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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2004 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in June, before seasonal 

adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 189.7 

(1982-84=100) was 3.3 percent higher than in June 2003. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.3 

percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 185.3 was 3.2 percent higher than in June 2003. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in June on a 

not seasonally adjusted basis. The June level of 110.4 (December 1999=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in June 

2003. Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in June, following a 0.6 percent increase in May. 

Energy costs, which advanced 4.6 percent in May, rose 2.6 percent in June and accounted for two-thirds of the 

increase in the overall CPI-U. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 3.0 percent and the 

index for energy services rose 2.1 percent. The index for food, which rose 0.9 percent in May, increased 0.2 percent 

in June. The index for all items less food and energy, which increased 0.2 percent in May, rose 0.1 percent in June. 

A deceleration in shelter costs--up 0.1 percent in June after increasing 0.2 percent in May--was largely responsible 

for the smaller June advance. 

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 2003 2004 3-mos. ended ended

 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’04 June ’04 

All Items .2 .5 .3 .5 .2 .6 .3 4.8 3.3

 Food and beverages .5 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .9 .2 4.9 3.7 

 Housing .2 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .3 4.1 2.7 

 Apparel -.3 -.3 -.1 .9 .0 .3 .2 2.0 .5 

 Transportation -.2 1.7 .7 1.1 .1 1.7 .8 10.9 5.7 

 Medical care .5 .2 .6 .6 .4 .3 .3 3.8 4.6 

 Recreation .1 .0 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .3 1.1 1.2 

 Education and 

 communication .2 .1 .3 .1 .3 .0 .2 1.8 2.1 

 Other goods and 

 services .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 1.3 2.0 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy .3 4.7 1.7 1.9 .1 4.6 2.6 33.5 17.0 

 Food .5 .0 .2 .2 .2 .9 .2 5.1 3.7 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .2 .1 2.3 1.9 
Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 4.8 percent in the second 

quarter after advancing at a 5.1 percent rate in the first three months of 2004. This brings the year-to-date 

annual rate to 4.9 percent and compares with an increase of 1.9 percent in all of 2003. The index for energy, 

which rose 6.9 percent in 2003, accelerated in the first half of 2004 to a 36.0 percent SAAR and accounted for 

about half of the advance in the overall CPI-U during the first six months of 2004. Petroleum-based energy 

costs increased at a 65.5 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 10.0 percent annual rate. 

The food index rose at a 3.2 percent SAAR in the first half of 2004. The index for grocery store food prices, 

which decreased at a 0.2 percent annual rate in the first three months, advanced at a 6.7 percent annual rate in 

the second quarter of 2004. The index for dairy products, which was unchanged in the first quarter, and the 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which had declined at a 3.7 percent annual rate, each turned up in the 

second quarter, advancing at annual rates of 47.9 and 8.5 percent. 

 The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the second quarter, following 

an increase at a 2.9 percent rate in the first three months of 2004. The advance at a 2.6 percent SAAR for the 

first half of 2004 compares with a 1.1 percent rise in all of 2003. While each of the major groups--including the 

non-energy portion of the housing and transportation groups--advanced at a faster rate in the first half of 2004 

than in all of 2003, most of the overall acceleration was accounted for by a larger increase in the indexes for 

shelter, an upturn in the index for apparel, and a smaller decline in the index for new and used vehicles. The 

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

 Percentage change 12 months SAAR 6 

 ended in December mos. 

ended 

 in June 

 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

All items 1.7 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 4.9

 Food and beverages 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 3.2

 Housing 2.4 2.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.8

 Apparel 1.0 -.7 -.5 -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 2.0

 Transportation -1.4 -1.7 5.4 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 12.9

 Medical care 2.8 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.8

 Recreation 1.5 1.2 .8 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7

 Education and 

 communication 3.0 .7 1.6 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.8

 Other goods and services 5.2 8.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.1

 

Special indexes 

 Energy -3.4 -8.8 13.4 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 36.0

 Energy commodities -6.9 -15.1 29.5 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 65.5

 Energy services .2 -3.3 1.2 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 10.0

 All items less energy 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.7

 Food 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 3.2

 All items less 

 food and energy 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.6
The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in June. The index for food at home increased 0.1 

percent in June after advancing 1.4 percent in May. The index for dairy products, which rose 6.8 percent in 

May, increased 1.7 percent in June as fresh whole milk prices rose 3.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, 

fish, and eggs increased 0.3 percent in June. The index for beef and veal, which declined sharply in each of the 

first three months of 2004 before turning back up in April, increased 1.7 percent in June and is 16.0 percent 

higher than a year ago. The indexes for pork and for poultry rose 0.7 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Egg prices 

declined sharply for the third consecutive month--down 5.3 percent in June--but are still 10.1 percent higher 

than a year ago. The index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.1 percent. Partially offsetting these increases 

were declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for other food at home--down 0.8 and 0.1 percent, 

respectively. Within the former group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables decreased 1.2 and 

0.6 percent, respectively. The index for nonalcoholic beverages was unchanged in June. The other two 

components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 

0.4 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in June, following increases of 0.4 percent in each of the 

preceding two months. Shelter costs rose 0.1 percent in June as increases of 0.2 percent in both rent and 

owners' equivalent rent were partially offset by a 0.9 percent drop in the index for lodging away from home. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 0.7 percent.) The index for fuels and 

utilities advanced 1.9 percent, following a 1.1 percent increase in May. Each of the three major household fuels 

contributed to the June advance--the indexes for fuel oil and for natural gas each increased 4.4 percent and the 

index for electricity rose 1.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity increased 7.2 

percent, reflecting the shift to seasonal rates in some areas.) The index for household furnishings and 

operations rose 0.1 percent in June. 

The transportation index increased 0.8 percent in June, reflecting a 3.1 percent increase in the index for 

gasoline. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 1.7 percent, again registering a new peak level.) 

The index for new vehicles increased 0.2 percent in June, but it still is 0.1 percent lower than a year ago. (Prior 

to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined 0.1 percent.) The index for used cars and trucks turned 

back down in June, following small increases in each of the preceding four months. The 0.9 percent drop in 

June brought the 12 month decline to 11.4 percent. Airline fares, which declined 0.8 percent in May after 

registering increases in the first four months of 2004, rose 0.7 percent in June. 

The index for apparel increased 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.3 percent rise in May. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.7 percent, largely as a result of the seasonal discounting of springsummer wear.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in June to a level 4.6 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.1 

percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in June. Charges for physician’s services and for 

hospital and related services increased 0.1 and 0.6 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation increased 0.3 percent in June, following a decrease of 0.2 percent in May. The 

index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, which declined 0.6 percent in May, rose 

0.2 percent in June. Also contributing to the upturn in the recreation component were increases in the indexes 

for club membership dues and for sporting goods. 

The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in June. The education index rose 0.5 

percent, while the index for communication costs was unchanged. Within the latter group, the indexes for 

personal computers and peripheral equipment and for computer software and accessories declined 1.3 and 0.8 

percent, respectively, while the index for internet services and electronic information providers increased 1.7 

percent. 

The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in June, the same as in each of the preceding 

two months. A 0.5 percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products was largely offset by a 0.5 

percent decline in the index for personal care products. 
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 0.3 

percent in June. 

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 2003 2004 3-mos. ended ended

 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’04 June ’04

All Items .2 .6 .3 .5 .2 .7 .3 4.9 3.2

 Food and beverages .4 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .9 .2 5.1 3.8 

 Housing .2 .5 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 4.0 2.6 

 Apparel -.3 -.1 .0 .8 -.1 .2 .0 .7 .8 

 Transportation -.2 1.8 .6 1.3 -.1 2.1 .7 11.5 5.3 

 Medical care .4 .3 .7 .6 .4 .3 .3 3.8 4.7 

 Recreation .1 -.1 .4 .3 .0 .0 .2 .8 1.1 

 Education and 

 communication .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .7 1.5 

 Other goods and 

 services .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 1.3 1.9 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy .3 4.9 1.6 2.2 -.1 5.0 2.7 34.9 17.9 

 Food .5 -.1 .2 .2 .1 1.0 .1 5.1 3.9 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 1.9 1.4 

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT). 

