 ...................................... 312.727 2.2 .2 237.717 1.4 .2 234.856 2.2 .4 274.583 1.9 .2 

Transportation services .......................... 257.958 2.6 -.3 272.982 1.6 .3 282.108 3.3 -.3 266.742 .5 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

63 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 11. 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

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ......................................... 339.905 2.5 0.3 309.140 1.8 0.3 308.851 2.7 0.4 317.775 2.8 0.4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................... 234.502 2.9 .3 207.232 2.8 .5 211.006 3.2 .5 220.363 2.5 .4 

All items less food ....................................... 243.973 2.7 .3 214.671 2.6 .5 218.508 3.0 .5 228.378 2.4 .4 

All items less shelter ................................... 224.183 3.3 .4 213.273 3.4 .7 218.747 3.7 .5 218.588 3.0 .5 

Commodities less food ............................... 166.628 4.3 .6 160.483 4.2 .9 165.135 3.9 .9 155.184 3.1 .6 

Nondurables ............................................... 225.642 4.8 .8 217.165 5.1 1.1 222.948 5.0 1.0 215.674 4.3 .6 

Nondurables less food ................................ 211.994 5.3 .9 207.781 5.6 1.4 214.539 5.3 1.3 198.394 4.6 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 270.953 5.4 1.5 260.843 5.2 1.9 260.769 5.7 2.2 248.735 4.7 1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ..................... 297.214 2.0 .2 284.599 2.1 .5 290.011 3.0 .1 302.894 2.4 .4 

Services less medical care services ........... 282.229 2.0 .2 239.341 1.6 .3 241.278 2.5 .3 261.654 2.0 .3 

Energy ........................................................ 237.953 4.4 1.5 230.171 5.8 2.4 228.581 7.2 2.5 259.862 6.3 1.2 

All items less energy ................................... 245.758 2.8 .3 217.323 2.5 .3 220.221 2.8 .2 228.457 2.3 .3 

All items less food and energy .................. 248.568 2.5 .2 216.367 2.1 .3 218.533 2.4 .2 228.203 2.0 .3 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities .................................... 150.488 2.7 .0 145.570 3.0 .1 148.173 1.9 -.2 140.329 1.4 .3 

Energy commodities ............................... 302.649 9.9 2.8 299.089 8.9 3.7 296.002 10.6 4.5 291.785 10.1 1.5 

Services less energy services ................ 303.328 2.5 .3 262.660 1.8 .3 263.320 2.6 .3 277.418 2.2 .3 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

64 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 12. 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 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ............................................................................. 206.562 2.7 0.5 140.418 3.1 0.4 221.362 3.7 0.6 

All items (December 1977=100) .......................................... 206.562 - - - - - 357.002 - -

Food and beverages ........................................................... 209.418 3.9 .4 145.892 4.4 .8 233.495 6.3 1.1 

Food .................................................................................. 209.511 4.0 .4 146.303 4.6 .8 233.653 6.6 1.2 

Food at home .................................................................. 213.290 4.7 .4 145.231 5.7 1.1 230.707 7.9 1.5 

Food away from home .................................................... 203.172 3.1 .4 147.797 2.9 .3 240.199 4.5 .7 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 206.277 2.4 .9 140.469 1.8 1.4 230.257 1.4 .3 

Housing ............................................................................... 203.880 1.8 .3 134.537 2.0 .2 197.811 1.4 .6 

Shelter .............................................................................. 221.848 2.1 .3 135.818 1.9 .2 221.536 1.3 .4

Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................ 223.389 2.6 .3 142.390 2.1 -.1 220.982 2.2 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...................... 221.384 1.9 .2 135.124 2.0 .2 231.325 1.1 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ......... 221.364 1.9 .2 135.115 2.0 .2 231.342 1.1 .3 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 221.300 1.3 .1 165.165 2.6 .2 219.197 2.6 1.1 

Household energy ........................................................... 212.773 .2 -.1 161.306 2.2 .1 183.380 2.4 1.3 

Energy services 5 ......................................................... 198.250 -.7 -.2 151.317 1.6 .1 194.195 1.8 1.2 

Electricity 5 .................................................................. 197.911 1.7 .5 147.486 3.1 .1 200.634 2.3 1.5 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ......................................... 185.774 -6.6 -1.8 153.435 -4.2 -.2 162.550 -.7 -.6 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 118.269 .6 .3 99.905 1.6 .4 125.919 .5 .6 

Apparel ............................................................................... 116.149 3.5 -.9 87.790 4.9 -1.6 127.609 14.6 -.3 

Transportation ..................................................................... 206.520 4.8 1.1 147.965 4.9 .9 213.234 6.2 1.3

Private transportation ........................................................ 206.112 5.3 1.3 147.638 4.9 1.0 208.554 6.3 1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ...................................... 99.764 2.4 -.2 99.432 2.6 .0 99.651 3.8 -.2 

New vehicles ................................................................. 125.183 3.5 .2 99.676 2.5 .5 151.679 5.6 .3 

New cars and trucks 3 7 .............................................. 98.555 3.5 .3 99.742 2.5 .5 104.742 5.6 .3 

New cars 7 .................................................................. 126.018 4.3 .0 101.991 3.1 .1 152.159 7.6 .1 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 141.854 3.6 -.7 98.780 3.1 -.7 132.265 1.9 -.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 426.468 10.0 3.7 289.095 9.9 3.1 279.574 10.0 3.4 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 424.325 9.8 3.8 289.600 9.6 3.3 277.056 9.7 3.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...................................... 434.791 9.9 4.0 296.313 9.8 3.4 265.290 9.8 3.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ............................... 288.690 9.7 3.5 282.256 9.2 3.0 313.022 9.3 3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ................................... 377.262 9.5 3.3 271.681 9.1 2.7 280.865 9.6 3.2 

Medical care ....................................................................... 322.462 3.8 1.0 172.800 3.4 .3 391.507 3.0 -.2

Medical care commodities ................................................ 258.735 3.1 1.0 155.724 3.7 .7 324.475 1.7 -1.8 

Medical care services ....................................................... 341.509 4.1 1.0 178.874 3.4 .1 415.073 3.4 .3 

Professional services ...................................................... 265.309 2.0 .5 158.256 2.0 .0 345.536 2.5 .0 

Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 114.320 1.5 .9 113.201 1.3 .2 116.811 .6 .4 

Education and communication 3 ......................................... 135.194 1.5 .3 128.303 2.0 .3 140.184 3.8 .1 

Other goods and services ................................................... 301.424 1.5 .0 177.539 1.8 .3 426.412 3.7 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ............................................................................. 206.562 2.7 .5 140.418 3.1 .4 221.362 3.7 .6 

Commodities ....................................................................... 175.353 3.7 .7 130.729 4.1 .7 189.558 5.7 1.0

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 155.454 3.6 .8 122.653 4.0 .6 168.162 5.4 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 208.729 4.9 1.2 159.213 5.7 1.0 218.297 7.3 1.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 277.340 5.3 2.0 194.556 5.8 1.6 266.149 5.8 1.6 

Durables ......................................................................... 104.098 1.5 .1 87.730 1.5 .1 118.470 2.4 .1 

Services .............................................................................. 231.356 2.2 .3 145.026 2.2 .1 256.319 2.2 .4 

Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................ 222.657 2.1 .3 135.937 1.9 .2 228.746 1.3 .4 

Transportation services .................................................... 217.966 1.8 .0 147.604 2.1 -.4 285.658 3.6 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

65 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 12. 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 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ................................................................... 260.724 2.4 0.4 148.066 2.5 0.3 321.615 3.3 0.3

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................... 201.038 2.7 .4 136.263 3.0 .4 210.621 3.8 .7 

All items less food ................................................................. 206.211 2.5 .5 137.215 2.8 .3 219.295 3.3 .6 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 200.085 3.1 .5 139.707 3.5 .5 223.542 4.7 .7 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 157.817 3.6 .8 123.186 3.9 .7 169.826 5.3 .8 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 209.394 4.4 .8 152.424 5.1 .9 226.672 6.8 1.2

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 208.953 4.7 1.2 158.013 5.4 1.0 218.630 7.0 1.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 268.787 5.1 1.9 189.781 5.5 1.6 262.842 5.6 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ............................................... 242.112 2.3 .3 154.877 2.6 .1 299.416 3.1 .4 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 223.786 2.0 .3 141.935 2.1 .2 240.257 2.1 .4 

Energy .................................................................................. 299.573 5.7 2.1 217.392 6.6 1.8 231.613 6.8 2.5 

All items less energy ............................................................. 200.394 2.5 .3 132.408 2.7 .2 220.992 3.3 .4 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 198.973 2.2 .3 129.886 2.3 .1 219.216 2.7 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. 131.304 1.8 .1 103.187 2.3 .0 154.164 3.8 .0 

Energy commodities ......................................................... 431.337 10.0 3.6 295.449 9.9 3.0 279.431 10.0 3.3 

Services less energy services .......................................... 233.703 2.3 .4 144.490 2.3 .2 263.245 2.2 .3 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

66 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 13. 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

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 244.296 2.8 0.4 145.456 3.2 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 377.485 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 238.335 4.1 .5 148.972 4.3 1.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 238.103 4.3 .5 149.351 4.4 1.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 239.917 4.9 .5 147.102 5.9 1.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 238.977 3.5 .5 152.784 2.4 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 240.348 1.7 .8 142.308 2.8 .7 

Housing .................................................................................... 252.790 1.8 .3 142.943 2.2 -.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 303.116 2.2 .3 141.628 2.2 -.1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 305.875 2.8 .3 149.467 1.9 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 311.321 2.0 .3 140.782 2.4 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 311.253 2.0 .3 140.782 2.4 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 214.592 -.4 .2 185.339 1.6 -1.0 

Household energy ................................................................ 202.788 -1.1 .3 182.439 .9 -1.3 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 188.684 -3.9 -.1 144.250 -2.9 -1.8 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 187.036 -.8 1.0 130.510 -2.2 -2.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 183.382 -10.1 -2.3 156.060 -5.0 -.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 125.612 1.8 .5 106.966 3.4 .8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 122.171 3.2 -1.0 90.943 9.3 -1.6 

Transportation .......................................................................... 213.122 5.2 .8 145.915 4.7 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 206.714 5.7 1.2 146.389 4.6 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 282.326 9.6 3.3 290.632 9.9 3.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 280.541 9.4 3.3 290.895 9.8 3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 282.004 9.3 3.6 296.051 9.8 3.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 280.563 9.7 2.7 288.385 9.9 2.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 270.815 9.5 2.6 272.845 9.7 2.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 433.341 4.1 1.2 179.139 3.3 .4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 118.351 3.1 1.2 119.902 1.8 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 137.147 1.2 .1 127.659 -.5 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 403.646 2.4 .0 192.659 3.3 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 244.296 2.8 .4 145.456 3.2 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 190.276 4.1 .6 138.987 4.7 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 160.246 4.1 .7 132.929 4.9 .5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 202.696 4.9 .9 173.883 6.7 .9 

Durables ............................................................................... 110.076 2.7 .2 91.009 2.3 .0 

Services .................................................................................... 293.758 2.1 .3 147.296 1.9 -.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 236.112 2.8 .4 141.365 3.1 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 223.200 3.2 .4 144.331 3.5 .4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 163.426 4.0 .7 133.307 4.9 .5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 221.998 4.5 .7 160.930 5.6 1.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 204.992 4.7 .9 171.619 6.5 .9 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 294.087 2.1 .2 153.164 1.7 -.1 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 283.073 2.0 .2 144.356 1.9 -.1

Energy ........................................................................................ 236.298 3.9 1.7 227.594 5.6 1.0 

All items less energy .................................................................. 247.404 2.7 .3 136.753 2.9 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................. 250.691 2.5 .3 134.347 2.6 .0

See footnotes at end of table.

67 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 13. 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

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 216.883 2.8 0.6 138.903 2.8 0.5 213.649 2.9 0.5

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 358.086 - - - - - 342.526 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 229.117 4.5 .8 144.498 4.8 .7 230.761 5.1 1.1

Food ....................................................................................... 228.315 4.3 .8 144.851 4.9 .7 230.307 5.4 1.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 226.731 5.3 1.1 142.893 6.2 1.1 220.576 6.9 1.3

Food away from home .......................................................... 230.020 2.7 .1 147.397 3.0 .1 247.455 3.2 .8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 236.078 6.7 1.2 143.024 4.0 1.0 237.971 2.5 .3

Housing .................................................................................... 202.205 1.8 .2 127.851 1.2 .4 195.409 .3 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 236.084 1.7 .2 128.142 1.1 .2 221.437 .3 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 238.695 2.1 .2 131.074 1.6 .2 209.866 1.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 240.907 1.7 .1 126.687 1.1 .1 228.217 .3 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 240.911 1.7 .1 126.687 1.1 .1 228.217 .3 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 198.572 2.8 .2 166.226 1.0 1.4 208.074 1.1 .3 

Household energy ................................................................ 171.133 2.2 -.2 165.647 .7 1.6 163.400 .9 .3 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 172.936 2.1 -.2 160.747 .7 1.7 171.931 .5 .3 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 173.823 9.1 1.6 156.810 4.4 3.0 169.971 2.6 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 156.024 -8.5 -2.7 155.507 -8.2 -1.3 165.762 -4.9 -1.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 114.342 .9 .0 95.959 2.0 .7 118.993 -.9 .8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 113.272 4.9 -.7 86.804 6.5 -1.0 138.525 20.2 .0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 211.070 4.6 1.5 154.403 4.7 1.1 190.430 5.1 1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 207.311 4.8 1.7 154.087 4.9 1.2 183.201 5.6 1.1

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 306.188 9.4 4.4 308.351 9.5 3.7 254.940 6.0 2.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 304.529 9.2 4.7 308.794 9.2 4.0 250.801 5.5 2.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 304.903 9.2 4.7 316.395 9.6 4.2 241.628 5.8 2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 322.869 8.8 4.5 300.014 7.5 3.4 291.579 4.8 1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 290.436 8.9 4.7 287.944 9.2 3.7 256.307 5.3 2.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 404.019 3.5 1.5 177.969 4.3 .2 384.801 2.6 .4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 116.981 .5 .8 116.491 .5 .1 107.178 -1.4 .4 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 135.413 1.4 -.1 134.187 1.9 .6 128.870 2.7 .2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 364.795 1.9 -.1 177.003 .9 .1 412.890 4.7 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 216.883 2.8 .6 138.903 2.8 .5 213.649 2.9 .5

Commodities ............................................................................ 180.089 4.1 .9 130.225 4.4 .8 187.190 5.3 .9 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 154.245 3.9 .9 122.453 4.3 .8 165.802 5.4 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 201.210 5.3 1.5 159.592 5.8 1.3 217.084 6.5 1.0 

Durables ............................................................................... 107.961 1.5 .0 84.989 1.9 .0 114.341 3.7 .5 

Services .................................................................................... 253.453 2.0 .4 143.892 1.6 .3 242.930 1.1 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 208.594 2.8 .5 134.750 2.7 .5 202.773 3.0 .5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 212.109 3.3 .7 141.397 3.5 .6 212.506 3.9 .7 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 157.439 4.0 .9 122.991 4.3 .8 167.705 5.3 .8

Nondurables ............................................................................... 216.265 4.9 1.2 152.198 5.3 1.0 224.318 5.8 1.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 203.785 5.4 1.5 158.096 5.7 1.3 217.757 6.2 1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 283.782 2.2 .5 160.295 2.1 .4 268.487 1.6 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 241.277 1.8 .3 139.991 1.3 .3 224.546 .9 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 229.389 6.2 2.4 228.368 5.7 2.8 205.875 3.8 1.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 217.874 2.5 .4 130.903 2.5 .2 215.941 2.8 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 216.702 2.1 .3 128.385 2.1 .1 213.254 2.3 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.

68 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 13. 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

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 221.185 2.8 0.5 140.388 3.3 0.4 226.902 4.7 0.9

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 357.066 - - - - - 368.470 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 230.404 3.6 .2 145.755 4.4 .7 233.196 8.1 1.9

Food ....................................................................................... 231.753 3.7 .2 146.496 4.7 .6 232.992 8.3 2.0 

Food at home ....................................................................... 226.499 4.6 .1 146.514 5.9 .9 238.972 9.3 2.8

Food away from home .......................................................... 240.994 2.6 .3 146.433 3.0 .1 228.140 6.8 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 213.587 2.6 .2 134.799 1.2 2.2 230.182 4.1 .8

Housing .................................................................................... 210.364 1.7 .4 135.757 2.4 .2 200.831 2.3 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 233.835 2.1 .5 139.142 2.3 .3 225.748 2.4 .4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 236.929 2.5 .3 145.226 3.0 -.4 226.213 2.6 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 239.617 1.8 .3 138.409 2.2 .3 235.393 2.0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 239.595 1.8 .3 138.409 2.2 .3 235.393 2.0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 211.263 1.2 -.2 156.271 4.0 .0 215.077 2.9 1.0 

Household energy ................................................................ 186.413 .6 -.3 150.048 3.9 -.3 185.087 3.1 .9 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 187.841 .2 -.4 146.071 3.8 -.3 190.392 2.9 .9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 180.789 .5 -.1 144.792 4.6 -.3 192.262 2.5 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 186.358 -1.4 -1.7 147.114 -1.6 -.7 157.694 7.0 -1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 133.652 -.3 .3 98.102 1.1 .2 124.905 .7 1.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 145.723 2.5 -2.7 85.187 3.0 -2.1 131.416 12.1 -1.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 210.768 5.8 1.7 147.017 5.6 1.3 234.014 7.8 2.6 

Private transportation ............................................................. 211.309 6.4 1.9 146.632 5.5 1.3 232.628 7.8 2.6

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 300.779 10.5 4.9 290.000 10.3 4.0 281.413 12.5 6.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 297.727 10.3 5.0 290.165 10.0 4.1 278.049 12.3 6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 299.263 10.5 5.3 298.618 10.1 4.3 269.338 12.2 6.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 297.531 9.9 4.2 281.592 9.8 3.7 327.485 12.6 6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 291.870 9.8 4.1 274.371 9.7 3.8 287.051 12.1 6.4 

Medical care ............................................................................. 377.321 4.2 .6 167.053 3.1 .2 380.627 2.7 -1.0 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.797 .8 .9 116.580 1.4 .2 116.202 .3 -.1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 131.384 1.7 .4 127.069 2.4 .2 137.125 5.9 .4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 351.787 1.1 -.5 174.718 2.2 .2 419.922 2.2 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 221.185 2.8 .5 140.388 3.3 .4 226.902 4.7 .9

Commodities ............................................................................ 185.620 3.6 .6 129.756 4.0 .7 197.292 6.9 1.6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 161.726 3.6 .9 121.429 3.8 .8 179.671 6.3 1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 208.037 4.8 1.2 157.461 5.4 1.2 231.015 8.3 2.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 118.057 1.9 .4 87.633 1.1 .1 124.282 2.3 -.1 

Services .................................................................................... 255.655 2.3 .4 146.046 2.7 .1 258.730 3.0 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 213.424 2.7 .5 136.572 3.3 .4 215.432 4.9 1.1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 217.431 3.2 .5 138.462 3.7 .4 229.049 5.6 1.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 163.878 3.6 .9 121.797 3.7 .8 180.811 6.2 1.4

Nondurables ............................................................................... 219.008 4.2 .7 151.407 4.9 .9 233.218 8.2 2.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 208.288 4.6 1.1 156.117 5.1 1.2 230.598 8.2 2.1 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 288.878 2.5 .3 153.335 3.2 .0 297.495 3.8 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 243.722 2.1 .4 143.498 2.7 .1 242.011 3.1 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 235.245 6.2 2.6 209.158 7.6 2.1 229.783 8.6 4.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 221.585 2.5 .2 132.638 2.8 .2 224.740 4.1 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 220.267 2.2 .2 130.079 2.4 .1 223.659 3.3 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

69 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 13. 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

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 233.044 2.5 0.4 138.465 2.6 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 380.010 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 234.154 3.4 .3 145.193 3.9 .9 

Food ....................................................................................... 234.436 3.7 .2 144.753 4.2 .9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 237.055 4.0 .0 142.984 4.8 1.4 

Food away from home .......................................................... 229.482 3.2 .4 147.118 3.2 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 227.811 -.4 1.2 150.931 -1.0 .3 

Housing .................................................................................... 242.654 2.0 .2 132.175 1.6 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 272.287 2.2 .2 132.182 1.6 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 285.564 2.8 .3 142.236 1.1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 287.648 1.9 .1 132.360 1.7 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 287.634 1.9 .1 132.361 1.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 252.591 2.2 .2 169.426 1.9 .9 

Household energy ................................................................ 226.966 -.1 -.1 166.017 1.3 1.1 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 228.020 -.3 -.1 162.374 1.2 1.1 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 258.355 .0 -.3 159.926 2.2 .7 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 184.674 -1.5 .4 161.212 -2.0 2.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 130.040 .1 .3 103.892 1.3 .4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.354 3.4 .3 94.130 5.2 -.7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 207.212 4.0 .7 146.066 3.6 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 201.960 4.3 .8 144.712 3.8 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 288.430 10.6 2.6 261.346 9.3 .2 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 286.286 10.3 2.6 262.612 8.9 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 288.649 10.4 2.7 263.582 9.1 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 263.182 10.1 2.5 257.674 8.6 .6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 273.437 9.9 2.7 247.569 8.1 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 406.553 3.7 .8 177.129 3.6 .3 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 112.367 1.1 .7 97.367 1.7 .2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 135.152 1.7 .5 124.839 3.1 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 384.324 1.1 .8 170.245 .4 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 233.044 2.5 .4 138.465 2.6 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 179.734 3.1 .6 126.952 3.6 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 149.822 3.0 .8 117.530 3.4 .2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 190.537 4.7 1.3 150.401 5.2 .1 

Durables ............................................................................... 110.523 .2 .0 88.462 1.2 .3 

Services .................................................................................... 280.034 2.2 .3 142.271 1.9 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 225.388 2.5 .4 133.316 2.6 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 218.086 2.7 .5 137.289 3.1 .4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 153.323 2.8 .8 118.523 3.3 .2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 213.634 4.0 .8 148.060 4.6 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 193.909 4.3 1.3 150.749 4.9 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 302.408 2.3 .4 154.320 2.3 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 270.164 2.0 .2 138.701 1.8 .2

Energy ........................................................................................ 261.349 6.6 1.6 217.482 5.8 .6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 233.010 2.2 .3 130.244 2.3 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................. 233.553 2.0 .3 127.792 2.0 .2

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

70 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule

1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2012 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2011 from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Dec.

2010

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 230.196 229.380 229.982 231.694 5.3 1.0 0.7 6.0 -0.1 0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 237.219 235.977 237.276 238.932 5.2 1.3 .7 5.6 .0 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 237.428 236.527 238.738 239.917 4.9 1.4 .5 5.5 .6 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 147.163 145.874 145.297 147.102 5.9 .8 1.2 6.0 -1.3 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 220.487 219.881 220.051 222.560 5.8 1.2 1.1 6.0 -.2 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.201 224.194 224.181 226.731 5.3 1.1 1.1 5.4 -.5 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 141.207 141.031 141.350 142.893 6.2 1.3 1.1 6.7 .1 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 217.015 217.557 217.745 220.576 6.9 1.4 1.3 7.3 .3 .1 

South urban .................................................... M 228.378 227.816 228.276 229.991 5.7 1.0 .8 6.5 .0 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.779 225.597 226.296 226.499 4.6 .4 .1 6.6 .2 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 145.663 145.225 145.267 146.514 5.9 .9 .9 6.4 -.3 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 231.690 230.424 232.362 238.972 9.3 3.7 2.8 6.8 .3 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 235.362 234.363 234.972 236.006 4.5 .7 .4 5.7 -.2 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 236.780 236.468 236.943 237.055 4.0 .2 .0 5.4 .1 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 142.311 141.159 141.021 142.984 4.8 1.3 1.4 5.8 -.9 -.1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 212.155 211.604 212.403 213.290 4.7 .8 .4 5.7 .1 .4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 144.406 143.737 143.696 145.231 5.7 1.0 1.1 6.3 -.5 .0 

D ................................................................. M 226.268 225.173 227.392 230.707 7.9 2.5 1.5 7.3 .5 1.0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 229.004 228.359 226.986 229.810 5.0 .6 1.2 3.8 -.9 -.6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 246.965 248.041 247.276 245.937 3.7 -.8 -.5 5.8 .1 -.3 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 240.312 239.140 241.762 243.238 4.6 1.7 .6 5.5 .6 1.1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 233.694 234.803 236.848 237.765 5.3 1.3 .4 4.8 1.3 .9 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 238.382 235.170 236.551 237.778 5.4 1.1 .5 7.4 -.8 .6 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 210.653 209.593 210.623 210.945 5.5 .6 .2 6.6 .0 .5 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 143.727 144.852 144.454 145.286 4.0 .3 .6 5.9 .5 -.3 

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 235.823 235.063 237.915 235.329 4.7 .1 -1.1 8.7 .9 1.2 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 205.618 205.576 204.801 206.329 4.3 .4 .7 5.2 -.4 -.4 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 212.840 212.030 213.905 213.933 5.4 .9 .0 7.0 .5 .9 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 245.395 243.659 244.103 244.410 4.0 .3 .1 6.2 -.5 .2 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 231.151 228.453 229.965 229.560 4.2 .5 -.2 5.5 -.5 .7 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 231.222 231.887 234.253 234.789 4.7 1.3 .2 5.2 1.3 1.0 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 235.287 235.240 236.278 234.810 4.4 -.2 -.6 6.8 .4 .4 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

71 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................... 226.665 2.9 0.4 219.585 2.1 0.6 233.441 2.1 0.8 249.322 2.8 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ................................... 678.988 - - 656.028 - - 689.690 - - 720.754 - -

Food and beverages ................................. 232.559 4.2 .6 227.284 3.7 .8 235.420 3.0 .0 242.539 3.9 .7 

Food ........................................................ 232.666 4.4 .6 226.423 4.0 .8 235.146 3.3 -.2 242.086 4.1 .7 

Food at home ........................................ 231.694 5.3 .7 229.810 5.0 1.2 245.937 3.7 -.5 243.238 4.6 .6 

Food away from home .......................... 235.268 3.1 .4 215.486 2.4 .0 218.288 2.9 .3 247.043 3.5 .8 

Alcoholic beverages ................................ 229.704 2.1 1.0 236.904 .7 .2 225.226 -1.3 2.1 245.153 1.8 .4 

Housing ..................................................... 220.805 1.9 .3 217.928 2.0 .2 246.531 .9 .4 262.677 1.4 .4 

Shelter .................................................... 254.409 2.0 .3 268.180 2.1 .2 276.380 1.0 .2 320.412 2.0 .3 

Rent of primary residence 1 .................. 257.714 2.4 .2 280.284 1.9 .2 285.430 1.3 .2 324.920 2.7 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1

2 .................................................... 262.543 1.8 .2 274.322 2.3 .2 288.916 .8 .1 328.120 1.9 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ............................... 262.522 1.8 .2 274.322 2.3 .2 288.915 .8 .1 327.973 1.9 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................... 218.199 1.9 .2 180.269 2.7 .5 262.356 .7 1.1 197.277 -2.8 .7 

Household energy ................................. 189.945 1.2 .1 155.383 1.8 .2 242.296 -1.0 .2 194.115 -3.4 .8 

Energy services 1 ................................ 189.942 .5 .0 158.133 1.7 .2 240.669 -1.1 .2 177.444 -6.0 .7 

Electricity 1 ........................................ 193.612 2.4 .4 155.240 7.8 4.0 288.732 -.7 .2 178.691 -2.1 2.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 ............... 176.044 -5.5 -1.2 147.828 -6.3 -4.8 176.849 -2.8 .2 169.534 -13.5 -3.5 

Household furnishings and operations ... 125.629 1.0 .4 100.592 .6 -.5 121.727 -.2 .7 122.360 .8 .7 

Apparel ..................................................... 122.105 4.7 -1.1 90.640 1.8 .9 111.951 2.9 4.5 119.285 2.7 -.8 

Transportation ........................................... 210.799 5.0 1.1 198.732 4.6 2.1 206.658 5.1 1.5 222.709 5.8 .6 

Private transportation .............................. 206.307 5.2 1.2 196.989 5.5 2.4 200.963 5.3 1.5 212.431 6.4 1.0 

Motor fuel .............................................. 292.236 10.0 3.4 313.387 10.6 5.4 292.072 11.8 4.2 273.712 10.0 2.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................. 290.762 9.7 3.6 310.451 10.4 5.6 285.670 11.6 4.3 272.330 9.8 2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............ 290.655 9.8 3.7 307.040 10.6 5.7 287.030 11.8 4.3 275.529 9.6 3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ..... 296.954 9.5 3.3 321.143 10.1 5.3 269.217 11.4 4.2 272.921 10.0 2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ......... 279.459 9.4 3.1 293.832 9.9 5.4 270.293 11.0 4.0 266.482 10.1 2.1 

Medical care ............................................. 408.056 3.6 .6 426.122 2.0 .9 397.043 3.7 1.0 407.792 5.5 2.1 

Recreation 5 .............................................. 114.183 1.4 .6 107.217 -5.3 1.2 105.267 -.3 2.4 117.031 3.7 .5 

Education and communication 5 ............... 133.067 1.8 .3 137.479 .0 -.6 138.948 1.7 .4 138.439 2.1 .2 

Other goods and services ......................... 391.382 1.7 .1 353.430 .4 -.7 371.378 .3 1.0 387.179 1.9 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items ...................................................... 226.665 2.9 .4 219.585 2.1 .6 233.441 2.1 .8 249.322 2.8 .4 

Commodities ............................................. 184.636 4.0 .7 171.516 3.1 1.0 179.239 3.1 1.4 191.069 3.9 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ... 159.117 3.9 .8 141.467 2.8 1.1 147.755 3.2 2.3 156.761 3.9 .7 

Nondurables less food and beverages 206.834 5.4 1.1 187.318 4.1 1.9 193.726 4.8 3.4 197.447 4.6 .9 

Durables ............................................... 112.399 1.5 .1 97.491 .6 -.2 102.798 .1 .3 104.666 2.4 .1 

Services .................................................... 268.459 2.2 .3 264.970 1.4 .4 280.432 1.5 .5 299.385 2.2 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................... 217.804 2.9 .4 210.684 2.1 .6 226.055 2.0 .8 242.332 2.6 .3 

All items less shelter ................................... 218.378 3.4 .5 203.528 2.0 .9 214.742 2.7 1.1 221.559 3.2 .4 

Commodities less food ............................... 161.685 3.9 .8 145.351 2.7 1.1 151.465 3.0 2.3 160.404 3.8 .7 

Nondurables ............................................... 220.325 4.8 .9 208.966 3.9 1.3 216.657 3.9 1.6 222.279 4.3 .8 

Nondurables less food ................................ 208.277 5.2 1.1 191.287 3.9 1.8 197.775 4.4 3.3 200.648 4.4 .9 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ..................... 293.269 2.4 .3 275.480 .5 .7 294.282 2.1 .8 286.935 2.5 .3 

Services less medical care services ........... 255.881 2.1 .2 252.864 1.3 .4 270.929 1.2 .4 290.660 2.0 .2 

Energy ........................................................ 236.942 6.1 2.0 216.536 6.8 3.1 274.706 7.3 2.9 227.181 2.7 1.7 

All items less energy ................................... 227.422 2.6 .3 221.502 1.6 .4 232.233 1.6 .6 253.300 2.8 .3 

All items less food and energy .................. 227.237 2.3 .2 221.403 1.2 .3 232.025 1.3 .8 256.953 2.6 .3 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

72 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 16. 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

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 226.665 2.9 0.2 245.891 2.5 0.4 219.585 2.1 0.2

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 678.988 - - 714.689 - - 656.028 - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 232.559 4.2 .8 244.755 4.1 1.0 227.284 3.7 .6 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 232.666 4.4 .8 245.150 4.4 .9 226.423 4.0 .6

Food at home ..................................................................... 231.694 5.3 1.0 237.765 5.3 1.3 229.810 5.0 .6 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 235.268 3.1 .5 257.400 2.8 .3 215.486 2.4 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 229.704 2.1 1.0 243.309 1.1 3.0 236.904 .7 .0 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 220.805 1.9 .4 238.378 2.2 .1 217.928 2.0 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................. 254.409 2.0 .4 275.644 1.7 .0 268.180 2.1 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 257.714 2.4 .5 284.273 1.9 .2 280.284 1.9 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 262.543 1.8 .4 294.130 1.7 .2 274.322 2.3 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 262.522 1.8 .4 294.130 1.7 .2 274.322 2.3 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 218.199 1.9 .0 250.809 3.6 1.0 180.269 2.7 -.5 

Household energy .............................................................. 189.945 1.2 -.3 214.536 2.7 1.1 155.383 1.8 -1.0 

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 189.942 .5 -.3 194.774 -2.5 .6 158.133 1.7 -1.0 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 193.612 2.4 .2 187.425 .0 1.1 155.240 7.8 1.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 176.044 -5.5 -2.0 200.410 -6.6 .0 147.828 -6.3 -4.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 125.629 1.0 .4 127.219 4.5 .4 100.592 .6 1.1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 122.105 4.7 -4.1 141.214 3.1 -3.3 90.640 1.8 -4.1

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 210.799 5.0 -.3 200.029 3.5 -.5 198.732 4.6 .6 

Private transportation ........................................................... 206.307 5.2 -.2 200.158 4.2 .1 196.989 5.5 1.1

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 292.236 10.0 -.6 291.638 9.4 -.1 313.387 10.6 1.2 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 290.762 9.7 -.6 288.141 9.3 -.1 310.451 10.4 1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 290.655 9.8 -.5 286.570 9.0 .2 307.040 10.6 1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 296.954 9.5 -.8 292.333 11.0 -.6 321.143 10.1 1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 279.459 9.4 -.8 279.363 9.4 -1.0 293.832 9.9 1.2 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 408.056 3.6 .8 568.474 2.3 .3 426.122 2.0 1.2 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 114.183 1.4 .8 115.814 -2.0 4.4 107.217 -5.3 .8 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 133.067 1.8 .2 143.673 3.4 .3 137.479 .0 -.7 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 391.382 1.7 .2 422.442 .9 -.4 353.430 .4 -.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 226.665 2.9 .2 245.891 2.5 .4 219.585 2.1 .2 

Commodities .......................................................................... 184.636 4.0 -.1 193.254 4.3 .3 171.516 3.1 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 159.117 3.9 -.6 165.586 4.4 -.2 141.467 2.8 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 206.834 5.4 -1.0 218.691 4.6 -.6 187.318 4.1 -.6 

Durables ............................................................................. 112.399 1.5 .0 113.768 4.1 .5 97.491 .6 .3

Services .................................................................................. 268.459 2.2 .4 292.409 1.4 .4 264.970 1.4 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 217.804 2.9 .1 233.276 2.6 .4 210.684 2.1 .1 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 218.378 3.4 .1 236.768 2.9 .5 203.528 2.0 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 161.685 3.9 -.5 168.677 4.2 -.1 145.351 2.7 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 220.325 4.8 -.1 230.424 4.3 .2 208.966 3.9 .0 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 208.277 5.2 -.9 218.977 4.3 -.4 191.287 3.9 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 293.269 2.4 .4 327.715 1.0 .8 275.480 .5 .3 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 255.881 2.1 .4 273.500 1.2 .4 252.864 1.3 .2 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 236.942 6.1 -.5 246.464 5.9 .5 216.536 6.8 .3

All items less energy ................................................................ 227.422 2.6 .3 249.373 2.2 .3 221.502 1.6 .2 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 227.237 2.3 .2 250.733 1.8 .2 221.403 1.2 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

73 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 16. 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

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 211.985 2.1 0.4 209.203 3.0 0.0 233.441 2.1 0.3

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 679.300 - - 656.260 - - 689.690 - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 235.588 3.9 .8 235.606 4.0 .4 235.420 3.0 -.2 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 240.343 4.1 .7 230.433 4.2 .5 235.146 3.3 -.3

Food at home ..................................................................... 237.778 5.4 1.1 210.945 5.5 .6 245.937 3.7 -.8 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 246.707 2.0 .1 260.837 2.6 .3 218.288 2.9 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 182.538 .4 1.8 303.572 1.5 -1.6 225.226 -1.3 .0 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 189.826 -.2 .1 181.796 2.3 -.2 246.531 .9 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................. 215.649 .2 -.1 189.926 2.7 -.1 276.380 1.0 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 218.903 .6 .1 194.472 4.0 .4 285.430 1.3 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 213.369 .0 -.2 205.030 2.4 -.3 288.916 .8 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 213.369 .0 -.2 205.030 2.4 -.3 288.915 .8 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 186.834 -3.3 .4 208.899 2.7 -2.3 262.356 .7 .9 

Household energy .............................................................. 163.555 -6.6 -1.4 196.499 2.7 -3.4 242.296 -1.0 -.1

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 161.474 -7.3 -1.4 192.670 2.6 -3.5 240.669 -1.1 .0 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 159.528 2.7 .7 184.417 3.0 -2.2 288.732 -.7 .1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 146.064 -21.5 -4.6 191.070 .4 -11.4 176.849 -2.8 -.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 118.777 1.1 1.4 137.287 -.1 1.3 121.727 -.2 1.1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 123.076 6.7 -7.7 119.391 4.3 -5.5 111.951 2.9 -.3

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 212.329 4.1 .2 215.657 4.6 .7 206.658 5.1 -.5 

Private transportation ........................................................... 213.143 4.1 .3 217.352 5.7 .9 200.963 5.3 -.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 340.632 8.9 1.9 295.696 9.5 .6 292.072 11.8 -1.7 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 337.638 8.5 2.1 293.498 9.2 .5 285.670 11.6 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 328.930 8.4 2.0 289.751 9.6 .8 287.030 11.8 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 344.087 9.0 2.8 295.210 8.2 -.2 269.217 11.4 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 323.775 8.4 2.2 289.923 8.0 -.2 270.293 11.0 -1.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 388.450 3.5 1.7 374.664 5.4 .6 397.043 3.7 1.1 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 114.085 .1 3.5 110.039 1.1 2.0 105.267 -.3 2.1 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 119.922 3.1 .4 138.738 .8 .4 138.948 1.7 .5 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 387.672 1.8 1.4 356.795 -.1 -.7 371.378 .3 -.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 211.985 2.1 .4 209.203 3.0 .0 233.441 2.1 .3 

Commodities .......................................................................... 191.060 4.5 .7 182.755 3.4 .2 179.239 3.1 -.2

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 166.780 4.9 .7 156.781 3.1 .1 147.755 3.2 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 219.335 7.0 1.0 190.054 4.8 -1.0 193.726 4.8 -.5 

Durables ............................................................................. 111.860 1.3 .0 128.731 1.2 2.0 102.798 .1 .2

Services .................................................................................. 234.744 .5 .1 235.452 2.6 -.2 280.432 1.5 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 203.875 2.0 .2 201.004 2.8 -.1 226.055 2.0 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 212.589 2.9 .6 218.794 3.1 .0 214.742 2.7 .2 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 167.598 4.8 .7 161.103 3.1 .1 151.465 3.0 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 228.882 5.5 .9 211.946 4.4 -.3 216.657 3.9 -.3 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 216.604 6.7 1.1 196.338 4.6 -1.0 197.775 4.4 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 260.642 .7 .3 301.372 2.5 -.3 294.282 2.1 .9 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 223.403 .3 .0 221.554 2.3 -.2 270.929 1.2 .6 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 230.095 1.7 .3 246.436 6.7 -1.0 274.706 7.3 -1.2

All items less energy ................................................................ 212.055 2.2 .4 209.278 2.5 .1 232.233 1.6 .4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 207.223 1.8 .3 205.813 2.2 .0 232.025 1.3 .6 

See footnotes at end of table.

74 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 16. 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

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV

2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 249.322 2.8 0.0 148.163 2.7 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 720.754 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 242.539 3.9 1.3 147.872 3.4 .6 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 242.086 4.1 1.3 149.583 3.5 .5 

Food at home ..................................................................... 243.238 4.6 1.7 145.286 4.0 .3 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 247.043 3.5 .9 152.073 3.0 .8 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 245.153 1.8 .9 125.037 1.7 1.6 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 262.677 1.4 .1 156.488 2.1 .8 

Shelter .................................................................................. 320.412 2.0 .0 164.367 2.8 .8 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 324.920 2.7 .3 180.902 3.4 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 328.120 1.9 .0 164.455 2.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 327.973 1.9 .0 164.446 2.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 197.277 -2.8 -1.2 177.029 -.2 1.4 

Household energy .............................................................. 194.115 -3.4 -1.4 173.765 -1.5 1.7 

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 177.444 -6.0 -2.1 164.167 -2.7 1.7 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 178.691 -2.1 .4 167.754 -3.3 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 169.534 -13.5 -7.1 134.341 .5 4.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 122.360 .8 1.9 93.831 -2.0 .3 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 119.285 2.7 -5.9 95.280 1.9 -4.8 

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 222.709 5.8 -.4 148.342 4.9 .1 

Private transportation ........................................................... 212.431 6.4 .2 148.268 5.1 .2 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 273.712 10.0 -.4 283.177 9.7 .2 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 272.330 9.8 -.4 282.560 9.5 .1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 275.529 9.6 -.2 287.826 9.6 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 272.921 10.0 -1.1 278.227 9.1 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 266.482 10.1 -1.1 277.923 9.3 -.4 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 407.792 5.5 2.8 158.094 3.1 1.0 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 117.031 3.7 .4 114.540 -.2 1.4 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 138.439 2.1 .2 140.745 2.3 .3 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 387.179 1.9 .0 172.465 1.9 -.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 249.322 2.8 .0 148.163 2.7 .4 

Commodities .......................................................................... 191.069 3.9 .0 129.001 2.8 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 156.761 3.9 -1.0 118.350 2.4 -.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 197.447 4.6 -1.7 149.739 3.6 -1.2 

Durables ............................................................................. 104.666 2.4 .7 84.965 .4 .1 

Services .................................................................................. 299.385 2.2 .0 160.756 2.6 .8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 242.332 2.6 -.1 147.549 2.6 .4 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 221.559 3.2 .0 139.954 2.6 .2 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 160.404 3.8 -.9 118.737 2.4 -.6 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 222.279 4.3 -.2 148.078 3.5 -.3 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 200.648 4.4 -1.5 147.692 3.5 -1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 286.935 2.5 .1 157.520 2.2 .7 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 290.660 2.0 -.1 161.066 2.6 .8 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 227.181 2.7 -.9 219.843 4.7 .7 

All items less energy ................................................................ 253.300 2.8 .1 142.735 2.5 .4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 256.953 2.6 -.1 142.550 2.3 .4 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 

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 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.

5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

75 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule

1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2012 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2011 from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Dec.

2010

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 223.043 222.813 222.166 223.216 3.1 0.2 0.5 3.2 -0.4 -0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 241.549 241.167 240.431 241.321 3.2 .1 .4 3.2 -.5 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 241.355 240.912 240.148 241.066 3.1 .1 .4 3.0 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 146.999 146.843 146.432 146.923 3.3 .1 .3 3.4 -.4 -.3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 212.038 211.969 211.459 212.756 3.2 .4 .6 3.1 -.3 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 211.604 211.505 210.962 212.309 3.1 .4 .6 3.0 -.3 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.157 139.048 138.741 139.595 3.2 .4 .6 3.2 -.3 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 211.193 211.533 211.040 212.052 3.1 .2 .5 3.4 -.1 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 218.109 218.030 217.463 218.571 3.5 .2 .5 3.6 -.3 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 219.075 219.215 218.603 219.705 3.1 .2 .5 3.3 -.2 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.879 139.721 139.299 139.863 3.4 .1 .4 3.6 -.4 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 225.364 225.404 225.422 227.762 4.9 1.0 1.0 4.1 .0 .0 

West urban ..................................................... M 224.268 223.785 222.968 223.849 2.7 .0 .4 2.8 -.6 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 226.759 226.250 225.267 226.277 2.6 .0 .4 2.7 -.7 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.884 138.587 138.157 138.578 2.7 .0 .3 2.9 -.5 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 205.846 205.627 204.954 205.939 3.0 .2 .5 3.0 -.4 -.3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 140.505 140.330 139.931 140.506 3.2 .1 .4 3.4 -.4 -.3 

D ................................................................. M 218.914 218.973 218.780 220.339 3.9 .6 .7 3.7 -.1 -.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 214.145 213.704 212.597 214.298 2.5 .3 .8 2.5 -.7 -.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 226.116 225.786 224.444 226.245 2.1 .2 .8 2.2 -.7 -.6 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 246.297 245.546 244.586 245.541 3.0 .0 .4 3.0 -.7 -.4 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 -

 246.349 - 247.006 2.7 .3 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 -

 202.824 - 203.575 2.0 .4 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 214.581 - 214.557 3.7 .0 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 148.038 - 148.489 2.7 .3 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 208.362 -

 207.654 - - - - 3.1 -.3 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 209.427 - 210.199 - - - - 3.9 .4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 200.464 -

 199.480 - - - - 3.4 -.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 230.728 -

 230.394 - - - - 3.5 -.1 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 236.478 -

 235.194 - - - - 3.1 -.5 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 232.371 - 231.109 - - - - 3.1 -.5 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 232.697 -

 231.297 - - - - 3.8 -.6 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each

local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,

subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a

result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,

although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI

for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

76 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 18. 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

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................... 241.321 3.2 0.4 212.756 3.2 0.6 218.571 3.5 0.5 223.849 2.7 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................ 376.930 - - 344.073 - - 354.000 - - 360.161 - -

Food and beverages ................................. 237.948 4.2 .6 227.282 4.8 .9 229.955 4.6 .6 234.115 3.8 .5 

Food ........................................................ 237.813 4.3 .6 226.779 4.8 .9 230.793 4.7 .6 233.505 4.0 .4 

Food at home ........................................ 237.137 5.2 .6 223.010 5.9 1.2 228.476 5.8 .8 235.352 4.6 .5 

Food away from home .......................... 242.249 3.1 .5 232.606 2.9 .2 236.375 3.1 .2 230.919 3.3 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................ 238.439 2.3 .7 233.646 5.4 .9 217.329 2.5 1.6 237.275 -.4 .7 

Housing ..................................................... 247.709 2.0 .2 195.497 1.5 .3 205.164 2.2 .2 227.918 1.8 .3 

Shelter .................................................... 295.851 2.3 .2 221.514 1.4 .2 227.759 2.2 .3 252.125 1.9 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 .................. 293.768 2.5 .3 228.758 1.8 .2 228.788 2.7 .0 268.441 2.2 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2

3 .................................................... 274.438 2.2 .3 220.189 1.3 .1 215.999 2.0 .3 240.813 1.7 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ............................... 274.419 2.2 .3 220.192 1.3 .1 215.988 2.0 .3 240.821 1.7 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................... 219.086 .2 -.2 205.125 2.0 .6 217.770 2.9 .0 242.434 2.1 .7 

Household energy ................................. 199.460 -.5 -.3 175.626 1.5 .5 181.581 2.6 -.1 217.657 .6 .6 

Energy services 2 ................................ 189.233 -3.4 -.6 179.000 1.3 .5 182.340 2.5 -.2 219.589 .4 .6 

Electricity 2 ........................................ 186.253 -1.0 .2 183.738 6.3 2.1 177.944 2.9 .0 239.917 1.0 .4 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ............... 184.008 -8.7 -2.2 163.745 -8.2 -2.3 189.188 -1.1 -1.1 184.422 -1.7 1.3 

Household furnishings and operations ... 121.341 2.2 .4 117.944 1.6 .4 121.838 1.0 .2 126.829 .1 .2 

Apparel ..................................................... 125.856 6.1 -1.1 115.173 7.6 -.6 129.929 4.1 -2.1 115.351 4.5 .0 

Transportation ........................................... 213.044 5.5 .9 212.453 5.2 1.5 211.008 6.4 1.8 208.773 4.3 .5 

Private transportation .............................. 208.323 5.7 1.1 209.135 5.3 1.6 209.504 6.5 1.8 205.071 4.5 .6 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ............ 100.380 3.4 -.4 100.040 3.1 -.2 98.943 3.3 -.1 97.361 1.8 -.2 

New vehicles ....................................... 143.083 3.4 .2 140.915 3.5 .2 147.648 3.4 .4 144.906 2.6 .3 

Used cars and trucks .......................... 156.471 5.0 -.7 150.049 3.7 -.7 146.837 3.4 -.7 140.962 1.1 -.6 

Motor fuel .............................................. 288.325 9.7 3.2 300.838 9.0 3.9 291.775 10.7 4.6 288.748 10.1 1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................. 287.024 9.5 3.2 299.488 8.7 4.2 290.269 10.4 4.8 287.267 9.8 1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............ 288.257 9.5 3.4 298.624 9.0 4.3 289.398 10.5 5.0 286.157 9.9 1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..... 291.880 9.7 2.7 324.304 7.6 3.6 302.122 10.3 4.4 269.975 9.7 1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......... 275.416 9.5 2.5 290.891 8.7 4.1 285.801 10.1 4.3 273.265 9.4 1.6 

Medical care ............................................. 429.965 4.0 1.0 411.661 3.9 1.0 393.258 3.6 .2 416.204 3.8 .6 

Medical care commodities ...................... 358.113 4.9 1.5 322.402 4.4 .6 303.642 2.7 .3 319.133 2.5 .2 

Medical care services ............................. 446.902 3.6 .8 439.353 3.7 1.1 421.741 3.9 .2 443.879 4.2 .8 

Professional services ............................ 341.613 1.8 .2 366.432 2.3 .7 339.755 2.1 .1 318.229 2.2 .2 

Recreation 4 .............................................. 119.906 3.0 .8 112.045 .8 .4 110.286 1.2 .4 102.671 .9 .6 

Education and communication 4 ............... 127.765 .3 .2 129.105 1.3 .2 122.122 1.7 .3 129.349 1.8 .3 

Other goods and services ......................... 478.721 2.5 .0 412.164 2.1 .1 409.750 1.9 .0 392.558 1.0 .7 

Commodity and service group

All items ...................................................... 241.321 3.2 .4 212.756 3.2 .6 218.571 3.5 .5 223.849 2.7 .4 

Commodities ............................................. 199.499 4.6 .7 185.001 4.8 1.0 189.589 4.6 .9 184.155 3.6 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ... 174.511 4.9 .7 163.468 4.7 1.0 169.030 4.6 1.1 157.122 3.5 .6 

Nondurables less food and beverages 225.254 6.1 1.1 217.891 6.1 1.6 226.217 6.1 1.6 203.309 5.3 .9 

Nondurables less food, beverages,

and apparel ................................. 299.471 6.0 1.7 280.885 5.6 2.2 284.983 6.7 2.6 267.135 5.5 1.2 

Durables ............................................... 114.766 2.8 .0 112.016 2.5 .0 115.570 1.8 .1 114.232 .6 .0 

Services .................................................... 289.454 2.1 .2 246.590 1.7 .3 254.235 2.6 .2 266.710 2.0 .3 

Rent of shelter 3 ...................................... 276.922 2.3 .2 219.981 1.4 .2 216.754 2.2 .3 243.525 1.9 .2 

Transportation services .......................... 257.135 3.2 -.3 270.769 1.8 .4 289.286 3.9 -.2 264.677 .5 -.1 

Other services ......................................... 335.956 2.3 .3 289.143 1.6 .3 292.380 2.3 .3 296.886 2.3 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................... 234.442 3.1 .3 205.008 3.1 .6 210.114 3.5 .5 216.648 2.6 .4 

All items less food ....................................... 242.255 3.0 .3 209.993 2.9 .6 216.189 3.3 .5 221.947 2.4 .4 

All items less shelter ................................... 224.512 3.6 .4 212.089 3.8 .8 216.923 4.0 .6 214.366 3.1 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.

77 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 18. 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

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities less food ............................... 177.064 4.8 0.7 165.772 4.8 1.0 170.466 4.5 1.1 160.267 3.4 0.6 

Nondurables ............................................... 233.369 5.2 .9 223.527 5.5 1.3 227.885 5.4 1.1 220.204 4.5 .7 

Nondurables less food ................................ 226.291 5.9 1.1 218.675 6.1 1.6 225.522 5.9 1.6 206.662 4.9 .9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 292.591 5.8 1.6 275.326 5.7 2.1 278.064 6.4 2.5 264.043 5.0 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ..................... 259.023 2.0 .2 252.857 2.1 .5 259.459 3.0 .1 264.801 2.1 .4 

Services less medical care services ........... 279.697 2.0 .2 233.583 1.6 .3 240.155 2.5 .2 255.862 1.8 .3 

Energy ........................................................ 238.436 4.8 1.6 233.490 6.0 2.6 230.902 7.4 2.7 264.195 6.6 1.3 

All items less energy ................................... 243.005 3.0 .2 211.814 2.8 .3 216.735 2.9 .2 221.385 2.3 .3 

All items less food and energy .................. 245.571 2.7 .2 209.080 2.3 .2 214.059 2.5 .1 219.098 1.9 .3 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities .................................... 158.421 3.1 -.1 148.224 3.4 .1 149.368 2.2 -.3 141.508 1.3 .2 

Energy commodities ............................... 300.420 9.9 2.9 300.626 8.9 3.8 294.940 10.6 4.6 292.427 10.1 1.6 

Services less energy services ................ 300.262 2.5 .3 255.551 1.8 .3 262.453 2.6 .2 270.490 2.1 .3 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

78 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 19. 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 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ............................................................................. 205.939 3.0 0.5 140.506 3.2 0.4 220.339 3.9 0.7 

All items (December 1977=100) .......................................... 205.939 - - - - - 356.104 - -

Food and beverages ........................................................... 209.424 4.0 .3 146.035 4.4 .8 232.805 6.4 1.2 

Food .................................................................................. 209.312 4.0 .3 146.381 4.6 .8 232.603 6.7 1.3 

Food at home .................................................................. 212.978 4.7 .3 145.297 5.8 1.1 227.835 7.9 1.6 

Food away from home .................................................... 203.085 3.1 .3 147.941 2.9 .2 241.885 4.8 .8 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 208.730 3.0 .7 141.495 2.1 1.5 234.204 1.9 .4 

Housing ............................................................................... 203.506 1.9 .2 135.449 2.1 .2 202.476 1.5 .5 

Shelter .............................................................................. 221.253 2.1 .3 136.443 2.0 .2 229.619 1.4 .4

Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................ 221.431 2.5 .3 142.311 2.1 -.1 221.550 2.2 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...................... 220.393 1.8 .2 134.912 1.9 .2 216.695 1.1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ......... 220.377 1.8 .2 134.914 1.9 .2 216.703 1.1 .2 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 217.817 1.3 .1 165.592 2.6 .2 220.443 2.4 1.0 

Household energy ........................................................... 208.629 .3 -.1 161.666 2.2 .1 182.548 2.3 1.1 

Energy services 5 ......................................................... 196.269 -.5 -.2 152.227 1.7 .1 193.150 1.9 1.1 

Electricity 5 .................................................................. 195.767 1.9 .6 147.335 3.1 .1 199.293 2.4 1.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ......................................... 185.403 -6.7 -2.0 153.242 -4.4 -.2 163.996 -1.1 -.8 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 114.307 .5 .1 98.721 2.1 .5 119.629 .4 .5 

Apparel ............................................................................... 114.980 4.6 -.7 89.094 5.0 -1.6 127.296 12.8 -1.0 

Transportation ..................................................................... 211.724 5.4 1.4 147.573 5.2 1.0 210.113 6.7 1.6

Private transportation ........................................................ 211.684 5.7 1.5 147.338 5.2 1.1 207.012 6.8 1.7 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ...................................... 99.796 2.8 -.3 98.337 2.8 -.1 98.239 4.1 -.2 

New vehicles ................................................................. 125.624 3.4 .2 99.714 2.5 .5 153.182 5.9 .3 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 141.973 3.5 -.7 99.085 3.2 -.7 134.356 2.5 -.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 428.139 10.0 3.8 290.427 9.9 3.1 281.768 10.2 3.9 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 426.169 9.8 3.9 290.962 9.6 3.3 279.300 9.8 4.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...................................... 436.469 9.9 4.0 297.931 9.8 3.4 267.733 9.9 4.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ............................... 290.745 9.7 3.6 283.140 9.3 3.0 314.197 9.4 3.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ................................... 378.522 9.4 3.4 272.710 9.1 2.8 280.967 9.8 3.8 

Medical care ....................................................................... 324.349 4.0 1.1 174.530 3.6 .3 387.636 3.0 -.2

Medical care commodities ................................................ 253.244 3.2 1.0 154.632 4.0 .7 312.037 1.9 -2.0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 345.561 4.3 1.2 180.773 3.5 .1 410.967 3.3 .3 

Professional services ...................................................... 268.745 2.1 .5 158.856 2.0 .0 343.110 2.4 .0 

Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 111.240 1.4 .9 109.257 1.5 .2 111.368 .2 .3 

Education and communication 3 ......................................... 128.373 .9 .2 122.793 1.5 .3 134.511 3.3 .2 

Other goods and services ................................................... 321.168 1.3 .0 195.813 2.0 .3 465.399 3.7 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ............................................................................. 205.939 3.0 .5 140.506 3.2 .4 220.339 3.9 .7 

Commodities ....................................................................... 181.653 4.2 .7 132.944 4.4 .8 191.679 5.9 1.1

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 164.612 4.3 1.0 126.134 4.4 .7 171.655 5.6 1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 222.808 5.6 1.5 167.186 5.9 1.1 228.183 7.4 1.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 301.814 5.8 2.2 206.627 6.1 1.8 283.160 6.4 2.1 

Durables ......................................................................... 108.399 1.8 .0 88.924 1.9 .0 118.336 2.8 .0 

Services .............................................................................. 228.661 2.1 .3 144.721 2.2 .1 258.275 2.2 .4 

Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................ 222.062 2.1 .3 136.566 2.0 .1 214.358 1.4 .4 

Transportation services .................................................... 222.731 2.5 .1 148.771 2.1 -.4 285.303 4.3 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

79 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 19. 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 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ................................................................... 249.633 2.0 0.4 143.137 2.3 0.3 304.798 2.5 0.3

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................... 201.277 2.9 .4 136.996 3.2 .4 211.690 4.0 .8 

All items less food ................................................................. 205.375 2.8 .5 137.512 3.0 .3 218.106 3.5 .6 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 200.214 3.4 .6 139.819 3.7 .5 219.386 4.8 .8 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 166.584 4.2 1.0 126.558 4.3 .7 173.412 5.5 1.0 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 216.044 4.8 .9 155.943 5.2 1.0 232.200 6.9 1.4

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 222.372 5.5 1.5 165.473 5.7 1.1 228.498 7.1 1.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 291.442 5.6 2.1 200.600 5.8 1.8 279.101 6.2 2.0 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ............................................... 236.758 2.2 .4 153.238 2.5 .1 264.096 3.0 .4 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 221.621 2.0 .3 141.815 2.1 .1 244.258 2.1 .4 

Energy .................................................................................. 304.398 6.0 2.2 220.900 6.8 1.9 234.354 7.0 2.8 

All items less energy ............................................................. 198.097 2.6 .3 131.737 2.8 .2 217.918 3.4 .4 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 195.924 2.3 .3 128.765 2.4 .1 215.749 2.8 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. 135.657 2.2 .0 105.101 2.5 -.1 153.893 3.8 -.2 

Energy commodities ......................................................... 431.720 10.0 3.6 294.663 9.9 3.1 280.975 10.1 3.8 

Services less energy services .......................................... 231.230 2.3 .3 143.984 2.3 .1 265.748 2.2 .3 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

80 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 20. 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

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 241.066 3.1 0.4 146.923 3.3 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 368.362 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 237.080 4.2 .3 148.578 4.4 1.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 236.948 4.3 .3 148.795 4.5 1.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 237.725 4.9 .3 146.288 5.8 1.3 

Food away from home .......................................................... 238.426 3.5 .4 152.714 2.4 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 237.342 1.9 .7 143.892 3.0 .7 

Housing .................................................................................... 247.632 1.9 .3 144.185 2.1 -.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 295.306 2.3 .3 142.380 2.2 .0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 302.754 2.7 .3 149.467 1.9 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 275.890 2.1 .3 140.782 2.4 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 275.852 2.1 .3 140.782 2.4 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 209.740 -.4 .2 184.425 1.3 -1.1 

Household energy ................................................................ 198.424 -1.1 .2 180.612 .4 -1.4 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 188.303 -3.7 -.1 144.766 -2.9 -1.8 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 186.661 -.5 1.2 130.510 -2.2 -2.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 182.792 -10.1 -2.6 156.060 -5.0 -.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 117.386 1.4 .3 106.079 3.3 .7 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 121.417 4.4 -1.0 93.903 10.5 -1.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 217.222 5.9 .9 146.213 4.9 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 212.183 6.2 1.2 146.492 4.9 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 282.933 9.5 3.2 290.631 9.9 3.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 281.287 9.3 3.3 290.895 9.8 3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 282.435 9.2 3.5 296.051 9.8 3.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 281.692 9.6 2.6 288.385 9.9 2.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 271.601 9.4 2.5 272.845 9.7 2.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 428.640 4.2 1.3 180.451 3.5 .4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 119.261 3.4 1.1 121.288 2.0 .2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 131.828 .8 .2 117.955 -.9 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 453.743 2.3 .0 221.456 3.3 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 241.066 3.1 .4 146.923 3.3 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 196.409 4.5 .6 142.826 4.9 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 169.149 4.7 .7 139.170 5.2 .6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 211.777 5.5 1.1 189.924 7.0 1.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 112.854 3.0 .1 92.620 2.5 -.2 

Services .................................................................................... 289.048 2.2 .3 146.975 1.8 -.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 234.274 3.0 .3 143.522 3.3 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 222.680 3.5 .4 146.206 3.7 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 171.822 4.6 .7 139.408 5.1 .6 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 226.358 4.8 .7 168.253 5.8 1.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 213.610 5.3 1.1 186.589 6.8 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 255.332 2.2 .2 151.731 1.5 -.2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 279.440 2.1 .2 144.350 1.7 -.1

Energy ........................................................................................ 234.420 4.1 1.7 230.158 5.8 1.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 243.506 3.0 .2 137.449 3.0 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................. 246.314 2.7 .2 135.349 2.7 .0

See footnotes at end of table.

81 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 20. 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

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 212.309 3.1 0.6 139.595 3.2 0.6 212.052 3.1 0.5

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 347.083 - - - - - 343.578 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 229.500 4.6 .8 144.925 4.9 .8 230.796 5.2 1.1

Food ....................................................................................... 228.955 4.5 .8 145.249 4.9 .8 230.201 5.4 1.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 227.822 5.5 1.2 143.353 6.2 1.1 218.376 7.0 1.2

Food away from home .......................................................... 230.208 2.7 .1 147.689 3.1 .1 250.442 3.2 .8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 234.938 6.9 1.0 144.563 4.7 .9 239.054 2.6 .3

Housing .................................................................................... 195.698 1.9 .2 128.275 1.4 .5 195.788 .3 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 222.762 1.7 .2 127.768 1.2 .2 221.605 .4 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 238.835 2.1 .2 131.074 1.6 .2 209.866 1.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 220.659 1.6 .1 126.687 1.1 .1 217.225 .3 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 220.659 1.7 .1 126.687 1.1 .1 217.225 .3 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 199.811 2.9 .2 166.401 1.1 1.4 210.900 1.0 .3 

Household energy ................................................................ 171.606 2.4 -.1 165.614 .8 1.6 164.528 .8 .3 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 172.874 2.2 -.1 159.187 .7 1.7 171.414 .4 .3 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 172.294 9.0 1.7 156.810 4.4 3.0 169.977 2.6 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 156.719 -8.6 -2.9 155.507 -8.2 -1.3 165.669 -4.9 -1.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 112.442 1.4 .0 96.056 3.3 1.2 120.150 -.9 .6 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 111.869 6.8 -.1 86.458 6.5 -.9 138.466 16.3 -1.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 211.097 5.0 1.7 156.324 5.2 1.4 195.097 5.6 1.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 208.342 5.2 1.8 156.197 5.3 1.5 190.012 5.8 1.3

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 306.204 9.4 4.4 308.281 9.5 3.7 254.934 6.0 2.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 304.506 9.1 4.7 308.794 9.2 4.0 250.808 5.5 2.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 304.556 9.2 4.7 316.395 9.6 4.2 241.637 5.8 2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 322.526 8.8 4.6 300.014 7.5 3.4 291.579 4.8 1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 289.575 8.9 4.7 287.944 9.2 3.7 256.304 5.3 2.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 410.043 3.7 1.6 179.059 4.4 .2 379.145 2.5 .4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 114.194 .6 .6 112.077 1.2 .0 105.549 -.6 .4 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 129.326 .7 -.1 128.101 1.7 .6 129.224 2.2 .2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 387.488 2.1 -.1 200.828 1.3 .4 448.814 4.6 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 212.309 3.1 .6 139.595 3.2 .6 212.052 3.1 .5

Commodities ............................................................................ 183.027 4.7 1.0 133.808 4.7 1.0 191.568 5.2 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 158.580 4.7 1.1 128.094 4.7 1.1 173.064 5.2 .6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 211.628 6.3 1.9 170.048 5.9 1.6 227.300 6.0 .6 

Durables ............................................................................... 109.075 2.0 -.2 88.719 2.7 .1 116.878 4.2 .5 

Services .................................................................................... 246.390 1.9 .4 142.886 1.7 .3 238.633 1.0 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 204.953 3.1 .6 136.054 3.1 .6 204.004 3.2 .5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 210.888 3.7 .8 142.188 3.8 .8 211.055 4.0 .6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 161.420 4.8 1.1 128.378 4.7 1.1 174.720 5.1 .6 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 222.113 5.5 1.4 157.111 5.5 1.2 229.631 5.6 .8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 213.542 6.3 1.9 167.546 5.8 1.5 227.686 5.7 .6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 254.506 2.1 .6 158.317 2.2 .5 233.444 1.5 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 234.362 1.8 .2 139.201 1.4 .3 223.670 .9 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 232.852 6.6 2.6 230.395 6.1 2.9 210.619 4.0 1.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 211.380 2.7 .4 130.658 2.8 .3 212.363 3.0 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 208.045 2.3 .3 127.711 2.3 .2 209.077 2.4 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.

82 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 20. 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

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 219.705 3.1 0.5 139.863 3.4 0.4 227.762 4.9 1.0

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 355.922 - - - - - 368.696 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 228.727 3.7 .1 146.351 4.5 .7 232.255 8.1 2.0

Food ....................................................................................... 229.473 3.8 .1 146.967 4.7 .6 231.977 8.3 2.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 224.758 4.7 .0 146.901 6.0 .9 236.630 9.3 2.9

Food away from home .......................................................... 238.727 2.6 .3 146.720 3.0 .1 228.604 6.6 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 217.809 3.5 -.1 135.967 1.1 2.3 230.803 3.7 .7

Housing .................................................................................... 207.785 1.7 .2 136.575 2.6 .1 208.228 2.3 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 229.793 2.0 .3 139.979 2.4 .2 241.049 2.4 .4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 232.044 2.5 .2 145.226 3.0 -.4 226.213 2.6 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 221.427 1.8 .3 138.409 2.2 .3 222.477 2.0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 221.409 1.8 .3 138.409 2.2 .3 222.477 2.0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 209.084 1.1 -.2 157.083 4.1 .0 218.669 2.8 1.0 

Household energy ................................................................ 184.606 .4 -.3 150.944 4.0 -.3 184.548 3.0 1.0 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 188.121 .2 -.3 147.641 4.0 -.3 190.907 2.8 1.0 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 181.076 .6 -.1 144.792 4.6 -.3 192.424 2.5 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 193.103 -2.1 -1.7 147.114 -1.6 -.7 157.792 7.0 -1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 128.315 .1 .0 96.636 1.6 .2 115.280 1.1 1.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 144.797 4.7 -2.0 85.898 2.5 -2.3 127.042 10.3 -1.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 220.312 6.7 2.1 144.912 5.8 1.4 223.994 8.2 2.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 220.067 7.0 2.2 144.468 5.8 1.4 222.595 8.2 2.8

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 300.913 10.5 4.9 289.948 10.3 3.9 281.424 12.5 6.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 297.927 10.3 5.1 290.165 10.0 4.1 278.062 12.3 6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 299.969 10.5 5.4 298.618 10.1 4.3 269.318 12.2 6.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 297.814 9.9 4.3 281.592 9.8 3.7 327.485 12.6 6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 291.275 9.8 4.2 274.371 9.7 3.8 287.047 12.1 6.4 

Medical care ............................................................................. 384.661 4.4 .5 168.897 3.3 .2 379.750 2.9 -1.0 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 104.833 1.3 .9 112.479 1.3 .2 111.584 .2 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 121.030 1.0 .4 121.083 1.6 .2 133.311 4.9 .4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 367.006 .6 -.5 189.834 2.5 .2 457.680 2.4 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 219.705 3.1 .5 139.863 3.4 .4 227.762 4.9 1.0

Commodities ............................................................................ 191.550 4.3 .8 131.505 4.3 .8 196.912 7.1 1.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 171.352 4.6 1.2 124.172 4.2 .9 179.069 6.6 1.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 225.829 5.8 1.6 164.314 5.7 1.3 237.456 8.6 2.8 

Durables ............................................................................... 117.908 2.3 .3 88.244 1.3 .0 121.370 2.8 -.2 

Services .................................................................................... 252.243 2.3 .3 145.718 2.7 .1 268.921 3.0 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 212.436 3.1 .5 136.688 3.5 .4 217.854 5.0 1.2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 217.904 3.7 .6 138.035 3.8 .5 225.866 5.7 1.3 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 173.166 4.6 1.2 124.492 4.1 .9 180.242 6.5 1.8

Nondurables ............................................................................... 226.504 4.8 .9 154.601 5.2 1.0 236.893 8.4 2.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 225.285 5.7 1.6 162.745 5.5 1.4 236.496 8.5 2.7 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 255.571 2.7 .3 151.444 3.1 .0 272.641 3.8 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 240.018 2.2 .3 143.261 2.7 .1 254.010 3.1 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 238.364 6.3 2.8 213.223 7.8 2.2 228.813 8.7 4.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 218.169 2.7 .2 131.280 2.8 .1 224.198 4.1 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 215.993 2.4 .2 128.079 2.4 .0 223.510 3.3 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.

83 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 20. 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

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 226.277 2.6 0.4 138.578 2.7 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 366.299 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 234.986 3.5 .2 144.790 3.9 .9 

Food ....................................................................................... 234.512 3.7 .1 144.602 4.2 .9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 237.016 4.1 .0 143.144 4.9 1.4 

Food away from home .......................................................... 230.151 3.3 .4 147.347 3.0 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 235.872 .1 1.0 148.651 -1.1 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 236.060 1.9 .2 134.047 1.5 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 259.474 2.1 .2 134.069 1.5 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 287.876 2.6 .2 141.776 1.1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 249.385 1.8 .1 132.462 1.7 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 249.374 1.8 .1 132.463 1.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 249.580 2.2 .3 168.182 1.7 .9 

Household energy ................................................................ 226.413 -.2 -.2 164.589 1.1 1.1 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 227.903 -.3 -.2 162.650 1.1 1.1 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 257.952 .0 -.4 159.352 2.0 .8 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 184.738 -1.4 .4 161.141 -2.0 2.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 128.780 -.7 .2 101.821 1.0 .4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.462 2.9 .4 94.302 5.6 -.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 207.766 4.5 .9 146.522 4.0 .0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 204.015 4.7 1.0 146.068 4.2 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 290.193 10.6 2.6 261.561 9.3 .2 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 288.188 10.3 2.7 262.747 8.9 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 290.315 10.4 2.7 263.696 9.1 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 265.135 10.2 2.6 258.062 8.6 .6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 275.455 9.9 2.7 247.813 8.1 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 405.484 3.9 1.0 179.749 3.6 .2 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 105.738 .2 .9 93.929 1.7 .3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 129.785 1.0 .5 125.432 3.0 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 380.973 .8 .8 178.530 .4 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 226.277 2.6 .4 138.578 2.7 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 184.685 3.4 .7 128.270 3.8 .4 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 156.235 3.3 1.0 119.523 3.6 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 201.587 5.0 1.5 152.141 5.3 .0 

Durables ............................................................................... 113.417 .2 -.1 88.843 1.2 .1 

Services .................................................................................... 269.815 2.0 .3 142.700 1.9 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 219.967 2.5 .4 133.961 2.7 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 214.693 2.8 .6 136.767 3.2 .3 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 159.527 3.2 1.0 120.308 3.5 .1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 220.122 4.2 .9 148.046 4.6 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 205.012 4.7 1.5 152.047 5.0 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 261.435 1.9 .4 152.727 2.3 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 260.663 1.9 .2 139.443 1.7 .2

Energy ........................................................................................ 267.426 7.1 1.8 218.974 5.8 .6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 224.123 2.1 .3 129.865 2.4 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................. 222.230 1.8 .3 126.799 2.0 .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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

84 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule

1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2012 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2011 from—

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011

Dec.

2010

Oct.

