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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER 2010 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in November on a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, 

the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy all increased slightly in November. The 

index for food at home rose in November after being unchanged in October, with the indexes for eggs 

and nonalcoholic beverages both rising notably. Although the index for gasoline rose, the index for 

household energy declined and the increase in the energy index was the smallest in five months. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose in November after being unchanged the previous three 

months. Increases in the indexes for shelter and airline fares accounted for most of the rise, while the 

indexes for new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and household furnishings and operations all declined.

Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.8 percent. The energy 

index has risen 3.9 percent over that span with the gasoline index up 7.3 percent but the household 

energy index down 0.2 percent. The food index has risen 1.5 percent, with the food at home index up 1.7 

percent. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010

Percent change

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Consumer Price Index Data for November 2010 

Food

The food index rose 0.2 percent in November after a 0.1 percent increase in October. The index for food 

away from home rose 0.1 percent while the food at home index rose 0.3 percent. Among the six major 

grocery store food groups that comprise the food at home index, the index for nonalcoholic beverages 

posted the largest increase, at 0.8 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.5 percent, 

due mostly to a 6.6 percent increase in the index for eggs. The index for cereals and bakery products 

rose 0.4 percent, and the index for other food at home advanced 0.1 percent. The index for dairy and 

related products, which rose 1.1 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The only major 

grocery store food group index to decline in November was fruits and vegetables, which fell 0.2 percent 

after a 0.7 percent decline in October. Within that group, the index for fresh fruits rose 2.0 percent but 

the fresh vegetables index fell 2.0 percent. Over the past year, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and 

eggs has risen 5.8 percent and the dairy and related products index has increased 3.8 percent. The other 

grocery store food groups posted much smaller changes. 

Energy

The energy index rose 0.2 percent in November after a 2.6 percent increase in October. The gasoline 

index, which rose 4.6 percent in October, increased 0.7 percent in November. This was its fifth 

consecutive monthly increase, but the smallest of the five. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices 

rose 2.0 percent in November.) In contrast, the index for household energy declined in November, 

falling 0.4 percent. The index for natural gas fell 5.7 percent and more than offset a 0.9 percent increase 

in the index for electricity and a 4.2 percent increase in the index for fuel oil. The natural gas index has 

declined 4.8 percent over the past year, though the other energy components have increased. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in November, its first increase since July.

The index for shelter rose 0.1 percent in November, the same increase as the previous month. The rent 

index rose 0.2 percent, its largest increase since March 2009, while the index for owners’ equivalent rent 

rose 0.1 percent and the lodging away from home index declined 1.2 percent. The index for airline fares 

increased 3.0 percent in November, its largest increase in over two years. The medical care index rose 

0.1 percent in November, the same increase as in October, with the indexes for medical care 

commodities rising 0.2 percent and the medical care services index increasing 0.1 percent. Several 

indexes turned up in November after declining in recent months. The index for personal care rose 0.5 

percent in November following a 0.3 percent decrease in October, and the apparel index rose 0.2 percent 

after declining in each of the three previous months. Partially offsetting these increases were declines in 

the index for new vehicles, which fell 0.4 percent in November, and used cars and trucks, which fell 0.5 

percent. The index for household furnishings and operations also declined, falling 0.2 percent. 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.8 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter 

index has gone up 0.2 percent over that time period, the medical care index has risen 3.2 percent, and the 

index for used cars and trucks has increased 6.0 percent. In contrast, the indexes for household 

furnishings and operations has declined, falling 2.5 percent, and the new vehicles index has fallen 0.4 

percent. The apparel and recreation indexes have decreased as well, falling 0.8 percent and 0.9 percent, 

respectively.
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 218.803 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.3 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.750 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index was unchanged on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note 

that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision. 

The Consumer Price Index for December 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 14, 

2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). Releases for the remainder of 2011 are scheduled on the following dates: 

Feb. 17 Aug. 18 

 Mar. 17 Sep. 15 

 Apr. 15 Oct. 19 

 May 13 Nov. 16 

 June 15 Dec. 16 

 July 15 

Effective with the release of CPI data for January 2011 scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2011, the 

following series will be re-titled: 

Recreation services will become Other recreation services 

Gas (piped) and electricity will become Energy services 

Canned fish and seafood will become Shelf stable fish and seafood 

The Recreation services index does not include all services under the major group Recreation, specifically 

video and audio related services, pet services, and photography and film services are excluded. The new 

title, Other recreation services, will reflect these exclusions. 

Gas (piped) and electricity has been presented as Energy services in Table A of the CPI News Release 

since August 2009. At that time, the format text of the News Release was updated to focus on Food, 

Energy, and All items less food and energy instead of the major groups (Food, Housing, Apparel, 

Transportation, Medical care, Education and communication, Recreation, and Other goods and services).

The title will be changed in the remainder of the publication tables in January 2011 to improve 

consistency.

The title for Canned fish and seafood will change to Shelf stable fish and seafood to better reflect current 

packaging methods. 
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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-CPIU), 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing 

units and approximately 25,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling 

stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the 

purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained 

every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every 

month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods 

and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and 

population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of 

prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and 

CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to 

two annual revisions. 

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

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

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

can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and 

services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. 

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

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

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

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

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

These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For 

example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All 

Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail 

prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of 

these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices.

For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 

95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 

0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, 

see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2009”. 

These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2009.pdf

Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation 

of index point and percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3
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Regions Defined 

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

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

and Vermont. 

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

and Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Washington, and Wyoming. 

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

before adjustment for seasonal variation. 

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

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

Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2005 through 

December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. 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: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010. 

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

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some 

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

adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are 

estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the 

calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles.

For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as 

damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to 

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

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

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

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David 

Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov If you have general questions about the 

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

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Oct.

