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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX –JUNE 2010 

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

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

the index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

Similarly to April and May, a decline in the energy index caused the seasonally adjusted all items 

decrease in June. The index for energy decreased 2.9 percent in June, the same decline as in May, with a 

decline in the gasoline index accounting for most of the decrease. This more than offset an increase in 

the index for all items less food and energy, while the food index was unchanged for the second month 

in a row. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.1 percent in May. 

A broad array of indexes posted increases, including shelter, apparel, used cars, medical care, tobacco, 

and recreation. These increases more than offset declines in the indexes for household furnishings and 

operations and for airline fares. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy 

remained at 0.9 percent for the third month in a row. 

 

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

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

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Consumer Price Index Data for June 2010 

Food 

The food index was unchanged in June for the second straight month. The index for food away from 

home rose 0.1 percent, the third straight such increase, while the food at home index declined 0.1 

percent. Within the latter group, four of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The fruits and 

vegetables index fell 1.3 percent, mostly due to a 3.0 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables. 

The index for cereals and bakery products fell 0.6 percent and the indexes for other food at home and for 

nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. In contrast to these declines, the 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.0 percent in June, the sixth consecutive monthly increase, 

and the dairy and related products index rose slightly. The food at home index has risen 0.2 percent over 

the last 12 months with none of the major groups rising or falling more than 2.0 percent. 

Energy 

The energy index declined 2.9 percent in June, the same decline as in May. The gasoline index declined 

4.5 percent in June, its fifth consecutive monthly decline after nine consecutive monthly increases. The 

household energy index declined 1.6 percent in June, its largest decline in over a year. The fuel oil index 

fell 3.2 percent and the electricity index declined 2.2 percent, more than offsetting a 0.6 percent increase 

in the natural gas index. The energy index has increased 3.0 percent over the last 12 months. The 

gasoline index has risen 3.9 percent over the last 12 months, with the index for household energy up 1.6 

percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.1 percent in May. The 

shelter index rose 0.1 percent in June, the same increase as last month. Within the shelter component, 

the rent index increased 0.1 percent in June. The index for owners’ equivalent rent also rose 0.1 percent, 

its first increase since August 2009, and the index for lodging away from home rose 1.3 percent. The 

apparel index increased 0.8 percent, and the index for used cars continued to increase, rising 0.9 percent. 

The tobacco index rose 1.0 percent in June after increasing 1.3 percent in May. The index for new 

vehicles and recreation both rose slightly in June, increasing 0.1 percent. In contrast, the index for 

household furnishings and operations fell 0.4 percent in June, and the index for airline fares turned 

down, falling 0.6 percent after increasing in each of the previous three months. 

Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.9 percent. Over that 

time period, the indexes for shelter, household furnishing and operations, apparel, recreation, and 

communication have posted decreases, while the indexes for used cars and trucks, medical care, new 

vehicles, tobacco, airline fares, and education have increased. 

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 217.965 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index fell 0.1 percent prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 
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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.4 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.839 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

fell 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index decreased 0.2 percent 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 July 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 13, 2010, at 

8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
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Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. 

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

June 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

May

2010

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 218.178 217.965 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 

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

 653.564 652.926 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 219.693 219.562 .7 -.1 .2 .0 .0 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.738 219.374 219.218 .7 -.1 .2 .0 .0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.801 215.793 215.361 .2 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.108 251.269 250.260 -1.1 -.4 -.3 .2 -.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.745 205.679 208.171 2.0 1.2 1.4 .4 1.0 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .820 197.749 197.947 1.9 .1 -.8 .2 .1 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.153 277.887 271.907 -.3 -2.2 -.2 -1.1 -1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .952 160.982 160.361 -1.4 -.4 .4 -.8 -.2 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.023 191.461 191.001 -.2 -.2 .0 .3 -.3 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .295 202.123 199.737 1.4 -1.2 .1 1.2 -1.2 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 199.510 199.375 -.9 -.1 .7 .1 .0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.496 205.036 204.874 -.4 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .439 120.607 121.551 -.6 .8 .0 -1.4 .8 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.937 225.573 225.797 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 158.529 159.271 2.2 .5 .1 -.1 .5 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.056 222.463 222.680 1.0 .1 .0 .2 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.960 215.981 216.778 -.6 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.289 248.100 248.470 -.7 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.966 248.925 248.999 .0 .0 .0 .0 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .769 136.121 140.476 1.6 3.2 1.4 2.5 1.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 25.206 256.163 256.352 -.2 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.593 256.159 256.347 -.2 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .347 125.036 125.289 3.5 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.081 212.773 217.820 2.4 2.4 -.2 -.4 -1.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.028 188.017 193.678 1.6 3.0 -.4 -.6 -1.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .276 272.606 265.521 14.1 -2.6 .7 -2.0 -2.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 3.752 191.628 198.207 .7 3.4 -.5 -.5 -1.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.052 169.825 169.745 6.2 .0 .6 .5 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.590 126.029 125.589 -3.1 -.3 -.5 .0 -.4 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .781 150.575 150.560 .4 .0 .0 .3 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.695 121.006 118.319 -.4 -2.2 -.7 .2 .8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .903 113.885 112.446 -.4 -1.3 -.6 .5 2.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.580 108.686 104.746 -1.6 -3.6 -1.5 .3 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .196 114.412 112.930 -.9 -1.3 .2 -.4 .8 

Footwear .................................................................................. .721 128.738 127.196 1.3 -1.2 .0 .0 .6 

