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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2007 

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

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

October level of 208.936 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in October 2006. 

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

percent in October prior to seasonal adjustment. The October level of 204.338 (1982-84=100) was 3.7 percent 

higher than in October 2006. 

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

October on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The October level of 120.700 (December 1999=100) was 3.0 

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

revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in October, the same as in September. 

The index for energy advanced 1.4 percent in October, with the index for petroleum-based energy up 1.5 

percent and the index for energy services, 1.3 percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent in October. The index 

for food at home also rose 0.3 percent and the index for food away from home increased 0.2 percent. The index 

for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in October. 

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 2007 3-mos. ended ended

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

All Items .4 .7 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .3 1.7 3.5

 Food and beverages .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 4.7 4.4 

 Housing .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 .2 1.9 3.1 

 Apparel -.3 -.3 -.6 .4 -.5 .3 .0 -1.1 -1.2 

 Transportation 1.2 2.8 -.2 -.3 -1.2 .1 .4 -2.7 5.8 

 Medical care .4 .3 .2 .6 .5 .3 .6 5.7 4.8 

 Recreation .1 .2 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 .3 1.9 .5 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .6 .0 .2 .3 .1 .4 3.1 2.6 

 Other goods and 

 services .3 .3 .3 .0 .1 .4 .2 2.9 3.5 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 2.4 5.4 -.5 -1.0 -3.2 .3 1.4 -6.1 14.5 

 Food .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 4.9 4.4 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.1 2.2 
During the first ten months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 3.6 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The index for energy, which increased 

2.9 percent in 2006, advanced at a 12.3 percent SAAR in the first ten months of 2007. Petroleum-based energy 

costs increased at a 20.6 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 2.7 percent annual rate. 

The food index has increased at a 5.5 percent rate thus far in 2007, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. 

Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first ten months of 2007 after 

increasing 2.6 percent in 2006. 

The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in October. The index for food at home, which rose 0.5 

percent in September, increased 0.3 percent in October. The smaller advance reflects a downturn in egg prices 

and deceleration in the indexes for milk and for fruits and vegetables. The index for fruits and vegetables 

increased 0.7 percent in October, following a 1.8 percent rise in September. The index for fresh vegetables 

increased 2.3 percent while the index for fresh fruits declined 0.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh 

fruit prices rose 1.0 percent.) The index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 0.1 percent. The index 

for dairy products increased 0.2 percent in October and has advanced 13.3 percent in the first ten months of 

2007. Milk prices were virtually unchanged in October, but have risen 19.3 percent since the beginning of the 

year. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.2 percent in October. Beef and poultry prices 

each fell 0.7 percent, while prices for pork, for other meats, and for fish and seafood each turned up in October 

after registering declines in September. The index for eggs fell 1.3 percent in October, but have increased 42.2 

percent during the last 12 months. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.4 percent, the same as 

in each of the two preceding months. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home rose 

0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from 

home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in October. The index for shelter rose 0.1 percent after 

increasing 0.3 percent in September. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent 

increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home decreased 1.5 percent. 

The index for household energy, which rose 0.1 percent in September, increased 1.4 percent in October. Each 

of the three major household fuels showed acceleration: The index for natural gas, which declined 1.0 percent 

in September, increased 0.7 percent in October. The indexes for fuel oil and for electricity, which rose 0.9 and 

0.5 percent, respectively in September, advanced 2.3 and 1.5 percent in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, 

charges for electricity declined 3.9 percent, reflecting the switch to winter rates in some areas.). The index for 

household furnishings and operations decreased for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in October. 

The transportation index increased 0.4 percent in October. The index for gasoline rose 1.4 percent, 

accounting for over 90 percent of the overall transportation increase. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline 

prices fell 0.1 percent and were10.2 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May. The index for new 

vehicles declined 0.2 percent in October. (As of October, about 30 percent of the new car sample consisted of 

2008 models. The 2008 models will continue to be phased in, with adjustments for quality change, over the 

next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2008 

vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-07-1787 dated November 14, 

2007.) The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.1 percent. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices 

have declined 1.1 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 1.7 percent. The index for public transportation 

increased 1.2 percent in October, reflecting a 1.6 percent increase in the index for airline fares.

The index for apparel, which increased 0.3 percent in September, was virtually unchanged in October. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices advanced 1.9 percent in October, reflecting the continued 

introduction of fall-winter wear.)

Medical care costs, which rose 0.3 percent in September, increased 0.6 percent in October. The index 

for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.3 

percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.6 percent. The indexes for professional services and for 

hospital and related services advanced 0.4 and 1.1 percent, respectively, following increases of 0.2 and 0.8 

percent in September. 

The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in October, the same as in September. Increases in the indexes 

for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts and sporting events and for cable and satellite television--up 1.1 

and 0.6 percent, respectively--accounted for over four-fifths of the overall recreation advance.
The index for education and communication increased 0.4 percent in October. The index for education 

rose 0.7 percent, reflecting an increase of 0.8 percent in the index for tuition. College tuition costs rose 1.1 

percent in October and were 6.1 higher than a year ago. The index for communication was virtually unchanged 

in October. Within this group, the index for telephone services rose 0.2 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent 

increase in the index for land-line local charges. The indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment 

declined 1.4 percent and the indexes for computer software and accessories and for internet services and 

electronic information providers decreased 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in October. The two major sub-indexes-- 

tobacco and smoking products and personal care--each rose 0.2 percent. During the last 12 months, prices for 

tobacco and smoking products have increased 7.6 percent and prices for personal care have risen 2.5 percent.

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

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

percent in October. 

