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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 2007

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

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

level of 202.416 (1982-84=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in January 2006. 

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

January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January level of 197.559 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in 

January 2006. 

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

a not seasonally adjusted basis. The January level of 117.417 (December 1999=100) was 1.9 percent higher than in 

January 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision. Previously published 

and revised data for 2005 and 2006 are shown on page 5. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in January, following an increase (cont.) 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan.’07 Jan.’07

All Items .4 .3 -.5 -.4 .0 .4 .2 2.7 2.1

 Food and beverages .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 2.5 2.4 

 Housing .3 .3 .3 .0 .4 .4 .2 4.4 3.0 

 Apparel -.6 .6 .5 -.5 -.1 .2 .3 1.6 .9 

 Transportation 1.3 .2 -4.1 -3.0 -.8 1.7 -.8 .4 -.8 

 Medical care .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .8 5.0 4.3 

 Recreation .2 .0 -.1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 -.5 1.0 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .3 .1 .2 -.2 .2 -.1 -.5 1.8 

 Other goods and 

 services -.1 .3 .5 .2 .1 .6 .8 6.3 3.5 

Special indexes: 

 Energy 2.5 .4 -7.3 -6.7 -.2 4.2 -1.5 10.1 -3.1 

 Food .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .0 .7 2.4 2.4 

 All items less 

 food and energy .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 2.0 2.7 

Note: Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2006. For this reason, some of the 

seasonally adjusted figures above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published. See the 

technical note on page 9 for details. 

Effective with this release, index levels are now published to three decimal places. Percent changes based on these 

three-decimal place indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place. See page 4 for details.
of 0.4 percent in December. Energy costs, which increased 4.2 percent in December, declined 1.5 percent in 

January. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy fell 3.1 percent, while the index for energy services 

rose 0.5 percent. The food index rose 0.7 percent in January, its largest advance since a 0.8 percent increase in April 

2005. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent rise in 

December; an increase in the index for medical care accounted for about 60 percent of the acceleration. 

The food and beverages index rose 0.7 percent in January. The index for food at home increased 0.9 percent, 

following a 0.3 percent decrease in December. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.7 percent in 

December, increased 1.3 percent in January. The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 1.5 and 

1.9 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables decreased 0.3 percent. The indexes for 

nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home, each of which declined 0.2 percent in December, increased 0.8 

and 0.9 percent, respectively, in January. The index for dairy products advanced 1.3 percent in January, following a 

0.1 percent rise in December, reflecting large price increases for milk, cheese and ice cream. The index for meats, 

poultry, fish, and eggs, which also increased 0.1 percent in December, advanced 0.8 percent in January, reflecting 

increases in the indexes for other meats and for fish and seafood--up 2.7 and 1.4 percent, respectively. The indexes 

for beef and for pork each increased 0.3 percent, while poultry prices fell 0.4 percent. The index for cereal and 

bakery products increased 0.3 percent in January, the same as in December. The other two components of the food 

and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.5 and 0.9 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in January, following a 0.4 percent increase in December. The index 

for fuels and utilities, which increased 1.2 percent in December, rose 0.3 percent in January. The index for fuel oil 

declined 5.6 percent in January, following a 2.8 percent increase in December. The index for natural gas, which had 

increased sharply in November and December, declined 3.0 percent in January. These declines were more than 

offset by increases in the indexes for electricity and for water, sewer and trash collection--up 2.0 and 1.0 percent, 

respectively. The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in January, the same as in December. Within shelter, the 

index for rent rose 0.4 percent; owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent; and the index for lodging away from 

home rose 1.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home increased 4.6 percent.) 

The index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.1 percent in December, declined 0.3 percent in 

January. 

The transportation index declined 0.8 percent in January. The index for gasoline prices, which rose 6.9 

percent in December, declined 3.0 percent in January. Gasoline prices, which rose sharply in the first part of 2006, 

before declining throughout most of the second part of the year, were 2.7 percent lower than a year ago and 32.0 

percent lower than their peak level recorded in July 2006. The index for new vehicles was virtually unchanged in 

January, following declines in each of the preceding three months. (As of January, about 82 percent of the new 

vehicle sample was represented by 2007 models. The 2007 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate 

adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships.) The index 

for used cars and trucks decreased 0.7 percent in January. The index for public transportation rose 1.5 percent in 

January, reflecting a 2.1 percent increase in the index for airline fares. 

The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.2 percent increase in December. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.2 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.8 percent in January and are 4.3 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.6 percent. 

The index for medical care services advanced 0.9 percent. The indexes for professional services and for hospital 

and related services increased 0.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in January. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet products and 

services, for club membership dues and fees for participant sports, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, 

and sporting events more than offset declines in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for 

photography, and for toys. 
The index for education and communication declined 0.1 percent in January. Educational costs increased 

0.1 percent, reflecting a 1.7 percent increase in the index for college textbooks. Communication costs decreased 0.4 

percent. Within the communication group, the index for information and information processing declined 0.4 

percent as a 0.1 percent increase in telephone services was more than offset by declines in the indexes for personal 

computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software and accessories and for internet services and electronic 

information providers. The last mentioned component has declined in each of the last seven months and is 22.1 

percent lower than in January 2006. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in January. The index for tobacco and smoking 

products, which rose 1.5 percent in December, increased 3.1 percent in January and accounted for four-fifths of the 

January advance in this major group. 

 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent 

in January. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan.’07 Jan.’07

All Items .5 .3 -.7 -.7 .1 .5 .1 2.7 1.8

 Food and beverages .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 2.2 2.3 

 Housing .4 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .3 4.5 2.9 

 Apparel -.9 1.0 .8 -.7 -.1 .2 -.1 -.2 .9 

 Transportation 1.6 .2 -4.5 -3.3 -.9 1.9 -1.0 .0 -1.0 

 Medical care .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .8 4.8 4.3 

 Recreation .3 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -.3 .1 -.2 1.0 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .3 .2 .2 -.3 .1 -.1 -1.0 1.4 

 Other goods and 

 services .0 .2 .3 .2 .0 .8 1.0 7.3 3.5 

Special indexes: 

 Energy 2.8 .4 -7.7 -6.9 -.2 4.3 -1.5 10.2 -3.1 

 Food .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .6 2.1 2.3 

 All items less 

 food and energy .2 .3 .2 .1 .0 .1 .2 1.8 2.5 

Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on Friday, March 16, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. 