CPI (Old Weights)

For the first six months of 2004, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W 

based on the 1999-2000 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 2002 through 2003. These Old Weight data 

are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From May to June, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.3 percent and the Old 

Weight CPI-W rose 0.3 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. 
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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 115.7 

Less previous index 111.2 

Equals index point change 4.5 

Percent Change

Index point difference 4.5 

Divided by the previous index 111.2 

Equals 0.040 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 

Equals percent change 4.0

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. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 

1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1999 through 2003 

were replaced at the end of 2003. 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 for the last 5 years, but the 

seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally 

adjusted for 2004. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

 For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was 

used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally 

adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the 

effects of labor and supply problems for coffee. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat 

supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and 

oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data 

collection anomaly and dry weather in California. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant 

changes in milk production levels and higher demand for cheese. For Electricity, it was used to offset an 

increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining 
natural gas inventories. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the 

effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. 

 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 Daniel Chow on 

(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@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

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 189.1 189.7 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 

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

 566.4 568.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.384 186.5 186.8 3.7 .2 .2 .9 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.383 186.1 186.3 3.7 .1 .2 .9 .2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.256 186.6 186.8 4.4 .1 .1 1.4 .1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.202 206.1 206.8 1.5 .3 .0 .2 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.320 181.1 182.3 9.0 .7 .2 1.6 .3 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .842 185.9 188.8 15.2 1.6 1.6 6.8 1.7 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.221 231.7 226.7 -.3 -2.2 -.6 .7 -.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .905 139.9 139.8 -.4 -.1 -.6 .4 .0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.765 165.4 165.8 1.5 .2 .1 .4 -.1 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .305 163.5 162.8 .0 -.4 -.1 .3 -.3 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .251 169.4 171.3 9.5 1.1 -.1 1.7 1.8 

Other foods ....................................................................... 1.210 180.1 180.5 .3 .2 .1 .2 -.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .308 110.8 110.9 -.5 .1 -1.1 .3 .1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.127 186.7 187.0 2.8 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .332 124.8 124.8 3.0 .0 .6 .2 .0 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.001 191.7 192.4 2.8 .4 .5 -.1 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.089 188.9 190.3 2.7 .7 .4 .4 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.878 218.7 219.2 2.9 .2 .5 .2 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.157 210.2 210.7 2.7 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 2.954 128.2 129.1 5.5 .7 1.6 .2 -.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.383 224.3 224.7 2.6 .2 .4 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .385 116.1 116.2 .9 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.741 158.1 165.5 4.0 4.7 .5 1.1 1.9 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 3.830 140.4 148.5 3.6 5.8 .5 1.1 2.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .231 150.4 150.7 14.0 .2 -.1 3.1 3.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.599 146.8 155.8 3.0 6.1 .5 1.1 2.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .910 123.3 123.6 6.2 .2 .3 .8 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.470 125.4 125.6 -.5 .2 -.2 .2 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .704 124.0 124.7 2.4 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.975 123.4 120.1 .5 -2.7 .0 .3 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.024 120.3 117.7 1.3 -2.2 -.2 .3 .3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.704 116.9 112.3 .9 -3.9 .1 .6 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .195 118.1 116.2 -3.7 -1.6 -.8 -1.6 .3 

Footwear ................................................................................ .778 120.3 118.4 -.4 -1.6 -.2 -.3 .0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 16.881 165.2 165.7 5.7 .3 .1 1.7 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.817 161.5 161.9 6.1 .2 .0 2.0 .8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.912 94.0 93.6 -3.5 -.4 .0 .0 -.1 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.817 137.4 137.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 .2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.007 131.8 130.6 -11.4 -.9 .1 .4 -.9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.249 170.5 173.3 33.2 1.6 -.3 8.0 3.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.222 169.8 172.7 33.4 1.7 -.3 8.1 3.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .369 107.9 108.2 .5 .3 .1 .0 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.349 199.0 199.7 2.4 .4 .2 .2 .5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.064 210.7 212.3 -1.0 .8 .4 -1.3 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.074 309.0 310.0 4.6 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.499 269.1 269.6 2.9 .2 .4 .2 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.575 319.8 321.0 5.2 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.749 270.9 271.6 3.9 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.489 414.6 416.9 6.4 .6 .3 .5 .6 

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

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.872 108.8 108.9 1.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.736 104.6 104.4 .7 -.2 .4 -.2 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.948 110.6 110.8 2.1 .2 .3 .0 .2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.841 140.9 141.6 7.3 .5 .6 .6 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .219 349.6 350.6 4.9 .3 .7 .3 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.623 405.6 407.6 7.4 .5 .6 .6 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.107 86.9 86.8 -2.7 -.1 .0 -.6 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.925 84.8 84.7 -2.9 -.1 -.4 -.7 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.315 95.9 95.8 -1.7 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .610 14.9 14.9 -8.0 .0 -1.3 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .230 15.7 15.5 -11.4 -1.3 .6 -1.3 -1.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.776 303.8 304.1 2.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .806 473.5 476.0 2.7 .5 -.1 .0 .5 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.970 181.4 181.4 1.8 .0 .2 .1 .0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .680 154.6 153.8 .0 -.5 .0 .1 -.5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .650 196.6 196.9 2.1 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.448 293.1 293.6 3.5 .2 .4 .1 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.117 156.0 155.8 3.6 -.1 .0 1.2 .4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.384 186.5 186.8 3.7 .2 .2 .9 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 24.733 138.6 138.2 3.4 -.3 .0 1.3 .5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 13.458 160.9 160.5 8.9 -.2 -.5 2.3 .2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.975 123.4 120.1 .5 -2.7 .0 .3 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 9.483 188.2 189.5 12.4 .7 -.4 3.6 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 11.275 114.8 114.5 -3.0 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.2 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.883 221.9 223.3 3.0 .6 .4 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 32.494 227.7 228.3 3.0 .3 .4 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .385 116.1 116.2 .9 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.599 146.8 155.8 3.0 6.1 .5 1.1 2.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .910 123.3 123.6 6.2 .2 .3 .8 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .704 124.0 124.7 2.4 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.319 220.0 220.5 1.6 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.575 319.8 321.0 5.2 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.896 259.6 260.2 2.8 .2 .3 .1 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 85.617 189.6 190.3 3.1 .4 .3 .5 .4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.122 179.6 180.2 3.4 .3 .1 .8 .4 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.926 182.9 183.5 3.1 .3 .2 .7 .3 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 25.734 140.6 140.3 3.5 -.2 -.1 1.2 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 14.459 162.8 162.4 8.5 -.2 -.6 2.2 .2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 10.484 187.7 189.0 11.6 .7 .0 3.1 1.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.842 174.1 174.0 6.2 -.1 -.1 1.5 .5

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.389 231.7 234.2 3.1 1.1 .3 .3 .6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 55.308 213.6 215.0 2.8 .7 .3 .3 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.080 154.1 159.7 17.0 3.6 .1 4.6 2.6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 92.920 194.3 194.4 2.2 .1 .3 .3 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.537 196.5 196.6 1.9 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 22.254 140.2 139.4 -1.0 -.6 .0 .1 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 3.480 170.1 172.8 32.0 1.6 -.3 7.7 3.0 

Services less energy services ................................................ 56.283 229.6 230.2 3.0 .3 .4 .2 .2 

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

 $ .529 $ .527 - - - - -

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

 $ .177 $ .176 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

Sep.

2003

Dec.

2003

Mar.

2004

June

2004

Dec.

