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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2007 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in May, before 

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

May level of 207.949 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in May 2006. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.8 

percent in May prior to seasonal adjustment. The May level of 203.661 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent 

higher than in May 2006. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in 

May on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The May level of 120.032 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent 

higher than in May 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.7 percent in May, following a 0.4 percent 

increase in April. The index for energy increased sharply for the third consecutive month--up 5.4 percent in 

May. The index for petroleum-based energy rose 9.8 percent while the index for energy services declined 

0.2 percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent in May, slightly less than in April. The index for all items less 

food and energy advanced 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.2 percent rise in April. Smaller increases in the 

indexes for shelter and medical care were responsible for the moderation. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May ’07 May ’07 

All Items .0 .4 .2 .4 .6 .4 .7 7.0 2.7

 Food and beverages -.1 -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 .3 4.2 3.9 

 Housing .4 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 2.5 3.3 

 Apparel -.1 .2 .3 .5 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -6.6 -.8 

 Transportation -.8 1.7 -.8 .1 2.8 1.2 2.8 30.6 1.3 

 Medical care .2 .2 .8 .5 .1 .4 .3 3.3 4.0 

 Recreation .1 -.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 .2 .9 .4 

 Education and 

 communication -.2 .2 -.1 .3 .5 .3 .6 5.3 2.7 

 Other goods and 

 services .1 .6 .8 .2 .2 .3 .3 3.0 3.9 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -.2 4.2 -1.5 .9 5.9 2.4 5.4 71.0 4.7 

 Food -.1 .0 .7 .8 .3 .4 .3 4.2 3.9 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.6 2.2 
During the first five months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 5.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The acceleration thus far this year was 

due to larger increases in the energy and food components. The index for energy advanced at a 36.0 percent 

SAAR in the first five months of 2007 compared with 2.9 percent in 2006. Petroleum-based energy costs 

increased at a 63.9 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 6.8 percent annual rate. The 

food index has increased at a 6.2 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. 

Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first five months, following a 2.6 

percent rise for all of 2006. 

The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in May. The index for food at home increased 0.4 

percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in April. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs registered a 

substantial increase for the third consecutive month--up 1.2 percent in May. The indexes for pork and for other 

meats turned up in May after declining in April, advancing 2.0 and 0.8 percent, respectively. Poultry prices 

rose 0.8 percent; beef prices slowed from their recent trend, increasing 0.1 percent. Through the first five 

months of 2007, beef prices have risen 5.1 percent, poultry prices, 4.3 percent, and pork prices, 3.4 percent. 

The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.4 percent in April, declined 0.5 percent in May. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, prices for fruits and vegetables rose 1.0 percent.) The indexes for fresh vegetables and for 

processed fruits and vegetables declined 1.8 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh fruits 

increased 0.7 percent. The index for dairy products increased 0.5 percent as a 2.2 percent increase in milk 

prices more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in prices for cheese. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 

0.9 percent, reflecting an upturn in prices for carbonated drinks and for coffee. The indexes for cereal and 

bakery products and for other food at home were each virtually unchanged in May. The other two components 

of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2 percent. 

The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in May, the same as in each of the two preceding months. 

The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in May, following an increase of 0.3 percent in April. Within shelter, the 

index for rent rose 0.3 percent; the index for owners' equivalent rent, 0.1 percent; and the index for lodging 

away from home, 1.6 percent. The index for household energy declined 0.1 percent as a 0.9 percent decrease in 

the index for natural gas was partially offset by increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 1.9 

and 0.1 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose 1.7 percent, reflecting 

the switch to seasonal rates in some areas.) The index for household furnishings and operations was virtually 

unchanged in May. 

The transportation index rose sharply for the third consecutive month--up 2.8 percent in May. A 10.4 

percent increase in the index for motor fuels was partially offset by declines in the indexes for new and used 

vehicles and for public transportation. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.5 percent. As of 

May, the price of gasoline was 4.0 percent higher than its previous peak level recorded in July 2006.) The 

index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent, while the index for used cars and trucks increased 0.1 percent. 

During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 1.0 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 4.6 

percent. The index for public transportation declined 0.5 percent in April, reflecting a 0.6 percent decrease in 

the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares rose 0.4 percent.) 

The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in May the same as in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, 

apparel prices decreased 1.2 percent. Prices for women’s and girls’ apparel registered the largest decline--down 

2.3 percent.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May and are 4.0 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually 

unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. The indexes for professional services and for 

hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.7 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in May. The index for cable and satellite television and radio 

service increased 1.0 percent. This increase was partially offset by a 3.1 percent decline in the index for 

televisions. Television prices have declined 26.9 percent during the 12 month period ended in May. 

The index for education and communication advanced 0.6 percent in May. Educational costs rose 0.4 

percent and the index for communication costs increased 0.7 percent. Within the communication group, the 

index for telephone services rose 0.9 percent. Land-line local service charges increased 0.3 percent, land-line 
long distance charges advanced 2.7 percent, while wireless telephone service charges declined 0.1 percent. The 

indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 2.0 percent. The index for internet services 

and electronic information providers advanced for the third consecutive month--up 0.1 percent in May--but was 

23.6 percent lower than a year ago. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in May. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products rose 0.4 percent, following a 0.4 percent decline in April. The index for miscellaneous 

personal services rose 0.3 percent, reflecting increases for legal and for financial services, each up 0.5 percent. 

