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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2009 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in June before 

seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the 

last 12 months the index has fallen 1.4 percent, as a 25.5 percent decline in the energy index has more than 

offset increases of 2.1 percent in the food index and 1.7 percent in the index for all items less food and energy. 

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.7 percent in June after rising 0.1 percent in May. 

The acceleration was largely caused by the gasoline index, which rose 17.3 percent in June and accounted for 

over 80 percent of the increase in the all items index. The index for energy rose 7.4 percent in June, with a 

decline in the electricity index partly offsetting the sharp increase in gasoline. The food index, which had fallen 

each of the last four months, was unchanged in June. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June following a 0.1 percent increase in 

May. Most components of all items less food and energy posted increases; the indexes for shelter and medical 

care rose slightly, while the indexes for new vehicles, used cars and trucks, recreation, and apparel all increased 

at least 0.5 percent. The index for airline fares did decline in June, falling 0.6 percent. 

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

June 2009

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

June 2009

Dec.

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

All items ................................. -0.8 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 3.3 -1.4 

Food and beverages ........... .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .1 -1.3 2.2 

Housing ............................... .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.6 .1 

Apparel ................................ -.6 .3 1.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 .7 1.5 1.5 

Transportation ..................... -5.0 1.3 1.9 -1.1 -.4 .8 4.2 19.9 -13.2 

Medical care ........................ .3 .4 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.6 3.2 

Recreation ........................... -.2 .0 .4 .0 -.4 .0 .5 .3 1.5 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 2.9 3.0 

Other goods and services ... .0 .3 .2 2.7 2.6 -.2 .3 10.9 7.1 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. -9.3 1.7 3.3 -3.0 -2.4 .2 7.4 22.1 -25.5 

Food .................................... .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.5 2.1 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .0 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 2.4 1.7 
The food and beverages index turned up in June, rising 0.1 percent after declining 0.2 percent in May. 

The food away from home index rose 0.1 percent and the index for alcoholic beverages increased 0.2 percent. 

The food at home index, which had declined six months in a row, was unchanged in June. Among major 

grocery store food groups, the fruits and vegetables index had the largest increase, rising 1.1 percent after 

declining 1.0 percent in May. This was mostly offset by another decline in the index for dairy and related 

products, which fell 0.9 percent, its seventh consecutive decrease. The other groups within food at home were 

relatively stable this month; the indexes for cereals and bakery products and other food at home were 

unchanged, while the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs declined 0.2 percent and the nonalcoholic 

beverages index rose 0.1 percent. Over the last year, the food at home index has risen 0.8 percent. 

After declining in each of the three previous months, the housing index was unchanged in June. The 

index for shelter rose 0.1 percent for the second straight month, as did the indexes of two of its major 

components, rent and owners’ equivalent rent. Also within shelter, the index for lodging away from home rose 

0.3 percent in June but has fallen 6.9 percent over the last year. The household energy index continued its 

decline, falling 1.0 percent, its eleventh consecutive monthly decrease. The June decrease was driven by the 

electricity index, which fell 1.9 percent in June after a 0.4 percent decrease in May. The index for natural gas 

rose in June, increasing 1.3 percent after falling in each of the ten previous months. The index for household 

furnishings and operations was unchanged in June for the third month in a row. Over the past year, the housing 

index has risen 0.1 percent, with the shelter index rising 1.3 percent and the index for household energy 

declining 10.8 percent. 

The index for transportation rose 4.2 percent in June after a 0.8 percent increase in May. The motor fuel 

index advanced 17.2 percent in June, accounting for about 95 percent of the increase in the transportation 

group. The indexes for new vehicles rose 0.7 percent in June after a 0.5 percent increase in May, and the index 

for used cars and trucks increased 0.9 percent in June following a 1.0 percent increase in May. However, the 

index for public transportation continued to decline, falling 0.5 percent as the index for airline fares fell 0.6 

percent. Over the last year, the transportation index has declined 13.2 percent with the motor fuel index down 

35.2 percent. The public transportation index has decreased 12.1 percent over this period and the index for used 

cars and trucks has declined 8.6 percent. In contrast to these declines, the new vehicles index has risen 0.9 

percent over the last year. 

Among other CPI groups, the indexes for medical care and for education and communication both rose 

0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.3 percent in May. The index for apparel turned up in June, rising 0.7 

percent after declining 0.2 percent in each of the previous three months. The index for recreation rose 0.5 

percent in June, the largest one month increase in the index since April 2001. Increases in the indexes for 

admissions and for cable and satellite television and radio contributed to the rise. The index for other goods 

and services rose 0.3 percent in June, with the tobacco and smoking products index increasing 0.8 percent and 

the personal care index rising 0.1 percent. 
Year-to-date change

The CPI-U all items index advanced at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 3.3 percent in 

the second quarter of 2009 after increasing at a 2.2 percent rate in the first quarter. This brings the year-to-date 

SAAR to 2.7 percent and compares with a 0.1 percent increase in all of 2008. The index for energy, which fell 

21.3 percent during 2008, rose at a 14.8 percent SAAR in the first six months of 2009. Energy commodities 

increased at a 52.1 percent rate in the first half of the year, while energy services declined at a 13.6 percent rate. 

The index for food declined at a 1.1 percent SAAR in the first six months of 2009 after rising 5.9 percent in all 

of 2008. The food at home index declined at a 3.8 percent rate during the first half of 2009 after rising 6.6 

percent in 2008. 

The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.4 percent SAAR in the second quarter of 2009 

after rising at a 2.2 percent rate in the first quarter. The increase at a 2.3 percent annual rate over the first six 

months of 2009 compares to a 1.8 percent increase in 2008. Acceleration in the indexes for new vehicles, 

tobacco, apparel, and medical care all contributed to the larger rate of increase, while slower rates of increase in 

the indexes for shelter and recreation and a downturn in the public transportation index mitigated the rise. The 

annual rates for selected groups for the last seven-and-one-half years are shown below. 