2003

June

2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 187.2 187.6 188.8 189.4 3.5 -0.4 5.1 4.8 1.5 4.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 184.7 185.0 186.6 186.9 2.9 5.6 1.5 4.9 4.3 3.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 184.1 184.4 186.1 186.4 2.9 5.9 1.3 5.1 4.4 3.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 183.9 184.1 186.7 186.9 3.6 7.7 -.2 6.7 5.7 3.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 205.2 205.3 205.7 206.0 1.6 .8 2.2 1.6 1.2 1.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 178.8 179.2 182.0 182.5 9.4 23.6 -3.7 8.5 16.3 2.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 172.2 174.9 186.8 189.9 14.0 4.5 .0 47.9 9.2 21.6 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 229.0 227.7 229.3 227.5 -1.2 5.2 -2.2 -2.6 1.9 -2.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 140.2 139.4 139.9 139.9 -2.3 1.2 .6 -.9 -.6 -.1 

Other food at home ............................................................ 164.9 165.0 165.7 165.5 .0 .5 4.2 1.5 .2 2.8 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 162.8 162.7 163.2 162.7 -1.0 .7 .7 -.2 -.1 .2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 166.3 166.2 169.0 172.0 .5 3.9 20.3 14.4 2.2 17.3 

Other foods ....................................................................... 180.2 180.4 180.7 179.7 .2 -.2 2.0 -1.1 .0 .4

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 111.7 110.5 110.8 110.9 -1.8 -4.3 7.1 -2.8 -3.0 2.0 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 185.8 186.2 186.7 187.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.7 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 124.2 124.9 125.2 125.2 -.7 4.4 5.0 3.3 1.8 4.1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 190.8 191.8 191.7 192.4 1.7 1.7 4.5 3.4 1.7 4.0 

Housing .................................................................................... 187.7 188.4 189.1 189.6 1.5 1.3 3.5 4.1 1.4 3.8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 217.1 218.1 218.6 218.8 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.2 2.5 3.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 209.0 209.7 210.4 210.9 2.8 2.1 2.3 3.7 2.5 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 124.4 126.4 126.7 125.6 1.7 7.9 8.1 3.9 4.8 6.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 223.3 224.1 224.6 225.0 2.6 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.3 2.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 115.1 115.7 116.1 116.2 2.5 -5.4 2.8 3.9 -1.6 3.4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 157.1 157.9 159.7 162.7 .5 -3.8 5.5 15.0 -1.7 10.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 139.8 140.5 142.1 145.3 -.6 -5.9 5.6 16.7 -3.3 11.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 144.2 144.1 148.5 153.3 6.4 -1.2 25.6 27.7 2.5 26.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 146.5 147.3 148.9 152.1 -1.1 -6.1 4.2 16.2 -3.6 10.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 121.9 122.3 123.3 123.9 5.6 5.5 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 125.5 125.2 125.4 125.5 -3.1 -.6 1.9 .0 -1.9 1.0 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 123.6 123.8 124.0 124.7 1.7 1.0 3.3 3.6 1.3 3.5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.8 120.8 121.2 121.4 .3 -2.3 2.0 2.0 -1.0 2.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 118.2 118.0 118.3 118.6 2.1 1.0 .3 1.4 1.5 .8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 113.2 113.3 114.0 114.2 -1.1 -1.4 2.5 3.6 -1.2 3.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 120.3 119.3 117.4 117.7 3.6 -12.6 3.4 -8.4 -4.8 -2.7 

Footwear ................................................................................ 119.5 119.3 119.0 119.0 1.0 -2.6 1.7 -1.7 -.8 .0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 160.8 160.9 163.7 165.0 9.5 -11.0 14.9 10.9 -1.3 12.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 156.9 156.9 160.0 161.3 10.7 -12.0 16.3 11.7 -1.3 14.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 93.9 93.9 93.9 93.8 -6.8 -6.1 -.4 -.4 -6.5 -.4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 137.3 137.2 137.3 137.6 -.6 -1.4 .9 .9 -1.0 .9 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 131.2 131.3 131.8 130.6 -20.9 -21.1 .6 -1.8 -21.0 -.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 153.1 152.7 164.9 169.9 75.7 -37.0 87.1 51.7 5.2 68.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 152.4 151.9 164.2 169.3 76.7 -36.9 86.6 52.3 5.6 68.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 107.8 107.9 107.9 108.2 .0 .0 .4 1.5 .0 .9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 198.3 198.6 199.0 199.9 2.1 3.3 .8 3.3 2.7 2.0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 210.6 211.5 208.8 208.8 -.9 -.9 1.7 -3.4 -.9 -.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 307.0 308.1 309.0 309.9 4.5 4.2 5.8 3.8 4.4 4.8 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 267.3 268.5 269.1 269.4 5.0 .8 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 317.8 318.9 319.8 321.0 4.4 5.3 6.8 4.1 4.8 5.4 

Professional services ........................................................... 269.4 270.1 270.6 271.3 2.5 3.5 7.0 2.9 3.0 4.9

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 412.5 413.6 415.5 418.1 7.5 6.9 5.5 5.5 7.2 5.5 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

Sep.

2003

Dec.

2003

Mar.

2004

June

2004

Dec.

2003

June

2004

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.6 108.8 108.6 108.9 0.7 0.7 2.2 1.1 0.7 1.7 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.0 104.4 104.2 104.3 1.2 .0 .4 1.2 .6 .8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 111.1 111.4 111.4 111.6 3.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.4 1.8 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 141.0 141.8 142.6 143.3 9.0 6.6 6.5 6.7 7.8 6.6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 347.5 349.9 351.0 351.3 1.8 11.4 2.0 4.4 6.5 3.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 406.3 408.6 410.9 413.0 9.6 6.2 7.0 6.8 7.9 6.9 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 87.5 87.5 87.0 87.0 -2.2 -3.6 -2.7 -2.3 -2.9 -2.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 85.7 85.4 84.8 84.7 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 -4.6 -2.3 -3.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 96.7 96.5 95.9 95.8 -.4 -.8 -2.0 -3.7 -.6 -2.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 15.2 15.0 14.9 14.9 -14.0 -7.5 -2.6 -7.7 -10.8 -5.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.5 -24.7 -2.4 -9.5 -7.4 -14.3 -8.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 302.9 303.3 303.6 303.9 2.7 1.2 2.8 1.3 2.0 2.1

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 473.6 473.3 473.5 476.0 4.6 1.5 2.7 2.0 3.0 2.4 

Personal care ......................................................................... 180.7 181.1 181.3 181.3 2.3 1.1 2.7 1.3 1.7 2.0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 154.5 154.5 154.6 153.8 -1.0 .0 2.9 -1.8 -.5 .5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 195.8 196.1 196.6 196.9 5.5 -2.2 3.1 2.3 1.6 2.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 291.1 292.4 292.8 293.6 2.6 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.2 3.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 153.4 153.4 155.2 155.8 4.6 -3.6 7.4 6.4 .4 6.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 184.7 185.0 186.6 186.9 2.9 5.6 1.5 4.9 4.3 3.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 135.7 135.7 137.4 138.1 5.8 -9.1 11.0 7.3 -1.9 9.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 155.3 154.6 158.1 158.4 14.5 -.3 13.7 8.2 6.8 10.9 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.8 120.8 121.2 121.4 .3 -2.3 2.0 2.0 -1.0 2.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 180.4 179.7 186.2 188.4 22.4 -15.0 28.9 19.0 2.0 23.8 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.0 114.8 114.7 114.5 -6.3 -4.4 .7 -1.7 -5.4 -.5 

Services ...................................................................................... 220.8 221.6 222.1 222.8 2.6 2.0 3.5 3.7 2.3 3.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 226.1 227.0 227.7 228.1 2.4 2.4 3.6 3.6 2.4 3.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 115.1 115.7 116.1 116.2 2.5 -5.4 2.8 3.9 -1.6 3.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 146.5 147.3 148.9 152.1 -1.1 -6.1 4.2 16.2 -3.6 10.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 121.9 122.3 123.3 123.9 5.6 5.5 6.8 6.7 5.6 6.8 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 123.6 123.8 124.0 124.7 1.7 1.0 3.3 3.6 1.3 3.5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 219.3 219.7 219.6 220.1 1.7 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 

Medical care services ............................................................... 317.8 318.9 319.8 321.0 4.4 5.3 6.8 4.1 4.8 5.4 

Other services .......................................................................... 259.4 260.1 260.3 261.0 4.0 2.0 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.7 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 187.7 188.2 189.2 189.9 3.5 -1.3 5.5 4.8 1.1 5.1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 177.6 177.8 179.2 180.0 4.0 -1.6 5.8 5.5 1.2 5.7 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 181.0 181.4 182.6 183.2 3.2 -.4 4.8 5.0 1.4 4.9 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 137.8 137.7 139.4 140.1 5.4 -8.5 10.8 6.8 -1.8 8.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 157.5 156.6 160.1 160.5 14.2 -.3 12.9 7.8 6.7 10.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 180.6 180.6 186.2 188.2 19.6 -13.1 26.8 17.9 1.9 22.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 170.2 170.0 172.5 173.3 7.0 3.2 6.9 7.5 5.1 7.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 230.9 231.5 232.2 233.5 3.2 2.1 2.5 4.6 2.7 3.5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 212.5 213.2 213.8 214.5 2.7 2.1 2.7 3.8 2.4 3.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 145.5 145.7 152.4 156.4 30.1 -22.2 38.6 33.5 .6 36.0 

All items less energy .................................................................. 193.2 193.7 194.2 194.5 1.5 1.7 2.7 2.7 1.6 2.7 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 195.5 196.0 196.4 196.6 1.2 .8 2.9 2.3 1.0 2.6 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 139.6 139.6 139.7 139.7 -2.8 -2.8 1.4 .3 -2.8 .9 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 153.3 152.9 164.7 169.7 70.2 -35.2 82.5 50.2 5.0 65.5 

Services less energy services ................................................ 228.3 229.2 229.6 230.0 2.9 2.5 3.4 3.0 2.7 3.2 

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 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

June2004 from—

Percent change to

May2004 from—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

Apr.

