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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JULY 2009 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in July before 

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

last 12 months the index has fallen 2.1 percent, as a 28.1 percent decline in the energy index since its July 2008 

peak has more than offset increases of 0.9 percent in the food index and 1.5 percent in the index for all items 

less food and energy. 

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in July following a 0.7 percent increase in 

June. Small declines in the food and energy indexes offset a small increase in the index for all items less food 

and energy. The food index declined 0.3 percent in July with all six major grocery store food groups posting 

declines. The energy index, which rose 7.4 percent in June, fell 0.4 percent in July. Decreases in the indexes 

for gasoline, fuel oil, and electricity more than offset an increase in the index for natural gas. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in July following a 0.2 percent increase in 

June. The indexes for new vehicles, tobacco, medical care and apparel all continued to increase in July, and the 

index for airline fares turned up after a long series of declines. In contrast to these increases, the shelter index 

decreased in July as the index for lodging away from home fell and the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent 

rent were unchanged. 

 

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

July 2009

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

July 2009

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

All items ................................. 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 3.4 -2.1 

Food and beverages ........... .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .1 -.2 -1.4 1.1 

Housing ............................... .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.2 -1.0 -.7 

Apparel ................................ .3 1.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 .7 .6 4.5 1.1 

Transportation ..................... 1.3 1.9 -1.1 -.4 .8 4.2 .2 22.7 -14.1 

Medical care ........................ .4 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .2 2.8 3.2 

Recreation ........................... .0 .4 .0 -.4 .0 .5 .0 2.1 1.2 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 3.1 2.8 

Other goods and services ... .3 .2 2.7 2.6 -.2 .3 .8 3.3 7.5 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. 1.7 3.3 -3.0 -2.4 .2 7.4 -.4 32.5 -28.1 

Food .................................... .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.8 .9 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 1.7 1.5 

 
The food and beverages index, which rose 0.1 percent in June, fell 0.2 percent in July. The decrease 

was caused by the food at home index, which declined for the seventh time in the last eight months, falling 0.5 

percent. All six major grocery store food group indexes fell, with the largest decreases being a 1.3 percent 

decline in the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs and a 0.6 percent decline in the dairy and related products 

index, which has now fallen for eight months in a row. The cereals and bakery products index posted the 

smallest decrease of the six groups, falling 0.1 percent. The indexes for fruits and vegetables, for nonalcoholic 

beverages, and for other food at home all declined 0.3 percent in July. The food at home index has declined 2.6 

percent from its peak in November 2008. In contrast to the decline in the food at home index, the food away 

from home index rose 0.1 percent in July and the index for alcoholic beverages increased 0.3 percent. 

The housing index fell 0.2 percent in July after being unchanged in June. The index for shelter fell 0.2 

percent and the household energy index declined 0.3 percent. Within the shelter group, the indexes for rent and 

owners’ equivalent rent were both unchanged in July after rising 0.1 percent in June. The index for lodging 

away from home turned down in July, falling 2.1 percent after increasing 0.3 percent in June, and has fallen 8.9 

percent over the past 12 months. Within household energy, a 0.9 percent increase in the index for natural gas 

was more than offset by declines in the other indexes, including a 0.6 percent decrease in the electricity index 

and a 1.5 percent fall in the fuel oil index. The index for household furnishings and operations, unchanged for 

each of the previous three months, declined 0.1 percent in July. For the past 12 months, the housing index has 

declined 0.7 percent, with the shelter index up 0.9 percent and the household energy index down 14.1 percent. 

After rising 4.2 percent in June, the transportation index increased 0.2 percent in July. Most of the 

moderation was due to the motor fuel index, which fell 0.4 percent in July after rising 17.2 percent in June. The 

new vehicle index increased 0.5 percent in July after rising 0.7 percent in June, and the index for used cars and 

trucks was unchanged in July after rising 0.9 percent in June. The public transportation index, however, turned 

up in July, rising 1.9 percent after declining 0.5 percent in June. The turnaround was mostly due to the index 

for airline fares, which rose 2.1 percent in July after declining in each of the previous ten months. Over the past 

12 months, the transportation index has fallen 14.1 percent, with several of its components declining. The 

gasoline index fell 37.3 percent while the index for airline fares declined 16.6 percent and the index for used 

cars and trucks decreased 7.9 percent. However, the new vehicle index has risen 1.2 percent over the past 12 

months. 

Among other CPI groups, the medical care index rose 0.2 percent in July, the same increase as in June. 

Within that group, the index for hospital and related services rose 0.7 percent while the index for prescription 

drugs was unchanged. Over the last 12 months, the medical care index has risen 3.2 percent. The index for 

other goods and services rose 0.8 percent in July after advancing 0.3 percent in June. The larger increase was 

driven by the tobacco index, which rose 2.2 percent as excise tax increases in several states went into effect in 

July. The tobacco index has now risen 27.8 percent over the past year. The apparel index advanced 0.6 percent 

in July after a 0.7 percent increase in June. The index for education and communication rose 0.3 percent in July 

after rising 0.2 percent in June, while the index for recreation was unchanged in July after rising 0.5 percent in 

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

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

in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The index value of 210.526 was 2.7 percent lower than in July 2008. On 

a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W was unchanged in July. 

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

July 2009

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

July 2009

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

All items ................................. 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 4.4 -2.7 

Food and beverages ........... .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 -.2 -1.6 1.0 

Housing ............................... .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.8 -.5 

Apparel ................................ .6 1.0 -.3 -.3 .0 .7 .6 5.5 1.3 

Transportation ..................... 1.5 2.0 -1.3 -.5 .9 4.8 .1 25.8 -15.9 

Medical care ........................ .4 .4 .2 .4 .3 .2 .2 3.0 3.4 

Recreation ........................... .0 .4 .0 -.3 .0 .4 .0 1.6 1.1 

Education and

communication .............. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 2.8 2.4 

Other goods and services ... .4 .2 3.9 3.8 -.2 .3 1.0 4.3 10.7 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. 1.9 3.6 -3.1 -2.4 .4 8.1 -.4 36.8 -28.5 

Food .................................... .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.3 .0 -.3 -1.9 .8 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 2.1 1.8 

Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in July 

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The index has decreased 1.9 percent over the past year. Please note that the 

indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. 

