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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: DECEMBER 2006 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in December, before 

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

level of 201.8 (1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in December 2005. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in 

December, prior to seasonal adjustment. The December level of 197.2 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than 

in December 2005. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in 

December on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The December level of 117.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.4 percent 

higher than in December 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.5 percent in December, the first advance since 

August. Energy prices, which had declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 4.6 (cont.) 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month Annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec.’06 Dec.’06

All Items .2 .4 .2 -.5 -.5 .0 .5 .2 2.5

 Food and beverages .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .0 .8 2.2 

 Housing .2 .3 .2 .3 .0 .4 .4 3.2 3.3 

 Apparel .0 -1.2 .9 .6 -.7 -.3 .6 -1.7 .9 

 Transportation -.2 1.6 .2 -4.1 -3.1 -.9 1.8 -8.6 1.6 

 Medical care .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .1 2.3 3.6 

 Recreation .1 .3 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -.3 -.7 1.0 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .7 2.3 

 Other goods and 

 services .6 -.2 .3 .5 .3 .1 .8 4.7 3.0 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -.9 2.9 .3 -7.2 -7.0 -.2 4.6 -11.2 2.9 

 Food .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .0 1.0 2.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .2 1.4 2.6 

Effective with release of the January 2007 CPI, BLS will publish index levels to three decimal places. 

Percent changes based on these indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place. See page 5 

for more details. 
percent in December. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 7.7 percent and the 

index for energy services increased 1.2 percent. The food index was unchanged in December. The index 

for all items less food and energy, which was virtually unchanged in November, increased 0.2 percent in 

December. Upturns in the indexes for apparel and for tobacco and smoking products were largely 

responsible for the acceleration. Shelter costs rose less than in November, but still accounted for about 80 

percent of the December advance in the index for all items less food and energy. 

Consumer prices advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 0.2 percent in the 

fourth quarter of 2006. This followed increases in the first three quarters at annual rates of 4.3, 5.1, and 

0.8 percent, respectively. For the 12 month period ended in December, the CPI rose 2.5 percent. This 

compares with an increase of 3.4 percent in 2005. Energy costs, which rose sharply in both 2004 and 

2005, advanced at a 22.8 percent annual rate in the first half of 2006 before declining at a 13.4 percent 

annual rate in the second half of the year. Overall energy costs rose 2.9 percent in all of 2006 with the 

index for petroleum based energy advancing 6.1 percent, while the index for energy services declined 0.6 

percent. The food index, which rose 2.3 percent in 2005, increased 2.1 percent in 2006. Food at home 

prices rose 1.4 percent in 2006; the index for dairy products declined 1.2 percent, while the other five 

major grocery store food groups registered increases of between 0.7 and 3.1 percent. 

 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.4 percent SAAR in the fourth quarter, 

following increases at rates of 2.8, 3.6, and 2.7 percent in the first three quarters of 2006. The 2.6 percent 

advance for all of 2006 compares with increases of 2.2 percent in each of the preceding two years. The 

index for shelter, which increased 2.6 percent in all of 2005, rose 4.2 percent in 2006 and was largely 

responsible for the acceleration in the index for all items less food and energy. An upturn in the index for 

apparel also contributed to this acceleration. The annual rates for selected groups for the last eight years 

are shown below. 

 Percentage change 12 months 

 ended in December 

 

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

All items 2.7 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5

 Food and beverages 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2

 Housing 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3

 Apparel -.5 -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.1 .9

 Transportation 5.4 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 4.8 1.6

 Medical care 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6

 Recreation .8 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 1.1 1.0

 Education and 

 communication 1.6 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3

 Other goods and services 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0

 

Special indexes 

 Energy 13.4 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 17.1 2.9

 Energy commodities 29.5 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 16.7 6.1

 Energy services 1.2 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 17.6 -.6

 All items less energy 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.5

 Food 1.9 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1

 All items less 

 food and energy 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6

 
The food and beverages index was unchanged in December. The index for food at home declined 0.3 

percent, reflecting a 1.5 percent decrease in the index for fruits and vegetables. The indexes for fresh 

vegetables and for fresh fruits declined 3.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits 

and vegetables rose 0.8 percent. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home also 

contributed to the December decline in grocery store food prices, decreasing 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. 

Partially offsetting these declines were increases in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, for dairy 

products, and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The index for cereal and bakery products rose 0.4 percent in 

December and 3.1 percent in the last 12 months. The index for dairy products rose 0.1 percent in December, 

but declined 1.2 percent in the last 12 months, reflecting a 4.3 percent drop in fresh whole milk prices. The 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced 0.1 percent. Increases in the indexes for eggs, for poultry, and 

for pork--up 6.9, 0.4, and 0.5 percent, respectively--more than offset price declines for beef, for other meats, 

and for fish and seafood. During the 12 month period ended in December 2006, prices for beef and pork 

increased 0.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively, while poultry prices declined 0.7 percent. The other two 

components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 

declined 0.2 percent, respectively, in December and rose 3.2 and 2.4 percent in 2006. 

The index for housing increased 0.4 percent in December, the same as in November. The index for fuels 

and utilities increased 1.1 percent in December, following a 1.0 percent rise in November. The index for 

natural gas rose substantially for the second consecutive month--up 3.9 percent in December--but has declined 

14.2 percent over the last 12 months. The index for fuel oil increased 4.3 percent in December and was 2.3 

percent higher than a year ago. The index for electricity was unchanged in December, but has increased 7.5 

percent during the last 12 months. The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent in December. Within shelter, the 

indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent rose 0.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively, and the index for lodging 

away from home rose 0.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home 

declined 2.3 percent.) During the 12 month period ended in December, the indexes for rent and for owners’ 

equivalent rent each rose 4.3 percent and the index for lodging away from home increased 4.0 percent. The 

index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent in December and 0.5 percent during the last 12 

months. 

The transportation index increased 1.8 percent in December, following three consecutive declines. The 

index for gasoline, which had declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 8.0 percent in December. 

For the 12 months ended in December, gasoline prices increased 6.4 percent, declining significantly in the 

second half of the year after advancing sharply in the first six months of 2006. The index for new vehicles 

declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in December. (As of December, about 71 percent of 

the new vehicle sample consisted of 2007 models. The 2007 models will continue to be phased in, with 

appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at 

dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2007 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index 

sample, see news release USDL-06-1973, dated November 14, 2006.) New vehicle prices were 0.9 percent 

lower than in December 2005. The index for used cars and trucks decreased for the fourth consecutive month--

down 0.8 percent in December-- and was 2.2 percent lower than in December 2005. The index for public 

transportation declined 0.2 percent, reflecting a 2.4 percent drop in airline fares. Airline fares fell 1.0 percent in 

2006, advancing sharply in the first seven months of the year before declining 12.1 percent in the last five 

months of the year. 

The index for apparel increased 0.6 percent in December. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices 

fell 2.5 percent, largely as a result of pre-holiday discounting.) During the 12 month period ended in 

December, apparel prices advanced 0.9 percent, their first annual increase since 1997. Prices for women’s 

clothing rose 1.7 percent in 2006, more than offsetting price declines for men’s, for boys’, and for girls’ 

apparel. A 5.2 percent increase in jewelry prices also contributed to the upturn in the apparel index. 

Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in December. The index for medical care commodities--prescription 

drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--decreased 0.2 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent decline in 

prescription drug prices. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in December. The indexes for 

professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, the index for hospital and related services decreased 0.1 percent.) For the 12 months 

ended in December 2006, the index for medical care rose 3.6 percent after increasing 4.3 percent in 2005. The 

index for prescription drugs rose 1.9 percent during the 12 months ended in December, following an increase of 
4.4 percent in 2005. Charges for hospital and related services increased 6.1 percent in the 12 month period 

ended in December 2006, following a 5.1 percent rise in 2005. 