2004

May

2004

May

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 187.4 188.0 189.1 189.7 3.3 0.9 0.3 3.1 0.9 0.6 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 198.6 199.4 199.9 201.1 4.3 .9 .6 3.7 .7 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.7 201.4 202.0 203.3 4.3 .9 .6 3.8 .6 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.4 118.1 118.3 118.7 4.2 .5 .3 3.6 .8 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 181.0 181.5 182.9 183.3 2.7 1.0 .2 2.9 1.0 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 183.1 183.7 185.0 185.3 2.5 .9 .2 2.9 1.0 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 115.2 115.6 116.4 116.8 3.2 1.0 .3 3.0 1.0 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 174.1 173.9 176.0 176.9 2.5 1.7 .5 2.5 1.1 1.2 

South urban .................................................... M 180.1 180.9 182.0 182.9 3.2 1.1 .5 2.9 1.1 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 181.8 182.5 183.4 184.3 3.0 1.0 .5 2.7 .9 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 114.9 115.6 116.4 117.0 3.4 1.2 .5 3.2 1.3 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 177.7 178.7 179.4 180.5 3.2 1.0 .6 2.7 1.0 .4 

West urban ..................................................... M 192.2 192.3 193.4 193.3 2.8 .5 -.1 2.6 .6 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.5 194.6 195.9 195.9 2.6 .7 .0 2.5 .7 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.9 117.8 118.2 117.9 3.1 .1 -.3 3.1 .3 .3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 171.5 172.0 172.9 173.4 3.1 .8 .3 3.0 .8 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 115.9 116.3 117.0 117.3 3.4 .9 .3 3.2 .9 .6 

D ................................................................. M 178.9 179.3 180.9 181.8 3.1 1.4 .5 2.7 1.1 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 186.3 187.2 188.7 189.1 2.7 1.0 .2 2.9 1.3 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 191.5 191.9 193.3 193.7 4.0 .9 .2 3.7 .9 .7 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 203.4 204.0 204.4 206.0 4.6 1.0 .8 3.9 .5 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 208.7 -

 208.7 - - - - 3.2 .0 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 180.0 - 181.3 - - - - 3.5 .7 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 177.7 -

 179.1 - - - - 1.2 .8 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 118.1 - 118.9 - - - - 2.8 .7 -

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

 182.3 - 185.7 2.3 1.9 - - - -

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

 184.7 - 185.8 1.6 .6 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 169.7 - 169.3 4.2 -.2 - - - -

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

 185.2 - 185.6 3.5 .2 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 194.8 - 198.0 4.4 1.6 - - - -

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

 198.3 - 199.0 1.4 .4 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 194.3 - 195.3 1.9 .5 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 184.7 185.3 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 

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

 550.2 551.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.151 186.0 186.4 3.8 .2 .2 .9 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 16.061 185.6 185.9 3.9 .2 .1 1.0 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.637 185.8 186.1 4.6 .2 .1 1.5 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.364 206.0 206.7 1.5 .3 .2 .0 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.908 181.1 182.4 9.2 .7 .1 1.6 .4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .955 186.1 189.0 15.6 1.6 1.7 7.2 1.7 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.344 228.9 224.3 -.6 -2.0 -.8 .9 -.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.076 139.3 139.3 -.2 .0 -.4 .4 .1 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.991 165.1 165.5 1.5 .2 -.1 .6 -.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .321 162.9 162.2 -.1 -.4 -.1 .3 -.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .303 169.4 171.4 9.5 1.2 .2 1.7 1.8 

Other foods ....................................................................... 1.366 180.5 180.8 .2 .2 -.1 .4 -.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .350 111.2 111.4 -.6 .2 -1.1 .2 .2 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.424 186.6 186.8 2.8 .1 .3 .3 .1 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .252 124.6 124.7 2.8 .1 .4 .2 .2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.090 192.0 192.7 3.2 .4 .5 -.1 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 39.114 184.1 185.6 2.6 .8 .3 .3 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 30.151 211.8 212.2 2.8 .2 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.065 209.4 209.9 2.7 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.722 128.2 128.8 5.1 .5 1.8 -.8 -.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 20.026 203.6 203.9 2.5 .1 .2 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .337 116.4 116.5 1.3 .1 .7 .3 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.079 157.4 165.0 4.0 4.8 .4 1.1 1.9 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.146 139.3 147.4 3.7 5.8 .5 1.1 2.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .216 149.6 149.8 13.8 .1 .3 2.9 3.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.930 146.1 155.1 3.2 6.2 .5 1.0 2.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .933 123.5 123.7 6.2 .2 .2 .9 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 3.884 121.1 121.3 -.5 .2 -.3 .0 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .318 125.9 127.0 3.5 .9 .2 .2 .9 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.357 122.8 119.6 .8 -2.6 -.1 .2 .0

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.120 120.3 117.8 1.4 -2.1 -.1 -.1 .1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.727 116.7 112.2 1.6 -3.9 .1 .6 .0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .250 120.9 118.8 -3.3 -1.7 -1.5 -1.5 .1 

Footwear ................................................................................ 1.011 119.0 117.0 -1.3 -1.7 -.4 -.2 .1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.145 163.6 164.0 5.3 .2 -.1 2.1 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 18.348 160.9 161.3 5.6 .2 -.1 2.2 .8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.305 92.5 92.1 -5.0 -.4 .0 .1 -.3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.864 138.5 138.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 3.487 132.6 131.4 -11.3 -.9 .1 .4 -.9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.967 171.1 173.8 33.3 1.6 -.5 8.5 3.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.936 170.4 173.2 33.4 1.6 -.5 8.4 3.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .456 107.5 107.8 .7 .3 .1 .0 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.365 200.8 201.5 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .4 

Public transportation ............................................................... .797 208.8 210.0 -.4 .6 .5 -1.4 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 4.969 308.4 309.4 4.7 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.142 263.3 263.8 2.8 .2 .4 .3 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 3.827 320.0 321.2 5.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.256 273.5 274.1 4.0 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.254 410.7 413.0 6.4 .6 .3 .5 .6 

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

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.697 106.6 106.7 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.928 103.9 103.7 .8 -.2 .4 -.1 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.645 109.2 109.4 1.5 .2 .2 -.2 .2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.299 139.9 140.6 6.7 .5 .5 .4 .4 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .215 350.4 351.5 4.8 .3 .7 .3 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.084 394.6 396.7 6.9 .5 .5 .4 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.345 88.4 88.4 -2.5 .0 .0 -.6 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 3.194 87.0 86.9 -2.7 -.1 -.5 -.6 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.622 96.1 96.1 -1.6 .0 -.2 -.6 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .572 15.4 15.4 -8.3 .0 -1.3 -.6 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .205 15.4 15.2 -11.6 -1.3 .6 -1.3 -1.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.923 311.5 311.8 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.248 474.4 476.9 2.6 .5 .0 .1 .5 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.675 180.2 180.0 1.6 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .737 155.1 154.3 -.1 -.5 .1 .0 -.5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .610 197.1 197.5 2.1 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.152 293.1 293.5 3.4 .1 .7 .1 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.582 156.7 156.6 3.6 -.1 .0 1.3 .3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.151 186.0 186.4 3.8 .2 .2 .9 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 27.430 140.0 139.6 3.4 -.3 -.1 1.5 .5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 14.671 164.7 164.4 9.9 -.2 -.6 2.6 .1 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.357 122.8 119.6 .8 -2.6 -.1 .2 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.315 194.5 196.0 13.8 .8 -.6 4.1 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.759 113.9 113.5 -4.1 -.4 -.2 .0 -.3