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 2007 3-mos. ended ended

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

All Items .5 .8 .1 .1 -.2 .3 .3 1.6 3.7

 Food and beverages .4 .4 .5 .2 .4 .5 .3 4.8 4.4 

 Housing .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .2 .3 2.1 3.2 

 Apparel -.4 -.3 -.9 .8 -.3 .1 .1 -.5 -1.3 

 Transportation 1.4 3.1 -.2 -.3 -1.4 .1 .4 -3.3 6.3 

 Medical care .4 .3 .2 .7 .5 .4 .6 6.1 5.0 

 Recreation .0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .4 .3 2.1 .4 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .6 .0 .3 .3 .0 .3 2.4 2.2 

 Other goods and 

 services .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 .4 .2 3.0 4.1 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 2.6 5.8 -.7 -1.0 -3.4 .3 1.4 -6.5 15.1 

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

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.2 2.0 

Consumer Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on Friday, December 14, 2007, at 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3

Regions Defined 

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

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

Vermont. 

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

Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Sep.

2007

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 208.490 208.936 3.5 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3 

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

 624.543 625.879 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 205.279 206.124 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 204.941 205.796 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 203.193 204.333 4.7 .6 .4 .5 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 223.372 224.691 4.7 .6 .4 .4 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 198.323 198.474 5.5 .1 .1 .5 .2 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 203.541 205.319 12.8 .9 1.7 1.0 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 259.100 263.648 .8 1.8 -.2 1.8 .7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 155.007 155.545 4.9 .3 1.2 .0 .1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 174.201 174.695 2.7 .3 .1 -.2 .3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 178.172 177.236 2.7 -.5 .1 .6 -.4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 174.105 176.050 4.1 1.1 .1 -.3 .8 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 189.076 189.695 2.4 .3 .1 -.4 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 114.628 114.850 1.0 .2 .9 -1.2 .2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 208.805 209.275 4.1 .2 .4 .5 .2 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 146.752 146.074 5.9 -.5 .4 .9 -.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 208.408 209.126 3.6 .3 .3 .1 .3 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 210.865 210.701 3.1 -.1 .0 .3 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 241.990 242.405 3.2 .2 .2 .3 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 236.058 237.135 4.0 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 144.480 143.172 5.5 -.9 -.6 1.0 -1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 247.487 248.075 2.8 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 116.783 116.640 .4 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 204.264 200.836 5.6 -1.7 -.9 .1 1.2

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 185.306 181.509 5.8 -2.0 -1.2 .1 1.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 252.580 261.745 14.9 3.6 .2 1.0 2.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 190.158 185.337 5.1 -2.5 -1.3 .1 1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 145.246 145.488 5.0 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 126.193 126.233 -.9 .0 -.2 -.2 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 140.698 141.013 1.7 .2 .2 -.2 .2 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 119.535 121.846 -1.2 1.9 -.5 .3 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 112.380 114.953 -1.2 2.3 -.7 .8 -.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 110.973 113.402 -2.6 2.2 -.1 -.1 -.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 113.611 117.149 -1.9 3.1 .3 .8 1.7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 123.183 124.675 -.7 1.2 -.6 -.4 .4

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 184.532 184.952 5.8 .2 -1.2 .1 .4 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 180.586 180.919 6.0 .2 -1.3 .1 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 93.985 94.201 -1.0 .2 .3 -.2 -.1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 134.927 135.344 -1.1 .3 .1 -.3 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 137.142 136.950 -1.7 -.1 .8 .0 -.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 239.104 239.048 23.3 .0 -4.9 .4 1.5

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 237.993 237.819 23.4 -.1 -4.9 .4 1.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 122.292 123.017 3.5 .6 .2 .5 .6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 224.302 224.939 2.9 .3 .4 .0 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 230.694 232.725 2.6 .9 .5 .5 1.2 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 353.723 355.653 4.8 .5 .5 .3 .6

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 291.340 292.161 1.4 .3 .4 .0 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 372.432 374.750 5.9 .6 .5 .4 .6 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 302.410 303.532 4.2 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 504.206 510.006 7.6 1.2 .5 .8 1.1 

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

Oct. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Sep.

2007

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 111.400 111.753 0.5 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.3 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 102.759 103.157 -.9 .4 -.4 .5 .3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 121.273 121.557 2.6 .2 .3 .1 .4 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 175.486 176.339 5.5 .5 .5 .2 .7 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 430.114 431.432 8.3 .3 1.8 .3 -.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 505.924 508.449 5.3 .5 .4 .1 .8 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 83.690 83.659 -.4 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 80.976 80.946 -.7 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 98.882 99.031 2.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 10.477 10.385 -12.7 -.9 -.4 -.1 -.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 9.455 9.324 -10.3 -1.4 -.8 -.7 -1.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 334.801 335.680 3.5 .3 .1 .4 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 559.636 560.626 7.6 .2 .2 .8 .2 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 196.202 196.763 2.5 .3 .0 .3 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 157.643 158.381 1.1 .5 -.4 -.1 .5 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 217.589 217.887 2.9 .1 .1 .3 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 327.783 328.056 3.3 .1 .4 .7 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 167.952 168.664 3.8 .4 -.5 .2 .3 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 205.279 206.124 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 147.289 147.924 3.4 .4 -1.1 .1 .3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 182.902 184.091 7.5 .7 -2.1 .1 .4 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 119.535 121.846 -1.2 1.9 -.5 .3 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 226.509 227.026 10.7 .2 -2.4 .2 1.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 111.746 111.889 -1.7 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 248.700 248.878 3.3 .1 .1 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 252.272 252.713 3.3 .2 .1 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 116.783 116.640 .4 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 190.158 185.337 5.1 -2.5 -1.3 .1 1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 145.246 145.488 5.0 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 140.698 141.013 1.7 .2 .2 -.2 .2 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 234.322 235.458 1.4 .5 .4 .2 .3 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 372.432 374.750 5.9 .6 .5 .4 .6 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 288.469 289.307 2.9 .3 .2 .3 .4