Table Q2. Annual percent changes in the CPI for All Urban Consumers, 2002-2009

Expenditure

Category

Percentage change 12 months ended in December SAAR 6

mos. 

ended

June

2009

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

All items ................................................. 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5 4.1 0.1 2.7 

Food and beverages ........................... 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 4.8 5.8 -1.0 

Housing ............................................... 2.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.4 -.6 

Apparel ................................................ -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.1 .9 -.3 -1.0 3.3 

Transportation ..................................... 3.8 .3 6.5 4.8 1.6 8.3 -13.3 14.2 

Medical care ........................................ 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 2.6 3.8 

Recreation ........................................... 1.1 1.1 .7 1.1 1.0 .8 1.8 1.0 

Education and communication ............ 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.6 2.9 

Other goods and services ................... 3.3 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 12.2 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................................. 10.7 6.9 16.6 17.1 2.9 17.4 -21.3 14.8 

Energy commodities .......................... 23.7 6.9 26.7 16.7 6.1 29.4 -40.5 52.1 

Energy services ................................. .4 6.9 6.8 17.6 -.6 3.4 7.7 -13.6 

All items less energy ........................... 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.4 1.7 

Food .................................................. 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 4.9 5.9 -1.1 

All items less food and energy ............ 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4 1.8 2.3 
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 1.1 percent in 

June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The index value of 210.972 was 2.0 percent lower than in June 2008. On a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W rose 0.9 percent in June. 

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

June 2009

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

June 2009

Dec.

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

All items ................................. -1.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 4.2 -2.0 

Food and beverages ........... .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.4 2.1 

Housing ............................... .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.9 .3 

Apparel ................................ -.6 .6 1.0 -.3 -.3 .0 .7 1.6 1.6 

Transportation ..................... -5.6 1.5 2.0 -1.3 -.5 .9 4.8 22.9 -14.9 

Medical care ........................ .3 .4 .4 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.8 3.3 

Recreation ........................... -.1 .0 .4 .0 -.3 .0 .4 .4 1.4 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 2.2 2.6 

Other goods and services ... .1 .4 .2 3.9 3.8 -.2 .3 16.6 10.2 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. -9.7 1.9 3.6 -3.1 -2.4 .4 8.1 25.8 -25.9 

Food .................................... .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.3 .0 -1.6 2.1 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .0 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 2.9 1.9 

Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in June 

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The index has decreased 1.3 percent over the past year. Please note that the 

indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. 

Upcoming release

 Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Friday, August 14, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. 

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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and 

services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: 

(1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners 

and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All 

Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover 

approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker 

households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term 

workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. 

The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for 

doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. 

Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 

23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of 

stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included 

in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most 

other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other 

month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the 

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with 

weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are 

then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by 

size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 

local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the 

average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the 

national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. 

The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the 

reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. 

An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be 

expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has 

risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. 

For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI 

Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. 
Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of 

retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 

2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error 

estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated 

standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This 

means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and 

estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 

1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the 

All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all 

retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use 

the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, 

January-December 2008”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using 

the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2008.pdf 

Calculating Index Changes 

 Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather 

than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its 

base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and 

percent changes. 

 Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed 

according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change 

would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. 

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3
Regions Defined 

The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. 

The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont. 

The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 

Wisconsin. 

The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wyoming. 

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude 

every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model 

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract 

agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before 

adjustment for seasonal variation. 

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

Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each 

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2004 through December 2008 

were replaced in January 2009. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted 

series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for 

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

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

The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal 

movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon 

certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally 

adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the 

dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 

47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. 

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

after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. 
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an 

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

Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme 

values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the 

data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For 

example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil 

refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

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

the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 

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

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at 

(202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call 

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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)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

May

2009

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 213.856 215.693 -1.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.7 

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

 640.616 646.121 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.757 218.076 218.030 2.2 .0 -.2 -.2 .1 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.629 217.826 217.740 2.1 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.156 215.088 214.824 .8 -.1 -.6 -.5 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.150 252.714 253.008 3.0 .1 -.7 -.2 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.898 203.789 204.031 .6 .1 .0 -.9 -.2 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .910 196.055 194.197 -7.1 -.9 -1.3 -.5 -.9 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.194 274.006 272.608 -1.9 -.5 .0 -1.0 1.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .982 162.803 162.571 2.7 -.1 -1.0 -.1 .1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.022 191.144 191.328 4.1 .1 -.8 -.1 .0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .300 196.403 197.009 6.2 .3 -.5 .0 .2 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .241 200.679 201.127 2.5 .2 -1.4 -.7 .6 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.481 205.587 205.654 3.9 .0 -.8 .0 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .433 122.838 122.224 3.2 -.5 .4 .0 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.474 223.023 223.163 3.8 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .314 155.099 155.841 4.0 .5 .4 .0 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.127 220.005 220.477 3.1 .2 -.1 .3 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 43.421 216.971 218.071 .1 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 33.200 249.779 250.243 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.957 249.069 249.092 2.7 .0 .2 .1 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.478 135.680 138.318 -6.9 1.9 .5 .1 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 24.433 256.875 256.981 1.9 .0 .1 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .333 120.728 121.083 1.7 .3 -.1 .0 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.431 206.358 212.677 -8.1 3.1 -1.7 -1.3 -.8 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.460 183.783 190.647 -10.8 3.7 -2.2 -1.8 -1.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .301 225.164 232.638 -40.3 3.3 -2.1 -3.1 2.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.159 189.619 196.754 -7.8 3.8 -2.2 -1.7 -1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .971 159.517 159.831 6.2 .2 .6 .6 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.790 129.644 129.623 1.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .781 149.468 149.995 1.3 .4 -.1 -.9 .4 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.691 121.751 118.799 1.5 -2.4 -.2 -.2 .7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .923 117.146 112.849 .7 -3.7 -1.7 .4 -.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.541 109.460 106.455 2.1 -2.7 .2 -.1 1.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .183 114.142 113.915 2.1 -.2 1.3 -1.6 2.2 

Footwear .................................................................................. .688 127.519 125.515 1.6 -1.6 .4 .1 .2 

Transportation ............................................................................ 15.314 175.997 183.735 -13.2 4.4 -.4 .8 4.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 14.189 171.757 179.649 -13.3 4.6 -.3 .9 4.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.931 92.701 93.020 -.6 .3 .4 .5 .4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.480 135.162 135.719 .9 .4 .4 .5 .7 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 1.628 122.650 124.323 -8.6 1.4 -.1 1.0 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 3.164 193.609 225.021 -35.2 16.2 -2.6 2.7 17.2 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 2.964 193.727 225.526 -34.6 16.4 -2.8 3.1 17.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .382 134.347 134.270 5.0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.188 242.488 242.683 4.1 .1 .2 -.1 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.125 228.878 232.540 -12.1 1.6 -.8 -1.0 -.5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.390 375.026 375.093 3.2 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.625 304.697 304.683 3.2 .0 .3 .4 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.765 396.648 396.750 3.1 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.702 319.333 319.652 2.7 .1 .1 .6 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.545 564.112 564.406 6.2 .1 .9 .1 .4 

