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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2007 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February, before 

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

level of 203.499 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in February 2006. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in 

February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 198.544 (1982-84=100) was 2.2 percent higher than 

in February 2006. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February 

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 118.021 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher 

than in February 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 advanced 0.4 percent in February, following a 0.2 percent 

increase in January. Energy costs increased 0.9 percent in February after declining 1.5 percent in January. In 

February, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.3 percent and the index for energy services rose 1.5 

percent. The food index rose 0.8 percent in February, following a 0.7 percent increase in January. Grocery store 

foods rose 1.1 percent, largely reflecting a 4.7 percent increase in the index for fruits and vegetables. The index for 

all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent rise in January; an increase 

in the index for shelter accounted for about one-half of the February advance. 

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

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

All Items .3 -.5 -.4 .0 .4 .2 .4 4.0 2.4

 Food and beverages .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .8 5.9 3.1 

 Housing .3 .3 .0 .4 .4 .2 .4 4.2 3.3 

 Apparel .6 .5 -.5 -.1 .2 

.2

.3 .5 4.1 2.1 

 Transportation .2 -4.1 -3.0 -.8 1.7 -.8 .1 3.8 -.6

 Medical care .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .8 .5 6.0 4.3 

 Recreation .0 -.1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .0 -.9 .9 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .1 .2 -.2 .2 -.1 .3 1.5 2.0 

 Other goods and 

 services .3 .5 .2 .1 .6 .8 .2 6.8 3.6 

Special indexes: 

 Energy .4 -7.3 -6.7 -.2 4.2 -1.5 .9 14.9 -1.0 

 Food .3 .4 .3 -.1 .0 .7 .8 6.1 3.1 

 All items less 

 food and energy .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .2 2.6 2.7 
The food and beverages index rose 0.8 percent in February. The index for food at home increased 1.1 

percent, following a 0.9 percent increase in January. Over three-fifths of the February advance was attributable 

to a 4.7 percent increase in the index for fruits and vegetables. Anticipated smaller citrus crops for the 2006-07- 

season were exacerbated by adverse weather conditions in January on the West coast, resulting in sharply higher 

citrus prices--up 16.3 percent in February. Overall, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables each 

increased 5.7 percent, and the index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.6 percent. Breakfast cereal 

prices rose 3.3 percent in February after declining 2.4 percent in January, largely accounting for the 1.1 percent 

increase in the index for cereal and bakery products. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which 

advanced 0.8 percent in January, increased 0.4 in February. Beef prices increased 1.3 percent, while the indexes 

for pork and for other meats declined 0.6 and 2.9 percent, respectively. Prices for poultry products rose 0.8 

percent and prices for fish and seafood increased 0.4 percent. The index for eggs rose sharply for the fourth 

consecutive month--up 8.0 percent in February and has advanced 29.1 percent in the last 12 months. The index 

for other food at home increased 0.3 percent and the indexes for dairy products and for nonalcoholic beverages 

each rose 0.2 percent. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and 

alcoholic beverages--increased 0.4 and 0.7 percent, respectively. 

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

index for fuels and utilities, which rose 0.3 percent in January, increased 1.2 percent in February, reflecting 

upturns in the indexes for fuel oil and for natural gas. The index for fuel oil rose 0.5 percent in February, 

following a 5.6 percent decline in January. The index for natural gas, which declined 3.0 percent in January, 

advanced 5.0 percent in February. Charges for electricity were virtually unchanged in February after advancing 

2.0 percent in January. The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in February, the same as in each of the 

preceding two months. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent; owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 

percent; and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index 

for lodging away from home increased 4.1 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations, which 

declined 0.3 percent in January, rose 0.2 percent in February. 

The transportation index rose 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.8 percent decrease in January. The 

index for gasoline prices, which declined 3.0 percent in January, rose 0.3 percent in February. Gasoline prices 

were 1.4 percent lower than a year ago and 23.7 percent lower than their peak level recorded in July 2006. The 

index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in February and was 1.4 percent lower than in February 2006. (As 

of February, about 88 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2007 models. The 2007 models 

will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as 

they replace old models at dealerships.) The index for used cars and trucks decreased 0.5 percent in February. 

The index for public transportation rose 0.3 percent in January, reflecting a 0.9 percent increase in the index for 

airline fares. 

The index for apparel rose 0.5 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent increase in January. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.6 percent, reflecting the introduction of spring-summer wear. Prices 

for women’s apparel registered the largest advance--up 4.9 percent.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in February and are 4.3 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--decreased 0.3 

percent. The index for medical care services advanced 0.7 percent. The indexes for professional services and 

for hospital and related services increased 0.7 and 0.6 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in February. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet 

products and services and for recreational reading materials--up 0.8 and 0.3 percent, respectively--offset 

declines in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys. 

The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in February. Educational costs 

increased 0.6 percent and communication costs rose 0.1 percent. Within the communication group, the index 

for information and information processing rose 0.1 percent as a 0.2 percent increase in telephone services more 

than offset small decreases in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer 

software and accessories and for internet services and electronic information providers. 
The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products registered its third consecutive large advance--up 1.0 percent in February--and accounted for 

virtually all of the increase in this major group. 

 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.4 

percent in February. 

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 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

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

All Items .3 -.7 -.7 .1 .5 .1 .4 4.1 2.2

 Food and beverages .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .8 5.7 3.0 

 Housing .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .3 .4 4.5 3.2 

 Apparel 1.0 .8 -.7 -.1 .2 -.1 .5 2.2 1.8 

 Transportation .2 -4.5 -3.3 -.9 1.9 -1.0 .0 3.7 -.7 

 Medical care .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .8 .5 6.0 4.4 

 Recreation -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -.3 .1 .0 -.8 .9 

 Education and 

 communication .3 .2 .2 -.3 .1 -.1 .3 1.1 1.6 

 Other goods and 

 services .2 .3 .2 .0 .8 1.0 .4 9.3 3.8 

 Special indexes 

 Energy .4 -7.7 -6.9 -.2 4.3 -1.5 .8 15.0 -1.1 

 Food .3 .4 .3 -.1 -.1 .6 .8 5.6 3.0 

All items less 

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

Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at 8:30 

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

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

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

change applies to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and CCPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, CPI index values are displayed 

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

one decimal place. 