Transportation ............................................................................ 16.685 194.761 192.651 4.9 -1.1 -.5 -1.2 -1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 15.497 190.071 187.593 4.4 -1.3 -.7 -1.4 -1.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.386 96.890 97.176 4.5 .3 -.2 .2 .3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.573 137.750 137.503 1.3 -.2 .0 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.012 142.537 144.399 16.1 1.3 .2 .6 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.525 246.671 234.868 4.4 -4.8 -2.3 -5.0 -4.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.337 246.080 234.214 3.9 -4.8 -2.4 -5.2 -4.5

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .401 136.135 136.686 1.8 .4 .1 .3 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.167 247.311 247.635 2.0 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.187 253.275 257.825 10.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 -.5

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.513 387.762 388.199 3.5 .1 .2 .1 .3 

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.611 314.923 314.888 3.3 .0 .2 .1 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.902 410.173 410.802 3.5 .2 .3 .0 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.796 327.121 327.938 2.6 .2 .2 .0 .4 

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

June 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

May

2010

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 605.313 606.378 7.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.437 113.684 113.802 -.7 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.894 99.572 99.814 -2.0 .2 -.1 -.3 .4 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.434 129.270 129.263 2.2 .0 .2 .1 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.035 196.917 197.284 4.8 .2 .5 .3 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .200 502.345 504.870 5.8 .5 .2 .6 .8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.835 565.983 566.910 4.8 .2 .5 .3 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.399 84.809 84.657 -.4 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.225 81.641 81.487 -.5 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.392 102.369 102.303 .1 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .833 9.473 9.422 -3.2 -.5 -.2 -.6 -.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .246 76.676 75.751 -9.3 -1.2 -.4 -1.3 -.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.483 379.714 380.926 2.8 .3 .0 .2 .4 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .871 798.192 806.154 8.0 1.0 .1 1.3 1.0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.612 206.296 206.481 1.0 .1 -.1 -.2 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .688 160.351 160.061 -1.4 -.2 -.5 -.8 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .642 230.013 230.225 1.2 .1 .5 .2 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.048 353.522 353.941 2.8 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.816 175.333 173.899 1.3 -.8 -.4 -.6 -.4 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 219.693 219.562 .7 -.1 .2 .0 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.021 151.559 149.648 1.7 -1.3 -.7 -.9 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.044 192.201 188.237 2.0 -2.1 -1.3 -1.5 -.8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.695 121.006 118.319 -.4 -2.2 -.7 .2 .8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.349 240.876 236.028 2.8 -2.0 -1.6 -2.0 -1.7 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.978 111.454 111.443 1.3 .0 -.2 .1 .1 

Services ....................................................................................... 60.184 260.756 261.756 .9 .4 .1 .1 .0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.942 258.525 258.910 -.8 .1 .1 .2 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .347 125.036 125.289 3.5 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 3.752 191.628 198.207 .7 3.4 -.5 -.5 -1.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.052 169.825 169.745 6.2 .0 .6 .5 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .781 150.575 150.560 .4 .0 .0 .3 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.060 259.325 260.525 4.5 .5 .4 .4 .0 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.902 410.173 410.802 3.5 .2 .3 .0 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.347 308.870 309.349 2.1 .2 .4 .2 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.262 218.010 217.788 1.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.711 208.932 208.486 1.9 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.3 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.487 209.841 209.605 .9 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.078 154.106 152.247 1.7 -1.2 -.7 -.9 -.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.100 194.041 190.306 1.9 -1.9 -1.3 -1.3 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.405 238.090 233.711 2.6 -1.8 -1.4 -1.8 -1.6 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.838 206.391 204.157 1.3 -1.1 -.5 -.9 -.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.243 283.541 285.371 2.7 .6 .3 .1 -.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 55.282 249.087 250.094 .6 .4 .2 .1 -.1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.553 214.363 211.660 3.0 -1.3 -1.4 -2.9 -2.9 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.447 220.298 220.336 .9 .0 .1 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.708 221.193 221.265 .9 .0 .0 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.276 143.888 143.376 1.0 -.4 -.3 .1 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.801 249.680 238.032 4.9 -4.7 -2.1 -4.8 -4.1 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.432 267.829 268.308 .9 .2 .2 .1 .1 

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

 $ .458 $ .459 - - - - -

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 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 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—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

Sep.

2009

Dec.

2009

Mar.

2010

June

2010 Dec.

2009

June

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 217.729 217.579 217.224 216.929 2.5 2.5 0.9 -1.5 2.5 -0.3 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.338 219.680 219.764 219.696 -.9 1.1 2.0 .7 .1 1.3 

Food ................................................................................ 219.032 219.396 219.459 219.369 -1.1 1.0 2.3 .6 -.1 1.4 

Food at home ................................................................ 215.622 216.045 215.939 215.622 -3.3 .7 3.7 .0 -1.3 1.8 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 250.990 250.147 250.615 249.216 -.2 1.6 -2.8 -2.8 .7 -2.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 202.823 205.699 206.622 208.669 -7.0 -.2 4.1 12.0 -3.7 8.0 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 198.814 197.308 197.749 197.947 -1.7 3.0 8.5 -1.7 .6 3.3 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 281.805 281.331 278.110 274.549 -8.4 .3 19.7 -9.9 -4.1 3.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 161.908 162.487 161.177 160.840 -.6 -1.5 -.7 -2.6 -1.0 -1.7 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.831 190.748 191.270 190.613 -.4 1.2 -1.0 -.5 .4 -.7 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 199.463 199.672 202.040 199.608 .9 4.5 -.1 .3 2.7 .1 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 198.373 199.755 199.880 199.817 -4.4 -.6 -1.3 2.9 -2.5 .8 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.843 204.458 204.717 204.265 .0 .8 -1.2 -1.1 .4 -1.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.318 122.298 120.607 121.551 -.4 1.1 -.3 -2.5 .3 -1.4 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 224.991 225.276 225.573 225.797 1.5 1.4 .4 1.4 1.5 .9 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 158.657 158.738 158.529 159.271 3.8 -.8 4.3 1.6 1.5 2.9 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 221.946 222.001 222.354 222.582 2.4 2.0 -1.5 1.2 2.2 -.2 

