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(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, August 18, 2011, to correct errors in the April-June 

2011 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7 for the following indexes: all items, energy, housing, 

fuels and utilities, and services. There were no changes made to the text of the release.) 

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – JUNE 2011 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in June on a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, 

the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The gasoline index declined sharply in June, falling 6.8 percent. While this decrease was the major 

factor in the seasonally adjusted decline in the all items index, the index for household energy declined 

as well. In contrast, the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent for the second 

consecutive month. The indexes for shelter, apparel, new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and medical 

care all continued to rise in June. 

The food index increased as well, although the 0.2 percent rise was the smallest of the year. The index 

for food at home increased 0.2 percent, with major grocery store food groups mixed. The indexes for 

fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs both declined, and while the other major 

grocery store food group indexes all increased, none rose more than 0.6 percent. 

The 12 month change in the all items index remained at 3.6 percent. The change in the index for all 

items less food and energy edged up to 1.6 percent, its highest level since January 2010. The food index 

has increased 3.7 percent over the last 12 months while the energy index rose 20.1 percent.

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, June 2010 - June 2011

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Consumer Price Index Data for June 2011 

Food

The food index rose 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.4 percent in each of the prior two months. The 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs turned down in June, falling 0.4 percent after increasing more 

than one percent in each of the previous four months. The fruits and vegetables index declined for the 

third month in a row in June, falling 0.3 percent as the fresh vegetables index continued to decline. In 

contrast, other major grocery store food groups increased. The index for cereals and bakery products 

rose 0.6 percent in June, and the dairy and related products advanced 0.5 percent, as did the index for 

other food at home. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.3 percent as the coffee index 

continued to rise. The index for food at home has risen 4.7 percent over the last 12 months, with all the 

major groups increasing 3.2 percent or more. The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in 

June after rising 0.2 percent in May.

Energy

The energy index, which fell 1.0 percent in May, declined 4.4 percent in June, the largest decline since 

December 2008. The gasoline index, which fell 2.0 percent in May, declined 6.8 percent in June. 

(Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.8 percent in June.) Despite the recent declines, the 

gasoline index has increased 35.6 percent over the past 12 months. The index for household energy also 

decreased in June, falling 1.2 percent after rising 0.5 percent in May. The index for natural gas rose 0.4 

percent, but the electricity index declined 1.6 percent and the index for fuel oil fell 2.2 percent. The 

household energy index has risen 2.8 percent over the last 12 months, with the fuel oil index up 37.3 

percent and the electricity index up 1.5 percent but the index for natural gas down 0.8 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in June, the same increase as in May. The 

shelter index also repeated its May increase of 0.2 percent, with the index for lodging away from home 

again rising significantly. The rent index rose 0.1 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent rent 

increased 0.2 percent. The apparel index continued to rise sharply, increasing 1.4 percent in June after a 

1.2 percent increase in May. Vehicle indexes also continued to rise; the new vehicles index rose 0.6 

percent in June, while the index for used cars and trucks increased 1.6 percent. The medical care index 

rose 0.2 percent, the same increase as in May, with medical care services rising 0.3 percent but medical 

care commodities declining 0.1 percent. The tobacco index rose 0.4 percent in June after declining in 

April and May. In contrast, the index for airline fares declined 3.0 percent in June, and the recreation 

index turned down, declining 0.1 percent after rising in May.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months. This figure 

has been steadily rising and most of the increase has come within the past six months. The shelter index 

has risen 1.2 percent over the last 12 months, the medical care index has risen 2.9 percent, and the index 

for new vehicles has increased 4.0 percent.
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.6 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 225.722 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.1 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 4.1 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 222.522 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

declined 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.4 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please 

note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to revision. 

The Consumer Price Index for July 2011 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 18, 

2011, 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-CPIU), 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing 

units and approximately 26,000 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 C-CPI-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. 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 116.500. 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. 
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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 0.03 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 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices.

For example, 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 0.14 and 

0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, 

see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010”. 

These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.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
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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 2006 through 

December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. 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. 

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the 

Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from 

independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal 

components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, 

from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of 

seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is 

reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 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 
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indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally 

adjusted for 2011. 

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 2011, BLS adjusted 29 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 David 

Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

May

2011

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 225.964 225.722 3.6 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.2 

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

 676.887 676.162 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 227.082 227.451 3.6 .2 .4 .4 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.742 226.976 227.360 3.7 .2 .4 .4 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.816 225.356 225.588 4.7 .1 .5 .5 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.090 259.140 260.563 4.1 .5 .1 1.0 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.813 223.227 223.105 7.2 -.1 1.1 1.5 -.4 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .839 211.327 212.286 7.2 .5 1.7 .8 .5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.152 284.174 280.721 3.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .926 165.862 166.197 3.6 .2 1.2 .0 .3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.996 196.161 197.270 3.3 .6 .3 .4 .5 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .297 205.285 207.672 4.0 1.2 -.8 .7 1.2 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 216.370 218.771 9.7 1.1 .8 .4 1.0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.466 208.518 209.259 2.1 .4 .5 .4 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .432 123.343 123.692 1.8 .3 .9 -.3 .3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.926 230.501 231.097 2.3 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .329 162.483 162.494 2.0 .0 .2 .2 .0 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.051 226.989 227.154 2.0 .1 .3 .4 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.460 218.484 219.553 1.3 .5 .2 .2 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.955 250.745 251.422 1.2 .3 .1 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.925 252.393 252.592 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .776 139.094 145.608 3.7 4.7 .0 2.9 3.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 24.905 258.587 259.010 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.310 258.574 258.996 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .349 126.780 127.155 1.5 .3 .6 .2 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.096 219.956 225.022 3.3 2.3 .6 .4 -.8

