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

service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 190.3 190.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 

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

 570.1 571.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 188.9 189.5 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.295 188.5 189.1 2.9 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.183 188.5 188.9 2.7 .2 .3 -.1 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.185 206.4 207.6 1.8 .6 .3 -.1 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.272 183.1 183.4 1.9 .2 -.3 .5 .2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .849 180.1 183.3 6.3 1.8 -.3 -.5 2.2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.276 250.8 242.9 4.5 -3.1 3.1 -.6 -4.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .884 140.6 142.2 1.1 1.1 .2 .2 .4 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.716 163.6 165.6 1.7 1.2 -.3 -.4 .8 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .296 161.3 163.0 .0 1.1 1.0 -1.0 -.2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .258 167.4 170.4 6.0 1.8 .1 .1 .6 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.163 178.3 180.3 1.3 1.1 -.7 -.3 1.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .301 110.8 110.1 .9 -.6 .5 .3 -.6 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.113 189.9 190.8 3.2 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .332 127.0 127.5 2.9 .4 .0 .3 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ .996 193.9 194.3 2.6 .2 .2 -.1 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.993 190.7 191.8 3.0 .6 .3 .2 .1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.686 219.8 221.0 2.7 .5 .0 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.133 213.9 214.5 3.0 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 3.008 118.7 122.6 4.6 3.3 -.2 .3 -.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.158 227.2 227.8 2.3 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .387 118.7 118.5 3.2 -.2 1.2 .8 -.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.951 165.7 166.9 6.8 .7 2.4 .2 -.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.021 148.0 149.0 7.0 .7 3.0 .1 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .300 183.7 181.2 20.9 -1.4 4.8 -2.0 -4.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.722 153.0 154.3 6.0 .8 2.8 .3 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .930 126.3 127.6 5.8 1.0 .3 .2 .9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.355 125.5 126.1 .6 .5 -.2 .0 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .707 127.0 127.9 4.2 .7 .6 .0 .7 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.841 118.8 116.1 .3 -2.3 .2 -.4 .3

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .977 116.3 115.0 -.4 -1.1 .0 .3 1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.638 110.0 105.1 -.6 -4.5 .4 -1.6 -.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .188 118.6 117.5 -.2 -.9 .0 .2 1.1 

Footwear ................................................................................ .765 120.3 119.4 3.0 -.7 .1 .4 1.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.414 164.8 164.0 4.5 -.5 .2 -.7 -.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.385 161.3 160.5 4.8 -.5 .0 -.6 -.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.744 95.4 95.8 1.6 .4 .4 .0 .4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.692 138.8 139.8 1.3 .7 .7 .3 .7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.037 137.3 137.5 5.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.969 161.2 156.4 14.4 -3.0 -.9 -2.8 -2.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.934 160.4 155.6 14.3 -3.0 -.9 -2.7 -2.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .364 109.9 110.6 2.4 .6 .4 .0 .6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.341 203.3 204.0 2.9 .3 .4 .2 .4 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.029 205.4 204.4 -.9 -.5 1.9 -1.0 -.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.132 314.9 316.8 4.3 .6 .3 .3 .4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.484 270.8 271.6 2.3 .3 -.1 -.1 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.649 327.3 329.5 5.0 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.767 274.6 276.2 4.0 .6 .3 .2 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.516 428.0 431.0 5.2 .7 .4 .7 .5 

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

service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.733 108.5 108.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.691 103.9 104.2 .6 .3 -.2 .2 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.846 112.6 112.7 1.4 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.931 148.5 148.8 6.2 .2 .6 .5 .3 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .220 355.9 357.4 3.5 .4 .8 .7 -.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.712 428.9 429.7 6.5 .2 .6 .5 .3 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 2.914 85.4 85.4 -3.1 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.737 83.3 83.2 -3.4 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.187 94.8 94.8 -2.3 .0 .3 -.1 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .550 14.2 14.2 -7.2 .0 -1.4 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .192 13.9 14.0 -13.6 .7 -2.7 -2.1 .7 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.750 307.8 309.3 2.6 .5 .1 .4 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .804 484.8 493.9 4.4 1.9 -.1 .6 1.9 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.946 183.3 183.5 2.1 .1 .2 .3 -.1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .658 153.4 153.1 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .652 201.2 201.9 3.8 .3 .3 .6 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.454 297.7 298.5 3.4 .3 .2 .4 .0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.239 155.8 155.4 2.8 -.3 .1 -.3 .0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 188.9 189.5 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 24.948 137.2 136.4 2.9 -.6 .0 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 13.980 157.4 155.2 4.6 -1.4 .7 -.6 -1.2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.841 118.8 116.1 .3 -2.3 .2 -.4 .3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.139 185.2 183.3 6.4 -1.0 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 10.967 115.5 116.0 .8 .4 .2 .1 .3 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.761 224.6 225.6 3.0 .4 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 32.300 228.9 230.1 2.7 .5 .0 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .387 118.7 118.5 3.2 -.2 1.2 .8 -.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.722 153.0 154.3 6.0 .8 2.8 .3 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .930 126.3 127.6 5.8 1.0 .3 .2 .9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .707 127.0 127.9 4.2 .7 .6 .0 .7 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.235 221.8 221.7 1.4 .0 .5 -.3 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.649 327.3 329.5 5.0 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.833 264.3 265.1 2.6 .3 .3 .3 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 85.705 190.6 190.9 2.9 .2 .3 -.1 .1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.314 180.9 180.9 3.0 .0 .3 -.1 .1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.868 183.9 184.2 2.8 .2 .2 .0 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 25.943 139.3 138.6 2.9 -.5 .0 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 14.976 159.5 157.5 4.4 -1.3 .7 -.5 -1.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.135 185.1 183.5 6.1 -.9 -.2 -1.2 -1.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.271 173.3 172.5 3.7 -.5 .4 -.2 -.5

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.462 236.5 237.4 3.4 .4 .7 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 55.113 216.0 217.0 2.8 .5 .3 .2 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.991 153.7 151.9 10.6 -1.2 1.0 -1.3 -1.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 92.009 195.8 196.4 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.714 197.8 198.4 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 21.674 139.8 139.7 .9 -.1 .1 .0 .3 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.269 163.4 158.7 14.8 -2.9 -.5 -2.7 -2.2 

Services less energy services ................................................ 56.040 231.9 232.9 2.8 .4 .2 .2 .2 

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

 $ .525 $ .524 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ........... - $ .175 $ .175 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 190.7 191.2 191.2 191.3 3.9 3.2 3.2 1.3 3.6 2.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 188.4 188.9 188.9 189.1 3.1 4.8 2.2 1.5 4.0 1.8 

Food ....................................................................................... 187.9 188.4 188.4 188.6 2.6 5.1 2.2 1.5 3.9 1.8 

Food at home ....................................................................... 187.9 188.5 188.4 188.0 2.6 6.4 1.3 .2 4.5 .7 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 207.4 208.0 207.8 208.0 2.0 1.6 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 182.7 182.2 183.2 183.5 -.4 9.0 -1.9 1.8 4.2 -.1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 180.7 180.1 179.2 183.1 5.0 39.1 -17.1 5.4 20.8 -6.5

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 241.3 248.7 247.3 235.9 6.4 -2.8 26.6 -8.7 1.7 7.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 140.6 140.9 141.2 141.7 -2.0 2.0 1.1 3.2 .0 2.2 

Other food at home ............................................................ 165.3 164.8 164.2 165.5 5.8 2.2 -1.4 .5 4.0 -.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 162.9 164.5 162.9 162.5 .7 1.0 -.7 -1.0 .9 -.9 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 169.0 169.2 169.3 170.3 15.0 13.9 -6.4 3.1 14.4 -1.7 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 180.1 178.9 178.3 180.3 5.5 -.2 -.4 .4 2.6 .0 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 109.9 110.5 110.8 110.1 5.2 -3.9 1.8 .7 .6 1.3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 189.4 189.6 189.9 190.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 126.5 126.5 126.9 127.5 2.6 1.6 4.2 3.2 2.1 3.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 193.6 194.0 193.9 194.3 5.2 .8 2.9 1.5 3.0 2.2 

Housing .................................................................................... 191.1 191.7 192.1 192.3 3.2 3.4 2.3 2.5 3.3 2.4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 220.7 220.8 221.3 221.7 3.8 2.8 2.4 1.8 3.3 2.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 212.9 213.1 213.7 214.3 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.8 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 128.5 128.3 128.7 127.8 12.0 3.9 5.1 -2.2 7.8 1.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 226.4 226.6 227.0 227.6 2.9 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.3 117.7 118.7 118.5 3.2 1.4 .7 7.8 2.3 4.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 163.4 167.4 167.7 167.6 3.6 10.8 2.0 10.7 7.1 6.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 145.6 149.9 150.1 149.7 3.2 11.8 1.4 11.7 7.4 6.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 180.3 189.0 185.2 176.1 3.1 30.8 73.9 -9.0 16.1 25.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 150.6 154.8 155.3 155.4 3.0 10.7 -2.6 13.4 6.8 5.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 125.9 126.3 126.5 127.7 5.1 7.4 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 126.2 126.0 126.0 126.1 -.6 -.3 3.6 -.3 -.5 1.6 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 126.2 127.0 127.0 127.9 3.6 5.6 2.2 5.5 4.6 3.9 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.1 120.4 119.9 120.3 2.4 -1.0 -1.3 .7 .7 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 116.0 116.0 116.4 117.6 -.7 1.0 -7.2 5.6 .2 -1.0

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 113.3 113.7 111.9 111.5 4.3 -1.1 .7 -6.2 1.6 -2.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 117.9 117.9 118.1 119.4 -1.0 -4.0 -.7 5.2 -2.5 2.2 

Footwear ................................................................................ 119.7 119.8 120.3 122.0 2.4 -5.3 7.7 7.9 -1.5 7.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 166.4 166.7 165.6 165.3 8.3 4.8 8.1 -2.6 6.6 2.6 

Private transportation ............................................................. 162.9 162.9 162.0 161.7 8.8 5.2 9.1 -2.9 7.0 2.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 94.6 95.0 95.0 95.4 .0 -.4 3.5 3.4 -.2 3.4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 136.5 137.4 137.8 138.8 .6 -1.4 -.6 6.9 -.4 3.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 136.8 136.7 137.3 137.5 1.5 2.5 15.0 2.1 2.0 8.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 171.9 170.4 165.7 162.4 41.6 18.5 28.0 -20.3 29.5 1.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 171.0 169.5 165.0 161.6 41.4 18.3 27.9 -20.2 29.3 1.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 109.5 109.9 109.9 110.6 -.4 3.4 2.6 4.1 1.5 3.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 201.7 202.6 203.0 203.8 1.6 3.5 2.4 4.2 2.5 3.3 

Public transportation ............................................................... 207.7 211.6 209.5 207.9 1.5 -3.4 -2.5 .4 -1.0 -1.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 313.9 314.7 315.6 316.9 5.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.8 4.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 271.8 271.6 271.2 272.1 3.7 1.7 3.6 .4 2.6 2.0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 325.5 326.7 328.1 329.5 6.4 4.6 4.2 5.0 5.5 4.6 

Professional services ........................................................... 274.2 275.0 275.5 276.2 6.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 5.0 3.0

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 423.3 424.9 427.7 429.7 5.4 6.3 3.1 6.2 5.9 4.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.8 108.9 108.9 109.0 2.6 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.6 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.5 104.3 104.5 104.3 2.7 -.4 .8 -.8 1.2 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 111.8 112.2 112.3 112.4 1.5 1.1 .7 2.2 1.3 1.4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 146.2 147.1 147.9 148.3 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.1 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 353.4 356.4 358.9 357.1 4.2 2.3 3.1 4.3 3.3 3.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 422.0 424.4 426.6 428.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.2 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 85.5 85.6 85.4 85.4 -3.1 -4.1 -4.5 -.5 -3.6 -2.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 83.4 83.5 83.3 83.2 -3.2 -4.1 -5.1 -1.0 -3.7 -3.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 94.6 94.9 94.8 94.8 -2.0 -3.7 -4.1 .8 -2.9 -1.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 -7.6 -5.2 -7.9 -8.0 -6.4 -7.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 14.6 14.2 13.9 14.0 -7.2 -14.3 -17.1 -15.5 -10.8 -16.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 306.9 307.3 308.5 309.6 1.9 2.5 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 482.3 481.7 484.8 493.9 .3 6.2 1.5 10.0 3.2 5.7 

Personal care ......................................................................... 182.9 183.2 183.8 183.7 2.2 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 154.0 153.8 153.4 153.1 1.8 -2.8 1.6 -2.3 -.5 -.4 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 199.4 200.0 201.2 201.9 3.1 2.9 3.9 5.1 3.0 4.5 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 296.8 297.5 298.8 298.8 4.5 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.7 3.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 156.6 156.7 156.2 156.2 5.1 3.2 4.5 -1.0 4.1 1.7 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 188.4 188.9 188.9 189.1 3.1 4.8 2.2 1.5 4.0 1.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 138.6 138.6 137.9 137.8 6.7 2.1 5.7 -2.3 4.4 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 161.1 162.3 161.4 159.4 6.2 9.6 7.5 -4.2 7.9 1.5 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.1 120.4 119.9 120.3 2.4 -1.0 -1.3 .7 .7 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 190.4 190.0 187.6 185.2 16.8 7.3 14.4 -10.5 11.9 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.0 115.2 115.3 115.7 -.3 -1.4 2.5 2.5 -.9 2.5 

Services ...................................................................................... 224.5 225.3 225.7 226.2 3.5 3.3 2.2 3.1 3.4 2.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 229.8 229.9 230.4 230.8 4.0 2.9 2.3 1.8 3.4 2.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.3 117.7 118.7 118.5 3.2 1.4 .7 7.8 2.3 4.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 150.6 154.8 155.3 155.4 3.0 10.7 -2.6 13.4 6.8 5.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 125.9 126.3 126.5 127.7 5.1 7.4 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 126.2 127.0 127.0 127.9 3.6 5.6 2.2 5.5 4.6 3.9 

Transportation services ............................................................ 221.8 222.8 222.2 222.3 .7 2.0 1.8 .9 1.4 1.4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 325.5 326.7 328.1 329.5 6.4 4.6 4.2 5.0 5.5 4.6 

Other services .......................................................................... 262.9 263.8 264.5 265.0 2.5 2.3 2.3 3.2 2.4 2.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 191.2 191.7 191.6 191.8 4.4 2.8 3.4 1.3 3.6 2.3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 181.1 181.7 181.5 181.6 4.1 3.4 3.6 1.1 3.8 2.4 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 184.4 184.8 184.8 184.9 3.8 3.3 3.1 1.1 3.6 2.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 140.7 140.7 140.0 139.8 6.3 2.0 5.9 -2.5 4.2 1.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 163.1 164.2 163.3 161.4 6.1 9.0 7.4 -4.1 7.5 1.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 189.9 189.5 187.2 185.0 15.8 7.3 13.2 -9.9 11.4 1.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 175.0 175.7 175.3 174.4 4.3 7.0 4.7 -1.4 5.7 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 235.2 236.9 237.6 237.9 2.6 3.9 2.2 4.7 3.2 3.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 216.1 216.7 217.2 217.6 3.1 3.2 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.5 

Energy ........................................................................................ 157.5 159.0 156.9 155.1 20.5 14.9 14.4 -6.0 17.7 3.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 195.8 196.2 196.4 196.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 197.9 198.2 198.5 198.9 2.7 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 139.8 140.0 140.0 140.4 1.2 -.9 1.4 1.7 .1 1.6 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 173.3 172.4 167.7 164.0 39.1 19.0 30.6 -19.8 28.7 2.4 

Services less energy services ................................................ 232.0 232.5 232.9 233.4 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.4 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 100.000 190.3 190.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 

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

 570.1 571.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 15.291 188.9 189.5 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food ........................................................................................... 14.295 188.5 189.1 2.9 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food at home ........................................................................... 8.183 188.5 188.9 2.7 .2 .3 -.1 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 1.185 206.4 207.6 1.8 .6 .3 -.1 .1 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ .400 185.7 187.0 .2 .7 .2 .0 -.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... .050 165.4 181.3 .3 9.6 .7 -1.7 2.3 

Breakfast cereal 1 .............................................................. .221 205.7 203.5 -.4 -1.1 -.4 .4 -1.1 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... .128 165.0 165.4 1.2 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Rice 1 2 3 .......................................................................... -

 108.3 109.5 4.4 1.1 -1.3 .3 1.1 

Bakery products ................................................................... .784 217.1 218.2 2.6 .5 .5 -.1 .3 

Bread 1 3 ............................................................................ .225 123.3 125.0 6.3 1.4 .2 -.2 1.4 

White bread 1 2 ................................................................ -

 227.2 229.3 6.3 .9 .0 .2 .9 

Bread other than white 1 2 ............................................... -

 233.7 237.8 6.8 1.8 -.2 .1 1.8 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ......................................... .109 123.1 122.5 2.5 -.5 .4 -.4 -.5 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... .220 209.4 207.7 1.4 -.8 1.3 .0 -.6 

Cookies 1 2 ....................................................................... -

 208.1 206.6 .2 -.7 3.1 .2 -.7 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 ......................................... -

 211.6 209.4 2.0 -1.0 .6 .0 -1.0 

Other bakery products ....................................................... .230 206.9 209.6 .4 1.3 -.2 -.4 .1 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ................. -

 209.8 209.6 2.1 -.1 1.2 -.6 -.1 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ......................... -

 239.8 242.7 -.2 1.2 -.1 -.7 .0 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 2 ............................................................... -

 211.9 215.7 -.5 1.8 1.1 .1 -1.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 2.272 183.1 183.4 1.9 .2 -.3 .5 .2 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 2.178 184.5 185.2 3.3 .4 .0 .4 .3 

Meats ................................................................................. 1.456 185.6 185.9 2.9 .2 .5 .5 .2 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ .725 197.1 197.2 1.5 .1 .6 .2 .1 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ .268 170.9 170.3 2.9 -.4 .4 .6 -.4 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................... .131 146.1 145.8 1.9 -.2 1.2 .8 -.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 3 ................................................. .269 143.1 143.5 1.3 .3 -.8 .1 1.1 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 .................................. .057 128.8 130.0 -4.1 .9 1.5 -1.2 .9 

Pork .................................................................................. .449 175.4 177.6 5.5 1.3 .3 -.2 1.2 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ........ .147 124.8 125.8 6.1 .8 -1.1 -.1 1.1 

Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... -

 212.4 215.5 6.3 1.5 -.9 -.5 3.2 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ................ - 123.6 123.5 4.4 -.1 -.6 .0 -1.4 

Ham ............................................................................... .096 169.2 170.2 5.3 .6 .2 .8 1.2 

Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. -

 188.5 187.8 6.3 -.4 -.3 .6 .8 

Pork chops ..................................................................... .103 166.9 170.2 3.5 2.0 1.2 -1.4 1.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ...................... .102 108.8 110.8 7.1 1.8 -.2 .0 1.4 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... .282 178.9 176.8 2.6 -1.2 .7 2.2 -1.2 

Frankfurters 1 2 .............................................................. -

 172.8 170.4 -3.1 -1.4 .7 4.3 -1.4 

Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ........................................................... - 116.8 117.5 4.6 .6 .4 .5 .6 

Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ............................................. -

 207.5 199.2 -3.3 -4.0 -.5 1.1 -4.0 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... -

 114.9 113.0 - -1.7 - - -1.7 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. .413 183.3 183.8 5.3 .3 -1.9 -.1 .3 

Chicken 1 3 ....................................................................... .332 120.0 119.4 5.6 -.5 -1.3 .2 -.5 

Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ................................................. - 186.4 185.4 7.9 -.5 -1.9 1.2 -.5 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ................................ -

 186.3 185.7 5.5 -.3 -.9 -.1 -.3 

Other poultry including turkey 3 ........................................ .081 111.2 114.8 4.2 3.2 .3 -1.1 1.7 

Fish and seafood 1 ............................................................. .309 196.9 199.4 2.7 1.3 .4 .2 1.3 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................... .181 114.4 115.2 2.5 .7 -.2 1.1 .7 

Processed fish and seafood 3 .......................................... .127 106.9 109.2 3.1 2.2 .9 -.7 2.2 

Canned fish and seafood 2 ............................................ - 133.7 135.3 3.9 1.2 .0 .3 1.6 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 ........................................... -

 228.7 231.6 1.0 1.3 2.8 -2.0 1.3 

Eggs ..................................................................................... .094 152.6 145.8 -23.0 -4.5 -7.3 4.4 -3.2 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... .849 180.1 183.3 6.3 1.8 -.3 -.5 2.2 

Milk 3 .................................................................................... .324 124.4 127.8 9.5 2.7 -.7 -.3 2.9 

Fresh whole milk 2 ............................................................. - 181.5 187.2 10.5 3.1 -.3 -.4 3.8 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... -

 125.1 128.6 8.2 2.8 -.9 -.4 2.8 

Cheese and related products ............................................... .252 181.4 184.3 6.8 1.6 .4 -.9 2.1 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... .147 178.4 180.1 .6 1.0 -.8 .1 .7 

Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................... .126 120.1 120.9 4.1 .7 -1.8 -.2 .7 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 1.276 250.8 242.9 4.5 -3.1 3.1 -0.6 -4.6 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 1.023 302.7 288.5 5.1 -4.7 3.7 -.6 -6.1 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... .498 308.2 305.0 8.1 -1.0 1.0 -.6 .0 

Apples .............................................................................. .086 241.0 241.3 -1.6 .1 1.9 .8 -1.9 

Bananas ........................................................................... .075 158.2 162.6 -1.3 2.8 -2.9 -.5 .7 

Citrus fruits 3 .................................................................... .094 162.2 158.0 13.3 -2.6 2.8 -2.2 -.4 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ..................................... -

 313.7 303.5 9.0 -3.3 -.5 -4.9 -2.8 

Other fresh fruits 3 ............................................................ .243 126.8 124.3 13.7 -2.0 1.0 -.1 1.6 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... .525 295.1 271.0 2.2 -8.2 6.5 -.6 -11.8 

Potatoes ........................................................................... .081 230.5 237.5 4.1 3.0 1.5 2.0 -1.8 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... .061 276.9 258.3 -4.9 -6.7 5.4 11.2 -6.7 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... .138 425.0 309.6 9.3 -27.2 20.8 -2.5 -27.8 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... .244 282.5 277.9 .6 -1.6 -.6 -2.3 -5.3 

Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................... .253 114.2 117.9 2.4 3.2 .4 -.3 1.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 3 .......................................... .133 112.6 116.1 2.6 3.1 .3 -.2 1.1 

Canned fruits 1 2 3 ........................................................... -

 112.0 117.0 2.9 4.5 -1.1 -.9 4.5 

Canned vegetables 2 3 ..................................................... - 116.5 119.3 2.8 2.4 .3 .0 .3 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................... .076 117.0 121.8 1.2 4.1 .2 -1.7 2.4 

Frozen vegetables 2 ......................................................... - 171.4 177.0 .4 3.3 -.6 -1.2 1.7 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3 ... .044 113.0 115.5 4.5 2.2 .7 .5 1.8 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. -

 113.8 115.2 6.1 1.2 .6 1.7 1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. .884 140.6 142.2 1.1 1.1 .2 .2 .4 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 .......................................... .610 108.3 109.2 .4 .8 .3 .3 -.1 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. .316 127.5 130.0 2.2 2.0 .0 1.1 .0 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...................... .025 111.5 112.2 -5.6 .6 -.2 -1.1 .6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................ .269 105.7 105.3 -1.1 -.4 -.9 1.1 -.4 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 .................... .275 98.7 100.4 2.7 1.7 -.2 .3 2.0 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. .100 145.5 151.7 5.3 4.3 -.7 .6 4.3 

Roasted coffee 1 2 ........................................................... -

 146.4 154.2 6.2 5.3 -.3 .1 5.3 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 ................................... -

 167.8 172.9 5.2 3.0 -.9 -.1 3.0 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ........................ .174 115.4 115.7 1.1 .3 .2 1.0 .3 

Other food at home ................................................................ 1.716 163.6 165.6 1.7 1.2 -.3 -.4 .8 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ .296 161.3 163.0 .0 1.1 1.0 -1.0 -.2 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... .051 142.7 146.6 -.3 2.7 -.3 .0 -.5 

Candy and chewing gum 1 3 .............................................. .190 107.5 108.1 .1 .6 1.6 -1.6 .6 

Other sweets 3 ................................................................... .055 116.6 118.0 .3 1.2 -.1 -.2 -.9 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... .258 167.4 170.4 6.0 1.8 .1 .1 .6 

Butter and margarine 1 3 .................................................... .083 135.6 139.4 12.8 2.8 -2.3 -1.0 2.8 

Butter 2 ............................................................................. -

 186.2 195.2 26.8 4.8 1.8 -2.7 .0 

Margarine 1 2 ................................................................... - 173.0 174.1 -.2 .6 -2.6 -.5 .6 

Salad dressing 3 ................................................................. .070 110.3 110.7 1.5 .4 .4 -.3 .9 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 3 ................... .104 113.8 116.0 4.1 1.9 -1.0 .2 1.9 

Peanut butter 1 2 3 ........................................................... -

 110.3 110.1 .1 -.2 .0 -.3 -.2 

Other foods 1 ........................................................................ 1.163 178.3 180.3 1.3 1.1 -.7 -.3 1.1 

Soups ................................................................................. .092 207.4 206.4 1.7 -.5 .5 -.1 1.2 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ .241 152.9 152.1 .4 -.5 -.8 -.4 -.5 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. .249 171.4 175.7 2.0 2.5 -1.8 -2.2 2.5 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ........................ .208 178.4 187.8 1.7 5.3 -2.8 -.3 5.3 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... - 106.7 111.7 4.4 4.7 3.0 -2.4 4.7 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... -

 109.7 110.0 2.1 .3 -1.0 -1.2 .3 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. - 102.4 107.9 .0 5.4 -4.2 1.4 5.4 

Other condiments 1 2 ....................................................... -

 195.5 207.8 1.5 6.3 -1.3 -5.1 6.3 

Baby food 1 3 ..................................................................... .072 123.2 122.6 1.3 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ........................................... .301 110.8 110.1 .9 -.6 .5 .3 -.6 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 6.113 189.9 190.8 3.2 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Full service meals and snacks 3 ............................................ 2.680 119.9 120.5 3.1 .5 .3 .3 .4 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... 2.664 120.0 120.6 3.3 .5 .0 .2 .5 

Food at employee sites and schools 3 ................................... .302 117.4 117.6 3.0 .2 .3 .1 .3 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 ........... .135 111.0 111.0 2.0 .0 .4 .3 .0 

Other food away from home 3 ................................................ .332 127.0 127.5 2.9 .4 .0 .3 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ................................................................ .996 193.9 194.3 2.6 .2 .2 -.1 .2 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... .635 170.9 171.3 1.9 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ .332 176.4 176.1 2.9 -.2 .1 .3 -.4 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... .108 175.3 176.0 .5 .4 .2 .0 .1 

Whiskey at home 1 2 ............................................................ -

 173.8 175.3 .9 .9 -.2 -.1 .9 

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

 175.7 175.8 .6 .1 .2 .2 -.3 

Wine at home ......................................................................... .195 153.0 154.3 .9 .8 .3 -.7 .4 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... .361 240.9 241.3 3.9 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. - 123.1 123.1 3.5 .0 .2 .4 .0 

Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... -

 131.4 131.7 4.7 .2 1.2 .3 .2 

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

 126.3 126.6 3.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 

Housing ........................................................................................ 41.993 190.7 191.8 3.0 .6 .3 .2 .1 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 32.686 219.8 221.0 2.7 .5 .0 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 4 ..................................................... 6.133 213.9 214.5 3.0 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 3 ...................................................... 3.008 118.7 122.6 4.6 3.3 -.2 .3 -.7 

Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................. .211 328.4 328.6 6.9 .1 .6 .5 .5 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 2.798 248.5 257.2 4.5 3.5 -.2 .3 -.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................... 23.158 227.2 227.8 2.3 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... .387 118.7 118.5 3.2 -.2 1.2 .8 -.2 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 4.951 165.7 166.9 6.8 .7 2.4 .2 -.1 

Fuels ........................................................................................ 4.021 148.0 149.0 7.0 .7 3.0 .1 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... .300 183.7 181.2 20.9 -1.4 4.8 -2.0 -4.9 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. .204 185.2 181.6 23.7 -1.9 4.9 -3.1 -5.2 

Other household fuels 6 ....................................................... .095 225.8 225.5 15.3 -.1 3.8 .0 -2.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ................................................... 3.722 153.0 154.3 6.0 .8 2.8 .3 .1 

Electricity 4 ........................................................................... 2.405 138.5 141.0 3.5 1.8 1.1 .0 1.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .................................................. 1.317 198.2 196.4 11.2 -.9 6.2 1.0 -3.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ..................... .930 126.3 127.6 5.8 1.0 .3 .2 .9 

Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... .687 273.7 277.5 6.9 1.4 .3 .2 1.3 

Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................ .242 307.4 307.4 2.7 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 4.355 125.5 126.1 .6 .5 -.2 .0 .1 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ........................ .301 88.2 89.3 -1.1 1.2 -.2 .1 .5 

Floor coverings 1 3 ................................................................. .037 108.2 108.9 1.2 .6 1.0 .3 .6 

Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................ .075 88.5 89.0 -1.7 .6 -1.9 2.0 .6 

Other linens 1 3 ...................................................................... .189 81.3 82.6 -1.4 1.6 -.1 -1.7 1.6 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... .979 126.3 126.5 -.7 .2 -.5 .0 .2 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ .296 139.7 140.9 5.1 .9 .1 .4 .9 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ................ .488 94.4 94.7 -2.5 .3 -1.4 .1 .3 

Other furniture 3 ..................................................................... .180 89.0 87.8 -4.9 -1.3 .1 -.9 -1.4 

Appliances 3 ............................................................................. .291 84.6 85.7 -2.4 1.3 -.7 .1 1.1 

Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................. .165 89.3 91.2 -.5 2.1 -.6 -.1 2.1 

Laundry equipment 1 2 ......................................................... -

 105.3 107.0 -2.0 1.6 -.5 -.6 1.6 

Other appliances 3 ................................................................. .121 78.0 78.2 -4.8 .3 -.8 1.0 .1 

Other household equipment and furnishings 3 ......................... .648 87.3 86.8 -.7 -.6 -1.6 -.5 -1.3 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... .355 91.7 91.2 -1.8 -.5 -1.8 -2.3 -.5 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 8 ................................................. .135 120.1 119.0 -.3 -.9 -.7 -.7 -.9 

Dishes and flatware 1 3 .......................................................... .070 85.0 85.0 1.2 .0 .6 -.4 .0 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ .088 90.6 90.4 1.9 -.2 -.9 -1.2 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............. .647 93.6 94.8 2.2 1.3 .0 .1 1.3 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... .159 95.7 96.6 2.2 .9 .4 .3 .9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ........................................ .325 92.4 93.7 2.1 1.4 .1 .0 1.4 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... .782 158.1 158.6 1.1 .3 .3 .0 .3 

Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................... .340 106.5 106.3 -1.3 -.2 .7 -.1 -.2 

Household paper products 1 3 ............................................... .195 125.0 125.7 6.6 .6 .5 1.5 .6 

Miscellaneous household products 3 ..................................... .246 104.7 105.6 .5 .9 -.2 .2 .8 

Household operations 1 3 ......................................................... .707 127.0 127.9 4.2 .7 .6 .0 .7 

Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................ .238 124.9 125.4 1.9 .4 .4 .1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... .237 125.5 NA - - .2 .0 -

Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ........................................ .089 123.4 124.2 3.9 .6 2.3 .0 1.1 

Repair of household items 1 3 ................................................ .076 142.2 142.5 6.6 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 3.841 118.8 116.1 .3 -2.3 .2 -.4 .3 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ .977 116.3 115.0 -0.4 -1.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... .781 121.4 119.8 .0 -1.3 -.1 .4 .7 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ .186 126.0 124.6 -.4 -1.1 1.5 .5 .6 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... .180 134.8 133.6 -2.7 -.9 1.0 -.4 -.9 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 ................................................... .223 86.0 82.2 -1.7 -4.4 -1.2 .5 .8 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... .168 110.3 112.5 5.6 2.0 .2 1.6 1.0 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... .196 97.5 97.4 -2.2 -.1 -.6 -.1 1.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 1.638 110.0 105.1 -.6 -4.5 .4 -1.6 -.4 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 1.364 109.6 105.2 -.7 -4.0 .7 -2.1 .3 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... .111 106.8 98.8 .3 -7.5 -1.3 -.6 -1.2 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. .145 96.8 90.1 -.9 -6.9 -1.6 -2.2 1.2 

Women’s suits and separates 3 ............................................. .730 86.0 82.0 -.2 -4.7 1.6 -3.2 .3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 3 ................................................................. .342 92.2 91.9 -1.6 -.3 .3 .1 -.3 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ .274 112.1 104.6 -.2 -6.7 -1.2 1.0 -3.1 

Footwear .................................................................................... .765 120.3 119.4 3.0 -.7 .1 .4 1.4 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... .235 118.1 118.2 -2.5 .1 1.0 -.1 .7 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ....................................................... .168 122.9 122.4 6.9 -.4 .2 -1.4 -.4 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... .362 119.7 118.1 5.2 -1.3 -.2 .8 1.7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... .188 118.6 117.5 -.2 -.9 .0 .2 1.1 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................... .274 126.0 127.6 -.8 1.3 .3 1.4 -1.8 

Watches 6 ................................................................................ .037 112.8 114.2 -1.1 1.2 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 

Jewelry 6 .................................................................................. .237 129.8 131.5 -.7 1.3 .7 1.7 -1.9 

Transportation .............................................................................. 17.414 164.8 164.0 4.5 -.5 .2 -.7 -.2 

Private transportation ................................................................. 16.385 161.3 160.5 4.8 -.5 .0 -.6 -.2 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................... 7.744 95.4 95.8 1.6 .4 .4 .0 .4 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 4.692 138.8 139.8 1.3 .7 .7 .3 .7 

New cars and trucks 2 3 ....................................................... -

 96.3 96.9 1.3 .6 .6 .4 .6 

New cars 2 ........................................................................... -

 135.5 136.4 1.3 .7 .7 .1 .8 

New trucks 2 7 ...................................................................... - 147.2 148.4 1.3 .8 1.0 .8 .7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... 2.037 137.3 137.5 5.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Leased cars and trucks 1 9 .................................................... .800 91.7 90.8 -4.6 -1.0 .0 -2.3 -1.0 

Car and truck rental 3 ............................................................. .100 103.2 102.8 -2.0 -.4 .4 .2 .8 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 3.969 161.2 156.4 14.4 -3.0 -.9 -2.8 -2.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 3.934 160.4 155.6 14.3 -3.0 -.9 -2.7 -2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ............................................... -

 159.2 154.5 14.5 -3.0 -1.1 -2.7 -2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 10 ....................................... -

 165.2 160.0 14.1 -3.1 -.9 -2.4 -2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ -

 158.0 153.4 14.0 -2.9 -.6 -2.3 -2.1 

Other motor fuels 1 3 .............................................................. .035 152.6 148.4 25.1 -2.8 .6 -5.7 -2.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ....................................... .364 109.9 110.6 2.4 .6 .4 .0 .6 

Tires 1 .................................................................................... .212 103.2 103.8 2.7 .6 .4 .0 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ................................. .153 112.7 113.7 2.1 .9 .4 -.1 .9 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ................. - 116.0 117.1 1.2 .9 .0 -.1 .9 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 ........................................... -

 170.3 172.6 7.1 1.4 1.6 -.5 1.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 1.341 203.3 204.0 2.9 .3 .4 .2 .4 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... .083 210.5 210.2 2.5 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... .473 186.2 186.5 2.9 .2 1.4 .3 .2 

Motor vehicle repair 3 ............................................................. .763 124.4 125.1 3.0 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 2.470 329.3 329.9 3.5 .2 .1 .4 .4 

Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................. .496 132.3 133.1 2.9 .6 .0 .2 .6 

State and local registration and license 1 3 4 ......................... .310 131.8 132.3 1.5 .4 -.1 .0 .4 

Parking and other fees 1 3 ..................................................... .164 133.0 134.2 5.3 .9 .1 .6 .9 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. -

 135.4 137.4 6.6 1.5 .6 .3 1.5 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. - 113.9 114.8 1.2 .8 -1.0 .8 .8 

Public transportation .................................................................. 1.029 205.4 204.4 -.9 -.5 1.9 -1.0 -.8 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. .605 219.7 217.7 -3.2 -.9 1.0 -2.9 -.9 

Other intercity transportation 1 ................................................. .137 144.6 145.1 1.5 .3 -1.2 1.3 .3 

Ship fare 1 2 3 ........................................................................ -

 72.5 72.2 4.3 -.4 -1.5 2.3 -.4 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... .282 211.9 211.9 3.0 .0 2.3 .0 .0 

Medical care ................................................................................. 6.132 314.9 316.8 4.3 .6 .3 .3 .4 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 1.484 270.8 271.6 2.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................. 1.092 340.7 342.6 3.7 .6 .2 .2 .4 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ...................... .392 151.0 150.4 -1.4 -.4 -.4 -.9 -.4 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. .276 178.3 177.4 -2.4 -.5 -.4 -1.2 -.5 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... .115 181.1 180.6 1.0 -.3 -.5 .2 -.3 

Medical care services ................................................................ 4.649 327.3 329.5 5.0 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Professional services ............................................................... 2.767 274.6 276.2 4.0 .6 .3 .2 .3 

Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................ 1.555 280.8 282.0 3.9 .4 .2 .1 .1 

Dental services 4 .................................................................... .722 311.9 315.4 5.7 1.1 .4 .3 1.0 

Eyeglasses and eye care 6 .................................................... .236 162.0 162.2 1.8 .1 1.1 .7 .2 

Services by other medical professionals 4 6 .......................... .254 183.7 184.3 2.7 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Hospital and related services 4 ................................................ 1.516 428.0 431.0 5.2 .7 .4 .7 .5 

Hospital services 4 11 ............................................................. 1.452 157.1 158.3 5.3 .8 .3 .7 .5 

Inpatient hospital services 2 4 11 .......................................... -

 151.8 153.4 5.7 1.1 .3 .9 .7 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 6 ......................................... -

 364.2 365.5 4.6 .4 .4 .6 .2 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 4 11 .................................. .063 142.1 143.1 3.5 .7 .4 .3 .3 

Recreation 3 ................................................................................. 5.733 108.5 108.9 .9 .4 .1 .0 .1 

Video and audio 3 ...................................................................... 1.691 103.9 104.2 .6 .3 -.2 .2 -.2 

Televisions ............................................................................... .132 28.4 28.3 -11.6 -.4 -2.1 -.7 -1.1 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 .................... 1.045 325.2 327.7 4.0 .8 .2 .4 .2 

Other video equipment 3 .......................................................... .043 32.9 32.4 -14.1 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 -1.5 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 3 ... .160 77.1 76.5 -1.8 -.8 -.4 -.3 -.8 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....... -

 77.1 76.2 -2.7 -1.2 -1.5 -.5 -1.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... -

 85.5 85.4 -1.0 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... .104 64.0 62.8 -7.4 -1.9 -.9 -.8 -1.9 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................... .116 109.0 110.0 3.3 .9 -.5 -.1 .9 

Pets, pet products and services 3 .............................................. .600 122.0 122.0 4.0 .0 .2 .8 -.1 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... .345 155.8 155.2 2.4 -.4 -.2 1.0 -.4 

Pet food 1 2 3 ......................................................................... -

 111.1 110.4 1.8 -.6 .0 .9 -.6 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. - 105.8 106.1 2.6 .3 -.2 1.1 .3 

Pet services including veterinary 3 ........................................... .254 145.9 146.7 6.2 .5 .6 .7 .4 

Pet services 2 3 ...................................................................... -

 128.2 129.3 6.2 .9 .6 .6 .9 

Veterinarian services 2 3 ........................................................ -

 148.6 149.3 6.6 .5 .6 .6 .3 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ .616 113.5 114.3 -.7 .7 .4 -.4 .7 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... .315 129.6 131.2 1.7 1.2 .9 .0 1.2 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. .294 98.2 98.5 -3.0 .3 .0 -.9 .3 

Photography 1 3 ......................................................................... .212 91.8 91.4 -3.4 -.4 -.2 -.3 -.4 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. .091 100.5 99.7 -7.9 -.8 -.8 -1.2 -.8 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... - 87.5 87.4 -2.1 -.1 -.2 -1.1 -.1 

Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ................................................ -

 61.8 60.9 -14.5 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7 -1.5 

Photographers and film processing 1 3 .................................... .121 106.5 106.3 .2 -.2 .3 .2 -.2 

Photographer fees 1 2 3 ......................................................... -

 115.4 114.7 -2.1 -.6 -.2 .1 -.6 

Film processing 1 2 3 .............................................................. - 100.4 100.3 -.3 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 

Other recreational goods 3 ......................................................... .425 71.3 70.8 -3.9 -.7 .1 -1.5 -.7 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... .296 80.0 79.7 -5.2 -.4 .0 -2.1 -.4 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ........ -

 73.6 73.3 -2.8 -.4 .3 -1.7 -.4 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ............................... .060 94.9 92.7 -1.1 -2.3 1.2 -.7 -2.3 

Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .................................... .058 98.7 98.4 .6 -.3 -.1 .7 -.3 

Recreation services 3 ................................................................. 1.819 128.3 129.2 2.2 .7 .2 .1 .4 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 3 ......... .587 116.4 116.8 -.1 .3 .5 .0 -.3 

Admissions ............................................................................... .733 275.3 278.2 3.5 1.1 .3 .1 .8 

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

 133.5 135.0 3.1 1.1 .1 .1 1.0 

Admission to sporting events 2 3 ............................................ -

 141.4 142.4 4.8 .7 1.2 .4 .4 

Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................. .242 224.9 226.0 4.0 .5 -.1 .3 .4 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ .371 202.9 203.5 2.4 .3 .3 -.5 .3 

Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .............................................. .223 117.8 118.3 4.1 .4 .5 -.6 .4 

Recreational books 1 3 ............................................................. .147 104.2 104.3 -.1 .1 .1 -.4 .1 

Education and communication 3 .................................................. 5.846 112.6 112.7 1.4 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Education 3 ................................................................................ 2.931 148.5 148.8 6.2 .2 .6 .5 .3 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Educational books and supplies .............................................. .220 355.9 357.4 3.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 -0.5 

College textbooks 1 2 9 .......................................................... -

 117.0 117.5 2.8 .4 .1 .5 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 2.712 428.9 429.7 6.5 .2 .6 .5 .3 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 1.372 462.2 462.4 7.9 .0 .7 .7 .2 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... .373 471.4 471.6 7.1 .0 .6 .6 .6 

Child care and nursery school 8 ............................................. .800 190.0 190.7 3.5 .4 .3 .3 .2 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 .................. .081 155.8 158.7 10.0 1.9 .4 .6 2.2 

Communication 3 ....................................................................... 2.914 85.4 85.4 -3.1 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Postage and delivery services 3 ............................................... .177 120.0 120.1 .3 .1 .0 .1 .0 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... .170 190.9 190.9 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 3 ................................................................. .007 154.0 157.5 7.4 2.3 .9 1.0 1.0 

Information and information processing 1 3 ............................. 2.737 83.3 83.2 -3.4 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Telephone services 1 3 .......................................................... 2.187 94.8 94.8 -2.3 .0 .3 -.1 .0 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................... .892 205.5 206.3 1.3 .4 -.1 .3 .4 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ..... .679 68.6 68.5 -7.3 -.1 1.5 -1.0 -.1 

Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 ......................................... -

 49.4 49.4 -8.2 .0 1.0 -1.0 .0 

Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 ......................................... - 69.5 69.0 -6.6 -.7 1.9 -.9 -.7 

Wireless telephone services 1 3 ........................................... .616 65.6 65.3 -1.5 -.5 .0 .2 -.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 12 ............... .550 14.2 14.2 -7.2 .0 -1.4 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 3 ................ .192 13.9 14.0 -13.6 .7 -2.7 -2.1 .7 

Computer software and accessories 1 3 ................................ .038 61.1 60.7 -4.9 -.7 -.3 -.3 -.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ..... .246 97.2 97.2 -1.1 .0 -.2 .0 .0 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 3 ...................................................... .068 48.4 47.8 -7.4 -1.2 1.0 -1.2 -1.2 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 3.750 307.8 309.3 2.6 .5 .1 .4 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. .804 484.8 493.9 4.4 1.9 -.1 .6 1.9 

Cigarettes 1 3 ........................................................................... .740 196.0 199.9 4.3 2.0 -.2 .6 2.0 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ............................. .060 147.1 148.3 6.2 .8 .8 .5 .8 

Personal care ............................................................................. 2.946 183.3 183.5 2.1 .1 .2 .3 -.1 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... .658 153.4 153.1 -.5 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 3 .................................................................... .347 101.7 101.0 -1.7 -.7 -.5 .3 -.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... .307 169.2 169.6 .8 .2 .4 -.9 .2 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... .652 201.2 201.9 3.8 .3 .3 .6 .3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ....................... .652 122.8 123.2 3.8 .3 .4 .6 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 1.454 297.7 298.5 3.4 .3 .2 .4 .0 

Legal services 1 6 ................................................................... .355 236.6 238.5 5.3 .8 .3 .4 .8 

Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ .244 223.2 223.7 3.0 .2 .3 .3 .0 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... .338 120.7 120.7 2.8 .0 .1 .4 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ...... .043 121.9 122.3 2.5 .3 .3 .0 .3 

Financial services 6 ................................................................ .242 250.2 250.1 2.9 .0 .3 .3 -.5 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. - 123.4 123.5 2.3 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 .......... -

 141.0 141.3 4.0 .2 .5 .6 -.4 

Miscellaneous personal goods 3 .............................................. .181 86.6 85.8 -3.7 -.9 -.2 -.3 -1.4 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. -

 148.0 147.0 -1.5 -.7 -.3 -.2 -.8 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 40.239 155.8 155.4 2.8 -.3 .1 -.3 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 24.948 137.2 136.4 2.9 -.6 .0 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 13.980 157.4 155.2 4.6 -1.4 .7 -.6 -1.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 10.139 185.2 183.3 6.4 -1.0 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 

Durables ..................................................................................... 10.967 115.5 116.0 .8 .4 .2 .1 .3 

Services ......................................................................................... 59.761 224.6 225.6 3.0 .4 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 5 ............................................................................. 32.300 228.9 230.1 2.7 .5 .0 .2 .2 

Transportation services .................................................................. 6.235 221.8 221.7 1.4 .0 .5 -.3 .0 

Other services ................................................................................ 10.833 264.3 265.1 2.6 .3 .3 .3 .2 

All items less food .......................................................................... 85.705 190.6 190.9 2.9 .2 .3 -.1 .1 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 67.314 180.9 180.9 3.0 .0 .3 -.1 .1

All items less medical care ............................................................. 93.868 183.9 184.2 2.8 .2 .2 .0 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 25.943 139.3 138.6 2.9 -.5 .0 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 14.976 159.5 157.5 4.4 -1.3 .7 -.5 -1.2

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 11.135 185.1 183.5 6.1 -.9 -.2 -1.2 -1.2 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 29.271 173.3 172.5 3.7 -.5 .4 -.2 -.5 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 3.076 114.1 111.0 -.5 -2.7 .2 -.6 .1 

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

Services less rent of shelter 5 ........................................................ 27.462 236.5 237.4 3.4 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 55.113 216.0 217.0 2.8 .5 .3 .2 .2 

Energy ............................................................................................ 7.991 153.7 151.9 10.6 -1.2 1.0 -1.3 -1.1 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 92.009 195.8 196.4 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 77.714 197.8 198.4 2.3 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 21.674 139.8 139.7 .9 -.1 .1 .0 .3 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 4.269 163.4 158.7 14.8 -2.9 -.5 -2.7 -2.2 

Services less energy services .................................................... 56.040 231.9 232.9 2.8 .4 .2 .2 .2 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 6.915 194.4 194.4 2.9 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 8.912 168.3 169.1 2.8 .5 1.7 .1 -.1 

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

 $ .525 $ .524 - - - - -

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

 $ .175 $ .175 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 190.7 191.2 191.2 191.3 3.9 3.2 3.2 1.3 3.6 2.2 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 188.4 188.9 188.9 189.1 3.1 4.8 2.2 1.5 4.0 1.8 

Food ........................................................................................... 187.9 188.4 188.4 188.6 2.6 5.1 2.2 1.5 3.9 1.8 

Food at home ........................................................................... 187.9 188.5 188.4 188.0 2.6 6.4 1.3 .2 4.5 .7 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 207.4 208.0 207.8 208.0 2.0 1.6 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.9 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 187.0 187.4 187.4 187.3 -5.2 .7 5.1 .6 -2.3 2.8 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 177.0 178.3 175.3 179.3 -5.3 5.1 -3.8 5.3 -.2 .7 

Breakfast cereal 1 .............................................................. 205.7 204.9 205.7 203.5 -7.0 2.8 7.5 -4.2 -2.2 1.5 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... 164.3 164.5 165.0 165.4 1.2 .5 .5 2.7 .9 1.6 

Rice 1 2 3 .......................................................................... 109.4 108.0 108.3 109.5 14.0 5.3 -1.4 .4 9.6 -.5 

Bakery products ................................................................... 217.6 218.6 218.3 219.0 5.7 1.5 .7 2.6 3.6 1.7 

Bread 1 3 ............................................................................ 123.3 123.5 123.3 125.0 13.6 .0 6.4 5.6 6.6 6.0 

White bread 1 2 ................................................................ 226.7 226.7 227.2 229.3 15.9 1.8 3.2 4.7 8.6 4.0 

Bread other than white 1 2 ............................................... 233.9 233.5 233.7 237.8 10.1 -1.9 12.9 6.8 3.9 9.8 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ......................................... 123.1 123.6 123.1 122.5 2.4 5.4 4.3 -1.9 3.9 1.2 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 205.7 208.4 208.5 207.3 3.0 2.2 -2.7 3.1 2.6 .2 

Cookies 1 2 ....................................................................... 201.5 207.7 208.1 206.6 -.2 -3.6 -5.2 10.5 -1.9 2.4 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 ......................................... 210.4 211.6 211.6 209.4 4.0 3.7 2.3 -1.9 3.8 .2 

Other bakery products ....................................................... 212.6 212.2 211.3 211.5 4.0 3.0 -3.3 -2.1 3.5 -2.7 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ................. 208.6 211.0 209.8 209.6 2.0 -2.1 7.0 1.9 -.1 4.4 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ......................... 249.1 248.9 247.1 247.1 7.5 1.0 -6.0 -3.2 4.2 -4.6 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 2 ............................................................... 214.0 216.3 216.6 212.7 .0 5.3 -4.7 -2.4 2.6 -3.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 182.7 182.2 183.2 183.5 -.4 9.0 -1.9 1.8 4.2 -.1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 184.2 184.2 184.9 185.5 -.4 11.6 -.2 2.9 5.4 1.3 

Meats ................................................................................. 184.3 185.2 186.1 186.4 -2.2 11.3 -1.5 4.6 4.4 1.5 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ 195.6 196.7 197.1 197.2 -5.6 15.2 -5.3 3.3 4.3 -1.1 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ 169.1 169.8 170.9 170.3 -8.0 8.1 9.5 2.9 -.2 6.1 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................... 143.3 145.0 146.1 145.8 -14.3 17.3 .0 7.2 .3 3.5 

Uncooked beef steaks 3 ................................................. 144.3 143.2 143.3 144.9 -2.2 21.8 -13.4 1.7 9.1 -6.2 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 .................................. 128.5 130.4 128.8 130.0 -12.4 -4.8 -3.4 4.8 -8.7 .6 

Pork .................................................................................. 176.9 177.4 177.1 179.2 1.2 14.1 1.6 5.3 7.4 3.4 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ........ 126.8 125.4 125.3 126.7 5.5 11.0 8.6 -.3 8.2 4.1 

Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... 215.9 213.9 212.8 219.7 8.4 6.4 3.2 7.2 7.4 5.2 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ................ 124.6 123.9 123.9 122.2 2.4 11.0 13.2 -7.5 6.6 2.3 

Ham ............................................................................... 169.0 169.4 170.8 172.8 -3.8 6.0 10.6 9.3 1.0 9.9 

Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. 188.9 188.4 189.5 191.1 -.2 8.0 13.3 4.7 3.8 8.9 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 169.6 171.7 169.3 171.7 5.9 16.6 -11.8 5.0 11.1 -3.7 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ...................... 110.1 109.9 109.9 111.4 -2.3 23.0 4.1 4.8 9.6 4.5 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... 173.8 175.1 178.9 176.8 1.6 -1.6 3.5 7.1 .0 5.3 

Frankfurters 1 2 .............................................................. 164.4 165.6 172.8 170.4 -9.4 -17.6 2.2 15.4 -13.6 8.6 

Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ........................................................... 115.7 116.2 116.8 117.5 4.7 4.3 3.2 6.4 4.5 4.8 

Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ............................................. 206.2 205.2 207.5 199.2 -14.3 15.1 2.0 -12.9 -.7 -5.8 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... 119.6 NA 114.9 113.0 - - -2.6 -20.3 - -11.9 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. 186.9 183.4 183.3 183.8 8.5 16.2 4.4 -6.5 12.3 -1.2 

Chicken 1 3 ....................................................................... 121.4 119.8 120.0 119.4 9.5 18.0 2.7 -6.4 13.7 -2.0 

Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ................................................. 187.8 184.2 186.4 185.4 26.2 6.5 6.2 -5.0 16.0 .4 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ................................ 188.2 186.5 186.3 185.7 -.7 27.5 3.3 -5.2 12.5 -1.1 

Other poultry including turkey 3 ........................................ 114.6 114.9 113.6 115.5 6.7 2.9 4.3 3.2 4.7 3.7 

Fish and seafood 1 ............................................................. 195.8 196.5 196.9 199.4 -2.7 5.9 .4 7.6 1.6 3.9 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................... 113.3 113.1 114.4 115.2 -4.9 11.3 -2.4 6.9 2.9 2.1 

Processed fish and seafood 3 .......................................... 106.6 107.6 106.9 109.2 1.5 -3.7 5.0 10.1 -1.1 7.5 

Canned fish and seafood 2 ............................................ 132.3 132.3 132.7 134.8 .3 -3.0 11.7 7.8 -1.4 9.7 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 ........................................... 227.1 233.4 228.7 231.6 -.9 4.3 -6.9 8.2 1.7 .3 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 150.9 139.9 146.1 141.4 -2.8 -30.6 -32.2 -22.9 -17.9 -27.7 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 180.7 180.1 179.2 183.1 5.0 39.1 -17.1 5.4 20.8 -6.5 

Milk 3 .................................................................................... 125.1 124.2 123.8 127.4 1.7 78.4 -26.5 7.6 34.7 -11.1 

Fresh whole milk 2 ............................................................. 182.3 181.7 181.0 187.8 4.3 80.4 -29.6 12.6 37.2 -10.9 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... 126.7 125.6 125.1 128.6 -2.7 68.3 -21.0 6.1 28.0 -8.4 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 182.1 182.9 181.3 185.1 7.1 27.4 -10.5 6.8 16.8 -2.2 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 178.3 176.9 177.0 178.3 6.0 -2.6 -.7 .0 1.6 -.3 

Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................... 122.6 120.4 120.1 120.9 7.8 15.0 .3 -5.4 11.3 -2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 241.3 248.7 247.3 235.9 6.4 -2.8 26.6 -8.7 1.7 7.5 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 287.4 298.1 296.3 278.2 7.8 -4.1 34.6 -12.2 1.7 8.7 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 298.5 301.4 299.7 299.6 11.9 -1.4 22.0 1.5 5.0 11.3 

Apples .............................................................................. 244.4 249.0 250.9 246.2 10.8 -7.3 -11.4 3.0 1.4 -4.5 

Bananas ........................................................................... 165.4 160.6 159.8 160.9 -.2 6.5 -.5 -10.4 3.1 -5.6 

