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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2005

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal 

adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 194.5

(1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in June 2004.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in 

June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 190.1 was 2.6 percent higher than in June 2004.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in June on a not 

seasonally adjusted basis. The June level of 113.0 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher than in June 2004. 

Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject to revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in June, following a decrease of 0.1 percent in May. 

Energy costs declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.5 percent in June. Within energy, the index for 

petroleum-based energy decreased 0.8 percent and the index for energy services decreased 0.2 percent. The index for 

food rose 0.1 percent, as a 0.3 percent increase in the index for food away from home more than offset a 0.3 percent 

decline in the index for food at home. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in June, the same 

as in May. An upturn in shelter costs was offset by declines or smaller increases in most other non-food and non-energy 

indexes.

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.

Category 2004 2005 3-mos. ended ended

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’05 June ’05 

All Items .0 .1 .4 .6 .5 -.1 .0 1.9 ’98‘97Jan.’ 2.5

 Food and beverages .0 .1 .1 .2 .6 .1 .0 3.0 2.2

 Housing .2 .1 .4 .5 .3 .1 .1 1.9 2.7

 Apparel -

.4

.3 -.2 .8 -.6 .0 -.7 -5.2 -1.5

 Transportation -.7 -.2 .8 1.9 1.8 -1.0 -.1 2.9 3.7

 Medical care .3 .4 .6 .5 .2 .3 .2 3.3 4.2

 Recreation .0 .1 -.2 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .7 .2

 Education and

 communication .1 .1 .3 .2 .4 .0 .1 2.1 1.8

 Other goods and

 services .4 .4 .3 .1 .0 .4 .0 1.7 2.8

 Special Indexes

 Energy -1.3 -1.1 2.0 4.0 4.5 -2.0 -.5 7.5 7.3

 Food .0 .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 .1 3.4 2.2

 All Items less

 food and energy .2 .2 .3 .4 .0 .1 .1 1.2 2.0
Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.9 percent in the second quarter 

after advancing at a 4.3 percent rate in the first three months of 2005. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.1

percent and compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of 2004. The index for energy, which rose 16.6 percent in 

2004, advanced at a 14.1 percent SAAR in the first half of 2005 and accounted for about 35 percent of the advance in 

the overall CPI-U during the first six months of 2005. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 20.4 percent annual 

rate and charges for energy services rose at a 7.1 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 2.3 percent SAAR in 

the first half of 2005, accounting for about 10 percent of the overall CPI-U advance thus far in 2005. The index for 

grocery store food prices, which decreased at a 0.8 percent annual rate in the first three months, advanced at a 3.4

percent annual rate in the second quarter of 2005. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined at a 21.1 percent 

SAAR in the first quarter, increased at an 11.8 percent rate in the second quarter.

 The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.2 percent SAAR in the second quarter, following an 

increase at a 3.3 percent rate in the first three months of 2005. A smaller increase in shelter costs--up at a 0.7 SAAR in 

the second quarter after advancing at a 4.4 percent rate in the first quarter--was primarily responsible for the slowdown 

in the second quarter. The advance at a 2.2 percent SAAR for the first half of 2005 was the same as for all of 2004. 

Each of the major groups--including the non-energy portion of the housing and transportation groups--registered a 

generally similar rate of change in the first half of 2005 as in all of 2004. The annual rates for selected groups for the 

last seven and one-half years are shown below.

Percentage change 12 months SAAR 6

 ended in December mos. ended

in June

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

All items 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.1

 Food and beverages 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.2

 Housing 2.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.8

 Apparel -.7 -.5 -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.0

 Transportation -1.7 5.4 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 6.5

 Medical care 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.6

 Recreation 1.2 .8 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 .2

 Education and

 communication .7 1.6 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.1

 Other goods and services 8.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 2.5

Special indexes

 Energy -8.8 13.4 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 14.1

 Energy commodities -15.1 29.5 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 20.4

 Energy services -3.3 1.2 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 7.1

 All items less energy 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.1

 Food 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3

 All items less

 food and energy 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2
The food and beverages index was unchanged in June. The index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in 

May, declined 0.3 percent in June, reflecting downturns in five of the six major grocery store food groups. The index 

for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.6 percent in May, declined 1.2 percent in June. A 4.3 percent decrease in the 

index for fresh vegetables more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and 

vegetables--up 1.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits fell 1.8 percent.) 

The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.2 percent increase in May. The 

indexes for beef, pork, and other meats each declined, more than offsetting price increases for poultry and for fish and 

seafood. The index for dairy products decreased 0.4 percent, following an increase of the same magnitude in May. 

Prices for milk, cheese, and ice cream each turned down in June. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for 

nonalcoholic beverages also turned down in June, declining 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for other food 

at home turned up in June, largely reflecting an upturn in the index for sugar and sweets. The other two components of 

the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, 

respectively.

The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in June. Shelter costs, which were virtually unchanged in each of the two 

preceding months, rose 0.2 percent in June. The index for lodging away from home, which had declined sharply in April 

and May, was unchanged in June. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 0.8 

percent.) In June, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The 

index for fuels and utilities rose 0.1 percent. Increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 4.4 and 1.5

percent, respectively--were largely offset by a 3.5 percent decrease in the index for natural gas. (Prior to seasonal 

adjustment, charges for electricity rose 7.8 percent, reflecting the switch to seasonal rates in some areas.) The index for 

household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.6 percent in May, declined 0.6 percent in June. A 1.3 percent 

decline in the index for furniture and bedding accounted for about half of the overall June decrease. 

The transportation index declined 0.1 percent in June. The index for gasoline declined for the second 

consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in June after falling 4.4 percent in May. The index for new vehicles was 

unchanged, while the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.8 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new 

vehicle prices declined 0.4 percent.) The index for public transportation increased 1.2 percent in June, largely reflecting 

an increase in the index for airline fares. Airline fares registered their fifth consecutive advance, up 2.3 percent in June. 

With the recent advances, airline fares are not only 5.8 percent higher than a year ago, but are now higher than in the 

month prior to the terrorist attacks in 2001. 

The index for apparel, which was unchanged in May, declined 0.7 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal 

adjustment, apparel prices declined 3.3 percent, reflecting seasonal discounting of spring-summer wear.)

Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June to a level 4.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical 

care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.3 percent in June. The

index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in June, with the indexes for professional services and for hospital and 

related services each up 0.1 percent. 

The index for recreation decreased 0.3 percent in June. A 1.3 percent decline in the index for video and audio-

-televisions, cable and satellite television and radio service, and other video and audio equipment--more than offset a 

3.3 percent increase in the index for admissions to sporting events.

The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in June. The education index rose 0.4 percent

while the index for communication costs decreased 0.4 percent. Within the latter group, the index for telephone

services declined 0.2 percent, reflecting decreases in long distance land-line telephone charges. The index for personal 

computers and peripheral equipment declined 1.5 percent in June to a level 16.1 percent lower than a year ago.
The index for other goods and services was unchanged in June. A 0.1 percent decline in cigarette prices offset 

a 0.1 percent increase in the index for personal care.

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in June.

 

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.

Category 2004 2005 3-mos. ended ended

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’05 June ’05 

All Items -.1 .1 .4 .6 .6 -.1 .0 2.1 ’98‘97Jan.’ 2.6

 Food and beverages .0 .1 .1 .2 .6 .1 .0 3.0 2.1

 Housing .2 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 2.8 2.9

 Apparel -.3 .5 -.1 .5 -.7 .1 -.8 -5.5 -1.4

 Transportation -.5 -.3 .8 2.1 1.8 -1.0 -.1 2.6 4.0

 Medical care .3 .3 .6 .4 .3 .4 .2 3.7 4.2

 Recreation -.1 .2 -.2 .0 .1 .4 -.4 .4 -.1

 Education and

 communication .1 .1 .3 .1 .4 .0 -.1 1.1 1.2

 Other goods and

 services .4 .5 .4 .0 .0 .3 .0 1.6 2.9

 Special Indexes

 Energy -1.3 -1.3 2.0 4.4 4.6 -2.1 -.6 7.0 7.3

 Food .0 .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 -.1 3.0 2.1

 All Items less

 food and energy .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.5 2.1

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. 

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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 establishmentsdepartment 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 CPIU 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 115.7

Less previous index 111.2

Equals index point change 4.5

Percent Change

Index point difference 4.5

Divided by the previous index 111.2

Equals 0.040

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100

Equals percent change 4.0

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 2000 through December 2004 were replaced in 

January 2005. 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 for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used 

before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005.

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

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

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

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

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

and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to 

calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software 

was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.

 For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was 

used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted 

data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and 

supply problems for coffee. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in 

milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it 

mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the 

method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an 
increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural 

gas inventories. For new vehicle series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined 

with financing incentives.

 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 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 

by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

May

2005

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 194.4 194.5 2.5 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 

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

 582.4 582.6 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 191.1 190.9 2.2 -.1 .6 .1 .0 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.295 190.6 190.4 2.2 -.1 .7 .1 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.183 190.3 189.4 1.4 -.5 1.1 .1 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.185 209.7 209.4 1.3 -.1 .0 .1 -.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.272 185.0 185.2 1.6 .1 .4 .2 -.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .849 183.3 181.0 -4.1 -1.3 .4 .4 -.4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.276 244.7 238.4 5.2 -2.6 3.4 .6 -1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .884 144.3 144.0 3.0 -.2 1.1 .1 -.3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.716 166.3 166.9 .7 .4 1.3 -.8 .4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .296 163.3 165.7 1.8 1.5 1.9 -1.2 1.5 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .258 167.8 164.5 -4.0 -2.0 1.8 -1.4 -1.4 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.163 182.0 182.9 1.3 .5 .9 -.5 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .301 110.8 110.2 -.6 -.5 -1.0 .0 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.113 192.6 193.2 3.3 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .332 130.3 131.6 5.4 1.0 .2 .6 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ .996 195.5 195.9 1.8 .2 .1 -.2 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.993 194.5 195.5 2.7 .5 .3 .1 .1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.686 224.0 224.5 2.4 .2 .0 .0 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.133 216.4 216.8 2.9 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 3.008 131.7 132.8 2.9 .8 -1.2 -2.4 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.158 229.4 229.7 2.2 .1 .1 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .387 118.0 118.0 1.5 .0 -.7 -.2 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.951 171.7 177.4 7.2 3.3 2.1 .6 .1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.021 153.7 159.9 7.7 4.0 2.5 .6 .0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .300 193.9 195.0 29.4 .6 4.8 -1.6 3.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.722 158.7 165.6 6.3 4.3 2.3 .8 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .930 129.5 129.9 5.1 .3 .2 .4 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.355 126.7 126.0 .3 -.6 .0 .6 -.6 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .707 129.7 130.1 4.3 .3 .6 .5 .3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.841 122.4 118.3 -1.5 -3.3 -.6 .0 -.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .977 119.7 115.3 -2.0 -3.7 .0 -.3 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.638 114.2 109.1 -2.8 -4.5 -1.3 -.2 -.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .188 119.8 116.4 .2 -2.8 2.6 -.6 -.9 

Footwear ................................................................................ .765 123.2 121.7 2.8 -1.2 -.1 .2 .2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.414 172.1 171.8 3.7 -.2 1.8 -1.0 -.1

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.385 168.3 167.7 3.6 -.4 1.7 -1.1 -.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.744 95.7 95.6 2.1 -.1 .0 .3 .1 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.692 138.7 138.1 .7 -.4 -.1 .1 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.037 138.8 139.9 7.1 .8 .3 .5 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.969 188.2 185.5 7.0 -1.4 6.4 -4.4 -1.1

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.934 187.3 184.6 6.9 -1.4 6.4 -4.4 -1.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .364 111.0 111.2 2.8 .2 -.1 .2 .2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.341 205.6 206.1 3.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.029 218.0 222.4 4.8 2.0 1.7 .7 1.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.132 322.2 322.9 4.2 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.484 274.6 275.6 2.2 .4 .0 .5 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.649 335.9 336.3 4.8 .1 .3 .3 .2 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.767 281.6 281.9 3.8 .1 .4 .3 .1 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.516 437.3 437.9 5.0 .1 .4 .3 .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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