2011

Nov.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 229.269 228.405 228.925 230.631 5.4 1.0 0.7 6.1 -0.2 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 236.069 234.672 235.708 237.137 5.2 1.1 .6 5.7 -.2 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 235.912 234.867 236.993 237.725 4.9 1.2 .3 5.6 .5 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 146.446 145.148 144.446 146.288 5.8 .8 1.3 5.8 -1.4 -.5 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 220.881 220.237 220.413 223.010 5.9 1.3 1.2 6.2 -.2 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 226.233 225.114 225.147 227.822 5.5 1.2 1.2 5.7 -.5 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 141.691 141.516 141.740 143.353 6.2 1.3 1.1 6.6 .0 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.077 215.370 215.690 218.376 7.0 1.4 1.2 7.2 .3 .1 

South urban .................................................... M 226.958 226.256 226.770 228.476 5.8 1.0 .8 6.6 -.1 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.457 223.956 224.813 224.758 4.7 .4 .0 6.8 .2 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 146.060 145.589 145.624 146.901 6.0 .9 .9 6.4 -.3 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 229.538 228.348 230.052 236.630 9.3 3.6 2.9 6.7 .2 .7 

West urban ..................................................... M 234.651 233.764 234.218 235.352 4.6 .7 .5 5.7 -.2 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 237.086 236.855 237.105 237.016 4.1 .1 .0 5.4 .0 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 142.240 141.216 141.174 143.144 4.9 1.4 1.4 5.8 -.7 .0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 212.181 211.530 212.268 212.978 4.7 .7 .3 5.9 .0 .3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 144.434 143.770 143.709 145.297 5.8 1.1 1.1 6.2 -.5 .0 

D ................................................................. M 223.357 222.458 224.308 227.835 7.9 2.4 1.6 7.1 .4 .8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 228.840 228.017 226.794 229.790 5.1 .8 1.3 4.1 -.9 -.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 246.815 247.935 247.310 246.346 3.9 -.6 -.4 5.9 .2 -.3 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 237.734 236.643 239.099 239.963 4.5 1.4 .4 5.6 .6 1.0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 229.059 230.232 231.872 232.879 5.4 1.1 .4 4.8 1.2 .7 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 236.169 232.780 233.945 235.659 5.5 1.2 .7 7.6 -.9 .5 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 209.686 208.917 210.433 210.431 6.2 .7 .0 7.2 .4 .7 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 143.205 143.992 143.597 144.018 3.4 .0 .3 5.9 .3 -.3 

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 228.143 227.178 229.971 227.929 5.0 .3 -.9 8.7 .8 1.2 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 209.178 209.212 208.403 209.954 4.3 .4 .7 5.5 -.4 -.4 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 216.367 215.602 217.043 217.041 5.2 .7 .0 6.7 .3 .7 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 243.486 241.626 242.233 242.570 4.2 .4 .1 6.6 -.5 .3 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 233.252 230.102 231.957 230.993 4.1 .4 -.4 5.7 -.6 .8 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 231.740 232.077 234.551 234.448 4.8 1.0 .0 5.7 1.2 1.1 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 231.366 231.554 232.320 231.023 5.1 -.2 -.6 6.7 .4 .3 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

85 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent

change from—

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................... 223.216 3.1 0.5 214.298 2.5 0.8 226.245 2.1 0.8 245.541 3.0 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ................................... 664.891 - - 629.364 - - 668.624 - - 699.116 - -

Food and beverages ................................. 232.052 4.3 .6 227.588 3.9 .8 237.923 3.4 .0 240.118 3.9 .4 

Food ........................................................ 231.980 4.5 .6 226.981 4.1 .9 236.140 3.6 -.1 240.132 4.0 .4 

Food at home ........................................ 230.631 5.4 .7 229.790 5.1 1.3 246.346 3.9 -.4 239.963 4.5 .4 

Food away from home .......................... 235.423 3.1 .3 216.959 2.3 .1 219.981 3.2 .4 245.534 3.2 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................ 231.821 2.6 1.0 234.180 1.1 -.3 238.851 -.3 1.4 238.313 2.0 .4 

Housing ..................................................... 217.528 1.9 .2 207.192 2.2 .2 240.665 .8 .3 258.372 1.4 .4 

Shelter .................................................... 248.435 2.0 .2 247.517 2.1 .2 264.839 1.0 .2 315.485 2.2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 1 .................. 255.800 2.4 .2 280.284 1.9 .2 286.623 1.4 .2 320.950 2.6 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1

2 .................................................... 237.848 1.8 .2 245.439 2.3 .2 256.245 .7 .1 293.562 2.0 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ............................... 237.840 1.8 .2 245.439 2.3 .2 256.241 .7 .1 293.464 2.0 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................... 216.589 2.0 .2 179.585 2.9 .6 258.682 .9 1.1 191.638 -2.7 .7 

Household energy ................................. 187.786 1.3 .1 154.472 2.0 .3 241.373 -1.1 .2 189.936 -3.4 .8 

Energy services 1 ................................ 189.143 .7 .0 157.111 1.8 .3 240.485 -1.2 .2 177.419 -6.0 .6 

Electricity 1 ........................................ 191.828 2.5 .5 155.240 7.8 4.0 287.881 -.7 .2 177.876 -2.0 3.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 ............... 175.949 -5.6 -1.4 147.826 -6.3 -4.8 176.774 -2.8 .2 170.361 -13.4 -3.8 

Household furnishings and operations ... 121.770 1.2 .3 99.189 1.2 -.5 119.138 -1.1 .6 110.558 -.4 .5 

Apparel ..................................................... 121.896 5.4 -1.1 93.253 6.2 2.7 107.305 1.5 3.6 111.899 3.2 -.7 

Transportation ........................................... 211.599 5.5 1.2 197.382 5.5 2.4 210.518 5.6 1.8 223.745 6.5 .7 

Private transportation .............................. 208.363 5.6 1.3 195.135 6.1 2.6 206.620 5.9 1.8 215.561 6.9 1.0 

Motor fuel .............................................. 293.496 10.0 3.5 313.382 10.6 5.4 292.078 11.8 4.2 274.791 10.0 2.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................. 292.151 9.7 3.7 310.447 10.4 5.6 285.665 11.6 4.3 273.454 9.8 2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............ 291.907 9.9 3.8 307.041 10.6 5.7 287.166 11.8 4.3 276.502 9.6 3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ..... 298.527 9.5 3.4 321.143 10.1 5.3 269.452 11.5 4.2 274.278 9.9 2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ......... 280.457 9.4 3.2 293.838 9.9 5.4 270.565 11.0 4.0 267.808 10.1 2.2 

Medical care ............................................. 410.459 3.8 .6 432.471 2.1 1.0 392.073 3.8 1.0 405.274 5.7 2.1 

Recreation 5 .............................................. 110.556 1.4 .5 104.753 -5.0 1.1 98.437 -.9 2.5 117.764 4.3 .6 

Education and communication 5 ............... 126.735 1.3 .3 134.140 -1.3 -.5 133.449 .3 .4 133.959 1.7 .2 

Other goods and services ......................... 421.572 1.8 .1 375.955 .7 -.7 360.521 -.1 1.2 442.032 2.0 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items ...................................................... 223.216 3.1 .5 214.298 2.5 .8 226.245 2.1 .8 245.541 3.0 .4 

Commodities ............................................. 188.931 4.4 .8 176.063 4.2 1.3 183.914 3.4 1.3 194.709 4.2 .6 

Commodities less food and beverages ... 165.511 4.4 .9 148.312 4.3 1.6 153.660 3.5 2.4 163.095 4.4 .7 

Nondurables less food and beverages 218.318 5.9 1.4 202.519 6.0 2.6 199.474 4.7 3.2 203.415 5.1 1.1 

Durables ............................................... 114.105 1.9 .0 99.842 1.4 -.2 107.659 .7 .3 107.000 2.8 -.1 

Services .................................................... 263.615 2.2 .3 254.524 1.3 .5 270.588 1.2 .5 297.180 2.3 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................... 215.653 3.1 .5 205.732 2.6 .8 220.447 2.1 .8 239.659 2.9 .3 

All items less shelter ................................... 216.427 3.6 .6 203.739 2.7 1.1 211.187 2.7 1.1 219.872 3.5 .4 

Commodities less food ............................... 167.821 4.4 .9 151.651 4.2 1.5 157.773 3.3 2.4 165.956 4.3 .7 

Nondurables ............................................... 226.025 5.2 1.0 218.170 5.0 1.8 221.162 4.0 1.5 223.890 4.5 .7 

Nondurables less food ................................ 219.315 5.7 1.3 205.599 5.8 2.5 205.402 4.4 3.2 205.589 4.9 1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ..................... 258.616 2.4 .3 246.300 .5 .8 253.769 1.5 .8 250.049 2.6 .3 

Services less medical care services ........... 251.705 2.1 .2 241.310 1.3 .4 262.427 1.0 .4 289.151 2.2 .2 

Energy ........................................................ 238.978 6.4 2.2 220.129 7.1 3.3 279.419 7.9 3.1 226.763 3.0 1.8 

All items less energy ................................... 222.298 2.7 .3 214.147 2.0 .5 222.825 1.5 .5 249.171 3.0 .3 

All items less food and energy .................. 220.736 2.4 .2 211.613 1.5 .4 219.919 1.0 .7 252.453 2.8 .2 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

86 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 223.216 3.1 0.2 247.006 2.7 0.3 214.298 2.5 0.3

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 664.891 - - 713.938 - - 629.364 - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 232.052 4.3 .8 242.108 4.2 .9 227.588 3.9 .6 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 231.980 4.5 .8 242.830 4.5 .8 226.981 4.1 .7

Food at home ..................................................................... 230.631 5.4 1.0 232.879 5.4 1.1 229.790 5.1 .8 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 235.423 3.1 .5 262.145 3.0 .3 216.959 2.3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 231.821 2.6 1.1 232.617 -.5 2.4 234.180 1.1 -.1 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 217.528 1.9 .4 241.612 2.4 .2 207.192 2.2 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................. 248.435 2.0 .5 279.962 1.7 .0 247.517 2.1 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 255.800 2.4 .5 284.273 1.9 .2 280.284 1.9 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 237.848 1.8 .4 258.490 1.7 .2 245.439 2.3 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 237.840 1.8 .4 258.490 1.7 .2 245.439 2.3 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 216.589 2.0 .0 243.316 3.3 1.0 179.585 2.9 -.4 

Household energy .............................................................. 187.786 1.3 -.2 206.132 2.4 1.1 154.472 2.0 -.9 

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 189.143 .7 -.3 194.716 -2.3 .7 157.111 1.8 -.9 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 191.828 2.5 .3 187.426 .0 1.1 155.240 7.8 1.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 175.949 -5.6 -2.1 200.415 -6.6 .0 147.826 -6.3 -4.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 121.770 1.2 .3 129.353 8.2 .1 99.189 1.2 .8 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 121.896 5.4 -3.8 148.888 8.0 -4.0 93.253 6.2 -1.2

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 211.599 5.5 -.2 206.070 3.9 -.6 197.382 5.5 .7 

Private transportation ........................................................... 208.363 5.6 -.2 204.997 4.4 -.2 195.135 6.1 1.0

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 293.496 10.0 -.5 291.658 9.4 -.1 313.382 10.6 1.2 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 292.151 9.7 -.5 288.145 9.3 -.1 310.447 10.4 1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 291.907 9.9 -.4 286.548 9.0 .2 307.041 10.6 1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 298.527 9.5 -.7 292.333 11.0 -.6 321.143 10.1 1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 280.457 9.4 -.7 279.357 9.4 -1.0 293.838 9.9 1.2 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 410.459 3.8 .8 560.935 2.2 .2 432.471 2.1 1.2 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 110.556 1.4 .8 117.852 -2.1 4.5 104.753 -5.0 .7 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 126.735 1.3 .3 135.521 1.9 .5 134.140 -1.3 -.7 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 421.572 1.8 .3 491.005 .5 -.3 375.955 .7 -.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 223.216 3.1 .2 247.006 2.7 .3 214.298 2.5 .3 

Commodities .......................................................................... 188.931 4.4 -.1 205.381 4.9 .1 176.063 4.2 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 165.511 4.4 -.6 183.575 5.4 -.4 148.312 4.3 .0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 218.318 5.9 -.8 242.969 5.7 -.8 202.519 6.0 .3 

Durables ............................................................................. 114.105 1.9 -.2 118.194 4.7 .5 99.842 1.4 .0

Services .................................................................................. 263.615 2.2 .4 292.485 1.1 .4 254.524 1.3 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 215.653 3.1 .1 235.513 2.7 .3 205.732 2.6 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 216.427 3.6 .1 238.748 3.2 .4 203.739 2.7 .3 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 167.821 4.4 -.5 185.282 5.2 -.3 151.651 4.2 .1 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 226.025 5.2 -.1 243.102 5.0 .0 218.170 5.0 .4 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 219.315 5.7 -.7 241.000 5.4 -.6 205.599 5.8 .3 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 258.616 2.4 .4 288.783 .4 .8 246.300 .5 .3 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 251.705 2.1 .4 274.754 1.0 .4 241.310 1.3 .3 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 238.978 6.4 -.5 241.052 6.0 .5 220.129 7.1 .3

All items less energy ................................................................ 222.298 2.7 .3 250.053 2.3 .3 214.147 2.0 .3 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 220.736 2.4 .2 252.802 1.9 .2 211.613 1.5 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.

87 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 203.575 2.0 0.4 214.557 3.7 0.0 226.245 2.1 0.2

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 636.109 - - 661.622 - - 668.624 - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 235.311 4.2 .9 235.030 4.6 .5 237.923 3.4 -.2 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 239.375 4.3 .8 229.543 4.7 .5 236.140 3.6 -.1

Food at home ..................................................................... 235.659 5.5 1.2 210.431 6.2 .7 246.346 3.9 -.6 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 245.462 2.1 .1 262.920 2.9 .3 219.981 3.2 .6 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 179.860 -1.2 1.6 299.878 2.1 -1.5 238.851 -.3 -.5 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 176.898 -.3 .0 184.099 2.6 -.4 240.665 .8 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................. 192.663 .2 -.2 192.811 2.9 .0 264.839 1.0 .5 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 218.903 .6 .1 194.472 4.0 .4 286.623 1.4 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 198.315 .0 -.2 186.170 2.4 -.3 256.245 .7 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 198.315 .0 -.2 186.170 2.4 -.3 256.241 .7 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 188.768 -3.6 .2 206.254 2.7 -2.3 258.682 .9 .9 

Household energy .............................................................. 165.089 -6.7 -1.3 197.171 2.8 -3.3 241.373 -1.1 -.1

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 161.923 -7.3 -1.4 193.404 2.8 -3.4 240.485 -1.2 .0 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 159.528 2.7 .7 184.417 3.0 -2.2 287.881 -.7 .1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 146.068 -21.5 -4.6 191.071 .4 -11.4 176.774 -2.8 -.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 119.597 1.6 1.3 126.999 -.1 -.1 119.138 -1.1 .7 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 120.552 3.0 -7.5 124.531 8.9 -4.2 107.305 1.5 -.9

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 210.795 4.4 .4 233.152 6.0 .9 210.518 5.6 -.6 

Private transportation ........................................................... 210.383 4.4 .5 234.330 6.4 1.0 206.620 5.9 -.6

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 340.382 8.8 1.9 295.578 9.5 .6 292.078 11.8 -1.7 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 337.662 8.5 2.1 293.492 9.2 .5 285.665 11.6 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 328.926 8.4 2.0 289.754 9.6 .8 287.166 11.8 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 344.087 9.0 2.8 295.210 8.2 -.2 269.452 11.5 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 323.777 8.4 2.2 289.897 8.0 -.2 270.565 11.0 -1.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 385.369 3.0 1.7 389.244 5.2 .5 392.073 3.8 1.1 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 110.783 -1.4 2.5 108.596 1.5 2.0 98.437 -.9 2.1 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 112.252 3.2 .5 127.663 .7 .4 133.449 .3 .5 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 444.386 1.6 1.6 371.974 -1.1 -.6 360.521 -.1 -.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 203.575 2.0 .4 214.557 3.7 .0 226.245 2.1 .2 

Commodities .......................................................................... 190.942 4.2 .7 194.849 4.6 .2 183.914 3.4 -.3

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 168.339 4.2 .5 172.163 4.6 .1 153.660 3.5 -.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 233.724 6.2 1.2 213.298 6.3 -.7 199.474 4.7 -.8 

Durables ............................................................................. 110.015 1.2 -.3 133.846 2.1 1.7 107.659 .7 .1 

Services .................................................................................. 221.526 .2 .2 237.282 2.9 -.2 270.588 1.2 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 196.760 1.9 .3 206.421 3.6 .0 220.447 2.1 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 211.831 2.7 .6 224.686 4.0 .0 211.187 2.7 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 168.954 4.1 .6 176.859 4.6 .1 157.773 3.3 -.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 235.235 5.3 1.1 224.246 5.5 -.1 221.162 4.0 -.4 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 230.134 6.0 1.2 220.194 6.1 -.7 205.402 4.4 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 238.729 .3 .5 270.822 3.0 -.3 253.769 1.5 .9 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 210.769 .1 .0 222.733 2.8 -.2 262.427 1.0 .6 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 236.296 2.3 .4 253.902 7.1 -.8 279.419 7.9 -1.2

All items less energy ................................................................ 201.338 1.9 .3 212.214 3.1 .1 222.825 1.5 .4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 194.088 1.5 .2 208.156 2.8 -.1 219.919 1.0 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.

88 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV

2

Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2012

Percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................. 245.541 3.0 0.0 148.489 2.7 0.3 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................ 699.116 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 ............................................................ 240.118 3.9 1.1 146.450 3.1 .4 

Food 3 ................................................................................... 240.132 4.0 1.1 147.809 3.2 .3 

Food at home ..................................................................... 239.963 4.5 1.4 144.018 3.4 .0 

Food away from home 4 ..................................................... 245.534 3.2 .6 150.275 3.0 .8 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ........................................................... 238.313 2.0 .8 127.769 1.8 .8 

Housing 3 ................................................................................ 258.372 1.4 .0 160.033 2.1 .7 

Shelter .................................................................................. 315.485 2.2 .1 167.302 2.8 .6 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................. 320.950 2.6 .2 180.931 3.4 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 .......................... 293.562 2.0 .1 163.806 2.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............. 293.464 2.0 .1 163.800 2.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 191.638 -2.7 -1.2 172.065 -1.0 1.3 

Household energy .............................................................. 189.936 -3.4 -1.4 168.298 -2.3 1.6 

Energy services 5 ............................................................. 177.419 -6.0 -1.9 163.109 -2.9 1.6 

Electricity 5 ..................................................................... 177.876 -2.0 .6 164.193 -3.4 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................................. 170.361 -13.4 -6.5 136.853 -.3 3.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 110.558 -.4 1.6 90.980 -1.5 .6 

Apparel 3 ................................................................................ 111.899 3.2 -6.0 95.184 2.6 -4.4 

Transportation 3 ...................................................................... 223.745 6.5 -.2 148.441 5.5 .1 

Private transportation ........................................................... 215.561 6.9 .2 148.590 5.7 .2 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 274.791 10.0 -.3 282.944 9.7 .3 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 273.454 9.8 -.4 282.410 9.6 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 .......................................... 276.502 9.6 -.1 287.544 9.7 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................................... 274.278 9.9 -1.0 278.841 9.3 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................................... 267.808 10.1 -1.0 277.815 9.3 -.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................................ 405.274 5.7 2.8 158.492 3.3 .9 

Recreation 9 ........................................................................... 117.764 4.3 .9 111.879 .2 1.5 

Education and communication 9 ............................................. 133.959 1.7 .2 125.995 1.1 .4 

Other goods and services 3 .................................................... 442.032 2.0 .1 196.574 1.5 -.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................. 245.541 3.0 .0 148.489 2.7 .3 

Commodities .......................................................................... 194.709 4.2 -.2 131.043 3.0 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 163.095 4.4 -1.1 122.892 3.0 -.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 203.415 5.1 -1.7 160.451 4.4 -1.2 

Durables ............................................................................. 107.000 2.8 .2 85.071 .6 .2 

Services .................................................................................. 297.180 2.3 .1 162.362 2.5 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................................... 239.659 2.9 -.1 147.919 2.7 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 219.872 3.5 -.1 139.942 2.7 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 165.956 4.3 -1.0 123.141 3.0 -.7 

Nondurables ............................................................................. 223.890 4.5 -.2 151.489 3.7 -.4 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 205.589 4.9 -1.5 157.666 4.2 -1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ................................................... 250.049 2.6 .2 157.303 2.1 .8 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 289.151 2.2 .0 162.624 2.5 .7 

Energy 3 ................................................................................... 226.763 3.0 -.9 219.847 4.5 .7 

All items less energy ................................................................ 249.171 3.0 .1 142.226 2.5 .3 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................. 252.453 2.8 -.1 141.952 2.4 .3 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 

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 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.

5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

89 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1913 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 

1914 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 

1915 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 

1916 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.6 

1917 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.7 

1918 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.5 

1919 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.1 18.5 18.9 

1920 19.3 19.5 19.7 20.3 20.6 20.9 20.8 20.3 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.4 

1921 19.0 18.4 18.3 18.1 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 

1922 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 

1923 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 

1924 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.3 

1925 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18.0 17.9 

1926 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 

1927 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 

1928 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 

1929 17.1 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 

1930 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.1 

1931 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.6 

1932 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 

1933 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 

1934 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 

1935 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 

1936 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 

1937 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.4 

1938 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 

1939 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 

1940 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 

1941 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 

1942 15.7 15.8 16.0 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.7 16.8 16.9 

1943 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 

1944 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 

1945 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 

1946 18.2 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.7 19.8 20.2 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.5 

1947 21.5 21.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.0 22.2 22.5 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.4 

1948 23.7 23.5 23.4 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.1 

1949 24.0 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.6 

1950 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 25.0 

1951 25.4 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.5 

1952 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 

1953 26.6 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 26.9 

1954 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.7 

1955 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 

1956 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 

1957 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.4 

1958 28.6 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 

1959 29.0 28.9 28.9 29.0 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.4 

1960 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 

1961 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.0 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 

1962 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 

1963 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.8 30.9 

1964 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.1 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.2 

1965 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.7 31.7 31.8 

1966 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.9 32.9 32.9 

1967 32.9 32.9 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 

1968 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.7 34.9 35.0 35.1 35.3 35.4 35.5 

1969 35.6 35.8 36.1 36.3 36.4 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.1 37.3 37.5 37.7 

See footnotes at end of table.

90 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all

items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 - - 9.9 - -

1914 - - 10.0 1.0 1.0 

1915 - - 10.1 2.0 1.0 

1916 - - 10.9 12.6 7.9 

1917 - - 12.8 18.1 17.4 

1918 - - 15.1 20.4 18.0 

1919 - - 17.3 14.5 14.6 

1920 - - 20.0 2.6 15.6 

1921 - - 17.9 -10.8 -10.5 

1922 - - 16.8 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 - - 17.1 2.4 1.8 

1924 - - 17.1 .0 .0 

1925 - - 17.5 3.5 2.3 

1926 - - 17.7 -1.1 1.1 

1927 - - 17.4 -2.3 -1.7 

1928 - - 17.1 -1.2 -1.7 

1929 - - 17.1 .6 .0 

1930 - - 16.7 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 - - 15.2 -9.3 -9.0 

1932 - - 13.7 -10.3 -9.9 

1933 - - 13.0 .8 -5.1 

1934 - - 13.4 1.5 3.1 

1935 - - 13.7 3.0 2.2 

1936 - - 13.9 1.4 1.5 

1937 - - 14.4 2.9 3.6 

1938 - - 14.1 -2.8 -2.1 

1939 - - 13.9 .0 -1.4 

1940 - - 14.0 .7 .7 

1941 - - 14.7 9.9 5.0 

1942 - - 16.3 9.0 10.9 

1943 - - 17.3 3.0 6.1 

1944 - - 17.6 2.3 1.7 

1945 - - 18.0 2.2 2.3 

1946 - - 19.5 18.1 8.3 

1947 - - 22.3 8.8 14.4 

1948 - - 24.1 3.0 8.1 

1949 - - 23.8 -2.1 -1.2 

1950 - - 24.1 5.9 1.3 

1951 - - 26.0 6.0 7.9 

1952 - - 26.5 .8 1.9 

1953 - - 26.7 .7 .8 

1954 - - 26.9 -.7 .7 

1955 - - 26.8 .4 -.4 

1956 - - 27.2 3.0 1.5 

1957 - - 28.1 2.9 3.3 

1958 - - 28.9 1.8 2.8 

1959 - - 29.1 1.7 .7 

1960 - - 29.6 1.4 1.7 

1961 - - 29.9 .7 1.0 

1962 - - 30.2 1.3 1.0 

1963 - - 30.6 1.6 1.3 

1964 - - 31.0 1.0 1.3 

1965 - - 31.5 1.9 1.6 

1966 - - 32.4 3.5 2.9 

1967 - - 33.4 3.0 3.1 

1968 - - 34.8 4.7 4.2 

1969 - - 36.7 6.2 5.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

91 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1970 37.8 38.0 38.2 38.5 38.6 38.8 39.0 39.0 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 

1971 39.8 39.9 40.0 40.1 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.9 41.1 

1972 41.1 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.3 42.4 42.5 

1973 42.6 42.9 43.3 43.6 43.9 44.2 44.3 45.1 45.2 45.6 45.9 46.2 

1974 46.6 47.2 47.8 48.0 48.6 49.0 49.4 50.0 50.6 51.1 51.5 51.9 

1975 52.1 52.5 52.7 52.9 53.2 53.6 54.2 54.3 54.6 54.9 55.3 55.5 

1976 55.6 55.8 55.9 56.1 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.6 57.9 58.0 58.2 

1977 58.5 59.1 59.5 60.0 60.3 60.7 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.6 61.9 62.1 

1978 62.5 62.9 63.4 63.9 64.5 65.2 65.7 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.4 67.7 

1979 68.3 69.1 69.8 70.6 71.5 72.3 73.1 73.8 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.7 

1980 77.8 78.9 80.1 81.0 81.8 82.7 82.7 83.3 84.0 84.8 85.5 86.3 

1981 87.0 87.9 88.5 89.1 89.8 90.6 91.6 92.3 93.2 93.4 93.7 94.0 

1982 94.3 94.6 94.5 94.9 95.8 97.0 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.2 98.0 97.6 

1983 97.8 97.9 97.9 98.6 99.2 99.5 99.9 100.2 100.7 101.0 101.2 101.3 

1984 101.9 102.4 102.6 103.1 103.4 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.0 105.3 105.3 105.3 

1985 105.5 106.0 106.4 106.9 107.3 107.6 107.8 108.0 108.3 108.7 109.0 109.3 

1986 109.6 109.3 108.8 108.6 108.9 109.5 109.5 109.7 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 

1987 111.2 111.6 112.1 112.7 113.1 113.5 113.8 114.4 115.0 115.3 115.4 115.4 

1988 115.7 116.0 116.5 117.1 117.5 118.0 118.5 119.0 119.8 120.2 120.3 120.5 

1989 121.1 121.6 122.3 123.1 123.8 124.1 124.4 124.6 125.0 125.6 125.9 126.1 

1990 127.4 128.0 128.7 128.9 129.2 129.9 130.4 131.6 132.7 133.5 133.8 133.8 

1991 134.6 134.8 135.0 135.2 135.6 136.0 136.2 136.6 137.2 137.4 137.8 137.9 

1992 138.1 138.6 139.3 139.5 139.7 140.2 140.5 140.9 141.3 141.8 142.0 141.9 

1993 142.6 143.1 143.6 144.0 144.2 144.4 144.4 144.8 145.1 145.7 145.8 145.8 

1994 146.2 146.7 147.2 147.4 147.5 148.0 148.4 149.0 149.4 149.5 149.7 149.7 

1995 150.3 150.9 151.4 151.9 152.2 152.5 152.5 152.9 153.2 153.7 153.6 153.5 

1996 154.4 154.9 155.7 156.3 156.6 156.7 157.0 157.3 157.8 158.3 158.6 158.6 

1997 159.1 159.6 160.0 160.2 160.1 160.3 160.5 160.8 161.2 161.6 161.5 161.3 

1998 161.6 161.9 162.2 162.5 162.8 163.0 163.2 163.4 163.6 164.0 164.0 163.9 

1999 164.3 164.5 165.0 166.2 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.1 167.9 168.2 168.3 168.3 

2000 168.8 169.8 171.2 171.3 171.5 172.4 172.8 172.8 173.7 174.0 174.1 174.0 

2001 175.1 175.8 176.2 176.9 177.7 178.0 177.5 177.5 178.3 177.7 177.4 176.7 

2002 177.1 177.8 178.8 179.8 179.8 179.9 180.1 180.7 181.0 181.3 181.3 180.9 

2003 181.7 183.1 184.2 183.8 183.5 183.7 183.9 184.6 185.2 185.0 184.5 184.3 

2004 185.2 186.2 187.4 188.0 189.1 189.7 189.4 189.5 189.9 190.9 191.0 190.3 

2005 190.7 191.8 193.3 194.6 194.4 194.5 195.4 196.4 198.8 199.2 197.6 196.8 

2006 198.3 198.7 199.8 201.5 202.5 202.9 203.5 203.9 202.9 201.8 201.5 201.8 

2007 202.416 203.499 205.352 206.686 207.949 208.352 208.299 207.917 208.490 208.936 210.177 210.036

2008 211.080 211.693 213.528 214.823 216.632 218.815 219.964 219.086 218.783 216.573 212.425 210.228

2009 211.143 212.193 212.709 213.240 213.856 215.693 215.351 215.834 215.969 216.177 216.330 215.949

2010 216.687 216.741 217.631 218.009 218.178 217.965 218.011 218.312 218.439 218.711 218.803 219.179

2011 220.223 221.309 223.467 224.906 225.964 225.722 225.922 226.545 226.889 226.421 226.230 225.672

2012 226.665 - - - - - - - - - - -

See footnotes at end of table.

92 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all

items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 - - 38.8 5.6 5.7 

1971 - - 40.5 3.3 4.4 

1972 - - 41.8 3.4 3.2 

1973 - - 44.4 8.7 6.2 

1974 - - 49.3 12.3 11.0 

1975 - - 53.8 6.9 9.1 

1976 - - 56.9 4.9 5.8 

1977 - - 60.6 6.7 6.5 

1978 - - 65.2 9.0 7.6 

1979 - - 72.6 13.3 11.3 

1980 - - 82.4 12.5 13.5 

1981 - - 90.9 8.9 10.3 

1982 - - 96.5 3.8 6.2 

1983 - - 99.6 3.8 3.2 

1984 102.9 104.9 103.9 3.9 4.3 

1985 106.6 108.5 107.6 3.8 3.6 

1986 109.1 110.1 109.6 1.1 1.9 

1987 112.4 114.9 113.6 4.4 3.6 

1988 116.8 119.7 118.3 4.4 4.1 

1989 122.7 125.3 124.0 4.6 4.8 

1990 128.7 132.6 130.7 6.1 5.4 

1991 135.2 137.2 136.2 3.1 4.2 

1992 139.2 141.4 140.3 2.9 3.0 

1993 143.7 145.3 144.5 2.7 3.0 

1994 147.2 149.3 148.2 2.7 2.6 

1995 151.5 153.2 152.4 2.5 2.8 

1996 155.8 157.9 156.9 3.3 3.0 

1997 159.9 161.2 160.5 1.7 2.3 

1998 162.3 163.7 163.0 1.6 1.6 

1999 165.4 167.8 166.6 2.7 2.2 

2000 170.8 173.6 172.2 3.4 3.4 

2001 176.6 177.5 177.1 1.6 2.8 

2002 178.9 180.9 179.9 2.4 1.6 

2003 183.3 184.6 184.0 1.9 2.3 

2004 187.6 190.2 188.9 3.3 2.7 

2005 193.2 197.4 195.3 3.4 3.4 

2006 200.6 202.6 201.6 2.5 3.2 

2007 205.709 208.976 207.342 4.1 2.8 

2008 214.429 216.177 215.303 .1 3.8 

2009 213.139 215.935 214.537 2.7 -.4 

2010 217.535 218.576 218.056 1.5 1.6 

2011 223.598 226.280 224.939 3.0 3.2 

2012 - - - - -

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

93 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................... 190.3 196.8 201.8 210.036 210.228 215.949 219.179 225.672 226.665 

All items (1967=100) .................................................. 570.1 589.4 604.5 629.174 629.751 646.887 656.563 676.014 678.988 

Food and beverages ................................................ 188.9 193.2 197.4 206.936 218.839 218.049 221.278 231.130 232.559

Food ...................................................................... 188.5 192.9 197.0 206.704 218.805 217.637 220.946 231.301 232.666 

Food at home ...................................................... 188.5 191.7 194.3 205.208 218.683 213.359 216.955 229.982 231.694

Cereals and bakery products ............................. 206.4 208.4 214.8 226.461 253.063 251.019 250.592 265.997 266.677 

Cereals and cereal products ............................ 185.7 185.1 189.0 196.793 222.639 219.487 217.695 233.416 234.159 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................... 165.4 171.6 177.0 190.014 229.875 220.166 217.174 243.127 252.159 

Breakfast cereal ............................................. 205.7 201.3 202.3 207.828 217.930 218.174 215.281 229.277 228.664 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................... 165.0 167.1 174.9 183.958 233.018 226.189 226.682 242.236 242.992 

Rice 1 2 ........................................................ 108.3 110.1 117.3 122.254 170.418 155.502 158.927 167.799 170.451 

Bakery products ............................................... 217.1 220.7 228.5 242.268 269.187 267.776 268.150 283.268 283.880

Bread 1 .......................................................... 123.3 126.9 133.4 147.354 165.774 160.007 161.828 172.602 170.658 

White bread 2 ............................................... 227.2 232.5 244.6 272.159 304.713 294.248 296.565 313.739 309.413 

Bread other than white 2 .............................. 233.7 240.2 251.3 276.643 313.310 301.685 308.012 336.796 328.723 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................ 123.1 126.1 134.0 139.977 158.809 154.706 157.861 167.936 167.911 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................... 209.4 213.9 216.1 228.738 248.707 255.349 254.335 265.564 263.430 

Cookies 2 ..................................................... 208.1 212.5 216.2 222.193 241.011 251.261 248.848 256.852 255.811 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................... 211.6 216.1 216.9 235.227 256.070 258.666 259.820 274.773 271.547 

Other bakery products ................................... 206.9 205.9 212.4 217.459 240.851 242.453 239.450 252.331 258.432 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 209.8 216.8 225.3 233.009 250.349 251.485 252.893 268.619 273.821 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ..... 239.8 236.6 244.4 247.888 277.864 280.837 273.082 292.419 299.362 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products,

pies, tarts, turnovers 2 ......................... 211.9 211.6 217.3 225.129 248.467 254.335 251.263 262.387 269.740 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................ 183.1 185.7 188.6 198.755 208.890 201.003 212.019 228.853 229.809 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................... 184.5 187.1 189.0 196.639 208.647 201.129 212.086 229.117 229.862 

Meats ............................................................. 185.6 187.8 189.4 195.558 206.864 196.202 210.276 229.980 230.525

Beef and veal ............................................... 197.1 201.5 202.6 212.808 226.019 215.426 228.652 254.850 257.747 

Uncooked ground beef .............................. 170.9 176.8 177.7 186.936 207.712 195.073 207.192 231.838 236.104 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................. 146.1 147.8 147.5 155.076 162.822 158.812 166.610 188.284 187.714 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................ 143.1 145.0 145.1 152.557 154.867 147.026 154.997 172.004 173.762 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................ 128.8 132.7 138.1 143.603 152.620 151.342 167.701 182.286 184.050 

Pork ............................................................. 175.4 175.2 176.4 178.818 187.918 173.178 192.548 208.192 207.825

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products 1 .......................................... 124.8 120.3 122.3 126.273 129.126 122.472 137.223 148.528 148.447 

Bacon and related products 2 .................. 212.4 207.7 211.1 219.140 219.838 211.750 240.821 270.693 272.199 

Breakfast sausage and related products

1 2 .................................................... 123.6 117.7 119.3 122.097 127.313 120.341 130.414 137.789 137.123 

Ham ........................................................... 169.2 172.9 173.6 175.954 185.401 169.673 188.865 199.586 197.808

Ham, excluding canned 2 ........................ 188.5 193.3 195.9 198.301 208.760 190.435 212.167 224.696 222.294 

Pork chops ................................................. 166.9 166.8 166.2 167.482 178.470 164.203 176.732 191.979 191.558 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .. 108.8 111.6 112.1 111.596 120.335 107.138 120.875 132.587 132.948 

Other meats ................................................. 178.9 180.4 184.0 187.239 198.096 193.250 200.808 214.316 212.183 

Frankfurters 2 ............................................. 172.8 175.6 177.6 186.345 193.675 183.973 197.805 213.640 207.565 

Lunchmeats 1 2 .......................................... 116.8 118.0 119.1 120.873 129.323 128.646 130.727 137.693 136.751 

Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................... 207.5 214.2 NA 231.966 253.332 257.675 299.496 327.846 326.935 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................. 114.9 126.8 NA NA 156.461 155.167 179.880 216.114 209.460 

Poultry ........................................................... 183.3 183.8 182.5 193.998 205.222 202.158 204.707 214.514 215.777

Chicken 1 ..................................................... 120.0 119.6 118.5 127.324 134.248 131.427 133.206 137.090 137.293 

Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................... 186.4 188.5 186.1 202.199 218.072 208.519 218.928 227.648 225.192 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ............... 186.3 183.2 181.2 194.487 202.195 201.295 201.153 205.784 205.647 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ................... 111.2 114.3 114.7 116.282 124.859 126.405 127.525 143.313 146.427 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 196.9 204.4 211.6 221.633 238.759 238.671 248.725 265.682 266.694 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................. 114.4 120.9 125.9 132.385 140.429 138.441 149.266 158.030 159.030 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................... 106.9 108.2 110.9 115.420 126.573 128.506 128.957 139.151 139.309 

Shelf stable fish and seafood 2 .................. 133.7 136.5 144.0 148.631 170.862 176.701 175.188 186.889 189.013 

Frozen fish and seafood 2 ......................... 228.7 231.5 233.8 245.839 260.713 266.261 273.467 296.058 294.405 

Eggs ................................................................ 152.6 154.7 176.5 234.018 212.819 198.747 210.791 224.215 228.508

Dairy and related products ................................ 180.1 183.2 181.0 205.299 210.838 194.792 202.056 218.458 220.492 

Milk 1 ................................................................ 124.4 128.7 125.5 149.692 144.817 129.538 136.085 148.665 149.751

Fresh whole milk 2 ......................................... 181.5 189.3 181.2 221.014 211.209 184.074 194.452 212.882 213.209 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................... 125.1 128.0 128.0 149.603 145.893 133.648 139.991 152.623 154.234 

Cheese and related products .......................... 181.4 182.3 178.9 202.189 219.187 198.738 207.360 223.445 227.268 

Ice cream and related products ....................... 178.4 179.1 182.0 188.522 199.080 194.929 199.994 217.932 220.535 

Other dairy and related products 1 .................. 120.1 121.9 121.7 136.064 139.584 134.255 136.106 144.322 144.094 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................ 250.8 252.3 257.2 272.482 281.706 273.189 277.089 283.550 285.437 

See footnotes at end of table.

94 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................. 302.7 301.1 306.4 326.064 327.943 315.247 322.087 325.075 326.881 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 308.2 312.3 325.7 344.733 338.252 325.602 335.845 334.015 333.107

Apples .......................................................... 241.0 251.1 276.3 292.707 304.060 273.996 284.299 304.597 310.832

Bananas ...................................................... 158.2 169.9 174.5 182.356 211.145 193.304 196.940 204.013 207.380 

Citrus fruits 1 ................................................ 162.2 174.3 185.0 186.752 186.888 187.089 204.075 196.409 191.627 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................ 313.7 331.5 370.7 348.722 362.266 377.682 394.652 395.553 377.457 

Other fresh fruits 1 ....................................... 126.8 121.8 124.4 134.596 122.430 120.840 122.394 118.771 117.844 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 295.1 288.3 286.1 306.142 315.835 303.191 306.775 314.280 318.805 

Potatoes ...................................................... 230.5 251.7 266.8 274.694 335.346 278.568 293.671 315.537 329.276

Lettuce ......................................................... 276.9 260.0 281.9 295.313 300.040 329.458 304.919 304.989 300.656

Tomatoes ..................................................... 425.0 342.3 318.5 378.746 337.763 348.514 311.927 315.907 316.247 

Other fresh vegetables ................................ 282.5 295.2 288.0 300.382 311.165 293.958 314.163 320.226 325.687 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................... 114.2 120.3 123.5 128.488 145.854 145.397 144.007 154.065 155.637 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................... 112.6 119.1 122.2 127.028 147.963 149.489 146.923 155.275 156.906 

Canned fruits 1 2 .......................................... 112.0 117.8 122.3 125.693 139.051 139.841 136.168 147.415 148.116 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................ 116.5 124.4 125.9 131.871 157.030 159.591 157.333 165.062 167.354 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ....................... 117.0 122.6 125.7 129.831 140.185 135.621 135.910 149.250 150.131 

Frozen vegetables 2 .................................... 171.4 177.5 178.7 179.760 195.634 188.807 188.774 206.012 207.156 

Other processed fruits and vegetables

including dried 1 ..................................... 113.0 118.5 122.5 129.286 148.092 148.847 147.800 156.601 159.236 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................ 113.8 116.6 123.6 139.039 176.320 176.524 172.090 195.782 195.343 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials .................................................... 140.6 145.5 148.5 153.648 162.750 161.216 159.229 168.520 170.454 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................... 108.3 111.5 113.6 117.609 126.154 124.645 122.283 127.526 129.124 

Carbonated drinks ......................................... 127.5 133.1 133.6 138.194 151.095 151.851 149.589 159.013 163.314 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .... 111.5 111.7 126.5 143.465 149.073 150.282 149.810 169.472 170.067 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 105.7 107.4 110.7 114.034 120.207 116.601 113.993 116.896 117.200 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 98.7 103.1 105.6 109.195 112.894 112.391 113.310 125.197 126.251 

Coffee ............................................................ 145.5 162.3 165.8 175.083 185.929 180.802 185.379 221.236 224.649

Roasted coffee 2 .......................................... 146.4 167.1 166.3 180.752 189.098 185.174 191.511 231.504 236.349 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................. 167.8 175.0 188.5 184.030 207.297 196.843 199.021 219.097 218.542 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...... 115.4 115.9 118.9 121.631 123.849 124.960 124.029 126.698 126.364 

Other food at home ............................................ 163.6 167.6 168.7 174.057 190.203 189.921 190.147 200.566 202.756 

Sugar and sweets ............................................ 161.3 167.8 172.4 178.631 193.312 198.712 203.098 210.846 213.700 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................... 142.7 154.3 163.3 162.521 173.015 179.643 191.919 199.499 205.175 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................ 107.5 111.4 113.1 118.555 128.689 132.313 134.049 138.172 139.150 

Other sweets 1 ............................................... 116.6 118.6 123.3 127.536 138.640 141.122 142.349 151.239 153.953 

Fats and oils .................................................... 167.4 165.2 166.7 176.068 206.710 197.391 200.476 227.601 234.252

Butter and margarine 1 .................................. 135.6 131.2 129.5 137.454 163.439 150.847 164.832 183.182 188.155 

Butter 2 ........................................................ 186.2 174.6 164.5 168.121 181.703 160.781 195.956 199.637 207.073 

Margarine 2 .................................................. 173.0 174.1 177.0 193.811 246.153 234.357 237.245 285.391 292.835 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................ 110.3 105.6 109.2 113.085 124.935 125.704 127.917 138.083 140.029 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 113.8 116.3 117.3 125.054 151.240 142.856 138.535 164.205 170.635 

Peanut butter 1 2 .......................................... 110.3 111.7 108.5 117.962 133.912 132.636 127.215 161.810 172.918 

Other foods ...................................................... 178.3 183.3 183.5 188.325 203.902 203.832 202.776 211.986 213.602

Soups ............................................................ 207.4 211.4 211.3 211.165 229.675 224.677 221.226 226.858 227.935

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....... 152.9 154.3 151.7 157.409 167.801 166.386 164.252 169.202 170.113 

Snacks ........................................................... 171.4 181.3 179.5 187.632 211.835 215.081 215.730 231.599 233.842

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...... 178.4 185.2 185.0 191.486 204.785 208.868 206.760 217.254 225.892 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ... 106.7 113.2 109.0 115.302 117.672 121.482 121.107 132.684 138.383 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................... 109.7 110.2 112.6 117.241 132.534 130.724 127.279 127.752 139.105 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ................................ 102.4 106.3 109.4 110.635 119.993 124.327 123.617 127.154 129.686 

Other condiments 2 ...................................... 195.5 198.9 199.3 211.775 222.149 217.733 234.488 258.486 270.159 

Baby food 1 .................................................... 123.2 127.4 128.6 133.326 140.918 139.287 138.061 148.108 148.830 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................... 110.8 112.4 115.1 115.267 123.791 122.422 122.419 126.293 125.536 

Prepared salads 2 3 .....................................

- - - 100.000 105.705 107.366 107.253 110.563 110.146 

Food away from home ......................................... 189.9 196.0 202.2 210.233 220.684 224.789 227.722 234.435 235.268 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................ 119.9 123.3 127.5 132.413 137.620 140.112 141.962 146.057 146.570 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................. 120.0 124.0 127.7 132.959 140.918 143.407 144.795 149.265 149.622 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............... 117.4 120.6 125.0 128.545 135.998 139.858 143.335 148.359 148.717 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 2

4 ...............................................................

-

 100.0 104.3 107.685 114.392 117.561 120.445 124.494 124.720 

Food from vending machines and mobile

vendors 1 ................................................... 111.0 114.2 116.5 120.438 128.587 131.765 134.605 138.306 139.453 

See footnotes at end of table.

95 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Other food away from home 1 ........................... 127.0 133.7 139.1 145.814 154.062 156.990 160.681 164.095 165.884 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 193.9 196.4 201.1 208.704 217.975 222.082 224.215 227.335 229.704

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................ 170.9 171.5 174.0 179.709 187.666 190.510 190.623 191.132 193.433 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home 176.4 175.5 177.8 185.387 195.197 200.240 202.702 205.549 207.248 

Distilled spirits at home .................................... 175.3 177.2 178.7 179.844 184.756 188.000 186.995 187.243 189.873 

Whiskey at home 2 ........................................ 173.8 177.1 178.9 183.048 190.333 195.242 192.612 198.788 201.969 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 175.7 176.8 177.2 177.552 179.735 183.543 183.774 182.003 184.155 

Wine at home .................................................. 153.0 155.4 158.4 163.500 169.743 169.730 167.647 165.685 168.323

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............... 240.9 248.0 258.4 270.329 282.390 289.055 295.568 304.349 306.773 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away

from home 1 2 .......................................... 123.1 125.7 131.7 136.117 141.613 145.617 149.311 151.782 152.126 

Wine away from home 1 2 ............................... 131.4 135.8 140.1 148.241 155.850 159.749 162.340 164.439 165.620 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................. 126.3 131.6 136.2 144.053 149.577 152.055 153.786 159.903 161.160 

Housing ................................................................... 190.7 198.3 204.8 210.933 216.073 215.523 216.142 220.193 220.805 

Shelter ................................................................... 219.8 225.6 235.1 242.372 247.085 247.863 248.972 253.716 254.409 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................. 213.9 220.5 230.0 239.102 247.278 248.999 250.986 257.189 257.714 

Lodging away from home 1 .................................. 118.7 122.8 127.7 133.545 129.157 122.638 125.665 128.131 131.601 

Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ............. 328.4 345.3 362.9 381.548 399.369 419.367 437.049 453.990 454.055 

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels ................................................. 248.5 256.7 266.8 278.872 268.348 253.003 258.098 261.853 270.786 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ........... 227.2 232.8 242.8 249.532 254.875 256.727 257.452 261.982 262.543 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ................................................................. 227.2 232.8 242.8 249.532 254.875 256.727 257.444 261.960 262.522

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................... 118.7 116.1 117.1 117.003 120.019 123.812 126.194 129.480 129.929 

Fuels and utilities ................................................... 165.7 191.6 192.6 203.006 215.184 208.760 212.505 217.674 218.199 

Household energy ............................................... 148.0 174.7 174.2 183.516 194.335 184.886 186.338 189.711 189.945

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................... 183.7 227.8 233.2 299.296 256.209 262.649 298.037 340.512 344.644 

Fuel oil ............................................................. 185.2 235.5 240.9 319.208 252.024 268.396 312.718 369.085 374.377

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ................. 225.8 264.9 271.9 324.116 323.105 309.643 334.070 356.672 359.414 

Energy services 5 .............................................. 153.0 180.0 179.0 185.155 199.487 188.724 188.443 189.891 189.942 

Electricity 5 ....................................................... 138.5 153.3 164.8 173.357 188.342 187.388 188.711 192.777 193.612 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................. 198.2 258.0 221.3 220.496 232.548 190.497 185.106 178.193 176.044 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 126.3 132.9 139.3 146.878 156.390 165.204 174.543 182.758 183.984 

Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ............... 273.7 288.8 302.5 319.460 341.965 365.664 390.362 411.067 414.691 

Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................ 307.4 320.6 337.2 353.439 371.093 379.248 387.884 398.720 398.880 

Household furnishings and operations .................. 125.5 126.4 127.0 126.066 128.535 127.119 123.931 125.170 125.629 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ... 88.2 86.6 82.4 79.801 76.079 73.655 68.488 68.666 68.498 

Floor coverings 1 ............................................... 108.2 114.9 119.5 119.083 120.576 117.287 113.039 114.497 113.846 

Window coverings 1 ........................................... 88.5 88.6 87.9 85.646 85.257 79.977 73.405 73.982 74.075 

Other linens 1 ..................................................... 81.3 77.9 71.3 68.305 62.517 61.602 57.039 56.861 56.669 

Furniture and bedding ......................................... 126.3 127.1 126.2 123.506 123.379 123.373 117.780 120.117 119.608

Bedroom furniture .............................................. 139.7 146.2 144.4 142.055 142.693 139.258 136.893 139.848 137.971

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture

1 ................................................................. 94.4 93.0 92.3 90.510 89.411 91.131 87.879 89.506 89.750 

Other furniture 1 ................................................. 89.0 88.6 89.0 85.986 87.597 86.892 76.982 78.528 78.104 

Infants’ furniture 2 4 .........................................

-

 100.0 98.6 NA NA NA NA NA NA

Appliances 1 ........................................................ 84.6 87.0 88.0 89.273 90.507 88.124 84.545 85.781 87.744 

Major appliances 1 ............................................. 89.3 94.5 97.2 99.903 101.990 99.009 94.399 97.398 100.086 

Laundry equipment 2 ....................................... 105.3 110.7 112.4 115.994 116.576 112.673 105.824 110.060 113.779 

Other appliances 1 ............................................. 78.0 77.1 76.1 75.756 75.935 74.307 71.954 71.208 72.373 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .... 87.3 83.2 78.7 74.948 74.767 72.130 68.762 66.048 66.470 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................. 91.7 84.6 77.6 70.179 68.602 65.126 60.678 56.640 57.094 

Indoor plants and flowers 9 ................................ 120.1 122.4 121.6 124.005 129.884 126.116 124.904 126.551 125.946 

Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................ 85.0 79.2 74.2 72.305 71.721 70.080 64.725 60.432 61.979 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............. 90.6 89.7 90.6 93.341 95.330 95.600 96.306 96.837 97.229 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and

supplies 1 ..................................................... 93.6 93.7 94.8 93.772 94.010 92.642 90.678 91.302 91.851 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................... 95.7 98.2 100.1 99.028 99.541 97.073 96.160 98.667 99.015 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................... 92.4 91.4 92.1 91.213 91.115 90.115 87.697 87.663 88.289 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 158.1 161.8 168.3 170.743 182.569 183.109 183.510 189.372 189.522 

Household cleaning products 1 .......................... 106.5 109.9 112.9 112.712 120.558 122.280 120.308 124.149 123.732 

Household paper products 1 .............................. 125.0 125.6 133.9 138.930 154.754 155.772 160.884 165.304 165.973 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................. 104.7 107.3 111.4 113.655 117.609 115.953 115.954 120.085 120.488 

Household operations 1 ....................................... 127.0 133.3 139.1 142.100 150.689 150.172 150.648 152.729 153.634 

Domestic services 1 ........................................... 124.9 131.3 137.3 139.648 143.688 144.263 145.702 145.843 146.471 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................... 125.5 NA NA 141.672 NA 156.052 155.049 157.354 158.953 

See footnotes at end of table.

96 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................... 123.4 128.4 128.6 128.413 127.430 124.592 124.331 125.183 125.514 

Repair of household items 1 .............................. 142.2 151.9 158.4 165.089 173.193 178.830 NA 193.882 194.232 

Apparel .................................................................... 118.8 117.5 118.6 118.257 117.078 119.357 118.071 123.470 122.105 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................ 116.3 114.1 113.2 112.026 110.767 110.633 109.711 115.997 116.409 

Men’s apparel ...................................................... 121.4 119.8 119.4 116.489 114.775 115.301 114.499 120.884 121.906

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............ 126.0 125.3 120.2 121.449 116.071 113.718 113.731 113.764 116.618 

Men’s furnishings ............................................... 134.8 133.4 131.7 126.721 134.123 136.207 137.818 147.287 148.547

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................. 86.0 85.4 87.8 81.560 78.307 79.733 76.847 82.609 80.484 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................... 110.3 106.4 106.8 108.284 104.650 104.203 105.013 111.249 116.214 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................... 97.5 93.8 91.4 95.216 95.395 93.228 91.932 97.771 96.270 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................... 110.0 108.9 110.2 109.418 105.456 108.304 105.739 110.918 107.644 

Women’s apparel ................................................. 109.6 109.7 111.6 110.570 106.734 109.851 107.530 111.875 108.683

Women’s outerwear ........................................... 106.8 102.4 101.7 96.725 95.894 100.512 98.933 103.085 94.998 

Women’s dresses .............................................. 96.8 104.2 112.4 115.453 110.886 112.306 106.405 110.535 99.374 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................... 86.0 85.6 87.6 87.306 82.653 83.985 80.974 82.259 80.857 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear

and accessories 1 ...................................... 92.2 91.8 91.0 88.867 88.612 93.355 94.905 102.812 102.353 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................... 112.1 104.4 102.8 103.475 98.956 100.550 96.881 105.860 102.238 

Footwear ................................................................ 120.3 121.4 123.0 122.258 124.093 128.492 126.585 128.208 126.915 

Men’s footwear .................................................... 118.1 120.7 123.4 120.906 125.664 127.787 126.710 130.094 129.646

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................... 122.9 124.4 123.4 125.993 131.745 133.820 134.677 136.851 135.342 

Women’s footwear ............................................... 119.7 119.7 121.7 120.615 118.767 125.675 122.015 122.166 120.453

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................ 118.6 115.0 114.1 113.779 112.568 112.695 112.558 118.032 118.399 

Jewelry and watches 7 ........................................... 126.0 123.2 129.1 134.325 143.607 146.340 154.308 165.037 169.256 

Watches 7 ............................................................ 112.8 113.7 115.7 113.726 117.491 114.260 113.415 114.934 115.586 

Jewelry 7 .............................................................. 129.8 126.4 133.0 139.691 150.122 154.017 163.966 176.775 182.611

Transportation ......................................................... 164.8 172.7 175.4 189.984 164.628 188.318 198.280 208.585 210.799 

Private transportation ............................................ 161.3 168.9 171.8 186.134 159.411 183.766 193.545 203.809 206.307

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................... 95.4 95.8 94.8 94.754 91.408 96.421 97.046 99.795 99.659 

New vehicles ..................................................... 138.8 138.3 137.1 136.664 132.308 138.857 138.567 142.953 143.438

New cars and trucks 1 2 ................................... 96.3 95.9 95.0 94.727 91.677 96.214 96.051 99.085 99.435 

New cars 2 ....................................................... 135.5 136.6 136.9 136.371 134.930 139.728 138.147 143.619 143.698 

New trucks 2 8 ................................................. 147.2 144.4 141.5 141.191 133.657 142.520 143.915 147.210 148.269 

Used cars and trucks ......................................... 137.3 139.2 136.2 136.943 125.883 137.406 142.454 148.140 147.143 

Leased cars and trucks 10 ................................. 91.7 93.0 92.9 93.464 99.045 99.045 94.799 92.041 91.452 

Car and truck rental 1 ........................................ 103.2 112.1 115.4 113.982 118.241 125.705 124.766 124.088 118.603 

Motor fuel ............................................................. 161.2 187.3 199.3 258.132 149.132 224.730 256.025 282.501 292.236 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................ 160.4 186.2 198.1 256.790 146.102 224.260 255.319 280.713 290.762

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ........................... 159.2 185.8 197.9 256.775 143.918 223.353 254.854 280.216 290.655 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 ................... 165.2 190.8 202.1 261.983 152.838 230.558 261.556 287.561 296.954 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................ 158.0 181.1 192.3 247.369 148.343 218.751 246.748 271.078 279.459 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................ 152.6 186.4 200.1 248.393 185.983 203.092 234.947 280.326 279.509 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................... 109.9 114.0 119.5 123.928 133.077 134.781 139.223 147.499 148.126 

Tires ................................................................... 103.2 106.2 110.0 113.060 119.796 121.348 126.263 134.417 135.310 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............... 112.7 118.4 126.2 132.574 145.311 147.139 149.905 157.340 157.206 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 116.0 119.9 125.6 131.420 139.882 142.377 143.371 147.661 147.448 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................... 170.3 195.1 224.4 240.510 298.121 292.337 311.036 354.170 354.378 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................ 203.3 210.7 218.8 226.120 239.356 245.417 250.134 255.644 256.405 

Motor vehicle body work .................................... 210.5 220.5 228.1 236.039 245.361 251.006 257.224 261.779 262.293 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......... 186.2 192.2 198.3 204.331 219.020 224.018 225.972 231.079 231.441 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................ 124.4 129.2 134.9 139.602 146.705 150.735 154.745 158.184 158.847 

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................... 329.3 332.5 335.2 336.915 350.308 366.799 383.024 396.193 395.974

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................. 132.3 136.2 139.4 142.248 147.741 163.829 166.101 169.269 171.627 

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees 1 5 ...................................................... 131.8 134.4 137.6 139.320 142.812 163.132 165.409 167.554 167.301 

Parking and other fees 1 .................................... 133.0 139.5 142.3 147.630 156.704 165.205 167.462 172.468 179.128 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................. 135.4 144.2 146.5 153.178 166.315 176.892 179.394 186.142 195.477 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................... 113.9 114.1 118.2 119.323 117.295 119.061 120.437 122.479 123.510 

Public transportation .............................................. 205.4 217.6 217.8 233.408 237.638 245.203 257.172 266.958 263.968

Airline fare ........................................................... 219.7 233.8 231.4 255.873 259.566 270.667 286.438 299.315 295.429 

Other intercity transportation ............................... 144.6 151.6 154.7 156.648 155.454 149.138 153.604 152.822 149.440 

See footnotes at end of table.

97 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Intercity bus fare 2 3 ...........................................

- - - 100.000 108.182 108.660 115.331 120.111 118.674 

Intercity train fare 2 3 .........................................

- - - 100.000 108.295 105.854 115.324 107.558 101.248 

Ship fare 1 2 ....................................................... 72.5 72.3 71.3 72.918 67.057 64.686 62.534 63.221 62.286 

Intracity transportation ......................................... 211.9 223.3 227.5 232.378 244.260 256.436 264.284 275.715 275.852

Intracity mass transit 2 12 ...................................

- - - - - 100.000 104.471 109.135 109.212 

Medical care ............................................................ 314.9 328.4 340.1 357.661 367.133 379.516 391.946 405.629 408.056 

Medical care commodities ..................................... 270.8 280.8 285.9 293.610 298.361 308.221 317.199 327.254 329.201 

Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................

- - - - - 100.000 103.070 106.523 107.182 

Prescription drugs .............................................. 340.7 355.7 362.3 374.389 379.943 396.526 412.786 429.817 433.577

Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................

- - - - - 100.000 98.975 99.089 98.645 

Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................

- - - - - 100.000 99.945 99.594 99.688 

Medical care services ............................................ 327.3 342.0 356.0 376.940 388.267 401.452 415.079 430.005 432.583

Professional services ........................................... 274.6 284.9 292.4 304.784 313.886 321.827 330.651 337.907 338.714

Physicians’ services 5 ........................................ 280.8 289.5 294.3 306.304 315.233 323.124 334.112 342.966 343.657 

Dental services 5 ............................................... 311.9 329.6 346.2 366.225 379.603 391.677 402.386 411.438 412.796 

Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................ 162.0 167.0 170.3 172.811 173.377 176.391 176.933 178.161 178.889 

Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ...... 183.7 188.3 194.2 200.312 207.850 211.524 215.427 218.223 218.444 

Hospital and related services .............................. 428.0 449.7 477.2 515.677 543.585 581.968 621.176 653.839 659.194 

Hospital services 5 13 ........................................ 157.1 165.2 175.4 189.908 201.053 216.570 232.953 246.377 248.410 

Inpatient hospital services 2 5 13 ..................... 151.8 159.8 170.6 183.595 194.073 209.075 228.222 242.364 244.411 

Outpatient hospital services 2 5 7 .................... 364.2 382.5 402.4 442.085 466.736 504.843 530.654 556.975 561.735 

Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ....... 142.1 147.1 154.5 161.981 167.097 173.095 178.531 183.780 185.820 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............

-

 100.0 103.1 106.602 108.281 109.971 111.595 113.724 114.016 

Health insurance 4 ...............................................

-

 100.0 106.4 115.727 111.697 108.325 104.030 110.334 112.271 

Recreation 1 ............................................................. 108.5 109.7 110.8 111.705 113.674 113.212 112.345 113.499 114.183 

Video and audio 1 .................................................. 103.9 103.9 102.8 102.691 101.629 99.873 97.167 98.225 98.743 

Televisions ........................................................... 28.4 24.3 18.8 15.352 12.378 8.983 7.271 6.025 5.957 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 325.2 336.0 344.7 353.432 359.854 368.083 369.132 383.032 386.090 

Other video equipment 1 ...................................... 32.9 29.4 25.3 22.009 18.833 16.947 14.663 13.066 12.881 

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio 1 ......................................... 77.1 76.5 77.4 77.808 79.629 77.022 74.972 80.274 80.716 

Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................ 77.1 70.7 68.4 64.303 61.029 55.958 51.710 51.151 50.704 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media

1 2 .............................................................. 85.5 89.1 92.2 95.867 101.515 100.789 102.103 117.446 119.478 

Audio equipment .................................................. 64.0 58.4 55.9 53.242 50.650 48.213 46.261 43.415 43.585 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................. 109.0 109.1 105.9 105.202 104.528 95.165 92.277 89.448 89.691 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................... 122.0 125.4 129.8 136.947 150.242 152.943 154.783 160.427 160.709 

Pets and pet products .......................................... 155.8 157.6 162.6 170.641 191.503 193.281 191.867 197.465 197.782 

Pet food 1 2 ........................................................ 111.1 112.4 116.2 122.446 141.485 142.867 142.663 147.809 148.702 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 105.8 107.7 110.9 114.293 117.639 118.375 115.550 118.038 117.003 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................... 145.9 153.0 159.3 169.281 179.657 185.234 193.868 203.330 203.741 

Pet services 1 2 .................................................. 128.2 133.2 138.6 144.294 153.922 155.941 159.003 166.151 166.923 

Veterinarian services 1 2 .................................... 148.6 156.3 163.0 174.382 185.269 192.436 201.702 211.015 211.331 

Sporting goods ...................................................... 113.5 115.5 117.2 116.125 119.632 118.314 117.671 117.640 117.882

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................... 129.6 134.7 138.8 138.424 139.862 139.648 142.569 147.899 147.690 

Sports equipment ................................................ 98.2 97.8 96.8 95.030 100.316 98.056 94.616 90.352 90.909 

Photography 1 ........................................................ 91.8 89.0 84.7 81.737 80.236 80.606 77.780 79.602 79.078 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................ 100.5 95.6 84.9 79.082 74.245 72.637 65.128 65.107 64.423 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................... 87.5 88.0 84.5 86.304 86.915 89.475 88.957 95.798 95.444 

Photographic equipment 1 2 .............................. 61.8 55.5 45.5 38.800 35.196 33.844 29.258 28.774 28.382 

Photographers and film processing 1 .................. 106.5 104.8 106.7 106.295 108.430 111.306 112.976 117.366 117.015 

Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................ 115.4 113.4 114.6 117.023 117.795 120.763 118.872 124.788 124.789 

Film processing 1 2 ............................................ 100.4 98.8 100.5 99.692 102.004 105.993 109.581 113.184 112.797 

Other recreational goods 1 .................................... 71.3 68.5 66.4 62.868 60.213 58.316 56.206 54.431 54.892 

Toys ..................................................................... 80.0 76.4 72.7 68.585 63.944 59.985 57.098 54.433 55.048

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment 1 2 ............................................ 73.6 71.8 70.0 67.586 64.308 62.449 59.454 58.505 59.257 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............. 94.9 91.7 92.6 86.794 88.423 92.515 94.105 97.989 97.127 

Music instruments and accessories 1 .................. 98.7 96.9 96.9 95.018 96.680 97.671 96.452 95.271 95.329 

Other recreation services 1 .................................... 128.3 132.1 137.2 140.427 143.750 144.023 145.282 146.309 147.907 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises 1 ......................................... 116.4 119.4 122.0 123.864 125.014 122.918 123.325 125.494 125.841 

Admissions .......................................................... 275.3 284.9 299.8 307.108 316.607 319.307 323.606 322.494 329.384

See footnotes at end of table.

98 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 133.5 138.2 145.7 148.620 152.546 153.725 156.175 156.006 159.002 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................... 141.4 150.4 156.0 163.370 172.671 174.389 175.814 174.767 180.062 

Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................ 224.9 230.8 238.9 248.080 257.231 264.055 266.872 268.184 269.239 

Recreational reading materials .............................. 202.9 204.0 205.7 208.036 215.325 221.333 220.181 221.146 222.235 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................. 117.8 119.8 121.0 122.709 128.653 134.986 135.196 139.136 140.890 

Recreational books 1 ........................................... 104.2 102.9 103.6 104.305 106.299 106.493 105.098 102.471 102.020 

Education and communication 1 .............................. 112.6 115.3 118.0 121.506 125.921 128.883 130.548 132.728 133.067 

Education 1 ............................................................ 148.5 157.6 167.6 176.927 186.916 195.672 203.343 212.745 213.067 

Educational books and supplies .......................... 355.9 374.3 399.5 434.352 464.544 496.580 513.904 540.742 547.629 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............. 428.9 455.3 484.0 510.016 538.309 562.610 584.840 611.633 612.104 

College tuition and fees ..................................... 462.2 492.8 527.2 559.190 591.804 627.061 652.495 691.768 691.260 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..... 471.4 497.8 527.1 556.271 590.037 613.370 637.450 661.200 661.301 

Child care and nursery school 9 ........................ 190.0 200.5 211.2 219.405 230.326 235.532 244.308 249.713 250.788 

Technical and business school tuition and fees

1 ................................................................. 155.8 166.0 174.4 183.016 189.275 196.480 204.472 215.928 216.153

Communication 1 ................................................... 85.4 84.3 83.1 83.282 84.737 84.809 83.913 82.990 83.280 

Postage and delivery services 1 .......................... 120.0 120.5 126.5 132.091 136.357 143.156 146.000 152.285 153.702 

Postage ............................................................. 190.9 190.9 201.1 208.927 215.400 226.626 229.846 238.782 240.340

Delivery services 1 ............................................. 154.0 169.3 171.5 189.551 199.456 202.732 228.422 254.464 266.283 

Information and information processing 1 ............ 83.3 82.2 80.6 80.546 81.886 81.728 80.730 79.599 79.858 

Telephone services 1 ......................................... 94.8 95.2 96.8 98.792 101.688 102.707 101.739 101.397 101.687 

Wireless telephone services 1 ......................... 65.6 64.6 64.6 64.011 64.361 63.629 61.339 59.931 59.919 

Land-line telephone services 12 ......................

- - - - - 100.000 102.225 104.131 104.932 

Information technology, hardware and services

14 ................................................................. 14.2 13.1 11.2 10.215 9.906 9.423 9.232 8.818 8.855 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment

3 ................................................................. 155.7 131.1 115.8 100.000 88.529 77.960 73.559 64.348 64.356 

Computer software and accessories 1 ............... 61.1 58.5 54.2 50.722 50.180 48.930 43.791 43.187 43.106 

Internet services and electronic information

providers 1 ................................................. 97.2 94.5 77.2 73.176 75.899 75.642 76.396 75.987 76.482 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items 1 .................... 48.4 44.2 40.3 36.945 36.230 34.994 33.708 31.733 31.877 

Other goods and services ........................................ 307.8 317.3 326.7 337.633 349.220 377.330 384.502 391.043 391.382 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................. 484.8 513.1 527.3 566.696 602.644 783.794 827.680 847.063 851.016 

Cigarettes 1 .......................................................... 196.0 207.6 213.4 229.969 244.647 319.378 337.573 345.001 346.604 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............ 147.1 154.6 157.7 163.226 172.664 210.845 219.980 229.262 230.381 

Personal care ........................................................ 183.3 187.6 193.3 197.643 202.774 205.823 207.196 210.257 210.299

Personal care products ........................................ 153.4 155.4 159.0 158.236 161.397 162.275 160.656 160.825 161.256

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous

personal care products 1 ........................... 101.7 102.1 104.2 103.861 104.966 104.825 103.631 101.995 102.216 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations

and implements ......................................... 169.2 173.1 177.5 176.418 181.661 183.917 182.363 185.648 186.245 

Personal care services ........................................ 201.2 206.6 212.5 219.656 226.281 228.343 230.159 232.302 232.039

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...... 122.8 126.0 129.6 134.026 138.068 139.326 140.435 141.742 141.582 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................... 297.7 306.6 318.7 329.908 339.698 348.697 356.475 367.912 367.934 

Legal services 7 ................................................. 236.6 244.6 255.5 262.910 274.810 283.418 292.614 300.480 301.013 

Funeral expenses 7 ........................................... 223.2 233.5 244.9 256.560 270.369 278.644 284.595 291.088 291.954 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................. 120.7 122.9 126.9 130.834 137.122 140.340 143.423 145.339 145.357 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning 1 ................................................... 121.9 127.9 134.4 139.205 149.481 155.624 159.478 167.815 167.884 

Financial services 7 ........................................... 250.2 254.2 263.0 273.241 258.195 262.572 264.654 283.390 283.281 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 123.4 123.9 126.7 129.839 122.325 124.260 126.498 135.703 135.715 

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees 1 2 .................................................... 141.0 147.2 156.6 163.279 171.238 173.992 177.595 187.775 185.362 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................... 86.6 86.4 86.9 87.487 88.754 89.262 87.660 86.792 86.672 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ........ 148.0 150.2 151.6 154.060 155.308 157.926 156.653 157.573 157.451 

Infants’ equipment 2 4 ........................................

-

 100.0 97.1 95.663 98.654 NA 95.827 92.346 92.120 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................. 155.8 160.0 162.1 170.511 163.582 172.572 176.015 183.345 184.636 

Commodities less food and beverages ................... 137.2 141.3 142.5 150.162 135.720 148.441 151.854 157.921 159.117 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................. 157.4 166.3 170.9 188.635 161.681 185.689 193.856 204.529 206.834 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 185.2 200.4 207.3 236.735 192.948 231.169 245.458 259.668 264.289 

See footnotes at end of table.