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.8 

percent in May. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May ’07 May ’07

All Items .1 .5 .1 .4 .8 .5 .8 8.5 2.8

 Food and beverages -.1 -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 .4 4.6 3.9 

 Housing .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 2.8 3.4 

 Apparel -.1 .2 -.1 .5 -.8 -.4 -.3 -5.9 -.8 

 Transportation -.9 1.9 -1.0 .0 3.0 1.4 3.1 34.7 1.4 

 Medical care .2 .1 .8 .5 .1 .4 .3 3.3 4.1 

 Recreation .2 -.3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 .2 .5 .4 

 Education and 

 communication -.3 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .3 .6 5.3 2.5 

 Other goods and 

 services .0 .8 1.0 .4 .2 .1 .3 2.8 4.2 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -.2 4.3 -1.5 .8 6.2 2.6 5.8 76.2 4.9 

 Food -.1 -.1 .6 .8 .3 .4 .4 4.7 4.0 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .0 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.6 2.1 

Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT). 
Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places 

Effective with the January 2007 release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics began computing percent changes based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal 

place indexes. This change applied to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the 

CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, CPI 

index values were displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. As in the past, 

percent changes were rounded and displayed to one decimal place. 

The change in procedure addressed a rounding issue that resulted in published percent changes that were 

0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e., 

indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences were particularly important when percent changes 

were very small. Publishing the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to compute 

percent changes, essentially eliminated the possibility of rounding differences. This change only affected the 

presentation of the index data. Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same 

manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data was introduced. The levels of 

the indexes are affected only in that they are published to three decimal places rather than one place. Official 

CPI data previously published were not be revised. 

For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 

and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov 

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 0.06 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 0.12 percent of the 

1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. 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 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the 

estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- 

December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page 

(http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf.
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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. 
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 unadjusted 

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 2002 through December 2006 

were replaced in January 2007. 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: 

44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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. 

In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including 

selected food and beverage items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and 

educational books and supplies. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the 

effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel 

requirements in the United States. 

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 on 

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

information staff at (202) 691-7000. 
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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Apr.

2007

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 206.686 207.949 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 

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

 619.140 622.921 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 201.292 202.225 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .3 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 200.820 201.791 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 199.020 200.334 4.4 .7 .4 .5 .4 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 220.494 220.939 4.3 .2 -.3 .9 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 193.665 195.886 6.1 1.1 1.1 .9 1.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 185.821 187.266 3.5 .8 1.3 .5 .5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 261.967 264.710 6.7 1.0 -1.4 .4 -.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 151.799 152.869 4.3 .7 1.7 -.8 .9 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 172.633 172.657 1.6 .0 .2 .5 .0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 175.932 175.453 2.4 -.3 .4 .7 -.2 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 169.817 171.495 1.7 1.0 -.3 -.1 .8 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 188.103 187.921 1.4 -.1 .3 .6 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 115.310 114.692 .3 -.5 -.5 .9 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 204.725 205.233 3.3 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 143.155 143.160 5.3 .0 -.1 1.2 .1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 206.166 206.599 2.9 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 208.541 208.902 3.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 239.735 239.877 3.8 .1 .1 .3 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 232.980 233.549 4.4 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 144.832 144.112 4.5 -.5 -2.3 1.9 1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 244.993 245.236 3.5 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 117.559 116.386 .1 -1.0 .0 .2 -1.0 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 196.393 198.574 3.4 1.1 1.2 .0 .0

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 177.515 179.798 3.1 1.3 1.4 -.1 -.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 240.090 241.473 .7 .6 3.5 2.1 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 182.283 184.737 3.3 1.3 1.3 -.2 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 142.184 142.552 5.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 127.423 127.309 .1 -.1 .2 -.3 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 140.252 140.465 3.5 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 122.934 121.452 -.8 -1.2 -1.0 -.3 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 115.190 114.342 -1.9 -.7 -.6 .6 -.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 117.118 114.444 .0 -2.3 -1.4 -.5 -.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 115.489 113.632 -3.9 -1.6 .2 -1.9 -1.2 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 123.672 123.041 -2.2 -.5 -.7 -.5 .0 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 185.231 189.961 1.3 2.6 2.8 1.2 2.8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 181.478 186.376 1.3 2.7 2.9 1.4 3.0

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 94.307 93.981 -1.9 -.3 .1 -.1 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 136.963 136.295 -1.0 -.5 .3 .0 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 134.363 134.481 -4.6 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 242.944 265.781 5.9 9.4 10.6 4.7 10.4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 241.897 264.830 6.0 9.5 10.6 4.7 10.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 120.714 120.990 3.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 221.508 221.999 3.3 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 227.567 228.251 -.4 .3 .1 -.4 -.5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 348.225 349.087 4.0 .2 .1 .4 .3 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 288.349 288.661 .8 .1 -.3 .4 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 366.070 367.127 5.0 .3 .2 .4 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 299.248 299.700 3.7 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 492.110 494.122 6.0 .4 .4 .8 .7 

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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Apr.

