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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: SEPTEMBER 2007

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

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

September level of 208.490 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in September 2006. 

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

in September prior to seasonal adjustment. The September level of 203.889 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent 

higher than in September 2006. 

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

September on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The September level of 120.423 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 

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

revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in September, following a 0.1 

percent decline in August. The index for energy, which declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 0.3 

percent in September. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.4 percent and the index for energy 

services rose 0.1 percent. The food index rose 0.5 percent in September. The index for food at home also rose 

0.5 percent, reflecting large increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy products. The index 

for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in September, the same as in each of the preceding three 

months. 

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2007 3-mos. ended ended

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Sep. ’07 Sep. ’07 

All Items .6 .4 .7 .2 .1 -.1 .3 1.0 2.8

 Food and beverages .3 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 4.6 4.4 

 Housing .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 1.6 2.9 

 Apparel -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.6 .4 -.5 .3 .6 -1.8 

 Transportation 2.8 1.2 2.8 -.2 -.3 -1.2 .1 -5.6 2.2 

 Medical care .1 .4 .3 .2 .6 .5 .3 6.0 4.6 

 Recreation .0 .1 .2 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 .3 .3 

 Education and 

 communication .5 .3 .6 .0 .2 .3 .1 2.7 2.4 

 Other goods and 

 services .2 .3 .3 .3 .0 .1 .4 2.1 3.6 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 5.9 2.4 5.4 -.5 -1.0 -3.2 .3 -14.8 5.3 

 Food .3 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 4.9 4.5 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.5 2.1 
Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.0 percent in the third 

quarter of 2007, following increases in the first and second quarters at annual rates of 4.7 and 5.2 percent, 

respectively. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.6 percent and compares with an increase of 2.5 

percent for all of 2006. The index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 22.9 and 32.9 percent in the 

first two quarters, declined at a 14.8 percent rate in the third quarter of 2007. Thus far this year, energy costs 

have risen at an 11.7 percent SAAR after increasing 2.9 percent in all of 2006. In the first nine months of 2007, 

petroleum-based energy costs (energy commodities) advanced at a 20.6 percent rate and charges for energy 

services (gas and electricity) increased at a 1.3 percent rate. The food index rose at a 5.7 percent SAAR in the 

first nine months of 2007 after advancing 2.1 percent in all of 2006. Grocery store food prices increased at a 

6.7 percent annual rate in the first nine months of 2007, reflecting acceleration over the last year in each of the 

six major groups. These increases ranged from annual rates of 4.0 percent in the index for other food at home 

to 17.7 percent in the index for dairy products. 

 The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.5 percent SAAR in the third quarter, following 

increases at rates of 2.3 percent in each of the first two quarters of 2007. The advance at a 2.3 percent SAAR 

for the first nine months of 2007 compares with a 2.6 percent rise in all of 2006. The deceleration largely 

reflects a smaller increase in the index for shelter and a downturn in the index for apparel. Shelter costs, which 

rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006, have risen at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first nine months of 2007. The 

index for apparel, which last year registered its first annual increase since 1997, has declined at an annual rate 

of 1.7 percent thus far in 2007. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and three-quarter years 

are shown below. 

Percentage change 12 months SAAR 9 

 ended in December mos. 

ended 

in Sep. 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

All items 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5 3.6

 Food and beverages 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 5.7

 Housing 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3 2.7

 Apparel -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.1 .9 -1.7

 Transportation 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 4.8 1.6 6.0

 Medical care 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.1

 Recreation 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 1.1 1.0 .5

 Education and 

 communication 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.0

 Other goods and services 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.4

Special indexes 

 Energy 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 17.1 2.9 11.7

 Energy commodities 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 16.7 6.1 20.6

 Energy services 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 17.6 -.6 1.3

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

 Food 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 5.7

 All items less 

 food and energy 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.3
 The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in September. The index for food at home, which rose 

0.4 percent in August, advanced 0.5 percent in September. The index for fruits and vegetables, which had 

declined in each of the preceding four months, increased 1.8 percent in September and accounted for about onehalf of the grocery store food advance. The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits rose 2.5 and 1.4 

percent, respectively. The index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.2 percent. The index for dairy 

products increased 1.0 percent in September and has advanced 13.0 percent in the first nine months of 2007. 

Milk prices also rose 1.0 percent in September and have risen 19.3 percent since the beginning of the year. The 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent in September. Beef and poultry prices rose 1.0 

and 0.9 percent, respectively, while the index for pork declined 1.1 percent. The index for eggs rose 8.7 percent 

in September and was 43.9 percent higher than a year ago. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 

0.4 percent, the same as in August. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home were 

virtually unchanged and declined 0.2 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and 

beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing, which was virtually unchanged in August, increased 0.3 percent in September. 

The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent after increasing 0.2 percent in August. Within shelter, the indexes for 

rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 0.3 percent and the index for lodging away from home increased 

1.0 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 3.8 percent.) The 

index for household energy, which decreased 1.2 percent in August, rose 0.1 percent in September, as a 1.0 

percent decline in the index for natural gas was more than offset by increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for 

electricity--up 0.9 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations decreased 

0.2 percent, the same as in each of the preceding two months. 

The transportation index turned up in September, increasing 0.1 percent. The index for gasoline, which 

had declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 0.4 percent. As of September, gasoline prices were 

10.1 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May. The index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent in 

September. (About 14 percent of the new car sample in September was represented by 2008 models.) The 

index for used cars and trucks was virtually unchanged. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have 

declined 1.0 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 2.7 percent. The index for public transportation 

increased 0.5 percent in September, reflecting a 1.1 percent increase in the index for airline fares. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, airline fares declined 0.9 percent.) 

The index for apparel, which declined 0.5 percent in August, increased 0.3 percent in September. 

(Reflecting price increases associated with the introduction of fall-winter wear, apparel prices advanced 4.5 

percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment; prices for women’s and girls’ clothing increased 7.5 

percent.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in September. The index for medical care commodities--

prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for 

medical care services rose 0.4 percent. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related 

services increased 0.2 and 0.8 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in September. Increases in the indexes for cable and satellite 

television and radio, for pets, pet products and services, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts and 

sporting events--up 0.7, 1.0, and 0.9 percent, respectively--were partially offset by a 1.2 percent decline in the 

index for toys. 