(EDT). 
Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places 

Effective with this release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun 

computing percent changes based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes. 

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

and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, CPI index values are 

displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. As in the past, percent changes are 

rounded to one decimal place. 

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

that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values 

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

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

compute percent changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences. This change only affects the 

presentation of the index data. Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same 

manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is introduced. The levels of 

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

Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. 

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

and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov 

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

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

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

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

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

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

Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same 

methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 

0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent 

in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change 

based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information 

on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price 

Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on 

the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf

C-CPI-U Index Revisions 

In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is revising the 

2005 and 2006 values of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective 

with the release of January 2007 data. 

The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16, 2002. The index in its final form 

employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the 

effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. 

The C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living” index than the CPI-U and CPI-
W. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period distinguishes the C-CPI-U from 

the other CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute price change over time. 

Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only 

with a time lag, the index is issued first in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the 

time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions. The preliminary values for each month of the 

preceding two years are revised annually with release of the January index. Expenditure data for the year 

2005 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in final form. The initial indexes for 

2006 are now revised interim indexes. The C-CPI-U U.S. All Items index values for 2005 and 2006 as 

originally published and revised are shown below. 

For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to: 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 

2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130 

Washington, DC 20212 

Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 or by electronic mail at 

Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Cage.Rob@bls.gov

U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items 

2005 Interim Final

January 111.4 111.4

February 112.0 111.9

March 112.7 112.6

April 113.3 113.4

May 113.3 113.3

June 113.3 113.2

July 113.6 113.7

August 114.0 114.3

September 115.1 115.6

October 115.4 115.7

November 114.8 114.9

December 114.4 114.4

Annual average 113.6 113.7

2006 Initial Interim

January 115.1 115.2

February 115.4 115.5

March 116.1 116.1

April 116.8 116.8

May 117.2 117.3

June 117.5 117.5

July 117.6 117.7

August 117.9 117.9

September 117.6 117.6

October 117.2 117.2

November 117.0 117.0

December 117.1 117.1

Annual average n.a. 116.9
Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former 

and recalculated seasonal factors for 2006. 

All Items 

2006 Former Recalculated Difference 

 

January .7 .6 -.1 

February .1 .1 .0 

March .4 .3 -.1 

April .6 .6 .0 

May .4 .5 .1 

June .2 .2 .0 

July .4 .4 .0 

August .2 .3 .1 

September -.5 -.5 .0 

October -.5 -.4 .1 

November .0 .0 .0 

December .5 .4 -.1 

All Items less food and energy 

2006 Former Recalculated Difference 

 

January .2 .1 -.1 

February .1 .2 .1 

March .3 .3 .0 

April .3 .3 .0 

May .3 .2 -.1 

June .3 .3 .0 

July .2 .2 .0 

August .2 .2 .0 

September .2 .2 .0 

October .1 .1 .0 

November .0 .1 .1 

December .2 .1 -.1 
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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 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 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. 

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

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

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

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

Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. 
Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

its 

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

percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3

Regions Defined 

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

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

Vermont. 

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

Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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

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

agreements. 

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

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

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

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

from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 

1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

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

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

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

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

requirements in the United States. 
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer 

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

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

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

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

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

our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

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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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 201.8 202.416 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 

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

 604.5 606.348 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 197.4 199.198 2.4 .9 -.1 -.1 .7 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 197.0 198.812 2.4 .9 -.1 .0 .7 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 194.3 196.671 1.7 1.2 -.3 -.3 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 214.8 216.276 2.7 .7 .3 .3 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 188.6 189.609 2.1 .5 .0 .1 .8 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 181.0 183.453 -.1 1.4 -.5 .1 1.3 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 257.2 262.949 1.7 2.2 -2.0 -1.7 1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 148.5 151.127 2.7 1.8 .7 -.2 .8 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 168.7 170.878 1.1 1.3 -.4 -.2 .9 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 172.4 175.151 3.5 1.6 .2 .3 .6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 166.7 170.152 .1 2.1 .7 -.3 .0 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 183.5 185.499 .7 1.1 -.6 -.3 1.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 115.1 114.655 1.8 -.4 .1 1.1 -.4 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 202.2 203.171 3.3 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 139.1 140.919 5.1 1.3 .5 .5 1.3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 201.1 202.968 2.5 .9 -.1 -.2 .9 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 204.8 206.057 3.0 .6 .4 .4 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 235.1 236.504 4.3 .6 .4 .3 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 230.0 230.806 4.5 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 127.7 133.633 4.8 4.6 .7 .3 1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 242.8 243.345 4.3 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 117.1 117.417 1.3 .3 1.8 -1.0 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 192.6 194.378 -2.2 .9 1.0 1.2 .3 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 174.2 175.718 -3.5 .9 1.2 1.4 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 233.2 227.930 -.7 -2.3 .0 2.1 -4.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 179.0 181.064 -3.7 1.2 1.3 1.4 .5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 139.3 140.634 5.0 1.0 .3 .2 1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 127.0 127.093 .5 .1 -.2 .1 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 139.1 139.526 4.0 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 118.6 115.988 .9 -2.2 -.1 .2 .3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 113.2 110.327 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 .3 -1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 110.2 105.891 2.8 -3.9 .1 .3 1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 114.1 112.444 -.8 -1.5 -.6 -1.4 -.3 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 123.0 120.915 -1.1 -1.7 .1 .2 -.5 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 175.4 174.463 -.8 -.5 -.8 1.7 -.8 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 171.8 170.562 -.9 -.7 -.8 1.8 -.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 94.8 94.840 -1.4 .0 -.7 -.2 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 137.1 137.603 -1.2 .4 -.6 -.1 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 136.2 135.257 -2.9 -.7 -1.4 -.8 -.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 199.3 193.900 -2.7 -2.7 -1.6 7.0 -3.0 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 198.1 192.806 -2.7 -2.7 -1.6 6.9 -3.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 119.5 119.759 4.7 .2 .5 .0 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 218.8 219.262 3.8 .2 .0 .3 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 217.8 221.403 .7 1.7 -1.6 .2 1.5 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 340.1 343.510 4.3 1.0 .2 .2 .8

