Table 1 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S.

city average, December 2010

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

U.S. city average 

CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................................................................... 100.000 100.000

Food and beverages ..................................................................................... 14.792 16.401 

Food ........................................................................................................... 13.742 15.315

Food at home ........................................................................................... 7.816 8.906 

Cereals and bakery products .................................................................. 1.090 1.236 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................................. .350 .402 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................................... .039 .044 

Breakfast cereal .................................................................................. .194 .225 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ......................................................................... .118 .132 

Bakery products .................................................................................... .739 .834 

Bread .................................................................................................. .212 .243 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ............................................................... .109 .125 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................................... .197 .225 

Other bakery products ........................................................................ .220 .241 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................. 1.813 2.227 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................................ 1.714 2.106 

Meats .................................................................................................. 1.081 1.367 

Beef and veal .................................................................................... .503 .649 

Uncooked ground beef ................................................................... .202 .281 

Uncooked beef roasts ..................................................................... .081 .095 

Uncooked beef steaks .................................................................... .173 .209 

Uncooked other beef and veal ........................................................ .047 .065 

Pork .................................................................................................. .342 .440 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ........................... .124 .154 

Ham ................................................................................................ .071 .093 

Pork chops ...................................................................................... .066 .091 

Other pork including roasts and picnics .......................................... .080 .102 

Other meats ...................................................................................... .236 .278 

Poultry ................................................................................................ .336 .424 

Chicken ............................................................................................. .269 .353 

Other poultry including turkey ........................................................... .067 .071 

Fish and seafood ................................................................................ .297 .315 

Fresh fish and seafood ..................................................................... .159 .167 

Processed fish and seafood ............................................................. .138 .148 

Eggs ..................................................................................................... .099 .121 

Dairy and related products ..................................................................... .839 .917 

Milk ....................................................................................................... .281 .333 

Cheese and related products ............................................................... .269 .283 

Ice cream and related products ............................................................ .130 .134 

Other dairy and related products .......................................................... .159 .167 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................................. 1.152 1.219 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................................. .885 .920 

Fresh fruits .......................................................................................... .449 .459 

Apples ............................................................................................... .071 .075 

Bananas ........................................................................................... .066 .071 

Citrus fruits ....................................................................................... .084 .091 

Other fresh fruits ............................................................................... .228 .221 

Fresh vegetables ................................................................................ .436 .462 

Potatoes ........................................................................................... .070 .080 

Lettuce .............................................................................................. .057 .062 

Tomatoes .......................................................................................... .076 .086 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................................... .233 .234 

Processed fruits and vegetables .......................................................... .267 .299 

Canned fruits and vegetables ............................................................. .138 .153 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .............................................................. .081 .091 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried ....................... .048 .055 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................................... .926 1.091 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ............................................................. .695 .849 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................................. .285 .369 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............................................ .013 .015 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ...................................... .397 .465 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea ........................................ .231 .242 

Coffee ................................................................................................. .112 .110 

Other beverage materials including tea .............................................. .119 .132 
Table 1 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S.

city average, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

U.S. city average 

CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

Other food at home ................................................................................. 1.996 2.217 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................................. .297 .324 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................................... .055 .071 

Candy and chewing gum .................................................................... .188 .197 

Other sweets ...................................................................................... .054 .055 

Fats and oils ......................................................................................... .232 .258 

Butter and margarine .......................................................................... .067 .067 

Salad dressing .................................................................................... .063 .072 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ......................................... .102 .119 

Other foods ........................................................................................... 1.466 1.635 

Soups ................................................................................................. .090 .095 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................................ .301 .364 

Snacks ................................................................................................ .314 .335 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................................... .250 .277 

Baby food ........................................................................................... .079 .101 

Other miscellaneous foods ................................................................. .432 .463 

Food away from home .............................................................................. 5.926 6.409 

Full service meals and snacks ................................................................ 2.870 2.643 

Limited service meals and snacks .......................................................... 2.347 2.917 

Food at employee sites and schools ...................................................... .269 .341 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ................................. .112 .182 

Other food away from home ................................................................... .329 .326 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................. 1.051 1.086 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................................. .614 .643 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ...................................... .303 .445 

Distilled spirits at home ......................................................................... .079 .074 

Wine at home ....................................................................................... .232 .124 

Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................................... .437 .443 

Housing ........................................................................................................ 41.460 39.228

Shelter ........................................................................................................ 31.955 29.811

Rent of primary residence ........................................................................ 5.925 8.396 

Lodging away from home ......................................................................... .776 .436 

Housing at school, excluding board ........................................................ .163 .097 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................. .614 .339 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ..................................................... 24.905 20.672 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........................................ 23.310 19.942 

Unsampled owners’ equivalent rent of secondary residences ............... 1.595 .730 

Tenants’ and household insurance ........................................................... .349 .306 

Fuels and utilities ........................................................................................ 5.096 5.633 

Household energy .................................................................................... 4.000 4.476 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................................... .309 .301 

Fuel oil .................................................................................................. .205 .184 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ......................................................... .104 .117 

Energy services ...................................................................................... 3.691 4.175 

Electricity .............................................................................................. 2.823 3.276 

Utility (piped) gas service ..................................................................... .869 .899 

Water and sewer and trash collection services ........................................ 1.095 1.157 

Water and sewerage maintenance ......................................................... .835 .903 

Garbage and trash collection .................................................................. .261 .254 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................................... 4.409 3.784 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ........................................... .303 .255 

Floor coverings ....................................................................................... .051 .036 

Window coverings .................................................................................. .083 .044 

Other linens ............................................................................................ .169 .176 

Furniture and bedding .............................................................................. .820 .710 

Bedroom furniture ................................................................................... .259 .267 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ...................................... .404 .306 

Other furniture ........................................................................................ .149 .124 

Unsampled furniture ............................................................................... .007 .014 

Appliances ................................................................................................ .280 .298 

Major appliances .................................................................................... .165 .181 

Other appliances .................................................................................... .112 .113 

Unsampled appliances ........................................................................... .003 .005 

Other household equipment and furnishings ............................................ .548 .444 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ....................................................... .292 .253 

Indoor plants and flowers ....................................................................... .105 .068 
Table 1 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S.

city average, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

U.S. city average 

CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

Dishes and flatware ................................................................................ .061 .052 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ...................................................... .090 .071 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ................................... .796 .740 

Tools, hardware and supplies ................................................................. .187 .215 

Outdoor equipment and supplies ............................................................ .437 .382 

Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ............... .171 .143 

Housekeeping supplies ............................................................................ .889 .973 

Household cleaning products ................................................................. .351 .418 

Household paper products ..................................................................... .242 .273 

Miscellaneous household products ........................................................ .296 .281 

Household operations ............................................................................... .772 .364 

Domestic services .................................................................................. .269 .086 

Gardening and lawncare services .......................................................... .259 .113 

Moving, storage, freight expense ........................................................... .095 .062 

Repair of household items ...................................................................... .076 .056 

Unsampled household operations .......................................................... .074 .047 

Apparel ......................................................................................................... 3.601 3.668

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................. .882 .921 

Men’s apparel ........................................................................................... .708 .697 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................................. .129 .095 

Men’s furnishings .................................................................................... .175 .176 

Men’s shirts and sweaters ...................................................................... .220 .222 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................................... .176 .191 

Unsampled men’s apparel ...................................................................... .008 .013 

Boys’ apparel ............................................................................................ .175 .224 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................................ 1.520 1.502 

Women’s apparel ...................................................................................... 1.271 1.196 

Women’s outerwear ................................................................................ .132 .122 

Women’s dresses ................................................................................... .130 .130 

Women’s suits and separates ................................................................ .633 .577 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories .............. .362 .350 

Unsampled women’s apparel ................................................................. .015 .017 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................................ .249 .306 

Footwear ..................................................................................................... .700 .750 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................................... .229 .262 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................................... .152 .194 

Women’s footwear .................................................................................... .319 .294 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................................... .192 .280 

Jewelry and watches .................................................................................. .307 .215 

Watches .................................................................................................... .041 .044 

Jewelry ..................................................................................................... .266 .171 

Transportation .............................................................................................. 17.308 19.418 

Private transportation ................................................................................. 16.082 18.631 

New and used motor vehicles .................................................................. 6.333 6.914 

New vehicles .......................................................................................... 3.513 3.320 

Used cars and trucks .............................................................................. 2.055 3.003 