2007

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 111.481 111.659 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 103.181 103.560 -1.8 .4 -.5 .0 .6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 118.301 118.787 2.7 .4 .5 .3 .6 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 168.152 168.403 6.0 .1 .6 .4 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 414.217 414.694 7.8 .1 1.7 .5 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 484.601 485.337 5.8 .2 .5 .4 .5 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 83.203 83.772 -.5 .7 .3 .1 .7 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 80.683 81.151 -.7 .6 .4 .1 .6 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 97.617 98.491 3.5 .9 .4 .1 .9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 10.869 10.787 -15.7 -.8 .1 .1 -.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 10.172 9.971 -7.7 -2.0 .2 -.2 -2.0 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 331.743 332.785 3.9 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 547.663 549.703 6.2 .4 .2 -.4 .4 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 195.058 195.641 3.3 .3 .1 .4 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 158.657 158.594 2.6 .0 .4 .0 .0 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 215.380 216.228 3.6 .4 .2 .1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 323.321 324.661 3.9 .4 .1 .7 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 167.777 169.767 1.7 1.2 1.2 .7 1.3 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 201.292 202.225 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 148.749 151.136 .6 1.6 1.8 .8 1.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 184.555 190.075 2.4 3.0 2.9 1.0 2.9 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 122.934 121.452 -.8 -1.2 -1.0 -.3 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 227.113 237.116 3.5 4.4 4.9 2.3 5.0 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 112.989 112.637 -2.0 -.3 .1 -.2 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 245.265 245.793 3.4 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 249.877 250.055 3.8 .1 .0 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 117.559 116.386 .1 -1.0 .0 .2 -1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 182.283 184.737 3.3 1.3 1.3 -.2 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 142.184 142.552 5.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 140.252 140.465 3.5 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 232.217 231.777 .5 -.2 .0 -.2 -.4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 366.070 367.127 5.0 .3 .2 .4 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 283.271 284.541 3.2 .4 .3 .4 .6 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 207.680 208.991 2.5 .6 .7 .4 .7 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 196.062 197.783 2.2 .9 .9 .5 .9 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 199.512 200.779 2.6 .6 .6 .4 .7 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 150.894 153.228 .6 1.5 1.7 .8 1.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 185.861 191.064 2.4 2.8 2.8 1.0 2.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 224.126 233.150 3.4 4.0 4.5 2.1 4.5 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 193.570 196.916 3.1 1.7 1.6 .7 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 258.261 259.262 3.0 .4 .4 .2 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 235.378 235.870 3.3 .2 .2 .3 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 207.265 219.071 4.7 5.7 5.9 2.4 5.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 208.243 208.400 2.5 .1 .1 .2 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 210.311 210.316 2.2 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 140.995 140.518 -.7 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 243.957 265.562 5.6 8.9 10.1 4.6 9.8 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 251.714 252.050 3.4 .1 .1 .3 .3 

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

 $ .484 $ .481 - - - - -

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

 $ .162 $ .161 - - - - -

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

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

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

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007

May

2007 Nov.

2006

May

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 203.906 205.146 205.999 207.387 3.8 -3.7 4.0 7.0 0.0 5.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 200.150 200.756 201.562 202.227 3.1 2.3 5.9 4.2 2.7 5.1 

Food ................................................................................ 199.728 200.281 201.111 201.794 3.3 2.1 6.1 4.2 2.7 5.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 197.721 198.554 199.525 200.339 3.4 1.9 7.0 5.4 2.6 6.2 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 219.067 218.512 220.386 220.379 4.4 3.0 7.2 2.4 3.7 4.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 190.383 192.493 194.211 196.611 3.3 2.4 5.2 13.7 2.8 9.4 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 183.143 185.540 186.388 187.354 -2.0 .2 6.5 9.5 -.9 8.0 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 267.426 263.665 264.641 263.352 11.5 4.8 18.0 -6.0 8.1 5.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 150.507 153.069 151.879 153.191 1.6 5.0 3.3 7.3 3.3 5.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 171.243 171.658 172.566 172.559 1.4 -2.3 4.2 3.1 -.5 3.6

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 173.767 174.394 175.639 175.236 4.0 1.6 .6 3.4 2.8 2.0 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 170.528 169.938 169.685 171.038 -1.4 4.6 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.8 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 186.358 186.962 188.103 187.921 1.5 -4.4 5.2 3.4 -1.5 4.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 114.939 114.331 115.310 114.692 -1.7 .0 4.1 -.9 -.9 1.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 203.909 204.082 204.725 205.233 3.1 2.8 4.7 2.6 2.9 3.6 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 141.604 141.393 143.105 143.226 3.3 4.1 9.0 4.7 3.7 6.8 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 204.385 205.663 206.166 206.599 .8 .8 5.6 4.4 .8 5.0 

Housing ............................................................................. 207.616 208.072 208.547 208.912 3.6 3.0 4.2 2.5 3.3 3.3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 238.043 238.176 238.981 239.550 4.4 4.4 3.7 2.6 4.4 3.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 231.642 232.437 233.001 233.654 4.5 4.7 5.1 3.5 4.6 4.3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 139.913 136.702 139.332 141.581 3.0 4.2 6.0 4.9 3.6 5.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 243.988 244.646 245.079 245.277 4.6 4.2 3.2 2.1 4.4 2.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.320 117.333 117.559 116.386 -.3 7.4 -3.3 -3.1 3.5 -3.2 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 198.215 200.689 200.647 200.602 .0 -2.0 11.5 4.9 -1.0 8.1 

Household energy ......................................................... 179.714 182.293 182.151 182.006 -1.4 -2.9 12.2 5.2 -2.1 8.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 223.344 231.088 235.916 240.264 25.6 -32.3 -9.7 33.9 -7.8 10.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 185.812 188.185 187.716 187.275 -3.3 .0 14.3 3.2 -1.6 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 141.349 141.806 142.184 142.552 6.3 3.5 6.9 3.4 4.9 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.238 127.483 127.151 127.099 .9 .0 -.2 -.4 .5 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 139.733 139.861 140.252 140.465 3.9 5.7 2.4 2.1 4.8 2.3 

Apparel .............................................................................. 120.805 119.541 119.165 118.772 .0 -.3 4.1 -6.6 -.2 -1.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 112.314 111.598 112.218 111.817 .7 -2.4 -3.8 -1.8 -.9 -2.8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 113.628 112.077 111.548 110.951 1.1 -.4 9.4 -9.1 .4 -.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.619 115.794 113.572 112.180 3.1 -4.0 -3.0 -11.4 -.5 -7.3 

Footwear ......................................................................... 122.984 122.184 121.597 121.648 -5.7 2.0 -.7 -4.3 -1.9 -2.5 

Transportation ................................................................... 175.749 180.584 182.835 187.879 6.6 -27.5 3.8 30.6 -12.1 16.5 