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 285.9 288.088 2.2 .8 -.2 -.1 .6 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 356.0 359.757 4.9 1.1 .4 .3 .9 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 292.4 295.219 3.7 1.0 .3 .3 .8 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 477.2 482.258 6.3 1.1 .3 .2 .6 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 110.8 111.012 1.0 0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 102.8 102.784 -1.3 .0 -.2 -.6 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 118.0 117.815 1.8 -.2 -.2 .2 -.1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 167.6 167.624 5.9 .0 .5 .5 .1 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 399.5 405.668 7.0 1.5 .6 .4 1.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 484.0 483.705 5.8 -.1 .5 .5 .1 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 83.1 82.778 -2.0 -.4 -.8 -.2 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 80.6 80.246 -2.3 -.4 -.9 -.2 -.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 96.8 96.898 1.8 .1 -.3 .3 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 11.2 10.900 -16.2 -2.7 -4.2 -1.8 -2.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 10.3 10.259 -11.6 -.4 -1.0 .0 -.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 326.7 329.198 3.5 .8 .1 .6 .8 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 527.3 543.477 5.5 3.1 -.3 1.5 3.1 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 193.3 193.560 2.9 .1 .2 .4 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 159.0 157.699 1.2 -.8 -.3 1.9 -.8 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 212.5 214.045 3.7 .7 .3 .1 .7 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 318.7 320.047 3.8 .4 .2 .3 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 162.1 161.978 .4 -.1 -.4 .7 -.1 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 197.4 199.198 2.4 .9 -.1 -.1 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 142.5 141.529 -.8 -.7 -.6 1.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 170.9 168.788 .1 -1.2 2.2 2.6 -1.5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 118.6 115.988 .9 -2.2 -.1 .2 .3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 207.3 205.498 -.2 -.9 -1.1 3.0 -1.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 113.3 113.263 -1.8 .0 -.4 -.3 -.3 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 241.2 242.540 3.3 .6 .3 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 245.0 246.476 4.4 .6 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 117.1 117.417 1.3 .3 1.8 -1.0 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 179.0 181.064 -3.7 1.2 1.3 1.4 .5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 139.3 140.634 5.0 1.0 .3 .2 1.0 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 139.1 139.526 4.0 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 230.8 231.367 1.4 .2 -.3 .2 .3 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 356.0 359.757 4.9 1.1 .4 .3 .9 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 280.9 281.282 3.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 202.6 203.035 2.0 .2 .0 .6 .0

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 191.1 191.328 1.1 .1 -.1 .6 .1

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 194.8 195.295 1.9 .3 .0 .5 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 144.7 143.775 -.6 -.6 -.6 1.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 172.7 170.878 .2 -1.1 2.1 2.4 -1.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 205.8 204.403 .1 -.7 -1.0 2.7 -1.0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 184.5 184.284 1.3 -.1 .9 1.3 -.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 254.9 256.164 2.0 .5 .1 .4 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 231.7 232.892 3.1 .5 .2 .3 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 185.2 183.567 -3.1 -.9 -.2 4.2 -1.5 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 205.1 205.993 2.6 .4 .1 .1 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 207.3 208.009 2.7 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 139.9 139.628 -.2 -.2 -.4 .0 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 202.4 196.983 -2.5 -2.7 -1.5 6.6 -3.1 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 247.5 248.836 3.8 .5 .3 .2 .3 

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

 $ .496 $ .494 - - - - -

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

 $ .165 $ .165 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2006

July

2006

Oct.

2006

Jan.

2007 July

2006

Jan.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 201.8 201.9 202.8 203.153 3.7 4.9 -2.7 2.7 4.3 0.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 197.4 197.3 197.2 198.604 1.2 2.5 3.5 2.5 1.9 3.0 

Food ................................................................................ 197.0 196.8 196.8 198.173 .8 2.7 3.7 2.4 1.8 3.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 195.0 194.4 193.9 195.562 -.6 1.9 4.4 1.2 .6 2.8 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 214.7 215.3 216.0 216.642 -.4 5.4 2.1 3.7 2.5 2.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 188.0 188.0 188.1 189.534 .9 -2.1 6.4 3.3 -.6 4.8 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 181.2 180.3 180.4 182.720 -2.4 -1.1 -.4 3.4 -1.7 1.5 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 261.8 256.6 252.3 255.519 -3.3 5.1 16.1 -9.3 .8 2.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 148.3 149.3 149.0 150.136 .5 .3 5.0 5.0 .4 5.0 

Other food at home ..................................................... 170.1 169.5 169.2 170.708 -.5 5.3 -1.9 1.4 2.4 -.2 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 173.1 173.5 174.0 175.043 3.6 4.0 1.6 4.6 3.8 3.1 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 168.3 169.5 169.0 169.010 -8.9 6.5 1.9 1.7 -1.5 1.8 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 185.2 184.0 183.5 185.499 .0 5.8 -3.6 .6 2.8 -1.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 113.7 113.8 115.1 114.655 2.1 6.5 -4.4 3.4 4.3 -.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 201.1 201.6 202.2 203.171 2.9 3.5 2.8 4.2 3.2 3.5 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 137.9 138.6 139.3 141.129 4.5 2.7 3.6 9.7 3.6 6.6 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 201.9 201.6 201.1 202.968 4.3 2.4 1.2 2.1 3.4 1.7 

Housing ............................................................................. 204.6 205.5 206.3 206.799 2.2 3.4 2.4 4.4 2.8 3.4 

Shelter ............................................................................. 234.9 235.9 236.6 237.350 4.5 4.8 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 228.0 228.8 229.8 230.670 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.7 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 137.0 137.9 138.3 139.802 5.2 3.9 1.8 8.4 4.5 5.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 241.2 242.1 242.8 243.279 4.5 5.0 4.1 3.5 4.8 3.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 116.2 118.3 117.1 117.417 1.0 .7 -.7 4.3 .9 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 190.9 192.9 195.3 195.818 -9.3 -3.2 -4.9 10.7 -6.3 2.6 