 

The index for recreation declined 0.3 percent in December. Price decreases were recorded for video and 

audio products and services, for pets, pet products and services, for sporting goods, for photography, and for 

toys. Partially offsetting these decreases was a 0.7 percent increase in the index for admissions to movies, 

theaters, concerts, and sporting events. During the 12 months ended in December the index for recreation rose 

1.0 percent. Increases in the indexes for admissions, for pets, pet products and services, and for cable and 

satellite television and radio services--up 5.2, 3.5, and 2.6 percent, respectively--more than offset declines in the 

indexes for televisions, for toys, and for photography--down 22.6, 4.8, and 4.8 percent, respectively. 

The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in December. Educational costs increased 

0.5 percent, while communication costs declined 0.2 percent. During the 12 months ended in December, 

educational costs rose 6.3 percent, largely as a result of a 7.0 percent rise in the index for college tuition and 

fees. The index for communication declined 1.4 percent during the last 12 months, reflecting declines in prices 

for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software and accessories, and for internet 

services and electronic information providers--down 12.0, 7.4, and 18.3 percent, respectively. Partially 

offsetting these declines was a 1.7 percent increase in the index for telephone services. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in December to a level 3.0 percent higher 

than in December 2005. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 1.5 percent in December and 2.8 

percent during the last 12 months. 

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 0.6 

percent in December. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec.’06 Dec.’06

All Items .2 .5 .4 -.7 -.7 -.1 .6 -.4 2.4

 Food and beverages .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .0 -.1 .8 2.1 

 Housing .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .4 .4 3.0 3.2 

 Apparel -.2 -1.2 1.2 .8 -.7 -.3 .4 -2.3 1.2 

 Transportation -.2 1.8 .2 -4.4 -3.5 -.9 2.0 -9.2 1.6 

 Medical care .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .1 2.6 3.6 

 Recreation .2 .2 -.2 .0 .1 .1 -.4 -.7 .9 

 Education and 

 communication .2 .3 .4 .1 .2 -.3 .1 .0 2.0 

 Other goods and 

 services .6 -.1 .2 .3 .3 -.1 .8 4.3 2.8 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -.9 3.1 .3 -7.5 -7.3 -.2 4.9 -11.3 3.0 

 Food .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .8 2.0 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 .1 1.2 2.5 

Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 

8:30 A.M. (EST). 
Consumer Price Index Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places 

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

Statistics will display CPI index values to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. This 

change will apply to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and 

C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, percent changes will be 

computed based upon the three decimal place indexes rather than the current one decimal place indexes. 

Percent changes will continue to be rounded to one decimal place. 

This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted in published percent changes that 

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

indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences can be particularly important when percent 

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

percent changes, will essentially eliminate the rounding differences. This change will only affect the 

presentation of the index data. The index values will continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the 

same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data will be introduced. The 

levels of future indexes will be affected only in that they will be published to three decimal places rather than 

one. Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. 

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

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

Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 16, 2007 

Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect price 

movements from the just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions to 

seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years. BLS will make available recalculated seasonally adjusted 

indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 2002 through December 

2006, on Friday, February 16, 2007. This date is two working days before the scheduled release of the January 

2007 CPI on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. 

The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet. The address is 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi. Look under Tables Created by BLS and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Data, 

2006. 

For further information please contact Jeff Wilson by electronic mail at: Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov or by telephone 

at: (202) 691-5382. 

C-CPI-U Index Revisions 

As scheduled, effective with release of data for January 2007, the Chained Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) will undergo its fifth annual index revision. C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months 

of 2005 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months of 2006 will be revised and issued as interim. 

Calculation of the preliminary versions of the C-CPI-U--the initial version for January and the subsequent 

months of 2007 and the interim (revised initial) indexes for 2006--will employ the 2003-04 expenditure weights 

also used in the CPI-U and CPI-W. Note that the final values of the C-CPI-U employ monthly expenditure 

weights corresponding to the price collection period in their calculation. Thus, in calculation of the final 

(revised interim) C-CPI-U values for the months of 2005, the biennial 2003-2004 expenditure weights will be 

replaced with separate monthly expenditure weights. 
.Facilities for Sensory Impaired 

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data, call (202) 691-5200.

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. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each 

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2001 through December 2005 

were replaced in January 2006. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the 

seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally 

adjusted for 2006. 

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, Utility (piped) 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 sharp rises in the price of coffee futures. The procedure was used to account for unusual 

butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the 

Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and 

cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of 

hurricane-related disruptions. 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 vehicle 

series, 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 Jeff Wilson on 

(202) 691-5382 or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call 

our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Dec. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 201.5 201.8 2.5 0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.5 

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

 603.6 604.5 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 197.2 197.4 2.2 .1 .3 -.1 .0 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.942 196.8 197.0 2.1 .1 .3 -.1 .0 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.988 194.3 194.3 1.4 .0 .3 -.3 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.098 214.5 214.8 3.1 .1 .3 .4 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.133 188.4 188.6 1.6 .1 .2 .2 .1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .852 180.6 181.0 -1.2 .2 .7 -.6 .1 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.219 256.8 257.2 1.9 .2 .0 -2.2 -1.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .910 148.9 148.5 2.1 -.3 .3 .9 -.3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.777 169.2 168.7 .7 -.3 .2 -.3 -.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .302 172.7 172.4 2.7 -.2 .5 .3 .1 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .231 168.1 166.7 .9 -.8 .5 .9 -.6 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.244 184.0 183.5 .1 -.3 .1 -.6 -.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .328 113.8 115.1 2.4 1.1 -.4 .1 1.1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 5.953 201.6 202.2 3.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .277 138.6 139.1 4.0 .4 .1 .7 .6 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.109 201.6 201.1 2.4 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.380 204.5 204.8 3.3 .1 .0 .4 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.260 234.9 235.1 4.2 .1 .3 .4 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 5.832 228.9 230.0 4.3 .5 .4 .4 .5 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 2.611 130.7 127.7 4.0 -2.3 -.5 1.0 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.442 242.1 242.8 4.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .375 118.3 117.1 .9 -1.0 -.2 1.8 -1.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.371 190.6 192.6 .5 1.0 -2.2 1.0 1.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.494 172.1 174.2 -.3 1.2 -2.7 1.2 1.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .339 227.2 233.2 2.4 2.6 -5.0 .0 3.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.155 177.0 179.0 -.6 1.1 -2.5 1.2 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .877 139.0 139.3 4.8 .2 .4 .3 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.749 127.2 127.0 .5 -.2 .0 -.2 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .779 138.9 139.1 4.4 .1 .9 .2 .1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.786 121.7 118.6 .9 -2.5 -.7 -.3 .6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .915 115.6 113.2 -.8 -2.1 -1.0 -.9 .4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.612 113.9 110.2 1.2 -3.2 -1.2 -.3 1.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .183 117.6 114.1 -.8 -3.0 1.4 -1.0 -2.0 

Footwear ................................................................................ .759 124.5 123.0 1.3 -1.2 .5 .0 .7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.415 173.9 175.4 1.6 .9 -3.1 -.9 1.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.329 170.0 171.8 1.7 1.1 -3.3 -.8 2.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.858 94.9 94.8 -1.0 -.1 -.3 -.8 -.3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.155 136.8 137.1 -.9 .2 -.1 -.7 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 1.799 137.3 136.2 -2.2 -.8 -1.2 -1.4 -.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.191 191.4 199.3 6.4 4.1 -11.1 -1.6 8.1

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.148 190.3 198.1 6.4 4.1 -11.1 -1.6 8.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .362 119.5 119.5 4.8 .0 .2 .5 .0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.131 218.5 218.8 3.8 .1 .6 .0 .1 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.087 220.4 217.8 .1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.9 -.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.220 340.1 340.1 3.6 .0 .3 .2 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.457 286.6 285.9 1.8 -.2 .0 -.4 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.764 355.6 356.0 4.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.815 291.9 292.4 2.6 .2 .3 .4 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.576 477.7 477.2 6.1 -.1 .4 .1 .1 