Upcoming release

 Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 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 0.04 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 0.08 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 0.12 and 0.28 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 2008”. 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/cpivar2008.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 2004 through December 2008 

were replaced in January 2009. 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: 

47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. 

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 2009, 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 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. 

 

 

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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

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

June

2009

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 215.693 215.351 -2.1 -0.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 

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

 646.121 645.096 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.757 218.030 217.608 1.1 -.2 -.2 .1 -.2 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.629 217.740 217.257 .9 -.2 -.2 .0 -.3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.156 214.824 213.815 -.9 -.5 -.5 .0 -.5 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.150 253.008 253.391 1.2 .2 -.2 .0 -.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.898 204.031 201.743 -1.6 -1.1 -.9 -.2 -1.3 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .910 194.197 193.118 -9.7 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.194 272.608 270.940 -3.3 -.6 -1.0 1.1 -.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .982 162.571 162.069 1.7 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.022 191.328 190.967 2.8 -.2 -.1 .0 -.3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .300 197.009 195.126 4.3 -1.0 .0 .2 -1.3 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .241 201.127 201.031 -.1 .0 -.7 .6 -.3 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.481 205.654 205.544 3.0 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .433 122.224 121.990 1.2 -.2 .0 -.5 -.2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.474 223.163 223.345 3.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .314 155.841 156.570 3.6 .5 .0 .5 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.127 220.477 220.850 3.0 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Housing ...................................................................................... 43.421 218.071 218.085 -.7 .0 -.1 .0 -.2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 33.200 250.243 250.310 .9 .0 .1 .1 -.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.957 249.092 248.994 2.3 .0 .1 .1 .0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.478 138.318 139.424 -8.9 .8 .1 .3 -2.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 24.433 256.981 256.872 1.7 .0 .1 .1 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .333 121.083 121.298 2.1 .2 .0 .3 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.431 212.677 212.961 -10.9 .1 -1.3 -.8 -.1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.460 190.647 190.534 -14.1 -.1 -1.8 -1.0 -.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .301 232.638 230.192 -41.8 -1.1 -3.1 2.0 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.159 196.754 196.767 -11.3 .0 -1.7 -1.2 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .971 159.831 161.403 6.1 1.0 .6 .4 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.790 129.623 129.267 1.1 -.3 .0 .0 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .781 149.995 149.983 1.1 .0 -.9 .4 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.691 118.799 115.620 1.1 -2.7 -.2 .7 .6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .923 112.849 109.744 .1 -2.8 .4 -.5 -.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.541 106.455 101.688 1.6 -4.5 -.1 1.6 1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .183 113.915 111.022 1.7 -2.5 -1.6 2.2 -.7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .688 125.515 124.405 1.6 -.9 .1 .2 1.1 

Transportation ............................................................................ 15.314 183.735 182.798 -14.1 -.5 .8 4.2 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 14.189 179.649 178.330 -14.3 -.7 .9 4.5 .1

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.931 93.020 93.413 -.3 .4 .5 .4 .3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.480 135.719 136.055 1.2 .2 .5 .7 .5 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 1.628 124.323 125.061 -7.9 .6 1.0 .9 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 3.164 225.021 217.860 -37.7 -3.2 2.7 17.2 -.4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 2.964 225.526 217.945 -37.3 -3.4 3.1 17.3 -.8

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .382 134.270 133.729 3.6 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.188 242.683 243.031 3.5 .1 -.1 .1 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.125 232.540 238.932 -11.5 2.7 -1.0 -.5 1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.390 375.093 375.739 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.625 304.683 304.229 3.2 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.765 396.750 397.868 3.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.702 319.652 320.076 2.6 .1 .6 .3 .1 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.545 564.406 568.315 6.5 .7 .1 .4 .7 

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

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

June

2009

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.741 114.643 114.619 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.822 101.871 101.614 -.6 -.3 -.2 .4 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.301 126.519 126.914 2.8 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.107 188.179 189.184 5.6 .5 .5 .4 .5 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .221 476.974 481.768 8.4 1.0 .4 1.2 1.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.886 541.119 543.810 5.3 .5 .6 .3 .5 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.194 84.975 85.056 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.022 81.909 81.991 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.408 102.182 102.643 1.3 .5 .2 -.1 .5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .614 9.731 9.604 -4.8 -1.3 -1.1 -.5 -1.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .214 83.476 80.838 -14.6 -3.2 -1.6 -1.1 -3.2 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.386 370.595 372.894 7.5 .6 -.2 .3 .8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .776 746.283 762.907 27.8 2.2 -.3 .8 2.2 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.610 204.503 204.571 1.5 .0 -.2 .1 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .651 162.301 162.887 2.5 .4 -.4 -.5 .4 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .647 227.572 227.325 1.6 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.074 344.232 344.367 1.3 .0 -.1 .4 .5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.556 171.593 170.483 -5.9 -.6 .2 1.8 .0 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.757 218.030 217.608 1.1 -.2 -.2 .1 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 23.799 147.099 145.742 -9.6 -.9 .5 2.9 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 13.289 184.581 181.755 -14.8 -1.5 .7 4.9 .5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.691 118.799 115.620 1.1 -2.7 -.2 .7 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 9.598 229.692 227.038 -18.9 -1.2 .9 6.6 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.510 109.983 109.924 -1.2 -.1 .3 .3 .0 

Services ....................................................................................... 60.444 259.544 259.992 .6 .2 .0 .1 .0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.867 260.869 260.935 .9 .0 .1 .0 -.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .333 121.083 121.298 2.1 .2 .0 .3 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.159 196.754 196.767 -11.3 .0 -1.7 -1.2 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .971 159.831 161.403 6.1 1.0 .6 .4 .6 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .781 149.995 149.983 1.1 .0 -.9 .4 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.567 249.194 251.184 1.3 .8 -.1 -.1 .5 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.765 396.750 397.868 3.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.002 303.000 303.761 2.7 .3 .2 .4 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.371 215.389 215.069 -2.6 -.1 .2 .9 .0 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 66.800 204.578 204.069 -3.5 -.2 .1 1.1 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.610 207.764 207.388 -2.4 -.2 .1 .8 .0 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 24.926 149.697 148.386 -9.2 -.9 .5 2.7 .1