2010

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 218.711 218.803 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 

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

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Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 221.005 220.991 1.5 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.738 220.616 220.617 1.5 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.801 216.698 216.538 1.7 -.1 .3 .0 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.108 249.890 249.944 -.3 .0 .8 -.2 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.745 212.170 212.957 5.8 .4 .9 .6 .5 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .820 201.291 201.277 3.8 .0 .2 1.1 .0 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.153 270.200 269.917 .0 -.1 .1 -.7 -.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .952 161.313 161.427 .0 .1 .0 -.5 .8 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.023 191.311 190.152 .3 -.6 .0 -.2 .1 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .295 202.962 200.586 1.2 -1.2 1.1 .7 -1.4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 203.614 202.375 3.0 -.6 .1 .5 .8 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.496 203.990 202.988 -.3 -.5 -.2 -.4 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .439 121.698 120.623 -.5 -.9 .3 -.3 -.9 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.937 227.287 227.512 1.3 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 160.036 160.392 2.1 .2 .3 .0 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.056 224.705 224.490 .9 -.1 .2 .2 .0 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.960 216.100 215.830 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.289 248.646 248.738 .2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.966 249.618 250.317 .6 .3 .1 .1 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .769 133.580 126.704 1.0 -5.1 -.2 -1.0 -1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 25.206 256.823 257.202 .2 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.593 256.817 257.194 .2 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .347 127.111 127.501 4.3 .3 .1 .4 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.081 213.031 210.978 1.0 -1.0 -.4 .4 -.2

Household energy .................................................................. 4.028 187.271 184.764 -.2 -1.3 -.6 .4 -.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .276 276.551 286.367 10.0 3.5 1.0 4.0 3.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .............................................. 3.752 190.603 187.335 -1.0 -1.7 -.8 .2 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.052 173.360 174.094 5.5 .4 .4 .4 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.590 124.524 124.121 -2.5 -.3 -.4 .0 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .781 150.151 150.180 .0 .0 -.2 -.1 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.695 122.454 121.498 -.8 -.8 -.6 -.3 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .903 114.090 112.824 -.7 -1.1 -.6 -.3 -.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.580 110.723 109.778 -1.5 -.9 -1.4 -.4 .5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .196 114.663 115.106 -1.0 .4 -1.3 -1.9 .7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .721 130.896 129.368 -.9 -1.2 .3 .2 -.8

Transportation ............................................................................ 16.685 194.283 195.659 3.7 .7 .5 1.2 .3

Private transportation ............................................................... 15.497 189.674 190.915 3.7 .7 .5 1.3 .1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.386 97.203 96.936 .9 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.573 137.849 138.222 -.4 .3 .1 -.2 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.012 144.040 142.250 6.0 -1.2 -.7 -.9 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.525 240.303 245.165 7.5 2.0 1.8 4.4 .7

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.337 239.527 244.345 7.3 2.0 1.6 4.6 .7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .401 138.289 138.768 3.4 .3 .1 .4 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.167 249.824 249.872 1.8 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.187 251.435 254.995 4.4 1.4 .5 .2 2.1 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.513 391.240 391.660 3.2 .1 .6 .1 .1

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.611 316.082 316.794 2.7 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.902 414.564 414.850 3.4 .1 .8 .2 .1 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.796 330.057 330.508 2.8 .1 .4 .0 .3 

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

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Oct.

2010

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 618.936 619.747 6.6 0.1 1.5 0.5 -0.2 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.437 112.984 112.839 -.9 -.1 -.3 -.1 .0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.894 98.503 98.214 -2.0 -.3 .0 -.1 .0 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.434 130.959 130.894 1.6 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.035 203.071 203.139 3.8 .0 -.2 .0 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .200 510.335 510.185 2.9 .0 .6 .5 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.835 584.286 584.509 3.9 .0 -.3 .0 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.399 84.531 84.423 -.4 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.225 81.359 81.250 -.5 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.392 102.458 102.329 -.2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ............. .833 9.324 9.309 -1.7 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... .246 75.385 74.969 -4.0 -.6 .1 -.5 -.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.483 382.764 383.633 1.8 .2 -.1 -.3 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .871 821.529 820.854 5.0 -.1 .1 -.3 -.1 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.612 206.471 207.162 .8 .3 -.2 -.3 .5 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .688 159.951 160.401 -.8 .3 -.2 -.6 .3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .642 229.343 229.623 .6 .1 .0 -.4 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.048 356.508 357.061 2.4 .2 -.1 .2 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.816 175.225 175.415 1.4 .1 .2 .5 .1

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 221.005 220.991 1.5 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.021 150.882 151.148 1.3 .2 .1 .7 .1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.044 191.332 192.320 2.4 .5 .4 1.1 .7 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.695 122.454 121.498 -.8 -.8 -.6 -.3 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.349 238.530 240.762 3.5 .9 .8 1.5 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.978 110.966 110.573 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.4 

Services ....................................................................................... 60.184 261.927 261.921 1.0 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.942 259.054 259.142 .2 .0 .3 .1 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .347 127.111 127.501 4.3 .3 .1 .4 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .................................................... 3.752 190.603 187.335 -1.0 -1.7 -.8 .2 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.052 173.360 174.094 5.5 .4 .4 .4 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .781 150.151 150.180 .0 .0 -.2 -.1 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.060 261.625 263.265 2.9 .6 .3 .3 .5 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.902 414.564 414.850 3.4 .1 .8 .2 .1 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.347 311.375 311.499 1.6 .0 -.2 .0 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.262 218.431 218.538 1.1 .0 .1 .3 .1

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.711 209.467 209.560 1.6 .0 .1 .3 .1

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.487 210.257 210.336 1.0 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.078 153.508 153.761 1.3 .2 .1 .7 .1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.100 193.344 194.266 2.3 .5 .5 .8 .7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.405 236.158 238.165 3.3 .8 .7 1.2 .7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.838 206.518 207.053 2.0 .3 .3 .8 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.243 285.588 285.467 1.9 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 55.282 250.066 250.044 .8 .0 .1 .1 .3 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.553 210.947 211.970 3.9 .5 .7 2.6 .2 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.447 221.236 221.235 .9 .0 .0 .0 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.708 222.079 222.077 .8 .0 .0 .0 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.276 144.028 143.594 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.801 243.784 248.928 7.7 2.1 1.8 4.4 .8 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.432 269.208 269.509 1.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 

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

 $ .457 $ .457 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .153 $ .153 - ----

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2010

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010 May

2010

Nov.