Household energy .................................................................. 4.000 193.498 199.122 2.8 2.9 .7 .5 -1.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .309 347.002 340.775 28.3 -1.8 2.0 -.5 -1.8 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 3.691 193.698 200.191 1.0 3.4 .6 .6 -1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.095 178.521 178.640 5.2 .1 .4 .3 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.409 125.141 125.048 -.4 -.1 .2 .2 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .772 151.730 151.730 .8 .0 .5 .3 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.601 122.271 120.578 1.9 -1.4 .2 1.2 1.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .882 114.976 114.279 1.6 -.6 .0 1.5 2.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.520 109.237 106.746 1.9 -2.3 .3 1.3 1.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .192 111.199 110.011 -2.6 -1.1 .3 .6 .6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .700 129.618 128.054 .7 -1.2 -.6 1.5 .4

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.308 220.270 216.880 12.6 -1.5 1.4 -.3 -1.9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.082 215.829 212.216 13.1 -1.7 1.5 -.2 -1.9

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.333 99.915 101.004 3.9 1.1 .8 1.0 1.0 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.513 142.494 143.054 4.0 .4 .7 1.1 .6 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.055 148.361 151.776 5.1 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.079 337.359 318.242 35.5 -5.7 3.2 -2.0 -6.6 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.865 336.999 317.543 35.6 -5.8 3.3 -2.0 -6.8

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .408 143.328 144.618 5.8 .9 .6 1.2 .9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.172 252.376 252.529 2.0 .1 .3 .4 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.227 271.417 272.297 5.6 .3 .2 -.5 -2.2 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.627 399.375 399.552 2.9 .0 .4 .2 .2

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.633 324.399 324.102 2.9 -.1 .5 .0 -.1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.994 422.438 422.813 2.9 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.830 335.132 335.494 2.3 .1 .1 .0 .2 

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

May

2011

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 639.456 639.728 5.5 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.5 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.293 113.659 113.654 -.1 .0 .0 .3 -.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.816 98.707 98.373 -1.4 -.3 .0 .0 -.5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.421 130.600 130.568 1.0 .0 .1 .1 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.107 204.668 204.821 3.8 .1 .3 .4 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 523.640 524.307 3.8 .1 .3 .5 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.903 588.138 588.556 3.8 .1 .3 .4 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.313 83.466 83.367 -1.5 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.138 80.081 79.980 -1.8 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.334 101.159 101.204 -1.1 .0 -.1 .0 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .804 9.096 9.038 -4.1 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .228 70.898 69.125 -8.7 -2.5 -.2 -.6 -1.6 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.497 385.476 386.171 1.4 .2 .1 -.2 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .906 825.690 828.860 2.8 .4 -.4 -.2 .4 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.591 208.080 208.307 .9 .1 .3 -.2 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .671 159.478 160.163 .1 .4 .3 -1.2 .4 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .638 230.505 230.614 .2 .0 .2 .1 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.055 361.786 362.435 2.4 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.012 186.804 185.266 6.5 -.8 .8 .1 -.6 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 227.082 227.451 3.6 .2 .4 .4 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.219 164.286 162.032 8.3 -1.4 1.0 -.1 -1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.474 217.037 211.621 12.4 -2.5 1.1 .1 -1.9 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.601 122.271 120.578 1.9 -1.4 .2 1.2 1.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.873 281.064 273.195 15.7 -2.8 1.5 -.5 -2.9 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.745 112.941 113.598 1.9 .6 .6 .6 .6

Services ....................................................................................... 59.988 264.883 265.928 1.6 .4 .2 .2 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.607 261.272 261.977 1.2 .3 .1 .2 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .349 126.780 127.155 1.5 .3 .6 .2 .3 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 3.691 193.698 200.191 1.0 3.4 .6 .6 -1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.095 178.521 178.640 5.2 .1 .4 .3 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .772 151.730 151.730 .8 .0 .5 .3 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.140 267.832 268.488 3.1 .2 .2 .1 -.3 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.994 422.438 422.813 2.9 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.340 313.205 313.332 1.3 .0 .1 .3 .1

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.258 225.826 225.485 3.5 -.2 .4 .1 -.3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.045 218.847 218.239 4.7 -.3 .6 .2 -.4

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.373 217.414 217.158 3.6 -.1 .4 .2 -.3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.270 166.657 164.461 8.0 -1.3 1.0 -.1 -1.1

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.525 217.771 212.660 11.7 -2.3 1.1 .1 -1.9

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.923 274.948 267.823 14.6 -2.6 1.5 -.4 -2.7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.266 223.413 220.611 8.1 -1.3 .9 .2 -1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.382 289.676 291.219 2.0 .5 .3 .3 -.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.994 252.713 253.781 1.5 .4 .2 .2 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.079 260.376 254.170 20.1 -2.4 2.2 -1.0 -4.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.921 224.275 224.635 2.0 .2 .2 .3 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.179 224.534 224.891 1.6 .2 .2 .3 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 20.882 145.657 145.741 1.6 .1 .4 .5 .5 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.388 340.183 321.578 35.1 -5.5 3.1 -1.9 -6.3 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.297 272.158 272.695 1.6 .2 .1 .2 .1 

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

 $ .443 $ .443 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .148 $ .148 - ----

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.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

Sep.

2010

Dec.

2010

Mar.