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 14.416 186.726 184.090 -13.8 -1.4 .7 4.5 .5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 10.726 227.768 225.410 -17.3 -1.0 .7 6.1 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.046 201.461 199.746 -7.4 -.9 .0 2.4 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.577 277.777 278.747 .3 .3 -.2 .0 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 55.679 248.557 248.963 .4 .2 -.1 .0 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 7.624 205.408 201.938 -28.1 -1.7 .2 7.4 -.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 92.376 218.440 218.421 1.4 .0 .1 .2 .0

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.746 219.283 219.350 1.5 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.461 141.990 141.463 1.4 -.4 .2 .3 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 3.465 226.881 219.922 -37.9 -3.1 2.3 16.2 -.4 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.285 265.993 266.484 1.6 .2 .1 .1 .0 

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

 $ .464 $ .464 - - - - -

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

 $ .155 $ .155 - - - - -

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—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

Oct.

2008

Jan.

2009

Apr.

2009

July

2009 Jan.

2009

July

2009

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 212.671 212.876 214.459 214.469 -3.1 -8.4 0.9 3.4 -5.8 2.2 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.401 217.965 218.094 217.638 6.0 1.4 -1.6 -1.4 3.7 -1.5 

Food ................................................................................ 218.254 217.738 217.838 217.291 6.1 1.1 -1.7 -1.8 3.6 -1.7 

Food at home ................................................................ 215.948 214.929 214.999 213.876 6.6 -.9 -5.2 -3.8 2.8 -4.5 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 252.062 251.645 251.576 251.380 8.1 4.0 -5.6 -1.1 6.0 -3.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 206.480 204.679 204.365 201.738 10.3 -3.2 -3.9 -8.9 3.3 -6.4

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 197.124 196.055 194.197 193.118 -2.3 -5.7 -21.8 -7.9 -4.0 -15.1 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 275.810 273.037 276.092 275.379 -1.1 -13.3 2.3 -.6 -7.4 .8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 163.084 162.848 162.993 162.431 9.8 .8 -1.7 -1.6 5.2 -1.7 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.826 190.643 190.637 190.071 9.9 8.0 -4.3 -1.6 8.9 -2.9 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 196.398 196.340 196.818 194.193 11.4 12.7 -1.4 -4.4 12.1 -2.9 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 201.213 199.782 201.067 200.428 14.4 -3.0 -8.8 -1.6 5.4 -5.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 205.037 205.011 204.694 204.528 8.8 8.9 -4.1 -1.0 8.9 -2.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.883 122.838 122.224 121.990 7.5 4.3 -3.6 -2.9 5.9 -3.2 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 222.905 223.023 223.163 223.345 5.5 3.8 2.9 .8 4.6 1.8 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 155.099 155.099 155.841 156.570 6.6 -.4 4.5 3.8 3.0 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 218.994 219.601 220.105 220.815 5.3 4.4 -.9 3.4 4.9 1.2 

Housing ............................................................................. 217.180 217.056 216.984 216.612 -.4 -.3 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -.9 

Shelter ............................................................................. 249.334 249.680 249.861 249.410 1.6 1.4 .6 .1 1.5 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 248.916 249.233 249.374 249.293 3.6 3.1 1.9 .6 3.4 1.3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 134.000 134.136 134.507 131.742 -5.1 -9.5 -13.9 -6.6 -7.3 -10.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 256.627 257.003 257.138 257.073 1.9 2.3 2.0 .7 2.1 1.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 120.675 120.728 121.083 121.298 3.9 1.6 .9 2.1 2.8 1.5 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 210.702 207.903 206.342 206.046 -14.1 -9.8 -12.0 -8.6 -12.0 -10.3 

Household energy ......................................................... 188.753 185.399 183.526 182.927 -18.2 -12.4 -15.3 -11.8 -15.3 -13.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 227.355 220.321 224.706 222.296 -48.7 -60.6 -38.0 -8.6 -55.0 -24.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 194.967 191.671 189.362 188.839 -14.5 -6.6 -13.4 -12.0 -10.6 -12.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 158.802 159.821 160.401 161.408 9.7 3.6 4.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 129.434 129.413 129.428 129.254 3.1 -.2 2.1 -.6 1.4 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.809 149.468 149.995 149.983 4.8 1.0 1.0 -2.2 2.9 -.6 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.537 119.345 120.183 120.865 -2.4 -.9 3.5 4.5 -1.7 4.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 114.062 114.561 114.009 113.251 -2.1 2.3 3.0 -2.8 .1 .1

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.771 106.667 108.388 109.695 -3.0 -2.3 1.1 11.4 -2.7 6.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.025 113.149 115.667 114.831 2.0 1.7 3.6 -.7 1.9 1.4

Footwear ......................................................................... 126.039 126.182 126.438 127.790 -5.2 .8 5.6 5.7 -2.3 5.7 

Transportation ................................................................... 170.259 171.635 178.843 179.180 -21.3 -43.0 1.8 22.7 -33.0 11.8 

Private transportation ...................................................... 165.676 167.234 174.831 174.949 -21.9 -44.4 3.1 24.3 -34.1 13.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 92.400 92.847 93.227 93.501 -6.5 -2.7 3.8 4.9 -4.6 4.3 

New vehicles ............................................................... 134.580 135.284 136.179 136.826 -6.9 -1.9 7.6 6.8 -4.4 7.2 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 121.616 122.788 123.851 123.848 -14.1 -10.7 -12.9 7.5 -12.4 -3.2 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 169.373 173.872 203.703 202.924 -46.8 -86.3 .5 106.0 -73.0 43.9 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 168.696 173.954 204.131 202.498 -46.4 -86.7 4.5 107.6 -73.3 47.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 134.640 134.347 134.270 133.729 9.0 4.6 3.7 -2.7 6.8 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 242.649 242.488 242.683 243.031 6.0 4.9 2.6 .6 5.4 1.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 230.470 228.210 227.003 231.418 -12.8 -19.9 -13.6 1.7 -16.4 -6.3 

Medical care ...................................................................... 373.257 374.402 375.203 375.851 2.6 3.9 3.7 2.8 3.2 3.2 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 303.357 304.426 304.820 304.406 1.7 5.1 4.7 1.4 3.4 3.0 

Medical care services ..................................................... 394.734 395.884 396.846 397.947 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 

Professional services .................................................... 316.667 318.499 319.339 319.810 2.5 3.3 .7 4.0 2.9 2.4

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 562.843 563.594 565.707 569.494 5.9 5.8 9.6 4.8 5.8 7.2 

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—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

Oct.