Housing ............................................................................. 216.280 216.129 216.172 215.933 -.4 .3 -1.1 -.6 .0 -.9 

Shelter ............................................................................. 247.812 247.855 248.080 248.360 -.3 -.5 -2.2 .9 -.4 -.7 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 248.957 248.982 249.015 249.201 -.3 -.6 .3 .4 -.4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 130.195 132.018 135.330 137.144 -2.2 -3.1 -6.7 23.1 -2.6 7.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 256.170 256.091 256.166 256.370 -.1 -.4 -.8 .3 -.2 -.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 256.163 256.086 256.161 256.365 -.1 -.4 -.8 .3 -.2 -.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 124.416 124.879 125.036 125.289 3.6 5.5 2.0 2.8 4.6 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 216.172 215.725 214.885 212.218 .8 8.6 8.8 -7.1 4.6 .5 

Household energy ......................................................... 192.188 191.400 190.232 187.134 -.5 9.5 8.9 -10.1 4.4 -1.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 276.027 278.080 272.606 265.521 7.0 51.8 22.0 -14.4 27.5 2.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 196.019 195.046 194.056 191.036 -1.0 6.9 8.0 -9.8 2.9 -1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 168.543 169.531 170.317 170.723 6.4 4.8 8.5 5.3 5.6 6.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 126.389 125.722 125.708 125.203 -2.5 -2.5 -3.7 -3.7 -2.5 -3.7 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 149.999 150.068 150.575 150.560 1.2 -.7 -.5 1.5 .2 .5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.316 118.459 118.740 119.705 2.4 -.7 -4.5 1.3 .9 -1.6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.014 110.398 110.897 113.432 -2.4 -3.6 -3.9 9.0 -3.0 2.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 107.682 106.015 106.381 106.627 4.3 -1.6 -5.0 -3.9 1.3 -4.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 114.027 114.244 113.803 114.727 1.1 -7.9 1.3 2.5 -3.5 1.9 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.341 127.337 127.334 128.153 4.0 4.1 -5.0 2.6 4.0 -1.3 

Transportation ................................................................... 193.195 192.243 189.994 188.135 14.2 12.4 4.6 -10.1 13.3 -3.0 

Private transportation ...................................................... 188.843 187.597 185.021 183.147 13.7 12.0 5.4 -11.5 12.8 -3.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 96.993 96.840 97.011 97.307 2.6 10.8 3.1 1.3 6.7 2.2 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.793 137.747 137.840 137.939 -.8 7.0 -1.2 .4 3.1 -.4 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 141.683 141.905 142.691 143.950 15.7 32.5 11.4 6.6 23.8 8.9 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 242.182 236.628 224.806 215.489 43.5 20.5 9.5 -37.3 31.5 -17.2 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 242.413 236.631 224.391 214.321 41.8 23.6 8.6 -38.9 32.4 -18.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 135.523 135.701 136.135 136.686 -2.5 4.2 2.2 3.5 .8 2.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 246.624 247.355 247.311 247.635 3.0 1.5 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 246.023 250.293 254.009 252.626 20.9 19.0 -5.5 11.2 20.0 2.5 

Medical care ...................................................................... 386.007 386.905 387.136 388.254 3.5 2.5 5.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 314.023 314.535 314.923 314.888 4.0 .7 7.7 1.1 2.3 4.4 

Medical care services ..................................................... 408.092 409.135 409.293 410.880 3.4 3.1 5.0 2.8 3.2 3.9 

Professional services .................................................... 325.393 326.134 326.207 327.522 2.6 2.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.8 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

Sep.

2009

Dec.

2009

Mar.

2010

June

2010 Dec.

2009

June

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 599.951 602.052 604.503 607.995 7.1 6.6 10.6 5.5 6.9 8.0 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.299 113.612 113.557 113.695 .1 -3.3 -1.0 1.4 -1.6 .2 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.650 99.556 99.212 99.598 -2.9 -1.9 -3.1 -.2 -2.4 -1.7 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 129.533 129.852 129.932 130.083 2.3 1.4 3.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 197.418 198.426 199.041 199.925 4.3 3.9 5.9 5.2 4.1 5.6 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 501.997 502.840 505.738 509.604 6.9 6.0 4.3 6.2 6.5 5.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 567.553 570.587 572.249 574.662 4.1 3.8 6.1 5.1 3.9 5.6 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.942 84.950 84.811 84.657 .3 -1.0 .6 -1.3 -.4 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 81.776 81.784 81.641 81.487 .3 -1.2 .2 -1.4 -.4 -.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.298 102.394 102.369 102.303 3.1 -1.0 -1.6 .0 1.0 -.8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 9.552 9.530 9.473 9.422 -10.4 -1.8 5.6 -5.3 -6.2 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 77.541 77.198 76.179 75.891 -21.3 -2.1 -4.1 -8.2 -12.2 -6.2 

