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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2008 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent in June, before 

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

level of 218.815 (1982-84=100) was 5.0 percent higher than in June 2007. 

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

percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 215.223 (1982-84=100) was 5.6 percent higher 

than in June 2007. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in June 

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The June level of 125.582 (December 1999=100) was 4.2 percent higher 

than in June 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 1.1 percent in June, following a 0.6 percent increase 

in May. The index for energy rose sharply for the second straight month, increasing 6.6 percent in June 

following a 4.4 percent increase in May. The increase in the energy index accounted for around two-thirds of 

the overall increase in the all items index in June. The index for petroleum-based energy advanced 10.0 percent 

and the index for energy services rose 1.5 percent. The food index rose 0.8 percent in June after rising 0.3 

percent in May. The index for food at home went up 1.0 percent in June, with indexes for four of the six major 

grocery store food groups sharply accelerating. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 

percent in June, following a 0.1 percent rise in April and a 0.2 percent increase in May. Larger increases in the 

indexes for shelter and for tobacco and smoking products and an upturn in the apparel index contributed to the 

larger increase.

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

June 2008

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

June 2008 Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

All items ................................. 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 7.9 5.0 

Food and beverages ........... .1 .7 .4 .2 .9 .3 .7 8.1 5.2 

Housing ............................... .3 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .5 5.2 3.5 

Apparel ................................ .1 .4 -.3 -1.3 .5 -.3 .1 1.0 -.2 

Transportation ..................... 1.0 .5 -.7 .7 -.7 2.0 3.8 22.3 12.0 

Medical care ........................ .3 .5 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 2.1 4.0 

Recreation ........................... .0 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .6 1.3 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .4 .1 .3 .4 .4 .5 5.1 3.4 

Other goods and services ... .3 .4 .2 .4 .5 .4 .4 5.2 3.8 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. 1.7 .7 -.5 1.9 .0 4.4 6.6 53.6 24.7 

Food .................................... .1 .7 .4 .2 .9 .3 .8 8.5 5.3 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .3 .0 .2 .1 .2 .3 2.5 2.4 
Consumer prices advanced at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 7.9 percent in the second 

quarter after increasing at a 3.1 percent rate in the first three months of 2008. This brings the year-to-date 

annual rate to 5.5 percent and compares with an increase of 4.1 percent in all of 2007. The index for energy 

increased at a 29.1 percent SAAR in the first half of 2008, accounting for around half of the advance in the all 

items CPI-U during that period. Energy commodities increased at a 34.7 percent rate and energy services rose 

at a 20.1 percent rate. The food index rose at a 6.8 percent SAAR in the first half of 2008, accounting for about 

one-sixth of the overall CPI-U increase in the period. The food at home index increased at an 8.7 percent 

annual rate in the first half of 2008, compared to a 5.6 percent increase for all of 2007. Four of the six major 

groups accelerated over last year. The increases ranged from annual rates of 15.5 percent for the index for 

cereal and bakery products to 5.2 percent for the index for meats, poultry fish and eggs. 

The CPI-U excluding food and energy increased at a 2.5 percent SAAR in the second quarter after rising 

at a 2.0 percent rate in the first three months of 2008. The advance at a 2.3 percent SAAR over the first six 

months of 2008 compares with an increase of 2.4 percent in all of 2007. Deceleration in the shelter and medical 

care indexes and a larger rate of decline in the apparel index more than offset acceleration in the indexes for 

recreation, education and communication, and other goods and services. The shelter index increased at a 2.2 

percent SAAR after increasing 3.1 percent in 2007 while the apparel index declined at a 1.9 percent rate after 

falling 0.3 percent in 2007. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven-and-one-half years are 

shown below.

Table Q2. Annual percent changes in the CPI for All Urban Consumers, 2001-2008

Expenditure

Category

Percentage change 12 months ended in December SAAR 6

mos.

ended

June

2008

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

All items ................................................. 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5 4.1 5.5 

Food and beverages ........................... 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 4.8 6.6 

Housing ............................................... 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 

Apparel ................................................ -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.1 .9 -.3 -1.9 

Transportation ..................................... -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 4.8 1.6 8.3 11.9 

Medical care ........................................ 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 2.7 

Recreation ........................................... 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 1.1 1.0 .8 1.5 

Education and communication ............ 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 4.1 

Other goods and services ................... 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.3 4.8 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................................. -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 17.1 2.9 17.4 29.1 

Energy commodities .......................... -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 16.7 6.1 29.4 34.7 

Energy services ................................. -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 17.6 -.6 3.4 20.1 

All items less energy ........................... 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 

Food .................................................. 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 4.9 6.8 

All items less food and energy ............ 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 
The food and beverages index rose 0.7 percent in June. The index for food at home increased 1.0 

percent, following a 0.3 percent rise in May. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes accelerated 

in June. The index for fruits and vegetables, which was virtually unchanged in May, rose 2.8 percent in June.

The index for fresh vegetables rose 6.1 percent in June and the indexes for fresh fruit and for processed fruits 

and vegetables increased 0.8 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. The index for dairy and related products 

increased 1.6 percent in June after a 0.1 percent decline in May. The index for meats, poultry fish and eggs rose 

0.8 percent in June after a 0.1 percent increase in May. The beef and veal index increased sharply for the 

second month in a row, up 1.7 percent in June after a 1.5 percent increase in May. The pork index turned up, 

increasing 0.6 percent in June after declining 0.8 percent the previous month. The index for eggs increased 1.4 

percent in June after a 3.8 percent decrease in May and is 23.2 percent higher than in June 2007. The index for 

nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials rose 0.2 percent in June after a 0.9 percent decline in May. The 

two decelerating groups were cereals and bakery products, increasing 0.5 percent in June after a 1.6 percent rise 

in May, and other food at home, up 0.4 percent in June after a 0.5 percent increase in May. The indexes for 

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

The index for housing rose 0.5 percent in June, the same increase as the previous month. The index for 

shelter increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent rise in May and a 0.1 percent increase in April. Within 

shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index 

for lodging away from home increased 0.7 percent in June. The index for household energy registered its fifth 

consecutive large increase, increasing 2.1 percent in June. The index for fuel oil rose 10.4 percent for the 

second consecutive month and is 78.0 percent higher than in June 2007. The index for electricity, after 

increasing for three consecutive months, declined 0.1 percent in June. The index for natural gas increased 

sharply for the fifth consecutive month, rising 4.9 percent in June and is up 21.5 percent over the last 12 

months. The index for household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in June after increasing 

0.2 percent in May. 