May

2005

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.733 109.5 109.1 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.3 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.691 104.6 103.1 -1.2 -1.4 .2 -.2 -1.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.846 112.7 112.8 1.8 .1 .4 .0 .1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.931 149.9 150.5 6.3 .4 .6 .7 .4 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .220 362.3 363.4 3.7 .3 .6 .6 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.712 432.7 434.4 6.6 .4 .6 .7 .4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 2.914 84.9 84.6 -2.5 -.4 .1 -.5 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.737 82.7 82.4 -2.7 -.4 .1 -.6 -.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.187 94.8 94.6 -1.3 -.2 .3 -.5 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .550 13.8 13.6 -8.7 -1.4 -.7 -.7 -1.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .192 13.2 13.0 -16.1 -1.5 .0 -1.5 -1.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.750 312.5 312.5 2.8 .0 .0 .4 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .804 498.0 497.8 4.6 .0 .1 .2 .0 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.946 185.5 185.5 2.3 .0 .0 .4 .1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .658 154.4 154.3 .3 -.1 .3 .7 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .652 202.8 203.0 3.1 .1 .0 -.2 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.454 302.8 302.9 3.2 .0 .3 .5 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.239 159.8 158.9 2.0 -.6 .9 -.4 -.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 191.1 190.9 2.2 -.1 .6 .1 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 24.948 142.0 140.8 1.9 -.8 1.1 -.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 13.980 167.0 164.7 2.6 -1.4 2.2 -1.9 -.1 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.841 122.4 118.3 -1.5 -3.3 -.6 .0 -.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.139 198.6 197.5 4.2 -.6 2.9 -1.6 -.5 

Durables ................................................................................. 10.967 115.7 115.4 .8 -.3 -.2 .3 -.2 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.761 228.8 229.8 2.9 .4 .3 .1 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 32.300 233.2 233.8 2.4 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .387 118.0 118.0 1.5 .0 -.7 -.2 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.722 158.7 165.6 6.3 4.3 2.3 .8 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .930 129.5 129.9 5.1 .3 .2 .4 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .707 129.7 130.1 4.3 .3 .6 .5 .3 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.235 225.1 226.0 2.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.649 335.9 336.3 4.8 .1 .3 .3 .2 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.833 266.9 266.7 2.5 -.1 .3 .3 .0 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 85.705 195.1 195.2 2.6 .1 .5 -.1 .0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.314 185.0 184.9 2.6 -.1 .8 -.1 -.1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.868 187.9 187.9 2.4 .0 .5 -.1 .0 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 25.943 144.0 142.8 1.8 -.8 1.1 -.6 -.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 14.976 168.7 166.6 2.6 -1.2 2.0 -1.7 -.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.135 197.5 196.5 4.0 -.5 2.6 -1.4 -.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.271 179.4 178.2 2.4 -.7 1.5 -.8 .1

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.462 240.7 242.4 3.5 .7 .7 .3 .1 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 55.113 219.9 220.9 2.7 .5 .3 .2 .1 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.991 169.4 171.4 7.3 1.2 4.5 -2.0 -.5 

All items less energy .................................................................. 92.009 198.6 198.5 2.1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.714 200.8 200.6 2.0 -.1 .0 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 21.674 141.1 140.0 .4 -.8 -.1 .2 -.2 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.269 189.4 187.0 8.2 -1.3 6.3 -4.2 -.8 

Services less energy services ................................................ 56.040 235.9 236.4 2.7 .2 .2 .1 .2 

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

 $ .514 $ .514 - - - - -

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

 $ .172 $ .172 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

Sep.

2004

Dec.

2004

Mar.

2005

June

2005

Dec.

2004

June

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 193.2 194.2 194.1 194.1 0.6 3.4 4.3 1.9 2.0 3.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.6 190.8 191.0 191.0 1.1 3.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 2.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 189.0 190.3 190.5 190.6 .9 3.5 1.3 3.4 2.2 2.3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 188.0 190.0 190.1 189.6 -1.5 4.6 -.8 3.4 1.5 1.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 208.7 208.8 209.1 208.6 1.4 2.3 1.7 -.2 1.9 .8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 184.4 185.2 185.6 185.2 1.5 .4 2.6 1.7 1.0 2.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 181.9 182.6 183.3 182.5 -18.2 -3.7 6.2 1.3 -11.2 3.7

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 233.1 241.0 242.5 239.7 1.9 36.0 -21.1 11.8 17.7 -6.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 142.9 144.5 144.6 144.1 2.3 1.4 4.9 3.4 1.9 4.1 

Other food at home ............................................................ 165.5 167.6 166.2 166.9 -1.9 -2.2 3.2 3.4 -2.0 3.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 161.9 165.0 163.0 165.5 2.0 -1.2 -2.4 9.2 .4 3.2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 166.6 169.6 167.3 165.0 -4.6 -1.2 -6.2 -3.8 -2.9 -5.0 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 181.3 183.0 182.0 182.9 -2.4 -2.4 6.9 3.6 -2.4 5.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 111.9 110.8 110.8 110.2 -1.4 1.1 4.0 -5.9 -.2 -1.1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 191.7 192.1 192.6 193.2 4.1 2.1 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.5 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 129.4 129.6 130.4 131.8 2.3 3.5 8.1 7.6 2.9 7.9 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 195.7 195.9 195.5 195.9 2.1 1.0 3.8 .4 1.6 2.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 193.9 194.4 194.6 194.8 2.6 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.8 2.8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 223.7 223.8 223.7 224.1 2.6 1.8 4.4 .7 2.2 2.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 215.3 216.0 216.4 217.0 3.1 2.3 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 134.3 132.7 129.5 129.5 7.9 1.6 18.6 -13.5 4.7 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 228.7 229.0 229.6 230.0 2.0 1.6 3.0 2.3 1.8 2.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 119.0 118.2 118.0 118.0 1.4 7.4 1.0 -3.3 4.3 -1.2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 169.0 172.5 173.5 173.7 3.8 10.9 3.1 11.6 7.3 7.3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 151.0 154.7 155.7 155.7 3.4 12.6 2.4 13.0 7.9 7.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 186.9 195.8 192.6 198.6 37.4 54.2 3.7 27.5 45.6 15.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 156.2 159.8 161.0 160.7 1.1 10.1 2.3 12.0 5.5 7.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 128.7 129.0 129.5 130.2 5.9 2.9 7.1 4.7 4.4 5.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 125.9 125.9 126.7 125.9 -.6 2.6 -.3 .0 1.0 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 128.3 129.1 129.7 130.1 4.6 2.9 4.2 5.7 3.7 4.9 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.9 120.2 120.2 119.3 -3.3 -.7 3.4 -5.2 -2.0 -1.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.9 117.9 117.6 116.0 -5.3 -1.4 5.3 -6.3 -3.3 -.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 113.0 111.5 111.3 110.7 -6.2 -.4 4.0 -7.9 -3.3 -2.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 117.1 120.1 119.4 118.3 1.0 -1.0 -3.3 4.2 .0 .3 