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 209.100 209.478 3.4 .2 -.2 .2 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 197.708 198.171 3.6 .2 -.3 .2 .4

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 201.159 201.544 3.4 .2 -.2 .3 .3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 149.541 150.180 3.5 .4 -1.0 .1 .3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 184.450 185.610 7.2 .6 -1.9 .2 .4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 223.802 224.338 10.1 .2 -2.2 .2 1.0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 194.616 195.646 5.9 .5 -.8 .3 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 263.243 263.109 3.4 -.1 .0 .2 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 238.604 238.657 3.1 .0 .1 .2 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 209.637 207.588 14.5 -1.0 -3.2 .3 1.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 210.000 210.714 2.5 .3 .2 .3 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 211.628 212.318 2.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 139.828 140.501 -.5 .5 .0 .0 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 241.120 241.642 22.7 .2 -4.6 .4 1.5 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 254.706 255.385 3.2 .3 .2 .3 .2 

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

 $ .480 $ .479 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .160 $ .160 - ----

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

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

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

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2007

July

2007

Oct.

2007 Apr.

2007

Oct.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 208.028 207.738 208.292 208.903 2.7 5.7 4.0 1.7 4.2 2.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 203.709 204.528 205.513 206.085 2.5 6.1 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5

Food ................................................................................ 203.311 204.143 205.193 205.753 2.4 6.1 4.4 4.9 4.2 4.7 

Food at home ................................................................ 201.731 202.573 203.629 204.259 1.2 8.4 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 222.231 223.047 223.974 224.826 3.7 7.1 3.4 4.8 5.4 4.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 196.783 197.030 198.081 198.477 3.3 10.2 5.4 3.5 6.7 4.4 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 198.511 201.964 203.900 204.363 3.4 8.3 28.7 12.3 5.8 20.2 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 257.781 257.280 261.869 263.812 -9.3 15.1 -10.0 9.7 2.2 -.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 153.554 155.469 155.413 155.523 5.0 4.7 4.5 5.2 4.9 4.9 

Other food at home ..................................................... 174.356 174.576 174.222 174.691 1.4 4.4 4.2 .8 2.9 2.5 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 177.285 177.514 178.518 177.835 4.6 1.4 3.8 1.2 3.0 2.5 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 174.272 174.376 173.822 175.245 1.7 1.6 11.3 2.3 1.7 6.7 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 189.518 189.781 189.076 189.695 .6 5.7 3.0 .4 3.2 1.7 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 115.017 116.072 114.628 114.850 3.4 2.3 -1.0 -.6 2.9 -.8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 206.931 207.756 208.805 209.275 4.2 3.1 4.4 4.6 3.6 4.5 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 144.700 145.278 146.610 145.918 9.7 5.7 4.5 3.4 7.7 4.0 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 207.624 208.264 208.408 209.126 2.1 6.5 2.9 2.9 4.3 2.9 

Housing ............................................................................. 209.959 209.933 210.470 210.926 4.4 3.4 2.7 1.9 3.9 2.3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 241.112 241.475 242.293 242.559 4.2 2.8 3.6 2.4 3.5 3.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 234.903 235.349 236.058 237.127 4.8 4.1 3.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 146.182 145.314 146.722 144.570 8.4 -1.3 21.2 -4.3 3.4 7.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 246.191 246.761 247.445 248.001 3.5 3.0 1.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 116.577 116.926 116.783 116.640 4.3 .5 -3.3 .2 2.4 -1.6 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 200.791 199.053 199.338 201.661 10.7 10.2 .3 1.7 10.5 1.0 

Household energy ......................................................... 181.795 179.698 179.939 182.407 11.6 11.4 -.8 1.4 11.5 .3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 253.273 253.876 256.322 262.976 -8.9 23.7 32.8 16.2 6.1 24.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 186.201 183.827 183.937 186.259 13.4 10.5 -3.2 .1 12.0 -1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 144.181 144.972 145.246 145.488 6.0 4.5 5.7 3.7 5.2 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 126.971 126.735 126.464 126.312 -1.5 .4 -.6 -2.1 -.5 -1.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 140.691 140.971 140.698 141.013 2.7 2.1 1.3 .9 2.4 1.1 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.585 117.936 118.232 118.247 1.6 -3.3 -1.9 -1.1 -.9 -1.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.150 112.309 113.158 112.779 -5.8 -1.0 3.4 -1.3 -3.4 1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 108.619 108.533 108.461 108.078 6.9 -4.6 -10.1 -2.0 1.0 -6.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 111.839 112.203 113.091 115.027 -8.8 -3.3 -6.0 11.9 -6.1 2.6 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.124 122.326 121.792 122.241 -.6 -4.2 5.1 -2.8 -2.4 1.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 187.002 184.702 184.899 185.713 .4 17.4 9.4 -2.7 8.5 3.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 183.322 180.862 181.008 181.709 .3 18.6 10.0 -3.5 9.1 3.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.380 94.626 94.422 94.330 -4.4 -.6 .8 -.2 -2.5 .3 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.361 136.457 136.113 135.823 -2.7 .8 -.8 -1.6 -1.0 -1.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 136.024 137.138 137.142 136.950 -11.1 -2.6 5.0 2.8 -7.0 3.9 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 249.813 237.534 238.498 241.971 8.5 82.3 32.9 -12.0 40.6 8.2 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 248.717 236.522 237.409 240.824 8.6 82.6 33.2 -12.1 40.8 8.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 121.514 121.730 122.292 123.017 2.9 3.2 2.7 5.0 3.1 3.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 223.624 224.432 224.473 224.748 1.3 5.0 3.5 2.0 3.1 2.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 227.627 228.803 229.945 232.798 .2 .2 .7 9.4 .2 5.0