99 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed

expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Special aggregate indexes

Durables ................................................................ 115.5 114.9 113.3 112.093 108.811 111.477 110.512 112.277 112.399 

Services ..................................................................... 224.6 233.2 241.2 249.225 256.731 259.055 262.074 267.737 268.459 

Rent of shelter 6 ......................................................... 228.9 235.0 245.0 252.669 257.567 258.303 259.418 264.341 265.060 

Transportation services ............................................. 221.8 227.8 230.8 236.504 246.287 256.014 263.264 269.858 269.438

Other services ........................................................... 264.3 272.3 280.9 289.945 300.067 306.436 310.824 318.043 319.100 

All items less food ...................................................... 190.6 197.4 202.6 210.610 208.855 215.703 218.921 224.805 225.739 

All items less shelter .................................................. 180.9 187.7 191.1 199.734 198.127 205.888 209.996 217.260 218.378 

All items less medical care ........................................ 183.9 190.0 194.8 202.600 202.442 207.860 210.712 216.875 217.804 

Commodities less food .............................................. 139.3 143.3 144.7 152.344 138.536 151.052 154.443 160.453 161.685

Nondurables less food ............................................... 159.5 168.1 172.7 189.844 165.032 187.864 195.703 205.966 208.277

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................... 185.1 199.2 205.8 233.014 194.403 229.250 242.401 255.567 259.979 

Nondurables .............................................................. 173.3 180.1 184.5 198.422 189.557 202.064 208.028 218.411 220.325 

Apparel less footwear ................................................ 114.1 112.3 113.3 112.990 111.235 112.993 111.887 117.890 116.560 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................... 236.5 248.8 254.9 263.966 275.370 279.896 285.481 292.487 293.269 

Services less medical care services .......................... 216.0 224.2 231.7 238.894 246.090 247.793 250.191 255.271 255.881 

Energy ....................................................................... 153.7 180.0 185.2 217.506 171.158 202.301 217.953 232.300 236.942 

All items less energy .................................................. 195.8 200.1 205.1 210.890 215.930 219.048 221.045 226.795 227.422 

All items less food and energy ................................. 197.8 202.1 207.3 212.356 216.100 220.025 221.795 226.740 227.237 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .. 139.8 140.1 139.9 140.014 139.228 143.383 142.830 145.929 145.963 

Energy commodities ............................................ 163.4 190.7 202.4 261.976 155.745 228.186 259.903 287.363 296.886

Services less energy services ............................... 231.9 238.7 247.5 255.785 262.636 266.237 269.572 275.643 276.432 

Domestically produced farm food .............................. 194.4 196.9 199.2 211.109 224.865 218.813 223.186 236.613 238.261 

Utilities and public transportation ............................... 168.3 183.5 185.2 191.955 201.511 199.834 201.759 205.245 205.521 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

3 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

100 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ................................................................................ 3.3 3.4 2.5 4.1 0.1 2.7 1.5 3.0 0.4 

Food and beverages ........................................................... 2.6 2.3 2.2 4.8 5.8 -.4 1.5 4.5 .6 

Food .................................................................................. 2.7 2.3 2.1 4.9 5.9 -.5 1.5 4.7 .6 

Food at home .................................................................. 2.4 1.7 1.4 5.6 6.6 -2.4 1.7 6.0 .7 

Cereals and bakery products ........................................ 1.7 1.0 3.1 5.4 11.7 -.8 -.2 6.1 .3 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... 1.0 -.3 2.1 4.1 13.1 -1.4 -.8 7.2 .3 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. -3.5 3.7 3.1 7.4 21.0 -4.2 -1.4 12.0 3.7 

Breakfast cereal ........................................................ 1.2 -2.1 .5 2.7 4.9 .1 -1.3 6.5 -.3 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................................... 2.4 1.3 4.7 5.2 26.7 -2.9 .2 6.9 .3 

Rice 1 2 ................................................................... 4.7 1.7 6.5 4.2 39.4 -8.8 2.2 5.6 1.6 

Bakery products .......................................................... 2.1 1.7 3.5 6.0 11.1 -.5 .1 5.6 .2 

Bread 2 ..................................................................... 4.0 2.9 5.1 10.5 12.5 -3.5 1.1 6.7 -1.1 

White bread 1 .......................................................... 3.8 2.3 5.2 11.3 12.0 -3.4 .8 5.8 -1.4 

Bread other than white 1 ......................................... 5.0 2.8 4.6 10.1 13.3 -3.7 2.1 9.3 -2.4 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ................................... 2.7 2.4 6.3 4.5 13.5 -2.6 2.0 6.4 .0 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 2.1 2.1 1.0 5.8 8.7 2.7 -.4 4.4 -.8 

Cookies 1 ................................................................ 2.5 2.1 1.7 2.8 8.5 4.3 -1.0 3.2 -.4 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 .................................. 1.9 2.1 .4 8.4 8.9 1.0 .4 5.8 -1.2 

Other bakery products .............................................. .2 -.5 3.2 2.4 10.8 .7 -1.2 5.4 2.4 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ........... 2.1 3.3 3.9 3.4 7.4 .5 .6 6.2 1.9 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ................ -1.1 -1.3 3.3 1.4 12.1 1.1 -2.8 7.1 2.4 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers 1 ............................................. 2.4 -.1 2.7 3.6 10.4 2.4 -1.2 4.4 2.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................... 1.1 1.4 1.6 5.4 5.1 -3.8 5.5 7.9 .4 

Meats, poultry, and fish ............................................... 2.3 1.4 1.0 4.0 6.1 -3.6 5.4 8.0 .3 

Meats ........................................................................ 1.6 1.2 .9 3.3 5.8 -5.2 7.2 9.4 .2 

Beef and veal .......................................................... -.9 2.2 .5 5.0 6.2 -4.7 6.1 11.5 1.1 

Uncooked ground beef ......................................... 2.9 3.5 .5 5.2 11.1 -6.1 6.2 11.9 1.8 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 ........................................ -.7 1.2 -.2 5.1 5.0 -2.5 4.9 13.0 -.3 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ....................................... -3.3 1.3 .1 5.1 1.5 -5.1 5.4 11.0 1.0 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ........................... -6.2 3.0 4.1 4.0 6.3 -.8 10.8 8.7 1.0 

Pork ........................................................................ 4.7 -.1 .7 1.4 5.1 -7.8 11.2 8.1 -.2 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 5.8 -3.6 1.7 3.2 2.3 -5.2 12.0 8.2 -.1 

Bacon and related products 1 ............................. 3.6 -2.2 1.6 3.8 .3 -3.7 13.7 12.4 .6 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ....... 7.4 -4.8 1.4 2.3 4.3 -5.5 8.4 5.7 -.5 

Ham ...................................................................... 4.2 2.2 .4 1.4 5.4 -8.5 11.3 5.7 -.9 

Ham, excluding canned 1 ................................... 5.4 2.5 1.3 1.2 5.3 -8.8 11.4 5.9 -1.1 

Pork chops ............................................................ 2.3 -.1 -.4 .8 6.6 -8.0 7.6 8.6 -.2 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ............. 6.5 2.6 .4 -.4 7.8 -11.0 12.8 9.7 .3 

Other meats ............................................................ 2.9 .8 2.0 1.8 5.8 -2.4 3.9 6.7 -1.0 

Frankfurters 1 ........................................................ -2.4 1.6 1.1 4.9 3.9 -5.0 7.5 8.0 -2.8 

Lunchmeats 1 2 ..................................................... 3.1 1.0 .9 1.5 7.0 -.5 1.6 5.3 -.7 

Lamb and organ meats 1 ...................................... 2.4 3.2 - - 9.2 1.7 16.2 9.5 -.3 

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

-

 10.4 - - - -.8 15.9 20.1 -3.1 

Poultry ....................................................................... 5.1 .3 -.7 6.3 5.8 -1.5 1.3 4.8 .6 

Chicken 2 ................................................................ 5.8 -.3 -.9 7.4 5.4 -2.1 1.4 2.9 .1 

Fresh whole chicken 1 .......................................... 8.7 1.1 -1.3 8.7 7.9 -4.4 5.0 4.0 -1.1 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .......................... 5.3 -1.7 -1.1 7.3 4.0 -.4 -.1 2.3 -.1 

Other poultry including turkey 2 .............................. 2.5 2.8 .3 1.4 7.4 1.2 .9 12.4 2.2 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 2.3 3.8 3.5 4.7 7.7 .0 4.2 6.8 .4 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 ........................................ 2.8 5.7 4.1 5.2 6.1 -1.4 7.8 5.9 .6 

Processed fish and seafood 2 ................................. 1.5 1.2 2.5 4.1 9.7 1.5 .4 7.9 .1 

Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 ............................. 2.7 2.1 5.5 3.2 15.0 3.4 -.9 6.7 1.1 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 .................................... .7 1.2 1.0 5.1 6.1 2.1 2.7 8.3 -.6 

Eggs ............................................................................ -19.9 1.4 14.1 32.6 -9.1 -6.6 6.1 6.4 1.9 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 4.1 1.7 -1.2 13.4 2.7 -7.6 3.7 8.1 .9 

Milk 2 ........................................................................... 5.9 3.5 -2.5 19.3 -3.3 -10.6 5.1 9.2 .7 

Fresh whole milk 1 .................................................... 6.0 4.3 -4.3 22.0 -4.4 -12.8 5.6 9.5 .2 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ................................ 5.0 2.3 .0 16.9 -2.5 -8.4 4.7 9.0 1.1 

Cheese and related products ...................................... 5.3 .5 -1.9 13.0 8.4 -9.3 4.3 7.8 1.7 

Ice cream and related products .................................. -.6 .4 1.6 3.6 5.6 -2.1 2.6 9.0 1.2 

Other dairy and related products 2 ............................. 2.9 1.5 -.2 11.8 2.6 -3.8 1.4 6.0 -.2 

Fruits and vegetables ................................................... 7.9 .6 1.9 5.9 3.4 -3.0 1.4 2.3 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.

101 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................ 9.6 -0.5 1.8 6.4 0.6 -3.9 2.2 0.9 0.6 

Fresh fruits ................................................................ 7.3 1.3 4.3 5.8 -1.9 -3.7 3.1 -.5 -.3 

Apples ..................................................................... 1.0 4.2 10.0 5.9 3.9 -9.9 3.8 7.1 2.0 

Bananas .................................................................. -2.9 7.4 2.7 4.5 15.8 -8.4 1.9 3.6 1.7 

Citrus fruits 2 ........................................................... 11.8 7.5 6.1 .9 .1 .1 9.1 -3.8 -2.4 

Oranges, including tangerines 1 ........................... 6.6 5.7 11.8 -5.9 3.9 4.3 4.5 .2 -4.6 

Other fresh fruits 2 .................................................. 11.5 -3.9 2.1 8.2 -9.0 -1.3 1.3 -3.0 -.8 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 11.9 -2.3 -.8 7.0 3.2 -4.0 1.2 2.4 1.4 

Potatoes .................................................................. 7.5 9.2 6.0 3.0 22.1 -16.9 5.4 7.4 4.4 

Lettuce .................................................................... -8.3 -6.1 8.4 4.8 1.6 9.8 -7.4 .0 -1.4 

Tomatoes ................................................................ 49.5 -19.5 -7.0 18.9 -10.8 3.2 -10.5 1.3 .1 

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 4.2 4.5 -2.4 4.3 3.6 -5.5 6.9 1.9 1.7 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .............................. 1.6 5.3 2.7 4.0 13.5 -.3 -1.0 7.0 1.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ................................ 2.5 5.8 2.6 4.0 16.5 1.0 -1.7 5.7 1.1 

Canned fruits 1 2 ..................................................... 1.7 5.2 3.8 2.8 10.6 .6 -2.6 8.3 .5 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ........................................... 3.8 6.8 1.2 4.7 19.1 1.6 -1.4 4.9 1.4 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .................................. -.8 4.8 2.5 3.3 8.0 -3.3 .2 9.8 .6 

Frozen vegetables 1 ............................................... -1.0 3.6 .7 .6 8.8 -3.5 .0 9.1 .6 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried 2 ............................................................... 3.2 4.9 3.4 5.5 14.5 .5 -.7 6.0 1.7 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ........................... 4.5 2.5 6.0 12.5 26.8 .1 -2.5 13.8 -.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... .9 3.5 2.1 3.5 5.9 -.9 -1.2 5.8 1.1 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ................................ .8 3.0 1.9 3.5 7.3 -1.2 -1.9 4.3 1.3 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 2.2 4.4 .4 3.4 9.3 .5 -1.5 6.3 2.7 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ............... -3.0 .2 13.2 13.4 3.9 .8 -.3 13.1 .4 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 .......... -.4 1.6 3.1 3.0 5.4 -3.0 -2.2 2.5 .3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ........... 1.2 4.5 2.4 3.4 3.4 -.4 .8 10.5 .8 

Coffee ....................................................................... 1.6 11.5 2.2 5.6 6.2 -2.8 2.5 19.3 1.5 

Roasted coffee 1 ..................................................... 1.2 14.1 -.5 8.7 4.6 -2.1 3.4 20.9 2.1 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ............................ 4.2 4.3 7.7 -2.4 12.6 -5.0 1.1 10.1 -.3 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ................. 1.0 .4 2.6 2.3 1.8 .9 -.7 2.2 -.3 

Other food at home ....................................................... .4 2.4 .7 3.2 9.3 -.1 .1 5.5 1.1 

Sugar and sweets ....................................................... .2 4.0 2.7 3.6 8.2 2.8 2.2 3.8 1.4 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ................................. -.2 8.1 5.8 -.5 6.5 3.8 6.8 3.9 2.8 

Candy and chewing gum 2 ....................................... .2 3.6 1.5 4.8 8.5 2.8 1.3 3.1 .7 

Other sweets 2 .......................................................... .7 1.7 4.0 3.4 8.7 1.8 .9 6.2 1.8 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 6.2 -1.3 .9 5.6 17.4 -4.5 1.6 13.5 2.9 

Butter and margarine 2 ............................................. 13.8 -3.2 -1.3 6.1 18.9 -7.7 9.3 11.1 2.7 

Butter 1 ................................................................... 28.3 -6.2 -5.8 2.2 8.1 -11.5 21.9 1.9 3.7 

Margarine 1 ............................................................. 1.1 .6 1.7 9.5 27.0 -4.8 1.2 20.3 2.6 

Salad dressing 2 ....................................................... .5 -4.3 3.4 3.6 10.5 .6 1.8 7.9 1.4 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ............ 4.5 2.2 .9 6.6 20.9 -5.5 -3.0 18.5 3.9 

Peanut butter 1 2 ..................................................... .4 1.3 -2.9 8.7 13.5 -1.0 -4.1 27.2 6.9 

Other foods ................................................................. -.7 2.8 .1 2.6 8.3 .0 -.5 4.5 .8 

Soups ........................................................................ .1 1.9 .0 -.1 8.8 -2.2 -1.5 2.5 .5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. -.5 .9 -1.7 3.8 6.6 -.8 -1.3 3.0 .5 

Snacks ...................................................................... -2.3 5.8 -1.0 4.5 12.9 1.5 .3 7.4 1.0 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. -2.9 3.8 -.1 3.5 6.9 2.0 -1.0 5.1 4.0 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ............... -.3 6.1 -3.7 5.8 2.1 3.2 -.3 9.6 4.3 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ..................................... 4.5 .5 2.2 4.1 13.0 -1.4 -2.6 .4 8.9 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ........................................... -8.5 3.8 2.9 1.1 8.5 3.6 -.6 2.9 2.0 

Other condiments 1 ................................................. -3.6 1.7 .2 6.3 4.9 -2.0 7.7 10.2 4.5 

Baby food 2 ............................................................... 2.1 3.4 .9 3.7 5.7 -1.2 -.9 7.3 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 .................................... .9 1.4 2.4 .1 7.4 -1.1 .0 3.2 -.6 

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

- - - - 5.7 1.6 -.1 3.1 -.4 

Food away from home .................................................... 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.0 5.0 1.9 1.3 2.9 .4 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ................................... 2.9 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.9 1.8 1.3 2.9 .4 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 ............................. 3.2 3.3 3.0 4.1 6.0 1.8 1.0 3.1 .2 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 .......................... 2.9 2.7 3.6 2.8 5.8 2.8 2.5 3.5 .2 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ..........

- - 4.3 3.2 6.2 2.8 2.5 3.4 .2 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 .... 2.2 2.9 2.0 3.4 6.8 2.5 2.2 2.7 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.

102 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Other food away from home 2 ...................................... 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.8 5.7 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 2.8 1.3 2.4 3.8 4.4 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................ 2.1 .4 1.5 3.3 4.4 1.5 .1 .3 1.2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............. 3.3 -.5 1.3 4.3 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.4 .8 

Distilled spirits at home ............................................... .8 1.1 .8 .6 2.7 1.8 -.5 .1 1.4 

Whiskey at home 1 ................................................... .5 1.9 1.0 2.3 4.0 2.6 -1.3 3.2 1.6 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 .......... 1.2 .6 .2 .2 1.2 2.1 .1 -1.0 1.2 

Wine at home .............................................................. .7 1.6 1.9 3.2 3.8 .0 -1.2 -1.2 1.6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home .......................... 3.8 2.9 4.2 4.6 4.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 .8 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home

1 2 ....................................................................... 3.5 2.1 4.8 3.4 4.0 2.8 2.5 1.7 .2 

Wine away from home 1 2 ........................................... 4.8 3.3 3.2 5.8 5.1 2.5 1.6 1.3 .7 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ............................ 3.2 4.2 3.5 5.8 3.8 1.7 1.1 4.0 .8 

Housing ............................................................................... 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.4 -.3 .3 1.9 .3 

Shelter .............................................................................. 2.7 2.6 4.2 3.1 1.9 .3 .4 1.9 .3 

Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................ 2.9 3.1 4.3 4.0 3.4 .7 .8 2.5 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 ............................................. 5.1 3.5 4.0 4.6 -3.3 -5.0 2.5 2.0 2.7 

Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ........................ 6.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.2 3.9 .0 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 5.0 3.3 3.9 4.5 -3.8 -5.7 2.0 1.5 3.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...................... 2.3 2.5 4.3 2.8 2.1 .7 .3 1.8 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ......... 2.3 2.5 4.3 2.8 2.1 .7 .3 1.8 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 .............................. 3.8 -2.2 .9 -.1 2.6 3.2 1.9 2.6 .3 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 7.9 15.6 .5 5.4 6.0 -3.0 1.8 2.4 .2 

Household energy ........................................................... 8.4 18.0 -.3 5.3 5.9 -4.9 .8 1.8 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................. 34.1 24.0 2.4 28.3 -14.4 2.5 13.5 14.3 1.2 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ 39.5 27.2 2.3 32.5 -21.0 6.5 16.5 18.0 1.4 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ............................ 23.9 17.3 2.6 19.2 -.3 -4.2 7.9 6.8 .8 

Energy services 5 ......................................................... 6.8 17.6 -.6 3.4 7.7 -5.4 -.1 .8 .0 

Electricity 5 .................................................................. 2.1 10.7 7.5 5.2 8.6 -.5 .7 2.2 .4 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ......................................... 16.4 30.2 -14.2 -.4 5.5 -18.1 -2.8 -3.7 -1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.4 6.5 5.6 5.7 4.7 .7 

Water and sewerage maintenance 5 .......................... 6.2 5.5 4.7 5.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 5.3 .9 

Garbage and trash collection 8 ................................... 3.4 4.3 5.2 4.8 5.0 2.2 2.3 2.8 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. .6 .7 .5 -.7 2.0 -1.1 -2.5 1.0 .4 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 .............. -1.5 -1.8 -4.8 -3.2 -4.7 -3.2 -7.0 .3 -.2 

Floor coverings 2 .......................................................... .7 6.2 4.0 -.3 1.3 -2.7 -3.6 1.3 -.6 

Window coverings 2 ...................................................... -1.6 .1 -.8 -2.6 -.5 -6.2 -8.2 .8 .1 

Other linens 2 ................................................................ -1.9 -4.2 -8.5 -4.2 -8.5 -1.5 -7.4 -.3 -.3 

Furniture and bedding ..................................................... -.2 .6 -.7 -2.1 -.1 .0 -4.5 2.0 -.4 

Bedroom furniture ......................................................... 5.0 4.7 -1.2 -1.6 .4 -2.4 -1.7 2.2 -1.3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 ......... -1.9 -1.5 -.8 -1.9 -1.2 1.9 -3.6 1.9 .3 

Other furniture 2 ............................................................ -3.7 -.4 .5 -3.4 1.9 -.8 -11.4 2.0 -.5 

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

- - -1.4 - - - - - -

Appliances 2 ................................................................... -3.8 2.8 1.1 1.4 1.4 -2.6 -4.1 1.5 2.3 

Major appliances 2 ........................................................ -3.0 5.8 2.9 2.8 2.1 -2.9 -4.7 3.2 2.8 

Laundry equipment 1 .................................................. -3.8 5.1 1.5 3.2 .5 -3.3 -6.1 4.0 3.4 

Other appliances 2 ........................................................ -4.8 -1.2 -1.3 -.5 .2 -2.1 -3.2 -1.0 1.6 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ............... .5 -4.7 -5.4 -4.8 -.2 -3.5 -4.7 -3.9 .6 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............................. -.1 -7.7 -8.3 -9.6 -2.2 -5.1 -6.8 -6.7 .8 

Indoor plants and flowers 9 ........................................... .8 1.9 -.7 2.0 4.7 -2.9 -1.0 1.3 -.5 

Dishes and flatware 2 ................................................... 1.6 -6.8 -6.3 -2.6 -.8 -2.3 -7.6 -6.6 2.6 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ......................... 1.1 -1.0 1.0 3.0 2.1 .3 .7 .6 .4 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...... 1.6 .1 1.2 -1.1 .3 -1.5 -2.1 .7 .6 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .................................... 3.3 2.6 1.9 -1.1 .5 -2.5 -.9 2.6 .4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ............................... .8 -1.1 .8 -1.0 -.1 -1.1 -2.7 .0 .7 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................... .9 2.3 4.0 1.5 6.9 .3 .2 3.2 .1 

Household cleaning products 2 ..................................... -.7 3.2 2.7 -.2 7.0 1.4 -1.6 3.2 -.3 

Household paper products 2 ......................................... 6.9 .5 6.6 3.8 11.4 .7 3.3 2.7 .4 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ............................ -1.2 2.5 3.8 2.0 3.5 -1.4 .0 3.6 .3 

Household operations 2 .................................................. 3.6 5.0 4.4 2.2 6.0 -.3 .3 1.4 .6 

Domestic services 2 ...................................................... 1.9 5.1 4.6 1.7 2.9 .4 1.0 .1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services 2 .............................. 4.7 - - - - - -.6 1.5 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

103 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ............................... 2.9 4.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 -2.2 -0.2 0.7 0.3 

Repair of household items 2 ......................................... 6.9 6.8 4.3 4.2 4.9 3.3 - - .2 

Apparel ............................................................................... -.2 -1.1 .9 -.3 -1.0 1.9 -1.1 4.6 -1.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... -1.4 -1.9 -.8 -1.0 -1.1 -.1 -.8 5.7 .4 

Men’s apparel ................................................................. -.8 -1.3 -.3 -2.4 -1.5 .5 -.7 5.6 .8 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... -1.6 -.6 -4.1 1.0 -4.4 -2.0 .0 .0 2.5 

Men’s furnishings .......................................................... -1.0 -1.0 -1.3 -3.8 5.8 1.6 1.2 6.9 .9 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ......................................... -2.8 -.7 2.8 -7.1 -4.0 1.8 -3.6 7.5 -2.6 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 3.3 -3.5 .4 1.4 -3.4 -.4 .8 5.9 4.5 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. -4.1 -3.8 -2.6 4.2 .2 -2.3 -1.4 6.4 -1.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. -.8 -1.0 1.2 -.7 -3.6 2.7 -2.4 4.9 -3.0 

Women’s apparel ............................................................ -1.4 .1 1.7 -.9 -3.5 2.9 -2.1 4.0 -2.9 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... -5.2 -4.1 -.7 -4.9 -.9 4.8 -1.6 4.2 -7.8 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... -3.6 7.6 7.9 2.7 -4.0 1.3 -5.3 3.9 -10.1 

Women’s suits and separates 2 .................................... -.3 -.5 2.3 -.3 -5.3 1.6 -3.6 1.6 -1.7 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ........................................................ -1.2 -.4 -.9 -2.3 -.3 5.4 1.7 8.3 -.4 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 2.4 -6.9 -1.5 .7 -4.4 1.6 -3.6 9.3 -3.4 

Footwear ........................................................................... 1.5 .9 1.3 -.6 1.5 3.5 -1.5 1.3 -1.0 

Men’s footwear ............................................................... -1.9 2.2 2.2 -2.0 3.9 1.7 -.8 2.7 -.3 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 4.0 1.2 -.8 2.1 4.6 1.6 .6 1.6 -1.1 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 2.7 .0 1.7 -.9 -1.5 5.8 -2.9 .1 -1.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ -.5 -3.0 -.8 -.3 -1.1 .1 -.1 4.9 .3 

Jewelry and watches 7 ...................................................... 3.2 -2.2 4.8 4.0 6.9 1.9 5.4 7.0 2.6 

Watches 7 ....................................................................... 1.6 .8 1.8 -1.7 3.3 -2.7 -.7 1.3 .6 

Jewelry 7 ......................................................................... 3.3 -2.6 5.2 5.0 7.5 2.6 6.5 7.8 3.3 

Transportation ..................................................................... 6.5 4.8 1.6 8.3 -13.3 14.4 5.3 5.2 1.1 

Private transportation ........................................................ 7.0 4.7 1.7 8.3 -14.4 15.3 5.3 5.3 1.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ...................................... 1.1 .4 -1.0 .0 -3.5 5.5 .6 2.8 -.1 

New vehicles ................................................................. .6 -.4 -.9 -.3 -3.2 4.9 -.2 3.2 .3 

New cars and trucks 1 2 .............................................. .6 -.4 -.9 -.3 -3.2 4.9 -.2 3.2 .4 

New cars 1 .................................................................. .5 .8 .2 -.4 -1.1 3.6 -1.1 4.0 .1 

New trucks 1 8 ............................................................. .5 -1.9 -2.0 -.2 -5.3 6.6 1.0 2.3 .7 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 4.8 1.4 -2.2 .5 -8.1 9.2 3.7 4.0 -.7 

Leased cars and trucks 10 ............................................ -4.2 1.4 -.1 .6 6.0 .0 -4.3 -2.9 -.6 

Car and truck rental 2 ................................................... -4.0 8.6 2.9 -1.2 3.7 6.3 -.7 -.5 -4.4 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 26.1 16.2 6.4 29.5 -42.2 50.7 13.9 10.3 3.4 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 26.1 16.1 6.4 29.6 -43.1 53.5 13.8 9.9 3.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...................................... 26.7 16.7 6.5 29.7 -44.0 55.2 14.1 10.0 3.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 .............................. 25.7 15.5 5.9 29.6 -41.7 50.9 13.4 9.9 3.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ................................... 24.3 14.6 6.2 28.6 -40.0 47.5 12.8 9.9 3.1 

Other motor fuels 2 ....................................................... 31.8 22.1 7.3 24.1 -25.1 9.2 15.7 19.3 -.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................. 2.0 3.7 4.8 3.7 7.4 1.3 3.3 5.9 .4 

Tires .............................................................................. 2.4 2.9 3.6 2.8 6.0 1.3 4.1 6.5 .7 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 .......................... 1.4 5.1 6.6 5.1 9.6 1.3 1.9 5.0 -.1 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 .......... .4 3.4 4.8 4.6 6.4 1.8 .7 3.0 -.1 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .................................... 6.3 14.6 15.0 7.2 24.0 -1.9 6.4 13.9 .1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................ 2.7 3.6 3.8 3.3 5.9 2.5 1.9 2.2 .3 

Motor vehicle body work ............................................... 2.7 4.8 3.4 3.5 3.9 2.3 2.5 1.8 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ..................... 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.0 7.2 2.3 .9 2.3 .2 

Motor vehicle repair 2 ................................................... 2.5 3.9 4.4 3.5 5.1 2.7 2.7 2.2 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance .................................................. 3.4 1.0 .8 .5 4.0 4.7 4.4 3.4 -.1 

Motor vehicle fees 2 ........................................................ 8.6 2.9 2.3 2.0 3.9 10.9 1.4 1.9 1.4 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 2 5 .... 10.4 2.0 2.4 1.3 2.5 14.2 1.4 1.3 -.2 

Parking and other fees 2 ............................................... 5.1 4.9 2.0 3.7 6.1 5.4 1.4 3.0 3.9 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................ 5.8 6.5 1.6 4.6 8.6 6.4 1.4 3.8 5.0 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ....................................... 1.5 .2 3.6 1.0 -1.7 1.5 1.2 1.7 .8 

Public transportation ......................................................... -.1 5.9 .1 7.2 1.8 3.2 4.9 3.8 -1.1 

Airline fare ....................................................................... -1.5 6.4 -1.0 10.6 1.4 4.3 5.8 4.5 -1.3 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... -1.6 4.8 2.0 1.3 -.8 -4.1 3.0 -.5 -2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

104 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

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

- - - - 8.2 0.4 6.1 4.1 -1.2 

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

- - - - 8.3 -2.3 8.9 -6.7 -5.9 

Ship fare 1 2 .................................................................. 4.9 -0.3 -1.4 2.3 -8.0 -3.5 -3.3 1.1 -1.5 

Intracity transportation .................................................... 3.8 5.4 1.9 2.1 5.1 5.0 3.1 4.3 .0 

Intracity mass transit 1 12 ..............................................

- - - - - - 4.5 4.5 .1 

Medical care ....................................................................... 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.5 .6 

Medical care commodities ................................................ 2.2 3.7 1.8 2.7 1.6 3.3 2.9 3.2 .6 

Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................

- - - - - - 3.1 3.4 .6 

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 3.5 4.4 1.9 3.3 1.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 .9 

Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................

- - - - - - -1.0 .1 -.4 

Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................

- - - - - - -.1 -.4 .1 

Medical care services ....................................................... 4.9 4.5 4.1 5.9 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.6 .6 

Professional services ...................................................... 4.0 3.8 2.6 4.2 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.2 .2 

Physicians’ services 5 ................................................... 4.0 3.1 1.7 4.1 2.9 2.5 3.4 2.7 .2 

Dental services 5 .......................................................... 4.9 5.7 5.0 5.8 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.2 .3 

Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ........................................... 2.9 3.1 2.0 1.5 .3 1.7 .3 .7 .4 

Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ................. 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 .1 

Hospital and related services .......................................... 5.2 5.1 6.1 8.1 5.4 7.1 6.7 5.3 .8 

Hospital services 5 13 ................................................... 5.2 5.2 6.2 8.3 5.9 7.7 7.6 5.8 .8 

Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 ................................. 5.6 5.3 6.8 7.6 5.7 7.7 9.2 6.2 .8 

Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ............................... 4.5 5.0 5.2 9.9 5.6 8.2 5.1 5.0 .9 

Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .................. 3.5 3.5 5.0 4.8 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.9 1.1 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................

- - 3.1 3.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.9 .3 

Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

- - 6.4 8.8 -3.5 -3.0 -4.0 6.1 1.8 

Recreation 2 ........................................................................ .7 1.1 1.0 .8 1.8 -.4 -.8 1.0 .6 

Video and audio 2 ............................................................. .6 .0 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 -1.7 -2.7 1.1 .5 

Televisions ...................................................................... -12.3 -14.4 -22.6 -18.3 -19.4 -27.4 -19.1 -17.1 -1.1 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ........... 4.0 3.3 2.6 2.5 1.8 2.3 .3 3.8 .8 

Other video equipment 2 ................................................. -14.3 -10.6 -13.9 -13.0 -14.4 -10.0 -13.5 -10.9 -1.4 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video

and audio 2 ............................................................. -1.2 -.8 1.2 .5 2.3 -3.3 -2.7 7.1 .6 

Video discs and other media 1 2 ................................... -2.4 -8.3 -3.3 -6.0 -5.1 -8.3 -7.6 -1.1 -.9 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ...... -.9 4.2 3.5 4.0 5.9 -.7 1.3 15.0 1.7 

Audio equipment ............................................................. -6.7 -8.8 -4.3 -4.8 -4.9 -4.8 -4.0 -6.2 .4 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ............................. 3.5 .1 -2.9 -.7 -.6 -9.0 -3.0 -3.1 .3 

Pets, pet products and services 2 ..................................... 4.3 2.8 3.5 5.5 9.7 1.8 1.2 3.6 .2 

Pets and pet products ..................................................... 2.8 1.2 3.2 4.9 12.2 .9 -.7 2.9 .2 

Pet food 1 2 ................................................................... 3.1 1.2 3.4 5.4 15.5 1.0 -.1 3.6 .6 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ........... 1.8 1.8 3.0 3.1 2.9 .6 -2.4 2.2 -.9 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ................................. 6.3 4.9 4.1 6.3 6.1 3.1 4.7 4.9 .2 

Pet services 1 2 ............................................................. 5.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 6.7 1.3 2.0 4.5 .5 

Veterinarian services 1 2 ............................................... 6.7 5.2 4.3 7.0 6.2 3.9 4.8 4.6 .1 

Sporting goods .................................................................. -1.2 1.8 1.5 -.9 3.0 -1.1 -.5 .0 .2 

Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................. 1.4 3.9 3.0 -.3 1.0 -.2 2.1 3.7 -.1 

Sports equipment ............................................................ -3.9 -.4 -1.0 -1.8 5.6 -2.3 -3.5 -4.5 .6 

Photography 2 ................................................................... -3.1 -3.1 -4.8 -3.5 -1.8 .5 -3.5 2.3 -.7 

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ -7.1 -4.9 -11.2 -6.9 -6.1 -2.2 -10.3 .0 -1.1 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ............................... -1.5 .6 -4.0 2.1 .7 2.9 -.6 7.7 -.4 

Photographic equipment 1 2 ......................................... -13.7 -10.2 -18.0 -14.7 -9.3 -3.8 -13.6 -1.7 -1.4 

Photographers and film processing 2 ............................. .2 -1.6 1.8 -.4 2.0 2.7 1.5 3.9 -.3 

Photographer fees 1 2 ................................................... -2.3 -1.7 1.1 2.1 .7 2.5 -1.6 5.0 .0 

Film processing 1 2 ....................................................... -.2 -1.6 1.7 -.8 2.3 3.9 3.4 3.3 -.3 

Other recreational goods 2 ............................................... -4.3 -3.9 -3.1 -5.3 -4.2 -3.2 -3.6 -3.2 .8 

Toys ................................................................................ -6.1 -4.5 -4.8 -5.7 -6.8 -6.2 -4.8 -4.7 1.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 .. -2.8 -2.4 -2.5 -3.4 -4.9 -2.9 -4.8 -1.6 1.3 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ......................... .3 -3.4 1.0 -6.3 1.9 4.6 1.7 4.1 -.9 

Music instruments and accessories 2 ............................. 1.2 -1.8 .0 -1.9 1.7 1.0 -1.2 -1.2 .1 

Other recreation services 2 ............................................... 2.1 3.0 3.9 2.4 2.4 .2 .9 .7 1.1 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises 2 .............................................................. .3 2.6 2.2 1.5 .9 -1.7 .3 1.8 .3 

Admissions ..................................................................... 3.5 3.5 5.2 2.4 3.1 .9 1.3 -.3 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

105 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .......... 2.5 3.5 5.4 2.0 2.6 0.8 1.6 -0.1 1.9 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 .................................. 6.9 6.4 3.7 4.7 5.7 1.0 .8 -.6 3.0 

Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ................................... 2.7 2.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 2.7 1.1 .5 .4 

Recreational reading materials ......................................... 2.2 .5 .8 1.1 3.5 2.8 -.5 .4 .5 

Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................ 3.7 1.7 1.0 1.4 4.8 4.9 .2 2.9 1.3 

Recreational books 2 ...................................................... .0 -1.2 .7 .7 1.9 .2 -1.3 -2.5 -.4 

Education and communication 2 ......................................... 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.6 2.4 1.3 1.7 .3 

Education 2 ....................................................................... 6.5 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.6 4.7 3.9 4.6 .2 

Educational books and supplies ..................................... 3.8 5.2 6.7 8.7 7.0 6.9 3.5 5.2 1.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 6.8 6.2 6.3 5.4 5.5 4.5 4.0 4.6 .1 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 8.6 6.6 7.0 6.1 5.8 6.0 4.1 6.0 -.1 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 7.0 5.6 5.9 5.5 6.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 .0 

Child care and nursery school 9 ................................... 3.5 5.5 5.3 3.9 5.0 2.3 3.7 2.2 .4 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ......... 8.0 6.5 5.1 4.9 3.4 3.8 4.1 5.6 .1 

Communication 2 .............................................................. -3.2 -1.3 -1.4 .2 1.7 .1 -1.1 -1.1 .3 

Postage and delivery services 2 ..................................... .5 .4 5.0 4.4 3.2 5.0 2.0 4.3 .9 

Postage ......................................................................... .0 .0 5.3 3.9 3.1 5.2 1.4 3.9 .7 

Delivery services 2 ........................................................ 14.0 9.9 1.3 10.5 5.2 1.6 12.7 11.4 4.6 

Information and information processing 2 ....................... -3.4 -1.3 -1.9 -.1 1.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.4 .3 

Telephone services 2 .................................................... -2.5 .4 1.7 2.1 2.9 1.0 -.9 -.3 .3 

Wireless telephone services 2 .................................... -1.4 -1.5 .0 -.9 .5 -1.1 -3.6 -2.3 .0 

Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................

- - - - - - 2.2 1.9 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services 14 ......... -7.2 -7.7 -14.5 -8.8 -3.0 -4.9 -2.0 -4.5 .4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 ......... -14.0 -15.8 -11.7 -13.6 -11.5 -11.9 -5.6 -12.5 .0 

Computer software and accessories 2 .......................... -4.7 -4.3 -7.4 -6.4 -1.1 -2.5 -10.5 -1.4 -.2 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 -.4 -2.8 -18.3 -5.2 3.7 -.3 1.0 -.5 .7 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 ................................................ -7.5 -8.7 -8.8 -8.3 -1.9 -3.4 -3.7 -5.9 .5 

Other goods and services ................................................... 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 8.0 1.9 1.7 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 3.1 5.8 2.8 7.5 6.3 30.1 5.6 2.3 .5 

Cigarettes 2 ..................................................................... 2.8 5.9 2.8 7.8 6.4 30.5 5.7 2.2 .5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ....................... 6.1 5.1 2.0 3.5 5.8 22.1 4.3 4.2 .5 

Personal care .................................................................... 2.4 2.3 3.0 2.2 2.6 1.5 .7 1.5 .0 

Personal care products ................................................... .0 1.3 2.3 -.5 2.0 .5 -1.0 .1 .3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products 2 ..................................................... -.9 .4 2.1 -.3 1.1 -.1 -1.1 -1.6 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ........................................................... 1.1 2.3 2.5 -.6 3.0 1.2 -.8 1.8 .3 

Personal care services ................................................... 3.6 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.0 .9 .8 .9 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ................. 3.5 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.0 .9 .8 .9 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................... 3.7 3.0 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.2 .0 

Legal services 7 ............................................................ 5.3 3.4 4.5 2.9 4.5 3.1 3.2 2.7 .2 

Funeral expenses 7 ...................................................... 3.6 4.6 4.9 4.8 5.4 3.1 2.1 2.3 .3 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................ 3.0 1.8 3.3 3.1 4.8 2.3 2.2 1.3 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 2.7 4.9 5.1 3.6 7.4 4.1 2.5 5.2 .0 

Financial services 7 ...................................................... 3.7 1.6 3.5 3.9 -5.5 1.7 .8 7.1 .0 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ........... 2.7 .4 2.3 2.5 -5.8 1.6 1.8 7.3 .0 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 5.1 4.4 6.4 4.3 4.9 1.6 2.1 5.7 -1.3 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..................................... -2.7 -.2 .6 .7 1.4 .6 -1.8 -1.0 -.1 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ................... -1.0 1.5 .9 1.6 .8 1.7 -.8 .6 -.1 

Infants’ equipment 1 4 ...................................................

- - -2.9 -1.5 3.1 - - -3.6 -.2 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ......................................................................... 3.6 2.7 1.3 5.2 -4.1 5.5 2.0 4.2 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................... 4.2 3.0 .8 5.4 -9.6 9.4 2.3 4.0 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. 7.3 5.7 2.8 10.4 -14.3 14.8 4.4 5.5 1.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 10.4 8.2 3.4 14.2 -18.5 19.8 6.2 5.8 1.8 

See footnotes at end of table.

106 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Special aggregate indexes

Durables ........................................................................... 0.4 -0.5 -1.4 -1.1 -2.9 2.5 -0.9 1.6 0.1 

Services ................................................................................ 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 .9 1.2 2.2 .3 

Rent of shelter 6 .................................................................... 2.7 2.7 4.3 3.1 1.9 .3 .4 1.9 .3 

Transportation services ........................................................ 1.9 2.7 1.3 2.5 4.1 3.9 2.8 2.5 -.2 

Other services ....................................................................... 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.1 1.4 2.3 .3 

All items less food ................................................................. 3.4 3.6 2.6 4.0 -.8 3.3 1.5 2.7 .4 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 3.5 3.8 1.8 4.5 -.8 3.9 2.0 3.5 .5 

All items less medical care ................................................... 3.2 3.3 2.5 4.0 -.1 2.7 1.4 2.9 .4 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 4.1 2.9 1.0 5.3 -9.1 9.0 2.2 3.9 .8 

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 6.9 5.4 2.7 9.9 -13.1 13.8 4.2 5.2 1.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 9.7 7.6 3.3 13.2 -16.6 17.9 5.7 5.4 1.7 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 4.8 3.9 2.4 7.5 -4.5 6.6 3.0 5.0 .9 

Apparel less footwear ........................................................... -.6 -1.6 .9 -.3 -1.6 1.6 -1.0 5.4 -1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ............................................... 3.5 5.2 2.5 3.6 4.3 1.6 2.0 2.5 .3 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 2.9 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.0 .7 1.0 2.0 .2 

Energy .................................................................................. 16.6 17.1 2.9 17.4 -21.3 18.2 7.7 6.6 2.0

All items less energy ............................................................. 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.4 1.4 .9 2.6 .3 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.8 .8 2.2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. .6 .2 -.1 .1 -.6 3.0 -.4 2.2 .0 

Energy commodities ....................................................... 26.7 16.7 6.1 29.4 -40.5 46.5 13.9 10.6 3.3 

Services less energy services .......................................... 2.8 2.9 3.7 3.3 2.7 1.4 1.3 2.3 .3 

Domestically produced farm food ......................................... 2.6 1.3 1.2 6.0 6.5 -2.7 2.0 6.0 .7 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 3.1 9.0 .9 3.6 5.0 -.8 1.0 1.7 .1 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

107 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all

items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1913 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 

1914 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 

1915 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 

1916 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.6 

1917 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.6 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.8 

1918 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.6 

1919 16.6 16.2 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.0 17.5 17.8 17.9 18.2 18.6 19.0 

1920 19.4 19.6 19.8 20.4 20.7 21.0 20.9 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.5 

1921 19.1 18.5 18.4 18.2 17.8 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 

1922 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.0 

1923 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 

1924 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 

1925 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 18.0 

1926 18.0 18.0 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 

1927 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.4 

1928 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.2 

1929 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 

1930 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.2 

1931 16.0 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.7 

1932 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 

1933 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 

1934 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.5 

1935 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 

1936 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 

1937 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 

1938 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 

1939 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 

1940 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 

1941 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.5 

1942 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.9 17.0 

1943 17.0 17.0 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 

1944 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 

1945 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.3 

1946 18.3 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.8 19.9 20.3 20.5 20.9 21.5 21.6 

1947 21.6 21.6 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.2 22.4 22.6 23.1 23.1 23.3 23.6 

1948 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.9 24.1 24.2 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.2 

1949 24.2 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.8 23.9 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.8 

1950 23.7 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.0 24.2 24.4 24.6 24.7 24.8 25.1 

1951 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 

1952 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 

1953 26.8 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.2 27.1 27.0 

1954 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9 27.0 26.9 

1955 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.0 

1956 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.2 27.3 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.7 27.7 27.8 

1957 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.1 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.6 28.6 

1958 28.8 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 

1959 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.5 

1960 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.0 

1961 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.2 

1962 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 

1963 30.6 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.1 

1964 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.2 31.3 31.3 31.4 31.4 

1965 31.4 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.6 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.9 31.9 32.0 

1966 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.9 32.9 33.1 33.1 33.1 

1967 33.1 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 34.0 34.1 

1968 34.2 34.3 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.9 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.5 35.6 35.7 

1969 35.8 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.3 37.5 37.7 37.9 

See footnotes at end of table.

108 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban

Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city

average, all items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 - - 10.0 - -

1914 - - 10.1 1.0 1.0 

1915 - - 10.2 2.0 1.0 

1916 - - 11.0 11.5 7.8 

1917 - - 12.9 19.0 17.3 

1918 - - 15.1 20.3 17.1 

1919 - - 17.4 14.5 15.2 

1920 - - 20.1 2.6 15.5 

1921 - - 18.0 -10.8 -10.4 

1922 - - 16.9 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 - - 17.2 2.4 1.8 

1924 - - 17.2 .0 .0 

1925 - - 17.6 3.4 2.3 

1926 - - 17.8 -1.1 1.1 

1927 - - 17.5 -2.2 -1.7 

1928 - - 17.2 -1.1 -1.7 

1929 - - 17.2 .6 .0 

1930 - - 16.8 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 - - 15.3 -9.3 -8.9 

1932 - - 13.7 -10.2 -10.5 

1933 - - 13.0 .0 -5.1 

1934 - - 13.5 2.3 3.8 

1935 - - 13.8 3.0 2.2 

1936 - - 13.9 1.4 .7 

1937 - - 14.4 2.8 3.6 

1938 - - 14.2 -2.8 -1.4 

1939 - - 14.0 -.7 -1.4 

1940 - - 14.1 1.4 .7 

1941 - - 14.8 9.2 5.0 

1942 - - 16.4 9.7 10.8 

1943 - - 17.4 2.9 6.1 

1944 - - 17.7 2.3 1.7 

1945 - - 18.1 2.2 2.3 

1946 - - 19.6 18.0 8.3 

1947 - - 22.5 9.3 14.8 

1948 - - 24.2 2.5 7.6 

1949 - - 24.0 -1.7 -.8 

1950 - - 24.2 5.5 .8 

1951 - - 26.1 6.0 7.9 

1952 - - 26.7 1.1 2.3 

1953 - - 26.9 .4 .7 

1954 - - 27.0 -.4 .4 

1955 - - 26.9 .4 -.4 

1956 - - 27.3 3.0 1.5 

1957 - - 28.3 2.9 3.7 

1958 - - 29.1 1.7 2.8 

1959 - - 29.3 1.4 .7 

1960 - - 29.8 1.7 1.7 

1961 - - 30.1 .7 1.0 

1962 - - 30.4 1.3 1.0 

1963 - - 30.8 1.6 1.3 

1964 - - 31.2 1.0 1.3 

1965 - - 31.7 1.9 1.6 

1966 - - 32.6 3.4 2.8 

1967 - - 33.6 3.0 3.1 

1968 - - 35.0 4.7 4.2 

1969 - - 36.9 6.2 5.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

109 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all

items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1970 38.0 38.2 38.4 38.7 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 40.0 

1971 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.4 40.6 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 

1972 41.4 41.6 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 

1973 42.9 43.2 43.6 43.9 44.1 44.4 44.5 45.4 45.5 45.9 46.2 46.5 

1974 46.9 47.5 48.0 48.3 48.8 49.3 49.7 50.3 50.9 51.4 51.8 52.2 

1975 52.4 52.8 53.0 53.2 53.5 53.9 54.5 54.7 54.9 55.3 55.6 55.8 

1976 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.7 57.9 58.2 58.3 58.5 

1977 58.9 59.5 59.8 60.3 60.6 61.0 61.3 61.5 61.8 61.9 62.2 62.5 

1978 62.8 63.2 63.7 64.3 64.9 65.6 66.0 66.4 66.8 67.4 67.7 68.1 

1979 68.7 69.5 70.3 71.1 71.9 72.8 73.7 74.4 75.1 75.7 76.4 77.2 

1980 78.3 79.4 80.5 81.4 82.3 83.2 83.3 83.8 84.6 85.3 86.1 86.9 

1981 87.5 88.5 89.0 89.6 90.3 91.1 92.2 92.8 93.7 93.9 94.1 94.4 

1982 94.7 95.0 94.8 95.2 96.2 97.4 98.0 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.0 

1983 98.1 98.1 98.4 99.0 99.5 99.8 100.1 100.5 101.0 101.2 101.2 101.2 

1984 101.6 101.8 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.8 103.2 104.2 104.8 104.8 104.7 104.8 

1985 104.9 105.4 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.0 107.1 107.3 107.6 107.9 108.3 108.6 

1986 108.9 108.5 107.9 107.6 107.9 108.4 108.4 108.6 109.1 109.1 109.2 109.3 

1987 110.0 110.5 111.0 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.7 113.3 113.8 114.1 114.3 114.2 

1988 114.5 114.7 115.1 115.7 116.2 116.7 117.2 117.7 118.5 118.9 119.0 119.2 

1989 119.7 120.2 120.8 121.8 122.5 122.8 123.2 123.2 123.6 124.2 124.4 124.6 

1990 125.9 126.4 127.1 127.3 127.5 128.3 128.7 129.9 131.1 131.9 132.2 132.2 

1991 132.8 132.8 133.0 133.3 133.8 134.1 134.3 134.6 135.2 135.4 135.8 135.9 

1992 136.0 136.4 137.0 137.3 137.6 138.1 138.4 138.8 139.1 139.6 139.8 139.8 

1993 140.3 140.7 141.1 141.6 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.4 142.6 143.3 143.4 143.3 

1994 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.7 144.9 145.4 145.8 146.5 146.9 147.0 147.3 147.2 

1995 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.3 149.6 149.9 149.9 150.2 150.6 151.0 150.9 150.9 

1996 151.7 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 155.5 155.9 155.9 

1997 156.3 156.8 157.0 157.2 157.2 157.4 157.5 157.8 158.3 158.5 158.5 158.2 

1998 158.4 158.5 158.7 159.1 159.5 159.7 159.8 160.0 160.2 160.6 160.7 160.7 

1999 161.0 161.1 161.4 162.7 162.8 162.8 163.3 163.8 164.7 165.0 165.1 165.1 

2000 165.6 166.5 167.9 168.0 168.2 169.2 169.4 169.3 170.4 170.6 170.9 170.7 

2001 171.7 172.4 172.6 173.5 174.4 174.6 173.8 173.8 174.8 174.0 173.7 172.9 

2002 173.2 173.7 174.7 175.8 175.8 175.9 176.1 176.6 177.0 177.3 177.4 177.0 

2003 177.7 179.2 180.3 179.8 179.4 179.6 179.6 180.3 181.0 180.7 180.2 179.9 

2004 180.9 181.9 182.9 183.5 184.7 185.3 184.9 185.0 185.4 186.5 186.8 186.0 

2005 186.3 187.3 188.6 190.2 190.0 190.1 191.0 192.1 195.0 195.2 193.4 192.5 

2006 194.0 194.2 195.3 197.2 198.2 198.6 199.2 199.6 198.4 197.0 196.8 197.2 

2007 197.559 198.544 200.612 202.130 203.661 203.906 203.700 203.199 203.889 204.338 205.891 205.777

2008 206.744 207.254 209.147 210.698 212.788 215.223 216.304 215.247 214.935 212.182 207.296 204.813

2009 205.700 206.708 207.218 207.925 208.774 210.972 210.526 211.156 211.322 211.549 212.003 211.703

2010 212.568 212.544 213.525 213.958 214.124 213.839 213.898 214.205 214.306 214.623 214.750 215.262

2011 216.400 217.535 220.024 221.743 222.954 222.522 222.686 223.326 223.688 223.043 222.813 222.166

2012 223.216 - - - - - - - - - - -

See footnotes at end of table.

110 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban

Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city

average, all items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 - - 39.0 5.5 5.7 

1971 - - 40.7 3.3 4.4 

1972 - - 42.1 3.4 3.4 

1973 - - 44.7 8.9 6.2 

1974 - - 49.6 12.3 11.0 

1975 - - 54.1 6.9 9.1 

1976 - - 57.2 4.8 5.7 

1977 - - 60.9 6.8 6.5 

1978 - - 65.6 9.0 7.7 

1979 - - 73.1 13.4 11.4 

1980 - - 82.9 12.6 13.4 

1981 - - 91.4 8.6 10.3 

1982 - - 96.9 3.8 6.0 

1983 - - 99.8 3.3 3.0 

1984 102.1 104.4 103.3 3.6 3.5 

1985 106.0 107.8 106.9 3.6 3.5 

1986 108.2 109.0 108.6 .6 1.6 

1987 111.2 113.7 112.5 4.5 3.6 

1988 115.5 118.4 117.0 4.4 4.0 

1989 121.3 123.9 122.6 4.5 4.8 

1990 127.1 131.0 129.0 6.1 5.2 

1991 133.3 135.2 134.3 2.8 4.1 

1992 137.1 139.3 138.2 2.9 2.9 

1993 141.3 142.9 142.1 2.5 2.8 

1994 144.5 146.8 145.6 2.7 2.5 

1995 148.9 150.6 149.8 2.5 2.9 

1996 153.1 155.2 154.1 3.3 2.9 

1997 157.0 158.1 157.6 1.5 2.3 

1998 159.0 160.3 159.7 1.6 1.3 

1999 162.0 164.5 163.2 2.7 2.2 

2000 167.6 170.2 168.9 3.4 3.5 

2001 173.2 173.8 173.5 1.3 2.7 

2002 174.9 176.9 175.9 2.4 1.4 

2003 179.3 180.3 179.8 1.6 2.2 

2004 183.2 185.8 184.5 3.4 2.6 

2005 188.8 193.2 191.0 3.5 3.5 

2006 196.3 198.0 197.1 2.4 3.2 

2007 201.069 204.466 202.767 4.3 2.9 

2008 210.309 211.796 211.053 -.5 4.1 

2009 207.883 211.377 209.630 3.4 -.7 

2010 213.426 214.507 213.967 1.7 2.1 

2011 220.196 222.954 221.575 3.2 3.6 

2012 - - - - -

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

111 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................... 186.0 192.5 197.2 205.777 204.813 211.703 215.262 222.166 223.216 

All items (1967=100) .................................................. 554.2 573.3 587.3 612.948 610.075 630.600 641.200 661.766 664.891 

Food and beverages ................................................ 188.4 192.5 196.5 206.141 218.269 217.186 220.508 230.642 232.052

Food ...................................................................... 187.9 192.2 196.1 205.855 218.155 216.679 220.062 230.624 231.980 

Food at home ...................................................... 187.6 190.7 193.2 204.141 217.498 212.041 215.748 228.925 230.631

Cereals and bakery products ............................. 206.3 208.4 215.2 226.696 253.759 251.570 251.419 266.752 267.512 

Cereals and cereal products ............................ 185.1 184.6 188.9 196.937 223.504 220.044 217.960 233.774 234.612 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................... 165.4 171.7 176.8 190.120 229.039 218.595 216.090 242.361 249.779 

Breakfast cereal ............................................. 205.6 200.9 202.0 208.175 218.381 218.580 215.560 229.605 229.245 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................... 165.0 167.3 175.8 184.496 233.048 226.081 225.782 241.336 242.171 

Bakery products ............................................... 217.6 221.3 229.5 243.149 270.252 268.885 269.887 284.843 285.515

Bread 1 .......................................................... 123.6 126.8 133.7 147.613 166.349 160.563 162.997 173.485 172.041 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................ 123.6 126.7 134.6 140.373 159.319 155.735 158.627 168.910 168.799 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................... 208.4 213.2 215.5 228.155 247.775 254.648 253.730 265.148 262.521 

Other bakery products ................................... 207.9 207.2 214.9 219.795 243.351 244.918 242.901 255.346 261.559 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................ 183.2 185.6 188.0 198.489 208.639 200.623 211.858 228.845 229.739 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................... 184.6 187.1 188.5 196.452 208.480 200.836 212.009 229.209 229.921 

Meats ............................................................. 185.4 187.7 189.1 195.296 206.941 196.375 210.850 231.020 231.716

Beef and veal ............................................... 197.0 201.7 202.7 213.259 227.130 216.156 229.728 256.334 259.103 

Uncooked ground beef .............................. 170.4 176.0 177.3 186.988 207.556 194.559 206.820 232.246 236.384 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................. 145.4 147.4 147.4 154.068 162.136 157.240 165.223 186.482 186.017 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................ 143.3 145.9 145.3 153.152 155.559 148.214 156.178 172.906 174.366 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................ 130.8 134.8 141.0 147.341 156.835 154.481 171.694 187.851 189.805 

Pork ............................................................. 175.3 174.9 175.3 177.887 186.701 172.260 191.689 207.457 207.510

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products 1 .......................................... 124.7 120.0 121.9 125.971 128.835 121.794 136.610 148.085 148.030 

Ham ........................................................... 169.4 173.4 174.2 176.895 186.378 171.729 192.294 202.592 201.819

Pork chops ................................................. 167.9 168.4 166.3 167.784 178.092 163.913 176.129 191.845 192.264 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .. 108.0 109.8 109.4 108.820 116.862 104.617 118.084 129.836 130.261 

Other meats ................................................. 178.1 179.6 183.3 186.035 197.514 193.620 201.515 215.574 213.702 

Poultry ........................................................... 184.5 184.1 181.9 194.314 205.506 202.388 204.468 213.483 214.731

Chicken 1 ..................................................... 121.0 120.3 118.6 127.898 134.854 132.050 133.549 137.294 137.593 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ................... 110.4 112.0 111.9 114.166 122.553 124.030 124.644 140.081 142.895 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 197.7 205.5 212.4 223.236 239.504 239.238 249.371 266.290 266.363 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................. 113.9 120.6 125.4 132.570 139.815 137.987 148.706 158.079 158.274 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................... 107.1 108.2 110.8 115.420 126.376 127.997 128.635 138.066 137.978 

Eggs ................................................................ 151.2 153.8 176.2 234.691 212.916 198.504 210.890 224.323 228.015

Dairy and related products ................................ 179.9 183.0 180.3 205.149 209.922 193.546 200.958 217.503 219.185 

Milk 1 ................................................................ 124.3 128.6 124.9 149.236 144.176 128.979 135.635 148.167 149.243

Cheese and related products .......................... 180.2 180.8 176.9 200.799 217.373 196.937 205.729 222.204 225.540 

Ice cream and related products ....................... 180.6 180.4 184.1 189.727 200.306 195.768 200.811 218.938 220.536 

Other dairy and related products 1 .................. 120.0 121.9 121.9 136.149 139.820 134.414 136.060 144.184 143.828 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................ 248.6 249.6 254.7 269.533 278.835 270.279 273.977 280.711 282.588 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................. 300.3 298.1 303.6 322.717 324.316 311.627 318.535 321.559 323.484 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 302.7 306.3 321.0 338.490 333.638 319.843 331.197 329.693 329.191

Apples .......................................................... 241.8 252.3 277.8 294.385 304.463 275.345 286.422 305.927 312.191

Bananas ...................................................... 158.5 169.8 174.7 183.352 212.173 194.027 197.763 206.769 210.558 

Citrus fruits 1 ................................................ 161.0 172.2 183.1 183.278 181.951 182.025 199.921 191.842 187.548 

Other fresh fruits 1 ....................................... 126.5 120.9 124.2 133.873 121.829 119.566 121.370 117.671 116.825 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 296.0 288.6 285.7 306.165 313.763 302.178 304.975 312.122 316.433 

Potatoes ...................................................... 230.0 252.4 266.8 275.821 331.842 276.458 292.452 314.226 327.823

Lettuce ......................................................... 270.9 253.2 273.0 286.234 291.564 318.530 296.068 293.170 288.883

Tomatoes ..................................................... 416.9 337.8 312.1 373.203 333.609 342.058 305.839 309.725 309.544 

Other fresh vegetables ................................ 285.2 298.4 291.2 302.224 311.812 296.805 316.814 322.774 328.140 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................... 113.9 119.6 122.7 127.813 145.395 144.715 143.046 153.196 154.539 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................... 112.5 118.9 122.0 127.130 148.284 149.616 146.637 155.090 156.372 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ....................... 116.4 121.3 124.2 127.862 138.253 133.373 133.137 146.424 147.221 

Other processed fruits and vegetables

including dried 1 ..................................... 112.5 117.4 121.0 128.005 147.495 148.254 147.658 156.566 158.916 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials .................................................... 140.0 144.9 147.8 152.883 162.280 160.745 158.654 167.577 169.594 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................... 108.6 112.1 114.2 118.208 126.985 125.475 123.140 128.539 130.288 

Carbonated drinks ......................................... 128.5 134.3 135.3 139.574 152.766 153.097 151.169 160.314 164.819 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .... 112.5 112.2 127.3 143.862 149.813 151.411 150.567 169.736 169.375 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 105.6 107.5 110.6 114.191 120.279 116.782 114.010 117.202 117.616 

See footnotes at end of table.

112 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 99.2 103.4 105.7 109.188 112.847 112.401 113.213 124.511 125.339 

Coffee ............................................................ 144.6 162.1 165.4 173.838 184.976 180.716 185.246 221.033 224.510

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...... 115.4 115.7 118.4 121.348 123.678 124.344 123.445 126.128 125.518 

Other food at home ............................................ 163.2 167.1 168.1 173.511 189.527 189.197 189.176 199.694 201.995 

Sugar and sweets ............................................ 160.6 166.9 171.3 177.051 192.120 197.258 202.206 209.639 212.860 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................... 142.7 154.5 163.5 162.645 172.947 179.629 191.871 199.828 205.495 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................ 107.3 110.8 112.2 117.281 127.765 131.090 133.051 136.786 138.010 

Other sweets 1 ............................................... 116.0 117.5 122.2 126.657 138.694 141.020 142.247 151.007 153.903 

Fats and oils .................................................... 167.3 165.6 167.3 176.736 207.439 198.165 200.925 229.065 235.791

Butter and margarine 1 .................................. 135.9 132.0 130.2 138.383 164.119 151.702 165.597 183.995 188.937 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................ 110.8 106.4 110.1 113.763 126.045 126.582 128.929 139.419 141.285 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 114.0 116.3 117.6 125.513 151.538 143.034 139.055 165.720 172.434 

Other foods ...................................................... 178.6 183.7 183.7 188.646 203.937 203.972 202.520 211.835 213.520

Soups ............................................................ 208.3 211.3 211.3 211.526 229.108 226.023 222.929 229.725 230.927

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....... 151.0 152.0 149.5 154.768 164.905 163.260 160.963 165.710 166.405 

Snacks ........................................................... 170.6 180.7 178.7 186.595 211.129 214.567 215.459 231.495 234.433

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...... 179.6 186.7 186.5 193.197 205.712 210.137 207.755 218.360 227.140 

Baby food 1 .................................................... 123.8 128.0 129.3 134.720 142.495 141.182 139.234 149.514 150.446 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................... 111.3 112.9 115.3 115.658 124.144 122.796 122.267 126.235 125.367 

Food away from home ......................................... 189.7 195.8 202.0 209.931 220.847 224.940 227.871 234.666 235.423 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................ 119.7 123.1 127.3 132.236 137.473 139.929 141.699 145.855 146.373 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................. 119.9 124.0 127.7 132.893 140.911 143.384 144.718 149.167 149.512 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............... 117.4 120.5 124.8 128.568 135.938 139.721 143.615 148.670 149.106 

Food from vending machines and mobile

vendors 1 ................................................... 111.2 114.2 116.4 120.269 128.848 131.785 134.439 137.958 139.211 

Other food away from home 1 ........................... 127.0 133.6 138.7 144.454 153.646 156.830 161.657 165.205 166.216 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 194.2 196.3 201.1 208.934 218.445 223.168 225.592 229.467 231.821

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................ 172.5 172.7 175.7 181.999 190.471 194.523 195.108 196.850 199.311 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home 176.5 175.9 178.7 186.264 196.194 201.688 203.522 206.608 208.831 

Distilled spirits at home .................................... 173.8 175.1 176.3 178.085 182.474 185.979 185.610 185.703 188.385 

Wine at home .................................................. 149.3 151.5 156.0 161.506 167.054 166.961 164.394 163.011 165.579

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............... 240.3 247.3 257.4 269.505 281.406 287.621 294.090 302.665 304.763 

Housing ................................................................... 186.4 194.2 200.5 206.638 212.452 212.142 212.861 217.009 217.528 

Shelter ................................................................... 213.5 219.2 228.3 235.480 240.752 241.991 243.120 247.858 248.435 

Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. 213.0 219.7 229.1 238.216 246.026 247.465 249.246 255.322 255.800 

Lodging away from home 1 .................................. 118.6 122.4 127.1 133.179 129.982 124.222 127.369 129.754 132.580 

Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 ............. 330.2 349.6 367.7 388.209 405.966 427.153 444.580 462.442 462.542 

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels ................................................. 247.0 254.4 263.8 276.352 267.821 253.210 258.522 261.773 269.153 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 ........... 206.1 211.2 220.1 226.151 230.926 232.603 233.278 237.350 237.848 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2

3 ................................................................. 206.1 211.2 220.1 226.151 230.926 232.603 233.278 237.342 237.840

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................... 118.9 116.4 117.4 117.396 120.360 124.415 127.674 130.695 131.182 

Fuels and utilities ................................................... 164.7 190.2 190.9 200.831 213.861 207.329 210.860 216.074 216.589 

Household energy ............................................... 146.4 172.4 171.5 180.379 192.050 182.701 184.079 187.586 187.786

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................... 183.4 227.4 232.2 298.656 260.185 265.130 299.558 340.375 344.055 

Fuel oil ............................................................. 186.0 236.0 240.9 320.865 252.236 270.525 314.253 371.715 376.858

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 4 ................. 225.7 266.5 272.4 326.741 327.270 312.422 338.476 359.883 361.863 

Energy services 2 .............................................. 152.0 178.3 177.1 183.066 197.545 187.125 187.077 189.060 189.143 

Electricity 2 ....................................................... 137.7 152.2 163.2 171.431 186.472 185.190 186.549 190.926 191.828 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 .............................. 198.7 258.9 221.1 220.150 232.380 190.227 185.089 178.374 175.949 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 126.5 133.2 139.6 147.186 156.864 165.808 175.008 183.178 184.533 

Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ............... 270.1 285.0 298.5 315.239 337.662 360.749 384.093 404.155 407.934 

Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................ 307.1 320.3 337.0 353.370 371.080 379.734 388.794 399.257 399.553 

Household furnishings and operations .................. 121.3 121.9 122.6 121.880 124.314 123.187 120.007 121.409 121.770 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ... 89.4 87.7 83.9 81.035 77.171 74.826 68.986 68.578 68.365 

Floor coverings 1 ............................................... 107.7 114.0 117.5 117.978 120.817 116.767 112.792 113.079 112.319 

Window coverings 1 ........................................... 91.5 90.1 91.4 90.188 90.166 83.394 74.553 73.257 73.330 

Other linens 1 ..................................................... 82.6 79.5 72.8 68.938 63.065 62.293 57.344 57.069 56.852 

Furniture and bedding ......................................... 123.0 123.6 122.6 120.204 119.826 119.684 113.905 116.870 116.593

Bedroom furniture .............................................. 137.8 143.6 141.4 140.415 140.843 137.094 135.266 137.962 136.074

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture

1 ................................................................. 93.7 92.0 91.7 89.432 88.045 89.881 86.544 88.849 89.294 

Other furniture 1 ................................................. 88.7 88.9 88.5 85.686 87.286 87.092 74.938 77.694 77.678 

Appliances 1 ........................................................ 84.6 87.4 88.4 89.909 91.480 88.684 85.043 86.302 88.320 

Major appliances 1 ............................................. 89.4 94.8 98.1 100.715 102.836 99.788 95.256 98.223 100.941 

See footnotes at end of table.

113 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Other appliances 1 ............................................. 77.9 77.1 75.6 75.914 76.735 74.250 71.729 70.945 72.151 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .... 87.2 82.9 79.0 76.170 76.086 73.849 70.769 67.548 67.788 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................. 87.3 80.1 74.3 67.750 66.408 63.889 60.220 55.990 55.840 

Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................ 121.7 124.1 123.6 128.403 134.433 130.327 130.226 130.374 130.553 

Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................ 86.2 80.7 75.1 73.764 72.685 70.705 66.020 61.710 64.363 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............. 92.0 91.7 92.2 95.198 96.592 96.138 95.861 96.983 97.259 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and

supplies 1 ..................................................... 92.9 93.2 94.7 93.593 94.697 93.468 91.606 92.382 92.913 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................... 96.0 98.5 100.5 98.836 101.573 98.773 97.267 99.580 99.981 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................... 90.2 88.8 89.7 89.028 88.810 88.575 86.502 86.533 87.176 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 158.7 162.5 168.8 171.286 183.428 184.503 185.068 190.869 190.782 

Household cleaning products 1 .......................... 106.6 110.2 113.2 113.279 121.182 123.214 121.391 125.476 124.871 

Household paper products 1 .............................. 124.6 125.2 133.4 138.485 154.045 155.385 160.635 164.494 164.928 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................. 103.9 106.6 110.6 112.593 116.635 115.123 115.257 119.293 119.640 

Household operations 1 ....................................... 129.3 136.0 141.2 144.659 152.814 152.486 153.116 155.744 156.727 

Domestic services 1 ........................................... 124.6 131.1 135.7 138.159 141.938 142.901 144.039 144.146 144.788 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................... 126.9 NA NA 143.712 NA 157.991 156.985 159.594 161.362 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................... 124.3 129.6 129.0 130.180 129.074 125.137 126.254 126.708 127.430 

Repair of household items 1 .............................. 144.8 155.5 162.1 168.656 177.632 184.346 NA 197.981 198.249 

Apparel .................................................................... 118.6 117.2 118.6 118.126 117.006 118.984 117.127 123.203 121.896 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................ 115.7 113.5 113.0 112.487 111.232 110.856 109.849 116.906 116.817 

Men’s apparel ...................................................... 121.5 119.6 119.9 117.412 115.849 116.346 115.252 122.518 123.239

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............ 124.7 124.3 120.8 122.326 115.341 113.420 113.644 114.208 115.323 

Men’s furnishings ............................................... 135.4 133.7 133.3 127.244 135.854 137.577 138.695 149.608 150.555

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................. 87.3 86.7 89.7 83.798 80.130 81.777 78.513 85.095 83.153 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................... 109.6 105.7 105.6 107.614 105.128 104.078 104.704 110.321 114.468 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................... 98.7 95.9 93.4 97.503 97.105 94.354 93.592 99.951 97.778 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................... 110.2 108.3 110.4 109.375 105.413 107.819 104.988 110.883 107.583 

Women’s apparel ................................................. 109.2 109.0 112.0 110.682 106.699 109.343 106.528 111.341 108.091

Women’s outerwear ........................................... 113.4 108.1 107.0 102.975 101.095 107.200 103.647 106.156 96.937 

Women’s dresses .............................................. 99.7 104.0 116.9 116.942 114.752 111.348 103.242 109.415 99.141 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................... 87.4 86.9 89.2 88.138 83.483 84.982 81.794 83.250 81.958 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear

and accessories 1 ...................................... 91.8 91.8 90.5 89.828 88.639 92.768 94.399 103.121 103.007 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................... 113.8 105.7 104.2 104.034 100.160 101.628 98.760 108.542 105.103

Footwear ................................................................ 119.4 120.9 122.6 122.029 124.152 128.637 125.691 128.560 127.300 

Men’s footwear .................................................... 115.6 118.1 121.0 119.023 123.943 126.388 124.766 128.460 127.814

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................... 123.6 125.2 124.9 127.064 131.106 134.149 131.865 137.414 135.942 

Women’s footwear ............................................... 119.2 119.6 121.6 120.533 119.224 126.162 121.689 122.180 120.588

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................ 121.4 117.6 116.8 116.419 115.003 115.754 115.832 121.842 122.603 

Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................... 126.5 122.5 128.3 133.527 143.678 145.122 150.868 161.509 168.604 

Watches 4 ............................................................ 108.4 108.7 111.0 108.082 110.894 109.437 106.991 108.763 109.507 

Jewelry 4 .............................................................. 131.4 126.6 133.6 141.273 153.213 155.325 164.140 177.987 187.855

Transportation ......................................................... 163.4 171.6 174.4 189.967 160.914 186.839 197.832 209.013 211.599 

Private transportation ............................................ 160.9 168.8 171.7 187.159 157.272 183.565 194.477 205.607 208.363

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................... 94.3 94.8 93.7 93.733 89.482 95.072 96.151 99.250 99.037 

New vehicles ..................................................... 139.8 139.3 138.2 137.736 133.317 139.962 139.567 143.994 144.431

Used cars and trucks ......................................... 138.1 140.0 137.0 137.791 126.526 138.242 143.377 149.207 148.197 

Leased cars and trucks 7 ................................... 90.8 92.3 91.9 92.588 97.978 97.929 92.908 90.697 90.113 

Car and truck rental 1 ........................................ 102.1 112.2 114.0 112.921 115.879 122.965 120.895 121.654 115.532 

Motor fuel ............................................................. 161.7 188.0 199.8 259.032 149.650 225.584 257.025 283.528 293.496 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................ 160.9 187.0 198.8 257.792 146.644 225.223 256.443 281.852 292.151

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ........................... 159.6 186.5 198.4 257.653 144.405 224.201 255.858 281.233 291.907 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................... 165.9 191.8 202.9 263.140 153.372 231.652 262.812 288.814 298.527 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................ 158.3 181.7 192.7 248.029 148.665 219.433 247.524 271.822 280.457 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................ 153.0 187.0 200.7 249.230 186.488 203.701 235.625 281.127 280.136 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................... 109.3 113.6 119.2 123.786 133.295 134.892 139.150 147.223 147.804 

Tires ................................................................... 102.4 105.4 109.1 112.172 119.029 120.562 125.379 133.406 134.227 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............... 112.3 118.0 125.7 132.125 144.653 146.242 149.090 156.424 156.448 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................ 205.3 213.2 221.4 228.692 241.855 247.812 252.759 258.355 259.076 

Motor vehicle body work .................................... 210.8 220.7 228.2 235.569 246.234 253.026 259.776 264.310 264.569 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......... 187.9 194.0 200.1 206.152 221.590 226.521 228.471 233.972 234.241 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................ 124.7 129.8 135.5 140.233 146.810 150.646 154.769 158.097 158.769 

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................... 330.5 333.5 336.3 338.071 351.694 368.294 384.794 398.980 398.809

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................. 133.4 136.7 139.8 142.586 147.649 163.758 165.875 168.751 170.747 

See footnotes at end of table.

114 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees 1 2 ...................................................... 133.3 135.6 138.9 140.582 144.018 163.318 165.445 167.414 167.116 

Parking and other fees 1 .................................... 132.9 138.9 141.3 146.865 155.748 164.530 166.619 171.584 178.552 

Public transportation .............................................. 204.2 216.6 217.4 231.363 235.199 243.453 254.312 264.424 262.018

Airline fare ........................................................... 217.8 232.3 230.0 254.153 256.668 267.543 282.542 295.413 291.650 

Other intercity transportation ............................... 146.1 153.1 156.5 158.532 155.828 150.317 153.250 152.731 149.438 

Intracity transportation ......................................... 209.0 220.6 224.8 228.979 241.010 253.521 261.427 272.673 272.796

Medical care ............................................................ 314.4 328.2 340.0 357.745 367.301 380.302 393.616 407.909 410.459 

Medical care commodities ..................................... 264.4 273.9 279.1 285.913 290.080 299.777 308.823 319.396 321.314 

Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................

- - - - - 100.000 103.126 106.778 107.441 

Prescription drugs .............................................. 340.0 354.9 361.8 373.019 377.458 394.125 410.486 428.440 432.311

Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................

- - - - - 100.000 99.020 99.051 98.568 

Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................

- - - - - 100.000 99.968 99.995 100.039 

Medical care services ............................................ 327.7 342.8 356.7 378.119 389.744 403.791 418.568 434.051 436.798

Professional services ........................................... 277.2 287.4 294.7 307.333 316.435 324.763 334.032 341.593 342.491

Physicians’ services 2 ........................................ 282.9 291.7 296.3 308.349 317.426 325.735 337.087 346.237 346.962 

Dental services 2 ............................................... 312.2 329.4 345.5 366.759 379.634 392.030 403.376 412.575 414.200 

Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................ 163.4 168.2 171.7 173.615 173.932 176.615 177.187 178.336 179.102 

Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ...... 188.0 192.8 198.3 204.926 213.024 217.072 221.017 223.998 224.196 

Hospital and related services .............................. 424.2 446.4 473.0 510.961 540.101 580.567 623.692 657.440 662.841 

Hospital services 2 11 ........................................ 156.9 165.1 175.1 189.193 200.327 215.857 232.665 245.658 247.658 

Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 ..................... 151.0 159.0 169.3 181.855 192.246 207.169 226.697 240.648 242.580 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 .................... 366.5 385.3 404.1 442.799 468.195 508.210 534.517 559.297 563.968 

Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 ....... 150.0 156.6 163.6 172.786 178.265 184.933 190.137 196.059 198.131 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............