Private transportation ...................................................... 171.567 176.599 178.995 184.318 7.0 -28.5 3.5 33.2 -12.6 17.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.141 94.273 94.193 94.027 .8 -5.3 -2.3 -.5 -2.3 -1.4 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.204 136.601 136.633 136.303 .0 -3.4 -.9 .3 -1.7 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 134.597 134.382 134.363 134.481 4.3 -13.6 -7.6 -.3 -5.0 -4.1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 200.921 222.136 232.663 256.776 20.0 -66.5 17.5 166.8 -36.6 77.0 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 199.842 221.080 231.531 255.731 20.3 -66.6 17.4 168.2 -36.6 77.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 120.196 120.485 120.714 120.990 4.2 4.5 2.4 2.7 4.3 2.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 220.213 221.071 221.683 222.104 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 227.931 228.152 227.233 226.040 5.4 -11.0 8.4 -3.3 -3.1 2.4 

Medical care ...................................................................... 345.686 345.994 347.316 348.467 3.6 3.2 6.0 3.3 3.4 4.6 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 287.830 286.925 288.197 288.277 2.0 -.3 1.0 .6 .8 .8 

Medical care services ..................................................... 362.812 363.568 364.892 366.427 4.1 4.4 7.5 4.0 4.2 5.8 

Professional services .................................................... 297.958 298.146 298.225 298.929 2.8 3.3 7.4 1.3 3.1 4.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 484.918 486.910 490.706 493.924 5.9 4.3 6.3 7.6 5.1 7.0 

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—

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007

May

2007 Nov.

2006

May

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.150 111.118 111.184 111.400 1.1 0.4 -0.9 0.9 0.7 0.0 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.065 102.541 102.512 103.089 -.8 -3.0 -3.5 .1 -1.9 -1.7 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 117.952 118.496 118.824 119.491 3.5 .3 1.5 5.3 1.9 3.4 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 167.882 168.862 169.614 170.365 6.9 6.0 4.9 6.0 6.4 5.5 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 405.288 412.206 414.225 415.517 7.2 6.9 6.6 10.5 7.1 8.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 484.536 486.972 489.125 491.336 7.0 5.8 4.8 5.7 6.4 5.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 82.841 83.117 83.201 83.771 .5 -4.7 -2.2 4.6 -2.1 1.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.311 80.601 80.683 81.151 .5 -4.8 -2.4 4.2 -2.2 .9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 97.096 97.514 97.617 98.491 3.0 2.5 2.5 5.9 2.7 4.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.853 10.860 10.869 10.787 -9.1 -30.8 -17.9 -2.4 -20.7 -10.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.174 10.191 10.172 9.971 -7.2 -10.8 -4.8 -7.7 -9.0 -6.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 330.076 330.604 331.436 332.499 2.7 3.3 6.8 3.0 3.0 4.9 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 548.896 550.021 547.663 549.703 2.8 -1.3 24.7 .6 .7 12.0 

Personal care .................................................................. 193.702 193.988 194.830 195.427 2.6 4.5 2.5 3.6 3.5 3.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.038 158.592 158.657 158.594 .8 3.1 5.1 1.4 1.9 3.2 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 214.616 215.091 215.380 216.228 2.7 4.3 4.4 3.0 3.5 3.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 320.360 320.565 322.914 324.032 3.6 5.3 2.1 4.7 4.5 3.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 163.297 165.295 166.375 168.578 4.2 -12.9 4.0 13.6 -4.8 8.7 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 200.150 200.756 201.562 202.227 3.1 2.3 5.9 4.2 2.7 5.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 142.968 145.505 146.671 149.471 4.4 -20.6 3.0 19.5 -8.9 11.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 173.440 178.529 180.348 185.615 6.6 -23.6 3.2 31.2 -9.8 16.3 

Apparel .......................................................................... 120.805 119.541 119.165 118.772 .0 -.3 4.1 -6.6 -.2 -1.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 208.104 218.217 223.233 234.300 8.4 -39.4 8.5 60.7 -19.0 32.0 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.806 112.900 112.714 112.434 .3 -4.1 -2.8 -1.3 -1.9 -2.0 

Services .............................................................................. 244.229 244.701 245.331 245.870 3.4 3.2 4.3 2.7 3.3 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 248.104 248.206 249.045 249.718 4.4 4.2 3.8 2.6 4.3 3.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.320 117.333 117.559 116.386 -.3 7.4 -3.3 -3.1 3.5 -3.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 185.812 188.185 187.716 187.275 -3.3 .0 14.3 3.2 -1.6 8.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 141.349 141.806 142.184 142.552 6.3 3.5 6.9 3.4 4.9 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 139.733 139.861 140.252 140.465 3.9 5.7 2.4 2.1 4.8 2.3 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.643 232.641 232.243 231.426 2.6 -.7 2.2 -2.1 1.0 .0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 362.812 363.568 364.892 366.427 4.1 4.4 7.5 4.0 4.2 5.8 

Other services ................................................................... 281.756 282.570 283.650 285.213 3.7 2.2 1.8 5.0 2.9 3.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 204.620 205.973 206.831 208.336 3.8 -4.6 3.8 7.5 -.5 5.6 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 192.816 194.509 195.393 197.122 3.6 -7.4 4.3 9.2 -2.1 6.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 196.746 198.011 198.840 200.225 3.7 -4.2 4.1 7.3 -.3 5.6 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 145.217 147.723 148.873 151.608 4.3 -19.9 3.1 18.8 -8.6 10.7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 175.288 180.116 181.876 186.872 6.1 -21.9 3.0 29.2 -9.0 15.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 206.835 216.051 220.611 230.622 7.6 -36.4 8.0 54.6 -17.3 29.2 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 187.249 190.237 191.486 194.573 4.7 -11.6 4.7 16.6 -3.8 10.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 257.370 258.518 259.061 260.009 3.2 .2 4.4 4.2 1.7 4.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 234.204 234.638 235.366 236.073 3.9 2.1 3.9 3.2 3.0 3.5 

Energy ................................................................................. 188.952 200.164 204.969 216.073 9.8 -44.5 14.9 71.0 -21.9 40.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 207.083 207.278 207.720 208.092 3.2 1.8 3.1 2.0 2.5 2.5 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 209.135 209.263 209.634 209.948 3.2 1.8 2.6 1.6 2.5 2.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.330 140.229 140.050 139.880 .6 -2.5 .7 -1.3 -1.0 -.3 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 203.310 223.786 234.008 257.001 20.3 -64.9 15.3 155.3 -35.0 71.6 

Services less energy services ......................................... 250.220 250.502 251.242 251.880 4.2 3.5 3.5 2.7 3.8 3.1 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

May2007 from—

Percent change to

Apr.2007 from—

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

Apr.