Medical care ...................................................................... 351.450 353.209 354.396 356.360 5.0 3.9 4.8 5.7 4.4 5.3 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 289.810 290.911 290.962 291.886 1.3 -.7 2.3 2.9 .3 2.6 

Medical care services ..................................................... 369.912 371.893 373.489 375.814 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.1

Professional services .................................................... 300.785 302.356 302.950 304.067 5.7 3.1 3.5 4.4 4.4 4.0

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 499.895 502.604 506.744 512.322 4.6 7.6 7.7 10.3 6.1 9.0 

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—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2007

July

2007

Oct.

2007 Apr.

2007

Oct.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.335 111.186 111.495 111.853 -0.5 0.1 0.5 1.9 -0.2 1.2

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.766 102.381 102.924 103.281 -3.9 -2.5 1.0 2.0 -3.2 1.5 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 119.812 120.182 120.304 120.731 -.5 4.4 3.4 3.1 1.9 3.2 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 171.682 172.510 172.780 174.034 4.7 6.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.3 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 421.161 428.565 429.676 429.396 8.8 9.4 6.9 8.1 9.1 7.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 494.925 496.848 497.589 501.493 4.5 6.4 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.1 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.553 83.658 83.693 83.661 -5.7 2.1 1.7 .5 -1.9 1.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.840 80.944 80.976 80.946 -6.0 2.2 .8 .5 -2.0 .7 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.570 98.813 98.882 99.031 .4 3.0 4.0 1.9 1.7 2.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.528 10.487 10.477 10.385 -29.6 -1.1 -12.0 -5.3 -16.6 -8.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 9.601 9.524 9.455 9.324 -5.3 -3.3 -20.6 -11.1 -4.3 -16.0 

Other goods and services ................................................. 333.462 333.712 335.133 335.868 6.3 2.5 2.5 2.9 4.4 2.7

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 553.987 555.217 559.636 560.626 18.3 3.1 4.7 4.9 10.5 4.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 195.739 195.809 196.450 196.903 3.4 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.457 157.788 157.643 158.381 2.8 2.5 -.5 -.2 2.6 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 216.720 217.028 217.589 217.887 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 324.498 325.752 327.885 328.555 2.8 3.3 2.0 5.1 3.0 3.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 168.542 167.657 168.022 168.531 1.0 9.4 5.3 .0 5.1 2.6 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 203.709 204.528 205.513 206.085 2.5 6.1 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 148.786 147.198 147.288 147.755 .2 11.4 5.9 -2.7 5.6 1.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 183.925 180.059 180.329 181.133 13.6 15.8 8.2 -5.9 14.7 .9 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.585 117.936 118.232 118.247 1.6 -3.3 -1.9 -1.1 -.9 -1.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 231.202 225.615 226.029 228.406 3.0 33.3 15.1 -4.8 17.2 4.7 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.376 112.528 112.252 112.102 -3.7 -.8 -1.2 -1.0 -2.2 -1.1 

Services .............................................................................. 247.174 247.469 248.199 248.934 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.0 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 251.435 251.709 252.550 252.860 4.4 2.6 3.9 2.3 3.5 3.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 116.577 116.926 116.783 116.640 4.3 .5 -3.3 .2 2.4 -1.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 186.201 183.827 183.937 186.259 13.4 10.5 -3.2 .1 12.0 -1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 144.181 144.972 145.246 145.488 6.0 4.5 5.7 3.7 5.2 4.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 140.691 140.971 140.698 141.013 2.7 2.1 1.3 .9 2.4 1.1 

Transportation services ..................................................... 233.221 234.183 234.578 235.197 .7 -.2 1.7 3.4 .2 2.6

Medical care services ....................................................... 369.912 371.893 373.489 375.814 6.0 5.3 5.6 6.5 5.7 6.1 

Other services ................................................................... 285.897 286.386 287.243 288.355 1.1 3.7 3.2 3.5 2.4 3.3 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 208.831 208.356 208.827 209.447 2.8 5.7 3.9 1.2 4.2 2.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 197.405 196.853 197.308 198.063 2.2 7.2 4.2 1.3 4.7 2.8 

All items less medical care .................................................. 200.770 200.405 200.929 201.483 2.6 5.9 3.9 1.4 4.2 2.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 150.973 149.448 149.540 150.016 .3 11.1 5.8 -2.5 5.6 1.5 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 185.359 181.786 182.096 182.825 12.8 14.8 7.9 -5.4 13.8 1.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 227.933 222.999 223.358 225.628 2.8 30.5 14.0 -4.0 15.8 4.6

Nondurables ........................................................................ 194.200 192.718 193.390 194.118 7.5 10.5 5.8 -.2 9.0 2.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 261.518 261.644 262.272 263.159 2.9 4.5 3.8 2.5 3.7 3.2 

Services less medical care services ................................... 237.457 237.685 238.208 238.805 3.1 3.4 3.6 2.3 3.3 2.9 

Energy ................................................................................. 212.732 205.920 206.496 209.422 10.1 43.3 16.0 -6.1 25.6 4.4 

All items less energy ........................................................... 209.158 209.556 210.112 210.483 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 210.933 211.250 211.714 212.050 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.013 139.963 139.929 139.903 -1.4 -.5 -.1 -.3 -.9 -.2 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 251.255 239.722 240.784 244.473 7.2 77.7 32.9 -10.4 38.0 9.1 