Services ...................................................................................... 55.418 217.6 219.0 2.9 .6 .3 .2 .4 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.813 203.9 204.4 2.8 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .337 116.4 116.5 1.3 .1 .7 .3 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.930 146.1 155.1 3.2 6.2 .5 1.0 2.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .933 123.5 123.7 6.2 .2 .2 .9 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .318 125.9 127.0 3.5 .9 .2 .2 .9 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.241 220.3 220.7 1.8 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.827 320.0 321.2 5.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.020 252.7 253.3 2.5 .2 .2 .0 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 83.939 184.4 185.0 3.1 .3 .2 .7 .4 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 69.849 176.8 177.5 3.4 .4 .1 .9 .5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 95.031 179.4 180.0 3.2 .3 .1 .7 .4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 28.520 141.8 141.5 3.4 -.2 -.1 1.4 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 15.761 166.4 166.2 9.5 -.1 -.6 2.4 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.405 193.5 194.8 12.7 .7 -.1 3.6 1.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 31.823 175.9 175.9 6.7 .0 -.2 1.8 .2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.605 205.8 208.2 3.0 1.2 .3 .2 .6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.592 209.7 211.1 2.7 .7 .3 .2 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.114 154.5 159.9 17.9 3.5 -.1 5.0 2.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 91.886 189.3 189.3 1.8 .0 .2 .3 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 75.825 190.4 190.3 1.4 -.1 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 24.337 139.9 139.0 -1.6 -.6 .0 .1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.183 170.7 173.3 32.3 1.5 -.5 8.3 3.1 

Services less energy services ................................................ 51.488 225.5 226.0 2.8 .2 .3 .2 .2 

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

 $ .541 $ .540 - - - - -

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

 $ .182 $ .181 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

Sep.

2003

Dec.

2003

Mar.

2004

June

2004

Dec.

2003

June

2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 182.8 183.1 184.4 185.0 3.4 -1.1 5.4 4.9 1.1 5.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 184.1 184.4 186.1 186.4 3.2 5.9 1.3 5.1 4.5 3.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 183.6 183.8 185.7 185.9 3.2 6.1 1.1 5.1 4.6 3.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 183.1 183.2 185.9 186.3 4.1 7.8 -.2 7.2 5.9 3.4 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 205.1 205.5 205.6 205.9 1.6 .0 2.6 1.6 .8 2.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 178.9 179.1 182.0 182.7 9.4 24.1 -3.5 8.8 16.5 2.5 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 171.5 174.5 187.0 190.2 15.4 3.6 -.9 51.3 9.3 22.4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 226.7 224.8 226.9 224.9 -.7 4.0 -2.4 -3.1 1.6 -2.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 139.4 138.8 139.3 139.4 -2.3 1.4 .0 .0 -.4 .0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 164.5 164.4 165.4 165.1 .5 .0 4.2 1.5 .2 2.8 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 162.2 162.1 162.6 161.9 .0 -.7 1.0 -.7 -.4 .1 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 166.0 166.3 169.2 172.3 .3 3.3 20.0 16.1 1.8 18.0 

Other foods ....................................................................... 180.6 180.4 181.1 180.1 .4 -.4 1.8 -1.1 .0 .3

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 112.2 111.0 111.2 111.4 -2.8 -3.5 7.1 -2.8 -3.2 2.0 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 185.6 186.1 186.6 186.8 2.2 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.8 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 124.0 124.5 124.8 125.0 -.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 2.1 3.3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 191.2 192.1 192.0 192.7 1.9 2.6 5.0 3.2 2.3 4.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 183.2 183.8 184.3 185.0 1.6 .9 3.6 4.0 1.2 3.8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 210.5 211.3 211.7 212.1 2.3 1.9 3.3 3.1 2.1 3.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 208.2 208.9 209.4 210.1 2.6 1.8 2.7 3.7 2.2 3.2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 125.2 127.4 126.4 125.5 3.0 5.8 9.8 1.0 4.4 5.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 202.7 203.1 203.8 204.1 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.8 2.1 2.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 115.2 116.0 116.4 116.5 2.8 -4.7 2.8 4.6 -1.0 3.7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 156.7 157.4 159.1 162.1 .5 -3.8 6.1 14.5 -1.7 10.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 138.8 139.5 141.1 144.2 -.3 -5.6 5.7 16.5 -3.0 10.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 143.0 143.4 147.5 152.4 7.7 -2.9 24.8 29.0 2.3 26.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 145.9 146.7 148.2 151.4 -.8 -5.9 4.8 16.0 -3.4 10.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 122.2 122.4 123.5 124.0 5.6 5.2 7.9 6.0 5.4 7.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.4 121.0 121.0 121.2 -2.3 -1.3 2.3 -.7 -1.8 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 125.4 125.6 125.9 127.0 2.3 1.3 5.3 5.2 1.8 5.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.5 120.4 120.7 120.7 1.0 -1.7 3.0 .7 -.3 1.8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 118.4 118.3 118.2 118.3 1.7 2.1 1.7 -.3 1.9 .7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 113.1 113.2 113.9 113.9 1.1 -1.4 4.0 2.9 -.2 3.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 123.7 121.9 120.1 120.2 3.9 -12.4 7.4 -10.8 -4.6 -2.1 

Footwear ................................................................................ 118.2 117.7 117.5 117.6 .0 -3.3 .3 -2.0 -1.7 -.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 158.9 158.8 162.1 163.3 9.1 -13.2 16.0 11.5 -2.7 13.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 156.1 155.9 159.4 160.7 9.5 -13.6 16.7 12.3 -2.7 14.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 92.4 92.4 92.5 92.2 -9.1 -9.4 -.4 -.9 -9.3 -.6 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.4 138.3 138.5 138.6 -.3 -1.4 .6 .6 -.9 .6

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 132.0 132.1 132.6 131.4 -20.6 -21.2 .9 -1.8 -20.9 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 153.3 152.5 165.5 170.6 75.9 -36.9 85.8 53.4 5.4 68.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 152.7 152.0 164.8 170.0 76.4 -36.8 85.7 53.6 5.6 68.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 107.4 107.5 107.5 107.8 .4 .4 .4 1.5 .4 .9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 200.1 200.4 200.8 201.7 2.0 3.5 .8 3.2 2.8 2.0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 208.8 209.8 206.9 206.7 .0 -.8 3.3 -4.0 -.4 -.4 

Medical care ............................................................................. 306.4 307.5 308.4 309.3 4.4 4.4 6.1 3.8 4.4 5.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 261.5 262.5 263.3 263.3 5.1 .6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 

Medical care services ............................................................. 317.9 319.0 320.0 321.2 4.3 5.4 7.1 4.2 4.8 5.6 

Professional services ........................................................... 272.0 272.7 273.3 273.8 2.5 3.7 7.4 2.7 3.1 5.0

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 408.7 409.8 411.9 414.2 7.5 6.8 5.7 5.5 7.2 5.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

Sep.

2003

Dec.

2003

Mar.

2004

June

2004

Dec.

2003

June

2004

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.6 0.4 0.8 2.3 0.8 0.6 1.5 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.2 103.6 103.5 103.6 .8 .4 .4 1.6 .6 1.0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 109.8 110.0 109.8 110.0 2.6 .7 1.5 .7 1.7 1.1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 140.1 140.8 141.4 142.0 8.7 5.7 6.8 5.5 7.2 6.2 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 348.5 350.8 351.8 352.2 2.2 10.7 2.1 4.3 6.3 3.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 395.4 397.3 399.0 401.1 9.1 5.4 7.1 5.9 7.3 6.5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 89.1 89.1 88.6 88.5 -2.2 -3.5 -2.2 -2.7 -2.8 -2.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 87.9 87.5 87.0 86.9 -2.2 -2.2 -1.8 -4.5 -2.2 -3.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 96.9 96.7 96.1 96.1 -.4 -.8 -2.0 -3.3 -.6 -2.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.4 -15.7 -7.2 -2.5 -7.4 -11.6 -5.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.2 -25.1 -2.5 -9.7 -7.5 -14.5 -8.6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 310.6 311.1 311.3 311.6 2.8 1.2 2.5 1.3 2.0 1.9

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 474.2 474.1 474.4 476.9 4.5 1.4 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.3 