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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Dec. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.637 111.2 110.8 1.0 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.3 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.783 103.7 102.8 -1.1 -.9 -.6 -.3 -.7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 6.047 118.1 118.0 2.3 -.1 .2 -.2 .2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.967 167.4 167.6 6.3 .1 .6 .5 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .196 398.5 399.5 6.7 .3 1.1 .8 .5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.771 483.7 484.0 6.3 .1 .5 .6 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.080 83.3 83.1 -1.4 -.2 -.2 -.8 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.895 80.8 80.6 -1.9 -.2 -.2 -.9 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.245 96.5 96.8 1.7 .3 .7 -.3 .3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .650 11.4 11.2 -14.5 -1.8 -3.3 -4.2 -1.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .236 10.3 10.3 -12.0 .0 -1.0 -1.0 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.463 324.3 326.7 3.0 .7 .3 .1 .8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .710 519.4 527.3 2.8 1.5 .1 -.3 1.5 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.752 192.2 193.3 3.0 .6 .4 .2 .6 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .710 156.1 159.0 2.3 1.9 .1 -.3 1.9 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .675 212.3 212.5 2.9 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.172 318.2 318.7 3.9 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.790 161.8 162.1 1.3 .2 -1.4 -.4 .9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 197.2 197.4 2.2 .1 .3 -.1 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 25.739 142.1 142.5 .8 .3 -2.3 -.7 1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 14.163 169.7 170.9 2.8 .7 -3.4 .9 2.9 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.786 121.7 118.6 .9 -2.5 -.7 -.3 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.377 203.5 207.3 3.4 1.9 -4.8 -.9 3.5 

Durables ................................................................................. 11.576 113.5 113.3 -1.4 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.210 240.9 241.2 3.4 .1 .1 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 31.884 244.7 245.0 4.3 .1 .3 .4 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .375 118.3 117.1 .9 -1.0 -.2 1.8 -1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.155 177.0 179.0 -.6 1.1 -2.5 1.2 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .877 139.0 139.3 4.8 .2 .4 .3 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .779 138.9 139.1 4.4 .1 .9 .2 .1 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.707 231.5 230.8 1.3 -.3 .0 -.5 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.764 355.6 356.0 4.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.669 281.1 280.9 3.2 -.1 .2 .1 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 86.058 202.3 202.6 2.6 .1 -.6 .0 .6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.740 190.7 191.1 1.8 .2 -.9 -.2 .6 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.780 194.5 194.8 2.5 .2 -.6 .0 .6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 26.848 144.3 144.7 1.0 .3 -2.2 -.7 1.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 15.272 171.7 172.7 2.7 .6 -3.3 .9 2.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.486 202.5 205.8 3.3 1.6 -4.4 -.8 3.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.214 183.8 184.5 2.4 .4 -1.7 .4 1.3

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.325 254.6 254.9 2.5 .1 -.4 .2 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 54.446 231.5 231.7 3.3 .1 .0 .2 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.685 180.4 185.2 2.9 2.7 -7.0 -.2 4.6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 91.315 205.3 205.1 2.5 -.1 .1 .0 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.373 207.6 207.3 2.6 -.1 .1 .0 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 22.319 140.6 139.9 -.1 -.5 -.3 -.4 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.530 194.6 202.4 6.1 4.0 -10.7 -1.5 7.7 

Services less energy services ................................................ 55.055 247.5 247.5 3.7 .0 .3 .2 .2 

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

 $ .496 $ .496 - - - - -

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

 $ .166 $ .165 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 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—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2006

June

2006

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

June

2006

Dec.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 202.7 201.7 201.7 202.8 4.3 5.1 0.8 0.2 4.7 0.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.9 197.4 197.3 197.3 2.7 1.9 3.3 .8 2.3 2.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 196.4 197.0 196.9 196.9 2.5 1.7 3.5 1.0 2.1 2.3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 194.5 195.0 194.5 194.0 1.7 .6 4.2 -1.0 1.2 1.6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 214.1 214.8 215.6 216.4 1.9 1.9 4.2 4.4 1.9 4.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 187.7 188.0 188.3 188.5 .4 .2 3.7 1.7 .3 2.7 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 179.8 181.1 180.1 180.3 1.5 -4.3 -3.1 1.1 -1.4 -1.0 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 261.7 261.6 255.9 252.0 2.6 1.1 21.0 -14.0 1.9 2.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 147.8 148.3 149.6 149.1 3.0 -.3 1.9 3.6 1.4 2.7 

Other food at home ............................................................ 169.7 170.0 169.5 169.1 2.2 2.6 -.9 -1.4 2.4 -1.2

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 172.1 172.9 173.5 173.7 1.7 4.3 1.4 3.8 3.0 2.6 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 167.1 168.0 169.5 168.5 1.0 1.7 -2.6 3.4 1.3 .4 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 185.0 185.2 184.0 183.5 2.6 2.4 -1.3 -3.2 2.5 -2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 114.2 113.7 113.8 115.1 2.2 5.0 -.7 3.2 3.6 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 200.5 201.1 201.6 202.2 3.3 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 137.5 137.7 138.6 139.4 3.9 3.3 3.6 5.6 3.6 4.6 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 201.4 201.9 201.6 201.1 7.8 3.0 -.4 -.6 5.4 -.5 

Housing .................................................................................... 204.7 204.6 205.5 206.3 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 234.2 234.9 235.9 236.6 3.6 5.0 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 227.1 228.0 228.9 230.0 3.5 4.2 4.5 5.2 3.8 4.9 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 137.1 136.4 137.7 138.3 7.7 1.5 3.9 3.5 4.6 3.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 240.4 241.3 242.1 242.8 3.8 5.6 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.4 116.2 118.3 117.1 .3 .7 .0 2.4 .5 1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 195.2 191.0 192.9 195.1 5.5 -7.0 5.5 -.2 -.9 2.6 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 177.2 172.5 174.5 176.8 5.3 -9.1 5.4 -.9 -2.1 2.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 240.9 228.9 228.8 236.1 -13.6 39.0 -1.0 -7.7 9.6 -4.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 181.9 177.4 179.6 181.8 7.0 -12.1 5.9 -.2 -3.1 2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 138.1 138.7 139.1 139.5 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.1 5.0 4.6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 127.5 127.5 127.3 127.4 -.9 1.9 1.3 -.3 .5 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 137.4 138.6 138.9 139.1 4.9 4.2 3.3 5.0 4.6 4.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.4 119.6 119.2 119.9 1.4 3.1 1.3 -1.7 2.2 -.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 115.4 114.3 113.3 113.8 -1.4 -1.7 6.1 -5.4 -1.6 .2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 112.2 110.8 110.5 111.6 1.1 4.8 1.4 -2.1 2.9 -.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 115.8 117.4 116.2 113.9 7.2 -1.4 -2.0 -6.4 2.8 -4.2 

Footwear ................................................................................ 122.3 122.9 122.9 123.8 7.4 -1.9 -4.8 5.0 2.6 .0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 180.8 175.2 173.6 176.8 10.5 15.9 -9.2 -8.6 13.2 -8.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 176.8 171.0 169.6 173.0 10.7 16.3 -9.6 -8.3 13.5 -8.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.8 95.5 94.7 94.4 1.3 .8 -.4 -5.7 1.1 -3.1 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 137.5 137.3 136.4 136.1 2.3 -1.7 -.3 -4.0 .3 -2.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 141.0 139.3 137.3 136.2 2.3 4.4 -1.4 -12.9 3.3 -7.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 218.4 194.2 191.0 206.5 41.5 63.3 -30.6 -20.1 52.0 -25.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 217.3 193.1 190.1 205.3 41.8 63.1 -30.5 -20.3 52.1 -25.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 118.7 118.9 119.5 119.5 5.0 5.7 5.9 2.7 5.3 4.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 217.0 218.2 218.1 218.4 5.8 4.4 2.4 2.6 5.1 2.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 229.5 227.3 222.9 222.4 2.9 10.4 .0 -11.8 6.6 -6.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 339.1 340.1 340.7 341.0 4.2 3.9 3.7 2.3 4.0 3.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 288.1 288.1 286.9 286.2 4.6 2.4 3.0 -2.6 3.5 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 353.8 355.1 356.3 357.1 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.2 3.9 