The transportation index advanced 3.8 percent in June, reflecting large increases in the indexes for 

motor fuel and public transportation. The index for gasoline rose 10.1 percent, accounting for slightly more 

than half of the total advance in the all items index, and was 32.8 percent higher than in June 2007. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices in June rose 7.9 percent above their previous peak level recorded in May.) 

The index for new vehicles turned up in June, increasing 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent decline in May; the new 

vehicles index is down 1.0 percent over the last 12 months. The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.3 

percent in June, the third consecutive decrease, but is up 0.7 percent over June 2007. The index for public 

transportation advanced 3.4 percent in June, reflecting a 4.5 percent increase in the index for airline fares.

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares rose 6.7 percent and were 18.7 percent higher than a year ago.) 

The index for apparel rose 0.1 percent in June following a 0.3 percent decline in May. Prior to seasonal 

adjustment, apparel prices declined 3.1 percent in June and are 0.2 percent lower than in June 2007. Over the 

last year, women’s and girls’ apparel prices declined 3.3 percent while prices for men’s and boys’ apparel rose 

1.0 percent. 

Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June, and are 4.0 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

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

percent in June after a 0.7 percent decline in May. The index for medical care services increased 0.3 percent in 

June after a 0.5 percent increase in May. This reflected a deceleration in the index for professional services, 

which increased 0.3 percent in June after a 0.7 percent increase in May. The index for hospital and related 

services increased 0.4 percent in June.

The index for recreation was increased 0.1 percent in June, the same percent change as in May. 

Increases in the indexes for pets, pet products and services and for sporting goods more than offset declines in 

the indexes for video and audio, for toys, and for admissions. 

The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in June. Educational costs rose 0.4 

percent and the index for communication costs rose 0.6 percent. Within the latter category, the index for 

delivery services increased 2.1 percent and long distance land-line telephone charges increased 3.3 percent.

These increases were partially offset by a 0.5 percent decline in the index for information technology, hardware 

and services.
The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in June. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products rose 1.5 percent, accounting for over 80 percent of the increase in this group. The index for 

personal care increased 0.1 percent.

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 1.2 

percent in June. 

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

June 2008

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

June 2008 Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

All items ................................. 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.2 9.0 5.6 

Food and beverages ........... .1 .7 .3 .2 .9 .3 .8 8.4 5.2 

Housing ............................... .2 .2 .2 .5 .4 .5 .5 5.9 3.8 

Apparel ................................ .2 .8 -.3 -1.2 .2 -.2 .0 .2 .3 

Transportation ..................... 1.1 .7 -.7 .7 -.7 2.1 4.0 23.7 12.9 

Medical care ........................ .3 .6 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 2.1 4.1 

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

Education and

communication .............. .2 .3 .1 .2 .4 .3 .5 5.1 3.0 

Other goods and services ... .4 .5 .3 .4 .4 .5 .6 6.1 4.2 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. 1.8 .8 -.7 1.9 -.2 4.5 6.8 54.1 25.1 

Food .................................... .1 .7 .3 .2 1.0 .3 .8 8.7 5.3 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .3 2.5 2.4 

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT).
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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 before 

adjustment for seasonal variation. 

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

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

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2003 through December 2007 

were replaced in January 2008. 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: 

48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008. 
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years 

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis 

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

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

refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

May

2008

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 216.632 218.815 5.0 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.1 

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

 648.933 655.474 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.914 212.251 213.383 5.2 .5 .9 .3 .7 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.833 212.054 213.243 5.3 .6 .9 .3 .8 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.660 211.863 213.171 6.1 .6 1.5 .3 1.0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.030 244.192 245.758 10.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.807 200.960 202.914 2.9 1.0 .9 .1 .8 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .887 207.778 209.117 9.2 .6 1.2 -.1 1.6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.156 276.481 277.957 7.6 .5 2.0 .0 2.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .928 158.336 158.320 3.4 .0 1.7 -.9 .2 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.852 182.680 183.804 5.8 .6 1.9 .5 .4 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .277 185.097 185.558 5.0 .2 1.2 .4 .0 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .205 193.364 196.150 14.3 1.4 5.1 .6 1.9 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.369 196.787 197.888 4.5 .6 1.5 .5 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .404 118.744 118.453 2.0 -.2 1.0 .2 -.2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.173 213.967 215.015 4.4 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .297 149.666 149.873 4.7 .1 .1 .7 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.080 213.532 213.912 3.1 .2 .6 .1 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.427 215.809 217.941 3.5 1.0 .3 .5 .5 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.596 246.069 247.083 2.5 .4 .1 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.765 241.803 242.640 3.7 .3 .3 .2 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.564 145.634 148.621 .0 2.1 -1.9 1.3 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.942 251.576 252.170 2.6 .2 .2 .1 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .325 118.411 119.092 1.7 .6 .6 .0 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.128 219.881 231.412 12.2 5.2 2.2 2.4 1.8

Household energy .................................................................. 4.215 201.212 213.762 13.7 6.2 2.6 2.8 2.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .351 363.872 389.423 61.2 7.0 3.6 7.9 8.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 3.864 200.999 213.375 10.0 6.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .913 150.069 150.554 5.4 .3 .3 .4 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.702 127.598 127.625 .2 .0 -.1 .2 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .737 146.957 148.006 5.3 .7 .5 .8 .7 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.731 120.752 117.019 -.2 -3.1 .5 -.3 .1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .935 116.479 112.011 1.0 -3.8 .4 .3 -.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.600 108.722 104.312 -3.3 -4.1 .0 -.3 .5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .185 114.582 111.555 .0 -2.6 .6 -.9 -.4 

Footwear .................................................................................. .679 125.537 123.568 2.5 -1.6 .9 .0 .2

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.688 205.262 211.787 12.0 3.2 -.7 2.0 3.8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.583 201.133 207.257 11.9 3.0 -.7 2.0 3.8

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.191 93.705 93.598 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.632 134.669 134.516 -1.0 -.1 -.2 -.1 .2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.773 136.325 135.980 .7 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.482 322.124 347.418 33.3 7.9 -1.9 5.7 10.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.215 319.787 344.981 32.8 7.9 -2.0 5.7 10.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .356 126.824 127.824 5.7 .8 -.2 .6 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.123 231.730 233.162 4.8 .6 .4 .5 .6 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.106 251.600 264.681 13.4 5.2 -.4 2.3 3.4