Personal care ......................................................................... 179.5 179.9 180.0 179.9 2.0 .9 2.7 .9 1.5 1.8 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.0 155.1 155.1 154.3 -1.0 .0 2.6 -1.8 -.5 .4 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 196.3 196.6 197.1 197.5 5.5 -2.4 2.9 2.5 1.5 2.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 290.7 292.6 292.8 293.5 2.3 3.3 4.2 3.9 2.8 4.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 153.9 153.9 155.9 156.4 4.6 -4.4 7.6 6.7 .0 7.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 184.1 184.4 186.1 186.4 3.2 5.9 1.3 5.1 4.5 3.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 136.8 136.6 138.7 139.4 5.8 -10.7 11.9 7.8 -2.8 9.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 158.6 157.7 161.8 162.0 16.4 .0 15.2 8.9 7.9 12.0 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.5 120.4 120.7 120.7 1.0 -1.7 3.0 .7 -.3 1.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 185.8 184.6 192.2 194.6 25.0 -15.8 32.1 20.3 2.6 26.1 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.0 113.8 113.8 113.5 -8.2 -6.4 .4 -1.7 -7.3 -.7 

Services ...................................................................................... 216.6 217.3 217.8 218.6 2.5 1.7 3.4 3.7 2.1 3.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 202.8 203.5 203.9 204.4 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.2 2.3 3.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 115.2 116.0 116.4 116.5 2.8 -4.7 2.8 4.6 -1.0 3.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 145.9 146.7 148.2 151.4 -.8 -5.9 4.8 16.0 -3.4 10.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 122.2 122.4 123.5 124.0 5.6 5.2 7.9 6.0 5.4 7.0 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 125.4 125.6 125.9 127.0 2.3 1.3 5.3 5.2 1.8 5.2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 219.6 220.0 220.0 220.5 2.0 1.3 2.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 317.9 319.0 320.0 321.2 4.3 5.4 7.1 4.2 4.8 5.6 

Other services .......................................................................... 252.7 253.3 253.2 253.9 3.6 1.4 2.7 1.9 2.5 2.3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 182.4 182.7 183.9 184.7 3.6 -2.6 6.1 5.1 .4 5.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 174.6 174.8 176.4 177.2 4.0 -2.5 6.2 6.1 .7 6.1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 177.5 177.7 179.0 179.7 3.2 -1.4 5.4 5.1 .9 5.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 138.7 138.6 140.6 141.3 5.4 -10.0 11.4 7.7 -2.6 9.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 160.7 159.7 163.5 163.7 16.1 .0 14.7 7.7 7.8 11.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 185.4 185.3 191.9 193.9 21.6 -14.2 29.5 19.6 2.1 24.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 171.8 171.4 174.5 174.9 8.6 3.1 7.6 7.4 5.8 7.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 205.1 205.8 206.2 207.4 3.2 2.2 2.2 4.6 2.7 3.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 208.8 209.5 209.9 210.7 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.7 2.2 3.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 145.4 145.3 152.6 156.7 33.0 -23.2 41.1 34.9 1.1 38.0 

All items less energy .................................................................. 188.2 188.6 189.1 189.4 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.6 1.2 2.5 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 189.6 190.0 190.2 190.5 .6 .2 2.8 1.9 .4 2.4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 139.3 139.3 139.4 139.3 -3.9 -3.9 1.4 .0 -3.9 .7 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 153.4 152.6 165.2 170.3 72.1 -35.7 82.4 51.9 5.2 66.4 

Services less energy services ................................................ 224.5 225.1 225.5 226.0 2.8 2.2 3.5 2.7 2.5 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

June2004 from—

Percent change to

May2004 from—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

Apr.

2004

May

2004

May

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 182.9 183.5 184.7 185.3 3.2 1.0 0.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 195.1 195.7 196.4 197.5 4.4 .9 .6 3.8 .7 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 195.9 196.3 197.1 198.3 4.4 1.0 .6 3.8 .6 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.5 118.1 118.4 118.8 4.3 .6 .3 3.7 .8 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 175.8 176.3 177.8 178.2 2.6 1.1 .2 2.8 1.1 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 177.2 177.9 179.4 179.4 2.5 .8 .0 3.0 1.2 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 114.2 114.6 115.5 116.0 2.9 1.2 .4 2.8 1.1 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 171.4 171.2 173.2 174.1 2.4 1.7 .5 2.3 1.1 1.2 

South urban .................................................... M 176.7 177.6 178.8 179.7 3.1 1.2 .5 2.8 1.2 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 178.9 179.7 180.8 181.9 3.2 1.2 .6 2.9 1.1 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 113.4 114.0 114.8 115.3 2.9 1.1 .4 2.7 1.2 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 176.9 177.8 179.0 180.0 3.0 1.2 .6 2.5 1.2 .7 

West urban ..................................................... M 187.1 187.3 188.6 188.6 2.9 .7 .0 2.6 .8 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 187.9 188.2 189.6 189.7 2.8 .8 .1 2.5 .9 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.2 117.2 117.8 117.6 3.1 .3 -.2 3.0 .5 .5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 169.6 170.0 171.2 171.7 3.2 1.0 .3 3.1 .9 .7 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 114.9 115.3 116.0 116.4 3.2 1.0 .3 2.9 1.0 .6 

D ................................................................. M 176.7 177.2 178.8 179.7 2.7 1.4 .5 2.5 1.2 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 179.7 180.6 182.2 182.5 2.5 1.1 .2 2.8 1.4 .9 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 184.9 185.2 186.8 187.4 4.3 1.2 .3 3.8 1.0 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 198.2 198.5 199.1 200.4 4.4 1.0 .7 3.9 .5 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 207.4 -

 207.9 - - - - 3.0 .2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 171.0 - 172.6 - - - - 3.8 .9 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 177.6 -

 179.5 - - - - 1.8 1.1 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 117.6 - 118.4 - - - - 2.9 .7 -

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

 180.0 - 184.0 3.0 2.2 - - - -

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

 179.3 - 180.4 2.1 .6 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 166.8 - 167.6 4.3 .5 - - - -

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

 182.6 - 183.4 3.7 .4 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 194.0 - 197.3 5.1 1.7 - - - -

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

 194.7 - 195.4 1.7 .4 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 189.1 - 190.4 2.5 .7 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

2001-2002

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2004 from—

 May

 2004

 June

 2004

 June

 2003

 May

 2004

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 110.1 110.4 2.6 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.076 111.2 111.3 3.4 .1 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.086 111.2 111.3 3.4 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.062 110.6 110.6 3.9 .0 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.023 112.0 112.1 2.7 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... .990 111.1 111.5 3.0 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.793 113.7 114.5 2.4 .7 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.380 115.6 115.9 2.7 .3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.643 121.5 127.3 3.8 4.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.771 95.7 95.8 -1.0 .1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 93.3 90.8 .6 -2.7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.315 108.8 109.0 3.9 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.206 109.0 109.2 4.3 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.109 104.6 105.4 -1.2 .8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.783 120.9 121.3 4.5 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.466 114.7 114.9 2.9 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.317 123.1 123.6 5.2 .4 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.7 103.8 .3 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.004 98.7 98.9 .8 .2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.560 129.7 130.3 7.2 .5 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.444 79.6 79.5 -3.9 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 113.7 113.8 1.9 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.567 115.7 116.4 2.6 .6 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.433 103.0 102.8 2.5 -.2 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.521 86.9 86.6 -3.7 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.912 110.7 110.5 5.3 -.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.985 108.0 108.0 1.4 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 6.929 134.4 139.6 16.0 3.9 

Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 189.1 189.7 3.3 0.3 

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

 566.4 568.1 - -

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 15.832 186.5 186.8 3.7 .2 

Food ................................................................................................ 14.801 186.0 186.3 3.7 .2 

Food at home ................................................................................ 8.558 186.5 186.8 4.4 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... 1.293 206.2 206.8 1.5 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... 2.433 180.9 182.1 8.9 .7 

Dairy and related products .......................................................... .889 185.5 188.4 14.9 1.6 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. 1.252 231.3 226.4 -.4 -2.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ .933 139.8 139.7 -.4 -.1 

Other food at home ...................................................................... 1.759 165.6 166.0 1.6 .2 

Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... .311 163.4 162.6 -.1 -.5 

Fats and oils .............................................................................. .255 169.9 171.6 9.6 1.0 

Other foods ................................................................................ 1.192 180.1 180.6 .3 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... .280 110.6 110.8 -.6 .2 

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.243 186.8 187.0 2.8 .1 

Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... .391 125.1 125.2 3.3 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ 1.031 191.6 192.4 2.8 .4 