Professional services ........................................................... 291.2 292.0 293.1 293.9 1.0 2.2 3.7 3.8 1.6 3.7

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 474.4 476.1 476.8 477.2 10.0 7.1 5.1 2.4 8.5 3.7 

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—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2006

June

2006

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

June

2006

Dec.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 111.3 111.3 111.4 111.1 1.8 2.2 0.7 -0.7 2.0 0.0 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.8 104.2 103.9 103.2 1.9 1.1 -1.5 -6.0 1.5 -3.8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 117.5 117.7 117.5 117.7 3.2 2.4 3.1 .7 2.8 1.9 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 164.0 165.0 165.9 166.7 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 392.4 396.9 400.1 402.3 4.6 6.3 5.6 10.5 5.5 8.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 473.6 476.2 478.9 481.1 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 84.2 84.0 83.3 83.1 .5 -.5 -.5 -5.1 .0 -2.8 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 81.7 81.5 80.8 80.6 -1.5 -.5 -.5 -5.3 -1.0 -2.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 96.1 96.8 96.5 96.8 -.8 1.7 3.0 2.9 .4 3.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 12.3 11.9 11.4 11.2 -3.0 -8.9 -12.0 -31.3 -6.0 -22.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 -9.9 -22.4 -7.3 -7.4 -16.4 -7.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 323.6 324.5 324.8 327.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 4.7 2.4 3.6

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 520.8 521.1 519.4 527.3 4.7 1.9 -.5 5.1 3.3 2.2 

Personal care ......................................................................... 191.5 192.2 192.5 193.6 1.7 2.6 3.4 4.5 2.1 3.9 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 156.4 156.6 156.1 159.0 -.5 .0 3.1 6.8 -.3 5.0 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 210.7 211.7 212.3 212.5 3.7 1.2 3.1 3.5 2.4 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 316.7 318.3 318.9 319.6 3.6 3.5 4.8 3.7 3.5 4.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 164.4 162.1 161.4 162.8 5.3 7.3 -3.1 -3.8 6.3 -3.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.9 197.4 197.3 197.3 2.7 1.9 3.3 .8 2.3 2.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 145.9 142.5 141.5 143.5 6.9 10.9 -6.8 -6.4 8.9 -6.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 174.2 168.2 169.7 174.7 5.0 29.2 -18.8 1.2 16.5 -9.4 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.4 119.6 119.2 119.9 1.4 3.1 1.3 -1.7 2.2 -.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 215.5 205.2 203.3 210.5 17.1 28.5 -16.3 -9.0 22.7 -12.7 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.3 114.1 113.5 113.2 .0 -.7 -1.0 -3.8 -.3 -2.4 

Services ...................................................................................... 240.8 241.0 241.7 242.4 3.6 3.4 3.9 2.7 3.5 3.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 244.0 244.7 245.7 246.7 3.4 5.0 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.4 116.2 118.3 117.1 .3 .7 .0 2.4 .5 1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 181.9 177.4 179.6 181.8 7.0 -12.1 5.9 -.2 -3.1 2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 138.1 138.7 139.1 139.5 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.1 5.0 4.6 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 137.4 138.6 138.9 139.1 4.9 4.2 3.3 5.0 4.6 4.2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 232.5 232.6 231.4 231.4 .9 3.9 2.6 -1.9 2.4 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 353.8 355.1 356.3 357.1 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.2 3.9 

Other services .......................................................................... 279.7 280.3 280.6 280.9 3.4 4.0 3.4 1.7 3.7 2.5 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 203.8 202.5 202.6 203.8 4.5 5.5 .6 .0 5.0 .3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 192.7 191.0 190.6 191.8 4.8 4.9 -.4 -1.9 4.8 -1.1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 195.8 194.7 194.7 195.8 4.3 5.1 .8 .0 4.7 .4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 147.9 144.7 143.7 145.6 6.8 10.5 -6.7 -6.1 8.6 -6.4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 176.0 170.2 171.8 176.3 5.2 27.0 -17.2 .7 15.6 -8.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 213.4 204.0 202.3 208.8 15.9 25.8 -14.6 -8.3 20.8 -11.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 186.3 183.1 183.8 186.2 4.7 13.9 -7.6 -.2 9.2 -4.0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 255.2 254.2 254.6 255.6 3.1 3.2 2.9 .6 3.2 1.7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 231.4 231.5 231.9 232.8 3.1 4.3 3.4 2.4 3.7 2.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 195.7 182.0 181.6 190.0 21.8 23.8 -15.6 -11.2 22.8 -13.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 205.1 205.4 205.5 205.7 2.6 3.4 2.8 1.2 3.0 2.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 207.4 207.6 207.7 208.1 2.8 3.6 2.7 1.4 3.2 2.0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 141.0 140.6 140.0 140.0 1.4 .9 .0 -2.8 1.1 -1.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 220.9 197.3 194.3 209.3 36.9 61.6 -28.9 -19.4 48.7 -24.3 

Services less energy services ................................................ 246.8 247.5 248.1 248.6 3.4 4.5 3.8 2.9 4.0 3.4 

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

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

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Dec.2006 from—

Percent change to

Nov.2006 from—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 202.9 201.8 201.5 201.8 2.5 0.0 0.1 2.0 -0.7 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 216.3 215.2 214.8 215.2 3.0 .0 .2 2.3 -.7 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 219.1 217.7 217.4 217.8 3.1 .0 .2 2.5 -.8 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.2 126.9 126.4 126.7 2.5 -.2 .2 1.7 -.6 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 193.7 192.3 192.8 192.9 1.7 .3 .1 1.3 -.5 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 195.7 194.1 194.5 194.7 1.6 .3 .1 1.2 -.6 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.2 122.6 123.1 123.0 1.7 .3 -.1 1.5 -.1 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 189.1 187.1 187.0 187.1 1.5 .0 .1 1.1 -1.1 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 195.8 194.7 194.3 194.8 2.5 .1 .3 1.9 -.8 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.3 197.2 196.6 197.3 2.8 .1 .4 1.9 -.9 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.4 123.7 123.4 123.8 2.1 .1 .3 1.6 -.8 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 197.1 195.7 195.4 196.0 3.3 .2 .3 2.5 -.9 -.2 

West urban ..................................................... M 207.8 207.1 206.3 206.2 3.1 -.4 .0 2.4 -.7 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 211.3 210.5 209.7 209.6 3.3 -.4 .0 2.7 -.8 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.9 125.5 125.1 125.0 2.6 -.4 -.1 1.9 -.6 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 186.1 185.0 184.7 184.9 2.7 -.1 .1 2.2 -.8 -.2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 124.8 124.2 124.1 124.3 2.2 .1 .2 1.7 -.6 -.1 

D ................................................................. M 195.6 194.3 194.2 194.6 2.8 .2 .2 2.1 -.7 -.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 199.6 197.5 197.9 197.8 .7 .2 -.1 .3 -.9 .2 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 212.9 211.4 211.1 210.6 3.3 -.4 -.2 2.7 -.8 -.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 222.9 221.7 220.9 221.3 3.3 -.2 .2 2.6 -.9 -.4 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 224.5 -

 223.1 - - - - 2.1 -.6 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 190.7 - 189.4 - - - - -.3 -.7 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 192.0 -

 188.4 - - - - .3 -1.9 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 130.2 - 129.3 - - - - 3.1 -.7 -

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

 192.7 - 194.8 3.2 1.1 - - - -

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

 196.6 - 196.4 2.1 -.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 180.4 - 179.2 1.1 -.7 - - - -

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

 204.8 - 205.4 4.1 .3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 211.6 - 211.6 3.3 .0 - - - -

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

 211.0 - 210.4 3.4 -.3 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 209.8 - 209.3 4.2 -.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 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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Dec. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 196.8 197.2 2.4 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 