The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in September. The index for 

education rose 0.2 percent, reflecting increases of 0.8 percent in the index for child care and nursery school and 

0.7 percent in the index for college textbooks. The index for college tuition and fees declined 0.3 percent. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for college tuition and fees rose 1.5 percent in September and were 5.5 

percent higher than a year ago.) The index for communication was virtually unchanged in September. Within 

this group, the index for telephone services rose 0.1 percent as a 0.3 percent increase in the index for land-line 

local charges more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for land-line long distance charges. The 

indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 0.7 percent, while the indexes for computer 

software and accessories and for internet services and electronic information providers increased 1.2 and 0.2 

percent, respectively. 
The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in September. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products rose 0.8 percent, reflecting in part the pass through of a wholesale price increase for 

cigarettes. During the last 12 months, prices for cigarettes have increased 7.8 percent. The index for 

miscellaneous personal services rose 0.7 percent, reflecting a 1.9 percent increase in financial services. 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.3 

percent in September. 

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2007 3-mos. ended ended

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Sep. ’07 Sep. ’07 

All Items .8 .5 .8 .1 .1 -.2 .3 .7 2.8

 Food and beverages .3 .4 .4 .5 .2 .4 .5 4.6 4.4 

 Housing .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .2 1.5 2.8 

 Apparel -.8 -.4 -.3 -.9 .8 -.3 .1 2.4 -2.0 

 Transportation 3.0 1.4 3.1 -.2 -.3 -1.4 .1 -6.0 2.4 

 Medical care .1 .4 .3 .2 .7 .5 .4 6.3 4.7 

 Recreation -.1 .0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .4 .4 .2 

 Education and 

 communication .4 .3 .6 .0 .3 .3 .0 2.4 2.1 

 Other goods and 

 services .2 .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 .4 2.5 4.1 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 6.2 2.6 5.8 -.7 -1.0 -3.4 .3 -14.9 5.7 

 Food .3 .4 .4 .5 .3 .4 .5 4.9 4.5 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 2.6 2.0 

Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 

8:30 A.M. (EST). 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This 

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

estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 

1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI 

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

would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3

Regions Defined 

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

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

Vermont. 

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

Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2002 through December 2006 

were replaced in January 2007. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

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

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

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

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

requirements in the United States. 

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

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

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor 

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

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

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

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Sep. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

Aug.

2007

June to

July

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 207.917 208.490 2.8 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3 

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

 622.827 624.543 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 204.289 205.279 4.4 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 203.885 204.941 4.5 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 202.126 203.193 4.7 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 223.981 223.372 4.6 -.3 .1 .4 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 197.204 198.323 5.5 .6 -.4 .1 .5 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 201.739 203.541 13.1 .9 2.7 1.7 1.0 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 252.845 259.100 .3 2.5 -1.1 -.2 1.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 154.791 155.007 5.1 .1 -.1 1.2 .0 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 174.686 174.201 2.6 -.3 .3 .1 -.2 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 178.256 178.172 3.5 .0 .6 .1 .6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 174.251 174.105 3.7 -.1 1.3 .1 -.3 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 189.781 189.076 2.2 -.4 .1 .1 -.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 116.072 114.628 .4 -1.2 -.9 .9 -1.2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 207.756 208.805 4.1 .5 .5 .4 .5 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 145.376 146.752 6.7 .9 1.1 .4 .9 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 208.264 208.408 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 211.098 210.865 2.9 -.1 .2 .0 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 242.238 241.990 3.5 -.1 .2 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 235.311 236.058 3.9 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 150.236 144.480 7.0 -3.8 .8 -.6 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 246.815 247.487 2.9 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 116.926 116.783 .3 -.1 -.5 .3 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 204.334 204.264 2.3 .0 .0 -.9 .1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 185.453 185.306 1.8 -.1 -.2 -1.2 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 246.542 252.580 6.5 2.4 3.4 .2 1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 190.710 190.158 1.5 -.3 -.5 -1.3 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 144.972 145.246 5.1 .2 1.0 .5 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 126.520 126.193 -.7 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 140.971 140.698 2.4 -.2 .1 .2 -.2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 114.439 119.535 -1.8 4.5 .4 -.5 .3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 109.032 112.380 -1.8 3.1 1.4 -.7 .8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 103.237 110.973 -3.2 7.5 -.2 -.1 -.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 110.221 113.611 -2.5 3.1 -.9 .3 .8 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 120.329 123.183 -.8 2.4 1.5 -.6 -.4 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 184.480 184.532 2.2 .0 -.3 -1.2 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 180.408 180.586 2.3 .1 -.3 -1.3 .1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 94.121 93.985 -1.4 -.1 .3 .3 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 135.204 134.927 -1.0 -.2 .0 .1 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 137.138 137.142 -2.7 .0 .7 .8 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 238.194 239.104 8.6 .4 -1.7 -4.9 .4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 237.108 237.993 8.7 .4 -1.7 -4.9 .4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 121.730 122.292 3.0 .5 .5 .2 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 224.019 224.302 3.4 .1 .4 .4 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 233.112 230.694 .5 -1.0 -.1 .5 .5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 352.961 353.723 4.6 .2 .6 .5 .3 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 291.164 291.340 1.1 .1 .6 .4 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 371.461 372.432 5.6 .3 .6 .5 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 302.259 302.410 4.1 .0 .4 .5 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 501.026 504.206 6.8 .6 .9 .5 .8 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Sep. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

Aug.