Housing ............................................................................................. 40.998 188.8 190.0 2.5 .6 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 31.834 218.5 218.9 2.8 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... 6.516 210.2 210.8 2.8 .3 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 2.693 127.8 127.6 4.2 -.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... 22.261 224.3 224.8 2.6 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. .364 116.0 116.1 .8 .1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 4.674 158.1 165.3 3.9 4.6 

Fuels .............................................................................................. 3.787 140.4 148.2 3.3 5.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ .220 150.8 151.0 14.2 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ 3.568 146.8 155.5 2.8 5.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... .887 123.5 123.7 6.3 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.489 125.4 125.6 -.5 .2 

Household operations 1 ................................................................. .822 124.4 124.5 2.2 .1 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 4.058 123.9 120.8 1.1 -2.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. 1.034 120.3 117.7 1.3 -2.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. 1.673 117.5 113.4 1.9 -3.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... .180 117.9 116.3 -3.6 -1.4 

Footwear .......................................................................................... .822 120.3 118.5 -.3 -1.5 

Transportation ................................................................................... 17.035 165.2 165.8 5.7 .4 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 15.870 161.6 162.1 6.2 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... 7.674 93.9 93.6 -3.5 -.3 

New vehicles ............................................................................... 4.686 137.5 137.2 -.1 -.2 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... 1.753 131.8 130.6 -11.4 -.9 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 3.269 170.5 173.3 33.2 1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 3.241 169.8 172.6 33.3 1.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... .411 107.9 108.2 .5 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... 1.426 199.0 199.7 2.4 .4 

Public transportation ........................................................................ 1.165 210.2 211.8 -1.2 .8 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 6.067 309.1 310.1 4.7 .3 

Medical care commodities ............................................................... 1.390 269.1 269.6 2.9 .2 

Medical care services ...................................................................... 4.677 319.9 321.1 5.2 .4 

Professional services ..................................................................... 2.833 271.0 271.6 3.9 .2 

Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 1.515 414.8 417.2 6.5 .6 

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

category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... 5.897 109.0 109.0 1.3 0.0 

Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 1.609 104.9 104.8 1.1 -.1 

Education and communication 1 ........................................................ 5.780 110.7 111.0 2.3 .3 

Education 1 ...................................................................................... 2.985 140.9 141.6 7.3 .5 

Educational books and supplies .................................................... .246 349.9 351.0 5.0 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... 2.740 405.7 407.7 7.5 .5 

Communication 1 ............................................................................. 2.794 86.9 86.8 -2.7 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 ...................................... 2.600 84.8 84.7 -2.9 -.1 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................... 2.171 95.9 95.8 -1.7 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... .429 14.8 14.8 -8.6 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... .169 15.7 15.5 -11.4 -1.3 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 4.333 303.9 304.5 2.1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... .969 472.9 475.4 2.6 .5 

Personal care .................................................................................. 3.364 181.6 181.8 2.0 .1 

Personal care products .................................................................. .668 154.7 154.1 .2 -.4 

Personal care services .................................................................. .901 196.6 197.0 2.2 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 1.601 293.4 294.5 3.8 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ........................................................................................ 40.254 156.1 156.0 3.7 -.1 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 15.832 186.5 186.8 3.7 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. 24.422 138.9 138.5 3.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ 13.706 161.0 160.7 9.0 -.2 

Apparel .......................................................................................... 4.058 123.9 120.8 1.1 -2.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... 9.648 188.1 189.4 12.3 .7 

Durables .......................................................................................... 10.716 114.8 114.5 -3.0 -.3 

Services ............................................................................................... 59.746 221.8 223.1 2.9 .6 

Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ 31.470 227.5 227.9 2.8 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. .364 116.0 116.1 .8 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. 3.568 146.8 155.5 2.8 5.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. .887 123.5 123.7 6.3 .2 

Household operations 1 ..................................................................... .822 124.4 124.5 2.2 .1 

Transportation services ..................................................................... 6.774 220.1 220.6 1.6 .2 

Medical care services ........................................................................ 4.677 319.9 321.1 5.2 .4 

Other services ................................................................................... 11.183 259.9 260.5 3.0 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ................................................................................ 85.199 189.6 190.2 3.1 .3 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 68.166 179.7 180.3 3.4 .3 

All items less medical care .................................................................. 93.933 182.9 183.4 3.1 .3 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 25.453 140.8 140.5 3.7 -.2 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 14.737 162.8 162.6 8.6 -.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... 10.679 187.5 188.8 11.5 .7 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 29.538 174.1 174.0 6.2 -.1 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. 28.276 231.9 234.2 3.1 1.0 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 55.068 213.5 214.8 2.7 .6 

Energy ................................................................................................. 7.056 154.3 159.6 16.9 3.4 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 92.944 194.4 194.4 2.2 .0 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 78.143 196.6 196.6 1.9 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ 21.965 140.4 139.6 -.9 -.6 

Energy commodities ...................................................................... 3.488 170.2 172.8 32.0 1.5 

Services less energy services ......................................................... 56.178 229.5 230.0 2.9 .2 

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

 $ .529 $ .527 - -

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

 $ .177 $ .176 - -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

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

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city

average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 184.8 185.3 3.2 0.3 

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

 550.3 552.1 - -

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 17.410 186.0 186.4 3.8 .2 

Food ................................................................................................ 16.404 185.6 185.9 3.9 .2 

Food at home ................................................................................ 9.937 185.7 186.1 4.6 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... 1.467 206.1 206.7 1.5 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... 3.043 180.9 182.2 9.1 .7 

Dairy and related products .......................................................... .993 185.6 188.8 15.5 1.7 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. 1.355 228.7 224.4 -.6 -1.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ 1.096 139.2 139.1 -.4 -.1 

Other food at home ...................................................................... 1.982 165.2 165.7 1.7 .3 

Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... .335 163.2 162.3 -.1 -.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................................. .306 169.6 171.3 9.5 1.0 

Other foods ................................................................................ 1.341 180.5 181.1 .3 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... .302 111.0 111.3 -.7 .3 

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.466 186.7 187.0 2.9 .2 

Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... .280 125.0 125.0 3.1 .0 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ 1.007 192.2 192.5 3.1 .2 

Housing ............................................................................................. 38.367 184.1 185.5 2.5 .8 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 29.566 211.7 212.1 2.7 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... 8.532 209.4 209.9 2.7 .2 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 1.525 128.6 128.5 4.8 -.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... 19.185 203.6 204.0 2.5 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. .324 116.2 116.3 1.1 .1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.017 157.5 164.8 3.9 4.6 

Fuels .............................................................................................. 4.111 139.2 147.0 3.4 5.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ .206 149.3 149.6 13.7 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ 3.905 146.0 154.7 2.9 6.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... .906 123.7 124.0 6.4 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 3.784 121.1 121.3 -.5 .2 

Household operations 1 ................................................................. .360 126.4 126.0 2.7 -.3 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 4.483 122.4 119.4 .6 -2.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. 1.147 119.2 116.9 .6 -1.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. 1.744 116.0 112.0 1.4 -3.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... .230 119.7 118.1 -3.9 -1.3 

Footwear .......................................................................................... 1.090 119.9 117.9 -.5 -1.7 

Transportation ................................................................................... 19.281 163.8 164.3 5.5 .3 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 18.361 161.1 161.6 5.8 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... 8.868 92.5 92.0 -5.1 -.5 

New vehicles ............................................................................... 4.524 138.6 138.3 -.1 -.2 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... 3.283 132.6 131.4 -11.3 -.9 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 4.029 171.0 173.7 33.2 1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 3.995 170.3 173.1 33.4 1.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... .521 107.5 107.8 .7 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... 1.469 200.7 201.4 2.3 .3 

Public transportation ........................................................................ .920 208.2 209.6 -.6 .7 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 4.844 308.6 309.7 4.8 .4 

Medical care commodities ............................................................... 1.017 263.2 263.9 2.8 .3 

Medical care services ...................................................................... 3.827 320.2 321.4 5.3 .4 

Professional services ..................................................................... 2.290 273.6 274.2 4.1 .2 

Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 1.232 411.6 413.7 6.6 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city

average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2003

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2004 from—

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

May

2004

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... 5.515 106.9 107.0 1.4 0.1 

Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 1.766 104.1 104.0 1.1 -.1 

Education and communication 1 ........................................................ 5.559 109.3 109.5 1.6 .2 

Education 1 ...................................................................................... 2.595 139.8 140.6 6.7 .6 