Leased cars and trucks .......................................................................... .564 .380 

Car and truck rental ................................................................................ .088 .059 

Unsampled new and used motor vehicles .............................................. .113 .153 

Motor fuel .................................................................................................. 5.079 6.470 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................................. 4.865 6.193 

Other motor fuels .................................................................................... .214 .277 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment .......................................................... .408 .479 

Tires ........................................................................................................ .268 .285 

Vehicle accessories other than tires ....................................................... .140 .194 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................................... 1.172 1.184 

Motor vehicle body work ......................................................................... .066 .054 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................................. .459 .445 

Motor vehicle repair ................................................................................ .605 .621 

Unsampled service policies .................................................................... .043 .065 

Motor vehicle insurance ............................................................................ 2.563 3.079 

Motor vehicle fees .................................................................................... .526 .505 

State motor vehicle registration and license fees ................................... .327 .344 

Parking and other fees ........................................................................... .186 .154 

Unsampled motor vehicle fees ............................................................... .013 .007 

Public transportation ................................................................................... 1.227 .787 

Airline fare ................................................................................................ .816 .464 

Other intercity transportation .................................................................... .159 .078 
Table 1 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S.

city average, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

U.S. city average 

CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

Intracity transportation .............................................................................. .248 .240 

Unsampled public transportation .............................................................. .003 .005 

Medical care ................................................................................................. 6.627 5.355 

Medical care commodities .......................................................................... 1.633 1.318 

Medicinal drugs ........................................................................................ 1.554 1.274 

Prescription drugs ................................................................................... 1.253 1.029 

Nonprescription drugs ............................................................................ .300 .244 

Medical equipment and supplies .............................................................. .080 .044 

Medical care services ................................................................................. 4.994 4.038 

Professional services ................................................................................ 2.830 2.220 

Physicians’ services ............................................................................... 1.477 1.206 

Dental services ....................................................................................... .723 .560 

Eyeglasses and eye care ....................................................................... .246 .196 

Services by other medical professionals ................................................ .384 .259 

Hospital and related services ................................................................... 1.703 1.414 

Hospital services .................................................................................... 1.440 1.321 

Nursing homes and adult day services ................................................... .150 .073 

Care of invalids and elderly at home ...................................................... .113 .020 

Health insurance ....................................................................................... .461 .403 

Recreation .................................................................................................... 6.293 5.862 

Video and audio .......................................................................................... 1.816 1.959 

Televisions ................................................................................................ .160 .160 

Cable and satellite television and radio service ........................................ 1.252 1.384 

Other video equipment ............................................................................. .028 .025 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video and audio ............ .132 .159 

Audio equipment ....................................................................................... .089 .080 

Audio discs, tapes and other media ......................................................... .056 .061 

Unsampled video and audio ..................................................................... .100 .090 

Pets, pet products and services ................................................................. 1.141 1.122 

Pets and pet products ............................................................................... .718 .783 

Pet services including veterinary .............................................................. .423 .339 

Sporting goods ........................................................................................... .601 .546 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ............................................................ .321 .337 

Sports equipment ..................................................................................... .271 .203 

Unsampled sporting goods ....................................................................... .010 .006 

Photography ............................................................................................... .158 .184 

Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................................... .062 .059 

Photographers and film processing .......................................................... .095 .124 

Unsampled photography .......................................................................... .001 .002 

Other recreational goods ............................................................................ .461 .542 

Toys .......................................................................................................... .341 .407 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ..................................................... .060 .049 

Music instruments and accessories .......................................................... .046 .075 

Unsampled recreation commodities ......................................................... .013 .010 

Other recreation services ........................................................................... 1.860 1.334 

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises ................ .588 .343 

Admissions ............................................................................................... .678 .539 

Fees for lessons or instructions ................................................................ .249 .128 

Unsampled recreation services ................................................................ .345 .324 

Recreational reading materials ................................................................... .256 .174 

Newspapers and magazines .................................................................... .138 .098 

Recreational books ................................................................................... .117 .077 

Unsampled recreational reading materials ............................................... .001 .000 

Education and communication ..................................................................... 6.421 6.118 

Education .................................................................................................... 3.107 2.380 

Educational books and supplies ............................................................... .204 .199 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................................. 2.903 2.181 

College tuition and fees .......................................................................... 1.530 .981 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................................... .422 .231 

Child care and nursery school ................................................................ .807 .847 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ..................................... .043 .039 

Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. .101 .084 

Communication ........................................................................................... 3.313 3.738 
Table 1 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S.

city average, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

U.S. city average 

CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

Postage and delivery services .................................................................. .175 .133 

Postage .................................................................................................. .165 .127 

Delivery services .................................................................................... .010 .006 

Information and information processing ................................................... 3.138 3.605 

Telephone services ................................................................................ 2.334 2.823 

Wireless telephone services ................................................................. 1.235 1.631 

Land-line telephone services ................................................................ 1.099 1.192 

Information technology, hardware and services ....................................... .804 .782 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment ...................................... .228 .208 

Computer software and accessories ...................................................... .039 .026 

Internet services and electronic information providers ........................... .457 .470 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information

items ............................................................................................... .066 .064 

Unsampled information and information processing .............................. .014 .015 

Other goods and services ............................................................................. 3.497 3.950 

Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................. .906 1.450 

Cigarettes ................................................................................................. .837 1.352 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ................................................... .063 .087 

Unsampled tobacco and smoking products .............................................. .007 .012 

Personal care ............................................................................................. 2.591 2.500 

Personal care products ............................................................................. .671 .717 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ......... .336 .367 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................ .330 .343 

Unsampled personal care products ........................................................ .005 .006 

Personal care services ............................................................................. .638 .572 

Haircuts and other personal care services ............................................. .638 .572 

Miscellaneous personal services .............................................................. 1.055 1.027 

Legal services ......................................................................................... .308 .313 

Funeral expenses ................................................................................... .170 .136 

Laundry and dry cleaning services ......................................................... .258 .282 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ............................ .034 .026 

Financial services ................................................................................... .191 .148 

Unsampled items .................................................................................... .094 .122 

Miscellaneous personal goods ................................................................. .226 .185 

Special aggregate indexes

All items .......................................................................................................... 100.000 100.000

Commodities ................................................................................................. 40.012 43.898 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................................... 25.219 27.497 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................................... 15.474 17.244 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................................... 11.873 13.576 

Durables ................................................................................................... 9.745 10.253 

Services ........................................................................................................ 59.988 56.102

Rent of shelter .............................................................................................. 31.607 29.504 

Transportation services ................................................................................ 6.140 5.994 

Other services .............................................................................................. 11.340 10.563 

All items less food ......................................................................................... 86.258 84.685 

All items less shelter ..................................................................................... 68.045 70.189 

All items less medical care ........................................................................... 93.373 94.645 

Commodities less food ................................................................................. 26.270 28.583 

Nondurables less food .................................................................................. 16.525 18.329 

Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................................. 12.923 14.662 

Nondurables ................................................................................................. 30.266 33.644 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................................... 2.902 2.918 

Services less rent of shelter ......................................................................... 28.382 26.598 

Services less medical care services ............................................................. 54.994 52.065 

Energy .......................................................................................................... 9.079 10.946

All items less energy ..................................................................................... 90.921 89.054 

All items less food and energy .................................................................... 77.179 73.739 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................................... 20.882 21.812 

Energy commodities ............................................................................... 5.388 6.771 

Services less energy services .................................................................. 56.297 51.927 

Domestically produced farm food ................................................................. 6.527 7.430 

Utilities and public transportation .................................................................. 9.599 10.326 
Table 2 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected

metropolitan areas, December 2010 (Cities normally published in November)

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

Cincinnati-Hamilton,

OH-KY-IN

ClevelandAkron, OH

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 16.256 15.294 14.820 16.949 14.386 15.554 

Food .............................................................................. 14.930 14.459 13.784 15.836 13.484 15.049 

Food at home .............................................................. 9.210 8.815 7.606 8.586 8.575 10.195

Food away from home ................................................ 5.720 5.645 6.178 7.250 4.909 4.854 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.326 .835 1.036 1.112 .902 .505 

Housing ........................................................................... 42.129 42.297 40.616 38.285 39.871 37.533 