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

are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e., 

indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences can be particularly important when percent changes 

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

changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences. This change only affects the presentation of the index 

data. Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as in the past, and 

no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is introduced. The levels of future indexes will be 

affected only in that they will be published to three decimal places rather than one. Official CPI data previously 

published will not be revised. 

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

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

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.
Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

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

percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3

Regions Defined 

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

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

Vermont. 

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

Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 44 of the 73 

components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

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

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Jan.

2007

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 202.416 203.499 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 

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

 606.348 609.594 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 199.198 200.402 3.1 .6 -.1 .7 .8 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 198.812 200.000 3.1 .6 .0 .7 .8 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 196.671 198.193 2.9 .8 -.3 .9 1.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 216.276 219.041 4.2 1.3 .3 .3 1.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 189.609 190.491 2.7 .5 .1 .8 .4 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 183.453 183.779 .2 .2 .1 1.3 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 262.949 268.565 6.0 2.1 -1.7 1.3 4.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 151.127 151.716 3.0 .4 -.2 .8 .2 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 170.878 171.483 1.4 .4 -.2 .9 .3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 175.151 174.300 4.2 -.5 .3 .6 -.7 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 170.152 171.667 .7 .9 -.3 .0 .9 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 185.499 186.358 .9 .5 -.3 1.1 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 114.655 114.939 1.4 .2 1.1 -.4 .2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 203.171 203.909 3.4 .4 .3 .5 .4 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 140.919 141.626 5.1 .5 .5 1.3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 202.968 204.385 2.4 .7 -.2 .9 .7 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 206.057 207.177 3.3 .5 .4 .2 .4 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 236.504 237.972 4.2 .6 .3 .3 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 230.806 231.739 4.6 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 133.633 139.160 4.3 4.1 .3 1.1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 243.345 244.020 4.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 117.417 117.320 1.0 -.1 -1.0 .3 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 194.378 194.890 .1 .3 1.2 .3 1.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 175.718 176.092 -.8 .2 1.4 .1 1.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 227.930 231.800 .6 1.7 2.1 -4.4 -.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 181.064 181.232 -.9 .1 1.4 .5 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 140.634 141.349 4.7 .5 .2 1.0 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 127.093 127.495 .5 .3 .1 -.3 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 139.526 139.733 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 115.988 119.017 2.1 2.6 .2 .3 .5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 110.327 111.233 -1.3 .8 .3 -1.1 -.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 105.891 110.871 4.3 4.7 .3 1.3 .7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 112.444 115.416 -1.0 2.6 -1.4 -.3 .9 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 120.915 121.930 -.7 .8 .2 -.5 .1

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 174.463 174.799 -.6 .2 1.7 -.8 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 170.562 170.775 -.7 .1 1.8 -.9 .0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 94.840 94.591 -1.7 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 137.603 137.340 -1.4 -.2 -.1 .0 -.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 135.257 134.597 -3.5 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 193.900 195.377 -1.4 .8 7.0 -3.0 .3 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 192.806 194.282 -1.4 .8 6.9 -3.0 .3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 119.759 120.196 4.6 .4 .0 .2 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 219.262 220.530 3.6 .6 .3 .1 .6 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 221.403 224.061 1.2 1.2 .2 1.5 .3 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 343.510 346.457 4.3 .9 .2 .8 .5 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 288.088 287.703 1.6 -.1 -.1 .6 -.3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 359.757 363.908 5.1 1.2 .3 .9 .7 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 295.219 298.393 4.2 1.1 .3 .8 .7 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 482.258 487.881 6.0 1.2 .2 .6 .6 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Jan.

2007

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 111.012 111.174 0.9 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 102.784 103.144 -1.1 .4 -.6 -.2 -.1 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 117.815 117.971 2.0 .1 .2 -.1 .3 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 167.624 167.927 6.0 .2 .5 .1 .6 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 405.668 407.809 6.8 .5 .4 1.1 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 483.705 484.459 6.0 .2 .5 .1 .6 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 82.778 82.845 -2.0 .1 -.2 -.4 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 80.246 80.311 -2.1 .1 -.2 -.4 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 96.898 97.096 2.0 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 10.900 10.853 -16.5 -.4 -1.8 -2.7 -.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 10.259 10.174 -11.5 -.8 .0 -.4 -.8 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 329.198 330.459 3.6 .4 .6 .8 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 543.477 548.896 6.4 1.0 1.5 3.1 1.0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 193.560 193.987 2.9 .2 .4 .2 .0 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 157.699 158.038 1.6 .2 1.9 -.8 .2 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 214.045 214.616 3.2 .3 .1 .7 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 320.047 320.725 3.7 .2 .3 .2 .0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 161.978 162.890 .9 .6 .7 -.1 .4 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 199.198 200.402 3.1 .6 -.1 .7 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 141.529 142.290 -.4 .5 1.1 -.5 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 168.788 170.479 .8 1.0 2.6 -1.5 -.2 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 115.988 119.017 2.1 2.6 .2 .3 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 205.498 206.395 .3 .4 3.0 -1.1 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 113.263 113.210 -1.8 .0 -.3 -.3 -.1 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 242.540 243.793 3.4 .5 .3 .3 .4 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 246.476 248.024 4.3 .6 .4 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 117.417 117.320 1.0 -.1 -1.0 .3 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 181.064 181.232 -.9 .1 1.4 .5 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 140.634 141.349 4.7 .5 .2 1.0 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 139.526 139.733 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 231.367 232.077 1.5 .3 .2 .3 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 359.757 363.908 5.1 1.2 .3 .9 .7 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 281.282 281.864 2.9 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 203.035 204.101 2.3 .5 .6 .0 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 191.328 192.272 1.5 .5 .6 .1 .4 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 195.295 196.298 2.3 .5 .5 .1 .4 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 143.775 144.558 -.2 .5 1.1 -.5 .2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 170.878 172.552 .9 1.0 2.4 -1.3 -.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 204.403 205.347 .6 .5 2.7 -1.0 .2 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 184.284 185.751 1.9 .8 1.3 -.4 .3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 256.164 257.147 2.4 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 232.892 233.963 3.3 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 183.567 184.451 -1.0 .5 4.2 -1.5 .9 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 205.993 207.106 2.7 .5 .1 .3 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 208.009 209.112 2.7 .5 .1 .3 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 139.628 140.305 .0 .5 .0 .1 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 196.983 198.617 -1.2 .8 6.6 -3.1 .3 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 248.836 250.199 3.8 .5 .2 .3 .3 