2011

June

2011 Dec.

2010

June

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 223.490 224.433 224.804 224.304 2.9 3.3 6.1 1.5 3.1 3.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 225.345 226.330 227.137 227.585 1.8 1.5 7.1 4.0 1.7 5.5

Food ................................................................................ 225.228 226.231 227.024 227.493 1.8 1.6 7.5 4.1 1.7 5.8 

Food at home ................................................................ 223.219 224.373 225.440 225.818 1.4 2.0 11.2 4.7 1.7 7.9 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 255.395 255.751 258.365 259.833 1.8 1.9 5.7 7.1 1.9 6.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 218.803 221.181 224.390 223.561 3.7 2.9 13.5 9.0 3.3 11.2 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 206.161 209.707 211.327 212.286 2.2 6.2 8.4 12.4 4.2 10.4 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 289.890 286.716 283.011 282.217 -2.7 5.4 23.3 -10.2 1.3 5.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 164.340 166.375 166.304 166.866 1.4 -3.1 10.4 6.3 -.9 8.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 194.602 195.207 196.037 197.027 1.2 -.1 7.1 5.1 .6 6.1 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 205.505 203.783 205.285 207.672 5.6 1.2 4.8 4.3 3.4 4.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 214.596 216.297 217.141 219.368 2.0 3.4 25.8 9.2 2.7 17.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 206.493 207.448 208.214 208.810 .3 -.9 4.8 4.6 -.3 4.7

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.665 123.769 123.343 123.692 1.8 1.0 .8 3.4 1.4 2.1 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 229.282 230.082 230.501 231.097 2.3 1.1 2.8 3.2 1.7 3.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 161.886 162.218 162.483 162.494 2.0 1.5 3.0 1.5 1.8 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 225.409 226.141 227.134 227.306 2.2 .8 1.6 3.4 1.5 2.5

Housing ............................................................................. 217.852 218.192 218.637 218.770 .4 1.1 1.9 1.7 .8 1.8 

Shelter ............................................................................. 250.102 250.278 250.707 251.267 .4 1.2 1.3 1.9 .8 1.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 251.930 252.102 252.403 252.683 .8 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.5 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 133.920 133.885 137.705 141.840 -4.7 -2.8 -1.0 25.8 -3.7 11.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 258.204 258.377 258.623 259.023 .5 1.1 1.3 1.3 .8 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 258.196 258.364 258.610 259.009 .5 1.1 1.3 1.3 .8 1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 125.863 126.574 126.780 127.155 4.3 -1.4 -1.0 4.2 1.4 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 219.480 220.834 221.800 219.939 2.3 3.2 7.1 .8 2.8 3.9 

Household energy ......................................................... 193.211 194.539 195.475 193.171 1.6 2.7 7.2 -.1 2.2 3.5

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 341.884 348.657 347.002 340.775 .4 58.0 73.2 -1.3 26.0 30.7 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 193.654 194.751 195.864 193.669 1.7 -.6 2.8 .0 .5 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 177.684 178.316 178.806 179.574 4.8 5.1 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.5 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 124.375 124.661 124.859 124.813 -1.8 -1.5 .2 1.4 -1.7 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.541 151.338 151.730 151.730 -.6 .8 -.3 3.2 .1 1.4 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.770 118.951 120.342 122.037 -1.4 -.4 -1.5 11.5 -.9 4.8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 110.648 110.613 112.243 115.111 -3.6 -3.3 -2.3 17.1 -3.4 7.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 105.708 105.993 107.363 108.838 -2.1 .4 -2.3 12.4 -.9 4.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 109.796 110.154 110.858 111.560 -1.6 -1.6 -12.7 6.6 -1.6 -3.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.476 126.702 128.540 129.051 .1 -3.3 1.0 5.0 -1.6 3.0 

Transportation ................................................................... 212.001 215.016 214.457 210.317 14.0 15.1 23.9 -3.1 14.6 9.5 

Private transportation ...................................................... 207.045 210.173 209.664 205.663 15.3 15.1 24.1 -2.6 15.2 9.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 98.249 99.051 99.997 100.992 1.8 -1.8 4.5 11.6 .0 8.0 

New vehicles ............................................................... 140.078 141.092 142.637 143.501 1.7 -1.7 6.4 10.1 .0 8.3 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 144.958 146.704 148.264 150.707 4.3 -2.3 2.5 16.8 .9 9.4 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 307.358 317.215 310.990 290.494 54.0 57.0 74.8 -20.2 55.5 18.1 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 306.128 316.333 310.161 289.077 55.6 59.5 71.2 -20.5 57.6 16.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 140.686 141.590 143.328 144.618 3.3 4.2 4.3 11.7 3.7 7.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 250.820 251.458 252.376 252.529 2.6 1.5 1.1 2.8 2.0 1.9 

Public transportation ....................................................... 273.100 273.781 272.417 266.349 -1.7 15.2 21.4 -9.5 6.4 4.8 

Medical care ...................................................................... 396.364 397.793 398.739 399.500 3.2 2.3 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.1 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 322.691 324.241 324.399 324.102 1.2 1.8 7.1 1.8 1.5 4.4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 418.937 420.282 421.544 422.741 3.9 2.5 1.6 3.7 3.2 2.6

Professional services .................................................... 333.993 334.196 334.323 335.125 3.7 1.9 2.3 1.4 2.8 1.8

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.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

Sep.

2010

Dec.

2010

Mar.

2011

June

2011 Dec.

2010

June

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 629.315 633.287 637.925 641.042 6.5 5.7 2.3 7.7 6.1 4.9 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.228 113.183 113.512 113.448 -1.9 -1.2 1.8 .8 -1.5 1.3

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 98.466 98.437 98.424 97.922 -3.1 -2.8 2.5 -2.2 -3.0 .1 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 130.898 131.012 131.168 131.300 1.1 .0 1.8 1.2 .6 1.5 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 205.133 205.707 206.559 207.115 2.2 4.0 5.2 3.9 3.1 4.6 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 522.344 523.912 526.573 527.674 -1.6 6.5 6.6 4.1 2.4 5.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 589.674 591.314 593.725 595.349 2.5 3.8 5.1 3.9 3.1 4.5 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.656 83.576 83.441 83.391 .2 -3.6 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 -1.3 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 80.290 80.201 80.056 80.004 .2 -3.8 -2.3 -1.4 -1.8 -1.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 101.258 101.191 101.159 101.204 1.3 -3.4 -1.9 -.2 -1.1 -1.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.163 9.140 9.084 9.049 -2.9 -4.9 -3.5 -4.9 -3.9 -4.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 71.142 71.002 70.586 69.430 .9 -11.6 -14.3 -9.3 -5.6 -11.8 