2006

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 203.499 205.352 206.686 207.949 2.7 1.3 0.6 2.6 1.6 0.6 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 216.651 218.334 219.501 220.591 2.3 1.0 .5 2.2 1.3 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 219.330 220.936 222.001 222.924 2.2 .9 .4 2.4 1.2 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.546 128.691 129.563 130.488 2.4 1.4 .7 1.8 1.6 .7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 194.458 196.389 197.405 199.194 2.9 1.4 .9 2.3 1.5 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.507 198.335 199.378 200.818 2.9 1.3 .7 2.5 1.5 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.854 125.151 125.724 127.247 2.9 1.7 1.2 2.0 1.5 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 188.122 190.365 191.685 193.467 2.9 1.6 .9 2.1 1.9 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 195.950 197.904 199.618 200.804 2.7 1.5 .6 2.5 1.9 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.516 200.538 201.818 202.840 2.8 1.1 .5 2.7 1.7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.521 125.726 127.000 127.893 2.6 1.7 .7 2.3 2.0 1.0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 196.043 198.204 200.366 200.919 2.6 1.4 .3 2.7 2.2 1.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 208.995 210.778 212.036 213.063 3.0 1.1 .5 3.3 1.5 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.549 214.393 215.540 216.640 3.0 1.0 .5 3.3 1.4 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.805 127.848 128.843 129.129 2.7 1.0 .2 3.2 1.6 .8 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 186.673 188.309 189.327 190.327 2.7 1.1 .5 2.7 1.4 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 125.243 126.424 127.440 128.347 2.7 1.5 .7 2.4 1.8 .8 

D ................................................................. M 194.945 196.999 198.516 200.118 2.9 1.6 .8 2.6 1.8 .8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 200.630 202.483 204.019 205.686 3.7 1.6 .8 3.2 1.7 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 214.760 216.500 217.845 218.596 2.9 1.0 .3 3.5 1.4 .6 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 223.066 224.551 225.780 227.146 2.5 1.2 .6 2.5 1.2 .5 

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

 226.427 - 226.247 1.5 -.1 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 194.244 - 196.216 2.0 1.0 - - - -

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

 190.156 - 192.779 .8 1.4 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 131.945 - 132.982 3.2 .8 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 194.886 -

 199.039 - - - - 2.7 2.1 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 198.064 -

 200.418 - - - - 1.6 1.2 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 181.217 - 184.140 - - - - 1.6 1.6 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 207.989 -

 210.904 - - - - 3.5 1.4 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 213.152 -

 215.270 - - - - 1.7 1.0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 213.688 -

 215.842 - - - - 3.3 1.0 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 211.704 - 215.767 - - - - 4.0 1.9 -

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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Apr.

2007

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 202.130 203.661 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.8 

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

 602.083 606.643 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 200.488 201.478 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 200.009 201.043 4.0 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 197.989 199.355 4.4 .7 .5 .5 .5 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 220.926 221.259 4.3 .2 -.1 .9 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 193.089 195.331 5.9 1.2 1.1 .9 1.3 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 185.326 186.948 3.6 .9 1.3 .5 .6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 260.068 262.669 6.8 1.0 -1.3 .6 -.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 150.995 152.173 4.3 .8 1.8 -.8 .9 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 171.898 172.024 1.5 .1 .2 .5 .0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 174.459 174.084 2.1 -.2 .4 .7 -.3 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 170.574 172.401 2.0 1.1 -.2 -.2 .8 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 188.165 188.049 1.4 -.1 .3 .6 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 115.432 115.035 .6 -.3 -.7 .9 -.3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 204.519 205.046 3.3 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 142.991 143.031 5.3 .0 .0 1.2 .1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 206.342 206.636 3.0 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 203.588 204.033 3.4 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 231.957 232.181 3.8 .1 .2 .3 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 232.126 232.690 4.5 .2 .4 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 144.370 143.880 5.3 -.3 -2.1 2.4 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 222.062 222.264 3.5 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 117.945 116.828 .2 -.9 .0 .2 -.9 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 194.974 197.052 3.5 1.1 1.3 .0 -.1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 175.223 177.372 3.2 1.2 1.5 -.1 -.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 239.516 241.052 .9 .6 3.0 2.3 1.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 180.803 183.103 3.4 1.3 1.4 -.2 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 142.451 142.786 5.0 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 122.881 122.786 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 142.471 142.780 3.2 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 122.475 120.931 -.8 -1.3 -.8 -.4 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 115.103 113.986 -2.2 -1.0 -.1 .3 -.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 116.826 114.316 .3 -2.1 -1.2 -.5 -.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 117.530 115.555 -3.9 -1.7 -.5 -2.0 -1.0 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 123.339 122.983 -1.7 -.3 -.8 -.4 .2 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 184.930 190.265 1.4 2.9 3.0 1.4 3.1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 182.156 187.595 1.5 3.0 3.1 1.5 3.3

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.234 93.000 -2.1 -.3 .1 .0 -.1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 138.077 137.535 -.9 -.4 .3 .0 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 135.192 135.320 -4.6 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 243.574 266.737 6.1 9.5 10.5 4.8 10.5 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 242.613 265.874 6.2 9.6 10.5 4.8 10.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 120.367 120.709 3.6 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 224.086 224.623 3.3 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 226.521 227.024 -.2 .2 .1 -.2 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 348.109 348.801 4.1 .2 .1 .4 .3 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 281.216 281.502 .8 .1 -.3 .5 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 366.870 367.696 5.1 .2 .2 .4 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 301.599 301.979 3.7 .1 .1 .0 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 487.336 488.523 5.9 .2 .4 .8 .5 

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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Apr.