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

 $ .494 $ .491 - - - - -

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 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—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007 Aug.

2006

Feb.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 201.9 202.8 203.153 203.906 5.7 3.8 -3.7 4.0 4.8 0.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 197.3 197.2 198.604 200.150 1.0 3.1 2.3 5.9 2.1 4.1 

Food ................................................................................ 196.8 196.8 198.173 199.728 1.0 3.3 2.1 6.1 2.2 4.1 

Food at home ................................................................ 194.4 193.9 195.562 197.721 -.6 3.4 1.9 7.0 1.4 4.4

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 215.3 216.0 216.642 219.067 2.1 4.4 3.0 7.2 3.3 5.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 188.0 188.1 189.534 190.383 .0 3.3 2.4 5.2 1.6 3.8 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 180.3 180.4 182.720 183.143 -3.7 -2.0 .2 6.5 -2.8 3.3 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 256.6 252.3 255.519 267.426 -8.4 11.5 4.8 18.0 1.0 11.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 149.3 149.0 150.136 150.507 2.2 1.6 5.0 3.3 1.9 4.1 

Other food at home ..................................................... 169.5 169.2 170.708 171.243 2.6 1.4 -2.3 4.2 2.0 .9 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 173.5 174.0 175.043 173.767 10.7 4.0 1.6 .6 7.3 1.1 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 169.5 169.0 169.010 170.528 -2.6 -1.4 4.6 2.4 -2.0 3.5 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 184.0 183.5 185.499 186.358 1.5 1.5 -4.4 5.2 1.5 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 113.8 115.1 114.655 114.939 3.2 -1.7 .0 4.1 .7 2.0 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 201.6 202.2 203.171 203.909 3.1 3.1 2.8 4.7 3.1 3.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 138.6 139.3 141.129 141.604 4.2 3.3 4.1 9.0 3.7 6.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 201.6 201.1 202.968 204.385 2.6 .8 .8 5.6 1.7 3.2 

Housing ............................................................................. 205.5 206.3 206.799 207.616 2.6 3.6 3.0 4.2 3.1 3.6 

Shelter ............................................................................. 235.9 236.6 237.350 238.043 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.7 4.5 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 228.8 229.8 230.670 231.642 4.0 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.3 4.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 137.9 138.3 139.802 139.913 4.2 3.0 4.2 6.0 3.6 5.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 242.1 242.8 243.279 243.988 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.2 4.8 3.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 118.3 117.1 117.417 117.320 .3 -.3 7.4 -3.3 .0 1.9 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 192.9 195.3 195.818 198.215 -7.8 .0 -2.0 11.5 -4.0 4.5 

Household energy ......................................................... 174.6 177.1 177.287 179.714 -9.6 -1.4 -2.9 12.2 -5.6 4.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 229.1 233.9 223.707 223.344 33.2 25.6 -32.3 -9.7 29.4 -21.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 179.7 182.2 183.084 185.812 -12.6 -3.3 .0 14.3 -8.0 6.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 139.0 139.3 140.634 141.349 2.1 6.3 3.5 6.9 4.2 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.3 127.4 127.017 127.238 1.6 .9 .0 -.2 1.3 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 138.9 139.1 139.526 139.733 2.1 3.9 5.7 2.4 3.0 4.0 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.6 119.8 120.180 120.805 4.8 .0 -.3 4.1 2.4 1.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.4 113.7 112.492 112.314 .4 .7 -2.4 -3.8 .5 -3.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 111.1 111.4 112.856 113.628 7.6 1.1 -.4 9.4 4.3 4.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 116.5 114.9 114.536 115.619 .0 3.1 -4.0 -3.0 1.5 -3.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.2 123.5 122.910 122.984 1.6 -5.7 2.0 -.7 -2.1 .6 

Transportation ................................................................... 174.1 177.0 175.661 175.749 22.0 6.6 -27.5 3.8 14.0 -13.3 

Private transportation ...................................................... 170.1 173.1 171.516 171.567 23.1 7.0 -28.5 3.5 14.8 -14.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.7 94.5 94.328 94.141 .4 .8 -5.3 -2.3 .6 -3.8 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.5 136.4 136.360 136.204 -1.2 .0 -3.4 -.9 -.6 -2.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 137.3 136.2 135.257 134.597 4.1 4.3 -13.6 -7.6 4.2 -10.7 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 193.0 206.5 200.234 200.921 100.5 20.0 -66.5 17.5 55.1 -37.3 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 192.0 205.3 199.170 199.842 100.9 20.3 -66.6 17.4 55.4 -37.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 119.5 119.5 119.759 120.196 7.5 4.2 4.5 2.4 5.8 3.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 218.2 218.8 219.001 220.213 4.6 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.4 

Public transportation ....................................................... 223.4 223.8 227.138 227.931 3.4 5.4 -11.0 8.4 4.4 -1.8 

Medical care ...................................................................... 340.7 341.3 344.046 345.686 4.4 3.6 3.2 6.0 4.0 4.6 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 287.1 286.9 288.720 287.830 3.9 2.0 -.3 1.0 2.9 .4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 356.3 357.2 360.250 362.812 4.6 4.1 4.4 7.5 4.3 5.9 

Professional services .................................................... 292.7 293.5 295.956 297.958 3.1 2.8 3.3 7.4 3.0 5.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 477.6 478.7 481.795 484.918 7.5 5.9 4.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 

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—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007 Aug.