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.231 363.396 363.616 4.0 .1 .2 .2 .2

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.601 294.896 295.194 2.3 .1 -.2 -.7 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.630 384.505 384.685 4.6 .0 .3 .5 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.626 310.917 311.317 3.8 .1 .2 .7 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.467 531.022 531.606 7.4 .1 .5 .4 .4 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

May

2008

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.647 112.987 112.991 1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.843 102.988 102.306 -1.1 -.7 -.4 -.5 -.3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.086 122.348 122.828 3.4 .4 .4 .4 .5 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.944 177.994 178.385 5.8 .2 .6 .4 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .207 442.770 443.309 6.7 .1 .9 .4 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.736 512.579 513.743 5.7 .2 .6 .4 .5 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.142 83.929 84.394 1.0 .6 .2 .3 .6 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.975 81.080 81.513 .8 .5 .2 .2 .5 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.342 99.879 100.677 2.2 .8 .5 .4 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .634 10.118 10.071 -5.0 -.5 -.7 -.5 -.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .242 97.028 95.663 -11.9 -1.4 -1.5 -1.8 -1.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.277 344.709 345.885 3.8 .3 .5 .4 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .731 581.185 589.904 6.8 1.5 .3 .8 1.5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.546 201.523 201.537 2.9 .0 .6 .2 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .639 158.790 158.868 .1 .0 .6 -.4 .0 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .629 223.649 223.520 3.5 -.1 .0 .4 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.044 339.824 340.547 4.7 .2 .7 .5 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 41.269 178.341 180.534 6.9 1.2 .1 .9 1.9 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.914 212.251 213.383 5.2 .5 .9 .3 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 26.356 158.778 161.337 7.8 1.6 -.4 1.2 2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.519 207.875 213.489 14.0 2.7 -.5 2.4 4.1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.731 120.752 117.019 -.2 -3.1 .5 -.3 .1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.787 266.943 278.584 18.5 4.4 -.9 2.9 5.7 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.837 111.362 111.232 -1.0 -.1 -.3 -.2 .0 

Services ....................................................................................... 58.731 254.509 256.668 3.7 .8 .3 .5 .5 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.271 256.532 257.585 2.5 .4 .0 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .325 118.411 119.092 1.7 .6 .6 .0 .6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 3.864 200.999 213.375 10.0 6.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .913 150.069 150.554 5.4 .3 .3 .4 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .737 146.957 148.006 5.3 .7 .5 .8 .7 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.350 242.343 245.759 5.4 1.4 .1 .8 1.1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.630 384.505 384.685 4.6 .0 .3 .5 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.641 293.959 294.668 3.5 .2 .3 .4 .4

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.167 217.411 219.757 5.0 1.1 .1 .7 1.1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.404 207.566 210.242 6.2 1.3 .3 .9 1.4

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.769 209.170 211.408 5.1 1.1 .2 .7 1.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 27.436 160.880 163.385 7.6 1.6 -.3 1.2 2.4

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.599 208.233 213.538 13.3 2.5 .1 2.5 3.7

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.868 260.703 271.235 17.2 4.0 -.4 2.8 5.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.432 211.240 214.783 9.7 1.7 .5 1.5 2.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.460 271.467 275.200 5.2 1.4 .6 .9 .8 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.101 243.982 246.219 3.6 .9 .3 .5 .6 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.698 257.106 275.621 24.7 7.2 .0 4.4 6.6 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.302 214.101 214.600 2.9 .2 .2 .2 .4

All items less food and energy ................................................... 76.469 215.180 215.553 2.4 .2 .1 .2 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.602 140.677 139.925 .2 -.5 .0 -.1 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.834 326.414 351.886 35.0 7.8 -1.6 5.8 10.0 

Services less energy services .................................................. 54.867 260.049 261.216 3.3 .4 .1 .3 .4 

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

 $ .462 $ .457 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .154 $ .153 - ----

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

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

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

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2007

Mar.

2008

June

2008 Dec.

2007

June

2008

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 213.301 213.743 215.132 217.403 2.5 6.2 3.1 7.9 4.3 5.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 209.517 211.442 212.091 213.612 5.0 2.6 5.1 8.1 3.8 6.6

Food ................................................................................ 209.255 211.232 211.918 213.542 5.1 2.6 5.3 8.5 3.8 6.8 

Food at home ................................................................ 207.971 211.085 211.620 213.706 4.6 2.5 5.9 11.5 3.6 8.7 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 236.325 239.619 243.503 244.840 4.3 6.8 15.7 15.2 5.6 15.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 199.527 201.404 201.610 203.295 1.0 .7 2.6 7.8 .9 5.2 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 205.624 207.992 207.808 211.086 24.3 2.4 .7 11.1 12.8 5.7 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 268.864 274.120 274.113 281.911 1.2 5.2 3.9 20.9 3.2 12.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 157.218 159.868 158.445 158.735 4.3 -1.6 7.3 3.9 1.3 5.6 

Other food at home ..................................................... 178.157 181.508 182.434 183.140 2.8 2.5 6.3 11.7 2.6 9.0

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 182.273 184.421 185.210 185.209 4.8 3.4 5.3 6.6 4.1 6.0 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 182.190 191.560 192.640 196.211 6.1 10.2 8.6 34.5 8.1 20.9 

Other foods ............................................................... 192.565 195.506 196.520 196.980 1.6 .8 6.3 9.5 1.2 7.9

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 117.321 118.500 118.744 118.453 -5.0 2.2 7.3 3.9 -1.4 5.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 212.537 213.083 213.967 215.015 5.7 2.8 4.5 4.7 4.2 4.6 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 148.564 148.667 149.666 149.873 10.4 -2.5 7.8 3.6 3.7 5.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 211.645 212.894 213.067 213.246 3.7 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.0

Housing ............................................................................. 214.204 214.850 215.876 216.918 1.9 3.5 3.4 5.2 2.7 4.3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 245.200 245.335 245.822 246.612 3.0 2.9 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 240.763 241.489 241.919 242.837 3.2 4.9 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 144.128 141.456 143.357 144.426 4.7 -2.8 -2.5 .8 .9 -.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 250.941 251.461 251.656 252.299 2.7 3.2 2.5 2.2 3.0 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.701 118.422 118.411 119.092 -1.1 .8 2.4 4.8 -.2 3.6 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 212.311 216.921 222.094 226.160 -1.4 10.4 13.7 28.8 4.3 21.0 