2007

June to

July

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 111.139 111.400 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 102.311 102.759 -1.7 .4 -.5 -.4 .5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 120.311 121.273 2.4 .8 .2 .3 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 172.873 175.486 5.3 1.5 .5 .5 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 427.425 430.114 9.2 .6 1.1 1.8 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 498.071 505.924 5.0 1.6 .5 .4 .1 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 83.655 83.690 -.6 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 80.944 80.976 -.9 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 98.813 98.882 2.9 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 10.487 10.477 -14.8 -.1 -.7 -.4 -.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 9.524 9.455 -10.0 -.7 -1.0 -.8 -.7 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 333.325 334.801 3.6 .4 .0 .1 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 555.217 559.636 7.5 .8 .3 .2 .8 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 195.521 196.202 2.6 .3 .0 .0 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 157.788 157.643 .8 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 217.028 217.589 3.3 .3 .4 .1 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 325.566 327.783 3.6 .7 -.2 .4 .7 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 166.955 167.952 2.2 .6 .0 -.5 .2 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 204.289 205.279 4.4 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 146.317 147.289 .9 .7 -.2 -1.1 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 180.480 182.902 2.9 1.3 -.6 -2.1 .1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 114.439 119.535 -1.8 4.5 .4 -.5 .3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 225.694 226.509 4.6 .4 -.8 -2.4 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 112.036 111.746 -1.8 -.3 .0 .1 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 248.555 248.700 3.2 .1 .2 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 252.530 252.272 3.5 -.1 .3 .1 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 116.926 116.783 .3 -.1 -.5 .3 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 190.710 190.158 1.5 -.3 -.5 -1.3 .1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 144.972 145.246 5.1 .2 1.0 .5 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 140.971 140.698 2.4 -.2 .1 .2 -.2 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 234.563 234.322 1.1 -.1 .4 .4 .2 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 371.461 372.432 5.6 .3 .6 .5 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 286.492 288.469 2.7 .7 .1 .2 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 208.607 209.100 2.4 .2 .1 -.2 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 196.803 197.708 2.4 .5 .1 -.3 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 200.598 201.159 2.6 .3 .1 -.2 .3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 148.591 149.541 1.0 .6 -.2 -1.0 .1

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 182.170 184.450 3.0 1.3 -.5 -1.9 .2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 223.057 223.802 4.5 .3 -.7 -2.2 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 192.869 194.616 3.6 .9 -.2 -.8 .3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 262.588 263.243 2.7 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 238.507 238.604 2.9 .0 .2 .1 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 209.294 209.637 5.3 .2 -1.0 -3.2 .3 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 209.399 210.000 2.5 .3 .2 .2 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 211.111 211.628 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 138.895 139.828 -.8 .7 .1 .0 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 239.885 241.120 8.5 .5 -1.4 -4.6 .4 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 254.491 254.706 3.3 .1 .3 .2 .3 

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

 $ .481 $ .480 - - - - -

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

 $ .161 $ .160 - - - - -

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—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2007 Mar.

2007

Sep.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 207.784 208.028 207.738 208.292 0.2 4.7 5.2 1.0 2.4 3.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 203.192 203.709 204.528 205.513 .6 7.4 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.8 

Food ................................................................................ 202.773 203.311 204.143 205.193 .6 7.3 5.1 4.9 3.9 5.0 

Food at home ................................................................ 201.525 201.731 202.573 203.629 -1.2 10.0 6.1 4.2 4.2 5.2 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 221.959 222.231 223.047 223.974 3.4 4.7 6.5 3.7 4.1 5.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 197.568 196.783 197.030 198.081 .9 9.7 11.0 1.0 5.2 5.9 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 193.257 198.511 201.964 203.900 .4 11.9 17.7 23.9 6.0 20.8 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 260.558 257.781 257.280 261.869 -12.8 19.3 -4.6 2.0 2.0 -1.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 153.685 153.554 155.469 155.413 3.0 11.4 1.6 4.6 7.1 3.1 

Other food at home ..................................................... 173.792 174.356 174.576 174.222 -1.4 5.9 5.1 1.0 2.2 3.0

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 176.267 177.285 177.514 178.518 3.8 .9 4.4 5.2 2.3 4.8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 172.105 174.272 174.376 173.822 3.4 2.2 5.2 4.1 2.8 4.6 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 189.353 189.518 189.781 189.076 -3.2 7.8 5.2 -.6 2.1 2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 116.101 115.017 116.072 114.628 3.2 -2.6 6.3 -5.0 .2 .5 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 205.934 206.931 207.756 208.805 3.4 3.8 3.7 5.7 3.6 4.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 143.183 144.700 145.278 146.610 5.3 6.1 5.2 9.9 5.7 7.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 207.383 207.624 208.264 208.408 -.6 9.4 3.4 2.0 4.3 2.7 

Housing ............................................................................. 209.617 209.959 209.933 210.470 3.4 3.5 3.0 1.6 3.4 2.3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 240.547 241.112 241.475 242.293 4.2 2.7 4.0 2.9 3.4 3.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 234.254 234.903 235.349 236.058 4.8 4.7 3.2 3.1 4.8 3.1 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 145.059 146.182 145.314 146.722 3.5 -4.5 26.8 4.7 -.6 15.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 245.778 246.191 246.761 247.445 4.1 3.1 1.9 2.7 3.6 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.106 116.577 116.926 116.783 2.4 .8 -.8 -1.1 1.6 -.9 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 200.780 200.791 199.053 199.338 1.0 11.5 .2 -2.8 6.1 -1.3 

Household energy ......................................................... 182.136 181.795 179.698 179.939 .7 12.3 -.3 -4.7 6.3 -2.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 244.933 253.273 253.876 256.322 -10.7 -4.7 26.2 19.9 -7.8 23.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 187.119 186.201 183.827 183.937 1.8 13.8 -2.2 -6.6 7.6 -4.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 142.805 144.181 144.972 145.246 3.2 7.4 2.8 7.0 5.3 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.183 126.971 126.735 126.464 .0 .3 -.9 -2.2 .1 -1.6 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 140.527 140.691 140.971 140.698 5.0 2.2 1.9 .5 3.6 1.2 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.065 118.585 117.936 118.232 -1.7 -.9 -4.8 .6 -1.3 -2.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.634 113.150 112.309 113.158 -5.1 -7.2 .1 5.6 -6.2 2.8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 108.817 108.619 108.533 108.461 -2.1 2.5 -11.1 -1.3 .1 -6.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 112.895 111.839 112.203 113.091 -3.7 3.1 -9.6 .7 -.4 -4.6 