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 218.150 218.372 218.879 219.146 1.4 -0.7 1.7 1.8 0.3 1.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.961 220.644 220.808 221.216 1.6 1.7 .4 2.3 1.7 1.3

Food ................................................................................ 219.563 220.262 220.408 220.841 1.9 1.8 .2 2.3 1.8 1.3 

Food at home ................................................................ 215.506 216.241 216.339 216.924 2.7 2.5 -.8 2.7 2.6 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 248.746 250.651 250.168 251.147 -.7 -1.2 -2.9 3.9 -.9 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 208.537 210.311 211.630 212.686 3.2 8.4 3.8 8.2 5.7 6.0 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 198.712 199.042 201.291 201.277 10.5 -2.1 2.0 5.3 4.0 3.6 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 270.413 270.585 268.779 268.320 6.5 8.4 -10.6 -3.1 7.4 -6.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 161.588 161.667 160.937 162.234 -.7 -1.7 1.0 1.6 -1.2 1.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 191.436 191.482 191.175 191.387 .7 .1 .3 -.1 .4 .1 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 200.610 202.826 204.188 201.329 5.5 .8 -2.8 1.4 3.1 -.7 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 201.077 201.256 202.234 203.821 3.0 1.1 2.4 5.6 2.0 4.0

Other foods ............................................................... 205.055 204.645 203.766 204.398 -.6 -.1 .7 -1.3 -.4 -.3

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 121.787 122.106 121.698 120.623 -.3 -1.9 4.0 -3.8 -1.1 .0 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 226.422 227.075 227.287 227.512 .8 .9 1.5 1.9 .8 1.7 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 159.517 160.072 160.036 160.392 4.0 -.1 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 223.789 224.249 224.665 224.724 -1.4 .7 2.6 1.7 -.3 2.1

Housing ............................................................................. 216.277 216.157 216.351 216.425 -1.3 .0 .2 .3 -.7 .2 

Shelter ............................................................................. 248.475 248.590 248.725 248.990 -1.9 .2 .6 .8 -.9 .7 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 249.213 249.535 249.675 250.217 .0 .3 .3 1.6 .2 1.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 135.651 135.371 134.035 132.465 -7.5 18.2 1.0 -9.1 4.6 -4.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 256.580 256.667 256.884 257.192 -.4 -.4 .6 1.0 -.4 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 256.575 256.661 256.878 257.184 -.4 -.4 .6 1.0 -.4 .8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 126.463 126.627 127.111 127.501 7.4 1.9 4.6 3.3 4.6 4.0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 214.372 213.483 214.378 213.899 3.6 2.1 -1.0 -.9 2.9 -.9 

Household energy ......................................................... 189.216 187.999 188.822 188.156 2.7 1.0 -2.1 -2.2 1.9 -2.2

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 263.196 265.812 276.551 286.367 28.9 -6.6 -13.1 40.1 9.7 10.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..................................... 193.441 191.969 192.302 191.052 .9 1.6 -1.3 -4.8 1.3 -3.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 171.833 172.598 173.204 173.652 7.9 6.4 3.6 4.3 7.1 4.0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 125.193 124.729 124.685 124.453 -2.3 -3.6 -1.6 -2.3 -3.0 -2.0 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.630 150.346 150.151 150.180 -1.1 2.3 .1 -1.2 .6 -.5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 120.205 119.444 119.028 119.248 -1.4 -3.5 5.0 -3.1 -2.5 .9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 113.094 112.412 112.077 111.579 -2.2 -3.0 8.2 -5.3 -2.6 1.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 107.759 106.293 105.915 106.487 .5 -6.8 5.3 -4.6 -3.2 .2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.667 114.148 111.956 112.760 -1.4 .9 6.7 -9.7 -.2 -1.8

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.882 128.327 128.548 127.489 -.2 -4.0 1.7 -1.2 -2.1 .2 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.909 193.961 196.318 196.833 8.0 -6.7 6.3 8.4 .4 7.3 

Private transportation ...................................................... 188.302 189.331 191.780 192.011 8.9 -8.3 7.3 8.1 -.1 7.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 97.908 97.739 97.303 96.966 3.4 .9 3.8 -3.8 2.1 -.1 

New vehicles ............................................................... 138.529 138.704 138.417 137.924 -2.5 .6 2.0 -1.7 -1.0 .1 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 146.093 145.139 143.833 143.137 18.8 5.0 9.9 -7.9 11.7 .6

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 233.847 238.064 248.648 250.355 22.2 -28.9 17.1 31.4 -6.8 24.0 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 232.965 236.714 247.512 249.154 22.9 -29.0 16.2 30.8 -6.6 23.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 137.646 137.802 138.289 138.768 4.3 1.4 4.5 3.3 2.9 3.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 248.390 249.231 249.824 249.872 .7 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.5 2.1 

Public transportation ....................................................... 250.191 251.529 251.992 257.386 -2.9 16.1 -5.9 12.0 6.2 2.7 

Medical care ...................................................................... 388.842 391.328 391.902 392.323 4.8 2.6 1.8 3.6 3.7 2.7 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 314.881 315.804 316.082 316.794 5.7 2.7 -.1 2.5 4.2 1.2 

Medical care services ..................................................... 411.709 414.806 415.495 415.781 4.5 2.5 2.4 4.0 3.5 3.2

Professional services .................................................... 329.413 330.705 330.626 331.593 3.6 1.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.3

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—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2010

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010 May

2010

Nov.