-

 100.0 103.0 106.595 107.778 108.693 110.740 113.375 113.637 

Health insurance 12 .............................................

-

 100.0 106.8 116.743 112.829 109.521 105.123 111.005 112.990 

Recreation 1 ............................................................. 106.1 107.1 108.1 108.702 110.487 109.851 108.561 109.959 110.556 

Video and audio 1 .................................................. 103.2 103.2 102.4 102.523 101.810 100.400 97.753 99.028 99.563 

Televisions ........................................................... 28.0 24.2 18.7 15.462 12.443 9.042 7.312 6.047 5.976 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 5 326.8 337.5 346.3 354.903 360.943 368.818 369.397 382.673 385.775 

Other video equipment 1 ...................................... 32.5 29.0 24.9 21.692 18.357 16.618 14.479 12.813 12.650 

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio 1 ......................................... 77.7 77.2 78.1 78.675 80.133 77.205 74.383 79.480 79.825 

Audio equipment .................................................. 63.2 56.8 53.9 51.080 49.026 46.754 44.935 42.512 42.722 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................. 108.6 108.7 105.9 105.660 104.363 94.647 92.164 89.832 90.107 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................... 120.0 123.3 127.8 134.740 148.513 150.801 151.332 157.946 158.229 

Pets and pet products .......................................... 155.3 157.6 162.8 171.130 192.166 193.575 191.884 198.072 198.425 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................... 146.2 153.5 159.8 169.616 180.073 185.861 191.992 205.461 205.832 

Sporting goods ...................................................... 115.1 116.5 117.9 114.764 117.671 115.762 115.448 116.884 117.021

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................... 132.5 137.2 141.4 137.138 137.036 134.293 137.409 143.744 143.379 

Sports equipment ................................................ 96.3 94.6 93.9 91.728 96.836 95.519 91.413 87.436 88.094 

Photography 1 ........................................................ 92.2 89.5 85.5 82.841 81.453 82.229 79.880 81.293 80.418 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................ 100.6 95.8 85.6 79.989 75.292 73.771 66.393 65.317 64.664 

Photographers and film processing 1 .................. 106.5 104.9 106.8 106.717 108.636 112.134 113.202 117.021 115.671 

Other recreational goods 1 .................................... 70.4 67.6 65.3 62.080 58.841 56.790 54.150 52.681 53.063 

Toys ..................................................................... 81.6 77.9 74.2 70.193 65.228 61.607 58.186 55.967 56.486

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............. 94.0 91.9 92.9 87.326 87.505 91.721 92.296 96.366 95.801 

Music instruments and accessories 1 .................. 97.9 95.1 96.7 96.967 98.906 98.929 95.980 94.720 94.743 

Other recreation services 1 .................................... 129.4 133.4 139.0 141.896 145.233 145.317 146.787 147.246 149.037 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises 1 ......................................... 115.9 119.0 122.0 123.194 124.737 121.825 121.987 124.845 125.226 

Admissions .......................................................... 274.5 283.6 298.4 304.937 313.626 315.568 320.241 318.783 325.412

Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................ 227.0 232.8 240.2 249.677 258.077 263.880 267.011 267.538 268.406 

Recreational reading materials .............................. 204.3 205.5 207.3 209.747 217.493 224.023 223.311 225.053 226.175 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................. 117.2 119.3 120.7 122.141 128.122 134.522 134.872 138.937 140.839 

Recreational books 1 ........................................... 103.9 102.3 102.7 103.872 106.082 106.442 105.328 103.141 102.621 

Education and communication 1 .............................. 110.5 112.6 114.8 117.782 121.819 124.156 125.089 126.413 126.735 

Education 1 ............................................................ 147.0 155.6 165.5 174.276 184.352 192.760 200.496 209.452 209.865 

Educational books and supplies .......................... 357.6 375.5 402.0 437.391 467.179 499.478 515.937 547.576 554.390 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............. 415.8 440.5 468.3 491.554 519.500 542.036 564.149 588.489 589.117 

College tuition and fees ..................................... 462.2 493.2 529.2 560.233 594.722 630.503 657.115 697.509 697.031 

See footnotes at end of table.

115 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..... 470.4 497.1 525.7 553.931 587.368 610.140 633.084 658.942 658.988 

Child care and nursery school 6 ........................ 189.7 199.3 209.9 217.589 228.624 234.217 243.495 248.912 250.107 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 157.3 168.0 176.3 185.776 193.831 201.734 210.484 218.972 219.104 

Communication 1 ................................................... 87.0 86.2 85.2 85.834 87.444 87.541 86.472 85.510 85.761 

Postage and delivery services 1 .......................... 120.0 120.5 126.5 132.101 136.250 142.984 145.409 151.799 153.288 

Postage ............................................................. 191.7 191.7 201.9 209.745 216.173 227.304 230.143 239.476 241.044

Delivery services 1 ............................................. 154.9 169.4 170.9 190.190 198.345 202.004 226.454 252.599 264.273 

Information and information processing 1 ............ 85.5 84.6 83.5 83.917 85.454 85.404 84.271 83.163 83.391 

Telephone services 1 ......................................... 95.0 95.3 96.9 98.887 101.720 102.585 101.327 100.764 101.014 

Wireless telephone services 1 ......................... 66.7 65.7 65.6 64.977 65.341 64.593 62.283 60.811 60.797 

Land-line telephone services 10 ......................

- - - - - 100.000 102.180 104.139 104.957 

Information technology, hardware and services

13 ................................................................. 14.8 13.6 11.6 10.722 10.406 9.935 9.767 9.371 9.404 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment

14 ............................................................... 154.7 130.8 115.0 100.000 88.176 77.821 73.078 64.421 64.382 

Computer software and accessories 1 ............... 60.0 57.4 52.8 49.486 49.328 48.219 43.346 42.524 42.226 

Internet services and electronic information

providers 1 ................................................. 97.3 94.8 77.3 73.716 76.165 76.037 76.982 76.555 76.989 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items 1 .................... 48.5 44.7 42.3 40.192 39.887 38.567 37.132 35.220 35.368 

Other goods and services ........................................ 315.9 326.6 335.7 348.830 362.986 403.970 414.002 421.000 421.572 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................. 485.7 515.0 528.6 568.410 605.662 789.173 832.741 852.435 856.419 

Cigarettes 1 .......................................................... 196.0 208.0 213.5 230.125 245.184 320.486 338.393 345.948 347.596 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............ 146.8 153.6 156.6 162.102 173.011 211.734 221.471 231.217 231.902 

Personal care ........................................................ 181.9 185.8 191.1 195.467 200.918 203.454 205.084 207.747 207.814

Personal care products ........................................ 153.8 155.4 158.6 158.407 161.295 162.231 161.217 160.954 161.473

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous

personal care products 1 ........................... 101.4 101.8 103.9 103.913 104.888 104.766 104.041 102.159 102.507 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations

and implements ......................................... 171.4 174.8 178.4 177.830 182.840 185.326 184.333 187.219 187.805 

Personal care services ........................................ 201.8 206.9 212.7 219.945 226.578 228.614 230.332 232.313 232.093

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...... 123.0 126.1 129.7 134.057 138.100 139.341 140.388 141.595 141.461 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................... 298.4 307.0 318.7 330.850 342.530 349.851 358.380 368.816 368.843 

Legal services 4 ................................................. 238.0 245.9 255.7 265.264 277.998 282.925 293.533 300.525 301.053 

Funeral expenses 4 ........................................... 228.4 239.8 250.6 263.363 277.828 286.593 292.101 299.276 300.309 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................. 120.5 122.8 126.7 130.494 136.794 139.979 143.103 144.980 144.949 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning 1 ................................................... 123.4 129.2 135.8 140.418 150.044 156.280 161.113 170.077 170.103 

Financial services 4 ........................................... 251.0 254.5 264.8 276.411 269.265 272.967 274.102 294.095 294.016 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................... 85.7 86.1 86.8 87.196 88.882 89.309 87.264 86.704 86.538 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................. 156.6 161.2 163.5 172.952 164.233 175.127 179.331 187.472 188.931 

Commodities less food and beverages ................... 138.8 143.4 145.0 154.086 137.015 152.532 156.997 164.072 165.511 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................. 160.9 170.8 176.1 196.636 164.879 193.667 203.292 215.404 218.318 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 190.8 207.8 215.7 249.863 198.108 244.413 261.243 277.351 282.875 

Durables ................................................................ 115.1 114.9 113.3 112.450 108.576 112.165 111.789 114.098 114.105 

Services ..................................................................... 220.5 229.2 236.6 244.275 252.176 254.519 257.382 262.954 263.615 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................................... 205.6 211.2 220.0 227.035 232.112 233.241 234.278 238.834 239.387 

Transportation services ............................................. 222.7 228.3 231.4 236.020 245.881 256.007 263.648 271.174 270.972

Other services ........................................................... 256.5 263.5 270.9 278.783 288.227 293.470 296.508 302.364 303.344 

All items less food ...................................................... 185.5 192.3 197.2 205.575 202.292 210.639 214.225 220.479 221.476 

All items less shelter .................................................. 178.0 184.8 188.0 197.174 193.918 202.951 207.428 215.189 216.427 

All items less medical care ........................................ 180.6 186.7 191.2 199.431 198.153 204.800 208.036 214.658 215.653 

Commodities less food .............................................. 140.7 145.3 147.0 156.073 139.620 154.918 159.342 166.354 167.821

Nondurables less food ............................................... 162.9 172.4 177.7 197.551 167.933 195.487 204.737 216.421 219.315

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................... 190.3 205.9 213.5 245.286 198.909 241.513 257.051 272.053 277.315 

Nondurables .............................................................. 175.1 182.2 186.9 202.222 190.910 205.823 212.541 223.793 226.025 

Apparel less footwear ................................................ 114.2 112.0 113.3 112.830 110.975 112.281 110.741 117.314 116.041 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .................................... 209.9 221.1 225.8 233.314 243.646 247.174 251.847 257.915 258.616 

See footnotes at end of table.

116 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service

group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services .......................... 212.4 220.6 227.6 234.468 242.079 243.838 246.115 251.150 251.705 

Energy ....................................................................... 153.3 179.3 184.7 218.104 168.726 202.398 218.896 233.943 238.978 

All items less energy .................................................. 191.0 194.9 199.6 205.155 210.168 213.780 215.786 221.735 222.298 

All items less food and energy ................................. 192.0 195.9 200.7 205.377 208.925 213.572 215.303 220.325 220.736 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .. 139.9 140.4 140.4 140.815 139.731 145.253 145.037 148.692 148.645 

Energy commodities ............................................ 163.4 190.7 202.1 261.928 154.744 228.303 260.026 287.221 297.049

Services less energy services ............................... 228.1 234.6 243.0 250.925 258.039 261.871 265.062 271.036 271.762 

Domestically produced farm food .............................. 193.6 196.0 198.1 210.009 223.608 217.384 221.962 235.646 237.294 

Utilities and public transportation ............................... 166.4 181.4 183.0 189.083 198.746 196.776 197.935 201.072 201.485 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

117 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ................................................................................ 3.4 3.5 2.4 4.3 -0.5 3.4 1.7 3.2 0.5 

Food and beverages ........................................................... 2.6 2.2 2.1 4.9 5.9 -.5 1.5 4.6 .6 

Food .................................................................................. 2.6 2.3 2.0 5.0 6.0 -.7 1.6 4.8 .6 

Food at home .................................................................. 2.3 1.7 1.3 5.7 6.5 -2.5 1.7 6.1 .7 

Cereals and bakery products ........................................ 1.7 1.0 3.3 5.3 11.9 -.9 -.1 6.1 .3 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... .9 -.3 2.3 4.3 13.5 -1.5 -.9 7.3 .4 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. -3.8 3.8 3.0 7.5 20.5 -4.6 -1.1 12.2 3.1 

Breakfast cereal ........................................................ 1.2 -2.3 .5 3.1 4.9 .1 -1.4 6.5 -.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................................... 2.5 1.4 5.1 4.9 26.3 -3.0 -.1 6.9 .3 

Bakery products .......................................................... 2.1 1.7 3.7 5.9 11.1 -.5 .4 5.5 .2 

Bread ........................................................................ 4.4 2.6 5.4 10.4 12.7 -3.5 1.5 6.4 -.8 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ..................................... 2.3 2.5 6.2 4.3 13.5 -2.2 1.9 6.5 -.1 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 1.9 2.3 1.1 5.9 8.6 2.8 -.4 4.5 -1.0 

Other bakery products .............................................. .0 -.3 3.7 2.3 10.7 .6 -.8 5.1 2.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................... 1.2 1.3 1.3 5.6 5.1 -3.8 5.6 8.0 .4 

Meats, poultry, and fish ............................................... 2.3 1.4 .7 4.2 6.1 -3.7 5.6 8.1 .3 

Meats ........................................................................ 1.6 1.2 .7 3.3 6.0 -5.1 7.4 9.6 .3 

Beef and veal .......................................................... -.8 2.4 .5 5.2 6.5 -4.8 6.3 11.6 1.1 

Uncooked ground beef ......................................... 3.1 3.3 .7 5.5 11.0 -6.3 6.3 12.3 1.8 

Uncooked beef roasts ........................................... -1.1 1.4 .0 4.5 5.2 -3.0 5.1 12.9 -.2 

Uncooked beef steaks .......................................... -3.6 1.8 -.4 5.4 1.6 -4.7 5.4 10.7 .8 

Uncooked other beef and veal .............................. -5.6 3.1 4.6 4.5 6.4 -1.5 11.1 9.4 1.0 

Pork ........................................................................ 4.8 -.2 .2 1.5 5.0 -7.7 11.3 8.2 .0 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 5.9 -3.8 1.6 3.3 2.3 -5.5 12.2 8.4 .0 

Ham ...................................................................... 4.3 2.4 .5 1.5 5.4 -7.9 12.0 5.4 -.4 

Pork chops ............................................................ 2.4 .3 -1.2 .9 6.1 -8.0 7.5 8.9 .2 

Other pork including roasts and picnics ................ 6.5 1.7 -.4 -.5 7.4 -10.5 12.9 10.0 .3 

Other meats ............................................................ 2.8 .8 2.1 1.5 6.2 -2.0 4.1 7.0 -.9 

Poultry ....................................................................... 5.5 -.2 -1.2 6.8 5.8 -1.5 1.0 4.4 .6 

Chicken ................................................................... 6.2 -.6 -1.4 7.8 5.4 -2.1 1.1 2.8 .2 

Other poultry including turkey ................................. 2.3 1.4 -.1 2.0 7.3 1.2 .5 12.4 2.0 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 1.9 3.9 3.4 5.1 7.3 -.1 4.2 6.8 .0 

Fresh fish and seafood ........................................... 2.1 5.9 4.0 5.7 5.5 -1.3 7.8 6.3 .1 

Processed fish and seafood ................................... 1.6 1.0 2.4 4.2 9.5 1.3 .5 7.3 -.1 

Eggs ............................................................................ -20.0 1.7 14.6 33.2 -9.3 -6.8 6.2 6.4 1.6 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 4.2 1.7 -1.5 13.8 2.3 -7.8 3.8 8.2 .8 

Milk ............................................................................. 5.6 3.5 -2.9 19.5 -3.4 -10.5 5.2 9.2 .7 

Cheese and related products ...................................... 5.4 .3 -2.2 13.5 8.3 -9.4 4.5 8.0 1.5 

Ice cream and related products .................................. -.1 -.1 2.1 3.1 5.6 -2.3 2.6 9.0 .7 

Other dairy and related products ................................ 2.8 1.6 .0 11.7 2.7 -3.9 1.2 6.0 -.2 

Fruits and vegetables ................................................... 8.2 .4 2.0 5.8 3.5 -3.1 1.4 2.5 .7 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................ 10.0 -.7 1.8 6.3 .5 -3.9 2.2 .9 .6 

Fresh fruits ................................................................ 7.1 1.2 4.8 5.4 -1.4 -4.1 3.5 -.5 -.2 

Apples ..................................................................... .8 4.3 10.1 6.0 3.4 -9.6 4.0 6.8 2.0 

Bananas .................................................................. -2.5 7.1 2.9 5.0 15.7 -8.6 1.9 4.6 1.8 

Citrus fruits .............................................................. 11.4 7.0 6.3 .1 -.7 .0 9.8 -4.0 -2.2 

Other fresh fruits ..................................................... 11.7 -4.4 2.7 7.8 -9.0 -1.9 1.5 -3.0 -.7 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 12.7 -2.5 -1.0 7.2 2.5 -3.7 .9 2.3 1.4 

Potatoes .................................................................. 7.5 9.7 5.7 3.4 20.3 -16.7 5.8 7.4 4.3 

Lettuce .................................................................... -8.1 -6.5 7.8 4.8 1.9 9.2 -7.1 -1.0 -1.5 

Tomatoes ................................................................ 49.1 -19.0 -7.6 19.6 -10.6 2.5 -10.6 1.3 -.1 

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 4.6 4.6 -2.4 3.8 3.2 -4.8 6.7 1.9 1.7 

Processed fruits and vegetables ................................. 1.9 5.0 2.6 4.2 13.8 -.5 -1.2 7.1 .9 

Canned fruits and vegetables ................................... 2.7 5.7 2.6 4.2 16.6 .9 -2.0 5.8 .8 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .................................... -.5 4.2 2.4 2.9 8.1 -3.5 -.2 10.0 .5 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried .................................................................. 3.3 4.4 3.1 5.8 15.2 .5 -.4 6.0 1.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... 1.0 3.5 2.0 3.4 6.1 -.9 -1.3 5.6 1.2 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................................... .8 3.2 1.9 3.5 7.4 -1.2 -1.9 4.4 1.4 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 2.4 4.5 .7 3.2 9.5 .2 -1.3 6.0 2.8 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks .................. -2.1 -.3 13.5 13.0 4.1 1.1 -.6 12.7 -.2 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............ -.7 1.8 2.9 3.2 5.3 -2.9 -2.4 2.8 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.

118 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .............. 1.3 4.2 2.2 3.3 3.4 -0.4 0.7 10.0 0.7 

Coffee ....................................................................... 1.4 12.1 2.0 5.1 6.4 -2.3 2.5 19.3 1.6 

Other beverage materials including tea .................... 1.3 .3 2.3 2.5 1.9 .5 -.7 2.2 -.5 

Other food at home ....................................................... .4 2.4 .6 3.2 9.2 -.2 .0 5.6 1.2 

Sugar and sweets ....................................................... .1 3.9 2.6 3.4 8.5 2.7 2.5 3.7 1.5 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ................................. -.3 8.3 5.8 -.5 6.3 3.9 6.8 4.1 2.8 

Candy and chewing gum .......................................... .0 3.3 1.3 4.5 8.9 2.6 1.5 2.8 .9 

Other sweets ............................................................. .7 1.3 4.0 3.6 9.5 1.7 .9 6.2 1.9 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 6.1 -1.0 1.0 5.6 17.4 -4.5 1.4 14.0 2.9 

Butter and margarine ................................................ 13.8 -2.9 -1.4 6.3 18.6 -7.6 9.2 11.1 2.7 

Salad dressing .......................................................... .6 -4.0 3.5 3.3 10.8 .4 1.9 8.1 1.3 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ............... 4.6 2.0 1.1 6.7 20.7 -5.6 -2.8 19.2 4.1 

Other foods ................................................................. -.8 2.9 .0 2.7 8.1 .0 -.7 4.6 .8 

Soups ........................................................................ -.1 1.4 .0 .1 8.3 -1.3 -1.4 3.0 .5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. -.6 .7 -1.6 3.5 6.5 -1.0 -1.4 2.9 .4 

Snacks ...................................................................... -2.4 5.9 -1.1 4.4 13.1 1.6 .4 7.4 1.3 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. -2.8 4.0 -.1 3.6 6.5 2.2 -1.1 5.1 4.0 

Baby food .................................................................. 2.5 3.4 1.0 4.2 5.8 -.9 -1.4 7.4 .6 

Other miscellaneous foods ....................................... .9 1.4 2.1 .3 7.3 -1.1 -.4 3.2 -.7 

Food away from home .................................................... 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.9 5.2 1.9 1.3 3.0 .3 

Full service meals and snacks ...................................... 2.8 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.0 1.8 1.3 2.9 .4 

Limited service meals and snacks ................................ 3.1 3.4 3.0 4.1 6.0 1.8 .9 3.1 .2 

Food at employee sites and schools ............................ 3.0 2.6 3.6 3.0 5.7 2.8 2.8 3.5 .3 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ....... 2.2 2.7 1.9 3.3 7.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 .9 

Other food away from home ......................................... 3.2 5.2 3.8 4.1 6.4 2.1 3.1 2.2 .6 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 2.8 1.1 2.4 3.9 4.6 2.2 1.1 1.7 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................ 2.4 .1 1.7 3.6 4.7 2.1 .3 .9 1.3 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............. 3.2 -.3 1.6 4.2 5.3 2.8 .9 1.5 1.1 

Distilled spirits at home ............................................... .9 .7 .7 1.0 2.5 1.9 -.2 .1 1.4 

Wine at home .............................................................. .2 1.5 3.0 3.5 3.4 -.1 -1.5 -.8 1.6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home .......................... 3.6 2.9 4.1 4.7 4.4 2.2 2.2 2.9 .7 

Housing ............................................................................... 3.0 4.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 -.1 .3 1.9 .2 

Shelter .............................................................................. 2.5 2.7 4.2 3.1 2.2 .5 .5 1.9 .2 

Rent of primary residence 1 ............................................ 2.9 3.1 4.3 4.0 3.3 .6 .7 2.4 .2 

Lodging away from home ............................................... 4.6 3.2 3.8 4.8 -2.4 -4.4 2.5 1.9 2.2 

Housing at school, excluding board 1 ........................... 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.6 4.6 5.2 4.1 4.0 .0 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 4.4 3.0 3.7 4.8 -3.1 -5.5 2.1 1.3 2.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 ......................... 2.2 2.5 4.2 2.7 2.1 .7 .3 1.7 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ............ 2.2 2.5 4.2 2.7 2.1 .7 .3 1.7 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance ................................. 3.9 -2.1 .9 .0 2.5 3.4 2.6 2.4 .4 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 7.6 15.5 .4 5.2 6.5 -3.1 1.7 2.5 .2 

Household energy ........................................................... 8.1 17.8 -.5 5.2 6.5 -4.9 .8 1.9 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................. 34.7 24.0 2.1 28.6 -12.9 1.9 13.0 13.6 1.1 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ 40.3 26.9 2.1 33.2 -21.4 7.3 16.2 18.3 1.4 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ............................... 24.7 18.1 2.2 19.9 .2 -4.5 8.3 6.3 .6 

Energy services 1 ......................................................... 6.7 17.3 -.7 3.4 7.9 -5.3 .0 1.1 .0 

Electricity 1 .................................................................. 2.1 10.5 7.2 5.0 8.8 -.7 .7 2.3 .5 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 ......................................... 16.7 30.3 -14.6 -.4 5.6 -18.1 -2.7 -3.6 -1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services ............ 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.4 6.6 5.7 5.5 4.7 .7 

Water and sewerage maintenance 1 .......................... 6.3 5.5 4.7 5.6 7.1 6.8 6.5 5.2 .9 

Garbage and trash collection ...................................... 3.4 4.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 2.3 2.4 2.7 .1 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. .7 .5 .6 -.6 2.0 -.9 -2.6 1.2 .3 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ................. -1.4 -1.9 -4.3 -3.4 -4.8 -3.0 -7.8 -.6 -.3 

Floor coverings ............................................................. .4 5.8 3.1 .4 2.4 -3.4 -3.4 .3 -.7 

Window coverings ......................................................... -3.0 -1.5 1.4 -1.3 .0 -7.5 -10.6 -1.7 .1 

Other linens .................................................................. -1.4 -3.8 -8.4 -5.3 -8.5 -1.2 -7.9 -.5 -.4 

Furniture and bedding ..................................................... .0 .5 -.8 -2.0 -.3 -.1 -4.8 2.6 -.2 

Bedroom furniture ......................................................... 5.2 4.2 -1.5 -.7 .3 -2.7 -1.3 2.0 -1.4 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............ -1.9 -1.8 -.3 -2.5 -1.6 2.1 -3.7 2.7 .5 

Other furniture ............................................................... -3.8 .2 -.4 -3.2 1.9 -.2 -14.0 3.7 .0 

Appliances ...................................................................... -3.4 3.3 1.1 1.7 1.7 -3.1 -4.1 1.5 2.3 

Major appliances ........................................................... -2.8 6.0 3.5 2.7 2.1 -3.0 -4.5 3.1 2.8 

See footnotes at end of table.

119 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Other appliances ........................................................... -4.2 -1.0 -1.9 0.4 1.1 -3.2 -3.4 -1.1 1.7 

Other household equipment and furnishings .................. 1.2 -4.9 -4.7 -3.6 -.1 -2.9 -4.2 -4.6 .4 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............................. 1.2 -8.2 -7.2 -8.8 -2.0 -3.8 -5.7 -7.0 -.3 

Indoor plants and flowers .............................................. 1.0 2.0 -.4 3.9 4.7 -3.1 -.1 .1 .1 

Dishes and flatware ...................................................... 1.1 -6.4 -6.9 -1.8 -1.5 -2.7 -6.6 -6.5 4.3 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................ 1.0 -.3 .5 3.3 1.5 -.5 -.3 1.2 .3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ......... 2.2 .3 1.6 -1.2 1.2 -1.3 -2.0 .8 .6 

Tools, hardware and supplies ....................................... 4.8 2.6 2.0 -1.7 2.8 -2.8 -1.5 2.4 .4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies .................................. .6 -1.6 1.0 -.7 -.2 -.3 -2.3 .0 .7 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................... 1.1 2.4 3.9 1.5 7.1 .6 .3 3.1 .0 

Household cleaning products ....................................... -.7 3.4 2.7 .1 7.0 1.7 -1.5 3.4 -.5 

Household paper products ............................................ 7.1 .5 6.5 3.8 11.2 .9 3.4 2.4 .3 

Miscellaneous household products ............................... -1.3 2.6 3.8 1.8 3.6 -1.3 .1 3.5 .3 

Household operations ..................................................... 4.4 5.2 3.8 2.4 5.6 -.2 .4 1.7 .6 

Domestic services ......................................................... 2.1 5.2 3.5 1.8 2.7 .7 .8 .1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services ................................ 4.6 - - - - - -.6 1.7 1.1 

Moving, storage, freight expense .................................. 3.2 4.3 -.5 .9 -.8 -3.1 .9 .4 .6 

Repair of household items ............................................ 7.5 7.4 4.2 4.0 5.3 3.8 - - .1 

Apparel ............................................................................... -.1 -1.2 1.2 -.4 -.9 1.7 -1.6 5.2 -1.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... -1.8 -1.9 -.4 -.5 -1.1 -.3 -.9 6.4 -.1 

Men’s apparel ................................................................. -.9 -1.6 .3 -2.1 -1.3 .4 -.9 6.3 .6 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... -2.1 -.3 -2.8 1.3 -5.7 -1.7 .2 .5 1.0 

Men’s furnishings .......................................................... -2.4 -1.3 -.3 -4.5 6.8 1.3 .8 7.9 .6 

Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................ -3.1 -.7 3.5 -6.6 -4.4 2.1 -4.0 8.4 -2.3 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 3.7 -3.6 -.1 1.9 -2.3 -1.0 .6 5.4 3.8 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. -4.8 -2.8 -2.6 4.4 -.4 -2.8 -.8 6.8 -2.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. -.3 -1.7 1.9 -.9 -3.6 2.3 -2.6 5.6 -3.0 

Women’s apparel ............................................................ -1.2 -.2 2.8 -1.2 -3.6 2.5 -2.6 4.5 -2.9 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... -2.6 -4.7 -1.0 -3.8 -1.8 6.0 -3.3 2.4 -8.7 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... -2.5 4.3 12.4 .0 -1.9 -3.0 -7.3 6.0 -9.4 

Women’s suits and separates ....................................... -.6 -.6 2.6 -1.2 -5.3 1.8 -3.8 1.8 -1.6 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories ........................................................... -1.4 .0 -1.4 -.7 -1.3 4.7 1.8 9.2 -.1 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 2.8 -7.1 -1.4 -.2 -3.7 1.5 -2.8 9.9 -3.2 

Footwear ........................................................................... 1.4 1.3 1.4 -.5 1.7 3.6 -2.3 2.3 -1.0 

Men’s footwear ............................................................... -1.9 2.2 2.5 -1.6 4.1 2.0 -1.3 3.0 -.5 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 4.3 1.3 -.2 1.7 3.2 2.3 -1.7 4.2 -1.1 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 2.4 .3 1.7 -.9 -1.1 5.8 -3.5 .4 -1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ .0 -3.1 -.7 -.3 -1.2 .7 .1 5.2 .6 

Jewelry and watches ........................................................ 3.2 -3.2 4.7 4.1 7.6 1.0 4.0 7.1 4.4 

Watches .......................................................................... 1.2 .3 2.1 -2.6 2.6 -1.3 -2.2 1.7 .7 

Jewelry ............................................................................ 3.4 -3.7 5.5 5.7 8.5 1.4 5.7 8.4 5.5 

Transportation ..................................................................... 7.1 5.0 1.6 8.9 -15.3 16.1 5.9 5.7 1.2 

Private transportation ........................................................ 7.5 4.9 1.7 9.0 -16.0 16.7 5.9 5.7 1.3 

New and used motor vehicles ......................................... 1.6 .5 -1.2 .0 -4.5 6.2 1.1 3.2 -.2 

New vehicles ................................................................. .4 -.4 -.8 -.3 -3.2 5.0 -.3 3.2 .3 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 4.9 1.4 -2.1 .6 -8.2 9.3 3.7 4.1 -.7 

Leased cars and trucks ................................................. -4.8 1.7 -.4 .7 5.8 -.1 -5.1 -2.4 -.6 

Car and truck rental ...................................................... -4.7 9.9 1.6 -.9 2.6 6.1 -1.7 .6 -5.0 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 26.2 16.3 6.3 29.6 -42.2 50.7 13.9 10.3 3.5 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 26.1 16.2 6.3 29.7 -43.1 53.6 13.9 9.9 3.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ...................................... 26.7 16.9 6.4 29.9 -44.0 55.3 14.1 9.9 3.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 .................................. 25.8 15.6 5.8 29.7 -41.7 51.0 13.5 9.9 3.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ................................... 24.3 14.8 6.1 28.7 -40.1 47.6 12.8 9.8 3.2 

Other motor fuels .......................................................... 32.5 22.2 7.3 24.2 -25.2 9.2 15.7 19.3 -.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................. 1.9 3.9 4.9 3.8 7.7 1.2 3.2 5.8 .4 

Tires .............................................................................. 2.4 2.9 3.5 2.8 6.1 1.3 4.0 6.4 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires ............................. 1.4 5.1 6.5 5.1 9.5 1.1 1.9 4.9 .0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................ 2.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 5.8 2.5 2.0 2.2 .3 

Motor vehicle body work ............................................... 2.9 4.7 3.4 3.2 4.5 2.8 2.7 1.7 .1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ..................... 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 7.5 2.2 .9 2.4 .1 

Motor vehicle repair ...................................................... 2.5 4.1 4.4 3.5 4.7 2.6 2.7 2.2 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance .................................................. 3.4 .9 .8 .5 4.0 4.7 4.5 3.7 .0 

Motor vehicle fees ........................................................... 8.7 2.5 2.3 2.0 3.6 10.9 1.3 1.7 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

120 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 ...... 9.9 1.7 2.4 1.2 2.4 13.4 1.3 1.2 -0.2 

Parking and other fees .................................................. 5.4 4.5 1.7 3.9 6.0 5.6 1.3 3.0 4.1 

Public transportation ......................................................... .3 6.1 .4 6.4 1.7 3.5 4.5 4.0 -.9 

Airline fare ....................................................................... -1.8 6.7 -1.0 10.5 1.0 4.2 5.6 4.6 -1.3 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... -1.2 4.8 2.2 1.3 -1.7 -3.5 2.0 -.3 -2.2 

Intracity transportation .................................................... 3.8 5.6 1.9 1.9 5.3 5.2 3.1 4.3 .0 

Medical care ....................................................................... 4.3 4.4 3.6 5.2 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 .6 

Medical care commodities ................................................ 1.9 3.6 1.9 2.4 1.5 3.3 3.0 3.4 .6 

Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................

- - - - - - 3.1 3.5 .6 

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 3.5 4.4 1.9 3.1 1.2 4.4 4.2 4.4 .9 

Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................

- - - - - - -1.0 .0 -.5 

Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................

- - - - - - .0 .0 .0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 5.1 4.6 4.1 6.0 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 .6 

Professional services ...................................................... 4.0 3.7 2.5 4.3 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.3 .3 

Physicians’ services 1 ................................................... 4.0 3.1 1.6 4.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 2.7 .2 

Dental services 1 .......................................................... 5.0 5.5 4.9 6.2 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.3 .4 

Eyeglasses and eye care .............................................. 3.0 2.9 2.1 1.1 .2 1.5 .3 .6 .4 

Services by other medical professionals 1 .................... 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.3 4.0 1.9 1.8 1.3 .1 

Hospital and related services .......................................... 5.2 5.2 6.0 8.0 5.7 7.5 7.4 5.4 .8 

Hospital services 1 ........................................................ 5.2 5.2 6.1 8.0 5.9 7.8 7.8 5.6 .8 

Inpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................... 5.6 5.3 6.5 7.4 5.7 7.8 9.4 6.2 .8 

Outpatient hospital services 1 2 .................................. 4.4 5.1 4.9 9.6 5.7 8.5 5.2 4.6 .8 

Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ...................... 3.7 4.4 4.5 5.6 3.2 3.7 2.8 3.1 1.1 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................

- - 3.0 3.5 1.1 .8 1.9 2.4 .2 

Health insurance 4 ..........................................................

- - 6.8 9.3 -3.4 -2.9 -4.0 5.6 1.8 

Recreation .......................................................................... .6 .9 .9 .6 1.6 -.6 -1.2 1.3 .5 

Video and audio ................................................................ .7 .0 -.8 .1 -.7 -1.4 -2.6 1.3 .5 

Televisions ...................................................................... -12.5 -13.6 -22.7 -17.3 -19.5 -27.3 -19.1 -17.3 -1.2 

Cable and satellite television and radio service .............. 4.1 3.3 2.6 2.5 1.7 2.2 .2 3.6 .8 

Other video equipment ................................................... -14.5 -10.8 -14.1 -12.9 -15.4 -9.5 -12.9 -11.5 -1.3 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video

and audio ................................................................ -1.3 -.6 1.2 .7 1.9 -3.7 -3.7 6.9 .4 

Audio equipment ............................................................. -5.5 -10.1 -5.1 -5.2 -4.0 -4.6 -3.9 -5.4 .5 

Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................ 3.7 .1 -2.6 -.2 -1.2 -9.3 -2.6 -2.5 .3 

Pets, pet products and services ........................................ 4.2 2.8 3.6 5.4 10.2 1.5 .4 4.4 .2 

Pets and pet products ..................................................... 3.2 1.5 3.3 5.1 12.3 .7 -.9 3.2 .2 

Pet services including veterinary .................................... 6.2 5.0 4.1 6.1 6.2 3.2 3.3 7.0 .2 

Sporting goods .................................................................. -1.2 1.2 1.2 -2.7 2.5 -1.6 -.3 1.2 .1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................. 1.5 3.5 3.1 -3.0 -.1 -2.0 2.3 4.6 -.3 

Sports equipment ............................................................ -4.2 -1.8 -.7 -2.3 5.6 -1.4 -4.3 -4.4 .8 

Photography ..................................................................... -3.7 -2.9 -4.5 -3.1 -1.7 1.0 -2.9 1.8 -1.1 

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ -7.8 -4.8 -10.6 -6.6 -5.9 -2.0 -10.0 -1.6 -1.0 

Photographers and film processing ................................ .2 -1.5 1.8 -.1 1.8 3.2 1.0 3.4 -1.2 

Other recreational goods .................................................. -4.6 -4.0 -3.4 -4.9 -5.2 -3.5 -4.6 -2.7 .7 

Toys ................................................................................ -6.1 -4.5 -4.7 -5.4 -7.1 -5.6 -5.6 -3.8 .9 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................ .0 -2.2 1.1 -6.0 .2 4.8 .6 4.4 -.6 

Music instruments and accessories ................................ 1.2 -2.9 1.7 .3 2.0 .0 -3.0 -1.3 .0 

Other recreation services .................................................. 2.1 3.1 4.2 2.1 2.4 .1 1.0 .3 1.2 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises ................................................................. -.3 2.7 2.5 1.0 1.3 -2.3 .1 2.3 .3 

Admissions ..................................................................... 3.3 3.3 5.2 2.2 2.8 .6 1.5 -.5 2.1 

Fees for lessons or instructions ...................................... 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.9 3.4 2.2 1.2 .2 .3 

Recreational reading materials ......................................... 2.3 .6 .9 1.2 3.7 3.0 -.3 .8 .5 

Newspapers and magazines .......................................... 3.4 1.8 1.2 1.2 4.9 5.0 .3 3.0 1.4 

Recreational books ......................................................... .1 -1.5 .4 1.1 2.1 .3 -1.0 -2.1 -.5 

Education and communication ............................................ .7 1.9 2.0 2.6 3.4 1.9 .8 1.1 .3 

Education .......................................................................... 6.2 5.9 6.4 5.3 5.8 4.6 4.0 4.5 .2 

Educational books and supplies ..................................... 4.0 5.0 7.1 8.8 6.8 6.9 3.3 6.1 1.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 6.4 5.9 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.1 4.3 .1 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 8.8 6.7 7.3 5.9 6.2 6.0 4.2 6.1 -.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

121 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 7.2 5.7 5.8 5.4 6.0 3.9 3.8 4.1 0.0 

Child care and nursery school ...................................... 3.4 5.1 5.3 3.7 5.1 2.4 4.0 2.2 .5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ........... 8.3 6.8 4.9 5.4 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 .1 

Communication ................................................................. -3.0 -.9 -1.2 .7 1.9 .1 -1.2 -1.1 .3 

Postage and delivery services ........................................ .4 .4 5.0 4.4 3.1 4.9 1.7 4.4 1.0 

Postage ......................................................................... .0 .0 5.3 3.9 3.1 5.1 1.2 4.1 .7 

Delivery services ........................................................... 13.7 9.4 .9 11.3 4.3 1.8 12.1 11.5 4.6 

Information and information processing .......................... -3.2 -1.1 -1.3 .5 1.8 -.1 -1.3 -1.3 .3 

Telephone services ....................................................... -2.5 .3 1.7 2.1 2.9 .9 -1.2 -.6 .2 

Wireless telephone services ....................................... -1.3 -1.5 -.2 -.9 .6 -1.1 -3.6 -2.4 .0 

Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................

- - - - - - 2.2 1.9 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services ............. -6.3 -8.1 -14.7 -7.6 -2.9 -4.5 -1.7 -4.1 .4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ......... -13.7 -15.4 -12.1 -13.0 -11.8 -11.7 -6.1 -11.8 -.1 

Computer software and accessories ............................ -5.2 -4.3 -8.0 -6.3 -.3 -2.2 -10.1 -1.9 -.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers -.8 -2.6 -18.5 -4.6 3.3 -.2 1.2 -.6 .6 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items .................................................. -6.9 -7.8 -5.4 -5.0 -.8 -3.3 -3.7 -5.1 .4 

Other goods and services ................................................... 2.5 3.4 2.8 3.9 4.1 11.3 2.5 1.7 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 3.0 6.0 2.6 7.5 6.6 30.3 5.5 2.4 .5 

Cigarettes ....................................................................... 2.8 6.1 2.6 7.8 6.5 30.7 5.6 2.2 .5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ......................... 6.1 4.6 2.0 3.5 6.7 22.4 4.6 4.4 .3 

Personal care .................................................................... 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.8 1.3 .8 1.3 .0 

Personal care products ................................................... -.1 1.0 2.1 -.1 1.8 .6 -.6 -.2 .3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products ........................................................ -.8 .4 2.1 .0 .9 -.1 -.7 -1.8 .3 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ........................................................... .7 2.0 2.1 -.3 2.8 1.4 -.5 1.6 .3 

Personal care services ................................................... 3.5 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.0 .9 .8 .9 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services ................... 3.5 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.0 .9 .8 .9 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................... 4.1 2.9 3.8 3.8 3.5 2.1 2.4 2.9 .0 

Legal services ............................................................... 6.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.8 1.8 3.7 2.4 .2 

Funeral expenses ......................................................... 3.9 5.0 4.5 5.1 5.5 3.2 1.9 2.5 .3 

Laundry and dry cleaning services ............................... 3.0 1.9 3.2 3.0 4.8 2.3 2.2 1.3 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning .. 2.6 4.7 5.1 3.4 6.9 4.2 3.1 5.6 .0 

Financial services ......................................................... 3.8 1.4 4.0 4.4 -2.6 1.4 .4 7.3 .0 

Miscellaneous personal goods ....................................... -3.2 .5 .8 .5 1.9 .5 -2.3 -.6 -.2 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ......................................................................... 3.9 2.9 1.4 5.8 -5.0 6.6 2.4 4.5 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................... 4.8 3.3 1.1 6.3 -11.1 11.3 2.9 4.5 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. 8.0 6.2 3.1 11.7 -16.2 17.5 5.0 6.0 1.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 11.4 8.9 3.8 15.8 -20.7 23.4 6.9 6.2 2.0 

Durables ........................................................................... 1.0 -.2 -1.4 -.8 -3.4 3.3 -.3 2.1 .0 

Services ................................................................................ 2.9 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 .9 1.1 2.2 .3 

Rent of shelter ...................................................................... 2.5 2.7 4.2 3.2 2.2 .5 .4 1.9 .2 

Transportation services ........................................................ 2.2 2.5 1.4 2.0 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.9 -.1 

Other services ....................................................................... 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.4 1.8 1.0 2.0 .3 

All items less food ................................................................. 3.5 3.7 2.5 4.2 -1.6 4.1 1.7 2.9 .5 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 3.7 3.8 1.7 4.9 -1.7 4.7 2.2 3.7 .6 

All items less medical care ................................................... 3.4 3.4 2.4 4.3 -.6 3.4 1.6 3.2 .5 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 4.6 3.3 1.2 6.2 -10.5 11.0 2.9 4.4 .9 

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 7.6 5.8 3.1 11.2 -15.0 16.4 4.7 5.7 1.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 10.6 8.2 3.7 14.9 -18.9 21.4 6.4 5.8 1.9 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 5.1 4.1 2.6 8.2 -5.6 7.8 3.3 5.3 1.0 

Apparel less footwear ........................................................... -.5 -1.9 1.2 -.4 -1.6 1.2 -1.4 5.9 -1.1 

Services less rent of shelter .................................................. 3.4 5.3 2.1 3.3 4.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.

122 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,

by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services ..................................... 2.8 3.9 3.2 3.0 3.2 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.2 

Energy .................................................................................. 16.9 17.0 3.0 18.1 -22.6 20.0 8.2 6.9 2.2

All items less energy ............................................................. 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.8 2.4 1.7 .9 2.8 .3 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.3 1.7 2.2 .8 2.3 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. .9 .4 .0 .3 -.8 4.0 -.1 2.5 .0 

Energy commodities ....................................................... 26.7 16.7 6.0 29.6 -40.9 47.5 13.9 10.5 3.4 

Services less energy services .......................................... 2.7 2.8 3.6 3.3 2.8 1.5 1.2 2.3 .3 

Domestically produced farm food ......................................... 2.6 1.2 1.1 6.0 6.5 -2.8 2.1 6.2 .7 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 3.2 9.0 .9 3.3 5.1 -1.0 .6 1.6 .2 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

123 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 30. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all items index

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Semiannual average indexes Percent change from preceding

semiannual average

1st half

2010

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

U.S. city average ........................................................................ 217.535 218.576 223.598 226.280 0.5 2.3 1.2 

Region and area size 1

Northeast urban .......................................................................... 233.241 234.495 239.279 242.715 .5 2.0 1.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 235.112 236.341 240.803 244.221 .5 1.9 1.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 138.903 139.705 143.126 145.244 .6 2.4 1.5 

Midwest urban ............................................................................ 207.356 208.736 213.470 216.016 .7 2.3 1.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 207.953 209.197 213.904 216.407 .6 2.3 1.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 133.182 134.197 137.251 138.905 .8 2.3 1.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 203.845 205.299 210.110 212.794 .7 2.3 1.3 

South urban ................................................................................ 210.913 211.764 217.249 219.987 .4 2.6 1.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 212.539 213.333 218.512 220.858 .4 2.4 1.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 134.122 134.691 138.235 140.165 .4 2.6 1.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 214.529 215.399 221.934 224.656 .4 3.0 1.2 

West urban ................................................................................. 220.790 221.616 226.428 228.543 .4 2.2 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 224.730 225.851 230.441 232.554 .5 2.0 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 133.733 133.823 137.164 138.331 .1 2.5 .9 

Size classes

A 3 .......................................................................................... 198.696 199.688 203.927 206.261 .5 2.1 1.1 

B/C 2 ....................................................................................... 134.524 135.115 138.506 140.257 .4 2.5 1.3

D ............................................................................................. 210.649 211.751 217.154 219.940 .5 2.6 1.3 

Selected local areas

Anchorage, AK ........................................................................... 194.834 195.455 200.278 202.576 .3 2.5 1.1

Atlanta, GA ................................................................................. 203.438 203.498 207.962 210.242 .0 2.2 1.1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................................. 237.683 237.209 242.761 245.001 -.2 2.3 .9 

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............................................. 212.602 213.139 218.044 219.324 .3 2.3 .6 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN .................................................. 204.249 205.209 209.366 212.761 .5 2.0 1.6 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ................................................................. 203.625 205.516 210.052 211.996 .9 2.2 .9 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................................................. 201.908 201.339 206.768 209.097 -.3 2.7 1.1 

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ..................................................... 210.978 213.916 219.055 221.521 1.4 2.4 1.1 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ......................................................... 204.422 205.749 210.069 213.452 .6 2.1 1.6 

Honolulu, HI ................................................................................ 233.822 235.916 241.902 245.342 .9 2.5 1.4 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ............................................... 193.410 194.934 199.480 201.509 .8 2.3 1.0 

Kansas City, MO-KS .................................................................. 204.584 206.172 211.860 215.140 .8 2.8 1.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................... 225.491 226.298 231.606 232.251 .4 2.3 .3 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................................... 222.553 223.570 229.524 232.178 .5 2.7 1.2 

Milwaukee-Racine, WI ................................................................ 208.728 210.564 215.646 218.222 .9 2.4 1.2 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ..................................................... 210.965 212.492 217.374 221.304 .7 2.3 1.8 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ................. 240.059 241.669 245.859 249.576 .7 1.7 1.5 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............... 227.072 228.358 232.290 235.328 .6 1.7 1.3 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 4 ................................................................... 118.176 118.278 120.762 122.203 .1 2.1 1.2 

Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................ 214.470 216.345 222.651 227.513 .9 2.9 2.2 

Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................ 217.508 219.179 223.105 226.077 .8 1.8 1.3 

St. Louis, MO-IL ......................................................................... 201.846 204.528 208.586 210.966 1.3 2.0 1.1 

San Diego, CA ............................................................................ 244.242 246.686 252.451 253.368 1.0 2.3 .4 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ....................................... 226.994 227.944 232.082 234.698 .4 1.8 1.1 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................................ 226.195 227.190 230.815 234.715 .4 1.6 1.7 

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ....................................... 193.292 193.716 197.908 199.968 .2 2.2 1.0 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 .................................. 141.700 142.736 146.259 147.691 .7 2.5 1.0 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

4 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.

5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

124 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Index

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 226.280 3.5 1.2 242.715 3.5 1.4 216.016 3.5 1.2 219.987 3.9 1.3 228.543 3.1 0.9 

All items (December 1977=100) 2 ................. 677.834 - - 382.203 - - 351.469 - - 356.850 - - 369.427 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 230.155 4.4 2.0 236.431 4.2 2.2 224.168 4.5 2.3 228.495 4.6 2.1 231.967 4.1 1.6 

Food ........................................................... 230.259 4.6 2.1 236.244 4.4 2.3 223.627 4.6 2.4 229.550 4.8 2.2 231.779 4.4 1.8 

Food at home ........................................... 229.090 6.0 2.6 236.069 5.5 2.8 219.359 6.0 2.8 227.144 6.3 2.7 234.481 5.9 2.1 

Food away from home .............................. 233.178 2.7 1.5 239.445 2.8 1.6 230.280 2.9 1.7 235.640 2.8 1.5 226.856 2.5 1.3

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 227.267 1.4 .5 237.565 1.4 .6 229.996 3.6 2.1 212.961 1.2 .4 231.108 -.5 -1.0

Housing ........................................................ 220.263 1.8 1.1 249.450 2.1 1.2 200.250 1.5 1.0 204.837 1.8 1.2 229.409 1.6 .9 

Shelter ........................................................ 252.913 1.7 1.0 298.433 2.0 1.5 230.421 1.4 .7 226.758 1.8 1.0 256.173 1.6 .9 

Rent of primary residence 3 ...................... 255.154 2.2 1.2 295.357 2.1 1.4 226.505 1.8 .9 228.575 2.5 1.6 263.941 2.2 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 260.788 1.5 .9 309.669 1.8 1.3 234.915 1.3 .7 230.524 1.6 1.0 269.957 1.4 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 3 4 ................................... 260.766 1.5 .9 309.599 1.8 1.3 234.917 1.3 .7 230.511 1.6 .9 269.979 1.4 .8 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 222.645 3.3 2.1 223.056 3.6 -.3 210.430 2.5 2.9 222.447 3.6 3.4 249.563 3.2 1.6 

Household energy .................................... 195.626 2.9 2.1 204.337 3.4 -.8 182.313 2.1 3.3 189.109 3.4 3.9 225.853 2.1 1.3 

Energy services 3 ................................... 196.524 1.4 2.2 193.673 -1.8 -1.0 187.561 1.4 3.4 188.797 2.9 3.9 227.388 1.8 1.2 

Electricity 3 ........................................... 200.018 2.4 3.4 191.653 -.6 1.1 190.731 3.6 6.0 185.993 3.5 4.3 247.758 1.9 1.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................... 182.799 -2.0 -1.7 185.365 -4.7 -5.1 172.605 -3.2 -1.9 191.235 -.5 1.8 192.910 1.6 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 125.096 .4 .2 126.985 .9 .7 118.569 .5 .4 125.849 .2 .0 128.998 .3 .0 

Apparel ......................................................... 123.989 4.1 3.1 128.062 4.9 3.9 116.935 4.8 4.8 133.232 3.4 2.6 115.828 3.6 1.6 

Transportation .............................................. 213.248 9.6 .8 212.978 9.8 1.5 213.792 9.6 .6 212.703 11.1 .8 213.170 7.7 .6 

Private transportation ................................. 208.518 9.9 .8 206.244 10.0 1.4 208.309 9.9 .7 211.032 11.3 .8 207.121 8.0 .6 

New and used motor vehicles 5 ................ 100.718 3.4 1.9 99.972 3.4 2.4 101.015 3.8 2.3 101.042 3.7 1.9 100.595 2.9 1.4 

New vehicles .......................................... 142.608 3.5 1.0 141.915 3.2 1.6 136.571 3.7 1.4 147.336 3.7 .8 142.091 3.4 .7 

New cars and trucks 5 6 ........................ 98.857 3.5 1.0 98.350 3.3 1.6 96.688 3.7 1.3 100.286 3.7 .8 98.622 3.4 .7 

New cars 6 ............................................ 143.489 4.2 1.8 138.594 3.1 2.0 136.340 4.6 2.4 152.210 4.8 1.7 143.938 4.2 1.4 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 152.076 5.0 4.2 161.033 6.7 5.4 154.177 5.9 4.5 150.070 4.7 4.2 147.183 3.4 3.1

Motor fuel .................................................. 301.448 25.2 -.8 296.679 26.7 .0 310.604 25.0 -1.7 298.492 26.7 -1.0 300.093 22.2 .0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 300.354 25.1 -.9 295.560 26.7 -.1 309.669 24.8 -2.0 297.183 26.7 -1.2 298.916 22.0 -.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 300.187 25.5 -1.0 297.121 26.9 -.3 308.686 25.1 -2.0 296.326 27.0 -1.3 298.282 22.3 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 307.037 24.6 -.7 300.675 26.4 .4 338.405 24.2 -1.9 309.570 26.2 -.9 279.784 21.4 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 288.578 23.7 -.6 284.664 25.6 .6 300.620 23.2 -1.7 292.597 25.1 -.8 283.269 20.7 -.2 

Medical care ................................................. 402.784 3.2 1.3 424.800 3.3 1.2 402.267 3.2 1.3 383.381 3.2 1.4 410.575 3.0 1.1 

Medical care commodities .......................... 325.587 3.1 .9 356.425 4.2 .9 323.538 3.4 1.4 307.012 2.5 .9 331.029 2.8 .6 

Medical care services ................................. 426.719 3.2 1.4 441.813 3.1 1.3 428.384 3.1 1.2 409.100 3.5 1.6 434.681 3.1 1.3 

Professional services ................................ 336.917 2.1 .7 338.287 2.0 .8 362.221 2.0 .7 336.761 2.4 .9 311.524 1.9 .5

Recreation 5 ................................................. 113.421 .3 .1 118.376 .0 1.1 114.494 -.4 -.7 113.610 .4 -.1 108.364 .9 .2 

Education and communication 5 ................... 132.291 1.3 1.3 134.301 .3 .9 133.797 1.1 1.2 128.487 1.5 1.5 133.227 2.0 1.4 

Other goods and services ............................. 388.850 1.4 .8 419.419 1.9 1.2 373.224 1.3 .8 380.701 1.3 .9 382.380 1.1 .4

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 226.280 3.5 1.2 242.715 3.5 1.4 216.016 3.5 1.2 219.987 3.9 1.3 228.543 3.1 .9 

Commodities ................................................. 184.981 5.9 1.2 191.968 6.1 1.6 181.397 6.1 1.5 186.508 6.2 1.1 180.953 5.0 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 160.552 6.8 .8 164.959 7.4 1.2 159.137 6.9 1.0 164.771 7.2 .6 153.650 5.6 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 209.157 10.0 .7 212.669 10.6 1.2 208.048 10.0 .8 216.990 10.6 .5 197.859 8.6 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 266.978 11.8 .0 278.313 12.5 .3 267.473 11.7 -.3 268.217 12.7 -.1 255.299 10.2 .2 

Durables ................................................... 113.043 1.8 .9 111.310 1.9 1.4 111.034 2.2 1.3 115.947 1.8 .7 112.943 1.4 .3 

Services ........................................................ 267.324 2.0 1.2 292.555 1.9 1.3 252.161 1.6 1.0 254.424 2.3 1.4 271.773 1.9 1.0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................... 263.523 1.7 1.0 312.136 2.0 1.5 236.663 1.4 .7 233.042 1.8 1.0 272.453 1.6 .9 

Transportation services .............................. 269.337 2.9 1.0 258.597 3.8 1.5 272.961 2.3 .8 281.044 3.9 1.6 266.918 1.3 .0 

Other services ............................................ 316.409 1.7 1.3 338.509 1.2 1.6 305.169 .9 .7 306.131 2.0 1.2 315.045 2.4 1.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

125 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Index

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 217.609 3.5 1.2 234.599 3.5 1.5 207.097 3.5 1.2 210.649 3.9 1.2 220.086 3.1 0.9 

All items less food ........................................... 225.674 3.4 1.0 244.191 3.4 1.3 214.673 3.3 1.0 218.297 3.7 1.1 228.200 2.9 .8 

All items less shelter ....................................... 218.433 4.4 1.3 224.194 4.3 1.4 213.167 4.4 1.4 218.787 4.8 1.4 218.804 3.9 1.0 

Commodities less food ................................... 163.020 6.5 .8 167.843 7.1 1.2 161.580 6.8 1.1 166.429 7.0 .6 156.875 5.3 .4 

Nondurables ................................................... 220.502 7.2 1.3 225.761 7.4 1.6 216.972 7.4 1.5 223.072 7.6 1.2 216.260 6.3 1.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 210.337 9.4 .7 214.097 10.0 1.1 209.263 9.6 .9 216.570 10.0 .5 200.949 8.0 .4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 262.193 11.0 .1 272.292 11.5 .3 262.951 11.0 -.1 262.244 11.8 .0 252.747 9.3 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 292.538 2.3 1.4 296.633 1.9 1.2 283.865 1.8 1.2 289.325 2.8 1.8 301.861 2.3 1.1 

Services less medical care services ............... 255.021 1.9 1.2 282.002 1.8 1.3 238.765 1.5 1.0 240.197 2.2 1.3 260.347 1.8 1.0 

Energy ............................................................ 244.371 14.9 .4 243.171 14.2 -.4 238.922 14.4 .3 235.193 16.3 .9 269.636 13.8 .5 

All items less energy ....................................... 226.246 2.4 1.3 245.015 2.5 1.6 216.023 2.4 1.3 218.925 2.5 1.3 227.209 2.2 1.0 

All items less food and energy ...................... 226.278 2.0 1.1 248.145 2.2 1.5 215.303 1.9 1.1 217.432 2.1 1.1 227.102 1.8 .8 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 146.365 2.1 1.2 151.029 2.3 1.6 145.575 2.6 1.8 148.695 1.9 1.1 140.789 1.6 .5

Energy commodities ................................... 305.353 25.1 -.7 308.688 26.5 .0 309.151 24.7 -1.7 302.556 26.6 -1.0 303.856 22.0 .0 

Services less energy services .................... 274.568 2.0 1.1 302.317 2.2 1.5 260.836 1.6 .8 261.149 2.2 1.2 275.279 1.9 1.0

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

2 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a

1967=100 base.

3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

126 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ............................................................................. 206.261 3.3 1.1 140.257 3.8 1.3 219.940 3.9 1.3 

All items (December 1977=100) .......................................... 206.261 - - - - - 354.709 - -

Food and beverages ........................................................... 207.559 4.3 2.0 144.250 4.4 2.1 229.452 5.1 2.5 

Food .................................................................................. 207.668 4.5 2.0 144.646 4.6 2.2 229.569 5.4 2.6 

Food at home .................................................................. 211.502 5.7 2.5 143.321 6.3 2.6 225.569 6.4 3.1 

Food away from home .................................................... 201.279 2.9 1.5 146.613 2.4 1.6 237.851 3.9 1.8 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 204.160 1.7 .7 138.914 1.0 .2 227.082 1.4 .7 

Housing ............................................................................... 203.474 1.6 1.1 134.230 2.1 1.1 196.340 1.1 .4 

Shelter .............................................................................. 220.686 1.6 1.2 135.026 2.0 .9 218.827 .7 .0

Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................ 221.220 1.9 1.4 141.183 2.8 1.0 216.708 1.7 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...................... 220.095 1.5 1.0 134.161 1.8 1.0 228.450 .4 -.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ......... 220.075 1.5 1.0 134.152 1.8 1.0 228.456 .4 -.2 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 226.384 2.8 1.7 168.303 3.8 2.5 221.502 4.0 2.5

Household energy ........................................................... 219.855 2.1 1.4 165.891 3.6 2.8 186.332 4.3 2.7 

Energy services 5 ......................................................... 205.970 .3 1.6 156.169 2.3 2.9 198.198 3.3 2.6 

Electricity 5 .................................................................. 204.612 1.1 2.8 152.574 3.5 4.2 205.084 3.9 3.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ......................................... 195.097 -1.8 -1.4 156.737 -2.7 -2.4 164.038 .4 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 117.786 -.2 -.2 99.413 1.3 .8 125.690 .1 -.1 

Apparel ............................................................................... 118.962 4.2 2.6 89.057 3.7 3.3 120.898 4.6 7.4 

Transportation ..................................................................... 208.803 9.5 .8 149.765 9.6 .8 215.997 10.9 1.4

Private transportation ........................................................ 208.000 9.9 .8 149.479 9.7 .8 211.139 11.1 1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ...................................... 100.804 3.4 1.9 100.499 3.3 1.8 100.729 4.4 2.5 

New vehicles ................................................................. 124.544 3.9 1.4 99.103 2.8 .4 150.017 5.1 1.8 

New cars and trucks 3 7 .............................................. 98.054 3.9 1.4 99.162 2.9 .4 103.603 5.2 1.8 

New cars 7 .................................................................. 125.873 4.5 2.0 101.924 3.5 1.3 150.356 7.4 3.2 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 146.350 5.4 4.4 102.144 4.8 4.1 137.607 3.8 3.6 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 439.302 25.0 -1.0 298.327 25.4 -.7 290.188 25.8 .1 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 437.674 24.9 -1.1 299.279 25.3 -.8 288.148 25.6 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...................................... 448.491 25.2 -1.2 306.057 25.6 -.9 275.909 25.8 -.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ............................... 297.706 24.3 -.9 292.161 24.7 -.7 326.725 25.8 .5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ................................... 388.946 23.5 -.8 281.084 23.9 -.6 290.821 24.2 .4 

Medical care ....................................................................... 317.223 3.1 1.2 170.897 3.3 1.4 390.685 3.2 1.2

Medical care commodities ................................................ 255.443 2.9 .6 153.432 3.3 1.2 330.075 3.4 1.5 

Medical care services ....................................................... 335.593 3.2 1.4 177.135 3.3 1.4 411.488 3.2 1.1 

Professional services ...................................................... 263.060 1.7 .6 157.912 2.5 1.0 345.287 2.4 .7 

Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 112.888 .0 -.2 113.433 .9 .5 115.756 -.9 .0 

Education and communication 3 ......................................... 134.589 1.1 1.1 127.476 1.3 1.3 138.339 2.8 2.3 

Other goods and services ................................................... 299.805 1.2 .8 176.112 1.3 .8 420.871 3.1 1.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ............................................................................. 206.261 3.3 1.1 140.257 3.8 1.3 219.940 3.9 1.3 

Commodities ....................................................................... 175.814 5.6 1.1 130.956 6.0 1.3 189.036 6.9 1.9

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 156.999 6.5 .5 123.742 6.8 .9 168.904 7.8 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 211.531 9.6 .4 160.788 10.2 .9 219.262 11.3 1.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 280.092 11.6 -.4 196.339 11.9 .3 270.671 12.8 .7 

Durables ......................................................................... 104.524 1.5 .7 88.403 2.0 .9 119.120 2.6 1.3 

Services .............................................................................. 230.412 1.9 1.2 144.532 2.2 1.2 253.908 1.6 .8 

Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................ 221.489 1.7 1.2 135.166 2.0 .9 226.064 .7 -.1 

Transportation services .................................................... 218.076 3.0 .9 147.587 2.9 1.1 283.544 2.2 1.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

127 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ................................................................... 258.392 1.7 1.2 147.158 1.6 1.3 316.583 1.7 1.6

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................... 200.937 3.3 1.1 136.212 3.8 1.3 209.176 3.9 1.3 

All items less food ................................................................. 206.154 3.1 1.0 137.295 3.7 1.1 218.279 3.6 1.1 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 200.196 4.2 1.1 139.809 4.6 1.4 222.593 5.1 1.8 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 159.244 6.3 .5 124.196 6.6 .9 170.490 7.6 1.6 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 209.873 6.9 1.1 152.411 7.4 1.4 225.513 8.5 2.1 

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 211.420 9.1 .4 159.394 9.6 .9 219.415 10.8 1.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 270.960 10.6 -.3 191.251 11.1 .3 266.868 12.1 .7 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ............................................... 241.474 2.1 1.2 154.697 2.4 1.5 297.252 2.4 1.6 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 223.112 1.8 1.2 141.547 2.1 1.2 237.973 1.4 .8 

Energy .................................................................................. 309.136 14.2 .0 224.132 15.5 .7 238.480 16.4 1.1 

All items less energy ............................................................. 199.447 2.3 1.3 131.790 2.6 1.3 218.498 2.3 1.3 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 198.177 1.9 1.1 129.450 2.2 1.2 217.012 1.8 1.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. 131.832 1.8 1.0 103.479 2.3 1.3 153.282 2.6 2.0 

Energy commodities ......................................................... 442.895 24.9 -.9 304.159 25.3 -.6 288.998 25.2 .3 

Services less energy services .......................................... 232.176 2.0 1.2 143.624 2.2 1.1 260.116 1.4 .7 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

128 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,

semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 244.221 3.3 1.4 145.244 4.0 1.5 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................. 377.370 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 235.635 4.1 2.1 147.495 4.3 2.3 

Food ......................................................................................... 235.370 4.3 2.3 147.882 4.4 2.4 

Food at home ......................................................................... 236.693 5.2 2.6 145.818 6.4 3.3 

Food away from home ........................................................... 236.851 3.3 1.8 151.044 1.7 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 238.077 1.2 .5 140.826 2.0 .8 

Housing ...................................................................................... 252.605 1.9 1.1 142.742 2.7 1.2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 302.563 1.9 1.5 141.296 2.3 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 303.543 2.0 1.5 148.745 2.3 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 .............................. 309.848 1.7 1.3 139.797 2.1 1.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ 309.791 1.7 1.3 139.797 2.1 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 217.515 3.1 -.3 185.756 4.7 .3 

Household energy .................................................................. 206.191 2.9 -.8 183.475 4.7 -.3 

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 194.014 -1.9 -.8 146.236 -1.6 -.9 

Electricity 4 ......................................................................... 192.758 -.6 1.6 133.936 -.8 -.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................................................ 186.919 -4.8 -5.7 152.449 -4.1 -3.0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 124.471 .0 .1 106.748 3.0 2.1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 126.705 4.2 3.4 90.682 7.4 5.7 

Transportation ............................................................................ 215.662 10.2 1.6 147.136 9.0 1.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 208.473 10.5 1.6 147.739 9.0 1.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 291.781 26.9 .1 297.132 26.4 -.2 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 290.283 26.9 .0 297.738 26.4 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............................................. 291.723 27.1 -.2 302.894 26.6 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... 290.524 26.4 .6 295.291 26.2 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................... 280.616 25.7 .7 279.830 25.3 .3 

Medical care ............................................................................... 424.560 3.0 1.1 177.048 3.9 1.3 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 117.289 .0 .8 120.317 .1 1.7 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 136.803 .7 1.1 127.476 -.8 .0 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 400.762 1.7 1.2 190.776 2.1 1.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 244.221 3.3 1.4 145.244 4.0 1.5 

Commodities .............................................................................. 190.505 5.8 1.5 138.981 6.8 1.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 161.811 7.0 1.1 133.580 8.1 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 205.785 10.0 1.0 174.391 11.8 1.5 

Durables ................................................................................. 109.877 1.3 1.2 91.761 2.7 1.7 

Services ..................................................................................... 293.366 2.0 1.4 146.881 1.7 1.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................... 236.312 3.4 1.4 141.277 4.0 1.5 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 223.338 4.2 1.4 144.152 4.6 1.5 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 164.879 6.7 1.1 133.898 7.9 1.5 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 222.417 7.0 1.6 160.475 8.3 1.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 207.781 9.4 1.0 172.006 11.3 1.4 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 293.803 2.1 1.3 152.646 1.2 1.0 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 283.043 1.9 1.4 144.014 1.5 1.2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 242.310 13.6 -.4 231.030 15.6 -.5

All items less energy .................................................................... 246.711 2.5 1.6 136.282 2.7 1.7

All items less food and energy ................................................... 250.355 2.1 1.5 134.050 2.4 1.6

See footnotes at end of table.