Citrus fruits 3 .................................................................... 174.4 179.2 175.3 174.6 11.3 .8 45.8 .5 5.9 21.0 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ..................................... 373.8 372.0 353.9 344.1 -.5 15.5 71.0 -28.2 7.2 10.8 

Other fresh fruits 3 ............................................................ 110.9 112.0 111.9 113.7 18.8 -3.0 31.3 10.5 7.3 20.4 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 274.7 292.5 290.6 256.4 3.7 -6.8 48.6 -24.1 -1.7 6.2 

Potatoes ........................................................................... 236.2 239.8 244.5 240.2 -3.9 1.4 12.6 6.9 -1.3 9.7 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... 236.2 249.0 276.9 258.3 -46.7 -19.6 33.4 43.0 -34.6 38.1 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 332.5 401.8 391.6 282.7 10.1 -11.3 179.3 -47.7 -1.2 20.8 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 287.5 285.8 279.3 264.5 .8 -.8 43.2 -28.4 .0 1.3 

Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................... 116.0 116.5 116.2 117.4 1.8 1.4 1.7 4.9 1.6 3.3 

Canned fruits and vegetables 3 .......................................... 114.6 114.9 114.7 116.0 1.4 2.5 1.4 5.0 2.0 3.2 

Canned fruits 1 2 3 ........................................................... 114.2 113.0 112.0 117.0 -3.5 13.0 -6.7 10.2 4.4 1.4 

Canned vegetables 2 3 ..................................................... 118.0 118.4 118.4 118.7 3.9 1.0 3.8 2.4 2.4 3.1 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................... 120.2 120.4 118.4 121.2 1.0 .3 .3 3.4 .7 1.8 

Frozen vegetables 2 ......................................................... 176.5 175.5 173.4 176.3 -.5 1.8 .7 -.5 .7 .1 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3 ... 112.3 113.1 113.7 115.8 2.2 .4 3.3 13.1 1.3 8.1 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. 111.2 111.9 113.8 115.2 5.3 .4 4.1 15.2 2.8 9.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 140.6 140.9 141.2 141.7 -2.0 2.0 1.1 3.2 .0 2.2 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 .......................................... 108.4 108.7 109.0 108.9 -1.8 2.6 -.7 1.9 .4 .6 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 128.0 128.0 129.4 129.4 .0 6.8 -2.2 4.4 3.3 1.1 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...................... 112.9 112.7 111.5 112.2 -16.1 -1.4 -1.4 -2.5 -9.0 -1.9 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................ 105.5 104.6 105.7 105.3 -4.1 2.7 -2.2 -.8 -.7 -1.5 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 .................... 98.1 97.9 98.2 100.2 -2.0 1.7 2.5 8.8 -.2 5.6 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. 145.7 144.7 145.5 151.7 4.5 1.7 -1.6 17.5 3.1 7.5

Roasted coffee 1 2 ........................................................... 146.6 146.2 146.4 154.2 4.5 1.1 -1.6 22.4 2.8 9.7 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 ................................... 169.6 168.0 167.8 172.9 1.5 6.5 4.9 8.0 3.9 6.4 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ........................ 114.1 114.3 115.4 115.7 -7.5 -.4 7.3 5.7 -4.0 6.5 

Other food at home ................................................................ 165.3 164.8 164.2 165.5 5.8 2.2 -1.4 .5 4.0 -.5 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 162.9 164.5 162.9 162.5 .7 1.0 -.7 -1.0 .9 -.9 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 147.3 146.9 146.9 146.2 2.2 -2.2 1.6 -3.0 .0 -.7 

Candy and chewing gum 1 3 .............................................. 107.6 109.3 107.5 108.1 .4 1.9 -3.6 1.9 1.1 -.9 

Other sweets 3 ................................................................... 118.1 118.0 117.8 116.7 1.4 3.1 1.7 -4.7 2.2 -1.5 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 169.0 169.2 169.3 170.3 15.0 13.9 -6.4 3.1 14.4 -1.7 

Butter and margarine 1 3 .................................................... 140.2 137.0 135.6 139.4 44.9 30.0 -12.1 -2.3 37.2 -7.3 

Butter 2 ............................................................................. 194.0 197.4 192.1 192.1 117.5 52.3 -19.0 -3.9 82.0 -11.8 

Margarine 1 2 ................................................................... 178.6 173.9 173.0 174.1 9.5 5.7 -5.2 -9.7 7.6 -7.5 

Salad dressing 3 ................................................................. 110.0 110.4 110.1 111.1 -3.3 8.4 -2.5 4.1 2.4 .7 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 3 ................... 114.8 113.6 113.8 116.0 6.6 7.6 -1.7 4.2 7.1 1.2 

Peanut butter 1 2 3 ........................................................... 110.6 110.6 110.3 110.1 1.8 2.2 -1.8 -1.8 2.0 -1.8 

Other foods 1 ........................................................................ 180.1 178.9 178.3 180.3 5.5 -.2 -.4 .4 2.6 .0 

Soups ................................................................................. 207.7 208.8 208.5 211.1 -1.0 4.1 -2.5 6.7 1.5 2.0 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 154.1 152.9 152.3 151.5 6.0 -2.8 5.9 -6.6 1.5 -.5 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. 178.5 175.3 171.4 175.7 .9 2.8 11.3 -6.1 1.9 2.2 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ........................ 184.0 178.9 178.4 187.8 6.4 .6 -7.9 8.5 3.5 .0 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... 106.1 109.3 106.7 111.7 1.9 -3.3 -1.9 22.8 -.7 9.8 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... 112.1 111.0 109.7 110.0 -8.6 -14.7 50.6 -7.3 -11.7 18.1 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. 105.4 101.0 102.4 107.9 16.5 -11.3 -11.9 9.8 1.7 -1.6 

Other condiments 1 2 ....................................................... 208.7 206.0 195.5 207.8 -7.2 34.9 -13.7 -1.7 11.9 -7.9 

Baby food 1 3 ..................................................................... 123.4 123.3 123.2 122.6 5.4 3.0 -.3 -2.6 4.2 -1.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ........................................... 109.9 110.5 110.8 110.1 5.2 -3.9 1.8 .7 .6 1.3 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 189.4 189.6 189.9 190.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 

Full service meals and snacks 3 ............................................ 119.4 119.7 120.0 120.5 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 2.8 3.4 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... 119.8 119.8 120.0 120.6 3.5 4.1 3.1 2.7 3.8 2.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 3 ................................... 116.5 116.9 117.0 117.3 4.3 .3 4.2 2.8 2.3 3.5 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 ........... 110.3 110.7 111.0 111.0 2.6 1.1 1.8 2.6 1.8 2.2 

Other food away from home 3 ................................................ 126.5 126.5 126.9 127.5 2.6 1.6 4.2 3.2 2.1 3.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ................................................................ 193.6 194.0 193.9 194.3 5.2 .8 2.9 1.5 3.0 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 171.3 171.7 171.6 171.5 5.1 -1.2 3.6 0.5 1.9 2.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 176.3 176.5 177.0 176.3 6.5 .0 5.2 .0 3.2 2.5 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 175.8 176.2 176.2 176.4 .7 -1.6 1.6 1.4 -.5 1.5 

Whiskey at home 1 2 ............................................................ 174.4 174.0 173.8 175.3 3.3 -1.1 -.5 2.1 1.0 .8 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ..................... 176.3 176.6 177.0 176.4 1.4 -.2 1.1 .2 .6 .7 

Wine at home ......................................................................... 154.5 155.0 153.9 154.5 2.4 -.3 1.8 .0 1.0 .9 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... 239.3 240.1 240.9 241.3 3.8 5.8 2.7 3.4 4.8 3.1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. 122.3 122.6 123.1 123.1 3.4 5.1 3.0 2.6 4.2 2.8 

Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... 129.5 131.0 131.4 131.7 1.0 8.8 2.2 7.0 4.8 4.6 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 ....................................... 125.5 125.8 126.2 126.6 4.6 3.6 .3 3.6 4.1 1.9 

Housing ........................................................................................ 191.1 191.7 192.1 192.3 3.2 3.4 2.3 2.5 3.3 2.4 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 220.7 220.8 221.3 221.7 3.8 2.8 2.4 1.8 3.3 2.1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ..................................................... 212.9 213.1 213.7 214.3 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.8 

Lodging away from home 3 ...................................................... 128.5 128.3 128.7 127.8 12.0 3.9 5.1 -2.2 7.8 1.4 

Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................. 322.0 323.8 325.3 326.9 6.3 7.1 7.8 6.2 6.7 7.0 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 270.8 270.3 271.1 269.1 12.5 3.5 5.0 -2.5 7.9 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................... 226.4 226.6 227.0 227.6 2.9 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... 116.3 117.7 118.7 118.5 3.2 1.4 .7 7.8 2.3 4.2 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 163.4 167.4 167.7 167.6 3.6 10.8 2.0 10.7 7.1 6.2 

Fuels ........................................................................................ 145.6 149.9 150.1 149.7 3.2 11.8 1.4 11.7 7.4 6.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 180.3 189.0 185.2 176.1 3.1 30.8 73.9 -9.0 16.1 25.8 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 183.6 192.6 186.7 176.9 4.0 39.4 88.0 -13.8 20.4 27.3 

Other household fuels 6 ....................................................... 215.5 223.7 223.7 217.6 3.4 14.8 42.9 4.0 9.0 21.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ................................................... 150.6 154.8 155.3 155.4 3.0 10.7 -2.6 13.4 6.8 5.1 

Electricity 4 ........................................................................... 141.5 143.1 143.1 145.5 1.1 5.5 -3.9 11.8 3.3 3.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .................................................. 181.4 192.7 194.6 188.7 7.5 22.3 -.4 17.1 14.7 8.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ..................... 125.9 126.3 126.5 127.7 5.1 7.4 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.2 

Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... 272.9 273.7 274.3 277.8 6.1 8.9 5.1 7.4 7.5 6.3 

Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................ 305.9 306.7 307.4 307.4 2.3 3.2 3.2 2.0 2.8 2.6 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 126.2 126.0 126.0 126.1 -.6 -.3 3.6 -.3 -.5 1.6 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ........................ 88.5 88.3 88.4 88.8 -3.5 -7.4 5.6 1.4 -5.5 3.5 

Floor coverings 1 3 ................................................................. 106.8 107.9 108.2 108.9 1.9 -2.6 -2.2 8.1 -.4 2.8 

Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................ 88.5 86.8 88.5 89.0 -8.6 .9 -.9 2.3 -3.9 .7 

Other linens 1 3 ...................................................................... 82.8 82.7 81.3 82.6 -3.8 -10.6 10.8 -1.0 -7.3 4.8 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... 126.9 126.3 126.3 126.5 .6 .6 -2.8 -1.3 .6 -2.0 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ 139.0 139.1 139.7 140.9 4.2 7.6 2.9 5.6 5.9 4.2 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ................ 95.6 94.3 94.4 94.7 -3.7 .0 -2.5 -3.7 -1.8 -3.1 

Other furniture 3 ..................................................................... 90.4 90.5 89.7 88.4 -2.6 -3.8 -4.3 -8.6 -3.2 -6.5 

Appliances 3 ............................................................................. 85.0 84.4 84.5 85.4 -1.8 -8.4 -.9 1.9 -5.2 .5 

Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................. 89.9 89.4 89.3 91.2 -3.4 -5.2 .9 5.9 -4.3 3.4 

Laundry equipment 1 2 ......................................................... 106.4 105.9 105.3 107.0 -1.5 -6.1 -2.6 2.3 -3.8 -.2 

Other appliances 3 ................................................................. 77.9 77.3 78.1 78.2 -2.4 -13.9 -3.5 1.5 -8.3 -1.0 

Other household equipment and furnishings 3 ......................... 89.6 88.2 87.8 86.7 -2.3 .0 14.1 -12.3 -1.1 .0 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... 95.6 93.9 91.7 91.2 -9.1 -5.2 30.2 -17.2 -7.2 3.8 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 8 ................................................. 121.9 121.0 120.1 119.0 14.5 -9.4 5.1 -9.2 1.9 -2.3 

Dishes and flatware 1 3 .......................................................... 84.8 85.3 85.0 85.0 7.3 1.9 -5.0 .9 4.6 -2.1 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ 92.5 91.7 90.6 90.4 6.0 7.8 3.5 -8.8 6.9 -2.8 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............. 93.5 93.5 93.6 94.8 6.2 -2.9 .0 5.7 1.5 2.8 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... 95.0 95.4 95.7 96.6 1.3 -.8 1.7 6.9 .2 4.3 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ........................................ 93.0 93.1 93.1 94.4 4.4 -5.0 3.1 6.2 -.4 4.6 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... 157.6 158.1 158.1 158.6 1.3 -.8 1.5 2.6 .3 2.0 

Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................... 105.9 106.6 106.5 106.3 -.7 -2.2 -3.7 1.5 -1.5 -1.1 

Household paper products 1 3 ............................................... 122.5 123.1 125.0 125.7 1.0 7.3 7.5 10.9 4.1 9.2 

Miscellaneous household products 3 ..................................... 105.6 105.4 105.6 106.4 -1.9 -3.0 3.5 3.1 -2.4 3.3 

Household operations 1 3 ......................................................... 126.2 127.0 127.0 127.9 3.6 5.6 2.2 5.5 4.6 3.9 

Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................ 124.3 124.8 124.9 125.4 .3 2.3 1.3 3.6 1.3 2.4 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... 125.2 125.5 125.5 NA 4.1 7.8 6.3 -

 5.9 -

Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ........................................ 120.4 123.2 123.2 124.5 2.4 2.3 -2.3 14.3 2.4 5.7 

Repair of household items 1 3 ................................................ 141.6 142.0 142.2 142.5 10.6 15.1 -1.1 2.6 12.8 .7 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 120.1 120.4 119.9 120.3 2.4 -1.0 -1.3 .7 .7 -.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 116.0 116.0 116.4 117.6 -0.7 1.0 -7.2 5.6 0.2 -1.0 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 120.5 120.4 120.9 121.7 -1.6 3.7 -5.8 4.0 1.0 -1.0 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 122.9 124.8 125.4 126.2 -5.0 6.9 -12.9 11.2 .8 -1.6 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 135.3 136.6 136.1 134.9 -8.7 5.4 -5.7 -1.2 -1.9 -3.5 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 ................................................... 83.9 82.9 83.3 84.0 5.2 1.4 -13.1 .5 3.3 -6.6 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 111.2 111.4 113.2 114.3 3.0 2.2 5.6 11.6 2.6 8.6 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 100.6 100.0 99.9 101.6 1.5 -7.5 -6.5 4.0 -3.1 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 113.3 113.7 111.9 111.5 4.3 -1.1 .7 -6.2 1.6 -2.8 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 113.4 114.2 111.8 112.1 3.2 .0 -1.1 -4.5 1.6 -2.8 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 105.5 104.1 103.5 102.3 8.9 .8 4.3 -11.6 4.8 -4.0 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 102.8 101.2 99.0 100.2 -.4 -1.6 9.0 -9.7 -1.0 -.8 

Women’s suits and separates 3 ............................................. 89.8 91.2 88.3 88.6 12.3 -4.7 -1.8 -5.2 3.4 -3.5 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 3 ................................................................. 93.6 93.9 94.0 93.7 -12.0 14.1 -6.9 .4 .2 -3.3 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 112.5 111.1 112.2 108.7 11.9 -6.9 9.0 -12.8 2.0 -2.5 

Footwear .................................................................................... 119.7 119.8 120.3 122.0 2.4 -5.3 7.7 7.9 -1.5 7.8 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 116.9 118.1 118.0 118.8 -2.3 -7.7 -5.9 6.7 -5.0 .2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ....................................................... 124.4 124.6 122.9 122.4 10.1 -4.7 32.7 -6.3 2.5 11.5 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 119.9 119.7 120.6 122.6 9.2 -13.4 18.2 9.3 -2.7 13.7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 117.9 117.9 118.1 119.4 -1.0 -4.0 -.7 5.2 -2.5 2.2 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................... 127.7 128.1 129.9 127.6 3.1 4.4 -9.7 -.3 3.8 -5.1 

Watches 6 ................................................................................ 116.8 115.6 115.4 114.2 -6.4 2.1 9.4 -8.6 -2.2 .0 

Jewelry 6 .................................................................................. 130.9 131.8 134.1 131.5 4.9 4.6 -12.9 1.8 4.7 -5.8 

Transportation .............................................................................. 166.4 166.7 165.6 165.3 8.3 4.8 8.1 -2.6 6.6 2.6 

Private transportation ................................................................. 162.9 162.9 162.0 161.7 8.8 5.2 9.1 -2.9 7.0 2.9 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................... 94.6 95.0 95.0 95.4 .0 -.4 3.5 3.4 -.2 3.4 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 136.5 137.4 137.8 138.8 .6 -1.4 -.6 6.9 -.4 3.1 

New cars and trucks 2 3 ....................................................... 94.6 95.2 95.6 96.2 .8 -1.7 -.8 6.9 -.4 3.0 

New cars 2 ........................................................................... 133.5 134.4 134.5 135.6 .0 -.6 -.6 6.4 -.3 2.9 

New trucks 2 7 ...................................................................... 143.7 145.1 146.3 147.3 .3 -3.0 -1.9 10.4 -1.4 4.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... 136.8 136.7 137.3 137.5 1.5 2.5 15.0 2.1 2.0 8.3 

Leased cars and trucks 1 9 .................................................... 93.9 93.9 91.7 90.8 -7.0 -1.3 3.0 -12.6 -4.2 -5.1 

Car and truck rental 3 ............................................................. 103.6 104.0 104.2 105.0 -1.1 -8.7 -3.4 5.5 -5.0 1.0 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 171.9 170.4 165.7 162.4 41.6 18.5 28.0 -20.3 29.5 1.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 171.0 169.5 165.0 161.6 41.4 18.3 27.9 -20.2 29.3 1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ............................................... 170.5 168.7 164.1 160.7 43.3 17.7 29.3 -21.1 29.9 1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 10 ....................................... 175.6 174.1 169.9 166.0 37.7 21.0 27.7 -20.1 29.1 1.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ 167.0 166.0 162.1 158.7 35.2 22.1 25.1 -18.4 28.5 1.0 

Other motor fuels 1 3 .............................................................. 160.8 161.8 152.6 148.4 73.9 9.7 77.0 -27.5 38.2 13.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ....................................... 109.5 109.9 109.9 110.6 -.4 3.4 2.6 4.1 1.5 3.3 

Tires 1 .................................................................................... 102.8 103.2 103.2 103.8 -2.0 5.7 3.2 3.9 1.8 3.6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ................................. 112.4 112.8 112.7 113.7 1.8 -.4 2.2 4.7 .7 3.4 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ................. 116.1 116.1 116.0 117.1 .7 -.7 1.4 3.5 .0 2.4 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 ........................................... 168.5 171.2 170.3 172.6 5.6 5.2 7.7 10.1 5.4 8.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 201.7 202.6 203.0 203.8 1.6 3.5 2.4 4.2 2.5 3.3 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... 210.7 210.8 210.5 210.2 4.4 1.9 4.9 -.9 3.1 1.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... 183.1 185.7 186.2 186.5 -.4 4.7 -.2 7.6 2.1 3.6 

Motor vehicle repair 3 ............................................................. 123.8 124.0 124.3 125.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.9 2.5 3.6 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 326.7 327.0 328.2 329.6 2.2 4.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 

Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................. 132.0 132.0 132.3 133.1 3.4 3.7 .9 3.4 3.6 2.1 

State and local registration and license 1 3 4 ......................... 131.9 131.8 131.8 132.3 2.5 2.2 .3 1.2 2.3 .8 

Parking and other fees 1 3 ..................................................... 132.1 132.2 133.0 134.2 5.4 6.7 2.5 6.5 6.0 4.5 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. 134.2 135.0 135.4 137.4 6.4 7.2 3.0 9.9 6.8 6.4 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. 114.1 113.0 113.9 114.8 2.1 -.4 .7 2.5 .9 1.6 

Public transportation .................................................................. 207.7 211.6 209.5 207.9 1.5 -3.4 -2.5 .4 -1.0 -1.0 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. 224.0 226.2 219.7 217.7 14.0 1.6 -15.0 -10.8 7.6 -12.9 

Other intercity transportation 1 ................................................. 144.6 142.8 144.6 145.1 9.3 22.8 -21.9 1.4 15.8 -11.0 

Ship fare 1 2 3 ........................................................................ 72.0 70.9 72.5 72.2 6.5 8.8 1.1 1.1 7.7 1.1 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... 207.1 211.8 211.9 211.9 3.3 7.1 -7.4 9.6 5.2 .8 

Medical care ................................................................................. 313.9 314.7 315.6 316.9 5.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.8 4.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 271.8 271.6 271.2 272.1 3.7 1.7 3.6 0.4 2.6 2.0 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................. 340.7 341.3 342.0 343.3 4.7 3.4 3.6 3.1 4.0 3.3 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ...................... 152.9 152.3 151.0 150.4 .5 -2.1 2.7 -6.4 -.8 -2.0 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. 181.2 180.5 178.3 177.4 .0 -3.5 2.2 -8.1 -1.8 -3.1 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... 181.7 180.8 181.1 180.6 1.8 .9 3.8 -2.4 1.3 .7 

Medical care services ................................................................ 325.5 326.7 328.1 329.5 6.4 4.6 4.2 5.0 5.5 4.6 

Professional services ............................................................... 274.2 275.0 275.5 276.2 6.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 5.0 3.0 

Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................ 281.0 281.6 281.9 282.3 8.0 1.7 3.8 1.9 4.8 2.8 

Dental services 4 .................................................................... 311.2 312.6 313.5 316.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 7.3 5.3 6.0 

Eyeglasses and eye care 6 .................................................... 158.9 160.6 161.8 162.1 -1.3 4.1 -3.4 8.3 1.4 2.3 

Services by other medical professionals 4 6 .......................... 183.4 183.5 183.7 184.3 3.6 3.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 2.1 

Hospital and related services 4 ................................................ 423.3 424.9 427.7 429.7 5.4 6.3 3.1 6.2 5.9 4.6 

Hospital services 4 11 ............................................................. 155.4 155.9 157.0 157.8 5.7 6.2 3.1 6.3 6.0 4.7 

Inpatient hospital services 2 4 11 .......................................... 150.1 150.5 151.9 153.0 5.4 6.1 3.5 8.0 5.7 5.7 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 6 ......................................... 359.8 361.3 363.6 364.5 6.3 5.9 1.1 5.3 6.1 3.2 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 4 11 .................................. 141.9 142.4 142.8 143.2 2.0 5.0 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 

Recreation 3 ................................................................................. 108.8 108.9 108.9 109.0 2.6 .0 .4 .7 1.3 .6 

Video and audio 3 ...................................................................... 104.5 104.3 104.5 104.3 2.7 -.4 .8 -.8 1.2 .0 

Televisions ............................................................................... 29.2 28.6 28.4 28.1 -14.2 -13.6 -5.3 -14.2 -13.9 -9.9 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 7 .................... 326.1 326.7 327.9 328.6 6.2 2.8 3.9 3.1 4.5 3.5 

Other video equipment 3 .......................................................... 33.3 32.9 32.4 31.9 -8.4 -15.5 -16.2 -15.8 -12.0 -16.0 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 3 ... 77.6 77.3 77.1 76.5 -1.0 1.0 -1.5 -5.6 .0 -3.6 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....... 78.7 77.5 77.1 76.2 -.5 1.5 1.0 -12.1 .5 -5.8 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... 85.8 85.6 85.5 85.4 .5 .5 -3.2 -1.9 .5 -2.5 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... 65.1 64.5 64.0 62.8 -5.8 -5.9 -4.2 -13.4 -5.8 -8.9 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................... 109.6 109.1 109.0 110.0 10.5 4.5 -2.9 1.5 7.5 -.7 

Pets, pet products and services 3 .............................................. 121.0 121.2 122.2 122.1 9.5 2.0 1.0 3.7 5.7 2.3 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... 154.6 154.3 155.8 155.2 11.6 -1.0 -2.0 1.6 5.1 -.3 

Pet food 1 2 3 ......................................................................... 110.1 110.1 111.1 110.4 11.5 -1.1 -3.6 1.1 5.0 -1.3 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. 104.8 104.6 105.8 106.1 5.1 1.2 -.8 5.1 3.1 2.1 

Pet services including veterinary 3 ........................................... 144.5 145.4 146.4 147.0 6.5 6.1 5.4 7.1 6.3 6.3 

Pet services 2 3 ...................................................................... 126.8 127.5 128.3 129.5 4.7 6.0 5.2 8.8 5.3 7.0 

Veterinarian services 2 3 ........................................................ 147.3 148.2 149.1 149.6 7.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.4 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ 113.5 114.0 113.5 114.3 5.0 -5.4 -4.8 2.8 -.3 -1.0 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... 128.5 129.6 129.6 131.2 13.7 -5.9 -8.0 8.7 3.4 .0 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. 99.1 99.1 98.2 98.5 -3.1 -4.7 -1.6 -2.4 -3.9 -2.0 

Photography 1 3 ......................................................................... 92.3 92.1 91.8 91.4 -7.4 .0 -2.1 -3.8 -3.8 -3.0 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. 102.5 101.7 100.5 99.7 -13.3 -1.9 -5.3 -10.5 -7.8 -7.9 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... 88.7 88.5 87.5 87.4 -7.8 4.2 1.4 -5.7 -2.0 -2.2 

Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ................................................ 63.8 62.9 61.8 60.9 -18.3 -11.3 -11.1 -17.0 -14.9 -14.1 

Photographers and film processing 1 3 .................................... 106.0 106.3 106.5 106.3 -2.2 1.1 .8 1.1 -.6 .9 

Photographer fees 1 2 3 ......................................................... 115.5 115.3 115.4 114.7 -21.3 9.4 9.5 -2.7 -7.2 3.2 

Film processing 1 2 3 .............................................................. 99.9 100.3 100.4 100.3 -.8 -.8 -1.2 1.6 -.8 .2 

Other recreational goods 3 ......................................................... 72.3 72.4 71.3 70.8 3.3 -5.8 -4.8 -8.0 -1.4 -6.4 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... 81.7 81.7 80.0 79.7 3.9 -7.8 -7.0 -9.4 -2.1 -8.2 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ........ 74.7 74.9 73.6 73.3 6.5 -4.6 -5.2 -7.3 .8 -6.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ............................... 94.5 95.6 94.9 92.7 3.5 -.8 .9 -7.4 1.3 -3.4 

Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .................................... 98.1 98.0 98.7 98.4 1.2 -.8 .8 1.2 .2 1.0 

Recreation services 3 ................................................................. 128.3 128.6 128.7 129.2 .6 2.2 2.9 2.8 1.4 2.8 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 3 ......... 116.5 117.1 117.1 116.8 -4.7 3.5 .0 1.0 -.7 .5 

Admissions ............................................................................... 275.6 276.3 276.6 278.7 3.3 .9 4.9 4.6 2.1 4.8 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 ................... 133.7 133.8 133.9 135.3 5.0 -1.5 4.0 4.9 1.7 4.4 

Admission to sporting events 2 3 ............................................ 140.3 142.0 142.5 143.0 .6 4.2 6.5 7.9 2.4 7.2 

Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................. 224.2 223.9 224.5 225.5 4.1 6.7 2.9 2.3 5.4 2.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ 203.2 203.9 202.9 203.5 4.1 .4 4.7 .6 2.2 2.6 

Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .............................................. 117.9 118.5 117.8 118.3 5.8 2.8 6.7 1.4 4.3 4.0 

Recreational books 1 3 ............................................................. 104.5 104.6 104.2 104.3 1.9 -3.8 2.3 -.8 -1.0 .8 

Education and communication 3 .................................................. 111.8 112.2 112.3 112.4 1.5 1.1 .7 2.2 1.3 1.4 

Education 3 ................................................................................ 146.2 147.1 147.9 148.3 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 353.4 356.4 358.9 357.1 4.2 2.3 3.1 4.3 3.3 3.7 

College textbooks 1 2 9 .......................................................... 116.3 116.4 117.0 117.5 2.5 .0 4.6 4.2 1.2 4.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 422.0 424.4 426.6 428.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.2 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 452.3 455.5 458.5 459.6 8.5 8.2 8.5 6.6 8.3 7.5 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 462.5 465.3 467.9 470.6 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.1 

Child care and nursery school 8 ............................................. 188.8 189.4 190.0 190.4 4.4 4.6 1.7 3.4 4.5 2.6 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 .................. 153.4 154.0 154.9 158.3 7.4 8.7 10.9 13.4 8.1 12.1 

Communication 3 ....................................................................... 85.5 85.6 85.4 85.4 -3.1 -4.1 -4.5 -.5 -3.6 -2.5 

Postage and delivery services 3 ............................................... 120.0 120.0 120.1 120.1 -.3 .3 .7 .3 .0 .5 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... 190.9 190.9 190.9 190.9 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 3 ................................................................. 154.4 155.8 157.3 158.9 -4.5 11.4 11.4 12.2 3.1 11.8 

Information and information processing 1 3 ............................. 83.4 83.5 83.3 83.2 -3.2 -4.1 -5.1 -1.0 -3.7 -3.1 

Telephone services 1 3 .......................................................... 94.6 94.9 94.8 94.8 -2.0 -3.7 -4.1 .8 -2.9 -1.7 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................... 205.1 204.9 205.5 206.3 -1.4 2.4 1.8 2.4 .5 2.1 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ..... 68.3 69.3 68.6 68.5 -5.8 -14.0 -9.9 1.2 -10.0 -4.5 

Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 ......................................... 49.4 49.9 49.4 49.4 -7.9 -13.7 -10.6 .0 -10.8 -5.4 

Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 ......................................... 68.8 70.1 69.5 69.0 -4.3 -14.5 -8.3 1.2 -9.5 -3.7 

Wireless telephone services 1 3 ........................................... 65.5 65.5 65.6 65.3 .6 .6 -5.9 -1.2 .6 -3.6 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 12 ............... 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 -7.6 -5.2 -7.9 -8.0 -6.4 -7.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 3 ................ 14.6 14.2 13.9 14.0 -7.2 -14.3 -17.1 -15.5 -10.8 -16.3 

Computer software and accessories 1 3 ................................ 61.5 61.3 61.1 60.7 -3.7 -4.4 -6.2 -5.1 -4.0 -5.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ..... 97.4 97.2 97.2 97.2 -8.7 5.1 .4 -.8 -2.0 -.2 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 3 ...................................................... 48.5 49.0 48.4 47.8 -5.3 -12.7 -5.6 -5.6 -9.1 -5.6 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 306.9 307.3 308.5 309.6 1.9 2.5 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 482.3 481.7 484.8 493.9 .3 6.2 1.5 10.0 3.2 5.7 

Cigarettes 1 3 ........................................................................... 195.1 194.8 196.0 199.9 -.2 6.2 1.2 10.2 2.9 5.6 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ............................. 145.2 146.3 147.1 148.3 6.5 5.2 4.5 8.8 5.8 6.7 

Personal care ............................................................................. 182.9 183.2 183.8 183.7 2.2 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... 154.0 153.8 153.4 153.1 1.8 -2.8 1.6 -2.3 -.5 -.4 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 3 .................................................................... 101.9 101.4 101.7 101.0 2.4 -6.8 1.6 -3.5 -2.3 -1.0 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... 170.1 170.7 169.2 169.6 1.2 1.9 1.4 -1.2 1.6 .1 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... 199.4 200.0 201.2 201.9 3.1 2.9 3.9 5.1 3.0 4.5 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ....................... 121.6 122.1 122.8 123.2 3.1 3.0 3.7 5.4 3.1 4.5 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 296.8 297.5 298.8 298.8 4.5 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.7 3.1 

Legal services 1 6 ................................................................... 234.8 235.6 236.6 238.5 8.4 2.4 4.0 6.5 5.4 5.2 

Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ 223.1 223.7 224.3 224.2 5.1 2.2 2.7 2.0 3.6 2.4 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... 120.1 120.2 120.7 120.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.0 3.1 2.5 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ...... 121.5 121.9 121.9 122.3 1.7 4.4 1.3 2.7 3.0 2.0 

Financial services 6 ................................................................ 249.9 250.6 251.3 250.1 5.4 2.6 3.3 .3 4.0 1.8 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. 123.1 123.4 123.4 123.5 6.4 .7 1.0 1.3 3.5 1.1 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 .......... 140.5 141.2 142.1 141.5 3.0 5.7 4.7 2.9 4.3 3.8 

Miscellaneous personal goods 3 .............................................. 87.3 87.1 86.8 85.6 -3.1 -3.6 .0 -7.6 -3.3 -3.9 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. 148.4 147.9 147.6 146.4 -4.0 -.3 3.6 -5.3 -2.1 -.9 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 156.6 156.7 156.2 156.2 5.1 3.2 4.5 -1.0 4.1 1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 138.6 138.6 137.9 137.8 6.7 2.1 5.7 -2.3 4.4 1.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 161.1 162.3 161.4 159.4 6.2 9.6 7.5 -4.2 7.9 1.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 190.4 190.0 187.6 185.2 16.8 7.3 14.4 -10.5 11.9 1.2 

Durables ..................................................................................... 115.0 115.2 115.3 115.7 -.3 -1.4 2.5 2.5 -.9 2.5 

Services ......................................................................................... 224.5 225.3 225.7 226.2 3.5 3.3 2.2 3.1 3.4 2.6 

Rent of shelter 5 ............................................................................. 229.8 229.9 230.4 230.8 4.0 2.9 2.3 1.8 3.4 2.0 

Transportation services .................................................................. 221.8 222.8 222.2 222.3 .7 2.0 1.8 .9 1.4 1.4 

Other services ................................................................................ 262.9 263.8 264.5 265.0 2.5 2.3 2.3 3.2 2.4 2.8 

All items less food .......................................................................... 191.2 191.7 191.6 191.8 4.4 2.8 3.4 1.3 3.6 2.3 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 181.1 181.7 181.5 181.6 4.1 3.4 3.6 1.1 3.8 2.4 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 184.4 184.8 184.8 184.9 3.8 3.3 3.1 1.1 3.6 2.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 140.7 140.7 140.0 139.8 6.3 2.0 5.9 -2.5 4.2 1.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 163.1 164.2 163.3 161.4 6.1 9.0 7.4 -4.1 7.5 1.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 189.9 189.5 187.2 185.0 15.8 7.3 13.2 -9.9 11.4 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Special aggregate indexes

Nondurables ................................................................................... 175.0 175.7 175.3 174.4 4.3 7.0 4.7 -1.4 5.7 1.6 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 115.9 116.1 115.4 115.5 2.4 -.3 -2.7 -1.4 1.0 -2.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ........................................................ 235.2 236.9 237.6 237.9 2.6 3.9 2.2 4.7 3.2 3.4 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 216.1 216.7 217.2 217.6 3.1 3.2 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.5 

Energy ............................................................................................ 157.5 159.0 156.9 155.1 20.5 14.9 14.4 -6.0 17.7 3.7 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 195.8 196.2 196.4 196.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 197.9 198.2 198.5 198.9 2.7 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 139.8 140.0 140.0 140.4 1.2 -.9 1.4 1.7 .1 1.6 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 173.3 172.4 167.7 164.0 39.1 19.0 30.6 -19.8 28.7 2.4 

Services less energy services .................................................... 232.0 232.5 232.9 233.4 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.1 2.4 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 193.7 194.0 194.0 194.0 2.6 6.3 2.1 .6 4.4 1.4

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 167.7 170.5 170.6 170.5 .7 4.2 .0 6.8 2.4 3.4 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed

expenditure categories1

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2005

from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Food and beverages

Rice 2 ......................................................................................... 109.4 108.0 108.3 109.5 0.1 -1.3 0.3 1.1 4.4 

White bread ................................................................................ 226.7 226.7 227.2 229.3 1.7 .0 .2 .9 6.3 

Bread other than white ............................................................... 233.9 233.5 233.7 237.8 3.2 -.2 .1 1.8 6.8

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ......................................................... 210.4 211.6 211.6 209.4 1.0 .6 .0 -1.0 2.0 

Cookies ...................................................................................... 201.5 207.7 208.1 206.6 -1.7 3.1 .2 -.7 .2 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................. 208.6 211.0 209.8 209.6 .0 1.2 -.6 -.1 2.1 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ...................................... 248.4 242.4 239.8 242.7 -.5 -2.4 -1.1 1.2 -.2 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 210.9 213.2 211.9 215.7 -.6 1.1 -.6 1.8 -.5 

Bacon and related products ....................................................... 218.3 216.4 212.4 215.5 -.4 -.9 -1.8 1.5 6.3 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................. 124.4 124.1 123.6 123.5 .1 -.2 -.4 -.1 4.4 

Ham, excluding canned .............................................................. 196.9 192.2 188.5 187.8 1.5 -2.4 -1.9 -.4 6.3 

Frankfurters ................................................................................ 164.4 165.6 172.8 170.4 -.8 .7 4.3 -1.4 -3.1 

Lunchmeats 2 ............................................................................. 115.7 116.2 116.8 117.5 .3 .4 .5 .6 4.6 

Lamb and organ meats .............................................................. 206.2 205.2 207.5 199.2 -.9 -.5 1.1 -4.0 -3.3

Lamb and mutton 2 ..................................................................... 119.6 NA 114.9 113.0 -2.4 - -

 -1.7 -

Fresh whole chicken ................................................................... 187.8 184.2 186.4 185.4 1.0 -1.9 1.2 -.5 7.9 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts .................................................. 188.2 186.5 186.3 185.7 -.8 -.9 -.1 -.3 5.5 

Canned fish and seafood ........................................................... 133.4 133.6 133.7 135.3 2.1 .1 .1 1.2 3.9 

Frozen fish and seafood ............................................................. 227.1 233.4 228.7 231.6 -1.0 2.8 -2.0 1.3 1.0 

Fresh whole milk ........................................................................ 183.4 183.0 181.5 187.2 -1.0 -.2 -.8 3.1 10.5 

Fresh milk other than whole 2 .................................................... 126.7 125.6 125.1 128.6 1.3 -.9 -.4 2.8 8.2 

Oranges, including tangerines .................................................... 432.7 372.4 313.7 303.5 8.3 -13.9 -15.8 -3.3 9.0 

Canned fruits 2 ........................................................................... 114.2 113.0 112.0 117.0 .4 -1.1 -.9 4.5 2.9 

Canned vegetables 2 .................................................................. 117.7 115.9 116.5 119.3 .6 -1.5 .5 2.4 2.8 

Frozen vegetables ...................................................................... 177.5 173.8 171.4 177.0 -.1 -2.1 -1.4 3.3 .4 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ................................................. 111.2 111.9 113.8 115.2 2.7 .6 1.7 1.2 6.1 

Roasted coffee ........................................................................... 146.6 146.2 146.4 154.2 -1.0 -.3 .1 5.3 6.2 

Instant and freeze dried coffee ................................................... 169.6 168.0 167.8 172.9 2.8 -.9 -.1 3.0 5.2 

Butter .......................................................................................... 194.5 190.4 186.2 195.2 .1 -2.1 -2.2 4.8 26.8 

Margarine ................................................................................... 178.6 173.9 173.0 174.1 -.6 -2.6 -.5 .6 -.2 

Peanut butter 2 ........................................................................... 110.6 110.6 110.3 110.1 -.6 .0 -.3 -.2 .1 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ..................................... 106.1 109.3 106.7 111.7 -.7 3.0 -2.4 4.7 4.4 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ........................................................... 112.1 111.0 109.7 110.0 3.9 -1.0 -1.2 .3 2.1 

Sauces and gravies 2 ................................................................. 105.4 101.0 102.4 107.9 -3.1 -4.2 1.4 5.4 .0 

Other condiments ....................................................................... 208.7 206.0 195.5 207.8 1.2 -1.3 -5.1 6.3 1.5 

Whiskey at home ........................................................................ 174.4 174.0 173.8 175.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 .9 .9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .............................. 177.0 176.9 175.7 175.8 -.1 -.1 -.7 .1 .6 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............ 122.3 122.6 123.1 123.1 .0 .2 .4 .0 3.5 

Wine away from home 2 ............................................................. 129.5 131.0 131.4 131.7 .7 1.2 .3 .2 4.7 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 .............................................. 125.9 126.2 126.3 126.6 .3 .2 .1 .2 3.0 

Housing

Laundry equipment ..................................................................... 106.4 105.9 105.3 107.0 .0 -.5 -.6 1.6 -2.0 

Transportation

New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................ 94.2 95.6 96.3 96.9 .7 1.5 .7 .6 1.3 

New cars .................................................................................... 133.0 134.9 135.5 136.4 .8 1.4 .4 .7 1.3 

New trucks 3 ............................................................................... 143.1 145.5 147.2 148.4 .5 1.7 1.2 .8 1.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................ 171.7 170.2 159.2 154.5 7.5 -.9 -6.5 -3.0 14.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .................................................. 176.4 175.4 165.2 160.0 7.3 -.6 -5.8 -3.1 14.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... 167.8 167.3 158.0 153.4 6.7 -.3 -5.6 -2.9 14.0 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................. 116.1 116.1 116.0 117.1 .3 .0 -.1 .9 1.2 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ....................................................... 168.5 171.2 170.3 172.6 .7 1.6 -.5 1.4 7.1

Parking fees and tolls 2 .............................................................. 134.2 135.0 135.4 137.4 2.0 .6 .3 1.5 6.6 

Automobile service clubs 2 ......................................................... 114.1 113.0 113.9 114.8 -.4 -1.0 .8 .8 1.2 

Ship fare 2 .................................................................................. 72.0 70.9 72.5 72.2 1.1 -1.5 2.3 -.4 4.3 

Medical care

Inpatient hospital services 5 6 ..................................................... 149.6 150.5 151.8 153.4 .3 .6 .9 1.1 5.7 

Outpatient hospital services 6 7 .................................................. 360.0 362.0 364.2 365.5 .9 .6 .6 .4 4.6 

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

expenditure categories1-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2005

from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Recreation

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ................. 78.7 77.5 77.1 76.2 1.0 -1.5 -0.5 -1.2 -2.7 

Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ............................................... 85.8 85.6 85.5 85.4 .0 -.2 -.1 -.1 -1.0 

Pet food 2 ................................................................................... 110.1 110.1 111.1 110.4 -.4 .0 .9 -.6 1.8 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ........................... 104.8 104.6 105.8 106.1 .1 -.2 1.1 .3 2.6 

Pet services 2 ............................................................................. 126.5 127.1 128.2 129.3 .3 .5 .9 .9 6.2 

Veterinarian services 2 ............................................................... 146.9 147.7 148.6 149.3 .3 .5 .6 .5 6.6 

Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................................... 88.7 88.5 87.5 87.4 .2 -.2 -1.1 -.1 -2.1 

Photographic equipment 2 .......................................................... 63.8 62.9 61.8 60.9 -2.4 -1.4 -1.7 -1.5 -14.5 

Photographer fees 2 ................................................................... 115.5 115.3 115.4 114.7 1.2 -.2 .1 -.6 -2.1 

Film processing 2 ....................................................................... 99.9 100.3 100.4 100.3 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 -.3 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 .................. 74.7 74.9 73.6 73.3 -.3 .3 -1.7 -.4 -2.8 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .......................... 133.8 133.4 133.5 135.0 .1 -.3 .1 1.1 3.1 

Admission to sporting events 2 ................................................... 139.8 141.2 141.4 142.4 .4 1.0 .1 .7 4.8 

Education and communication

College textbooks 8 .................................................................... 116.3 116.4 117.0 117.5 .3 .1 .5 .4 2.8 

Land-line interstate toll calls ....................................................... 49.4 49.9 49.4 49.4 -2.0 1.0 -1.0 .0 -8.2

Land-line intrastate toll calls ....................................................... 68.8 70.1 69.5 69.0 -1.7 1.9 -.9 -.7 -6.6

Other goods and services

Checking account and other bank services 2 ............................. 123.1 123.4 123.4 123.5 .0 .2 .0 .1 2.3 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................... 139.9 140.3 141.0 141.3 -.1 .3 .5 .2 4.0 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap .................................... 148.2 147.8 148.0 147.0 1.7 -.3 .1 -.7 -1.5 

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 6 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 186.0 186.3 3.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 

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

 554.2 554.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 188.4 189.0 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.940 187.9 188.5 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.540 187.6 188.0 2.6 .2 .4 -.1 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.342 206.3 207.6 1.9 .6 .4 -.1 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.845 183.2 183.4 1.9 .1 -.3 .5 .2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .962 179.9 183.2 6.4 1.8 -.2 -.6 2.2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.407 248.6 240.1 4.5 -3.4 3.4 -.7 -5.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.051 140.0 141.6 1.1 1.1 .1 .4 .4 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.934 163.2 165.3 1.8 1.3 -.3 -.4 .9 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .311 160.6 162.2 -.1 1.0 .5 -.8 -.3 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .311 167.3 170.4 6.0 1.9 .1 .0 .7 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.312 178.6 180.8 1.3 1.2 -.6 -.3 1.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .341 111.3 110.7 1.0 -.5 .7 .2 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.400 189.7 190.6 3.1 .5 .1 .1 .5 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .251 127.0 127.3 3.0 .2 .1 .3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.084 194.2 194.4 2.6 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 38.973 186.4 187.3 2.9 .5 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 29.902 213.5 214.4 2.5 .4 .1 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.025 213.0 213.7 3.0 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.742 118.6 122.2 3.1 3.0 -.5 .5 -.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 19.795 206.1 206.6 2.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .339 118.9 118.8 3.4 -.1 1.4 .7 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.288 164.7 166.0 6.7 .8 2.3 .2 -.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.336 146.4 147.4 6.8 .7 2.7 .3 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .281 183.4 180.9 20.9 -1.4 5.0 -1.7 -5.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.055 152.0 153.3 5.9 .9 2.6 .4 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .952 126.5 127.9 6.0 1.1 .2 .3 .9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 3.783 121.3 121.9 .7 .5 -.2 .2 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .321 129.3 130.3 5.3 .8 1.0 .1 .8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.208 118.6 116.1 .3 -2.1 .2 -.3 .5

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.063 115.7 114.6 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .3 .9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.664 110.2 105.3 -.2 -4.4 .2 -1.4 -.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 121.4 120.5 .3 -.7 .0 .2 1.7 

Footwear ................................................................................ .991 119.4 118.8 2.8 -.5 .1 .6 1.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.845 163.4 162.6 5.0 -.5 .1 -.5 -.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 19.072 160.9 160.0 5.1 -.6 -.1 -.6 -.3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.146 94.3 94.6 2.0 .3 .4 .1 .3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.725 139.8 140.7 1.1 .6 .8 .2 .6 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 3.536 138.1 138.3 5.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.843 161.7 156.9 14.4 -3.0 -1.0 -2.6 -2.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.803 160.9 156.1 14.3 -3.0 -1.0 -2.7 -2.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .449 109.3 110.1 2.3 .7 .5 -.1 .7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.357 205.3 206.0 3.1 .3 .5 .1 .4 

Public transportation ............................................................... .773 204.2 203.4 -.6 -.4 2.1 -.9 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.014 314.4 316.3 4.5 .6 .3 .3 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.126 264.4 265.2 2.1 .3 .0 -.2 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 3.888 327.7 330.0 5.2 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.270 277.2 278.9 4.1 .6 .4 .1 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.276 424.2 427.4 5.3 .8 .4 .7 .6 

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

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.546 106.1 106.5 0.9 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.878 103.2 103.4 .7 .2 -.2 .1 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.498 110.5 110.6 .7 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.361 147.0 147.3 5.9 .2 .6 .5 .3 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .217 357.6 359.0 3.7 .4 .8 .7 -.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.145 415.8 416.8 6.1 .2 .5 .5 .3 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.137 87.0 87.0 -2.9 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.990 85.5 85.5 -3.1 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.473 95.0 94.9 -2.4 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .517 14.8 14.8 -6.3 .0 -.7 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .171 13.7 13.7 -13.3 .0 -2.8 -1.4 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.891 315.9 318.0 2.8 .7 .2 .4 .5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.244 485.7 494.9 4.5 1.9 -.1 .7 1.9 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.648 181.9 182.1 2.1 .1 .3 .3 -.1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .712 153.8 153.3 -.6 -.3 .0 -.3 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .611 201.8 202.4 3.7 .3 .4 .6 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.160 298.4 299.2 3.7 .3 .3 .5 .0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.809 156.6 156.3 3.2 -.2 .1 -.3 -.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 188.4 189.0 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 27.786 138.8 138.0 3.4 -.6 -.1 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.322 160.9 158.8 5.2 -1.3 .8 -.6 -1.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.208 118.6 116.1 .3 -2.1 .2 -.3 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.113 190.8 188.8 7.0 -1.0 -.2 -1.4 -1.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.464 115.1 115.5 1.3 .3 .3 .1 .3 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.191 220.5 221.5 2.9 .5 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.562 205.6 206.5 2.5 .4 .0 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .339 118.9 118.8 3.4 -.1 1.4 .7 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.055 152.0 153.3 5.9 .9 2.6 .4 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .952 126.5 127.9 6.0 1.1 .2 .3 .9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .321 129.3 130.3 5.3 .8 1.0 .1 .8 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.166 222.7 222.8 1.7 .0 .4 -.1 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.888 327.7 330.0 5.2 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.907 256.5 257.2 2.1 .3 .4 .2 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.060 185.5 185.7 3.1 .1 .3 -.1 .1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 70.098 178.0 178.0 3.2 .0 .3 -.1 .0 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.986 180.6 180.8 3.0 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 28.870 140.7 140.0 3.3 -.5 -.1 -.4 -.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.406 162.9 160.9 5.0 -1.2 .7 -.5 -1.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.197 190.3 188.5 6.6 -.9 -.3 -1.2 -1.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.346 175.1 174.3 3.9 -.5 .5 -.2 -.6

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.628 209.9 210.8 3.3 .4 .7 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.303 212.4 213.2 2.7 .4 .3 .2 .1 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.179 153.3 151.4 10.6 -1.2 .7 -1.3 -1.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 90.821 191.0 191.5 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.881 192.0 192.4 2.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.745 139.9 139.9 1.2 .0 .1 .1 .4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.124 163.4 158.7 14.8 -2.9 -.6 -2.6 -2.3 

Services less energy services ................................................ 51.136 228.1 229.0 2.6 .4 .2 .2 .2 

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

 $ .537 $ .537 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ........... - $ .180 $ .180 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 186.3 186.8 186.7 186.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 1.3 3.8 2.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 187.9 188.4 188.4 188.5 2.9 5.1 2.2 1.3 4.0 1.7 

Food ....................................................................................... 187.4 187.9 187.9 188.0 2.7 5.5 1.9 1.3 4.1 1.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 187.0 187.7 187.6 187.1 2.4 6.9 .9 .2 4.7 .5

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 207.2 208.0 207.7 207.8 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.1 1.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 182.8 182.3 183.2 183.5 -.9 9.5 -1.7 1.5 4.2 -.1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 180.4 180.0 179.0 183.0 4.7 40.4 -17.7 5.9 21.3 -6.6

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 239.2 247.4 245.6 233.1 6.2 -2.6 28.0 -9.8 1.7 7.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 139.9 140.1 140.6 141.1 -1.1 1.7 .9 3.5 .3 2.2 

Other food at home ............................................................ 164.8 164.3 163.7 165.1 6.3 2.0 -1.7 .7 4.1 -.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 162.5 163.3 162.0 161.5 1.0 .5 .2 -2.4 .7 -1.1 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 168.9 169.1 169.1 170.2 15.3 14.2 -6.8 3.1 14.7 -2.0 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 180.3 179.2 178.6 180.8 5.5 -.2 -.9 1.1 2.6 .1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 110.3 111.1 111.3 110.7 5.2 -4.6 2.2 1.5 .2 1.8 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 189.3 189.5 189.7 190.6 2.8 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.1 3.2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 126.4 126.5 126.9 127.3 2.6 2.3 4.2 2.9 2.4 3.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 193.9 194.2 194.2 194.4 5.6 .2 3.6 1.0 2.9 2.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 186.4 187.0 187.4 187.7 3.1 3.3 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 213.8 214.0 214.4 214.8 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.9 3.0 2.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 212.1 212.4 212.9 213.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.9 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 128.5 127.9 128.5 127.3 10.8 3.2 3.2 -3.7 6.9 -.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 205.4 205.6 205.9 206.4 2.8 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.7 1.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.5 118.1 118.9 118.8 3.9 1.0 .7 8.1 2.5 4.3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 162.7 166.4 166.8 166.7 3.4 11.1 1.5 10.2 7.1 5.8 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 144.3 148.2 148.6 148.2 2.9 11.9 .8 11.3 7.3 5.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 180.2 189.3 186.1 175.1 2.5 32.8 76.2 -10.8 16.7 25.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 149.8 153.7 154.3 154.5 3.0 10.7 -2.9 13.2 6.8 4.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 126.1 126.4 126.8 128.0 5.4 7.4 4.9 6.2 6.4 5.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.8 121.6 121.8 121.9 -.3 -1.3 4.0 .3 -.8 2.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 127.9 129.2 129.3 130.3 6.3 6.2 1.3 7.7 6.2 4.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 119.7 119.9 119.5 120.1 2.0 -1.0 -1.0 1.3 .5 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 115.8 115.7 116.0 117.1 -.3 .3 -7.6 4.6 .0 -1.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 113.3 113.5 111.9 111.5 5.9 -1.1 1.1 -6.2 2.3 -2.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 120.7 120.7 120.9 123.0 -1.9 -3.9 .0 7.8 -2.9 3.8 

Footwear ................................................................................ 118.4 118.5 119.2 120.9 .3 -3.0 5.2 8.7 -1.4 7.0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 165.2 165.3 164.4 163.9 9.3 5.1 9.5 -3.1 7.2 3.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 162.7 162.6 161.7 161.2 9.2 5.7 10.2 -3.6 7.4 3.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 93.5 93.9 94.0 94.3 .0 -.4 5.3 3.5 -.2 4.4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 137.4 138.5 138.8 139.7 .3 -1.7 -.9 6.9 -.7 2.9 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 137.6 137.5 138.1 138.3 1.5 2.8 14.6 2.1 2.1 8.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 172.6 170.9 166.4 162.9 41.5 19.0 28.2 -20.7 29.7 .9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 171.9 170.2 165.6 162.1 41.3 19.4 28.0 -20.9 29.9 .6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 108.9 109.4 109.3 110.1 -.4 2.6 2.6 4.5 1.1 3.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 203.7 204.7 205.0 205.8 1.6 3.6 2.8 4.2 2.6 3.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 205.5 209.8 207.9 206.7 2.1 -3.2 -3.4 2.4 -.6 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 313.2 314.2 315.1 316.2 6.1 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.9 4.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 265.5 265.4 264.9 265.7 3.4 1.2 3.5 .3 2.3 1.9 

Medical care services ............................................................. 325.7 327.0 328.4 329.6 6.8 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.6 4.6 

Professional services ........................................................... 276.8 277.9 278.3 279.1 6.6 3.0 3.4 3.4 4.8 3.4

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 419.2 420.8 423.6 426.1 5.4 6.1 3.0 6.7 5.8 4.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.4 106.5 106.4 106.6 2.7 -0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.6 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.8 103.6 103.7 103.5 2.8 .4 .8 -1.2 1.6 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 109.9 110.2 110.3 110.4 .7 .0 .0 1.8 .4 .9 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 144.9 145.7 146.4 146.8 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.9 5.8 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 355.2 357.9 360.3 358.6 4.8 2.2 4.0 3.9 3.5 4.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 409.7 411.9 413.8 415.2 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.5 6.2 6.0 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 87.1 87.2 87.0 87.0 -2.7 -4.0 -4.5 -.5 -3.3 -2.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 85.6 85.7 85.5 85.5 -3.1 -3.6 -5.0 -.5 -3.4 -2.7 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 94.8 95.1 95.0 94.9 -2.0 -3.7 -4.1 .4 -2.9 -1.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 -7.4 -5.1 -7.6 -5.2 -6.2 -6.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 14.3 13.9 13.7 13.7 -5.0 -14.5 -17.4 -15.8 -9.9 -16.6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 314.7 315.2 316.5 318.2 1.8 2.7 2.2 4.5 2.3 3.4

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 483.0 482.5 485.7 494.9 .3 6.5 1.2 10.2 3.3 5.6 