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 608.304 617.619 621.010 619.809 8.7 7.4 2.5 7.8 8.0 5.1 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.375 113.028 112.945 112.985 -1.9 .5 -.6 -1.4 -.7 -1.0

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 98.747 98.746 98.605 98.570 -3.9 -1.4 -1.9 -.7 -2.7 -1.3 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 130.369 130.220 130.140 130.316 2.8 2.5 1.4 -.2 2.6 .6 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 200.746 200.358 200.442 201.278 5.0 5.8 3.5 1.1 5.4 2.3 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 501.521 504.653 507.055 509.314 6.1 2.9 -3.3 6.4 4.5 1.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 577.834 576.388 576.457 578.848 5.0 6.0 4.0 .7 5.5 2.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.695 84.660 84.527 84.424 .6 -.4 -.5 -1.3 .1 -.9 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 81.532 81.497 81.359 81.250 .3 -.5 -.5 -1.4 -.1 -1.0 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.534 102.633 102.458 102.329 -.9 .3 .6 -.8 -.3 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 .... 9.381 9.339 9.324 9.309 3.1 -2.8 -3.8 -3.0 .1 -3.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ..... 76.281 76.330 75.917 75.649 -6.3 -6.7 .5 -3.3 -6.5 -1.4 

Other goods and services ................................................. 384.493 383.948 382.701 383.904 1.2 1.0 5.9 -.6 1.1 2.6

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 822.662 823.766 821.529 820.854 2.2 6.5 12.8 -.9 4.3 5.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 207.630 207.136 206.425 207.359 .9 -.8 3.6 -.5 .0 1.5 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 161.337 160.985 159.951 160.401 .7 -4.1 2.5 -2.3 -1.7 .1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.354 230.332 229.343 229.623 -.4 3.4 .6 -1.3 1.5 -.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 355.528 355.275 356.127 357.566 2.1 1.8 3.3 2.3 1.9 2.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 174.304 174.665 175.490 175.685 3.7 -3.9 2.7 3.2 -.2 3.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.961 220.644 220.808 221.216 1.6 1.7 .4 2.3 1.7 1.3

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 150.042 150.262 151.324 151.427 5.0 -7.1 4.2 3.7 -1.3 4.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 188.620 189.461 191.616 192.943 8.3 -13.6 7.3 9.5 -3.2 8.4 

Apparel .......................................................................... 120.205 119.444 119.028 119.248 -1.4 -3.5 5.0 -3.1 -2.5 .9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 235.953 237.892 241.403 242.946 11.5 -15.6 8.5 12.4 -3.0 10.4 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.895 111.580 111.174 110.683 .9 -.7 2.1 -4.3 .1 -1.1 

Services .............................................................................. 261.680 261.781 262.008 262.313 -.1 1.6 .9 1.0 .7 1.0 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 258.276 259.063 259.238 260.293 -2.0 -.3 -.1 3.2 -1.2 1.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 126.463 126.627 127.111 127.501 7.4 1.9 4.6 3.3 4.6 4.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ........................................... 193.441 191.969 192.302 191.052 .9 1.6 -1.3 -4.8 1.3 -3.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 171.833 172.598 173.204 173.652 7.9 6.4 3.6 4.3 7.1 4.0 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.630 150.346 150.151 150.180 -1.1 2.3 .1 -1.2 .6 -.5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 260.059 260.777 261.655 263.019 1.5 5.1 .3 4.6 3.3 2.4

Medical care services ....................................................... 411.709 414.806 415.495 415.781 4.5 2.5 2.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 

Other services ................................................................... 311.046 310.495 310.397 311.001 1.4 2.8 2.1 -.1 2.1 1.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 217.947 218.095 218.658 218.899 1.3 -1.1 2.0 1.8 .1 1.9 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 208.744 209.012 209.671 209.943 2.9 -1.1 2.2 2.3 .9 2.3 

All items less medical care .................................................. 209.770 209.905 210.404 210.664 1.1 -.9 1.7 1.7 .1 1.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 152.662 152.889 153.938 154.040 4.7 -6.8 4.1 3.7 -1.2 3.9 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 190.950 191.839 193.327 194.729 7.9 -12.3 7.1 8.2 -2.7 7.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 233.855 235.546 238.419 240.153 10.2 -14.1 8.0 11.2 -2.7 9.6

Nondurables ........................................................................ 204.516 205.209 206.911 207.704 4.2 -5.6 3.3 6.4 -.8 4.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 284.979 285.138 285.577 285.971 2.3 3.2 .9 1.4 2.8 1.1 

Services less medical care services ................................... 249.511 249.872 250.121 250.920 -.6 1.4 .2 2.3 .4 1.2 

Energy ................................................................................. 208.874 210.256 215.720 216.190 12.8 -16.2 7.6 14.8 -2.8 11.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 220.823 220.930 220.938 221.187 .3 1.0 1.2 .7 .7 .9 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 221.779 221.781 221.765 221.982 .1 .8 1.3 .4 .4 .9 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 144.079 143.727 143.379 143.251 .7 -1.1 2.0 -2.3 -.2 -.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 236.938 241.105 251.770 253.894 22.6 -27.8 15.1 31.8 -5.9 23.2 

Services less energy services ......................................... 268.672 268.921 269.138 269.589 -.2 1.6 1.1 1.4 .7 1.2 

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Nov.2010 from—

Percent change to

Oct.2010 from—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Oct.