Household energy ......................................................... 172.5 174.6 177.1 177.287 -11.5 -4.9 -6.7 11.6 -8.2 2.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 229.0 229.1 233.9 223.707 13.2 32.9 -28.9 -8.9 22.6 -19.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 177.4 179.7 182.2 183.084 -13.4 -7.4 -4.4 13.4 -10.5 4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 138.6 139.0 139.3 140.634 4.2 5.1 4.4 6.0 4.7 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.5 127.3 127.4 127.017 .6 1.9 .9 -1.5 1.3 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 138.6 138.9 139.1 139.526 3.3 4.2 6.0 2.7 3.8 4.3 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.7 119.6 119.8 120.180 2.4 -2.3 2.4 1.6 .0 2.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 114.2 113.4 113.7 112.492 1.4 -3.8 1.1 -5.8 -1.2 -2.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 111.0 111.1 111.4 112.856 3.7 -3.9 4.8 6.9 -.2 5.8 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 117.2 116.5 114.9 114.536 2.8 4.9 -1.4 -8.8 3.8 -5.1 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.1 123.2 123.5 122.910 -1.0 -3.8 1.0 -.6 -2.4 .2 

Transportation ................................................................... 175.5 174.1 177.0 175.661 11.0 15.3 -24.7 .4 13.2 -13.1 

Private transportation ...................................................... 171.4 170.1 173.1 171.516 11.8 15.9 -25.8 .3 13.9 -13.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 95.4 94.7 94.5 94.328 .8 .8 -2.9 -4.4 .8 -3.7 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.3 136.5 136.4 136.360 .3 -.6 -1.7 -2.7 -.1 -2.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 139.3 137.3 136.2 135.257 3.2 4.9 -7.7 -11.1 4.1 -9.4 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 196.2 193.0 206.5 200.234 44.2 57.5 -63.5 8.5 50.7 -37.1 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 195.1 192.0 205.3 199.170 44.4 57.5 -63.7 8.6 50.8 -37.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 118.9 119.5 119.5 119.759 5.0 7.5 3.4 2.9 6.2 3.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 218.3 218.2 218.8 219.001 6.2 5.1 2.8 1.3 5.7 2.0 

Public transportation ....................................................... 227.0 223.4 223.8 227.138 -1.1 7.7 -3.8 .2 3.2 -1.8

Medical care ...................................................................... 339.9 340.7 341.3 344.046 4.7 3.6 3.7 5.0 4.2 4.3 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 287.8 287.1 286.9 288.720 3.6 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.9 1.4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 355.0 356.3 357.2 360.250 5.1 4.0 4.5 6.0 4.5 5.3 

Professional services .................................................... 291.9 292.7 293.5 295.956 3.0 2.8 3.4 5.7 2.9 4.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 476.4 477.6 478.7 481.795 9.2 5.7 5.7 4.6 7.5 5.2 

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—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2006

July

2006

Oct.

2006

Jan.

2007 July

2006

Jan.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.3 111.4 111.1 111.160 2.6 1.8 0.0 -0.5 2.2 -0.3 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 104.2 104.0 103.4 103.160 2.3 -.4 -3.0 -3.9 1.0 -3.5 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 117.7 117.5 117.7 117.558 3.2 2.4 2.4 -.5 2.8 1.0 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 165.0 165.9 166.7 166.913 6.0 6.1 6.6 4.7 6.0 5.6 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 396.5 398.9 400.5 404.984 4.8 6.2 8.0 8.8 5.5 8.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 476.3 478.9 481.3 481.562 6.1 6.3 6.3 4.5 6.2 5.4 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.0 83.3 83.1 82.775 .0 -.9 -1.4 -5.7 -.5 -3.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 81.5 80.8 80.6 80.246 .0 -1.0 -1.9 -6.0 -.5 -4.0 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 96.8 96.5 96.8 96.898 .8 .8 5.1 .4 .8 2.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.9 11.4 11.2 10.900 -3.0 -6.1 -22.9 -29.6 -4.6 -26.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.259 -16.2 -16.8 -7.3 -5.3 -16.5 -6.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 324.4 324.7 326.8 329.378 1.6 1.9 4.0 6.3 1.8 5.2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 521.1 519.4 527.3 543.477 2.4 2.7 -.3 18.3 2.5 8.6 

Personal care .................................................................. 192.1 192.5 193.3 193.694 1.5 1.7 5.2 3.4 1.6 4.3 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 156.6 156.1 159.0 157.699 -2.0 .0 4.2 2.8 -1.0 3.5 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 211.7 212.3 212.5 214.045 4.1 1.9 4.3 4.5 3.0 4.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 318.1 318.7 319.5 320.287 3.3 2.5 7.0 2.8 2.9 4.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 162.3 161.7 162.8 162.690 5.5 7.0 -10.8 1.0 6.3 -5.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 197.4 197.3 197.2 198.604 1.2 2.5 3.5 2.5 1.9 3.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 142.7 141.9 143.5 142.779 8.0 9.9 -18.3 .2 9.0 -9.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 168.4 172.1 176.6 173.869 9.3 14.5 -29.5 13.6 11.8 -10.5 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.7 119.6 119.8 120.180 2.4 -2.3 2.4 1.6 .0 2.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 206.2 203.9 210.1 207.739 21.3 24.5 -36.3 3.0 22.9 -19.0 

Durables .......................................................................... 114.0 113.6 113.3 112.933 -.7 .0 -2.8 -3.7 -.3 -3.2 

Services .............................................................................. 240.9 241.7 242.5 243.298 2.6 3.4 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 244.8 245.8 246.7 247.426 4.3 4.9 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 116.2 118.3 117.1 117.417 1.0 .7 -.7 4.3 .9 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 177.4 179.7 182.2 183.084 -13.4 -7.4 -4.4 13.4 -10.5 4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 138.6 139.0 139.3 140.634 4.2 5.1 4.4 6.0 4.7 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 138.6 138.9 139.1 139.526 3.3 4.2 6.0 2.7 3.8 4.3 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.0 231.4 231.8 232.384 .9 2.8 1.2 .7 1.8 .9 

Medical care services ....................................................... 355.0 356.3 357.2 360.250 5.1 4.0 4.5 6.0 4.5 5.3 