Shelter ........................................................................... 33.036 33.284 30.223 28.271 29.857 27.789 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 5.875 8.845 4.355 6.324 5.083 6.310 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 26.080 23.716 24.630 21.085 23.484 20.570 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 23.829 22.184 22.879 19.853 21.600 18.677 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 4.971 6.064 6.154 6.325 5.604 5.853

Household energy ....................................................... 4.432 5.504 4.826 4.872 4.391 4.632 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.007 3.697 4.639 4.633 4.218 4.448 

Electricity ................................................................. 1.927 2.495 3.778 3.759 2.623 2.755

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ 1.080 1.201 .860 .873 1.595 1.693 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.123 2.950 4.239 3.689 4.410 3.890 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.767 3.098 3.958 4.618 4.609 3.982 

Transportation ................................................................. 14.627 17.332 16.835 18.059 17.406 20.751 

Private transportation .................................................... 13.352 16.480 16.108 17.552 16.568 20.180 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 3.870 5.833 5.033 6.212 4.978 6.308 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 3.811 5.745 4.767 5.883 4.727 6.004 

Medical care .................................................................... 6.024 5.458 7.297 5.945 8.649 7.555 

Recreation ....................................................................... 6.709 6.429 6.442 5.727 6.147 5.991 

Education and communication ........................................ 7.242 6.411 6.435 6.572 5.823 4.866 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.246 3.681 3.597 3.845 3.110 3.769 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 39.367 40.775 40.652 43.797 41.284 45.136 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 23.110 25.481 25.832 26.848 26.898 29.582 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 14.644 16.962 15.849 17.795 16.425 17.734 

Durables ...................................................................... 8.466 8.519 9.983 9.053 10.472 11.848 

Services .......................................................................... 60.633 59.225 59.348 56.203 58.716 54.864 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 93.976 94.542 92.703 94.055 91.351 92.445 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 66.964 66.716 69.777 71.729 70.143 72.211 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 24.437 26.316 26.868 27.960 27.800 30.087 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 30.901 32.256 30.669 34.744 30.812 33.288 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 15.970 17.797 16.885 18.907 17.328 18.239 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 27.870 26.183 29.610 28.340 29.229 27.449 

Services less medical care services ................................. 56.041 55.087 53.976 51.893 52.121 49.026

Energy ............................................................................... 8.302 11.338 9.859 11.084 9.369 10.940 

All items less energy ......................................................... 91.698 88.662 90.141 88.916 90.631 89.060 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 76.768 74.203 76.356 73.079 77.147 74.011
Table 2 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected

metropolitan areas, December 2010 (Cities normally published in November)-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

DallasFort Worth, TXDenver-BoulderGreeley, COHonolulu, HI

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.782 16.623 14.861 18.208 16.946 18.478 

Food .............................................................................. 13.814 15.654 13.770 16.914 15.932 17.493 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.525 8.669 7.465 10.246 8.472 9.873

Food away from home ................................................ 6.288 6.985 6.305 6.668 7.460 7.620 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... .968 .970 1.091 1.294 1.014 .985 

Housing ........................................................................... 39.916 38.228 41.743 44.666 43.660 40.470 

Shelter ........................................................................... 29.940 28.506 34.362 37.056 36.073 32.692 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 6.559 9.843 6.697 11.361 8.701 11.173 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 22.373 18.026 26.291 25.037 26.421 20.884 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 21.934 17.690 25.402 24.429 25.810 20.613 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 5.591 6.208 3.929 4.875 4.618 3.923

Household energy ....................................................... 4.075 4.596 3.078 4.058 3.211 2.839 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.966 4.533 3.031 4.036 3.182 2.816 

Electricity ................................................................. 3.377 3.859 1.426 1.830 2.973 2.612

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ .589 .674 1.605 2.206 .209 .204 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.386 3.514 3.452 2.735 2.968 3.854 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.280 4.052 3.880 3.370 3.031 3.664 

Transportation ................................................................. 19.476 22.157 14.327 15.598 14.697 18.472 

Private transportation .................................................... 18.476 21.651 12.922 15.004 12.626 16.477 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 5.153 7.154 4.059 4.766 4.169 5.193 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 4.948 6.884 3.885 4.556 4.067 5.068 

Medical care .................................................................... 6.589 4.562 6.180 4.986 6.112 4.072 

Recreation ....................................................................... 5.856 4.561 10.536 4.765 5.875 5.349 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.673 6.337 5.317 4.857 6.456 5.720 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.428 3.480 3.155 3.549 3.224 3.775 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 41.647 45.464 35.514 39.882 37.395 43.606 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 26.865 28.841 20.652 21.674 20.449 25.129 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 15.047 17.786 13.345 13.517 12.645 14.874 

Durables ...................................................................... 11.818 11.054 7.307 8.157 7.804 10.255 

Services .......................................................................... 58.353 54.536 64.486 60.118 62.605 56.394 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 93.411 95.438 93.820 95.014 93.888 95.928 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 70.060 71.494 65.638 62.944 63.927 67.308 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 27.833 29.810 21.743 22.968 21.463 26.113 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 29.829 34.410 28.207 31.725 29.591 33.351 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 16.015 18.756 14.436 14.811 13.659 15.858 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 28.808 26.344 30.453 23.339 26.818 23.940 

Services less medical care services ................................. 53.227 51.110 59.693 56.472 57.756 53.183

Energy ............................................................................... 9.229 11.751 7.137 8.824 7.379 8.031 

All items less energy ......................................................... 90.771 88.249 92.863 91.176 92.621 91.969 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 76.958 72.596 79.093 74.262 76.689 74.476
Table 2 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected

metropolitan areas, December 2010 (Cities normally published in November)-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

MilwaukeeRacine,WIMinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WIPhoenix-Mesa, AZ

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.112 16.996 15.442 16.304 13.052 15.769 

Food .............................................................................. 12.939 15.370 13.692 14.576 11.987 14.889 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.307 8.610 8.096 8.762 6.983 8.717

Food away from home ................................................ 5.632 6.760 5.595 5.815 5.004 6.172 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.172 1.625 1.750 1.728 1.065 .880 

Housing ........................................................................... 39.767 36.059 40.482 39.894 40.139 39.772 

Shelter ........................................................................... 30.307 27.197 31.670 31.578 30.515 29.643 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 5.784 7.030 4.607 7.578 5.923 7.220 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 23.472 19.398 25.866 23.126 23.444 21.610 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 21.908 18.423 23.910 22.190 22.491 21.181 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 5.040 5.210 4.140 3.925 5.325 6.084

Household energy ....................................................... 4.162 4.208 3.217 3.176 3.718 4.302 

Energy services ........................................................ 4.021 3.952 3.009 2.949 3.694 4.289 

Electricity ................................................................. 2.705 2.847 1.925 1.874 3.282 3.817

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ 1.316 1.105 1.084 1.075 .412 .472 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.421 3.653 4.671 4.390 4.298 4.044 

Apparel ............................................................................ 4.032 4.110 3.986 4.143 3.530 4.517 

Transportation ................................................................. 16.962 19.204 16.210 18.327 18.895 19.195 

Private transportation .................................................... 15.874 18.454 15.126 17.764 17.550 18.329 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 4.757 6.079 4.396 5.244 4.755 6.360 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 4.499 5.755 4.115 4.907 4.478 6.005 

Medical care .................................................................... 8.149 6.401 7.650 5.865 7.139 4.644 

Recreation ....................................................................... 6.742 6.453 7.298 6.468 7.874 6.082 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.494 6.302 5.698 5.974 5.893 5.716 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.743 4.475 3.235 3.025 3.478 4.306 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 40.274 45.086 41.551 43.209 40.104 44.657 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 26.163 28.090 26.110 26.904 27.052 28.888 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 15.869 17.719 15.054 15.165 15.544 17.634 

Durables ...................................................................... 10.294 10.371 11.056 11.739 11.509 11.254 

Services .......................................................................... 59.726 54.914 58.449 56.791 59.896 55.343 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 91.851 93.599 92.350 94.135 92.861 95.356 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 69.693 72.803 68.330 68.422 69.485 70.357 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 27.335 29.715 27.860 28.632 28.117 29.768 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 29.980 34.715 30.496 31.470 28.595 33.404 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 17.041 19.344 16.804 16.893 16.608 18.515 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 29.717 28.041 27.163 25.595 29.848 26.129 

Services less medical care services ................................. 53.450 50.016 52.428 52.277 54.456 51.823