Footwear ......................................................................... 121.283 123.124 122.326 121.792 2.3 -4.2 -2.9 1.7 -1.0 -.6 

Transportation ................................................................... 187.592 187.002 184.702 184.899 -8.6 8.3 16.5 -5.6 -.5 4.8 

Private transportation ...................................................... 183.924 183.322 180.862 181.008 -8.5 8.3 17.7 -6.2 -.5 5.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.126 94.380 94.626 94.422 -4.9 -1.0 -.6 1.3 -3.0 .3 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.317 136.361 136.457 136.113 -3.2 .6 -.8 -.6 -1.3 -.7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 135.067 136.024 137.138 137.142 -12.9 -5.2 2.1 6.3 -9.2 4.1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 254.122 249.813 237.534 238.498 -21.7 33.9 71.3 -22.4 2.4 15.3 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 253.031 248.717 236.522 237.409 -22.1 34.5 71.6 -22.5 2.4 15.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 120.885 121.514 121.730 122.292 2.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 222.723 223.624 224.432 224.473 3.0 4.2 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.1 

Public transportation ....................................................... 227.879 227.627 228.803 229.945 -8.5 8.0 -.5 3.7 -.6 1.6 

Medical care ...................................................................... 349.272 351.450 353.209 354.396 2.9 5.6 3.8 6.0 4.2 4.9 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 288.154 289.810 290.911 290.962 -1.1 .0 1.7 4.0 -.5 2.8 

Medical care services ..................................................... 367.567 369.912 371.893 373.489 4.0 7.3 4.5 6.6 5.7 5.5 

Professional services .................................................... 299.630 300.785 302.356 302.950 3.3 6.5 2.0 4.5 4.9 3.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 495.327 499.895 502.604 506.744 3.7 7.0 7.1 9.5 5.3 8.3 

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—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2007 Mar.

2007

Sep.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.424 111.335 111.186 111.495 -0.4 0.1 1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.7

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.318 102.766 102.381 102.924 -4.9 -3.3 3.1 -1.5 -4.1 .7 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 119.517 119.812 120.182 120.304 .7 2.7 3.5 2.7 1.7 3.1 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 170.781 171.682 172.510 172.780 6.5 5.3 4.6 4.8 5.9 4.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 416.568 421.161 428.565 429.676 7.3 12.2 4.3 13.2 9.7 8.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 492.532 494.925 496.848 497.589 6.5 4.8 4.6 4.2 5.6 4.4 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.594 83.553 83.658 83.693 -5.1 .1 2.3 .5 -2.6 1.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.880 80.840 80.944 80.976 -5.3 .0 1.4 .5 -2.7 .9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.485 98.570 98.813 98.882 2.9 3.0 4.0 1.6 3.0 2.8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.597 10.528 10.487 10.477 -31.3 -11.6 -9.3 -4.5 -22.0 -6.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 9.700 9.601 9.524 9.455 -7.4 -4.2 -17.9 -9.7 -5.8 -13.9 

Other goods and services ................................................. 333.375 333.462 333.712 335.133 4.0 4.7 3.4 2.1 4.4 2.8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 552.314 553.987 555.217 559.636 5.1 18.4 1.7 5.4 11.5 3.5 

Personal care .................................................................. 195.833 195.739 195.809 196.450 3.8 1.4 3.9 1.3 2.6 2.6 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.771 158.457 157.788 157.643 6.8 -1.0 .5 -2.8 2.8 -1.2 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 215.860 216.720 217.028 217.589 3.5 5.0 1.4 3.2 4.2 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 325.136 324.498 325.752 327.885 3.8 1.3 5.8 3.4 2.6 4.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 168.620 168.542 167.657 168.022 -3.8 6.3 8.3 -1.4 1.1 3.3 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 203.192 203.709 204.528 205.513 .6 7.4 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 149.116 148.786 147.198 147.288 -6.7 5.7 10.3 -4.8 -.7 2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 184.980 183.925 180.059 180.329 3.2 4.4 15.3 -9.7 3.8 2.0 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.065 118.585 117.936 118.232 -1.7 -.9 -4.8 .6 -1.3 -2.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 232.988 231.202 225.615 226.029 -10.7 16.4 30.0 -11.4 2.0 7.3 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.361 112.376 112.528 112.252 -3.5 -1.4 -1.9 -.4 -2.4 -1.1 

Services .............................................................................. 246.637 247.174 247.469 248.199 3.0 3.7 3.2 2.6 3.4 2.9 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 250.724 251.435 251.709 252.550 4.3 2.5 4.1 2.9 3.4 3.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.106 116.577 116.926 116.783 2.4 .8 -.8 -1.1 1.6 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 187.119 186.201 183.827 183.937 1.8 13.8 -2.2 -6.6 7.6 -4.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 142.805 144.181 144.972 145.246 3.2 7.4 2.8 7.0 5.3 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 140.527 140.691 140.971 140.698 5.0 2.2 1.9 .5 3.6 1.2 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.372 233.221 234.183 234.578 -.3 1.5 -.5 3.9 .6 1.7 

Medical care services ....................................................... 367.567 369.912 371.893 373.489 4.0 7.3 4.5 6.6 5.7 5.5 

Other services ................................................................... 285.569 285.897 286.386 287.243 1.9 2.4 4.3 2.4 2.1 3.3 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 208.636 208.831 208.356 208.827 .2 4.1 5.3 .4 2.1 2.8 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 197.285 197.405 196.853 197.308 -1.7 5.6 5.8 .0 1.9 2.9 

All items less medical care .................................................. 200.603 200.770 200.405 200.929 .0 4.6 5.3 .7 2.3 3.0 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 151.287 150.973 149.448 149.540 -6.1 5.7 10.0 -4.5 -.4 2.5 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 186.289 185.359 181.786 182.096 3.0 4.6 14.4 -8.7 3.8 2.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 229.586 227.933 222.999 223.358 -9.7 15.5 27.5 -10.4 2.1 6.9 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 194.630 194.200 192.718 193.390 1.9 6.0 9.6 -2.5 3.9 3.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 261.082 261.518 261.644 262.272 .3 4.8 4.0 1.8 2.5 2.9 