Other goods and services ................................................. 385.215 385.600 384.959 386.068 3.3 .8 .6 .9 2.0 .7 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 830.693 827.287 825.690 828.860 9.0 1.9 1.5 -.9 5.4 .3 

Personal care .................................................................. 207.451 208.030 207.704 208.232 1.3 .4 .2 1.5 .9 .9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.981 161.418 159.478 160.163 2.3 -.8 .8 -2.0 .7 -.6 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.034 230.380 230.505 230.614 .2 -.3 -.2 1.0 -.1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 359.233 360.622 361.046 361.765 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.8 2.5 2.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 182.627 184.090 184.226 183.042 5.7 6.0 12.6 .9 5.9 6.6 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 225.345 226.330 227.137 227.585 1.8 1.5 7.1 4.0 1.7 5.5

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 159.267 160.874 160.735 158.934 8.1 8.8 15.9 -.8 8.4 7.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 207.789 210.177 210.446 206.462 14.1 16.5 23.3 -2.5 15.3 9.6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.770 118.951 120.342 122.037 -1.4 -.4 -1.5 11.5 -.9 4.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 268.329 272.442 271.195 263.361 19.8 22.3 32.0 -7.2 21.1 10.7 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.490 112.128 112.843 113.560 .3 -3.0 3.1 7.6 -1.4 5.4 

Services .............................................................................. 264.161 264.561 265.147 265.318 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.9 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 260.389 260.645 261.102 261.396 .9 2.6 -.3 1.6 1.8 .6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 125.863 126.574 126.780 127.155 4.3 -1.4 -1.0 4.2 1.4 1.5 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 193.654 194.751 195.864 193.669 1.7 -.6 2.8 .0 .5 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 177.684 178.316 178.806 179.574 4.8 5.1 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.5 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.541 151.338 151.730 151.730 -.6 .8 -.3 3.2 .1 1.4 

Transportation services ..................................................... 267.523 268.096 268.408 267.700 1.4 4.2 6.4 .3 2.8 3.3

Medical care services ....................................................... 418.937 420.282 421.544 422.741 3.9 2.5 1.6 3.7 3.2 2.6 

Other services ................................................................... 312.626 312.898 313.707 313.917 .9 .7 2.0 1.7 .8 1.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 223.237 224.171 224.475 223.822 3.1 3.5 5.9 1.1 3.3 3.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 215.619 216.878 217.230 216.303 4.1 4.3 8.5 1.3 4.2 4.8 

All items less medical care .................................................. 214.982 215.899 216.244 215.700 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.3 3.1 3.8 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 161.713 163.303 163.195 161.441 7.9 8.4 15.3 -.7 8.1 7.0 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 208.940 211.335 211.633 207.713 13.2 16.6 21.0 -2.3 14.9 8.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 263.245 267.120 266.147 259.034 18.1 20.4 29.3 -6.2 19.3 10.1

Nondurables ........................................................................ 217.689 219.744 220.165 217.801 7.6 9.6 15.4 .2 8.6 7.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 288.851 289.660 290.391 290.050 1.4 2.2 2.9 1.7 1.8 2.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 252.011 252.413 253.004 252.972 1.0 2.4 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.3 

Energy ................................................................................. 245.941 251.319 248.837 237.889 26.5 29.8 42.4 -12.5 28.2 11.6 

All items less energy ........................................................... 222.992 223.494 224.157 224.711 .9 .9 2.8 3.1 .9 3.0 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 223.331 223.745 224.387 224.958 .8 .8 2.0 2.9 .8 2.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 143.917 144.423 145.183 145.979 .2 -1.2 1.9 5.9 -.5 3.9 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 311.218 320.989 314.950 295.025 50.2 57.0 74.7 -19.2 53.6 18.8 

Services less energy services ......................................... 271.371 271.707 272.244 272.638 1.0 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.3 2.0 

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

June2011 from—

Percent change to

May2011 from—

Mar.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

Apr.

2011

May

2011

May

2010

Mar.

2011

Apr.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 223.467 224.906 225.964 225.722 3.6 0.4 -0.1 3.6 1.1 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 239.074 240.267 241.566 241.690 3.4 .6 .1 3.2 1.0 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 240.599 241.626 242.976 243.257 3.2 .7 .1 2.9 1.0 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 143.001 143.987 144.697 144.525 3.9 .4 -.1 3.8 1.2 .5 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 212.954 214.535 215.899 215.954 3.9 .7 .0 3.8 1.4 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.449 214.878 216.376 216.290 3.8 .7 .0 3.8 1.4 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 136.834 138.005 138.827 139.115 3.9 .8 .2 3.8 1.5 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 209.713 211.314 212.210 211.717 3.9 .2 -.2 4.0 1.2 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 217.214 218.820 219.820 219.318 3.8 .2 -.2 4.0 1.2 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.391 219.944 220.982 220.481 3.5 .2 -.2 3.7 1.2 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.211 139.177 139.833 139.639 4.1 .3 -.1 4.0 1.2 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 222.275 224.716 225.416 223.675 3.9 -.5 -.8 5.2 1.4 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 226.558 227.837 228.516 228.075 3.1 .1 -.2 3.2 .9 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 230.707 231.808 232.393 232.010 3.0 .1 -.2 3.0 .7 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 137.200 138.174 138.598 138.269 3.5 .1 -.2 3.5 1.0 .3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 203.833 204.963 205.944 205.792 3.3 .4 -.1 3.3 1.0 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 138.404 139.413 140.062 139.935 3.9 .4 -.1 3.8 1.2 .5 