Personal care ......................................................................... 181.4 181.9 182.4 182.3 2.5 1.1 2.7 2.0 1.8 2.3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 154.3 154.3 153.8 153.3 2.1 -3.1 1.0 -2.6 -.5 -.8 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 199.9 200.6 201.8 202.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 5.1 3.1 4.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 297.1 298.0 299.5 299.5 5.2 2.9 3.6 3.3 4.1 3.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 157.5 157.6 157.2 157.1 5.4 3.7 5.0 -1.0 4.5 1.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 187.9 188.4 188.4 188.5 2.9 5.1 2.2 1.3 4.0 1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 140.3 140.2 139.5 139.4 7.0 2.4 7.1 -2.5 4.7 2.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 165.0 166.3 165.3 163.2 6.9 10.8 7.9 -4.3 8.8 1.6 

Apparel ................................................................................. 119.7 119.9 119.5 120.1 2.0 -1.0 -1.0 1.3 .5 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 196.7 196.3 193.6 190.9 17.9 9.1 14.9 -11.3 13.4 .9 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.5 114.9 115.0 115.3 -.4 -1.4 4.3 2.8 -.9 3.6 

Services ...................................................................................... 220.1 220.9 221.4 221.8 3.2 3.2 2.0 3.1 3.2 2.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 205.8 205.9 206.3 206.7 3.8 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.2 1.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.5 118.1 118.9 118.8 3.9 1.0 .7 8.1 2.5 4.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 149.8 153.7 154.3 154.5 3.0 10.7 -2.9 13.2 6.8 4.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 126.1 126.4 126.8 128.0 5.4 7.4 4.9 6.2 6.4 5.5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 127.9 129.2 129.3 130.3 6.3 6.2 1.3 7.7 6.2 4.4 

Transportation services ............................................................ 222.3 223.2 222.9 223.2 .9 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 

Medical care services ............................................................... 325.7 327.0 328.4 329.6 6.8 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.6 4.6 

Other services .......................................................................... 255.3 256.2 256.7 257.1 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.9 1.9 2.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 185.9 186.4 186.3 186.5 4.3 3.1 3.5 1.3 3.7 2.4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 178.3 178.9 178.7 178.7 4.2 3.7 3.9 .9 4.0 2.4 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 180.9 181.3 181.3 181.4 3.9 3.4 3.4 1.1 3.7 2.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 142.2 142.1 141.5 141.3 6.9 2.6 6.7 -2.5 4.7 2.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 166.8 168.0 167.1 165.0 6.5 10.1 7.8 -4.2 8.3 1.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 195.7 195.2 192.9 190.4 16.4 8.7 14.0 -10.4 12.5 1.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 176.9 177.7 177.3 176.2 4.8 7.4 4.9 -1.6 6.1 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 208.8 210.3 210.9 211.2 2.6 3.9 1.9 4.7 3.3 3.3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 212.1 212.8 213.3 213.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 2.9 3.0 2.4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 157.7 158.8 156.8 154.8 21.2 15.8 14.7 -7.2 18.5 3.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 190.7 191.1 191.3 191.7 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 191.8 192.1 192.4 192.8 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 139.8 140.0 140.1 140.6 .9 -.6 2.3 2.3 .1 2.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 173.6 172.5 168.0 164.1 39.1 19.6 30.3 -20.2 29.0 2.0 

Services less energy services ................................................ 227.9 228.3 228.7 229.2 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 100.000 186.0 186.3 3.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 

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

 554.2 554.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................... 17.024 188.4 189.0 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food ........................................................................................... 15.940 187.9 188.5 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .1 

Food at home ........................................................................... 9.540 187.6 188.0 2.6 .2 .4 -.1 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 1.342 206.3 207.6 1.9 .6 .4 -.1 .0 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ .467 185.1 186.5 .2 .8 .3 .0 -.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... .061 165.4 181.9 .1 10.0 .7 -1.7 2.4 

Breakfast cereal 1 .............................................................. .249 205.6 203.2 -.3 -1.2 -.4 .5 -1.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... .157 165.0 165.3 1.2 .2 .6 .0 .2 

Bakery products ................................................................... .875 217.6 218.8 2.7 .6 .5 -.3 .3 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ .260 123.6 125.1 6.5 1.2 .2 -.1 1.2 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... .116 123.6 123.2 2.4 -.3 .4 -.5 -.3 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... .251 208.4 207.0 1.5 -.7 1.3 .0 -.4 

Other bakery products ....................................................... .249 207.9 211.0 .5 1.5 -.3 -.6 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 2.845 183.2 183.4 1.9 .1 -.3 .5 .2 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 2.725 184.6 185.3 3.4 .4 .0 .3 .3 

Meats ................................................................................. 1.841 185.4 185.8 3.0 .2 .5 .4 .2 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ .916 197.0 197.0 1.5 .0 .6 .2 .0 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ .354 170.4 169.7 2.8 -.4 .6 .6 -.4 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... .165 145.4 145.2 1.9 -.1 1.5 .6 -.1 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ................................................. .326 143.3 143.9 1.3 .4 -1.0 -.1 1.3 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. .071 130.8 131.8 -3.6 .8 1.3 -1.3 .8 

Pork .................................................................................. .570 175.3 177.6 5.5 1.3 .2 -.2 1.1 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ........ .177 124.7 125.6 6.1 .7 -1.1 .1 1.0 

Ham ............................................................................... .118 169.4 170.9 5.8 .9 .4 .7 1.3 

Pork chops ..................................................................... .141 167.9 171.4 3.4 2.1 1.2 -1.4 1.5 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ...................... .133 108.0 109.8 6.6 1.7 -.2 -.3 1.1 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... .354 178.1 176.7 2.8 -.8 1.0 1.8 -.8 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. .530 184.5 184.6 5.4 .1 -2.0 .4 .1 

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... .437 121.0 120.2 5.6 -.7 -1.5 .7 -.7 

Other poultry including turkey 2 ........................................ .093 110.4 114.1 4.3 3.4 .2 -1.1 2.0 

Fish and seafood 1 ............................................................. .354 197.7 200.5 2.7 1.4 .4 .1 1.4 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... .210 113.9 114.7 2.3 .7 -.3 1.1 .7 

Processed fish and seafood 2 .......................................... .145 107.1 109.7 3.3 2.4 .8 -.6 2.4 

Eggs ..................................................................................... .120 151.2 144.5 -23.1 -4.4 -7.5 4.7 -3.2 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... .962 179.9 183.2 6.4 1.8 -.2 -.6 2.2 

Milk 2 .................................................................................... .390 124.3 127.7 9.3 2.7 -.7 -.3 2.9 

Cheese and related products ............................................... .276 180.2 183.1 6.9 1.6 .4 -.7 2.1 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... .167 180.6 182.1 .7 .8 -.6 .0 .7 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... .129 120.0 120.9 4.0 .8 -1.6 -.5 .8 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 1.407 248.6 240.1 4.5 -3.4 3.4 -.7 -5.1 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 1.124 300.3 285.0 5.0 -5.1 4.3 -.9 -6.7 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... .537 302.7 299.9 8.0 -.9 1.6 -.9 -.1 

Apples .............................................................................. .098 241.8 242.9 -1.5 .5 1.8 .6 -1.6 

Bananas ........................................................................... .086 158.5 162.6 -1.1 2.6 -2.6 -.4 .1 

Citrus fruits 2 .................................................................... .103 161.0 157.5 14.0 -2.2 4.0 -2.2 -.1 

Other fresh fruits 2 ............................................................ .250 126.5 123.9 13.7 -2.1 1.5 -.2 1.2 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... .587 296.0 269.7 2.4 -8.9 6.8 -.9 -12.6 

Potatoes ........................................................................... .094 230.0 236.7 4.2 2.9 1.6 2.3 -2.0 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... .070 270.9 252.3 -4.7 -6.9 5.0 11.6 -6.9 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... .165 416.9 302.4 9.6 -27.5 21.1 -3.1 -29.5 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... .258 285.2 279.9 .4 -1.9 -1.2 -2.2 -5.6 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... .282 113.9 117.4 2.4 3.1 .3 -.2 1.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .......................................... .149 112.5 115.9 2.5 3.0 .3 -.2 1.0 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................... .083 116.4 120.8 1.2 3.8 .1 -1.4 2.0 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 ... .050 112.5 115.0 5.0 2.2 .6 .9 1.9 

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

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 1.051 140.0 141.6 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .......................................... .749 108.6 109.7 .5 1.0 .2 .3 .0 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. .408 128.5 131.0 2.3 1.9 .0 1.1 -.1 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... .029 112.5 112.8 -5.7 .3 .3 -.9 .3 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ .311 105.6 105.3 -1.2 -.3 -.9 1.1 -.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 .................... .302 99.2 100.7 2.8 1.5 .0 .4 1.5 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. .101 144.6 150.8 5.4 4.3 -.8 .8 4.3 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ .201 115.4 115.6 1.4 .2 .2 1.0 .2 

Other food at home ................................................................ 1.934 163.2 165.3 1.8 1.3 -.3 -.4 .9 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ .311 160.6 162.2 -.1 1.0 .5 -.8 -.3 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... .064 142.7 146.7 -.2 2.8 -.5 .1 -.3 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. .189 107.3 107.8 -.2 .5 1.4 -1.6 .5 

Other sweets 2 ................................................................... .057 116.0 117.0 .1 .9 -.4 .3 -1.3 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... .311 167.3 170.4 6.0 1.9 .1 .0 .7 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... .097 135.9 139.7 12.9 2.8 -2.3 -.9 2.8 

Salad dressing 2 ................................................................. .082 110.8 111.4 1.5 .5 .2 -.1 .9 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... .133 114.0 116.1 4.0 1.8 -1.0 .2 1.8 

Other foods 1 ........................................................................ 1.312 178.6 180.8 1.3 1.2 -.6 -.3 1.2 

Soups ................................................................................. .099 208.3 207.2 1.4 -.5 .4 .0 1.0 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ .270 151.0 150.2 .3 -.5 -.8 -.3 -.6 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. .272 170.6 175.4 2.1 2.8 -1.7 -2.1 2.8 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ........................ .231 179.6 189.0 1.8 5.2 -2.9 -.2 5.2 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... .098 123.8 123.2 1.9 -.5 .1 .0 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... .341 111.3 110.7 1.0 -.5 .7 .2 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 6.400 189.7 190.6 3.1 .5 .1 .1 .5 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ............................................ 2.325 119.7 120.3 3.1 .5 .3 .2 .6 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 3.204 119.9 120.6 3.4 .6 .0 .1 .6 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ................................... .401 117.4 117.6 3.0 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... .217 111.2 111.2 2.1 .0 .4 .3 .0 

Other food away from home 2 ................................................ .251 127.0 127.3 3.0 .2 .1 .3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ................................................................ 1.084 194.2 194.4 2.6 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... .708 172.5 172.6 1.9 .1 .1 .1 -.2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ .490 176.5 176.2 2.7 -.2 .1 .2 -.4 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... .091 173.8 174.2 .3 .2 .1 .1 -.1 

Wine at home ......................................................................... .126 149.3 150.6 .3 .9 .3 -.7 .2 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... .376 240.3 240.6 3.6 .1 .4 .3 .1 

Housing ........................................................................................ 38.973 186.4 187.3 2.9 .5 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 29.902 213.5 214.4 2.5 .4 .1 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................... 8.025 213.0 213.7 3.0 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 ...................................................... 1.742 118.6 122.2 3.1 3.0 -.5 .5 -.9 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................. .168 330.2 330.4 5.9 .1 .5 .5 .4 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 1.574 247.0 255.4 2.9 3.4 -.6 .5 -1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................... 19.795 206.1 206.6 2.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .339 118.9 118.8 3.4 -.1 1.4 .7 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 5.288 164.7 166.0 6.7 .8 2.3 .2 -.1 

Fuels ........................................................................................ 4.336 146.4 147.4 6.8 .7 2.7 .3 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... .281 183.4 180.9 20.9 -1.4 5.0 -1.7 -5.9 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. .187 186.0 182.1 23.9 -2.1 4.4 -3.1 -5.6 

Other household fuels 5 ....................................................... .094 225.7 225.6 15.5 .0 3.9 -.2 -2.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................... 4.055 152.0 153.3 5.9 .9 2.6 .4 .1 

Electricity 3 ........................................................................... 2.667 137.7 140.2 3.5 1.8 1.0 .1 1.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 .................................................. 1.388 198.7 196.7 11.3 -1.0 6.0 1.1 -3.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .952 126.5 127.9 6.0 1.1 .2 .3 .9 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... .721 270.1 273.8 7.0 1.4 .3 .3 1.3 

Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ .231 307.1 307.2 2.7 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 3.783 121.3 121.9 .7 .5 -.2 .2 .1 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ........................ .282 89.4 90.7 -1.1 1.5 .0 .0 .6 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. .044 107.7 108.4 .8 .6 1.1 -.2 .6 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ .045 91.5 92.0 -3.0 .5 -1.9 .7 .5 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... .193 82.6 84.2 -.9 1.9 .2 -1.4 1.9 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... .845 123.0 123.0 -.5 .0 -.5 .0 .0 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ .270 137.8 138.5 5.0 .5 -.1 .5 .5 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ .409 93.7 94.0 -2.4 .3 -1.4 .0 .3 

Other furniture 2 ..................................................................... .142 88.7 87.2 -4.8 -1.7 .7 -1.0 -1.6 

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

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Appliances 2 ............................................................................. .319 84.6 85.8 -1.8 1.4 -0.6 0.1 1.3 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. .186 89.4 91.4 -.2 2.2 -.6 .0 2.2 

Other appliances 2 ................................................................. .125 77.9 77.9 -4.2 .0 -.3 1.3 .0 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ......................... .555 87.2 86.6 .0 -.7 -1.2 -.5 -1.4 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... .303 87.3 86.8 -.3 -.6 -1.5 -2.1 -.6 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 7 ................................................. .106 121.7 120.4 -.1 -1.1 -.6 -.9 -1.1 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... .059 86.2 85.9 -.6 -.3 .6 .3 -.3 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ .087 92.0 91.7 1.7 -.3 -.4 -1.2 -.3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. .613 92.9 94.3 2.2 1.5 .1 .1 1.5 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... .185 96.0 96.9 2.0 .9 .3 .4 .9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ........................................ .272 90.2 92.0 2.2 2.0 .1 .2 1.8 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... .849 158.7 159.2 1.3 .3 .3 .1 .3 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... .395 106.6 106.5 -1.1 -.1 .5 -.1 -.1 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... .220 124.6 125.3 6.8 .6 .7 1.5 .6 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ..................................... .234 103.9 104.9 .5 1.0 -.1 -.3 1.1 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .321 129.3 130.3 5.3 .8 1.0 .1 .8 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ .063 124.6 125.1 2.0 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... .095 126.9 NA - -

 .2 .0 -

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ........................................ .065 124.3 125.2 4.6 .7 3.0 .2 1.3 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ .059 144.8 145.3 7.5 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 4.208 118.6 116.1 .3 -2.1 .2 -.3 .5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 1.063 115.7 114.6 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .3 .9 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... .808 121.5 120.1 -.1 -1.2 -.2 .5 .7 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ .154 124.7 123.1 -1.2 -1.3 1.1 .4 .2 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... .190 135.4 133.9 -3.9 -1.1 1.3 -.4 -1.3 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ................................................... .218 87.3 83.3 -2.3 -4.6 -1.1 .0 1.1 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... .221 109.6 112.1 6.4 2.3 .3 1.5 1.0 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... .255 98.7 98.6 -3.0 -.1 -.9 -.4 1.8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 1.664 110.2 105.3 -.2 -4.4 .2 -1.4 -.4 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 1.310 109.2 105.0 -.3 -3.8 .6 -2.2 .4 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... .102 113.4 103.5 2.3 -8.7 -.9 -2.1 -2.2 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. .150 99.7 94.1 1.6 -5.6 -2.0 -3.2 2.9 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ............................................. .686 87.4 83.6 -.4 -4.3 1.3 -3.2 .3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ................................................................. .334 91.8 91.5 -1.4 -.3 .2 -.1 .2 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ .355 113.8 106.5 .4 -6.4 -1.5 1.4 -3.2 

Footwear .................................................................................... .991 119.4 118.8 2.8 -.5 .1 .6 1.4 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... .338 115.6 115.6 -2.7 .0 .5 .4 .9 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ....................................................... .254 123.6 123.3 7.4 -.2 .2 -1.4 -.2 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... .400 119.2 117.8 4.9 -1.2 -.1 .8 1.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... .242 121.4 120.5 .3 -.7 .0 .2 1.7 

Jewelry and watches 5 ............................................................... .248 126.5 127.6 -.3 .9 .5 1.9 -1.9 

Watches 5 ................................................................................ .032 108.4 109.9 -.5 1.4 -1.4 -.3 -.3 

Jewelry 5 .................................................................................. .215 131.4 132.4 -.4 .8 .8 2.3 -2.1 

Transportation .............................................................................. 19.845 163.4 162.6 5.0 -.5 .1 -.5 -.3 

Private transportation ................................................................. 19.072 160.9 160.0 5.1 -.6 -.1 -.6 -.3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 9.146 94.3 94.6 2.0 .3 .4 .1 .3 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 4.725 139.8 140.7 1.1 .6 .8 .2 .6 

Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... 3.536 138.1 138.3 5.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Leased cars and trucks 1 8 .................................................... .689 90.8 90.1 -5.0 -.8 -.2 -2.0 -.8 

Car and truck rental 2 ............................................................. .070 102.1 102.1 -2.7 .0 .3 .1 .7 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 4.843 161.7 156.9 14.4 -3.0 -1.0 -2.6 -2.1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 4.803 160.9 156.1 14.3 -3.0 -1.0 -2.7 -2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................... -

 159.6 154.9 14.5 -2.9 -1.2 -2.7 -2.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ....................................... -

 165.9 160.7 14.1 -3.1 -.9 -2.5 -2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ............................................ -

 158.3 153.8 13.9 -2.8 -.6 -2.4 -2.1 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. .040 153.0 148.7 25.4 -2.8 1.1 -5.6 -2.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ....................................... .449 109.3 110.1 2.3 .7 .5 -.1 .7 

Tires 1 .................................................................................... .237 102.4 103.0 2.6 .6 .4 .0 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. .212 112.3 113.2 2.0 .8 .4 -.1 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 1.357 205.3 206.0 3.1 .3 .5 .1 .4 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... .082 210.8 210.1 2.5 -.3 .0 .0 -.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... .462 187.9 188.1 3.1 .1 1.4 .3 .1 

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

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle repair 2 ............................................................. .793 124.7 125.4 3.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 2.825 330.5 331.0 3.4 .2 .1 .4 .4 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. .452 133.4 134.0 2.4 .4 -.1 .2 .4 

State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ......................... .314 133.3 133.7 1.3 .3 -.1 .1 .3 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... .120 132.9 134.2 5.7 1.0 .1 .7 1.0 

Public transportation .................................................................. .773 204.2 203.4 -.6 -.4 2.1 -.9 -.6 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. .389 217.8 215.8 -3.4 -.9 .9 -3.0 -.9 

Other intercity transportation 1 ................................................. .084 146.1 146.9 1.5 .5 -1.3 1.1 .5 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... .290 209.0 209.0 2.8 .0 3.0 .0 .0 

Medical care ................................................................................. 5.014 314.4 316.3 4.5 .6 .3 .3 .3 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 1.126 264.4 265.2 2.1 .3 .0 -.2 .3 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................. .789 340.0 341.8 3.7 .5 .2 .2 .4 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ...................... .337 149.2 148.8 -1.6 -.3 -.5 -.8 -.3 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. .256 176.6 176.1 -2.4 -.3 -.4 -1.1 -.3 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... .082 181.0 180.6 .8 -.2 -.4 .1 -.2 

Medical care services ................................................................ 3.888 327.7 330.0 5.2 .7 .4 .4 .4 

Professional services ............................................................... 2.270 277.2 278.9 4.1 .6 .4 .1 .3 

Physicians’ services 3 ............................................................ 1.341 282.9 284.2 4.0 .5 .2 .1 .2 

Dental services 3 .................................................................... .578 312.2 315.5 5.7 1.1 .5 .3 1.0 

Eyeglasses and eye care 5 .................................................... .198 163.4 163.8 1.9 .2 .9 .4 .4 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................... .153 188.0 188.6 2.7 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ................................................ 1.276 424.2 427.4 5.3 .8 .4 .7 .6 

Hospital services 3 11 ............................................................. 1.261 156.9 158.1 5.3 .8 .4 .6 .6 

Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 .......................................... -

 151.0 152.6 5.8 1.1 .3 .9 .7 

Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ......................................... -

 366.5 368.3 4.7 .5 .4 .7 .4 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 11 .................................. .015 150.0 151.0 3.9 .7 .3 .4 .1 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 5.546 106.1 106.5 .9 .4 .1 -.1 .2 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 1.878 103.2 103.4 .7 .2 -.2 .1 -.2 

Televisions ............................................................................... .135 28.0 27.8 -12.0 -.7 -1.7 -1.1 -1.1 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 .................... 1.152 326.8 329.2 4.0 .7 .2 .4 .1 

Other video equipment 2 .......................................................... .042 32.5 31.9 -14.5 -1.8 -.9 -1.5 -1.9 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... .194 77.7 77.2 -1.8 -.6 -.5 -.3 -.6 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... .139 63.2 61.6 -5.8 -2.5 -.5 -.6 -2.5 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... .124 108.6 109.6 3.5 .9 -.4 -.2 .9 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .............................................. .593 120.0 120.1 4.1 .1 .1 1.0 .0 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... .379 155.3 154.9 2.9 -.3 -.2 1.2 -.3 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ........................................... .215 146.2 147.0 6.1 .5 .6 .7 .3 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ .714 115.1 116.0 -.3 .8 .9 -.3 .8 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... .392 132.5 133.5 1.4 .8 1.5 .0 .8 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. .317 96.3 97.0 -2.3 .7 .3 -.7 .7 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... .186 92.2 91.9 -3.9 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.3 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. .085 100.6 100.0 -8.3 -.6 -.8 -1.4 -.6 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... .100 106.5 106.3 .1 -.2 .3 .0 -.2 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... .441 70.4 70.1 -4.0 -.4 .1 -1.7 -.4 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... .327 81.6 81.4 -5.1 -.2 .0 -2.0 -.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... .054 94.0 92.2 -.9 -1.9 1.1 -.7 -1.9 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... .042 97.9 97.2 .1 -.7 -.1 .4 -.7 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 1.460 129.4 130.3 2.1 .7 .2 .1 .5 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 ......... .372 115.9 116.2 -.9 .3 .4 .0 -.3 

Admissions ............................................................................... .649 274.5 277.6 3.4 1.1 .2 .1 .8 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. .165 227.0 228.1 3.8 .5 -.4 .2 .6 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ .273 204.3 205.1 2.7 .4 .3 -.5 .4 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. .176 117.2 117.9 4.2 .6 .3 -.6 .6 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. .097 103.9 104.0 .0 .1 .3 -.4 .1 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 5.498 110.5 110.6 .7 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 2.361 147.0 147.3 5.9 .2 .6 .5 .3 

Educational books and supplies .............................................. .217 357.6 359.0 3.7 .4 .8 .7 -.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 2.145 415.8 416.8 6.1 .2 .5 .5 .3 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... .952 462.2 462.4 8.0 .0 .8 .7 .2 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... .233 470.4 470.6 7.2 .0 .6 .6 .6 

Child care and nursery school 7 ............................................. .815 189.7 190.5 3.4 .4 .3 .3 .2 

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

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .................. .062 157.3 160.8 10.1 2.2 0.5 0.7 2.4 

Communication 2 ....................................................................... 3.137 87.0 87.0 -2.9 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Postage and delivery services 2 ............................................... .147 120.0 120.1 .3 .1 .1 .0 .1 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... .141 191.7 191.7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 2 ................................................................. .006 154.9 158.6 7.7 2.4 .9 1.0 1.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 2.990 85.5 85.5 -3.1 .0 .1 -.2 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 2.473 95.0 94.9 -2.4 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................... 1.005 205.4 206.2 1.3 .4 -.1 .3 .4 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ..... .777 68.4 68.3 -7.3 -.1 1.5 -1.0 -.1 

Wireless telephone services 1 2 ........................................... .692 66.7 66.4 -1.5 -.4 .0 .2 -.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 12 ............... .517 14.8 14.8 -6.3 .0 -.7 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ .171 13.7 13.7 -13.3 .0 -2.8 -1.4 .0 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ .034 60.0 59.5 -5.9 -.8 -.2 -.3 -.8 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ..... .244 97.3 97.4 -1.3 .1 -.2 -.1 .1 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 2 ...................................................... .063 48.5 47.8 -7.2 -1.4 .6 -1.0 -1.4 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 3.891 315.9 318.0 2.8 .7 .2 .4 .5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 1.244 485.7 494.9 4.5 1.9 -.1 .7 1.9 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... 1.167 196.0 199.8 4.3 1.9 -.2 .7 1.9 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. .069 146.8 148.1 6.8 .9 1.0 .6 .9 

Personal care ............................................................................. 2.648 181.9 182.1 2.1 .1 .3 .3 -.1 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... .712 153.8 153.3 -.6 -.3 .0 -.3 -.3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... .394 101.4 100.7 -1.6 -.7 -.4 .2 -.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... .312 171.4 171.8 .6 .2 .3 -1.0 .2 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... .611 201.8 202.4 3.7 .3 .4 .6 .3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... .611 123.0 123.4 3.8 .3 .3 .6 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 1.160 298.4 299.2 3.7 .3 .3 .5 .0 

Legal services 1 5 ................................................................... .290 238.0 239.6 6.1 .7 .5 .4 .7 

Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ .192 228.4 229.0 3.2 .3 .3 .3 -.1 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... .351 120.5 120.5 2.7 .0 .2 .3 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... .025 123.4 123.8 2.3 .3 .4 .1 .3 

Financial services 5 ................................................................ .197 251.0 250.9 2.9 .0 .4 .3 -.5 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .............................................. .165 85.7 85.5 -3.5 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.8 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 44.809 156.6 156.3 3.2 -.2 .1 -.3 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 27.786 138.8 138.0 3.4 -.6 -.1 -.5 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 15.322 160.9 158.8 5.2 -1.3 .8 -.6 -1.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 11.113 190.8 188.8 7.0 -1.0 -.2 -1.4 -1.4 

Durables ..................................................................................... 12.464 115.1 115.5 1.3 .3 .3 .1 .3

Services ......................................................................................... 55.191 220.5 221.5 2.9 .5 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ............................................................................. 29.562 205.6 206.5 2.5 .4 .0 .2 .2 

Transportation services .................................................................. 6.166 222.7 222.8 1.7 .0 .4 -.1 .1 

Other services ................................................................................ 9.907 256.5 257.2 2.1 .3 .4 .2 .2

All items less food .......................................................................... 84.060 185.5 185.7 3.1 .1 .3 -.1 .1 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 70.098 178.0 178.0 3.2 .0 .3 -.1 .0

All items less medical care ............................................................. 94.986 180.6 180.8 3.0 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 28.870 140.7 140.0 3.3 -.5 -.1 -.4 -.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 16.406 162.9 160.9 5.0 -1.2 .7 -.5 -1.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 12.197 190.3 188.5 6.6 -.9 -.3 -1.2 -1.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 32.346 175.1 174.3 3.9 -.5 .5 -.2 -.6 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 3.217 114.2 111.3 -.4 -2.5 .2 -.6 .2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ........................................................ 25.628 209.9 210.8 3.3 .4 .7 .3 .1 

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

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services .............................................. 51.303 212.4 213.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 

Energy ............................................................................................ 9.179 153.3 151.4 10.6 -1.2 .7 -1.3 -1.3 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 90.821 191.0 191.5 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 74.881 192.0 192.4 2.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 23.745 139.9 139.9 1.2 .0 .1 .1 .4 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 5.124 163.4 158.7 14.8 -2.9 -.6 -2.6 -2.3 

Services less energy services .................................................... 51.136 228.1 229.0 2.6 .4 .2 .2 .2 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 8.049 193.6 193.6 2.9 .0 .2 .1 -.1 

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 9.405 166.4 167.3 2.9 .5 1.5 .2 -.1 

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

 $ .537 $ .537 - - - - -

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

 $ .180 $ .180 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................................................... 186.3 186.8 186.7 186.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 1.3 3.8 2.3 

Food and beverages .................................................................... 187.9 188.4 188.4 188.5 2.9 5.1 2.2 1.3 4.0 1.7 

Food ........................................................................................... 187.4 187.9 187.9 188.0 2.7 5.5 1.9 1.3 4.1 1.6 

Food at home ........................................................................... 187.0 187.7 187.6 187.1 2.4 6.9 .9 .2 4.7 .5 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................. 207.2 208.0 207.7 207.8 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.2 2.1 1.6 

Cereals and cereal products ................................................ 186.2 186.8 186.8 186.6 -5.3 2.0 3.3 .9 -1.7 2.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes .......................................... 177.5 178.8 175.7 180.0 -6.3 6.5 -4.8 5.8 -.1 .3 

Breakfast cereal 1 .............................................................. 205.4 204.6 205.6 203.2 -6.7 3.0 7.1 -4.2 -2.0 1.3 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... 164.0 165.0 165.0 165.3 1.2 .5 -.2 3.2 .9 1.5 

Bakery products ................................................................... 218.1 219.2 218.6 219.2 6.9 1.3 .6 2.0 4.1 1.3 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ 123.4 123.7 123.6 125.1 13.2 .7 6.8 5.6 6.7 6.2 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... 123.7 124.2 123.6 123.2 2.3 4.7 4.3 -1.6 3.5 1.3 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .......................................... 204.9 207.5 207.4 206.5 3.6 1.6 -2.5 3.2 2.6 .3 

Other bakery products ....................................................... 214.3 213.6 212.4 212.7 4.6 3.4 -3.1 -3.0 4.0 -3.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................ 182.8 182.3 183.2 183.5 -.9 9.5 -1.7 1.5 4.2 -.1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ 184.4 184.4 185.0 185.6 -.4 11.9 .0 2.6 5.5 1.3

Meats ................................................................................. 184.3 185.2 185.9 186.3 -2.4 11.8 -1.3 4.4 4.5 1.5 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ 195.5 196.6 197.0 197.0 -6.6 15.5 -4.4 3.1 3.9 -.7 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ 168.4 169.4 170.4 169.7 -9.1 9.0 9.3 3.1 -.5 6.2 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... 142.5 144.6 145.4 145.2 -15.6 17.8 .6 7.8 -.3 4.1 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ................................................. 145.0 143.6 143.5 145.4 -2.5 21.1 -11.7 1.1 8.7 -5.5 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. 130.8 132.5 130.8 131.8 -10.9 -3.9 -2.1 3.1 -7.5 .5 

Pork .................................................................................. 177.1 177.5 177.1 179.0 2.1 14.8 .9 4.4 8.3 2.6 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ........ 126.5 125.1 125.2 126.5 5.8 11.0 8.0 .0 8.4 3.9 

Ham ............................................................................... 169.2 169.8 171.0 173.3 -4.6 7.9 10.3 10.1 1.5 10.2 

Pork chops ..................................................................... 171.0 173.0 170.5 173.0 6.1 18.1 -12.9 4.8 11.9 -4.5 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ...................... 109.7 109.5 109.2 110.4 .0 18.5 6.1 2.6 8.9 4.3 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... 173.3 175.0 178.1 176.7 1.2 -.9 3.1 8.1 .1 5.5 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. 187.4 183.7 184.5 184.6 7.5 16.1 4.8 -5.8 11.7 -.6

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... 122.0 120.2 121.0 120.2 8.3 17.6 3.7 -5.8 12.9 -1.2 

Other poultry including turkey 2 ........................................ 113.6 113.8 112.6 114.9 6.7 3.3 2.9 4.7 5.0 3.8 

Fish and seafood 1 ............................................................. 196.8 197.6 197.7 200.5 -2.2 5.7 .0 7.7 1.6 3.8 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... 113.0 112.7 113.9 114.7 -4.2 10.9 -2.8 6.2 3.1 1.6 

Processed fish and seafood 2 .......................................... 106.9 107.8 107.2 109.8 1.1 -4.4 5.8 11.3 -1.7 8.5 

Eggs ..................................................................................... 149.4 138.2 144.7 140.0 -3.3 -30.8 -32.5 -22.9 -18.2 -27.8 

Dairy and related products ..................................................... 180.4 180.0 179.0 183.0 4.7 40.4 -17.7 5.9 21.3 -6.6 

Milk 2 .................................................................................... 125.0 124.1 123.7 127.3 1.7 77.8 -26.7 7.6 34.5 -11.2 

Cheese and related products ............................................... 180.8 181.5 180.2 183.9 6.7 27.9 -10.3 7.0 16.8 -2.0 

Ice cream and related products ........................................... 180.2 179.1 179.1 180.3 5.2 -2.2 -.2 .2 1.5 .0 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... 122.6 120.6 120.0 120.9 7.1 14.6 .7 -5.4 10.8 -2.4 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. 239.2 247.4 245.6 233.1 6.2 -2.6 28.0 -9.8 1.7 7.4 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................. 284.9 297.2 294.5 274.8 7.9 -3.8 36.0 -13.4 1.8 8.5 

Fresh fruits ......................................................................... 293.6 298.4 295.6 295.2 12.1 -1.0 20.0 2.2 5.3 10.8 

Apples .............................................................................. 245.7 250.0 251.6 247.6 10.9 -7.2 -11.6 3.1 1.4 -4.5 

Bananas ........................................................................... 165.3 161.0 160.3 160.5 .5 7.8 -1.0 -11.1 4.1 -6.2 

Citrus fruits 2 .................................................................... 172.0 178.9 174.9 174.8 10.9 -.8 44.4 6.7 4.9 24.1 

Other fresh fruits 2 ............................................................ 110.3 112.0 111.8 113.1 19.8 -2.3 28.5 10.5 8.2 19.2 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................... 275.1 293.9 291.4 254.7 3.7 -6.7 54.1 -26.5 -1.6 6.4 

Potatoes ........................................................................... 235.0 238.7 244.3 239.3 -4.3 .7 13.5 7.5 -1.8 10.4 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... 231.1 242.7 270.9 252.3 -46.1 -20.7 36.0 42.1 -34.6 39.0 

Tomatoes ......................................................................... 329.7 399.3 386.8 272.6 17.4 -10.8 194.4 -53.3 2.3 17.3 

Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... 291.7 288.3 282.1 266.3 -1.2 .3 47.7 -30.5 -.5 1.3 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... 115.6 116.0 115.8 117.0 .7 2.1 2.1 4.9 1.4 3.5 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .......................................... 114.4 114.7 114.5 115.6 .4 3.2 1.8 4.3 1.8 3.0 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................... 119.6 119.7 118.0 120.4 .7 .0 1.7 2.7 .3 2.2 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 ... 111.5 112.2 113.2 115.4 1.8 1.5 2.6 14.7 1.6 8.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. 139.9 140.1 140.6 141.1 -1.1 1.7 0.9 3.5 0.3 2.2 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .......................................... 108.8 109.0 109.3 109.3 -1.1 1.9 -.4 1.9 .4 .7 

Carbonated drinks .............................................................. 129.0 129.0 130.4 130.3 .6 6.4 -1.5 4.1 3.5 1.2 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... 113.2 113.5 112.5 112.8 -16.3 -6.1 2.1 -1.4 -11.4 .4 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ 105.4 104.5 105.6 105.3 -3.3 1.1 -2.2 -.4 -1.1 -1.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 .................... 98.4 98.4 98.8 100.3 -.8 1.7 2.5 8.0 .4 5.2 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. 144.7 143.5 144.6 150.8 4.3 2.0 -1.6 18.0 3.1 7.7

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ 114.1 114.3 115.4 115.6 -7.2 .0 8.1 5.4 -3.7 6.7 

Other food at home ................................................................ 164.8 164.3 163.7 165.1 6.3 2.0 -1.7 .7 4.1 -.5 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................ 162.5 163.3 162.0 161.5 1.0 .5 .2 -2.4 .7 -1.1 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners .......................................... 147.4 146.7 146.8 146.3 2.5 -2.4 2.2 -3.0 .0 -.4 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. 107.6 109.1 107.3 107.8 -.4 1.1 -2.2 .7 .4 -.7 

Other sweets 2 ................................................................... 117.4 116.9 117.2 115.7 1.4 3.1 1.7 -5.7 2.3 -2.0 

Fats and oils ......................................................................... 168.9 169.1 169.1 170.2 15.3 14.2 -6.8 3.1 14.7 -2.0 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... 140.5 137.2 135.9 139.7 43.1 33.0 -12.6 -2.3 38.0 -7.6 

Salad dressing 2 ................................................................. 110.6 110.8 110.7 111.7 -3.2 7.9 -2.1 4.0 2.2 .9 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... 115.0 113.8 114.0 116.1 6.6 8.7 -2.7 3.9 7.7 .5 

Other foods 1 ........................................................................ 180.3 179.2 178.6 180.8 5.5 -.2 -.9 1.1 2.6 .1 

Soups ................................................................................. 208.6 209.4 209.3 211.4 -1.1 3.7 -2.5 5.5 1.3 1.4 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ 152.1 150.9 150.5 149.6 6.0 -2.9 4.9 -6.4 1.5 -.9 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. 177.4 174.3 170.6 175.4 .7 2.3 10.3 -4.4 1.5 2.7 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces 1 ........................ 185.2 179.9 179.6 189.0 6.6 .9 -7.8 8.5 3.7 .0 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... 123.7 123.8 123.8 123.2 6.1 3.3 .0 -1.6 4.7 -.8 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... 110.3 111.1 111.3 110.7 5.2 -4.6 2.2 1.5 .2 1.8 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 189.3 189.5 189.7 190.6 2.8 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.1 3.2 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ............................................ 119.2 119.5 119.7 120.4 2.1 3.5 2.7 4.1 2.8 3.4 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 119.8 119.8 119.9 120.6 3.5 4.1 3.4 2.7 3.8 3.1 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ................................... 116.6 117.0 117.1 117.3 5.0 -.3 4.6 2.4 2.3 3.5 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... 110.5 110.9 111.2 111.2 3.0 1.1 1.8 2.6 2.0 2.2 

Other food away from home 2 ................................................ 126.4 126.5 126.9 127.3 2.6 2.3 4.2 2.9 2.4 3.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ................................................................ 193.9 194.2 194.2 194.4 5.6 .2 3.6 1.0 2.9 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages at home ................................................... 172.9 173.1 173.2 172.8 5.1 -.9 4.3 -.2 2.0 2.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ 176.5 176.6 177.0 176.3 6.7 -.2 5.1 -.5 3.2 2.3 

Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... 174.4 174.5 174.7 174.5 .7 -1.1 1.6 .2 -.2 .9 

Wine at home ......................................................................... 150.8 151.3 150.3 150.6 1.6 -2.1 2.2 -.5 -.3 .8 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... 238.7 239.6 240.3 240.6 3.0 5.1 3.2 3.2 4.0 3.2 

Housing ........................................................................................ 186.4 187.0 187.4 187.7 3.1 3.3 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 

Shelter ........................................................................................ 213.8 214.0 214.4 214.8 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.9 3.0 2.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................... 212.1 212.4 212.9 213.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ...................................................... 128.5 127.9 128.5 127.3 10.8 3.2 3.2 -3.7 6.9 -.3 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................. 324.2 325.8 327.3 328.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.9 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 270.3 268.8 270.1 267.2 11.4 2.9 2.7 -4.5 7.1 -1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................... 205.4 205.6 205.9 206.4 2.8 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.7 1.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.5 118.1 118.9 118.8 3.9 1.0 .7 8.1 2.5 4.3 

Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... 162.7 166.4 166.8 166.7 3.4 11.1 1.5 10.2 7.1 5.8 

Fuels ........................................................................................ 144.3 148.2 148.6 148.2 2.9 11.9 .8 11.3 7.3 5.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... 180.2 189.3 186.1 175.1 2.5 32.8 76.2 -10.8 16.7 25.3 

Fuel oil ................................................................................. 185.0 193.2 187.2 176.8 4.3 40.2 93.3 -16.6 20.9 27.0 

Other household fuels 5 ....................................................... 215.4 223.8 223.3 217.1 3.4 16.3 42.9 3.2 9.7 21.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................... 149.8 153.7 154.3 154.5 3.0 10.7 -2.9 13.2 6.8 4.8 

Electricity 3 ........................................................................... 140.7 142.1 142.2 144.7 .9 5.5 -3.9 11.9 3.2 3.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 .................................................. 182.0 192.9 195.0 188.8 7.8 23.3 -.4 15.8 15.3 7.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 126.1 126.4 126.8 128.0 5.4 7.4 4.9 6.2 6.4 5.5 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... 269.3 270.0 270.7 274.1 6.7 8.7 5.4 7.3 7.7 6.3 

Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ 305.6 306.5 307.1 307.2 2.4 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.8 2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ....................................... 121.8 121.6 121.8 121.9 -.3 -1.3 4.0 .3 -.8 2.2 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ........................ 89.8 89.8 89.8 90.3 -4.7 -8.6 7.5 2.2 -6.7 4.8 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. 106.7 107.9 107.7 108.4 2.6 -6.8 1.5 6.5 -2.2 4.0 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ 92.7 90.9 91.5 92.0 -8.2 .0 -.4 -3.0 -4.2 -1.7 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... 83.6 83.8 82.6 84.2 -5.1 -10.5 10.2 2.9 -7.8 6.5 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... 123.6 123.0 123.0 123.0 .6 1.0 -1.6 -1.9 .8 -1.8 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ 137.2 137.1 137.8 138.5 4.3 6.5 5.4 3.8 5.4 4.6 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ 95.0 93.7 93.7 94.0 -3.3 .4 -2.5 -4.1 -1.4 -3.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Other furniture 2 ..................................................................... 89.6 90.2 89.3 87.9 -2.6 -5.1 -4.3 -7.4 -3.9 -5.9 

Appliances 2 ............................................................................. 84.8 84.3 84.4 85.5 -.9 -8.5 -.5 3.3 -4.8 1.4 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. 89.9 89.4 89.4 91.4 -3.0 -4.8 .4 6.8 -3.9 3.6 

Other appliances 2 ................................................................. 77.1 76.9 77.9 77.9 -2.0 -12.7 -5.0 4.2 -7.5 -.5 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ......................... 89.1 88.0 87.6 86.4 -2.3 -.5 16.8 -11.6 -1.4 1.6 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... 90.6 89.2 87.3 86.8 -8.4 -5.5 35.3 -15.8 -7.0 6.8 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 7 ................................................. 123.6 122.8 121.7 120.4 15.4 -9.6 6.0 -10.0 2.2 -2.3 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... 85.4 85.9 86.2 85.9 -.5 -4.1 .0 2.4 -2.3 1.2 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ 93.5 93.1 92.0 91.7 5.9 10.0 -.9 -7.5 7.9 -4.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. 92.7 92.8 92.9 94.3 4.9 -3.0 .0 7.1 .9 3.5 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... 95.3 95.6 96.0 96.9 .0 .0 1.3 6.9 .0 4.0 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ........................................ 90.8 90.9 91.1 92.7 4.5 -6.8 3.1 8.6 -1.3 5.9 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... 158.1 158.6 158.7 159.2 1.0 -1.0 2.3 2.8 .0 2.6 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... 106.2 106.7 106.6 106.5 -.7 -1.8 -3.0 1.1 -1.3 -.9 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... 121.8 122.7 124.6 125.3 1.4 6.3 7.9 12.0 3.8 9.9 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ..................................... 105.0 104.9 104.6 105.7 -3.0 -2.7 4.7 2.7 -2.8 3.7 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 127.9 129.2 129.3 130.3 6.3 6.2 1.3 7.7 6.2 4.4 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ 123.8 124.4 124.6 125.1 .3 2.6 1.0 4.3 1.5 2.6 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... 126.7 126.9 126.9 NA 6.8 6.0 6.6 -

 6.4 -

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ........................................ 120.2 123.8 124.1 125.7 2.0 2.0 -3.9 19.6 2.0 7.2 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ 144.2 144.5 144.8 145.3 12.4 16.1 -.8 3.1 14.2 1.1 

Apparel ......................................................................................... 119.7 119.9 119.5 120.1 2.0 -1.0 -1.0 1.3 .5 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ 115.8 115.7 116.0 117.1 -.3 .3 -7.6 4.6 .0 -1.7 

Men’s apparel .......................................................................... 120.9 120.7 121.3 122.2 -1.6 3.3 -5.7 4.4 .8 -.8 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ 122.4 123.8 124.3 124.5 -6.5 6.3 -10.4 7.0 -.3 -2.1 

Men’s furnishings ................................................................... 135.6 137.3 136.7 134.9 -9.1 5.4 -8.9 -2.0 -2.1 -5.5 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ................................................... 85.4 84.5 84.5 85.4 1.4 1.8 -11.7 .0 1.6 -6.0 

Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... 110.8 111.1 112.8 113.9 6.9 1.1 6.0 11.7 4.0 8.8 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... 101.8 100.9 100.5 102.3 1.9 -8.1 -7.1 2.0 -3.2 -2.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ 113.3 113.5 111.9 111.5 5.9 -1.1 1.1 -6.2 2.3 -2.6 

Women’s apparel ..................................................................... 113.0 113.7 111.2 111.7 3.6 .0 -.4 -4.5 1.8 -2.5 

Women’s outerwear ............................................................... 112.1 111.1 108.8 106.4 27.4 14.9 -7.8 -18.8 21.0 -13.5 

Women’s dresses .................................................................. 106.8 104.7 101.4 104.3 -3.5 -1.6 24.0 -9.0 -2.5 6.2 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ............................................. 91.4 92.6 89.6 89.9 10.1 -4.7 .0 -6.4 2.5 -3.3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 ................................................................. 93.3 93.5 93.4 93.6 -10.1 12.2 -7.4 1.3 .4 -3.1 

Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ 114.6 112.9 114.5 110.8 13.7 -5.2 7.7 -12.6 3.8 -3.0 

Footwear .................................................................................... 118.4 118.5 119.2 120.9 .3 -3.0 5.2 8.7 -1.4 7.0 

Men’s footwear ......................................................................... 114.0 114.6 115.1 116.1 -4.3 -6.6 -7.0 7.6 -5.5 .0 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear 1 ....................................................... 125.1 125.4 123.6 123.3 7.9 -5.0 37.6 -5.6 1.2 14.0 

Women’s footwear ................................................................... 119.3 119.2 120.2 121.5 10.4 -12.5 16.2 7.6 -1.7 11.8 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..................................................... 120.7 120.7 120.9 123.0 -1.9 -3.9 .0 7.8 -2.9 3.8 

Jewelry and watches 5 ............................................................... 127.2 127.8 130.2 127.7 3.8 4.4 -10.6 1.6 4.1 -4.7 

Watches 5 ................................................................................ 112.4 110.8 110.5 110.2 -5.3 .0 12.2 -7.6 -2.7 1.8 

Jewelry 5 .................................................................................. 131.3 132.4 135.4 132.6 5.2 5.1 -14.1 4.0 5.2 -5.5 

Transportation .............................................................................. 165.2 165.3 164.4 163.9 9.3 5.1 9.5 -3.1 7.2 3.0 

Private transportation ................................................................. 162.7 162.6 161.7 161.2 9.2 5.7 10.2 -3.6 7.4 3.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 93.5 93.9 94.0 94.3 .0 -.4 5.3 3.5 -.2 4.4 

New vehicles .......................................................................... 137.4 138.5 138.8 139.7 .3 -1.7 -.9 6.9 -.7 2.9 

Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... 137.6 137.5 138.1 138.3 1.5 2.8 14.6 2.1 2.1 8.1 

Leased cars and trucks 1 8 .................................................... 92.9 92.7 90.8 90.1 -7.4 -2.6 2.2 -11.5 -5.0 -4.9 

Car and truck rental 2 ............................................................. 103.0 103.3 103.4 104.1 -3.3 -9.4 -1.9 4.3 -6.4 1.2 

Motor fuel ................................................................................. 172.6 170.9 166.4 162.9 41.5 19.0 28.2 -20.7 29.7 .9 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ 171.9 170.2 165.6 162.1 41.3 19.4 28.0 -20.9 29.9 .6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................... 171.3 169.2 164.6 160.9 44.3 17.1 30.4 -22.2 30.0 .7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ....................................... 176.3 174.8 170.5 166.6 37.5 22.1 26.6 -20.3 29.6 .5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ............................................ 167.4 166.4 162.4 159.0 35.4 22.7 24.4 -18.6 28.9 .6 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. 160.2 162.0 153.0 148.7 68.9 10.8 78.0 -25.8 36.8 14.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ....................................... 108.9 109.4 109.3 110.1 -.4 2.6 2.6 4.5 1.1 3.5 

Tires 1 .................................................................................... 102.0 102.4 102.4 103.0 -2.4 5.7 3.2 4.0 1.6 3.6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. 111.9 112.4 112.3 113.2 2.2 -.7 1.8 4.7 .7 3.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..................................... 203.7 204.7 205.0 205.8 1.6 3.6 2.8 4.2 2.6 3.5 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... 211.0 210.9 210.8 210.1 3.8 2.5 5.7 -1.7 3.1 1.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... 184.8 187.3 187.9 188.1 0.2 4.7 0.4 7.3 2.4 3.8 

Motor vehicle repair 2 ............................................................. 124.2 124.3 124.6 125.3 2.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.8 3.6 

Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... 327.9 328.2 329.4 330.6 2.0 4.9 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.3 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. 133.2 133.1 133.4 134.0 3.1 3.4 .9 2.4 3.2 1.7 

State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ......................... 133.4 133.2 133.3 133.7 2.1 1.8 .3 .9 2.0 .6 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... 131.9 132.0 132.9 134.2 6.4 6.7 2.5 7.2 6.6 4.8 

Public transportation .................................................................. 205.5 209.8 207.9 206.7 2.1 -3.2 -3.4 2.4 -.6 -.6 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. 222.5 224.5 217.8 215.8 14.9 .7 -15.0 -11.5 7.6 -13.3 

Other intercity transportation 1 ................................................. 146.4 144.5 146.1 146.9 10.0 21.2 -21.6 1.4 15.5 -10.9 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... 202.8 208.9 209.0 209.0 2.8 7.0 -10.0 12.8 4.9 .8 

Medical care ................................................................................. 313.2 314.2 315.1 316.2 6.1 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.9 4.0 

Medical care commodities ......................................................... 265.5 265.4 264.9 265.7 3.4 1.2 3.5 .3 2.3 1.9

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................. 339.9 340.6 341.3 342.5 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.1 4.1 3.3 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ...................... 151.1 150.4 149.2 148.8 .0 -2.6 2.4 -6.0 -1.3 -1.9 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. 179.4 178.6 176.6 176.1 -.9 -3.1 1.8 -7.2 -2.0 -2.8 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... 181.7 180.9 181.0 180.6 2.9 -.7 3.6 -2.4 1.1 .6 

Medical care services ................................................................ 325.7 327.0 328.4 329.6 6.8 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.6 4.6 

Professional services ............................................................... 276.8 277.9 278.3 279.1 6.6 3.0 3.4 3.4 4.8 3.4 

Physicians’ services 3 ............................................................ 283.1 283.7 283.9 284.5 8.3 1.9 3.6 2.0 5.0 2.8 

Dental services 3 .................................................................... 311.3 312.8 313.8 316.8 5.7 4.8 4.9 7.3 5.3 6.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 5 .................................................... 160.9 162.3 162.9 163.6 -.7 3.5 -1.7 6.9 1.4 2.5 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................... 187.6 187.9 188.1 188.6 3.5 3.1 2.2 2.1 3.3 2.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ................................................ 419.2 420.8 423.6 426.1 5.4 6.1 3.0 6.7 5.8 4.9 

Hospital services 3 11 ............................................................. 155.1 155.7 156.7 157.6 5.5 6.2 3.2 6.6 5.8 4.9 

Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 .......................................... 149.4 149.8 151.1 152.1 5.1 6.2 4.1 7.4 5.6 5.8 

Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ......................................... 361.7 363.2 365.9 367.2 6.5 5.6 .8 6.2 6.1 3.5 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 11 .................................. 149.5 150.0 150.6 150.8 3.9 5.3 2.4 3.5 4.6 3.0 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 106.4 106.5 106.4 106.6 2.7 -.4 .4 .8 1.1 .6 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 103.8 103.6 103.7 103.5 2.8 .4 .8 -1.2 1.6 -.2 

Televisions ............................................................................... 28.8 28.3 28.0 27.7 -14.4 -12.6 -6.7 -14.4 -13.5 -10.6 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 .................... 327.7 328.3 329.5 329.8 6.1 2.9 4.1 2.6 4.5 3.4 

Other video equipment 2 .......................................................... 32.8 32.5 32.0 31.4 -7.4 -16.6 -17.3 -16.0 -12.1 -16.7 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... 78.3 77.9 77.7 77.2 -1.0 1.0 -1.5 -5.5 .0 -3.5 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... 63.9 63.6 63.2 61.6 -.6 -7.2 -1.2 -13.6 -3.9 -7.6 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... 109.2 108.8 108.6 109.6 11.8 3.7 -2.5 1.5 7.7 -.5 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .............................................. 118.9 119.0 120.2 120.2 9.7 3.1 -.7 4.4 6.3 1.9 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... 153.8 153.5 155.3 154.9 12.2 1.0 -3.8 2.9 6.5 -.5 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ........................................... 145.0 145.8 146.8 147.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.3 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ 114.5 115.5 115.1 116.0 2.1 -5.0 -3.4 5.3 -1.5 .9 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... 130.6 132.5 132.5 133.5 7.8 -5.8 -4.8 9.2 .8 2.0 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. 96.7 97.0 96.3 97.0 -4.0 -4.4 -2.0 1.2 -4.2 -.4 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... 93.0 92.8 92.2 91.9 -8.1 -.4 -2.1 -4.6 -4.3 -3.4 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. 102.8 102.0 100.6 100.0 -14.2 -2.6 -5.6 -10.5 -8.6 -8.1 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... 106.2 106.5 106.5 106.3 -2.6 1.5 1.1 .4 -.6 .8 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... 71.5 71.6 70.4 70.1 3.3 -5.8 -5.4 -7.6 -1.4 -6.5 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... 83.3 83.3 81.6 81.4 3.3 -7.2 -7.3 -8.8 -2.1 -8.1 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... 93.7 94.7 94.0 92.2 2.6 .9 -.4 -6.3 1.7 -3.4 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... 97.6 97.5 97.9 97.2 .8 -1.6 2.9 -1.6 -.4 .6 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 129.5 129.7 129.8 130.4 1.3 1.6 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 ......... 116.0 116.5 116.5 116.1 -5.7 2.1 .0 .3 -1.9 .2 

Admissions ............................................................................... 275.0 275.6 275.9 278.2 3.5 .3 4.9 4.7 1.9 4.8 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. 226.6 225.8 226.3 227.6 5.0 5.3 3.1 1.8 5.2 2.4 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ 204.6 205.3 204.3 205.1 4.5 .4 5.0 1.0 2.4 3.0 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. 117.5 117.9 117.2 117.9 6.1 2.5 7.1 1.4 4.3 4.2 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. 104.0 104.3 103.9 104.0 1.5 -3.4 1.9 .0 -1.0 1.0 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 109.9 110.2 110.3 110.4 .7 .0 .0 1.8 .4 .9 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 144.9 145.7 146.4 146.8 5.9 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.9 5.8

Educational books and supplies .............................................. 355.2 357.9 360.3 358.6 4.8 2.2 4.0 3.9 3.5 4.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. 409.7 411.9 413.8 415.2 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.5 6.2 6.0 

College tuition and fees ......................................................... 452.3 455.7 458.7 459.6 8.3 7.8 9.4 6.6 8.1 8.0 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... 461.4 464.1 466.8 469.6 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Expenditure category

Child care and nursery school 7 ............................................. 188.6 189.1 189.7 190.1 4.0 4.2 2.1 3.2 4.1 2.7 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .................. 154.7 155.5 156.6 160.3 7.6 9.2 8.4 15.3 8.4 11.8 

Communication 2 ....................................................................... 87.1 87.2 87.0 87.0 -2.7 -4.0 -4.5 -.5 -3.3 -2.5 

Postage and delivery services 2 ............................................... 120.0 120.1 120.1 120.2 .0 .3 .3 .7 .2 .5 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 2 ................................................................. 155.3 156.7 158.3 160.0 -4.0 11.3 11.3 12.7 3.4 12.0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 85.6 85.7 85.5 85.5 -3.1 -3.6 -5.0 -.5 -3.4 -2.7 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 94.8 95.1 95.0 94.9 -2.0 -3.7 -4.1 .4 -2.9 -1.9 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................... 205.0 204.8 205.4 206.2 -1.2 2.4 1.8 2.4 .6 2.1 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ..... 68.1 69.1 68.4 68.3 -5.8 -13.6 -10.4 1.2 -9.8 -4.8 

Wireless telephone services 1 2 ........................................... 66.6 66.6 66.7 66.4 1.2 .6 -6.3 -1.2 .9 -3.8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 12 ............... 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.8 -7.4 -5.1 -7.6 -5.2 -6.2 -6.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ 14.3 13.9 13.7 13.7 -5.0 -14.5 -17.4 -15.8 -9.9 -16.6 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ 60.3 60.2 60.0 59.5 -5.6 -5.7 -7.0 -5.2 -5.6 -6.1 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ..... 97.6 97.4 97.3 97.4 -9.4 5.1 .4 -.8 -2.4 -.2 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 2 ...................................................... 48.7 49.0 48.5 47.8 -2.3 -11.9 -7.1 -7.2 -7.2 -7.1 

Other goods and services ............................................................ 314.7 315.2 316.5 318.2 1.8 2.7 2.2 4.5 2.3 3.4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 483.0 482.5 485.7 494.9 .3 6.5 1.2 10.2 3.3 5.6 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... 195.0 194.7 196.0 199.8 -.2 6.4 1.0 10.2 3.1 5.5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. 144.5 145.9 146.8 148.1 7.1 5.5 4.3 10.3 6.3 7.3 

Personal care ............................................................................. 181.4 181.9 182.4 182.3 2.5 1.1 2.7 2.0 1.8 2.3 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... 154.3 154.3 153.8 153.3 2.1 -3.1 1.0 -2.6 -.5 -.8 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... 101.6 101.2 101.4 100.7 2.8 -6.8 1.6 -3.5 -2.1 -1.0 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... 172.6 173.2 171.4 171.8 1.2 2.4 .7 -1.8 1.8 -.6 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... 199.9 200.6 201.8 202.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 5.1 3.1 4.4 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... 121.9 122.3 123.0 123.4 3.1 3.4 3.7 5.0 3.2 4.4 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................. 297.1 298.0 299.5 299.5 5.2 2.9 3.6 3.3 4.1 3.4 

Legal services 1 5 ................................................................... 235.9 237.1 238.0 239.6 10.1 3.3 4.7 6.4 6.7 5.6 

Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ 228.3 228.9 229.7 229.5 4.9 2.7 3.0 2.1 3.8 2.6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... 119.9 120.1 120.5 120.5 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.0 3.1 2.4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... 122.8 123.3 123.4 123.8 1.0 4.0 1.0 3.3 2.5 2.1 

Financial services 5 ................................................................ 250.4 251.3 252.1 250.9 5.5 2.3 3.1 .8 3.9 1.9 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .............................................. 86.6 86.3 85.9 85.2 -3.1 -4.9 .5 -6.3 -4.0 -3.0 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .................................................................................. 157.5 157.6 157.2 157.1 5.4 3.7 5.0 -1.0 4.5 1.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ........................................ 140.3 140.2 139.5 139.4 7.0 2.4 7.1 -2.5 4.7 2.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ...................................... 165.0 166.3 165.3 163.2 6.9 10.8 7.9 -4.3 8.8 1.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... 196.7 196.3 193.6 190.9 17.9 9.1 14.9 -11.3 13.4 .9 

Durables ..................................................................................... 114.5 114.9 115.0 115.3 -.4 -1.4 4.3 2.8 -.9 3.6 

Services ......................................................................................... 220.1 220.9 221.4 221.8 3.2 3.2 2.0 3.1 3.2 2.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ............................................................................. 205.8 205.9 206.3 206.7 3.8 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.2 1.9 

Transportation services .................................................................. 222.3 223.2 222.9 223.2 .9 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 

Other services ................................................................................ 255.3 256.2 256.7 257.1 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.9 1.9 2.4 

All items less food .......................................................................... 185.9 186.4 186.3 186.5 4.3 3.1 3.5 1.3 3.7 2.4 

All items less shelter ...................................................................... 178.3 178.9 178.7 178.7 4.2 3.7 3.9 .9 4.0 2.4 

All items less medical care ............................................................. 180.9 181.3 181.3 181.4 3.9 3.4 3.4 1.1 3.7 2.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................... 142.2 142.1 141.5 141.3 6.9 2.6 6.7 -2.5 4.7 2.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................... 166.8 168.0 167.1 165.0 6.5 10.1 7.8 -4.2 8.3 1.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... 195.7 195.2 192.9 190.4 16.4 8.7 14.0 -10.4 12.5 1.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................... 176.9 177.7 177.3 176.2 4.8 7.4 4.9 -1.6 6.1 1.6 

Apparel less footwear .................................................................... 115.9 116.1 115.4 115.6 3.1 -.7 -2.7 -1.0 1.2 -1.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2004

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

July

2004

Jan.