2008

Jan.

2009

Apr.

2009

July

2009 Jan.

2009

July

2009

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 114.030 114.044 114.592 114.612 3.2 -0.5 0.0 2.1 1.3 1.0 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 101.741 101.488 101.920 101.741 -.5 -2.1 .3 .0 -1.3 .1 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 126.783 127.169 127.366 127.751 2.1 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.0 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 188.943 189.968 190.734 191.709 5.9 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 472.682 474.581 480.501 486.256 11.8 4.9 5.2 12.0 8.3 8.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 543.870 546.880 548.730 551.241 5.5 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.5 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.988 85.049 84.972 85.053 -1.4 1.9 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 82.090 82.038 81.909 81.991 -1.5 1.9 .3 -.5 .2 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.072 102.267 102.182 102.643 .3 1.9 .8 2.3 1.1 1.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 9.881 9.775 9.731 9.604 -8.2 1.8 -1.5 -10.8 -3.3 -6.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 85.714 84.366 83.476 80.838 -18.7 -6.2 -12.1 -20.9 -12.6 -16.6 

Other goods and services ................................................. 370.031 369.237 370.235 373.084 2.6 1.5 24.2 3.3 2.0 13.3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 742.443 740.311 746.283 762.907 2.0 5.2 123.2 11.5 3.6 57.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 204.462 204.078 204.231 204.714 2.8 .4 2.3 .5 1.6 1.4 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 163.777 163.051 162.301 162.887 2.1 7.1 3.0 -2.2 4.6 .4 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 227.913 227.607 227.572 227.325 3.3 .3 3.9 -1.0 1.8 1.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 342.001 341.763 343.178 344.739 3.1 -2.2 1.0 3.2 .4 2.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 166.603 166.959 169.920 169.875 -8.5 -20.8 2.0 8.1 -14.9 5.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.401 217.965 218.094 217.638 6.0 1.4 -1.6 -1.4 3.7 -1.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 140.066 140.736 144.765 144.891 -15.9 -31.9 4.5 14.5 -24.4 9.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 169.626 170.782 179.090 179.986 -28.6 -43.8 3.6 26.8 -36.7 14.6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.537 119.345 120.183 120.865 -2.4 -.9 3.5 4.5 -1.7 4.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 204.807 206.581 220.257 220.790 -33.9 -53.6 4.2 35.1 -44.6 18.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 109.203 109.576 109.957 109.926 -5.0 -3.6 1.3 2.7 -4.3 2.0 

Services .............................................................................. 258.599 258.637 258.780 258.833 .9 1.0 .3 .4 1.0 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 259.854 260.188 260.267 259.779 1.8 1.8 .1 -.1 1.8 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 120.675 120.728 121.083 121.298 3.9 1.6 .9 2.1 2.8 1.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 194.967 191.671 189.362 188.839 -14.5 -6.6 -13.4 -12.0 -10.6 -12.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 158.802 159.821 160.401 161.408 9.7 3.6 4.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.809 149.468 149.995 149.983 4.8 1.0 1.0 -2.2 2.9 -.6 

Transportation services ..................................................... 249.193 248.944 248.652 249.855 2.0 .1 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.8 

Medical care services ....................................................... 394.734 395.884 396.846 397.947 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 

Other services ................................................................... 302.016 302.653 303.902 304.916 2.9 2.2 2.0 3.9 2.5 2.9 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 211.787 212.111 213.936 214.037 -4.5 -9.9 1.4 4.3 -7.3 2.8 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 200.676 200.829 202.989 203.183 -5.3 -12.8 1.1 5.1 -9.1 3.1 

All items less medical care .................................................. 204.724 204.892 206.490 206.476 -3.5 -9.2 .8 3.5 -6.4 2.1 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 142.801 143.471 147.413 147.555 -15.2 -30.7 4.2 14.0 -23.3 9.0 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 172.529 173.715 181.572 182.401 -26.9 -41.3 3.1 24.9 -34.5 13.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 205.196 206.725 219.267 219.772 -31.4 -50.0 3.5 31.6 -41.4 16.7 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 193.911 193.862 198.515 198.640 -13.5 -23.4 .9 10.1 -18.6 5.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 276.815 276.222 276.247 276.955 .2 1.0 -.3 .2 .6 -.1 

Services less medical care services ................................... 247.685 247.547 247.530 247.503 1.0 1.1 -.2 -.3 1.0 -.3 

Energy ................................................................................. 177.924 178.340 191.584 190.905 -36.0 -65.4 -8.5 32.5 -53.0 10.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 217.941 218.126 218.507 218.588 1.9 1.0 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.5 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 218.594 218.910 219.344 219.543 1.1 .9 2.5 1.7 1.0 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 141.583 141.817 142.300 142.612 -1.7 -.9 5.4 2.9 -1.3 4.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 173.528 177.449 206.131 205.261 -46.9 -85.3 -3.0 95.8 -72.1 37.8 

Services less energy services ......................................... 265.129 265.491 265.873 265.982 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 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

July2009 from—

Percent change to

June2009 from—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

U.S. city average ............................................ M 213.240 213.856 215.693 215.351 -2.1 0.7 -0.2 -1.4 1.2 0.9 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 227.840 228.136 229.930 230.154 -1.9 .9 .1 -1.2 .9 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 230.400 230.611 232.058 232.416 -1.7 .8 .2 -1.0 .7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.547 134.857 136.488 136.417 -2.3 1.2 -.1 -1.5 1.4 1.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 202.327 203.195 205.350 204.814 -2.5 .8 -.3 -1.7 1.5 1.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.463 204.443 206.308 205.656 -2.5 .6 -.3 -1.7 1.4 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.604 129.967 131.640 131.366 -2.4 1.1 -.2 -1.8 1.6 1.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 197.644 198.911 201.157 200.908 -2.7 1.0 -.1 -1.9 1.8 1.1 