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)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

May

2009

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.741 114.264 114.643 1.5 0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.5 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.822 101.947 101.871 -.4 -.1 .1 -.2 .4 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.301 126.467 126.519 3.0 .0 .3 .3 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.107 187.853 188.179 5.5 .2 .4 .5 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .221 472.588 476.974 7.6 .9 .4 .4 1.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.886 540.498 541.119 5.3 .1 .4 .6 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.194 85.049 84.975 .7 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.022 82.038 81.909 .5 -.2 .1 -.1 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.408 102.267 102.182 1.5 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .614 9.775 9.731 -3.4 -.5 .1 -1.1 -.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .214 84.366 83.476 -12.7 -1.1 -.6 -1.6 -1.1 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.386 369.901 370.595 7.1 .2 2.6 -.2 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .776 740.311 746.283 26.5 .8 9.3 -.3 .8 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.610 204.578 204.503 1.5 .0 .3 -.2 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .651 163.051 162.301 2.2 -.5 .7 -.4 -.5 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .647 227.607 227.572 1.8 .0 .0 -.1 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.074 343.051 344.232 1.1 .3 .2 -.1 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.556 169.060 171.593 -5.0 1.5 -.1 .2 1.8 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.757 218.076 218.030 2.2 .0 -.2 -.2 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 23.799 143.587 147.099 -8.8 2.4 .0 .5 2.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 13.289 177.480 184.581 -13.5 4.0 -.7 .7 4.9 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.691 121.751 118.799 1.5 -2.4 -.2 -.2 .7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 9.598 216.090 229.692 -17.6 6.3 -.6 .9 6.6 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.510 109.650 109.983 -1.1 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Services ....................................................................................... 60.444 258.433 259.544 1.1 .4 .0 .0 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.867 260.388 260.869 1.3 .2 .2 .1 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .333 120.728 121.083 1.7 .3 -.1 .0 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.159 189.619 196.754 -7.8 3.8 -2.2 -1.7 -1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .971 159.517 159.831 6.2 .2 .6 .6 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .781 149.468 149.995 1.3 .4 -.1 -.9 .4 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.567 248.628 249.194 1.4 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.765 396.648 396.750 3.1 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.002 302.132 303.000 2.8 .3 -.1 .2 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.371 213.236 215.389 -2.0 1.0 .0 .2 .9 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 66.800 202.171 204.578 -2.7 1.2 -.1 .1 1.1 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.610 205.876 207.764 -1.7 .9 .0 .1 .8 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 24.926 146.261 149.697 -8.4 2.3 .0 .5 2.7

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 14.416 180.017 186.726 -12.6 3.7 -.6 .7 4.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 10.726 215.459 227.768 -16.0 5.7 -.6 .7 6.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.046 197.673 201.461 -6.2 1.9 -.3 .0 2.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.577 275.777 277.777 .9 .7 -.2 -.2 .0 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 55.679 247.406 248.557 .9 .5 .0 -.1 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 7.624 186.909 205.408 -25.5 9.9 -2.4 .2 7.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 92.376 218.323 218.440 1.8 .1 .2 .1 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.746 219.128 219.283 1.7 .1 .3 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.461 142.360 141.990 1.5 -.3 .5 .2 .3 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 3.465 196.528 226.881 -35.5 15.4 -2.6 2.3 16.2

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.285 265.466 265.993 1.8 .2 .2 .1 .1 

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

 $ .468 $ .464 - - - - -

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

 $ .156 $ .155 - - - - -

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - 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)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

Sep.

2008

Dec.

2008

Mar.

2009

June

2009 Dec.

2008

June

2009

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 212.714 212.671 212.876 214.459 3.1 -12.4 2.2 3.3 -5.0 2.7 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.792 218.401 217.965 218.094 8.2 2.7 -.7 -1.3 5.4 -1.0 

Food ................................................................................ 218.651 218.254 217.738 217.838 8.5 2.5 -.8 -1.5 5.4 -1.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 217.202 215.948 214.929 214.999 10.4 .8 -3.6 -4.0 5.5 -3.8 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 253.863 252.062 251.645 251.576 12.0 6.9 -2.8 -3.6 9.5 -3.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 206.465 206.480 204.679 204.365 11.0 .0 -4.3 -4.0 5.4 -4.1 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 199.687 197.124 196.055 194.197 8.7 -5.0 -19.5 -10.6 1.7 -15.2 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 275.843 275.810 273.037 276.092 10.5 -14.3 -2.8 .4 -2.7 -1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 164.813 163.084 162.848 162.993 7.3 6.3 1.9 -4.3 6.8 -1.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 192.431 190.826 190.643 190.637 11.0 8.4 1.3 -3.7 9.7 -1.2 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 197.299 196.398 196.340 196.818 10.2 9.2 6.6 -1.0 9.7 2.8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 204.029 201.213 199.782 201.067 22.4 7.2 -10.6 -5.7 14.5 -8.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 206.741 205.037 205.011 204.694 9.4 8.5 2.3 -3.9 8.9 -.8 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.402 122.883 122.838 122.224 9.4 9.0 -4.4 -.6 9.2 -2.5 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 222.216 222.905 223.023 223.163 6.1 4.6 2.8 1.7 5.3 2.3 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 154.414 155.099 155.099 155.841 5.9 5.4 .9 3.7 5.7 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.315 218.994 219.601 220.105 5.2 5.4 .3 1.4 5.3 .9 

Housing ............................................................................. 217.335 217.180 217.056 216.984 1.9 -.4 -.5 -.6 .7 -.6 

Shelter ............................................................................. 248.899 249.334 249.680 249.861 2.0 1.0 .6 1.6 1.5 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 248.490 248.916 249.233 249.374 3.6 3.0 2.6 1.4 3.3 2.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 133.328 134.000 134.136 134.507 -.5 -9.9 -19.1 3.6 -5.3 -8.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 256.257 256.627 257.003 257.138 1.9 1.8 2.5 1.4 1.9 1.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 120.737 120.675 120.728 121.083 2.9 .3 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 214.254 210.702 207.903 206.342 -1.2 -9.0 -8.5 -14.0 -5.2 -11.3 