2005

Special aggregate indexes

Services less rent of shelter 4 ........................................................ 208.8 210.3 210.9 211.2 2.6 3.9 1.9 4.7 3.3 3.3 

Services less medical care services .............................................. 212.1 212.8 213.3 213.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 2.9 3.0 2.4 

Energy ............................................................................................ 157.7 158.8 156.8 154.8 21.2 15.8 14.7 -7.2 18.5 3.2 

All items less energy ...................................................................... 190.7 191.1 191.3 191.7 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 

All items less food and energy ..................................................... 191.8 192.1 192.4 192.8 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... 139.8 140.0 140.1 140.6 .9 -.6 2.3 2.3 .1 2.3 

Energy commodities ................................................................ 173.6 172.5 168.0 164.1 39.1 19.6 30.3 -20.2 29.0 2.0 

Services less energy services .................................................... 227.9 228.3 228.7 229.2 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 

Domestically produced farm food .................................................. 192.9 193.2 193.3 193.2 2.1 6.7 1.9 .6 4.4 1.3

Utilities and public transportation ................................................... 165.8 168.3 168.6 168.4 .7 4.5 .0 6.4 2.6 3.2 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2005 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2004 from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2003

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 190.9 191.0 190.3 190.7 3.0 -0.2 0.2 3.3 -0.3 -0.4 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 202.5 202.6 201.9 202.6 3.4 .0 .3 3.6 -.3 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.5 204.6 204.1 205.0 3.6 .2 .4 3.6 -.2 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.1 120.1 119.2 119.4 2.9 -.6 .2 3.7 -.7 -.7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 184.5 184.8 183.8 184.1 2.6 -.4 .2 3.0 -.4 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 186.8 186.9 185.7 185.9 2.3 -.5 .1 2.7 -.6 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.4 117.7 117.3 117.3 2.8 -.3 .0 3.5 -.1 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 177.1 177.7 177.2 178.2 3.7 .3 .6 3.3 .1 -.3 

South urban .................................................... M 183.7 183.7 183.3 183.6 3.0 -.1 .2 3.3 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 185.0 185.0 184.9 185.2 3.0 .1 .2 3.2 -.1 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.4 117.4 117.1 117.1 2.9 -.3 .0 3.4 -.3 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 182.8 182.5 181.9 182.3 4.0 -.1 .2 3.9 -.5 -.3 

West urban ..................................................... M 195.0 195.1 194.2 194.5 2.7 -.3 .2 3.1 -.4 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 197.5 197.6 196.5 196.7 2.6 -.5 .1 3.1 -.5 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.2 119.3 119.0 119.5 3.0 .2 .4 3.3 -.2 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 174.6 174.6 174.0 174.3 2.9 -.2 .2 3.1 -.3 -.3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 118.1 118.2 117.7 117.9 2.9 -.3 .2 3.4 -.3 -.4 

D ................................................................. M 182.9 183.0 182.4 183.0 3.4 .0 .3 3.3 -.3 -.3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 190.8 190.7 189.6 189.9 2.4 -.4 .2 2.2 -.6 -.6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 196.3 196.9 195.2 195.4 3.7 -.8 .1 4.4 -.6 -.9 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 207.3 207.2 206.8 208.1 4.1 .4 .6 3.8 -.2 -.2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 -

 211.7 - 211.3 1.4 -.2 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 -

 183.2 - 183.3 2.7 .1 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 179.9 - 180.0 2.4 .1 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 120.9 - 121.3 3.6 .3 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 183.9 -

 183.2 - - - - 2.3 -.4 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 187.6 -

 185.3 - - - - 2.2 -1.2 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 171.8 -

 170.0 - - - - 3.6 -1.0 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 187.0 -

 188.6 - - - - 3.9 .9 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 200.2 -

 197.8 - - - - 4.7 -1.2 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 200.3 -

 199.5 - - - - 2.2 -.4 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 196.5 -

 195.1 - - - - 2.1 -.7 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 202.6 3.4 0.3 184.1 2.6 0.2 183.6 3.0 0.2 194.5 2.7 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 319.0 - -

 299.5 - - 297.8 - - 314.5 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 193.1 3.6 .5 183.7 2.7 .6 186.6 2.8 .1 195.3 2.4 .3 

Food ........................................................... 192.5 3.7 .5 183.0 2.7 .7 186.7 2.8 .1 194.6 2.4 .3 

Food at home ........................................... 193.8 4.2 .5 179.6 2.2 .5 184.3 2.7 -.1 199.0 1.4 .0 

Food away from home .............................. 193.5 3.0 .5 188.4 3.3 .7 192.5 2.7 .2 188.1 3.8 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 198.8 2.6 -.4 192.9 2.8 .6 184.6 2.8 .2 202.0 2.2 .4 

Housing ........................................................ 212.2 3.6 .9 180.6 2.3 .0 175.6 3.1 .5 201.7 2.6 .7 

Shelter ........................................................ 253.8 3.2 .9 209.8 1.9 .1 195.1 2.7 .4 225.8 2.7 .7 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 238.8 4.1 .4 200.4 1.4 .1 191.2 2.7 .3 223.4 3.2 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ..................................... 265.0 2.8 .2 214.6 1.2 .0 197.6 2.7 .4 236.7 2.4 .3 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 165.0 8.6 1.8 163.6 6.2 -.8 166.2 6.8 .8 184.8 5.4 1.3 

Fuels ......................................................... 153.7 9.0 2.0 143.7 6.7 -1.1 142.5 6.8 .8 172.1 5.3 1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... 162.3 6.3 3.0 149.3 6.3 -1.1 143.6 6.4 .8 174.6 4.7 1.1 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 142.5 4.3 4.4 124.8 1.6 .3 132.8 5.1 1.5 174.8 1.0 1.5 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ................... 201.9 9.4 1.2 193.6 11.7 -2.6 206.6 11.7 -1.7 191.0 12.2 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 128.8 1.0 .2 120.4 .8 1.0 126.0 .5 .4 129.8 .5 .3 

Apparel ......................................................... 116.5 2.5 -2.6 110.9 -1.6 -3.6 127.2 -.1 -2.4 106.7 .0 -.5 

Transportation .............................................. 165.4 4.5 -.7 163.8 3.7 .2 161.9 5.0 -.1 165.6 4.5 -1.4 

Private transportation ................................. 160.3 4.9 -.7 160.0 4.0 .3 160.8 5.3 -.1 160.9 4.9 -1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 94.7 .9 -.3 94.9 .7 .0 97.0 2.3 .8 95.7 1.7 .4 

New vehicles .......................................... 138.5 .7 .1 135.4 .4 .3 144.9 2.1 1.3 138.2 1.3 .6 

New cars and trucks 4 5 ........................ 96.2 .6 .1 95.3 .3 .2 98.7 2.1 1.3 96.1 1.3 .6 

New cars 5 ............................................ 135.2 .8 .1 130.0 1.2 .3 143.6 2.2 1.3 134.7 .6 .6 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 140.2 4.9 .1 138.4 5.8 .2 137.3 4.8 .1 135.3 4.9 .1 

Motor fuel .................................................. 155.3 15.7 -3.6 160.8 12.6 .7 154.8 15.0 -2.3 155.2 14.3 -6.7 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 154.4 15.7 -3.6 160.0 12.6 .7 153.9 14.9 -2.3 154.4 14.1 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 154.8 15.8 -3.7 158.8 12.9 1.0 152.5 15.4 -2.3 152.2 14.3 -6.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 157.6 15.6 -3.5 174.4 12.0 .1 160.8 14.4 -2.4 147.7 14.1 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 151.5 15.4 -3.3 161.0 11.9 .2 154.2 14.3 -1.8 151.8 13.2 -6.5 

Medical care ................................................. 335.7 3.9 .2 315.1 5.6 1.1 306.7 4.1 .5 315.1 3.9 .5 

Medical care commodities .......................... 286.2 2.4 -.1 270.5 2.7 .7 262.8 2.3 .3 273.1 1.8 .2 

Medical care services ................................. 348.1 4.3 .3 328.7 6.7 1.3 319.7 4.7 .5 326.9 4.5 .6 

Professional services ................................ 284.6 2.5 -.1 291.1 5.9 1.0 272.7 4.0 .9 258.7 3.7 .3 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 111.6 1.7 .9 109.5 1.6 .4 109.2 .9 .2 105.8 -.5 .1 

Education and communication 4 ................... 113.6 1.2 .0 114.2 1.2 .0 109.7 .4 .0 113.4 2.9 .3 

Other goods and services ............................. 334.7 2.8 .2 299.5 2.8 .7 296.6 2.7 .6 309.1 2.2 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 202.6 3.4 .3 184.1 2.6 .2 183.6 3.0 .2 194.5 2.7 .2 

Commodities ................................................. 159.0 3.6 -.4 151.7 2.6 .2 156.1 3.0 -.3 155.1 2.4 -.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 137.9 3.5 -.9 134.8 2.4 -.1 139.8 3.2 -.4 132.8 2.4 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 156.5 5.8 -1.8 154.7 3.7 -.5 159.9 4.7 -1.2 148.8 4.3 -2.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 188.8 7.3 -1.4 184.1 5.8 .7 182.2 6.5 -.8 179.2 6.0 -2.6 

Durables ................................................... 114.3 .2 .3 113.0 .9 .4 119.2 1.4 .7 116.4 .4 .3 

Services ........................................................ 245.3 3.4 .8 217.8 2.6 .1 211.7 3.0 .4 230.2 2.9 .6 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 265.2 3.2 .9 215.4 1.9 .0 200.5 2.8 .4 239.8 2.7 .7 

Transportation services .............................. 215.3 2.1 .0 225.6 .3 -.2 224.7 1.4 .0 224.3 1.8 .0 

Other services ............................................ 282.0 3.0 .4 259.9 2.7 .3 257.0 1.9 .2 261.0 2.9 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 196.4 3.4 0.3 177.6 2.4 0.1 176.3 2.9 0.1 188.6 2.7 0.2 

All items less food ........................................... 204.6 3.4 .3 184.2 2.6 .1 182.9 3.0 .2 194.6 2.7 .1 

All items less shelter ....................................... 185.3 3.5 .1 176.6 2.9 .2 180.1 3.2 .0 183.0 2.8 -.1 

Commodities less food ................................... 140.3 3.5 -.9 136.8 2.5 -.1 141.3 3.2 -.4 135.6 2.4 -.9 

Nondurables ................................................... 175.2 4.6 -.6 169.1 3.2 .1 173.2 3.7 -.6 172.5 3.3 -.8 

Nondurables less food .................................... 159.0 5.6 -1.7 156.8 3.6 -.4 161.1 4.6 -1.2 152.6 4.2 -1.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 188.6 6.8 -1.3 184.1 5.5 .7 181.6 6.2 -.7 180.8 5.6 -2.3 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 244.5 3.6 .7 232.4 3.3 .1 232.1 3.2 .3 243.3 3.2 .4 

Services less medical care services ............... 237.6 3.3 .8 208.7 2.2 .0 201.0 2.8 .3 222.7 2.8 .6 

Energy ............................................................ 154.8 11.8 -.5 150.8 9.5 -.3 145.0 10.6 -.7 163.6 10.2 -3.5 

All items less energy ....................................... 209.7 2.8 .4 189.9 2.0 .2 188.9 2.4 .2 198.8 2.2 .4 

All items less food and energy ...................... 214.2 2.6 .4 191.7 1.8 .1 189.7 2.3 .3 200.1 2.1 .5 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 142.2 1.0 -.4 137.4 .8 -.1 142.6 1.1 .1 136.1 .5 .2 

Energy commodities ................................... 160.1 16.9 -3.3 161.3 12.9 .6 157.6 15.2 -2.2 157.4 14.4 -6.5 

Services less energy services .................... 253.4 3.2 .6 226.8 2.3 .2 219.1 2.8 .4 234.3 2.8 .6 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 174.3 2.9 0.2 117.9 2.9 0.2 183.0 3.4 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 174.3 - - - - -

 295.1 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 171.9 2.6 .2 118.0 2.9 .5 187.3 4.3 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 171.5 2.6 .2 118.0 2.9 .5 187.0 4.4 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 175.7 2.3 -.1 117.1 2.7 .5 183.2 4.4 .1 

Food away from home .......................................................... 165.2 3.1 .4 119.5 3.2 .5 194.7 4.5 .9 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 175.2 2.5 .2 117.9 2.6 .3 191.7 3.2 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 176.8 2.9 .6 117.2 3.0 .4 171.0 2.4 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 191.9 2.7 .5 118.8 2.8 .4 193.5 1.8 .7 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 184.6 3.1 .4 120.1 2.9 .1 185.7 2.3 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 191.6 2.4 .3 117.7 2.4 .2 203.1 1.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 168.7 7.2 .7 127.4 6.5 .8 165.1 5.1 .3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 167.0 7.6 .8 127.2 6.5 .6 139.9 5.7 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 161.9 6.7 1.0 123.4 5.3 .7 149.6 5.4 .4 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 141.6 4.0 2.5 110.5 3.1 1.0 141.1 2.5 1.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 208.6 11.2 -1.2 168.8 11.1 -.1 184.0 12.7 -2.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 120.4 .5 .6 98.9 .6 .2 123.4 2.9 .7 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 107.2 1.5 -1.8 87.9 -1.8 -2.9 117.6 -.5 -2.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 161.5 4.1 -.6 114.7 4.7 -.4 162.3 6.1 -.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 161.0 4.6 -.6 114.7 4.8 -.3 158.9 6.4 -.1 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 96.0 1.3 .4 95.3 1.7 .3 97.2 4.0 .8 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 121.9 1.0 .7 97.0 1.3 .5 151.0 4.1 1.5 

New cars and trucks 3 7 ................................................... 96.0 1.1 .7 97.2 1.1 .5 104.2 4.0 1.5 

New cars 7 ........................................................................ 119.7 1.1 .6 96.7 1.3 .5 143.6 3.9 1.8 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 131.5 5.0 .2 92.7 5.1 .1 125.8 5.7 .2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 228.1 14.2 -3.7 154.6 14.4 -2.2 150.9 16.2 -2.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 227.0 14.1 -3.7 154.8 14.3 -2.2 149.7 16.0 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 230.9 14.2 -3.6 157.2 14.5 -2.3 143.2 16.1 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 155.5 14.0 -4.0 152.3 14.0 -2.1 167.9 16.8 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 207.0 13.9 -3.9 149.2 13.7 -1.8 154.1 15.4 -2.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 248.3 4.1 .8 134.9 4.4 .3 309.5 5.5 .8

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 214.2 1.5 .4 127.7 3.0 .1 270.1 3.5 .9 

Medical care services ............................................................. 257.5 4.9 .9 137.4 4.9 .4 322.6 6.2 .7 

Professional services ........................................................... 215.6 4.1 .7 129.8 4.1 .4 279.7 3.9 .2 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 110.2 .7 .5 107.0 1.1 .3 108.7 1.0 .2 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 114.0 1.7 .1 110.2 .8 .2 114.8 2.6 .4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 247.1 2.7 .4 135.1 2.5 .6 312.6 2.6 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 174.3 2.9 .2 117.9 2.9 .2 183.0 3.4 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 148.7 2.7 -.3 109.4 2.9 -.2 155.9 4.4 .0

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 134.6 2.7 -.6 104.5 2.9 -.6 140.0 4.5 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 158.6 4.8 -1.4 118.2 4.2 -1.3 159.4 5.4 -1.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 195.4 6.2 -1.3 132.8 6.5 -.7 182.6 7.2 -.8 

Durables ............................................................................... 108.5 .4 .5 89.9 1.0 .3 119.1 3.2 .8 

Services .................................................................................... 194.6 3.0 .5 122.0 3.0 .3 212.5 2.7 .6 

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 192.5 2.7 .6 118.8 2.8 .4 199.9 1.8 .8 

Transportation services .......................................................... 180.8 1.5 .0 121.0 1.3 -.2 221.2 1.0 .5 

Other services ........................................................................ 217.0 2.7 .3 123.0 2.2 .2 262.6 3.2 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 170.6 2.8 0.2 115.1 2.9 0.2 174.8 3.3 0.3 

All items less food ...................................................................... 174.9 2.9 .2 116.0 2.9 .1 182.2 3.3 .3

All items less shelter ................................................................... 166.7 3.0 .0 115.4 3.0 .0 181.0 4.1 .2

Commodities less food ............................................................... 136.5 2.8 -.6 104.9 2.8 -.6 141.3 4.4 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 165.7 3.6 -.6 118.1 3.6 -.3 173.2 4.8 -.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 160.0 4.6 -1.4 118.2 4.2 -1.2 160.8 5.2 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 193.0 5.8 -1.1 131.5 6.2 -.6 182.8 6.8 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 196.7 3.4 .5 125.3 3.2 .3 236.3 3.5 .5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 189.8 2.9 .5 120.6 2.8 .4 200.7 2.3 .6 

Energy ........................................................................................ 192.6 10.7 -1.4 139.4 10.2 -.8 145.8 10.9 -1.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 173.2 2.4 .3 114.5 2.3 .3 188.6 2.8 .5 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 173.6 2.3 .3 113.8 2.2 .2 189.4 2.4 .5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 126.7 .9 .0 98.3 .7 -.2 143.4 2.3 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 230.0 14.5 -3.6 158.1 15.1 -2.1 151.3 16.3 -2.6 

Services less energy services ................................................ 197.0 2.8 .5 121.9 2.8 .3 219.7 2.5 .6 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about

population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 205.0 3.6 0.4 119.4 2.9 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 316.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 193.2 3.8 .2 119.1 3.2 1.0 

Food ....................................................................................... 192.5 3.8 .2 119.3 3.2 1.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 194.8 4.5 .1 118.8 3.6 1.5 

Food away from home .......................................................... 192.5 3.1 .4 120.3 2.8 .8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 200.7 2.3 -.5 115.7 3.3 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 215.7 3.6 .9 120.0 3.7 1.0 

Shelter .................................................................................... 257.6 3.3 .9 119.7 2.7 .8 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 244.2 4.2 .5 123.0 3.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 265.7 2.8 .2 118.7 2.7 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 160.9 7.9 1.4 137.5 10.1 2.6 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 154.8 8.3 1.6 138.4 10.4 2.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 161.3 6.5 2.6 125.0 5.9 3.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 140.4 5.1 4.2 104.6 2.4 4.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 200.3 8.6 .3 173.3 11.0 3.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 129.3 .8 .5 102.8 1.6 -.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 113.7 5.4 -1.0 86.9 -5.6 -7.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 167.7 4.6 -.6 113.7 4.2 -.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 162.1 5.1 -.7 114.5 4.6 -.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 152.3 16.0 -4.4 156.4 15.3 -2.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 151.2 16.0 -4.4 156.3 15.2 -2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 151.7 16.0 -4.5 158.2 15.4 -2.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 151.1 16.1 -4.5 157.4 15.0 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 149.2 15.8 -4.0 149.7 14.7 -1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 339.2 3.7 .7 137.0 4.2 -.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 112.4 1.9 .8 109.9 1.8 1.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 114.9 1.4 -.1 110.0 .6 .5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 328.1 2.9 .3 143.6 2.6 .1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 205.0 3.6 .4 119.4 2.9 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 159.5 3.8 -.3 112.4 2.8 -.4 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 137.4 3.9 -.7 108.1 2.6 -1.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 154.3 6.4 -1.5 123.2 4.4 -2.5 

Durables ............................................................................... 115.4 .3 .4 90.5 .0 .0 

Services .................................................................................... 246.4 3.4 .8 122.4 3.1 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 198.8 3.5 .4 116.7 2.9 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 185.8 3.7 .1 117.2 3.1 -.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 140.0 3.9 -.7 108.4 2.7 -1.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 174.7 4.9 -.6 121.0 3.8 -.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 157.2 6.1 -1.4 122.7 4.3 -2.2 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 242.5 3.5 .7 125.3 3.6 .6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 238.7 3.4 .8 120.9 3.0 .8 

Energy ........................................................................................ 154.8 11.4 -1.0 146.1 12.4 .8 

All items less energy .................................................................. 211.8 3.0 .5 115.6 2.1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 216.8 2.9 .6 114.8 1.9 -.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 185.9 2.3 0.1 117.3 2.8 0.0 178.2 3.7 0.6 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 307.0 - - - - -

 285.6 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 186.7 2.6 .8 116.7 2.2 .5 182.7 4.8 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 186.1 2.6 .8 116.5 2.2 .5 181.7 4.8 .6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 185.5 2.4 .9 113.8 1.2 .1 171.9 4.7 -.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 187.3 3.0 .5 120.1 3.4 .9 198.7 5.1 1.6 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 192.0 2.6 .7 119.9 2.8 .8 197.0 3.5 -.5 

Housing .................................................................................... 183.6 2.1 .1 115.6 2.7 -.2 167.2 2.7 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 215.3 1.7 .2 116.8 2.3 -.3 187.6 2.2 1.0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 210.0 1.4 .1 116.3 1.3 .1 176.2 1.1 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 220.4 1.3 .0 114.9 1.1 .0 197.6 1.1 .6 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 158.6 6.4 -1.0 132.5 5.9 -.2 170.4 6.2 -1.6 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 141.4 7.0 -1.5 134.4 6.3 -.4 134.2 6.8 -2.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 144.2 6.7 -1.4 132.5 5.6 -.4 143.6 6.4 -2.0 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 114.1 .9 .0 110.5 2.2 .7 118.1 2.9 .3 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 186.8 11.9 -2.5 178.3 11.2 -2.1 201.9 12.7 -5.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 117.4 .5 1.0 95.5 1.1 1.0 115.0 1.4 1.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 106.7 -1.1 -3.6 85.9 -2.2 -4.0 126.7 -3.1 -1.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 164.4 2.7 .0 117.7 4.3 .4 154.2 6.8 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 161.6 3.0 .0 118.0 4.5 .4 147.9 7.0 .6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 163.7 11.9 1.0 162.4 12.9 .9 146.4 15.3 -1.7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 162.7 11.8 1.0 162.4 12.9 .9 144.8 15.3 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 161.8 12.2 1.3 165.5 12.9 1.2 139.5 15.5 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 173.6 10.9 .4 158.3 13.3 -.1 168.3 13.9 -2.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 160.3 11.2 .4 157.7 12.2 .4 150.1 15.6 -1.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 307.9 5.6 1.4 137.9 5.3 .7 312.7 6.7 1.1 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 111.7 1.5 .7 106.7 2.4 -.1 107.3 .0 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 116.1 1.0 .0 112.8 1.2 -.2 106.5 1.8 .7 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 306.0 3.3 .9 133.7 2.1 .5 290.3 2.6 .9 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 185.9 2.3 .1 117.3 2.8 .0 178.2 3.7 .6 

Commodities ............................................................................ 152.0 2.1 .1 107.9 2.8 .2 155.0 4.5 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 133.2 1.8 -.1 103.0 3.0 -.1 140.7 4.4 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 152.7 3.3 -.3 117.5 3.9 -.8 163.3 4.7 -.6 

Durables ............................................................................... 111.3 -.2 -.1 86.8 1.8 .8 115.4 4.0 1.7 

Services .................................................................................... 219.6 2.4 .1 123.3 2.8 -.1 203.6 3.1 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 180.3 2.1 .1 114.6 2.6 -.1 169.5 3.4 .5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 176.8 2.6 .1 115.8 2.9 .1 176.1 4.3 .3

Commodities less food ............................................................... 135.4 1.8 -.1 103.5 3.0 -.1 142.2 4.3 .4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 170.0 3.0 .2 117.1 3.1 -.1 173.5 4.8 .0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 155.2 3.3 -.3 117.6 3.9 -.6 165.0 4.6 -.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 232.6 3.2 .2 129.5 3.4 .1 223.2 3.8 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 211.9 2.1 .0 121.6 2.5 -.2 190.0 2.6 .5 

Energy ........................................................................................ 151.0 9.3 -.3 147.0 9.5 .3 139.7 10.9 -1.8 

All items less energy .................................................................. 191.7 1.7 .2 113.8 2.2 .0 184.1 3.1 .8 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 193.3 1.5 .1 113.3 2.2 -.1 184.7 2.7 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 185.2 3.0 0.2 117.1 2.9 0.0 182.3 4.0 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 299.0 - - - - -

 296.1 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 188.2 2.1 -.4 117.6 3.0 .3 181.7 4.2 .5 

Food ....................................................................................... 188.6 2.1 -.4 117.7 3.1 .3 181.7 4.3 .5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 184.7 1.7 -.9 117.2 3.2 .3 182.1 5.3 .7 

Food away from home .......................................................... 196.0 2.5 .2 118.6 2.9 .1 184.1 2.8 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 183.0 2.8 -.1 116.5 2.8 .3 182.4 3.6 1.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 180.2 3.4 .8 116.4 2.7 .1 166.5 3.2 .7 

Shelter .................................................................................... 200.5 3.1 .8 118.8 2.6 .1 188.3 2.2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 198.0 2.4 .5 119.9 3.2 .1 185.3 2.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 203.5 2.8 .6 118.4 2.6 .2 196.2 2.5 .6 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 161.4 9.4 1.6 120.8 5.3 .0 157.5 5.6 2.2

Fuels ..................................................................................... 144.2 9.2 1.8 119.2 5.3 -.2 137.0 6.4 2.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 146.9 8.7 1.8 117.7 5.1 -.1 140.9 6.1 2.7 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 132.0 6.8 3.2 110.1 4.2 .3 135.8 4.4 3.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 209.4 15.4 -2.3 163.6 9.1 -1.4 181.2 12.5 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 133.3 .1 .8 98.3 .4 .2 123.0 4.9 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 135.5 1.0 -3.0 88.0 -.8 -1.8 117.5 1.2 -3.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 162.4 4.9 -.1 113.7 4.7 -.2 168.5 7.5 -.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 162.7 5.4 .0 113.6 5.0 -.2 167.6 7.7 -.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 159.8 15.0 -3.3 154.3 14.5 -1.7 147.0 18.8 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 158.1 14.9 -3.4 154.4 14.5 -1.7 145.1 18.7 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 158.0 15.3 -3.3 157.8 14.7 -1.8 139.7 19.5 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 158.3 14.4 -3.4 150.9 13.9 -1.7 170.4 18.1 -2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 157.0 14.4 -3.3 148.4 13.7 -1.0 153.0 17.2 -.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 297.9 3.4 .4 132.2 4.4 .5 303.9 4.5 .5

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 110.2 .5 .0 108.0 1.0 .2 112.0 2.8 .7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 109.8 .3 -.2 108.8 .4 .1 115.8 .7 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 283.7 2.4 .3 132.8 2.9 .9 308.4 3.4 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 185.2 3.0 .2 117.1 2.9 .0 182.3 4.0 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 156.9 2.6 -.4 109.2 3.0 -.1 157.5 5.4 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 139.5 3.0 -.4 104.6 3.1 -.3 144.9 6.0 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 156.3 4.7 -1.8 117.9 4.4 -.8 163.9 7.1 -1.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 122.7 1.0 1.2 91.0 1.3 .3 122.9 4.5 .5 

Services .................................................................................... 212.9 3.3 .6 120.9 2.8 .2 208.6 2.9 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 179.4 3.0 .2 114.4 2.8 .0 173.2 4.0 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 180.0 3.0 -.1 114.4 3.1 .1 181.5 4.6 .2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 141.3 2.9 -.4 104.9 3.0 -.3 145.7 6.0 -.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 172.2 3.2 -1.0 117.7 3.6 -.3 172.8 5.6 -.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 158.0 4.6 -1.7 117.8 4.3 -.7 164.4 6.9 -1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 232.2 3.6 .5 122.9 3.0 .2 232.1 3.4 .8 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 204.3 3.2 .6 119.7 2.6 .2 195.3 2.6 .6 

Energy ........................................................................................ 149.1 11.9 -.7 133.8 9.5 -.9 140.2 12.3 .5 

All items less energy .................................................................. 190.8 2.3 .3 114.0 2.3 .2 187.8 3.1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 191.6 2.4 .4 113.2 2.1 .1 189.3 2.8 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 196.7 2.6 0.1 119.5 3.0 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 320.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.3 2.0 .2 119.5 3.0 .7 

Food ....................................................................................... 195.6 1.9 .1 119.3 3.1 .6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 200.9 .7 -.2 118.9 2.5 .6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 188.0 3.4 .5 120.1 4.2 .8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 202.5 2.5 .5 121.7 .8 .0 

Housing .................................................................................... 209.2 2.5 .5 118.8 3.4 1.5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 233.3 2.5 .4 119.9 3.5 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 235.1 3.2 .3 122.0 3.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 246.2 2.3 .2 118.2 3.0 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 188.9 4.9 1.0 131.1 7.1 2.3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 179.6 5.3 1.1 130.4 5.8 1.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 181.8 4.9 1.2 128.8 5.1 1.3 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 186.1 1.7 1.9 117.0 .6 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 195.7 10.7 .0 164.0 15.1 1.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 132.7 .6 .4 101.4 -.2 .1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 105.0 .1 -.3 90.5 -.4 -.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 164.0 4.4 -1.3 115.0 4.9 -1.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 159.8 4.9 -1.4 113.8 5.3 -1.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 154.4 13.9 -6.8 143.6 15.1 -6.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 153.3 13.8 -7.0 144.5 15.0 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 152.7 14.0 -7.0 143.3 15.4 -7.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 144.5 14.0 -7.0 143.7 14.6 -6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 151.2 13.0 -6.8 142.4 14.0 -5.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 305.2 4.0 .7 137.3 3.4 .3 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 107.1 -.6 .1 102.7 -.4 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 113.9 3.3 .3 110.2 1.3 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 314.7 2.3 .4 133.7 2.2 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 196.7 2.6 .1 119.5 3.0 .4 

Commodities ............................................................................ 155.1 2.2 -.5 108.9 2.7 -.5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 131.4 2.4 -.9 102.9 2.5 -1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 145.7 4.4 -2.0 115.1 4.2 -2.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 116.3 .3 .3 90.3 .4 .3 

Services .................................................................................... 233.0 2.8 .4 123.2 3.3 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 191.5 2.5 .0 115.9 3.0 .4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 182.5 2.6 -.1 115.9 2.8 -.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 134.6 2.4 -.8 103.4 2.4 -1.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 171.6 3.1 -.9 117.5 3.6 -.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 150.0 4.2 -1.8 115.5 4.0 -2.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 242.3 3.2 .4 126.9 3.2 .5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 227.0 2.7 .4 121.6 3.3 1.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 163.3 10.1 -3.7 140.2 10.7 -3.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 201.0 2.1 .3 115.5 2.5 .7 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 202.6 2.2 .3 114.8 2.3 .7 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2005 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2004 from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2003

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 187.9 188.1 188.5 188.9 2.7 0.4 0.2 2.4 0.3 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 191.9 192.5 192.8 193.8 4.2 .7 .5 3.4 .5 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 192.9 193.9 194.6 194.8 4.5 .5 .1 4.6 .9 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.7 117.5 117.1 118.8 3.6 1.1 1.5 .9 -.5 -.3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 178.6 179.0 178.7 179.6 2.2 .3 .5 1.6 .1 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 184.1 184.7 183.8 185.5 2.4 .4 .9 1.3 -.2 -.5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 113.9 113.8 113.7 113.8 1.2 .0 .1 1.6 -.2 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 169.5 170.6 172.3 171.9 4.7 .8 -.2 3.3 1.7 1.0 

South urban .................................................... M 184.0 184.1 184.5 184.3 2.7 .1 -.1 2.9 .3 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 185.0 185.0 186.3 184.7 1.7 -.2 -.9 2.6 .7 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 116.7 116.9 116.8 117.2 3.2 .3 .3 2.8 .1 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 182.0 181.1 180.9 182.1 5.3 .6 .7 4.8 -.6 -.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 198.0 198.1 199.0 199.0 1.4 .5 .0 1.2 .5 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.7 201.2 201.4 200.9 .7 -.1 -.2 .8 .3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.4 117.3 118.2 118.9 2.5 1.4 .6 1.8 .7 .8 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 175.0 175.5 175.8 175.7 2.3 .1 -.1 2.4 .5 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 116.4 116.4 116.5 117.1 2.7 .6 .5 2.1 .1 .1 

D ................................................................. M 182.2 181.3 183.0 183.2 4.4 1.0 .1 3.7 .4 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 192.8 192.4 191.0 193.1 4.2 .4 1.1 .6 -.9 -.7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 204.8 205.1 203.5 203.3 -.2 -.9 -.1 -.7 -.6 -.8 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 194.0 194.7 196.7 195.1 4.8 .2 -.8 5.5 1.4 1.0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 190.9 193.1 193.7 195.1 4.1 1.0 .7 4.4 1.5 .3 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 181.4 182.4 184.9 186.8 1.5 2.4 1.0 2.6 1.9 1.4 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 166.8 167.2 170.1 165.7 .1 -.9 -2.6 .9 2.0 1.7 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 120.5 120.5 121.3 118.7 1.0 -1.5 -2.1 3.1 .7 .7 

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 192.7 193.7 195.2 196.0 2.0 1.2 .4 1.3 1.3 .8 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 177.1 178.4 176.7 175.8 -.3 -1.5 -.5 .2 -.2 -1.0 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 178.8 177.6 176.8 177.1 -1.5 -.3 .2 .5 -1.1 -.5 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 201.7 201.4 203.5 203.9 6.1 1.2 .2 6.9 .9 1.0 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 195.2 197.0 193.7 198.6 4.4 .8 2.5 2.3 -.8 -1.7 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 206.0 205.9 207.9 205.8 .5 .0 -1.0 1.1 .9 1.0 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 197.5 197.2 197.7 197.5 1.8 .2 -.1 2.5 .1 .3 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average 

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 190.7 3.0 0.2 189.9 2.4 0.2 195.4 3.7 0.1 208.1 4.1 0.6 

All items (1967=100) ...................................... 571.2 - -

 567.2 - - 577.2 - - 601.7 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 189.5 2.8 .3 189.2 4.0 1.0 196.6 1.0 .4 195.3 3.9 -.2 

Food ........................................................... 189.1 2.9 .3 187.7 3.9 1.0 194.8 1.0 .3 194.3 4.1 -.2 

Food at home ........................................... 188.9 2.7 .2 193.1 4.2 1.1 203.3 -.2 -.1 195.1 4.8 -.8 

Food away from home .............................. 190.8 3.2 .5 176.2 3.5 .9 181.8 2.5 .9 198.4 3.1 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 194.3 2.6 .2 209.0 6.4 1.6 209.8 1.2 .8 207.0 2.0 -.3 

Housing ........................................................ 191.8 3.0 .6 196.5 2.0 .2 205.8 5.1 .4 221.4 4.5 1.4 

Shelter ........................................................ 221.0 2.7 .5 238.4 1.8 -.1 228.4 5.7 .4 266.6 4.7 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... 214.5 3.0 .3 239.9 3.0 .5 228.6 6.9 .5 250.0 5.2 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ..................................... 227.8 2.3 .3 244.7 1.2 .0 239.5 5.7 .5 274.1 2.9 .1 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 166.9 6.8 .7 153.2 5.6 .1 190.0 4.5 .4 149.9 8.5 2.3 

Fuels ......................................................... 149.0 7.0 .7 139.1 6.7 .0 187.2 3.9 .5 149.0 8.9 2.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................... 154.3 6.0 .8 142.3 6.5 .0 186.8 3.5 .5 152.1 7.3 3.5 

Electricity 1 ........................................... 141.0 3.5 1.8 102.0 .0 .0 193.9 1.9 1.5 133.1 6.1 5.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 ................... 196.4 11.2 -.9 201.6 11.1 .0 195.5 5.7 -1.0 188.2 9.4 -.1 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 126.1 .6 .5 107.6 -.2 1.7 123.3 .4 1.1 130.9 -.8 .6 

Apparel ......................................................... 116.1 .3 -2.3 88.9 -2.3 -5.4 101.9 1.6 2.0 111.3 7.7 .3 

Transportation .............................................. 164.0 4.5 -.5 155.8 1.6 -.8 164.8 4.4 -1.5 173.6 4.4 -.6 

Private transportation ................................. 160.5 4.8 -.5 153.1 1.9 -.9 159.8 4.6 -1.6 165.0 5.0 -.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 156.4 14.4 -3.0 161.4 9.6 -1.9 154.6 13.7 -7.2 147.9 15.7 -4.5 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 155.6 14.3 -3.0 160.0 9.5 -2.0 151.4 13.7 -7.2 147.3 15.7 -4.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ................ 154.5 14.5 -3.0 156.9 9.8 -2.1 150.0 13.9 -7.4 148.4 15.6 -4.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ......... 160.0 14.1 -3.1 168.1 8.7 -1.8 145.6 13.5 -6.9 147.4 16.1 -4.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............. 153.4 14.0 -2.9 155.5 8.8 -1.5 148.6 12.7 -6.7 147.9 15.8 -4.0 

Medical care ................................................. 316.8 4.3 .6 314.9 8.5 1.8 304.0 2.5 .5 324.2 3.5 .6 

Recreation 5 ................................................. 108.9 .9 .4 109.5 2.3 2.1 110.6 -1.6 .5 114.1 2.1 1.6 

Education and communication 5 ................... 112.7 1.4 .1 119.5 1.2 .2 114.7 4.8 .2 114.8 1.7 -.1 

Other goods and services ............................. 309.3 2.6 .5 312.8 3.3 1.5 305.7 2.6 -.1 324.5 2.4 -.1 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 190.7 3.0 .2 189.9 2.4 .2 195.4 3.7 .1 208.1 4.1 .6 

Commodities ................................................. 155.4 2.8 -.3 148.6 1.9 .1 153.9 1.8 -.4 161.2 3.9 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 136.4 2.9 -.6 126.2 .7 -.4 128.9 2.3 -.8 136.9 3.8 -.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 155.2 4.6 -1.4 144.9 3.1 -.9 146.8 5.0 -1.9 152.7 6.6 -.9 

Durables ................................................... 116.0 .8 .4 105.7 -1.9 .1 109.6 -.5 .6 113.7 -.3 .4 

Services ........................................................ 225.6 3.0 .4 228.8 2.7 .2 231.1 4.7 .3 248.4 4.3 1.2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 184.2 2.8 .2 184.1 2.1 .1 190.0 3.7 .1 202.8 4.2 .6 

All items less shelter ....................................... 180.9 3.0 .0 173.6 2.7 .2 181.3 2.4 -.1 185.3 3.8 .2 

Commodities less food ................................... 138.6 2.9 -.5 129.3 .9 -.3 132.6 2.2 -.7 139.8 3.7 -.4 

Nondurables ................................................... 172.5 3.7 -.5 167.4 3.6 .1 172.9 2.8 -.7 175.7 5.1 -.6 

Nondurables less food .................................... 157.5 4.4 -1.3 149.0 3.4 -.7 152.2 4.7 -1.7 156.2 6.3 -.9 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 237.4 3.4 .4 229.8 3.9 .4 242.5 3.2 .3 237.1 3.7 .9 

Services less medical care services ............... 217.0 2.8 .5 221.8 2.2 .0 224.7 4.8 .3 241.9 4.3 1.2 

Energy ............................................................ 151.9 10.6 -1.2 146.6 8.0 -.9 166.7 9.7 -4.4 150.0 11.6 -.5 

All items less energy ....................................... 196.4 2.3 .3 196.0 2.0 .3 199.2 3.3 .4 215.1 3.7 .7 

All items less food and energy ...................... 198.4 2.3 .3 198.2 1.6 .1 200.4 3.7 .5 220.4 3.6 .9 

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

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 190.7 3.0 -0.2 211.3 1.4 -0.2 189.9 2.4 -0.4

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 571.2 - -

 614.1 - - 567.2 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 189.5 2.8 .5 199.6 3.4 .6 189.2 4.0 .8 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 189.1 2.9 .5 200.3 3.6 .8 187.7 3.9 .7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 188.9 2.7 .4 195.1 4.1 1.0 193.1 4.2 .4 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 190.8 3.2 .6 210.0 2.8 .3 176.2 3.5 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 194.3 2.6 .2 194.6 1.5 -1.6 209.0 6.4 2.3 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 191.8 3.0 .5 217.5 .0 .4 196.5 2.0 -.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 221.0 2.7 .5 258.5 -1.2 .5 238.4 1.8 -.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 214.5 3.0 .6 253.2 .7 .0 239.9 3.0 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 227.8 2.3 .4 274.6 .9 .4 244.7 1.2 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 166.9 6.8 .8 179.3 9.2 -.7 153.2 5.6 -.8

Fuels ..................................................................................... 149.0 7.0 .8 155.6 10.0 -.8 139.1 6.7 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 154.3 6.0 1.0 173.1 7.8 2.5 142.3 6.5 -1.0 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 141.0 3.5 1.7 152.8 8.3 2.5 102.0 .0 -.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 196.4 11.2 -.2 209.1 7.1 2.4 201.6 11.1 -1.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 126.1 .6 .2 122.8 2.3 .7 107.6 -.2 1.0 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 116.1 .3 -5.6 122.7 -5.3 -8.2 88.9 -2.3 -9.9 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 164.0 4.5 -1.9 161.6 5.1 -1.7 155.8 1.6 -2.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 160.5 4.8 -1.9 160.7 5.2 -2.0 153.1 1.9 -2.2

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 156.4 14.4 -9.0 156.1 13.1 -9.9 161.4 9.6 -8.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 155.6 14.3 -9.0 154.0 13.2 -9.9 160.0 9.5 -8.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 154.5 14.5 -9.2 152.3 13.1 -10.2 156.9 9.8 -8.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 160.0 14.1 -8.8 155.7 12.8 -9.5 168.1 8.7 -8.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 153.4 14.0 -8.3 154.9 13.5 -9.2 155.5 8.8 -7.4 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 316.8 4.3 .9 430.4 4.4 1.6 314.9 8.5 2.1 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 108.9 .9 .2 108.3 -.7 -.5 109.5 2.3 1.3 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 112.7 1.4 .0 116.1 1.6 -.7 119.5 1.2 .1 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 309.3 2.6 .7 328.9 4.6 1.1 312.8 3.3 1.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 190.7 3.0 -.2 211.3 1.4 -.2 189.9 2.4 -.4 

Commodities ............................................................................ 155.4 2.8 -1.1 158.3 3.1 -1.5 148.6 1.9 -1.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 136.4 2.9 -2.2 136.0 2.9 -2.9 126.2 .7 -2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 155.2 4.6 -4.2 156.0 3.9 -5.5 144.9 3.1 -4.7 

Durables ............................................................................... 116.0 .8 .6 115.8 1.5 .8 105.7 -1.9 .2 

Services .................................................................................... 225.6 3.0 .4 259.1 .5 .5 228.8 2.7 .1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 184.2 2.8 -.3 202.0 1.3 -.2 184.1 2.1 -.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 180.9 3.0 -.5 193.9 3.2 -.6 173.6 2.7 -.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 138.6 2.9 -2.0 138.4 2.8 -2.8 129.3 .9 -2.3

Nondurables ............................................................................... 172.5 3.7 -1.8 176.6 3.6 -2.2 167.4 3.6 -2.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 157.5 4.4 -3.9 158.0 3.7 -5.2 149.0 3.4 -4.2 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 237.4 3.4 .4 269.0 3.5 .6 229.8 3.9 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 217.0 2.8 .4 245.4 .2 .5 221.8 2.2 .0 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 151.9 10.6 -4.2 156.4 11.3 -4.8 146.6 8.0 -4.5 

All items less energy .................................................................. 196.4 2.3 .2 220.3 .7 .2 196.0 2.0 -.1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 198.4 2.3 .2 224.9 .2 .1 198.2 1.6 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 183.3 2.7 0.1 180.0 2.4 0.1 195.4 3.7 -0.8 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 587.3 - -

 564.7 - - 577.2 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 190.7 2.3 1.6 186.4 1.3 -.2 196.6 1.0 .0 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 193.3 2.2 1.6 182.3 1.1 -.3 194.8 1.0 .0 

Food at home ....................................................................... 186.8 1.5 2.4 165.7 .1 -.9 203.3 -.2 -.9 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 205.8 2.9 .5 208.2 2.2 .4 181.8 2.5 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 163.5 3.9 1.4 245.1 6.5 .7 209.8 1.2 -.1 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 179.9 2.9 -.6 167.7 2.8 .7 205.8 5.1 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 203.2 1.8 -1.6 176.6 1.4 .5 228.4 5.7 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 200.5 1.3 .4 170.1 -.5 1.1 228.6 6.9 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 205.4 2.2 .4 187.9 2.1 .6 239.5 5.7 1.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 172.3 8.7 2.8 187.4 13.6 1.2 190.0 4.5 -2.5 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 168.9 9.7 2.7 181.7 16.1 1.1 187.2 3.9 -3.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 170.8 9.6 2.8 180.1 16.0 1.1 186.8 3.5 -3.4 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 125.2 .6 1.0 163.4 10.0 .6 193.9 1.9 2.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 221.0 15.9 4.0 250.6 43.1 2.6 195.5 5.7 -10.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 124.6 2.3 1.6 126.9 -2.1 1.0 123.3 .4 1.2 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 111.0 -5.5 -7.6 117.4 1.0 -7.3 101.9 1.6 -3.8

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 168.0 4.0 -.9 167.5 4.6 .1 164.8 4.4 -4.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 169.0 4.4 -.9 167.9 4.8 .1 159.8 4.6 -4.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 183.3 11.4 -2.9 158.6 13.4 -9.4 154.6 13.7 -15.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 181.8 11.3 -2.9 157.8 13.4 -9.4 151.4 13.7 -15.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 175.4 10.8 -2.7 155.8 13.9 -9.5 150.0 13.9 -16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 186.6 11.7 -3.4 157.9 13.1 -8.4 145.6 13.5 -15.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 180.8 13.8 -3.8 154.8 11.4 -10.4 148.6 12.7 -15.0 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 281.8 -

 4.9 285.2 2.3 .0 304.0 2.5 .2 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 103.9 2.9 3.7 114.8 -1.6 1.0 110.6 -1.6 -.5 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 106.9 1.1 -.4 120.9 .7 -.2 114.7 4.8 .0 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 294.7 3.2 1.8 288.4 3.9 1.4 305.7 2.6 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 183.3 2.7 .1 180.0 2.4 .1 195.4 3.7 -.8 

Commodities ............................................................................ 158.2 1.8 -.6 154.1 2.0 -.7 153.9 1.8 -2.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 139.8 1.6 -1.9 137.5 2.5 -.9 128.9 2.3 -3.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 159.7 1.5 -2.9 147.0 4.1 -5.0 146.8 5.0 -6.7 

Durables ............................................................................... 114.3 1.7 -.7 129.5 1.0 3.3 109.6 -.5 .4

Services .................................................................................... 209.1 3.4 .5 205.6 2.7 .6 231.1 4.7 .0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 178.7 2.5 -.3 174.5 2.5 .1 190.0 3.7 -.8 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 177.1 3.2 .8 182.3 2.9 -.2 181.3 2.4 -1.5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 140.6 1.7 -1.9 140.7 2.6 -.9 132.6 2.2 -3.4

Nondurables ............................................................................... 175.7 1.9 -.6 166.0 2.5 -2.4 172.9 2.8 -3.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 159.5 1.7 -2.6 152.3 4.3 -4.6 152.2 4.7 -6.3 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 219.4 4.9 2.6 247.1 4.2 .7 242.5 3.2 -.6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 203.7 3.1 .0 197.3 2.8 .7 224.7 4.8 .0 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 174.0 10.4 .2 170.5 14.8 -4.2 166.7 9.7 -11.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 186.1 2.0 .0 184.3 1.4 .5 199.2 3.3 .1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 184.7 2.0 -.3 185.0 1.5 .7 200.4 3.7 .0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 208.1 4.1 0.4 121.3 3.6 0.3 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 601.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 195.3 3.9 .3 120.7 1.9 -.6 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 194.3 4.1 .3 121.2 1.8 -.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 195.1 4.8 .2 118.7 1.0 -1.5 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 198.4 3.1 .4 122.3 2.7 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 207.0 2.0 .7 110.6 1.4 -.8 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 221.4 4.5 1.4 128.7 4.4 1.3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 266.6 4.7 1.4 133.7 4.8 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 250.0 5.2 1.1 139.4 3.7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 274.1 2.9 .5 132.5 5.1 1.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 149.9 8.5 1.7 121.6 7.8 .0 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 149.0 8.9 1.8 120.4 8.2 -.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 152.1 7.3 3.4 115.9 6.8 -.6 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 133.1 6.1 4.4 105.8 6.1 .0 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 188.2 9.4 1.8 151.9 8.7 -2.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 130.9 -.8 .8 107.5 -1.5 2.1 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 111.3 7.7 -4.2 85.0 5.5 -3.0 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 173.6 4.4 -1.4 114.1 5.6 -1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 165.0 5.0 -1.6 114.2 6.8 -.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 147.9 15.7 -7.2 152.7 15.1 -7.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 147.3 15.7 -7.2 152.7 14.9 -7.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 148.4 15.6 -7.6 155.3 15.0 -7.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 147.4 16.1 -7.1 150.7 14.5 -7.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 147.9 15.8 -6.0 150.0 15.6 -7.2 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 324.2 3.5 1.1 125.0 3.5 1.5 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 114.1 2.1 1.0 110.3 -1.3 -.5 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 114.8 1.7 .1 114.3 1.7 -.3 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 324.5 2.4 1.1 137.2 1.2 -.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 208.1 4.1 .4 121.3 3.6 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 161.2 3.9 -1.0 110.1 2.5 -.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 136.9 3.8 -1.9 104.1 3.1 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 152.7 6.6 -3.3 114.3 5.5 -3.1 

Durables ............................................................................... 113.7 -.3 .2 92.1 .0 1.7 

Services .................................................................................... 248.4 4.3 1.3 128.7 4.2 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 202.8 4.2 .4 121.1 3.6 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 185.3 3.8 -.2 115.0 2.8 -.4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 139.8 3.7 -1.9 104.4 3.0 -.9 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 175.7 5.1 -1.4 117.2 3.4 -1.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 156.2 6.3 -3.0 114.1 5.3 -2.9 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 237.1 3.7 1.2 123.1 3.4 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 241.9 4.3 1.3 129.2 4.4 .9 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 150.0 11.6 -2.1 132.1 11.6 -3.9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 215.1 3.7 .6 120.1 3.1 .7 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 220.4 3.6 .7 120.7 3.3 .8 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2005 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2004 from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2003