D ................................................................. M 216.988 218.920 219.873 218.862 3.7 .0 -.5 4.3 1.3 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 217.880 218.762 220.094 220.182 3.8 .6 .0 3.3 1.0 .6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 232.241 233.319 233.367 232.328 2.9 -.4 -.4 3.1 .5 .0 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 245.617 246.489 248.073 248.505 3.2 .8 .2 2.9 1.0 .6 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 242.787 -

 244.574 ---- 2.7 .7 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 209.372 - 212.175 ---- 4.0 1.3 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 206.967 - 208.794 ---- 3.3 .9 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 146.044 - 147.554 ---- 3.9 1.0 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 209.215 - 211.074 3.1 .9 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 211.673 - 213.506 4.2 .9 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 201.624 - 201.309 3.4 -.2 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 231.503 - 231.197 4.0 -.1 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 233.143 - 234.463 2.8 .6 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 234.121 - 233.646 2.4 -.2 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 231.314 - 233.250 3.2 .8 ----

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

May

2011

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 222.954 222.522 4.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.3 

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

 664.113 662.826 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 226.473 226.813 3.7 .2 .5 .4 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.315 226.257 226.610 3.8 .2 .5 .4 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.906 224.386 224.580 4.9 .1 .5 .5 .1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.236 259.862 261.297 4.2 .6 .2 .9 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.227 223.356 223.250 7.4 .0 1.1 1.5 -.4 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .917 210.488 211.374 7.5 .4 1.8 .7 .4 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.219 281.424 277.853 3.3 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.091 165.160 165.380 3.4 .1 1.2 -.1 .3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.217 195.396 196.454 3.3 .5 .3 .6 .5 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .324 204.161 206.402 3.9 1.1 -.9 .8 1.1 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .258 216.820 219.304 9.8 1.1 .7 .3 1.3 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.635 208.632 209.328 2.2 .3 .4 .6 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .463 123.673 123.911 1.7 .2 .8 -.1 .2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.409 230.521 231.112 2.3 .3 .4 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 163.498 163.524 2.5 .0 .3 .1 .0 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.086 228.197 228.331 2.1 .1 .4 .4 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.228 215.135 216.263 1.3 .5 .2 .2 .0 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 29.811 244.618 245.112 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.396 250.704 250.843 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .436 140.814 147.508 3.5 4.8 .4 2.7 2.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.672 234.272 234.634 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 19.942 234.266 234.630 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .306 127.859 128.242 1.5 .3 .6 .2 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.633 218.216 223.834 3.1 2.6 .6 .5 -.8

Household energy .................................................................. 4.476 191.103 197.253 2.7 3.2 .7 .5 -1.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .301 345.830 339.095 26.7 -1.9 1.7 -.4 -1.9 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 4.175 192.646 199.650 1.2 3.6 .6 .6 -1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.157 178.896 178.981 5.1 .0 .4 .3 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.784 121.238 121.152 -.5 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .364 154.378 154.581 .9 .1 .6 .3 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.668 121.312 119.720 1.8 -1.3 .3 1.2 1.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .921 115.079 114.172 1.6 -.8 .2 1.6 2.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.502 108.704 106.263 2.2 -2.2 .8 1.1 1.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .280 114.150 113.203 -2.8 -.8 .3 .8 .6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .750 129.810 128.533 1.2 -1.0 -.4 1.6 .5 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.418 222.153 218.155 13.9 -1.8 1.6 -.3 -2.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.631 218.946 214.837 14.2 -1.9 1.6 -.3 -2.2

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.914 99.236 100.485 4.2 1.3 .9 1.0 1.1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.320 143.476 143.995 3.9 .4 .7 1.1 .5 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 3.003 149.304 152.759 5.2 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 6.470 338.832 319.323 35.5 -5.8 3.2 -2.0 -6.7 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.193 338.656 318.779 35.6 -5.9 3.3 -2.0 -6.9

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .479 143.257 144.458 5.7 .8 .6 1.2 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.184 255.042 255.133 2.0 .0 .2 .4 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ .787 268.226 268.615 5.7 .1 .3 -.3 -2.1 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.355 401.316 401.398 3.1 .0 .4 .3 .2

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.318 316.099 315.710 3.0 -.1 .5 .1 -.1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.038 426.210 426.498 3.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.220 338.828 339.198 2.4 .1 .1 .0 .2 

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

May

2011

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 642.422 642.513 5.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.862 110.219 110.216 -.1 .0 .0 .3 -.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.959 99.331 99.005 -1.2 -.3 -.1 .0 -.5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.118 124.934 124.906 .4 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.380 202.023 202.119 3.8 .0 .3 .5 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .199 528.326 529.103 4.3 .1 .3 .5 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.181 567.600 567.816 3.7 .0 .3 .5 .2 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.738 85.877 85.819 -1.7 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.605 83.534 83.474 -1.9 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.823 100.610 100.657 -1.3 .0 -.1 .0 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .782 9.623 9.575 -4.0 -.5 -.3 -.6 -.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .208 70.071 68.426 -9.5 -2.3 -.5 -.6 -1.5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.950 414.594 415.514 1.7 .2 .0 -.2 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.450 830.137 833.452 2.7 .4 -.4 -.2 .4 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.500 205.919 206.165 1.1 .1 .2 -.2 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .717 160.083 160.780 .6 .4 .3 -1.2 .4 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .572 230.709 230.814 .1 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.027 363.466 364.113 2.5 .2 .4 .2 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.898 191.543 189.779 7.3 -.9 .9 .0 -.8 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 226.473 226.813 3.7 .2 .5 .4 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.497 171.531 168.922 9.5 -1.5 1.1 -.2 -1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.244 230.306 223.944 13.9 -2.8 1.3 .0 -2.1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.668 121.312 119.720 1.8 -1.3 .3 1.2 1.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.576 302.815 293.390 17.3 -3.1 1.5 -.5 -3.2 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.253 114.560 115.461 2.4 .8 .6 .8 .7