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

 586.1 587.3 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 196.5 196.5 2.1 .0 .3 .0 -.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.519 196.0 196.1 2.0 .1 .3 -.1 -.1

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.347 193.4 193.2 1.3 -.1 .3 -.2 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.275 214.9 215.2 3.3 .1 .4 .3 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.653 188.0 188.0 1.3 .0 .2 .3 .1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .965 179.9 180.3 -1.5 .2 .7 -.7 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.338 255.1 254.7 2.0 -.2 .2 -2.3 -1.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.087 148.3 147.8 2.0 -.3 .4 .9 -.4 

Other food at home ............................................................ 2.030 168.7 168.1 .6 -.4 .2 -.2 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .337 171.3 171.3 2.6 .0 .3 .3 .2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .287 168.9 167.3 1.0 -.9 .5 .9 -.6 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.406 184.3 183.7 .0 -.3 .0 -.5 -.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .370 114.1 115.3 2.1 1.1 -.6 .3 1.1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.172 201.4 202.0 3.2 .3 .3 .3 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .275 138.3 138.7 3.8 .3 .2 .7 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.018 201.9 201.1 2.4 -.4 .4 .0 -.4 

Housing .................................................................................... 40.161 199.9 200.5 3.2 .3 -.1 .4 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 30.069 227.8 228.3 4.2 .2 .3 .3 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 7.880 228.0 229.1 4.3 .5 .4 .4 .5 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.412 129.3 127.1 3.8 -1.7 -.1 .7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 20.429 219.5 220.1 4.2 .3 .4 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .348 118.6 117.4 .9 -1.0 -.2 1.7 -1.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.900 188.9 190.9 .4 1.1 -2.2 1.1 1.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.984 169.4 171.5 -.5 1.2 -2.6 1.2 1.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .347 226.3 232.2 2.1 2.6 -5.3 .0 3.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.637 175.1 177.1 -.7 1.1 -2.4 1.4 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .916 139.3 139.6 4.8 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.193 122.8 122.6 .6 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .363 140.9 141.2 3.8 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.090 121.8 118.6 1.2 -2.6 -.7 -.3 .4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .982 115.8 113.0 -.4 -2.4 -1.1 -1.0 .2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.689 114.2 110.4 1.9 -3.3 -1.6 .1 1.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 120.5 116.8 -.7 -3.1 1.7 -.8 -2.1 

Footwear ................................................................................ .964 124.2 122.6 1.4 -1.3 .3 -.1 .4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.669 172.7 174.4 1.6 1.0 -3.5 -.9 2.0

Private transportation ............................................................. 18.931 169.9 171.7 1.7 1.1 -3.6 -.9 2.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 8.944 93.9 93.7 -1.2 -.2 -.5 -.8 -.4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.380 137.9 138.2 -.8 .2 -.2 -.7 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.801 138.1 137.0 -2.1 -.8 -1.3 -1.4 -.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 5.244 192.0 199.8 6.3 4.1 -11.1 -1.5 8.1

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 5.193 191.0 198.8 6.3 4.1 -11.1 -1.4 8.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .434 119.2 119.2 4.9 .0 .2 .5 .0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.130 221.1 221.4 3.8 .1 .7 -.1 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... .738 219.7 217.4 .4 -1.0 -.7 -1.9 -.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.171 339.8 340.0 3.6 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.140 279.7 279.1 1.9 -.2 .0 -.4 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.030 356.3 356.7 4.1 .1 .4 .4 .2 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.336 294.2 294.7 2.5 .2 .3 .4 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.332 473.9 473.0 6.0 -.2 .4 .2 .0 

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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Dec. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Nov.

2006

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.097 108.5 108.1 0.9 -0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.4 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.928 103.3 102.4 -.8 -.9 -.6 -.1 -.7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.635 114.9 114.8 2.0 -.1 .2 -.3 .1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.243 165.4 165.5 6.4 .1 .6 .6 .4 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .199 401.0 402.0 7.1 .2 1.5 .6 .5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.044 468.0 468.3 6.3 .1 .5 .5 .4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.392 85.4 85.2 -1.2 -.2 -.1 -.8 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 3.244 83.7 83.5 -1.3 -.2 .0 -.8 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.653 96.7 96.9 1.7 .2 .7 -.2 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .590 11.9 11.6 -14.7 -2.5 -3.9 -4.0 -2.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .208 10.2 10.2 -12.1 .0 -1.0 .0 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.640 332.9 335.7 2.8 .8 .3 -.1 .8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.137 521.1 528.6 2.6 1.4 .1 -.3 1.4 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.504 190.0 191.1 2.9 .6 .4 .1 .6 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .774 156.0 158.6 2.1 1.7 .1 -.3 1.7 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .616 212.5 212.7 2.8 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... .949 318.5 318.7 3.8 .1 .5 .2 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.601 163.1 163.5 1.4 .2 -1.6 -.4 .9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 196.5 196.5 2.1 .0 .3 .0 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 28.064 144.4 145.0 1.1 .4 -2.7 -.6 1.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.599 174.6 176.1 3.1 .9 -3.9 1.2 3.2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.090 121.8 118.6 1.2 -2.6 -.7 -.3 .4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.509 211.2 215.7 3.8 2.1 -5.1 -1.0 4.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.465 113.6 113.3 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.399 236.2 236.6 3.2 .2 .1 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.721 219.5 220.0 4.2 .2 .3 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .348 118.6 117.4 .9 -1.0 -.2 1.7 -1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.637 175.1 177.1 -.7 1.1 -2.4 1.4 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .916 139.3 139.6 4.8 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .363 140.9 141.2 3.8 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.659 231.9 231.4 1.4 -.2 .1 -.4 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.030 356.3 356.7 4.1 .1 .4 .4 .2 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.726 271.2 270.9 2.8 -.1 .2 .1 .0 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.481 196.7 197.2 2.5 .3 -.9 .0 .7 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 69.931 187.6 188.0 1.7 .2 -1.1 -.2 .7 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.829 190.8 191.2 2.4 .2 -.7 -.1 .6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 29.082 146.4 147.0 1.2 .4 -2.6 -.6 1.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.617 176.3 177.7 3.1 .8 -3.5 1.0 2.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.527 209.5 213.5 3.7 1.9 -4.9 -.9 3.7 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.136 186.1 186.9 2.6 .4 -1.7 .4 1.5

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.679 225.5 225.8 2.1 .1 -.5 .2 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.369 227.1 227.6 3.2 .2 .0 .3 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 10.228 179.8 184.7 3.0 2.7 -7.3 -.2 4.9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 89.772 199.7 199.6 2.4 -.1 .2 -.1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.253 200.9 200.7 2.5 -.1 .1 .0 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.491 141.1 140.4 .0 -.5 -.4 -.4 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.591 194.4 202.1 6.0 4.0 -10.7 -1.4 7.8 

Services less energy services ................................................ 50.762 242.8 243.0 3.6 .1 .3 .2 .2 

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

 $ .508 $ .507 - - - - -

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

 $ .171 $ .170 - - - - -

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—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2006

June

2006

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

June

2006

Dec.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 198.2 196.9 196.8 198.0 4.6 5.0 0.6 -0.4 4.8 0.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.0 196.6 196.6 196.4 2.5 1.5 3.3 .8 2.0 2.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 195.6 196.2 196.1 196.0 2.3 1.5 3.6 .8 1.9 2.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 193.5 194.0 193.6 193.1 1.5 .4 4.2 -.8 .9 1.7 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 214.5 215.3 216.0 216.7 2.3 2.3 4.2 4.2 2.3 4.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 187.1 187.4 187.9 188.0 .4 -.9 3.7 1.9 -.2 2.8 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 179.2 180.5 179.3 179.6 1.1 -4.1 -3.7 .9 -1.5 -1.4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 260.1 260.6 254.7 250.2 1.5 1.5 22.8 -14.4 1.5 2.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 147.1 147.7 149.0 148.4 3.1 -.3 1.6 3.6 1.4 2.6 