2009

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 218.312 218.439 218.711 218.803 1.1 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 234.150 234.027 234.671 235.094 1.5 .5 .2 1.5 .2 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 236.089 235.995 236.560 236.806 1.3 .3 .1 1.3 .2 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.348 139.229 139.746 140.282 1.9 .8 .4 1.7 .3 .4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 208.639 208.788 208.689 208.816 1.2 .0 .1 1.5 .0 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.912 209.253 209.182 209.344 1.0 .0 .1 1.2 .1 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.375 134.275 134.074 134.058 1.6 -.2 .0 1.8 -.2 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 204.985 205.100 205.565 206.014 1.5 .4 .2 1.5 .3 .2 

South urban .................................................... M 211.308 211.775 212.026 211.996 1.1 .1 .0 1.3 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.947 213.493 213.589 213.424 .9 .0 -.1 1.2 .3 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.335 134.658 134.890 134.892 1.2 .2 .0 1.4 .4 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.266 215.172 215.390 215.736 1.1 .3 .2 1.4 .1 .1 

West urban ..................................................... M 221.523 221.384 221.708 221.671 .9 .1 .0 .6 .1 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.790 225.726 226.058 225.847 1.1 .1 -.1 .8 .1 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.704 133.544 133.745 133.930 .4 .3 .1 .1 .0 .2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 199.477 199.617 199.842 199.844 1.1 .1 .0 1.1 .2 .1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.908 134.987 135.174 135.289 1.2 .2 .1 1.3 .2 .1 

D ................................................................. M 211.606 211.524 211.831 212.124 1.2 .3 .1 1.3 .1 .1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 212.784 213.339 213.332 213.066 .4 -.1 -.1 .8 .3 .0 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 226.373 226.048 226.794 225.941 .7 .0 -.4 .7 .2 .3 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 241.569 241.485 241.981 241.960 1.3 .2 .0 1.5 .2 .2 

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

 236.474 - 238.103 .6 .7 ----

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 205.492 - 206.168 2.3 .3 ----

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 201.882 - 201.168 -.4 -.4 ----

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 142.738 - 142.915 1.6 .1 ----

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 204.511 - 202.913 ---- .9 -.8 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 205.412 - 205.824 ---- .4 .2 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 195.165 - 195.094 ---- 1.8 .0 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 222.803 - 223.631 ---- .5 .4 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 228.500 - 228.543 ---- 1.7 .0 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 227.954 - 228.107 ---- .9 .1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 227.645 - 227.251 ---- .4 -.2 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Oct.

2010

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 214.623 214.750 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 

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

 639.296 639.673 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 220.199 220.245 1.6 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.333 219.736 219.768 1.6 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.900 215.511 215.414 1.9 .0 .3 .0 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.257 250.429 250.648 -.3 .1 .7 -.2 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.144 211.978 212.693 6.0 .3 .9 .6 .4 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .898 199.890 200.084 3.8 .1 .1 1.1 .1 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.223 267.466 266.802 -.1 -.2 .0 -.7 -.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.123 160.678 160.999 .2 .2 -.1 -.5 1.0 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.254 190.351 189.265 .2 -.6 -.1 -.2 .2 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .321 201.469 199.542 1.3 -1.0 1.1 .6 -1.0 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .259 203.670 202.668 2.7 -.5 .1 .5 .8 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.674 203.935 202.901 -.4 -.5 -.3 -.4 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .472 121.806 120.723 -.8 -.9 .3 -.3 -.9 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.433 227.412 227.634 1.3 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .321 160.988 161.428 2.9 .3 .6 .1 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.092 225.531 225.771 1.0 .1 .1 .1 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.753 212.681 212.490 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.171 242.513 242.806 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.476 247.823 248.553 .5 .3 .1 .0 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .432 134.787 128.305 1.0 -4.8 -.3 -.7 -.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.959 232.680 233.047 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 20.218 232.683 233.049 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .303 128.130 128.556 4.7 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.632 211.649 209.449 .9 -1.0 -.4 .3 -.3

Household energy .................................................................. 4.517 185.262 182.634 -.2 -1.4 -.7 .3 -.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .271 278.516 287.994 9.8 3.4 .9 4.2 3.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .............................................. 4.246 189.313 186.023 -.8 -1.7 -.8 .1 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.114 173.843 174.621 5.5 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.950 120.643 120.257 -2.6 -.3 -.3 .0 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .369 152.729 152.778 .0 .0 -.5 -.1 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.788 121.587 120.628 -1.3 -.8 -.4 -.3 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .945 113.618 112.815 -1.1 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.568 110.474 109.388 -1.5 -1.0 -.3 -.2 .3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .285 117.250 117.900 -1.2 .6 -1.6 -1.7 .7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .781 129.851 128.216 -1.9 -1.3 -.2 .2 -1.0 

Transportation ............................................................................ 18.647 193.553 194.884 4.3 .7 .6 1.5 -.1

Private transportation ............................................................... 17.881 190.259 191.524 4.3 .7 .7 1.6 -.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.952 96.402 96.024 1.8 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.385 138.806 139.224 -.5 .3 .1 -.2 -.3 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.944 144.952 143.176 6.1 -1.2 -.6 -.9 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.774 241.218 245.957 7.5 2.0 2.1 4.8 -.4

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.530 240.558 245.250 7.3 2.0 1.6 4.6 .7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .472 138.153 138.654 3.2 .4 .1 .3 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.180 252.546 252.610 1.9 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ .766 249.169 252.230 3.9 1.2 .4 .4 1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.261 392.749 393.277 3.4 .1 .6 .2 .1

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.301 307.539 308.332 2.8 .3 .3 .1 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.961 417.913 418.307 3.6 .1 .7 .2 .1 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.195 333.450 333.868 2.9 .1 .4 .0 .3 

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

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Oct.