Household energy ......................................................... 192.927 188.753 185.399 183.526 -3.1 -11.9 -10.9 -18.1 -7.6 -14.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 232.191 227.355 220.321 224.706 -29.6 -65.9 -39.5 -12.3 -51.0 -27.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 199.289 194.967 191.671 189.362 .0 -4.7 -8.5 -18.5 -2.4 -13.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 157.817 158.802 159.821 160.401 8.6 6.4 3.0 6.7 7.5 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 129.436 129.434 129.413 129.428 4.5 .2 1.6 .0 2.3 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.914 150.809 149.468 149.995 6.0 1.3 .6 -2.4 3.7 -.9 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.744 119.537 119.345 120.183 4.3 -4.6 5.3 1.5 -.3 3.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 116.007 114.062 114.561 114.009 -1.4 -4.5 17.3 -6.7 -3.0 4.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.592 106.771 106.667 108.388 10.6 -9.6 1.4 6.9 .0 4.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 113.510 115.025 113.149 115.667 .9 -.2 .1 7.8 .4 3.9 

Footwear ......................................................................... 125.517 126.039 126.182 126.438 -1.9 2.2 3.2 3.0 .1 3.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 170.903 170.259 171.635 178.843 1.4 -55.5 8.8 19.9 -32.8 14.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 166.252 165.676 167.234 174.831 1.3 -57.3 11.1 22.3 -34.2 16.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 92.016 92.400 92.847 93.227 -4.8 -5.6 3.1 5.4 -5.2 4.2 

New vehicles ............................................................... 134.020 134.580 135.284 136.179 -4.6 -4.8 7.0 6.6 -4.7 6.8 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 121.704 121.616 122.788 123.851 -10.7 -13.8 -15.3 7.2 -12.3 -4.7 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 173.947 169.373 173.872 203.703 5.5 -93.5 37.4 88.1 -73.9 60.7 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 173.498 168.696 173.954 204.131 6.5 -93.9 47.4 91.6 -74.6 68.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 134.484 134.640 134.347 134.270 10.5 6.3 4.3 -.6 8.4 1.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 242.118 242.649 242.488 242.683 7.0 3.8 4.7 .9 5.4 2.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 232.294 230.470 228.210 227.003 3.6 -24.0 -17.1 -8.8 -11.2 -13.1 

Medical care ...................................................................... 371.902 373.257 374.402 375.203 2.3 2.7 4.0 3.6 2.5 3.8 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 302.464 303.357 304.426 304.820 .6 4.2 5.0 3.2 2.4 4.1 

Medical care services ..................................................... 393.210 394.734 395.884 396.846 2.9 2.2 3.6 3.8 2.6 3.7 

Professional services .................................................... 316.416 316.667 318.499 319.339 2.8 2.4 1.7 3.7 2.6 2.7 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 557.588 562.843 563.594 565.707 5.8 4.2 8.8 6.0 5.0 7.4 

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)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

Sep.

2008

Dec.

2008

Mar.

2009

June

2009 Dec.

2008

June

2009

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 114.511 114.030 114.044 114.592 3.8 0.0 1.8 0.3 1.9 1.0 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 101.640 101.741 101.488 101.920 1.5 -2.1 -2.1 1.1 -.3 -.5 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 126.461 126.783 127.169 127.366 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 188.119 188.943 189.968 190.734 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.7 5.6 5.3 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 470.674 472.682 474.581 480.501 12.6 4.7 4.7 8.6 8.6 6.6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 541.493 543.870 546.880 548.730 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.2 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.924 84.988 85.049 84.972 .6 1.1 .8 .2 .8 .5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 82.022 82.090 82.038 81.909 .6 1.2 .7 -.5 .9 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 101.991 102.072 102.267 102.182 2.5 1.5 1.2 .8 2.0 1.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 9.872 9.881 9.775 9.731 -6.6 .2 -1.4 -5.6 -3.2 -3.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 86.213 85.714 84.366 83.476 -18.8 -9.6 -10.1 -12.1 -14.4 -11.1 

Other goods and services ................................................. 360.782 370.031 369.237 370.235 3.3 1.3 13.5 10.9 2.3 12.2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 679.078 742.443 740.311 746.283 5.3 3.4 61.2 45.9 4.4 53.4 

Personal care .................................................................. 203.836 204.462 204.078 204.231 2.8 .7 1.6 .8 1.7 1.2 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 162.696 163.777 163.051 162.301 2.0 4.5 3.3 -1.0 3.2 1.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 227.982 227.913 227.607 227.572 2.0 3.0 3.0 -.7 2.5 1.1 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 341.437 342.001 341.763 343.178 3.8 -1.9 .4 2.1 .9 1.2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 166.703 166.603 166.959 169.920 3.4 -28.5 4.5 7.9 -14.0 6.2 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.792 218.401 217.965 218.094 8.2 2.7 -.7 -1.3 5.4 -1.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 140.043 140.066 140.736 144.765 .8 -42.6 8.0 14.2 -24.0 11.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 170.758 169.626 170.782 179.090 1.3 -60.0 13.9 21.0 -36.3 17.4 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.744 119.537 119.345 120.183 4.3 -4.6 5.3 1.5 -.3 3.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 206.003 204.807 206.581 220.257 .6 -69.9 16.8 30.7 -45.0 23.5 

Durables .......................................................................... 109.006 109.203 109.576 109.957 -2.9 -5.1 .2 3.5 -4.0 1.8 

Services .............................................................................. 258.590 258.599 258.637 258.780 2.7 .8 .8 .3 1.7 .5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 259.349 259.854 260.188 260.267 2.2 1.3 .1 1.4 1.8 .8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 120.737 120.675 120.728 121.083 2.9 .3 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 199.289 194.967 191.671 189.362 .0 -4.7 -8.5 -18.5 -2.4 -13.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 157.817 158.802 159.821 160.401 8.6 6.4 3.0 6.7 7.5 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.914 150.809 149.468 149.995 6.0 1.3 .6 -2.4 3.7 -.9 

Transportation services ..................................................... 248.393 249.193 248.944 248.652 5.2 -2.0 2.4 .4 1.5 1.4 

Medical care services ....................................................... 393.210 394.734 395.884 396.846 2.9 2.2 3.6 3.8 2.6 3.7 

Other services ................................................................... 302.251 302.016 302.653 303.902 3.8 2.4 2.9 2.2 3.1 2.6 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 211.773 211.787 212.111 213.936 2.2 -14.6 2.7 4.1 -6.6 3.4 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 200.911 200.676 200.829 202.989 3.5 -18.2 2.9 4.2 -8.0 3.6 