Other services ................................................................... 280.3 280.5 280.9 281.091 4.0 3.5 3.1 1.1 3.8 2.1 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 202.6 202.7 203.9 203.999 4.1 5.5 -3.9 2.8 4.8 -.6 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 191.0 190.8 191.9 192.030 3.4 5.1 -6.0 2.2 4.3 -2.0 

All items less medical care .................................................. 194.8 194.8 195.8 196.033 3.8 5.0 -3.2 2.6 4.4 -.4

Commodities less food ........................................................ 144.9 144.1 145.7 144.991 7.6 9.5 -17.4 .3 8.5 -9.0 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 170.5 174.0 178.1 175.707 8.7 13.9 -27.7 12.8 11.3 -9.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 205.0 202.9 208.4 206.407 19.7 22.2 -33.4 2.8 21.0 -17.2 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 183.4 185.1 187.5 186.765 4.9 7.9 -13.7 7.5 6.4 -3.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 254.4 254.6 255.5 256.241 .8 3.4 .8 2.9 2.1 1.9 

Services less medical care services ................................... 231.6 232.0 232.8 233.396 2.5 4.1 2.6 3.1 3.3 2.9 

Energy ................................................................................. 182.9 182.5 190.1 187.340 13.5 24.9 -43.1 10.1 19.1 -20.9 

All items less energy ........................................................... 205.3 205.5 205.8 206.414 2.8 3.2 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.3 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 207.6 207.8 208.1 208.632 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.0 3.2 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.7 140.1 140.1 140.209 .9 .3 -.6 -1.4 .6 -1.0 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 199.2 196.2 209.2 202.686 41.9 55.8 -61.9 7.2 48.7 -36.1

Services less energy services ......................................... 247.4 248.1 248.7 249.469 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.4 4.1 3.5 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Jan.2007 from—

Percent change to

Dec.2006 from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 201.8 201.5 201.8 202.416 2.1 0.5 0.3 2.5 0.0 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 215.2 214.8 215.2 215.813 2.3 .5 .3 3.0 .0 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 217.7 217.4 217.8 218.365 2.4 .4 .3 3.1 .0 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.9 126.4 126.7 127.237 2.0 .7 .4 2.5 -.2 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 192.3 192.8 192.9 193.068 1.2 .1 .1 1.7 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.1 194.5 194.7 195.073 1.2 .3 .2 1.6 .3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.6 123.1 123.0 122.861 1.0 -.2 -.1 1.7 .3 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 187.1 187.0 187.1 187.587 1.2 .3 .3 1.5 .0 .1 

South urban .................................................... M 194.7 194.3 194.8 195.021 1.8 .4 .1 2.5 .1 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 197.2 196.6 197.3 197.650 2.1 .5 .2 2.8 .1 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.7 123.4 123.8 123.817 1.5 .3 .0 2.1 .1 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 195.7 195.4 196.0 196.077 2.7 .3 .0 3.3 .2 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 207.1 206.3 206.2 207.790 3.0 .7 .8 3.1 -.4 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 210.5 209.7 209.6 211.102 3.1 .7 .7 3.3 -.4 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.5 125.1 125.0 126.244 2.7 .9 1.0 2.6 -.4 -.1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 185.0 184.7 184.9 185.608 2.3 .5 .4 2.7 -.1 .1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 124.2 124.1 124.3 124.571 1.7 .4 .2 2.2 .1 .2 

D ................................................................. M 194.3 194.2 194.6 194.724 2.4 .3 .1 2.8 .2 .2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 197.5 197.9 197.8 199.401 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .2 -.1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 211.4 211.1 210.6 212.584 3.2 .7 .9 3.3 -.4 -.2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 221.7 220.9 221.3 221.767 2.7 .4 .2 3.3 -.2 .2 

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

 223.1 - 224.432 1.8 .6 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 189.4 - 191.610 .7 1.2 - - - -

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

 188.4 - 188.890 .2 .3 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 129.3 - 129.956 2.9 .5 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 192.7 -

 194.8 - - - - 3.2 1.1 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 196.6 -

 196.4 - - - - 2.1 -.1 -

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 204.8 -

 205.4 - - - - 4.1 .3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 211.6 -

 211.6 - - - - 3.3 .0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 211.0 -

 210.4 - - - - 3.4 -.3 -

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

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 197.2 197.559 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 

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

 587.3 588.467 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 196.5 198.280 2.3 .9 -.1 -.1 .7 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 196.1 197.886 2.3 .9 -.1 -.1 .6 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 193.2 195.531 1.6 1.2 -.3 -.3 .8 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 215.2 216.416 2.7 .6 .3 .3 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 188.0 189.119 2.0 .6 .1 -.1 .8 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 180.3 182.711 -.4 1.3 -.6 .2 1.2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 254.7 260.176 1.6 2.1 -2.1 -1.9 1.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 147.8 150.620 2.7 1.9 .7 -.3 .9 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 168.1 170.242 1.0 1.3 -.2 -.2 .8 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 171.3 173.929 3.3 1.5 .2 .4 .5 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 167.3 170.559 .1 1.9 .7 -.4 -.3 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 183.7 185.681 .7 1.1 -.5 -.3 1.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 115.3 114.759 1.6 -.5 .3 1.1 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 202.0 202.905 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 138.7 140.499 5.1 1.3 .6 .5 1.4 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 201.1 202.821 2.4 .9 .0 -.4 .9 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 200.5 201.509 2.9 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 228.3 229.359 4.3 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 229.1 229.921 4.5 .4 .4 .4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 127.1 132.607 5.2 4.3 .6 .7 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 220.1 220.602 4.2 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 117.4 117.748 1.3 .3 1.7 -1.0 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 190.9 192.895 -2.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 .4

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 171.5 173.352 -3.5 1.1 1.3 1.5 .3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 232.2 226.971 -.8 -2.3 .1 2.2 -4.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 177.1 179.457 -3.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 .6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 139.6 140.947 4.9 1.0 .2 .2 1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 122.6 122.623 .5 .0 .0 .0 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 141.2 141.729 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 118.6 115.315 .9 -2.8 -.1 .2 -.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 113.0 109.762 -2.0 -2.9 -.7 .1 -1.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 110.4 105.697 3.5 -4.3 .4 .5 1.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 116.8 114.948 -.7 -1.6 -.4 -1.6 -.1 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 122.6 120.506 -.9 -1.7 -.2 .2 -.7 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 174.4 173.182 -1.0 -.7 -.9 1.9 -1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 171.7 170.321 -1.1 -.8 -.8 1.9 -1.0