Energy ............................................................................... 8.919 10.288 7.613 8.420 8.473 10.663 

All items less energy ......................................................... 91.081 89.712 92.387 91.580 91.527 89.337 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 78.142 74.342 78.695 77.004 79.540 74.448
Table 2 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected metropolitan areas,

December 2010 (Cities normally published in November)-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Portland-Salem,

OR-WA

San Diego, CA 

TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FLWashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 15.230 16.561 12.958 14.627 16.340 18.443 14.257 14.589 

Food .............................................................................. 13.705 15.269 11.814 13.630 14.973 16.891 13.135 13.560 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.449 8.604 6.695 8.446 8.808 10.302 6.910 7.559 

Food away from home ................................................ 6.256 6.664 5.119 5.185 6.164 6.588 6.225 6.001 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.525 1.293 1.144 .997 1.367 1.553 1.122 1.029 

Housing ........................................................................... 39.147 37.421 51.470 47.363 40.844 41.516 45.145 46.689 

Shelter ........................................................................... 30.770 28.688 42.689 39.844 30.912 30.479 36.845 38.396 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 5.269 7.904 12.386 18.919 5.537 8.830 6.123 9.780 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 24.206 20.046 29.480 20.527 24.339 21.044 29.634 28.006 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 22.846 19.650 28.082 20.193 23.422 20.634 28.208 27.192 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 4.008 4.280 4.049 3.730 5.078 5.677 4.208 5.244 

Household energy ....................................................... 2.796 3.170 2.479 2.385 3.923 4.511 3.474 4.419 

Energy services ........................................................ 2.703 3.049 2.412 2.366 3.834 4.461 3.274 4.278 

Electricity ................................................................. 2.015 2.563 2.000 1.918 3.520 4.074 2.652 3.525 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ .688 .486 .411 .449 .314 .387 .622 .753 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.369 4.453 4.732 3.790 4.854 5.360 4.093 3.049 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.766 3.295 3.585 3.380 4.644 3.214 3.529 3.231 

Transportation ................................................................. 17.297 21.594 13.178 17.269 16.709 18.088 15.424 17.258 

Private transportation .................................................... 15.670 20.564 11.950 16.154 15.610 17.294 13.851 16.170 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 3.904 5.194 4.735 6.901 4.531 5.778 4.150 5.547 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 3.705 4.933 4.535 6.611 4.364 5.558 4.025 5.382 

Medical care .................................................................... 7.573 5.279 4.308 3.775 5.879 4.501 5.716 5.008 

Recreation ....................................................................... 7.951 5.506 5.644 4.865 5.409 4.756 5.517 4.210 

Education and communication ........................................ 5.366 4.629 5.704 5.303 6.548 6.004 7.133 5.843 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.670 5.714 3.153 3.418 3.626 3.477 3.277 3.172 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 42.130 47.321 33.677 37.713 41.234 43.555 36.068 37.080 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 26.900 30.759 20.719 23.085 24.894 25.112 21.811 22.491 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 14.747 17.277 13.428 15.149 15.430 15.197 13.291 14.122 

Durables ...................................................................... 12.153 13.483 7.292 7.937 9.465 9.914 8.520 8.369 

Services .......................................................................... 57.870 52.679 66.323 62.287 58.766 56.445 63.932 62.920 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 92.427 94.721 95.692 96.225 94.121 95.499 94.284 94.992 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 69.230 71.312 57.311 60.156 69.088 69.521 63.155 61.604 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 28.425 32.052 21.863 24.082 26.262 26.664 22.933 23.520 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 29.977 33.838 26.386 29.776 31.769 33.641 27.548 28.711 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 16.272 18.569 14.571 16.146 16.797 16.750 14.413 15.151 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 27.434 24.276 23.827 22.646 28.314 26.204 27.447 24.811 

Services less medical care services ................................. 52.065 49.104 63.059 59.251 54.258 53.115 59.459 59.143 

Energy ............................................................................... 6.700 8.364 7.214 9.286 8.454 10.289 7.624 9.967 

All items less energy ......................................................... 93.300 91.636 92.786 90.714 91.546 89.711 92.376 90.033 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 79.595 76.367 80.972 77.083 76.573 72.820 79.241 76.474 
Table 3 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected metropolitan areas,

December 2010

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA

ChicagoGary-Kenosha,

 IL-IN-WI

DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.538 16.398 14.705 16.058 15.036 15.998 16.886 19.189 

Food .............................................................................. 13.191 14.232 13.813 15.211 13.870 14.777 15.913 18.219 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.597 8.389 7.123 7.729 7.918 9.099 9.359 11.690 

Food away from home ................................................ 5.594 5.843 6.690 7.483 5.952 5.679 6.555 6.529 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.347 2.166 .892 .847 1.166 1.221 .973 .970 

Housing ........................................................................... 41.271 39.979 46.014 48.015 41.474 39.561 38.548 35.868 

Shelter ........................................................................... 31.697 30.362 35.568 36.761 32.559 30.882 28.548 25.926 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 5.240 6.302 6.206 10.953 4.778 6.324 4.558 5.594 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 25.301 23.388 28.245 24.964 26.654 23.830 22.747 19.467 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 22.951 22.265 26.867 24.393 24.749 22.759 21.005 18.556 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 4.404 4.309 6.520 7.661 4.584 5.409 5.801 6.144 

Household energy ....................................................... 3.719 3.544 5.103 6.022 3.581 4.257 4.838 5.137 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.367 3.496 5.012 5.970 3.483 4.088 4.681 4.947 

Electricity ................................................................. 1.636 1.776 3.525 4.316 2.100 2.495 2.641 2.991 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ 1.731 1.720 1.487 1.654 1.383 1.593 2.040 1.956 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 5.170 5.308 3.926 3.593 4.331 3.271 4.199 3.798 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.684 4.002 3.429 2.979 4.415 4.592 3.747 4.001 

Transportation ................................................................. 17.385 16.521 17.083 17.968 15.819 18.721 20.045 22.219 

Private transportation .................................................... 14.980 15.075 15.914 17.242 14.390 17.629 19.019 21.282 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 5.398 5.877 6.278 7.126 4.451 6.373 6.198 7.019 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 5.045 5.524 6.035 6.854 4.281 6.133 6.002 6.768 

Medical care .................................................................... 6.438 6.911 5.513 3.499 7.067 5.750 5.486 4.005 

Recreation ....................................................................... 7.650 7.621 4.373 3.403 6.016 5.778 5.236 4.495 

Education and communication ........................................ 5.219 4.140 5.755 5.369 6.796 5.628 6.282 6.350 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.815 4.429 3.127 2.707 3.379 3.972 3.771 3.873 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 41.259 43.399 38.633 38.889 38.921 42.091 42.388 46.034 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 26.721 27.001 23.928 22.831 23.885 26.093 25.502 26.845 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 16.254 17.411 14.785 14.770 14.939 17.310 16.543 17.513 

Durables ...................................................................... 10.467 9.591 9.143 8.061 8.947 8.783 8.958 9.332 

Services .......................................................................... 58.741 56.601 61.367 61.111 61.079 57.909 57.612 53.966 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 93.562 93.089 94.487 96.501 92.933 94.250 94.514 95.995 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 68.303 69.638 64.432 63.239 67.441 69.118 71.452 74.074 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 28.068 29.167 24.819 23.678 25.052 27.314 26.474 27.815 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 30.792 33.809 29.490 30.828 29.974 33.308 33.429 36.702 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 17.601 19.577 15.677 15.617 16.105 18.531 17.516 18.483 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 27.447 26.549 26.069 24.552 28.848 27.345 29.498 28.398 

Services less medical care services ................................. 53.507 50.844 57.139 58.520 55.623 53.370 53.769 51.102 

Energy ............................................................................... 9.117 9.421 11.382 13.149 8.032 10.630 11.035 12.156 

All items less energy ......................................................... 90.883 90.579 88.618 86.851 91.968 89.370 88.965 87.844 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 77.692 76.347 74.805 71.640 78.098 74.593 73.051 69.625 
Table 3 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected metropolitan areas,

December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX

Kansas City, MO

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.781 17.974 14.938 17.843 16.247 18.859 14.767 18.984 

Food .............................................................................. 13.545 16.469 13.744 16.634 15.206 17.843 13.924 17.914 

Food at home .............................................................. 6.988 8.131 7.739 9.763 8.540 10.360 9.240 11.532 