Other food at home ............................................................ 169.1 169.4 169.1 168.6 2.2 2.4 -.9 -1.2 2.3 -1.1

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 171.1 171.6 172.2 172.6 1.4 4.6 1.2 3.6 3.0 2.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 167.9 168.8 170.3 169.2 2.4 .2 -1.4 3.1 1.3 .8 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 185.3 185.3 184.3 183.7 2.4 2.4 -1.3 -3.4 2.4 -2.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 114.5 113.8 114.1 115.3 1.8 5.8 -1.7 2.8 3.8 .5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 200.2 200.8 201.4 202.0 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 136.9 137.2 138.2 138.9 3.9 3.0 2.7 6.0 3.5 4.3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 200.9 201.8 201.9 201.1 8.8 1.0 -.2 .4 4.8 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 199.9 199.8 200.6 201.4 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 226.8 227.5 228.2 229.0 3.5 4.8 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 226.2 227.1 228.0 229.1 3.3 4.2 4.5 5.2 3.8 4.9 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 135.7 135.5 136.5 138.1 10.3 -1.2 .9 7.3 4.4 4.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 218.0 218.8 219.3 219.8 3.8 5.6 3.9 3.3 4.7 3.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.8 116.6 118.6 117.4 .3 .7 .3 2.1 .5 1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 193.3 189.1 191.2 193.5 5.3 -7.6 5.1 .4 -1.3 2.7 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 174.4 169.8 171.9 174.2 4.9 -9.6 5.2 -.5 -2.6 2.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 240.2 227.5 227.4 235.2 -14.7 39.7 -.8 -8.1 9.1 -4.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 179.8 175.4 177.8 180.0 6.6 -12.5 5.5 .4 -3.4 3.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 138.5 139.1 139.5 139.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 3.8 5.2 4.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 123.1 122.9 122.9 122.8 .0 1.6 1.3 -1.0 .8 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 139.8 140.6 140.9 141.2 3.9 5.0 2.3 4.1 4.5 3.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.4 119.5 119.2 119.7 1.7 2.4 3.4 -2.3 2.0 .5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 115.9 114.6 113.4 113.6 -2.4 -.4 9.1 -7.7 -1.4 .4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 112.3 110.5 110.6 111.8 .0 5.6 4.4 -1.8 2.8 1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 117.9 119.9 119.0 116.5 7.4 -4.3 -.7 -4.7 1.4 -2.7 

Footwear ................................................................................ 122.4 122.8 122.7 123.2 8.8 -2.6 -2.9 2.6 3.0 -.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 180.3 174.0 172.5 176.0 11.1 17.2 -9.8 -9.2 14.1 -9.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 177.3 171.0 169.5 173.1 11.5 17.5 -10.3 -9.1 14.5 -9.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.0 94.5 93.7 93.3 1.7 .8 -.4 -7.0 1.3 -3.7 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.7 138.4 137.5 137.2 2.6 -1.7 .0 -4.3 .4 -2.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 141.9 140.1 138.1 137.0 2.3 4.6 -1.4 -13.1 3.5 -7.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 219.0 194.8 191.8 207.3 40.2 62.5 -30.3 -19.7 50.9 -25.2 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 218.0 193.8 191.0 206.2 40.4 62.9 -30.4 -20.0 51.2 -25.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 118.4 118.6 119.2 119.2 4.7 6.1 6.3 2.7 5.4 4.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 219.4 220.9 220.7 221.2 5.6 4.9 1.8 3.3 5.2 2.6 

Public transportation ............................................................... 228.0 226.3 222.0 221.6 3.5 9.3 .5 -10.8 6.3 -5.3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 338.6 339.7 340.4 340.8 3.7 3.5 4.2 2.6 3.6 3.4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 281.1 281.0 280.0 279.4 4.6 2.6 2.9 -2.4 3.6 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 354.2 355.7 357.0 357.8 3.4 3.9 4.6 4.1 3.6 4.4 

Professional services ........................................................... 293.4 294.2 295.3 296.2 .8 2.2 3.5 3.9 1.5 3.7 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 469.9 471.8 472.9 473.0 8.7 7.3 5.5 2.7 8.0 4.1 

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—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2006

June

2006

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

June

2006

Dec.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.3 1.9 2.6 0.0 -0.7 2.2 -0.4 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.2 103.6 103.5 102.8 1.9 1.5 -1.1 -5.3 1.7 -3.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 114.6 114.8 114.5 114.6 2.9 1.8 3.2 .0 2.3 1.6 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 162.3 163.2 164.1 164.8 6.1 5.7 7.2 6.3 5.9 6.8 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 393.9 399.7 402.2 404.4 5.4 6.0 5.7 11.1 5.7 8.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 459.2 461.4 463.9 465.9 6.2 5.7 7.4 6.0 5.9 6.7 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 86.2 86.1 85.4 85.2 .0 -.5 .5 -4.6 -.2 -2.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 84.4 84.4 83.7 83.5 -.5 -.5 .0 -4.2 -.5 -2.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 96.2 96.9 96.7 96.9 -.4 1.3 3.0 2.9 .4 3.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 12.9 12.4 11.9 11.6 .0 -8.5 -11.5 -34.6 -4.4 -23.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 -10.0 -25.5 -7.4 -3.8 -18.1 -5.6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 332.4 333.3 333.1 335.9 3.0 2.0 1.9 4.3 2.5 3.1

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 522.4 522.7 521.1 528.6 4.7 2.0 -.8 4.8 3.3 2.0 

Personal care ......................................................................... 189.4 190.1 190.2 191.3 2.2 1.9 3.2 4.1 2.1 3.7 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 156.3 156.5 156.0 158.6 -.5 -.3 3.1 6.0 -.4 4.6 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 210.8 211.9 212.5 212.7 3.1 1.3 3.1 3.7 2.2 3.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 316.8 318.5 319.1 319.7 3.7 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.6 4.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 166.0 163.4 162.8 164.3 6.1 8.3 -3.8 -4.0 7.2 -3.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.0 196.6 196.6 196.4 2.5 1.5 3.3 .8 2.0 2.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 148.8 144.8 143.9 146.1 8.0 12.2 -7.2 -7.1 10.1 -7.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 179.8 172.7 174.8 180.4 5.8 33.0 -20.6 1.3 18.6 -10.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.4 119.5 119.2 119.7 1.7 2.4 3.4 -2.3 2.0 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 224.7 213.2 211.0 219.4 18.6 30.5 -17.7 -9.1 24.4 -13.5 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.4 114.1 113.6 113.2 .7 -.7 -1.4 -4.1 .0 -2.8 

Services ...................................................................................... 235.8 236.0 236.7 237.4 3.5 2.8 3.8 2.7 3.2 3.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 218.6 219.3 220.2 220.9 3.4 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.8 116.6 118.6 117.4 .3 .7 .3 2.1 .5 1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 179.8 175.4 177.8 180.0 6.6 -12.5 5.5 .4 -3.4 3.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 138.5 139.1 139.5 139.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 3.8 5.2 4.4 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 139.8 140.6 140.9 141.2 3.9 5.0 2.3 4.1 4.5 3.2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 232.2 232.5 231.6 231.6 .7 2.8 3.0 -1.0 1.8 1.0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 354.2 355.7 357.0 357.8 3.4 3.9 4.6 4.1 3.6 4.4 

Other services .......................................................................... 270.2 270.8 271.0 271.0 3.2 3.7 3.2 1.2 3.4 2.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 198.5 196.8 196.8 198.2 5.1 5.8 .0 -.6 5.5 -.3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 189.9 187.8 187.5 188.8 5.0 5.2 -.8 -2.3 5.1 -1.6 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 192.3 190.9 190.8 192.0 4.8 5.2 .4 -.6 5.0 -.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 150.7 146.8 145.9 148.1 8.2 11.7 -7.1 -6.7 9.9 -6.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 181.1 174.7 176.5 181.7 6.3 29.9 -19.3 1.3 17.5 -9.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 222.0 211.1 209.3 217.0 17.5 29.2 -16.4 -8.7 23.2 -12.7 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 188.6 185.3 186.1 188.8 4.9 15.7 -9.2 .4 10.1 -4.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 226.2 225.0 225.5 226.5 2.9 2.3 2.9 .5 2.6 1.7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 227.0 226.9 227.6 228.2 2.9 3.8 3.4 2.1 3.4 2.8 