Services less medical care services ................................... 237.044 237.457 237.685 238.208 2.4 3.2 4.2 2.0 2.8 3.1 

Energy ................................................................................. 214.911 212.732 205.920 206.496 -11.5 22.9 32.9 -14.8 4.3 6.4 

All items less energy ........................................................... 208.656 209.158 209.556 210.112 1.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 210.436 210.933 211.250 211.714 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.4

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 139.809 140.013 139.963 139.929 -2.5 .4 -1.2 .3 -1.1 -.4 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 254.792 251.255 239.722 240.784 -21.0 30.9 68.0 -20.2 1.7 15.8 

Services less energy services ......................................... 252.739 253.423 253.985 254.778 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 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

Sep.2007 from—

Percent change to

Aug.2007 from—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Aug.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 208.352 208.299 207.917 208.490 2.8 0.1 0.3 2.0 -0.2 -0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 221.579 221.945 221.559 221.436 2.4 -.2 -.1 1.6 .0 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.036 224.229 224.246 224.274 2.4 .0 .0 1.6 .1 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.893 131.391 130.519 130.206 2.4 -.9 -.2 1.6 -.3 -.7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 199.263 198.989 198.551 199.714 3.1 .4 .6 1.8 -.4 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.666 200.369 199.823 201.171 2.8 .4 .7 1.5 -.4 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.372 127.111 126.886 127.504 3.5 .3 .5 2.2 -.4 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 194.442 194.815 194.716 195.483 3.4 .3 .4 2.0 .1 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 201.675 201.571 201.041 201.697 3.0 .1 .3 2.0 -.3 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.152 203.953 203.579 204.302 3.0 .2 .4 2.2 -.3 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.265 128.226 127.833 128.263 3.1 .0 .3 1.9 -.3 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 201.445 201.576 200.771 200.898 1.9 -.3 .1 1.2 -.3 -.4 

West urban ..................................................... M 212.680 212.542 212.406 212.920 2.5 .2 .2 2.4 -.1 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 215.901 215.855 215.825 216.429 2.4 .3 .3 2.4 .0 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.262 129.067 128.939 129.064 2.5 .0 .1 2.2 -.2 -.1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 190.637 190.571 190.382 190.962 2.6 .2 .3 2.0 -.1 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 128.628 128.601 128.216 128.506 3.0 -.1 .2 2.0 -.3 -.3 

D ................................................................. M 200.800 200.893 200.311 200.903 2.7 .0 .3 1.9 -.2 -.3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 206.092 205.561 205.813 206.454 3.4 .4 .3 2.7 -.1 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 217.273 217.454 217.330 217.697 2.3 .1 .2 2.6 .0 -.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 228.258 228.628 228.326 228.308 2.4 -.1 .0 1.9 .0 -.1 

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

 226.929 - 227.850 1.5 .4 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 197.010 - 197.000 3.3 .0 - - - -

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

 194.286 - 194.847 1.5 .3 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 134.442 - 134.678 3.4 .2 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 202.200 -

 201.258 - - - - 2.0 -.5 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 201.585 -

 199.679 - - - - .5 -.9 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 184.529 - 183.740 - - - - .7 -.4 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 212.820 -

 213.127 - - - - 3.7 .1 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 217.255 -

 218.692 - - - - 1.1 .7 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 216.123 -

 216.240 - - - - 2.6 .1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 215.510 - 215.978 - - - - 3.0 .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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Sep. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

Aug.

2007

June to

July

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 203.199 203.889 2.8 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.3 

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

 605.267 607.324 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 203.610 204.584 4.4 .5 .2 .4 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 203.207 204.241 4.5 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 201.321 202.351 4.7 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 224.220 223.895 4.6 -.1 .1 .4 .5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 196.844 197.980 5.6 .6 -.3 .2 .5 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 201.598 203.464 13.4 .9 2.9 1.6 1.0 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 251.575 257.223 .0 2.2 -1.2 -.2 1.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 154.152 154.501 5.2 .2 .1 1.2 .0 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 173.997 173.463 2.5 -.3 .3 .2 -.3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 176.664 176.458 3.0 -.1 .6 .1 .4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 174.872 175.039 3.8 .1 1.0 .3 -.1 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 189.941 189.110 2.1 -.4 .1 .1 -.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 116.348 114.584 .1 -1.5 -.9 .9 -1.5 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 207.533 208.578 4.2 .5 .5 .4 .5 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 144.938 145.783 6.3 .6 1.0 .3 .5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 208.253 208.286 3.7 .0 -.1 .3 .0 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 206.054 206.050 2.8 .0 .2 .0 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 234.169 234.275 3.4 .0 .2 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 234.457 235.175 4.0 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 149.919 143.727 7.3 -4.1 .2 -.7 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 223.693 224.321 2.9 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 117.287 117.142 .3 -.1 -.5 .3 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 202.397 202.304 2.3 .0 .0 -.9 .1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 182.518 182.357 1.9 -.1 -.2 -1.2 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 246.382 252.684 7.2 2.6 3.7 .1 1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 188.511 187.963 1.4 -.3 -.5 -1.3 .0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 145.259 145.513 5.1 .2 .9 .6 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 122.190 121.820 -.7 -.3 .1 -.2 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 143.526 143.250 2.5 -.2 .2 .2 -.2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 114.146 118.986 -2.0 4.2 .8 -.3 .1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 108.556 111.981 -2.2 3.2 1.6 -1.1 1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 103.960 110.847 -3.0 6.6 .5 .5 -.7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 112.879 115.896 -2.2 2.7 -.6 .6 .6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 119.831 122.846 -.9 2.5 1.3 -.7 -.1 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 184.147 184.361 2.4 .1 -.3 -1.4 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 181.218 181.495 2.5 .2 -.3 -1.5 .1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.229 93.118 -1.5 -.1 .3 .3 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 136.414 136.129 -.9 -.2 .1 .1 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 137.999 137.996 -2.8 .0 .7 .8 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 239.097 240.271 8.8 .5 -1.5 -5.0 .5 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 238.100 239.252 8.9 .5 -1.6 -5.0 .5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 121.584 122.144 3.2 .5 .6 .2 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 226.636 226.881 3.4 .1 .4 .4 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 231.082 229.148 .6 -.8 -.2 .4 .5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 352.704 353.571 4.7 .2 .7 .5 .4 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 283.379 283.712 .9 .1 .6 .3 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 372.261 373.306 5.7 .3 .7 .6 .5 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 304.677 304.841 4.1 .1 .4 .6 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 495.191 498.533 6.6 .7 .9 .5 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Sep. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

Aug.