Educational books and supplies .................................................... .226 350.4 351.6 4.8 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... 2.369 394.5 396.6 6.9 .5 

Communication 1 ............................................................................. 2.965 88.3 88.3 -2.6 .0 

Information and information processing 1 ...................................... 2.807 86.9 86.8 -2.8 -.1 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................... 2.427 96.1 96.0 -1.7 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... .381 15.3 15.2 -9.5 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... .154 15.3 15.1 -12.2 -1.3 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 4.540 311.4 311.9 1.9 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... 1.508 473.9 476.5 2.5 .5 

Personal care .................................................................................. 3.033 180.2 180.2 1.7 .0 

Personal care products .................................................................. .772 155.5 154.8 .3 -.5 

Personal care services .................................................................. .901 197.1 197.5 2.1 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 1.193 292.9 293.4 3.3 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ........................................................................................ 44.446 156.8 156.7 3.7 -.1 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 17.410 186.0 186.4 3.8 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. 27.036 140.2 139.9 3.6 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ 15.078 164.5 164.2 9.8 -.2 

Apparel .......................................................................................... 4.483 122.4 119.4 .6 -2.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... 10.596 194.3 195.8 13.6 .8 

Durables .......................................................................................... 11.957 114.0 113.6 -4.0 -.4 

Services ............................................................................................... 55.554 217.6 218.9 2.8 .6 

Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ 29.242 203.9 204.3 2.7 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. .324 116.2 116.3 1.1 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. 3.905 146.0 154.7 2.9 6.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. .906 123.7 124.0 6.4 .2 

Household operations 1 ..................................................................... .360 126.4 126.0 2.7 -.3 

Transportation services ..................................................................... 6.796 220.4 220.9 1.9 .2 

Medical care services ........................................................................ 3.827 320.2 321.4 5.3 .4 

Other services ................................................................................... 10.194 253.0 253.5 2.5 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ................................................................................ 83.596 184.4 185.1 3.1 .4 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 70.434 176.9 177.6 3.4 .4 

All items less medical care .................................................................. 95.156 179.4 180.0 3.2 .3 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 28.042 142.1 141.8 3.6 -.2 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 16.085 166.3 166.1 9.4 -.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... 11.602 193.5 194.8 12.7 .7 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 32.489 175.8 175.9 6.7 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. 26.312 205.9 208.2 3.0 1.1 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 51.727 209.7 211.0 2.6 .6 

Energy ................................................................................................. 8.139 154.6 159.8 17.8 3.4 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 91.861 189.3 189.3 1.8 .0 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 75.457 190.5 190.4 1.4 -.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ 23.808 140.0 139.1 -1.6 -.6 

Energy commodities ...................................................................... 4.234 170.7 173.3 32.3 1.5 

Services less energy services ......................................................... 51.649 225.5 226.0 2.8 .2 

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

 $ .541 $ .540 - -

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

 $ .182 $ .181 - -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

June 2004 from—

Percent change to 

May 2004 from—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

Apr.

2004

May

2004

May

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 187.5 188.0 189.1 189.7 3.3 0.9 0.3 3.1 0.9 0.6 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 198.3 199.1 199.7 200.8 4.1 .9 .6 3.6 .7 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.4 201.1 201.8 202.9 4.1 .9 .5 3.7 .7 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.3 117.9 118.3 118.7 4.2 .7 .3 3.6 .9 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 181.0 181.5 182.8 183.3 2.7 1.0 .3 2.9 1.0 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 183.1 183.7 184.9 185.2 2.5 .8 .2 2.9 1.0 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 115.2 115.6 116.4 116.8 3.2 1.0 .3 3.0 1.0 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 174.3 174.0 176.2 177.0 2.5 1.7 .5 2.6 1.1 1.3 

South urban .................................................... M 180.1 181.0 182.1 182.9 3.2 1.0 .4 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 181.9 182.7 183.6 184.3 3.0 .9 .4 2.8 .9 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 115.0 115.5 116.4 117.0 3.4 1.3 .5 3.2 1.2 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 177.6 178.5 179.3 180.3 3.1 1.0 .6 2.6 1.0 .4 

West urban ..................................................... M 192.4 192.5 193.6 193.5 2.9 .5 -.1 2.7 .6 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.9 195.0 196.2 196.1 2.7 .6 -.1 2.6 .7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.9 117.8 118.2 118.0 3.1 .2 -.2 3.1 .3 .3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 171.6 172.0 172.9 173.4 3.1 .8 .3 3.0 .8 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 115.9 116.3 117.0 117.3 3.4 .9 .3 3.2 .9 .6 

D ................................................................. M 179.0 179.3 181.0 181.8 3.1 1.4 .4 2.8 1.1 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 186.3 187.2 188.6 189.1 2.7 1.0 .3 2.8 1.2 .7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 191.9 192.2 193.5 193.7 4.0 .8 .1 3.8 .8 .7 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 203.1 203.7 204.2 205.6 4.4 .9 .7 3.8 .5 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 208.7 -

 208.8 - - - - 3.2 .0 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 180.2 -

 181.6 - - - - 3.7 .8 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 178.2 - 179.7 - - - - 1.6 .8 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 118.2 -

 118.9 - - - - 2.8 .6 -

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

 182.4 - 185.6 2.3 1.8 - - - -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 184.5 - 185.5 1.5 .5 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 -

 169.6 - 169.3 4.2 -.2 - - - -

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

 185.3 - 185.8 3.6 .3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 194.3 - 197.1 3.9 1.4 - - - -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 198.9 - 199.7 1.7 .4 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 -

 194.8 - 195.1 1.8 .2 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items

index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

June 2004 from—

Percent change to 

May 2004 from—

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

May

2004

June

2004

June

2003

Apr.

2004

May

2004

May

2003

Mar.

2004

Apr.

2004

U.S. city average ............................................ M 182.9 183.5 184.8 185.3 3.2 1.0 0.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 194.9 195.5 196.5 197.5 4.4 1.0 .5 3.9 .8 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 195.5 196.1 197.1 198.2 4.3 1.1 .6 3.8 .8 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.6 118.2 118.6 119.1 4.6 .8 .4 3.9 .9 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 175.8 176.3 177.8 178.1 2.5 1.0 .2 2.8 1.1 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 177.1 177.8 179.2 179.2 2.3 .8 .0 2.9 1.2 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 114.2 114.6 115.5 116.0 2.9 1.2 .4 2.8 1.1 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 171.6 171.4 173.5 174.3 2.5 1.7 .5 2.5 1.1 1.2 

South urban .................................................... M 176.8 177.6 178.8 179.6 3.0 1.1 .4 2.8 1.1 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 179.0 179.8 180.9 182.0 3.3 1.2 .6 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 113.4 113.9 114.8 115.3 2.9 1.2 .4 2.7 1.2 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 176.9 177.5 178.5 179.3 2.6 1.0 .4 2.2 .9 .6 

West urban ..................................................... M 187.2 187.5 188.9 189.0 3.1 .8 .1 2.8 .9 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 188.1 188.4 189.9 190.0 3.0 .8 .1 2.6 1.0 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.2 117.4 117.9 117.9 3.3 .4 .0 3.1 .6 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 169.5 170.0 171.2 171.7 3.2 1.0 .3 3.1 1.0 .7 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 114.9 115.3 116.1 116.5 3.3 1.0 .3 3.0 1.0 .7 

D ................................................................. M 176.8 177.2 178.8 179.5 2.6 1.3 .4 2.5 1.1 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 179.9 180.8 182.3 182.6 2.6 1.0 .2 2.8 1.3 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 185.0 185.5 187.2 187.7 4.5 1.2 .3 4.1 1.2 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 197.9 198.3 199.3 200.6 4.5 1.2 .7 4.0 .7 .5 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 207.4 -

 207.8 - - - - 3.0 .2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 170.6 - 172.1 - - - - 3.5 .9 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 178.2 -

 180.1 - - - - 2.1 1.1 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 117.5 -

 118.4 - - - - 2.9 .8 -

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

 179.7 - 183.4 2.6 2.1 - - - -

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

 178.9 - 179.4 1.5 .3 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 -

 166.9 - 167.9 4.5 .6 - - - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 182.9 - 183.6 3.8 .4 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 193.2 - 196.2 4.5 1.6 - - - -

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

 195.1 - 195.9 1.9 .4 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 189.4 - 189.9 2.3 .3 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 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.