Household energy ......................................................... 193.154 198.101 203.609 207.912 -2.9 11.4 15.6 34.2 4.0 24.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 326.372 338.212 364.824 396.000 17.1 78.2 49.2 116.7 44.5 79.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 194.239 199.018 203.584 206.565 -4.4 6.5 12.8 27.9 .9 20.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 149.080 149.537 150.203 150.831 6.2 5.7 5.0 4.8 5.9 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.205 127.076 127.352 127.369 -1.8 -.3 2.5 .5 -1.1 1.5 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 145.034 145.784 146.957 148.006 .5 4.0 8.5 8.5 2.3 8.5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 117.819 118.363 118.043 118.107 .2 3.1 -4.7 1.0 1.6 -1.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.256 113.763 114.153 113.139 2.8 -2.1 3.9 -.4 .3 1.7

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 105.548 105.549 105.181 105.698 -1.3 6.0 -16.6 .6 2.3 -8.4

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 113.658 114.388 113.408 112.922 1.3 4.8 -3.4 -2.6 3.1 -3.0

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.193 124.302 124.290 124.489 1.2 2.0 2.4 4.3 1.6 3.3 

Transportation ................................................................... 195.797 194.483 198.465 205.915 1.6 21.1 2.4 22.3 10.9 11.9 

Private transportation ...................................................... 191.585 190.264 194.122 201.450 1.4 21.6 1.8 22.2 11.0 11.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.068 93.859 93.798 93.909 1.2 -.1 -1.4 -.7 .5 -1.0 

New vehicles ............................................................... 135.024 134.772 134.693 134.990 -.5 -.5 -2.7 -.1 -.5 -1.4 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 137.225 136.787 136.325 135.980 6.3 -.6 .8 -3.6 2.8 -1.4 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 281.996 276.571 292.243 321.618 .0 81.1 3.0 69.2 34.6 32.0 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 279.818 274.251 289.943 319.107 .0 80.9 1.8 69.1 34.5 31.2

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 126.325 126.049 126.824 127.824 4.7 5.5 8.0 4.8 5.1 6.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 229.641 230.660 231.822 233.321 3.2 3.0 6.3 6.6 3.1 6.5 

Public transportation ....................................................... 245.136 244.145 249.869 258.462 5.4 14.0 11.5 23.6 9.6 17.4 

Medical care ...................................................................... 361.697 362.243 362.801 363.618 5.9 5.0 3.2 2.1 5.4 2.7 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 297.377 296.876 294.687 295.102 3.8 4.4 4.3 -3.0 4.1 .6 

Medical care services ..................................................... 380.994 381.990 383.752 384.727 6.5 5.1 2.8 4.0 5.8 3.4

Professional services .................................................... 307.527 308.120 310.154 311.068 4.5 3.7 2.1 4.7 4.1 3.4

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 525.672 528.453 530.603 532.592 9.2 8.7 6.5 5.4 8.9 5.9 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2007

Mar.

2008

June

2008 Dec.

2007

June

2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 112.656 112.588 112.663 112.831 0.3 1.9 2.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.370 102.948 102.443 102.181 -1.7 1.7 .3 -4.5 .0 -2.1 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 122.075 122.564 123.004 123.613 2.8 2.6 3.2 5.1 2.7 4.1 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 178.144 179.234 179.968 180.749 5.0 6.9 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 437.600 441.736 443.715 444.469 12.3 7.0 1.2 6.4 9.6 3.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 513.503 516.515 518.616 520.969 4.5 6.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.8 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.500 83.669 83.929 84.393 .5 -1.9 1.0 4.3 -.7 2.7 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.752 80.921 81.080 81.513 .5 -2.1 1.0 3.8 -.8 2.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 99.031 99.494 99.879 100.677 1.6 -.4 1.0 6.8 .6 3.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.246 10.170 10.118 10.071 -4.5 -9.6 1.2 -6.7 -7.1 -2.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 100.359 98.853 97.028 95.663 -9.7 -20.2 1.4 -17.4 -15.1 -8.5 

Other goods and services ................................................. 341.374 343.072 344.305 345.693 2.4 3.0 4.5 5.2 2.7 4.8

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 574.890 576.359 581.185 589.904 5.4 5.1 5.9 10.9 5.3 8.4 

Personal care .................................................................. 199.641 200.773 201.219 201.392 1.6 2.4 4.1 3.6 2.0 3.8 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.440 159.398 158.790 158.868 -2.8 1.5 .5 1.1 -.7 .8 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 222.752 222.799 223.649 223.520 3.2 3.9 5.8 1.4 3.5 3.5 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 334.878 337.233 339.034 340.085 3.7 3.3 5.4 6.4 3.5 5.9 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 173.575 173.718 175.279 178.550 2.0 10.3 2.6 12.0 6.0 7.2 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 209.517 211.442 212.091 213.612 5.0 2.6 5.1 8.1 3.8 6.6

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 153.327 152.734 154.620 158.506 .2 15.0 1.1 14.2 7.3 7.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 196.898 195.857 200.497 208.661 -2.8 27.1 8.4 26.1 11.2 16.9 

Apparel .......................................................................... 117.819 118.363 118.043 118.107 .2 3.1 -4.7 1.0 1.6 -1.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 250.287 248.038 255.265 269.755 -.1 29.0 13.3 34.9 13.5 23.7 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.800 111.417 111.227 111.258 -.8 -.3 -1.1 -1.9 -.5 -1.5 

Services .............................................................................. 252.703 253.456 254.643 255.872 2.7 3.6 3.5 5.1 3.1 4.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 255.657 255.735 256.268 257.040 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.701 118.422 118.411 119.092 -1.1 .8 2.4 4.8 -.2 3.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 194.239 199.018 203.584 206.565 -4.4 6.5 12.8 27.9 .9 20.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 149.080 149.537 150.203 150.831 6.2 5.7 5.0 4.8 5.9 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 145.034 145.784 146.957 148.006 .5 4.0 8.5 8.5 2.3 8.5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 240.053 240.412 242.389 245.102 3.5 3.7 5.5 8.7 3.6 7.1 

Medical care services ....................................................... 380.994 381.990 383.752 384.727 6.5 5.1 2.8 4.0 5.8 3.4 

Other services ................................................................... 292.410 293.296 294.450 295.504 2.6 3.5 3.6 4.3 3.1 4.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 213.992 214.183 215.688 218.065 2.0 6.8 2.7 7.8 4.4 5.3 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 203.213 203.782 205.548 208.438 2.2 7.9 3.6 10.7 5.0 7.1 