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 186.5 186.8 186.0 186.3 3.0 -0.3 0.2 3.4 -0.3 -0.4 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 199.0 199.4 198.7 199.0 3.3 -.2 .2 3.7 -.2 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 199.7 200.2 199.6 200.1 3.5 .0 .3 3.6 -.1 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.1 120.2 119.4 119.6 3.0 -.5 .2 3.6 -.6 -.7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 179.5 179.8 178.8 179.1 2.6 -.4 .2 3.1 -.4 -.6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 181.1 181.2 180.1 180.4 2.4 -.4 .2 2.9 -.6 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 116.6 116.9 116.4 116.4 2.7 -.4 .0 3.6 -.2 -.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 174.4 175.2 174.9 175.7 3.7 .3 .5 3.4 .3 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 180.6 180.7 180.3 180.5 3.1 -.1 .1 3.5 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 182.5 182.5 182.4 182.6 3.1 .1 .1 3.4 -.1 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 115.9 116.0 115.6 115.7 3.0 -.3 .1 3.4 -.3 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 182.3 182.2 181.5 181.9 4.2 -.2 .2 4.2 -.4 -.4 

West urban ..................................................... M 190.0 190.2 189.4 189.5 2.8 -.4 .1 3.3 -.3 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 191.0 191.2 190.2 190.1 2.8 -.6 -.1 3.4 -.4 -.5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 118.7 118.9 118.6 118.9 3.0 .0 .3 3.3 -.1 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 172.8 173.0 172.4 172.6 3.0 -.2 .1 3.4 -.2 -.3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 117.2 117.3 116.9 117.0 3.0 -.3 .1 3.5 -.3 -.3 

D ................................................................. M 180.8 181.1 180.6 181.0 3.5 -.1 .2 3.6 -.1 -.3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 184.0 184.2 183.1 183.5 2.5 -.4 .2 2.4 -.5 -.6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 189.8 190.3 188.5 188.5 3.7 -.9 .0 4.6 -.7 -.9 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 201.9 202.2 201.8 202.6 4.0 .2 .4 3.7 .0 -.2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 -

 211.0 - 210.3 1.7 -.3 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 -

 173.9 - 174.5 2.8 .3 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 180.5 - 180.3 2.6 -.1 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 120.4 - 120.7 3.6 .2 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 181.7 -

 181.5 - - - - 2.8 -.1 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 183.0 -

 180.7 - - - - 2.7 -1.3 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 169.5 -

 167.7 - - - - 3.4 -1.1 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 185.1 -

 186.6 - - - - 4.3 .8 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 199.8 -

 197.9 - - - - 4.7 -1.0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 196.4 -

 195.9 - - - - 2.5 -.3 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 191.6 -

 190.3 - - - - 2.7 -.7 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 199.0 3.3 0.2 179.1 2.6 0.2 180.5 3.1 0.1 189.5 2.8 0.1 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 310.9 - -

 289.7 - - 292.3 - - 304.9 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 192.5 3.7 .5 183.8 2.6 .6 185.6 2.8 .1 194.9 2.3 .1 

Food ........................................................... 192.1 3.7 .6 183.0 2.6 .6 185.8 2.8 .1 194.1 2.3 .1 

Food at home ........................................... 193.1 4.2 .6 179.8 2.1 .5 183.4 2.8 .0 198.0 1.4 -.2 

Food away from home .............................. 193.5 3.1 .6 188.5 3.3 .7 191.5 2.7 .1 188.6 3.8 .6 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 196.6 2.7 -.4 193.6 2.7 .5 183.7 2.9 -.2 203.3 2.1 .2 

Housing ........................................................ 208.1 3.5 .7 174.9 2.2 .1 173.7 3.0 .4 198.0 2.8 .7 

Shelter ........................................................ 248.4 3.0 .6 199.8 1.6 .1 193.4 2.7 .4 218.9 2.6 .6 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 237.3 4.0 .4 200.6 1.4 .1 190.5 2.7 .3 224.2 3.5 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ..................................... 232.9 2.8 .2 199.6 1.2 .1 183.9 2.6 .3 210.3 2.3 .3 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 164.0 8.5 1.9 164.3 6.2 -.7 165.7 6.6 .9 184.2 5.4 1.3 

Fuels ......................................................... 152.4 8.7 2.0 144.0 6.7 -1.0 140.8 6.4 .9 171.8 5.1 1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... 161.8 6.2 3.0 149.2 6.2 -1.1 142.6 6.3 .9 174.5 4.9 1.0 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 142.3 4.1 4.2 124.7 1.7 .3 132.2 5.0 1.7 174.7 1.2 1.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 ................... 201.7 9.4 1.2 194.3 11.8 -2.5 209.0 11.3 -1.9 192.7 12.5 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 122.7 .9 .2 117.2 1.0 1.3 121.1 .6 .3 128.5 .5 .3 

Apparel ......................................................... 115.1 2.6 -2.7 110.4 -1.6 -3.5 128.0 .1 -2.0 108.5 .5 -.3 

Transportation .............................................. 166.4 4.6 -.8 162.5 4.4 .2 159.6 5.5 -.3 162.7 5.0 -1.4 

Private transportation ................................. 162.5 5.0 -.8 160.1 4.6 .2 158.5 5.7 -.3 159.8 5.3 -1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 94.8 .9 -.2 94.5 1.8 .1 95.2 2.8 .6 93.7 2.3 .4 

New vehicles .......................................... 139.0 .2 .1 137.7 .0 .2 144.6 2.1 1.1 139.7 1.2 .6 

Used cars and trucks .............................. 140.3 4.9 .1 139.7 5.8 .2 138.1 4.9 .1 135.8 4.9 .1 

Motor fuel .................................................. 155.4 15.8 -3.5 161.0 12.6 .6 154.8 15.2 -2.3 155.4 14.2 -6.7 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 154.6 15.8 -3.6 160.2 12.6 .6 153.9 15.1 -2.3 154.7 14.0 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 154.7 15.8 -3.7 158.9 12.8 .8 152.5 15.5 -2.4 152.5 14.3 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 158.0 15.8 -3.4 174.2 12.0 .0 160.8 14.4 -2.5 148.2 14.0 -6.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 151.4 15.5 -3.1 160.8 11.8 .1 154.0 14.4 -2.0 152.3 13.2 -6.3 

Medical care ................................................. 332.2 3.8 .2 316.0 5.8 1.2 308.0 4.2 .4 314.0 3.9 .5 

Medical care commodities .......................... 279.8 2.3 -.2 264.6 2.3 .6 257.9 2.1 .4 265.8 1.6 .2 

Medical care services ................................. 345.4 4.4 .4 330.4 7.0 1.3 321.9 4.8 .4 326.2 4.5 .6 

Professional services ................................ 286.5 2.4 .0 292.9 6.0 1.1 273.5 4.0 .8 262.1 3.8 .3 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 110.2 1.7 .6 106.5 1.4 .5 106.7 .8 .1 103.3 -.3 .2 

Education and communication 4 ................... 111.0 .0 .0 112.0 .4 .0 107.2 -.2 .0 112.6 2.3 .3 

Other goods and services ............................. 356.7 2.9 .3 306.7 3.3 .9 302.8 3.1 1.0 311.2 2.0 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 199.0 3.3 .2 179.1 2.6 .2 180.5 3.1 .1 189.5 2.8 .1 

Commodities ................................................. 162.2 3.7 -.4 151.6 2.8 .2 156.2 3.4 -.3 156.3 2.7 -.6 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 142.4 3.6 -1.1 135.1 3.0 .0 140.5 3.8 -.4 134.7 3.0 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 161.2 6.0 -1.8 158.1 4.2 -.3 162.7 5.3 -1.2 152.0 4.9 -2.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ............................................ 196.8 7.5 -1.5 188.4 6.3 .8 186.7 7.4 -.8 184.3 6.7 -2.9 

Durables ................................................... 115.6 .4 .2 111.6 1.5 .5 117.9 2.0 .6 117.2 1.1 .4 

Services ........................................................ 241.1 3.1 .6 212.6 2.5 .1 210.1 2.9 .4 225.0 2.9 .5 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 232.3 3.0 .6 198.4 1.6 .1 184.0 2.7 .4 211.2 2.6 .6 

Transportation services .............................. 215.4 2.0 .0 225.7 .8 -.1 228.5 1.6 .1 223.4 2.3 .0 

Other services ............................................ 281.5 2.6 .5 246.7 2.3 .3 249.5 1.5 .2 250.5 2.5 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 194.0 3.4 0.2 173.6 2.5 0.1 174.0 3.1 0.1 184.4 2.7 0.0 

All items less food ........................................... 200.5 3.3 .1 178.2 2.6 .1 179.2 3.2 .1 188.5 2.9 .1 

All items less shelter ....................................... 183.8 3.5 .0 174.0 3.0 .2 177.0 3.3 .0 179.3 2.9 -.2 

Commodities less food ................................... 144.6 3.7 -1.0 137.1 3.0 .1 141.8 3.7 -.4 137.4 2.9 -.9 

Nondurables ................................................... 177.7 4.7 -.6 171.1 3.4 .1 174.2 3.9 -.5 174.4 3.4 -1.0 

Nondurables less food .................................... 163.4 5.8 -1.7 160.2 4.2 -.2 163.7 5.2 -1.1 155.7 4.6 -2.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ................ 195.9 7.0 -1.3 188.0 5.9 .7 185.6 7.0 -.7 185.3 6.3 -2.7 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 214.0 3.3 .7 208.2 3.3 .1 208.3 3.2 .4 215.4 3.2 .4 

Services less medical care services ............... 234.2 3.1 .7 203.9 2.2 .0 199.8 2.8 .4 218.0 2.8 .6 

Energy ............................................................ 153.8 11.9 -.6 151.2 9.6 -.2 144.4 10.7 -.8 164.4 10.4 -3.7 

All items less energy ....................................... 205.8 2.6 .3 184.0 1.9 .2 185.6 2.4 .2 193.0 2.2 .4 

All items less food and energy ...................... 209.9 2.4 .2 184.5 1.8 .1 185.7 2.3 .3 193.0 2.2 .4 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ....................................... 145.5 1.1 -.5 136.5 1.2 -.1 141.8 1.5 .1 136.6 1.0 .3 

Energy commodities ................................... 159.3 16.9 -3.3 161.8 12.8 .6 156.9 15.2 -2.3 157.3 14.2 -6.5 

Services less energy services .................... 249.6 2.9 .5 221.0 2.1 .2 218.3 2.6 .3 229.0 2.8 .5 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 172.6 3.0 0.1 117.0 3.0 0.1 181.0 3.5 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 172.6 - - - - -

 292.6 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 171.9 2.6 .1 118.0 2.9 .4 186.3 4.3 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 171.5 2.6 .1 118.0 2.9 .5 185.8 4.3 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 175.6 2.4 -.1 117.2 2.7 .5 181.7 4.2 .1 

Food away from home .......................................................... 165.0 3.0 .4 119.4 3.1 .4 194.2 4.4 .9 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 175.4 2.2 .1 118.5 2.9 .0 192.6 3.6 .3 

Housing .................................................................................... 175.1 2.9 .5 117.1 3.0 .5 173.0 2.4 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 190.1 2.5 .4 118.8 2.7 .4 198.0 1.8 .6 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 184.0 3.1 .3 120.1 2.9 .2 185.5 2.3 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 191.0 2.2 .2 117.6 2.3 .2 189.0 1.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 167.5 7.1 .8 127.0 6.5 .9 166.4 5.0 .4 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 165.1 7.3 .8 126.7 6.4 .6 139.2 5.6 .4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 160.9 6.7 1.0 123.2 5.2 .7 148.8 5.2 .5 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 140.7 4.0 2.6 110.4 3.0 1.0 140.5 2.7 1.7 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 208.4 11.2 -1.4 168.9 11.2 -.1 188.0 12.6 -2.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 116.6 .7 .7 96.8 .4 .2 119.3 3.3 .8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 106.7 1.7 -1.7 88.4 -1.4 -2.5 119.0 -.2 -2.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 162.8 4.7 -.6 113.6 5.0 -.4 159.5 6.6 -.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 162.3 4.9 -.7 113.6 5.2 -.4 157.3 6.8 -.1 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 95.3 1.6 .3 93.8 2.2 .1 94.9 4.4 .6 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 122.1 .7 .7 97.0 1.1 .4 153.5 4.1 1.3 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 132.1 5.2 .2 92.7 5.1 .2 126.4 5.8 .2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 228.8 14.2 -3.6 155.2 14.4 -2.3 151.6 16.3 -2.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 227.7 14.1 -3.6 155.5 14.3 -2.2 150.4 16.2 -2.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 231.5 14.2 -3.5 158.0 14.5 -2.3 144.0 16.3 -2.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 156.4 14.0 -3.9 152.7 14.0 -2.1 168.1 16.8 -2.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 207.6 13.9 -3.8 149.7 13.8 -1.8 153.9 15.7 -1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 247.9 4.3 .9 135.2 4.5 .4 306.7 5.5 .8

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 210.4 1.3 .4 126.4 2.8 .1 263.7 3.5 .9 

Medical care services ............................................................. 257.9 5.2 .9 137.8 5.0 .4 319.1 6.0 .7 

Professional services ........................................................... 218.0 4.3 .8 130.2 4.1 .4 277.6 3.7 .2 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 108.5 .7 .5 104.1 .9 .3 106.2 1.0 .2 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 111.9 1.0 .0 107.8 -.2 .1 114.4 1.6 .4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 255.2 2.9 .6 140.9 2.8 .8 325.5 2.7 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 172.6 3.0 .1 117.0 3.0 .1 181.0 3.5 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 151.2 3.0 -.3 109.4 3.0 -.2 156.1 4.7 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 138.2 3.3 -.6 104.7 3.2 -.6 141.0 5.1 -.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 164.4 5.4 -1.4 120.0 4.5 -1.2 162.5 6.1 -1.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ 204.5 6.9 -1.3 136.0 6.9 -.7 187.7 8.2 -.9 

Durables ............................................................................... 110.6 .8 .4 89.5 1.6 .3 118.3 3.6 .7 

Services .................................................................................... 192.4 2.9 .5 121.7 2.9 .3 213.6 2.6 .5 

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 190.7 2.5 .4 118.8 2.7 .4 184.9 1.8 .7 

Transportation services .......................................................... 184.6 1.9 .1 122.4 1.5 -.2 219.2 1.2 .6 

Other services ........................................................................ 212.7 2.4 .3 120.8 1.7 .2 256.8 2.6 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 169.4 2.9 0.1 114.6 2.9 0.1 174.3 3.4 0.2 

All items less food ...................................................................... 172.8 3.0 .1 115.1 3.0 .0 180.1 3.4 .2

All items less shelter ................................................................... 165.7 3.2 -.1 114.6 3.1 .0 177.3 4.2 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 139.9 3.2 -.6 105.1 3.1 -.6 142.4 4.9 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 168.6 3.9 -.6 118.9 3.7 -.3 174.8 5.2 -.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 165.4 5.1 -1.4 119.9 4.4 -1.2 164.0 6.1 -1.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 201.2 6.5 -1.2 134.4 6.5 -.7 187.6 7.8 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 194.1 3.4 .5 124.6 3.1 .3 210.3 3.3 .5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 187.9 2.7 .4 120.4 2.6 .3 203.3 2.3 .5 

Energy ........................................................................................ 193.9 10.8 -1.6 139.7 10.3 -.9 146.2 11.0 -1.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 170.9 2.3 .3 113.5 2.3 .2 186.0 2.8 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 170.8 2.2 .3 112.5 2.1 .1 186.6 2.4 .4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 128.8 1.2 .0 98.3 1.1 -.1 142.7 2.7 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 230.0 14.4 -3.6 157.7 14.9 -2.1 151.5 16.4 -2.4 

Services less energy services ................................................ 194.9 2.7 .4 121.6 2.6 .3 221.6 2.4 .6 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about

population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross

classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 200.1 3.5 0.3 119.6 3.0 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 305.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 192.5 3.8 .2 119.0 3.2 1.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 192.0 4.0 .2 119.1 3.1 1.3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 193.9 4.5 .1 118.5 3.4 1.6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 191.6 3.2 .5 120.3 2.7 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 197.6 1.7 -.5 116.8 4.1 .0 

Housing .................................................................................... 208.6 3.4 .7 120.3 3.7 .9 

Shelter .................................................................................... 247.8 3.1 .6 119.8 2.8 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 243.6 4.1 .5 123.0 3.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 234.6 2.8 .2 118.7 2.7 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 158.6 7.7 1.5 136.5 9.8 2.6 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 152.8 8.1 1.6 137.2 10.0 2.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 161.2 6.4 2.5 124.4 5.7 3.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 140.4 4.9 4.1 104.6 2.4 4.6 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 199.8 8.6 .3 173.3 11.0 3.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 122.6 .9 .5 101.3 .9 -.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 111.0 5.6 -1.2 86.7 -5.9 -7.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 168.6 4.7 -.7 115.4 4.4 -.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 163.7 5.1 -.8 116.0 4.6 -.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 152.5 16.1 -4.3 156.4 15.3 -2.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 151.5 16.0 -4.4 156.3 15.2 -2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 151.8 16.1 -4.5 158.2 15.4 -2.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 151.5 16.1 -4.4 157.4 15.0 -1.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 149.5 15.9 -3.9 149.7 14.7 -1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 334.7 3.7 .7 137.1 4.1 -.7 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 110.9 1.6 .5 109.0 2.1 1.0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 113.0 .4 -.1 106.0 -1.1 .5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 351.8 2.9 .3 153.4 2.8 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 200.1 3.5 .3 119.6 3.0 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 161.5 4.0 -.4 113.6 3.0 -.4 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 140.3 4.2 -.8 110.4 2.8 -1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 156.5 6.7 -1.6 128.1 4.6 -2.4 

Durables ............................................................................... 115.5 .3 .2 90.4 .4 -.1 

Services .................................................................................... 241.0 3.2 .6 122.3 3.1 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 194.9 3.5 .2 117.3 2.9 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 183.8 3.7 .0 117.7 3.1 -.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 142.6 4.0 -.8 110.6 2.8 -1.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 175.7 5.1 -.6 123.2 3.9 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 159.1 6.4 -1.5 127.3 4.5 -2.2 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 211.5 3.3 .8 124.8 3.5 .6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 233.9 3.1 .6 121.0 2.9 .7 

Energy ........................................................................................ 153.2 11.6 -1.2 145.9 12.4 .6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 206.8 2.9 .3 115.6 2.0 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 211.1 2.7 .3 114.9 1.9 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 180.4 2.4 0.2 116.4 2.7 0.0 175.7 3.7 0.5 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 294.9 - - - - -

 284.6 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 186.7 2.5 .7 116.8 2.0 .4 182.7 4.8 .6 

Food ....................................................................................... 186.2 2.6 .7 116.6 2.0 .4 181.7 4.8 .7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 186.1 2.4 .9 114.1 1.0 .0 171.2 4.5 -.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 186.8 2.9 .4 120.0 3.3 .9 199.8 5.3 1.8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 192.1 2.3 .5 120.1 2.7 .7 197.1 4.4 -.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 176.3 2.1 .1 115.0 2.4 .0 166.9 2.4 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 202.1 1.5 .1 116.3 1.8 -.3 188.1 1.6 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 210.2 1.5 .1 116.3 1.3 .1 176.2 1.1 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 201.6 1.3 .0 114.9 1.1 .0 188.0 1.1 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 159.5 6.5 -.9 132.3 5.8 -.1 171.7 6.1 -1.5 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 141.5 7.0 -1.3 134.0 6.2 -.3 134.3 6.7 -1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 144.2 6.8 -1.4 131.8 5.3 -.3 143.0 6.1 -1.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 112.9 .8 .0 110.5 2.2 .7 118.1 2.9 .3 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 188.0 12.0 -2.3 178.3 11.2 -2.1 201.8 12.7 -5.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 114.0 .9 1.3 93.3 1.1 1.2 114.4 1.6 1.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 105.8 -1.7 -3.8 86.4 -1.5 -3.5 128.3 -1.9 -.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 162.5 3.4 .1 117.1 4.9 .3 153.7 7.0 .4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 160.4 3.7 .1 117.3 5.1 .3 149.7 7.2 .4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 163.5 11.8 .9 162.4 12.9 .9 146.4 15.3 -1.7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 162.5 11.8 .9 162.4 12.9 .9 144.8 15.3 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 161.4 12.2 1.1 165.5 12.9 1.2 139.6 15.6 -1.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 173.1 10.9 .2 158.3 13.3 -.1 168.3 13.9 -2.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 159.7 11.1 .3 157.7 12.2 .4 150.1 15.6 -1.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 310.0 5.9 1.5 137.8 5.4 .7 309.9 6.7 1.1 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 109.7 1.0 .9 102.8 2.3 -.1 106.6 -.1 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 114.1 .7 -.1 109.3 -.1 -.2 110.0 1.1 .8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 310.0 3.8 1.1 139.9 2.5 .6 300.9 3.0 1.1 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 180.4 2.4 .2 116.4 2.7 .0 175.7 3.7 .5 

Commodities ............................................................................ 151.3 2.4 .2 108.4 3.1 .2 156.1 4.8 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 132.6 2.2 -.1 104.1 3.7 .0 143.0 4.9 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 155.5 3.7 -.2 120.9 4.7 -.4 166.7 5.4 -.4 

Durables ............................................................................... 109.7 .4 .0 88.0 2.6 .7 115.0 4.3 1.2 

Services .................................................................................... 213.9 2.4 .1 122.6 2.4 -.1 201.2 2.7 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 175.2 2.2 .1 114.1 2.6 .0 169.2 3.5 .4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 174.4 2.8 .2 115.1 3.0 .2 173.5 4.4 .3

Commodities less food ............................................................... 134.7 2.2 -.1 104.6 3.7 .1 144.5 4.9 .3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 171.6 3.1 .2 118.7 3.3 .0 175.4 5.2 .1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 157.9 3.7 -.1 120.6 4.5 -.3 168.5 5.4 -.4 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 210.5 3.5 .1 128.6 3.0 .0 195.9 3.5 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 206.0 2.1 .0 121.1 2.2 -.2 190.0 2.2 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 151.0 9.3 -.3 146.9 9.5 .3 141.1 10.8 -1.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 185.3 1.7 .2 112.7 2.1 .1 180.6 2.9 .7 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 185.3 1.5 .1 111.8 2.0 -.1 180.8 2.6 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 182.6 3.1 0.1 115.7 3.0 0.1 181.9 4.2 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 295.9 - - - - -

 294.4 - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 187.3 2.1 -.3 117.8 3.1 .2 181.1 4.2 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 187.6 2.1 -.3 117.8 3.1 .3 181.1 4.3 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 184.2 1.7 -.7 117.4 3.3 .3 181.5 5.2 .6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 194.6 2.5 .2 118.7 2.9 .1 183.8 2.7 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 184.3 2.8 .0 117.2 2.8 -.5 181.3 3.4 1.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 176.7 3.3 .8 116.0 2.8 .2 171.3 3.2 .8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 196.0 2.7 .6 118.9 2.7 .2 200.5 2.3 .4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 195.8 2.4 .5 119.9 3.2 .1 185.3 2.5 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 188.6 2.7 .5 118.4 2.6 .2 185.4 2.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 159.7 8.7 1.7 120.3 5.2 .0 158.9 5.3 2.3

Fuels ..................................................................................... 142.9 8.2 2.0 118.5 5.2 -.2 135.5 6.2 2.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 146.5 7.9 1.9 117.3 5.1 -.1 140.2 6.0 2.7 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 132.7 6.5 3.3 110.1 4.2 .3 135.9 4.4 3.4 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 214.3 14.3 -3.2 163.6 9.1 -1.4 181.3 12.5 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 127.5 .2 .6 96.4 .2 .1 114.2 5.1 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 137.3 .9 -2.3 88.3 -.6 -1.6 115.8 1.0 -3.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 164.9 5.6 -.4 111.1 5.1 -.2 163.1 7.7 -.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 164.5 5.9 -.4 110.9 5.2 -.2 162.2 7.8 -.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 159.9 15.1 -3.4 154.3 14.5 -1.7 147.0 18.8 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 158.3 15.0 -3.5 154.4 14.5 -1.7 145.1 18.7 -1.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 158.5 15.5 -3.4 157.8 14.7 -1.8 139.7 19.5 -1.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 158.5 14.4 -3.6 150.9 13.9 -1.7 170.4 18.1 -2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 157.0 14.5 -3.4 148.4 13.7 -1.0 153.0 17.2 -.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 300.6 3.5 .4 132.0 4.5 .5 301.6 4.5 .5

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.7 .4 .1 105.2 .7 .1 108.7 2.7 .7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 106.8 -.2 -.2 106.3 -.4 .1 115.2 .3 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 285.5 2.8 .7 137.4 3.2 1.3 324.9 3.5 .0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 182.6 3.1 .1 115.7 3.0 .1 181.9 4.2 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 159.1 3.1 -.4 108.8 3.3 -.1 155.9 5.6 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 143.0 3.8 -.6 104.0 3.5 -.2 142.7 6.4 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 164.7 5.8 -1.7 118.5 4.7 -.8 163.5 7.9 -1.3 

Durables ............................................................................... 121.2 1.5 1.0 90.2 1.9 .3 119.8 4.4 .4 

Services .................................................................................... 210.1 3.1 .6 120.4 2.7 .2 216.0 2.9 .7 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 177.1 3.1 .1 113.5 2.9 .0 174.0 4.1 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 178.9 3.4 -.1 113.1 3.2 .1 177.9 4.8 .2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 144.6 3.7 -.6 104.3 3.4 -.3 143.5 6.3 -.6 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 176.1 3.8 -1.0 118.1 3.8 -.3 172.7 6.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 165.9 5.6 -1.6 118.5 4.6 -.7 163.9 7.7 -1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 206.4 3.6 .5 121.9 2.9 .2 212.0 3.3 .9 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 201.1 3.0 .6 119.2 2.5 .1 204.2 2.7 .7 

Energy ........................................................................................ 149.7 11.7 -.9 133.9 9.8 -1.0 138.5 12.4 .4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 187.7 2.3 .3 112.6 2.4 .2 187.3 3.1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 187.9 2.3 .4 111.4 2.1 .1 189.3 2.8 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 190.1 2.8 -0.1 118.9 3.0 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 307.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.5 1.8 .0 119.3 3.0 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 195.6 1.8 -.1 119.2 3.1 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 200.3 .8 -.4 118.8 2.5 .3 

Food away from home .......................................................... 188.3 3.4 .5 120.0 4.1 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 204.6 2.2 .3 121.2 1.6 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 201.7 2.5 .3 119.2 3.4 1.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 220.6 2.5 .3 120.4 3.3 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 237.1 3.5 .4 121.9 3.5 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 213.8 2.0 .2 118.2 3.0 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 188.5 5.1 .9 130.3 6.7 2.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 181.0 5.4 1.0 129.5 5.5 1.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 183.1 5.1 1.0 128.6 5.1 1.3 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 187.3 2.0 1.8 117.1 .7 1.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 4 .............................................. 196.1 10.9 -.4 164.1 15.1 1.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 132.4 .8 .5 99.6 -.5 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 107.2 .9 .0 91.5 -.3 -.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 162.0 5.0 -1.4 113.7 5.2 -1.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 158.9 5.2 -1.4 113.3 5.4 -1.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 154.9 13.9 -6.7 143.8 15.1 -6.7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 153.8 13.7 -6.8 144.6 14.9 -6.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 153.1 13.8 -6.9 143.4 15.4 -7.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 145.1 13.9 -6.8 144.0 14.6 -6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 151.9 12.9 -6.6 142.6 14.1 -5.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 301.8 4.1 .7 138.8 3.4 .3 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 105.0 -.1 .2 100.5 -1.0 .2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 112.7 2.7 .4 111.2 .9 .2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 310.3 2.2 .4 137.3 2.0 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 190.1 2.8 -.1 118.9 3.0 .3 

Commodities ............................................................................ 156.5 2.7 -.6 109.1 2.8 -.5 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 133.3 3.3 -.9 103.2 2.6 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 149.6 5.2 -2.3 115.5 4.2 -2.2 

Durables ............................................................................... 117.0 1.2 .5 90.3 .9 .3 

Services .................................................................................... 225.1 2.8 .4 123.1 3.2 .9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ......................................................... 185.8 2.7 -.1 115.5 2.9 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 179.1 2.9 -.3 115.1 2.9 -.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 136.2 3.2 -.9 103.7 2.6 -1.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 174.3 3.3 -1.1 117.4 3.5 -.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 153.9 5.1 -2.0 115.8 4.1 -2.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 212.9 3.3 .4 125.9 3.1 .5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 219.4 2.7 .3 121.6 3.2 1.0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 164.3 10.5 -4.0 140.4 10.8 -3.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 193.7 2.2 .3 114.8 2.3 .6 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 193.6 2.3 .4 113.8 2.2 .6 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2005 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2004 from—

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2005

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2003

Oct.

2004

Nov.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 187.1 187.3 187.6 188.0 2.6 0.4 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 191.3 191.7 192.0 193.1 4.2 .7 .6 3.4 .4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 191.9 192.8 193.7 193.9 4.5 .6 .1 4.5 .9 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.6 117.1 116.6 118.5 3.4 1.2 1.6 .8 -.9 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 178.8 179.2 178.9 179.8 2.1 .3 .5 1.6 .1 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 184.5 185.1 184.4 186.1 2.4 .5 .9 1.3 -.1 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 114.2 114.2 114.1 114.1 1.0 -.1 .0 1.7 -.1 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 168.9 170.1 171.5 171.2 4.5 .6 -.2 3.3 1.5 .8 

South urban .................................................... M 183.0 183.0 183.4 183.4 2.8 .2 .0 2.9 .2 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 184.5 184.1 185.5 184.2 1.7 .1 -.7 2.6 .5 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 116.8 117.0 117.0 117.4 3.3 .3 .3 2.9 .2 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 181.3 180.7 180.4 181.5 5.2 .4 .6 4.5 -.5 -.2 

West urban ..................................................... M 197.3 197.4 198.3 198.0 1.4 .3 -.2 1.4 .5 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.5 201.1 201.1 200.3 .8 -.4 -.4 .9 .3 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.5 117.3 118.5 118.8 2.5 1.3 .3 2.1 .9 1.0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 174.9 175.3 175.7 175.6 2.4 .2 -.1 2.4 .5 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 116.5 116.5 116.6 117.2 2.7 .6 .5 2.1 .1 .1 

D ................................................................. M 180.5 180.1 181.5 181.7 4.2 .9 .1 3.7 .6 .8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 193.0 192.5 191.3 193.4 4.0 .5 1.1 .6 -.9 -.6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 205.7 205.7 204.2 202.9 -.4 -1.4 -.6 -.3 -.7 -.7 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 192.6 193.2 195.2 193.7 4.6 .3 -.8 5.2 1.3 1.0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 188.6 190.8 190.9 192.7 4.3 1.0 .9 4.3 1.2 .1 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 179.8 180.4 183.2 184.9 1.1 2.5 .9 2.3 1.9 1.6 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 166.2 166.5 169.2 165.2 .0 -.8 -2.4 .4 1.8 1.6 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 121.1 120.2 121.4 119.0 .8 -1.0 -2.0 2.8 .2 1.0 

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 187.3 188.0 189.3 190.1 1.9 1.1 .4 1.3 1.1 .7 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 179.0 180.2 178.5 177.4 -.3 -1.6 -.6 .5 -.3 -.9 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 181.6 180.2 179.8 179.9 -1.4 -.2 .1 .6 -1.0 -.2 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 200.2 199.9 201.8 202.5 6.2 1.3 .3 6.8 .8 1.0 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 196.7 198.4 195.3 200.7 4.5 1.2 2.8 2.5 -.7 -1.6 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 205.3 205.3 207.2 205.6 .6 .1 -.8 1.0 .9 .9 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 194.8 195.1 195.6 194.9 2.0 -.1 -.4 2.9 .4 .3 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average 

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Jan.

2004

Dec.

2004

Expenditure category

All items .......................................................... 186.3 3.0 0.2 183.5 2.5 0.2 188.5 3.7 0.0 202.6 4.0 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ...................................... 554.9 - -

 538.9 - - 557.0 - - 576.9 - -

Food and beverages ..................................... 189.0 2.8 .3 189.6 4.1 1.0 197.5 .7 -.1 193.7 4.0 -.2 

Food ........................................................... 188.5 2.8 .3 188.1 3.9 1.0 195.1 .8 -.1 193.2 4.2 -.2 

Food at home ........................................... 188.0 2.6 .2 193.4 4.0 1.1 202.9 -.4 -.6 193.7 4.6 -.8 

Food away from home .............................. 190.6 3.1 .5 176.7 3.5 .9 182.9 2.6 .8 196.9 3.3 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 194.4 2.6 .1 208.3 6.4 1.3 215.7 -.6 .1 199.3 .9 -.4 

Housing ........................................................ 187.3 2.9 .5 185.3 2.1 .2 200.0 5.3 .5 214.3 4.3 1.1 

Shelter ........................................................ 214.4 2.5 .4 219.0 1.9 .0 217.7 5.9 .4 258.1 4.4 .9 

Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... 213.7 3.0 .3 239.9 3.0 .5 229.1 6.9 .5 249.1 5.1 .6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ..................................... 206.6 2.2 .2 219.0 1.2 .0 213.1 5.7 .5 244.4 2.9 .1 

Fuels and utilities ........................................ 166.0 6.7 .8 154.3 5.9 .2 189.1 4.5 .4 146.8 8.4 2.5 

Fuels ......................................................... 147.4 6.8 .7 139.4 6.7 -.1 187.9 3.8 .4 147.6 8.8 2.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................... 153.3 5.9 .9 143.1 6.6 .0 187.8 3.5 .4 152.9 7.4 3.6 

Electricity 1 ........................................... 140.2 3.5 1.8 102.0 .0 .0 193.9 2.0 1.5 133.4 6.0 5.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 ................... 196.7 11.3 -1.0 201.6 11.1 .0 195.4 5.6 -1.0 188.5 9.8 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ....... 121.9 .7 .5 103.5 -.5 2.1 123.7 .6 1.4 121.5 -.9 .7 

Apparel ......................................................... 116.1 .3 -2.1 87.5 -3.1 -5.1 102.1 1.2 1.7 105.7 8.0 .0 

Transportation .............................................. 162.6 5.0 -.5 152.2 2.1 -.6 162.9 5.1 -1.6 173.4 4.2 -.6 

Private transportation ................................. 160.0 5.1 -.6 149.6 2.3 -.6 159.4 5.2 -1.7 166.1 4.7 -.8 

Motor fuel .................................................. 156.9 14.4 -3.0 161.4 9.6 -1.9 154.5 13.7 -7.2 148.4 15.8 -4.4 

Gasoline (all types) ................................. 156.1 14.3 -3.0 160.0 9.5 -2.0 151.3 13.7 -7.2 147.8 15.8 -4.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ................ 154.9 14.5 -2.9 156.9 9.8 -2.1 150.0 13.9 -7.4 148.8 15.7 -4.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ......... 160.7 14.1 -3.1 168.1 8.7 -1.8 145.7 13.6 -6.8 148.0 16.2 -4.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............. 153.8 13.9 -2.8 155.5 8.8 -1.5 148.6 12.7 -6.7 148.7 16.0 -3.8 

Medical care ................................................. 316.3 4.5 .6 319.3 8.5 1.9 299.0 2.8 .6 322.2 3.5 .6 

Recreation 5 ................................................. 106.5 .9 .4 106.9 1.7 2.0 106.8 -1.2 .7 111.2 1.6 1.5 

Education and communication 5 ................... 110.6 .7 .1 121.4 1.8 .2 112.3 3.7 .1 113.0 .5 -.1 

Other goods and services ............................. 318.0 2.8 .7 320.7 4.3 1.9 295.1 2.3 -.6 351.6 2.2 -.1 

Commodity and service group

All items .......................................................... 186.3 3.0 .2 183.5 2.5 .2 188.5 3.7 .0 202.6 4.0 .4 

Commodities ................................................. 156.3 3.2 -.2 148.0 2.0 .1 155.2 2.1 -.6 161.9 4.0 -.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ...... 138.0 3.4 -.6 126.4 1.0 -.2 130.6 3.1 -1.0 138.5 4.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..... 158.8 5.2 -1.3 149.7 3.4 -.6 148.0 5.6 -2.4 154.0 6.8 -1.1 

Durables ................................................... 115.5 1.3 .3 103.8 -1.2 .0 111.7 .5 .6 112.7 -.2 .3 

Services ........................................................ 221.5 2.9 .5 220.8 2.9 .2 223.2 4.9 .4 243.7 3.9 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................. 180.8 3.0 .1 177.6 2.2 .1 184.3 3.8 -.1 198.0 4.0 .4 

All items less shelter ....................................... 178.0 3.2 .0 171.9 2.8 .3 177.2 2.6 -.3 182.6 3.8 .1 

Commodities less food ................................... 140.0 3.3 -.5 129.2 1.2 -.2 134.4 2.9 -1.0 140.9 3.8 -.6 

Nondurables ................................................... 174.3 3.9 -.5 170.3 3.7 .2 174.7 2.8 -1.2 175.6 5.2 -.6 

Nondurables less food .................................... 160.9 5.0 -1.2 153.5 3.6 -.5 154.2 5.1 -2.3 156.8 6.4 -1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 210.8 3.3 .4 208.5 4.1 .5 211.3 3.4 .4 206.7 3.4 1.0 

Services less medical care services ............... 213.2 2.7 .4 212.3 2.4 .1 217.7 5.0 .4 237.6 3.9 1.0 

Energy ............................................................ 151.4 10.6 -1.2 146.8 8.0 -.9 166.6 10.3 -4.8 149.7 12.0 -.7 

All items less energy ....................................... 191.5 2.3 .3 188.9 2.0 .3 191.5 3.2 .4 209.5 3.4 .5 

All items less food and energy ...................... 192.4 2.2 .2 189.1 1.7 .2 190.8 3.7 .5 214.2 3.2 .7 

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

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 186.3 3.0 -0.3 210.3 1.7 -0.3 183.5 2.5 -0.4

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 554.9 - -

 607.8 - - 538.9 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 189.0 2.8 .5 198.2 3.6 .6 189.6 4.1 .9 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 188.5 2.8 .5 198.8 3.6 .7 188.1 3.9 .7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 188.0 2.6 .4 192.7 4.3 1.0 193.4 4.0 .5 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 190.6 3.1 .6 211.9 2.9 .3 176.7 3.5 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 194.4 2.6 .1 192.2 1.3 -1.7 208.3 6.4 2.3 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 187.3 2.9 .5 217.2 .3 .3 185.3 2.1 .1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 214.4 2.5 .5 259.3 -.9 .4 219.0 1.9 .0 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 213.7 3.0 .6 253.2 .7 .0 239.9 3.0 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 206.6 2.2 .4 241.3 .9 .4 219.0 1.2 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 166.0 6.7 .9 179.8 8.9 -.4 154.3 5.9 -.8

Fuels ..................................................................................... 147.4 6.8 .8 154.2 9.8 -.4 139.4 6.7 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 153.3 5.9 1.1 175.1 7.8 2.4 143.1 6.6 -1.0 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 140.2 3.5 1.7 152.8 8.3 2.5 102.0 .0 -.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 196.7 11.3 -.2 209.1 7.1 2.4 201.6 11.1 -1.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.9 .7 .3 119.2 3.0 .6 103.5 -.5 1.4 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 116.1 .3 -5.3 129.6 -3.8 -8.5 87.5 -3.1 -8.9 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 162.6 5.0 -1.9 165.1 5.5 -2.0 152.2 2.1 -1.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 160.0 5.1 -2.0 163.2 5.6 -2.2 149.6 2.3 -1.9

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 156.9 14.4 -8.9 156.1 13.1 -10.0 161.4 9.6 -8.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 156.1 14.3 -9.0 154.0 13.2 -9.9 160.0 9.5 -8.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 154.9 14.5 -9.2 152.3 13.2 -10.1 156.9 9.8 -8.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 160.7 14.1 -8.7 155.7 12.8 -9.5 168.1 8.7 -8.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 153.8 13.9 -8.3 154.9 13.5 -9.2 155.5 8.8 -7.4 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 316.3 4.5 .9 420.8 4.5 1.7 319.3 8.5 2.1 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 106.5 .9 .2 110.7 -.7 -1.0 106.9 1.7 .9 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 110.6 .7 .0 114.1 .9 -.8 121.4 1.8 .1 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 318.0 2.8 1.0 355.0 4.1 1.1 320.7 4.3 1.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 186.3 3.0 -.3 210.3 1.7 -.3 183.5 2.5 -.4 

Commodities ............................................................................ 156.3 3.2 -1.1 163.5 3.2 -1.7 148.0 2.0 -1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 138.0 3.4 -2.1 144.2 2.9 -3.3 126.4 1.0 -2.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 158.8 5.2 -4.3 165.0 4.2 -5.7 149.7 3.4 -4.3 

Durables ............................................................................... 115.5 1.3 .6 117.7 1.2 .1 103.8 -1.2 .2 

Services .................................................................................... 221.5 2.9 .5 260.2 .8 .5 220.8 2.9 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 180.8 3.0 -.3 201.9 1.6 -.4 177.6 2.2 -.5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 178.0 3.2 -.6 194.3 3.3 -.8 171.9 2.8 -.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 140.0 3.3 -2.0 145.7 2.8 -3.3 129.2 1.2 -2.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 174.3 3.9 -1.8 180.5 3.9 -2.2 170.3 3.7 -1.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 160.9 5.0 -4.0 165.4 4.0 -5.4 153.5 3.6 -3.9 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 210.8 3.3 .5 243.2 3.4 .6 208.5 4.1 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 213.2 2.7 .4 247.4 .6 .4 212.3 2.4 .0 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 151.4 10.6 -4.5 155.2 11.3 -4.8 146.8 8.0 -4.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 191.5 2.3 .2 219.7 .9 .0 188.9 2.0 .1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 192.4 2.2 .1 225.2 .4 .0 189.1 1.7 -.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 174.5 2.8 0.3 180.3 2.6 -0.1 188.5 3.7 -0.9 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 545.2 - -

 556.1 - - 557.0 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 189.8 2.0 1.7 184.7 1.0 -.3 197.5 .7 -.4 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 191.7 1.9 1.7 180.2 .7 -.4 195.1 .8 -.4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 184.9 1.1 2.5 165.2 .0 -.8 202.9 -.4 -1.4 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 205.0 3.1 .4 208.5 1.9 .3 182.9 2.6 1.0 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 165.4 3.9 .9 244.2 7.2 .2 215.7 -.6 -.5 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 166.9 3.0 .1 167.2 2.7 .8 200.0 5.3 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 182.2 1.8 -.7 175.4 1.1 .6 217.7 5.9 .6 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 200.5 1.3 .4 170.1 -.5 1.1 229.1 6.9 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 190.9 2.1 .4 170.6 2.1 .6 213.1 5.7 .9 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 173.8 9.0 2.8 183.9 12.9 1.2 189.1 4.5 -2.5 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 168.1 9.9 2.8 180.1 15.1 1.0 187.9 3.8 -3.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 169.6 9.7 2.9 177.8 14.9 1.0 187.8 3.5 -3.5 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 125.2 .6 1.0 163.4 10.0 .6 193.9 2.0 2.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 221.0 15.9 4.0 250.6 43.1 2.6 195.4 5.6 -10.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 116.6 1.7 1.0 119.7 -2.2 1.0 123.7 .6 1.7 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 110.5 -5.6 -7.5 118.8 1.7 -6.3 102.1 1.2 -4.0

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 163.9 5.1 -.8 174.7 5.2 -.8 162.9 5.1 -4.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 164.0 5.4 -.8 175.1 5.3 -.8 159.4 5.2 -4.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 183.3 11.4 -2.9 158.6 13.4 -9.4 154.5 13.7 -15.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 181.8 11.3 -2.9 157.8 13.4 -9.4 151.3 13.7 -15.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 175.4 10.8 -2.7 155.8 13.9 -9.5 150.0 13.9 -16.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 186.6 11.7 -3.4 157.9 13.1 -8.4 145.7 13.6 -15.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 180.8 13.8 -3.8 154.8 11.4 -10.4 148.6 12.7 -15.0 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 276.0 -

 5.0 291.1 2.4 -.1 299.0 2.8 .3 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 102.4 1.5 3.2 113.5 -2.7 .9 106.8 -1.2 -.5 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 101.4 -.1 -.5 116.7 .2 -.3 112.3 3.7 .0 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 318.8 3.2 1.2 287.3 5.8 2.0 295.1 2.3 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 174.5 2.8 .3 180.3 2.6 -.1 188.5 3.7 -.9 

Commodities ............................................................................ 154.0 2.0 -.4 159.3 2.6 -1.0 155.2 2.1 -2.6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 135.3 2.0 -1.8 143.9 3.7 -1.4 130.6 3.1 -3.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 163.2 2.1 -2.9 156.0 5.9 -5.2 148.0 5.6 -7.7 

Durables ............................................................................... 109.8 1.9 -.5 133.2 1.5 3.0 111.7 .5 .6 

Services .................................................................................... 199.0 3.4 .9 205.2 2.6 .6 223.2 4.9 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 170.5 2.6 .1 175.0 2.6 -.1 184.3 3.8 -1.0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 174.5 3.1 .8 183.1 3.3 -.4 177.2 2.6 -1.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 136.4 2.1 -1.7 147.6 3.8 -1.3 134.4 2.9 -3.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 177.1 2.1 -.3 170.8 3.3 -2.6 174.7 2.8 -3.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 163.2 2.3 -2.5 161.8 6.0 -4.9 154.2 5.1 -7.2 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 203.3 5.1 2.6 222.8 4.2 .6 211.3 3.4 -.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 193.4 3.1 .6 196.5 2.6 .7 217.7 5.0 .2 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 174.7 10.6 .1 169.8 14.2 -4.7 166.6 10.3 -12.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 176.0 1.9 .3 183.8 1.4 .5 191.5 3.2 .1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 172.7 1.9 .0 184.4 1.5 .7 190.8 3.7 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2005

Percent change from—

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Jan.

2004

Nov.

2004

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 202.6 4.0 0.2 120.7 3.6 0.2 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 576.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 193.7 4.0 .3 120.6 1.7 -.3 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 193.2 4.2 .3 121.2 1.7 -.3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 193.7 4.6 .3 119.0 .8 -1.0 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 196.9 3.3 .4 122.0 2.7 .4 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 199.3 .9 .3 111.6 2.2 -.4 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 214.3 4.3 1.2 128.7 4.1 1.3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 258.1 4.4 1.2 134.1 4.6 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 249.1 5.1 1.1 139.4 3.7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 244.4 2.9 .5 131.9 4.9 1.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 146.8 8.4 1.9 117.3 6.7 -.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 147.6 8.8 2.0 115.6 6.6 -.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 152.9 7.4 3.2 113.0 5.9 -.8 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 133.4 6.0 4.1 104.7 5.3 -.1 

Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................. 188.5 9.8 1.7 153.9 7.8 -3.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.5 -.9 .6 104.1 -2.7 1.6 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 105.7 8.0 -4.3 85.7 5.3 -2.8 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 173.4 4.2 -1.4 113.3 6.5 -1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 166.1 4.7 -1.5 113.2 7.0 -1.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 148.4 15.8 -7.1 152.4 15.1 -7.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 147.8 15.8 -7.1 152.5 14.9 -7.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 148.8 15.7 -7.5 155.0 15.0 -7.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 148.0 16.2 -7.0 150.5 14.4 -7.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 148.7 16.0 -5.9 149.6 15.4 -7.3 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 322.2 3.5 1.1 124.1 3.7 1.6 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 111.2 1.6 .9 107.9 -1.3 -.2 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 113.0 .5 .2 110.5 .6 -.4 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 351.6 2.2 1.2 148.6 1.4 -.2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 202.6 4.0 .2 120.7 3.6 .2 

Commodities ............................................................................ 161.9 4.0 -1.1 111.4 2.8 -.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................. 138.5 4.1 -2.1 106.2 3.5 -1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. 154.0 6.8 -3.5 120.4 6.3 -3.3 

Durables ............................................................................... 112.7 -.2 .0 91.5 .2 1.6 

Services .................................................................................... 243.7 3.9 1.2 128.2 4.1 .9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 198.0 4.0 .2 120.5 3.6 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 182.6 3.8 -.3 114.8 3.0 -.4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 140.9 3.8 -2.1 106.5 3.5 -1.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 175.6 5.2 -1.4 120.0 3.7 -1.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 156.8 6.4 -3.3 119.7 6.0 -3.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 206.7 3.4 1.3 121.5 3.4 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 237.6 3.9 1.1 128.6 4.2 .9 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 149.7 12.0 -2.3 130.0 10.9 -4.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 209.5 3.4 .4 119.4 2.9 .7 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 214.2 3.2 .4 119.8 3.3 .8 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 - - 9.9 - -

1914 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 - -

 10.0 1.0 1.0 

1915 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 - -

 10.1 2.0 1.0 

1916 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.6 - -

 10.9 12.6 7.9 

1917 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.7 - - 12.8 18.1 17.4 

1918 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.5 - -

 15.1 20.4 18.0 

1919 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.1 18.5 18.9 - -

 17.3 14.5 14.6 

1920 19.3 19.5 19.7 20.3 20.6 20.9 20.8 20.3 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.4 - -

 20.0 2.6 15.6 

1921 19.0 18.4 18.3 18.1 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 - -

 17.9 -10.8 -10.5 

1922 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 - -

 16.8 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 - -

 17.1 2.4 1.8 

1924 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.3 - -

 17.1 .0 .0 

1925 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18.0 17.9 - -

 17.5 3.5 2.3 

1926 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 - -

 17.7 -1.1 1.1 

1927 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 - -

 17.4 -2.3 -1.7 

1928 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 - -

 17.1 -1.2 -1.7 

1929 17.1 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 - -

 17.1 .6 .0 

1930 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.1 - -

 16.7 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.6 - -

 15.2 -9.3 -9.0 

1932 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 - -

 13.7 -10.3 -9.9 

1933 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 - -

 13.0 .8 -5.1 

1934 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 - - 13.4 1.5 3.1 

1935 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 - -

 13.7 3.0 2.2 

1936 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 13.9 1.4 1.5 

1937 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.4 - -

 14.4 2.9 3.6 

1938 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 14.1 -2.8 -2.1 

1939 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 13.9 .0 -1.4 

1940 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 - -

 14.0 .7 .7 

1941 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 - - 14.7 9.9 5.0 

1942 15.7 15.8 16.0 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.7 16.8 16.9 - -

 16.3 9.0 10.9 

1943 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.3 3.0 6.1 

1944 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 - -

 17.6 2.3 1.7 

1945 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 - -

 18.0 2.2 2.3 

1946 18.2 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.7 19.8 20.2 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.5 - -

 19.5 18.1 8.3 

1947 21.5 21.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.0 22.2 22.5 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.4 - -

 22.3 8.8 14.4 

1948 23.7 23.5 23.4 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.1 - -

 24.1 3.0 8.1 

1949 24.0 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.6 - - 23.8 -2.1 -1.2 

1950 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 25.0 - -

 24.1 5.9 1.3 

1951 25.4 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.5 - -

 26.0 6.0 7.9 

1952 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 - -

 26.5 .8 1.9 

1953 26.6 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 26.9 - -

 26.7 .7 .8 

1954 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.7 - -

 26.9 -.7 .7 

1955 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 - -

 26.8 .4 -.4 

1956 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 - -

 27.2 3.0 1.5 

1957 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.4 - -

 28.1 2.9 3.3 

1958 28.6 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 - - 28.9 1.8 2.8 

1959 29.0 28.9 28.9 29.0 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.4 - -

 29.1 1.7 .7 

1960 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 - -

 29.6 1.4 1.7 

1961 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.0 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 - -

 29.9 .7 1.0 

1962 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 - -

 30.2 1.3 1.0 

1963 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.8 30.9 - -

 30.6 1.6 1.3 

1964 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.1 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.2 - - 31.0 1.0 1.3 

1965 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.7 31.7 31.8 - -

 31.5 1.9 1.6 

1966 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.9 32.9 32.9 - -

 32.4 3.5 2.9 

1967 32.9 32.9 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 - - 33.4 3.0 3.1 

1968 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.7 34.9 35.0 35.1 35.3 35.4 35.5 - -

 34.8 4.7 4.2 

1969 35.6 35.8 36.1 36.3 36.4 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.1 37.3 37.5 37.7 - -

 36.7 6.2 5.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 37.8 38.0 38.2 38.5 38.6 38.8 39.0 39.0 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 - - 38.8 5.6 5.7 

1971 39.8 39.9 40.0 40.1 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.9 41.1 - -

 40.5 3.3 4.4 

1972 41.1 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.3 42.4 42.5 - -

 41.8 3.4 3.2 

1973 42.6 42.9 43.3 43.6 43.9 44.2 44.3 45.1 45.2 45.6 45.9 46.2 - -

 44.4 8.7 6.2 

1974 46.6 47.2 47.8 48.0 48.6 49.0 49.4 50.0 50.6 51.1 51.5 51.9 - -

 49.3 12.3 11.0 

1975 52.1 52.5 52.7 52.9 53.2 53.6 54.2 54.3 54.6 54.9 55.3 55.5 - -

 53.8 6.9 9.1 

1976 55.6 55.8 55.9 56.1 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.6 57.9 58.0 58.2 - -

 56.9 4.9 5.8 

1977 58.5 59.1 59.5 60.0 60.3 60.7 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.6 61.9 62.1 - -

 60.6 6.7 6.5 

1978 62.5 62.9 63.4 63.9 64.5 65.2 65.7 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.4 67.7 - -

 65.2 9.0 7.6 

1979 68.3 69.1 69.8 70.6 71.5 72.3 73.1 73.8 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.7 - -

 72.6 13.3 11.3 

1980 77.8 78.9 80.1 81.0 81.8 82.7 82.7 83.3 84.0 84.8 85.5 86.3 - -

 82.4 12.5 13.5 

1981 87.0 87.9 88.5 89.1 89.8 90.6 91.6 92.3 93.2 93.4 93.7 94.0 - -

 90.9 8.9 10.3 

1982 94.3 94.6 94.5 94.9 95.8 97.0 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.2 98.0 97.6 - -

 96.5 3.8 6.2 

1983 97.8 97.9 97.9 98.6 99.2 99.5 99.9 100.2 100.7 101.0 101.2 101.3 - -

 99.6 3.8 3.2 

1984 101.9 102.4 102.6 103.1 103.4 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.0 105.3 105.3 105.3 102.9 104.9 103.9 3.9 4.3 

1985 105.5 106.0 106.4 106.9 107.3 107.6 107.8 108.0 108.3 108.7 109.0 109.3 106.6 108.5 107.6 3.8 3.6 

1986 109.6 109.3 108.8 108.6 108.9 109.5 109.5 109.7 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 109.1 110.1 109.6 1.1 1.9 

1987 111.2 111.6 112.1 112.7 113.1 113.5 113.8 114.4 115.0 115.3 115.4 115.4 112.4 114.9 113.6 4.4 3.6 

1988 115.7 116.0 116.5 117.1 117.5 118.0 118.5 119.0 119.8 120.2 120.3 120.5 116.8 119.7 118.3 4.4 4.1 

1989 121.1 121.6 122.3 123.1 123.8 124.1 124.4 124.6 125.0 125.6 125.9 126.1 122.7 125.3 124.0 4.6 4.8 

1990 127.4 128.0 128.7 128.9 129.2 129.9 130.4 131.6 132.7 133.5 133.8 133.8 128.7 132.6 130.7 6.1 5.4 

1991 134.6 134.8 135.0 135.2 135.6 136.0 136.2 136.6 137.2 137.4 137.8 137.9 135.2 137.2 136.2 3.1 4.2 

1992 138.1 138.6 139.3 139.5 139.7 140.2 140.5 140.9 141.3 141.8 142.0 141.9 139.2 141.4 140.3 2.9 3.0 

1993 142.6 143.1 143.6 144.0 144.2 144.4 144.4 144.8 145.1 145.7 145.8 145.8 143.7 145.3 144.5 2.7 3.0 

1994 146.2 146.7 147.2 147.4 147.5 148.0 148.4 149.0 149.4 149.5 149.7 149.7 147.2 149.3 148.2 2.7 2.6 

1995 150.3 150.9 151.4 151.9 152.2 152.5 152.5 152.9 153.2 153.7 153.6 153.5 151.5 153.2 152.4 2.5 2.8 