Footwear ................................................................................ 121.9 121.8 122.0 122.3 6.5 -2.0 5.4 1.3 2.2 3.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 169.7 172.7 171.0 170.9 -4.8 6.5 10.3 2.9 .7 6.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 166.2 169.1 167.3 167.1 -4.4 6.4 10.8 2.2 .9 6.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.4 95.4 95.7 95.8 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.7 2.6 1.7 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.5 138.4 138.5 138.5 -4.3 5.1 2.0 .0 .3 1.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 137.7 138.1 138.8 139.9 19.3 2.4 1.2 6.5 10.5 3.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 181.0 192.5 184.1 182.1 -23.3 17.7 42.4 2.5 -5.0 20.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 180.0 191.6 183.2 181.0 -23.4 17.7 41.6 2.2 -5.0 20.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.9 110.8 111.0 111.2 4.1 2.2 3.7 1.1 3.2 2.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 204.7 205.2 205.8 206.3 2.0 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 

Public transportation ............................................................... 210.8 214.3 215.7 218.2 -5.5 8.0 2.5 14.8 1.1 8.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 320.2 320.9 322.0 322.8 3.8 3.8 6.0 3.3 3.8 4.6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 273.2 273.3 274.6 275.3 2.2 .7 3.0 3.1 1.5 3.0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 333.6 334.6 335.5 336.3 4.3 4.8 6.9 3.3 4.5 5.1 

Professional services ........................................................... 279.2 280.4 281.3 281.6 3.7 2.7 5.5 3.5 3.2 4.5

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 435.5 437.1 438.6 439.2 3.3 6.1 7.5 3.4 4.7 5.4 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

Sep.

2004

Dec.

2004

Mar.

2005

June

2005

Dec.

2004

June

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.8 109.0 109.3 109.0 -0.4 0.7 -0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.3 104.5 104.3 102.9 .4 .8 -.8 -5.3 .6 -3.0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 112.9 113.4 113.4 113.5 1.8 1.1 2.2 2.1 1.4 2.1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 149.8 150.7 151.8 152.4 6.9 6.2 5.2 7.1 6.5 6.2 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 358.5 360.6 362.6 363.4 1.7 7.8 -.4 5.6 4.7 2.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 432.6 435.3 438.4 440.1 7.5 5.9 5.7 7.1 6.7 6.4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 85.2 85.3 84.9 84.6 -2.7 -3.7 -.9 -2.8 -3.2 -1.9 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 83.1 83.2 82.7 82.4 -2.8 -3.8 -1.0 -3.3 -3.3 -2.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.0 95.3 94.8 94.6 -2.1 -2.1 .8 -1.7 -2.1 -.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 -5.3 -12.9 -5.5 -10.9 -9.2 -8.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 -12.3 -26.3 -13.6 -11.4 -19.6 -12.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 311.0 311.1 312.3 312.3 3.2 2.8 3.3 1.7 3.0 2.5

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 496.6 497.0 498.0 497.8 5.9 1.6 10.1 1.0 3.7 5.4 

Personal care ......................................................................... 184.5 184.5 185.3 185.4 2.4 3.1 1.5 2.0 2.8 1.7 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.0 153.4 154.4 154.3 -.8 -.3 -1.0 3.4 -.5 1.2 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 203.3 203.3 202.8 203.0 4.5 4.3 4.2 -.6 4.4 1.8 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 299.9 300.8 302.2 302.6 3.7 3.7 1.5 3.7 3.7 2.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 158.2 159.7 159.1 158.8 -2.5 3.7 5.2 1.5 .5 3.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.6 190.8 191.0 191.0 1.1 3.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 2.2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 140.4 142.0 141.0 140.6 -4.6 4.2 7.5 .6 -.3 4.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 162.6 166.1 163.0 162.8 -5.7 13.7 3.0 .5 3.6 1.7 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.9 120.2 120.2 119.3 -3.3 -.7 3.4 -5.2 -2.0 -1.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 194.6 200.2 197.0 196.1 -9.6 9.0 15.8 3.1 -.7 9.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.5 115.3 115.6 115.4 .3 2.5 .7 -.3 1.4 .2 

Services ...................................................................................... 227.9 228.6 228.9 229.2 2.7 2.7 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.1 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 233.0 233.2 233.0 233.6 2.5 1.8 4.6 1.0 2.1 2.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 119.0 118.2 118.0 118.0 1.4 7.4 1.0 -3.3 4.3 -1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 156.2 159.8 161.0 160.7 1.1 10.1 2.3 12.0 5.5 7.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 128.7 129.0 129.5 130.2 5.9 2.9 7.1 4.7 4.4 5.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 128.3 129.1 129.7 130.1 4.6 2.9 4.2 5.7 3.7 4.9 

Transportation services ............................................................ 223.1 224.0 224.6 225.5 1.6 2.4 1.6 4.4 2.0 3.0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 333.6 334.6 335.5 336.3 4.3 4.8 6.9 3.3 4.5 5.1 