Services ....................................................................................... 56.102 260.062 261.122 1.5 .4 .2 .2 .0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.504 235.734 236.207 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .306 127.859 128.242 1.5 .3 .6 .2 .3 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 4.175 192.646 199.650 1.2 3.6 .6 .6 -1.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.157 178.896 178.981 5.1 .0 .4 .3 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .364 154.378 154.581 .9 .1 .6 .3 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.994 267.729 268.122 3.1 .1 .3 .2 -.1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.038 426.210 426.498 3.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.563 298.779 298.819 .9 .0 .1 .2 .0

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.685 222.174 221.604 4.1 -.3 .5 .1 -.4 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 70.189 217.445 216.673 5.3 -.4 .7 .1 -.6

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.645 215.660 215.216 4.1 -.2 .5 .1 -.4 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.583 173.603 171.059 9.2 -1.5 1.1 -.1 -1.3

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.329 230.472 224.451 13.2 -2.6 1.3 .0 -2.0

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.662 295.146 286.570 16.2 -2.9 1.4 -.4 -3.0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.644 229.820 226.570 8.9 -1.4 1.0 .2 -1.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.598 255.643 257.266 2.0 .6 .3 .3 -.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.065 248.528 249.607 1.4 .4 .2 .2 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.946 263.494 256.663 21.0 -2.6 2.3 -1.1 -4.6 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.054 219.041 219.383 2.0 .2 .3 .3 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.739 217.966 218.306 1.7 .2 .2 .3 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.812 148.045 148.321 1.9 .2 .4 .6 .6 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.771 340.895 321.775 35.1 -5.6 3.1 -1.9 -6.5 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.927 267.410 267.791 1.6 .1 .1 .2 .1 

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

 $ .449 $ .449 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .151 $ .151 - ----

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.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

Sep.

2010

Dec.

2010

Mar.

2011

June

2011 Dec.

2010

June

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 220.122 221.212 221.529 220.768 3.6 3.8 7.1 1.2 3.7 4.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 224.691 225.708 226.540 226.929 2.0 1.6 7.3 4.0 1.8 5.6

Food ................................................................................ 224.464 225.485 226.319 226.723 1.9 1.7 7.7 4.1 1.8 5.9 

Food at home ................................................................ 222.200 223.322 224.492 224.769 1.6 2.0 11.5 4.7 1.8 8.0 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 256.158 256.620 259.020 260.567 2.1 2.2 5.6 7.1 2.1 6.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 218.838 221.143 224.521 223.720 3.9 2.9 13.9 9.2 3.4 11.5 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 205.163 208.951 210.488 211.374 2.4 6.5 8.6 12.7 4.4 10.6 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 288.166 284.305 280.367 278.965 -2.2 6.0 25.0 -12.2 1.8 4.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 163.753 165.778 165.582 166.036 1.2 -3.1 10.3 5.7 -1.0 8.0 

Other food at home ..................................................... 193.640 194.133 195.230 196.198 1.0 -.3 7.3 5.4 .4 6.3 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 204.408 202.613 204.161 206.402 4.9 2.5 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.2 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 214.678 216.271 216.992 219.872 2.1 3.3 25.4 10.0 2.7 17.5 

Other foods ............................................................... 206.374 207.193 208.363 208.866 .1 -1.3 5.2 4.9 -.6 5.1

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.850 123.797 123.673 123.911 1.1 .3 1.9 3.5 .7 2.7 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 229.293 230.174 230.521 231.112 2.4 1.2 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.9 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 162.850 163.275 163.498 163.524 2.9 2.3 3.0 1.7 2.6 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 226.591 227.525 228.327 228.503 2.7 .5 1.7 3.4 1.6 2.5

Housing ............................................................................. 214.579 214.943 215.372 215.369 .5 1.3 2.0 1.5 .9 1.7 

Shelter ............................................................................. 244.098 244.287 244.622 245.029 .5 1.4 1.3 1.5 .9 1.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 250.220 250.444 250.687 250.938 .6 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.5 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 135.526 136.073 139.738 143.333 -6.3 -1.0 -1.1 25.1 -3.7 11.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 233.967 234.102 234.326 234.643 .5 1.2 1.3 1.2 .9 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 233.963 234.097 234.320 234.639 .5 1.2 1.3 1.2 .9 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 126.914 127.654 127.859 128.242 4.4 -.1 -2.4 4.3 2.1 .9 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 217.690 219.052 220.111 218.367 2.3 2.7 6.5 1.2 2.5 3.9 

Household energy ......................................................... 190.781 192.083 193.096 190.982 1.8 2.2 6.6 .4 2.0 3.5

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 341.440 347.371 345.830 339.095 -.6 57.8 68.8 -2.7 25.2 28.1 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 192.493 193.645 194.818 192.818 1.9 -.8 3.0 .7 .6 1.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 177.954 178.669 179.223 179.953 4.5 5.0 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.4 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 120.458 120.697 121.006 120.881 -2.2 -1.3 .2 1.4 -1.7 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.965 153.923 154.378 154.581 -1.0 .7 -.4 4.3 -.2 1.9 

Apparel .............................................................................. 117.667 118.059 119.528 121.203 -2.3 -.9 -1.5 12.6 -1.6 5.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 110.496 110.770 112.512 115.078 -4.4 -2.4 -2.9 17.6 -3.4 6.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 104.954 105.750 106.951 108.462 -1.8 -.6 -1.9 14.1 -1.2 5.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 112.693 112.979 113.863 114.525 -4.9 1.7 -13.7 6.7 -1.6 -4.0 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.212 126.695 128.720 129.412 -1.3 -3.6 2.9 7.1 -2.5 5.0 