2010

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 620.670 622.116 7.3 0.2 1.5 0.6 -0.1 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.031 109.449 109.082 -1.2 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 2.046 99.054 98.774 -1.9 -.3 .0 -.1 -.1 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.175 125.617 125.526 1.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.327 200.129 200.228 3.9 .0 -.2 .1 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .196 512.956 513.546 3.0 .1 .6 .3 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.131 563.319 563.563 3.9 .0 -.3 .1 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.848 87.170 87.040 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.715 84.978 84.846 -.6 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.906 102.135 101.975 -.4 -.2 .1 -.2 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 ............. .809 9.864 9.849 -1.2 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ............... .225 74.970 74.615 -4.2 -.5 -.1 -.8 -.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.919 411.655 412.383 2.3 .2 .0 -.3 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.397 826.468 825.644 5.0 -.1 .1 -.3 -.1 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.522 204.142 204.830 .8 .3 -.1 -.4 .4 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .733 160.174 160.801 -.6 .4 -.2 -.6 .4 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .577 229.635 229.855 .5 .1 .0 -.4 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.019 357.784 358.407 2.4 .2 .1 .2 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.589 178.283 178.504 1.7 .1 .3 .6 .0

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 220.199 220.245 1.6 .0 .3 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.164 155.663 155.953 1.7 .2 .3 .9 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 16.703 199.991 201.110 2.6 .6 .6 1.3 .8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.788 121.587 120.628 -1.3 -.8 -.4 -.3 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 12.915 253.167 255.572 3.9 .9 1.0 1.9 .5 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.461 112.294 111.813 .2 -.4 -.2 -.4 -.4 

Services ....................................................................................... 56.411 257.198 257.219 1.0 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.868 233.679 233.956 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .303 128.130 128.556 4.7 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 .................................................... 4.246 189.313 186.023 -.8 -1.7 -.8 .1 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.114 173.843 174.621 5.5 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .369 152.729 152.778 .0 .0 -.5 -.1 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.918 262.219 263.804 3.1 .6 .2 .4 .4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 3.961 417.913 418.307 3.6 .1 .7 .2 .1 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.631 297.397 297.313 1.3 .0 -.2 .0 .1

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.667 213.532 213.675 1.2 .1 .1 .4 .0

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.829 206.770 206.838 1.7 .0 .2 .4 .0

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.739 207.409 207.523 1.2 .1 .1 .3 .0 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.256 158.038 158.328 1.7 .2 .3 .9 -.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 17.795 201.606 202.679 2.5 .5 .6 1.2 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.007 249.688 251.899 3.6 .9 .9 1.6 .6 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.128 210.627 211.249 2.1 .3 .5 1.0 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.543 252.181 251.894 1.9 -.1 .0 .2 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.450 245.955 245.958 .8 .0 .1 .1 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.291 211.514 212.622 4.1 .5 .9 2.9 -.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.709 215.961 215.970 1.0 .0 .1 .0 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.376 215.580 215.584 .8 .0 .0 .0 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.211 146.268 145.757 .1 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.045 243.933 248.880 7.6 2.0 2.0 4.8 -.3 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.165 264.603 265.001 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 

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

 $ .466 $ .466 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .156 $ .156 - ----

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 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2010

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010 May

2010

Nov.

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 214.019 214.345 215.005 215.099 2.3 -1.4 2.2 2.0 0.4 2.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.203 219.852 220.003 220.512 1.7 1.7 .5 2.4 1.7 1.4

Food ................................................................................ 218.696 219.367 219.514 220.027 1.9 1.8 .3 2.5 1.8 1.4 

Food at home ................................................................ 214.392 215.042 215.136 215.851 2.9 2.4 -.6 2.8 2.6 1.1 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 249.429 251.234 250.767 251.854 -1.4 -.7 -2.9 3.9 -1.0 .5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 208.288 210.142 211.446 212.372 4.1 7.7 4.1 8.1 5.9 6.1 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 197.651 197.812 199.890 200.084 10.5 -2.2 2.4 5.0 4.0 3.7 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 267.571 267.680 265.939 265.517 6.5 8.2 -10.9 -3.0 7.4 -7.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 161.246 161.087 160.297 161.964 -.1 -1.5 .7 1.8 -.8 1.3 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.637 190.495 190.170 190.508 .8 .0 .3 -.3 .4 .0 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 199.065 201.240 202.408 200.410 5.3 1.0 -3.8 2.7 3.2 -.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 201.168 201.340 202.318 203.951 3.2 .2 1.7 5.6 1.7 3.6

Other foods ............................................................... 205.225 204.561 203.701 204.329 -.4 -.3 1.0 -1.7 -.4 -.4

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 121.804 122.164 121.806 120.723 -.5 -2.0 3.1 -3.5 -1.3 -.2 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 226.481 227.188 227.412 227.634 .6 .9 1.5 2.1 .8 1.8 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 159.866 160.755 160.988 161.428 5.1 .2 2.5 4.0 2.6 3.2 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 225.179 225.507 225.707 226.149 -1.3 .3 3.5 1.7 -.5 2.6

Housing ............................................................................. 212.842 212.764 212.959 213.083 -.7 .0 .1 .5 -.3 .3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 242.282 242.448 242.602 242.941 -1.2 .1 .5 1.1 -.5 .8 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 247.460 247.767 247.885 248.466 -.1 .4 .0 1.6 .1 .8 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 136.626 136.197 135.294 134.069 -6.7 15.8 .6 -7.3 4.0 -3.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 232.443 232.567 232.759 233.045 -.6 -.3 .6 1.0 -.5 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 232.444 232.568 232.762 233.047 -.6 -.3 .6 1.0 -.5 .8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 127.526 127.718 128.130 128.556 8.5 2.2 4.8 3.3 5.3 4.0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 213.407 212.484 213.115 212.541 3.0 2.6 -.2 -1.6 2.8 -.9 

Household energy ......................................................... 187.614 186.387 186.978 186.171 1.9 1.7 -1.0 -3.0 1.8 -2.0