2006

Feb.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.4 111.1 111.160 111.150 3.3 1.1 0.4 -0.9 2.2 -0.3 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 104.0 103.4 103.160 103.065 3.1 -.8 -3.0 -3.5 1.2 -3.3 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 117.5 117.7 117.558 117.952 2.4 3.5 .3 1.5 3.0 .9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 165.9 166.7 166.913 167.882 6.2 6.9 6.0 4.9 6.5 5.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 398.9 400.5 404.984 405.288 6.4 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 478.9 481.3 481.562 484.536 6.3 7.0 5.8 4.8 6.6 5.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.3 83.1 82.775 82.841 -1.4 .5 -4.7 -2.2 -.5 -3.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.8 80.6 80.246 80.311 -1.5 .5 -4.8 -2.4 -.5 -3.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 96.5 96.8 96.898 97.096 .0 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 2.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.4 11.2 10.900 10.853 -6.0 -9.1 -30.8 -17.9 -7.5 -24.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.3 10.3 10.259 10.174 -22.2 -7.2 -10.8 -4.8 -15.0 -7.9 

Other goods and services ................................................. 324.7 326.8 329.378 330.076 1.8 2.7 3.3 6.8 2.2 5.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 519.4 527.3 543.477 548.896 1.2 2.8 -1.3 24.7 2.0 11.0 

Personal care .................................................................. 192.5 193.3 193.694 193.702 1.9 2.6 4.5 2.5 2.2 3.5 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 156.1 159.0 157.699 158.038 -2.5 .8 3.1 5.1 -.9 4.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 212.3 212.5 214.045 214.616 1.5 2.7 4.3 4.4 2.1 4.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 318.7 319.5 320.287 320.360 3.8 3.6 5.3 2.1 3.7 3.7 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 161.7 162.8 162.690 163.297 10.0 4.2 -12.9 4.0 7.0 -4.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 197.3 197.2 198.604 200.150 1.0 3.1 2.3 5.9 2.1 4.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 141.9 143.5 142.779 142.968 15.3 4.4 -20.6 3.0 9.7 -9.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 172.1 176.6 173.869 173.440 23.2 6.6 -23.6 3.2 14.6 -11.2 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.6 119.8 120.180 120.805 4.8 .0 -.3 4.1 2.4 1.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 203.9 210.1 207.739 208.104 42.2 8.4 -39.4 8.5 24.2 -18.9 

Durables .......................................................................... 113.6 113.3 112.933 112.806 -.7 .3 -4.1 -2.8 -.2 -3.4 

Services .............................................................................. 241.7 242.5 243.298 244.229 2.9 3.4 3.2 4.3 3.2 3.7 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 245.8 246.7 247.426 248.104 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 118.3 117.1 117.417 117.320 .3 -.3 7.4 -3.3 .0 1.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 179.7 182.2 183.084 185.812 -12.6 -3.3 .0 14.3 -8.0 6.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 139.0 139.3 140.634 141.349 2.1 6.3 3.5 6.9 4.2 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 138.9 139.1 139.526 139.733 2.1 3.9 5.7 2.4 3.0 4.0 

Transportation services ..................................................... 231.4 231.8 232.384 232.643 1.8 2.6 -.7 2.2 2.2 .7 

Medical care services ....................................................... 356.3 357.2 360.250 362.812 4.6 4.1 4.4 7.5 4.3 5.9

Other services ................................................................... 280.5 280.9 281.091 281.756 4.0 3.7 2.2 1.8 3.8 2.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 202.7 203.9 203.999 204.620 6.6 3.8 -4.6 3.8 5.2 -.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 190.8 191.9 192.030 192.816 6.2 3.6 -7.4 4.3 4.9 -1.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 194.8 195.8 196.033 196.746 6.0 3.7 -4.2 4.1 4.8 -.2 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 144.1 145.7 144.991 145.217 14.8 4.3 -19.9 3.1 9.4 -9.1 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 174.0 178.1 175.707 175.288 21.6 6.1 -21.9 3.0 13.6 -10.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 202.9 208.4 206.407 206.835 38.4 7.6 -36.4 8.0 22.0 -17.1 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 185.1 187.5 186.765 187.249 11.3 4.7 -11.6 4.7 8.0 -3.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 254.6 255.5 256.241 257.370 2.1 3.2 .2 4.4 2.6 2.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 232.0 232.8 233.396 234.204 3.4 3.9 2.1 3.9 3.6 3.0 

Energy ................................................................................. 182.5 190.1 187.340 188.952 36.9 9.8 -44.5 14.9 22.6 -20.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 205.5 205.8 206.414 207.083 3.0 3.2 1.8 3.1 3.1 2.4 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 207.8 208.1 208.632 209.135 3.4 3.2 1.8 2.6 3.3 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.1 140.1 140.209 140.330 1.4 .6 -2.5 .7 1.0 -.9 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 196.2 209.2 202.686 203.310 95.3 20.3 -64.9 15.3 53.3 -36.4 