1996 154.4 154.9 155.7 156.3 156.6 156.7 157.0 157.3 157.8 158.3 158.6 158.6 155.8 157.9 156.9 3.3 3.0 

1997 159.1 159.6 160.0 160.2 160.1 160.3 160.5 160.8 161.2 161.6 161.5 161.3 159.9 161.2 160.5 1.7 2.3 

1998 161.6 161.9 162.2 162.5 162.8 163.0 163.2 163.4 163.6 164.0 164.0 163.9 162.3 163.7 163.0 1.6 1.6 

1999 164.3 164.5 165.0 166.2 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.1 167.9 168.2 168.3 168.3 165.4 167.8 166.6 2.7 2.2 

2000 168.8 169.8 171.2 171.3 171.5 172.4 172.8 172.8 173.7 174.0 174.1 174.0 170.8 173.6 172.2 3.4 3.4 

2001 175.1 175.8 176.2 176.9 177.7 178.0 177.5 177.5 178.3 177.7 177.4 176.7 176.6 177.5 177.1 1.6 2.8 

2002 177.1 177.8 178.8 179.8 179.8 179.9 180.1 180.7 181.0 181.3 181.3 180.9 178.9 180.9 179.9 2.4 1.6 

2003 181.7 183.1 184.2 183.8 183.5 183.7 183.9 184.6 185.2 185.0 184.5 184.3 183.3 184.6 184.0 1.9 2.3 

2004 185.2 186.2 187.4 188.0 189.1 189.7 189.4 189.5 189.9 190.9 191.0 190.3 187.6 190.2 188.9 3.3 2.7 

2005 190.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 153.5 158.6 161.3 163.9 168.3 174.0 176.7 180.9 184.3 190.3 190.7 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 459.9 475.0 483.2 491.0 504.1 521.1 529.2 541.9 552.1 570.1 571.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 150.3 156.6 159.1 162.7 165.9 170.5 175.2 177.8 184.1 188.9 189.5 

Food ....................................................................................... 149.9 156.3 158.7 162.3 165.4 170.0 174.7 177.3 183.6 188.5 189.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 150.3 157.7 159.2 162.6 165.4 170.2 174.7 176.1 184.1 188.5 188.9 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 169.5 175.7 178.4 182.3 185.9 190.7 195.3 197.3 202.9 206.4 207.6 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................ 168.6 166.6 169.6 172.0 174.1 175.7 179.2 180.1 183.9 185.7 187.0 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... 140.6 151.2 150.6 153.6 150.8 151.9 158.9 165.0 171.4 165.4 181.3 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................. 194.1 186.0 189.0 192.7 196.7 199.0 202.2 202.2 203.2 205.7 203.5 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..................................................... 142.8 144.0 149.8 150.0 151.4 152.0 154.7 154.6 161.1 165.0 165.4 

Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... - -

 100.0 100.0 100.1 98.9 97.9 98.2 103.4 108.3 109.5 

Bakery products ............................................................... 169.6 179.8 182.3 186.9 191.4 198.1 203.3 206.0 212.6 217.1 218.2 

Bread 2 ........................................................................... - -

 100.0 102.5 104.5 109.3 115.0 116.2 118.6 123.3 125.0 

White bread 1 ............................................................... 169.3 183.4 186.2 189.6 192.9 201.9 212.3 213.7 218.9 227.2 229.3 

Bread other than white 1 .............................................. 171.6 180.7 186.9 193.5 199.3 210.0 218.8 223.3 222.5 233.7 237.8 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ........................................ - -

 100.0 102.7 106.1 109.3 113.4 115.5 119.9 123.1 122.5 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ....................................... 171.6 178.8 180.1 184.0 189.4 192.9 196.1 199.9 205.1 209.4 207.7 

Cookies 1 ...................................................................... 174.2 180.5 182.3 186.1 193.6 191.0 196.2 201.6 203.1 208.1 206.6 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ........................................ 169.8 175.6 178.6 182.6 187.3 193.9 197.4 199.9 207.7 211.6 209.4 

Other bakery products .................................................... 168.0 178.1 178.8 183.9 187.3 195.0 195.9 197.3 206.5 206.9 209.6 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ................ 168.9 173.8 177.2 170.4 174.9 188.4 196.0 198.0 205.5 209.8 209.6 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ..................... 183.8 206.9 206.4 215.6 219.7 226.4 225.1 227.0 242.4 239.8 242.7 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 1 ............................................................ 170.8 174.9 181.7 188.5 188.6 195.3 202.0 203.7 207.0 211.9 215.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 142.0 150.0 148.4 147.3 149.8 156.6 162.0 162.4 181.1 183.1 183.4 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... 141.7 149.0 148.1 147.4 150.9 157.0 163.3 163.0 180.4 184.5 185.2 

Meats .............................................................................. 137.2 144.4 143.4 140.2 145.3 152.9 160.0 160.3 182.7 185.6 185.9 

Beef and veal ............................................................... 134.6 137.8 136.9 137.1 143.1 150.9 160.2 161.1 198.9 197.1 197.2 

Uncooked ground beef ............................................... 115.7 117.6 116.4 115.9 121.0 128.4 137.3 139.0 166.1 170.9 170.3 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 .............................................. - -

 100.0 101.2 103.1 109.7 118.7 119.1 147.1 146.1 145.8 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ............................................. - - 100.0 100.6 106.1 110.9 115.8 116.1 148.0 143.1 143.5 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ................................. - -

 100.0 97.8 102.3 107.7 113.7 112.8 137.3 128.8 130.0 

Pork .............................................................................. 139.6 155.4 153.0 144.1 148.6 157.2 163.0 159.2 167.5 175.4 177.6 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 .... - -

 100.0 96.8 100.3 107.7 113.4 113.1 118.0 124.8 125.8 

Bacon and related products 1 ................................... 130.2 161.5 160.3 153.1 160.5 174.4 185.8 187.8 205.1 212.4 215.5 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ............ - - 100.0 99.3 101.3 108.3 111.8 110.7 115.1 123.6 123.5 

Ham ............................................................................ 144.2 157.4 154.3 145.1 146.6 152.5 158.5 155.3 162.4 169.2 170.2 

Ham, excluding canned 1 ......................................... 151.9 168.3 164.7 154.4 157.2 164.6 171.4 169.8 178.9 188.5 187.8 

Pork chops ................................................................. 146.2 156.0 150.2 139.5 146.3 155.0 159.4 154.9 163.2 166.9 170.2 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ................... - -

 100.0 91.8 94.0 98.8 100.7 95.4 102.2 108.8 110.8 

Other meats .................................................................. 141.4 146.2 147.0 145.6 149.5 155.1 159.7 164.8 173.8 178.9 176.8 

Frankfurters 1 ............................................................. 139.3 143.8 144.9 140.2 148.3 153.0 157.7 172.0 177.0 172.8 170.4 

Lunchmeats 1 2 .......................................................... - -

 100.0 99.8 101.4 104.2 108.2 109.5 113.3 116.8 117.5 

Lamb and organ meats 1 ............................................ 151.8 160.7 160.8 166.3 155.2 169.7 173.4 189.8 202.7 207.5 199.2 

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

 100.0 102.6 99.7 105.3 102.5 - - 114.9 113.0 

Poultry ............................................................................ 146.3 157.8 155.2 159.3 157.5 160.7 167.7 166.6 174.4 183.3 183.8 

Chicken 2 ...................................................................... - -

 100.0 103.5 101.3 103.1 108.4 108.3 113.4 120.0 119.4 

Fresh whole chicken 1 ................................................ 144.8 158.2 158.9 162.4 161.8 164.0 168.7 170.6 171.5 186.4 185.4 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................... 150.2 161.5 154.4 160.6 155.6 158.8 169.6 167.5 176.9 186.3 185.7 

Other poultry including turkey 2 .................................... - -

 100.0 100.1 102.3 105.0 107.1 104.0 108.5 111.2 114.8 

Fish and seafood ............................................................ 172.1 175.1 177.2 183.7 186.9 189.5 189.4 187.4 192.5 196.9 199.4 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 .............................................. - -

 100.0 103.5 106.4 110.5 109.6 106.3 111.3 114.4 115.2 

Processed fish and seafood 2 ...................................... - -

 100.0 103.8 104.3 102.4 103.5 105.3 105.3 106.9 109.2 

Canned fish and seafood 1 ......................................... 125.5 126.5 129.4 134.5 131.5 125.3 128.2 130.5 130.2 133.7 135.3 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 .......................................... 194.8 198.6 200.5 -

 213.8 218.6 217.6 225.5 227.1 228.7 231.6 

Eggs ................................................................................. 145.5 162.9 151.1 142.9 124.0 145.5 133.5 146.5 190.6 152.6 145.8 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 135.0 148.6 147.8 157.6 162.1 161.5 170.8 167.3 173.0 180.1 183.3 

Milk 2 ................................................................................ - -

 100.0 106.1 109.7 109.3 114.1 109.9 117.5 124.4 127.8 

Fresh whole milk 1 .......................................................... 133.7 148.3 145.8 155.2 158.6 160.0 167.3 160.2 171.3 181.5 187.2 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ...................................... - - 100.0 106.1 110.7 110.6 114.4 111.8 119.1 125.1 128.6 

Cheese and related products ........................................... 139.0 150.1 148.3 159.0 165.3 161.1 172.7 168.3 172.2 181.4 184.3 

Ice cream and related products ........................................ 139.7 150.5 151.8 162.8 164.1 167.1 181.8 179.1 179.4 178.4 180.1 

Other dairy and related products 2 ................................... - -

 100.0 106.0 107.9 109.5 112.6 114.9 116.7 120.1 120.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 177.9 187.2 191.3 200.7 204.5 215.1 214.4 224.9 232.4 250.8 242.9 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. 206.3 216.2 222.3 235.2 240.0 254.8 250.5 264.3 276.3 302.7 288.5 

Fresh fruits ..................................................................... 224.2 251.1 239.4 258.7 266.9 269.0 270.7 283.3 287.3 308.2 305.0 

Apples .......................................................................... 187.6 194.1 193.9 191.8 202.4 202.9 216.2 231.2 238.5 241.0 241.3 

Bananas ....................................................................... 146.5 157.5 151.5 165.6 161.4 161.0 165.4 165.4 162.9 158.2 162.6 

Citrus fruits 2 ................................................................ - -

 100.0 118.0 126.4 120.5 129.8 142.4 145.1 162.2 158.0 

Oranges, including tangerines 1 ................................. 206.7 199.6 189.3 224.3 239.3 214.7 242.2 278.8 294.3 313.7 303.5 

Other fresh fruits 2 ........................................................ - -

 100.0 106.6 109.6 114.3 107.7 111.7 113.7 126.8 124.3 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................ 188.4 181.2 205.2 212.3 214.0 240.2 230.4 245.2 263.8 295.1 271.0 

Potatoes ....................................................................... 175.3 160.2 175.0 178.0 190.7 179.4 205.2 222.2 214.5 230.5 237.5 

Lettuce .......................................................................... 172.2 184.6 218.5 199.3 212.7 281.6 231.6 218.5 301.8 276.9 258.3 

Tomatoes ..................................................................... 242.6 193.4 253.4 281.9 233.4 285.9 264.2 288.5 284.2 425.0 309.6 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................. 183.2 185.9 201.5 209.8 219.8 243.4 232.2 250.1 271.0 282.5 277.9 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ................................... - -

 100.0 102.0 103.4 105.3 110.1 113.3 112.4 114.2 117.9 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ...................................... - -

 100.0 102.3 102.9 104.9 109.3 112.9 109.9 112.6 116.1 

Canned fruits 1 2 ........................................................... - - 100.0 102.7 104.7 107.8 107.7 111.9 110.1 112.0 117.0 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................. - -

 100.0 103.1 103.6 105.7 113.7 116.1 112.2 116.5 119.3 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... - -

 100.0 102.5 105.6 107.7 114.5 114.9 118.0 117.0 121.8 

Frozen vegetables 1 ..................................................... 140.4 143.7 147.8 150.3 154.3 159.1 168.8 168.6 173.2 171.4 177.0 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 - -

 100.0 100.1 100.7 102.0 103.9 110.3 109.5 113.0 115.5 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................. - -

 100.0 100.5 98.4 99.0 103.6 110.1 108.9 113.8 115.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 129.5 126.9 133.1 131.7 134.7 136.7 138.5 139.8 139.3 140.6 142.2 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ...................................... - -

 100.0 99.9 102.9 104.9 106.9 108.0 107.4 108.3 109.2 

Carbonated drinks .......................................................... 118.5 118.0 116.1 114.9 118.6 121.1 123.3 124.9 124.8 127.5 130.0 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..................... - -

 100.0 104.7 109.2 111.3 114.4 113.7 115.0 111.5 112.2 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ............... - -

 100.0 100.1 102.9 104.6 106.5 107.5 106.1 105.7 105.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ................. - -

 100.0 96.5 96.6 96.8 96.5 97.4 97.5 98.7 100.4 

Coffee ............................................................................. 156.1 145.6 170.2 155.2 152.6 147.7 142.6 142.2 143.2 145.5 151.7 

Roasted coffee 1 .......................................................... 159.5 145.7 178.0 -

 157.4 151.7 142.7 142.0 144.6 146.4 154.2 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 .................................. 148.9 145.3 155.2 -

 160.3 159.3 164.2 164.2 161.0 167.8 172.9 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ....................... - -

 100.0 103.3 105.3 109.6 112.7 114.7 114.3 115.4 115.7 

Other food at home ............................................................ 140.5 143.6 147.7 152.4 153.3 156.3 160.9 161.1 163.0 163.6 165.6 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 138.5 144.7 147.9 150.1 152.3 153.5 156.1 159.1 161.0 161.3 163.0 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... 127.9 132.2 133.3 133.8 134.2 133.6 136.7 140.1 143.0 142.7 146.6 

Candy and chewing gum 2 ............................................. - -

 100.0 101.1 103.0 104.2 105.3 107.0 107.3 107.5 108.1 

Other sweets 2 ............................................................... - -

 100.0 103.8 105.3 106.4 109.2 112.1 115.8 116.6 118.0 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 137.5 140.7 140.3 151.9 145.1 150.2 156.9 152.8 157.7 167.4 170.4 

Butter and margarine 2 ................................................... - -

 100.0 120.5 104.6 113.3 126.4 114.6 119.2 135.6 139.4 

Butter 1 ......................................................................... 93.4 113.9 128.2 168.9 131.0 147.2 174.9 141.0 145.1 186.2 195.2 

Margarine 1 .................................................................. 141.6 145.5 144.2 152.9 150.3 153.8 160.7 161.4 171.1 173.0 174.1 

Salad dressing 2 ............................................................. - - 100.0 103.4 104.1 105.9 107.9 107.3 109.7 110.3 110.7 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 .................. - -

 100.0 102.1 102.0 103.0 103.4 105.5 108.9 113.8 116.0 

Peanut butter 1 2 .......................................................... - - 100.0 102.2 105.8 108.2 109.5 109.6 109.9 110.3 110.1 

Other foods ....................................................................... 152.1 158.9 162.8 166.9 169.4 172.7 177.9 178.2 179.6 178.3 180.3 

Soups ............................................................................. 176.5 184.9 189.1 191.7 191.7 196.9 202.8 205.3 207.1 207.4 206.4 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ 139.8 146.2 144.9 147.1 146.8 150.2 154.7 153.1 153.6 152.9 152.1

Snacks ............................................................................ 143.4 151.7 155.6 156.9 162.6 166.8 173.7 167.9 175.4 171.4 175.7 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... 156.8 163.9 168.3 172.4 174.9 173.0 182.3 187.9 183.8 178.4 187.8 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 .................... - -

 100.0 100.4 103.0 101.0 108.5 108.2 107.0 106.7 111.7 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ........................................... - - 100.0 101.3 99.9 100.2 109.4 111.7 105.0 109.7 110.0 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ................................................ - -

 100.0 102.6 105.5 106.5 109.6 113.5 111.9 102.4 107.9 

Other condiments 1 ...................................................... 148.2 154.5 162.1 166.6 172.8 182.6 184.4 195.4 202.8 195.5 207.8 

Baby food 2 .................................................................... - -

 100.0 103.3 107.5 111.9 115.3 117.0 120.7 123.2 122.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 .......................................... - -

 100.0 104.9 105.7 108.9 108.5 110.2 109.8 110.8 110.1 

Food away from home .......................................................... 150.4 155.0 159.0 163.0 166.8 170.8 176.0 180.1 184.3 189.9 190.8 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ......................................... - -

 100.0 102.8 105.1 108.0 111.6 114.0 116.5 119.9 120.5 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 ................................... - - 100.0 102.2 104.9 107.8 111.3 113.7 116.3 120.0 120.6 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ............................... - -

 100.0 102.5 104.5 104.3 106.2 111.3 114.1 117.4 117.6 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 .......... - - 100.0 100.9 101.6 103.1 104.7 106.1 108.6 111.0 111.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ - -

 100.0 103.3 106.9 111.1 115.5 119.8 122.9 127.0 127.5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 154.9 160.5 164.0 167.2 171.8 176.5 180.9 184.9 188.7 193.9 194.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. 143.1 148.0 149.3 151.4 155.5 159.2 161.5 164.6 167.4 170.9 171.3 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. 144.1 148.3 147.5 149.8 154.2 159.0 161.5 165.7 170.7 176.4 176.1 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... 145.5 148.5 151.9 153.0 158.6 163.5 169.4 170.3 173.9 175.3 176.0 

Whiskey at home 1 ......................................................... 145.2 147.9 151.5 153.2 156.7 160.0 165.8 168.1 172.9 173.8 175.3 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ................ 145.1 147.9 152.1 152.8 159.2 164.7 171.0 171.3 173.6 175.7 175.8 

Wine at home ................................................................... 133.4 141.7 145.1 147.2 149.8 151.1 150.7 152.8 152.0 153.0 154.3 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ 178.8 185.6 192.5 198.1 203.5 210.4 219.4 225.9 232.0 240.9 241.3 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 - -

 100.0 101.9 105.2 108.7 111.9 114.8 118.9 123.1 123.1 

Wine away from home 1 2 ................................................ - -

 100.0 104.2 105.1 110.5 120.5 123.5 125.4 131.4 131.7 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................. - -

 100.0 103.4 105.8 109.6 114.6 117.9 122.4 126.3 126.6 

Housing .................................................................................... 149.7 154.0 157.7 161.3 164.8 171.9 176.9 181.1 185.1 190.7 191.8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 167.4 172.3 178.1 184.0 188.6 195.1 203.2 209.5 214.1 219.8 221.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 159.6 164.0 169.1 174.9 180.3 187.6 196.4 202.5 207.9 213.9 214.5 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. - -

 100.0 103.8 105.8 108.8 108.6 109.2 112.9 118.7 122.6 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .............................. 210.6 219.0 229.7 239.4 249.5 260.1 273.7 290.5 307.2 328.4 328.6 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ......................................................................... 191.2 201.0 213.5 221.4 225.1 231.1 229.3 229.4 236.6 248.5 257.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 174.3 179.1 184.7 190.7 195.2 201.8 210.9 217.9 222.2 227.2 227.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 .................................... - -

 100.0 99.9 102.2 104.7 106.3 112.3 114.3 118.7 118.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 123.7 129.4 130.0 126.6 129.6 145.3 142.2 144.2 153.6 165.7 166.9 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 110.9 117.1 115.8 111.4 114.1 130.6 126.2 127.5 136.5 148.0 149.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 89.6 110.3 97.2 86.1 106.3 144.9 112.7 125.6 137.0 183.7 181.2 

Fuel oil .............................................................................. 86.4 106.5 94.0 79.7 104.3 146.5 107.4 123.2 132.8 185.2 181.6 

Other household fuels 5 ................................................... 119.4 146.8 128.8 125.9 135.8 170.7 154.9 163.4 182.3 225.8 225.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 118.3 122.8 123.0 118.9 120.3 135.6 133.5 134.1 143.3 153.0 154.3 

Electricity 3 ....................................................................... 127.8 128.7 127.0 122.9 123.7 126.9 134.6 132.1 135.6 138.5 141.0 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................. 103.6 115.0 118.8 114.7 117.1 160.1 136.0 145.1 170.3 198.2 196.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ............... - -

 100.0 102.7 104.7 107.9 111.0 114.6 119.8 126.3 127.6 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................ 198.6 205.5 213.7 219.4 223.4 230.8 237.8 246.2 257.8 273.7 277.5 

Garbage and trash collection 6 ......................................... 243.3 247.8 252.8 259.9 266.5 271.9 278.6 285.4 297.4 307.4 307.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 123.8 125.0 125.1 126.6 126.4 128.6 128.9 127.0 124.7 125.5 126.1 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 .................... - -

 100.0 101.2 99.3 101.1 98.5 93.3 89.5 88.2 89.3 

Floor coverings 2 ................................................................ - - 100.0 102.3 100.3 107.3 107.3 109.4 107.5 108.2 108.9 

Window coverings 2 ........................................................... - -

 100.0 100.1 99.5 101.2 94.8 91.3 89.9 88.5 89.0 

Other linens 2 ..................................................................... - -

 100.0 101.5 98.7 97.4 96.2 88.3 82.9 81.3 82.6 

Furniture and bedding .......................................................... 133.2 134.5 133.5 135.4 133.7 134.2 130.0 128.6 126.5 126.3 126.5 

Bedroom furniture ............................................................... 136.8 141.5 142.7 141.8 140.7 137.4 135.7 133.5 133.1 139.7 140.9 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 ............... - -

 100.0 101.6 100.9 103.0 99.5 98.5 96.2 94.4 94.7 

Other furniture 2 ................................................................. - -

 100.0 104.3 100.3 99.7 93.9 93.6 92.4 89.0 87.8 

Appliances 2 ......................................................................... - - 100.0 98.9 97.7 94.9 94.4 91.5 87.9 84.6 85.7 

Major appliances 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 98.5 98.4 96.3 97.9 95.6 92.1 89.3 91.2 

Laundry equipment 1 ........................................................ 109.8 113.2 113.4 110.6 111.4 112.0 111.6 111.5 109.5 105.3 107.0 

Other appliances 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 99.6 96.8 92.8 89.2 85.5 81.9 78.0 78.2 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ..................... - -

 100.0 99.9 96.8 96.1 95.6 91.5 86.9 87.3 86.8 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ................................... 122.1 117.0 121.0 119.5 113.6 108.6 106.6 101.0 91.8 91.7 91.2 

Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................ 115.6 116.4 107.1 109.3 108.8 114.8 117.6 116.7 119.2 120.1 119.0 

Dishes and flatware 2 ......................................................... - - 100.0 99.4 96.1 93.4 90.6 85.7 83.7 85.0 85.0 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ............................... - -

 100.0 99.5 97.1 96.3 95.2 90.8 89.6 90.6 90.4 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ............ - - 100.0 99.6 98.4 96.4 95.8 94.6 92.1 93.6 94.8 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .......................................... - -

 100.0 97.4 97.3 97.8 95.7 94.2 92.6 95.7 96.6 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..................................... - - 100.0 100.5 98.7 95.6 95.8 94.6 91.7 92.4 93.7 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ 139.8 141.4 143.4 146.3 149.1 156.1 159.9 158.1 156.7 158.1 158.6 

Household cleaning products 2 .......................................... - -

 100.0 101.7 102.8 107.6 110.5 109.0 107.3 106.5 106.3 

Household paper products 2 .............................................. - - 100.0 102.7 108.7 117.4 119.1 119.1 116.9 125.0 125.7 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ................................. - -

 100.0 101.8 101.9 104.0 106.9 105.2 106.0 104.7 105.6 

Household operations 2 ........................................................ - - 100.0 103.0 106.0 112.5 117.2 119.9 122.6 127.0 127.9 

Domestic services 2 ........................................................... - -

 100.0 103.3 106.9 111.7 114.9 119.5 122.6 124.9 125.4 

Gardening and lawncare services 2 ................................... - - 100.0 101.5 103.9 113.2 118.3 118.4 119.9 125.5 NA

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 .................................... - -

 100.0 103.3 105.9 111.3 115.6 117.2 119.9 123.4 124.2 

Repair of household items 2 ............................................... - - 100.0 105.6 108.3 114.1 122.6 128.6 133.0 142.2 142.5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 130.6 130.3 131.6 130.7 130.1 127.8 123.7 121.5 119.0 118.8 116.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 126.0 127.8 131.2 130.3 131.5 128.0 122.8 119.3 118.0 116.3 115.0 

Men’s apparel ....................................................................... 128.3 130.4 133.7 133.1 134.4 131.4 125.8 124.5 122.4 121.4 119.8 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. 133.7 133.3 135.8 133.2 135.8 130.0 128.1 127.2 128.1 126.0 124.6 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................... 120.0 124.6 134.1 133.1 137.6 135.2 132.0 133.2 136.1 134.8 133.6 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ............................................... - -

 100.0 100.6 99.5 99.9 92.2 91.3 88.5 86.0 82.2 

Men’s pants and shorts ...................................................... 127.0 129.2 129.0 128.9 128.9 123.6 117.5 113.7 106.8 110.3 112.5 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ 116.2 116.8 120.7 118.8 119.8 114.5 110.8 100.6 101.7 97.5 97.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 124.7 123.3 123.6 122.4 121.8 119.7 114.8 113.1 110.9 110.0 105.1 

Women’s apparel ................................................................. 124.1 123.0 123.7 123.0 122.3 120.1 115.3 112.9 111.1 109.6 105.2 

Women’s outerwear ........................................................... 123.5 126.1 126.7 122.1 118.5 121.8 113.3 113.8 112.6 106.8 98.8 

Women’s dresses ............................................................... 114.7 108.1 102.7 107.2 104.4 95.8 99.1 100.3 100.4 96.8 90.1 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ......................................... - -

 100.0 98.2 98.1 96.5 90.9 88.7 86.3 86.0 82.0 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 .............................................................. - -

 100.0 100.4 100.8 100.6 97.5 93.8 93.3 92.2 91.9 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ 128.7 125.0 123.6 119.4 119.2 117.8 112.2 114.1 109.5 112.1 104.6 

Footwear ................................................................................ 124.1 125.9 128.2 127.5 123.7 123.8 120.6 120.7 118.5 120.3 119.4 

Men’s footwear ..................................................................... 131.6 131.1 131.4 132.4 127.8 128.7 124.5 124.6 120.4 118.1 118.2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... 125.2 130.4 133.5 133.3 126.7 123.5 122.1 120.6 118.2 122.9 122.4 

Women’s footwear ................................................................ 117.8 119.6 122.7 120.6 118.8 120.0 116.7 117.3 116.5 119.7 118.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 128.7 126.9 125.8 129.6 133.0 128.2 128.5 125.3 119.2 118.6 117.5 

Jewelry and watches 5 ........................................................... 147.7 140.3 138.9 136.1 133.6 132.4 132.3 127.2 122.1 126.0 127.6 

Watches 5 ............................................................................. 130.6 122.6 122.2 120.5 118.0 119.3 117.1 110.9 111.0 112.8 114.2 

Jewelry 5 .............................................................................. 152.6 145.4 143.6 140.5 138.0 136.2 136.6 131.7 125.6 129.8 131.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 139.1 145.2 143.2 140.7 148.3 154.4 148.5 154.2 154.7 164.8 164.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 136.6 141.7 140.0 137.2 144.4 150.3 144.3 150.4 150.8 161.3 160.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 100.7 101.7 100.0 100.9 101.1 102.1 101.6 98.7 94.4 95.4 95.8 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 142.8 145.4 144.1 144.1 143.6 143.6 143.5 140.6 138.0 138.8 139.8 

New cars and trucks 1 2 ................................................... - -

 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.6 99.6 97.6 95.7 96.3 96.9 

New cars 1 ........................................................................ 140.7 143.0 141.5 141.3 140.1 140.5 140.5 137.7 134.8 135.5 136.4 

New trucks 1 6 .................................................................. 148.2 151.5 151.4 152.1 153.1 152.2 152.0 148.6 146.4 147.2 148.4 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 158.2 155.6 147.9 153.1 155.0 160.2 157.2 148.5 131.0 137.3 137.5 

Leased cars and trucks 8 ................................................... - - - - - -

 100.0 98.0 95.7 91.7 90.8 

Car and truck rental 2 ......................................................... - - 100.0 101.5 108.2 107.6 103.7 104.2 107.5 103.2 102.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 96.4 108.6 101.9 86.2 112.2 127.8 96.1 119.7 127.8 161.2 156.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 96.0 107.9 101.3 85.7 111.5 127.0 95.4 119.1 127.2 160.4 155.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ........................................... 93.6 106.1 99.1 82.8 109.6 125.5 93.1 117.1 125.7 159.2 154.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 9 ..................................... 100.6 112.4 105.9 90.7 116.2 131.5 98.8 123.9 131.4 165.2 160.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ......................................... 98.4 109.1 103.0 89.2 112.3 126.7 97.0 119.8 127.1 158.0 153.4 

Other motor fuels 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 87.7 107.3 134.3 112.0 113.8 115.8 152.6 148.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... 102.4 102.3 101.4 101.2 100.8 103.1 105.8 107.0 107.7 109.9 110.6 

Tires ................................................................................... 101.8 101.8 99.0 98.6 97.5 98.5 101.2 101.3 100.8 103.2 103.8 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ................................ - -

 100.0 99.9 100.3 103.6 106.2 108.7 111.1 112.7 113.7 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 ................ 107.3 107.0 108.2 108.3 108.6 110.1 111.3 113.9 115.5 116.0 117.1 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .......................................... 130.0 132.0 131.8 130.8 132.2 141.7 150.7 154.3 160.2 170.3 172.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 155.7 160.6 164.7 169.6 173.8 179.9 186.4 193.3 198.0 203.3 204.0 

Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... 161.2 168.6 176.2 181.5 184.2 191.1 197.6 201.2 205.0 210.5 210.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... 144.2 148.2 152.1 156.5 160.3 165.0 171.6 177.9 180.9 186.2 186.5 

Motor vehicle repair 2 ......................................................... - -

 100.0 103.0 105.8 109.7 113.5 117.9 121.4 124.4 125.1 

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 240.2 249.3 255.3 254.5 255.8 260.5 279.4 304.6 318.4 329.3 329.9 

Motor vehicle fees 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 103.1 104.5 108.2 110.4 114.0 121.8 132.3 133.1 

State and local registration and license 2 3 ........................ - - 100.0 101.4 102.2 105.3 106.4 110.1 119.4 131.8 132.3 

Parking and other fees 2 .................................................... - -

 100.0 107.0 109.9 114.8 119.6 122.9 126.5 133.0 134.2 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................................. - -

 100.0 107.4 110.1 115.3 120.2 123.9 128.0 135.4 137.4 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ............................................ - - 100.0 100.9 103.9 104.5 109.8 109.5 112.2 113.9 114.8 

Public transportation ............................................................... 170.7 189.9 184.3 188.4 201.2 209.5 204.8 203.0 205.6 205.4 204.4 

Airline fare ............................................................................ 178.4 204.7 194.8 202.8 224.9 238.2 229.0 223.4 223.1 219.7 217.7 

Other intercity transportation ................................................ 152.6 155.2 156.3 161.1 158.9 156.3 152.0 155.1 147.0 144.6 145.1 

Ship fare 1 2 ........................................................................ - -

 100.0 104.6 98.6 86.0 78.4 77.0 69.1 72.5 72.2 

Intracity transportation .......................................................... 165.2 174.7 176.6 171.9 173.2 177.5 182.3 185.1 204.1 211.9 211.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 223.8 230.6 237.1 245.2 254.2 264.8 277.3 291.3 302.1 314.9 316.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 206.6 212.0 216.8 225.6 234.6 241.1 251.6 259.5 265.0 270.8 271.6 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. 237.8 245.4 251.5 263.8 279.9 290.0 307.3 321.2 329.1 340.7 342.6 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... 141.5 143.3 145.8 149.2 148.7 150.2 151.1 151.2 153.0 151.0 150.4 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................. 167.6 171.2 173.1 177.4 175.4 177.4 179.5 179.9 182.5 178.3 177.4 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............. 168.2 168.0 172.8 176.3 178.2 179.8 179.0 178.1 179.0 181.1 180.6 

Medical care services ............................................................. 227.8 235.0 241.8 249.6 258.5 270.4 283.5 299.4 311.9 327.3 329.5 

Professional services ........................................................... 203.9 211.0 217.5 224.6 231.7 240.3 248.9 257.0 264.1 274.6 276.2 

Physicians’ services 3 ........................................................ 212.1 218.5 224.5 231.9 237.9 247.1 255.8 264.1 270.1 280.8 282.0 

Dental services 3 ................................................................ 210.4 221.1 230.0 240.2 251.3 262.2 272.5 284.8 297.2 311.9 315.4 

Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ................................................ 138.3 139.9 142.5 143.4 147.8 151.4 155.6 155.2 157.5 162.0 162.2 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ....................... 144.1 148.4 153.0 156.7 159.3 163.4 169.0 175.1 179.2 183.7 184.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 262.8 273.7 282.5 291.4 306.3 325.3 348.3 382.4 407.0 428.0 431.0 

Hospital services 3 10 ......................................................... -

 100.0 103.2 106.4 111.8 118.8 127.4 140.3 149.3 157.1 158.3 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 10 ...................................... - 100.0 102.5 105.2 110.1 116.3 124.3 136.0 143.7 151.8 153.4 

Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 ..................................... 209.2 219.2 228.3 237.3 253.3 271.6 290.2 327.0 348.5 364.2 365.5 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 10 .............................. - 100.0 103.9 108.4 113.4 119.0 124.3 129.8 137.3 142.1 143.1 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 95.6 98.5 100.0 101.2 102.0 103.7 105.3 106.5 107.7 108.5 108.9 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 94.6 97.7 100.0 100.7 100.1 100.7 101.2 103.2 103.3 103.9 104.2 

Televisions ........................................................................... 66.4 62.9 60.2 57.3 53.1 47.4 42.3 37.8 32.4 28.4 28.3 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ................. 202.8 218.6 233.6 249.8 256.8 270.0 280.9 301.3 312.6 325.2 327.7 

Other video equipment 2 ...................................................... - -

 100.0 87.0 73.5 60.4 50.4 43.8 38.4 32.9 32.4 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 2 .. - - 100.0 93.9 90.9 85.4 83.9 78.0 78.0 77.1 76.5 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ...... - -

 100.0 95.9 83.8 84.9 81.0 80.7 79.0 77.1 76.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 .................................... - - 100.0 92.9 99.5 91.3 94.2 86.5 86.3 85.5 85.4 

Audio equipment .................................................................. 90.7 90.2 88.4 81.9 78.7 79.4 75.9 72.5 68.6 64.0 62.8 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .................................. - -

 100.0 100.0 101.3 104.0 108.5 109.6 105.3 109.0 110.0 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .......................................... - - 100.0 101.9 103.9 106.9 111.4 113.9 117.0 122.0 122.0 

Pets and pet products .......................................................... 135.4 142.6 142.1 142.9 144.5 143.6 148.4 149.3 151.5 155.8 155.2 

Pet food 1 2 ......................................................................... - -

 100.0 101.4 102.2 102.3 105.4 105.7 107.8 111.1 110.4 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................. - -

 100.0 99.7 100.6 99.5 101.6 104.3 103.9 105.8 106.1 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ....................................... - - 100.0 104.4 108.0 117.7 124.6 130.7 137.3 145.9 146.7 

Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. - -

 100.0 103.8 105.1 110.9 113.0 117.5 122.0 128.2 129.3 

Veterinarian services 1 2 .................................................... - - 100.0 104.6 108.3 118.1 125.7 132.2 139.3 148.6 149.3 

Sporting goods ....................................................................... 123.1 123.0 122.5 121.8 118.2 119.2 117.3 115.7 114.9 113.5 114.3 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ........................................ 124.8 124.9 124.3 127.7 128.3 132.4 131.8 130.7 127.8 129.6 131.2 

Sports equipment ................................................................. 118.7 118.4 118.1 114.3 107.7 106.3 103.5 101.6 102.2 98.2 98.5 

Photography 2 ........................................................................ - -

 100.0 99.3 99.1 99.4 98.7 96.8 94.7 91.8 91.4 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................. 133.4 132.9 134.0 129.7 128.7 125.0 122.3 114.7 108.2 100.5 99.7 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 .................................... - -

 100.0 99.2 97.6 96.0 97.3 91.7 88.8 87.5 87.4 

Photographic equipment 1 2 ............................................... - - 100.0 94.8 93.9 90.1 83.2 78.2 71.6 61.8 60.9 

Photographers and film processing 2 ................................... - -

 100.0 101.0 101.1 103.7 103.8 105.7 106.3 106.5 106.3 

Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................ - - 100.0 101.3 - 104.2 108.7 114.3 118.1 115.4 114.7 

Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 100.1 100.3 101.1 99.4 100.5 100.6 100.4 100.3 

Other recreational goods 2 ..................................................... - -

 100.0 95.0 88.7 86.4 83.1 77.0 74.5 71.3 70.8 

Toys ...................................................................................... 123.0 126.4 124.4 116.8 107.4 103.4 98.0 88.9 85.2 80.0 79.7 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ....... - -

 100.0 95.0 88.3 85.9 82.4 78.1 75.7 73.6 73.3 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................. - - 100.0 98.1 95.2 95.2 96.2 94.1 94.6 94.9 92.7 

Music instruments and accessories 2 ................................... - -

 100.0 99.6 98.7 100.1 100.1 98.9 97.5 98.7 98.4 

Recreation services 2 ............................................................. - - 100.0 103.7 109.1 113.3 117.7 121.4 125.6 128.3 129.2 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 ..... - -

 100.0 105.0 106.6 110.1 112.4 113.1 116.1 116.4 116.8 

Admissions ........................................................................... 186.4 193.8 200.3 205.8 223.6 234.8 245.3 257.4 266.1 275.3 278.2 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ............... - -

 100.0 101.9 111.8 116.4 119.4 125.4 130.3 133.5 135.0 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ........................................ - -

 100.0 105.0 112.7 119.2 126.4 131.4 132.3 141.4 142.4 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ......................................... 156.3 165.5 174.1 178.9 187.1 190.5 203.2 206.1 219.0 224.9 226.0 

Recreational reading materials ............................................... 173.6 178.2 180.2 185.7 187.0 189.4 193.1 196.9 198.6 202.9 203.5 

Newspapers and magazines 2 ............................................. - -

 100.0 103.4 105.4 107.1 109.3 111.7 113.6 117.8 118.3 

Recreational books 2 ............................................................ - -

 100.0 102.5 100.6 101.3 103.0 104.7 104.2 104.2 104.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 93.9 97.1 100.0 100.7 102.3 103.6 106.9 109.2 110.9 112.6 112.7 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 90.7 95.1 100.0 104.7 109.3 115.5 122.0 130.0 139.4 148.5 148.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 219.0 231.1 242.8 257.3 256.0 285.4 294.7 323.3 342.8 355.9 357.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 261.6 274.3 288.5 301.7 316.3 332.7 352.2 374.0 401.7 428.9 429.7 

College tuition and fees ...................................................... 273.7 288.3 301.7 313.6 326.1 340.9 361.9 387.4 425.5 462.2 462.4 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... 268.2 280.5 300.6 318.7 340.1 361.4 387.3 413.6 440.4 471.4 471.6 

Child care and nursery school 7 ......................................... 126.9 131.6 137.6 144.2 151.6 160.1 168.1 176.4 183.6 190.0 190.7 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .............. - -

 100.0 107.1 113.8 119.0 126.0 132.3 144.3 155.8 158.7 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 99.0 100.3 100.0 97.1 95.9 93.0 93.4 91.8 88.2 85.4 85.4 

Postage and delivery services 2 ........................................... - -

 100.0 100.1 103.1 103.2 108.0 119.2 119.4 120.0 120.1 

Postage .............................................................................. 160.3 160.3 160.3 160.3 165.1 165.1 172.7 190.9 190.9 190.9 190.9 

Delivery services 2 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 104.2 110.0 116.0 123.7 129.4 135.1 154.0 157.5 

Information and information processing 2 ............................ 98.9 100.3 100.0 96.9 95.4 92.2 92.3 90.0 86.2 83.3 83.2 

Telephone services 2 ......................................................... - - 100.0 100.3 100.7 98.4 99.7 99.9 97.2 94.8 94.8 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 3 .................. 160.7 162.1 163.8 166.0 170.7 180.1 188.2 198.2 203.3 205.5 206.3 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 2 .... - -

 100.0 99.9 98.6 89.5 87.9 82.6 74.3 68.6 68.5 

Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ........................................ 75.8 78.6 75.2 74.6 74.1 65.8 64.5 60.7 54.1 49.4 49.4 

Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ........................................ 86.8 92.1 94.7 96.1 94.6 88.9 87.4 82.1 74.4 69.5 69.0 

Wireless telephone services 2 .......................................... - -

 100.0 91.7 81.1 71.1 67.2 67.4 66.5 65.6 65.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 11 .............. 61.0 53.9 47.4 34.8 28.2 23.8 19.8 17.2 15.3 14.2 14.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 2 ............... - - 100.0 64.2 47.2 36.5 25.3 19.7 16.2 13.9 14.0 

Computer software and accessories 2 ............................... - -

 100.0 90.0 88.2 81.5 79.5 71.0 64.1 61.1 60.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 .... - -

 100.0 103.3 96.0 95.7 100.3 99.6 97.6 97.2 97.2 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 ..................................................... - -

 100.0 90.3 79.6 70.8 65.0 59.0 52.3 48.4 47.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 211.1 218.7 230.1 250.3 263.0 274.0 286.4 295.8 300.2 307.8 309.3 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. 228.1 234.3 251.2 331.2 369.1 396.6 431.7 472.5 470.4 484.8 493.9 

Cigarettes 2 .......................................................................... - -

 100.0 133.7 149.1 160.4 175.1 192.3 190.6 196.0 199.9 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............................ - - 100.0 105.5 115.5 121.7 125.8 130.9 138.6 147.1 148.3 

Personal care ......................................................................... 148.9 150.5 154.0 158.3 162.9 167.8 172.6 175.4 179.0 183.3 183.5 

Personal care products ........................................................ 144.1 142.8 145.3 148.7 152.5 155.5 155.4 153.4 153.4 153.4 153.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 ................................................................... - -

 100.0 100.4 101.0 104.9 104.6 103.4 102.6 101.7 101.0 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................. 146.9 150.6 153.9 160.8 167.8 168.1 168.3 165.9 167.3 169.2 169.6 

Personal care services ......................................................... 154.3 159.2 163.9 168.3 174.3 181.3 186.4 189.9 194.3 201.2 201.9 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ...................... - -

 100.0 102.7 106.3 110.6 113.7 115.9 118.6 122.8 123.2 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 210.0 218.3 230.0 237.8 246.6 255.7 268.5 276.9 287.1 297.7 298.5 

Legal services 5 .................................................................. 153.5 159.3 167.5 174.6 183.5 192.6 205.1 213.9 224.6 236.6 238.5 

Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ 156.6 164.0 172.3 179.1 185.1 189.8 198.3 206.8 215.4 223.2 223.7 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................................. - -

 100.0 102.3 104.6 107.1 111.5 113.8 117.2 120.7 120.7 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 ..... - - 100.0 101.7 104.6 108.6 113.0 115.1 118.7 121.9 122.3 

Financial services 5 ............................................................ 177.6 183.6 194.7 201.6 210.5 218.2 228.0 235.2 241.3 250.2 250.1 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ................ - - 100.0 102.2 106.8 110.4 116.0 117.9 120.1 123.4 123.5 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 ...... - -

 100.0 105.8 112.2 117.4 122.7 128.7 134.1 141.0 141.3 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .......................................... - -

 100.0 100.6 98.2 96.0 94.4 93.6 89.0 86.6 85.8 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ......................... 147.2 151.8 158.1 160.7 157.2 155.6 156.5 156.4 149.5 148.0 147.0 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................................. 137.0 141.4 141.7 142.2 146.1 150.0 147.9 149.7 150.4 155.8 155.4 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 128.9 132.1 131.2 130.2 134.4 137.8 132.3 133.6 131.7 137.2 136.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 128.8 133.7 133.5 132.1 140.9 147.2 138.4 145.2 146.7 157.4 155.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 132.7 140.5 139.5 137.8 152.1 163.1 151.6 163.9 167.7 185.2 183.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 129.0 129.9 128.0 127.4 125.9 125.9 124.3 120.2 115.0 115.5 116.0 

Services ...................................................................................... 170.4 176.1 181.0 185.7 190.5 198.0 205.3 211.9 217.9 224.6 225.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 174.2 179.3 185.3 191.5 196.3 203.1 211.7 218.1 222.9 228.9 230.1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 176.3 184.1 186.0 188.4 192.8 198.3 204.5 212.0 217.7 221.8 221.7 

Other services ............................................................................ 197.3 205.0 213.1 219.5 226.5 233.0 241.9 250.2 257.4 264.3 265.1 

All items less food ...................................................................... 154.2 159.0 161.8 164.2 168.8 174.7 177.0 181.6 184.4 190.6 190.9 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 149.6 154.7 156.4 157.8 162.1 167.5 168.2 171.7 174.7 180.9 180.9 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 149.6 154.5 157.0 159.4 163.6 169.0 171.3 175.1 178.2 183.9 184.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 129.9 133.3 132.6 131.7 135.9 139.3 134.1 135.6 133.8 139.3 138.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 130.4 135.3 135.3 134.2 142.8 149.0 140.9 147.6 149.2 159.5 157.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 134.0 141.5 141.0 139.7 153.2 163.6 153.4 165.0 168.8 185.1 183.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 139.7 145.3 146.5 147.5 153.6 159.1 156.8 161.6 165.4 173.3 172.5 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................. 127.7 126.6 127.6 126.7 126.8 124.1 119.9 117.2 114.8 114.1 111.0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 178.5 185.2 189.5 192.8 198.0 206.9 213.2 220.5 228.4 236.5 237.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services ........................................... 165.0 170.6 175.4 179.8 184.3 191.5 198.3 204.3 209.9 216.0 217.0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 103.3 112.2 108.4 98.9 112.2 128.1 111.4 123.3 131.8 153.7 151.9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 160.2 164.8 168.3 172.3 175.7 180.2 185.2 188.6 191.5 195.8 196.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 162.7 167.0 170.7 174.8 178.2 182.8 187.8 191.4 193.6 197.8 198.4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.0 141.5 142.1 143.9 144.2 145.1 144.7 142.5 139.0 139.8 139.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 95.9 109.1 101.6 86.3 111.8 129.3 97.6 120.7 129.0 163.4 158.7 

Services less energy services ................................................ 175.7 181.5 186.9 192.5 197.7 204.4 212.6 219.8 225.5 231.9 232.9 

Domestically produced farm food ............................................... 151.5 160.1 161.1 165.0 167.8 173.2 178.2 179.8 189.5 194.4 194.4 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 137.5 144.4 145.0 145.0 147.9 156.5 156.6 158.4 163.2 168.3 169.1 

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 2.1 4.2 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 .3 

Food ....................................................................................... 2.1 4.3 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 2.0 4.9 1.0 2.1 1.7 2.9 2.6 .8 4.5 2.4 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 3.2 3.7 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.4 1.0 2.8 1.7 .6 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................ 2.5 -1.2 1.8 1.4 1.2 .9 2.0 .5 2.1 1.0 .7 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... 6.3 7.5 -.4 2.0 -1.8 .7 4.6 3.8 3.9 -3.5 9.6 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................. 1.6 -4.2 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.6 .0 .5 1.2 -1.1 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..................................................... 2.4 .8 4.0 .1 .9 .4 1.8 -.1 4.2 2.4 .2 

Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... - - -

 .0 .1 -1.2 -1.0 .3 5.3 4.7 1.1 

Bakery products ............................................................... 3.5 6.0 1.4 2.5 2.4 3.5 2.6 1.3 3.2 2.1 .5 

Bread 2 ........................................................................... - - -

 2.5 2.0 4.6 5.2 1.0 2.1 4.0 1.4 

White bread 1 ............................................................... 5.5 8.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 4.7 5.2 .7 2.4 3.8 .9 

Bread other than white 1 .............................................. 5.7 5.3 3.4 3.5 3.0 5.4 4.2 2.1 -.4 5.0 1.8 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ........................................ - - -

 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.8 1.9 3.8 2.7 -.5 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ....................................... 1.4 4.2 .7 2.2 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.1 -.8 

Cookies 1 ...................................................................... 2.4 3.6 1.0 2.1 4.0 -1.3 2.7 2.8 .7 2.5 -.7 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ........................................ 2.8 3.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.5 1.8 1.3 3.9 1.9 -1.0 

Other bakery products .................................................... 3.0 6.0 .4 2.9 1.8 4.1 .5 .7 4.7 .2 1.3 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ................ 5.9 2.9 2.0 -3.8 2.6 7.7 4.0 1.0 3.8 2.1 -.1 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ..................... 2.9 12.6 -.2 4.5 1.9 3.0 -.6 .8 6.8 -1.1 1.2 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 1 ............................................................ 5.6 2.4 3.9 3.7 .1 3.6 3.4 .8 1.6 2.4 1.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 4.1 5.6 -1.1 -.7 1.7 4.5 3.4 .2 11.5 1.1 .2 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... 3.0 5.2 -.6 -.5 2.4 4.0 4.0 -.2 10.7 2.3 .4 

Meats .............................................................................. 2.6 5.2 -.7 -2.2 3.6 5.2 4.6 .2 14.0 1.6 .2 

Beef and veal ............................................................... -.1 2.4 -.7 .1 4.4 5.5 6.2 .6 23.5 -.9 .1 

Uncooked ground beef ............................................... -1.7 1.6 -1.0 -.4 4.4 6.1 6.9 1.2 19.5 2.9 -.4 

Uncooked beef roasts 2 .............................................. - - -

 1.2 1.9 6.4 8.2 .3 23.5 -.7 -.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 2 ............................................. - - -

 .6 5.5 4.5 4.4 .3 27.5 -3.3 .3 

Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ................................. - - -

 -2.2 4.6 5.3 5.6 -.8 21.7 -6.2 .9 

Pork .............................................................................. 7.3 11.3 -1.5 -5.8 3.1 5.8 3.7 -2.3 5.2 4.7 1.3 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 .... - - -

 -3.2 3.6 7.4 5.3 -.3 4.3 5.8 .8 

Bacon and related products 1 ................................... 13.4 24.0 -.7 -4.5 4.8 8.7 6.5 1.1 9.2 3.6 1.5 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ............ - - - -.7 2.0 6.9 3.2 -1.0 4.0 7.4 -.1 

Ham ............................................................................ 7.0 9.2 -2.0 -6.0 1.0 4.0 3.9 -2.0 4.6 4.2 .6 

Ham, excluding canned 1 ......................................... 6.9 10.8 -2.1 -6.3 1.8 4.7 4.1 -.9 5.4 5.4 -.4 

Pork chops ................................................................. 5.3 6.7 -3.7 -7.1 4.9 5.9 2.8 -2.8 5.4 2.3 2.0 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ................... - - -

 -8.2 2.4 5.1 1.9 -5.3 7.1 6.5 1.8 

Other meats .................................................................. 3.0 3.4 .5 -1.0 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 5.5 2.9 -1.2 

Frankfurters 1 ............................................................. 3.7 3.2 .8 -3.2 5.8 3.2 3.1 9.1 2.9 -2.4 -1.4 

Lunchmeats 1 2 .......................................................... - - - -.2 1.6 2.8 3.8 1.2 3.5 3.1 .6 

Lamb and organ meats 1 ............................................ 4.6 5.9 .1 3.4 -6.7 9.3 2.2 9.5 6.8 2.4 -4.0 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................................. - - - 2.6 -2.8 5.6 -2.7 - - - -1.7 

Poultry ............................................................................ 4.2 7.9 -1.6 2.6 -1.1 2.0 4.4 -.7 4.7 5.1 .3

Chicken 2 ...................................................................... - - -

 3.5 -2.1 1.8 5.1 -.1 4.7 5.8 -.5 

Fresh whole chicken 1 ................................................ 3.9 9.3 .4 2.2 -.4 1.4 2.9 1.1 .5 8.7 -.5 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ............................... 4.9 7.5 -4.4 4.0 -3.1 2.1 6.8 -1.2 5.6 5.3 -.3 

Other poultry including turkey 2 .................................... - - - .1 2.2 2.6 2.0 -2.9 4.3 2.5 3.2 

Fish and seafood ............................................................ 3.1 1.7 1.2 3.7 1.7 1.4 -.1 -1.1 2.7 2.3 1.3 

Fresh fish and seafood 2 .............................................. - - -

 3.5 2.8 3.9 -.8 -3.0 4.7 2.8 .7 

Processed fish and seafood 2 ...................................... - - -

 3.8 .5 -1.8 1.1 1.7 .0 1.5 2.2 

Canned fish and seafood 1 ......................................... .8 .8 2.3 3.9 -2.2 -4.7 2.3 1.8 -.2 2.7 1.2 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 .......................................... 3.7 2.0 1.0 - -

 2.2 -.5 3.6 .7 .7 1.3 

Eggs ................................................................................. 25.0 12.0 -7.2 -5.4 -13.2 17.3 -8.2 9.7 30.1 -19.9 -4.5 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 2.6 10.1 -.5 6.6 2.9 -.4 5.8 -2.0 3.4 4.1 1.8 

Milk 2 ................................................................................ - - -

 6.1 3.4 -.4 4.4 -3.7 6.9 5.9 2.7 

Fresh whole milk 1 .......................................................... 2.0 10.9 -1.7 6.4 2.2 .9 4.6 -4.2 6.9 6.0 3.1 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ...................................... - - -

 6.1 4.3 -.1 3.4 -2.3 6.5 5.0 2.8 

Cheese and related products ........................................... 2.2 8.0 -1.2 7.2 4.0 -2.5 7.2 -2.5 2.3 5.3 1.6 

Ice cream and related products ........................................ 2.6 7.7 .9 7.2 .8 1.8 8.8 -1.5 .2 -.6 1.0 

Other dairy and related products 2 ................................... - - -

 6.0 1.8 1.5 2.8 2.0 1.6 2.9 .7 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... -1.3 5.2 2.2 4.9 1.9 5.2 -.3 4.9 3.3 7.9 -3.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. -3.1 4.8 2.8 5.8 2.0 6.2 -1.7 5.5 4.5 9.6 -4.7 

Fresh fruits ..................................................................... 5.2 12.0 -4.7 8.1 3.2 .8 .6 4.7 1.4 7.3 -1.0 

Apples .......................................................................... 15.0 3.5 -.1 -1.1 5.5 .2 6.6 6.9 3.2 1.0 .1 

Bananas ....................................................................... 2.4 7.5 -3.8 9.3 -2.5 -.2 2.7 .0 -1.5 -2.9 2.8 

Citrus fruits 2 ................................................................ - - -

 18.0 7.1 -4.7 7.7 9.7 1.9 11.8 -2.6 

Oranges, including tangerines 1 ................................. 15.7 -3.4 -5.2 18.5 6.7 -10.3 12.8 15.1 5.6 6.6 -3.3 

Other fresh fruits 2 ........................................................ - - -

 6.6 2.8 4.3 -5.8 3.7 1.8 11.5 -2.0 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................ -11.4 -3.8 13.2 3.5 .8 12.2 -4.1 6.4 7.6 11.9 -8.2 

Potatoes ....................................................................... 13.7 -8.6 9.2 1.7 7.1 -5.9 14.4 8.3 -3.5 7.5 3.0

Lettuce .......................................................................... -37.0 7.2 18.4 -8.8 6.7 32.4 -17.8 -5.7 38.1 -8.3 -6.7 

Tomatoes ..................................................................... 3.9 -20.3 31.0 11.2 -17.2 22.5 -7.6 9.2 -1.5 49.5 -27.2 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................. -15.2 1.5 8.4 4.1 4.8 10.7 -4.6 7.7 8.4 4.2 -1.6 

Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ................................... - - -

 2.0 1.4 1.8 4.6 2.9 -.8 1.6 3.2 

Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ...................................... - - - 2.3 .6 1.9 4.2 3.3 -2.7 2.5 3.1 

Canned fruits 1 2 ........................................................... - - -