South urban .................................................... M 206.657 207.265 209.343 208.819 -2.1 .7 -.3 -1.4 1.3 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.934 209.235 211.390 211.034 -2.0 .9 -.2 -1.4 1.2 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.370 131.777 133.056 132.736 -2.1 .7 -.2 -1.4 1.3 1.0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 207.898 209.563 211.815 210.491 -2.2 .4 -.6 -1.4 1.9 1.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 217.910 218.567 219.865 219.484 -2.0 .4 -.2 -1.4 .9 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 221.790 222.659 223.908 223.498 -1.8 .4 -.2 -1.3 1.0 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.912 131.990 132.952 132.774 -2.4 .6 -.1 -1.7 .8 .7 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 195.207 195.745 197.214 196.987 -2.0 .6 -.1 -1.3 1.0 .8 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 131.557 131.876 133.220 132.975 -2.3 .8 -.2 -1.6 1.3 1.0 

D ................................................................. M 205.421 206.717 208.543 207.784 -2.2 .5 -.4 -1.6 1.5 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 207.886 209.809 211.010 210.906 -3.0 .5 .0 -2.2 1.5 .6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 221.693 222.522 223.906 224.010 -2.6 .7 .0 -2.2 1.0 .6 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 235.582 235.975 237.172 237.600 -1.1 .7 .2 -.6 .7 .5 

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

 231.891 - 233.018 -3.4 .5 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 200.196 - 200.558 -3.1 .2 - - - -

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

 199.311 - 200.663 -2.8 .7 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 139.311 - 140.810 -.9 1.1 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 199.210 -

 203.585 - - - - -4.0 2.2 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 202.373 -

 204.537 - - - - -1.5 1.1 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 189.701 - 192.325 - - - - -.6 1.4 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 220.740 -

 221.485 - - - - -1.6 .3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 221.686 -

 223.810 - - - - -2.0 1.0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 223.854 -

 225.692 - - - - .2 .8 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 225.918 - 227.257 - - - - -.4 .6 -

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

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

June

2009

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 210.972 210.526 -2.7 -0.2 0.1 0.9 0.0 

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

 628.422 627.093 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.942 217.258 216.805 1.0 -.2 -.2 .0 -.2 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.865 216.890 216.384 .8 -.2 -.3 .0 -.3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.201 213.657 212.628 -1.0 -.5 -.5 .0 -.5 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.249 253.701 253.969 1.2 .1 -.2 .0 -.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.315 203.503 201.261 -1.6 -1.1 -.9 -.3 -1.3 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .992 192.898 191.783 -10.2 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.266 270.653 269.316 -3.4 -.5 -1.1 1.3 -.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.167 162.167 161.650 2.0 -.3 -.1 .0 -.4 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.212 190.657 190.235 2.7 -.2 -.1 .0 -.3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .304 195.773 194.005 4.3 -.9 -.2 .5 -1.4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .274 202.004 201.666 -.1 -.2 -.8 .7 -.4 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.634 205.759 205.549 2.9 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .472 122.537 122.119 .9 -.3 .0 -.5 -.3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.664 223.186 223.408 3.3 .1 .1 .0 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .233 155.091 156.904 4.4 1.2 .0 .4 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.077 221.179 221.517 3.3 .2 .5 .2 .4 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.313 214.034 214.029 -.5 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.224 243.238 243.248 1.4 .0 .2 .1 -.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.279 247.691 247.573 2.2 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.209 139.246 140.873 -7.5 1.2 .2 .4 -1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 21.430 232.837 232.723 1.7 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .306 121.529 121.765 2.3 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 6.030 211.929 212.276 -10.2 .2 -1.2 -.7 -.1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.996 189.108 189.082 -13.1 .0 -1.6 -.9 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .283 235.869 233.018 -40.0 -1.2 -3.0 1.4 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.713 195.445 195.547 -11.0 .1 -1.5 -1.0 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.035 160.206 161.790 6.3 1.0 .6 .4 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.059 125.526 125.160 1.1 -.3 .1 -.1 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .360 152.658 152.577 .9 -.1 -.6 .4 -.1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.979 118.547 115.516 1.3 -2.6 .0 .7 .6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... 1.024 113.416 110.558 .5 -2.5 .5 -.6 -.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.568 105.676 101.289 1.5 -4.2 -.1 1.6 1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .249 116.645 113.744 2.0 -2.5 -1.4 2.3 -.6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .840 126.150 125.046 2.2 -.9 .1 .5 1.0 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.067 181.730 180.419 -15.9 -.7 .9 4.8 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.284 178.734 177.197 -16.1 -.9 1.0 5.1 .0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.627 90.588 90.973 -1.8 .4 .5 .6 .2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.057 136.800 137.082 1.1 .2 .4 .8 .5 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.863 125.056 125.817 -7.9 .6 1.0 .9 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.029 225.876 218.560 -37.8 -3.2 2.6 17.2 -.5 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 3.770 226.515 218.757 -37.3 -3.4 3.0 17.4 -.9

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .482 134.273 133.787 3.7 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.242 245.129 245.421 3.4 .1 -.1 .0 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .784 230.926 236.963 -11.0 2.6 -.9 -.2 2.0

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.355 375.479 376.161 3.4 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.320 296.369 295.871 3.2 -.2 .4 .1 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.035 398.497 399.677 3.4 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.234 322.346 322.759 2.7 .1 .6 .3 .1 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.338 561.337 565.448 6.7 .7 .2 .4 .7 

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

2008

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2009 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