Services less energy services ......................................... 253.423 253.985 254.778 255.354 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

Oct.2007 from—

Percent change to

Sep.2007 from—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

July

2007

Aug.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 208.299 207.917 208.490 208.936 3.5 0.5 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 221.945 221.559 221.436 221.951 3.1 .2 .2 2.4 -.2 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.229 224.246 224.274 224.636 3.2 .2 .2 2.4 .0 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.391 130.519 130.206 130.761 3.0 .2 .4 2.4 -.9 -.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 198.989 198.551 199.714 199.455 3.7 .5 -.1 3.1 .4 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.369 199.823 201.171 200.927 3.5 .6 -.1 2.8 .4 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.111 126.886 127.504 127.349 3.9 .4 -.1 3.5 .3 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 194.815 194.716 195.483 195.054 4.3 .2 -.2 3.4 .3 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 201.571 201.041 201.697 202.155 3.8 .6 .2 3.0 .1 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.953 203.579 204.302 204.779 3.8 .6 .2 3.0 .2 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.226 127.833 128.263 128.600 4.0 .6 .3 3.1 .0 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 201.576 200.771 200.898 200.712 2.6 .0 -.1 1.9 -.3 .1 

West urban ..................................................... M 212.542 212.406 212.920 213.917 3.3 .7 .5 2.5 .2 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 215.855 215.825 216.429 217.314 3.2 .7 .4 2.4 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.067 128.939 129.064 129.866 3.5 .7 .6 2.5 .0 .1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 190.571 190.382 190.962 191.324 3.4 .5 .2 2.6 .2 .3 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 128.601 128.216 128.506 128.869 3.8 .5 .3 3.0 -.1 .2 

D ................................................................. M 200.893 200.311 200.903 200.941 3.4 .3 .0 2.7 .0 .3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 205.561 205.813 206.454 206.696 4.7 .4 .1 3.4 .4 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 217.454 217.330 217.697 218.696 3.5 .6 .5 2.3 .1 .2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 228.628 228.326 228.308 228.552 3.1 .1 .1 2.4 -.1 .0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 226.929 -

 227.850 ---- 1.5 .4 -

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

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 194.286 - 194.847 ---- 1.5 .3 -

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

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 201.258 - 201.938 4.8 .3 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 199.679 - 201.786 2.6 1.1 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 183.740 - 184.922 2.5 .6 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 213.127 - 215.159 5.1 1.0 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 218.692 - 218.929 3.5 .1 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 216.240 - 217.949 3.3 .8 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 215.978 - 218.427 4.1 1.1 ----

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

Oct. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Sep.

2007

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 203.889 204.338 3.7 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.3 

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

 607.324 608.662 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 204.584 205.428 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 204.241 205.082 4.5 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 202.351 203.442 4.8 .5 .4 .5 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 223.895 224.897 4.7 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 197.980 198.146 5.7 .1 .2 .5 .2 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 203.464 205.100 13.1 .8 1.6 1.0 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 257.223 261.774 .4 1.8 -.2 1.6 .8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 154.501 154.873 4.9 .2 1.2 .0 .0 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 173.463 174.215 2.8 .4 .2 -.3 .4 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 176.458 176.248 2.8 -.1 .1 .4 .1 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 175.039 176.683 4.1 .9 .3 -.1 .6 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 189.110 189.987 2.5 .5 .1 -.4 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 114.584 115.378 1.4 .7 .9 -1.5 .7 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 208.578 209.037 4.1 .2 .4 .5 .2 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 145.783 144.764 5.3 -.7 .3 .5 -.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 208.286 209.176 3.7 .4 .3 .0 .4 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 206.050 205.916 3.2 -.1 .0 .2 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 234.275 234.812 3.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 235.175 236.259 4.0 .5 .2 .3 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 143.727 142.666 5.9 -.7 -.7 .9 -1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 224.321 224.811 2.7 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 117.142 116.982 .3 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 202.304 198.796 5.7 -1.7 -.9 .1 1.2

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 182.357 178.539 5.8 -2.1 -1.2 .1 1.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 252.684 261.972 15.6 3.7 .1 1.0 2.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 187.963 183.172 5.1 -2.5 -1.3 .0 1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 145.513 145.749 4.9 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 121.820 122.039 -.6 .2 -.2 -.2 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 143.250 143.886 2.3 .4 .2 -.2 .4 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 118.986 121.536 -1.3 2.1 -.3 .1 .1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 111.981 114.710 -1.5 2.4 -1.1 1.0 -.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 110.847 113.623 -2.0 2.5 .5 -.7 -.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 115.896 119.670 -1.7 3.3 .6 .6 1.7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 122.846 124.372 -.7 1.2 -.7 -.1 .5

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 184.361 184.639 6.3 .2 -1.4 .1 .4 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 181.495 181.717 6.5 .1 -1.5 .1 .4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.118 93.268 -1.1 .2 .3 -.2 -.1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 136.129 136.509 -.9 .3 .1 -.3 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 137.996 137.798 -1.6 -.1 .8 .0 -.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 240.271 240.040 23.5 -.1 -5.0 .5 1.4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 239.252 238.906 23.5 -.1 -5.0 .5 1.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 122.144 122.830 3.6 .6 .2 .5 .6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 226.881 227.472 2.9 .3 .4 .0 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 229.148 231.182 2.5 .9 .4 .5 1.3 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 353.571 355.719 5.0 .6 .5 .4 .6

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 283.712 284.517 1.3 .3 .3 .0 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 373.306 375.899 6.0 .7 .6 .5 .7 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 304.841 306.072 4.2 .4 .6 .2 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 498.533 505.077 7.5 1.3 .5 .9 1.2 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Sep.