All items less medical care .................................................. 204.820 204.724 204.892 206.490 3.1 -13.3 2.0 3.3 -5.4 2.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 142.788 142.801 143.471 147.413 1.0 -41.2 7.6 13.6 -22.9 10.6 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 173.638 172.529 173.715 181.572 1.4 -57.2 12.7 19.6 -34.1 16.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 206.340 205.196 206.725 219.267 .6 -66.3 15.0 27.5 -41.8 21.1 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 194.522 193.911 193.862 198.515 3.7 -34.9 5.7 8.5 -17.8 7.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 277.380 276.815 276.222 276.247 3.7 1.0 .7 -1.6 2.4 -.5 

Services less medical care services ................................... 247.779 247.685 247.547 247.530 2.8 1.2 .2 -.4 2.0 -.1 

Energy ................................................................................. 182.254 177.924 178.340 191.584 1.9 -76.7 7.9 22.1 -51.3 14.8 

All items less energy ........................................................... 217.539 217.941 218.126 218.507 3.2 .5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 218.042 218.594 218.910 219.344 2.3 .2 2.2 2.4 1.2 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.893 141.583 141.817 142.300 .5 -2.4 3.8 4.1 -.9 3.9 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 178.146 173.528 177.449 206.131 3.0 -92.8 29.1 79.3 -72.7 52.1 

Services less energy services ......................................... 264.698 265.129 265.491 265.873 2.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

June2009 from—

Percent change to

May2009 from—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

U.S. city average ............................................ M 212.709 213.240 213.856 215.693 -1.4 1.2 0.9 -1.3 0.5 0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 227.309 227.840 228.136 229.930 -1.2 .9 .8 -.8 .4 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 229.749 230.400 230.611 232.058 -1.0 .7 .6 -.6 .4 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.411 134.547 134.857 136.488 -1.5 1.4 1.2 -1.5 .3 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 202.021 202.327 203.195 205.350 -1.7 1.5 1.1 -1.9 .6 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.240 203.463 204.443 206.308 -1.7 1.4 .9 -1.8 .6 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.334 129.604 129.967 131.640 -1.8 1.6 1.3 -2.0 .5 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 197.267 197.644 198.911 201.157 -1.9 1.8 1.1 -1.9 .8 .6 

South urban .................................................... M 206.001 206.657 207.265 209.343 -1.4 1.3 1.0 -1.3 .6 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.529 208.934 209.235 211.390 -1.4 1.2 1.0 -1.2 .3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.873 131.370 131.777 133.056 -1.4 1.3 1.0 -1.4 .7 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 206.927 207.898 209.563 211.815 -1.4 1.9 1.1 -.8 1.3 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 217.357 217.910 218.567 219.865 -1.4 .9 .6 -1.1 .6 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 221.124 221.790 222.659 223.908 -1.3 1.0 .6 -.9 .7 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.775 131.912 131.990 132.952 -1.7 .8 .7 -1.5 .2 .1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 194.750 195.207 195.745 197.214 -1.3 1.0 .8 -1.1 .5 .3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 131.230 131.557 131.876 133.220 -1.6 1.3 1.0 -1.6 .5 .2 

D ................................................................. M 204.672 205.421 206.717 208.543 -1.6 1.5 .9 -1.2 1.0 .6 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 207.462 207.886 209.809 211.010 -2.2 1.5 .6 -2.4 1.1 .9 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 221.376 221.693 222.522 223.906 -2.2 1.0 .6 -1.8 .5 .4 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 235.067 235.582 235.975 237.172 -.6 .7 .5 -.1 .4 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 232.155 -

 231.891 - - - - -1.5 -.1 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 199.457 - 200.196 - - - - -2.3 .4 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 200.039 -

 199.311 - - - - -1.5 -.4 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 138.620 - 139.311 - - - - -.2 .5 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 -

 199.210 - 203.585 -4.0 2.2 - - - -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 -

 202.373 - 204.537 -1.5 1.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 189.701 - 192.325 -.6 1.4 - - - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 -

 220.740 - 221.485 -1.6 .3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 -

 221.686 - 223.810 -2.0 1.0 - - - -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 -

 223.854 - 225.692 .2 .8 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 225.918 - 227.257 -.4 .6 - - - -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See 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 4. 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)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

May

2009

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 208.774 210.972 -2.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 

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

 621.875 628.422 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.942 217.308 217.258 2.1 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.865 216.975 216.890 2.1 .0 -.2 -.3 .0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.201 213.876 213.657 .7 -.1 -.5 -.5 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.249 253.430 253.701 2.9 .1 -.7 -.2 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.315 203.409 203.503 .5 .0 .0 -.9 -.3 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .992 194.694 192.898 -7.5 -.9 -1.2 -.5 -.9 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.266 271.530 270.653 -2.2 -.3 .2 -1.1 1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.167 162.468 162.167 3.1 -.2 -1.1 -.1 .0 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.212 190.401 190.657 4.0 .1 -.9 -.1 .0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .304 194.928 195.773 6.2 .4 -.6 -.2 .5 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .274 201.470 202.004 2.5 .3 -1.2 -.8 .7 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.634 205.641 205.759 3.8 .1 -.9 .1 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .472 123.126 122.537 3.1 -.5 .2 .0 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.664 223.082 223.186 3.9 .0 .3 .1 .0 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .233 154.409 155.091 3.9 .4 .2 .0 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.077 220.729 221.179 3.4 .2 -.1 .5 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.313 212.881 214.034 .3 .5 -.1 .0 -.1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.224 242.941 243.238 1.7 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.279 247.710 247.691 2.5 .0 .2 .1 .0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.209 136.113 139.246 -6.2 2.3 .4 .2 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 21.430 232.739 232.837 1.9 .0 .1 .2 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .306 121.160 121.529 1.9 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 6.030 205.270 211.929 -7.4 3.2 -1.8 -1.2 -.7 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.996 181.977 189.108 -9.9 3.9 -2.3 -1.6 -.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .283 229.019 235.869 -38.2 3.0 -2.5 -3.0 1.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.713 187.982 195.445 -7.5 4.0 -2.3 -1.5 -1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.035 159.861 160.206 6.3 .2 .6 .6 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.059 125.589 125.526 1.7 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .360 152.001 152.658 1.2 .4 -.2 -.6 .4 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.979 121.364 118.547 1.6 -2.3 -.3 .0 .7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... 1.024 117.687 113.416 .9 -3.6 -1.8 .5 -.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.568 108.637 105.676 1.6 -2.7 -.2 -.1 1.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .249 116.912 116.645 2.3 -.2 1.7 -1.4 2.3 