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 264.904 267.283 278.516 287.994 31.9 -9.0 -13.4 39.7 9.6 10.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ..................................... 192.489 191.045 191.184 189.877 .2 2.5 -.2 -5.3 1.3 -2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 172.296 173.079 173.455 174.105 8.4 6.3 3.0 4.3 7.4 3.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 121.001 120.681 120.687 120.577 -2.1 -4.5 -2.3 -1.4 -3.3 -1.9 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 153.542 152.851 152.729 152.778 -3.1 4.4 1.0 -2.0 .6 -.5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.017 118.544 118.175 118.205 -1.3 -4.2 2.8 -2.7 -2.8 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 112.965 112.281 111.728 111.637 -3.8 -2.8 7.1 -4.6 -3.3 1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.111 105.776 105.596 105.902 1.7 -8.1 1.4 -.8 -3.3 .3

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 118.376 116.525 114.553 115.336 1.3 1.8 2.7 -9.9 1.6 -3.8

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.689 127.444 127.691 126.425 -.5 -4.4 1.3 -3.9 -2.4 -1.3 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.130 193.376 196.286 196.010 11.0 -9.3 8.4 8.3 .3 8.4 

Private transportation ...................................................... 188.845 190.087 193.039 192.616 11.6 -10.2 9.0 8.2 .1 8.6 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 97.221 96.958 96.498 96.178 5.5 1.6 4.8 -4.2 3.5 .2 

New vehicles ............................................................... 139.526 139.661 139.363 138.938 -2.6 .4 1.9 -1.7 -1.1 .1 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 146.935 146.033 144.761 144.095 19.0 4.7 9.8 -7.5 11.6 .8

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 234.907 239.792 251.389 250.312 25.9 -31.6 20.1 28.9 -7.2 24.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 233.750 237.478 248.433 250.194 23.0 -29.1 15.7 31.3 -6.6 23.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 137.612 137.728 138.153 138.654 4.1 1.4 4.3 3.1 2.8 3.7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 251.084 251.938 252.546 252.610 .8 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.5 2.2 

Public transportation ....................................................... 247.825 248.885 249.803 254.162 -3.0 13.9 -4.5 10.6 5.1 2.8 

Medical care ...................................................................... 390.299 392.737 393.364 393.839 5.2 2.9 1.9 3.7 4.0 2.8 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 306.541 307.322 307.539 308.332 5.9 2.8 .1 2.4 4.4 1.2 

Medical care services ..................................................... 414.900 417.992 418.780 419.099 5.0 2.9 2.5 4.1 3.9 3.3

Professional services .................................................... 332.739 334.108 333.960 334.892 3.8 1.4 4.0 2.6 2.5 3.3

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—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2010

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010 May

2010

Nov.

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 609.797 618.805 622.544 621.699 10.1 7.8 3.2 8.0 8.9 5.6 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.813 109.532 109.427 109.238 -1.4 -.4 -.9 -2.1 -.9 -1.5

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.260 99.299 99.197 99.112 -3.3 -2.0 -1.6 -.6 -2.7 -1.1 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 125.272 125.137 125.048 125.128 2.2 1.9 1.1 -.5 2.0 .3 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 197.914 197.532 197.794 198.587 5.2 5.5 3.4 1.4 5.4 2.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 504.799 507.899 509.466 512.598 5.6 3.2 -2.9 6.3 4.4 1.6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 557.331 555.849 556.496 558.619 5.2 5.7 4.0 .9 5.5 2.5 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.388 87.340 87.168 87.040 .1 -.2 -.3 -1.6 .0 -.9 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 85.201 85.154 84.978 84.846 -.1 -.2 -.3 -1.7 -.2 -1.0 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.239 102.325 102.135 101.975 -1.5 .2 .5 -1.0 -.6 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 6 .... 9.947 9.891 9.864 9.849 4.4 -1.9 -3.2 -3.9 1.2 -3.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 7 ..... 76.335 76.253 75.608 75.329 -6.4 -5.9 .6 -5.2 -6.1 -2.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 413.142 413.007 411.642 412.582 1.4 1.5 6.9 -.5 1.5 3.1

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 827.609 828.794 826.468 825.644 2.1 6.4 12.8 -.9 4.2 5.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 205.143 204.868 204.132 204.986 1.0 -1.2 3.7 -.3 -.1 1.7 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 161.376 161.132 160.174 160.801 .7 -4.3 2.7 -1.4 -1.8 .6 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.625 230.624 229.635 229.855 -.8 3.7 .6 -1.3 1.4 -.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 356.397 356.667 357.305 358.744 2.9 1.5 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 177.262 177.809 178.870 178.792 5.1 -5.0 3.6 3.5 -.1 3.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.203 219.852 220.003 220.512 1.7 1.7 .5 2.4 1.7 1.4

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 154.660 155.148 156.567 156.242 7.1 -8.8 5.5 4.2 -1.2 4.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 196.796 197.981 200.534 202.072 9.7 -15.0 7.2 11.2 -3.5 9.1 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.017 118.544 118.175 118.205 -1.3 -4.2 2.8 -2.7 -2.8 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 249.977 252.387 257.082 258.326 12.1 -17.0 9.7 14.0 -3.6 11.9 

Durables .......................................................................... 113.188 112.925 112.468 111.966 2.7 -.1 2.7 -4.2 1.3 -.8 

Services .............................................................................. 257.025 257.115 257.372 257.614 .3 1.5 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 233.137 233.640 233.826 234.549 -1.3 -.3 .1 2.4 -.8 1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 127.526 127.718 128.130 128.556 8.5 2.2 4.8 3.3 5.3 4.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 5 ........................................... 192.489 191.045 191.184 189.877 .2 2.5 -.2 -5.3 1.3 -2.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 172.296 173.079 173.455 174.105 8.4 6.3 3.0 4.3 7.4 3.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 153.542 152.851 152.729 152.778 -3.1 4.4 1.0 -2.0 .6 -.5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 260.588 261.213 262.351 263.299 2.0 4.7 1.5 4.2 3.3 2.8 