Other goods and services ................................................. 378.386 378.248 379.027 380.603 4.6 3.4 .8 2.4 4.0 1.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 787.268 788.066 798.192 806.154 14.0 6.8 1.8 9.9 10.3 5.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 206.287 206.116 205.796 206.246 1.4 2.2 .4 -.1 1.8 .2 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 162.367 161.601 160.351 160.061 .2 -.2 .2 -5.6 .0 -2.7 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 228.429 229.635 230.013 230.225 1.3 .1 .2 3.2 .7 1.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 352.109 352.300 352.658 353.072 1.7 6.0 2.5 1.1 3.9 1.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 174.762 174.112 173.127 172.440 4.2 4.4 2.2 -5.2 4.3 -1.6 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.338 219.680 219.764 219.696 -.9 1.1 2.0 .7 .1 1.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 150.920 149.892 148.511 147.598 7.4 6.4 2.2 -8.5 6.9 -3.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 190.632 188.173 185.316 183.771 14.0 7.9 1.8 -13.6 10.9 -6.2 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.316 118.459 118.740 119.705 2.4 -.7 -4.5 1.3 .9 -1.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 239.779 235.996 231.178 227.173 20.4 9.0 5.5 -19.4 14.5 -7.8 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.430 111.244 111.315 111.381 -.5 6.8 -.6 -.2 3.1 -.4 

Services .............................................................................. 260.469 260.792 261.066 261.169 1.3 1.1 .3 1.1 1.2 .7 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 257.746 257.900 258.334 258.297 -.1 -.4 -3.4 .9 -.2 -1.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 124.416 124.879 125.036 125.289 3.6 5.5 2.0 2.8 4.6 2.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 196.019 195.046 194.056 191.036 -1.0 6.9 8.0 -9.8 2.9 -1.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 168.543 169.531 170.317 170.723 6.4 4.8 8.5 5.3 5.6 6.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 149.999 150.068 150.575 150.560 1.2 -.7 -.5 1.5 .2 .5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 257.816 258.879 259.890 259.909 7.3 5.5 2.1 3.3 6.4 2.7 

Medical care services ....................................................... 408.092 409.135 409.293 410.880 3.4 3.1 5.0 2.8 3.2 3.9 

Other services ................................................................... 307.678 308.870 309.426 310.105 2.7 .9 1.5 3.2 1.8 2.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 217.544 217.313 216.892 216.564 3.2 2.7 .7 -1.8 2.9 -.5 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 208.414 208.187 207.597 207.070 3.9 3.9 2.5 -2.6 3.9 -.1 

All items less medical care .................................................. 209.445 209.257 208.883 208.536 2.5 2.5 .6 -1.7 2.5 -.6 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 153.468 152.467 151.127 150.242 7.2 6.2 2.1 -8.1 6.7 -3.2 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 192.716 190.158 187.713 185.878 14.4 6.1 2.7 -13.5 10.2 -5.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 237.059 233.688 229.400 225.675 18.7 8.3 4.9 -17.9 13.4 -7.2 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 205.619 204.613 202.850 201.106 7.5 4.4 2.6 -8.5 6.0 -3.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 283.215 284.130 284.374 284.147 3.1 3.6 2.9 1.3 3.3 2.1 

Services less medical care services ................................... 248.658 249.037 249.394 249.234 1.1 1.3 -.9 .9 1.2 .0 

Energy ................................................................................. 214.376 211.324 205.093 199.059 20.4 15.3 9.2 -25.7 17.8 -9.9 

All items less energy ........................................................... 219.799 219.942 220.179 220.463 1.0 1.3 .2 1.2 1.1 .7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 220.664 220.768 221.037 221.388 1.4 1.3 -.2 1.3 1.4 .6 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 143.666 143.279 143.357 143.626 1.2 2.9 -.1 -.1 2.0 -.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 245.556 240.344 228.758 219.487 41.1 22.1 10.2 -36.2 31.3 -16.1 

Services less energy services ......................................... 267.103 267.547 267.941 268.337 1.5 .7 -.2 1.9 1.1 .8 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 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

June2010 from—

Percent change to

May2010 from—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

Apr.

2010

May

2010

May

2009

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 217.631 218.009 218.178 217.965 1.1 0.0 -0.1 2.0 0.3 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 233.188 233.615 234.130 233.834 1.7 .1 -.1 2.6 .4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 235.060 235.496 236.054 235.769 1.6 .1 -.1 2.4 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.871 139.115 139.362 139.163 2.0 .0 -.1 3.3 .4 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 207.359 207.777 207.987 207.886 1.2 .1 .0 2.4 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 207.975 208.308 208.489 208.289 1.0 .0 -.1 2.0 .2 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.096 133.510 133.772 133.845 1.7 .3 .1 2.9 .5 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 204.204 204.326 204.026 203.749 1.3 -.3 -.1 2.6 -.1 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 211.216 211.528 211.423 211.232 .9 -.1 -.1 2.0 .1 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.692 213.052 213.101 213.121 .8 .0 .0 1.8 .2 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.363 134.606 134.500 134.173 .8 -.3 -.2 2.1 .1 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.026 214.714 214.336 215.216 1.6 .2 .4 2.3 -.3 -.2 

West urban ..................................................... M 220.809 221.202 221.417 221.147 .6 .0 -.1 1.3 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 224.636 225.040 225.571 225.291 .6 .1 -.1 1.3 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.863 134.133 133.889 133.635 .5 -.4 -.2 1.4 .0 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 198.695 199.043 199.358 199.183 1.0 .1 -.1 1.8 .3 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.639 134.920 134.909 134.692 1.1 -.2 -.2 2.3 .2 .0 

D ................................................................. M 211.011 210.968 210.739 211.094 1.2 .1 .2 1.9 -.1 -.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 212.952 212.929 212.984 212.186 .6 -.3 -.4 1.5 .0 .0 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 225.483 225.916 226.438 225.877 .9 .0 -.2 1.8 .4 .2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 240.101 240.529 241.075 240.817 1.5 .1 -.1 2.2 .4 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 237.986 -

 238.083 - - - - 2.7 .0 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 203.577 - 204.024 - - - - 1.9 .2 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 201.982 -