Food away from home ................................................ 6.557 8.338 6.005 6.871 6.666 7.482 4.684 6.382 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.236 1.505 1.194 1.208 1.041 1.017 .843 1.070 

Housing ........................................................................... 40.572 38.633 38.749 35.186 44.985 43.006 46.360 42.516 

Shelter ........................................................................... 30.483 27.818 29.155 26.122 36.742 35.532 37.698 34.238 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 6.122 8.973 3.968 6.018 9.313 13.438 8.515 10.541 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 23.217 18.015 23.968 19.340 26.495 21.588 28.155 22.823 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 21.778 17.431 22.722 18.491 25.766 21.121 27.444 22.333 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 5.804 7.192 4.940 5.375 4.082 4.100 4.772 4.655 

Household energy ....................................................... 4.793 6.033 3.698 4.045 2.827 2.896 3.621 3.806 

Energy services ........................................................ 4.717 5.965 3.577 3.857 2.786 2.878 3.560 3.760 

Electricity ................................................................. 4.234 5.446 2.381 2.569 2.156 2.248 3.459 3.597 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ .483 .519 1.196 1.289 .629 .630 .101 .164 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.285 3.624 4.654 3.689 4.161 3.374 3.890 3.623 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.258 3.564 3.952 4.570 3.353 3.731 2.336 2.847 

Transportation ................................................................. 19.301 20.431 17.798 19.892 15.623 17.293 17.848 18.613 

Private transportation .................................................... 18.208 19.833 16.840 19.265 14.594 16.451 16.563 17.327 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 6.148 7.954 5.280 6.508 5.061 6.384 5.927 6.510 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 5.837 7.547 5.006 6.172 4.873 6.153 5.746 6.314 

Medical care .................................................................... 6.685 5.295 6.615 4.914 5.005 3.510 4.983 3.654 

Recreation ....................................................................... 5.397 4.477 7.413 6.823 5.253 4.474 3.783 3.935 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.548 5.966 6.791 6.370 5.963 5.386 6.694 6.382 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.458 3.659 3.745 4.401 3.570 3.741 3.229 3.071 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 40.920 45.104 42.204 47.279 38.319 42.581 36.947 42.048 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 26.139 27.129 27.266 29.436 22.073 23.722 22.180 23.063 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 15.814 17.080 16.565 18.917 14.083 15.831 13.519 14.597 

Durables ...................................................................... 10.326 10.049 10.701 10.519 7.990 7.891 8.661 8.467 

Services .......................................................................... 59.080 54.896 57.796 52.721 61.681 57.419 63.053 57.952 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 93.315 94.705 93.385 95.086 94.995 96.490 95.017 96.346 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 69.517 72.182 70.845 73.878 63.258 64.468 62.302 65.762 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 27.375 28.634 28.460 30.644 23.113 24.738 23.024 24.133 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 30.594 35.054 31.503 36.759 30.330 34.690 28.286 33.581 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 17.049 18.585 17.759 20.125 15.124 16.847 14.363 15.667 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 29.118 27.569 29.069 26.963 25.173 22.034 25.653 23.872 

Services less medical care services ................................. 54.182 50.893 52.945 49.064 57.909 54.840 59.486 55.418 

Energy ............................................................................... 10.942 13.986 8.978 10.552 7.888 9.280 9.548 10.316 

All items less energy ......................................................... 89.058 86.014 91.022 89.448 92.112 90.720 90.452 89.684 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 75.513 69.544 77.279 72.814 76.906 72.877 76.529 71.770 
Table 3 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Selected metropolitan areas,

December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA

PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD

Pittsburgh, PA St. Louis, MO-IL

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.255 15.708 12.211 15.261 15.667 17.692 14.765 16.833 

Food .............................................................................. 13.282 14.681 11.293 14.382 14.521 16.431 13.880 15.824 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.249 8.528 6.400 8.344 8.263 9.484 8.212 9.629 

Food away from home ................................................ 6.033 6.152 4.893 6.039 6.258 6.947 5.668 6.195 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... .973 1.027 .918 .879 1.146 1.261 .885 1.009 

Housing ........................................................................... 46.881 44.734 45.624 43.958 41.029 38.486 39.386 37.330 

Shelter ........................................................................... 38.130 36.381 35.041 33.414 30.757 29.375 29.623 27.694 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 8.116 12.545 5.125 6.901 4.883 6.872 4.656 6.567 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 28.912 23.204 28.800 25.733 24.759 21.519 23.555 20.239 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 26.629 22.098 26.743 25.022 23.285 20.427 21.665 19.095 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 4.886 5.330 5.991 6.754 5.579 5.728 5.237 5.772 

Household energy ....................................................... 4.283 4.674 4.802 5.608 4.437 4.738 3.994 4.502 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.551 3.877 4.196 5.083 3.883 4.096 3.893 4.363 

Electricity ................................................................. 2.415 2.645 3.053 3.694 2.414 2.683 2.426 2.754 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ 1.136 1.232 1.143 1.389 1.470 1.413 1.467 1.609 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 3.865 3.024 4.591 3.790 4.693 3.382 4.526 3.865 

Apparel ............................................................................ 4.134 4.140 3.305 4.110 3.897 4.744 4.276 4.153 

Transportation ................................................................. 14.115 16.190 15.701 16.000 15.379 15.913 17.500 19.545 

Private transportation .................................................... 12.021 14.503 14.318 14.973 14.184 14.921 16.502 18.818 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 3.485 4.119 4.640 5.240 4.683 5.528 5.445 6.777 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 3.367 3.982 4.566 5.154 4.550 5.369 5.219 6.491 

Medical care .................................................................... 5.171 3.875 5.692 4.657 6.753 5.442 7.114 6.484 

Recreation ....................................................................... 5.411 5.271 6.280 5.380 6.616 7.111 6.500 5.374 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.826 6.758 7.747 6.823 6.992 6.654 6.834 6.235 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.209 3.323 3.440 3.811 3.667 3.958 3.624 4.044 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 33.808 36.769 34.808 39.662 39.958 43.806 40.944 45.045 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 19.553 21.062 22.598 24.400 24.291 26.114 26.179 28.212 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 13.353 14.161 14.570 16.696 15.616 17.508 16.836 18.422 

Durables ...................................................................... 6.200 6.901 8.027 7.705 8.675 8.606 9.343 9.790 

Services .......................................................................... 66.192 63.231 65.192 60.338 60.042 56.194 59.056 54.955 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 94.829 96.125 94.308 95.343 93.247 94.558 92.886 93.516 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 61.870 63.619 64.959 66.586 69.243 70.625 70.377 72.306 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 20.527 22.089 23.515 25.279 25.437 27.375 27.064 29.220 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 27.608 29.869 26.781 31.957 31.283 35.200 31.601 35.255 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 14.327 15.188 15.488 17.575 16.762 18.770 17.721 19.430 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 28.349 27.111 30.451 27.174 29.624 27.156 29.885 27.676 

Services less medical care services ................................. 62.199 60.321 61.061 57.045 54.929 52.084 53.808 50.076 

Energy ............................................................................... 7.768 8.792 9.442 10.848 9.120 10.266 9.439 11.279 

All items less energy ......................................................... 92.232 91.208 90.558 89.152 90.880 89.734 90.561 88.721 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 78.951 76.527 79.265 74.769 76.359 73.303 76.681 72.897 
Table 3 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price

Indexes: Selected metropolitan areas, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CASeattleTacomaBremerton, WA

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000

Food and beverages ....................................................... 13.441 13.597 13.747 16.829 

Food .............................................................................. 12.330 12.673 12.731 15.358 

Food at home .............................................................. 6.362 6.698 7.297 8.828 

Food away from home ................................................ 5.968 5.975 5.433 6.530 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.111 .924 1.016 1.471 

Housing ........................................................................... 44.933 44.935 42.191 41.079 

Shelter ........................................................................... 37.768 38.912 32.988 32.164 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 9.691 14.845 7.430 8.643 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 26.795 23.391 24.210 22.604 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 25.089 22.470 22.838 22.275 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 3.463 3.436 4.340 5.128 

Household energy ....................................................... 2.195 2.188 2.913 3.378 

Energy services ........................................................ 2.145 2.163 2.731 3.330 

Electricity ................................................................. 1.564 1.612 2.136 2.740 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ .581 .551 .595 .590 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 3.703 2.587 4.862 3.787 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.329 3.059 3.672 3.664 