Medical care services ....................................................... 414.900 417.992 418.780 419.099 5.0 2.9 2.5 4.1 3.9 3.3 

Other services ................................................................... 297.236 296.788 296.741 297.051 1.4 2.2 1.8 -.2 1.8 .8 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 213.004 213.269 214.020 214.040 2.4 -2.0 2.5 2.0 .2 2.2 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 206.024 206.412 207.262 207.268 3.9 -2.1 2.9 2.4 .9 2.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 206.865 207.125 207.781 207.863 2.2 -1.7 2.2 1.9 .2 2.1 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 157.049 157.535 158.926 158.620 6.8 -8.5 5.4 4.1 -1.1 4.7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 198.552 199.695 202.081 203.602 9.1 -14.2 6.9 10.6 -3.3 8.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 246.763 248.977 252.930 254.423 11.1 -15.8 9.2 13.0 -3.3 11.1

Nondurables ........................................................................ 208.421 209.473 211.654 211.827 5.4 -7.4 4.4 6.7 -1.2 5.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 251.873 251.937 252.325 252.500 2.3 3.1 1.2 1.0 2.7 1.1 

Services less medical care services ................................... 245.645 245.846 246.090 246.592 -.1 1.3 .5 1.6 .6 1.0 

Energy ................................................................................. 209.481 211.343 217.469 216.534 14.9 -18.7 10.3 14.2 -3.3 12.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 215.528 215.669 215.670 215.889 .9 .9 1.2 .7 .9 1.0 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 215.269 215.303 215.274 215.434 .7 .7 1.4 .3 .7 .9 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 146.280 146.012 145.595 145.415 1.7 -1.1 2.3 -2.3 .3 -.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 237.307 242.121 253.766 253.090 26.1 -30.7 18.4 29.4 -6.5 23.7 

Services less energy services ......................................... 264.048 264.313 264.583 265.001 .3 1.4 1.1 1.5 .9 1.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 In January, 2011, this series will be re-titled Energy services. 6 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Nov.2010 from—

Percent change to

Oct.2010 from—

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Nov.

2010

Nov.

2009

Sep.

2010

Oct.

2010

Oct.

2009

Aug.

2010

Sep.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 214.205 214.306 214.623 214.750 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 231.694 231.566 232.396 232.962 1.7 .6 .2 1.8 .3 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 231.995 231.881 232.672 233.031 1.5 .5 .2 1.7 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 140.390 140.295 140.848 141.452 2.1 .8 .4 2.1 .3 .4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 204.273 204.442 204.329 204.468 1.4 .0 .1 1.8 .0 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.593 203.946 203.906 204.064 1.2 .1 .1 1.6 .2 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.426 134.361 134.093 134.112 1.7 -.2 .0 2.0 -.2 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 202.896 203.086 203.548 203.937 1.6 .4 .2 1.7 .3 .2 

South urban .................................................... M 208.740 209.155 209.376 209.352 1.2 .1 .0 1.6 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 210.831 211.393 211.409 211.222 1.0 -.1 -.1 1.4 .3 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.420 133.680 133.923 133.927 1.4 .2 .0 1.7 .4 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.354 215.346 215.451 215.822 1.1 .2 .2 1.5 .0 .0 

West urban ..................................................... M 216.048 215.804 216.273 216.267 1.0 .2 .0 .7 .1 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.784 218.524 219.017 218.817 1.2 .1 -.1 .9 .1 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.480 133.346 133.622 133.777 .5 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 198.168 198.278 198.576 198.598 1.2 .2 .0 1.4 .2 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.581 134.644 134.840 134.969 1.4 .2 .1 1.6 .2 .1 

D ................................................................. M 209.863 209.864 210.160 210.529 1.3 .3 .2 1.5 .1 .1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 206.338 206.897 206.894 206.632 .7 -.1 -.1 1.2 .3 .0 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 218.752 218.427 219.339 218.694 1.0 .1 -.3 .9 .3 .4 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 236.820 236.725 237.483 237.606 1.6 .4 .1 1.9 .3 .3 

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

 236.844 - 238.891 .9 .9 ----

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 196.787 - 197.530 2.4 .4 ----

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 205.602 - 204.918 -.2 -.3 ----

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 142.755 - 142.938 1.7 .1 ----

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 203.745 - 201.887 ---- 1.1 -.9 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 201.359 - 201.864 ---- .8 .3 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 193.276 - 193.110 ---- 2.0 -.1 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 220.790 - 221.497 ---- .5 .3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 228.523 - 228.676 ---- 1.8 .1 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 224.195 - 224.352 ---- 1.2 .1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 223.444 - 223.112 ---- .8 -.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 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,

2007-2008

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Nov. 2010 from—

 Oct.

 2010

 Nov.

 2010

 Nov.

 2009

 Oct.

 2010

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 126.614 126.650 1.0 0.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 128.946 128.954 1.4 .0 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 128.904 128.924 1.5 .0 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 123.746 123.690 1.7 .0 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 135.954 136.088 1.3 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 129.959 129.808 .7 -.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.074 128.240 128.047 -.1 -.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 131.161 131.182 .2 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.231 158.349 156.764 .5 -1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 92.140 91.833 -2.9 -.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 91.154 90.474 -1.3 -.7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 132.737 133.734 3.9 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 133.434 134.367 3.9 .7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 123.470 125.263 4.5 1.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 151.393 151.549 2.9 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 133.097 133.404 2.5 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 158.118 158.214 3.1 .1 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.437 102.131 -1.8 -.3 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 113.108 113.029 1.2 -.1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 187.174 187.238 3.7 .0 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 72.869 72.757 -.7 -.2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 138.471 138.820 1.6 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 59.383 135.745 135.698 .8 .0 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 115.403 115.543 1.1 .1 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 80.612 80.299 -1.1 -.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 133.571 133.968 1.9 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 120.149 120.113 .5 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.606 187.484 188.456 3.9 .5 

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.

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