129 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,

semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index Percent

change fromIndex Percentchange fromIndex Percentchange from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 216.407 3.4 1.2 138.905 3.5 1.2 212.794 3.7 1.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................. 357.299 - - - - - 341.156 - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 226.722 4.6 2.3 142.668 4.4 2.5 226.885 4.9 2.3 

Food ......................................................................................... 226.046 4.5 2.2 143.027 4.6 2.5 226.470 5.1 2.5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 224.090 5.8 2.7 140.219 5.9 2.8 216.977 7.2 3.4 

Food away from home ........................................................... 228.533 2.8 1.6 146.965 3.1 2.1 243.403 2.4 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 231.988 4.8 2.7 141.007 2.3 1.6 234.115 2.2 1.0 

Housing ...................................................................................... 202.107 1.6 1.2 128.020 1.4 .9 195.315 .6 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 234.848 1.7 .9 127.842 1.2 .6 219.925 .0 .1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 236.714 1.9 1.1 130.331 1.8 .6 207.948 1.1 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 .............................. 239.554 1.6 .9 125.991 1.0 .6 226.479 .1 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ 239.560 1.6 .9 125.991 1.0 .6 226.479 .1 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 204.540 2.3 3.4 170.889 2.1 2.4 214.604 4.7 2.6 

Household energy .................................................................. 178.767 1.6 3.7 171.700 1.9 2.8 169.616 5.2 2.9

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 180.964 1.1 3.8 166.877 1.3 3.0 179.516 3.2 3.1 

Electricity 4 ......................................................................... 179.595 3.5 6.7 162.922 3.6 5.7 176.098 3.7 4.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................................................ 165.992 -3.1 -1.6 160.526 -4.8 -4.0 176.505 1.8 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 114.064 .3 .4 95.248 1.5 1.1 118.864 -1.4 -1.0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 115.527 4.9 4.1 87.100 4.2 4.6 128.085 6.2 11.3 

Transportation ............................................................................ 213.646 9.5 .5 156.507 9.4 .7 193.960 11.1 1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 209.600 9.8 .5 156.198 9.7 .7 186.145 11.5 1.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 316.661 25.1 -1.8 317.436 24.9 -1.7 269.220 24.8 -1.3 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 315.273 25.0 -2.0 318.259 24.7 -2.0 265.737 24.5 -1.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............................................. 315.818 25.3 -2.0 325.385 25.1 -2.0 255.752 24.4 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... 333.958 24.1 -2.1 312.564 23.9 -2.0 310.670 25.3 -1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................... 300.007 23.4 -1.8 295.989 23.2 -1.6 269.241 22.5 -1.8 

Medical care ............................................................................... 396.999 2.7 1.0 176.346 4.2 1.9 380.560 2.7 .5 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 114.020 -.6 -1.1 117.163 .4 .0 107.055 -1.7 -.6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 134.878 1.3 1.2 132.571 .0 1.0 128.010 3.3 1.9 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 361.293 1.5 .8 175.490 .4 .2 404.729 3.7 3.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 216.407 3.4 1.2 138.905 3.5 1.2 212.794 3.7 1.3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 180.441 6.0 1.4 130.338 6.1 1.5 186.174 6.7 1.9 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 155.695 6.8 .8 123.401 6.9 1.1 165.923 7.6 1.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 203.558 9.9 .6 160.694 10.2 .8 217.331 10.6 1.7 

Durables ................................................................................. 108.524 2.0 1.2 85.813 2.3 1.5 114.358 3.1 1.7 

Services ..................................................................................... 252.121 1.7 1.0 143.796 1.6 1.0 242.234 1.3 .8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................... 208.378 3.5 1.2 134.856 3.5 1.1 202.079 3.7 1.3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 211.918 4.2 1.3 141.525 4.4 1.4 211.871 5.0 1.7 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 158.736 6.7 .9 123.829 6.7 1.1 167.704 7.4 1.6 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 216.468 7.2 1.4 151.903 7.5 1.5 222.704 7.9 2.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 205.754 9.5 .8 158.950 9.6 .8 217.741 10.0 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 282.327 1.7 1.2 160.415 1.9 1.3 268.672 2.2 1.3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 240.329 1.6 1.0 140.021 1.3 .9 224.032 1.1 .8 

Energy .......................................................................................... 238.405 14.2 .4 235.778 14.3 .1 215.973 16.1 .4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 216.455 2.4 1.3 130.421 2.3 1.3 213.634 2.2 1.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 215.428 2.0 1.1 128.133 1.9 1.1 211.247 1.6 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

130 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,

semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index Percent

change fromIndex Percentchange fromIndex Percentchange from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 220.858 3.5 1.1 140.165 4.1 1.4 224.656 4.3 1.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................. 356.538 - - - - - 364.823 - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 228.786 4.5 2.0 144.136 4.3 2.0 228.373 6.3 2.8 

Food ......................................................................................... 230.177 4.8 2.1 144.867 4.6 2.2 228.239 6.5 2.9 

Food at home ......................................................................... 225.144 6.4 2.7 144.526 6.2 2.7 231.528 6.7 2.9 

Food away from home ........................................................... 239.073 2.8 1.4 145.382 2.4 1.5 227.352 6.3 2.8 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 211.463 1.8 1.1 133.156 .7 -.1 223.943 1.9 .7 

Housing ...................................................................................... 209.668 1.2 .9 135.439 2.5 1.5 198.816 .9 .5 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 231.877 1.3 .9 138.295 2.3 1.2 221.846 .6 .0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 234.377 1.5 1.2 144.645 3.6 2.1 221.657 1.3 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 .............................. 237.873 1.2 .9 137.453 2.2 1.2 231.584 .5 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ 237.847 1.2 .9 137.453 2.2 1.2 231.584 .5 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 217.533 2.3 2.6 159.519 4.8 4.0 218.364 2.3 3.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 193.958 1.8 2.7 155.113 4.8 4.7 189.267 2.6 3.9

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 195.862 1.2 2.8 151.201 4.4 4.8 195.168 2.0 3.9 

Electricity 4 ......................................................................... 188.190 1.5 2.6 149.924 5.1 5.5 198.816 2.4 4.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................................................ 195.726 -.5 3.7 151.938 -.2 .0 146.950 -2.3 2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 133.180 -1.1 -.9 97.549 .8 .7 124.348 .7 -.1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 151.106 4.7 2.5 87.559 2.5 2.4 125.521 3.7 5.0 

Transportation ............................................................................ 212.303 10.9 .8 148.494 10.8 .8 234.212 12.7 .9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 212.386 11.5 .9 148.161 10.9 .8 232.702 12.8 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 307.531 26.6 -1.4 297.797 26.8 -.8 283.715 26.7 -.9 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 304.797 26.6 -1.5 298.342 26.7 -.9 280.690 26.6 -1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............................................. 306.133 27.0 -1.7 307.073 27.1 -1.0 272.158 26.8 -1.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... 305.740 26.0 -1.2 289.829 26.3 -.7 330.069 26.3 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................... 298.947 24.9 -1.1 281.552 25.3 -.7 288.386 25.3 -.7 

Medical care ............................................................................... 372.415 3.8 1.6 165.134 2.9 1.3 380.529 3.0 1.7 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 107.920 -.3 -.7 116.407 1.1 .3 116.093 -1.5 -.6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 130.346 .9 1.1 126.279 1.9 1.5 133.341 2.5 2.6 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 350.960 1.2 .8 172.791 1.1 1.0 417.936 2.6 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 220.858 3.5 1.1 140.165 4.1 1.4 224.656 4.3 1.2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 186.366 6.1 .9 129.958 5.9 1.2 195.818 8.1 1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 163.458 7.1 .3 122.530 6.9 .7 179.463 9.0 1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 211.347 10.8 .0 159.132 10.1 .7 230.044 12.2 1.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 118.422 1.7 .6 88.173 1.6 .6 124.975 2.9 1.4 

Services ..................................................................................... 254.358 1.9 1.2 145.464 2.7 1.6 255.636 1.5 .9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................... 213.264 3.5 1.0 136.462 4.2 1.4 213.106 4.4 1.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 217.870 4.7 1.2 138.501 4.8 1.5 227.401 5.7 1.7 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 165.487 6.9 .3 122.812 6.7 .6 180.511 8.8 1.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 219.973 7.6 1.0 151.430 7.3 1.3 230.643 9.7 1.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 211.225 10.2 .1 157.580 9.6 .7 229.478 11.9 1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 288.559 2.6 1.5 153.007 3.1 2.0 295.052 2.3 1.8 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 242.652 1.7 1.1 143.038 2.6 1.6 239.027 1.4 .8 

Energy .......................................................................................... 242.454 15.2 .2 215.626 17.2 1.3 233.196 16.2 .9 

All items less energy .................................................................... 220.467 2.3 1.2 131.954 2.7 1.4 221.608 2.5 1.3 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 219.225 1.9 1.0 129.560 2.3 1.3 220.807 1.8 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

131 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1,

semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 232.554 3.0 0.9 138.331 3.4 0.9 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................. 379.211 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 232.523 3.9 1.5 143.541 4.6 1.7 

Food ......................................................................................... 232.776 4.3 1.7 143.037 4.9 1.9 

Food at home ......................................................................... 236.357 5.6 2.1 141.451 6.7 1.9 

Food away from home ........................................................... 226.634 2.7 1.1 145.181 2.1 1.9 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 226.589 -.4 -.9 150.645 -1.0 -1.9 

Housing ...................................................................................... 241.871 1.6 1.2 131.388 1.6 .4 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 270.561 1.6 1.2 130.780 1.6 .3 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................... 282.356 2.1 1.5 139.078 2.2 -1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 .............................. 285.921 1.4 1.1 131.163 1.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ 285.911 1.4 1.1 131.167 1.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 257.995 3.3 1.8 172.937 1.9 1.4 

Household energy .................................................................. 235.723 1.7 1.2 170.671 1.5 1.7 

Energy services 4 ................................................................. 237.149 1.4 1.2 167.125 1.2 1.8 

Electricity 4 ......................................................................... 265.913 .5 .9 164.742 2.5 2.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................................................ 198.713 4.4 1.9 165.747 -2.4 -.9 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 129.915 -.1 -.2 103.480 1.0 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 117.947 3.3 .6 94.364 3.8 2.6 

Transportation ............................................................................ 209.728 7.7 .3 149.019 7.5 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................... 204.237 8.2 .2 147.684 7.6 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 297.213 22.1 -.7 276.358 21.4 .3 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 295.464 22.0 -.8 278.540 21.1 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............................................. 298.162 22.3 -.7 279.719 21.5 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... 271.317 21.3 -.9 272.187 20.3 -.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .......................................... 281.163 20.7 -.9 263.037 19.7 .2 

Medical care ............................................................................... 400.743 3.0 1.2 175.120 2.8 1.0 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 111.320 .7 -.1 97.883 1.6 .6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 134.558 1.5 1.1 124.173 2.8 1.8 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 382.116 .5 .4 170.491 1.8 .1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ..................................................................................... 232.554 3.0 .9 138.331 3.4 .9 

Commodities .............................................................................. 180.321 4.8 .5 127.531 5.3 1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 151.289 5.4 -.1 119.131 5.7 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 192.628 8.2 -.2 153.100 8.8 1.1 

Durables ................................................................................. 111.476 1.0 .1 89.161 1.9 .4 

Services ..................................................................................... 278.546 1.9 1.2 141.549 2.0 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................... 225.089 3.0 .9 133.282 3.4 .8 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 218.132 3.7 .7 137.727 4.1 1.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 154.719 5.1 -.1 120.088 5.5 .7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 214.030 6.0 .7 148.566 6.7 1.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 195.814 7.6 -.2 153.314 8.3 .9 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ...................................................... 301.187 2.2 1.1 154.464 2.4 1.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 268.996 1.8 1.1 138.061 2.0 .7 

Energy .......................................................................................... 270.051 14.1 -.1 227.270 12.2 .9

All items less energy .................................................................... 231.824 2.1 1.0 129.529 2.5 .8

All items less food and energy ................................................... 232.443 1.7 .9 127.263 2.1 .7

1 See region and area size on Table 10 in the CPI Detailed Report 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

132 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

133 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 202.576 3.6 1.1 210.242 3.3 1.1 245.001 3.3 0.9 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 540.704 - - 634.024 - - 712.103 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 200.582 4.8 2.3 231.791 4.4 2.5 241.960 4.1 2.1 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 205.383 5.5 2.6 241.511 4.5 2.5 242.465 4.5 2.3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 208.360 6.3 2.7 235.073 7.2 3.4 234.175 4.8 2.7 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 200.613 4.7 2.4 251.900 1.3 1.0 256.123 3.9 1.7 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 150.901 -1.9 -.8 144.881 3.1 1.3 238.750 -.6 -.6 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 181.207 2.9 .9 200.381 .7 .6 236.822 2.5 1.0

Shelter ...................................................................................... 182.925 2.5 .8 208.410 -.9 .0 275.349 1.5 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 178.917 2.8 .8 206.245 -1.1 .4 282.175 1.7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 183.499 2.3 .6 205.245 -1.0 -.1 292.623 1.3 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 183.499 2.3 .6 205.245 -1.0 -.1 292.623 1.3 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 256.639 3.7 .3 281.478 7.3 3.8 240.163 8.6 -.8 

Household energy .................................................................. 263.488 2.9 -.7 257.612 9.0 6.1 202.991 8.1 -3.3

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 284.600 .8 -1.7 256.717 8.8 6.2 182.301 -.6 -5.2 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 234.606 9.6 5.9 236.672 10.8 8.8 182.852 -3.5 -1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 358.453 -7.6 -8.9 253.639 3.4 -1.1 172.113 6.0 -12.0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 127.521 5.2 2.2 132.786 2.6 1.0 126.803 3.1 1.4 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 148.724 6.7 8.6 134.541 3.8 5.0 142.067 2.3 2.1 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 208.251 5.3 .3 205.798 11.6 .6 204.279 10.2 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................... 207.740 5.9 .4 205.414 12.1 .9 203.148 10.1 .6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 318.927 15.1 .4 302.602 27.5 -.6 302.426 26.6 -.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 319.683 14.8 .2 301.080 27.5 -.7 299.052 26.6 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 311.238 14.9 .2 298.389 28.1 -.8 297.194 26.5 -.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 300.794 14.4 .1 363.399 26.7 -.6 303.029 27.4 1.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 309.863 14.2 .2 300.114 25.4 -.5 291.472 25.9 .6 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 445.423 5.8 1.5 328.514 2.4 1.5 565.313 2.5 1.0 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 120.377 .0 -.7 90.662 2.4 .7 113.928 -5.5 -4.0 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 110.866 -.7 -.2 126.036 .4 .7 142.315 2.4 2.3 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 321.718 6.0 1.0 316.446 .7 .5 420.950 1.7 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 202.576 3.6 1.1 210.242 3.3 1.1 245.001 3.3 .9 

Commodities .............................................................................. 178.797 5.6 2.1 181.538 7.0 1.8 193.038 6.0 1.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 167.010 6.0 2.0 156.578 8.7 1.3 166.596 7.5 .7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 217.644 9.2 3.0 199.173 11.5 1.4 221.028 10.4 .3 

Durables ................................................................................. 123.817 1.1 .3 113.994 4.2 1.3 113.548 2.4 1.4 

Services ..................................................................................... 222.202 2.3 .5 239.944 1.0 .7 290.851 1.5 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 193.475 3.5 1.1 202.975 3.4 1.1 232.457 3.3 .9 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 210.555 4.2 1.3 216.456 5.6 1.7 235.661 4.2 .8 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 166.716 5.7 1.8 155.788 8.5 1.3 169.514 7.0 .6 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 209.832 7.2 2.7 213.940 7.9 1.9 230.233 7.1 1.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 212.893 8.4 2.7 193.929 11.0 1.3 220.849 9.5 .2 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 285.305 2.0 .1 291.936 3.4 1.6 324.509 1.4 .0 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 207.360 1.9 .4 227.676 .9 .6 272.050 1.4 .6 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 288.427 10.1 .0 255.492 18.6 2.3 244.175 16.9 -1.7 

All items less energy .................................................................... 197.323 3.0 1.2 205.079 1.5 .9 248.412 2.1 1.1 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 196.149 2.6 1.0 199.779 .9 .6 250.124 1.6 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.

134 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

ChicagoGary-Kenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

CincinnatiHamilton,

 OH-KY-IN 

ClevelandAkron, OH 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 219.324 2.9 0.6 212.761 3.7 1.6 211.996 3.2 0.9 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 655.249 - - 658.331 - - 679.335 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 225.237 3.8 1.8 207.222 3.4 1.4 234.165 5.0 2.3 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 224.216 4.0 2.0 204.017 3.7 1.6 239.007 5.4 2.5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 227.371 5.0 2.3 203.476 6.3 2.8 236.392 7.4 3.3 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 214.013 2.6 1.5 207.020 .0 .3 245.966 2.4 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 237.358 1.4 .2 233.935 -.3 -.3 180.197 -.7 -.6 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 217.361 1.9 1.0 195.620 2.0 2.3 190.169 .5 .0

Shelter ...................................................................................... 266.595 2.2 1.0 218.635 2.4 1.8 215.704 .9 .1 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 277.640 1.9 .9 219.780 1.8 .9 218.018 .9 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 272.048 2.1 1.0 222.186 2.5 1.9 213.598 .8 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 272.048 2.1 1.0 222.186 2.5 1.9 213.598 .8 .0 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 184.925 1.7 2.2 226.563 .0 5.5 189.523 -1.8 -1.8 

Household energy .................................................................. 161.751 1.2 2.0 193.691 -1.5 6.4 170.281 -4.0 -2.7 

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 164.841 .9 2.0 199.304 -2.4 6.7 168.603 -5.0 -2.8 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 155.651 1.3 2.6 198.853 -3.0 7.9 161.702 -.4 2.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 162.518 .4 1.1 190.161 -.1 2.0 159.964 -12.4 -11.4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 99.880 -.6 -.1 117.898 2.8 2.3 118.132 .9 1.5 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 92.929 2.9 2.3 145.081 6.9 5.1 128.769 4.4 7.4

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 200.258 9.5 .1 204.044 10.6 .6 215.119 9.1 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................... 197.850 10.2 .4 202.723 10.5 .5 215.949 9.3 .3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 322.822 26.0 -2.0 309.099 24.0 -1.7 344.131 23.0 -2.5 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 320.309 26.0 -2.2 308.287 23.6 -2.0 341.555 22.7 -2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 316.687 26.5 -2.3 318.825 24.0 -1.9 332.955 22.9 -2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 331.663 25.0 -2.0 297.649 23.3 -2.0 346.591 22.3 -2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 303.414 24.3 -2.0 262.426 21.7 -2.3 327.214 21.6 -2.5 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 419.542 1.9 .3 400.400 2.5 1.6 381.979 4.4 1.5 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 106.800 -4.4 -5.1 118.577 -1.4 -.7 111.827 -1.7 -.6

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 137.809 .6 .6 128.530 2.1 1.3 119.280 2.6 1.7 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 354.404 1.4 .2 436.440 2.1 1.0 383.230 .7 1.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 219.324 2.9 .6 212.761 3.7 1.6 211.996 3.2 .9 

Commodities .............................................................................. 172.103 5.1 .8 177.378 6.0 1.3 191.028 5.9 1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 143.053 5.9 .2 160.439 7.5 1.2 167.218 6.5 1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 190.033 8.7 .0 205.156 11.0 1.2 219.331 9.2 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 97.886 1.3 .6 118.687 1.9 1.2 112.825 2.2 1.8 

Services ..................................................................................... 263.849 1.5 .4 251.293 2.1 1.9 234.744 1.2 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 210.663 3.0 .6 203.980 3.8 1.6 204.180 3.0 .9 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 203.746 3.2 .4 212.555 4.3 1.6 212.547 4.1 1.3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 146.901 5.7 .2 163.699 7.2 1.1 167.952 6.2 1.4 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 209.590 6.2 .9 208.124 7.3 1.3 228.299 7.2 1.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 193.833 8.2 .0 208.670 10.3 1.1 216.464 8.7 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 274.874 .8 -.2 296.504 2.0 2.1 260.489 1.5 .6 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 252.017 1.5 .4 237.573 2.1 1.9 223.774 .9 .3 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 224.123 14.3 -.4 245.482 11.2 1.7 235.908 9.9 -2.6 

All items less energy .................................................................... 220.520 1.9 .7 211.746 2.8 1.6 211.392 2.4 1.4 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 220.642 1.5 .5 214.439 2.6 1.6 206.667 1.9 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

135 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

DallasFort Worth, TX DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 209.097 3.9 1.1 221.521 3.6 1.1 213.452 3.7 1.6 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 655.925 - - 738.682 - - 634.468 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 233.002 4.0 2.0 210.675 4.6 1.7 208.960 3.9 2.0 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 227.835 4.3 2.0 213.632 5.0 1.9 209.722 4.1 2.0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 208.477 5.5 2.7 214.220 6.6 2.2 205.190 4.9 1.9 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 258.840 3.3 1.3 212.660 3.5 1.8 217.102 3.5 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 301.911 -.3 1.5 187.131 -.1 -1.3 191.385 .3 .7 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 182.091 2.1 1.6 199.036 2.4 1.1 190.362 1.2 1.4

Shelter ...................................................................................... 189.114 1.9 1.7 219.845 1.5 .9 209.219 .9 .6 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 192.228 2.8 2.1 216.946 2.0 1.4 209.560 2.2 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 204.282 1.5 1.6 214.549 1.6 .9 209.999 .8 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 204.282 1.5 1.6 214.549 1.6 .9 209.999 .8 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 218.486 4.0 5.0 211.398 11.5 5.5 241.800 2.8 5.6 

Household energy .................................................................. 210.200 3.1 6.3 159.812 9.4 6.4 199.164 1.7 5.2

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 206.554 2.7 6.5 158.205 9.3 6.5 200.871 1.4 5.5 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 191.986 2.3 3.9 155.041 4.7 6.6 201.002 7.5 10.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 245.878 4.8 24.2 167.293 14.2 6.3 189.879 -6.3 -1.1 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 135.844 1.5 -2.5 118.422 -.6 -2.3 122.267 1.9 .7 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 120.307 3.0 2.8 101.474 2.7 .0 117.917 10.0 5.3 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 217.463 10.8 .0 261.757 9.8 1.1 243.189 9.3 .9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 218.168 11.2 .3 259.875 10.7 1.5 241.358 9.5 1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 305.260 26.3 -2.4 282.487 28.4 2.4 315.679 26.3 -.5 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 303.630 26.2 -2.5 280.802 28.3 2.4 314.986 26.3 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 299.232 26.9 -2.7 278.000 29.0 2.5 324.568 26.6 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 307.610 25.4 -2.2 263.338 27.0 2.3 350.291 25.2 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 300.573 23.3 -2.1 279.961 26.7 2.2 288.194 24.1 -.6 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 368.866 4.5 1.7 456.780 2.1 2.0 365.289 2.8 .7 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 108.236 -.7 -.5 144.258 1.7 .4 113.767 1.5 2.4 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 138.070 .2 .7 119.449 1.3 1.3 136.854 1.1 1.7 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 355.069 -.4 -.2 335.797 -.7 1.3 394.245 2.6 1.9 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 209.097 3.9 1.1 221.521 3.6 1.1 213.452 3.7 1.6 

Commodities .............................................................................. 182.626 5.6 .2 171.649 6.2 1.4 179.453 6.9 1.5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 157.512 6.4 -.7 151.033 7.3 1.2 163.296 8.9 1.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 192.566 10.3 -.5 184.485 9.7 1.4 202.379 12.1 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 127.508 1.6 -1.0 117.187 2.9 .7 117.751 3.0 1.3 

Services ..................................................................................... 235.347 2.6 1.8 264.358 2.1 1.0 249.074 1.5 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 201.117 3.8 1.1 210.357 3.6 1.1 207.359 3.8 1.7 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 219.068 4.7 .9 223.612 4.5 1.3 218.370 4.9 2.0 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 161.794 6.2 -.7 152.425 6.9 1.1 164.669 8.6 1.2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 212.212 7.1 .7 198.278 7.0 1.6 206.207 7.9 1.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 198.683 9.6 -.4 184.096 9.0 1.3 202.017 11.4 1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 302.556 3.4 2.0 330.349 2.4 1.0 305.041 2.0 2.6 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 221.772 2.4 1.8 248.268 2.2 .9 240.580 1.4 1.8 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 258.012 15.7 1.0 214.680 20.3 3.9 256.477 15.2 1.7 

All items less energy .................................................................... 207.998 2.5 1.2 223.043 2.3 .9 211.436 2.4 1.5 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 204.755 2.2 1.0 225.186 1.8 .7 212.265 2.0 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

136 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Honolulu, HI 

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX 

Kansas City, MO-KS 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 245.342 4.0 1.4 201.509 3.4 1.0 215.140 4.3 1.5 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 675.419 - - 646.312 - - 638.831 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 234.747 4.4 1.8 209.293 4.4 2.2 237.259 6.6 3.0 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 235.476 4.7 1.9 208.560 4.6 2.4 242.143 7.2 3.2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 244.968 5.1 1.5 212.109 6.0 2.6 234.782 7.1 3.2 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 222.016 3.8 2.7 200.007 2.8 1.7 252.802 6.4 2.7 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 222.512 -.5 .0 211.067 2.2 .6 181.924 -.1 .3 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 263.092 4.0 1.9 184.455 .7 .9 198.753 2.5 1.6

Shelter ...................................................................................... 278.147 1.9 .6 207.710 1.2 1.2 219.680 2.4 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 273.168 2.7 .9 195.565 1.0 .9 221.096 2.9 1.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 287.844 1.6 .5 194.473 1.6 1.5 216.328 2.4 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 287.844 1.6 .5 194.473 1.6 1.5 216.328 2.4 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 353.698 23.0 11.7 193.538 1.3 1.7 215.510 4.0 5.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 327.880 33.3 16.2 187.135 1.1 2.1 186.717 4.4 6.9 

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 323.417 33.4 16.3 184.152 .8 2.2 184.277 3.9 7.2 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 319.045 34.3 17.4 188.546 1.2 1.6 154.730 7.5 10.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 339.798 21.3 2.2 147.322 -2.7 6.9 180.122 -4.1 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 152.788 -.9 -.5 122.350 -2.7 -.6 123.497 1.7 .2 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 117.408 1.0 -1.7 160.697 4.3 4.9 115.429 -.5 1.9 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 229.962 7.0 .6 186.174 10.0 .0 208.535 9.8 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 229.470 8.3 2.0 185.036 10.3 .1 204.788 10.3 1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 314.144 19.0 1.7 292.808 27.8 -2.3 303.664 25.6 -1.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 323.152 19.0 1.6 292.429 27.7 -2.4 304.234 25.3 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 343.414 19.0 1.8 302.807 28.1 -2.5 298.928 25.6 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 251.403 18.3 1.4 297.113 26.7 -2.3 365.426 24.7 -1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 285.185 19.3 1.3 280.514 25.8 -2.1 292.650 24.2 -1.1 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 326.468 2.3 1.4 390.486 4.2 1.7 320.928 3.4 .2 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 110.401 1.9 -.1 105.476 -1.3 -1.3 128.141 4.4 1.2 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 134.052 2.3 2.8 115.482 1.2 .9 127.434 .7 .9 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 431.834 1.8 -.8 345.384 3.3 1.6 366.710 2.7 2.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 245.342 4.0 1.4 201.509 3.4 1.0 215.140 4.3 1.5 

Commodities .............................................................................. 193.293 4.5 .8 175.320 6.6 1.3 188.068 7.1 1.6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 165.442 4.6 .0 156.834 7.9 .8 163.499 7.4 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 208.867 7.9 .4 212.234 11.4 1.0 220.748 9.9 .7 

Durables ................................................................................. 117.746 -.9 -.7 107.380 2.6 .5 109.926 3.5 1.0 

Services ..................................................................................... 291.033 3.7 1.8 229.321 1.1 .8 242.018 2.4 1.5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 241.044 4.1 1.4 191.727 3.3 1.0 209.187 4.4 1.6 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 231.402 5.1 1.8 199.363 4.4 1.0 215.113 5.2 1.7 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 167.838 4.3 .0 158.904 7.6 .8 164.278 7.1 .8 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 223.030 5.9 1.2 211.660 8.0 1.5 229.280 8.3 1.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 209.684 7.3 .4 211.977 10.7 .9 218.551 9.2 .7 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 307.200 6.1 3.2 251.630 1.1 .5 276.835 2.3 1.8 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 286.945 3.9 1.8 212.651 .8 .7 231.671 2.4 1.7 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 319.800 25.2 7.9 237.290 15.6 -.6 241.815 16.1 1.9 

All items less energy .................................................................... 242.054 2.3 .9 200.225 2.0 1.1 213.902 3.2 1.5 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 244.668 1.9 .6 198.647 1.6 .9 209.320 2.5 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

137 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 232.251 2.6 0.3 232.178 3.9 1.2 218.222 3.6 1.2 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 686.172 - - 374.239 - - 674.001 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 234.347 4.3 1.5 241.544 5.4 2.8 232.838 4.9 2.9 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 234.033 4.6 1.7 243.278 5.6 2.7 236.062 5.2 3.0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 245.819 6.4 2.3 244.692 6.5 2.9 234.574 6.0 3.5 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 216.025 2.4 .8 240.962 3.3 1.2 237.669 3.9 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 224.975 -.6 -1.3 219.945 3.3 3.8 205.712 1.0 1.1 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 245.340 .7 .2 225.783 .6 .0 204.197 1.8 .6 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 275.347 .7 .4 248.922 .5 -.1 242.942 1.3 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 283.948 1.2 .4 238.226 .3 .5 224.266 1.4 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 287.718 .6 .4 253.564 .5 .2 258.967 1.3 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 287.718 .6 .4 253.564 .5 .2 258.967 1.3 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 258.356 1.6 -1.6 169.109 2.0 .6 207.460 5.0 1.0 

Household energy .................................................................. 239.312 .0 -2.9 149.532 1.9 .6 177.730 4.2 .7 

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 237.648 -.2 -3.0 146.096 1.7 .6 182.172 3.8 .7 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 274.620 -1.7 -4.1 142.820 1.7 .9 201.835 5.3 2.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 197.411 4.5 .6 189.086 -.8 -8.5 139.356 .5 -2.3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 121.198 -.3 -.1 170.026 -.2 -.4 107.316 2.2 .8 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 110.658 3.2 -1.6 142.099 4.2 3.9 128.521 3.6 5.8 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 207.558 8.2 -.2 229.322 12.7 2.9 206.586 9.5 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 201.580 8.4 -.2 231.750 13.9 3.5 198.444 9.7 .3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 296.201 21.8 -1.5 319.003 26.7 .1 307.341 25.0 -2.3 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 289.958 21.7 -1.6 315.815 26.6 .1 304.259 24.8 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 291.286 22.0 -1.6 314.826 26.8 -.3 310.365 25.0 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 273.115 21.1 -1.6 296.917 26.7 1.0 317.527 24.8 -2.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 274.495 20.8 -1.6 311.418 26.0 1.0 260.740 23.5 -2.4 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 392.086 4.0 1.6 392.199 4.7 2.2 416.459 3.3 1.2 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 103.396 -1.4 -1.6 113.768 3.2 -1.6 111.456 .4 .1 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 138.142 1.8 1.2 121.757 .9 .5 141.837 1.7 2.1 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 368.506 .2 -.6 300.502 .3 .3 376.155 1.9 1.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 232.251 2.6 .3 232.178 3.9 1.2 218.222 3.6 1.2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 178.778 4.8 .0 204.117 7.3 2.0 180.324 6.1 1.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 147.655 5.2 -1.1 180.670 8.5 1.5 155.241 6.8 1.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 193.437 8.2 -1.5 219.239 12.1 1.4 210.757 10.6 1.8 

Durables ................................................................................. 103.066 -.1 -.3 139.715 3.0 1.7 105.701 1.1 .4 

Services ..................................................................................... 278.521 1.3 .5 254.813 1.9 .7 254.265 1.9 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 224.993 2.6 .2 224.563 3.8 1.1 209.471 3.7 1.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 213.483 3.7 .2 223.530 5.8 1.8 211.202 4.7 1.5 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 151.359 4.9 -1.1 182.533 8.3 1.6 157.218 6.6 1.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 215.846 6.1 .1 232.240 8.6 2.1 224.043 7.9 2.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 197.478 7.6 -1.4 219.734 11.5 1.5 210.027 9.9 1.8 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 291.012 2.0 .5 270.006 3.8 1.6 279.297 2.7 1.0 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 269.276 1.1 .4 242.955 1.7 .6 240.900 1.8 .7 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 276.186 13.9 -2.0 222.067 16.9 .3 236.543 15.2 -1.0 

All items less energy .................................................................... 230.820 1.7 .5 233.323 2.6 1.2 218.349 2.4 1.4 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 230.572 1.1 .3 231.401 2.1 .9 216.245 2.0 1.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

138 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI New York-Northern New

Jersey-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 221.304 4.1 1.8 249.576 3.3 1.5 235.328 3.1 1.3 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 695.453 - - 721.489 - - 679.850 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 260.849 7.2 3.2 239.553 3.8 2.0 218.153 4.5 2.2 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 249.605 5.2 2.1 239.010 4.0 2.1 217.910 4.6 2.3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 244.608 7.0 2.9 239.534 4.9 2.4 229.616 5.5 2.4 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 257.047 2.8 1.4 244.661 3.0 1.7 196.380 3.3 1.8 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 365.423 22.8 10.8 243.464 1.3 .7 218.804 3.6 1.3 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 194.125 1.1 .6 263.180 1.6 1.0 239.740 2.0 1.4

Shelter ...................................................................................... 220.509 1.1 .9 320.201 1.9 1.4 287.032 1.8 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 217.860 1.9 1.3 323.147 2.1 1.5 264.766 1.8 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 230.887 .9 .7 327.528 1.8 1.3 294.229 1.2 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 230.887 .9 .7 327.412 1.8 1.3 294.229 1.2 1.0 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 187.654 3.6 .3 203.978 1.0 -.6 222.016 4.4 1.5 

Household energy .................................................................. 177.518 3.4 .2 201.662 .9 -.9 195.713 3.6 1.5 

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 178.917 2.6 .2 186.699 -3.6 -.8 203.502 .5 1.7 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 222.586 4.6 2.6 185.896 -2.0 1.1 209.422 2.3 4.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 143.407 -1.0 -3.8 182.221 -6.9 -4.9 183.458 -4.3 -4.4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 125.068 -.9 -.2 120.973 -1.1 -.7 122.400 1.0 1.5 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 138.112 7.2 9.5 124.507 4.1 3.2 108.218 4.4 3.9 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 213.691 10.5 1.5 225.393 10.4 2.1 214.385 8.9 .9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 198.438 10.5 1.2 214.201 10.9 2.1 212.631 9.5 1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 285.648 24.6 -1.3 283.909 27.6 .5 307.102 25.5 -1.2 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 288.071 24.3 -1.6 282.942 27.6 .5 302.615 25.5 -1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 293.954 24.5 -1.6 286.188 27.9 .2 303.277 25.8 -1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 286.635 23.9 -1.5 284.092 27.2 1.2 294.644 24.8 -.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 327.825 23.2 -1.3 276.964 26.8 1.4 282.945 23.4 -1.0 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 429.631 2.7 -

 395.385 3.5 1.4 438.783 1.0 -.5 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 121.012 4.2 2.2 116.673 1.3 2.0 124.101 1.2 1.9 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 134.307 1.6 1.5 137.427 1.3 1.4 126.785 -2.5 -.8 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 312.461 -.6 .5 385.206 1.1 1.1 437.239 3.6 2.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 221.304 4.1 1.8 249.576 3.3 1.5 235.328 3.1 1.3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 191.757 6.8 2.5 191.456 5.5 1.5 181.077 6.0 1.4 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 158.425 6.6 2.1 158.719 6.8 1.2 158.475 6.8 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 209.654 10.0 2.7 201.182 9.7 1.2 198.278 9.6 .7 

Durables ................................................................................. 112.866 1.8 1.2 104.429 .8 1.2 114.218 1.8 1.3 

Services ..................................................................................... 247.300 2.3 1.3 299.450 2.1 1.5 292.023 1.5 1.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 211.863 4.3 1.8 242.979 3.3 1.5 226.615 3.2 1.4 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 222.855 5.6 2.3 222.036 4.1 1.6 219.811 3.8 1.3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 166.294 7.6 2.7 162.266 6.5 1.2 160.794 6.7 .9 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 235.352 8.6 2.9 222.925 6.6 1.6 210.444 7.3 1.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 220.998 11.4 3.6 204.109 9.1 1.2 199.525 9.3 .8 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 291.206 3.5 1.8 287.246 2.4 1.6 304.702 1.2 1.2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 231.709 2.1 1.2 291.246 2.1 1.5 280.034 1.5 1.3 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 235.123 15.3 -.7 235.877 12.4 -.2 237.220 13.7 .1 

All items less energy .................................................................... 223.508 3.1 2.0 252.712 2.5 1.7 236.930 2.0 1.4 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 219.651 2.8 2.0 256.790 2.3 1.6 242.639 1.7 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

139 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 1 Pittsburgh, PA 

Portland-Salem,

OR-WA

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 122.203 3.3 1.2 227.513 5.2 2.2 226.077 3.1 1.3 

All items (1967=100) 5 .................................................................

- - - 694.249 - - 661.858 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 130.224 3.2 .9 237.980 6.4 3.8 212.525 4.0 2.1 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 130.604 3.4 .9 238.975 6.9 4.0 213.876 4.1 2.2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 135.396 3.7 .7 237.937 8.3 3.8 205.559 6.5 2.9 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 124.231 2.4 1.5 242.539 5.2 4.1 227.589 1.9 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 125.841 1.5 .8 224.567 .5 .7 200.092 3.1 1.5 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 115.727 2.8 3.0 220.323 3.3 1.5 216.467 2.1 1.2

Shelter ...................................................................................... 111.931 2.9 3.1 241.830 3.2 2.0 248.488 2.3 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 113.088 3.4 5.1 209.140 3.5 1.6 242.274 3.2 2.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 112.155 2.9 2.6 238.584 3.4 1.9 257.815 2.1 1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 112.155 2.9 2.6 238.584 3.4 1.9 257.815 2.1 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 162.332 3.6 6.3 247.533 6.1 2.5 244.128 6.6 2.8 

Household energy .................................................................. 168.327 .6 9.2 234.914 7.5 2.0 202.919 5.8 1.3

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 167.979 .5 9.3 223.743 4.8 2.2 250.098 5.7 1.2 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 178.503 1.0 10.5 190.670 11.1 4.9 283.109 8.1 1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 110.912 -4.2 -1.6 221.827 -5.9 -2.8 180.372 -1.2 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 103.754 1.1 -.6 146.072 .4 -1.2 106.711 -3.0 -3.5 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 115.137 3.3 -1.4 165.685 10.2 7.5 120.232 3.4 2.0 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 125.471 7.6 .1 190.347 11.0 2.0 234.965 6.7 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 125.959 7.7 -.1 190.973 10.8 2.1 236.876 7.4 1.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 278.241 21.1 -3.4 313.447 25.6 .1 320.958 24.9 2.6 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 279.041 20.9 -3.6 316.642 25.4 .0 323.785 24.9 2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 284.606 21.1 -3.7 314.293 26.2 .0 321.785 25.3 2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 273.095 20.3 -2.9 336.012 24.4 -.3 273.743 23.8 2.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 264.669 19.8 -3.4 304.215 22.8 .1 298.009 23.2 2.2 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 150.950 1.5 -.4 418.992 5.8 2.6 464.867 3.1 2.1 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 112.479 2.2 -1.1 114.133 2.5 .6 102.838 .6 .8 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 120.487 -.4 .7 142.823 1.1 1.7 110.110 1.0 1.5 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 137.507 -.9 -.6 392.745 2.8 1.2 450.841 2.4 .9 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 122.203 3.3 1.2 227.513 5.2 2.2 226.077 3.1 1.3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 119.712 4.9 -.2 203.648 7.7 2.6 175.585 3.9 .9 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 113.981 5.7 -.7 183.691 8.5 1.9 157.144 3.9 .2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 145.690 8.8 -1.4 239.601 12.4 3.0 199.128 8.4 1.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 87.297 1.7 .2 124.732 1.6 -.1 112.836 -1.6 -1.4 

Services ..................................................................................... 124.143 2.3 2.2 255.112 3.5 1.9 276.937 2.6 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 120.517 3.5 1.3 217.894 5.1 2.2 215.341 3.1 1.3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 127.499 3.5 .4 225.017 6.0 2.3 218.710 3.5 1.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 114.453 5.6 -.7 185.420 8.1 1.9 158.573 3.8 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 137.866 6.2 -.4 239.273 9.4 3.4 205.115 6.2 1.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 144.078 8.3 -1.2 238.564 11.5 2.8 198.035 7.9 1.4 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 139.669 1.6 1.4 275.893 3.9 1.9 320.618 2.9 1.8 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 121.277 2.3 2.3 243.226 3.4 1.9 263.415 2.5 1.5 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 215.374 11.3 1.7 277.854 16.5 1.0 259.833 16.9 2.1 

All items less energy .................................................................... 116.766 2.4 1.3 224.810 4.1 2.3 226.436 2.1 1.3 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 114.563 2.3 1.3 223.122 3.6 2.0 230.481 1.8 1.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

140 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA 

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 210.966 3.1 1.1 253.368 2.7 0.4 234.698 3.0 1.1 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 626.605 - - 856.715 - - 721.529 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 223.076 3.5 2.5 234.505 4.0 .7 235.046 3.0 1.1 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 221.483 3.7 2.6 232.358 4.4 .9 235.129 3.3 1.2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 212.896 5.7 4.1 222.406 6.0 1.4 232.504 4.4 1.9 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 235.345 .7 .5 242.416 2.8 .6 238.287 2.2 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 220.316 1.0 .6 248.787 -.8 -.8 239.098 .0 -.4 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 196.781 2.2 1.7 275.952 .6 .3 250.956 2.1 1.6

Shelter ...................................................................................... 221.919 2.2 1.0 310.406 1.0 .8 281.320 2.1 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 201.612 2.3 .8 302.310 1.0 .9 307.755 3.1 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 230.619 2.0 .9 330.855 .8 .6 305.312 1.7 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 230.619 2.0 .9 330.855 .8 .6 305.312 1.7 1.3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 207.664 5.6 5.6 241.786 2.6 .4 287.362 2.3 2.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 192.236 4.8 11.7 200.602 3.3 1.4 289.254 -.3 .4

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 196.814 4.6 12.0 197.161 3.2 1.5 288.051 -.5 .5 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 195.395 7.6 19.6 184.166 4.0 1.9 300.607 -2.4 -1.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 166.670 -1.4 -2.0 171.530 -.5 -.5 239.897 4.3 4.1 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 127.532 -2.2 -.3 171.783 -4.7 -4.1 129.705 1.4 1.3 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 145.500 5.2 -.4 130.803 4.5 .1 115.259 6.7 2.0

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 198.548 7.1 -.8 222.457 10.0 -.2 191.043 6.3 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................... 199.352 6.9 -.9 214.093 10.3 -.5 181.213 6.8 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 312.478 22.7 -4.8 302.254 22.2 -1.1 286.173 19.6 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 307.417 22.5 -5.0 302.537 21.9 -1.2 285.067 19.4 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 299.537 22.9 -5.1 315.151 22.2 -1.2 286.694 19.8 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 350.570 21.4 -5.0 258.298 21.2 -1.3 262.643 18.5 -1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 297.745 20.9 -4.4 304.333 20.7 -1.2 264.649 18.1 -1.6 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................ 377.000 2.7 1.7 392.926 1.8 .5 401.412 2.6 .6 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 115.271 -1.6 .4 141.599 1.0 -.3 110.916 1.8 1.1 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 139.803 2.5 1.6 143.481 4.2 2.2 143.394 .6 .3 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 302.680 1.6 .5 366.223 2.0 1.2 393.238 1.2 .9 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 210.966 3.1 1.1 253.368 2.7 .4 234.698 3.0 1.1 

Commodities .............................................................................. 185.082 5.0 .6 196.429 5.3 -.1 178.067 4.7 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 164.149 5.9 -.4 175.752 6.2 -.6 144.527 5.9 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 221.510 8.4 -1.4 198.306 10.0 -.3 184.688 8.2 .5 

Durables ................................................................................. 111.235 1.7 1.6 151.783 -.7 -1.4 105.975 2.4 .4 

Services ..................................................................................... 238.829 1.8 1.5 304.035 1.4 .6 282.184 2.1 1.3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 202.694 3.2 1.1 246.598 2.7 .4 227.834 3.0 1.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 209.233 3.5 1.1 232.239 4.0 .1 217.435 3.4 .9 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 167.102 5.8 -.4 179.145 5.8 -.7 149.000 5.6 .4 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 223.227 6.1 .3 218.161 7.0 .2 211.854 5.5 .8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 223.051 8.0 -1.3 203.521 9.1 -.3 189.209 7.5 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 262.836 1.3 1.8 313.219 2.2 .5 298.789 2.0 1.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 226.353 1.8 1.5 295.053 1.3 .6 274.364 2.1 1.4 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 244.408 14.2 1.8 258.259 15.6 -.3 290.700 12.2 -.9 

All items less energy .................................................................... 210.797 2.1 1.2 254.599 1.6 .4 234.506 2.4 1.3 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 209.264 1.8 1.0 259.905 1.2 .4 235.109 2.3 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

141 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 2WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 3

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 234.715 3.3 1.7 199.968 3.2 1.0 147.691 3.5 1.0 

All items (1967=100) 5 ................................................................. 715.503 - - 199.968 - - - - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................... 239.489 4.4 2.0 205.153 5.4 3.0 146.450 4.4 1.4 

Food 4 ...................................................................................... 242.960 5.3 2.4 204.892 5.6 3.2 148.134 4.6 1.5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 236.124 5.4 2.4 204.544 7.4 3.1 143.976 6.2 2.1 

Food away from home 6 ......................................................... 254.251 4.7 2.1 205.716 3.0 3.2 150.470 2.9 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages 6 .............................................................. 202.200 -5.5 -3.3 196.621 2.6 1.1 123.779 2.0 .5 

Housing 4 ................................................................................... 239.666 2.2 1.7 184.210 .3 .3 155.527 1.6 1.0

Shelter ...................................................................................... 264.218 2.1 1.6 200.109 .2 .4 162.800 2.6 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ................................................. 256.975 2.1 2.5 198.753 .7 1.2 178.860 3.2 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .............................. 278.510 2.1 1.4 211.742 .0 .2 163.122 2.4 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ................ 278.510 2.1 1.4 211.742 .0 .2 163.117 2.4 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 226.228 3.5 .5 201.728 1.0 .5 181.254 -1.5 .9 

Household energy .................................................................. 217.979 2.5 .8 167.042 -1.9 .1 178.846 -2.8 .0

Energy services 7 ................................................................. 254.706 1.4 .9 164.261 -2.2 .0 169.682 -4.5 -.3 

Electricity 7 ......................................................................... 259.633 1.2 1.1 162.488 -2.8 .4 175.366 -3.9 -.5 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ................................................ 197.084 2.5 -.1 236.637 4.5 -3.6 131.973 -7.0 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 167.524 1.4 2.2 120.392 -.4 -1.3 93.503 -3.9 -1.0 

Apparel 4 .................................................................................... 132.327 -.9 4.0 150.189 -1.8 -2.6 98.270 8.1 .9 

Transportation 4 ......................................................................... 231.938 7.6 1.1 210.756 11.8 1.6 149.955 10.1 .9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 240.397 8.1 1.5 216.794 12.7 2.0 149.870 10.6 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 398.774 22.8 1.8 364.932 25.5 -1.7 289.957 25.8 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 406.753 22.8 1.9 357.850 25.4 -1.8 289.843 25.8 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................. 447.314 23.1 1.8 355.877 26.0 -1.9 295.098 26.1 -1.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ..................................... 312.285 21.8 1.8 311.906 24.4 -1.7 285.924 25.3 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................... 357.002 21.5 2.0 349.659 23.9 -1.5 284.960 24.6 -1.2 

Medical care 4 ............................................................................

- - - 310.897 3.6 1.6 155.968 3.5 1.2 

Recreation 11 ............................................................................. 96.530 1.6 1.2 117.531 .8 .9 113.880 -1.6 -1.3 

Education and communication 11 ............................................... 132.214 2.7 1.2 131.458 1.3 1.1 139.373 1.4 1.8 

Other goods and services 4 ....................................................... 388.527 .2 1.4 279.482 .4 1.1 171.540 2.3 1.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ..................................................................................... 234.715 3.3 1.7 199.968 3.2 1.0 147.691 3.5 1.0 

Commodities .............................................................................. 194.251 4.5 1.8 174.301 5.0 .7 129.632 5.7 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 170.269 4.5 1.6 157.313 4.8 -.7 120.044 6.5 .0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 205.902 6.2 1.9 225.369 7.5 -1.3 152.432 10.9 -.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 133.837 1.9 1.2 99.922 .4 .3 85.657 -.2 .8 

Services ..................................................................................... 272.715 2.6 1.6 223.218 2.0 1.3 159.499 2.2 1.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 ........................................................ 228.991 3.3 1.7 193.580 3.2 1.0 147.175 3.5 1.0 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 224.144 3.9 1.6 201.157 4.5 1.2 140.046 4.0 .9 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 171.656 4.1 1.4 159.929 4.7 -.6 120.310 6.3 .0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 222.707 5.4 1.9 214.066 6.4 .8 148.662 7.5 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 205.895 5.4 1.6 223.406 7.1 -1.1 150.065 10.2 -.4 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ...................................................... 290.047 3.1 1.4 248.829 3.7 2.0 156.711 1.7 1.3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 264.199 2.4 1.6 213.031 1.8 1.2 159.870 2.2 1.3 

Energy 4 ....................................................................................... 315.238 14.7 1.5 242.077 12.2 -1.0 225.787 12.1 -1.0 

All items less energy .................................................................... 232.321 2.5 1.7 195.932 2.2 1.3 141.853 2.7 1.2 

All items less food and energy 4 ................................................ 230.746 2.0 1.6 194.496 1.6 .9 141.751 2.4 1.1 

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.

2 Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

3 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted.

4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.

5 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in

Anchorage.

6 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.

7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum

index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

8 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.

9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

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143 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 35. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all

items index

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Semiannual average indexes Percent change from preceding

semiannual average

1st half

2010

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

U.S. city average ........................................................................ 213.426 214.507 220.196 222.954 0.5 2.7 1.3 

Region and area size 1

Northeast urban .......................................................................... 230.720 232.180 237.587 241.187 .6 2.3 1.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 230.930 232.381 237.422 240.972 .6 2.2 1.5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 139.913 140.811 144.556 146.806 .6 2.7 1.6 

Midwest urban ............................................................................ 202.969 204.402 209.742 212.504 .7 2.6 1.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 202.634 203.934 209.343 211.990 .6 2.7 1.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 133.222 134.264 137.688 139.559 .8 2.6 1.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 201.749 203.258 208.603 211.547 .7 2.6 1.4 

South urban ................................................................................ 208.321 209.176 215.383 218.237 .4 3.0 1.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 210.440 211.193 216.953 219.525 .4 2.7 1.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 133.161 133.764 137.838 139.817 .5 3.0 1.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 214.744 215.548 222.804 225.564 .4 3.4 1.2 

West urban ................................................................................. 215.405 216.177 221.607 223.546 .4 2.5 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. 217.734 218.819 224.148 225.976 .5 2.4 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ........................................... 133.574 133.667 137.274 138.467 .1 2.7 .9 

Size classes

A 3 .......................................................................................... 197.371 198.418 203.343 205.744 .5 2.5 1.2 

B/C 2 ....................................................................................... 134.175 134.806 138.605 140.443 .5 2.8 1.3

D ............................................................................................. 208.965 210.089 216.146 219.008 .5 2.9 1.3 

Selected local areas

Anchorage, AK ........................................................................... 193.257 194.038 199.061 200.987 .4 2.6 1.0

Atlanta, GA ................................................................................. 202.465 202.565 207.085 209.690 .0 2.2 1.3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................................. 238.304 237.787 244.345 246.328 -.2 2.8 .8 

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............................................. 206.102 206.758 212.616 214.105 .3 2.8 .7 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN .................................................. 199.002 199.829 204.686 208.157 .4 2.4 1.7 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ................................................................. 195.064 196.938 201.946 203.814 1.0 2.5 .9 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ................................................................. 205.196 204.970 211.281 214.299 -.1 3.1 1.4 

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ..................................................... 202.180 203.666 209.099 211.960 .7 2.7 1.4 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ......................................................... 200.115 201.703 206.464 210.014 .8 2.4 1.7 

Honolulu, HI ................................................................................ 233.089 234.951 240.874 244.190 .8 2.5 1.4 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ............................................... 191.509 193.069 198.404 200.652 .8 2.8 1.1 

Kansas City, MO-KS .................................................................. 196.653 198.086 204.353 207.756 .7 3.2 1.7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................... 218.004 218.866 224.913 225.231 .4 2.8 .1 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ......................................................... 220.754 221.422 227.552 230.770 .3 2.8 1.4 

Milwaukee-Racine, WI ................................................................ 213.469 215.498 221.561 224.346 1.0 2.8 1.3

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ..................................................... 204.555 205.727 211.108 215.438 .6 2.6 2.1 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ................. 235.212 237.090 241.905 245.766 .8 2.0 1.6 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............... 227.059 228.432 232.661 236.066 .6 1.9 1.5 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 4 ................................................................... 117.968 118.155 120.928 122.368 .2 2.3 1.2 

Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................ 208.626 210.535 217.192 222.193 .9 3.2 2.3 

Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................ 213.036 214.409 218.872 221.508 .6 2.1 1.2 

St. Louis, MO-IL ......................................................................... 201.373 204.218 209.150 211.537 1.4 2.4 1.1 

San Diego, CA ............................................................................ 229.194 231.609 238.431 239.243 1.1 2.9 .3 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ....................................... 223.012 224.236 229.074 231.600 .5 2.2 1.1 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................................ 221.714 223.053 227.455 231.415 .6 2.0 1.7 

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ....................................... 193.443 193.622 198.379 200.900 .1 2.5 1.3 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 .................................. 141.731 142.758 146.899 148.244 .7 2.9 .9 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

4 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.

5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.

144 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Index

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 222.954 3.9 1.3 241.187 3.9 1.5 212.504 4.0 1.3 218.237 4.3 1.3 223.546 3.4 0.9 

All items (December 1977=100) 2 ................. 664.111 - - 376.721 - - 343.666 - - 353.460 - - 359.673 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 229.645 4.5 2.1 235.722 4.3 2.3 224.468 4.7 2.4 227.558 4.7 2.1 231.871 4.2 1.6 

Food ........................................................... 229.606 4.7 2.2 235.598 4.5 2.4 224.065 4.8 2.4 228.468 4.9 2.3 231.200 4.5 1.8 

Food at home ........................................... 228.109 6.1 2.6 234.718 5.6 2.9 219.728 6.0 2.8 225.765 6.4 2.7 233.683 6.0 2.1 

Food away from home .............................. 233.345 2.8 1.6 240.322 2.9 1.7 231.143 2.9 1.8 234.681 2.8 1.6 227.793 2.5 1.4

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 228.787 1.6 .7 236.006 1.7 .8 229.619 3.6 2.1 213.664 1.2 .5 236.082 -.4 -1.0

Housing ........................................................ 217.016 1.8 1.1 247.355 2.1 1.1 195.557 1.5 1.1 204.669 2.0 1.4 226.754 1.7 .8 

Shelter ........................................................ 246.726 1.7 1.0 294.793 2.0 1.4 220.346 1.4 .7 225.927 1.8 1.0 249.803 1.6 .8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ...................... 253.289 2.1 1.1 291.848 2.0 1.4 227.046 1.8 .9 226.812 2.4 1.6 264.547 2.1 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 236.212 1.5 .9 272.903 1.9 1.3 218.912 1.3 .7 214.268 1.6 .9 239.049 1.4 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 3 4 ................................... 236.204 1.5 .9 272.888 1.8 1.3 218.913 1.3 .7 214.257 1.6 .9 239.062 1.4 .8 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 221.326 3.2 2.3 221.369 3.5 -.2 211.310 2.7 2.9 223.238 3.6 3.6 246.915 3.0 1.7 

Household energy .................................... 193.705 2.9 2.3 202.213 3.3 -.7 182.959 2.3 3.3 188.214 3.4 4.0 224.187 1.9 1.4 

Energy services 3 ................................... 195.871 1.6 2.5 193.757 -1.6 -.9 186.998 1.5 3.5 189.208 3.2 4.1 226.494 1.7 1.4 

Electricity 3 ........................................... 198.370 2.6 3.6 191.490 -.4 1.1 190.462 3.6 5.9 184.742 3.6 4.4 246.356 1.8 1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................... 182.749 -2.0 -1.7 185.670 -4.6 -5.0 172.957 -3.1 -1.9 195.416 -.3 1.8 193.611 1.4 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 121.403 .7 .5 121.059 1.1 .7 117.348 .8 .9 121.326 .7 .5 126.808 .1 -.1 

Apparel ......................................................... 123.351 4.3 3.5 128.856 5.6 4.7 115.154 5.4 5.2 132.762 3.3 2.8 115.348 3.6 1.5 

Transportation .............................................. 214.263 10.6 .9 215.411 10.4 1.7 215.351 10.3 .8 212.737 12.1 .9 212.710 8.7 .5 

Private transportation ................................. 210.898 10.8 .9 210.371 10.6 1.7 211.860 10.5 .8 211.219 12.3 .9 208.962 8.9 .6 

New and used motor vehicles 5 ................ 100.366 3.9 2.4 101.773 4.1 3.1 101.560 4.3 2.7 99.928 4.0 2.3 98.888 3.0 1.5 

New vehicles .......................................... 143.594 3.5 1.0 142.346 3.1 1.5 139.998 3.7 1.4 146.819 3.7 .8 144.082 3.3 .6 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 153.132 5.1 4.3 161.016 6.7 5.4 155.200 5.9 4.5 151.044 4.8 4.2 147.053 3.0 2.9

Motor fuel .................................................. 302.576 25.3 -.8 296.702 26.6 .0 311.256 25.0 -1.8 298.430 26.8 -1.0 300.754 22.1 -.1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 301.618 25.2 -1.0 295.698 26.6 -.1 310.253 24.8 -2.0 297.245 26.7 -1.2 299.823 21.9 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 301.309 25.5 -1.0 296.809 26.8 -.3 309.076 25.1 -2.0 296.363 27.1 -1.3 298.959 22.2 -.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 308.479 24.6 -.8 301.058 26.3 .4 338.045 24.2 -1.9 309.596 26.2 -.9 281.069 21.3 -.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 289.416 23.7 -.7 284.334 25.5 .5 300.295 23.2 -1.8 292.194 25.1 -.9 284.327 20.6 -.3 

Medical care ................................................. 404.814 3.3 1.3 422.386 3.5 1.2 405.608 3.4 1.3 388.758 3.3 1.5 410.776 3.1 1.1 

Medical care commodities .......................... 317.516 3.3 1.1 349.593 4.3 .9 317.706 3.7 1.6 301.252 2.7 1.0 318.112 3.0 .7

Medical care services ................................. 430.517 3.3 1.4 439.966 3.2 1.3 432.903 3.3 1.3 416.399 3.6 1.7 436.831 3.1 1.2 

Professional services ................................ 340.643 2.2 .8 339.188 2.1 .9 363.359 2.1 .7 338.773 2.4 1.0 316.668 2.1 .6

Recreation 5 ................................................. 109.971 .5 .1 119.049 .4 1.0 111.056 .4 -.1 109.949 .5 -.1 102.365 .5 -.1 

Education and communication 5 ................... 126.038 .5 .8 127.453 -.2 .5 128.300 .5 .9 121.169 .4 .9 128.819 1.5 1.0 

Other goods and services ............................. 418.738 1.5 .9 475.530 2.0 1.2 407.843 1.5 1.1 406.675 1.4 1.0 390.830 1.2 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 222.954 3.9 1.3 241.187 3.9 1.5 212.504 4.0 1.3 218.237 4.3 1.3 223.546 3.4 .9 

Commodities ................................................. 189.420 6.5 1.4 199.919 6.6 1.8 185.130 6.7 1.6 190.062 7.1 1.2 185.023 5.5 .9 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 167.217 7.7 .9 176.070 8.0 1.5 164.756 7.8 1.2 170.754 8.5 .7 159.320 6.4 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 220.828 11.0 .7 227.481 11.3 1.3 219.577 10.9 .8 228.901 12.1 .4 206.530 9.4 .4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 286.116 12.9 .0 301.392 13.0 .3 283.899 12.4 -.3 287.521 14.3 -.1 272.519 11.2 .1 

Durables ................................................... 115.087 2.4 1.4 115.600 2.6 1.9 113.001 3.1 2.0 116.417 2.2 1.2 115.519 1.5 .5 

Services ........................................................ 262.446 1.9 1.2 288.606 1.9 1.3 245.752 1.6 1.0 253.011 2.2 1.4 265.092 1.8 .9 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................... 237.757 1.7 1.0 275.945 2.0 1.4 218.821 1.4 .7 215.053 1.8 1.0 241.277 1.6 .8 

Transportation services .............................. 269.768 3.0 1.2 256.731 3.9 1.7 269.801 2.2 .9 286.743 4.0 1.9 264.365 1.1 .0 

Other services ............................................ 301.011 1.3 1.0 334.282 1.1 1.4 285.898 .8 .6 290.074 1.3 .9 294.930 1.9 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 215.555 4.0 1.2 234.523 3.9 1.5 204.946 4.0 1.3 209.910 4.4 1.3 216.489 3.4 .9 

All items less food ........................................... 221.584 3.8 1.1 242.482 3.8 1.4 210.159 3.8 1.1 216.197 4.2 1.2 222.010 3.2 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.

145 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Index

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

fromIndex

Percent

change

from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Special aggregate indexes

All items less shelter ....................................... 216.680 4.9 1.4 224.695 4.7 1.6 212.083 4.9 1.5 217.170 5.4 1.4 214.866 4.3 0.9 

Commodities less food ................................... 169.407 7.5 .9 178.523 7.8 1.5 166.902 7.6 1.3 172.048 8.2 .7 162.398 6.1 .4 

Nondurables ................................................... 226.231 7.8 1.3 233.517 7.9 1.8 223.124 7.9 1.5 228.160 8.5 1.2 220.852 6.7 1.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 221.524 10.5 .7 228.268 10.7 1.3 219.975 10.4 .9 227.863 11.5 .4 209.693 8.8 .3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 279.981 12.1 .0 294.091 12.2 .4 277.554 11.7 -.1 280.070 13.4 -.1 268.891 10.3 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................... 258.149 2.2 1.4 258.410 1.8 1.2 252.417 1.7 1.3 259.042 2.7 1.8 264.275 2.1 1.0 

Services less medical care services ............... 250.787 1.8 1.2 279.113 1.8 1.3 233.041 1.4 1.0 239.147 2.1 1.4 254.496 1.7 .8 

Energy ............................................................ 246.507 15.6 .3 243.733 14.8 -.3 242.264 15.3 .1 237.559 16.9 .8 274.120 14.4 .4 

All items less energy ....................................... 221.099 2.5 1.4 242.205 2.7 1.7 210.522 2.6 1.5 215.443 2.6 1.4 220.119 2.3 .9 

All items less food and energy ...................... 219.765 2.1 1.2 245.035 2.3 1.6 208.053 2.1 1.3 212.969 2.1 1.2 218.044 1.8 .7 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 149.166 2.4 1.5 159.203 2.8 2.0 148.294 3.1 2.3 149.987 2.1 1.4 142.165 1.7 .5

Energy commodities ................................... 305.512 25.1 -.8 306.459 26.3 .0 310.494 24.6 -1.7 301.500 26.7 -1.0 304.336 22.0 -.1 

Services less energy services .................... 269.694 2.0 1.1 298.834 2.2 1.5 253.627 1.6 .8 260.151 2.2 1.2 268.199 1.8 .8 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

2 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a

1967=100 base.

3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

146 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual

averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ............................................................................. 205.744 3.7 1.2 140.443 4.2 1.3 219.008 4.2 1.3 

All items (December 1977=100) .......................................... 205.744 - - - - - 353.953 - -

Food and beverages ........................................................... 207.679 4.5 2.1 144.345 4.4 2.1 228.593 5.2 2.5 

Food .................................................................................. 207.616 4.6 2.1 144.698 4.6 2.2 228.387 5.4 2.6 

Food at home .................................................................. 211.399 5.8 2.6 143.375 6.3 2.6 222.862 6.4 3.0 

Food away from home .................................................... 201.245 3.0 1.5 146.764 2.3 1.7 239.030 4.0 1.9 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 206.148 2.1 1.1 139.595 1.0 .1 230.290 1.6 .8 

Housing ............................................................................... 203.128 1.6 1.1 135.160 2.3 1.2 201.067 1.1 .5 

Shelter .............................................................................. 219.885 1.6 1.1 135.539 2.1 .9 226.508 .7 .0

Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................ 219.374 1.8 1.3 141.075 2.8 1.0 217.296 1.7 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...................... 219.078 1.5 1.0 133.953 1.8 1.0 213.956 .4 -.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ......... 219.061 1.5 1.0 133.955 1.8 1.0 213.964 .4 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. 223.236 2.8 1.9 168.888 3.7 2.6 223.703 3.6 2.6

Household energy ........................................................... 215.993 2.1 1.7 166.416 3.5 2.9 186.418 3.9 2.9 

Energy services 5 ......................................................... 204.194 .7 1.9 157.188 2.4 3.0 197.786 3.1 2.9 

Electricity 5 .................................................................. 202.710 1.5 3.0 152.465 3.6 4.3 204.334 3.6 3.3 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ......................................... 194.865 -1.7 -1.4 156.520 -2.9 -2.5 166.558 .6 .7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 114.066 -.2 .0 98.235 1.7 1.1 119.546 -.2 -.1 

Apparel ............................................................................... 117.242 4.5 3.0 90.129 4.0 3.4 122.422 5.1 7.2 

Transportation ..................................................................... 214.143 10.5 .8 149.732 10.5 .9 212.155 11.5 1.4 

Private transportation ........................................................ 213.882 10.8 .8 149.532 10.6 .9 208.957 11.6 1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ...................................... 101.136 3.9 2.4 99.724 3.7 2.3 99.195 4.7 2.6 

New vehicles ................................................................. 125.088 3.8 1.4 99.134 2.8 .4 151.138 5.2 1.7 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 146.517 5.3 4.3 102.412 5.0 4.2 139.462 4.5 3.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 440.932 25.0 -1.1 299.644 25.5 -.7 291.305 25.8 -.1 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 439.490 24.9 -1.2 300.619 25.4 -.8 289.320 25.7 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ...................................... 450.134 25.2 -1.3 307.664 25.7 -.9 277.338 25.8 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ............................... 299.712 24.3 -1.0 293.003 24.7 -.7 326.756 25.8 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ................................... 390.162 23.5 -.9 282.051 24.0 -.6 289.569 24.2 .1 

Medical care ....................................................................... 318.676 3.2 1.2 172.525 3.5 1.4 386.165 3.2 1.2

Medical care commodities ................................................ 249.913 2.9 .6 152.300 3.6 1.4 316.675 3.7 1.6 

Medical care services ....................................................... 339.039 3.3 1.5 178.913 3.4 1.4 407.274 3.1 1.0 

Professional services ...................................................... 266.284 1.8 .6 158.524 2.6 1.0 342.834 2.3 .7 

Recreation 3 ........................................................................ 109.918 .1 -.4 109.510 1.1 .7 110.535 -1.1 -.2 

Education and communication 3 ......................................... 127.834 .3 .6 122.105 .6 .9 132.810 2.0 1.8 

Other goods and services ................................................... 319.648 1.2 .7 194.072 1.5 .9 459.075 3.3 1.9 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ............................................................................. 205.744 3.7 1.2 140.443 4.2 1.3 219.008 4.2 1.3 

Commodities ....................................................................... 182.285 6.4 1.2 133.289 6.5 1.4 191.219 7.4 1.9

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 166.499 7.7 .6 127.444 7.7 1.1 172.558 8.5 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 225.810 10.9 .3 168.989 11.0 .9 229.567 12.2 1.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 305.467 12.9 -.5 208.785 12.8 .3 287.237 13.7 .6 

Durables ......................................................................... 109.244 2.0 1.3 89.810 2.5 1.4 119.027 3.1 1.6

Services .............................................................................. 227.665 1.8 1.2 144.235 2.2 1.2 255.774 1.4 .8 

Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................ 220.684 1.6 1.1 135.679 2.1 .9 211.553 .7 .0 

Transportation services .................................................... 221.669 3.2 1.1 148.534 2.8 1.2 281.561 2.6 1.8 

Other services ................................................................... 247.542 1.3 .8 142.353 1.3 1.2 300.559 1.0 1.1

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................... 201.252 3.7 1.2 137.033 4.2 1.3 210.365 4.3 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

147 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual

averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food ................................................................. 205.458 3.5 1.0 137.733 4.1 1.2 217.244 4.0 1.1 

All items less shelter ............................................................. 200.539 4.7 1.2 140.053 4.9 1.5 218.595 5.5 1.8 

Commodities less food ......................................................... 168.327 7.4 .6 127.770 7.4 1.0 174.222 8.3 1.6 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 216.547 7.6 1.2 155.998 7.8 1.4 231.133 9.0 2.0 

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 224.993 10.3 .4 167.040 10.4 .8 229.653 11.7 1.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 294.340 12.0 -.4 202.371 11.9 .3 282.661 13.0 .6 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ............................................... 236.299 2.1 1.2 153.181 2.3 1.5 262.355 2.1 1.6 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 220.867 1.7 1.2 141.433 2.1 1.2 241.873 1.3 .8 

Energy .................................................................................. 314.187 15.0 .0 227.821 16.2 .6 241.255 16.7 1.0 

All items less energy ............................................................. 197.111 2.4 1.3 131.124 2.7 1.4 215.393 2.4 1.4 

All items less food and energy ............................................ 195.077 2.0 1.2 128.358 2.3 1.3 213.542 1.8 1.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. 136.329 2.2 1.3 105.489 2.6 1.6 153.247 2.9 2.2 

Energy commodities ......................................................... 443.451 24.9 -1.1 303.364 25.3 -.7 289.880 25.5 .0 

Services less energy services .......................................... 229.491 1.9 1.1 143.052 2.2 1.1 262.272 1.3 .6 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

148 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and

population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 240.972 3.7 1.5 146.806 4.3 1.6 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 368.219 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 234.759 4.3 2.3 147.189 4.4 2.4 

Food ....................................................................................... 234.620 4.5 2.4 147.442 4.5 2.5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 234.977 5.2 2.7 145.097 6.3 3.3 

Food away from home .......................................................... 236.675 3.5 2.0 151.143 1.8 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 235.062 1.4 .7 142.262 2.3 1.0 

Housing .................................................................................... 247.261 1.9 1.1 144.102 2.7 1.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 294.233 1.9 1.4 141.948 2.3 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 300.659 2.0 1.5 148.745 2.3 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 274.482 1.8 1.3 139.797 2.1 1.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 274.451 1.7 1.3 139.797 2.1 1.4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 212.889 3.1 -.2 185.049 4.2 .3 

Household energy ................................................................ 202.014 2.9 -.6 181.971 4.1 -.3 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 193.846 -1.6 -.7 146.726 -1.6 -.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 192.344 -.1 1.8 133.936 -.8 -.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 186.627 -4.8 -5.7 152.449 -4.1 -3.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 116.523 -.6 -.2 106.309 3.1 1.8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 126.020 5.0 4.1 92.896 7.4 6.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 219.701 10.9 1.9 147.791 9.6 1.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 214.114 11.2 1.9 148.156 9.6 1.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 292.449 26.8 .1 297.131 26.4 -.2 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 291.077 26.8 .0 297.738 26.4 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 292.186 27.0 -.2 302.894 26.6 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 291.703 26.4 .6 295.291 26.2 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 281.455 25.6 .7 279.830 25.3 .3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 419.730 3.0 1.1 178.322 4.1 1.3 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 117.855 .7 .6 121.594 .0 1.8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 131.440 .3 .8 117.807 -1.3 -.2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 450.643 1.8 1.1 218.949 2.4 1.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 240.972 3.7 1.5 146.806 4.3 1.6 

Commodities ............................................................................ 196.942 6.4 1.7 142.942 7.0 1.9 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 171.085 7.9 1.3 139.955 8.3 1.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 214.994 10.8 1.1 190.173 12.1 1.5 

Durables ............................................................................... 113.181 1.9 1.8 93.775 3.3 2.1 

Services .................................................................................... 288.292 2.0 1.4 146.567 1.6 1.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 234.405 3.7 1.5 143.511 4.3 1.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 222.986 4.7 1.5 146.164 4.9 1.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 173.641 7.6 1.3 140.123 8.1 1.7 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 226.936 7.5 1.7 167.683 8.6 1.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 216.541 10.2 1.1 186.701 11.6 1.5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 254.947 2.2 1.2 151.333 1.0 1.0 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 278.983 2.0 1.3 144.005 1.4 1.2

Energy ........................................................................................ 240.562 14.1 -.3 233.857 16.2 -.5

All items less energy .................................................................. 242.675 2.6 1.7 137.040 2.8 1.8

All items less food and energy ................................................. 245.781 2.3 1.6 135.125 2.5 1.7

See footnotes at end of table.