2007

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.680 108.905 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 102.690 103.137 -1.5 .4 -.6 .1 .6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 115.280 115.830 2.5 .5 .4 .3 .6 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 166.441 166.667 6.0 .1 .6 .5 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 417.583 417.791 8.2 .0 1.7 .5 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 469.472 470.148 5.8 .1 .5 .5 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 85.523 86.140 .2 .7 .3 .1 .7 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 83.760 84.304 .0 .6 .4 .1 .6 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 97.738 98.610 3.5 .9 .4 .1 .9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 11.322 11.243 -15.5 -.7 .2 .3 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 10.036 9.843 -8.0 -1.9 .4 .0 -1.9 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 342.057 343.096 4.2 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 548.812 550.888 6.1 .4 .2 -.4 .4 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 193.075 193.595 3.4 .3 .2 .4 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 158.578 158.566 2.5 .0 .3 .0 .0 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 215.658 216.489 3.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 324.252 325.617 4.1 .4 .1 .8 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 169.746 172.126 1.9 1.4 1.4 .7 1.6 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 200.488 201.478 3.9 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 152.034 154.964 .8 1.9 2.1 .9 2.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 191.650 198.237 2.8 3.4 3.4 1.2 3.3 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 122.475 120.931 -.8 -1.3 -.8 -.4 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 238.898 250.737 4.0 5.0 5.2 2.6 5.6 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 112.945 112.686 -2.0 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 240.106 240.672 3.4 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 223.590 223.833 3.8 .1 .2 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 117.945 116.828 .2 -.9 .0 .2 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 180.803 183.103 3.4 1.3 1.4 -.2 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 142.451 142.786 5.0 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 142.471 142.780 3.2 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 232.218 231.542 .5 -.3 .0 -.1 -.4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 366.870 367.696 5.1 .2 .2 .4 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 273.342 274.697 3.0 .5 .3 .4 .6

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 202.335 203.955 2.5 .8 .9 .5 .9 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 193.443 195.463 2.3 1.0 1.0 .5 1.1 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 195.998 197.543 2.7 .8 .8 .5 .8 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 153.999 156.872 .9 1.9 2.0 .9 2.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 192.687 198.945 2.9 3.2 3.2 1.1 3.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 235.083 245.886 3.9 4.6 5.0 2.4 5.2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 196.887 200.781 3.4 2.0 1.9 .8 1.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 228.811 229.694 2.9 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 230.708 231.253 3.2 .2 .3 .3 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 207.932 220.348 4.9 6.0 6.2 2.6 5.8 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 202.300 202.489 2.4 .1 .1 .2 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 203.154 203.163 2.1 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 141.450 141.011 -.6 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 244.148 266.260 5.9 9.1 10.1 4.6 10.0 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 246.539 246.894 3.4 .1 .2 .3 .2 

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

 $ .495 $ .491 - - - - -

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

 $ .166 $ .165 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007

May

2007 Nov.

2006

May

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 198.984 200.527 201.449 203.070 3.9 -5.1 4.1 8.5 -0.7 6.3 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 199.249 199.913 200.788 201.521 3.1 2.3 5.7 4.6 2.7 5.2 

Food ................................................................................ 198.801 199.437 200.328 201.088 3.1 2.5 5.6 4.7 2.8 5.2 

Food at home ................................................................ 196.534 197.484 198.516 199.429 3.4 2.1 6.2 6.0 2.7 6.1 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 219.095 218.810 220.802 220.710 4.4 3.4 6.2 3.0 3.9 4.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 189.882 191.953 193.636 196.102 3.1 2.6 4.7 13.8 2.8 9.2 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 182.501 184.953 185.923 187.105 -2.4 -.2 6.9 10.5 -1.3 8.7 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 264.940 261.391 262.893 261.575 11.2 5.7 16.2 -5.0 8.4 5.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 149.749 152.389 151.119 152.510 2.2 4.7 2.9 7.6 3.4 5.2 

Other food at home ..................................................... 170.572 170.984 171.861 171.900 1.7 -1.9 3.5 3.2 -.1 3.3

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 172.484 173.102 174.315 173.743 3.8 1.2 .4 3.0 2.5 1.7 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 171.051 170.779 170.483 171.928 -.5 4.8 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.8 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 186.473 187.026 188.165 188.049 1.5 -4.0 4.8 3.4 -1.3 4.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 115.151 114.402 115.432 115.035 -.7 -.3 3.7 -.4 -.5 1.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 203.689 203.838 204.519 205.046 3.1 3.0 4.6 2.7 3.0 3.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 141.338 141.285 142.978 143.120 2.4 4.2 9.7 5.1 3.3 7.4 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 204.616 205.729 206.342 206.636 .2 2.4 5.5 4.0 1.3 4.7 

Housing ............................................................................. 202.830 203.510 203.924 204.238 3.5 2.6 4.5 2.8 3.1 3.7 

Shelter ............................................................................. 230.467 230.875 231.576 232.091 4.5 4.1 3.7 2.8 4.3 3.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 230.703 231.583 232.171 232.806 4.8 4.5 5.0 3.7 4.6 4.4 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 138.634 135.688 138.971 141.776 4.5 2.4 5.2 9.4 3.4 7.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 221.169 221.773 222.148 222.344 4.5 3.9 3.3 2.1 4.2 2.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.622 117.653 117.945 116.828 .0 7.0 -3.3 -2.7 3.5 -3.0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 196.694 199.210 199.188 199.088 -.4 -1.9 12.0 5.0 -1.1 8.4 