Other services .......................................................................... 266.0 266.8 267.6 267.5 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 193.9 194.9 194.7 194.7 .6 3.2 4.9 1.7 1.9 3.3 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 183.4 184.8 184.7 184.6 -.4 4.1 4.3 2.6 1.8 3.4 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 186.7 187.7 187.6 187.6 .4 3.3 4.2 1.9 1.9 3.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 142.5 144.0 143.1 142.7 -4.2 4.1 7.3 .6 -.1 3.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 164.6 167.9 165.1 164.8 -4.6 12.1 3.2 .5 3.4 1.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 193.9 198.9 196.1 195.3 -8.6 7.8 15.1 2.9 -.7 8.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 176.3 179.0 177.5 177.6 -3.4 8.1 2.3 3.0 2.2 2.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 238.9 240.5 241.2 241.5 2.8 4.5 2.2 4.4 3.6 3.3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 219.0 219.7 220.1 220.3 2.4 2.8 3.4 2.4 2.6 2.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 164.6 172.0 168.5 167.6 -11.3 15.3 21.1 7.5 1.2 14.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 197.8 198.1 198.4 198.5 1.9 2.3 2.9 1.4 2.1 2.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 200.1 200.2 200.5 200.7 1.8 2.0 3.3 1.2 1.9 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.4 140.3 140.6 140.3 -.3 1.4 1.1 -.3 .6 .4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 182.3 193.7 185.5 184.0 -20.6 19.8 39.6 3.8 -2.5 20.4 

Services less energy services ................................................ 235.2 235.6 235.8 236.2 2.8 2.3 4.0 1.7 2.5 2.9 

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 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

June2005 from—

Percent change to

May2005 from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 193.3 194.6 194.4 194.5 2.5 -0.1 0.1 2.8 0.6 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 206.0 206.9 206.2 206.2 2.5 -.3 .0 3.2 .1 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.6 209.3 208.6 208.5 2.6 -.4 .0 3.3 .0 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.3 122.0 121.6 121.8 2.6 -.2 .2 2.8 .2 -.3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 186.3 187.7 187.4 187.8 2.5 .1 .2 2.5 .6 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 188.3 189.6 189.4 189.8 2.4 .1 .2 2.4 .6 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 118.7 119.6 119.3 119.6 2.4 .0 .3 2.5 .5 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 179.9 181.7 181.6 182.3 3.1 .3 .4 3.2 .9 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 185.9 187.3 187.3 187.8 2.7 .3 .3 2.9 .8 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 187.9 189.1 189.2 189.7 2.9 .3 .3 3.2 .7 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 118.4 119.3 119.4 119.7 2.3 .3 .3 2.6 .8 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 184.5 187.2 186.6 186.9 3.5 -.2 .2 4.0 1.1 -.3 

West urban ..................................................... M 197.1 198.6 198.8 198.0 2.4 -.3 -.4 2.8 .9 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 199.8 201.3 201.5 200.5 2.3 -.4 -.5 2.9 .9 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.4 121.4 121.3 121.1 2.7 -.2 -.2 2.6 .7 -.1 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 177.0 178.1 178.0 177.9 2.6 -.1 -.1 2.9 .6 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 119.2 120.1 120.0 120.2 2.5 .1 .2 2.6 .7 -.1 

D ................................................................. M 184.8 186.9 186.9 186.9 2.8 .0 .0 3.3 1.1 .0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 191.3 193.2 193.3 194.0 2.6 .4 .4 2.4 1.0 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 199.2 201.1 201.5 200.7 3.6 -.2 -.4 4.2 1.2 .2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 212.4 212.5 211.4 210.7 2.3 -.8 -.3 3.4 -.5 -.5 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 214.2 -

 214.6 - - - - 2.8 .2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 186.3 - 186.8 - - - - 3.0 .3 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 181.3 -

 183.5 - - - - 2.5 1.2 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 122.7 - 123.6 - - - - 4.0 .7 -

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

 188.0 - 189.6 2.1 .9 - - - -

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

 189.8 - 189.6 2.0 -.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 175.0 - 174.2 2.9 -.5 - - - -

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

 193.2 - 192.6 3.8 -.3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 203.3 - 204.8 3.4 .7 - - - -

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

 202.5 - 201.2 1.1 -.6 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 201.3 - 199.8 2.3 -.7 - - - -

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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

May

2005

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 190.0 190.1 2.6 0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.0 

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

 566.0 566.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 190.4 190.3 2.1 -.1 .6 .1 .0 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.940 190.0 189.8 2.1 -.1 .7 .1 -.1

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.540 189.4 188.6 1.3 -.4 1.0 .1 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.342 209.7 209.5 1.4 -.1 .0 .2 -.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.845 184.9 185.2 1.5 .2 .3 .3 -.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .962 183.1 180.9 -4.3 -1.2 .4 .5 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.407 242.2 235.9 5.2 -2.6 3.2 .7 -1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.051 143.7 143.4 2.9 -.2 1.3 -.1 -.4 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.934 165.8 166.3 .5 .3 1.2 -.8 .4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .311 162.3 164.8 1.6 1.5 1.9 -1.5 1.8 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .311 168.0 164.5 -4.0 -2.1 1.7 -1.2 -1.5 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.312 182.3 183.1 1.3 .4 .9 -.6 .4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .341 111.3 110.5 -.8 -.7 -1.2 .2 -.7 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.400 192.4 193.0 3.3 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .251 129.6 131.5 5.5 1.5 .2 .3 1.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.084 195.3 195.7 1.6 .2 .1 -.5 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 38.973 189.7 190.9 2.9 .6 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 29.902 216.8 217.3 2.4 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.025 215.5 215.9 2.9 .2 .3 .1 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.742 131.1 132.9 3.2 1.4 -1.1 -2.0 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 19.795 208.0 208.4 2.2 .2 .1 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .339 118.3 118.3 1.5 .0 -.8 -.2 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.288 170.7 176.7 7.1 3.5 2.1 .6 .2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.336 152.1 158.5 7.5 4.2 2.5 .7 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .281 193.6 194.8 30.0 .6 4.8 -1.2 3.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.055 157.7 164.8 6.3 4.5 2.3 .9 -.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .952 129.7 130.2 5.3 .4 .2 .3 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 3.783 122.5 121.9 .5 -.5 .1 .6 -.6 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .321 132.2 132.8 4.6 .5 .8 .7 .5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.208 121.9 117.9 -1.4 -3.3 -.7 .1 -.8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.063 119.2 114.9 -2.5 -3.6 -.4 -.3 -1.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.664 113.9 108.7 -3.1 -4.6 -1.6 .1 -1.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 122.5 118.9 .1 -2.9 2.1 -.2 -1.2 