Services less energy services ......................................... 248.1 248.7 249.469 250.220 4.0 4.2 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.5 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Feb.2007 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2007 from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 201.5 201.8 202.416 203.499 2.4 0.8 0.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 214.8 215.2 215.813 216.651 2.4 .7 .4 2.3 .5 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 217.4 217.8 218.365 219.330 2.6 .7 .4 2.4 .4 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.4 126.7 127.237 127.546 1.9 .7 .2 2.0 .7 .4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 192.8 192.9 193.068 194.458 2.0 .8 .7 1.2 .1 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.5 194.7 195.073 196.507 2.1 .9 .7 1.2 .3 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.1 123.0 122.861 123.854 1.9 .7 .8 1.0 -.2 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 187.0 187.1 187.587 188.122 1.6 .5 .3 1.2 .3 .3 

South urban .................................................... M 194.3 194.8 195.021 195.950 2.2 .6 .5 1.8 .4 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.6 197.3 197.650 198.516 2.4 .6 .4 2.1 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.4 123.8 123.817 124.521 2.0 .6 .6 1.5 .3 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 195.4 196.0 196.077 196.043 2.6 .0 .0 2.7 .3 .0 

West urban ..................................................... M 206.3 206.2 207.790 208.995 3.1 1.4 .6 3.0 .7 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 209.7 209.6 211.102 212.549 3.3 1.4 .7 3.1 .7 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.1 125.0 126.244 126.805 2.5 1.4 .4 2.7 .9 1.0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 184.7 184.9 185.608 186.673 2.6 1.0 .6 2.3 .5 .4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 124.1 124.3 124.571 125.243 2.1 .8 .5 1.7 .4 .2 

D ................................................................. M 194.2 194.6 194.724 194.945 2.5 .2 .1 2.4 .3 .1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 197.9 197.8 199.401 200.630 1.7 1.4 .6 1.0 .8 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 211.1 210.6 212.584 214.760 3.5 2.0 1.0 3.2 .7 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 220.9 221.3 221.767 223.066 3.1 .8 .6 2.7 .4 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 223.1 -

 224.432 - - - - 1.8 .6 -

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

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 188.4 -

 188.890 - - - - .2 .3 -

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

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

 194.8 - 194.886 2.7 .0 - - - -

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

 196.4 - 198.064 1.7 .8 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 179.2 - 181.217 1.5 1.1 - - - -

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

 205.4 - 207.989 2.9 1.3 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 211.6 - 213.152 2.0 .7 - - - -

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

 210.4 - 213.688 3.2 1.6 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 209.3 - 211.704 4.0 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

Feb. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Jan.

2007

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 197.559 198.544 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 

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

 588.467 591.403 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 198.280 199.540 3.0 .6 -.1 .7 .8 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 197.886 199.111 3.0 .6 -.1 .6 .8 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 195.531 197.044 2.8 .8 -.3 .8 1.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 216.416 219.191 4.1 1.3 .3 .1 1.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 189.119 189.996 2.6 .5 -.1 .8 .4 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 182.711 183.185 -.1 .3 .2 1.2 .3 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 260.176 266.159 5.9 2.3 -1.9 1.0 4.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 150.620 150.968 2.9 .2 -.3 .9 .1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 170.242 170.861 1.3 .4 -.2 .8 .3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 173.929 173.081 4.0 -.5 .4 .5 -.8 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 170.559 172.380 .7 1.1 -.4 -.3 1.1 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 185.681 186.473 .8 .4 -.3 1.1 .4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 114.759 115.151 1.2 .3 1.1 -.5 .3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 202.905 203.689 3.4 .4 .3 .4 .4 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 140.499 141.274 5.1 .6 .5 1.4 .4 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 202.821 204.616 2.6 .9 -.4 .9 .9 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 201.509 202.370 3.2 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 229.359 230.472 4.2 .5 .4 .3 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 229.921 230.860 4.6 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 132.607 138.083 3.7 4.1 .7 1.0 -.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 220.602 221.185 4.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 117.748 117.622 1.0 -.1 -1.0 .3 -.1 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 192.895 193.330 .1 .2 1.3 .4 1.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 173.352 173.654 -.8 .2 1.5 .3 1.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 226.971 231.136 .6 1.8 2.2 -4.3 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 179.457 179.550 -.9 .1 1.4 .6 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 140.947 141.636 4.7 .5 .2 1.0 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 122.623 122.962 .5 .3 .0 -.2 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 141.729 141.886 3.2 .1 .2 .4 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 115.315 118.211 1.8 2.5 .2 -.1 .5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 109.762 111.079 -1.4 1.2 .1 -1.6 .0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 105.697 110.214 4.6 4.3 .5 1.1 .5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 114.948 118.037 -.1 2.7 -1.6 -.1 1.0 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 120.506 121.679 -.3 1.0 .2 -.7 .5 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 173.182 173.518 -.7 .2 1.9 -1.0 .0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 170.321 170.588 -.8 .2 1.9 -1.0 .0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.709 93.459 -1.8 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 138.722 138.451 -1.3 -.2 -.1 .0 -.2 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 136.063 135.411 -3.5 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 194.278 195.934 -1.4 .9 6.9 -3.1 .4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 193.262 194.923 -1.4 .9 7.0 -3.2 .4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 119.464 119.897 4.9 .4 .0 .2 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 221.769 223.054 3.6 .6 .3 .1 .5 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 220.809 223.338 1.3 1.1 .1 1.4 .4 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 343.138 346.191 4.4 .9 .1 .8 .5 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 281.098 280.597 1.6 -.2 -.1 .6 -.4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 360.251 364.519 5.2 1.2 .2 .8 .8 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 297.335 300.720 4.1 1.1 .3 .7 .8 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 477.603 482.895 6.0 1.1 .1 .6 .7 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Jan.