Household energy ......................................................... 177.263 179.858 179.743 179.556 -1.8 -2.7 13.1 5.3 -2.3 9.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 223.337 230.061 235.366 239.903 26.3 -33.4 -7.4 33.1 -8.3 11.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 184.020 186.511 186.072 185.598 -4.0 .2 14.7 3.5 -1.9 9.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 141.636 142.070 142.451 142.786 6.6 3.2 6.9 3.3 4.9 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.719 122.902 122.617 122.542 1.0 .0 -.6 -.6 .5 -.6 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 141.886 142.069 142.471 142.780 4.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 3.8 2.7 

Apparel .............................................................................. 120.061 119.132 118.646 118.255 .7 .0 2.2 -5.9 .3 -1.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.899 111.739 112.055 111.391 1.8 -2.4 -5.9 -1.8 -.4 -3.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 113.167 111.805 111.258 110.729 2.2 -.4 8.4 -8.3 .9 -.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 118.322 117.687 115.362 114.205 3.4 -2.0 -2.9 -13.2 .7 -8.2 

Footwear ......................................................................... 122.846 121.891 121.393 121.623 -4.8 2.0 .1 -3.9 -1.4 -1.9 

Transportation ................................................................... 174.491 179.761 182.297 187.996 7.5 -29.8 3.7 34.7 -13.1 18.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 171.483 176.866 179.472 185.340 7.6 -30.5 3.5 36.5 -13.5 18.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.035 93.159 93.122 93.015 1.3 -6.5 -2.8 -.1 -2.7 -1.5 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.293 137.675 137.725 137.497 -.3 -3.1 -.9 .6 -1.7 -.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 135.411 135.203 135.192 135.320 4.0 -13.5 -7.6 -.3 -5.2 -4.0 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 201.411 222.605 233.190 257.662 20.7 -66.4 16.9 167.8 -36.3 76.9 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 200.433 221.570 232.197 256.779 20.8 -66.6 17.0 169.4 -36.4 77.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 119.897 120.170 120.367 120.709 4.5 4.8 2.4 2.7 4.7 2.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 222.687 223.605 224.295 224.729 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 226.645 226.760 226.292 224.919 4.0 -8.8 7.9 -3.0 -2.6 2.3 

Medical care ...................................................................... 345.415 345.778 347.186 348.209 3.6 3.5 6.0 3.3 3.6 4.6 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 280.701 279.756 281.058 281.075 2.0 -.3 .7 .5 .9 .6 

Medical care services ..................................................... 363.443 364.265 365.689 367.054 4.2 4.5 7.5 4.0 4.3 5.8 

Professional services .................................................... 300.252 300.458 300.604 301.184 3.1 3.2 7.3 1.2 3.1 4.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 480.230 482.119 486.111 488.533 6.1 4.6 5.9 7.1 5.4 6.5 

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—

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007

May

2007 Nov.

2006

May

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.489 108.351 108.379 108.634 1.1 0.7 -0.8 0.5 0.9 -0.1

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.658 102.032 102.106 102.693 -.4 -2.3 -3.2 .1 -1.3 -1.6 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 114.825 115.329 115.644 116.328 3.2 .4 1.1 5.3 1.8 3.2 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 166.001 166.936 167.711 168.397 7.0 6.1 5.0 5.9 6.5 5.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 408.597 415.361 417.479 418.662 7.5 7.7 7.3 10.2 7.6 8.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 469.130 471.264 473.429 475.426 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.5 6.5 5.1 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.107 85.404 85.521 86.139 .9 -3.7 -1.4 4.9 -1.4 1.7 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 83.337 83.645 83.760 84.304 1.0 -3.7 -1.7 4.7 -1.4 1.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 97.233 97.625 97.738 98.610 3.0 2.9 2.2 5.8 3.0 4.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.272 11.292 11.322 11.243 -5.9 -31.9 -19.5 -1.0 -19.9 -10.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 9.997 10.040 10.036 9.843 -7.3 -10.9 -7.7 -6.0 -9.1 -6.9 

Other goods and services ................................................. 340.563 341.327 341.796 342.916 2.8 2.1 9.3 2.8 2.4 6.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 550.097 551.161 548.812 550.888 2.7 -1.4 24.2 .6 .7 11.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 191.628 192.086 192.859 193.446 2.8 3.7 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.4 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 157.992 158.528 158.578 158.566 .8 2.6 5.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 214.773 215.318 215.658 216.489 3.1 4.4 4.3 3.2 3.8 3.8 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 321.057 321.437 323.928 325.230 3.6 4.9 2.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 164.641 166.963 168.201 170.823 4.6 -14.5 4.1 15.9 -5.4 9.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 199.249 199.913 200.788 201.521 3.1 2.3 5.7 4.6 2.7 5.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 145.360 148.351 149.718 153.103 5.4 -22.9 3.3 23.1 -9.9 12.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 178.618 184.774 187.019 193.212 7.0 -25.7 2.8 36.9 -10.9 18.6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 120.061 119.132 118.646 118.255 .7 .0 2.2 -5.9 .3 -1.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 217.028 228.357 234.256 247.338 9.9 -42.8 10.2 68.7 -20.7 36.4 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.926 112.934 112.746 112.470 .3 -4.1 -2.7 -1.6 -1.9 -2.2 

Services .............................................................................. 239.197 239.874 240.432 240.902 3.5 2.9 4.3 2.9 3.2 3.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 222.103 222.481 223.171 223.723 4.3 4.3 3.7 2.9 4.3 3.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.622 117.653 117.945 116.828 .0 7.0 -3.3 -2.7 3.5 -3.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 184.020 186.511 186.072 185.598 -4.0 .2 14.7 3.5 -1.9 9.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 141.636 142.070 142.451 142.786 6.6 3.2 6.9 3.3 4.9 5.1 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 141.886 142.069 142.471 142.780 4.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 3.8 2.7 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.505 232.557 232.280 231.324 2.1 .3 1.7 -2.0 1.2 -.2 