 202.108 - - - - 1.4 .1 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 141.741 - 142.025 - - - - 1.9 .2 -

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

 204.014 - 204.725 .6 .3 - - - -

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

 205.248 - 204.891 .2 -.2 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 194.037 - 194.734 1.3 .4 - - - -

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

 222.625 - 222.390 .4 -.1 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 227.432 - 228.074 1.9 .3 - - - -

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

 227.697 - 228.110 1.1 .2 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 226.513 - 226.118 -.5 -.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

June 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

May

2010

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 214.124 213.839 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 

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

 637.809 636.962 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 218.844 218.730 .7 -.1 .2 .0 .0 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.333 218.427 218.291 .6 -.1 .2 .0 -.1 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.900 214.501 214.143 .2 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.257 251.920 250.742 -1.2 -.5 -.4 .2 -.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.144 205.228 207.883 2.2 1.3 1.4 .4 1.1 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .898 196.490 196.663 2.0 .1 -.7 .3 .1 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.223 275.080 269.040 -.6 -2.2 -.1 -1.3 -1.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.123 160.694 159.938 -1.4 -.5 .3 -.7 -.3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.254 190.643 190.164 -.3 -.3 .0 .2 -.4 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .321 200.979 198.560 1.4 -1.2 .3 1.1 -1.2 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .259 200.054 199.676 -1.2 -.2 1.1 .0 -.1 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.674 205.031 204.877 -.4 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .472 120.869 121.830 -.6 .8 .1 -1.5 .8 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.433 225.657 225.846 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .321 158.901 159.601 2.9 .4 .0 -.1 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.092 223.515 223.718 1.1 .1 .0 .3 .1 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.753 212.518 213.469 -.3 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.171 241.964 242.253 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.476 247.352 247.389 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .432 137.067 142.529 2.4 4.0 1.2 2.1 1.8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.959 232.068 232.235 -.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 20.218 232.070 232.237 -.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .303 126.051 126.345 4.0 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.632 211.426 217.007 2.4 2.6 -.1 -.4 -1.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.517 185.946 192.105 1.6 3.3 -.3 -.6 -1.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .271 274.630 267.671 13.5 -2.5 .5 -2.2 -2.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.246 190.233 197.258 .9 3.7 -.3 -.5 -1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.114 170.427 170.323 6.3 -.1 .6 .5 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.950 122.019 121.720 -3.0 -.2 -.7 .0 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .369 153.176 153.235 .4 .0 .2 .6 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.788 120.267 117.630 -.8 -2.2 -.8 .4 .8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .945 113.838 112.359 -.9 -1.3 -.3 .7 2.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.568 107.882 103.952 -1.6 -3.6 -1.8 .5 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .285 117.881 116.509 -.1 -1.2 .1 -.2 .8 

Footwear .................................................................................. .781 128.647 127.034 .7 -1.3 .0 .1 .5

Transportation ............................................................................ 18.647 194.079 191.587 5.4 -1.3 -.8 -1.6 -1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 17.881 190.768 188.088 5.2 -1.4 -.9 -1.7 -1.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.952 95.988 96.467 6.5 .5 -.1 .3 .4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.385 138.794 138.639 1.3 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.944 143.396 145.257 16.2 1.3 .2 .5 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.774 247.688 235.670 4.3 -4.9 -2.7 -5.6 -4.2 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.530 247.224 235.124 3.8 -4.9 -2.4 -5.2 -4.6

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .472 136.182 136.719 1.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.180 249.841 250.142 2.0 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .766 250.119 254.023 10.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.261 389.029 389.513 3.7 .1 .3 .1 .3 

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.301 306.458 306.440 3.4 .0 .2 .1 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.961 413.145 413.834 3.8 .2 .3 .1 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.195 330.396 331.323 2.8 .3 .3 .0 .4 

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

June 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

May

2010

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 605.593 606.700 8.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.031 110.195 110.339 -1.0 .1 .1 -.1 .1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 2.046 99.977 100.239 -1.9 .3 -.2 -.4 .3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.175 124.459 124.430 1.7 .0 .2 .0 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.327 194.332 194.746 4.9 .2 .5 .3 .5 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .196 504.925 507.168 5.7 .4 .2 .4 .7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.131 546.319 547.366 4.8 .2 .5 .3 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.848 87.453 87.306 -.4 -.2 .0 -.1 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.715 85.263 85.115 -.5 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.906 102.101 102.021 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .809 10.028 9.976 -2.6 -.5 -.1 -.6 -.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .225 76.736 75.631 -9.2 -1.4 -.3 -1.4 -.6 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.919 406.973 408.610 3.4 .4 .0 .3 .5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.397 803.019 811.325 7.9 1.0 .1 1.2 1.0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.522 203.828 203.922 .7 .0 -.1 -.3 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .733 160.289 159.900 -1.4 -.2 -.5 -.8 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .577 230.263 230.472 1.2 .1 .6 .2 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.019 354.725 355.101 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.589 178.359 176.848 1.8 -.8 -.5 -.7 -.5 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 218.844 218.730 .7 -.1 .2 .0 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.164 156.345 154.282 2.5 -1.3 -.8 -1.2 -.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 16.703 201.141 196.614 2.1 -2.3 -1.7 -1.4 -1.5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.788 120.267 117.630 -.8 -2.2 -.8 .4 .8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 12.915 255.839 250.039 3.0 -2.3 -1.9 -2.2 -1.9 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.461 112.533 112.781 3.1 .2 -.1 .1 .3 