Footwear .................................................................................. .840 127.802 126.150 2.2 -1.3 .4 .1 .5 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.067 173.055 181.730 -14.9 5.0 -.5 .9 4.8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.284 169.957 178.734 -15.1 5.2 -.5 1.0 5.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.627 90.039 90.588 -2.3 .6 .3 .5 .6 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.057 136.113 136.800 .8 .5 .3 .4 .8 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.863 123.339 125.056 -8.6 1.4 .0 1.0 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.029 194.339 225.876 -35.2 16.2 -2.6 2.6 17.2 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 3.770 194.569 226.515 -34.6 16.4 -2.7 3.0 17.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .482 134.439 134.273 5.1 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.242 245.036 245.129 4.1 .0 .2 -.1 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ .784 227.522 230.926 -11.8 1.5 -.7 -.9 -.2

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.355 375.420 375.479 3.3 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.320 296.431 296.369 3.3 .0 .3 .4 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.035 398.387 398.497 3.3 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.234 322.043 322.346 2.8 .1 .1 .6 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.338 560.906 561.337 6.3 .1 1.0 .2 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. 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)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

May

2009

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.454 111.152 111.471 1.4 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.4 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.982 102.214 102.193 -.1 .0 .3 -.3 .5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.221 122.293 122.333 2.6 .0 .2 .2 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.527 185.291 185.626 5.4 .2 .4 .5 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .219 475.213 480.024 7.7 1.0 .4 .5 1.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.308 521.550 522.076 5.2 .1 .4 .5 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.694 87.712 87.652 .7 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.568 85.624 85.524 .6 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.965 102.231 102.153 1.4 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .604 10.271 10.238 -3.3 -.3 .1 -1.1 -.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .202 84.017 83.278 -13.0 -.9 -.7 -1.6 -.9 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.668 394.061 395.052 10.2 .3 3.8 -.2 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.267 746.009 752.078 27.0 .8 9.6 -.3 .8 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.401 202.631 202.406 1.5 -.1 .4 -.2 .0

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .662 163.119 162.165 2.0 -.6 .9 -.5 -.6 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .580 227.829 227.800 1.8 .0 .0 -.1 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .947 345.326 346.411 1.3 .3 .2 .0 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 42.689 170.532 173.662 -5.9 1.8 .0 .3 2.1 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.942 217.308 217.258 2.1 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.747 146.125 150.477 -10.1 3.0 .1 .6 3.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.587 183.813 192.478 -14.7 4.7 -.6 1.0 5.8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.979 121.364 118.547 1.6 -2.3 -.3 .0 .7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.609 226.621 242.726 -18.7 7.1 -.3 1.1 7.4 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.160 108.933 109.430 -2.1 .5 .2 .4 .5 

Services ....................................................................................... 57.311 253.482 254.624 1.3 .5 .0 .0 .0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.918 234.229 234.511 1.7 .1 .1 .2 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .306 121.160 121.529 1.9 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.713 187.982 195.445 -7.5 4.0 -2.3 -1.5 -1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.035 159.861 160.206 6.3 .2 .6 .6 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .360 152.001 152.658 1.2 .4 -.2 -.6 .4 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.512 248.795 249.312 2.4 .2 .4 .0 .0 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.035 398.387 398.497 3.3 .0 .4 .3 .2 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.432 290.116 290.845 2.6 .3 -.1 .2 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.135 207.148 209.744 -2.7 1.3 .0 .2 1.1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.776 198.571 201.488 -3.5 1.5 -.1 .1 1.3 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.645 201.955 204.200 -2.3 1.1 .0 .1 1.0

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.824 148.589 152.856 -9.6 2.9 .1 .6 3.2

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.664 186.012 194.254 -13.8 4.4 -.6 1.0 5.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.686 225.091 239.808 -17.3 6.5 -.3 .9 6.9 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 31.530 200.601 205.219 -7.1 2.3 -.2 .0 2.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.392 243.784 245.833 .8 .8 -.3 -.2 .0 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 53.275 243.022 244.196 1.1 .5 -.1 .0 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.024 186.321 205.662 -25.9 10.4 -2.4 .4 8.1 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.976 212.462 212.552 2.0 .0 .2 .1 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 75.111 211.926 212.051 1.9 .1 .3 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.513 143.170 142.943 1.5 -.2 .7 .2 .4 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.311 196.706 227.444 -35.4 15.6 -2.6 2.3 16.4

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.598 260.615 261.014 2.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 

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

 $ .479 $ .474 - - - - -

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

 $ .161 $ .159 - - - - -

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. 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)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

Sep.

2008

Dec.

2008

Mar.

2009

June

2009 Dec.

2008

June

2009

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 207.401 207.352 207.624 209.534 3.2 -15.3 2.6 4.2 -6.5 3.4 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.079 217.672 217.225 217.312 8.5 2.8 -1.1 -1.4 5.6 -1.2 

Food ................................................................................ 217.881 217.462 216.912 216.977 8.7 2.6 -1.1 -1.6 5.6 -1.4 

Food at home ................................................................ 215.965 214.802 213.768 213.806 10.4 .9 -3.9 -3.9 5.6 -3.9 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 254.555 252.843 252.282 252.211 11.6 7.4 -2.9 -3.6 9.5 -3.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 206.190 206.191 204.374 203.845 11.2 .5 -4.4 -4.5 5.7 -4.4 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 198.048 195.714 194.694 192.898 8.6 -5.4 -20.8 -10.0 1.4 -15.6 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 272.783 273.381 270.352 273.813 10.6 -15.1 -4.1 1.5 -3.1 -1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 164.563 162.761 162.650 162.608 8.3 6.9 2.4 -4.7 7.6 -1.2 

Other food at home ..................................................... 191.720 190.049 189.923 190.000 10.9 7.9 1.3 -3.5 9.4 -1.2 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 196.202 195.060 194.731 195.695 10.3 9.4 6.4 -1.0 9.9 2.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 204.559 202.186 200.498 201.926 21.6 7.4 -11.1 -5.1 14.3 -8.1 

Other foods ............................................................... 206.801 204.983 205.144 204.831 9.4 7.7 2.5 -3.8 8.5 -.7 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.837 123.112 123.126 122.537 9.4 8.7 -4.1 -1.0 9.1 -2.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 222.336 222.957 223.082 223.186 6.3 5.0 2.7 1.5 5.7 2.1 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 154.054 154.414 154.409 155.091 5.5 6.3 1.1 2.7 5.9 1.9 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.507 219.265 220.348 220.755 5.3 6.1 -.1 2.3 5.7 1.1 

Housing ............................................................................. 213.463 213.190 213.097 212.972 2.1 .0 -.1 -.9 1.1 -.5 