 2.7 1.9 3.0 -.1 3.9 -1.6 1.7 4.5 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................. - - - 3.1 .5 2.0 7.6 2.1 -3.4 3.8 2.4 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................... - - -

 2.5 3.0 2.0 6.3 .3 2.7 -.8 4.1 

Frozen vegetables 1 ..................................................... 2.9 2.4 2.9 1.7 2.7 3.1 6.1 -.1 2.7 -1.0 3.3 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2 - - -

 .1 .6 1.3 1.9 6.2 -.7 3.2 2.2 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................. - - -

 .5 -2.1 .6 4.6 6.3 -1.1 4.5 1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. -1.7 -2.0 4.9 -1.1 2.3 1.5 1.3 .9 -.4 .9 1.1 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ...................................... - - -

 -.1 3.0 1.9 1.9 1.0 -.6 .8 .8 

Carbonated drinks .......................................................... 2.9 -.4 -1.6 -1.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 1.3 -.1 2.2 2.0 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..................... - - -

 4.7 4.3 1.9 2.8 -.6 1.1 -3.0 .6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ............... - - - .1 2.8 1.7 1.8 .9 -1.3 -.4 -.4 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ................. - - -

 -3.5 .1 .2 -.3 .9 .1 1.2 1.7 

Coffee ............................................................................. -9.6 -6.7 16.9 -8.8 -1.7 -3.2 -3.5 -.3 .7 1.6 4.3 

Roasted coffee 1 .......................................................... -10.9 -8.7 22.2 - -

 -3.6 -5.9 -.5 1.8 1.2 5.3 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 .................................. -5.7 -2.4 6.8 - -

 -.6 3.1 .0 -1.9 4.2 3.0 

Other beverage materials including tea 2 ....................... - - - 3.3 1.9 4.1 2.8 1.8 -.3 1.0 .3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.2 2.2 2.9 3.2 .6 2.0 2.9 .1 1.2 .4 1.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 3.0 4.5 2.2 1.5 1.5 .8 1.7 1.9 1.2 .2 1.1 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... 4.2 3.4 .8 .4 .3 -.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 -.2 2.7 

Candy and chewing gum 2 ............................................. - - -

 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.6 .3 .2 .6 

Other sweets 2 ............................................................... - - -

 3.8 1.4 1.0 2.6 2.7 3.3 .7 1.2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 2.5 2.3 -.3 8.3 -4.5 3.5 4.5 -2.6 3.2 6.2 1.8

Butter and margarine 2 ................................................... - - -

 20.5 -13.2 8.3 11.6 -9.3 4.0 13.8 2.8 

Butter 1 ......................................................................... 14.5 21.9 12.6 31.7 -22.4 12.4 18.8 -19.4 2.9 28.3 4.8

Margarine 1 .................................................................. 1.6 2.8 -.9 6.0 -1.7 2.3 4.5 .4 6.0 1.1 .6 

Salad dressing 2 ............................................................. - - -

 3.4 .7 1.7 1.9 -.6 2.2 .5 .4 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 .................. - - -

 2.1 -.1 1.0 .4 2.0 3.2 4.5 1.9 

Peanut butter 1 2 .......................................................... - - -

 2.2 3.5 2.3 1.2 .1 .3 .4 -.2 

Other foods ....................................................................... 2.7 4.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.9 3.0 .2 .8 -.7 1.1 

Soups ............................................................................. 3.4 4.8 2.3 1.4 .0 2.7 3.0 1.2 .9 .1 -.5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ .6 4.6 -.9 1.5 -.2 2.3 3.0 -1.0 .3 -.5 -.5 

Snacks ............................................................................ 3.4 5.8 2.6 .8 3.6 2.6 4.1 -3.3 4.5 -2.3 2.5 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... 3.9 4.5 2.7 2.4 1.5 -1.1 5.4 3.1 -2.2 -2.9 5.3 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 .................... - - -

 .4 2.6 -1.9 7.4 -.3 -1.1 -.3 4.7 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ........................................... - - -

 1.3 -1.4 .3 9.2 2.1 -6.0 4.5 .3 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ................................................ - - - 2.6 2.8 .9 2.9 3.6 -1.4 -8.5 5.4 

Other condiments 1 ...................................................... 3.6 4.3 4.9 2.8 3.7 5.7 1.0 6.0 3.8 -3.6 6.3 

Baby food 2 .................................................................... - - - 3.3 4.1 4.1 3.0 1.5 3.2 2.1 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 2 .......................................... - - -

 4.9 .8 3.0 -.4 1.6 -.4 .9 -.6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 .5 

Full service meals and snacks 2 ......................................... - - -

 2.8 2.2 2.8 3.3 2.2 2.2 2.9 .5 

Limited service meals and snacks 2 ................................... - - -

 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.2 2.3 3.2 .5 

Food at employee sites and schools 2 ............................... - - - 2.5 2.0 -.2 1.8 4.8 2.5 2.9 .2 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 .......... - - -

 .9 .7 1.5 1.6 1.3 2.4 2.2 .0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ - - - 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.7 2.6 3.3 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 2.0 3.6 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.8 .2 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. .9 3.4 .9 1.4 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.1 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. 0.6 2.9 -0.5 1.6 2.9 3.1 1.6 2.6 3.0 3.3 -0.2 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... .9 2.1 2.3 .7 3.7 3.1 3.6 .5 2.1 .8 .4 

Whiskey at home 1 ......................................................... 2.0 1.9 2.4 1.1 2.3 2.1 3.6 1.4 2.9 .5 .9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ................ .4 1.9 2.8 .5 4.2 3.5 3.8 .2 1.3 1.2 .1 

Wine at home ................................................................... 1.6 6.2 2.4 1.4 1.8 .9 -.3 1.4 -.5 .7 .8 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ 3.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.7 3.4 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.8 .2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 - - -

 1.9 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.6 3.5 .0 

Wine away from home 1 2 ................................................ - - -

 4.2 .9 5.1 9.0 2.5 1.5 4.8 .2 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................. - - -

 3.4 2.3 3.6 4.6 2.9 3.8 3.2 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.3 2.5 3.4 4.2 3.1 2.2 2.7 .5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.1 4.0 4.7 3.1 2.7 2.9 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. - - - 3.8 1.9 2.8 -.2 .6 3.4 5.1 3.3 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .............................. 4.3 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.2 6.1 5.7 6.9 .1 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ......................................................................... 4.3 5.1 6.2 3.7 1.7 2.7 -.8 .0 3.1 5.0 3.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 3.7 2.8 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.4 4.5 3.3 2.0 2.3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 2 .................................... - - -

 -.1 2.3 2.4 1.5 5.6 1.8 3.8 -.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 1.4 4.6 .5 -2.6 2.4 12.1 -2.1 1.4 6.5 7.9 .7 

Fuels ..................................................................................... .7 5.6 -1.1 -3.8 2.4 14.5 -3.4 1.0 7.1 8.4 .7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 1.4 23.1 -11.9 -11.4 23.5 36.3 -22.2 11.4 9.1 34.1 -1.4 

Fuel oil .............................................................................. 1.5 23.3 -11.7 -15.2 30.9 40.5 -26.7 14.7 7.8 39.5 -1.9 

Other household fuels 5 ................................................... .8 22.9 -12.3 -2.3 7.9 25.7 -9.3 5.5 11.6 23.9 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... .8 3.8 .2 -3.3 1.2 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 .8 

Electricity 3 ....................................................................... 2.7 .7 -1.3 -3.2 .7 2.6 6.1 -1.9 2.6 2.1 1.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................. -3.6 11.0 3.3 -3.5 2.1 36.7 -15.1 6.7 17.4 16.4 -.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ............... - - -

 2.7 1.9 3.1 2.9 3.2 4.5 5.4 1.0 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................ 2.9 3.5 4.0 2.7 1.8 3.3 3.0 3.5 4.7 6.2 1.4 

Garbage and trash collection 6 ......................................... 2.9 1.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 4.2 3.4 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 2.5 1.0 .1 1.2 -.2 1.7 .2 -1.5 -1.8 .6 .5 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 .................... - - -

 1.2 -1.9 1.8 -2.6 -5.3 -4.1 -1.5 1.2 

Floor coverings 2 ................................................................ - - -

 2.3 -2.0 7.0 .0 2.0 -1.7 .7 .6 

Window coverings 2 ........................................................... - - - .1 -.6 1.7 -6.3 -3.7 -1.5 -1.6 .6 

Other linens 2 ..................................................................... - - -

 1.5 -2.8 -1.3 -1.2 -8.2 -6.1 -1.9 1.6 

Furniture and bedding .......................................................... 4.2 1.0 -.7 1.4 -1.3 .4 -3.1 -1.1 -1.6 -.2 .2 

Bedroom furniture ............................................................... 2.3 3.4 .8 -.6 -.8 -2.3 -1.2 -1.6 -.3 5.0 .9 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 ............... - - -

 1.6 -.7 2.1 -3.4 -1.0 -2.3 -1.9 .3 

Other furniture 2 ................................................................. - - - 4.3 -3.8 -.6 -5.8 -.3 -1.3 -3.7 -1.3 

Appliances 2 ......................................................................... - - -

 -1.1 -1.2 -2.9 -.5 -3.1 -3.9 -3.8 1.3 

Major appliances 2 ............................................................. - - -

 -1.5 -.1 -2.1 1.7 -2.3 -3.7 -3.0 2.1 

Laundry equipment 1 ........................................................ -.7 3.1 .2 -2.5 .7 .5 -.4 -.1 -1.8 -3.8 1.6 

Other appliances 2 ............................................................. - - - -.4 -2.8 -4.1 -3.9 -4.1 -4.2 -4.8 .3 

Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ..................... - - -

 -.1 -3.1 -.7 -.5 -4.3 -5.0 .5 -.6 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ................................... 3.7 -4.2 3.4 -1.2 -4.9 -4.4 -1.8 -5.3 -9.1 -.1 -.5 

Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................ 1.3 .7 -8.0 2.1 -.5 5.5 2.4 -.8 2.1 .8 -.9 

Dishes and flatware 2 ......................................................... - - -

 -.6 -3.3 -2.8 -3.0 -5.4 -2.3 1.6 .0 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ............................... - - -

 -.5 -2.4 -.8 -1.1 -4.6 -1.3 1.1 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ............ - - -

 -.4 -1.2 -2.0 -.6 -1.3 -2.6 1.6 1.3 

Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .......................................... - - - -2.6 -.1 .5 -2.1 -1.6 -1.7 3.3 .9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..................................... - - -

 .5 -1.8 -3.1 .2 -1.3 -3.1 .8 1.4 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ 5.2 1.1 1.4 2.0 1.9 4.7 2.4 -1.1 -.9 .9 .3 

Household cleaning products 2 .......................................... - - -

 1.7 1.1 4.7 2.7 -1.4 -1.6 -.7 -.2 

Household paper products 2 .............................................. - - - 2.7 5.8 8.0 1.4 .0 -1.8 6.9 .6 

Miscellaneous household products 2 ................................. - - -

 1.8 .1 2.1 2.8 -1.6 .8 -1.2 .9 

Household operations 2 ........................................................ - - -

 3.0 2.9 6.1 4.2 2.3 2.3 3.6 .7 

Domestic services 2 ........................................................... - - - 3.3 3.5 4.5 2.9 4.0 2.6 1.9 .4 

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

 1.5 2.4 9.0 4.5 .1 1.3 4.7 -

Moving, storage, freight expense 2 .................................... - - - 3.3 2.5 5.1 3.9 1.4 2.3 2.9 .6 

Repair of household items 2 ............................................... - - -

 5.6 2.6 5.4 7.4 4.9 3.4 6.9 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... .1 -.2 1.0 -.7 -.5 -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -2.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .6 1.4 2.7 -.7 .9 -2.7 -4.1 -2.9 -1.1 -1.4 -1.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Men’s apparel ....................................................................... 0.1 1.6 2.5 -0.4 1.0 -2.2 -4.3 -1.0 -1.7 -0.8 -1.3 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. -1.7 -.3 1.9 -1.9 2.0 -4.3 -1.5 -.7 .7 -1.6 -1.1 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................... -2.2 3.8 7.6 -.7 3.4 -1.7 -2.4 .9 2.2 -1.0 -.9 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ............................................... - - -

 .6 -1.1 .4 -7.7 -1.0 -3.1 -2.8 -4.4 

Men’s pants and shorts ...................................................... 1.0 1.7 -.2 -.1 .0 -4.1 -4.9 -3.2 -6.1 3.3 2.0 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ 2.7 .5 3.3 -1.6 .8 -4.4 -3.2 -9.2 1.1 -4.1 -.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... -.8 -1.1 .2 -1.0 -.5 -1.7 -4.1 -1.5 -1.9 -.8 -4.5

Women’s apparel ................................................................. -1.0 -.9 .6 -.6 -.6 -1.8 -4.0 -2.1 -1.6 -1.4 -4.0 

Women’s outerwear ........................................................... 3.8 2.1 .5 -3.6 -2.9 2.8 -7.0 .4 -1.1 -5.2 -7.5 

Women’s dresses ............................................................... 1.4 -5.8 -5.0 4.4 -2.6 -8.2 3.4 1.2 .1 -3.6 -6.9 

Women’s suits and separates 2 ......................................... - - -

 -1.8 -.1 -1.6 -5.8 -2.4 -2.7 -.3 -4.7 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 2 .............................................................. - - -

 .4 .4 -.2 -3.1 -3.8 -.5 -1.2 -.3 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ .4 -2.9 -1.1 -3.4 -.2 -1.2 -4.8 1.7 -4.0 2.4 -6.7 

Footwear ................................................................................ .4 1.5 1.8 -.5 -3.0 .1 -2.6 .1 -1.8 1.5 -.7 

Men’s footwear ..................................................................... -.5 -.4 .2 .8 -3.5 .7 -3.3 .1 -3.4 -1.9 .1 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... 1.5 4.2 2.4 -.1 -5.0 -2.5 -1.1 -1.2 -2.0 4.0 -.4

Women’s footwear ................................................................ .6 1.5 2.6 -1.7 -1.5 1.0 -2.8 .5 -.7 2.7 -1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. -2.0 -1.4 -.9 3.0 2.6 -3.6 .2 -2.5 -4.9 -.5 -.9 

Jewelry and watches 5 ........................................................... .0 -5.0 -1.0 -2.0 -1.8 -.9 -.1 -3.9 -4.0 3.2 1.3 

Watches 5 ............................................................................. 4.8 -6.1 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 1.1 -1.8 -5.3 .1 1.6 1.2 

Jewelry 5 .............................................................................. -1.1 -4.7 -1.2 -2.2 -1.8 -1.3 .3 -3.6 -4.6 3.3 1.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 1.5 4.4 -1.4 -1.7 5.4 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 -.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 1.3 3.7 -1.2 -2.0 5.2 4.1 -4.0 4.2 .3 7.0 -.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 2.4 1.0 -1.7 .9 .2 1.0 -.5 -2.9 -4.4 1.1 .4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 1.9 1.8 -.9 .0 -.3 .0 -.1 -2.0 -1.8 .6 .7 

New cars and trucks 1 2 ................................................... - - -

 .0 -.4 .0 .0 -2.0 -1.9 .6 .6 

New cars 1 ........................................................................ 1.6 1.6 -1.0 -.1 -.8 .3 .0 -2.0 -2.1 .5 .7 

New trucks 1 6 .................................................................. 2.8 2.2 -.1 .5 .7 -.6 -.1 -2.2 -1.5 .5 .8 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 4.4 -1.6 -4.9 3.5 1.2 3.4 -1.9 -5.5 -11.8 4.8 .1 

Leased cars and trucks 8 ................................................... - - - - - - -

 -2.0 -2.3 -4.2 -1.0 

Car and truck rental 2 ......................................................... - - -

 1.5 6.6 -.6 -3.6 .5 3.2 -4.0 -.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. -4.0 12.7 -6.2 -15.4 30.2 13.9 -24.8 24.6 6.8 26.1 -3.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. -4.2 12.4 -6.1 -15.4 30.1 13.9 -24.9 24.8 6.8 26.1 -3.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ........................................... -4.4 13.4 -6.6 -16.4 32.4 14.5 -25.8 25.8 7.3 26.7 -3.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 9 ..................................... -4.5 11.7 -5.8 -14.4 28.1 13.2 -24.9 25.4 6.1 25.7 -3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ......................................... -4.8 10.9 -5.6 -13.4 25.9 12.8 -23.4 23.5 6.1 24.3 -2.9 

Other motor fuels 2 ............................................................. - - - -12.3 22.3 25.2 -16.6 1.6 1.8 31.8 -2.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... .5 -.1 -.9 -.2 -.4 2.3 2.6 1.1 .7 2.0 .6 

Tires ................................................................................... .2 .0 -2.8 -.4 -1.1 1.0 2.7 .1 -.5 2.4 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ................................ - - -

 -.1 .4 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.4 .9 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 ................ .9 -.3 1.1 .1 .3 1.4 1.1 2.3 1.4 .4 .9 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .......................................... 3.2 1.5 -.2 -.8 1.1 7.2 6.4 2.4 3.8 6.3 1.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 2.4 2.7 .3 

Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... 3.5 4.6 4.5 3.0 1.5 3.7 3.4 1.8 1.9 2.7 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.9 4.0 3.7 1.7 2.9 .2 

Motor vehicle repair 2 ......................................................... - - -

 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.0 2.5 .6 

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 4.3 3.8 2.4 -.3 .5 1.8 7.3 9.0 4.5 3.4 .2 

Motor vehicle fees 2 ............................................................. - - -

 3.1 1.4 3.5 2.0 3.3 6.8 8.6 .6 

State and local registration and license 2 3 ........................ - - -

 1.4 .8 3.0 1.0 3.5 8.4 10.4 .4 

Parking and other fees 2 .................................................... - - - 7.0 2.7 4.5 4.2 2.8 2.9 5.1 .9 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................................. - - -

 7.4 2.5 4.7 4.2 3.1 3.3 5.8 1.5 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ............................................ - - - .9 3.0 .6 5.1 -.3 2.5 1.5 .8 

Public transportation ............................................................... 3.1 11.2 -2.9 2.2 6.8 4.1 -2.2 -.9 1.3 -.1 -.5 

Airline fare ............................................................................ 1.8 14.7 -4.8 4.1 10.9 5.9 -3.9 -2.4 -.1 -1.5 -.9 

Other intercity transportation ................................................ .8 1.7 .7 3.1 -1.4 -1.6 -2.8 2.0 -5.2 -1.6 .3 

Ship fare 1 2 ........................................................................ - - -

 4.6 -5.7 -12.8 -8.8 -1.8 -10.3 4.9 -.4 

Intracity transportation .......................................................... 7.6 5.8 1.1 -2.7 .8 2.5 2.7 1.5 10.3 3.8 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 .6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.8 2.6 2.3 4.1 4.0 2.8 4.4 3.1 2.1 2.2 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. 2.0 3.2 2.5 4.9 6.1 3.6 6.0 4.5 2.5 3.5 0.6 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.3 -.3 1.0 .6 .1 1.2 -1.3 -.4 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................. .8 2.1 1.1 2.5 -1.1 1.1 1.2 .2 1.4 -2.3 -.5 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............. 2.4 -.1 2.9 2.0 1.1 .9 -.4 -.5 .5 1.2 -.3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.4 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.6 4.8 5.6 4.2 4.9 .7 

Professional services ........................................................... 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 4.0 .6 

Physicians’ services 3 ........................................................ 4.4 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 3.2 2.3 4.0 .4 

Dental services 3 ................................................................ 4.5 5.1 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.9 1.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ................................................ 2.4 1.2 1.9 .6 3.1 2.4 2.8 -.3 1.5 2.9 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ....................... .8 3.0 3.1 2.4 1.7 2.6 3.4 3.6 2.3 2.5 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 4.6 4.1 3.2 3.2 5.1 6.2 7.1 9.8 6.4 5.2 .7 

Hospital services 3 10 ......................................................... - -

 3.2 3.1 5.1 6.3 7.2 10.1 6.4 5.2 .8 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 10 ...................................... - -

 2.5 2.6 4.7 5.6 6.9 9.4 5.7 5.6 1.1 

Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 ..................................... 4.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 6.7 7.2 6.8 12.7 6.6 4.5 .4 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 10 .............................. - -

 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.8 3.5 .7 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.2 .8 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 .4 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... .4 3.3 2.4 .7 -.6 .6 .5 2.0 .1 .6 .3 

Televisions ........................................................................... -4.0 -5.3 -4.3 -4.8 -7.3 -10.7 -10.8 -10.6 -14.3 -12.3 -.4 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ................. 4.1 7.8 6.9 6.9 2.8 5.1 4.0 7.3 3.8 4.0 .8 

Other video equipment 2 ...................................................... - - - -13.0 -15.5 -17.8 -16.6 -13.1 -12.3 -14.3 -1.5 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 2 .. - - -

 -6.1 -3.2 -6.1 -1.8 -7.0 .0 -1.2 -.8 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ...... - - -

 -4.1 -12.6 1.3 -4.6 -.4 -2.1 -2.4 -1.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 .................................... - - -

 -7.1 7.1 -8.2 3.2 -8.2 -.2 -.9 -.1 

Audio equipment .................................................................. -2.6 -.6 -2.0 -7.4 -3.9 .9 -4.4 -4.5 -5.4 -6.7 -1.9 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .................................. - - -

 .0 1.3 2.7 4.3 1.0 -3.9 3.5 .9 

Pets, pet products and services 2 .......................................... - - - 1.9 2.0 2.9 4.2 2.2 2.7 4.3 .0 

Pets and pet products .......................................................... 3.5 5.3 -.4 .6 1.1 -.6 3.3 .6 1.5 2.8 -.4 

Pet food 1 2 ......................................................................... - - -

 1.4 .8 .1 3.0 .3 2.0 3.1 -.6 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................. - - - -.3 .9 -1.1 2.1 2.7 -.4 1.8 .3 

Pet services including veterinary 2 ....................................... - - -

 4.4 3.4 9.0 5.9 4.9 5.0 6.3 .5 

Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. - - -

 3.8 1.3 5.5 1.9 4.0 3.8 5.1 .9 

Veterinarian services 1 2 .................................................... - - -

 4.6 3.5 9.0 6.4 5.2 5.4 6.7 .5 

Sporting goods ....................................................................... -.6 -.1 -.4 -.6 -3.0 .8 -1.6 -1.4 -.7 -1.2 .7 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ........................................ .1 .1 -.5 2.7 .5 3.2 -.5 -.8 -2.2 1.4 1.2 

Sports equipment ................................................................. -1.1 -.3 -.3 -3.2 -5.8 -1.3 -2.6 -1.8 .6 -3.9 .3 

Photography 2 ........................................................................ - - -

 -.7 -.2 .3 -.7 -1.9 -2.2 -3.1 -.4 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................. 1.9 -.4 .8 -3.2 -.8 -2.9 -2.2 -6.2 -5.7 -7.1 -.8 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 .................................... - - -

 -.8 -1.6 -1.6 1.4 -5.8 -3.2 -1.5 -.1 

Photographic equipment 1 2 ............................................... - - -

 -5.2 -.9 -4.0 -7.7 -6.0 -8.4 -13.7 -1.5 

Photographers and film processing 2 ................................... - - -

 1.0 .1 2.6 .1 1.8 .6 .2 -.2 

Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................ - - -

 1.3 - - 4.3 5.2 3.3 -2.3 -.6 

Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. - - - .1 .2 .8 -1.7 1.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Other recreational goods 2 ..................................................... - - -

 -5.0 -6.6 -2.6 -3.8 -7.3 -3.2 -4.3 -.7 

Toys ...................................................................................... 1.0 2.8 -1.6 -6.1 -8.0 -3.7 -5.2 -9.3 -4.2 -6.1 -.4 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ....... - - -

 -5.0 -7.1 -2.7 -4.1 -5.2 -3.1 -2.8 -.4 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................. - - -

 -1.9 -3.0 .0 1.1 -2.2 .5 .3 -2.3 

Music instruments and accessories 2 ................................... - - -

 -.4 -.9 1.4 .0 -1.2 -1.4 1.2 -.3 

Recreation services 2 ............................................................. - - -

 3.7 5.2 3.8 3.9 3.1 3.5 2.1 .7 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 2 ..... - - - 5.0 1.5 3.3 2.1 .6 2.7 .3 .3 

Admissions ........................................................................... 5.3 4.0 3.4 2.7 8.6 5.0 4.5 4.9 3.4 3.5 1.1 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ............... - - -

 1.9 9.7 4.1 2.6 5.0 3.9 2.5 1.1 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ........................................ - - -

 5.0 7.3 5.8 6.0 4.0 .7 6.9 .7 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ......................................... 3.0 5.9 5.2 2.8 4.6 1.8 6.7 1.4 6.3 2.7 .5 

Recreational reading materials ............................................... 5.9 2.6 1.1 3.1 .7 1.3 2.0 2.0 .9 2.2 .3 

Newspapers and magazines 2 ............................................. - - -

 3.4 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.2 1.7 3.7 .4 

Recreational books 2 ............................................................ - - - 2.5 -1.9 .7 1.7 1.7 -.5 .0 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 4.0 3.4 3.0 .7 1.6 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 .1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.7 5.6 6.6 7.2 6.5 .2 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 5.6 5.5 5.1 6.0 -.5 11.5 3.3 9.7 6.0 3.8 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.9 6.2 7.4 6.8 0.2 

College tuition and fees ...................................................... 5.7 5.3 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.5 6.2 7.0 9.8 8.6 .0 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... 6.6 4.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.2 6.8 6.5 7.0 .0 

Child care and nursery school 7 ......................................... 3.8 3.7 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.1 3.5 .4 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .............. - - -

 7.1 6.3 4.6 5.9 5.0 9.1 8.0 1.9 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 1.7 1.3 -.3 -2.9 -1.2 -3.0 .4 -1.7 -3.9 -3.2 .0 

Postage and delivery services 2 ........................................... - - -

 .1 3.0 .1 4.7 10.4 .2 .5 .1 

Postage .............................................................................. 10.3 .0 .0 .0 3.0 .0 4.6 10.5 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 2 ............................................................. - - -

 4.2 5.6 5.5 6.6 4.6 4.4 14.0 2.3 

Information and information processing 2 ............................ .6 1.4 -.3 -3.1 -1.5 -3.4 .1 -2.5 -4.2 -3.4 -.1 

Telephone services 2 ......................................................... - - -

 .3 .4 -2.3 1.3 .2 -2.7 -2.5 .0 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 3 .................. 2.6 .9 1.0 1.3 2.8 5.5 4.5 5.3 2.6 1.1 .4 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 2 .... - - -

 -.1 -1.3 -9.2 -1.8 -6.0 -10.0 -7.7 -.1 

Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ........................................ .1 3.7 -4.3 -.8 -.7 -11.2 -2.0 -5.9 -10.9 -8.7 .0 

Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ........................................ -3.8 6.1 2.8 1.5 -1.6 -6.0 -1.7 -6.1 -9.4 -6.6 -.7 

Wireless telephone services 2 .......................................... - - -

 -8.3 -11.6 -12.3 -5.5 .3 -1.3 -1.4 -.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 11 .............. -10.7 -11.6 -12.1 -26.6 -19.0 -15.6 -16.8 -13.1 -11.0 -7.2 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 2 ............... - - - -35.8 -26.5 -22.7 -30.7 -22.1 -17.8 -14.2 .7 

Computer software and accessories 2 ............................... - - -

 -10.0 -2.0 -7.6 -2.5 -10.7 -9.7 -4.7 -.7 

Internet services and electronic information providers 2 .... - - -

 3.3 -7.1 -.3 4.8 -.7 -2.0 -.4 .0 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 2 ..................................................... - - -

 -9.7 -11.8 -11.1 -8.2 -9.2 -11.4 -7.5 -1.2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 4.3 3.6 5.2 8.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 .5 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. 2.7 2.7 7.2 31.8 11.4 7.5 8.9 9.5 -.4 3.1 1.9 

Cigarettes 2 .......................................................................... - - -

 33.7 11.5 7.6 9.2 9.8 -.9 2.8 2.0 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............................ - - - 5.5 9.5 5.4 3.4 4.1 5.9 6.1 .8 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.1 1.1 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 1.6 2.1 2.4 .1 

Personal care products ........................................................ 1.1 -.9 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.0 -.1 -1.3 .0 .0 -.2 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 2 ................................................................... - - -

 .4 .6 3.9 -.3 -1.1 -.8 -.9 -.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................. 1.5 2.5 2.2 4.5 4.4 .2 .1 -1.4 .8 1.1 .2 

Personal care services ......................................................... 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.6 4.0 2.8 1.9 2.3 3.6 .3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ...................... - - -

 2.7 3.5 4.0 2.8 1.9 2.3 3.5 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 5.3 4.0 5.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 5.0 3.1 3.7 3.7 .3 

Legal services 5 .................................................................. 3.8 3.8 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.0 6.5 4.3 5.0 5.3 .8 

Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ 5.4 4.7 5.1 3.9 3.4 2.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.6 .2 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................................. - - - 2.3 2.2 2.4 4.1 2.1 3.0 3.0 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2 ..... - - -

 1.7 2.9 3.8 4.1 1.9 3.1 2.7 .3 

Financial services 5 ............................................................ 7.1 3.4 6.0 3.5 4.4 3.7 4.5 3.2 2.6 3.7 .0 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ................ - - -

 2.2 4.5 3.4 5.1 1.6 1.9 2.7 .1 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 ...... - - - 5.8 6.0 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.2 5.1 .2 

Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .......................................... - - -

 .6 -2.4 -2.2 -1.7 -.8 -4.9 -2.7 -.9 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ......................... 6.5 3.1 4.2 1.6 -2.2 -1.0 .6 -.1 -4.4 -1.0 -.7 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................................. 1.4 3.2 .2 .4 2.7 2.7 -1.4 1.2 .5 3.6 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 1.0 2.5 -.7 -.8 3.2 2.5 -4.0 1.0 -1.4 4.2 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... .5 3.8 -.1 -1.0 6.7 4.5 -6.0 4.9 1.0 7.3 -1.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. .9 5.9 -.7 -1.2 10.4 7.2 -7.1 8.1 2.3 10.4 -1.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 1.7 .7 -1.5 -.5 -1.2 .0 -1.3 -3.3 -4.3 .4 .4 

Services ...................................................................................... 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.8 3.1 .4 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 3.5 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.5 3.5 4.2 3.0 2.2 2.7 .5 

Transportation services .............................................................. 3.0 4.4 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.9 3.1 3.7 2.7 1.9 .0

Other services ............................................................................ 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.8 3.4 2.9 2.7 .3 

All items less food ...................................................................... 2.7 3.1 1.8 1.5 2.8 3.5 1.3 2.6 1.5 3.4 .2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 2.3 3.4 1.1 .9 2.7 3.3 .4 2.1 1.7 3.5 .0 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 2.5 3.3 1.6 1.5 2.6 3.3 1.4 2.2 1.8 3.2 .2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 1.1 2.6 -.5 -.7 3.2 2.5 -3.7 1.1 -1.3 4.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ .7 3.8 .0 -.8 6.4 4.3 -5.4 4.8 1.1 6.9 -1.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 1.1 5.6 -.4 -.9 9.7 6.8 -6.2 7.6 2.3 9.7 -.9 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 1.4 4.0 .8 .7 4.1 3.6 -1.4 3.1 2.4 4.8 -.5 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................. -.2 -.9 .8 -.7 .1 -2.1 -3.4 -2.3 -2.0 -.6 -2.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 3.4 3.8 2.3 1.7 2.7 4.5 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.5 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.5 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.9 .5 

Energy ........................................................................................ -1.3 8.6 -3.4 -8.8 13.4 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 -1.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food and energy ................................................. 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 0.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 1.7 1.1 .4 1.3 .2 .6 -.3 -1.5 -2.5 .6 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. -3.3 13.8 -6.9 -15.1 29.5 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 -2.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 3.4 2.6 2.8 .4 

Domestically produced farm food ............................................... 2.3 5.7 .6 2.4 1.7 3.2 2.9 .9 5.4 2.6 .0 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 1.8 5.0 .4 .0 2.0 5.8 .1 1.1 3.0 3.1 .5 

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 - - 10.0 - -

1914 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 - -

 10.1 1.0 1.0 

1915 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 - -

 10.2 2.0 1.0 

1916 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.6 - -

 11.0 11.5 7.8 

1917 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.6 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.8 - - 12.9 19.0 17.3 

1918 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.6 - -

 15.1 20.3 17.1 

1919 16.6 16.2 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.0 17.5 17.8 17.9 18.2 18.6 19.0 - -

 17.4 14.5 15.2 

1920 19.4 19.6 19.8 20.4 20.7 21.0 20.9 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.5 - -

 20.1 2.6 15.5 

1921 19.1 18.5 18.4 18.2 17.8 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 - -

 18.0 -10.8 -10.4 

1922 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.0 - -

 16.9 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.2 2.4 1.8 

1924 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 - -

 17.2 .0 .0 

1925 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 18.0 - -

 17.6 3.4 2.3 

1926 18.0 18.0 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 - -

 17.8 -1.1 1.1 

1927 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.5 -2.2 -1.7 

1928 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.2 - -

 17.2 -1.1 -1.7 

1929 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 - -

 17.2 .6 .0 

1930 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.2 - -

 16.8 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 16.0 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.7 - -

 15.3 -9.3 -8.9 

1932 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 - -

 13.7 -10.2 -10.5 

1933 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 - -

 13.0 .0 -5.1 

1934 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.5 - - 13.5 2.3 3.8 

1935 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 - -

 13.8 3.0 2.2 

1936 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 - -

 13.9 1.4 .7 

1937 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 - -

 14.4 2.8 3.6 

1938 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 - -

 14.2 -2.8 -1.4 

1939 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 - -

 14.0 -.7 -1.4 

1940 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 - -

 14.1 1.4 .7 

1941 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.5 - - 14.8 9.2 5.0 

1942 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.9 17.0 - -

 16.4 9.7 10.8 

1943 17.0 17.0 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 - -

 17.4 2.9 6.1 

1944 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 - -

 17.7 2.3 1.7 

1945 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.3 - -

 18.1 2.2 2.3 

1946 18.3 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.8 19.9 20.3 20.5 20.9 21.5 21.6 - -

 19.6 18.0 8.3 

1947 21.6 21.6 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.2 22.4 22.6 23.1 23.1 23.3 23.6 - -

 22.5 9.3 14.8 

1948 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.9 24.1 24.2 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.2 - -

 24.2 2.5 7.6 

1949 24.2 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.8 23.9 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.8 - - 24.0 -1.7 -.8 

1950 23.7 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.0 24.2 24.4 24.6 24.7 24.8 25.1 - -

 24.2 5.5 .8 

1951 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 - -

 26.1 6.0 7.9 

1952 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 - -

 26.7 1.1 2.3 

1953 26.8 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.2 27.1 27.0 - -

 26.9 .4 .7 

1954 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9 27.0 26.9 - -

 27.0 -.4 .4 

1955 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.0 - -

 26.9 .4 -.4 

1956 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.2 27.3 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.7 27.7 27.8 - -

 27.3 3.0 1.5 

1957 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.1 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.6 28.6 - -

 28.3 2.9 3.7 

1958 28.8 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 - - 29.1 1.7 2.8 

1959 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.5 - -

 29.3 1.4 .7 

1960 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.0 - -

 29.8 1.7 1.7 

1961 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.2 - -

 30.1 .7 1.0 

1962 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 - -

 30.4 1.3 1.0 

1963 30.6 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.1 - -

 30.8 1.6 1.3 

1964 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.2 31.3 31.3 31.4 31.4 - - 31.2 1.0 1.3 

1965 31.4 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.6 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.9 31.9 32.0 - -

 31.7 1.9 1.6 

1966 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.9 32.9 33.1 33.1 33.1 - -

 32.6 3.4 2.8 

1967 33.1 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 34.0 34.1 - - 33.6 3.0 3.1 

1968 34.2 34.3 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.9 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.5 35.6 35.7 - -

 35.0 4.7 4.2 

1969 35.8 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.3 37.5 37.7 37.9 - -

 36.9 6.2 5.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all

items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 38.0 38.2 38.4 38.7 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 40.0 - - 39.0 5.5 5.7 

1971 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.4 40.6 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 - -

 40.7 3.3 4.4 

1972 41.4 41.6 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 - -

 42.1 3.4 3.4 

1973 42.9 43.2 43.6 43.9 44.1 44.4 44.5 45.4 45.5 45.9 46.2 46.5 - -

 44.7 8.9 6.2 

1974 46.9 47.5 48.0 48.3 48.8 49.3 49.7 50.3 50.9 51.4 51.8 52.2 - - 49.6 12.3 11.0 

1975 52.4 52.8 53.0 53.2 53.5 53.9 54.5 54.7 54.9 55.3 55.6 55.8 - -

 54.1 6.9 9.1 

1976 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.7 57.9 58.2 58.3 58.5 - -

 57.2 4.8 5.7 

1977 58.9 59.5 59.8 60.3 60.6 61.0 61.3 61.5 61.8 61.9 62.2 62.5 - -

 60.9 6.8 6.5 

1978 62.8 63.2 63.7 64.3 64.9 65.6 66.0 66.4 66.8 67.4 67.7 68.1 - -

 65.6 9.0 7.7 

1979 68.7 69.5 70.3 71.1 71.9 72.8 73.7 74.4 75.1 75.7 76.4 77.2 - -

 73.1 13.4 11.4 

1980 78.3 79.4 80.5 81.4 82.3 83.2 83.3 83.8 84.6 85.3 86.1 86.9 - -

 82.9 12.6 13.4 

1981 87.5 88.5 89.0 89.6 90.3 91.1 92.2 92.8 93.7 93.9 94.1 94.4 - -

 91.4 8.6 10.3 

1982 94.7 95.0 94.8 95.2 96.2 97.4 98.0 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.0 - -

 96.9 3.8 6.0 

1983 98.1 98.1 98.4 99.0 99.5 99.8 100.1 100.5 101.0 101.2 101.2 101.2 - - 99.8 3.3 3.0 

1984 101.6 101.8 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.8 103.2 104.2 104.8 104.8 104.7 104.8 102.1 104.4 103.3 3.6 3.5 

1985 104.9 105.4 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.0 107.1 107.3 107.6 107.9 108.3 108.6 106.0 107.8 106.9 3.6 3.5 

1986 108.9 108.5 107.9 107.6 107.9 108.4 108.4 108.6 109.1 109.1 109.2 109.3 108.2 109.0 108.6 .6 1.6 

1987 110.0 110.5 111.0 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.7 113.3 113.8 114.1 114.3 114.2 111.2 113.7 112.5 4.5 3.6 

1988 114.5 114.7 115.1 115.7 116.2 116.7 117.2 117.7 118.5 118.9 119.0 119.2 115.5 118.4 117.0 4.4 4.0 

1989 119.7 120.2 120.8 121.8 122.5 122.8 123.2 123.2 123.6 124.2 124.4 124.6 121.3 123.9 122.6 4.5 4.8 

1990 125.9 126.4 127.1 127.3 127.5 128.3 128.7 129.9 131.1 131.9 132.2 132.2 127.1 131.0 129.0 6.1 5.2 

1991 132.8 132.8 133.0 133.3 133.8 134.1 134.3 134.6 135.2 135.4 135.8 135.9 133.3 135.2 134.3 2.8 4.1 

1992 136.0 136.4 137.0 137.3 137.6 138.1 138.4 138.8 139.1 139.6 139.8 139.8 137.1 139.3 138.2 2.9 2.9 

1993 140.3 140.7 141.1 141.6 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.4 142.6 143.3 143.4 143.3 141.3 142.9 142.1 2.5 2.8 

1994 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.7 144.9 145.4 145.8 146.5 146.9 147.0 147.3 147.2 144.5 146.8 145.6 2.7 2.5 

1995 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.3 149.6 149.9 149.9 150.2 150.6 151.0 150.9 150.9 148.9 150.6 149.8 2.5 2.9 

1996 151.7 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 155.5 155.9 155.9 153.1 155.2 154.1 3.3 2.9 

1997 156.3 156.8 157.0 157.2 157.2 157.4 157.5 157.8 158.3 158.5 158.5 158.2 157.0 158.1 157.6 1.5 2.3 

1998 158.4 158.5 158.7 159.1 159.5 159.7 159.8 160.0 160.2 160.6 160.7 160.7 159.0 160.3 159.7 1.6 1.3 

1999 161.0 161.1 161.4 162.7 162.8 162.8 163.3 163.8 164.7 165.0 165.1 165.1 162.0 164.5 163.2 2.7 2.2 

2000 165.6 166.5 167.9 168.0 168.2 169.2 169.4 169.3 170.4 170.6 170.9 170.7 167.6 170.2 168.9 3.4 3.5 

2001 171.7 172.4 172.6 173.5 174.4 174.6 173.8 173.8 174.8 174.0 173.7 172.9 173.2 173.8 173.5 1.3 2.7 

2002 173.2 173.7 174.7 175.8 175.8 175.9 176.1 176.6 177.0 177.3 177.4 177.0 174.9 176.9 175.9 2.4 1.4 

2003 177.7 179.2 180.3 179.8 179.4 179.6 179.6 180.3 181.0 180.7 180.2 179.9 179.3 180.3 179.8 1.6 2.2 

2004 180.9 181.9 182.9 183.5 184.7 185.3 184.9 185.0 185.4 186.5 186.8 186.0 183.2 185.8 184.5 3.4 2.6 

2005 186.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 150.9 155.9 158.2 160.7 165.1 170.7 172.9 177.0 179.9 186.0 186.3 

All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 449.5 464.3 471.3 478.6 491.8 508.5 515.0 527.2 536.0 554.2 554.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 149.8 156.1 158.5 161.9 165.2 169.8 174.6 177.1 183.6 188.4 189.0 

Food ....................................................................................... 149.4 155.8 158.1 161.5 164.7 169.3 174.1 176.5 183.1 187.9 188.5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 149.5 156.9 158.2 161.3 164.2 169.1 173.7 175.1 183.3 187.6 188.0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 169.2 175.4 178.1 182.0 185.7 190.4 195.1 197.1 202.9 206.3 207.6 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................ 167.8 165.7 168.8 171.3 173.4 175.0 178.4 179.4 183.4 185.1 186.5 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... 140.0 150.6 150.0 153.6 150.2 151.8 159.1 165.5 171.9 165.4 181.9 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................. 193.6 185.4 188.6 192.7 196.6 199.0 201.9 201.9 203.2 205.6 203.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..................................................... 143.1 144.2 150.1 149.9 151.7 152.2 154.8 154.9 161.0 165.0 165.3 

Bakery products ............................................................... 169.5 179.7 182.2 187.0 191.5 198.3 203.5 206.3 213.1 217.6 218.8 

Bread 1 ........................................................................... - -

 100.0 102.4 104.5 109.3 114.9 116.0 118.4 123.6 125.1 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................................ - - 100.0 103.1 106.3 109.8 114.0 116.2 120.8 123.6 123.2 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ....................................... 170.7 177.8 179.1 183.1 188.8 192.0 195.1 199.2 204.6 208.4 207.0 

Other bakery products .................................................... 168.0 178.4 179.0 184.3 187.7 195.6 196.6 198.2 207.8 207.9 211.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 141.7 149.8 148.0 146.9 149.4 156.3 161.8 162.3 181.0 183.2 183.4 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... 141.4 148.9 147.8 147.0 150.6 156.8 163.2 163.0 180.4 184.6 185.3 

Meats .............................................................................. 137.3 144.5 143.3 140.2 145.2 152.8 160.0 160.3 182.5 185.4 185.8 

Beef and veal ............................................................... 134.4 137.8 136.6 136.9 143.0 150.5 159.7 160.8 198.6 197.0 197.0 

Uncooked ground beef ............................................... 115.7 117.6 116.3 115.9 121.0 128.3 137.0 138.5 165.3 170.4 169.7 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 .............................................. - -

 100.0 101.2 103.2 109.3 118.6 118.9 147.0 145.4 145.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................. - - 100.0 100.7 106.2 110.9 115.8 116.5 148.6 143.3 143.9 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................................. - -

 100.0 98.3 103.6 108.1 113.7 113.2 138.6 130.8 131.8 

Pork .............................................................................. 140.0 155.5 153.1 144.1 148.4 157.0 163.1 159.2 167.3 175.3 177.6 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... - -

 100.0 96.8 100.2 107.4 113.5 113.0 117.8 124.7 125.6 

Ham ............................................................................ 144.6 156.9 153.9 144.9 145.8 151.1 157.6 155.2 162.4 169.4 170.9 

Pork chops ................................................................. 146.9 156.9 150.9 140.0 146.7 155.5 160.2 155.5 164.0 167.9 171.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................... - -

 100.0 91.5 93.8 99.3 101.0 95.5 101.4 108.0 109.8 

Other meats .................................................................. 141.2 146.0 146.6 145.4 149.1 154.8 159.2 164.8 173.2 178.1 176.7 

Poultry ............................................................................ 146.0 157.5 155.0 159.4 157.9 160.7 167.8 166.8 174.9 184.5 184.6 

Chicken 1 ...................................................................... - -

 100.0 103.5 101.6 103.2 108.4 108.4 113.9 121.0 120.2 

Other poultry including turkey 1 .................................... - -

 100.0 100.1 102.7 105.3 107.5 103.9 107.9 110.4 114.1 

Fish and seafood ............................................................ 172.3 176.5 178.0 184.5 187.5 191.1 191.3 188.8 194.1 197.7 200.5 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................................. - -

 100.0 103.5 106.2 110.8 110.0 106.6 111.6 113.9 114.7 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................................... - -

 100.0 103.8 104.2 102.5 103.9 105.4 105.4 107.1 109.7 

Eggs ................................................................................. 144.8 162.3 150.1 142.0 123.4 144.5 132.4 145.4 189.1 151.2 144.5 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 134.7 148.5 147.5 157.4 161.9 161.5 170.6 167.2 172.7 179.9 183.2 

Milk 1 ................................................................................ - -

 100.0 106.2 109.8 109.4 114.1 109.9 117.7 124.3 127.7 

Cheese and related products ........................................... 138.4 149.8 147.7 158.4 164.4 160.3 171.9 167.7 170.9 180.2 183.1 

Ice cream and related products ........................................ 139.7 150.4 151.9 163.2 164.7 168.2 183.2 181.6 180.8 180.6 182.1 

Other dairy and related products 1 ................................... - -

 100.0 106.2 108.3 110.3 113.2 115.0 116.7 120.0 120.9 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 177.0 186.0 190.0 199.0 202.8 213.3 212.8 222.9 229.7 248.6 240.1 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. 205.2 214.3 220.7 232.9 237.8 252.4 248.5 261.9 273.1 300.3 285.0 

Fresh fruits ..................................................................... 222.0 248.1 236.0 253.8 263.1 264.4 266.9 279.2 282.7 302.7 299.9 

Apples .......................................................................... 188.0 195.2 194.9 191.5 202.9 204.0 217.9 232.6 239.9 241.8 242.9 

Bananas ....................................................................... 146.4 157.2 151.3 165.5 161.4 160.8 164.8 165.8 162.6 158.5 162.6 

Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................ - -

 100.0 118.2 126.8 120.6 129.9 142.0 144.5 161.0 157.5 

Other fresh fruits 1 ........................................................ - -

 100.0 105.9 109.7 113.9 107.5 111.4 113.2 126.5 123.9 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................ 189.0 181.2 205.8 212.9 214.1 240.4 230.8 245.0 262.6 296.0 269.7 

Potatoes ....................................................................... 175.2 160.2 175.0 177.6 191.5 179.5 205.5 222.9 213.9 230.0 236.7 

Lettuce .......................................................................... 171.1 183.1 215.4 196.2 209.2 276.5 228.5 214.9 294.8 270.9 252.3 

Tomatoes ..................................................................... 239.2 190.5 249.5 277.2 229.9 281.9 261.0 283.4 279.6 416.9 302.4 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................. 184.1 187.5 203.6 212.3 222.1 246.1 234.3 251.9 272.7 285.2 279.9 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... - -

 100.0 102.1 103.4 105.3 109.9 113.0 111.8 113.9 117.4 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... - -

 100.0 102.4 102.8 105.0 109.3 112.9 109.5 112.5 115.9 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... - - 100.0 102.4 105.5 107.4 114.0 114.1 117.0 116.4 120.8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 - -

 100.0 100.3 100.9 102.1 103.4 109.7 108.9 112.5 115.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 128.8 126.5 131.7 130.4 133.5 135.8 137.7 139.1 138.6 140.0 141.6 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ...................................... - -

 100.0 99.7 102.9 105.0 106.9 108.0 107.7 108.6 109.7 

Carbonated drinks .......................................................... 119.1 118.5 116.3 115.2 118.9 121.7 123.8 125.5 125.5 128.5 131.0 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..................... - -

 100.0 104.6 109.2 111.2 114.0 113.7 114.9 112.5 112.8 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............... - -

 100.0 100.0 102.8 104.6 106.4 107.4 106.3 105.6 105.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................. - -

 100.0 96.7 96.7 97.4 97.3 98.2 97.9 99.2 100.7 

Coffee ............................................................................. 155.6 144.9 169.3 154.2 151.5 147.1 142.1 141.8 142.6 144.6 150.8 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ....................... - -

 100.0 103.3 105.3 109.8 113.1 114.9 113.9 115.4 115.6 

Other food at home ............................................................ 140.1 143.2 147.1 151.7 152.7 155.8 160.5 160.6 162.5 163.2 165.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 138.4 144.5 147.7 150.0 152.3 153.3 155.9 158.9 160.5 160.6 162.2 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... 128.3 132.7 133.7 134.2 134.4 133.6 136.8 140.3 143.1 142.7 146.7 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................. - -

 100.0 101.3 103.4 104.5 105.7 107.3 107.3 107.3 107.8 

Other sweets 1 ............................................................... - -

 100.0 103.7 105.3 106.1 109.0 111.8 115.2 116.0 117.0 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 137.3 140.4 140.0 151.2 144.7 149.9 156.5 152.9 157.7 167.3 170.4 

Butter and margarine 1 ................................................... - -

 100.0 120.2 104.4 113.1 126.2 114.7 119.4 135.9 139.7 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. - - 100.0 103.5 104.4 106.3 108.2 107.9 110.1 110.8 111.4 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 .................. - -

 100.0 102.2 102.0 103.3 103.7 105.8 109.0 114.0 116.1 

Other foods ....................................................................... 151.9 158.8 162.7 166.7 169.4 173.0 178.3 178.5 180.0 178.6 180.8 

Soups ............................................................................. 177.4 185.6 189.6 192.3 192.8 197.9 203.7 206.0 208.5 208.3 207.2 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ 138.4 145.3 144.1 146.4 146.0 149.1 153.6 151.8 151.9 151.0 150.2

Snacks ............................................................................ 143.3 151.5 155.1 156.1 162.1 166.7 173.6 166.9 174.8 170.6 175.4 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... 156.8 163.9 168.4 172.4 175.2 173.5 182.9 189.0 184.7 179.6 189.0 

Baby food 1 .................................................................... - -

 100.0 103.0 107.9 112.6 116.0 117.2 120.8 123.8 123.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 104.9 105.2 108.6 109.0 110.7 110.3 111.3 110.7 

Food away from home .......................................................... 150.3 155.0 159.0 163.0 166.8 170.8 176.0 180.0 184.2 189.7 190.6 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ......................................... - -

 100.0 102.7 105.1 108.0 111.4 113.8 116.4 119.7 120.3 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 ................................... - -

 100.0 102.2 104.9 107.8 111.3 113.7 116.3 119.9 120.6 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... - - 100.0 102.5 104.5 104.1 106.1 111.2 114.0 117.4 117.6 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .......... - -

 100.0 100.8 101.6 103.1 104.7 106.2 108.8 111.2 111.2 

Other food away from home 1 ............................................ - -

 100.0 103.4 106.9 111.4 115.8 120.1 123.1 127.0 127.3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 154.3 159.9 163.1 166.2 171.0 175.8 180.5 184.7 188.9 194.2 194.4 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. 143.0 147.7 148.4 150.8 155.1 159.3 161.8 165.2 168.5 172.5 172.6 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. 144.1 148.1 147.2 149.9 154.4 159.4 161.9 166.1 171.0 176.5 176.2 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... 145.0 147.9 151.2 152.1 157.5 161.6 167.7 170.1 172.2 173.8 174.2 

Wine at home ................................................................... 131.7 139.9 143.0 145.1 147.7 148.7 148.8 149.9 149.0 149.3 150.6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ 178.0 185.2 192.1 196.7 202.7 208.8 218.7 225.2 231.9 240.3 240.6 

Housing .................................................................................... 146.7 151.0 154.4 157.8 161.1 168.1 172.9 176.9 181.0 186.4 187.3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 163.1 167.7 173.1 178.8 183.3 189.6 197.7 203.9 208.2 213.5 214.4 

Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. 159.3 163.7 168.8 174.6 179.9 187.0 195.7 201.9 207.0 213.0 213.7 

Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. - - 100.0 104.0 105.7 108.7 108.8 109.6 113.4 118.6 122.2 

Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .............................. 211.8 219.2 231.2 241.7 251.9 263.0 277.2 293.9 311.5 330.2 330.4 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ......................................................................... 191.1 201.1 213.2 221.7 224.7 230.5 229.3 229.4 236.5 247.0 255.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ................. 159.0 163.4 168.3 173.7 177.8 183.5 191.7 198.0 201.7 206.1 206.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................... - -

 100.0 100.3 102.4 104.9 106.3 112.3 114.4 118.9 118.8 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 123.3 129.0 129.7 126.4 129.2 144.6 141.5 143.5 153.0 164.7 166.0 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 110.2 116.5 115.2 110.9 113.5 129.3 125.2 126.4 135.4 146.4 147.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 89.5 110.6 97.0 86.6 106.0 144.1 112.7 125.0 136.2 183.4 180.9 

Fuel oil .............................................................................. 86.8 106.9 94.2 79.9 104.9 147.3 107.6 123.0 132.6 186.0 182.1 

Other household fuels 4 ................................................... 119.2 147.9 128.5 125.3 135.7 172.9 154.1 163.3 181.0 225.7 225.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ............................................... 117.5 122.3 122.4 118.4 119.8 134.8 132.5 133.2 142.5 152.0 153.3 

Electricity 2 ....................................................................... 127.2 128.1 126.4 122.3 123.3 126.5 133.6 131.1 134.9 137.7 140.2 

Utility (piped) gas service 2 .............................................. 102.8 114.9 118.3 114.1 116.8 160.4 135.5 145.1 170.2 198.7 196.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... - - 100.0 102.8 104.8 108.0 111.0 114.6 119.9 126.5 127.9 

Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ................................ 195.9 202.6 210.6 216.4 220.2 227.7 234.6 242.8 254.2 270.1 273.8 

Garbage and trash collection 5 ......................................... 243.3 247.9 252.8 260.2 266.5 271.9 278.2 284.5 297.1 307.1 307.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 122.4 123.5 123.6 124.8 124.2 125.6 125.4 123.0 120.4 121.3 121.9 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................... - -

 100.0 101.0 99.0 100.6 99.3 94.3 90.7 89.4 90.7 

Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ - -

 100.0 102.5 100.0 106.5 106.3 108.1 107.3 107.7 108.4 

Window coverings 1 ........................................................... - - 100.0 100.2 98.6 101.4 98.5 95.5 94.3 91.5 92.0 

Other linens 1 ..................................................................... - -

 100.0 100.7 98.7 97.3 96.5 89.0 83.8 82.6 84.2 

Furniture and bedding .......................................................... 130.7 131.9 130.6 132.3 130.2 130.6 126.4 125.1 123.0 123.0 123.0 

Bedroom furniture ............................................................... 134.8 139.6 141.5 141.2 139.1 135.6 133.9 131.1 131.0 137.8 138.5 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............... - -

 100.0 101.2 100.3 102.5 98.6 98.1 95.5 93.7 94.0 

Other furniture 1 ................................................................. - - 100.0 104.5 100.2 99.5 94.3 93.9 92.2 88.7 87.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Appliances 1 ......................................................................... - -

 100.0 98.9 97.5 94.9 94.4 90.8 87.6 84.6 85.8 

Major appliances 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 98.6 98.2 96.2 97.8 95.1 92.0 89.4 91.4 