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.7 93.709 -1.6 .0 -.7 -.3 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 138.2 138.722 -1.1 .4 -.5 -.1 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 137.0 136.063 -2.9 -.7 -1.4 -.8 -.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 199.8 194.278 -2.8 -2.8 -1.6 6.9 -3.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 198.8 193.262 -2.8 -2.8 -1.6 7.0 -3.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 119.2 119.464 4.9 .2 .5 .0 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 221.4 221.769 3.8 .2 .0 .3 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 217.4 220.809 .8 1.6 -1.5 .1 1.4 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 340.0 343.138 4.3 .9 .2 .1 .8 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 279.1 281.098 2.2 .7 -.2 -.1 .6 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 356.7 360.251 4.8 1.0 .4 .2 .8 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 294.7 297.335 3.5 .9 .3 .3 .7 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 473.0 477.603 6.1 1.0 .3 .1 .6 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Dec.

2006

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.1 108.281 1.0 0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 102.4 102.334 -.9 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 114.8 114.703 1.4 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 165.5 165.789 5.8 .2 .5 .5 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 402.0 409.068 7.5 1.8 .6 .4 1.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 468.3 468.417 5.7 .0 .5 .5 .1 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 85.2 85.030 -1.5 -.2 -.8 -.1 -.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 83.5 83.256 -1.6 -.3 -.8 -.2 -.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 96.9 97.045 1.8 .1 -.2 .2 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 11.6 11.321 -16.8 -2.4 -4.0 -2.5 -2.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 10.2 10.081 -11.6 -1.2 .0 .0 -1.2 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 335.7 339.084 3.5 1.0 .0 .8 1.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 528.6 544.568 5.3 3.0 -.3 1.4 3.0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 191.1 191.311 2.7 .1 .1 .5 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 158.6 157.505 1.1 -.7 -.3 1.7 -.7 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 212.7 214.254 3.7 .7 .3 .1 .7 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 318.7 319.885 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 163.5 163.212 .4 -.2 -.4 .8 -.2 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 196.5 198.280 2.3 .9 -.1 -.1 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 145.0 143.764 -.7 -.9 -.6 1.3 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 176.1 173.542 .0 -1.5 2.4 2.9 -1.8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 118.6 115.315 .9 -2.8 -.1 .2 -.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 215.7 213.546 -.3 -1.0 -1.2 3.4 -1.2 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 113.3 113.270 -1.7 .0 -.3 -.4 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 236.6 237.761 3.1 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 220.0 221.062 4.3 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 117.4 117.748 1.3 .3 1.7 -1.0 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 177.1 179.457 -3.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 .6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 139.6 140.947 4.9 1.0 .2 .2 1.0 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 141.2 141.729 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 231.4 231.783 1.4 .2 -.2 .2 .2 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 356.7 360.251 4.8 1.0 .4 .2 .8 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 270.9 271.323 2.6 .2 .0 .1 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 197.2 197.317 1.8 .1 .0 .7 .0

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 188.0 188.108 .8 .1 -.2 .6 .0 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 191.2 191.475 1.7 .1 .0 .6 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 147.0 145.822 -.7 -.8 -.5 1.2 -.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 177.7 175.341 .1 -1.3 2.2 2.7 -1.7

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 213.5 211.702 -.1 -.8 -1.1 3.1 -1.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 186.9 186.434 1.2 -.2 1.1 1.3 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 225.8 226.994 1.6 .5 .1 .4 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 227.6 228.608 2.9 .4 .2 .4 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 184.7 182.878 -3.1 -1.0 -.2 4.3 -1.5 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 199.6 200.245 2.5 .3 .1 .1 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 200.7 201.110 2.5 .2 .0 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 140.4 139.999 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.1 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 202.1 196.605 -2.7 -2.7 -1.5 6.6 -3.2 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 243.0 244.080 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .3 

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

 $ .507 $ .506 - - - - -

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

 $ .170 $ .170 - - - - -

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

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

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

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2006

July

2006

Oct.

2006

Jan.

2007 July

2006

Jan.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 196.9 197.0 198.0 198.225 4.0 5.2 -4.2 2.7 4.6 -0.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 196.6 196.5 196.4 197.677 1.0 2.3 3.7 2.2 1.7 3.0 

Food ................................................................................ 196.2 196.1 196.0 197.244 .6 2.5 4.0 2.1 1.6 3.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 194.1 193.6 193.0 194.473 -.6 1.9 4.7 .8 .6 2.7 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 215.1 215.8 216.5 216.798 -.2 5.2 2.5 3.2 2.5 2.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 187.5 187.7 187.6 189.036 .6 -2.3 6.4 3.3 -.9 4.9 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 180.5 179.5 179.8 181.898 -2.8 -1.1 -.9 3.1 -2.0 1.1 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 260.7 255.2 250.4 253.022 -3.6 5.5 18.3 -11.3 .8 2.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 147.7 148.7 148.3 149.587 .3 .0 5.3 5.2 .1 5.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 169.5 169.1 168.7 170.028 -.5 5.6 -2.1 1.3 2.5 -.4 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 171.9 172.3 173.0 173.813 3.9 4.3 .7 4.5 4.1 2.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 169.2 170.4 169.7 169.191 -7.8 6.9 1.9 .0 -.7 .9 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 185.3 184.3 183.7 185.681 .2 5.5 -3.6 .8 2.8 -1.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 113.8 114.1 115.3 114.759 1.4 6.5 -4.8 3.4 3.9 -.8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 200.8 201.4 202.0 202.905 2.9 3.3 2.8 4.3 3.1 3.5 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 137.3 138.1 138.8 140.765 4.9 2.1 3.0 10.5 3.5 6.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 201.8 201.9 201.1 202.821 4.7 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.8 2.0 