2007

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.281 108.484 0.9 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 102.334 102.653 -.9 .3 -.5 -.3 -.1 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 114.703 114.870 1.6 .1 .1 -.1 .3 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 165.789 166.144 6.0 .2 .5 .2 .5 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 409.068 411.130 7.2 .5 .4 1.3 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 468.417 469.284 5.9 .2 .5 .1 .6 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 85.030 85.112 -1.4 .1 -.1 -.3 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 83.256 83.337 -1.5 .1 -.2 -.3 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 97.045 97.233 1.9 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 11.321 11.272 -16.5 -.4 -2.5 -2.4 -.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 10.081 9.997 -11.5 -.8 .0 -1.2 -.8 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 339.084 340.917 3.8 .5 .8 1.0 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 544.568 550.097 6.2 1.0 1.4 3.0 1.0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 191.311 191.922 2.7 .3 .5 .1 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 157.505 157.992 1.5 .3 1.7 -.7 .3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 214.254 214.773 3.3 .2 .1 .7 .2 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 319.885 321.269 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 163.212 164.171 .9 .6 .8 -.2 .4 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 198.280 199.540 3.0 .6 -.1 .7 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 143.764 144.567 -.4 .6 1.3 -.6 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 173.542 175.371 .8 1.1 2.9 -1.8 -.3 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 115.315 118.211 1.8 2.5 .2 -.1 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 213.546 214.738 .4 .6 3.4 -1.2 .3 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 113.270 113.178 -1.8 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 237.761 238.783 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 221.062 222.150 4.2 .5 .4 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 117.748 117.622 1.0 -.1 -1.0 .3 -.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 179.457 179.550 -.9 .1 1.4 .6 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 140.947 141.636 4.7 .5 .2 1.0 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 141.729 141.886 3.2 .1 .2 .4 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 231.783 232.362 1.5 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 360.251 364.519 5.2 1.2 .2 .8 .8 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 271.323 271.921 2.6 .2 .1 .1 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 197.317 198.258 2.1 .5 .7 .0 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 188.108 189.058 1.4 .5 .6 .0 .4 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 191.475 192.389 2.1 .5 .6 .1 .4 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 145.822 146.653 -.2 .6 1.2 -.6 .2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 175.341 177.171 .9 1.0 2.7 -1.7 -.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 211.702 212.940 .6 .6 3.1 -1.1 .3 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 186.434 187.995 1.9 .8 1.3 -.5 .3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 226.994 227.801 2.2 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 228.608 229.453 3.1 .4 .4 .2 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 182.878 183.842 -1.1 .5 4.3 -1.5 .8 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 200.245 201.238 2.6 .5 .1 .3 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 201.110 202.056 2.5 .5 .1 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 139.999 140.680 .0 .5 -.1 .1 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 196.605 198.398 -1.2 .9 6.6 -3.2 .4 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 244.080 245.211 3.7 .5 .2 .3 .3 

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

 $ .506 $ .504 - - - - -

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

 $ .170 $ .169 - - - - -

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—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007 Aug.

2006

Feb.

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 197.0 198.0 198.225 198.984 6.3 3.9 -5.1 4.1 5.1 -0.6 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 196.5 196.4 197.677 199.249 1.0 3.1 2.3 5.7 2.1 4.0 

Food ................................................................................ 196.1 196.0 197.244 198.801 .8 3.1 2.5 5.6 2.0 4.0 

Food at home ................................................................ 193.6 193.0 194.473 196.534 -.4 3.4 2.1 6.2 1.5 4.1

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 215.8 216.5 216.798 219.095 2.5 4.4 3.4 6.2 3.5 4.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 187.7 187.6 189.036 189.882 .2 3.1 2.6 4.7 1.6 3.7 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 179.5 179.8 181.898 182.501 -4.1 -2.4 -.2 6.9 -3.3 3.3 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 255.2 250.4 253.022 264.940 -7.8 11.2 5.7 16.2 1.3 10.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 148.7 148.3 149.587 149.749 1.9 2.2 4.7 2.9 2.1 3.8 

Other food at home ..................................................... 169.1 168.7 170.028 170.572 1.9 1.7 -1.9 3.5 1.8 .8 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 172.3 173.0 173.813 172.484 10.8 3.8 1.2 .4 7.2 .8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 170.4 169.7 169.191 171.051 -3.0 -.5 4.8 1.5 -1.8 3.2 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 184.3 183.7 185.681 186.473 1.1 1.5 -4.0 4.8 1.3 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 114.1 115.3 114.759 115.151 2.1 -.7 -.3 3.7 .7 1.7 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 201.4 202.0 202.905 203.689 2.9 3.1 3.0 4.6 3.0 3.8 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 138.1 138.8 140.765 141.338 4.2 2.4 4.2 9.7 3.3 6.9 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 201.9 201.1 202.821 204.616 2.4 .2 2.4 5.5 1.3 3.9 

Housing ............................................................................. 200.6 201.5 202.017 202.830 2.1 3.5 2.6 4.5 2.8 3.6 

Shelter ............................................................................. 228.4 229.2 229.798 230.467 4.4 4.5 4.1 3.7 4.5 3.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 227.9 228.9 229.696 230.703 3.9 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.3 4.8 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 136.9 137.8 139.243 138.634 2.7 4.5 2.4 5.2 3.6 3.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 219.4 220.1 220.518 221.169 4.8 4.5 3.9 3.3 4.7 3.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 118.6 117.4 117.748 117.622 .3 .0 7.0 -3.3 .2 1.8 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 191.2 193.6 194.362 196.694 -8.3 -.4 -1.9 12.0 -4.4 4.8 