2007

June to

July

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.179 108.495 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 101.923 102.427 -1.4 .5 -.5 -.4 .6 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 116.981 117.707 2.1 .6 .3 .3 .0 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 170.635 173.060 5.1 1.4 .6 .5 .0 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 431.089 433.670 9.7 .6 1.1 1.8 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 480.960 488.199 4.6 1.5 .6 .3 .0 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 86.148 86.184 .0 .0 .0 .2 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 84.248 84.283 -.1 .0 .0 .2 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 98.964 99.024 2.9 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 10.965 10.958 -15.1 -.1 -.6 -.3 -.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 9.421 9.348 -9.2 -.8 -.9 -.8 -.8 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 344.214 345.800 4.1 .5 .1 .1 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 556.517 561.092 7.4 .8 .3 .2 .8 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 193.598 194.160 2.6 .3 .0 .0 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 157.813 157.654 .9 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 217.354 217.822 3.3 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 327.235 329.329 4.0 .6 -.2 .4 .6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 169.122 170.141 2.4 .6 .0 -.6 .2 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 203.610 204.584 4.4 .5 .2 .4 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 149.781 150.795 1.3 .7 -.1 -1.2 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 187.515 189.981 3.5 1.3 -.5 -2.4 .1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 114.146 118.986 -2.0 4.2 .8 -.3 .1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 237.329 238.345 5.4 .4 -.5 -2.6 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 112.362 112.114 -1.7 -.2 .1 .1 -.3 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 243.118 243.436 3.0 .1 .2 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 225.760 225.867 3.4 .0 .2 .1 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 117.287 117.142 .3 -.1 -.5 .3 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 188.511 187.963 1.4 -.3 -.5 -1.3 .0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 145.259 145.513 5.1 .2 .9 .6 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 143.526 143.250 2.5 -.2 .2 .2 -.2 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 233.831 233.868 1.1 .0 .4 .4 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 372.261 373.306 5.7 .3 .7 .6 .5 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 276.015 277.702 2.5 .6 .1 .2 .3

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 203.011 203.638 2.4 .3 .1 -.3 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 194.109 195.018 2.5 .5 .1 -.4 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 196.949 197.629 2.7 .3 .1 -.2 .2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 151.846 152.837 1.4 .7 -.1 -1.1 .1

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 188.873 191.210 3.5 1.2 -.5 -2.2 .2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 233.817 234.745 5.2 .4 -.8 -2.5 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 196.266 198.017 3.9 .9 -.2 -.9 .3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 232.450 232.982 2.5 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 233.562 233.839 2.8 .1 .1 .1 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 209.441 209.933 5.7 .2 -1.0 -3.4 .3 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 203.319 204.037 2.4 .4 .3 .2 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 203.710 204.363 2.0 .3 .3 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 139.557 140.491 -.6 .7 .3 .0 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 240.247 241.692 8.7 .6 -1.3 -4.7 .5 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 248.977 249.398 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .3 

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

 $ .492 $ .490 - - - - -

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

 $ .165 $ .165 - - - - -

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

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

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

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2007 Mar.

2007

Sep.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 203.289 203.547 203.153 203.665 -0.4 5.2 5.6 0.7 2.4 3.2 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 202.484 202.990 203.829 204.778 .6 7.3 5.2 4.6 3.9 4.9 

Food ................................................................................ 202.040 202.586 203.440 204.447 .8 7.2 5.3 4.9 4.0 5.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 200.582 200.860 201.705 202.691 -1.2 9.6 6.4 4.3 4.1 5.3 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 222.309 222.475 223.401 224.454 3.6 4.3 6.6 3.9 4.0 5.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 196.937 196.383 196.683 197.743 1.1 9.6 10.8 1.6 5.3 6.1 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 193.100 198.664 201.842 203.765 .2 12.0 18.8 24.0 5.9 21.4 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 258.830 255.779 255.386 259.432 -13.4 18.7 -3.9 .9 1.4 -1.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 152.979 153.081 154.886 154.914 3.0 11.5 1.6 5.2 7.2 3.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 173.083 173.641 173.908 173.473 -1.4 5.5 5.0 .9 2.0 2.9 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 174.680 175.813 175.909 176.589 3.8 .2 3.7 4.4 2.0 4.1 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 172.917 174.579 175.126 174.955 2.9 2.6 5.1 4.8 2.7 5.0 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 189.456 189.667 189.941 189.110 -3.4 7.4 5.3 -.7 1.9 2.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 116.366 115.355 116.348 114.584 2.8 -3.1 7.0 -6.0 -.2 .3 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 205.691 206.657 207.533 208.578 3.6 3.7 3.7 5.7 3.7 4.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 143.004 144.409 144.899 145.613 5.7 7.4 5.0 7.5 6.5 6.2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 207.767 207.647 208.253 208.286 .4 9.5 4.0 1.0 4.9 2.5 

Housing ............................................................................. 204.709 205.060 205.005 205.466 3.2 4.1 2.4 1.5 3.6 1.9 

Shelter ............................................................................. 232.821 233.328 233.721 234.435 4.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.6 3.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 233.368 234.070 234.536 235.196 4.9 4.8 3.1 3.2 4.8 3.1 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 145.318 145.591 144.594 145.861 5.7 -6.0 31.6 1.5 -.3 15.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 222.727 223.171 223.664 224.285 3.9 3.1 1.7 2.8 3.5 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.503 116.912 117.287 117.142 2.1 .9 -.5 -1.2 1.5 -.9 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 198.891 198.917 197.133 197.372 1.5 12.1 -.6 -3.0 6.6 -1.8 