Energy ........................................................................................ 195.5 181.3 180.9 189.7 22.1 25.3 -16.5 -11.3 23.7 -14.0 

All items less energy .................................................................. 199.4 199.7 199.6 199.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 1.0 2.8 1.9 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 200.5 200.8 200.8 201.1 2.9 3.1 2.6 1.2 3.0 1.9 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 141.6 141.1 140.5 140.5 1.7 .9 .6 -3.1 1.3 -1.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 220.8 197.1 194.3 209.4 36.0 61.3 -29.0 -19.1 48.1 -24.2 

Services less energy services ................................................ 241.9 242.6 243.1 243.6 3.3 4.3 3.7 2.8 3.8 3.3 

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

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

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

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

Dec.2006 from—

Percent change to

Nov.2006 from—

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 198.4 197.0 196.8 197.2 2.4 0.1 0.2 1.8 -0.8 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 212.7 211.1 210.9 211.5 2.9 .2 .3 2.1 -.8 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 214.0 212.1 212.2 212.7 3.1 .3 .2 2.4 -.8 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.5 127.0 126.5 126.9 2.6 -.1 .3 1.7 -.8 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 188.7 187.0 187.5 187.8 1.5 .4 .2 1.0 -.6 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 189.8 187.9 188.3 188.6 1.3 .4 .2 .9 -.8 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.5 121.7 122.2 122.3 1.7 .5 .1 1.3 -.2 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 187.3 185.1 185.2 185.5 1.7 .2 .2 1.2 -1.1 .1 

South urban .................................................... M 192.9 191.5 191.1 191.8 2.5 .2 .4 1.6 -.9 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.4 195.0 194.4 195.1 2.8 .1 .4 1.7 -1.0 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.9 122.1 121.8 122.3 2.1 .2 .4 1.5 -.9 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 196.9 195.2 195.2 195.7 3.1 .3 .3 2.2 -.9 .0 

West urban ..................................................... M 202.4 201.3 200.6 200.8 3.0 -.2 .1 2.1 -.9 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.3 203.0 202.2 202.4 3.2 -.3 .1 2.3 -1.0 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.6 125.0 124.5 124.6 2.7 -.3 .1 1.7 -.9 -.4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 184.3 182.8 182.6 183.0 2.6 .1 .2 1.8 -.9 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 124.0 123.3 123.1 123.4 2.2 .1 .2 1.6 -.7 -.2 

D ................................................................. M 194.1 192.5 192.5 192.9 2.7 .2 .2 1.9 -.8 .0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 192.8 190.3 190.8 190.9 .4 .3 .1 -.2 -1.0 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 205.3 203.5 203.3 202.9 3.3 -.3 -.2 2.5 -1.0 -.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 216.9 215.3 214.7 215.2 3.1 .0 .2 2.3 -1.0 -.3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 224.3 -

 223.4 - - - - 2.6 -.4 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 181.7 - 179.5 - - - - -.7 -1.2 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 193.7 -

 189.6 - - - - .4 -2.1 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 129.9 - 128.7 - - - - 2.8 -.9 -

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

 190.9 - 193.1 3.2 1.2 - - - -

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

 191.2 - 191.0 1.6 -.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 178.9 - 177.5 1.4 -.8 - - - -

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

 203.1 - 203.6 4.1 .2 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 211.1 - 211.2 2.9 .0 - - - -

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

 206.2 - 205.6 3.2 -.3 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 203.9 - 204.3 4.2 .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 technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Dec. 2006 from—

 Nov.

 2006

 Dec.

 2006

 Dec.

 2005

 Nov.

 2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 117.0 117.1 2.4 0.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 116.4 116.6 2.1 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 116.5 116.6 2.0 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 113.3 113.3 1.3 .0 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 120.8 121.2 3.1 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 116.0 115.7 2.3 -.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 122.8 123.0 3.3 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 124.2 124.2 4.1 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 146.8 148.3 1.2 1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.8 96.5 -.2 -.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 91.2 88.9 .5 -2.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 115.4 116.2 1.2 .7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 116.0 117.0 1.4 .9 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 108.3 107.0 .0 -1.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 132.8 132.8 3.4 .0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 121.2 120.9 1.7 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 136.7 136.8 3.9 .1 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.6 105.1 .2 -.5 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.0 103.9 1.4 -.1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 155.4 155.5 6.3 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.7 74.5 -2.4 -.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 120.6 121.5 2.9 .7 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 125.6 125.7 3.4 .1 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 106.2 106.3 .9 .1 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 86.3 86.1 -2.0 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 116.0 116.3 2.2 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 113.7 113.5 2.3 -.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 157.0 161.1 3.3 2.6 

Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 1A. 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 Annual

average

2005

Annual

average

2006

Percent

change

from 2005

to 2006

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................................ 195.3 201.6 3.2 

All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 585.0 603.9 -

Food and beverages ....................................................................................... 191.2 195.7 2.4 

Food ............................................................................................................. 190.7 195.2 2.4 

Food at home ............................................................................................. 189.8 193.1 1.7 

Cereals and bakery products .................................................................... 209.0 212.8 1.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................... 184.7 186.6 1.0 

Dairy and related products ....................................................................... 182.4 181.4 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................................... 241.4 252.9 4.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ..................................... 144.4 147.4 2.1 

Other food at home ................................................................................... 167.0 169.6 1.6 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................................... 165.2 171.5 3.8 

Fats and oils ........................................................................................... 167.7 168.0 .2 

Other foods ............................................................................................. 182.5 185.0 1.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................ 111.3 113.9 2.3 

Food away from home ................................................................................ 193.4 199.4 3.1 

Other food away from home 1 .................................................................. 131.3 136.6 4.0 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................................... 195.9 200.7 2.5 

Housing .......................................................................................................... 195.7 203.2 3.8 

Shelter .......................................................................................................... 224.4 232.1 3.4 

Rent of primary residence .......................................................................... 217.3 225.1 3.6 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ 130.3 136.0 4.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ......................................... 230.2 238.2 3.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... 117.6 116.5 -.9 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... 179.0 194.7 8.8 

Fuels ........................................................................................................... 161.6 177.1 9.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. 208.6 234.9 12.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................ 166.5 182.1 9.4 

Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... 126.1 127.0 .7 

Apparel ........................................................................................................... 119.5 119.5 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... 116.1 114.1 -1.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... 110.8 110.7 -.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... 116.7 116.5 -.2 

Footwear ....................................................................................................... 122.6 123.5 .7 

Transportation ................................................................................................ 173.9 180.9 4.0 

Private transportation ................................................................................... 170.2 177.0 4.0 

New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. 95.6 95.6 .0 

New vehicles ............................................................................................ 137.9 137.6 -.2 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................................ 139.4 140.0 .4 

Motor fuel .................................................................................................... 195.7 221.0 12.9 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................................... 194.7 219.9 12.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................ 111.9 117.3 4.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ....................................................... 206.9 215.6 4.2 

Public transportation ..................................................................................... 217.3 226.6 4.3 

Medical care ................................................................................................... 323.2 336.2 4.0 

Medical care commodities ............................................................................ 276.0 285.9 3.6 

Medical care services ................................................................................... 336.7 350.6 4.1 

Professional services .................................................................................. 281.7 289.3 2.7 

Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 439.9 468.1 6.4 

Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... 109.4 110.9 1.4 

Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 104.2 104.6 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1A. 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 Annual

average

2005

Annual

average

2006

Percent

change

from 2005

to 2006

Expenditure category

Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... 113.7 116.8 2.7 

Education 1 ................................................................................................... 152.7 162.1 6.2 

Educational books and supplies ................................................................. 365.6 388.9 6.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................................... 440.9 468.1 6.2 