2007

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.495 108.793 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.3 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 102.427 102.833 -.6 .4 -.4 .6 .4 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 117.707 117.891 2.2 .2 .3 .0 .3 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 173.060 173.700 5.1 .4 .5 .0 .6 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 433.670 434.800 8.5 .3 1.8 .2 -.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 488.199 490.061 4.8 .4 .3 .0 .7 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 86.184 86.182 .1 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 84.283 84.282 -.1 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 99.024 99.149 2.3 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 10.958 10.877 -12.3 -.7 -.3 -.1 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 9.348 9.229 -9.5 -1.3 -.8 -.8 -1.3 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 345.800 346.742 4.1 .3 .1 .4 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 561.092 562.134 7.5 .2 .2 .8 .2 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 194.160 194.769 2.6 .3 .0 .2 .3 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 157.654 158.408 1.2 .5 -.4 -.1 .5 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 217.822 218.149 2.9 .2 .1 .2 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 329.329 329.706 3.7 .1 .4 .6 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 170.141 170.865 4.3 .4 -.6 .2 .3 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 204.584 205.428 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 150.795 151.448 4.2 .4 -1.2 .1 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 189.981 191.230 8.7 .7 -2.4 .1 .6 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 118.986 121.536 -1.3 2.1 -.3 .1 .1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 238.345 238.798 12.3 .2 -2.6 .2 1.2 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 112.114 112.241 -1.5 .1 .1 -.3 -.1 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 243.436 243.572 3.3 .1 .1 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 225.867 226.393 3.2 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 117.142 116.982 .3 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 187.963 183.172 5.1 -2.5 -1.3 .0 1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 145.513 145.749 4.9 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 143.250 143.886 2.3 .4 .2 -.2 .4 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 233.868 234.848 1.1 .4 .4 .1 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 373.306 375.899 6.0 .7 .6 .5 .7 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 277.702 278.404 2.6 .3 .2 .3 .3

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 203.638 204.015 3.6 .2 -.3 .2 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 195.018 195.440 4.0 .2 -.4 .2 .4

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 197.629 198.022 3.7 .2 -.2 .2 .3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 152.837 153.499 4.2 .4 -1.1 .1 .4 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 191.210 192.442 8.4 .6 -2.2 .2 .5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 234.745 235.233 11.5 .2 -2.5 .2 1.1 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 198.017 199.075 6.5 .5 -.9 .3 .5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 232.982 232.628 3.3 -.2 .0 .2 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 233.839 233.850 3.1 .0 .1 .2 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 209.933 207.885 15.1 -1.0 -3.4 .3 1.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 204.037 204.797 2.4 .4 .2 .2 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 204.363 205.107 2.0 .4 .2 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 140.491 141.236 -.3 .5 .0 .0 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 241.692 241.955 23.0 .1 -4.7 .5 1.5 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 249.398 250.127 3.1 .3 .2 .3 .2 

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

 $ .490 $ .489 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .165 $ .164 - ----

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—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2007

July

2007

Oct.

2007 Apr.

2007

Oct.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 203.547 203.153 203.665 204.338 2.7 6.7 4.2 1.6 4.7 2.9 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 202.990 203.829 204.778 205.386 2.2 6.4 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.6

Food ................................................................................ 202.586 203.440 204.447 205.037 2.1 6.4 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.8 

Food at home ................................................................ 200.860 201.705 202.691 203.368 .8 8.6 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.9

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 222.475 223.401 224.454 225.152 3.2 7.6 3.1 4.9 5.4 4.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 196.383 196.683 197.743 198.217 3.3 10.1 5.8 3.8 6.7 4.8 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 198.664 201.842 203.765 204.131 3.1 9.1 30.4 11.5 6.1 20.5 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 255.779 255.386 259.432 261.596 -11.3 16.5 -10.4 9.4 1.7 -1.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 153.081 154.886 154.914 154.861 5.2 4.2 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 

Other food at home ..................................................... 173.641 173.908 173.473 174.214 1.3 4.4 4.2 1.3 2.8 2.8 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 175.813 175.909 176.589 176.757 4.5 1.2 3.5 2.2 2.8 2.8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 174.579 175.126 174.955 176.081 .0 3.1 10.0 3.5 1.5 6.7

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 189.667 189.941 189.110 189.987 .8 5.5 3.2 .7 3.1 1.9 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 115.355 116.348 114.584 115.378 3.4 2.4 -.3 .1 2.9 -.1 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 206.657 207.533 208.578 209.037 4.3 3.2 4.2 4.7 3.7 4.5 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 144.409 144.899 145.613 144.534 10.5 6.4 4.1 .3 8.4 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 207.647 208.253 208.286 209.176 2.0 7.1 2.6 3.0 4.6 2.8 

Housing ............................................................................. 205.060 205.005 205.466 206.110 4.5 3.8 2.2 2.1 4.2 2.2 

Shelter ............................................................................. 233.328 233.721 234.435 234.866 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.6 2.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 234.070 234.536 235.196 236.254 4.7 4.4 3.3 3.8 4.5 3.5 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 145.591 144.594 145.861 144.080 9.6 -.8 20.5 -4.1 4.3 7.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 223.171 223.664 224.285 224.721 3.4 3.0 1.9 2.8 3.2 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 116.912 117.287 117.142 116.982 4.0 .7 -3.5 .2 2.3 -1.6 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 198.917 197.133 197.372 199.757 11.8 10.3 -.5 1.7 11.1 .6 