All items less medical care .................................................. 205.807 206.241 207.649 209.955 2.2 6.3 3.1 8.3 4.3 5.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 155.514 154.972 156.814 160.607 .3 14.4 1.2 13.8 7.2 7.3 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 197.043 197.193 202.150 209.702 -4.1 26.3 6.0 28.3 10.1 16.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 245.015 244.131 250.889 263.688 -1.6 29.5 10.4 34.2 12.9 21.7

Nondurables ........................................................................ 203.730 204.711 207.834 212.718 .2 14.9 5.9 18.8 7.3 12.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 268.136 269.814 272.112 274.317 2.3 3.9 5.1 9.5 3.1 7.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 242.188 242.925 244.156 245.531 2.3 3.2 3.5 5.6 2.7 4.6 

Energy ................................................................................. 233.839 233.804 244.107 260.316 -1.4 45.6 8.6 53.6 19.9 29.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 212.819 213.314 213.786 214.624 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.4 2.7 3.0 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 214.176 214.398 214.832 215.526 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.180 140.193 140.010 140.156 .4 .7 -.1 -.1 .5 -.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 286.164 281.614 297.965 327.625 1.0 80.9 5.6 71.8 35.2 34.7

Services less energy services ......................................... 258.722 259.084 259.944 261.005 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.6 3.3 3.2 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

June2008 from—

Percent change to

May2008 from—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

Apr.

2008

May

2008

May

2007

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

U.S. city average ............................................ M 213.528 214.823 216.632 218.815 5.0 1.9 1.0 4.2 1.5 0.8 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 226.926 228.133 230.089 232.649 5.0 2.0 1.1 4.3 1.4 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 229.087 230.038 232.005 234.518 4.7 1.9 1.1 4.1 1.3 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.611 135.739 136.913 138.542 5.8 2.1 1.2 4.9 1.7 .9 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 203.723 205.393 207.168 208.968 4.9 1.7 .9 4.0 1.7 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.141 206.590 208.291 209.813 4.6 1.6 .7 3.7 1.5 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.121 131.484 132.682 134.018 5.2 1.9 1.0 4.3 2.0 .9 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 199.472 200.841 202.720 205.122 5.5 2.1 1.2 4.8 1.6 .9 

South urban .................................................... M 206.676 208.085 210.006 212.324 5.3 2.0 1.1 4.6 1.6 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 209.065 209.987 211.846 214.359 5.0 2.1 1.2 4.4 1.3 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.442 132.516 133.714 134.980 5.2 1.9 .9 4.6 1.7 .9 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 206.933 208.746 211.225 214.739 6.6 2.9 1.7 5.1 2.1 1.2 

West urban ..................................................... M 218.533 219.437 221.009 223.040 4.9 1.6 .9 3.7 1.1 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 221.997 222.689 224.704 226.767 5.0 1.8 .9 3.7 1.2 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 132.896 133.694 134.023 135.283 4.7 1.2 .9 3.8 .8 .2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 195.314 196.191 197.898 199.840 4.8 1.9 1.0 4.0 1.3 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 131.892 132.974 133.997 135.330 5.2 1.8 1.0 4.4 1.6 .8 

D ................................................................. M 205.730 207.238 209.308 211.989 5.6 2.3 1.3 4.6 1.7 1.0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 211.542 212.662 214.932 215.738 4.7 1.4 .4 4.5 1.6 1.1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 223.606 224.625 226.651 229.033 5.4 2.0 1.1 3.7 1.4 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 233.122 233.822 236.151 238.580 4.5 2.0 1.0 4.0 1.3 1.0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 233.084 -

 235.344 ---- 4.0 1.0 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 202.500 - 204.882 ---- 4.4 1.2 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 198.596 - 202.357 ---- 5.0 1.9 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 138.090 - 139.649 ---- 5.0 1.1 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 206.371 - 212.032 4.9 2.7 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 205.281 - 207.593 3.0 1.1 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 188.795 - 193.567 4.9 2.5 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 221.324 - 225.079 5.8 1.7 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 223.622 - 228.408 5.1 2.1 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 222.074 - 225.181 4.2 1.4 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 223.196 - 228.068 5.8 2.2 ----

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

May

2008

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 212.788 215.223 5.6 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 

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

 633.830 641.082 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.926 211.438 212.700 5.2 .6 .9 .3 .8 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.901 211.200 212.514 5.3 .6 1.0 .3 .8 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.595 210.624 212.079 6.0 .7 1.5 .2 1.0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.110 244.648 246.493 10.5 .8 1.5 1.5 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.192 200.501 202.424 2.9 1.0 .9 .2 .8 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .965 207.088 208.510 9.0 .7 1.2 -.2 1.6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.218 274.136 276.641 7.8 .9 1.9 .0 3.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.094 157.285 157.309 3.2 .0 1.6 -1.0 .1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.016 182.241 183.342 5.9 .6 1.9 .6 .4 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .279 184.127 184.378 5.3 .1 1.2 .4 .0 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 194.228 197.155 14.5 1.5 5.4 .5 2.0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.504 197.081 198.153 4.6 .5 1.5 .6 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .438 119.248 118.879 2.2 -.3 .8 .4 -.3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.305 213.723 214.851 4.5 .5 .3 .4 .5 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .218 148.517 149.306 4.4 .5 .1 .8 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.025 213.486 213.976 3.0 .2 .5 .1 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.994 211.191 213.441 3.8 1.1 .4 .5 .5 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.397 238.353 239.198 2.6 .4 .2 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 7.979 240.818 241.623 3.6 .3 .3 .2 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.233 144.979 148.378 -.4 2.3 -1.0 1.2 1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.888 228.007 228.536 2.6 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .297 118.615 119.293 1.5 .6 .6 -.1 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.637 217.388 228.843 12.0 5.3 2.2 2.4 1.7

Household energy .................................................................. 4.670 197.554 209.843 13.3 6.2 2.5 2.8 2.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .323 358.947 381.903 58.3 6.4 3.4 7.6 7.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.347 199.045 211.398 10.2 6.2 2.5 2.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .966 150.237 150.742 5.4 .3 .3 .4 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.960 123.287 123.434 .5 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .339 149.816 150.867 5.5 .7 .7 1.0 .7 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.998 120.407 116.706 .3 -3.1 .2 -.2 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... 1.031 116.621 112.395 1.5 -3.6 .1 .2 -.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.619 108.594 104.062 -3.1 -4.2 -.4 -.3 .5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .251 117.213 114.057 .6 -2.7 .6 -.8 -.5 