Household energy ......................................................... 179.274 178.981 176.872 177.067 1.2 13.1 -1.3 -4.8 7.0 -3.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 244.615 253.612 253.970 256.475 -10.6 -4.5 27.8 20.9 -7.6 24.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 185.008 184.154 181.788 181.858 2.0 14.5 -3.2 -6.6 8.1 -4.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 143.086 144.432 145.259 145.513 3.2 7.3 2.9 7.0 5.2 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.643 122.706 122.415 122.125 -.3 .0 -.8 -1.7 -.2 -1.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 142.941 143.175 143.526 143.250 4.1 2.5 2.5 .9 3.3 1.7 

Apparel .............................................................................. 117.216 118.157 117.843 117.914 -2.3 -1.6 -6.3 2.4 -1.9 -2.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.352 113.122 111.897 113.057 -6.4 -6.7 -1.4 6.3 -6.6 2.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 108.380 108.877 109.399 108.672 -2.5 1.5 -11.7 1.1 -.5 -5.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 114.892 114.249 114.924 115.628 -3.0 1.3 -9.2 2.6 -.9 -3.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 120.984 122.575 121.695 121.591 1.6 -3.9 -2.9 2.0 -1.2 -.5 

Transportation ................................................................... 187.605 187.060 184.468 184.715 -9.2 8.6 18.6 -6.0 -.7 5.6 

Private transportation ...................................................... 184.886 184.340 181.660 181.876 -9.3 8.7 19.4 -6.4 -.7 5.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.140 93.427 93.724 93.522 -6.2 -1.0 -.1 1.7 -3.6 .8 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.508 137.606 137.732 137.339 -3.1 .5 -.5 -.5 -1.3 -.5 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 135.917 136.880 137.999 137.996 -13.1 -5.1 2.1 6.3 -9.2 4.2 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 254.852 250.930 238.460 239.667 -21.8 33.5 71.8 -21.8 2.2 15.9 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 253.987 249.916 237.435 238.626 -21.6 33.3 72.7 -22.1 2.3 16.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 120.666 121.350 121.584 122.144 2.7 3.3 1.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 225.350 226.248 227.106 227.084 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.1 

Public transportation ....................................................... 226.686 226.344 227.314 228.531 -7.7 7.5 -.1 3.3 -.4 1.6 

Medical care ...................................................................... 348.922 351.204 353.036 354.323 2.9 5.8 3.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 280.455 282.230 283.195 283.310 -1.0 -.3 1.0 4.1 -.7 2.6 

Medical care services ..................................................... 368.229 370.659 372.772 374.455 4.0 7.5 4.4 6.9 5.8 5.7 

Professional services .................................................... 301.939 303.150 304.885 305.437 3.3 6.4 2.0 4.7 4.9 3.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 489.841 494.151 496.677 501.200 3.4 7.0 6.6 9.6 5.2 8.1 

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—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2007 Mar.

2007

Sep.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.505 108.354 108.201 108.602 0.0 -0.2 0.6 0.4 -0.1 0.5

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.875 102.335 101.959 102.576 -4.2 -3.7 3.3 -1.2 -3.9 1.1 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 116.283 116.590 116.935 116.988 .0 2.6 3.4 2.4 1.3 2.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 168.623 169.643 170.468 170.551 6.3 5.3 4.1 4.7 5.8 4.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 419.674 424.475 432.277 433.081 8.7 12.6 4.2 13.4 10.6 8.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 476.013 478.632 480.306 480.473 6.1 4.6 4.1 3.8 5.3 3.9 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.998 86.016 86.151 86.188 -4.1 .5 2.8 .9 -1.8 1.8 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 84.095 84.111 84.248 84.283 -4.2 .7 2.2 .9 -1.8 1.5 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.603 98.721 98.964 99.024 2.9 3.0 4.1 1.7 3.0 2.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.062 11.001 10.965 10.958 -34.6 -10.2 -7.9 -3.7 -23.4 -5.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 9.583 9.495 9.421 9.348 -3.8 -6.1 -17.0 -9.5 -5.0 -13.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 343.960 344.296 344.608 346.082 4.0 6.9 3.1 2.5 5.4 2.8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 553.538 555.366 556.517 561.092 4.8 18.2 1.7 5.6 11.3 3.6 

Personal care .................................................................. 193.875 193.854 193.923 194.393 3.6 2.1 3.8 1.1 2.9 2.4 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.739 158.445 157.813 157.654 6.0 -.2 .5 -2.7 2.9 -1.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 216.174 217.040 217.354 217.822 3.7 5.0 1.6 3.1 4.3 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 326.471 325.826 327.281 329.372 3.6 2.3 6.4 3.6 2.9 5.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 170.779 170.814 169.834 170.221 -4.3 6.6 9.5 -1.3 1.0 3.9 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 202.484 202.990 203.829 204.778 .6 7.3 5.2 4.6 3.9 4.9 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 152.618 152.445 150.691 150.823 -7.3 6.3 12.0 -4.6 -.7 3.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 192.248 191.368 186.841 187.085 3.8 5.1 17.2 -10.3 4.4 2.5 

Apparel .......................................................................... 117.216 118.157 117.843 117.914 -2.3 -1.6 -6.3 2.4 -1.9 -2.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 244.925 243.756 237.400 237.881 -11.5 18.2 32.3 -11.0 2.3 8.5 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.454 112.574 112.718 112.432 -3.5 -1.3 -1.7 -.1 -2.4 -.9 

Services .............................................................................. 241.430 241.916 242.178 242.833 3.1 4.1 2.6 2.3 3.6 2.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 224.459 224.974 225.280 226.032 4.3 2.9 3.6 2.8 3.6 3.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.503 116.912 117.287 117.142 2.1 .9 -.5 -1.2 1.5 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 185.008 184.154 181.788 181.858 2.0 14.5 -3.2 -6.6 8.1 -4.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 143.086 144.432 145.259 145.513 3.2 7.3 2.9 7.0 5.2 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 142.941 143.175 143.526 143.250 4.1 2.5 2.5 .9 3.3 1.7 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.207 233.079 233.978 234.298 .3 1.1 -.6 3.7 .7 1.5 