149 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and

population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index Percent

change fromIndex Percentchange fromIndex Percentchange from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 211.990 4.0 1.3 139.559 3.9 1.4 211.547 4.1 1.4

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 346.562 - - - - - 342.758 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 227.034 4.8 2.4 143.011 4.4 2.5 226.977 4.9 2.3

Food ....................................................................................... 226.613 4.7 2.3 143.374 4.7 2.5 226.433 5.2 2.4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 225.114 5.9 2.8 140.659 5.8 2.8 214.876 7.1 3.3

Food away from home .......................................................... 228.734 2.9 1.6 147.277 3.2 2.2 246.412 2.5 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 230.735 5.0 2.8 142.164 2.4 1.7 235.144 2.3 1.1

Housing .................................................................................... 195.719 1.7 1.3 128.326 1.5 1.0 195.841 .6 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 221.531 1.7 .9 127.244 1.3 .6 219.967 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 236.857 1.9 1.0 130.331 1.8 .6 207.948 1.1 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 219.422 1.6 .9 125.991 1.0 .6 215.570 .1 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 219.420 1.6 .9 125.991 1.0 .6 215.570 .1 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 205.841 2.5 3.4 171.035 2.3 2.4 217.732 4.4 2.6 

Household energy ................................................................ 179.244 1.8 3.7 171.673 2.1 2.8 171.009 4.9 2.9

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 180.980 1.2 3.8 165.439 1.4 3.1 179.001 3.2 3.0 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 178.093 3.5 6.7 162.922 3.6 5.7 176.105 3.7 4.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 167.084 -3.1 -1.7 160.526 -4.8 -4.0 176.406 1.8 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 112.358 .9 1.0 94.548 1.8 1.5 120.175 -1.8 -1.0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 112.746 5.8 4.8 86.613 4.4 4.5 131.252 6.5 10.6 

Transportation .......................................................................... 213.785 10.3 .5 158.490 9.9 .9 198.751 11.7 1.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 210.890 10.6 .5 158.272 10.0 .9 193.343 11.9 1.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 316.583 25.1 -1.9 317.444 24.9 -1.7 269.181 24.8 -1.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 315.141 25.0 -2.1 318.259 24.7 -2.0 265.746 24.5 -1.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 315.335 25.3 -2.1 325.385 25.1 -2.0 255.762 24.4 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 333.510 24.1 -2.2 312.564 23.9 -2.0 310.670 25.3 -1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 299.039 23.4 -1.9 295.989 23.2 -1.6 269.237 22.5 -1.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 402.255 2.8 1.1 177.360 4.3 1.9 375.073 2.6 .4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 111.785 -.3 -.9 112.498 1.5 .7 105.224 -.9 -.1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 128.908 .5 .7 126.657 -.4 .8 128.506 2.6 1.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 383.760 1.6 .9 198.889 .7 .5 440.658 3.8 3.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 211.990 4.0 1.3 139.559 3.9 1.4 211.547 4.1 1.4

Commodities ............................................................................ 183.441 6.9 1.6 133.799 6.3 1.6 191.118 7.0 2.0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 160.229 8.2 1.1 128.887 7.2 1.3 173.984 8.1 1.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 213.761 11.3 .7 170.960 10.3 .7 229.087 11.1 1.6 

Durables ............................................................................... 110.037 2.8 1.7 89.577 3.1 2.1 117.081 3.8 2.2 

Services .................................................................................... 245.194 1.7 1.0 142.712 1.6 1.1 237.962 1.2 .8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 204.863 4.0 1.3 136.107 3.9 1.3 203.618 4.2 1.5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 210.862 4.9 1.4 142.267 4.8 1.6 210.862 5.4 1.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 162.907 8.0 1.1 129.044 7.0 1.3 175.497 7.8 1.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 222.061 8.0 1.5 156.633 7.6 1.5 228.806 8.2 1.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 215.289 10.9 .8 168.157 9.7 .7 229.113 10.5 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 253.435 1.6 1.2 158.472 1.8 1.5 233.758 2.1 1.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 233.534 1.6 1.0 139.141 1.3 1.0 223.146 1.1 .8 

Energy ........................................................................................ 241.853 15.1 .1 237.781 15.2 .0 221.156 16.5 .3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 210.013 2.6 1.4 130.107 2.6 1.6 210.276 2.4 1.6 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 206.844 2.2 1.2 127.402 2.1 1.4 207.347 1.8 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

150 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and

population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index Percent

change fromIndex Percentchange fromIndex Percentchange from2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd

half

2010

1st

half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 219.525 3.9 1.2 139.817 4.5 1.4 225.564 4.6 1.2

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 355.630 - - - - - 365.138 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 227.280 4.7 2.1 144.711 4.4 2.0 227.390 6.2 2.8

Food ....................................................................................... 228.150 4.9 2.2 145.341 4.6 2.2 227.172 6.4 2.9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 223.775 6.5 2.8 144.939 6.3 2.7 229.474 6.5 2.9

Food away from home .......................................................... 236.846 2.8 1.4 145.656 2.3 1.5 227.694 6.1 2.8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 214.859 2.2 1.4 134.290 .5 -.2 224.507 1.7 .8

Housing .................................................................................... 207.399 1.2 1.1 136.372 2.7 1.8 206.334 1.0 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 227.820 1.2 .9 139.155 2.5 1.3 236.851 .7 .0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 229.456 1.3 1.2 144.645 3.6 2.1 221.657 1.3 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 219.779 1.1 .8 137.453 2.2 1.2 218.877 .5 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 219.760 1.1 .8 137.453 2.2 1.2 218.877 .5 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 216.074 2.4 2.8 160.477 4.8 4.2 222.429 2.2 3.2 

Household energy ................................................................ 192.759 2.0 2.9 156.122 4.8 4.8 189.142 2.5 3.9

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 196.634 1.7 3.0 152.844 4.6 4.9 195.981 2.0 3.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 189.045 2.0 2.9 149.924 5.1 5.5 198.984 2.4 4.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 203.195 .0 3.4 151.938 -.2 .0 147.042 -2.3 2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 128.278 -.3 -.1 96.028 1.2 1.0 114.564 .7 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 149.507 4.4 3.4 88.137 2.4 2.1 123.152 4.1 4.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 221.580 12.3 .9 146.747 12.0 .8 222.977 12.4 1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 221.166 12.6 1.0 146.367 12.1 .8 221.552 12.5 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 307.734 26.7 -1.5 297.779 26.8 -.8 283.734 26.7 -.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 305.082 26.7 -1.6 298.342 26.7 -.9 280.703 26.6 -1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 306.956 27.1 -1.7 307.073 27.1 -1.0 272.138 26.8 -1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 305.945 26.0 -1.3 289.829 26.3 -.7 330.069 26.3 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 298.397 24.9 -1.2 281.552 25.3 -.7 288.381 25.3 -.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 379.589 3.9 1.6 166.781 3.1 1.4 379.183 3.1 1.7 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 103.860 .2 -.7 112.449 1.1 .3 111.328 -1.8 -.7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 120.058 -.5 .5 120.532 .8 .9 130.076 1.6 2.0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 366.666 1.0 .6 187.648 1.3 1.3 454.667 2.7 .7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 219.525 3.9 1.2 139.817 4.5 1.4 225.564 4.6 1.2

Commodities ............................................................................ 192.454 7.0 1.1 131.938 6.8 1.2 195.382 8.6 1.6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 173.437 8.6 .5 125.618 8.2 .7 178.798 9.7 1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 229.649 12.4 .0 166.383 11.6 .6 236.647 13.4 .7 

Durables ............................................................................... 118.559 2.3 1.4 89.031 2.0 1.0 121.892 3.4 1.6 

Services .................................................................................... 250.997 1.8 1.2 145.227 2.7 1.6 265.777 1.4 .9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 212.386 3.9 1.2 136.750 4.6 1.4 215.621 4.7 1.2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 218.556 5.3 1.3 138.278 5.3 1.5 224.232 6.0 1.7 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 175.049 8.3 .5 125.837 7.9 .7 179.882 9.5 1.0

Nondurables ............................................................................... 227.569 8.4 1.1 154.849 8.2 1.2 234.264 10.3 1.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 228.548 11.7 .1 164.586 11.0 .5 235.521 13.0 .7 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 255.514 2.6 1.7 151.271 2.9 1.9 270.545 2.1 1.8 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 238.972 1.7 1.2 142.896 2.6 1.6 250.982 1.4 .9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 245.735 15.6 .2 219.882 17.9 1.2 232.182 16.4 .9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 217.014 2.4 1.3 130.640 2.7 1.5 221.127 2.6 1.3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 214.872 1.9 1.1 127.623 2.4 1.3 220.695 1.9 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

151 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and

population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 225.976 3.3 0.8 138.467 3.6 0.9 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 365.811 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 233.359 4.2 1.6 142.976 4.3 1.7 

Food ....................................................................................... 232.874 4.5 1.7 142.725 4.6 1.9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 236.392 5.8 2.1 141.498 6.6 1.9 

Food away from home .......................................................... 227.100 2.7 1.2 145.496 2.0 1.8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 234.434 .2 -.3 148.151 -1.4 -2.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 235.213 1.6 1.1 133.157 1.7 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 257.613 1.6 1.2 132.398 1.7 .1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 284.884 2.0 1.4 138.623 2.2 -1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................ 247.907 1.4 1.0 131.275 1.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ............... 247.898 1.4 1.0 131.278 1.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 255.066 3.2 2.0 171.797 1.8 1.4 

Household energy ................................................................ 235.339 1.6 1.4 169.294 1.4 1.7 

Energy services 4 ............................................................... 237.072 1.5 1.4 167.499 1.2 1.8 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 266.273 .6 1.2 164.191 2.2 2.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 197.800 4.7 1.9 165.759 -2.4 -.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 128.783 -.6 -.6 101.625 1.2 .3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.525 2.8 -.1 94.797 4.6 3.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 210.747 8.8 .1 149.998 8.5 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 206.865 9.1 .1 149.617 8.6 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 298.736 22.0 -.9 276.510 21.4 .3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 297.159 21.9 -.9 278.659 21.1 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 299.609 22.2 -.9 279.814 21.5 .3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 273.048 21.2 -1.0 272.578 20.3 -.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 283.010 20.7 -1.0 263.266 19.7 .2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 398.818 3.1 1.3 177.770 2.8 .9 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 105.119 .0 -.7 94.551 1.5 .6 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 129.374 .8 .4 124.710 2.7 1.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 379.024 .5 .2 178.578 2.0 .1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 225.976 3.3 .8 138.467 3.6 .9 

Commodities ............................................................................ 185.420 5.5 .5 128.906 5.5 1.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 158.028 6.3 -.2 121.505 6.4 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 203.932 9.3 -.5 155.331 9.3 1.2 

Durables ............................................................................... 114.794 1.1 .3 89.713 2.1 .6 

Services .................................................................................... 268.390 1.7 1.1 141.903 2.0 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 219.828 3.3 .8 133.943 3.6 .9 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 215.064 4.2 .6 137.301 4.4 1.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 161.245 6.0 -.2 122.223 6.1 .8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 220.562 6.7 .5 148.560 6.7 1.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 207.174 8.7 -.5 155.040 8.7 1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 260.781 1.9 .9 153.033 2.3 1.1 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 259.528 1.6 1.0 138.732 2.0 .6

Energy ........................................................................................ 276.075 15.0 -.2 228.927 12.4 .8 

All items less energy .................................................................. 223.002 2.1 .9 129.083 2.6 .9

All items less food and energy ................................................. 221.218 1.6 .8 126.255 2.2 .6

1 See region and area size on Table 10 in the CPI Detailed Report 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

152 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

153 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 200.987 3.6 1.0 209.690 3.5 1.3 246.328 3.6 0.8

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 523.097 - - 634.028 - - 711.979 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 199.443 4.7 2.3 228.938 4.4 2.4 239.322 4.1 2.2 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 203.789 5.7 2.8 236.638 4.5 2.5 240.081 4.4 2.4

Food at home ..................................................................... 206.405 6.5 2.9 227.466 7.4 3.4 229.237 4.7 2.7

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 198.733 4.8 2.5 253.102 1.3 1.0 260.772 3.8 1.8 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 156.242 -1.7 -.7 143.254 2.7 .7 230.273 -1.3 -1.3 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 180.336 2.6 .6 197.795 .8 .9 239.437 2.6 1.0 

Shelter .................................................................................. 181.558 2.5 .7 201.786 -.9 .1 279.175 1.5 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 178.917 2.8 .8 206.245 -1.1 .4 282.175 1.7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 169.897 2.3 .6 191.049 -1.0 -.1 257.165 1.3 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 169.897 2.3 .6 191.049 -1.0 -.1 257.165 1.3 1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 258.625 2.5 -.2 280.240 7.5 4.0 233.227 7.9 -.9 

Household energy .............................................................. 267.358 1.1 -1.3 255.162 9.1 6.3 195.495 7.4 -3.2

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 282.764 1.1 -1.3 254.963 9.0 6.3 183.025 -.9 -4.8 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 234.617 9.6 5.9 236.670 10.8 8.8 182.852 -3.5 -1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 358.454 -7.6 -8.9 253.640 3.4 -1.1 172.117 6.0 -12.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 120.744 3.4 .6 136.867 2.6 1.4 128.168 4.8 2.5 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 127.297 4.3 6.4 136.811 5.4 7.1 150.530 2.4 4.5

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 205.799 6.0 .5 206.152 12.0 .8 210.970 11.6 .5 

Private transportation ........................................................... 207.242 6.4 .6 203.826 12.1 .9 209.088 11.7 .5

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 319.189 15.1 .4 302.568 27.5 -.6 302.459 26.6 -.1 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 319.694 14.8 .2 301.087 27.5 -.7 299.057 26.6 -.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 311.253 14.9 .2 298.380 28.1 -.8 297.172 26.5 -.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 300.794 14.4 .1 363.399 26.7 -.6 303.029 27.4 1.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 309.837 14.2 .2 300.100 25.4 -.5 291.466 25.9 .6 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 458.318 5.8 1.5 321.594 2.0 1.3 558.365 2.3 1.0 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 120.283 -.1 -1.2 88.391 3.1 1.2 116.014 -6.9 -4.5 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 107.885 -2.5 -1.6 119.851 -.5 .3 134.455 1.1 1.2 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 328.599 7.4 1.3 364.466 .3 .2 489.136 1.3 -.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 200.987 3.6 1.0 209.690 3.5 1.3 246.328 3.6 .8

Commodities .......................................................................... 177.771 5.4 1.8 188.920 7.7 2.0 205.821 7.2 1.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 167.362 5.8 1.5 169.292 10.0 1.8 185.455 9.0 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 212.804 8.6 2.4 224.994 13.0 1.7 246.840 12.5 .5 

Durables ............................................................................. 122.662 .6 -.3 115.220 4.7 2.0 118.024 2.4 1.4 

Services .................................................................................. 223.229 2.2 .3 237.935 .9 .8 290.640 1.1 .5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 191.726 3.4 .9 203.074 3.6 1.3 234.883 3.7 .8 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 207.852 4.1 1.1 221.194 6.0 1.9 238.138 4.6 .6 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 166.721 5.2 1.3 168.471 9.8 1.7 187.051 8.7 .7

Nondurables ............................................................................. 206.627 6.7 2.3 224.735 8.5 2.0 243.863 8.4 1.3 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 207.987 7.5 2.1 219.273 12.4 1.6 244.517 11.8 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 247.799 1.9 -.1 266.894 3.5 1.7 285.851 .6 -.5 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 207.566 1.8 .2 226.311 .8 .7 272.972 1.0 .4 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 287.092 9.8 -.2 256.335 18.4 2.4 240.192 17.4 -1.5 

All items less energy ................................................................ 195.387 3.0 1.1 202.765 1.4 1.1 249.032 1.8 1.1 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 193.994 2.5 .8 197.127 .7 .8 252.133 1.3 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.

154 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

ChicagoGary-Kenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

CincinnatiHamilton,

 OH-KY-IN 

ClevelandAkron, OH 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 214.105 3.6 0.7 208.157 4.2 1.7 203.814 3.5 0.9

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 628.796 - - 639.690 - - 636.857 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 225.341 3.9 1.9 206.642 3.3 1.4 233.889 5.4 2.4 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 224.595 4.1 2.0 203.988 3.5 1.5 237.985 5.6 2.6

Food at home ..................................................................... 227.094 5.1 2.3 203.483 6.2 2.9 234.035 7.5 3.3

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 215.509 2.5 1.4 208.393 -.2 .2 244.770 2.5 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 234.668 1.7 .4 236.687 .3 -.1 179.031 -.9 -1.2 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 206.729 2.0 1.1 192.328 2.2 2.6 177.331 .5 -.1 

Shelter .................................................................................. 245.822 2.1 1.0 211.679 2.4 1.7 192.731 .8 .1 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 277.640 1.9 .9 219.780 1.8 .9 218.018 .9 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 243.405 2.1 1.0 206.858 2.5 1.9 198.528 .8 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 243.405 2.1 1.0 206.858 2.5 1.9 198.528 .8 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 184.095 1.9 2.2 221.455 .2 5.4 191.832 -2.0 -1.9 

Household energy .............................................................. 160.620 1.3 2.0 185.289 -1.4 6.3 171.862 -4.1 -2.7

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 163.678 1.0 2.0 188.674 -2.4 6.7 169.033 -5.1 -2.9 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 155.651 1.3 2.6 198.848 -3.0 7.9 161.703 -.4 2.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 162.516 .4 1.1 190.160 -.1 2.0 159.969 -12.4 -11.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 98.757 .5 .5 114.459 5.4 5.2 119.059 1.6 1.1 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 93.283 4.7 3.8 124.186 8.5 4.6 126.541 4.6 9.3 

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 199.169 11.0 .3 211.469 11.5 .5 213.273 9.5 .3 

Private transportation ........................................................... 196.561 11.6 .4 211.564 11.5 .4 212.893 9.6 .3

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 322.836 26.0 -2.1 309.082 24.0 -1.7 344.100 23.0 -2.5 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 320.304 26.0 -2.2 308.266 23.6 -2.0 341.579 22.7 -2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 316.687 26.5 -2.3 318.837 24.0 -1.9 332.951 22.9 -2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 331.663 25.0 -2.0 297.649 23.3 -2.0 346.591 22.3 -2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 303.419 24.3 -2.0 262.408 21.7 -2.3 327.215 21.6 -2.5 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 425.499 1.9 .3 393.972 2.7 1.7 379.379 4.2 1.3 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 104.433 -3.9 -4.7 117.086 -1.0 -.3 109.654 -2.5 -.8 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 134.605 -.6 -.4 116.557 1.2 .8 111.518 2.7 1.7 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 376.487 1.3 .2 448.509 2.6 1.4 439.633 .8 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 214.105 3.6 .7 208.157 4.2 1.7 203.814 3.5 .9 

Commodities .......................................................................... 176.649 6.5 1.1 179.545 7.0 1.5 191.374 6.5 1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 150.010 8.1 .6 164.686 9.3 1.6 169.494 7.1 1.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 204.671 10.9 .2 206.477 12.9 1.6 234.526 10.2 1.1 

Durables ............................................................................. 100.724 2.6 1.5 123.386 2.4 1.7 111.282 2.5 1.7 

Services .................................................................................. 253.427 1.4 .4 244.226 2.0 1.8 221.498 1.0 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 205.737 3.7 .7 200.673 4.3 1.7 197.248 3.4 .9 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 204.022 4.2 .6 208.656 4.9 1.7 212.100 4.5 1.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 153.282 7.8 .6 167.777 9.0 1.5 170.075 7.0 1.3

Nondurables ............................................................................. 218.400 7.6 1.0 208.575 8.2 1.5 234.924 8.0 1.7 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 207.557 10.3 .3 210.202 12.1 1.5 230.885 9.9 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 245.895 .6 -.3 259.070 1.7 2.1 238.532 1.2 .4 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 240.458 1.3 .4 231.980 1.9 1.8 211.091 .7 .2 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 227.832 15.5 -.6 242.693 12.5 1.3 242.065 11.1 -2.6 

All items less energy ................................................................ 212.992 2.1 .9 205.744 3.0 1.8 200.889 2.5 1.5 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 210.682 1.8 .7 206.545 2.9 1.8 193.786 1.9 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

155 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

DallasFort Worth, TX DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 214.299 4.6 1.4 211.960 4.1 1.4 210.014 4.1 1.7

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 660.826 - - 705.514 - - 618.532 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 232.042 4.3 2.2 212.685 4.9 1.7 210.189 4.1 2.0 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 226.728 4.5 2.2 215.870 5.3 2.0 211.234 4.3 2.1

Food at home ..................................................................... 207.756 5.9 2.9 215.615 6.9 2.1 208.934 5.1 2.0

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 260.700 3.5 1.5 216.182 3.6 1.8 216.054 3.7 2.4 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 295.714 -.3 1.1 191.758 -.2 -1.7 189.219 .5 .8 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 184.646 2.2 2.0 192.176 2.6 1.2 183.331 1.4 1.7

Shelter .................................................................................. 191.684 2.0 1.7 208.864 1.6 1.0 194.906 1.0 .8 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 192.228 2.8 2.1 216.946 2.0 1.4 209.560 2.2 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 185.491 1.5 1.6 200.292 1.6 .9 201.076 .8 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 185.491 1.5 1.6 200.292 1.6 .9 201.076 .8 .6 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 215.931 3.8 5.1 206.059 11.4 5.7 246.899 3.3 6.0 

Household energy .............................................................. 210.914 2.9 6.4 158.397 9.5 6.4 203.113 2.3 5.6 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 207.116 2.7 6.5 158.218 9.5 6.4 203.577 1.9 5.9 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 191.986 2.3 3.9 155.041 4.7 6.6 201.002 7.5 10.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 245.879 4.8 24.2 167.295 14.2 6.3 189.879 -6.3 -1.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 127.073 1.6 -.7 122.746 -1.2 -3.4 117.645 2.1 .9 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 122.449 2.5 5.9 96.055 3.4 1.9 111.298 8.5 4.4 

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 234.580 12.6 .2 258.381 10.9 1.7 250.163 9.8 1.0 

Private transportation ........................................................... 235.450 12.9 .3 255.986 11.2 1.8 248.969 10.0 1.1

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 305.208 26.3 -2.4 282.461 28.4 2.4 315.651 26.3 -.5 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 303.624 26.2 -2.5 280.798 28.3 2.4 314.979 26.3 -.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 299.236 26.9 -2.7 278.005 29.0 2.5 324.570 26.6 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 307.610 25.4 -2.2 263.338 27.0 2.3 350.291 25.2 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 300.546 23.3 -2.1 279.999 26.7 2.2 288.212 24.1 -.6 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 383.705 4.2 1.6 457.242 2.4 2.3 363.673 3.0 .8 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 106.648 -.4 -.4 124.049 1.7 .5 116.631 1.7 2.6 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 127.045 -.4 .6 115.039 .0 .5 130.527 .3 1.5 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 371.627 -.8 -1.0 339.059 -.2 1.3 399.560 2.5 2.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 214.299 4.6 1.4 211.960 4.1 1.4 210.014 4.1 1.7

Commodities .......................................................................... 194.707 6.7 .8 176.187 6.8 1.7 181.810 7.1 1.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 173.103 8.1 .0 154.289 8.4 1.7 165.839 9.3 1.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 215.690 11.9 -.2 195.318 11.0 2.0 215.196 12.5 1.2 

Durables ............................................................................. 133.076 2.3 .3 112.398 4.1 1.2 112.905 3.3 1.4 

Services .................................................................................. 236.854 2.8 2.0 249.976 2.2 1.1 245.583 1.6 1.8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 206.304 4.6 1.4 202.241 4.2 1.3 204.727 4.2 1.8 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 224.864 5.6 1.3 217.032 5.4 1.6 219.144 5.3 2.0 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 177.670 7.9 .0 155.382 7.9 1.5 167.175 8.9 1.3

Nondurables ............................................................................. 224.208 8.2 .9 207.344 7.5 1.8 213.451 8.0 1.6 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 222.282 11.2 -.1 194.309 10.1 1.7 214.401 11.8 1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 271.643 3.6 2.3 296.436 2.8 1.4 278.493 2.1 2.8 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 222.538 2.7 2.0 234.536 2.3 1.1 237.334 1.5 1.9 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 265.382 16.8 .6 222.309 19.8 4.0 259.770 15.9 1.8 

All items less energy ................................................................ 210.446 2.7 1.6 211.370 2.6 1.1 205.106 2.6 1.6 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 206.612 2.3 1.5 211.356 2.0 .9 204.075 2.1 1.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

156 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Honolulu, HI 

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX 

Kansas City, MO-KS 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 244.190 3.9 1.4 200.652 3.9 1.1 207.756 4.9 1.7

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 682.199 - - 640.392 - - 608.724 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 234.757 4.4 1.7 211.991 4.3 2.2 239.477 7.2 3.3 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 235.459 4.6 1.8 211.346 4.4 2.3 243.582 7.7 3.4

Food at home ..................................................................... 240.496 4.9 1.4 215.556 6.0 2.6 233.439 7.2 3.3

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 225.907 3.8 2.7 203.103 2.7 1.7 258.752 7.3 3.1 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 224.572 -.2 .2 212.162 2.5 .8 184.447 .3 .6 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 266.095 3.5 1.9 185.133 .8 1.1 189.892 2.7 1.8 

Shelter .................................................................................. 285.501 2.0 .6 203.554 1.2 1.2 207.465 2.4 1.2 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 273.168 2.7 .9 195.565 1.0 .9 221.096 2.9 1.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 269.451 1.6 .5 203.628 1.6 1.5 196.953 2.4 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 269.451 1.6 .5 203.628 1.6 1.5 196.953 2.4 1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 357.753 23.7 12.1 193.836 1.2 1.7 215.084 4.1 5.2 

Household energy .............................................................. 326.253 33.1 16.1 185.760 1.1 2.1 186.690 4.5 6.8

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 323.581 33.3 16.2 183.503 .9 2.1 184.999 3.9 7.2 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 319.052 34.3 17.3 188.539 1.2 1.6 154.732 7.5 10.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 339.795 21.3 2.2 147.323 -2.7 6.9 180.121 -4.1 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 144.599 -4.4 -.5 122.717 -1.8 .1 112.088 2.0 .7 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 123.025 1.5 -.5 153.465 4.3 3.6 106.887 1.3 1.2

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 219.938 6.9 .8 204.025 11.7 .5 197.988 10.5 .8 

Private transportation ........................................................... 217.194 7.9 1.7 203.539 11.9 .6 196.269 10.8 .9

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 313.909 19.0 1.7 292.819 27.8 -2.3 303.562 25.6 -1.1 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 323.160 19.0 1.6 292.426 27.7 -2.4 304.227 25.3 -1.4

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 343.410 19.0 1.8 302.813 28.1 -2.5 298.925 25.6 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 251.403 18.3 1.4 297.113 26.7 -2.3 365.426 24.7 -1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 285.189 19.3 1.3 280.541 25.8 -2.1 292.639 24.2 -1.1 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 335.664 2.6 1.5 389.469 4.4 1.9 325.567 3.5 .1 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 107.982 1.8 .2 101.558 -1.0 -1.5 127.652 3.3 1.1 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 124.077 1.7 2.2 103.363 .6 .5 119.041 .2 .5 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 455.627 1.8 -.1 328.617 3.0 1.4 391.668 2.9 2.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 244.190 3.9 1.4 200.652 3.9 1.1 207.756 4.9 1.7

Commodities .......................................................................... 197.793 4.1 .9 183.356 7.4 1.4 185.366 7.8 1.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 172.260 4.0 .3 167.481 9.5 1.0 160.116 8.2 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 219.674 8.4 .9 227.065 13.1 .6 221.070 10.9 .6 

Durables ............................................................................. 118.215 -2.4 -.7 110.405 3.5 1.8 111.622 3.6 1.4 

Services .................................................................................. 294.140 3.8 1.8 224.159 1.1 .9 233.904 2.3 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 239.734 4.0 1.4 191.801 3.9 1.1 202.643 5.0 1.7 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 228.684 4.8 1.7 201.336 5.0 1.2 208.821 5.7 1.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 174.579 3.8 .3 168.950 9.1 1.0 161.180 7.9 .9

Nondurables ............................................................................. 228.145 6.2 1.4 220.510 8.6 1.3 230.781 9.1 1.9 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 219.586 7.9 .9 225.783 12.3 .6 219.757 10.2 .6 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 281.143 6.1 3.1 226.783 1.0 .6 243.725 2.1 1.8 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 289.245 3.9 1.8 206.857 .8 .7 223.497 2.2 1.7 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 316.784 24.0 6.7 242.784 15.8 -.6 241.306 16.8 1.7 

All items less energy ................................................................ 240.656 2.2 .9 195.957 2.2 1.3 205.578 3.5 1.6 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 242.638 1.7 .7 192.329 1.7 1.1 197.954 2.6 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

157 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, 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 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 225.231 2.9 0.1 230.770 4.2 1.4 224.346 4.1 1.3

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 665.626 - - 374.930 - - 717.205 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 236.469 4.6 1.6 240.702 5.6 2.8 234.709 4.9 2.9 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 234.606 4.9 1.7 242.768 5.6 2.7 238.268 5.3 3.1

Food at home ..................................................................... 245.569 6.6 2.3 242.886 6.8 3.0 236.054 5.9 3.5

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 217.391 2.5 .9 242.807 3.0 1.1 242.584 4.2 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 238.783 .4 -.5 210.120 4.5 4.7 206.642 1.0 1.1 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 239.326 .7 .1 225.712 .7 .1 212.874 2.0 .7 

Shelter .................................................................................. 263.660 .8 .3 250.054 .5 -.1 254.363 1.3 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 285.132 1.3 .4 238.226 .3 .5 224.266 1.4 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 255.177 .5 .3 243.778 .5 .2 231.942 1.3 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 255.177 .5 .3 243.778 .5 .2 231.942 1.3 .6 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 254.246 1.5 -1.6 168.233 1.9 .5 211.059 5.3 1.1 

Household energy .............................................................. 237.980 -.2 -3.0 149.014 1.8 .5 180.759 4.7 .9 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 237.069 -.2 -3.1 146.247 1.6 .5 185.149 4.0 .9 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 273.612 -1.7 -4.2 142.820 1.7 .9 201.836 5.3 2.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 197.341 4.5 .6 189.095 -.8 -8.5 139.359 .5 -2.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 118.784 -1.3 -.4 167.476 .0 .1 106.376 2.5 1.4 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 106.604 2.3 -2.5 153.204 4.7 5.1 141.320 4.9 5.4

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 211.631 9.1 -.2 229.621 13.4 3.3 209.661 10.1 .1 

Private transportation ........................................................... 207.560 9.3 -.2 231.683 14.5 3.8 205.418 10.2 .2

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 296.157 21.8 -1.5 318.981 26.7 .1 307.334 25.0 -2.3 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 289.897 21.7 -1.6 315.830 26.6 .1 304.264 24.8 -2.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 291.364 22.0 -1.6 314.837 26.8 -.3 310.375 25.0 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 273.337 21.1 -1.6 296.917 26.7 1.0 317.527 24.8 -2.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 274.727 20.8 -1.6 311.393 26.0 1.0 260.735 23.5 -2.4 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 386.952 4.0 1.6 398.409 5.5 2.4 434.696 3.8 1.4 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 96.935 -1.8 -2.1 106.376 3.2 -1.7 108.595 .8 .1 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 133.104 .7 .1 120.597 -.6 .5 132.366 1.0 2.0 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 357.662 .1 -.8 293.195 .2 .4 382.781 1.8 1.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 225.231 2.9 .1 230.770 4.2 1.4 224.346 4.1 1.3

Commodities .......................................................................... 183.571 5.4 .0 206.114 7.2 2.2 187.775 6.8 1.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 153.896 6.0 -1.1 185.045 8.6 1.8 163.070 8.0 1.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 199.777 8.8 -1.8 227.690 12.4 1.7 230.599 11.9 1.5 

Durables ............................................................................. 108.246 .5 .2 135.677 2.4 1.9 102.448 1.3 .8

Services .................................................................................. 268.721 1.1 .2 253.395 2.0 .8 269.963 1.9 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 219.531 2.9 .1 223.925 4.2 1.4 216.826 4.1 1.2 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 210.229 4.1 .0 221.444 6.1 2.1 213.974 5.2 1.5 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 157.999 5.7 -1.1 185.704 8.5 1.9 164.951 7.6 1.3

Nondurables ............................................................................. 220.474 6.5 .0 235.440 8.5 2.3 234.968 8.5 2.2 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 205.664 8.3 -1.7 225.705 11.8 1.9 227.658 11.0 1.5 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 251.124 1.5 .0 239.285 4.1 1.9 255.954 2.5 .9 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 260.774 .9 .1 242.490 1.9 .7 257.823 1.7 .7 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 281.007 14.8 -1.9 221.777 17.1 .2 246.732 16.6 -1.1 

All items less energy ................................................................ 221.597 1.7 .4 231.929 2.9 1.5 222.276 2.6 1.5 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 218.787 1.0 .0 229.474 2.2 1.2 219.726 2.0 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

158 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI New York-Northern New

Jersey-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 215.438 4.7 2.1 245.766 3.7 1.6 236.066 3.3 1.5

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 676.175 - - 699.757 - - 685.692 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 260.711 7.4 3.3 237.722 4.0 2.2 221.499 4.9 2.4 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 248.601 5.2 2.2 237.704 4.2 2.2 220.500 4.9 2.4

Food at home ..................................................................... 247.612 7.0 3.0 236.914 4.9 2.6 231.454 5.6 2.5

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 250.549 2.6 1.3 243.948 3.2 1.7 196.440 3.6 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 381.835 25.3 11.9 236.403 1.3 .9 226.308 4.3 1.6 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 192.278 1.2 .7 258.808 1.6 1.0 241.737 1.9 1.4 

Shelter .................................................................................. 213.200 1.2 .9 314.795 1.9 1.4 292.441 1.7 1.5 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 217.860 1.9 1.3 319.457 2.0 1.5 264.766 1.8 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 214.009 .9 .7 292.960 1.9 1.3 261.664 1.2 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 214.009 .9 .7 292.879 1.8 1.3 261.664 1.2 1.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 191.927 3.7 .3 198.425 1.4 -.4 222.135 3.8 1.6 

Household energy .............................................................. 179.519 3.5 .2 197.648 1.2 -.8 194.969 2.7 1.6 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 180.807 2.5 .2 187.116 -3.2 -.8 205.917 .5 1.7 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 222.588 4.6 2.6 185.476 -1.6 1.2 209.421 2.3 4.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 143.407 -1.0 -3.8 182.718 -6.7 -5.1 183.454 -4.3 -4.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 133.887 -.9 -.1 109.672 -2.1 -1.3 116.801 .4 1.5 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 133.646 10.3 12.7 116.807 4.6 3.5 112.501 6.5 4.4

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 207.008 10.7 1.5 226.040 10.8 2.4 224.681 10.0 1.4 

Private transportation ........................................................... 197.391 10.8 1.3 217.187 11.2 2.5 223.985 10.5 1.4 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 285.706 24.6 -1.3 284.825 27.5 .5 307.082 25.5 -1.2 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 288.083 24.3 -1.6 283.880 27.5 .5 302.615 25.5 -1.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 293.949 24.5 -1.6 286.933 27.7 .2 303.279 25.8 -1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 286.635 23.9 -1.5 285.376 27.1 1.2 294.644 24.8 -.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 327.824 23.2 -1.3 278.177 26.7 1.4 282.970 23.4 -1.0 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 431.608 3.2 -

 392.662 3.6 1.4 424.167 .7 -.7 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 113.462 5.9 3.1 116.736 3.2 1.8 119.277 -.7 1.2 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 123.653 1.4 1.3 133.020 .9 1.1 121.866 -2.7 -.7 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 368.754 -.1 .6 439.646 1.3 1.1 457.769 3.3 2.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 215.438 4.7 2.1 245.766 3.7 1.6 236.066 3.3 1.5

Commodities .......................................................................... 193.659 8.0 3.0 195.435 6.1 1.8 190.455 6.3 1.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 163.037 8.3 2.8 165.373 7.6 1.5 168.281 7.2 1.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 212.299 12.5 3.5 207.294 10.5 1.3 200.765 9.6 .8 

Durables ............................................................................. 116.461 3.0 2.0 107.334 1.9 1.9 120.677 2.1 2.0 

Services .................................................................................. 239.129 2.3 1.3 296.881 2.3 1.5 290.993 1.4 1.4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 207.804 4.8 2.0 240.195 3.7 1.6 229.209 3.5 1.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 218.030 6.4 2.6 220.481 4.7 1.7 220.930 4.2 1.5 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 170.781 9.4 3.4 168.105 7.3 1.5 170.640 7.1 1.2

Nondurables ............................................................................. 235.403 9.8 3.4 224.746 7.0 1.7 214.117 7.3 1.5 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 223.715 13.8 4.3 209.129 9.9 1.3 203.047 9.4 .8 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 251.802 3.5 1.8 250.179 2.7 1.6 262.609 1.1 1.3 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 225.299 2.0 1.1 289.278 2.2 1.5 280.910 1.4 1.4 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 239.482 16.3 -.8 235.480 13.0 -.1 233.939 13.1 .2 

All items less energy ................................................................ 217.216 3.6 2.3 248.468 2.8 1.8 237.473 2.2 1.6 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 211.716 3.2 2.4 252.087 2.5 1.7 242.915 1.7 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

159 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 1 Pittsburgh, PA 

Portland-Salem,

OR-WA

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 122.368 3.6 1.2 222.193 5.5 2.3 221.508 3.3 1.2

All items (1967=100) 5 ..............................................................

- - - 660.839 - - 638.393 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 132.079 3.5 1.0 239.566 6.6 3.9 210.960 3.9 2.1 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 132.269 3.5 1.0 239.334 7.0 4.1 211.263 3.9 2.1

Food at home ..................................................................... 136.553 3.9 1.0 237.617 8.4 3.9 202.616 6.4 2.8

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 124.036 2.3 1.5 245.412 5.2 4.2 225.769 1.4 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 129.509 2.3 1.4 231.492 .9 .9 211.958 3.8 1.8 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 117.261 2.8 3.2 202.539 3.5 1.5 210.933 2.2 1.2

Shelter .................................................................................. 112.648 3.0 3.2 211.384 3.3 2.0 235.652 2.4 1.7 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 113.088 3.4 5.1 209.140 3.5 1.6 242.274 3.2 2.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 112.155 2.9 2.6 221.675 3.4 1.9 247.598 2.1 1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 112.155 2.9 2.6 221.675 3.4 1.9 247.598 2.1 1.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 160.797 3.5 6.3 256.071 6.9 2.7 251.113 7.0 2.7 

Household energy .............................................................. 165.822 .5 9.3 244.716 8.3 2.2 205.034 6.6 1.4 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 165.466 .5 9.3 229.714 5.3 2.5 246.282 6.6 1.4 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 178.503 1.0 10.5 190.671 11.1 4.9 283.107 8.1 1.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 110.912 -4.2 -1.6 221.828 -5.9 -2.8 180.378 -1.2 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 104.959 .9 -.9 133.523 -.3 -1.6 105.347 -3.1 -3.5 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 111.862 3.5 -.5 173.540 9.0 7.1 116.775 3.0 1.5

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 124.717 9.0 -.4 204.443 11.7 2.1 225.651 6.2 .7 

Private transportation ........................................................... 124.803 9.1 -.6 206.730 11.7 2.1 225.312 6.5 .9

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 278.186 21.1 -3.4 313.619 25.6 .1 320.864 24.9 2.6 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 279.041 20.9 -3.6 316.636 25.4 .0 323.792 24.9 2.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 284.606 21.1 -3.7 314.295 26.2 .0 321.792 25.3 2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 273.095 20.3 -2.9 336.012 24.4 -.3 273.743 23.8 2.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 264.669 19.8 -3.4 304.190 22.8 .1 298.002 23.2 2.2 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 152.574 1.3 -.4 406.861 6.1 2.7 467.291 3.1 1.9 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 110.670 .4 -1.8 116.032 3.7 1.0 103.582 1.0 .6 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 115.195 -1.1 .6 132.450 .8 1.4 106.304 .8 1.0 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 137.733 -.2 -.6 440.529 2.8 1.3 479.739 2.5 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 122.368 3.6 1.2 222.193 5.5 2.3 221.508 3.3 1.2

Commodities .......................................................................... 120.901 5.5 -.2 210.284 8.0 2.8 179.267 3.9 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 115.146 6.6 -.8 191.303 9.0 2.2 162.752 3.8 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 152.817 9.8 -1.4 258.377 12.4 2.9 208.278 9.1 1.3 

Durables ............................................................................. 86.222 1.5 .2 119.953 2.1 .6 119.476 -2.7 -1.9

Services .................................................................................. 123.926 2.1 2.3 239.387 3.6 1.9 269.148 2.8 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 121.044 3.7 1.3 215.730 5.5 2.3 213.292 3.3 1.2 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 126.947 3.8 .4 227.347 6.5 2.5 218.079 3.7 1.0 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 115.515 6.4 -.7 193.775 8.6 2.1 164.133 3.8 .0

Nondurables ............................................................................. 141.554 6.8 -.3 250.901 9.5 3.4 209.979 6.5 1.7 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 150.951 9.5 -1.3 258.546 11.6 2.8 207.193 8.7 1.3 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 137.857 1.1 1.5 238.138 4.1 1.9 292.472 3.3 1.7 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 121.508 2.1 2.5 230.487 3.5 1.9 257.151 2.7 1.6 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 219.315 12.0 1.3 280.049 17.3 1.0 261.996 18.0 2.2 

All items less energy ................................................................ 115.802 2.4 1.3 216.242 4.3 2.4 219.872 1.9 1.1 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 112.731 2.1 1.4 211.529 3.7 2.0 222.001 1.5 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA 

San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA 

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 211.537 3.6 1.1 239.243 3.3 0.3 231.600 3.3 1.1

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 622.354 - - 771.519 - - 705.240 - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 223.794 3.7 2.6 233.810 4.5 .9 233.655 3.2 1.3 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 223.092 3.8 2.7 229.627 4.7 .9 234.360 3.4 1.3

Food at home ..................................................................... 213.867 5.8 4.1 218.538 6.0 1.5 232.761 4.6 1.9

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 236.611 .6 .5 243.710 2.9 .5 237.646 2.2 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 209.478 1.5 .8 265.267 1.7 .9 227.917 .2 .4 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 199.647 2.3 1.9 246.528 .5 .3 251.809 2.3 1.7 

Shelter .................................................................................. 222.607 2.1 .9 264.263 1.0 .8 277.052 2.3 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 201.612 2.3 .8 302.310 1.0 .9 307.755 3.1 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 211.280 2.0 .9 273.067 .8 .6 256.443 1.7 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 211.280 2.0 .9 273.067 .8 .6 256.443 1.7 1.3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 211.506 5.7 5.8 239.852 2.5 .4 282.202 2.2 2.2 

Household energy .............................................................. 194.337 5.0 11.8 201.758 3.1 1.4 290.526 -.5 .4 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 199.378 4.7 12.1 198.210 3.1 1.4 289.368 -.6 .4 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 195.394 7.6 19.6 184.167 4.0 1.9 300.608 -2.4 -1.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 166.672 -1.4 -2.0 171.531 -.5 -.5 239.900 4.3 4.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 120.522 -2.4 .7 169.297 -5.2 -4.7 136.367 2.0 1.5 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 149.119 5.0 -1.9 134.453 6.1 1.5 116.922 5.2 1.9

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 204.817 8.2 -.7 224.261 10.7 -.4 195.169 7.4 .2 

Private transportation ........................................................... 204.284 8.1 -.8 219.150 11.1 -.6 188.455 7.8 .0

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 312.527 22.7 -4.8 302.066 22.2 -1.1 286.186 19.7 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 307.417 22.5 -5.0 302.521 21.9 -1.2 285.062 19.4 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 299.523 22.9 -5.1 315.130 22.2 -1.2 286.694 19.8 -1.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 350.570 21.4 -5.0 258.298 21.2 -1.3 262.643 18.5 -1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 297.759 20.9 -4.4 304.341 20.7 -1.2 264.614 18.1 -1.6 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................ 378.017 2.9 2.1 397.353 1.7 .8 393.386 2.9 .8 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 118.237 .3 .6 149.457 -.5 -1.2 110.118 1.4 1.1 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 134.971 1.4 .6 131.499 4.6 2.0 135.708 -.1 -.1 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 313.593 1.6 .7 377.810 2.1 1.4 384.355 .9 .8 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 211.537 3.6 1.1 239.243 3.3 .3 231.600 3.3 1.1

Commodities .......................................................................... 191.122 5.6 .7 203.928 6.7 .1 186.176 5.5 .7

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 172.980 6.8 -.4 186.185 8.2 -.4 155.747 6.9 .3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 226.857 9.0 -1.9 216.499 12.5 -.1 196.135 9.1 .2 

Durables ............................................................................. 120.609 2.8 2.7 151.009 -.1 -1.0 114.260 2.8 .7 

Services .................................................................................. 237.410 1.9 1.5 272.776 1.2 .5 277.035 2.1 1.4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 204.654 3.6 1.1 233.025 3.4 .3 226.147 3.3 1.1 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 209.471 4.1 1.2 232.304 4.9 .1 214.821 3.9 .8 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 175.091 6.6 -.3 189.983 7.9 -.3 158.611 6.6 .3

Nondurables ............................................................................. 225.502 6.4 .2 228.110 8.6 .4 218.393 6.2 .7 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 226.855 8.6 -1.8 223.133 11.8 .0 198.086 8.5 .2 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 242.337 1.6 1.9 267.631 1.8 .1 257.638 1.7 1.0 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 225.446 1.9 1.4 261.741 1.2 .5 270.094 2.0 1.4 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 246.479 14.7 1.4 270.092 17.2 -.5 298.296 14.0 -1.1 

All items less energy ................................................................ 210.120 2.3 1.3 236.249 1.7 .4 229.510 2.4 1.3 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 207.308 1.9 1.0 238.148 1.2 .3 229.039 2.2 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

161 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 2WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 3

Index Percent change

fromIndex Percent changefromIndex Percent changefrom2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

2nd half

2011

2nd half

2010

1st half

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................. 231.415 3.7 1.7 200.900 3.8 1.3 148.244 3.8 0.9

All items (1967=100) 5 .............................................................. 686.376 - - 200.900 - - - - -

Food and beverages 4 ............................................................ 236.951 4.5 2.2 207.407 5.5 3.2 145.446 4.7 1.4 

Food 4 ................................................................................... 239.410 5.3 2.6 206.229 5.7 3.3 146.792 4.9 1.4

Food at home ..................................................................... 231.998 5.2 2.8 206.808 7.4 3.2 143.426 6.3 2.0

Food away from home 6 ..................................................... 254.967 4.9 2.1 206.430 3.1 3.4 148.701 3.3 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 6 ........................................................... 215.429 -4.1 -2.0 202.040 3.0 1.4 126.805 2.5 1.2 

Housing 4 ................................................................................ 230.513 2.2 1.7 184.672 .3 .4 159.192 1.7 1.1 

Shelter .................................................................................. 252.033 2.1 1.7 201.039 .2 .5 165.742 2.6 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 4 7 ............................................. 256.975 2.1 2.5 198.753 .7 1.2 178.849 3.2 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 7 8 .......................... 261.650 2.1 1.4 211.742 .0 .2 162.532 2.4 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 7 8 ............. 261.650 2.1 1.4 211.742 .0 .2 162.528 2.4 1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................. 224.353 3.0 .5 194.018 .7 .4 176.804 -2.3 .7 

Household energy .............................................................. 216.370 1.6 .9 162.431 -2.0 .0 173.809 -3.6 -.2 

Energy services 7 ............................................................. 251.456 1.4 .9 160.411 -2.2 .0 168.812 -4.4 -.4 

Electricity 7 ..................................................................... 259.632 1.2 1.1 162.488 -2.8 .4 171.677 -3.9 -.5 

Utility (piped) gas service 7 ............................................. 197.087 2.5 -.1 236.637 4.5 -3.6 134.632 -6.9 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................. 157.372 1.4 1.8 116.220 -.5 -.7 90.640 -3.0 -.7 

Apparel 4 ................................................................................ 144.313 .1 4.2 133.019 -2.3 -2.6 98.133 8.2 .1 

Transportation 4 ...................................................................... 236.746 9.5 1.4 226.262 14.2 2.1 150.251 11.5 .9 

Private transportation ........................................................... 243.829 10.0 1.7 231.350 14.9 2.4 150.421 11.9 .8 

Motor fuel ........................................................................... 398.756 22.8 1.8 364.862 25.5 -1.7 289.553 25.8 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ........................................................... 406.739 22.8 1.9 357.850 25.4 -1.8 289.496 25.8 -1.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .......................................... 447.353 23.1 1.8 355.877 26.0 -1.9 294.669 26.1 -1.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ................................. 312.285 21.8 1.8 311.906 24.4 -1.7 285.910 25.3 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ....................................... 356.968 21.5 2.0 349.659 23.9 -1.5 284.681 24.6 -1.2 

Medical care 4 ........................................................................

- - - 316.934 3.6 1.6 156.407 3.7 1.3 

Recreation 11 .......................................................................... 96.491 1.6 1.2 114.751 1.3 1.1 110.834 -1.7 -1.9 

Education and communication 11 ........................................... 129.910 2.5 .8 125.297 -1.3 .3 124.499 -.5 .7 

Other goods and services 4 .................................................... 404.460 -.1 1.1 303.482 .5 1.3 195.688 2.2 1.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................. 231.415 3.7 1.7 200.900 3.8 1.3 148.244 3.8 .9

Commodities .......................................................................... 199.547 5.6 2.0 181.537 5.9 1.0 132.101 6.8 .4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................ 179.736 6.4 1.8 166.043 6.2 -.5 125.069 8.2 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... 234.342 8.7 2.0 239.919 10.1 -1.2 163.848 12.8 -.8 

Durables ............................................................................. 127.725 2.4 1.6 104.572 .4 .8 86.018 .5 1.0

Services .................................................................................. 264.831 2.4 1.6 219.809 2.1 1.5 161.143 2.1 1.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 4 .................................................... 226.059 3.7 1.7 195.500 3.8 1.3 147.768 3.8 .9 

All items less shelter ................................................................. 225.223 4.5 1.7 202.370 5.3 1.5 140.413 4.6 .7 

Commodities less food ............................................................. 180.446 5.8 1.6 169.563 6.0 -.3 125.195 7.9 -.1

Nondurables ............................................................................. 233.838 6.5 2.1 222.611 7.6 1.1 152.582 8.7 .3 

Nondurables less food .............................................................. 231.666 7.5 1.6 239.193 9.4 -1.0 160.728 12.1 -.7 

Services less rent of shelter 8 ................................................... 257.510 2.8 1.2 242.551 4.1 2.4 156.676 1.3 1.2 

Services less medical care services ......................................... 255.919 2.3 1.5 210.870 2.0 1.4 161.456 2.0 1.2 

Energy 4 ................................................................................... 320.045 15.4 1.5 246.572 12.8 -1.0 226.006 12.1 -1.1 

All items less energy ................................................................ 227.021 2.6 1.8 195.397 2.5 1.6 141.403 2.9 1.2 

All items less food and energy 4 ............................................. 223.707 2.0 1.6 193.307 1.8 1.2 141.159 2.5 1.1 

1 For Phoenix-Mesa, indexes are on a December 2001=100 base.

2 Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

3 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted.

4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.

5 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in

Anchorage.

6 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.

7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

8 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.

9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

162 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
- Data not available.

163 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 218.056 224.939 3.2 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 653.198 673.818 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.984 227.866 3.6 

Food ........................................................................................... 219.625 227.842 3.7 

Food at home ........................................................................... 215.836 226.201 4.8 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 250.449 260.311 3.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 207.694 223.161 7.4 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 199.245 212.745 6.8 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 273.458 284.662 4.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 161.602 166.790 3.2 

Other food at home ................................................................ 191.124 197.358 3.3 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 201.242 207.832 3.3 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 200.587 219.163 9.3 

Other foods .......................................................................... 204.553 209.292 2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 121.683 123.996 1.9 

Food away from home ............................................................. 226.114 231.401 2.3

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 159.276 162.794 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 223.291 226.685 1.5

Housing ........................................................................................ 216.256 219.102 1.3 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 248.396 251.646 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 2 ..................................................... 249.385 253.638 1.7 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 133.656 137.401 2.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 ............................... 256.584 259.570 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .................. 256.578 259.553 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 125.682 127.379 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 214.187 220.367 2.9

Household energy .................................................................... 189.286 193.648 2.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 275.132 337.123 22.5

Energy services 2 ................................................................... 192.886 194.386 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 170.885 179.576 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 125.490 124.943 -.4

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 150.260 151.796 1.0 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 119.503 122.111 2.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 111.914 114.698 2.5

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 107.081 109.166 1.9

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 114.180 113.571 -.5

Footwear .................................................................................... 127.988 128.482 .4 

Transportation .............................................................................. 193.396 212.366 9.8 

Private transportation ................................................................. 188.747 207.641 10.0

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 97.149 99.770 2.7 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 138.005 141.883 2.8

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 143.128 149.011 4.1

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.178 302.619 26.5

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 238.594 301.694 26.4

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 136.995 143.909 5.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 247.954 253.099 2.1

Public transportation .................................................................. 251.351 269.403 7.2

Medical care ................................................................................. 388.436 400.258 3.0

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 314.717 324.089 3.0

Medical care services ................................................................ 411.208 423.810 3.1

Professional services ............................................................... 328.186 335.666 2.3

See footnotes at end of table.

164 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................... 607.679 641.488 5.6 

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 113.313 113.357 .0 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 99.122 98.401 -.7 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 129.919 131.466 1.2 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 199.337 207.768 4.2 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 505.569 529.545 4.7

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 573.174 597.208 4.2

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 84.681 83.345 -1.6 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 81.513 79.964 -1.9 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 102.379 101.209 -1.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 .................. 9.413 9.030 -4.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ................. 76.377 68.901 -9.8 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 381.291 387.224 1.6

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 807.330 834.769 3.4

Personal care ............................................................................. 206.643 208.556 .9

Personal care products ............................................................ 161.062 160.529 -.3

Personal care services ............................................................. 229.614 230.800 .5

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 354.052 362.854 2.5

Commodity and service group

Commodities .................................................................................. 174.566 183.862 5.3 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.984 227.866 3.6

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 150.392 159.943 6.4

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 189.916 208.427 9.7

Apparel ..................................................................................... 119.503 122.111 2.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 238.053 266.957 12.1

Durables ..................................................................................... 111.324 112.557 1.1 

Services ......................................................................................... 261.274 265.762 1.7 

Rent of shelter 3 ........................................................................... 258.823 262.208 1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................... 125.682 127.379 1.4 

Energy services 2 ......................................................................... 192.886 194.386 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ......................... 170.885 179.576 5.1 

Household operations 1 ............................................................... 150.260 151.796 1.0 

Transportation services ................................................................ 259.823 268.002 3.1

Medical care services .................................................................. 411.208 423.810 3.1

Other services .............................................................................. 309.602 314.431 1.6

Special indexes

All items less food .......................................................................... 217.828 224.503 3.1

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 208.643 217.048 4.0

All items less medical care ............................................................. 209.689 216.325 3.2

Commodities less food ................................................................... 152.990 162.409 6.2

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 191.927 209.615 9.2

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 235.601 262.123 11.3

Nondurables ................................................................................... 205.271 219.049 6.7 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ........................................................ 284.368 290.554 2.2 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 249.569 253.554 1.6

Energy ............................................................................................ 211.449 243.909 15.4 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 220.458 224.806 2.0

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 221.337 225.008 1.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 143.588 145.499 1.3

Energy commodities ................................................................ 242.636 306.445 26.3

Services less energy services .................................................... 268.278 273.057 1.8

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .459 $ .445 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .153 $ .148 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres

estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated

using a geometric means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

165 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 218.056 224.939 3.2 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 653.198 673.818 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.984 227.866 3.6 

Food ........................................................................................... 219.625 227.842 3.7 

Food at home ........................................................................... 215.836 226.201 4.8 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 250.449 260.311 3.9 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 217.639 227.164 4.4 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 223.801 240.064 7.3 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................. 215.189 223.415 3.8 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ 224.406 234.088 4.3 

Rice 1 2 ............................................................................ 156.909 163.927 4.5 

Bakery products ................................................................... 267.956 277.950 3.7

Bread 2 ............................................................................... 159.759 168.673 5.6 

White bread 1 ................................................................... 291.831 306.751 5.1 

Bread other than white 1 .................................................. 305.075 326.684 7.1 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ............................................ 153.880 163.975 6.6 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 251.663 255.964 1.7

Cookies 1 ......................................................................... 245.378 245.932 .2 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ............................................ 257.470 265.787 3.2 

Other bakery products ....................................................... 247.075 253.076 2.4

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 .................... 253.147 263.790 4.2 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ......................... 285.986 293.966 2.8 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 1 ............................................................... 257.497 262.881 2.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 207.694 223.161 7.4

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 208.553 223.892 7.4

Meats ................................................................................. 206.232 224.439 8.8 

Beef and veal ................................................................... 224.511 247.377 10.2

Uncooked ground beef ................................................... 203.635 226.679 11.3

Uncooked beef roasts 2 ................................................. 163.334 180.798 10.7 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ................................................. 153.264 166.451 8.6 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 .................................... 160.184 176.702 10.3 

Pork .................................................................................. 189.957 206.053 8.5 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ........ 133.498 147.120 10.2 

Bacon and related products 1 ...................................... 232.207 263.405 13.4 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ................ 129.263 136.916 5.9 

Ham ............................................................................... 188.430 200.627 6.5 

Ham, excluding canned 1 ............................................. 211.837 225.920 6.6 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 175.416 188.201 7.3

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ...................... 120.031 130.343 8.6 

Other meats ..................................................................... 194.787 207.310 6.4

Frankfurters 1 ................................................................. 188.694 201.309 6.7 

Lunchmeats 1 2 .............................................................. 128.396 134.327 4.6 

Lamb and organ meats 1 ............................................... 277.069 319.703 15.4 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 ...................................................... 167.014 204.023 22.2 

Poultry ................................................................................ 203.978 209.916 2.9 

Chicken 2 ......................................................................... 131.821 134.250 1.8 

Fresh whole chicken 1 .................................................... 211.065 219.049 3.8 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ................................... 200.742 202.272 .8 

Other poultry including turkey 2 ........................................ 130.603 139.860 7.1 

Fish and seafood ............................................................... 243.229 260.493 7.1

Fresh fish and seafood 2 .................................................. 144.538 156.815 8.5 

Processed fish and seafood 2 .......................................... 127.528 134.574 5.5 

Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 ...................................... 174.519 182.011 4.3 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 .............................................. 266.686 286.800 7.5 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 192.833 210.492 9.2 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 199.245 212.745 6.8

Milk 2 .................................................................................... 133.586 145.819 9.2 

Fresh whole milk 1 ............................................................. 191.173 209.530 9.6 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ......................................... 137.282 149.243 8.7 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 204.845 217.517 6.2

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 195.014 209.084 7.2

Other dairy and related products 2 ....................................... 136.102 140.557 3.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

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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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 273.458 284.662 4.1 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 314.830 328.888 4.5 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 322.329 333.091 3.3 

Apples .............................................................................. 296.082 312.003 5.4 

Bananas ........................................................................... 195.442 205.850 5.3 

Citrus fruits 2 .................................................................... 203.959 211.751 3.8 

Oranges, including tangerines 1 ..................................... 409.542 419.527 2.4 

Other fresh fruits 2 ............................................................ 111.389 113.380 1.8 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 305.469 322.528 5.6

Potatoes ........................................................................... 301.971 338.469 12.1 

Lettuce ............................................................................. 283.713 306.853 8.2 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 323.189 339.319 5.0 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 310.680 320.555 3.2

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... 146.618 150.909 2.9 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .......................................... 150.053 153.616 2.4 

Canned fruits 1 2 .............................................................. 141.028 145.986 3.5 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ..................................................... 160.223 162.958 1.7 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................... 138.378 143.812 3.9 

Frozen vegetables 1 ......................................................... 194.151 199.377 2.7 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 ... 149.136 153.361 2.8 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 .................................... 173.303 178.267 2.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 161.602 166.790 3.2

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .......................................... 124.475 126.739 1.8 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 154.676 158.760 2.6

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ........................ 148.652 160.021 7.6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ................... 114.815 115.987 1.0 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 .................... 113.967 122.458 7.5 

Coffee ................................................................................ 186.418 213.824 14.7 

Roasted coffee 1 .............................................................. 192.496 223.977 16.4 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ...................................... 199.038 211.388 6.2 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ........................... 124.770 125.547 .6 

Other food at home ................................................................ 191.124 197.358 3.3

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 201.242 207.832 3.3

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 187.621 197.554 5.3

Candy and chewing gum 2 ................................................. 132.467 135.965 2.6 

Other sweets 2 ................................................................... 144.280 149.248 3.4 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 200.587 219.163 9.3

Butter and margarine 2 ....................................................... 160.740 184.122 14.5 

Butter 1 ............................................................................. 182.593 210.795 15.4 

Margarine 1 ...................................................................... 239.233 274.546 14.8 

Salad dressing 2 ................................................................. 125.850 134.258 6.7 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ...................... 142.333 153.008 7.5 

Peanut butter 1 2 .............................................................. 129.197 137.331 6.3 

Other foods .......................................................................... 204.553 209.292 2.3

Soups ................................................................................. 225.920 230.345 2.0 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 165.300 167.767 1.5

Snacks ............................................................................... 216.617 224.252 3.5 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... 214.412 219.932 2.6

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ........................ 122.820 129.500 5.4 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .............................................. 132.257 135.431 2.4 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 .................................................... 126.437 129.635 2.5 

Other condiments 1 .......................................................... 246.588 259.188 5.1 

Baby food 2 ........................................................................ 139.927 143.402 2.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 .............................................. 121.683 123.996 1.9 

Prepared salads 1 3 ......................................................... 105.514 108.310 2.6 

Food away from home ............................................................. 226.114 231.401 2.3

Full service meals and snacks 2 ............................................ 141.064 144.371 2.3 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 ....................................... 143.863 147.094 2.2 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ................................... 140.969 145.735 3.4 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ................... 118.329 122.239 3.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

167 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 .............. 133.064 135.770 2.0 

Other food away from home 2 ................................................ 159.276 162.794 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 223.291 226.685 1.5

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 190.966 191.776 .4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 201.000 203.878 1.4

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 188.781 188.970 .1

Whiskey at home 1 ............................................................... 195.893 196.657 .4 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ..................... 184.690 185.130 .2 

Wine at home ......................................................................... 169.734 168.456 -.8 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ..................................... 291.892 300.886 3.1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 ..... 147.233 150.848 2.5 

Wine away from home 1 2 ...................................................... 160.349 163.423 1.9 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ....................................... 152.862 157.430 3.0 

Housing ........................................................................................ 216.256 219.102 1.3 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 248.396 251.646 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 5 ..................................................... 249.385 253.638 1.7 

Lodging away from home 2 ...................................................... 133.656 137.401 2.8 

Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .................................. 427.075 444.473 4.1 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 280.431 287.435 2.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ............................... 256.584 259.570 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................. 256.578 259.553 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ....................................... 125.682 127.379 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 214.187 220.367 2.9

Household energy .................................................................... 189.286 193.648 2.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 275.132 337.123 22.5

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 282.932 367.804 30.0

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ..................................... 320.589 348.050 8.6 

Energy services 5 ................................................................... 192.886 194.386 .8 

Electricity 5 ........................................................................... 193.095 196.737 1.9 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .................................................. 189.678 184.334 -2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 170.885 179.576 5.1 

Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...................................... 380.729 402.868 5.8 

Garbage and trash collection 8 .............................................. 384.369 395.091 2.8 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 125.490 124.943 -.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ........................ 71.354 69.622 -2.4 

Floor coverings 2 .................................................................... 114.508 114.589 .1 

Window coverings 2 ............................................................... 75.780 74.275 -2.0 

Other linens 2 ......................................................................... 60.189 58.163 -3.4 

Furniture and bedding .............................................................. 119.738 118.556 -1.0

Bedroom furniture .................................................................. 136.410 136.089 -.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 .................. 88.932 88.864 -.1 

Other furniture 2 ..................................................................... 81.942 78.188 -4.6 

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

- - -

Appliances 2 ............................................................................. 86.934 85.878 -1.2 

Major appliances 2 ................................................................. 97.541 96.154 -1.4 

Laundry equipment 1 ............................................................ 110.218 108.316 -1.7 

Other appliances 2 ................................................................. 73.438 72.798 -.9 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ......................... 70.762 68.452 -3.3 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................... 62.862 59.476 -5.4

Indoor plants and flowers 9 .................................................... 126.197 126.553 .3 

Dishes and flatware 2 ............................................................. 69.008 65.213 -5.5 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .................................. 96.608 97.887 1.3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ............... 91.618 91.628 .0 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 ............................................. 96.527 98.087 1.6 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ........................................ 88.894 88.337 -.6 

Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ 183.297 185.445 1.2

Household cleaning products 2 .............................................. 120.572 121.353 .6 

Household paper products 2 .................................................. 158.023 161.732 2.3 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ..................................... 116.935 117.932 .9 

Household operations 2 ........................................................... 150.260 151.796 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

168 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Domestic services 2 ............................................................... 144.386 145.390 0.7 

Gardening and lawncare services 2 ....................................... 155.277 156.890 1.0 

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ........................................ 124.900 124.509 -.3 

Repair of household items 2 ................................................... 181.694 - -

Apparel ......................................................................................... 119.503 122.111 2.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 111.914 114.698 2.5 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 117.493 119.763 1.9 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 116.218 115.062 -1.0 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 140.842 144.264 2.4 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ................................................... 78.642 79.583 1.2 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 108.883 113.725 4.4

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 91.518 95.922 4.8

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 107.081 109.166 1.9

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 109.489 111.348 1.7

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 91.455 94.211 3.0

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 111.375 116.246 4.4

Women’s suits and separates 2 ............................................. 83.892 84.170 .3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ................................................................. 95.952 98.564 2.7 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 95.376 98.487 3.3

Footwear .................................................................................... 127.988 128.482 .4 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 127.556 129.191 1.3

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... 132.604 136.184 2.7

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 125.293 123.661 -1.3

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 114.180 113.571 -.5

Jewelry and watches 7 ............................................................... 152.367 165.185 8.4 

Watches 7 ................................................................................ 114.997 116.671 1.5 

Jewelry 7 .................................................................................. 161.239 176.572 9.5 

Transportation .............................................................................. 193.396 212.366 9.8 

Private transportation ................................................................. 188.747 207.641 10.0

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 97.149 99.770 2.7 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 138.005 141.883 2.8

New cars and trucks 1 2 ....................................................... 95.651 98.359 2.8 

New cars 1 ........................................................................... 138.094 142.226 3.0 

New trucks 1 8 ...................................................................... 142.695 146.547 2.7 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 143.128 149.011 4.1

Leased cars and trucks 10 ..................................................... 96.956 94.360 -2.7 

Car and truck rental 2 ............................................................. 123.783 123.892 .1 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 239.178 302.619 26.5

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 238.594 301.694 26.4

Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ............................................... 237.888 301.650 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ....................................... 244.818 308.138 25.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ............................................ 231.780 289.460 24.9 

Other motor fuels 2 ................................................................. 217.895 279.608 28.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 136.995 143.909 5.0

Tires ....................................................................................... 123.531 130.648 5.8 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 .................................... 149.124 154.642 3.7 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 .................... 143.463 146.507 2.1 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .............................................. 305.384 334.564 9.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 247.954 253.099 2.1

Motor vehicle body work ........................................................ 254.398 259.930 2.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. 225.217 228.295 1.4

Motor vehicle repair 2 ............................................................. 152.814 156.802 2.6 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 375.180 388.655 3.6

Motor vehicle fees 2 ................................................................. 165.505 167.301 1.1 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 2 5 ............. 164.926 165.856 .6 

Parking and other fees 2 ........................................................ 166.674 170.006 2.0 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ..................................................... 178.377 182.524 2.3 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ................................................ 120.414 122.144 1.4 

Public transportation .................................................................. 251.351 269.403 7.2

See footnotes at end of table.

169 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Airline fare ................................................................................ 278.186 304.026 9.3 

Other intercity transportation .................................................... 152.508 153.489 .6 

Intercity bus fare 1 3 ............................................................... 109.342 115.514 5.6 

Intercity train fare 1 3 .............................................................. 111.495 111.499 .0 

Ship fare 1 2 ........................................................................... 64.280 63.680 -.9 

Intracity transportation ............................................................. 261.045 273.302 4.7

Intracity mass transit 1 12 ....................................................... 102.707 108.338 5.5 

Medical care ................................................................................. 388.436 400.258 3.0

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 314.717 324.089 3.0

Medicinal drugs 12 ................................................................... 102.268 105.455 3.1 

Prescription drugs .................................................................. 407.824 424.981 4.2

Nonprescription drugs 12 ....................................................... 99.958 98.622 -1.3 

Medical equipment and supplies 12 ......................................... 99.077 99.347 .3 

Medical care services ................................................................ 411.208 423.810 3.1

Professional services ............................................................... 328.186 335.666 2.3

Physicians’ services 5 ............................................................ 331.330 340.301 2.7 

Dental services 5 .................................................................... 398.756 408.034 2.3 

Eyeglasses and eye care 7 .................................................... 176.650 178.252 .9 

Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .......................... 214.370 217.435 1.4 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 607.679 641.488 5.6

Hospital services 5 13 ............................................................. 227.227 241.213 6.2 

Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .......................................... 221.525 236.566 6.8 

Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ......................................... 520.550 546.863 5.1 

Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ........................... 177.003 182.188 2.9 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ................................... 111.280 113.133 1.7 

Health insurance 4 ................................................................... 106.627 105.484 -1.1 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 113.313 113.357 .0 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 99.122 98.401 -.7 

Televisions ............................................................................... 7.985 6.636 -16.9 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 .................... 372.379 378.970 1.8 

Other video equipment 2 .......................................................... 16.033 13.998 -12.7 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 2 .............................................................................. 76.203 78.457 3.0 

Video discs and other media 1 2 ............................................ 54.156 52.627 -2.8 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ............... 101.332 110.348 8.9 

Audio equipment ...................................................................... 47.342 45.140 -4.7

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ...................................... 94.128 91.728 -2.5 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .............................................. 154.362 158.739 2.8 

Pets and pet products .............................................................. 192.855 195.934 1.6

Pet food 1 2 ............................................................................ 143.312 146.442 2.2 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 .................... 117.565 117.625 .1 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ........................................... 190.755 200.257 5.0 

Pet services 1 2 ...................................................................... 157.729 163.755 3.8 

Veterinarian services 1 2 ........................................................ 198.359 208.210 5.0 

Sporting goods ........................................................................... 118.785 118.463 -.3

Sports vehicles including bicycles ............................................ 141.313 146.466 3.6

Sports equipment ..................................................................... 97.557 92.937 -4.7

Photography 2 ............................................................................ 79.553 79.542 .0 

Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................... 69.881 66.853 -4.3

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ........................................ 89.644 91.319 1.9 

Photographic equipment 1 2 ................................................... 32.125 29.998 -6.6 

Photographers and film processing 2 ....................................... 111.878 115.257 3.0 

Photographer fees 1 2 ............................................................ 120.174 122.698 2.1 

Film processing 1 2 ................................................................ 107.391 111.308 3.6 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... 57.792 55.929 -3.2 

Toys ......................................................................................... 59.153 56.566 -4.4 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ........... 61.859 60.090 -2.9 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .................................. 93.875 96.500 2.8 

Music instruments and accessories 2 ...................................... 97.497 95.416 -2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

170 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Other recreation services 2 ........................................................ 145.121 145.266 0.1 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises

2 ....................................................................................... 123.466 122.066 -1.1 

Admissions ............................................................................... 322.810 324.997 .7 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ................... 155.417 156.944 1.0 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ............................................ 176.606 176.383 -.1 

Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ............................................. 265.137 268.651 1.3 

Recreational reading materials .................................................. 220.671 219.613 -.5

Newspapers and magazines 2 ................................................. 135.010 136.512 1.1 

Recreational books 2 ................................................................ 105.781 103.290 -2.4 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 129.919 131.466 1.2 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 199.337 207.768 4.2 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 505.569 529.545 4.7

College textbooks 1 10 ........................................................... 168.777 177.345 5.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 573.174 597.208 4.2

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 638.188 670.251 5.0

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 624.473 648.102 3.8

Child care and nursery school 9 ............................................. 240.432 247.064 2.8 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .................. 200.814 210.868 5.0 

Communication 2 ....................................................................... 84.681 83.345 -1.6 

Postage and delivery services 2 ............................................... 145.909 152.161 4.3 

Postage .................................................................................. 229.846 238.703 3.9 

Delivery services 2 ................................................................. 225.869 252.310 11.7 

Information and information processing 2 ................................ 81.513 79.964 -1.9 

Telephone services 2 ............................................................. 102.379 101.209 -1.1 

Wireless telephone services 2 .............................................. 62.395 60.147 -3.6 

Land-line telephone services 12 ........................................... 101.612 103.325 1.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 14 .................. 9.413 9.030 -4.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 ................... 76.377 68.901 -9.8 

Computer software and accessories 2 ................................... 46.429 43.057 -7.3 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 ........ 77.027 76.302 -.9 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 ......................................................... 34.013 32.863 -3.4 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 381.291 387.224 1.6

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 807.330 834.769 3.4

Cigarettes 2 .............................................................................. 329.046 340.026 3.3 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ................................ 216.512 225.641 4.2 

Personal care ............................................................................. 206.643 208.556 .9

Personal care products ............................................................ 161.062 160.529 -.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 ....................................................................... 104.251 102.397 -1.8 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 182.171 184.268 1.2

Personal care services ............................................................. 229.614 230.800 .5

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .......................... 140.102 140.826 .5 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 354.052 362.854 2.5

Legal services 7 ..................................................................... 288.130 297.427 3.2 

Funeral expenses 7 ................................................................ 282.011 288.272 2.2 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ...................................... 142.184 144.281 1.5 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 ........ 157.841 163.759 3.7 

Financial services 7 ................................................................ 267.673 275.023 2.7 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .................... 127.584 130.442 2.2 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 .......... 178.097 183.242 2.9 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .............................................. 87.691 86.448 -1.4 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ............................. 156.142 155.766 -.2 

Infants’ equipment 1 4 ............................................................

-

 93.881 -

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 174.566 183.862 5.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 150.392 159.943 6.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 189.916 208.427 9.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 238.053 266.957 12.1 

Durables ..................................................................................... 111.324 112.557 1.1 

Services ......................................................................................... 261.274 265.762 1.7 

Rent of shelter 6 ............................................................................. 258.823 262.208 1.3 

Transportation services .................................................................. 259.823 268.002 3.1

Other services ................................................................................ 309.602 314.431 1.6

All items less food .......................................................................... 217.828 224.503 3.1

See footnotes at end of table.

171 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Special aggregate indexes

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 208.643 217.048 4.0 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 209.689 216.325 3.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 152.990 162.409 6.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 191.927 209.615 9.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 235.601 262.123 11.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 205.271 219.049 6.7 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 113.272 116.234 2.6 

Services less rent of shelter 6 ........................................................ 284.368 290.554 2.2 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 249.569 253.554 1.6

Energy ............................................................................................ 211.449 243.909 15.4 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 220.458 224.806 2.0

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 221.337 225.008 1.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 143.588 145.499 1.3

Energy commodities ................................................................ 242.636 306.445 26.3

Services less energy services .................................................... 268.278 273.057 1.8

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 221.577 232.490 4.9

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 203.061 206.541 1.7

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .459 $ .445 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .153 $ .148 -

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres

estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated

using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

- Data not available.

172 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Food and beverages

Rice 2 ............................................................................................. 156.909 163.927 4.5 

White bread .................................................................................... 291.831 306.751 5.1

Bread other than white ................................................................... 305.075 326.684 7.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ............................................................ 257.470 265.787 3.2

Cookies .......................................................................................... 245.378 245.932 .2 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ..................................... 253.147 263.790 4.2

Crackers, bread, and cracker products .......................................... 285.986 293.966 2.8

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers .... 257.497 262.881 2.1

Bacon and related products ........................................................... 232.207 263.405 13.4

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ..................................... 129.263 136.916 5.9 

Ham, excluding canned ................................................................. 211.837 225.920 6.6

Frankfurters .................................................................................... 188.694 201.309 6.7 

Lunchmeats 2 ................................................................................. 128.396 134.327 4.6 

Lamb and organ meats .................................................................. 277.069 319.703 15.4

Lamb and mutton 2 ........................................................................ 167.014 204.023 22.2 

Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................... 211.065 219.049 3.8

Fresh and frozen chicken parts ...................................................... 200.742 202.272 .8

Shelf stable fish and seafood ......................................................... 174.519 182.011 4.3

Frozen fish and seafood ................................................................ 266.686 286.800 7.5

Fresh whole milk ............................................................................ 191.173 209.530 9.6

Fresh milk other than whole 2 ........................................................ 137.282 149.243 8.7 

Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................... 409.542 419.527 2.4

Canned fruits 2 ............................................................................... 141.028 145.986 3.5 

Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................... 160.223 162.958 1.7 

Frozen vegetables ......................................................................... 194.151 199.377 2.7

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ..................................................... 173.303 178.267 2.9 

Roasted coffee ............................................................................... 192.496 223.977 16.4

Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................... 199.038 211.388 6.2

Butter ............................................................................................. 182.593 210.795 15.4 

Margarine ....................................................................................... 239.233 274.546 14.8 

Peanut butter 2 ............................................................................... 129.197 137.331 6.3 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ......................................... 122.820 129.500 5.4 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ............................................................... 132.257 135.431 2.4 

Sauces and gravies 2 ..................................................................... 126.437 129.635 2.5 

Other condiments ........................................................................... 246.588 259.188 5.1

Prepared salads 3 .......................................................................... 105.514 108.310 2.6 

Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ................................ 118.329 122.239 3.3 

Whiskey at home ........................................................................... 195.893 196.657 .4

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .................................. 184.690 185.130 .2

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ................ 147.233 150.848 2.5 

Wine away from home 2 ................................................................. 160.349 163.423 1.9 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 .................................................. 152.862 157.430 3.0 

Housing

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

- - -

Laundry equipment ........................................................................ 110.218 108.316 -1.7 

Transportation

New cars and trucks 2 .................................................................... 95.651 98.359 2.8 

New cars ........................................................................................ 138.094 142.226 3.0

New trucks 5 ................................................................................... 142.695 146.547 2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ............................................................ 237.888 301.650 26.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ..................................................... 244.818 308.138 25.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ......................................................... 231.780 289.460 24.9

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ................................ 143.463 146.507 2.1

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................... 305.384 334.564 9.6

Parking fees and tolls 2 .................................................................. 178.377 182.524 2.3 

Automobile service clubs 2 ............................................................. 120.414 122.144 1.4 

Intercity bus fare 3 .......................................................................... 109.342 115.514 5.6 

Intercity train fare 3 ......................................................................... 111.495 111.499 .0 

See footnotes at end of table.

173 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Transportation

Ship fare 2 ...................................................................................... 64.280 63.680 -0.9 

Intracity mass transit 7 ................................................................... 102.707 108.338 5.5 

Medical care

Inpatient hospital services 8 9 ........................................................ 221.525 236.566 6.8 

Outpatient hospital services 8 10 .................................................... 520.550 546.863 5.1 

Recreation

Video discs and other media 2 ....................................................... 54.156 52.627 -2.8 

Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 .......................... 101.332 110.348 8.9 

Pet food 2 ....................................................................................... 143.312 146.442 2.2 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ............................... 117.565 117.625 .1 

Pet services 2 ................................................................................. 157.729 163.755 3.8 

Veterinarian services 2 ................................................................... 198.359 208.210 5.0 

Film and photographic supplies 2 ................................................... 89.644 91.319 1.9 

Photographic equipment 2 ............................................................. 32.125 29.998 -6.6 

Photographer fees 2 ....................................................................... 120.174 122.698 2.1 

Film processing 2 ........................................................................... 107.391 111.308 3.6 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ...................... 61.859 60.090 -2.9 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .............................. 155.417 156.944 1.0 

Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................... 176.606 176.383 -.1 

Education and communication

College textbooks 11 ...................................................................... 168.777 177.345 5.1 

Other goods and services

Checking account and other bank services 2 ................................. 127.584 130.442 2.2 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................... 178.097 183.242 2.9 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................... 156.142 155.766 -.2

Infants’ equipment 4 .......................................................................

-

 93.881 -

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 2009=100 base.

8 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres

estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated

using a geometric means estimator.

9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

- Data not available.