Shelter ............................................................................. 242.257 242.595 242.963 243.100 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 247.150 247.522 247.874 247.966 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.3 3.2 1.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 133.991 134.472 134.706 135.271 -2.0 -6.4 -18.4 3.9 -4.3 -7.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 232.200 232.489 232.851 232.942 1.9 1.9 2.5 1.3 1.9 1.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 121.099 121.084 121.160 121.529 3.3 .3 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 213.084 209.329 206.844 205.493 .4 -8.2 -8.6 -13.5 -4.0 -11.1 

Household energy ......................................................... 190.862 186.541 183.586 181.978 -1.1 -10.8 -10.8 -17.4 -6.1 -14.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 237.288 231.388 224.548 227.677 -25.7 -63.1 -37.4 -15.2 -47.7 -27.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 197.294 192.851 189.940 188.044 1.1 -5.3 -9.0 -17.5 -2.1 -13.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 158.223 159.211 160.241 160.813 9.1 6.5 3.0 6.7 7.8 4.8 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 125.029 125.303 125.430 125.313 5.0 -.3 1.2 .9 2.3 1.1 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 153.239 152.980 152.001 152.658 5.4 -.1 1.1 -1.5 2.6 -.2 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.478 119.065 119.078 119.963 5.7 -6.0 5.4 1.6 -.3 3.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 116.702 114.576 115.184 114.537 -.3 -5.2 18.2 -7.2 -2.8 4.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.208 106.000 105.873 107.602 15.4 -13.2 .7 5.4 .1 3.0

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.748 117.751 116.074 118.686 -.4 -.9 .3 10.5 -.7 5.3

Footwear ......................................................................... 125.880 126.391 126.469 127.062 -1.4 2.4 4.3 3.8 .5 4.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 167.435 166.620 168.145 176.300 1.0 -59.7 8.8 22.9 -36.2 15.6 

Private transportation ...................................................... 164.112 163.332 164.963 173.329 .9 -60.8 10.1 24.4 -37.1 17.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 89.419 89.667 90.153 90.664 -6.4 -7.2 -.7 5.7 -6.8 2.5 

New vehicles ............................................................... 135.162 135.612 136.199 137.234 -4.8 -5.0 7.4 6.3 -4.9 6.8 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 122.304 122.256 123.465 124.559 -10.8 -13.7 -15.6 7.6 -12.3 -4.7 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 174.688 170.137 174.513 204.503 5.7 -93.6 37.7 87.8 -73.9 60.8 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 174.331 169.566 174.723 205.099 6.5 -93.9 47.5 91.6 -74.6 68.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 134.485 134.614 134.439 134.273 10.8 7.0 3.6 -.6 8.9 1.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 244.650 245.180 245.036 245.129 7.0 3.9 4.7 .8 5.4 2.7 

Public transportation ....................................................... 230.256 228.536 226.424 226.048 2.5 -24.5 -15.7 -7.1 -12.1 -11.5 

Medical care ...................................................................... 372.188 373.540 374.834 375.650 2.6 2.5 4.1 3.8 2.6 3.9 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 294.284 295.047 296.120 296.547 .8 3.9 5.3 3.1 2.3 4.2 

Medical care services ..................................................... 394.779 396.348 397.699 398.660 3.2 2.1 3.7 4.0 2.7 3.9 

Professional services .................................................... 319.150 319.449 321.250 322.098 2.9 2.5 2.0 3.7 2.7 2.9 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 553.960 559.368 560.587 562.806 6.1 3.5 9.2 6.5 4.8 7.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. 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)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

Sep.

2008

Dec.

2008

Mar.

2009

June

2009 Dec.

2008

June

2009

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.324 110.976 110.947 111.423 3.6 -0.2 1.9 0.4 1.7 1.1 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 101.751 102.023 101.761 102.220 2.0 -2.0 -2.2 1.9 .0 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 122.270 122.505 122.797 122.940 3.1 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.2 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 185.499 186.203 187.168 187.894 6.3 5.5 4.5 5.3 5.9 4.9 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 473.276 475.206 477.376 483.813 12.8 4.4 4.5 9.2 8.6 6.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 522.397 524.365 527.111 528.674 5.7 5.6 4.4 4.9 5.7 4.7 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.616 87.673 87.712 87.650 1.0 1.1 .8 .2 1.0 .5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 85.595 85.655 85.624 85.524 .9 1.2 .7 -.3 1.1 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 101.977 102.048 102.231 102.153 2.5 1.5 1.0 .7 2.0 .9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.378 10.385 10.271 10.238 -6.3 -.3 -1.1 -5.3 -3.4 -3.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 86.004 85.406 84.017 83.278 -19.5 -10.8 -9.5 -12.1 -15.2 -10.8 

Other goods and services ................................................. 379.874 394.363 393.500 394.708 3.7 2.2 19.5 16.6 3.0 18.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 682.115 747.906 746.009 752.078 5.5 3.6 60.9 47.8 4.6 54.2 

Personal care .................................................................. 201.817 202.554 202.156 202.115 2.8 1.4 1.2 .6 2.1 .9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 162.516 163.911 163.119 162.165 1.7 4.0 3.1 -.9 2.8 1.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 228.201 228.119 227.829 227.800 1.9 3.0 2.9 -.7 2.5 1.1 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 343.711 344.376 344.423 345.423 4.7 -1.2 -.2 2.0 1.7 .9 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 167.715 167.690 168.137 171.618 3.6 -32.5 4.8 9.6 -16.3 7.2 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.079 217.672 217.225 217.312 8.5 2.8 -1.1 -1.4 5.6 -1.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 141.910 142.044 142.846 147.626 1.1 -47.5 8.8 17.1 -27.1 12.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 175.626 174.600 176.429 186.685 .5 -64.9 17.5 27.7 -40.6 22.5 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.478 119.065 119.078 119.963 5.7 -6.0 5.4 1.6 -.3 3.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 214.185 213.527 215.822 231.872 1.2 -74.2 21.8 37.4 -48.9 29.3 

Durables .......................................................................... 108.251 108.461 108.846 109.361 -3.7 -6.5 -2.0 4.2 -5.1 1.0 

Services .............................................................................. 253.811 253.695 253.765 253.882 2.8 1.2 1.1 .1 2.0 .6 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 233.478 233.802 234.196 234.253 2.4 2.0 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 121.099 121.084 121.160 121.529 3.3 .3 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 197.294 192.851 189.940 188.044 1.1 -5.3 -9.0 -17.5 -2.1 -13.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 158.223 159.211 160.241 160.813 9.1 6.5 3.0 6.7 7.8 4.8 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 153.239 152.980 152.001 152.658 5.4 -.1 1.1 -1.5 2.6 -.2 