Footwear .................................................................................. .821 125.335 123.381 2.5 -1.6 .7 -.2 .2

Transportation ............................................................................ 20.054 206.757 213.633 12.9 3.3 -.7 2.1 4.0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 19.287 203.781 210.423 12.9 3.3 -.7 2.1 4.0

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.952 92.850 92.714 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.172 135.933 135.728 -1.0 -.2 -.1 -.1 .2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 3.103 137.145 136.790 .6 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 6.940 323.495 348.762 33.3 7.8 -1.9 5.6 10.0 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.597 321.291 346.459 32.8 7.8 -2.0 5.7 10.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .446 126.742 127.750 5.9 .8 -.2 .6 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.169 234.221 235.550 4.6 .6 .4 .5 .6 

Public transportation ................................................................ .767 249.310 261.779 13.1 5.0 -.3 2.4 3.5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.192 363.462 363.628 4.1 .0 .2 .1 .2

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.295 286.825 287.033 2.2 .1 -.2 -.8 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.897 385.769 385.911 4.8 .0 .3 .4 .2 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.159 313.294 313.618 3.7 .1 .2 .6 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.260 527.230 527.948 7.9 .1 .6 .4 .4 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

May

2008

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.341 109.876 109.905 1.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.987 102.958 102.306 -.7 -.6 -.3 -.5 -.3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.987 118.737 119.264 3.0 .4 .4 .3 .5 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.377 175.791 176.148 5.6 .2 .6 .4 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 445.394 445.740 6.5 .1 .9 .6 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.174 495.384 496.449 5.6 .2 .6 .4 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.609 86.496 87.017 1.2 .6 .3 .3 .6 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.488 84.511 85.007 1.1 .6 .3 .2 .6 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.869 99.939 100.723 2.2 .8 .5 .4 .8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .619 10.621 10.585 -4.3 -.3 -.7 -.5 -.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .228 97.010 95.766 -11.6 -1.3 -1.4 -1.8 -1.3 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.508 356.523 358.419 4.2 .5 .4 .5 .6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.183 583.296 592.248 7.0 1.5 .2 .9 1.5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.325 199.367 199.404 2.9 .0 .6 .2 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .647 158.993 159.052 .2 .0 .5 -.4 .0 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .560 223.922 223.838 3.5 .0 .0 .4 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .910 341.212 341.921 4.7 .2 .7 .6 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.745 181.837 184.495 7.8 1.5 .0 1.0 2.1 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.926 211.438 212.700 5.2 .6 .9 .3 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 28.819 164.188 167.344 9.1 1.9 -.5 1.4 2.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.315 218.794 225.585 15.7 3.1 -.6 2.7 4.5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.998 120.407 116.706 .3 -3.1 .2 -.2 .0

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.318 285.024 298.593 20.2 4.8 -.7 3.4 6.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.504 111.845 111.769 -.6 -.1 -.3 -.2 .0 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.255 249.175 251.365 3.8 .9 .4 .5 .5 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.100 229.810 230.620 2.7 .4 .1 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .297 118.615 119.293 1.5 .6 .6 -.1 .6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.347 199.045 211.398 10.2 6.2 2.5 2.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .966 150.237 150.742 5.4 .3 .3 .4 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .339 149.816 150.867 5.5 .7 .7 1.0 .7 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.266 240.728 243.395 4.6 1.1 .2 .7 1.0 

Medical care services ................................................................. 3.897 385.769 385.911 4.8 .0 .3 .4 .2 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.042 282.720 283.449 3.2 .3 .3 .4 .3

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.099 212.870 215.498 5.6 1.2 .1 .8 1.3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.603 205.774 208.817 6.8 1.5 .3 1.0 1.6 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.808 206.423 208.906 5.6 1.2 .2 .7 1.3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 29.844 166.070 169.169 8.9 1.9 -.5 1.4 2.8

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.341 218.809 225.276 14.9 3.0 -.6 2.5 4.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.343 277.717 290.127 19.0 4.5 -.6 3.2 5.7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.241 216.582 220.813 10.7 2.0 .2 1.6 2.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.155 240.181 243.780 5.1 1.5 .7 .9 .8 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.358 239.167 241.422 3.7 .9 .4 .5 .6 

Energy .......................................................................................... 11.610 258.903 277.597 25.1 7.2 -.2 4.5 6.8 

All items less energy .................................................................... 88.390 208.021 208.458 2.9 .2 .3 .2 .4

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.489 207.747 208.007 2.4 .1 .1 .2 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.581 141.558 140.878 .6 -.5 .0 -.1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 7.264 326.565 351.873 34.6 7.7 -1.7 5.7 9.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 50.908 254.517 255.513 3.2 .4 .2 .3 .4 

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

 $ .470 $ .465 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .158 $ .156 - ----

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

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

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

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2007

Mar.

2008

June

2008 Dec.

2007

June

2008

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 209.064 209.543 211.044 213.601 2.5 7.0 3.3 9.0 4.7 6.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 208.709 210.669 211.319 212.937 4.9 2.5 5.1 8.4 3.7 6.7

Food ................................................................................ 208.406 210.420 211.101 212.814 5.0 2.5 5.2 8.7 3.8 7.0 

Food at home ................................................................ 206.912 209.945 210.454 212.594 4.6 2.4 5.8 11.4 3.5 8.6 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 236.729 240.305 243.972 245.533 4.5 6.4 16.0 15.7 5.5 15.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 199.175 200.888 201.242 202.831 1.4 .8 2.4 7.5 1.1 5.0 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 205.091 207.558 207.156 210.453 24.6 2.5 -.2 10.9 13.0 5.2 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 266.563 271.663 271.784 280.522 .5 5.2 4.1 22.7 2.8 13.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 156.572 159.034 157.428 157.651 4.6 -2.0 7.5 2.8 1.2 5.1 

Other food at home ..................................................... 177.582 180.938 182.005 182.718 2.7 2.7 6.5 12.1 2.7 9.3

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 181.198 183.410 184.122 184.097 4.2 3.9 6.6 6.6 4.1 6.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 182.605 192.519 193.415 197.297 6.4 9.9 7.8 36.3 8.1 21.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 192.789 195.607 196.873 197.277 1.6 1.0 6.4 9.6 1.3 8.0