Services ....................................................................................... 56.411 256.048 257.138 1.0 .4 .1 .1 .0 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.868 233.184 233.460 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .303 126.051 126.345 4.0 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.246 190.233 197.258 .9 3.7 -.3 -.5 -1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.114 170.427 170.323 6.3 -.1 .6 .5 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .369 153.176 153.235 .4 .0 .2 .6 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.918 259.113 260.032 4.3 .4 .3 .3 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 3.961 413.145 413.834 3.8 .2 .3 .1 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.631 295.551 296.070 1.8 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.667 213.175 212.865 1.5 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.829 206.283 205.788 2.1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.739 207.010 206.706 1.2 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.256 158.650 156.641 2.5 -1.3 -.8 -1.1 -.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 17.795 202.587 198.309 2.1 -2.1 -1.6 -1.3 -1.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.007 251.953 246.685 2.9 -2.1 -1.7 -2.0 -1.8 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.128 210.607 208.127 1.4 -1.2 -.6 -1.1 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.543 250.398 252.319 2.6 .8 .3 .0 -.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.450 244.987 246.079 .8 .4 .1 .1 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.291 215.104 212.049 3.1 -1.4 -1.7 -3.4 -3.0 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.709 214.964 215.015 1.2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.376 214.645 214.733 1.3 .0 .0 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.211 145.941 145.603 1.9 -.2 -.3 .1 .3 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.045 250.038 238.151 4.7 -4.8 -2.6 -5.5 -4.1 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.165 263.218 263.631 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .1 

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

 $ .467 $ .468 - - - - -

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

 $ .157 $ .157 - - - - -

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. 6 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—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

Sep.

2009

Dec.

2009

Mar.

2010

June

2010 Dec.

2009

June

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 213.775 213.475 212.882 212.487 3.4 3.0 1.6 -2.4 3.2 -0.4 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.460 218.864 218.938 218.830 -1.1 1.2 1.9 .7 .1 1.3 

Food ................................................................................ 218.080 218.518 218.546 218.416 -1.3 1.1 2.2 .6 -.1 1.4 

Food at home ................................................................ 214.314 214.833 214.701 214.353 -3.5 .8 3.7 .1 -1.4 1.8 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 251.556 250.672 251.275 249.676 -.4 1.7 -2.9 -3.0 .6 -2.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 202.550 205.451 206.203 208.396 -7.3 .3 4.4 12.1 -3.6 8.2 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 197.370 195.958 196.490 196.663 -1.8 3.2 8.1 -1.4 .7 3.2 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 279.327 278.948 275.416 271.241 -8.4 .2 19.8 -11.1 -4.2 3.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 161.684 162.122 160.946 160.429 -1.0 -1.3 -.1 -3.1 -1.1 -1.6 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.002 190.036 190.471 189.767 -.4 1.2 -1.3 -.5 .4 -.9 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 198.278 198.863 200.989 198.514 1.2 3.9 .2 .5 2.5 .4 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 198.210 200.301 200.344 200.054 -4.9 .0 -3.2 3.8 -2.5 .2 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.931 204.531 204.735 204.250 .0 .9 -1.3 -1.3 .4 -1.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.543 122.712 120.869 121.830 -.1 1.0 -.8 -2.3 .4 -1.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 225.072 225.395 225.657 225.846 1.7 1.5 .2 1.4 1.6 .8 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 159.023 159.088 158.901 159.601 5.4 -.8 5.7 1.5 2.3 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 222.599 222.504 223.245 223.450 2.2 3.2 -2.3 1.5 2.7 -.4 

Housing ............................................................................. 212.977 212.824 212.781 212.526 -.1 .4 -.2 -.8 .1 -.5 

Shelter ............................................................................. 241.831 241.857 241.982 242.233 -.1 -.6 -1.2 .7 -.3 -.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 247.433 247.447 247.434 247.585 -.3 -.7 .3 .2 -.5 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 132.046 133.683 136.433 138.894 -.8 -3.3 -4.6 22.4 -2.1 8.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 232.065 232.020 232.086 232.272 -.1 -.4 -.9 .4 -.2 -.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 232.066 232.021 232.088 232.275 -.1 -.4 -.9 .4 -.2 -.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 125.374 125.872 126.051 126.345 3.7 5.9 3.1 3.1 4.8 3.1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 214.560 214.347 213.520 211.014 1.3 7.4 8.4 -6.4 4.3 .7 

Household energy ......................................................... 189.703 189.210 188.088 185.237 .1 8.0 8.4 -9.1 4.0 -.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 279.384 280.770 274.630 267.671 3.7 54.0 23.3 -15.7 26.4 1.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 194.113 193.513 192.568 189.775 -.1 5.7 7.5 -8.6 2.8 -.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 169.271 170.225 171.010 171.367 6.3 5.0 9.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.564 121.744 121.712 121.367 -2.2 -2.3 -3.8 -3.8 -2.3 -3.8 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.065 152.329 153.176 153.235 2.6 -3.0 -1.1 3.1 -.2 1.0 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.685 117.754 118.204 119.096 2.8 -2.1 -4.8 1.4 .3 -1.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 110.643 110.263 111.040 113.393 -1.4 -6.1 -5.7 10.3 -3.8 2.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 107.167 105.263 105.741 105.953 5.9 -2.9 -4.6 -4.5 1.4 -4.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 117.615 117.760 117.581 118.487 1.0 -7.7 3.7 3.0 -3.5 3.4 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.183 127.125 127.277 127.913 3.1 3.7 -6.0 2.3 3.4 -1.9 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.779 191.311 188.273 186.209 17.2 14.1 6.1 -13.0 15.6 -3.9 

Private transportation ...................................................... 189.636 188.020 184.801 182.732 17.1 13.9 6.6 -13.8 15.4 -4.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 95.930 95.843 96.087 96.497 5.0 15.0 3.8 2.4 9.9 3.1 