June

2009

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.454 111.471 111.416 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.982 102.193 101.982 -.3 -.2 -.3 .5 -.1 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.221 122.333 122.699 2.4 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.527 185.626 186.596 5.5 .5 .5 .4 .6 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .219 480.024 485.218 8.6 1.1 .5 1.3 1.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.308 522.076 524.523 5.2 .5 .5 .3 .5 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.694 87.652 87.780 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.568 85.524 85.653 .2 .2 .0 -.1 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.965 102.153 102.587 1.2 .4 .2 -.1 .4 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .604 10.238 10.113 -4.6 -1.2 -1.1 -.3 -1.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ .202 83.278 80.736 -14.7 -3.1 -1.6 -.9 -3.1 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.668 395.052 398.448 10.7 .9 -.2 .3 1.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.267 752.078 768.005 28.2 2.1 -.3 .8 2.1 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.401 202.406 202.490 1.5 .0 -.2 .0 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .662 162.165 162.767 2.2 .4 -.5 -.6 .4 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .580 227.800 227.512 1.6 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .947 346.411 346.525 1.4 .0 .0 .3 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 42.689 173.662 172.493 -6.8 -.7 .3 2.1 .0 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.942 217.258 216.805 1.0 -.2 -.2 .0 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.747 150.477 149.046 -11.0 -1.0 .6 3.3 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.587 192.478 189.436 -16.0 -1.6 1.0 5.8 .3 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.979 118.547 115.516 1.3 -2.6 .0 .7 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.609 242.726 239.626 -20.2 -1.3 1.1 7.4 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.160 109.430 109.432 -2.1 .0 .4 .5 .0 

Services ....................................................................................... 57.311 254.624 255.003 .8 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.918 234.511 234.515 1.4 .0 .2 .0 -.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .306 121.529 121.765 2.3 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.713 195.445 195.547 -11.0 .1 -1.5 -1.0 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.035 160.206 161.790 6.3 1.0 .6 .4 .6 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .360 152.658 152.577 .9 -.1 -.6 .4 -.1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.512 249.312 250.811 2.4 .6 .0 .0 .4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.035 398.497 399.677 3.4 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.432 290.845 291.573 2.5 .3 .2 .4 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.135 209.744 209.308 -3.3 -.2 .2 1.1 .1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.776 201.488 200.871 -4.4 -.3 .1 1.3 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.645 204.200 203.723 -3.0 -.2 .1 1.0 .0

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.824 152.856 151.466 -10.5 -.9 .6 3.2 .1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.664 194.254 191.387 -15.1 -1.5 1.0 5.4 .3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.686 239.808 237.011 -18.8 -1.2 .9 6.9 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 31.530 205.219 203.377 -8.3 -.9 .0 2.9 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.392 245.833 246.622 .1 .3 -.2 .0 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 53.275 244.196 244.531 .6 .1 .0 .0 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.024 205.662 201.967 -28.5 -1.8 .4 8.1 -.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.976 212.552 212.505 1.6 .0 .1 .2 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 75.111 212.051 212.097 1.8 .0 .2 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.513 142.943 142.526 1.4 -.3 .2 .4 .3 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.311 227.444 220.264 -37.8 -3.2 2.3 16.4 -.5 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.598 261.014 261.425 2.0 .2 .2 .1 .1 

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

 $ .474 $ .475 - - - - -

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

 $ .159 $ .159 - - - - -

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—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

Oct.

2008

Jan.

2009

Apr.

2009

July

2009 Jan.

2009

July

2009

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 207.352 207.624 209.534 209.598 -4.1 -10.5 1.1 4.4 -7.4 2.7 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 217.672 217.225 217.312 216.821 6.3 1.2 -1.9 -1.6 3.8 -1.7 

Food ................................................................................ 217.462 216.912 216.977 216.395 6.4 1.0 -2.0 -1.9 3.7 -1.9 

Food at home ................................................................ 214.802 213.768 213.806 212.646 6.9 -1.3 -5.2 -4.0 2.7 -4.6 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 252.843 252.282 252.211 251.916 8.4 3.8 -5.5 -1.5 6.1 -3.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 206.191 204.374 203.845 201.245 10.7 -3.4 -3.6 -9.3 3.4 -6.5

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 195.714 194.694 192.898 191.783 -3.3 -6.0 -22.4 -7.8 -4.7 -15.4 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 273.381 270.352 273.813 273.468 -1.0 -14.2 1.9 .1 -7.9 1.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 162.761 162.650 162.608 161.977 11.0 .4 -1.1 -1.9 5.6 -1.5 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.049 189.923 190.000 189.366 9.8 7.7 -4.5 -1.4 8.8 -3.0 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 195.060 194.731 195.695 193.001 11.3 11.9 -1.0 -4.2 11.6 -2.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 202.186 200.498 201.926 201.077 14.8 -3.3 -8.2 -2.2 5.4 -5.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.983 205.144 204.831 204.578 8.7 8.9 -4.5 -.8 8.8 -2.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 123.112 123.126 122.537 122.119 6.8 4.8 -4.3 -3.2 5.8 -3.8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 222.957 223.082 223.186 223.408 5.7 4.2 2.7 .8 5.0 1.7 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 154.414 154.409 155.091 156.904 7.3 1.3 2.7 6.6 4.3 4.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.265 220.348 220.755 221.612 5.1 4.9 -1.0 4.4 5.0 1.6 

Housing ............................................................................. 213.190 213.097 212.972 212.765 -.3 .1 -.7 -.8 -.1 -.8 

Shelter ............................................................................. 242.595 242.963 243.100 242.884 2.0 2.1 1.2 .5 2.1 .8 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 247.522 247.874 247.966 247.880 3.4 3.0 1.8 .6 3.2 1.2 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 134.472 134.706 135.271 133.136 -3.8 -8.0 -13.5 -3.9 -5.9 -8.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 232.489 232.851 232.942 232.879 1.9 2.4 1.9 .7 2.1 1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 121.084 121.160 121.529 121.765 4.3 1.5 1.2 2.3 2.9 1.7 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 209.329 206.844 205.493 205.268 -12.8 -9.2 -12.0 -7.5 -11.0 -9.8 