Footwear ................................................................................ .991 122.4 121.3 3.7 -.9 -.2 .2 .7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.845 171.0 170.6 4.0 -.2 1.8 -1.0 -.1

Private transportation ............................................................. 19.072 168.2 167.7 4.0 -.3 1.8 -1.1 -.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.146 94.7 94.8 2.9 .1 .1 .2 .3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.725 139.6 139.0 .6 -.4 -.1 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 3.536 139.6 140.7 7.1 .8 .3 .5 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.843 188.7 186.1 7.1 -1.4 6.3 -4.4 -1.1

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.803 187.9 185.3 7.0 -1.4 6.3 -4.3 -1.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .449 110.5 110.8 2.8 .3 -.1 .1 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.357 207.9 208.4 3.4 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... .773 215.8 219.8 4.7 1.9 1.5 .3 1.3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.014 321.9 322.5 4.2 .2 .3 .4 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.126 267.9 268.8 1.9 .3 .0 .4 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 3.888 336.5 337.0 4.9 .1 .4 .4 .1 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.270 284.3 284.6 3.8 .1 .4 .4 .1 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.276 433.7 434.3 5.2 .1 .3 .4 .1 

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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

May

2005

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.546 107.0 106.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4 -0.4 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.878 103.9 102.5 -1.2 -1.3 .1 -.1 -1.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.498 110.6 110.7 1.2 .1 .4 .0 -.1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.361 148.5 149.1 6.0 .4 .5 .7 .3 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .217 364.0 365.1 3.9 .3 .6 .7 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.145 419.8 421.6 6.3 .4 .5 .7 .3 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.137 86.5 86.3 -2.4 -.2 .2 -.6 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.990 85.0 84.8 -2.4 -.2 .2 -.6 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.473 94.9 94.8 -1.4 -.1 .3 -.5 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .517 14.3 14.2 -7.8 -.7 .0 -1.4 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .171 13.0 12.7 -16.4 -2.3 .0 -1.5 -2.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.891 320.8 320.9 2.9 .0 .0 .3 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.244 498.7 498.9 4.6 .0 .1 .2 .0 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.648 183.8 183.8 2.1 .0 .0 .4 .1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .712 154.5 154.5 .1 .0 .2 .6 .0 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .611 203.1 203.3 2.9 .1 .0 -.2 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.160 303.2 303.2 3.3 .0 .3 .7 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.809 160.9 160.1 2.2 -.5 1.0 -.4 -.2

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 190.4 190.3 2.1 -.1 .6 .1 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 27.786 144.0 142.8 2.3 -.8 1.2 -.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.322 171.5 169.2 2.9 -1.3 2.3 -2.0 -.2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.208 121.9 117.9 -1.4 -3.3 -.7 .1 -.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.113 206.0 204.7 4.4 -.6 2.9 -1.6 -.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.464 115.5 115.3 1.6 -.2 .0 .2 .0 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.191 224.2 225.3 2.9 .5 .4 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.562 208.8 209.3 2.4 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .339 118.3 118.3 1.5 .0 -.8 -.2 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.055 157.7 164.8 6.3 4.5 2.3 .9 -.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .952 129.7 130.2 5.3 .4 .2 .3 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .321 132.2 132.8 4.6 .5 .8 .7 .5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.166 225.3 226.0 2.4 .3 .3 .2 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.888 336.5 337.0 4.9 .1 .4 .4 .1 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.907 258.9 258.6 2.1 -.1 .3 .2 -.1 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.060 189.9 190.0 2.7 .1 .6 -.1 .0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 70.098 182.3 182.2 2.6 -.1 .8 -.2 -.1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.986 184.4 184.5 2.5 .1 .7 -.1 .0 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 28.870 145.9 144.7 2.3 -.8 1.1 -.8 -.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.406 173.0 170.8 2.8 -1.3 2.1 -2.0 -.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.197 204.2 203.0 4.2 -.6 2.5 -1.5 -.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.346 181.5 180.3 2.5 -.7 1.5 -1.0 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.628 213.6 215.3 3.4 .8 .7 .3 .0 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.303 215.7 216.8 2.7 .5 .4 .1 .1 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.179 169.6 171.5 7.3 1.1 4.6 -2.1 -.6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 90.821 193.4 193.2 2.1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.881 194.5 194.3 2.1 -.1 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.745 141.3 140.4 1.0 -.6 -.1 .2 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.124 189.7 187.3 8.1 -1.3 6.2 -4.2 -.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 51.136 231.5 231.9 2.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 

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

 $ .526 $ .526 - - - - -

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

 $ .177 $ .177 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

Sep.

2004

Dec.

2004

Mar.

2005

June

2005

Dec.

2004

June

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 188.7 189.9 189.7 189.7 0.7 3.3 4.4 2.1 2.0 3.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.0 190.2 190.4 190.4 .9 3.2 1.3 3.0 2.0 2.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 188.5 189.8 190.0 189.9 .6 3.5 1.3 3.0 2.1 2.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 187.3 189.2 189.3 188.8 -1.7 4.4 -.6 3.2 1.3 1.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 208.7 208.8 209.3 208.7 1.4 2.3 1.9 .0 1.9 1.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 184.4 185.0 185.5 185.2 1.1 .4 2.6 1.7 .8 2.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 181.7 182.4 183.3 182.4 -19.0 -3.9 6.2 1.5 -11.8 3.8

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 230.9 238.4 240.1 237.0 1.8 38.7 -21.9 11.0 18.8 -6.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 142.2 144.1 144.0 143.4 2.0 1.4 4.6 3.4 1.7 4.0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 165.1 167.1 165.7 166.3 -1.9 -2.4 3.5 2.9 -2.2 3.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 161.3 164.3 161.8 164.7 2.2 -2.2 -1.7 8.7 .0 3.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 166.7 169.6 167.5 165.0 -4.8 -1.6 -5.6 -4.0 -3.2 -4.8 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 181.7 183.4 182.3 183.1 -2.4 -2.4 7.1 3.1 -2.4 5.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 112.5 111.1 111.3 110.5 -1.4 1.1 4.4 -6.9 -.2 -1.4 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 191.6 192.0 192.4 193.0 4.4 1.9 4.1 3.0 3.1 3.5 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 129.2 129.4 129.8 131.7 2.3 4.2 7.4 8.0 3.2 7.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 196.0 196.2 195.3 195.7 2.7 .4 3.8 -.6 1.6 1.6 