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 117.754 118.751 119.248 118.879 -6.0 3.8 7.4 3.9 -1.2 5.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 212.193 212.794 213.723 214.851 5.7 2.6 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.7 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 147.188 147.335 148.517 149.306 8.0 -3.6 7.8 5.9 2.0 6.8 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 211.736 212.888 213.079 213.293 3.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Housing ............................................................................. 209.497 210.427 211.451 212.511 1.7 3.9 3.6 5.9 2.8 4.7 

Shelter ............................................................................. 237.537 237.943 238.312 239.047 2.8 3.2 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 239.762 240.466 240.917 241.841 3.3 4.6 3.0 3.5 4.0 3.3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 142.831 141.337 142.993 144.505 1.5 -1.6 -5.2 4.8 -.1 -.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 227.481 227.924 228.112 228.635 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.0 3.0 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.999 118.683 118.615 119.293 -1.2 .9 2.1 4.5 -.2 3.3 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 209.904 214.459 219.616 223.395 -1.6 10.1 13.1 28.3 4.1 20.5 

Household energy ......................................................... 189.679 194.506 199.931 203.870 -3.0 10.9 15.0 33.5 3.7 23.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 323.185 334.332 359.850 388.227 18.6 75.4 45.0 108.2 44.2 73.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 192.089 196.843 201.596 204.597 -4.6 6.6 12.8 28.7 .9 20.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 149.296 149.736 150.387 151.009 6.3 5.8 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.902 122.893 123.075 123.200 -1.4 -.2 2.6 1.0 -.8 1.8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 147.316 148.403 149.816 150.867 .9 4.0 7.6 10.0 2.4 8.8 

Apparel .............................................................................. 117.864 118.109 117.867 117.920 1.5 2.6 -3.1 .2 2.1 -1.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.914 114.080 114.340 113.486 3.1 .1 4.3 -1.5 1.6 1.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 105.815 105.369 105.056 105.595 1.0 3.8 -15.1 -.8 2.4 -8.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 116.638 117.342 116.416 115.785 1.7 2.8 .7 -2.9 2.2 -1.1

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.441 124.364 124.059 124.267 1.1 2.0 4.2 2.7 1.6 3.5 

Transportation ................................................................... 196.398 194.993 199.181 207.141 1.6 22.6 2.8 23.7 11.6 12.8 

Private transportation ...................................................... 193.389 191.970 196.071 203.949 1.5 23.1 2.5 23.7 11.8 12.6 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.239 93.051 92.890 92.928 1.7 -.4 -.9 -1.3 .6 -1.1 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.214 136.052 135.905 136.143 -.4 -.8 -2.4 -.2 -.6 -1.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 138.070 137.616 137.145 136.790 6.3 -.6 .8 -3.7 2.8 -1.4 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 283.321 277.925 293.566 322.859 -.1 81.0 3.5 68.6 34.5 32.1 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 281.140 275.644 291.449 320.576 -.2 80.9 2.0 69.1 34.4 31.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 126.330 126.032 126.742 127.750 5.0 5.5 8.5 4.6 5.2 6.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 232.244 233.139 234.314 235.703 3.1 2.9 6.4 6.1 3.0 6.2 

Public transportation ....................................................... 242.477 241.831 247.717 256.314 4.6 12.3 11.4 24.9 8.4 17.9 

Medical care ...................................................................... 361.766 362.359 362.884 363.629 6.2 5.1 3.2 2.1 5.7 2.6 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 289.297 288.672 286.461 286.749 4.3 4.6 3.6 -3.5 4.4 .0 

Medical care services ..................................................... 382.294 383.404 385.115 386.038 6.7 5.2 3.1 4.0 6.0 3.5

Professional services .................................................... 310.053 310.676 312.553 313.396 4.7 3.8 2.1 4.4 4.2 3.2

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 521.401 524.768 527.119 529.160 9.2 8.9 7.4 6.1 9.1 6.8 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

Sep.

2007

Dec.

2007

Mar.

2008

June

2008 Dec.

2007

June

2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.680 109.514 109.561 109.737 0.3 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.9 1.4 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.333 102.975 102.431 102.166 -1.3 2.1 1.1 -4.4 .4 -1.7 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 118.311 118.807 119.217 119.805 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.1 2.2 3.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 175.690 176.831 177.579 178.167 4.8 6.9 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.5 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 439.977 443.977 446.426 446.991 12.7 6.6 .4 6.5 9.6 3.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 495.643 498.741 500.792 502.545 4.0 6.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 86.014 86.243 86.495 87.016 .9 -1.6 .8 4.7 -.4 2.8 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 84.091 84.320 84.511 85.007 .9 -1.7 .8 4.4 -.4 2.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 99.090 99.566 99.939 100.723 1.7 -.6 .8 6.8 .6 3.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.745 10.671 10.621 10.585 -3.7 -8.3 .9 -5.8 -6.1 -2.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 100.265 98.820 97.010 95.766 -9.4 -19.9 1.1 -16.8 -14.8 -8.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 353.001 354.577 356.181 358.283 2.7 3.2 4.8 6.1 3.0 5.5

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 576.910 578.296 583.296 592.248 5.6 5.3 6.1 11.1 5.4 8.6 

Personal care .................................................................. 197.507 198.597 199.078 199.288 1.4 2.3 4.1 3.7 1.8 3.9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.730 159.585 158.993 159.052 -2.7 1.9 .8 .8 -.4 .8 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 223.043 223.088 223.922 223.838 3.1 4.0 5.8 1.4 3.5 3.6 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 335.975 338.418 340.592 341.405 3.9 3.1 5.2 6.6 3.5 5.9 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 176.501 176.517 178.328 182.091 2.3 11.4 3.1 13.3 6.8 8.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 208.709 210.669 211.319 212.937 4.9 2.5 5.1 8.4 3.7 6.7

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 157.935 157.146 159.383 163.920 .8 16.9 1.8 16.0 8.6 8.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 206.199 204.907 210.341 219.911 -2.9 30.2 9.3 29.4 12.5 18.9 

Apparel .......................................................................... 117.864 118.109 117.867 117.920 1.5 2.6 -3.1 .2 2.1 -1.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 264.997 263.062 271.995 288.571 -2.4 36.3 11.7 40.6 15.3 25.3 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.390 112.004 111.755 111.778 -.3 .3 -.3 -2.2 .0 -1.2 

Services .............................................................................. 247.311 248.302 249.457 250.646 2.5 3.6 3.5 5.5 3.1 4.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 228.985 229.311 229.711 230.376 3.0 3.3 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.999 118.683 118.615 119.293 -1.2 .9 2.1 4.5 -.2 3.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 192.089 196.843 201.596 204.597 -4.6 6.6 12.8 28.7 .9 20.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 149.296 149.736 150.387 151.009 6.3 5.8 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 147.316 148.403 149.816 150.867 .9 4.0 7.6 10.0 2.4 8.8 