Household energy ......................................................... 186.541 183.586 181.978 181.483 -16.6 -11.6 -15.1 -10.4 -14.2 -12.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 231.388 224.548 227.677 225.175 -45.6 -56.9 -38.2 -10.3 -51.6 -25.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 192.851 189.940 188.044 187.619 -13.9 -7.3 -13.6 -10.4 -10.7 -12.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 159.211 160.241 160.813 161.801 10.4 3.6 4.6 6.7 7.0 5.6 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 125.303 125.430 125.313 125.131 3.2 -.6 2.5 -.5 1.3 .9 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.980 152.001 152.658 152.577 3.5 -.9 1.9 -1.0 1.3 .4 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.065 119.078 119.963 120.666 -1.6 .3 1.3 5.5 -.6 3.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 114.576 115.184 114.537 114.086 -1.2 3.4 1.7 -1.7 1.1 .0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.000 105.873 107.602 109.019 -1.0 -1.7 -2.4 11.9 -1.4 4.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 117.751 116.074 118.686 117.941 .8 1.6 5.1 .6 1.2 2.8 

Footwear ......................................................................... 126.391 126.469 127.062 128.313 -4.4 1.2 6.0 6.2 -1.6 6.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 166.620 168.145 176.300 176.456 -23.4 -46.8 .6 25.8 -36.2 12.5 

Private transportation ...................................................... 163.332 164.963 173.329 173.340 -23.8 -47.7 1.3 26.9 -36.9 13.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 89.667 90.153 90.664 90.888 -8.3 -3.9 -.1 5.6 -6.1 2.7 

New vehicles ............................................................... 135.612 136.199 137.234 137.855 -7.2 -1.2 6.9 6.8 -4.3 6.8 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 122.256 123.465 124.559 124.569 -14.2 -10.8 -12.9 7.8 -12.5 -3.1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 170.137 174.513 204.503 203.579 -46.6 -86.4 .6 105.0 -73.0 43.6 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 169.566 174.723 205.099 203.341 -46.5 -86.6 4.6 106.8 -73.3 47.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 134.614 134.439 134.273 133.787 9.9 4.8 2.9 -2.4 7.3 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 245.180 245.036 245.129 245.421 5.8 4.9 2.6 .4 5.4 1.5 

Public transportation ....................................................... 228.536 226.424 226.048 230.677 -14.1 -19.1 -13.1 3.8 -16.6 -5.0 

Medical care ...................................................................... 373.540 374.834 375.650 376.321 2.8 3.8 3.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 295.047 296.120 296.547 296.084 1.9 4.8 5.0 1.4 3.3 3.2 

Medical care services ..................................................... 396.348 397.699 398.660 399.808 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 

Professional services .................................................... 319.449 321.250 322.098 322.537 2.6 3.3 1.0 3.9 3.0 2.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 559.368 560.587 562.806 566.848 5.9 5.8 9.8 5.5 5.8 7.6 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

Oct.

2008

Jan.

2009

Apr.

2009

July

2009 Jan.

2009

July

2009

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 110.976 110.947 111.423 111.418 2.7 -0.5 0.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.023 101.761 102.220 102.121 -.4 -2.0 .9 .4 -1.2 .6 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 122.505 122.797 122.940 123.348 1.8 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.5 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 186.203 187.168 187.894 189.018 6.3 4.3 5.2 6.2 5.3 5.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 475.206 477.376 483.813 490.109 12.0 4.2 5.4 13.1 8.0 9.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 524.365 527.111 528.674 531.480 5.8 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.673 87.712 87.650 87.778 -1.2 1.7 .3 .5 .3 .4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 85.655 85.624 85.524 85.653 -1.3 1.7 .3 .0 .2 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.048 102.231 102.153 102.587 .2 1.7 .7 2.1 1.0 1.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.385 10.271 10.238 10.113 -8.2 1.7 -1.3 -10.1 -3.4 -5.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 85.406 84.017 83.278 80.736 -19.5 -6.6 -12.0 -20.1 -13.3 -16.2 

Other goods and services ................................................. 394.363 393.500 394.708 398.522 2.6 2.5 36.8 4.3 2.6 19.5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 747.906 746.009 752.078 768.005 2.3 5.4 125.2 11.2 3.8 58.3 

Personal care .................................................................. 202.554 202.156 202.115 202.553 2.8 1.0 2.2 .0 1.9 1.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 163.911 163.119 162.165 162.767 1.7 7.1 3.1 -2.8 4.4 .1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 228.119 227.829 227.800 227.512 3.3 .3 3.9 -1.1 1.8 1.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 344.376 344.423 345.423 346.809 3.1 -1.4 1.1 2.9 .8 2.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 167.690 168.137 171.618 171.568 -9.9 -23.7 2.1 9.6 -17.1 5.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 217.672 217.225 217.312 216.821 6.3 1.2 -1.9 -1.6 3.8 -1.7 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 142.044 142.846 147.626 147.760 -17.8 -35.8 4.7 17.1 -27.3 10.7

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 174.600 176.429 186.685 187.184 -31.5 -47.8 5.1 32.1 -40.2 17.8 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.065 119.078 119.963 120.666 -1.6 .3 1.3 5.5 -.6 3.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 213.527 215.822 231.872 232.430 -36.8 -57.7 7.8 40.4 -48.3 23.0 

Durables .......................................................................... 108.461 108.846 109.361 109.321 -6.2 -4.7 -.6 3.2 -5.4 1.3 

Services .............................................................................. 253.695 253.765 253.882 254.063 .9 1.3 .4 .6 1.1 .5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 233.802 234.196 234.253 234.008 2.2 2.2 .8 .4 2.2 .6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 121.084 121.160 121.529 121.765 4.3 1.5 1.2 2.3 2.9 1.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 192.851 189.940 188.044 187.619 -13.9 -7.3 -13.6 -10.4 -10.7 -12.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 159.211 160.241 160.813 161.801 10.4 3.6 4.6 6.7 7.0 5.6 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.980 152.001 152.658 152.577 3.5 -.9 1.9 -1.0 1.3 .4 

Transportation services ..................................................... 249.142 249.130 249.202 250.263 2.6 1.9 3.3 1.8 2.3 2.6 

Medical care services ....................................................... 396.348 397.699 398.660 399.808 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 