Transportation ................................................................. 16.580 19.335 16.755 17.943 

Private transportation .................................................... 14.035 17.801 14.602 16.370 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 3.986 6.129 4.599 6.526 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 3.844 5.899 4.423 6.262 

Medical care .................................................................... 5.820 4.680 6.221 4.519 

Recreation ....................................................................... 6.257 4.936 7.168 5.679 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.292 5.130 6.480 6.402 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.348 4.329 3.768 3.884 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000

Commodities ................................................................... 33.371 36.000 37.826 41.217 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 19.931 22.403 24.080 24.388 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 12.077 14.528 14.500 15.597 

Durables ...................................................................... 7.854 7.875 9.580 8.791 

Services .......................................................................... 66.629 64.000 62.174 58.783 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 94.180 95.320 93.779 95.481 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 62.232 61.088 67.012 67.836 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 21.042 23.327 25.096 25.859 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 25.517 28.125 28.247 32.426 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 13.188 15.452 15.516 17.068 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 29.126 25.288 29.601 26.971 

Services less medical care services ................................. 61.988 60.290 57.164 55.196 

Energy ............................................................................... 6.181 8.317 7.512 9.904 

All items less energy ......................................................... 93.819 91.683 92.488 90.096 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 81.489 79.010 79.757 74.737 
Table 4 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Regions1, December 2010

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.419 15.715 15.065 16.739 15.141 16.237 14.450 16.891 

Food .............................................................................. 13.407 14.694 13.848 15.401 14.126 15.230 13.457 15.869 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.620 8.666 7.902 9.064 7.986 8.842 7.698 9.051 

Food away from home ................................................ 5.787 6.028 5.946 6.337 6.139 6.387 5.759 6.818 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.012 1.020 1.218 1.339 1.015 1.007 .993 1.022 

Housing ........................................................................... 43.266 40.845 38.854 35.539 41.061 39.508 42.551 40.825 

Shelter ........................................................................... 33.635 31.063 29.475 26.350 31.140 29.517 33.566 32.310 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 6.324 9.001 4.659 5.999 5.295 8.045 7.390 10.551 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 26.208 21.286 23.538 19.506 24.751 20.723 25.116 21.146 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 23.960 20.364 21.774 18.750 23.468 20.047 23.806 20.519 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 5.377 5.836 5.157 5.512 5.390 6.174 4.451 4.814 

Household energy ....................................................... 4.568 4.971 4.172 4.476 4.170 4.854 3.185 3.538 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.631 3.994 3.960 4.210 4.041 4.758 3.092 3.474 

Electricity ................................................................. 2.548 2.828 2.632 2.852 3.500 4.209 2.362 2.718 

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ 1.083 1.165 1.329 1.358 .541 .549 .731 .756 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.254 3.945 4.222 3.678 4.531 3.817 4.534 3.702 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.667 3.775 3.807 3.980 3.588 3.454 3.398 3.598 

Transportation ................................................................. 15.966 18.181 18.140 20.658 17.714 20.090 17.247 18.377 

Private transportation .................................................... 14.418 17.044 17.030 20.065 16.785 19.486 15.823 17.446 

New and used motor vehicles ..................................... 5.488 6.578 7.189 8.602 6.198 6.368 6.513 6.438 

New vehicles ............................................................. 2.877 2.990 3.810 3.975 3.728 3.268 3.533 3.073 

Used cars and trucks ................................................ 1.625 2.820 2.484 3.929 2.058 2.815 2.062 2.581 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 4.260 5.236 5.358 6.625 5.754 7.408 4.695 6.030 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 4.145 5.096 5.084 6.281 5.512 7.095 4.480 5.750 

Medical care .................................................................... 6.023 4.889 7.383 6.037 6.872 5.464 6.218 4.974 

Medical care commodities ............................................ 1.470 1.246 1.802 1.466 1.758 1.396 1.479 1.134 

Medical care services ................................................... 4.553 3.644 5.581 4.571 5.114 4.068 4.740 3.840 

Professional services .................................................. 2.658 2.040 3.119 2.478 2.872 2.240 2.690 2.108 

Recreation ....................................................................... 6.285 5.959 6.480 6.494 5.828 5.447 6.726 5.795 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.785 6.494 6.746 6.473 6.347 6.098 5.953 5.519 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.589 4.142 3.525 4.079 3.449 3.702 3.458 4.022 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 37.789 41.959 42.006 47.214 41.035 43.591 38.981 42.938 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 23.370 26.244 26.941 30.474 25.894 27.354 24.531 26.047 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 14.980 16.643 16.416 18.486 16.112 17.625 14.336 16.084 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...... 11.313 12.868 12.609 14.505 12.524 14.171 10.938 12.486 

Durables ...................................................................... 8.390 9.601 10.524 11.989 9.782 9.730 10.195 9.963 

Services .......................................................................... 62.211 58.041 57.994 52.786 58.965 56.409 61.019 57.062 

Rent of shelter ............................................................... 33.345 30.807 29.088 25.983 30.726 29.168 33.280 32.075 

Transportation services ................................................. 6.776 6.677 6.027 5.523 5.746 6.124 6.193 5.675 

Other services ............................................................... 12.054 11.435 11.387 10.811 10.946 10.255 11.203 10.055 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 93.977 95.111 92.617 93.963 93.128 94.536 93.782 95.026 

All items less food ............................................................. 86.593 85.306 86.152 84.599 85.874 84.770 86.543 84.131 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 66.365 68.937 70.525 73.650 68.860 70.483 66.434 67.690 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 24.382 27.265 28.158 31.813 26.909 28.362 25.524 27.069 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 29.399 32.358 31.482 35.225 31.253 33.862 28.786 32.975 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 15.992 17.664 17.634 19.824 17.128 18.632 15.329 17.106 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................. 12.325 13.888 13.827 15.844 13.539 15.178 11.931 13.508 

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 28.866 27.234 28.906 26.803 28.239 27.241 27.739 24.986 

Services less medical care services ................................. 57.658 54.398 52.413 48.215 53.851 52.341 56.280 53.222 

Energy ............................................................................... 8.828 10.207 9.530 11.101 9.923 12.261 7.880 9.568 

All items less energy ......................................................... 91.172 89.793 90.470 88.899 90.077 87.739 92.120 90.432 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 77.765 75.099 76.622 73.499 75.951 72.509 78.664 74.562 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ......... 19.185 21.051 22.588 24.923 21.027 20.858 20.736 20.974 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 5.197 6.213 5.570 6.890 5.882 7.503 4.788 6.095 

Services less energy services ....................................... 58.580 54.047 54.034 48.576 54.924 51.651 57.927 53.588 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in Brief Explanation of the CPI.
Table 5 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Population size classes1

December 2010

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Size class A Size class B/C Size class D 

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages ....................................................... 14.682 16.504 15.092 16.496 14.062 15.289 

Food .............................................................................. 13.599 15.424 14.054 15.364 13.197 14.397 

Food at home .............................................................. 7.639 8.967 8.065 8.874 7.886 8.685

Food away from home ................................................ 5.960 6.456 5.989 6.490 5.311 5.712 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................... 1.083 1.080 1.038 1.131 .865 .892 

Housing ........................................................................... 43.454 42.025 39.020 36.281 38.719 36.546 

Shelter ........................................................................... 34.443 33.177 28.982 26.420 28.162 25.811 

Rent of primary residence ........................................... 6.857 9.947 4.741 6.816 4.882 6.645 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ........................ 26.458 22.516 23.122 18.829 22.143 18.408 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ........... 24.886 21.702 21.436 18.173 20.851 17.824 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................... 4.824 5.400 5.327 5.747 6.008 6.510

Household energy ....................................................... 3.780 4.304 4.189 4.548 4.738 5.185 

Energy services ........................................................ 3.474 3.997 3.891 4.259 4.349 4.862 

Electricity ................................................................. 2.521 2.964 3.109 3.485 3.680 4.170

Utility (piped) gas service ........................................ .953 1.032 .781 .773 .670 .692 

Household furnishings and operations .......................... 4.187 3.448 4.711 4.115 4.549 4.226 

Apparel ............................................................................ 3.719 3.804 3.512 3.584 3.146 3.238 

Transportation ................................................................. 16.247 18.261 18.505 20.334 19.320 22.040 