Housing ............................................................................. 199.8 200.6 201.5 202.017 1.8 3.3 2.2 4.5 2.6 3.4 

Shelter ............................................................................. 227.5 228.4 229.2 229.798 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 227.1 227.9 228.9 229.696 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.7 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 136.1 136.9 137.8 139.243 6.5 3.0 1.5 9.6 4.7 5.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 218.7 219.4 220.1 220.518 4.6 4.9 3.9 3.4 4.8 3.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 116.6 118.6 117.4 117.748 1.0 .7 -.3 4.0 .9 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 189.0 191.2 193.6 194.362 -9.5 -3.9 -5.1 11.8 -6.7 3.0 

Household energy ......................................................... 169.7 171.9 174.4 174.925 -11.8 -5.6 -6.8 12.9 -8.8 2.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 227.4 227.7 232.7 222.684 13.3 33.6 -30.6 -8.0 23.0 -20.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 175.4 177.8 180.3 181.459 -13.3 -8.1 -4.4 14.6 -10.8 4.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 139.0 139.3 139.6 140.947 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.9 122.9 122.9 122.595 .7 2.3 .0 -1.0 1.5 -.5 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 140.6 140.9 141.2 141.729 3.0 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.5 119.4 119.6 119.451 3.1 -3.3 4.5 -.2 -.2 2.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 114.4 113.6 113.7 111.883 .7 -1.7 1.8 -8.5 -.5 -3.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 110.5 110.9 111.4 112.603 6.0 -7.1 8.0 7.8 -.7 7.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 119.7 119.2 117.3 117.148 .3 4.5 1.0 -8.3 2.4 -3.7 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.0 122.8 123.1 122.250 .0 -3.2 2.0 -2.4 -1.6 -.2 

Transportation ................................................................... 174.4 172.9 176.1 174.417 12.1 16.9 -26.7 .0 14.4 -14.4 

Private transportation ...................................................... 171.4 170.0 173.2 171.432 12.8 17.1 -27.6 .1 14.9 -14.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.4 93.7 93.4 93.254 .8 1.3 -3.7 -4.8 1.1 -4.2 

New vehicles ............................................................... 138.3 137.6 137.5 137.513 .0 -.6 -1.7 -2.3 -.3 -2.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 140.1 138.1 137.0 136.063 3.5 4.9 -7.9 -11.0 4.2 -9.5 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 196.8 193.7 207.1 200.603 43.7 57.6 -63.5 8.0 50.5 -37.2 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 195.8 192.7 206.2 199.614 44.2 57.6 -63.7 8.0 50.8 -37.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 118.6 119.2 119.2 119.464 5.0 7.9 3.8 2.9 6.4 3.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 220.8 220.8 221.4 221.537 5.9 5.3 2.8 1.3 5.6 2.1 

Public transportation ....................................................... 225.8 222.4 222.7 225.827 -.4 5.8 -2.1 .0 2.7 -1.0 

Medical care ...................................................................... 339.6 340.4 340.9 343.619 4.6 3.8 3.9 4.8 4.2 4.3 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 280.9 280.2 280.0 281.738 3.8 2.5 1.4 1.2 3.1 1.3 

Medical care services ..................................................... 355.6 356.9 357.7 360.670 4.9 4.1 4.6 5.8 4.5 5.2 

Professional services .................................................... 294.1 295.0 295.8 297.931 2.8 2.8 3.2 5.3 2.8 4.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 472.0 473.4 474.0 477.026 8.3 6.0 5.8 4.3 7.2 5.1 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2006

July

2006

Oct.

2006

Jan.

2007 July

2006

Jan.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.5 108.7 108.4 108.456 2.6 2.2 -0.7 -0.2 2.4 -0.4 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.6 103.5 103.0 102.732 2.3 .0 -2.7 -3.3 1.2 -3.0 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 114.8 114.5 114.6 114.517 2.1 2.1 2.5 -1.0 2.1 .7 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 163.2 164.0 164.8 165.149 5.2 5.9 7.2 4.9 5.6 6.0 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 399.0 401.5 403.2 408.325 5.0 6.1 9.2 9.7 5.6 9.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 461.5 463.8 466.0 466.513 5.3 6.1 6.9 4.4 5.7 5.6 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 86.1 85.4 85.3 85.027 .0 -.5 -.5 -4.9 -.2 -2.7 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 84.4 83.7 83.5 83.256 .0 -.5 -.5 -5.3 -.2 -2.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 96.9 96.7 96.9 97.045 1.3 .4 5.1 .6 .8 2.8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 12.4 11.9 11.6 11.321 -2.9 -5.8 -24.4 -30.5 -4.4 -27.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.081 -13.3 -20.1 -7.5 -4.6 -16.8 -6.0 

Other goods and services ................................................. 333.2 333.1 335.7 339.151 1.6 2.3 2.8 7.3 2.0 5.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 522.7 521.1 528.6 544.568 2.2 2.6 -.5 17.8 2.4 8.3 

Personal care .................................................................. 190.0 190.2 191.1 191.366 1.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 1.7 3.6 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 156.5 156.0 158.6 157.505 -2.0 .0 3.9 2.6 -1.0 3.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 211.9 212.5 212.7 214.254 3.9 2.1 4.3 4.5 3.0 4.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 318.2 318.9 319.6 320.102 3.5 2.7 6.0 2.4 3.1 4.2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 163.6 163.0 164.3 164.009 6.0 7.9 -12.2 1.0 7.0 -5.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 196.6 196.5 196.4 197.677 1.0 2.3 3.7 2.2 1.7 3.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 145.1 144.2 146.1 145.155 9.3 11.1 -20.2 .2 10.2 -10.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 173.3 177.4 182.5 179.125 10.9 16.4 -32.1 14.1 13.6 -12.0 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.5 119.4 119.6 119.451 3.1 -3.3 4.5 -.2 -.2 2.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 214.4 211.8 219.0 216.359 23.4 27.2 -39.3 3.7 25.3 -20.7 

Durables .......................................................................... 114.0 113.7 113.3 113.096 .0 .0 -3.4 -3.1 .0 -3.3 