Other services ................................................................... 289.907 290.444 291.473 292.500 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.6 2.3 2.7 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 205.393 205.809 208.040 208.216 -5.8 -12.5 1.7 5.6 -9.2 3.6 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 196.739 196.980 199.559 199.725 -6.6 -15.6 1.1 6.2 -11.2 3.6 

All items less medical care .................................................. 200.558 200.797 202.725 202.769 -4.4 -11.2 1.0 4.5 -7.9 2.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 144.560 145.372 150.057 150.211 -17.1 -34.6 4.5 16.6 -26.4 10.4 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 177.208 178.973 188.704 189.232 -29.9 -45.4 4.6 30.0 -38.1 16.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 213.033 215.042 229.919 230.427 -34.6 -54.5 6.9 36.9 -45.4 21.0 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 196.298 196.393 202.033 201.960 -15.6 -26.6 1.9 12.0 -21.3 6.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 244.695 244.177 244.247 244.854 -.2 .9 -.6 .3 .4 -.2 

Services less medical care services ................................... 243.313 243.221 243.257 243.332 1.1 1.4 -.1 .0 1.2 .0 

Energy ................................................................................. 176.359 177.124 191.437 190.731 -36.3 -67.3 -7.9 36.8 -54.4 12.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 212.088 212.301 212.687 212.846 1.9 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 211.378 211.745 212.196 212.505 1.0 1.2 3.0 2.1 1.1 2.6

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 142.367 142.656 143.218 143.589 -2.3 -1.0 5.8 3.5 -1.6 4.6 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 173.415 177.375 206.474 205.483 -46.6 -85.5 -2.1 97.1 -72.2 38.9 

Services less energy services ......................................... 260.282 260.701 261.053 261.304 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.6 2.3 1.7 

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

July2009 from—

Percent change to

June2009 from—

Apr.

2009

May

2009

June

2009

July

2009

July

2008

May

2009

June

2009

June

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

U.S. city average ............................................ M 207.925 208.774 210.972 210.526 -2.7 0.8 -0.2 -2.0 1.5 1.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 224.252 224.748 226.695 226.714 -2.1 .9 .0 -1.4 1.1 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.214 225.657 227.337 227.550 -1.8 .8 .1 -1.2 .9 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.951 135.329 136.888 136.626 -2.6 1.0 -.2 -1.7 1.4 1.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 196.933 197.971 200.487 199.824 -3.0 .9 -.3 -2.1 1.8 1.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 197.192 198.271 200.356 199.611 -3.0 .7 -.4 -2.0 1.6 1.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.968 129.524 131.554 131.096 -2.9 1.2 -.3 -2.1 2.0 1.6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 194.651 196.047 198.674 198.455 -3.4 1.2 -.1 -2.6 2.1 1.3 

South urban .................................................... M 202.619 203.500 205.968 205.415 -2.8 .9 -.3 -2.1 1.7 1.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.733 206.271 208.909 208.492 -2.7 1.1 -.2 -2.2 1.5 1.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.309 129.885 131.382 131.063 -2.9 .9 -.2 -2.1 1.6 1.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 206.921 208.989 211.721 210.341 -3.0 .6 -.7 -2.1 2.3 1.3 

West urban ..................................................... M 211.386 212.263 213.973 213.541 -2.6 .6 -.2 -2.1 1.2 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.646 214.734 216.395 215.955 -2.4 .6 -.2 -1.9 1.3 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.103 131.389 132.517 132.314 -3.1 .7 -.2 -2.4 1.1 .9 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 192.861 193.597 195.414 195.096 -2.5 .8 -.2 -1.8 1.3 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 130.361 130.847 132.384 132.069 -2.9 .9 -.2 -2.1 1.6 1.2 

D ................................................................. M 202.351 203.883 206.327 205.504 -3.0 .8 -.4 -2.3 2.0 1.2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 200.607 202.464 203.691 203.554 -3.5 .5 -.1 -2.5 1.5 .6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 213.405 214.446 216.145 216.128 -3.2 .8 .0 -2.8 1.3 .8 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 229.639 230.307 231.916 232.177 -1.4 .8 .1 -.8 1.0 .7 

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

 231.420 - 232.535 -3.3 .5 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 191.297 - 191.494 -3.3 .1 - - - -

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

 200.955 - 203.075 -3.7 1.1 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 138.510 - 140.434 -.8 1.4 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 197.676 -

 202.632 - - - - -4.4 2.5 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 197.239 -

 199.977 - - - - -1.7 1.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 186.970 - 189.979 - - - - -1.9 1.6 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 217.900 -

 219.091 - - - - -2.1 .5 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 220.732 -

 223.361 - - - - -2.2 1.2 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 218.587 -

 220.996 - - - - -.2 1.1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 220.208 - 221.993 - - - - -.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,

2005-2006

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 July 2009 from—

 June

 2009

 July

 2009

 July

 2008

 June

 2009

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 123.967 123.711 -1.9 -0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.726 127.803 127.541 1.0 -.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.648 127.830 127.532 .8 -.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.557 123.446 122.844 -1.0 -.5 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.091 133.493 133.605 3.1 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.077 127.814 128.009 2.9 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.421 129.093 129.087 -.7 .0 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.409 131.803 131.820 .9 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.004 155.357 155.640 -11.6 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 5.008 96.175 95.877 .5 -.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 87.711 85.167 .9 -2.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.393 123.434 122.843 -12.0 -.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.285 124.228 123.365 -12.0 -.7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.108 113.708 116.845 -11.5 2.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.085 145.640 145.844 3.0 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.615 128.716 128.494 3.1 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.470 151.876 152.260 3.0 .3 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.407 105.259 -.1 -.1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.196 109.806 110.001 2.1 .2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.771 173.982 174.898 5.5 .5 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.425 74.074 73.998 -.5 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 133.342 133.960 4.3 .5 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.427 134.080 134.299 .4 .2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.573 111.619 110.811 -5.0 -.7 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.817 81.254 81.143 -2.0 -.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.756 127.352 126.133 -6.2 -1.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.561 118.710 118.668 1.1 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.790 174.606 171.687 -27.9 -1.7 

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.

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