Communication 1 .......................................................................................... 84.7 84.1 -.7 

Information and information processing 1 ................................................... 82.6 81.7 -1.1 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................................ 94.9 95.8 .9 

Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................................... 13.6 12.5 -8.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ................................... 12.8 10.8 -15.6 

Other goods and services ............................................................................... 313.4 321.7 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... 502.8 519.9 3.4 

Personal care ............................................................................................... 185.6 190.2 2.5 

Personal care products ............................................................................... 154.4 155.8 .9 

Personal care services ............................................................................... 203.9 209.7 2.8 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 303.0 313.6 3.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ..................................................................................................... 160.2 164.0 2.4

Food and beverages ....................................................................................... 191.2 195.7 2.4 

Commodities less food and beverages .......................................................... 142.5 145.9 2.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ......................................................... 168.4 176.7 4.9 

Apparel ....................................................................................................... 119.5 119.5 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ 202.6 216.3 6.8 

Durables ....................................................................................................... 115.3 114.5 -.7 

Services ............................................................................................................ 230.1 238.9 3.8 

Rent of shelter 2 ............................................................................................. 233.7 241.9 3.5 

Transportation services .................................................................................. 225.7 230.8 2.3 

Other services ................................................................................................ 268.4 277.5 3.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................................................. 196.0 202.7 3.4

All items less shelter ......................................................................................... 186.1 191.9 3.1 

All items less medical care ............................................................................... 188.7 194.7 3.2 

Commodities less food ..................................................................................... 144.5 148.0 2.4 

Nondurables less food ...................................................................................... 170.1 178.2 4.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................................................. 201.2 213.9 6.3 

Nondurables ..................................................................................................... 180.2 186.7 3.6

Services less rent of shelter 2 ........................................................................... 243.2 253.3 4.2 

Services less medical care services ................................................................. 221.2 229.6 3.8 

Energy .............................................................................................................. 177.1 196.9 11.2 

All items less energy ......................................................................................... 198.7 203.7 2.5 

All items less food and energy ........................................................................ 200.9 205.9 2.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................................... 140.3 140.6 .2 

Energy commodities ................................................................................... 197.4 223.0 13.0 

Services less energy services ...................................................................... 236.6 244.7 3.4 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................ $ .512 $ .496 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................................. $ .171 $ .166 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.
Table 4A. 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 Annual

average

2005

Annual

average

2006

Percent

change

from 2005

to 2006

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................................ 191.0 197.1 3.2 

All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 568.9 587.2 -

Food and beverages ....................................................................................... 190.5 194.9 2.3 

Food ............................................................................................................. 190.1 194.4 2.3 

Food at home ............................................................................................. 188.9 192.2 1.7 

Cereals and bakery products .................................................................... 208.9 213.1 2.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................... 184.7 186.1 .8 

Dairy and related products ....................................................................... 182.2 180.9 -.7 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................................... 238.9 251.0 5.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ..................................... 143.7 146.7 2.1 

Other food at home ................................................................................... 166.5 169.1 1.6 

Sugar and sweets ................................................................................... 164.3 170.5 3.8 

Fats and oils ........................................................................................... 167.8 168.7 .5 

Other foods ............................................................................................. 182.8 185.2 1.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................ 111.8 114.2 2.1 

Food away from home ................................................................................ 193.3 199.1 3.0 

Other food away from home 1 .................................................................. 131.1 136.2 3.9 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................................... 195.8 200.6 2.5 

Housing .......................................................................................................... 191.2 198.5 3.8 

Shelter .......................................................................................................... 217.5 224.8 3.4 

Rent of primary residence .......................................................................... 216.5 224.2 3.6 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ 130.0 135.3 4.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ......................................... 208.8 216.0 3.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... 117.9 116.8 -.9 

Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... 177.9 193.1 8.5 

Fuels ........................................................................................................... 159.7 174.4 9.2

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. 208.1 234.0 12.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................ 165.4 180.2 8.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ....................................... 130.6 137.1 5.0 

Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... 121.8 122.6 .7 

Household operations 1 .............................................................................. 132.8 139.0 4.7 

Apparel ........................................................................................................... 119.1 119.1 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... 115.6 114.0 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... 110.4 110.3 -.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... 119.3 118.6 -.6 

Footwear ....................................................................................................... 121.8 123.1 1.1 

Transportation ................................................................................................ 173.0 180.3 4.2 

Private transportation ................................................................................... 170.3 177.5 4.2 

New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. 94.7 94.7 .0 

New vehicles ............................................................................................ 138.9 138.6 -.2 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................................ 140.3 140.8 .4 

Motor fuel .................................................................................................... 196.3 221.6 12.9 

Gasoline (all types) ................................................................................... 195.4 220.7 12.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................ 111.5 116.9 4.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ....................................................... 209.3 218.1 4.2 

Public transportation ..................................................................................... 215.5 225.0 4.4 

Medical care ................................................................................................... 322.8 335.7 4.0 

Medical care commodities ............................................................................ 269.2 279.0 3.6 

Medical care services ................................................................................... 337.3 351.1 4.1 

Professional services .................................................................................. 284.3 291.7 2.6 

Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 436.1 463.6 6.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4A. 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 Annual

average

2005

Annual

average

2006

Percent

change

from 2005

to 2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... 106.8 108.2 1.3 

Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 103.4 103.9 .5 

Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... 111.4 113.9 2.2 

Education 1 ................................................................................................... 151.0 160.3 6.2 

Educational books and supplies ................................................................. 367.1 390.7 6.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................................... 427.1 453.3 6.1 

Communication 1 .......................................................................................... 86.4 86.0 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 ................................................... 84.9 84.3 -.7 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................................ 95.0 95.9 .9 

Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................................... 14.2 13.0 -8.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ................................... 12.6 10.7 -15.1 

Other goods and services ............................................................................... 322.2 330.9 2.7 

Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... 504.2 521.6 3.5 

Personal care ............................................................................................... 184.0 188.3 2.3 

Personal care products ............................................................................... 154.5 155.7 .8 

Personal care services ............................................................................... 204.2 209.8 2.7 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 303.4 314.1 3.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ..................................................................................................... 161.4 165.7 2.7

Food and beverages ....................................................................................... 190.5 194.9 2.3 

Commodities less food and beverages .......................................................... 144.7 148.7 2.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ......................................................... 173.2 182.6 5.4 

Apparel ....................................................................................................... 119.1 119.1 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ 210.6 226.1 7.4 

Durables ....................................................................................................... 115.1 114.6 -.4 

Services ............................................................................................................ 225.7 234.1 3.7 

Rent of shelter 2 ............................................................................................. 209.5 216.6 3.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .............................................................. 117.9 116.8 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................................................. 165.4 180.2 8.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ........................................... 130.6 137.1 5.0 

Household operations 1 .................................................................................. 132.8 139.0 4.7 

Transportation services .................................................................................. 225.9 230.6 2.1 

Medical care services ..................................................................................... 337.3 351.1 4.1 

Other services ................................................................................................ 260.0 268.2 3.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................................................. 191.0 197.5 3.4

All items less shelter ......................................................................................... 183.4 189.2 3.2 

All items less medical care ............................................................................... 185.4 191.3 3.2 

Commodities less food ..................................................................................... 146.5 150.6 2.8 

Nondurables less food ...................................................................................... 174.6 183.8 5.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................................................. 208.4 223.0 7.0 

Nondurables ..................................................................................................... 182.5 189.5 3.8

Services less rent of shelter 2 ........................................................................... 215.9 224.7 4.1 

Services less medical care services ................................................................. 217.2 225.3 3.7 

Energy .............................................................................................................. 177.2 196.8 11.1 

All items less energy ......................................................................................... 193.5 198.0 2.3 

All items less food and energy ........................................................................ 194.6 199.2 2.4 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................................... 140.6 141.1 .4 

Energy commodities ................................................................................... 197.7 223.0 12.8 

Services less energy services ...................................................................... 232.3 239.9 3.3 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................ $ .524 $ .507 -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................................. $ .176 $ .170 -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.