Private transportation .................................................... 14.757 17.211 17.586 19.790 18.529 21.667 

New and used motor vehicles ..................................... 5.732 6.145 7.131 7.717 6.823 7.695 

New vehicles ............................................................. 3.275 2.959 3.855 3.616 3.564 4.081

Used cars and trucks ................................................ 1.600 2.452 2.662 3.663 2.405 3.130 

Motor fuel .................................................................... 4.640 6.014 5.444 6.746 6.605 7.929 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................... 4.467 5.786 5.198 6.439 6.238 7.486 

Medical care .................................................................... 5.992 4.634 7.340 6.155 7.846 5.849 

Medical care commodities ............................................ 1.415 1.149 1.876 1.516 2.061 1.378 

Medical care services ................................................... 4.577 3.485 5.464 4.639 5.785 4.471

Professional services .................................................. 2.620 1.968 3.047 2.473 3.341 2.527 

Recreation ....................................................................... 5.995 5.117 6.662 6.626 6.678 6.681 

Education and communication ........................................ 6.515 5.979 6.237 6.276 6.658 6.198 

Other goods and services ............................................... 3.396 3.676 3.632 4.249 3.572 4.159 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ................................................................... 37.733 41.246 42.793 46.587 43.182 46.958 

Commodities less food and beverages ......................... 23.051 24.742 27.702 30.092 29.119 31.669 

Nondurables less food and beverages ....................... 14.426 15.987 16.611 18.438 17.696 19.094 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...... 10.707 12.183 13.099 14.854 14.550 15.856 

Durables ...................................................................... 8.625 8.755 11.090 11.654 11.423 12.575 

Services .......................................................................... 62.267 58.754 57.207 53.413 56.818 53.042 

Rent of shelter ............................................................... 34.112 32.895 28.611 26.087 27.790 25.482 

Transportation services ................................................. 6.286 6.228 5.998 5.701 5.737 6.005

Other services ............................................................... 11.603 10.364 11.032 10.858 10.905 10.335 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ................................................ 94.008 95.366 92.660 93.845 92.154 94.151 

All items less food ............................................................. 86.401 84.576 85.946 84.636 86.803 85.603 

All items less shelter ......................................................... 65.557 66.823 71.018 73.580 71.838 74.189 

Commodities less food ...................................................... 24.134 25.823 28.739 31.223 29.984 32.561 

Nondurables ...................................................................... 29.107 32.491 31.703 34.933 31.758 34.383 

Nondurables less food ...................................................... 15.509 17.068 17.649 19.569 18.561 19.986 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................. 11.790 13.264 14.137 15.985 15.415 16.748

Services less rent of shelter .............................................. 28.156 25.859 28.595 27.326 29.028 27.560 

Services less medical care services ................................. 57.690 55.269 51.743 48.773 51.033 48.571

Energy ............................................................................... 8.421 10.318 9.633 11.293 11.343 13.114 

All items less energy ......................................................... 91.579 89.682 90.367 88.707 88.657 86.886 

All items less food and energy ........................................ 77.981 74.259 76.313 73.343 75.460 72.489

Commodities less food and energy commodities ......... 19.187 19.502 22.997 24.189 22.991 24.309 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 4.947 6.321 5.742 7.034 6.994 8.252 

Services less energy services ....................................... 58.794 54.757 53.316 49.154 52.469 48.180

1 See Table 7 for definitions of size classes by region.
Table 6 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Cross classification of region1 and

population size class2, December 2010

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 14.315 15.706 14.698 15.732

Food ................................................................................................ 13.286 14.717 13.730 14.646 

Food at home ................................................................................ 7.487 8.611 7.976 8.779

Food away from home ................................................................... 5.799 6.107 5.754 5.867 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 1.029 .989 .968 1.086 

Housing ............................................................................................. 45.573 43.828 37.105 34.680 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 36.366 34.953 26.341 23.025 

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. 7.067 10.676 4.339 5.538 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... 28.196 23.584 20.898 16.538 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. 26.004 22.484 18.503 15.983 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.133 5.711 6.027 6.095

Household energy ......................................................................... 4.411 4.965 4.987 4.983 

Energy services ........................................................................... 3.590 4.066 3.741 3.845 

Electricity ................................................................................... 2.444 2.801 2.828 2.885

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... 1.146 1.265 .913 .959 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.073 3.164 4.737 5.561 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 3.919 4.021 2.996 3.268 

Transportation ................................................................................... 14.555 16.330 19.734 22.005 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 12.764 14.923 18.835 21.427

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 3.836 4.684 5.394 6.377

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 3.734 4.562 5.244 6.200 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 5.481 4.336 7.470 6.033 

Recreation ......................................................................................... 5.827 5.573 7.508 6.757 

Education and communication .......................................................... 7.052 6.706 6.072 6.055 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.279 3.499 4.417 5.470 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ...................................................................................... 35.243 38.341 44.586 49.434 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................... 20.929 22.634 29.888 33.702 

Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................... 13.923 15.257 17.802 19.507 

Durables ........................................................................................ 7.005 7.377 12.086 14.195

Services ............................................................................................. 64.757 61.659 55.414 50.566 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care .................................................................. 94.519 95.664 92.530 93.967

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 63.634 65.047 73.659 76.975 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 21.958 23.623 30.856 34.788

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 28.238 30.964 32.500 35.239 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 14.952 16.246 18.770 20.593

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ 28.680 26.967 29.363 27.786

Services less medical care services .................................................... 60.584 58.430 49.845 46.065 

Energy ................................................................................................. 8.247 9.649 10.380 11.360 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 91.753 90.351 89.620 88.640 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 78.468 75.633 75.889 73.994

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Cross classification of region1

and population size class2, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C Size class D 

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 15.247 16.846 14.637 16.413 15.508 17.267 

Food ................................................................................................ 14.096 15.678 13.322 14.844 14.246 15.903 

Food at home ................................................................................ 8.206 9.617 7.373 8.247 7.992 9.200 

Food away from home ................................................................... 5.889 6.062 5.949 6.597 6.254 6.702 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 1.151 1.167 1.315 1.569 1.262 1.365 

Housing ............................................................................................. 40.143 37.914 37.194 32.452 37.230 34.867 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 30.678 28.730 28.087 23.535 27.403 24.843 

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. 4.701 6.391 4.574 5.546 4.714 5.719 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... 24.774 21.527 22.111 17.114 21.411 18.238 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. 22.975 20.423 20.300 16.759 20.008 17.729 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.073 5.500 5.222 5.477 5.409 5.664 

Household energy ......................................................................... 4.017 4.380 4.329 4.527 4.518 4.718 

Energy services ........................................................................... 3.875 4.188 4.102 4.232 3.956 4.240 

Electricity ................................................................................... 2.424 2.672 2.914 3.048 2.840 3.016 

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... 1.451 1.516 1.189 1.183 1.116 1.225 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.392 3.683 3.885 3.440 4.418 4.360 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 4.153 4.301 3.464 3.777 3.019 3.254 

Transportation ................................................................................... 17.225 19.667 19.598 22.145 18.326 20.355 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 16.105 18.845 18.427 21.766 17.483 20.068 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 5.064 6.433 5.610 6.684 6.166 7.243 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 4.841 6.147 5.292 6.309 5.752 6.755 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 7.045 5.709 7.871 6.643 7.628 5.595 

Recreation ......................................................................................... 6.264 5.745 6.884 7.500 6.320 6.607 

Education and communication .......................................................... 6.432 5.924 6.806 6.861 8.329 7.597 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.491 3.894 3.546 4.208 3.641 4.459 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ...................................................................................... 40.725 44.195 43.431 50.500 44.392 49.968 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................... 25.478 27.349 28.795 34.087 28.884 32.700 

Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................... 15.822 17.489 17.053 19.615 17.610 19.262 

Durables ........................................................................................ 9.656 9.860 11.742 14.472 11.274 13.438 

Services ............................................................................................. 59.275 55.805 56.569 49.500 55.608 50.032 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care .................................................................. 92.955 94.291 92.129 93.357 92.372 94.405 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 69.322 71.270 71.913 76.465 72.597 75.157 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 26.630 28.516 30.109 35.656 30.146 34.065 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 31.069 34.335 31.690 36.028 33.117 36.530 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 16.974 18.656 18.368 21.184 18.871 20.627 