Housing .................................................................................... 189.0 189.6 190.0 190.3 2.4 3.0 3.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 216.4 216.6 216.8 217.2 2.5 1.9 3.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 214.6 215.2 215.5 216.1 3.1 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 133.3 131.8 129.2 129.9 8.2 .3 15.8 -9.8 4.2 2.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 207.4 207.7 208.2 208.6 2.0 1.6 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 119.4 118.5 118.3 118.3 1.0 7.4 1.7 -3.6 4.2 -1.0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 168.1 171.6 172.7 173.0 3.3 10.5 3.2 12.2 6.8 7.6 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 149.4 153.1 154.2 154.3 2.8 11.8 2.2 13.8 7.2 7.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 186.0 194.9 192.6 198.5 38.6 58.7 -.2 29.7 48.3 13.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 155.2 158.8 160.2 160.0 1.1 9.3 2.4 13.0 5.1 7.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 129.0 129.3 129.7 130.4 5.6 3.5 7.1 4.4 4.6 5.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.6 121.7 122.4 121.7 -.7 3.0 -.7 .3 1.2 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 130.2 131.3 132.2 132.8 1.9 5.4 2.8 8.2 3.7 5.5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.6 119.7 119.8 118.9 -2.6 -.7 3.7 -5.5 -1.7 -1.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.8 117.3 117.0 115.2 -5.0 -2.0 6.4 -8.5 -3.5 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 112.8 111.0 111.1 110.0 -6.2 .4 3.3 -9.6 -3.0 -3.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 120.0 122.5 122.2 120.7 1.7 -.7 -2.9 2.4 .5 -.3 

Footwear ................................................................................ 121.2 120.9 121.2 122.0 6.6 -1.3 6.9 2.7 2.6 4.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 168.6 171.6 169.8 169.7 -3.6 6.8 10.6 2.6 1.5 6.6 

Private transportation ............................................................. 166.0 169.0 167.1 166.9 -3.7 6.7 11.1 2.2 1.4 6.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 94.3 94.4 94.6 94.9 5.3 2.6 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.9 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 139.4 139.3 139.4 139.5 -3.7 4.4 1.7 .3 .3 1.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 138.5 138.9 139.6 140.7 19.2 2.4 1.2 6.5 10.5 3.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 181.6 193.0 184.5 182.5 -23.0 18.2 41.9 2.0 -4.6 20.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 180.7 192.1 183.9 181.7 -23.5 18.3 41.8 2.2 -4.9 20.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.5 110.4 110.5 110.8 3.4 2.2 4.5 1.1 2.8 2.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 206.9 207.4 208.1 208.6 2.2 4.4 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 209.6 212.8 213.4 216.1 -6.2 9.8 3.3 13.0 1.5 8.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 319.5 320.5 321.9 322.4 3.9 3.8 5.7 3.7 3.9 4.7 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 266.6 266.7 267.7 268.2 2.0 .5 2.6 2.4 1.2 2.5 

Medical care services ............................................................. 333.8 335.1 336.5 337.0 4.4 4.8 6.7 3.9 4.6 5.3 

Professional services ........................................................... 281.5 282.7 283.7 284.0 3.9 2.9 4.7 3.6 3.4 4.1

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 431.9 433.4 435.0 435.6 3.3 5.9 8.1 3.5 4.6 5.7 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

Sep.

2004

Dec.

2004

Mar.

2005

June

2005

Dec.

2004

June

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.4 106.5 106.9 106.5 -1.1 0.4 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.6 103.7 103.6 102.3 .4 .4 -.4 -4.9 .4 -2.7 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 110.8 111.2 111.2 111.1 1.1 .4 1.8 1.1 .7 1.5 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 148.3 149.1 150.1 150.6 6.0 6.2 5.3 6.3 6.1 5.8 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 360.2 362.3 364.8 365.1 2.8 7.3 -.1 5.6 5.0 2.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 419.7 421.9 424.9 426.3 6.5 6.1 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.1 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 86.8 87.0 86.5 86.3 -2.7 -3.6 -.9 -2.3 -3.1 -1.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 85.3 85.5 85.0 84.8 -2.7 -3.7 -.9 -2.3 -3.2 -1.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.1 95.4 94.9 94.8 -2.5 -2.1 .4 -1.3 -2.3 -.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.2 -5.1 -10.1 -7.9 -8.0 -7.6 -7.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.7 -10.1 -26.6 -13.8 -14.3 -18.8 -14.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 319.4 319.5 320.6 320.7 3.6 2.7 3.7 1.6 3.2 2.7

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 497.4 497.8 498.7 498.9 6.0 1.5 10.0 1.2 3.7 5.5 

Personal care ......................................................................... 182.8 182.8 183.6 183.7 2.7 3.1 .9 2.0 2.9 1.4 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.3 153.6 154.5 154.5 -.8 -.5 -1.3 3.2 -.6 .9 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 203.6 203.6 203.1 203.3 4.5 4.3 3.6 -.6 4.4 1.5 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 299.9 300.9 302.9 303.2 4.2 4.2 .5 4.5 4.2 2.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 159.3 160.9 160.2 159.9 -2.0 4.2 5.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.0 190.2 190.4 190.4 .9 3.2 1.3 3.0 2.0 2.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 142.3 144.0 143.0 142.6 -4.0 4.4 8.3 .8 .1 4.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 166.8 170.7 167.3 167.0 -7.0 15.6 3.7 .5 3.7 2.1 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.6 119.7 119.8 118.9 -2.6 -.7 3.7 -5.5 -1.7 -1.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 201.8 207.6 204.2 203.3 -10.8 10.1 18.0 3.0 -.9 10.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.1 115.1 115.3 115.3 2.1 3.2 .3 .7 2.7 .5 