Transportation services ..................................................... 238.681 239.245 240.862 243.223 3.1 2.7 4.7 7.8 2.9 6.2 

Medical care services ....................................................... 382.294 383.404 385.115 386.038 6.7 5.2 3.1 4.0 6.0 3.5 

Other services ................................................................... 281.126 281.941 283.039 283.979 2.4 3.0 3.2 4.1 2.7 3.7 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 208.987 209.197 210.840 213.542 2.0 7.8 2.9 9.0 4.9 5.9 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 200.946 201.457 203.388 206.640 2.3 8.6 3.8 11.8 5.4 7.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 202.668 203.139 204.658 207.249 2.3 7.1 3.3 9.4 4.6 6.3 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 159.909 159.167 161.360 165.803 .9 16.3 1.9 15.6 8.4 8.5 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 206.776 205.613 210.849 219.878 -2.5 28.2 9.2 27.9 11.8 18.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 259.253 257.678 265.929 281.115 -1.8 32.8 11.2 38.2 14.2 24.0

Nondurables ........................................................................ 208.560 208.946 212.335 218.042 .9 15.8 7.6 19.5 8.1 13.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 237.009 238.684 240.775 242.816 2.0 3.4 5.0 10.2 2.7 7.6 

Services less medical care services ................................... 237.254 238.224 239.416 240.801 2.1 3.1 3.4 6.1 2.6 4.8 

Energy ................................................................................. 234.853 234.484 244.995 261.655 -1.4 47.5 8.3 54.1 20.6 29.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 206.792 207.378 207.772 208.598 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.5 2.7 3.1 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 206.833 207.131 207.468 208.116 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 141.117 141.088 140.914 141.128 1.2 .6 .6 .0 .9 .3 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 286.354 281.575 297.683 327.093 .8 80.7 5.5 70.2 35.0 34.0

Services less energy services ......................................... 253.254 253.802 254.534 255.507 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.6 3.3 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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

June2008 from—

Percent change to

May2008 from—

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

May

2008

June

2008

June

2007

Apr.

2008

May

2008

May

2007

Mar.

2008

Apr.

2008

U.S. city average ............................................ M 209.147 210.698 212.788 215.223 5.6 2.1 1.1 4.5 1.7 1.0 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 223.209 224.794 227.114 229.829 5.5 2.2 1.2 4.7 1.7 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 223.795 225.144 227.412 230.120 5.3 2.2 1.2 4.4 1.6 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.846 136.141 137.624 139.286 6.1 2.3 1.2 5.2 2.1 1.1 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 198.989 200.788 202.912 204.867 5.3 2.0 1.0 4.3 2.0 1.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 199.378 200.989 202.969 204.509 4.8 1.8 .8 3.9 1.8 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.922 131.354 132.867 134.409 5.8 2.3 1.2 4.7 2.3 1.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 197.864 199.325 201.494 204.023 6.0 2.4 1.3 5.1 1.8 1.1 

South urban .................................................... M 204.044 205.669 207.912 210.469 5.8 2.3 1.2 4.9 1.9 1.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 207.336 208.511 210.748 213.549 5.6 2.4 1.3 4.8 1.6 1.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.243 131.428 132.808 134.222 5.7 2.1 1.1 4.9 2.0 1.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 207.600 209.641 212.533 216.357 7.3 3.2 1.8 5.5 2.4 1.4 

West urban ..................................................... M 213.159 214.355 216.029 218.508 5.4 1.9 1.1 4.0 1.3 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 214.954 216.055 218.141 220.603 5.7 2.1 1.1 4.0 1.5 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 132.640 133.570 134.133 135.738 5.1 1.6 1.2 4.0 1.1 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 193.702 194.886 196.844 199.028 5.4 2.1 1.1 4.3 1.6 1.0 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 131.273 132.471 133.729 135.240 5.7 2.1 1.1 4.7 1.9 .9 

D ................................................................. M 204.422 205.951 208.246 211.236 6.0 2.6 1.4 4.8 1.9 1.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 204.742 205.885 208.403 209.021 4.9 1.5 .3 4.7 1.8 1.2 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 216.493 217.914 219.702 222.435 6.1 2.1 1.2 4.1 1.5 .8 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 226.951 228.215 230.923 233.776 5.2 2.4 1.2 4.3 1.8 1.2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 232.656 -

 235.419 ---- 4.4 1.2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 192.995 - 195.898 ---- 4.8 1.5 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 201.892 - 206.258 ---- 5.7 2.2 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 137.544 - 139.332 ---- 5.3 1.3 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 205.801 - 212.013 5.5 3.0 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 201.037 - 203.524 3.5 1.2 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 188.463 - 193.742 5.7 2.8 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 219.456 - 223.849 6.1 2.0 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 223.295 - 228.429 5.5 2.3 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 217.913 - 221.454 4.7 1.6 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 218.483 - 223.573 6.2 2.3 ----

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2005-2006

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2008 from—

 May

 2008

 June

 2008

 June

 2007

 May

 2008

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 124.645 125.582 4.2 0.8 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.726 124.741 125.366 5.0 .5 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.648 124.822 125.480 5.1 .5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.557 122.273 122.956 5.7 .6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.091 128.209 128.835 4.4 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.077 124.084 124.295 3.3 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.421 128.225 129.332 3.2 .9 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.409 129.800 130.287 2.5 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.004 161.641 169.849 11.3 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 5.008 96.082 95.995 -.3 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 89.953 86.976 -.9 -3.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.393 134.552 137.800 9.8 2.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.285 135.497 138.528 9.6 2.2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.108 123.696 129.942 13.3 5.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.085 141.469 141.538 3.7 .0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.615 124.924 125.019 2.2 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.470 147.660 147.718 4.3 .0 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.550 105.473 .2 -.1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.196 106.695 107.059 2.6 .3 

Education ............................................................................... 2.771 164.872 165.233 5.7 .2 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.425 73.789 74.114 .2 .4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 128.185 128.576 3.5 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.427 132.004 133.027 3.6 .8 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.573 115.437 116.266 5.2 .7 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.817 83.423 83.274 -1.6 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.756 132.418 133.843 8.0 1.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.561 117.245 117.363 2.1 .1 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.790 217.177 232.483 23.6 7.0 

Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments.

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