Services .............................................................................. 235.9 236.7 237.5 238.283 2.3 3.0 2.9 4.1 2.6 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 219.3 220.1 220.9 221.587 4.2 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 116.6 118.6 117.4 117.748 1.0 .7 -.3 4.0 .9 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 175.4 177.8 180.3 181.459 -13.3 -8.1 -4.4 14.6 -10.8 4.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 139.0 139.3 139.6 140.947 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 140.6 140.9 141.2 141.729 3.0 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.0 231.5 231.9 232.262 .7 2.1 2.3 .5 1.4 1.4 

Medical care services ....................................................... 355.6 356.9 357.7 360.670 4.9 4.1 4.6 5.8 4.5 5.2 

Other services ................................................................... 270.8 270.8 271.0 271.240 3.7 3.2 3.0 .7 3.4 1.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 196.9 196.9 198.2 198.224 4.6 5.8 -5.5 2.7 5.2 -1.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 187.9 187.6 188.8 188.864 3.7 5.6 -7.5 2.1 4.6 -2.8 

All items less medical care .................................................. 190.9 190.9 192.0 192.143 3.9 5.3 -4.7 2.6 4.6 -1.1 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 147.1 146.3 148.1 147.182 8.9 11.0 -19.5 .2 10.0 -10.2 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 175.0 178.9 183.8 180.624 10.4 15.3 -30.4 13.5 12.8 -11.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 212.4 210.1 216.6 214.118 22.0 25.4 -36.9 3.3 23.7 -19.3 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 185.5 187.6 190.1 189.104 6.1 8.5 -15.5 8.0 7.3 -4.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 225.3 225.5 226.3 227.051 .0 2.9 .4 3.1 1.4 1.7 

Services less medical care services ................................... 227.0 227.5 228.3 228.855 2.2 3.8 2.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 

Energy ................................................................................. 182.3 181.9 189.7 186.769 14.7 26.6 -44.7 10.2 20.5 -21.9 

All items less energy ........................................................... 199.6 199.7 199.9 200.516 2.7 2.9 2.4 1.8 2.8 2.1 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 200.7 200.8 201.1 201.575 3.1 2.9 2.2 1.8 3.0 2.0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 141.1 140.6 140.5 140.610 1.1 .3 -.6 -1.4 .7 -1.0 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 199.0 196.1 209.1 202.399 41.9 56.3 -62.2 7.0 48.9 -36.4

Services less energy services ......................................... 242.5 243.1 243.7 244.423 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.0 3.4 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Jan.2007 from—

Percent change to

Dec.2006 from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Dec.

2005

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 197.0 196.8 197.2 197.559 1.8 0.4 0.2 2.4 0.1 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 211.1 210.9 211.5 212.054 2.2 .5 .3 2.9 .2 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.1 212.2 212.7 213.163 2.4 .5 .2 3.1 .3 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.0 126.5 126.9 127.395 1.8 .7 .4 2.6 -.1 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 187.0 187.5 187.8 187.811 .9 .2 .0 1.5 .4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 187.9 188.3 188.6 188.802 .8 .3 .1 1.3 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.7 122.2 122.3 122.103 .8 -.1 -.2 1.7 .5 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 185.1 185.2 185.5 185.949 1.3 .4 .2 1.7 .2 .2 

South urban .................................................... M 191.5 191.1 191.8 191.671 1.5 .3 -.1 2.5 .2 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 195.0 194.4 195.1 195.057 1.8 .3 .0 2.8 .1 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.1 121.8 122.3 122.204 1.2 .3 -.1 2.1 .2 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 195.2 195.2 195.7 195.466 2.3 .1 -.1 3.1 .3 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 201.3 200.6 200.8 201.946 2.9 .7 .6 3.0 -.2 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.0 202.2 202.4 203.537 3.0 .7 .6 3.2 -.3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.0 124.5 124.6 125.593 2.7 .9 .8 2.7 -.3 .1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 182.8 182.6 183.0 183.443 2.0 .5 .2 2.6 .1 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 123.3 123.1 123.4 123.578 1.5 .4 .1 2.2 .1 .2 

D ................................................................. M 192.5 192.5 192.9 192.985 2.3 .3 .0 2.7 .2 .2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 190.3 190.8 190.9 192.166 .5 .7 .7 .4 .3 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 203.5 203.3 202.9 204.498 3.1 .6 .8 3.3 -.3 -.2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 215.3 214.7 215.2 215.793 2.7 .5 .3 3.1 .0 .2 

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

 223.4 - 224.256 2.2 .4 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 179.5 - 181.559 .1 1.1 - - - -

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

 189.6 - 190.187 .2 .3 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 128.7 - 128.978 2.3 .2 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 190.9 -

 193.1 - - - - 3.2 1.2 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 191.2 -

 191.0 - - - - 1.6 -.1 -

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 203.1 -

 203.6 - - - - 4.1 .2 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 211.1 -

 211.2 - - - - 2.9 .0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 206.2 -

 205.6 - - - - 3.2 -.3 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 203.9 - 204.3 - - - - 4.2 .2 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Jan. 2007 from—

 Dec.

 2006

 Jan.

 2007

 Jan.

 2006

 Dec.

 2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 117.1 117.417 1.9 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 116.4 117.404 2.4 .9 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 116.4 117.443 2.3 .9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 112.9 114.261 1.7 1.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 121.2 121.759 3.4 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 116.1 117.175 2.4 .9 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 122.5 123.285 3.1 .6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 124.2 125.036 4.3 .7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 145.0 146.449 -1.3 1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.2 96.222 -.2 .0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 89.4 87.178 .4 -2.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 115.9 115.442 -.7 -.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 116.7 116.066 -.8 -.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 107.1 108.921 .6 1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 132.7 133.996 4.0 1.0 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 121.1 121.971 2.1 .7 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 136.8 138.171 4.7 1.0 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.1 105.121 .1 .0 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.4 104.159 .8 -.2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 155.8 155.847 5.8 .0 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.6 74.262 -3.1 -.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 121.6 122.480 3.3 .7 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 125.5 126.251 3.2 .6 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 106.6 106.504 .2 -.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 85.8 85.715 -2.3 -.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 117.3 117.101 1.2 -.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 113.5 113.853 2.3 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 159.6 158.361 -2.5 -.8 

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

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