Services ...................................................................................... 223.2 224.0 224.4 224.8 2.4 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.1 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 208.4 208.7 208.8 209.3 2.6 1.4 4.1 1.7 2.0 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 119.4 118.5 118.3 118.3 1.0 7.4 1.7 -3.6 4.2 -1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 155.2 158.8 160.2 160.0 1.1 9.3 2.4 13.0 5.1 7.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 129.0 129.3 129.7 130.4 5.6 3.5 7.1 4.4 4.6 5.8 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 130.2 131.3 132.2 132.8 1.9 5.4 2.8 8.2 3.7 5.5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 223.8 224.4 224.9 225.7 1.8 2.7 1.6 3.4 2.3 2.5 

Medical care services ............................................................... 333.8 335.1 336.5 337.0 4.4 4.8 6.7 3.9 4.6 5.3 

Other services .......................................................................... 258.1 258.8 259.4 259.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.3 1.9 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 188.6 189.7 189.5 189.5 .4 3.3 5.0 1.9 1.9 3.5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 180.7 182.2 181.9 181.8 -.5 4.1 4.6 2.5 1.8 3.5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 183.1 184.3 184.1 184.1 .4 3.4 4.0 2.2 1.9 3.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 144.3 145.9 144.8 144.5 -3.4 4.4 8.2 .6 .4 4.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 168.7 172.3 168.9 168.6 -6.0 14.3 3.9 -.2 3.7 1.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 200.5 205.6 202.6 201.6 -9.6 9.2 16.7 2.2 -.6 9.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 178.5 181.2 179.4 179.4 -3.2 8.8 2.7 2.0 2.6 2.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 212.0 213.4 214.1 214.2 2.9 4.3 2.1 4.2 3.6 3.2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 214.7 215.6 215.9 216.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 

Energy ........................................................................................ 164.8 172.3 168.6 167.6 -12.0 15.4 22.0 7.0 .8 14.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 192.5 192.9 193.2 193.3 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.7 2.0 2.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 193.7 193.9 194.3 194.4 2.1 2.1 2.7 1.5 2.1 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.6 140.5 140.8 140.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 .0 1.3 .7 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 182.5 193.8 185.6 184.0 -20.9 20.0 39.3 3.3 -2.6 20.0 

Services less energy services ................................................ 230.7 231.1 231.5 231.9 2.7 2.1 3.5 2.1 2.4 2.8 

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

June2005 from—

Percent change to

May2005 from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

May

2004

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 188.6 190.2 190.0 190.1 2.6 -0.1 0.1 2.9 0.7 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 201.8 202.9 202.5 202.5 2.5 -.2 .0 3.1 .3 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 202.8 203.8 203.5 203.4 2.6 -.2 .0 3.2 .3 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.2 122.1 121.6 121.8 2.5 -.2 .2 2.7 .3 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 181.2 182.8 182.4 182.9 2.6 .1 .3 2.6 .7 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 182.5 184.1 183.8 184.0 2.6 -.1 .1 2.5 .7 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.8 118.8 118.5 119.0 2.6 .2 .4 2.6 .6 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 177.3 179.1 178.8 179.6 3.2 .3 .4 3.2 .8 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 182.7 184.3 184.2 184.7 2.8 .2 .3 3.0 .8 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 185.3 186.7 186.8 187.3 3.0 .3 .3 3.3 .8 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.0 117.9 117.9 118.2 2.5 .3 .3 2.7 .8 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 184.1 186.7 186.2 186.7 3.7 .0 .3 4.0 1.1 -.3 

West urban ..................................................... M 192.0 193.7 193.9 193.1 2.4 -.3 -.4 2.8 1.0 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 193.2 194.9 195.2 194.1 2.3 -.4 -.6 3.0 1.0 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.8 120.8 120.8 120.6 2.6 -.2 -.2 2.5 .8 .0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 175.0 176.3 176.3 176.2 2.6 -.1 -.1 3.0 .7 .0 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 118.3 119.2 119.1 119.3 2.5 .1 .2 2.7 .7 -.1 

D ................................................................. M 182.9 185.1 185.0 185.1 3.0 .0 .1 3.5 1.1 -.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 184.8 186.9 186.8 187.1 2.5 .1 .2 2.5 1.1 -.1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 192.1 194.2 194.6 193.7 3.4 -.3 -.5 4.2 1.3 .2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 205.5 206.0 205.6 205.1 2.3 -.4 -.2 3.3 .0 -.2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 213.1 -

 214.0 - - - - 2.9 .4 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 177.2 - 177.9 - - - - 3.1 .4 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 181.6 -

 184.1 - - - - 2.6 1.4 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 122.3 - 123.2 - - - - 4.1 .7 -

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

 186.0 - 187.5 1.9 .8 - - - -

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

 185.2 - 184.7 2.4 -.3 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 172.8 - 172.7 3.0 -.1 - - - -

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

 191.2 - 190.7 4.0 -.3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 202.9 - 204.0 3.4 .5 - - - -

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

 199.3 - 197.5 1.1 -.9 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 196.2 - 194.8 2.3 -.7 - - - -

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,

2001-2002

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2005 from—

 May

 2005

 June

 2005

 June

 2004

 May

 2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 113.1 113.0 2.2 -0.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.076 113.5 113.4 2.2 -.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.086 113.6 113.4 2.1 -.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.062 112.0 111.5 1.3 -.4 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.023 115.5 115.9 3.3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... .990 112.8 113.0 1.7 .2 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.793 117.1 117.6 2.5 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.380 118.2 118.4 2.3 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.643 132.8 137.7 6.7 3.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.771 96.9 96.3 -.1 -.6 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 92.2 89.0 -1.9 -3.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.315 113.3 113.2 3.4 -.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.206 113.7 113.4 3.3 -.3 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.109 107.9 110.1 4.7 2.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.783 126.0 126.2 4.0 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.466 116.6 117.0 2.0 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.317 129.2 129.4 4.6 .2 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.8 103.1 -.8 -.7 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.004 99.9 99.8 .3 -.1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.560 138.1 138.7 6.2 .4 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.444 77.2 76.8 -3.9 -.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 116.5 116.5 2.6 .0 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.567 119.2 119.7 2.7 .4 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.433 105.2 104.6 1.5 -.6 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.521 88.1 87.8 .3 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.912 113.5 112.7 1.9 -.7 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.985 110.2 110.0 1.8 -.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 6.929 147.5 150.1 7.1 1.8 

Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.

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