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ 28.980 27.430 28.874 26.349 28.593 25.551 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 53.956 51.448 50.648 44.588 49.700 45.588 

Energy ................................................................................................. 9.081 10.814 9.940 11.212 10.683 11.961 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 90.919 89.186 90.060 88.788 89.317 88.039 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 76.824 73.508 76.738 73.945 75.071 72.137 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Cross classification of region1

and population size class2, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

South

Size class A Size class B/C Size class D 

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 14.712 16.635 15.665 16.293 13.785 14.662 

Food ................................................................................................ 13.655 15.527 14.609 15.268 13.197 14.068 

Food at home ................................................................................ 7.512 8.609 8.284 8.983 8.189 8.914 

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.142 6.918 6.325 6.285 5.008 5.154 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 1.058 1.108 1.056 1.025 .588 .594 

Housing ............................................................................................. 43.459 43.117 39.679 37.588 39.279 37.153 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 34.097 33.387 29.599 27.715 27.964 25.721 

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. 6.468 9.887 4.578 7.148 4.668 6.438 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... 26.562 22.775 23.908 19.788 22.199 18.610 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. 25.443 22.202 22.477 19.022 21.112 18.042 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.193 6.158 5.282 5.916 6.868 7.493 

Household energy ......................................................................... 4.095 4.962 4.005 4.548 5.480 5.999 

Energy services ........................................................................... 3.968 4.880 3.902 4.472 5.189 5.763 

Electricity ................................................................................... 3.338 4.125 3.408 4.030 4.734 5.363 

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... .630 .756 .494 .442 .455 .400 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.169 3.572 4.798 3.956 4.447 3.939 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 3.353 3.322 3.757 3.556 3.563 3.381 

Transportation ................................................................................... 17.485 19.147 17.437 19.871 20.359 24.247 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 16.221 18.309 16.686 19.354 19.758 23.976 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 5.347 6.835 5.669 7.440 7.980 9.119 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 5.148 6.579 5.425 7.119 7.579 8.660 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 5.888 4.471 7.467 6.064 7.433 5.759 

Recreation ......................................................................................... 5.143 4.162 6.323 6.309 5.734 5.412 

Education and communication .......................................................... 6.636 5.918 6.145 6.300 6.344 5.692 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.325 3.229 3.526 4.019 3.502 3.694 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ...................................................................................... 38.770 41.477 42.289 44.620 43.026 45.443 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................... 24.058 24.842 26.624 28.327 29.240 30.781 

Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................... 14.530 15.675 16.698 18.514 19.252 19.625 

Durables ........................................................................................ 9.528 9.167 9.925 9.813 9.988 11.156 

Services ............................................................................................. 61.230 58.523 57.711 55.380 56.974 54.557 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care .................................................................. 94.112 95.529 92.533 93.936 92.567 94.241 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 65.903 66.613 70.401 72.285 72.036 74.279 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 25.116 25.950 27.680 29.352 29.829 31.375 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 29.243 32.310 32.364 34.807 33.037 34.287 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 15.588 16.783 17.755 19.539 19.840 20.219 

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ 27.508 25.424 28.558 28.063 29.401 29.135 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 56.740 55.195 52.196 50.846 51.643 50.363 

Energy ................................................................................................. 9.441 11.797 9.674 11.988 13.460 15.119 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 90.559 88.203 90.326 88.012 86.540 84.881 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 76.904 72.676 75.717 72.744 73.343 70.813 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: Cross classification of region1 and

population size class2, December 2010-Continued

(Percent of all items)

Item and group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 

CPI-U CPI-W CPI-U CPI-W

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 14.605 16.879 14.506 17.636

Food ................................................................................................ 13.501 15.803 13.717 16.659 

Food at home ................................................................................ 7.472 9.100 8.280 9.322

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.029 6.704 5.437 7.337 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 1.104 1.076 .789 .977 

Housing ............................................................................................. 43.796 42.611 40.710 38.386 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 35.551 34.800 30.457 29.057 

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. 8.480 12.093 5.583 8.334 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... 25.929 22.062 23.993 20.195 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. 24.772 21.540 22.391 19.407 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 4.082 4.383 4.987 5.354

Household energy ......................................................................... 2.780 3.061 3.860 4.219 

Energy services ........................................................................... 2.714 3.031 3.781 4.140 

Electricity ................................................................................... 2.061 2.361 2.824 3.177

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... .653 .669 .957 .963 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.163 3.428 5.266 3.976 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 3.489 3.620 3.395 3.709 

Transportation ................................................................................... 16.245 18.230 18.978 18.263 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 14.612 17.161 17.892 17.525

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 4.584 6.243 4.809 5.552

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 4.396 5.986 4.551 5.243 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 5.806 4.212 6.448 5.980 

Recreation ......................................................................................... 6.592 5.006 6.575 6.373 

Education and communication .......................................................... 5.975 5.389 6.042 5.826 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.491 4.052 3.345 3.827 

Commodity and service group

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 

Commodities ...................................................................................... 37.202 41.487 41.961 44.878 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................... 22.597 24.608 27.454 27.242 

Nondurables less food and beverages .......................................... 13.831 15.766 15.070 16.266 

Durables ........................................................................................ 8.766 8.842 12.384 10.976

Services ............................................................................................. 62.798 58.513 58.039 55.122 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care .................................................................. 94.194 95.788 93.552 94.020

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 64.449 65.200 69.543 70.943 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 23.701 25.684 28.244 28.219

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 28.437 32.645 29.577 33.902 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 14.935 16.842 15.860 17.242

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ 27.547 23.950 27.824 26.272

Services less medical care services .................................................... 58.299 55.335 53.204 50.403 

Energy ................................................................................................. 7.364 9.303 8.669 9.771 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 92.636 90.697 91.331 90.229 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 79.135 74.893 77.614 73.570

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in Brief Explanation of the CPI. 2 See Table 7 for definitions of size classes by region.
Table 7 (2007-2008 Weights). Relative importance of selected areas in the Consumer Price Indexes, December

2010

(Percent of all items)

Area CPI-U CPI-W

U.S. city average ...................................................................................................................... 100.000 100.000 

Region and area size 1

Northeast urban ........................................................................................................................ 21.328 19.960 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................................................................................... 15.517 13.450 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................................................................................ 5.811 6.509 

Midwest urban .......................................................................................................................... 20.699 21.819 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................................................................................... 11.627 11.144 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................................................................................ 7.034 7.983 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ................................................................................................ 2.038 2.692 

South urban .............................................................................................................................. 32.084 34.004 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................................................................................... 12.031 12.101 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................................................................................ 17.203 18.198 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan 

 (less than 50,000) ................................................................................................ 2.851 3.704 

West urban ............................................................................................................................... 25.889 24.218 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............................................................................................... 16.323 14.232 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ............................................................................................ 7.481 8.169 

Size classes

A ........................................................................................................................................... 55.498 50.928 

B/C ........................................................................................................................................ 37.529 40.859 

D ........................................................................................................................................... 6.973 8.213 

Selected local areas

Anchorage, AK ......................................................................................................................... .145 .141 

Atlanta, GA ............................................................................................................................... 1.845 2.259 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ............................................................................... 2.469 1.956

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ............................................................................................. 3.715 3.529 

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN ................................................................................................ .820 .746 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ................................................................................................................ 1.008 1.106 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ............................................................................................................... 2.080 2.095 

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ................................................................................................... 1.122 .870 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ........................................................................................................ 2.033 1.843 

Honolulu, HI .............................................................................................................................. .325 .379 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............................................................................................. 1.823 2.028 

Kansas City, MO-KS ................................................................................................................. .846 .822 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................................................................. 5.477 5.558

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ....................................................................................................... 1.538 1.563 

Milwaukee-Racine, WI .............................................................................................................. .703 .804 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ................................................................................................... 1.493 1.295 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................................................... 9.533 8.335 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................................................. 2.627 2.273 

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ .................................................................................................................... 1.630 1.693 

Pittsburgh, PA ........................................................................................................................... .888 .887 

Portland-Salem, OR-WA .......................................................................................................... 1.337 1.103 

St. Louis, MO-IL ........................................................................................................................ 1.009 .998 

San Diego, CA .......................................................................................................................... .963 .758 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..................................................................................... 3.650 2.513 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .............................................................................................. 2.143 1.739 

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ..................................................................................... .905 .944 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ................................................................................... 3.840 3.213

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in Brief Explanation of the CPI.