Household energy ......................................................... 178.981 176.872 177.067 179.569 12.9 11.5 -1.7 1.3 12.2 -.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 253.612 253.970 256.475 262.852 -8.0 24.8 34.8 15.4 7.1 24.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 184.154 181.788 181.858 184.267 14.6 10.6 -4.1 .2 12.5 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 144.432 145.259 145.513 145.749 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.706 122.415 122.125 122.126 -1.0 .1 .3 -1.9 -.5 -.8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 143.175 143.526 143.250 143.886 3.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.0 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.157 117.843 117.914 117.996 -.2 -2.7 -1.6 -.5 -1.4 -1.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.122 111.897 113.057 112.713 -8.5 .6 3.9 -1.4 -4.1 1.2

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 108.877 109.399 108.672 108.321 7.8 -4.7 -8.3 -2.0 1.4 -5.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 114.249 114.924 115.628 117.566 -8.3 -6.0 -3.8 12.1 -7.1 3.9 

Footwear ......................................................................... 122.575 121.695 121.591 122.187 -2.4 -2.8 4.0 -1.3 -2.6 1.3 

Transportation ................................................................... 187.060 184.468 184.715 185.489 .0 19.3 10.9 -3.3 9.3 3.5 

Private transportation ...................................................... 184.340 181.660 181.876 182.579 .1 20.1 11.3 -3.8 9.6 3.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.427 93.724 93.522 93.408 -4.8 -.6 1.3 -.1 -2.7 .6 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.606 137.732 137.339 137.011 -2.3 .6 -.3 -1.7 -.8 -1.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 136.880 137.999 137.996 137.798 -11.0 -2.5 5.1 2.7 -6.9 3.9 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 250.930 238.460 239.667 243.032 8.0 82.6 34.1 -12.0 40.4 8.6 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 249.916 237.435 238.626 241.933 8.0 83.1 34.2 -12.2 40.6 8.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 121.350 121.584 122.144 122.830 2.9 3.1 3.3 5.0 3.0 4.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 226.248 227.106 227.084 227.206 1.3 5.1 3.5 1.7 3.2 2.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 226.344 227.314 228.531 231.423 .0 .8 .1 9.3 .4 4.6

Medical care ...................................................................... 351.204 353.036 354.323 356.448 4.8 4.2 4.7 6.1 4.5 5.4 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 282.230 283.195 283.310 284.392 1.2 -1.0 1.7 3.1 .1 2.4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 370.659 372.772 374.455 376.920 5.8 5.7 5.5 6.9 5.8 6.2

Professional services .................................................... 303.150 304.885 305.437 306.642 5.3 3.6 3.4 4.7 4.5 4.1

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 494.151 496.677 501.200 507.309 4.3 7.8 6.8 11.1 6.1 8.9 

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—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Jan.

2007

Apr.

2007

July

2007

Oct.

2007 Apr.

2007

Oct.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.354 108.201 108.602 108.916 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 2.1 -0.2 1.0

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.335 101.959 102.576 102.942 -3.3 -2.4 .9 2.4 -2.9 1.6 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 116.590 116.935 116.988 117.294 -1.0 4.0 3.3 2.4 1.5 2.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 169.643 170.468 170.551 171.623 4.9 6.4 4.7 4.8 5.6 4.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 424.475 432.277 433.081 432.774 9.7 9.3 6.9 8.1 9.5 7.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 478.632 480.306 480.473 483.839 4.4 6.1 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.4 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 86.016 86.151 86.188 86.184 -4.9 2.3 2.3 .8 -1.3 1.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 84.111 84.248 84.283 84.282 -5.3 2.4 1.7 .8 -1.5 1.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.721 98.964 99.024 99.149 .6 2.9 4.1 1.7 1.7 2.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.001 10.965 10.958 10.877 -30.5 .0 -10.9 -4.4 -16.6 -7.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 9.495 9.421 9.348 9.229 -4.6 -1.8 -19.9 -10.7 -3.2 -15.4 

Other goods and services ................................................. 344.296 344.608 346.082 346.886 7.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 5.2 3.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 555.366 556.517 561.092 562.134 17.8 3.2 4.9 5.0 10.2 4.9 

Personal care .................................................................. 193.854 193.923 194.393 194.888 2.9 3.2 2.1 2.2 3.0 2.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.445 157.813 157.654 158.408 2.6 2.8 -.3 -.1 2.7 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 217.040 217.354 217.822 218.149 4.5 2.6 2.6 2.1 3.6 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 325.826 327.281 329.372 330.029 2.4 4.9 2.4 5.3 3.6 3.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 170.814 169.834 170.221 170.800 1.0 10.6 6.4 .0 5.7 3.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 202.990 203.829 204.778 205.386 2.2 6.4 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.6

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 152.445 150.691 150.823 151.373 .2 13.2 7.5 -2.8 6.5 2.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 191.368 186.841 187.085 188.242 14.1 18.8 9.6 -6.4 16.5 1.3 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.157 117.843 117.914 117.996 -.2 -2.7 -1.6 -.5 -1.4 -1.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 243.756 237.400 237.881 240.709 3.7 37.4 17.2 -4.9 19.4 5.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.574 112.718 112.432 112.359 -3.1 -1.2 -.6 -.8 -2.2 -.7 

Services .............................................................................. 241.916 242.178 242.833 243.646 4.1 3.7 2.5 2.9 3.9 2.7 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 224.974 225.280 226.032 226.420 4.2 2.9 3.3 2.6 3.6 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 116.912 117.287 117.142 116.982 4.0 .7 -3.5 .2 2.3 -1.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 184.154 181.788 181.858 184.267 14.6 10.6 -4.1 .2 12.5 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 144.432 145.259 145.513 145.749 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 143.175 143.526 143.250 143.886 3.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.0 