Transportation services ..................................................... 248.145 249.142 249.130 249.202 4.7 .0 3.6 1.7 2.3 2.7 

Medical care services ....................................................... 394.779 396.348 397.699 398.660 3.2 2.1 3.7 4.0 2.7 3.9 

Other services ................................................................... 290.152 289.907 290.444 291.473 3.9 2.3 2.5 1.8 3.1 2.1 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 205.378 205.393 205.809 208.040 2.3 -18.3 3.3 5.3 -8.6 4.3 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 196.931 196.739 196.980 199.559 3.7 -21.9 3.1 5.4 -10.0 4.3 

All items less medical care .................................................. 200.650 200.558 200.797 202.725 3.3 -16.2 2.5 4.2 -7.0 3.4 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 144.434 144.560 145.372 150.057 1.2 -46.1 8.4 16.5 -26.1 12.4 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 178.203 177.208 178.973 188.704 .7 -62.5 16.3 25.7 -38.5 20.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 213.688 213.033 215.042 229.919 1.1 -71.2 19.7 34.0 -46.1 26.7 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 196.725 196.298 196.393 202.033 3.3 -39.5 7.3 11.2 -20.9 9.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 245.340 244.695 244.177 244.247 3.9 .9 .4 -1.8 2.4 -.7 

Services less medical care services ................................... 243.498 243.313 243.221 243.257 2.9 1.6 .5 -.4 2.2 .1 

Energy ................................................................................. 180.751 176.359 177.124 191.437 3.0 -78.5 9.5 25.8 -52.9 17.4 

All items less energy ........................................................... 211.602 212.088 212.301 212.687 3.3 .7 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 210.707 211.378 211.745 212.196 2.2 .2 2.6 2.9 1.2 2.7 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 141.363 142.367 142.656 143.218 .3 -3.3 3.7 5.4 -1.5 4.5 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 178.042 173.415 177.375 206.474 4.1 -93.0 31.6 80.9 -72.9 54.3 

Services less energy services ......................................... 259.892 260.282 260.701 261.053 3.0 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.0 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

June2009 from—

Percent change to

May2009 from—

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

U.S. city average ............................................ M 207.218 207.925 208.774 210.972 -2.0 1.5 1.1 -1.9 0.8 0.4 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 223.626 224.252 224.748 226.695 -1.4 1.1 .9 -1.0 .5 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.597 225.214 225.657 227.337 -1.2 .9 .7 -.8 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.558 134.951 135.329 136.888 -1.7 1.4 1.2 -1.7 .6 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 196.453 196.933 197.971 200.487 -2.1 1.8 1.3 -2.4 .8 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.855 197.192 198.271 200.356 -2.0 1.6 1.1 -2.3 .7 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.468 128.968 129.524 131.554 -2.1 2.0 1.6 -2.5 .8 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 194.393 194.651 196.047 198.674 -2.6 2.1 1.3 -2.7 .9 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 201.737 202.619 203.500 205.968 -2.1 1.7 1.2 -2.1 .9 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.066 205.733 206.271 208.909 -2.2 1.5 1.3 -2.1 .6 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.686 129.309 129.885 131.382 -2.1 1.6 1.2 -2.2 .9 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 205.744 206.921 208.989 211.721 -2.1 2.3 1.3 -1.7 1.6 1.0 

West urban ..................................................... M 210.661 211.386 212.263 213.973 -2.1 1.2 .8 -1.7 .8 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.965 213.646 214.734 216.395 -1.9 1.3 .8 -1.6 .8 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.674 131.103 131.389 132.517 -2.4 1.1 .9 -2.0 .5 .2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 192.327 192.861 193.597 195.414 -1.8 1.3 .9 -1.6 .7 .4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 129.833 130.361 130.847 132.384 -2.1 1.6 1.2 -2.2 .8 .4 

D ................................................................. M 201.485 202.351 203.883 206.327 -2.3 2.0 1.2 -2.1 1.2 .8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 200.218 200.607 202.464 203.691 -2.5 1.5 .6 -2.8 1.1 .9 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 213.013 213.405 214.446 216.145 -2.8 1.3 .8 -2.4 .7 .5 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 229.064 229.639 230.307 231.916 -.8 1.0 .7 -.3 .5 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 231.884 -

 231.420 - - - - -1.7 -.2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 190.107 - 191.297 - - - - -2.3 .6 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 200.770 -

 200.955 - - - - -2.6 .1 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 137.539 - 138.510 - - - - -.6 .7 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 -

 197.676 - 202.632 -4.4 2.5 - - - -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 -

 197.239 - 199.977 -1.7 1.4 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 186.970 - 189.979 -1.9 1.6 - - - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 -

 217.900 - 219.091 -2.1 .5 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 -

 220.732 - 223.361 -2.2 1.2 - - - -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 -

 218.587 - 220.996 -.2 1.1 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 220.208 - 221.993 -.7 .8 - - - -

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 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 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2005-2006

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2009 from—

 May

 2009

 June

 2009

 June

 2008

 May

 2009

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 122.898 123.967 -1.3 0.9

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.726 127.886 127.803 2.1 -.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.648 127.943 127.830 2.0 -.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.557 123.656 123.446 .7 -.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.091 133.476 133.493 3.7 .0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.077 127.524 127.814 3.0 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.421 128.495 129.093 -.1 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.409 131.566 131.803 1.2 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.004 151.032 155.357 -9.0 2.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 5.008 96.226 96.175 1.0 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 90.000 87.711 1.2 -2.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.393 118.136 123.434 -11.2 4.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.285 118.672 124.228 -11.1 4.7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.108 111.889 113.708 -12.2 1.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.085 145.621 145.640 3.0 .0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.615 128.713 128.716 3.1 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.470 151.849 151.876 2.9 .0 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.191 105.407 .1 .2 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.196 109.795 109.806 2.4 .0 

Education ............................................................................... 2.771 173.691 173.982 5.4 .2 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.425 74.162 74.074 .1 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 133.152 133.342 3.9 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.427 133.528 134.080 .8 .4 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.573 109.954 111.619 -4.1 1.5 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.817 81.049 81.254 -1.9 .3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.756 124.831 127.352 -5.0 2.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.561 118.652 118.710 1.3 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.790 158.689 174.606 -25.2 10.0 

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.

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