New vehicles ............................................................... 138.848 138.762 138.877 139.038 -.7 7.2 -1.5 .5 3.2 -.5 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 142.513 142.767 143.528 144.773 15.8 32.8 11.1 6.5 24.0 8.8 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 244.355 237.728 224.388 214.902 48.4 20.0 11.2 -40.2 33.5 -18.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 243.680 237.823 225.380 215.031 40.8 25.5 8.4 -39.4 32.9 -18.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 135.573 135.914 136.182 136.719 -2.3 4.2 2.0 3.4 .9 2.7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 249.127 249.873 249.841 250.142 2.8 1.6 2.1 1.6 2.2 1.9 

Public transportation ....................................................... 243.933 247.394 250.693 249.252 20.4 18.9 -6.2 9.0 19.7 1.1 

Medical care ...................................................................... 387.193 388.188 388.456 389.639 3.6 2.7 6.1 2.6 3.2 4.3 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 305.532 306.117 306.458 306.440 3.7 .9 7.9 1.2 2.3 4.5 

Medical care services ..................................................... 410.965 412.109 412.337 414.012 3.6 3.3 5.5 3.0 3.4 4.3 

Professional services .................................................... 328.391 329.450 329.497 330.959 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.2 2.5 3.1 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

Sep.

2009

Dec.

2009

Mar.

2010

June

2010 Dec.

2009

June

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 600.485 602.551 604.958 608.514 7.7 7.1 12.2 5.5 7.4 8.8 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 110.035 110.165 110.072 110.196 -.7 -3.2 -.7 .6 -2.0 .0 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 100.265 100.080 99.656 99.980 -2.3 -1.6 -2.6 -1.1 -1.9 -1.9 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 124.650 124.905 124.929 125.018 2.1 1.0 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.8 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 194.762 195.692 196.263 197.168 4.2 4.2 6.2 5.0 4.2 5.6 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 505.419 506.406 508.525 512.033 6.6 6.1 4.6 5.3 6.3 5.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 547.590 550.348 551.888 554.317 4.0 4.0 6.4 5.0 4.0 5.7 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.550 87.583 87.454 87.306 .7 -1.2 .0 -1.1 -.2 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 85.362 85.394 85.263 85.115 .7 -1.3 -.2 -1.2 -.3 -.7 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.048 102.132 102.101 102.021 2.9 -1.2 -2.1 -.1 .8 -1.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.099 10.087 10.028 9.976 -9.9 -1.6 6.8 -4.8 -5.8 .8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 77.573 77.339 76.229 75.763 -20.5 -3.0 -3.0 -9.0 -12.2 -6.0 

Other goods and services ................................................. 405.258 405.156 406.288 408.314 6.0 3.8 1.0 3.1 4.9 2.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 792.452 793.243 803.019 811.325 13.5 6.9 1.7 9.9 10.1 5.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 203.994 203.801 203.291 203.690 1.3 1.8 .5 -.6 1.5 .0 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 162.417 161.604 160.289 159.900 .4 -.2 .5 -6.1 .1 -2.9 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 228.500 229.857 230.263 230.472 1.2 .2 -.2 3.5 .7 1.6 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 353.940 354.179 354.133 354.233 1.6 4.9 3.3 .3 3.2 1.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 177.800 176.982 175.718 174.912 6.0 5.4 2.7 -6.3 5.7 -1.9 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.460 218.864 218.938 218.830 -1.1 1.2 1.9 .7 .1 1.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 155.727 154.413 152.614 151.534 10.4 8.0 3.2 -10.3 9.2 -3.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 199.698 196.223 193.425 190.600 17.3 9.1 2.6 -17.0 13.1 -7.7 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.685 117.754 118.204 119.096 2.8 -2.1 -4.8 1.4 .3 -1.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 254.457 249.714 244.252 239.549 22.5 10.8 5.6 -21.5 16.5 -8.9 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.488 112.342 112.426 112.718 1.4 9.7 .6 .8 5.5 .7 

Services .............................................................................. 255.973 256.225 256.389 256.454 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8 1.2 .9 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 232.894 232.865 233.081 233.089 .1 -.2 -2.0 .3 .0 -.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 125.374 125.872 126.051 126.345 3.7 5.9 3.1 3.1 4.8 3.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 194.113 193.513 192.568 189.775 -.1 5.7 7.5 -8.6 2.8 -.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 169.271 170.225 171.010 171.367 6.3 5.0 9.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.065 152.329 153.176 153.235 2.6 -3.0 -1.1 3.1 -.2 1.0 

Transportation services ..................................................... 258.012 258.832 259.637 259.839 6.4 5.0 3.0 2.9 5.7 2.9 

Medical care services ....................................................... 410.965 412.109 412.337 414.012 3.6 3.3 5.5 3.0 3.4 4.3 

Other services ................................................................... 294.699 295.503 295.891 296.522 2.4 .8 1.4 2.5 1.6 1.9 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 212.827 212.397 211.695 211.254 4.3 3.4 1.5 -2.9 3.8 -.7 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 205.853 205.432 204.572 203.939 5.0 4.6 2.9 -3.7 4.8 -.5 

All items less medical care .................................................. 206.710 206.373 205.759 205.321 3.4 3.0 1.4 -2.7 3.2 -.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 158.022 156.736 155.000 153.951 10.1 7.8 2.9 -9.9 8.9 -3.7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 201.191 197.896 195.285 192.563 16.4 8.7 2.3 -16.1 12.5 -7.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 250.660 246.339 241.419 237.103 20.8 10.2 5.1 -19.9 15.4 -8.3 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 209.771 208.423 206.172 204.622 8.6 4.4 3.0 -9.5 6.5 -3.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 250.360 251.049 251.154 250.979 2.9 3.4 3.2 1.0 3.2 2.1 