Transportation services ..................................................... 233.079 233.978 234.298 234.633 .5 .0 1.4 2.7 .2 2.0

Medical care services ....................................................... 370.659 372.772 374.455 376.920 5.8 5.7 5.5 6.9 5.8 6.2 

Other services ................................................................... 275.533 275.999 276.810 277.734 .7 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.0 3.1 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 203.538 202.914 203.334 204.022 2.7 6.7 4.2 1.0 4.7 2.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 194.892 194.208 194.652 195.420 2.1 8.3 4.7 1.1 5.1 2.9 

All items less medical care .................................................. 197.352 196.892 197.376 197.998 2.6 6.8 4.2 1.3 4.7 2.8 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 154.434 152.735 152.865 153.426 .2 13.0 7.3 -2.6 6.4 2.2 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 192.421 188.244 188.582 189.585 13.5 17.9 9.2 -5.8 15.7 1.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 239.642 233.632 234.206 236.858 3.3 35.0 16.2 -4.6 18.1 5.3

Nondurables ........................................................................ 197.686 196.000 196.651 197.625 8.0 12.2 6.5 -.1 10.1 3.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 231.603 231.619 232.142 232.728 3.1 4.6 3.5 2.0 3.9 2.7 

Services less medical care services ................................... 232.694 232.933 233.393 233.960 3.3 3.6 3.1 2.2 3.5 2.7 

Energy ................................................................................. 213.434 206.267 206.957 209.870 10.2 45.6 17.2 -6.5 26.6 4.7 

All items less energy ........................................................... 203.217 203.660 204.152 204.551 1.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 203.719 204.075 204.459 204.817 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.638 140.697 140.630 140.642 -1.4 -.4 .5 .0 -.9 .2 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 251.878 240.036 241.314 244.847 7.0 78.8 34.1 -10.7 38.3 9.4 

Services less energy services ......................................... 248.158 248.736 249.459 250.078 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 

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

Oct.2007 from—

Percent change to

Sep.2007 from—

July

2007

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Oct.

2006

Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Sep.

2006

July

2007

Aug.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 203.700 203.199 203.889 204.338 3.7 0.6 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 217.879 217.379 217.486 218.151 3.3 .4 .3 2.3 -.2 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.523 218.445 218.791 219.275 3.4 .4 .2 2.2 .1 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 131.521 130.684 130.447 131.080 3.2 .3 .5 2.3 -.8 -.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 194.219 193.663 194.828 194.384 3.9 .4 -.2 3.2 .3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.725 194.084 195.306 194.843 3.7 .4 -.2 2.9 .3 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.738 126.435 127.139 126.879 4.3 .4 -.2 3.8 .3 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 192.804 192.437 193.586 193.074 4.3 .3 -.3 3.4 .4 .6 

South urban .................................................... M 198.673 198.063 198.873 199.319 4.1 .6 .2 3.1 .1 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 201.867 201.384 202.354 202.906 4.1 .8 .3 3.0 .2 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.878 126.445 126.953 127.265 4.2 .6 .2 3.3 .1 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 201.809 201.006 201.250 200.942 2.9 .0 -.2 2.2 -.3 .1 

West urban ..................................................... M 206.927 206.624 207.164 208.304 3.5 .8 .6 2.4 .1 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.388 208.225 208.921 210.025 3.5 .9 .5 2.3 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.840 128.546 128.642 129.419 3.5 .7 .6 2.4 -.2 .1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 188.642 188.338 189.072 189.471 3.6 .6 .2 2.6 .2 .4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 127.866 127.419 127.759 128.103 3.9 .5 .3 3.0 -.1 .3 

D ................................................................. M 199.207 198.559 199.289 199.275 3.5 .4 .0 2.7 .0 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 198.700 198.630 199.419 199.558 4.9 .5 .1 3.4 .4 .4 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 209.444 209.240 209.849 211.259 3.8 1.0 .7 2.2 .2 .3 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 222.237 221.905 222.174 222.624 3.4 .3 .2 2.4 .0 .1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 226.465 -

 227.429 ---- 1.4 .4 -

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

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 196.198 - 197.027 ---- 1.7 .4 -

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

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 200.162 - 200.714 5.1 .3 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 194.798 - 196.237 2.6 .7 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 182.425 - 183.426 2.5 .5 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 211.041 - 213.454 5.1 1.1 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 217.331 - 218.061 3.3 .3 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 211.620 - 213.133 3.4 .7 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 210.220 - 213.107 4.5 1.4 ----

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

 Oct. 2007 from—

 Sep.

 2007

 Oct.

 2007

 Oct.

 2006

 Sep.

 2007

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 120.423 120.700 3.0 0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 120.856 121.361 4.3 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 120.930 121.440 4.3 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 117.827 118.495 4.6 .6 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 125.125 125.407 4.0 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 120.212 120.656 3.5 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 125.956 125.886 2.9 -.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 127.869 128.100 3.1 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 153.610 150.915 5.7 -1.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 95.253 95.274 -1.4 .0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 89.723 91.416 -1.5 1.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 120.429 120.756 4.3 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 121.090 121.371 4.5 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 113.448 114.404 2.4 .8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 137.696 138.435 4.5 .5 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 123.099 123.448 1.2 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 142.802 143.683 5.6 .6 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 104.846 105.150 -.4 .3 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 106.565 106.709 1.6 .1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 163.011 163.793 5.4 .5 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.665 74.561 -1.4 -.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 124.438 124.777 3.3 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 129.317 129.432 3.2 .1 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 109.441 109.912 2.7 .4 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 84.291 84.371 -2.1 .1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 122.623 123.326 4.9 .6 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 115.583 115.953 1.8 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 179.647 177.675 13.8 -1.1 

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

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