Medical care services ....................................................... 368.229 370.659 372.772 374.455 4.0 7.5 4.4 6.9 5.8 5.7 

Other services ................................................................... 275.263 275.533 275.999 276.810 1.2 2.3 4.1 2.3 1.7 3.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 203.332 203.538 202.914 203.334 -.6 4.8 5.7 .0 2.1 2.8 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 194.721 194.892 194.208 194.652 -2.3 6.1 6.6 -.1 1.8 3.2 

All items less medical care .................................................. 197.159 197.352 196.892 197.376 -.6 5.2 5.7 .4 2.2 3.1 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 154.607 154.434 152.735 152.865 -7.0 6.3 11.7 -4.4 -.6 3.3 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 193.378 192.421 188.244 188.582 3.6 5.2 16.5 -9.6 4.4 2.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 241.567 239.642 233.632 234.206 -10.4 17.3 31.9 -11.6 2.6 7.9 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 198.136 197.686 196.000 196.651 1.9 6.5 10.8 -3.0 4.2 3.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 231.283 231.603 231.619 232.142 -.2 5.1 3.8 1.5 2.4 2.7 

Services less medical care services ................................... 232.397 232.694 232.933 233.393 2.3 3.5 3.7 1.7 2.9 2.7 

Energy ................................................................................. 215.500 213.434 206.267 206.957 -11.9 23.6 34.7 -14.9 4.4 7.0 

All items less energy ........................................................... 202.670 203.217 203.660 204.152 1.0 3.2 2.4 3.0 2.1 2.7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 203.171 203.719 204.075 204.459 1.2 2.3 1.8 2.6 1.8 2.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.228 140.638 140.697 140.630 -2.8 .5 -1.2 1.2 -1.2 .0 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 255.141 251.878 240.036 241.314 -21.2 31.0 69.2 -20.0 1.6 16.4 

Services less energy services ......................................... 247.513 248.158 248.736 249.459 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

Sep.2007 from—

Percent change to

Aug.2007 from—

June

2007

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Aug.

2006

June

2007

July

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 203.906 203.700 203.199 203.889 2.8 0.1 0.3 1.8 -0.3 -0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 217.794 217.879 217.379 217.486 2.3 -.2 .0 1.5 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.624 218.523 218.445 218.791 2.2 .1 .2 1.6 -.1 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.234 131.521 130.684 130.447 2.3 -.8 -.2 1.4 -.4 -.6 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 194.538 194.219 193.663 194.828 3.2 .3 .6 1.7 -.4 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 195.105 194.725 194.084 195.306 2.9 .3 .6 1.5 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.995 126.738 126.435 127.139 3.8 .3 .6 2.1 -.4 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 192.455 192.804 192.437 193.586 3.4 .4 .6 1.7 .0 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 198.838 198.673 198.063 198.873 3.1 .1 .4 1.8 -.4 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 202.215 201.867 201.384 202.354 3.0 .2 .5 2.0 -.4 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.930 126.878 126.445 126.953 3.3 .1 .4 1.8 -.4 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 201.709 201.809 201.006 201.250 2.2 -.3 .1 1.3 -.3 -.4 

West urban ..................................................... M 207.311 206.927 206.624 207.164 2.4 .1 .3 2.0 -.3 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.726 208.388 208.225 208.921 2.3 .3 .3 2.1 -.2 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.097 128.840 128.546 128.642 2.4 -.2 .1 2.0 -.4 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 188.909 188.642 188.338 189.072 2.6 .2 .4 1.7 -.3 -.2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 127.942 127.866 127.419 127.759 3.0 -.1 .3 1.9 -.4 -.3 

D ................................................................. M 199.237 199.207 198.559 199.289 2.7 .0 .4 1.6 -.3 -.3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 199.279 198.700 198.630 199.419 3.4 .4 .4 2.5 -.3 .0 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 209.614 209.444 209.240 209.849 2.2 .2 .3 2.1 -.2 -.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 222.322 222.237 221.905 222.174 2.4 .0 .1 1.9 -.2 -.1 

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

 226.465 - 227.429 1.4 .4 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 187.344 - 187.784 3.3 .2 - - - -

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

 196.198 - 197.027 1.7 .4 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 133.766 - 134.277 3.4 .4 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 200.943 -

 200.162 - - - - 2.2 -.4 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 196.701 -

 194.798 - - - - .4 -1.0 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 183.380 - 182.425 - - - - .2 -.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 210.938 -

 211.041 - - - - 3.1 .0 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 216.511 -

 217.331 - - - - .7 .4 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 211.422 -

 211.620 - - - - 2.4 .1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 210.550 - 210.220 - - - - 2.5 -.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

 Sep. 2007 from—

 Aug.

 2007

 Sep.

 2007

 Sep.

 2006

 Aug.

 2007

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 120.077 120.423 2.3 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 120.272 120.856 4.3 .5 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 120.301 120.930 4.3 .5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 117.198 117.827 4.5 .5 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 124.498 125.125 4.1 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 120.177 120.212 3.4 .0 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 126.078 125.956 2.7 -.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 127.938 127.869 3.4 -.1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 153.774 153.610 2.3 -.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 95.600 95.253 -1.2 -.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 85.888 89.723 -1.7 4.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 120.462 120.429 1.5 .0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 121.037 121.090 1.5 .0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 114.645 113.448 .4 -1.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 137.430 137.696 4.2 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 123.065 123.099 .9 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 142.452 142.802 5.3 .2 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 104.699 104.846 -.7 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 105.858 106.565 1.4 .7 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 160.605 163.011 5.2 1.5 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.658 74.665 -1.6 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 123.675 124.438 3.4 .6 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 129.206 129.317 3.0 .1 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 108.812 109.441 1.4 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 84.562 84.291 -2.3 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 121.452 122.623 3.1 1.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 115.274 115.583 1.7 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 179.531 179.647 4.9 .1 

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

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