174 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 213.967 221.575 3.6 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 637.342 660.005 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.182 227.276 3.7 

Food ........................................................................................... 218.730 227.125 3.8 

Food at home ........................................................................... 214.638 225.181 4.9 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 251.024 261.085 4.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 207.431 223.191 7.6 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 197.992 211.772 7.0 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 270.713 282.180 4.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 161.214 166.067 3.0 

Other food at home ................................................................ 190.294 196.512 3.3 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 200.035 206.668 3.3 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 200.909 219.844 9.4 

Other foods .......................................................................... 204.577 209.273 2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 121.872 124.148 1.9 

Food away from home ............................................................. 226.204 231.504 2.3

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 159.794 163.841 2.5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 224.368 228.041 1.6

Housing ........................................................................................ 212.880 215.810 1.4 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 242.309 245.526 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 2 ..................................................... 247.725 251.857 1.7 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 135.119 138.828 2.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 ............................... 232.461 235.147 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .................. 232.462 235.141 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 126.739 128.563 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 212.885 218.859 2.8

Household energy .................................................................... 187.272 191.522 2.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 277.433 336.592 21.3

Energy services 2 ................................................................... 191.552 193.519 1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 171.446 179.953 5.0 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 121.555 121.109 -.4

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 152.707 154.495 1.2 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.733 121.293 2.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 111.811 114.971 2.8

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 106.360 108.733 2.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 117.415 116.753 -.6

Footwear .................................................................................... 127.593 128.560 .8 

Transportation .............................................................................. 192.560 213.296 10.8 

Private transportation ................................................................. 189.257 209.939 10.9

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 96.271 99.205 3.0 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 139.044 142.866 2.7

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 144.007 150.010 4.2

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 240.094 303.848 26.6

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 239.629 303.067 26.5

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 136.998 143.796 5.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 250.543 255.760 2.1

Public transportation .................................................................. 248.713 266.151 7.0

Medical care ................................................................................. 389.766 402.187 3.2

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 306.257 315.845 3.1

Medical care services ................................................................ 414.273 427.551 3.2

Professional services ............................................................... 331.456 339.328 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.

175 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................... 608.516 644.431 5.9 

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 109.812 109.898 .1 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 99.643 99.087 -.6 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 124.891 125.520 .5 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 196.606 204.761 4.1 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 508.386 534.846 5.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 552.958 575.357 4.1

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 87.317 85.789 -1.7 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 85.126 83.447 -2.0 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 102.086 100.626 -1.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 .................. 9.960 9.571 -3.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ................. 76.273 68.439 -10.3 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 409.278 416.899 1.9

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 812.347 839.665 3.4

Personal care ............................................................................. 204.299 206.361 1.0

Personal care products ............................................................ 161.174 161.045 -.1

Personal care services ............................................................. 229.824 230.958 .5

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 355.502 364.346 2.5

Commodity and service group

Commodities .................................................................................. 177.545 188.157 6.0 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.182 227.276 3.7

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 155.064 166.459 7.3

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 198.517 220.100 10.9

Apparel ..................................................................................... 118.733 121.293 2.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 252.481 286.167 13.3

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.513 114.313 1.6 

Services ......................................................................................... 256.628 260.925 1.7 

Rent of shelter 3 ........................................................................... 233.507 236.603 1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................... 126.739 128.563 1.4 

Energy services 2 ......................................................................... 191.552 193.519 1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ......................... 171.446 179.953 5.0 

Household operations 1 ............................................................... 152.707 154.495 1.2 

Transportation services ................................................................ 259.985 268.161 3.1

Medical care services .................................................................. 414.273 427.551 3.2

Other services .............................................................................. 296.066 299.544 1.2

Special indexes

All items less food .......................................................................... 212.938 220.401 3.5

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 205.943 215.223 4.5

All items less medical care ............................................................. 206.828 214.226 3.6

Commodities less food ................................................................... 157.422 168.646 7.1

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 200.147 220.793 10.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 248.965 279.965 12.5

Nondurables ................................................................................... 209.360 224.728 7.3 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ........................................................ 251.210 256.386 2.1 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 245.533 249.355 1.6

Energy ............................................................................................ 211.926 246.086 16.1 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 215.173 219.598 2.1

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 214.835 218.461 1.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 145.728 148.050 1.6

Energy commodities ................................................................ 242.805 306.719 26.3

Services less energy services .................................................... 263.713 268.270 1.7

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .467 $ .451 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .157 $ .152 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres

estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated

using a geometric means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

176 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 213.967 221.575 3.6 

All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 637.342 660.005 -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 219.182 227.276 3.7 

Food ........................................................................................... 218.730 227.125 3.8 

Food at home ........................................................................... 214.638 225.181 4.9 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 251.024 261.085 4.0 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 218.163 227.643 4.3 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 222.184 238.613 7.4 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................. 215.652 223.920 3.8 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ 224.144 233.503 4.2 

Bakery products ................................................................... 269.138 279.486 3.8 

Bread 1 ............................................................................... 160.391 169.553 5.7 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ............................................ 154.688 164.978 6.7 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 250.943 255.563 1.8

Other bakery products ....................................................... 250.109 256.258 2.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 207.431 223.191 7.6

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 208.409 224.041 7.5

Meats ................................................................................. 206.696 225.503 9.1 

Beef and veal ................................................................... 225.407 248.978 10.5

Uncooked ground beef ................................................... 203.229 227.022 11.7

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................. 162.089 179.166 10.5 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ................................................. 154.280 167.511 8.6 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 .................................... 163.726 181.816 11.0 

Pork .................................................................................. 189.044 205.295 8.6 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ........ 132.952 146.770 10.4 

Ham ............................................................................... 191.206 203.853 6.6 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 175.134 187.776 7.2

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ...................... 117.033 127.537 9.0 

Other meats ..................................................................... 195.240 208.308 6.7

Poultry ................................................................................ 203.566 209.095 2.7 

Chicken 1 ......................................................................... 132.242 134.626 1.8 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ........................................ 127.423 136.488 7.1 

Fish and seafood ............................................................... 243.865 261.164 7.1

Fresh fish and seafood 1 .................................................. 143.944 156.665 8.8 

Processed fish and seafood 1 .......................................... 127.245 133.810 5.2 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 192.157 210.241 9.4 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 197.992 211.772 7.0

Milk 1 .................................................................................... 132.977 145.252 9.2 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 203.010 215.976 6.4

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 195.764 209.840 7.2

Other dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 136.144 140.638 3.3 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 270.713 282.180 4.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 311.623 326.153 4.7 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 318.369 329.702 3.6 

Apples .............................................................................. 297.711 313.608 5.3 

Bananas ........................................................................... 196.760 207.657 5.5 

Citrus fruits 1 .................................................................... 198.978 206.854 4.0 

Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................ 110.423 112.623 2.0 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 303.518 320.881 5.7

Potatoes ........................................................................... 301.278 336.965 11.8 

Lettuce ............................................................................. 274.620 296.250 7.9 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 316.455 332.436 5.1 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 312.644 322.821 3.3

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... 145.645 149.978 3.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .......................................... 149.832 153.361 2.4 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... 135.621 141.004 4.0 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 ... 148.745 153.293 3.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

177 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 161.214 166.067 3.0 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .......................................... 125.461 127.826 1.9 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 156.154 160.230 2.6

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ........................ 149.458 160.552 7.4 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... 114.973 116.265 1.1 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .................... 113.959 121.949 7.0 

Coffee ................................................................................ 186.637 213.845 14.6 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ........................... 124.165 125.004 .7 

Other food at home ................................................................ 190.294 196.512 3.3

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 200.035 206.668 3.3

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 187.718 197.758 5.3

Candy and chewing gum 1 ................................................. 131.328 134.616 2.5 

Other sweets 1 ................................................................... 143.824 149.023 3.6 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 200.909 219.844 9.4

Butter and margarine 1 ....................................................... 161.250 184.957 14.7 

Salad dressing 1 ................................................................. 126.614 135.579 7.1 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 ...................... 142.599 153.927 7.9 

Other foods .......................................................................... 204.577 209.273 2.3

Soups ................................................................................. 228.023 232.810 2.1 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 162.015 164.370 1.5

Snacks ............................................................................... 216.373 224.251 3.6 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... 215.575 221.045 2.5

Baby food 1 ........................................................................ 141.574 144.855 2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .............................................. 121.872 124.148 1.9 

Food away from home ............................................................. 226.204 231.504 2.3

Full service meals and snacks 1 ............................................ 140.835 144.122 2.3 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 ....................................... 143.773 146.971 2.2 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ................................... 141.026 145.984 3.5 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .............. 133.077 135.567 1.9 

Other food away from home 1 ................................................ 159.794 163.841 2.5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 224.368 228.041 1.6

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 194.880 196.383 .8

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 202.128 204.835 1.3

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 186.649 186.988 .2

Wine at home ......................................................................... 166.889 165.429 -.9

Alcoholic beverages away from home ..................................... 290.677 299.130 2.9

Housing ........................................................................................ 212.880 215.810 1.4 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 242.309 245.526 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 2 ..................................................... 247.725 251.857 1.7 

Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... 135.119 138.828 2.7 

Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .................................. 434.669 453.068 4.2 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 280.418 287.036 2.4

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 ............................... 232.461 235.147 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .................. 232.462 235.141 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ....................................... 126.739 128.563 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 212.885 218.859 2.8

Household energy .................................................................... 187.272 191.522 2.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 277.433 336.592 21.3

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 285.126 369.934 29.7

Propane, kerosene, and firewood 4 ..................................... 323.463 351.916 8.8 

Energy services 2 ................................................................... 191.552 193.519 1.0 

Electricity 2 ........................................................................... 190.988 194.955 2.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 .................................................. 189.600 184.292 -2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..................... 171.446 179.953 5.0 

Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...................................... 375.145 396.097 5.6 

Garbage and trash collection 5 .............................................. 384.956 395.629 2.8 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 121.555 121.109 -.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ........................ 72.393 70.007 -3.3 

Floor coverings 1 .................................................................... 114.153 113.567 -.5 

Window coverings 1 ............................................................... 76.987 74.378 -3.4 

Other linens 1 ......................................................................... 60.853 58.531 -3.8 

Furniture and bedding .............................................................. 116.025 115.044 -.8

Bedroom furniture .................................................................. 134.624 134.451 -.1

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .................. 87.701 87.979 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.

178 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Other furniture 1 ..................................................................... 81.110 77.054 -5.0 

Appliances 1 ............................................................................. 87.487 86.447 -1.2 

Major appliances 1 ................................................................. 98.432 97.047 -1.4 

Other appliances 1 ................................................................. 73.234 72.667 -.8 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ......................... 72.573 70.153 -3.3 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................... 62.042 58.611 -5.5

Indoor plants and flowers 6 .................................................... 130.835 131.687 .7 

Dishes and flatware 1 ............................................................. 69.558 66.768 -4.0 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .................................. 96.647 97.927 1.3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ............... 92.350 92.803 .5 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ............................................. 97.764 99.091 1.4 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........................................ 87.402 87.456 .1 

Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ 184.705 186.945 1.2

Household cleaning products 1 .............................................. 121.642 122.602 .8 

Household paper products 1 .................................................. 157.691 161.388 2.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ..................................... 116.170 117.066 .8 

Household operations 1 ........................................................... 152.707 154.495 1.2 

Domestic services 1 ............................................................... 142.793 143.610 .6 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ....................................... 157.269 158.941 1.1 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ........................................ 125.758 126.529 .6 

Repair of household items 1 ................................................... 186.681 - -

Apparel ......................................................................................... 118.733 121.293 2.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 111.811 114.971 2.8 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 118.348 120.823 2.1 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 116.747 114.956 -1.5 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 141.806 145.560 2.6 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ................................................... 80.417 81.601 1.5 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 108.259 112.711 4.1

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 92.644 97.455 5.2

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 106.360 108.733 2.2

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 108.887 110.943 1.9

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 96.546 99.508 3.1

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 109.544 115.858 5.8

Women’s suits and separates 1 ............................................. 84.986 84.998 .0 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 ................................................................. 95.480 98.544 3.2 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 96.544 100.051 3.6

Footwear .................................................................................... 127.593 128.560 .8 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 125.699 127.319 1.3

Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... 131.998 136.437 3.4

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 125.495 123.768 -1.4

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 117.415 116.753 -.6

Jewelry and watches 4 ............................................................... 150.195 161.153 7.3 

Watches 4 ................................................................................ 108.755 110.679 1.8 

Jewelry 4 .................................................................................. 162.526 176.747 8.7 

Transportation .............................................................................. 192.560 213.296 10.8 

Private transportation ................................................................. 189.257 209.939 10.9

New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... 96.271 99.205 3.0 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 139.044 142.866 2.7

Used cars and trucks ............................................................. 144.007 150.010 4.2

Leased cars and trucks 7 ....................................................... 95.189 92.675 -2.6 

Car and truck rental 1 ............................................................. 120.551 120.595 .0 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 240.094 303.848 26.6

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 239.629 303.067 26.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ............................................... 238.798 302.879 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ......................................... 245.996 309.693 25.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ............................................ 232.523 290.410 24.9 

Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................. 218.492 280.449 28.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................... 136.998 143.796 5.0

Tires ....................................................................................... 122.641 129.749 5.8 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 .................................... 148.182 153.747 3.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 250.543 255.760 2.1

Motor vehicle body work ........................................................ 256.431 262.611 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.

179 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. 227.704 231.104 1.5 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ............................................................. 152.909 156.700 2.5 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 376.906 391.022 3.7

Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................. 165.350 166.915 .9 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 ............. 164.996 165.813 .5 

Parking and other fees 1 ........................................................ 165.926 169.179 2.0 

Public transportation .................................................................. 248.713 266.151 7.0

Airline fare ................................................................................ 274.198 300.045 9.4

Other intercity transportation .................................................... 152.606 152.925 .2

Intracity transportation ............................................................. 257.975 270.315 4.8

Medical care ................................................................................. 389.766 402.187 3.2

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 306.257 315.845 3.1

Medicinal drugs 10 ................................................................... 102.270 105.568 3.2 

Prescription drugs .................................................................. 405.469 422.981 4.3

Nonprescription drugs 10 ....................................................... 99.833 98.543 -1.3 

Medical equipment and supplies 10 ......................................... 99.121 99.527 .4 

Medical care services ................................................................ 414.273 427.551 3.2

Professional services ............................................................... 331.456 339.328 2.4

Physicians’ services 2 ............................................................ 334.168 343.495 2.8 

Dental services 2 .................................................................... 399.751 409.178 2.4 

Eyeglasses and eye care 4 .................................................... 176.845 178.619 1.0 

Services by other medical professionals 2 4 .......................... 219.932 223.276 1.5 

Hospital and related services ................................................... 608.516 644.431 5.9

Hospital services 2 11 ............................................................. 226.721 240.622 6.1 

Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .......................................... 219.789 234.848 6.9 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ......................................... 524.140 549.459 4.8 

Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 ........................... 188.687 194.197 2.9 

Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 ................................. 110.094 112.319 2.0 

Health insurance 12 .................................................................. 107.759 106.275 -1.4 

Recreation 1 ................................................................................. 109.812 109.898 .1 

Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... 99.643 99.087 -.6 

Televisions ............................................................................... 8.033 6.660 -17.1 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 5 .................... 372.498 378.942 1.7 

Other video equipment 1 .......................................................... 15.792 13.743 -13.0 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and

audio 1 .............................................................................. 76.065 77.542 1.9 

Audio equipment ...................................................................... 45.918 44.011 -4.2

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ...................................... 93.897 91.983 -2.0 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .............................................. 151.817 155.963 2.7 

Pets and pet products .............................................................. 193.252 196.468 1.7

Pet services including veterinary 1 ........................................... 190.871 200.842 5.2 

Sporting goods ........................................................................... 116.260 117.361 .9

Sports vehicles including bicycles ............................................ 135.761 142.294 4.8

Sports equipment ..................................................................... 94.950 90.056 -5.2

Photography 1 ............................................................................ 81.399 81.200 -.2 

Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................... 71.172 67.286 -5.5

Photographers and film processing 1 ....................................... 112.506 115.231 2.4 

Other recreational goods 1 ......................................................... 56.009 53.992 -3.6 

Toys ......................................................................................... 60.574 57.852 -4.5 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .................................. 92.596 95.081 2.7 

Music instruments and accessories 1 ...................................... 97.781 95.156 -2.7 

Other recreation services 1 ........................................................ 146.743 146.834 .1 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises

1 ....................................................................................... 122.824 121.399 -1.2 

Admissions ............................................................................... 319.432 320.944 .5 

Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................. 265.229 267.932 1.0 

Recreational reading materials .................................................. 224.030 223.537 -.2

Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................. 134.715 136.279 1.2 

Recreational books 1 ................................................................ 106.256 104.166 -2.0 

Education and communication 1 .................................................. 124.891 125.520 .5 

Education 1 ................................................................................ 196.606 204.761 4.1 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 508.386 534.846 5.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 552.958 575.357 4.1

See footnotes at end of table.

180 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 641.754 675.238 5.2 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 620.741 644.474 3.8 

Child care and nursery school 6 ............................................. 239.657 246.227 2.7 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 .................. 206.794 214.858 3.9 

Communication 1 ....................................................................... 87.317 85.789 -1.7 

Postage and delivery services 1 ............................................... 145.337 151.685 4.4 

Postage .................................................................................. 230.143 239.400 4.0 

Delivery services 1 ................................................................. 223.969 250.253 11.7 

Information and information processing 1 ................................ 85.126 83.447 -2.0 

Telephone services 1 ............................................................. 102.086 100.626 -1.4 

Wireless telephone services 1 .............................................. 63.360 61.027 -3.7 

Land-line telephone services 10 ........................................... 101.574 103.323 1.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 13 .................. 9.960 9.571 -3.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 14 ................. 76.273 68.439 -10.3 

Computer software and accessories 1 ................................... 45.863 42.412 -7.5 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 ........ 77.560 76.893 -.9 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 ......................................................... 37.724 36.490 -3.3 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 409.278 416.899 1.9

Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. 812.347 839.665 3.4

Cigarettes 1 .............................................................................. 329.939 340.792 3.3 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ................................ 217.634 227.415 4.5 

Personal care ............................................................................. 204.299 206.361 1.0

Personal care products ............................................................ 161.174 161.045 -.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 ....................................................................... 104.309 102.847 -1.4 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 183.698 186.166 1.3

Personal care services ............................................................. 229.824 230.958 .5

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .......................... 140.079 140.770 .5 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 355.502 364.346 2.5

Legal services 4 ..................................................................... 288.478 297.808 3.2 

Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................ 289.927 296.385 2.2 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ...................................... 141.799 143.877 1.5 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ........ 159.158 165.789 4.2 

Financial services 4 ................................................................ 278.069 285.809 2.8 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .............................................. 87.328 86.173 -1.3 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 177.545 188.157 6.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 155.064 166.459 7.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 198.517 220.100 10.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 252.481 286.167 13.3 

Durables ..................................................................................... 112.513 114.313 1.6 

Services ......................................................................................... 256.628 260.925 1.7 

Rent of shelter 3 ............................................................................. 233.507 236.603 1.3 

Transportation services .................................................................. 259.985 268.161 3.1

Other services ................................................................................ 296.066 299.544 1.2

All items less food .......................................................................... 212.938 220.401 3.5

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 205.943 215.223 4.5

All items less medical care ............................................................. 206.828 214.226 3.6

Commodities less food ................................................................... 157.422 168.646 7.1

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 200.147 220.793 10.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 248.965 279.965 12.5

Nondurables ................................................................................... 209.360 224.728 7.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

181 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 112.220 115.044 2.5 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ........................................................ 251.210 256.386 2.1 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 245.533 249.355 1.6

Energy ............................................................................................ 211.926 246.086 16.1 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 215.173 219.598 2.1

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 214.835 218.461 1.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 145.728 148.050 1.6

Energy commodities ................................................................ 242.805 306.719 26.3

Services less energy services .................................................... 263.713 268.270 1.7

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 220.286 231.522 5.1

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 199.694 202.331 1.3

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .......... $ .467 $ .451 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............... $ .157 $ .152 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres

estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated

using a geometric means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

- Data not available.

182 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 240.997 3.0 214.743 3.2 218.618 3.4 227.485 2.8 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 379.497 -

 349.398 - 354.629 - 367.717 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 233.920 3.4 221.601 3.7 226.162 3.7 230.159 3.5 

Food ........................................................... 233.603 3.5 221.046 3.8 227.076 3.9 229.759 3.8 

Food at home ........................................... 232.890 4.3 216.343 4.7 224.155 5.1 232.070 4.9 

Food away from home .............................. 237.508 2.5 228.319 2.5 233.855 2.2 225.373 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 236.849 1.6 227.597 2.5 212.519 1.6 232.324 .3 

Housing ........................................................ 248.019 1.6 199.258 1.1 203.627 1.4 228.412 1.1 

Shelter ........................................................ 296.296 1.5 229.580 1.2 225.668 1.5 255.043 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 293.322 2.0 225.520 1.5 226.790 1.6 262.781 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 307.666 1.2 234.115 1.1 229.439 1.4 268.871 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ................................... 307.605 1.2 234.116 1.1 229.428 1.4 268.893 .9 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 223.339 3.6 207.418 2.2 218.774 2.6 247.555 3.3 

Household energy .................................... 205.141 3.4 179.440 1.6 185.597 2.1 224.442 2.1 

Energy services 2 ................................... 194.641 -2.0 184.455 1.0 185.226 1.7 225.987 1.8 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 190.627 -1.2 185.299 3.5 182.199 2.5 246.007 2.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ................... 190.310 -4.3 174.301 -4.0 189.546 -3.8 192.291 1.2 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 126.565 .2 118.309 -.3 125.819 -.6 128.985 -.8 

Apparel ......................................................... 125.655 3.1 114.251 2.2 131.513 1.6 114.933 2.1 

Transportation .............................................. 211.446 9.6 213.145 10.0 211.842 11.1 212.563 8.2 

Private transportation ................................. 204.806 9.8 207.631 10.2 210.162 11.3 206.487 8.4 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 98.803 2.3 99.900 2.8 100.119 2.9 99.918 2.7 

New vehicles .......................................... 140.807 2.3 135.656 2.7 146.779 2.9 141.585 3.0 

New cars and trucks 4 5 ........................ 97.574 2.3 96.063 2.8 99.905 3.0 98.272 3.0 

New cars 5 ............................................ 137.264 1.8 134.757 3.0 150.965 3.5 142.939 3.3 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 156.929 5.5 150.826 5.0 147.051 3.7 144.953 2.9 

Motor fuel .................................................. 296.740 27.4 313.332 27.5 300.043 27.5 300.135 23.6 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 295.681 27.4 312.751 27.4 298.919 27.4 299.047 23.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 297.557 27.7 311.826 27.8 298.232 27.9 298.335 23.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 300.037 26.9 341.698 26.8 310.898 26.8 280.092 23.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 283.860 25.9 303.290 25.7 293.839 25.8 283.557 22.1 

Medical care ................................................. 422.364 3.3 399.741 3.1 380.664 2.9 408.285 2.9 

Medical care commodities .......................... 354.880 4.5 321.325 3.1 305.684 2.0 330.023 3.1 

Medical care services ................................. 439.079 3.0 425.772 3.1 405.816 3.2 431.912 2.9 

Professional services ................................ 336.862 2.0 361.051 2.3 335.207 2.5 310.731 2.1 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 117.736 -.6 114.876 .0 113.680 .0 108.255 .6 

Education and communication 4 ................... 133.719 .2 133.002 1.2 127.557 1.4 132.303 1.9 

Other goods and services ............................. 416.832 2.2 371.726 1.4 378.954 1.3 381.584 1.5 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 240.997 3.0 214.743 3.2 218.618 3.4 227.485 2.8 

Commodities ................................................. 190.463 5.6 180.076 5.5 185.476 5.6 180.192 4.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 163.942 6.9 158.344 6.5 164.303 6.6 153.324 5.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 211.452 10.4 207.219 9.9 216.452 10.1 197.358 8.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 277.871 12.8 267.894 12.3 268.322 12.7 255.049 10.6 

Durables ................................................... 110.533 1.0 110.297 1.4 115.544 1.1 112.771 1.0 

Services ........................................................ 290.624 1.5 250.939 1.6 252.715 2.0 270.441 1.7 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 309.893 1.5 235.801 1.2 231.927 1.4 271.270 1.1 

Transportation services .............................. 256.695 3.8 271.920 2.4 278.774 4.1 266.928 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.

183 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ............................................ 335.855 0.8 304.151 1.3 304.282 1.8 312.703 2.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 232.918 3.0 205.883 3.2 209.351 3.5 219.081 2.8 

All items less food ........................................... 242.619 3.0 213.606 3.1 217.104 3.4 227.291 2.7 

All items less shelter ....................................... 222.616 3.9 211.717 4.1 217.290 4.3 217.769 3.7 

Commodities less food ................................... 166.830 6.7 160.736 6.4 165.960 6.5 156.584 5.2 

Nondurables ................................................... 223.937 6.9 215.347 6.9 221.699 7.0 215.152 6.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 212.906 9.8 208.340 9.4 216.038 9.6 200.535 8.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 271.829 11.9 263.098 11.5 262.302 11.8 252.620 9.8 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 294.875 1.6 282.146 2.0 286.783 2.6 300.179 2.3 

Services less medical care services ............... 280.132 1.4 237.640 1.4 238.615 1.9 259.103 1.6 

Energy ............................................................ 243.660 14.5 238.608 15.6 234.198 16.2 269.029 14.6 

All items less energy ....................................... 243.052 2.0 214.636 1.9 217.510 2.1 226.107 1.9 

All items less food and energy ...................... 246.294 1.7 214.124 1.6 216.205 1.7 226.154 1.5 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 149.827 1.6 144.256 1.6 147.906 1.1 140.459 1.2 

Energy commodities ................................... 308.763 27.2 311.756 27.0 304.044 27.3 303.849 23.4 

Services less energy services .................... 300.112 1.8 259.804 1.6 259.641 2.0 273.948 1.7 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

184 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 205.094 3.0 139.381 3.4 218.547 3.5 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 205.094 - - - 352.462 -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 205.573 3.6 142.789 3.6 226.701 3.9 

Food ....................................................................................... 205.583 3.7 143.084 3.7 226.692 4.0 

Food at home ....................................................................... 208.934 4.6 141.480 5.1 222.199 4.9 

Food away from home .......................................................... 199.817 2.6 145.450 1.9 235.745 2.7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 203.423 1.6 138.801 1.3 226.325 1.9 

Housing .................................................................................... 202.370 1.2 133.471 1.6 195.985 1.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 219.420 1.2 134.399 1.6 218.856 .9 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 219.697 1.5 140.514 2.2 216.353 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ............................ 218.953 1.1 133.522 1.4 228.647 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............... 218.937 1.0 133.514 1.4 228.653 .7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 224.471 2.6 166.248 3.1 218.836 3.7 

Household energy ................................................................ 218.287 1.7 163.667 2.8 183.906 3.8 

Energy services 5 ............................................................... 204.323 -.1 153.950 1.5 195.664 3.1 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 201.861 .9 149.479 2.6 202.102 4.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 196.527 -2.9 158.640 -2.7 163.600 -2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 117.878 -.7 99.006 .0 125.727 -.7 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.449 2.9 87.651 1.4 116.747 .4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 208.016 9.7 149.148 9.7 214.553 10.7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 207.198 10.1 148.865 9.8 209.674 10.8 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 99.863 2.6 99.592 2.7 99.502 3.1 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 123.681 3.1 98.896 2.4 148.698 3.7 

New cars and trucks 3 7 ................................................... 97.384 3.1 98.962 2.4 102.683 3.7 

New cars 7 ........................................................................ 124.613 3.3 101.277 2.4 148.010 4.5 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 143.257 4.5 100.122 3.9 135.239 3.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 441.494 26.6 299.381 26.4 289.979 26.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 440.082 26.5 300.528 26.3 288.100 26.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 451.157 26.9 307.434 26.7 276.086 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 299.077 25.8 293.225 25.7 325.960 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 390.464 24.9 281.894 24.8 290.292 25.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 315.333 2.8 169.747 3.4 388.389 3.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 254.725 2.8 152.505 3.1 327.666 3.1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 333.269 2.8 175.901 3.4 409.277 3.0 

Professional services ........................................................... 262.299 1.9 157.153 2.8 344.106 2.5 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 112.996 -.1 113.130 .3 115.770 -.8 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 133.834 1.0 126.684 1.2 136.803 2.6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 298.638 1.3 175.444 1.7 417.338 2.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 205.094 3.0 139.381 3.4 218.547 3.5 

Commodities ............................................................................ 174.894 5.3 130.105 5.3 187.289 6.0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 156.603 6.3 123.180 6.2 167.565 7.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 211.135 9.7 160.066 9.7 217.310 10.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 280.596 12.2 196.024 12.0 269.695 12.7 

Durables ............................................................................... 104.140 .9 87.993 1.2 118.365 1.8 

Services .................................................................................... 229.049 1.6 143.658 2.0 252.885 1.6

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 220.215 1.2 134.545 1.6 226.130 .9 

Transportation services .......................................................... 217.114 3.2 146.795 3.2 281.447 1.9 

See footnotes at end of table.

185 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ........................................................................ 256.871 1.6 146.201 1.5 314.047 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 199.805 3.0 135.367 3.4 207.843 3.5 

All items less food ...................................................................... 205.131 2.8 136.541 3.3 217.106 3.4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 199.072 3.9 138.847 4.1 220.642 4.5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 158.835 6.1 123.647 6.0 169.159 6.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 208.680 6.6 151.325 6.7 223.204 7.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 211.000 9.1 158.711 9.2 217.515 10.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 271.321 11.2 190.954 11.2 265.910 12.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 239.996 2.0 153.538 2.3 294.853 2.3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 221.809 1.5 140.704 1.8 237.051 1.4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 309.108 14.9 223.370 15.7 237.161 16.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 198.208 1.9 130.923 2.1 217.089 1.8 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 197.081 1.6 128.701 1.8 215.851 1.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 131.206 1.3 102.798 1.4 151.748 1.5 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 445.017 26.5 305.126 26.2 288.569 25.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 230.830 1.7 142.844 2.0 259.264 1.5 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

186 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 242.512 2.9 144.185 3.5 215.155 3.2 138.078 3.3 211.452 3.4 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 374.729 - - - 355.233 - - - 339.005 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 233.179 3.3 145.854 3.4 224.195 3.8 140.961 3.4 224.283 3.7 

Food ........................................................... 232.778 3.5 146.167 3.5 223.561 3.8 141.261 3.6 223.750 3.9 

Food at home ........................................... 233.728 4.1 143.516 4.7 221.126 4.8 138.280 4.4 213.394 5.3 

Food away from home .............................. 234.711 2.7 150.212 1.9 226.755 2.5 145.427 2.6 241.949 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 237.460 1.5 140.234 2.0 228.963 3.5 139.877 1.4 232.912 1.7 

Housing ........................................................ 251.188 1.4 141.866 2.3 200.945 1.1 127.448 1.3 194.978 .7 

Shelter ........................................................ 300.383 1.3 140.310 1.9 233.789 1.3 127.465 1.2 219.806 .5 

Rent of primary residence 4 ...................... 301.309 2.0 148.024 2.4 235.478 1.5 129.918 1.7 207.259 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 307.896 1.1 138.808 1.7 238.524 1.2 125.641 1.0 226.560 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 5 ................................... 307.847 1.1 138.808 1.7 238.529 1.2 125.641 1.0 226.560 .7 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 217.854 3.1 185.511 4.5 201.221 1.8 168.877 2.4 211.901 3.5 

Household energy .................................... 207.011 2.7 183.745 4.7 175.618 .8 169.382 2.2 167.264 3.8 

Energy services 4 ................................... 194.780 -2.4 146.879 -1.4 177.665 .3 164.470 1.6 176.842 2.3 

Electricity 4 ........................................... 191.201 -1.4 134.068 -.9 173.950 3.5 158.536 3.4 172.631 3.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................... 192.526 -4.8 154.842 -3.2 167.374 -4.8 163.897 -3.0 176.161 -.6 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 124.435 -.2 105.675 1.1 113.855 -.8 94.747 .7 119.493 -1.2 

Apparel ......................................................... 124.616 3.1 88.231 3.4 113.231 3.0 85.183 1.2 121.570 .1 

Transportation .............................................. 213.964 10.0 146.278 8.8 213.133 9.9 155.982 9.8 192.960 11.0 

Private transportation ................................. 206.867 10.3 146.907 8.8 209.072 10.1 155.627 10.0 185.100 11.3 

Motor fuel .................................................. 291.706 27.7 297.454 26.7 319.620 27.6 320.202 27.6 270.932 27.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 290.277 27.7 298.100 26.7 318.541 27.5 321.447 27.6 267.796 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 292.076 28.1 303.480 27.0 319.119 27.9 328.705 27.9 257.971 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 289.655 27.0 295.232 26.6 337.515 26.6 315.794 27.0 312.199 27.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 279.645 26.2 279.433 25.2 302.826 25.9 298.365 25.8 271.722 24.9 

Medical care ................................................. 422.256 3.0 175.926 4.0 395.063 2.6 174.698 4.1 379.563 2.4 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 116.810 -.7 119.339 -.4 114.675 .2 117.152 .0 107.380 -1.4 

Education and communication 2 ................... 136.032 .4 127.447 -.5 134.088 1.2 131.929 .3 126.808 3.9 

Other goods and services ............................. 398.414 2.1 189.483 2.4 359.828 1.3 175.357 1.0 398.888 2.9 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 242.512 2.9 144.185 3.5 215.155 3.2 138.078 3.3 211.452 3.4 

Commodities ................................................. 189.098 5.4 137.758 5.9 179.225 5.5 129.359 5.4 184.435 5.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 160.946 6.8 132.554 7.2 155.051 6.6 122.749 6.5 164.559 6.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 204.755 10.0 173.130 11.2 202.904 9.9 160.072 10.0 215.532 9.9 

Durables ................................................... 109.211 .5 90.991 1.6 107.902 1.2 85.175 1.5 113.429 2.1 

Services ........................................................ 291.377 1.5 145.995 1.6 250.834 1.5 143.118 1.7 241.318 1.5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 234.637 2.9 140.236 3.5 207.159 3.2 134.093 3.2 200.743 3.4 

All items less shelter ....................................... 221.802 3.8 143.085 4.1 210.576 4.0 140.521 4.1 210.096 4.4 

Commodities less food ................................... 164.018 6.5 132.884 7.0 158.019 6.4 123.161 6.2 166.347 6.6 

Nondurables ................................................... 220.704 6.6 159.038 7.6 214.945 6.9 150.758 6.9 220.535 7.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 206.774 9.4 170.788 10.7 204.958 9.4 158.290 9.3 215.982 9.3 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ......................... 291.979 1.8 151.854 1.2 280.715 1.8 159.379 2.1 266.894 2.2 

Services less medical care services ............... 281.121 1.5 143.132 1.4 239.097 1.4 139.428 1.4 223.164 1.4 

Energy ............................................................ 242.761 13.8 231.566 15.9 237.971 15.1 235.684 15.9 215.586 16.6

All items less energy ....................................... 244.777 1.9 135.126 2.1 215.109 2.0 129.557 1.9 212.158 1.8 

All items less food and energy ...................... 248.529 1.7 132.990 1.9 214.281 1.6 127.415 1.6 209.998 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

187 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 219.685 3.2 139.200 3.6 223.295 3.9 231.497 2.8 137.748 3.0 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 354.644 - - - 362.612 -

 377.488 - - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 226.495 3.7 142.721 3.6 225.243 4.6 230.834 3.4 142.339 3.9 

Food ........................................................... 227.793 3.9 143.341 3.7 225.013 4.7 230.875 3.6 141.696 4.2 

Food at home ........................................... 222.179 5.2 142.652 5.1 228.213 5.3 233.954 4.5 140.102 6.0 

Food away from home .............................. 237.449 2.4 144.328 1.9 224.208 3.7 225.361 2.6 143.857 1.4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 210.287 1.7 133.233 1.5 223.136 1.7 227.566 .3 152.136 -.2 

Housing ........................................................ 208.724 .9 134.421 1.8 198.304 1.2 240.491 1.2 131.114 .9 

Shelter ........................................................ 230.882 1.0 137.466 1.9 221.897 1.2 268.918 1.1 130.586 1.0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ...................... 232.938 .8 143.135 2.4 221.291 1.7 280.216 1.5 139.807 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 236.832 1.0 136.660 1.8 231.716 1.0 284.415 1.0 130.824 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 5 ................................... 236.809 1.0 136.660 1.8 231.716 1.0 284.414 1.0 130.828 .8 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 214.747 1.6 156.450 3.4 214.976 2.0 255.654 3.6 171.722 1.7 

Household energy .................................... 191.367 .9 151.663 3.1 185.754 2.0 234.381 2.0 169.210 .9 

Energy services 4 ................................... 193.233 .3 147.756 2.7 191.511 1.6 235.787 1.7 165.641 .6 

Electricity 4 ........................................... 185.822 .8 146.040 3.7 194.992 2.8 264.698 1.3 162.556 1.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................... 192.198 -2.6 151.952 -3.9 145.006 -9.7 196.850 3.0 166.523 -1.7 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 133.794 -1.1 97.227 -.4 124.432 -.1 130.034 -.8 103.407 -.6 

Apparel ......................................................... 149.250 3.2 86.553 .6 122.509 1.5 117.619 2.5 93.154 2.0 

Transportation .............................................. 211.498 11.1 147.875 10.9 233.194 12.3 209.465 8.4 148.518 7.9 

Private transportation ................................. 211.414 11.4 147.595 11.0 231.748 12.4 204.015 8.7 147.106 7.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 309.776 27.6 298.989 27.4 284.959 27.2 298.310 24.0 275.996 22.2 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 307.195 27.6 299.739 27.4 282.106 27.1 296.658 23.8 278.271 22.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 308.794 28.1 308.660 27.8 273.741 27.5 299.287 24.2 279.354 22.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 307.575 26.9 290.825 26.8 330.739 26.6 272.562 23.2 272.346 21.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 300.585 25.8 282.536 25.9 289.371 25.4 282.476 22.6 262.830 20.4 

Medical care ................................................. 369.493 2.8 164.066 3.0 377.381 2.7 398.359 2.7 174.291 2.9 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 108.307 -.5 116.243 .6 116.446 -1.6 111.384 .6 97.576 .9 

Education and communication 2 ................... 129.629 1.1 125.323 1.6 131.627 1.5 133.818 1.4 123.055 2.6 

Other goods and services ............................. 349.492 1.1 171.894 1.3 416.846 2.4 381.433 .9 170.439 2.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 219.685 3.2 139.200 3.6 223.295 3.9 231.497 2.8 137.748 3.0 

Commodities ................................................. 185.516 5.7 129.216 5.2 194.220 7.0 179.846 4.6 126.841 4.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 163.248 6.8 122.122 6.2 178.466 8.2 151.336 5.5 118.671 5.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 211.325 10.6 158.579 9.6 228.939 11.6 192.794 8.6 152.303 8.2 

Durables ................................................... 118.045 1.3 87.903 .8 124.088 1.9 111.406 .5 88.972 1.5 

Services ........................................................ 252.882 1.6 144.334 2.3 254.511 1.5 276.957 1.6 141.077 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 212.165 3.2 135.518 3.6 211.852 4.0 224.086 2.8 132.725 3.0 

All items less shelter ....................................... 216.601 4.3 137.497 4.3 225.493 4.9 217.321 3.6 136.986 3.8 

Commodities less food ................................... 165.246 6.6 122.420 6.1 179.514 8.1 154.794 5.2 119.668 5.0 

Nondurables ................................................... 218.873 7.1 150.448 6.6 228.691 8.6 213.337 5.9 147.565 6.1 

Nondurables less food .................................... 211.129 9.9 157.068 9.1 228.382 11.3 196.030 8.0 152.622 7.8 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ......................... 286.387 2.4 151.535 2.8 292.431 1.9 299.589 2.3 153.640 2.4 

Services less medical care services ............... 241.293 1.5 141.933 2.2 238.026 1.4 267.506 1.5 137.602 1.6 

Energy ............................................................ 242.180 15.3 214.272 16.8 232.163 16.3 270.161 15.4 226.288 12.4

All items less energy ....................................... 219.190 1.9 131.035 2.2 220.204 2.0 230.669 1.8 128.984 2.1 

All items less food and energy ...................... 218.138 1.6 128.750 1.9 219.732 1.5 231.414 1.5 126.846 1.7 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum

index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

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.

188 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 201.427 3.2 209.102 2.8 243.881 2.7 218.684 2.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 537.637 -

 630.587 - 708.847 - 653.337 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 198.347 3.6 229.005 3.3 239.468 3.0 223.226 3.2 

Food 3 .................................................................. 202.795 4.1 238.520 3.4 239.695 3.3 222.064 3.3 

Food at home ..................................................... 205.590 4.5 231.168 5.5 231.148 3.4 224.794 4.3 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 198.299 3.8 250.699 1.2 254.029 3.1 212.463 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 151.503 -1.2 143.964 2.2 239.418 .2 237.156 1.4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 180.396 2.9 199.748 .2 235.618 1.6 216.243 1.3 

Shelter ................................................................. 182.197 2.8 208.443 -1.6 273.508 .4 265.230 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 178.164 3.4 205.791 -2.7 280.537 1.3 276.367 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 182.941 2.9 205.388 -1.5 290.850 .2 270.708 1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 182.941 2.9 205.388 -1.5 290.850 .2 270.708 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 256.230 3.4 276.305 7.2 241.185 8.6 182.974 1.4 

Household energy .............................................. 264.401 3.6 250.261 8.7 206.498 8.5 160.185 .7 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 286.995 1.9 249.278 8.5 187.262 -.3 163.214 .4 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 228.110 5.9 227.110 10.9 184.351 -2.8 153.682 3.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 376.010 -2.0 255.014 2.1 183.834 5.1 161.626 -4.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 126.150 3.9 132.103 2.1 125.947 2.3 99.950 -1.7 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 142.841 2.2 131.333 1.4 140.610 1.1 91.875 .6 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 207.909 4.7 205.202 12.2 203.584 10.6 200.127 9.9 

Private transportation ........................................... 207.305 5.9 204.487 12.6 202.575 10.5 197.441 10.4 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 318.298 15.8 303.453 28.3 302.623 27.5 326.197 27.9 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 319.346 15.7 302.123 28.3 299.292 27.4 323.939 27.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 310.881 15.8 299.534 29.0 297.968 27.6 320.393 28.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 300.651 15.4 364.463 27.6 301.309 27.5 335.117 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 309.605 15.0 300.823 25.7 290.576 26.3 306.554 26.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 442.044 5.3 326.011 1.8 562.444 2.4 418.939 2.4 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 120.814 1.0 90.330 -.2 116.277 -5.0 109.682 -1.5 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 110.961 -.5 125.603 .5 140.696 1.5 137.391 .7 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 320.062 4.8 315.704 1.1 420.966 2.0 354.068 1.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 201.427 3.2 209.102 2.8 243.881 2.7 218.684 2.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 176.985 4.3 179.969 6.3 191.835 5.4 171.395 4.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 165.406 4.7 155.537 8.1 166.023 7.0 142.888 5.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 214.490 7.7 197.843 11.1 220.701 10.3 190.023 8.4 

Durables ............................................................ 123.632 .1 113.239 3.4 112.752 1.5 97.583 .2 

Services ................................................................. 221.663 2.4 239.151 .6 289.845 1.0 263.286 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 192.404 3.1 201.900 2.8 231.401 2.7 210.024 2.8 

All items less shelter ................................................ 209.185 3.4 214.645 5.1 234.780 3.8 203.366 3.3 

Commodities less food ............................................ 165.217 4.4 154.754 7.9 168.986 6.6 146.734 5.1 

Nondurables ............................................................ 207.118 5.8 211.960 7.2 228.847 6.4 208.666 5.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 210.085 7.0 192.638 10.6 220.598 9.4 193.812 7.9 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 285.091 2.1 289.641 3.3 324.502 1.5 275.210 1.6 

Services less medical care services ........................ 206.977 2.2 227.025 .4 271.250 .9 251.509 1.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 288.457 10.8 252.645 18.9 246.308 17.4 224.590 15.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 196.114 2.5 204.124 .8 247.047 1.4 219.770 1.7 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 195.167 2.2 199.142 .3 249.045 1.1 220.138 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.

189 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 211.064 3.1 211.024 3.2 207.933 3.1 220.288 3.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 653.078 -

 676.220 - 652.274 - 734.569 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 205.761 2.7 231.569 4.3 230.738 3.3 208.908 4.0 

Food 3 .................................................................. 202.453 2.9 236.144 4.7 225.588 3.5 211.603 4.2 

Food at home ..................................................... 200.681 4.9 232.638 6.0 205.716 4.2 211.942 5.2 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 206.757 .0 244.602 2.7 257.167 3.1 210.760 3.0 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 234.257 -.8 180.737 -.7 299.626 -.2 188.339 1.5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 193.427 1.2 190.152 .8 180.641 1.1 198.002 2.2 

Shelter ................................................................. 216.726 1.9 215.579 1.0 187.572 .8 218.848 1.7 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 218.777 1.4 217.637 1.3 190.268 1.0 215.475 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 220.094 1.8 213.545 1.0 202.678 .6 213.617 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 220.094 1.8 213.545 1.0 202.678 .6 213.617 1.6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 220.607 -.7 191.272 -.3 213.310 1.0 205.899 7.7 

Household energy .............................................. 187.837 -2.9 172.643 -2.5 203.929 .0 155.034 5.0 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 193.037 -3.9 171.064 -3.4 200.235 -.5 153.411 4.8 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 191.554 -4.5 159.609 -.9 188.388 -1.2 150.223 1.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 188.324 -1.4 170.263 -7.2 221.918 3.8 162.352 8.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 116.587 -.9 117.251 .1 137.591 3.1 119.791 .5 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 141.581 2.6 124.316 2.0 118.651 .4 101.495 2.7 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 203.442 10.6 214.834 9.9 217.490 11.0 260.301 10.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 202.233 10.5 215.602 9.9 217.883 11.2 257.988 10.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 311.791 26.7 348.595 26.6 308.960 27.8 279.126 28.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 311.390 26.6 346.408 26.5 307.583 27.7 277.505 28.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 321.965 27.0 337.729 26.7 303.356 28.4 274.654 28.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 300.611 26.1 351.428 26.0 311.093 26.8 260.369 27.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 265.516 24.6 331.474 25.1 303.760 25.0 276.958 27.1 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 397.243 2.4 379.185 4.1 365.708 .9 452.274 1.3 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 118.984 -1.3 112.174 -1.5 108.505 -.2 143.965 4.5 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 127.708 2.2 118.293 2.3 137.574 .3 118.658 1.0 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 434.253 2.4 381.211 1.1 355.503 .8 333.704 .2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 211.064 3.1 211.024 3.2 207.933 3.1 220.288 3.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 176.254 5.0 189.411 5.6 182.449 5.3 170.461 5.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 159.486 6.3 166.032 6.3 158.102 6.4 150.144 7.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 203.951 10.1 218.010 9.2 193.062 9.5 183.172 9.4 

Durables ............................................................ 117.970 .4 111.826 1.7 128.169 2.5 116.779 2.6 

Services ................................................................. 248.993 1.8 234.328 1.5 233.244 1.6 263.088 2.5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 202.354 3.1 203.296 3.1 200.040 3.3 209.246 3.8 

All items less shelter ................................................ 210.871 3.6 211.233 4.1 218.068 4.1 222.226 4.7 

Commodities less food ............................................ 162.770 6.0 166.812 6.0 162.339 6.1 151.615 6.8 

Nondurables ............................................................ 206.790 6.5 226.401 6.9 211.497 6.4 196.734 6.6 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 207.531 9.4 215.255 8.7 199.082 8.9 182.957 8.9 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 293.402 1.8 259.750 1.9 299.573 2.4 328.642 3.3 

Services less medical care services ........................ 235.368 1.7 223.462 1.1 219.802 1.6 247.189 2.7 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 243.374 11.9 239.058 12.5 256.745 15.1 210.632 18.3 

All items less energy ................................................ 210.058 2.1 209.972 2.2 206.797 1.8 222.083 2.6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 212.718 1.9 205.475 1.7 203.727 1.5 224.427 2.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

190 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 211.760 3.3 243.622 3.7 200.495 3.3 213.500 4.0 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 629.440 -

 670.684 - 643.059 - 633.960 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 206.941 3.5 232.656 3.5 207.023 3.6 233.794 5.4 

Food 3 .................................................................. 207.617 3.7 233.256 3.8 206.148 3.7 238.350 5.9 

Food at home ..................................................... 203.243 4.2 243.147 4.5 209.418 5.0 231.145 5.4 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 214.614 3.1 219.140 2.6 198.318 2.3 249.439 6.2 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 190.732 -.4 222.459 -.6 210.483 2.7 181.611 -.1 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 189.012 .4 260.606 3.4 183.594 .2 197.146 1.6 

Shelter ................................................................. 208.550 .4 277.348 1.9 206.455 1.0 218.433 1.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 207.922 1.5 271.986 2.5 194.705 1.0 219.558 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 209.392 .3 287.113 1.7 192.993 1.2 215.062 1.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 209.392 .3 287.113 1.7 192.993 1.2 215.062 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 235.356 .1 335.109 19.6 191.906 -.2 210.145 1.8 

Household energy .............................................. 194.229 -1.0 305.047 26.6 185.178 -.7 180.691 1.1 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 195.672 -1.6 300.711 26.6 182.208 -1.0 178.125 .6 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 191.394 3.8 295.459 27.0 187.044 .7 147.548 4.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 190.889 -8.0 336.101 21.2 142.597 -13.5 179.887 -7.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 121.855 1.4 153.134 -2.6 122.708 -3.5 123.392 .5 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 114.942 7.9 118.394 1.7 156.921 3.2 114.335 1.3 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 242.049 9.7 229.223 6.9 186.197 10.9 207.665 10.5 

Private transportation ........................................... 240.139 9.9 227.249 7.4 184.933 11.1 203.777 10.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 316.471 28.6 311.585 18.3 296.182 29.1 305.390 28.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 315.952 28.6 320.614 18.4 296.020 29.1 306.322 27.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 325.575 28.9 340.371 18.3 306.616 29.6 301.034 28.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 351.271 27.7 249.720 17.3 300.539 28.1 367.908 27.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 289.057 26.7 283.383 19.2 283.565 27.0 294.344 26.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 364.051 2.1 324.180 1.3 387.209 4.1 320.650 3.5 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 112.452 1.2 110.473 2.8 106.182 -.4 127.360 2.9 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 135.740 .8 132.248 2.9 114.980 1.4 126.893 1.4 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 390.532 1.7 433.536 4.3 342.652 2.8 362.833 2.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 211.760 3.3 243.622 3.7 200.495 3.3 213.500 4.0 

Commodities .......................................................... 178.102 6.9 192.510 3.9 174.211 6.3 186.602 6.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 162.290 9.2 165.441 4.2 156.227 7.7 162.826 7.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 201.155 12.8 208.464 7.8 211.227 11.7 219.980 10.8 

Durables ............................................................ 116.993 2.8 118.151 -1.4 107.111 1.8 109.358 3.1 

Services ................................................................. 247.021 .6 288.467 3.6 228.380 1.2 240.202 1.8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 205.661 3.3 239.355 3.9 190.808 3.2 207.493 4.0 

All items less shelter ................................................ 216.275 4.5 229.363 4.8 198.355 4.3 213.346 4.9 

Commodities less food ............................................ 163.670 8.9 167.835 4.0 158.296 7.5 163.618 7.4 

Nondurables ............................................................ 204.597 8.0 221.716 5.3 210.055 7.8 227.296 8.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 200.823 12.0 209.303 7.2 210.999 11.1 217.814 10.1 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 301.214 .8 302.484 5.9 250.945 1.5 274.400 1.9 

Services less medical care services ........................ 238.507 .5 284.353 3.9 211.933 .9 229.764 1.8 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 254.324 15.1 308.050 21.9 237.947 15.5 239.508 15.9 

All items less energy ................................................ 209.863 1.9 241.020 2.3 199.096 1.9 212.340 2.8 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 210.809 1.5 243.891 2.0 197.742 1.6 208.113 2.3 

See footnotes at end of table.

191 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 231.928 2.7 230.851 3.5 216.934 3.5 219.339 3.6 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 685.220 -

 372.100 - 670.024 - 689.278 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 232.655 3.7 238.308 4.4 229.570 3.5 256.827 6.3 

Food 3 .................................................................. 232.127 4.0 240.093 4.6 232.574 3.8 246.988 4.9 

Food at home ..................................................... 243.053 5.1 241.236 5.5 230.566 3.7 241.132 6.6 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 215.154 2.6 239.546 2.7 235.227 3.7 255.299 2.4 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 226.513 -.2 215.903 1.4 204.640 .5 347.555 17.3 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 245.093 .8 225.744 .7 203.583 1.5 193.520 .9 

Shelter ................................................................. 274.740 .7 249.020 .8 242.154 1.2 219.541 .6 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 283.445 1.3 237.646 .3 223.245 1.1 216.412 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 287.124 .6 253.335 .7 258.143 1.2 230.038 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 287.124 .6 253.335 .7 258.143 1.2 230.038 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 260.474 3.0 168.600 1.3 206.477 3.8 187.336 3.8 

Household energy .............................................. 242.901 1.4 149.082 1.5 177.092 2.8 177.328 4.3 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 241.294 1.2 145.652 1.2 181.553 2.4 178.745 3.7 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 280.478 .9 142.185 1.3 199.810 5.3 219.810 5.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 196.864 2.3 197.924 -2.3 141.032 -3.8 146.276 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 121.272 -1.0 170.383 -.7 106.888 1.2 125.208 -.8 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 111.575 2.4 139.408 2.8 125.004 2.4 132.127 5.4 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 207.775 8.9 226.047 11.9 206.334 9.7 212.110 10.3 

Private transportation ........................................... 201.832 9.0 227.819 12.7 198.168 9.8 197.302 10.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 298.503 23.9 318.792 26.6 310.965 27.1 287.504 27.2 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 292.347 23.8 315.706 26.6 308.242 27.1 290.363 27.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 293.700 24.1 315.371 26.8 314.482 27.3 296.373 27.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 275.351 23.2 295.430 26.4 321.556 26.8 288.826 26.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 276.674 22.7 309.802 25.9 263.917 25.6 330.029 25.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 389.047 3.9 388.046 4.1 413.953 4.9 425.780 2.0 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 104.231 -1.7 114.670 2.0 111.427 .6 119.712 3.0 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 137.315 2.1 121.441 1.5 140.356 2.3 133.338 .9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 369.672 1.6 300.041 -.7 373.710 1.4 311.678 -.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 231.928 2.7 230.851 3.5 216.934 3.5 219.339 3.6 

Commodities .......................................................... 178.796 4.8 202.129 6.4 178.687 5.4 189.411 6.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 148.453 5.5 179.340 7.8 154.240 6.4 156.790 6.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 194.861 9.0 217.752 11.8 208.845 10.2 206.889 9.7 

Durables ............................................................ 103.246 -.4 138.549 1.7 105.487 .7 112.173 1.4 

Services ................................................................. 277.869 1.4 253.987 1.8 253.330 2.2 245.719 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 224.757 2.6 223.338 3.5 208.236 3.4 210.026 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 213.285 3.8 221.523 5.1 209.658 4.5 220.384 4.9 

Commodities less food ............................................ 152.187 5.3 181.117 7.5 156.212 6.2 164.118 6.9 

Nondurables ............................................................ 215.776 6.2 229.880 7.9 221.502 7.0 231.985 8.0 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 198.926 8.4 218.101 11.2 208.170 9.5 217.184 10.5 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 290.258 2.2 267.912 3.2 277.961 3.2 288.606 2.9 

Services less medical care services ........................ 268.804 1.2 242.253 1.7 240.003 1.9 230.376 1.6 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 278.972 15.6 221.740 16.6 237.775 15.5 235.950 17.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 230.255 1.6 231.972 2.2 216.824 2.3 221.272 2.5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 230.272 1.1 230.379 1.8 215.025 2.0 217.473 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

192 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 247.718 2.8 121.483 2.8 233.809 2.7 225.082 4.5 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 716.117 - - - 675.461 -

 686.832 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 237.199 3.2 129.674 3.0 215.813 3.7 233.672 5.2 

Food 3 .................................................................. 236.558 3.3 130.052 3.0 215.500 3.7 234.388 5.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 236.677 4.0 134.938 3.0 226.888 4.4 233.580 7.0 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 242.649 2.5 123.287 2.3 194.612 2.7 237.710 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 242.561 1.4 125.316 3.0 217.390 3.8 223.766 .4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 261.847 1.3 114.019 1.2 238.089 1.4 218.708 2.5 

Shelter ................................................................. 317.984 1.5 110.237 .8 284.735 1.1 239.448 2.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 320.731 2.2 110.319 -.4 262.590 1.1 207.514 2.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 325.434 1.3 110.736 1.0 292.702 .9 236.308 2.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 325.332 1.2 110.736 1.0 292.702 .9 236.308 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 204.567 1.3 157.552 3.3 220.327 3.9 244.521 4.6 

Household energy .............................................. 202.621 .8 161.203 1.4 194.256 2.7 232.604 5.5 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 187.468 -4.1 160.831 1.2 201.799 -.5 221.318 2.3 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 184.854 -2.8 170.008 2.0 205.418 1.1 186.194 7.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 186.946 -6.8 111.789 -5.0 187.646 -4.5 225.009 -6.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 121.402 -1.1 104.086 .7 121.514 .5 146.991 1.1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 122.562 3.6 115.938 2.7 106.185 1.7 159.897 7.4 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 223.110 9.9 125.427 8.2 213.424 9.3 188.443 11.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 211.996 10.4 126.009 8.4 211.594 9.8 188.972 11.0 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 283.142 28.3 283.199 23.8 308.915 26.8 313.299 26.4 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 282.232 28.3 284.192 23.5 304.452 26.8 316.692 26.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 285.925 28.6 290.016 23.8 305.238 27.2 314.272 27.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 282.387 27.6 277.215 22.6 295.829 25.9 336.497 25.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 275.063 27.1 269.310 22.2 284.321 24.6 303.998 23.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 392.622 3.1 151.285 2.1 439.891 2.0 413.635 5.5 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 115.526 .1 113.094 2.1 122.945 .7 113.814 1.6 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 136.472 .7 120.049 -.2 127.284 -2.0 141.618 1.5 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 383.066 2.0 137.890 -.7 431.226 2.5 390.466 2.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 247.718 2.8 121.483 2.8 233.809 2.7 225.082 4.5 

Commodities .......................................................... 189.996 5.2 119.840 5.2 179.865 5.6 201.041 6.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 157.758 6.6 114.390 6.3 157.753 6.7 181.958 8.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 199.958 9.9 146.699 9.5 197.571 9.7 236.130 11.4 

Durables ............................................................ 103.804 -.1 87.195 2.0 113.480 1.3 124.778 2.2 

Services ................................................................. 297.248 1.7 122.825 1.1 290.175 1.1 252.754 2.9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 241.164 2.8 119.733 2.8 225.032 2.7 215.600 4.4 

All items less shelter ................................................ 220.312 3.7 127.224 3.6 218.422 3.5 222.506 5.5 

Commodities less food ............................................ 161.301 6.4 114.832 6.2 160.050 6.5 183.718 7.7 

Nondurables ............................................................ 221.147 6.4 138.137 6.5 209.021 6.9 235.385 8.3 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 202.898 9.3 144.981 9.1 198.781 9.4 235.275 10.6 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 284.988 1.8 138.722 1.5 302.919 1.1 273.377 3.7 

Services less medical care services ........................ 289.084 1.6 119.892 1.1 278.202 1.0 241.016 2.7 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 236.141 12.5 213.589 13.3 237.072 13.8 276.512 15.7 

All items less energy ................................................ 250.639 2.1 116.044 1.7 235.292 1.6 222.300 3.4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 254.772 1.9 113.822 1.5 241.108 1.3 220.979 3.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

193 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 224.590 2.9 209.776 3.2 252.910 3.0 233.390 2.6 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 657.508 -

 623.070 - 855.165 - 717.506 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 210.332 3.2 220.351 3.0 233.676 4.2 233.749 2.7 

Food 3 .................................................................. 211.596 3.2 218.648 3.1 231.376 4.7 233.682 2.9 

Food at home ..................................................... 202.616 4.6 208.724 4.1 220.848 5.9 230.382 3.5 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 226.254 1.7 234.771 1.6 241.680 2.7 237.163 2.0 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 198.658 3.5 219.682 1.1 249.780 -.5 239.522 .5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 215.235 1.7 195.106 2.1 275.606 .8 248.980 1.5 

Shelter ................................................................. 246.518 1.9 220.779 1.9 309.211 .8 279.114 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 239.829 2.8 200.806 2.4 301.030 .9 304.693 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 255.940 1.6 229.587 1.6 329.832 .6 303.345 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 255.940 1.6 229.587 1.6 329.832 .6 303.345 1.3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 240.765 5.8 202.164 8.5 241.257 3.5 284.237 2.7 

Household energy .............................................. 201.654 5.2 182.163 7.6 199.176 3.3 288.614 -.3 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 248.569 5.0 186.302 7.4 195.728 3.1 287.393 -.6 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 280.844 7.4 179.367 11.9 182.447 3.9 302.116 -2.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 180.348 -1.7 168.333 -.5 171.949 -.6 235.188 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 108.663 -3.1 127.709 -3.3 175.441 -1.9 128.871 -.1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 119.051 5.6 145.811 4.4 130.757 4.3 114.125 4.5 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 233.977 6.9 199.384 8.7 222.685 11.1 190.778 7.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 235.372 7.4 200.306 8.5 214.652 11.2 181.129 7.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 316.939 25.7 320.285 26.0 303.864 24.0 288.451 22.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 319.721 25.6 315.535 25.8 304.328 23.7 287.484 22.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 317.637 25.9 307.599 26.4 316.991 24.1 289.126 22.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 270.585 24.7 359.767 24.7 259.978 23.0 264.994 21.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 294.732 24.0 304.625 23.8 306.140 22.5 266.817 20.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 460.134 3.7 373.854 1.9 391.870 2.0 400.156 2.5 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 102.407 -.5 115.057 -.2 141.778 2.1 110.338 .5 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 109.286 .0 138.726 1.7 141.920 4.3 143.201 .6 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 448.803 2.5 301.865 2.0 363.975 1.2 391.432 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 224.590 2.9 209.776 3.2 252.910 3.0 233.390 2.6 

Commodities .......................................................... 174.843 3.5 184.517 5.0 196.562 5.6 177.450 4.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 157.026 3.7 164.482 6.1 176.321 6.4 144.219 5.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 197.770 8.7 223.131 9.4 198.571 10.0 184.263 8.3 

Durables ............................................................ 113.648 -2.1 110.368 .5 152.840 .0 105.775 1.9 

Services ................................................................. 274.638 2.4 237.043 2.0 303.086 1.7 280.305 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 213.989 2.8 201.592 3.3 246.162 3.1 226.530 2.6 

All items less shelter ................................................ 217.394 3.3 208.075 3.8 232.106 4.7 216.504 3.2 

Commodities less food ............................................ 158.400 3.7 167.415 6.0 179.731 6.1 148.713 5.5 

Nondurables ............................................................ 203.359 5.9 222.852 6.3 217.951 7.2 211.018 5.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 196.680 8.3 224.574 8.9 203.833 9.2 188.835 7.7 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 317.800 2.9 260.513 2.2 312.432 3.4 297.094 1.6 

Services less medical care services ........................ 261.433 2.2 224.697 2.1 294.147 1.7 272.436 1.6 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 257.197 17.1 242.268 17.6 258.627 16.7 292.027 13.8 

All items less energy ................................................ 225.037 1.8 209.528 1.9 254.071 1.9 233.051 1.9 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 229.239 1.6 208.265 1.6 259.451 1.5 233.648 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.

194 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 232.765 2.7 198.938 2.8 146.975 3.3 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 709.558 -

 198.938 - - -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 237.131 3.6 202.133 3.9 145.430 4.0 

Food 3 .................................................................. 240.086 4.3 201.712 4.1 147.046 4.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 233.372 3.9 201.450 5.5 142.461 5.3 

Food away from home 5 .................................... 251.669 4.7 202.510 2.0 149.610 2.7 

Alcoholic beverages 5 .......................................... 205.675 -4.2 195.514 1.8 123.468 2.2 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 237.645 1.3 183.897 -.2 154.784 1.6 

Shelter ................................................................. 262.082 1.2 199.684 -.2 161.788 2.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 6 ............................ 253.894 .6 197.616 -.4 177.328 2.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 6 7 ......... 276.608 1.2 211.491 -.3 162.156 2.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6

7 ............................................................... 276.608 1.2 211.491 -.3 162.154 2.6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 225.697 4.3 201.243 -.7 180.417 -1.8 

Household energy .............................................. 217.069 3.3 166.994 -3.0 178.881 -2.2 

Energy services 6 ............................................. 253.606 2.4 164.232 -3.4 169.947 -3.7 

Electricity 6 ..................................................... 258.176 1.9 162.186 -3.6 175.827 -3.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 6 ............................ 197.158 4.1 241.006 -.3 131.554 -6.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 165.753 -.5 121.168 .6 93.994 -4.2 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 129.758 -3.0 152.179 -1.3 97.848 7.1 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 230.694 8.2 209.141 11.8 149.298 10.1 

Private transportation ........................................... 238.675 8.5 214.621 12.3 149.250 10.4 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 395.208 23.7 368.106 26.4 292.357 27.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 403.054 23.7 361.103 26.4 292.359 27.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ......................... 443.305 24.0 359.260 26.8 297.901 27.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 .................. 309.510 22.7 314.535 25.6 288.010 26.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ...................... 353.420 22.2 352.355 25.0 286.653 25.6 

Medical care 3 ........................................................

- - 308.395 3.1 155.034 3.7 

Recreation 10 ......................................................... 95.936 1.3 117.018 1.2 114.625 -1.7 

Education and communication 10 .......................... 131.398 2.4 130.731 1.9 138.148 1.3 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 385.792 .6 277.973 .2 170.248 1.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 232.765 2.7 198.938 2.8 146.975 3.3 

Commodities .......................................................... 192.563 4.0 173.669 4.6 129.282 5.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 168.902 4.2 157.890 5.1 120.047 6.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 204.003 6.4 226.896 7.7 152.770 10.7 

Durables ............................................................ 133.013 .9 99.749 .7 85.336 -.7 

Services ................................................................. 270.513 1.9 221.824 1.5 158.526 2.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 227.130 2.7 192.618 2.8 146.472 3.3 

All items less shelter ................................................ 222.348 3.4 199.920 4.2 139.447 3.7 

Commodities less food ............................................ 170.440 3.9 160.439 4.9 120.299 6.0 

Nondurables ............................................................ 220.586 5.1 213.176 5.8 148.304 7.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 204.322 5.7 224.703 7.3 150.347 10.1 

Services less rent of shelter 7 .................................. 288.002 2.7 246.399 3.5 155.708 1.7 

Services less medical care services ........................ 262.165 1.8 211.744 1.4 158.878 2.1 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 312.950 15.6 243.257 12.0 226.900 13.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 230.377 1.7 194.705 1.8 141.027 2.5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 228.947 1.3 193.644 1.4 140.963 2.3 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

7 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Boston,

Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and

195 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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.

8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

- Data not available.

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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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 239.387 3.4 211.123 3.7 216.810 3.9 222.577 3.1 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 373.910 -

 341.433 - 351.148 - 358.113 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 233.054 3.5 221.844 3.8 225.170 3.8 229.999 3.6 

Food ........................................................... 232.815 3.6 221.418 3.9 225.954 3.9 229.148 3.8 

Food at home ........................................... 231.411 4.4 216.690 4.8 222.760 5.2 231.277 5.0 

Food away from home .............................. 238.288 2.6 229.101 2.6 232.873 2.2 226.217 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 235.067 1.9 227.247 2.5 213.140 1.7 237.241 .3 

Housing ........................................................ 245.973 1.7 194.508 1.2 203.280 1.4 225.843 1.2 

Shelter ........................................................ 292.723 1.5 219.564 1.2 224.786 1.4 248.835 1.2 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 289.885 2.0 226.075 1.5 225.062 1.5 263.656 1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 271.105 1.3 218.201 1.1 213.309 1.3 238.126 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ................................... 271.093 1.3 218.203 1.1 213.300 1.3 238.138 .9 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 221.535 3.4 208.287 2.4 219.391 2.6 244.854 3.1 

Household energy .................................... 202.920 3.1 180.077 1.8 184.577 2.2 222.659 1.9 

Energy services 2 ................................... 194.669 -1.8 183.873 1.1 185.506 2.0 224.945 1.8 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 190.449 -1.1 185.117 3.5 180.884 2.7 244.383 2.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ................... 190.524 -4.2 174.670 -3.9 193.664 -3.6 193.110 .9 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 120.614 .1 116.833 -.1 121.023 -.4 126.881 -1.1 

Apparel ......................................................... 125.974 3.3 112.295 2.3 130.936 1.5 114.504 2.0 

Transportation .............................................. 213.632 10.2 214.549 10.7 211.832 12.2 212.148 9.2 

Private transportation ................................. 208.652 10.3 211.041 10.8 210.319 12.3 208.378 9.4 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 100.262 3.0 100.230 3.4 98.817 3.1 98.138 2.7 

New vehicles .......................................... 141.284 2.2 139.053 2.8 146.260 2.9 143.641 2.9 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 156.912 5.5 151.824 5.0 147.993 3.7 144.984 2.5 

Motor fuel .................................................. 296.775 27.3 314.032 27.5 299.984 27.5 300.936 23.6 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 295.828 27.3 313.389 27.4 298.986 27.4 300.098 23.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 297.246 27.6 312.278 27.7 298.268 27.9 299.153 23.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 300.450 26.8 341.345 26.8 310.944 26.8 281.521 22.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 283.558 25.8 303.013 25.7 293.458 25.8 284.745 22.1 

Medical care ................................................. 419.918 3.5 402.909 3.3 385.890 3.1 408.529 3.0 

Medical care commodities .......................... 348.026 4.6 315.217 3.3 299.751 2.3 317.018 3.1 

Medical care services ................................. 437.189 3.1 430.186 3.3 412.987 3.4 434.179 2.9 

Professional services ................................ 337.731 2.1 362.149 2.3 337.168 2.5 315.795 2.4 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 118.439 -.1 111.137 .3 109.990 .0 102.404 .1 

Education and communication 4 ................... 127.140 -.2 127.741 .7 120.643 .2 128.165 1.5 

Other goods and services ............................. 472.602 2.8 405.679 1.5 404.690 1.5 390.281 1.8 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 239.387 3.4 211.123 3.7 216.810 3.9 222.577 3.1 

Commodities ................................................. 198.146 6.0 183.630 6.0 188.920 6.4 184.211 5.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 174.762 7.5 163.740 7.3 170.172 8.0 158.993 6.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 226.044 11.1 218.691 10.7 228.432 11.8 206.140 9.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 300.880 13.5 284.325 13.1 287.712 14.4 272.410 11.7 

Durables ................................................... 114.507 1.6 111.913 2.2 115.717 1.5 115.249 1.1 

Services ........................................................ 286.755 1.6 244.522 1.5 251.250 1.9 263.953 1.6 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 274.002 1.5 218.045 1.2 213.971 1.4 240.356 1.2 

Transportation services .............................. 254.591 3.7 268.607 2.2 284.098 4.2 264.404 1.8 

See footnotes at end of table.