Services less medical care services ................................... 244.863 245.161 245.348 245.258 1.2 1.2 .1 .6 1.2 .4 

Energy ................................................................................. 215.253 211.677 204.416 198.255 24.4 14.7 10.0 -28.0 19.4 -11.0 

All items less energy ........................................................... 214.554 214.650 214.861 215.163 1.2 1.7 .7 1.1 1.5 .9 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 214.221 214.247 214.496 214.887 1.7 1.8 .4 1.2 1.8 .8 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 145.661 145.265 145.455 145.835 2.4 4.4 .1 .5 3.4 .3 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 246.999 240.647 227.514 218.075 46.1 21.3 11.7 -39.2 33.1 -17.6 

Services less energy services ......................................... 262.692 263.042 263.332 263.722 1.5 .7 .5 1.6 1.1 1.0 

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. 6 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

June2010 from—

Percent change to

May2010 from—

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

Apr.

2010

May

2010

May

2009

Mar.

2010

Apr.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 213.525 213.958 214.124 213.839 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 230.622 231.109 231.661 231.308 2.0 .1 -.2 3.1 .5 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 230.819 231.338 231.851 231.552 1.9 .1 -.1 2.7 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.869 140.126 140.510 140.227 2.4 .1 -.2 3.8 .5 .3 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 202.966 203.426 203.674 203.524 1.5 .0 -.1 2.9 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 202.639 203.056 203.330 203.063 1.4 .0 -.1 2.6 .3 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.140 133.540 133.797 133.845 1.7 .2 .0 3.3 .5 .2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 202.072 202.263 201.974 201.654 1.5 -.3 -.2 3.0 .0 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 208.621 209.017 208.920 208.640 1.3 -.2 -.1 2.7 .1 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 210.613 211.068 211.065 210.985 1.0 .0 .0 2.3 .2 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.388 133.695 133.621 133.227 1.4 -.4 -.3 2.9 .2 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.205 215.006 214.679 215.416 1.7 .2 .3 2.7 -.2 -.2 

West urban ..................................................... M 215.457 215.873 216.044 215.681 .8 -.1 -.2 1.8 .3 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 217.700 218.103 218.605 218.238 .9 .1 -.2 1.8 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.675 133.993 133.764 133.448 .7 -.4 -.2 1.8 .1 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 197.377 197.786 198.087 197.852 1.2 .0 -.1 2.3 .4 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.274 134.594 134.624 134.349 1.5 -.2 -.2 2.9 .3 .0 

D ................................................................. M 209.326 209.327 209.097 209.374 1.5 .0 .1 2.6 -.1 -.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 206.381 206.466 206.774 205.834 1.1 -.3 -.5 2.1 .2 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 218.157 218.475 218.787 218.222 1.0 -.1 -.3 2.0 .3 .1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 235.240 235.750 236.144 235.916 1.7 .1 -.1 2.5 .4 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 238.388 -

 238.863 - - - - 3.2 .2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 194.852 - 195.574 - - - - 2.2 .4 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 205.351 -

 205.263 - - - - 2.1 .0 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 141.782 - 142.064 - - - - 2.6 .2 -

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

 203.095 - 204.084 .7 .5 - - - -

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

 201.003 - 200.703 .4 -.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 192.447 - 192.696 1.4 .1 - - - -

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

 220.633 - 220.384 .6 -.1 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 227.325 - 228.175 2.2 .4 - - - -

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

 223.821 - 224.185 1.4 .2 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 222.309 - 221.857 -.1 -.2 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2007-2008

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2010 from—

 May

 2010

 June

 2010

 June

 2009

 May

 2010

Expenditure category

All items 1 ................................................................................... 100.000 126.451 126.247 0.8 -0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 128.246 128.137 .6 -.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 128.247 128.121 .5 -.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 123.330 123.035 .1 -.2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 134.940 135.068 1.2 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 128.685 128.805 1.0 .1 

Housing 2 ................................................................................. 42.074 128.247 128.679 -.6 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 130.903 131.087 -.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities 3 ................................................................. 5.231 158.257 161.750 2.6 2.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 93.490 93.136 -3.5 -.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 90.178 88.100 -.9 -2.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 133.208 131.562 5.0 -1.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 133.869 131.921 4.6 -1.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 124.376 126.596 10.9 1.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 150.187 150.338 3.2 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 132.709 132.684 3.2 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 156.594 156.814 3.2 .1 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 103.491 103.473 -2.2 .0 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 111.872 111.835 1.4 .0 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 181.712 182.045 4.7 .2 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 73.162 73.010 -1.2 -.2 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 137.580 137.952 2.2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services 4 ................................................................................... 59.383 135.226 135.719 .7 .4 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 115.684 114.616 .9 -.9 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 81.197 81.139 .5 -.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 133.676 132.053 1.1 -1.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 119.814 119.814 .6 .0 

Energy 5 ..................................................................................... 9.606 190.530 187.625 3.2 -1.5 

1 Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=126.375, Mar. 2010=126.162, Feb. 2010=125.604, Jan. 2010=125.628. 2 Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=128.174, Mar. 2010=128.351, Feb. 2010=128.240, Jan. 2010=128.296. 3 Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=157.710, Mar. 2010=158.501, Feb. 2010=157.467, Jan. 2010=157.973. 4 Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=135.063, Mar. 2010=134.980, Feb. 2010=134.773, Jan. 2010=134.619. 5 Revised indexes: Apr. 2010=189.449, Mar. 2010=186.931, Feb. 2010=181.912, Jan. 2010=185.213.

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.