Other appliances 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 99.5 96.3 93.0 89.1 84.6 81.3 77.9 77.9 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... - -

 100.0 100.0 96.5 95.6 95.0 91.0 86.2 87.2 86.6 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ................................... 118.7 114.1 118.4 117.6 109.9 104.7 102.6 96.6 86.3 87.3 86.8 

Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ 116.3 117.0 107.3 109.7 109.7 115.6 118.7 118.8 120.5 121.7 120.4 

Dishes and flatware 1 ......................................................... - -

 100.0 99.2 95.1 93.0 90.5 85.7 85.3 86.2 85.9 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................... - -

 100.0 98.8 97.7 96.5 95.0 91.3 91.1 92.0 91.7 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ............ - -

 100.0 99.4 98.7 96.3 95.3 93.5 90.9 92.9 94.3 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 97.7 98.3 98.2 96.0 93.9 91.6 96.0 96.9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ..................................... - -

 100.0 100.3 98.7 94.8 94.3 92.5 89.7 90.2 92.0 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ 139.9 142.0 144.3 147.1 150.1 157.0 160.8 158.5 157.0 158.7 159.2 

Household cleaning products 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 101.7 103.1 107.7 110.6 108.9 107.3 106.6 106.5 

Household paper products 1 .............................................. - - 100.0 102.7 108.3 117.2 118.8 118.3 116.3 124.6 125.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................. - -

 100.0 101.7 102.3 103.9 107.0 104.8 105.3 103.9 104.9 

Household operations 1 ........................................................ - - 100.0 103.3 106.2 113.2 118.0 120.8 123.8 129.3 130.3 

Domestic services 1 ........................................................... - -

 100.0 103.3 107.0 111.4 114.3 118.8 122.0 124.6 125.1 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................................... - -

 100.0 101.7 103.9 114.0 119.6 119.3 121.3 126.9 NA

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................................... - - 100.0 103.6 106.4 111.4 114.4 117.5 120.4 124.3 125.2 

Repair of household items 1 ............................................... - -

 100.0 105.5 108.2 116.2 124.4 129.9 134.7 144.8 145.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 129.5 129.3 130.3 129.8 129.0 126.6 123.0 120.9 118.7 118.6 116.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 125.8 127.5 130.7 130.2 131.6 128.0 122.7 118.8 117.8 115.7 114.6 

Men’s apparel ....................................................................... 128.7 130.9 133.9 133.8 135.0 132.1 126.4 124.6 122.6 121.5 120.1 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. 135.5 134.7 135.9 133.4 134.7 129.3 127.6 126.4 127.4 124.7 123.1 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................... 120.5 125.7 136.1 135.8 141.3 138.0 134.8 135.9 138.7 135.4 133.9 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ............................................... - -

 100.0 101.3 99.8 100.5 93.1 92.4 90.1 87.3 83.3 

Men’s pants and shorts ...................................................... 127.1 129.0 128.9 128.6 128.7 123.3 117.1 112.3 105.7 109.6 112.1 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ 116.4 116.7 120.5 118.8 120.8 115.4 111.1 101.8 103.7 98.7 98.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 123.3 121.7 121.5 121.0 119.8 117.5 113.5 112.3 110.5 110.2 105.3 

Women’s apparel ................................................................. 122.2 120.8 120.8 120.9 119.5 117.2 113.5 111.6 110.5 109.2 105.0 

Women’s outerwear ........................................................... 121.3 126.1 129.2 123.2 120.3 123.6 116.3 116.5 116.4 113.4 103.5 

Women’s dresses ............................................................... 116.7 105.9 100.5 107.5 102.8 94.0 99.8 101.0 102.3 99.7 94.1 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................................... - -

 100.0 98.8 98.1 96.4 91.4 90.1 87.9 87.4 83.6 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 .............................................................. - -

 100.0 100.4 100.5 100.5 97.3 93.1 93.1 91.8 91.5 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ 128.6 126.2 125.0 121.8 121.1 119.0 113.7 115.1 110.7 113.8 106.5 

Footwear ................................................................................ 125.0 127.0 129.2 128.2 124.2 124.0 121.0 120.8 117.8 119.4 118.8 

Men’s footwear ..................................................................... 132.3 131.4 131.4 132.6 127.4 128.0 123.7 122.9 117.8 115.6 115.6 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... 125.8 131.2 135.0 133.3 126.2 124.2 121.8 121.0 118.5 123.6 123.3 

Women’s footwear ................................................................ 118.0 120.2 123.1 120.6 119.3 119.5 117.3 117.9 116.4 119.2 117.8 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 129.8 128.1 126.5 130.9 134.8 130.0 130.3 127.2 121.4 121.4 120.5 

Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................................... 144.2 138.4 137.7 133.6 131.5 130.1 131.0 124.8 122.6 126.5 127.6 

Watches 4 ............................................................................. 129.3 120.9 121.1 119.4 115.3 116.9 114.6 106.7 107.1 108.4 109.9 

Jewelry 4 .............................................................................. 148.5 143.4 142.4 137.6 136.1 133.9 135.7 129.9 127.1 131.4 132.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 138.9 144.8 142.4 139.6 147.6 153.9 147.4 153.0 152.5 163.4 162.6 

Private transportation ............................................................. 137.2 142.4 140.1 137.1 145.0 151.2 144.5 150.4 149.7 160.9 160.0 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... 101.3 102.1 100.0 101.1 101.5 102.8 102.0 98.5 92.8 94.3 94.6 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 143.7 146.5 145.3 145.3 144.7 144.6 144.7 141.7 139.2 139.8 140.7 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 159.1 156.8 149.5 154.3 156.3 161.6 158.1 149.3 131.7 138.1 138.3 

Car and truck rental 1 ......................................................... - -

 100.0 101.5 108.4 107.9 103.8 104.4 107.1 102.1 102.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 96.4 108.9 101.7 86.0 112.3 127.7 96.3 120.0 128.1 161.7 156.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 95.9 108.3 101.2 85.5 111.7 126.9 95.7 119.4 127.6 160.9 156.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 93.5 106.5 98.9 82.6 109.7 125.4 93.3 117.4 126.0 159.6 154.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 100.6 112.4 105.9 90.6 116.6 131.6 99.2 124.3 131.9 165.9 160.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 98.3 109.2 102.8 89.0 112.4 126.6 97.2 120.0 127.4 158.3 153.8 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 87.7 107.4 134.4 111.7 113.6 115.5 153.0 148.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... 101.6 101.4 100.8 100.5 100.2 102.3 104.9 106.3 107.3 109.3 110.1 

Tires ................................................................................... 101.2 101.2 98.2 97.7 96.5 97.5 100.4 100.5 100.0 102.4 103.0 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................ - -

 100.0 100.0 100.5 103.5 105.8 108.3 110.8 112.3 113.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 156.6 161.4 165.7 170.9 175.2 181.5 187.9 195.0 199.8 205.3 206.0 

Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... 161.4 168.6 176.5 181.9 184.4 191.4 198.0 201.7 204.9 210.8 210.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... 144.4 148.6 152.7 157.1 161.1 166.1 172.6 179.1 182.0 187.9 188.1 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ......................................................... - -

 100.0 103.2 106.0 109.9 113.6 118.2 121.6 124.7 125.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 239.6 249.0 255.3 254.6 256.0 260.8 280.1 305.6 319.7 330.5 331.0 

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 103.1 104.5 108.8 110.8 114.3 122.7 133.4 134.0 

State and local registration and license 1 2 ........................ - -

 100.0 101.8 102.7 106.7 107.8 111.5 121.3 133.3 133.7 

Parking and other fees 1 .................................................... - -

 100.0 106.8 110.1 115.1 119.8 122.7 126.1 132.9 134.2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 169.0 186.9 182.5 185.1 196.0 203.7 200.1 199.2 203.6 204.2 203.4 

Airline fare ............................................................................ 177.2 204.5 193.9 201.6 223.7 237.0 227.5 222.6 221.8 217.8 215.8 

Other intercity transportation ................................................ 154.9 157.9 160.3 164.7 162.0 158.9 154.2 157.5 147.8 146.1 146.9 

Intracity transportation .......................................................... 164.9 174.1 176.2 171.4 172.2 176.1 180.6 183.2 201.4 209.0 209.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 223.1 230.1 236.5 244.4 253.2 263.8 276.2 290.6 301.4 314.4 316.3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 204.2 209.4 214.1 222.1 230.2 236.5 246.7 254.0 259.4 264.4 265.2 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. 237.8 244.9 251.0 263.4 279.7 289.8 307.1 320.6 328.4 340.0 341.8 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ..................... 140.4 142.5 144.8 147.4 146.2 147.9 149.4 149.5 151.7 149.2 148.8 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................. 165.9 169.0 171.6 175.0 172.5 175.0 177.7 178.1 181.2 176.6 176.1 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............. 171.2 171.6 175.0 177.4 179.0 179.6 179.0 178.2 179.1 181.0 180.6 

Medical care services ............................................................. 227.4 234.7 241.6 249.4 258.4 270.1 283.0 299.5 311.9 327.7 330.0 

Professional services ........................................................... 204.9 212.3 218.9 226.2 233.4 242.3 251.0 259.2 266.5 277.2 278.9 

Physicians’ services 2 ........................................................ 212.5 219.1 225.3 233.1 239.2 248.5 257.5 266.2 272.1 282.9 284.2 

Dental services 2 ................................................................ 210.1 220.9 229.6 239.7 250.9 262.0 272.3 284.6 297.4 312.2 315.5 

Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................................ 138.5 140.4 142.8 143.7 148.4 152.0 156.1 155.8 158.6 163.4 163.8 

Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ....................... 146.8 151.5 156.8 160.6 163.4 167.8 173.5 179.2 183.5 188.0 188.6 

Hospital and related services 2 ............................................ 260.0 270.4 278.7 287.4 302.1 320.9 343.6 379.1 403.4 424.2 427.4 

Hospital services 2 9 ........................................................... - 100.0 103.0 106.2 111.6 118.5 127.0 140.2 149.2 156.9 158.1 

Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 ........................................ -

 100.0 102.3 104.9 109.8 115.9 123.9 135.9 143.0 151.0 152.6 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 7 ..................................... 209.4 219.5 228.6 238.1 253.7 271.9 290.1 328.5 350.9 366.5 368.3 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ................................ -

 100.0 104.0 110.6 117.1 124.0 130.6 137.0 144.6 150.0 151.0 

Recreation 1 ............................................................................. 95.6 98.5 100.0 100.8 101.2 102.6 103.8 104.7 105.5 106.1 106.5 

Video and audio 1 ................................................................... 94.3 97.5 100.0 100.7 99.8 100.3 100.5 102.4 102.5 103.2 103.4 

Televisions ........................................................................... 65.2 61.7 59.3 56.4 52.3 46.7 41.7 37.2 32.0 28.0 27.8 

Cable and satellite television and radio service 5 ................. 203.5 219.5 234.6 250.7 258.0 271.8 282.3 302.7 313.9 326.8 329.2 

Other video equipment 1 ...................................................... - - 100.0 86.8 73.5 60.4 50.2 43.3 38.0 32.5 31.9 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 .. - -

 100.0 94.8 91.5 86.2 84.5 79.1 78.7 77.7 77.2 

Audio equipment .................................................................. 90.8 90.2 88.4 81.7 78.1 78.4 74.5 70.8 66.9 63.2 61.6 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................................. - -

 100.0 100.3 101.5 104.0 107.9 109.1 104.7 108.6 109.6 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 101.6 103.5 106.2 110.6 112.6 115.2 120.0 120.1 

Pets and pet products .......................................................... 135.4 142.4 141.9 142.5 144.0 143.2 147.8 148.8 150.5 155.3 154.9 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ....................................... - -

 100.0 104.3 108.0 118.4 125.5 131.4 137.7 146.2 147.0 

Sporting goods ....................................................................... 124.5 124.6 124.5 124.0 120.6 121.9 119.7 117.8 116.5 115.1 116.0 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ........................................ 127.3 127.4 127.7 131.5 131.6 136.0 134.6 133.1 130.5 132.5 133.5 

Sports equipment ................................................................. 118.0 118.0 117.3 113.3 107.1 105.7 102.8 100.5 100.5 96.3 97.0 

Photography 1 ........................................................................ - -

 100.0 99.6 99.1 99.6 99.1 97.7 95.7 92.2 91.9 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................. 133.8 133.9 134.6 130.5 129.5 125.6 122.6 115.3 109.1 100.6 100.0 

Photographers and film processing 1 ................................... - -

 100.0 101.2 100.9 103.4 103.9 106.0 106.3 106.5 106.3 

Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... - -

 100.0 95.0 88.5 86.2 82.8 76.5 73.8 70.4 70.1 

Toys ...................................................................................... 123.5 127.4 125.2 117.8 108.6 104.9 99.7 90.7 86.9 81.6 81.4 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. - -

 100.0 99.1 95.4 95.5 96.4 93.7 94.0 94.0 92.2 

Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................... - - 100.0 99.8 99.3 100.1 99.9 98.1 96.7 97.9 97.2 

Recreation services 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 103.3 109.3 113.8 118.1 122.6 126.8 129.4 130.3 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 ..... - - 100.0 104.7 106.3 110.2 112.5 113.4 116.3 115.9 116.2 

Admissions ........................................................................... 185.7 193.3 199.8 205.0 223.2 234.2 243.8 257.0 265.8 274.5 277.6 

Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... 158.6 167.3 175.8 179.4 187.7 190.7 204.7 207.5 221.1 227.0 228.1 

Recreational reading materials ............................................... 174.5 179.3 181.3 186.9 188.3 191.0 194.3 197.9 199.7 204.3 205.1 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................. - -

 100.0 103.3 105.5 107.1 109.1 111.4 113.3 117.2 117.9 

Recreational books 1 ............................................................ - - 100.0 102.6 100.4 101.4 102.8 104.2 103.8 103.9 104.0 

Education and communication 1 .............................................. 94.0 97.1 100.0 100.9 102.5 103.7 106.9 108.8 109.7 110.5 110.6 

Education 1 ............................................................................. 90.4 94.8 100.0 104.7 109.4 115.7 122.1 129.7 138.4 147.0 147.3 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 220.3 232.9 245.2 259.7 256.9 289.2 297.3 324.5 343.8 357.6 359.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 255.8 267.9 282.7 295.8 310.4 326.5 345.2 366.0 390.7 415.8 416.8 

College tuition and fees ...................................................... 271.2 286.1 300.9 312.7 325.6 340.6 361.8 387.3 424.8 462.2 462.4 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... 266.9 279.3 299.4 318.0 340.2 359.4 386.4 412.8 438.9 470.4 470.6 

Child care and nursery school 6 ......................................... 127.5 132.1 138.7 145.2 152.5 160.9 168.8 176.9 183.5 189.7 190.5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ................. - -

 100.0 107.6 113.8 118.9 125.8 132.6 145.3 157.3 160.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Communication 1 .................................................................... 98.7 100.1 100.0 97.8 97.0 94.1 94.6 93.2 89.7 87.0 87.0 

Postage and delivery services 1 ........................................... - -

 100.0 100.1 103.1 103.2 108.1 119.4 119.5 120.0 120.1 

Postage .............................................................................. 160.8 160.8 160.8 160.8 165.6 165.6 173.4 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 

Delivery services 1 ............................................................. - -

 100.0 104.2 110.1 116.2 124.1 130.4 136.2 154.9 158.6 

Information and information processing 1 ............................ 98.5 100.1 100.0 97.7 96.6 93.6 93.9 92.0 88.3 85.5 85.5 

Telephone services 1 ......................................................... - -

 100.0 100.4 100.9 98.6 99.9 100.1 97.4 95.0 94.9 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 2 .................. 159.9 161.3 163.0 165.3 170.1 179.7 187.9 198.1 203.1 205.4 206.2 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 .... - -

 100.0 100.0 98.6 89.4 87.7 82.5 74.1 68.4 68.3 

Wireless telephone services 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 92.4 81.9 71.7 68.2 68.5 67.6 66.7 66.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 10 .............. 61.4 54.9 48.9 36.0 29.3 24.6 20.6 17.8 15.8 14.8 14.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ............... - -

 100.0 64.0 46.9 35.9 25.0 19.3 15.9 13.7 13.7 

Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... - - 100.0 89.9 88.5 82.0 79.3 69.9 63.3 60.0 59.5 

Internet services and electronic information providers 1 .... - -

 100.0 103.5 96.3 95.8 100.7 99.9 98.1 97.3 97.4 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items 1 ..................................................... - -

 100.0 89.7 79.1 70.0 64.7 59.3 52.1 48.5 47.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 208.1 215.2 226.9 252.6 267.3 279.2 293.3 305.1 308.1 315.9 318.0 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. 228.4 233.9 250.9 332.0 369.7 396.9 432.9 474.3 471.5 485.7 494.9 

Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... - -

 100.0 133.8 149.1 160.2 175.1 192.4 190.6 196.0 199.8 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ - -

 100.0 105.5 115.9 121.8 125.3 130.3 138.4 146.8 148.1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 148.9 150.4 153.9 158.3 163.1 167.7 172.3 174.7 177.8 181.9 182.1 

Personal care products ........................................................ 144.7 143.5 146.1 149.6 153.1 155.8 156.0 154.2 154.0 153.8 153.3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 ................................................................... - -

 100.0 100.3 100.8 104.3 104.0 103.0 102.2 101.4 100.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................. 148.9 153.1 156.7 163.7 170.6 170.8 171.7 169.3 170.2 171.4 171.8 

Personal care services ......................................................... 154.2 159.4 164.1 168.6 174.7 181.7 187.1 190.7 194.9 201.8 202.4 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...................... - -

 100.0 102.8 106.5 110.8 114.1 116.2 118.8 123.0 123.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 208.9 217.8 228.9 237.4 246.7 255.3 268.0 276.7 286.6 298.4 299.2 

Legal services 4 .................................................................. 153.1 159.7 166.5 174.9 183.7 191.8 204.1 213.2 224.0 238.0 239.6 

Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................ 158.1 165.9 174.7 182.1 188.8 193.9 202.8 210.8 219.9 228.4 229.0 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................. - - 100.0 102.2 104.5 106.9 111.4 113.8 117.0 120.5 120.5 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ..... - -

 100.0 101.9 105.0 109.5 114.0 116.4 120.3 123.4 123.8 

Financial services 4 ............................................................ 177.7 183.2 193.9 200.5 209.7 218.0 228.2 235.9 241.9 251.0 250.9 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................................... - -

 100.0 100.4 97.6 95.4 93.5 92.6 88.5 85.7 85.5 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................................. 136.9 141.4 141.6 142.3 146.6 150.6 148.4 150.3 150.7 156.6 156.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 129.0 132.4 131.3 130.6 135.4 139.1 133.4 135.0 132.5 138.8 138.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 128.3 133.6 133.1 132.1 142.0 148.6 139.4 147.3 149.0 160.9 158.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 132.1 140.4 139.3 137.9 153.9 165.5 153.1 167.2 171.3 190.8 188.8 

Durables ................................................................................. 128.9 129.6 127.5 127.4 126.3 126.6 124.9 120.4 114.0 115.1 115.5 

Services ...................................................................................... 167.9 173.4 178.2 182.5 187.2 194.5 201.7 208.3 214.2 220.5 221.5 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................................................... 156.9 161.4 166.6 172.2 176.5 182.6 190.4 196.3 200.6 205.6 206.5 

Transportation services .............................................................. 174.9 181.5 183.9 186.1 189.9 195.2 202.6 211.7 218.0 222.7 222.8 

Other services ............................................................................ 194.0 201.7 209.9 216.1 222.9 228.9 237.3 245.1 250.9 256.5 257.2 

All items less food ...................................................................... 151.1 155.8 158.1 160.4 165.1 170.9 172.5 177.0 179.2 185.5 185.7 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 147.8 152.8 154.2 155.6 160.1 165.5 165.7 169.1 171.6 178.0 178.0 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 147.5 152.4 154.5 156.8 161.1 166.4 168.3 172.1 174.7 180.6 180.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 130.0 133.5 132.5 132.0 136.8 140.6 135.1 136.8 134.5 140.7 140.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 129.8 135.2 135.0 134.1 143.8 150.3 141.8 149.6 151.4 162.9 160.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 133.4 141.3 140.7 139.7 154.7 165.8 154.7 168.0 172.1 190.3 188.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 139.3 145.2 146.2 147.3 154.0 159.7 157.3 162.6 166.6 175.1 174.3 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................. 126.5 125.5 126.1 125.7 125.7 122.9 119.2 116.6 114.8 114.2 111.3 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .................................................... 159.2 165.0 168.8 171.5 175.9 183.7 189.2 195.9 202.9 209.9 210.8 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 162.8 168.1 172.7 176.9 181.2 188.3 195.0 201.1 206.6 212.4 213.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Special aggregate indexes

Energy ........................................................................................ 102.6 112.0 107.7 97.8 112.1 127.6 110.0 122.6 131.1 153.3 151.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 157.6 162.1 165.2 169.3 172.5 176.8 181.5 184.6 186.9 191.0 191.5 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 159.7 163.7 167.1 171.3 174.5 178.7 183.5 186.7 188.0 192.0 192.4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 139.6 141.0 141.5 144.1 144.6 145.8 145.6 143.1 138.7 139.9 139.9 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 96.0 109.4 101.6 86.2 112.1 128.9 97.5 120.7 129.0 163.4 158.7 

Services less energy services ................................................ 173.4 179.0 184.3 189.7 194.7 201.1 209.4 216.7 222.1 228.1 229.0 

Domestically produced farm food ............................................... 150.7 159.3 160.2 163.7 166.6 172.0 177.2 178.7 188.7 193.6 193.6 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 135.9 142.4 143.3 143.1 145.7 154.1 154.2 156.3 161.3 166.4 167.3 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.3 2.4 1.6 3.4 0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 2.2 4.2 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.4 3.7 2.6 .3 

Food ....................................................................................... 2.2 4.3 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.4 3.7 2.6 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 2.2 4.9 .8 2.0 1.8 3.0 2.7 .8 4.7 2.3 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 3.2 3.7 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.5 1.0 2.9 1.7 .6 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................ 2.6 -1.3 1.9 1.5 1.2 .9 1.9 .6 2.2 .9 .8 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ...................................... 6.5 7.6 -.4 2.4 -2.2 1.1 4.8 4.0 3.9 -3.8 10.0 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................. 1.6 -4.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.5 .0 .6 1.2 -1.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..................................................... 2.5 .8 4.1 -.1 1.2 .3 1.7 .1 3.9 2.5 .2 

Bakery products ............................................................... 3.5 6.0 1.4 2.6 2.4 3.6 2.6 1.4 3.3 2.1 .6 

Bread .............................................................................. - - -

 2.4 2.1 4.6 5.1 1.0 2.1 4.4 1.2 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ........................................... - - -

 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.8 1.9 4.0 2.3 -.3 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ....................................... 1.3 4.2 .7 2.2 3.1 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 -.7 

Other bakery products .................................................... 2.7 6.2 .3 3.0 1.8 4.2 .5 .8 4.8 .0 1.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 4.2 5.7 -1.2 -.7 1.7 4.6 3.5 .3 11.5 1.2 .1 

Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... 3.0 5.3 -.7 -.5 2.4 4.1 4.1 -.1 10.7 2.3 .4 

Meats .............................................................................. 2.7 5.2 -.8 -2.2 3.6 5.2 4.7 .2 13.8 1.6 .2 

Beef and veal ............................................................... -.2 2.5 -.9 .2 4.5 5.2 6.1 .7 23.5 -.8 .0 

Uncooked ground beef ............................................... -1.7 1.6 -1.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 6.8 1.1 19.4 3.1 -.4 

Uncooked beef roasts ................................................ - - -

 1.2 2.0 5.9 8.5 .3 23.6 -1.1 -.1 

Uncooked beef steaks ................................................ - - -

 .7 5.5 4.4 4.4 .6 27.6 -3.6 .4 

Uncooked other beef and veal ................................... - - -

 -1.7 5.4 4.3 5.2 -.4 22.4 -5.6 .8 

Pork .............................................................................. 7.4 11.1 -1.5 -5.9 3.0 5.8 3.9 -2.4 5.1 4.8 1.3 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ....... - - -

 -3.2 3.5 7.2 5.7 -.4 4.2 5.9 .7 

Ham ............................................................................ 7.2 8.5 -1.9 -5.8 .6 3.6 4.3 -1.5 4.6 4.3 .9 

Pork chops ................................................................. 5.5 6.8 -3.8 -7.2 4.8 6.0 3.0 -2.9 5.5 2.4 2.1 

Other pork including roasts and picnics ..................... - - -

 -8.5 2.5 5.9 1.7 -5.4 6.2 6.5 1.7 

Other meats .................................................................. 3.1 3.4 .4 -.8 2.5 3.8 2.8 3.5 5.1 2.8 -.8 

Poultry ............................................................................ 4.1 7.9 -1.6 2.8 -.9 1.8 4.4 -.6 4.9 5.5 .1 

Chicken ........................................................................ - - -

 3.5 -1.8 1.6 5.0 .0 5.1 6.2 -.7 

Other poultry including turkey ....................................... - - -

 .1 2.6 2.5 2.1 -3.3 3.8 2.3 3.4 

Fish and seafood ............................................................ 3.1 2.4 .8 3.7 1.6 1.9 .1 -1.3 2.8 1.9 1.4 

Fresh fish and seafood ................................................. - - -

 3.5 2.6 4.3 -.7 -3.1 4.7 2.1 .7 

Processed fish and seafood ......................................... - - -

 3.8 .4 -1.6 1.4 1.4 .0 1.6 2.4 

Eggs ................................................................................. 25.6 12.1 -7.5 -5.4 -13.1 17.1 -8.4 9.8 30.1 -20.0 -4.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 2.5 10.2 -.7 6.7 2.9 -.2 5.6 -2.0 3.3 4.2 1.8 

Milk ................................................................................... - - -

 6.2 3.4 -.4 4.3 -3.7 7.1 5.6 2.7 

Cheese and related products ........................................... 2.4 8.2 -1.4 7.2 3.8 -2.5 7.2 -2.4 1.9 5.4 1.6 

Ice cream and related products ........................................ 2.7 7.7 1.0 7.4 .9 2.1 8.9 -.9 -.4 -.1 .8 

Other dairy and related products ...................................... - - -

 6.2 2.0 1.8 2.6 1.6 1.5 2.8 .8 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... -1.0 5.1 2.2 4.7 1.9 5.2 -.2 4.7 3.1 8.2 -3.4 

Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................................. -2.7 4.4 3.0 5.5 2.1 6.1 -1.5 5.4 4.3 10.0 -5.1 

Fresh fruits ..................................................................... 5.8 11.8 -4.9 7.5 3.7 .5 .9 4.6 1.3 7.1 -.9 

Apples .......................................................................... 15.0 3.8 -.2 -1.7 6.0 .5 6.8 6.7 3.1 .8 .5 

Bananas ....................................................................... 2.6 7.4 -3.8 9.4 -2.5 -.4 2.5 .6 -1.9 -2.5 2.6 

Citrus fruits ................................................................... - - -

 18.2 7.3 -4.9 7.7 9.3 1.8 11.4 -2.2 

Other fresh fruits ........................................................... - - -

 5.9 3.6 3.8 -5.6 3.6 1.6 11.7 -2.1 

Fresh vegetables ............................................................ -10.8 -4.1 13.6 3.4 .6 12.3 -4.0 6.2 7.2 12.7 -8.9 

Potatoes ....................................................................... 13.7 -8.6 9.2 1.5 7.8 -6.3 14.5 8.5 -4.0 7.5 2.9

Lettuce .......................................................................... -36.4 7.0 17.6 -8.9 6.6 32.2 -17.4 -6.0 37.2 -8.1 -6.9 

Tomatoes ..................................................................... 4.0 -20.4 31.0 11.1 -17.1 22.6 -7.4 8.6 -1.3 49.1 -27.5 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................. -15.4 1.8 8.6 4.3 4.6 10.8 -4.8 7.5 8.3 4.6 -1.9 

Processed fruits and vegetables ...................................... - - -

 2.1 1.3 1.8 4.4 2.8 -1.1 1.9 3.1 

Canned fruits and vegetables ......................................... - - -

 2.4 .4 2.1 4.1 3.3 -3.0 2.7 3.0 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .......................................... - - -

 2.4 3.0 1.8 6.1 .1 2.5 -.5 3.8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried .. - - - .3 .6 1.2 1.3 6.1 -.7 3.3 2.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. -1.4 -1.8 4.1 -1.0 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.0 -.4 1.0 1.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ......................................... - - -

 -0.3 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.0 -0.3 0.8 1.0 

Carbonated drinks .......................................................... 2.9 -0.5 -1.9 -.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 1.4 .0 2.4 1.9 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ....................... - - -

 4.6 4.4 1.8 2.5 -.3 1.1 -2.1 .3 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks .................. - - -

 .0 2.8 1.8 1.7 .9 -1.0 -.7 -.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea ................... - - -

 -3.3 .0 .7 -.1 .9 -.3 1.3 1.5 

Coffee ............................................................................. -9.7 -6.9 16.8 -8.9 -1.8 -2.9 -3.4 -.2 .6 1.4 4.3 

Other beverage materials including tea .......................... - - -

 3.3 1.9 4.3 3.0 1.6 -.9 1.3 .2 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.3 2.2 2.7 3.1 .7 2.0 3.0 .1 1.2 .4 1.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 3.0 4.4 2.2 1.6 1.5 .7 1.7 1.9 1.0 .1 1.0 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ...................................... 4.1 3.4 .8 .4 .1 -.6 2.4 2.6 2.0 -.3 2.8 

Candy and chewing gum ................................................ - - -

 1.3 2.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 .0 .0 .5 

Other sweets .................................................................. - - -

 3.7 1.5 .8 2.7 2.6 3.0 .7 .9 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 2.4 2.3 -.3 8.0 -4.3 3.6 4.4 -2.3 3.1 6.1 1.9

Butter and margarine ...................................................... - - -

 20.2 -13.1 8.3 11.6 -9.1 4.1 13.8 2.8 

Salad dressing ................................................................ - - -

 3.5 .9 1.8 1.8 -.3 2.0 .6 .5 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ..................... - - - 2.2 -.2 1.3 .4 2.0 3.0 4.6 1.8 

Other foods ....................................................................... 2.6 4.5 2.5 2.5 1.6 2.1 3.1 .1 .8 -.8 1.2 

Soups ............................................................................. 3.6 4.6 2.2 1.4 .3 2.6 2.9 1.1 1.2 -.1 -.5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ .4 5.0 -.8 1.6 -.3 2.1 3.0 -1.2 .1 -.6 -.5 

Snacks ............................................................................ 3.5 5.7 2.4 .6 3.8 2.8 4.1 -3.9 4.7 -2.4 2.8 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... 4.0 4.5 2.7 2.4 1.6 -1.0 5.4 3.3 -2.3 -2.8 5.2 

Baby food ....................................................................... - - -

 3.0 4.8 4.4 3.0 1.0 3.1 2.5 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods ............................................. - - -

 4.9 .3 3.2 .4 1.6 -.4 .9 -.5 

Food away from home .......................................................... 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 .5 

Full service meals and snacks ........................................... - - -

 2.7 2.3 2.8 3.1 2.2 2.3 2.8 .5 

Limited service meals and snacks ...................................... - - -

 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.2 2.3 3.1 .6 

Food at employee sites and schools .................................. - - - 2.5 2.0 -.4 1.9 4.8 2.5 3.0 .2 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ............. - - -

 .8 .8 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.2 .0 

Other food away from home ............................................... - - -

 3.4 3.4 4.2 3.9 3.7 2.5 3.2 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.9 3.6 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.8 .1 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................. .9 3.3 .5 1.6 2.9 2.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 .1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .................. .8 2.8 -.6 1.8 3.0 3.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 3.2 -.2 

Distilled spirits at home .................................................... .8 2.0 2.2 .6 3.6 2.6 3.8 1.4 1.2 .9 .2 

Wine at home ................................................................... 1.3 6.2 2.2 1.5 1.8 .7 .1 .7 -.6 .2 .9 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ 3.2 4.0 3.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.6 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 4.3 2.9 2.3 2.3 3.0 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 3.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 4.3 3.1 2.1 2.5 .4 

Rent of primary residence 1 ................................................. 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.9 4.7 3.2 2.5 2.9 .3 

Lodging away from home ..................................................... - - -

 4.0 1.6 2.8 .1 .7 3.5 4.6 3.0 

Housing at school, excluding board 1 ................................. 4.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.4 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.0 .1 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ......................................................................... 3.6 5.2 6.0 4.0 1.4 2.6 -.5 .0 3.1 4.4 3.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ................... 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 3.2 4.5 3.3 1.9 2.2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance ...................................... - - - .3 2.1 2.4 1.3 5.6 1.9 3.9 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 1.4 4.6 .5 -2.5 2.2 11.9 -2.1 1.4 6.6 7.6 .8 

Fuels ..................................................................................... .6 5.7 -1.1 -3.7 2.3 13.9 -3.2 1.0 7.1 8.1 .7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 1.4 23.6 -12.3 -10.7 22.4 35.9 -21.8 10.9 9.0 34.7 -1.4 

Fuel oil .............................................................................. 1.6 23.2 -11.9 -15.2 31.3 40.4 -27.0 14.3 7.8 40.3 -2.1 

Other household fuels ...................................................... .8 24.1 -13.1 -2.5 8.3 27.4 -10.9 6.0 10.8 24.7 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ............................................... .6 4.1 .1 -3.3 1.2 12.5 -1.7 .5 7.0 6.7 .9 

Electricity 1 ....................................................................... 2.7 .7 -1.3 -3.2 .8 2.6 5.6 -1.9 2.9 2.1 1.8 

Utility (piped) gas service 1 .............................................. -3.9 11.8 3.0 -3.6 2.4 37.3 -15.5 7.1 17.3 16.7 -1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services .................. - - - 2.8 1.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 4.6 5.5 1.1 

Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ................................ 2.8 3.4 3.9 2.8 1.8 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.7 6.3 1.4 

Garbage and trash collection ........................................... 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 4.4 3.4 .0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 2.3 .9 .1 1.0 -.5 1.1 -.2 -1.9 -2.1 .7 .5 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ....................... - - -

 1.0 -2.0 1.6 -1.3 -5.0 -3.8 -1.4 1.5 

Floor coverings ................................................................... - - - 2.5 -2.4 6.5 -.2 1.7 -.7 .4 .6 

Window coverings .............................................................. - - -

 .2 -1.6 2.8 -2.9 -3.0 -1.3 -3.0 .5 

Other linens ........................................................................ - - - .7 -2.0 -1.4 -.8 -7.8 -5.8 -1.4 1.9 

Furniture and bedding .......................................................... 4.2 .9 -1.0 1.3 -1.6 .3 -3.2 -1.0 -1.7 .0 .0 

Bedroom furniture ............................................................... 2.0 3.6 1.4 -.2 -1.5 -2.5 -1.3 -2.1 -.1 5.2 .5 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ................. - - -

 1.2 -.9 2.2 -3.8 -.5 -2.7 -1.9 .3 

Other furniture .................................................................... - - -

 4.5 -4.1 -.7 -5.2 -.4 -1.8 -3.8 -1.7 

Appliances ............................................................................ - - -

 -1.1 -1.4 -2.7 -.5 -3.8 -3.5 -3.4 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Major appliances ................................................................ - - -

 -1.4 -0.4 -2.0 1.7 -2.8 -3.3 -2.8 2.2 

Other appliances ................................................................ - - -

 -.5 -3.2 -3.4 -4.2 -5.1 -3.9 -4.2 .0 

Other household equipment and furnishings ........................ - - -

 .0 -3.5 -.9 -.6 -4.2 -5.3 1.2 -.7 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ................................... 3.7 -3.9 3.8 -.7 -6.5 -4.7 -2.0 -5.8 -10.7 1.2 -.6 

Indoor plants and flowers ................................................... 1.4 .6 -8.3 2.2 .0 5.4 2.7 .1 1.4 1.0 -1.1 

Dishes and flatware ............................................................ - - -

 -.8 -4.1 -2.2 -2.7 -5.3 -.5 1.1 -.3 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ................................. - - -

 -1.2 -1.1 -1.2 -1.6 -3.9 -.2 1.0 -.3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .............. - - -

 -.6 -.7 -2.4 -1.0 -1.9 -2.8 2.2 1.5 

Tools, hardware and supplies ............................................ - - -

 -2.3 .6 -.1 -2.2 -2.2 -2.4 4.8 .9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies ....................................... - - -

 .3 -1.6 -4.0 -.5 -1.9 -3.0 .6 2.0 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ 5.0 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.0 4.6 2.4 -1.4 -.9 1.1 .3 

Household cleaning products ............................................. - - -

 1.7 1.4 4.5 2.7 -1.5 -1.5 -.7 -.1 

Household paper products ................................................. - - -

 2.7 5.5 8.2 1.4 -.4 -1.7 7.1 .6 

Miscellaneous household products .................................... - - - 1.7 .6 1.6 3.0 -2.1 .5 -1.3 1.0 

Household operations .......................................................... - - -

 3.3 2.8 6.6 4.2 2.4 2.5 4.4 .8 

Domestic services .............................................................. - - - 3.3 3.6 4.1 2.6 3.9 2.7 2.1 .4 

Gardening and lawncare services ...................................... - - -

 1.7 2.2 9.7 4.9 -.3 1.7 4.6 -

Moving, storage, freight expense ....................................... - - - 3.6 2.7 4.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.2 .7 

Repair of household items .................................................. - - -

 5.5 2.6 7.4 7.1 4.4 3.7 7.5 .3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... .2 -.2 .8 -.4 -.6 -1.9 -2.8 -1.7 -1.8 -.1 -2.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.0 1.4 2.5 -.4 1.1 -2.7 -4.1 -3.2 -.8 -1.8 -1.0

Men’s apparel ....................................................................... .4 1.7 2.3 -.1 .9 -2.1 -4.3 -1.4 -1.6 -.9 -1.2 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. -1.3 -.6 .9 -1.8 1.0 -4.0 -1.3 -.9 .8 -2.1 -1.3 

Men’s furnishings ............................................................... -2.7 4.3 8.3 -.2 4.1 -2.3 -2.3 .8 2.1 -2.4 -1.1

Men’s shirts and sweaters .................................................. - - -

 1.3 -1.5 .7 -7.4 -.8 -2.5 -3.1 -4.6 

Men’s pants and shorts ...................................................... 1.2 1.5 -.1 -.2 .1 -4.2 -5.0 -4.1 -5.9 3.7 2.3 

Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ 3.1 .3 3.3 -1.4 1.7 -4.5 -3.7 -8.4 1.9 -4.8 -.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... -.6 -1.3 -.2 -.4 -1.0 -1.9 -3.4 -1.1 -1.6 -.3 -4.4 

Women’s apparel ................................................................. -.8 -1.1 .0 .1 -1.2 -1.9 -3.2 -1.7 -1.0 -1.2 -3.8 

Women’s outerwear ........................................................... 2.3 4.0 2.5 -4.6 -2.4 2.7 -5.9 .2 -.1 -2.6 -8.7 

Women’s dresses ............................................................... 2.2 -9.3 -5.1 7.0 -4.4 -8.6 6.2 1.2 1.3 -2.5 -5.6

Women’s suits and separates ............................................ - - -

 -1.2 -.7 -1.7 -5.2 -1.4 -2.4 -.6 -4.3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories ................................................................ - - -

 .4 .1 .0 -3.2 -4.3 .0 -1.4 -.3 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ .8 -1.9 -1.0 -2.6 -.6 -1.7 -4.5 1.2 -3.8 2.8 -6.4 

Footwear ................................................................................ .6 1.6 1.7 -.8 -3.1 -.2 -2.4 -.2 -2.5 1.4 -.5 

Men’s footwear ..................................................................... .2 -.7 .0 .9 -3.9 .5 -3.4 -.6 -4.1 -1.9 .0 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... 1.5 4.3 2.9 -1.3 -5.3 -1.6 -1.9 -.7 -2.1 4.3 -.2

Women’s footwear ................................................................ .6 1.9 2.4 -2.0 -1.1 .2 -1.8 .5 -1.3 2.4 -1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. -2.3 -1.3 -1.2 3.5 3.0 -3.6 .2 -2.4 -4.6 .0 -.7 

Jewelry and watches .............................................................. -.5 -4.0 -.5 -3.0 -1.6 -1.1 .7 -4.7 -1.8 3.2 .9 

Watches ............................................................................... 5.2 -6.5 .2 -1.4 -3.4 1.4 -2.0 -6.9 .4 1.2 1.4 

Jewelry ................................................................................. -1.8 -3.4 -.7 -3.4 -1.1 -1.6 1.3 -4.3 -2.2 3.4 .8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 1.6 4.2 -1.7 -2.0 5.7 4.3 -4.2 3.8 -.3 7.1 -.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 1.5 3.8 -1.6 -2.1 5.8 4.3 -4.4 4.1 -.5 7.5 -.6 

New and used motor vehicles .............................................. 2.8 .8 -2.1 1.1 .4 1.3 -.8 -3.4 -5.8 1.6 .3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 2.0 1.9 -.8 .0 -.4 -.1 .1 -2.1 -1.8 .4 .6 

Used cars and trucks .......................................................... 4.6 -1.4 -4.7 3.2 1.3 3.4 -2.2 -5.6 -11.8 4.9 .1 

Car and truck rental ............................................................ - - -

 1.5 6.8 -.5 -3.8 .6 2.6 -4.7 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. -3.8 13.0 -6.6 -15.4 30.6 13.7 -24.6 24.6 6.8 26.2 -3.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. -4.1 12.9 -6.6 -15.5 30.6 13.6 -24.6 24.8 6.9 26.1 -3.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ........................................... -4.2 13.9 -7.1 -16.5 32.8 14.3 -25.6 25.8 7.3 26.7 -2.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ........................................ -4.5 11.7 -5.8 -14.4 28.7 12.9 -24.6 25.3 6.1 25.8 -3.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... -4.7 11.1 -5.9 -13.4 26.3 12.6 -23.2 23.5 6.2 24.3 -2.8 

Other motor fuels ................................................................ - - - -12.3 22.5 25.1 -16.9 1.7 1.7 32.5 -2.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ...................................... .6 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.3 2.1 2.5 1.3 .9 1.9 .7 

Tires ................................................................................... .1 .0 -3.0 -.5 -1.2 1.0 3.0 .1 -.5 2.4 .6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires ................................... - - -

 .0 .5 3.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 1.4 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.5 3.8 2.5 2.8 .3 

Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... 3.7 4.5 4.7 3.1 1.4 3.8 3.4 1.9 1.6 2.9 -.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... 2.1 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.9 3.8 1.6 3.2 .1 

Motor vehicle repair ............................................................ - - -

 3.2 2.7 3.7 3.4 4.0 2.9 2.5 .6 

Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 4.4 3.9 2.5 -.3 .5 1.9 7.4 9.1 4.6 3.4 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle fees ................................................................ - - -

 3.1 1.4 4.1 1.8 3.2 7.3 8.7 0.4 

State and local registration and license 1 ........................... - - -

 1.8 .9 3.9 1.0 3.4 8.8 9.9 .3 

Parking and other fees ....................................................... - - -

 6.8 3.1 4.5 4.1 2.4 2.8 5.4 1.0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 4.0 10.6 -2.4 1.4 5.9 3.9 -1.8 -.4 2.2 .3 -.4 

Airline fare ............................................................................ 2.1 15.4 -5.2 4.0 11.0 5.9 -4.0 -2.2 -.4 -1.8 -.9 

Other intercity transportation ................................................ 1.7 1.9 1.5 2.7 -1.6 -1.9 -3.0 2.1 -6.2 -1.2 .5 

Intracity transportation .......................................................... 7.6 5.6 1.2 -2.7 .5 2.3 2.6 1.4 9.9 3.8 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 4.0 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.7 5.2 3.7 4.3 .6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.7 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.6 2.7 4.3 3.0 2.1 1.9 .3 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. 2.0 3.0 2.5 4.9 6.2 3.6 6.0 4.4 2.4 3.5 .5 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ........................ 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 -.8 1.2 1.0 .1 1.5 -1.6 -.3 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................. .7 1.9 1.5 2.0 -1.4 1.4 1.5 .2 1.7 -2.5 -.3 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .............. 2.5 .2 2.0 1.4 .9 .3 -.3 -.4 .5 1.1 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.5 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.8 5.8 4.1 5.1 .7 

Professional services ........................................................... 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8 4.0 .6 

Physicians’ services 1 ........................................................ 4.4 3.1 2.8 3.5 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.2 4.0 .5 

Dental services 1 ................................................................ 4.4 5.1 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.5 4.5 5.0 1.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care ................................................... 2.4 1.4 1.7 .6 3.3 2.4 2.7 -.2 1.8 3.0 .2 

Services by other medical professionals 1 ......................... 1.7 3.2 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 2.4 2.5 .3 

Hospital and related services 1 ............................................ 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 5.1 6.2 7.1 10.3 6.4 5.2 .8 

Hospital services 1 ............................................................. - -

 3.0 3.1 5.1 6.2 7.2 10.4 6.4 5.2 .8 

Inpatient hospital services 1 2 ........................................... - -

 2.3 2.5 4.7 5.6 6.9 9.7 5.2 5.6 1.1 

Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ........................................ 4.6 4.8 4.1 4.2 6.6 7.2 6.7 13.2 6.8 4.4 .5 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 ................................... - - 4.0 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.5 3.7 .7 

Recreation ................................................................................ 2.6 3.0 1.5 .8 .4 1.4 1.2 .9 .8 .6 .4

Video and audio ..................................................................... .4 3.4 2.6 .7 -.9 .5 .2 1.9 .1 .7 .2 

Televisions ........................................................................... -4.4 -5.4 -3.9 -4.9 -7.3 -10.7 -10.7 -10.8 -14.0 -12.5 -.7 

Cable and satellite television and radio service ................... 3.9 7.9 6.9 6.9 2.9 5.3 3.9 7.2 3.7 4.1 .7 

Other video equipment ......................................................... - - -

 -13.2 -15.3 -17.8 -16.9 -13.7 -12.2 -14.5 -1.8 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental ..... - - -

 -5.2 -3.5 -5.8 -2.0 -6.4 -.5 -1.3 -.6 

Audio equipment .................................................................. -2.6 -.7 -2.0 -7.6 -4.4 .4 -5.0 -5.0 -5.5 -5.5 -2.5 

Audio discs, tapes and other media ..................................... - - -

 .3 1.2 2.5 3.8 1.1 -4.0 3.7 .9 

Pets, pet products and services ............................................. - - -

 1.6 1.9 2.6 4.1 1.8 2.3 4.2 .1 

Pets and pet products .......................................................... 3.6 5.2 -.4 .4 1.1 -.6 3.2 .7 1.1 3.2 -.3 

Pet services including veterinary .......................................... - - -

 4.3 3.5 9.6 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.2 .5 

Sporting goods ....................................................................... -1.3 .1 -.1 -.4 -2.7 1.1 -1.8 -1.6 -1.1 -1.2 .8 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ........................................ -1.2 .1 .2 3.0 .1 3.3 -1.0 -1.1 -2.0 1.5 .8 

Sports equipment ................................................................. -1.4 .0 -.6 -3.4 -5.5 -1.3 -2.7 -2.2 .0 -4.2 .7 

Photography ........................................................................... - - -

 -.4 -.5 .5 -.5 -1.4 -2.0 -3.7 -.3 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................. 1.8 .1 .5 -3.0 -.8 -3.0 -2.4 -6.0 -5.4 -7.8 -.6 

Photographers and film processing ...................................... - - -

 1.2 -.3 2.5 .5 2.0 .3 .2 -.2 

Other recreational goods ........................................................ - - -

 -5.0 -6.8 -2.6 -3.9 -7.6 -3.5 -4.6 -.4 

Toys ...................................................................................... 1.1 3.2 -1.7 -5.9 -7.8 -3.4 -5.0 -9.0 -4.2 -6.1 -.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ................................. - - -

 -.9 -3.7 .1 .9 -2.8 .3 .0 -1.9 

Music instruments and accessories ..................................... - - -

 -.2 -.5 .8 -.2 -1.8 -1.4 1.2 -.7 

Recreation services ................................................................ - - -

 3.3 5.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.1 .7 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ........ - - -

 4.7 1.5 3.7 2.1 .8 2.6 -.3 .3 

Admissions ........................................................................... 5.4 4.1 3.4 2.6 8.9 4.9 4.1 5.4 3.4 3.3 1.1 

Fees for lessons or instructions ............................................ 3.0 5.5 5.1 2.0 4.6 1.6 7.3 1.4 6.6 2.7 .5 

Recreational reading materials ............................................... 5.9 2.8 1.1 3.1 .7 1.4 1.7 1.9 .9 2.3 .4 

Newspapers and magazines ................................................ - - -

 3.3 2.1 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.7 3.4 .6 

Recreational books ............................................................... - - - 2.6 -2.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 -.4 .1 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 4.0 3.3 3.0 .9 1.6 1.2 3.1 1.8 .8 .7 .1 

Education ............................................................................... 5.6 4.9 5.5 4.7 4.5 5.8 5.5 6.2 6.7 6.2 .2 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 -1.1 12.6 2.8 9.1 5.9 4.0 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.4 .2 

College tuition and fees ...................................................... 6.2 5.5 5.2 3.9 4.1 4.6 6.2 7.0 9.7 8.8 .0 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... 6.7 4.6 7.2 6.2 7.0 5.6 7.5 6.8 6.3 7.2 .0 

Child care and nursery school ............................................ 3.9 3.6 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 4.9 4.8 3.7 3.4 .4 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ................. - - -

 7.6 5.8 4.5 5.8 5.4 9.6 8.3 2.2 

Communication ...................................................................... 1.9 1.4 -.1 -2.2 -.8 -3.0 .5 -1.5 -3.8 -3.0 .0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Expenditure category

Postage and delivery services .............................................. - - -

 0.1 3.0 0.1 4.7 10.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 

Postage .............................................................................. 10.4 0.0 0.0 .0 3.0 .0 4.7 10.6 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services ................................................................ - - -

 4.2 5.7 5.5 6.8 5.1 4.4 13.7 2.4 

Information and information processing ............................... .6 1.6 -.1 -2.3 -1.1 -3.1 .3 -2.0 -4.0 -3.2 .0 

Telephone services ............................................................ - - -

 .4 .5 -2.3 1.3 .2 -2.7 -2.5 -.1 

Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 .................. 2.3 .9 1.1 1.4 2.9 5.6 4.6 5.4 2.5 1.1 .4 

Land-line telephone services, long distance charges ....... - - -

 .0 -1.4 -9.3 -1.9 -5.9 -10.2 -7.7 -.1 

Wireless telephone services ............................................. - - -

 -7.6 -11.4 -12.5 -4.9 .4 -1.3 -1.3 -.4 

Information technology, hardware and services ................... -10.0 -10.6 -10.9 -26.4 -18.6 -16.0 -16.3 -13.6 -11.2 -6.3 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment .................. - - -

 -36.0 -26.7 -23.5 -30.4 -22.8 -17.6 -13.8 .0 

Computer software and accessories .................................. - - -

 -10.1 -1.6 -7.3 -3.3 -11.9 -9.4 -5.2 -.8 

Internet services and electronic information providers ....... - - -

 3.5 -7.0 -.5 5.1 -.8 -1.8 -.8 .1 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items ........................................................ - - -

 -10.3 -11.8 -11.5 -7.6 -8.3 -12.1 -6.9 -1.4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 4.1 3.4 5.4 11.3 5.8 4.5 5.1 4.0 1.0 2.5 .7 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. 2.8 2.4 7.3 32.3 11.4 7.4 9.1 9.6 -.6 3.0 1.9 

Cigarettes ............................................................................. - - -

 33.8 11.4 7.4 9.3 9.9 -.9 2.8 1.9 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ............................... - - -

 5.5 9.9 5.1 2.9 4.0 6.2 6.1 .9 

Personal care ......................................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 1.4 1.8 2.3 .1 

Personal care products ........................................................ .8 -.8 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.8 .1 -1.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products ...................................................................... - - -

 .3 .5 3.5 -.3 -1.0 -.8 -.8 -.7 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................. 1.4 2.8 2.4 4.5 4.2 .1 .5 -1.4 .5 .7 .2 

Personal care services ......................................................... 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.6 4.0 3.0 1.9 2.2 3.5 .3 

Haircuts and other personal care services ......................... - - -

 2.8 3.6 4.0 3.0 1.8 2.2 3.5 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 5.1 4.3 5.1 3.7 3.9 3.5 5.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 .3 

Legal services .................................................................... 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 6.4 4.5 5.1 6.3 .7 

Funeral expenses ............................................................... 5.0 4.9 5.3 4.2 3.7 2.7 4.6 3.9 4.3 3.9 .3 

Laundry and dry cleaning services ..................................... - - -

 2.2 2.3 2.3 4.2 2.2 2.8 3.0 .0 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ....... - - -

 1.9 3.0 4.3 4.1 2.1 3.4 2.6 .3 

Financial services ............................................................... 6.7 3.1 5.8 3.4 4.6 4.0 4.7 3.4 2.5 3.8 .0 

Miscellaneous personal goods ............................................. - - -

 .4 -2.8 -2.3 -2.0 -1.0 -4.4 -3.2 -.2 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities .............................................................................. 1.6 3.3 .1 .5 3.0 2.7 -1.5 1.3 .3 3.9 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 1.1 2.6 -.8 -.5 3.7 2.7 -4.1 1.2 -1.9 4.8 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... .5 4.1 -.4 -.8 7.5 4.6 -6.2 5.7 1.2 8.0 -1.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. .6 6.3 -.8 -1.0 11.6 7.5 -7.5 9.2 2.5 11.4 -1.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 1.9 .5 -1.6 -.1 -.9 .2 -1.3 -3.6 -5.3 1.0 .3 

Services ...................................................................................... 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.6 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.9 .5 

Rent of shelter ............................................................................ 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 2.5 3.5 4.3 3.1 2.2 2.5 .4 

Transportation services .............................................................. 3.4 3.8 1.3 1.2 2.0 2.8 3.8 4.5 3.0 2.2 .0

Other services ............................................................................ 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.2 .3 

All items less food ...................................................................... 2.5 3.1 1.5 1.5 2.9 3.5 .9 2.6 1.2 3.5 .1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 2.2 3.4 .9 .9 2.9 3.4 .1 2.1 1.5 3.7 .0 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 2.4 3.3 1.4 1.5 2.7 3.3 1.1 2.3 1.5 3.4 .1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 1.2 2.7 -.7 -.4 3.6 2.8 -3.9 1.3 -1.7 4.6 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ .6 4.2 -.1 -.7 7.2 4.5 -5.7 5.5 1.2 7.6 -1.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ .8 5.9 -.4 -.7 10.7 7.2 -6.7 8.6 2.4 10.6 -.9 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 1.4 4.2 .7 .8 4.5 3.7 -1.5 3.4 2.5 5.1 -.5 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................. .0 -.8 .5 -.3 .0 -2.2 -3.0 -2.2 -1.5 -.5 -2.5 

Services less rent of shelter ....................................................... 3.4 3.6 2.3 1.6 2.6 4.4 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.4 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.8 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ -1.5 9.2 -3.8 -9.2 14.6 13.8 -13.8 11.5 6.9 16.9 -1.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2005 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Special aggregate indexes

All items less energy .................................................................. 2.8 2.9 1.9 2.5 1.9 2.5 2.7 1.7 1.2 2.2 0.3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.7 1.7 .7 2.1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 1.8 1.0 .4 1.8 .3 .8 -.1 -1.7 -3.1 .9 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. -3.4 14.0 -7.1 -15.2 30.0 15.0 -24.4 23.8 6.9 26.7 -2.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3 4.1 3.5 2.5 2.7 .4 

Domestically produced farm food ............................................... 2.4 5.7 .6 2.2 1.8 3.2 3.0 .8 5.6 2.6 .0 

Utilities and public transportation ............................................... 1.7 4.8 .6 -.1 1.8 5.8 .1 1.4 3.2 3.2 .5 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. - Data not available.

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