Household energy ......................................................... 171.9 174.4 174.925 177.263 -10.1 -1.8 -2.7 13.1 -6.1 4.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 227.7 232.7 222.684 223.337 31.9 26.3 -33.4 -7.4 29.1 -21.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 177.8 180.3 181.459 184.020 -12.5 -4.0 .2 14.7 -8.3 7.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 139.3 139.6 140.947 141.636 2.1 6.6 3.2 6.9 4.3 5.0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.9 122.9 122.595 122.719 1.3 1.0 .0 -.6 1.1 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 140.9 141.2 141.729 141.886 2.3 4.1 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.2 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.4 119.6 119.451 120.061 4.5 .7 .0 2.2 2.6 1.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.6 113.7 111.883 111.899 1.1 1.8 -2.4 -5.9 1.4 -4.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 110.9 111.4 112.603 113.167 8.4 2.2 -.4 8.4 5.2 3.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 119.2 117.3 117.148 118.322 1.4 3.4 -2.0 -2.9 2.4 -2.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 122.8 123.1 122.250 122.846 1.3 -4.8 2.0 .1 -1.8 1.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 172.9 176.1 174.417 174.491 24.0 7.5 -29.8 3.7 15.5 -14.7 

Private transportation ...................................................... 170.0 173.2 171.432 171.483 24.9 7.6 -30.5 3.5 16.0 -15.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.7 93.4 93.254 93.035 .8 1.3 -6.5 -2.8 1.1 -4.7 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.6 137.5 137.513 137.293 -.9 -.3 -3.1 -.9 -.6 -2.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 138.1 137.0 136.063 135.411 4.3 4.0 -13.5 -7.6 4.2 -10.6 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 193.7 207.1 200.603 201.411 99.2 20.7 -66.4 16.9 55.1 -37.3 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 192.7 206.2 199.614 200.433 99.8 20.8 -66.6 17.0 55.4 -37.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 119.2 119.2 119.464 119.897 7.9 4.5 4.8 2.4 6.2 3.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 220.8 221.4 221.537 222.687 4.7 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.3 

Public transportation ....................................................... 222.4 222.7 225.827 226.645 3.1 4.0 -8.8 7.9 3.5 -.8 

Medical care ...................................................................... 340.4 340.9 343.619 345.415 4.5 3.6 3.5 6.0 4.1 4.7 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 280.2 280.0 281.738 280.701 3.8 2.0 -.3 .7 2.9 .2 

Medical care services ..................................................... 356.9 357.7 360.670 363.443 4.7 4.2 4.5 7.5 4.4 6.0 

Professional services .................................................... 295.0 295.8 297.931 300.252 2.9 3.1 3.2 7.3 3.0 5.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 473.4 474.0 477.026 480.230 7.5 6.1 4.6 5.9 6.8 5.2 

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—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2007 Aug.

2006

Feb.

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.7 108.4 108.456 108.489 2.6 1.1 0.7 -0.8 1.9 0.0 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 103.5 103.0 102.732 102.658 2.3 -.4 -2.3 -3.2 1.0 -2.8 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 114.5 114.6 114.517 114.825 1.8 3.2 .4 1.1 2.5 .7 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 164.0 164.8 165.149 166.001 6.0 7.0 6.1 5.0 6.5 5.5 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 401.5 403.2 408.325 408.597 6.3 7.5 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 463.8 466.0 466.513 469.130 5.8 7.0 6.0 4.7 6.4 5.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.4 85.3 85.027 85.107 -1.4 .9 -3.7 -1.4 -.2 -2.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 83.7 83.5 83.256 83.337 -1.4 1.0 -3.7 -1.7 -.2 -2.7 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 96.7 96.9 97.045 97.233 -.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 1.3 2.6 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.9 11.6 11.321 11.272 -5.8 -5.9 -31.9 -19.5 -5.8 -26.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.2 10.2 10.081 9.997 -19.6 -7.3 -10.9 -7.7 -13.7 -9.4 

Other goods and services ................................................. 333.1 335.7 339.151 340.563 1.3 2.8 2.1 9.3 2.1 5.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 521.1 528.6 544.568 550.097 1.2 2.7 -1.4 24.2 1.9 10.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 190.2 191.1 191.366 191.628 1.5 2.8 3.7 3.0 2.2 3.3 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 156.0 158.6 157.505 157.992 -2.3 .8 2.6 5.2 -.8 3.9 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 212.5 212.7 214.254 214.773 1.2 3.1 4.4 4.3 2.1 4.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 318.9 319.6 320.102 321.057 3.7 3.6 4.9 2.7 3.7 3.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 163.0 164.3 164.009 164.641 11.2 4.6 -14.5 4.1 7.9 -5.7 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 196.5 196.4 197.677 199.249 1.0 3.1 2.3 5.7 2.1 4.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 144.2 146.1 145.155 145.360 17.5 5.4 -22.9 3.3 11.3 -10.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 177.4 182.5 179.125 178.618 26.4 7.0 -25.7 2.8 16.3 -12.6 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.4 119.6 119.451 120.061 4.5 .7 .0 2.2 2.6 1.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 211.8 219.0 216.359 217.028 46.4 9.9 -42.8 10.2 26.8 -20.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 113.7 113.3 113.096 112.926 -.7 .3 -4.1 -2.7 -.2 -3.4 

Services .............................................................................. 236.7 237.5 238.283 239.197 2.4 3.5 2.9 4.3 3.0 3.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 220.1 220.9 221.587 222.103 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 4.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 118.6 117.4 117.748 117.622 .3 .0 7.0 -3.3 .2 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 177.8 180.3 181.459 184.020 -12.5 -4.0 .2 14.7 -8.3 7.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 139.3 139.6 140.947 141.636 2.1 6.6 3.2 6.9 4.3 5.0 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 140.9 141.2 141.729 141.886 2.3 4.1 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.2 