Medical care services ....................................................... 363.443 364.265 365.689 367.054 4.2 4.5 7.5 4.0 4.3 5.8 

Other services ................................................................... 271.752 272.525 273.512 275.131 3.6 1.8 1.4 5.1 2.7 3.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 198.835 200.544 201.471 203.249 4.1 -6.6 4.0 9.2 -1.4 6.6 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 189.663 191.634 192.646 194.686 3.6 -9.0 4.5 11.0 -2.9 7.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 192.863 194.431 195.330 196.957 3.8 -5.7 4.2 8.8 -1.0 6.4 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 147.428 150.381 151.734 155.051 5.3 -22.0 3.1 22.3 -9.4 12.3 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 180.295 186.144 188.232 194.216 6.7 -24.5 3.2 34.6 -10.2 17.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 214.716 225.427 230.802 242.814 8.7 -39.8 9.1 63.5 -19.1 33.6 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 189.616 193.124 194.614 198.318 4.9 -12.7 4.4 19.7 -4.3 11.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 228.013 229.109 229.610 230.420 2.7 .0 4.5 4.3 1.3 4.4 

Services less medical care services ................................... 229.602 230.290 230.911 231.538 3.8 2.0 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.6 

Energy ................................................................................. 188.349 200.028 205.146 217.017 10.9 -46.0 15.0 76.2 -22.6 42.3 

All items less energy ........................................................... 201.176 201.470 201.876 202.235 3.1 1.6 3.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 202.045 202.268 202.572 202.846 3.1 1.4 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.0

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.753 140.665 140.479 140.348 .6 -2.5 .4 -1.1 -1.0 -.4 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 203.201 223.710 234.055 257.569 21.1 -65.1 15.3 158.1 -35.0 72.5 

Services less energy services ......................................... 245.136 245.594 246.269 246.851 4.1 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.6 3.1 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

May2007 from—

Percent change to

Apr.2007 from—

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

Apr.

2006

Feb.

2007

Mar.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 198.544 200.612 202.130 203.661 2.8 1.5 0.8 2.5 1.8 0.8 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 212.649 214.517 215.802 217.008 2.3 1.2 .6 2.3 1.5 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.892 215.629 216.766 217.739 2.3 1.0 .4 2.5 1.3 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.587 128.888 129.856 130.881 2.3 1.5 .8 1.8 1.8 .8 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 189.121 191.145 192.379 194.553 2.9 1.8 1.1 2.2 1.7 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 190.087 192.051 193.403 195.325 3.0 1.7 1.0 2.3 1.7 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.121 124.508 125.159 126.897 2.9 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.7 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 186.458 188.484 189.901 191.801 2.9 1.8 1.0 2.1 1.8 .8 

South urban .................................................... M 192.574 194.734 196.730 198.175 2.7 1.8 .7 2.4 2.2 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.032 198.254 199.837 201.167 2.8 1.5 .7 2.6 1.9 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.842 124.185 125.598 126.639 2.7 2.0 .8 2.2 2.2 1.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 195.444 197.902 200.520 201.358 2.6 1.7 .4 2.7 2.6 1.3 

West urban ..................................................... M 203.036 205.173 206.521 207.795 2.9 1.3 .6 3.3 1.7 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.885 207.180 208.393 209.674 3.0 1.2 .6 3.3 1.7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.161 127.333 128.376 128.962 2.7 1.3 .5 3.2 1.8 .8 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 184.447 186.331 187.531 188.791 2.8 1.3 .7 2.7 1.7 .6 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 124.203 125.513 126.624 127.710 2.7 1.8 .9 2.3 1.9 .9 

D ................................................................. M 193.060 195.247 197.059 198.771 2.8 1.8 .9 2.5 2.1 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 193.451 195.472 197.067 199.109 3.7 1.9 1.0 3.0 1.9 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 206.632 208.929 210.195 211.145 3.0 1.1 .5 3.6 1.7 .6 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 216.771 218.510 219.791 221.396 2.7 1.3 .7 2.7 1.4 .6 

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

 225.918 - 225.395 1.1 -.2 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 184.014 - 186.889 1.7 1.6 - - - -

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

 191.750 - 195.216 1.2 1.8 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 131.234 - 132.330 3.2 .8 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 193.446 -

 197.856 - - - - 3.1 2.3 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 192.717 -

 195.417 - - - - 1.7 1.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 179.288 - 182.774 - - - - 1.5 1.9 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 205.688 -

 208.921 - - - - 3.3 1.6 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 212.986 -

 214.668 - - - - 1.7 .8 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 208.803 -

 211.189 - - - - 3.1 1.1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 205.746 - 210.388 - - - - 3.9 2.3 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 May 2007 from—

 Apr.

 2007

 May

 2007

 May

 2006

 Apr.

 2007

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 119.543 120.032 2.3 0.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 118.596 119.151 3.8 .5 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 118.584 119.165 3.8 .5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 115.552 116.325 4.2 .7 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 122.681 122.983 3.3 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 119.009 119.237 2.8 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 124.713 124.894 3.2 .1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 126.701 126.754 3.6 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 147.904 149.589 3.7 1.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.400 96.293 -.4 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 92.585 91.417 -1.1 -1.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 120.770 122.721 .5 1.6 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 121.573 123.649 .5 1.7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 111.931 112.257 -.6 .3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 135.687 136.026 3.8 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 121.932 122.069 .6 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 140.486 140.898 4.8 .3 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.393 105.491 -.6 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.544 104.949 1.7 .4 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 156.367 156.594 5.9 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.557 74.991 -1.5 .6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 123.411 123.773 3.7 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 127.634 127.890 3.3 .2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 109.528 110.303 1.1 .7 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 85.458 85.155 -2.5 -.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 122.030 123.450 2.6 1.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 115.068 115.036 1.9 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 177.158 186.106 4.6 5.1 

Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.

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