Transportation ................................................................... 212.833 216.214 215.500 210.835 16.2 16.7 26.0 -3.7 16.5 10.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 209.373 212.808 212.103 207.502 17.0 16.8 26.3 -3.5 16.9 10.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 97.462 98.310 99.292 100.337 2.1 -1.6 4.3 12.3 .2 8.3 

New vehicles ............................................................... 141.132 142.121 143.630 144.411 1.2 -1.4 6.4 9.6 -.1 8.0 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 145.911 147.635 149.198 151.670 4.4 -2.1 2.5 16.7 1.1 9.4

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 308.827 318.736 312.340 291.497 54.2 57.0 75.4 -20.6 55.6 18.0 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 307.739 318.025 311.697 290.345 55.6 60.0 71.3 -20.8 57.8 16.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 140.693 141.505 143.257 144.458 3.0 4.2 4.5 11.1 3.6 7.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 253.391 253.990 255.042 255.133 2.9 1.3 1.0 2.8 2.1 1.9 

Public transportation ....................................................... 268.996 269.886 269.065 263.506 -.7 13.8 20.2 -7.9 6.3 5.2 

Medical care ...................................................................... 398.099 399.544 400.682 401.374 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 314.190 315.798 316.099 315.710 1.2 2.0 7.1 1.9 1.6 4.5 

Medical care services ..................................................... 422.517 423.843 425.316 426.464 4.0 2.8 1.6 3.8 3.4 2.7

Professional services .................................................... 337.449 337.866 337.966 338.809 3.6 1.9 2.4 1.6 2.8 2.0

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.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

Sep.

2010

Dec.

2010

Mar.

2011

June

2011 Dec.

2010

June

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 632.454 635.892 641.005 644.001 6.9 6.5 2.7 7.5 6.7 5.1 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.798 109.747 110.076 110.001 -2.0 -2.2 3.2 .7 -2.1 2.0

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.167 99.080 99.080 98.575 -2.8 -2.7 3.0 -2.4 -2.7 .3 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 125.167 125.225 125.340 125.440 1.0 -.9 .7 .9 .0 .8 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 202.290 202.814 203.768 204.259 2.1 4.1 5.0 4.0 3.1 4.5 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 526.817 528.629 531.355 532.591 -1.0 5.7 8.4 4.5 2.3 6.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 568.569 569.997 572.656 574.039 2.4 4.0 4.7 3.9 3.2 4.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 86.067 85.989 85.857 85.836 .3 -4.0 -2.0 -1.1 -1.9 -1.5 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 83.735 83.651 83.513 83.492 .3 -4.2 -2.6 -1.2 -1.9 -1.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 100.701 100.643 100.610 100.657 1.2 -3.8 -2.4 -.2 -1.4 -1.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.699 9.674 9.612 9.584 -2.8 -5.3 -3.4 -4.7 -4.0 -4.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 70.542 70.196 69.761 68.685 .5 -12.6 -15.1 -10.1 -6.3 -12.7 

Other goods and services ................................................. 414.916 414.900 414.012 415.446 4.4 1.2 .6 .5 2.8 .6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 835.368 832.003 830.137 833.452 8.9 1.9 1.3 -.9 5.3 .2 

Personal care .................................................................. 205.424 205.891 205.463 206.112 2.0 .8 .3 1.3 1.4 .8 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 161.667 162.088 160.083 160.780 3.1 .2 1.1 -2.2 1.7 -.5 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.252 230.597 230.709 230.814 .3 -.5 -.1 1.0 -.1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 360.899 362.235 363.012 363.440 2.8 3.0 1.5 2.8 2.9 2.2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 186.856 188.512 188.580 187.064 6.8 7.0 14.1 .4 6.9 7.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 224.691 225.708 226.540 226.929 2.0 1.6 7.3 4.0 1.8 5.6

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 165.737 167.620 167.363 165.079 9.9 10.3 18.2 -1.6 10.1 7.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 219.564 222.388 222.447 217.845 15.3 20.3 25.1 -3.1 17.8 10.1 

Apparel .......................................................................... 117.667 118.059 119.528 121.203 -2.3 -.9 -1.5 12.6 -1.6 5.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 287.991 292.312 290.849 281.604 22.8 25.2 34.8 -8.6 24.0 11.0 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.981 113.705 114.560 115.400 .3 -3.2 4.0 8.8 -1.5 6.4 

Services .............................................................................. 259.346 259.786 260.366 260.433 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.9 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 235.189 235.375 235.649 235.908 .8 1.9 .8 1.2 1.3 1.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 126.914 127.654 127.859 128.242 4.4 -.1 -2.4 4.3 2.1 .9 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 192.493 193.645 194.818 192.818 1.9 -.8 3.0 .7 .6 1.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 177.954 178.669 179.223 179.953 4.5 5.0 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.4 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.965 153.923 154.378 154.581 -1.0 .7 -.4 4.3 -.2 1.9 

Transportation services ..................................................... 266.766 267.612 268.275 267.896 2.2 3.3 5.2 1.7 2.8 3.4 

Medical care services ....................................................... 422.517 423.843 425.316 426.464 4.0 2.8 1.6 3.8 3.4 2.7 

Other services ................................................................... 298.163 298.388 299.096 299.140 .7 .0 1.7 1.3 .3 1.5 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 219.161 220.262 220.488 219.523 3.9 4.2 7.0 .7 4.0 3.8 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 213.745 215.173 215.486 214.295 4.9 4.8 9.6 1.0 4.9 5.2 