Transportation services ..................................................... 231.5 231.9 232.262 232.505 1.6 2.1 .3 1.7 1.8 1.0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 356.9 357.7 360.670 363.443 4.7 4.2 4.5 7.5 4.4 6.0

Other services ................................................................... 270.8 271.0 271.240 271.752 3.5 3.6 1.8 1.4 3.6 1.6 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 196.9 198.2 198.224 198.835 7.4 4.1 -6.6 4.0 5.7 -1.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 187.6 188.8 188.864 189.663 7.2 3.6 -9.0 4.5 5.4 -2.5 

All items less medical care .................................................. 190.9 192.0 192.143 192.863 6.5 3.8 -5.7 4.2 5.1 -.9 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 146.3 148.1 147.182 147.428 16.9 5.3 -22.0 3.1 11.0 -10.3 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 178.9 183.8 180.624 180.295 24.6 6.7 -24.5 3.2 15.3 -11.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 210.1 216.6 214.118 214.716 43.3 8.7 -39.8 9.1 24.8 -19.0 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 187.6 190.1 189.104 189.616 12.8 4.9 -12.7 4.4 8.8 -4.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 225.5 226.3 227.051 228.013 1.6 2.7 .0 4.5 2.2 2.2 

Services less medical care services ................................... 227.5 228.3 228.855 229.602 3.1 3.8 2.0 3.7 3.4 2.8 

Energy ................................................................................. 181.9 189.7 186.769 188.349 39.2 10.9 -46.0 15.0 24.2 -21.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 199.7 199.9 200.516 201.176 2.7 3.1 1.6 3.0 2.9 2.3 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 200.8 201.1 201.575 202.045 3.1 3.1 1.4 2.5 3.1 2.0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.6 140.5 140.610 140.753 1.4 .6 -2.5 .4 1.0 -1.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 196.1 209.1 202.399 203.201 94.6 21.1 -65.1 15.3 53.5 -36.6 

Services less energy services ......................................... 243.1 243.7 244.423 245.136 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.4 4.0 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 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

Feb.2007 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2007 from—

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Feb.

2007

Feb.

2006

Dec.

2006

Jan.

2007

Jan.

2006

Nov.

2006

Dec.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 196.8 197.2 197.559 198.544 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 210.9 211.5 212.054 212.649 2.3 .5 .3 2.2 .5 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.2 212.7 213.163 213.892 2.5 .6 .3 2.4 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.5 126.9 127.395 127.587 1.7 .5 .2 1.8 .7 .4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 187.5 187.8 187.811 189.121 1.7 .7 .7 .9 .2 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 188.3 188.6 188.802 190.087 1.7 .8 .7 .8 .3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.2 122.3 122.103 123.121 1.8 .7 .8 .8 -.1 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 185.2 185.5 185.949 186.458 1.8 .5 .3 1.3 .4 .2 

South urban .................................................... M 191.1 191.8 191.671 192.574 1.9 .4 .5 1.5 .3 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.4 195.1 195.057 196.032 2.2 .5 .5 1.8 .3 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.8 122.3 122.204 122.842 1.8 .4 .5 1.2 .3 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 195.2 195.7 195.466 195.444 2.3 -.1 .0 2.3 .1 -.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 200.6 200.8 201.946 203.036 3.0 1.1 .5 2.9 .7 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 202.2 202.4 203.537 204.885 3.2 1.2 .7 3.0 .7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.5 124.6 125.593 126.161 2.5 1.3 .5 2.7 .9 .8 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 182.6 183.0 183.443 184.447 2.5 .8 .5 2.0 .5 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 123.1 123.4 123.578 124.203 1.9 .7 .5 1.5 .4 .1 

D ................................................................. M 192.5 192.9 192.985 193.060 2.3 .1 .0 2.3 .3 .0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 190.8 190.9 192.166 193.451 1.5 1.3 .7 .5 .7 .7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 203.3 202.9 204.498 206.632 3.4 1.8 1.0 3.1 .6 .8 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 214.7 215.2 215.793 216.771 2.9 .7 .5 2.7 .5 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 223.4 -

 224.256 - - - - 2.2 .4 -

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

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 189.6 -

 190.187 - - - - .2 .3 -

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

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

 193.1 - 193.446 2.6 .2 - - - -

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

 191.0 - 192.717 1.6 .9 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 177.5 - 179.288 1.5 1.0 - - - -

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

 203.6 - 205.688 2.9 1.0 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 211.2 - 212.986 1.9 .8 - - - -

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

 205.6 - 208.803 3.1 1.6 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 204.3 - 205.746 3.9 .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,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Feb. 2007 from—

 Jan.

 2007

 Feb.

 2007

 Feb.

 2006

 Jan.

 2007

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 R117.419 118.021 2.2 0.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 117.404 118.076 2.9 .6 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 117.443 118.107 3.0 .6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 114.261 115.078 2.7 .7 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 121.759 122.199 3.4 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 117.175 117.962 2.3 .7 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 R123.290 123.949 3.3 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 125.036 125.797 4.2 .6 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 R146.500 146.794 .6 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.222 96.577 .1 .4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 87.178 89.374 1.4 2.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 115.442 115.616 -.6 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 116.066 116.162 -.7 .1 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 108.921 110.166 1.2 1.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 133.996 135.056 4.0 .8 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 121.971 121.638 1.4 -.3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 138.171 139.733 5.0 1.1 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.121 105.241 .0 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.159 104.264 .9 .1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 155.847 156.152 6.0 .2 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.262 74.281 -3.0 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 122.480 122.936 3.4 .4 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 R126.255 126.885 3.4 .5 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 106.504 107.071 .5 .5 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 85.715 85.684 -2.3 .0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 117.101 118.009 1.8 .8 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 113.853 114.434 2.4 .5 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 R158.396 159.100 -.7 .4 

R Revised.

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.