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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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ............................................ 332.023 0.9 284.979 1.1 288.842 1.1 293.283 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 232.753 3.4 203.616 3.7 208.548 3.9 215.563 3.2 

All items less food ........................................... 240.855 3.4 208.998 3.6 214.958 3.8 221.239 3.0 

All items less shelter ....................................... 222.975 4.3 210.489 4.5 215.618 4.9 213.887 4.1 

Commodities less food ................................... 177.218 7.3 165.843 7.1 171.467 7.8 162.106 6.0 

Nondurables ................................................... 231.486 7.4 221.428 7.4 226.789 7.9 219.749 6.5 

Nondurables less food .................................... 226.854 10.6 218.998 10.1 227.391 11.2 209.376 9.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 293.545 12.6 277.706 12.2 280.202 13.5 268.883 10.9 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 256.936 1.6 250.800 1.8 256.711 2.4 262.980 2.1 

Services less medical care services ............... 277.321 1.5 231.902 1.4 237.505 1.8 253.436 1.5 

Energy ............................................................ 244.152 15.0 242.165 16.6 236.621 16.9 273.592 15.2 

All items less energy ....................................... 240.128 2.2 208.977 2.1 213.947 2.1 219.102 1.9 

All items less food and energy ...................... 243.092 1.9 206.726 1.7 211.677 1.7 217.239 1.5 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 157.648 2.0 146.660 2.0 148.957 1.3 141.796 1.2 

Energy commodities ................................... 306.487 27.0 313.155 27.0 303.024 27.3 304.503 23.4 

Services less energy services .................... 296.680 1.8 252.626 1.6 258.657 1.9 267.093 1.6 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

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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 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 204.543 3.4 139.524 3.7 217.577 3.8 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 204.543 - - - 351.640 -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 205.575 3.7 142.869 3.6 225.838 3.9 

Food ....................................................................................... 205.444 3.9 143.120 3.8 225.523 4.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 208.748 4.7 141.533 5.1 219.593 5.0 

Food away from home .......................................................... 199.737 2.7 145.569 1.9 236.826 2.7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 205.052 1.9 139.499 1.2 229.414 1.9 

Housing .................................................................................... 201.980 1.2 134.338 1.7 200.598 1.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 218.659 1.2 134.904 1.7 226.495 1.0 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 217.937 1.4 140.399 2.2 216.926 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ............................ 217.975 1.0 133.317 1.4 214.117 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ............... 217.961 1.0 133.320 1.4 214.124 .7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 221.111 2.5 166.744 3.0 220.862 3.4 

Household energy ................................................................ 214.179 1.7 164.092 2.7 183.794 3.5 

Energy services 5 ............................................................... 202.317 .1 154.867 1.6 194.997 2.9 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 199.772 1.2 149.357 2.6 201.100 3.9 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 196.244 -2.9 158.539 -2.6 166.018 -2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 114.060 -.8 97.698 .2 119.609 -1.0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 115.540 2.8 88.644 1.5 118.319 1.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 213.289 10.8 149.041 10.6 210.736 11.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 213.018 11.1 148.844 10.7 207.538 11.3 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 99.953 3.1 98.608 3.0 97.923 3.4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 124.206 3.0 98.912 2.3 149.857 3.6 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 143.464 4.4 100.335 4.1 136.833 3.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 443.369 26.5 300.722 26.5 291.468 26.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 442.153 26.5 301.895 26.4 289.665 26.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 453.053 26.9 309.074 26.8 277.893 26.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 301.272 25.8 294.083 25.8 326.401 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 391.920 24.9 282.878 24.9 289.483 25.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 316.711 2.9 171.329 3.5 383.936 2.9 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 249.145 2.8 151.263 3.4 314.142 3.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 336.605 2.9 177.666 3.6 405.203 2.9 

Professional services ........................................................... 265.506 1.9 157.748 2.8 341.700 2.3 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 110.125 .0 109.134 .4 110.656 -.9 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 127.444 .3 121.566 .5 131.636 1.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 318.600 1.6 193.175 2.0 454.840 2.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 204.543 3.4 139.524 3.7 217.577 3.8 

Commodities ............................................................................ 181.210 6.0 132.357 5.8 189.458 6.5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 165.977 7.5 126.774 7.1 171.200 7.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 225.459 11.0 168.274 10.6 227.771 11.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 306.193 13.7 208.486 12.9 286.439 13.7 

Durables ............................................................................... 108.567 1.3 89.185 1.7 118.083 2.2 

Services .................................................................................... 226.347 1.5 143.349 1.9 254.738 1.5

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 219.449 1.2 135.051 1.7 211.568 1.0 

Transportation services .......................................................... 220.445 3.4 147.649 3.0 279.110 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

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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 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change from

2010 to

2011

Commodity and service group

Other services ........................................................................ 246.531 1.2 141.538 1.2 298.962 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 200.081 3.4 136.140 3.8 208.981 3.9 

All items less food ...................................................................... 204.434 3.3 136.941 3.7 216.048 3.8 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 199.344 4.5 139.045 4.5 216.697 4.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 167.784 7.3 127.118 6.9 172.870 7.6 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 215.288 7.3 154.905 7.3 228.900 8.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 224.593 10.4 166.365 10.0 227.894 11.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 294.867 12.7 202.091 12.0 281.862 13.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 234.873 2.0 152.021 2.2 260.316 2.0 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 219.608 1.4 140.575 1.8 240.917 1.4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 314.223 15.6 227.130 16.4 240.083 17.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 195.813 2.0 130.201 2.2 213.925 1.9 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 193.952 1.6 127.561 1.8 212.338 1.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 135.458 1.5 104.654 1.6 151.595 1.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 445.807 26.4 304.379 26.2 289.890 26.3 

Services less energy services ................................................ 228.220 1.6 142.284 1.9 261.489 1.4 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

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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 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 239.197 3.3 145.681 3.8 210.667 3.6 138.623 3.6 210.075 3.7 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 365.507 - - - 344.399 - - - 340.374 -

Food and beverages ..................................... 232.135 3.5 145.480 3.6 224.404 4.0 141.300 3.4 224.395 3.8 

Food ........................................................... 231.879 3.6 145.660 3.6 224.022 4.0 141.604 3.6 223.743 4.0 

Food at home ........................................... 231.898 4.2 142.768 4.8 222.067 4.9 138.761 4.4 211.454 5.3 

Food away from home .............................. 234.390 2.9 150.256 1.9 226.909 2.7 145.677 2.7 244.918 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 234.259 1.6 141.547 2.5 227.595 3.7 140.988 1.4 233.891 1.8 

Housing ........................................................ 245.900 1.4 143.267 2.3 194.484 1.2 127.682 1.4 195.448 .8 

Shelter ........................................................ 292.145 1.4 140.983 2.0 220.540 1.3 126.863 1.2 219.831 .6 

Rent of primary residence 4 ...................... 298.494 1.9 148.024 2.4 235.632 1.5 129.918 1.7 207.259 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 272.718 1.1 138.808 1.7 218.493 1.2 125.641 1.0 215.647 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 5 ................................... 272.693 1.1 138.808 1.7 218.488 1.2 125.641 1.0 215.647 .7 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 213.050 3.0 184.812 3.9 202.457 2.0 169.000 2.5 214.974 3.3 

Household energy .................................... 202.648 2.5 182.285 4.1 176.058 1.0 169.326 2.3 168.624 3.5 

Energy services 4 ................................... 194.482 -2.2 147.383 -1.4 177.628 .5 162.978 1.7 176.355 2.2 

Electricity 4 ........................................... 190.690 -1.1 134.068 -.9 172.521 3.7 158.536 3.4 172.637 3.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................... 192.228 -4.8 154.842 -3.2 168.538 -4.8 163.897 -3.0 176.062 -.6 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 116.619 -.8 105.372 1.3 111.804 -.3 93.842 .8 120.779 -1.6 

Apparel ......................................................... 123.526 3.3 90.193 3.1 110.189 3.1 84.745 1.3 124.971 .8 

Transportation .............................................. 217.691 10.7 146.772 9.3 213.266 10.8 157.769 10.2 197.510 11.7 

Private transportation ................................. 212.153 11.0 147.159 9.3 210.350 11.0 157.536 10.3 192.108 11.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 292.360 27.6 297.453 26.7 319.671 27.5 320.215 27.6 270.892 27.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 291.055 27.6 298.100 26.7 318.544 27.5 321.447 27.6 267.804 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 292.524 28.0 303.480 27.0 318.774 27.8 328.705 27.9 257.980 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 290.815 27.0 295.232 26.6 337.182 26.6 315.794 27.0 312.199 27.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 280.477 26.2 279.433 25.2 301.963 25.8 298.365 25.8 271.718 24.9 

Medical care ................................................. 417.485 3.0 177.150 4.2 400.115 2.8 175.677 4.2 374.254 2.3 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 117.510 .1 120.518 -.6 112.314 .3 112.129 .6 105.267 -.8 

Education and communication 2 ................... 130.926 .1 117.918 -.9 128.460 .5 126.126 -.1 127.526 3.0 

Other goods and services ............................. 448.181 2.5 217.401 3.1 382.043 1.4 198.383 1.2 433.707 3.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 239.197 3.3 145.681 3.8 210.667 3.6 138.623 3.6 210.075 3.7 

Commodities ................................................. 195.277 5.9 141.580 6.2 182.041 6.4 132.720 5.7 189.224 6.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 169.955 7.6 138.754 7.5 159.386 7.8 128.085 6.8 172.392 7.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 213.800 10.8 188.736 11.5 213.002 11.2 170.388 10.2 227.266 10.5 

Durables ................................................... 112.174 1.1 92.831 2.1 109.105 2.0 88.655 2.2 115.799 2.8 

Services ........................................................ 286.369 1.6 145.722 1.5 243.946 1.5 141.962 1.6 237.041 1.4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 232.657 3.3 142.401 3.8 203.573 3.7 135.222 3.6 202.144 3.8 

All items less shelter ....................................... 221.312 4.3 145.007 4.3 209.400 4.6 141.156 4.4 208.975 4.8 

Commodities less food ................................... 172.516 7.3 138.935 7.3 161.995 7.6 128.229 6.5 173.916 7.1 

Nondurables ................................................... 225.042 7.1 166.119 7.9 220.417 7.6 155.506 7.1 226.624 7.3 

Nondurables less food .................................... 215.364 10.3 185.314 11.0 214.394 10.7 167.536 9.5 227.329 9.9 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ......................... 253.395 1.9 150.588 1.0 251.989 1.7 157.315 2.0 232.178 2.0 

Services less medical care services ............... 277.125 1.6 143.170 1.2 232.349 1.4 138.464 1.3 222.248 1.3 

Energy ............................................................ 240.887 14.2 234.410 16.5 241.693 16.2 237.837 16.8 220.878 17.2

All items less energy ....................................... 240.648 2.1 135.801 2.2 208.545 2.1 129.110 2.0 208.632 2.0 

All items less food and energy ...................... 243.889 1.9 133.986 2.0 205.598 1.7 126.548 1.7 205.917 1.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

201 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from

2010 to

2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ....................................................... 218.239 3.5 138.828 4.0 224.184 4.2 225.062 3.1 137.871 3.2 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 353.547 - - - 362.904 -

 364.332 - - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 224.919 3.9 143.265 3.6 224.302 4.5 231.528 3.6 141.811 3.7 

Food ........................................................... 225.722 4.0 143.788 3.8 223.999 4.6 230.901 3.8 141.403 3.9 

Food at home ........................................... 220.767 5.4 143.049 5.1 226.208 5.2 233.919 4.6 140.158 6.0 

Food away from home .............................. 235.185 2.3 144.607 1.8 224.620 3.6 225.808 2.8 144.188 1.4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 213.418 2.1 134.408 1.5 223.609 1.4 234.832 .6 149.925 -.7 

Housing ........................................................ 206.301 .8 135.195 2.0 205.676 1.3 233.890 1.2 132.953 1.1 

Shelter ........................................................ 226.849 .8 138.234 2.0 236.855 1.2 256.090 1.2 132.332 1.2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ...................... 228.103 .5 143.135 2.4 221.291 1.7 282.882 1.4 139.365 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 218.891 .8 136.660 1.8 219.002 1.0 246.641 1.0 130.936 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 4 5 ................................... 218.875 .8 136.660 1.8 219.002 1.0 246.636 1.0 130.939 .8 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 213.111 1.6 157.259 3.4 218.946 2.1 252.535 3.5 170.605 1.5 

Household energy .................................... 190.005 1.1 152.516 3.1 185.604 2.1 233.763 1.9 167.878 .7 

Energy services 4 ................................... 193.810 .8 149.256 2.9 192.289 1.8 235.481 1.8 166.029 .5 

Electricity 4 ........................................... 186.391 1.3 146.040 3.7 195.156 2.8 264.672 1.5 162.117 1.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 ................... 199.898 -2.2 151.952 -3.9 145.097 -9.7 195.985 3.0 166.505 -1.7 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 128.314 -.7 95.568 -.2 114.639 .0 129.177 -1.3 101.476 -.4 

Apparel ......................................................... 147.065 2.6 87.212 .8 120.482 1.7 117.583 2.2 93.360 2.1 

Transportation .............................................. 220.618 12.4 146.149 12.1 221.912 11.9 210.620 9.5 149.420 8.7 

Private transportation ................................. 220.123 12.7 145.801 12.2 220.513 12.0 206.770 9.8 148.973 8.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 310.048 27.7 298.971 27.4 284.978 27.2 300.030 24.0 276.135 22.3 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 307.553 27.7 299.739 27.4 282.119 27.1 298.553 23.8 278.377 22.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ................ 309.679 28.2 308.660 27.8 273.721 27.5 300.936 24.1 279.436 22.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... 307.895 26.9 290.825 26.8 330.739 26.6 274.469 23.1 272.727 21.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 300.133 25.8 282.536 25.9 289.367 25.4 284.498 22.5 263.047 20.4 

Medical care ................................................. 376.554 3.0 165.635 3.2 375.994 2.7 396.345 2.8 176.962 2.9 

Recreation 2 ................................................. 104.238 -.3 112.271 .5 111.721 -2.0 105.463 -.3 94.261 .7 

Education and communication 2 ................... 119.761 -.4 119.994 .5 128.784 .8 129.087 .9 123.610 2.5 

Other goods and services ............................. 365.591 1.1 186.487 1.6 453.105 2.5 378.721 1.2 178.517 2.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ....................................................... 218.239 3.5 138.828 4.0 224.184 4.2 225.062 3.1 137.871 3.2 

Commodities ................................................. 191.378 6.5 131.160 6.2 193.864 7.5 184.966 5.4 128.133 5.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 173.011 8.3 125.165 7.7 177.897 8.9 158.213 6.6 120.941 5.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 229.629 12.3 165.912 11.3 235.800 12.8 204.464 10.0 154.448 8.6 

Durables ................................................... 117.757 1.6 88.572 1.2 120.947 2.3 114.618 .7 89.444 1.7 

Services ........................................................ 249.477 1.4 144.058 2.3 264.535 1.5 266.992 1.5 141.494 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 211.164 3.5 135.780 4.1 214.332 4.3 218.960 3.1 133.368 3.2 

All items less shelter ....................................... 217.107 4.9 137.275 4.8 222.406 5.2 214.404 4.2 136.503 4.0 

Commodities less food ................................... 174.588 8.0 125.402 7.5 178.979 8.8 161.438 6.3 121.722 5.6 

Nondurables ................................................... 226.371 7.9 153.904 7.6 232.443 9.2 219.969 6.7 147.528 6.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 228.434 11.6 164.150 10.7 234.674 12.5 207.703 9.4 154.300 8.1 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ......................... 253.405 2.3 149.836 2.6 268.148 1.8 259.671 2.0 152.192 2.3 

Services less medical care services ............... 237.561 1.3 141.749 2.2 249.850 1.4 258.223 1.4 138.339 1.6 

Energy ............................................................ 245.461 15.8 218.628 17.7 231.193 16.6 276.347 16.4 227.971 12.6

All items less energy ....................................... 215.590 1.9 129.688 2.2 219.693 2.1 221.973 1.8 128.525 2.2 

All items less food and energy ...................... 213.654 1.5 126.786 1.9 219.607 1.6 220.381 1.3 125.854 1.8 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

202 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.

203 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 200.024 3.3 208.388 2.9 245.337 3.1 213.360 3.4 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 520.591 -

 630.088 - 709.112 - 626.609 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 197.183 3.5 226.271 3.4 236.775 3.0 223.262 3.3 

Food 3 .................................................................. 201.053 4.2 233.778 3.5 237.299 3.2 222.393 3.4 

Food at home ..................................................... 203.461 4.7 223.759 5.9 226.257 3.3 224.494 4.3 

Food away from home ....................................... 196.334 3.9 251.888 1.2 258.493 3.0 213.979 2.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 156.763 -1.1 142.740 2.1 231.843 .0 234.173 1.4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 179.779 2.8 196.956 .1 238.268 1.8 205.575 1.4 

Shelter ................................................................. 180.896 2.9 201.733 -1.7 277.395 .5 244.593 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 178.164 3.4 205.791 -2.7 280.537 1.3 276.367 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 169.381 2.9 191.182 -1.5 255.607 .2 242.205 1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 169.381 2.9 191.182 -1.5 255.607 .2 242.205 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 258.857 2.4 274.830 7.3 234.323 8.0 182.147 1.5 

Household energy .............................................. 269.174 2.0 247.619 8.8 198.726 7.9 159.069 .9 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 284.669 2.0 247.370 8.7 187.656 -.6 162.054 .5 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 228.120 5.9 227.108 10.9 184.351 -2.8 153.682 3.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 376.010 -2.0 255.016 2.1 183.838 5.1 161.624 -4.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 120.403 2.9 135.892 1.8 126.613 3.5 98.510 -.4 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 123.463 1.4 132.251 1.8 147.279 -.1 91.564 1.8 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 205.274 5.4 205.323 12.5 210.412 11.9 198.904 11.5 

Private transportation ........................................... 206.644 6.2 202.959 12.7 208.593 12.0 196.135 11.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 318.584 15.8 303.421 28.3 302.657 27.5 326.215 27.9 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 319.357 15.7 302.130 28.3 299.296 27.4 323.934 27.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 310.896 15.8 299.524 29.0 297.946 27.6 320.394 28.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 300.651 15.4 364.463 27.6 301.309 27.5 335.117 26.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 309.580 15.0 300.808 25.7 290.570 26.3 306.560 26.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 455.002 5.3 319.607 1.5 555.642 2.2 424.892 2.4 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 121.033 1.3 87.875 .3 118.770 -6.3 107.027 -1.2 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 108.762 -2.2 119.692 -.4 133.662 .7 134.894 -.3 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 326.487 6.2 364.055 1.1 489.635 1.9 376.071 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 200.024 3.3 208.388 2.9 245.337 3.1 213.360 3.4 

Commodities .......................................................... 176.223 4.3 187.058 7.0 204.519 6.5 175.686 6.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 166.165 4.8 167.825 9.5 184.744 8.6 149.527 7.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 210.332 7.5 223.161 12.6 246.244 12.3 204.417 10.7 

Durables ............................................................ 122.850 -.1 114.102 3.7 117.213 1.4 99.983 1.7 

Services ................................................................. 222.853 2.5 237.034 .4 289.953 .7 252.924 1.5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 190.843 3.1 201.812 2.9 233.948 3.1 204.996 3.4 

All items less shelter ................................................ 206.759 3.5 219.115 5.5 237.407 4.3 203.448 4.2 

Commodities less food ............................................ 165.651 4.4 167.040 9.2 186.391 8.3 152.796 7.4 

Nondurables ............................................................ 204.258 5.6 222.510 7.8 242.355 7.9 217.316 7.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 205.889 6.6 217.537 12.1 244.020 11.7 207.288 10.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 247.962 2.1 264.600 3.3 286.525 .9 246.238 1.4 

Services less medical care services ........................ 207.363 2.2 225.502 .3 272.475 .6 240.003 1.4 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 287.413 10.6 253.271 18.8 242.018 18.0 228.513 16.4 

All items less energy ................................................ 194.353 2.6 201.679 .6 247.734 1.2 212.069 1.8 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 193.269 2.3 196.360 .0 251.141 .8 210.001 1.5 

See footnotes at end of table.

204 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 206.421 3.5 202.880 3.5 212.790 3.8 210.529 3.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 634.356 -

 633.938 - 656.173 - 700.752 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 205.206 2.6 231.096 4.7 229.590 3.6 210.893 4.3 

Food 3 .................................................................. 202.466 2.8 235.011 4.9 224.266 3.8 213.789 4.5 

Food at home ..................................................... 200.661 5.0 230.335 6.1 204.830 4.6 213.447 5.6 

Food away from home ....................................... 208.187 -.2 243.314 2.8 258.746 3.2 214.268 3.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 236.828 -.2 180.106 -.5 294.124 .4 193.380 1.5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 189.925 1.3 177.400 .8 182.803 .9 191.045 2.3 

Shelter ................................................................. 209.900 1.8 192.608 1.1 190.040 .8 207.840 1.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 218.777 1.4 217.637 1.3 190.268 1.0 215.475 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 204.910 1.8 198.478 1.0 184.035 .6 199.421 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 204.910 1.8 198.478 1.0 184.035 .6 199.421 1.6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 215.798 -.5 193.688 -.5 210.691 .8 200.514 7.2 

Household energy .............................................. 179.762 -2.8 174.276 -2.6 204.540 -.3 153.623 5.0 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 182.757 -3.9 171.534 -3.4 200.777 -.5 153.427 4.9 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 191.548 -4.5 159.610 -.9 188.388 -1.2 150.222 1.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 188.324 -1.4 170.267 -7.2 221.919 3.8 162.353 8.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 111.624 .2 118.429 1.0 127.497 2.6 124.914 -.1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 121.445 3.6 121.167 1.5 119.042 .0 95.181 1.9 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 210.940 11.7 212.999 10.2 234.363 12.8 256.279 10.9 

Private transportation ........................................... 211.107 11.7 212.592 10.3 235.122 12.9 253.762 11.2 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 311.773 26.7 348.583 26.6 308.921 27.8 279.099 28.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 311.369 26.6 346.432 26.5 307.577 27.7 277.502 28.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 321.977 27.0 337.725 26.7 303.359 28.4 274.659 28.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 300.611 26.1 351.428 26.0 311.093 26.8 260.369 27.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 265.497 24.6 331.475 25.1 303.732 25.0 276.997 27.1 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 390.629 2.6 376.866 3.9 380.654 .8 452.095 1.5 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 117.284 -1.0 110.097 -2.4 106.868 -.6 123.734 1.3 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 116.081 1.3 110.600 2.2 126.672 -.5 114.736 -.1 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 445.407 2.9 437.446 1.4 373.533 1.2 336.837 .8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 206.421 3.5 202.880 3.5 212.790 3.8 210.529 3.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 178.195 5.9 189.765 6.2 193.975 6.4 174.735 6.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 163.388 8.0 168.380 7.0 173.105 8.0 152.986 7.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 204.883 11.5 233.236 10.3 215.862 11.3 193.393 10.5 

Durables ............................................................ 122.355 1.1 110.351 2.2 132.882 2.7 111.736 3.6 

Services ................................................................. 242.023 1.7 221.207 1.3 234.515 1.6 248.556 2.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 199.007 3.6 196.376 3.5 204.860 3.9 200.924 3.9 

All items less shelter ................................................ 206.880 4.2 210.824 4.5 223.396 5.0 215.307 4.8 

Commodities less food ............................................ 166.507 7.6 168.991 6.9 177.641 7.8 154.207 7.5 

Nondurables ............................................................ 207.043 7.2 232.940 7.7 223.195 7.6 205.514 6.9 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 208.673 10.8 229.684 10.0 222.390 10.8 192.679 9.7 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 256.383 1.6 238.081 1.5 268.545 2.5 294.324 2.2 

Services less medical care services ........................ 229.886 1.6 210.883 1.0 220.324 1.6 233.305 2.2 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 241.108 13.4 245.312 13.7 264.598 16.4 217.985 17.7 

All items less energy ................................................ 203.956 2.2 199.452 2.2 208.792 2.0 210.250 2.4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 204.693 2.1 192.617 1.7 205.126 1.6 210.444 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

205 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 208.239 3.6 242.532 3.6 199.528 3.8 206.054 4.4 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 613.304 -

 677.566 - 636.804 - 603.739 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 208.101 3.7 232.770 3.6 209.734 3.5 235.695 5.9 

Food 3 .................................................................. 209.069 3.9 233.366 3.8 208.964 3.6 239.522 6.3 

Food at home ..................................................... 206.847 4.4 238.875 4.5 212.840 5.1 229.743 5.5 

Food away from home ....................................... 213.516 3.3 222.963 2.6 201.415 2.2 254.863 6.9 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 188.493 -.1 224.381 .0 211.371 2.9 183.870 .4 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 181.804 .6 263.674 2.9 184.164 .4 188.174 1.7 

Shelter ................................................................. 194.177 .5 284.624 2.0 202.354 1.0 206.237 1.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 207.922 1.5 271.986 2.5 194.705 1.0 219.558 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 200.495 .3 268.767 1.7 202.078 1.2 195.800 1.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 200.495 .3 268.767 1.7 202.078 1.2 195.800 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 239.914 .6 338.481 20.1 192.250 -.2 209.783 1.9 

Household energy .............................................. 197.701 -.4 303.644 26.5 183.883 -.5 180.755 1.2 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 197.878 -1.1 300.984 26.6 181.637 -.8 178.822 .6 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 191.393 3.8 295.467 27.0 187.038 .7 147.550 4.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 190.889 -8.0 336.099 21.2 142.598 -13.5 179.886 -7.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 117.132 1.7 144.944 -5.8 122.680 -2.9 111.707 .6 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 108.961 5.4 123.329 1.6 150.809 3.0 106.258 2.3 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 248.865 10.5 219.108 6.8 203.539 12.6 197.161 11.2 

Private transportation ........................................... 247.615 10.7 215.345 7.2 202.974 12.7 195.374 11.5 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 316.418 28.6 311.354 18.3 296.191 29.1 305.290 28.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 315.945 28.6 320.622 18.4 296.017 29.1 306.315 27.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 325.578 28.9 340.367 18.3 306.623 29.6 301.031 28.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 351.271 27.7 249.720 17.3 300.539 28.1 367.908 27.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 289.075 26.7 283.387 19.2 283.592 27.0 294.333 26.3 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 362.190 2.2 333.188 1.4 385.834 4.2 325.336 3.6 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 115.168 1.5 107.898 2.3 102.344 -.2 126.947 1.7 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 129.582 .0 122.743 2.3 103.128 .7 118.722 .9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 395.557 1.5 455.791 4.1 326.358 2.7 387.181 2.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 208.239 3.6 242.532 3.6 199.528 3.8 206.054 4.4 

Commodities .......................................................... 180.397 7.0 196.921 3.6 182.060 7.1 183.760 7.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 164.795 9.5 172.018 3.6 166.673 9.5 159.409 8.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 213.880 12.8 218.693 8.0 226.438 13.6 220.374 11.6 

Durables ............................................................ 112.148 3.2 118.646 -2.7 109.445 2.6 110.859 3.2 

Services ................................................................. 243.357 .8 291.580 3.7 223.185 1.0 232.090 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 202.959 3.7 238.113 3.7 190.766 3.7 200.906 4.4 

All items less shelter ................................................ 216.969 4.8 226.826 4.4 200.170 4.8 206.981 5.3 

Commodities less food ............................................ 166.137 9.1 174.339 3.4 168.144 9.1 160.477 8.2 

Nondurables ............................................................ 211.735 8.0 226.625 5.6 219.049 8.4 228.664 8.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 213.114 12.1 218.652 7.5 225.144 12.7 219.066 11.0 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 274.752 1.1 276.945 6.0 226.073 1.1 241.524 1.4 

Services less medical care services ........................ 235.113 .7 286.705 3.8 206.098 .8 221.626 1.6 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 257.491 15.8 306.818 21.2 243.526 15.8 239.309 16.7 

All items less energy ................................................ 203.480 2.0 239.604 2.2 194.674 2.0 203.926 3.0 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 202.585 1.6 241.838 1.8 191.287 1.6 196.769 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

206 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 225.072 3.0 229.161 3.7 222.954 3.9 213.273 4.0 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 665.156 -

 372.316 - 712.752 - 669.381 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 234.595 4.0 237.423 4.4 231.388 3.7 256.496 6.5 

Food 3 .................................................................. 232.612 4.2 239.588 4.5 234.700 4.0 245.867 5.0 

Food at home ..................................................... 242.807 5.2 239.362 5.7 232.041 3.8 244.010 6.8 

Food away from home ....................................... 216.397 2.8 241.452 2.5 239.964 4.1 248.909 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 239.377 .5 205.440 2.5 205.539 .5 361.467 19.3 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 239.201 .8 225.636 .7 212.106 1.6 191.651 .9 

Shelter ................................................................. 263.202 .8 250.172 .8 253.501 1.2 212.249 .7 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 284.615 1.3 237.646 .3 223.245 1.1 216.412 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 254.791 .6 243.557 .7 231.204 1.2 213.223 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 254.799 .6 243.557 .7 231.204 1.2 213.223 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 256.322 2.9 167.792 1.2 209.914 4.3 191.616 3.9 

Household energy .............................................. 241.709 1.3 148.676 1.4 179.910 3.5 179.348 4.4 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 240.816 1.2 145.913 1.1 184.336 2.8 180.659 3.7 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 279.554 .9 142.185 1.3 199.811 5.3 219.812 5.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 196.793 2.3 197.934 -2.3 141.034 -3.8 146.276 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 119.001 -2.2 167.356 -.9 105.616 1.0 133.975 -1.0 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 107.979 2.3 149.453 1.9 137.698 4.0 126.117 5.3 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 211.866 9.9 225.962 12.6 209.505 10.3 205.520 10.6 

Private transportation ........................................... 207.813 10.1 227.486 13.3 205.230 10.4 196.100 10.8 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 298.445 23.9 318.773 26.6 310.965 27.1 287.559 27.2 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 292.267 23.8 315.721 26.6 308.247 27.1 290.375 27.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 293.761 24.1 315.382 26.8 314.493 27.3 296.368 27.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 275.552 23.2 295.430 26.4 321.556 26.8 288.826 26.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 276.896 22.7 309.776 25.9 263.912 25.6 330.028 25.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 383.826 3.8 393.814 4.9 431.660 5.8 427.143 2.3 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 97.993 -2.1 107.278 1.7 108.537 1.0 111.778 3.9 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 133.059 1.2 120.286 -.8 131.074 1.5 122.867 .5 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 359.190 1.8 292.677 -.8 380.574 1.5 367.580 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 225.072 3.0 229.161 3.7 222.954 3.9 213.273 4.0 

Commodities .......................................................... 183.532 5.4 203.863 6.2 186.059 6.1 190.820 7.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 154.790 6.6 183.425 7.7 162.057 7.6 160.790 7.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 201.568 9.9 225.783 11.7 228.864 11.7 208.756 11.3 

Durables ............................................................ 108.152 .0 134.391 .9 102.058 .8 115.332 2.2 

Services ................................................................. 268.429 1.3 252.392 1.8 268.963 2.2 237.611 1.7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 219.436 3.0 222.403 3.6 215.491 3.8 205.757 4.1 

All items less shelter ................................................ 210.197 4.2 219.138 5.1 212.376 5.0 215.261 5.5 

Commodities less food ............................................ 158.896 6.3 183.968 7.4 163.928 7.2 167.969 8.1 

Nondurables ............................................................ 220.460 6.7 232.785 7.6 232.464 7.7 231.543 8.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 207.433 9.3 223.606 11.1 225.971 10.7 219.079 12.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 251.101 1.9 237.028 3.2 254.775 3.2 249.571 2.8 

Services less medical care services ........................ 260.624 1.1 241.598 1.7 256.871 1.8 224.028 1.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 283.795 16.7 221.511 16.9 248.125 17.2 240.411 18.2 

All items less energy ................................................ 221.178 1.7 230.252 2.3 220.602 2.4 214.726 2.6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 218.737 1.1 228.162 1.7 218.417 2.0 209.269 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.

207 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 243.835 3.3 121.648 3.0 234.363 2.9 219.693 4.8 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 694.260 - - - 680.747 -

 653.403 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 235.216 3.3 131.393 3.1 218.930 4.0 235.116 5.4 

Food 3 .................................................................. 235.097 3.4 131.593 3.2 217.891 3.9 234.639 5.7 

Food at home ..................................................... 233.910 3.9 135.889 3.3 228.632 4.6 233.135 7.0 

Food away from home ....................................... 241.862 2.7 123.144 2.3 194.437 3.0 240.502 4.3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 235.377 1.4 128.644 2.7 224.545 4.6 230.497 .7 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 257.513 1.3 115.448 1.2 240.061 1.3 200.993 2.7 

Shelter ................................................................. 312.618 1.6 110.884 .8 290.234 1.1 209.352 2.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 317.145 2.1 110.319 -.4 262.590 1.1 207.514 2.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 291.035 1.3 110.736 1.0 260.306 .9 219.560 2.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 290.961 1.3 110.736 1.0 260.306 .9 219.560 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 198.776 1.3 156.052 3.2 220.409 3.1 252.724 5.3 

Household energy .............................................. 198.431 .8 158.768 1.3 193.478 1.9 242.081 6.0 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 187.859 -3.9 158.413 1.3 204.202 -.5 226.951 2.7 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 184.343 -2.6 170.008 2.0 205.417 1.1 186.194 7.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 187.610 -6.6 111.789 -5.0 187.642 -4.5 225.011 -6.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 110.393 -2.0 105.455 .6 115.942 -.2 134.577 .1 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 114.848 3.6 112.152 2.6 110.136 3.4 167.799 6.8 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 223.380 10.3 124.995 9.8 223.183 10.5 202.381 11.9 

Private transportation ........................................... 214.561 10.7 125.170 10.0 222.442 10.9 204.597 11.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 284.053 28.2 283.151 23.7 308.893 26.8 313.470 26.4 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 283.161 28.2 284.192 23.5 304.452 26.8 316.686 26.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 286.655 28.5 290.016 23.8 305.241 27.2 314.274 27.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 283.697 27.5 277.215 22.6 295.829 25.9 336.497 25.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 276.294 27.0 269.310 22.2 284.346 24.6 303.973 23.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 389.867 3.2 152.898 1.8 425.603 1.8 401.481 5.8 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 115.727 2.1 111.660 1.6 118.547 -1.0 115.483 2.9 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 132.281 .5 114.869 -1.1 122.295 -2.3 131.519 .9 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 437.270 2.8 138.149 -.3 452.525 2.5 437.769 2.6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 243.835 3.3 121.648 3.0 234.363 2.9 219.693 4.8 

Commodities .......................................................... 193.732 5.7 121.001 5.7 188.937 5.8 207.393 7.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 164.152 7.4 115.611 7.1 167.313 7.0 189.288 8.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 205.965 10.8 153.877 10.4 199.978 9.6 254.743 11.6 

Durables ............................................................ 106.315 .8 86.150 1.9 119.481 1.5 119.610 2.3 

Services ................................................................. 294.701 1.9 122.511 .9 289.045 1.0 237.171 3.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 238.301 3.3 120.288 3.1 227.441 3.0 213.327 4.8 

All items less shelter ................................................ 218.633 4.2 126.685 4.0 219.282 3.8 224.620 5.9 

Commodities less food ............................................ 166.886 7.2 115.947 7.0 169.647 6.9 191.787 8.1 

Nondurables ............................................................ 222.828 6.8 141.749 7.0 212.507 6.9 246.818 8.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 207.815 10.1 151.907 10.1 202.213 9.3 255.068 10.9 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 248.217 2.2 136.836 1.3 260.865 .9 235.914 3.8 

Services less medical care services ........................ 287.142 1.8 120.054 .9 278.966 .9 228.393 2.9 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 235.616 13.0 217.947 14.0 233.747 13.1 278.641 16.5 

All items less energy ................................................ 246.303 2.3 115.055 1.6 235.617 1.7 213.692 3.5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 250.001 2.1 111.973 1.3 241.209 1.3 209.414 3.0 

See footnotes at end of table.

208 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 220.190 3.0 210.343 3.7 238.837 3.7 230.337 3.0 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 634.594 -

 618.843 - 770.210 - 701.394 -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 208.830 3.0 220.974 3.1 232.751 4.6 232.210 2.9 

Food 3 .................................................................. 209.109 2.9 220.161 3.2 228.580 4.9 232.843 3.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 199.876 4.5 209.630 4.3 216.878 5.9 230.564 3.8 

Food away from home ....................................... 224.609 1.3 236.040 1.5 243.068 2.6 236.506 2.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 210.084 4.5 208.618 1.5 264.104 1.1 227.429 .2 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 209.722 1.8 197.770 2.2 246.196 .8 249.764 1.7 

Shelter ................................................................. 233.739 1.9 221.570 1.9 263.252 .8 274.814 1.7 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 239.829 2.8 200.806 2.4 301.030 .9 304.693 2.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 245.798 1.6 210.335 1.6 272.222 .6 254.791 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 245.798 1.6 210.335 1.6 272.222 .6 254.791 1.3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 247.804 6.3 205.730 8.6 239.363 3.4 279.153 2.5 

Household energy .............................................. 203.610 6.1 184.070 7.7 200.346 3.1 289.993 -.6 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 244.601 5.9 188.594 7.5 196.814 3.0 288.828 -.7 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 280.842 7.4 179.367 11.9 182.448 3.9 302.118 -2.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 180.354 -1.7 168.334 -.5 171.950 -.6 235.191 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 107.248 -3.3 120.093 -4.1 173.487 -1.8 135.343 .4 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 115.934 4.8 150.535 4.5 133.492 6.0 115.845 3.3 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 224.862 6.3 205.542 9.7 224.763 11.8 195.022 8.5 

Private transportation ........................................... 224.329 6.6 205.076 9.6 219.759 12.1 188.412 8.9 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 316.847 25.7 320.328 26.0 303.676 24.0 288.455 22.5 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 319.729 25.6 315.536 25.8 304.312 23.7 287.480 22.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 317.644 25.9 307.585 26.4 316.970 24.1 289.126 22.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 270.585 24.7 359.767 24.7 259.978 23.0 264.994 21.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 294.725 24.0 304.639 23.8 306.148 22.5 266.782 20.7 

Medical care 3 ........................................................ 462.892 3.8 374.204 2.0 395.847 1.8 391.898 2.8 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 103.255 -.4 117.885 1.2 150.360 .5 109.538 -.3 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 105.801 .0 134.557 1.0 130.219 4.7 135.807 -.1 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 477.385 3.0 312.450 2.0 375.249 1.5 382.924 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 220.190 3.0 210.343 3.7 238.837 3.7 230.337 3.0 

Commodities .......................................................... 178.671 3.6 190.468 5.6 203.807 7.0 185.556 5.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 162.801 3.9 173.319 7.1 186.521 8.5 155.490 7.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 206.933 9.3 229.071 10.3 216.578 12.7 195.979 9.7 

Durables ............................................................ 120.637 -2.8 119.038 1.4 151.734 .6 113.875 2.4 

Services ................................................................. 266.904 2.5 235.628 2.2 272.119 1.6 275.182 1.6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 212.065 3.0 203.562 3.8 232.648 3.7 224.896 3.0 

All items less shelter ................................................ 216.968 3.5 208.268 4.4 232.194 5.6 213.980 3.8 

Commodities less food ............................................ 164.122 3.9 175.398 6.9 190.282 8.2 158.347 6.9 

Nondurables ............................................................ 208.261 6.2 225.327 6.8 227.670 8.7 217.667 6.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 205.822 8.9 228.913 9.8 223.161 12.0 197.915 9.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 289.963 3.2 240.052 2.4 267.527 3.2 256.307 1.4 

Services less medical care services ........................ 255.151 2.4 223.842 2.2 261.146 1.6 268.215 1.5 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 259.215 18.2 244.727 18.1 270.759 18.5 299.949 15.9 

All items less energy ................................................ 218.701 1.6 208.798 2.0 235.757 2.1 228.037 1.9 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 221.039 1.4 206.317 1.8 237.759 1.6 227.572 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.

209 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent

change

from 2010

to 2011

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................. 229.435 3.2 199.640 3.2 147.572 3.7 

All items (1967=100) 4 ............................................. 680.504 -

 199.640 - - -

Food and beverages 3 ........................................... 234.353 3.6 204.229 4.0 144.440 4.4 

Food 3 .................................................................. 236.334 4.3 202.913 4.2 145.765 4.5 

Food at home ..................................................... 228.892 3.6 203.596 5.5 142.016 5.6 

Food away from home ....................................... 252.402 5.1 203.024 2.0 147.868 2.9 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 217.648 -3.1 200.670 2.0 126.051 2.5 

Housing 3 ............................................................... 228.613 1.3 184.270 -.4 158.363 1.6 

Shelter ................................................................. 249.953 1.1 200.520 -.3 164.671 2.7 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................ 253.894 .6 197.616 -.4 177.315 2.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......... 259.863 1.2 211.491 -.3 161.602 2.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5

6 ............................................................... 259.863 1.2 211.491 -.3 161.601 2.6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................. 223.802 3.7 193.632 -1.0 176.158 -2.6 

Household energy .............................................. 215.395 2.4 162.409 -3.2 174.004 -2.8 

Energy services 5 ............................................. 250.310 2.3 160.398 -3.4 169.120 -3.6 

Electricity 5 ..................................................... 258.175 1.9 162.186 -3.6 172.127 -3.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 ............................ 197.161 4.1 241.006 -.3 134.353 -6.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................ 156.017 -.3 116.629 -.2 90.972 -3.5 

Apparel 3 ................................................................ 141.417 -2.2 134.799 -2.4 98.070 7.4 

Transportation 3 ..................................................... 235.073 10.0 223.918 14.2 149.616 11.4 

Private transportation ........................................... 241.809 10.5 228.616 14.6 149.792 11.7 

Motor fuel ........................................................... 395.193 23.7 368.031 26.4 291.946 27.0 

Gasoline (all types) .......................................... 403.040 23.7 361.103 26.4 292.004 27.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................... 443.344 24.0 359.260 26.8 297.461 27.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. 309.510 22.7 314.535 25.6 287.992 26.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 353.386 22.2 352.355 25.0 286.370 25.6 

Medical care 3 ........................................................

- - 314.470 3.0 155.391 4.0 

Recreation 9 ........................................................... 95.923 1.4 114.134 1.5 111.879 -1.6 

Education and communication 9 ............................ 129.402 2.2 125.106 -1.0 124.053 -.3 

Other goods and services 3 ................................... 402.228 .9 301.576 .2 194.331 1.4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................. 229.435 3.2 199.640 3.2 147.572 3.7 

Commodities .......................................................... 197.603 5.2 180.603 5.3 131.819 6.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ................ 178.134 6.3 166.420 6.3 125.176 7.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 232.096 9.1 241.364 10.1 164.490 12.9 

Durables ............................................................ 126.746 1.4 104.174 .4 85.598 -.2 

Services ................................................................. 262.792 1.7 218.230 1.5 160.172 2.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 .................................... 224.156 3.2 194.288 3.2 147.113 3.7 

All items less shelter ................................................ 223.356 4.2 200.836 4.7 139.908 4.4 

Commodities less food ............................................ 179.018 5.8 169.859 6.0 125.268 7.7 

Nondurables ............................................................ 231.433 6.3 221.387 6.8 152.369 8.5 

Nondurables less food ............................................. 229.805 8.1 240.358 9.3 161.259 12.2 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................. 255.984 2.5 239.741 3.6 155.754 1.2 

Services less medical care services ........................ 254.028 1.7 209.374 1.4 160.472 2.0 

Energy 3 ................................................................... 317.622 16.3 247.843 12.7 227.227 13.1 

All items less energy ................................................ 225.063 1.8 193.866 1.9 140.574 2.7 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................ 221.978 1.3 192.175 1.4 140.360 2.4 

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

6 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,

210 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
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.

211 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Utility (piped) gas Electricity Fuel oil #2

per 40 therms per 100 therms per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters)

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012 Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

U.S. city average ............................................................ $48.868 $48.412 $103.153 $102.033 $67.159 $67.476 $3.646 $3.697 

Region and area size 1

Northeast urban .............................................................. 59.318 58.295 124.265 122.279 84.723 84.859 3.625 3.669 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 59.475 58.236 126.388 124.102 89.843 90.710 3.646 3.706 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 58.849 58.471 117.704 116.645 75.324 74.120 3.579 3.592 

Midwest urban ................................................................ 45.091 44.378 89.405 87.600 63.932 65.112 3.548 3.496 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 45.999 45.108 89.917 87.546 65.625 66.623 3.620 3.513 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 45.097 44.616 90.590 89.413 62.712 64.343 3.479 3.479 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... 40.847 40.286 83.500 82.645 60.206 60.604 NA NA

South urban .................................................................... 51.263 50.979 107.700 106.613 63.857 63.802 3.998 4.153 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 54.294 53.844 114.073 112.171 69.439 69.452 4.079 4.178 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 49.717 49.575 103.741 103.206 59.842 59.672 3.929 4.132 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... 48.046 47.603 105.503 104.431 66.999 67.281 NA NA

West urban ..................................................................... 42.894 43.483 104.680 106.375 62.242 62.541 3.691 3.818 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 42.604 43.029 106.562 107.850 67.870 67.748 3.933 4.087 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 43.513 44.489 101.489 104.154 60.315 60.842 NA NA

Size classes

A ................................................................................. 50.006 49.351 106.465 104.867 73.136 73.562 3.668 3.727 

B/C .............................................................................. 48.372 48.214 100.263 99.808 62.615 62.757 3.612 3.642 

D ................................................................................. 42.726 42.442 90.750 90.345 59.574 60.169 3.483 3.606 

Selected local areas

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................................... 45.366 43.855 84.623 80.685 67.784 70.729 - -

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................... 37.944 37.829 99.437 99.655 80.026 79.091 - -

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..... 59.531 57.626 127.800 124.422 97.092 99.244 - -

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................... 67.790 67.829 136.165 136.161 79.394 80.797 - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................................... 44.512 43.815 79.364 77.628 64.510 64.741 - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................................... 42.129 39.795 93.630 88.238 67.235 67.511 - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ......................... 55.608 55.692 119.838 119.632 67.408 67.341 - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... 69.401 69.686 141.644 138.933 66.000 66.268 - -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................. 46.768 45.669 100.558 97.744 68.326 73.849 - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................... 45.944 45.935 92.543 92.533 84.563 84.693 - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................. 58.943 61.707 118.642 122.625 57.950 57.073 - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ... 57.126 56.840 126.727 126.277 86.572 84.067 - -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................... 41.128 41.671 115.013 117.156 71.363 74.200 - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................................... 55.166 55.163 121.740 121.750 42.620 42.348 - -

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

212 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city

average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Average price per

therm of utility

(piped) gas

Range of therm

consumption for 

Jan.2012

Average price

per KWH of

electricity

Range of KWH

consumption for 

Jan.2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012 Low High Dec.2011

Jan.

2012 Low High

U.S. city average ............................................................ $1.034 $1.021 4 987 $0.127 $0.128 11 9,890 

Region and area size 1

Northeast urban .............................................................. 1.218 1.195 4 987 .159 .159 129 8,494 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 1.236 1.210 4 987 .170 .172 129 8,494 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 1.163 1.152 25 422 .139 .136 233 4,762 

Midwest urban ................................................................ .885 .866 17 712 .119 .121 11 9,890 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... .878 .854 17 581 .128 .130 11 9,890 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. .907 .894 18 712 .111 .114 70 3,932 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... .856 .843 25 323 .106 .107 230 3,529 

South urban .................................................................... 1.130 1.117 7 522 .113 .113 164 8,744 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 1.171 1.151 7 522 .125 .125 244 8,744 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 1.106 1.098 11 298 .106 .105 225 5,000 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... 1.099 1.089 25 364 .115 .116 164 4,883 

West urban ..................................................................... 1.064 1.079 7 851 .142 .142 153 7,471 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 1.083 1.094 7 851 .160 .159 153 7,471 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 1.031 1.056 8 364 .133 .134 236 4,232 

Size classes

A ................................................................................. 1.053 1.035 4 987 .145 .145 11 9,890 

B/C .............................................................................. 1.022 1.016 8 712 .115 .115 70 5,000 

D ................................................................................. .938 .931 19 364 .107 .109 163 4,883 

Selected local areas

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................................... .822 .782 17 581 .147 .153 11 2,751 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................... .994 .996 16 851 .204 .204 258 7,471 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..... 1.227 1.186 4 987 .184 .189 129 4,706 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................... 1.339 1.339 24 642 .150 .152 384 8,494 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................................... .779 .762 19 410 .121 .122 48 3,300 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................................... .925 .872 31 490 .113 .112 348 3,889 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ......................... 1.188 1.187 15 371 .123 .123 551 4,132 

Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... 1.427 1.402 15 308 .113 .113 244 4,110 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................. .988 .960 34 509 .146 .157 94 2,833 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................... 1.000 1.000 17 230 .154 .154 438 4,494 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................. 1.371 1.424 7 522 .116 .114 373 5,813 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ... 1.243 1.238 37 752 .169 .163 430 3,810 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................... 1.129 1.148 13 257 .203 .207 178 2,448 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................................... 1.253 1.253 12 241 .089 .089 313 5,882 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

213 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas

Area, region and population size class

Gasoline

All types1

Gasoline

Unleaded

regular

Gasoline

Unleaded

midgrade

Gasoline

Unleaded

premium

Automotive

Diesel fuel

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

U.S. city average ............................................................ $3.329 $3.447 $3.278 $3.399 $3.414 $3.520 $3.553 $3.663 $3.874 $3.884 

Region and area size 2

Northeast urban .............................................................. 3.422 3.530 3.367 3.480 3.531 3.626 3.664 3.755 4.027 4.059 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 3.411 3.520 3.353 3.468 3.529 3.621 3.663 3.754 4.055 4.086 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 3.448 3.554 3.400 3.509 3.533 3.636 3.666 3.759 3.975 4.009 

Midwest urban ................................................................ 3.272 3.408 3.236 3.376 3.298 3.415 3.480 3.627 3.865 3.802 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 3.290 3.456 3.243 3.408 3.376 3.540 3.505 3.677 3.877 3.812 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 3.258 3.381 3.230 3.358 3.264 3.368 3.461 3.584 3.879 3.775 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... 3.230 3.292 3.218 3.281 3.210 3.263 3.398 3.472 3.827 3.814 

South urban .................................................................... 3.186 3.343 3.127 3.288 3.296 3.444 3.426 3.575 3.714 3.757 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 3.217 3.372 3.149 3.309 3.341 3.481 3.474 3.614 3.779 3.818 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 3.191 3.319 3.134 3.265 3.291 3.409 3.416 3.536 3.743 3.746 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ...................................... 3.148 3.354 3.098 3.303 3.255 3.466 3.389 3.605 3.663 3.736 

West urban ..................................................................... 3.505 3.562 3.454 3.513 3.597 3.649 3.683 3.738 4.061 4.061 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... 3.536 3.641 3.484 3.591 3.631 3.730 3.709 3.817 4.094 4.135 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .................................. 3.372 3.374 3.335 3.336 3.454 3.464 3.508 3.499 4.015 3.991 

Size classes

A ................................................................................. 3.390 3.519 3.333 3.466 3.495 3.614 3.611 3.735 3.967 3.982 

B/C .............................................................................. 3.273 3.374 3.227 3.331 3.346 3.441 3.475 3.567 3.859 3.842 

D ................................................................................. 3.263 3.378 3.212 3.332 3.336 3.433 3.511 3.614 3.770 3.800 

Selected local areas

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................................... 3.432 3.618 3.375 3.562 3.525 3.704 3.624 3.812 - -

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................... 3.610 3.747 3.561 3.701 3.691 3.820 3.757 3.894 - -

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ..... 3.486 3.578 3.427 3.526 3.606 3.677 3.729 3.805 - -

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................... 3.314 3.442 3.249 3.384 3.454 3.564 3.560 3.660 - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................................... 3.245 3.403 3.218 3.374 3.333 3.510 3.443 3.602 - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................................... 3.070 3.236 3.004 3.180 3.189 3.319 3.343 3.484 - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ......................... 3.311 3.445 3.246 3.384 3.413 3.533 3.555 3.669 - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... 3.192 3.412 3.121 3.343 3.297 3.513 3.436 3.648 - -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................................. 3.325 3.487 3.294 3.459 3.447 3.593 3.501 3.647 - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................................... 3.086 3.236 3.044 3.191 3.184 3.342 3.331 3.483 - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................. 3.411 3.553 3.327 3.485 3.573 3.672 3.684 3.787 - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ... 3.263 3.415 3.224 3.379 3.391 3.526 3.499 3.645 - -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................... 3.611 3.736 3.567 3.691 3.688 3.813 3.777 3.906 - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................................... 3.494 3.488 3.444 3.437 3.581 3.579 3.687 3.678 - -

1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.

214 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions

Food and unit

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Cereals and bakery products:

Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... $0.510 $0.528 $0.563 $0.570 $0.521 $0.532 $0.489 $0.505 $0.492 $0.526 

Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................ .729 .739 NA NA NA NA NA NA .728 .737 

Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... 1.306 1.317 NA NA 1.291 1.284 NA NA 1.118 1.206 

Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 1.420 1.423 1.677 1.680 1.231 1.200 1.449 1.435 1.383 1.479 

Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. 2.073 1.984 NA NA NA NA 2.086 1.950 1.874 1.817 

Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... 3.682 3.640 NA NA 4.202 4.315 NA NA 3.774 3.702 

Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:

Meats:

 Beef and veal: 

Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 3.265 3.292 3.403 3.213 3.149 3.183 3.317 3.427 NA NA

Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... 2.921 3.005 NA NA NA NA 2.868 3.003 NA NA

Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............ 3.842 3.884 3.776 3.797 3.749 3.748 4.025 4.116 3.805 3.849 

All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................ 3.547 3.600 3.687 3.672 3.361 3.401 3.454 3.571 3.770 3.789 

Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime

and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... 3.848 3.837 NA NA NA NA 3.727 3.640 NA NA

Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..... 4.579 4.559 4.783 4.516 4.409 4.531 4.687 4.553 4.467 4.618 

Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..... 4.558 4.673 4.460 4.517 4.746 4.879 4.330 4.670 NA NA

Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime

and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... 4.428 4.355 NA NA NA NA 4.405 4.245 NA NA

All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 4.674 4.694 4.774 4.755 4.808 4.859 4.410 4.435 4.877 4.890 

Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .... 4.723 4.843 4.471 4.541 4.794 4.846 4.754 5.150 5.081 4.912 

Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime

and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... 4.752 4.696 NA NA NA NA 4.616 4.706 NA NA

Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime

and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... 5.536 5.576 NA NA NA NA 4.836 4.796 6.734 7.045 

Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .... 6.162 6.401 6.504 6.683 5.697 5.904 5.729 6.354 6.906 6.825 

Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... 4.305 4.432 NA NA 3.856 4.377 4.568 4.442 4.485 4.520 

All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 6.044 6.124 5.926 6.005 6.209 6.198 5.637 5.975 6.544 6.350 

All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), 

per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... 3.769 3.874 4.579 4.586 3.682 4.003 3.463 3.470 3.873 3.977 

 Pork: 

Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... 4.550 4.571 5.294 5.201 4.901 4.650 4.091 4.262 4.807 4.784 

Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 3.658 3.850 3.504 3.758 3.653 4.046 3.666 3.576 3.790 4.059 

Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... 3.966 4.001 3.841 3.950 3.900 4.052 3.918 3.971 4.190 4.027 

All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 3.548 3.592 3.403 3.544 3.586 3.747 3.481 3.344 3.715 3.814 

Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,

per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... 2.065 2.144 NA NA NA NA 1.999 2.104 NA NA

Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........... 3.658 3.645 4.893 4.548 3.362 3.425 3.364 3.390 3.794 3.796 

All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), 

per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... 2.527 2.511 2.620 2.495 2.463 2.406 2.291 2.340 3.221 3.206 

Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon

Slices),

per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... 2.662 2.683 2.385 2.310 2.958 3.058 2.525 2.546 2.925 2.989 

Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Other meats: 

Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 2.945 2.979 NA NA NA NA 2.715 2.737 NA NA

Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Poultry: 

Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ 1.340 1.334 1.483 1.593 1.500 1.429 1.198 1.187 1.540 1.496 

Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... 3.102 3.145 3.496 3.541 3.231 3.211 2.746 2.836 2.976 3.024 

Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ 1.457 1.585 1.666 1.695 1.439 1.514 1.295 1.682 1.455 1.404 

Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ 1.574 1.671 NA NA 1.385 1.474 1.398 1.429 NA NA

 Fish and seafood: 

Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Eggs: 

Grade A, large, per doz. ........................................................... 1.874 1.939 NA NA 1.546 1.727 2.095 2.110 NA NA

Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.196 2.293 

Dairy products: 

Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................ 3.565 3.583 NA NA 3.850 3.888 3.738 3.757 3.229 3.180 

Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ...................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

See footnotes at end of table.

215 CPI Detailed Report-January 2012
Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued

Food and unit

U.S. city average Northeast Midwest South West

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Dairy products: 

Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... $3.320 $3.501 NA NA $3.046 $3.228 NA NA NA NA

American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... 4.303 4.396 NA NA 3.992 4.022 NA NA NA NA

Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. 5.430 5.717 NA NA 5.268 5.630 $5.128 $5.255 $5.251 $5.492 

Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ....... 5.251 5.290 $5.301 $5.321 4.455 4.756 5.149 5.397 6.097 5.677 

Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Fruits and vegetables: 

Fresh fruits and vegetables: 

Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ 1.266 1.272 NA NA 1.278 1.379 1.340 1.339 1.042 1.032 

Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... .599 .604 .675 .671 .545 .550 .570 .569 .637 .662 

Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... .983 .929 1.213 1.153 1.250 1.030 1.039 1.066 .703 .698 

Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.529 NA NA NA

Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................... .891 .847 .886 .801 .934 .909 .871 .822 .879 .906 

Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................... 2.860 2.648 3.020 2.498 2.773 2.562 2.748 2.736 2.950 2.841 

Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... 1.536 1.466 1.580 1.668 1.704 1.619 1.511 1.515 1.407 1.177 

Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................. 1.332 1.316 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ........................... 2.485 2.225 2.926 2.399 2.283 2.195 2.420 2.024 2.488 2.403 

Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... .666 .676 .769 .752 .573 .571 .708 .718 .623 .679 

Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... .947 .942 NA NA .851 .886 .928 .952 .970 .958 

Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................ 1.707 1.671 NA NA NA NA 1.976 1.911 1.382 1.333 

Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... 1.531 1.542 NA NA 1.468 1.406 1.714 1.753 1.168 1.222 

Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... 1.704 1.639 NA NA 1.720 1.463 1.760 1.685 1.409 1.425 

Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................... .661 .650 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................ .788 .925 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... 2.618 2.662 NA NA 2.393 2.300 NA NA NA NA

 Processed fruits and vegetables: 

Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, 

per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) ....................................................... 2.755 2.753 2.945 2.893 2.596 2.718 2.508 2.492 NA NA

Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................ 1.418 1.431 NA NA 1.466 1.515 1.424 1.428 1.342 1.336 

Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............. 1.039 1.019 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Other foods at home: 

Sugar and sweets:

Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ .703 .717 NA NA .707 .715 .693 .703 .697 .716 

Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... .696 .708 NA NA NA NA .701 .712 NA NA

 Fats and oils: 

Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 1.240 1.283 NA NA NA NA 1.261 1.296 NA NA

Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. 1.911 1.962 NA NA 1.965 2.004 1.627 1.631 1.881 1.958 

Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................. 2.430 2.567 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Nonalcoholic beverages: 

Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 ....................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........ 5.437 5.497 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, 

per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Other prepared foods: 

Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................ 5.032 4.995 NA NA 4.848 5.178 4.981 4.870 5.362 5.031 

Alcoholic beverages at home: 

Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, 

 per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ............................................. 1.287 1.207 1.359 1.355 1.096 1.092 1.291 1.142 1.454 1.322 

Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ......... NA 15.223 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, 

per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................ 11.032 8.469 13.976 8.938 10.796 11.585 11.275 7.288 9.555 7.614 

1 Deposit may be included in price.

NA Data not adequate for publication.

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Table 1CA. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group 

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Annual

 average 

2010

Annual

 average 

2011

Percent change from

2010 to 2011

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 125.615 129.144 2.8 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 127.921 132.267 3.4 

Food ........................................................................................... 127.906 132.455 3.6 

Food at home ........................................................................... 122.582 127.844 4.3 

Food away from home ............................................................. 135.300 138.673 2.5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 128.817 130.242 1.1 

Housing ........................................................................................ 128.243 129.857 1.3 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 131.098 132.819 1.3 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 157.760 161.788 2.6 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 93.353 92.642 -.8 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 90.068 92.101 2.3 

Transportation .............................................................................. 129.971 141.912 9.2 

Private transportation ................................................................. 130.543 142.775 9.4 

Public transportation .................................................................. 123.138 131.826 7.1 

Medical care ................................................................................. 150.227 154.591 2.9 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 132.547 136.175 2.7 

Medical care services ................................................................ 156.714 161.348 3.0 

Recreation .................................................................................... 103.198 102.395 -.8 

Education and communication ..................................................... 112.353 112.856 .4 

Education ................................................................................... 184.072 191.553 4.1 

Communication .......................................................................... 72.738 71.023 -2.4 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 139.304 142.495 2.3 

Commodity and service group

Services ......................................................................................... 135.508 137.800 1.7 

Commodities .................................................................................. 113.678 118.838 4.5 

Durables ....................................................................................... 80.953 81.041 .1 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 130.564 138.371 6.0 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 120.026 121.803 1.5 

Energy ............................................................................................ 179.546 204.217 13.7 

Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 are final.

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

category and commodity and service group 

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

2009-2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2012 from—

Dec.

2011

Jan.

2012

Jan.

2011

Dec.

2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 129.586 130.104 2.7 0.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.084 134.086 134.898 4.1 .6

Food ....................................................................................... 14.112 134.406 135.182 4.3 .6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.447 129.886 130.832 5.2 .7

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.665 140.455 140.953 3.1 .4

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... .971 130.201 131.515 1.4 1.0

Housing .................................................................................... 41.994 130.451 130.806 1.8 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.159 133.904 134.278 2.0 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.481 159.748 160.021 1.5 .2

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.355 92.620 92.940 .7 .3

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.613 92.768 91.559 3.9 -1.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 15.647 139.751 141.008 4.6 .9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 14.521 140.542 142.034 4.9 1.1

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.126 130.513 129.003 1.1 -1.2

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.942 156.729 157.640 3.6 .6

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.697 137.504 138.286 3.1 .6

Medical care services ............................................................. 5.245 163.793 164.751 3.7 .6

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.393 102.027 102.670 .5 .6 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.936 113.553 113.826 1.2 .2

Education ............................................................................... 3.074 196.084 196.362 4.4 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.862 70.480 70.705 -1.2 .3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.391 144.129 144.296 2.7 .1

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 60.782 138.791 139.177 2.2 .3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 39.218 118.553 119.250 3.5 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.295 80.509 80.586 .6 .1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.924 138.216 139.240 4.4 .7 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.054 122.634 122.897 2.1 .2

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.833 195.290 198.691 5.2 1.7 

Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

Dec. Annual

avg.

1999 - - - - - - - - - - - 100.0 - - -

2000 100.3 100.9 101.6 101.6 101.7 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.8 102.9 102.8 102.6 102.0 2.6 -

2001 103.3 103.7 103.9 104.2 104.6 104.8 104.5 104.6 104.9 104.7 104.4 103.9 104.3 1.3 2.3 

2002 104.2 104.5 105.1 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.7 106.0 106.3 106.4 106.3 106.0 105.6 2.0 1.2 

2003 106.5 107.3 107.9 107.7 107.5 107.6 107.7 108.2 108.5 108.4 108.0 107.8 107.8 1.7 2.1 

2004 108.5 109.1 109.7 110.0 110.6 110.8 110.7 110.7 111.0 111.6 111.6 111.2 110.5 3.2 2.5 

2005 111.3 111.9 112.6 113.4 113.3 113.2 113.7 114.3 115.6 115.7 114.9 114.4 113.7 2.9 2.9 

2006 115.2 115.4 116.0 116.9 117.5 117.7 118.1 118.3 117.8 117.1 116.9 117.0 117.0 2.3 2.9 

2007 117.330 117.877 118.913 119.666 120.292 120.439 120.377 120.288 120.638 120.885 121.481 121.295 119.957 3.7 2.5 

2008 121.867 122.250 123.323 124.116 125.171 126.307 126.918 126.594 126.551 125.500 123.044 121.557 124.433 .2 3.7 

2009 122.095 122.598 122.803 123.053 123.427 124.485 124.293 124.620 124.706 124.791 124.788 124.544 123.850 2.5 -.5 

2010 124.987 124.972 125.442 125.620 125.678 125.521 125.536 125.756 125.830 125.969 125.920 126.143 125.615 1.3 1.4 

2011 126.700 127.286 128.353 129.062 129.548 129.531 129.636 129.974 130.196 129.997 129.856 129.586 129.144 2.7 2.8 

2012 130.104 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Data not available.

Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 and earlier are final.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 25C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and

detailed expenditure categories

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2012 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................... 106.0 107.8 111.2 114.4 117.0 121.295 121.557 124.544 126.143 129.586 130.104 

Food and beverages ................................................ 106.3 109.5 111.7 114.0 116.3 121.475 128.111 126.966 128.465 134.086 134.898 

Food ...................................................................... 106.2 109.5 111.7 114.0 116.3 121.531 128.286 126.936 128.467 134.406 135.182 

Food at home ...................................................... 104.8 108.6 110.0 111.5 112.7 118.145 125.333 121.543 122.780 129.886 130.832 

Food away from home ......................................... 108.1 110.6 113.9 117.5 121.2 125.875 132.107 134.469 136.483 140.455 140.953 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 107.2 109.1 111.9 113.5 116.4 121.101 126.277 128.044 129.119 130.201 131.515 

Housing ................................................................... 109.1 111.6 115.1 118.6 122.1 125.272 128.495 127.826 128.180 130.451 130.806 

Shelter ................................................................... 110.7 113.0 116.4 119.3 124.1 127.742 130.352 130.869 131.421 133.904 134.278 

Fuels and utilities ................................................... 110.9 119.7 128.4 143.2 142.8 150.342 161.108 153.898 156.644 159.748 160.021 

Household furnishings and operations .................. 97.5 95.9 96.3 96.3 96.1 94.348 95.958 94.667 92.022 92.620 92.940 

Apparel .................................................................... 92.2 90.1 89.6 89.0 89.0 87.875 87.730 89.988 89.133 92.768 91.559 

Transportation ......................................................... 103.3 103.4 110.2 114.5 117.0 127.515 109.300 126.503 133.060 139.751 141.008 

Private transportation ............................................ 103.4 103.5 111.0 115.2 117.8 128.558 108.760 127.002 133.674 140.542 142.034 

Public transportation .............................................. 101.0 101.9 101.3 107.1 106.8 114.506 116.641 120.092 125.953 130.513 129.003 

Medical care ............................................................ 114.3 118.3 123.2 128.4 133.0 139.266 142.786 147.227 151.479 156.729 157.640 

Medical care commodities ..................................... 110.7 112.7 114.9 119.0 121.2 124.391 126.200 130.060 133.390 137.504 138.286 

Medical care services ............................................ 115.5 120.2 126.0 131.6 137.2 144.675 148.866 153.523 158.117 163.793 164.751 

Recreation ............................................................... 102.7 103.3 104.3 104.8 104.8 104.464 105.539 103.552 101.858 102.027 102.670 

Education and communication ................................ 99.5 99.9 101.2 103.0 104.2 106.207 110.077 111.744 112.518 113.553 113.826

Education ............................................................... 119.7 128.7 137.9 146.5 155.5 163.716 172.978 180.752 187.549 196.084 196.362 

Communication ...................................................... 85.7 81.2 78.2 76.5 74.1 73.258 73.930 73.056 71.831 70.480 70.705

Other goods and services ........................................ 110.9 112.2 114.9 118.3 121.7 125.479 128.660 137.908 140.477 144.129 144.296 

Commodity and service group

Services ..................................................................... 110.7 113.9 117.5 121.5 125.3 129.271 133.381 134.455 135.915 138.791 139.177 

Commodities .............................................................. 100.0 100.2 103.3 105.7 106.7 111.498 107.102 112.588 114.336 118.553 119.250 

Durables .................................................................. 91.7 88.0 88.7 87.5 85.5 83.597 80.520 81.325 79.980 80.509 80.586 

Nondurables .............................................................. 103.6 105.8 110.2 114.8 117.4 125.732 120.876 128.755 132.078 138.216 139.240 

All items less food and energy ................................. 105.8 106.6 109.0 111.0 113.4 115.627 117.623 119.451 120.171 122.634 122.897 

Energy ....................................................................... 108.6 116.4 134.4 154.5 158.1 185.912 146.392 172.282 184.714 195.290 198.691 

Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 and earlier are final.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 26C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and

service group and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2012 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Expenditure category

All items ................................................................................ 2.0 1.7 3.2 2.9 2.3 3.7 0.2 2.5 1.3 2.7 0.4 

Food and beverages ........................................................... 1.2 3.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 4.4 5.5 -.9 1.2 4.4 .6 

Food .................................................................................. 1.1 3.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 4.5 5.6 -1.1 1.2 4.6 .6

Food at home .................................................................. .2 3.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 4.8 6.1 -3.0 1.0 5.8 .7 

Food away from home .................................................... 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.9 5.0 1.8 1.5 2.9 .4 

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 2.3 1.8 2.6 1.4 2.6 4.0 4.3 1.4 .8 .8 1.0 

Housing ............................................................................... 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 -.5 .3 1.8 .3

Shelter .............................................................................. 2.9 2.1 3.0 2.5 4.0 2.9 2.0 .4 .4 1.9 .3 

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. .9 7.9 7.3 11.5 -.3 5.3 7.2 -4.5 1.8 2.0 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................. -1.8 -1.6 .4 .0 -.2 -1.8 1.7 -1.3 -2.8 .6 .3 

Apparel ............................................................................... -2.9 -2.3 -.6 -.7 .0 -1.3 -.2 2.6 -1.0 4.1 -1.3 

Transportation ..................................................................... 3.6 .1 6.6 3.9 2.2 9.0 -14.3 15.7 5.2 5.0 .9

Private transportation ........................................................ 3.9 .1 7.2 3.8 2.3 9.1 -15.4 16.8 5.3 5.1 1.1 

Public transportation ......................................................... -.8 .9 -.6 5.7 -.3 7.2 1.9 3.0 4.9 3.6 -1.2 

Medical care ....................................................................... 5.0 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.6 4.7 2.5 3.1 2.9 3.5 .6 

Medical care commodities ................................................ 3.1 1.8 2.0 3.6 1.8 2.6 1.5 3.1 2.6 3.1 .6 

Medical care services ....................................................... 5.7 4.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.4 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.6 .6 

Recreation .......................................................................... .6 .6 1.0 .5 .0 -.3 1.0 -1.9 -1.6 .2 .6 

Education and communication ............................................ 1.6 .4 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.9 3.6 1.5 .7 .9 .2 

Education .......................................................................... 6.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.7 4.5 3.8 4.6 .1 

Communication ................................................................. -2.7 -5.3 -3.7 -2.2 -3.1 -1.1 .9 -1.2 -1.7 -1.9 .3

Other goods and services ................................................... 3.1 1.2 2.4 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.5 7.2 1.9 2.6 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ................................................................................ 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 .8 1.1 2.1 .3

Commodities ......................................................................... .7 .2 3.1 2.3 .9 4.5 -3.9 5.1 1.6 3.7 .6 

Durables ............................................................................. -3.8 -4.0 .8 -1.4 -2.3 -2.2 -3.7 1.0 -1.7 .7 .1 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 2.7 2.1 4.2 4.2 2.3 7.1 -3.9 6.5 2.6 4.6 .7

All items less food and energy ............................................ 1.6 .8 2.3 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 .6 2.0 .2 

Energy .................................................................................. 10.5 7.2 15.5 15.0 2.3 17.6 -21.3 17.7 7.2 5.7 1.7 

Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 and earlier are final.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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 Technical Notes 

Brief Explanation of the CPI 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by 

households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage 

Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 28 

percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U), which cover approximately 88 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker 

households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, 

and retirees and others not in the labor force. 

 The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, 

drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the 

country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, 

filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items 

are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other 

commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices 

of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives. 

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent 

their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For 

the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions 

and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they 

measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national 

level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary 

form and is subject to two annual revisions.

The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84 

= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for 

example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base-period market basket of 

goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982–84 to $11.65. 

For further details, visit the CPI homepage on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and Analysis 

Section at (202) 691-7000. 

Calculating index changes

Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index 

points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are 

not. The example shown in the box on this page illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. 

Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard 

formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 

12-month period.

Index point change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003 x 100 

Equals percent change 0.3 

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Regions defined 

The states in the four regions are listed below. 

The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont. 

The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 

Wisconsin. 

The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wyoming. 

Energy prices 

Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and 

10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services 

are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South 

and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency 

criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or 

region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published. 

 All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and 

electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, 

State, and local taxes. 

Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are 

given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of 

the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these 

ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from 

different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable 

for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt hours of 

electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. 

Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred 

that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track 

price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity 

formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.

Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1 

gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment. 

Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full 

service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as 

follows, according to the source indicated: 

1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy) 

1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute) 

1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy) 

Food and beverage prices 

Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census 

geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average 

prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to satisfy the 

need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size 

among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. 

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Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months 

for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in 

supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in 

any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For cases in which the 

proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published, and NA appears 

for that item in the table. 

 Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from 

BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request. 

Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data 

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally 

adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the 

effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements 

resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are 

used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie 

compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. 

Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment 

Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted 

data are revised. Data from January 2007 through December 2011 were replaced in January 2012. Exceptions to the usual revision 

schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, 

dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation 

weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally 

Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series 

and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. 

This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other 

lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of 

seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain 

statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally 

adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally 

adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 38 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2012. 

Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original 

release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. 

Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal 

adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal 

Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the 

seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of 

seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2012, BLS adjusted 31 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, 

including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the 

Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention 

Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of 

Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at 

Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

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Metropolitan areas 

BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly: 

 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 

 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 

 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, 

 NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February, 

April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas: 

 

 Atlanta, GA -even 

 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA- 

 NH -ME-CT -odd 

 Cleveland-Akron, OH -odd 

 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX -odd 

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI -even 

 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX -even 

 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL -even 

 Philadelphia-Wilmington 

 -Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD -even 

 San Francisco-Oakland 

 -San Jose, CA -even 

 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, 

 WA -even 

 Washington-Baltimore, 

 DC-MD-VA-WV -odd 

 

(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for 

processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.) 

 Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the 

arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the 

CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for 

 Anchorage, AK 

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN 

 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO 

 Honolulu, HI 

 Kansas City, MO-KS 

 Milwaukee-Racine, WI 

 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 

 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 

 Pittsburgh, PA 

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA 

 San Diego, CA 

 St. Louis, MO-IL 

 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 

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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information 

CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through 

automated recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond 

to questions. 

Electronic access to CPI data 

BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most 

recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current 

and historical data for the CPI, is accessible. 

World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at https://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to 

LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI 

information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for 

further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In addition, 

CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages from the 

main BLS Web site listed above. 

Recorded CPI data 

Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-

5200. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data. 

 Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next. 

These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are 

approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Area Hotline number 

Anchorage (907) 271-2770 

Atlanta (404) 893-4222 

Baltimore (410) 962-4898 

Boston (617) 565-2327 

Chicago (312) 353-1880 

Cincinnati (513) 684-2349 

Cleveland (216) 522-3852 

Dallas (214) 767-6970 

Denver (816) 285-7000 

Detroit (313) 226-7558 

Honolulu (808) 541-2808 

Houston (214) 767-6970 

Indianapolis (317) 226-7885 

Kansas City (816) 285-7000 

Los Angeles (310) 235-6884 

Milwaukee (414) 276-2579 

Minneapolis-St. Paul (612) 725-3580 

New York (646) 264-3600 

Philadelphia (215) 656-3948 

Phoenix-Mesa (480) 503-9075 

Pittsburgh (412) 644-2900 

Portland (503) 326-5818 

San Diego (619) 557-6538 

San Francisco (415) 625-2270 

Seattle (206) 553-0645 

St. Louis (816) 285-7000 

Washington, DC (202) 691-6994 

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Other sources of CPI data 

Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007. 

Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC national 

office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below. 

Office Telephone 

Atlanta (404) 331-3415 

Boston (617) 565-2327 

Chicago (312) 353-1880 

Dallas (214) 767-6970 

Kansas City (816) 285-7000 

New York (212) 337-2400 

Philadelphia (215) 597-3282 

San Francisco (415) 625-2270 

Washington, DC (202) 691-7000 

Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the 

Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed. 

Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing 

specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and 

thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are 

included on the CPI homepage on the Internet. 

Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer 

Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 691-7000. 

Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier. 

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