All items less medical care .................................................. 212.864 213.934 214.223 213.426 3.6 3.9 7.4 1.1 3.7 4.2 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 167.903 169.766 169.536 167.311 9.6 9.9 17.5 -1.4 9.8 7.7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 220.224 223.009 223.118 218.640 14.7 19.1 23.7 -2.8 16.9 9.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 281.517 285.598 284.399 275.970 21.1 23.2 32.2 -7.7 22.1 10.5

Nondurables ........................................................................ 223.418 225.644 226.125 223.294 8.5 10.9 17.0 -.2 9.7 8.0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 254.803 255.550 256.332 255.986 1.5 1.8 2.7 1.9 1.6 2.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 247.897 248.319 248.874 248.840 .9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 

Energy ................................................................................. 248.232 253.853 251.126 239.606 28.3 31.3 44.5 -13.2 29.8 12.0 

All items less energy ........................................................... 217.702 218.248 218.935 219.475 1.1 .8 3.0 3.3 .9 3.1 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 216.717 217.167 217.826 218.395 .9 .7 2.0 3.1 .8 2.6 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 146.215 146.774 147.607 148.509 .4 -1.3 2.1 6.4 -.4 4.2 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 311.719 321.527 315.284 294.876 51.2 57.0 75.1 -19.9 54.1 18.4 

Services less energy services ......................................... 266.630 266.988 267.500 267.802 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.9 

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

June2011 from—

Percent change to

May2011 from—

Mar.

2011

Apr.

2011

May

2011

June

2011

June

2010

Apr.

2011

May

2011

May

2010

Mar.

2011

Apr.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 220.024 221.743 222.954 222.522 4.1 0.4 -0.2 4.1 1.3 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 237.377 238.756 240.209 240.158 3.8 .6 .0 3.7 1.2 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 237.239 238.390 239.852 239.972 3.6 .7 .1 3.5 1.1 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 144.395 145.520 146.390 146.144 4.2 .4 -.2 4.2 1.4 .6 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 209.094 210.991 212.572 212.556 4.4 .7 .0 4.4 1.7 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.740 210.508 212.272 212.147 4.5 .8 -.1 4.4 1.7 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 137.189 138.552 139.532 139.738 4.4 .9 .1 4.3 1.7 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 208.108 209.987 211.052 210.516 4.4 .3 -.3 4.5 1.4 .5 

South urban .................................................... M 215.272 217.234 218.437 217.722 4.4 .2 -.3 4.6 1.5 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 216.680 218.615 219.971 219.263 3.9 .3 -.3 4.2 1.5 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 137.789 138.962 139.744 139.407 4.6 .3 -.2 4.6 1.4 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 223.059 225.869 226.539 224.807 4.4 -.5 -.8 5.5 1.6 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 221.830 223.268 223.944 223.237 3.5 .0 -.3 3.7 1.0 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.576 225.833 226.399 225.670 3.4 -.1 -.3 3.6 .8 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 137.331 138.362 138.816 138.392 3.7 .0 -.3 3.8 1.1 .3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 203.220 204.607 205.758 205.415 3.8 .4 -.2 3.9 1.2 .6 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 138.471 139.645 140.412 140.179 4.3 .4 -.2 4.3 1.4 .5 

D ................................................................. M 215.928 218.220 219.159 218.067 4.2 -.1 -.5 4.8 1.5 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 212.256 213.633 215.358 215.325 4.6 .8 .0 4.2 1.5 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 225.770 227.051 226.842 225.461 3.3 -.7 -.6 3.7 .5 -.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 241.667 242.697 244.316 244.601 3.7 .8 .1 3.5 1.1 .7 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 244.324 -

 246.825 ---- 3.3 1.0 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 201.146 - 204.105 ---- 4.4 1.5 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 211.227 - 214.038 ---- 4.3 1.3 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 146.572 - 148.638 ---- 4.6 1.4 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 208.356 - 210.598 3.2 1.1 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 208.217 - 210.354 4.8 1.0 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 200.997 - 200.444 4.0 -.3 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 229.675 - 229.353 4.1 -.1 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 233.441 - 234.965 3.0 .7 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 231.600 - 230.605 2.9 -.4 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 228.313 - 230.072 3.7 .8 ----

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,

2007-2008

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2011 from—

 May

 2011

 June

 2011

 June

 2010

 May

 2011

Expenditure category

All items 1 ................................................................................... 100.000 R129.943 R129.841 3.4 -0.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 132.139 132.333 3.5 .1 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 132.312 132.514 3.7 .2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 128.239 128.341 4.6 .1 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 137.864 138.213 2.3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 130.585 130.679 1.8 .1 

Housing 2 ................................................................................. 42.074 R129.406 R129.990 1.2 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 132.401 132.740 1.2 .3 

Fuels and utilities 3 ................................................................. 5.231 R161.135 R164.596 3.0 2.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 92.735 92.656 -.8 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 91.536 90.190 1.4 -1.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 147.954 145.972 12.7 -1.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 149.155 146.973 13.2 -1.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 132.800 133.254 5.6 .3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 154.437 154.508 2.7 .0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 136.610 136.490 2.8 -.1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 160.971 161.116 2.7 .1 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.724 102.654 -1.0 -.1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 112.573 112.491 .5 -.1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 188.805 188.948 3.7 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 71.485 71.347 -2.0 -.2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 142.007 142.216 2.4 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services 4 ................................................................................... 59.383 R137.336 R137.848 1.5 .4 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 121.173 120.282 6.1 -.7 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 81.572 81.957 1.1 .5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 141.964 140.337 7.9 -1.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 121.566 121.726 1.4 .1 

Energy 5 ..................................................................................... 9.606 R219.671 R215.138 19.7 -2.1 

1 Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.408. 2 Revised index: Apr. 2011=129.071. 3 Revised index: Apr. 2011=159.248. 4 Revised index: Apr. 2011=137.017. 5 Revised index: Apr. 2011=214.257. R Revised.

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.

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